A character reveal six years in the making | Critical Role | ExU Calamity | Purvan

[@fluidstatic5564]

VM: *clowning around about Purvan's name Matt: y'all cruising into a tpk today. Seven years later, Brennan: Soooo about that tpk..

[@apblolol]

Ahh. But one of them got away

[@Lynch2507]

@@apblolol Cerrit has to die of old age at some stage, just a very delayed TPK

[@apblolol]

@@Lynch2507 lol. True.

[@davidotoole2853]

MIND FUCKING BLOWN

[@Algernon7]

fuck me, I should never read youtube comments.

[@codex_jinora]

Something I appreciated a lot was that the Champion in the Calamity episodes did, in fact, not respond to his 'name'. He only responded to Champion, because his name was, as stated by mercer, given to the Raven Queen.

[@WolfRebel]

I was wondering about that, cause I knew that fact but people kept saying his name. But I didn’t clap that he only responded to Champion

[@thehikingviking2049]

@@WolfRebel Honestly, it feels appropriate that all of Avalir was essentially disrespecting his religion by using his name

[@codex_jinora]

@@WolfRebel I LOVED the moment where Zerxus and Loquatious ran outside and tried to get his attention. Quay continuously yelling "Purvan!" and getting no response, and then Zerxus says "Champion!" *once* and he finally stops and listens. Its a matter of respect.

[@quinnsinclair7028]

Also the very last exchange. Quay: "You should consider a name change." Purvon: "iT's NoRmAl WhErE i CoMe FrOm."

[@dndbasement2370]

@@quinnsinclair7028 except it is PurVAN, on Not PERV ON !!

[@MOTHforLife]

I like how when he showed up, he wasn't some great mythical legend, but rather just "Level 8 Guy"

[@Zalied]

the best quote "why would he need armor" i mean the calamity hasnt happened yet

[@High-LordHarza]

@@Zalied And the armor doesn't exist yet, really. I am certain he had an armor he would wear into battle, and it may have even become THE armor eventually, but it was not that yet.

[@Mantorok12]

@@High-LordHarza but at any rate, it's just a party, who wears armor to a party?

[@High-LordHarza]

@@Mantorok12 I never said anything about that, just that he has armor for combat, somewhere. You are absolutely right, he shouldn't and wont wear armor to a party.

[@aWhysGuy]

@@High-LordHarza pretty sure chase was making a dnd joke... every adventuring group always seems to be wearing their armor at the party come initiative time lmao.

[@samoclese6435]

Judging by the first 20 seconds of this video, and various other moments, I don't think there's a single person on this planet that's a bigger fan of critical role than Travis Willingham

[@ShadowyFox_86]

Travis is like a kid at Christmas. Like you can see he's forgotten any plan or thing he had in mind before this moment. He's like every fan losing their ever loving minds.

[@allthenamesiwantedweretaken]

Well, last I remember, Travis is the CEO of Critical Role Productions. So, not shocked at all tbh.

[@Xingmey]

Or he is just overacting and being insanely cringy.... eho knows

[@allthenamesiwantedweretaken]

@@Xingmey Yes because if you think something regardless of the merit or truth it has, it must be true, as the world absolutely revolves around you. No, Travis just has more emotion and got more love from his parents than you. Not sorry you’re jealous of him and his success. Cope.

[@Xingmey]

@@allthenamesiwantedweretaken or you could be such a fanboy, that you can not see past your pink glasses and holding hand fantasy. I like travis like the next guy. He has good vibes, and his chars are generally awesome to watch at. But that is overacting, for the sake of making a show.

[@pepnfresh244]

the second Brennan said that there was a champion of the gods with a wolf expected, I yelled, "Purvan?!" My wife was like, who? then when Purvan was announced, I admit, I was a bit proud of myself lol

[@picachufan2000]

Same my partner and I were watching and I heard that someone was coming in with a wolf and I was also thinking super hard and screamed Purvaan which confused him. I had to explain to him my whole theory and screamed VINDICATION when this happened.

