K'Varn Revealed | Critical Role: VOX MACHINA | Episode 10
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- Опубліковано 1 вер 2015
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The team jumps right into a fight with some undead. Vax’ildan ends up surrounded and takes a few hits getting paralyzed before the team can jump to his aid, but the fight is over almost before it begins once Tiberius gets involved. What Tiberius didn’t kill Vex’ahlia does.
While the team tries to recover from the battle they are engaged by a Cloaker. After enveloping Tiberius and being telekinetically thrown from him the group chooses to retreat to the boat. The Cloaker gives chase and the party must battle over water. Scanlan proves his ingenuity once again and uses a new spell to help fight the Cloaker and once it is defeated Percy chooses to skin the monster.
They make their way to another beach in the massive cavern and end up encountering a group of Grick. Tiberius makes short work of them by tossing a bomb crafted by Percy into the room and throwing a fireball on top of it. Once dealt with they look into the cavern room and discover the veil between planes that K’varn stepped through to gain entrance to Yag’voril. Keyleth chooses to scry Yag’voril and sees a collection of horrors being wrought by K’varn. With Keyleth’s scrying we learn that the dreaded K’varn is a massive Beholder. K’varn traps Keyleth within her scry and Vax’ildan saves her by slapping her face. They make their way closer to Yag’voril and they see a city made in a way that defies their understanding. As they travel closer to the end of their current goal they encounter a towering humanoid and as they try to react it rushes them.
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On Pikes tombstone it'll say "...with disadvantage because you're in full-plate armour."
Their version has so many more disadvantages to the heaviest armors than standard 5e.
@@neerGdyahS I think they're using an old rule of having disadvantage on all dex checks in heavy armor instead of just stealth rolls. An old DM I know still uses that rule.
@@Nurk0m0rath I figured as much. It just seems so painful. I don't think I'd ever use heavy armour in those rules.
I swear when her sheet appeared on the screen i've read under wearing:
-Mace&shield
-Disadvantage
is she like not proficient with heavy armor or something? because you only get disadvantage on stealth with medium or heavy armor unless you arent proficient. otherwise idk why matt keeps giving her disadvatage on all sort of checks, unless he just doesnt know that rule or just thought it would be appropriate for what she was doing at the time? dm's prerogative i guess...
Vax: I have 41 stealth
Matt: You no longer exist in this plane of existence, as far as anyone can tell.
yup.. 41 that’s almost negative sound.. 😀
@@awaytoanywhere699 Anyone near him goes deaf and blind without knowing it
I am fairly sure with a 41 stealth you can hit someone in the face and it will say "Must have been my immagination"
What’s his mod for that
Who?
To make life a little easier:
Recap Start: 19:56
Episode Start: 22:03
Break End: 2:14:36
Alec Margulis thanks!
A hero
Not all heroes wears capes
My hero
Hats off to you
" can we fashion it into a sail."
Matt: "There is currently no wind in this tunnel."
" thats not what i asked."
@Atep hello
@Atep How are you doing my friend
Grog: "Oh I can make wind!"
@@Im-Not-a-Dog Everyone: *NO!!!*
"This is a terrible plan, I think it's a good idea." I sware, Percy only opens his mouth for gems. Absolute gems.
supersmily5SS5 "Life needs things to live"
Lucas Davis bahahaha your comment just made my day. They gave him so much shit for that hahaha
Scanlan: "What do I owe you?" Percy: "Your life, at this point- and a song. You owe me a song."
He dosnt talk much but when he does its always great
reminds me of when Shiro from fate said "you're correct but that doesn't mean you're right"
Edit: or "people die when they are killed."
I love how Grog's response to the monster roaring at his party, causing fear, is to roar back to frighten the monster.
William Guffey
The next vs movie: Grog vs. Hulk
@@ozrithclay6921 grog wins, no contest
@@ozrithclay6921They both roll Natural 20s and spend the next five minutes in a fist-fight brawl before it gets banished.
HULK: Hulk would like to rage
GROG: You're out of your depth, funny green man
My dragonborn druid did this once to a quasit who tried to scare him. DM gave it a saving throw and it rolled a 1. Worked out quite well.
It makes me so happy at 3:03:10 having Matt talk about how it'd be "so cool" to have an animated CR series... fast-forward to today and they broke records with funding a two season animated show.
We are litteraly days away from its release. I am so excited!
And now the first 3 episodes are LIVE!!!
And now I've seen the first season and it's Amazing!
I'm here from the year 2022 when season 2 was announced and they got greenlit for a season 3. Love that for them
Currently watching campaign 1 and the animated series and I’m enjoying both immensely. Only problem I have with the show is the amount of profanity. I’m cool with cussing but it’s so frequent and feels forced. Like they made the characters cuss more than they needed to. Otherwise very enjoyable.
Vax: So my stealth is 41. All low tier gods: Ok keep your secrets.
Vecna: "Well....shit..."
@@Im-Not-a-Dog Oh my gosh, as someone who knows the plot, that's especially hilarious
Now I can imagine the more evil aligned gods try finding him only to catch small glimpses of him and question whether they actually saw him
Vax: I will keep my C(ritical) crits, thank you.
When u just started watching and don't know how u will ever catch up
I know that feeling dude. But it's also fun binge watching the heck out of it.
*four
five! Im watching so much but every episode is so long it will be really hard to catch up!
+Naratik I try watching at least 1 episode a day taking breaks at times but I don't think I'll ever catch up with the Twitch streams. Well I can't watch them live anyway because of time difference.
