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L-l-l-look at you, creatures of meat and bone, panting and sweating as you join us for the finale of V-v-v-voidbound... Tonight at 7:30 pm ET we all pass through Polaris, and witness the conclusion of this strange tale...

So d-d-d-drop your questions below and hold on for dear life! See you soon... :)

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Amya Cupples

Which neon campaign are you guys not ready to say goodbye to. For me it's waltz and voidbound but im curious what it is for you guys. As for another question have you guys ever heard of a game called soma voidbound makes me think of it if you haven't i highly recommend it.

KnyleBorealis

Y’all have a gift for in-character transformations. Which has been your favorite? There were the voodoo dolls in Prime, the Vistani and other historical figures in BDW flashbacks, the animals in the BDW temple, the (aside from the early fey hijinks) toys in Witchlight, and many more. Sometimes you’ve even gotten whole new stat blocks!

KnyleBorealis

If there was a villain swap between campaigns, which would you like to see the most? Which villain would do the best/worst against the new party?

Illiterate Ducko

How does it feel to be, effectively, an industry standard?

okamaPOPE

Kiss, marry, kill your neon Oddesey characters.

Kyle Hutchings

In Neon Odyssey, if Arcadia is the analog of the Faewyld, would the Wyrmways be akin to the Shadowfell?

MozaTheLoza

If you guys set a new record what will that mean for avantris moving forward, will we see any of these neon-odyssey campaign come back in the future alot of us really like them and you guys but so much story into them there must be some ideas to come back to right ?

V

What art object would any of your characters be (Pencil, clay, paint brush, crayon etc)?

KeraOldi

Will there be ever adaptations of the crooked moon for other TTRPG like Pathfinder 2e, Daggerhart, OSR/OSE or Sword World?

Voyager of the Veils

When did the inspiration for NO and SR start? How did it start?

SaltySharpie

Are the creatures the party fought the same type of creature as the Xeno Queen mini? If so how long would it take for one to get to that size?

SaltySharpie

What is each of yall’s favorite feature or ability to use from your subclass and species?

SaltySharpie

Hey Derek, how did you figure out you can do that A.I. voice, cause it’s insane

Aria

Would you rather be lost at sea or lost in Antarctica?

MisSpooks

Did the Midnight influence the music in Among the Stars? I figured the tune for the Neon Odyssey logo was a lite motif created from Among the Stars before Derek shared that it was a sound file from the Midnight.

Kyle Hutchings

Will Icons have a feature to represent vocal percussion artists (beatboxers, Bobby McFerrin, Micheal Winslow) that works similar to Kenku "Mimicry". Could call it "Sampling".

Kyle Hutchings

As of today, you guys passed Critical Role's Kickstarter total. Are your feet actually touching the ground at this point, or are you just floating around in a neon haze?

SorenSilverblade

Who would win at (possibly lethal) hide and seek: Delphina, Ophelia, or Renn?

Prideful Distain

As a DM i love making fun and challenging enemies, what is y'alls favorite villain or enemy that yall have designed? I love all of your stuff and i can't wait for next year ❤️❤️❤️

KidstarGen

Not a question, but a slight fix for my name pronunciation. The G is soft like genetics. Just wanted to clear that up.

dylanthedryad

Not related to the campaign, but I wanted to ask if you guys have ever considered doing charity streams? You've fostered such a generous and compassionate community, and with the current state of the world right now, there are lots of causes that are in desperate need of help and support, and I really think you guys could make a difference!

pomegranate_poser

Would Delphina and Ophelia know of eachother in Polaris or are agents hidden even from eachother?

NerdlingMitch

When writing and playing these short campaigns, was there anything in particular you all felt was left on the cutting room floor in order to stay within the Kickstarter's time frame?

Hemlock Laszlo Pierce

So much of modern sci-fi is a grim, tragic, monochromatic narrative landscape with no room for wonder or whimsy. With all of the Neon Odyssey campaigns, that wonder, whimsy, and colors have been brought back in. Regarding Voidbound, when it came to designing the campaign and your characters, how did you balance the grim and tragic story that had to be told with the colors and textures you've been painting with re: Neon Odyssey as a whole? Of course these things are not mutually exclusive, but so much of Neon Odyssey feels like an antidote to all the things I dislike about modern sci-fi. What is the process for envisioning a story that mixes both, how do you process balancing it, and how do you make the call on what to highlight for different narrative beats?

UnicornTownGoingDown

Derek, what were your thoughts on "There Is No Anti-Memetics Division"? I started it yesterday and whoof... it's a doozy!

Aly Bri

Derek, if I double the kickstart amount, will you spare everyone and give us a happy ending?

