Critical Role's Ashley Johnson on Pike and Yasha

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[@katekursive1370]

me when I try to blend a smokey eye evenly

[@johnwilson1075]

Kate Kursive hahahaha I love this comment!

[@mariaaliceribeiro3333]

LMAO Best comment ever!

[@DungeonDad]

I wish we got to see Yasha more than we do. I think she adds a lot to the cast.

[@LateToTheBeardParty]

Me too, her absences have turned her into the most mysterious character of the group. Some might argue Molly had more mystery, but I'm sticking with Yasha on that point.

[@kender6684]

I agree but it is also fun to watch Yasha walk into a tavern and there is the gang and they start talking about all the BS trouble they are in and her reacting with, "Wha.. who.. how the hell are these people still in one piece?"

[@Arkatox]

It definitely felt the same way for Pike.

[@joshuahicks7798]

Agreed. I especially like what she brings out of Nott, Jester and Caleb.

[@katiecooke7238]

AmishRiot well i think that has to do with her backstory that we havent gotten into because Ashley isnt around a lot. We dont know who she follows. Who the Stormlord is to her. We dont know why she left her home country. Yasha is an interesting character who has yet to shine.

[@ventrue7]

I felt really sorry for Ashley last campaign.Since she has been gone for so many episodes it was really hard for her to keep up with characters and events happening so she had to be quiet most of the time and she hated joining games by skype.I know she was having fun no matter what but still.

[@ChrundleKelly]

Hearing her on Talks saying how much she misses Grog and how she wants to hang out with Fjord but its not the same relationship :(

[@Emolokz]

I CRY.

[@SixStormsVA]

I can imagine that if Ashley is ever having a rough day, how freaking sweet it would be if Travis pulled out Grog to cheer her up. It wouldn't be hard to believe that they would actually be great friends after all this time.

[@Zawfee]

Casually wearing makeup like she's from The Cure

[@RatchildUK]

It's always a treat when Ashley gets to play on stream, Pike and Yasha are both great characters. Is it Thursday yet......yes it is :)

[@WickedNemesis]

"I am a monstah!"

[@Emolokz]

I love Ashley. She's so talented but she's also by far the most quiet of the group. She's got a very passive playstyle which is like how I play with my friends. I might not have connected with Pike like I did with Grog and Scanlan, but I always enjoyed what Ashley brought in when she did open up and get into her role :) She brings a lot to the table and she's always sorely missed when she's busy with work. Thank you Ashley, for being part of the CR community.

[@invaderzam]

In Travis' interview, he once considered rolling a cleric for campaign 2. If he did, then he and Ashley essentially traded classes.

[@skaterjoe1669]

he did multiclass into one afterall

[@ajvlogs957]

@@skaterjoe1669 nope, he multiclassed into paladin?

[@skaterjoe1669]

oh thats way cooler

[@xelacremant7396]

"I'm more somewhere between Pike and Yasha". That's a pretty damn big between. I say Johnson's amazingness fillsTHE ENTIRE SPECTRUM that lies between those two.

[@josiahklein70]

She got RANGE.

[@antrosatheant7036]

@@josiahklein70 but also healz

[@KevinVideo]

I was floored when I realized how accurate Ashley was when she said that D&D filled a void. I had never thought about it like that before, but that completely makes sense. It's even more apparent when you feel like an addict going through withdrawal because you haven't gamed for a while or at least watched someone else on a stream.

[@Ryquard1]

We are always lookin for stories and adventure, DnD provide both

[@jito7377]

It isn't like a addiction, it is a addiction. Like sports your body hungers for its timed fix of stressrelive and endorphines. Without you are restless and needing...

[@metalviking4352]

Ashley is a very beautiful and talented woman who seems very down to earth and genuine. The whole group in critical role are indeed very talented and all have sparked my creativity and passion again by seeing such great joy and fantastic charisma between each other but Ashley captivates me in all she does.. Im very new to the dnd scene been watchin critical role for the last 3 weeks started with season 2 and am on episode 25 of it and am adoring every moment of it.

[@ScorpionRegent]

Join the queue mate. Has she cast a permanent "friends" spell over her audience, all who look upon her are enthralled.

[@PartridgeQuill]

I love hearing these insights! And I love Pike and Yasha so much.

