Critical Role Panel with Matt & Taliesin @ Another Anime Con 2016, Manchester, NH [Spoilers E71]
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- *** SPOILERS E71 ***
This is the footage of the Critical Role panel with Matthew Mercer and Taliesin Jaffe from Sunday, 16th of October, 2016 at Another Anime Con.
Thanks a lot to our own @dasbif ( / dasbif ) for recording this amazing footage.
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I don't think anyone would have cared if Matt and Jaffe, just kept talking.
+john cornwell I agree! Wish I could've been there!
Taliesin is a delightful human being. Hearing him talk about playing Vampire: The Masquerade on Temple grounds was hilarious (if a bit scandalizing), and the interaction between him and the Vex cosplayer was absolutely the best player-fan interaction I have ever seen.
Um. . . “Human being”? That is a pyramid
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints myself, I have to wonder if they were actually doing it at the LA Temple itself or just at a regular church building. Because a regular meetinghouse has totally open grounds that would be easy to use for that sort of thing, and if the local ecclesiastical leaders (we have a ley ministry set-up, so we don't have paid clergy or anything) at the time were okay with letting people use them for that sort of thing on a day other than Sunday, then I don't think it would be that weird (unlike other Christian churches we've never had anything against D&D, LARPing, Halloween, haunted houses, fantasy in general, etc.). In fact, quite the opposite. For instance, my local congregation (we call them wards) when I was growing up would actually put on (family-friendly) Halloween parties with small and brief haunted houses (if you could even call it that when it was really just a room or two that was broken up with makeshift dividers and such made up to be spooky enough for tweens and younger) in the actual local ward meetinghouse.
Now, if it was on the actual temple grounds, that's different just because those are usually fenced off and, while open to the public during the day, would be closed at night. Not that it would be hard to get in anyway as we don't really go for heavy security and they usually are just surrounded with a very basic wrought-iron-style fence a few feet high or less that wouldn't be hard to jump by an enterprising group of teens. Although, if he knew some church members that were letting them in to do this, then maybe it was whoever was in charge of taking care of the grounds at the time and they were pretty chill and they just straight-up unlocked the gates for them. Also, it could be that that particular temple has an open area outside of the fenced-in part that acts as basically just a small park, like some of them do. Something like that would be easy to use at night or whatever without much hassle, but I don't know how that temple's grounds are laid out as I've never been to it in person. Looking at pictures of it, if that is indeed where his game was going on, then I think it's funny that people would want to use it as a site for Vampire LARPing as it's not at all gothic. More of a blocky 70's aesthetic (as I'm sure that's about the time it was built). Which is another reason I wonder if they were just at normal church building as those would be a little more suitable for that kind of thing vibe-wise, although still pretty plain and not very traditional in their design compared to other church's buildings. Also, there's no crosses to speak of as we shy away from using that kind of iconography (we like to focus on the living Christ rather than a symbol of his torture and death).
Now I desperately want Talisen to play that type of Hannibal Lecter Chaotic Evil kind of character. IT WOULD BE SO GOOD
MollyMauk
What if that is caduceus
Yeah, I'm way late for that answer, but: Hanibal Lecter would be definetely LAWFUL Evil. He is not a psychotic maniac. He is a complete psychopath, but he has a modus operandi and his own twisted code of conduct. He wouldn't become a famous psychiatrist and a public persona otherwise.
@@nantu07 I want to play that & I think I know how.
Its so cool to watch this and cross reference it with other panels and realize that Taliesin backup character was Mollymauk!
What Taliesin said about writing backstories could not be more true. Write the least amount you can that still gives the DM a framework. Trust that your dm will flesh it out in ways you didn't even think about. The Briarwoods and Percy's backstory is the best example.
True x'DD thanks to that now i have a twin brother that want to kill me x'DDD
I could listen to these two talk for hours.
+AceRCade I know! They're awesome together
I vote for a matt and taliesin podcast! :D
The problem of course is, where would they find the time for it?
Call it the Godcast
Watching this now feels so weird. It doesn't sound like there's more than like 50 people in the crowd. Now CR's panels literally overcrowd conventions, as evidenced by MCM. It's so much fun to see them just get bigger and bigger.
Questions:
10:28: Taliesin, is your willingness to hide secrets from the other players a Percy trait, or a Taliesin trait?
11:35: What were the conditions for Percy coming back?
13:25: Matt, how many hours of prep time do you do?
15:40: Matt, what advice do you wish you knew when you started DMing?