[@Sifeus]

That's cool. ACAB though.

[@megspositiveoutlook5772]

Looking back, it’s COMICAL that mid-level Keyleth is talking to a notable Pre-Calamity Being like he’s just a neighborhood stray. It’s been at least hundreds of years that Galdric would have needed to survive through essentially the apocalyptic dark ages. Imagine awakening a legendary figure from like 50 b.c.e. Rome who lived through centuries of war and famine only to say “hey buddy, if we give you some steak and a fire we need you to guard our yard for a while, sound good?”

[@ThatoneGuy-zd4rl]

Keyleth was full of those moments. Some found them charming, others found them tedious as the character never matured. She was still always just flustered and absent minded teenage girl even at 20th level. Some of that awkwardness was choice though you can clearly see how inexperienced Marisha was as a player and new she was RPing. She’s come a long way.

[@megspositiveoutlook5772]

@@ThatoneGuy-zd4rl Oops! This was not an invitation for anybody to try and reawaken Years-Old Keyleth hate. Let’s put that down and not work on stirring up petty criticisms that are more than 4 years dead.

[@djhart25]

@@megspositiveoutlook5772 That's not how communicating works, and no one said anything hateful. YOU brought it up, and someone responded with their thoughts. It's okay to disagree. Criticism is not hate.

[@Zalied]

something the players had a hard to recognizing is this would be trinket this was a rangers intelligent hard working partner. And not just that but of a champion. this is end game vex level of character. imagine if someone came over at lvl 20 vex and was treating trinket like just some bear.

[@cryofpaine]

@@ThatoneGuy-zd4rl you have to remember, C1 only encompassed 2 years at most, and their meeting with Galdrick was still very early on in their travels. So it makes sense for Keyleth to still be awkward. And frankly, as you heard in the clip, they found Purvon's tomb on their 1st anniversary stream. So they were all new to this. Honestly, I think the fact that so many people thought Marisha was like Keyleth shows just how good she was. (Or it says something about those people, but trying to stay positive.)

[@samminicksm]

Yes, this is the man that has his finger stollen and lost by Bob in Pandemonium.

[@johnabreu6753]

oh SHIT I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THAT HAHAHAHAHHA

[@xcrucialbladex3801]

"All I know is that Purvan's story touched me. Touched me in inappropriate ways"

[@tomkvideo]

I love Lou and Luis looking around like “what, what?!” Before Sam explains it’s a C1 thing. Like bringing your friends to see Guardians 2 and they’re wonder why you’re freaking out when they tease Adam Warlock at the end.

[@benalexander9669]

Or when my friend's kids started singing about some guy being "here, there, he's every fucking where" when Hercules showed up at the end of Love and Thunder

[@tankwallin1420]

I love how you could see Sam and Travis sizing him up to Vex

[@ziro0798]

A battle of the champions

[@mel-burnes]

[insert i'm vex he's vax moment here]

[@maxinesenior596]

Vex was the champion of Pelor, not the Raven Queen. Vax was

[@KeyMasterX]

@@maxinesenior596 Vax: "I'm Vex!"

[@second0banana]

@@maxinesenior596 Yeah, but Vex was a ranger with an animal companion. Comparing him to either Vex or Vax makes sense.

[@EldurThePaladin]

We were ALL so excited to hear about him. But I’m not gonna lie, it would’ve been a cherry on top to have Purvan played by Liam

[@Gaius94]

I love Lou’s immediate reaction of grabbing the pen to write his name down, like clearly this guy’s important for SOMETHING

[@MannyBrum]

What if Purvan specifically became the Champion of the Raven Queen so he would lose his name?

[@CrownofMischief]

RQ: "Will you become my Champion?" PS: "What must I give?" RQ: "Your life, your servitude, your reverence..." PS: "Oof, that's asking a lot." RQ: "And your name." PS: "At your command, my goddess."

