Critical Role Being Shocked by Fans - Compilation

[@criticalroleclips8628]

What are some moments I left out? I'm sure there are quite a few.

[@joemcareavey6384]

In Campaign 1 when Laura lost the card for her Blessing and chat knew what page of her binder she had put it.

[@Rellyks]

@@joemcareavey6384 This was really awesome, my god

[@criticalroleclips8628]

@@joemcareavey6384 Wow! I can't believe I forgot that moment. I was flabbergasted that people kept that close attention.

[@callumengland6395]

Also when chat guessed about Keyleths mom

[@callumengland6395]

@@joemcareavey6384 is there a link for that?

[@ottokarl5427]

Critters in a nutshell: CR: "So we're having-" "It is sold out." CR: "But we haven't even finished-" "That is also sold out."

[@Reepicheep-1]

CR: "And..." Critters: "preordered."

[@edgardomartin8299]

CR: "We were thinking..." Critters: "I'll take your entire stock

[@darlacartwright129]

@@edgardomartin8299 I laughed so hard reading this and its utterly true. Critters: Don't care what it is, just take our money.

[@mistamemewide]

CR: “We’re creating our own TTRPG-“ Critters: “Say no more, say no more.” *Daggerheart and Queen By Midnight repeatedly sell out within minutes at GenCon.*

[@JnEricsonx]

Meanwhile, autograph and photo tickets at NYCC: GONE in like 5 minutes. I got horribly lucky to meet as many of them as I did!

[@Jmetclaf7053]

CR Crew: “So we’ve been thinking about an animated series” Critters: “A small loan of $11,000,000.”

[@damiennightmaresx7950]

i read this in a weird obama trump voice idk why i read it that way but i did and its oh god xD

[@WTFisTingispingis]

"I'LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK" - the fandom

[@xendordawnburst9969]

@@damiennightmaresx7950 I read both lines as "Obama then Trump" and "Trump then Obama", and I have to admit both work too well!

[@PeoplePleaser578]

Critters: Yes. Pulls out money and proceeds to throw it at them.

[@thegriffin88]

Yup, we basically handed them a blank check! XD Hell yeah we'll take an animated series!

[@jackdog06]

Matt: "We were gauging interest" Chat: "CONSIDER THE INTEREST GAUGED"

[@sillyking1991]

more like 'GET A BIGGER GAUGE'

[@MartinTraXAA]

"That number has been bothering me for a different reason, though. It's also the maximum reading on low-limit dosimeters. They gave us the number they had. I think the true number is much, much higher."

[@galaxyboy1431]

@@MartinTraXAA this is a quote from Chernobyl, right? :D

[@MartinTraXAA]

@@galaxyboy1431 bingo!

[@LordVader1094]

@@MartinTraXAA Respect lol

[@rowdeemunkee]

"We didnt know if you would like our show or not!" Cut to giant theater overflowing and chanting their theme song

[@AutumnWoodham]

Then cut to fastest funded kickstarter for an animated series

[@danielstephens1185]

Then theaters packed with Critters watching opening night of campaign 3!

[@SPACEHARICE]

Biggest show on twitch

[@zachlewis9751]

To be fair, Sam and crew made a banger with that.

[@thegriffin88]

Which I always think must have been a mindblowing moment for Sam, to see over a thousand people passionately singing along to a song he wrote. My Dad's a songwriter/producer and it's true that seeing you're #1 on Billboard is completely different to seeing someone actually singing the song or playing it in the streets. Seeing real people loving what you worked on is a way better feeling than just hearing you're popular or winning awards.

[@TheDakkaman]

Jaffe : “Let us finish our sentences!” Fans, throwing bricks of money at the crew: “No.”

[@mathewadams2929]

we were the poster children for "Shut up and take my money"

[@stefjohn7374]

that's so true even for the last part of the video

[@zolo49noname45]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure this was the moment that they realized "holy shit, we've struck the motherlode here".

[@2049571]

When you surprise the Fastest Man Alive...That's when you KNOW you're a great fanbase

[@hunterg24]

"Stop resisting! Take my whole wallet! NOW"

[@dude59974]

Trying to get 750k in 45 days. Literally every critter: "That is, respectfully, a paltry sum."

[@Jdub54]

Best comment on here.

[@dude59974]

@@Jdub54 Thanks! My comments are so rarely noticed!

[@Jdub54]

@@dude59974 Pumat is the absolute best, and I hope somehow he gets animated if we get to campaign 2.

[@dude59974]

@@Jdub54 I bet we will if we ever get to season 4. Even before I saw e12, I assumed s2 would be the chroma conclave. And s3 would be Vecna!

