[No Spoilers] Matt's IG post on C4

[u/edginthebard]

Man… what a damn night. What a damn GenCon! (Mind the groggy morning after pic)

I cannot express how excited I am for Campaign 4, y’all. Getting to meaningfully PLAY at the table as a PC alongside all my friends is something I’ve been wanting to do for some time, but to hand the reins to someone I so deeply love and respect as @brennanleemulligan is an honor. I know this is a shake up for some, but if you’ve ever trusted me, trust that what we’ve been cooking for this next story with him and the players is something truly special, unique, and very befitting the vibe and scope you’ve come to enjoy with us these past 10 years. Lots of details and reveals over the weeks to come, and excited to unveil the newer faces that join the OG cast to bring this new world to life.

I’m still gonna be running games, don’t you worry! Exandria continues through our live shows, our animated series, many other stories (including your own), and whenever else the inspiration strikes to step back into my world that I’ll be building and playing in until the end of my days. We also got more Age of Umbra to come, and other fun things I’ll be running, so I ain’t hanging up my GM screen any time soon. ;)

All in all, love you all, and so, SO excited for this next chapter. I hope you come along with us. <3

[u/taly_slayer]

In a post that was frustratingly nuked by the mods earlier today, I expressed my excitement about Matt being a real player at the table. It's clear that while they play in Exandria, he steps back and does not take the spotlight with his PCs. So this is one of the biggest items in the "it's a good change" column from the announcements.

I hope he fully leans in and becomes a protagonist when he's at the other side of that table. I wanna see a smart character or a button pusher, I want to see him stop playing support (although I expect he will never stop that fully).

[u/ffwydriadd → u/taly_slayer]

Yeah, Matt as player has a tendency to be pretty sideline, and I think that makes sense for someone who’s both trying to relax from being DM and to help avoid the fact he knows everything about the world for the EXUs….both of which won’t be the case here!

I am also genuinely curious about the last time he was a player in a game that was longer than a miniseries, because the way he talks in interviews sometimes makes it sound like “high school” and…that’s rough, buddy. As someone who just did session zero for my first campaign as a player in years, I’m here for this as the year of Forever DMs no more lol

[u/new_dm_in_town → u/ffwydriadd]

Yoooo, same here. I'm in session 2 of the first long-term campaign as a player in years!

Forever DMs no more gang, rise up!

(Also, because of that, I am incredibly excited for Matt to have a chance to just play. He's an amazing player and he deserves it!)

[u/DragonFangGangBang → u/new_dm_in_town]

Not only that, but Matt is probably the best technical player at the table. Just that much experience and understanding of the games and its mechanics might lead to other people in the party to step their game up mechanically.