Crimson Diplomacy | Critical Role: VOX MACHINA | Episode 25

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Vax finds himself alone in the clutches of the villainous Briarwoods! While the team rushes in to save him, they are joined by a mysterious tiefling named Lilith, a powerful wizard who is on the run from vicious bounty hunters. Can Vox Machina save both Vax and Lilith from their violent fates? With special guest player Kit Buss!
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[@alexandreramos9375]

And so it begins, the long tale of a man who drinks from increasingly unnecessarily large containers

[@superlolgal555]

ahahahahhahaahhahahaha

[@Ermanariks_til_Aujm]

Check Sam Hyde for drinking from weird and big containers

[@azarinevil]

And the start of Sam's collection of stickers that eventually qualify as a built in coaster lol

[@silenamoon844]

Yes, yes it is.

[@Animallovercomedian]

Or normal sized ones for Taryan (/s?)

[@ash-tv3bu]

liam was really like "if this is where i die then by god i'm fucking monologuing"

[@shannononeill482]

@@HighOctane01 yes...And I heard a bit of what was to become Caleb as he was giving his "thank you for rescuing me speech to each of them". It was more the cadence but I was like oh...hello.

[@lezzleee]

Breaking both my and the entire cast’s heart.

[@vishaansingh1019]

@@HighOctane01 It was very charming at this point in the campaign and I loved it. Then he became the Raven Queen's champion and it was...less charming, to say the least.

[@PlayerZeroStart]

@@vishaansingh1019 Oh boy, I can't wait to figure out what this means in 5 years when I get to that point.

[@chromaticsky3956]

@@PlayerZeroStart hello, adice from someone who's rewatching the series- it only gets even better from here. Also avoid all spoilers LIKE THE PLAGUE. campaign 2 is also super great btw

[@Cedalion]

no one: percy: my name is Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III. you killed my father. prepare to die

[@gabrielrognon6238]

I though the same

[@Ashowleigh]

Percy DE ROLLO! LAUDNA IS RELATED TO PERCY! Ahh i haven’t been able to catch his full name yet! I heard him mention the de rollos are good people!! But this! I love how connected season 3 is!!!

[@adaraadava734]

@@Ashowleigh pate is named after the de rollo family but is not related

[@Ashowleigh]

@@adaraadava734 oh I’ve caught up with campaign 3, Matilda and the tree and what the connection to Delilah is and what not. I still think it’s really cool how the story links together

[@jsmit9063]

Liam:" you can give me- nevermind." Matt: "inspiration? What, begging from the DM now?" Liam: "more like praying." Matt: "I'll give you inspiration when you god-damn earn it."

[@xadielplasencia3674]

Travis says the stuff about prayer I think

[@kittentune997]

I loved that part so much

[@alvinfong1449]

22:55 for future critters stumbling on this comment :)

[@conrox400]

At that point Liam be like 🖕to matt lolz

[@nathanjordan1782]

Begging Dungeon Daddy for some d10 sugar rarely works, but when it does it makes the groveling worth it

[@Panic_Pickle]

I love as Vax is having his going-down speech everyone is looking sad and what not but Travis just has that massive grin of “oh yes, that’s the top notch Roleplay shit I signed up for.”

[@Panic_Pickle]

Followed by him freezing up in “I honestly don’t know how to react to this this is too much emotion business for me.”

[@silenamoon844]

And the cheers of everyone when vax lives

[@Hugo-pg9hq]

Plus it's revenge for his poor beard.

[@martinjrgensen8234]

Travis is having the time of his life when his friends are awesome. He is a great player.

[@0riginofdarkness]

i have the feeling when Liam is done saying the thing Vax sees .. everyone is so sad and Travis is so tense like "OK Grog will kick ass like never before"

[@jacobjankowski8796]

...guys, we’re getting this animated.

[@enternickname]

*shudders with excitement*

[@porkrot]

First time watching this through. I was always an Ac inc fan but this is amazing also.

[@limors]

And starting today (well, yesterday) I finally find out the details!

[@ShinyHero21]

3:05:29 lol (look at donation)

[@Sticklesticks]

2020 can’t come any sooner!?

[@Lancer212]

The 2 nat 20's right after Vex spots her brother is something truly beautiful

[@robertnope1993]

Sometimes the dice want crush the moment as much as the player. =] Was just PERFECT.

[@hergie409]

@@robertnope1993 it’s amazing when the dice respond or tell the story lol

[@cnh3109]

That was a moment of beauty, it was fate, meant to be!

[@KatoLong]

I've only just got to this episode (I actually watched the series before watching the CR stuff) and the animated show is amazing no doubt, but the passion and energy from the other players is something else. This has had 2 of my favourite moments overall so far (the aforementioned Vex scene and Liam going full blown tearjerker for his potential death) noticed the chat going nuts for both moments. Looking forward to the rest of these plus campaigns 2+3, I have a LOT to catch up on 😁

[@sweebos]

​@@KatoLong Enjoy your journey! 🙂 As much as I enjoyed this campaign and watching things come together to form what Critical Role would become, and as much as I enjoy the production quality of C3 with all the legacy storytelling of a decade of prior shows to pull Easter eggs from... Campaign 2 is still hands down my favorite. Those characters are really something special to me and their adventures together were the easiest for me to get lost in. That whole second campaign was just a masterpiece. ✊ Hope you enjoy your journey through these stories... And welcome home new critter. ✌️💙

[@T-Law.]

23:55 never realised before. Fist thing matt does is point out all the possible exits. Neat and subtle way for DM to say “you ain’t winning this one. *run* ”

[@MrSealemon]

Yeah, I caught that. The exact opposite of what a killer DM would do. Be like Matt.

[@dyanosis]

First thing* You edit your post and don't even fix the misspelling.

[@kennedyhuff]

​@@dyanosis 🤓

[@hazdra1896]

@@MrSealemon A DM should always be on the player's side, don't fight against them, fight with them to create chronicles of epic journeys while maintaining what the enemies would do.

[@relyimah]

kind of like my session tonight when the DM (to the rogue) was like "and would you like to use your movement???"while he was standing next to what was basically a bomb...

[@Deskof003Blogspot]

"Let's play, Matt. Let's play." Truly, dead men have no fear.

[@ignisincendia9430]

what is dead may never die !!!!

[@jamiedodger2361]

This man just lap dances with death like there's no frickin tomorrow

[@yogawarriorgirl]

@@jamiedodger2361 I have a sudden need for fanart of that exact image. Care to clarify- is Vax giving a lap dance to death, or the other way around? Because either way, that's freaking amazing.

[@jamiedodger2361]

Amanda Lockridge Vax is the once giving the dance and Death is Matt Mercer in a black cloak levitating some dice just above his hand (his scythe is propped up against the chair)

[@yogawarriorgirl]

@@jamiedodger2361 You just made me snort water up my nose

[@manoro8698]

I do love the twins Vax- dagger dagger dagger Vex- haggle haggle haggle

[@matsh5633]

XD hahahah nice one

[@S_047]

Grog : Rage, drink, rage

[@thebluedragonontheskyscrap1838]

Tiberius: My name is Tiberius Stormwind, from Draconia!

[@Malum95]

You... Forgot the comma 🙃

[@duckduckgoose6977]

Thats hilarious xD

[@Mike-vj2vc]

Matt: “You are reduced to your primal instincts” * Tiberius runs away*

[@kapitan19969838]

😅

[@anonymousfellow8879]

…and proceeds to stalk Allura, and have his character slobber over everyone (even after he’s restored) 😑

[@jace971]

"Hello, my name is Tiberius Stormwind, from Draconia, and moreover Vox Machina!" *runs away as soon as he's finished*

[@spaceman9599]

Well it's because he could not let off fireballs in enclosed spaces :)

[@tucatucz]

People hate Orion. I just love the way he plays. Goofy and intense. Always trying to do epic and fun things. I am starting to watch now, but I hope that his exit from the show was really about health issues.

