I can only imagine how Percy and Tibs met: "Hello! I'm Tiberious Stormwind! From Draconia!" "Hello, I'm Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Kowalski de Rollo III. You can call me Percy."
Then the rest of the party showed up to put a stop to that. "I'm Vax, this is my sister Vex. enough introducing ourselves. Let's go". "Hello Vex, I'm Tiberius Stormwind" "No, I'm Vax, she's Vex" "Charmed Vax, I am Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Kowalski de Rollo III. You can call me Percy" "No, I'm Vex, he's Vax" "And I am Tiberius stormwind from Draconia". "I'm Grog. I just killed a dozen things and leveled up while you guys were talking".
I hear a voice of Vex in the back of my head "Cut the price! Don't pay so much!" I hear a voice of Scanlan in the back of my head "Shit on his bed!" I hear a voice of Tiberious in the back of my head. It speaks in draconian, I can't make it out.
if allura saw through Percy's disguise, she also saw through grog's, so when she looked at grog, she saw him with a half charcoal beard wearing a curtain.....
I'd like to think that during every rest they've had during the campaign, Vox Machine was secretly playing a DnD-esque game with a ghost friend who never spoke outside of the games. That they were all rolplaying as successful voice actors living their daily lives...
3:02 During an episode of Blindspot, Ashley's character corrects her costar when she says she can go back to playing an elf in her DnD game, "Actually, I am a gnome cleric." She also has a Critical Role mug in a conference room scene.
I watched Blindspot before I ever watched this so while I vaguely remembered it when the crew here referenced it, thank you so much for saying it out. I remember it now!
@@JohannesJ7539 I know you shouldn't mix water with acid, because it heats up a lot, but putting acid in water will neutralize safely to some extent, as far as I know. Not that I'm an expert, I've only taken a few chemistry classes. Considering Percy said it would take a few minutes to take affect, and he specifically mentioned sulfuric acid, it would have to be diluted (at least to a certain degree) and grog would only have a few drops on his hands. The bucket is seemingly large enough, as it fit both of grogs goliath sized hands so there would be enough water to neutralize it and absorb the heat. Not that the dm and percy are going to think about all the possible outcomes at the table, but still, something to consider.
@@LeJazzPanda When you put water in sulfuric acid it boils, if you get sulfuric acid on your hands you still want to wash it with water with only a few drops compared to liters of water, the water will absorb the heat. A lot of people I don't think understand the full extent to how acid reacts with water, diluting acid by mixing it into water is a great way to make it less dangerous, I have yet to see a safety manual warning against rinsing acid off, even sulfuric, with water.
I love how the fact that even though Percy always tells everyone his last name, nobody actually knows it because he says it so fast actually ends up being a major plot point
@@grantpflum6844 Liam and Laura are siblings in the exact same way that Liam and Sam are married: On a spiritual level, and acknowledged as such by all the actual spouses involved. :)
I think it helps that the people around this table (barring one obvious outlier) are like... the closest of close friends. You can regularly see the genuine care each of them has for each other. It helps because that leaks into their characters and makes the bonds feel that much stronger. I cant wait til after episode 27. I feel that from that point on, their connection will only get stronger.
- Starts a wildly successful entertainment company (employs Travis as CEO and Marisha as Creative Director). - Crowdfunds an animated series 🤩👏👏👏 - Side Quest: Talks Machina with Brian W. Foster
I scrolled down a bit and I'm surprised I haven't seen any comments about Travis' assist to Taliesin at about 3:31:43 where, a minute or two before, Percy had been cut off while about to make a remark about slaying the illithid and betrayal. He gets accidentally cut off by Matt and trails off without finishing, but Travis waits for an opening to re-insert the comment and let Percy finish his remark. That is so fucking outstanding. What a great player.
Through both campaigns no one is a bigger out of game hype and support player than Travis he is very aware of the players at the table and its amazing. This is not to downplay how amazing the rest of the cast of course
I’ve watched s2 and currently watching 3, and during downtime I’m watching C1 for the first time ever~ Travis is such a rock in this group, so lighthearted, such a team and table player! He is 100% my fave 😍 Thanks for pointing this out!
So upon reading the comments, I checked the stats of the pseudo dragon, and yeah. When he reaches maturity, Lockheed will have a higher intelligence than Grog, and a much higher wisdom than Tiberius. That just feels weird.
@@matsh5633 *C2 SPOILERS* I'm only disappointed that your comment made me realize that this was not a quote I could look forward to, given what we know in C2.
He is the master, my issue as a dm is coming up with an npc accent on the spot, then the party decides to make that npc a regular and the next session I have to remmember what the accent was haha
@@redbeardsworkshoppreparation is everything! Try writing up accents and personalities ahead of time. In the "new player guide" episode Matt says he makes notes on all his npcs to remember.
I just realized that since this is 20 years before C2 over in Wildemount 13 year old Bren is just meeting Trent and like 11 year old orphan Fjord Stone is somewhere watching ships go in and out of dock in Port Damali
I think Fjord is supposed to be like 26 or 28, so more like 6 or 8 year old Orphan Fjord watching ships. And probably about 5 year old Jester (because I think Jester is supposed to be like 25 before the statue thing happened) fucking with the lords and political figures that come to see her mother in Nicodranas
-see's through percy's disguise (either that or see's vax while invisible) -notices vax on a 25 stealth roll -paralyzing magic -"you look delicious" yup. they're totally vampires.
I mean, to be fair, it's hard to not notice the one door to one's room opening and letting a person through. It's like, unless it's an _exceptionally_ crap room that just "does that sometimes," it's not going to pass as a "must have been the wind."
They neither saw through Percy's disguise (The brairwoods only figure out who Percy is after he takes off the hat), and they didn't see Vax while he was invisible (Invisibility ended before Vax entered their room.) As for the stealth, he opened the door to their room while visible. He can't hide like that because he's out in full view of them. However, Lord briarwoods comment spells out vampire in a bright flashing neon sign. Could be he's bysexual, but honestly the implied super strength and natural charm screams vampywamps.
man could you imagine gilmore vs briarwoods. delilah found game ended in a ditch and sylas's fangs mounted on gilmore's wall. he had to be in westruun or this arc would have been over in three rounds
@@darkvizardking69 What I wouldn't give for the rest of Vox Machina to stand up, draw out crossbows, and riddle them with crossbow bolts at that moment.
@@shypup5675 oh that would have been beautiful, but sadly not able to as that would have instantly made them an enemy of the king. You don't exactly shoot his dinner guests.
I love how Matt pulled the rug out from under them with "I don't think at any time during your adventure in the underdark did you ever say you were scalping a creature."
Alex Jobe incorrect he lets them get away with stuff a lot more than DM’s I’ve played with but that should have been stated if they wanted gold for it.
Matt could have blammo'ed the second team (the one that tracked the Rackshasa) because they didn't sign the contract. They show up after the battle, and wind up in more trouble than before. But they had guests, and putting them in jail would have been messy.
30:27 Vex sees Grog pocket shiny thing from Percy's workshop Taliesin, crying 10 seconds earlier: No, this could be funny, let this happen. ... That'll take about 10 minutes to take effect. *Sip of drink* ... 38:00 "There's a bucket of water in the corner, you can try that." *Grog sticks hands in the water* It'll make it worse. "Now you've learned not to touch things if you don't know what they are." I love Taliesin throughout this, and Matt doesn't even make him roll to see if the tongs have sulfuric acid on them, he just says 'Yes'.
"I subsist solely on vegan foods, attend Crossfit sessions at the guard barracks on a Thursday evening (at least when Vox Machina and I are not busy adventuring) and courtesy of my communications technology provider I recently upgraded to an iPhone 7."
Same, I love how he's this really badass rogue but he acts so refined, and seems most in his element when he's either flirting with Gilmore or dressing up Trinket. Vax gives a giant middle finger to gender roles!
Every. Single. Time. Scanlan breaks into song and the whole crew just kinda hops into it is just amazing and I can't stop myself from breaking into the hugest grin.
14:30 - Game starts, they pay their staff at Greyskull 17:20 - They go to find Percy in his workshop 20:45 - Percy tells them about Briarwoods and what they did to his family 26:50 - Percy shows them the five names on his gun 28:45 - Percy “You don’t have to get involved”/Vex “Oh we are so involved” 30:26 - Grog steals from a crying man (They talk about doing research on the Briarwoods and getting their money from Kraghammer, Keyleth and Scanlan get nominated to go and he’s turned on by how long she can stay polymorphed) 38:00 - Grog hands start itching (Tiberius shenanigans that don’t go well for him) 54:25 - Gilmore arrives 59:15 - Keyleth tries to buy books but Marisha rolls a 1 1:05:30 - Scanlan sings a song to Gilmore’s assistant ♪ (Sherry baby) (Vax and Gilmore conversation continues, Taliesin “A dagger so sharp it could cut the sexual tension at about 1:14:00. Most of the party flies back to Lyceum to take a sigil to Vasselheim but Tiberius doesn’t have the spell so they have to go home.) 1:30:40 - Scanlan grows himself a long white beard since Tiberius has left them waiting for so long 1:38:25 - Vax goes looking for Kynan, who has taken off, and meets his dad instead 1:40:40 - Break starts 1:56:20 - Break ends 1:57:40 - Grog shows off his beard to VM and asks Scanlan if he knows water burns (Tiberius, Vex, Scanlan, and Grog go to Vasselheim to visit House Thunderbrand, and then to get their money) 2:07:50 - They learn the carpet would be very expensive to fix 2:12:00 - They try to get Greyspine to believe half the party died 2:13:55 - Liam “What circumstance would a testicle advantage come into play?” Sam “At Gilmore’s” 2:14:40 - Scanlan casts suggestion on Greyspine to get the full amount they’re owed, it works! 2:16:05 - Grog gives a thumbs up with severed duergar arm 2:18:30 - Vax and Keyleth braid Trinkets hair with flowers and bows, Percy disapproves (They plan for a while on what to do for the dinner with the Briarwoods in six days, Scanlan comes up with Percy disguising himself as Vax while Vax goes invisible) 2:32:00 - ‘Jenga’ is born, Keyleth asks Percy what he wants, Vax asks if Briarwoods are pure evil, Scanlan thinks they’d kill them anyway even if they weren’t evil 2:34:25 - Grog grows a really nice beard, Vax shaves half of it off, Travis breaks mechanical pencil in anger at 2:35:28 2:38:28 - Scanlan and Percy sing a version of “Do you want to build a snowman” 2:41:00 - Percy tries his new glove invention on Tiberius 2:42:30 - Diplomacy 2:45:35 - Grog makes himself a toga out of curtains/he’s still scared of water 2:49:50 - They start off toward the palace for the dinner and get their disguises ready 2:51:35 - Vex pats Vaxcy’s hand, Asum tells them about the Briarwoods & figures out Percy is pretending to be Vax 2:59:40 - Enter the Briarwoods 3:05:00 - Tiberius suggests a double date to Allura with Grog & Kima, Allura suggests it be just the two of them 3:09:40 - Vex can sense invisible Vax 3:14:40 - Vox Machina gets introductions 3:20:15 - Vex asks Delilah questions about Whitestone, then they all get questions in 3:44:22 - Vax sneaks into the Briarwoods’ room and they immediately see him, gets captured 3:47:20 - Game ends
I love how Matt is trying so hard to let Grog keep his precious beard, everyone's begging him not to, but Liam just won't leave it alone! For that moment, Vax was truly Chaotic Evil.
