Chaotic Good Online

Re-Rolled

2011-01-06T16:53:00.001-08:00

Hark, there is a new post on ChaoticGoodOnline.com. And what ho? It bears good news? Huzzah! alright, that's all the old-english (and capitalization) i can muster, but i figured we're at a good time to officially announce our new project, LESS THAN HEROIC. it's coming along really well, and i can say that it is what cgo was becoming. it takes cgo's fun attitude, adds in snippier dialog, bigger characters, and a grander scheme. we've teamed up with BOXSEATS.tv and SAM PROOF to make this project the alpha-omega of DnD webseries. it will radiate awesome while still being cool enough that you don't have to minimize it when your girlfriend walks into the room. so be ready, because your imaginary DnD world is about to get f*!#ing rocked.

PENT!

2010-02-15T00:29:00.001-08:00

Chaotic Good Online: Episode 5 from Chaotic Good Online on Vimeo.

IV!

2010-02-08T06:41:00.000-08:00

It's finally here!

Chaotic Good Online: Episode 4 from Chaotic Good Online on Vimeo.

Promo for Episodes 4 & 5

2010-02-05T16:23:00.000-08:00

This is how close we are!

Promo for CGO Eps 4 & 5 from Chaotic Good Online on Vimeo.

saving throw (fail)

2010-01-22T12:23:00.001-08:00

sorry about the delay guys, i was in the hospital with a fun little tonsillar abscess. that pushed back my drawing, which has pushed back the episodes. luckily, i'm feeling much better now, and got Jason the art last night. that's all he's been waiting on, so i'm sure the episodes will be all over your screens soon. welcome to 2010!

New Photos and Art!

2010-01-05T08:36:00.001-08:00

Well, as Essiem says, we shot Episodes 4 & 5 in tandem, just like Lord of the Rings! Seems like we're moving on up in the world. Next stop, Peter Jackson :P The holiday season was good to us--I've already seen some of the footage Jason's been working on, and I'm so excited! I HAVE to get an "in realm" character--it's just too much fun! Essiem is doing the "in realm" artwork (you'll see that when you see the episodes--no sneak peeks!), and Sam Proof took some great on-set stills so check them out here!
I know you're all getting impatient, but trust me, it will be worth the wait!

Something is Horribly Wrong Here...

2009-11-22T12:43:00.000-08:00

A little comic from an occurrence in our game yesterday.

New Campaign

2009-11-20T11:52:00.000-08:00

So, Amy and I are currently working on the finishing touches to the scripts of Episodes 4 and 5! YAY! We plan on filming these in mid-December, so you'll be receiving them in January/February. After that, we've got the arc down for the rest of the first season, and I foresee very few things that will cause delays in production. So you guys can get your fix! In the meantime, here's a sketch I've been working on of the Deva Cleric that I'm playing in my first campaign.

The Return of the Chaotic Good Online

2009-11-02T07:42:00.000-08:00

Chaotic Good Online: Episode 3 from Chaotic Good Online on Vimeo.

Shoutout at Big Bother BBlog

2009-10-01T07:58:00.000-07:00

We got mentioned in this awesome blog! Right up there with The Guild, Gold, and Project Lore! Thanks Justin!

Big Bother BBlog

Chaotic Good Online Rock Band Promo for Episode 3

2009-09-25T11:15:00.000-07:00

Chaotic Good Online Rock Band Promo for Episode 3 from Chaotic Good Online on Vimeo.

Set Photos for Shoot Day #2

2009-09-24T07:46:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone! We had a very successful shoot this past weekend for Episode 3, which we hope to launch in the next couple of weeks. Sam Proof (www.youtube.com/samproof) hung out with us, taking pictures and shooting some behind-the-scenes footage with the cast and Jason. I posted some of the pictures, but check out all the pictures here on our Facebook fan site. Essiem and I are working hard on the next few episodes, which will all be really exciting!

Thanks for getting the nerdy Myst references, and keep your eyes peeled for Episode 3 very soon!

