Nott: "should we follow them outside and kill them?" Molly: "that doesn't seem very nice" Molly 2 seconds later: "Should we follow them outside and _rob_ them?"
I was at a Renaissance fair where someone cosplayed as Jester, she looked so great. She gave me a flyer of the Traveler and I had to explain to my friends why I was so incredibly happy!!!
David Williss I’ve binged 10 episodes in 3 days. I’m going through a rough patch and anytime there’s an obstacle in my way Matt makes me a roll ‘perseverance’ check. I always roll well and keep going.
I met Matt yesterday at the Lexington Comic Con and he is just the sweetest person. I told him "Pumat Soul gives me life" and he did the voice. It was awesome.
Sara - lucky you , I'm jealous I was in the over 300 people waiting to see him. I did get to "see" him as the dark-curly-haired young man told me I was out of luck, being in a wheelchair I had very limited view. Next time.
@X.david man I'm sorry you didn't get to meet him :( tho I'm sure he will be back next year. Hell with the reception he got the entire cast might come with him!
Tyler Durham to note i didn't say he would remember perfectly, but i would assume with eidetic memory even after the exact details fade the basic memory is burned in there for life or at least a few decades.
I imagine it's like an older sibling watching their younger sister, in this case, setting something stupid up that is guaranteed to end poorly, but instead of stopping them, they decide to let them learn on their own.
Fjord and Beau being the dad and mom of the group teaching their goblin daughter how to swim while dirty socially awkward Uncle Caleb submerges himself to get out of a conversation is so adorable
I imagine Caleb more like a single dad of Nott and everyone else are his friends that get called "Aunt" or "Uncle". Same vibe, though. Big happy family.
Nott admits she can't swim. Fjord: We could teach you, there's very little risk. Molly: My father just threw me right in, that's how I learnt. Fjord, staring at Molly: *We're* *not* *going* *to* *do* *that* *though* .
I like to imagine Jester is just skipping around town wearing a floral dress and covered in bows and pretty things plus a massive shield and axe in her hands.
Between the setting and the general level of technology/culture, I've always imagined her shield as something between a classic viking shield and a targe without the spike; and the axe like the steel war axe from Skyrim. But she would definitely paint the shield something incredibly barbie as soon as she got it, and covered the haft of the axe in matching ribbons. Maybe put in a hole at the bottom for a lanyard that she could hang little charms and beads from. I wish her gear showed up more in the fanart. She's the second strongest party member and wears the heaviest armor, hence being canonically described as visibly muscled
Spoilers: ..... ...... I wanted to know if The Traveler was a god in 5e so I looked it up and oh my god, that's inspired and the way Laura roleplays Jester is so perfect.
@@parker2121 I think the best part about it is that, yes she is the second strongest, but somehow whether it's the "cute dress" or her build/frame or however it's happening no one can tell that she's so strong until she does something that looks ridiculous like throw someone over her shoulder, or lift something they would normally ask Yasha to do and everyone suddenly remembers "Oh, right...Jester is ripped..." Being constantly underestimated (Probably deliberately, because lets be real, it's Jester) is pretty much perfect for a Trickster Cleric.
I'm excited for the possibility of bad guys making entire decisions based on the assumption that there are nine of them, like they get kidnapped and it's like "where's the rest?" "Rest of what" "your group" "OH"
Similar to how whwn the United States created the Navy Seals, they named the team Seal Team Six, to confuse the Soviets as to how many of those units we had.
Yasha is running in the forests somewhere being an animal or something, frumpkin is 8 so whoever he is, and the neinth is jesters duplicate, but yes they would def be worries about 3 more adventurers instead of one adventurer, a car 'cat' and a magic casting illusory duplicate
I think it goes unappreciated that Calebs gesture is probably indicative of his own self image. Jester would have no possible understanding of what it would have been like to grow up poor and hungry but in her naivety she insulted him and in one simple gesture, he shows her just how she, and others like her, have always made him feel. Such an awesome character moment from the two of them, its insane that all of this happens so organically.
Every time I get a like on this I feel this strong urge to drop a huge spoiler about bathhouses. There aren't 2 bathhouse episodes, their life is basically spent in a bath house
My group: Has to be told to explain what their character is doing every time. Critical Role: RPs a whole group bath scene with next to nothing said by the DM.
It usually helps if at least one, or two people have a small history in theater, or acting, or are just into RPing. My group, sure, go off on tangents, but me snd one other person are Role Play comfortable, and the rest of the group usually follows along with us, mostly because WE interact with them first. :)
I KNOW. I’ll be watching them act out a scene without a problem and then I’ll try to roleplay and just be like: “U-ummm......y-yeah.....can I have t-this? Please? No? O-okay.....”
"This was an idea you had?" "It was given to me by a wise weirdo." Sam's delivery of this line is perfect, it's so charming. Taliesin looks genuinely chuffed to have been called that. I love this trio so much.
This is just low level vs high level and system vs system. Vic Machina where mid level when campaign 1 stream started, so the threat is bigger the enemies bigger and the characters have become more sensible. They had suffered the first death (off screen) and so had been brought down to earth. Also campaign one started as a pathfinder game, by definition fat is a far more rules heavy system and so tends to be a little drier and more serious. So I think what we are seeing is probably some of how campaign 1 started ore stream, and also the impact for freeer flowing rules.
I, too, was expecting a bit more. something along the lines of "...but there are only six of you? That you can SEE.", or I am sure Sam, most likely, will come up with something Special
So true.. more irritated and the cool move from Ashley "yeah" is so badass xD... love it so much.. also how excited Marisha plays the scene.. I can relate damn it xD
by Flando Maltrizian 00:40 Sam’s British Commercial 11:10 Show Starts 16:00 Bachelorette Party 32:50 Throwing Shead 35:30 Taliesin and Marisha are synced up 54:15 Anybody else ship Beau and Ford? 1:08:00 Elder Scrolls rules: loot all empty rooms 1:10:05 What really went down 1:16:00 Sound advice, cannot possibly end poorly 1:29:45 Hard to know who is and is not Fjord 1:33:05 Caleb shade 1:35:25 First one of the campaign 1:45:00 Beau is still learning 1:51:20 Beau don’t care about all that nerd shit 1:52:20 Nott pocket picking 1:58:03 Break Starts 2:00:10 Marisha Tide Pod PSA 2:07:05 Art Montage 2:13:05 Break Ends 2:15:25 Fan Art Bait 2:18:10 Wangstacker 2:20:55 A perfect Texan impression 2:26:05 “Arms a’Kimbo” 2:28:10 Always a good question 2:39:45 So many Ruby of the Sea songs 2:58:05 Really Sam? A Voyager reference? Shame on you 3:06:00 Animal abuse
We've noticed that Laura and Sam make a wonderful duo from the very beginning of this campaign, but I have to say I've also been noticing some great vibing between Travis and Marisha. I love how much they appreciate each other's humor and how well they react to each other's roleplaying. It's interesting how much difference we're seeing not only because of the new characters, but also because of the new seating.
@@betweenthe8 you know Marisha is married to Matt, and Laura is married to Travis...? Right? If she can literally do it with her husband(bf in the first campaign, but still) it isn't that bad, just friendly and clearly not sexual? You might just be over sencetive to people playing their characters well and actually acting it out lol, what's the issue here? People being friendly and acting well?
That scene with Caleb smearing mud over his face after arguing about money with Jester. That hurt. So many feelings in that single moment. A high contrast between the lonely tiefling girl who's only show of love is through her mother's allowance and the neurotic wizard who's comfort in filth to avoid attention is also a symbol of what he believes his place in the world was and probably still is...
Jester's mother is actually very involved and supportive. Jester is just young and never encountered real life and was raised in circumstances where money was never a problem.
@@ZetHololo agreed, the idea being that she sees life as simple because of money and likely didn't have to think about those that might not have it. Then there's Caleb who's got a very good reason to stay hidden and basically be faceless.
That's really not true, though. Jester's relationship with her mother is absolutely not based merely on her allowance. There's genuine love and connection there. Marion inadvertently kept Jester isolated as a consequence of her own agoraphobia, but Jester didn't grow up starved for love at all.
Laura is my favorite female voice actor so when I decided to give this series a shot and saw she was one of the players I was absolutely ecstatic! Liam and Travis are in my top five for male voice actors as well. Wasn't familiar with any of the others' work before watching (though was aware of Ashley being Elie in The Last of Us), but watching this has me definitely wanting to look into what Taliesin has been in. 🥰
2:50:00 Marisha: Do I...uh..... get a nice view~? (of naked yasha) Matt: *looks down and away as he debates whether or not he should let his wife perv over someone else* ....*sigh* yeah....
@@blinkin304 As a nonbinary bi i maintain that cheating is being with anyone other than your partner(s) without their knowledge or consent, but you do you. :3
@@OriginalCreatorSama ^this. I'm poly and pan, and this is absolutely true. Cheating is when you hide it and/or fail expectations and promises to your partner(s).
Yeah, it's your turn! 0-0 I remember the "Swedish" LootCrate commercial like it was yesterday.... "LootBarrel" *shakes head, haunted look in eyes* xD Edit: I ironically wrote LootBox *facepalm* Meaning that's probably what he said, rather than barrel. Ah, well. That means I AM forgetting. And one day, so shall you.
