The Gates of Zadash | Critical Role: THE MIGHTY NEIN | Episode 8
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- Опубликовано: 4 мар 2018
- The group decides upon a name and leaves Alfield, heading back on the open road to Zadash... though not without having to deal with the dangers of the road.
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Развлечения
Power move: pick the feat that says you cant forget anything, effectively turning the DM into your scribe...
GENIUS POWER MOVE
Best advice to any dm that this happens to, just turn on google doc voice write or whatever it’s called. It’s some setting that turns audio into words on paper
@@annaemmons3490 actually huge, thank you so much
Feel like Liam is kinda abusing the feat to get out of note taking
@@lnt305 oh yeah, but that's what it's there for. He has the feat so why not use it
"Fjord"
"Have you a surname?"
"No"
"Tough"
@@arne1781 Ford's motto is "Built Tough", referring to their trucks.
The guy I responded to deleted it and now here I am looking like a fool.
@@jimbojazz6879 Not a fool, because I had no idea what the joke was there. So thank's :D
@@jimbojazz6879 mood
Aw man... I lose it every time I watch it now XDD Just the fact that it completely defocuses Matt is hilarious XDD
Liam pretended to faint, laid facedown silent for 6 solid minutes and then scared the shit out of the rest of his cast members. Legend of a man right there.
In memory of Grog holding his “Hold Person” thumbs up for like five minutes in C1
@Joe S That was impressive. Everyone stopped paying attention to Travis after the first minute thirty, but he just kept it going as long as he could stand it.
But then he scream “take them out” as foreshadowing of the experiments done on him
Yeah, Liam is absolutely my favorite. I keep looking at him and his moments of being frozen. Probably from trauma. His character is a lot more intriguing to me.
@@flopilop4596came here to make a similar comment. 😢😢
"Anybody who tries to buy me a drink, I slip a silver into their pocket."
Wow. Talisen is really playing Molly as the type of guy you wouldn't expect to be so nice. Like, he's so kind and generous. I love it.
It's such a nice breath of fresh air to come from Percy who was a dick most of the time to Molly who is nice to everyone and protecting Caleb
It’s almost like he is of a chaotic nature….
Molly is amazing
yeah love him I hope nothing bad ever happens to him
@@rockassassin64 lmao
Matt: *creates gods and royalty and powerful beings beyond mortal comprehension *
Also Matt: And i will put 110% of my skill into this single shopkeeper...
Brendan Wenger helps make the world feel more alive tbh. It’s really convincing to see him act out all of the smaller NPC’s
THAT SHOPKEEPER IS MY FAVORITE NPC NOW
Dumat Sol deserves it
He sounds like a more excitable Eeyore. It's amazing.
Pumat swole is da man
I like how Mercerful the GM is, giving the poor, sightless humans a single pair of darkvision goggles: to share
Well like, Caleb has magic lights on command with his cantrip
It's one of the few disadvantages of being a human in DnD might as well keep it to have some effect before they even hit level 4
I saw what you did there, magnificent haha
but really, after the previous campaign, I think he wanted to tone down the rate they received magic items to make creating challenging encounters a lil easier...purely conjecture though, as I havent heard him say so
Caleb also belongs to the school of transmutation wich allows him to make the transmuters stone. It can give caleb darkvision.
@@haywoodjablome4271 - Keep in mind episode one of campaign one they were level 8 or 9. That is the point where a lot of DMs start opening the better magic shops
Liam: "I'm sure my old german teacher is very proud of me"
Liam last episode: "siebzehn (seventeen) means seven"
I was so confused because of this "siebzehn" xD
I’M SO GLAD SOMEONE ELSE CAUGHT THAT
IT WAS DRIVING ME CRAZY
Really I could have sworn he said Sieben, but also my German is bad so i could be wrong.
@@green_witch6545 can confirm he said siebzehn
He was also being sarcastic.
Jester: Having a touching moment with the traveller
Beau: Mail fraud
Jester: No one in our party can use this, I'm gonna sell this Glaive.
*somewhere in the distance*
Yasha: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
glaives are cursed. better to get rid of them :(
@@shadycactus6146 How are they "cursed"? Am I missing something?
spoilers friend
@@shadycactus6146 Fair enough.
This is what Ashley gets for not skyping in more...
I'm at episode 8 and they already bought drugs, Killed a baby and pretended to have syphilis.
I LOVE THIS CAMPAIGN
wait when did they pretend to have syphilis?
@@danny_decheeto8300 When they got robbed on their way to Zadash
Rex Mastersins Has that happened yet?
@@danny_decheeto8300 It happens in this episode at 2:04:33
Rex Mastersins kk
Based on her strength and dexterity scores, Jester must have spent her isolated childhood doing parkour in the attic of her mothers establishment
Much like prisoners doing sit-ups and push-ups all day, she didn't have much else to do.
Like every five year old lol
Good hetaera have to keep in shape. I expect there's exercise routines.
Jester: I was bored and by myself most of the time, so I spent my time getting JACKED * splits a log with the handle of an axe *
1:13:39 "Have you a surname?"