[@Shannis75]

"Gosh, you guys are good-looking." If this line is not in the animation, I am going to riot.

[@shaofgreed]

I bring great news if you haven't watched it yet!!

[@CricketsTavern]

Gosh you’re a handsome couple

[@blaze4111]

well, it was xD

[@Pangster]

I came from the future with good news

[@keonilewis6482]

Hahahahahahahahaha this is gold

[@tylerpierro5309]

Carriage driver: “They’ll find me; they’ll kill me!” Percy: “No they won’t; I will kill you first. Tell me what you know.” No mercy Percy in full force

[@xEvilRaptorx]

1:57:00 is approx the timestamp

[@Darksnakemrniceguy]

haha... torturing his own subject... much funny...

[@johnmackelvey]

#NoMercyPercy

[@dseray9494]

1:57:13 to be precise Saw this comment as the moment happened

[@krystopherguadalupe1760]

Honestly gave me chills

[@snorpenbass4196]

...so this is where the tradition of Sam Riegel and his novelty drinking implements began...

[@enternickname]

The birth of a legend

[@silenamoon844]

The best part.... Besides the Briarwood's

[@TimStamper89]

I saw a flask in the last episode and thought that was it. Then this !

[@W7RSON]

Whoever gave Sam this "mug" created a monster

[@Reblwitoutacause]

Also, VM hates old people from here on out. They all must die.

[@LeeJ2512]

1:34:30 is probably my favourite moment. "Oh hello. What a lovely dinner we ha-LIGHTNING!"

[@Roguekriger]

Liam over here like "If I make everyone depressed they'll try extra hard to save Vax!" For real tho holy shit

[@AksentNethariaFilm]

Vex: We're very strong right now and full of health. Vax: (head slams down onto table) Lost my shit.

[@AksentNethariaFilm]

2:20:42 as a nice timestamp

[@EnDSchultz1]

I loved that moment.

[@virginiamooney4105]

The comedic timing was incredible

[@returnosf5043]

Lillith: "You travelled with my cousin Zahra" Scanlan: "Ohh! I had a sleepover with her!"

[@LoneKuroRaifu]

I laughed so hard there lol

[@RandomKillerGaming]

I respect that scanlin tried to reject the eagle picking him up as he didn't know it was keylith. Love seeing them being as fair as possible.

[@godspeedhero3671]

How is that fair? As far as he knows eagles don't just randomly show up everwhere in the city and he has a druid in the party. It was metagaming pure and simple.

[@crowwithashortcake]

@@godspeedhero3671 lmao stay mad, thou cringer

[@starshot9418]

@@godspeedhero3671 he is a fairly high level adventurer and knows that he is surrounded by magic folk. A giant eagle aggressively flies towards him. He would be both wary due to survival instinct of being a high level along with knowing there's other spellcasters who could either also wild shape or summon.

[@___.__._.Ayla._.__.___]

@@godspeedhero3671 …and not to mention that a gnome is a small, easy to carry snack for an eagle. I’d say that’s basic small-being-not-wanting-to-be-eaten instincts.

[@Archangelous1337]

@@godspeedhero3671 He literally asks Matt if he knows it's Keyleth and Matt at first says yes but then remembers he has his back to her, so as far as Scanlan is concerned he just randomly got picked up by something flying so of course he'd panic and resist. When it gets to his turn Matt then says that by now he would realize it's Keyleth. So 100% not meta gaming as Sam even checks with Matt first.

[@PastaBakeMilkShake]

Two things. One - Taliesin's voice as Percy is insanely attractive. Two - Whomever did the subtitles to denote Trinke's mood (Happy bear noises, sloppy bear noises, rolling bear noises) is a genius and deserves a lot of love. (Editing for a third - Matt's old-lady running at 3:12:03 is the funniest thing I've seen all week)

[@samuelstensgaard4828]

Glad to see someone else who thinks that Percy has a resting sexy accent lmao

[@tonybradley2053]

In the beginning, critters actually worked on the subtitles and did a fantastic job of it. If memory serves, they were also chat mods. CR now has an outside professional service, around 3+ years.

[@MandyCummins]

@@samuelstensgaard4828 I mean, Percy is just sexy, period.

[@urixl]

SYLAS!

[@sweebos]

Critical Role subtitles are absolutely 10/10. 😄

[@doomdoot6731]

Are we just going to gloss over the fact that Vax's monologue actually made Matt's voice crack? Damn, that shit was powerful.

[@azarinevil]

Almost made Laura cry too.. in all my years of D&D I've never seen a RP speech that good. Liam is one hell of an actor and a player!

[@brenta2634]

Yeah. Matt barely holds it together.

[@xEvilRaptorx]

I have felt more emotion from CR than most tv shows I've ever seen. I think it even beats Futurama's emotional episodes

[@TheKOzality]

(in Taliesin's voice) Timestamps people! 39:24

[@bradr5358]

Yeah that had me tearing up too

[@danielevans545]

"What a lovely dinner we ha- LIGHTNING!" Hardest I've ever laughed watching CR.

[@robertwalker5794]

And you know what the cool thing is? That what Scanlan did was a pretty good tactic. I've seen it used before in different books and movies. For example, in one of my favorite book series, the main character, whose name is Will, has to escape an "enemy" camp to get some information to his friends but he is stopes by a guard who says he needs to turn around. Now the Will doesn't want to kill him so he starts slowly walking his horse towards the guard, while he starts making up a story about his sick mother, and when he gets close enough he digs in his spurs and knocks the guy over.

[@stevenritter8719]

+Robert Walker what is the name of that book?

[@robertwalker5794]

+Steven Ritter It was book 8 of The Ranger's Apprentice Epic by John Flanagan. The first book is The Ruins of Gorlan. There are 12 books in the series and a companion series called The Brotherband Chronicles. There are 5 books so far and book 6 is coming out this month on the 14th. And there is a prequel called The Tournament at Gorlan.

[@stevenritter8719]

+Robert Walker yea I know the series. I loved every book. Waiting for my library to bring the new book with Halt and Criley.

[@robertwalker5794]

+Steven Ritter Yeah, me too!

[@noahayrton6189]

42:02 “A small shiver runs down your spine, Vex: a feeling you haven’t felt before. A feeling of sudden and immediate sourceless dread, and in that instant you know that there is almost no time.”

[@mars-the-ethereal9609]

i like to call that (credit to Ruffnut and Tuffnut Thorston) twintuition

[@thestoopidiot870]

Broker: hey that complete stranger you just met owes me money- Percy: I CHOOSE VIOLENCE.

[@levantdiggerus3473]

I have had, THE WORST POSSIBLE DAY. Politely F*** OFF- five shots

[@hawkspiral]

"I think of my friends, that I've spent so much time with. I think of Keyleth, beautiful, walking under the trees. I think of my twin sister as a young girl, folding up linens with our mother. I think of my sister as an adolescent in lessons, smarter than me. I think of the woman she grew into. Hiking over many, many, many miles together. My best friend. My best friend, Vex'ahlia. And before I can think no more, I say a prayer to Sarenrae to watch over my friends and keep them safe." -- Vax'ildan, 2015

[@leomoon2]

I have never cried so hard.

[@NafenX]

DOES HE DIE?! Oh no, reminder to never read a few comments as I listen to Matt's intro to an episode ;-;

[@gameguy0101]

@MasterOfBaguettes those are still spoilers...

[@laratsibelman5053]

i started crying man

[@Helbereth]

@MasterOfBaguettes goddammit, man, quell the spoilers

[@TheXenatron]

Bring in the gnome! Do you desire a gnome, sire? I would like the gnome brought before me. Bring the king a gnome! Make sure he is of foul mouth and many a song! Oh, fetching the gnome! I assure you, sire, this gnome has many songs, a very tiny ... instrument, and ...

