Line #142 WebVideo/SpoonysCampaign


1	What do you get when you get a bunch of guys from Website/ChannelAwesome to play ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' with [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] as the Dungeon Master? Pure undiluted ''awesome''.
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3	''Spoony's Campaign'' was an ActualPlay with sessions streamed live and then archived on Creator/LordKaT's website. The site is now offline, but fans have uploaded the videos elsewhere.
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5	The ''Dramatis Personae'':
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7	* [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] as the '''Dungeon Master'''
8	* Creator/LordKat as '''Grae''', a Human Ranger
9	* [[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow Angry Joe]] as '''Lord Commander Vane II''', a Tiefling Swordmage
10	* WebVideo/YRulerOfTime as '''Viktor''', a Human Fighter (re-speced to Barbarian in December 2010)
11	* Skitch as '''Garrett''', a Half-Elf Bard
12	* Sean Fausz as '''Darstine''', a Dragonborn Rogue
13	* WebVideo/RolloT as '''Juliet''', a Human Druid multiclassed into Shaman (re-speced into the Essentials Druid in December 2010)
14	* WebVideo/IronLiz as '''Lilea''', an Elven Cleric
15	* [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] as '''Bayban''', a Human Paladin
16	* WebVideo/PawDugan as '''Andraste''', an Eladrin Cleric (former party member)
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18	!!''Spoony's Campaign'' contains examples of:
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20	* AnalogyBackfire: When Vane II goes into town alone to buy supplies, the group jokes about him screwing up somehow, with Spoony saying he'll spend all their money on [[Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk a bag of magic beans]]. However, as the people in the chat pointed out, the beans really ''were'' magic and buying them was a good idea in the end.
21	* AtrociousAlias:
22	** When [[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow Angry Joe]] first joined the campaign, he had difficulty deciding his character's name. It went from Jonah to Youst Kempfer to Matrix, until it was changed to Lord Youst Matrix Vane Kempfer. Joe instead chose Lord Vane.
23	** Skitch drops this trope's former name, Fail O'Suckyname, in response to Vane's warhorse, Lord Mane.
24	* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: The game was played on Sundays, so on occasion the guys can get distracted by football. It probably doesn't help matters that most of them are part of a Fantasy Football league.
25	* AuthorCatchphrase: Spoony is fond of having the monsters refer to the players as "pink meat".
26	* BadassBoast: Delivered by Bayban when a drunk spat on him and started badmouthing the gods, blaming them for the monsters:
27	-->'''Bayban:''' Excuse me sir, but if you think the monsters are coming, then you clearly are too drunk to see anything clearly, ''because the monster's right in front of you!'' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis So I suggest. You. RUN!]]
28	* BerserkButton: Spoony hates a Burger King jingle ("New breakfast, new breakfast") and Music/SouljaBoy's "Anime" (which basically the entire group hates, though they will bring it up to mess with each other).
29	* BewareTheNiceOnes:
30	** Juliet, the hippy nature girl, threatening to torture a captured assassin to death if he doesn't tell them what they want to know. Even Victor was somewhat disturbed.
31	** Juliet also has a moment where she yells at the other party members for being selfish for not burying the dead and that if they want to continue without performing a proper burial, they will go on without her.
32	** Garrett, having the highest diplomacy and a power called "Words of Friendship", disemboweled a guard quite violently. Admittedly, that was under the control of the Scorpion Queen, but still... Disembowelment...
33	%%* BigBad:
34	%%** The Scorpion Queen
35	%%** The Witch Queen
36	%%** Morgana
37	* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Bursting into King Donovan's castle in order to save him and overthrow Talbot while being wanted.]]
38	* BigNo: Done by Lord Vane when he learned that [[spoiler:his father has little chance of being resurrected]].
39	* BlackComedy:
40	** Elven [[Theatre/TheDiaryOfAnneFrank Anne Frank]]-- she failed her stealth check!
41	** In the aftermath of a massacre, Grae tells Juliet to go comfort the children. Upon being told that the only survivors were in their forties, he responds that "well, they can just suck it up then."
42	%%** Don't forget the Chris Benoit jokes before one of their games that had WebVideo/YRulerOfTime in tears from laughing.
43	%%* BlackComedyRape: The chatroom starts making rape jokes with disturbing rapidity and frequency.
44	* BloodyHilarious: [[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow Angry Joe]] is endlessly pleased by graphic and epic death descriptions.
45	* CantHoldHerLiquor: Subverted with Juliet who stayed conscious after drinking liquor strong enough to knock out most men.
46	%%** Played straight with Viktor and Bayban
47	* CatchPhrase: Juliet started off with "Kra-KAW!" which eventually evolved into "GAGOOSH!"