Fjord: "No."
Nott: "Tough."
Whole table: *Processing.*
A second later: *Hyena laughter.*
Could you explain it?
@@daught967 Like the truck brand Ford, they always say their trucks are built "Ford Tough". So if Fjord's surname was Tough, he'd be Fjord Tough
@@TrueRandomPlayer Ooh, I get it! Thank you so much!
@@TrueRandomPlayer ohhhh i understand now thanks
Sam can cast tasha's hideous laughter in real life
Laura: goes into labour mid-stream
Matt: I'm gonna need you to make a constitution saving throw
Am i bad person for laughing at this? Lol.
Travis and Laura rolled a Natural 20 on their Conception checks
@@deffdefying4803 You may joke about that, but my wife made a card that said "confirmed critical" when she discovered she was pregnant with our son.
Fails the roll
gets a Natural 1
"every one who tries to buy me a drink, i sneak a silver in their pocket"
why is molly such a sweetheart
And then later in the episode he gives life advice to the people that were trying to rob them. I think he just loves making the world a better place, one person at a time, and in the most chaotic good way possible
@@magiv4205 He is the uncle Iroh of the group.
I think he could play a true chaotic evil character and still do nice little things. I don't think he's capable of making a character that I don't like.
*was
I heckin love the lad
Imagine thinking you found some easy marks and then your leader gets knocked into the air by a lollipop and incinerated by 3 rays of pure fire.
Can't wait to see the lolipop animated whenever they do the TV show.
I would be both humored and horrified
"Right." "Right." "Right." "Right." - Matt Mercer voicing four extremely scared failure bandits. So simple, yet hilariously delivered.
17:30 Caleb "Look over here."
Beau "Yeah?"
Caleb "You look like a nerd."
Says the one with 20 INT
You look like a neurd
@@stamatisvolanis8482 boooooooooooooo *applauds*
Sibling love 🤣
Stamatis Volanis *neurdt lol
Marisha: “Don’t make me laugh, it hurts.”
Matt: “Alright, well here’s the funniest fuckin NPC of the campaign so far.”
i'm only halfway through and the mere idea that there could be something even funnier than the syphilis bit is mind boggling
Fjord
*tough*
I did not know I needed 4 identical Firbolg tonight.
They're married. He's fulfilling his Husbandly duties by trolling her in this way. It's in the fine print under the wedding vows.
@@mattesonmorgan2177 Having 3 Simulacrums would easily make that Furbolg powerful enough to destroy the city.
“Have you ever killed someone before?”
“Not like that”
Oh…Caleb
Marisha cracks a rib sneezing, Laura is pregnant and yet, they continue to play without altering the process. Kuddos, y’all are awesome and dedicated
That explains the mama bear tees
Yep I have seen my party stop the game for much less.. That looked painful. At best, I have bitten my tongue when I had an uncontrollable sneeze XD
I didn’t understand it when I first watched it, but just last weekend I think I bruised a rib sneezing and now I get it…it HURTS. Feels better now tho 😊
1:17:00
Caleb: What does that mean?
Jester: sHe hAS SeX FOr maHnEy!
hmmm-hmmm-hmmm
I literally just made this bookmark for myself 😂😂
I love how Caleb gets more German as the series continues.
As a german speaker I appreciate it a lot ☺️
@@rj4721 Jap, mal abgesehn davon das sachen einfach lustiger werden weil man den zweiten sinn dahinter versteht wie wenn Liam flucht xD
Es ist wirklich erfrischend :D
MasumiSeike nein
@@benjaminklein8379 Doch ;P
@@MasumiSeike Ja.
Proper respect for the amount of dedication Liam has towards material components for spells. I always forget in my campaigns XD
Same, I just did three Identify's today and completely forgot I needed a pearl
Honestly his dedication make the wizard so much more interesting and make me want to be more strict about it in my game because it give an othet level of immersion
For many things an arcane focus can take the place of any material component without a gold value
I just started with the second campaign after watching Exandria Unlimited: Calamity (I followed Brennan from Dimension 20), and I can tell right away Liam and Taliesin are old school D&D players. Like 2nd Ed/AD&D old school (where I started because my first DM’s dad taught him to play with AD&D, and my second DM mixed elements of AD&D with 3rd Edition).
I especially remember my second DM telling us to either describe our spells/skills or give them a new name that our character would use for them. And he was real crunchy with the material components and how much of what coin we had. I’m not sorry that campaign ended the way it did, but I am sorry it ended when it did. I had good reasons for killing the rest of my party*.
*I was a Chaotic Nuetral Drow rogue who used my position as lead scout to escape the Underdark. A group of traveling adventurers came upon me and instead of befriending me, they captured me and used me to scam small farming towns. They’d release me, I’d kill a cow, scare some poor farmer half to death, and then the rest of the party would show as “drow hunters”. We stage a fight, extort the farmers and townsfolk for what they’ve got, and move on. It’s not how I and our DM thought it would go, but it was funny so we went with it.
