So this has been running through my head for a while, and I don't really have a better place to discuss this, so I figured I'd just turn it into a rant on my journal here.

Kang Sucks. That is, "Kang the Conqueror", a Marvel comics character that has appeared in a bunch of MCU stuff and is being highlighted as the next big villain of the MCU. The whole idea is that he's a super-genius with time travel powers, and even if you kill him, a different version of him from a different timeline will just show up later and might even have knowledge of how you killed the last one to use against you.

There's other stuff about the character, but that's the main point... if you beat him, a different version of him just shows up a week later. For the characters in that world, that's terrifying. For the audience, though... he's just this huge loser who keeps dying over and over again.

So far, within the MCU, we've had 3 different Kangs already, and the only one who gave any hint of being actually dangerous was soundly defeated by Ant-Man, of all people. Ant-Man! I like Ant-Man, and I still know that's an embarrassing way to go down. We're supposed to be scared of this joker when he shows up again in a week knowing that he got his shit pushed in by Ant-Man?

On top of that, his nifty gimmick... using time travel to have a duplicate of him who can fight the heroes after a different version of him was already killed... Thanos already did that! That's what the finale of Endgame was about! Anything that makes Kang scary... you could just bring Thanos back! Not that I think that's a good idea, but the time travel duplicate thing has already been done multiple times within the MCU.

And that's all without even getting into the issues with Johnathan Majors, the actor playing him. I don't know if he's actually guilty of the things he's accused of, but it's still going to loom over the franchise, whether he's found innocent or guilty. What I find really weird is that the MCU has already established that the "variants" of a character could look and act entirely differently from the one we know... you could easily recast the role of Kang at any point and there's plenty of in-world justification for it. If anything, it's actually weirder that they're all just Johnathan Majors. But even with that fix... I hope they find a new villain for the MCU going forward. Because if your villain's most memorable feature is, "They can lose over and over again, forever!", the audience is going to lose interest sooner rather than later.

We're playing again tonight on Twitch and Youtube! Join us at 8:30 PM EST as the party is called to speak to the City Watch in our homebrew, Western-themed D&D Campaign

Me and my friends from Crits for Breakfast will finally be streaming D&D again! We've had to stop playing because two of our players were in dire financial trouble and didn't have a place to stay. Luckily they've found some family who can help them and we'll be able to stream again tonight at 9pm EST. You can join us tonight on Twitch or Youtube.

Our Finale Epilogue is airing tonight! Come join us at 6pm PST on Twitch and Youtube! We've been playing this adventure for 3 years, with most of the sessions being streamed. This is my first time DM'ing a long session from beginning to end, and it's meant so much to me over all this time. This is a big celebration for us, especially because two of our players will be moving soon and we're going to be on hiatus until they can get fully settled in... that's also why we're streaming again so soon after the last fight, since it allows us to end our story with all of you.

Our extended hiatus is officially ending tonight! Normally we plan to play on Sundays, but after going so long without playing everyone is eager to get back to the game, so we're doing an early stream this week. Com join us tonight at 6pm PST on Twitch or Youtube as we near the finale of the Chainbreakers' conflict with the Cult of Tiamat.

I have some very sad news... after tonight's session, Crits for Breakfast will be going on hiatus because of our DM's tragic financial woes. If you can help, please consider supporting her and her wife through their Ko-Fi.

But with that sad news out of the way, we will be playing tonight at 9pm EST on Twitch and Youtube! 

We're nearing the finale to Rise of Tiamat! This has been a wild story that my friends and I have been playing for over 3 years now! It's been crazy... this all started with a quickly thrown together playthrough of Lost Mines of Phandelver, but when it came time to tackle a longer adventure everyone wanted to keep the same characters, so after a few adjustments to the Tyranny of Dragons campaign, everything continued from there. I doubt we'll finish tonight... although we're barreling toward the conclusion to this story, there's still a lot more for my friends to get through. You can join us tonight at 6pm PST on Twitch or Youtube, and the VOD will be available on Youtube the next day.

Oops... one of our players is feeling sick, so no D&D tonight.

My friends from the Crits for Breakfast streaming group are finally able to play our homebrew, Wild West/Steampunk D&D 5e campaign, Gears and Guns! You can join us tonight at 8:30 EST on Twitch or Youtube

It feels like it's been forever since my D&D streaming group was able to play! I'm not expecting a huge crowd or anything, but if you want to see me DM my friends through Rise of TIamat, come join us tonight in like... a few minutes (we're starting at 9pm EST) on Twitch or Youtube!