@@DantheBigMan77 Ashley can pronounce Mjolnir just fine. She says the full name when Sam asks what it is and the pronunciation is perfect. Travis would be proud.
I can’t believe he didn’t ask any good follow up questions about the dice. We know someone like Laura MUST have a different situational use for each die
I remember when her and Travis were at a con and many years ago and she said her goal was to have as many dice as Will Wheaton who she said had BARRELLS of dice.
@@givemedeath5801 my happy place is a small cottage where an elderly Ashley Johnson bakes me cookies and tries to connect with me by telling me about hashtags and reminding me of that one time when I was 9 and she took me to see the Thor movie
In case anyone forgot, Ashley was in the first avengers movie. She was one of the civilians in the Battle of New York. And she just called Mjolnir, “Meow meow” 😂😂😂
@@TinyDeath66 I don’t remember who saved her character but it’s possible it was Cap. She shows up again as someone being interviewed on the news about the battle at the end of the movie.
*@user-ty5zt8yp4x --* Fun Critical Role trivia... One of Laura Bailey's (Imogen Temult) topmost favorite sweet treats/snacks are doughnuts/donuts; however, she rarely has them during CR-sessions, due to the potential mess(es) they can make. This also goes to show how well Matt Mercer knows Bailey. As for playing Dungeons & Dragons, it depends upon whether you can find a good group of people to play with, ideally with other new Players such as yourself. _"Liam, thanks for introducing me to Dungeons & Dragons."_ _"Do you like it?"_ _"I'm...I'm beginning to like it."_ --Sam Riegel (Scanlan Shorthalt) & Liam O'Brien (Vax'ildan); *[CR 1x114 - "Vecna the Ascended"]* (air-date: 10/05/2017)
@@SleepyBookworms-- A simple question that requires a lot of answer(ing). Nonetheless, I will try to give you a good/thorough answer... *:)* 1.) *_D&D Edition(s)_** --* Critical Role plays in *D&D 5th Edition* [2014 to (present 12/2023)], having begun in with *[CR Campaign #1 - Vox Machina (2015-2017)].* - a.) *Past -* Unless you have the personal preference (&/or excessive wealth) to do so, it is not generally not worthwhile to invest in past D&D Editions as a first-timer. - b.) *Future -* Hasbro-WotC (Wizards of the Coast) is supposed to come out with a new D&D edition in 2024. However, not even the title of the next D&D edition has not been finalized ("One D&D", "D&D 2024", "VD&D", etc.) as of yet (12/2023). - c.) *Present -* I would say the best choice/recommendation at this current time (12/2023) would be *_D&D 5th Edition,_* as D&D 5th Edition is the most current, established, and widespread. Also, by playing with the current (D&D 5th) edition, you can also better learn, understand, and appreciate what is played though in-session with Critical Role for [CR Campaigns #1 - #3]. 2.) *_Dice_** --* A relevant factor, given the video-Short... *;)* - a.) *Dice Set -* A standard dice-set for most TT-RPGs (TableTop RolePlaying Game) consists of a d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, & a d20. Other greater-faceted dice (d20+) are purely thematic/gimmicky, thus usually not worth to have/use except by personal preference. Could you buy a "d100" dice? Sure. Or you can use 2d10 (with one d10 representing the 'tens' number) more easily/cheaply. - b.) *Minimum(s) -* At the _'bare bones'_ functional minimum, you should have *2x* sets of dice. - c.) *"Optimum(s)" (note "quotations") -* _Very_ broadly speaking, for dice-ownership and -use, *6x* dice-sets is the _"low"_ optimum range, with *10x* dice-sets in _"high"_ optimum range. - d.) *"Maximum(s)" (again, "quotations") -* As Laura Bailey (Imogen Temult) has shown in this video-Short, there is no _"maximum"_ to how many dice-sets one can have and use. Bailey has had up to *>16
@@pendrake40 thanks for the wonderful informed tip ☺️ now I'll just have to find a decent group, I have a rough idea of a character though only so far have their personal arc involve building trust and social connections with the party which I'd involve an awkward attempt to comfort a member but accidentally whack instead of a soft pat on the back (think of a fancy looking automaton getting used to being not in a stiff servant environment). Not sure on what class though.
@@captin3149 That's one way to do it, but using your character's favorite color makes sense because grabbing a new dice set for every session can cause a headache you don't want.
