*Nymwen:* "Do you think revivification unnatural?" *My aristocratic warlock:* "Darling, cooked food and clothes are unnatural. Natural gets you fleas."

This is incredibly funny, because the character I am doing this with is a librarian, translator and tutor at a university

Nymwen: "You have been brought here to assist me in my research." My barely-literate Kobold warlock: "Me? Lady, I'm just here looking for the bathroom."

Nymwen: Do you feel comfortable being surrounded by the dead? Cessair, who is literally cursed to hear the dead speaking to him at all times: Lady, comfort is irrelevant here

Nymwen: -asks about letters and finding books- My witch/oracle: "I mean, I COULD read. I'm blind now." Nymwen: "I'll draw up a map for you..." My witch/oracle: "How is that supposed to be helpful?"

Marek:"I'm a fully educated Monk in mythology and military history, I copied and wrote books. I learned and teached. I practically grew up in a place like this." Nym:"We'll have to make do." Marek:"Mh? ...oh, alright." As a scholar myself this job interview feels almost too real. Nym:"Have you ever seen someone raised from the dead?" Marek:"I died five times..." *flashbacks start, Nym does not care* Nym:"Do you think revivification unnatural?" Marek:"A giant eyeball shot lasers at me once. Define unnatural."

I decided to try this one as the scholarly wizard I'm developing. I figure she applied for the position in hopes of gaining experience or maybe for extra credit. I will say, responding as a fellow scholar certainly makes Nymwen seem even more condescending and dismissive... Me: "Yes, I can read and write... in several different languages, in fact!" Nym: *sigh* "I'll draw up a map to aid you..." Me: "I'm very familiar with books and scholarly texts, I use them every day in my college courses. " Nym: "We'll have to make do..." 😅 I definitely discovered that my wizard does not appreciate being talked down to 😝

"Have you ever seen someone raised from the dead?" Ridens, a Necromancer flavored as a surgeon: "I am legally required to tell you no." Needless to say he found her work...familiar

My Dwarf Mercenary Brawler (continuing his misadventures through Ginny's videos) "What's that on your hands?" - Blood....... oh, don't worry, it isn't mine! "You must not speak of the details of my work! Can you do that?" - I'm a mercenary...so.... Look, have you heard of the Augury Principle? It's when you promise to outbid the person paying me to betray you...." "What is your experience with books and other scholarly writings" - Enough to know *not* to open the ancient tome of evil sorcery sealed away for 1000 years. Those are remarkably common. "Have you ever seen someone raised from the dead" - Yes, but I think she was just a *really* good medic. Loved her a good amputation. "I hope it's not cold" - If a dead body is ever unusually *warm* something has gone terribly terribly wrong "Have you ever encountered a story, song or verse that made you feel as if you knew another soul?" - Yes but.... let's just say you've probably not read it "Not that 5 copper erotic pulp" - Ok yeah no you've definitely not read it. "an unnamed tome bound in human flesh...be sure not to open it" - I frugkin KNEW IT!"

Nymwen: "Have you ever seen someone raised from the dead?" My Necromancer, looking out the window at his horde of dozens of zombies: "....Occasionally."

Putting the "romantic" in "necromantic". This came in handy; as one of my characters just got vaporized by a radiant bomb and I need to construct a new one.

I did this with my anxious bard tiefling who's older sister was kidnapped by a man who was obsessed with her. So we bonded over poetry but when she started talking about people doing crazy things for love... that was salt in the wound for my character

I find Nym more disconcerting than some of the more openly murderous Ginnyverse characters. I mean, you know where you stand with a mermaid. (On dry land, far from shore.) And Na'Krasha's probably the worst babysitter. But Nymwen's got an obsession and if she needed a humanoid heart, I feel like she'd probably, I dunno, hire a hopeful research assistant and get a bit of work out of them while having spent the payroll on a cursed scroll of desired heart, labelled as heart's desire. Just tell the poor victim "Now, this is a secret, and these don't keep, and it's one to a user. Bit of a divination, shows you your heart...'s desire. Anyway, it'll fall to dust by daybreak and there's an empty study room... Wouldn't you like to know what's really in your heart?" But maybe that's just my experience with creepers.