17:45: Will the Gunslinger be made a full class in the Exandria sourcebook, or are you sticking to keeping it an archetype?
20:10: Just a DM running a concept of a support-style Gunslinger by the guys.
23:04: Guys, has your experience as a D&D player/actor/etc melded into your other careers?
26:05: How would you leave a game that isn't working out for you?
29:20: Any RPG systems you love aside from D&D?
32:49: Not counting Critical Role, what's your most notable experience at the table?
37:53: What are your experiences with That Guy?
41:00: What's your favourite alignment to play?
44:00: How do you split the character focus so that everyone gets to shine?
49:20: Any tips on trying to break accidental metagaming?
54:50: Matt, have you had any characters that just fell apart when they entered the game?
56:50: Percy, did you actually hear what went on during the resurrection?
58:40: How do you feel that the Internet has helped the image of D&D evolve from the basement dweller image?
1:03:46: What can you do to help manage large D&D groups?
You are a god my dear!!
That lady who asked to roll for persuasion was brilliant! 😂
YAAAS THAT WAS FANTASTEEEEK
Andy M absolutely made her night!
BUT WHAT DID SHE LEARN!!! i must know!!
and evil
57:00 Roll for persuasion
58:25 Her reaction Priceless
I'd be fine if these two started a podcast and just talked about whatever topics that came to mind. I don't know what it is about them, but they are so interesting to listen to.
+BridgeWowDah they' the best. I fully support this idea
Ffff I'd love that. Sort of a Talks Machina thing, geek-related or work-related stuff just for the two. Maybe invite the other cast members occasionally as guests.
The Vex girl is my own personal hero now
The troll level is OVER NINETHOUSAND! Well played all ye who participated.
::grins::
;)
@55:16 a couple minutes of talking about a character Matt played that is clearly the Bertrand Bell archetype. And now there is an entire campaign named after that character. Beautiful.
The videos/pictures in the corner are SUCH a nice touch. Great job editor.
I was thinking the same thing! Really well edited! :)
Thanks, @@CriticalScope :3
ofcourse taliesin larps. he is amazing and the more i learn about him the more he reminds me of me and my friends and that makes me feel better about myself.
"And he totally said-" +1 for that
Crowd whispers! Taliesin is fantastic.
anything with Taliesin makes my day! that man is so gd interesting
"I -- I remember GURPS being fun, but I was probably wrong..." -- One of the truest TTRPG quotes ever...
That end bit just left out as a cliff hanger, jerk move guys jerk move
;)
The way she squeed after he answered her, I'm guessing it was a yes.
How happy those words made Taliesin. 43:38
Taliesin, refusing to share with the crowd, uses Whisper. 58:21
To whomever shot & edited this, THANK YOU!
This is well-done, easily watchable; stable video & good audio.
There is no substitute for quality source material; editing can only improve things so much! Thank you for your kind words!
Thank you! I borrowed a camera from a friend and bought a cheap tripod. :)
I disagree! screw you guys I wanted to know what he whispered!!!!
+Nero Wolfe thanks! We do our best. Major props to dasbif for filming this and the ending ^^
Whoever did the recording on this panel did a GREAT job! Well done Critical Scope!
*takes a bow* thank you!
dasbif like fenthras
Sending much love and truly heartfelt thanks all the way from Singapore to Critical Scope and kind critters who've helped record these! With the time difference and geographical distance, it's hard for fans outside of the US to catch these so thank you very much for what you guys do!
+Jasksks thank you so much! We really do our best to record all of them :-)
Critical Scope You guys are just awesome and a sterling example of how the critter community embodies principles of giving and sharing.
She knows!! Aarghhh. The power that fan holds, now. I want to know sooo baaad.
I'm so glad that Matt loves the original Deadlands. It really is SUCH a fun system. And I'm TOTALLY not surprised Taliesin is a World of Darkness fan.
43:47 lol! He says that and then creates two good-natured and chill guys in a row in Campaign 2.
Easily the best panel (Critical Role or any other panels for that matter) I have watch thus far in my internet roaming career. Matt and Taliesin are fantastic together, the audio and video was top notch and the questions was as good as one could hope for on a Q&A.
I salute you for uploading this splendid hour of entertainment, I truly appreciated it.
Cheers!
+Olav Haraldsen Roen thank you! We do agree their chemistry together is amazing! I wish there were more like this :-)
I could not agree more. Keep up the good work and have a great weekend!
My DM did the thing to me about spinning my character's origins around 180 degrees. Some of the details are little foggy, so some of this might not be 100% accurate.
