Matt: *creates gods and royalty and powerful beings beyond mortal comprehension * Also Matt: And i will put 110% of my skill into this single shopkeeper...
Jester: No one in our party can use this, I'm gonna sell this Glaive. *somewhere in the distance* Yasha: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
And then later in the episode he gives life advice to the people that were trying to rob them. I think he just loves making the world a better place, one person at a time, and in the most chaotic good way possible
I think he could play a true chaotic evil character and still do nice little things. I don't think he's capable of making a character that I don't like.
Liam pretended to faint, laid facedown silent for 6 solid minutes and then scared the shit out of the rest of his cast members. Legend of a man right there.
@Joe S That was impressive. Everyone stopped paying attention to Travis after the first minute thirty, but he just kept it going as long as he could stand it.
Yeah, Liam is absolutely my favorite. I keep looking at him and his moments of being frozen. Probably from trauma. His character is a lot more intriguing to me.
*tosses ring for cat to chase* *Cat just watches it roll away with a mix of total disinterest and offense that one would think they cared to chase it* Expertly DM'd
Well like, Caleb has magic lights on command with his cantrip It's one of the few disadvantages of being a human in DnD might as well keep it to have some effect before they even hit level 4
but really, after the previous campaign, I think he wanted to tone down the rate they received magic items to make creating challenging encounters a lil easier...purely conjecture though, as I havent heard him say so
@@haywoodjablome4271 - Keep in mind episode one of campaign one they were level 8 or 9. That is the point where a lot of DMs start opening the better magic shops
That is why Liam is most commonly one of my favorites. He knows just how serious to be, and he knows when it's right to break tension. I honestly don't mind Marisha and Beau, they can be fun and interesting in their own right, but she could seriously use a few lessons from how Liam played/plays Vax/Caleb.
Marisha has vastly improved since Keyleth... I think a monk is a much less complicated class, which lets her focus more on the tiny details of her character. Liam, being someone who has many years of D&D experience doesn't usually get bogged down by his character, so he can focus on his role-playing more. He does seem to go too dark with his characters, tho. Can be a lil depressing...😓
@@KickyFut What was the matter when she was Keyleth? (I haven't seen Campaign 1 yet and am working through campaign 2). Also, I really like a bit of darkness in the characters.
@@tokyoghettohippy Like the truck brand Ford, they always say their trucks are built "Ford Tough". So if Fjord's surname was Tough, he'd be Fjord Tough
The whole Pumat Sol scene was amazing, but my favourite moment specifically has to be when he introduces himself to Nott. *Nott:* (Terrified) "Y-you're large..." *Pumat Sol:* (Delighted) "You're small!"
Best advice to any dm that this happens to, just turn on google doc voice write or whatever it’s called. It’s some setting that turns audio into words on paper
2:28:58 Liam just lying facedown for five full minutes just to get One (1) Character Moment in that no one's going to get for so many episodes, THAT MAN HAS DEDICATION
@@jacobburke5523 Spoiler for episode 60-ish of campaign 2: Trent ikithon inserted crystals into calebs arms when he was at the solstrice academy (how i forget) to supposedly enhance his power as an experiment. thats why his original design had bandages on his forearms, there are scars underneath. "TAKE THEM OUT!" most likely refers to a flashback of when it was happening
Jester: "Can you shoot fire from your hand? Can you shoot lightning from your hand? Can you catch things really well?" Mollymauk: "You can make a really good mac'n'cheese" Everyone: *silence* Taliesin's jokes go really underappreciated.
I love Laura's acting when she says that the Ruby of the Sea says hello. A mix of happy pleasantry, subtle intimidation, and expectancy waiting for his answer.
As a geezer(I’ll be 62 this year), I played (mainly DM’d) D&D back in the 1970's, 80's and into the late 90's (I started with the original boxed set - with the dice you had to color in the numbers yourself). I gave it up for good about 20 years ago, sold all my stuff: dice, books, modules, figures, etc. Then I read an article about this show online where a group of people play D&D - and got hooked again. It took awhile but I got caught up on all the episodes just as they were streaming the Season 1 finale. I am now once again DM’ing a group, online this time as the players are in 3 different states now, with a couple of my original players that I have stayed in contact with over the years, and a few others, and am loving it, again! Thanks Critical Role!!
If you ever need an extra player let me know! I have a couple characters workshoped and mainly being a DM it’s hard to find opportunities to play a PC.
That's glorious to hear Mike! I have been hooked for 3 years now and enjoy both experiencing others worlds and running them. Long may our joys and woe's continue :D All the best, Dan
Oh, no! Why give it up? I'm 57, and though our real life means our face-to-face group doesn't meet often at all any longer, I find time to play on Roll20. It's a great hobby. Did you get your kids (if you have any) gaming? My spouse and I did.
Yeah, that's also one of the things I love about the Critical Role cast specifically. They all cover for each other so well in any situation that needs it. I mean, obviously they've all done some form of improv, and they're all professional actors, but still, they're all able to think incredibly quickly on their feet and just bullshit their way out of any situation.
@@HyenaFox I agree! I think the combo of their acting skills, longtime friendship, and passion for the game makes CR truly special! I also think it opens a lot of intriguing (and entertaining) possibilities just knowing that there's more than one way through encounters, and fighting might not always be the best choice. certainly makes some of the non-combat skills & stats that much more valuable to the party...
I didn’t understand it when I first watched it, but just last weekend I think I bruised a rib sneezing and now I get it…it HURTS. Feels better now tho 😊
@@HitDiffrent Jap, mal abgesehn davon das sachen einfach lustiger werden weil man den zweiten sinn dahinter versteht wie wenn Liam flucht xD Es ist wirklich erfrischend :D
Beau: “I’ll take my own room if you all don’t want in.” Jester: “...But we’ve always been roommates.” Beau: “Then come join me, girl!” Jester: “Okay!!” My heart melted.
@@thedutchess3 Sam's mayo fursona ad seemed like a reaction to his DnD Beyond jingle (C2E7). He may have realized "I need to lower the bar on my ad reads (again) or sponsors will start expecting me to do stuff like this every week" and thought up something unmarketable. Considering the eventual commercial success and immediate recognition of the cast, Sam may have felt uncomfortable with the precedent this ad set: ua-cam.com/video/A4BuL886bJA/v-deo.html Also #OpenDnd
One of my favorite things about re-watching M9, is how much Sam and Liam drop little easter eggs of their backstories that only they, Matt, and future critters re-watching would notice. The long con is real lol
@@davidbeppler3032 nope Laura and Travis weren't there for the episode with the Fjord/Jester/Yasha/Iron Shepherds cliffhanger and the others explained that it was because she'd gone into labour. And then right as they went into the break Liam got a message and started to say something about them. As far as we can tell, that was presumably when Ronin was born
He said at one point that he has a couple little notes describing how the character sounds, like "high-pitched, nasal Irish" or something similar written next to the character's name.
Can we appreciate the moment when Beau decides to read the letters that she stole WEEKS ago (real time) and Matt reacts without ONE SINGLE SECOND of hesitation, explaining what is in them... mad respect.
"Anybody who tries to buy me a drink, I slip a silver into their pocket." Wow. Talisen is really playing Molly as the type of guy you wouldn't expect to be so nice. Like, he's so kind and generous. I love it.
