#twitchcon2022

“Niki betrayed L’Manburg???”

He was so aware.

Seeing as some people in the fandom may get the chance to ask DreamSMP cc's some questions at upcoming panel(s), I thought I might take my shot at recommending some questions to ask Each cc (or the group as a whole) as well as some general tips and my own recommendations for how to act at a panel based on my longtime fandom experience, and also my experience at- actually being at panel style conferences where I presented and had a Q+A portion!

Some general tips though to start off:

Always remain respectful to the panel host and the panelists This seems like it should be an obvious one, but please be respectful to the panel members, especially the host/leader! Hosting a discussion like this can be a lot of hardwork, especially if you have a time limit, a lot of questions to get through, or a lot of people on the panel. A Host has to balance the time issues, as well as help guide the conversation to run smoothly (usually by turning your awkward ass or hyper-specific question into something the panelists can actually understand and respond to). It's a tough job, and you should always give your support!

Equally value your panel members If you have a large cast on the stage, try and make sure to equally value them in the conversation. This is a little trickier because it's a group effort but, if you notice one cc being consistently targeted for questions, and one cc who has gotten none or only been able to answer group questions, switch your target! There's no worse feeling then being up on that stage and just having to sit there silently. So if you get the chance to ask a question, consider directing towards that one person who hasn't been appreciated as thoroughly

If you have a question for a specific person, be specific This might seem a little counterintuitive to the last point, but if you really have a question that can clearly only be answered by a select group of people, just ask that group/individual specifically. It helps lessen the awkwardness of having the other panelist members have to fumble through an answer for something they- weren't really involved with. And if a panel member you aren't directing the question to answers, then that's great too!

Keep an eye on your time; have a question prepared This is another tip just to help your host. Having your question and what you are going to say prepared in advance (even if it's just thinking/preparing it while in line behind others) is way better then getting to the mic and fumbling through it.

Have fun! Don't force the conversation to be harder then it has to Easy, funny, and simple questions are totally okay for a panel! Oftentimes they can have some of the funniest responses (We all saw the c!Quackbur question and talked about it for days for a reason) and lead to the funniest answers and reactions. Keep things lighthearted and don't feel like you're going to war with the cc's OR other fans. Don't bait or target a specific cc to fan discourse fires, but don't be afraid to ask questions you really want the answers to.

With that said, here is a big long list of questions you could ask (most of the) members of the DreamSMP:

Group Questions:

(aka. questions that could be asked and answered by all of the cc's)

What is your favorite part of your character? (Not playing them, but who they are)

If you could restart the SMP, or change the plotline at one point, what would be something new or different you would want to do with your character or the overall story?

If you could start your character over completely, what would you keep the same and what would you want to do differently?

If there was one character arc or storyline you didn't originally get to be in, but could go back and join now, what would it be?

What is one word you would use to describe your character(s)?

What is your favorite bit done by another person on the DreamSMP?

Do you enjoy the improvised or planned moments of the SMP more? Whether in your own lore or just overall.

The DreamSMP balances a lot of humor and funny moments with more serious topics and moods; how do you all strike that balance when it comes to when you do lore?

If you could name the biggest pivotal moment for your character, and who they are now, what do you think it would be?

Are there any characters from other tv shows, movies, cartoons, etc. that inspired part of your character or that you have received ideas from?

The DSMP has lasted for over two years, and a lot of fans have celebrated it for the lore and story, but also for the friendships that we've seen be created or resparked through it and how we've seen you all as content creators grow. If the DSMP was to end right now, what would you consider the most important thing you learned, achieved, or gained from your time on it?

Individual CC Questions:

(Some may be group questions, but they are more targetted towards a smaller specific group rather then able to be used for a general panel. I'm going to try and limit the number of questions to 5 for each cc bcus SPACE)

Dream:

c!Dream is notorious for being one of the most complicated characters on the SMP to understand; For you, what has been the most difficult part in playing/writing him?