This is hilarious to reply to as an intelligent, arrogant and somewhat flirty bard. Went from 'I don't appreciate being talked down to', to 'oh you're speaking my language' to ' I haven't experienced love but looking into your eyes right now... Ahem sorry yes, continue'

*Nymwen:* "Any law that would stop the progress of knowledge is a law built by a civilization destined to fail." *My proud man-of-science artificer:* "Oh my god you put it into words...!" - *Nymwen:* "Are you yourself a spellcaster of any kind?" *My bard who, if he's here, is probably undercover and therefore lying through his teeth:* "Me? Haha, no I'm afraid the only thing I can cast is a shadow~."

I just love watching Nymwen get upset reading Ginny's description of her.

Nymwen: *asks about what someone raised from the dead would be like* My reborn bard: “Lady, I’m standing right here!”

My barbarian who speaks six languages and is trained in arcana feels both under appreciated and intrigued.

"I burn them often. They make good starters for fires" "We'll have to make do"

Nymwen: Do you know your letters, in order, so that you can find titles? Hieronymus, elven wizard and published historian: … I am certain I will figure it out. Honestly, I think he’s feeling a little bit amused by her, and a little bit pitying. He’s with her on the poetry and romance (reason for becoming an adventurer: fell in love with an assassin), has no theological standpoint on necromancy whatsoever, and recognises that the condescension has very little to do with him at all and an awful lot to do with her own little world that she lives in in her head, so he’s not offended by her. But honestly he thinks she’s more than a little bit silly, and far too blindly trusting in the knowledge and honesty of the written word (and people in general, maybe finish the interview and have a trial period before you start babbling about your necromantic projects with the first idiot you meet). Also, he will keep mum right up until she murders someone or raises an undead monstrosity as her romantic partner, and then he will reluctantly probably have to sort that out. Until then, though, he’ll happily help her out in return for library access and something to do while in the city.

Nymwen: What is your overall experience level with books and other scholarly writings? My Wizard: *Laughs in Order of Scribes*

Nymwen: "It's sensitive work i do here, you know!" Zyran, my barbarian: "I mean, you seem sensitive." Nymwen: "What?" Zyran: "What?"

Went on a binge of these videos for my new character luna-lovegood-esque firbolg cleric. Helped me really flush out her personality on work commutes 😂

did this with my scribes wizard and he was just constantly like "i have so much experience doing exactly this" and she kept brushing it off like "We'll make do"

Ginny, that is honestly so amazing! I love how Nymwen opens up a bit/changes her behaviour when talking about passion, it is so realistic and I love how wonderful you portrayed that!

This was fun to respond to as my Wizard who is currently working for another necromancer and probably sent to spy on/copy some of her research, and just this morning was digging up graves for replacement body parts for his project and to kill them as zombies. She now thinks that this job is going to be easier than she thought as she just has to be a quiet observer and pretend she's not smart. If she's does a good job she'll be getting paid in spells from both of them.

"You're not a... curious person, are you?" A surprising volume of my characters: "Not if you're paying me not to be curious to your face. We'll see about when you're not when we get there."

For me this POV was pretty much "spooky gay librarian talks to a sparkly gay bard". 🤣 My poor boy just wanted to investigate this possible necromancer and forget about his love troubles and OF COURSE she had to "say people do terrible things for love". He's still processing that his childhood best friend/love interest is now an assassin for a (possibly) supernatural entity.

Man I loved this conversation for my Orc wizard(Odin Silver-flower).He’s pretty used to people back handedly insulting his intelligence so her ego doesn’t really effect him(I personally head-canon this conversation taking place in Elvish since his adoptive fathers a high elf and he hasn’t used it in conversation since he left his village and likely would want to brush up)will take any opportunity to talk about magic,spells,poetry and make a dad joke with his spell book(order of scribes).He sees knowledge as a human right(often hoarded by the rich)but also believes there’s a difference between acknowledging explosives,saying what they look like,and how they hurt people and leavening out bomb semantics.His blood runs cold when she starts talking about necromancy,he sees the act of it as a perversion of magic and a degradation of both the living and dead,but he also has strong paternal instincts(daughter at home)and prefers to avoid combat,so the rest of the conversation is Odin trying to make points against what she’s doing(corpses brought back through non divine magic always lose something)and then putting the pieces together,the difference between love and infatuation(something else he strongly believes in given the poetry he still writes to his wife back home).He left feeling extremely worried.

