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- Hello world.

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Welcome to this week's
Dev update at D&D Beyond.

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My name is Joe Starr.

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I'm the manager content for D&D Beyond

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and Fandom Tabletop.

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I'm joined by a very special guest,

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Mr. Adam Bradford,

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whose name I think is in
the title of this episode.

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Hello, sir.

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- Hello, how are you doing Joe?

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I'm good, I have a very
angry cat off-camera,

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cause I forced her to dance
to the D&D Beyond theme song

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as we were counting down.

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She's not happy.

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- She seems like she would have

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wanted to do that to be honest.

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I mean, doesn't everybody?

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- Really? Yeah, it may be
just too early, I think.

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We've got a really fun
show for you guys today.

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We are going to be well,

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first of all you're gonna be meeting

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a key need to be on team member.

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I'm very excited to introduce you to her.

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Then we're going to be saying thank you

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the very best way we possibly can

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to Mr. Adam Bradford for everything,

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he has done for this team

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and for us personally,

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for the state of Alabama,
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Country of United States of America

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for the game of Dungeons and Dragons,

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for this community

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and then stick around

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we'll be answering some of your questions

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for both of these folks

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and then stick around.

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He's even gonna be leaving
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of what the future holds,

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which we're very excited about.

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First, Adam, let's just jump into it.

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I want to introduce you guys

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to a very important
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our community manager, Mellie Dooucette.

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So let's just get Mellie out here,

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so folks can meet her

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cause she's incredible.

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(applauding and cheering)
- Wow!

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- Hey Mellie, welcome to the Dev update.

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- So happy to be here.

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I've been watching the show
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- Well, I mean, you've earned look, eh

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obviously you've been a part
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but I can speak personally that

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in my first tour of duty on the job,

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you have been absolutely invaluable.

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So just on a personal
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And I'll probably be
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(Mellie laughing)
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- Mellie is gonna have the
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and the impact that I
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for the entire nation of Canada.

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- Absolutely! No.

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One of the most,

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probably one of the
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- I support one I know.

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Same, same, same.

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Mellie, for those who might
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explain yourself.

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- Yes. Hello.

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I am a Canadian, as we've made very clear.

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That's the most important
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I have been a part of being
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since it started pretty much.

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as just a moderator, volunteer moderator.

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I worked with Lauren Urban, Oboe Lauren

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with social media and community stuff

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for about a year and a half-two years.

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took her mantle from her

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as she went on to really
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and kind of keep the
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The Phoenix Flame.

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- Absolutely! Well
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it is the D&D Beyond way.

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Adam, why is Mellie amazing?

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- Mellie, genuinely is
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a whole lot there,

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alongside Lauren for some time.

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it was likely Mellie's
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through to you for a long time now.

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that when we started D&D Beyond,

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again I'm just so proud
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from the time that we announced back

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in PAX East of 2017.

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and the best that we got was apathy,

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the worst we got was downright hostility.

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and it's become a safe place.

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It's become a place where people

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can celebrate Dungeons And Dragons

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and celebrate a tool set

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that has made playing Dungeons And Dragons

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easier than it's ever been

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and more convenient

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and just more fun.

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And so Mellie has been such a big part,

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being a part of that community first.

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before she ever started
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and you know, just being
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we'd have so many people

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who join our community moderation team

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they then go on to,

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you know, get permanent employment

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with the company working on D&D Beyond

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and Mellie is one of those people.

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a big fan of hers all along the way.

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that she's been able to
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that's been put in front of her

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and tackle that with professionalism

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and with a smile and with the,

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just the ability to
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that I've valued more than anything

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is making sure that the people
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with fans out there

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are doing that with kindness

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that they are doing that, you know,

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with transparency and authenticity

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and Mellie really has just
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all along the way.

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that she's able to step into this role.

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I'm walking out the door here,

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I got asked who should
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that, you know, Lauren
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and there was literally no
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And they definitely listened
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and I'm so excited for her to be here.

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Mellie is so amazing that
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while we make her participate in the show.

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And on that note, let's throw
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If we've got, have you
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- Well, we have...

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So we've got to tell them probably that

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they should AMA me,

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and also Adam

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- Mellie is so invaluable at her job

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that she catches me mid-show
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being bad at this job,
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which is absolutely incredible.

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Guys, get your questions in there.

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I believe it's a Xml question mark.

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- No! Just no exclamation points.

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Just give a question.
- Just question.

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- Joe is gonna get there.

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Joe! Mellie is gonna get Joe there,

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don't worry.

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- Okay, I'm working on training him, Brad.

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- Thank you.

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- There's nothing more
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throughout our operation,
everything's gonna be cool

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than me just completely blowing
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Glad I can be there for everybody.

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Get your questions in there for Mellie.

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And while we're collecting,
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we'll keep moving a little bit.

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First a little bit of business first,

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Kanal Keep Mysteries,

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available for pre-order right now

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on www.danddbeyond.com

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in probably about a week or two

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we're gonna start actually
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like what kind of really
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with Kanal Keep Mysteries

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that you can only get here

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at DDB when you pre-ordered the book.

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keep your eye out for that.

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I'm just stalling to see
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If...
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If we've got any up Melle?

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Yeah. These are very,
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So we've got Mirari15,

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what am I seeing?

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Oh, this is very important.

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And also a judgment of
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are excited to talk to you than to me,

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cause no one asked me
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It's perfect well,

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Melle, What's your favorite dinosaur?

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- This is actually very easy.

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It's the Plesiosaur,

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cause it's the coolest and also

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it's probably the Loch Ness Monster

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which definitely exists.

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- Much better reasoning than my...

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- Strong dino game.
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- Yeah.
Very strong dino game.

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Mine is just because Slack's
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Adam, favorite dinosaur?

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I was hoping that you wouldn't ask me

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I never got that question over
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but mine is very much so,

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a Brachiosaurus

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and I like the Brontosaurus.

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You know, scientists
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on what's what there,

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but I was a huge fan of dino riders,

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when I was a kid.

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I actually have some diner
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and I loved that the good guys rode in

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with what was pretty much like a vest

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for a Brontosaurus at the time.

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So that is definitely my favorite.

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- You're absolutely right.

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to aspiring DMS

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but what's your favorite dinosaur?

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I feel like is a great session,

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zero question for your players.

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You're gonna find...

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- You will get to know a lot about people.

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- And the question, what's
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you're playing at the table, Mellie?

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- Ah, I am playing.

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I think the main ones I've got,

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my artificer,

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this is a very very long name

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and I didn't prepare it.

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who is very much just me.

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It is all of my impulsive wants

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of things to do that are
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as a person.

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I also have a war foraged
monk named Assistant,

267
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who is like just a surveillance unit

268
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and is a Google assistant for my party.

269
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So I just get to do a Siri voice

270
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for the entire thing,

271
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which is delightful.

272
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Those are my two main ones.

