Anxiety Game Gauntlet | 4-Sided Dive | Episode 18: Discussing Up To C3E76

Ashley Johnson, Taliesin Jaffe, Matthew Mercer, and Travis Willingham catch us up on all the crazy shenanigans happening in the Shattered Teeth and play some anxiety inducing kids game with a fun Critical Role twist...
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[@hanabananarama]

"Ashley is perfect, 10/10, no notes." 💯

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

so true

[@i2cube]

I have no notes on this statement

[@williambeck8966]

Someone get a notary, so we can make this official.

[@tentavision13]

Always.

[@alonosh7184]

Especially with that Ending....

[@hannahmandryk8645]

The fact that Matt absolutely nailed the game that was themed around helping Marisha is absolutely perfect.

[@thomassmart4088]

Matt = gift

[@ofanichan]

@@thomassmart4088this is funny cuz «gift» in norwegian is «married»

[@NWolfsson]

Liam had been there, he would have gently caressed his husband's teeth leaving the sore one untouched.

[@thomassmart4088]

and married is a word of bond - perfect@@ofanichan

[@sarauzu3042]

Did they discuss that in the episode ?

[@alexanderburke2973]

I feel like Bell's Hells are the meme of "I want Vox Machina!" "We have Vox Machina at home," and the Hells are Vox Machina At Home.

[@aFoolsMartyr]

I feel BH are closer to M9, tho.

[@psychic_vampire_88]

Vox Machina were "Pulls into the drive through, orders a single black coffee, and leaves." Bells Hells are "Mighty Nein at home."

[@alicebezu9840]

I was so thrown off-guard with new intense opening

[@LastofAvari]

Unlucky me was wearing the headphones :(

[@jrbulk]

Agree - not a fan :(

[@iitu2]

Yes, opening was way too loud compared to the speaking.

[@tristram0073]

How was it intense? Did they trim the vid? It’s just talesien talking?

[@godturkey4098]

@@iitu2 Is this a joke?

[@ramirospinelli6453]

A cartographer Ranger for Travis would be a great character

[@jlhitz35]

Yes! More rangers in actual play please!

[@walter081095]

Exactly the thing I wished and that was beeing discussed, I'd really like to see another ranger someday

[@goose1415]

​@@walter081095Well maybe if Travis rolls that 100

[@NaomiJameston]

On top of all the juicy lore and recap, I love at 36:00 when Taliesin assures Travis that "we'll never do this to you. There are rules." I just- that's some good, solid friendship right there.

[@shannononeill482]

Right? The acknowledgment of the scary and then the reassurance that they recognize a limit is just...it's nice.

[@venenders170]

Matt gave a real jewel of advice that all GM’s and Player should remember. “Players biggest regret is a decision they didn’t make or an action they didn’t take, never something they did”.

[@Lurklen]

*Never* is pretty strong. There's some calls I wish I hadn't made. Literally where I decided to stand resulted in one of my party getting killed, which I still feel bad about. It happens.

[@lukasschrage8935]

Yeah, I mean: Every choice you make is another choice you don't make. I'm also not sure I agree with Matt on that one, but the essence seems to be "Action drives the story forward" anyway

[@Lurklen]

@@lukasschrage8935 Matt himself said "rarely", rather than never, and the context was that inaction was often more regrettable than making a call and doing *something* . Which is something I can get more behind, even if it isn't always true.

[@vacuumdiagram]

Works above the table and out of the room as well, to be fair!

[@griml89]

@@vacuumdiagramwanted to say the same. Applies to life in general. You mostly regret the things you didn’t do or didn’t say.

[@raistlinmajere5550]

That Bells Hells are lower decks is the most perfect analogy of the team ever I love Taliesin so much

[@pippastrelle]

Absolutely why I love them so much (and that's a HIGH bar with these CR casts~)

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

I now have a new visual reference for when I imagine their fights animated

[@rustledvegeta9031]

Except the Lower Decks cared about their jobs, were way more competent and could have smart rational discussions despite their status.

[@pippastrelle]

@@rustledvegeta9031 :D The crucial difference being the Lower Deckers were employed for a job while the Bell's Hells is a story of people who did not sign up to save the world banding together, finding meaning, and saving the world regardless!

