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Dimension 20
Dimension 20 is an actual play show produced by and broadcast on Dropout, and created and generally hosted by Brennan Lee Mulligan as the show's regular Dungeon Master. It is an anthology series, with the setting and cast changing between seasons. 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 eleven or fewer episodes.
Dimension 20 originated as a production for Dropout, a streaming service launched by CollegeHumor in 2018 to deliver content with R-rated material or an unusual format. Dimension 20 was among the shows listed for the service when it was first unveiled. The format for the show, with distinct story arcs in different settings, was determined early on in the show's development. The host, Brennan Lee Mulligan, had been DMing since the age of 10 and had a background as a LARP writer. He had been the dungeon master for a private campaign with most of the principal cast of Dimension 20, only lacking Lou Wilson and Ally Beardsley.
The series' launch took place amid a "renaissance" of actual play shows. Mulligan cited a number of existing tabletop shows as inspiration for Dimension 20, including Not Another D&D Podcast (NADDPod), The Adventure Zone and Critical Role. One such show, NADDPod, features Emily Axford and Brian Murphy, who would join Dimension 20's primary cast. Guests were also drawn from Critical Role and The Adventure Zone early on in the show's run – Matthew Mercer first appeared in Escape from the Bloodkeep and Griffin McElroy appeared in a live episode of Fantasy High in 2019. The full cast of The Adventure Zone appeared in Tiny Heist in early 2020.
The show debuted in 2018 with the first season of Fantasy High. A sequel to this campaign, titled Fantasy High: Sophomore Year, premiered in 2019. Episodes of Fantasy High: Sophomore Year were streamed live on Twitch, unlike 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. Announced on the fifth anniversary of Dimension 20, a third season of this campaign – Fantasy High: Junior Year – premiered in January 2024.
The launch of the show took place amid financial troubles at CollegeHumor, which had suffered from a pivot to Facebook video in the late 2010s based on inaccurate metrics. By late 2019, InterActiveCorp (IAC), the company's owner since 2006, was exploring the sale of CollegeHumor. In January 2020, the Dimension 20 cast was laid off as part of larger layoffs at CollegeHumor. Mulligan was left as the only creative staff member on payroll at the company. The show nevertheless continued production remotely as California's stay at home orders were put into effect. CollegeHumor was rebranded as Dropout and continued to produce content, heavily focusing on Dimension 20.
On May 24, 2021, Brennan Lee Mulligan announced 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. The show also began to use rotating game masters for side-quest campaigns in a change announced the following month. The company was able to hire more staff beyond its initial skeleton crew, and was in a more positive financial situation by 2024.
Beginning in 2022, Dropout began to auction off miniatures from previous seasons of Dimension 20. The proceeds from the auctions went towards funding future seasons of the show, as well as to charitable causes. This began with A Crown of Candy pieces. A Fantasy High auction in 2024 donated 100% of profit to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, and for the first time included scenery pieces and segments of the Dungeon Master's screen.
During the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, production on Dimension 20 initially shut down. In July 2023, Dropout CEO Sam Reich stated that as Dropout is not a member of the AMPTP, they "may be able to reach an interim agreement with SAG" which would allow them to resume production. Reich commented, "but we'll only do that, obviously, if we get the blessing of the union and the buy-in of our performers. If not, we have enough content in the can to last us a little past the end of the year". In August 2023, Reich announced that all Dropout shows had resumed production, as it was determined that their "New Media Agreement for Non-Dramatic Programming" was under a non-struck SAG-AFTRA contract.
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Dimension 20
Dimension 20 is an actual play show produced by and broadcast on Dropout, and created and generally hosted by Brennan Lee Mulligan as the show's regular Dungeon Master. It is an anthology series, with the setting and cast changing between seasons. 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 eleven or fewer episodes.
Dimension 20 originated as a production for Dropout, a streaming service launched by CollegeHumor in 2018 to deliver content with R-rated material or an unusual format. Dimension 20 was among the shows listed for the service when it was first unveiled. The format for the show, with distinct story arcs in different settings, was determined early on in the show's development. The host, Brennan Lee Mulligan, had been DMing since the age of 10 and had a background as a LARP writer. He had been the dungeon master for a private campaign with most of the principal cast of Dimension 20, only lacking Lou Wilson and Ally Beardsley.
The series' launch took place amid a "renaissance" of actual play shows. Mulligan cited a number of existing tabletop shows as inspiration for Dimension 20, including Not Another D&D Podcast (NADDPod), The Adventure Zone and Critical Role. One such show, NADDPod, features Emily Axford and Brian Murphy, who would join Dimension 20's primary cast. Guests were also drawn from Critical Role and The Adventure Zone early on in the show's run – Matthew Mercer first appeared in Escape from the Bloodkeep and Griffin McElroy appeared in a live episode of Fantasy High in 2019. The full cast of The Adventure Zone appeared in Tiny Heist in early 2020.
The show debuted in 2018 with the first season of Fantasy High. A sequel to this campaign, titled Fantasy High: Sophomore Year, premiered in 2019. Episodes of Fantasy High: Sophomore Year were streamed live on Twitch, unlike 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. Announced on the fifth anniversary of Dimension 20, a third season of this campaign – Fantasy High: Junior Year – premiered in January 2024.
The launch of the show took place amid financial troubles at CollegeHumor, which had suffered from a pivot to Facebook video in the late 2010s based on inaccurate metrics. By late 2019, InterActiveCorp (IAC), the company's owner since 2006, was exploring the sale of CollegeHumor. In January 2020, the Dimension 20 cast was laid off as part of larger layoffs at CollegeHumor. Mulligan was left as the only creative staff member on payroll at the company. The show nevertheless continued production remotely as California's stay at home orders were put into effect. CollegeHumor was rebranded as Dropout and continued to produce content, heavily focusing on Dimension 20.
On May 24, 2021, Brennan Lee Mulligan announced 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. The show also began to use rotating game masters for side-quest campaigns in a change announced the following month. The company was able to hire more staff beyond its initial skeleton crew, and was in a more positive financial situation by 2024.
Beginning in 2022, Dropout began to auction off miniatures from previous seasons of Dimension 20. The proceeds from the auctions went towards funding future seasons of the show, as well as to charitable causes. This began with A Crown of Candy pieces. A Fantasy High auction in 2024 donated 100% of profit to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, and for the first time included scenery pieces and segments of the Dungeon Master's screen.
During the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, production on Dimension 20 initially shut down. In July 2023, Dropout CEO Sam Reich stated that as Dropout is not a member of the AMPTP, they "may be able to reach an interim agreement with SAG" which would allow them to resume production. Reich commented, "but we'll only do that, obviously, if we get the blessing of the union and the buy-in of our performers. If not, we have enough content in the can to last us a little past the end of the year". In August 2023, Reich announced that all Dropout shows had resumed production, as it was determined that their "New Media Agreement for Non-Dramatic Programming" was under a non-struck SAG-AFTRA contract.