#pixelcircus

[wrenrix]

watching failed save and aabria just hit me in the feels with the line

‘i’m sorry bora i lose everything i love’

EXCUSE ME? MA’AM? I AM SOBBING. PLEASE

it’s so good and i can’t wait to catch up (two years in the future)

anyways, i don’t know how to tag this so wish me luck

#failed save #failed save episode 22 blighted hope #fess #aabria iyengar #bora farfoot #xander jeanneret #miss aabria iyengar please i’m sobbing i love her #pixelcircus #pixel sprite #which one is right??

[fanbynature]

i love the matching of their hair and make up colours 🫰

#damien haas #saige ryan #dnd #dnd campaign #pixelcircus #youtube #gifs #smosh #streamers #voice actor #mygifs #fanbynaturegifs

[fangirling-paradise]

Happy 32nd Birthday Damien Haas! 🎊🎂🎊

Hope he enjoys today. Maybe relaxing at home with his loves 🎂 Spend tomorrow with family/his mom

#damien haas #smosh damien #pixelcircus damien #saige ryan #pixelcircus saige #kailey bray #pixelcircus kailey #aabria iyengar #pixelcircus aabria #shayne topp #smosh shayne #happy birthday damien #smosh #pixelcircus #🎁🎁🎁 #🎊🎊🎊 #🎂🎂🎂

[captain-watercress]

This is my favourite one so far lmao

#colleen apology #colleen ballinger #toxic gossip train #pixelcircus #pixel circus #Youtube

[mercy-misrule]

Pixel Circus' Barbie oneshot is so good. I'm half way through right now and it's just a joy.

#pixel circus #pixelcircus #Youtube

[pagesofkenna]

there's a post in the tag about someone wishing to see more Omar in D20 and I agree, but it also reminded me about how a year ago a few RPG streamers I like started Power Play, and I never ended up watching it, and I just recently learned that Omar was in that and I could have seen what an awesome player he was long ago if I just had watched it

and then I got to thinking about how many cool actual plays are out there that don't have the budget that Dimension 20 or Critical Role have, but tell really cool stories with really good players regardless! And a lot of these players deserve recognition, but there's so little space to showcase new players for audiences who only watch D20 or CR

so anyway I compiled a list of every single actual play Omar has been in (at least, those I could find VODs for)

Power Play: actual play of Icons, a silver-age inspired superheroes rpg, hosted by QueueTimes! It's played remotely, about 59 episodes long, and includes several one-shots where (I think?) they play some other game systems as well

The Borros Saga: Banesbreak: actual play of Dungeons and Dragons, hosted by PixelCircus! Played in person, about 12 episodes long, with some one-shot vignettes. Aabria is also a player here!

Monsters and Fables: actual play of Dungeons and Dragons, hosted by the official D&D channel! Played in person, 6 episodes long

Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG: actual play of Dungeons and Dragons, hosted by Hyper RPG! Played in person, about 9 episodes long, and half the time Omar is DMing!

Balboa Cantrip Academy: actual play of Kids on Brooms, a rules-lite magical school rpg, hosted by Hyper RPG! Played remotely, and only 3 episodes long (Episode 2, Episode 3, on Twitch)

Pugmire: Homeword Bound: actual play of Pugmire, a simplified D20 with dogs, hosted by Saving Throw! Played in-person, only 3 episodes long

The Last VHS Store: a 3-episode series hosted by Saving Throw, where Omar GMs a lite D20 system he designed himself! All in-person

Carrier Penguins: a series of 4 one-shots hosted by Saving Throw, playing Lasers and Feelings, an easily hackable lite system. Ep1, Ep2, Ep3, Ep4, all in-person

Oneshots specifically:

Aces in Space charity stream with QueueTimes, playing Blue Shift - remote

The Golden Girls charity stream with PixelCircus, playing Lewd Grannies - remote

The Gauntlet s2e2 with Hyper RPG, playing Pathfinder (Omar later GMs the 8-episode s4) - in-person

Spy Island ep1 with Hyper RPG, playing ?? (an ad-hoc mafia/werewolf rpg) - remote