Make that six
3:47:56 Laura: "That's what I want to be if I die."
Taleisin: "You wanna come back as a Tiefling? That'd be awesome."
Two years later, they start the new campaign as tieflings.
Andile Joshua ikr! Pretty cool they kept on that
F for Mollymauk...
f
F
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"I would like to Rage....and Run!"
The funniest rage yet!
In the words of Captain Jack Sparrow “let us fight to run away
I was thinking through the first half of this episode, Laura's getting a lot better at remembering the Hunter's Mark. Then I saw the blackboard across from her.
Whatever works.
Omg thanks for noticing, I'm dying laughing 😂
Man, I should do that 😂
I’m laughing so hard at this LMAO
"Don't worry, that hard wood is the boat" Jesus Christ
ABEGIOSTZ That part had me gasping for air lmao
ABEGIOSTZ "RNGesus Christ" to you, sir.
Sam Riegel is amazing at dick jokes.
He had to make that joke as soon as hard wood came up in any way. Him being alone with Pike was an added bonus but he probably would have made it with all the rest around as well.
That entire sequence is just perfect, Scanlan is still hitting on Pike but doing something super helpful as she would definitively get attacked by the monster otherwise, and then his dick joke is so good as matt set it up and he really just clarifies that he not just horny for Pike by making the joke... This is some hardcore amazing character development, I love it. I was always so happy when Pike just shut Scanlan down since he's more of a bad boy and her responsible woman, I just felt it would be awkward and out of character if they ended up together, but now... Scanlan is slowly winning me over.
Laura's ever growing disgust each time Liam brings his foot on the table is hilarious.
Part of me feels a teeny bit bad cause I know some people really hate feet but she plays it up and it's just SO FUNNY EVERY DANG TIME XD
That's the most sibling thing ever
@@serenityfreeman5906 They SO come off as siblings, and it makes me die laughing every time.
"Happy tenth episode, looking forward to many more"
*eyes the playlist of episodes he has left to watch*
And Thank God for that! :D
ha ha, I have to resist the urge to post this every episode I watch. 😅 xo
Be careful what you wish for and make sure everyone benefits like now
Only 300 or so to go
This is me right now
I've just realised how many times Orion just rolls without telling anybody and then just interrupts people when they are doing things or when Matt explains things
From about Ep 6 onward it’s painfully clear how little patience any of them have for Acaba - Taliesin covers his face with his hands, Sam + Marisha actively lean away from him (esp. when he’s being loud), Laura verbally snipes at his long rambling turns, several visibly wince or eye-roll. Only Liam has any sort of game dialogue with Orion, and, more often than not, Travis interjects with something ridiculous or funny so as to defuse the tension.
“Trinket is a vicious beast waiting to be unleashed”
‘Make biscuits trinket’
@Jesse Lothbrook agreed
Trinket is amazing thank you beary much!
@@joemcwhorter4770 you know what you did
@@kishinasura1989 feel free to take it as ursine to leave.
@@Damini368 It was a grizzly situation, so just bear with it.
*Liam:* there is no god and it's the cold random chance that's screwing with us
*Taliesin:* there's only one god and it's the dice god and he's cruel and hateful
ironic considering Taliesin roles constant natural 20's in throughout the campaign.
companyoflosers it’s not really ironic
@@companyoflosers he rolls them, then proceeds with the lowest damage rolls on record :-(
Nurfle strikes again
@@coffeetrifecta5628 Is nurfle a dice god?
2:27:20
I like how Travis shooshed the dragonborn when he was going to interrupt matt's dialogue about Kelifs vision. He has mad respect for the DM, awesome quality to have
Yeah dude, Travis, Laura Liam AND Sam all shush him, i think liam also mimes that Tiberius can’t see it or something as well…… I know they all kinda talk over each other here and there but like…. this is a key moment to be fucking quiet imo…… I knew there was a lot of drama surrounding Orion and how he conducts himself at the table, but I didn’t realise just how Main Character his energy was until watching through this myself
@@countrybumpkinski It's like watching a train wreck as he gets worse and worse. I got a feeling it was going to happen before I was told, but oh it just is awful to see unfold.
@@ShadowyFox_86 ua-cam.com/video/AvnaMU7Dr-E/v-deo.html Agreed, and I'd love to know what Laura quietly says to the other side of the table when he brusquely says pay attention ranger because her facial expression is perturbed, to say the least.
@@ShadowyFox_86 It sucks because you know its coming and you see a lot of people recommend starting with the Briarwood arc, but you think to yourself "Orion wasn't actually too bad for the earliest episodes" (which he absolutely wasn't) so you start from episode 1 and you're having a blast, but as you're nearing the climax of this entire first arc you just know that the enjoyment of the final battle is going to be severely lessened by him.
@@SoyDrinker what episode is that ?
Tal as Percy, trying to roll perception: I dunno why I bother, it's a beach
Future Talisen: laughs in all-percieving firbolg
Much as I adore Ashton snd Percy (and Molly of course) Cad is probably my favorite love our stoner cow man
Sam/Scanlan: I rolled 3
Matt: with advantage?
Sam/Scanlan: no that was the advantage the first was a 1
Me: *crying*
Maya Bauer that derails campains
@@ColdspaceDog that’s like; “you have advantage and a +5 on top of your own bonuses” *player rolls two natural 1s*
still better than wheaton
"Me and pike, the worst rollers" (paraphrased)
The odds of getting a 3 or worse with advantage are 2.25%.