We’d just really “stumbled” upon the main quest our DM had for us, when OOC (out-of-character) bullshit started seeping into our game. Our cleric was dating our ranger and they started having relationship problems, and it got to the point where one would bring up real world shit in the game. Like if we want the cleric the heal anybody the ranger needed to apologize for some high school bullshit drama.
Then my twin brother, our tank, a half-orc barbarian, came up with a solution and our next session I put it into action. When it came time to make camp for the night, I convinced everyone that I could take watch because I’m a Drow, I can see in the dark, and I only need 4 hours meditation as opposed to 8 hours sleep. I asked the DM if everyone was asleep, rolled a natty 19, and said what my brother told me to say, “I’ve had enough of this being captive bullshit. If they’re all dead asleep, coup de grâces all around. Then I want to take the barbarian’s bag of holding and loot the bodies for everything g valuable, including teeth and hair.”
Our DM thought it was hilarious, and he was sick of the bullshit, so he just allowed it. The barbarian obviously thought it was funny, the ranger and cleric were pissed as hell, and our mage got confused and asked, “Why the teeth and hair?”
To sell to goblins. They can use the hair to make ropes and teeth for bullets in their slingshots.
Unfortunately it was immediately followed by him being the worst kind of drama just to identify items. It was like Tibs was back and shopping again.
Rewatching this, hearing Caleb wake up screaming "TAKE THEM OUT! TAKE THEM OUT!" after knowing his backstory is so damn horrifying/heartbreaking
This is my first watch but that moment already left me feeling kinda off, glad to know it’ll pay off later
Same. Looking forward to more like this. Liam is always fantstic.
Yeah esp considering he just disintegrated a person right after having ptsd from killing someone, rolling shit for so long when using fire and then literally killing two people one after the other with a lucky streak, or unlucky in his case i g
I really don't think it has anything to do with his backstory, he was just shot 3 times. Albeit he took them out but I'd be willing to bet he was just shouting about the arrows and not his backstory. At least Id be thinking about the last thing that happened to me before I died upon waking up again
@@jackgill1550He said once on Talks Machina I believe that it was related to his backstory
"I'm of child-bearing age"
I took psychic damage just by hearing that
You will take "Lore Damage" by the time you realize why in future episodes.
@@RealityBoy101 dare i ask?
Edit: i just..... yeah, i realized what that meant... yeah.... really sad
And before that, Sam's panic face as they question Caleb about whether he has kids.
Unrelated but what caused everyone to lose it at 1:13:43 ?
@@johnpaulcross424 The joke on Fjord's name. "Fjord Tuff" or "Ford Tough" as in the truck.
Sam made a truck pun.
“My goal is to go into labor while we’re playing...” - Laura Bailey
And then he was born on a Thursday 😁
and during the stream itself!
You two have got to be joking?!
@@davidbeppler3032 nope
Laura and Travis weren't there for the episode with the Fjord/Jester/Yasha/Iron Shepherds cliffhanger and the others explained that it was because she'd gone into labour. And then right as they went into the break Liam got a message and started to say something about them. As far as we can tell, that was presumably when Ronin was born
😮... Nooo.... Not "Ronin"! Really?!😕
@@KickyFut its their fuckin baby are u really complaining about the name
1:27:15
Nott: I'm of child-bearing age.
Jester: Oh!
Nott: Somewhere between 6 and 9.
Jester: 👁👄👁
Goblins are full adult at age 8 in DnD lore, but *spoiler* so what she saying is that her age are between 16 and 22 by human and *spoiler* standarts. Pretty huge range,but makes perfect sense in her situation.
Marisha: *quietly dying in the background*
Its funnier if you know that Sam set Scanlan's age as 69, and set Nott's age between 6 and 9
Matt’s look when he realizes how hurt Marisha is 😭😭
HIM MOUTHING I LOVE YOU AHHHH
Whats the timestamp
1:49:19
does anyone know how she got hurt?
@@Alirosa937 when she twisted around to sneeze she did it so hard that she basically strained the muscle/cartilage around her rib area lmfao
*tosses ring for cat to chase*
*Cat just watches it roll away with a mix of total disinterest and offense that one would think they cared to chase it*
Expertly DM'd
Matt definitely knows how to cat.
galmorzu frampkin rolled a NAT 20 for Caleb’s bs
Where is the timestamp?
@@kenzacario5196 all of it
@@kenzacario5196 51:48
43:50 "I'm going to draw the cutest baby manticore you've ever seen...and it's DEAD!!"
My favorite thing ever.
So much Dnd in one sentence
I was scrolling through the comments and literally read this as she said it
Matt Davenport I imagine that banker guy from South Park”and it’s gone”
I feel I need to share that at 1:13:40 when Sam says “tough” after Fjord, I immediately got an add for ford trucks that’s started with “built ford tough” and I absolutely lost my shit
Hah! Nice.
I love Laura's acting when she says that the Ruby of the Sea says hello. A mix of happy pleasantry, subtle intimidation, and expectancy waiting for his answer.
"You stole an old blind man's food and money."
"I... AM THE BEST."
No time stamp?
