1 00:00:02,263 --> 00:00:06,180 [theme song plays] 2 00:00:14,492 --> 00:00:16,407 ♪ One, two, One-two-three-four ♪ 3 00:00:16,451 --> 00:00:20,324 [vocalizing] 4 00:00:29,551 --> 00:00:31,118 [chicken clucks] 5 00:00:35,209 --> 00:00:37,646 So, Kiki, Remy didn't tell you what this is about either? 6 00:00:37,689 --> 00:00:40,040 Nah. He just sent this raven with an invitation that says, 7 00:00:40,083 --> 00:00:41,998 "Arrive at nightfall with naught 8 00:00:42,042 --> 00:00:44,087 but your adventuring spirit." 9 00:00:44,131 --> 00:00:45,654 - [both] Same. - [all gasp] 10 00:00:45,697 --> 00:00:48,091 - [crows caw] - Master Remy is expecting you. 11 00:00:48,135 --> 00:00:49,005 Follow me. 12 00:00:49,049 --> 00:00:51,442 [all] Ooh! 13 00:00:51,486 --> 00:00:53,488 [Remy] Welcome, travelers... 14 00:00:53,531 --> 00:00:55,098 To the world of... 15 00:00:55,142 --> 00:00:57,318 - [clears throat] Vasquez? - [chair squeaks] 16 00:00:57,361 --> 00:01:00,321 Mages and Mazes! 17 00:01:00,364 --> 00:01:02,279 - [all] Wow! - I don't know what that is. 18 00:01:02,323 --> 00:01:04,107 - I'm confused. - You guys! 19 00:01:04,151 --> 00:01:06,153 It's Mages and Mazes! 20 00:01:06,196 --> 00:01:09,721 It's a fantasy game where you create the adventure together! 21 00:01:09,765 --> 00:01:11,245 Very astute, Kiki! 22 00:01:11,288 --> 00:01:14,117 Mages and Mazes isn't your typical board game. 23 00:01:14,161 --> 00:01:17,120 I dunno... Paper, tiny numbers... 24 00:01:17,164 --> 00:01:18,948 This game seems complicated, Remy. 25 00:01:18,991 --> 00:01:20,950 Yeah, are there a bunch of rules? 26 00:01:20,993 --> 00:01:23,735 Leave the rules to me. I, your Mage Master, 27 00:01:23,779 --> 00:01:26,695 will lead you through a magical fantasy world 28 00:01:26,738 --> 00:01:28,175 of my own creation. 29 00:01:28,218 --> 00:01:30,133 We'll have fun, trust me! Sound good? 30 00:01:30,177 --> 00:01:31,830 - [all] Yeah! - Where do we start? 31 00:01:31,874 --> 00:01:35,007 First, you gotta create your heroes. 32 00:01:35,051 --> 00:01:38,098 I wanna be Bufflegs McSwole! 33 00:01:38,141 --> 00:01:40,709 He's a fearsome fighter that can take out hordes of enemies 34 00:01:40,752 --> 00:01:42,145 by kicking them in the shins! 35 00:01:42,189 --> 00:01:44,800 - Huh? - [jabbering] 36 00:01:44,843 --> 00:01:47,237 Eeh, kyah! Kyah! Kyah! 37 00:01:47,281 --> 00:01:48,238 Ah! 38 00:01:48,282 --> 00:01:49,979 Heh. 39 00:01:50,022 --> 00:01:53,113 This is my hero, Diamondbow The Dazzler. 40 00:01:53,156 --> 00:01:56,116 She's a beautiful elf ranger with plus-ten dexterity, 41 00:01:56,159 --> 00:01:58,161 who can take out an army of skyborne apes 42 00:01:58,205 --> 00:01:59,728 with a single arrow! 43 00:01:59,771 --> 00:02:01,991 [screeching] Ah! 44 00:02:02,034 --> 00:02:04,994 Ooh! What do you think of my character? 45 00:02:05,037 --> 00:02:08,171 Schmalfo! He's a wizard that knows every single spell 46 00:02:08,215 --> 00:02:11,000 but chooses only to use the one that turns him into a cat. 47 00:02:11,043 --> 00:02:12,610 Schmalfo! 48 00:02:12,654 --> 00:02:14,699 - I love him. - Oh, thank goodness! 49 00:02:14,743 --> 00:02:17,659 Excellent! Now, we can jump right into the adventure! 