(And here's just a truncated list of his Saving Throw oneshots, bc there's a lot: Scooby-Doo rpg playing Wildlings, Lasers and Feelings with the Doubleclicks, House of 100 Nightmares GMing Dread, John Wick charity stream playing Lasers and Feelings)

Game the Game (board games instead of tabletops RPGs) with Geek and Sundry, playing Pitchstorm, Aftermath, and Scott Pilgrim - in-person

He was also a campaign guest player in Failed Save c2e3 (D&D, PixelCircus), Damsels, Dice, & Everything Nice s3e2 (D&D, PixelCircus), and Ironkeep Chronicles ep21 (D&D, Saving Throw)

#omar najam #dimension 20 #acofaf #phew this took........ a lot of work... #i wish there was a system already in place to see which players have been in which games #but unless the actors list their actual play work all on their portfolio website there really isnt a system #i compiled this partially to be like 'hey you want more omar?? you DONT need to rely on D20 for that!' #even tho I agree the production quality of D20 is so high that those actual plays can be more fun to watch than the smaller groups #and partially to be like 'hey look at these other game streaming groups that have good work they're putting out you should watch!' #and partially literally also to be like '...YO look at all these other games that exist???' #im still loling at acofaf using the D&D system at all. it does NOTHING for this setting except be familiar to their audience #Saving Throw uses Lasers and Feelings a LOT because its such a light bulk-less system you can do ANYTHING on top of #with virtually zero prep #acofaf needed an oracle system more than a combat system - which is what D&D is #and the oracle system in D&D is helpful but theres SO much bulk with the combat mechanics for a production that doesnt need it! #anyway if you like horror Omar GMs a game of Dread and I don't like horror but I still Need to see that

[rabdoidal]

pixelcircus is doing a barbie oneshot right now and i just had do draw @carloscrits as superstar ken! we love a sad bisexual icon

🎗️ kofi link in bio if you’re feeling generous 🎗️

#my art #doodles #ken #barbie movie #carlos luna

[3rddimension]

Answering the other anon’s question about Saige and Damien with what I’ve gathered from the internet…heads up, this is long! Sorry in advance!

First, I need to preface this by saying, this information is provided to satisfy curiosity only. This new community being cultivated seems to keep discussions to themselves and leave the Smosh cast alone, which is awesome. When this stuff first happened, Saige stans and Damien stans took sides and started being toxic and spreading rumors and misinformation. Really don’t want that to happen here. Warning done? Cool!

Saige started working at Smosh at the beginning of 2021. Damien stated in a stream that he quickly developed a crush on her. It’s not clear when they first started dating but by November 2021, they had moved in together and confirmed their relationship. They made regular appearances on each other’s streams (clearly in different rooms of the same residence). They did couple’s costumes in Halloween and in his end of the year post for 2021, Damien called Saige the “love of his life”.

Damien bought Saige concert tickets to a show she wanted to see, they would show snippets of their outings (a picnic, the Ren faire), and they travelled to Italy together.

Professionally, SmoshGames partnered with Twitch in the fall of 2020. Saige had started PixelCircus at the same time but it was just beginning so I think she agreed to be hired by Smosh to help with their Twitch content. I think the streams did modestly. There was some drama about how it was clear SmoshGames was just in it for the money versus “normal” streamers being in it for the community. (I think at the end of the day, any monetized channel is in it for the money but that’s another story.) Speculation also arose around doing things live on Twitch causing issues for the cast and scheduling. Regardless, what happened was SmoshGames ended their Twitch streaming in March 2022. Saige started appearing in less content although she still went with Smosh to Vidcon 2022. I don’t think she was as visible as everyone else though. Matt Raub left Smosh in July 2022. This is speculation but I assume he had something to do with hiring Saige so with him gone and the Twitch gone, I think Smosh decided not to continue with Saige. They also hired Angela, Chanse and Arasha at this time.

Saige didn’t get an official departure notice, but people started to notice she wasn’t in Smosh content. She confirmed only in October 2022 that she no longer worked for Smosh. In the meantime, I think her content creation and viewership with PixelCircus picked up. She was going to more tabletop conventions and whatnot. At one point, she had to quarantine from Damien because she caught something at one of them.