@@azarinevil Wouldn't that be more neutral or lawful evil? Ruining the beard in a weird horrible way like Liam did is more chaotic than just ruining his hopes entirely. As is, it can be fixed, but it is still ruined. It is lawful evil that is the calculating one, isn't it? Though shaving off the whole beard, and only putting ointment on half would still be pretty chaotic, because then he wouldn't know until he grew it out again. That being said, the belt is literally growing a beard on a hairless race, so there is no guarantee any ointment would have any effect to begin with. So with that in mind, just shaving half of is the more safer option for the chaotic evil
@@dig8634 Vax's actions were in line with chaotic neutral, as he did it for entertainment rather than true malice. Lawful Evil and Neutral Evil can be calculating in their approaches. LE has strict codes or systems involved, best represented by devils. They always have to have a reason that benefits their greater agenda/status or be told to do it by a higher ranked individual. NE are the ones who do what they can get away with, they tend to be slightly more calculating because they pick their moments. Chaotic Evil are just the worst, they can't help but do the worst possible version of any evil act. For them they don't shave half a beard as a joke, they'd be compelled to do it all in a way that truly destroys the person.. and then try to murder them. CE are the villains that don't just kill your family, they'd enjoy making it horrifyingly painful while they force you to watch, before doing the same to you.. that's their idea of humor.
@@azarinevil I get you, I was never arguing that Vax was acting within the evil alignment, and I guess I was misunderstanding the LE alignment, but I still think leaving hope of a glorious beard, only to later reveal that he can never grow a full beard is the greater evil. Completely ruining all chances of growing a beard is too final, crushing all hope in an instant is too swift for chaotic evil. Have to drag it out more. Completely ruining the beard, by cutting off half, is a good first step for a CE, only to destroy it again when it grows out again (this of course hinges on the CE not being a murderhobo, and instead following the party)
But far from the only time. And not just with Vox Machina. Campaign 2: Jesters Mom (Laura Bailey‘s character FYI): There is a man who has been a bit troubling lately. Party: Alright lets end this man‘s whole career!
3:32:33 The way Taliesin reaches over to squeeze Marisha’s arm when she says “The entire family. All of them?” and her answer squeeze to his hand in reassurance had me 🥺 I love seeing these two interact- the dynamic they have is so sweet
Man, can we all just give a huge hand to Matthew? I was amazed not just at his incredible worldbuilding and ability to work with his own player's made up stories, but his way of juggling the party when it was split up so that each player got to do what he or she wanted to do without giving them too much wait time. Unbelievable.
I'm just watching campaign 1 now, and man... this guy is GREAT! I've watched all of campaign 2, and I think 6 really is the more optimal number of cast members, but damn... Matt juggles up to 8 players and hundreds of NPC's every week... with unique characters, ticks, and flavors... it's UNREAL!
Taliesin jaffe is a God damn treasure. "5 of the 6 barrels have names on them and the briarwood a are two of them." The chills and goosebumps from that one line, and that insane performance, all the emotion in the voice. Amazing!
@@myriadd6272 I've only seen this arc play out in the animated show so far; but it was my first thought tbh about the names. it doesn't really get verbally confirmed in the show; but maybe the campaign goes into it further depth? first-time watcher here. maybe it's bc I write/roleplay characters similar to Percy, it just made sense to me that he'd enact his vengeance and then potentially end his own life, as if bringing it full circle. darkly poetic, in a way.
@@thatarnazel8399 You're entitled to your opinion, and I respect that. I hope that one day you go look up all the stuff he has done outside critical role, such as the charity theft, the lying, the mental and emotional abuse of former partners, trying to mobilise an online army and silence people who call him out on his behvaiour.. THEN compare it to what he's done in critical role, between metagaming, cheating, powergaming, being a massive creeplord, committing the biggest sin of theater in not letting others have the spotlight while trying to make the story all about him and trying to make sure he gets all the heroic moments, and realise that Orion is truly an awful individual that would have to try for two lifetimes to make up for all the awful he's committed in the first, what, 30 years of his life.
Taliesin's role playing is flawless. So far (usually when exploring someone's backstory) the cast has usually had an awkward time, like pike when she was explaining what she was doing before she joined the groupe in the beginning, keyleth with the ashari and even vex and vax just sometimes say things about their family that are ridiculous in a really unrealistic way, but percy is totally real, I totally feel like it actually happened to him. (because it did) Thank you Taliesin.
I felt bad for him at first because the rest of the crew are obviously setting him up to get him to tell the story, and it seems like he's having trouble coming up with something at first. But I think he was just playing at being guarded and not forthcoming, because it all comes together really nicely by the end of his story and monologue. And he does clearly check his notes a bit so I think the backstory he tells was at least somewhat fleshed out beforehand.
@@timkinney8719 it wasn’t that he had trouble coming up with something. It was that it was painful to remember. That was the vibe he was going for and it worked really well
@@dylancooper4993 It really did. I think you're absolutely right, I just kind of misinterpreted his uncertain body language and stumbling over his words a bit as improv, but I think you hit the nail on the head. Regardless, he pulls it out really well, whether it was planned or improvised, that whole part of the group's story arc is one of my favorites so far.
Grog: "Maybe I dont know...Lets say I assume" - Great moment, I love how you can see true anger in Travis's eyes, lets just hope Grog isn't Vax's only hope next episode.
"No additional funds as no scalps were collected." The whole time they were down there in the Underdark, I kept thinking, "Aren't they going to take the scalps? They were promised extra for the scalps!"
you know, I love CR, but they are the only adventuring party I have ever seen forget such big payouts. If I tell my PC's a deal. They will remember the name of the person who gave it to them and the amount promised right down to the copper piece.
Shane Wolf yeah, I have a sheet that lists every transaction and deal I ever make in a campaign. It usually becomes a packet, but gotta keep a good ledger
My Triton Ranger is currently part of an adventuring party, and we are currently hunting gnolls for 25 gold an ear, and 500 gold for the head of the Gnoll leader. More difficult than it sounds, because these gnolls can go into a super powered state where their bites deal 1d8 damage and will drain the vitality from the target. Yeah, not fun.
CountryMusicMann To be completely fair, the by-and-large _vast_ majority of the kills they made wound up slagged by lava, and a number of those that weren’t, were under a time crunch where scalping the bodies was less than an option...
@@alecLogan But they didn't even remember. They never paid enough attention to the carving part of the deal. The moment they left the room of that dwarven leader, they forgot about the scalps entirely.
After this trip to Gilmore's I'm convinced Vax is a sugar baby. I respect him for it, and I would kill to see the pre-stream interactions that lead to it.
The moment Vax asked where the local butcher was, I knew *exactly* what he was planning and I swear I felt my heart swell. Only to sink when he didn't find Kynan there. Vax is such a great character and I am so invested in all of these guys.
He has some bad habits as a player, but he had some real strengths too. Don't know what he had going on in his personal life, but I do think that with the right seating arrangement and some coaching that he could have really contributed to the show.
@@andrewpeli9019 unfortunately it was drugs I believe which explains his erratic behaviour. It's a shame because these all played for years as just a group of friends before streaming so I imagine he was quite different beforehand.
I’m watching for the first time, and initially I was baffled by all the hostility directed toward Orion, especially after he revealed that he had cancer. I’ve since gleaned that he did some pretty heinous things outside of the show which seems to have colored people’s opinions of him both on and off screen. I’ve deliberately avoided looking into it for now, because I love how he plays Tiberius and his four points of Wisdom to the hilt and I doubt I’ll be able to afterward. Outside of combat Tiberius is a hilarious character, almost as much of an impulsive over-enthusiastic kid as Grog. Sucks that his player turned out to be such a terrible person no one can enjoy him once they find out.
@@anondecepticon Yeah I liked his character too, but Orion's behaviour in his last episode made me (and the cast) extremely uncomfortable, so it was probably for the best.
