Trial by Firelight | Critical Role | Campaign 3, Episode 2

[@flandomaltrizian4603]

HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing 0:00 Haloween intros 4:00 Sam, Marisha, and Travis all speak like native New Yorkers 7:20 Laudna absolutely should have had a Long Island accent 8:40 Robbie and Ashley talk about Kith and Kin 10:40 Robbie’s Merch Corner 13:25 Episode Starts 15:45 Recap Ends 18:05 Battle begins 20:05 Getting as far away as possible 23:35 Travis sounds so meek 28:55 Travis-Fearne is delightful 31:05 Optimism 33:15 Bertrand posts up 37:25 Eshteross starts wrecking shop 39:45 Laura is hangry 44:05 HOLD ME BACK 46:55 Seeing those CEO abs 49:45 Robbie is so good 50:35 Trying to flambe Eshteross 55:10 Ashton makes sure Bertrand gets a little damage 59:35 A conversation with Lord Eshteross 1:04:35 First whispers of campaign 3 1:08:45 Matt has to think up a good lie 1:11:40 Always judge a book by its cover 1:14:55 Sucking Fearne’s hair 1:15:55 Top 3 breakfast spots 1:20:30 Marisha brings out the candy 1:25:30 Guessing the Crown Keeper’s backstory 1:27:45 Holey robit 1:28:50 We only want to learn about these robots 1:30:30 Pate de Rolo 1:32:30 Marisha spoils the Legend of Vox Machina 1:34:25 Bertrand Bell, champion of Vox Machina 1:35:25 Sometimes I remember that there is a canonical character named Stonejaw Strongjaw 1:40:10 Listen to the rat 1:42:50 Bertrand pays for everything 1:44:50 We’ve come to kill you 1:47:10 The first mission of campaign 3 1:50:35 Fearne taking some shinies 1:51:25 How does Travis live like that 1:56:50 Talking hammer 1:57:30 Making our way 1:59:20 Stage fright 2:05:25 Bertrand the lookout 2:06:30 Break Starts 2:16:30 Break Ends 2:17:40 Inside team 2:20:25 Dennis 2:25:05 Robot voice 2:32:35 Halfling luck, what a novel concept 2:37:25 Constantly thinking of your own name 2:39:05 Make my way 2:44:35 Thinking about cheese 2:50:25 Outside team 2:54:20 Making my way 2:55:10 Liam’s sneeze spooks Ashton 2:57:45 Princess carry 2:59:55 Simurghs are from joust 3:01:25 Dorian and Laudna are not a good team 3:03:20 Making my way 3:04:00 Bertrand and Fearne 3:07:40 Laura attacks Liam’s trail mix 3:09:35 We should kill them all, just kidding… unless…. 3:12:10 Following orders 3:12:50 Fearne enters 3:15:10 Thinking at each other 3:18:15 Walking casually 3:19:15 I found this trash 3:24:45 Travis doesn’t know what to do with his chest 3:26:25 Learning how telepathy and messages works 3:29:35 Must be a crab 3:30:35 Planning the BnE 3:43:05 Travis sheet peeks 3:45:20 Team Back Door 3:47:30 Fearne’s accent 3:49:05 Team Full Frontal 3:52:10 Cut to 30 episodes later, leaving a 50 gold tip 3:53:25 This is the moment 3:59:25 Feelin my way 4:00:30 Laura’s not used to having to make short messages 4:01:45 FCG and Laudna both have deeply unsettling message styles 4:04:05 No crack 4:07:20 Episode Ends The in-game start date for the episode was some time in 843PD. Marisha’s flask says “CANDY! Limit one per person. Travis, I’m talking to you” with a box of candy attached to the flask. In honor of spooky season, maybe check out SCP Foundation. It's a massive crowdsourced collection of weird and creepy stories about a fictional paranormal containment organization. They're great DM inspo, they've taught me a lot about how to describe things to make them scary. The Top Ranked or Fan Curated lists are great places to start. Just remember: You do not recognize the bodies in the water. Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Is it Thursday yet?

[@scorpius1401]

Thank you

[@ryanhannah9908]

Good on ya mate!

[@wildwesley9328]

I’m constantly astonished by how fast you are!

[@harrywoodward2133]

What a legend!

[@williamspiller4708]

Well done once again magic man!

[@RowanB6]

Travis and Ashley playing barbarians: "I would like to rage" Taliesin playing a barbarian: "I am *going* to rage"

[@birdthenerd2163]

Never argue with a pyramid

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

I will never forget owlbear Man as long as i live

[@TotallyNotLoki]

@@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi I believe it’s just the Owlbear

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

@@TotallyNotLoki either way, a magnificent specimen

[@redfinale]

@@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi I hide

[@crunchevo8974]

Laura really took to Dming so easily it's almost astonishing how closely she mimics Matt's style.

[@jonathancummings5]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MommyOfZoeAndLiam]

This took me a minute to get it.

[@lucymcelhone4332]

Right? I’m so glad she took over to let Matt play again

[@scouttyra]

And the voice! It's positively uncanny!

[@EmbryW]

I'm extremely impressed with how deep she can get her voice. Like I know she's a professional, but STILL

[@buttercup9709]

Bertrand: Y'know what, I'll let them speak for themselves. Fearne, Immediately: *we're here to kill you...* Bertrand: apart from that one

[@chartreusephoenix6581]

Timestamp?

[@buttercup9709]

1:44:50

[@luckycat624]

Instant Regret

[@waltermattiko23]

Marisha built an entire character around creeping Travis out

[@Kubimaruicedragon]

It’s so GREAT!! 😂

[@Gybsass]

can't wait for the backstory reveal where she turns out to be 7 kobolds

[@grim9212]

Laudna: Looks scary, is actually nice Fearne: Looks nice, is actually scary

[@minimeh5519]

Perfect description. And I love both so much 😂😂

[@obsidiannightwolfe13]

Ashton: looks scary is scary Fcg: looks nice, is nice Bertrand: looks regal, is Jackass

[@timfrank7461]

Thats the fey wild for yoy

[@GusJenkinsElite]

A fey creature is perfect because they can be unpredictable, which fits Ashley's playstyle perfectly. I can honestly say I never accurately predict what she'll say next!