Aly Bri

Actual serious question. Was there a particular moment that completely took you by surprise or that you know will stick with you long after this campaign’s ending?

Ian Ericks

How did you guys be able to stay so creative and amazing for so long and not be burned out and lose interest? Also congrats to halfway to 12 million

FroyosCrafts

Was there a specific reason Jornirs NO species was chosen to be a Murexian? I've been watching Icebound recently and was wondering if it was a fun nod at what happens to Jornir in Episode 19– with the squid-like visual similarities to the Mindflayers; or if it was more closely tied to the story of Voidbound itself. Also, I have to say thank you to Derek for making Voidbound so tense and scary. You truly captured that Horror element. Bravo sir. 👏👏

jay starduzt

I have been loving the finales so far and I can't wait to see what horrors Derek brings to us. but my question is what is each Voidbound character's favorite snack?

Mothman

The Voidbound characters are clearly super stressed about this whole debacle and are hopefully getting paid handsomely because they're definitely all going to survive. What kind of retirement would each character want (maybe not expect, just want).

Cobalt Bluewaters

How easy was it for you to translate your icebound characters into the Voidbound setting? And for Derek, how was GMing for these characters in a new setting?

Rat Ringmaster

If you could make a whole book to go in depth on a single part of Neon Odyssey, what would you do? Like a Van Richtens for just Arcadia.

Mr00Pedro

I'm still relatively new to kickstarter so I was wondering if you know about how long we'll be able to edit our pledge in the pledge manager. Unfortunately I won't be able to afford the all-in box during the kickstarter but I'm hoping to have the time to upgrade through the pledge manager.

OpalEye 42

Andy and Mikey: Did you film yourselves for the Retro Vice Dice animated video or just record your voices? If you did film it, can we look forward to the live action version at some stage?

Themagisterj

Is there anything you can tell us about the xeno trainer?

Themagisterj

Nikkie who would you play for wacky one shots?

Kim Byrd

Not a question, and I'm sorry if it's rude to point out, but just wanted to say how touched I am seeing you guys comfortably crying after that beautiful ending of Starlight. From those of us who grew up in a cycle of "don't cry or show feelings BE TOUGH" I love that you get to publicly show your audiences that it's perfectly okay to feel moved to tears. From a chronic cryer, much love to you all.

MiscEmily

Derek, what was your inspiration for Vonagget? He comes across as a cosmic horror version of AM from "I Have no Mouth, and I Must Scream".

vibeveg

Derek, how does it feel to have the honor of closing out the entire campaigns-period and kickstarter with the finales of Voidbound and Waltz?

Agent✪Graystar

How do you guys source your official character art? Do you guys get approached, or do you roll up on somebody's Instagram and say "Hey" Flynn Rider style? I guess my question is, how can an artist like myself put themselves in the crosshair of a business like yours? Knowing exactly how getting noticed actually happens, from the perspective of somebody who has been a client to several artists, could drastically help me focus my promotional efforts towards more successful means.

Super7Marvin

Guesses on who the Final Girl will be??

Kimberly Lawrence

Derek please help me? Can you give me a brief description of a Telka? That is what I got after the quiz yesterday and what type of species would that be. Of course?

Singular_Cheezit

You’ve been asked a lot about which campaign you’re going to miss the most, BUT which campaign are you most excited to return to after your break?

Crimson

Is there a reason y’all use “Game Master” instead of dungeon master in your NO campaigns? I assume bc dungeons make no sense for the campaigns but I’m curious

Aquariusmoon295

Was Delphine's choice at the end of last episode planned?

Big hairy mushroom

What was the best thing/ moment to work on while crafting neon Odyssey?I’m lost in the neon lights and want more!

Istharan

Quick kickstarter question! I got the all in box (so damn stoked) and early backed. Does that mean the box come with a set of Synth Sunset standard plus another set of Synth Sunset for early backing? Or just the one Synth set?

Little Press On The Prairie

If your NO campaigns were styled as Disney/theme park rides, what would they be?? Ie: maybe Voidbound be the spooky haunted river/ Snow White water raft ride OH or maybe more like Space Mountain where its a roller coaster that flings you around in the dark.

Tastydoomtime

How would the Neon Odyssey universe deal with illithid threat? Would they be a genuine threat or little coughing babies against the hydrogen bomb that is NO?

RainbowJelly

if you had the skills of your voidbound characters- would you personally have accepted delphina's request/mission for the same payout?

MushyMushroom

If the NO characters were stranded on a deserted island, how long would it take for them to resort to cannibalism and who would get eaten first?

