Heroes & Halfwits

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This series follows the path of five different individuals: Mr. Bojingles, the Tiefling Bard. Orma, the Half-Orc Barbarian. Mogar Jones, a Dragonborn Paladin. Bor Ealis, a human Paladin, and Albus Cumberbatch, a Half-Elf Warlock. Their sole mission is to liberate the kingdom of Jackalheart.
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You guys have all come here at an interesting time. A time when one could say we do need adventurers. Heroes even.
— Frank (as an NPC)
That's not us.
— Orma
What about some halfwits?
— Mogar

Overview[edit | edit source]

Heroes and Halfwits is a bi-weekly web series show from Rooster Teeth in which members of the Achievement Hunter crew play Dungeons and Dragons, according to its official website.

It is a show that depicts five of their well-known personalities with Dungeon Master Frank going on an adventure in a session of Dungeons & Dragons. Sessions go live first on their website for First Members, later getting released publicly and then to the Achievement Hunter YouTube channel.

Synopsis[edit | edit source]

Set in a world with an ongoing war between the heroes' homeland (Einland) and another city (Jackalheart), the band of five are enlisted soldiers trained and being sailed over to help with the battle efforts. Tasked with infiltrating the city and eliminating the shapeshifter infestation therein, they are caught up in a mysterious incident that decimates the fleet with them having been thrown clear at the last second by their Battlemage superior. With a Featherfall spell cast upon them they land unharmed in the jungle nearby the opposing city and must go about their mission regardless. Unfortunately they're very good at getting sidetracked.

Cast[edit | edit source]

The cast includes:

Special Guests

Episodes List[edit | edit source]

Episode Date Cast Special Guests
Trailer June 7, 2016 Frank,  

Geoff Ramsey,

Gustavo "Gus” Sorola,

Ryan Haywood,

Michael Jones,

Episode One June 10, 2016 Frank,  

Geoff Ramsey,

Gustavo "Gus” Sorola,

Ryan Haywood,

Michael Jones,

Griffon Ramsey

Episode Two June 17, 2016 Frank,  

Geoff Ramsey,

Gustavo "Gus” Sorola,

Ryan Haywood,

Michael Jones,

Griffon Ramsey

Jack Pattillo
Episode Three June 24, 2016 Frank,

Geoff Ramsey,

Gustavo "Gus” Sorola,

Ryan Haywood,

Michael Jones,

Griffon Ramsey

Jack Pattilo
Episode Four July 1, 2016 Frank,

Geoff Ramsey,

Gustavo "Gus” Sorola,

Ryan Haywood,

Michael Jones,

Griffon Ramsey

Episode Five July 8, 2016 Frank,

Geoff Ramsey,

Gustavo "Gus” Sorola,

Ryan Haywood,

Michael Jones,

Griffon Ramsey

Episode Six July 15, 2016 Frank,

Geoff Ramsey,

Gustavo "Gus” Sorola,

Ryan Haywood,

Michael Jones,

Griffon Ramsey

Episode Seven July 22, 2016 Frank,

Geoff Ramsey,

Gustavo "Gus” Sorola,

Ryan Haywood,

Michael Jones,

Griffon Ramsey

Episode Eight July 29, 2016 Frank,

Geoff Ramsey,

Gustavo "Gus” Sorola,

Ryan Haywood,

Michael Jones,

Griffon Ramsey

Episode Nine August 5, 2016 Frank,

Geoff Ramsey,

Gustavo "Gus” Sorola,

Ryan Haywood,

Michael Jones,

Griffon Ramsey

Episode Ten August 12, 2016 Frank,

Geoff Ramsey,

Gustavo "Gus” Sorola,

Ryan Haywood,

Michael Jones,

Griffon Ramsey

Episode 11 August 19, 2016 Frank,

Geoff Ramsey,

Gustavo "Gus” Sorola, 

Ryan Haywood, 

Michael Jones,  

Griffon Ramsey

Episode 12 August 26, 2016 Frank,  Geoff Ramsey,

Gustavo "Gus” Sorola,

Ryan Haywood,

Michael Jones,

Griffon Ramsey

Episode 13 September 2, 2016 Frank,

Geoff Ramsey,

Gustavo "Gus” Sorola,

Ryan Haywood,

Michael Jones,

Griffon Ramsey

Episode 14 September 9, 2016 Frank,

Geoff Ramsey,

Gustavo "Gus” Sorola,

Ryan Haywood,

Michael Jones,

Griffon Ramsey

Alison
Episode 15 September 16, 2016 Frank,

Geoff Ramsey,

Gustavo "Gus” Sorola,

Ryan Haywood,

Michael Jones,

Griffon Ramsey

Alison
Episode 16 September 23, 2016 Frank,

Geoff Ramsey,

Gustavo "Gus” Sorola,

Ryan Haywood,

Michael Jones,

Griffon Ramsey

Characters[edit | edit source]

Main Characters[edit | edit source]

  • Bo Jingles
  • Bor Ealis
  • Albus Cumberbatch
  • Mogar
  • Orma
  • Ad Goblin
  • Ad Goblin Jr.

NPCs[edit | edit source]

  • Naa
  • Quark
  • Father Dorri
  • Sanji
  • Stonykill Sam

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Geoff estimates that this campaign will take ~18 months, possibly 2 years if "Ryan" continues to derail them with his shenanigans.
  • The campaign was originally supposed to be sci-fi but Matt and Burnie asked them to do Fantasy instead, because that’s what most people associate with Dungeons & Dragons.[citation needed]
  • Gus and Frank have been playing D&D together since their sophomore year of high school. Their Latin teacher introduced them to it.
  • Orma was originally created as a “revolving” character, meaning that a different guest would play her each session. Hence the memory loss and personality switch. However, the logistics were trickier than they were anticipating and Griffon got attached, so while someone else will play Orma every once in a while, Griffon appears more regularly than originally planned.