Chaotic Good Online VLog #5: Amy on Episode 3

2009-09-11T02:17:00.000-07:00

Chaotic Good Online VLog #5: Amy on Episode 3 from Chaotic Good Online on Vimeo.

Chaotic Good Online Vlog # 4: Essiem on Episode 3

2009-09-02T23:31:00.000-07:00

Chaotic Good Online Vlog #4: Essiem on Episode 3 from Chaotic Good Online on Vimeo.

Whoa!

2009-08-31T17:42:00.000-07:00

So I've been to camp, I've been home, I've been to a luau, and now I'm back on the bulletins! We're currently working on episode 3, so keep your eyes peeled in late September for that to be released! Something funny soon, I promise!

Thanks Over 300 Facebook Fans!

2009-07-23T17:13:00.000-07:00

Wow!2 episodes in, and already 300 of you [on facebook] think we're awesome. Well, you know what I think? I think you're awesome. (If you've read any of my other posts, you'd have known how I felt already) Anyway, as thanks, here's a little something I made for you. It should fit most widescreen monitors. You know, if you're obsessed with us. <3

click here for hi-res

Just Around the Bend

2009-07-22T12:52:00.001-07:00

Wow everyone, thanks for the great emails and comments about Episode 2! You guys are stellar! We're working hard to get some more episodes filmed and delivered for you guys. Amy and I have the next three episodes nearly finished being written, and our big challenge is going to be assembling the costumes that we want for some of the upcoming adventures that Fortinall, Ra'Assinmatta, and Nefariel get into. Lots of work going into these episodes, so thanks for your patience. Let's just say there will be more shenanigans, more fireballs, and more owls than you know what to do with!

Gold, The Series

2009-07-22T10:42:00.000-07:00

Hi friends! We have a fellow RPG web series! Please check it out at www.goldtheseries.com and help them by taking the quiz at goldtheseries1.questionpro.com! The creator, David Nett, is super nice and talented, and long story short--we like them and you will, too :)

The CGO Strikes Back

2009-07-20T17:16:00.000-07:00

Chaotic Good Online: Episode 2 from Chaotic Good Online on Vimeo.

Rose-Colored Glasses

2009-07-10T13:10:00.001-07:00

I think my favorite comment about CGO: E1 was my mom's: "I don't think I understood it, but you were pretty!"

Drum Roll Please!

2009-07-07T20:22:00.000-07:00

Chaotic Good Online: Episode One is live!

Chaotic Good Online: Episode One from Chaotic Good Online on Vimeo.

In the meantime...

2009-07-02T14:12:00.001-07:00

Well,

With Amy focusing on such things as drawing and thinking about bard songs, I figured I'd get the ball rolling on some other things for the project - namely costume design. For Chaotic Good Online, I'm trying to find a good mix of modern and medieval. I want to be able to take advantage of the different class styles, while not making everything too antiquated. King of like Hyung-tae Kim's style, but with less skin exposed and no giant torpedoes...

You can expect some sketches up soon, and we'll definitely host up some photos of the costume building process.

In other notes, I'd like to just say how amazing the support has been for the project, even in these early stages. You guys have been awesome, and yes, we're trying to get that episode out, and I promise we'll tell you when we release it. It'll be soon!

Amy's Really Good At Drawing, Too.

2009-07-02T11:11:00.001-07:00

Like, super good. You're jealous.

Chaotic Good Online Vlog #3: Barb on Opening

2009-07-01T10:20:00.000-07:00

CGO vlog 3 from Chaotic Good Online on Vimeo.

On Characters

2009-06-28T20:44:00.000-07:00

Essiem: So, what do you think about Bri's part in the realm?

Amy: I thought she was just going to be NPC's and stuff... but yeah, I think I'd have fun being an actual character.

Essiem: Maybe she's a cleric like we talked about.

Amy: Ooo! I KNOW I KNOW!

Essiem: What?

Amy: A BARD!

Essiem: No... wait, why?

Amy: So she can do songs and poems and stuff.

Essiem: Yeah. No.

