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- Опубликовано: 14 сен 2014
- I've been in this Dungeons & Dragons campaign for over a year now. No joke, some of the best nights of my life have been through this campaign. These are my friends and my family and I feel so lucky to be a part of it. I put together a little trailer from one of our game nights that started at 7pm and ended at 3 in the am. Absolute madness. Enjoy.
::Dungeon Master::
Matthew Mercer - / matthewmercer
::Half Elf Rogue - Vax'ildan::
Liam O'Brien - / voiceofobrien
::Barbarian Goliath - Grog::
Travis Willingham - / willingblam
::Half Elf Druid - Keyleth of the Air Ashari::
Marisha Ray - / marisha_ray
::Human Gunslinger -
Percival Fredrickstein von Müsel Klossowski de Rolo III::
Taliesin Jaffe - / executivegoth
::Draconian Sorcerer - Tiberius Stormwind::
Orion Acaba - / orionacaba
::Half Elf Ranger - Vex'ahlia::
Laura Bailey - / laurabaileyvo
::Gnome Cleric - Pike Trickfoot::
Ashley Johnson (Me) - / thevulcansalute
::Gnome Bard - Scanlan Shorthalt::
Sam Riegel - / samriegel 
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Little did they know that this would eventually lead to one of the biggest things to ever happen to Dungeons and Dragons.
I think its safe to say at this point that it IS the biggest thing since the inception of the game. Critical Roles global reach far exceeds ANYTHING that came before it.
Yeah, their fan base ALONE raised 11 MILLION DOLLARS in 45 days against a goal of 750k, which raised double that goal in only an hour. They out-pledged the kickstarter to bring back MST3K, meaning their fans are more numerous and/or more generous than MST3K fans! Do you know how much of an accomplishment that is?! Garry Gygax is smiling in heaven, knowing what has become of his greatest (among very, very many) creations.
Then again, I'd donate 10 million just on the off-hand stretch goal suggestion that would force Travis go through a haunted house. That did NOT disappoint.
I read somewhere that Critical Role is the MOST POPULAR channel on RUclips. Not sure if that is true, but it certainly is my favorite.
@@theadventuresofaone-legged1429 It's certainly not true.
@@theadventuresofaone-legged1429 depends on the definition of "most popular." PewDiePie has a lot more subscribers and a lot more viewers on average.
"Who do you work for?"
Scanlan: "I work, for the custom's department"
good to see Scanlan was always Scanlan lol
It was the birth of the customs officer, Burt Reynolds
@@guidetoanything Nah Burt Reynolds was an Attorney at Large, who specialised in representing escaped mental patients
How awesome that this came to bite him in the ass in Critical Role's Vox Machina Season 1 Episode 37
Here you can see:
- Matt Mercer looking 17
- Liam with an ill-advised attempt at growing his hair
- Taliesin with a surprisingly normal hairstyle
- Marisha, who apparently hasn't aged a single day
- Laura, who somehow doesn't make one dirty joke in the whole trailer
- Sam being Sam
- Ashley Johnson, actually sitting at the table
You forgot Travis lookin like a baby.
Travis looks like he aged fifteen years in six xD
Okay but Liam is really fucking hot with this hair as well xD
i need marisha beauty tips
@@Static-EN- It won't help you're ugly forever.
Matt: "You all suck."
That's how you know you won the game, when you make the DM insult the entire party.
I thought that was Taliesin.
That is the voice of a man who failed to TPK.
D&D is a competition and you win by being the first one to make the DM say "fuck you".
I did a great encounter of a horrible monster and was super excited, everyone was trembling in their boots, and then the cleric got off a successful banishment and when the thing came back to a surprise round of 4 higher level players, it was basically over. I have never been more disappointed or more proud, lol
@@lancecarlisle1749 unless you literally just psychologically assault your DM by shouting over them, then you’re a prick.
Everyone: *nervous/stressed/panicking*
Ashley: *sleepy*
Though yawning is a stress response!
@@SaintDuma Good point!
honestly its probably a case of she was so hooked on what was happening she forgot to take a breath, happens alot
They also used to play for over 8 hours (with much fewer sessions) in their home games. I used to play those old all day games and would sometimes yawn even though I was still invested in the excitement.
@@Logan_Baron It even says in the description that this is from a game that lasted until 3 am, so she definitely would have an excuse to be tired towards the end XD
This was the perfect glimpse into the pre-Geek & Sundry days of VM that I have always been curious about. Everyone looks so energetic and joyful. I'm surprised I had not stumbled across this before. Thanks for posting it Ashley
In 1 year you've likely since found it, but if you haven't go look for Liam's account too, he has a phone recording of this same day that shows everything that happened leading to the discovery of the flying carpet.