48	* ChekhovsGunman: Alice was meant to be. She's the apprentice to Amon-Dred, whom the party met when [[spoiler:they traveled back in time]]. She's apparently had visions of Garret, and when he first sees her he undergoes a minor FreakOut. The gun never got fired before the campaign ended.[[note]]Years later in a ''WebVideo/CounterMonkey'' video, Spoony reveale he planned for Alice to be a [[SuccubiAndIncubi succubus]] who was forced into service by Galandread and fell in LoveAtFirstSight with Garret, which would have lead to her [[BigDamnHeroes coming in and helping the party at a time of great need]].[[/note]]
49	* ChoiceOfTwoWeapons: Grae switches between a bow and axe ([[DualWielding or axes]]) as needed.
50	* ComplimentBackfire: When Joe triggers a trap that summons some monsters:
51	-->'''Spoony:''' That's Vane, more trouble than [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom Short Round]].\
52	'''Joe:''' But just as lovable!\
53	'''Spoony:''' Yeah.\
54	'''Joe (realizing):''' Aw...
55	* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: When trying to get information out of the [[{{Youkai}} Kenku]] assassin, the group suggests having Garret torture him by singing Music/SouljaBoy's "Anime".
56	%%* CrossPlayer: [=RolloT=] as Juliet (done well), Sean as Darstine (done badly)
57	%%* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Any spell from the Word of Morgana.
58	* DeathTrap: Bayban and Garret got bloodied by exploding crystal pillars
59	* DisneyDeath: Via DestinationDefenestration, [[spoiler:Lord Talbot. Subverted when [[spoiler: Talbot makes a saving roll and instead hangs off the edge of the building.]] [[DoubleSubversion Double subverted]] when [[spoiler: he is attacked and knocked backward enough to finally fall.]]
60	* DistressedDamsel: King Donovan's daughter, in more ways than one.
61	* DoorToBefore: In the Black Library
62	* EnemyWithin: The Scorpion Queen, to Garret.
63	* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Alice.
64	* EvilChancellor: Talbot.
65	* {{Expy}}: In the 2/20 session, the guys run into a Halfling [[HonestJohnsDealership Honest John]] who talks about [[Literature/{{Discworld}} cutting his own throat for money]]...
66	* FailedASpotCheck: In the 7/12 session, Juliet asked where to find the Library of Logwyn...while standing inside it. Later on, Grae asked how to leave the town, only to be told there was pretty much just one road out, and they were standing on it; he hung his head in shame. (Both instances occurred because [=RolloT=] and [=LordKaT=] didn't hear Spoony saying the relevant information.)
67	* FantasticRacism: Grae and Elves. Woo boy, Grae and Elves.
68	** Also, Halflings.
69	* FauxYay: Garret and Grae's response to being hit on by the king's jailbait daughter.
70	* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Done to Garrett after he panics from seeing the dark void in the ruined tower.
71	* GladIThoughtOfIt: Princess Elena's fawning over Garret after the group defeats [[spoiler:Lord Talbot]] dips into this territory.
72	-->'''Viktor:''' What about me? I [[DestinationDefenestration push him out window]]!
73	-->'''Spoony (as Elena):''' And then Garret told the big Russian man to push him out the window!
74	-->'''Viktor:''' What?! Aww...
75	* GuestStarPartyMember: Andraste, essentially.
76	* GuileHero: Garret convincing Tamier to not only leave them all live, but also delay the attack on Sarmanath ''and'' let them go to search for the Orb of Galendread unattended.
77	* HonorBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Tamier tells the party that Morgana offered mercy if he sided with her against the Witch Queen, but he refused. It ended up costing him his life.]]
78	** When the group comes upon some High Elves slaughtering the inhabitants of a farm, Lilea runs up and starts [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech chewing them out]]; at the very least, though, she split off from the rest of the group beforehand so she didn't attract attention their way.
79	* HouseRules: Spoony has one of these where player's don't go up to 0 before healing from negative HP.
80	* {{Jerkass}}: Lord Vane stomping through Morwaytha's turnip patch.
81	** The original Vane tended to be brash, arrogant, deaf to reason, and fixated on being the leader and conquering hero. [[BlackComedy A half-dozen spears to the gut quickly disabused Joe of this attitude]].
82	* KickTheDog: According to a couple of offhand-remarks made on Lordkat's stream, Grae hates elves so much because they killed his dog "Pongo". And then raped it. And then set it on fire. It is entirely possible that this is actually his canonical backstory.