[@omegagilgamesh]

Literally every Critter, trying with various degrees of success to emulate Pumat's deep, nasally, demure cadence: "That is, respectfully, a paltry sum." And what do you mean "IF" we get season 2?! Amazon Prime announced they green lit season 2 something like 3 months before season 1 premiered!

[@pine608]

I love how this went from buying them pizzas to completely funding a full animated series in like an hour

[@dr.b66]

Funding SEVERAL animated series with all that lol

[@incitingariot9925]

The beauty in the animated series is that since it will be watched by millions it will hopefully be a self perpetuating force so we get the M9 also

[@tiringsarcasm]

@@incitingariot9925 I’d love to see a new generation of viewers meet and lose molly.

[@catandrobbyflores]

And one critter matching dollar for dollar a charity donation.

[@stickyfingers5189]

@@incitingariot9925 hopefully they just get Amazon to fund it if they do a m9 show. They are twitches biggest earner so I’m sure they have connections at Amazon to easily swing it. Always rubbed me the wrong way that they kickstarted that

[@scrub9986]

Quite a big jump from free food, to singing, to an 11 million dollar kickstarter.

[@sadlobster1]

All the way up to an animated series

[@blackheartthedarklord6428]

@@sadlobster1 It will be the #1 watched series

[@incitingariot9925]

How about earning $9 million from twitch

[@Ryans_tryin]

The best escalation

[@LocalMaple]

Oh you know people are saving up their money for a Mighty Nein Kickstarter!

[@Blackheart_618]

Critical Role: "for this kickstarter we would like $750,000" Critters: "best we can do is 11 million"

[@smokescreen100]

They had Grog negotiating

[@Psycomantis1]

LMFAOOO

[@tomgibbs4552]

"We didn't even finish telling you people! LET US FINISH OUR SENTENCES!!!" Golden

[@qrowacheron230]

Respectfully, we have ignored taliesin ever since

[@MasumiSeike]

@@qrowacheron230 Yes we have xD

[@thatsmuggamer]

@@qrowacheron230 why? His one liners are legendary!

[@qrowacheron230]

@@thatsmuggamer he told us to slow down, we have ignored that and sold out almost everything they have offered

[@kaycee1076]

@@qrowacheron230 well seeing as the _announcement_ stream for Legend of Vox Machina's crowdfunding ended up being Matt, Marisha and Travis saying thank you for _breaking kickstarter_ yeah, I think you might be right!

[@Blindluck92]

The fans: *(sing Your Turn to Roll)* Critical Role: *(surprised Pikachu faces)* Taliesin Jaffe: *(unfazed and immediately begins to direct over 2000 people like it's a basic choir rehearsal)*

[@Raganui]

I mean, it's Taliesin. By that point he probably had hit the point of 'I'm just going to go with the crazy' or was using his unholy eldritch powers... as they did fall into harmony pretty damn well and had that good split at the end.

[@JackOfBlackPhoenix]

@@Raganui Either that or he simply was used to it at this point, surely it wasn't the first time that happened in the past 5000 years of his life

[@duckduckgooseberry7051]

Taliesin is used to being sung hymns to. He's had thousands of years experience.

[@ShadowyFox_86]

Taliesin has learned by this point to lean into the insanity.

[@JACorvin]

Can someone please explain how Taliesin became a elder god/gothic vampire meme in the community? I joined towards the end of M9 and am up to date on BH, having watched all campaigns. Having said that, 90% of the memes about Taliesin is that he’s a goth elder being that has emerged from the void. Where did this even come from??

[@Arigaku]

The one where Laura couldn't find one of her item cards, then someone in chat said exactly where she was keeping it and Travis got it for her.

[@dude59974]

Timestamp please?

[@jamo128]

@@dude59974 Its not on this video

[@dude59974]

@@jamo128 Obviously. That's why I'm asking for a timestamp

[@ryanvass2613]

@@dude59974 I'm sure you found it or saw it, but here ya go. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZSwaYFvht-EbK8

[@FenixNade]

@@dude59974 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZSwaYFvht-EbK8

[@rwmack3523]

That honest joy about getting food during a dnd session is well balanced by the questions from Sam and travis after the literal stack of pizzas in the second wave. The realists in a gaggle of dreamers.

[@arthour051]

"do they know the address? Thats kinda scary" XD

[@Ekami-chan]

@@arthour051 To be fair, he has a point :D

[@SPACEHARICE]

Fun fact it was Dani who did this

[@BeinIan]

@@SPACEHARICE So even the Loremaster started as a Pizzapprentice.