@@trollface1334 50:33
@@danielbosshard7768 Thank you so much seriously 10/10 I love the critter community
Troll Face "WE... ARE THE BEST“
2:28:58 Liam just lying facedown for five full minutes just to get One (1) Character Moment in that no one's going to get for so many episodes, THAT MAN HAS DEDICATION
Double .Hafer it took THIS COMMENT for me to realise that line is about the crystals. Everybody laughed!!!! What brilliant role playing from Liam
@@Sophia-rk6ck what crystals
@@jacobburke5523 Spoiler for episode 60-ish of campaign 2: Trent ikithon inserted crystals into calebs arms when he was at the solstrice academy (how i forget) to supposedly enhance his power as an experiment. thats why his original design had bandages on his forearms, there are scars underneath. "TAKE THEM OUT!" most likely refers to a flashback of when it was happening
@@Sophia-rk6ck oh, thank you.
Double .Hafer I was about to comment on this, the length to which this man held the bit was insane
I am always insanely jealous of Matt's ability to not only create and voice unique and memorable npcs but also to remember how each of them sound.
Me too! And they're all distinct and consistent. It's crazy! So many NPCs and almost all of them are completely distinct accents and personalities 😮
He said at one point that he has a couple little notes describing how the character sounds, like "high-pitched, nasal Irish" or something similar written next to the character's name.
One of my favorite things about re-watching M9, is how much Sam and Liam drop little easter eggs of their backstories that only they, Matt, and future critters re-watching would notice. The long con is real lol
stories babeyyyyy!!!
sam had to one up himself from VM.... but liam needed to tag along. lol
These dudes bullshitted their way out of a 9 vs 6 fight by using STD's and Thanos'ing the leader. That's why I love D&D
To be fair, three of them were also half dead also.
Yeah, that's also one of the things I love about the Critical Role cast specifically. They all cover for each other so well in any situation that needs it.
I mean, obviously they've all done some form of improv, and they're all professional actors, but still, they're all able to think incredibly quickly on their feet and just bullshit their way out of any situation.
@@HyenaFox I agree! I think the combo of their acting skills, longtime friendship, and passion for the game makes CR truly special! I also think it opens a lot of intriguing (and entertaining) possibilities just knowing that there's more than one way through encounters, and fighting might not always be the best choice. certainly makes some of the non-combat skills & stats that much more valuable to the party...
Wait, is this episode the intro of the bandits? Omgg yasss I'm in for a treat, again!!
50:55
Liam: *intricate, well-motivated, and dedicated character dialogue and actions*
Also Liam: Okay. I squeeze out a single fart and go back to the cart.
That is why Liam is most commonly one of my favorites. He knows just how serious to be, and he knows when it's right to break tension. I honestly don't mind Marisha and Beau, they can be fun and interesting in their own right, but she could seriously use a few lessons from how Liam played/plays Vax/Caleb.
Marisha has vastly improved since Keyleth... I think a monk is a much less complicated class, which lets her focus more on the tiny details of her character.
Liam, being someone who has many years of D&D experience doesn't usually get bogged down by his character, so he can focus on his role-playing more. He does seem to go too dark with his characters, tho. Can be a lil depressing...😓
@@KickyFut Marisha actually has more DnD experience than Liam.
Wait... How? Even if they both started at the same time, Liam DM's the one-shots as well as plays DM with his kids.
@@KickyFut What was the matter when she was Keyleth? (I haven't seen Campaign 1 yet and am working through campaign 2).
Also, I really like a bit of darkness in the characters.
Caleb: Look over here
Beau: *looks over at him wearing the stolen goggles*
Caleb: you look like a nerd
Beau: *awkward silence*
Caleb: .... :)
Thank you for the transcript.
This ep is really where the campaign hits a stride and takes shape. And Jester’s prayer to The Traveler legit gave me goosebumps and made me tear up a little
Yeah unexpected tears :O
Question that's a potential spoiler fi C2 (I don't know if I was spoiled for this plot point during C1 or if this is common knowledge so don't read on if you don't want to risk it):
Do the gang know who The Traveler is, or is it just Laura? Or does she even know them by the other name/persona(s) we've met in C1 at this stage?
@@RuailleBuaille the gang doesn't know. And even laura herself doesn't really know, other than that he's powerfull and that she thinks he's a god.
@@kevinpappers4494 You have excellent timing! I just yesterday watched the episode where the gang got the big reveal, and in the subsequent Talks episode Laura said she had come to Matt initially with the idea that The Traveler be you-know-who, but by the end things had been so mysterious that even she didn't know if that's who they'd turn out to be.
Watching everyone else start to realise who it was one by one was so good :D
I agree.. the freaking bandits fucked with the wrong party!!!
The cast: Please. Please for *once.* Just fucking *once.* Do a normal sponsor.
Sam:
Sam: Mayonaise fursona.
You got the perfect warlock..
