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  • A new addition to the "When you ruin the DM's..." series courtesy of the Mighty Nein.
    A potentially fatal encounter is largely avoided with hilarious hi-jinks, much to the despair of Matthew Mercer.
    Taken from Critical Role campaign 2 Episode 117, "The Tortoise and The Dare".
    PS: I've started a second channel because there has been some issues with copyright re: some of my older videos thanks to Ge*k & S*ndry. I'm hoping to divide uploads between the two so I wont get in trouble and potentially lose this channel. You can subscribe here. Speckogirl2 / @speckovids2
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  • @gcollins1992
    @gcollins1992 2 роки тому +4400

    I love how every once in a while, other PROFESSIONAL VOICE ACTORS are like... "What the fuck is THAT sound?" about Matt's ridiculous vocal skills.

    • @OriginalCreatorSama
      @OriginalCreatorSama Рік тому +261

      Marisha had a look of recognition. like "Oh THAT'S what that sound was for last week!!"

    • @toddalexander5015
      @toddalexander5015 10 місяців тому +33

      ​@OriginalCreatorSama Just imagine that noise piercing the air out of nowhere when you're in the kitchen, making breakfast

    • @jaksenlane839
      @jaksenlane839 9 місяців тому

      id shit myself LOL @@toddalexander5015

    • @jaredpierce8477
      @jaredpierce8477 9 місяців тому +21

      Marisha "Dammit, he was trying out new monster noises in the bedroom again!"

    • @Dylan-qj8gj
      @Dylan-qj8gj 7 місяців тому

      my farts sounds better than him

  • @EyebrowsGaming
    @EyebrowsGaming 2 роки тому +4879

    "If you see a turtle in a snowstorm lying on its back, don't help it." - Taliesin Jaffe

    • @EyebrowsGaming
      @EyebrowsGaming 2 роки тому +194

      Also, cherish the image of Yasha stood in the snow giving a turtle a belly rub while shouting "WHAT ARE WE DOING???"

    • @tannerarmstrong1496
      @tannerarmstrong1496 2 роки тому +116

      he actually was making a blade runner reference I believe.

    • @michaelmcgee8189
      @michaelmcgee8189 2 роки тому +101

      @@tannerarmstrong1496 true, the end of Tal's quote is "you don't help it. why?" asking why someone isn't helping the turtle on its back is part of the Voight-Kampff test

    • @EyebrowsGaming
      @EyebrowsGaming 2 роки тому +17

      @@tannerarmstrong1496 I missed it completely! Good spot 😁

    • @johnr797
      @johnr797 2 роки тому +3

      Speaking from experience

  • @draconightfury9946
    @draconightfury9946 2 роки тому +1109

    Poor Matt sounds so sad everytime he says “it’s, the turtles turn…”

    • @ivandankob7112
      @ivandankob7112 2 місяці тому +5

      He stunned them all for a whole freaking minute, it was a well deserved retaliation 😂

  • @kevinwheeler7427
    @kevinwheeler7427 2 роки тому +4021

    That trilling sound though. Matt's vocal chords aren't human.

    • @operative2136
      @operative2136 2 роки тому +241

      Man, you know he's amazing when even other voice actors have a reaction along the lines of "holy crap!".

    • @TieflingKumasi
      @TieflingKumasi 2 роки тому +50

      I dare say he could even give Dee Bradley Baker a run for his money

    • @hrodga
      @hrodga 2 роки тому +132

      @@operative2136 Everyone but Taliesin; he just looked over like "What's that, Cthulhu? Oh, it's just Matt."

    • @jacoboblanco1555
      @jacoboblanco1555 2 роки тому +28

      I love to practice making random creepy noises, always have. Matt is my idol.

    • @PrinnyBlack
      @PrinnyBlack 2 роки тому +71

      As the description for Beast Roar in Bloodborne says, "(...) The indescribable sound is broadcast with the caster's own vocal cords, which begs the question, what terrible things lurk deep within the frames of men?"

  • @jbrone1241
    @jbrone1241 2 роки тому +4848

    I imagine a one shot where the worm, ancient white dragon and hag who got her memory back get together and hunt M9 down.

    • @jbrone1241
      @jbrone1241 2 роки тому +350

      Oh and the woman with golden object glued on her hands there too

    • @vampmir
      @vampmir 2 роки тому +243

      @@jbrone1241 She could be the one to gather them all together, leader of the anti-nein campaign

    • @XoIoRouge
      @XoIoRouge 2 роки тому +260

      @@vampmir Anti-nein? So... Sieben? Because Sieben Acht Nein

    • @m_capsam7093
      @m_capsam7093 2 роки тому +61

      Don't forget the ship they capsized.

    • @williamhapney7186
      @williamhapney7186 2 роки тому +39

      And halas

  • @crazyrandomsquid7732
    @crazyrandomsquid7732 2 роки тому +3138

    The absolute terror on Laura's face as they all hear "everyone fails... except you" is _priceless_

    • @philmcbride3424
      @philmcbride3424 2 роки тому +66

      But she still clutched so hard! Laura is a God

    • @TheOriginalElkstone
      @TheOriginalElkstone 2 роки тому +16

      4:28 Ye

    • @iitstre_4550
      @iitstre_4550 Рік тому +23

      @@philmcbride3424Dude between this and the cupcake, Laura might be the greatest D&D player I’ve ever seen.