[@Oldentide]

Laudna is Molly, Fearne is Percy

[@user-ne4ld3jp6i]

The way Robbie recoils at Laura's impression of him, it's like a vampire being held at bay with a crucifix.

[@dmtaboo_truth7052]

Ironically he doesn't act like that at all. He just fell victim to how hot Laura thinks he is, lol.

[@Nixahma]

@@kaminmorrelli8484 butt dial comment?

[@joeyburnett-stuart1729]

Ashley: is a wildly talented voice actor with several fantastic characters under her belt Also Ashley: starts every impression with *exactly* the same "uhh hello" without fail

[@joshshin6819]

N thats why we love her

[@D-Z321]

She’s an actual actress as well…

[@TheodoreMinick]

Voice actors don't usually have to write their own lines. Lol

[@exoticspoon6117]

to be fair, i say howdy a lot. like start of every interaction. irl not in character lmao

[@DerusGrindz]

@@TheodoreMinick Actors do have to improv sometimes though.

[@kazhaswords]

I love that you can almost see the little "!" above Liam's head when Marisha mentions Whitestone and the name "De Rolo".

[@candlegal10311]

I swear for a moment he blue screened

[@toothfairy10133]

ashton: what do you want to eat? laudna: the souls of the innocent imogen: a bagel laudna: NOOO imogen: two bagels

[@Shiisensei]

ashton: what do you want to eat? fearne: the souls of the innocent dorian: a bagel fearne: nooo orym: two bagels

[@joshkneeland8428]

Bertrand: what do you want to eat? Laudna: the souls of the innocent Ashton: a bagel Laudna: NOOO F.C.G.: two bagels

[@alexander_markovski]

I’m glad we’re on the same page about the wholesome demonic entities of this campaign

[@jackalart]

ashton: what do you want to eat? laudna: the souls of the innocent imogen: a bagel bertrand: noooo frog strongbone: what orn: bagel rashad brareo: i dont exist

[@ocanacho5664]

Ashton: what do you want to eat? Imogen: the souls of the innocent Laudna: a bagel Imogen: NOOOO Laudna: two bagels

[@alittleantidote5852]

Everything about Laudna in this episode was perfectly highlighted and heightened by the Taliesin get-up

[@fiammaorsmth9840]

i really want marisha to have that getup for the campaign because it just fits so well with laudna

[@GirishManjunathMusic]

@@fiammaorsmth9840 i want matt to give her those goggles in-game.

[@cullgale8491]

Pate wow Mariah +10

[@LaukMir]

It reminds me of another Halloween episode when Marisha did Dr.Ripley cosplay.

[@Drekromancer]

Agreed. Marisha's Taleisin outfit was unironically fire

[@joshuageckles802]

As a DM, watching every player break out their pens and start jotting down notes when Matt mentions something new is inspiring.

[@DeathnoteBB]

It reminds me of school, but also is interesting as I don’t remember much note taking by most of the cast in Campaign 2’s start. Either I just don’t remember or they have learned since then XD

[@austinjones6215]

@@DeathnoteBB Except for Marisha's note taking as Beau. She made intensive note-taking as a part of the character.

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@austinjones6215 Yeah I said most of the cast. I didn’t know it was a character thing though, I assumed Marisha just wanted extensive notes

[@kevinkorenke3569]

They have been trained that if the DM mentions something it is actually important.

[@Lost_Pikachu]

I run a game for people at work, and the one manager finally joined the game. He’s the only one taking notes.

[@roronoa1243]

Bit late to this, but I like how Travis played a 5th level character who has such a huge powerspike ability-wise with extra attack and a +3 magic weapon by distinctly choosing to make him do nothing in combat, very sporting of him

[@IDoSingles]

Not to mention also very in character, but also trying to still contribute and put Estheross more on fire

[@daphneglasurus7886]

How can you get an extra attack at 5th level?

[@raven1579]

@@daphneglasurus7886 almost every non-magic centered class gets a second attack at level five. Just part of the level progression

[@willsmith2942]

Man Ashley absolutely nails roleplaying a fey, just something clearly inhuman in how Fearne acts at any given moment

[@Reldonator]

If you haven't checked out the first season of Exandria Unlimited, I highly recommend it for Fearne alone. I love Pike and Yasha, but this character just seemed to unlock something within her.

[@justcommoncurt]

@@Reldonator right?! I love her.

[@steeveewuzzheer1992]

@@Reldonator would it provide some context for this campaign? I didn’t watch them because I didn’t think they were relevant

[@Reldonator]

@@steeveewuzzheer1992 It was a one shot with like 4 episodes with Abria as the dm. Its a totally different vibe and kinda silly at times, but still good. Its got Liam, Ashley, Robbie Daymond, and 2 other guests. Its not essential to watch but it debuts Orym, Fearne, and Dorian

[@visnoga5054]

Also you can really tell she enjoys it, Ashley is just so sweet

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

Shout out to the new Critters who are still trying to learn everyone's names and their second episode turns out to be THIS episode... EDITED TO ADD: Here, new fans - have some essential older study material! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZDSeWhupdZjd8U (zero spoilers, just goofy fun)

[@barnovai]

Yep one of my coworkers is one of those and i will spend an other our explaining 😅👍

[@MuffinFoxs]

Yep that would be me haha. But I have random LOTR locations and events memorised so Ill catch on quick (Wow 100 likes... that like a lot of likes)

[@camisthejester]

It’s a nightmare omg

[@whitestoneandy797]

🤣🤣💯

[@griffenhansen3345]

Is saw this comment before I started the show and OMG I am dead it was brilliant to for them to play each other and all the dramatization is absolutely amazing.