Initially, my character Ani-Bow was raised by a Fey order called the Order of Creature Specialists. They have different outposts throughout the material plane and a few others, such as the Feywild, which is where they originate from. The different outposts are for specific types of creatures/races (vampires, dragons, beasts, drow, celestials, etc..). Ani-Bow's village, or sub-order, was the Order of Fiend Specialists.
Ani-Bow was initially told by the chief, his trainers, and mentors that his parents were general civilians that willingly gave him up as a child, to the order, for the common good of all existing life (which seems pretty reasonable).
It turned out that Ani-Bow's parents were a King and Queen of a kingdom and that he was a prince. A couple of the main villains had a beef with Ani-Bow's parents (for reasons still unknown) and attacked the kingdom. My entire party ended up getting sent back in time right around before the battle took place (more than a hundred years prior).
After a handful of things happening, the party started to figure out that the baby that resided in the castle was Ani-Bow as an infant. Instinctively, Ani-Bow grabbed his younger self out of his dying mother's arms and was lead into a secret passage that led to an underground city.
After a brutal scuffle between Ani-Bow and a minion, to the point where he mutilated him (he went down to Neutral-Good for it), it turned out that the Order of Fiend Specialists were down in the city doing some business of their own. Ani-Bow approached them and told them to take the baby and take care of him. He also told them to tell the baby anything they can to protect him from the horrors that happened to his family. It was quite emotional.
During that part of the arc, he also learned that his last name was Feyrin. Bow was his given last name from the Order. The Order has a tradition that your given surname is replaced by the name of a weapon or fighting style that you specialize in. This is done to help protect the families of those in the order.
That's amazing, props to your DM!
that story gave me chills. As a fellow writer, your DM did very good with that one.
Connor Brown ii
"For whoever survives, it's going to be awesome"
Yes! A thousand times yes! Had a player in a party once that would really lean into these moments. He was an experienced player and the rest of the party were new. I had dropped hints when describing a certain item that it might be cursed, but he stayed in character and picked it up because it would've made sense for his character to do. Long story short, it was a Berserker Axe and the next fight was GLORIOUS. That session turned out to be one that the players didn't soon forget.
42:52 I got those vibes from Taliesin's Professor Chronotis in Eric's TBD RPG. Damn, that was creepy >_
36:36 matts face of childish joy...."that didnt matter cause our gun destroyed everything in its path!" love it
11:56 Mollymauk with Vox Machina would've been interesting, but weird. I'm glad he ended up with the Mighty Nein instead if it was relatively short-lived.
This might be my new favourite Critical Role panel.
29:25 Talking about other TTRPGs they've played and enjoyed (or not) in the past, which is interesting considering CR is publishing their own now.
(Still really want Taliesin to run Teenagers From Outer Space some day, that sounds like it would be hilarious)
I really hope to visit a panel and meet the cast one day, but it's gonna be hard since I live in Europe. So thank you for these uploads so we can see it overseas as well! :)
+Emile Vinesh I (the founder of Critical Scope) am also from Europe and I'm trying to get some of them to Europe. I might even start a petition :-)
I would sign that! :D
me too :)
I was bummed that I missed this, I live in the area and didn't know they were there, but then again I was running a DnD game basically at the same time. One of my players had gone to the convention and bumped into Matt, so jealous.
I love how excited he is about Allura at the beginning
The way Matt says "but that didn't matter cause our gun destroyed everything in it's path" gets me every time. On an unrelated note is it weird to watch the same clip 12 times a day?
I mean I try to limit myself to once every few days or so, personally, but you do you! XD
over an hour goodness.....and now i´ll watch talks machina ^^ a good way to bridge the missing episode today ;-) happy thanks giving
+GirlPainting yep, I think they accidentally went past their allotted time. That's what happens when everyone is having fun :-)
in terms of bowing out of a game gracefully, i literally left a campaign once by running off with the villain we'd just defeated and imprisoned. problem was i was the party treasurer...
6:55
This is why Critical Role is still so good.
I did an angry eye twitch at the end of this. Argh. These two are hilarious together though, thanks for the upload!
love this panel, good job guys!
The fact that Tal mentions Ranma 1/2 in this panel makes me happy :>
Y'all are having way too much fun with this channel!
Well that was a rather enjoyable panel. Thanks for recording and posting.
Matt has made my parties DM way better lol
Yay something to watch while I stand in line for Black Friday stuff
47:20 - good tip for creating backstories
thanks for this critscope/dasbif, fantastic panel
You're welcome!
