Fantasy High (Junior Year)
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Every second Zac has DM’d for Dimension 20 was hilarious and incredibly meaningful, can any of the others say the same?
Without a doubt, memorability over time has Zac way ahead.
The true master of less is more
C O R R E C T
Zac Oyama? You mean Grant O'Brian.
Grant O'Brien? You mean Zac O'Yama.
Zac O'Yama? You mean Grant O'Pasta.
Grant O'Pasta? You mean Grant O'Rerun.
Guys we know Grant doesn't have time to DM, he's training for a marathon
I’m carbo loading for a marathon tomorrow.
Good one, Sam!
Um, actually It's Zacky.
Grant O'Brian? You mean Keith Habersberger
Aren't they the same person? And as long as we are on that note, how tall is Grant?
don’t, it’s a whole thing
Grant wishes he had that megawatt smile
It's zacky
I think Ally's brief DM-ing in a Neverafter AP made me full on weep with laughter
Im gonna roll in front of the board
Nat 20
that’s a nine!
BEARDSLEY!!! CAN'T SHE SAVE? IS THERE ANY SAVE?
🤣🤣🤣
YOU'RE RAILROADING US!!!!! BEARDSLEY.
ik this is a joke post but I need some more love for Jasmine Bhullar's DMing because it was wonderful
I watched her other series(the one with Brennan as Nikhil) after coffin run and dammit we need more Jasmine on d20
Jasmine DM's for Desi Quest! I haven't listened to it yet but it has all of our faves from D20 and beyond
Desi Quest is great! The PCs have really fun family dynamics and there is a strong (fantasy but south asian inspired) mythological feel.
It’s SO good and so funny! They also add context information for people who aren’t familiar with Desi culture, which is so helpful and wonderful.
She doesn't DM it, but if you haven't watched Relics and Rarities, it is DELIGHTFUL.
Ooh yes it is! I hope Deborah comes on the show at some point too
She must be very busy but I’m kind of surprised there hasn’t been any collaboration with her yet!
Twitter only allows for 4 options, and Matt was the funnier options.
Sorry to Gabe and Jasmine.
I think the fandom will forgive you for excluding Gabe after the shit he's been cancelled for this year lol
Gabe?
Gabe Hicks
I don't keep up with drama, and I don't really care unless it's something felony level.
If he did or said bigoted, then that's for D20 to handle themselves, and I wish everyone the best.
iirc it was abusive behavior of some kind
Desiquest is so good!!
Has Zac dm'ed or is that the joke that he hasn't?
the joke is that he DM'd for like a minute after the moment that made Brennan want to quit
Anyone got a clip handy for this?
They posted a short on YouTube, (spoiler alert obviously): https://youtube.com/shorts/TiVGe5WX3rE?si=AorO-EAueBuXbfaR
It’s in last week’s episode of Junior Year
Anyone got a clip of the bit that made BLeeM want to quit?
Sure! Here's the whole bit (spoiler alert, ep18 of Junior Year): https://youtu.be/0o91t3Mofs4?si=NyXJiV4REQVJazea
There was a bit so outlandishly hilarious that Brennan jokingly quit and walked off stage. Zac took the box of doom from him as he left and sat in the DM seat while Beardsley finished the bit.
“I need a ride home!”
He jokingly DMs for about 3 minutes in a recent episode
Zac does have a podcast he DMs for called The Rotating Heroes Podcast, it's very fun
He hasn’t DMed yet
The true answer is Ally Beardsley 😆
Nat 20.
"13!! That was a 13!!"
I mean, at least he's second best
[Cue Game Changer rant]
Nothing to be done by any of the other options, Zac is batting 1000% percent as a DM. Mercer has been around too long to have a respectable percentage, Abria is too unconventional to put up traditional numbers, and BLM just isn’t on Zac’s level.
Aabria having 6% is crazy
Tbf the Dimension 20 brand is very much associated with Brennan and he's been the DM for the vast majority of seasons, particularly the "big" ones. I also think the intrepid heroes are just more popular in general.
