I would say "imagine how competent they would be if they WEREN'T drunk", but as we've seen throughout both seasons, they're pretty damn good fighting as a unit while being sober for extended periods of time
Just had my first, kinda... I called out someone's cheating. They'd tried to run with the money, I shot there gold pouch and fighting stopped right after that with the barkeep brought out a f*cking cannon. Can't really call it a proper fight, but hey I sure looked cool.
but he HAD a drink; he was calmly sipping a glass of wine like the aristocrat he is! Everyone else was just butting in and ruining his moment of quiet serenity... XD
Among other things, this introduction shows how underestimated Vox Machina really are in their world. Even with over half the team drunk, one member's weapon malfunctioning, and another member ... otherwise distracted, they still managed to win the brawl. Bonus points for them beating one of the mercenary groups Tal'Dorei's council was thinking of hiring to kill Brimscythe. 😄
In my D&D group, we got a bar fight on our first night (this is our first DND game ever). We were attacked by zombies. My rogue rolled Nat 1 twice, shot both of our wizards as the result, one managed to shield the shot. Our ranger opened the door to check outside, inviting even more zombies into the tavern. Needless to say, it was a disaster, it was a miracle that we lived.
@@munjister177 I'm not. My first encounter with zombies was a small village of around 40 or so turned citizens. I was on my own and only had my leather armor and my two long swords. I did kill each and every one of them and even got the necromancer responsible for it. I was level 1 at that time.
I love how that tall orc was so into his shittalking and then the elf dude makes a homoerotic remark, and then the orc dude has a moment of "wAIT, NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT!!!" And then gives the elf dude more ammo. Clusterfuck all round! XD
I wish the two campaigns I've been in started this way. First one our party was trapped by a vampire lord while escorting a caravan, and the second one we met up on the road heading to a village. Though my character did get to knock out a young child because she was going feral from being part lycanthrope.
Critical Role. It's based on their first D&D game Vox Machina that they lived streamed. They already have been greenlit to animate their second campaign Mighty Nein, which in my opinion is the best so far. Right now they're in the middle of live streaming their third called Bells Hells that has ties to both of their previous campaigns as well as their spinoff series called Exandria Unlimited, or ExU for short. It kinda feels like it's turning into an Infinity War/Endgame situation which is pretty cool ngl.
This was awesome. 1:29 I am just trying to imagine that during a D&D session. DM: "Alright Druid how much you had to drink and what is your constitution?" Druid: "Ehh, one drink and it is 11." DM: "OK, because you were already intoxicated before the fight and now you are moving, darting through the tavern, make a constitution saving throw." Druid: "Ehh [rolls], ehh, darn it! 6" DM: "Six? OK, your stomach is moving, its contains shifting and you vomit it out, you are effected by nausea and are incapacitated for the remainder of round and have disadvantages on saving throws." Druid: "Can I try to aim where I am vomiting, on that gnoll there?" DM: "Hehe, sure I'll allow it, roll for dexterity." Druid: "[Rolls] Natural 20! I throw up in his mouth!" DM: " No way! Alright for sake of realism now HE has to roll a constitution saving throw and [rolls] natural 1."
*looks up Keyleth's stats* She had a *14 CON* ??? A character with a 14 CON should not be a lightweight drinker. ...says the woman who once had my dwarf go "what is this alcohol you speak of?" only for the GM to call bullshit on *any* dwarf not knowing alcohol: "You're a Dwarf! (checks my sheet) AND A BREWER?!!!" (The one campaign where I'd actually given my character like three background jobs for flavor, and promptly forgot them and just played her like a stoner. I have a photo somewhere of me with my hair braided up into her beard.)
I like how in the background you see some bystanders trying to stay out of the way but you also see others fighting each other instead of Vox Machina or that other group. Some people really went, "Oh, people are fighting! I'm fighting too!"
My favorite thing in this clip is the fact that there was at least one shot of someone screwing up their hit ( 1:12 Vex tripping over Pike). It made me think of when my players hilariously fail a roll & I describe their failure :)
I THINK the canine fella was supposed to be a gnoll (hyena person) or a Lupin (dog person). That’s the joy of D&D, you end up interacting with NPCs that are as creative as the DM is.
