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Chaotic Neutral

The logo for the channel

**Chaotic Neutral** is a channel dedicated to Table Top Role Playing Games (TTRPGs), launched as a companion channel to *No Rolls Barred* in November 2023.

"*I've been pitching it... before I even became full time at this company, I pitched this channel and it's finally happening! Like - five years later!*"
―Laurie (*Meet Our NEW GAMING TABLE!*)

## History

The launch of a new TTRPG focussed channel was trailed by Laurie during *Meet Our NEW GAMING TABLE!*, released on 8 October 2023. Laurie explained that pre-production was underway and that the rest of the staff were objecting to his idea of calling the channel **Gnome Trolls Bard**.

During the *Lord of the Board Series 2* livestream, the new channel was formally launched and viewers were asked to subscribe.

The temporary name was a huge hit on social media, and was used as a placeholder when the channel was launched. However, it was announced that the name was confirmed as **Chaotic Neutral** on 29 November 2023.

The channel was further trailed on 30 November 2023 with *RPG CHANNEL LAUNCH!!*. It began with a playthrough of Fiasco, livestreamed on 1 December 2023, followed by a 5 part DnD campaign starting 22 December 2023, with Patreon extras.

It was confirmed that additional Patreon-specific content for Chaotic Neutral would be delivered via the NRB Patreon.

Videos of RPGs from NRB (and City British Wrestling from partsFUNknown) were added to the channel on 5 December 2023.

## Cast

The main members and associates of Chaotic Neutral include (in order of number of appearances):

**Sullivan Beau Brown****Laurie Blake****Tom****Blair Shepperd**'*Holly Musgrave***Tilly Steele****Dominic Allen'****Rosie Nicholls****Daniel J. Layton****Tegan Verheul**
*For more cast members, see Category:Cast.*
Daddy Ben introductions

When Ben Burns acts as storyteller for No Rolls Barred Plays Blood On The Clocktower, particularly when Tom is co-storyteller, he is often introduced with a thematic description.

Listed below are the introductions used in the publicly available episodes.

1. ↑ Adam's first introduction of Ben
2. ↑ Tom's first introduction of Ben
3. ↑ Same as the previous, as this was the bonus, 'we messed up' episode
4. ↑ First mention of Daddy Ben in the introductions, after the honorific came up first in *The Billiard Boys*
5. ↑ Laurie's first introduction of Ben
6. ↑ This episode was originally released only to backers of the Season 1 Kickstarter. It was released publicly on 1 July 2023 to support the Season 2 Kickstarter, so could also be listed after *A Magic, Grand Vizier*.
Isaac Adedoyin-William/Appraisals

This page lists various things the cast have said about Isaac

"*Isaac just massively incriminated himself on purpose!* "
―Adam (*Human Remains Of The Day*)

"*My god, you are paranoid. I love it.*"
―Ben ( *Panic Has A New Face*)

"*I think this play by Isaac might be the most wonderful, flamboyant moustache-twirling evil play, trying to make himself bullet proof.*"
―Adam ( *Twin Magic*)

"*We're not all as trigger happy as you, Isaac.*"
―Jon ( *Twin Magic*)

"*Isaac, first time [being slimed] is an accident. Second time is a kink!* "
―Adam (*Let's Play NEMESIS LOCKDOWN (Part 1)*)

"*Isaac... the worst pit-hag in the history of Blood on the Clocktower.*"
―Ben ( *Ding Dom Merrily On High*)
Gran That Jam

Patreon contentThis content can only be found on the No Rolls Barred Patreon (patreon.com/NoRollsBarred). Please don't expand this page with critical information that hasn't been released to the wider public. When editing, describe content in broad strokes, short bullet points, or lists. See more guidance in the paid content policy.

## Gran That Jam

### Cast

Adam, Ben, Blair, Brooke, Carley, Dom, Isaac, Jon, Laurie, Oli, Sullivan, Tom

### Series

No Rolls Barred Plays Blood On The Clocktower

**Gran That Jam** is an episode of No Rolls Barred Plays Blood On The Clocktower, and is the only Patreon episode to be in person.

For access and more information, become a Patron at patreon.com/NoRollsBarred.

" *Votes for this man in his 20s in an old lady wig?* "
―Ben
## Players and roles

Storytellers: Ben, Tom

Script: Bad Moon Rising

## General topics

* This was recorded at the same time as the first in-person episode, *Live and Imp-Person.*
* Interesting mechanics in play: uncertain death, good characters who can kill, resurrection.
* There's a lot of role playing going on in this one.
* Oli gets his revenge for the Billiard Boys betrayal, after more than a year.
* Blair and Brooke are sisters, as we know.
* We finish with outtakes and a song from James, 'Lovely Cow'.
Luke Owen

Luke in Let's Play SPICY

**Luke Owen** is a member of the No Rolls Barred family. He is known for contributing heavily to the Board Game History and Actually Good? series.

"*Luke - innocent, trustworthy Luke. Pure of soul, warm of smile, generous of heart.* "
―Tom
Luke appeared very regularly in the early days of the NRB channel, heading the Actually Good? series (which he is very proud of today), and appearing on online Board Game Club episodes in late 2020 and early 2021. He has joined a number of episodes of No Rolls Barred Plays Blood On The Clocktower, both online and in person.

Luke is one of the nicest people in the world, by all accounts, with an encyclopaedic knowledge of a heap of popculture subjects including Sonic and Godzilla. He's a big metal fan. His favourite board game is *One Night Ultimate Werewolf*.