I have the feeling that Caleb is looking over 4 kids, and Molly's just standing a bit to the side pouring oil into the flame while Caleb asked for water
Everything about Jester is deceptive. She's always drawn as tiny with little musculature in all the art despite having the second highest strength in the group. Meanwhile, Fjord has the typical half-orc muscle definition despite very much not being the strongest
@@caseybaker7935 thats what i dont get why is jest so strong and how do almost none of them have stats below 10 did they do some other stat making then in the ph or something because im a half ork barbarian and i only have 16 strength (level 2) but i dont know if i have the extra 2 strength for being a half ork though
@@BobBob-pj3qo I'm not entirely sure, but they might have used point-buy or 4d6 drop lowest. I'm pretty sure Nott has like a -3 in Charisma or something. Jester's the second strongest because Clerics are unreasonably tanky in 5e and Strength is pretty much their second most important stat after Wisdom
@@RedOnion4175 yes! Kinda makes you realise just how in-character he was for the whole of C1, like he WAS Grog and now he's totally different. I think Liam pulls off a similar feat with Caleb, like he's so in character it's hard to tell when he's being Caleb or Liam. And maybe Laura too, but Jester is basically unfiltered Laura anyway so not as hard lol
[c1 spoilers below] @@helplmchoking Laura's probably at the top of the list though. There was some emotional scene in c1 (Percy's resurrection? Scanlan's leaving? Don't remember but somewhere late in Chroma arc) and she needed to break character and talk as Laura at some point and the mood switch was downright uncanny. A genuine Jekyll/Hyde moment right there. Though really, you only see how in-character someone is only when they break it and I don't think that happened to Travis since Orion left.
"I just have things that I have to do sometimes," Yasha says. This is the moment I finally realized that an aasimar was a perfect RP choice for a player who has to disappear for long stretches. After all, her angelic guide keeps giving her visions and guidance that demand particular courses of action, even when they're inconvenient or hard to understand, so she'd be torn away to blaze her own path on her own quests. I almost wish her aasimar identity hadn't been spoiled by the on-screen character panel in the first episode, because that would have been a good story reveal.
@@MadameTeqi It isn't. The OP is just saying that the character race of Ashley's character is perfect for Ashley, who has to be away a lot. The race of Yasha is displayed on screen super often, even in the first episode. I think OP is just making connections and saying it was a perfect choice on Matt and Ashley's end. (I assume Matt helped with character creation, but I could be wrong.) I hope I explained that well.
She does have the perfect reason for disappearing off for long stretches, but it’s not an Aasimar thing? Her backstory absolutely relates and explains it, but it’s nothing to do with an angel guide (sort of the opposite) and I won’t say more Bc spoilers, but, basically this is the right train of thought, wrong character detail to pin it on
Oh my god, Caleb was literally prepared to use the friends spell to calm Nott down after she’d been confronted by her hydrophobia-that could make her doubt her friends’ good intentions. It’s a great example of how someone might use magic to help you manage your personal terrors. What an act of love.
@Someone's Mom Close. Hydrophobia is the fear of water, and was the historic name for rabies because one of the symptoms of rabies is an *extreme* fear of water. Like, fear of drinking level fear.
@@rickrack4325 those little finger taps painted the most vivid picture of my mind of a dejected jester just sitting on her bed in the Pillow Trove and just tapping her fingers along her lap. laura is a national treasure.
Was I the only one who felt super sad when Jester was waiting for her delivery to be said that it never arrived? I knew Matt wouldn't drop thousands of gold coins on the party just like that, but that scene felt so... lonely. Because she was trying to maintain some standing, she was out of her normal silly self and for the first time, it was like we saw the lonely little girl she is without the Traveler and her companions.
I was more sad when Caleb stormed off, smearing mud all over himself to remind himself of his place in the world, after that conversation with a spoiled brat who viewed several years of his parents' wages as a daily allowance. And I love Jester, but that scene resonated with me the most.
Jester's relationship with the Traveller is like a child speaking to her favourite adult friend. Like your mums best friend who you've always called Auntie or Uncle. It's so adorable
Definitelly an uncle. One that sometimes enjoys playing tricks as evidenced by that one time he made Jester think Beau was infected by the fantasy zombs.
Not saying Jester is a copycat or anything but... "okay okay okay" = Pike/Ashley "..., you guys!" = Keyleth "technically ..., technically." is a Jester original
The "kick kick kick"s was a nostalgia bomb for some few-decade-old memories of swimming lessons haha Edit: The "and-a-one, and-a-two, and-a-three" for the dunk!!!
I usually struggle to understand you guys, but for once Sam was speaking my language with that piece for DND Beyond. Thank you for looking out for us Brits, Sam!
@Kimmypooh this will be a long-ass comment, but, in three parts: *WHAT SAM ACTUALLY SAID* Oi mates! ‘Ave a butcher’s and be gobbed by this brand-new DnDBeyond Mobile App for your dog-and-bone! I know my onions on this, and I ain’t all mouth and no trousers. It’s a real corker of an app, and you can nick yours on the Apple App Store and blimey, the bloody Google Play Store too! Are you skint? Tosh! It’s free! And that’s the dog’s bollocks! You don’t gotta be minted to get sorted! There’s nothing bent as a nine-bob note about it! You get an e-reader with the beta, and character sheets will be added in the future tickety-boo! So don’t faff a dozy fortnight, you’ll be right gutted if you do! Oh, Sweet Fanny Adams, don’t wag off! Search DnDBeyond at your app store and you’ll be jolly good chuffed about it! Oh, now I’m knackered and cream-crackered so I’m off to Bedfordshire! *'TRANSLATION'* Hello friends! Have a look and be impressed by this brand-new DnDBeyond Mobile App for your phone! I know a lot about this, and I’m not just making it up. It’s a great app, and you can get it on the Apple App Store and also the Google Play Store too! Are you broke? No matter, it’s free! And that’s awesome! You don’t need to be rich to use it! There’s nothing shady about it! You get an e-reader with the beta, and character sheets will be added in the future, you can be sure of that! So don’t wait, you’ll regret it if you do! Oh, don’t miss out! Search DnDBeyond at your app store and you’ll be really pleased with it! Oh, now I’m completely exhausted so I’m off to bed! *EXPLANATION OF INDIVIDUAL TERMS AND SLANG* Butcher’s = butcher’s hook; cockney rhyming slang (CRS) for ‘look’ / gobbed = short for gob-smacked; impressed, taken aback / dog-and-bone = CRS for ‘phone’ / know my onions = basically just means you know it well / all mouth and no trousers = basically the same as ‘all bark and no bite’, it means you talk a lot but can’t actually back anything up / corker = something really cool, great / nick = get / blimey = short for blind me, literally just an expression, same as like ‘Dude!’ ‘Aw man’ ‘woah!’ etc. / skint = broke / tosh = doesn’t matter; BS / dog’s bollocks = awesome / minted = rich / get sorted = kind of difficult to explain, just means to get on okay with something, to sort something out okay / bent as a nine-bob note = shady, questionable (‘bob’ is a slang term for a shilling, an old currency used in the UK pre-1970s when the coinage was reformed; a nine-shilling note never existed - ‘bent’ in this case just means odd, faulty, broken, not right, shady etc.) / tickety-boo = can’t say I’ve ever actually heard this one before so I had to look it up, basically just means ‘working as intended, fine’ etc. / faff a dozy fortnight = mess around; procrastinate; waste time (faff = mess around, fortnight = two weeks) / right gutted = really upset, bummed out / Sweet Fanny Adams = just a general use exclamation, like ‘jesus Christ’ or ‘for the love of god’ (Sweet Fanny Adams was a kid that got brutally murdered in the 1800s iirc) / wag off = literally skip school, in this case I think Sam is understanding it to mean 'don't mess about', in the same way someone might say 'don't go and piss off' / jolly good chuffed = doesn’t really make sense lol but chuffed = really pleased, contented so jolly good chuffed just means basically the same as chuffed on its own / knackered = worn out / cream-crackered = CRS for knackered / Bedfordshire = bed (I’ve never heard anyone actually say this, I’m pretty sure it’s just a bad pun (Bedfordshire is a county in England))
So at around 33 minutes in, are we not gonna mention Sam's absolute gargantuan flask? That titanic slab of hollow steel? The absolute mass of that monolithic booze receptacle must be astonishing, I'm dumbfounded by the magnitude of the thing. Simply marvellous
@@FinnTheBard As of episode 70 it looks as though it has the capacity of a fuel can, I've seen concrete mixers that hold less. You could tape this thing over your chest and have an effective bulletproof vest. It's beautiful
I mean, it was two days ago at this point that she even sent the letter, which had to travel several hundred miles, also she chose the cheapest option to send it (so definitely no express), and if her mother decided to send her money, well, it'd probably take several more days to reach Zadash
@@elbruces I'd say that highly depends on the DM as well as the players. A quality of a reasonable DM literally should be that he can be reasoned with - what kind of game are you and your players looking for? If for example it's just a fun, upbeat game, that probably won't last for a very long time- why not have one of your players be genuinely rich? It can lead to some genuinely funny roleplay! And even in a case like this- why not? You granted them this backstory element, why not let them use it? Don't punish your players for making a decision that you had a say in! In the end, there are enough ways to balance everything out if something feels unfit to you.