[@dimiaraujo90]

I just wish Yasha could be following the rest of the party the whole time. I really miss having/watching Ashley playing in every session.

[@Baraz_Red]

I am just really happy to see a lot more women playing roleplaying games, among other games. I'm 47, so I remember seeing like 5 girls in a crowd of 100 gamers (sad days). I like Yasha by the way: the character feels realistic (and I remember her first cunning escape from the law :P).

[@THEMrFill]

I've loved Ashley for years, and was so glad when I started watching Critical Role to find her on it - it's good & bad that she's on Blindspot, good that we get to see her on TV, but bad because I love her interactions in the campaigns... I just wish we could get both, as we all need more Ashley Johnson in our lives!

[@xSolraccarloSx]

Ashley Johnson is a treasure.

[@whocareswhoiam6637]

I'm somewhere in the split of a ray of sunshine and the shadow of sorrow

[@rasnac]

A make-up that awesome never needs an explanation. ;)

[@BordrKing]

Geez I love Ashley Johnson so much. Part of the reason I found Critical Role was hearing she was playing dnd which got me even more excited knowing she plays this game too. Her roles in Teen Titans and The Last of Us were huge for me and the fact that I found this amazing stream through that blows me away. YOU'RE AMAZING, ASHLEY!

[@johnharrison2086]

I would like to think that this is Ashley's regular make-up on a regular day...

[@carstenfriis4120]

Ashley Johnson is so beautiful and I could listen to her talk all day long

[@canniloni]

imagine if she just put on that makeup for an ordinary day of grocery shopping and stuff like that

[@nieblas112w]

Could you imagine Mama Pike as a barbarian?

[@_UPRC]

I love that Ashley's become such a big D&D player and has several games going on now at once.

[@thomasjoychild4962]

...and now I'm really curious about what she plays in her other games.

[@DethKaketv]

You were my inspiration to make my duel class cleric/barbarian Thank you so much for being as awesome as you are!

[@romantheflash]

Filling the void is so accurate. I get that completely Ashley

[@theawkwardpotato1973]

You never forget your previous characters. Especially the ones you do a lot with.

[@angelahooper4779]

When I saw the thumbnail I thought Ashley had tried to do yasha-like makeup for this interview 😂

[@Feylock_Art]

The mom friend we all cherish and love.

[@TheGhostOfSabotage]

Ashley is an amazing actor. :D

[@colinjackson9720]

Yasha has potential. If only she were on the show more.

[@dyliera.velazqueznidoknigh6089]

Just so precious through and through

[@canniloni]

she has such a nice voice, i could listen to her all day. ..and i will, once the last of us part 2 comes out

[@paragonofhope2620]

Please tell me you liked it

[@canniloni]

Azar Khan i LOVED it. the story completely crushed me but ellie has become my favorite character ever and ashley’s acting was impeccable, never seen anything like it in a video game.

[@paragonofhope2620]

@@canniloni Good to know. I'm glad to see a person who isn't just hating on it without proper arguments. I loved it too.

[@gatoneko]

D&D Beyond interviews are the new form of the Madden Curse LOL

[@somethingsomethingsomethingdar]

Why is Ashley so freaking adorable?! I mean she’s not trying to be, but god dang it she is. Every time she shows up in a game I feel like Sam and want to know where she’s been what she’s doing. But then I’m like geez I can’t stay mad at you and just want to squeeze her and hug her and have her for my very own...(in a totally non creepy way she’s got a man I respect that)

[@beachbum325]

I agree Juan, Ashley is sexy as hell!

[@Lemmy_Kilturtle]

You can say "in a totally non creepy way" but it's still creepy :)

[@somethingsomethingsomethingdar]

Lemmy Kilturtle dang it I know!

[@scooby45247]

i miss Ashley..

[@Sam-sp4pt]

The makeup looks epic ngl

[@joshshin6819]

I love how Ashley basically sums up how almost everyone plays DnD for the first time. Most if not all, our first characters were a game version of ourselves until we knew the game and world and then start to build off the character to become something more than a pretend you

[@sybariticcupboardrat3763]

Imagine if Ashley hadn't been brought in? Shudder. There would be no 'I'm a monsta!' And hell, there might never have been critical role because Ashley is the one Felicia Day first talked to about streaming their game.

