It's my personal head canon that whenever the Nein stop and do stuff like this (the frost worm fight, sledding, etc.), Lucien and the rest of the Tomb Takers are watching from a distance and thinking, "What the fuck are they doing?"
@@an1m8r I mean...they beat him to the next crest, while _also_ doing stupid shit like this. I would think that should earn them more respect, (or at least caution) not less.
ah yes, the tried and true Wizard's Flowchart: if it fails, then I cast the spell wrong. if it fails again, I'm not casting the right spell. if it fails one more time, don't waste any more spell slots on it, it's obviously nothing important.
Lowkey is caleb ever gets his hands on a wish spell at some point and isnt facing immediate doom I can see him pettily returning to that pillar for his revenge.
Matthew Mercer built a shiny death trap covered in bodies, sat back, and watched his party throw themselves at it for almost no discernible reason What a legend
"Caleb whips around and cast Dispel Magic and sixth level." "You cast Dispel Magic, it has no effect." *Flips off the pillar while walking away backwards*
Caleb's ex's (the way Caleb has been talking about all three of them lately) watching him is just the best I just want to know if he was this stubborn in their schooling.
I love the little "extras" (Dagon's surprised eyes, Jester's 80 feet, Fjord's "Let's go!!"), they really multiply the funny of this scene. Great job!!!
"your foot catches a big old chunk of ice.." I can just see his skinny ass just being absolutely propelled into the snow again when I hear this episode, thanks to this animatic. Caleb is so dumb and so smart all at once
@@pixelpause3693 technically, they didn't NEED Sovereign Glue for what you're refrencing, they could have just cut the hands.... and tongue, but it probably wouldn't have been as great
Thank you. Thank you SO MUCH!! The dramatic coat flip. Said coat landing on Fjord's face, everything is just *chef's kiss* But my absolutely FAVE part is the ending with the snowball and him just walking off all dejected because you are great at conveying emtion through body language
The animation was so good I mean even though it was stop motion, it still had a fluid expression. the fact that it wasn't fluid animation didn't seem to bother me, my mind filled in the gaps, it felt fluid, and had dynamic expressions.
Hi! If you're interested this is called an Animatic. It's like a stepping stone in the animation process in which you draw key frames for a scene, often including things like motion direction lines and transition notes so that the team drawing the in-betweens (literally the frames between keys) can fill in and make it look like one fluid motion rather than a collection of still images.
Oh my god, the second blast yeeting Caleb the fuck away just made me choke laughing!! And the throwing away the jacket shot was great 😄😄 fantastic animation!!
2:43 something about fjord and veths faces here is so perfect and funny it just cracks me up every time I watch this. So good. Thanks for sharing your art with us.
Idk what it is about Caleb's misfortune that is so funny to me, but especially the shot of him faceplanting in the snow b4 getting absolutely tossed by the shock wave has me in stitches XD
When they took a tour of his workshop. They knocked a pile of lumber onto him and set off a reindeer stampede that nearly took him out. Thankfully, he's a demi-god, so he's just crippled as he leads them through the frozen North. Not so sure they should be expecting any new toys in their stockings for a while, though.
The details you put into this - Dagen off in the distance, the book harness and arm scars on Caleb - were amazing; however, that you actually drew an accurate cat mint plant blew me away!!!!!
I check for animations of moments I find funny when I get to them. I dont always find them. I just got to this part and was not disappointed. Very well done.
Hahahaha thanks for this. In hindsight this is such a good laugh, well animated too! I have to admit I was facepalming real hard when I first witnessed this moment hahahahaha
That Fjord and Veth being shoulder to shoulder encouraging an encore must be the inspiration for Grog and Scanlan to stay close to Vorygal and the demon on the animated series ( have yet to get to that part in the full campaign)
This video has been recommended to me some time before reaching the episode and i always thought i had to get ready for an amazing wizard fight My face when i realized its just caleb losing his shit was amazing lmao
Maybe im just a bigger problem child but.... identify to see full effects, or just use “bigbys hand” from 65+ft for a full minute. It cant be stuck if its attached to gravel. It would have made a great assassination weapon for groups of underlings.
4 year DM here and 5 year wizard main extra time using bigbys hand wouldnt have done anything. Identify would reqire them to touch it and they sense necromancy from the gem before trying all the shit you see in this animation. So they didnt want to touch it I imagine. Your not a bigger problem child just thinking of other options.
@@newsance2u I said “bigger” problem child, i know what im about. I was thinking identify would be an option for the DM to ether explain the extent of the power (i.e after 5 fails the range increase to 75ft, it can only activate 30 times a day, ex) or otherwise hint to danger. And with a str of +8 you wouldnt give it a chance to damage? Even if the dc is 35? What of using the claws to try and dig it out? Idk what youd do with an unearthed necromantic obelisk, but id be interested to findout.