[@kendalldesouza4595]

It was the "Not the West coast avengers but not great lake avengers" for me

[@rootyful]

Thank you for reminding me of "Are you weaker at the elbow or the shoulder." I need to rewatch Calamity

[@celesteelka]

I realized the most jarring bit of this episode wasn't the lack of rollies (still jarring and it's sad to see it go) but the lack of wide shots! The cuts from couch 1 to couch 2 and back really take away from the feel of them all hanging out together.

[@grantsvoiceongames1992]

17:48 there we go! I was waiting for one to show up.

[@chuckjohnson5235]

I see chairs. Lol 😉

[@robertabugelis3962]

I still just started the video but I did notice the lack of wide shots as well. Hopefully they come back

[@PVS3]

Agree completely. How caffeinated was the editor? This is strong 2010 youtube video essay energy.

[@Peter_Cordes]

For me personally, I don't miss the rolling for host or the cold open to the middle of a fake conversation. I feel like 16 times was enough for that bit, although it was fun the first few times. The shorter intro is totally fine by me. And less stress about who's hosting also seems good, it tends to let discussions flow. (Although IIRC Taliesin was like that last time he hosted, not caring about moving along to the next item on the hosting duties, perhaps since he realizes it would actively detract from the show to rush things.)

[@Darkoga84]

I love the "Everyone was a backstory NPC" analogy. And i think this is why there's such a fan divide on C3 none of them come off as the "main character" in the story but i personally think that is such a great story in itself

[@mikeharris6429]

The problem with a story with no protagonist is that the audience has no one to connect with.

[@kayleighvalentine5617]

The way they marvel at Matt whenever he talks about the world building is so heart warming

[@anastasiabender2156]

Travis is such a fan of Matt as a worldbuilder and storyteller, and it's never more evident than when Matt's showing his thought process behind why he did A Thing. The man melts my heart. ^_^

[@TheOnceandFutureJake]

If only I could get my group to appreciate it.

[@twins_m8733]

I love how in this episode are present alongside Matt the 3 main Barbarians of Critical Role. Right after some juicy stuff regarding the current one too 😂

[@Markcrazeer]

Who is playing barbarian (and cleric) in campaign 4?

[@Mazygolucky]

@@MarkcrazeerI’m rooting for a Laura barbarian and Liam cleric

[@ratburgler]

@@Mazygolucky I was hoping Laura would be barb as well. and I know Liam could play a super cool cleric so I'd totally be down.

[@itwasidio1736]

Matt: 6:06 "The tree is such a great symbol to utilize for not just long life, but it is the central image of nature's vitality." Aabria during Calamity: B L I G H T

[@Its_Cannon]

*Grog arrives on Ruidius and sees the Rylorans and Ludinus* Grog: .....Bidet everyone.

[@aFoolsMartyr]

He is the one character I want to see Matt do soooo much. Really intruiged by how he'd do it, considering Grog's speech patterns and voice.

[@nephicus339]

"Bidet....MY AXE!!" rage fueled attack

[@liongus]

Bh: *is on Ruidus* [...] Matt: You all are surrounded by Reilorans, they are about to collapse on you when suddenly *matt noises* a beam of light shoots down from the sky from the direction of Exandria. From where the beam was, you see what seems to be a group of humanoids, different sizes, as your eyes adjust to the sudden smoke you hear what you immediately clock in as the voice of Lady Vex'ahlia DeRolo going: "Alright darling, there seems to be quite a few big ones there, sure you want to hop there?" And you then see this *massive* shape step in, bald, pale skin, tattoos all over their body, massive bushy beard that seems to be braided down the middle, wearing no armor but two gauntlets, that they smash together and the figure grows even more in size, double, with a thunderclap, and you hear this rough, confident voice say: "Don't worry, i have an intelligence of 6, i know what i'm doing"

[@EveryTimeIDavid]

Grog showing up to just fuck shit up as a last resort would be phenomenal. Like unleashing the Hulk on something.

[@Its_Cannon]

@@EveryTimeIDavid *Level 20 Barbarian go brrrr*

[@aridien9501]

There should be a winter one shot that's "oops all Derollos" with just the kids because something happened to the adults.