Spooky little gay librarian is a title we can all aspire to TBH.

Loved the bit about resurrection - my character is friends with 2.5 liches so she's just there like "yes they're cold, yes they seem magic, idk one of them was pale at first but she's bright pink now" 😂

My character has been hired as a research assistant? The wild mage? Ohhhkaay ... You're the scholar...

Nymwen: "You are not a researcher" My character, literally has the background 'Researcher': *visible confusion* (also, as a grave cleric, feeling concerned at the mentions of necromancy)

"The dead? No, it's the living that frighten me."

I love this one! I totally did this one as a flashback for my Divination Wizard who is an ADHD asexual librarian scholar currently working on his dissertation on divining Adventuring outcomes. I did this as a flashback to when he was first accepted to the library and desperate to please! (I'm pretty sure that he came back with at least 2 other books not requested and almost undoubtedly had in fact opened the "human flesh bound book" much to the dismay of others..... I wonder if Nymwen would keep him on or would demand a new assistant....)

Gorgeous costume work Ginny, especially love the gloves.

These past two have been especially well suited to my character. Not the first time she's wormed her way into the good graces of a snooty, scholarly elf, actually. They would either hit it off famously or hate each other, nothing in between.

I don't know this if your intent, but I love to use these to practice voices. Not nearly awkward as just talking to myself, but not nearly as scary as talking to real people.

Nym: "You're not a curious persona" My warlock: Laughs for two mins.

Nymwen: “Have you ever seen someone raised from the dead?” Andhera, a literal ghost: “… yes, you could say that.”

It was very interesting to begin in a very adversarial position and slowly find common ground. My character is very well educated and would be quite offended by the assumptions that she can't read or would lie about her capabilities, but was surprised about the poetry and more personal questions, taking something of a reluctant liking to your researcher. It's always a new experience with these videos, even on the fifth watch!

Love these, they keep getting better! Nymwen: What's that on your hands?! Rhask, a lizardfolk artificer: Mmm... blood... guano... parchment ashes... Nymwen: Just wash them please, I don't want that getting on the books! Rhask: ... *waits until she turns her back, then begins licking his hands clean like a big, scaly dog*

Have you seen anyone raised from the dead? My vampire character: uh... No

Nymwen: "What is this on your hand?" Me, a Goblin Artificer: "It's my briefcase. I carry my tools and parts here" Nym: "just wash them please" Me: "Ooooh, you mean the oil grease?!"

Nymwen: Do you feel comfortable surrounded by the dead? Amaryllis (my warlock): Lady... I'm a dhampir rabbitfolk who eats madness and pokes winter Eladrin with carrots. Why would this be scary?

I had to laugh...Violet, my teiflings Bard, would have probably have backed off slowly and gone to find someone to report her to...

My circle of spores druid from my Strahd campaign was entertaining with this one! I love the cravat, also the set is very natural, it felt so organic to the character!

This ended up being perfect for my Dhampir Grave Cleric, Ezekiel. I rationalized his application as being an undercover sting operation, as to halt Nym’s illegal resurrection, which would be a heretical act in the eyes of his patron goddess, Wee Jas. I can also imagine that he, as not only a studied mortician and practicing mage but a proud vampire, is less than pleased to be talked to as though he knows nothing of necromantic magecraft, and working around the dead.

Nymwen: "Have you ever seen someone raised from the dead?" Cloud (my half human half vampire cheese sorcerer): "Yeah.... who hasn't?"