@@rb4121 A lot of the rules have to do with game balance, and Matt seems to go by those. At least it seems to be a concern in his campaigns. I guess you could have a campaign where any character can write in any number they want next to gp, but that would be pretty far from the way D&D is normally played, and would probably work better under a different rpg system anyways, like Fiasco.
@@rb4121 It depend on dm and how a player tend to spend it that much is true however it can take a lot from the experience. For example in this campaign: you can purchase without effort broken items especially with Pumat nearby, get complacent and just enjoy the life given to you as such some challenges and hooks wouldn't work. If you get a murder hobo party that spend all their gold on booze anyway and just enjoy killing things without taking care of their weapons, sure why not, other than that it should always be a strait NO.
Thx Flando 00:40 Sam’s British Commercial 11:10 Show Starts 16:00 Bachelorette Party 32:50 Throwing Shead 35:30 Taliesin and Marisha are synced up 54:15 Anybody else ship Beau and Ford? 1:08:00 Elder Scrolls rules: loot all empty rooms 1:10:05 What really went down 1:16:00 Sound advice, cannot possibly end poorly 1:29:45 Hard to know who is and is not Fjord 1:33:05 Caleb shade 1:35:25 First one of the campaign 1:45:00 Beau is still learning 1:51:20 Beau don’t care about all that nerd shit 1:52:20 Nott pocket picking 1:58:03 Break Starts 2:00:10 Marisha Tide Pod PSA 2:07:05 Art Montage 2:13:05 Break Ends 2:15:25 Fan Art Bait 2:18:10 Wangstacker 2:20:55 A perfect Texan impression 2:26:05 “Arms a’Kimbo” 2:28:10 Always a good question 2:39:45 So many Ruby of the Sea songs 2:58:05 Really Sam? A Voyager reference? Shame on you 3:06:00 Animal abuse Between Twitch and RUclips, live viewership of this episode peaked around 65,000 people. The in-game start day for the episode was the 14th of Fessuran 835 PD. If you’re new to the community, you may not be aware of critrole stats, your premium destination for tracking everything from the monsters Matt uses to the luck of the whole cast. It’s an interesting corner of the Critter community that is pretty much unique to our little fandom. Check them out at critrolestats.com. Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Is it Thursday yet?
I'm sure this will be buried but I have to say that my heart absolutely melted for Jester when she was alone in that inn room. I have been looking at some commentary and someone pointed out that Jester mentioned that her mom didn't really pay that much attention to her. Not abusive per se, but obviously neglectful, which is a form of abuse in a way. It's clear Jester never really had much of a childhood and because of it never truly grew up. As silly as she might seem, there is some real damage hiding under there. She is terrified of being alone, especially in that nice inn because it reminded her of being alone in opulence. She is lonely. Her new friends make her obviously much happier, which is clearly healthy for her, but she still can't stand to be alone. It makes sense that she would reach out for someone like the Traveler. He was clearly her first friend that she felt a kinship with. No doubt the Traveler has plans for her and expectations to cause chaos, but he clearly has at least some level of care for her well being, enough to assure her that she is with friends. Jester wants to feel wanted, and feel loved. She reminds me of Tary in that regard, bathed in luxury, but starved for affection, unaware of the suffering of others and how her privilege and easy money in her life may make others bitter. Mentally and physically she may be an adult, but emotionally she is still a vulnerable child.
Isn't it beautiful the way this game, this campaign, this adventure, makes you really care so deeply about the characters? Like when Nott gave Caleb the bag of Shakaste's gold and said, "Here's some book money for you..." That was such a beautiful and loving moment that felt so genuine, or when the group tried to teach Nott how to swim. I know there's more stuff coming up in future episodes, and I can't wait to get to it.
A Campaign can really show you a deep backstory with well developed characters, or it can be filled with Murder Hobos my local area is mostly the latter
My theory is that the Traveller is Artagan (or however it's spelled) from the first campaign. Remember Vox Machina were going to help him open a gate to the Feywild once they'd finished wrecking Vecna?
Ellie Ginnow as often as people get God and religion wrong, it’s rare to see folks who show the personal relationship part at all much less half decently.
The relationship feels like a platonic relationship. Maybe that just me, but it feels like the traveler guides and cares for Jester. Almost like a friend would...
I love the idea that Yasha is a big, scary, muscular woman with just a really soft voice. Really nails in the “looks can be deceiving” we can associate with her.
That made sense to you??? Wow, the world outside america is a scary place if that nonsense made sense... I vaguely understood half of those phrases as slightly valger nudity jokes and general vague insults.
@@alexandertiberius1098 Nominally Dick van Dyke. Bert does 1d4 psychic damage every time he opens his mouth. This Brit with Cockney grandparents couldn't hit the skip button fast enough!
2:33:38 to 2:47:30 Look, Ma, no script! These 13 mins are a perfect example of the genius of this ensemble! With Matt looking on, each and every one of them created an amazing "bath house" scene. They seamlessly shared info, learned more about one another, and tried to teach Nott to swim. One of them always knew when to have their character change things up or move things along. Bravo!
Can't be understated that you all have outdone yourselves for this new campaign. The bar was set unfairly high by the end of Vox Machina's journey but the Mighty Nein are proving to be just as compelling. I always thought Vexalia was a great character but Laura's been on some next level shit with Jester. Seriously my favorite character so far. I'm a bit disappointed that they got through the entire bath house scene without anyone pointing out how freaking RIPPED she must be under that dress. Nott the Brave is simply adorable, doesn't matter how low her CHA is, she'll always be as cute as a stolen button in my mind. It's funny that she gets treated like child yet as time goes on she feels like the closest thing to a matron in this group. Caleb's social awkwardness is very endearing and we still know so little about him. Beau's such a bro and a certified badass to boot. Fjord's intriguing for so many reasons not the least of which is whatever dark entity granted him these powers. Mollymauk's just a sweet guy, definitely feels like his circumstances are far darker than his bright personality. Super looking forward to more Yasha and her blase' approach to everything, every session with Ashley is a gift. Special thanks to all these amazing fan artists cuz wow guys. And now for the hard part, waiting on bated breath for the next episode to see if Matt finally kills any of these wonderful creations. Mercer have mercy!
Having watched season one before this and being used to Scanlon's giant mug, I was absolutely floored when I saw Knott's giant flask! I love and appreciate Sam Riegel's attention to detail and character!
Fricking Beau and Nott keep making references to things that haven't been invented in this time era and Caleb keeps being all "I dunno wut dat iz" XD XD
@@johnnycranknose4098 Nah, it's just hilarious. I say fricking cause it's funny to say but I forgot that normal people say it with frustration while I say it with laughter XP XD
I love jester so much it's kind of stupid. That, "I made that much like, every day for allowance." exchange was amazing. She comes off as whiny, then grating, then annoying, but somehow it all meshes into adorable.
Gotta remember that she grew up incredibly isolated, spent most of her time alone in her room, her only friend a chaotic deity of some sort. She's incredibly underdeveloped socially.
@@Kasino80 Yeah man :D They talk about it on Talksmachina when they discuss choosing accents for the campaign and also mentioned it when she and Travis were recalling the time he went to visit her in NY during winter and she was wearing a light jacket while Travis was all bundled up in a heavy coat. I tell you, can't wait to relocate to one of the Scandinavian countries. They really are good people.
“I, Sam Riegel, want to go back and see Pumat Sol again”
Mood
That's me every day.
Savannah Smith it’s not mood stfu
@@SoyDrinker shhhhh. Take a seat and relax you sound stressed
I'm loving this commenent section, just a shame it didn't keep going
@@tbrsie shhhhh, take a seat and relax, you sound disappointed.
“Nott, what do you want to do?” “I want to S T E A L s o m e t h I n g”
What are you doing tonight, Nott?
Same thing I do every night, Caleb. Stealing.
"Let's ask the horse what he wants to do."
"I want to steal things!"
@@edisontrent618 "no Nott is a sentient person who thinks and feels, lets ask her what she wants"
Nott: "should we follow them outside and kill them?"
Molly: "that doesn't seem very nice"
Molly 2 seconds later:
"Should we follow them outside and _rob_ them?"
I think he meant that as a joke lmao
Well robbing them is nicer than killing them XD
@@chrisbovington9607 s PoOk Yy
@@chrisbovington9607 Wow. Spooky indeed.
He has STANDARDS.
They're not very STRONG. But he has them.
I was at a Renaissance fair where someone cosplayed as Jester, she looked so great. She gave me a flyer of the Traveler and I had to explain to my friends why I was so incredibly happy!!!
That's so cool!
I’m going to a renaissance fair tomorrow! Maybe I’ll recognize some characters.
I saw someone cosplaying Vax Vex and percy while at the Ren fair!
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I need to stop binge watching these. Matt Mercer's voice has started narrating my dreams.
David Williss your saying that as if it’s a bad thing
You aren't alone in this
David Williss I’ve binged 10 episodes in 3 days. I’m going through a rough patch and anytime there’s an obstacle in my way Matt makes me a roll ‘perseverance’ check. I always roll well and keep going.
i have watched all of season 1 and up to this episode in just 1 month and a week
Like wise but it's not a bad thing 😅
I met Matt yesterday at the Lexington Comic Con and he is just the sweetest person. I told him "Pumat Soul gives me life" and he did the voice. It was awesome.
Sara He had said he lost the shirt on Talks. Probably got all ratty or something
Sara - lucky you , I'm jealous I was in the over 300 people waiting to see him. I did get to "see" him as the dark-curly-haired young man told me I was out of luck, being in a wheelchair I had very limited view. Next time.