I feel I need to share that at 1:13:40 when Sam says “tough” after Fjord, I immediately got an add for ford trucks that’s started with “built ford tough” and I absolutely lost my shit
Hi, native German here. I just wanna say that Liam's Zemnian is hilarious (even moreso with the deadpan deliveries) and the pronunciation is on point. I love this represantation. Also I want Clockenticken to be a real word now.
Didn't he say siebzehn was seven in an earlier episode? I assume he doesn't really know much German IRL, so that would be an excusable mistake. But yeah, it does sound good and he makes it believable!
Jason Greenwood I would love to see them on halloween or something. They dress up as Vox Machina, Travis as Grog, Laura as Vex and baby as like, Scanlan or Pike. They can do Mihty Nein by having Travis be Fjord, Laura be Jester and baby be Nott
This ep is really where the campaign hits a stride and takes shape. And Jester’s prayer to The Traveler legit gave me goosebumps and made me tear up a little
Question that's a potential spoiler fi C2 (I don't know if I was spoiled for this plot point during C1 or if this is common knowledge so don't read on if you don't want to risk it): Do the gang know who The Traveler is, or is it just Laura? Or does she even know them by the other name/persona(s) we've met in C1 at this stage?
@@kevinpappers4494 You have excellent timing! I just yesterday watched the episode where the gang got the big reveal, and in the subsequent Talks episode Laura said she had come to Matt initially with the idea that The Traveler be you-know-who, but by the end things had been so mysterious that even she didn't know if that's who they'd turn out to be. Watching everyone else start to realise who it was one by one was so good :D
@@krispinkeyes6542 honestly same tho. This is my first time watching through campaign 2 and despite knowing Molly's outcome and being like "No do not get attached" .... he's just such a good character that you can't help it.
The way Jester talks about growing up in such denial about the loneliness of her childhood. Her "I would listen through the door and here her singing." That made me so sad. Like honey that's not normal.
Me too. The fact that she was joking and smiling through it all made it even sadder. I'm not caught up yet so I don't have more context, but whether she puts on the funny facade to deal with the loneliness or whether her childhood has actually left her a stunted person in such denial that she'll probably stay a child forever, both options are equally heartbreaking.
It really makes you love the traveler, he saw a lonely little girl and decided to teach her and play with her just to be her friend #travelerislove #travelerislife
same. at this point I guess the party didn't have a close enough bond for anyone to really push back on this, but I hope in later episodes they might. here Jester sounded a lot like a kid who doesn't realize that their messed up home life isn't "normal," like situations of neglect or abuse. breaks my heart to think how that whole situation impacted her, being stuck in her room, alone, and always told she had to stay hidden. yes she has the cheery, joking way about her and wants to bring joy to others... but maybe she's also hurting underneath all that? watching this episode made me wonder even more about the Traveler. did this entity choose Jester as a convert/devotee/"friend"/etc because she was lonely, or seemed vulnerable? how will she react if the Traveler isn't all she hoped?
2:48:32 nott: "a clockenticken" caleb, fond and exasperated: "u are adorably hecking wrong right now" nott, proud regardless: "ive been picking up bits and pieces of ur language" god i ADORE these too
Can we please talk about how utterly heartbreaking it was to listen to Jester say she'd be alone if she could keep her one friend? Laura Bailey! That was amazing acting. Showing such vulnerability in a character that's been nothing but chipper and playful, and yet make it seem so genuine. I already loved her acting, but now...
My wife plays the same way with her characters. Last night we had an impromtu session of our campaign.. Sadly it was at the same time as CR. But my character was trying to save hers when I was about to die she caved and went with the man who was after her. My character was defeated. We had just admitted we loved each other. I was nearly in tears. But my wife usually has her characters sacrifice her happiness for the cause. Not quite the same as jester but close.
Yeah esp considering he just disintegrated a person right after having ptsd from killing someone, rolling shit for so long when using fire and then literally killing two people one after the other with a lucky streak, or unlucky in his case i g
I really don't think it has anything to do with his backstory, he was just shot 3 times. Albeit he took them out but I'd be willing to bet he was just shouting about the arrows and not his backstory. At least Id be thinking about the last thing that happened to me before I died upon waking up again
*Laughs in tiefling* one of my players tried to throw a bag of unstable potions out the winow of a ship. I had to roll 10 d20 for hits and ALOT of damage it blow the character and the ship up. Sinking and causing more chaos then was already happening. They survived because of a polymorph potion and a nat 20.
@@allyzxc I'm not that far, sorry. I know because I willingly received spoilers, but I only know that it's past episode 30. Though there are hints of it sprinkled throughout the show, I'm not sure when they're gonna reveal that bit. I'll come back here(if I remember) when I reach that part though. Currently on episode 29, and the only bit that kinda references that is when Caleb tells Beau and Nott why he's afraid of fire, and honestly I can't remember what episode that's from either, but it should be around here.
I love how wholesome the group can be, from Nott's birthday to the way they cared about Jester's past, to Matthew really caring when Marisha hurt herself, it's all just so precious.
Goblins are full adult at age 8 in DnD lore, but *spoiler* so what she saying is that her age are between 16 and 22 by human and *spoiler* standarts. Pretty huge range,but makes perfect sense in her situation.
I like to imagine when Jester is out spending money, the Vex personality in Laura's brain is just shouting: "No, at least haggle a little!" "You're paying WAY to much for that!" "You're spending HOW MUCH on donuts?!"
Caleb: "Take them all! Take them out." Caleb: "Oh y'all are awake" Molly: "The party is over." Bua: "One day, we are going to a real long talk about all your problems."
yeah tight as he goes to describe the firbolg he smiles but it's very obviously pumat's smile for a moment. He's SO EXCITED to introduce this guy that he almost jumped the gun describing him!
How long did Caleb lay face down on the table after taking 3 crossbow bolts out of his chest? I couldnt stop laughing, no one else at the table even notice
I know Matt would be too humble to accept this praise, but I just can't believe how creative he is. The countless names of places and stores, the voices, the character descriptions, the layout of the map... I'll bet the party could throw a wrench into the daily plans and just say "We want to go here today!" and he'd have the entire town mapped out and ready for them to explore, plus have quests and stuff for them good to go.
Abelhawk or maybe he has mad good improv skills and a bunch of maps and characters ready to go that could be anywhere. When I improv DM I just hang on to some random maps like tavern map, arena map, grove map etc. And if they go off the plan I just start plugging in resources and people, so in a way it doesn't matter where they go they still run into my content so its kinda illusion of choice lol. Great way to use anything they missed or characters that died or weren't really interacted with. Don't throw it away keep that stuff to plug in elsewhere. Someone like Mercer probably has a gigantic backlog to pull random characters and maps from.
fieldy409 this right here is like, 80-90% of good dming. Source: am DM for 14 years counting. You'd be surprised how much you can be prepared for with so little prep time, with practice.
He is a great storyteller but this is a common skill for writers and storytellers to have. The bonus is with his acting ability for voices. Having the skill to create characters and worlds is just like people who have a skill for math. He could be a novelist and really create this world in depth outside of the game or campaign guide. All of the groundwork is done.
29:28 Caleb being so excited to analyze magical items is _adorable_ It reminds me of when one has a special interest or hyperfixation, which is really nice as I have both towards different things.
