Critical Role Animatic - Henry Crabgrass (C2E112)

[@chrisw2307]

I love the decision to give Henry a little face. It really emphasizes how confused even he is by the sudden sentience

[@Deelusi]

Matt gave us a brilliant performance of Henry. I was puzzling myself on how to transfer that on a grass 🤣

[@fist-of-doom487]

@@Deelusi today in DND history where Crabgrass is not only an NPC but is also kind of adorable.

[@HipsterKhan]

@@Deelusi I was half-expecting a face to FORM out of the grass and dirt. but, uhh, crabgrass isn't like regular grass so that wouldn't have worked the same. the smiley face was a good choice!

[@pouncelygrin6699]

@@Deelusi it was an adorable illustration of the conversation I'll tell you that much :D

[@LocalMaple]

@@Deelusi You had three choices. 1. Have the grass move like a body. 2. Have the grass shape itself into a face. Like the spiders in that Netflix Dark Crystal prequel. 3. That adorable speech bubble.

[@Toffeehammer]

Henry: Reminds Jester to ask for consent before petting him Also Henry: Says grass exists to be stepped on

[@trymeonforsize9343]

Well if you think about it, grass being stepped on would be like someone bumping into you on the street. Unpleasant, but there was no active intention to touch. Whereas Jester petting him was her wanting to touch him. So in conclusion: gardeners are criminals.

[@TheWurstBrat8179]

Gardeners should be put on the sex offender registry! (Jk)

[@shinybugg9156]

Lol, there are limitations to a grass, apparently

[@christophershell7564]

@@TheWurstBrat8179 Only if you touch the seeds, flowering bodies, or pollen, though in the case of the latter you could argue that the grass is non-consensually attempting to fertilize your nose.

[@melanisticmandalorian]

Henry has a kink, don't shame him !!

[@coleallen8425]

All this time we thought Caduceus didn’t eat meat out of respect for sentient life. Now we know it was just because you can’t hear the plants scream when you chop them to pieces...

[@jefferycrouse4652]

Not if you watch roll with me. Hardcore torture corn in that one episode

[@3mparchangel357]

no joke, it turns out plants really do scream when they are damaged. They release gas and chemicals when damaged. some plants have been found to release their gas in response to just the sound of caterpillars chewing. We have laser microphones that can detect them now. You know that freshly cut grass smell, yeah you are smelling your lawns collective screams. i'm not even joking.

[@Lycaon1765]

@@3mparchangel357 this is like being surprised when your phone reacts to being poked. plants don't have feelings, those aren't screams. :/ it would be like saying us getting cut and bleeding is equivalent to screaming for help.

[@hannahkarver892]

@@Lycaon1765 3mp mentioned that plants give the same reaction just to the SOUNDs of caterpillars chewing leaves. Meaning they aren't being damaged themselves, but they recognize and associate the sound with damage, and respond to it. It might not be the same as 'fear' but it's certainly a 'fight-or-flight' without the flight sort of response :)

[@3mparchangel357]

@@Lycaon1765 agreed, its relative of course. Did you know plants help each other grow by sharing nutrients with each other and when one plant of a close species gets damaged they actually give nutrients to the damaged plant until it heals or dies and gets absorbed. Just guess how they know their fellow plant is hurt... the gas they emit when harmed. Not saying it is on par with actual screams of emotional pain. But still, it's pretty crazy close. but i guess that again is all relative.

[@bleachbleachBLEACHER]

"Now I know why Essek flies everywhere." I FREAKING MISSED THIS THE FIRST TIME!!!

[@TriXJester]

God if she brings that up next time they see him itd be hilarious

[@jake51479]

"He has a heart of gold"

[@calindboard5114]

Essek is a kirin confirmed

[@Killer_Turnip]

They should introduce Essek to Henry 😂

[@carloss3499]

Same

[@otterblau5253]

I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals, but because I hate plants. They have this coming. (aggressively eats salad)

[@awesomepawn2]

See but that's the thing, moving eating plants down the food chain is less efficient, cows eat so much more plant then you possibly could. So by eating meat you actually indirectly eat MORE plants than you would if you went straight to the source. A steak is like... Twenty salads worth of plant! At least! You gotta play the long game with these things

[@JohnYoo39]

@@awesomepawn2 how many calories of grass can you actually convert when your digestive system isn't built for grass

[@nickmalachai2227]

@@awesomepawn2 it's not about statistics, it's about making it personal.