[@vespernight4236]

Liam and Laura could play twins again

[@katybechnikova2821]

@@vespernight4236 No, I would cry. Okay, on one condition, Taliesin plays Percival Frederickstein von Musel Klosowski de Rolo IV.

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

The Bells Hells being described as "Exandrian Lower Decks" is something that never occured to me but now that it's been said I'm like "Oh my god, that analogy fits SO well!"

[@coffeelemon6496]

Turns out, this was all preparation for the most anxiety inducing game of all, "Stop Talisen's character from dying."

[@anamitraroy1681]

Help, it's again

[@raccoon_alarm]

it's bad. we're running.

[@postbunnie]

Did they succeed?

[@xenosaga8436]

Golden retriever fits Fearne so well. I could imagine either completely destroying your house and then sitting at the door with a happy smile on her face proud of her work.

[@cooperalt7980]

"The best lessons are the ones that leave a mark" hits different after episode 77.

[@allyshazaelani5130]

Travis’s face when Taliesin describes cruel haunted house gimmicks 36:40

[@vladimirulvrish]

Same reaction though 😂 kind of wish Taliesin mentioned the one where the workers are allowed to physically do ANYTHING to you, which is basically just a torture house you volunteer for

[@Maria-Sol]

@@vladimirulvrishMcKamey manor (or however it’s spelled)? Afaik that place is pretty scummy and scammy

[@restlessfalcon]

Ferne's perfect vacation would be Travelercon. 😂

[@IronRanger132002]

I like Dani's description of whenever Allura shows up in the campaigns about how the situations at those times get a better outlook and outcome. 1:05:47 - 1:05:57 ,"ok everything's good now, Mom's home." It's like Allura's the embodied culmination Glenda the Good Witch of the North in The Wizard of Oz and the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella. I could see Allura ascending to godhood as the Godmother of Exandria Matron Guardian of Heroes.😊

[@RCStuckey58]

I would absolutely LOVE for Allura to be immortalized in that way!!! ❤

[@Markcrazeer]

Now I wish for campaign 4 to be not necessarily villainous but anti tal fire and the pancophical. Make that feeling oh no Laura is here we are fucked. Where the initial meeting with alura is with her as the antagonist.

[@Kubimaruicedragon]

Allura has, so far, become the bridge across all three campaigns so far. Will be sad when old age takes her. 🥺

[@nathanottinger6732]

A duckbill platypus? (shocked voice) MATT MERCER THE DUCKBILL PLATYPUS!

[@Wasirdar]

*puts on vest* Matt Mercer the platypus!

[@roselips5481]

Someone please send this to Dan Povinmyer ( I don’t know how to spell his last name) with fan art.

[@twothirdsanexplosive]

I'm so happy I was thinking the same thing for myself already and then Matt said it.

[@bmc87]

They definitely need more wide shots. Part of the fun of this stuff is seeing everyone react to the person talking.

[@Opteisen]

Allura being Matt's self insert, not just another NPC, is the best thing from this episode

[@RuailleBuaille]

He's said this from almost as early as the character was first introduced iirc. There's lots of little bits like this that were revealed on the older Talks show - though they're understandably not accessible at the moment, hopefully these little tidbits are to be found somewhere for people to learn :)

[@leocitywrestling7029]

so i guess future legends of (insert campaign) should have Allura with Matt's face

[@SummerOtaku]

I love that Taliesin has warmed up to Ashton and Percy being similar. Always got the vibe that Percy saw himself in Ashton from way back.

[@thefissers194]

For anyone wondering, the specific haunted attraction Taliesin and Matt were talking about (with the throwing into a van, the being shot at and then shooting, the suffocating wall, etc) is The 17th Door in Buena Park, CA. It’s a freakin blast. Went as a guest for years before haunting there the last 3 years. Fun as hell.

[@DarkhalfBreed]

Thank you, that sounds horrible and fun at the same time

[@thefissers194]

@@DarkhalfBreed Definitely 😂 There are plenty of trailers reactions and walkthroughs on KZbin, plus they have a tv show called Spook Show 17 on how they built and ran their 2019 season

[@UncleverCarapace]

You can tell Taliesin actually *knows* punks because he knew they'd want to go squat in the woods and grow food in peace. Also Travis coming in with the *real* ADHD shit, have to look away from the thing you're listening to so your brain can keep working.