273
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- I wanna hear the Siri voice.

274
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- Yeah.

275
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- Okay.

276
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Well, I haven't, I didn't know...

277
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(Joe clearing throat)

278
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- Siri, what's the weather like today?

279
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- Oh no...
(inaudible)

280
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- The weather today is going to be

281
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a lot of snow and frozen

282
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and make sure that you check your pipes.

283
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- Siri is so helpful.

284
00:10:00,530 --> 00:10:01,363
- Well done!

285
00:10:01,363 --> 00:10:02,630
I'm very into Assistant.

286
00:10:02,630 --> 00:10:03,500
- Yeah.
It's, it's very,

287
00:10:03,500 --> 00:10:05,052
it's very good.

288
00:10:05,052 --> 00:10:08,440
And it's nice because if
she, you know, get dies

289
00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:10,844
which is very possible with this DM

290
00:10:10,844 --> 00:10:12,900
you would just give her a system reboot

291
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and I just get to like choose a new class

292
00:10:14,940 --> 00:10:16,850
and you know, I throw it all my notes

293
00:10:16,850 --> 00:10:18,940
and still get to play the character.

294
00:10:18,940 --> 00:10:21,340
- That's fun and sad at the same time.

295
00:10:21,340 --> 00:10:22,950
D&D you guys,

296
00:10:22,950 --> 00:10:24,268
fun and sad at the same time?

297
00:10:24,268 --> 00:10:26,831
Oh no, absolutely.

298
00:10:26,831 --> 00:10:31,610
Well, we've got a main
event situation today.

299
00:10:31,610 --> 00:10:35,971
I'm calling it operation
Make Adam emote on camera.

300
00:10:35,971 --> 00:10:38,930
It's a three-pronged attack really.

301
00:10:38,930 --> 00:10:41,450
And so William who,

302
00:10:41,450 --> 00:10:43,120
by the way, William Box

303
00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,630
on the ones and twos, our producer

304
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is absolutely wonderful.

305
00:10:48,939 --> 00:10:49,880
Thank you brother,

306
00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,570
for getting all of this, ready to go.

307
00:10:52,570 --> 00:10:54,840
Show him some love in the chat, please.

308
00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,103
And if we're ready to rock,

309
00:10:57,103 --> 00:11:00,979
let's kick off with
phase one of operation,

310
00:11:00,979 --> 00:11:03,800
Make Adam Bradford emote on camera,

311
00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:04,633
roll that video.

312
00:11:05,680 --> 00:11:08,603
- Okay. Everyone ready act
like I didn't just wake you up.

313
00:11:12,030 --> 00:11:13,260
Okay. Everyone dance good.

314
00:11:13,260 --> 00:11:14,810
And we'll have pizza for lunch.

315
00:11:18,863 --> 00:11:21,030
(sighing)

316
00:11:22,231 --> 00:11:25,363
I am Briv Steelmarrow

317
00:11:25,363 --> 00:11:27,850
sometimes called Briv, the bold.

318
00:11:27,850 --> 00:11:29,531
- It is extremely bittersweet

319
00:11:29,531 --> 00:11:32,230
to see Adam Bradford leave.

320
00:11:32,230 --> 00:11:34,910
- He carries such a tremendous passion

321
00:11:34,910 --> 00:11:37,080
and dedication with him for this industry,

322
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for the role-playing game industry.

323
00:11:38,750 --> 00:11:41,301
- We are missionaries to DDB.

324
00:11:41,301 --> 00:11:45,977
We each have found our uses
for play it and enjoy the game

325
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and use the product

326
00:11:48,420 --> 00:11:49,253
and

327
00:11:50,450 --> 00:11:52,150
all that comes from you.

328
00:11:52,150 --> 00:11:54,010
- And I just want you to know

329
00:11:54,010 --> 00:11:55,620
that we will take care of it

330
00:11:55,620 --> 00:11:57,344
and make you proud.

331
00:11:57,344 --> 00:11:59,519
- Bottom line, gonna miss you.

332
00:11:59,519 --> 00:12:01,510
You are such a passionate creator

333
00:12:01,510 --> 00:12:03,690
and a thoughtful leader

334
00:12:03,690 --> 00:12:06,420
and so very down to earth.

335
00:12:06,420 --> 00:12:07,640
- I'm gonna miss you so much

336
00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,810
but I'm extremely excited for
whatever great new adventures

337
00:12:10,810 --> 00:12:12,420
are to come on your horizon.

338
00:12:12,420 --> 00:12:16,970
- I have no doubts that
whatever he does next,

339
00:12:16,970 --> 00:12:18,430
he's going to be amazing.

340
00:12:18,430 --> 00:12:21,000
- And I wish you all the best of luck

341
00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:22,020
in your next adventure

342
00:12:22,020 --> 00:12:24,453
and I'm sending you
lots of love, Thank you.

343
00:12:25,550 --> 00:12:27,190
- I'm going to miss you

344
00:12:27,190 --> 00:12:31,500
but know that we're going
to keep on being awesome.

345
00:12:31,500 --> 00:12:34,130
And D&D Beyond,

346
00:12:34,130 --> 00:12:37,247
it's just going to keep
getting better and better

347
00:12:40,393 --> 00:12:42,670
- You got me a little bit.

348
00:12:42,670 --> 00:12:44,285
It was really good.

349
00:12:44,285 --> 00:12:45,259
(chuckling)

350
00:12:45,259 --> 00:12:46,092
It was, yeah, that was a,

351
00:12:46,092 --> 00:12:47,240
that was really, really special.

352
00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:48,390
I appreciate it, everyone.

353
00:12:48,390 --> 00:12:51,300
I can't wait to see what this team

354
00:12:51,300 --> 00:12:53,512
is going to accomplish going forward.

355
00:12:53,512 --> 00:12:54,910
It's been...

356
00:12:55,770 --> 00:12:57,090
it's been quite the ride,

357
00:12:57,090 --> 00:12:58,836
so yeah,
(stuttering)

358
00:12:58,836 --> 00:13:00,520
it's gonna be,

359
00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,780
I'm gonna be in the front row cheering

360
00:13:02,780 --> 00:13:03,730
and cheering the team on.

361
00:13:03,730 --> 00:13:04,980
I can't wait to see it.

362
00:13:04,980 --> 00:13:07,370
Well, you know, and I hate
to put you on the spot

363
00:13:07,370 --> 00:13:09,530
but you know, this is it,

364
00:13:09,530 --> 00:13:11,970
like literally you lose contact
with all of these people

365
00:13:11,970 --> 00:13:14,687
as soon as this video is over.
(Adam laughing)

366
00:13:14,687 --> 00:13:15,520
I love to hear your thoughts

367
00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:18,030
on some of these team
members and these groups

368
00:13:18,030 --> 00:13:19,260
and you know what they're doing

369
00:13:19,260 --> 00:13:20,760
and what you're excited about.