@@rajthemirage Sam's mayo fursona ad seemed like a reaction to his DnD Beyond jingle (C2E7). He may have realized "I need to lower the bar on my ad reads (again) or sponsors will start expecting me to do stuff like this every week" and thought up something unmarketable. Considering the eventual commercial success and immediate recognition of the cast, Sam may have felt uncomfortable with the precedent this ad set: ruclips.net/video/A4BuL886bJA/видео.html
Also #OpenDnd
@@voicechatty6310 makes sense yeah... I think I'd make me feel uncomfortable too. Smart of him
Sam is the f*cking best
Me who always skips the intro and breaks: I'm sorry, DA FAQ!?
“I’m gonna go take care of my wife for a minute”
I love Matt so much
And Marisha
it made me want to be his wife
and im a dude LOL
💕
so pure
Poor Marisha 🥺 cracked ribs are horrible
Molly will see a young person and go "is anybody going to raise that" and won't even wait for an answer
Beau went jabbed Caleb directly in his trauma without even realizing- amazing
Only Matt Mercer would roll for the results of Rock Paper Scissors between 2 NPCs he's controlling
Nah, I would too. To be fair, he likely had a funny idea for both outcomes and decided to make it actually random for even more fun!
Pretty standard DMing. Odd, the guy on the right, even, the guy on the left. Or high/low.
*Boulder Parchment Shears
Don't blame him
*Laughs in tiefling* one of my players tried to throw a bag of unstable potions out the winow of a ship. I had to roll 10 d20 for hits and ALOT of damage it blow the character and the ship up. Sinking and causing more chaos then was already happening. They survived because of a polymorph potion and a nat 20.
*fast forward a couple years to Willingham-Bailey household*
“bathtime!”
*tiny piping voice* “I would like to rage!”
Jason Greenwood I would love to see them on halloween or something. They dress up as Vox Machina, Travis as Grog, Laura as Vex and baby as like, Scanlan or Pike.
They can do Mihty Nein by having Travis be Fjord, Laura be Jester and baby be Nott
Or maybe put the litte one in a Trinket outfit
Baby Trinket would be adorable!!
If his teddy bear gets ripped: "Fix him!"
"I would like to bathe!"
Thanks to CWAL for making these
0:56 Furry mayo
6:35 BABY
Recap 10:08
Game start 12:45
16:38 Goggles
21:47 Cute Nott and Caleb Moment
31:59 Snap!
43:31 Jester and the Traveler
50:33 Nott is the best
58:58 Unsaid agreement
1:03:19 Naming of the Mighty Nein
1:08:20 YET
1:11:56 He really should've changed his hair... (And Fjord's surname)
1:26:15 Child bearing age
Break start 1:31:10
Art start 1:39:54
Break end 1:48:35
2:00:22 Bandit time
2:04:31 Extreme syphillis
2:23:26 Caleb no- (Also Liam is dedicated, holy fucktarts)
2:28:59 Caleb has issues
2:48:09 Watches and Zemnian
3:12:13 PUMAT (Also clean Caleb)
Moar art 3:34:19
Bump
Boost
Boost
Bump
Thank you for the baby timestamp I didnt know what it was about and u made my day ty!
Laura: you stole a blind mans food and money
Sam: i am the best
i laughed so hard i spat out my coffee
Liam plays Caleb so well, you can really see him attempting to form a bond with the group but having a little trouble doing so.
i honestly am afraid he has affection to a pretend cat
@@lukelblitz3627 to be fair in a talks episode he said that frumpkin is inspired by his cat from when he was little.
And few Americans actually speak German sadly. It is a great language of thinkers and warriors.
@@PalleRasmussen also Nazis (sorry, not sorry)
@@SamPlaysArma and American is the language of slavers and slave owners. So?
The whole Pumat Sol scene was amazing, but my favourite moment specifically has to be when he introduces himself to Nott.
*Nott:* (Terrified) "Y-you're large..."
*Pumat Sol:* (Delighted) "You're small!"
He's my new favorite
Matt's Pumat Sol... 😊👌 c'est le magnifique!
I hope he becomes the new regular shopkeep!
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@3:19:10
Pumat Sol is amazing like Gilmore and Victor rolled into 1 or 4 beautiful vendors
2:48:32
nott: "a clockenticken"
caleb, fond and exasperated: "u are adorably hecking wrong right now"
nott, proud regardless: "ive been picking up bits and pieces of ur language"
god i ADORE these too
Two *
@@MammothMorals You're correcting a year old comment? You're the one that looks dumb.
I feel bad for those poor bandits. That must've been like trying to rob a couple old ladies and then finding you've stumbled on Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg....
Well, in this case they would have been lucky facing the mighty nein. :'D You dont want to get messed up by these two.
10/10 reference!
This reference extended my life by five years, so thank you
YESSS!
"I can't be having with this."
"Anyone who buys me a drink I put a silver in their pocket."
Molly is pure boi.
I was half expecting nott to say "I go around and take a silver out of the pocket of everyone who bought us a drink"
As a geezer(I’ll be 62 this year), I played (mainly DM’d) D&D back in the 1970's, 80's and into
the late 90's (I started with the original boxed set - with the dice you had to color in the numbers yourself). I gave it up for good about 20 years ago, sold all my stuff: dice, books, modules, figures, etc. Then I read an article about this show online where a group of people play D&D - and got hooked again. It took awhile but I got caught up on all the episodes just as they were streaming the Season 1 finale.
