And don't look at me while I'm acting
It makes me feel weird
JOSH: Did I do a good job?
GINNY: Yeah, you did a great job
JOSH: Would you hire me again?
GINNY: To rip my shirt? JOSH: Yeah
GINNY: Hell yeah, I would
My stomach gurgled during the cannibalism line!
Hey friends, Ginny Di here!
And you guys loved last week's point of view: healer video!
-How well do you deal with pain normally?
Never mind, don't think about that
Think about, uh
Your party! I noticed you came in here with a few others
-I'm gonna be honest. I was extremely nervous about it
I had no idea if it was gonna be cool or just very weird
I meant it as a character development exercise and folks have said that it was very useful in that way
But I've also gotten some feedback that it's a great way to practice roleplaying
Either for a new character that you haven't had a chance to play much yet
Or even for people who are new to roleplaying and aren't sure exactly what to expect
Since it went over so well, I absolutely have plans to make more videos with different kinds of NPCs
Especially since I know that a healer character doesn't work for everyone
Like people who play Warforged
Or Clerics who would absolutely never let some rando stitch them up with a needle and thread
So stay tuned for that!
A few people have asked if they can make videos responding to the questions as their character
And not only do I love that idea
I kind of want to do it myself!
So today I'm going to answer my own questions as my own D&D character Aisling
Gonna roleplay with myself
Some elf-on-elf action
If you haven't met Aisling yet
You might want to check out the other videos that I've made about her
which I will link in the cards and in the description
But first this video is sponsored
And full disclosure
I do not work out
Every once in a while I try and get into the habit and then I realize that exercising sucks and I hate it and then I stop
But I really wish I was the kind of person who worked out
Which is why I was so excited when the Workout Adventure podcast approached me about sponsoring a video
Workout Adventure is a guided narrative workout podcast with a tabletop gaming theme
I thought I would take a minute to probably do a terrible job working out
Not just for entertainment value
But also to show you that even absolute athletic failures like me can not only complete these exercises
But even... maybe... have fun doing them
We'll see
I'm gonna do the Barbarian episode, so I'm gonna need some war paint
-PODCAST: Your eyes are blurry and there's a ringing in your ears
The last thing you recall
You're being chased by Drek: the Keeper
A dark elf who captures warriors and forces them to fight in her ring
In a moment, you'll roll
High numbers, like 6 to 4, or 20 to 11, you do jumping jacks
You are tired, and fail to notice the spider dangling from the ceiling above you before it's too late
The giant arachnid envelops you in a spinning thread and you're wrapped up quickly
The crowd is quiet this time
They didn't think you'd make it past Drek: the Keeper's favorite pet
GINNY: Well I didn't
PODCAST: Round six: my giant spider
GINNY: Woo, I died like
Four separate times in that arena
That was probably more exercise than I've done in all of 2020 so far
If you, like me, would love to find a way to work out that you don't dread with every fiber of your being
Or, if you actually enjoy exercising
You monster
And you want a way to weave some D&D into your workouts
Then make sure to check out the Workout Adventure Kickstarter
Which just launched today
I'll link to it in the description so you can make your pledge
Or if you're not someone who works out
Maybe you have a friend that you think would like it
Phew... I'm sweating
Just roll the clip future Ginny
ELLI: Whoa, welcome back to the world of the living
AISLING: What?
ELLI: Oh, no, I'm sorry. You weren't dead. It's just a figure of speech
That was quite a look. Have you been dead before?
AISLING: No, I'm just not sure what happened. I'm not usually on the front lines
ELLI: Well, don't worry. You were just unconscious
You are injured though. Took an arrow in the battle. Luckily didn't hit anything vital
Oh, no, don't look down. You don't need to see all that blood. Just look at me. What's your name?
AISLING: Aisling ...hoo that hurts
ELLI: That's a unique one. Where are you from?
