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MCDM Productions presents "The Chain" is a TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons livestream following the adventures of the interdimensional mercenary company known as the Chain of Acheron. The stream begins at the end of the Chain, as they take and fail their final contract.

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MCDM Productions presents "The Chain" is a TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons livestream following the adventures of the interdimensional mercenary company known as the Chain of Acheron. The stream begins at the end of the Chain, as they take and fail their final contract.
contract. Their defeat serving as the Prologue, the campaign proper begins as they reach Capital, "The greatest city in this or any age."



* AristocratsAreEvil: [[PlayedWith Played with]], as Capital's aristocracy has a few distinctly distasteful traits (sexism, extreme prejudice against the upstart Guilds, lust for power), but, as stated by the [[WordOfGod DM himself in the Worldbuilding streams]], they'd all also be willing to lay down their lives for their city and it's people.



* DoomedHometown: The Commander grew up in Blackbottom [[spoiler:which will likely not make it through Ajax's assault in one piece. That is to say, the Lieutenant who is now the Commander.]]

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* CityOfSpies: Capital. As The Chain's own spy pointed out, "Half of this city is spying on the other half." Basically every organization in Capital, major player or no, has some kind of information network, from the churches to the broadsheets.
* DoomedHometown: The Commander grew up in Blackbottom [[spoiler:which will likely not make it through Ajax's assault in one piece. That is to say, the Lieutenant who is now became the Commander.]]]]
* FactionCalculus: The various and myriad organizations in Capital all have diverse functions and powers. The clearest dividing line splits between the wealthy, but relatively new Guilds and the politically powerful, but considerably less liquid [[OldMoney Nobility]].



* TheMissingFaction: A major element to the politics of Capital is that the Prince is dead, meaning that the council that he served as a tie-breaker on cannot agree on anything, putting the city in something of a political deadlock, and that his former territory is tantalizingly up for grabs, with every major faction (including, to some extent, The Chain) wanting to move to seize them.
** In a similar vein, the Dead Lady, the woman that controls the tax income of the city, is aggressively neutral, as her only goal is to have her deceased husband revived.




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* TheCity: Takes place in Capital, which is an absolutely massive Mediterranean-style city full of wonders, from flying carpet taxis to [[MundaneMadeAwesome newspapers]].
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* BadassArmy: The Chain of Acheron. Being inspired by {{Literature/The Black Company}}, this is expected.

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* BadassArmy: The Currently downplayed by the Chain of Acheron. Being inspired by {{Literature/The Black Company}}, this is expected.But they've seen better days.
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-->--'''The Commander'''

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-->--'''The Commander'''
-->--'''Commander Red'''



* BadassCrew: The Chain of Acheron. Being inspired by {{Literature/The Black Company}}, this is expected.