Dice Violence is my Paul and Storm cover band that one time they did music for Acquisitions Inc
Another awesome upload, thanks so so much :)
+Phillip Powell
I sooooo love these guys, Critical Role is amazing!
12:33 Asmodeus would disagree. In fact, it's a major point of his backstory that he feeds on the souls of atheists that end up in the bottom level of Hell, because they have no where else to go. There are entire groups of cultists and devils devoted to not only corrupting mortal souls but also trying to cause them to lose faith in or be disillusioned with the gods even to the point of convincing them that they aren't real.
love the ending! very cute.
Okay that ending was so not fair.
may as well not have been in >•
You trolls ;) I'm pretty sure of Taliesin's answer given her reaction, but still!
I like it this way :) that whole scene was the highlight of the panel for me
I've had some large groups and my advice is that you should set up circumstances where it makes sense for characters to discuss the situation for a long time, and then come to a unified decision. Create an environmental puzzle or have them witness a political event and let them suss out the possibilities for a while. Then they get on with the solution and the game moves forward. Just magnify the puzzle/discussion element, basically.
0:12:35
Thank you!!!!! Geese, how hard is that to explain to some players. :P
GoneRampant
1 year ago
Questions:
10:28: Taliesin, is your willingness to hide secrets from the other players a Percy trait, or a Taliesin trait?
11:35: What were the conditions for Percy coming back?
13:25: Matt, how many hours of prep time do you do?
15:40: Matt, what advice do you wish you knew when you started DMing?
17:45: Will the Gunslinger be made a full class in the Exandria sourcebook, or are you sticking to keeping it an archetype?
20:10: Just a DM running a concept of a support-style Gunslinger by the guys.
23:04: Guys, has your experience as a D&D player/actor/etc melded into your other careers?
26:05: How would you leave a game that isn't working out for you?
29:20: Any RPG systems you love aside from D&D?
32:49: Not counting Critical Role, what's your most notable experience at the table?
37:53: What are your experiences with That Guy?
41:00: What's your favourite alignment to play?
44:00: How do you split the character focus so that everyone gets to shine?
49:20: Any tips on trying to break accidental metagaming?
54:50: Matt, have you had any characters that just fell apart when they entered the game?
56:50: Percy, did you actually hear what went on during the resurrection?
58:40: How do you feel that the Internet has helped the image of D&D evolve from the basement dweller image?
1:03:46: What can you do to help manage large D&D groups?
that fake out at the end was so mean...
so cool!
This video has been added to the list of Panels in the #CriticalRole subreddit wiki - www.reddit.com/r/criticalrole/wiki/hub/panels
Rifts is such a great game, but with a great GM and players it can be so great. I do agree that the system isn't very good, but it can still be fun.
Totally brought Robotech into Rifts. Amazing good time. I miss the 90s.
I played a Chaotic Evil Wizard. But I went the more cerebral route. You don't need mass slaughter as an evil character.
I was kinda like the character that Taliesin described. Not everyone liked me because I was a Tiefling.
Remember alignments just have ideas or concepts of how you can play you can still work within there.
lol! That troll at the end. xD
I was there for most of this. Unfortunately, I got sucked into this instead of queuing up for an autograph, still worth it.
+Heidi Dobson unfortunately? ;-)
i would watch a talk between them about random stuff...
For a second I thought the first question to Matt he said Laura...
20:10 as german I like taliesin's comment about it xD
it does seem something like that xD
that cliff hanger agh! :D
My multi class cleric is Lawful Good, she gets shit done.
That clip at the end is so cruel!!
muahahaha! ua-cam.com/video/q6RBJiPPJz0/v-deo.html
In my group, we have a rotating roster of like 10-12 people. This is due to work, school and occasionally family. Sometimes people show up late in the session or have to leave early. Sometimes people don't show up for weeks or months at a time, due to the things listed above. Besides the DM, there are two people that show up 99% of the time. Myself being one of the two, since we host it at my house.
There are the uncommon weeks where there is like 5 people. There are also weeks where we have like 10.
I think the most we ever had was like 16. I wanted to jump out my second story window :P
The average amount of players we have, throughout an entire session, is like 8.
It is really difficult for everyone to focus and for everyone to get their time to shine. There is a plot in our campaign, but we, as a party, have like no idea what is going on. It's always so loud that we miss enough of what the DM is saying that we have had to resort to start making a place/item/NPC index for the campaign.