370
00:13:21,810 --> 00:13:24,692
- Yeah. I mean,
(stuttering)

371
00:13:24,692 --> 00:13:26,610
I love the call-out and the clip

372
00:13:26,610 --> 00:13:29,810
that you shared there about missionaries

373
00:13:29,810 --> 00:13:33,140
because I constantly have
talked about from the beginning

374
00:13:33,140 --> 00:13:34,930
missionaries versus mercenaries

375
00:13:34,930 --> 00:13:38,470
that we don't want people
on the team who are just,

376
00:13:38,470 --> 00:13:41,220
you know drawing paychecks and are in it

377
00:13:41,220 --> 00:13:43,825
just to have a job.

378
00:13:43,825 --> 00:13:46,880
And so, you know, incredibly proud of

379
00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:50,530
the team of missionaries
that have been built here.

380
00:13:50,530 --> 00:13:54,490
We've brought in so much
leadership around me

381
00:13:54,490 --> 00:13:56,720
in the last three years, because, you know

382
00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:59,760
for very practical reasons that, you know

383
00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:02,700
there was only one of me
and we couldn't figure out

384
00:14:02,700 --> 00:14:04,900
the cloning process in those early days.

385
00:14:04,900 --> 00:14:06,330
And you know...

386
00:14:06,330 --> 00:14:08,110
- It was a lot of
mistakes in that basement.

387
00:14:08,110 --> 00:14:08,943
I don't like going down there.

388
00:14:08,943 --> 00:14:10,670
- Yeah, yeah.
(chuckling)

389
00:14:10,670 --> 00:14:12,340
We keep them locked up.

390
00:14:12,340 --> 00:14:14,820
But yeah, so lots and lots of

391
00:14:15,660 --> 00:14:17,580
just you know, bandwidth concerns,

392
00:14:17,580 --> 00:14:20,690
work-life balance, all kinds of struggles,

393
00:14:20,690 --> 00:14:23,520
getting something like
D&D Beyond off the ground.

394
00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:26,290
And so, you know, about year two,

395
00:14:26,290 --> 00:14:29,770
I really started looking at
what the plan was going to be

396
00:14:29,770 --> 00:14:34,090
to build that leadership
around me, where you know,

397
00:14:34,090 --> 00:14:35,260
I could, you know,

398
00:14:35,260 --> 00:14:37,810
essentially one day work
myself out of a job.

399
00:14:37,810 --> 00:14:39,760
And I actually think that,

400
00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:41,856
that is a really, really good look,

401
00:14:41,856 --> 00:14:44,810
you know way to look at
what's happening here.

402
00:14:44,810 --> 00:14:49,043
There are plenty of
leaders out there who are,

403
00:14:49,910 --> 00:14:52,367
you know you're gonna
meet, you know, coming.

404
00:14:52,367 --> 00:14:55,650
I'm gonna include Joe and Mellie in that,

405
00:14:55,650 --> 00:14:58,012
you know, kind of more recently.

406
00:14:58,012 --> 00:14:59,890
But yeah, this is gonna be

407
00:14:59,890 --> 00:15:02,410
in a really good hands with the people

408
00:15:02,410 --> 00:15:05,020
who are gonna be trying
to push this forward

409
00:15:05,020 --> 00:15:06,450
and like anything we,you know

410
00:15:06,450 --> 00:15:08,900
none of us can know what
the future's gonna hold,

411
00:15:09,952 --> 00:15:14,730
but I definitely
absolutely trust, you know,

412
00:15:14,730 --> 00:15:17,890
Aunt Peg and Bart Vickers
and Dave Heartless

413
00:15:17,890 --> 00:15:19,380
and Joe and Mellie here.

414
00:15:19,380 --> 00:15:23,120
And some of the, you know,
other development managers

415
00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:26,490
the staff who is actually
running the code out there.

416
00:15:26,490 --> 00:15:28,320
Well, I have, yeah.

417
00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:30,290
- Speaking of some of those folks

418
00:15:30,290 --> 00:15:31,150
while he's not prepared,

419
00:15:31,150 --> 00:15:33,130
William fire phase two.

420
00:15:33,130 --> 00:15:36,530
- Oh another phase.
- An attack.

421
00:15:36,530 --> 00:15:38,242
- Total surprise!

422
00:15:38,242 --> 00:15:39,297
- Oh, I'm sorry.

423
00:15:39,297 --> 00:15:42,347
- What do you think it was?

424
00:15:42,347 --> 00:15:44,569
- The producer...
- Fire the weapon, destroy...

425
00:15:44,569 --> 00:15:49,569
♪ You got your sword and you
got your invisible wand. ♪

426
00:15:49,747 --> 00:15:52,666
♪ It's D&D, ♪

427
00:15:52,666 --> 00:15:55,419
(imitating drum rolls)

428
00:15:55,419 --> 00:15:57,919
♪ D&D Beyond. ♪

429
00:16:00,260 --> 00:16:01,680
- It's good to be with you today.

430
00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:06,680
Welcome to, and beyond our
first ever monthly live stream

431
00:16:06,850 --> 00:16:08,670
of development updates

432
00:16:08,670 --> 00:16:11,220
and community Q and A session.

433
00:16:11,220 --> 00:16:14,360
- From eating hot wings
with you in Huntsville

434
00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:18,360
to recording a full DDB musical, you know

435
00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:20,313
it's just been a collection of,

436
00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:26,360
of memories and experiences
that will forever shape me.

437
00:16:26,930 --> 00:16:28,930
- Your leadership and your inspiration

438
00:16:28,930 --> 00:16:32,810
has created an environment
that has allowed

439
00:16:32,810 --> 00:16:35,867
this great growing team of professionals

440
00:16:35,867 --> 00:16:38,860
to take our passions for games

441
00:16:38,860 --> 00:16:41,760
into some really amazing new directions.

442
00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:44,010
- Adam, thanks for your
inspirational leadership

443
00:16:44,010 --> 00:16:45,460
and for building

444
00:16:47,162 --> 00:16:48,540
a platform for D&D

445
00:16:48,540 --> 00:16:51,410
that makes D&D accessible and fun

446
00:16:51,410 --> 00:16:54,030
and that's been a huge inspiration to me.

447
00:16:54,030 --> 00:16:56,230
- I really wish that our
journey here together

448
00:16:56,230 --> 00:16:57,900
could've continued for longer

449
00:16:57,900 --> 00:16:59,980
but I cannot wait to see what you do next.

450
00:16:59,980 --> 00:17:02,030
And I know that in the
future, we will be sharing

451
00:17:02,030 --> 00:17:04,450
the same journey and path
again, at some point.

452
00:17:04,450 --> 00:17:06,730
- Adam, it's been such an
honor to work with you.