[@EvilRobotSteve]

I know these videos are so old now nobody is gonna see this, but for Kit to have the confidence to get fully into the RP and even do accents surrounded by professional voice actors was really cool to see. She did an outstanding job.

[@serenityfreeman5906]

She was so hilarious too, and clearly knew her shit. I wish she was a guest for longer

[@dolphin64575]

I loved seeing everyone's excitement at realizing who her character was related to

[@spenceroneil4747]

Kit was awesome

[@thespankmyfrank]

Yes! She was so good!! I wish she could've stayed for longer.

[@shawnglade790]

She is amazing

[@CronyxRavage]

I'll start with Bad News. Nothin' travels faster. God I love these guys :D

[@samuelstensgaard4828]

The biggest tragedy of campaign 2 is Tal and Marisha being separated at the table, they're so wholesome.

[@luiza.limaneves]

@@samuelstensgaard4828 yeah I love her with Liam and Travis but the pure bff energy that radiated through them was untouchable

[@me0262]

I just got this. Now I can't stop laughing.

[@LeeJ2512]

I was looking for someone talking about this. That was a glorious moment that nobody appreciated

[@jrpjrp201]

@@LeeJ2512 time stamp?

[@louisec-m9503]

I got so caught up with Vax's situation, and the tiefling, and the Suggestion spell... But Percy's shout of 'SYLAS!' brought me RIGHT back to Percy's story. Taliesin gets better at this every episode, hot damn!

[@virginiamooney4105]

1:16:42

[@Pyrilewski]

@@virginiamooney4105 thanks.

[@chrisrudolf9839]

True. I watched campaign 2 first and thus was used to gentle calm Caduceus, whom he also plays brilliantly. That moment when he interrogated the servant, those glares he gave Matt - really like a totally different person, he totally channels the hate. That's top notch acting.

[@danieldosso2455]

One of the Top 10 best moments of CR: S1

[@honeysuckel1351]

The SYLAS gets me every time

[@HouseBug26]

I like how Liam and Laura act like they're actually brother and sister.

[@bongibot1104]

Kevin Darby ye, good roleplay

[@Noah-wx7fm]

Wait! I thought they were!? Lol, I guess that's good roleplay!

[@myabella7104]

In a Critmas episode, he even calls her sister to get her attention (after calling her name multiple times I believe) and she reacted immediately

[@superlolgal555]

@@myabella7104 Lol I saw that too that was hilarious

[@WolfgirlAidan]

I legitimately thought they were for the longest time

[@bunnys9704]

Ngl Percy really did shine in this episode. Loved it when he sreamed "SYLAS!" and when he said Vax was foolish for risking his life but thanked him anyways. And the "whats wrong with you!?" into a natural 20 in the last fight just cemented it

[@LootFragg]

Blam! Blam! Blam! Blam! Blam! Poof! Click. Click. Click. Click. Click.

[@agathiandevaraj9757]

Percy rolling a Nat 20 when he's practically raging and Vex getting 2 Nat 20s when she's trying to save Vax from death's door both are peak theatric

[@garyjorgensen992]

Holy shit. This episode went to all the dark places. No Mercy Percy was in full effect, he pulled out THE MASK, Vax almost DIED, Kit was INCREDIBLE as Lilith. I’m so glad that I decided to watch this series after finishing Vox Machina on Prime. I’m forever in love with this group

[@ImOldLegs]

Me too!

[@friendlyredneckneighbor4326]

Vax on the ground saying “hey percy” gave me some serious feels.

[@macegamma431]

@Astroblaze the Reality Traverser good soul

[@ilypopple]

right😔🙏

[@sparklegemrose]

Yes! Their friendship in early C1 is my favorite 🥺

[@LawloGaming]

"Hello. What a lovely dinner we-LIGHTNING!" Possibly my favourite moment of the entire series so far. Fucking died laughing.

[@Deathven1482]

I dunno, that was pretty damn good. But the scene where scanlan banishes the duragar General is fucking hilarious!

[@M4rifleguy]

+iAmTheTot I had to re watch that part like 10 times. I laughed so hard it made me cry.

[@CasseyMayhle]

+iAmTheTot kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6PVc5KnYrtrfZIh34m30s

[@cloudstone123]

+iAmTheTot Technically the spell should have been immediately cancelled by the counterspell since both are the same level. There was no need for Matt to roll. Either he forgot it or he had a house rule because counter spell is a rather powerful spell that every mage should have. Although I do think it worked out better this way because it was way funnier.

[@mordiveer5957]

+iAmTheTot I agree! I spewed coffee from my nose i laughed so hard, brilliant moment.

[@ProBreaker]

Matt: *turns Tiberius into a basic lizard with no speech or magic power* Orion: "You underestimate my power to disrupt"

[@RoninXDarknight]

That annoyed the shit out of me. Matt even gave him a hint a couple of times to let him know that he could still go help his group out and instead he decided to run away...again. Great example of how heroes do not act that one is.

[@the_tactician9858]

@@RoninXDarknight Alongside all of the things that people already have mentioned, he had a serious case of Glass Cannon Syndrome. His AC and HP are not even that bad; in fact, they are among the high side of Vox Machina, but something in him had told him that magic casters are weak in melee, and as such he never gets closer than 10ft to his enemies. At least he was consistent with it, unlike all of the other things he did that disrupted the experience.

[@ragundash]

To be fair, the fact he ran away immediately was funny to me. It's my first time going through this campaign and while Orion is an incredibly disruptive player this episode I thought he behaved fine. Also,he's a combat focussed player too and as a DM I feel it's part of our responsibility to play into what the players enjoy the most, that being said, it was a little shitty to throw the curse at him and not the others who'd attacked that round already.

[@dennysoto1236]

​@@ragundash Would it have been less shitty to target one of the others? If so, why?

[@forresthartman2431]

@@the_tactician9858 I thought it was hilarious that Orion was trying to get Marisha and Sam to meta game and they were turning him down hard. But he just looks annoyed instead of ashamed. Seems like there was a big talk about meta gaming at some point and everybody else is trying to keep him accountable.

[@wrenwynter9336]

Vex: "We're very strong right now, and full of health" Vax: face plants

[@r5gvalencia]

Laura almost crying while Vax gives his (possibly) dying words... What a powerful scene.

[@fingman133]

I would've felt a lot worse for Keyleth and Vex, if Travis didn't have this huge grin on for the entire duration.

[@Alex-mp4kl]

@@fingman133 I think he was grinning at how good Liam was at making this a fantastic scene of role play. Just like when Liam sits and smiles at Matt for "doing this for 3 years and still blowing me away".

[@Uomostrano]

Whenever Vex asks "where's Trinket?" I imagine him wearing a fedora and going on secret missions. EDIT: 31/12/2021 Since this is literally my most popular comment ever (no kidding, how the hell did this happen?), here's a little reward as a sign of my appreciation for all the future critters 1 2 3 4! He's carnivoran mammal From the family Ursidae of action He's a furry doglike beast Who never flinches from a fra-ee-ay-ee-ay He's got more than just share spells His bestial fury comes striaght from hell And the women swoon Whenever they hear him say (insert Matt Mercer sad bear noise) He's Trinket, Trinket the grizzly bear (Marisha: you can call him Agent T) Trinket (Marisha: I said you can call him Agent T) A-gent-T!

[@haileighderosier8540]

Agent T 😂

[@InuShiek]

Doo be doo be doo ba!!

[@theendicott2838]

🎶It’s Trinket! Trinket the Grizzly Bear!🎶 You can call him Agent T.

[@The_Sharktocrab]

Honey hiests

[@jwall1646]

Honey heist

[@MsCameraMan75]

marisha passing her turn because keyleth was so shocked by percy was amazing

[@ZimtPorridge]

I was kinda hoping for everyone to follow so we'd get more no mercy Percy.