How do you think that c!Dream has changed over the course of the SMP?

c!Dream is largely also a solitary character, at least in the most recent seasons of the SMP, but his lore ties into a lot of different characters stories and he interacts with a lot of different people. What characters do you think have had the most significant impact on him?

Recently we've gotten more lore for DreamXD's character. What is it like playing him versus playing c!Dream? Do you enjoy one more then the other?

You've been involved in the writing for the DreamSMP since day one of lore and have done a lot of work for the SMP in making it what it is today; what is your favorite thing that you have written so far?

George:

Your character has been around since the beginning of the SMP, but I think we have gotten the least amount of lore for your character in that entire time. How would you describe c!George to somebody who knew nothing about him?

You've had some of the most chaotic lore streams as well; how much of those 'c!George is dreaming' streams do you actually plan out versus being completely improv?

If c!George actually took control of the server and became god like he was dreaming about, what do you think would happen to the server? Would he regret it?

Sapnap:

c!Sapnap is pretty well known for his pet murdering tendencies; was that sort of just a thing that happened by accident, or do you have it out for Minecraft pets in particular?

c!Sapnap's caught in some really contentious points with two different groups of three (c!Quackity and c!Karl, and c!George and c!Dream). How do you see those relationships affecting him, or the others in the groups, as in one he goes from trying to be the diplomat and in the other he's the main aggressor?

Your character tends to operate seemingly more on impulse and emotion, but is always driven by his desire to protect his friends and family. How do you think his idea of who's worth protecting has changed over time?

Badboyhalo:

The Egg is one of the most unique storylines on the SMP, going into a completely different genre then the majority of the storylines as it focuses more on typical horror tropes and plots. Where did you get the idea for the Egg from, and what was developing an almost completely separate storyline like?

You are one of the cc's with the longest careers in content creation, and one of the first members of the DreamSMP, but you've continued to make fun and unique content on it, from trolling Foolish, to the Eggpire, to the Prime Path change; how do you think your experiences in making content have helped you in consistently streaming on the DSMP while creating new content and storylines?

Do you think that c!BBH regrets what he did with the Egg, or would he do it again?

You've done a lot of creative trolling on the DreamSMP; what have been your favorite pranks and trolls? Who is your favorite person to troll?

Awesamdude:

So, I think we've figured out the scrapbook was a bit of 'yes and' improv but; who is in c!Sam's hot and dangerous people scrapbook? Does he count himself?

Two of the defining relationships for c!Sam in recent arcs were with c!Quackity and c!Dream, two characters who have resorted to pretty ruthless means to get what they want. How do you think his relationship and interactions with those have affected c!Sam and the way he sees the world? Is any sort of reality check on the way for him?

Without control of the prison, which had been pretty foundational to his identity in season 3, what do you think is next for c!Sam? Do you think he can just ignore the 'Warden' part of his personality, or is that going to start showing itself outside of his duty to the prison?

Sam Bucket- what the fuck is up with that.

Ponk:

Do you think you'll keep building lemon trees?

You are one of the most consistent DreamSMP streamers, streaming almost everyday on the SMP. Over the course of time you've played on there, what has kept you coming back to keep playing?

c!Ponk's been in some pretty turbulent relationships with other SMP members, especially c!Sam but his true feelings on the characters seem to change or at least remain unclear. How does c!Ponk feel about c!Sam at this point? Do you think they could reconcile, or is c!Ponk done with him?

TommyInnit:

You've been involved in the lore since basically it's beginnings; when you first joined the server did you ever think that your characters story and fanbase would get so big?

We all know that Exile was originally thought of by Tubbo when you two were in a call together, but a lot of people are curious, what was the planning and writing process like for the rest of the arc? Were the streams mostly improv, or did you have a set goal or things you wanted to do each stream?

c!Tommy's in general a pretty chaotic character, who's been through a lot and can get into a lot of trouble at times. If you could give him any one piece of advice what would it be?