Moment that made me laugh so much 2:36:30 *After Vax shaves off half of Grog's new pristine beard* Laura: Why are you so evil? Liam: Why did he trip me and make me eat shit two months ago? *Everyone else* OHHHHHHH Travis *with a darkening face* : Appetiser of things to come, my friend. *While Matt gives some fluff, Sam turns to Orion* : Remember when we hated each other? *Orion in the background* : Yeah!...and we just made up! Matt: ...Grog, you come to consciousness, stretch, reach up to rub-- half a beard. Travis: Half. A beard? Like, just one side of my face? Matt: Just one side of your face. Travis: I say in a low, guttural growl-- Liam: You have no idea it was me. Travis: --Vax. Liam: No! What? No. Travis: I didn't have to wake up to know it was you, motherfucker. Liam: Make an intelligence check! Make him...Make him make an intelligence check! Marisha: We all know it was you. Travis: I reach down, I find a dark stone on the ground, and I go over to the bare side of my face and I draw a very beautiful moustache to complete the other half of it. Matt: Alrighty. Liam *annoyed* : He is dumb as a post. Why does he know-- Travis *very pissed and matter-of-factually* : Because you're the *only* fffffucking *idiot* stupid enough to do that! Liam: Magic is mysterious! Why couldn't you grow half a beard due to magic? Laura: But he's already grown for days-- Travis: Maybe. Maybe I don't know. Let's say I *assume* *He looks to Liam* *Everyone gets good laughs*
Watching through for the first time: I really want, at some point, Grog to walk into a room where Vax is carrying the flaming-hammer and say “I would like to rage”
Sometimes I think that Grog's bag of holding should be referred to as the bag of forgotten cool things. Hasn't he had a Golden Lightning enchanted Javelin in there for about 10 episodes now? Could have possibly put that towards getting the price on the carpet re-enchantment knocked down...
Yeah, he sounds genuinely disappointed in himself that a 19 year old broke under the torture from the people who murdered his family. Thus begins a long line of Percy pretending that his pain was anything but.
@@samuelstensgaard4828 pretty sure he was seventeen. Not that it makes a difference. 30-year-olds wouldn't be "equipped for torture", but yeah... the line hurts so much because it's like he assumes he should've taken it better when there is just no way.
I laughed out loud when Tiberius leaned over and very quietly asked Percy "Do you want me to fireball them now?" I was half sure he was going to say yes.
The whole interaction between Liam, Laura and Travis during the shaving incident is just gold. Travis breaking the mechanical pencil, Laura trying to stop Liam an Liam's giddiness about the whole thing. So great!!
Taliesin really impressed me with how much he got into character for this one - he was literally crying at one point! That said, thanks to Matt, I imagine a lot of his nervous fidgeting later in the episode was NOT acting at all!
and my theory: the sixth name is his own, just inscribed magically that until those others are dead he cannot "die" it explains why he didn't notify the court or just Uriel so he could've been prepared
+gjaddajg You are the moron. And the moron you will be always. He was in his role. And you are in your. Pick your shit up and vanish from here thanking God i cant reach you irl.
+gjaddajg Oh, please. Just stop with all the stupid. Firstly, its not acting, they aren't trying to act; its a game. They're role playing. Try talking about when you know a thing or two about it.
I know lots of people prefer combat-based rp (nothing wrong with that) but this was easily my favorite episode so far. That tension during the dinner scene was amazing. Everyone killed it, especially Mercer.
The gunpowder salesman was awesome. I was dying laughing. Your right though Gilmore is better cause you can so imagine the sleezy but acceptable level of sleezy salesman that has a mancrush on vax for sure.
I know I'm late to this but... Liam? Is it? Vax basically when searching for the butcher, he does his little thing, and as he doesn't get an immediate answer he let's his mates continue doing their own thing, as to not slow down their pace so much. A lot of good players at this table. Can't wait to watch the next few years worth of content.
+Doctor Fate I was not expecting that was quite pleasantly surprised when it happened. As soon as I heard Matt making the loud magic noises, though, then I just knew immediately and was like: "This guy"
Matt kind of failed them on the scalps thing. A good DM would have reminded the players of information that their characters would have found important and most likely remembered. For the players, that conversation was 1-3 weeks prior, but for the characters, that conversation was hours to days prior.
Synopsis, 12:20. Game starts at 14:30. Break from 1:40:39 to 1:56:20, game ends at 3:47:17. [I've been doing this for every episode. If you find them useful, or think others might, please leave a comment so they stay near the top where they can be found. Thank you.]
Percy: "You don't have to get involved in this" Vex: "Oh we are so getting involved with this" Vax: "We are one" Grog: "Yeah we do you said you wanted them dead" Vex: "We got your back brother" Vax: "Percival you don't really have a choice in the matter" This is the kind of squad I want
!!Just dropping this here for myself so I don't have to keep scrolling!! 14:30 - Game starts, they pay their staff at Greyskull 17:20 - They go to find Percy in his workshop 20:45 - Percy tells them about Briarwoods and what they did to his family 26:50 - Percy shows them the five names on his gun 28:45 - Percy “You don’t have to get involved”/Vex “Oh we are so involved” 30:26 - Grog steals from a crying man (They talk about doing research on the Briarwoods and getting their money from Kraghammer, Keyleth and Scanlan get nominated to go and he’s turned on by how long she can stay polymorphed) 38:00 - Grog hands start itching (Tiberius shenanigans that don’t go well for him) 54:25 - Gilmore arrives 59:15 - Keyleth tries to buy books but Marisha rolls a 1 1:05:30 - Scanlan sings a song to Gilmore’s assistant ♪ (Sherry baby) (Vax and Gilmore conversation continues, Taliesin “A dagger so sharp it could cut the sexual tension at about 1:14:00. Most of the party flies back to Lyceum to take a sigil to Vasselheim but Tiberius doesn’t have the spell so they have to go home.) 1:30:40 - Scanlan grows himself a long white beard since Tiberius has left them waiting for so long 1:38:25 - Vax goes looking for Kynan, who has taken off, and meets his dad instead 1:40:40 - Break starts 1:56:20 - Break ends 1:57:40 - Grog shows off his beard to VM and asks Scanlan if he knows water burns (Tiberius, Vex, Scanlan, and Grog go to Vasselheim to visit House Thunderbrand, and then to get their money) 2:07:50 - They learn the carpet would be very expensive to fix 2:12:00 - They try to get Greyspine to believe half the party died 2:13:55 - Liam “What circumstance would a testicle advantage come into play?” Sam “At Gilmore’s” 2:14:40 - Scanlan casts suggestion on Greyspine to get the full amount they’re owed, it works! 2:16:05 - Grog gives a thumbs up with severed duergar arm 2:18:30 - Vax and Keyleth braid Trinkets hair with flowers and bows, Percy disapproves (They plan for a while on what to do for the dinner with the Briarwoods in six days, Scanlan comes up with Percy disguising himself as Vax while Vax goes invisible) 2:32:00 - ‘Jenga’ is born, Keyleth asks Percy what he wants, Vax asks if Briarwoods are pure evil, Scanlan thinks they’d kill them anyway even if they weren’t evil 2:34:25 - Grog grows a really nice beard, Vax shaves half of it off, Travis breaks mechanical pencil in anger at 2:35:28 2:38:28 - Scanlan and Percy sing a version of “Do you want to build a snowman” 2:41:00 - Percy tries his new glove invention on Tiberius 2:42:30 - Diplomacy 2:45:35 - Grog makes himself a toga out of curtains/he’s still scared of water 2:49:50 - They start off toward the palace for the dinner and get their disguises ready 2:51:35 - Vex pats Vaxcy’s hand, Asum tells them about the Briarwoods & figures out Percy is pretending to be Vax 2:59:40 - Enter the Briarwoods 3:05:00 - Tiberius suggests a double date to Allura with Grog & Kima, Allura suggests it be just the two of them 3:09:40 - Vex can sense invisible Vax 3:14:40 - Vox Machina gets introductions 3:20:15 - Vex asks Delilah questions about Whitestone, then they all get questions in 3:44:22 - Vax sneaks into the Briarwoods’ room and they immediately see him, gets captured 3:47:20 - Game ends
I think it's hilarious that he rolls best in the story when the demon he made a pact with starts to manifest, as if Taliesin truly made a deal with the devil.
@@Darksnakemrniceguy They checked that die, it was balanced fine. After it rolled so many 20s they had it weighed and stuff. I think I remember them talking about it at some point.
@@toreyjones5715 no, they haven't checked the snitch, can't balance check a metal dice, unless you roll it 10000+ times, the exact same way each time, and keep track of the stats. They only ever talked about checking other dice made of plastic.
Just started Critical Role recently, 2022, and never been so in love so quickly. Did a couple episodes then watched the show and I am insanely excited to witness Percy's storyline from the original campaign. Percy was by far my favorite character in season 1!
@@thespankmyfrank You did well starting from campaign 1. But be careful in the comment section. Its full of spoilers and some episodes you really dont want to get spoiled.
"are they truly evil?"
"yes"
"that's all we need"
"well we don't even need that much you could just tell us to kill them"
Is there money 💰 in it? 🤣
Morwenna Turner indeed 👌🏻😉
When you mess with one of them, you get all of them.
Wholesome
We should all be lucky to have such friends.
I can only imagine how Percy and Tibs met:
"Hello! I'm Tiberious Stormwind! From Draconia!"
"Hello, I'm Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Kowalski de Rollo III. You can call me Percy."
Then they just endlessly said that untill someone stopped them
Is it bad that i didn't read percy's name? I just ran through it in my head as fast as Talisin says it
Then the rest of the party showed up to put a stop to that. "I'm Vax, this is my sister Vex. enough introducing ourselves. Let's go".
"Hello Vex, I'm Tiberius Stormwind"
"No, I'm Vax, she's Vex"
"Charmed Vax, I am Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Kowalski de Rollo III. You can call me Percy"
"No, I'm Vex, he's Vax"
"And I am Tiberius stormwind from Draconia".
"I'm Grog. I just killed a dozen things and leveled up while you guys were talking".