Honestly his dedication make the wizard so much more interesting and make me want to be more strict about it in my game because it give an othet level of immersion
I just started with the second campaign after watching Exandria Unlimited: Calamity (I followed Brennan from Dimension 20), and I can tell right away Liam and Taliesin are old school D&D players. Like 2nd Ed/AD&D old school (where I started because my first DM’s dad taught him to play with AD&D, and my second DM mixed elements of AD&D with 3rd Edition). I especially remember my second DM telling us to either describe our spells/skills or give them a new name that our character would use for them. And he was real crunchy with the material components and how much of what coin we had. I’m not sorry that campaign ended the way it did, but I am sorry it ended when it did. I had good reasons for killing the rest of my party*. *I was a Chaotic Nuetral Drow rogue who used my position as lead scout to escape the Underdark. A group of traveling adventurers came upon me and instead of befriending me, they captured me and used me to scam small farming towns. They’d release me, I’d kill a cow, scare some poor farmer half to death, and then the rest of the party would show as “drow hunters”. We stage a fight, extort the farmers and townsfolk for what they’ve got, and move on. It’s not how I and our DM thought it would go, but it was funny so we went with it. We’d just really “stumbled” upon the main quest our DM had for us, when OOC (out-of-character) bullshit started seeping into our game. Our cleric was dating our ranger and they started having relationship problems, and it got to the point where one would bring up real world shit in the game. Like if we want the cleric the heal anybody the ranger needed to apologize for some high school bullshit drama. Then my twin brother, our tank, a half-orc barbarian, came up with a solution and our next session I put it into action. When it came time to make camp for the night, I convinced everyone that I could take watch because I’m a Drow, I can see in the dark, and I only need 4 hours meditation as opposed to 8 hours sleep. I asked the DM if everyone was asleep, rolled a natty 19, and said what my brother told me to say, “I’ve had enough of this being captive bullshit. If they’re all dead asleep, coup de grâces all around. Then I want to take the barbarian’s bag of holding and loot the bodies for everything g valuable, including teeth and hair.” Our DM thought it was hilarious, and he was sick of the bullshit, so he just allowed it. The barbarian obviously thought it was funny, the ranger and cleric were pissed as hell, and our mage got confused and asked, “Why the teeth and hair?” To sell to goblins. They can use the hair to make ropes and teeth for bullets in their slingshots.
Thanks to CWAL for making these 0:56 Furry mayo 6:35 BABY Recap 10:08 Game start 12:45 16:38 Goggles 21:47 Cute Nott and Caleb Moment 31:59 Snap! 43:31 Jester and the Traveler 50:33 Nott is the best 58:58 Unsaid agreement 1:03:19 Naming of the Mighty Nein 1:08:20 YET 1:11:56 He really should've changed his hair... (And Fjord's surname) 1:26:15 Child bearing age Break start 1:31:10 Art start 1:39:54 Break end 1:48:35 2:00:22 Bandit time 2:04:31 Extreme syphillis 2:23:26 Caleb no- (Also Liam is dedicated, holy fucktarts) 2:28:59 Caleb has issues 2:48:09 Watches and Zemnian 3:12:13 PUMAT (Also clean Caleb) Moar art 3:34:19
Matt: *creates gods and royalty and powerful beings beyond mortal comprehension *
Also Matt: And i will put 110% of my skill into this single shopkeeper...
Brendan Wenger helps make the world feel more alive tbh. It’s really convincing to see him act out all of the smaller NPC’s
THAT SHOPKEEPER IS MY FAVORITE NPC NOW
Dumat Sol deserves it
He sounds like a more excitable Eeyore. It's amazing.
Pumat swole is da man
Jester: No one in our party can use this, I'm gonna sell this Glaive.
*somewhere in the distance*
Yasha: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
glaives are cursed. better to get rid of them :(
@@shadycactus6146 How are they "cursed"? Am I missing something?
spoilers friend
@@shadycactus6146 Fair enough.
This is what Ashley gets for not skyping in more...
"every one who tries to buy me a drink, i sneak a silver in their pocket"
why is molly such a sweetheart
And then later in the episode he gives life advice to the people that were trying to rob them. I think he just loves making the world a better place, one person at a time, and in the most chaotic good way possible
@@magiv4205 He is the uncle Iroh of the group.
I think he could play a true chaotic evil character and still do nice little things. I don't think he's capable of making a character that I don't like.
*was
I heckin love the lad
Jester: Having a touching moment with the traveller
Beau: Mail fraud
😂
Bruuuuuh 🤣🤣🤣
"You stole an old blind man's food and money."
"I... AM THE BEST."
No time stamp?
@@trollface1334 50:33
@@danielbosshard7768 Thank you so much seriously 10/10 I love the critter community
Troll Face "WE... ARE THE BEST“
Laura: goes into labour mid-stream
Matt: I'm gonna need you to make a constitution saving throw
Am i bad person for laughing at this? Lol.
Travis and Laura rolled a Natural 20 on their Conception checks
@@deffdefying4803 You may joke about that, but my wife made a card that said "confirmed critical" when she discovered she was pregnant with our son.
Fails the roll
gets a Natural 1
17:30 Caleb "Look over here."
Beau "Yeah?"
Caleb "You look like a nerd."
Says the one with 20 INT
You look like a neurd
@@stamatisvolanis8482 boooooooooooooo *applauds*
Sibling love 🤣
Stamatis Volanis *neurdt lol
Liam pretended to faint, laid facedown silent for 6 solid minutes and then scared the shit out of the rest of his cast members. Legend of a man right there.
In memory of Grog holding his “Hold Person” thumbs up for like five minutes in C1
@Joe S That was impressive. Everyone stopped paying attention to Travis after the first minute thirty, but he just kept it going as long as he could stand it.
But then he scream “take them out” as foreshadowing of the experiments done on him
Yeah, Liam is absolutely my favorite. I keep looking at him and his moments of being frozen. Probably from trauma. His character is a lot more intriguing to me.
@@flopilop4596came here to make a similar comment. 😢😢
1:17:00
Caleb: What does that mean?
Jester: sHe hAS SeX FOr maHnEy!
hmmm-hmmm-hmmm
I literally just made this bookmark for myself 😂😂
Her character is just utterly adorable
*tosses ring for cat to chase*
*Cat just watches it roll away with a mix of total disinterest and offense that one would think they cared to chase it*
Expertly DM'd
Matt definitely knows how to cat.
galmorzu frampkin rolled a NAT 20 for Caleb’s bs
Where is the timestamp?
@@kenzacario5196 all of it
@@kenzacario5196 51:48
I'm at episode 8 and they already bought drugs, Killed a baby and pretended to have syphilis.
I LOVE THIS CAMPAIGN
wait when did they pretend to have syphilis?
@@danny_decheeto8300 When they got robbed on their way to Zadash
Rex Mastersins Has that happened yet?
@@danny_decheeto8300 It happens in this episode at 2:04:33
Rex Mastersins kk
Liam: "I'm sure my old german teacher is very proud of me"
Liam last episode: "siebzehn (seventeen) means seven"
I was so confused because of this "siebzehn" xD
I’M SO GLAD SOMEONE ELSE CAUGHT THAT
IT WAS DRIVING ME CRAZY
Really I could have sworn he said Sieben, but also my German is bad so i could be wrong.
@@green_witch6545 can confirm he said siebzehn
He was also being sarcastic.
"Fjord"
"Have you a surname?"
"No"
"Tough"
@@arne1781 Ford's motto is "Built Tough", referring to their trucks.
The guy I responded to deleted it and now here I am looking like a fool.