[@DCogny]

That's an awesome RP feat, Grog haggling up, was good but it meant no real harm, but this one was on another level, even if the group was clearly superior to the enemy, her dome (however it's called) was being really helpful, so, yeah, amazing moment.

[@sweebos]

👏👏👏

[@andrewlinnen7896]

Delilah Briarwood calling out to Percy, saying he's always welcome back home... sounds sooo chilling knowing that that's Grey DeLisle-Griffin (the voice of Azula) doing it in the animated series.

[@megankrempasanka1426]

HOW AM I JUST LEARNING THIS NOW

[@spenceroneil4747]

She is an incredible voice actress.

[@JoULove]

Whaaat *mind blown*

[@Finn-wc8nq]

I gasped so loudly reading this

[@JnEricsonx]

So happy I met her a few years ago! But I know her as Viconia from Baldurs Gate 2, and Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines, the Voermann twins!

[@wafflethesnek2877]

Vax: " OH, I'M ALIVE!" Me: "OH, and I'm wearing headphones!"

[@jessmarr4042]

read this literally 2 seconds before it happened! thanks for the warning lol

[@silenamoon844]

My ears both and hate Liam for that

[@spazzie89]

"I'll give you inspiration when you've goddamn earned it." - DM of CHAOS

[@magonus195]

That's really more of a DM of LAW

[@danielbeshers1689]

As of now, still hasn't earned it.

[@NinjaGidget]

Matt as the Broker: "Sweet Lillith, you've been a very bad girl." Marisha offscreen: "Ooh." Same, girl. Same.

[@evenif7431]

Liam being a bi disaster about the briarwoods is so funny

[@janedoe6171]

Absolute bi-con

[@louisec-m9503]

That Broker fight was hilarious. I love how everyone's like 'You picked the WRONG day to mess with us!' (especially Percy. Holy SHIT, Percy.) and is pulling out all their new shit in defence of this person they barely know, mostly because they've just had ENOUGH - while Vax is over there like *chucks dagger* 'Did I ever tell you guys how much I appreciate you? I should do that more often. I'm so glad I'm here with all of you.' *chucks another dagger* It's really entertaining relief after the stress of the first half - obviously the characters are still messed up, but the players (and DM tbh) seem to be on a post-emotion high and just having a bloody great time.

[@ThatGuyIsACoolGuy]

Had this feeling once before. Came back from college to my roleplaying group back home, not sure if they were still interested in the campaign I was running. Turns out they were. After one of the most intense cage matches ever(Jeez, I wonder where the inspiration came from), they ended the session with the Guardians of the Galaxy playlist blaring as they torched a cave of flesh eating birds not out of the good in them, but so they could get their own lair. I love them so much!

[@ikanhazw1n]

Andrew Persson brother

[@ThatGuyIsACoolGuy]

@@ikanhazw1n BROTHER

[@S_047]

I kinda felt they trusted this rando ally(?) Waaaay too fast. That or my trust issues are flaring up again.

[@sammelm5357]

@@S_047 for in game reasons I would agree, but I guess they are doing it for "meta" reasons (not in a bad sense). She's a guest for one session only, it wouldn't be worth it to spend that time second guessing her character which is also related to someone they know.

[@delaraphilip]

I love how as soon as Liam role plays Vax's thoughts, everyone else gets their game faces on. Every party member knows two things...they're going to save Vax and the Briarwoods are on borrowed time.

[@ProperlyGaming]

I love how everyone looked so sad and serious during that moment except for Travis. He had that look of "now this right here, is my shit"

[@zachlewis9751]

Let’s just be real, as soon as No Mercy Percy mentioned anything about the Briarwoods all of Vox Machina realized there were at least two bodies soon to be in the ground by their hands. They didn’t even need him to explain what they did to him and Whitestone.

[@raed7878]

I have gotten so used to Vax’s accent that when Liam pronounces his Rs in regular conversation it catches me off-guard.

[@contentioushackery]

I started by watching about 10 episodes of Campaign 2 and it took me too many to figure out that Liam doesn't speak with a German accent, only his character.

[@outtenmaru]

Can we talk about how Marisha is looking at Matt with so much love when hes role playing with the kids during the break. My heart!

[@rickrack4325]

I was thinking the same thing omg I can't even

[@samuelstensgaard4828]

"I am going to marry that man."

[@PoetaRossa]

I thought exactly the same thing!

[@lunahaleraven6011]

Percy's rolls against the Briarwoods...The Dice Know....

[@darkbunny9994]

Luna Haleraven then Laura's double nat 20's. They definitely know.

[@Cyyberslam8]

"Sometimes the dice *really* favor the narrative. I love it." - Matt, paraphrased from some Campaign 2 episode I can't remember.

[@GregJonson]

The way Percy started naming his diceased family members. That was the most intense moment of roleplay I've seen yet. (Watching CR for the very first time!)

[@darkvizardking69]

@Aidan Hall this is honestly my favorite arc because of how this shit was not only built up, but the far reaching implications that happen after.

[@darkvizardking69]

@Aidan Hall his creation of firearms and later the product that whitestone was taken for has so many ramifications. Hell, it inspired me to make a gunslinger-fighter/rogue-assassin. Imagine bad news with extra sneak attack damage that had say, assassinate on top to make it a critical.

[@thomcrabb4237]

@Aidan Hall I love Cad. Never really invested in Molly. But Percy is literally perfect, and in that light I now see Tali completely differently. He is so subtle and nuanced. My favourite player of viewer souls. Liam is the best actor. Sam the funniest. Laura the most entrancing. 'Mamma?!' with that lower-lip curl has me every time.

[@Marpaws]

@@thomcrabb4237 who said the Mamma bit ? Laura with Jester ?

[@privatizitat815]

@@thomcrabb4237 spoiler: Maybe with a bit more time you would've. There was a lot to molly we never got to explore.(well kinda, but it would've been more interesting from a player perspective)

[@TwilightxKnight13]

They are almost always so happy and jovial, but it is jarring how quickly the very air seems to get sucked out of the room whenever a PC goes down. They immediately go into serious panic mode and you can tell they are on the verge of sobbing. And then Liam stabs them in the heart with his dying imagery.

[@benfarrar741]

I notice that as soon as Tiberius got into the Brierwood fight, Matt hit him with a spell that prevents him from saying, "I'm Tiberius Stormwind!"

[@Vixenspirit]

More to stop him meta-gaming with the endless decanter of water that he started charging as soon as he headed to the room, despite not knowing that Sylas was a vampire and that running water is a weakness of theirs

[@TheGrumbleduke]

I don't think that's why he did it; Feeblemind is a great high-level spell for crippling casters, and having spent a dinner with Tiberious Delilah would know he wasn't the smartest person in the room. Blowing her 8th level spell to have a good chance of taking him out of the fight seems like a reasonable choice (as did spending her 7th level Finger of Death to try to kill Vex). It was a perfectly reasonable in-game decision from Matt. It also had the bonus effect of meaning he didn't have to explain to Orion why a water bottle wasn't going to defeat his high-level bosses.

[@ranniwolves]

@@TheGrumbledukei think the thing is that it would have defeated them, because running water cripples vampires. percy’s arc would have been over before it even started

[@vishwaramesh]

My god we constantly give credit to the players but Matt just blew this out of the water. Playing such a hateful villain that is hated universally is hard. His briarwoods just gave me chills.

[@connerbruce6205]

this is the best episode ive seen so far

[@xEvilRaptorx]

This was the first episode I ever saw, caught it live about 15 minutes in. Hooked ever since haha

[@juanheloreloaded]

And now he gets to voice him in the animated series!

[@justin9744]

It’s actually not that hard.

[@ranniwolves]

@@justin9744okay justin, let’s see your voice acting resume

[@jackh7329]

My favourite thing, aside from Taliesin's role playing in this episode and just my overwhelming love for Percy, is Marisha's face when Percy first yells, "SILAS!" Just the sheer eagerness.