453
00:17:06,730 --> 00:17:09,950
It's amazing to see what an
inspiration you are to everybody

454
00:17:09,950 --> 00:17:12,710
and what an impact you have
on all of the teams here.

455
00:17:12,710 --> 00:17:15,620
- We will try to take the torch from you

456
00:17:15,620 --> 00:17:18,780
and keep paving the way
and keep the dream alive.

457
00:17:18,780 --> 00:17:19,613
You'll be missed

458
00:17:19,613 --> 00:17:22,060
and thank you very much
for all you've done.

459
00:17:22,060 --> 00:17:24,760
- There's no one else I
willingly give up a day off

460
00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:27,940
from work to film a D&D
inspired musical for

461
00:17:27,940 --> 00:17:29,460
and I'm really gonna miss ya.

462
00:17:29,460 --> 00:17:30,800
- Thank you for your vision.

463
00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:34,570
Thank you for all the
fun packs on plugged,

464
00:17:34,570 --> 00:17:36,900
the musical, all the things.

465
00:17:36,900 --> 00:17:40,900
So without much ado about anything,

466
00:17:40,900 --> 00:17:44,770
I wanna quote Ragnar from
Vikings and say to you,

467
00:17:44,770 --> 00:17:47,640
do not waste your time looking back,

468
00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:49,063
you're not going that way.

469
00:17:54,630 --> 00:17:55,713
- I echo that,

470
00:17:55,713 --> 00:17:57,980
that was something that
really stood out to me

471
00:17:57,980 --> 00:18:01,240
about you, Adam was working
on that musical together

472
00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:03,680
and saying, you know,

473
00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:06,300
Hey guys, this is your Monday off

474
00:18:06,300 --> 00:18:08,610
where you come into work basically.

475
00:18:08,610 --> 00:18:10,923
And everyone just stepped up

476
00:18:10,923 --> 00:18:12,510
and was like, yeah,

477
00:18:12,510 --> 00:18:13,840
When do you know, when do you need us?

478
00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:16,690
And I always thought that
was such a telling thing

479
00:18:16,690 --> 00:18:18,653
about the kind of jet you are, sir.

480
00:18:19,910 --> 00:18:21,830
- Yeah, that's again,

481
00:18:21,830 --> 00:18:24,150
it's a great group of people

482
00:18:24,150 --> 00:18:26,240
and I can't wait for fans out there

483
00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,140
to get to know more of them.

484
00:18:28,140 --> 00:18:33,140
And it's been such a
tremendous joy and honor

485
00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:34,980
to see, you know,

486
00:18:34,980 --> 00:18:38,290
not only what's happened
with D&D Beyond come to pass

487
00:18:38,290 --> 00:18:42,110
but what's happened in the lives
of the people on this team.

488
00:18:42,110 --> 00:18:45,770
And, you know, this is, I've
always been very interested

489
00:18:45,770 --> 00:18:48,520
in making sure that we humanize,

490
00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:50,390
you know what we're doing here

491
00:18:50,390 --> 00:18:52,720
and try to be transparent and authentic.

492
00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:55,500
And I think that, you know, again,

493
00:18:55,500 --> 00:18:58,820
it's a great team that is
working on this product

494
00:18:58,820 --> 00:19:01,400
and I wish all of you

495
00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:03,750
nothing but the absolute
best going forward.

496
00:19:03,750 --> 00:19:06,460
And again, I'm gonna be rooting for you

497
00:19:06,460 --> 00:19:08,700
and cheering you on from the stands.

498
00:19:08,700 --> 00:19:11,230
- Well, William standby phase three,

499
00:19:11,230 --> 00:19:13,430
- Oh good grief!
- Mellie hold it together.

500
00:19:14,764 --> 00:19:16,814
(chuckling)
- Fire phase three.

501
00:19:16,814 --> 00:19:18,310
- Hello everyone

502
00:19:18,310 --> 00:19:22,640
and welcome to the very
special Halloween show today.

503
00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:24,650
This beautiful painting, this Whoa!

504
00:19:24,650 --> 00:19:25,640
That's hard to do.

505
00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:28,120
Surprise I'm Laszlo Cravensworth

506
00:19:28,120 --> 00:19:30,110
coming to you from Staten Island.

507
00:19:30,110 --> 00:19:33,930
- Adam, thank you for all the
fun memories here at Fandom.

508
00:19:33,930 --> 00:19:36,370
I hope you take a big,

509
00:19:36,370 --> 00:19:39,590
theoretical conceptual like bag of holding

510
00:19:39,590 --> 00:19:41,320
and take all these memories
and put them in there,

511
00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:43,590
cause you brought a lot of
happiness to a lot of people.

512
00:19:43,590 --> 00:19:47,930
- Really appreciate everything
you did for us in setting up

513
00:19:47,930 --> 00:19:50,200
this amazing product, the
vision that you've had,

514
00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:52,360
the leadership you've provided

515
00:19:52,360 --> 00:19:54,740
and you'll be missed.

516
00:19:54,740 --> 00:19:57,520
- But also if you could just
like sort of really quick

517
00:19:57,520 --> 00:19:59,150
make sure all the stats are correct

518
00:19:59,150 --> 00:20:00,160
and double check the stats

519
00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:01,890
on that conceptual bag of holding.

520
00:20:01,890 --> 00:20:04,975
- So excited that I get to be part of this

521
00:20:04,975 --> 00:20:09,975
and to work on it and being
able to have some small part

522
00:20:10,940 --> 00:20:14,480
play in that impact for other people.

523
00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:15,730
- Check with the content team too

524
00:20:15,730 --> 00:20:17,830
because like that
conceptual bag of holdings

525
00:20:17,830 --> 00:20:20,090
is not exactly the same statistics

526
00:20:20,090 --> 00:20:22,020
but also has different lore.

527
00:20:22,020 --> 00:20:24,060
- I think you're leaving
behind a fantastic legacy

528
00:20:24,060 --> 00:20:26,270
and I'm so excited to
be a part of the team

529
00:20:26,270 --> 00:20:28,438
and work on some cool new
features that are coming up.

530
00:20:28,438 --> 00:20:30,390
I wish you the best of luck

531
00:20:30,390 --> 00:20:32,610
in whatever it is that you do next.

532
00:20:32,610 --> 00:20:34,173
- I wanted to say, thanks.

533
00:20:35,087 --> 00:20:37,240
And you know, for all the,

534
00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:39,250
the things you've done over the years

535
00:20:39,250 --> 00:20:41,052
and for the leadership you've shown.

536
00:20:41,052 --> 00:20:43,340
- Thanks to your positive vibe,

537
00:20:43,340 --> 00:20:46,410
team-building skills and
lessons you've taught us.

538
00:20:46,410 --> 00:20:49,860
DDB is in good hands of passionate teams

539
00:20:49,860 --> 00:20:52,950
who will do their best
to make DDB flourish.

540
00:20:52,950 --> 00:20:55,200
Thank you so much and good luck.

