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I don't know if Jennifer has played DnD before, but she picked up quick on the "find the weird little guy the DM intends to use for a single scene, embrace him, and bring him everywhere" aspect of it.

Without Tav around to tell them what to do they go on tours and get facials and get nothing done 😂

Astarion and Gale fighting over magic items is the reason why Tav has all the stuff in his pack.

Shadowheart may, at first, didn’t plan to keep Bing Bong. But as soon as she saw Lae’Zel being irritated by it, she decided to keep it just for trolling her.

Bing Bong: "ACK MA FUS KAAAA MA LAA" ShadowHeart: "Exactly Bing Bong" Mark: Peak D&D

Devora played Lae'zel perfectly and didn't hold back, even if a decision wasn't popular, she stayed true to her character, which is awesome

"They met an imp named Bing Bong, harassed a gnome, and ended up buying 2 tickets to a tourist attraction." That, my friends, is true D&D.

Tim / Gale: "You do YOUR magic" Mark: "I'm gonna give you advantage on that because that's a great line" 😂

Jen sneezing and saying "shar's blessings" without missing a beat was **chef's kiss**

Petition for Shadowheart to receive the “Conjure Bing Bong” spell in game

Damn. Neil knows his BG lore: knowing that vampires might not be welcome with the Shadow Thieves. I’m impressed.

Lae'zel getting a critical hit from the boss is like instant karma for killing Bing Bong

Tav really kept this lot in line, didn't they? Out of sight and theyre off at the spa, adopting imps, and at amusment parks

Can we just give Tim so much credit for getting thrown into WIZARD in his first DnD game and actually trying to use his spells properly. Also Theo did a wonderful job as well. They all did. Wonderful treat for both the BG3 and DnD communities. Also me and Jenn 🤝 Me getting a pet in every DnD game 😂

Astarion's line to Gale after he got hit by the blast of the explosion "what in the the hell were you thinking? I was RIGHT THERE!"

The DM said at one point, "For some reason, ALL the healing potions are in Tav's bag" and now watching the team without Tav's leadership, it's not hard to see why XD

Bing Bong really stole the show

Neil is living his fantasy LOL Props to Neil tho, truly, he sublty encourages RP and subtly teaches the cast on how things can be done especially at the docks fully using Astarion background and the rogue knowledge of thieves cant secret language, he also often involves other character as a nudge to RP, involving Karlach multiple times. The effect is almost immediate for the cast after him RP-ing, slowly easing the cast into RP, and the moment its Tim's and Theo's turn, they become a bit more comfortable and engaging in RP a bit more compared to the first ep. Neil struggling not to spoil Dritz is funny, his face when his suspicion on who the drow is and Mark indirectly confirm it is Dritz and Neil geeking out but immediately shuts up was hilarious. Props Mark for bouncing off with Neil to create funny moment so the cast is not bored when its not their turn. Neil did amazing job holding himself back since he is the gamer in the group. The itch to metagame is kinda palpable but he held back, good player IMO in his gameplay manners with newcomers.

The sheer joy on Neil's face when he realized Drizzt was in the campaign. One of our people!

Gales going in for a haircut, gonna come out with a wife. JUST LIKE THE GAME. Gales such a charmer

Astarion opens up to Drizzt Do'Urden in 5 seconds, it takes Tav countless hours and being bloodless numerous times 😂

PLEASE MAKE THIS A SERIES

"You must gather your party before venturing fourth" - well played Mark. Well played.

Imagine Shovel, Scratch, Baby Owl Bear and Bing Bong going on a familiar adventure.

“Sounds suspicious. Very suspicious, this.” sounds like Gale dialogue straight out of the game

omfg Astarion having to beat Gale to keep the latter from *eating* Guenwhyvar, and Shadowheart saying "It's those lavender eyes, I can't help it"... this has reached unhinged fanfiction levels of entertainment and I am *here for it*

i really hope Theo knows how much we love and adore Wyll. He is by far my favorite companion in the game, he just tickles that's super good valiant archetype that I love so much in grittier fantasy games! Thank you Theo!

Astarion and Drizz't having a parasocial relationship is the deep BG3 lore I didn't know I needed.