It brings me so much genuine joy to hear Ashley call Mjolnir “Mew Mew”. She cares about everything she’s been in, and to hear her not only reference the MCU but our queen and savior Darcy Lewis?! Blessed.
Funny enough, he was one of the Frost Giants in that movie, too! Got himself a knee injury because he was had to land on his knees from a really high jump.
I love how that donut is meant to only have dice in one half so you can use it as an actual box, but Laura just has so many dice that she fills both halves
I love Laura Bailey's setup. Even got the iced coffee there. What I wouldn't give to have a job that makes me show up every Thursday to D&D religiously.
I hope to be the kind of person who deserves and can find someone as freaking adorable as these folks. I would savagely safeguard them as fiercely as they do their dice collections. Any of the couples in this cast is serious goals.
this is a conversation I have with my friends all the time. They ask if I have enough dice, yet, and I show them all the dice still on my wishlist. NOT ENOUGH!
Sam not getting Ashley's Mjolnir "Meow-meow" reference is so painful. Like I felt that, I've been there. When you say a reference that you think someone will get and they don't and then the awkwardness just sets in.
“There stood Wentworth. Surrounded by a kingdom of sweets, absolutely horrified by the fact that no matter how hard he tried, he could never eat them all at once”
Of course there are those fancy folk whose dice are all in sets. More than half of mine have no set to belong to. I run a rescue shelter for orphan dice
man I love Laura Bailey she's painfully gorgeous and has a great sense of humour, she's 1 of my fav people ever she's awesome wish I could meet her, she's 1 hell of an actress
I completely feel her. Just bought my first set of a 6 different dice colors to play with friends and all of them look so amazing. And now we got everything we need to play and i still want more fancy dices 😂
You think that’s an iced coffee in front of her? Joke’s on you. More dice!
It's actually diced coffee.
@@mrTii👏👏👏
Diced coffee.
Dice cubes
I thought it was dice in the coffee. I didnt once think that was ice
Ashley calling the little Mjolnir hammer "Meow-meow" absolutely sent me 😂
She reminds me of Darcy. She, too, had a hard time pronouncing such names correctly
@@DantheBigMan77 Ashley can pronounce Mjolnir just fine. She says the full name when Sam asks what it is and the pronunciation is perfect. Travis would be proud.
@@ForeverDegenerate They know that. They are just pointing out the reference to Thor the Dark World.
😂 good I wasn't the only who heard her saying that.
Travis may be animated Thor, but Ashley is the only one who's part of the main MCU continuity.
Sam films like a parent with a VHS, talking right into the back of the camera with the most aggressive zooms and angles
I can’t believe he didn’t ask any good follow up questions about the dice. We know someone like Laura MUST have a different situational use for each die
To be fair, I doubt he's used for that purpose at home, considering.
Filming 90s style.
@@Shuffle-Major-Arcanabest kind
This does have the same energy as a 1995 VHS recording of Christmas morning
She totally gave him the "great job, grandpa!"😂
Instead of a dog, Travis has to make space in the bed for Laura's several haversacks of dice
“Me, my wife, and her 200 ton dice bag.”
And he better not touch them. She is like a gobbo who has something.
"No touch!"
I wonder when she will get a barrel :D
Laura doesn't sleep in a bed. She curls up on a colossal mountain of dice like a dragon guarding their gold
@@TomElliottJackson she will not spare even 1 die....
'How many dice do you have'
Laura - 'YES'
I remember when her and Travis were at a con and many years ago and she said her goal was to have as many dice as Will Wheaton who she said had BARRELLS of dice.
Laura: How many times have you eaten?
I realized I have a dice problem when I can recognized dice companies from afar
nah you don't have a problem, you have expertise.
Do you know where the metal ones she held up are from?
Try Viridian Dice, or Kraken Dice@@Hawkeye729
@@Hawkeye729I think you can get a set like them from Viridian games
@@Hawkeye729 urwizards also sells dice like that I’m pretty sure
"Not enough."
I imagine Travis groaning somewhere when she tells him that.
How dare you question Ashley's meow meow >:(
I didn't get meow meow at first but that did make me laugh lol
Ashley should give that back to Travis, before Travis summons it from across the table, making a mess. ;)
If it’s from Thor, is it spelled “mjow mjow?”
@@DocOverlord In Thor (2011), Kat Dennings pronounces Mjolnir as Myeh-myeh (meow-meow), think that's what she's referencing
@redox4604 yep. In Thor and Thor 2, her character Darcy repeatedly calls Mjiolnir meow-meow.