A requirement for every bar fight my players start is that the music is Ballroom Blitz. I dont care if it repeats a dozen times. Its a good song, you chose this fight, and you knew it would happen
I was introduced to Vox Machina as I was intending to start playing D&D... and this scene was like, yeah; checklist of generic fantasy roleplaying thropes... now, after less than a year later; a full on Critter; I rewatch this and I'm like... ''Fuck, I know the background music! The adventure begins, they where allways besides yoouuu..." XDDDD
Yknow, that lady is very lucky, firstly that Percy decided not to pull the trigger and that secondly if he had it would have misfires. Because we've seen what that gun can do to people, thee would have been next to nothing left of her torso
@@Shrimpfriedpee I'm not sure a Canus is a thing in DnD lore, which _Vox Machina_ is based on. But then, the doberman guy was probably just something unique to the show
Changeling. That was actually a fan-made character, one of the rewards for the original Kickstarter for the show (before Amazon picked it up). The fans got to vote on the alignment, age bracket, gender identity, race and class of a Tavern Keeper to appear in the show, and ended up with a: chaotic good, middle aged, non-binary, changeling, bard. (As Liam put it at the time, "so basically Bowie.") The whole thing is on VOD if you want the Deep Lore: ua-cam.com/video/rxtwwWhG6ew/v-deo.html "Tavern Keeper Build | The Legend of Vox Machina"
I played Druid for decades in WoW ln PvP servers and I feel her 🤮 so hard because of some rnd s...ers who feel needed disturbing me. Taking their live and honor was just an enjoyment ...
That was actually a fan-made character, one of the rewards for the original Kickstarter for the show (before Amazon picked it up). The fans got to vote on the alignment, age bracket, gender identity, race and class of a Tavern Keeper to appear in the show, and ended up with a: chaotic good, middle aged, non-binary, changeling, bard. (As Liam put it at the time, "so basically Bowie.") The whole thing is on VOD if you want the Deep Lore: ua-cam.com/video/rxtwwWhG6ew/v-deo.html "Tavern Keeper Build | The Legend of Vox Machina"
The Tavernkeeper is actually a non-binary shapeshifter, played by a non-binary actor named Mason Alexander Park. As a shapeshifter, they take on whatever physical traits they desire; regardless of what gender they come from
It’s cool knowing Vox Machina knows how to beat people in a bar fight. While drunk. And low on money
That's DnD in a nutshell!
I would say "imagine how competent they would be if they WEREN'T drunk", but as we've seen throughout both seasons, they're pretty damn good fighting as a unit while being sober for extended periods of time
“Are you offering to help~?”
Made man have his first gay panic
And last, presumably.
I love how Vax doesn't even need to ask, he just trusts Grog to chop in as soon as he drags the guys arm out
He has a intelligence of 6, I’m pretty sure he knows what he’s doing
🤣
Every D&D player should experience the pleasure of a bar fight.
Nope, first bar fight resulted in the whole party’s death. Burning tavern.
@@t0m653 correction. Everyone should experience one at their approximate level dealing with approximately level people who are going up against
Just had my first, kinda... I called out someone's cheating. They'd tried to run with the money, I shot there gold pouch and fighting stopped right after that with the barkeep brought out a f*cking cannon. Can't really call it a proper fight, but hey I sure looked cool.
we did that and got banned and hunter from the city when in a fit of rage our mage torched the bar and the 35+ residents inside.
I did. Apparently even when your not the one that started it, you still get arrested. Stupid U.S. legal system.
Percy's just like: Oh dear God, they're idiots. Can I just sit this out? I just want a drink
but he HAD a drink; he was calmly sipping a glass of wine like the aristocrat he is! Everyone else was just butting in and ruining his moment of quiet serenity... XD
And yet he loves them anyway...
"You offering to help~?"
"Yeah...uh I...no!"
Walked right into that dude.
Does that mean that Vax is a flirty drunk?
Part of me thinks he was offering but the bois being there made him realize he needed to get his head on straight. Yes that pun was intended.
