On the Trail of a Killer | Critical Role | Campaign 3, Episode 4
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0:50 An ad read that goes off without a hitch
4:30 Operation Supply Drop
5:25 Laura’s merch corner
9:40 Episode Starts
12:50 Recap Ends
20:50 Good luck with the tenants
24:10 We’ve been through this
26:40 Orym knows how to handle doors
31:45 Finding Bertrand
34:05 Hard candy
38:25 Weekend at Bertrend’s
39:10 Bertrand’s pockets
42:20 Eshteross
50:50 Touch the button
58:10 Sleeping’s for the dead
1:00:25 Clearing Marisha’s notifications
1:01:30 Ashton and FCG
1:04:15 Bertrand can get his own sandwich
1:06:55 Looking away because it means so much
1:10:20 An absolute win
1:11:10 They’ll never get a Werther’s sponsorship now
1:13:35 Pate meets Mister
1:15:30 Divvying up sandwiches
1:24:15 Imogen’s balls
1:27:40 Laudna lets her hair down
1:30:00 Liam’s mime climb
1:32:25 Flicking yes
1:33:20 Simon returns
1:36:40 Taste the claw
1:39:25 Fraggle Rock
1:45:30 Pressing FCG on his dead friends
1:54:50 It doesn’t look right when Matt licks
1:58:50 15ft long jump
2:02:30 Ashton talks a big game about bribery
2:06:55 Ashton is very proud of himself
2:12:35 Break Starts
2:15:55 ASAMR
2:22:35 Break Ends
2:25:40 Dorian carouses
2:32:00 Dorian says eat the rich
2:33:50 Just one word: Brumestone
2:38:05 Sending Bertrand to his friends
2:42:10 Vexhalia > Keyleth
2:47:05 I don’t wanna wait
2:55:45 Matt and Marisha endorse Descent
2:57:10 FCG’s eulogy (the hardest word)
2:58:10 Taking hair
2:59:10 Fearne’s eulogy (Fearne loves jazz, confirmed)
3:00:15 Ashton’s eulogy
3:03:10 Orym reveals his mission
3:08:35 FCG holds grudges
3:14:05 Meeting Milo
3:18:05 Oh no, Advik
3:20:35 Ashton might’ve kissed the beef
3:21:10 FCG remembers (Lifting each other)
3:27:10 Shutdown noise
3:30:10 The Shadow Baker
3:34:35 Do you take me for a common piesman?
3:38:15 In the shadows he rises (are pies pastries?)
3:45:55 FCG carry-on
3:50:00 Getting whomped
3:51:55 Episode Ends
The in-game start date for the episode was in the year 836. Sam’s gas can has a flower and candle wreathed memorial to Bertrand.
DnD Beyond is running a short campaign called the Battle For Beyond, and they’re running with a pretty stacked cast, including Aabria and Erika who you might know from CR things. Jasmine Bhullar is holding it down as DM, and it gets chaotic. It’s a good time, first episode’s out, they’re fairly short, and they go live Fridays at 7est if I’m not mistaken.
Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Is it Thursday yet?
sos dios
There we go
Thank you flando
always so fast!!! love you dude
how man, how?
"Bertrand's dead."
"Like dead tired?"
"Like dead-dead."
"Now I feel bad for not getting him a sandwich."
"Wait, is it of old age?"
"No, it's old stabbing."
"Stabbing. It hasn't change in 2000 years."
I can hear their voices even without tagging it
time stamp it!
@@MannyMarvelous Still waiting for Flan. I wrote that comment an hour after hearing it
@@MannyMarvelous here it is 1:07:50. Just found Flan's comment lol. I was used to seeing his comment pinned
And Marisha looking around for a second after the "Dead Tired?", because Laudna, after having figured out she was being insensitive, is wondering how to tactfully correct FCG.
Like tired dead?
The CR cast about Robbie : would you like to stay for dinner ?
The comment section about Robbie : would you like to stay forever ?
Yes lol 😂
Ah, a good Mulan reference.
Well done, madam, well done indeed!
Seriously, he just naturally integrates into the group, I hardly realize he’s new to their (his!) table. I’d love to see him permanently, is he not? He’s not just a special guest, he’s on full time with them I thought?
I’m fine with Robbie being a permanent member, they need a permanent member to fill Orion’s spot
@@93djwilliamson guest star for now
Ashton: "Oh, you're all awake. Good."
Laudna: "Bertram's DEAD."
Bless you, Laudna X)
Marisha is so terrible at this
Really living up to your name there,@@MasDouc. She's playing a socially inept character who immediately realized what she said was wrong. No need to hate Marisha for no reason.
Can you be terrible at having fun?
@@MasDouc Terrible? She's playing a character, my dude. That social awkwardness is part of said character. Idk how people can watch this show and still think Marisha is that awful lmao.
@@thespankmyfrank am I the only person who once the story starts I no longer see the group all I see is there characters
Now i realize why Travis wanted to pay everything, He knew he was going to die and just felt like it was a waste of money otherwise
It fit his boastful character as well
And it makes me wonder whether some or all of the cast knew as well given how Taliesin was like "this dude is paying for literally everything".
@@zolo49noname45 I think they may have had suspicions considering he was clearly slightly higher level than them but I'm sure that part of Taliesin's RP was just Ashton taking advantage of someone who wouldn't mind too much.
@@DannyMakesVideosIGuess Even IF that wasn't the case, it would have been nice of Matt to let him be 2 levels higher, since BB was old as balls. And a human at that.
@@jonatassilva2605 Eh, reasonable character struggles to overcome or succomb to
Getting emotionally attached to Bertrand in the first 3 episodes was not a smart plan.
Honestly even though I knew he was gonna die and even who killed him it still hit me hard 😅
any inside info on why he was killed off? did he need to leave, was Matt upset with him ?