[@pbgandie]

1:16:40, awesome moment

[@greggb.]

3:08:51 - I just have to come back here after watching Episode 3 of The Legend of Vox Machina No Mercy Percy is so ICONIC!

[@richardhealy]

You too? Well I guess that makes this a party.

[@natashawylie7555]

SAMEEEE

[@devileanblack]

Yeyep that's why i got here as well -

[@krisares6396]

Oh he so is. I love it so much

[@darklorddysart]

Ditto

[@voicechatty6310]

23:10 Matt: "No, I'll give inspiration when you've goddamn earned it." 40:02 Vax's 'Critical' monologue 41:39 Matt: "Go ahead and make a wisdom saving throw." Liam goddamn earned it.

[@rosenoel]

"SILAS!!" ... that gave me goosebumps like crazy.

[@KalonOrdona2]

Epic moment, all the chills

[@emmacampbell5098]

+rosenoel I actually flinched. Taliesin is a fantastic actor.

[@lostzeppo]

+rosenoel Yeah, Percy was pretty badass in that scene. :o

[@willowwickertop7152]

I got chills but also a little horny

[@afreakazoid4813]

That quote is basically just the posh version of "I would like to rage."

[@kiliancroghan2988]

okay how come I see no comments about "YOU FOOL YOUR SOUL IS FORFEIT!" I mean holy crap that gave me chills, Taliesin is amazing in this episode.

[@superlolgal555]

I love Keylith's reaction to that too, and then Taliesin's "oh yeah I did say that didn't I" reaction right after

[@scratch6402]

I love it when Tal gets a HDYWTDT, there is so much excitement in his voice and he has the most brutal descriptions.

[@practicaldeduction6862]

"Hey Percy" Ouch. Liam killed it this game. Very stressful open.

[@stormapparition]

33:20 Marisha really calls out orion “..I don’t know that. I’m not metagaming like other people we might know” I think i lived for that moment

[@Javid_74]

I'm glad him and tiberius were cut. Really dampened the entire feel of the show.

[@deleria010]

And she's was serious. I half think her loud tone was to key in Matt.

[@godspeedhero3671]

As annoyed as I have been with Orion, I don't feel like he metagames as much as people claim he does. K'varn fight was a perfect example. What kind of moron goes and fights a dangerous monster on their OWN turf?

[@dannykent6190]

@@godspeedhero3671 literally every other character in the game. I actually tend to agree with you that Orion's game play is judged way too harshly, but as a player myself, his objections to the beholder lair screamed metagaming to me. That is one of the few examples where I think the complaints are entirely justified... but that's just my perspective on it. I'm not in his brain.

[@chrish4439]

@@godspeedhero3671 When they first learn it's a beholder he instantly goes "they're some seriously bad news!" and then later says "No matter what I'm not going in its liar!". He had not done any checks or anything so Tiberius had no way of knowing what a beholder or its abilities were or that it gained bonuses for being in its liar. He used out of game knowledge of a beholder. That shit was all 110% meta gaming.

[@jrm48220]

"The universe is random. It doesn't care about you and me." Tonight's episode of Critical Role is brought to you by Nihilist Arby's.

[@thamapleboi]

Followed by her rolling double crits

[@ivn5180]

@Lilith2014 those 2 20is is the universes way of showing us thet it actualy cares:)

[@xEvilRaptorx]

If you guys think that's great. You gotta watch the Search for Grog one shot.

[@corvus1253]

Ya hear that, all of U religious nutjobs?

[@godspeedhero3671]

Nihilism doesn't promote that the universe is random. It promotes that everything is inherently without value or meaning.

[@tuckerfyffe4999]

"...Third, if you’re not sure what to do next, feign illness, end the session early, and plot your next move..." -Dungeon Master's Guide "And with that we'll go to break." -Matthew Mercer Look at Matt, taking tips from the DMG.

[@unfortunateimperial6019]

I have yet to read the DMG, is that actually in there?

[@squaidpro]

@@unfortunateimperial6019 yes

[@JavierPerez-cx4jw]

Dragonofice27 0 It also says “If all else fails roll some dice behind the dm screen love gravely at your played and say You Are attacked by the Dragon Tiamat.”

[@dig8634]

@@unfortunateimperial6019 Every book for 5e has a little joke comment on the first page, the one with all the credits. The page also explains the cover image, which I always thought was a cool little touch

[@ladylad2763]

Thanks for letting me in on all these great jokes from the books I'll be checking all of them for now on

[@KevlarMrnStr]

8:15 - Sam gets the mug! 13:00 - Game starts (but for real at 14:15) 20:20 - Vax to the Briarwoods trying to talk his way out “Gosh you guys are good looking” 27:20 - Sylas bites Vax 28:45 - Vax says Jenga and jumps out the window (They hear his shout for help and start looking for Vax, Keyleth poops on a servant, fight starts) 40:00 - Vax’s thoughts as he goes unconscious :( 48:38 - Kit Buss joins the game 59:00, 1:00:55 - Laura’s 2 natural 20s to save Vax 1:04:00 - Vex takes 66 points of damage from Delilah’s Finger of Death 1:10:00 - Scanlan heals Vax ♪ 1:11:50 - Scanlan ♪ Hey there Delilah ♪ and suggests she to make out with Silas, but it fails 1:13:10 - Liam “She doesn’t even feel a little bit horny?” and “She has a headache” 1:15:35 - Lillith is revealed to be a tiefling/Not the time to be hitting on her Tiberius 1:16:40 - Percy “SYLAS!!” 1:19:05 - Sylas recognizes Percy, “The pup yet lives” 1:22:00 - Scanlan distracts Sylas ♪ 1:30:15 - Tiberius cursed, feeble mind? 1:38:55 - “SYLAS” part 2 1:49:35 - Briarwoods teleport to carriage, Percy shoots out the wheel, it topples over 1:53:05 - Delilah taunts Percy about visiting his home and family 1:54:55 - Briarwoods disappear for real this time 1:55:38 - Percy shoots off 3 of the carriage driver’s fingers, interrogation, Percy asks about his family and says all of their names (except for Cassandra’s) 1:57:20 - Break starts 2:09:10 - Break ends (Percy knocks driver unconscious, guards try to arrest Lillith and Keyleth gets them to back off) 2:14:20 - Tiberius tries to get help from Allura 2:15:10 - Vex & Keyleth help Vax, who thinks he’s dangerous, while Percy searches carriage 2:16:30 - Vox Machina questions Lillith 2:19:35 - Lillith explains the glowing mark on her chest 2:20:40 - Ailing Vax/Liam headdesk, Uriel arrives right after 2:22:00 - Percy tells Uriel the Briarwoods killed his family 2:22:53 - Lillith frantically tells Uriel what happened - “heaving bosoms” and thinks she’s “getting the vapors” 2:24:10 - Scanlan “(Tibs) seems normal to me”, they go to a temple to get Tibs and Vax healed 2:27:25 - Tiberius healed 2:28:40 - Vax “You didn’t shit yourself so you’re a winner,” Vax gets healed 2:33:03 - They tell the cleric about Pike 2:36:10 - Vax tells them what happened and apologizes 2:37:25 - Keyleth “They said your family is still there,” Percy “They’re liars” 2:39:20 - Percy thanks Vax 2:39:33 - Grog tells Vax he’s glad he didn’t die, then smacks him. “No one kills you but me” at 2:40:15 2:41:25 - The Broker shows up and a fight starts 2:47:30 - Lillith “You tell my sister I hope her face still festers” 2:50:30 - The first Trinket cannonball 2:57:58 - Scanlan puts old woman to sleep, then inspires Lillith with a sexy dance 3:06:20 - Percy starts shooting at the Broker, gets HDYWTDT at 3:08:10, “Your soul is forfeit” at 3:08:54 3:12:25 - Keyleth in shock at Percy, skips her action 3:21:05 - Tiberius chainsaws the old woman 3:23:15 - Scanlan can’t just shit on command 3:24:45 - Lillith questions reanimated Broker and sends him back to her family 3:31:00 - More Lillith backstory with her sisters 3:33:20 - Little Vax and Vex moment, Scanlan licks Tiberius 3:33:42 - Game ends Bonus 3:36:20 - Liam thinks his character will die first

[@LyssaLynette]

Ty you for the time stamps!