In his video you can see Ashley recording and I always wanted to see her video, this was amazing.
Exactly how I feel
Lol Liam hugging Travis and being too small to have arms go around.
Its no wonder that Critical Role became what it is. Thats a team of friends that shares a special bond.
Calum Csunyoscka Its beautiful.
Here Here!!!
I'm so envious of them it's absurd. I'd love to have a group of friends this close and have this much in common. Or just a group of friends. Or just one friend ...
@@Shorkshire I'll be your internet friend :D
And orion.
Imagine telling these people that night that they would have figures, comic books, art books, be an official D&D Setting, and have 2 seasons of an animated series in the works. Well deserved, and congrats on all the hard work you all have put in over the past few years, Cast, Crew, and Critter alike. You have built an incredible community, and I can't wait to see what's next
Don't forget the cameo(s) *as* Vox Machina in at least one video game, bringing their work kinda full circle...
@@VulpisFoxfire What game do they cameo in?
@@dh3255 Pillars of Eternity 2 has a free DLC pack for portraits and voices of Vox Machina plus Gilmore.
@@dh3255 i think in doom someo mentions killing trinket?
@@them_that_loudly In saints row 5 they mention trinket, it takes place In hell. Though I'm not sure if that's what you're thinking of
I love that this is basically the campaign 2 intro lol
Raemond Coleman If only Sam was dressed in that outfit...
Travis looks so young.
Marisha never changes.
Well, she does have that Druid thing going, ya know...
It's the beard. As someone with a beard myself I go from 24 to maybe 15 when I shave.
@@TaggedByTim For a moment I was like: Wait, Marisha doesn't have a beard..." xD
@@Martell364 Only in her Minxie form. Full-body beard.
Man, this looks fun, they should make this into a show or something.
Yeah, it might not too well but I'm sure they'd get a small audience
@@Bearbigword If only they streamed it on like Twitch or smth. They could stream every thursday. You know?
@@azureshenanigans and we could all be desperately waiting, watching the clock and calendar, thinking that one phrase "is it thursday yet?"
I have a feeling they would love their audience very much.
oh is ashley playing DnD? cool i might check it out
welcome to the cursed short hair matt. the consequences of such a curse is taliesin jaffee has a passably human hairstyle.
PASSABLY HUMAN 😂😂😂
Yes, indeed, this should be in the intro to Critical Role
There's a small part of me that feels like the most fun they ever had playing was at home when it was just them... But I'm glad we are able to see them every Thursday night. Knowing one day they will go back to home games.
Yes, I hope it allows them to scratch all their creative itches, and it looks like it's led them to be able to branch out and try other things. Their anime was actually really good! Matt/Hanna/Jame's Tal'Dorei book branching out is great also, among all their other shows/podcats/ventures/books. I hope it never feels like a job for them and they can hold onto that family game night feeling forever!!
I just ran across this video, and it's funny because just a few hours earlier, there was a reference to Scanlan posing as a customs officer. :)
+cryofpaine I did the exact same thing.
Am not a DD. Am a Ashley Johnson fan. She's so lovely and adorkable. Wasn't expecting Laura Bailey. Isn't she a voiceover actress?
Nathan Rodriguez Yes, they all are. She's in Tales from the Borderlands, LEGO Batman (she plays Wonder Woman), Saints Row 3 & 4 (one of the player voice options), among many others.
This is absolute proof that adorable and badass arent mutually exclusive.
Mayhaps Marisha Ray is a druid after all. She hasn't changed ONE bit.
an 18th lvl druid ages 1 year in every 10...a monk (Like Bea) stops all ageing effects (But can still die of old age) at lvl 15. Shes stacking the effects for her real life body.
great so now we have and elder god and a slow aging amalgamation of characters, whats next
@@ByoumaKoneko B E A
I mean she is also the youngest in the whole cast, being only 31. Back then she was in her mid 20s.
Actual Half-Elf
I loved that slowed down "We're gonna diiieeee!!"
Matt: Go ahead and make a Magic Advice check
Me, only familiar with 5e:
the
WHAT
Use Magic *Device,* not Advice. But yes, that's a 3.5e / Pathfinder thing (and they were playing Pathfinder specifically in this clip).
Similar to what 5e Rogue (Thief subclass) can do to use magic devices they're not "supposed" to be able to. (i.e. class restrictions).
www.d20pfsrd.com/skills/use-magic-device/
Its a Pathfinder-stuff.