  • @TieflingKumasi
    @TieflingKumasi 2 роки тому +1115

    “Whoever rolled the highest was gonna be the target.”
    Travis: 😐

    • @seanmetts7341
      @seanmetts7341 2 роки тому +21

      I have taken your natural twenty and have turned its fury back on you, Travis!

    • @judgedredd2039
      @judgedredd2039 Рік тому +9

      I don't know a small part of me feels whatever Travis rolled the bunny was coming for him because Matt knew star razer was up and could get this fight back on track.

    • @uselessmitten7836
      @uselessmitten7836 Рік тому +5

      "Did it succeed? Now it's a regular fucking turtle." - Liam

    • @nixord54
      @nixord54 10 місяців тому +3

      All around me are familiar faaacess...

  • @iitstre_4550
    @iitstre_4550 Рік тому +459

    Matt heard “I’m gonna flip him over” and you know his enthusiasm levels fell through the floor. As a DM, you know he had to have been HURTING during this fight 😂.

  • @iDongu
    @iDongu 2 роки тому +2009

    campaign 3 better be all the enemies they polymorphed banding together to share their grievances

    • @SirStanleytheStumbler
      @SirStanleytheStumbler 2 роки тому +30

      they already took it out on Fjord.

    • @afrosamurai3847
      @afrosamurai3847 2 роки тому +5

      Nope just really boring tbh can't even get through the first episode, just 4 hours of meh.

    • @gracehuang8571
      @gracehuang8571 2 роки тому +60

      @@afrosamurai3847 campaign 3 hasn’t even been announced what are you talking about

    • @marcusalm7350
      @marcusalm7350 2 роки тому +3

      All monks with polymorph, somehow

    • @afrosamurai3847
      @afrosamurai3847 2 роки тому +4

      @@gracehuang8571 Thought this exandria junk was campaign 3

  • @bamcki991
    @bamcki991 2 роки тому +4254

    Matt was so fucking defeated during this fight. You can tell that he was excited to hit them with that monster and create an epic and dangerous battle, he spent a lot of time making the miniature to make this even more terrifying, but then it turned in to a turtle and a fucking single piece of glitter on the table after like 2 turns and everyone's just starts fucking playing with it.

    • @TieflingKumasi
      @TieflingKumasi 2 роки тому +299

      Well don’t forget everybody but Jester got whammied the way they did. What choice did they have?

    • @Phiro00
      @Phiro00 2 роки тому +226

      Everyone had fun tho.

    • @TieflingKumasi
      @TieflingKumasi 2 роки тому +389

      @@Phiro00 Isn’t that the biggest point? I think if I were a DM, I’d be happy with my campaign going off the rails as long as my party enjoyed themselves

    • @SirStanleytheStumbler
      @SirStanleytheStumbler 2 роки тому +39

      @@TieflingKumasi precisely.

    • @ProfX501
      @ProfX501 2 роки тому +153

      @@TieflingKumasi You’d be at least a little disappointed about the hours you spent

  • @skracha2
    @skracha2 2 роки тому +478

    other dms: noOo you caN't turn my boSs into a tuRTLeE
    matt: *provides a blanket for the mini of the tortoise* "and... is now covered"

  • @Kalenz1234
    @Kalenz1234 2 роки тому +225

    "I just watch the turtle spin. "
    Epic high level dnd shit right there.

  • @SleepStarvedNerd
    @SleepStarvedNerd 2 роки тому +709

    I love how Taliesin wasn't fazed at all by Matt's creature noise and only reacted to the others reacting to the noise. Lol

    • @C33Fernandez
      @C33Fernandez 2 роки тому +30

      Idk, kinda looks like he's just checking his spells for this encounter...? And Matt grabs his attention with the trill for like 2 seconds and he goes back to prep xD

    • @TheJim9191
      @TheJim9191 2 роки тому +87

      Because Tal has seen far worse in the Far Realm, where he was born 20,000 years ago.

    • @beaug.2326
      @beaug.2326 2 роки тому +23

      Just another day for that eldrich being

    • @anderzdraconian1276
      @anderzdraconian1276 2 роки тому +48

      @@beaug.2326 He only looked up because he was thinking it sounded similar to one of the eldritch beings he used to hang out with in the ancient times.

    • @cjvs1604
      @cjvs1604 2 роки тому +8

      You ever try to intimidate a sentient pyramid?

  • @sammy431
    @sammy431 2 роки тому +550

    “Hard hitting turtle violence” - I love D&D so much.

  • @inspirationwizard1023
    @inspirationwizard1023 2 роки тому +345

    I like to imagine Matt making these monster sounds at himself in the mirror in the morning to prepare whenever I hear them.

    • @Captain_Garchomp
      @Captain_Garchomp 2 роки тому +41

      Marisha in the other room just freaking the fuck out

    • @michaelbatty1547
      @michaelbatty1547 Рік тому +1

      That was exactly my thought when I heard it too 😂

    • @ColieBear18
      @ColieBear18 Рік тому +14

      The best part is he actually said he absolutely does bathroom voices time on a DM youtube video with Brennan and Aabria 😂

  • @Nhahuhsbbjf
    @Nhahuhsbbjf 2 роки тому +291

    This really shows how good of a dm Matt is, they completely screwed up his epic encounter and he rolled with the punches and made it really funny

  • @Quadraxis
    @Quadraxis 2 роки тому +1554

    Matt: "You take a point of damage! :D"
    Travis: "Pfft okay."
    Matt: *grins maniacally* "... You have Star Razor up, don't you."
    Travis: ".... oh no..."
    Matt: "Oh yes."