AISLING: Way out there in the wilds. It doesn't really have a name
ELLI: Wow, You're a long way from home
Do you ever miss it?
AISLING: Oh, no, it was miserable out there
The Elva don't live on the fringes because we like it. It's for survival
I admit it is strange to see another elf in this area
ELLI: I'm, Elowin, by the way
But you can call me Elli, I don't mind
Do you have any nicknames?
AISLING: No, not yet. I hear humans like to give them though, and I think I'd like one
I wonder what it would be?
ELLI: Alright, seems like you might have hit your head when you went down
Can you follow my finger with your eyes?
Very good, any nausea?
AISLING: I don't think i'd be able to tell to be honest
The whole arrow in the guts thing is really the main feeling
ELLI: Do you know what day it is?
AISLING: No, but I don't normally
It's late summer?
ELLI: Tell me, uh, your favorite animal?
AISLING: Uh, dear! Venison
Especially slow cooked so it doesn't get dry
You meant to eat, right?
ELLI: Okay, you seem fine. Hope you don't like this shirt because I need to get a look at what is going on down there
[Aisling sighs]
ELLI: Yeah, that is beyond repair
AISLING: It's fine, the blood stains would have been a nightmare to get out anyway
ELLI: Do you have a lot more clothes at home or is this kind of it?
AISLING: I haven't had time to build up much of a closet yet, but i'm always happy to buy new clothes
So I guess this is a good excuse
ELLI: Wow, that is quite a nasty scar. How'd you get that one?
AISLING: Oh this one. We were trying to double cross a local mob boss
We didn't realize she had a caster that could tell the truth
So we ended up having to fight our way out
One of her guards landed this one on me before we escaped
Don't know if we'll ever get to go back to that city
Which is a shame, because there was a pickle cart there that Nightshade just loved
ELLI: Yeah, I'll bet you tell that story at parties
Well, you're gonna get to add another story to the list after today
You are gonna be fine
We just gotta get that arrow out of there
You're in good hands. I only lose half my patients
Sorry, joke
My dark sense of humor sometimes makes for poor bedside manner
Are you a jokester too or
More of a serious type?
AISLING: I grew up with serious people, but I've been learning how to joke from my new friends
Still trying to figure out what's okay to joke about and what's not though
Seems like death is okay, as long as it's not somebody we like
Cannibalism seems to be off limits
ELLI: Okay, this might hurt
One
Two
Stop, stop squirming tell me about, uh
The last great meal you had, what's your favorite food?
AISLING: We found these huge birds that are native to the areas near our mansion
Don't be too impressed, it's been abandoned for hundreds of years
And we're still cleaning out all of the sentient carnivorous plants inside
Anyway, they roast up really well
ELLI: Mmm, that sounds
[Arrow snapping]
...delicious
AISLING: We brought a few home to try and raise them in captivity
But, our Kenku friend, Crumplefeather, seemed to really take a shine to them
So, somehow I doubt we will be eating them anymore
ELLI: Are you a picky eater or will you just kind of eat anything?
AISLING: It's very difficult to be a picky eater when you grow up starving
I've eaten bugs, I've eaten carrion I've eaten rodents raw
But I have to say now that I've had some of the good stuff
I'm developing a taste for-
Ah!
ELLI: Wonderful. Yeah, you're doing great. I know. I'm, sorry, that probably hurt
AISLING: Fuck!
ELLI: How well do you deal with pain normally?
AISLING: I mean I don't love it
ELLI: Never mind. Don't think about that
Think about uh, your party!
I noticed you came in here with a few others. That must be nice
Do you enjoy being part of a group like that?
AISLING: Uh, yeah, I- I actually do
I didn't think I would, I've never been a person with a lot of friends, not by choice
But um
I don't know. I do like them, I guess
ELLI: They seem like a really nice bunch
All safe by the way, a few of them are getting patched up, too
ELLI: Any party members in particular you were real worried about?
