The Chain of Acheron: Ep. 4 - The Dark Dream | Matt Colville's D&D Campaign

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Комментарии • 115

  • @michaelsolomon1351
    @michaelsolomon1351 3 года назад +65

    I still can't believe that this is Tom's first game. Natural role-player.

  • @ralieghwhite9076
    @ralieghwhite9076 2 года назад +19

    I thinks Copper’s line “I think I’ve seen four of him” is the absolute best line in the episode! It’s hilarious, and he completely legitimizes Nails being in 2 places at once while the others just gloss over it as pure humor. SO GOOD!

  • @Gavarel
    @Gavarel 5 лет назад +137

    spoilers ahead!!
    0:00:08 Intro
    0:00:30 Announcements. And presents!
    0:06:18 When last we left our heroes
    0:07:25 Aboard the Dark Dream
    0:08:10 It's gonna be initiative, but wait!
    0:15:10 Booming voice? Check
    0:34:00 I command thee!
    0:42:15 Senior Officer Nails!
    0:56:30 Returning to the Rosso Cielo
    0:59:50 Initiative
    1:22:40 Where's Nails?
    1:29:20 Fanart
    1:32:10 Back to the game
    1:36:35 Nails!
    1:39:00 Personal talk
    1:47:00 Back astral sea faring
    1:54:20 Big battle map
    1:59:04 Battle
    2:20:37 Intimidation
    2:29:31 Sources of power
    2:35:55 Influx of power
    2:36:40 The pilot
    2:44:20 Fireball
    3:12:10 Surrender
    3:16:50 Death
    3:20:37 Old Commander Red
    (credits to Azur Aben. Thanks, man!!)

  • @Josiahtron
    @Josiahtron 3 года назад +23

    47:10 Matt looks so proud of tom

  • @CountsDigGraves
    @CountsDigGraves 4 года назад +45

    There's a lot of rewatch value here. Hearing Anna or someone else go "Blimey" in the pre-OD episodes is funny. Also I notice Sweet's character now that I've seen more of Phil's play. I feel like his street smart background really shows in his command style.

    • @FirstLast-wk3kc
      @FirstLast-wk3kc 2 года назад

      What do you mean by pre-OD?
      (I ve seen around to 5-6 and in process to continue)

  • @ibulleti7948
    @ibulleti7948 5 лет назад +52

    I just put together, halfway through this episode, that 'Nails' Is wearing the glasses as a character prop. Very cool.

  • @whatiskensworth
    @whatiskensworth 5 лет назад +64

    God I LOVE the atmosphere of this ship. It's so alien and reminds me of something like Metroid. Stoked for more of this campaign.

  • @ZrinNZ
    @ZrinNZ 3 года назад +9

    Phil does such a fantastic job playing the commander. "Don't think about it, just do it."

  • @StarWindEnergin
    @StarWindEnergin 5 лет назад +22

    Something I find brilliant with the character buildup of Nails, is that I feel Tom and Matt corroborated to have Tom mostly casting Firebolts at will in previous combats as a setup for him casting fireballs in the same way later. Nice touch.

  • @ihatethefuture
    @ihatethefuture 4 года назад +56

    This is the 4th time watching the Chain thus far and the Nails-as-god arc is just some of the best roleplaying I've seen.

  • @zan917
    @zan917 5 лет назад +48

    "I only speak Common and bad Common."

  • @thenecron97
    @thenecron97 5 лет назад +79

    Nails "seeing" Matt draw the map reminded me of the time "This world isn't real" became a meme in an evil campaign I was in. My Cthulhu warlock had the Pact of the Tome, so he had a Tome of Forbidden Knowledge. At some point, pretty much out of no where, my character psychically tells the party assassin "This world isn't real. We are just being controlled my people sitting on the floor around a plastic mat."

    • @vallynblackleaf
      @vallynblackleaf 3 года назад +5

      That's dope as fuck

    • @clinthazzard7397
      @clinthazzard7397 3 года назад

      One of my party's characters researched so deep that they saw his player and another character that player played in the past.