Ashley: do you know what that's from?
Me: yes, the voice of it's owner is sitting on the other side of the table.
she didn't mean the hammer. she was asking sam if he knew where the "mjow mjow" reference was from.
@@elasmobrain6276 mchawk was referring to the fact that Travis Willingham voiced Thor.
Laura: "Not👏E👏nough👏"
*While holding four lollipops*
Also Ash's surprise that Sam knew it was from Thor is hilarious.
Laura has all the energy and quirkiness of an e-girl, except she’s actually funny and not just cringe.
Correction corner: 3 lollipops 🍭 😂
I didn't even realize. 😂
The hard cut to Ashley spinning the hammer and saying "meanwhile" killed me 😂
"meanwhile meaowmeaow the mini mjolnir"
🖋️
"Do you know where thats from?
"From..thor?"
"YES! GOOD JOB!!"
yo you're not gonna believe this i saw this one crit role clip and this exact gconversation was happening
@@givemedeath5801 my happy place is a small cottage where an elderly Ashley Johnson bakes me cookies and tries to connect with me by telling me about hashtags and reminding me of that one time when I was 9 and she took me to see the Thor movie
@@u-moo-u8117 We love Mama Pike vibes! Ashley (and all of them) are treasures!
Laura: “I’m only using 1% of my collection.”
In case anyone forgot, Ashley was in the first avengers movie. She was one of the civilians in the Battle of New York. And she just called Mjolnir, “Meow meow” 😂😂😂
I thought I recognized her! She's the one Cap saves during the Battle of New York right?
@@TinyDeath66 I don’t remember who saved her character but it’s possible it was Cap. She shows up again as someone being interviewed on the news about the battle at the end of the movie.
@@dialgafan1063 Also a tragically deleted scene that provides the context for the later interaction.
Lauras coffin will be full of dice, and her tombstone will read Laura Bailey Queen of all Dice
AND it'll be in the shape of a d20 ;)
Me: I don't need more dice.
Also me: Hur hur. Plastic maths rocks go clicky-clack.
I NEED MORE BONES TO ROLL!!!
Even though I haven't played DnD I really love that doughnut dice holder
*@user-ty5zt8yp4x --* Fun Critical Role trivia... One of Laura Bailey's (Imogen Temult) topmost favorite sweet treats/snacks are doughnuts/donuts; however, she rarely has them during CR-sessions, due to the potential mess(es) they can make. This also goes to show how well Matt Mercer knows Bailey.
As for playing Dungeons & Dragons, it depends upon whether you can find a good group of people to play with, ideally with other new Players such as yourself.
_"Liam, thanks for introducing me to Dungeons & Dragons."_
_"Do you like it?"_
_"I'm...I'm beginning to like it."_
--Sam Riegel (Scanlan Shorthalt) & Liam O'Brien (Vax'ildan); *[CR 1x114 - "Vecna the Ascended"]* (air-date: 10/05/2017)
@@pendrake40which edition of DnD do you recommend for first timers?
@@SleepyBookworms-- A simple question that requires a lot of answer(ing). Nonetheless, I will try to give you a good/thorough answer... *:)*
1.) *_D&D Edition(s)_** --* Critical Role plays in *D&D 5th Edition* [2014 to (present 12/2023)], having begun in with *[CR Campaign #1 - Vox Machina (2015-2017)].*
- a.) *Past -* Unless you have the personal preference (&/or excessive wealth) to do so, it is not generally not worthwhile to invest in past D&D Editions as a first-timer.
- b.) *Future -* Hasbro-WotC (Wizards of the Coast) is supposed to come out with a new D&D edition in 2024. However, not even the title of the next D&D edition has not been finalized ("One D&D", "D&D 2024", "VD&D", etc.) as of yet (12/2023).
- c.) *Present -* I would say the best choice/recommendation at this current time (12/2023) would be *_D&D 5th Edition,_* as D&D 5th Edition is the most current, established, and widespread. Also, by playing with the current (D&D 5th) edition, you can also better learn, understand, and appreciate what is played though in-session with Critical Role for [CR Campaigns #1 - #3].
2.) *_Dice_** --* A relevant factor, given the video-Short... *;)*
- a.) *Dice Set -* A standard dice-set for most TT-RPGs (TableTop RolePlaying Game) consists of a d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, & a d20. Other greater-faceted dice (d20+) are purely thematic/gimmicky, thus usually not worth to have/use except by personal preference. Could you buy a "d100" dice? Sure. Or you can use 2d10 (with one d10 representing the 'tens' number) more easily/cheaply.