50 00:02:17,702 --> 00:02:20,052 [clears throat] Our story begins 51 00:02:20,096 --> 00:02:22,620 in the bustling hamlet of Big Village. 52 00:02:22,664 --> 00:02:24,187 [all] Ooh! 53 00:02:24,231 --> 00:02:26,146 [Remy] So, heroes, what do you do first? 54 00:02:26,189 --> 00:02:28,322 - What can we do? - [Remy] Anything you want! 55 00:02:28,365 --> 00:02:29,888 Are there any rocks around? 56 00:02:29,932 --> 00:02:31,455 - Let me check. - [rolls dice] 57 00:02:31,499 --> 00:02:33,065 There are seven rocks. 58 00:02:33,109 --> 00:02:36,199 Nice! I'm gonna kick this rock! 59 00:02:36,243 --> 00:02:38,419 Wait! First, you'll have to roll this dice. 60 00:02:38,462 --> 00:02:40,203 It'll help me decide how well you do. 61 00:02:40,247 --> 00:02:42,466 Oh, okay. Here we go! 62 00:02:42,510 --> 00:02:44,076 All right, a two! 63 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,470 So, what does that mean? Like, two miles? 64 00:02:46,514 --> 00:02:48,211 Well, not exactly. 65 00:02:48,255 --> 00:02:50,039 Unh! What?! 66 00:02:50,082 --> 00:02:51,910 Them's the rules, Cricket. [gulps] 67 00:02:51,954 --> 00:02:55,044 The dice decide if we succeed or fail miserably. 68 00:02:55,087 --> 00:02:57,046 [groans] Well, I kick it again! 69 00:02:57,089 --> 00:02:59,788 How about I move us along so we don't get sidetracked. 70 00:02:59,831 --> 00:03:04,227 Off in the distance, your party spots a grizzled old warrior 71 00:03:04,271 --> 00:03:06,273 whose heart is laden with secrets. 72 00:03:06,316 --> 00:03:08,536 But he doesn't seem to be in a talking mood. 73 00:03:08,579 --> 00:03:09,667 [zips] 74 00:03:09,711 --> 00:03:11,016 Ooh, mysterious! 75 00:03:11,060 --> 00:03:12,279 I roll a persuasion check 76 00:03:12,322 --> 00:03:14,106 to see if I can get him to talk. 77 00:03:14,150 --> 00:03:16,108 [rattles] 78 00:03:16,152 --> 00:03:18,154 [gasps] A perfect twenty! 79 00:03:18,198 --> 00:03:20,983 The highest roll an adventurer can achieve! 80 00:03:21,026 --> 00:03:23,159 The old warrior spills his guts! 81 00:03:23,203 --> 00:03:24,900 I wet my pantaloons 'til I was nine. 82 00:03:24,943 --> 00:03:26,728 I just wear this eyepatch to look cool. 83 00:03:26,771 --> 00:03:29,687 And directly to the North of here lies a cave, 84 00:03:29,731 --> 00:03:33,125 inhabited by a fearsome, treasure hoarding dragon. 85 00:03:33,169 --> 00:03:35,040 Oh! We go to the cave to see the dragon! 86 00:03:35,084 --> 00:03:36,346 Wait, what? 87 00:03:36,390 --> 00:03:37,956 [all] Ooh! 88 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:39,697 [Remy] Whoa, slow down, guys! 89 00:03:39,741 --> 00:03:41,917 I love the enthusiasm, but the old warrior 90 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:43,266 wasn't finished talking. 91 00:03:43,310 --> 00:03:45,094 [all] Huh? 92 00:03:45,137 --> 00:03:46,530 [all] Aww. 93 00:03:46,574 --> 00:03:48,967 [clears throat] As I was saying, 94 00:03:49,011 --> 00:03:51,100 You'd be a fool to venture into that cave 95 00:03:51,143 --> 00:03:54,016 without first exploring the Mystical Forest. 96 00:03:54,059 --> 00:03:56,671 So, where shall you venture? 97 00:03:56,714 --> 00:03:58,412 We go back to the cave! 98 00:03:58,455 --> 00:03:59,456 [all] Yeah! 99 00:03:59,500 --> 00:04:02,067 [sighs] 100 00:04:02,111 --> 00:04:04,287 [Remy] After a short journey, you arrive, once more, 101 00:04:04,331 --> 00:04:06,158 at the mouth of the dragon's cavern. 