@@jimbojazz6879 Not a fool, because I had no idea what the joke was there. So thank's :D
@@jimbojazz6879 mood
Aw man... I lose it every time I watch it now XDD Just the fact that it completely defocuses Matt is hilarious XDD
Marisha: “Don’t make me laugh, it hurts.”
Matt: “Alright, well here’s the funniest fuckin NPC of the campaign so far.”
i'm only halfway through and the mere idea that there could be something even funnier than the syphilis bit is mind boggling
Fjord
*tough*
I did not know I needed 4 identical Firbolg tonight.
They're married. He's fulfilling his Husbandly duties by trolling her in this way. It's in the fine print under the wedding vows.
@@mattesonmorgan2177 Having 3 Simulacrums would easily make that Furbolg powerful enough to destroy the city.
I like how Mercerful the GM is, giving the poor, sightless humans a single pair of darkvision goggles: to share
Well like, Caleb has magic lights on command with his cantrip
It's one of the few disadvantages of being a human in DnD might as well keep it to have some effect before they even hit level 4
I saw what you did there, magnificent haha
but really, after the previous campaign, I think he wanted to tone down the rate they received magic items to make creating challenging encounters a lil easier...purely conjecture though, as I havent heard him say so
Caleb also belongs to the school of transmutation wich allows him to make the transmuters stone. It can give caleb darkvision.
@@haywoodjablome4271 - Keep in mind episode one of campaign one they were level 8 or 9. That is the point where a lot of DMs start opening the better magic shops
"Right." "Right." "Right." "Right." - Matt Mercer voicing four extremely scared failure bandits. So simple, yet hilariously delivered.
43:50 "I'm going to draw the cutest baby manticore you've ever seen...and it's DEAD!!"
My favorite thing ever.
So much Dnd in one sentence
I was scrolling through the comments and literally read this as she said it
Matt Davenport I imagine that banker guy from South Park”and it’s gone”
Liam: *intricate, well-motivated, and dedicated character dialogue and actions*
Also Liam: Okay. I squeeze out a single fart and go back to the cart.
That is why Liam is most commonly one of my favorites. He knows just how serious to be, and he knows when it's right to break tension. I honestly don't mind Marisha and Beau, they can be fun and interesting in their own right, but she could seriously use a few lessons from how Liam played/plays Vax/Caleb.
Marisha has vastly improved since Keyleth... I think a monk is a much less complicated class, which lets her focus more on the tiny details of her character.
Liam, being someone who has many years of D&D experience doesn't usually get bogged down by his character, so he can focus on his role-playing more. He does seem to go too dark with his characters, tho. Can be a lil depressing...😓
@@KickyFut Marisha actually has more DnD experience than Liam.
Wait... How? Even if they both started at the same time, Liam DM's the one-shots as well as plays DM with his kids.
@@KickyFut What was the matter when she was Keyleth? (I haven't seen Campaign 1 yet and am working through campaign 2).
Also, I really like a bit of darkness in the characters.
beau: what epic zemnian words can we use?
german/zemnian: we’ve got some pretty cool ones, like-
caleb: nein
I mean, before they were Vox Machina, they were The Shits
1:13:39 "Have you a surname?"
Fjord: "No."
Nott: "Tough."
Whole table: *Processing.*
A second later: *Hyena laughter.*
Could you explain it?
@@tokyoghettohippy Like the truck brand Ford, they always say their trucks are built "Ford Tough". So if Fjord's surname was Tough, he'd be Fjord Tough
@@TrueRandomPlayer Ooh, I get it! Thank you so much!
@@TrueRandomPlayer ohhhh i understand now thanks
Sam can cast tasha's hideous laughter in real life
The whole Pumat Sol scene was amazing, but my favourite moment specifically has to be when he introduces himself to Nott.
*Nott:* (Terrified) "Y-you're large..."
*Pumat Sol:* (Delighted) "You're small!"
He's my new favorite
Matt's Pumat Sol... 😊👌 c'est le magnifique!
I hope he becomes the new regular shopkeep!
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@3:19:10
Pumat Sol is amazing like Gilmore and Victor rolled into 1 or 4 beautiful vendors
Power move: pick the feat that says you cant forget anything, effectively turning the DM into your scribe...
GENIUS POWER MOVE
Best advice to any dm that this happens to, just turn on google doc voice write or whatever it’s called. It’s some setting that turns audio into words on paper
@@annaemmons3490 actually huge, thank you so much
Feel like Liam is kinda abusing the feat to get out of note taking
@@lnt305 oh yeah, but that's what it's there for. He has the feat so why not use it
"Anyone who buys me a drink I put a silver in their pocket."
Molly is pure boi.
I was half expecting nott to say "I go around and take a silver out of the pocket of everyone who bought us a drink"
Based on her strength and dexterity scores, Jester must have spent her isolated childhood doing parkour in the attic of her mothers establishment
Much like prisoners doing sit-ups and push-ups all day, she didn't have much else to do.
Like every five year old lol
Good hetaera have to keep in shape. I expect there's exercise routines.
Jester: I was bored and by myself most of the time, so I spent my time getting JACKED * splits a log with the handle of an axe *
2:28:58 Liam just lying facedown for five full minutes just to get One (1) Character Moment in that no one's going to get for so many episodes, THAT MAN HAS DEDICATION
Double .Hafer it took THIS COMMENT for me to realise that line is about the crystals. Everybody laughed!!!! What brilliant role playing from Liam
@@Sophia-rk6ck what crystals
@@jacobburke5523 Spoiler for episode 60-ish of campaign 2: Trent ikithon inserted crystals into calebs arms when he was at the solstrice academy (how i forget) to supposedly enhance his power as an experiment. thats why his original design had bandages on his forearms, there are scars underneath. "TAKE THEM OUT!" most likely refers to a flashback of when it was happening
@@Sophia-rk6ck oh, thank you.
Double .Hafer I was about to comment on this, the length to which this man held the bit was insane
Jester: "Can you shoot fire from your hand? Can you shoot lightning from your hand? Can you catch things really well?"
Mollymauk: "You can make a really good mac'n'cheese"
Everyone: *silence*
Taliesin's jokes go really underappreciated.
Tbh... i dont get it....
@@FatalHog I think it's a reference to the Hamburger Helper mascot being a glove
@@Knoxwoodcomix oh....
Cameron Wood I thought it was just random and silly
@@aduckinlingerie I thought so too, then I had to pause and dig deeper for a meaning and that's what I came up with 😂
Liam plays Caleb so well, you can really see him attempting to form a bond with the group but having a little trouble doing so.
i honestly am afraid he has affection to a pretend cat
@@lukelblitz3627 to be fair in a talks episode he said that frumpkin is inspired by his cat from when he was little.
And few Americans actually speak German sadly. It is a great language of thinkers and warriors.
@@PalleRasmussen also Nazis (sorry, not sorry)
@@SamPlaysArma and American is the language of slavers and slave owners. So?
I love Laura's acting when she says that the Ruby of the Sea says hello. A mix of happy pleasantry, subtle intimidation, and expectancy waiting for his answer.
As a geezer(I’ll be 62 this year), I played (mainly DM’d) D&D back in the 1970's, 80's and into
the late 90's (I started with the original boxed set - with the dice you had to color in the numbers yourself). I gave it up for good about 20 years ago, sold all my stuff: dice, books, modules, figures, etc. Then I read an article about this show online where a group of people play D&D - and got hooked again. It took awhile but I got caught up on all the episodes just as they were streaming the Season 1 finale.