541
00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:57,100
- So I'll filter the party glass

542
00:20:57,100 --> 00:21:00,400
and I'm excited to see what you do next.

543
00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:01,303
Thank you so much.

544
00:21:04,020 --> 00:21:05,740
- Back to you, Adam.

545
00:21:05,740 --> 00:21:07,380
And now I'm off.

546
00:21:07,380 --> 00:21:08,213
Bat!

547
00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:15,433
- All right, that's it!

548
00:21:15,433 --> 00:21:16,840
I promise there.

549
00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:17,910
Ooh.
Yeah(stuttering)

550
00:21:17,910 --> 00:21:20,260
that was a great one too.

551
00:21:20,260 --> 00:21:23,300
And you know that Dan Telfer fella

552
00:21:23,300 --> 00:21:25,340
if you didn't know, he's a comedian,

553
00:21:25,340 --> 00:21:29,700
so he'll understand very well without me,

554
00:21:29,700 --> 00:21:32,700
but that little inside
joke we've got going on,

555
00:21:32,700 --> 00:21:34,220
but yeah, this...

556
00:21:34,220 --> 00:21:37,220
I appreciate the walk down memory lane

557
00:21:37,220 --> 00:21:39,610
more than you know,
(stuttering)

558
00:21:39,610 --> 00:21:42,670
you absolutely, you know teared up

559
00:21:42,670 --> 00:21:44,342
and then dry it off before

560
00:21:44,342 --> 00:21:46,540
the stream comes back on here.

561
00:21:46,540 --> 00:21:51,050
But yeah, I really appreciate
it, Joe and Mellie here.

562
00:21:51,050 --> 00:21:53,570
And I appreciate all of the hard work

563
00:21:53,570 --> 00:21:56,460
that the teams put in over
these last several years.

564
00:21:56,460 --> 00:21:59,403
And, you know, there's a
lot of hard work ahead.

565
00:21:59,403 --> 00:22:01,990
That's just the way that this goes

566
00:22:01,990 --> 00:22:03,790
and the game that we're playing.

567
00:22:03,790 --> 00:22:05,940
But yeah, this,

568
00:22:05,940 --> 00:22:08,870
I can't wait to see what
happens with D&D Beyond

569
00:22:08,870 --> 00:22:09,790
in the future.

570
00:22:09,790 --> 00:22:12,280
- Yeah. Well, I know that
we've got a couple of questions

571
00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:14,223
from the chat for you.

572
00:22:16,310 --> 00:22:17,143
Mellie, you wanna?

573
00:22:17,143 --> 00:22:18,700
You wanna to skater
through some of them maybe?

574
00:22:18,700 --> 00:22:20,280
- Yeah, sure!

575
00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:22,233
We got from Joachimhend,

576
00:22:23,070 --> 00:22:24,900
what are some of your hopes and plans

577
00:22:24,900 --> 00:22:27,728
for the future of DDB Adam?

578
00:22:27,728 --> 00:22:29,270
- Well, that was very sneaky reporter way

579
00:22:29,270 --> 00:22:31,100
of trying to get a scoop, well done.

580
00:22:31,100 --> 00:22:32,570
- Yeah, I think it's good.

581
00:22:32,570 --> 00:22:35,760
So I, you know, all along the way

582
00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:38,790
I don't spill, spill the beans.

583
00:22:38,790 --> 00:22:41,700
So, you know, I'm not gonna
do that on my way out,

584
00:22:41,700 --> 00:22:44,043
but I really do.

585
00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:48,550
I am excited to see the
continuation of the vision

586
00:22:48,550 --> 00:22:52,040
that I set in place,
you know four years ago,

587
00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:55,080
which, you know, we really have had a plan

588
00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:57,200
unlike the Cylons,

589
00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:58,920
for instance, in Battlestar Galactica.

590
00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:01,427
It's like a real plan that we had

591
00:23:01,427 --> 00:23:06,427
and that plan has been to make
playing Dungeons And Dragons

592
00:23:06,620 --> 00:23:08,940
more convenient, more customizable,

593
00:23:08,940 --> 00:23:11,490
and to captivate fans playing it.

594
00:23:11,490 --> 00:23:15,770
And so I think that, you
know what I hope to see,

595
00:23:15,770 --> 00:23:18,779
is really the realization of
that full vision, you know,

596
00:23:18,779 --> 00:23:21,540
becoming a place to play

597
00:23:21,540 --> 00:23:23,940
through virtual tabletop functionality.

598
00:23:23,940 --> 00:23:26,410
And by the way, I am, you know

599
00:23:26,410 --> 00:23:27,920
stepping out the door here.

600
00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,560
So what I'm saying here is my hopes

601
00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:33,350
and I can't speak to what's
actually gonna happen,

602
00:23:33,350 --> 00:23:37,410
but yeah, like you know,
virtual tabletop functionality

603
00:23:37,410 --> 00:23:40,890
and, you know being able
to further customize,

604
00:23:40,890 --> 00:23:43,343
to be able to see the platform,

605
00:23:44,439 --> 00:23:47,090
get to a spot where as
new rules are developed

606
00:23:47,090 --> 00:23:50,030
that they can be quickly
and easily implemented,

607
00:23:50,030 --> 00:23:52,490
all the things that
we've been talking about

608
00:23:52,490 --> 00:23:53,830
in these Dev updates.

609
00:23:53,830 --> 00:23:55,360
You know, for some time,

610
00:23:55,360 --> 00:23:58,950
I really do just hope that you know,

611
00:23:58,950 --> 00:24:01,580
that those things continue
to go on out there

612
00:24:01,580 --> 00:24:03,630
because you better believe that just

613
00:24:03,630 --> 00:24:04,900
because I'm leaving D&D Beyond,

614
00:24:04,900 --> 00:24:07,160
I'm not leaving Dungeons and Dragons

615
00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:09,250
and I'll be playing a lot of D and D.

616
00:24:09,250 --> 00:24:11,880
And I started daily
being in the first place

617
00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:15,200
because I wanted this
kind of functionality

618
00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:16,750
to use for my games.

619
00:24:16,750 --> 00:24:19,290
And so I'm gonna want to see that from

620
00:24:19,290 --> 00:24:20,750
the D&D Beyond team here,

621
00:24:20,750 --> 00:24:24,450
because I'm going to keep using
D&D Beyond as I go forward,

622
00:24:24,450 --> 00:24:27,493
even for the games that I
play in the decades to come.

623
00:24:28,990 --> 00:24:32,460
- Yeah, we got one word from Spartanman23,

624
00:24:32,460 --> 00:24:34,440
what is one question you wish

625
00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:36,980
they would have asked but never did?

626
00:24:36,980 --> 00:24:38,863
- What's your favorite dinosaur?

627
00:24:38,863 --> 00:24:40,400
(laughing)

628
00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:42,136
- Thank God!We covered it early.