I was there too. He got more attention than the "A" listers, I think he was a little overwhelmed, he really wasn't expecting the welcome he got.
@JP They certainly weren't ready for him at all. They thought that Bowflex shill Chuck Norris was gonna be the headliner lol
@X.david man I'm sorry you didn't get to meet him :( tho I'm sure he will be back next year. Hell with the reception he got the entire cast might come with him!
this group is currently being held together by fjord's paternalistic instinct, molly's skills as a lawyer, and some twine
And the crushing weight of daddy issues
And Frumpkin
And the slow goings of the resident trash man Caleb
duct tape too
KumaoftheForest also his dad instincts in 1:30:00
Mollymauk describing his flamboyant appearance as "Entirely for the sake of my mirror" is the exact moment I fell in love with him.
So caleb will remember what every member of the group looks like naked forever wether he wants to or not.
... I hadn't thought of that, that's amazing :D
Well... for up to a month. I think that's the upper limit on perfect recollection set by keen mind.
You mean wether he wants to or Nott, right?
Tyler Durham to note i didn't say he would remember perfectly, but i would assume with eidetic memory even after the exact details fade the basic memory is burned in there for life or at least a few decades.
that brit vamp chick yeah but that’s the same for everyone.
Its clear why Taliesin was pushing the bath scene so hard, he really wanted to show off those tattoos lol.
Taliesin? Molly? Show off? Noooooo way
It's not that surprising knowing the character and the player 😂
Also consider Laura was the first to suggest it, and pitched it with the promise of several thousand gold.
taliesin's relationship with baths on critical role is surely something
You're more right than you know.
Vax walks away for angsty effect. Caleb does so to avoid social awkwardness.
the types of my friends, the edgelord emos or the shy nerds.
If he wouldn’t walk away from social awkwardness he’d take damage from agony (especially on t4)
Yeah mrs rivera bad af
Caleb walks away from social situations for b o o k
Mood to the latter.
34:50
mollymauk: "come, unpleasant one. lets go."
beau, grinning: "alright, obnoxious one. im with u."
Keyleth and Percy always bffs I stg
The damn knock was perfect!😂
Thank you for the transcript.
There actually are 9 people if they count frumpkin and invoke duplicity
If you count the guest stars!
10 now
or if Yasha ever fucking catches up
@@bennytastic86 relax bro itll be fine
@@bennytastic86 get used to it friend
normal friend groups: finishes each others sentences.
Critical role: knocks on doors in perfect harmony.
That was weird, but awesome
that was wild man
That was some real life thaumaturgy. I had to rewatch it a couple times to catch who actually knocked.
They all chose doors as their favored enemy for this campaign
Timestamp?
"We're clean, we're relaxed, we're ready to go into a sewer." Being someone who regularly does that for a living, I am totally stealing this phrase
Best mentality to have for that kind of job. . .
Sounds like a shitty job
bluestarorion much respect, and I fully expect you to say this at least every third time you enter a sewer.
bluestarorion thanks for not letting my poo come back to me.
Thanks to you the only thing full of shit in my home is my son
Caleb trying to teach Nott how to write while Fjord tries to teach Beau how to be nice to people is so chaotic and funny, I love it.
And beau teaching nott to swim!
It seems like Mollymauk really enjoys watching Jester's shenanigans. Anytime she does something, he says " I'm watching this!"
I imagine it's like an older sibling watching their younger sister, in this case, setting something stupid up that is guaranteed to end poorly, but instead of stopping them, they decide to let them learn on their own.
Some people just want to watch the world burn
The man is always down for a show
To be fair, just about everything Jester does is entertaining af
It's hilarious how Caleb just gets progressively more German as the campaign goes on.
By the end of his character arch he's going to be occupying Poland.
@@alexanderchippel 10/10 comment.
@@alexanderchippel That would make him Austrian, though.
German? It's called zemnian u uncultured swine
@@knowyourcharacter140 Yes German...because the accent is German.
Guard: Punts and kills Caleb's cat.
Caleb: I will never forget your face... I'll see you soon...
69!
RAGE!!!
Caleb Wick
@@gabrielarchangel2658 HE'S THINKING HE'S BACK
Fjord and Beau being the dad and mom of the group teaching their goblin daughter how to swim while dirty socially awkward Uncle Caleb submerges himself to get out of a conversation is so adorable
I imagine Caleb more like a single dad of Nott and everyone else are his friends that get called "Aunt" or "Uncle". Same vibe, though. Big happy family.
molly is clearly the cool uncle
@@the_enderslayerTotally!!
@@the_enderslayer the cool uncle who just got out of prison
@@thenobodyfoundation6096 truer words have never been spoken
Everytime the make a "Ford ...." joke Matt glances down at his dice, as if contemplating how easy it would be to TPK them
New to D&D what does TPK mean
Erin Phillips I believe total player kill or something like that, basically game over, everyone is dead.
@@shovelhund7067 total party kill
@@shovelhund7067 otherwise known as; "Rocks fall, everyone dies."
Well, if his name was Chevy they'd all be dead already.
Nott admits she can't swim.
Fjord: We could teach you, there's very little risk.
Molly: My father just threw me right in, that's how I learnt.
Fjord, staring at Molly: *We're* *not* *going* *to* *do* *that* *though* .
Beau helping Nott doggy paddle was the cutest thing 🥺
Spoilers:
Bullshit, Molly.
It's clear Molly had a very... _supportive_ upbringing
@@elijaaaah As far as he can tell.
Spoilers
HAHA IM BACK AFTER LEARNING MORE ABOUT MOLLY AND HE DIDNT KNOW HIS UPBRINGING
Is it just me or does Sam look like an entirely different person depending on whether or not he's bearded?
Yup. He looks like a suave middle aged man or a ten year old. Which is fun.
Artie Gatsby I do not like the beardless Sam.
He looks like Tim Curry beardless.
Beardless Sam is sorta charming, but makes me feel uneasy.
I like it he's very handsome but I don't trust it and I don't know why
I like to imagine Jester is just skipping around town wearing a floral dress and covered in bows and pretty things plus a massive shield and axe in her hands.
Probably a cute buckler hanging off her pink backpack and a leather frog/sheath with a beautifully carved handle exposed.
Between the setting and the general level of technology/culture, I've always imagined her shield as something between a classic viking shield and a targe without the spike; and the axe like the steel war axe from Skyrim. But she would definitely paint the shield something incredibly barbie as soon as she got it, and covered the haft of the axe in matching ribbons. Maybe put in a hole at the bottom for a lanyard that she could hang little charms and beads from. I wish her gear showed up more in the fanart. She's the second strongest party member and wears the heaviest armor, hence being canonically described as visibly muscled
@@parker2121when you say second strongest, are you talking Strength stat or how powerful they are? Because I'd argue you might be right either way
Spoilers:
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I wanted to know if The Traveler was a god in 5e so I looked it up and oh my god, that's inspired and the way Laura roleplays Jester is so perfect.
@@parker2121 I think the best part about it is that, yes she is the second strongest, but somehow whether it's the "cute dress" or her build/frame or however it's happening no one can tell that she's so strong until she does something that looks ridiculous like throw someone over her shoulder, or lift something they would normally ask Yasha to do and everyone suddenly remembers "Oh, right...Jester is ripped..." Being constantly underestimated (Probably deliberately, because lets be real, it's Jester) is pretty much perfect for a Trickster Cleric.
I'm excited for the possibility of bad guys making entire decisions based on the assumption that there are nine of them, like they get kidnapped and it's like "where's the rest?" "Rest of what" "your group" "OH"
I hope this happens, dear lord is that a funny thought
Similar to how whwn the United States created the Navy Seals, they named the team Seal Team Six, to confuse the Soviets as to how many of those units we had.
@@hole-sawbear1500 I am gonna assume it confused states more, right?
Yasha is running in the forests somewhere being an animal or something, frumpkin is 8 so whoever he is, and the neinth is jesters duplicate, but yes they would def be worries about 3 more adventurers instead of one adventurer, a car 'cat' and a magic casting illusory duplicate
@@BRoyce69 Don't forget Shakäste! Surely he counts for something?
I think it goes unappreciated that Calebs gesture is probably indicative of his own self image. Jester would have no possible understanding of what it would have been like to grow up poor and hungry but in her naivety she insulted him and in one simple gesture, he shows her just how she, and others like her, have always made him feel. Such an awesome character moment from the two of them, its insane that all of this happens so organically.
Colin Myers you can see little bits of his anger in the following moments aswell
The character building is incredible and I love it so much
Time stamp???
3:25:13
I feel that Laura is nowhere near as annoying, niave, obnoxious and ignorant as Jester is. True roleplay talent from her.
Matthew: "We had a bathhouse episode"
Oh my god, you anime voice actors!
The campaign 1 has both a bathhouse episode and a beach episode and they are **chef's kiss** pure anime
@@Figgy5119 A beach episode, you say? How about two?? How about TWO BATHHOUSE EPISODES?? **chef's kiss**
Every time I get a like on this I feel this strong urge to drop a huge spoiler about bathhouses. There aren't 2 bathhouse episodes, their life is basically spent in a bath house
They do voice act anime...
@@acarnivorouslizardfolk1033 何？！
(お前はもう死んでいる)
I love how Molly’s solution to everything is to have a good time.