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* BadassCrew: BadassArmy: The Chain of Acheron. Being inspired by {{Literature/The Black Company}}, this is expected.
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* BadassCrew: The Chain of Acheron. Being inspired by {{Literature/The Black Company}}, this is expected.
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[[caption-width-right:350:From top centre, clockwise. [[BigBad Saint Ajax ]] [[EvilOverlord the Invincible]], [[BlackKnight Judge]], [[GoodOldFisticuffs The Lieutenant]], [[TheCaptain The Commander]], [[{{Ranger}} Copper]] and [[PetMonstrosity [=BigCat=]]], and [[WildMagic Nails]].[[note]]Post first episode: [[spoiler:Saint Ajax the Invincible, Judge, [[FieldPromotion The Commander]], [[MemeticMutation a dead]] [[StraightForTheCommander man]], Copper and [=BigCat=], and Nails.]] Currently: [[spoiler: Ajax, Judge, two dead men, Copper and Bigcat, and [[RuleOfThree another dead man]]. Not shown: [[BadassBookworm King]], [[Swashbuckler Boots]], and [[TradingBarsForStripes Slim]].[[/note]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:From top centre, clockwise. [[BigBad Saint Ajax ]] [[EvilOverlord the Invincible]], [[BlackKnight Judge]], [[GoodOldFisticuffs The Lieutenant]], [[TheCaptain The Commander]], [[{{Ranger}} Copper]] and [[PetMonstrosity [=BigCat=]]], and [[WildMagic Nails]].[[note]]Post first episode: [[spoiler:Saint Ajax the Invincible, Judge, [[FieldPromotion The Commander]], [[MemeticMutation a dead]] [[StraightForTheCommander man]], Copper and [=BigCat=], and Nails.]] Currently: [[spoiler: Ajax, Judge, two dead men, Copper and Bigcat, and [[RuleOfThree another dead man]]. Not shown: [[BadassBookworm King]], [[Swashbuckler [[{{Swashbuckler}} Boots]], and [[TradingBarsForStripes Slim]].Slim]]]].[[/note]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:From top centre, clockwise. [[BigBad Saint Ajax ]] [[EvilOverlord the Invincible]], [[BlackKnight Judge]], [[GoodOldFisticuffs The Lieutenant]], [[TheCaptain The Commander]], [[{{Ranger}} Copper]] and [[PetMonstrosity [=BigCat=]]], and [[WildMagic Nails]].[[note]]Post first episode: [[spoiler:Saint Ajax the Invincible, Judge, [[FieldPromotion The Commander]], [[MemeticMutation a dead]] [[StraightForTheCommander man]], Copper and [=BigCat=], and Nails.[[/note]]]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:From top centre, clockwise. [[BigBad Saint Ajax ]] [[EvilOverlord the Invincible]], [[BlackKnight Judge]], [[GoodOldFisticuffs The Lieutenant]], [[TheCaptain The Commander]], [[{{Ranger}} Copper]] and [[PetMonstrosity [=BigCat=]]], and [[WildMagic Nails]].[[note]]Post first episode: [[spoiler:Saint Ajax the Invincible, Judge, [[FieldPromotion The Commander]], [[MemeticMutation a dead]] [[StraightForTheCommander man]], Copper and [=BigCat=], and Nails.[[/note]]]]]]
]] Currently: [[spoiler: Ajax, Judge, two dead men, Copper and Bigcat, and [[RuleOfThree another dead man]]. Not shown: [[BadassBookworm King]], [[Swashbuckler Boots]], and [[TradingBarsForStripes Slim]].[[/note]]]]
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* KillerGameMaster: [[spoiler: Averted. While three PCs die in the first five episodes, each of them was organized behind the scenes between the involved player(s) and Matt.]]

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* KillerGameMaster: [[spoiler: Averted. While three PCs Player Characters die in the first five episodes, each of them death was organized behind the scenes between the involved player(s) and Matt.]]

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* KillerGameMaster: [[spoiler: Averted. While three PCs die in the first five episodes, each of them was organized behind the scenes between the involved player(s) and Matt.]]


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* KillerGameMaster: [[spoiler: Averted. While three PCs die in the first five episodes, each of them was organized behind the scenes between the involved player(s) and Matt.]]
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The DungeonMaster is Creator/MattColville.

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* BlackKnight: Judge is an Illrigger, a homebrew recreation of a previous edition's variation on the anti-paladin. Judge is ruthless, casts dark magic and [[{{Satan}} worships the ruler of the Seven Hells, Asmodeus.]] He himself is a [[HornedHumanoid Tiefling,]] which very much adds to his image.

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* BlackKnight: Judge is an Illrigger, a homebrew recreation of a previous edition's variation on the anti-paladin. Judge is ruthless, casts dark magic and [[{{Satan}} [[ReligionOfEvil worships the ruler of the Seven Hells, Asmodeus.]] He himself is a [[HornedHumanoid Tiefling,]] which very much adds to his image.

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* ActionPrologue: The whole first few episodes serve as an exciting prologue to the pitched campaign, that is, the Chain spending time in Capital

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* ActionPrologue: The whole first few episodes serve as an exciting prologue to the pitched campaign, that is, the Chain spending time suffering a great defeat and recuperating in CapitalCapital.
* BlackKnight: Judge is an Illrigger, a homebrew recreation of a previous edition's variation on the anti-paladin. Judge is ruthless, casts dark magic and [[{{Satan}} worships the ruler of the Seven Hells, Asmodeus.]] He himself is a [[HornedHumanoid Tiefling,]] which very much adds to his image.



* HappyEndingOverride: In a sense. Matt's previous campaign had ended with the elven vampire Lady Sariel gathering up [[InfinityPlusOneSword the Teeth of the Dragon]] to use to overthrow Ajax. [[spoiler:Ajax handily defeats and shatters the most powerful of the Teeth within seconds of her attacking.]]

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* GoodOldFisticuffs: The Lieutenant is a pugilist, a homebrew class that combines the fist-fighting of the monk and the street smarts of the rogue.
* HappyEndingOverride: In a sense. Matt's previous campaign had ended with the elven vampire Lady Sariel gathering up [[InfinityPlusOneSword the Teeth of the Dragon]] to use to overthrow Ajax. [[spoiler:Ajax handily defeats her and shatters the most powerful of the Teeth within seconds of her attacking.]]