[@FoxHound-ut1hu]

Did you know scientists have found that lettus screams when people come to pick them.

[@engilaru]

"I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals... I hate animals, that is why I don't want them in my food."

[@steelydan1]

Fjord: "Is this crabgrass bothering you queen?" *summons the Star Razor*

[@half_chub]

Fjord Simp. i like it i can see it now

[@FoxHound-ut1hu]

I mean he made a promise to jesters momma, no one fucks with jester not even grass 😂

[@koopaking6148]

It's always fun to go a little murder hobboish to annoy the other players... Or at least threaten to and not actually do it... Just to bug them...

[@someone16234]

I only just noticed that he almost said “falchion” instead of “star razor”, old habits I guess 😂

[@chillycharizard5985]

Sjmp

[@RayearthNinja]

This is so cute omg. I love the whole thing, but the added detail of Caduceus constantly leaning down to talk to everyone in the party is hilarious

[@estoy1001]

Well, he's tall.

[@hunterduncan1078]

He’s almost 7 feet tall I believe.

[@TBSPlayer1]

Having played a firbolg, yeah, that's just how it be

[@horseperson900]

Lol Caddy Shack is a tall boi 🤣

[@aidanm9543]

Caleb: Makes you wonder; maybe vegetarians are the real predators.*sensible chuckle* Caduceus slayer of thousands: Right here :)

[@DaWhiteWolffie]

And he's so happy about it, too.

[@Tombr4mb4]

Tal's face when this happened is so good

[@pazz]

“You sit on a horse, these things happen” is such an under appreciated line!

[@IceBite49]

I dont get it

[@SenorFluffy]

I also do not get it

[@pazz]

@@IceBite49 that's kinda why it's funny. It's such a nonsensical, and entirely Caduceus thing to say.

[@Nobody-zl3kk]

​@@pazz Horses eat grass... why do i imagine grass begging the horse for mercy now. XD

[@ArtOfShannonLee]

You sit on a horse, you step on some grass- he’s saying they’re similar haha

[@giorgiomauceri410]

After all this time, Fjord still sometimes slips and says "I summon the falchion". Sometimes it will appear for real

[@avaty8350]

Wait what exactly are the details of his character now and his pact/oath? I don't mind spoilers

[@MRAtPt]

@@avaty8350 Still Pact of Blade/ Hexblade Warlock, and Oath of Open Sea Paladin (homebrew Matt released it on dndbeyond)

[@SrShotMan]

@@avaty8350 Fjord took one of Molly's swords and his falchion absorbed it. Now instead of the falchion is called the 'star raiser' and looks different with runes and stuff, I can't remember exactly. His sword actually changed again in episode 113 after a certain hdywtdt, but I believe is still called the 'star raiser'

[@massterofeffect6103]

@@SrShotMan it’s not called the star razor because it absorbed Molly’s weapon. Fjord’s original weapon that he had for a long time was a falchion but eventually when he turned against ukotoa he threw it into the lava and he hasn’t gotten it back, the falchion is gone. His new sword that he had created near uthodurn by the dwarves in a volcano is called star razor. And it’s more like a broad sword I believe.

[@SrShotMan]

@@massterofeffect6103 Absolutely right, I got the moments mixed up trying to remember off the top of my head. Now it makes sense why is changed after the fight, it's technically a vestige

[@NightEyeStudio1995]

One of the best NPC's and voices that Matt has ever made! The cutest little character.

[@rubendudink9968]

Wooooow its you! I didnt expect you here!

[@rogue-taxidermy_griffin]

He's just a little guy

[@gamemasteranthony2756]

That just goes to show how talented this group is. I mean...when you can turn a PATCH OF CRABGRASS into a lovable NPC, you have talent the likes of which makes you wonder which deity blessed you. This is pretty much "roll Performance with disadvantage" and getting two Nat20's.

[@sarahw7790]

and Henry was almost certainly an improvised NPC! Matt makes such amazing characters, and they're all so different. Pumat, Allura, the goblin merchant who didn't have arms (whose name escapes me), Marion Lavorre, Gilmore, etc are all so different and so loveable in their own different ways.