Can’t be sad about stuff if you have a few too many cups o’ ale
@@matttale7918 ale has the capacity to make things sadder
@@nem0men_901 oh...
"My thoughts on abortion are... you know, let's just all have a good time."
--Mollymauk, probably
I love how Molly. OuO
I love how fjord says they don't want trouble with the guard and less than 5 minutes later him and beau are In what is essentially a I.R.A meeting.
Vladimir Iljutijin Jester will reeducate the downtrodden Proletariat of Zedash ;)
They shoulda totally ratted them out.
Come out ye royal guarda... Come out and fight me like a man show yer wife how you won medals on tal dorei....
Tiocfaidh ár lá
26+6=1
My group: Has to be told to explain what their character is doing every time.
Critical Role: RPs a whole group bath scene with next to nothing said by the DM.
It’s not really fair to compare to a group of professionally trained actors. But I get what you mean.
It usually helps if at least one, or two people have a small history in theater, or acting, or are just into RPing. My group, sure, go off on tangents, but me snd one other person are Role Play comfortable, and the rest of the group usually follows along with us, mostly because WE interact with them first. :)
Cussundria Kneal that’s so true! I’ve played with all theatre kids and role play is so much easier when you’re good at improv.
I KNOW. I’ll be watching them act out a scene without a problem and then I’ll try to roleplay and just be like: “U-ummm......y-yeah.....can I have t-this? Please? No? O-okay.....”
34:10
Typical DM: "It's okay to role play this out, guys."
Matt Mercer: "You don't have to role play every meal..."
A 4 foot tall Fjord!
So a Fjord compact?
I believe that would be the Fiesta ^-^
These are never getting old
please I wanna die
Fjord Ka
Woods Lore YES.
"This was an idea you had?"
"It was given to me by a wise weirdo."
Sam's delivery of this line is perfect, it's so charming. Taliesin looks genuinely chuffed to have been called that. I love this trio so much.
"Not the first time I've been called that"
@@TheGodGamr “Not the worst thing I’ve been called” FTFY
Vox Machina: The Avengers
The Mighty Nein: The Guardians of the Galaxy
True
A very apt description!
This is just low level vs high level and system vs system. Vic Machina where mid level when campaign 1 stream started, so the threat is bigger the enemies bigger and the characters have become more sensible. They had suffered the first death (off screen) and so had been brought down to earth.
Also campaign one started as a pathfinder game, by definition fat is a far more rules heavy system and so tends to be a little drier and more serious. So I think what we are seeing is probably some of how campaign 1 started ore stream, and also the impact for freeer flowing rules.
I could see jester challenging someone to a dance off for sure
@@Ginric99 well, there's also the fact that the M9 are pretty much all criminal miscreants whereas VM had much more morally forthright origins
"Nein? but there's six of you??" not the last time we will hear this sentence, I suspect
Damn I hope so, if we hear six too often it means one of the seven’s died
when ever Ashley is working there will be only six
I really hope they come up with a witty come back for this. That intro was kinda awkward haha.
I, too, was expecting a bit more. something along the lines of "...but there are only six of you? That you can SEE.", or I am sure Sam, most likely, will come up with something Special
Yeah I was waiting for Sam as well lol
1:11:15 “Groups of people are always idiots. I used to specifically gather people into groups to make them idiots.”
Mollymaulk/Taliesin, I love you
Also Mollymauk: gathered this crew into a group.
@@elbruces
Jester: That’s what you did to us! :O
Molly: That’s exactly what I did!
Spoilers:
Wow, so that's what the deal with the Tomb Takers is.
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals, and you know it."
-Agent K
@@princessblazena Kevin was right.
Marisha: "Do I get... a nice view?"
Matt dying on the inside for a short time, than remembering his wife is Marisha and putting up a smile: "Yea"
"My character would like to retire and immediately start an apprenticeship under Pumatsol."
Poor Matt's soul...
“Do I get a nice view”
Matt looks lost and broken for a moment
... And proud of his wife :D
"Roll for perv"
Gimme a Perv-ception check
THIS JOKE IS SO UNDERRATED
So true.. more irritated and the cool move from Ashley "yeah" is so badass xD... love it so much.. also how excited Marisha plays the scene.. I can relate damn it xD
"We're going to tailor tonight's ad to the British audience."
*Stops sipping my tea to quietly utter the words "oh no"
When he did his Australian accent,
I ...more than cringed.
But still chuckled.
I believe that was the intended reaction.
I have lived in England my entire life and I didn’t understand a single word of what he said. And yet somehow it was still funny
can we get a translation please for those who have a party and dump tea in the bay?
@@Faldoma
*revolutionary musket loading intensifies*
by Flando Maltrizian
00:40 Sam’s British Commercial
11:10 Show Starts
16:00 Bachelorette Party
32:50 Throwing Shead
35:30 Taliesin and Marisha are synced up
54:15 Anybody else ship Beau and Ford?
1:08:00 Elder Scrolls rules: loot all empty rooms
1:10:05 What really went down
1:16:00 Sound advice, cannot possibly end poorly
1:29:45 Hard to know who is and is not Fjord
1:33:05 Caleb shade
1:35:25 First one of the campaign
1:45:00 Beau is still learning
1:51:20 Beau don’t care about all that nerd shit
1:52:20 Nott pocket picking
1:58:03 Break Starts
2:00:10 Marisha Tide Pod PSA
2:07:05 Art Montage
2:13:05 Break Ends
2:15:25 Fan Art Bait
2:18:10 Wangstacker
2:20:55 A perfect Texan impression
2:26:05 “Arms a’Kimbo”
2:28:10 Always a good question
2:39:45 So many Ruby of the Sea songs
2:58:05 Really Sam? A Voyager reference? Shame on you
3:06:00 Animal abuse
Damn cat-kicking guard... we need to fucking murder that one specific guard
Thanks for adding the Tide Pod psa, it saved my life 🤣
Thank you Flando, very cool.
Thanks so much for making this! They help so much when I lose my spot!
Thank you Gustavo!
We've noticed that Laura and Sam make a wonderful duo from the very beginning of this campaign, but I have to say I've also been noticing some great vibing between Travis and Marisha. I love how much they appreciate each other's humor and how well they react to each other's roleplaying. It's interesting how much difference we're seeing not only because of the new characters, but also because of the new seating.
Dude same. I love the bromance between Fjord and Beau.
Yea I was getting tired of the pda displayed between marisha and tal
spacebran pda?
@@Oguzalp97 public display of affection. They were always hugging, leaning on each other, and talking.
@@betweenthe8 you know Marisha is married to Matt, and Laura is married to Travis...? Right? If she can literally do it with her husband(bf in the first campaign, but still) it isn't that bad, just friendly and clearly not sexual? You might just be over sencetive to people playing their characters well and actually acting it out lol, what's the issue here? People being friendly and acting well?
That scene with Caleb smearing mud over his face after arguing about money with Jester. That hurt. So many feelings in that single moment. A high contrast between the lonely tiefling girl who's only show of love is through her mother's allowance and the neurotic wizard who's comfort in filth to avoid attention is also a symbol of what he believes his place in the world was and probably still is...
You put it really nicely! Its a really good scene
Jester's mother is actually very involved and supportive. Jester is just young and never encountered real life and was raised in circumstances where money was never a problem.
@@ZetHololo agreed, the idea being that she sees life as simple because of money and likely didn't have to think about those that might not have it. Then there's Caleb who's got a very good reason to stay hidden and basically be faceless.
It was very sad.
That's really not true, though. Jester's relationship with her mother is absolutely not based merely on her allowance. There's genuine love and connection there. Marion inadvertently kept Jester isolated as a consequence of her own agoraphobia, but Jester didn't grow up starved for love at all.
I love that Matt basically solo roleplays through an entire revolutionary support group...
Nott casts Disguise Self to appear like Fjord and stands next to him. Fjord looks down at his small clone... "I shall call him Mini-Me".
Mini-Magnus come forth!
I shall call him squishy and he shall be mine
keanu reeves meme
A. Funny. B. What does that even mean
Group: "Nein, nein. Under the name, 'Nein'".
Matt: "There's six of you."
I like Caleb's character a lot. Him getting agitated over Jester's spoiled rich moment just made it all the better.
which moment was it again?
Walt Aistir correction, 3:25:02
Caleb is probably my favorite character and makes me laugh out loud often while I'm watching the show.
My heart absolutely shattered for Jester and Caleb this episode. Liam and Laura are terribly good actors, it's magnificent.
Watching Travis watch her talk to the Traveler was so sweet. He's absolutely obsessed with her lol
Laura is my favorite female voice actor so when I decided to give this series a shot and saw she was one of the players I was absolutely ecstatic! Liam and Travis are in my top five for male voice actors as well. Wasn't familiar with any of the others' work before watching (though was aware of Ashley being Elie in The Last of Us), but watching this has me definitely wanting to look into what Taliesin has been in. 🥰
I was ready for her mom to not be a loving mother, and i was ready to be very sad for her.
2:50:00
Marisha: Do I...uh..... get a nice view~? (of naked yasha)
Matt: *looks down and away as he debates whether or not he should let his wife perv over someone else* ....*sigh* yeah....
True couple goals, letting your wife’s character perv out in the DND campaign you DM
i maintain that lesbian adventures do not count as cheating.