Larian really captured lightning in a bottle with this cast. Seeing how passionate they all are and how much fun they're having with the fans really makes me hope we'll see more of them in future projects together. Whether that's DLC, Baldur's Gate 4, or anything really. This group is amazing.

Shadowheart's new pet imp is my favourite part of all of this, Bing-Bong needs to be added into BG3, please Larian

"Close the lid." was such a pure roleplay moment, and Karlach playing into it as well, amazing XD

I can just imagine Astarion semi-casually traumadumping on Drizzt like “AND THEN- he carved these RUNES in my back which was like SUPER painful but I’m so strong and powerful that I like ESCAPED” And Drizzt is just like nodding slowly, slightly horrified but like: “Oh sweet summer child ok”

There NEEDS to be a mod for BG3 that adds Gale's Boots, and Bing Bong. :D

I don't know if it was on purpose or not, but I really like the pairings in this video: The very serious and wise Wyll paired with the lax and carefree Gale - both capable of magic but Gale being incredibly reliant on it with Wyll relying more on his skills and proficiencies. The sneaky, sly, light-hitting Astarion paired with the straight-forward, no-nonsense, heavy hitter Karlach. One who leans more towards criminal, dishonourable behaviour with the other being more emotionally intelligent and honourable. Finally, we have the two very serious, very loyal and very opinionated characters with two very different belief systems. Two who are so alike but have taken drastically different paths, with their loyalty to Tav being the only thing that convinces them to work together. Even so, spending time together seems to kindle a friendship neither thought possible - until, you know, the Bing Bong incident. Regardless, both of them working together is a force to be reckoned with - with both of them staying on track and prioritising the mission above all else. I really, really love the dynamic of these duos. If they do another one shot or even a campaign, I would really love to see these duos again.

Really wish this was longer than 2 episodes. Everyone was simply fantastic!

gosh neil’s ways of playing into astarion’s rouge class and his thief background is so creative and in character i LOVE his roleplaying

Lae'zel 's actress is so "in character", I love it!

Lae'zel tossing Bing Bong after setting him on fire and then him dying is the greatest thing ever.

While Tav is suffering their companions semi-intentionally decide to have a wonderful vacation day.

"You can put your hand in a giant eel, Karlach, if you want; that's your choice." Peak D&D right there.

I can see Neil really knows the background lore here, the look of existential fear when Bodhi pops out was gold.

The elf was taken in by gales hair, but even more so….. by those fabulous double stitched boots of his, which clearly are the work of the gods

The exchange between Astarion and the guard during the thief chase had me rolling! Guard:"what the ff... Astarion:" YES?!