@@Logan_Baron I mean I bought the comic and thats basically how it goes
"Nice to meet you! *I cast telekinesis to move the moon* Haruphufffufffufff"
I hear a voice of Vex in the back of my head "Cut the price! Don't pay so much!"
I hear a voice of Scanlan in the back of my head "Shit on his bed!"
I hear a voice of Tiberious in the back of my head. It speaks in draconian, I can't make it out.
Don't worry, I speak Draconian, it said: "Hello! I'm Tiberius Stormwind! I come from Draconia!"
+Spetseify I honestly chuckled!
good one
Riley Larkin xD and it is too true
demilung thats uh "I encourage violence"
You're both right, he said both. lol
if allura saw through Percy's disguise, she also saw through grog's, so when she looked at grog, she saw him with a half charcoal beard wearing a curtain.....
xD only to imagine what she is thinking is incredibly funny
I absolutely love the observation of this comment section🤣🤣🤣
I have this feeling that Allura is amused by the truly funny antics of Vox Machina.
He just broke a mechanical pencil
Travis doesn't play Grog, Grog plays Travis
Grog is travis, two different dimensions, same body
Meg Ford I agree
I'd like to think that during every rest they've had during the campaign, Vox Machine was secretly playing a DnD-esque game with a ghost friend who never spoke outside of the games. That they were all rolplaying as successful voice actors living their daily lives...
@@NopeJustPatrick Their ongoing game of 'Cubicles & Careers' is well into 16th level at this point.
Oh, my God, the look on his face was just priceless. And Taliesin and Sam saw it coming.
"Hello, I'm Tiberius Stormwind. From Draconia. " - party says in chorus, made my day
Asaliuru requires a pull string
Moreover of Vox Machina in Castle Greyskull here in Emon...
It litterally never gets old
Been binge watching for almost 2 weeks and I just want a plush doll of Tiberius with a pull string!
The ride or die energy of this group is beautiful
"You don't have to get involved in this-"
"Percival you don't really have a choice in the matter."
Vox machina: *walk in and see the briarwoods*
The band: *starts playing the good the bad and the ugly*
Peace was NEVER an option.
They are amazing: "yeah, we do. You said you wanted them dead."
This group minus one
3:02 During an episode of Blindspot, Ashley's character corrects her costar when she says she can go back to playing an elf in her DnD game, "Actually, I am a gnome cleric." She also has a Critical Role mug in a conference room scene.
It also really helps that one of the crew was a critter, one of the writers I believe. Also, the CR mug made an appearance
What episode?
I watched Blindspot before I ever watched this so while I vaguely remembered it when the crew here referenced it, thank you so much for saying it out. I remember it now!
ua-cam.com/video/9QkUr-uiEpk/v-deo.html
There you go
"he's wearing a toga, made out of a tapestry"
* taliesin takes notes *
Vigorously scribbles notes
@Carolyn Tellier Long may he reign
Long may he reign
@Carolyn Tellier "Take of my fruit, I bought too much."
Shine bright, circus man
"that'll take about ten minutes to take effect" "there's a bucket of water over there" "That'll make it worse" #NoMercyPercy
So I'm guessing that bucket wasn't actually water but more acid? Or hot water? Either way, well done percy.
@@samuelraymond5852 some acids shouldn't be mixed with water.
@@JohannesJ7539 I know you shouldn't mix water with acid, because it heats up a lot, but putting acid in water will neutralize safely to some extent, as far as I know. Not that I'm an expert, I've only taken a few chemistry classes. Considering Percy said it would take a few minutes to take affect, and he specifically mentioned sulfuric acid, it would have to be diluted (at least to a certain degree) and grog would only have a few drops on his hands. The bucket is seemingly large enough, as it fit both of grogs goliath sized hands so there would be enough water to neutralize it and absorb the heat. Not that the dm and percy are going to think about all the possible outcomes at the table, but still, something to consider.
@@samuelraymond5852 When you mix sulfuric acid with water, it reacts violently, boiling and spewing hot liquid
@@LeJazzPanda When you put water in sulfuric acid it boils, if you get sulfuric acid on your hands you still want to wash it with water with only a few drops compared to liters of water, the water will absorb the heat. A lot of people I don't think understand the full extent to how acid reacts with water, diluting acid by mixing it into water is a great way to make it less dangerous, I have yet to see a safety manual warning against rinsing acid off, even sulfuric, with water.
I love how the fact that even though Percy always tells everyone his last name, nobody actually knows it because he says it so fast actually ends up being a major plot point
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It’s also not spelled like it sounds
What impresses me the most is how Liam and Laura manage to actually imitate real sibling rivalry/love and it's nuts
They talked about how they spent like 3 hours in a cafe before the campaign hashing out the backstory of their characters. That's commitment.
To be honest, watching this I always thought they were ACUALLY related
...And it stuck! So many "twins" moments in campaign 3 now they're tablemates again.
@@grantpflum6844 Liam and Laura are siblings in the exact same way that Liam and Sam are married: On a spiritual level, and acknowledged as such by all the actual spouses involved. :)
I think it helps that the people around this table (barring one obvious outlier) are like... the closest of close friends. You can regularly see the genuine care each of them has for each other. It helps because that leaks into their characters and makes the bonds feel that much stronger. I cant wait til after episode 27. I feel that from that point on, their connection will only get stronger.
"Do you want to build a machine gun?" "Why yes I really do!" The most beautiful duet of the century...
Only question is if it is tube fed or belt fed. That and the caliber
"A toast... to gracious hosts." Goddamn. Percy is cold as ice.
"Today's our 24th episode, which is ridiculous!"
-does it for 127 more sessions, then starts a second campaign.
THERES 127 More in campaign 1 and a second campaign!!!!!! Oh be still my throbbing D&D boner.... thank you God
@@vexjaeger4314 yeah, and it just keeps getting better too
- Starts a wildly successful entertainment company (employs Travis as CEO and Marisha as Creative Director).
- Crowdfunds an animated series 🤩👏👏👏
- Side Quest: Talks Machina with Brian W. Foster
Spoilers
Oh my god, I have 127 more 4-hour episodes to go? AND THEN THERE'S A SECOND CAMPAIGN?! ahhh this is the best thing and also the worst thing.
I scrolled down a bit and I'm surprised I haven't seen any comments about Travis' assist to Taliesin at about 3:31:43 where, a minute or two before, Percy had been cut off while about to make a remark about slaying the illithid and betrayal. He gets accidentally cut off by Matt and trails off without finishing, but Travis waits for an opening to re-insert the comment and let Percy finish his remark. That is so fucking outstanding. What a great player.
Through both campaigns no one is a bigger out of game hype and support player than Travis he is very aware of the players at the table and its amazing.
This is not to downplay how amazing the rest of the cast of course
Yeah, I’ve noticed he did it for orion a couple games back and it was so refreshing to see it again this episode, talk about a team player.
I’ve watched s2 and currently watching 3, and during downtime I’m watching C1 for the first time ever~ Travis is such a rock in this group, so lighthearted, such a team and table player! He is 100% my fave 😍 Thanks for pointing this out!
I would imagine that comes from his more 'jock' background. Football esp. teaches teamwork like little else.
Travis is just... heart of frakking gold.
So upon reading the comments, I checked the stats of the pseudo dragon, and yeah. When he reaches maturity, Lockheed will have a higher intelligence than Grog, and a much higher wisdom than Tiberius. That just feels weird.
Lockheed isn't a pseudodragon, he's a dragonite or whatever, Orion specified
While Matt has specified pseudodragon, guess who's right?
Coran Baker aren't pseudodragon and dragonite synonymous?
isn't a dragonite a Pokemon?
Logan Disappointment Just like Tiberius Stormwind of Draconia
Tiberius: "Perhaps you and I and Grog and Kima can go on a double date"
Allura: "Oh you and Grog are dating too?"
XD amazing comment
@@matsh5633 *C2 SPOILERS*
I'm only disappointed that your comment made me realize that this was not a quote I could look forward to, given what we know in C2.
@@macseigel7295 This isn't even C2 spoilers, but later C1 spoilers
X G I didn’t know that at the time, but yeah. :)
AHAHAHHAHAHA
I love how ominous Matt sounded in this. "you know I deduct points for metagaming". brilliant
Is there a timestamp for this?
@@SerLagsalot 34:01
@@Jezthesiren Thanks! They weren't wrong on that being ominous at all
It's a good idea. I should do that.
Every metagaming is 25 more hp to the boss of the session..
'Do you want to build a machine gun?"
Percy's face he hadn't even thought of that idea and then Sam says it and he's like "Thats brilliant"
My mans snapped a mechanical pencil in one hand because another man shaved his imaginary beard. Absolute legend.
@@EliasJB25 2:35:24
Thank you 😂😆🤣
NO one touches the beard. No matter what happened
I saw another comment about this and was like, "Oh no, does Grog die?"
But that... that is a fate worse than death.
I just read a comment on campaign 2 e126 about this. .. wow
Matt conversing with himself as different characters with individual personalities and voices just blows my mind.
He truly makes the game so magical!!
Acting 100
He is the master, my issue as a dm is coming up with an npc accent on the spot, then the party decides to make that npc a regular and the next session I have to remmember what the accent was haha
@@redbeardsworkshoppreparation is everything! Try writing up accents and personalities ahead of time. In the "new player guide" episode Matt says he makes notes on all his npcs to remember.
He continues to do this through this season and the next and I’m never NOT blown away.
2015 Laura: I have a GIANT bag of dice.
*2020 Laura laughing manically in the distance*
I’m just waiting for the day she comes in with a wheelbarrow
@@bradenpotts By campaign 3, I'm sure
@@gabrieldecock5050 by champaine 4 she Wil have a house of dise
@@bradenpotts This made me laugh out loud. Thank you.