Also need to take into account that in reality Zach isn't a D20 DM so 51% of those votes are memeing so thats not a real data set. If they did it again without Zach as an option and she STILL gets 6%, that would be crazy.
Yep. I love Aabria, but nobody can compare with Brennan.
All the more reason we get an Aabria Led core cast season
Honestly, I've seen enough of Aabria - I want more Jasmine!
I mean it's not like you should have to choose. More POC women led campaigns
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You really gotta check your math on how many times 6 can go into 41, good god.
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You've gotta consider 92% of the vote went to Brennan and Zac.
She's 3x more popular than matt Mercer, the most famous DND DM ever
Okay see this is a really important point here LOL
She has had, what, 20ish episodes over his 4?
Not super surprising.
She’s had 26, BE and ACOFAF were 10 episodes each, mismag was 4 plus 2 specials
In all fairness, it’s best D20 DM, so other dm-ing doesn’t play into this for any of them.
Lol most famous ever? Nah that's definitely a question between gygax and greenwood.
No. Most famous is 100% Mercer no context in any way.
Any group from casuals to die hards know who he is.
Lots of people have no clue who gygax or greenwood are
Yeah I also don't feel like Gygax is famous as a DM. Like certainly if you know him it's more as a creator
Yeah I’ve never played d&d and I knew who he was before I’d ever watched anything related to the game.
Evan Kelmp would not stand for this!
I do not know if you mean it's crazy in a high or low capacity, but I am going to assume low?
It makes sense to me. Aabria is a FANTASTIC DM and my respect for her handling of Misfits and Magic has only grown the more I have seen of her and learned her personality/style.
But, Brennan is the face of D20 and a large reason of why so many people have come to the platform. Beyond being one of the all time great storytellers of the format, there is an inherent "team loyalty" people may feel for him. So in my mind, considering how this poll was put forward as strictly a comparative measure, Aabria getting 6% to me is deeply impressive and is such a testament to her skill.
That being said, I think every single candidate on this list would fully love that Zac clenched the win for the bit hahaha
Agreed.
If it was Ratings out of 10, and folks were like "Brennan - 10. Aabria -2" that would suck (and DOES happen sometimes) but in this case I really wouldn't read too much into it
Especially since the whole post was obviously intended to be a Zac joke
Yeah, Aabria is amazing of course, but Brennan’s style of DM’ing is what a lot of people really love about D20. For me personally, Aabria’s style in the context of D20 is hit or miss, simply because Brennan’s style is basically what defines D20
That's why I did it. Shame the folks over on Twitter didn't get memo. Oh well, C'est La Twitter.
I mean… is anyone really gonna argue shes better than Brennan?
Unironically, Brennan might.
I'm pretty sure Brennan did.
...Uh, did he?
I don't think she's better or worse, she just has a very different DMing style. I love her seasons, especially because Brennan gets to play a PC, but Brennan is OG Dimension20 so of course he's going to win the poll.
I know it's not a popular opinion but I genuinely cannot enjoy Aabria as a DM. I've tried but her NPCs just fall so flat for me and most of them are just kinda unlikeable. She also seems to have a defensive energy about her as a DM that can be a bit awkward to watch sometimes. For example, she seems to take it personally sometimes when PCs dunk on her NPCs and will make them act out of character to clap back. And I also haven't been a fan of the pacing in her sessions. The time skip, for example, in Misfits and Magic and the super underwhelming climax both felt super jarring. I'm not gonna pretend my opinion is fact but for me, comparing her to Brennan is like comparing apples to some fruit no one's heard of.
It's not very unpopular, people just tend to keep it more to themselves.
I think she's a capable storyteller, but the lack of learned skill and practice as a GM/DM is very very present. Especially if you've run any games yourself.
I don't want to compare anyone but have you seen Episodes 92 and 93 of critical role? They're not good.
No, I haven't watched any Critical Role, by the time I was aware of it as a thing there was already way too much to ever catch up, and I prefer the edited format of D20 to three or four hour episodes. And anyway, whether or not I'd like Aabria on Critical Role doesn't change the fact that I like her on D20.
critical role fans are insufferable
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