Outside of No Rolls Barred, he was one of the first employees of the relaunched WrestleTalk (where he is "Podcast Head Honcho"). He also appears on partsFUNknown, where he is the multiple winner of Quizzlemania. As of April 2023, Luke also manages and appears on the CutScene channel. He is a published author of the book *Lights, Camera, Game Over!: How Video Game Movies Get Made*, and co-presents *Under Consoletation: The GamesMaster Retrospective Podcast*.

## Notable moments

* Luke was the host of the early 'Any Good?' series and the playthrough videos linked to those.
* Luke was in several of the early No Rolls Barred Plays Blood On The Clocktower episodes. A highlight was *Twin Magic*, when he was the Evil Twin to Oli's good twin. As Adam said: "Just to reiterate, storytellers - there is an entire network of YouTube channels that depends on this friendship, that you are putting under the crosshairs". Luke and Oli spent quite some time shouting 'you son of a bitch' at one another and fought enthusiastically throughout the game. Sadly for the good team, the cast played the meta and couldn't believe that perennially lovely Luke was the evil one of the pair and this led to an evil team win based on twin execution.
* For the *NRB Wish Charity Livestream!!*, Luke wished for the cast to play a wrestling boardgame *Battle for the Belt*. He appeared in this section of the livestream, as well as for the *Chelsea Football Club Board Game*.

## Quotes

"*[When almost anyone leaves the stream, or the room in a in-person shoot] Love you, man*"
―Often

"*Oliver Davis, please. Kill the prick.*"
―*A Stud In Scarlet*

"*I get a bad amount of FOMO when I'm not a part of it, so I'm thrilled to be back.*"
―*No Roles Barred*

"*I've got a bold tactic ... I'm trusting my information.*"
―*No Roles Barred*

"*I feel pretty smart that I sort of worked something out, you know. I'm pretty proud of myself!*"
―*No Roles Barred*
More quotes by Luke Owen can be found here!

## Appraisals

"*Classic Luke - decent and kind*"
―Tom (*Panic Has A New Face*)

"*Have you seen Luke? With his devil-like goatee? ... he's very nasty to people behind the scenes.*"
―Oli (*Twin Magic*)

"*"Luke, I fucking hate you.*"
―Oli (*Twin Magic*)
10 OLDEST Board Games In History

**10 OLDEST Board Games In History** is an episode of the Collection Starter series. This episode is hosted by Adam.

This video quickly follows *Let's Play SNAKESSS*, during which Adam got a question about the oldest board game wrong. The YouTube comments made the connection and Adam... doesn't deny it.

## List

1. *Ashtapada*
2. *Nine Men's Morris*
3. *Hounds and Jackals*
4. *Go*
5. *The Royal Game of Ur*
6. *Mehen*
7. *Backgammon*
8. *Checkers*
9. *Senate*
10. *Mancala*
Don't Laurie about it

**"Don't Laurie about it!"** is a catchphrase said primarily by Adam, teasing Laurie in the process.

## Instances

* In *Let's Play AMONG CULTISTS*, Adam saying "don't worry about Laurie's turn" developed into "don't *Laurie* about it!" Adam told editor James to knock up a merch for the catchphrase within about 15 seconds. They proceeded to sing *Don't Laurie, Be Happy*, and a Laurie version of *Hakuna Matata* as Laurie lamented that it was "like being back at primary school." They told him not to Laurie about getting a cut of the merch sales.
* When Jon asked "Should I be worried, Laurie?" in *Let's Play SALEM 1692*, everyone told him not to Laurie about it.
* Tilly tried to assuage suspicion in *Let's Play GOOD FACE BAD FACE* by saying "don't worry about it." Sullivan, in turn, said "don't Laurie about it!"
Are You Evil?! - Ep. 7 - Tom

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## Are You Evil?! - Ep. 7 - Tom

### Series

Are You Evil?!

**Are You Evil?! - Ep. 7 - Tom** is a Patreon-exclusive podcast in the *Are You Evil?!* podcast series.

For access and more information, become a Patron at patreon.com/NoRollsBarred.
Jenga, But With Increasingly Bigger Gloves

**Jenga, But With Increasingly Bigger Gloves** is the second episode of House Rules.

"*Would you chill the fuck out, tower?*"
―AdamIn this episode, Adam and Sullivan play *Jenga* but with bigger and bigger gloves, with occasional interjections from Laurie.

## Notable moments

* This is giant Jenga, but with both contestants wearing gloves of various kinds.
* This is the show where we take classic board games and "play them in a stupid way*"*.
* MrBigPip gets a credit for the name of the series - this came from a comment he left on *Guess Who, But With VIBES Only*.
* Laurie invented the twist for this one, he hid the gloves and intermittently heckles from behind the camera.
* Sullivan begins hell-bent on sabotage - he's gleeful at the wobbly tower and starts the pattern of trying to distract the other player. By the end, though, this is effectively a co-op game.
* We play 3 rounds with increasingly ridiculous gloves.
* Adam: "I can't get my mittens in the hole". Sullivan: "I can't tell you how many times I've said that".
* This gets improbably sexy, with red lighting and everything. Although... our default sexy voices are essentially indistinguishable from 1980s snooker commentators.
* Sullivan is lucky, Laurie is disruptive, Adam is traumatised - you can tell that by the state of his hair, as the session wears on.
* Jumping up and down and screeching is the way to get a tower to stay stable.
* All hail the Tower of Destiny! with boxing gloves on, that was a treat.
* The pair of them are in their 30s and this is what they do for a living - their dads would be proud.
* Sullivan chats to the blocks - there's something very complicated about fathering the blocks, sending them to a farm to live and/or setting them on fire, depending on how the turns are going.
* Laurie: "Float like a butterfly, sting like an idiot!"
Ghost Lawyer

The **Ghost Lawyer** is a character and running gag played by Dom in No Rolls Barred Plays Blood On The Clocktower. He is the ghost of Dom who has been bitten by a radioactive barrister.

