We are several of the GamingNow DJs (and support staff and guests) who started playing DnD a couple of years ago, and we stream our games on twitch using a combination of Roll20 for the maps, DnD Beyond for char sheets and some rolls, and actually good old physical dice (with cams) for other rolls.

We currently are running 2 campaigns and a Sarge game, though this will change as we evolve.  These are:

Campaign 2 – Rime of the Frostmaiden

This is our 2nd Thursday campaign.  The first was the Water deep Dragon Heist campaign.  We succeeded, but in the process one of our party, the Dwarf Druid Glamraes Barrelmane got turned to stone.  There was a mini-campaign “Rescue Glam” to rescue the stoned Glam and to restore him.  This was completed but with some major consequences. We are now on campaign 2, which is to head north to help “fix” Glam who is also suffering from using dark magics. These sessions are DM’ed by DM Tythe.

The Candle Keep Mysteries / Hoard of the Dragon Queen

This started as a series of one-shots merged together by the DM, but has now moved onto a full campaign.  These are longer sessions on a Sunday. These sessions are DM’ed by DM JJ

“Sarge kills noobs”

This is a set of sessions where Sarge tries to kill people. There are some new players, and seasoned players, everyone is free to make a character and join in. The sessions run most weeks, but if a player isn’t around their character just takes a nap. These are along similar lines of the Crashlanding feature on Sarges show. There is no overarching campaign story, just people trying to survive. For full details and to join in, see the pinned comments in the #dm-sarge-room channel in our Discord server. These sessions are DM’ed by DM Sarge.

Lost Mine of Phandelver

This is a campaign being run by DM Tythe.

Schedule

Campaign 2 happens every other Thursday at 7pm GMT (or at least that’s the plan) and lasts around 2 and half hours.
The Candle Keep Mysteries are roughly once a month on a Sunday at around 12 midday GMT and last around 4 hours.
Sarge kills noobs are most Sundays afternoons the length is variable depending on the encounter, this is currently taking a break.
Lost Mine of Phandelver is also Sunday, and is variable.
For more info listen to GamingNow the shows (especially JJs Friday night show), or check the Events in the Gaming Now Discord which will have the next of each Campaign listed.

Watch on our twitch channel.

Catchup

Shows will be available on Twitch shortly after the session and will remain there for around 2 weeks.  Shows will be uploaded to our YouTube channel within a week of the session.

Competition

Note: This was won by EaglePoint for 2022, and Ratbait2021 in 2023 (at the Platinum Party). It is back for 2023/2024 this time bot powered!

We’re running a competition across all games, and you could win $100!

You must be watching live.  When anyone rolls a natural 20 or natural 1 (on a D20 and it counts*) wait until the prompt in channel then you must enter #critwin (for the 20) or #critfail (for the 1), one per person per instance.  Each of these events will go into a separate raffle at the end of the show.  For each raffle, we’ll randomly (using more dice rolls) select one person that entered and give them a ticket into the main prize pool.  Additionally each time we have a critwin the prize pool goes up $5 and for each critfail it goes down $5.  When we reach $100 (nominal) or at Christmas, we’ll do a draw from all the tickets and whoever wins gets the pot (probably in the form of a Steam voucher).  If that all sounds confusing, come along and join in you’ve nothing to lose and it will all fall into place!  Note: The prize pot is capped at $100, if that happens before Christmas, but we aren’t able to draw yet the amount displayed below will keep increasing, but the pot remains at $100.  You can still enter and get tickets.

GamingNow staff can join the competition (we don’t get paid and want to have fun too!), but can’t enter on episodes they are playing in.

* For example if a char with advantage where 2 D20s are rolled gets a 1 and 15 then only the higher dice counts (the 15) and therefore this isn’t a critfail.  Similarly, if rolling with disadvantage and a 20 and 14 were rolled the lower dice counts (the 14) and so this isn’t a critwin.  There are also other instances such as Stabby is “Lucky” and so gets to reroll 1’s, unless the reroll is also a 1 this wouldn’t be a critfail.