Christopher Adams

I backed the all in box and was wondering for chuckles guide to the galaxy, if jolly would make an appearance.

KidstarGen

The Neon Odyssey characters are at a seafood buffet, what do they order?(This can also apply personally as well)

RkAngelRami

Derek, how difficult was it to get that cadence down for Von? And how does it feel to be role-playing as an AM-adjacent?

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How would you neonify midnight Mathias white?

Dagfell22

For Nikki, what led u to Create Delphina rather then porting over queenie?

cosh

Is the clock device on Skrimm’s chest just harnessed on or is it physically attached to him Tony Stark style?

Aria

Did you know that "goodbye" originated as an acronym? Someone in the middle-ages shortened "god be with ye" as "GodBWYE".

97piecesof8

Who in the Voidbound group would be responsible for the NO version of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and what would it be called?

Looneylounna

If void crew was thrown in different time eras what time would they survive the best?

Mothman

What are y'all's feeling on good and bad endings? Do you prefer one over the other?

XTheCreepshow

Mikey what sets should I buy to make a dinosaur magic the gathering deck

Jacky_alltrades

So, how are you all spending your ~three weeks off from streaming? (hoping you guys can take some time to relax!)

Cobalt Bluewaters

If you were to make a 6 member, Pokemon like fighting team using all of the N.O. characters, who would you put on your team?

Biznessgoose

What campaign is coming back first after the break?

MushyMushroom

Would you guys consider doing a DnD book for kids? like a simplified version of the rules to get them started?

LostWithinReason

What mtg colors would your NO PC's use, and if you know it, what commander?

Jacky_alltrades

Derek: was that NPC from the last WFE episode a vegetarian? (trying not to spoil with the question!)

MushyMushroom

Would you guys ever do an “evil” campaign? I’d be interested to see how you guys deal with the justifications character make to do bad things

Kira

When you're seeking inspiration for either a story (DMs) or a character, is there something you either read or listen to, or seek out to help inspire you? Also thank you for sharing these beautiful stories, honestly better characters and stories than most formally written scripts

Tmaxxmasterx30

It would be an honor for me to play it the isle with you guys and I would appreciate it so much

KidstarGen

Since there's a debt system, is there also a tax system. If so from each campaign, who pays the galactic taxes to the Galactic Revenue Enforcement Enterprise Dispatchers GREED for each party?

OpalEye 42

Thanks for asking this question. This is my hope too!

RkAngelRami

If any of your other Nyan Odyssey crews were swapped into Voidbound, who would die and who would survive?

Mothman

If you were to skin a retro/arcade game (pac-man, donkey Kong, etc.) with one of your neon odyssey characters, who and what game would you pair?

Chaotic_N_cute

If i wanted to upgrade to diamond scarab tier would i pay the difference for the rest of my subscription or a whole new year subscription?

Rhi

If you could have a wall mural in your home of NO art, what would it be??

Jacky_alltrades

On Voidbound-Jornir's PC art, do the runes mean anything? (like the old Norse on icebound-jornir!) are they a new NO alphabet/language?

ForeverLadonna

I know you guys said animation is too expensive, but would you consider in the future doing a Kickstarter to get "Once Upon a Starlight" animated? (If so, just say when and I'll back).

Dagfell22

Which species has the most hidden fridge horror for u

Port of the Unknown

What are your characters go to drinks of choice? Jornir probably drinks void polip nectar or something crazy

Adron42

Richie, have you given your "the whole party was drawn with the same knife, because they all had the default load out" speech recently?

XTheCreepshow

These campaigns are PEAK but as all peaks they have a end, and by the gods a agethos is it stunning. To look back at view that you ventured to reach it and take it all in from the top its truly beautiful. Well done to everyone in the avantris team for bringing all of this to life.

SlipperyGuuch

I was rewatching EoM for crooked moon inspiration and one episode Richie mentions revamping the silly jump rules and "making your own 5e". Did you rework the jump rules to be more interactive?

XTheCreepshow

Did you get inspiration from wild west dagger heart for the tomes of coffiny im close to to finishing dust to damnation got a small feeling

Fancy Frogmouth

What NO classes do you all (that know the book) choose for Book 1 Carl, Donut, and the AI?

Walkndreamer

Hey gang! Just curious, by the time Neon Odyssey ships, what do you think your overall time working on it would be?

Super7Marvin

If we choose the pay over time option will we be able to pay earlier than the set dates?

Catherine Grzywa

After pledging for the all-in box, I am planning on making the terrible financial decision to dip into the MTG scene before GenCon. Any tips on how to get started?