    • @JD-wu5pf
      @JD-wu5pf Рік тому +91

      Gotta respect the hustle Matt put in trying to salvage his encounter lmao. But sometimes you fail two consecutive Wisdom saves

    • @SarahDiSalvo
      @SarahDiSalvo Рік тому +2

      🤣🤣 love it

    • @HeroHearth
      @HeroHearth Рік тому +2

      Can I get a time stamp?

    • @asherandai2633
      @asherandai2633 Рік тому +10

      @@JD-wu5pf he couldn’t pass them anyway. -3 to wisdom saves is killer at high levels.
      It’s a bit of a gripe I have with the save system actually. Once you get to higher levels it’s basically impossible to make any of your saves unless it’s the type you’re proficient in. Another reason why monks are OP.

    • @JD-wu5pf
      @JD-wu5pf Рік тому +5

      @@asherandai2633 Yeah, 5e is a pretty trash system.

  • @TheOffkilter
    @TheOffkilter 2 роки тому +1909

    As a DM there are fewer high level spells more freaking annoying than polymorph. I feel Matts pain intimately lol.

    • @pbentle1990
      @pbentle1990 2 роки тому +75

      We have a few spells around our table like that: fly, polymorph, and fucking color spray.

    • @e4Bc4Qf3Qf7
      @e4Bc4Qf3Qf7 2 роки тому +170

      This is why you always give your big single target monsters legendary resistances

    • @eksentrysyti
      @eksentrysyti 2 роки тому +43

      It's why I'll always pick up polymorph as a caster... it's so strong and is one of the few spells that can bail the party out of certain doom.

    • @e4Bc4Qf3Qf7
      @e4Bc4Qf3Qf7 2 роки тому +71

      @@sirhamalot8651 or just give your big bad guy a legendary resistance. Or don’t use only one bad guy, like you should be doing anyways.

    • @e4Bc4Qf3Qf7
      @e4Bc4Qf3Qf7 2 роки тому +94

      @@sirhamalot8651 Mat had one creature as his bad guy with no legendary resistances and, as you saw, it got ruined by a polymorph. This isn't a story that says ban polymorph, its a story that says to change your encounter design to account for save or suck abilities.

  • @fitzchivalry728
    @fitzchivalry728 Рік тому +14

    "i pull my ankle back"
    "... yep!"
    "Riveting. "

  • @Dramatic_Gaming
    @Dramatic_Gaming 2 роки тому +148

    "You are all stunned..."
    The party's stun dispenser: "FUCK!"

  • @BowChickaHonkHonk1
    @BowChickaHonkHonk1 2 роки тому +835

    It's sad that they had to end the campaign because they didn't have higher level turtles to face.
    They should add some in the next book.

    • @Drekromancer
      @Drekromancer 2 роки тому +28

      For real! I mean... the Tarrasque is kinda like a turtle... 👀

    • @Drekromancer
      @Drekromancer 2 роки тому +13

      Also: you have the most concerningly evocative name I've ever seen 😅

    • @nathanrex8037
      @nathanrex8037 2 роки тому

      What about,,, the zaratan?

    • @sharkcerer
      @sharkcerer 2 роки тому

      They did!

    • @jw__11
      @jw__11 Рік тому

      I mean, there is the Horizonback in the Explorers Guide... But they never had an opportunity to fight those

  • @shimmyking4
    @shimmyking4 2 роки тому +719

    Favorite Parts:
    Fjord: Natural 20!
    Matt: Whoever rolled the highest was gonna be the target
    Fjord: -_-
    Matt: That's a 17?
    Fjord: To hit?!
    Matt: Yeah
    Fjord: That's my AC!

    • @mitchellsheridan5252
      @mitchellsheridan5252 2 роки тому +2

      Lmao at the AC

    • @kodeyhoneter1403
      @kodeyhoneter1403 Рік тому +2

      @@mitchellsheridan5252 17 is a pretty good AC.

    • @toddelmsworth640
      @toddelmsworth640 Рік тому +4

      Matt: “Wait!… you have Star Razer up, don’t you?”
      Travis: “I do. OH!😱”

    • @parker2121
      @parker2121 Рік тому +1

      The day Fjord decided he's never going to the zoo again

  • @brianhalligan9268
    @brianhalligan9268 2 роки тому +539

    the fact that everyone was stunned for so long honestly there was a reasonable belief that a TPK could have happened after all those failed saves if not for the polymorph. yes the polymorph was a clutch way to stop the encounter a very funny but in game that one spell by Jester likely saved every single member of the Nein from potentially certain death.

    • @sha2143
      @sha2143 2 роки тому +19

      It sounded like they were rolling saves every round though, so not that rough unless you get really bad luck.

    • @csarmii
      @csarmii 2 роки тому +86

      @@sha2143 they were. A 20+ DC con save is not a joke.

    • @choochoobob123
      @choochoobob123 2 роки тому +83

      @@sha2143 This monster was in EGtW, and it's got some nasty stuff we didnt get to see. Sure, they get to repeat the DC20 save at the end of every turn and when they get hit. But it's multiattack versus stunned creatures is devious.
      +15 to hit, so nearly guaranteed for Caleb and Fjord, and for Beau at an AC of 21 it's a 80% chance to hit. 3d8+9 piercing, 3d6 cold isn't that much, but a DC 20 dex save or be swallowed. A kraken is grapple, THEN swallow, but this worm is a straight swallow. Stunned creatures insta-fail this save. It does this to two creatures a turn. Swallowed creatures take 6d6 at the start of their turns.
      We didn't see this, but when it gets reduced to 0 hp it explodes in a 60ft radius, DC 20 dex or take 8d6 cold damage. Swallowed creatures instafail. I genuinely thought it would TPK until she said "polymorph", then I wasnt worried at all.