[@Polk]

These party games were probably my favorite played on 4-sided Dive so far. Simple enough to explain and play while allowing people to actually focus on questions

[@TheOnceandFutureJake]

Let's not forget that the Lord of the Rings is one of the earliest post-apocalyptic fantasy stories told. Uncovering the lost history of the world around you is a huge theme in Middle-earth.

[@vacuumdiagram]

What about Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World? It may not have been a high tech civ that was lost, rather one with cave people and dinos...but still means that the 'modern' time its set in, is just post-apocalyptic that got better! 😀

[@NookNexusLebanon]

This whole time, I was rooting for Fearne to just take the opportunities that are presented to her and want her to go all in on optimizing her character... But now that Ashley mentions her experience at ExU and meeting a possible future self who's actually evil... I completely understand her reluctance to take the shard for herself and to accept Asmodeus' patronage and, and, and... Also all the hints at her becoming a hag later down the path is absolutely glorious and I'm all here for it! That would be a great path to explore because as a DM I've always taken the hag exist as a given, it's nice to see the potential path of one that is getting to understand what it means to make deals with beings and get the most out of it...

[@annaptakova3242]

I love that the whole group sees Allura and immediately goes: Oh, it's Allura, we're on the right side. This is the path.

[@ofanichan]

I got so invested in Ashley's last run of the Calender game that even I flinched 🤣

[@whoanellynelnel3874]

Ashley is the biggest Critter trying to let Matt talk as much as possible😂 I see and appreciate you Ashley💚✌

[@MikeDiEva]

I have literally never seen someone win a game of -Perfection- Marisha's Calendar before in my life. Properly impressive.

[@WannaSPOON]

Travis talking about having to look at the table when listening to someone is so my vibe. I'm glad I'm not the only one who has to do that!

[@jacobenimble]

Yeah! When he said that I was like "I KNEW IT. LIKE CALLS TO LIKE!!!" Makes customer service jobs difficult and podcast-listening a wild magic superpower.

[@summercratty2805]

Travis' dreamy look at Matt around 8:42 while he describes his worldbuilding is such friend goals 🥺 you can see how proud he is

[@LAnimeMaster]

I relate to Travis on listening better when I look away from the person rather than looking at them. I just find it easier to concentrate when I look away than when I look at them.

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

"Tiny razor sharp shards of cosmic nihilism for the lulz" is in fact very relatable for me

[@ravenstromdans]

"Let your Fearne out" absolutely needs to be on merch. I'd buy it no matter what it is. Shirt, pants, dress, tea cozy.

[@whiskeyfrog]

I love that Matt gave voice to creating problems without solutions! (14:50 ish) It's a great way to let a party loose on a challenge without boxing them in because of a final answer.

[@tessa5233]

As much as i love this show, the one thing i miss are the couches❤

[@trulyAmatulHaqq]

The cuddling 😭

[@DaxIsAName]

The Critters have spoken! Bring back the couch!

[@katenawolfenstein9468]

YES I MISS THE CUDDLING

[@BlackDragonDM]

Launching right into things at full speed and the constant tight camera angles really remove the element of “friends chatting” and take the coziness out of the show. One of the best parts is watching everyone’s reactions while people are talking rather than staring directly at the person speaking. Definitely would like to see the camera slow down and show the group better.

[@ChrisHendricks]

Yeah, agreed. The editing was weird this time around. Not so bad if you're just listening along, though.

[@jrbulk]

Agree - I had to stop watching too (and treat it like an audio podcast) - so sad!! @@ChrisHendricks

[@jamescanjuggle]

yeah, i felt like i was involuntarily strapped to a rollercoaster

[@Picklescape]

Yeah, don't mind losing the opening roll but but I wasn't a fan of the snap cuts.

[@RheaKano]

It’s so interesting to hear why people ruled out Orym as potential candidate for the shard, because in my head it made perfect sense. He is an Ashari, he has the knowledge and training (even if it was with air and nor fire). I have also wondered a lot why the idea of visiting the earth and fire Ashari has not come up jet. I mean, that are the people that know the most about that primordial elemental powers. They probably could help Ashton and the group a lot on how to deal with the shards.