I'm re-watching and considered posting about it, then I thought "I can't be the only one that had that thought." :D
I just realized that since this is 20 years before C2 over in Wildemount 13 year old Bren is just meeting Trent and like 11 year old orphan Fjord Stone is somewhere watching ships go in and out of dock in Port Damali
I think Fjord is supposed to be like 26 or 28, so more like 6 or 8 year old Orphan Fjord watching ships. And probably about 5 year old Jester (because I think Jester is supposed to be like 25 before the statue thing happened) fucking with the lords and political figures that come to see her mother in Nicodranas
@@carlycchapman Fjord is labeled as early thirties in the wiki
@@carlycchapman Jester was 20y/o at the beginning of campaign
Meanwhile 100+ year old Caduceus is just chillin' in a graveyard.
@@naszata she was born this year then
-see's through percy's disguise (either that or see's vax while invisible)
-notices vax on a 25 stealth roll
-paralyzing magic
-"you look delicious"
yup.
they're totally vampires.
I mean, to be fair, it's hard to not notice the one door to one's room opening and letting a person through.
It's like, unless it's an _exceptionally_ crap room that just "does that sometimes," it's not going to pass as a "must have been the wind."
@@alecLogan
skyrim noises
They neither saw through Percy's disguise (The brairwoods only figure out who Percy is after he takes off the hat), and they didn't see Vax while he was invisible (Invisibility ended before Vax entered their room.)
As for the stealth, he opened the door to their room while visible. He can't hide like that because he's out in full view of them.
However, Lord briarwoods comment spells out vampire in a bright flashing neon sign. Could be he's bysexual, but honestly the implied super strength and natural charm screams vampywamps.
@@The_Crimson_Witch they did see vax while he was invisible, they said so at dinner.
Quite obvious since the beginning
"You look delicious"
miles away, Gilmore hears Kill Bill sirens
I heard this in my head when I read it
@@DeathToRain
Same
man could you imagine gilmore vs briarwoods. delilah found game ended in a ditch and sylas's fangs mounted on gilmore's wall. he had to be in westruun or this arc would have been over in three rounds
shut up
Matt: *has dialogue with Tiberius in any way, shape, or form*
Orion: "I'm from Draconia!"
ahahahahahaahah
Moreover Vox machina in greyskull keep
Vax- *does anything*
Party- "No! Don't!"
Vax- "Too late, it's already done."
I’m glad he does it that way. He says what he wants to do and does it, no matter the consequences. That’s how it should be done imo
Vax- "I just want to send the 'lizard' to 'dwarf-town'... do you think we can make that happen?"
Gilmore *flirtatiously*- "Vax! You dog!"
Jahahahahahahah
**flirtatiously~*
ROFL!
@@cormorantcolors gilmore says everything flirtatiously
@@jonahyogman6282 He exists flirtatiously.
"A toast, then. To _gracious hosts."_
God. Percy is _perfect._ Taliesin plays him so well.
He knows the right amount of shade to pull on those red wedding pulling mother fuckers.
Absolutely superb. Might just be me hearing what I want, but it sounds like he drops the Vaxy accent and goes Percy for the last line
@@BBTManiac yes
@@darkvizardking69 What I wouldn't give for the rest of Vox Machina to stand up, draw out crossbows, and riddle them with crossbow bolts at that moment.
@@shypup5675 oh that would have been beautiful, but sadly not able to as that would have instantly made them an enemy of the king. You don't exactly shoot his dinner guests.
I love how Matt pulled the rug out from under them with "I don't think at any time during your adventure in the underdark did you ever say you were scalping a creature."
you know he was sitting on that ever since their first kill. just waiting to enjoy that moment lol.
@@noname-goodname4539 feels crappy, seems like something that should be assumed
@@AllThingsFascinate Nope as a DM, if the players don't think to say they did it at the time.. it never happened.
Alex Jobe incorrect he lets them get away with stuff a lot more than DM’s I’ve played with but that should have been stated if they wanted gold for it.
Matt could have blammo'ed the second team (the one that tracked the Rackshasa) because they didn't sign the contract. They show up after the battle, and wind up in more trouble than before. But they had guests, and putting them in jail would have been messy.
30:27 Vex sees Grog pocket shiny thing from Percy's workshop
Taliesin, crying 10 seconds earlier: No, this could be funny, let this happen. ... That'll take about 10 minutes to take effect. *Sip of drink*
...
38:00 "There's a bucket of water in the corner, you can try that." *Grog sticks hands in the water* It'll make it worse. "Now you've learned not to touch things if you don't know what they are."
I love Taliesin throughout this, and Matt doesn't even make him roll to see if the tongs have sulfuric acid on them, he just says 'Yes'.
And grog doesn’t even get the lesson he just thinks water burns him now😂
I'm beginning to suspect that Tiberius' full name is actually "Tiberius Stormwind Frumdraconia".
Yes
* moreover from VoxMachina fromgrayskull
"I subsist solely on vegan foods, attend Crossfit sessions at the guard barracks on a Thursday evening (at least when Vox Machina and I are not busy adventuring) and courtesy of my communications technology provider I recently upgraded to an iPhone 7."
One of the better features of his character I think is how he introduces himself to people he's already met 😂
“Tiberius Stormwind NotGonnaBeHereMuchLonger”
Dude I love Vax. Like, that doesn’t get said enough. He’s such a badass, but he’s so soft at heart and I really love those characters.
Same, Vax is my favorite character out of everyone, but ALL the characters are amazing, and so damn lovable!
Trogdor Tibbles Agreed!!
I love how he is a totally different rogue
Yeah I think vex and vax should have their roles swapped because vex is a way better rogue and she cares deeply for anything $ related
Same, I love how he's this really badass rogue but he acts so refined, and seems most in his element when he's either flirting with Gilmore or dressing up Trinket. Vax gives a giant middle finger to gender roles!
"Percy, thats amazing! What do you call it?"
"Widowgast's shocking diplomacy"
This took me off guard. Put it right after widogasts pepperbox
This gave me a chuckle haha
Just wait until they get Widowgast's magnificent mansion.
Hello quaranteeners. I hope all is well with you.
Ricky hello fellow quaranteeneer!
Every. Single. Time. Scanlan breaks into song and the whole crew just kinda hops into it is just amazing and I can't stop myself from breaking into the hugest grin.
idiot
Just putting it out there. Percy needs a minigun called 'Plan B'.
Anders Pedersen yes
MinimMats plan c
Lex Bosch plan c should be a Grenade launcher
How about a double barreled shotgun that has an advantage on attacks under 15ft? Still called plan b
Just realized I'm a year late....
2:36:30 "Why did he trip me and make me eat shit 2 months ago?". The absurdity of that statement had me burst out in obnoxious laughter.
That was when grog tripped Vax for the "Smells like Grog" comment
jesus christ he broke a mechanical pencil with two fingers.
_RUN_
Event Hʘriךּon now that an avenger level threat
Travis would like to rage.
2:35:27
Sounds like he is channelling some Grog energy.
14:30 - Game starts, they pay their staff at Greyskull
17:20 - They go to find Percy in his workshop
20:45 - Percy tells them about Briarwoods and what they did to his family
26:50 - Percy shows them the five names on his gun
28:45 - Percy “You don’t have to get involved”/Vex “Oh we are so involved”
30:26 - Grog steals from a crying man
(They talk about doing research on the Briarwoods and getting their money from Kraghammer, Keyleth and Scanlan get nominated to go and he’s turned on by how long she can stay polymorphed)
38:00 - Grog hands start itching
(Tiberius shenanigans that don’t go well for him)
54:25 - Gilmore arrives
59:15 - Keyleth tries to buy books but Marisha rolls a 1
1:05:30 - Scanlan sings a song to Gilmore’s assistant ♪ (Sherry baby)
(Vax and Gilmore conversation continues, Taliesin “A dagger so sharp it could cut the sexual tension at about 1:14:00. Most of the party flies back to Lyceum to take a sigil to Vasselheim but Tiberius doesn’t have the spell so they have to go home.)
1:30:40 - Scanlan grows himself a long white beard since Tiberius has left them waiting for so long
1:38:25 - Vax goes looking for Kynan, who has taken off, and meets his dad instead
1:40:40 - Break starts
1:56:20 - Break ends
1:57:40 - Grog shows off his beard to VM and asks Scanlan if he knows water burns
(Tiberius, Vex, Scanlan, and Grog go to Vasselheim to visit House Thunderbrand, and then to get their money)
2:07:50 - They learn the carpet would be very expensive to fix
2:12:00 - They try to get Greyspine to believe half the party died
2:13:55 - Liam “What circumstance would a testicle advantage come into play?” Sam “At Gilmore’s”
2:14:40 - Scanlan casts suggestion on Greyspine to get the full amount they’re owed, it works!
2:16:05 - Grog gives a thumbs up with severed duergar arm
2:18:30 - Vax and Keyleth braid Trinkets hair with flowers and bows, Percy disapproves
(They plan for a while on what to do for the dinner with the Briarwoods in six days, Scanlan comes up with Percy disguising himself as Vax while Vax goes invisible)
2:32:00 - ‘Jenga’ is born, Keyleth asks Percy what he wants, Vax asks if Briarwoods are pure evil, Scanlan thinks they’d kill them anyway even if they weren’t evil
2:34:25 - Grog grows a really nice beard, Vax shaves half of it off, Travis breaks mechanical pencil in anger at 2:35:28
2:38:28 - Scanlan and Percy sing a version of “Do you want to build a snowman”
2:41:00 - Percy tries his new glove invention on Tiberius
2:42:30 - Diplomacy
2:45:35 - Grog makes himself a toga out of curtains/he’s still scared of water
2:49:50 - They start off toward the palace for the dinner and get their disguises ready
2:51:35 - Vex pats Vaxcy’s hand, Asum tells them about the Briarwoods & figures out Percy is pretending to be Vax
2:59:40 - Enter the Briarwoods
3:05:00 - Tiberius suggests a double date to Allura with Grog & Kima, Allura suggests it be just the two of them
3:09:40 - Vex can sense invisible Vax
3:14:40 - Vox Machina gets introductions
3:20:15 - Vex asks Delilah questions about Whitestone, then they all get questions in
3:44:22 - Vax sneaks into the Briarwoods’ room and they immediately see him, gets captured
3:47:20 - Game ends
So useful, commenting to get this higher up
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@@Evalyne sometimes they are sooo far down
I love how Matt is trying so hard to let Grog keep his precious beard, everyone's begging him not to, but Liam just won't leave it alone!