[@rainingonsunday21]

Bertrand: "EXCUSE YOU THEIR NAME IS DE ROLO YOU UNCULTURED SWINE" Also Bertrand: "Frog... Grog... Strongbone"

[@LadyLier17]

I mean as Bertrand it is highly probably that he learn the Lord name and not the hunck who he found most handsome and then just. Saw for half a day.

[@transientanus]

Travis's response when Ashley said "Stonejaw" was AMAZING because of the time she called Grog "Grog Stonejaw" during Narrative Telephone.

[@QemeH]

@@transientanus Or maybe it's because Travis, when asked for Grog's father's name, answered "Stonejaw" - not remembering that he himself was named "Grog Strongjaw", which would make his father "Stonejaw Strongjaw"

[@aenorist2431]

@@transientanus Ah yes, let me feel superior over a inside joke of the third order in a niche community online. I'll refrain from directly quoting Tal, you are tuned in enough to understand the point anyway.

[@dan_aca]

@@QemeH ah yes, JawJaw's Bizarre Adventure

[@noodlenoms1569]

Marisha: "im gonna unhinge my jaw" matt: *VISIBLE CONCERN*

[@gamesbind4112]

time stamp?

[@LtWaphlz]

@@gamesbind4112 35:24 for future reference

[@zoltanszaszi2264]

Amazing. As horrifying as Laudna can get, she's so amazingly pure and precious. The way she cheered for that moldy case? Adorable. Also, she has this late Victorian/1910s lady vibe. Like as if she's a resurrected high society dame. Breathtaking characterization, really. The most unique PC I've seen in a while (aside from like Jester for example). She's my favorite.

[@wouldiwasshookspeared4087]

Travis: do not like

[@ArcherWillows]

its always funny how much matthew "toothy maw" mercer gets creeped out when the players do creepy shit

[@nicalinaparsons6568]

Ferne: "I think we should kill them all :)" Bertrand: *nervous laughter*

[@beniaminorocchi]

I kind of like that Sam is the only one not to even blink at that

[@Chibipayne]

@@beniaminorocchi cause he definitely murdered his old party lol

[@sydneyhudnall3566]

@@Chibipayne the red oil of his friends drives him forward ever onward to bring peace and happyness... @-@

[@beniaminorocchi]

​@@Chibipaynekilled his whole family, he really got thrown under the bridge

[@CarBENbased]

Ferne's laugh after that is SO unsettling too! It's SO GOOD. I love Ashley :D

[@gpearce11]

1:34:47 Taliesin getting "De Rolo" wrong, immediately followed by Travis getting "Grog Strongjaw" wrong, absolutely made my day.

[@DaDunge]

The best is he called him Frog

[@DaDunge]

@Isrel156 Isn't that his name?

[@masonwheeler6536]

@@DaDunge It's a call-back to that one time in Narrative Telephone when she messed up Grog's name and never managed to live it down...

[@stuartcunningham5344]

@@masonwheeler6536 It happened even earlier in the character intros for C1.

[@jmk3178]

@@masonwheeler6536 It's an even deeper cut than that, my friend

[@antonymilne1346]

I love how Imogen and Ashton are the only ones who aren't unnerved by Laudna consistently. Imogen because she loves her, Ashton because they thinks she's dope.

[@Ekkaisara]

I think Ashton has a crush lmao

[@secretsalute]

Fearne loves Laudna too.

[@Ekkaisara]

@@secretsalute idk how serious Fearne is ever being

[@BecauseICouldNotStopForDeath]

And Freshly Cut Grass!!! As of these two eps, they don't seem bothered one bit by her. Just their happy self. That may change I don't know, I'm only this far, and I haven't even finished this ep... But honestly the only one who seems to have a problem is Travis's character and NPC's.

[@apitalismo4150]

travis, in absolute disbelief, looking between marisha roleplaying puppeteering a dead rat and matt: "what.. happened... when she was making this character" and matt just "... a lot" 1:31:20

[@slacklinesteve4893]

i was wondering what he had asked haha

[@johna6352]

90% positive she just created Laudna to mess with Travis...😂

[@PrimRooks]

Robbie taking psychic damage literally from the moment Laura said “hey” was transcendent 😹

[@chartreusephoenix6581]

Timestamp?

[@middirain4058]

@@chartreusephoenix6581 2:16 :)

[@MegaVirus700]

Her facial expressions were spot on. It was a little unsettling tbh lol

[@johnblack8872]

@@MegaVirus700 i mean she literally says hey I'm hot boi. So kinda tells you there what she thinks about him.

[@Ubermensch9240]

"Of all the isims, optimism is the most optimistic!" I'm stealing that.

[@mortuos557]

idealism?

[@Temperans]

@@mortuos557 Nah that is too ideal.

[@WolfODonnelfan]

I don't know, Absurdism is maybe even more optimistic at times.

[@taost_2235]

Just make sure not to say it in court.. that... could go bad....

[@purmplethepurplewurmple7727]

If you live in Chicago or Seattle you'd be allowed to steal it

[@girlie_p0p]

I really love how softspoken Orym is, he's such a wonderful lil guy.

[@leonielson7138]

Liam created him as a support character, and he turned into a co-dad with Dorian

[@darkwind30]

Every time he talks I imagine that image of a puppy being interviewed that says "basically I'm very smol" but the puppy has a sword

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

I think my favorite part is that it isn't miserably depressing like his last two. Don't get me wrong, he did a great job but it's nice to see something new.

[@JavierGarcia-wt3xr]

It reminds me more of his priest character in the ?deadlands? oneshot they did for charity once. I always wanted to see him play that in a full campaign though because he seemed to bring a lot of life to that role even if he was being slightly ironic. I was actually holding out hope that when Laura started in with her cowboy accent that she was going to reprise a little bit of Stinky Jewels from that as well but no luck haha I thought it would be pretty sick for Laura to play a gunslinger but I am excited to see her play a sorcerer.

[@appelofdoom8211]

Sweet boy in a group of chaotic neutrals.