Wow. That was such an interesting exchange! I'm currently playing as Cass, a druid from the coast (with 1 level of grave domain cleric) who happens to serve the Raven Queen. She's an anthropologist more than a century older than Nymwen, though it may be hard to tell a sea elf's age at a glance, and she was therefore quite annoyed by the mage's pretentiousness. Cass views resurrection against the will of the deceased as the most immoral act one could ever commit, and is likely the last person Nymwen should be having this conversation with for her sake 😁

Omg, I love all of your POV videos, but this one suited my current character perfectly well, 10 out of 10! Thank you for the boost of inspiration and some questions to think about 😍✨

"What's that on your hand?" - Nymwen "This is the main rune for Magic Missile, are you sure you're good at this?" - My Dwarven Soceress Gwen. "The third is a book bound in human flesh, you'll be able to locate it by the muffled screams, be sure not to open it, it becomes disruptive when unmuted." "no no no, that's a Mimic spellbook! Why do you have a thing that eats magic text in a wizard's library AAAAAAAAH" - Gwen Having FLASHBACKS to a spooky encounter

this was good, It made me ask a profound question about one of my scholarly characters in D&D. I also found it quite amusing and fitting despite his level of expertise he was spoken to rather condescendingly as his charisma is 3.

Nymwen: "do you feel comfortable...surrounded by the dead?" My grave cleric/ranger, vehemently opposed to necromancy: "uh, yeah, I think I can handle myself..."

Roleplaying this one as my hexblade was fun because it tapped into two minor traits of hers: she used to be an aspiring scholar/historian, and she absolutely loathes poetry. Her romantic history begins and ends with one person she used to work with who kept trying to win her over with amateur poetry (and I'm the one writing it, for authenticity) no matter how many times she said she didn't like them. This roleplay pushed every single one of her buttons and it was beautiful

Nymwen: There are many who would call my research unethical My barely-literate grave domain cleric: I don’t know what that means but okay 😀

This might be my favorite RP vid so far! I love this character and the questions you picked really made me think. Love your work!

I learned today just how much my pixie druid will put up with. The answer: she was done dealing with Nymwen by the what's on your hands question. This is such a fun series and I love using it to flesh out my characters, most times it ends with just a fun character interaction, sometimes the interaction goes south before the first question. Thank you Ginny Di for these awesome videos!

This character is so cool. I wouldn’t help her if I knew what she was doing but yet, her motivation is so strong and understandable though! Ugh. And my bard I’m playing also wants to resurrect her lover, but hates necromancy because it was a lich that killed her fiancé. ( she still thinks resurrection isn’t necromancy but conjuration. As your conjuring the soul back into the body

The first prompt was so funny. My current character is a barbarian who gets covered in enemy blood every fight and has on many occasions answered, "Oh, it's blood. Don't worry; it's not mine." So I habitually responded with that line.

I actually ran this with the 5 year old version of one of my shadow sorcerers. I always pictured her apprenticing to necromancers at a young age, and it was really funny having Nymwen asking a 5 year old about love and poetry. I decided to make the conversation part of her official backstory because I just thought it was too funny.

Nymwen: Gushing over how much she loves necromancy and is fascinated with undead and resurrection Me-an undead fallen Aasimar:*chuckling to myself as she scolds me while talking about how cool undead are*

This really opened my eyes on how socially awkward my character is 😂😂 Nymwen: do you feel comfortable surrounded by the dead? Willow, my half-elf rogue who was trained as an assassin since she was 7: *flashbacks* nah i'm good Nymwen: what's that on your hands? Willow: *hurriedly wipes blood with her cloak* uhm i- Nymwen: just wash them please Nymwen: have you ever been in-love? Willow: *internal gay panicking* maybe....

Please keep doing these! They help so much!

I really love Nemwyn's costume design. Them striped shirt and ascot forming a ribcage and sternum is genius!

Normally I don't have any character in mind while watching, but this one actually made me laugh just because my most recent character was a disgraced wizard archaeologist. He'd be standing there, thinking how if he didn't need to keep up the act, he'd say so much about his own academic expertise and the fickleness of romance.

Nymwen: What is your overall experience level with books and other scholarly writings? Penelope: I love them! I'm actually a poet myself. Nymwen: Do you enjoy poetry? Penelope: Um, yes. I told you, I'm a poet.

My Tabaxi Sorceress: "I've missed you, Liles."

Ginny your commercials are top notch, I legit watch your vids for the ads as much as the contest

The character I did this with was already a researcher, trying to compile all known knowledge, and discover more on his chosen field of magic, and even used to be a librarian, it was fun.