102 00:04:06,202 --> 00:04:08,204 - How do you proceed? - I charge in! 103 00:04:08,248 --> 00:04:10,293 Would you like to check for traps before entering? 104 00:04:10,337 --> 00:04:13,731 What? Traps?! Who'd put traps in a cave? 105 00:04:13,775 --> 00:04:16,299 - I charge in! - Okay... 106 00:04:16,343 --> 00:04:18,170 Bufflegs charges into the cavern, 107 00:04:18,214 --> 00:04:20,825 oblivious to the bucket of bees falling from the ceiling. 108 00:04:20,869 --> 00:04:22,174 - [buzzing] - [Bufflegs] Aah! 109 00:04:22,218 --> 00:04:24,089 Why would this be here?! 110 00:04:24,133 --> 00:04:26,135 - I tried to warn you. - [Cricket groans] 111 00:04:26,178 --> 00:04:28,006 I'll roll to look for traps. 112 00:04:28,050 --> 00:04:29,356 I'm there for moral support. 113 00:04:29,399 --> 00:04:30,705 Eighteen! 114 00:04:30,748 --> 00:04:32,141 Ooh, nice roll! 115 00:04:32,184 --> 00:04:33,011 You don't see any traps. 116 00:04:33,055 --> 00:04:34,143 [both] Ah! 117 00:04:34,186 --> 00:04:36,580 A pit?! I should've seen that! 118 00:04:36,624 --> 00:04:38,539 Sorry, according to the rules, 119 00:04:38,582 --> 00:04:40,758 you needed a nineteen to see that trap. 120 00:04:40,802 --> 00:04:42,064 - What?! - Argh! 121 00:04:42,107 --> 00:04:44,022 These rules are way too strict! 122 00:04:44,066 --> 00:04:45,328 Trust your Maze Master. 123 00:04:45,372 --> 00:04:47,156 I know things seem challenging now, 124 00:04:47,199 --> 00:04:49,724 but you'll be having a blast by the end, you'll see! 125 00:04:49,767 --> 00:04:52,814 Okay, I fish my friends out of the pit and we keep moving. 126 00:04:52,857 --> 00:04:56,034 Let the dungeon crawl continue! 127 00:04:56,078 --> 00:04:58,776 A muck monster approaches your party. What do you do? 128 00:04:58,820 --> 00:05:00,604 I kick it in the shins! 129 00:05:00,648 --> 00:05:02,495 [Remy] Muck Monster is immune to physical attacks. 130 00:05:02,519 --> 00:05:04,478 - How is that fair? Ow! - [roars] 131 00:05:04,521 --> 00:05:05,846 [Remy] You approach a large chasm. 132 00:05:05,870 --> 00:05:07,045 with no way to go around. 133 00:05:07,089 --> 00:05:09,657 I turn into a kitty cat and I leap across! 134 00:05:09,700 --> 00:05:11,441 All right, roll and see if you make it. 135 00:05:11,485 --> 00:05:13,400 - [rattles] - Uh, fifteen? 136 00:05:13,443 --> 00:05:14,966 [sucks in breath] Ooh! 137 00:05:15,010 --> 00:05:17,055 You'd need a sixteen to make it across. 138 00:05:17,099 --> 00:05:19,014 - [Schmalfo] Meow, no! - Really?! 139 00:05:19,057 --> 00:05:21,364 [Remy] A mysterious demon-o-lock covers the door. 140 00:05:21,408 --> 00:05:22,800 How do you proceed? 141 00:05:22,844 --> 00:05:24,802 I use the demon-o-key we found earlier! 142 00:05:24,846 --> 00:05:26,674 [Remy] Excellent work, but unfortunately, 143 00:05:26,717 --> 00:05:28,589 you don't have a key for the secondary lock. 144 00:05:28,632 --> 00:05:30,068 Ugh, Remy! 145 00:05:30,112 --> 00:05:32,027 This is pointless, I kick the door! 146 00:05:32,070 --> 00:05:35,204 - [snarls, chomps] - Aah! 147 00:05:35,247 --> 00:05:37,162 - Something wrong, Cricket? - Yeah, bruh! 148 00:05:37,206 --> 00:05:39,121 This maze is busted! 