[@matteograssadonia7536]

What is love? This kind of comments surely it is!

[@emmab3122]

Boost boost boost!

[@brooklynstott5242]

Boost!! Let’s get this back up towards the top!

[@min181094]

Ohh I was looking for this! Thank you so much

[@Neutral_Tired]

as amazing as the animated scene was, I think I prefer this version. Percy's cold, quiet fury is so much more terrifying than the shouting

[@NokMTG]

💯 Liam's speech, Vex having 2 nat 20s in a row, dimension door, etc just so damn exciting to watch

[@davidcurry5240]

They also blew the “your soul is forfeit” line way too early. Since it was originally against someone not related to the Briarwoods arc, they could’ve used it anywhere.

[@BottyInnit]

@@davidcurry5240 I feel like it still fits because he is still reeling from the briarwood confrontation and them escaping him.

[@Wraithspartan]

In this and the last episode, his casual coldness amuses me to a probably-disturbing level. Like with Grog and the sulfuric acid incident.

[@cassandragidney7682]

Was anyone else reminded of Pippin in the Lord Of The Rings when they handed that extra large stein to Sam? "It comes in pints!?"

[@DDAwesome13]

That was my first thought

[@UrbanJackal]

@@DDAwesome13 me too!

[@BlizzardWizard99]

Brilliant minds think alike, even two years apart

[@Quadraxis]

2:18:00 Keyleth: Where are you from?! Your accent's so-" Lillith: "Nicodranas, of course. We have the best tieflings."

[@wikedred7060]

Truth! ❤️Jester❤️

[@silenamoon844]

The beginning of Laura's adventures in teifling.

[@musical._.savage7228]

Having watched Campaign 2 first, it's fun seeing how he has kept the world connected

[@copycrow4486]

@@musical._.savage7228 As someone who has also done such connections. It's really just coincidence that turns into something awesome. We see it as something done on purpose, but behind the screen. To quote the Traveller, "Everything's fucking chaos." It's really just a testament to how good Matt is at creating connections.

[@14Squeaken]

Ack! There’s NO way this is anything other than a coincidence.... that’s why I love this show!

[@annaliese6230]

can I just say I love Marisha and Laura and Taliesin being so emotionally invested but I also really love Travis and Sam, somber, but hiding smiles at just how goddamn good Liam is at this game and creating moments you can be so emotionally invested in

[@drumkommandr9779]

Five years later, Sam Riegel's enormous drinks become everything from a meme to a message of hope. This is how you *really* change the world, folks. Tell stories and have fun.

[@UrbanCohort]

One of the many things I love is how Sam/Scanlan is so silly, but when shit hits the fan there's no one you'd rather have with you.

[@lemonadespider]

+Urban Cohort hehe... "shit"... always the poo jokes for Scanlan XD

[@smohkweed3860]

+lemonadespider Scatlan

[@Madhattersinjeans]

I have to say Scanlan was probably one of the weaker characters early on. But as time went on he started to grow on me a little, I think these recent episodes have helped focus him on roleplaying the character to help push the game forward when it needs it and a bit less of being the clown who poos on peoples beds at every chance. And ofc Bards have some really strong control spells available to them which just helps push the "silly yet strong joker" idea.

[@ryangranquist9580]

Urban Cohort, is it just me or does this comment show up every episode

[@penguin12902]

"What a lovely dinner we had - LIGHTNING!!!"

[@rexcorvus09]

I love how in character Taliesen gets. While everyone else is yelling and celebrating after the HDYWTDT, he keeps a straight face and obliterates the broker.

[@zachlewis9751]

Liam: life is random and doesn’t care about you and me Wil Wheaten: *loud, extreme and audio clipping laughter*

[@annaliese6230]

probably one of my favorite ooc quotes so far: Travis, after Taliesin rolls a 30 on his first attack against the briarwoods: Rock. His. Shit.

[@samuelstensgaard4828]

Playing with someone who's so invested in your story must be the most rewarding shit man

[@youshallnotpass567]

I always love hyping up my fellow players when they get the good rolls

[@SirApplesauce]

Taliesin Jaffe (Percy) impresses me with every episode, if only because he understand his character in great detail and cares about his details. Thanks for the custom character build and the care.

[@klausgaming7365]

We would have seen more of Percy's character if wasn't for Liam's attempt to, once more, call all the attention to Vax.

[@EnderLord007]

Klaus Gaming I think Liam was concerned that that may have been the death of Vax, so him detailing his final thoughts was understandable, and everybody seemed to go with it. And then he shut up for the rest of the episode, basically.

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

Fun Fact: It was nearly two full episodes before it clicked in my head that Percy was the characters name.

[@January_Silence]

If I were Percy after this whole fiasco, I'd be making a Hellboy Special- aka, bullets with glass tips containing holy water, clover leaves, white oak splinters, silver shavings, and garlic ("... The works").

[@Raptor052]

I feel like Taliesan would lean more towards 13mm Mercury Tipped Explosive bullets, or 454 Casull rounds made from a melted down cross.

[@January_Silence]

Raptor052 Both would also be good, though even with the insane supernatural mumbo jumbo he has a pact with in his system, I doubt he'd have the strength to deal with the kickback of the latter. Something as powerful as the Jackal would outright obliterate his arm from the recoil alone, hence why it was made solely for someone of Alucard's strength level.

[@Raptor052]

Major Shirow I know, I was just making the obvious "He was Hellsing's Voice Director, get him the gun from it" reference.

[@Raptor052]

***** Yes they do, and I'm gonna go on record saying that Seras' VA has said that quote,

[@DrHokeyPokey]

But where is the tip on a musket ball?

[@OmnsaeF]

1:56:23 When Taliesin (Percy) Starts naming his family... bro, chills down my spine by that roleplaying moment!

[@kinsan89]

That and the "SYLAS!" were just SO WELL DONE UGH

[@threadEvent]

It's really hard to quantify "the best episode of Critical Role" but this one, which I'm now seeing for the first time (hello 2020'ers) has Percy absolutely blowing my mind. "What is wrong with you? Don't you see there is nothing here for you? Run away before you DIE!" BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM *dead* "YOUR SOUL IS FORFEIT" Like holy shit.

[@krawr2187]

Pyke would have curb stomped these vampy fools

[@rozgavthunderscale3428]

Shit, she’d have flat out incinerated them on sight 😂😂😂😂

[@Zeppathy]

BY THE LIGHT OF ALUUN!

[@TheXenatron]

"I lick all of Vox Machina." - Tiberius Stormwind (from Draconia)

[@Deathven1482]

Have you heard of him?

[@EnDSchultz1]

+TheXenatron Moreover, from Vox Machina over at Grayskull Keep.

[@MrTiggityTotz23]

+Nelson DiCarlo HE's from Draconia, isn't he?

[@Deathven1482]

SwindlerKid I don't know.... I mean that dragon kin skin must be from somewhere..... But where?

[@marinablades9375]

what was his name again? Ti ... Ti something. He never says :P

[@somebloke4998]

and this is where Sam’s increasingly over the top advertisements for corporate sponsors both in game and out begins. Plugging Gilmore’s at the temple.