[@sabinrawr]

"It's normal where I come from!"

[@DarkUmbrus]

Thank you! As i didn't watch C1, i was a bit like Lou when Purvan appeared xD

[@jerkygirlx]

My friend I hope you do. It is Soo fun.

[@Gsus2Retardado]

@@jerkygirlx yep, i'm extremely late to the party and thought of starting at the 2nd or 3rd campaing because they seemed to be more fun from the clips i saw, but i'm glad i watched the first one (episode 112 now) because i would have missed so much good content

[@cryofpaine]

@@Gsus2Retardado I agree. I definitely recommend viewing them in release order, because the meta narrative of their group is just as interesting as the actual story they're telling. Plus having been told that way, there are things in later campaigns that naturally build on previous ones. I also recommend hanging in there through the early episodes. Even with the sound issues, and... him. 😜 That said, you can also do The Legend of Vox Machina, followed by ExU, and then Campaign 3, if you want to jump right in. You'll miss some things, but that's the fastest way. And then once caught up, go back to C1 & C2.

[@mayaenglish5424]

@@Gsus2Retardado Yeah, especially for Campaign 3, people will Really want to watch Campaign 1 first (Which they should just do anyway lol Just watch the darn things in order, it's all the same World after all). Matt has a habit of taking off hand things from 3 years ago and making them relevant to the plot so watching everything in order has it's perks. But Campaign 2 kind of lets you get away with skipping a bit easier than C3 will (Though C2 still has more C1 content than most people admit when urging people to just skip it). Still doable for C3 but I really wouldn't recommend it to anyone. You definitely made a good choice there.

[@TrulyAndCompletely]

I've watched C1, but I appreciate this context to be able to show folks WITHOUT spoilers - well edited, thank you.

[@stevenle9960]

Now I wanna see EXU: Divergence where they show the end of the calamity and the creation of the divine gate

[@Ghilannugs]

Gotta be like (almost) max level characters fighting living gods. Could be badass, but troublesome to GM. I like it. Or hell, a post-divergence. Like right after. The gods have just left Exandria, the last few centuries the mortals have fought alongside the gods, many probably utilizing the divine powers directly from the gods. And now they have to forge a new land, new life.

[@stevenle9960]

@@Ghilannugs I kinda wanna see Liam play Purvan.

[@bencebotye3904]

@@stevenle9960 me too. Even if, this is cliché. As Vox Machina, I would love to see the party of champions fighting at the last battle.

[@Vael7]

@@Ghilannugs I mean it depends on what they are fighting, if they fight literal gods then it would make sense that they play the original weilders of the vestiges(since most of them really don't have concrete backstories of specific people wielding them and i just think it would be super cool ), but they can also just focus on the minions of tthe gods to lessen their influence which would still require a high level character but not as stacked with items and divine boons

[@GOTHICforLIFE1]

Yea i truly hope that Matt and Brennan can work closely together on future project. Be that, or something else

[@TheAciddragon069]

they all look so young in the C1clips, then there is Sam that looks virtually the same

[@ljc5277]

Definitely a vampire

[@evermore-1574]

He gets an hour younger everytime he makes a dirty joke or pun

[@alexitrinune]

Bard Magiks clearly in works here or something

[@justaghostinthesea]

He's got the Paul Rudd genes

[@lauravturner]

Thank you for this. As someone who has not watched Campaign One entirely, I was trying to find out why the players were so excited. This was great.

[@nb-pw4xu]

awesome edit! i do love brennan assigning purvan Some Guy syndrome, i love the matron of ravens collecting her little weirdo champions. praying for the day we see the teased children-of-the-corn raven queen worshippers in wildemount :)c

[@ShadowyFox_86]

I mean, if you're a weird spooky goddess you might as well collect weird little champions.

[@peterwhitcomb8315]

Thank you for this "gathering of clips" so that I (we?) could experience the backstory like the cast.