@@blinkin304 As a nonbinary bi i maintain that cheating is being with anyone other than your partner(s) without their knowledge or consent, but you do you. :3
I love Jester and The Traveler's relationship, it warms the heart.
@@OriginalCreatorSama ^this. I'm poly and pan, and this is absolutely true. Cheating is when you hide it and/or fail expectations and promises to your partner(s).
Sam: As some of our audience is British
Me: oh dear god
Sam: so i tailored this weeks advertisement to them
Me:Oh dear god no
Devilangel6161 The correct response is Thank you, ay wot wot
Chris Meade no, no it's not
But is it strange that he actually did use most of the slang right, and i, as a Canadian who lives in England, understood 90% of it.
NO! NNNOO! OH GOD PLEASE NO! NOOO! NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Yeah, it's your turn! 0-0 I remember the "Swedish" LootCrate commercial like it was yesterday.... "LootBarrel" *shakes head, haunted look in eyes*
xD
Edit: I ironically wrote LootBox *facepalm* Meaning that's probably what he said, rather than barrel. Ah, well. That means I AM forgetting. And one day, so shall you.
I have the feeling that Caleb is looking over 4 kids, and Molly's just standing a bit to the side pouring oil into the flame while Caleb asked for water
Caleb as a christian mom and Molly as a weird bisexual uncle
@@ilonash.8157 The fact Caleb wants erotic fiction books only solidifies that point.
@@ilonash.8157 okay but what made you think caleb is heterosexual
@@jonathansims967 i never said that 👀
@@jonathansims967 weird hangup + who cares
Laura as jester saying she gets grumpy when she's hungry, travis just nodding yes the entire time is the best XD
Nott disguised as Fjord is adorable:
"Hyuk hyuk"
It’s a fjord by four
@@fireballedbard4620 take my like and shut up
@@fireballedbard4620 I want to fjord escape from these puns
@@motionseven9661 No ,you need to Fjord Focus.
"Cannonball! !!!" (Still has magic ring of water walking on) DM: you hit the water like a stone floor and suffer 1 confused bludgeoning damage. XD
They took off their belongings before getting in the bath.
@JustVibing4now probably kept rings and jewellery on tho, alot of people do
I love how they all still assume Fjord is the strongest character holding all the heavy shit while Jester character could bench press them both.
Leftover from last campagin
Everything about Jester is deceptive. She's always drawn as tiny with little musculature in all the art despite having the second highest strength in the group. Meanwhile, Fjord has the typical half-orc muscle definition despite very much not being the strongest
@@caseybaker7935 I would say though that fjord is often drawn as a bit more skinny than most half orc concepts.
@@caseybaker7935 thats what i dont get why is jest so strong and how do almost none of them have stats below 10 did they do some other stat making then in the ph or something because im a half ork barbarian and i only have 16 strength (level 2) but i dont know if i have the extra 2 strength for being a half ork though
@@BobBob-pj3qo I'm not entirely sure, but they might have used point-buy or 4d6 drop lowest. I'm pretty sure Nott has like a -3 in Charisma or something. Jester's the second strongest because Clerics are unreasonably tanky in 5e and Strength is pretty much their second most important stat after Wisdom
Not that I ever thought Travis was a Grog-level idiot, but when I see him playing as Fjord, I realize how witty and sharp his mind really is.
I feel like his ability to filter his thoughts through Grog makes him even more talented
@@RedOnion4175 yes! Kinda makes you realise just how in-character he was for the whole of C1, like he WAS Grog and now he's totally different. I think Liam pulls off a similar feat with Caleb, like he's so in character it's hard to tell when he's being Caleb or Liam. And maybe Laura too, but Jester is basically unfiltered Laura anyway so not as hard lol
That was clearly evident in campaign one as well.
[c1 spoilers below]
@@helplmchoking Laura's probably at the top of the list though. There was some emotional scene in c1 (Percy's resurrection? Scanlan's leaving? Don't remember but somewhere late in Chroma arc) and she needed to break character and talk as Laura at some point and the mood switch was downright uncanny. A genuine Jekyll/Hyde moment right there. Though really, you only see how in-character someone is only when they break it and I don't think that happened to Travis since Orion left.
"I just have things that I have to do sometimes," Yasha says. This is the moment I finally realized that an aasimar was a perfect RP choice for a player who has to disappear for long stretches. After all, her angelic guide keeps giving her visions and guidance that demand particular courses of action, even when they're inconvenient or hard to understand, so she'd be torn away to blaze her own path on her own quests.
I almost wish her aasimar identity hadn't been spoiled by the on-screen character panel in the first episode, because that would have been a good story reveal.
Yo, is this spoilers? If so please mark as such for the sake of others
@@MadameTeqi It isn't. The OP is just saying that the character race of Ashley's character is perfect for Ashley, who has to be away a lot. The race of Yasha is displayed on screen super often, even in the first episode. I think OP is just making connections and saying it was a perfect choice on Matt and Ashley's end. (I assume Matt helped with character creation, but I could be wrong.) I hope I explained that well.
...Except for the fact that's she's Fallen, which would mean her angelic guide would have abandoned her a loong time ago...
She does have the perfect reason for disappearing off for long stretches, but it’s not an Aasimar thing? Her backstory absolutely relates and explains it, but it’s nothing to do with an angel guide (sort of the opposite) and I won’t say more Bc spoilers, but, basically this is the right train of thought, wrong character detail to pin it on
Oh my god, Caleb was literally prepared to use the friends spell to calm Nott down after she’d been confronted by her hydrophobia-that could make her doubt her friends’ good intentions. It’s a great example of how someone might use magic to help you manage your personal terrors.
What an act of love.
Travis Morton what’s hydrophobia and when did this happen
@@danny_decheeto8300 Hydrophobia is a fear of water, itll make sense later on, it was during the bathouse section, i dont have a timestamp, sorry
I thought hydrophobia was rabies and aquaphobia was water?
@@karmicpopcorn6440 Oh right, you are correct, sorry about that
@Someone's Mom Close. Hydrophobia is the fear of water, and was the historic name for rabies because one of the symptoms of rabies is an *extreme* fear of water. Like, fear of drinking level fear.
I love how delighted Travis looks whenever Caleb and Nott interact
Can Laura Bailey stop acting so perfectly as Jester my god. I teared up during the Traveler interaction...
SAME. I swear that woman is a god-tier actor. Her facial expressions during the whole scene are absolutely heartbreaking.
@@rickrack4325 those little finger taps painted the most vivid picture of my mind of a dejected jester just sitting on her bed in the Pillow Trove and just tapping her fingers along her lap. laura is a national treasure.
Same
I teared up as well. So good!
That's because Jester is who Laura Bailey is inside
"I'm Wessek the Trim"
Nott: "We have the same middle name!"
I laughed out loud on that one.
En que minuto?
@@Joshu4M4nuel 20:28
I dont get it
@@alejandrovelez9377because it’s Nott the Brave so he’s joking that ‘The’ is both of their middle names
Was I the only one who felt super sad when Jester was waiting for her delivery to be said that it never arrived? I knew Matt wouldn't drop thousands of gold coins on the party just like that, but that scene felt so... lonely. Because she was trying to maintain some standing, she was out of her normal silly self and for the first time, it was like we saw the lonely little girl she is without the Traveler and her companions.
You mean Jester?
@@Nemisionn Yeah she means Jester
@@mereenbeanz yes I can see they fixed it.
I was more sad when Caleb stormed off, smearing mud all over himself to remind himself of his place in the world, after that conversation with a spoiled brat who viewed several years of his parents' wages as a daily allowance. And I love Jester, but that scene resonated with me the most.
Prof. Toast so far that scene with her and the traveler and few nott&caleb moments have made me tear up
"I felt demeaned but in the good way."
Uh... molly...
what kind of things are you into-
All the things?
Yes.
What sort of things isn’t he into?
Molly "What you got?" ;D
Don't you mean Taleisin?
Jester's relationship with the Traveller is like a child speaking to her favourite adult friend. Like your mums best friend who you've always called Auntie or Uncle. It's so adorable
Definitelly an uncle. One that sometimes enjoys playing tricks as evidenced by that one time he made Jester think Beau was infected by the fantasy zombs.
Literally the most accurate and genuine on-screen portrayal of prayer I've seen
Video is not titled "episode Nein". Explain yourselves G&S.
Steve it was on stream
Well technically speaking, it is named that.
Steve, I was thinking the exact same thing. 😂 Lol
Geek and Sundry, present a representative to answer for this crime!
Pretty sure Matt names all the episodes.
I'm really late on this but I just have to say how much I love Jester adding "...you guys" to every other sentence.
"Heeeeeey! Youuuuuuu guuuuuuyyyyyssss!
Technically, this is great, you guys. Technically.
Also her “ok ok ok ok ok”
Not saying Jester is a copycat or anything but...
"okay okay okay" = Pike/Ashley
"..., you guys!" = Keyleth
"technically ..., technically." is a Jester original
Ive had “regular gnoll, regular gnoll” stuck in my head for like a week now lol
Same.
Thanks, you just got it stuck in my head again! 😂😂
Same here man.
Especially when I fall asleep watching 😂
OmG here too
Sam: "I tailored this announcement to the British audience.
Taliesin (looking into the camera): "I'm so sorry."