    • @PalPlays
      @PalPlays 2 года назад

      One of the final lines of my last campaign, after the players finally cast the spell "Remake Plane", was as follows.
      Sometimes the actor dreamed it was an adventurer, on the surface of a world covered by fog, ruled by one ruled by a curse. The days were harrowing; there was much to do; and death resulted in the tearing of paper. (And with that I tore my character sheet in half)

  • @itsemmit
    @itsemmit 5 лет назад +66

    Lars calling Ajax a weiner gives me life.

  • @floydwurst9948
    @floydwurst9948 4 года назад +15

    Watching this a second time during the Chain-break. The Chain is my favorite D&D Stream and this just might be my favorite Chain episode so far. Nails talking just gives me goosebums.

  • @Fallenangel_85
    @Fallenangel_85 3 года назад +16

    "I care about living things"
    "Smoke em or make em join us" Sweets
    Sweets clearly isn't an idealist, he only cares for his family the chain.

  • @Death319319
    @Death319319 5 лет назад +14

    I love how nails is wearing mirrored sunglasses to represent his eyes in game!

  • @Rhaenday
    @Rhaenday 5 лет назад +21

    "Judge would definitely poke it" sounds like a in-joke t-shirt text if I've ever heard one =p

  • @Aarongorn
    @Aarongorn 4 года назад +9

    I am extraordinarily late to this game, but I am enjoying this campaign A LOT! Thanks everyone!

  • @EdeniaGaming
    @EdeniaGaming 5 лет назад +21

    Hello Matt and friends. I just wanna say THANKS, you guys are amazing

  • @AuntieInari
    @AuntieInari 5 лет назад +31

    Spoilers.....
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    This plot was from the first episode (aired) of the original Star trek. Check out the episode titled "Charlie" It features the ship crossing an energy barrier at the edge of the galaxy which knocks out a crewman named Charlie. He revives with silver eyes and amazing esper powers, and develops megalomania.
    The more you know,

    • @AndrewJoyce86
      @AndrewJoyce86 4 года назад +9

      I know this is several months late, but you're not exactly correct.
      You're confusing the episode Charlie X with the second pilot Where No Man Has Gone Before.
      They both involve someone with god-like powers, but the one you're referencing is the pilot, with Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell, not Charlie.

    • @AuntieInari
      @AuntieInari 4 года назад +5

      @@AndrewJoyce86 It's been a few decades, thanks for the refresh on my memory ~ _ ^ It was in fact Gary Mitchell and not Charlie X, but you could see where I was going. It's a Star Trek plot. A very good one too. Thanks for your comment,

  • @StarWindEnergin
    @StarWindEnergin 5 лет назад +31

    I really like the interplay between Matt and Lars. Actually, the levity in general at the table is welcome. I find Critical Role can take themselves so seriously that at some point they stopped being gamers and just started being actors which is frankly less fun to watch. I like that the people in The Chain are still just a group of people having a good time playing D and D which is exactly what I want to see.

    • @darrenprong2632
      @darrenprong2632 5 лет назад +7

      I mean...they each bring different skill sets to the table. They are actors regardless if theyre working or not so thats gonna shine through. These guys are gamers, and it shows.

    • @theomega616
      @theomega616 4 года назад +1

      It's literally why I can't watch critical roll. it's 8 (?) people who all desperately want to be the centre of attention at all times!
      I can't even watch clips of it 'cos it pisses me off so much, I remember one where some camp dude had a wish spell and jesus, he milked that so hard the cow died of dehydration!
      ruclips.net/video/uf9B8rZbZOE/видео.html
      Over 2 minutes of milking the attention! JUST SAY YOU HAVE THE WISH SPELL YOU CUNT! Even the people at the table are looking at him like "GET ON WITH IT, YOU ASSHOLE!" but he can't 'cos that attention is so goooooood!

  • @Graelcase
    @Graelcase 5 лет назад +18

    I'm glad we get tiny examples of what the next book will be about in these videos.

  • @TheForswornKing
    @TheForswornKing 5 лет назад +12

    I love how nails is pretty much Dark Phoenix this entire time.