[@SirSamuelDee]

Between cosplaying Robbie and The Gentleman, I'm starting to think Laura was born to rock a tasteful mustache chin-beard combo

[@testfire3000]

Hahaha! She does look surprisingly nice with that combo.

[@alexl0923]

Travis : * Attempts to avoid a romantic RP situation by making the character old AF * Ashley : * Jokes on you, I'm into that shit *

[@skynyrdjesus]

And that's how viagra became canon in Tal'Dorei

[@erwinzucker4850]

Fearne is 112 years old herself

[@megaqualium1169]

@@erwinzucker4850 lol, i didnt think about that

[@literallyjustgrass]

This aged well lol

[@Tombr4mb4]

​@@erwinzucker4850 ah, Dnd.

[@MazorKuziaki]

Oh my god, I utterly ADORE the cast doing the Laudna message effect and making it all creepy. I desperately hope they continue that throughout the entire campaign.

[@TheConjurersTower]

I second this, it was pure poetry in motion.

[@tatltails3923]

it's the next Uk'utoa (uk'utoa uk'utoa...)

[@Drewcifer1212]

YES! I noticed this and immediately added it to my notebook for ghost/elder god interactions. Everyone was giggling through it but it was so cool and creepy af.

[@DMofBriseras]

Same! That was like, one of my favorite parts of tonight’s session. 🤣 Too good!

[@Chisquared1]

My favourite part is the fact that Travis is the instigator of the creepy whispers. He’s going to regret that so much when it’s his turn to get a Message from Laudna, and I am really looking forward to that.

[@aripocki]

Laudna is amazing and creepy but that "I don't remember" from Fearne when asked who she wanted to kill is just incredible

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

It's so off-handed! A really fascinating brand of comedy. Not sure what to call it. Surrealist?

[@alexander_markovski]

Cubist

[@trevorm6746]

Fearne is probably my favorite so far. I'm noticing a pattern that I like the chaotic characters most😂

[@YellowTissueBox]

whats the time stamp for this? i think i missed it :'(

[@alexander_markovski]

@@YellowTissueBoxThe lead up starts at 3:09:38 and the line is 3:10:06 :)

[@Maessiah_____]

"You never take copper.....you take silver if hes an asshole, and you take gold regardless" damn, Ashton is a king

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

Another Taliesin character with the ethos of "don't give a fuck what people think, but do give a fuck about people." I love them very much.

[@shieldinhand6586]

Getting into campaign 3 way late so I’m just watching this now, and yeah, Ashton is by far my favorite.

[@stevefreed01]

Long may he reign!

[@ratmaster5]

Time stamp?

[@chuckle5253]

@@ratmaster5 3:48:15

[@ZirNocoIad]

Travis’s reactions to Laudna are everything. His little “The fuck happened when she was making this character?” to Matt was hilarious.

[@rosenrot234]

"A lot"

[@roryb-c7289]

time stamp?

[@r.s.2890]

Matt (but not really): "What _didn't_ happen?"

[@wolight]

@@rosenrot234 He's so *proud* when he says it too

[@caligo7918]

I remember Traveller, when you could die during character creation. Maybe that's how Laudna came to be: died and "ressurected" by a Necromancer...

[@xooxu]

Hearing Ashley’s voice come out of that trucker-version of Travis is a delight every time.

[@bluekryptonite1121]

AGREED. Made my morning haha

[@evilbob840]

Not just Ashley's, but Fearne's -- even better.

[@fella11814]

Love how Travis immediately jumped to add the creepy vibe to Marisha's Message spell and the rest of the cast fell in like dominos on it. They didn't even look at it each other, just "we do this now." lol. Wonderful improv. Matt was so legitimately surprised by his players yet again that it cracked him up.

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

They've been doing this for so long now that the frequency of those "hive mind" moments seems to be ever-increasing. Love it.

[@DarkRanger1975]

I love seeing the moments of surprise on Matt's face, as a DM myself I relish when my players surprise me. That sudden bit of mental juggling isfun.

[@dogma2660]

As someone who enjoyed every Uk'otoa echo from c2 I appreciate that message spell.

[@alleycat2297]

I hope this becomes a campaign-long gag every time Laudna casts a message spell

[@Desdemona-XI]

The "yes, and" truly on display at a professional level. (Also double points that they all chimed in so perfectly. I hope yo get half that good with my voice)

[@Doommaster677]

Out of all the potential Halloween costumes they could've done, the fact they chose to dress up as each other is absolutely brilliant (especially Ashley as Travis lmfao)

[@bryanmacklem2654]

I'd love to see them all do a one shot where they play each other's characters. Or do a one/two shot of a module I played years ago where the players all play the same character, just that they're all a different alignment (it was a potion mishap that caused him to split into a number of versions of himself).

[@roftherealm3418]

Friends do a group costume for Halloween. Best friends dress as each other.

[@Peter_Cordes]

Especially for episode 2 of a new campaign, when presumably a bunch of new viewers started watching who don't know them yet. Many new viewers probably got dragged along to the theatre showings of C3E1. Bold choice.

[@HazySkies]

Hell yeah, my favorite is Marisha dressing as Taliesin. She absolutely rocked that look.

[@RobinsonBecca]

Orym: we don’t have to fight! Laudna: so you’ve chosen death?

[@darondax]

Ashley delivering Fearn’s lines in her sweet voice, dressed as Travis, is EXACTLY what I needed today. Oh, how I love these nerdy ass voice actors!

[@redsnake7mc]

I don't think I stopped laughing the whole time

[@krizkatz1574]

Her Disney princess voice out of her dressed as Travis kept me cracking up every time she talked too!

[@bbittercoffee]

God, Marisha's character is so freaking creepy and the rest of the cast just keeps enabling her, it's great.

[@Ekkaisara]

Yeah i didn't think she could get better than Beau, who was my all time fav in c2, but goddamn I'm in LOVE with Laudna

[@bbittercoffee]

@@Ekkaisara YEAH RIGHT??? It's impressive how these guys just keep topping themselves again and again

[@redsnake7mc]

Absolutely brilliant.