"*The defence rests. In peace!*"
―Ghost Lawyer (*Paralegal Activity*)
The story behind the Ghost Lawyer is somewhat hazy, though the central bible of lore is Editor James' "Ghost Lawyer" song:

*Dominic Allen was a regular ghost

doomed to roam the Earth forever

But one day he was bitten on his phantom behind

By a radioactive barrister

His brain it grew and his heart did too

He went and passed the spirit bar

He got some new ties pushed his glasses down his eyes

And he bought himself a German car

Now he's a Ghost Lawyer

A lawyer who's a ghost

He's providing legal aid to the ones who need it most

He's a Ghost Lawyer

His trial skills are great

'Cause it's never too late to litigate

No it's never too late to litigate*

Luke initially said that the Lawyer was supposed to be the star of a TV show. Dom has claimed that the Lawyer "died 400 years ago", and thus practised medieval law.

## Appearances

* The Ghost Lawyer's first appearance was in the aptly named episode *Paralegal Activity*, when Dan nominated himself and asked Dom to defend him. After forgetting to actually defend him and telling the jury to "follow your heart", he admitted that he was "a ghost", and "not a very good lawyer". Luke said "I would watch Ghost Lawyer", and they joked about him dying 400 years ago and thus only knowing medieval law. He later called for a "point of ghost law". Dan nominated himself again despite not being able to be executed, and the Lawyer kept it short, saying "the defence rests. In peace!" The episode ended with a song from Editor James, detailing further lore.
* In *God Is A Legion*, Ben asked Dom whether he was still Ghost Lawyer. He replied "I'm not dead, Ben". Establishing that this was a prequel, Dan said that his name was actually Brian Lawyer, and Dom said he was prone to fatal accidents. When Sully nominated Ben, Dom became angry that Ben was representing himself in court, and had turned down the Ghost Lawyer. However, Tilly had him represent her.
* In *A Magic, Grand Vizier* Ghost Lawyer was still not dead (not dead again?) and was in this case Brian Barrister. He needed to consult with Adam the Solicitor on the details of the case for prosecution.
* In *Pure Self-Indulgence*, Dom was asked if he'd like Ghost Lawyer to represent him, however Dom said he wasn't dead, referring back to James' song. Ben said this episode was also a prequel.
10 Board Games Like Cluedo But BETTER

**10 Board Games Like Cluedo But BETTER** is an episode of the Collection Starter series. This episode is hosted by Adam.

## List

1. *Mystery of the Abbey*
2. *Watson & Holmes*
3. *Alchemists*
4. *Tragedy Looper*
5. *Mysterium Park*
6. *Treasure Island*
7. *First Contact*
8. *Cryptid*
9. *Paranormal Detectives*
10. *Awkward Guests*
Friedrich Furdassky

Spoilers ahead!*This article contains spoilers for **Friedrich Furdassky from Red DREAD Redemption**. Be warned!*

## Appearances

### Appears in

Red DREAD Redemption

**Friedrich Furdassky** is a character played by Laurie in the series Red DREAD Redemption.

"*Tell me how it feels with the Red Queen bearing down on you!*"
― Cora, (From The Cradle)
## Appearance

Friedrich has green eyes, a red beard and a great big Bavarian moustache - think Domhnall Gleeson with a great big Bavarian moustache. He's slightly dishevelled. He carries a well-loved copy of his favourite book, *Alice in Wonderland*. He starts wearing a cowboy hat, which he is incredibly fond of, after being complimented by Cora Love.

## Biography

He is originally German. In his time in the US, he has been robbed, shot at and pushed down.

As a child, he badly injured his father in a shooting accident. He was shot and killed in a seeming case of mistaken identity, just before the events of *Red DREAD Redemption*.
Communist Monopoly - Patreon Extras

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## Communist Monopoly - Patreon Extras

### Series

House Rules

**Communist Monopoly - Patreon Extras** is the extras video for *Monopoly, But COMMUNIST*, in which Adam and Sullivan read out the hilarious unused cards.

For access and more information, become a Patron at patreon.com/NoRollsBarred.
Billiard Boys

In the early episodes of *No Rolls Barred Plays Blood On The Clocktower*, a loose alliance of some of the cast referred to themselves as the **Billiard Boys**. Entirely predictably, the alliance fell apart almost immediately in a riot of backstabbing and betrayal. The Billiard Boys alliance is often referred to in later episodes, in both the sense of 'let's team up' and 'you betrayed us that time'.

## Instances

* The Billiard Boys first appeared in the episode *The Billiard Boys* - when Adam, Jon, Oli met in the Billiard Room to swap information. Sullivan later applied for membership, but his membership remained pending. Unfortunately, Adam and Jon were the evil team, so the betrayal began immediately. Adam: "There was never any Billiard Boys, Oli."
* In *Human Remains Of The Day* when Blair and Adam met for a private talk, she said she was concerned that she was now a Billiard Boy. Adam replied: "You're my Billiard Blair".
* In *Gran that Jam*, Oli got his revenge for the betrayal after more than a year.
Are You Evil?! - Ep. 13 - Tilly

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## Are You Evil?! - Ep. 13 - Tilly

### Series

Are You Evil?!