[@ryner2331]

Always early for y’all ;) let’s do this thing

[@c4_murloc782]

4:33 There's this concept that I've definitely noticed Sam try too hard on, and it's that the fans don't need to be entertained. Everyone loves watching the show cause its a chance for us to "hang out" and watch Critical Role. That means we have fun when you have fun! You shouldnt put too much thought or effort into being an entertainer.

[@Drekromancer]

This is the part I don't get. I think that making waves IS how Sam has fun. He doesn't do it for us. It's all for him - and we just get to bask in his cringey splendor.

[@WickedNemesis]

Speaking of Brian, SUBMIT

[@greentop1239]

I have only ever played two sessions of DnD and I still get what she's saying. I absolutely love playing the character I have and I can't really imagine having to move on to another character. It's strange to be so attached to a person who isn't real, and yet is me in another form. Alongside that, i've been chomping at the bit to play more. I just had a great time in the (maybe) 8 hours i've played.

[@ThePhanomas]

"oh man" I hear you, Ellie

[@TheKlawwGang888]

As a die hard barbarian player I was thrilled to see Ashleys new character. Cant decide if I like Yasha or Fjord most.

[@AlienoidGamer]

Man I just noticed how pretty ashley johnsons eyes are

[@fudgethemonkey3980]

Todd is an amazing interviewer can we just say.

[@omecronrodneydheel349]

You did....at the beginning of the sentence that should've ended with a QUESTION MARK!!!!!!!

[@alecharding]

I like Yasha slightly more, I don't know why.

[@ArtFord]

Same. But I know why. I love fallen aasimar.

[@matejkalebic112]

It's the forearms

[@nickwilliams8302]

For me, Yasha is just a more interesting character. Pike was pretty much the archetypal Cleric. Nothing wrong with playing archetypes by the way. Ashley RPed well and Pike was an asset to the party in _every_ session she played in. If you haven't got that combo down, the most interesting backstory won't save you. But Yasha is much more mysterious. You look at the character and go, "What's _her_ story then?" It it bad that I want her character in Blindspot to be written out so I can see more Yasha?

[@EAfirstlast]

Ashley was very new when she made Pike, so there was less depth in the end. Ashley is very experienced now and so Yasha has all the clever thought that a veteran Roleplayer brings

[@thomasjoychild4962]

I'm told by a friend who watches Blindspot that Ashley's character is one of the best things in it and "they'd be extremely stupid to write Patterson out.", so I think she may be in for the duration, which is good for her but sad for our viewing.

[@davidwilson9623]

ASHLEY ASHLEY ASHLEY ASHLEY!

[@agroneman6005]

This made me so sad. My DnD group just broke up yesterday and I probably won’t be able to find another one

[@flyingskyward2153]

Did you find a new one?

[@agroneman6005]

Flying Skyward no I didn’t, even a year later. Everyone I ask either says no or it only lasts for a few sessions

[@overtime8392]

I think she overshot with the eye shadow. J/k, love Ashley, she's adorable.

[@Rustie_za]

I'm glad they rebooted. Not meeting Jester would have made this (dnD) world so much poorer.

[@Exubeh1]

ashley for president

[@safirasart]

ASHLEY COME BAAAAAAAAAAACK Q-Q

[@mateusfontescruz1103]

MONSTAH

[@Politicallyhomeless957]

I would like her to Rage please 😊

[@MrDarkTynan]

Yasha is a badass

[@iHaveOneArm]

Okay so lol we've had Talesin and another D&D community member have their characters die around the time they did an interview. Yasha you better stay alive lol

[@KubinWielki]

Fun thing about Yasha is that she's the character that's the least probable to die. It's one of the class perks of a Zealot Barbarian :D

[@AGrumpyPanda]

More accurately she's the character least likely to *stay* dead :)

[@Evija3000]

She's also less likely to die if she's not there.

[@BrooksSligh]

Yasha is so dang cool, seriously tempting me to make my next dude a Fallen Aasimar. I'm just a sucker for any character with a kind of overboost mode.

[@Krakatoa.1337]

I'm getting a Mrs. Incredible vibe from her lol

[@WorgenGrrl]

Make up by Ziggy Stardust or Priss from Blade Runner.