[@penguinglutton8685]

Love it!

[@CorpsePrincezz]

Can we have Jester and Laudna meet please!!!

[@garbageman3851]

3:04:21 Fearne: "Do you have any children?" Bertrand: "Not that I know of, you?" Fearne: *"Not that I know of"* And I'm pretty sure Robbie was the only person who caught how weird that comment was

[@SpectralLumo]

*oh boy.*

[@Noobie2k7]

I mean she's a Fey, who the fuck knows how it works over there in the wacky world of the Feywild.

[@christinaa8531]

I replayed that part so many times, it was genius! It wasn’t as much appreciated as I would’ve liked 😂

[@JamesW609]

I know she's a faun and I know Satyr will sleep with anything with or without a pulse I don't know if fauns do

[@testfire3000]

That was a seriously underappreciated Fearne moment.

[@corytrego-erdner7355]

Half of Ashley's beard falling off when Matt gets a nat 20 is one of the finest moments of physical comedy I've seen on this show

[@SonjaPond]

When did that happen??

[@charliedel1119]

@@SonjaPond 39:48

[@SonjaPond]

@@charliedel1119 thank u!!

[@RijaMo]

I really like Robbie. He's such a nice addition to the cast.

[@kiandrarodgers3436]

I really hope he sticks around! I was a little unsure since I didn’t watch EU, and I’ve only seen C2 so I was used to the usual 8 and I don’t like change but he’s so nice to have!

[@SorchaSublime]

@@kiandrarodgers3436 yeah the c2 cast was very static but c1 was a lot more fluid about it.

[@TheKazragore]

@@SorchaSublime I mean it wasn't helped that the pandemic basically killed any potential for guests for almost half the campaign. Also Matt Colville was supposed to come down as a recurring character but the party went to Xorhas instead of sticking around in the Empire.

[@SorchaSublime]

@@TheKazragore my statement applies to the pre-pandemic 2/3rds of the campaign.

[@middirain4058]

Yes! I hope he stays, he works so well with everyone and Dorian is great.

[@sorrynomorevideos3899]

I love that Ashton cares not for the law of the land and is ready to throw down at any given moment, but also takes good care of FCG and makes a point to stop Laudna from stealing the last few coppers off a man who is obviously struggling with alcoholism. He’s a very good punk and I’m excited to see him smash more things. Excited to see more of all of the characters, really!

[@Skuller-kh9ek]

A properly played chaotic neutral/good. Not a murderhobo

[@Smallville619]

Talesin is playing the literally picture of the goth guys being nice to a lil girl

[@Fangoros]

What is FCG?

[@appelofdoom8211]

@@Fangoros fresh cut grass.

[@scj2232]

Punk is kindness!!

[@ShaneDavisDFTBA]

I’ve never heard Chaotic Good so perfectly encapsulated than in Taliesin’s comment: “Never take copper, that’s just kicking someone when they’re down. You take silver if they’re an asshole and you take gold regardless but you never take copper.’

[@keirgomcginlay2044]

Sounds like a code of honour... Which would be lawful good?

[@ShaneDavisDFTBA]

@@keirgomcginlay2044 I always think of lawful good as abiding by someone else's code of honour, but chaotic good as abiding by your own. It's been six months since I watched this but as I recall he was talking about taking money from an unconscious body without consent, which could hardly be seen as lawful.

[@keirgomcginlay2044]

@@ShaneDavisDFTBA I can just never understand 'chaotic good', which is on me. I always think of 'lawful' as being consistent. If you have a code of honour, or a set of standards, rules that you follow, you are lawful. 'I would steal from a man if X' is lawful. Doing whatever whenever however and whyever would be chaotic. 'Don't steal copper unless you feel like it I guess, maybe'. I just... I don't understand chaotic good.

[@ShaneDavisDFTBA]

@@keirgomcginlay2044 I think of it as Lawful being following the literal law of the land, and Chaotic as doing whatever you want. Then it's your morals on the scale of good to evil that limit "whatever you want". So if you were Lawful Good, you always do good things that are lawful. Even if the law said you could kick a dog, you wouldn't do it because it's evil. Likewise if the law said you couldn't park your wagon outside the town hall then you wouldn't, even though it's not inherently evil. If you were Chaotic Evil, you would do whatever the hell you wanted, regardless of its impact on others because it's the epitome of selfishness. Not only would you park outside town hall but you'd run over a small child if they were in your way. If however you were chaotic good, you'll do whatever you want so long as it doesn't violate your own moral code of ethics, so an arbitrary law wouldn't stop you from parking outside the town hall but getting there and seeing that it would block the only access to a public water trough would stop you because you're not a dick. If you're a Firefly Fan then think of Chaotic Evil as Niska and Chaotic Good as Malcolm Reynolds. Or if you're more a fan of Doctor Who then Chaotic Evil is The Master and Chaotic Good is The Doctor.

[@kopicat2429]

@@ShaneDavisDFTBA But then what about a killer who has a code? Like, he refuses to kill certain targets. Wouldn't that be Lawful Evil? He's evil, but he follows his own laws, his own code. But then if you are good and follow a certain personal code only, you are suddenly chaotic? Though I can still see someone chaotic good following their own code or set of rules if you will. But having no problem breaking them if it's for a good cause. Take the antagonist from Serenity, the Firefly Movie. He's Lawful Evil imo. But he also doesn't follow the laws of the federation(wasn't that the name of the ruling faction?), he murders children if he has to. But only if he has to. All because he believes this will help the world become a better place. He also knows that he himself has no place in that future. So he clearly has a code he follows. A set of laws if you will. But at the same time, doesn't follow the laws of the nation he belongs to. But he also doesn't break those laws and do horrible shit for selfish reasons, or just because. Hmm. The more I think of it, the more confusing the whole system is. I understand why most just use it as a guideline for their characters. A starting point if you will. And yes, The Doctor and Malcolm Reynolds are definitely Chaotic Good. But then, so are most protagonists I'd say.