* PlotTriggeringDeath: the death of [[spoiler:the first commander at the hands of Ajax]] sets in motion the premise of the campaign; the Chain recovering from a failed contract in the city of Capital.

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* PlotTriggeringDeath: the death of [[spoiler:the first commander [[spoiler:The Commander at the hands of Ajax]] sets in motion the premise of the campaign; the Chain recovering from a failed contract in the city of Capital.
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* DoomedHometown: The Commander grew up in Blackbottom [[which will not make it through Ajax's assault in one piece. That is to say, the Lieutenant who is now the Commander.]]
* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: Within two hours of the stream [[spoiler:[[BigBad Ajax the Invincible]] appeared]] and in another hour [[The Commander was dead.]]

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* DoomedHometown: The Commander grew up in Blackbottom [[which [[spoiler:which will likely not make it through Ajax's assault in one piece. That is to say, the Lieutenant who is now the Commander.]]
* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: Within two hours of the stream [[spoiler:[[BigBad Ajax the Invincible]] appeared]] and in another hour [[The [[spoiler:The Commander was dead.]]
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* ActionPrologue: The whole first few episodes serve as an exciting prologue to the pitched campaign, that is, the Chain spending time in Capital
* DoomedHometown: The Commander grew up in Blackbottom [[which will not make it through Ajax's assault in one piece. That is to say, the Lieutenant who is now the Commander.]]
* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: Within two hours of the stream [[spoiler:[[BigBad Ajax the Invincible]] appeared]] and in another hour [[The Commander was dead.]]



* HappyEndingOverride: In a sense. Matt's previous campaign had ended with the elven vampire Lady Sariel gathering up [[InfinityPlusOneSword the Teeth of the Dragon]] to use to overthrow Ajax. [[spoiler:Ajax handily defeats and shatters the most powerful of the Teeth within seconds of her attacking.]]



** NoOneGetsLeftBehind: [[spoiler: Judge]] sums up the chains collective response:
-->[[spoiler:'''David:''']]: "I don't take orders from dead men."
* PlotTriggeringDeath: the death of [[spoiler:the first commander at the hands of Ajax]] sets in motion the premise of the campaign; the Chain recovering from a failed contract in the city of ''Capital.

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** NoOneGetsLeftBehind: [[spoiler: Judge]] sums up the chains Chain's collective response:
-->[[spoiler:'''David:''']]: -->[[spoiler:'''Judge:''']]: "I don't take orders from dead men."
** {{Subverted}} in that they do leave him [[spoiler:after he dies and is devoured by the demon lord, Relg.]]
* PlotTriggeringDeath: the death of [[spoiler:the first commander at the hands of Ajax]] sets in motion the premise of the campaign; the Chain recovering from a failed contract in the city of ''Capital.Capital.
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* FieldPromotion: [[After The Commander's death, the Lieutenant gets one of these.]] Matt further emphasizes it by taking [[spoiler:Phil's character sheet, crossing out "The Lieutenant" and replacing it with "The Commander."]]

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* FieldPromotion: [[After [[spoiler:After The Commander's death, the Lieutenant gets one of these.]] Matt further emphasizes it by taking [[spoiler:Phil's character sheet, crossing out "The Lieutenant" and replacing it with "The Commander."]]
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* FieldPromotion: [[After The Commander's death, the Lieutenant gets one of these.]] Matt further emphasizes it by taking [[spoiler:Phil's character sheet, crossing out "The Lieutenant" and replacing it with "The Commander."]]
* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: [[spoiler:The Commander]] tells the rest of the company he's a dead man and to leave him when he's [[spoiler:caught in Relg's grasp during Ajax's ambush.]]
** NoOneGetsLeftBehind: [[spoiler: Judge]] sums up the chains collective response:
-->[[spoiler:'''David:''']]: "I don't take orders from dead men."