[@tiringsarcasm]

@@SPACEHARICE Did she really? Dang

[@Mediados]

Episode 3: "We sent you food, you look cool." Years later: "You want money? TAKE MY WALLET!"

[@bonnf8633]

The most polite reverse mugging mankind has ever seen

[@SlowSohn]

Not even wallet. Whole live savings

[@samuelstensgaard4828]

Marisha's reaction to the t-shirts selling out is super powerful to me. She's talked about trying so hard to get web shows off the ground and hitting dead ends ever since she got to LA, so Critical Role was really her first big professional success. Now she's creative director and killing it.

[@JnEricsonx]

Hell, I knew her from Superpower Beatdown!

[@Rogue_Won]

​@@JnEricsonxHFS that's right 😮 I could never put my finger on it why she looked familiar, but holy shit lol That's fucking dope 😆

[@BeforeOurCrime]

I will always feel like a total fool for the fact I never clued in that she guest starred on "1000 Ways to Die." I was obsessed with that show, and, when I learned she was on an episode I went "THAT WAS MARISHA?!" I'm clearly very late to the party 😂

[@ashleycook300]

I am in a CR discord, and posted about some rough times in the server emotional vent channel. I mentioned how I wasn't going to have money for rent, and I was afraid I was going to be homeless. Sure enough, I had two or three people ask me for my contact information, and send me all the money I needed to keep a roof over my head for the month. I was completely blown away. One critter even took art commissions and gave me the money she made off the commissions for the next month. The CR family is one of the most beautiful communities I can say that I have ever had the pleasure of joining.

[@Questfinder1]

I had my 8th heart attack last April, I commented on a reddit post from my hoapital room. When I came home 12 days later I had 20 get well packages from Critters. I cried for hours. They were all so amazing and generous.

[@letchaosreign2368]

Is the discord channel something you could maybe share the link to? Just curious

[@davidparkes7741]

Ditto. Please OP?

[@2049571]

Mind sharing it?

[@JacobDTulio]

Yeah, don’t share it. Some people will just be after the money.

[@cenarius1094]

I like how people laughed at first when the singing started, yet everyone eventually joined.

[@MrJonne2000]

That's why we need to appreciate the people who are the ones to initiate these things. It's all up to couple people starting it for everyone else to join in, but it takes some balls to start it in such a big crowd.

[@SnowWolf75]

And dynamically did the three overlapping parts of "now it's your turn..." at the end.

[@grantharriman284]

They didn't just join, they NAILED the multi part layering at the end

[@TenzinBeifongIII]

And the fact that it sounded so amazing too

[@Kris-wo4pj]

They were laughing at talisen being the conductor.

[@AkiranoYoru49]

Oh gosh I remember being there when they were surprised that they sold out 100 shirts and they thought it was crazy.

[@francesteixeira9454]

Same here, it was always entertaining to watch them with the critmas gifts too.

[@cryofpaine]

@@francesteixeira9454 I miss Critmas. And after show dance parties.

[@namesareirrelevant3496]

@@cryofpaine Critmas is in our hearts

[@randyjenkins8896]

i was there too back in geeks and sundries

[@NZ_YT]

I was there for that live stream and it was incredibly heartwarming. They really didn’t think we loved them lol

[@BeastOrGod]

Critical role: We started a kickstarter, hopefully, we reach 750,000 Critter: Here's 11 million dollars

[@JnEricsonx]

Amazon: Here's a second show too.

[@hannahmandryk8645]

Let's face it, these guys will never realize what a big deal they are.

[@gconnor18]

I agree. And I think that humility is one of the most refreshing and enchanting things about this group.

[@RudZephyr]

@@gconnor18 It's lovely too because all of them have been in the industry for long enough to be bombarded with disappointment and rejection. Being an actor is a feral profession, voice or not. Its so heartwarming to see their disbelief that they are still meaning something to people

[@ten5h1]

And the critter fam is only gonna get bigger now that the animated series is starting.

[@RudZephyr]

@@ten5h1 So many new people!! I can't wait

[@josefzalusky7307]

And _that_ is why we love them so much. Humility. They're a bunch of nerds, and I'm so damn proud to be a part of their fan base.

[@Liesmith424]

From being shocked at the simple kindness of free pizza, to the unbelievable madness of their kickstarter being met in 45 minutes, and ultimately going on to be 1500% funded. And the best thing about that kickstarter campaign is that these folks *delivered*: LOVM is absolute fire.