    • @phillipsmith3423
      @phillipsmith3423 2 роки тому +33

      @@choochoobob123 Dang that sounds like a TPK waiting to happen even WITHOUT the stun effect. Especially when the melee characters also getting hit with cold damage when they manage to hit it.

    • @adrianrandom3448
      @adrianrandom3448 2 роки тому +4

      @@phillipsmith3423 I haven't played DnD before just watched tons of content for it, but I really think Stun effects are cheap and shouldn't exist, and I say this for both Players and enemies.
      Like, what if your whole team just gets fucked by an illithid mind blast or something else that you could potentially never recover from?, Also same for a DM you design something only for it to get stunned for ages by a monk.
      But what do I know about game balance tbh

  • @nathanieltremblay1495
    @nathanieltremblay1495 2 роки тому +117

    The screech he made was probably the most realistic sound I have heard anyone make for a creature ever

  • @arancourt5623
    @arancourt5623 2 роки тому +346

    Fjord getting jumped by small fluffy animals is karma for Chutney igniting the flames of the Great Elf Rebellion.

    • @Kadel___
      @Kadel___ 2 роки тому +15

      II just realized that you wrote this waaay before Travis's new character for campaign 3 was reviled.

    • @arancourt5623
      @arancourt5623 2 роки тому +11

      @@Kadel___ lol. I'm still waiting for grog to pop up somewhere down the line as a crochety old Goliath with severe anger issues

    • @arancourt5623
      @arancourt5623 2 роки тому +3

      @@Kadel___ also, that's chetney pockapee? Pockapy?. Not chutney chocolatecane.

    • @TheBlarggle
      @TheBlarggle Рік тому

      @@arancourt5623 Pock O'pea

    • @panagiotisarkomanis
      @panagiotisarkomanis Рік тому

      ​@@arancourt5623 what do you want you dork

  • @Jchmcom
    @Jchmcom Рік тому +28

    8:18 "Its still gonna attack as a bunny?!"
    *Laughs in Holy Hand Grenade*

  • @atelalafford4794
    @atelalafford4794 2 роки тому +1088

    matt needs to invest more in non polymorphable monsters STAT

    • @belindaluna2067
      @belindaluna2067 2 роки тому +225

      To be fair it wasn't that long after this they started running into constructs that couldn't be polymorphed.

    • @Flowerbandit7
      @Flowerbandit7 2 роки тому +67

      This is why I give certain boss monsters immutable form, so that they can't be polymorphed if I see it being abused constantly.

    • @TieflingKumasi
      @TieflingKumasi 2 роки тому +7

      Or make creatures who get adversely affected by Polymorph

    • @harrisonjones7420
      @harrisonjones7420 2 роки тому +1

      @@TieflingKumasi that is an interesting thought. What kinds of monsters? Any thoughts?

    • @TieflingKumasi
      @TieflingKumasi 2 роки тому +1

      @@harrisonjones7420 thoughts on monsters or thoughts on creating a monster?

  • @kevinmeeker2832
    @kevinmeeker2832 2 роки тому +73

    DM: We have a giant purple worm today.
    Player: We'll take the turtle.
    Other Player: OOH, a turtle? I pet it!

  • @lucianrhagos7124
    @lucianrhagos7124 2 роки тому +39

    See, you can totally see the pain that crossed Matt's face when the worm failed the second polymorph.

  • @maormeltzer4969
    @maormeltzer4969 2 роки тому +304

    One of the best encounters for C2 IMO.
    The tension and panic when all but Jester failed was sick.
    It's a good lesson for D&D players as well.
    Be creative and you can get yourself out of very sticky situations. You don't have to beat the monster to death in order to win, other ways can be faster and more economic (Less resources used).

    • @jasonreed7522
      @jasonreed7522 2 роки тому +15

      Also, remember when the banished an interdimensional monster winning the fight, then took like 9 rounds of environmental damage (boiling water), just to bring it back because it was covered in loot.
      That was hilarious.

    • @maormeltzer4969
      @maormeltzer4969 2 роки тому +1

      @@jasonreed7522
      Yeah the Vokodo fight was great, also with Caleb's final move.

    • @LHColliderX
      @LHColliderX 2 роки тому +11

      We are trained with video games that we have to get a kill to get the reward. Thankfully DnD dosent have to follow that.

    • @Awes0m3n3s5
      @Awes0m3n3s5 9 місяців тому +3

      Honestly, it's not that creative. They'd been casting polymorph for around 60 sessions now. This enemy had no way to deal with high level casters, other than the aoe stun effect. So it was just an obvious choice for Laura

  • @carocabrera7225
    @carocabrera7225 2 роки тому +69

    It lacked the part when Liam says “Yasha went puff⬆️ puff⬇️. And the worm went puff⬇️PUFF⬆️”

  • @kaneo1
    @kaneo1 2 роки тому +42

    "I'm going to pet his belly."
    And in a year or so, you can rub a gator belly too, Ashley!

  • @jessdickens8664
    @jessdickens8664 2 роки тому +212

    So I tried something like this once in my game. I turned a lightning elemental into a kitten. I could not catch it (we were on a sky ship and I was gonna throw him off) and it scratched me. I then failed my concentration check on 1 point of damage, and it turned back and by that point the rest of the party had moved to deal with the other elemental so I was by myself with the one that hadn’t taken any damage (I was the bard) and I was in trouble.