**Are You Evil?! - Ep. 13 - Tilly** is a Patreon-exclusive podcast in the *Are You Evil?!* podcast series.

For access and more information, become a Patron at patreon.com/NoRollsBarred.
Are You Evil?! - Ep. 2 - Laurie

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## Are You Evil?! - Ep. 2 - Laurie

### Series

Are You Evil?!

**Are You Evil?! - Ep. 2 - Laurie** is a Patreon-exclusive podcast in the *Are You Evil?!* podcast series.

For access and more information, become a Patron at patreon.com/NoRollsBarred.

"*It's the lost episode of Blood on the Clocktower all over again, Sullivan! ... I'm the first person to ever win as the demon, but you'll never see it.*"
―Laurie
## General topics

* Recent content
	+ Vagrant Song (coming up) - very strategic and co-operative
	+ Western Legends (coming up)- the funniest episode either of them have been involved in
	+ Betrayal at House on the Hill - Laurie enjoyed the character he played
	+ Mafia de Cuba - Laurie was cheated
	+ Libertalia - Laurie got vengeance
* Clocktower
	+ Making the in-person episodes and the crazy schedule
	+ Laurie's win/loss statistics
	+ Interestingly, at this point, neither of them have really played off camera
	+ Discussion of the first in-person episode
	+ Funding the series through Kickstarter
* *Boardgame highs and boardgame lows* - Laurie's stories of over-analysing games and Betrayal Legacy, with some background about City British Wrestling
* *Go to Jail* - what does Laurie want to get rid of from boardgames?
* *Boardgame etiquette* - game-related behaviour Laurie objects to
* *Are You Smarter Than a Sullivan Year Old?*
	+ At what age did Sullivan first attend the Brit School?
	+ Which theatre school did Sullivan attend before the Brit School?
	+ Which Harry Potter house was Sullivan sorted into, when he appeared in the films?
	+ If Sullivan makes a cup of tea from a teapot, does he put the milk or tea in the cup first?
	+ Which position does Sullivan play in football?
Bearly

Spoilers ahead!*This article contains spoilers for **Bearly from Honey Heist**. Be warned!*

## Appearances

### Appears in

Honey Heist

**Bearly** is a character played by Holly Musgrave in the series Honey Heist.

"*I'm very excited to be here but in a really normal excited level. My excitement's about what yours is, probably.*"
―Bearly
Bearly is a young sun bear who is very excited to work with the criminal gang. She talks with a blocked nose and is notably enthusiastic.

## Appearance

Bearly is a sun bear. She wears a big pair of denim overalls, covered in food splatters that 'she doesn't know is there'.

## Personality

Bearly is very enthusiastic and tries very hard to appear impressive to the other bear criminals, including lying about her previous criminal exploits. She is very excited to be in the group, although claims that both her excitement levels are normal and that she is a normal-sized fan of Preston.

However, at the end of Episode 1, Bearly turns full criminal. In Episode 2, her extra win condition is revealed.

## Biography

Bearly sent in her application, which was covered in pictures and said that her mother was very proud of her. At the time of the heist, Bearly is only just an adult. She claims to have stolen lots of honey before. She is a huge fan of Steven Bearrard and views him as the greatest thief of their generation, and mostly joined to be a part of his crew for the first and final time.

## Special mechanics

* Nature's Wrath: Roll to cast. When standing near to a large quantity of an element (fire, earth, air or water) you can use it as a powerful weapon.
* As of Episode 1 - Full Criminal. Stats are set at 5 Criminal, 1 Bear for the rest of the game. Has a secret, separate win condition: to kill Steven Bearrard as she works for Mr Dave, out for revenge against Mrs Dave's exes.
OF PIGS!

Rosie has a very slight fixation on pigs - specifically claiming PIG! or **It's PIGS!** at often arguably inopportune moments.

## Instances

* In *Let's Play SNAKE OIL II* Rosie pitched a product called Pig Time, a day center for dogs where they could spend time with a variety of pigs. Some activities at Pig Time include playing with and eating pigs. The latter was later brought into question when Rosie revealed Pig Time is run by pigs.
* In *Let's Play COCKROACH POKER* Rosie claimed she had added a pig card to the deck. If anyone turned over the pig, they would lose the game, unless he brought an apple, in which case the player would win the game. Later, Tom was spinning a beautiful story trying to persuade Sullivan to take a card. The cast were rapt, Sullivan was intimidated, we were close to the denouement, then Rosie shouted "It's PIGS!" and crashed the moment.
* In *Let's Play DEAD OF WINTER* Rosie claimed the theme of the apocalypse was 'surviving demonic pigs'. This turned out not to be a major feature of the game mechanic.
* *Let's Play HERD MENTALITY* featured a cow that looks like a pig, of course. And Rosie shouting 'PIG' occasionally.
* Another Rosie episode, another PIGS! reference. 'Three .. little pigs' in *Let's Play GREEN TEAM WINS*.
Let's Play SNAKE OIL

**Let's Play SNAKE OIL** is a video in the Board Game Club series.

"*We played the adult version of the game, thinking 'how bad can it be?' and for what happens next, we're very sorry.* "
―Adam**This video has an ADULT CONTENT warning. This is reflected in the Notable Moments below.**