@@lopa-u9f I've not watched beyond this episode yet, but since the guy was higher level, he was meant to start off the team building and carry them to the start of the main mission. It seemed like Matt and Travis had had a deal, if I read their body language correct around the time when Travis tried to get Robbie stay and let him go wander alone into the night. I would guess he has a character ready and Matt probably has a good plot device to get him into the game. Just like he and Taliesin got Caduceus into the game smoothly
@@kioja606 ahhh, that's insightful, I wasn't thinking about him 'coming back' as a player - that's pretty cool!, especially if the other players don't know that was going to happen
thanks! (don't know about Caduceus, figure that is a previous campaign)
@@lopa-u9f Oh, I recommend campaign 2! if you have time! It's absolutely great!
"Are you proficient?"
"No we've been through this."
This like would be great in so many scenarios. Especially between those two.
Who said that? I remember it being Marisha but I can’t remember the context.
I always wonder why people dont leve timestamps for such moments... Its at 24:05
@@roikellner414 Matt asked Marisha when she attempted to lockpick a door at the inn where Bertrand was supposed to be.
I also loved her LoTR reference at 1:39:26. That was amazing!
Two weird observations:
1. This new party is oddly well equiped to climb one story to a second floor balcony. That's a niche speciality.
2. Caleb felt so powerful when he was sending fire left and right but Orym makes opening a door with a simple regular shortsword a power move. I now realize it's all coming from Liam's RP, not the mechanics.
I think Liam has an excellent handle of balancing events and roleplay. Everything he does gives flavor and weight to his actions, immediately demonstrating his character’s personality. I never saw anything with Orym in it until I started C3 and I instantly could tell he was not only knowledgeable, but calculated and swift.
"You know they say goodbye is the hardest word to say.....it's not, it's worcestershire " oh my god I'm dying
Same! I’m now looking for that as a meme image or something because it’s hilarious 🤣
Classic quip from Sam!! That Worcestershire comment got me good!! LMAO
So goodbye! 😂
I love Robbie soooo much. When he said, “I’m still working on your song”, I genuinely smiled so hard. That was such a great line.
Rest easy, Sir Belle…
I'm crying bro 😭
Have you heard the song..? It’s so great.. I cri evertim..
Timestamp, pretty please?
@@DoctorPerverto 2:48:40
Above mistyped its actually 2:58:40
Dorian and Bertrand's interaction in the previous session was gold, setting the stage for Dorian's sorrow. And the way Robbie continued to play on that this session was brilliant. I sure hope he stays with the group.
Matt said he's a guest player, but I don't think there's one Critter who wouldn't welcome him to stay for the Campaign.
That'd be a bummer. Robbie seems a perfect fit w. both the group and his character.
I'd love to see him stay. He works so well with the group. Hopefully, even if he can't be permanent due to other commitments or whatever, he can be a regular guest. I adore the way he plays Dorian.
I hope Dorian stays too!
everytime anyone talks about robbie they say they want him to stay so heres hoping
Somewhere in tal dorei, the lady who fed orym all those pies wakes up at the sense that orym, that poor misguided soul who had never tried a pie in his life, was now defending their very honour.. and she smiles
the smile turns into a giggle, then to a cackle.
"Progress."
Slowly, she mutates, revealing her true form as a pastry-loving immortal witch, whose life has never been the same since she received a cupcake from a certain blue Tiefling.
@@joshhaworth2155 THE BATTER THICKENS!!!
@@joshhaworth2155 - But seriously though, imagine if Jester met the Shadow Baker. Would she explode from the sheer combination of coolness and flavour? Spend all her gold to buy every last crumb from him? Marry him on sight? Use Divine Intervention so the Traveler could come and try one? Talk his ear off until he gets annoyed? All of the above?
Back in Byroden, one Ruby Lee Beckfort smiles to herself at the feeling that somewhere, that poor little man who had never tried a pie is forever changed, and goes back to her work planning next year’s Gem of Byroden pageant
1:12:45
Matt: “Dorian, your breakfast sandwich is gone.”
Dorian: “What happened to it? Did I eat it?” ☺️
SO PURE
very dariax of him lmfao
Laudna: "I'm going eat peanuts out of a dead guy's pocket" also Laudna: "Very cautiously tasting the baked goods"
Literally licked moldy leather too
Laudna isn't afraid of death and decay. Makes sense
well i wouldn't carry poisoned food in my *own* pocket
@@mightbedelta If I was in any DnD world, I might do just that tbh (with paralytic poison)
Obviously the baked goods salesman was not as trustworthy as a birdshit encrusted abandoned leather coinpurse
"Your sandwich is gone."
"What happened to it? Did I eat it?"
They all laughed, but that is a fair and reasonable question.
What was the time stamp?
@@vierbee 1:12:45
I literally had this question after my lunch break at work.
Answer for me was yes. Yes I did.
Eating oranges, constantly. I'll be looking for where the other half went. I ate it, sadly.
God I'd like to give a like to this comment 'cause I loved that scene so much but I don't want to change the "666" likes count
Please make Robbie a permanent member, he's so good and his chemistry with everyone in the table is great, he fits like he's always been there
Robbie, we know this is you 🤣
@@russiagoeshard I wish
@@russiagoeshard like we would care. Go Robbie!
Heeeeeeell yeah man! He and Dorian are fantastic! I wish he'd stay, pleeeeeease keep this legend around!
I like Robbie and he is very cool at a new member but we need more women !!
Robbie has been an incredible addition to the cast. He has really come into his own and really given life to Dorian beyond the sexy bard stereotype.
I think Dorian is more the awkward, accidentally endearing bard as opposed to the typical sexy/horny bard and it's a delight to watch. He's shy when he gets flirted with, and he's a bundle of anxiety!
@@alleycat2297 I love him, he's all awkward and anxious but when push comes to shove he is ON IT, just that part with him and Imogen interrogating that guy in the tavern was an insanely good moment. He's so great at making the conversation feel so *alive* him and Matt just bounce off eachother perfectly in that regard
I was about to say he is the least bardlike bard I’ve ever seen and I’m FOR IT
After Scanlan, I feel like you can't really just be a regular horny bard if you want to stand out.