Current Prize Pot: $120 (capped at $100)

Current Tickets

Name Number of Tickets
palu_whoda40
DJNovo26
Ratbait20219
sargezone3
fishbone08173
Joske2
Phreakbee2
86yuot1
pornocchio1
dangermouse19851
DJ UwU イカマフィン (੭ˊᵕˋ)੭🦘1

History

The pot started at $20

Who Won Session Win/Fail Prize Pot
palu_whodacandlekeep Week 29Fail: Taser initiative$-5
palu_whodacandlekeep Week 29Fail: Taser jumping$-10
palu_whodacandlekeep Week 29Fail: DM NPC falls over$-15
DJNovocandlekeep Week 29Win: Carlon to stealthily kill someone and fail DM NPC$-15
palu_whodacandlekeep Week 29Win: DM to hit$-10
palu_whodacandlekeep Week 29Fail: Carlon to hit$-15
fishbone0817candlekeep Week 29Fail: Quent to hit$-20
86yuotcandlekeep Week 29Win: DM to hit (with good guy) and win DM to hit$-10
palu_whodacandlekeep Week 29Fail: Ape to hit and win DM to hit and win DM to hit$-5
palu_whodacandlekeep Week 29Win: DM initiative$0
palu_whodacandlekeep Week 29Fail: Taser to hit$-5
Ratbait2021candlekeep Week 29Win: Quent to hit$0
Ratbait2021candlekeep Week 29Fail: DM to hit and win Taser to hit$0
palu_whodacandlekeep Week 29Fail: Ape to throw body$-5
palu_whodacandlekeep Week 29Fail: Ash to see$-10
Ratbait2021candlekeep Week 29Win: Ash for noncense and win Taser persuasion$0
Trac1978candlekeep Week 29Win: Ash perception$5
JoskeCampaign2 Week 31Win: Accy insight and fail JD insight$5
Trac1978candlekeep Week 30Fail: Arlo insight$0
Trac1978candlekeep Week 30Win: Quent perception$5
palu_whodacandlekeep Week 30Fail: Ashhryn Stealth$0
palu_whodacandlekeep Week 30Fail: DM frogs to hit$-5
palu_whodacandlekeep Week 30Fail: Carlon to hit$-10
palu_whodacandlekeep Week 30Win: DM frog to hit and fail DM to hit$-10
Trac1978candlekeep Week 30Fail: Quent to hit$-15
Trac1978candlekeep Week 30Win: Quent not getting bolted$-10
Trac1978candlekeep Week 30Fail: Arlo to stop grapple$-15
palu_whodacandlekeep Week 30Fail: Carlon grapple$-20
palu_whodaCandlekeep Week 31Win: Arlo stealth and fail Ash perception$-20
DJNovoCandlekeep Week 31Win: Ash to hit$-15
DJNovoCandlekeep Week 31Win: DM frog saving throw and win DM frog saving throw$-5
DJNovoCandlekeep Week 31Win: Carlon to hit$0
palu_whodaCandlekeep Week 31Fail: frog dex save and win DM frog keeps hold and win DM to hit$5
DJNovoCandlekeep Week 31Win: DM frog to hit$10
DJNovoCandlekeep Week 31Win: DM giant toad initiative$15
palu_whodaCandlekeep Week 31Win: DM frog to hit$20
Trac1978Candlekeep Week 31Win: Hyena to hit$25
Trac1978Candlekeep Week 31Win: Carlon to hit$30
DJNovoCandlekeep Week 31Fail: Arlo investigation$25
Ratbait2021candlekeep Win: eagle damage roll and fail eagle attack roll$25
palu_whodacandlekeep Win: bugbear vs colby$30
Ratbait2021candlekeep Win: initiative grick and win initiative2 grick$40
No entriescandlekeep Fail: eagle stealth$35
No entriescandlekeep Win: joske ballbearing not faling$40
No entriesCandlekeep Week 32Fail: Taser wants to fall$35
No entriesCandlekeep Week 32Win: Taser initiative$40
palu_whodaCandlekeep Week 32Win: Taser to hit$45
palu_whodaCandlekeep Week 32Win: DM to hit$50
DJNovoCandlekeep Week 32Fail: DM spider to hit$45
palu_whodaCandlekeep Week 32Win: Taser to hit$50
palu_whodaCandlekeep Week 32Win: Ash investigation$55
No entriesCandlekeep Week 32Win: DM Borngrey wizdom save$60
No entriesCandlekeep Week 32Fail: Quent initiaive$55
palu_whodaCandlekeep Week 32Fail: Quent to hit$50
palu_whodaCandlekeep Week 32Win: DM to hit and win DM to hit$60
palu_whodaCandlekeep Week 32Fail: Arlo strength and fail DM strength$50
palu_whodaCandlekeep Week 32Fail: DM gorgoil$45
Trac1978Campaign2 Week 32Fail: Hal wisdom save$40
Ratbait2021Campaign2 Week 32Fail: Oooze to hit$35
palu_whodaCampaign2 Week 32Win: DM dark Glam to hit$40