AISLING: Alistar probably
He always seems to be getting the shit kicked out of him
Sometimes he even hurts himself in battles
I'm, not sure how he manages to do that
ELLI: It's good to have people you can rely on but we all need some privacy, too
Any secrets you're keeping from your party?
AISLING: Not intentionally, but I think there's a lot that they don't understand, about my upbringing
They're good about asking though. I think they really do want to know
ELLI: You know, there was a time when I thought I wanted to do adventuring on my own
Never got the guts to actually do it
Now I'm too old
Turned to 90 last week
I would rather drop dead right here than give up my mattress for a bedroll under a tree
Do you like traveling all the time? Or do you just put up with it?
AISLING: It's not the traveling that I mined, I got used to being hungry and cold and desperate
But that doesn't mean I'm ever gonna like it
ELLI: this might sting by the way
AISLING: Especially now that I've had a taste of something else
If you give me a feather mattress, don't ever expect me to let it go
ELLI: If I had to camp outside
I would be up all night worrying
I just stitched somebody up yesterday who woke up with a blade at his throat
Good old bandit alarm clock
Are you an insomniac like me? Or you one of those lucky bastards who can just sleep anywhere?
AISLING: Oh, I don't sleep
I'm a full-blooded elf
I trance
You're half, right?
We don't see many of those where I'm from
But yeah, I can pretty much do it anywhere
I'd be dead by now if I hadn't learned how to take my rest where I can get it
ELLI: Me, the older I get, harder it is to sleep
I feel like I lose an hour every decade
Seems unfair considering that I feel more tired now than ever
How old are you?
AISLING: Young, even to humans
My Patron won't let me forget it
But I don't see why I need to be older to try and fix things that are wrong
Ah!
Is that a needle, or another arrow you're sticking in me!?
ELLI: You're doing great, by the way, just stay still, almost done
Adventuring is a bit of a young person's game, don't you think?
Are you worried about how things will change when you're older?
AISLING: I can't think that far ahead, or I don't want to
My Patron tells me there won't even be a future
So I suppose there's no point in thinking about it until I'm sure it's coming
ELLI: Well, maybe when the time comes you can try something that is a little less dangerous
You have any special talents or fun hobbies you could pay the bills with if you sheathed your sword for good?
AISLING: I don't have time for hobbies
And my talents are a little brutal
But I'll cross that bridge if I come to it, I guess
ELLI: And we are done!
Try to take it easy for a few days
Don't get it wet
After about a week you'll need to take the stitches out
Is there somebody you'd trust to help you with that, or you more of a do-it-yourself type?
AISLING: Probably Bryn
She has nimble little paws
Only if she's not drunk though
ELLI: Well in the future, do me a favor and try not to get shot by any more arrows
I'm sure you are a great warrior. Just try to be a little bit less of a great target
AISLING: [Laughs] See, that's the kind of joke that Alistar would probably get upset at
Maybe it's an elf thing
OFFSCREEN VOICE: Elli, you done over there?
ELLI: Well, this has been a pleasure, but I have to go lend a hand for an amputation
No pun intended. It's a leg we're removing
It was nice to meet you. I hope we never have to do this again
Has anyone seen my bone saw?
Where's Nightshade?
Oh if she died again, she's going to be mad at me all week!
GINNY: This is such a me thing to do
Literally roleplaying with myself
I've done cosplay photo shoots where I dress up as both halves of a couple and then photoshop them together
You learn things when your cosplay friends live far away, or have day jobs, or there's a pandemic
If you want to film your own response video to my healer video or to any of my upcoming NPC videos
This is me giving you blanket permission to do so
Just make sure to properly credit and link to the original video in the description
And of course if you do
Please send it to me, because I would love to see it!
And if you like my videos I upload every wednesday
And it's pretty much all tabletop stuff now, so you might as well subscribe, right?
Roll to hit that subscribe button!
That is comically terrible
Nat 20 on subscribing!
Someone put me out of my misery