  • @benh2339
    @benh2339 3 года назад +6

    man no offense to the other players (they're all great) but Töm has been bringing the energy since episode 1. The first two episodes were pretty dang awkward but its felt like Töm has been keeping up the vibes and making everyone more comfortable with being goofy and getting in character which is really impressive and admirable for a brand new player and has resulted in this episode being fantastic and really feeling like everyone was getting into the groove of running a streamed dnd game .

  • @RVarulv
    @RVarulv Год назад +1

    I'm absolutely loving this. Love the Malazan and Black company influences.
    I recently got roped into being DM and I've got a few weeks before running my first game. Only ever played a 3 hour taster of DnD. Seeing this stream has got me soo pumped.

  • @petrevandermerwe60
    @petrevandermerwe60 4 года назад +33

    I love Matt, I love his content and I love this show. It's really cool to see a more normal game of D&D being streamed.
    But Matt blowing his dice each time before rolling, for some odd reason, irritates me on the level of someone repeatedly poking me XD

    • @MrMRThomson
      @MrMRThomson 3 года назад +1

      The dice blowing really gets to me too

  • @unclerooster2380
    @unclerooster2380 3 года назад +1

    Copper and Big Cat are by far my favorite character. The thought of a goblin riding a displaced beast is the coolest thing

  • @bluebird3281
    @bluebird3281 3 года назад +7

    "Nails has a safety word?" : )

  • @chrisanderson2368
    @chrisanderson2368 5 лет назад +31

    Matt needs a lapel mic. And the synth needs to come down in volume.

  • @Mortagus123
    @Mortagus123 5 лет назад +12

    So much fun!!! I'm loving this stuff

  • @redtippedthrobrobin6053
    @redtippedthrobrobin6053 5 лет назад +5

    @ 3:07:00 Spells without to hit rolls require users to be able to see their target unless otherwise stated in the description. I do like Matt trying to let her do it by making a grapple attempt at disadvantage. I may use that in my games if a similar scenario comes up.

  • @ashleyhoughton8592
    @ashleyhoughton8592 4 года назад +4

    I love everything about this.

  • @mmaeathene5483
    @mmaeathene5483 2 года назад +4

    If you could snap Judge right now... would that be a snap judgment?

  • @WhatsUpGazpacho
    @WhatsUpGazpacho 4 года назад +5

    Still a great start to a campaign and a great ending for an episode

  • @jacoblangheim5838
    @jacoblangheim5838 3 года назад +3

    Those dice boxes thouggghhh :O

  • @ohiograssman1564
    @ohiograssman1564 4 года назад +4

    That laser pointer should come with a warning sticker.

    • @garret1930
      @garret1930 3 года назад

      They are supposed to... But who ever reads the stickers anyways?

  • @Dr.Menace
    @Dr.Menace 4 года назад +6

    No one asked Copper if HE wanted to be Captain.

  • @sweatband100
    @sweatband100 8 месяцев назад

    Matt’s face when Nails said “Maybe I should be the Commander”! I know I am WAY late to this, but holy shit this is good

  • @Alice-not-Alice
    @Alice-not-Alice 2 года назад +2

    Took until my third watch to realize that King doesn’t say much during the initial “WTF????” because Lars is trying to figure out if he can revivify Buts

  • @stevenfernandez4372
    @stevenfernandez4372 2 года назад

    What a splendidly jaw-dropping moment when Nails disintegrated "Buts" as a casual gesture! 😲😳👏

  • @zikchil1208
    @zikchil1208 5 лет назад +7

    The opening animation. did that person do the opening scene for ST Discovery, or did they get inspired by your art. ;-)

  • @Pati_Kingmaker
    @Pati_Kingmaker 5 лет назад +5

    I love fan presents

  • @richardmarriott-smith9517
    @richardmarriott-smith9517 Год назад

    Love this live play D&D show.

  • @s.spierings6014
    @s.spierings6014 5 лет назад +65

    Loving the show, but I have to point something out. The music you made with your synthwave can suddenly spike with high pitched noises, and these give me painful headaches. Not saying you should change this for my sake, but might be something to take into consideration for the future.