No entriesPhandelver Fail: Sarge avoiding spiderweb$35
No entriesPhandelver Win: Jorge hit spider$40
No entriesPhandelver Win: jorge investigation$45
No entriesPhandelver Win: novo performance$50
No entriesPhandelver Fail: bugbear spear$45
No entriesPhandelver Win: dobbelganger attack$50
No entriesPhandelver Win: jorge crossbow hit$55
No entriesPhandelver Win: bugbear morningstar$60
No entriesPhandelver Win: novo chops head off bugbear$65
No entriesPhandelver Win: eagle to hit$70
No entriesPhandelver Win: eagle arcana check$75
Palu_WhodaPhandelver Win: eagle to hit skeleton and win eagle to hit skeleton 2$85
palu_whodaPhandelver Fail: eagle perception stench$80
palu_whodaPhandelver Fail: ghoul attack$75
sargezoneCampaign2 Week 33Fail: Jax trying to line up hand and fail and fail Glam trying to mend arm$60
JoskeCampaign2 Week 33Win: JD insight$65
sargezoneCampaign2 Week 33Win: Glam cons save$70
Ratbait2021candlekeep Week 33Fail: Quent inteligence check$65
Ratbait2021candlekeep Week 33Win: Arlo looks in a telescope$70
Ratbait2021candlekeep Week 33Win: Carlon perception$75
palu_whodacandlekeep Week 33Win: Tasar to hit$80
pornocchioCampaign2 Week 34Win: Glam perception$85
fishbone0817Campaign2 Week 34Fail: Toxi crisma email check and fail and win sarge mistake$80
sargezoneCampaign2 Week 34Fail: weasel stealth$75
No entriesCandlekeep Week 34 Eagle — 11:03 AMFail: Ash to hit$70
No entriesCandlekeep Week 34 Eagle — 11:03 AMWin: DM saving throw$75
PhreakbeeCandlekeep Week 34 Eagle — 11:03 AMWin: Arlo herbal check$80
No entriesPhandelver Episode 15Win: Layzel initiative and fail eagle putting the trigger in the wrong channel and win Layzel initiative$85
palu_whodaPhandelver Episode 15Fail: and win Layzel initiative and win $90
No entriesPhandelver Episode 15Fail: $85
No entriesPhandelver Episode 15Fail: $80
No entriesPhandelver Episode 15Fail: $75
No entriesPhandelver Episode 15Fail: and fail and win and fail $65
No entriesPhandelver Episode 15Fail: $60
No entriesPhandelver Episode 15Win: trac jump$65
No entriesPhandelver Episode 15Fail: and win $65
No entriescampaign2 Win: JD recogises a ring$70
DJNovocampaign2 Win: Jax likes a song$75
DJNovocampaign2 Win: Toxi getting jiggy with it$80
Palu_WhodaPhandelver Ep 16Win: $85
Palu_WhodaPhandelver Ep 16Fail: and win $85
Palu_WhodaPhandelver Ep 16Win: $90
Palu_WhodaPhandelver Ep 16Win: $95
Palu_WhodaPhandelver Ep 16Win: $100
No entriesPhandelver Ep 16Win: and win $110
No entriesPhandelver Ep 16Win: $115
No entriesPhandelver Ep 16Fail: $110
Palu_Whodacandlekeep Week35Win: DM insight$115
No entriescandlekeep Week35Fail: Carlon trying to steal$110
DJNovocandlekeep Week35Win: Carlon Wyvern riding$115
dangermouse1985candlekeep Week35Win: Carlon stealth$120
DJNovocandlekeep Week35Fail: Arlo perception$115
No entriescandlekeep Week35Win: Ash persuation$120
No entriescandlekeep Week35Fail: Carlon Stealth$115
Fishbonecandlekeep Week35Win: DM resisting mirror and fail DM mirror$115
DJ UwU イカマフィン (੭ˊᵕˋ)੭🦘candlekeep Week35Fail: Arlo can't see$110
No entriescandlekeep Week35Win: DM Orgar clubbin$115
Palu_Whodacandlekeep Week 36Win: DM cons save$120
Phreakbeecandlekeep Week 36 pt2Win: Quent to hit$125
Trac1978candlekeep Week 36 pt2Fail: Tazar frightened of dragon$120
Trac1978candlekeep Week 36 pt2Fail: DM dragon to hit$115
DJNovocandlekeep Week 36 pt2Win: DM dragon dodging fireball$120
DJNovocandlekeep Week 36 pt2Fail: Quent survival$115
Trac1978candlekeep Week 36 pt2Win: Ash scorching ray$120

Characters

Original / Rescue Glam / Campaign 2

CandleKeep Mysteries

Other

Note: The characters for the Sarge sessions aren’t listed as they don’t stay around long enough to get attached to 🙂