Two of c!Tommy's longest relationships on the SMP have been with c!Wilbur and c!Tubbo, and I'm sure Tubbo and Wilbur's roleplaying and writing with you had an impact. how do you think those two, as writers and as other characters, have effected c!Tommy as a character?

Do you think c!Tommy will ever truly be done with the discs and c!Dream?

Tubbo:

c!Tubbo is one of the characters who has had a really natural but subtle progression in his character over time, from the positive if realistic best friend, to a traitor to his country and then president of it, to a slightly unhinged nuclear scientist with a kidnapped son. Is there any one part of c!Tubbo you think has stayed consistent over time, or one phase of his character you enjoyed most?

Do you think c!Tubbo ever would have actually nuked Las Nevadas, or any of the other parts of the server?

One of the big themes for a while was c!Tubbo and c!Tommy trying to avoid becoming their predecessors, aka c!Schlatt and c!Wilbur. Do you think that is still a line or thought that follows c!Tubbo, or now that L'Manberg's gone they've let it go?

A lot of people have been really impressed with c!Tubbo's character and the way he has been written. How much of his writing and his progression as a character did you plan out versus let happen naturally? What was the most difficult part?

Punz:

A lot of people were really surprised by c!Punz having been working with c!Dream the whole time; did you enjoy seeing the shocked reactions of the audience when the big reveals liked the staged disc finale or meeting up after the prison break were dropped, or did more people expect it then you thought?

c!Punz is a pretty enigmatic character; one of his big driving factors seems to be money, but he's also shown himself to be pretty loyal to c!Dream in the face of a payout from someone else. What would you say his driving factor or motive/goal is?

Did c!Punz really just want chaos from joining the Eggpire?

Fundy:

A lot of people have been confused by this for a while but; what exactly is c!Fundy? Is he a fox, is his mom actually a fish, was he born out of c!Wilbur's toe, is he some reincarnated phoenix type thing? How old is he?

c!Fundy's story has revolved pretty heavily around family and trying to prove himself in the face of being dismissed repeatedly. And at this point it seems like he's entirely given up on the notion of having a family. Do you think there's a chance of him and c!Wilbur ever reconciling?

You've also had your hand in quite a few different plots across the server, from L'Manberg, to Las Nevadas, to the Dreamon Hunters and even a bit of the Egg. What was your favorite phase of playing c!Fundy?

Purpled:

c!Purpled's pretty clearly a mercenary who will do a lot of things for money or personal gain, including murder, but we've also seen him be hired in the past by the Eggpire and not follow through on their request. So where is c!Purpled's sort of moral line in what he's willing to do?

The UFO was pretty significant to c!Purpled; can we expect to see him try and rebuild it at some point? Was there a specific reason it was important to him, more then just a 'legacy'?

We didn't get to see a ton of what the members of Las Nevadas' relationships were like when they were all together, but c!Purpled and c!Quackity clearly had a tenuous relationship. Do you think killing Slime was enough to get that out of c!Purpled's system or should we expect them to continue butting heads?

Wilbur Soot:

The Ghostbur angst; is it meant to specifically punish us because why he's so sad

A popular theory is that a lot of the Ghostbur-in-limbo bits you have shared with us is actually what c!Wilbur experienced while in Limbo, shared as if it is Ghostbur's current experience while in fact Ghostbur no longer exists. Is there any credit to that theory?

A lot of comments have been shared about the "darkest" arc of the DreamSMP, but the story in general seemed to take a much darker tone as soon as went into Pogtopia, with the focus on c!Wilbur's mental spiral and paranoia, as well as the general stress and trauma inflicted on the many other characters. Was c!Wilbur's mental spiral something you had always wanted to do in the storyline or did you think of it later?