A few months into campaign three CR announces another live event (This will be long after we're all vaccinated so there will definitely be live events again): The Search for Caleb: Long after everyone else has settled into their happily ever after, Caleb launched an expedition to Aeor to get that fucking rock once and for all, only one badly wounded survivor barely made it back to Balenpost
I only recently caught up to this episode and with a name like that I figured the pillar would be a super serious fight with some kind of insanely strong lich or something. I was not disappointed.
![[4K] Caleb's balls of Fire - Matt Mercer's Sound effects](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/dpV7Owonx0o/mqdefault.jpg)
It's my personal head canon that whenever the Nein stop and do stuff like this (the frost worm fight, sledding, etc.), Lucien and the rest of the Tomb Takers are watching from a distance and thinking, "What the fuck are they doing?"
To be fair, I doubt Lucien would treat them with even half the respect if he saw this stuff lol.
"the fuck they're doing over there?"
@@an1m8r I mean...they beat him to the next crest, while _also_ doing stupid shit like this. I would think that should earn them more respect, (or at least caution) not less.
like Dagen their all just like "wHaT tHe FuCkS wRoNg WiTh ThEaS PeOpLe"
That is now my head cannon too.
“Are you going to try again?”
“I mean, we *have* to.”
Never change, Sam.
We as in Caleb lol
ah yes, the tried and true Wizard's Flowchart: if it fails, then I cast the spell wrong. if it fails again, I'm not casting the right spell. if it fails one more time, don't waste any more spell slots on it, it's obviously nothing important.
Wizards are the most intelligent class, if we say it's not important just go with it. It has nothing to do with pride or anything....
@@ashtonpeterson4618 Right of course of course.
Ashton Peterson Yes, we have 20 intelligence, but we have a curiosity of a cat.
Like the fox and the grapes
@@mistamemewide Intelligence and curiosity often go together.
Lowkey is caleb ever gets his hands on a wish spell at some point and isnt facing immediate doom I can see him pettily returning to that pillar for his revenge.
That would be a horrific waste of that spell and I'd have nothing but the utmost respect for it.
@@Artrysa I could die happy knowing our sweet, sad little wizard got his petty revenge on his greatest nemesis.
@@MagicalMedic Greatest enemies of MN? Chairs and pillars
I also love the idea of using it to teleport that pillar into the middle of an enemy camp
though he would probably use it to revive his parents instead.
Caleb: "Hey, Dagen. Are we the worst, yet?"
YES!
“I killed Vokodo, not you!”
I love that you included "were terrible at this game"
Matthew Mercer built a shiny death trap covered in bodies, sat back, and watched his party throw themselves at it for almost no discernible reason
What a legend
"Caleb whips around and cast Dispel Magic and sixth level."
"You cast Dispel Magic, it has no effect."
*Flips off the pillar while walking away backwards*
Spoiler Alert!
This scene is 100x better knowing Astrid and Eadwulf were watching this go down from about 100 feet away.
Astrid: "What the fuck Bren?!?"
Eudwulf: "THAT IS SO COOL! I HOPE BREN GETS I!"
Caleb's ex's (the way Caleb has been talking about all three of them lately) watching him is just the best I just want to know if he was this stubborn in their schooling.
God-damned man, I was trying to avoid spoilers and this was the main comment in the video.
Oh well.
Which episode is that reveal in? I must have missed that
@@ThatoneGuy-zd4rl like 3 after that one, not sure when you are right now, but it's right after they go to Rexentrum.
The three dislikes are all from Caleb for each time he failed
I would've loved the failed 6th level dispel magic and a disgruntled Caleb telling the gem that he "killed Vokodo" to have been included in this.
The gem's smug aura mocks me
This was great! The frame of fjords face with the “50” next to it was extra great!
Was I the only one who heard "lets be safe about this and get back about 50 ft" and immediately said "you meant SEVENTY feet, RIGHT? .... RIGHT?!"
1:53 I love how the group decided to stay close to watch but Dagen backed the fuck away
Hahahahahaha that is so funny put into perspective. I didn’t see him back there!
It's what any responsible wheelchair user would do, I know I'd be back there with Dagen.
I love the little "extras" (Dagon's surprised eyes, Jester's 80 feet, Fjord's "Let's go!!"), they really multiply the funny of this scene. Great job!!!
And the little Dagon waaaay the fuck back too
"your foot catches a big old chunk of ice.."