[@Hydehunt]

There is only one issue with LOVM. That there isnt more

[@ravenmadd3895]

3:30, "Guys, the chat just solved the Israeli-Palestinian conflict!" Okay Critters, it's time to live up to that joke made 10 years ago, get to work!

[@quinnie_here]

Things that aged like a very depressing wine-

[@AflacMan13]

Hm. I mean... it IS possible actually. 🤔

[@amaikurusu188]

MAN

[@bbbamor]

@@quinnie_here the term is aged like milk T-T

[@ravenmadd3895]

​@@bbbamor Well, not properly corked wine turns to vinegar.

[@santino7470]

2:15 “let us finish our sentence first.” Fans: no, but please do tell

[@lordsad64]

Hold my beer. I rolled a 20 on supporting CR check. So, you are saying?!

[@lordvraska]

Don’t underestimate our power, Matt, we will fully fund critical role land, don’t think we won’t

[@epsilon497]

I'll donate towards that

[@dungeonsanddioramas8068]

I would totally go to Critical Role land over Disneyland ANY DAY

[@flabbergasted6231]

@@dungeonsanddioramas8068 Could you imagine a theme park based off of DnD?! That would be so awesome!

[@dungeonsanddioramas8068]

@@flabbergasted6231 I’d go there heck of a lot more than Disney

[@brufassa1992]

How do you want to do this...

[@andrewrowland3920]

See also: Chat knowing where Laura put the card for her magic bow.

[@doctorsno906]

OH SHIT YEA

[@mistyvaughan7002]

Amazing

[@MrBizteck]

Or the first few episods where every time she forgot Hunters mark the chat would SCREAM to remind her !!!

[@mentalrebllion1270]

This reminds me also of the time they were trying to remember if Nott was still invisible or not between one episode and the next and so they asked chat and got an answer back pretty fast confirming Nott’s invisibility. Pretty nifty I think.

[@cheezpuffg0rawr]

Anyone else start crying during their intro music? That room full of Critters singing along... I just started bawling. It always makes me emotional, idk why.

[@nesbittracing1081]

Yes, idk why either, but yes.

[@twocheeky]

yes! i just got so overwhelmed i started bawling

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

How they split into the different harmonies at the end was thrilling.

[@oberoneledthar3782]

yepp every time ^^

[@jasonpollard4929]

I'm really happy to hear I'm not the only one

[@Samurai_Stoner]

I can only hope if C3 does a live show, hundreds of people whispering with Laduna...

[@dude59974]

GODS yes

[@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275]

YES! THE CACOPHONY! It'll sound like Hell itself is trying to break through

[@kendrahefner6563]

I need this!! Omg I want that soooo much now😲

[@smiteysmite2368]

HAHA YES!

[@postulater]

IKR? I Hope That Sticks Like The Uk'otoa Echo

[@SPACEHARICE]

This Fandom is the definition of "Shut tf up and take my money"

[@Rabid-Floof]

I fondly remember those early days. The days when every sub was celebrated and tallied on the stream, Snuggle Lord, and when nobody knew how long this would last. It's still amazing to see how far they've come.

[@shiningmeta12]

Honestly they probably cant celebrate every sub because id have to guess they get alot more now

[@WhiffleWaffles]

@@shiningmeta12 of course, it's harder to appreciate individual fans when they've grown so big.

[@shannononeill482]

I still kinda miss Snuggle Lord.

[@leila13dnd]

Yo for real though, that hit different.

[@thehelmethead4883]

SNUGGLE LORD! SNUGGLE LORD!

[@thaqueenofchaos1]

Alternate title: Critical Roles Imposter Syndrome underestimating Critters at every turn.

[@bleachbleachBLEACHER]

Rule #8: Never underestimate the power of Fandom.

[@CrimsonCharan]

@@bleachbleachBLEACHER Especially a community as positive as this.

[@graemeblakely6688]

The moment where Matt is looking at the fact that fans bought them FOUR PIZZAS for their silly little DnD game, as if it's the craziest most unbelievable thing he'll ever see... Absolutely hilarious in retrospect.

[@OriginalCreatorSama]

Matt, looking at the pizzas: I can't believe our fans would do so much for us! Me: Oh ho ho buddy.... you have NO IDEA what's in store!!

[@oddabandon]

He looked so lost, it was great

[@AflacMan13]

And then, only a few years later... Mwah hahahaaa!!! WE ARE YOUR FANS!!! HAHAHAAA!

[@1218Draco]

How the actual hell did they get the address? How did they send pizzas to their filming location?

[@ezequieltriple7]

I finally got someone to 1000 likes...it was satisfying I must say.

[@Oregonxsaint]

You missed one. In the first season, someone randomly donated 1000 dollars and they cast lost their shit.