Yeah, in large groups it's really important that everyone knwos when to shut up and pay attention to the DM. And it's important that the DM knows how to create an interesting enough narrative to enrapture the players and captivate their attention, and maybe punish them a little if they miss important plot points.
Yeah, we're trying various things to help with all that kind of stuff. A couple out of the dozens of things we've tried have helped, but not much has. It''s a long and stressful process.
34:48 aaah, Rift...
44:59 lol. Infinity War and Endgame say hi. :P
I'm curious to know now if we can find any of Matt's great NPC voices in games or shows.
mooxim Eder from Pillars of eternity is pretty standard city guard fighter type, but the others he voices I can't place as Dnd characters. (the game is nuts, you can basically have a party all voiced by Matt :p)
I love the talisen’s atheist thing XD
The VALIANT RPG is pretty cool for Super Hero RPG/ Table Top
48:20 my current caracter was a dueregar . and i had never made any decent backstory and my DM insisted i make one .. so my first ever real backstory (it was more slighty more specific than what im about to write) i was raised in a normal dueregar town wich got attackd by dwarfes becaus apperantly we were evil and all had to die (my caracter was 5 at the time and dwarfs/dueregar are considerd adults at 50 so i could be wrong could be right) but becaus they "had pity" they enslaved most of the children i was a slave until the age of 36 at wich point i stole a hammer/maul and bashd 1 head in ran onto the surface where i decided to travel with some Merchants until the age of 52 where i encounterd the party.
pretty much open to the DM but also alot for me to develop as a player
So Molly was supposed to ruin them
I mean he kind of did but in the best way.
Does anyone know what marvel game Matt was talking about. I'm interested.
Someone give Taliesin a woobie.
on the topic of alignment;
darth vader - lawful evil
darth sidious - chaotic evil
EliThePumpkin Darth Sidious Is Cleary NE
Does anyone know where to find talks machina
it's uploaded on geek & sundry's website!
+TheBunsworth the first 4 episodes will be posted on the g&s website, after that, they will be on Alpha: geekandsundry.com/presenting-talks-machina/
Thanks to the both of you!
Great Video as always guys! :) Quick follow up on that question about Talks Machina: After the 4 episodes, the future episodes will never be posted on G&S websites, was it said anywhere? Or will they just be delayed for a month?
Yasssss
What's the thing mentioned at 58:56?
It sounds like "Forest Grey"
Force Grey: Giant Hunters. dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/force-grey-giant-hunters
+Taeryth Force Grey Giant Hunters, a series with Matt as the DM, created by Nerdist. You can find the playlist here --> ua-cam.com/play/PLl4T6p7km9daNfMrrEpm9mFzuP-TSmDMe.html
anyone have links to the gun cleric?
43:39 and damn he did xD
great talk, but I have to defend paladium. I fun a heroes unlimited 2nd edition game.
rifts is a system that you have to use the common sense rules of thought to. As well as books you are going to allow and not allow.
I don't mix other rifts books with my heroes unlimited game, that do what Matthew and taliesin suffered though.
I think Taliesin was kind of hinting of his alternative character after Percy... It kind of makes me want Percy to die just to see the alternative :3
ElendX well we saw him for a bit but he died
So, the kill their character advice, I'm down. Sometimes people need to be reminded about the reality of travelling around the countryside with a party of people who specialize in murder.
@ the ending RUDE
HEHEHEHEHE
Questions:
10:28: Taliesin, is your willingness to hide secrets from the other players a Percy trait, or a Taliesin trait?
11:35: What were the conditions for Percy coming back?
13:25: Matt, how many hours of prep time do you do?
15:40: Matt, what advice do you wish you knew when you started DMing?
17:45: Will the Gunslinger be made a full class in the Exandria sourcebook, or are you sticking to keeping it an archetype?
20:10: Just a DM running a concept of a support-style Gunslinger by the guys.
23:04: Guys, has your experience as a D&D player/actor/etc melded into your other careers?
26:05: How would you leave a game that isn't working out for you?
29:20: Any RPG systems you love aside from D&D?
32:49: Not counting Critical Role, what's your most notable experience at the table?
37:53: What are your experiences with That Guy?
41:00: What's your favourite alignment to play?
44:00: How do you split the character focus so that everyone gets to shine?
49:20: Any tips on trying to break accidental metagaming?
54:50: Matt, have you had any characters that just fell apart when they entered the game?
56:50: Percy, did you actually hear what went on during the resurrection?
58:40: How do you feel that the Internet has helped the image of D&D evolve from the basement dweller image?
1:03:46: What can you do to help manage large D&D groups?