9:20 - Astarion and Karlach subtley helping a dwarf girl running away from guards 12:43 - [after Neil explains a plan to get the dwarf girl to notice Karlach is helping her] *DM:* I'm gonna roll *ASTARION:* Cuz she's a dummy [bangs hand on table] why are they all so stupid?? 13:12 - *ASTARION:* Good luck 🖕 15:54 - *MARK:* This is an _excellent_ example on how to bullsh*t your DM 16:34 - Astarion distracting the guards and inadvertently bringing the attention to Karlach and the girl lol 18:22 - Astarion reprimanding the guards 😂 23:30 - Wyll instantly trying to bribe people with money, and Gale trying a different approach LMAO 23:46 - *GALE:* Love the energy! 24:02 - Devora pointing out how many cards Tim has out while he thinks up another way to get info lol 26:49 - *GALE:* You do _your_ magic *DM:* Ill tell you what im gonna give you advantage on this next roll because that was a good line 😂 29:16 - Bing Bong is now holding Shadowheart's hand like a child lol 29:49 - *MARK:* Ive embellished Bing Bong since we took a small break 30:04 - Lae'zel being annoyed that Shadowheart is bringing around Bing Bong 30:17 - *BING BONG:* [Speaking Infernal] *SHADOWHEART:* _Exactly,_ Bing Bong 33:59 - *MARK:* Dont think that this imp is by any means going to help you in _any_ way *JENNIFER:* I dont mind, I'm just going where he's going 35:16 - *SHADOWHEART:* Follow the blood stain, right? *LAE'ZEL:* Always. 36:14 - Lae'zel once again asking if they can leave Bing Bong behind, while he licks blood off the floor 😅 36:45 - Amelia coming out to narrate the new area!! 39:44 - *DWARF GIRL:* I feel like i at least owe you an introduction, do you want to meet the Shadow Thieves *ASTARION:* [Looks at Karlach, then back at the girl] Yes!! 39:59 - *DWARF GIRL:* Well, im not _technically_ a Shadow Thief- *ASTARION:* Close the lid. 41:09 - Astarion's getting peckish 43:55 - Astarion knows Orcish??? 46:50 - Astarion ordering something "full bodied and red" 48:11 - Mlem mlem mlem 48:37 - Mlem mlem mlem pt 2 49:26 - *ASTARION:* Ive got a Karlach, it's fine (in regards to the exits being boarded up) 55:20 - Gale got caught doing magic even though he wasnt in this scene lmaoo 57:56 - The guards are looking for Gale, and the only thing saving him from being found is that he's getting a spa treatment 😂 58:39 - Wyll trying to get Gale's attention and interrupting his spa day 1:04:58 - *ASTARION:* Hi, Wyll, good you made it! And thank god you got rid of Gale, who's this? 1:05:11 - *KARLACH:* Hey soldier, who's your friend? 1:05:44 - Astarion recognizing Gale's boots and thats how he realizes Gale's in disguise 😂 1:10:06 - Neil having a eureka moment about this new character 1:14:01 - *INJURED DROW:* Shadowheart, one of you is called? *LAE'ZEL:* Oh dammit 1:16:19 - Lae'zel telling Shadowheart not to romance the drow lmaoo 1:16:42 - *SHADOWHEART:* Stop embarrassing me, Lae'zel!! 1:17:27 - Neil having another eureka moment about a character 1:20:58 - Mark had a cool puzzle prepared but they don't have enough time to actually do it sadly 1:21:42 - The gang's all back together!! 1:22:42 - Astarion fanboys about Drizzt Do'Urden 😂 1:24:42 - *SHADOWHEART:* Karlach, Bing Bong, Bing Bong, Karlach!! 1:25:21 - Bing Bong Backstory!! 1:26:32 - Astarion and Karlach fanboying/fangirling about Drizzt together 😂 1:26:53 - Gale don't eat the magical items please 😭 1:27:32 - "Before you get the chance to start sucking em dry-" 😭😭😭 1:27:58 - Astarion saving Drizzt's magical items from Gale's stomach 😂 1:28:57 - Astarion once again having a fanboy moment 1:33:31 - Astarion squeaking as he hands back the magical items 😂 1:35:06 - *ASTARION:* Can I pet the kitty? 1:37:09 - *ASTARION:* [as they're passing by ominous statues] It's nice down here, isn't it? 1:40:16 - Amelia comes in as second DM to play Bodhi Irenicus!! 1:45:32 - *AMELIA:* Each one of those squares is how far? --- *MARK:* Five feet --- *NEIL:* _Whoops!_ [as Astarion] Might've f*cked up!! 1:47:03 - [Amelia describing how Astarion's attack hits Bodhi] --- *BODHI:* [ripping the arrow out of her shoulder] _Adorable_ --- *ASTARION:* Sh*t 1:47:32 - Astarion running away and Amelia going "no wink?" 1:48:59 - *ASTARION:* [in regards to Bodhi flipping towards him and making an attack] Why is it so hot?? 1:49:22 - *ASTARION:* [dodging the attack] _Oh-_ 1:51:06 - Gale using his counter spell scroll to try and save Karlach from being controlled 1:52:42 - Theo finally realizing that Karlach is gonna attack him during her next turn LMAO 1:53:32 - *JENNIFER:* [Sneezes] Shar's blessings 1:53:50 - Shadowheart has Bing Bong and he can give Jen advantage when rolling!! 1:54:44 - Jen has to roll _5 d6_ for this attack damage holy sh*t 1:57:37 - Bodhi laughing at Wyll's failed attack towards her 1:59:48 - *DEVORA:* I'd really like to set Bing Bong on fire and throw him at you 2:01:25 - LAE'ZEL HAS MURDERED BING BONG 2:02:50 - Bodhi impaling Lae'zel in the back sfdkjhsdf 2:03:11 - AMELIA ROLLS A NAT 20 2:04:30 - After absolutely _demolishing_ Lae'zel, Bodhi still has another attack she can do 2:04:47 - *ASTARION:* [after Bodhi flips back over to him] Oh sh*t... again, _why is this so hot?? 2:05:21 - Bodhi misses her attack, Astarion catches it with his teeth, and she calls him annoying lmao 2:06:27 - "What do the missiles look like?" "Big, firey... missiles" 2:07:11 - The blast drops Astarion to 0 and incinerates the baddies, and Astarion flips Bodhi off as he goes down LMAO