[@some_other_guy]

I remember them laughing at the name back in c1 but I watched it years ago (fuck time flies) so I forgot the why's and how's. Thank you for this context, I forgot how pivotal of a moment this was overall. Calamity was so fucking good.

[@ghastlyghifin4029]

That little glance Sam and Travis share about Galdric is great. Grog still misses his old wolf.

[@violent___serenity]

I was so lost for most of exu so thanks for some insight 👍

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

That is...Brennan is a real one, guys. I'd pay money to see Matt's reaction to it. Hopefully he didn't know about this, and it set his underwear on fire when it happened.

[@Zalied]

matt helped create the maps for the battles as well as im sure gave tons of information on lore and the world. I would be surprised if he didnt know as im sure brennen talked with him about everything. Matt im sure was very open and saying anything was fine but also was there to adjust lore to fit as needed. so my guess would be he planned to put purvon in talked to matt about how it would fit without breaking current lore and then created the rest under those guidelines.

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

@@Zalied obviously, obviously. That's why it's just a hope.

[@Anon-qp3kt]

Matt is probably there behind the scenes watching it

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

@@Anon-qp3kt and not at home, chilln' in his pajamas?

[@davidribeiro1064]

@@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi well, I would be in the studio in my pajamas if I were him.

[@Peter_Cordes]

Grog coaching Keyleth on how to talk to a wolf: Respect the Alpha? edit: Chet's tattoo actually stands for Recognize the Alpha (including within yourself). Recognizing the wolf as an alpha, not a pet, makes sense too. (Or it would if "alpha" wolves were a real thing, not the result of a mistake in doing an experiment; the original author of that paper has retracted it and been trying to correct the misconception for years. Still, he's not just a pet. But it's in somewhat in character for Keyleth to treat him that way.) Also, the Raven Queen's champions give up their names, and only want to be addressed as "champion"? I'd forgotten that bit of lore, now that scene makes even more sense where he's ignoring Quay's attempts to get his attention, but turns for Zerxus addressing him as Champion.

[@bowow0807]

I've thought of it as showing respect to someone's station/title. Remember the Age of Arcanum was pretty split on the grand scheme of things because the gods were still able to mingle among mortals and were fervently accepted by one side of society and there were societies that rejected the gods. He was also in a arcane city. He carries the name of the Raven Queen on his shoulders. Being referred to by simply his name, especially from a stranger, and basically ignoring that he is the champion of the RQ is a sign of disrespect to him and in turn a sign of disrespect to the Matron. Having them refer to him as Champion in a way makes them HAVE TO acknowledge the authority of the RQ even if by their hubris don't truly acknowledge her

[@raymondparisza5094]

That's why Chetney has the tattoo ;)

[@Peter_Cordes]

@@raymondparisza5094 - Yeah, it seems like that character trait for Chetney was something Travis already liked or knew about, not just a random thing he picked years later when creating that character for campaign 3. I already knew Travis's love of werewolves went way back, but an affinity for regular wolves was new information for me; I'd forgotten this scene. I don't know how much Travis really believed in pop-sci "alpha male" ideas (which Matt pointed out in a recent game have been debunked as far as actual wolves). I'm assuming he's exaggerating it for Chetney to troll his friends, and especially Laura. (I remember him talking about an acting job they had together, where he chose to make his character really womanizing and stuff towards Laura's character in his acting choices and voice, mostly because he knew it would bug her.)

[@johanlassen6448]

I swear the more one hears about the Raven Queen the more of an asshole she comes off as. People can't have an identity, she literally kills her former lover to usurp his position and power (even when its made clear that you do not have to destroy an existing deity to become one, as we saw with Vecna), she erases the knowledge for the Ritual of Seeding... Its a small wonder that the other Prime Deities do not like her.

[@actor765]

I think vax kept responding to his name almost more put of dissent for the matron, even though it was not technically his to keep anymore.