Their exact breakup date is not public. Presuming that Damien is a supportive partner, it’s telling that he liked all her IG posts before September 12, 2022 and nothing after. Again, it’s not confirmation of anything but it’s likely they broke up some time after that. Saige also mentioned in her fall 2022 streams that she was moving. (This is much later but they completely unfollowed each other on social media by May 2023.)

When Saige confirmed to her fans that she left Smosh in October 2022, I assume some of her fans thought something was wrong with Smosh. Saige fed the flames by stating in her discord that while she didn’t say anything that “isn’t lawyer approved”, “everything else is a guess or logical conclusion of an intelligent community”. This wasn’t great but what really stirred things in up was a fan making accusations about Smosh being toxic except for Damien in November of 2022 and Saige LIKING that tweet. At this point, I think the bridges were burned and connections severed.

You can leave a company but you probably shouldn’t support someone calling your ex, your former workplace and his coworkers/friends toxic if you want to maintain any sort of relationship. From that point on, I think they just don’t acknowledge each other. Damien and Saige were both at GenCon this year even and promoted completely separate events.

So, that’s what I know. Mostly pulled from Twitter, some Tumblr and IG sleuthing. Saige and Damien did seem happy so I’m sad they didn’t work it out and this is how the relationships, both personal and professional, ended.

It’s not really clear why Damien and Saige’s personal relationship ended. It might seem like it was because she stopped working at Smosh but we’ll never really know. In my personal judgement, from afar and definitely with incomplete information, it does seem like Saige is a bit immature. Maybe a bit of a narcissist. Around this time too, Damien started to experience some breakthroughs and epiphanies about his neurology and mental health, so that may have helped him realize if he was in any unhealthy situations. (Since he’s neurospicy, kind and socially awkward, I think he was probably easy to take advantage of.)

Anyway, hope this answers the previous anon’s question. At the end of the day, I hope both of them continue to improve their mental health and find happiness. It just won’t be with each other.

Dang. That's a long one! Thanks for all the info anon. Also don't forget that this already happened for quite awhile now and all of them already moved on. I can see both of them already happy with the way their chose and i'm happy for them.

[chungledown-bimothy]

i was going to say top 5 make some noise prompts and then i thought about how constantly i reference them and went "oh that's way too hard" so...... hm. top 5 battle for beyond moments and top 5 dnd chaos moments to start. OH and top 5 underrated d20 seasons or other actual-play stuff if you'd like

ty for not asking the impossible of me re: make some noise prompts lol

god i hate that i keep having to say this, but i don't remember dnd chaos well enough to give a top 5 answer that means anything, i'm sorry!

that said. top 5 b4b? let's fuckin go.

(yes some of these aren't a single moment but i'm obsessed with b4b's "how it started out with a bit how did it end up like this" energy)

1- Trick? No, I don't charge. This one needs no explanation. Nikhil's a slut and so am I.

2- Nikhil's lance. It's the only thing he cares about. His sister made it for him. He says something like a prayer to it.

3- Let Ekon sleep. I felt that shit in my goddamn soul.

4- I'm pretty sure potatoes are a kind of meat. I'm morosexual, actually.

5- Literally the whole scene in their quarters after the bee tree fight. Sestia and Murdina definitely fucked. Nikhil asking Sestia to slap him so he can hellish rebuke the tea. Everyone lying their asses off about wanting to share the room.

underrated actualplay stuff. (wait hang on carlos was involved with almost all of these. interesting)

1- coffin run. please. i am begging everyone. watch it. izzy and zac have what i am 100% confident is the funniest dynamic of the entirety of d20. every single time the camera cuts to them, something unhinged and fucking hilarious is about to happen. carlos is the most wet kitten of a man, and erika... i can't do may justice. you gotta watch it.

2- battle for beyond. that top 5 was extremely difficult- i almost just said 5 of the 6 pcs because it's all just. so. good. the nikhil/sestia/murdina throuple is everything to me. the characters' growth and god the worldbuilding. i cannot overstate how much i love it.

3- dnd chaos. i really need to rewatch them. again, tables of pcs that absolutely fuck. i need citizen doctor abraham mehermblur carnally. both times, it's a fucking all-star cast. 10/10 highly recommend.