149 00:05:39,164 --> 00:05:41,645 It's our first game and you're not cutting us any slack. 150 00:05:41,689 --> 00:05:43,386 Can I come out of the chasm, yet? 151 00:05:43,430 --> 00:05:44,909 The rules say you cannot. 152 00:05:44,953 --> 00:05:46,607 I can't take it much longer! 153 00:05:46,650 --> 00:05:49,131 If I don't get to kick someone in the shins, 154 00:05:49,174 --> 00:05:50,828 I'm gonna lose my mind! 155 00:05:50,872 --> 00:05:54,005 Okay, okay, let me skip ahead to something more exciting. 156 00:05:54,049 --> 00:05:57,008 And so, after countless hours of exploration, 157 00:05:57,052 --> 00:06:00,577 you find your way to a cavern filled with treasures. 158 00:06:00,621 --> 00:06:02,536 At the center of the cave, 159 00:06:02,579 --> 00:06:04,712 nestled atop a massive pile of riches, 160 00:06:04,755 --> 00:06:08,542 you see a giant gem of glittering green. 161 00:06:08,585 --> 00:06:10,370 Oh, it's just sittin' right there, huh? 162 00:06:10,413 --> 00:06:11,806 What's the catch? 163 00:06:11,849 --> 00:06:14,330 [Remy] Not so fast, tiny intruders! 164 00:06:15,810 --> 00:06:18,421 For you have entered the realm 165 00:06:18,465 --> 00:06:21,206 of Remulox the Mighty! 166 00:06:21,250 --> 00:06:24,296 All right! This is startin' to get good! 167 00:06:24,340 --> 00:06:26,168 [Remy] If you want this emerald, 168 00:06:26,211 --> 00:06:28,692 then you have no choice but to... 169 00:06:28,736 --> 00:06:30,302 Finally, a fight! 170 00:06:30,346 --> 00:06:33,088 - Roll to solve my riddle! - Huh? 171 00:06:33,131 --> 00:06:37,005 What do you call cheese that isn't yours? 172 00:06:37,048 --> 00:06:39,442 Oof! Hey! What are you doing down there? 173 00:06:39,486 --> 00:06:42,097 I'm sick of all these rules! I'm goin' rogue! 174 00:06:42,140 --> 00:06:43,925 I kick the dragon in the shins! 175 00:06:43,968 --> 00:06:45,579 Hey, you have to roll for that! 176 00:06:45,622 --> 00:06:47,929 I'm tired of the confines of this world! 177 00:06:47,972 --> 00:06:50,279 Ow! What the heck, Kiki? 178 00:06:50,322 --> 00:06:52,107 I am also mad because there 179 00:06:52,150 --> 00:06:54,022 hasn't been enough cat stuff to do! 180 00:06:54,065 --> 00:06:55,676 Gah! Yah! Ha! 181 00:06:55,719 --> 00:06:57,765 Hey! Stop that! Ow! 182 00:06:57,808 --> 00:06:59,810 You said we'd have fun in this game! 183 00:06:59,854 --> 00:07:02,552 You lied, Remy! You lied! 184 00:07:02,596 --> 00:07:04,685 You guys are the ones not playing it right! 185 00:07:04,728 --> 00:07:06,295 If you don't wanna play by the rules, 186 00:07:06,338 --> 00:07:08,079 then just play without me! 187 00:07:08,123 --> 00:07:10,038 [panting] 188 00:07:10,081 --> 00:07:11,474 Where to Master Remy? 189 00:07:11,518 --> 00:07:12,997 The Fortress of Despair! 190 00:07:13,041 --> 00:07:15,043 - Your bedroom, it is. - [slams] 191 00:07:15,086 --> 00:07:17,001 So, is the game over? 192 00:07:17,045 --> 00:07:18,568 Nope! With Remy gone, 193 00:07:18,612 --> 00:07:20,875 we can finally do whatever we want. 194 00:07:20,918 --> 00:07:23,094 No dice, no rules. 