For that moment, Vax was truly Chaotic Evil.
Chaotic Evil would have shaved the whole beard along with putting on an ointment so he could never grow one ever again.
@@azarinevil Wouldn't that be more neutral or lawful evil? Ruining the beard in a weird horrible way like Liam did is more chaotic than just ruining his hopes entirely. As is, it can be fixed, but it is still ruined. It is lawful evil that is the calculating one, isn't it?
Though shaving off the whole beard, and only putting ointment on half would still be pretty chaotic, because then he wouldn't know until he grew it out again.
That being said, the belt is literally growing a beard on a hairless race, so there is no guarantee any ointment would have any effect to begin with. So with that in mind, just shaving half of is the more safer option for the chaotic evil
@@dig8634 Vax's actions were in line with chaotic neutral, as he did it for entertainment rather than true malice. Lawful Evil and Neutral Evil can be calculating in their approaches. LE has strict codes or systems involved, best represented by devils. They always have to have a reason that benefits their greater agenda/status or be told to do it by a higher ranked individual. NE are the ones who do what they can get away with, they tend to be slightly more calculating because they pick their moments. Chaotic Evil are just the worst, they can't help but do the worst possible version of any evil act. For them they don't shave half a beard as a joke, they'd be compelled to do it all in a way that truly destroys the person.. and then try to murder them. CE are the villains that don't just kill your family, they'd enjoy making it horrifyingly painful while they force you to watch, before doing the same to you.. that's their idea of humor.
@@azarinevil I get you, I was never arguing that Vax was acting within the evil alignment, and I guess I was misunderstanding the LE alignment, but I still think leaving hope of a glorious beard, only to later reveal that he can never grow a full beard is the greater evil.
Completely ruining all chances of growing a beard is too final, crushing all hope in an instant is too swift for chaotic evil. Have to drag it out more.
Completely ruining the beard, by cutting off half, is a good first step for a CE, only to destroy it again when it grows out again (this of course hinges on the CE not being a murderhobo, and instead following the party)
Chaotic Neutral imo not really evil
"The Byerwoods are coming to town for a banquet!"
Percy internally: All the other kids with the pumped up kicks-
For some reason I picture him cleaning his gun while thinking this.
*Thousand Yard Stare Intensifies*
Demon Hunter: "At last."
@Batman McShamwow Lmao! xD
Thank you for that. I now picture Percy humming this every time he's tinkering.
LMAOOOO BEST COMMENT EVER
You know, it's a real treasure to have friends like that. "They hurt you? Then we must MURDER THEM!!"
In all fairness, they did murder his entire family. That's a little more than 'hurt.'
But far from the only time. And not just with Vox Machina.
Campaign 2: Jesters Mom (Laura Bailey‘s character FYI):
There is a man who has been a bit troubling lately.
Party: Alright lets end this man‘s whole career!
3:32:33
The way Taliesin reaches over to squeeze Marisha’s arm when she says “The entire family. All of them?” and her answer squeeze to his hand in reassurance had me 🥺
I love seeing these two interact- the dynamic they have is so sweet
"You look delicious" is the only thing a person could say that would make you RELIEVED to find out they are a vampire
I'm dying 🤣🤣👏👏
Percy: Don't worry, all i will use is- *puts on shades* Diplomacy
YEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH BUM DUN DUN
Geomon55 I'm afraid I've got some *puts on sunglasses* bad news
YEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH BUM DUN DUN
Percy: *pulls out the pepper box* Looks like I have to *puts on sunglasses* spice up the situation
YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH BUM DUN DUN
Man, can we all just give a huge hand to Matthew? I was amazed not just at his incredible worldbuilding and ability to work with his own player's made up stories, but his way of juggling the party when it was split up so that each player got to do what he or she wanted to do without giving them too much wait time. Unbelievable.
I'm just watching campaign 1 now, and man... this guy is GREAT! I've watched all of campaign 2, and I think 6 really is the more optimal number of cast members, but damn... Matt juggles up to 8 players and hundreds of NPC's every week... with unique characters, ticks, and flavors... it's UNREAL!
Taliesin jaffe is a God damn treasure. "5 of the 6 barrels have names on them and the briarwood a are two of them." The chills and goosebumps from that one line, and that insane performance, all the emotion in the voice. Amazing!
He has a blank... I think it's for hinself
@@roykoplowich3590 oh my god... I legit never thought of that 0.0 :'(
@@myriadd6272 I've only seen this arc play out in the animated show so far; but it was my first thought tbh about the names. it doesn't really get verbally confirmed in the show; but maybe the campaign goes into it further depth? first-time watcher here.
maybe it's bc I write/roleplay characters similar to Percy, it just made sense to me that he'd enact his vengeance and then potentially end his own life, as if bringing it full circle. darkly poetic, in a way.
@@kase1248 actually, there’s a point in the show (I can’t remember for the life of me) but Percy’s shadow is holding the gun to his head
Thanks
"In typical Tiberius fashion, he left without saying anything" We all felt that
Good. The sooner i can get through the episodes with him in them, the better.
@@Mephiston I'm so tempted to skip to ep 27
@@frankpeepee Don't. I know he's insufferable, but dont screw yourself out of enjoyment just because of one players behaviour
@@Mephiston i don't know . I don't think he's that bad
@@thatarnazel8399 You're entitled to your opinion, and I respect that. I hope that one day you go look up all the stuff he has done outside critical role, such as the charity theft, the lying, the mental and emotional abuse of former partners, trying to mobilise an online army and silence people who call him out on his behvaiour.. THEN compare it to what he's done in critical role, between metagaming, cheating, powergaming, being a massive creeplord, committing the biggest sin of theater in not letting others have the spotlight while trying to make the story all about him and trying to make sure he gets all the heroic moments, and realise that Orion is truly an awful individual that would have to try for two lifetimes to make up for all the awful he's committed in the first, what, 30 years of his life.
Taliesin's role playing is flawless. So far (usually when exploring someone's backstory) the cast has usually had an awkward time, like pike when she was explaining what she was doing before she joined the groupe in the beginning, keyleth with the ashari and even vex and vax just sometimes say things about their family that are ridiculous in a really unrealistic way, but percy is totally real, I totally feel like it actually happened to him. (because it did) Thank you Taliesin.
Are you saying Taliesin's parents were murdered?
@@nice1068 Pretty sure he was saying Taliesin's acting and immersion in his character made the story as real to us as the audience as it was to Percy.
I felt bad for him at first because the rest of the crew are obviously setting him up to get him to tell the story, and it seems like he's having trouble coming up with something at first. But I think he was just playing at being guarded and not forthcoming, because it all comes together really nicely by the end of his story and monologue. And he does clearly check his notes a bit so I think the backstory he tells was at least somewhat fleshed out beforehand.
@@timkinney8719 it wasn’t that he had trouble coming up with something. It was that it was painful to remember. That was the vibe he was going for and it worked really well
@@dylancooper4993 It really did. I think you're absolutely right, I just kind of misinterpreted his uncertain body language and stumbling over his words a bit as improv, but I think you hit the nail on the head. Regardless, he pulls it out really well, whether it was planned or improvised, that whole part of the group's story arc is one of my favorites so far.
3:20:00 I absolutely adore that Sam commits to sitting on the floor during the dinner. It paints such a great picture of the seating arrangement.
Every time I glace over at Sam during that dinner, I can't help smiling. He, Travis and the rest bring great physical comedy to the stream.
Only thing about that which bothered me.. Sam could have been doing that the whole game LOL
"Dagger's so sharp you could cut the sexual tension" taliesin is amazing
I'd say 99.9% of Percy's clever jokes go unoticed by the group. Taliesin is a genius with barelly any credit
@@wythore yeah, a lot of his jokes are just deadpan one liners that don't get any credit and it's sad to see
Scanlan: Do you want to build a machine gun 🎶
Percy: Why yes I really do! 🎶
@@envymordecai4429 that's one of my favourite moments of C1 lol
@@thechickenskeptic literally watching that episode rn lol
Grog: "Maybe I dont know...Lets say I assume" - Great moment, I love how you can see true anger in Travis's eyes, lets just hope Grog isn't Vax's only hope next episode.
I love how Travis is just sitting by himself thinking of all the evil things he can do to Vax, while percy builds his stuff after the incident.
I wonder if Travis invited Liam over for dinner.
Looks like Vax is quite the blacksmith, judging by that Axe he's been grinding for 20 episodes.
Hi so this is 2019 and your comment made me laugh so here’s a thumbs up a comment and a chuckle among nerdy Critical Role fans
Sam Bert hello from 2020, that comment also made me laugh.
What Axe?
Logan True lol it’s a figure of speech
@@loganreads90 it's a metaphor that means he's been holding a grudge, which was against Grog when he tripped him 20 episodes ago in the underdark.
"Don't cause a scene at dinner."
Haha, do you know these people at all??
Homozygote I stared at Grogg, Scanlan, and Percy when I heard that
"...this is going to be a mess.." my own words
It’s like asking the Three Stooges to not throw pies.
