We are the Monstrous Activity Surveillance and Observation Network, a studio dedicated to bringing you lukewarm takes, forgettable advice, and secondhand news about everything from tabletop gaming to weird history, occult lore, and beyond!

Join Michael (and sometimes friends) as he takes you on a jaunty saunter through his scrambled egg brain and its thoughts about Monster of the Week, D&D, myths, folklore, philosophy, and whatever else he decides is his next special interest...


MASON

Your Sundays are about to get a whole lot weirder…

Starting this weekend, join Michael and Ashton every Sunday night for a deep dive into the weirdest things you never thought to think of on our new weekly show, The Rabbit Hole!

This week we tackle one of the most confusing songs ever written, The Monster Mash…



To those outside of the Discord asking: While the studio relocation is still underway, our production capacity is somewhat limited to livestreams and clips, but Roll With Me will return with boat loads of new Monster of the Week content as soon as humanly possible. We have some new books to cover, so stay tuned!

2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 6

MASON

Hello friends! Due to a family emergency, The Magical Unicorn Fun Time Club will not be streaming live tonight. Bigg Dingus and Baby Ruth will return next Tuesday at 5pm EST.

Until then, enjoy the first three installments now streaming on the channel! Or check out our channel membership program for hours of ad-free outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage!

Thank you for your understanding. We’ll see you next week!

-M

3 months ago | [YT] | 11

MASON

I just want to take a minute to thank all of the subscribers, new and old, who have stuck through the name change, the Great Void, and the many stumbles and aesthetic shifts I’ve gone through over the years. My life has been pretty all over the place and the channel has certainly reflected that.

As I sit here editing footage from our streams, seeing OG commenters and discord folks hopping in the chat, it just makes me feel incredibly lucky to have amassed this humble little community of kindhearted weirdos and nerds.

To address the question I’m most often asked: Yes, new MotW content is coming. There are plenty more playbooks to break down and I still have three more books to cover, with my own supplements on the way. Additionally, Ashton and I will be covering some other underrepresented games that we love. If you have games you want us to check out, drop them in the comments or join our Discord community to get involved!

I’m currently in the wildly stressful process of moving studios (again) so the scripted and heavily-edited videos are at a standstill until things get settled over here; but in the meantime, tune in on Tuesdays at 5pm EST to talk games with Ashton and me while we mess around in Baldur’s Gate on The Magical Unicorn Fun Time Club!

I love you all.
Now go play some games.

-M

4 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 10

MASON

This Sunday at 7pm EST we’re going live to answer once and for all a question that’s been burning up in our minds since the dawn of time: Which cryptid is daddy?

Tune in Sunday, April 6 for a knock-down drag-out spit-swapping cage-match to determine the most smashable monster, co-hosted by Michael and the newest member of MASON…

4 months ago | [YT] | 4

MASON

Oh hey there! I just dropped a 21-page preview of my upcoming Monster of the Week campaign setting in the Discord server…

10 mysteries, over 30 NPCs and locations, and the incredible art of Kim Diaz Holm, all wrapped up in the first ever fully-formed campaign setting designed for Monster of the Week.

Come on by and check it out!

discord.gg/ZU6PZp4

5 months ago | [YT] | 25

MASON

My name is still Michael, I have been absolutely overjoyed to bring you all Roll with Me for the past 4 years, and I’m here to announce that I’m expanding the channel into a bigger, better, nerdier vehicle for *escapism* …

Roll with Me will continue to run on the Monstrous Activity Surveillance and Observation Network, or MASON, for short. On top of a return to MotW talk, I’ll be launching a some new shows about myths, monsters, legends, folklore, and more, all under the MASON umbrella!

I’ll do a livestream later in March to answer any questions, but for now I’m hard at work on programming all of the new stuff in the pipeline. Thank you all for your unwavering support for all these years. I love you all. In summation:

More content.
More intention.
Tighter form.
Better ingredients.
Better pizza.
Papa John.

6 months ago | [YT] | 26

MASON

After yet another series of complications (and definitely not a skinwalker invasion) RwM is coming back with more lukewarm takes in a sleek, shiny, fresh new style (also definitely not the product of skinwalkers).

Thank you to all who have continued to support the channel in my absence. I love you all and I am very much a human person.

Join our Discord community for the inside scoop:
discord.gg/ZU6PZp4

6 months ago | [YT] | 25

MASON

3,000 subscribers??? I love you all so much. It warms my frozen heart (hag’s curse, don’t worry about it) to know that so many people want to hear my lukewarm takes.

Thank you to all who have followed me on this wild ride. New regular coming soon, I just have to finish building this new studio first 👀

10 months ago | [YT] | 20

MASON

Hey friends! I didn’t disappear again, I just caught up making a doozie of an episode so it’s gonna be a minute… stay tuned

2 years ago | [YT] | 14

MASON

Okay okay… I couldn’t just drop a teaser like that yesterday. Since we just hit 1,000 subs, I’ll let y’all in on the big secret. I’m currently in the thick of writing my own full-length Monster of the Week supplement for ooky spooky stylized adventures in the Wild West. Coming in 2022…

3 years ago | [YT] | 48