It's not a question he was expecting back which makes it funny
@@Autumnlight91 The hidden power of bisexuals 😜
Best part of that interaction is Matt voices the orc so it's Liam & Matt flirting which is always amazing
0:37 Everyone: Let's fight
Percy in the background: Not this again...
i love how he's in the exact same pose as the last scene when the title shows up LOL
He looks so done with them
Percy weaving and dodging was badass
IKR 100%
1:03 love how Grog didnt hesitate to come help Percy
Among other things, this introduction shows how underestimated Vox Machina really are in their world. Even with over half the team drunk, one member's weapon malfunctioning, and another member ... otherwise distracted, they still managed to win the brawl.
Bonus points for them beating one of the mercenary groups Tal'Dorei's council was thinking of hiring to kill Brimscythe. 😄
In my D&D group, we got a bar fight on our first night (this is our first DND game ever). We were attacked by zombies. My rogue rolled Nat 1 twice, shot both of our wizards as the result, one managed to shield the shot. Our ranger opened the door to check outside, inviting even more zombies into the tavern. Needless to say, it was a disaster, it was a miracle that we lived.
I want more details this tale lol
I’m shocked that you survived that
@@munjister177 I'm not. My first encounter with zombies was a small village of around 40 or so turned citizens. I was on my own and only had my leather armor and my two long swords. I did kill each and every one of them and even got the necromancer responsible for it. I was level 1 at that time.
Talk about a memorable first time 🤣
@@stingerjohnny9951 Indeed. I shall never forget that day. It took nearly an hour to finish them all off.
I love how that tall orc was so into his shittalking and then the elf dude makes a homoerotic remark, and then the orc dude has a moment of "wAIT, NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT!!!" And then gives the elf dude more ammo. Clusterfuck all round! XD
Grog: I'm coming, Percy
Percy: Oh no
That would make a great out of context bit
Percy is just standing there face palming until he gets attacked.
Dunno whose idea was the druid barfing in the dog-man's mouth but it was GOLDEN... nearly peed myself :D
In my mind, I added:
"I thought dogs liked eating puke?"
"*gasp YOU RACIST MOTHERFUCKER!"
Honestly, I kinda expected him to swallow it.
Dogs do like eating puke.
If I were to guess, druid was already nauseous, and when the dog man roared, druid failed her FORT save & BLARGH!!!
Could have been Marisha, or Sam.
Grog really waited to cut his hand off for a pun god i love him
Okay but this is exactly how every campaign starts. A bar fight is literally how every one starts lol
I started my intro with killing a man with a dart and then hitting another high level NPC with a chair
That's not his any campaign I've been in started
I wish the two campaigns I've been in started this way. First one our party was trapped by a vampire lord while escorting a caravan, and the second one we met up on the road heading to a village. Though my character did get to knock out a young child because she was going feral from being part lycanthrope.
So.... about your alignment?
@@Luke_Danger Chaotic Good.
I have so far seen two minutes of the series and i am already laughing my ass of
Good job whoever made this
Critical Role. It's based on their first D&D game Vox Machina that they lived streamed. They already have been greenlit to animate their second campaign Mighty Nein, which in my opinion is the best so far. Right now they're in the middle of live streaming their third called Bells Hells that has ties to both of their previous campaigns as well as their spinoff series called Exandria Unlimited, or ExU for short. It kinda feels like it's turning into an Infinity War/Endgame situation which is pretty cool ngl.
If you're a Critter and you didn't hear those lyrics, you're lying.
The adventure begins...
They were always beside you
Your Nerdy Best Friends and a DM to guide you
@@overthinker5877 and rise from the flame for the battle ahead
@@michaelbrowne3088 villains beware 'cause you're about to be dead
This was awesome. 1:29 I am just trying to imagine that during a D&D session.
DM: "Alright Druid how much you had to drink and what is your constitution?"
Druid: "Ehh, one drink and it is 11."
DM: "OK, because you were already intoxicated before the fight and now you are moving, darting through the tavern, make a constitution saving throw."
Druid: "Ehh [rolls], ehh, darn it! 6"
DM: "Six? OK, your stomach is moving, its contains shifting and you vomit it out, you are effected by nausea and are incapacitated for the remainder of round and have disadvantages on saving throws."
Druid: "Can I try to aim where I am vomiting, on that gnoll there?"
