Dimension 20

That's a huge studio, so really exciting because, I mean, probably a better chance that something gets made, be it a cartoon or live action film or TV show.

I think the success of things like Dungeon Crawler Carl and Dimension 20 and all these things that are like, you know, Dimension 20 is like selling out arenas, right? Yeah.

For their live shows.

And we're really bringing popularity back to...

And there was just several things that were really special about Force of Extinction.

and the kind of game it was, it was also around the same time that Never Stop Blowing Up was on Dimension 20.

And the feeling of that show and that system that they were using is very similar to Force of Extinction and is a lot of fun.

And so I was like, I think there's something here without ever having even played it.

what problems you're having, not just as GMs, but as players, as people.

Yeah, so I've had an interesting experience recently where my wife started showing interest in wanting to play RPGs, actually after watching Dimension 20's Dungeons & Drag Queens, which is by far the best AP I have seen, because it felt like a real table, because the participants... didn't really know what they were doing.

And we're just sort of like going along with it and like lean into it.

And it was really good.

Go to And we're back.

Please welcome to the show, you know him from Dropout, Dimension 20, and the internet writ large.

It's Brendan Lee Mulligan.

Hello.

For anyone who doesn't know, Dropout is an independent streaming platform that emerged like a phoenix from the ashes of college humor, the old YouTube channel.

And we do a lot of awesome improv and sketch comedy, and we have improv game shows.

And I run a show there called Dimension 20, where comedians play Dungeons & Dragons.

And we do it to tell funny stories with wacky characters.

My favorite.

And also, I just want to put it on the record that I'm watching Dimension 20, City Council of Darkness.

Like, a plug, this season plus the Gladlands are like everything I want.

Like I want something that's about nonprofit.

And they do all these different types of shows.

They have a famous one called Dimension 20, where they play Dungeons and Dragons and different campaigns.

But my two favorites are this one called Game Changers.

where every episode is a different game.

You know, I'm very much like, you know, we're going to be the next big thing.

It's bold to say, bold claims, you know, critical role, Dimension 20, you know, all those competitors who have been... and they're not competitors.

It's, it's all, it's, it's all, it's all love and good because, you know, they're the people we strive to be and to put out a show like that.

And I think we do do it and we will continue to get better to, um, rise those ranks.

I think it's... [laughs] That's, uh, yeah, no, it seems to be just another streaming website, but it's mostly for nerd shit.

It is a streaming website where if you subscribe to it, you can see behind-the-scenes footage and abridged footage of Critical Role, including Bells Hells and Mighty Nein, and I'm also seeing some Dimension 20 content, which while I haven't seen Dimension 20 content, the DM from Dimension 20 is the funniest man on the planet, and is the kind of white man I aspire to be.

[laughs]

He's very verbose and has a mighty power, a powerful command of human ethos.

Of course.

Have been enjoying a lot of their programming and have recommended stuff before, but there is a new series out, um, from Dimension 20 called City Council of Darkness.

Ooh.

Basically, there is a society of vampires, and these vampires kind of fuck up really big, so they get exiled to a small town called Purpy.

The, some of the character dynamics are different, but it's pretty similar in terms of, like, you're role-playing a game and using dice to help tell the story.

I've never played Vampire: The Masquerade, but it seems very intriguing and interesting.

If any of the things that I've just said strike your fancy, then check out City Council of Darkness from Dimension 20 on Dropout TV.

I've also been watching older episodes of Adventuring Academy, which is a series where Brennan interviews various people and their relationship to D&D, TTRPGs, and a couple of the recent episodes that I have watched have been giving me- they've given me some gems to think about in terms of my own creative process, in terms of writing, in terms of teaching.