Really dig this one. Feels perfect for spooky season. And it helped me dial in a character I’m playing this weekend!

My writer: "Whats that on your hands?" - Ink. Something wrong with that? "Do you promise not to speak of my work?" - Only if you let me in on all of your secrets. Being honest, if you deny it I'll just sneak in your room and find out about it myself. Don't worry, I can keep secrets well. "You're not curious, are you?" - Heh, I'm the most curious person you'll ever meet! Tell me, do you have a diary(that I can read when you're not looking)? "Whats your experience with books?" - I've read alot of them, I wrote my own. Have you ever read any of my articles? I write about murder, and of course I write about adventure! "Have you seen someone raised from the dead?" - Yes, it was exciting! The rotting away of the flesh, the worms eating away at the reanimated corpse... My party was surprised I wasn't affected by that sight at all. "I love romantic stories." - Ugh, you sound just like my rival, and here I thought I was talking to someone interesting. Love is disgusting. "Have you ever encountered a text that made you feel like you deeply understood a person?" - I suppose so. "Have you ever been in love?" - None of your business. "An ancient tome made of flesh..." - How interesting, I wonder why it's forbidden!!! (I'll read in it when you turn around.)

I love doing your POV videos but my current character is an angsty 12 year old who doesn’t open up to people, so he hasn’t meshed with most of these videos, but this one was fabulous, I’m actually shocked how much my character opened up in conversation. (he’s a necromancer and his main goal is to bring his parents back to life he also writes haiku as a hobby, so this was a fantastic interaction)

I was planning to use this POV video to practice a Mastermaker Artificer who lost his arms and made his own prosthetics, so the start with "WHAT'S IN YOUR HANDS?!" killed me 🤣 Cassander: "These are my actual hands, miss."

It was pretty funny to answer this as my illiterate Barbarian.

Please keep doing these! They are so helpful and so fun. I do them over again with every new character

My undead human paladin had some VERY awkward answers here, thank you for all of these!

Love this character, and can't wait to see the (hopefully) forthcoming encounter between her and one of your other POVNPCs

Nymwen: "I hope they're not cold." My character: (Judges exothermically)

Nymwen was already one of my favorites based on her original appearance, but her reactions to her world anvil page only made her better. XD

Ginny!!!! Your mind is just brilliant. I'm so impressed by how you keep making these interesting, unique videos, with super cool characters! Honestly, kudos

I think my Bard by trade, Warlock by class, necromancy practicing, recently risen as a vampire might by a somewhat good fit for the job... Although she might display a bit too much curiosity. Or end up being a test subject, rather than an assistant. Do you get paid more if you do that too? Either way, it would be a good distraction from not being able to get drunk anymore.

Nymwen: Talking about Necromancy and Resurrection My Grave Cleric who despises disturbing the dead: UUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Considering Keiron, my Hexblood Blood Hunter just took their second level of Bladesinger wizard yesterday, as a way to expand their spell pool and be able to boost their AC, I may have to retake this for them, in addition to Mr. Walters, the valet (courtier & monk) I had started out with. The thought of a 14th level character being treated like a rank amateur just because she's seen that their spellbook only has a handful of level 1 spells in it amuses me immensely. (Profane Soul, Archfey patron, so they have other spells of higher level, those spells are just... in their head, not in the book).

Omg this went incredibly well with my wood elf wizard. He used to work at an institution for people who practice frowned upon magic. His focus is on memory and mind altering, but he spent twenty years training under the necromancer who runs the institution. He is also a poet, and used to write a lot of love poems for his ex boyfriend while they were together. Recently, he was involved in a plot to try and make his ex the crown heir... it didn't work, and since his former mentor was his ex's mom and the Duchess, he isn't allowed back in the duchy or the magic institution anymore. This seems like a perfect next step for him!

Thank you so much for making these! I've always struggled a bit with getting into character, and this gave me a controlled space to figure out why I was in my own head (:

Another great video! Also, Nymwen is ADORABLE. And spooky.