They used that system in the homegame. You can actually see the sheets and the Corebook in some glimpses of the video.
Also this is the reason why Matt had to homebrew the Gunslinger for Percy, once they started the streams, since that (sub)class doesnt exists in D&D 5e!
@@David_Blake91 Also part of the reason why so many people had ability scores above 20. They still would say "fort save" and "bluff roll" occasionally into the second half of campaign 1, though I think it's all pretty much out of their systems in campaign 2.
@@Peter_Cordes Yea, the first D&D Game they had was 4e, and they then went to Pathfinder, before going to 5e for Vox Machina.
@@MikaeruDaiTenshi Which means poor Matt first had to homebrew Goliaths and Dragonborns into Pathfinder, then homebrew gunslingers into 5E, that's dedication to your players' characters.
3 years later the story comes to an end in front of 35k people.
As one of the those 35k, I am thankful for the privilege of seeing it. It was a one of the best pieces of entertainment I have ever seen.
Thanks Vox Machina.
it was actually 285,000 total across all platforms.
RIP Tibs & Vaxy
@@auluadenbartolli6755
Yeah I forget about other streaming services than twitch.
@@Johncornwell103 and it's been two years since then and we're still watching
and now two years after that 75k at least usually in a stream insane they deserve all of it and much more
I kind of wish they had a way to do more stuff that showed their entire bodies, with Matt's emoting and Liam's acting, and the like in their current format (pre CoVid, anyway). Kind of shows how much the players at any table can get into it.
it is so cute and wholesome seeing them sitting around the table and laughing and hugging each other. I love critical role but it's a very different vibe when it's just sitting around a single table with your friends
I like seeing how close they were and how Orion was more happy, or at least seems that way here.
Sierra2 Bork2 He probably was, and wasn’t the meta-gaming piece of garbage that even Travis hates. I am so conflicted on my Stance on Orion: On one hand, I want the group to be happy, and if Travis doesn’t like him, there’s no reason to force them together. On the other hand, I really liked his character (I’ve always been partial to spell-casters), and I want the best for him. I am physically frustrated, exhausted, and nauseated over this conflict of emotions. I can’t put it down; it’s like it’s stuck to my hand.
It's so cool to see them start the first campaign in a regular dining table. And to see them finish it in a beautiful and iconic custom-made table... So fricking wholesome it just fills me with pride for them.
I just love how Liam is jumping around the whole time lol
I miss Orion with these guys. I hope he is doing well and as happy as he can be.
So this is what Ellie would have done if the zombie apocalypse never happened.
you made my eyes tear up...
EPIC MOMENTS !!!
we've seen the blue dragon fight, the rage looting and the magic carpet in use !!!
just Classic Moments. wish you had more vids of these games.
Thanks for posting that miss johnson ! wait what... 8 hours of play ?!! man !!!
DnD Basement I know I'm late, but if you didn't know, these people all made their own show of D&D continued from this one! It's called Critical Role, I highly recommend it if you haven't watched it already!
>_> It took me all this time to realize this - Holy shit that's Brimescythe isn't it? We actually got to see all the choroma conclave after all!
I guess... In theory. Yeah we did!
Apparently there's also something about a flying carpet?
@@wkehrman
One of Liams pre stream vids actually shows them finding the carpet.
And so was born the greatest DM of our generation, Matt Mercer.
Dunno, Brennan is giving him a run for his money, Brennan even DMed for matt once in escape from the blood keep so bonus points
@@mqw.4377 and hes gonna(or already did) dm for matt a second time!
@@mqw.4377 Brennan's fine, but I'm really annoyed by his "hell yea". Sure, Matt also has his "alright" and other things, but I'm not annoyed by it.
Maybe be the emphasis or something is the problem for me there.
According to rules and such, I think Brennan does a better job, knowing the effects and what it can and cannot do. Matt often has too look something up, or forgets an effect (the whole CR-crew does)
But to be fair, I haven't seen THAT MUCH of Brennan's games, so maybe he messes up sometimes too.
@@MikaeruDaiTenshi rad
@@mqw.4377 The difference between Matt's style and Brennan's style is that Matt is generally the stronger world builder and does most of the interactions in his head in order to create a vibrant world. He's not the best at memorizing mechanics, but the true prize is in the immersive world that he creates in order to make it happen.
1:51 RAGE LOOTING!!!
The now famous Grog Rage Looting (this should be a feat in the campaign guide XD)
"Bluff check" hehe I always forget that critical role started out as a pathfinder game. It takes a skilled DM to move from one system to another mid-campaign wow
2:15 I would pay good money to know what Scanlan is saying at this point XD
First word can't say, but the rest is a "how could you?"