[@jackson3475]

Caduceus Clay the Ultimate Predator.

[@Ellisepha]

This made Cad seem so sinister lmao

[@EstebanBrenesV]

@@Ellisepha well not sinister but he actually murdered a man at his own dinner table, I mean respectfully

[@carloss3499]

Caleb is apex predator

[@fist-of-doom487]

@@Ellisepha Nature can be cruel and I love whenever people make characters that are in tune with nature have subtle brutal moments like when Caduceus admits that he can talk to plants and after this moment it suddenly seems horrific but he’s still like “yeah but whatever”. I remember a different DnD podcast where someone played a Homebrew character that was a Mushroom Man and a Warden (a more combat oriented Druid) his name was Chromagill due to the fact he has rainbow glowing Mushroom gills. He’s really strong but kind and seeks peace and order for the safety of Nature. He’s True Neutral by the way and the conversation about Terrariums got brought up and everyone was surprised he had no problem with plants being trapped in bottles just to look at. He says happily “If I got mad at everything you fleshies did, none of you would be alive” and continued with his work like nothing happened.

[@adrianvaduva5674]

Apex

[@diegowolfe2744]

We need a one shot with Victor, gilmore, pumat, and Henry crabgrass

[@Stellermeerkat]

Make Henry Crabgrass a Leshy and it'd be perfect.

[@williamfalls]

Sprinkles is the quest giver.

[@Sammie1053]

@@williamfalls Sprinkle is the character they're trying to rescue. ZORTH is the quest giver.

[@Sanyaenyenwa]

Would that be just three hours of Matt talking to himself? I'd watch that. xD

[@notyou2353]

As part of a joke campaign I played a sentient small venus fly trap druid. I was less than 5 pounds in my little pot, so Mage Hand allowed me to fly. Since I was a plant already, my druidic philosophy was to protect civilization (cities) from the encroaching, dangerous, despicable nature (forests, etc.) that sought to consume Humans (and other city dwellers). I was also telepathic. It was pretty funny. I say this to say, Sir Crabgrass as an adventurer would probably be hilarious.

[@Boots_293]

Seriously bless Fjord for protecting Jester because ‘the grass was upsetting her’ he really just accepts her and her weirdness

[@sirepicthe3rd377]

*see's this is a few episodes ahead* well its only jester talking to grass, im sure there cant be any major spoilers... *molly is back* what have I done?!?!

[@Cell287]

Molli lives! Our loving god returns

[@Ebolson1019]

@@Cell287 long may he reign

[@jlokison]

The problem is he's not back...

[@Emma-if9bf]

@@Cell287 So about that...

[@azurii4620]

@@Emma-if9bf lmao

[@alexwest9015]

This whole scene was just gold. Henry Crabgrass is the cutest voice Matt has ever done. I love this show so much. XD

[@yulovery6398]

maybe vegetarian are the real predators

[@Hellscrap3r]

"...RIGHT HERE."

[@ChartreuseDan]

Child - where are all the pigs, daddy? Vegetarian - in the zoo. More mushroom risotto?

[@darkwolf5185]

"Well..you sit on a horse. These things happen" It would have been really funny if he was drinking his dead people tea XD Cab with humor.

[@FoxHound-ut1hu]

I completely agree.

[@AnimeWolf5193]

Suddenly my name is much less ironic.

[@Tesoro1996]

"Now I know why Essek flies everywhere." Just how did this even occur to Laura at the time is beyond my understanding. xD

[@Deelusi]

When Fjord summoning his Falchion/Star Razor You can hear the sound of the sea 🌊🤠🌊

[@joelv.6209]

Like putting your ear to a conch shell

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

The foley effects are really good!

[@metalmario00]

NO NO NO NO FJORD NO

[@johnford8157]

Chibi Jester is absolutely adorable, and ‘predatory’ Caduceus is hilariously horrifying.