[@whitestoneandy797]

I'd pay good money to see Travis absolutely wreck a couple of overly aggressive haunted house goons 😅

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

Reminds me of the one AFV video from Halloween one year. A dude was dressed as a scarecrow and, when someone reached for the candy bowl, he would spring up and scare them. The last one was a big dude that punched him square in the head. To the puncher's credit, he checked on the dude after he realized what he did.

[@noeliesmith515]

I got so excited when Taliesin said an armadillo familiar because the fantasy novel I’ve been working on for the past few years includes a magic user whose familiar is an armadillo for some of the very reasons he specified (they’re weird, you can roll them)

[@keanrobertson451]

Ashley's Samhain shirt always gives me joy.

[@JdawgCosplay]

I just realized this episode is the one with the Barbarian of each campaign, We got Grog, Yasha, and Ashton!

[@Lurklen]

The one/two shot was strong with this one. I gotta say, I think my favorite episodes of this are when it's mostly wide with occasional individual focus. Too much back and forth just gives me whiplash. It's a hang out and chat show, and I feel like It's occasionally edited like a drama.

[@LAnimeMaster]

Matt talking about Orym: He needs a therapist. If only there was one in the group. FCG just took critical psychic damage and has to roll to see if they go berserk. lol

[@zurgnut]

Not surprising at all that Matt completed Marisha's calendar (perfection), the guy regularly juggles chaotic pcs and npc's every Thursday.

[@ampersandvoid528]

33:13 they're the doom patrol, down to the yellow robot who can't feel and the bubbly woman who has to focus at all times or her powers make a mess.

[@1notdeadfred]

1:24:40 It's deeply important to me that you know that the collective noun for platypus is paddle.

[@kosmajozwiak7830]

Ashley is such an absolute vibe! Samhain cut-off Tee and Prada loafters. 10/10 No notes indeed.

[@Blue_Lunacy]

I love that they ended up playing much less of Croco-Riegel Dentist because they couldn't stand Sam's distorted visage on the crocodile. 😂 Monica did do a great job to fit Sam's face on it for sure. I also loved that Marisha's busy schedule became a known "joke" among the community.

[@tylerbremer6696]

Yeah they arnt used to seeing sam's face so short, sadly they couldn't find a longer gater face to match him

[@zlatan_2197]

I don't think Ashton has a shard inside, I think he *is* the shard with an acquired conscience.

[@harpoonlobotomy]

I mean, it would explain why they're stone for no known reason.

[@TheMaestro1275]

​@@harpoonlobotomyBut the weird thing is that he WAS elvish with elvish parents before. He wasn't just born stone. Unless the shard "activated" in him in the explosion that killed his parents I'm stumped.

[@harpoonlobotomy]

@@TheMaestro1275 Honestly there are so many major gaps in what we know for sure about how Ashton came to be Ashton-at-present that I don't have many strong theories yet. I look forward to theorycrafting when I have more to work with though.

[@Blue_Lunacy]

This was a nice theory but remember when Imogen and FCG dive into their head and got stuck? That time when they saw the infinite possibilities of Ashton's fates. He wasn't stone in some of them.

[@Blue_Lunacy]

@@ittapupu7406 No. The dunamancy came from the Potion of Possibility that Ashton stole during the botched robbery at Jiana Hexum house. Milo ended up pouring the potion into Ashton head wound, when other healing methods didn't work.

[@slktool]

15:33 Matt Mercer giving life advice. Be decisive. Inaction through fear of doing the wrong thing is by far the worst thing. War Wizards' only rule: Cut.

[@Brion57042]

I know it's just a little thing, but I'm so happy that Ashley's Boss of Everything ad-bit still makes me laugh after all these years.

[@twothirdsanexplosive]

I could listen to Matt talk all day about the symbolism of trees and other items he uses in his world building. Just that little bit felt like a master class already.

[@AcePlaysTCGs]

I love 4 sided dive as a concept but the ones with Matt on talking about the world building is my favorite episodes. Might just be the DM in me, but he is the ultimate transparency whenever he CAN talk about specifics.