83	* KilledOffForReal: In this setting, the gods are either dead or vanished, so TheMagicGoesAway is somewhat in effect; in particular, resurrection spells are treated as rare and mythical. Too bad for Lord Vane Senior...
84	* KillItWithFire: Attempted during the Throne Room fight, using a burning mattress; it did not work out quite as well as the party had hoped.
85	* KillItWithIce: Two of Bayban's abilities invoke this trope.
86	* KillSteal: Spawned its very own MemeticMutation..
87	** [[http://angryjoeshow.com/2010/08/the-dd-freakout/ Now in animated form]].
88	* KleptomaniacHero: After engaging in a chess themed puzzle involving shaking the hand of a king piece, our heroes start contemplating to steal the sword and crown of the king. They successfuly stole a +1 Luck Blade as well as the crown.
89	* LightningCanDoAnything: When faced with a door, their greatest challenge yet, [[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow Angry Joe]] comes up with an ingenious solution: Hit the door with lightning. It didn't work.
90	* LoadBearingBoss: Morgana lich
91	* MistakenForGay: Happens to Lord Vane II once
92	* MookPromotion: Subverted with Bob the Minion.
93	* MundaneUtility: Averted when the group absolutely refused to let Joe use his Daily Power on a particularly stubborn door. Played straight when Juliet used her Grasping Tide power to put out a burning farmstead.
94	* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Grae seems fond of advising that the party "just kill everyone [they] meet" (but especially Elves and Halflings).
95	* MythologyGag: "Fuck you and your clown shoes religion," which is a reference to a campaign [=LordKat=] DM'd which included a cleric affectionately named [[Creator/ChristopherWalken Brother Walken]], so named because [=LordKaT=]'s New York accent was exaggerated while voicing the character.
96	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Galendread, Morgana
97	* NeverFoundTheBody: Double subverted with [[spoiler:Lord Talbot]]. They ''did'' find the body, and in fact had it in Sarmanath's morgue...but then somebody stole it during the night.
98	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: The party travels across the world, outsmarts an army, and defeats a great demon only to wind up enabling Morgana to snatch the artifact of soul stealing power that they were questing for while they were distracted. Now the reborn demi-lich has taken control of one of their party members, her powerful book of spells, and an artifact that can devastate armies. Whoops.]]
99	* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: Tamier is so blindly fixated on getting the Word of Morgana to the Witch Queen that he screws himself over in a big way. Not only does he delay the attack on Sarmanath, not only does he release the captive heroes to let them look for an cure for Garret and Darstine's respective curses, but he insists on taking his entire army with the party, a journey through scorching hot plains that destroys a sizable chunk of his force as the soldiers die from exhaustion and heatstroke and the Warforged bog down in the arid land. And then after all that, he let the party go into a castle to find the cure with no fixed time table for their return. Almost makes you wish you could be there when he tells the Witch Queen the "good" news...]]
100	** Unfortunately, that last wish will never come to pass: [[spoiler:Tamier was killed by Morgana-in-Darstine in the 12/19 session.]]
101	* TheNicknamer: Grae.
102	* NotHimself: Garrett when he is supposedly possessed by the Scorpion Queen.
103	* OhCrap:
104	-->'''Natiri:''' Don't you understand? That book ''is'' Morgana! She has bound her soul within its pages! That book is her phylactery!
105	-->'''Garrett:''' I under--
106	-->''[[{{Beat}} (pause)]]''
107	-->'''Grae:''' ''(nonplussed)'' Ah.
108	-->'''Juliet:''' [[ThisIsGonnaSuck FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!]]
109	* OneSizeFitsAll: The group pokes fun at ''D&D''[='s=] use of this trope when Liz joins the game. Nik offers her a suit of chainmail armor he found but didn't need; when she accepts, Spoony says "It's a perfect fit!" in a facetious tone of voice and Nik adds (in his Viktor voice) "No wonder it didn't fit me, too generous in bust!"
110	* OverUsedRunningGag: [=RolloT=]'s references to ''Series/{{LOST}}'', especially because everyone else in the group hated (or is indifferent towards) the show.
111	* PungeonMaster: Lilea.
112	** Oh Jesus yes.
113	* PutOnABus: Andraste, the group's cleric, after his player (Paw) dropped out of the game.
114	** Unfortunately, this looks to be happening more, with Angry Joe now being too busy to play due to running Website/BlisteredThumbs, Sean having dropped out for his own reasons, and perhaps most tragically with , who has decided to leave due to falling victim to unseen drama and troubles. Le sigh.
115	* RegentForLife: Attempted by Talbot.
116	* {{Retcon}}: How Vane II joined the party. Spoony's acknowledgement of this serves as the quote on the main article.