I am now once again DM’ing a group, online this time as the players are in 3 different states now, with a couple of my original players that I have stayed in contact with over the years, and a few others, and am loving it, again!
Thanks Critical Role!!
Congrats!!
If you ever need an extra player let me know! I have a couple characters workshoped and mainly being a DM it’s hard to find opportunities to play a PC.
Aww what a nice story
That's glorious to hear Mike! I have been hooked for 3 years now and enjoy both experiencing others worlds and running them. Long may our joys and woe's continue :D
All the best,
Dan
Oh, no! Why give it up? I'm 57, and though our real life means our face-to-face group doesn't meet often at all any longer, I find time to play on Roll20. It's a great hobby. Did you get your kids (if you have any) gaming? My spouse and I did.
during the whole exchange where Jester explained how she got banished from Nicodranis you can just see Mollymauk becoming more and more proud of her
Proud carnival mom
@@handfulmousefly YES.
@@Dragonessa007 It's just a saying
@@Dragonessa007 proud carnival parent
These dudes bullshitted their way out of a 9 vs 6 fight by using STD's and Thanos'ing the leader. That's why I love D&D
To be fair, three of them were also half dead also.
Yeah, that's also one of the things I love about the Critical Role cast specifically. They all cover for each other so well in any situation that needs it.
I mean, obviously they've all done some form of improv, and they're all professional actors, but still, they're all able to think incredibly quickly on their feet and just bullshit their way out of any situation.
@@HyenaFox I agree! I think the combo of their acting skills, longtime friendship, and passion for the game makes CR truly special! I also think it opens a lot of intriguing (and entertaining) possibilities just knowing that there's more than one way through encounters, and fighting might not always be the best choice. certainly makes some of the non-combat skills & stats that much more valuable to the party...
Wait, is this episode the intro of the bandits? Omgg yasss I'm in for a treat, again!!
50:55
Marisha cracks a rib sneezing, Laura is pregnant and yet, they continue to play without altering the process. Kuddos, y’all are awesome and dedicated
That explains the mama bear tees
Yep I have seen my party stop the game for much less.. That looked painful. At best, I have bitten my tongue when I had an uncontrollable sneeze XD
I didn’t understand it when I first watched it, but just last weekend I think I bruised a rib sneezing and now I get it…it HURTS. Feels better now tho 😊
I love how Caleb gets more German as the series continues.
As a german speaker I appreciate it a lot ☺️
@@HitDiffrent Jap, mal abgesehn davon das sachen einfach lustiger werden weil man den zweiten sinn dahinter versteht wie wenn Liam flucht xD
Es ist wirklich erfrischend :D
MasumiSeike nein
@@benjaminklein8379 Doch ;P
@@MasumiSeike Ja.
Beau: “I’ll take my own room if you all don’t want in.”
Jester: “...But we’ve always been roommates.”
Beau: “Then come join me, girl!”
Jester: “Okay!!”
My heart melted.
The cast: Please. Please for *once.* Just fucking *once.* Do a normal sponsor.
Sam:
Sam: Mayonaise fursona.
You got the perfect warlock..
@@thedutchess3 Sam's mayo fursona ad seemed like a reaction to his DnD Beyond jingle (C2E7). He may have realized "I need to lower the bar on my ad reads (again) or sponsors will start expecting me to do stuff like this every week" and thought up something unmarketable. Considering the eventual commercial success and immediate recognition of the cast, Sam may have felt uncomfortable with the precedent this ad set: ua-cam.com/video/A4BuL886bJA/v-deo.html
Also #OpenDnd
@@voicechatty makes sense yeah... I think I'd make me feel uncomfortable too. Smart of him
Sam is the f*cking best
Me who always skips the intro and breaks: I'm sorry, DA FAQ!?
One of my favorite things about re-watching M9, is how much Sam and Liam drop little easter eggs of their backstories that only they, Matt, and future critters re-watching would notice. The long con is real lol
stories babeyyyyy!!!
sam had to one up himself from VM.... but liam needed to tag along. lol
“I’m gonna go take care of my wife for a minute”
I love Matt so much
And Marisha
it made me want to be his wife
and im a dude LOL
💕
so pure
Poor Marisha 🥺 cracked ribs are horrible
"I'm of child-bearing age"
I took psychic damage just by hearing that
You will take "Lore Damage" by the time you realize why in future episodes.
@@RealityBoy101 dare i ask?
Edit: i just..... yeah, i realized what that meant... yeah.... really sad
And before that, Sam's panic face as they question Caleb about whether he has kids.
Unrelated but what caused everyone to lose it at 1:13:43 ?
@@johnpaulcross424 The joke on Fjord's name. "Fjord Tuff" or "Ford Tough" as in the truck.
Sam made a truck pun.
“My goal is to go into labor while we’re playing...” - Laura Bailey
And then he was born on a Thursday 😁
and during the stream itself!
You two have got to be joking?!
@@davidbeppler3032 nope
Laura and Travis weren't there for the episode with the Fjord/Jester/Yasha/Iron Shepherds cliffhanger and the others explained that it was because she'd gone into labour. And then right as they went into the break Liam got a message and started to say something about them. As far as we can tell, that was presumably when Ronin was born
😮... Nooo.... Not "Ronin"! Really?!😕
@@KickyFut its their fuckin baby are u really complaining about the name
I am always insanely jealous of Matt's ability to not only create and voice unique and memorable npcs but also to remember how each of them sound.
Me too! And they're all distinct and consistent. It's crazy! So many NPCs and almost all of them are completely distinct accents and personalities 😮
He said at one point that he has a couple little notes describing how the character sounds, like "high-pitched, nasal Irish" or something similar written next to the character's name.
Can we appreciate the moment when Beau decides to read the letters that she stole WEEKS ago (real time) and Matt reacts without ONE SINGLE SECOND of hesitation, explaining what is in them... mad respect.
DuplaD And whips out the pre-prepared letter-prop!!!
but wasnt it 3 parcels that she stole, when did it become 4 letters?
@@Pagan_Jak 1 parcel doesnt mean 1 letter, if 2 letters are to the same adress it is still the same parcel.
@@DuplaD ooohhhh ok that makes more sense
"Anybody who tries to buy me a drink, I slip a silver into their pocket."
Wow. Talisen is really playing Molly as the type of guy you wouldn't expect to be so nice. Like, he's so kind and generous. I love it.
It's such a nice breath of fresh air to come from Percy who was a dick most of the time to Molly who is nice to everyone and protecting Caleb
It’s almost like he is of a chaotic nature….
Molly is amazing
yeah love him I hope nothing bad ever happens to him
@@rockassassin64 lmao
Critical Role in a nutshell :
In a battle, can't roll for anything.
Random pointless events, rolling natural 18s, 19s, and 20s.
Well, there was the door. And those horses.
Especially after Taliesin gave away the Snitch.
That just sounds like normal D&D
NoscoSays rip the snitch
@@NoscoSays what’s the snitch
I feel I need to share that at 1:13:40 when Sam says “tough” after Fjord, I immediately got an add for ford trucks that’s started with “built ford tough” and I absolutely lost my shit
Hah! Nice.
Hi, native German here. I just wanna say that Liam's Zemnian is hilarious (even moreso with the deadpan deliveries) and the pronunciation is on point.
I love this represantation.