## Notable moments

* The first rule of Board Game Club is "needlessly complicated".
* We're in COVID restrictions, hence Zoom.
* 2/3 of the audience are in the US, fewer of them are decent human beings.
* Blair is the reluctant people's princess. In any case, she's really secretly the worst of us.
* Adam's pitch is accidentally short and sweet. 30 seconds goes by quick.
* Tom holds on to the wholesome, against all odds. Mittens the Revenge Pussy.
* 11 minutes in, we've reached masturbation. In many ways, this may be the first true Board Game Club. We seem to have found our level.
* Jon: "We accommodate all genitalia."
* Laurie has masturbation in his hand. Adam watches the monetisation slipping away.
* Sullivan kink shames Santa. There's that wholesome content we're after.
* Tom and Blair start off innocuously but dive to the dark place at the end of their pitch. In fact, Blair may be offering the worst thing there's ever been.
* Jon's gone a bit method.
* Sullivan's Secret Admirer round is something to behold. We've got fake murders, a jizz addiction, a literal escape from reality, a stalker bracelet, and competitive sport romance.
* Corpse Orgasm - a new movie featuring Rob Schneider.
* Tom: "Blair, we're not sickos. It's the tree that orgasms."
* It comes to something when the role of 'dumpster diver' is the more wholesome choice.
* Someone throwing out all their gold is of equal value to someone not finishing their KFC.
* Sullivan has absolutely the best voice for this game. He's clearly going to spend his retirement doing infomercials on late night shopping channels.
* Tom's twisted tenderness suckers the most people in. I think it's the voice. He makes the most outrageous horrors sound reasonable and comforting.
* We have more of the NRB DNA in place now - Sully/Jon insanity, Adam/Laurie sniping, Sully/Adam doing that thing they do, and Adam getting comfortable with his channel persona. Lovely to see the roots taking hold.

## Scores

* Blair: 0
* Sullivan: 0
* Adam: 1
* Jon: 1
* Laurie: 1
* Tom: 3

## Trivia

* Game introduction and rules by Adam.
* This is the first BGC episode to get an ADULT CONTENT warning, based on the adult version of the game.
* Sullivan makes his BGC debut.
* This episode predates the name change (only just), but the Phenoma-nerds brand isn't used at all in the episode. The name change announcement would be released on 17 January 2021.
* Our sign off remains "bye" - cheery wave.
Board Game Cosplay

**Board Game Cosplay** (unofficially dubbed **The Blair Stitch Project**) is a three-episode series on the No Rolls Barred YouTube channel featuring Blair Shepperd that was released in 2021.

In this series, Blair creates cosplays inspired by tabletop games but with a twist. She talks through her design decisions and process, along with warnings and advice for any potential cosplayers or costume creators, and shows off the beautiful, terrifying creation at the end of the video.

Some episodes also feature her friends and fellow NRB cast members who either help them, give advice or give inspiration.

## Episodes

1. ↑ Descriptions of *Magical Mr Monopoly* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa-iDNdQokA and *Chess Queen x Dark Souls* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np3XXRNkAyg
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

The **Bristol Old Vic Theatre School** is a well-respected drama school in Bristol that many No Rolls Barred cast members went to. Sullivan went there, and asked many of the friends he made there to be on the channel after meeting Adam through Dom, who also went to the school. Cast that went there included Rosie, Izzy, Maanuv and Tilly.

## Notable mentions

* In *Let's Play SALEM 1692*, it was revealed that there were allegedly only 14 people accepted into Sullivan's year group at the school, out of 5000 applicants. This is incredibly impressive, but was undermined with Ivan's comment that Ivan went to 'the actual university'.
Board Games Explained

**Board Games Explained** was a series hosted by Laurie Blake in which Laurie would explain an aspect of the board game hobby. The series initially acted as a companion for the Collection Starter series, usually covering the same topics.

## Episodes

*The titles of many of these episodes have been standardised for wiki organisation purposes.*
Draughts London

A large majority of No Rolls Barred's content was filmed at **Draughts London**, a board game café owned by Nick Curci, from August 2021 to May 2023. The venue has been described by Adam as "the spiritual home of No Rolls Barred," as he, Blair, Elliott and Isaac all worked there before starting the channel. Their website can be found here, and their Wikipedia page can be found here.

## History with No Rolls Barred

The first video to be at least partially filmed at a Draughts venue, not including the *Phenoma-Nerds Channel Trailer*, was *Party Games EXPLAINED*, in which Laurie filmed himself and interviewed Blair and Isaac, as well as Curci at one of the venues.

In the first episode of Board Game Club, *Let's Play CODENAMES*, Adam, Blair, Elliott and and Isaac formed a team they called *Team of People Who Used to Work for Draughts Board Game Cafe (Or Still Do)* and pointed out that Adam was no longer their manager and so could not give them orders.

In August of 2021, a new set was constructed by Rosie at the top of one of the Draughts railway arches. *We Got A GAMING TABLE!!! - GeekNSon Bristol Review* was the first video to be filmed on this set. Following this, *Let's Play COSMIC ENCOUNTER* was the first Board Game Club filmed on the set, released the following month.

No Rolls Barred moved out of Draughts in May of 2023, setting up a new studio at Trident Digital Media's own studio space. While there was no ill will at all, in *Let's Play PICTURES* Adam cited the freedom to film day or night, significantly increased audio quality and more room for legs, lighting and cameras as big reasons for the move.
I Don't Believe A Word

Spoilers ahead!*This article contains spoilers for **I Don't Believe A Word**. Be warned!*

## I Don't Believe A Word

### Cast

Blair, Dom, Holly, Laurie, Sullivan, Tilly, Tom

### Series

Chaotic Neutral Plays D&D

**I Don't Believe A Word** is the third episode of the Chaotic Neutral Plays D&D series.

**Since these episodes have an overarching narrative structure, the episode guides contain major and minor spoilers.**

"*x*"
―x

## Characters

Tom is the Dungeon Master.

