#madelyn murphy

[random-roses]

Twenty Sided Tavern - @quiddie night 1

[bemyvalntyne]

my Twenty Sided Tavern experience!

so i visited the tavern in chicago last night (9/18/25) and had an absolute blast!! as someone who loves theatre and has been playing dnd for a while now, the show was a 10/10 and i had so much fun!! (and i got to meet damien haas, more on that later in this post💃🕺)

highlights from the show in no particular order (maybe slight spoilers?? but each show is different so🤠):

overall energy from the cast and crowd!! everyone was so enthusiastic and engaged and it made for an even better show

LOVED the interactive elements within the show (we could vote on each player’s character and decisions during the game)

characters for this show were battle pigeon (alastair, damien’s character), bone daddy (dustin, madelyn’s character), and bad kitty (katya, will’s character) plus the two dm’s cassidy and rj! small cast but still brought the house down!

the npc’s cassidy and rj played throughout the show? chef’s kiss, no notes i loved them all (especially cheese the mouse, thank god he had 4000 hit points bc the shit that the party went through on this quest? insane)

really cool tech involved in the show, cameras were set up for each dice rolling tray so the entire audience could see what everyone rolled

lighting was INSANE

GAY SUBPLOT THAT I WAS NOT EXPECTING BUT BOY WAS IT AMAZING TO WATCH

the entire cast was so locked in and made such amazing character choices, i was in awe

the cast that came out to “stage door” were so incredibly nice and i’m grateful that they even came out after doing an intense show like that!

ngl i did mainly come to see damien haas during his limited run as might, but i immediately became obsessed with madelyn murphy (might, and also a fellow chicagoan!!) and will champion (mischief), and they were so much fun to talk to after the show

i got to meet damien before AND after the show (i’m still in shock tbh) he is just as kind in real life as he is on stream/smosh! lowkey blacked out for a sec while talking to him and DEFINITELY made a fool of myself, but i got to word vomit about dnd with him a bit and take a couple pics with him!!

i’m probably forgetting more details but i’m still reeling from last night😵‍💫 if you have the opportunity to see this show, DO IT!! you won’t regret it :,)))

[isingofvioletsandaquill]

Listen, I almost never post my own ramblings on tumblr dot com, but I have not stopped thinking about Twenty-Sided Tavern since I saw it (twice!) this weekend (because Aabria), so I Must Shout into the void.

Okay so I saw a thursday evening show (Diego!Warrior as Chester, Jasmin!Spellcaster as Leggs, Maddie!Trickster as Barry) and I knew very little going in and was delighted at every turn. Barry betraying the party? Command "submit" and then starting to turn to stone? The creepy earth elemental hyena who taunted him about not being so different? Losing his arm to stone right as he got cold feet and tried to wipe his friends' memories of his betrayal? And then to come so far, but not be strong enough to dispel the Havoc... the sadness of not saving the day, mixed with the hope of never giving up the good fight (Diego got me right in the heart with "y'know... I think there might be a prison riot tomorrow")... masterful!

So I dragged my friends with me for the saturday matinee (Erika!Warrior as Chester, Jasmin!Spellcaster as Ethel, Maddie!Trickster as Katya) (plus Cassidy as Tavern Keeper because NO BOYS ALLOWED ON NATIONAL WOMENS' DAY). And to still be surprised at so many turns?!?!? Yes, there were obviously going to be new little silly bits (different riffs! different npc names! minute meteors as a hail of chanclas! that guard named wingdings!), but HOLY SHIT. I was HONORED to be in the room for the bbeg fight against "Just Madelyn Murphy." I respect the shit out of Maddie being ready to go for blood against her fellow players, both by actions in combat and by just. Planking menacingly in the corner. She and Aabria are a terrifying duo (and they're so right for that! womens' rights to emotional warfare!).

Yet, for "Just Madelyn Murphy," with her busted-ass statblock and all, the thing that defeated her was the power of storytelling. The power of her own character, reminding her that despite the difficulties that come from being a nerdy "backpack girl," she found her way to being able to tell badass stories with badass friends on a BIG CITY STAGE! That's what we do this for!

Anyhow. This absolutely goofy show put tears in my eyes twice this weekend so. Had to ramble.

And because I know she's in these streets: @quiddie if you see this, know that you're a legend, one of the most prolific storytellers of our generation indeed. Your command of story and stage is immaculate. I think it's wonderful that I get to live in a world where, instead of suing for emotional damages caused by an Aabria Show, I get to buy rush tickets to get my heartstrings played in person. At an Aabria show.

[ratkingdad]

I’m seeing Twenty Sided Tavern! I was legit shaking when I met Erika and Madelyn was so nice!!

[ragekagegames]

Did nerd shit tonight and got to see Twenty-Sided Tavern and the special guest was Aabria Iyengar so that's pretty cool!