[@rVexir]

Robbie is soooo goood holy shit, he merged with the group so well Hope he will stay through whole campaign

[@terencecopestake1999]

Aye, I was really glad to see that he was going to be in this campaign after seeing him in Exandria U.

[@AngelavengerL]

Yes he is so great! I hope he's staying full campaign!

[@cristobalherrera596]

I hope the same I just like the character, the design and the fact that is a bard

[@creativeguidous]

I heard he's only a guest :( He and Dorian are so cool, I really wished he stayed! Idk why some people where so unwelcoming to him

[@erichall090909]

@@creativeguidous because this fandom is very very toxic. In general your best of just ignoring chat and comments as much as possible. It’s super depressing how awful it is

[@FBWL-u1r]

I love how everyone was trying to help and reach out to Orym sitting there all alone in the dark and all they did was gradually disturb him more 😂

[@brentage5000]

BANG BANG! "WE'RE COMING FOR YOU, ORYM!" "YOU WON'T BE ALONE FOR LONG!" 😳😳😳 lmao that was great

[@queenannsrevenge100]

“Are you having fun?” “Less and less so!” 😂😂😂

[@bryanihsan]

49:59 Laura: "You're on the ground and healing him, that's so sweet!!!" Matt: "That's what real healers do" LMAO THE *S H A D E*

[@Jaydenthepirateguy]

Call him a rude talking tree.

[@divinityquartz3428]

made better by Matt being dressed as Laura Laura being dressed as Robbie and Robbie being dressed as Matt.

[@deathbykonami5487]

Made even funnier later when Liam shamed Sam with "that's a natural one, which I can reroll cause I"M A HALFLING, MOTHERFUCKER!!"

[@avinoamking7850]

@@deathbykonami5487 To which sam imeadietly replied "that's such a stupid rule!"

[@deathbykonami5487]

@@avinoamking7850 Remember the elder god Taliesin shamed him about it last campaign

[@Fab4Sunrises]

Me, at the start of the campaign: oh boy Laudna's pretty spooky Me, upon meeting Pâté: OH SHE'S BABY

[@OneTrueBelmont]

"Robbie, that's Laura's husband!" made me laugh way too hard.

[@AnewArisen]

"Um... continue, Travis?" *jealous*

[@SasoriRules2011]

Same. The "Hi babyyy!" from Matt to Ashley in the midst of the chaos got me the hardest.

[@NinjaLeafSakura1]

Where’s the time stamp for that one?! I can’t remember where I’m the video that’s from! XD

[@boogeymadam]

i'm curious also, was keeping an ear open for it throughout the video but never caught it

[@SasoriRules2011]

About 2:05.

[@desirey8454]

I love that Liam and Laura are sitting together this campaign, their interactions while the other players are doing their thing is so wholesome.

[@JoshGanzer]

Even so long after playing as the twins, they still have so much sibling energy!

[@frabjuosity]

@@JoshGanzer That moment with the trail mix was PEAK sibling energy. Laura didn't even look over while pranking Liam, it honestly looked like she did it on instinct.

[@monosito59]

@@frabjuosity I was laughing so hard at that it made my head hurt for a second. Liam's "wtf is happening right now?!" face when she initially grabbed his arm lmao

[@StephanFitzgeraldTay]

@@JoshGanzer Well they share a birthday... and Laura is only five years younger than Liam so she is in prime little sister territory

[@tamasdukan1495]

Look at them at 1:54:10 ! Did Liam just mix up the candy and the wrapper and almost ate the wrapper?

[@LetTalesBeTold]

Ashton: “who here has crimed before?” Crown Keeper Trio: *nervous unsure sweating*

[@zeluqa]

Yeah I don't know why the current consensus made it seem like they're doing a bad thing and are criminals with a bounty, if anything they tried to do good. They only mess with the underground organization of the city, and the council is on their side.

[@renedemers8218]

Oh man, that didn't even register for me. Incredible

[@Kris-wo4pj]

@@zeluqa issue is that criminal organization seem to control the guard for the most part so an entire city is after them basically. So they are being hunted and do have a bounty on their heads. If the amiee's narrative telephone is anything to go by.

[@deathbykonami5487]

Depends what you consider crimes....

[@captainkiwi77]

@@zeluqa it’s almost like... the law is corrupt in taldorei

[@TheShark_00]

Everyone being goofy goobers and there's Orym. Every time he talks the entire team gets quiet and becomes serious, it's hilarious

[@Noblewynter]

it's a very Liam thing to have his character be the straight man of the group. I can't wait to see Orym come out of his shell.

[@UsernameyMcUsernameFace]

He's the Michael Bluth of the group for sure

[@songbird6414]

@@Noblewynter next campaign: Liam plays a lizardfolk who’s one and only love in the world is cheese and occasionally saving the world

[@aduckwithayoutubechannel]

@@songbird6414 and Sam plays a 9 foot tall goliath with a gravely Batman-style voice.

[@goldenwalzt1335]

@@Noblewynter well we find out he’s gay later and had a husband

[@milokoleske6042]

tal's face when Laudna explains some of her backstory - he is just having one hell of a time watching someone else be spooky

[@captainufo4587]

I'm calling it, Laudna is a Briarwood, or Briarwood-adjecent.

[@caligo7918]

@@captainufo4587 I think, Laudna is more of a victim of the Briarwoods. I had one horrifying thought: Remember the Vox Machina lookalikes that hang on the Sun Tree? Imagine Laudna being Keyleth's lookalike, being raised as an undead after hanging there for a while....

[@oluftafdrup1979]

@@caligo7918 this is such a good theory omg-

[@nickm9102]

Marisha and Talison likely spent a working Lunch or two working on some of the basics.

[@caligo7918]

@@nickm9102 Working Lunch with an elder god?

