Dimension 20

Dimension 20 is a tabletop role-playing game show produced by Dropout, and generally hosted by Brennan Lee Mulligan as the show's regular Dungeon Master. Most of the games use Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition. Long seasons, featuring a core cast of players in seventeen or more episodes, are interspersed with shorter side quests, featuring a rotating cast in ten or fewer episodes. History Dimension 20 originated as a production for Dropout, a streaming service aimed at delivering content with R-rated material or unusual formatting which launched in 2018. Dimension 20 was among the shows listed for the service when it was first unveiled. Mulligan cited a number of existing tabletop shows as inspiration for Dimension 20, including NADDPod (Not Another D&D Podcast), The Adventure Zone and Critical Role. The format for the show, with distinct arcs based on different settings, was determined early on in the show's development. The show debuted in 2018 with Fantasy High as the first campaign presented. A sequel to this campaign, titled Fantasy High: Sophomore Year, premiered in 2019. Episodes of Fantasy High: Sophomore Year were streamed live on Twitch, as opposed to the pre-recorded and edited style of other campaigns on Dropout. The season concluded with a two-part finale titled “Spring Break! I Believe in You!”, which was streamed remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the fifth anniversary of Dimension 20, a third season of this campaign – Fantasy High: Junior Year – was announced which is scheduled to premiere in January 2024. In January 2020, major layoffs took place at CollegeHumor, including much of the cast. The show nevertheless continued production remotely as California's Stay at Home orders were put into effect. On May 24, 2021, Brennan Lee Mulligan announced in a video on Dropout that Dimension 20 and other CollegeHumor projects would resume production in-person and in-studio, adhering to COVID safety guidelines set by SAG-AFTRA and other film guilds and production unions.