    • @StarWindEnergin
      @StarWindEnergin 5 лет назад +9

      Yeah I'm glad they said they're doing an audio fix between this episode and the next one. Should really help with the levels and if its an audio expert that they have coming in to look at it, he'll be able to put a limiter on it so that the huge volume spikes stop happening.

    • @jaserart
      @jaserart 4 года назад +1

      Where can I get that soundtrack??

  • @dreadmorg
    @dreadmorg 5 лет назад +3

    HOLY CRAP!!! Tom (with the little dots) and Lars!!!

    • @theomega616
      @theomega616 4 года назад

      Töm
      (use character in windows start menu)

    • @a.morphous66
      @a.morphous66 3 года назад +1

      If you don’t want to do the freaky letter thing you can call him Tom Schmuck

  • @nes819
    @nes819 5 лет назад +6

    No matter how you look at it. A-Jacks is basically the "Emperror of mankind" in the making.

  • @sethwilliams7311
    @sethwilliams7311 4 года назад +1

    49:00 “f&$k you Matt Colville.”
    The join on his face tells you, your fueling the flame.

  • @estelaplateada4
    @estelaplateada4 5 лет назад +4

    Someone unleashed Dr Manhattan...er... Nails

  • @invisibledooley
    @invisibledooley 2 года назад

    So many "Oh shit!" moments in this!

  • @toien
    @toien 3 года назад

    Love the show!

  • @marktaylor526
    @marktaylor526 5 лет назад +5

    Where did you get the music for this? I really like the atmospheric creepiness of it!

  • @Bukal9209
    @Bukal9209 5 лет назад

    Damn that ending!

  • @3nertia
    @3nertia 3 года назад

    If y'all don't have protective goggles for the laser pointer in the next episode, I'm reporting y'all to OSHA xD

  • @haventhehare7126
    @haventhehare7126 4 года назад +2

    I've been looking everywhere, but what mounts are you guys using for the phones?

  • @Mental1m33
    @Mental1m33 5 лет назад +2

    Phil likes SIG!? Awesome!!! Good freaking gun!

  • @zikchil1208
    @zikchil1208 5 лет назад

    Major Award - lol!

  • @WHITEKNIGHT95
    @WHITEKNIGHT95 4 года назад +1

    When are they going to get to lvl 6 i feel like this episode deserved that😂😂

  • @jaserart
    @jaserart 4 года назад +2

    Where can we get that soundtrack??

  • @shoepanda
    @shoepanda 4 года назад +1

    Those diceboxors tho

  • @redflag1964
    @redflag1964 4 года назад +1

    The music is great but it did get a bit loud.

  • @StarWindEnergin
    @StarWindEnergin 5 лет назад +4

    So these dice boxes.... does that mean no more PC's can die due to their dice box plot armor? I hope not, not that I want to see PC's die, but that first episode was fucking badass. I'm not saying literally immortal, I just hope that encounters don't start to get softballed out of fear of killing a PC.

  • @андрейкопылов-л6ъ
    @андрейкопылов-л6ъ 3 года назад

    Okay, now i m interested in your books. Is it possible to get it in russia? No need in localization, just books.

  • @jasonrice5295
    @jasonrice5295 3 года назад

    Does anyone know what bits of paper Matt is hanging on the DM screen?

    • @villainvoice5143
      @villainvoice5143 3 года назад +2

      I’m late to the party, but I’d assume it’s initiative.
      Some DMs will have a card for each player. Fold it in half, hamburger style, Their name on the front, and name and misc stats like AC or HP or passive perception/passive insight on the back

  • @mistergoats4380
    @mistergoats4380 4 года назад

    This video is ALWAYS in my recommendations wtf

  • @symphony10
    @symphony10 5 лет назад

    What spell did Nails use to deal the 25 damage with his dagger?

    • @brianbourque5795
      @brianbourque5795 5 лет назад +12

      pretty sure it was the greenflame blade cantrip

    • @symphony10
      @symphony10 5 лет назад

      ​@@brianbourque5795 Maybe but that's crazy dmg because Greenflame Blade only deals 1d8 at 5th lvl then flames jump to an adjacent enemy for 5 dmg.