[@jmb711]

These are my timestamps that I posted to tumblr years ago. I know they already showed up here but I'm posting them for myself now. 8:15 - Sam gets the mug! 13:00 - Game starts (but for real at 14:15) 20:20 - Vax to the Briarwoods trying to talk his way out “Gosh you guys are good looking” 27:20 - Sylas bites Vax 28:45 - Vax says Jenga and jumps out the window (They hear his shout for help and start looking for Vax, Keyleth poops on a servant, fight starts) 40:00 - Vax’s thoughts as he goes unconscious :( 48:38 - Kit Buss joins the game 59:00, 1:00:55 - Laura’s 2 natural 20s to save Vax 1:04:00 - Vex takes 66 points of damage from Delilah’s Finger of Death 1:10:00 - Scanlan heals Vax ♪ 1:11:50 - Scanlan ♪ Hey there Delilah ♪ and suggests she to make out with Silas, but it fails 1:13:10 - Liam “She doesn’t even feel a little bit horny?” and “She has a headache” 1:15:35 - Lillith is revealed to be a tiefling/Not the time to be hitting on her Tiberius 1:16:40 - Percy “SYLAS!!” 1:19:05 - Sylas recognizes Percy, “The pup yet lives” 1:22:00 - Scanlan distracts Sylas ♪ 1:30:15 - Tiberius cursed, feeble mind? 1:38:55 - “SYLAS” part 2 1:49:35 - Briarwoods teleport to carriage, Percy shoots out the wheel, it topples over 1:53:05 - Delilah taunts Percy about visiting his home and family 1:54:55 - Briarwoods disappear for real this time 1:55:38 - Percy shoots off 3 of the carriage driver’s fingers, interrogation, Percy asks about his family and says all of their names (except for Cassandra’s) 1:57:20 - Break starts 2:09:10 - Break ends (Percy knocks driver unconscious, guards try to arrest Lillith and Keyleth gets them to back off) 2:14:20 - Tiberius tries to get help from Allura 2:15:10 - Vex & Keyleth help Vax, who thinks he’s dangerous, while Percy searches carriage 2:16:30 - Vox Machina questions Lillith 2:19:35 - Lillith explains the glowing mark on her chest 2:20:40 - Ailing Vax/Liam headdesk, Uriel arrives right after 2:22:00 - Percy tells Uriel the Briarwoods killed his family 2:22:53 - Lillith frantically tells Uriel what happened - “heaving bosoms” and thinks she’s “getting the vapors” 2:24:10 - Scanlan “(Tibs) seems normal to me”, they go to a temple to get Tibs and Vax healed 2:27:25 - Tiberius healed 2:28:40 - Vax “You didn’t shit yourself so you’re a winner,” Vax gets healed 2:33:03 - They tell the cleric about Pike 2:36:10 - Vax tells them what happened and apologizes 2:37:25 - Keyleth “They said your family is still there,” Percy “They’re liars” 2:39:20 - Percy thanks Vax 2:39:33 - Grog tells Vax he’s glad he didn’t die, then smacks him. “No one kills you but me” at 2:40:15 2:41:25 - The Broker shows up and a fight starts 2:47:30 - Lillith “You tell my sister I hope her face still festers” 2:50:30 - The first Trinket cannonball 2:57:58 - Scanlan puts old woman to sleep, then inspires Lillith with a sexy dance 3:06:20 - Percy starts shooting at the Broker, gets HDYWTDT at 3:08:10, “Your soul is forfeit” at 3:08:54 3:12:25 - Keyleth in shock at Percy, skips her action 3:21:05 - Tiberius chainsaws the old woman 3:23:15 - Scanlan can’t just shit on command 3:24:45 - Lillith questions reanimated Broker and sends him back to her family 3:31:00 - More Lillith backstory with her sisters 3:33:20 - Little Vax and Vex moment, Scanlan licks Tiberius 3:33:42 - Game ends Bonus 3:36:20 - Liam thinks his character will die first

[@diamondjoe4697]

Bump

[@YelloDuzzit]

Too late to up this, huh?

[@PattPlays]

first off bless you for being in the club of people with _the list_ and second off THAT LAST FUCKING TIMESTAMP AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@kohakuaiko]

Bump

[@kohakuaiko]

Bump

[@aflyingfynn]

Legit though Vampire Vax would have been the most OP unstoppable rogue ever. Not saying I'm sad he's okay, but imagine how much of an interesting dynamic it would have created for the party!

[@acespades5722]

aflyingfynn seriously tho he that would be awesome

[@toryfox4580]

And it would put a lot of hindrances and stresses into the party, back to having the story restricted by one thing or another, and the 'I forgot it was daylight' incendiary moment

[@the0other]

Also, legit thought in 2020: If his hair turned white he'd probs look like the witcher.

[@alexraynn2050]

There is something to consider, though. Vax is a Rogue. A big part of their job is getting into where they don't belong. His intro specifically mentions him "inviting himself through your door." But vampires literally DO NOT get that option. 😂😂😂

[@PowerHouseProdigy]

He would have likely turned into a vampire spawn, not a full vampire. I don't remember everything about vampire spawn, but I don't think their will is their own.

[@TheFuryHasCome]

Holy shit. This is the best episode yet. And credit to Matt the Magnificent Mercer, he took Percy being a gunslinger fighter and made his worst enemies into vampires. He practically turned him into Van Helsing. What a fucking amazing DM.

[@lir207]

In the original Dracula, Van Helsing was an old man of lore but not any great martial strength. Just a fun fact.

[@asexypotato2280]

@lir207 Buzzkill

[@Darksnakemrniceguy]

van helsing is a hero for coin, but wouldnt do terrible things to undeserving humans... so absolutely nothing like percy.

[@lucienschlut]

Dunno if you noticed, but since the rakshasa "Tiberius BS" episode, everytime Orion take any action, matt fullproof it. Matt note all the spell lvl's Orion use, check all Orion spells on the player handbook and reprimand him on every metagaming attempts. [O:"i ask my dragon to ask for me" M:"no you can't, you can convey feelings"] [O:"i cast fly 4th level on the party" M:"as you do you start plummeting" O:"But..." M:"Concentration spell, 4 people max, end previous spell"] [O:"i make my portal" M:"you used all spell slots"]

[@cheerio3442]

I skipped most of trials of the take 3 and 4 (dont get me wrong i love critical role and the guest stars were great but i had a feeling orion was gonna pull some shit) i looked for the timestamp for the kiss tho so u could scream about it xD

[@lucienschlut]

@@cheerio3442 which kiss? Keyleth?

[@MsYunaFires]

I fucking love that shit. I will say, to his credit, he seems to have mellowed somewhat this episode. 'Ok I have my INT back, lets focus on Vax now'. Like... Good boy. But then he can't resist butting into everything, metagaming, scowling at the camera when he doesn't get his way... It's so godawful

[@cheerio3442]

@@lucienschlut yep :p

[@sej3991]

@@cheerio3442 3 and 4 are worth watching if only for Wills accidentally terrible dwarf just fucking failing at everything 😂

[@morgandavis4012]

Percy: "can't you see there is NOTHING here for you?! Leave while you are still alive! Also Percy: immediately blows a baseball sized hole in the same dudes chest before he can actually flee"

[@sebastiancastellanospinpin]

He should have fleed faster

[@derfelpendragon5080]

7:25 - BRING IN THE GNOME! 8:15 - A Gift For Sam 14:03 - In The Clutches of The Briarwoods 23:22 - Vax vs The Briarwoods 31:06 - Get Shit On! 40:00 - Vax's Inner Monologue 48:22 - A Special Guest 58:48 - The Wrath of Vex'ahlia 1:09:58 - Scanlan Healing Song 1:11:44 - Scanlan Suggestion Song 1:16:38 - Percy Has Bad News For Silas 1:21:58 - Scanlan Cutting Words 1:28:50 - A Duel of Spells 1:34:25 - Scanlan vs The Briarwoods 1:50:17 - Get Away Carriage 1:55:10 - No Mercy Percy 2:10:20 - Grog's Ideal Torture 2:22:36 - Lilith Gets The Vapors 2:36:09 - Vax Explains His Actions 2:39:33 - Grog Offers Vax A Hand 3:06:15 - Percy SNAPS 3:11:17 - Matt's Old Lady Run

[@PBCjimbo]

Why would you timestamp one of these videos without marking the game start and break end

[@pairuh5021]

9:30 game start 2:09:10 break end

[@treckzx1504]

PBCjimbo why don’t you do them then asshole

[@PBCjimbo]

@@treckzx1504 because I didnt know the times when I found this and asked and I never bothered to find this comment again after I had watched it. I really appreciate the name calling though. Truly, it helps move our society forward.