Attempt #1

2009-06-15T12:34:00.001-07:00

We played some D&D this weekend. I fought a giant robot with flying kicks while Amy cried because her flaming sword heals constructs. Charge+Flying Kick FTW!!! (I drew the underlying sketch for this while there)

Chaotic Good Online Vlog #2: Jake on Shooting

2009-06-10T16:06:00.000-07:00

CGO vlog 2 from Chaotic Good Online on Vimeo.

Shooting

2009-06-06T21:28:00.000-07:00

Awww yea! We shot Episodes 1 & 2 today!

We Should Write Something

2009-06-04T00:52:00.000-07:00

CGO blooper from Chaotic Good Online on Vimeo.

Basically, we should have written something out first...

Chaotic Good Online Vlog #1: Pre-production

2009-06-03T22:01:00.000-07:00

CGO vlog 1 from Chaotic Good Online on Vimeo.

short story (written in pen) about one of the writers

2009-06-02T12:40:00.000-07:00

by Timmy Johnson (from Mrs. Paulson’s 1st Grade Class)

Amy was walking up a cliff. And then she saw a big monster in a cave. Amy was good and from ~~space.~~ Texas. She had never seen a moster like this before. Not in Texas or the world. It was because it was the last monster like it. It had big eyes and was slimy and really scary. Amy wasn’t scared tho. Amy had been in fights before and had hit people and slapped them in the face.

The monster was not going to wait because it was angry. It swung its tail and Amy had to jump over it. Amy shot a fireball as she jumped. The fireball was on fire and hit the monster and it burned it and hit it. Amy was really happy because the monster was big. The monster wasn’t dead tho. Not ever in Texas or the world or even space had Amy fought a monster like it because it was covered in spikes.

The monster got really angry because it was burned by the fireball that Amy shot at it when they were fighting. The T-Rex roared very loud. and Amy laughed and was so not scared that she even ate a sandwhich.

“You are ~~in trouble~~ ~~dead~~ ~~stupid~~ not scary” Amy shouted at the monster. But the monster was really angry. It shot boiling acid at her and it burned through the ground because Amy jumped when she saw it do that.

But then the monster got hit with another fireball from Amy and was hit. It fell down and ~~blood~~ ~~acid~~ lots of acid! came out of its eyes and mouth. Amy went over to it and hit it with her sword in the head to make sure it was dead and it was so she got money from it and then flew back to the city at the bottom of the cliff and all of the people there gave her more money and ~~fish~~ gold because they were all happy that their was not more monsters just like in Texas.

Amy went to the store and bought a soda. The end.

E! True Hollywood Story

2009-06-02T09:38:00.000-07:00

About One of the Creators by Amy

As Matthias, a fighter hailing from the Northwest, trekked up the Green Mountain, he removed his spectacles, frowning at the fog that his sweat had created on his sight-aiding tools. “Blast,” he thought. “My moustached cohorts surely would have uncovered the secret by now.” His thoughts drifted as his defective vision refocused on the verdant shrubbery near him. Could it be? The last arrow emblems needed to complete his quest?

He bent down closer. Suddenly, his knees torqued and gave. Matthias, as stunning a fighter as any, had not any formal physical training for a solid… ohhhh… decade. This quest was a necessity, but he was beginning to think more and more that he could not endure the entirety of the journey. A good rest might do for now.

[By the way, his eyes had failed him yet again. No surprise. The arrow emblem he thought he saw was a mere pinecone. Well, at least he had a pinecone. It served no great purpose. He just appreciated nature, is all.]

Matthias was a good man. He meant well, and was very supportive. He had several friends (if you were going to be specific, his social network included about 727 people, roughly), and enjoyed sending messages of the short quippish kind all day and night. Sure, Matthias had his deformities and character flaws (boy did he ever), but deep down, his intentions were pure.

He picked up the pinecone and tried to eat it. “Ouch! Stupid!” he thought, not incorrectly. “I’ll never find the last arrow.” That was also not incorrect.