1:52:48 "What do I owe you? - Your life, at this point. And a song"
I'm starting to really love Percy
I like to think that that German fan who donated, and to whom Liam answered in German, played a part in sowing the seed of the idea that would become Caleb Widogast.
This marks the first episode with the usage of "where a bunch of us nerdy ass voice actors get together and play dungeons and dragons".
I noticed that too.
Yep, yep, yep!!!
Still weird not hearing Travis and the cast shout "wE PLay DunGEonS aNd DrAGonSSSSSS" though
Also the first use of Bigby's Hand.
@@tommole123 oh yeah, see I was wondering why this episode I felt it missing so much more, it was because it was the first time it was technically needed!
Ha ha!
"What happens at level 20?"
"We start killing gods."
Well. Yeah.
Baby ones! (Literally and figuratively)
@@sandragoodhew2885 well they only got to level 17
Jonathan Medina they end the campaign at level 20 that was one of their checks they planned to only play this until they hit level 20.
@@Benigndepressedbear nice spoiler, idiot
@@liquidmodernitytasteslikeu2855 I had no idea it was a spoiler until I read your comment. So.... nice spoiler, idiot
Grog digging a trench so he can impress Keyleth with staircase is the cutest, possibly best part of the series so far.
My favorite so far is when Grog found the torture chamber ie "Toys R Us"
@@leojamesclune1730 "It's like Christmas"
Travis does great at portraying a violent killing machine, while also being cute and sweet.
Matt going "Why are you guys so awesome?" every time someone makes a big donation or buys the group food is so pure
Matt's take on spiritual weapon: nothing too intricate
*fast-forward campaign 2*
Laura: can it be a toy piano?
Matt: sure
I think Maat started campaign 1 trying to reign in the chaos for the sake of the stream and by the time campaign 2 started he had given up haha
Well a giant toy piano isn't any different than a big club in terms of damage but a bomb is much different
Nefertiti
Campaign 3 spiritual weapon: Nick Jonas
1:36:27 "Yeah, let's go for it! This is a terrible plan, I think it's a great idea"
That about sums up Vox Machina. The unofficial motto.
Also 1:55:08 "Oh, that would be awful! I need it"
I mean let's be real, when does a D&D group not have that mentality. It makes the game more exciting!
I vote for "Vox Machina: Encourage Violence!"
Was Vox Machina the group name? I'm kinda confused
AngelWing Lowlang yup, it means voice machine in Latin which I think is very fitting for a group of voice actors :)
I love how polite Travis always is, even when he runs away like a coward. "I would like to rage."
Wauw the tension between the group and Orion. I really feel everyone was so fed up with him and he was just acting so aggressive half way through the session when they were at the beach. Kinda want to get through the episodes with Orion quickly now. There was definitely some tension in this episode on a personal lvl. They played it off by reacting to it in character but you could clearly feel the 'wtf just calm down' attitude especially seeing Laura in character trying to calm Tiberius down.
Yeah im noticing the same thing and also how he hesitates to lie about his rolls under the guise of "im looking up numbers on the sheet" all the time and you see both marisha and sam kinda glance at the dice and sometime make a face for a second.
I'm also kinda looking forward fow him to be gone because it kind of grabs all my attention when I watch and it pains me so much when he's always trying to kinda shove people aside when he wants to do something, doesn't wait to have the attention of the DM often cutting off people and also try to dial back once the outcome isnt the one he expected. I have a feeling this is the episode where it really starts showing and it gets worse until he leaves. It's a shame because without those interactions Tiberius could have been a great character for the series.
The group dynamic definitely improved after that gaslighting drug addict charity thief got 86'd
@@Mephiston which happened when?... It's so bad now but if it gets worse i want to know when things calm down.
@@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi episode 30ish I dont remember the number but it was a ways into it. Honestly it was kinda painful to watch everyone start getting more and more fed up with his shit.
It's still worth watching though, because Orion aside, it's good story
Travis is kind of like a thermometer. You can look at his expression to estimate how engaging the game is. It's a good reminder that over-planning has its place and time. Sometimes you ought to just jump in guns blazing
I can't tell if binge-watching this series is inspiring me to one day be a Dungeon Master or discouraging me that I'll never find a group this fun to play with.
EDIT: I've since found several groups online over the years and am having a wonderful time! Every group is fun in their own way, so don't give up!
its both for me really
Be a dungeon master, go to game stores, advertise in facebook groups, talk to people at conventions. If necessary, run an online group, but it's more fun live. Don't compare your players to trained actors, just have fun with them.
I'm lucky in that I already had a fun group before I started bingeing this show.
Definitely both. I've tried dming and im just not a great story teller. Combat control wise I'm great but story wise I'm shit
@@Byakuyagaming That can be learned. Try your hand at a few premade adventures first. Practice reading aloud. Try describing things you see during the day to a friend. Use official campaigns, you don't have to homebrew your own world like Matt.
"I dont know what a beholder is."
Me: "I don't either, but I hear beauty is in its eye."
Almost literally, their imagination has an effect on reality
Well played friend
IBUKI!!
My wife in and out of character: "I can't be scared of it if I don't know what it is."
@@obsidiannightwolfe13 your wife’s character feels like a barbarian from that statement
Watching this again after The Legend of Vox Machina and seeing Scanlan cast Bigby’s Hand for the first time is surreal!
"Talk to the haaaand!"