Fearne: "its not your fault"
Dorian: "I know"
Fearne: "do you?"
The way robbie reacted to that really hit me, that one partially stuck out to me, Robbie really does so well with emotion when its needed
100%, that rueful, sad laugh.
And what a prompt by Ashley, that was magic.
Perfect set up, perfect execution. A quiet, subtle moment with a gut-punch of emotion, and I love it too much. 💔
Give us a time stamp!
@@GeeGe. 52:57
I’m getting Good Will Hunting flashbacks.
I like how the mourning of bertrad wasn't overplayed they knew him for like 2 days and some them disliked him and a lot of them have been around death before so it makes sense they weren't particularly phased.
And also, it’s not uncommon for folks to use various means of coping with loss, including humor (especially the gallows kind).
I just think it's sad anytime someone dies alone. Especially someone who, while occasionally a dolt, was clearly a good person. It wouldn't have happened if they hadn't left him alone. I expected a bit more remorse from the less sociopathic members of the group.
@@maleusgaryn8227 They didnt leave him alone, Dorian tried very hard to accompany him and he refused.
He was also old af
Exactly, if I knew someone for 24-48 hours and already didn't trust them or really like them, sure there death would suck but I'd move in a heartbeat
I'm calling it now, between Eshteross's carrot cakes and the Shadow Baker, the plot of this campaign is going to be the Great Exandrian Bake-Off.
Looking forward to it. A show that will pair well with The Real Housewives of Emon.
(Narrative Telephone reference, for those who might not have watched those. Which you should.)
That's a "half baked" theory?
I'll see myself out now
Don’t forget, jester wrecked one of Matt’s big baddies with baked goods last campaign.
The Slayer's Cake will be the hero that saves the day
The Revenge of the Nine Pies.
I’m actually quite sad about Bertrand. I think there was a lot of mileage for a Don Quixote-esque character and Travis played him so well. I hope Travis’ main character is someone where he can continue to rock out his comic chops
I'm pretty torn up about it too... was my favorite character of this campaign and now I'm a bit lost.
@@sorry542 I took a 3 week break from the show.. I immediately fell in love with Chetney once Travis continued his usual trolling though. He just seems to be more active in everything than the first two campaigns, as in he talks more. And I love that, since every second thing he says is just fucking with the rest of the cast.
Yeah I’m actually pretty sad about it too. I was really interested in learning more of his backstory since it’s sort of implied somewhat that he was kind of a cowardly bullshiter but still didn’t really seem like a bad person. I would’ve loved seeing an arc where maybe we could’ve learned some back story and seen him sort of grow into being more heroic. Sad to see him gone like that
@@DoomPickle490 oh yea even decades before when he was with vox machina in the search for grog/bob he was always full of false confidence and bullshittery, even implied that he didnt really intend to actually join VM on the journey to find grog while playing it off like that was always the plan😂definitely was my favorite character of this campaign through the first 3 episodes though, even if he was effectively useless in both combat and outside of combat(though the latter was through constant terrible rolls) it fit the 80-90 year old human character so well
@@JubioHDX OH HE WAS ACTUALLY WITH VOX MACHINA?! I haven't watched Campaign 1 yet because I still need to finish C2 and I'm only now catching up with C3 but I totally thought he was bullshiting lol. That's actually really cool
C1: The Slayer's Cake
C2: Jester's pastry obsession
C3: The Shadow Baker
im seeing a pattern
Curious
No one ask the shadow baker for a Bedfordshire clanger...( its half filled with meat and half with fruit!!!) He'll hit the wall!!!!
EXU has them all beat with a whole town
As people say: "Pie moves mountains"
Imagine Bertrand just comes back next episode like "one of my friends is a 20th level cleric so yeah"
That's a good point. I'm not sure why Pike or Keyleth wouldn't bring him back.
@@Chaz1871 would he want to be brought back? If I remember at the start of the episode Matt mentioned he had a peaceful expression.
Also, I’m pretty sure there is like a time limit before bringing them back doesn’t work…
@@mahmoudshihab Depends on the spell I believe. Some need to be cast within one minute but I Believe there are one or two spells that don't have any time limit.
@@mahmoudshihab at level 20 the limit is like 200 years depending on your money
Laura kinda made the perfect character for herself this campaign: the telepathy allows her to participate in any interaction without metagaming; she's got an emotional backstory that will allow her to use her range as an actress and storyteller; and best of all, she's a caster who can be creative, offensive from a distance, and _never has to heal._
I feel like everyone did that tbh! Fearne is PERFECT for Ashley, just a bit cooky and blurts out things without thinking, sweet on the surface but a MONSTAH underneath... Sam just gets to be a robot and have fun, not caring about most in game stuff like money but just winging it all the time. Ashton just is Taliesin, a punk who knows everyone in town, I mean, this shit writes itself. Liam gets to totally have fun with Orym, making cool shit happen without the magic, and Marisha is just having the most fun and gets to flail about and "accidentally" hit people without it being OOC lol. Basically, they all made their perfect characters this campaign.
@@thespankmyfrankI think it’s cool how much you guys know about each character already, I’ve never played D&D but I’m halfway through this episode after the past 3 and I wish I had when I was younger. But this has been an awesome find for me
Bad news from the future. Most of these characters wind up feeling completely flat when they really should be feeling the most fleshed-out. It really feels like everyone has lost any sort of attachments they had to these characters by around episode 80 or so.
@@kegmonkey5648let’s come back to episode 4 to ruin something for the ones starting the journey. Great idea!
@@Dr.Krankenstein I would consider it saving them their time rather than ruining it. Considering it's not that good it's already kinda ruined, isn't it?
Orym is by far the most normal of the whole group.