* x
Buck McFadden

Spoilers ahead!*This article contains spoilers for **Buck McFadden from NRB Plays Call of Cthulhu**. Be warned!*

## Physical description

### Species

Human, affected by Cthulhu-esque mutations.

## Appearances

### Appears in

NRB Plays Call of Cthulhu

**Buck McFadden** is a character played by Tom in the series NRB Plays Call of Cthulhu.

"*Fight me, boy.*"
―Buck
Buck is a big game hunter and collector. He prizes his masculinity and is known for being physically and verbally intimidating. His goals are shaped by his desire to take the yukon from George Reek's trophy room and later to humiliate Harry Peeps.

## Appearance

Buck is a very lean and well muscled. He has short black hair and very well trimmed stubble on his weather-beaten face. He moves almost silently. As of the events of Angel Delight, he has six fingers on one hand and a third leg that sprouted from a wound below his knee. This was due to him eating animal meat contaminated, presumably, by the Angel.

He carries a bowie knife with him.

## Personality

Buck is shown to be very proud of his masculinity, emotionally struggling when beaten by Harry Peeps, a notably weaker man, in one-to-one combat. He is deliberately intimidating, threatening Constable Quinnell upon first meeting him and known for his uneasy silences, remarked by Harry Peeps as 'so masculine'. However, he does show courtesy, helping up the cook when Harry Peeps knocks her over.

Within the series, he is notably close with Carlton Dreevus Nallsin, another collector of strange animals.

## Biography

Little is known about Buck McFadden's history. At the time of the series, he was a big game hunter who arrived at Reek Manor with the intent of stealing and eating a yukon, a terrifying moose-like being found in French literature.

It is implied that Buck grew up in a rich household but now detests it, opting instead to roam the outdoors. He used to be afraid of the woods surrounding his childhood home which then pushed him to become a hunter.
House Rules

**House Rules** is a series on the No Rolls Barred YouTube channel in which (typically) Adam Blampied and Sullivan Beau Brown play board games with added house rules that often include negative consequences for the pair. The intention of the series is to 'break' the game - summarised in the *House Rules tagline* for each episode.

Throughout the series, Teri Limongi has gained a more prominent role as ringmaster, bartender and general overlord.

"*This is my house, this is the house I built!*"
―Adam (*Battleship, But Drink a Shot EVERY TURN*)
The name for the series originates from a YouTube comment by MisterBigPip on the pilot episode that read; "Loved this way more than I thought I would. I think we need a House Rules series", to which Adam replied; "oh that's a WONDERFUL name for a series where we mess with the classics! Can we steal it please?"

The series has generally become a flagship for No Rolls Barred, with highly clickable titles and thumbnails operating as a way to introduce viewers to the two biggest faces on the channel. The House Rules videos are consistently the most viewed on the channel (eight out of the top ten most viewed videos are House Rules), with three achieving more than one million views. *Monopoly, But COMMUNIST* is, by a considerable margin, NRB's most viewed video - with 1.8M views as of 19 December 2023. *Monopoly, But COMMUNIST 2* has reached 1.5M and *Guess Who, But With VIBES Only* 1.2M.

House Rules, as an NRB series, was included in the list of 2023 'keepers' in the New York Times, on 29 December 2023.
Funemployed (game)

**Funemployed** is a game in which players attend job interviews in an attempt to get a job, often with strange quirks to their CV.

"*I also had a job as a calendar model for a while. Yes, I modeled... calendars.*"
―Ken

## Description

This is a pitching game all about adapting to what you have in front of you. Players are given four cards with characteristics or qualities that can be spun to be good for a particular job that someone is hiring for. Interviewees have the opportunity to swap cards out to make themselves into the best candidate possible. However, the interviewer also has cards equal to the amount of interviewees, which they can also swap out.

Interviewees will then attend the interview, using the cards in their hands to pitch why they are the best candidate. At any point, the interviewer may give them an extra card - typically hindering their chances. The interviewee must then improvise and adapt to this new card and twist it into something useful. Once all players have pitched, the interviewer picks their favourite candidate. Once all players have been the interviewer, the player who has the most jobs wins.

## Significant Moments

### Let's Play FUNEMPLOYED II

* Laurie is sick of the cast living off of his wallet. Time for everyone to get jobs, apart from Blair who already has too many jobs and Sullivan who is an award-winning comedian.
* When Ken looks for the next Bachelor, the cast absolutely lean into the possibilities, featuring Tilly as a completely improvised shark Henry Cavill, Holly as a f-boy, and Blair as a topless French mediocre assassin.
* The final round features the cast interviewing to be Holly. This features a new version of the Blair-Brooke meta, devil's advocate Laurie rejecting the notion of a job interview at all, and a completely shaved Sullivan.

## Versions Featured

### Funemployed

***Funemployed*** is the original base game, featuring a wide range of regular jobs such as impersonator or lawyer, all with useful and quirky qualifications, ranging from 'Sports Car' to 'The Antidote'.

## Trivia

* Funemployed is featured in the *Top 10 Games To Play At Xmas (That AREN'T Monopoly)* Collection Starter video.
* It is also in *Laurie's Top 10 Board Games Of All Time* Collection Starter video.
Bigblair.com

**"Bigblair.com"** is a phrase used towards Blair Shepperd, most commonly by Jon Gracey and Adam Blampied.

## Origin

In *Let's Play DOBBINS OR BOBBINS*, Adam was trying to get Blair's answer from her, calling her 'bigblair.com'. The crew speculated as to whether the domain was in use or not, and briefly challenged viewers to set up the site, before withdrawing the challenge. As Adam said, "don't challenge the internet to do something, they will do it". Jon drew a picture of the character alongside Jonny High Jump and Bobby Littlelegs.