Liam: I would like to shave half of Grogs beard off
Travis (breaking mechanical pencil): I WOULD LIKE TO RAGE!!!
"No additional funds as no scalps were collected."
The whole time they were down there in the Underdark, I kept thinking, "Aren't they going to take the scalps? They were promised extra for the scalps!"
you know, I love CR, but they are the only adventuring party I have ever seen forget such big payouts. If I tell my PC's a deal. They will remember the name of the person who gave it to them and the amount promised right down to the copper piece.
Shane Wolf yeah, I have a sheet that lists every transaction and deal I ever make in a campaign. It usually becomes a packet, but gotta keep a good ledger
My Triton Ranger is currently part of an adventuring party, and we are currently hunting gnolls for 25 gold an ear, and 500 gold for the head of the Gnoll leader. More difficult than it sounds, because these gnolls can go into a super powered state where their bites deal 1d8 damage and will drain the vitality from the target. Yeah, not fun.
CountryMusicMann To be completely fair, the by-and-large _vast_ majority of the kills they made wound up slagged by lava, and a number of those that weren’t, were under a time crunch where scalping the bodies was less than an option...
@@alecLogan
But they didn't even remember. They never paid enough attention to the carving part of the deal. The moment they left the room of that dwarven leader, they forgot about the scalps entirely.
After this trip to Gilmore's I'm convinced Vax is a sugar baby. I respect him for it, and I would kill to see the pre-stream interactions that lead to it.
We can only hope Gilmore shows up in the pre-stream episodes of TLOVM!
I mean, he ended up paying for those daggers.... He is definitely heading in that direction
They talked about it somewhere once. IIRC Vex tried to flirt while haggling but rolled a nat 1 and then Vax saved the day by rolling a nat 20.
Their scenes in the show were hilarious. Both understanding what they got from the flirting.
The moment Vax asked where the local butcher was, I knew *exactly* what he was planning and I swear I felt my heart swell. Only to sink when he didn't find Kynan there. Vax is such a great character and I am so invested in all of these guys.
For all Orion's shortcomings, Tiberius' compulsion to introduce himself the same way every time is actually hilarious.
He has some bad habits as a player, but he had some real strengths too. Don't know what he had going on in his personal life, but I do think that with the right seating arrangement and some coaching that he could have really contributed to the show.
@@andrewpeli9019 unfortunately it was drugs I believe which explains his erratic behaviour.
It's a shame because these all played for years as just a group of friends before streaming so I imagine he was quite different beforehand.
I’m watching for the first time, and initially I was baffled by all the hostility directed toward Orion, especially after he revealed that he had cancer. I’ve since gleaned that he did some pretty heinous things outside of the show which seems to have colored people’s opinions of him both on and off screen. I’ve deliberately avoided looking into it for now, because I love how he plays Tiberius and his four points of Wisdom to the hilt and I doubt I’ll be able to afterward. Outside of combat Tiberius is a hilarious character, almost as much of an impulsive over-enthusiastic kid as Grog. Sucks that his player turned out to be such a terrible person no one can enjoy him once they find out.
@@anondecepticon Yeah I liked his character too, but Orion's behaviour in his last episode made me (and the cast) extremely uncomfortable, so it was probably for the best.
@@webhead4414 that's speculation and a half truth. He had a type of cancer which was confirmed
They're very attractive, they arrive after dusk, they're wearing dark, with high collar... I'm calling Vampires!
I called it since episode 1. If they are just some normal people the fight would be rather boring.
I wish keyleth rolled higher on the insight check on Lady Briarwood when she smiles at Vax(Percy)
Moment that made me laugh so much
2:36:30
*After Vax shaves off half of Grog's new pristine beard*
Laura: Why are you so evil?
Liam: Why did he trip me and make me eat shit two months ago?
*Everyone else* OHHHHHHH
Travis *with a darkening face* : Appetiser of things to come, my friend.
*While Matt gives some fluff, Sam turns to Orion* : Remember when we hated each other?
*Orion in the background* : Yeah!...and we just made up!
Matt: ...Grog, you come to consciousness, stretch, reach up to rub-- half a beard.
Travis: Half. A beard? Like, just one side of my face?
Matt: Just one side of your face.
Travis: I say in a low, guttural growl--
Liam: You have no idea it was me.
Travis: --Vax.
Liam: No! What? No.
Travis: I didn't have to wake up to know it was you, motherfucker.
Liam: Make an intelligence check! Make him...Make him make an intelligence check!
Marisha: We all know it was you.
Travis: I reach down, I find a dark stone on the ground, and I go over to the bare side of my face and I draw a very beautiful moustache to complete the other half of it.
Matt: Alrighty.
Liam *annoyed* : He is dumb as a post. Why does he know--
Travis *very pissed and matter-of-factually* : Because you're the *only* fffffucking *idiot* stupid enough to do that!
Liam: Magic is mysterious! Why couldn't you grow half a beard due to magic?
Laura: But he's already grown for days--
Travis: Maybe. Maybe I don't know. Let's say I *assume* *He looks to Liam*
*Everyone gets good laughs*
Armsmaster 19 it’s not “when he ate a turd.... yeah a crit” it’s “Remember when we hated each other?” “...and we just made up!”
Watching through for the first time: I really want, at some point, Grog to walk into a room where Vax is carrying the flaming-hammer and say “I would like to rage”
To be fair with a negative intelligence I'd have made grog roll an int check dc10
@@rhysjonsmusic it doesn't take an intelligent person to lay blame on one you have animosity towards.
@@rhysjonsmusic Feel more of a wisdom check since not book knowledge.
Party: What disease killed them?
the briarwoods: Um... Stoplivingitis?
Percy loading the Bad News:
“How unfortunate! I happen to be a carrier-“
@@levantdiggerus3473 In both senses of the word!
Scanlan "We don't have 600 gold? Whose our treasurer?" Vex "I am but you bitches keep spending money." :D
Damn, I never thought that sentence would be relatable
Money is meant to be spent, after all.
Sometimes I think that Grog's bag of holding should be referred to as the bag of forgotten cool things. Hasn't he had a Golden Lightning enchanted Javelin in there for about 10 episodes now? Could have possibly put that towards getting the price on the carpet re-enchantment knocked down...
slickdog78 no that was lost. In the lava room if I remember correctly.
@@awesomechainsaw Well, if he lost it, he either had another one in there, or they forgot about that, because he uses it in the very next episode...
40:20 I'm From Draconia
42:01 I'm From Draconia
44:45 I'm From Draconia
3:15:44 I'm From Draconia
When Vex said "Darling" and Taliesin asked immediately if they were alone
I NEED A TIME STAMP
19:03 @@georgerobins4110
19:02
Vax’ildan [throwing his hands through Shaun’s bead curtain]: GILMORE, PERCIVAL NEEDS A _MAKEOVER_
Vax and Gilmore are the bi/pan disaster brigade.
Percy saying he wasn't equipped for torture..........that broke me
Me too. It’s “I was just a kid” masked behind a wall of propriety, and it’s devastating.
26:17 For those looking.
Yeah, he sounds genuinely disappointed in himself that a 19 year old broke under the torture from the people who murdered his family. Thus begins a long line of Percy pretending that his pain was anything but.
@@samuelstensgaard4828 pretty sure he was seventeen. Not that it makes a difference. 30-year-olds wouldn't be "equipped for torture", but yeah... the line hurts so much because it's like he assumes he should've taken it better when there is just no way.
I laughed out loud when Tiberius leaned over and very quietly asked Percy "Do you want me to fireball them now?" I was half sure he was going to say yes.
Do you want a fireball creme brulee? LOL
The whole interaction between Liam, Laura and Travis during the shaving incident is just gold. Travis breaking the mechanical pencil, Laura trying to stop Liam an Liam's giddiness about the whole thing. So great!!
*Percy:* I call it Diplomacy.
*Me:* Ha, nice!
*sees title of next episode*
*Also Me:* ...OH.
Omg you're right!!!
Red Wedding? No, Crimson Diplomacy
Tiberius: “I flirt with Allura”
Me: *eating popcorn* “Oh boi, you
don’t even know what’s coming”
I Really Want To Like This But It's At 666 lol
@@JixxarEntropy i will do what i must
@@JixxarEntropy Haha 😂 Now it’s at 669, so that’s also cool
696 now
We need a full length duet of “Do you want to build a machine gun?” With Scanlan and Percy.
Oh Yes we really do
I burst out laughing and made my husband come over to listen to that...
Best bit of the episode
Bro lemme know idv if we need auto tune I want to make th8s
....blow apart the Briarwoooooods?"
39:50 I love Marisha and Taliesins platonic relationship ^.^ and that death glare she gives Orion when he tells them to shush haha
Taliesin really impressed me with how much he got into character for this one - he was literally crying at one point! That said, thanks to Matt, I imagine a lot of his nervous fidgeting later in the episode was NOT acting at all!
it means he IS hiding something... from even himself.
and my theory: the sixth name is his own, just inscribed magically that until those others are dead he cannot "die" it explains why he didn't notify the court or just Uriel so he could've been prepared
+gjaddajg You are the moron. And the moron you will be always. He was in his role. And you are in your. Pick your shit up and vanish from here thanking God i cant reach you irl.
+gjaddajg Oh, please. Just stop with all the stupid. Firstly, its not acting, they aren't trying to act; its a game. They're role playing. Try talking about when you know a thing or two about it.
If that's so, then why did you just respond? or where you trying to convince us that you didn't just use your entire vocabulary?
“Alura, do you want to go on a double date sometime?”
“Alura, how do you want to do this?”
Taleisan is SO I character while they're talking to the briarwood. Holy shit hes good. Hes even gripping Marisha's arm at one point
He's a goddamn delight to watch when he really gets going. There's a specific encounter from late in C2 that comes to mind, as well.
Which one?