I am now once again DM’ing a group, online this time as the players are in 3 different states now, with a couple of my original players that I have stayed in contact with over the years, and a few others, and am loving it, again!
Thanks Critical Role!!
Congrats!!
If you ever need an extra player let me know! I have a couple characters workshoped and mainly being a DM it’s hard to find opportunities to play a PC.
Aww what a nice story
That's glorious to hear Mike! I have been hooked for 3 years now and enjoy both experiencing others worlds and running them. Long may our joys and woe's continue :D
All the best,
Dan
Oh, no! Why give it up? I'm 57, and though our real life means our face-to-face group doesn't meet often at all any longer, I find time to play on Roll20. It's a great hobby. Did you get your kids (if you have any) gaming? My spouse and I did.
Liam always remembers he has the keen mind feat. Such a good memory.
Liam's dedication to playing a guy that fainted is inspiring
So if Fjord got together with Jester's mom, would she be a Fjord escort?
Narkingson The Great oh gods why
He might not be able to aFjord Jester's mom.
...
I'll see myself out.
😂
Starcraftgamer97 that was glorious...😂😂
I'd like to Fjord Escape from this train of thought.
Jester: "Can you shoot fire from your hand? Can you shoot lightning from your hand? Can you catch things really well?"
Mollymauk: "You can make a really good mac'n'cheese"
Everyone: *silence*
Taliesin's jokes go really underappreciated.
Tbh... i dont get it....
@@FatalHog I think it's a reference to the Hamburger Helper mascot being a glove
@@Knoxwoodcomix oh....
Cameron Wood I thought it was just random and silly
@@aduckinlingerie I thought so too, then I had to pause and dig deeper for a meaning and that's what I came up with 😂
Bless Matt for giving us Pumat Sol because if not we never would have Caduceus. Seeing Tal's pure joy at Pumat is just delightful.
I adored Vex, but Jester is Laura in her purest form. Completely adorable and utterly terrifying.
The way Jester talks about growing up in such denial about the loneliness of her childhood. Her "I would listen through the door and here her singing." That made me so sad. Like honey that's not normal.
Me too. The fact that she was joking and smiling through it all made it even sadder. I'm not caught up yet so I don't have more context, but whether she puts on the funny facade to deal with the loneliness or whether her childhood has actually left her a stunted person in such denial that she'll probably stay a child forever, both options are equally heartbreaking.
Jester protection squad
#JesterProtectionSquad.
It really makes you love the traveler, he saw a lonely little girl and decided to teach her and play with her just to be her friend
#travelerislove
#travelerislife
same. at this point I guess the party didn't have a close enough bond for anyone to really push back on this, but I hope in later episodes they might. here Jester sounded a lot like a kid who doesn't realize that their messed up home life isn't "normal," like situations of neglect or abuse. breaks my heart to think how that whole situation impacted her, being stuck in her room, alone, and always told she had to stay hidden. yes she has the cheery, joking way about her and wants to bring joy to others... but maybe she's also hurting underneath all that?
watching this episode made me wonder even more about the Traveler. did this entity choose Jester as a convert/devotee/"friend"/etc because she was lonely, or seemed vulnerable? how will she react if the Traveler isn't all she hoped?
beau: what epic zemnian words can we use?
german/zemnian: we’ve got some pretty cool ones, like-
caleb: nein
I mean, before they were Vox Machina, they were The Shits
“Mr Mayo I relished the time we had together” perfect pun talisan
god I love how laura so confidently sings "is the best lay ever" and then immediately gets killed by her own nonsense 😂 jester truly took over in that moment
Molly just adopted a whole bandit group
Beau: “I’ll take my own room if you all don’t want in.”
Jester: “...But we’ve always been roommates.”
Beau: “Then come join me, girl!”
Jester: “Okay!!”
My heart melted.
I love how wholesome the group can be, from Nott's birthday to the way they cared about Jester's past, to Matthew really caring when Marisha hurt herself, it's all just so precious.
Matt caring for Marisha was real sweet, but remember they are married IRL😃
That makes it better.
I mean ... his wife. I would very much hope he cares about his wife.
Marisha: "This guy's our new Gilmore, guys!!"
Liam: "I am not seducing this person."
Matt, smirking: "You say this now."
Liam: "Touché."
I actually snorted soda out my nose. I love this campaign so damn much. ^__^
…huh?
@@mb2001 what were you confused by?
@@elusivegamergirlprobably the soda thru nose.
"Don't criticize new management until there's been time to take effect!"
Alright, there it is. I've fallen in love will Molly.
*sips tea* that's unfortunate
@@Panda_Steph Haha, oh believe me, I know.
@@krispinkeyes6542 honestly same tho. This is my first time watching through campaign 2 and despite knowing Molly's outcome and being like "No do not get attached" .... he's just such a good character that you can't help it.
Haha. Me too. *starts crying*
@@Panda_Steph Oh, well I didn't know. Guess I should enjoy him while I still can :')
Critical Role in a nutshell :
In a battle, can't roll for anything.