[@criticalroleclips8628]

I'm not aware of this moment, do you know what episode its from?

[@Oregonxsaint]

@@criticalroleclips8628 Sorry no clue. I think it was some time before Orion left though.

[@katem488]

@@criticalroleclips8628 Campaign 1, Episode 10, ~3:09

[@PWRex]

@@Oregonxsaint I'm pretty new to Critical Role, why did he leave?

[@almostover100]

@@PWRex From my understanding, and take it with a grain of salt, Orions personal life at that point sadly seemed to spin out of control.. severely. It must have spilled over into his career life and cause an intense falling out, to the point where he was let go and never really spoken about again. Most of my info comes from a video of Orion, where he adressed this issue years later and he goes into detail about what was affecting him. That's pretty much all the info I got.

[@JustinSIsTank]

0:38 For just a moment, the role of Vex’halia was played by a stack of pizzas and a box of chocolate chip cookies.

[@tiffanymorgan1059]

She was channeling her future Jester 🤣

[@davidparkes7741]

Was Laura pregnant at that point with Ronin??

[@JustinSIsTank]

@@davidparkes7741 No, that was early-to-mid C2.

[@Raven_Nivhaar]

8:00 that cut to Travis, Matt and Marisha being utterly flabbergasted was hilarious 😂😂

[@Technova4689]

I like that they break into laughing one after another from left to right

[@Rellyks]

I love how matt goes "wadafuuuuuuuuuuuck" everytime. Love those goofballs

[@landobridgeman]

Travis’s high pitch “hokayyyy…” when we surpassed the kickstarter goal KILLS me

[@OriginalCreatorSama]

" mmmmm.....weee're professionals..."

[@aboyle524]

I’ve rewatched that moment SOOOO MANY TIMES!!!

[@MisterOso87]

From being shocked at getting food to selling out shirts in an hour, to selling out theaters, to breaking a website and making news all over the world. It always makes me tear up seeing just how much love and unity can accomplish

[@perrycarters3113]

They sold out Wembley Arena in six minutes. 12,500 seats. 360 seconds. That's roughly 35 tickets per second.

[@thedyingmeme6]

Howd CritRoll make international news???

[@AutumnWoodham]

Critical Role: Hey, we got some shirts avail- Fans: I'll take your entire stock!

[@virgiljericho664]

i kinda love that as early as episode 3 their fans loved them enough to send food.

[@ticklord]

To be fair, they were already well known voice actors so the fanbase did exist.

[@shirokku3279]

Man that kickstarter is paying off. Legend of Vox Machina is epic!

[@themeanlesbeann]

Knowing everyone else also sings "Your Turn to Roll" when it comes on. This community man. CR is truly something deeply special to so many people.

[@andrewdowell5685]

Matt came to the Lexington Toy and Comic Con here in Kentucky a few years ago. The main draw was supposed to be Chuck Norris. Matt was by far the most visited booth. For three days, the line to see him had to be moved to a hallway outside of the gymnasium, and the line went down one side of the hallway, which was very long, and wrapped back around down the other side. It was like that ALL DAY LONG. It was amazing!

[@jacobwestfahl1510]

It was a similar situation here in Sweden at Comic Con a couple years back with Matt as well, they hadn't anticipated him being as big as he was, critters from all over Europe came up and he had a never ending line of people waiting for him 3 days straight until the convention closed. The mood was incredible in the line as well, people ran out on supply runs for eachother, we played dnd, let people go for walks and come back to their spot in the line because sitting still for hours was boring and you got stiff, we got some Nintendo Switches together and played video games and made new homebrew stuff and helped eachother out with session prep and world-building. I spent an entire convention sitting on a floor, waiting in line and it was one of the best conventions I've ever been to!

[@ShikaTheSinger]

I was there for that!! Ended up spending 6 or so hours in line and a guy from Indiana ended up running an off the cuff oneshot for me and two dudes from Georgia while we waited! Hell of a day, that!

[@lynkhart1108]

'We were gauging interest; I guess there's interest!' - I t feels like a lifetime ago when they were so overwhelmed by the fans love for them and their series, and to think that in a matter of days we'll all be able to watch their very own animated series honestly just makes me tear up. They've all worked so hard for this, and I'm beyond proud of them, and our vast community of critters for bringing CR as far as it's come.

[@nightstar6179]

Honestly, their reaction to the kickstarter has the exact same energy.

[@nahfam8794]

BRO WE'RE ABOUT TO WATCH SEASON 2 LOL

[@lynkhart1108]

@@nahfam8794 RIGHT?! I'm so hyped its unreal!

