Ally BeardsleyAlly Beardsley (born June 25, 1988) is an American actor and comedian. They are best known for their roles in various Dropout (formerly known as CollegeHumor) productions, such as CollegeHumor Originals, Game Changer, and Total Forgiveness. They are also known for their roles in Dropout's Dungeons & Dragonsactual play series Dimension 20, where they have played a variety of LGBTQ+ characters.
Aabria IyengarAabria Iyengar ( ; néeLipscomb; born May 11, 1985) is an American web series actress known primarily for tabletop role-playing game anthologies, streams and podcasts. Iyengar is one of the creator-owners of the actual play podcast Worlds Beyond Number. She was the Dungeon Master (DM) for the first season of Exandria Unlimited. Iyengar has been both a player and a Game Master for multiple seasons of Dimension 20 and a guest DM on The Adventure Zone.
Brian K. MurphyBrian K. Murphy (born October3, 1985) is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is best known for his various roles in CollegeHumor videos, his role as Murph on truTV comedy original Adam Ruins Everything, and his role on the Pop original Hot Date, co-starring with his wife Emily Axford. Early life and educationMurphy was born on October3, 1985, and grew up in New Jersey. He studied at Rowan University, where he dual majored in film and journalism.
Emily AxfordEmily Axford is an American actress, writer, composer, and producer. She is best known for her various roles in CollegeHumor videos, her role as Emily on the truTV comedy Adam Ruins Everything, and for her role on the Pop original Hot Date.Early life and educationAxford grew up in the suburbs of Albany, New York. She attended Bethlehem Central High School, just south of Albany. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in religion from George Washington University in 2007.
Brennan Lee MulliganBrennan Lee Mulligan (born January 4, 1988) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and gamemaster. He often works with Dropout (formerly CollegeHumor) as a writer, performer, and producer. He is the creator and regular gamemaster for Dropout's actual play series Dimension 20 as well as the dungeon master for the first campaign of the creator-owned actual play podcast Worlds Beyond Number and the fourth campaign of the actual play web series Critical Role.Campaign (gaming)A campaign is a continuing storyline in a game. In role-playing games, a campaign is a set of adventures. In video games, it may be a linked series of quests designed to tell a complete story.
Actual playActual play, also called live play, is a genre of podcast or web show in which people play tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) for an audience. Actual play often encompasses in-character interactions between players, storytelling from the gamemaster, and out-of-character engagements such as dice rolls and discussion of game mechanics.
Dungeon MasterIn the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) role-playing game, the Dungeon Master (DM) is the game organizer and participant in charge of creating the details and challenges of a given adventure, while maintaining a realistic continuity of events. In effect, the Dungeon Master controls all aspects of the game, except for the actions of the player characters (PCs), and describes to the players what their characters experience.
House ruleHouse rules are unofficial modifications to official game rules adopted by individual groups of players. House rules may include the removal or alteration of existing rules, or the addition of new rules. Such modifications are common in board games such as Monopoly and role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons.
Lou WilsonZachery Lou Wilson is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He is best known for his work as a writer and his roles on actual playanthology web series Dimension 20 and the creator-owned podcastWorlds Beyond Number. He is also known for being the on-air announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live! and his roles on American Vandal, The King of Staten Island, and The Guest Book.
Anthology seriesAn anthology series is a written series, radio, television, film, or video game series that presents a different story and a different set of characters in each different episode, season, segment, or short. These usually have a different cast in each episode, but several series in the past, such as Four Star Playhouse, employed a permanent troupe of character actors who would appear in a different drama each week.
Dropout (streaming service)American subscription streaming serviceDropout is an American comedy subscription streaming service run by the production company of the same name (formerly CollegeHumor), founded in September 2018.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.