[@handfulmousefly]

Henry "Consent is Key" Crabgrass is absolutely adorable

[@LinaScott]

Omg yes!!! I love how you have a cute chibi Jester when she talks to Henry and looks more adult when the talking to others 😁💙💙💙

[@alexwest9015]

Her horrified little "Henryyy!!" is just amplified in cuteness by the chibi face. XD

[@tycol322]

I know they're professional voice actors but it still blows my mind somedays their capability to so sound so unlike their other voices. Like Cad and Molly. You catch a bit of Tallesin in there but you can tell their different characters with different personalities, and tones, and cadence. It's not tallesin doing a voice but more like the character speaking through him

[@chrisi8373]

Laura's voice as Vex is incredible. She sounds like a completely different person.

[@Tobias.Sterling]

​@@chrisi8373 I started with M9 so when I heard Vex the first time I was like "what?!" Especially because the role Laura did I'm most familiar is is Maka from Soul Eater. Then I looked all her VO roles up and had to reevaluate some things when I saw she also played Lust in FMA

[@cobaltsable1800]

Have you heard Macaroni Samsonite?

[@ponchowizard5182]

2:17 I hear genuine concern in her voice. This is just so good!

[@fish_wizard618]

Matt is such a legend for, in a room full of professional voice actors, creating a voice on the fly that makes them all react like that upon first hearing it. 0:30

[@GrandGobboBarb]

caduceus probably lowkey likes to listen to the cries of the leaves as he makes his tea

[@JordanSugarman]

I love that Caduceus is so blasé about talking to plants and animals. I mean, technically, anyone can do it, right? The real trick, which he hasn't quite mastered yet, is getting them to talk back.

[@Desdemona-XI]

Also firbolgs have the racial trait of being understood by plants an animals, though firbolgs do not inherently understand in return. So for Cad growing up mostly only with his family who are clerics of the wild mother, talking to plants is likely something his whole family do regularly

[@funnyvalentinedidnothingwrong]

@@Desdemona-XI Imagine sneaking a cookie or smth and your mom's monstera plant snitches on you.

[@cartoonking1789]

Caduceus is cold blooded.

[@borofreak]

This interaction is legendary. Even Ashley cosplayed Henry.

[@Lycaon1765]

"maybe vegetarians are the real villians" - man that literally put several creatures into slavery to get his cart pulled around and then left them all to die without remorse

[@ysabellamyers2957]

"Right here" -The ferocious predator out of the group.

[@allykazam3268]

2:35 Fjord: Is this grass bothering you, queen? 🗡🤠🤜

[@lonejedi100]

"You sit on a horse, these things happen." we need a Cadeucus quote tshirt, need this adjacent to "Help! it's again!"

[@dartdevious561]

You beautiful genius making something extremely enjoyable to myself and all these people. (I wish they put Henry in a pot and took him with them.)

[@bananaducc7918]

With his consent of course

[@TheCart54321]

I wish they had kept Kiri

[@gabrielvillanueva21]

@@TheCart54321 yea and she fighting to survive like jesters weasel, no thank you

[@valentinomunoz9687]

That is the most adorable jester ive ever seen

[@dogethe2nd410]

Small thing, but thank you for making Fjord correctly taller than Yasha

[@FoxHound-ut1hu]

A fact almost forgotten by the fan base...

[@Deelusi]

But when i look at level 10 height chart, it seems like yasha is taller... And I got confused 🤣

[@haley9976]

People act like Yasha is monstrously huge when she's really like 6 feet tall, which is how tall I am 😂 Does great things for my self image issues

[@wishstruck]

@@haley9976 i honestly imagine yasha to be like Zarya from overwatch

[@deadseven3474]

@@haley9976 Barbarians: They're either tiny balls of rage or giant, looming colossi.

[@IceStormGale]

I love how all the Nein look in your style! Jester's expressions were the best

[@narwaltz1239]

I clicked thinking it was gonna be "that" Scrye, but I was happily surprised with a Henry Crabgrass animation instead.

[@rhylin26]

“I’m surprising myself with the things that I know!” XD

[@argella1300]

The fact that Laura named the crabgrass after Brian W. Foster's dog, look at old Talk Machina clips and you'll see him, he's a big black and white rescue pitbull mutt, is the CUTEST THING

[@querpa]

1:51 "heard some chanting..." *scribble scribble scribble*

[@AlmostOtaku7]

I am so happy you made this. Your M9 animatics are my absolute favorites, and the way you characterized Henry Crabgrass was absolutely perfect.