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* StraightForTheCommander: [[spoiler:The Commander barely lasts two rounds against Ajax's Demon Lord minion before he's the former commander.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:From top centre, clockwise. [[BigBad Saint Ajax ]] [[EvilOverlord the Invincible]], [[BlackKnight Judge]], [[GoodOldFisticuffs The Lieutenant]], [[TheCaptain The Commander]], [[{{Ranger}} Copper]] and [[PetMonstrosity [=BigCat=]]], and [[WildMagic Nails]].[[note]]Post first episode: Saint Ajax the Invincible, Judge, [[FieldPromotion The Commander]], [[MemeticMutation a dead]][[StraightForTheCommander man]], Copper and [=BigCat=], and Nails.[[/note]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:From top centre, clockwise. [[BigBad Saint Ajax ]] [[EvilOverlord the Invincible]], [[BlackKnight Judge]], [[GoodOldFisticuffs The Lieutenant]], [[TheCaptain The Commander]], [[{{Ranger}} Copper]] and [[PetMonstrosity [=BigCat=]]], and [[WildMagic Nails]].[[note]]Post first episode: Saint [[spoiler:Saint Ajax the Invincible, Judge, [[FieldPromotion The Commander]], [[MemeticMutation a dead]][[StraightForTheCommander dead]] [[StraightForTheCommander man]], Copper and [=BigCat=], and Nails.[[/note]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:From top centre, clockwise: [[BigBad Saint Ajax ]]
[[EvilOverlord the Invincible]], [[BlackKnight Judge]], [[GoodOldFisticuffs The Lieutenant]], [[TheCaptain The Commander]], [[Ranger Copper]] and [[PetMonstrosity [=BigCat=]]], and [[WildMagic Nails]].[[note]]Post first episode: Saint Ajax the Invincible, Judge, [[FieldPromotion The Commander]], [[MemeticMutation a dead]][[StraightForTheCommander man]], Copper and [=BigCat=], and Nails.[[/note]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:From top centre, clockwise: clockwise. [[BigBad Saint Ajax ]]
]] [[EvilOverlord the Invincible]], [[BlackKnight Judge]], [[GoodOldFisticuffs The Lieutenant]], [[TheCaptain The Commander]], [[Ranger [[{{Ranger}} Copper]] and [[PetMonstrosity [=BigCat=]]], and [[WildMagic Nails]].[[note]]Post first episode: Saint Ajax the Invincible, Judge, [[FieldPromotion The Commander]], [[MemeticMutation a dead]][[StraightForTheCommander man]], Copper and [=BigCat=], and Nails.[[/note]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350: From top centre, clockwise: [[BigBad Saint Ajax ]]
[[EvilOverlord the Invincible]], [[BlackKnight Judge]], [[GoodOldFisticuffs The Lieutenant]], [[TheCaptain The Commander]], [[Ranger Copper]] and [[PetMonstrosity [=BigCat=]]], and [[WildMagic Nails]].]]

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[[caption-width-right:350: From [[caption-width-right:350:From top centre, clockwise: [[BigBad Saint Ajax ]]
[[EvilOverlord the Invincible]], [[BlackKnight Judge]], [[GoodOldFisticuffs The Lieutenant]], [[TheCaptain The Commander]], [[Ranger Copper]] and [[PetMonstrosity [=BigCat=]]], and [[WildMagic Nails]].]][[note]]Post first episode: Saint Ajax the Invincible, Judge, [[FieldPromotion The Commander]], [[MemeticMutation a dead]][[StraightForTheCommander man]], Copper and [=BigCat=], and Nails.[[/note]]]]
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--> ''"In this business I've learned not to ask too many questions."''
-->--'''The Commander'''



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* PlotTriggeringDeath: the death of [[spoiler:the first commander at the hands of Ajax]] sets in motion the premise of the campaign; the Chain recovering from a failed contract in the city of Capital.

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!We're going to have to get our hands Tropey.

* PlotTriggeringDeath: the death of [[spoiler:the first commander at the hands of Ajax]] sets in motion the premise of the campaign; the Chain recovering from a failed contract in the city of Capital.''Capital.

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''Hey, trope you.''
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MCDM Productions presents "The Chain" is a TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons livestream following the adventures of the interdimensional mercenary company known as the Chain of Acheron. The stream begins at the end of the Chain, as they take and fail their final contract.

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MCDM Productions presents "The Chain" is a TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons livestream following the adventures of the interdimensional mercenary company known as the Chain of Acheron. The stream begins at the end of the Chain, as they take and fail their final contract.contract.

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* PlotTriggeringDeath: the death of [[spoiler:the first commander at the hands of Ajax]] sets in motion the premise of the campaign; the Chain recovering from a failed contract in the city of Capital.
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MCDM Productions presents "The Chain" is a DungeonsAndDragons livestream following the adventures of the interdimensional mercenary company known as the Chain of Acheron. The stream begins at the end of the Chain, as they take and fail their final contract.

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MCDM Productions presents "The Chain" is a DungeonsAndDragons TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons livestream following the adventures of the interdimensional mercenary company known as the Chain of Acheron. The stream begins at the end of the Chain, as they take and fail their final contract.
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