629
00:24:42,136 --> 00:24:44,485
- But I finally got it today.

630
00:24:44,485 --> 00:24:46,411
So, thank you very much.

631
00:24:46,411 --> 00:24:48,402
Now on a serious note,

632
00:24:48,402 --> 00:24:50,390
I'm not sure what that would be

633
00:24:50,390 --> 00:24:52,737
because you asked so many questions

634
00:24:52,737 --> 00:24:55,560
and I hope that you
always got the impression

635
00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:57,080
that I didn't shy away from them

636
00:24:57,080 --> 00:24:59,580
because most of the time
even though I could read them

637
00:24:59,580 --> 00:25:02,050
before I clicked on them, I did not.

638
00:25:02,050 --> 00:25:05,674
So, I think that we got
a very, very good spread

639
00:25:05,674 --> 00:25:08,160
as they were coming through

640
00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:09,930
and off the top of my head.

641
00:25:09,930 --> 00:25:11,960
I can't think of any that weren't asked

642
00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:13,060
except for the dinosaurs

643
00:25:13,060 --> 00:25:15,869
but we checked that box
strongly earlier in the show.

644
00:25:15,869 --> 00:25:18,123
- Finally do the ended up bucket list.

645
00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:22,680
You know, if I can add
to the videos, Adam,

646
00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,030
you know I can't pretend
to have the tenure with you

647
00:25:25,030 --> 00:25:27,791
that a lot of these folks have had

648
00:25:27,791 --> 00:25:30,780
but you know something as we sort of...

649
00:25:30,780 --> 00:25:33,557
- You've been my buddy
for a while though Joe.

650
00:25:33,557 --> 00:25:35,520
- I have been your buddy
for a little while, you know

651
00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:36,940
and a car alarm just went off

652
00:25:36,940 --> 00:25:38,090
and that's great timing

653
00:25:40,306 --> 00:25:42,350
but you know, what I can say is sort of,

654
00:25:42,350 --> 00:25:45,210
as you and I sort of began
the process of trying to find,

655
00:25:45,210 --> 00:25:47,590
you know a spot for me here

656
00:25:47,590 --> 00:25:48,730
and what that would look like

657
00:25:48,730 --> 00:25:51,280
and how that would look and, you know,

658
00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:54,840
admittedly, I'm mad at you
for leaving a little bit

659
00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:55,800
in a playful, fun way.

660
00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:57,880
I was very looking forward to us

661
00:25:57,880 --> 00:25:59,900
getting into some scraps together

662
00:25:59,900 --> 00:26:02,120
but that said, you know.

663
00:26:02,120 --> 00:26:04,170
What I can speak to in that road

664
00:26:04,170 --> 00:26:05,360
and then this couple of weeks

665
00:26:05,360 --> 00:26:07,770
that we've actually officially on paper,

666
00:26:07,770 --> 00:26:09,890
you know, been working together

667
00:26:09,890 --> 00:26:13,883
is Adam's character is a very rare thing.

668
00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:16,470
Adam...

669
00:26:16,470 --> 00:26:19,100
- Are you talking about Briv or...?

670
00:26:19,100 --> 00:26:20,650
- No! Literally, literally you,

671
00:26:23,470 --> 00:26:25,113
is a very rare thing in,

672
00:26:27,470 --> 00:26:28,700
in a comedy and in an improv

673
00:26:28,700 --> 00:26:31,595
and in writing there's,
(stuttering)

674
00:26:31,595 --> 00:26:32,960
there's such an important core rule

675
00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:34,413
of supporting the ensemble.

676
00:26:38,768 --> 00:26:40,330
And I'll get to my weird point here.

677
00:26:40,330 --> 00:26:42,630
We were watching RuPaul's
Drag Race the other night

678
00:26:42,630 --> 00:26:45,770
and stuff was like, they were
doing an improv challenge.

679
00:26:45,770 --> 00:26:46,760
And someone was like, Oh

680
00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:48,540
I've got a reputation as a scene stealer.

681
00:26:48,540 --> 00:26:49,620
I love improv.

682
00:26:49,620 --> 00:26:53,396
And I was like, no, that's
not what this is about.

683
00:26:53,396 --> 00:26:57,410
And it made me think of,
(stuttering)

684
00:26:57,410 --> 00:27:01,413
you Adam, because even
in your last weeks here,

685
00:27:01,413 --> 00:27:04,090
you've made this about the team,

686
00:27:04,090 --> 00:27:06,680
you've made this about the ensemble.

687
00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:07,710
I'm so thankful

688
00:27:08,895 --> 00:27:12,230
for how much torch passing action,

689
00:27:12,230 --> 00:27:15,210
you've been bending over to do for me

690
00:27:15,210 --> 00:27:18,100
to make this a good transition for me.

691
00:27:18,100 --> 00:27:20,970
Cause I've been nervous about
it, you know, for Mellie

692
00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:24,270
that kind of selflessness,

693
00:27:24,270 --> 00:27:29,270
I think is very rare at every
point of your last two weeks,

694
00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:32,930
which were, you know, man

695
00:27:32,930 --> 00:27:36,850
my last two weeks at hot
topic in high school were bad.

696
00:27:36,850 --> 00:27:39,120
I, you know, I was, I was...

697
00:27:39,120 --> 00:27:41,080
- You stole something didn't you Joe?

698
00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:44,260
- Yeah, I was feeling, yeah, man, I was.

699
00:27:44,260 --> 00:27:47,750
I was filling those cargo
pants with real big fish shirts

700
00:27:50,710 --> 00:27:52,340
but you've done just the opposite.

701
00:27:52,340 --> 00:27:55,833
You've stolen, no Scott
band shirts on your DDB

702
00:27:55,833 --> 00:27:58,470
(chuckling)
that I know of

703
00:27:58,470 --> 00:28:01,150
but I just, I wanted to
appreciate that about you.

704
00:28:01,150 --> 00:28:03,630
And you know, if people sort of watching,

705
00:28:03,630 --> 00:28:06,570
don't recognize that
because they wouldn't be

706
00:28:06,570 --> 00:28:09,170
in a position to be able
to work with you every day.

707
00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:12,080
You're such a selfless person

708
00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:14,820
and I think that just
speaks volumes about you

709
00:28:14,820 --> 00:28:17,090
and I really appreciate that.

710
00:28:17,090 --> 00:28:18,660
Mellie takeover.

711
00:28:18,660 --> 00:28:21,650
- Yeah. I feel very similarly.

712
00:28:21,650 --> 00:28:24,100
I mean, as I kind of
just explained earlier

713
00:28:24,100 --> 00:28:26,110
that I was just like a moderator,

714
00:28:26,110 --> 00:28:27,770
just a user of the site

715
00:28:27,770 --> 00:28:29,210
and what made me fall in love with it

716
00:28:29,210 --> 00:28:31,280
and made me want to, you know,

717
00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:33,860
spend all my time here
and make a reputation

718
00:28:33,860 --> 00:28:38,030
that made me somebody to be
a moderator was you, Adam.