- b.) *Minimum(s) -* At the _'bare bones'_ functional minimum, you should have *2x* sets of dice.
- c.) *"Optimum(s)" (note "quotations") -* _Very_ broadly speaking, for dice-ownership and -use, *6x* dice-sets is the _"low"_ optimum range, with *10x* dice-sets in _"high"_ optimum range.
- d.) *"Maximum(s)" (again, "quotations") -* As Laura Bailey (Imogen Temult) has shown in this video-Short, there is no _"maximum"_ to how many dice-sets one can have and use. Bailey has had up to *>16
@@pendrake40 thanks for the wonderful informed tip ☺️ now I'll just have to find a decent group, I have a rough idea of a character though only so far have their personal arc involve building trust and social connections with the party which I'd involve an awkward attempt to comfort a member but accidentally whack instead of a soft pat on the back (think of a fancy looking automaton getting used to being not in a stiff servant environment). Not sure on what class though.
I would always use a dice set in my character's favorite color.
I use them in my character's outfit color
@@captin3149 That's one way to do it, but using your character's favorite color makes sense because grabbing a new dice set for every session can cause a headache you don't want.
I do that too! I played a character with purple eyes once so I used purple dice. Boom done.
@@robinjoanna Nice. Would've been cooler if they had heterochromia, or eyes of different colors.
New dice set for a new character 😄
Laura: Could easily fill a house with her dice collection.
Also Laura in the Dice-Filled House: If you touch ANY of them, you’ll curse them. 🎲 💀
I love then being proud if sam for knowing nerd and pop culture references praising him like a 5 year old learning to spell his own name
I see laura bailey I simply click. Probably one of my favorite voice actors and the reason I got into critical role. Truly a lovely soul.
Which of her characters is your fav? I’d probably say Jester myself.
@stingerjohnny9951 Honestly, any role she touches I've been a fan of I really hope I get to meet her at a comic con 1 day. It's my biggest dream.
The way Laura says lookit is just so adorable I can’t what a bundle of joy these people are
From laura baliey child of dice to momma Ashley johnson telling her baby with big smiles about meowmeow.
These nerds are so precious and have to be protected at all costs.
- Laura, I think you have a problem.
- It's not a problem, it's a lifestyle!
Laura Bailey has become the D&D Dice Goddess
That's a great reference from Ashley but nobody got it 😂.
No one but Sam were actually paying attention. In game everyone got it.
I love seeing this bts look, not only at the obsurd amount of dice and cluttered organization, but also seeing the actual depth of the set
This is her dice goblin era. Let her collect her shiny click clacks.
Era? That's her life o_o
@@KilleRoy_NL tbf the Stone Age was an era =P
Bro she has surpassed the dice goblin era long ago....
She is a dice dragon and that is her hoard
@@goldberta What kinda dragon would Laura be based on her personality? I was thinking either copper or pink myself.
Let no one change you, Laura!! This is a lovely sample of your collection! If you've got the space..what's stopping you??
ASHLEY: Don't you know meow meow?
- Then proceeds to stare meow meow shit out of your soul.
It brings me so much genuine joy to hear Ashley call Mjolnir “Mew Mew”. She cares about everything she’s been in, and to hear her not only reference the MCU but our queen and savior Darcy Lewis?! Blessed.
Omg, now I want to build up my dice collection even more now. I got like 10 different sets and I want more metal and gemstone dices.
These are literally the best, thank you sam, ashley is beyond adorbs 😂
"i don't have enough dice" followed by "i have so many i can't choose" xD
There are never enough dice because there is always a new shiny set to buy! I want them all!❤
::Ashley quotes Thor, makes me fall more in love with her...but Travis IS Thor, so I'm already in love with him! 🌩️::
Funny enough, he was one of the Frost Giants in that movie, too! Got himself a knee injury because he was had to land on his knees from a really high jump.
Omg, I too call it Meow Meow because of that movie!!!
I have a Meowmeow too!!! Great dice sets too :P
I love her so much- I wrote this before we got to Ashley and I love HER so much too
I have always wanted to go to a convention and gift them custom dice lol.
"that's meowmeow! :D"
I love how that donut is meant to only have dice in one half so you can use it as an actual box, but Laura just has so many dice that she fills both halves
I love this woman.
"Yes, good job!" is totally how you'd speak to a dog haha
So basically Pike and Scanlan’s home life?