I can just see his skinny ass just being absolutely propelled into the snow again when I hear this episode, thanks to this animatic.
Caleb is so dumb and so smart all at once
You'd think he'd be better with a Wis of 16, lol.
@@davidparkes7741 maybe, but this is funny
@@bisexualantigone Oh absolutely. His low Dex & Strength scores would increase the propelling now I think about it, lol.
@@davidparkes7741 Yeah, but Hubris score is 28.
I love how you drew Caleb strapped up with books. Great job! :D
The book holsters!
I have no idea why those holsters are so sexy but they ARE
I love when the fifty SHATTERS. Your emotions in this while thing are so on point!
This is such a great snapshot of what the Nein is all about
That gem had to have a DC of 30+ to yank it out. A nat 20 for Caleb was what he needed to get per Matt’s rules of nat 20 law.
Ten bucks says it's stuck there with sovereign glue.
@@valritz1489 the one time Sovereign Glue is useful
@@valritz1489 or just requiring a Dispel Magic
@@lanteanboy this aged like milk
@@pixelpause3693 technically, they didn't NEED Sovereign Glue for what you're refrencing, they could have just cut the hands.... and tongue, but it probably wouldn't have been as great
someone yells what wrong with u
caleb: IM A WIZARD
I thought this said "Caleb vs the Pillar Men", and I feel like I clickbaited myself into this video
Determined yet petty Caleb is so fun, despite how rare it is, and you got that across super well.
This is one of my favorite moments. Especially when we see Caleb’s frustration and the serious dangers of places like the folding halls of Halas.
This is the best animatic of this scene.
Sometimes when I’m having a sad day I come back and I watch this animatic to make myself smile. Thank you for that
Next week. I cast "Widogast Infallible Gem Plucker! "
Thank you. Thank you SO MUCH!! The dramatic coat flip. Said coat landing on Fjord's face, everything is just *chef's kiss* But my absolutely FAVE part is the ending with the snowball and him just walking off all dejected because you are great at conveying emtion through body language
You forgot the best part! When they walk away and Caleb hisses “I killed Vokohdo!”
Wow this is so good! I love the thumbnail shot of Caleb casting Telekinesis!!
I laughed OUT LOUD at the wheelchair part !!! this was perfect
The slo-mo anime coat removal was * *chef's kiss* *
Jeff's 💋 kiss
The animation was so good I mean even though it was stop motion, it still had a fluid expression. the fact that it wasn't fluid animation didn't seem to bother me, my mind filled in the gaps, it felt fluid, and had dynamic expressions.
Hi! If you're interested this is called an Animatic. It's like a stepping stone in the animation process in which you draw key frames for a scene, often including things like motion direction lines and transition notes so that the team drawing the in-betweens (literally the frames between keys) can fill in and make it look like one fluid motion rather than a collection of still images.
Oh my god, the second blast yeeting Caleb the fuck away just made me choke laughing!! And the throwing away the jacket shot was great 😄😄 fantastic animation!!
That "circle of death" gem was a hillarious episode. Good animation dude you got a like
2:43 something about fjord and veths faces here is so perfect and funny it just cracks me up every time I watch this. So good. Thanks for sharing your art with us.
Oh man what could’ve been had he actually pulled that gem free
Idk what it is about Caleb's misfortune that is so funny to me, but especially the shot of him faceplanting in the snow b4 getting absolutely tossed by the shock wave has me in stitches XD
I loved this so much. My favorite part of this entire part was Caleb turning around and saying “I killed Vocodo!” Like it was a point of pride lol.
"I want a necromantic emerald...."
"NEW. DOES NOT. MEAN. BETTER." - Caleb Widogast, 2020
I love caleb with my whole being
the best part is that Astrid and Eudwulf watched this in the distance
Astrid: "What the fuck Bren?!?"
Eudwulf: "THAT IS SO COOL! I HOPE BREN GETS I!"
Beautiful work, i loved this scene and your depiction is lovely.
Thank you for animating this “Gem” of a moment
This is amazing, all the expressions are perfect, it's so fluid, and I've just been watching it on loop lol Amazing, amazing job! I love it!
The shockwave just yeets Caleb lol
This was so good!!!
This is just so well animated, it looks so dynamic and adds another layer of hilarity to this scene
Aw man I love this animatic so much I just have to periodically come back to rewatch it
Such a great scene. Thanks for animating this!
I love the rising mania. You captured it so well
To quote Varian from Tangled The Series: "Okay, that wasn't the reaction we were hoping for, but the important thing is that we got a reaction."
This is great, friend!
I literally just watched this part of the episode and I had to see the animation, you made it so perfect 🤩👏🏻
oh caleb, you're one of my favorites
Man, I've missed so many episodes lately. When did the Mighty Nein put Santa in a wheelchair?