So, I just love the energy the rest of the group always has of "Man...Orym is just so cool."
he speaks lik william shattner ...lots of pauses in sentences for some reason
@@MrDopeDan but that cadence is present in all of liams characters. i think its just how liam speaks/thinks
You've got to have a straight man. It gets boring when everyone is a larger than life, multicoloured cartoon character
@@bignumbers the description of Orym as a “straight man” is beautifully ironic 😂
@@skylark7921 His little sphincter must be ruined. What was Liam thinking?
I love that from where Marisha is sitting, it looks like she has Keyleth’s antlers.
Yes I noticed that as well!
And now I will never unsee this
I love this
Yup. I saw it too.
Early in the previous campaign, Taliesin (as Molly) would sometimes have "horns" played by studio lights.
Imogen: "He was real creepy, pasty and damp.... but not in a good way!"
Time stamp?😂
@@Zaffron77 I can't even remember when she says it hahaha. Hopefully someone else finds it
@@Zaffron77 at around 2h 45min
2:44:52
Laura: Doesn't have a sense of how high 1200 ft is.
Goldfish Keyleth: "Oh, I know. It's 120 d6."
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Technically the max fall damage you can take is only 20d6, but I get the joke.
@@masterjaczor9892 I do not apply the cap on the damage because a) that's just real world physics: beyond a certain height, death should be the consequence, and b) stupid's gotta learn, and it don't learn if it don't get hurt XD
@@SassySimian Technically in real-world physics there's also a cap as you eventually reach terminal velocity, but I just looked it up and you have to fall 1500ft to reach it, so yeah, death.
@@Valkhiya Absolutely. The 20d6 cap is just way too low. Too many players could survive that past a certain level. So you'd just have Barbarians taking angel dives off cliffs, flying mounts, castle walls, towers, etc. and then just getting up, dusting themselves off and carrying on with their day 😅
I'm cool with a 150d6 cap though, if they still manage to survive that, you can always chalk it up to incredible luck and add some leafy branches, awnings on the way (Hollywood style) or a random giant pile hay at the bottom, to explain how they survived 😁
Nott: SHINY THINGS GIMME!!
FCG: You know, money means nothing to me.
Wow, impressive difference.
Reminds me of
Vex: WE'RE NOT PAYING YOU THAT!
Laura: WE'RE NOT PAYI-Fck nvm I'm Jester, take my money!
Nott just liked shiny though, she was always generous with money
Also Orym’s “Dogs are the best”
It's more like Sam and Ashley switched in certain things.
He is the shiny thing now
I'm so happy Ashley is permanently back. She really does add so much to the table.
Seeing her fully engaged instead of playing catch-up all the time is amazing.
I think Ashley’s had me laughing the hardest this campaign so far. It’s great to have her at the table.
Yeah, Ashley is great and Fearne is *chef's kiss. Wonderfully chaotic.
Yeah i actually loving her role playing for this character
I always love Ashley but wow Fearne's last words to Bertrand in the style of Jennifer Coolidge really got me 😂
ashtons adventure in being the "suave crime person" definetly feels like they were always the muscle before, and they've always wanted to be the "cool suave crime person" so, leading this group of chuckle-fucks has been a blessing for them
"Bertrand put up a fight I think I want to as well" those are powerful words from the new guy and I'm loving it
"Does nobody bribe anymore?"
_Seriously!_ I can't remember simple bribery in C1 or C2. It does reduce shenanigans.
Across the border leaving the empire but apart from that i cant remember
Vax bribed people indirectly by buying rounds in taverns when they needed info once or twice.
It probably says something about our culture that 9 out of 10 trpg groups will think of deception, murder and torture before they think of bribery.
@@havcola6983 cant go loosing all that precious copper ans silver now can we
@@havcola6983 Death and deception leave less loose ends. Who’s to say a guard won’t take the bribe then get you later anyway?
Ashton being so generous in the morning, seeing how he's happy that he has a team, not being able to wait to come back to them. Just wow. These guys know how to perfectly tell a story.
Idk, could also be excited to be making money lol
@@DeathnoteBB Yes, but knowing Taliesin, I'm sure Ashton is a deeper character than just "want to make money".
oh sweet Ashton :((( ❤🥺
he just wanted to have some friends 😔
man, now knowing about the Nobadies and that they left Ashton in the town years ago, everything we said here only makes more sense 😔💔❤
@@DeathnoteBB idk if its all money for ashton.. He wouldnt have given milo and anni a large sum
I love how Ashton already has so much rapport with some of Matt's NPCs. Their conversations feel so natural, like Matt is one of the party in those interactions. Really brings the world alive; great acting on both their parts. Just look at the interaction at 3:17:01
Right!! I almost wish they were more than NPCs
2:07:00 when ashton is super excited about his bribe working, it's literally one of the cutest things in the world ;_;
Negative stat modifiers are fun.
I want a t-shirt with Fearne saying "Jazz is chaos" to wear when I'm playing jazz gigs
With a small “Time is a weird soup” on the back
Jazz is chaos, from the french Jazzer which more or less means a crowd of people talking through each other
Or that thing that Bertrand said “Jazz-I don’t fuck with it.”
Fearne is chaos
The Worcestershire transition led by Ashley when Liam walks out of the room is amazing. The level of role playing then was legendary
lol cuz you just know they were all standing outside the room and killing time by seeing who could say it the closest to correctly as they could.
What is a Worcestershire transition?
@@jamesmullen3068 It's like the Spanish Inquisition, but even less expected.
Blessed Liam, we thank thee for defending the honor of Pies everywhere.
Only in a fantasy world are pastries better than pies 😄
r/usernamechecksout
*LMAO*
Pies are the best dessert, the only cake that comes even close to pie is tres leches. Thank you for coming to my TED talk :)
Are samosas pie?
Anyone else sad that Bertrand was killed?