195 00:07:23,138 --> 00:07:25,053 With the dragon gone, our heroes easily 196 00:07:25,096 --> 00:07:26,620 claim the emerald as their own! 197 00:07:26,663 --> 00:07:28,578 - All right! - Whoo-hoo! 198 00:07:28,622 --> 00:07:31,059 [Cricket] Just then, a whole army of lizard men show up! 199 00:07:31,102 --> 00:07:32,669 [hisses] 200 00:07:32,713 --> 00:07:34,497 I take 'em all out with one hit! 201 00:07:34,541 --> 00:07:36,020 Aah! 202 00:07:36,064 --> 00:07:37,563 [Cricket] And get buffer, as a result! 203 00:07:37,587 --> 00:07:39,241 [Kiki] Diamondbow gains magical powers! 204 00:07:39,284 --> 00:07:41,069 [lizard screams] 205 00:07:41,112 --> 00:07:43,114 [Kiki] And usurps the Lizard King's throne! 206 00:07:43,158 --> 00:07:46,074 And I transform into a kitty cat! 207 00:07:46,117 --> 00:07:48,380 Nice work, everyone! We did it! 208 00:07:48,424 --> 00:07:50,121 - Meow what? - I don't know. 209 00:07:50,165 --> 00:07:51,906 We did everything we wanted to do. 210 00:07:51,949 --> 00:07:53,603 Oh! Remy's got a bunch of notes back here. 211 00:07:53,647 --> 00:07:55,083 Maybe he's got another adventure. 212 00:07:55,126 --> 00:07:56,867 Wow, he's got tons of ideas! 213 00:07:56,911 --> 00:07:58,565 He did this all himself? 214 00:07:58,608 --> 00:08:01,306 [gasps] Bufflegs has a long lost brother?! 215 00:08:01,350 --> 00:08:03,613 Buffarms?! We weren't supposed to find that out 216 00:08:03,657 --> 00:08:05,267 for another twelve sessions! 217 00:08:05,310 --> 00:08:07,530 Gee, he really worked hard on all this. 218 00:08:07,574 --> 00:08:10,533 Yeah. This got boring real fast without Remy. 219 00:08:10,577 --> 00:08:12,492 - [groans] - What's wrong? 220 00:08:12,535 --> 00:08:13,884 Too many snacks? 221 00:08:13,928 --> 00:08:15,669 [Cricket] No, it's just the guilt. 222 00:08:15,712 --> 00:08:17,148 - Hmm. - Wait! 223 00:08:17,192 --> 00:08:18,846 I know what we have to do. 224 00:08:18,889 --> 00:08:20,978 We're goin' on one more adventure... 225 00:08:21,022 --> 00:08:22,980 To get our Maze Master back! 226 00:08:23,024 --> 00:08:24,329 The Remy way! 227 00:08:26,244 --> 00:08:28,159 A staircase leading to the unknown. 228 00:08:28,203 --> 00:08:30,510 I roll to see how many steps I can take. 229 00:08:30,553 --> 00:08:31,946 All right, fifteen! 230 00:08:31,989 --> 00:08:33,121 Schmalfo's turn. 231 00:08:33,164 --> 00:08:35,036 Seventeen! Meow! Meow! 232 00:08:35,079 --> 00:08:36,516 Come on, Bufflegs! 233 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:38,082 One?! Urgh! 234 00:08:38,126 --> 00:08:39,344 One. Urgh! 235 00:08:39,388 --> 00:08:40,911 One. Hmph! 236 00:08:40,955 --> 00:08:42,652 One. One. One! 237 00:08:42,696 --> 00:08:44,480 - Gah! What is it? - Eighteen. 238 00:08:44,524 --> 00:08:47,875 Oh, now I get the eighteen! Urgh, let's go. 239 00:08:47,918 --> 00:08:49,964 A dark hallway of doors and treasures. 240 00:08:50,007 --> 00:08:52,053 It's hard to see down there. Diamondbow! 241 00:08:52,096 --> 00:08:53,620 Right! [makes zooming noise] 242 00:08:53,663 --> 00:08:56,057 The Maze Master's lair is right up ahead! 243 00:08:56,100 --> 00:08:57,449 Now, let's roll! 244 00:08:57,493 --> 00:09:01,584 [effort grunts] 245 00:09:01,628 --> 00:09:02,977 [all gasp] 246 00:09:03,020 --> 00:09:05,196 Master Remy said no visitors. 