D&D as a spectator sport?

[Answulf]

Imagine this crowd gathered around a table of people playing D&D instead of a football field:

https://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kunr/files/201609/mackaystadium2.jpg

That is how many people are watching Critical Role every week. Crazy!

Image is Mackay stadium in Nevada with a capacity of 26,000.

[patoarch12]

It doesn't matter if you are a into table top RPG's or not, most people enjoy a good story. If the D&D game has an engaging story and/or an engaging group of people playing people will be willing to watch.

[vodokar]

But, how do we fit all those people in our basement?

[Honken]

Well, about all of the critical role players are actors with acting experience, I do think that helps. And offcorse, the storyline.

/H

[LordEntrails]

But, how do we fit all those people in our basement?
Blender?

[spoofer]

Would there be betting on your favorite side to win?

[Lysander]

That's a lot of Funions and Mountain Dew we'll have to bring...


https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-iry-fullyhosted_003&hsimp=yhs-fullyhosted_003&hspart=iry&p=steven+lynch+d%26d#id=2&vid=cf162b6b9831ed8633fbf4c56bfb8ff9&action=click

[leozelig]

Dice, Camera, Action! is another fun D&D game DMed by Chris Perkins that airs on Twitch weekly - Tuesdays 4-6 pm PDT (GMT -7) I think. I guess you would consider the players internet personalities, but they are not actors as far as I know. It's pretty entertaining, and I have actually adopted the 2-hour format for my own games. It really forces you to keep the action coming - you can't waste 20 minutes discussing the watch order! :p

YouTube link here (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dS_QMZOO5Og) for the latest session. You can pretty much jump in anywhere.

[magritte]

Well, D&D as a spectator sport is certainly better than Poker, which is televised inexplicably often these days.

[gaara6666]

Matt Mercer is also the voice actor for overwatch with 30 million registered players. I'm sure he brings in a ton

[Mini Chaos]

So encase no one said this there is exactly this thing we are talking about on seeso.com called Harmon Quest. Hillarious and crafty! https://www.seeso.com/view/series/harmonquest