Larian PLEASE give Shadowheart the ability to summon an Imp named BingBong

Neil about to explode in his chair when he realized who the 'special' person was had me rolling. I don't know how he held that in a for a good 10 minutes, he was practically turning purple trying to restrain himself. 🤣

39:59 “I’m not technically a shadow thief” “Close the lid” Neil Newbon is an improv god

I have a strong feeling, that Neil Newbon waited his whole life for this DnD evening. BG3 was my first contact ever with this type of genre, but i would like to play some DnD myself IRL. So i really appreciate his Questions, his performance overall and you can really see that he enjoys it 100%.

Honestly Amelia Tyler's facial expressions are as fantastic as her voice Getting to watch the genuinely devilish glee manifest on her face in the final encounter was wonderful

Before watching this series I’d never seen any of the cast members before… now this is by far the most entertaining group I’ve watched

Gale: *Explaining to the priestesses of Sune that he wants a beard trim and his split ends removed* "You do YOUR magic." THE RIZZARD OF WATERDEEP EVERYONE!

55:39 the Gale and Wyll event we desperately need with how absolutely hilarious the exchange is. The eating the cucumbers bit was amazing XD

As the wise owlbear cub once said: “More! More!"

Lae'zel and Shadowheart going to the promenade is the last thing I expected to happen

i just imagined Drizzt dashing to Mc'Waukeen's, grabbing himself a health potion, a burger and a juice, then dashing back to advice everyone about the machine. what a champ.

Awwww they caught on the "Little Star" thing about Astarions name

Let's not forget to show love to the DM who's doing a really great job in these sessions, fantastic storytelling

Tim is such a natural dnd player

1:53:30 I love how natural it came to her to say "Shar's blessing" after sneezing

Neil trying to keep it together while Lae’zel and Shadowheart are unknowingly talking to Drizzt is SENDING ME 😂. True fanboy behaviour

Rest in peace Bing Bong. You were Tav’s replacement for only a short time, but a memorable one

Casting department at Larian deserve an award for this ensemble!

I 100% will admit I came here from an animated version if "Hey there soldier... Whos your friend?" "Yes, whos your friend?"

I think its funny the two who encounter Drizzt are the only two who would have no idea who he is. Meanwhile Astarion stifling his fanboy urges until he reaches the same area.

2:07:09 this moment with Gale shooting the machine and blowing up Astarion had such "What in the sweet hells were you thinking blowing up that machine? I was right there!!" vibes 😆 I'm sure he had a good talk with Gale after Withers brought him back to life hahah

The Drizzt books were my introduction to d&d, so I was basically a mirror of Neil during that reveal. The idea that Astarion is a Drizzt fan boy is pretty cute too since Drizzt escaped his evil upbringing to become a hero. I'm imagining a younger Astarion wishing he could be like the Drow who went against stereotype and hoping he could be the vampire who proves they're not all bad before he lost his hope.

AstarioNeil fanboying over Drizzt Do'Urden was one of the cutest things I’ve seen in ages. 😍☺️🥺

Honestly, seeing the cast fool around like this just makes their in-game performances that much more impressive. They can make fun of the characters and draw attention to their quirks just like everyone else, but when it comes down to it they’re absolutely capable of pouring their heart and soul into these characters and making us believe in their passions, their struggles, their complex inner lives. Nat 20s on Performance checks all around.