DM: "Hehe, sure I'll allow it, roll for dexterity."
Druid: "[Rolls] Natural 20! I throw up in his mouth!"
DM: " No way! Alright for sake of realism now HE has to roll a constitution saving throw and [rolls] natural 1."
*looks up Keyleth's stats* She had a *14 CON* ???
A character with a 14 CON should not be a lightweight drinker.
...says the woman who once had my dwarf go "what is this alcohol you speak of?" only for the GM to call bullshit on *any* dwarf not knowing alcohol: "You're a Dwarf! (checks my sheet) AND A BREWER?!!!"
(The one campaign where I'd actually given my character like three background jobs for flavor, and promptly forgot them and just played her like a stoner. I have a photo somewhere of me with my hair braided up into her beard.)
This may have single handedly convinced me to finally watch this
I like how Percy is just chilling not getting drunk just in case, Grog not getting drunk unlike the others, And scanlan just about to have sex.
earlier, he was sipping at some wine like the classy noble he is.
or, he was TRYING to be. :P
If you see somebody take a chair to the back of the head and not feel a thing...run
There is nothing better than a proper introduction of heroes during a fight in a pub :D
0:12 - 0:22 gets me every time 😏😂
IM COMING PERCY!!!
Oh no….
Gonna be honest I always thought he said "I'M COMING PUSSY"
They were winning that fight while piss drunk. Dude shouldn't have tried them when they are that skilled.
It is quite ironic that them mock Vox Machina party when them get their asses handed to them while Vox Machinas are drunk af
I like how in the background you see some bystanders trying to stay out of the way but you also see others fighting each other instead of Vox Machina or that other group. Some people really went, "Oh, people are fighting! I'm fighting too!"
I didn't realise the music in this secne is your turn to roll until a friend pointed it out
“You’re a bunch of pathetic losers”
“Oh yah? Well then what does that make the guy who got his ass handed to him by pathetic losers?”
1:29
That. Is. Gross.
I love it when *Percy* is all that, like being more *mature* and *cool silent type person* when he needs to be. 😎
That bartender’s gender is a big head scratcher.
Non-binary.
Makes sense for a changeling.
The fun thing is that the bartender's lineage and gender were decided by the fans on a special stream.
I thought that was cool :)
They cut off the same arm he shoved Kiki with😂😂
I just realized that the theme that plays during this is just a tavern version of "Your Turn To Roll"
These guys are absolute psychopaths slicing off a guys hand just for insulting them like god damn 😂
dnd is just like that ig
@@bluevortexpng1211 I’ll probably try it. It sounds fun.
@@feiwnakausvkaxbdkebkswowbq8331 they git healing spells. Itll be fine
@@itsjustvin7630 I don’t know how a healing spell will heal amputation
@@feiwnakausvkaxbdkebkswowbq8331 I mean, certain spells can heal literal death. I wouldn't be surprised if a mage ran a hospital or some shit.
1:08 grog actually roared?! 🤯😱
Eh, I still think Keyleth wins in that regard.
I like how they keep us from seeing how god damn strong percy’s gun is here
My favorite thing in this clip is the fact that there was at least one shot of someone screwing up their hit ( 1:12 Vex tripping over Pike). It made me think of when my players hilariously fail a roll & I describe their failure :)
I'd honestly have loved to know the story of the bounty hunters, couple orcs, werewolf and big human guy.
I THINK the canine fella was supposed to be a gnoll (hyena person) or a Lupin (dog person). That’s the joy of D&D, you end up interacting with NPCs that are as creative as the DM is.
The DM could've fleshed out their tragic backstories and team dynamic to be uncovered, only for the players to beat them out of commission
Drunk Liam is amazing
This is the best scene in the whole series
I get the feeling that Grog was the least inebriated of the group alongside Percy.
The Tavern Keeper is voiced by Mason Alexander Park
Thats explains alot
Credit where it's due, guy just got his hand chopped off and he's right back in the fray in seconds.
And please, never forget: Compared to the Mighty 9, VM are the good guys :)
So Mighty Nein aren't really good guys?
@@lordofchangelulz6645 With the amount of theft, cons, and “quirks” that mighty nein have, no not really.