How bout what matt is doing in
2:22
I've started to watch campaign 1 recently, and he's probably trying to counterspell the counterspell to the dispel magic he used to try and get out of Tiberius's silence.
I love watching you guys play simply because of the genuine joy of playing is infectious. That, and because I like roleplaying.
Matt, Travis and Talisen look so young while Liam looks older and gother
just finding, Ashley's Vids and Liam's vids of the older Pathfinder games . these are great . So that is what SHITS mean. :)
Holy S.H.I.T.S that video is EPIC! Well done!
you should watch Critical Role then, they all started doing this game live
Here we are, 6 years later watching the Arcane Gateway that probably got most of us into DnD. This is a great group of friends that gets to have fun for a living
Man seeing Orion again makes me happy and sad all at once. I miss that guy
He metagamed more than laura. xD That's a feat.
Ya, if there was a way he could redeem himself... that'd be good.
@toxiclunch wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/0/04/Sniper_revenge10.wav
The origins of an Internet phenomenon.
this is both hilarious and super heart warming :'''') I'm so happy we get to be a part of this now!
Oh my god, its so nice to see Orion there and everyone actually enjoying it
It really is too bad he went off the rails so bad. I liked his character in the very beginning of the underdark arc of campaign 1, but by the beginning of the Whitestone arc the tension between him and the rest is so obvious that when he's gone you can practically hear it snap when the episode opens
The limelight definitely affected him, along with all illicit stuff he was doing at the same time. Being a voice actor, he probably wasn't used to being on camera that much in front of so many people - and it got to his head and he tried to make Tiberius the star of the show and tried to steal every moment.
You can definitely watch from 1-27 how he changes and gets more and more obnoxious and unbearable. It's sad, for sure. The funeral for his character and when Scanlan tells Tooma to build a statue for him, you can see how much it affects Liam and Marisha. This was their irl friend that just became too toxic to be around. I think everyone knows something like that, and it's a bitter pill to move on from them.
Is 1:59 the origins of rage looting?
1:50
I keep coming back to this video for one reason: because this video is the complete essence of what Dungeons and Dragons is and should be.
Most games are during quiet nights around a table with friends, drinking, laughing, cheering each other on, working as a team to solve what are essentially mental puzzles and feel as though they are a part of a larger, more magical story. And to some, it's an escape from their daily routine, a way to break into a fantastic world filled with sci-fi and fantasy elements they adore--and we can see that this is the case for this table of nerds. And they've used their popularity to reach out to all of us who feel the same way about our weekly meetings with our adventuring parties, both in solidarity and in excitement for the game.
This is truly one of the best videos Critical Role has ever released, and it's a real treasure showing the true meaning of Dungeons and Dragons.
Thank you so much Ashley Johnson, and the rest of the CR crew
Ok, but on top of how awesome everything in this video is, the editing is incredible man.
Now that Critical Role is going, if a video of this full session exists, it needs to be posted!
John Victor So sad we cant watch from the ground up, after having seen where they are now it would be neat to watch how they got there.
+VestedLemon If you go through Liam's vine videos, he has some snippets of the pre Critical Role games.
+John Victor (wiegeabo) didn't they said that they were working on something to show the non streamed adventures.
+RedPubesShanks That's right. They're working on an animated backstory much like the character intros they use now.
John Victor Oh shit! it's animated? I didn't know that, that's awesome.
"You all suck"
- Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III
"I've been in this Dungeons & Dragons campaign for over a year now. No joke, some of the best nights of my life have been through this campaign."
Video description = Why we play D&D. Making memories. It doesn't matter if none of it was real. The camaraderie and laughter are real.
1:27 From the humblest of beginnings, this band of adventurers know not how far they'll rise.... But we do.
Thanks so much for posting this, Ashley! Six years later, it's so heartwarming to watch these early seeds of warmth and enthusiasm - not to mention thrilling to my inner geek, to see those oft-discussed moments (like the flying carpet, rage looting, and the customs con-job) being played out in the moment. Never take this video down; it's a history of joy.
Finding this after having watched all of campaign one and just started campaign 2 makes my heart so full
100%
You gotta love seeing the love in that room!
From humble beginnings to now.... Vox machina and everyone at Critical Role, you have all touched my heart.
omg. this is epic, so talented, this should have been the intro for critical role in the start of the show.