I was genuinely looking forward to seeing how his character developed...he really meant well
I think it's one of, if not the sadest death. Simply because he was completely alone celebrating his final success.
yeah, tbh really bummed :(
late on this but yea agrees. I know he was always a character Travis made with the intention of dying quickly but once he lasted this long i thought he was gonna be an official campaign character(even though he was pretty much useless in combat and outside of it lol)
@@JubioHDX Yeah me to, I honestly forgot about this cause I haven't watched since episode 18 so I'm catching up.
What? He was like 80... he was fully developed like 50 years ago at least I'd imagine :P
“So, should I be the talker? I’m scared immediately.”
Same, Dorian. Same.
"I'm glad the noise for you has stopped." Y'all.... *I cried.* It's episode 4!
same here
Oddly, for me it was Taliesin's, it's gonna be a while but I lost someone this year and that's a sad realization to come to.
Same! Particularly as someone who deals with a lot of mental "noise" so to speak, that phrase hit home.
Same for me. I had managed to not cry one single tear since he died but that damn sentence opened the flood gates and I had to stop the video until I had stopped crying.
I love how supportive Laudna is. She clearly isn’t bothered by death but still instinctively makes sure Imogen is ok.
Always going out of her way to check on Imogen's mental state, and verbally reaffirm her abilities when she is feeling insecure 😭😍😁
@@princessblazena Laudna boarder line mother Henning Imogen is so sweet
They're probably a couple, so this tracks
"Travis will app you about what Bertrand had in his pockets"
*everyone who checks the app giggles like mad*
It’s the 30 year old UNUSED condom & the Werther’s for me! 😂
ur makin me REAL ANGRY buddy
@@sunnyaldrich5471 it never said unused, just a 30 year old condom.
His last word being the name of a certain paramour he slept with around 30 years ago, makes me think it might've been a....souvenir...
@@ghostfish771
We didn't realize that Bertrand was rather freaky.
I want them to make Dorian a permanent character of campaign 3. Robbie seems to get more comfortable every episode and his chemistry with the rest of the group is great
he is....? pretty sure he's not going anywhere lol
@@mac_sour they said he is a guest
@@Miskinovic they might, but at this point if he goes away it would (at least for me) make it feel like something is missing from the table
@@RStarrzky he will certainly stay at least until after the first adventure together with Travis' new character is completed, I would assume.
I have to say at this moment it seems very hard to write him out
I don't think Liam acting 3 ft tall will ever not be funny. All the characters have their own little gimmick and it makes them a lot more memorable.
"Little" gimmick. I see what you did there ;)
I don't understand what you mean by acting three foot tall. Like when?
@@csarmii Liam's character, Orym, is 3 feet tall. Liam does a good job of RPing this, like the sandwich scene, and OP just wanted to point this out
@@csarmii When he gave Mister the sandwhich. He said and played out he had to raise his hand to reach where mister was. I dunno where but I think Orym was reaching for fearnes hand
Laudna: "Hair is a very useful substance."
FCG: "Yeah, and it's like a part of him, right?"
Laudna: "Yeah... that too."
Once again Marisha's jokes go extremely underappreciated.
I took it to mean that the other characters don't really understand what kinda of things Laudna is up to.
Props to Marisha. In classical witchcraft lore hair is very important.
Read that one immediately! Love the way Travis reacts to Laudna too.
Fun fact: 2 years ago I discovered DnD & Critical Role for myself as C3 just released. I watched up to the point where
2:42:15 Tellesin said "it's not even metagaming, I don't know what it is, we're insceptioning at this point" and realised... "damn, i need to watch other campaign first, there is much info i dont' understand. This phrase stuck with me, or the fact it will be gratifying to understand the world better after I watched EVERYTHING. And here I am 2 years later, now a DM of my own gang :D
I'm pretty much in the same boat! I'll be starting my own DM group with my wife and friends in a month for my 30th. Everyone is way more excited than I expected, and I'm both anxious and excited! 😅😁
This is a small thing but Taliesin is really good at sounding like hes talking through a mouthful of food when he isnt actually eating anything. Its a little bit of Ashtons character and its cool.
Wonder if he’s used it in voice acting outside of crit role.🤔
Honestly Talisen seems to have just said "screw it, I'm playing the asshole" this time, gone barb and is just living his best life beating the snot out of everything that crosses his path. I am loving this guy
@@EikeSky it's amazing to watch
@@jordanroutledge777 you talking about Thancred? 😂
@@jordanroutledge777 almost certainly. One of the first tricks VAs like to talk about is holding your tongue in your teeth to simulate a mouth full of food
"In a few days you'll be dead longer than I knew you. Thanks for the job."
Man, I love Ashton
Ashton's goodbye to Bertrand was so blunt it immediately broke everyone at the table lmao
I mean he is right, they knew each other for like 24hrs
But also the most realistic and pragmatic; they knew Bell for... what, a day (if that)???
They hardly knew the guy; Ashton wasn't out of place
Taliesin's playing Ashton perfectly: above-average INT and WIS, but abysmal charisma. He has the technically appropriate response, but it's going to be off-putting to anyone in polite society
@@powerfulghost I agree. Now that Bell is dead though, is he going to treat anyone else like that in the party? Is he gonna be consistent with his low charisma?
@@nickjinn depends on how quick they die off I guess
“I’m an inspiration!”
“You always are” Man everybody needs a friend like FCG
I'm pretty sure that Laudna is what results when you feed a Hag chaos, friendship and cupcakes .
I wonder if Asharnai was the original inspiration for Laudna.
@@matthewmasur2611 Why would you think that? Asharnai has none of the joy or fun of Laudna lmao
@@g0lddustt29 While I won’t confirm someone else’s thoughts, I reckon that’s the bit.
Isharnai is/was a completely joyless existence, so nudging her and that together until there’s a crunch, what would the result look/act like?
@@g0lddustt29 Maybe the act of finding a friend changed her, even if it was all in her mind.
I love that this comment works for people who are new to CR and fans alike
Matt: It tastes like the edge of a dirt wall.