4- barbie d&d from PixelCircus. i've seen basically no one talking about it, and holy shit it was so fucking funny and i love when a shiny, happy aesthetic ends up going into truly terrifying existential horror. "this barbie commits war crimes!" carlos pops the fuck off.

5- candela obscura. i've not seen the first arc and i'm not done with the second (i've got an hour left of ep 2 and ep 3 is six. hours. long.) but god fucking damn. just. watch it. i cannot do it justice.

#dimension 20 #coffin run #battle for beyond #dnd chaos #barbie d&d #candela obscura

[artemissoteira]

something I love about watching Aabria play ttrpgs is her absolute delight in character conflict and specifically characters who insist upon sitting in conflicts of deeply held convictions that don't have an easy resolution.

I feel like in Failed Save alone there are multiple times where both Fess and Chi have interrupted someone (PC and NPC!) who is trying to move past or minimize or make light of a conflict in order to make things easier or more comfortable (spitting over Dew, Amelia, everything about the contract in s6). it's such a cool way to interrupt the assumed 'yes and' / narrative flow of a ttrpg by forcing not just continued focus on a scene, but refocus in the framework of - no, you don't get to be comfortable, the camera isn't going to turn away, we're going to sit with the implications of this conflict and take it seriously even if it's hard because there's something here for us to dig in to, if you'll trust me to do it together and go there together.

I just think it's such a fun approach to this medium of fantasy and creative freedom and shared storytelling, especially in a game like Failed Save that is so over the top and lackadaisical with reality - until it's not, until the characters face something very, very real. and of course the GM has a lot of tools to manipulate that contrast and set up those emotionally intense scenes, which vince does very well, but it's very cool to see a player* using their more limited scope of tools to do the same thing.

I imagine it's a style that not everyone is comfortable with, given the way it challenges cultural expectations around conflict and specifically conflict in improv / ttrpg settings (and coming from a Black woman especially). I think it's not something a player can pull off well without a) an excellent sense of narrative pacing to know when it's appropriate and b) more importantly, a ton of trust at the table, with both other players and the GM. and naturally it's harder for the audience to be certain of the latter when we're watching through a screen and don't have the same context, so I don't think it's an uncomplicated thing by any means.

but god is it marvelous to watch when it lands.

*everyone in the Failed Save cast does this in really interesting ways, actually, but I think Aabria's style is the most overtly challenging to common ttrpg sensibilities and so the most stark. Gina's emotional sneak attacks with Murray and Saige's decidedly unheroic choices for Dasle are also always on my mind but. that's another post entirely lmao.

obligatory plug to go check out Failed Save (and other shows) @PixelCircus on twitch/youtube for high-octane high-chaos ttrpg fun

#failed save #pixel circus #aabria iyengar #dis megan koseh etc all also have interesting character conflict delights but that's definitely another post entirely lol #using my week off work to continue making my way slowly through my yt playlist of every ttrpg aabria has played in or dm'd #long post #ttrpg posting

[wrenrix]

i’m now thinking about dis and piper and their love and how piper always respected boats as beings and talked to them and talked to dis and accepted dis as sentient so much that it allowed dis to become sentient.

piper believed so much in the reality of dis, that dis was real, and in turn dis felt a want for the first time and therefore was for the first time

anyways i love them so much and i will never think of anyone else again

#aabria iyengar #saige ryan #piper fair #piper price #dis #salt & serpent #pixel circus #pixelcircus #dis fair #technically right???? #i will also never have another normal thought #salt and serpent

[fanbynature]

#found out on this stream that saige is a satanist #lets fucking go #they get cooler and cooler #saige ryan #twitch #twitch streamer #twitch tv #pixelcircus #gifs #mygifssaige #fanbynaturegifs

[fangirling-paradise]

Happy 27th Birthday Saige Ryan! ♥️

I hope she's enjoying today. Maybe just relaxing at home during the day. And hanging out with friends at night ✨

#saige ryan #pixelcircus saige #damien haas #smosh damien #pixelcircus damien #kailey bray #pixelcircus kailey #anthony carboni #pixelcircus anthony #gina devivo #pixelcircus gina #aabria iyengar #pixelcircus aabria #xander jeanneret #pixelcircus xander #vince caso #pixelcircus vince #pixelcircus #🎂🎂🎂 #HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAIGE!!!