Random pointless events, rolling natural 18s, 19s, and 20s.
Well, there was the door. And those horses.
Especially after Taliesin gave away the Snitch.
That just sounds like normal D&D
NoscoSays rip the snitch
@@NoscoSays what’s the snitch
1:49:19 Matt's little "I love you" is the sweetest damn thing ever
god i love liam so much, i literally NEVER would have thought to drive away a bunch of bandits by trying to convince them that the party was riddled with syphilis,, absolutely incredible
14:18
Kaleb: He was burned alive in front of me
Beau: Yeah but you did that though
(Spoilers)
If you're from the future, y'all know how frickin sad this statement is 😭
Me knowing Caleb’s backstory: *ääääghh*
@@froggdoggs8551 right???!?!!!?!!! 😫Rewatching these early episodes there is soooo much foreshadowing
@@nitidiuscula and even some fjoreshadowing
during the whole exchange where Jester explained how she got banished from Nicodranis you can just see Mollymauk becoming more and more proud of her
Proud carnival mom
@@handfulmousefly YES.
@@Dragonessa007 It's just a saying
@@Dragonessa007 proud carnival parent
At first I was like “ooh Liam actually got Matt on the whole what’s the date thing.” But of course Matt has an entire calendar for Exandria
The first sentence Matt spoke in this campaign contained an exact date (followed by a page of geopolitical/geographical exposition.).
He can't be beat, this is his game.
Uh, literally...
Matt: "There are nine bandits surrounding you. It's creepy how this number keeps coming up."
If only he knew...
Molly Mauk is the biggest example of chaotic good I’ve ever seen.
Not Jester?
@@ethanwilliamson902 she comes second or very close equal.
@@xxmidnight12xx18 She was pissed she had to save that baby tho
@@leovincent7417 also true, chaotic neutral perhaps
I'd argue Molly is lawful, because it doesn't necessarily mean following the law of a country, but can also refer to your own code
Nott: A strangely adorable goblin girl with sticky fingers and a heart bigger than she is.
Caleb: A socially awkward wizard (with a cat!), who's apparently seen some shit.
Beauregard: A rebellious monk who is now a full disciple of the badass bookworms that are the Cobalt Soul.
Jester: A cute blue tiefling with a very fitting name who is best friends with a god, and apparently the daughter of a high class courtesan.
Fjord: The "Texblade" half-orc (whose accent is apparently fake... hmm.), who knows the sea and seems to have made a pact with something living in it.
Mollymauk: Fortune teller, sword juggler, and gloriously flamboyant and sarcastic.
Yasha: Woman of few words, but seems to have a softness beneath her intimidating appearance.
Eight episodes in... I wasn't sure it was possible, but I dare say CR has made me love these characters as much as Vox Machina before them. I really look forward to seeing what the "Mighty Nein" get into next.
Yasha: Woman of few words and fewer appearances
@@deffdefying4803 Sadly her career gets in the way. Great for her, sad for us.
A ragtag bunch of misfits and malcontents. Love em though.
This is the episode where I cared about them. Pretty quick
I just wanted to point out that that's not how you spell "Jester"
“The ruby of the sea is the best lay ever!”
Love that little jingle.
I have to give Marisha credit. Rib injuries rank as the worst, just because simply breathing hurts, never mind talking, laughing, or moving. And if you sneeze, forget it.
Caleb has the "the DM does all the note taking for me" feat
Ricardo Rodriguez at least until the Dm cleverly gives them a month of downtime every now and then
Ricardo Rodriguez It's more of the "my character has all this information that only the DM has" feat
It’s the my character has a higher int score that me feat
I should look into this XD
It's the "I don't want to take notes" feat.
If someone doesn't say "Come on, Fjord, focus!" at some point during this campaign I will be sorely disappointed
Already made a Fjord pun already. Nott asked if he was a Fjord Explorer or a Fjord Escape
Don't forget the Fjord Mustang.
Not to mention the Fjord Expedition
He is a magic using character, so there is already a fjord focus.
He needs to be the host for a party in the local tavern. It would be a
Fjord Fiesta.
1:25:22
Nott: "Are we sure we want to leave this place? People like us here."
Jester: "It's only a matter of time before they don't."
When Jester turns from her usual cheery disposition to shake down Staroshta….I had to watch watch and rewatch it’s so good
A hint that she can be terrifyingly competent and conniving when she really wants to.
I noticed that Laura started haggling a bit in this episode-- she can't help it! :) lol
Can we appreciate the moment when Beau decides to read the letters that she stole WEEKS ago (real time) and Matt reacts without ONE SINGLE SECOND of hesitation, explaining what is in them... mad respect.
DuplaD And whips out the pre-prepared letter-prop!!!
but wasnt it 3 parcels that she stole, when did it become 4 letters?
@@Pagan_Jak 1 parcel doesnt mean 1 letter, if 2 letters are to the same adress it is still the same parcel.
@@DuplaD ooohhhh ok that makes more sense
The scene with Caleb trying to hide the wand from Jester has such big brother and little sister energy and I love it.