Travis and Marisha have big "I used to be a swimming teacher" vibes and I love it
@Leah Gainer I feel the same way, Leah, I feel the same way....
What does this mean I wonder...
As someone who also has taught swim lessons, we all have this energy when it comes to swimming and its absolutely like this any time it comes up
The "kick kick kick"s was a nostalgia bomb for some few-decade-old memories of swimming lessons haha
Edit: The "and-a-one, and-a-two, and-a-three" for the dunk!!!
I usually struggle to understand you guys, but for once Sam was speaking my language with that piece for DND Beyond. Thank you for looking out for us Brits, Sam!
@Kimmypooh this will be a long-ass comment, but, in three parts:
*WHAT SAM ACTUALLY SAID*
Oi mates! ‘Ave a butcher’s and be gobbed by this brand-new DnDBeyond Mobile App for your dog-and-bone! I know my onions on this, and I ain’t all mouth and no trousers. It’s a real corker of an app, and you can nick yours on the Apple App Store and blimey, the bloody Google Play Store too! Are you skint? Tosh! It’s free! And that’s the dog’s bollocks! You don’t gotta be minted to get sorted! There’s nothing bent as a nine-bob note about it! You get an e-reader with the beta, and character sheets will be added in the future tickety-boo! So don’t faff a dozy fortnight, you’ll be right gutted if you do! Oh, Sweet Fanny Adams, don’t wag off! Search DnDBeyond at your app store and you’ll be jolly good chuffed about it! Oh, now I’m knackered and cream-crackered so I’m off to Bedfordshire!
*'TRANSLATION'*
Hello friends! Have a look and be impressed by this brand-new DnDBeyond Mobile App for your phone! I know a lot about this, and I’m not just making it up. It’s a great app, and you can get it on the Apple App Store and also the Google Play Store too! Are you broke? No matter, it’s free! And that’s awesome! You don’t need to be rich to use it! There’s nothing shady about it! You get an e-reader with the beta, and character sheets will be added in the future, you can be sure of that! So don’t wait, you’ll regret it if you do! Oh, don’t miss out! Search DnDBeyond at your app store and you’ll be really pleased with it! Oh, now I’m completely exhausted so I’m off to bed!
*EXPLANATION OF INDIVIDUAL TERMS AND SLANG*
Butcher’s = butcher’s hook; cockney rhyming slang (CRS) for ‘look’ / gobbed = short for gob-smacked; impressed, taken aback / dog-and-bone = CRS for ‘phone’ / know my onions = basically just means you know it well / all mouth and no trousers = basically the same as ‘all bark and no bite’, it means you talk a lot but can’t actually back anything up / corker = something really cool, great / nick = get / blimey = short for blind me, literally just an expression, same as like ‘Dude!’ ‘Aw man’ ‘woah!’ etc. / skint = broke / tosh = doesn’t matter; BS / dog’s bollocks = awesome / minted = rich / get sorted = kind of difficult to explain, just means to get on okay with something, to sort something out okay / bent as a nine-bob note = shady, questionable (‘bob’ is a slang term for a shilling, an old currency used in the UK pre-1970s when the coinage was reformed; a nine-shilling note never existed - ‘bent’ in this case just means odd, faulty, broken, not right, shady etc.) / tickety-boo = can’t say I’ve ever actually heard this one before so I had to look it up, basically just means ‘working as intended, fine’ etc. / faff a dozy fortnight = mess around; procrastinate; waste time (faff = mess around, fortnight = two weeks) / right gutted = really upset, bummed out / Sweet Fanny Adams = just a general use exclamation, like ‘jesus Christ’ or ‘for the love of god’ (Sweet Fanny Adams was a kid that got brutally murdered in the 1800s iirc) / wag off = literally skip school, in this case I think Sam is understanding it to mean 'don't mess about', in the same way someone might say 'don't go and piss off' / jolly good chuffed = doesn’t really make sense lol but chuffed = really pleased, contented so jolly good chuffed just means basically the same as chuffed on its own / knackered = worn out / cream-crackered = CRS for knackered / Bedfordshire = bed (I’ve never heard anyone actually say this, I’m pretty sure it’s just a bad pun (Bedfordshire is a county in England))
Not all heroes wear capes...
That was... very complete :)
You are a legend, if this was reddit I would give you gold.
TheDustyForest that was awesome
The Ruby of the Sea is the best lay ever,
The Gentleman wallows in the Underbelly shit.
-We'll build this song together, people.
@Soviet who Cuts Til they beat the beast under Zadash's sewage pit.
Wallows in the mire of the underbelly shit.
The Ruby of the Sea
gave her blessings to me
Birthing newfound courage as I set out to sea
So at around 33 minutes in, are we not gonna mention Sam's absolute gargantuan flask? That titanic slab of hollow steel? The absolute mass of that monolithic booze receptacle must be astonishing, I'm dumbfounded by the magnitude of the thing. Simply marvellous
I desperately hope you continued to watch the show. The phrase “this is only the beginning” befits this particular situation.
@@tiffany02020 currently on episode 68, I think I begin to understand
He first revealed it at 21 min in and it’s got a number 9 for the episode…… how much bigger can it get? It’s huge
@@FinnTheBard As of episode 70 it looks as though it has the capacity of a fuel can, I've seen concrete mixers that hold less. You could tape this thing over your chest and have an effective bulletproof vest. It's beautiful
@@allgoodnamesaretaken6145 i need one. like now. (I'm trying to catch up before c3 starts.)
I like how Jester was like "My mom's gonna get me free money" and Matt was just like "Nah, go work for it."
I mean, it was two days ago at this point that she even sent the letter, which had to travel several hundred miles, also she chose the cheapest option to send it (so definitely no express), and if her mother decided to send her money, well, it'd probably take several more days to reach Zadash
@@rb4121 that and no reasonable DM would let you just pull free money from your backstory.
@@elbruces I'd say that highly depends on the DM as well as the players. A quality of a reasonable DM literally should be that he can be reasoned with - what kind of game are you and your players looking for?
If for example it's just a fun, upbeat game, that probably won't last for a very long time- why not have one of your players be genuinely rich? It can lead to some genuinely funny roleplay!
And even in a case like this- why not? You granted them this backstory element, why not let them use it? Don't punish your players for making a decision that you had a say in! In the end, there are enough ways to balance everything out if something feels unfit to you.
@@rb4121 A lot of the rules have to do with game balance, and Matt seems to go by those. At least it seems to be a concern in his campaigns. I guess you could have a campaign where any character can write in any number they want next to gp, but that would be pretty far from the way D&D is normally played, and would probably work better under a different rpg system anyways, like Fiasco.
@@rb4121 It depend on dm and how a player tend to spend it that much is true however it can take a lot from the experience. For example in this campaign: you can purchase without effort broken items especially with Pumat nearby, get complacent and just enjoy the life given to you as such some challenges and hooks wouldn't work.
If you get a murder hobo party that spend all their gold on booze anyway and just enjoy killing things without taking care of their weapons, sure why not, other than that it should always be a strait NO.
Thx Flando
00:40 Sam’s British Commercial
11:10 Show Starts
16:00 Bachelorette Party
32:50 Throwing Shead
35:30 Taliesin and Marisha are synced up
54:15 Anybody else ship Beau and Ford?
1:08:00 Elder Scrolls rules: loot all empty rooms
1:10:05 What really went down
1:16:00 Sound advice, cannot possibly end poorly
1:29:45 Hard to know who is and is not Fjord
1:33:05 Caleb shade
1:35:25 First one of the campaign
1:45:00 Beau is still learning
1:51:20 Beau don’t care about all that nerd shit
1:52:20 Nott pocket picking
1:58:03 Break Starts
2:00:10 Marisha Tide Pod PSA
2:07:05 Art Montage
2:13:05 Break Ends
2:15:25 Fan Art Bait
2:18:10 Wangstacker
2:20:55 A perfect Texan impression
2:26:05 “Arms a’Kimbo”
2:28:10 Always a good question
2:39:45 So many Ruby of the Sea songs
2:58:05 Really Sam? A Voyager reference? Shame on you
3:06:00 Animal abuse
Between Twitch and RUclips, live viewership of this episode peaked around 65,000 people. The in-game start day for the episode was the 14th of Fessuran 835 PD.
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Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Is it Thursday yet?
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Bjeaurd is cannon now
What's wrong with Voyager? It's a very cool ship, and Captain Janeway is kind of a boss.
Also Seven of Nine is a great character how dare you be upset
I appreciate that Travis went from a man who couldn't read to being the greatest diplomat in town.
I'm sure this will be buried but I have to say that my heart absolutely melted for Jester when she was alone in that inn room. I have been looking at some commentary and someone pointed out that Jester mentioned that her mom didn't really pay that much attention to her. Not abusive per se, but obviously neglectful, which is a form of abuse in a way.
It's clear Jester never really had much of a childhood and because of it never truly grew up. As silly as she might seem, there is some real damage hiding under there.
She is terrified of being alone, especially in that nice inn because it reminded her of being alone in opulence. She is lonely. Her new friends make her obviously much happier, which is clearly healthy for her, but she still can't stand to be alone.
It makes sense that she would reach out for someone like the Traveler. He was clearly her first friend that she felt a kinship with. No doubt the Traveler has plans for her and expectations to cause chaos, but he clearly has at least some level of care for her well being, enough to assure her that she is with friends.