Bigblair.com became a throwaway line used reasonably regularly across Board Game Club episodes.
10 Terrific TWO PLAYER Board Games

**10 Terrific TWO PLAYER Board Games** is an episode of the Collection Starter series. This episode is hosted by Adam.

## List

1. *Jaipur*
2. *Fugitive*
3. *Star Realms*
4. *Onitama*
5. *Hive*
6. *Patchwork*
7. *7 Wonders Duel*
8. *Santorini*
9. *Lost Cities*
10. *Unmatched*

This video pre-dates the channel name change, so is credited to Phenoma-nerds.
Eat shit, Blair

**"Eat shit, Blair"** is a phrase used against Blair Shepperd when someone gets the better of her, most commonly used by Jon Gracey and Adam Blampied. It is one of the earliest running gags to come from the channel.

## Origin

In *UNO - Full Game With CLASSIC Rules*, Adam said "eat shit, Laurie", which caused Laurie to return the insult seconds later. After some time, Laurie turned on Blair, creating the catchphrase in its current form.

A variant appeared in *Let's Play FUNEMPLOYED.* As Sullivan was interviewing Blair for the role of proctologist, Laurie interjected with "treat shit, Blair!"

## Legacy

In 2021, The "EAT SHIT, BLAIR" t-shirt was released on the WrestleTalk store.
Let's Play SECRET HITLER (Patreon Exclusive)

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## Let's Play SECRET HITLER (Patreon Exclusive)

### Series

Board Game Club

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Cool Maanuv

**Maanuv is real cool**. Incredibly so. For this reason, it has almost become tradition to note how cool Maanuv is using the nickname Cool Maanuv.

## Instances

* After properly introducing Maanuv in *Let's Play GREEN TEAM WINS* after his return to the channel, Adam said that the comments from his previous episodes were all about how cool he was. This placed a lot of pressure on Maanuv, who shrugged it off because that's just how cool he is, because he was wearing a cool shirt, and because he was quite cold. "Cool Maanuv" began to establish itself as a nickname, and Maanuv claimed it was cool to be the only one with no points. He cooly said he preferred to lean against the wall, and Sully and Rosie attempted to tell some cool stories about his goalkeeping. Dom said Maanuv would always answer the phone when Dom had to get hold of his ex. James made a song about being cool, which you can hear here.
* In the hellos of *Let's Play AMONG CULTISTS*, Adam said Maanuv was "wicked, cool, sweet, \*guitar solo\*". For quite some time, Maanuv is the hall monitor - the coolest job in any school, as we know. He does throw wild accusations around, though, which isn't very cool.
Brooke Vs Tom - Villainous - LOTB Quarter Final

**Brooke Vs Tom - Villainous - LOTB Quarter Final** is an episode of Lord Of The Board series 1, in which Brooke and Tom play *Villainous*.

"*I feel we've maxed out on whimsy already this year.*"
―Tom
## Notable Moments

### Pre-match

* Brian Children and Trudi Trotters provide commentary again.
* Brian: "Is it going to be proud and normal Tom or New Orleans street urchin Brooke Bourgeois?
* Adam does the teach, in voiceover.
* Tom's promo is deliciously, delightfully Tom. Brooke's promo is deliciously, delightfully Brooke.

### Game

* Tom's right - we all know that Brooke has a short temper and loves croquet. She barely talks about anything else.
* All hail the Tower of Destiny!
* This is a much gentler game than some of the others in the tournament - they are calm, chatty and scoping sitcoms. They can't even do their trash talking without laughing.
* Trudi may be a bit of a day drinker, apparently.
* Brooke does some complex chaining of actions and powers - they're pretty much evenly matched for curses, though.
* We're struggling with complex mathematical concepts - like counting and subtraction.
* Tom is starting to feel the pressure.
* Brooke seems pretty astonished by her win.

### Post-match

* Trudi and Brian celebrate - although Brian still thinks he may have to pay for some of his comments during the match.
* Tom claims his heart is swelling for Brooke. We can tell by the giddy enthusiasm of his reaction.
* Brooke: "Tom is so tall he was already flying too close to the sun. But down here? We're nice and humble".
* Adam appears, to do the draw for the semi-final and final games and we get a look at the crown and sceptre. He's absolutely determined he's going to win the whole thing.
Lord Of The Board (series)

Spoilers ahead!*This article contains spoilers for **Lord Of The Board (series)**. Be warned!*

## Lord of the Board

### Instances

*Lord of the Board Series 1*, *Lord of the Board Series 2*

**Lord Of The Board** is a board game tournament series on the No Rolls Barred channel.

The name is based on the wrestling title "King of the Ring." The series received permission from other board game YouTube channel Lord of the Board to name it this way.

"*We’ve spent a year and a half building up relationships on this channel and they’re all going to crumble.*"
―Adam
## Series 1

The first series involved Blair, Adam, Laurie, Sully, Rosie, Dom, Brooke, and Tom in a tournament of seven episodes. It was won by Brooke, who was given the Lord of the Board title.

The series introduced a number of elements new to the channel: as well as the tournament format, there were promos recorded by competitors and a commentary team. It made a significant contribution to NRB canon.