Insult Honey Dew: Blasted Elves... Mage: What's that on your hands? Honey Dew: Looks like a little blood, I am a cleric, soldier, and adventurer, *sniffs hands* it's not mine. Mage: Go wash them. Honey Dew: Of course, I don't want to soil your precious books (World Anvil Ad) Honey Dew: Note to self, make sure to pack extra holy water. Mage: You are my assistant, What should I call you? Honey Dew: Sargant Honey Dew. I just need to research on some banshees. *muttering* It probably knows more than you would know. Mage: Curious person? Honey Dew: Just on where the banshee books are. Mage unethical/illegal research. Honey Dew: I'm just looking for the banshee books, maybe we should discuss this with my commanding officer. Mage: confidential? Honey Dew: I can keep a secret, but I'm afraid you may have to come with me to elaborate what exactly you are doing. Mage: Are you literate? Honey Dew: Yes, I know common and dwarfish, perhaps a well read mage would like to read the laws of the land. Mage: Books and scholarly writings. Honey Dew: Oh medicine, I have read libraries of religious material, mining, smithing, combat, military protocol, laws of the land, and royal decrees. Mage: Spell caster? Used a scroll? Honey Dew: *blank stare* I'm a cleric! On top of that I have used several shield spell scrolls in combat to heal my fellow soldiers. Mage: Pick a spell. Honey Dew: How about Locate Object, so I could find the book I am looking for. Mage: Seen raised the dead. Honey Dew: *holds out holy symbol* I'm a cleric, I had superiors do it, costly spell, but it's worth it, How long has it been since your subject died? Mage: *acting weird about death* Honey Dew: A mild shimmer, and they are back to normal if done right, then again I have never seen Resurrection done just Raise Dead. I am told Resurrection can take a lot out of you. Mage: Revivification unnatural? Honey Dew: Depends on how long ago. Longer it has been the worse. Mage: Poetry? Honey Dew: Mainly Halfing and Dwarvish poems. Mage: Relate to a verse? Honey Dew: There is this one verse it's a mining chant. Mage: What would you write? Honey Dew: Probably this experience, where are the banshee books again? Mage: Been in love? Honey Dew: Got a mild crush on my commander. Mage: How far for love? Honey Dew: If it's legal, or within my skills I would do what I can... Mage: fear of dead? Honey dew: To be honest you frighten me more, I think we should go visit a magistrate for a bit, it might be nothing, but I am ok with the dead or undead I have the means of repelling the undead. Mage: Book list. Honey Dew: Do me a favor and write those down, along with your name I do have an issue remembering names. Thank you, now let's visit the magistrate.

Yes! Nymwen was one of my favorite characters from the ginny d cinematic universe

this is my absolute favorite video series! the videos are so well-done and helpful, tysm for making them!

"Have you ever seen someone raised from the dead?" My reborn necromancer: ...

Given that the one character of mine I know the best is untrusting of arcane magics to the point of being a mage slayer...uhh... I might have to come back to this one when I'm more in the head of one of the others on my laundry list of OCs. XD

My poor reborn sorcerer who has worked in a library for a good part of her life, studied wizardry, speaks many languages, and grew up in a city powered by necromancy does not at all appreciated being talked down to, espcially about work she is intimately familiar with.

I'm dying, it's been a year, I need more!

Great resource as always. Thanks ginny. Keep up the great work.

Thank you for these videos and role play. They do assist me in fleshing out my characters and NPCs when I DM.

Honestly these videos are also great for building a characters backstory, not just roleplay practice. I now know that my characters long lost lover had a love of literature and poetry in particular, and that he carries a poem with him that he received from her the last time they saw each other. Also he has a significant amount of practical knowledge of necromancy from his time on the battlefield.

I'm very thankful for the amount of time that you allotted between questions. Having the time press the pause button is a godsend.

I responded to this as two of my characters. One of them is a Ranger who spent a large part of his childhood in the library of Candlekeep (Long story). The other is an Artificer who got sucked through a portal from Earth and the real world and the world of D&D. Basically, both are fairly scholarly and this was wonderful.

This was a great one! Loved your look, and the writing was well done! Thank you for all the work you do with these! You are truly a treasure. 😉