[@TRiToX91]

Following Brennan here from Dimension 20, EXU Calamity was the first piece of CR i ever watched. Going through campaign 1 now this makes alot more sense.

[@Gneekman]

I just watched Ep1 of Calamity and as it had been awhile (it'sbeenawhiiiile) since I watched C1, I'm grateful this video exists! I only really remembered the ridicule of the name, sadly, as it had continued to be referenced in that context for the most part

[@EDHCoffee]

I SCREAMED when I heard this. I just started watching CR a few months ago, so Purvan is fresh in my mind. CRAAAAAAAAZY

[@pardox28]

Yet again you knock out of the park these comp videos. You're so good at these.

[@alexisoneil7179]

Just watching Travis be uncontrollably excited while Lou is completely lost feeds my soul

[@Eggs_hatching]

waiting for the one-shot where Liam plays some-Ravenqueen-rando, Purvan, trying to survive the apocalypse & leveling up

[@Timetonut]

Wow! I had forgotten that Galdrick was the wolf trapped in the ball that Trinket then was kept safe in.

[@gwynbleidd3871]

I love the fact the mentioned Purvan's full name in the series. I died of a laugh.

[@leonardleong1759]

Love how much of the mocking they took for TLOVM2

[@TransoceanicOutreach]

1:44 Laura destroys Matts world. As usual.

[@annec8127]

I love that Brennan made him super emo, super serious...

[@redguy2215]

sounds like Vax lol!

[@annec8127]

@@redguy2215 Exactly. Apparently she has a type. 😜

[@redguy2215]

@@annec8127 it goes with her aesthetic after all lol!!!

[@ShadowyFox_86]

​@@annec8127 I mean, it tracks for the goddess of death. 😂

[@shelbykutil9743]

I had just watched the episodes where vox machina find his tomb when I started watching exu calamity! Moments before they announced his name I was like “wait a minute, that said a guest with a wolf… OMG, it’s purvan suul!!” And the he said the name and I lost it along with Sam and Travis😂

[@ryanratchford2530]

Dudes finger ends up being stolen by Bob & lost in Pandemonian 😂😂

[@VeteranVandal]

Wait. Galdric didn't like the Hodmedods? Huh. Could it be he detected fiendish ones?

[@SaintJohn201]

Probably because they started to encroach and touch his master uninvited

[@VoidariumComic]

This is an amazing thought!

[@VeteranVandal]

@@VoidariumComic i mean it would make some sense. Specially after Brennan revealed that they wanted to kill Suul.

[@VoidariumComic]

@@VeteranVandal I love the long game. As a fellow DM, making seemingly innocuous interactions important retrospectively is one of the coolest ways of representing causality to players.

[@121scarface]

@@VoidariumComic but the one you dont have the plan for is the one detail players will latch onto. Which is why we just add a connection/callback to whatever they took notice of and pretend it was planned from the start!

[@InanDante]

This is the power of storytelling. Different times, different narrators, different stories, yet the memories and familiarity, cannot but make us all welcome all of these make-believe characters as friends.

[@TheRealPlato]

thanks for upload

[@dogoku]

@speckovids do you know who are the "3 sorcerous children" that were mentioned by Brennan fleeing the city on an airship in the calamity finale? Sam and Travis both reacted when he was describing them.

[@PandoraSystem]

they were the ones Nydus met in the beginning when they visited the Golden Scythe on a school trip

[@andreama9120]

The young triton girl might also be the same one Cerrit's daughter was talking to at the party that Kir reported back to him through the sending stone (end of episode 3)

[@QualitativeVacuum]

Calamity was the first long CR thing that I watched (I just don't have the attention span for the full campaigns but I've watched a lot of clips and one-shots) and while the cast was having a huge reaction I was just frantically googling to figure out what the big deal was

[@ferntella]

I also have a short attention span! I accomodate for it by either watching the YT videos at a faster speed, or I do something else like paint or crochet while it plays. I recommend starting in C2 or C3 if you ever do decide to get into it. The early audio issues in C1 turned me off the show until I found out there were episode synopsis online. You essentially have to start in the middle of C1 if you get distracted by audio issues easily.