Taliesen/Ashton: Nice.
He's such a tryhard to be edgy
@@deader6 just like that dirt wall god bless
says the one named Overlord lmao
@@deader6
"Edgy tryhard"
Says @Overlord
Lmfao
@@ghostmw_3828 I should know.
Laudna is so perfect for marisha. For the first time i find myself forgetting that its an actor/ actress playing a character. Im completely enthralled in her character. Marisha nailed it once more!
The last 2 campaigns her characters were, my least favorite, but I think Laudna is one of my top 3 thus far.
Marisha as Laudna is magic. Pure talent tapped and poured for our consumption. *HighFive* Marisha.
From a roleplay perspective yes, absolutely. Marisha playing Laudna is amazing compared to Beau or Keyleth. She's crushing it.
Watching Marisha play a caster is hard tho. Getting another round of "thanks Keyleth" vibes from Laudna.
@G Martin
Keep in mind how long that was ago though! Don’t set up an expectation Bc you’ll only be disappointed either way. Just enjoy the show! Marisha is a great role player and super chill at the end of the day.
@@tomdawson3495 exactly how I feel too. Not a fan of Keyleth nor Beauregard (though Beau grew on me later on), but Laudna is straight up one of my favorite characters in all campaigns so far. I'm super pleasantly surprised
"Orym puts his hand on Dorian's shoulder"
"Orym shoulder checks Dorian"
Liam seems to keep forgetting his character's shoulders are 2-3 feet below Dorian's
He's got those boots of leaping for one reason and it's to reach his boyfriend, sorry, best friend's shoulder.
I’m not sure about the first one but shoulder checking someone doesn’t necessarily mean you have to be the same height, you’re just bumping your shoulder onto the other’s body
@@iridiumSerpent So he just shoulder checked Dorians waist lmao
@@theorder7346 pretty much yeah
"This is the high fantasy you've tuned in for"
Yes. Yes it is, Liam, exactly.
Liam's use of "Esseking" as a verb filled my heart with pure joy
Can you give a timestamp? I think I missed it
@@nightingale8178 3:23:59 ish
@@edmdotmp3 thanks
@@nightingale8178 3:23:55 When FCG picks up Fearn
Same. 😭
Travis won’t have a permanent character. Each new one will be sacrificed to Imogene’s dream, in increasingly ridiculous ways. ;)
His 4th character is just going to be named Jenkins
Can't wait to see Sarge from the johnson corp oneshot get isekai'd into this only to get killed in an even more spectacular fashion
Then at the final battle the team will be met with an undead army of Travis's creation. Lol
@@ludi3444 that is golden
@@ludi3444 why stop there, bring every oneshot character hes played only to kill them instantly
Imagining Percy and Vex'ahlia's faces when Sir Bertrand's dead body is suddenly shipped to Whitestone. 30 years on, they probably don't remember him as he was with them for only a short amount of time.
Laura even posted a little snipped of Vex going, "Percy darling - were you expecting a package...?"
“Not all pies are pastries, but not all pastries are pies” is up there with “Time is a weird soup” for me
It's along the lines of
"Life needs things to live."
To me.
Time is a weird soup is best.
There's so much wisdom in Exandria! "Time is a weird soup, but not all pies are pastries." Very wise indeed.
@@benjieortiz9547 this. I was just about to say this…I loved in c2 when Taliesin referenced that and said “Whoever said that sounds like an idiot”
Don't forget "They say 'goodbye' is the hardest word to say... but it's not, it's worcestershire"
I cant wait for the Tshirts with FCG's phrases "Of all the Cities in the World, Generosity is the Capital of Kindness"
"Yeah, or like that coin you threw down the cavern."
Robbie's just out here showing how well he vibes with the rest of the CR crew and making a case for why he should stick around long term.
I actually love Robbie! Here's to hoping he sticks around!
Agreed, Robbie just fits.
Is his stay only tentative?
It was a good idea to bring him in via ExU, he knows he can joke around with Liam from experience but I don't think he's as comfortable with the rest just yet.
They said before the campaign started that he is a guest character, he will probably be the one to head back when they find the person they came here for. Or he will die like Bertrand.
Sam is always so conscientious of the other players having their moment to shine. I think he knows he's such a funny and noticeable character that he's willing to bend over backwards to make sure he's not taking too much of the spotlight.
he is a great friend
This one was very touch and go on emotional stuff. But Dorian's "I'm still working on your song" tore me to pieces. AHHH CRYING IS FOR THE WEEK!!
For those who are wondering and for those who this won't be spoilers for, the time stamp is 2:58:44
FOR THE WEAK!!!
@@psykatlover8779 YES WHAT YOU SAID!! 😂😂😂
That broke me.
…and laughing for the weekend
Best underappreciated line: "like one of those weird pop tart flavors that shouldn't be eaten, but are intriguing"
What makes it better is that everyone can think of at least one specific pop-tart flavor fitting that description.
Root beer flavor. Dr pepper flavor. Basically half the fruit flavors.
S'mores and cookies and creme imo are the best
@@johnblack8872 Jolly rancher flavor
Cinnamon or Dr Pepper 💀
Blue raspberry. (It was a temporary SpongeBob flavor for the most recent movie).
This episode was peak Dorian,.I really hope Robbie sticks around as long as possible
Yes! I love his awkward charm!
And hope Orion Acaba doesn't try to take him out...
@@randymyer2996 Who?
@@LoadedEmu97 he was an o.g. campaign 1 player who left the show for unstated reasons, but he kinda made everyone uncomfortable and was just overall a bad mood. Not sure why he mentioned him though.
You don’t pose a man in two thumbnails like this and not have him stick around for a long while.
We need an apron in the CR Store that says "I am not a maker of PIES, I am a CURATOR of PASTRIES."
I would buy it and wear it every time I bake.
I know like, three people at the top of my head that I would buy that for right away!