Amelia Tyler finally getting to play with the Origins and immediately shanking Lae'zel to death.

Astarion and Karlach masterfully bullshitting those guards to hide that dwarf girl was awesome. Also, feels like Neil was channeling a bit of Astarion's magistrate past when confronting those guards. Edit: OK, every scene with Astarion was amazing! This whole stream was fun. ❤️❤️❤️

I love how much they seem to be enjoying the story, especially Neil who seems like a D&D veteran

Ma boy Wyll got scammed on his first attack on vampire sister, he was the first to attack after Shadowheart blasted her with guided bolt that gives advantage on the next attack.

I used to wish Amelia Tyler had her own Origin character, but I’m a little relieved that she doesn’t now. I would commit unspeakable things to recruit her.

Larien really needs to let these people make 500 episodes of this because the cast members are so entertaining

Astarion *squeaking* when the drow comes close to him was so cute omg

As of today with patch 5 of baldurs gate 3 bing bong is officially cannon!

Neil is amazing at D&D good lord he absosultely kills it! Edit: i love how much Theo is taking it all in too, you can tell he's new but learning. Jennifer is also an absolute riot!

When Neil recognized the Drow trapped in the magic sphere and he begin to react when his further suspicions were correct really made me geek out. Neil has played BG: 2 and Samantha has played BG 3, when she recognized Jaheira and Minsc. Love this.

This is giving me so many headcanons 1) gale is the groups sugar daddy 2)shadowheart and lae'zel would share custody of random imps they find they would slowly fall in love and become the best parents ever but lae'zel would try to hide it

BG3 cast meets BG2. OMG the nostalgia! I literally gasped when the dwarven girl mentioned Imoen😂

Neil feels like an uncle I want to move in with and live the rest of my life having whacky adventures with.

He desperately wants to do this puzzle and the rest of the content he prepared but they so desperately have latched onto Bing Bong and the fact I feel like he’s having to create Bing Bong on the fly makes me love this whole thing so much more 😂

Theo seems like such a sweet guy - but I'm also picking up such anxiety coming from him! He's really quiet and a little isolated from the rest. I hope he knows that a lot of us here have social anxiety too and he is absolutely wonderful and has nothing to fear!

Love how Shadowheart is all: "Hmmm, this drow is pretty, time to save him", that's the motivation of half of my campaigns.

Gale and Astarion fighting over the magical items. LOL MY TWO FAVORITES.

1:01:51 honor that nat 1 lol those guards fully are so convinced by Wyll’s deception they head across the city and won’t return for days.

I thought this oneshot had reached peak comedy at several points through it, but "I would like to set Bing Bong on fire and throw him at you" made me snort so hard. That's the wildest, simultaneously most stupid and most creative (and also very in character) idea in this whole mess of hilariously stupid and creative ideas. Peak dnd, to quote Mark

Bing Bong had me cackling 😂 I'm just imagining Shadowheart holding him like a toddler and smiling while Lae'zel just glares at them 🤣

Gale was living his best life at the spa and I love that for him!

I’ve never wanted to be friends with a group of people so bad these guys are hilarious 😂

That spa sequence was fucking hilarious

This entire one-shot was a goddamn treat to listen to. If they ever decided to make a series of them - one set in Act 2 and another set in Act 3, I’d absolutely listen to it. This is amazing.

Poor Theo didn't get to do much on either episode. Wish they didn't have to cut it so short cuz the group chemistry is fantastic.

1:53:30 shadowheart sneezing and saying "shar's blessings" is so cute

when Tim said he was going to eat the panther I screamed

Petition for Larian to agree to a full DnD campaign with the cast is going 🎉 Google change petition Larian dnd and you can sign - Neil said, Larian would need a signed petition for that, so here we go

Neil is so awesome, natural at rp'ing and DnD and knows his lore. One of the coolest dudes, I've become a big fan! The whole cast is so phenomenal

As is law in EVERY dnd game....there must always be one small creature npc the party attaches themselves to regardless of whether the dm wants it or not. And this one's is dear BingBong

Neil and Astarion's reactions to Drizzt absolutely gave me life today