Scanlan:🖕
Don't you mean...🎵SCANLANS HAAAAAAANNNND!🎵
Several years late, but Travis' reaction to Keyleth doing the boat is probably the most heartwarming thing ever
And than him digging a ditch an doing it two!!! I loved that he seaminly ad random started to dig only so his character could make the joke back. That was so sweat!!
@@ApequHRight? Its so sweat! 😂
Taliesin/Percy is phenomenal. he is actually a really interesting lateral thinker. the interaction between the people in this series is fantastic.
He really is, I just wished he participated in the role playing more, I really like his character, I just wish I heard more of him.
I'm super new to the series, but one thing I really want to see is Percy having actual character moments. Like, he's done stuff, but he hasn't had much to react to yet "in character", and has mostly just been quiet.
Master Markus Your patience will pay of in ways you could never have imagined.
After Clarotta poured the ale on the ground, I was expecting Grog to say "I would like to rage"
Two years later, my first watch through, I did my best Grog "I would like to rage." as it happened.
Im glad im not the only one
Same guys
"That's alcohol abuse where I come from"
It's I would love to rage
Taliesin making an awe-struck face at Matt's narrative and descriptive skills always warms my heart
Hello from the future- do you have a particular timestamp you had in mind when you wrote this, or just an in general statement?
I couldn’t agree more :] it’s so wholesome and totally the type of friendship i want to have with any player or DM
I think they’re talking about the scrying part, which starts at around 2:21:44
Ilithids check under their bed to make sure a Cloaker is not there. Cloakers check under their bed to make sure Grog is not there.
Matt's sound effects do wonders for visuals.
On second thought, Matt does wonders period.
Agreed
Yep
I love how Travis actually asks 'what a beholder is' keeping meta-knowledge outta in game. Wish more players were that conscious of their character vs player knowledge.
Pretty sure he just didn’t know what a beholder was.
Lucien Clubb as annoying as his behavior was I honestly don’t think he was meta gaming all that much. He wasn’t paying attention and didn’t always know what was going on, and his temper and everything slowly got worse. This is all side effects of the meds he was taking as he was fighting cancer at the time. He was also fighting a drug addiction given his cancer I am just guessing but I am thinking pain killers and that can also cause a lot of his behaviors. I am not saying he wasn’t meta gaming at all I mean it’s obvious that he was. Just saying it wasn’t always what was going on many times he honestly had no idea what was happening and that led him to try and act on things he wasn’t aware his character hadn’t heard or couldn’t know.
@@NerdyAngel1989 your talking about the wrong guy, Grog was asking the question
Wendel Saltoc I know who said what dear that is why I didn’t @ anyone but the person who brought up Orion.
@@NerdyAngel1989 He was also cheating dice rolls. I understand he was going through a tough time but some of the things he did to deal with that tough time were really scummy. When we are at our worst it reveals who we really are. Granted people can change and I hope he has changed for the better since then but he still has to make amends to those he hurt.
Grog, "Yeah, he's got a lot of teeth, let's brush them." As he wrings his greataxe. Hahahaha nice.
2:16:26 : Is... no one gonna point out Travis just... stirring his drink with a pen?
I saw it and was very confused... Because I heard ice... Is it water? I was very very confused... So uh... I noticed
He was very in character.
Not Travis. Grog.
I never noticed that !!!
Matt in the Q&A - we might take a week off if Travis and Laura will be away
Me: noooooooooo
Me a second later: oh, wait.
I had the same reaction
I read this comment before I saw that moment in the video and I was like: noooooooooo
Me a second later: oh, wait. xD
The moment that you forget that you are in the future
And for those who had it when it came out it’s only one off
Lmfaoooo same here
The real heroes are those who post the timestamps in the comments for the break ends
Flando be praised!
matt's comment in the beginning about his new DM cape @ 16:46
The team: "It makes your eyes pop!"
Matt: "makes more than my eyes pop.."
Marisha: glances down and raises a brow and smirks.
It just makes me smile for some dumb reason.
You can tell when Liam gets a bad roll, he always brushed his hair behind his ear then looks down like a kid in trouble 😂
At about 19:57 they start the recap/session itself
EDIT: at about 2:14:35 they come back from break and start playing
EVEN LATER EDIT: the Q&A starts at about 3:22:10
You're the best, thank you so much!
Toni Snakes thank you sir
Toni Snakes best comment I have seen while binge watching
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bless you
Surely someone has pointed out how K'Varn is literally a One Eyed, One Horned, Flying Purple People Eater?
da'GELLO
0.o
genius.
I'm sure K'varn is a sight to behold.
da'GELLO sure looks strange to me
Matt literally says it has multiple eyes and a beholder has lot of eyes.
What a sight to see
Ok but let’s take a moment to WORSHIP the entire descriptive scene of Mercer describing Scrying to Keylith. AMAZING DM work, and to no applause whatsoever. Man, what an incredible monologue!!
They all are very good at roleplaying their characters but i must say Travis playing Grog might be the best at playing the role of them all and best i have ever seen anywhere else.
The box blew up with fire because there was 420 gold pieces in it. Chests confirmed to blaze it
The bow blew up from a fireball because fireballs pretty much explode when they hit something. Gold melts fairly easily compared to other metals.
r/whoosh
Josie Lee maybe you are getting r/whooshed? Hate modern humour, to hard to tell sarcasm from actual stupidity when it’s text.