M9 are just the heroes that no one knows about. :)
A requirement for every bar fight my players start is that the music is Ballroom Blitz. I dont care if it repeats a dozen times. Its a good song, you chose this fight, and you knew it would happen
I was introduced to Vox Machina as I was intending to start playing D&D... and this scene was like, yeah; checklist of generic fantasy roleplaying thropes... now, after less than a year later; a full on Critter; I rewatch this and I'm like... ''Fuck, I know the background music! The adventure begins, they where allways besides yoouuu..." XDDDD
EXACTLY THE SAME HAHAHAHAH
This is why i dring at home
VO|X MACHINA FAN RIGHT HERE!!!!!
ah god its like that scene from the Exorcist parody movie 😂
I wonder why the instrumental cover of “Roll The Dice” wasn’t the theme song.
I am a straight, married 38 year old man, but I freely admit squealing like a little girl at 01:41 😂
Yknow, that lady is very lucky, firstly that Percy decided not to pull the trigger and that secondly if he had it would have misfires. Because we've seen what that gun can do to people, thee would have been next to nothing left of her torso
Every time I keep hearing pike talks, it remind me of Ellie in last of us pt1
It reminds me of Gwen Tennyson from Ben 10 Alien Force onwards
@@alexotero7105 o ya same
@@alexotero7105 Or Terra from Teen Titans
@@TheGreatElisaMousy damn right
It helps that Ashley Johnson played both characters.
I like how the guys secretly gay lmao
What was the doberman-looking guy? Certainly a not a gnoll or werewolf
Might have been a canus
@@Shrimpfriedpee I'm not sure a Canus is a thing in DnD lore, which _Vox Machina_ is based on. But then, the doberman guy was probably just something unique to the show
How is this from The Legend of Korra, UA-cam?
Same animation studio, so maybe it got confused
Avatar we need your help. Drunken idiots are causing a panic using non bending abilities! XD
Algorithm can get dumb.
The start us always gona be yasuo vs gangplank to me because i used to play league to much
Some tell me who or what that dog thing was ? The one who’s mouth keylyth puked in
What race is the bartender? Kind of shapeshifter/doppelganger?
Changeling. That was actually a fan-made character, one of the rewards for the original Kickstarter for the show (before Amazon picked it up). The fans got to vote on the alignment, age bracket, gender identity, race and class of a Tavern Keeper to appear in the show, and ended up with a:
chaotic good, middle aged, non-binary, changeling, bard. (As Liam put it at the time, "so basically Bowie.")
The whole thing is on VOD if you want the Deep Lore: ua-cam.com/video/rxtwwWhG6ew/v-deo.html "Tavern Keeper Build | The Legend of Vox Machina"
@@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll Love it! Can't believe I never looked at the stretch goals.
I played Druid for decades in WoW ln PvP servers and I feel her 🤮 so hard because of some rnd s...ers who feel needed disturbing me.
Taking their live and honor was just an enjoyment ...
1:09
Is the big guy in the beginning voiced by Steve Blum?
I believe Matthew Mercer voiced him.
Who the hell is the bar keep/owner in this? I'm asking because I want to find out what race she is because that transformation was really cool ngl
I believe they are a changeling. In 5e Changelings can change their form, kinda like Mystique from the X-men.
That was actually a fan-made character, one of the rewards for the original Kickstarter for the show (before Amazon picked it up). The fans got to vote on the alignment, age bracket, gender identity, race and class of a Tavern Keeper to appear in the show, and ended up with a:
chaotic good, middle aged, non-binary, changeling, bard. (As Liam put it at the time, "so basically Bowie.")
The whole thing is on VOD if you want the Deep Lore: ua-cam.com/video/rxtwwWhG6ew/v-deo.html "Tavern Keeper Build | The Legend of Vox Machina"
They r so wasted
quick question HOW THE F IS THE BARKEEPER A WOMAN WITH A BEARD?????
The Tavernkeeper is actually a non-binary shapeshifter, played by a non-binary actor named Mason Alexander Park.
As a shapeshifter, they take on whatever physical traits they desire; regardless of what gender they come from
They're also pink and turn into a minotaur. But clearly, the beard is the most confusing part.
I wonder how Mighty Nien will start, I hope it starts in the first town