Also I want Clockenticken to be a real word now.
Didn't he say siebzehn was seven in an earlier episode? I assume he doesn't really know much German IRL, so that would be an excusable mistake. But yeah, it does sound good and he makes it believable!
@@CocoAsticot He took German in high school, so small mistakes are to be expected. His pronunciation however is AMAZING, all things considered.
I just started watching CR with this campaign and thought Liam WAS German.
“Volfs” pronunciation would be funnier, no?
@@CocoAsticot The mistake was cleared like 10 seconds sfter. Nott corrected him. Pronounced it wrong, but got the right word
14:18
Kaleb: He was burned alive in front of me
Beau: Yeah but you did that though
(Spoilers)
If you're from the future, y'all know how frickin sad this statement is 😭
Me knowing Caleb’s backstory: *ääääghh*
@@froggdoggs8551 right???!?!!!?!!! 😫Rewatching these early episodes there is soooo much foreshadowing
@@nitidiuscula and even some fjoreshadowing
*fast forward a couple years to Willingham-Bailey household*
“bathtime!”
*tiny piping voice* “I would like to rage!”
Jason Greenwood I would love to see them on halloween or something. They dress up as Vox Machina, Travis as Grog, Laura as Vex and baby as like, Scanlan or Pike.
They can do Mihty Nein by having Travis be Fjord, Laura be Jester and baby be Nott
Or maybe put the litte one in a Trinket outfit
Baby Trinket would be adorable!!
If his teddy bear gets ripped: "Fix him!"
"I would like to bathe!"
This ep is really where the campaign hits a stride and takes shape. And Jester’s prayer to The Traveler legit gave me goosebumps and made me tear up a little
Yeah unexpected tears :O
Question that's a potential spoiler fi C2 (I don't know if I was spoiled for this plot point during C1 or if this is common knowledge so don't read on if you don't want to risk it):
Do the gang know who The Traveler is, or is it just Laura? Or does she even know them by the other name/persona(s) we've met in C1 at this stage?
@@RuailleBuaille the gang doesn't know. And even laura herself doesn't really know, other than that he's powerfull and that she thinks he's a god.
@@kevinpappers4494 You have excellent timing! I just yesterday watched the episode where the gang got the big reveal, and in the subsequent Talks episode Laura said she had come to Matt initially with the idea that The Traveler be you-know-who, but by the end things had been so mysterious that even she didn't know if that's who they'd turn out to be.
Watching everyone else start to realise who it was one by one was so good :D
I agree.. the freaking bandits fucked with the wrong party!!!
The scene with Caleb trying to hide the wand from Jester has such big brother and little sister energy and I love it.
Takes a long time to drop the vex and vax habits i guess
@@lillymountainfarm why did you reply with this to an unrelated comment rather than making it an independent comment?
@@quietlodestar I didn’t realize I commented on someone else’s comment when I was trying to comment an independent comment... I apologize
@@lillymountainfarm you don't need to be sorry, i am in no way upset, i was just a bit confused.
They’re just reliving past lives
Matt Mercer meowing in an unamused manner was never something I knew I needed.
Timestamp is 53:16, if anyone was wondering
Is that Shinae on your profile picture
Maja Kaziów Yes.
"Don't criticize new management until there's been time to take effect!"
Alright, there it is. I've fallen in love will Molly.
*sips tea* that's unfortunate
@@Panda_Steph Haha, oh believe me, I know.
@@krispinkeyes6542 honestly same tho. This is my first time watching through campaign 2 and despite knowing Molly's outcome and being like "No do not get attached" .... he's just such a good character that you can't help it.
Haha. Me too. *starts crying*
@@Panda_Steph Oh, well I didn't know. Guess I should enjoy him while I still can :')
“Have you ever killed someone before?”
“Not like that”
Oh…Caleb
"The Ruby of the Sea says hello!"
*reaction from NPC
*party frantically scribbles notes
I read that like “good morning sunshine the earth says hello”
The fact that a group of people who have multiple times claimed syphilis are heading to an inn named "The Leaky Tap" should not be understated.
The way Jester talks about growing up in such denial about the loneliness of her childhood. Her "I would listen through the door and here her singing." That made me so sad. Like honey that's not normal.
Me too. The fact that she was joking and smiling through it all made it even sadder. I'm not caught up yet so I don't have more context, but whether she puts on the funny facade to deal with the loneliness or whether her childhood has actually left her a stunted person in such denial that she'll probably stay a child forever, both options are equally heartbreaking.
Jester protection squad
#JesterProtectionSquad.
It really makes you love the traveler, he saw a lonely little girl and decided to teach her and play with her just to be her friend
#travelerislove
#travelerislife
same. at this point I guess the party didn't have a close enough bond for anyone to really push back on this, but I hope in later episodes they might. here Jester sounded a lot like a kid who doesn't realize that their messed up home life isn't "normal," like situations of neglect or abuse. breaks my heart to think how that whole situation impacted her, being stuck in her room, alone, and always told she had to stay hidden. yes she has the cheery, joking way about her and wants to bring joy to others... but maybe she's also hurting underneath all that?
watching this episode made me wonder even more about the Traveler. did this entity choose Jester as a convert/devotee/"friend"/etc because she was lonely, or seemed vulnerable? how will she react if the Traveler isn't all she hoped?
2:48:32
nott: "a clockenticken"
caleb, fond and exasperated: "u are adorably hecking wrong right now"
nott, proud regardless: "ive been picking up bits and pieces of ur language"
god i ADORE these too
Two *
@@MammothMorals You're correcting a year old comment? You're the one that looks dumb.
"I have full faith in untrustworthy people" Taliesin is a gift to humanity with his one-liners
A 100%
Life needs things to live
@@trinity6302 ill tatoo it one day
Molly just adopted a whole bandit group
17:27
Beau, putting on the goggles: Its like night vision- its like I can see things
Kaleb: look at me
Beau:*turns to him*
Kaleb: you look like a nerd
Says guy who later drops 150 gold on Paper and Ink alone.
true sibiling dynamic right there
Molly will see a young person and go "is anybody going to raise that" and won't even wait for an answer
Can we please talk about how utterly heartbreaking it was to listen to Jester say she'd be alone if she could keep her one friend? Laura Bailey! That was amazing acting. Showing such vulnerability in a character that's been nothing but chipper and playful, and yet make it seem so genuine. I already loved her acting, but now...
My wife plays the same way with her characters. Last night we had an impromtu session of our campaign.. Sadly it was at the same time as CR. But my character was trying to save hers when I was about to die she caved and went with the man who was after her. My character was defeated. We had just admitted we loved each other. I was nearly in tears. But my wife usually has her characters sacrifice her happiness for the cause. Not quite the same as jester but close.
Honestly made me tear up
IF I wAS in this cAmpAign I would get up And hug her not my character. Me
If someone doesn't say "Come on, Fjord, focus!" at some point during this campaign I will be sorely disappointed
Already made a Fjord pun already. Nott asked if he was a Fjord Explorer or a Fjord Escape
Don't forget the Fjord Mustang.
Not to mention the Fjord Expedition
He is a magic using character, so there is already a fjord focus.
He needs to be the host for a party in the local tavern. It would be a
Fjord Fiesta.