Do you think c!Wilbur was actually sincere in his apologies to the other SMP members? Do you think they were good apologies, or that he's learned from those experiences at all?

A lot of people thought when c!Wilbur made his return that he would become a sort of big bad of the server again, but as we saw he kind of just- ran a burger joint and very badly tried to fuck with c!Quackity. Do you think you'd ever want to try and go that 'big baddie' route with c!Wilbur in the future?

Eret:

After his conversation and apology from c!Wilbur, do you think c!Eret is truly ready to move past his betrayal of L'Manberg during the revolution? Or is it going to be something that continues to haunt her even as she goes forward?

The SMP doesn't have a good track record when it comes to political leaders; on a scale of 1 to 10, and keeping in mind the other political leaders they've had, how well do you think c!Eret did?

Towards the beginning of the server, c!Eret had a lot of close relationships with other characters like c!Niki, c!Fundy, and c!Tubbo, as well as during his kingship with her knights. Do you think we will see a return in some of those bonds and friendships?

Jack Manifold:

In c!Jack's mind, does he have an ideal conclusion or resolution to his relationship with c!Tommy? Or is he just flying blind on emotion?

One really significant relationship and bond we've seen was between c!Jack and c!Niki, but they seem to have left things off with a true difference in beliefs. Do you think that c!Jack will ever come around to c!Niki's thinking of letting go of his grudge? Will the two's friendship ever come back?

c!Jack is often played for laughs, but has a lot of genuine emotion and pain to his character. Do you think that the audience interpretation of him as the funny B-tier cartoon villain has helped you channel that desire for him to be noticed and valued?

Nihachu:

A really meaningful moment for a lot of fans with c!Niki was that first Syndicate meeting where she mentioned feeling heard and listened to for the first time, and how it startled her. How do you think her relationship with the Syndicate has helped change her?

We got to see a much more aggressive part of c!Niki's personality when she was trying to kill c!Tommy and during Doomsday. Do you think that urge for vengeance and aggression is still a part of her, or has she moved past it?

You've talked about how you want to become a psychologist to help content creators, which is a really impressive goal. How have your studies in psychology helped you approach your character?

Quackity:

I may be wrong, but I believe you have the highest number of characters played by one person. And quite a few of those have come from bits that you then turned into bigger parts of the story, especially Mexican Dream. But you've also introduced a lot of very serious and dark moments as well, with Slime's death, torturing c!Dream in the prison and etc. When it comes down to what to include or continue using, how do you make that decision? Is it what you'd find personally entertaining/interesting or something else?

Your pre-recorded streams have widely been commented as being similar to movies and enjoyed greatly by the fanbase. What was the recording and filming process like for those streams?

c!Quackity, c!Wilbur, c!Dream, and c!Sam have all become considered as the bigger bad guys of the server, based on their actions and general sort of fucked up ness. How do you think those characters have played off of and impacted one another?

Will we ever get a c!Fiancees reunion, for good or bad?

Someone already asked Wilbur this question before but it seems fair to ask you as well, have c!Quackity and c!Wilbur ever had any kind of romantic relationship or tension?

Karl Jacobs:

Tales from the SMP is one of the most beloved things to come out of the SMP. What is your favorite part of running one of those, and what has it been like to develop your character almost entirely through a separate series to just playing on the SMP?

You've been working on a comic book series for a little while now; what has been the process of writing that like, in comparison to writing for Tales or the DSMP

Do you think c!Karl will start forgetting all of his friends, including c!Sapnap at some point?

Antfrost:

Do you think we'll ever get to see Velvet in the DreamSMP story?

In the aftermath of the Egg Banquet and what happened to c!Ant, we haven't seen much of him beyond his genuine apologies for what happened. What has c!Ant has been up to since then?

Anndd that's it for now. Obviously I am missing some people, but there are a lot of characters and cc's who's content and characters I am- not as familiar with haha. I'd rather others offer up their own recommendations then give only general shallow ones!