[@Ditronian]

Peebee in real life, oh god no.

[@Dcart5]

Silly Big Brother ... Lets throw fruit at him! :)

[@computervirus789]

Why are there people talking in the background like god damn they filming over here.

[@tishabyte]

They were at a stream event

[@Malicious_Hero]

I don't know if she did it on purpose, but from what I know of Ashley I think she did. Ashley seems like the weakest when it comes to improv, but considering how Yasha is described, it seems like Ashley is making that a part of the character, and doing it super well! I think Yasha is a great example of a "Low RP character in a high RP game".

[@rohailhashmi8050]

Hey terra

[@MLDeS100]

Ashley might be the most affected from home game to now. Makes me a bit sad.

[@Evija3000]

I wonder why she never skypes in anymore.

[@flyingskyward2153]

Does she know captain disillusion?

[@BaldursPicketFence]

Scully?

[@incongruentgames]

Finally someone I can listen talk about their character, The pretty don't hurt though.

[@rosenrot234]

Yasha really needs to be with the group more. She feels like a tag along instead of actually part of the group. I'm surprised she even helped the m9 in the latest episode considering it's thanks to them Molly went off with them and died.

[@kenansabic2901]

There is still plenty if time for her to return full time.

[@Rashnork]

Fjord, Jester and Yasha all got captured and the rest were on the way to save them so its really their fault he died if your gonna blame anyone start with them or better yet the Iron shepherds for being slavers and murderers

[@PriscillaSol1993]

Well she said something like "it happened again" so she probably knows way more about Molly's background, maybe even more then Molly himself. You cant know what someone else is thinking or why they dont stay angry or whatever else.. Just wait and see, it'll all make sense eventually.

[@mollymauktealeaf]

Why don’t more people wear makeup like that?

[@Drekromancer]

Be the change you want to see in the world.

[@missyrose2154]

Me: Why does Patterson have a black/grey mask drawn on her face ...

[@justinberling4946]

YASHA DIDN'T DIE, DID SHE?!

[@SaritaEvarista]

Nope! She's still kickin lol

[@justinberling4946]

It's just that recently every time they've released an interview with a player, their character... er... You know...? * draws finger across throat * You know...?

[@WickedNemesis]

No, sir. Just sporadically there. Dreaming of the sea.

[@gvendurst]

Why would their character put a finger on somebody's throat?

[@carstenfriis4120]

No she didn’t die. The reason she hasn’t been in a lot of Critical Role episodes, interviews, etc. lately, is because she’s in New York filming episodes for the NBC show Blindspot, and Critical Role is filmed in L.A.

[@twil004]

Yasha is basically a guest character at this point. I feel bad for Matt as a DM, being loyal to your friend but also frustrated that you constantly have to write their character out and back in constantly. I had that for a current campaign and had to tell my friend the truth that we've moved on in the story and we may have to move on without them.

[@ZesTheMaze]

blindspot needs to kill off her character haha, i dont think its frustrating for matt to whrite her in and out with her backstory it makes sence that she has to leave sometimes to do whatever it is that she's doing in the storm

[@ashley587]

It's really not that bad if you enjoy playing with that person and they're only gone because of their other commitments. It becomes an issue when that person starts flaking and you plan for them to be there but they don't show up. You can always write an excuse as to why someone isn't there if you know they won't be there beforehand. (Speaking from personal experiences.)

[@WickedNemesis]

Luckily, Yasha is very stand offish & theyve made the character very "flighty", so she can drop in and out

[@dehro]

yes..let's all hope Ashley loses her job....smh

[@WickedNemesis]

@@dehro exactly... i mean wtf

[@mr1bienvenu1]

Ashley is beautiful even with that makeup on.

[@rickevans5412]

Someone need's to tell her she's doing her eye shadow wrong.....

[@MaximillianGreil]

Are we just gonna ignore the face makeup?

[@danielknapp159]

i cannot seem to figure out why she has that makeup on, i am so curious. Someone else commented that they already explained it, but i could not find it anywhere.

[@mikkaybear]

They said at the beginning of this video: they filmed this at the "Stream of Many Eyes."

[@SailwCaio]

Critical role should try and get Henry Cavill to come, dude's a huge nerd.