    • @uncleasmo657
      @uncleasmo657 2 роки тому +21

      Always go for frog, lowest chance for getting out with only +1 acrobatics and 0 effective attacks to break concentration, can also breathe air and water so can be used in multiple scenarios. Hard to think of on the fly, kitten was a good one!

    • @theadultdemon
      @theadultdemon 2 роки тому +4

      This is why we turn them into turtles

  • @nicksmith2033
    @nicksmith2033 2 роки тому +34

    I have not had a genuine belly laugh in quite a while but when he flipped the turtle upside down i lost it... im talking a head tilted back belly laugh. As much as i feel for Mercer i loved this way to much!

  • @SwordofPsalms
    @SwordofPsalms 2 роки тому +134

    The way Matt says "Once again... Imagination!" at 18:47. Love it.

  • @hopefullyhopless
    @hopefullyhopless 2 роки тому +61

    The power of polymorph.

  • @jackmyers8687
    @jackmyers8687 2 роки тому +30

    4:44 Matts face! It's the classic "have killed the party?" face that every DM knows

  • @cobifennell8488
    @cobifennell8488 2 роки тому +35

    Let's just take a moment to appreciate the talent behind Matt's impersonation of the winter wyrm that sounds like it should come from a soundboard

    • @mb2001
      @mb2001 6 місяців тому

      Whoa

  • @Monkeespankr
    @Monkeespankr 2 роки тому +56

    Travis' nat 20 making him the target was hilarious 😂😂😂 need to use that method in my games for picking targets

  • @augustkruck6061
    @augustkruck6061 2 роки тому +59

    I know it's a small thing, but as someone who rarely has enough down-time to be Up To Date (currently on ep 119) on CR, I'm really thankful that you listed the episode in your description. .....Not everyone does, and I've had a few things spoiled for me in the past. Not something I take crazy-serious, and I often prefer spoilers in some context, but I just wanted to appreciate you for it all the same. Thanks for giving me that option.

    • @bearhall4919
      @bearhall4919 Рік тому

      Wasn't there a blue dragon that got polymorphed in season 2 too?

  • @markbishop675
    @markbishop675 2 роки тому +62

    This is my favorite encounter from a comedic stand point, the bitterness Matt has in not being able to do anything, playing it "cool," while this epic confrontation turns into a big joke.

    • @alekzanderor5489
      @alekzanderor5489 5 місяців тому +1

      Matt can do anything starting with killing the turtle at anytime due to it being a reptile in an arctice snowstorm and ending with making up any scenario he wants to.

    • @arwo1143
      @arwo1143 4 місяці тому +1

      You’re really happy as a DM, whenever this happens
      It’s amazing because it’s not just another fight, but a cool story you’ll remember
      I a DM of 1300h….

  • @guyperson7487
    @guyperson7487 2 роки тому +37

    I remember watching this live and it’s sound made me open my mouth in awe

  • @LednacekZ
    @LednacekZ 2 роки тому +33

    Took me a couple of re-watches to hear Taliesin say , One-eyes purple people eater. That is some great hidden pun, man. Amazing .

    • @brennangray8712
      @brennangray8712 Рік тому

      That’s a pegboard nerds reference right? Or something else?

    • @LednacekZ
      @LednacekZ Рік тому +1

      @@brennangray8712 i think it should be a reference to the Sheb Wooley 1958 song Purple people eater. There have been countless covers and even movies about it.

  • @datmanydocris
    @datmanydocris 2 роки тому +283

    Did something similar in one of my campaigns. DM sicked an enemy on us that was way to high level for us to beat at the time, a fire giant dreadnought when we were a level 7 party, likely expecting for us to run away. Instead, my wizard cast polymorph on it to turn it into a cat. Our Sorcerer then cast fly on himself, picked up the cat and flew upwards for 5 minutes. He then dropped the cat. Our DM did not have a limit on fall damage in our campaign. In 5 minutes, our sorcerer flew 3000 ft. into the air. That poor cat took 300d6 bludgeoning damage. A cat only has 2 hp, meaning all but 2 of that 300d6 damage transferred over to the fire giant when it poofed back. We reduced that poor fire giant to a puddle. IIRC, it took over 1000 damage.

    • @nuru666
      @nuru666 2 роки тому +28

      Nicely done, you Kifished the giant :D

    • @coreyparker1544
      @coreyparker1544 2 роки тому +34

      Ummm I know dnd doesn’t use actual physics but technically terminal velocity for a cat can barely kill a cat that’s why you don’t hear of them falling to death

    • @coreyparker1544
      @coreyparker1544 2 роки тому +4

      Still cool

    • @lovelyyolk9066
      @lovelyyolk9066 2 роки тому +33

      @@coreyparker1544 Given that it was a dragon turned into a cat, it probably didn't know that a cat has to stretch it's body to not die due to the fall, so it was probably just flailing it's limbs into the air

    • @shaggyplays5210
      @shaggyplays5210 2 роки тому +3

      @@lovelyyolk9066 Is a Fire Giant considered a Dragon? Actually curious cause I don't play D&D

  • @xDMrGarrison
    @xDMrGarrison 2 роки тому +66

    This is why legendary resistance is a thing.