Percy/Taliesin's contributions are mostly common sense, sensible decisions and facepalming. I feel you, bro.
lafken he's probably my favorite character. I hope his backstory gets fleshed out later on and we see him take a lead role. Ive also just got a thing for gun slingers
Favorite Percy moment so far. "Is my hand still in it's mouth?" "It can be?" "I would like to fire my gun." Lesson to all creatures, If you bite the barrel of a gun. Its not a smart idea.
He def plays off the cuff as it were, very reactionary when it's needed and quite intelligent with his actions. Really, it's only his dice that ever lets him down.
lafken lafken “yeah, let’s go for it! this is a terrible plan, I think this is a great idea!” Is an amazing percy quote as well.
All my characters are either the only voice of reason and logic or the only voice of chaos and impulse.
"I need a Critical Role animated series." And you will get one! Seven years later, but you still get it. 😂
Now I'm no Flando, but i thought i'd give it a shot
Spoilers Below
Intro/Backstories 0:52
Announcements: 16:31
Recap: 20:02
Game starts: 22:16
Battle Starts: 23:11
Laura remembers Hunter's Mark! 27:20
Nobody checked for traps...: 38:03
Shaking=Detect Magic: 40:52
Vax's foot: 45:25
Laura whisper: 46:00
Battle Starts: 47:58
Rage... and run!: 51:38
A lesson on honesty and Grog instincts: 53:03
Scanlan rescues Pike: 59:00
Intimidating Presence: 1:08:04
HDYWTDT: 1:17:47
Scanlan inspires Percy: 1:21:14
Scanlan inspires Keyleth: 1:37:18
Keyleth's in a boat: 1:43:09
Tibber-hoods/Countercounterspell: 1:46:28
BOMB: 1:51:55
Clarota says ¯\_(ツ)_/¯: 1:55:30
Pike's snack pouch: 1:57:54
Scanlan's Suggestion: 2:01:38
Present from the Chatroom!: 2:03:29
Break Starts: 2:05:04
Break Ends: 2:14:11
Grog inspires Keyleth: 2:20:07
Keyleth Scrys on K'Varn: 2:22:44
Vax slaps Keyleth: 2:28:47
Grog will remember that: 2:50:37
End of the session: 2:58:04
Donations: 2:59:45
Q+A: 3:22:19
Thanks a bunch :o)
I appreciate this so much!! Watching C1 for the first time and I was missing Flando’s time stamps. Thanks for doing this!!
Thanks!
Thank you
Thank you!
Is it weird that I miss them eating? like in the new campain they aren't so bold with it, they sneak stuff under the table now. I can understand why, but looking at them snack and play is like looking at my group when we get together lol noms and dice!
If In my group there would be a few bongs on the table too! And munchies!
@@jordanw2009 Must be a hell of a session every time lol
@@jordanw2009 Same! It helps me relax and get more into the RP. It does make it hard to remember what happened sometimes lol. Even though we meet weekly
I for one don’t miss it, and am really glad I don’t play with a bunch of potheads. :)
@@SaneNoMore You don't know what you're missing, we have a great time
"Sorry Grog, the fight's over"
"I would like to rage"
My favorite moments (Ignore me or feel free to add on)
22:56 “You have fuzz in your hair” ‘And it’s gonna STAY’
27:39 “Barrage a cone? That sound like an Italian porn guy”
29:35 “The smell you heard earlier”
46:00 Matt whispers again
50:51 “What if he flies?” ‘How does a giant winged thing fly?’
59:05 “Pike come with me if you want to live”
1:06:33 “I rolled a 2 but my wisdom is -2”
1:14:55 “She is going to attempt…” ‘The middle finger’
1:27:07 “Is there’s a half submerged Statue of Liberty?”
1:27:35 Grog seeing if Lady Kima is noticing him
1:36:29 “This is a terrible plan, I think it’s a great idea”
1:37:18 Scanlan’s inspiring shimmy
1:38:12 Keyleth’s underground sinking
1:43:10 Keyleth’s pretend boat
1:46:30 Tiberius casts silence on Vax and Scanlan counterspells
1:52:46 “It was a good bomb Percy, what do I owe you?” ‘Your life at this point, and a song’
1:57:58 Pike eating cheez-its
2:01:33 Scanlan the wingman
2:26:44 K’Varn
2:28:54 Vax snaps Keyleth out from K’Varn’s lock
2:34:31 „Clarota, you‘re going to cramp your face that way.“
2:20:10 Grog inspiring Keyleth with his version of the boat trick
1:14:37 R.I.P headphone users.
Made me jump
2:52:47 Scanlan rolls a three with advantage
Vax being the one to help keyleth throughout this thing just melts my heart-
As a Sorcerer main it is painful watching Orion abuse his character, seemingly ignoring spell slots to cast whatever he likes and chalking it all up to his ‘endless supply’ of sorcery points. Sure they have come over from Pathfinder to 5e and everyone gets things wrong now and again, but I wouldn’t want any part of playing with someone who does it on purpose like this. Live on the internet no less, how did he think no one would notice?!
Matt's, Laura's and Liam's reaction to Orion's bs at 57:50 is priceless
its wild how absolutely no one is keeping track of this in the game even Matt is just taking him by his word
From what I understand, they have talked to him about it, or they do in the near future. Plus, Orion is battling Cancer during these games but don't quote me on the exact timeline of his cancer treatments. And he was/became a drug addict which I suspect started from the pain management drugs given to cancer patients, normally some form of Fentanyl back then.