[@isaiahwelch8066]

Honestly, that crowd-singing intro to C2E73 is one for the books. I just hope that when the first live-stream of C3 happens, we can hear "It's Thursday Night" from the crowd, just like C2E73. I really hope that people who go to the live-streams make it a tradition with CR! But honestly, with the Kickstarter, I get the eerie sensation that when Matt asked the first time on stream, "How do you want to do this?", some Critter, somewhere out there, took Matt at his word -- and blew away all expectation. And I'm not sure which one was first: The Critter who donated a full $1,000, or the Critter who ordered pizza and doughnuts. Things like these are the reasons why I love this community, and why CR continuously puts out the positivity that is so desperately needed in the world. Because if there is one thing I learned a long time ago, it is that you never know what effect you will have on people. The ripples of choices that are made, the creativity that gets spawned, are never truly fully understood or felt -- even millenia later. There are still choices made in the past we still do not understand. As Robin Williams once said in Dead Poets Society, "All the world is a stage. And you...you may contribute a verse." Pretty apt, for a stream that continues to be humble, and who has the honor and privilege to do what they love, because every campaign they have done is a volume, every episode a chapter. And we...we are along for the ride. Where that ride ends, who knows -- but what I do know is, I'm just here to enjoy the journey. Lastly...is it January 28th yet?

[@toc7778]

It's way past it my solider, it's way past it

[@TheFanoren]

I dont remember the episode but you absolutely forgot the moment when Matt was sent not one but TWO giant red dragon minis that he ended up using for Thordak

[@mattperiolat]

Oh, the Critmas Special! I think the third one! Yeah, that was one of my favorite moments too! Matt opened the first one and his face went from shock to childish glee in about 60 seconds, but had to keep it in for a bit. I know it was a necessary evil, but it broke my heart Critmas had to end. Between it taking HOURS to open stuff up, them having to work in the morning and that, very clearly, people at their core are just… good people who want to say thank you for something they are grateful for, but it now numbering in the MILLIONS all over the world… I do believe Critters could negotiate world peace through a D&D game at this point. As long as Mercer was GM.

[@jessicajones641]

seeing Matt completely lose it on camera is pricless! it makes my heart so happy! I love this community!

[@ShawnLevasseur]

The stages of being on the other end of “Take my money!!!”

[@PaladinNathan]

There's really something magical about an ENTIRE CROWD singing any song in unison, I got SUCH chills as soon as it started happening.

[@MortSalazar]

CR: Would be cool to make animated Vox Machina. Do you wanna see animated VM, critters? Critters: We want to see at least a whole season! **Knocks CR into stupor with money.**

[@lostalbrand]

Why do I keep crying when fans sing the intro on liveshows? T_T It's just so emotional!

[@OriginalCreatorSama]

it's getting to see your fandom thrive; seeing that others are doing what you know you would too in that situation if you were there; knowing that everything you think about to show love to the creators are thoughts shared by hundreds and thousands and millions of other people; it's knowing that you aren't the only one that loves this fandom so very very much. You cry from joy at knowing that you aren't alone but also that the creators get to see others showing your love to them in your place. They will always know because we will always show them, whether we're all there or not. 💖

[@jordanschleth1760]

Proud to say I was one of those 100 shirts. Critter for life.

[@skylark7921]

I can just imagine like 50 from now those being super valuable collector’s items. Like vintage comics or a work by Van Gogh. I can just imagine the *legacy* of these nerdy ass voice actors

[@shelbyg8837]

I was at that GenCon where everyone sung the intro. It was nothing short of magical and I wish I go back to relive it every day.

[@hitsugatatsuro9978]

I genuinely wish I had lived in the US just for that timeframe so I could be a part of it. I can only imagine how wonderful and powerful that was, to be surrounded by such love and excitement for these nerdy ass voice actors. And that's not even the fandom at full force, jeezus. Man, what I wouldn't give...

[@silveroak_9600]

"We're professionals.." *all three proceed to lose it in laughter and shock* Loved this clip a lot, kept making me giggle and smile like a dork.

[@lunavixrn5651]

Matt: has an existential crisis

[@rocketracoon709]

3:27 oof. Also the way Sam says it reminds me of Lou Wilson in one of the neverafter adventuring party episodes when he's like "Guys, the war in Ukraine is over!"

[@argella1300]

Seeing the Kickstarter clip with Laura and Ronin was a trip. He’s so big now!!!!