[@Tavish_Studios]

Can we thank Monica who had to match the fonts of those games with the new words? well done

[@amaryp777]

I was so invested in watching Ashley’s last attempt at the game that the cut to the ending sound made me jump 😂

[@alisagipson7787]

Same!

[@MarkEdwardRom]

Exactly 💯 That was anxiety inducing! & did Talisan tap her on the head with broomy? I was watching 👀 intently.

[@scottmefford6917]

Given that it's 30+ years later, I want to see the twins' little sister. My favorite C1 NPC.

[@daniels3086]

Watching Travis absolutely lose his mind while everyone else talks about Hardcore Haunted Houses is priceless.

[@littlefurnace]

Loll tal isn't picking up what Fearne's been putting down. This is an *Ashley* character Taliesin! You've forgotten about the Masked Horrors™

[@morningmonsoon]

What does this mean? /gen

[@caedodice]

Timestamps will be posted over the weekend. Thanks for your patience.

[@phoebica]

Thank you :)

[@Ciara_Turner]

Is there news about Flando or something?

[@Doommaster677]

​@@Ciara_TurnerFlando doesn't do timestamps for 4SD, he never has

[@rydirban]

1500 jump cuts in the first 2 mins The 2010's want there editors back ❤😂❤

[@Cyranu]

No lie got motionsick and switched to audio only lol

[@mickeysmagic89]

1:24:29 "A platypus...? MERCER THE PLATYPUS?!?"

[@cobaltsable1800]

A series of unfortunate side kicks...plus jean grey Taliesin has the best descriptions

[@excaliburturkey8208]

I love seeing all four sides of the dive at the same time, hopefully we can see everyone together more next time

[@oldfrend]

yall this week's c3 ep was incandescent. jaysus. you'll be a melty pool of breathlessness at the end.

[@J0K3R_the_Nerd]

I once heard "every fantasy setting you've ever loved, is a post apocalyptic setting"

[@tkp3751]

I was thinking the same thing as Matt's talking. Forgotten Realms has the Netheril and Mind Flayers and Aboleths, Greyhawk went through a few, Eberron a few besides, Dragonlance had the Cataclysm. I know I've built 2 into my own homebrew world. Even Tolkein's ages were based on various apocalypses. All of these are loosely based on how medieval people (at least those who knew their history) felt about their own world which was post apocalyptic from the (slow) fall of Rome. Where do you think all these lost temples and forgotten tombs are from? They're largely pre-apocalyptic. That's why Old Magic is said to be so much more powerful: society hasn't rebuilt to that point yet.

[@J0K3R_the_Nerd]

@@tkp3751 exactly! A pre-apocalypse fantasy world is kinda limited but honestly it's a tempting idea make work . Like I'd be interested in seeing if I could build something that is "before the fall"

[@tkp3751]

@@J0K3R_the_Nerd Typically "before the fall" will be the era of super-(magi)tech if it's right before the fall, e.g. EXU: Calamity. But that's because it's around that time that the magic/science gets codified into things that we can use as rules for a game because society has advanced to a point that such codification is possible. Before that codification you can *attempt* to do fireball or whatever, but your results are relatively unpredictable. We need to advance enough as a people to have had time to codify things so that they are infinitely repeatable. That means we need a Rome-like society with an upper class who can get bored and interested enough in something, be it just curiosity or their own power or whatever, who can spend day after day and night after night for decades figuring out how to clone themselves repeatably. That's how it happened before, that's why Rome saw so many advancements in tech and why the medieval period didn't. The former was stable for a long time and the latter was practically defined by its instability. That's what makes the post-apocalypse so appealing: we still have codification left over but without the existential issues like, "If everyone has magic then no one does," or, "If someone tried to firebomb the flying city then there's at least 4 people within sight who can immediately counterspell it, making it meaningless." We don't need to feel like we're playing in a magic-based cyberpunk universe. We're still at least pseudo-medieval/renaissance. Unless that's your thing in which case go nuts (again, EXU:C).

[@cktrapp4880]

OK, Sam. Time to shine, get a gator costume for Thursday night.