[@traceybonser9096]

If cad can talk to plants doesn’t that mean he hears them scream when he eats them

[@derekeastman7771]

He can talk to them. They can’t respond without using a spell.

[@kinghoenn3478]

@@derekeastman7771 He wants them to hear him as he devours them. There screams mean little to him so he doesn't bother.

[@peterp.9327]

@@derekeastman7771 Everyone can talk to plants and not get talked back at. The Firbolg simply believe they're better at it for some reason.

[@Dragoboi1998]

Oh my got cad is the bbeg

[@jogeller5731]

Unless he eats them fresh out of the ground, they're already dead when he eats them

[@Mbeluba]

I'm really impressed with the rain and general attention to atmosphere

[@chazz30000]

You all know that the moment the spell ended Henry's consciousness faded, so the moment they stopped talking to him he died.

[@nicholaselliott339]

That opening rain perspective was really well done! A great scene to capture, and for sure alot of good one liners...

[@xthechibichix9089]

❤❤ Clay's face when Caleb calls him a predator 😂😂

[@Wolfsbane1100]

Caduceus saying "these things happen" will always make me laugh

[@Alexacz2]

SO CUTE!!! I specially love the little breakdowns she had xD And Henry's faces! Simply adorable ^^

[@bellar5824]

I ADORE the little face you gave him

[@StealthMarmot_]

Jester is such a sweet and pure and utterly naive soul.

[@si1verace17]

I have been waiting for this lol

[@j-dawg4774]

Fjord: "Jester is the grass upsetting you? He's not saying terrible things to you-- I'll summon the Fal-..." Fjord is now my favorite character 🤣

[@lordbuss]

This is exactly why Evans-Verres, the protagonist of HPMOR, was so scared of spells that talk to animals, and the possibility of spells that talk to plants. It is one of my favorite scenes in the book.

[@EllaPress]

The sounds of the rain really add to it! This was the cutest thing, thanks for brightening up my morning :3

[@asaltyem0826]

I love how Cad leans down to talk to her. He talks to jester in this scene like she’s a child when he just kinda asks about Molly. It’s so sweet

[@kodaalias6573]

I love this!! ❤🥺

[@cheer90099]

Caduceus: "yeah"

[@RinSyuveil]

Love how Fjord still goofs he said “I summon the Fal…” when at this point he has the Starrazer

[@hindrickalendhi3515]

this was extremely well done, the way you animated simple-ish shapes to convey everything was brilliant. this is one of the best animatics i've seen for crit role! also, i really enjoyed the rain :)

[@ViktorTheMachineHerald]

I absolutely LOVE the voice he used for freaking CRABGRASS of all things.

[@Captain_Blue_Beard]

Fjord: Dose thy yonder plant bother Three? *summons sword* If he offends thine honour, I shall dispatch him post haste

[@elicaelum8379]

I've been bingewatching campaign 2 for the first time over the past few months and I always get so excited whenever I finish watching an episode that has an animatic that's been sitting in my recommended for a while. This is so good!!!

[@djburk7930]

This is an absolutely AMAZING visual recreation of the scene

[@Mix36-1]

Amazing work 🧡!! Keep up the work! I love your style ^~^

[@Sally6861]

Marisha’s quick note-taking of “chanting”!

[@joeystuart2949]

Oh my god. I just realized Cad has been talking to these plants and stuff all this time, asking them to let them through places. HE WAS ACTUALLY TALKING TO THEM AND NOT JUST BEING SILLY.

[@Desdemona-XI]

Yup. Firbolgs have a racial ability to talk and be understood by all animals and plants. He cant understand them back without a spell but yes he's actually talking to them intentionally and respectfully

[@annak.9483]

Ohhh no the lil face 😭😭😭♥️♥️♥️ I love him 😭😭😭 thank you for making this!

[@levialexander9672]

Jester casts speak with plants to talk to her flowers, downstairs she hears screaming as ducy is eating a salad

[@meilau8985]

this is SO CUTE, i love the animation of Henry's little face omg

[@BronzeRivet]

This was a lot of fun. The way you depicted Jester's moods and tone and reactions were all kind of perfect :)

[@disasterjones5798]

the expression you gave Cad when he says "right here" never fails to send me into sputtering laughter

[@PsychoFreek04]

Awe this is so adorable!!! I'm dying from the cuteness.