719
00:28:38,030 --> 00:28:40,810
It was how you interacted
with the community,

720
00:28:40,810 --> 00:28:44,260
how you communicated, how you, you know

721
00:28:44,260 --> 00:28:47,150
we're always willing to listen

722
00:28:47,150 --> 00:28:50,170
and hear what people wanted and

723
00:28:50,170 --> 00:28:51,780
because you wanted it because you're a fan

724
00:28:51,780 --> 00:28:54,610
because you are a part of the community.

725
00:28:54,610 --> 00:28:56,760
And it made me fall in
love with this place.

726
00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:59,680
And that led me to working here

727
00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:01,900
and changing my entire life

728
00:29:01,900 --> 00:29:03,650
and getting to work with you

729
00:29:03,650 --> 00:29:08,650
and getting kind of this
new lease on things where I,

730
00:29:09,180 --> 00:29:10,370
you know I just really didn't know

731
00:29:10,370 --> 00:29:11,770
where anything was gonna go

732
00:29:12,851 --> 00:29:16,090
and working with you has
really made things more clear

733
00:29:16,090 --> 00:29:19,310
and made kind of everything
that I have going for me better

734
00:29:19,310 --> 00:29:21,200
and I think that you have
that effect on people.

735
00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:23,510
I've seen it in all of
the different people,

736
00:29:23,510 --> 00:29:25,720
I've met working here, all
the people in the community

737
00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:27,700
just the response from the community,

738
00:29:27,700 --> 00:29:30,180
as you can see from this chat and from,

739
00:29:30,180 --> 00:29:31,680
we've seen over the last few weeks

740
00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:35,160
and on Twitter that everybody
just has a universal love

741
00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:36,230
for Adam Bradford.

742
00:29:36,230 --> 00:29:39,670
And it's been just amazing
to get to share in that

743
00:29:39,670 --> 00:29:40,940
and get to know you.

744
00:29:40,940 --> 00:29:42,970
- And I think Mellie's sentiment Adam

745
00:29:42,970 --> 00:29:44,550
is echoed by this whole team.

746
00:29:44,550 --> 00:29:45,780
You know,

747
00:29:45,780 --> 00:29:49,480
the proofs (stuttering)in
the video, right?

748
00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:53,200
I think that selflessness
and that sense of community

749
00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:55,220
and that sense of the mission
and that sense of like

750
00:29:55,220 --> 00:29:57,868
let's roll up our sleeves
and put on a show,

751
00:29:57,868 --> 00:30:00,040
in the barn, you know hell or high water,

752
00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:01,960
let's save the rec center.

753
00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:06,120
I think I like to just
scramble my metaphors.

754
00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:07,893
You'll, they'll start to learn.

755
00:30:10,996 --> 00:30:12,149
(stuttering)

756
00:30:12,149 --> 00:30:13,950
it just echoes, I think,
in every team member here

757
00:30:13,950 --> 00:30:15,950
and I've had the joy over
the past couple of weeks

758
00:30:15,950 --> 00:30:17,770
of discovering that as I, you know,

759
00:30:17,770 --> 00:30:19,900
continue to meet with everyone on the team

760
00:30:19,900 --> 00:30:21,600
and work with everyone on the team.

761
00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:22,433
So thank you for that.

762
00:30:22,433 --> 00:30:24,900
Thank you so much for that example.

763
00:30:24,900 --> 00:30:27,220
I'm going to awkwardly transition us

764
00:30:27,220 --> 00:30:30,170
to talking about what's coming next week

765
00:30:30,170 --> 00:30:32,070
and then we'll let you say some goodbyes

766
00:30:32,070 --> 00:30:34,770
and then set us up for a very
special little sneak peek

767
00:30:34,770 --> 00:30:35,790
of your future, sound good?

768
00:30:35,790 --> 00:30:38,280
- Yeah, so ridiculousness.
Yeah, sounds good.

769
00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:40,223
- So next week guys,

770
00:30:41,288 --> 00:30:44,140
we're going to have some very cool guests

771
00:30:44,140 --> 00:30:45,630
and staff members on.

772
00:30:45,630 --> 00:30:48,140
We're gonna be talking about
the future of the game log.

773
00:30:48,140 --> 00:30:49,750
We're going to be talking about

774
00:30:49,750 --> 00:30:53,410
the importance of the
character sheet in D&D Beyond.

775
00:30:53,410 --> 00:30:56,010
Why we have such a focus on it

776
00:30:56,010 --> 00:30:58,110
and where we think it can go.

777
00:30:58,110 --> 00:30:59,660
So I think it's gonna
be a really cool episode

778
00:30:59,660 --> 00:31:01,830
to give you guys some
insight on that roadmap

779
00:31:01,830 --> 00:31:04,690
that you were asking about
just a few minutes ago

780
00:31:04,690 --> 00:31:07,330
in the episode about what's coming next.

781
00:31:07,330 --> 00:31:10,450
So without, so join us there for that.

782
00:31:10,450 --> 00:31:12,050
If you're watching on YouTube

783
00:31:12,050 --> 00:31:13,900
let us know your favorite
Adam Bradford moments

784
00:31:13,900 --> 00:31:14,733
in the comments.

785
00:31:14,733 --> 00:31:15,720
We wanna hear them.

786
00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:18,315
And without further ado, Adam,

787
00:31:18,315 --> 00:31:21,030
I'll give it to you for a final sendoff

788
00:31:21,030 --> 00:31:23,110
and a setup for the sneak peek.

789
00:31:23,110 --> 00:31:23,970
- Appreciate it, Joe.

790
00:31:23,970 --> 00:31:26,160
And thank you both again,

791
00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:28,513
for all the kindness here today,

792
00:31:29,537 --> 00:31:32,990
you know the best part of
the prequel Star Wars trilogy

793
00:31:32,990 --> 00:31:35,670
for me is a line that says, you know,

794
00:31:35,670 --> 00:31:38,290
from the best part of the prequel trilogy

795
00:31:38,290 --> 00:31:42,860
Qui-Gon Jinn, was your focus
determines your reality.

796
00:31:42,860 --> 00:31:47,250
And I think that, it truly is, you know,

797
00:31:47,250 --> 00:31:50,440
to be said that it's easy to be selfless.

798
00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:52,022
It's easy to, you know,

799
00:31:52,022 --> 00:31:57,022
want for others when your
focus is in this space,

800
00:31:57,030 --> 00:31:57,863
the fans.

801
00:31:57,863 --> 00:32:02,680
And so I, you know, that's
the thing that, you know

802
00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:05,870
ultimately is going to, you know

803
00:32:05,870 --> 00:32:07,130
hopefully be the guiding star

804
00:32:07,130 --> 00:32:11,180
for the D&D Beyond going
forward is a focus on the fans.