[@CriticalRoleHighlights]

Matt would cream his pants.

[@joshuastender4871]

If that were to happen, I would be sorely disappointed if Matt didn't show up in his old Geralt Halloween costume. 😎

[@frankmagana8018]

Ashley is cheating on us with other home games? :/

[@Arcae95]

Poor ashely doesnt get to be around as much and that made liking pyke a little hard to love yet i still did but yashas different i find her to be so boring and unmotivated that plus her consistent absence make her my least favorite (but like her design and concept is amazing and shes had great moments)

[@Je_suis_Jefe]

Personally i don't think Yasha is a compelling character. Antisocial and not aggressive enough in combat

[@Lemmy_Kilturtle]

We haven't seen anything yet.

[@Hawkwinter01]

She's barely been on the show, she'll be more aggressive as time goes on. We're not terribly far from Thanksgiving, and she usually rejoins the cast around then, and through the Christmas season.

[@jshricks]

"So much to learn, thats what keeps me coming back". Pay attention DnD 6E. 5E is a fine replacement for Basic edition from the late 70s early 80s. But please bring back the more complex rules for the next edition. Please make the next edition either similar to Expert edition of even a revamp of 1st. Some players love the complex rule system. With computers able to automate (Fantasy Grounds for example), complex rules it is even more doable than it was back in the 80s. And please, WoTC, understand the marketing idea that "simple rules will entice women to play" is soft sexism of low expectations. It is insulting. Don't be (stop being) sexist.

[@danielknapp159]

i thought they only made new editions when the old ones become unpopular or are complained about a lot. from what i understand there is no need for a sixth edition anytime soon, especially with the new books coming out.

[@jshricks]

5E is broken in a couple of major ways. This is not a complaint, just cold hard facts. But that is irrelevant from WoTC's prospective, new editions come out when sales slump.

[@FinalFirebrand]

I honestly don't think this new party will ever be as endearing as the original...now it's a show, a production, whereas the first one always just felt like a group of friends recording their sessions. It's a little sad, to be honest.

[@sandrols7]

I really don't see that. THey're still a group of good friends, their chemistry is amazing! When Molly died you could see how all of them felt terrible about it, and every time one of their characters gets a huge development or reveals something that really changes the character, they listen to it intensely. Sure they might joke about some things, such as being send away from the table, but I don't see how their game has gotten less engaging. the only thing that makes it somewhat more like a show are their live episodes, the little bits that take place in the break, but the show itself... COuld you maybe give an example as to why this new campaign feels like less of an experience for you?

[@TheRealityleak]

I'm actually preferring campaign 2 more. It's as if they knew they had to put more in to the characters. Jester and Caleb are killing it so far.

[@Gtgreen3]

It's not as endearing cause they themselves haven't completed their character, on campaign one you started at around 11th lvl. They are established characters with connections between each other, backstory together, inside jokes, etc. That made them when you watched them endearing from the beginning, now you are watching from the very beginning their first meetin. Watching the connections being made, the friendships growing, their relationship as a whole coming together and I think that by lvl 11 you might feel the same way even more you might feel as part of the group, because you were there when they took the dodecaheadron it's not a story being told like the magic carpet if that makes sense.

[@joshuastender4871]

I fear that the two years that Matt said this campaign will be played won't be long enough for the cast to really truly fill their characters out to the point where they feel like actual people, instead of pretend roles. C1 started long before Critical Role, and even after was played for what like 2.5 years? It's no wonder that Vox Machina was so endearing by the end, the characters had become like a dual nature/psyche to the respective cast members. Except Sam, that dude's put some serious soul into not just Scanlan but Taryon and Nott as well. Just my opinion though.

[@roarkthehalf-orc6598]

This is very hard for a lot of people to hear but Ashley’s just a glorified guest player at this point. She should just focus 100% on her career

[@hertzrozen]

I mean... in the end Pike was just their way to get the true heroes of the story resurrected (I lost count of how many episodes are just "contact Pike, get her in astral form and get character X resurrected")... Yasha is barely in the party... is not like Ashley is really someone that add a lot to the cast. Which is unfortunate, since the party clearly lacks someone who act as a moral compass or just someone that can "glue" all of them together like Pike did. Unfortunate, but really one of the reason why I stop watching CR