[@karahtar]

I love the art style in these!

[@SPACEHARICE]

My head canon is plants that are spoken to gain personalities from the person they speak to For them to understand

[@MaplenMaven]

You put this together so quickly! The rain was amazing you didn't have to and yet you did :) Love your designs and line work

[@Deelusi]

Little details :) I'm glad it work!

[@symphony_in_plaid4592]

I'm still relatively new to DnD, and I was unaware until someone pointed it out that Matt waaayyyyyy extended/improved the memory of plants for the sake of a good scene. Yet another Good Guy DM move from Mercer.

[@Desdemona-XI]

Yeah. It's subtlety done, so it feels more like a natural reward for well thought out use of an underused spell to gain information. Some of it probably does connect into matt maybe not remembering the details of the spell, (a dm should not be expected to know everyone's spells effects by heart, after all) But leaning into the scene is just a smart and good guy dm move. Makes you want to try things more, to feel like you're likely to be rewarded for using your abilities rather than scowled at for coming out with something that the DM Hadnt planned for and subverting his mystery. Matts willingness to let his players pick a direction and run with it is one of the key traits that make him such a good DM.

[@terraglade]

i like to think there was a time Cad used speak with plants in his early years to talk to some plants he was gonna eat ...just to see if he shouldnt. And since the plant was plucked or cut or whatever it was just screaming...and he never did that again o-o;

[@longvu510]

Travis’ characters threatening grass is a reoccurring theme apparently

[@louk6270]

I love how he says falchion, and you animated it like the falchion, then had him holding the star razor in the next frame

[@treedude4246]

Dude the detailed jester portrait at the start is so good

[@zangor3005]

Jester is so goddamn cute that even throwaway characters instantly fall in love with her

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

I...this is so beautiful....it...the way she started speaking simply...

[@doorlord1521]

That sword summon was expertly animated. Well done👏👏

[@mlq1718]

Molly's alive. Molly's alive and you're talking to crabgrass.

[@Cell287]

Our God has risen

[@matthewacker7796]

"I summon the fal-" Nice catch!

[@pencilpractice9074]

And this is how “Henry Crab Grass” become cannon and I love it!

[@ebonyvoigt7257]

AAAAAH HENRY IS ONLY A FACE AND I LOVE IT SO MUCH ☺️

[@candycoatedcactus]

This was such a funny moment, you KILLED it with this video. And the rain and everything. Thank you so much!

[@misterjoshua5720]

Very, very, VERY tight audio on this, and the animation is a delight. Well bloody done.

[@Flexplosionmighty]

In love with the sound effects you add to it, and you show the emotions super well!

[@lary6420]

I love the part of wrapup when they talked about Henry

[@andrewbernal9957]

Oh man, I really hope we get to see Matt voice Henry Crabgrass in the Mighty Nein animated series.

[@Deelusi]

But consider...Brennan lee Mulligan

[@andrewbernal9957]

@@Deelusi Okay, you’ve convinced me.

[@akarigoshihime3900]

This is too precious! Thank you!!!!!

[@NonsenseWithGlasses]

I love picturing this from everyone else's point of view. "Looks like it's going well... It seems to have a lot of information, that's good... oh I think she just named it... Oh boy she's gonna get emotionally attached soon..."

[@dovaqueen1110]

2:34 I always laugh at this part. I love how you illustrated Jester's panic when Fjord starts summoning his sword!

[@tjmakes_]

I am DYING at Henry’s little grass blade hair tuft

[@krbthewitch]

Now that mighty nien is getting an animated series, I hope this scene is in it and I hope it's as cute as this.

[@cole9799]

Seen this 20+ times and it NEVER gets old, love it!

[@michaelpenkalski3287]

I've been waiting a week binging through podcast after 4 hour long podcast just to catch up to this episode so the clip wouldn't be spoiled. Was not disappointed!

[@MadamFoogie]

Henry Crabgrass is so cute. The anti-grabass crabgrass. Also, I like how you drew a movement grid on the ground. Hehe~