    • @Awes0m3n3s5
      @Awes0m3n3s5 9 місяців тому

      Honestly, against a full party of 7, plus a potentially high-ish level fighter companion, Id give em this plus legendary or villain actions.

  • @MrDjshifty
    @MrDjshifty 2 роки тому +114

    If that polymorph didn't hit people would've died for sure

    • @Rembanspellsong
      @Rembanspellsong 2 роки тому +27

      with a minute long stun, it probably would have been a party wipe as the worm would of just swallowed them all one by one while they were still stunned. In combat, a min is 10 rounds, which would have been more then enough.

    • @ienzio7795
      @ienzio7795 2 роки тому +1

      It honestly would have been close to a tpk, I wouldn't be surprised if only Jester survived if the polymorph didn't land

    • @damobeck1
      @damobeck1 2 роки тому +1

      Fortunately that worm had like a 10% chance to resist the spell.

    • @Rembanspellsong
      @Rembanspellsong 2 роки тому

      @@ienzio7795 without help, Jester would have never made it back to civilization and probably would have died from exposure/wild animal attack while she was exhausted or if she had tried to teleport out possibly been killed by the wonkiness of magic in the area

    • @agilemind6241
      @agilemind6241 2 роки тому +1

      @@Rembanspellsong But they got to repeat the save after each turn so as we saw 6/7 were fine by round 3. Each person swallowed would probably trigger the Con save vs regurgitation on their turn. It would have been a Deadly encounter and maybe one would die before they manage to force the regurgitation but they would have won.

  • @jonshellmusic
    @jonshellmusic 2 роки тому +17

    "Dreidel dreidel dreidel, I made you out of turtle…"

  • @Matisyahuwu
    @Matisyahuwu 2 роки тому +14

    I LOVE that sound more and more every time I hear it.

  • @Badusername2000
    @Badusername2000 2 роки тому +47

    the croc fight in EXU reminded me of this, just taking a thing that supposed to be super deadly and turning it on its back, or in this case, turning it into a turtle then turning it on its back

    • @DanielPak831
      @DanielPak831 2 роки тому +1

      was looking for this

    • @IceStormGale
      @IceStormGale 2 роки тому +1

      Probably the nicest way to deal with enemy creatures tbh

    • @ErinBookNut
      @ErinBookNut 2 роки тому +4

      I swear Matt had flashbacks to this when that happened.

  • @queen_nat4586
    @queen_nat4586 2 роки тому +22

    The depression on matt's face when they just played with the turtle

  • @kylebeardsley6200
    @kylebeardsley6200 2 роки тому +492

    To be fair, CR 17 is less serious for a group of 7 PCs who are level 13ish. But yeah, Polymorph is a good trick.

    • @CallistoTheWarriorQueen
      @CallistoTheWarriorQueen 2 роки тому +55

      It could have been serious though with everyone failing their saving throws except Jester. Definitely the best move in the circumstances 😂

    • @kylebeardsley6200
      @kylebeardsley6200 2 роки тому +48

      @@CallistoTheWarriorQueen Definitely a good move on the players part; I'm not arguing that. But I've also been in Matt's shoes here with "well, my cool dangerous combat encounter just got reduced to bullying a turtle without hurting it. At least it's funny."

    • @jasonreed7522
      @jasonreed7522 2 роки тому +4

      Polymorph has a few common uses:
      Transportation (fly as eagles)
      Stealth (cat, sparrow, ect)
      Escape (Dragon --> painted turtle, PC's -> birds to gtfo from either a crumbling dungeon or a hostile party)
      Of course you can do anything your DM allows with a spell its definitely most obvious that if the dragon wasn't a dragon this encounter would be less deadly. Also consider more weaker enemies, so that if the party has 3 concentration slots hit them with 4 juveniles instead so that way at least one must die before polymorph is viable. But sometimes you just want a big scary monster.

    • @ryancronwell6368
      @ryancronwell6368 2 роки тому +4

      @@jasonreed7522 look at it this way, they could have used fly or another polymorph and had a party member fly high into the air then drop it from 600+ feet up. But they didn't.

    • @Bancheis
      @Bancheis 2 роки тому +5

      Polymorph was much better for handling BBEGs back in the 2nd Edition days. It was always fun to polymorph your DMs boss monster only to have it fail its system shock roll and die instantly. Any spell that made you age, changed your body size or shape, and generally anything other than healing that physically altered you triggered a system shock roll.

  • @odinholmes3713
    @odinholmes3713 2 роки тому +86

    I literally had this super sweet Mummy Lord planned out and I introduced the players to him early just to let them catch a glimpse of the bbeg and they snuck behind him with two bags of holding and sent him to the astral plane they were all around level seven and I've never been more proud of them

    • @Ryan-qr3xg
      @Ryan-qr3xg 2 роки тому +1

      how did it go to the astral sea with two bags of holding?

    • @odinholmes3713
      @odinholmes3713 2 роки тому +6

      When two extra dimensional openings meet they create a sort of small black whole that traps things in the astral plane

    • @odinholmes3713
      @odinholmes3713 2 роки тому +1

      You can read it under the bag of holding in the DMG

    • @Ryan-qr3xg
      @Ryan-qr3xg 2 роки тому +1

      @@odinholmes3713 im just imagining that one person is throwing the bag over it's head while the other is putting it over it's legs.

