A group of popular content creators has come together to play Dungeons & Dragons together. The twist is that they play themselves and build characters based on their own expertise.
What kind of group is this? The group calls itself Min-Maxed and does not consist, like the probably most famous group in Dungeons & Dragons Critical Role or the German Dice Actors, of well-known voice actors, but of content creators from the so-called WeaponTube scene, who primarily deal with content about historical weapons, martial arts, LARP, and tabletop role-playing games.
Participating as players:
- Sellsword Arts (Instagram | YouTube | TikTok)
- known for rapier/longsword content and philosophical reflections on fencing
- Jacques the Whipper (Instagram | YouTube | TikTok)
- known for whip tricks and comedy
- Blumineck (Instagram | YouTube | TikTok)
- known for combinations of martial arts, archery, pole dancing, and analyses of Dungeons & Dragons
- Instructor Bensei (Instagram | YouTube | TikTok)
- known for sword fighting analyses
Content creator Tater the Bard (Instagram | YouTube | TikTok) acts as the Dungeon Master (DM), focusing mainly on humorous “analyses” and rankings from a game master’s perspective.
The uniqueness of the planned campaign: All players are currently building characters based on their own expertise, as they will be playing themselves. The participants are currently working on their alter egos and sharing the process on their channels. The group’s first meeting is planned for January 2026, while the first episode is scheduled to release on YouTube in March 2026.
Even now, the group has around 313,000 subscribers on YouTube, although the campaign has not yet started. How popular the concept and the composition of the group are is also shown by the specially launched GoFundMe campaign.
Funding goal exceeded by more than 5×
What was the GoFundMe campaign for? Since the group members live all over the place, they launched a GoFundMe campaign at the end of 2025 to secure funding for real meetings. They preferred not to start it all online. Their goal was to raise 20,000 USD so the group could gather in the studio of content creator David Miller, who is behind Sellsword Arts.
By the end of the campaign, they were able to raise their funding goal even in a 5-fold manner and achieved a budget of 100,116 USD.
What does the community say about the campaign? The enthusiasm for the idea and the founding of the group can also be found in the comments under the campaign:
- Mark Rigby-Jones writes: “I am very much looking forward to it. Important question: Will Blumineck’s character wear high heels?” referencing some of the content creator’s viral videos where he shoots arrows in high heels at the pole.
- Linnea Springer is excited: “I can’t wait! Brilliant idea, brilliant people. Jacques, you will be the most epic bard ever! Whip it good!”
- Vinnessa Seely even says: “Avengers, step aside! THIS is the most ambitious crossover of the decade!!! Thank you to everyone who donated what they could!”
With Min-Maxed, new material for potentially exciting stories in the actual play format of Dungeons & Dragons is coming soon. Those already looking for alternatives to Critical Role can also check out our overview and may find a hidden gem: Here are 5 popular groups for Dungeons & Dragons on Twitch and YouTube that you should know about