[@icomur825]

Maybe doesn't quite fit in, but during that same live show when we heard Uk'otoa we also did the whispers and that seemed to surprise...and unsettle them haha

[@danielstephens1185]

Still makes me laugh. "2 million plus dollars, constantly going up of the 750,000 dollar goal"

[@alexmiller1800]

8:00 The look on Matt, Travis, and Marisha’s faces when they realized exactly how much power they really hold. That reaction is exactly why they deserve the money. They don’t think they deserved it, which is why they’ll put it to great use. And they have.

[@bobakrabii6220]

This shows you how great dnd is. All these complete strangers supporting this group for playing a game we all love and continue to love. Thank you CR for making a kid who was an outcast nerd for loving dnd to making it a topic I can talk about it in bars with random people!

[@stark8363]

Ngl I'm glad that they get this kind of recognition because hell being in the Voice Over community you barely get recognition besides a niche fanbase glad these talented voice actors get respect after I think some of them have been in the industry for decades

[@raymondfisheriii791]

Agreed. These guys, along with TAZ, Dimension 20, and a bunch of friends, not only got me into D&D, but also into looking into voice acting. I’ve always liked making characters and thinking about stories for them, the arcs they’d go on to become greater versions of themselves, how they looked, and how they spoke. And I’ve always liked doing impressions of characters that I grew up watching over and over when I was a kid, which led me to be able to come up with a wide birth of different ways people would speak, what kind of accent would they have, etc. learning about this game and that career choice has lead me to having a dream of making my own cartoon, and voicing in it. It would mainly be for the fun of it, since animation has been something that’s always intrigued me, but I don’t think I would want to make a full career out of animation. I would want to learn to animate for the joy of creation if anything else. Doing voice over I feel like I would probably enjoy a bit more as a career choice, but who knows?

[@tharrock337]

My favorite moment is when Chat knows where Lauras stuff is.

[@DramaticFlora]

I still remember watching the shirts being sold out instantly live lol I remember I was playing minecraft while listening to the stream... how long has this show been on air for? it's weird

[@oddfreaks6452]

6 years now I think

[@cryofpaine]

@@oddfreaks6452 it will be 7 years in March.

[@Karak971]

Imagine how much that first t-shirt would go for on eBay today? Especially with the cartoon premiering tomorrow.

[@FlowersForVax]

that impromptu sing-along at the first live show after the animated intro dropped always gets me 😭💖 it's about the COMMUNITY of it all

[@kylewalters2864]

The difference between the beginning and end is beyond heartwarming. It’s amazing to see how far the community has gone.

[@AymarMaluenda]

What would I give to have been the live event where the crowd singed

[@AlaynaZebra]

you missed where the chat knew exactly where lauras item was in her own binder

[@sadlobster1]

I don't know what surprises me more, the T-Shirt Sale thing or how quickly the Kickstarter went

[@Hoodagames]

it didnt surprise me the internet rules are never underestimate your fanbase, and remember how big this fan base is i can see all that happening, and the fact they are voice actors add to the fact we wanted that animated series and they have extra money for the other cr series to make

[@sadlobster1]

@@Hoodagames But for the shirts to sell out LITERALLY one minute after the announcement is insane

[@Polopony20.]

The fans all singing the intro fills me with so much joy 🥺 I can imagine how it feels to be CR, knowing that these people love your show, but to be there, to have them all singing your song, so perfectly together.... Woah... So um... My family just lost one of our horses who we have had for 27 years... and i came back to watch that part ti cheer me up, so now im crying happy tears. roll high Rue, roll high

[@vynure6763]

2:29 This.... this is the moment Sam had just seen the future and took it to heart.

[@hyperfirefly5879]

So so glad they pulled through with the show. I know the cast are good people and would try their best, but obviously things happen, and I was worried things would get canceled or something, and they’d end up needing to sink a lot of the money into recovering (which of course we’d all understand). But now that the show is out, at SUCH high quality too, it’s really inspiring to be able to look at the end product and be like “yeah, you can tell 12 million went into this.”

[@lary6420]

This group of nerds has one of the strongest fan bases. I hope they keep remembering this and continue to keep their relationship with their fellow critters close.

[@ravenclawfairy3648]

My favorite moment is for sure when everyone in the audience sang the CR Campaign 2 theme song, I *always* get chills! ❤️ As well as when the cast recorded individual videos to thank everyone for funding the Kickstarter ❤️❤️

[@MaevieTheSongbird]

Matt Mercer- “So we were thinking-” Critters- “SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!”

[@kitparsons6680]

Critters- walks up, dumps a briefcase full of cash, refuses to elaborate, kisses Matt on the forehead, leaves.