MiscEmily

If you could take one sci-fi character (mainstream or more niche) and put them in the universe of neon odyssey, what would their race/class be and what would they be doing?

Kevin Cohen

If Neon Odyssey was a pokemon game or region, what new creatures would be the three starters and what 2 would be the rival legendaries?

HilltopFirefly

Is Derek intentionally going for the Rick Grimes season 4 neck bite hair? If so he is wildly succeeding (complimentary)

kiwigirl2015

2 down 2 to go, whats the vibe?

Fancy Frogmouth

Who would win in a fight between an Arther Whale, a Llamacorn, and a Phoenix Chick?

The Jawa in a Watcher in the Dark Robe

I know you said you love the dryerase map and the tokens but if you had the time the team would you use Minis? Or you think having terain and minis would get in the way of the story you are telling?

Clinton Howser

I appreciate you guys giving us peaks into what kinds of adventures of our own that we can create in Neon Odssey. I’m so exited for the future of my d&d games! With that said, because there is no guarantee that the Neon Odyssey material will be available on d&d beyond, will there be a platform that we can easily generate our character sheets without having to manually transcribe the information for my character?

Reader_of_Runes

Saw Daggerheart in B&N today and found myself excited for the day that I might see Neon Odyssey on the shelves. Any idea when or if Crooked Moon might be available in stores (and eventually NO?)

RAG Hobbit (Rich)

I've said if before, and I'll say it again, if I "just so happen to come in to a significant amount" of money, y'all are getting a phone. Well, email...

Wolf

Will we get solid reference pictures or anything similar in case we want to paint our Rhapsody crew ships cannon colors?

Walkndreamer

I’d be afraid if there was too much amazing map activity it would distract from the story

aydenwithawhy

With Arcadia being a realm of imagination and videogames, what's the connection to videogames in the material plane and Arcadia itself? Are videogames in the material plane a representation of a place in Arcadia, does someone make a game and it appears in Arcadia, both? Neither? And when someone plays a videogame does it control some poor Bitling out there?

Kara Reynolds

In a perfect world, infinite time and money, what would be your dream? Longer campaigns? Anime/animation? Video games? Just curious what an absolute dream project that you know isn’t practical in the real world at this time.

Addy Hubbard

Will you be doing more neon odyssey campaigns in the future?

Pon

Nikkie, you are such a style icon. Where do you get your shirts?

Syddersquidee

When I’m all caught up on the NO campaigns, I go back and watch Strahd (I’m at the part where they haven’t yet reached Amber Temple and Andy’s dreams will be filled with Nikkie saying “15 minutes… 30 minutes… a hour. I need you to make a constitution saving throw”). How would then-Avantris react to the success y’all have made?

Hemlock Laszlo Pierce

Thanks for answering my question! Your answers were very insightful and definitely got me in the right head space to start brainstorming a campaign concept.

Wolf

Im very curious as to what percentage of your ads are scripted, and how much is just off the cuff wacky shit

That Hobo in Your Basement

Question for Andy: since you've been having such a blast with Elden Ring recently have you thought about playing Bloodborne? I think it would be right up your alley keep being awesome guys

Purple

i know it was just a 2 second bit, but i'm curious about Skrimm's colorblindness. Do you think he's got Tritanomaly (makes it hard to distinguish blue and green, and yellow and red), Tritanopia (makes someone unable to tell the difference between blue and green, red and purple, and yellow and pink), or Monochromacy (can't see colors at all)?

Lostauce545

Will a legends of avantris and critical role collaboration be possible in the future? And has it maybe been talked about at some point?

RedHed55

How does Mace not know what a jl is thats crazy lmao!

cat_chase_dog

What tone of cacophony would represent each of the NO factions?

Aquariusmoon295

How do I get the voidbound intro for my neon odyssey YouTube Playlist?

ShadowNight

I know everyone has not set a suffering goal the kickstarter runs later than end of 2027. It was talked about watching something, I don't remember what it was on my end. But what if we have a stream where everyone reads from the comments on the Neon Odyssey Campaign? Feel free to say no to it. (Sorry for the rambling of my thought process😅)

Useless Goth Thembo

At some point will there be a release of a full version of the Voidbound opening? If not will it still be released separately like the other NO campaign? openings?

Jacky_alltrades

Does Voidbound-Barnabos have the same relationship with his father than Icebound-Barnabos does?

David Bowie

Where does an onlooker start their dnd journey from someone who never played dnd but was always interested

Mothman

When will we get a master class on making sound effects by Derek? Vonigate's (definitely spelled wrong) voice is AMAZING

RainbowJelly

First break comment: holy hell that vonagat(?) scene wouldve been so cool as a cutscene in a video game. im thinking retro style point n click horror game. bravo derek.