[@MikeJF85]

Luis's eyes as Travis loses it are hilarious.

[@waynehancock4928]

Thank you, I knew something was up when they reacted to the name but I couldn't place it!

[@peteralexandergraae2830]

"It is a name that strikes fear in the hearts of my enemies"

[@Ryu-qg8tg]

Man galdric is so cool i hope we see him again

[@stugod5000]

He's currently my patreon for hexblade/ rogue/paladin who uses the accursed spectre feature to summon ghostly werewolves

[@mayaenglish5424]

Well, I'm pretty sure he still lives in the woods of Whitestone so it's entirely possible. We can always dream.

[@kaniamia]

Matt: “Champions of the Raven Queen become nameless, and are just spoken of in public as The Champion.” Everyone else: “Nice try, Matt.”

[@Letham316]

I'll never get over Travis's reaction to the name. Just look at that face! 😂

[@berta112ify]

ugh every time the end of campaign one has a video show after vax has moved on i always cry no matter what. vax is by far my favorite of the cast and campaigns.

[@leonielson7138]

They cut out the part at the end where Pike starts howling with Galdric ...

[@alexross394]

Liev'tel also used one of Purvan's finger in the search for grog,,, and lost it

[@Draconightfury]

I love how excited they get. makes me feel verified in my reaction as well and almost part of the group. man i want to play dnd, its been too long

[@Draconightfury]

of course Travis recognizes the wolf first lol

[@Doxo1999]

I love that this made it into the show!

[@AleksandrStrizhevskiy]

Thank you for this video! I only started watching critical role now, because of Brendan Lee Mulligan. I wanted to know more about Pervan Suul, it seemed like I missed something.

[@kjcorder]

Then you should learn his name is Brennan not brenDan

[@AleksandrStrizhevskiy]

@@kjcorder Oh man! Embarrassing! Thanks for pointing that out.

[@Manuwu]

iirc his name is Purvan Suul, I think you have a typo on the description thanks for the vid btw

[@chrisbrown6952]

No it's Perv On

[@nanders03]

Thank you for this one. Did not connect the dots with the wolfs name.

[@friskybitzboi]

Convinced Brennan brought him back in Downfall because now he’s Old Purv

[@druid_zephyrus]

Hmmm, I forgot they never released Valdrick from service. Poor Buddy. -Your Friendly Neighborhood Druid

[@luciferkingofdeath1647]

I love how in this video we go from the present (2022) to the past (2016) but in the reality of canon of exandria we are actual going to the past (the calamity) to a future time (Campaign 1) which is still technically a past because the present time of Exandria is campaign 3. Thanks for coming to my Trinket Talk, get it Ted talk but trinket talk because Ted is like teddy bear and trinket is a bear with a “T” name

[@Bruda-zu8dz]

We appreciate you

[@luciferkingofdeath1647]

@@Bruda-zu8dz Aww, thank you that means a lot to me. P.S I am only seeing thing now because notifications are stupid.

[@ZDPQC]

Thanks for making this. The side by side is a really good example of tying campiagns together without beinging back PCs

[@acretzla]

Purvan Suul = Artorias Galdric = Sif Age of Arcanum = Oolacile Calamity = Abyss

[@Daltygaming2]

Dark Souls?

[@MammalianCreature]

@@shaungriffith9506 That's quite dramatic. No Mountain sized evil deity breaking a sky city in half or turning a continent into islands. No 2/3 of the population dead.