Liam: "He was... burned alive, in front of me"
Marisha: "Yeah, you did that, though"
The "fun" of rewatching
Laura: you stole a blind mans food and money
Sam: i am the best
i laughed so hard i spat out my coffee
"Would you agree that the previous leadership of this group has probably failed you on some level?" Damn, that was probably the funniest line yet.
oh those poor brigands... XD
Do not criticize New Management until it's had time to take full effect!
bro held a whole hr meeting with the brigands
Matt mouthing "I love you" to Marisha at 1:49:19? Better than therapy, healing,,, who needs medicine
The Sophisticated Orange you could say they were healing words
i’m crying it’s so pure they’re so adorable
so. cute. brain cannot function. time to *melt.*
No shit. Teared up a little.
I didn’t catch it before, but his face when he says it too much
Rewatching this, hearing Caleb wake up screaming "TAKE THEM OUT! TAKE THEM OUT!" after knowing his backstory is so damn horrifying/heartbreaking
This is my first watch but that moment already left me feeling kinda off, glad to know it’ll pay off later
Same. Looking forward to more like this. Liam is always fantstic.
Yeah esp considering he just disintegrated a person right after having ptsd from killing someone, rolling shit for so long when using fire and then literally killing two people one after the other with a lucky streak, or unlucky in his case i g
I really don't think it has anything to do with his backstory, he was just shot 3 times. Albeit he took them out but I'd be willing to bet he was just shouting about the arrows and not his backstory. At least Id be thinking about the last thing that happened to me before I died upon waking up again
@@jackgill1550He said once on Talks Machina I believe that it was related to his backstory
Only Matt Mercer would roll for the results of Rock Paper Scissors between 2 NPCs he's controlling
Nah, I would too. To be fair, he likely had a funny idea for both outcomes and decided to make it actually random for even more fun!
Pretty standard DMing. Odd, the guy on the right, even, the guy on the left. Or high/low.
*Boulder Parchment Shears
Don't blame him
*Laughs in tiefling* one of my players tried to throw a bag of unstable potions out the winow of a ship. I had to roll 10 d20 for hits and ALOT of damage it blow the character and the ship up. Sinking and causing more chaos then was already happening. They survived because of a polymorph potion and a nat 20.
This man really just lays on the table for 5 minutes, huh? The character dedication is incredible
He took a page from Travis's book. In C1 he held a pose when petrified for roughly 5-10 minutes. I hope to one day be this dedicated to my roleplaying
You can tell everyone has fun. But Liam and Travis really just go for it.
I was looking for a comment on this. Laughing so hard rn😂😂😂
1:16:45 "SHE HAS SEX FOR MAH-NEY!" made me spit out my drink, oh my god
"...the best lay everrrr!"
A few years ago, I would have ran far the other direction if i heard something like this, but now, I don't even flinch
@@thomassmart4088 it sounds better in the original infernal
Caleb: Look over here
Beau: *looks over at him wearing the stolen goggles*
Caleb: you look like a nerd
Beau: *awkward silence*
Caleb: .... :)
Thank you for the transcript.
Caleb screaming “TAKE THEM OUT, TAKE THEM OUT” is hilariously crazy devotion to a character.
It's horribly sad in hindsight 😞
@@carrotandpeas Do you know what episode we find out what it's from? On my first watch after catching up with Campaign 1.
@@allyzxc I'm not that far, sorry. I know because I willingly received spoilers, but I only know that it's past episode 30. Though there are hints of it sprinkled throughout the show, I'm not sure when they're gonna reveal that bit. I'll come back here(if I remember) when I reach that part though. Currently on episode 29, and the only bit that kinda references that is when Caleb tells Beau and Nott why he's afraid of fire, and honestly I can't remember what episode that's from either, but it should be around here.
@@carrotandpeas No worries, thanks for letting me know! I'll keep on watching in anticipation then! :P
@@allyzxc Hey, here from episode 49 and it was in 48 if you haven't already got that far 🙂
When Jester was explaining why she left home Molly just got prouder and prouder and Beau was just so amused
Syphilis: we have it
Your plan: stupid
Your headbands: hand em over
Hotel: Trivago
Crops:Watered
Gnoll: Regular
Comments: Highly enjoyed.
@@u.s.s.chucklefucker1657 Pickles: Consumed
I love how wholesome the group can be, from Nott's birthday to the way they cared about Jester's past, to Matthew really caring when Marisha hurt herself, it's all just so precious.
Matt caring for Marisha was real sweet, but remember they are married IRL😃
That makes it better.
I mean ... his wife. I would very much hope he cares about his wife.
Imagine thinking you found some easy marks and then your leader gets knocked into the air by a lollipop and incinerated by 3 rays of pure fire.
Can't wait to see the lolipop animated whenever they do the TV show.
I would be both humored and horrified
Caleb can barely hit an enemy with the exception of a random bandit with 39 damn damage.
He needs to pretend to have extreme syphilis every time before battle then. Tha's the only way
@@lazynoodle6739 "i cast extreme syphilis"
@@lazynoodle6739 That or scream real loud "I got the clap" that works too
Meanwhile when fighting a Manticore he can barely hit anything 😂
@@matttale7918 Have you ever played dungeons and dragons? It's all in the roll of the dice.
"I have extreme syphilis..." when your terrible deception roll turns into a successful Intimidation check.
1:27:15
Nott: I'm of child-bearing age.
Jester: Oh!
Nott: Somewhere between 6 and 9.
Jester: 👁👄👁
Goblins are full adult at age 8 in DnD lore, but *spoiler* so what she saying is that her age are between 16 and 22 by human and *spoiler* standarts. Pretty huge range,but makes perfect sense in her situation.
Marisha: *quietly dying in the background*
Its funnier if you know that Sam set Scanlan's age as 69, and set Nott's age between 6 and 9
I like to imagine when Jester is out spending money, the Vex personality in Laura's brain is just shouting:
"No, at least haggle a little!"
"You're paying WAY to much for that!"
"You're spending HOW MUCH on donuts?!"
@ClicheDeathLord Who's he? Don't see a he anywhere in that comment smh
Sky The Neko ClicheDeathLord probably got Vex and Vax confused
@@talonfire1640 Yeah, I just wanted to subtly point it out hfjdh
No ill feelings
@@skytheneko yeah get the men and their overbearing patriarchy out of here right.
@@toastedt140 Wha-
15:49
Nott: “Is it a stick?”
Fjord: “It is...”
Nott: “I like sticks!”
Fjord: “Oohh shit...”
Idk why this made me laugh so hard
After spending a full 60 seconds with an agonising rictus grin, I wonder if Nott's liking for fancy sticks has been curtailed any...
we are totally overlooking Molly "I like manacles!"
Liam's commitment to character is insane. No one ever brings up the 'Take them out!' scream again, but makes so much sense now
Dont spoil, but is there a reveal later that makes this make EVEN MORE sense?
@@bloodmime it's not explicitly specified but yes. I'd recommend watching talks machina alongside because that's where they discuss it in detail
Wait, when?? When???? I need to knoww
@@Nixahma 2:28:58
For anyone confused about this, answers come in about 40 or so episodes.
Bless Matt for giving us Pumat Sol because if not we never would have Caduceus. Seeing Tal's pure joy at Pumat is just delightful.
Caleb: "Take them all! Take them out."
Caleb: "Oh y'all are awake"
Molly: "The party is over."
Bua: "One day, we are going to a real long talk about all your problems."
"Buah"
Coming back to this episode 😭
Buaaaaaarigarde
Narrator: they did.