Full tournament details are listed at *Lord of the Board Series 1*.

## Series 2

Despite Brooke's protests, a second Lord of the Board series, though in a different format than the first series, was discussed on a number of occasions, including in the *No Rolls Barred Discord Anniversary 2022*. At the UK Games Expo in June 2023, Adam stated that "we have an idea for it," and that that idea "would be a sort of live event," rather than a series. He did, however, say that the odds of the show returning were "not 100%." In the Patreon post linked to *Let's Play CODENAMES (Patreon Exclusive)* , the channel very strongly hinted at an imminent return of the competition.

The promo for Series 2 was included in *Yahtzee, But With LYING*, released in July 2023. This series was initially announced to be a live event, running on 14 and 15 July, but was postponed until September due to key members of the cast and crew being unavailable last-minute. Based on cast inclusion in the promo, it was assumed competitors would be 8 of Adam, Blair, Brooke, Dan, Dom, Jon, Laurie, Sullivan and Tilly.

Following further delays associated with cast changes, on 3 November 2023, it was finally announced that Series 2 would be returning as a live event on 17 November. Tournament brackets were revealed on 8 November and were Blair, Dan, Dom, Jon, Laurie, Luke, Rosie and Sullivan. Dan, Jon and Luke made their tournament debuts, and the 2023 competition featured Rosie vs Dom rematch!

The Livestream ran for 10 hours and 37 minutes on 17 November 2023. Competitors played games chosen by viewer voting during the stream.

The tournament was won by Jon, who took the Lord of the Board title.

Full tournament details are listed at *Lord of the Board Series 2*.
NRB Unboxed - December 2023

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Connect 4 With BLINDFOLDS (And Thumbtacks)

**Connect 4 With BLINDFOLDS (And Thumbtacks)** is the third episode of House Rules.

"*Echo-locate, motherfucker!*"
―AdamIn this episode, Adam and Sullivan play *Connect Four* with added danger.

## Notable moments

* This is Connect 4, but both contestants are blindfolded. And later thumbtacks are added to the table.
* This is the show where we take a classic board game and "mess with it*"*.
* We have an early Teri wave! Hi Teri! Teri's keeping score and even appears on camera to set up the later rounds.
* Adam is unable to empty a Connect 4 board like an actual human being.
* There's definitely cheating going on, and Adam is mostly responsible for it.
* Sullivan confesses what the rest of us have begun to suspect about House Rules - this is a date. That's because Adam and Sullivan are boyfriends, of course.
* We get a couple of straight blindfold rounds and a couple with added thumbtacks.
* Teri manages to prick her own fingers, even though she isn't blindfolded.
* She also makes a premature call on the first thumbtack game, for which she is roundly mocked. Her vengeance is swift and terrible though. The boys should have remembered she was the one in charge of the pain.
* Our casts' impressions of Teri are never not funny.
* Adam: "Your moral superiority sickens me, Teri!"
* Adam finds an island of cum. We're not judging.
* We end with quiet desperation.
* *Is* this the most stupid episode so far?
Ken Cheng

Ken in Board Game Club

**Ken Cheng** is a member of the No Rolls Barred family.

Ken is a man of great chaos, particularly when he claims to be the Demon when he is, in fact, not.

Outside of No Rolls Barred, he is a professional poker player and comedian. He wrote and featured in an episode of Doctor Who: Redacted, and has a stand-up series Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian which won an award for Best Longform Comedy at the BBC Audio Drama Awards.

## Notable moments

* In retrospect, inviting Ken to make his Board Game Club debut in *Let's Play SKULL II*, which is a game of bluffing and bidding, was always going to be interesting. Ken started with a bang, and was the best strategic player throughout. He was beaten in the end only by Laurie's skull tactic.

## Quotes

"*It could be glorious... I pass!*"
―*Let's Play SKULL II*

"*I'm quite patient... Skull does revolve around letting other people, 'fools' if you will, bid as much as they want and then lose all their discs.*"
―*Let's Play SKULL II*

"*I play for the money. I'm so bored of watching the camels.*"
―*Let's Play CAMEL UP*

"*Shut up! Shut up in the Comments! (to which Adam replied 'Love you all, thank you for watching the content')*"
―*Let's Play DECEPTION: MURDER IN HONG KONG III*
## Appraisals

"*That's what happens when you invite someone you didn't know was a poker player to a fucking bluffing game, I suppose...*"
―Adam (*Let's Play SKULL II*)

"*I got you, daddy.*"
―Adam (*Let's Play CAMEL UP*)

"*Ken's a dark horse, he's a dark camel - he's found a way to maximise his coins.*"
―Adam (*Let's Play CAMEL UP*)
Luke Owen/Quotes

This page lists various things Luke has said.

"*[When almost anyone leaves the stream, or the room in a in-person shoot] Love you, man*"
―Often

"*A ghost is a major part of the body!*"
―*Let's Play CODENAMES*

"*Shall we end this narrative then, that Luke's shit at this game?*"
―*Let's Play SPYFALL*

"*Oliver Davis, please. Kill the prick.*"
―*A Stud In Scarlet*

"*I get a bad amount of FOMO when I'm not a part of it, so I'm thrilled to be back.*"
―*No Roles Barred*

"*I've got a bold tactic ... I'm trusting my information.*"
―*No Roles Barred*

"*I feel pretty smart that I sort of worked something out, you know. I'm pretty proud of myself!*"
―*No Roles Barred*

"*Ben you fucked me here - now I know how Jon Gracey feels.*"
―*We Are Legion*
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