I know all too well the effects of chemo and the true need of legally prescribed pain medications. It all affects one's mental processes. My 1 med has memory loss as a serious side effect that's likely vs rare. I learned to take that into account when playing any of my tabletop and Live Action RPGs. Lotsa notes & scrap paper to keep track during combat. I avoid primary caster classes. I have my husband next to me for any help I might need. And I make sure to always tell my DM/ST & fellow players to create an understanding that if *I* screw up something that my *Character* obviously/probably would not, I'd appreciate a little leeway in such things. But I refuse to abuse it. I also ALWAYS had my Players Handbook in front of me, made cheat sheets for spells & abilities, & a spellbook app on my phone.
Orion could've done that. Tell his gaming group and, in this situation, tell the viewers as well. But I also think he's purposely abusing most things & cheating bc he wants to do cool shit. And I'm certain he's fudging his rolls & math.
@@donnasilvio3974 Oh, a million percent he's fudging rolls. On more than one occasion he rolls his die while Matt is busy doing something else, then he suddenly announces something like "I rolled 22 in Arcana to check out the magical artifact". Who wants to bet he just silently lets it slide when he gets a low roll? A shame too, because he clearly knows the mechanics of D&D and does great voices, and gets the occasional zinger.
@@mbg4681 yeah. After watching some not episodes where I'm really paying attention to him & cast's reactions to him where I even rewind to see it all lol. I'm almost certain he's never failed a roll or at least, since he can't know the diff on everything, he's never rolled low.
Every time Travis reaches for his mug, for a second I can't help but think that he's about to gently pat Sam on the head.
1:14:35
That was a great scream Matt, you just gave me a permanent disadvantage on hearing checks
That was the best "creature in the most absolute horrible pain possible" sound I have heard since Anaconda.
Made the biggest mistake of turning my volume all the way up with my headphones plugged in
I found this comment, just two seconds before the scream 😌 thanks for the heads up 😁
@@davidmorris6707 you're welcome haha
That’s not microphone feedback. That’s all Matt. You can tell because everyone flinches and Laura covers her ears.
I love how delighted Liam always is whenever Mercer is doing sound effects or really good voices
Travis and Orion are polar opposites. Travis is the best kind of player. He pays attention when it's other people's moment and is genuinely happy to watch his friends play. Orion is the worst kind. Unless it directly involves him, he checks out. He only seems to be having fun when he is the "main character."
wtf, no.
@@apowolf1340 Well, they're kinda right imo. Orion definitely does enjoy the spotlight a lot - though I personally think that this is a part of his character Tiberius
@@apowolf1340 oh for sure. This is my third time watching campaign 1. It's very evident. Especially later.
@@brandonbuchner1771 yeah tbf I am just now watching it for the first time so maybe you're right later on.
@@apowolf1340
Can’t remember if it was this episode or the previous one, but Orion hogged two magical items (which the party for the most part shares their items to whoever needs it before just taking it). And the whole Casting Silence on Vax while the party was trying to plan was completely unneccisary. Scanlan diffused the tension sure, but it’s just all these moments that keep adding up (like cheating with the spells and dice rolls, trying to take a Character Moment from Pike when her symbol cracked, etc)
If anything having it spoiled that Orion eventually leaves the group over interpersonal conflict + other stuff outside dnd, I get an example of how NOT to play whenever I find a group to join
The Creature puts half the party under a fear effect and Grog says, "hold my Grog" and uses terrifying presence to frighten the monster.
I'm so late to this, no one will ever read it.
So it seems
I'm years late and not even finishing this episode tonight. If it makes you feel better, I saw it!
@@spacerbreaker pirates of the Caribbean theme plays
That was awesome! I'm new to this too!
I’m later.
When the monster is about to attack and the DM looks down at his stats and info and starts to giggle...you're in trouble.
1:16:52 Rewatching the series from the first campaign. Saw Sam was taking his hoodie off, got excited for a second before realizing he hadn't started doing his thing with the shirts yet.
Amazing to think just a few episodes from now Sam must’ve started planning the future shirt gag though, because he saved all his tshirts in storage boxes to start wearing a couple years later when campaign 2 started 🤯
I believe this is the first episode Matt says “a bunch of nerdy-ass voice actors”, that’s so cool that he’s been saying that this long
But what part of it isn't true 😂. 👍
T'was the previous episode, but it's so great to hear it becoming the go-to intro :D
Critical Role Drinking Game:
- everytime Matt says 'Coalesce'
- everytime Laura says 'Trinket, nooo.'
- everytime Travis says 'I'd like to rage.'
- everytime Scanlan hits on Pike
- everytime Matt says 'How do you wanna do this?'
- everytime Matt whispers into someone's ear/sticks his tongue in their ear
(attempt at your own peril)
Everytime Matt says "As far as you can tell..."
or 'You can certainly try.'
If you drank every time Scanlan hit on Pike I fear you would have drank so much you'd be dead before you finished the episode.
Every time Matt says "Toothy Maw" or "Looking really rough"
I attempted this with a bottle of regular Coca Cola... currently feeling the fizz in my nose, bottle is half empty and I’m nowhere near the end of the episode. I’d never try this with real alcohol (I’m a whiskey person) - I’d be dead before the ep finished.
Travis's face when he heard the words "two-handed sword" is my new favorite thing
Orion: What's my dragon breath damage, I want to roll right.