    • @brianbourque5795
      @brianbourque5795 5 лет назад +9

      @@symphony10 The spell attack also deals the weapon damage so it would also deal 1d4+modifier +1d8. He also critically hit that attack so its double dice

    • @thehatmaus
      @thehatmaus 4 года назад +6

      Double damage from the crit would make max 24+modifier, so it is entirely plausible to do 25 damage.

  • @jaserart
    @jaserart 4 года назад +1

    4 more likes to 666... appropriate for this episode

  • @redtippedthrobrobin6053
    @redtippedthrobrobin6053 5 лет назад +1

    I am just so fucking confused

  • @MrBiloxifireman
    @MrBiloxifireman 5 лет назад +3

    1:08:42. I love this show. However it frustrates me how most of the streams the players are not concerned about loot that's my favorite thing.

  • @thesovereignofdawn9300
    @thesovereignofdawn9300 5 лет назад +1

    1:05:59 *TRIGGERED*

  • @braddalrymple8615
    @braddalrymple8615 3 года назад +2

    About Phil a quote he made about nails that I wonder about him:"what's up with the F**king personality though?"
    So over the last 2 months I have been watching a lot of Matt's videos. I think I've watched somewhere between 70-80 and Matt talked so warmly about phil and his interactions and how he is a good player but I have watched 4 of the chain eps slowly over the last few weeks and he seems like a very difficult player and person to be around? Is he always like this, is he still pisssed about the first episode? Every other player laughs, gets mad, gets excited but Phil is like an emotional vacuum sucking the wind out of the sails of everyone around him. Am I mistaken?
    Again I quote him ""what's up with the F**king personality though?"

    • @theendicott2838
      @theendicott2838 3 года назад +7

      So I guess you haven’t seen any of the videos where Matt talks about how these are his friends, and doesn’t like when people criticize his friends...

  • @duellybaxter191
    @duellybaxter191 3 года назад +1

    Heathen lingo? Ooof. Probably wouldn't let that slide at my table.

  • @adriannelson4214
    @adriannelson4214 5 лет назад

    Having known the Yautja alphabet for maybe eight years, I'm slightly disappointed that the writing on Matt's shirt doesn't actually mean anything.

    • @MrRoboto1337
      @MrRoboto1337 5 лет назад

      I'm just happy with myself that I recognized what it was...

  • @emotionalcontentmediaunltd2267
    @emotionalcontentmediaunltd2267 4 года назад

    Le sigh. The wavy sword is german. It is NOT a flamberge. Which is french. Your welcome.

    • @emotionalcontentmediaunltd2267
      @emotionalcontentmediaunltd2267 4 года назад

      Its to funny to watch stress happen and all the characters go out the window hahhahahah soooooo goood!! The nails thing made this such an incredible campaign to watch!! bahahahahah no one can even act hahahaha soooo gooood!!

    • @emotionalcontentmediaunltd2267
      @emotionalcontentmediaunltd2267 4 года назад

      also funny how the whole team turns on everyone. So awesome!! hahahaha so much for team work hahahahaha

  • @TheSteezyCheese
    @TheSteezyCheese 5 лет назад +45

    First episode I was thrown off by the players not using voices to get into character.
    Now I am not phased by it and still see that they are roleplaying and Matt is encouraging them by asking “what would Judge do?” Eg

    • @ripper1157
      @ripper1157 4 года назад +34

      Thats because ( as you know)too many people think Critical Role is end all be all.
      D&D doesnt take voice actors to be legit.
      This group is the sort of atmosphere i was used to when playing often.

    • @rolandkushm.d.710
      @rolandkushm.d.710 4 года назад +17

      Accents are not roleplaying. You're thinking of voice acting.

    • @MrSeals1000
      @MrSeals1000 2 года назад +1

      @@rolandkushm.d.710 They Can be a part of it, but its just a different way of role playing. Or it can just be making a voice and not roleplaying at all lol

  • @Reidyne
    @Reidyne 2 года назад

    I love the omega nails concept, but I feel like most of the players I run with would have just immediately thrown hands with him and gotten killed. Maybe even including myself.