Fearne's eulogy was so absolutely perfect for her character. Like: "Aww, haha, aww so sweet, LMAO-" Lovely and chaotic, just like Fearne
1:06:30
"I feel good. I feel... a little angry."
I'll be keeping an eye on our pal Dorian going forward. For those who watched EXU, we know there's a darkness under the surface and blue boi is not unwilling to go to drastic lengths for his friends.
So you mean that he can be…. Stormy?!
I kinda like how travis was just on camera to go
We play Dugooonnns and Drudgooons
SPOILERS!!!! lol lol
Maybe they weren't sure whether the group would make it to the point where they meet his character in this session
@@chrisrudolf9839 Yeah, there's also an entire episode where Taliesen chills backstage, waiting if he could already make his introduction as Cad
Probably to let people know yes he will be in this episode so cool it in chat. During episode 1 they were freaking out since it took him so long to join the table. Some people even thought he'd been replaced by Robbie.
@@elbruces Wow, some people have wild imaginations
Laudna: Bertrand's DEAD!
Ashton: Really? In front of my sandwiches?
Seeing the excitement build on Matt's face watching Orym and Fearne make the decision to dive down a dark small hole is fun.
Laudna: "This is the second body we've laid on this table in 24 hours" holy moly Marisha just made me have an unusually awkward laugh.
🚨🚨🚨 AAAAAAHHHHH!!! 🚨🚨🚨 school is sooooo boring i am in 8th grate and its so boring i am having sucess on youtube so i think i will drop out of school. i dont have friends so i need your opinon w
@@AxxLAfriku I would recommend staying in school, it's kinda boring but personally speaking it got better in highschool, might help you make more friends even. Plus if you go with a UA-cam career, and it doesnt work out (since it is a possibility) at least youve finished highschool so you can go to collage/university and it'll be easier for you to get another job
@@evelynnsophia7631 Don't bother, he just spams comments and replies on popular channels
@@LexSchilperoord thank you 😅 sorry I live under a rock and only watch a few channels lol
@@evelynnsophia7631 he goes back and forth of being a small child and a grown adult with two girlfriends. and yes his videos are terrible and just vlogs.
This episode had the perfect blend of sadness and humor. Thanks for everything Mr. Bell! You will be missed.
I like how much you can tell about Marisha’s thoughts while other people are talking. Most of the crew has a “listening face,” “writing face,” “omg face,” etc. Marisha could go through 5 different expressions before who ever’s speaking even takes a breath, while everyone else barely moves to pay attention
i really love how much marisha gets into charcters, she doesnt just voice act laudna, she acts with her whole body......
I think she’s brilliant! She’s not afraid to play characters with absolutely weird or annoyingly unlikable traits. They can be inconsistent or complex, and she makes it entirely believable. Like you said, her whole body and face are nearly constantly alive and reflecting her character. I especially love how she keeps parts of Laudna’s physicality throughout most of her time at the table.
The huge eye roll Ashton gives at hearing folks be described as riff raff by Lord Eshteross was amazing ( 2:50:14 )
To whoever does the subtitles,
thank you so so much,
from a mother with kids so loud even headphones don't work...
Agreed, coming from a kid with a mother so loud headphones don’t work-
gee, teach your kids to not be such annoying fuhks, the res tof the world would appreciate it
Good guy Liam is hella pleasant. Love to see this side of him after two seasons of broody. Also Milo is amazing.
I think Liam is actually sorry about the coin.
Give it time, Liam will expose the gooey emo core of Orym’s backstory eventually.
@@Crit_Cat_82 Orym set his parents on fire
Christ finally he plays something differently! Thanks Liam!
@@Crit_Cat_82 🤮
Absolutely obsessed with how Liam constantly reminds people just ho small Orym is
I love the way everybody kept checking in on Robbie during The Thing cause he's the new guy around and everyone knows how it feels like to be the new player in an experienced group so like, idk, it was just real sweet
I love how they went from almost everyone having dark vision to just Marisha
What timestamp is that ?
@@known_film4081 3:47:38
@@sturmklinge9642 thanks
It was almost everyone BUT Marisha last time too! Beau had the goggles but she didn't have it herself
I'm with Matt - I love it! It was just too convenient.
Alright, I think we can add "JAZZ IS CHAOS" to Fearne's ever-growing list of incredible quotes.
@Muscleman8562 begone bot
@Muscleman8562 ...were you trying do a Yasha cosplay?
I always thought of Jazz as spice. Dishes without a little spice get boring but make it too spicy and you gotta be used to eating it or you won't like it.
@Muscleman8562 stop
Not gonna lie, I'd pay for a shirt with "Jazz is Chaos" on it.
I love how creepy but super supportive Laudna is!!! Shes so sweet and so amazing
can't wait to see Travis introduce his main C3 character, Chutney Chocolatecane
Introducing Hjonda
I NEED IT
@@krspy8849 oh man, deep cuts XD
I was looking at other characters travis had played and thought the same thing
Excuse you, it's obviously Macaroni Samsonite!
2:26:10
Dorian talking to the Tiefling was easily one of my favorite moments of the episode
Absolutely same, it was so... charming :D
"...Brumestone!!" * gasp *
Imogen: I heard whoever's in charge of Whitestone has an 8-pack. That they are shredded.
The grand pooba does
God thats on point lmao
@@DarLynn909 Wait, how does one adress the Great Pooba?
@@dustingaethje1332 Toasting with a mug of beer
@@dustingaethje1332 It's "Hey you, over there!"
I love Robbie and Dorian so much. The "haha yes, we hate the rich" comment was so priceless 😅 Just the whole interaction between Dorian and Jenaya was amazing.
Brumestone! *gasp*
Fun fact: Ladna (the way I hear when they say Laudna) means "the one who is cold - feminine" in Serbian/Croatian
Pretty sure her name is a reference to Frankenstein's wife.
Or Laudanum which was an old-timey drug
@@HenriqueErzinger Or laudanum, a derivative of opium and morphine...which is also featured in Frankenstein.