Ashley's eyes are stunning!
After I got interested into D&D and then discovered this channel I just felt more in love with Laura 😂. I’m loving the new campaign
Miao miao!
Laura Bailey's Dice Addiction
Prettiest dice goblin in the world
Fully thought that the ice in her coffee was more dice except they were clear
I agree with Laura. You never have enough dice
Bailey is so adorable defending her collection
She just called Hammer Meow Meow 😅
the donut dice holder is so cute and that huge d20 at the back is so pretty
Ugh why is she so cute?!
Laura slowly (quickly) making her way up to dice barrels.
You can never have enough dice 😊
I love that Laura kept the dice from a fan
Need to know where Matt got that donut dice holder
This is so cute. I just keep watching it over and over!
laura is just as pretty as her dice
I have 2 braincells. 1 tells me to get more dice, the other tells me meowmeow goes spinny
Meow meow!
I love Laura Bailey's setup. Even got the iced coffee there.
What I wouldn't give to have a job that makes me show up every Thursday to D&D religiously.
Can we please speak about _MeowMeow?_
Hard to imagine a better group of people. Ahhhh love!!
Thank you Sam!
I googled her for the first time and I am blown away by how many roles she has had!
I hope to be the kind of person who deserves and can find someone as freaking adorable as these folks.
I would savagely safeguard them as fiercely as they do their dice collections.
Any of the couples in this cast is serious goals.
"Not enough." is the only correct answer to the question of how many dice someone has.
Omg they’re soo cute! ❤😂 I love their sense of humor!
That dice tray from Matt is super adorable ❤️
Ashley has the best nerd figit ever , I need a spinny Hammer ❤️
"A wonderful fan" is me ;-)
“You can’t just get rid of one?” As though Laura buys anything but the best dice. They’re all infinitely useful.
I like Ashley going: "Yes! Good job!" like "Thank god, he knows at least that"
this is a conversation I have with my friends all the time. They ask if I have enough dice, yet, and I show them all the dice still on my wishlist. NOT ENOUGH!
lol just the dice set and gaslighting is chaos but ashleys hammer roller thing cherry on top
I'm obsessed with her colorful pink unicorn tray thing omg what is that!?! 😭😍
I get the feeling that Sam hasn't seen Thor: The Dark World, and Ashley has.
Laura Bailey, Mother of Dice.
Like a dragon she must horde and collect the little shinies.
"Not Enough..." is an appropriate response for any dice goblin🤣🤣🤣🤣
I wonder how much Ashley geeks out when remembering that Travis voices thor
Sam not getting Ashley's Mjolnir "Meow-meow" reference is so painful. Like I felt that, I've been there. When you say a reference that you think someone will get and they don't and then the awkwardness just sets in.
I had no idea how amazing Ashleys eyes are .. wow.
I am not a dice goblin but, i am getting to that point. After my last batch of dice went missing, i am currently rebuilding
I like how she said choose , like she chews the dice 😂❤❤❤. I desperately want dice candy now.
“There stood Wentworth. Surrounded by a kingdom of sweets, absolutely horrified by the fact that no matter how hard he tried, he could never eat them all at once”
Of course there are those fancy folk whose dice are all in sets. More than half of mine have no set to belong to. I run a rescue shelter for orphan dice
I have sets, stray d10s, d20s, and d6s. I love the shiny math rocks.
The fact that the 10 sets in front of her is barely a fraction of her collection speaks to my inner dice goblin.
I can only imagine what a treasure trove of dice little Ronin is set to inherit, when his time comes.
Ashley just further reinforcing how much her voice reminds me of Poppy from LoL by holding that hammer
man I love Laura Bailey she's painfully gorgeous and has a great sense of humour, she's 1 of my fav people ever she's awesome wish I could meet her, she's 1 hell of an actress
She ALWAYS has sweets with her, and when she doesn't, she cracks open her emergency sweets bag lol.
My goodness those dice are beautiful. Lol cute meow-meow. i like that the top spins.
I completely feel her. Just bought my first set of a 6 different dice colors to play with friends and all of them look so amazing. And now we got everything we need to play and i still want more fancy dices 😂
That spinning meow meow is a totem and she is still in the dream world and you cannot convince me otherwise
I can't wait for Laura to ultimately have so many dice, she will be on one side of the table, with the other 6 players cramped on the other. ❤
All those dice are so pretty!!! So necessary!
Ashley being so proud of Sam for getting it right is devastating 😂