When they took a tour of his workshop. They knocked a pile of lumber onto him and set off a reindeer stampede that nearly took him out. Thankfully, he's a demi-god, so he's just crippled as he leads them through the frozen North. Not so sure they should be expecting any new toys in their stockings for a while, though.
Chutney got his revenge
My head canon can not watch this whole bit without yakity sax playing in the background. 😂
Super awesome animation, had me crying X.D
My favorite animatic style for the Nein! I loved the anime effects lol
you forgot the flipping off as he resigns XD
"I killed Vokodo!"
Very nice animation! Really good! Looking forward for other ones.
The details you put into this - Dagen off in the distance, the book harness and arm scars on Caleb - were amazing; however, that you actually drew an accurate cat mint plant blew me away!!!!!
Haha this was amazing!
I love this!! so good!
This is peek dnd right there. Great animation! :D
I check for animations of moments I find funny when I get to them. I dont always find them. I just got to this part and was not disappointed. Very well done.
i loved this!!!! such a great scene!!!
This is my favourite critical role animatic, I keep coming back to watch it again and again.
I miss read the title as “Caleb vs the pillar men” and then they used the JoJo menacing.
Use the force Caleb.
You 10 out of 10 need more subscribers 🙏 Because this is fantastic
Was hoping to hear Caleb’s line..”I killed Vokodo” lol
It may not be a man, but this pillar is screaming: WAAAAMMOOOOO!!!!
really love your character styles! soo fitting to my imagination
Hahahaha thanks for this. In hindsight this is such a good laugh, well animated too! I have to admit I was facepalming real hard when I first witnessed this moment hahahahaha
That Fjord and Veth being shoulder to shoulder encouraging an encore must be the inspiration for Grog and Scanlan to stay close to Vorygal and the demon on the animated series ( have yet to get to that part in the full campaign)
This might be my favourite moment in campaign 2
This video has been recommended to me some time before reaching the episode and i always thought i had to get ready for an amazing wizard fight
My face when i realized its just caleb losing his shit was amazing lmao
Stunning animation/animatic.
I cannot wait for the campaign wrap up where we can finally find out 1: what gem was and 2: What it would've taken to get it out.
"*cough*... Alright- I SAID DON'T DO THAT SHIT!"
lol I need friends to play this game.
Maybe im just a bigger problem child but.... identify to see full effects, or just use “bigbys hand” from 65+ft for a full minute. It cant be stuck if its attached to gravel. It would have made a great assassination weapon for groups of underlings.
4 year DM here and 5 year wizard main extra time using bigbys hand wouldnt have done anything. Identify would reqire them to touch it and they sense necromancy from the gem before trying all the shit you see in this animation. So they didnt want to touch it I imagine. Your not a bigger problem child just thinking of other options.
@@newsance2u I said “bigger” problem child, i know what im about.
I was thinking identify would be an option for the DM to ether explain the extent of the power (i.e after 5 fails the range increase to 75ft, it can only activate 30 times a day, ex) or otherwise hint to danger.
And with a str of +8 you wouldnt give it a chance to damage? Even if the dc is 35? What of using the claws to try and dig it out? Idk what youd do with an unearthed necromantic obelisk, but id be interested to findout.
Wizards cannot help themselves. They all choose tunnel vision and obsession as a lifestyle. Every. Single. One. Of them.
"I look back at it and say: I killed Vokodo!"
A few months into campaign three CR announces another live event (This will be long after we're all vaccinated so there will definitely be live events again):
The Search for Caleb: Long after everyone else has settled into their happily ever after, Caleb launched an expedition to Aeor to get that fucking rock once and for all, only one badly wounded survivor barely made it back to Balenpost
I still wonder what the heck it was!
I love this!
I love when it's no longer about the gem but about PRIDE.
The best part of this is RIGHT after when he just turns around and double flips it off and is like "I killed Vokodo!"
The bugs underground must've been so confused
Now that's some PEAK D&D right there!
by far one of their best moments!
Thank you. I asked for this in the chat and yours is by far the best rendition. Also Jojos always wins
Beautiful
oh my god the way Caleb does a flip after tripping is so funny hahahahaha
I'd have cast catapult to test how strong the connection was
I only recently caught up to this episode and with a name like that I figured the pillar would be a super serious fight with some kind of insanely strong lich or something. I was not disappointed.
"I KILLED VOCODO!"
Caleb's walk of shame at the end. :D
Matt mentioned that there were runic lines going away from the gem. That was almost certainly how you disarmed the gem or lowered the DC