[@TAKLProductions]

Fearn not recognizing that she's "crimed" before was most likely not intentional by Ashley, but it was so Fearn.

[@yesmilord2350]

Sam standing in his chair like Marisha killed me.

[@bryanc6142]

i knew he was gonna do it...but i still enjoyed it immensely

[@CrimsonRaven]

Only thing missing was using his notebook as a hat and it would've been beyond perfect

[@jasperbean1]

I must have missed it. whats the timestamp?

[@brendanfelice2623]

@@jasperbean1 don’t have the exact time stamp but it was at the start during the costume intros when he was introducing himself.

[@ConvoyBebop]

@@jasperbean1 it's during the introductions, like very early

[@abbymuller8871]

I adore how at 4:00:30 when Laura has to send her first message as Imogen the spirit of Jester just takes over her entire body for a couple of seconds

[@Jermbot15]

Taliesin's really good at these nonpretentious thief's codes. "You don't take copper, take silver if they're an asshole, take gold regardless" this season, and "don't steal from people who are happy" last season.

[@Drekromancer]

The amount of characterization in that one line is actually insane

[@JDOTczar]

Now if he could just be really good at honoring his rolls and not try to sidestep them when he rolls low. I'm sort of getting a vibe from some of the cast that he's sort of on watch.

[@TaraxOfficial.]

@@JDOTczar what gives you that vibe? Like any particular instance? /gen

[@JDOTczar]

@@TaraxOfficial. Just observing Liam watching his rolls but also the responses to him trying to not have his 8 insight check or 1 stealth actually count. "Do I even need to roll insight for this?" after rolling and hearing Laura's response. Might be looking into it too much but it's not the first time this has come up

[@DredgenStorm]

@@JDOTczar you're looking into it too much. The only person who needed to be babysat is loooong gone.

[@zane4218]

Marisha's character is quickly becoming my favorite of this campaign. Side note: I'm pretty sure her original goal was to unsettle Travis as much as possible.

[@bethanylittle5629]

Love how Travis completely disassociates every time she does anything remotely creepy lol

[@JDub-TV]

I'm enjoying her brand of unrepentant creepy.

[@aaronroberts9107]

I'm pretty sure she wanted to roll a necromancer, and Matt was like: you're gonna roll an evil character, cause necromancy is outlawed? Where's talks machina? Damn it I need to know why she didn't choose necromancer, especially after that rat puppet shit.

[@timothywheeler3190]

She breaks the ice though with that rat puppet. True to character, but hilarious!

[@nicoruppert4207]

@@aaronroberts9107 Warlocks can still raise the dead. There's even an invocation for that

[@wrecklaw]

I am still, hours later, absolutely CRYING at Sam perched on the chair and his introduction as Marisha 🤣 and of course Matt’s ON POINT version of Laura

[@dmtaboo_truth7052]

Best part was he mimicked punching the person next to him lol

[@KrimsonL]

@@dmtaboo_truth7052 and then the "hi babyyyy" from Matt and Ashley. 🤣

[@TheMorbidgoat]

No youre not sara...

[@simbabones1301]

I found it funnier that he made his voice deeper during his introduction

[@brandonbuchner1771]

As the seasons go on I'm increasingly impressed with Marisha's level of body comedy. She uses her body and her facial expressions better than probably anybody on the cast. Laudna is a perfect character for her.

[@AxelHenx]

i didnt like keleyth but i love laudna. seems to fit bether and she feels less forced with it

[@jacobw.6744]

​@@AxelHenxIt's like five or six years of experience being critical role at that point right? All of them have come so far. I really like how much more comfortable Marisha is. Even just from the start of campaign to through the end you could see real growth. The on screen chemistry is incredible

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

Orym deliberately pratfalling off the crates to draw attention off of Fearne when she blunders in without a plan and sticks out like a sore thumb was brilliant.

[@Weaston.]

I hope the echoing whispers with Laudna’s message becomes a thing

[@theparkkeeper8659]

They NEED to be a thing.

[@CassieCarryd]

As it happened, I paused the video and said, "I hope the crew does this every time, cause it's perfect for Laudna."

[@aoiyuureisuru7656]

Yaaas! This has to be C3 s thing

[@urmeli0815]

Just thought the same, that was awesome. That would be Ukotoa v2.0.

[@ailincs6348]

YES pls! It was hilarious

[@PancakeMonster359]

Dorian rolling over to heal Orym, and insisting to stay behind when Imogen and Bertrand are leaving. Friendship goals!

[@guilhermeweber2340]

I didn't watch the last episodes of Exandria Unlimited, but that is pretty consistent with the character, I'm liking it a lot

[@willowweedsYT]

@@guilhermeweber2340 I am actually more interested in going back and finishing ExU now because their characters interest me more now.

[@oniemployee3437]

This comment gives me major "I wish people would sacrifice themselves for me" vibes.

[@thesepretzelssuckass247]

The EXU cast feel way stronger this time around

[@paawan3764]

@@willowweedsYT Don't. EU is way different from this campaign because Matt isn't DMing.

[@NicoGameDev73]

I love that Laudna and Imogen has a similar interaction and vibe as Nott had to Caleb, compliments, whole-hearted belief and both telling their friend they could get into a school if they wanted to, it's very wholesome to see

[@DPWFG]

Travis, continuing g the fanboying over his friends playing barbarians with Ashton, is so amusing.

[@threeleggedcat]

“I must know more”

[@taylorkoenig6489]

Does anyone have an idea what subclass Ashton is?

[@axelblaze7542]

@@taylorkoenig6489 It's Matt's homebrew ,Path of Fundamental chaos

[@Kris-wo4pj]

@@axelblaze7542 i didnt realize matt released a name for it nice.

[@axelblaze7542]

@@Kris-wo4pj i was curious so i checked the CR wiki and found it there !!

[@theprincess3872]

Fresh Cut Grass: we were all named after specific tasks. Oatmeal just chopped firewood and made up campsites :) Fearne, desperately trying to talk about Pussy: *what were the other one's tasks*

[@Eadwulf_Skald]

Named after specific *smells which were favourites of their creator. Pussy could just have the task of doing the dishes.