@@beesokay Episode 98
Oh for sure
Liam really saw Percy's tragic backstory and tense formal dinner and said "hold my beer"
"Oh, your family was murdered, mine was too, BY ME"
C2 reference?
I know lots of people prefer combat-based rp (nothing wrong with that) but this was easily my favorite episode so far. That tension during the dinner scene was amazing. Everyone killed it, especially Mercer.
I like the fights, don't get me wrong...but being able to watch the characters interact with each other and the NPCs is absolute gold.
The Gunpowder seller was good, but my favorite npc it's still Gilmore.
Agree Gilmore is great. He isn't Pumat Sol great but still a favorite
Ive known that gunpowder salesman
Moment of appreciation for Percy's *gay panic* with Samson
The gunpowder salesman was awesome. I was dying laughing. Your right though Gilmore is better cause you can so imagine the sleezy but acceptable level of sleezy salesman that has a mancrush on vax for sure.
My favorite npc so far is Lady Kima
So, the party finally realizes that they didn't take a single scalp while in the Underdark, which was what I was really bugged by.
Yeah the fucked up on that one and I thought about it every single ko
I know I'm late to this but... Liam? Is it? Vax basically when searching for the butcher, he does his little thing, and as he doesn't get an immediate answer he let's his mates continue doing their own thing, as to not slow down their pace so much.
A lot of good players at this table. Can't wait to watch the next few years worth of content.
who else KNEW that gilmore was gonna pop in as soon as he got the message?
+Doctor Fate I was not expecting that was quite pleasantly surprised when it happened. As soon as I heard Matt making the loud magic noises, though, then I just knew immediately and was like: "This guy"
K1LL3R J In that case I think I'm just a genius of induction..
A doctor even? Of fate, perhaps?
+Doctor Fate As soon as the message was magically sent I knew Gilmore would instantly return xD
I like his arrival.. you can just hear things being rattled.. lol
"You just broke a mechanical pencil..." Mercer says to Grog, intimidated, yet slightly intrigued. 2:35:28
This is why the Mighty Nein was so intense about the Gnoll ear thing, huh?
Eliza M They remember the good tips on quests
Plus they started from scratch, you take ANYTHING you can get in terms of gold.
Oh yes. They remembered this lesson lol.
Matt kind of failed them on the scalps thing. A good DM would have reminded the players of information that their characters would have found important and most likely remembered. For the players, that conversation was 1-3 weeks prior, but for the characters, that conversation was hours to days prior.
@@godspeedhero3671 Nah the DMs job isn’t to keep track of the player’s own characters. That’s what a player’s notes are for.
Synopsis, 12:20. Game starts at 14:30. Break from 1:40:39 to 1:56:20, game ends at 3:47:17.
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I think literally everyone's flirted with Mercer IC by this point.
Mary Recall yup and I'm not ashamed to admit I'm lowkey jealous lol
Everyone should flirt with him OOC. I would, no question. What a man
@@dig8634 let's all true polymorph into Marisha.
Well he is hot.
I love it so much lol especially when travis does it
Here lies Vax'ildan his last words were " I thought I was stealthed!"
#Vaxildead
+CaptainTalon448 "Here lies Vax'ildan. Stayed in the shadows. Was never noticed. Except when he was"
+onehandyguy *Except when he was assumed
+CaptainTalon448 Famous last words
And now is dust
2:58:56 Taliesin "She's vegan. Of course she told them."
most underrated moment in this episode.
and he then proceeds to play a vegetarian a few years later lol
Percy: "You don't have to get involved in this"
Vex: "Oh we are so getting involved with this"
Vax: "We are one"
Grog: "Yeah we do you said you wanted them dead"
Vex: "We got your back brother"
Vax: "Percival you don't really have a choice in the matter"
This is the kind of squad I want
Everyone needs a group of friends who will literally kill for you
Liam's just having such a fun time dicking around with Laura and Travis characters haha. Great guy :)
I love it when they're just hanging around as their group, you can see how the characters and the people connect
!!Just dropping this here for myself so I don't have to keep scrolling!!
14:30 - Game starts, they pay their staff at Greyskull
17:20 - They go to find Percy in his workshop
20:45 - Percy tells them about Briarwoods and what they did to his family
26:50 - Percy shows them the five names on his gun
28:45 - Percy “You don’t have to get involved”/Vex “Oh we are so involved”
30:26 - Grog steals from a crying man
(They talk about doing research on the Briarwoods and getting their money from Kraghammer, Keyleth and Scanlan get nominated to go and he’s turned on by how long she can stay polymorphed)
38:00 - Grog hands start itching
(Tiberius shenanigans that don’t go well for him)
54:25 - Gilmore arrives
59:15 - Keyleth tries to buy books but Marisha rolls a 1
1:05:30 - Scanlan sings a song to Gilmore’s assistant ♪ (Sherry baby)
(Vax and Gilmore conversation continues, Taliesin “A dagger so sharp it could cut the sexual tension at about 1:14:00. Most of the party flies back to Lyceum to take a sigil to Vasselheim but Tiberius doesn’t have the spell so they have to go home.)
1:30:40 - Scanlan grows himself a long white beard since Tiberius has left them waiting for so long
1:38:25 - Vax goes looking for Kynan, who has taken off, and meets his dad instead
1:40:40 - Break starts
1:56:20 - Break ends
1:57:40 - Grog shows off his beard to VM and asks Scanlan if he knows water burns
(Tiberius, Vex, Scanlan, and Grog go to Vasselheim to visit House Thunderbrand, and then to get their money)
2:07:50 - They learn the carpet would be very expensive to fix
2:12:00 - They try to get Greyspine to believe half the party died
2:13:55 - Liam “What circumstance would a testicle advantage come into play?” Sam “At Gilmore’s”
2:14:40 - Scanlan casts suggestion on Greyspine to get the full amount they’re owed, it works!
2:16:05 - Grog gives a thumbs up with severed duergar arm
2:18:30 - Vax and Keyleth braid Trinkets hair with flowers and bows, Percy disapproves
(They plan for a while on what to do for the dinner with the Briarwoods in six days, Scanlan comes up with Percy disguising himself as Vax while Vax goes invisible)
2:32:00 - ‘Jenga’ is born, Keyleth asks Percy what he wants, Vax asks if Briarwoods are pure evil, Scanlan thinks they’d kill them anyway even if they weren’t evil
2:34:25 - Grog grows a really nice beard, Vax shaves half of it off, Travis breaks mechanical pencil in anger at 2:35:28
2:38:28 - Scanlan and Percy sing a version of “Do you want to build a snowman”
2:41:00 - Percy tries his new glove invention on Tiberius
2:42:30 - Diplomacy
2:45:35 - Grog makes himself a toga out of curtains/he’s still scared of water
2:49:50 - They start off toward the palace for the dinner and get their disguises ready
2:51:35 - Vex pats Vaxcy’s hand, Asum tells them about the Briarwoods & figures out Percy is pretending to be Vax
2:59:40 - Enter the Briarwoods
3:05:00 - Tiberius suggests a double date to Allura with Grog & Kima, Allura suggests it be just the two of them
3:09:40 - Vex can sense invisible Vax
3:14:40 - Vox Machina gets introductions
3:20:15 - Vex asks Delilah questions about Whitestone, then they all get questions in
3:44:22 - Vax sneaks into the Briarwoods’ room and they immediately see him, gets captured
3:47:20 - Game ends
I’m pretty sure you meant Kraghammer, but I’m going to let that slide.
Thank you!!!
Bump!
@@austinmeyer_238 I’ve been watching these with subtitles, it’s called Kraghammer
@@thetwilightgamer thanks man, I will fix it within the next few seconds.
"High roles startle him." Oh, sweet, naive Taliesin from 5 years ago. Soon, you'll be able to summon Natural 20s on command.
I think it's hilarious that he rolls best in the story when the demon he made a pact with starts to manifest, as if Taliesin truly made a deal with the devil.
@@samuelstensgaard4828 Well in reality, a demon would not hold a candle to the ancient eldritch being that is Taliesin Jaffe
@@samuelstensgaard4828 but in the end its not a funny deal with the devil but simply a lame unbalanced dice...
@@Darksnakemrniceguy They checked that die, it was balanced fine. After it rolled so many 20s they had it weighed and stuff. I think I remember them talking about it at some point.
@@toreyjones5715 no, they haven't checked the snitch, can't balance check a metal dice, unless you roll it 10000+ times, the exact same way each time, and keep track of the stats.
They only ever talked about checking other dice made of plastic.
Just started Critical Role recently, 2022, and never been so in love so quickly. Did a couple episodes then watched the show and I am insanely excited to witness Percy's storyline from the original campaign. Percy was by far my favorite character in season 1!
It only gets better from here. Have fun!
I haven't watched the show but I just started watching CR too! I'm so excited to see what's coming, I've heard the Briarwood arc is insane.
@@thespankmyfrank You did well starting from campaign 1. But be careful in the comment section. Its full of spoilers and some episodes you really dont want to get spoiled.
As someone who started earlier this year I can confirm that it only gets more addictive from here lol! Enjoy the ride!
SAME HERE 😅🎉
When Tiberius mistook the clerk for the gatekeeper, Matt missed a golden "We don't all look alike" opportunity
When Tiberius introduced himself for the THIRD TIME, I almost fell off my chair.
3:31:42~3:31:58
Did we befriended an illithid or killed it? Both, we did both.
We befriended it, it betrayed us, then we killed it.
I feel like that could've been a hint to the Briarwoods like we know you betrayed your "friends "
@@saffronstiegmann2542 Yes! Or, "this is what we do to two-faced people"
Vax letting Trinket give him bear kisses while tying bows in his fur just makes me love his character so much more 😍
Sam roleplaying the dinner as Gnome is just pure GOLD. OMG I just couldnt stop laughing at his head just above the table.
such an underapreciated moment