Keep trying, though, Matthias. You’ll figure out the forward punch soon enough. Hopefully before your “backward, birdbrained, defective, dim, dim-witted, dopey, dull, dumbbell, dumbo, dumdum, dummy, exceptional, feeble-minded, gorked, half-witted, held back, imbecile, lamebrained, mentally defective, moronic, numbskull, opaque, pinhead, retardo, sappy, simple, simple-minded, slow, slow-witted, stupid, subnormal, touched, underachieving, weak, yo-yo” freakish constitution sinks even further into retardation (“retarded”).

Works Cited

“retarded.” Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition. Philip Lief Group 2008. 02 Jun. 2009. .

A Rose, By Any Other Name

2009-06-02T01:32:00.000-07:00

Amy: So, I was watching -----, and it seems like they never say D------s and D-----s. Can we technically use that in our scenes?
Matthew: I don't know, I think so. Let's ask Ben.

Amy: Does Ben work for D------s and D-----s?
Matthew: No, but he knows everything about that stuff.

*Matt leaves and comes back*

Matthew: Ben says no.
Amy: Damnit. What are we going to call it, then?
Matthew: I don't know.
Amy: Giants and Gold?
Matthew: That sounds like another series.
Amy: Dwarves and... something...
Matthew: Titans and Towers?
Amy: Too Greek mythology. Griffins and... Like, Griffins and what?
Matthew: Here, hand me that Player's Handbook.
Amy: K.
Matthew: Okay, okay... *reading* How about Magic and Monsters?
Amy: That works.
Matthew: Good, it was in the synopsis.

Cast List Announced for Chaotic Good!!!

2009-04-03T10:02:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

We finally figured out our cast listing for Chaotic Good Online!

Thank you for all your support so far, and we're stoked to have so many people interested in this project so early in its development. But without further ado...

Co-creator of the project, Amy Vorpahl, has filled in the roll of Bri, the Game Master. Amy is a comedy performer/writer in Los Angeles with training from UCB and iO West. Her all-girl sketch group just won the 2009 iO West Comedy Festival! Check out www.amyvorpahl.com for more information.

Matthew Buchholtz has taken the seat of Grant, the graduate student who plays Fortinall, the adventuring party's Battle Commander. Matt can be seen in such upcoming series as "Start Select Show" and "The Hollywood Standard." He also can also be seen playing WoW. A lot.

The role of Taylor, the group's rogue, has been given to Barbara King. Barbara King can be seen performing improv and sketch comedy at Groundlings, iO and UCB. Her sketch group, "Tang," won the 2009 Los Angeles comedy festival. TV credits include: Law and Order; Law and Order SVU; All My Children; and As the World Turns.

We brought in Jake Regal to play the role of the youngest member of the table, Anthony. Jake is an actor and improv comedian in Los Angeles, California. You may have seen him on stage at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, performing with his Harold team Lincoln's Bedroom, or on MTV, playing the part of "press corps" in the first thirty seconds of every episode of Paris Hilton's My New BFF Season 2.

For Bri's roommate, Kyle, Ian Gary of the reknowned Groundlings Theater Sunday Company has taken the role. Ian has toured the country as an acclaimed stand up comic. Now he doesnt. Because he now writes and performs sketch comedy every Sunday at the Groundlings.

And that's it so far! Enjoy!!!

Blog Decision

2009-03-17T11:12:00.000-07:00

Matthew: I just think the more extras we have (extras = fun things for people to look at vs. additional people in the background) the more people will feel connected to us.

Amy: yea for the site, like a blog.

actually, i wouldn't mind starting the blog right now

Matthew: let's do it.

Amy: WHICH BLOG SITE WOULD U RECOMMEND.

minus the caps sry

Matthew: omg intense

Amy: haha

Matthew: um, i dunno.

livejournal?

xanga?

Amy: what about a blogger?*

Matthew: I've never really blogged more than 2 entries ever.

i have facebook :P

we should probably use something that hosts offsite, so we can update from wherever.

I've kind of been blogging via our facebook fan page

Amy: i think i'll try blogger* cuz y not.

oh i should check that out

Matthew: blogger* is what the cool kids use

Amy: oh well no brainer then

*used to be another name before we tried it out and didn't like it... It was sloppy and unkind, and a little fascist