[@ladaboy3507]

I hate how well this fits

[@Deny-defend-depose420]

Naw because purvan actually earned his title, he didn't have to lie about it like artorias' story

[@ladaboy3507]

@@shaungriffith9506 The calamity is a death sentence, present day Earth is just going through cruel and unusual punishment

[@kyeo77]

i like how matt is so in the moment when everyone starts laughing he's just like "wait, what?" and it takes him a minute to be like "oh ok fine you assholes"

[@SkoloT]

so unexpected... hahaha i had the same reaction as Travis

[@MetFreak42]

Matt: "... is named Purvon..." Laura (immediately): "{LOL} Yeah he is!" 😁😂😂😂😂😂🖒

[@fluidstatic5564]

Laura Bailey, CR's resident gutter minded twelve year old boy 😂

[@specimenlarry6068]

Ima bout to get my perv on yall!

[@DharmaDerelict]

So wait, that wolf was like a thousand years old?

[@Th3M4k40n]

At least 800 years

[@Peter-hx3im]

Yes, but it was magically trapped in stasis, so time it didn't age or really experience the passage of time.

[@BellaDona1750]

I loves the grog - galdric interactions in vox machina. can't wait to start watching this mini campaign. so ready for the feels! ❤

[@coaiemandushman1079]

I don't know what is going on, but i love their enthusiasm.

[@Mark-ki7ic]

Lou and Luis is like Who ???

[@CabageBeans]

There should be a one-shot where Vox Machina is summoned to the Creator of All Things', aka Matthew Mercer, lair and he's just super pissy about them making fun of the names of his fated creations and machinations then challenges them to a fight. At the end, win or lose, they all get transported back to Exandria where they wake up and realize it was a collective dream spell by some weirdo wizard named Mathias Mercutio. ... or maybe not since after reading this it sounds dumb as shit. I take it back.

[@bizijr]

but, I liked it 😢

[@fastandadrift4858]

Some of us liked it

[@gljames24]

Like the Marvel's One Above All.

[@alexandragoff6609]

The idea is certainly amusing, but I don’t think it would convert well into an actual story/game. Still, the idea gave me a chuckle, so thanks for sharing!

[@wildcat20021]

Make it an April 1st One-Shot

[@dolphusraymond4331]

Can someone explain what was going on in campaign one when they were talking to the wolf, they were acting like they got freaky fridayed, totally different personalities loo

[@ferntella]

Can someone explain Travis' reaction to no armor? Where he says "oh, of course". Is that just because Purvan is wearing the mantle and doesn't need it?

[@magnetronman298]

The vestiges of divergence hadn't been created yet, since the calamity hasn't started by this point. Also he's at a party with no need for armor

[@ferntella]

@@magnetronman298 Ohhh okay yeah that makes sense, I hadn't thought of that. Thanks!

[@stoiccrane4259]

Is Purvan the Drizzt of Alexandria EXU?

[@nerolisk7630]

that's actually a pretty decent comparison

[@AdaDenali]

Aren’t the portfolios of Mielliki and The Lady of Ravens pretty different? Like one is like a forest god and the other the god of death

[@zeusdemi6858]

@@AdaDenali I think they mean more in terms of fame, not so much a 1:1 comparison

[@michaelowens9109]

"You guys are cruising to a TPK today" lol

[@katie2893]

Somewhere Matt let out an audible sigh and has no idea why

[@ClericOfPholtus]

Major Dragonlance vibes Its like hearing about Huma and Magius in the original Chronicles to then seeing their story in a later follow up book Or about this Fistandantilus person only to meet them personally in Soul Forge and Legends Start our classical style story several centuries after Ages of Dreams, Might and bring it up to the tail end of Despair.

[@OperationBartowski1]

Gracklstugh, not Menzeberranzan. Grack has a rift running down the middle with multiple bridges crossing and it is the home (Prison?) of Themberchaud. Menzoberranzan, doesn't have a rift and has the massive pillar (flloor to ceiling, stalagmite meeting stalactite) that they heat to keep time.

[@stevencavanagh7990]

God Dam it after EXU this is so sad.