    • @odinholmes3713
      @odinholmes3713 2 роки тому +11

      @@Ryan-qr3xg technically it would suck them in too since it's a 10 ft radius so they used mage hand I also realize that bags of holding are too heavy for that but it was more fun to just allow it

  • @brianhalligan9268
    @brianhalligan9268 2 роки тому +22

    when the party of professional voice actors are in shock by the trill sound effect of the monster you know you are an absolute legend in all things

  • @naturalone6529
    @naturalone6529 Рік тому +15

    You gotta feel for Matt as a DM. He planned out this awesome encounter and a sweet new noise, only for his players to Polymorph and screw around with it. Salt in an open wound.

  • @thepurpleperp4564
    @thepurpleperp4564 2 роки тому +61

    This was the second time Laura tried to cast Guidance while having Polymorph up on a massive creature (both concentration spells). However in this case Matt said she didn't have an action. The first was while waterskiing in front of a polymorphed Dragon Turtle...

    • @maormeltzer4969
      @maormeltzer4969 2 роки тому +12

      Yeah, Guidance is such a casual cantrip that you forget it's concentration.
      Happened to them quite often.
      Jester's duplicate is concentration and she dropped a couple of spells for that too (To be fair, it sucks that your Channel Divinity isn't that great and requires concentration).

    • @damobeck1
      @damobeck1 2 роки тому +7

      You forget these things in the heat of the moment.

  • @chrisvillanueva8662
    @chrisvillanueva8662 2 роки тому +11

    It’s like that snail meme but instead of a snail constantly approaching the group it is a tiny version of a turtle

  • @Ashtor1337
    @Ashtor1337 2 роки тому +151

    The excitement on mats face when they all fail except Laura was great. To bad mat should have remembered cold damage. Put any reptile in that cold a place and it will take damage.

    • @bopqw1055
      @bopqw1055 2 роки тому +22

      technically yes and no reptiles are coldblooded which means itll fall asleep/hibernation before it actually freezes to the point itll be hurt they would still have enough time to just leave before it reverted back due to spell running out or actual dmg

    • @CorvusCorone68
      @CorvusCorone68 2 роки тому +24

      Polymorph isn't instantly disrupted by any damage whatsoever, it's just that the first form was a snow bunny that had 1 HP

    • @steffanaarts-greven1352
      @steffanaarts-greven1352 2 роки тому +3

      @@bopqw1055 not true. Reptiles don't go into a coma before feeling pain from the cold. It is just as agonising to them as it is to us. It was commonly used as a euthanasia method for cold blooded animals but not anymore as is turned out to be torture. That turtle should have taken cold damage.

    • @bopqw1055
      @bopqw1055 2 роки тому +3

      @@steffanaarts-greven1352 i meant in terms of 5e not irl

    • @Awes0m3n3s5
      @Awes0m3n3s5 9 місяців тому +2

      @@bopqw1055 Where in the books does it talk about cold damage putting reptiles to sleep?! lmao

  • @crookeddesk
    @crookeddesk Рік тому +5

    pFFFF the moment she said "guidance" I was screaming "THAT'S CONCENTRATION NOOOOO" I was so relieved when that didn't happen LOL

  • @gamo_1992
    @gamo_1992 2 роки тому +29

    18:25 The face of a defeated man

  • @severalightning6350
    @severalightning6350 2 роки тому +66

    1:12 Marisha looks like "He's been practicing that noise in the mirror all week, now I know why"

  • @x0Vinny0x
    @x0Vinny0x Рік тому +5

    I played around with Matt's Purple Wyrm sound. It's an inhale through a restricted airway (Top back of mouth) with the letters LELELELELE. Give it a try! :)

    • @lornbaker1083
      @lornbaker1083 10 місяців тому +1

      A fellow expert in insect language I see. Where did you learn your dialect? The zerg, or perhaps Tyranids? I learned mine from the Arachnids of the planet klendathu, They have a bit of a country "southern America" accent Unlike the boston accents of zerg, Or the posh british accent of the tyranids.

  • @UltimaKeyMaster
    @UltimaKeyMaster 2 роки тому +14

    My first reaction to this: IT'S AN ALASKAN *BULL WORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRM.*

  • @Sinful_Badger
    @Sinful_Badger Рік тому +6

    The happiness in Matt's eyes when the entire party feels genuine fear for their characters

  • @TheKingKornflakes
    @TheKingKornflakes Рік тому +6

    I can just see Matt practicing that trill in the mirror every night before bed

  • @armistice9122
    @armistice9122 2 роки тому +8

    Matt looked so frustrated so many times, lol

  • @LeBigsou
    @LeBigsou 2 роки тому +44

    It would be funny to have a meme league of baddies that got polymorphed by the M9 and now they hunt every Polymorph user in Exandria, relentlessly and of course they AREN'T immune to polymorph so they keep getting polymorphed anyway

  • @Comicsluvr
    @Comicsluvr 2 роки тому +5

    CR 17 Creature...'I cast Fairy Fire' and the party goes 'Fuck yeah!' because Advantage versus the BBEG is always good.

  • @AuntLoopy123
    @AuntLoopy123 2 роки тому +6

    THIS is why I love TABLE TOP D&D soooooooo much!
    I love Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II and Planescape Torment and Icewind Dale I and II, but let's fact it, you CANNOT DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS!
    The spontaneity and sheer WTFery you get at the table is unbeatable!

  • @drizzo4669
    @drizzo4669 2 роки тому +7

    Can we take a moment to appreciate that EPIC FROST WORM VOCALIZATION @0:58 👏👏👏

  • @KainErrow
    @KainErrow 2 роки тому +12

    Honestly love Sam and Travis the most in this group, they just seem the most into the game and have the best reactions.