117	* RunningGag: [[RunningGag/SpoonysCampaign Several]].
118	* SeriousBusiness: Before the 11/28 session, someone in the chat said sucked and '''everyone''', player and chat member, started calling for blood.
119	* ShoutOut: [[ShoutOut/SpoonysCampaign Several.]]
120	* ShutUpHannibal: The party didn't even give [[spoiler:Talbot]] the chance to say anything when they confronted him; they just [[DestinationDefenestration threw his ass out the window]].
121	* ASimplePlan: Vane's plan to steal gold from a drug dealer, which ended with Juliet passed out drunk in a tavern, Viktor getting pickpocketed, and the rest of the party ambushed by halflings.
122	* SmugSnake: Talbot.
123	** Lord Esgalion was kind of a sly one as well. His former squire Tamier seems to shaping up into this, too.
124	*** [[spoiler:Or was, until he got killed by Morgana.]]
125	* SophisticatedAsHell: At the start of the 9/12 session, Joe and [=RolloT=] are discussing [[ToiletHumor poop]]. After Joe says that he hopes Heaven is like the feeling you get after taking an epic dump, and Rollo insisting that this is all in-character, Spoony responds with this:
126	-->'''Spoony:''' Lord Vane's all, "I know not if there are gods or demons. I know not where one goes when one dies. But if there is indeed a Valhalla, I hope it to be like the feeling that one gets after taking an epic poo."
127	* SorryImGay: When Princess Elena starts falling for Garret, Grae covers for him by kissing him on the cheek and calling him "honey". (Of course, when they speak with the Princess after [[spoiler:killing Talbot]], she's still fawning over Garret, so perhaps it didn't take.)
128	* StopOrIShootMyself: During the final showdown with [[spoiler:Lord Talbot]], he holds Princess Elena at knifepoint, and Spoony (in a slip of the tongue) says "he has a knife at his throat". This lead to the group wondering if he was doing this, which they said would have been kinda cool.
129	* [[spoiler:TimeTravel]]: The players discover that this happened to them in the 11/28 game. Grae may have royally screwed up by [[spoiler:bringing Alice (see ChekhovsGunman above) back with them]].
130	* TokenEvilTeammate: Grae, who has been affectionately nicknamed "Elven Hitler."
131	** Maybe not, though. When [=LordKaT=] said that he had Grae as evil, Spoony remarked that he wasn't sure an evil teammate was acceptable, meaning Grae may just be an AntiHero.
132	*** [[spoiler:Darstine-Morgana, though she's not really a teammate]] as of 12/19.
133	* TomeOfEldritchLore: The Word Of Morgana.
134	* UnfortunateNames: Juliet's daily power: Fairy Fire. For a while, she was trying to get people to call it "Super Awesome Blood Death Murder Fire," but she now seems to have given up on that.
135	* UnsettlingGenderReveal: Inverted. For a while, Angry Joe didn't realize Darstine was female. [[{{Squick}} He then started to ask about Darstine's dragon-breasts.]]
136	* WeHardlyKnewYe: John and Sayid. It's a shame, because Sayid apparently had an interesting backstory.
137	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We may never know what happened to that Elite Guard who was disarmed and left in the wilderness at the end of [[spoiler: the second throne room fight.]]
138	* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: [[spoiler:Darstine's curse from the Word of Morgana gives her access to rituals and magics far greater than any her allies could cast, but every spell used causes a piece of her mind to be lost to Morgana. Might cross into BlessedWithSuck.]]
139	** [[spoiler:Given that as of the 12/19 session, Morgana has completely taken over Darstine, and has started turning Darstine into a lich, the effects are FAR too negative to come under the CursedWithAwesome category.]]
140	* WorldOfHam: With Spoony's [=DMing=], this is par the course.
141	** And the game being played by people who all have being GenreSavvy as their job doesn't help the Hammyness either.
142	* YouAllMeetInAnInn: Played straight. As mentioned by [[http://rollot.blogspot.com/2010/08/d-recap-sessions-1-3.html RolloT in his sessions 1-3 recap:]]
143	-->''"So our game began with our characters outside of the Kingdom of Sarmanath for one reason or another... Anyway, our group entered a tavern in town so we could acquaint ourselves with one another."''
144	* YouHaveToBurnTheWeb: Played straight when the party opens a door to reveal a [[CobwebJungle room full of cobwebs]] with a [[GigglingVillain creepy giggling]] in the distance. Grae, without a moment of hesitation, throws a [[KillItWithFire flaming bedroll]] into the room to clear it out and take out the monsters. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for the party, [[OhCrap said monsters can teleport.]]]]
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