Matt: 3d6
Orion: 21 points of damage
🤦♂️
Yeah it made me crazy that that got to slide
@@cecileestelle9448 I don't think it "got to slide" so much as They're just over his shit. I'm betting Matt didn't record the full 21 damage
@@donaldhanning1359 that's a possibility too!
Laura says don't use all your sorcerey points. Orion uses 5 to use telekenisis (57:56) and just look at her reaction with Liam. I think she says "why is he using all his points" Matt even glances at Laura when he says it.
It is his character so he can play it how he wants, but it still shows how done with him they are
@@kaikai5963 It's INSANE how many times Matt has to ask if he used all his sorcery points, simply because they don't trust him to not cheat & use more points than he has
Scanlan trying to work a compulsion on a DMPC, and a *Paladin* of all things, has got to be the most suicidal moves I have ever seen.
Sam is really good at gently shushing everyone when it's needed.
It’s unneeded and rude. Shushing is never needed
@@Ericb1980 You understand nothing of what you're seeing on that screen.
@@4D4plus4is4D8 IKR, couldn't be more blindingly obvious that shushing was the bare minimum, if that, to address the situation. Read the room dude.
Man, it's so bittersweet to watch this several years after it aired, because you become so invested in this moment and feel really excited to be part of it all, but then you realise that this is all in the past and everyone has moved on a long time ago, and you can't interact. It's like looking at the stars in the sky and find them beautiful but also knowing that they probably don't exist any more and you're just looking at an echo of their once bright light. And you don't vant to skip ahead or find out where they are at right now because you don't want any spoilers.
frankichiro yo why’d you have to go and make me feel
Ayee. That feels pretty spot on man. XD Cheers! :)
Ugh. My exact sentiments now near the end of 2018.
Beautifully said :)
😢
I would swear Mercer is and elf, the way his hair hangs.
And the way his head is shaped resembles elven physiology too
I thought I was the only one...
He looks just like Link to me
Chat: "What's a Tiefling?"
Taliesin: *explains what a Tiefling is*
Laura: "That's what I want to to be if I die. I wanna roll a Tiefling."
Mollymauk, _rocking himself naked with only a large tapestry on, proclaiming himself a god_ : "Long may I reign."
Jester, _the most charismatic low-charisma character in Exandria_ : "Do you want a cupcake?"
You are wrong keyleth is way less charismatic than jester..
@@isaac8734 I said "the most charismatic low-charisma character of Exandria", not "lowest charismatic character". Also, Nott actually has the lowest charisma in all the PCs of Critical Role.
@@Law-of-EnTropy I didnt know Nott had the lowest! Imagine a world where Sam has no charisma xD That is a world I don't want to live in! haha
@@Goat_Beans yeah, Sam made a really good point on making Nott/Veth feel "ugly". I think Sam's the best in incorporating his stats to his character work. Scanlan's high-Int, high-Cha, low-Wis really explains why Scanlan's just always clever and dumb at the same time.
Well, that Molly thing aged well, huh
I simply love Mercer’s blood-curdling scream, as well as everyone’s reaction to it. Even Percy, the one that shows the least emotion, was surprised by it.
Talesin’s reactions are my favorite because his characters are usually stoic but he cracks up so easily.
Running away is possibly one of the most hilarious thing you can do in D&D, and this episode proves it.
And sometimes the smartest thing. Unfortunately my party didn't understand that and now our world is broken :/
The Mighty Nein run a lot and that's when they do the most damage. Vox Machina usually don't run.
Running away in DnD is either hilarious or terrifying, seriously tactically running for your ass is scary with 3 killer steampunk robots and a giant guardian one
@@JustVibing4now Darktow flashbacks lol
Percy has probably the best stats in the party, and the most creative use of combat options in non combat situations, ever
You know, in hindsight, it’s really telling that the only times Orion directly involves himself is when it’s only about him.
He also seems to re and wedge himself into most things. Have to say I had heard things and half expected it before starting my back catalogue binge but it’s quite noticeable and annoying
Yep! Serious “main character syndrome” by trying to be the best and funniest in every moment
@@mikegoss397 he is being funny tho. I think you guys are just looking for things to complain about as of now. Aside from a couple annoying spots, he hasn't done much wrong
@@STNJ_YT from what I've hear (this is my first time watching) it gets a lot worst. Personally I'm finding some of the things he is doing very annoying, such as when they find Clarota. It's just the girls going off into this cave when everyone else agreed to to, including Orion, but then for some reason he is following them into the cave as if he was with them the entire time? That part rubbed me the wrong way. Also when something happens to another player he always seems to do something OP or tries to fix it when it really doesn't have anything to do with him.
This might be a personal gripe but i also don't like that he uses his ability to sense arcane magic on literally everything they come across, even before the thing is fully described, often interrupting Matt in the process. I really don't think his that funny, just trying to put himself into every situation, even when he doesn't need to be.
@@danielboyle435 exactly he’s not doing it for comedy he’s doing it so he can stay in the spotlight no matter what
I love how Liam can never seem to decide which foot is injured. It changes every session.
Kinda like Orly's eye in C2 ;) though Liam usually uses his right foot.
Vax's feet take turns being injured
Vax's feet take turns being injured
Vax’s feet take turns being injured
Vax's feet take turns being injured
Why does Matt Mercer always look like he has pointed ears. It’s kind of cool but it always makes me look twice, wondering if he’s wearing a costume or something lol
That used to get me as well, until I realized it was because of his hair being pulled behind his ears.
*LunarAlmanac* - He is really a half-elf bard, and was somehow transported to our reality.