[dodecademons]

Yall should try watching Salt and Serpent if you like ttrpg content. It's on the PixelCircus channel, Vods are on Twitch (live on sunday) and also uploaded to youtube on wednesday. It's basically gay pirates. It's just queer people everywhere. A story of flirting, sailing, pirates and all around fun. They use the Chaosium d100 system (basic roleplaying: universal game engine). Features some amazing people like gm Kailey Bray, with players Saige Ryan, Surena Marie, Aabria Iyengar, and Rowan Hall (and perhaps some special guests). It currently has 2 episodes out, and I believe it's 4 episodes. Pixel circus also has some other content including Failed Save which is also currently being streamed on twitch with many campaigns available on youtube. I digress, here's a little snippet from episode 1.

#pixel circus #salt and serpent #we love queer pirates #the first npc encounter was full flirt and i loved it #aabria iyengar #kailey bray #saige ryan #surena marie #rowan hall

[pagingdork]

this is random but if ur looking for a live actual play show, I've been getting into Failed Save recently and I'd recommend it. it's just wacky RPG fun with a lot of comedy and heart. Aabria joins in season 2 (which I am currently watching) and they have awesome guests. they stream on twitch, and you can watch episodes there or on YouTube here on the PixelCircus channel.

It might not be your cup of tea, but as far as I can tell there isn't a super huge fan base or anything, so I wanted to boost, I guess.

#failed save #live actual play #d&d #d&d 5e #aabria iyengar

[pagesofkenna]

Since that post I made about Omar's other actual play work got a lot of traction I want to make a post about Surena Marie's other work, too!

They do a lot of work behind-the-scenes in the D&D/TTRPG world, so they're not on-camera as often as I might hope, but they have a ton of experience with running and playing D&D. She wrote one of the adventures in Journeys through the Radiant Citadel, used to work for Critical Role Productions, and recently started working for the (in early access) virtual tabletop app Quest Portal.

Actual Plays:

The Dungeon Run Campaign 2 - in-person stream, still airing on Twitch, VODs on Youtube, and podcasts available too! ~10 episodes so far

Rivals of Waterdeep - in-person stream, on the official D&D channel! Following the #SoME Rivals of Waterdeep oneshot. Surena plays from episodes 1-54, and DMs episodes 31-40.

The Dungeon Rats - podcast (2016-2019). ~70 episodes

AP oneshots+guest roles:

Salted Legacy with Roll20 - Surena DMs her own adventure from JttRC! Remote stream, hosted by Roll20 ofc

D&D Live: The Descent part 1 - in-person stream, reveal show for the Descent into Avernus book, hosted by the official D&D channel

Podcasts of Ravnica #6: Rivals of Waterdeep - podcast (ofc) on the official D&D Dungeon Delve channel. Dungeon Delve does a series for each new setting guide that comes out, inviting different actual play groups to do a oneshot in this setting - this is the Rivals oneshot

Damsels, Dice, and Everything Nice ep.10 - Surena plays Judy Hopps! Remote stream, hosted by PixelCircus

Failed Save s5ep6 - in-person stream, hosted by PixelCircus

Interviews and more:

Salted Legacy Interview - Interview with the official D&D channel about Salted Legacy and the inspiration behind it

Roll20's Learn How: Salted Legacy - Surena walks DMs through running their level 1 adventure in the Radiant Citadel book, Salted Legacy

Psychology at the Table: Scheduling - really interesting 15-minute discussion between Dr. Megan and Surena about scheduling issues with home games! From G33ks Like Us

Oh Honey... A True Cringe Podcast ep10 - Surena's episode on this comedy podcast I discovered where the hosts make comedians talk about their embarrassing moments (not D&D related as far as I can tell, just fun)

#acofaf #surena marie #she has a few other guest appearances in a couple dnd podcasts i didn't add here #because those were all 100+ long series that would take a lot of backlog to get to her episodes on #honestly didn't realize they were on Rivals of Waterdeep though until i started this post #and i had meant to watch some episodes of that prepping for my own waterdeep game? past me dropped the ball