  • @MrNumWalrus
    @MrNumWalrus 2 роки тому +28

    Campaign 1 they hated the elderly Campaign 2 is turtle hate

  • @Noirwulfenhart
    @Noirwulfenhart Рік тому +8

    Polymorph is just the right spell for making Godzilla's into cute little baby turtles of utter chaos 😂

  • @eddiekeeble8998
    @eddiekeeble8998 2 роки тому +20

    Our dm added this into our game the weekend it happened and none of us knew not to attempt to pick up, dropped through failed athletics check, caused 1 damage and lost our barbarian too it 😂😂

  • @xXTheVigilantXx
    @xXTheVigilantXx Рік тому +9

    Laura/Jester has came up with a number of clever saves ( *cough* cupcake), but I have to say this was one of the funniest

  • @beawolfe
    @beawolfe 2 роки тому +6

    Yeah we turned the bbeg into a caterpillar and then dropped the spell after shoving it into a small hole in the wall.. There was a great deal of force damage involved. The bbeg ended up having a secret evil compatriot who was immune to polymorph... Good times

  • @marlinisgreat
    @marlinisgreat 2 роки тому +3

    I can’t tell you how many times I’ve listened to Matt make that sound

  • @DavidGonzalez-zl3dz
    @DavidGonzalez-zl3dz 2 роки тому +10

    This worm should've been part of the fight with that white dragon.

  • @jordanplanas176
    @jordanplanas176 2 роки тому +8

    stuff like this is what makes me want to get into playing D&D

  • @Explosive_Pineapple4124
    @Explosive_Pineapple4124 2 роки тому +7

    Watching this makes me excited for the shenanigans that are going to happen in campaign 3! I love this moment.

  • @alessandromario8507
    @alessandromario8507 2 роки тому +28

    8:25 it's so holy grail ... if you didn't get the reference: "Monty Python-Killer bunny Holy Hand-grenade"
    ua-cam.com/video/QM9Bynjh2Lk/v-deo.html

  • @MrNumWalrus
    @MrNumWalrus 2 роки тому +4

    "I'm super happy rn" -matt *I'm about to ruin this man's life* -Laura

  • @PsychoNinjaFlea
    @PsychoNinjaFlea Рік тому +3

    That worm mastered legs faster than I mastered crying

  • @TragerM
    @TragerM 8 місяців тому +2

    16:39 Matt's look................. "I'm being all serious and descriptive................. for a fucking turtle.......... they should be doing RESURRECTIONS by now............. but... they're petting it..... dear.. gawd..."

  • @ICommentCuzILike
    @ICommentCuzILike Рік тому +12

    the look of betrayal in matt's eyes when he hears the word' polymorph'. "ON it?" 6:56

  • @aowens40601
    @aowens40601 2 роки тому +8

    I'm trying to imagine how any other martial class would have handled this without some party deaths.

  • @flounder2760
    @flounder2760 2 роки тому +13

    Suddenly the frost worm wheels around and seems to be looking at you quite intently... you feel like this creature recognizes you... and it's not good that it does.
    Party: Raphael is that you? Hey there....buddy?

  • @SpectralArchivist
    @SpectralArchivist 2 роки тому +2

    "It's usually the opposite! This is great for me!"
    Oh, Matthew... Poor, poor Matthew. If only you knew.

  • @peterrojahn4230
    @peterrojahn4230 2 роки тому +54

    I won't lie, i saw this title and thought of a homegame with me and some friends. DM brought out a Dragonturtle. I booped him on the snoot and cast plane shift. fight over.

    • @pheonixfire9517
      @pheonixfire9517 Рік тому

      Oh wow, that hylarious.. Buuut i bet the DM wasnt happy

  • @ryanpratt6993
    @ryanpratt6993 2 роки тому +5

    There was so much hilariousness with Polymorph in that campaign

  • @joshuadelaughter7968
    @joshuadelaughter7968 2 роки тому +3

    Jokes aside, that sound he made for it was incredible.

  • @trentl3492
    @trentl3492 Рік тому +2

    Marisha and Taliesin are both chill about the trill sound. She has heard it around the house and he probably tested it along with others against Taliesin

  • @redskin122004
    @redskin122004 2 роки тому +2

    "I'm super happy right now."
    Famous last words there before his creature got fucked over by a polymorph

  • @Aeropunk08
    @Aeropunk08 2 роки тому +9

    12:05 I know EXACTLY which video Travis has seen

  • @mrbeans2425
    @mrbeans2425 2 роки тому +4

    I just imagine matt practicing the noises in front of a mirror.

  • @lkafjkakjf333
    @lkafjkakjf333 Рік тому +2

    Oh I cannot wait for this to be animated.

  • @kida4313
    @kida4313 Рік тому +1

    Talisien with the Blade Runner reference. I love him so much.

  • @marissahiebing275
    @marissahiebing275 10 місяців тому +3

    13:10 you can see the light die in matt's eyes as he realizes how the battle is gonna turn out lmaoooo

  • @Mantorok12
    @Mantorok12 2 роки тому +4

    I love how half the time they polymorph an enemy, it ends up turning back due to autodamage on attacking someone

  • @Mikeztarp
    @Mikeztarp 2 місяці тому

    "The turtle moves." - Terry Pratchett

  • @bminturn
    @bminturn Рік тому +2

    I watched all of campaign 2 and I'm up to date on campaign 3. This is hands-down my favorite encounter. I still dying laughing while watching it for the 2nd time.