His hair is behind his ears and that can give that impression and I haven’t seen him up close but I am guessing that like me his ears are slightly pointed. The point in my ears is much more noticeable when my hair is behind my ears or a hat or anything that makes my ears stick out a bit.
Cause hes an elven prince, duh?
With 1000 years of experience as GM of Mazes and Monsters ;)
Marisha mentionned in a previous episode (I believe the one with the first Q&A) that Beholders are her favourite D&D monster. I wonder if Matt knew that. If he didn't, I wonder if it made him secretly all giddy knowing his big boss for that chapter of their campaign was his then-girlfriend's favourite monster.
I'm really starting to see the tension a bit more this episode with Orion. I'm looking forward to the later episodes when he leaves to kind of remove that, it makes me uncomfortable 💀
My thoughts exactly, talk about tension!
2:17:00 Travis looked like he was going to slap him. I get being excited about a beholder but jesus he was acting like a twat
@@jwkoelker Right?? It's getting so much worse these episodes
@@TimStamper89 Oh 100%. He looks so done with him
I wish there was an auto orion mute function - I want to watch the episodes, but each time acaba opens his mouth (or touches his dice, or reaches across Marisha for food, or does more nauseating chewing...) I just want someone to shove a sock in his mouth, or slap him, or something...
Grog's rage run was absolutely amazing.
"we're not making a holy hand grenade" would it require them counting to three, no more, no less?
I need to house rule a holy hand grenade... that requires someone to roll d4-1 per action to see how many numbers they count before throwing.
Haaaaaallelujah! *bang*
Then did he raise on high the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, saying, "Bless this, O Lord, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy." And the people did rejoice and did feast upon the lambs and toads and tree-sloths and fruit-bats and orangutans and breakfast cereals ... Now did the Lord say, "First thou pullest the Holy Pin. Then thou must count to three. Three shall be the number of the counting and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither shalt thou count two, excepting that thou then proceedeth to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the number of the counting, be reached, then lobbest thou the Holy Hand Grenade in the direction of thine foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it."
They might have the sauce and the paste. I don't think they have banana bomb seeds and tears of a worm for the holy hand grenade.
@@diamondflaw I think you mean just 1d4. A one would be tossing it and having to wait two rounds for it to go off, two means it goes off next round, three means it goes off as they planned, and four requires a dex save for half damage as it goes off in their hand.
Scanlan "What time is it?"
Matt "You have no idea"
A few years later and now we have Caleb to tell ya the exact second
Liam is nothing if not petty
Draconian-noir underrated Scanlon quote. Sam is the comedy relief that cuts through the awkward parts.
"As you see this *blank*, it is making this horrible *blank* sound." -Matt Mercer
1:14:35 Jesus friggin christ, Mercer. I was nodding off there, and now I kicked my cat.
Still love you, but a little warning on the death wail next time, buddy.
He screamed to see if you were paying attention.
In all honesty though, my ears are still ringing. I didn't knowa human could make such a sound. Jeeez
I wonder when exactly does he practice such things. I mean he's a voiceactor, but anyway haha
HOLY SHIT MY EARS ARE BLEEDING
I was wearing headphones. Ow...
I was two seconds away from that point when I read this. Thanks for the warning!😂
The birth of Critters!!!! I love how enthusiastic everyone was when they heard it, it really is a great fan name
That moment when: immediately before the episode ends Taliesin casually throws down that he’s regularly active in the kink scene ayyyyy
Not the only time he's dropped hints, haha.
"I dont have counter spell"
-Scanlan
Interesting how this whole thing goes full circle...
I had just moved in a small town and i was still somewhat depressed from loosing my previous job. I went to the local game store and asked to join a game of DnD 5th edition. And so on a Saturday I met u with 4 complete strangers that would 3 years later, be some of my best friends and one turned into my significant other. DnD is an exit for harsh real life situation, its a social event that get you comfortably out of your comfort zone. It makes you travel, laugh cry and live great moment. Im so happy to hear you talk about how you started and I am looking forward to crawl my way to the end of this campaign and move on to the second one!
I've always kinda wanted to play but had no friends that would play it with me. My girlfriend recently got me into it more and we are talking about starting a campaign. Just need people to join
"Its got lots of teeth, let's brush 'em." Grog hefts his axe.
So many great lines from this group. Thanks guys, my fiancé just got me hooked.
Honestly grogs lines are some of my favorite
02:38:00, "oh that didn't help me at all..." One of the best ways to describe a character with 6 Wisdom ever. I love Tiberius.
wisdom 4. It's even worse than Grog's Int. (And apparently equal to Trinket's Int, according to the Q&A.)
@@Peter_Cordes Trinket is smarter than an average bear though.
@@tomaszskowronski1406 ^underrated comment, well done.
Looks like Orion shares Tiberius' wisdom score.
I know I’m two years late but I wanna let you know that this is the single funniest comment I’ve ever seen on a critical role video and I’ve watched all of C2 and most of C1
Ouch
21 on 3d6 , what can we say
@@kpmusictv6816 wait when is this? I heard this episode was the one where his cheating was most visible
@@yaredkokeb5362 56:50
scanlon: "don't worry that hard wood is the boat."
travis: *applauds
me: *laughs myself into cardiac arrest
The intro is so tame without Travis hollering "we play dungeons & dragons!!!" in the background))))
My god Ashley's laugh could cure cancer I swear.
Iceman154435 that's why she is the healer