Takes a long time to drop the vex and vax habits i guess
@@lillymountainfarm why did you reply with this to an unrelated comment rather than making it an independent comment?
@@quietlodestar I didn’t realize I commented on someone else’s comment when I was trying to comment an independent comment... I apologize
@@lillymountainfarm you don't need to be sorry, i am in no way upset, i was just a bit confused.
They’re just reliving past lives
Okay, okay I know that this was from quite a while ago and I am rewatching all of these, but I just wanted to point out how I only just noticed Matt mouthing "I love you" to Marisha when they came back from the break. She was obviously in quite a bit of pain if she needed meds and then an ice pack, plus she was still recovering from being sick, so it was really sad and sweet seeing how worried Matt was and him letting her know that he loves her.
That is all! Just some cuteness overload (´｡• ᵕ •｡`) ♡
What's the timestamp?
Why was she in so much pain?
@@Thinkingmakesitso. She turned and sneezed at the same time, I believe
@@Thinkingmakesitso. She had an injury to her ribs, I believe, so talking, laughing, sneezing, moving, etc. would all hurt a lot.
@@Thinkingmakesitso. She sneezed so hard she popped a rib out of socket. They apparently had to go to the hospital afterwards.
2:49:29 liam saying "mama bear takes care of the mighty nein!" in his actual voice instead of caleb's gave me WHIPLASH. didnt help that laura was talking in her normal voice here too, these ppl are incredible 😂
"give us all your-"
"WE HAVE SYPHILIS"
EXTREME SYPHILIS.
A D V A N C E D S Y P H I L I S
M E G A S Y H I L I S
*M A X I M U M O V E R S Y P H I L I S*
**S U P R E M E S Y P H I L I S**
Syphilis: we have it
Your plan: stupid
Your headbands: hand em over
Hotel: Trivago
Crops:Watered
Gnoll: Regular
Comments: Highly enjoyed.
@@u.s.s.chucklefucker1657 Pickles: Consumed
The "Take them out!" moment hits so much harder on a rewatch. Phew. Hats off to Liam (again and again and again) for his portrayal of Caleb.
Having watch campaign 2 already and now rewatching it directly after watching campaign 1, I am LOVING the contrast between the characters. Neurotic Caleb vs devil-may-care Vax, charismatic and intelligent Fjord vs lovable idiot Grog, broken and stern Percy vs carefree wild spirit MollyMauk (and later deliberate and gentle Caduceus), hard-ass sardonic Beau vs airheaded delightful Keyleth, Nervous Nott vs Self-assured Scanlan and egotistical daddy-issues Tary, and adorable, chaotic Jester vs supremely sexy, in-control Vex. Man I love it so much. Then throw Campaign 3 into the mix and *mind blown*.
Liam: "He was... burned alive, in front of me"
Marisha: "Yeah, you did that, though"
The "fun" of rewatching
I've only recently started watching critical role, and have until this point been convinced Liam is very socially awkward.
Turns out he's just an amazing actor, lol
Me too
He is an incredible actor, but he has also said that he's pretty socially awkward irl. I think it's just hard for us to tell bc we see him around close friends all the time. It helps that he's such a goofball and a sweetheart.
If you watch the between the sheets, most of them are socially awkward. Ashley was the worst prior to meeting Bryan
what part of this episode tipped you off?
@@remlewis1111 Presumably the bit with the firbolgs
I absolutely adore how the party interacts in this campaign -- it's so dynamic! There's always *at least* two "plot threads" going on between different characters in every group interaction, and characters hop from one to another so naturally. It really feels like the characters are as good of friends as the people playing them are.
Fjord arm going numb after Beau hit him...
Matt is on top of everything, it's amazing
Caleb can barely hit an enemy with the exception of a random bandit with 39 damn damage.
He needs to pretend to have extreme syphilis every time before battle then. Tha's the only way
@@lazynoodle6739 "i cast extreme syphilis"
@@lazynoodle6739 That or scream real loud "I got the clap" that works too
Meanwhile when fighting a Manticore he can barely hit anything 😂
@@matttale7918 Have you ever played dungeons and dragons? It's all in the roll of the dice.
"The Ruby of the Sea says hello!"
*reaction from NPC
*party frantically scribbles notes
“Is it a stick?”
“It is”
“I like sticks!!”
“Oh shit”
I have a paladin who says a lot of questionable stuff and every time he does it, his goddess appears out of nowhere and slaps him in the face and leaves. It’s truly amazing in roleplay
That's absolute GOLD oh my XD
Anyone suffers lightening damage when they say something about deities not existing in a world with an active group of deities.
Now I'm imagining Shmidt from New Girl as a paladin whose goddess shouts "JAR!" everytime he says something douchy, and takes one gold from his pocket
@@slktool In such a campaign I’d call my character Charcoal Abraxas, (after a certain philosopher) and make him an extremely skeptical maybe dwarven tinkerer with a copper wire strung from his helmet to his iron boots to deal with all of the sudden lightning strikes around his person. (Like a famous professors assistent.)