[@ivar5021]

ahhhhhh yes. i forgot how dumb Keyleth was lol people hated on Marisha for it, but it was the character. i love Laudna in campaign 3 a lot.

[@padenbang7375]

Definitely "the character". Beau or Loudna definitely NEVER had any of those moments 😂

[@ivar5021]

@@padenbang7375 I mean, she is the creative director for the highest grossing twitch channel in history. What have you done? :p I do believe theres space in the game for players to be dumb sometimes... Honestly makes the show more relatable because it's not scripted or perfect all the time. I think it's part of CR's charm. Still a home game at heart. A really well funded one, but it's still friends around a table playing a game. Anyway, no hate to you. Have a good one :)

[@hyonnj9563]

I watched Calamity first before any Campaigns and had no idea lol

[@thathiefsandiego]

Can someone tell me the episodes of these references, please?

[@SpeckoVids]

Hi I've updated that info in the description

[@ChannDaMann]

So crazy that now we have this exact reveal in animated form as well. This group has come SO far 😭

[@robertbeach71]

Deep lore. I missed it first time around.

[@DDAAXX]

Wait wait wait … Is Vax not the original champion of the raven queen in campaign 1???

[@seansilence2697]

Purvan was the champion like 1,000 years ago. He continued to serve that purpose until Vax took over. It was his corpse that had the Vestige.

[@DDAAXX]

@@seansilence2697 it kinda sounds sometimes like he's saying that Scanlan had the vestige/was the new champion

[@vivishii_]

wearing the armor doesn’t make you the champion, what turned him into the champion was the deal he made with the Raven Queen

[@corancoranthemagicalman]

I know that 3:00 musta messed some people up.

[@TheSaphireKatana]

I wonder what happened to galdrick after campaign 1?

[@darkyoda1980]

You know what. I didn't even catch it. That vax was fighting him in the animation. I didn't make the connection for some reason.

[@BD_Purser]

Perhaps the best payoff ever.

[@exemplar7205]

love that they bought back this joke for Legend of Vox Machina so it wasn't just the players who had the same reaction but the characters as well lol

[@EFonSanguinbull]

This was all edited backwards. You need the buildup BEFORE the reveal!

[@shazam2323]

why the different guy and half the cast missing?

[@Eszra]

He shows up and Matt isn't there.

[@Draconightfury]

wish i was creative as these people. though, i think i can be. i suppose my real wish is that i wasnt as insecure or at least was braver than i am. such as they are. I get too insecure of what others think of me and how they may react to me.... tmi probably but im inebriated and got to get it out somewhere, and who can afford therapy

[@wolfbournethefirst5055]

Boy I know how this feels now. I’m DMing a game right now for my friends and it takes place in Exandria and I can’t say Kryn because it sounds too much like cringe.

[@bruh_yourself5788]

Perv-on suul

[@Jutsuss]

maybe move the cursor out of the screen ? lol

[@danobra]

What did I miss? What was the big reveal in the making? It seems more like a small cameo than anything else

[@MartinRubio10111]

English is not my first languaje. Why was that name funny the first time?

[@chummymcgee2823]

purvan is similar to "pervert" which means a sexual predator

[@thenosieyartist6924]

Purvun sounds like "Perv" which is short for Pervert And "on"

[@Rhiarion1973]

the phrase Perv on, as in "He openly continued to perv on...." means to leer at. To look at or behave towards someone in a way that shows sexual interest, and that they or others find unpleasant. it was unfortunate that Matt chose a name and the players heard a smutty humorous version. But certain players are very well know for this

[@tylerchurch1152]

How did they not figure it out, though? lol Earlier, they said that a champion of the gods was coming to the city, and then immediately said right after that he was bringing a wolf with him. I figured it out in 2 seconds, why didnt they? XD

[@jonathantalerico2580]

As much as I was glued to campaign 1, I had completely forgotten about them both. It's not until this video that I even remembered their interactions with Galdric