805
00:32:11,180 --> 00:32:12,526
And, you know,

806
00:32:12,526 --> 00:32:17,140
that part of the ride has
really, really been great.

807
00:32:17,140 --> 00:32:19,320
I am very much so,

808
00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:22,290
I still can't talk about
what's next for me.

809
00:32:22,290 --> 00:32:24,080
It's, you know, hopefully
a couple more weeks,

810
00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:25,410
I'll be able to do that

811
00:32:25,410 --> 00:32:27,390
but I am very much so going to still be

812
00:32:27,390 --> 00:32:29,403
in the tabletop role-playing space.

813
00:32:30,275 --> 00:32:33,140
And I hope to see you all out there.

814
00:32:33,140 --> 00:32:36,611
When I, you know, I'm able
to talk about the new gig

815
00:32:36,611 --> 00:32:40,890
and really just terribly excited about

816
00:32:40,890 --> 00:32:42,610
what's going to be happening there

817
00:32:42,610 --> 00:32:44,580
and there will definitely be more to come.

818
00:32:44,580 --> 00:32:46,430
So if you want to keep up
with that, you can follow me

819
00:32:46,430 --> 00:32:48,130
on Twitter at BadEyeAdam,

820
00:32:48,130 --> 00:32:50,880
probably the best place to see that.

821
00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:53,070
And, you know, places where you get news

822
00:32:53,070 --> 00:32:54,803
for tabletop things.

823
00:32:54,803 --> 00:32:57,270
So keep your eyes peeled for that.

824
00:32:57,270 --> 00:33:00,270
And I think, you know, the
last thing I'll leave you with

825
00:33:00,270 --> 00:33:03,340
we're talking about, you know,
some of this I've mentioned

826
00:33:03,340 --> 00:33:06,730
that I have been just in my off time,

827
00:33:06,730 --> 00:33:11,000
working on a fun little Coldplay parody,

828
00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:13,700
Rock Opera Musical

829
00:33:13,700 --> 00:33:17,850
that we've got at least a rough cut of one

830
00:33:17,850 --> 00:33:21,320
of the first music videos done for that.

831
00:33:21,320 --> 00:33:26,320
And so I'm gonna sign off
with one of the original songs

832
00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:30,410
from this character, who this player,

833
00:33:30,410 --> 00:33:32,900
who was thinking way too hard

834
00:33:32,900 --> 00:33:36,120
about his character's backstory

835
00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:38,570
and this song is one of those

836
00:33:38,570 --> 00:33:41,220
where it's introducing the new character.

837
00:33:41,220 --> 00:33:43,070
So signing off with that.

838
00:33:43,070 --> 00:33:44,070
Thanks everyone.

839
00:33:44,070 --> 00:33:46,140
It has been a wonderful journey.

840
00:33:46,140 --> 00:33:47,970
Can't wait to see you in the,

841
00:33:47,970 --> 00:33:50,350
out there in the space in the future

842
00:33:50,350 --> 00:33:51,870
and thank you very much

843
00:33:51,870 --> 00:33:54,520
for being such a wonderful,
wonderful community.

844
00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:55,363
Later Gators.

845
00:33:57,213 --> 00:34:00,880
(Hello by Bardplay playing)

846
00:34:29,433 --> 00:34:32,192
♪ Look at our star ♪

847
00:34:32,192 --> 00:34:37,175
♪ Look how I play for you ♪

848
00:34:37,175 --> 00:34:42,175
♪ And everything else too ♪

849
00:34:42,739 --> 00:34:45,844
♪ Yeah, let me say hello! ♪

850
00:34:45,844 --> 00:34:48,438
♪ I came along ♪

851
00:34:48,438 --> 00:34:53,438
♪ I wrote a song for you ♪

852
00:34:53,835 --> 00:34:58,835
♪ About things I can do ♪

853
00:34:58,964 --> 00:35:03,964
♪ And it was called hello ♪

854
00:35:04,688 --> 00:35:09,688
♪ So now I'll take my turn ♪

855
00:35:10,109 --> 00:35:15,109
♪ To share the times I've won ♪

856
00:35:15,430 --> 00:35:20,430
♪ Here I am, hello! ♪

857
00:35:23,550 --> 00:35:26,805
♪ My words ♪

858
00:35:26,805 --> 00:35:29,570
♪ Oh yeah my words through song ♪

859
00:35:29,570 --> 00:35:34,570
♪ Turn into something magical ♪

860
00:35:34,883 --> 00:35:37,490
♪ You know ♪

861
00:35:37,490 --> 00:35:42,490
♪ You know that I am a Bard ♪

862
00:35:42,605 --> 00:35:46,272
♪ You know that I am a Bard ♪

863
00:36:07,227 --> 00:36:10,026
♪ I'm versatile ♪

864
00:36:10,026 --> 00:36:15,026
♪ I know more stuff than you ♪

865
00:36:15,412 --> 00:36:20,412
♪ So many things I do ♪

866
00:36:20,813 --> 00:36:24,145
♪ Yeah that's me, hello! ♪

867
00:36:24,145 --> 00:36:29,145
♪ I cast spells and I inspire you ♪

868
00:36:31,794 --> 00:36:36,794
♪ Just things that you can't do ♪

869
00:36:36,968 --> 00:36:41,968
♪ You know it's me, hello! ♪

870
00:36:45,389 --> 00:36:48,581
♪ My words, ♪

871
00:36:48,581 --> 00:36:51,316
♪ Oh yeah my words through song ♪

872
00:36:51,316 --> 00:36:56,316
♪ Turn into something magical ♪

873
00:36:56,729 --> 00:36:59,848
♪ You know, ♪

874
00:36:59,848 --> 00:37:04,324
♪ For fame I'd bleed myself dry ♪

875
00:37:04,324 --> 00:37:08,324
♪ For fame I'd bleed myself dry ♪

876
00:37:28,768 --> 00:37:31,674
♪ It's true ♪

877
00:37:31,674 --> 00:37:36,674
♪ Hear how I play for you ♪

878
00:37:37,343 --> 00:37:42,343
♪ Hear how I sing for you ♪

879
00:37:42,699 --> 00:37:47,699
♪ Hear how I play for... ♪

880
00:37:47,970 --> 00:37:52,970
♪ Hear how I play for you ♪

881
00:37:53,841 --> 00:37:58,841
♪ Hear how I sing for you ♪

882
00:37:58,954 --> 00:38:02,168
♪ Hear how I play ♪

883
00:38:02,168 --> 00:38:04,600
♪Look at your star ♪

884
00:38:04,600 --> 00:38:09,600
♪ Hear how I sing for you ♪

885
00:38:10,045 --> 00:38:13,878
♪ And all the things I can do ♪

886
00:38:26,975 --> 00:38:29,558
(upbeat sound)