247 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:08,112 Oh, yeah? Then, I guess we'll just have to roll for... 248 00:09:08,156 --> 00:09:11,115 - Persuasion! - Hah! 249 00:09:11,159 --> 00:09:15,598 Three perfect twenties?! I. Am. Defeated! 250 00:09:15,642 --> 00:09:19,123 [moaning] [slurps, smacks lips] 251 00:09:19,167 --> 00:09:21,343 - [Cricket] Maze Master! - Cricket? 252 00:09:21,386 --> 00:09:24,128 We are here to return you to your throne! 253 00:09:24,172 --> 00:09:26,740 Aah! Wh-wh-wha?! 254 00:09:26,783 --> 00:09:29,220 The maze is no fun without your expert guidance. 255 00:09:29,264 --> 00:09:31,005 Also, we miss you. 256 00:09:31,048 --> 00:09:33,007 I thought you didn't wanna play my way. 257 00:09:33,050 --> 00:09:35,531 We played your way all the way here and it was awesome! 258 00:09:35,575 --> 00:09:37,141 Except for when I kept rolling ones. 259 00:09:37,185 --> 00:09:40,144 But the challenge is what made the victory so much more sweet! 260 00:09:40,188 --> 00:09:42,146 Look, Remy, while the game does need 261 00:09:42,190 --> 00:09:44,975 your well thought-out world and weirdly specific rules, 262 00:09:45,019 --> 00:09:48,022 it also needs to be flexible for the players to have fun. 263 00:09:48,065 --> 00:09:50,154 The game needs everybody to work. 264 00:09:50,198 --> 00:09:52,026 We all control the story, together. 265 00:09:52,069 --> 00:09:54,028 Huh. I guess I never considered 266 00:09:54,071 --> 00:09:56,204 how strict of a Maze Master I was being. 267 00:09:56,247 --> 00:09:58,989 Whaddaya say we finish up that maze? 268 00:09:59,033 --> 00:10:01,165 I'm in! 269 00:10:01,209 --> 00:10:04,212 Now, let's show that dragon who's boss, together! 270 00:10:05,692 --> 00:10:08,172 So, puny mortals! You cannot fight me 271 00:10:08,216 --> 00:10:09,957 until you answer my riddle. 272 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:13,961 What do you call cheese that isn't yours? 273 00:10:14,004 --> 00:10:16,224 [all] Nacho cheese! 274 00:10:16,267 --> 00:10:18,443 Urgh! You figured it out! 275 00:10:18,487 --> 00:10:21,011 Now, let's finish this, once and for all! 276 00:10:21,055 --> 00:10:23,013 - Huh? - Here comes Schmalfo! 277 00:10:23,057 --> 00:10:24,798 - Hachahachahacha! - Aah! 278 00:10:24,841 --> 00:10:26,800 - Hyah! - [clangs] 279 00:10:26,843 --> 00:10:28,802 - [crashing] - Whoa-whoa-whoa! 280 00:10:28,845 --> 00:10:31,195 Your attacks have weakened me, 281 00:10:31,239 --> 00:10:34,938 leaving my shins completely exposed. 282 00:10:34,982 --> 00:10:36,418 [gasps] Remy! 283 00:10:36,461 --> 00:10:38,768 Shin kick! 284 00:10:38,812 --> 00:10:40,683 Aah! 285 00:10:40,727 --> 00:10:42,511 [Remy] You obtain the emerald! 286 00:10:42,554 --> 00:10:44,992 What will you do with such a magnificent treasure? 287 00:10:45,035 --> 00:10:46,515 I'ma smash it. 288 00:10:46,558 --> 00:10:48,691 Smash it? But the rules say... 289 00:10:48,735 --> 00:10:50,606 Well, actually, 290 00:10:50,650 --> 00:10:53,130 Bufflegs, Diamondbow and Schmalfo 291 00:10:53,174 --> 00:10:54,741 decide to break the emerald, 292 00:10:54,784 --> 00:10:57,308 but know not the risk of doing so... 293 00:10:57,352 --> 00:10:59,136 [Cricket, Tilly, Kiki] Ooh! 294 00:10:59,180 --> 00:11:01,835 Schmalfo, Schmalfo! That's the end!