[@UponThisAltar]

We need the rollies, that intro was so jarring without it 😂

[@littlefurnace]

Jarring is exactly what I was thinking 😅But then it turns out my video skipped to 0:50 seconds without me realizing 💩

[@alicia7240]

No!!!

[@dftp]

​@@littlefurnaceis it really that big of a deal?

[@Ziaotic]

​@@dftp this Fandom has parasocial issues

[@littlefurnace]

@@dftp No not at all. Is anything in a youtube comments section a big deal? It's just an observation based on the content of the video.

[@munso089]

By the way the guy who bought a mining town and is refurbishing it and goes into he mines some times is "Ghost Town Living." It is awesome. One of my favourite COVID binges.

[@foolslayer9416]

26:26 I love the constant reminder of the amount of emotional and mental turmoil in EVERY member of this damn party.

[@trevorborth1141]

My love for Tal's reads knows no bounds.

[@heoplus]

This episode was great in terms of having interesting questions answered. Very happy that they got rid of the rollies and forcing someone to host that doesn't want to. Also loved that the background music was quieter so it was easy to hear everyone! Great episode!

[@0ne_and_0ni]

Glad to see Cerro Gordo has such a wide reach! Didn't expect to hear about Brent and his project here of all places, but I'm not complaining 💜

[@InkyPetrel]

Loved the discussions this episode :D I do miss the wide shots though, seeing everyone react to things is so fun.

[@HemphillAnimation]

One of my favorite moments form the last episodes was when Ashton said he wanted a sister and Fearne was like okay.

[@greedy1596]

I liked the more focused feel to this episode, the cast managed to focus down and give us a peek behind their thought process so much more this time round, I was really happy. I like that you guys are trying out different combinations for the show, thank you for trying to cut some of the fat off of the show to focus more on the meat of the characters and the story.

[@NWolfsson]

57:02 "You may become the favour broker of Exandria." That works so well with her Fey heritage.

[@Cdog923]

This might be the best hosting job yet; Taliesin for permanent host.

[@storagespace8110]

I miss the chatting at the bar more than rollies.

[@80AM.]

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[@winter5852]

Honestly, it felt too cold.

[@qixotl]

No, I love it. Ditch all the puff and get straight into the interesting bit. Vast improvement.

[@shinybugg9156]

It is so fun to watch this after having seen the next episode!

[@Selvion14]

I love the idea of them going to the moon just to Naruto speech Ludinus 😂

[@iselreads2908]

You know, it's sad to think, but, depending on how many years into the future the next adventure takes place in, we may not have an Allura to bump into again. She's definitely getting on in her years and, well, good people never seem to live as long as they should

[@ChandlerFaye]

Travis's answer to the vacation question was just so prompt and well developed

[@JoeGrzzly]

With the tone of how this campaign has been going, the moment Matt said Allura is his tether to Exandria, it made me think he plans to kill her off soon. I was reminded of when he talked about building the city of Emon and then letting the Chroma Conclave destroy it.

[@mikeandmelissapace4852]

The ADHD bounce/wiggle was REAL on this episode! Lol

[@feyreacheron1829]

Taliesin killed me with that intro amazing job

[@AtAdvantageDnD]

The intro had me 🤣

[@Neophoia]

love that matt is wearing a totk shirt with the ganondorf geoglyph on it.

[@dreamweaver3095]

Love Taliesin sooo much in this episode - shout out to Great Lakes Avengers!!!

[@WarTurtleee]

39:28 I love Ghost Town Living! Somewhere in my guest closet there’s a dungeon draft based on the Cerro Gordo mine. The streams have crossed! Early BH episode with the Shade Mother gave me similar vibes

[@lukeedwards6027]

“I will say to that, rarely do you regret (in a tabletop games) taking action. More often then not you regret not taking action…even if it’s not the smartest choice, it’s still the choice that drives the story in unique ways.”

[@vini2308]

this is the biggest foreshadowing i've ever seen

[@HenriqueErzinger]

Dani's familiar form would be a secretary bird. Fits all criteria and the name fits the concept. They fly surprisingly well for such a big bird, but nothing that amazing, and they spend most of rhe time either on the ground or at their tree's canopy.