1:20 You put Liam O'Brien near anyone and He. Will. *Snuggle.*
I love when these randomly pop up as a YT recommendation...I'm on Ep 40 of the first campaign and it's so fucking great. Seeing glimpses of the home game that started it all is really cool. lessthanthree
Such humble beginnings. Can't believe it's been 6 years, and look how it's grown since then. Here's to following your adventures for (hopefully) many more!
Literal tears of awesomeness were shed watching this. Thank you for sharing!
Once every year, we shall make the pilgrimage to this holy site, to honour the birth of our religion.
Long Live Critical Role!
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Vox Machina thinking it's all over after defeating 1 Blue Dragon.
Matt : Don't worry there's 4 more, you just don't know it yet...
A birthday wish for a D&D game became more than they could ever wish for.
Coming here after all these years watching is so beautiful.
I feel ... very sorry that we can't have this in the official streams. It is THIS kind of anticsa that truly makes D&D. While the main show is really really good, it still stands that we miss out on a lot of bullshit that also makes D&D so unique.
I can watch this video as many times as I wish, but I can only like it once. Love the glimpse into pre-Geek&Sundry days and how alive everybody seems. It's an energetic, tightly knit group of close friends. Thank you so much for the opportunity to see this, Ashley
this is so beautiful. I shed a tear
Been listening (sometimes watching) for years now and have never scene this lil bit of nostalgia. I have a strong urge to start VM all over again! Thank you, RUclips Recs.
So many good things to see in these old videos. Friends. This was awesome.
Oh man, I love it when nostalgic videos like this find their way into my feed.
This is amazing! I love getting a glimpse of the early game, back when they just played this for fun, goofing around. Having no idea that this would one day turn into an actual career! They look so young and happy. Now today they still are young, happy and finally able to share this with all of us.
I am so glad to see how they have used this for such good purposes too. The idea that from the first episodes they were also fundraising for charitable causes and have now increased that by so much. These are not just good friends, these are good people.
I just see the Liam carpet poimt of view video
seen*
+michael mcknight saw
+michael mcknight *words
Ah, role-playing! Sharing great stories and adventures with a good group of friends. Love it!
6 years later, it's so awesome to see you back then. I feel like I grow up with you, job, kid, family.
Looking for Pike's death and I find this... WHAT DA HELL ASHLEY! This is amazing! xD
1:38 "WE'RE GONNA DIIIIIE"
That was an elegant and insightful piece of cinematography.
Thank you :3
I just got this on my reccommended feed 6 years later and it’s brilliant.
Omg~! Seeing this after binging all of the stream is amazing! Especially the reveal of the original flying carpet!!
I love all of you. You have inspired me to find my own group as close to yours as I can.
Thank you, RUclips gods, for randomly recommending to me this absolute lost treasure of the early days of the S.H.I.T.s!
I wish my D&D sessions could have this much excitement and emotion portraied in this video
That's awesome. I'd love to see more of the uncut footage.
Glad to see that you guys havent really changed your hearts when it comes down to it
now I finally know percy's full name
I have this video on my Watch Later list just so I always have access to his Full Name.
I love all these people and their fantasy counterparts. Keep being awesome guys! :D
Amazing that this popped up in my recommended videos just after the finale of the campaign. So great to see the beginning of what I just saw the end of, thanks for the ride Vox Machina.
seeing this in 2020 made me cry. I love you guys. I'm still not over Vax..
I love how it's so clear that their style, fun, and passion hasn't really changed all that much from their humble home beginnings to playing in front of tens of thousands of people weekly.
I really wish I could like this video more than once.. That trailer was epic!! I love it!
Awesome... This is like... Better than watching Netflix, for hours.....
I appreciate what the RUclips recommended deity has brought me this night.
That looks like you guys have a truly epic time. Awesome.
0:26 love that you can see liam recording the video he uploaded to his own channel
This reminds me of my table, this put such a grin on my face. Especially Matt standing! My DM doesn't sit either!
My favorite thing about this is that Ashley posted it, & the two times we specifically focus on her, she’s yawning & then eating popcorn 😂😂😂I love you, Ashley! 😜😎
its awesome to see you enjoyed the game at home just like the rest of us. (ive been running games off and on since the late 80s/early 90s)
I love CR, but this video so makes me miss my past in person D&D campaigns. Been playing on-and-off for more than 20 years, and I am very much missing being able to play in-person games.
this gives me so much serotonin
Oh my god... This brought tears to my eyes and I'm just in the middle of Campaign 1
Wow, this was uploaded 2014?! RUclipss algorithm needs work. I should have gotten this recommended way earlier.
That made me want to play D&D again for the first time in a long time. Thank you.