Liam is so committed at 2:24:08 that he stays there and takes a five-minute nap...
"You stole an old blind man's food and money?"
"I am the best!"
Bahamut forever bless Nott :D
Beau went jabbed Caleb directly in his trauma without even realizing- amazing
I like to imagine how *excited* Matt must have been to unveil Pumat Sol for the first time.
He returns is he a recurring character oh god i hope so
Time stamp please
"what do they look like"
"they are shaped like a friend"
yeah tight as he goes to describe the firbolg he smiles but it's very obviously pumat's smile for a moment. He's SO EXCITED to introduce this guy that he almost jumped the gun describing him!
@@chriscobb319 3:10:40
How long did Caleb lay face down on the table after taking 3 crossbow bolts out of his chest? I couldnt stop laughing, no one else at the table even notice
They all do similar things. Travis played a statue for like nearly 10 minutes in the 1st campaign
@@Chibipayne That scene was a serious ab workout, I laughed so hard I honestly cried
"We rolled a new character sheet" is now the official term of 2018 for any couple who is newly expecting.
Matt’s look when he realizes how hurt Marisha is 😭😭
HIM MOUTHING I LOVE YOU AHHHH
Whats the timestamp
1:49:19
does anyone know how she got hurt?
@@Alirosa937 when she twisted around to sneeze she did it so hard that she basically strained the muscle/cartilage around her rib area lmfao
I know Matt would be too humble to accept this praise, but I just can't believe how creative he is. The countless names of places and stores, the voices, the character descriptions, the layout of the map... I'll bet the party could throw a wrench into the daily plans and just say "We want to go here today!" and he'd have the entire town mapped out and ready for them to explore, plus have quests and stuff for them good to go.
Abelhawk or maybe he has mad good improv skills and a bunch of maps and characters ready to go that could be anywhere. When I improv DM I just hang on to some random maps like tavern map, arena map, grove map etc. And if they go off the plan I just start plugging in resources and people, so in a way it doesn't matter where they go they still run into my content so its kinda illusion of choice lol.
Great way to use anything they missed or characters that died or weren't really interacted with. Don't throw it away keep that stuff to plug in elsewhere. Someone like Mercer probably has a gigantic backlog to pull random characters and maps from.
fieldy409 this right here is like, 80-90% of good dming. Source: am DM for 14 years counting. You'd be surprised how much you can be prepared for with so little prep time, with practice.
Abelhawk I mean, he did plan out their drug shopping so I have to agree with you
Agreed
He is a great storyteller but this is a common skill for writers and storytellers to have. The bonus is with his acting ability for voices. Having the skill to create characters and worlds is just like people who have a skill for math. He could be a novelist and really create this world in depth outside of the game or campaign guide. All of the groundwork is done.
Molly Mauk is the biggest example of chaotic good I’ve ever seen.
Not Jester?
@@ethanwilliamson902 she comes second or very close equal.
@@xxmidnight12xx18 She was pissed she had to save that baby tho
@@leovincent7417 also true, chaotic neutral perhaps
I'd argue Molly is lawful, because it doesn't necessarily mean following the law of a country, but can also refer to your own code
29:28 Caleb being so excited to analyze magical items is _adorable_
It reminds me of when one has a special interest or hyperfixation, which is really nice as I have both towards different things.
Liam's dedication to playing a guy that fainted is inspiring
Caleb has the "the DM does all the note taking for me" feat
Ricardo Rodriguez at least until the Dm cleverly gives them a month of downtime every now and then
Ricardo Rodriguez It's more of the "my character has all this information that only the DM has" feat
It’s the my character has a higher int score that me feat
I should look into this XD
It's the "I don't want to take notes" feat.
Proper respect for the amount of dedication Liam has towards material components for spells. I always forget in my campaigns XD
Same, I just did three Identify's today and completely forgot I needed a pearl
Honestly his dedication make the wizard so much more interesting and make me want to be more strict about it in my game because it give an othet level of immersion
For many things an arcane focus can take the place of any material component without a gold value
I just started with the second campaign after watching Exandria Unlimited: Calamity (I followed Brennan from Dimension 20), and I can tell right away Liam and Taliesin are old school D&D players. Like 2nd Ed/AD&D old school (where I started because my first DM’s dad taught him to play with AD&D, and my second DM mixed elements of AD&D with 3rd Edition).
I especially remember my second DM telling us to either describe our spells/skills or give them a new name that our character would use for them. And he was real crunchy with the material components and how much of what coin we had. I’m not sorry that campaign ended the way it did, but I am sorry it ended when it did. I had good reasons for killing the rest of my party*.
*I was a Chaotic Nuetral Drow rogue who used my position as lead scout to escape the Underdark. A group of traveling adventurers came upon me and instead of befriending me, they captured me and used me to scam small farming towns. They’d release me, I’d kill a cow, scare some poor farmer half to death, and then the rest of the party would show as “drow hunters”. We stage a fight, extort the farmers and townsfolk for what they’ve got, and move on. It’s not how I and our DM thought it would go, but it was funny so we went with it.
We’d just really “stumbled” upon the main quest our DM had for us, when OOC (out-of-character) bullshit started seeping into our game. Our cleric was dating our ranger and they started having relationship problems, and it got to the point where one would bring up real world shit in the game. Like if we want the cleric the heal anybody the ranger needed to apologize for some high school bullshit drama.
Then my twin brother, our tank, a half-orc barbarian, came up with a solution and our next session I put it into action. When it came time to make camp for the night, I convinced everyone that I could take watch because I’m a Drow, I can see in the dark, and I only need 4 hours meditation as opposed to 8 hours sleep. I asked the DM if everyone was asleep, rolled a natty 19, and said what my brother told me to say, “I’ve had enough of this being captive bullshit. If they’re all dead asleep, coup de grâces all around. Then I want to take the barbarian’s bag of holding and loot the bodies for everything g valuable, including teeth and hair.”
Our DM thought it was hilarious, and he was sick of the bullshit, so he just allowed it. The barbarian obviously thought it was funny, the ranger and cleric were pissed as hell, and our mage got confused and asked, “Why the teeth and hair?”
To sell to goblins. They can use the hair to make ropes and teeth for bullets in their slingshots.
Unfortunately it was immediately followed by him being the worst kind of drama just to identify items. It was like Tibs was back and shopping again.
"are you gonna do a critter contest to name your child".
this is the internet, the answer
childy mcchildface has been unanimously decided.
Thanks to CWAL for making these
0:56 Furry mayo
6:35 BABY
Recap 10:08
Game start 12:45
16:38 Goggles
21:47 Cute Nott and Caleb Moment
31:59 Snap!
43:31 Jester and the Traveler
50:33 Nott is the best
58:58 Unsaid agreement
1:03:19 Naming of the Mighty Nein
1:08:20 YET
1:11:56 He really should've changed his hair... (And Fjord's surname)
1:26:15 Child bearing age
Break start 1:31:10
Art start 1:39:54
Break end 1:48:35
2:00:22 Bandit time
2:04:31 Extreme syphillis
2:23:26 Caleb no- (Also Liam is dedicated, holy fucktarts)
2:28:59 Caleb has issues
2:48:09 Watches and Zemnian
3:12:13 PUMAT (Also clean Caleb)
Moar art 3:34:19
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Thank you for the baby timestamp I didnt know what it was about and u made my day ty!
Caleb: ”w e a r e *a s s h o l e s”* well at least they are consistent