r/Dimension20

Idk if anybody can relate to this but occasionally I see people upset about having to watch combat episodes in D20 seasons. And it really annoys me. Because I much prefer the seasons with battle episodes than without. They are a very useful thing for the story to build towards, where pivotal moments in the story are very likely to happen. Also I find the strategy infinitely interesting, e.g. when Emily uses a spell to destroy Brennan, or Ally comes up with an insane, but very in character/lore way to break a battle.

Also there are far more seasons with other systems like kids on bikes, or battle light 5e seasons, like the ones Aabria runs. Which definitely work very well, but don't lend themselves to all types of stories DMs want to tell.

Basically I think D20 has some of the most exciting combat design I've ever seen in 5e, and elaborate combat sets that you're not likely to see anything similar to anywhere else. So yes, they are important to the story, they give variety to the episode structure, and often the first battle is the moment I truly get invested in the story, as it sets up the stakes incredibly effectivly.

Title says it all. What is your Dimension 20 campaign Mount Rushmore. Only 4 can be chosen obviously, and both "seasons" of Dimension 20 On a Bus count cause they're listed on Dropout under the season list, but not Time Quangles or other live shows as they are separate and not listed under the Dimension 20 section.

Personal list:

1: Crown of Candy - Best narrative in the entire shows history and has a perfect amount of comedy. This was hyped to me by my brother when I finally started watching D20 as his favorite and it did not disappoint.

2: Starstruck Oddesy - The best pure comedy season, plus it was nice to see Ally take a character seriously more than 2% of the time.

3: Neverafter - Now, I need to be clear, this was the season where I had to take 2 months off because it was moving agonizingly slowly...Like there are some parts where my memory is a blank cause I just zoned out...but the story was ultimately engaging enough to overcome that flaw. Great cast, good enemies, first ever D20 TPK...IMO, it had it all except for good pacing.

4: Cloudward Ho! - a surprising sleeper season. The steampunk theme and focus on complex puzzles appealed more to me than I thought it might.

Get in the comments and list your mount Rushmore with reasoning.

I’m still pretty new to D20, toylight is more or less the first season I’ve watched, other than dungeons and drag queens.

Do the play the same character sheets just with different skins every season? They are so deeply connected to these characters that I was SURE there had to be a season of toylight before this.

Anyway, I hope that question even makes sense lol, thanks for the help

I was aware Grim Hollow came out awhile ago, but I had no idea the d20 group had adopted it so whole heartedly. Wonder if Brennan just lets anything on dndbeyond in, or if he did encourage certain 3rd party sources this season in like Grim Hollow?

I'm on the second adventuring party about to watch the third episode so maybe this will be refuted, but my initial thought with the Underlord reveal was that his collection of dust includes the ashes from burned toys.
It was more common with scarlet fever (like Velveteen Rabbit) but it was still fairly standard practice to burn soft toys, bedding, etc when a child was extremely sick. It feels right to me with how much anger the Underlord holds. The like compressed and concentrated indignant rage of toys that were discarded and destroyed because they were loved.

It's not a bullet proof theory by any means, but I like it personally and would be interested to see what everyone else thinks.

Okay, toys can probably “die” when they get broken, or else this season would have no stakes. And Constance has a visible head wound and is clearly coded as a “haunted doll” so I am wondering… would Constance be “dead” if she wasn’t haunted? Could she be considered an “undead” toy?

Second, not a real question, imagine you’re a ghost/spirit in this world, and you go to haunt a doll, and you find out that other, non-haunted toys can talk and walk. And is has in fact always been that way. Thiiiiink about it.