It’s a very exciting time important role. Their new campaign features a new setting, a new DM (Brennan Lee Mulligan), and a new play approach that makes Campaign 4 a completely different experience than in the past. As part of that change, we’ve added new players, including: whitney moore She attracted a lot of attention as a member of the Soldier’s Table with the character “Tyranny”. Thanks to a combination of adorable looks, brutal honesty, and unbridled energy that is often barely suppressed by religious aspirations (and some spicy tension with Wicander Halovár), she’s become a fan favorite on a show famous for making basically every character endearing. I sat down with Whitney to learn a little more about what this event was like. important role Table and how her experience on the indie side of filmmaking helped shape her plays.
Dan: Have you played a lot of D&D before?
WM: Not recently, but definitely when I played D&D and had a campaign that never ended. Unfortunately, it is very difficult for adults to meet in the same room on a regular basis. I can definitely say that I’m getting more of an experience of the wider world of actual play than I am of D&D itself. So this was very interesting to me.
Dan: How did you feel when you got the call to participate? important role List?
W.M.: On Tuesday night, at 10:30 p.m., while I was washing my face, I received a text message from my friend Marisha Ray. She said, “Hey, talk to me for a minute.” important role? ”And I was like, “Oh! So she called me and asked, “Do you want to be part of a new campaign?”
I said, “What? What? Yes, of course I do.” But what? I was very surprised. It’s not that I didn’t think I could do a good job, but that’s not what you expect when your friends build this empire for themselves. you don’t Really Expect to be invited. Because it makes you a shitty friend. I was really honored, really surprised, and really excited. After all, you’re playing D&D with your friends. You want to sit at the table with people you enjoy spending time with. So I was overjoyed. i was among them admitted I realize now that they were giving me a gentle audition. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was very happy. I’m having the best time of my life.
Dan: What was it like being a part of this big reboot of the show, with a new setting, new DMs, etc.?
W.M.: I’m kind of relieved that we’re not jumping into Exandria and we don’t have to keep all the lore Mercer built up in his head in the dome. We’re all new guys so I feel like it evens the playing field a little bit. I think it’s a great way for everyone to introduce new cast members.
I know it can be scary to change things when they’ve done a great job so far, but I’m very happy with what we’re building and how it’s being received. “Critter Hug” is very realistic. I met a lot of great people when I attended New York Comic Con and ended up going to the Radio City show. I love saying, “We have the same interests.” A lot of critters are into metal, like me, and they’re also into horror. These are people who could possibly become my friends. And needless to say, there are a lot of very talented artists out there.
DA: There were a lot of posts where I was surprised that you were sharing fan art. Plus…something for adults.
WM: I think I know the post you are referring to. I love them all. I saw some of the best art I’ve ever seen and it was a representation of my character, along with the rest of the cast, and it was so crazy to see. I love theory. I love smut. Ashley (Johnson), we have a group chat where we talk about all sorts of dirty jokes. I’m working on AO3. reading a story.
We love dirty things.
DA: Is this level of fandom new to you?
WM: I think that’s certainly true. I’ve seen fan art of things I’ve done in the past (birdemic There’s been some fan art (this one is pretty funny), but nothing like this. It’s just a wild experience. They also respond quickly to that. I saw the cosplay a few hours after the character art was announced. It’s really impressive.
DA: Tell us a little bit about how Tyranny came about.
W.M.: You know, this is very interesting. Because I’m also a writer and I wrote everything about Tyranny and her emotions and background. But once you get to the table, you encounter an opportunity to really shape your character. That wasn’t really my intention, but she was acting much more like a teenager than I intended. It’s her natural way of reacting to this stimulation and being thrown into this situation where she has to be a protector, but she also wants to party and see the wider world. It was really, really fun reconciling what she thought was going to happen and how it developed because of everyone else sitting at the table.
DA: Did that affect your performance as well?
WM: It’s interesting from a kind of meta perspective because it makes it easier for me. There is less lore to memorize. But from a character standpoint, I think Tyranny was immediately shaped, and continues to be shaped, by the people she spends time with. If you look at the table of soldiers, there are people who were part of these wars and Jazzy Fang’s death and were actually directly affected. And she’s a character here having a human experience outside of religion and developing a moral compass in real time. I think the way she integrates into society is shaped by the people she forms relationships with. So his stakes are going to reveal themselves just because they have to, you know?
DA: What was it like going from the “all hands on deck” overture to separate tables? How did that influence your approach to the story?
WM: I had a lot of fun doing The Overture. Because every time there was a roll or a cool moment, we were all standing right outside the camera trying not to scream or hoot or cheer. It felt so good to have everyone in the same room together. But then, as we were filming the soldiers’ table, we thought, “Oh my god, we’ve got to stop, we’ve got to stop eventually. We’ve got to give everyone else a chance to play.” But we didn’t want to stop. So we had a great time at the table. And one of the blessings and the difficult part of playing such a large cast is that you get the breaks where you don’t see each other. Time becomes more and more precious.
I monitor all tables. We love what everyone is doing, so when people are filming we pay attention and watch. But I wish I could have been there in person. I might just start showing up.
Dan: You’ve done a lot of work since your famous appearance. Birdemic: Shock & Terrorrto you John Carpenter’s burlesque production The Thingyour time so far important role. Is there something that ties your projects together?
WM: I think the common thread in all of our projects is a love for games, a love for the medium. That’s why I’m really proud of my friends who started important role Because it’s the pure love of telling stories and entertaining people. That’s the core of who I am. That’s what I need to feel good. You can do that with a movie like this. birdemic…And with more money and better writers, you can make it work. At the end of the day, I think that’s what I need most, to be able to play.
I love DIY creative media because you don’t have to wait for permission. No need to wait for money. I’m a big proponent of telling the story you want to tell now instead of waiting. That’s why I have no intention of ever leaving the independent film industry. I work on things myself because I need to and because it makes me happy. Resources certainly make things easier, but at the end of the day, you’re lucky if you get what you want.
“Hey, you wanna get covered in blood? Right? Cool.”
Yes, I actually think so. I just wrote, produced, starred in, and co-directed a short film starring myself and one of my best buddies, Steve Zaragoza. it is called See you next Tuesday. It will be released hopefully in 2026. And it’s a story about a horrible woman.
Dan: Is this your first time directing?
WM: I directed a music video for Dave Heatwave, Matt Mercer’s brother and an amazing musician. And that song is called “Stay With Me Tonight.” It was my first time being a director, but he was very thorough and nice. This will increase empathy for everyone’s work. I think that’s always a good thing.
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