Kia Rezza

DEREK HOW ARE YOU MAKING THESE SPECIAL EFFECT SOUNDS HOLY CRAP??

Jacky_alltrades

Mikey / Derek: have you ever played Dredge? (nautical eldritch horror, great game!)

97piecesof8

Can we get a tutorial on how to cryptic like Jornir?

CaptainRexRules

Richy are you privy to any information the others aren’t that helps you make jornirs speeches

ladyleshie

Did anyone in the team watch In the Mouth of Madness? and if so, did Sam Neil make you laugh a bit because of how sarcastic he was? *Not the Carpenters again!*

KidstarGen

Still curious on this.

Purple

would you rather be Icebound, Voidbound, Junglebound, or Desertbound?

Tmaxxmasterx30

You may have already answered this but if I VIP and early back and back the campaign completely do I get three sets of free dice

RAG Hobbit (Rich)

Derek can you please explain more things. You make a lot things make sense rather well.

thethird_nacho

Andy, have YOU ever thought about playing / played dredge?

RedHed55

Me an hour ago: The LOA crew is so fun and calming i think im gonna keep the stream on while i fall asleep! Derek: I cast nightmare fule for a week.

Joules

What decides y'all's setting arrangements for each campaign? Is it random, picked out in specifics, or just going with the flow? Which sitting arrangement is your favourite?

Kelsey

What is yalls favorite Magic the gathering commander or card in general?

ladyleshie

If you get sucked into a worm during battle, in outerspace, is it a worm hole? Or just a space worm's hole?

DireRaven

Since void bound is coming to an end does Barabos have a bounty on his head due to him being a former member of the Blood fleet

Stardust678

Looking for a campaign to catch up on while yall are on break. Would you reccomend BDW or EOM if I intend to watch the new live streams once caught up?

FrogPetals

I love Derek’s dirt-y talk. No, literally. I’m a soil scientist. Derek always has the best descriptions!

Drunkenhobo9d

subnautica 2 multiplayer for game night maybe?

Kara Reynolds

How many sets of dice do you have? Studio/ individual?

Looneylounna

Which of the N.O campaign party will escape room? The fastest, the slowest and who would fail? Liked how do think the void crew will do with this case

AuthorFrequence

when creating your campaign’s, how involved is each character beforehand, if at all, in the creation of the story for the campaign?

Joules

Which God's of Agathos would you align with, at would it be Karkosa? How did you decide on the gods' names and roles- were there any that were scrapped or original versions that were changed that you'd like to share?

Kara Reynolds

What would you do if you had a crazy neighbor being very unneighborly. My neighbor has decided 11pm is the right time to start mowing. Which on the one hand was certainly adding to the horror(random rumbling as ai Derek was exploding) but it’s just really outrageous.

Voyager of the Veils

The over all themes of each of these finales has followed this strange arc of fun, emotion, and now terror. Was that planned?

RAG Hobbit (Rich)

Richie, if you were going Neon-ify Toa, what campaign would you have dropped him in, and what species would he have been?

pomegranate_poser

How did you pick the triads for the gods and why was that important to your pantheon in NeO?

Phe_The_Alchemist

Hi, just did a playtest one shot the other day and wanted to say I had a lot of fun playing! Question: what are some of your favorite class inspirations that may or may not have influenced how you play your characters?

Miss_Humblebrag

Idk if this has been asked/discussed already but have any of yall read/listed to the Red Rising series? It's great gym motivation, makes one want to go to war and such.

Addy Hubbard

If you were isekaied, which campaign would you most/least want to be reborn in?

MaDoRoMi

Guys personally I think this party was on the Doomed Expedition not the Strahd party. As for my real question, can we get any answer on what exactly the infection of the first planet was? Is there an origin for it?

InvertedRain

What scene from the whole campaign unsettled you the most?

Linguist

Is it too much to ask for the next Office Hour to be a two hour special where Andy just talks about the two finales that will have happened until then?

Addy Hubbard

What happened to #hopepunk, wtf derek

Jacky_alltrades

I have SO many QUESTIONS but all I can say is well done all, and thank you for the amazing story.

InvertedRain

How are y'all feeling after ending 3 campaigns in a week?

Morgan Fe

The other thing that is still Nagging at me is how the VonneVort was there when Scrimm's time had rewound. How the Heck did he get there?! What happened to Scrimm? I'm dying from his unresolved Fate.🥲

Cobalt Bluewaters

What was it Vonnegut said when he was torn apart again? Was it something like “I was promised”?