Thats what i thought about as soon as I heard her name! The chances are slim that Marisha derived it from Serbian/Croatian, BUT IT MAKES SO MUCH SENCE FOR LAUDNA AND I LOVE IT
Yupp, that thing crosses my mind every time I hear her name as well. No way Marisha thought of it as a reference or something, but I'd guess she'd totally love it if she knew about it 😅
"I'm glad the noises stopped for you." Alright, fuck, that one hit me way harder than maybe it should, and now I'm crying. Dammit, Laura, you're supposed to be the one making me laugh with innuendos, not making me weep 😥
I miss hearing his voice :(
is that a reference to Bell's past?
I think it is actually a reference to Imogen’s own abilities and how burdened by the constant voices and noise around her. Getting some true quiet must be like heaven for her, and she is now wishing that on Bertrand.
Or at least that’s what I have, but I wasn’t here for Vox Machina, so if it is a reference to Bert’s past, I do not know
@@hawkthetraveler6344 I don't think so, I think it's what sarrgazee said.
@@-stargaze Agreed. That's what made it so touching to me. (And maybe I subconsciously projected my own mental health struggles onto it a bit as well...) But the idea of someone basically being like, "This is the worst possible thing I can imagine, and I'm glad you don't need to feel that kind of suffering anymore, even if your struggles were different" is the ultimate empathy.
Percy: A whirl of vengeful death
Mollymauk: Dies brutally
Clay: Facilitates a soft passage into death
Ashton: Doesn't give a fuck about death
Percy: Anger
Molly: Denial
Clay: Acceptance
Ashton: Bargaining
Now we just need an undead character who is super bummed about it for depression.
I kinda feel like Ashton is just Molly but 10 years younger, and I can hardly blame Tal since he didn't get to play with Molly that much.
@@danilooliveira6580 Ashton is Mollymauks awkward teen angst phase he never got to have.
@@danilooliveira6580 Yea, and it will take longer to kill Ashton haha
"...but it's not. It's Worcestershire..."
I almost spewed coffee from my nose. Friggen hilarious!
.
Over the course of 4 hours chat went from asking “Where’s Travis” to “Why’s Liam” and it was great to watch the madness unfold.
when liam left to take a shit and everyone started saying travis is playing liam as his new character
IKR? They were spamming “Where’s Travis” I went to grab a snack at one point and came back to everyone spamming “I’ll do you one better… Why’s Liam?” Lol!
I don't get chat - what's the point of all that noise?
@@20storiesunder it's fun to interact sometimes
@@devent10n Aye I wish I could but its so overwhelming.
*VM gets Berty dropped off at Whitestone
Percy: “who the bloody hell is this?”
I think Laura did a short video skit that was similar
Either that or we get a VM x CR3 crossover when Percy and Vex rally the troups to enact revenge for their fallen comrade
Wasnt Bertrand heavily involved with percy and vexs wedding or am I imagining that, or was it orym who was there cause Vax was gone at that point?
@@aeoscampaignsetting8489 You're thinking of Liam's character Derrig, who was admittedly pretty similar to Orym. (kind of unrelated but there's a fan theory that Orym had a lover that he somehow got separated from, and my personal theory is that it was Derrig.)
@@lillianr4890 I would love that
prayer circle started for travis "sneezes at the mention of a fictional cat" willinghams new character is a tabaxi
If a fake cat made his brain/body think there was a real one… I highly doubt it. Unless you want a Tabaxi to be allergic to itself?
Hairless tabaxi?
It's a sphynx-like breed of tabaxi
@@MystraRavenwind goblin cat!
Or Katari (leonin)!
Two most painful lines ive ever heard in D&D:
"Its not your fault."
"I know..."
"Do you?"
And, of course...
"I'm glad the noise for you has stopped."
Thanks, guys. Late to the party, and im already crying
Yeah, that might keep happening.
Love how about half of the group offered Dorian their sandwich IMMEDIATELY after Mister stole his
Yeah! I love how when Matt said “Your sandwich is gone,” Robbie’s first response was “Did I eat it?”
I want a sweatshirt that says:
“Bertram put up a fight, I think I’d like to as well.”
On the back:
“Then a fight we shall have.”
I want a tshirt that says "jazz... I don't fuck with" sooo bad
@@Mattdovah "Jazz... *SNIFF*... I don't fuck with"
I dont normally comment anything, but I feel like I need to for this one. This is my first Critical Role campaign that I have watched. I am so impressed by how genuine and connected these players are with their characters, and watching this campaign so far has been absolutely amazing. The atmosphere and scenes that Matt establishes are incredible and create, once again, a genuine experience that puts us in the room. I cannot wait untill Thursday night. :)
If you have spare time between Thursdays, I would warmly recommend watching the old campaigns as well. You don't have to hurry them if it seems overwhelming, bit here and bit there :) And at least I enjoy the small callbacks within new episodes because I know the old stuff :D but you do you of course!
Welcome to the community! ^_^ These are some absolutely amazing folks, & I'm glad you're enjoying the experience. Get ready for some twists & a whole lot of laughs lol. In short: Have fun bein a critter!
@@Pingviinimursu It's best to just think of it as having a big bank of laughs and interesting story-time. Make withdrawals at your leisure.
Campaign 1 is great but Campaign 2 is such a majestic roller coaster of storytelling that is worthy of every genre award possible.
The characters, drama, emotional rides, action, belly laughs and thrills of Campaign 2 (The Mighty Nein) are so wonderful to enjoy in these rather crazy times in which we live. You’ll laugh and cry and it’s enjoyable😁
@@Bowdrie007 Agreed
I really wasn't ready for these painful feels this early into the campaign. It was so bright, cheery and hopeful...
Damn, I really wanted to see more of Bertrand. He brought together so many good people. Maybe even saved the world. And he didn't even know it.
"It's good to be back on top..."