[@treckzx1504]

PBCjimbo and what you comment does?

[@partingofways]

Liam repeatedly blows me away with how great a roleplayer is. Talesian is a close second

[@azarinevil]

Gotta show Sam and Travis some love too.. both of them are easily the best comic relief. Liam is versatile and really nails the dramatic elements, Talesin hands down though remains the king of serious #NoMercyPercy

[@toryfox4580]

Jaffe is imo actually the best RPer, he never fails to act his character, he may not be as dramatic a character as Vax but Percy is complex and Jaffe has his complexity on lock

[@samuelstensgaard4828]

@@toryfox4580 I think what I love about him the most is that he doesn't care if Percy is acting good, evil, witty, or silent, Jaffe always acts in character, he doesn't care about impressing an audience.

[@Darksnakemrniceguy]

@@toryfox4580 oh pls, percy constantly contradicts himself throughout this campaign, with what he says, the way he acts, and what he does... self contradiction is not complexity... its simply not being able to keep the story straight.

[@Darksnakemrniceguy]

Liam sam and travis are the best roleplayers in this show, laura learns to be a great one later on.

[@Robbiemortino]

Percy yelling "SYLAS!!" just hits so much harder here than it does in the animated series.

[@austinh8522]

Matt realizing why Orion kept charging the decanter and hitting him with feeble mind to stop him in his tracks was next level big brain.

[@youshallnotpass567]

Because he was a cheating meta gamer and got punished accordingly

[@JangoMango007]

Question that may be stupid, why was he charging the decanter? What does that do?

[@youshallnotpass567]

@@JangoMango007 running water is harmful to vampires which Orion knows but Tiberius wouldn’t have a single idea that they are vampires but he’s metagaming

[@JangoMango007]

@@youshallnotpass567 Ooh! Thank you!

[@aSailorFromArgos]

@@JangoMango007it was great play on Matt’s part. He has to run the game as well as host a show. In any home game, that would have devolved into another argument about meta gaming. Instead, Matt had a solution to avoid an on-screen argument with Orion that also led to pretty funny moments, and also led to Orion cheating more and kind of solidifying why the rest of the table was getting tired of his play.

[@NoriMori1992]

Percy becoming more and more unhinged after the Briarwood fight is exhilarating and heartbreaking at the same time.

[@pyrosianheir]

Oof... Jeez Liam, don't you need to get a permission slip to take us on a Feels trip like that. T_T

[@cyakcn627]

Ikr I wasn't prepared

[@N7AslansHobbit_Ry]

"feels trip" I love it 😂

[@UrbanJackal]

@@N7AslansHobbit_Ry this is my new favorite term now.

[@ZebEkeroth]

Tiberious seeing everyone having fun tormenting the old woman, and then going insanely overboard just to be a part of it, was very much a "I AM NOW CHOPPING OFF PHYLLIS' HEAD WITH A CHAIN SAW" moment.

[@babaalwayl5884]

Fucking LOL that is dangerously accurate

[@carbonatedurine]

that is sucha fucking specific reference but tbf.. accurate

[@ALJ9000]

Who the hell is Phyllis?

[@samuelstensgaard4828]

Orion being Dwight with his lack of self awareness is a super apt comparison

[@wellhell7020]

this episode is just giving me SUCH princess bride vibes and i love it, percy yelling SYLAS had me going “my name is indigo montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die” and when vax sais we are very strong and full of health and then just dropped i was like WESLEY

[@henrycarson3023]

"we had a code word" "yes" "jumanji" "no, Jenga" "oh, yeah, right"

[@w00tistgames]

"Matt's like, damn you and your counterspell, you're ruining my plans" Tidings, tidings of what is to come, far in their future but in their future nonetheless.

[@blackie126]

Fire spells and counterspells go together like peas in a pod

[@CadillacDeVilledElegance]

I got into this show by watching clips before actually watching it, vod or live. Let's just say I saw the 'nine' thing before I saw any other part.. Knowing what happens... your comment makes me sad. :(

[@majorzipf8947]

Oof that hurts

[@hp384]

There was a time my cousin pointed energetically at the sky and shouted, "LOOK! A DISTRACTION!" I fell for it completely. So thusly I laughed far too hard at Scanlan's distraction tactics. Well done.

[@zachlewis9751]

And that’s why you roll in dnd (other than there needing to be input to the game) because sometimes you haggle and get what you want and sometimes you don’t. Sometimes you yell distraction and the person turns all the way around and sometimes they just instinctively glance.

[@Tenma2411]

Im gonna try this with people

[@anonymousfellow8879]

I’ve fallen for this too. To BE CLEAR!! What I heard was “LOOK!!” So I did. THEN came the “A Distraction!!” and I whipped back around with a guttural battle cry…but it was too late. I got poked in the ribs.

[@annaliese6230]

god bless the people who did the subtitles and gave us gems like "Matt: Trinket (galloping sounds) rolls forward and (bear rolling sounds)

[@LannasMissingLink]

I love that scanlan tried to save against eagle Keyleth! That's perfect RP!!

[@UrbanJackal]

Reminiscent of Grog and earth elemental Keyleth. "Ahhh!" "Grog it's me, Keyleth!" (In unintelligible rock language.) "AAAHHH!"

[@stevenweller9413]

Sam think a usually comic relief up to this part in the series. That fight he did so many inspiration deserving moves it was insane. Having caught up on campaign 3 before resuming here I wondered when Sam upped his role playing. I may have seen it.

[@piano9999999]

I always thought this role playing part was just like acting, but Vax thinking of his friends just before going unconcious made me realize just how invested each of them are in these characters. it really is beautiful, I think.

[@isaac8734]

Its like acting directing writing scripting at the same time they made this characters and are very attached to them you can see laura just barely holding herself from bursting into tears while he described his vision of vex

[@Saphiraah1]

Super late reply. Joe manginelo had the same realization when Sam gave up on holding that spell slot and the side drama that caused.

[@me0262]

One really does pour themselves into their character's backstory. Mine character was knocked unconscious and lost everything happy in her life on a fateful night, only has half of a necklace to remind her of that night. She recently had to tell the party this when she was forced to attack her cousin (also in the party). Even though it was templated on the background, it was still very hard to write (I keep an adventure log, most of the time with full dialog).

[@Abelhawk]

*For those of you like me back to relive the Briarwood Arc, here are some TIMESTAMPS:* 5:51 - Title sequence 9:28 - Recap 14:11 - Vax and the Briarwoods have a "conversation" 24:37 - Battle! 40:03 - Vax's last thoughts 48:22 - Lilith has entered the battle! 1:54:54 - The enemy has fled! 1:57:49 - First ever fan art break? 2:09:10 - >>═══════BREAK ENDS═══════

[@anonymousfellow8879]

Bump

[@undeadkingftg5549]

thank you friend

[@OrangeRangerVideos]

Comment and a thumbs up, this is pretty buried.

[@michaelj.mccall6530]

Here after watching the Amazon show. But yeah. Thank you for the time stamps!

[@phluphfy69]

Thanks so much!!

[@eliotanders3488]

3:07:00 I love that Percy shouts for him to leave then gives him absolutely no opportunity to leave. No Mercy Percy is right!