[@obsidianthe7th]

I love how this video samtarts with pizza and t-shirts and ends with a couple million dollars. Really shows how far this show has come

[@_JKings_]

back in the day: here have some pizzas and chocolate now: HERE'S LITERALLY 11 MILLION DOLLARS

[@darkestlight660]

I think the greatest thing about that Kickstarter is how HARD CR delivered with the Legends of Vox Machina- not just the best dnd show we've gotten- one of the best animated shows PERIOD.

[@mypanoramiclife]

The shock, awe and gratitude they constantly express just shows how humble they are. I’m glad the Critters are able to shatter their expectations in a positive way. Positive vibes all the time please! ☺️ Can’t wait till Jan 28th!

[@RudZephyr]

I am so far from affording to give them any money but I want to SO badly. Love these people, they've given me so much joy

[@dehro]

the kickstarter was amazing, but the 1 minute Sold out on the Tshirt was more impressive, because it was really out of left field

[@satyalee6793]

in fairness it was 100 shirts that would sell out in like a second for most content creators

[@dehro]

@@satyalee6793 today, yes. Back then, it was fairly unexpected

[@lazygillard4122]

Crits saw the 750k goal and went "per episode, right?"

[@ottokarl5427]

Sam: "Mental note: Make more T-Shirts" And he did...

[@SimplySpooOfficial]

I love that they're so genuinely greatful for the pizza, and cut to now with that same genuine greatfulness with the Legend Of Vox Machina.

[@Tigerblade11238]

I am thrilled to watch their hard work become this huge success. You guys bring me such joy and happiness and I hope you have enjoyed the journey of this!

[@happyclam1266]

This is absolutely adorable (writing from 2022, just started watching halfway through campaign 3). I've always thought wow, these guys are so talented and have an amazing budget to produce everything they do so well. This provides some backstory and it's perfectly magical. I think they deserve the best.

[@Calathil]

That was legitimately the only time I've ever seen an entire crowd of people sing along to something and all keep the timing perfect.

[@TheProteanGeek]

I love this compilation. I wasn't there in the early days but I really wish I was. I just love how this is full of a string of them just underestimating how much their fans love them.

[@bodkie]

I love how this goes from Pizzas to actual millions of dollars towards a passion project that started with a handful of nerds and spread to so many more nerds who all love what has been going on for years.

[@Tesseract4D2]

3:27 oh, that conflict that's been going on for a century that everyone pretended just started in 2023?

[@hubberducky]

that gave me the most insane whiplash to hear

[@smutnejajo5149]

I mean this stream was way before 2023

[@goofygoober779]

That crowd singing the theme song, for some reason emotionally resonates with me. Maybe because it makes me realize that I am a nerd and that maybe I am not as alone in that, as I always thought I was.

[@AflacMan13]

Critical Role: "These are our modestly priced stretch goals." Critters: *"F___ YOUR STRETCH GOALS!!! WE'RE THE JUGGERNAUT B____ES!!! TAKE MY MONEEEEEY!!!"*

[@Vezon2121]

They had no idea how big this was going to be. NGL when I saw the live show where everyone started singing, I was so heavily moves like wow. Thats just beyond expectations for how much people love Critical role

[@hellsingmongrel]

Matt's "Why are you guys so awesome? 😥" was so wholesome, such a sweetie! XD I love how lovely all of these guys are, it's so great!

[@Underground_Valentine]

man it is wild to think of watching this stream back on G+S to where we are now. animated series, campaign 3, brand new set and studio with configurable lighting and sound effects. last couple of years have been really tiring, and finding good art to soothe the soul almost impossible. but this band of talented friends continues to grow and give us a place to call home. what's even more special is you just know that they still appreciate and are humbled by us just as much now as ever before.

[@brianhalligan9268]

After the 11 million dollar kickstarter the great animated series and all the rest the selling out of shirts before they finished announcing they had shirts will always make me the biggest giggling idiot its the first time that they were like holy fuck this community is nuts and it would be far from the last.

[@therainbewavy]

This just showed me that one can live your dreams as you can. It had to be them for this incredibly beautiful beast to thrive and now I'm crying ,-_-, follow your dreams y'all

[@francesteixeira9454]

Your joy/surprise has always been honest and lovely. You guys deserve everything good and full of joy for the hours of fun and entertainment you give us.

[@088dookie]

"Guys guys, the chatroom just solved the israeli/palestinian conflict." Absolutely premium chat praise, i'm so happy these events unfolded and wish i could have been there to be apart of those amazing times.

[@Kalibby22]

there is nothing quite like strangers in the same room coming together to sing something from their favorite thing in complete unison