Jester wants to feel wanted, and feel loved. She reminds me of Tary in that regard, bathed in luxury, but starved for affection, unaware of the suffering of others and how her privilege and easy money in her life may make others bitter.
Mentally and physically she may be an adult, but emotionally she is still a vulnerable child.
Isn't it beautiful the way this game, this campaign, this adventure, makes you really care so deeply about the characters? Like when Nott gave Caleb the bag of Shakaste's gold and said, "Here's some book money for you..." That was such a beautiful and loving moment that felt so genuine, or when the group tried to teach Nott how to swim. I know there's more stuff coming up in future episodes, and I can't wait to get to it.
A Campaign can really show you a deep backstory with well developed characters, or it can be filled with Murder Hobos my local area is mostly the latter
I agree with everything you say other than the traveler being bad. I think he is a neutral god
I think Jester will eventually multiclass into a paladin because of her connection with the traveler.
My theory is that the Traveller is Artagan (or however it's spelled) from the first campaign. Remember Vox Machina were going to help him open a gate to the Feywild once they'd finished wrecking Vecna?
6:51 Travis's gentle little "it's okay baby" is so precious
Edit:
3:9:28 Guard: *insults Caleb*
entire party: "oh he's dead"
I love these guys
39:28
Travis trying to soothe Laura because she was pregnant at this time.
3:09:28
SO CUTE
Jester's relationship with The Traveler is so frickin' adorable😊
Ellie Ginnow as often as people get God and religion wrong, it’s rare to see folks who show the personal relationship part at all much less half decently.
I got massive goosebumps and realized I was holding my breath listening to that whole scene.
David Umstattd But the Traveler is a real visible being.
The relationship feels like a platonic relationship. Maybe that just me, but it feels like the traveler guides and cares for Jester. Almost like a friend would...
That would make complete sense.
Why else would a God literally hold a mortal’s hand?
I like battle sessions as muchs as the next guy, but this quiet ones when you really see the characters develop and interact are awesome.
Absolutely! It’s not called role play for no reason
Every time Jester lets her loneliness and doubt show it breaks my heart. My goodness Laura Bailey is a great actor.
me actually sobbing watching jester being vulnerable with the traveller and having it engaged and comforted 😭
Guard: *Kicks a cat and is a bit of a dick*
Taliesin: *Quietly* "We're gonna kill that guard"
Travis: *Just as quietly* "Yeah, he's gotta die"
Kicking a cat equates to far more than just "being a bit of a dick" to be fair, maybe not deserving of death - but definitely a broken leg or two
Get you some friends like T & T
Plot twist. The guard was transferred to work at the sanatorium
I love the idea that Yasha is a big, scary, muscular woman with just a really soft voice. Really nails in the “looks can be deceiving” we can associate with her.
"Groups of people are always idiots. I specifically used to gather people into groups to *make* them into idiots."
"the person is smart, people are dumb, panicky animals."
@@matthewc9868 quality reference
I've always liked Terry Pratchett's idea of intelligent life: "is anything trying to kill anything that it's not going to eat?"
@@jamesgorman5692 Hippos from africa killing crocodiles?
As a british person, I feel proud yet offended that I understood everything that Sam said in that DNDBeyond sponsor segment.
As an Australian, I got about half of it XD
"I'm In This Picture And I Don't Like It" ???
Omg dude same
Im also british...and got about a third of it
That made sense to you??? Wow, the world outside america is a scary place if that nonsense made sense... I vaguely understood half of those phrases as slightly valger nudity jokes and general vague insults.
TALIESIN: "you're going to get us killled!"
also Taliesin: *Doesn't make any attempt to stop what happens next*
He's just a lavender Agent of chaos
I mean, he is Willy Wonka after all.
@@joshybug122864 Does that make the rest of the Nein his Oompa Loompa's? Lol.
@@davidparkes7741 Yes it does
@@joshybug122864 Lol awesomeness.
As a person born in Britain, I personally appreciated the 1d6 psychic damage from Sam's Cockney Urchin announcement :D
Even though his accent was drifting between Cockney, Australian and Irish, all the slang was spot on.
@@alexandertiberius1098 for those of us who have partys that rage so hard we end up throwing tea into the bay can we get a translation?
@@Faldoma cockney is like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins, Australian and Irish should be self-explanatory.
@@alexandertiberius1098 Nominally Dick van Dyke. Bert does 1d4 psychic damage every time he opens his mouth. This Brit with Cockney grandparents couldn't hit the skip button fast enough!
2:33:38 to 2:47:30 Look, Ma, no script! These 13 mins are a perfect example of the genius of this ensemble! With Matt looking on, each and every one of them created an amazing "bath house" scene. They seamlessly shared info, learned more about one another, and tried to teach Nott to swim. One of them always knew when to have their character change things up or move things along. Bravo!
The improv is improved I wager by all the bathhouse anime scenes they've written/voiced in the past.
"You guys, I kicked this cat today, and it f$%$ing evaporated." -Bewildered member of the Crownsguard : 3:06:50
Me looking for the timestamps : Nuuoooooo Frumpkin dies agaiiin !
Al I the only one who Hears Ellie every time Ashley (Yasha) Speaks? Love that voice
Taliesin Jaffe, doing Sarenrae's work, giving us all the bathhouse episode we needed.
nott, internally: [quick!! i need to reassure yasha that she can trust us. what do i say?]
nott, out loud: "i can see your vagina"
Can't be understated that you all have outdone yourselves for this new campaign. The bar was set unfairly high by the end of Vox Machina's journey but the Mighty Nein are proving to be just as compelling. I always thought Vexalia was a great character but Laura's been on some next level shit with Jester. Seriously my favorite character so far. I'm a bit disappointed that they got through the entire bath house scene without anyone pointing out how freaking RIPPED she must be under that dress. Nott the Brave is simply adorable, doesn't matter how low her CHA is, she'll always be as cute as a stolen button in my mind. It's funny that she gets treated like child yet as time goes on she feels like the closest thing to a matron in this group. Caleb's social awkwardness is very endearing and we still know so little about him. Beau's such a bro and a certified badass to boot. Fjord's intriguing for so many reasons not the least of which is whatever dark entity granted him these powers. Mollymauk's just a sweet guy, definitely feels like his circumstances are far darker than his bright personality. Super looking forward to more Yasha and her blase' approach to everything, every session with Ashley is a gift. Special thanks to all these amazing fan artists cuz wow guys. And now for the hard part, waiting on bated breath for the next episode to see if Matt finally kills any of these wonderful creations. Mercer have mercy!
There's no comments because no one has the time to read this!
You I did... I read it...
@@You-kd4qq You lie.
its also great how they build it up every episode
@@You-kd4qq you must read real damn slow then
Jester: we have small group meetings
Also Jester: its usually just me
Taliesin: "Don't google Tijuana Bible!"
Me: *incognito tab*
Itz Plant perfect number of likes
shit ive been called out
I.... I have something I have to do...
i wasn't disappointed.
No knowledge on the internet is forbidden, only certain practices.
fjord trying to help beau get more friends is now my favourite subplot HIS THUMBS UP AT HER TRYING TO BE MORE ENTHUSIASTIC MY HEART
Having watched season one before this and being used to Scanlon's giant mug, I was absolutely floored when I saw Knott's giant flask! I love and appreciate Sam Riegel's attention to detail and character!
Fricking Beau and Nott keep making references to things that haven't been invented in this time era and Caleb keeps being all "I dunno wut dat iz" XD XD
Also Caleb @ 2:32:22: "He gave me the car wash, you know" [in reference to getting magically cleaned]
Are you getting genuinely frustrated by this? I mean, it’s weird but not a big deal
@@johnnycranknose4098 Nah, it's just hilarious. I say fricking cause it's funny to say but I forgot that normal people say it with frustration while I say it with laughter XP XD
Reminds me of how in Campaign 1, when someone referenced a movie in-character, they would call it a puppet show instead.
I don't know what that is*
0:00:34 - Sam's advert for DnD Beyond
0:11:10 - Recap
0:12:53 - Part 1 begins
1:57:40 - Part 1 ends
2:13:25 - Part 2 begins
3:28:38 - Part 2 ends
Greatly appreciated
Caleb getting anxious when Nott is "missing" is precious.
I love jester so much it's kind of stupid. That, "I made that much like, every day for allowance." exchange was amazing. She comes off as whiny, then grating, then annoying, but somehow it all meshes into adorable.
Gotta remember that she grew up incredibly isolated, spent most of her time alone in her room, her only friend a chaotic deity of some sort. She's incredibly underdeveloped socially.
Fjord calming Nott in the bath: "Yer gonna get a sticker!"
A wholesome moment, truly a beautiful character moment
I know too many spoilers for that to be entirely happy
I find it funny that Yasha is suppossed to be this tall, big strong woman, but Ashley has a very sweet, smooth and soothing voice.
Welcome to Scandinavian women ^^
@@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi wait, she's of Scandinavian descent?
@@Kasino80 Yeah man :D They talk about it on Talksmachina when they discuss choosing accents for the campaign and also mentioned it when she and Travis were recalling the time he went to visit her in NY during winter and she was wearing a light jacket while Travis was all bundled up in a heavy coat.
I tell you, can't wait to relocate to one of the Scandinavian countries. They really are good people.
You assume that big strong women all have deep voices?
@@Ailieorz No, I am pointing out the contrast, don't jump into conclusions