[@wiselettuce8715]

After Dancer's favorite smells, not tasks.

[@tomaszskowronski1406]

SNL already answered it some time ago with Edith Puthie

[@blackdragonxtra]

The look on Travis's face when Sam said that, he knew it was coming.

[@terencecopestake1999]

Any time anyone mentions the Pussy thing, I immediately look to Matt's face. It never disappoints.

[@Lycan4]

Laudna: *uses Message on Oryn* Oryn: *panicked kung-fu* Me: *dying of laughter*

[@iridiumSerpent]

Time stamp?

[@sifuculreif6448]

@@iridiumSerpent It's better if you start with FCG's message right before it at 4:01:45

[@cartoonraccoon2078]

I like how Sam obviously spent some time working on his arms for an accurate Marisha costume.

[@seaperson5704]

Faerne's "Not that I know of" went dangerously underappreciated :')

[@alexander_markovski]

No one questions a 6ft fey faun who forgets who she happily offered to murder 10 seconds prior

[@artemisknowstoomuch1027]

Bertrand’s got about as much recognition. Though I guess since she’s a faun, mythologically speaking?

[@Pingviinimursu]

@@artemisknowstoomuch1027 I mean, there's a little bit of a difference there. Bell could have just had a one night stand and left, never knowing the results. I believe if Fearne had a child she would have BEEN PREGNANT AND GIVEN BIRTH. One would hope she would remember that :D

[@artemisknowstoomuch1027]

@@Pingviinimursu I don’t know if either of their genital situations have been confirmed. And there *have* been confirmed trans characters in CR before, just not PCs.

[@Ajehy]

@@artemisknowstoomuch1027 - Ok, I unironically love the idea of trans Bertrand.

[@emottoazuka3028]

I cannot express my love for Marisha's physical acting enough

[@electricbluetiramisu3713]

I’m here to back up that opinion because yeah Marisha is an absolute delight to watch! I know she won’t be pop-popping this campaign but hopefully she’ll get too excited doing one of her Form Of Dread descriptions and Sam can have a taste of Liam’s experience sitting next to her lol

[@tommydupree5712]

I agree whole heatedly with these opinions. I adore her character design and personality. I'm excited to see how she developed her character and I'm intrigued to know her back story. Pate derolo 🤣🤣🤣. The best

[@roguemetamorph6353]

It was about time she created a character that was 45% physical movements (seeing as she punches everyone she sits next to).

[@animorte9790]

@@roguemetamorph6353 was going to make a note of this myself, thank you.

[@zoltanszaszi2264]

Just started watching this campaign today but she's easily my favorite character so far.

[@Sam-on5jf]

"what happened when she was making this character?" "A lot..."

[@Propulus]

While there's absolute absurdity going on a meter away. The genuine confusion is hilarious.

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

Oh it's not just confusion. Travis is a light touch when it comes to scary stuff. And right now he has only a special guest as buffer. It's going to be a rough campaign for him.

[@GirishManjunathMusic]

@@MorinehtarTheBlue I'm certainly _hoping_ Robbie is an MC now.

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

@@GirishManjunathMusic I think it has more to do with how they are treating C3 in regards to guest appearances. I'm speculating based on the "new storytellers" statement but I see it as more involved appearances compared to past one off deals. More people always increases time constraints and effort on the DMs part. Robbie is great but it's like a lot of crossover and involvement issues with great past guests. You can't actually get what you want in the D&D format. I wouldn't want to put that on Matt or compromise the campaign even for one extra person.

[@miafiolekova5817]

@@MorinehtarTheBlue hmm i have a theory, Robbie/Dorian will stay til they do what they were sent to do, find Oshad and then he will be sent to Keyleth as a messenger that the mission was done. Fearne and Orym will stay with the party and maybe Oshad Breshiu will actualy be Travises main PC after Bertrand leaves/dies. Or maybe i am absolutly off base. Who knows with these guys 🙂

[@daneroberts1996]

Ashley’s “We’ve come to kill you” was perfect in the delivery, how did she think of that so fast 😂😂

[@aegis9374]

Hearing about Percy like he is a fairy tale now is amazing because it shows how much history this game is

[@HexNutNicky]

Bertrand: " I consider myself more of a consultant." Ok there gilderoy lockhart

[@gpearce11]

How did I not make this connection sooner. Charismatic, handsome and functionally useless; if that doesn't sum up both Bertrand and Lockhart perfectly, I don't know what does.

[@BaronVonHoovy]

@@gpearce11 He's also Travis' stated inspiration for Bertrand, if I recall correctly.

[@gpearce11]

@@BaronVonHoovy This I did not know (I unfortunately haven't had the opportunity to work through the VM campaign yet), but I can definitely see it.

[@GoldenKaos]

@@gpearce11 well, Bert only turns up in the search for grog one-shots specifically

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

I honestly hope that he stays as Travis's character so Bertrand can actually be the hero he clearly wants to be rather than riding the Vox Machina coat tails from one mission from decades ago.

[@FinalDisnerd]

2:34:24 Matt being such a nuts GM who clearly did a ton of fabric and clothing research trying very hard to give cool info while not just gushing about the details too hard is both incredible and adorable.

[@leoboyd7175]

This is also me when GMing, but then that research is forgotten 2 sessions later by me and the players.

[@Ericb1980]

Literally googled what dhoti pants were and was like, oh, similar to athletic sweatpants 😂😂

[@Crit_Cat_82]

He’s got a background in cosplay, so he may not have had to do any research and just knew stuff about fabrics.

[@SunRei_Doll]

I think you mean Laura 🤔 /j

[@HallowedError]

A 'mercer' was someone who dealt in fabrics. It's just in his blood

[@TabbyCat777]

Every time Matthew Mercer makes a sex joke one year is added to my lifespan

[@samatari222]

“That umbrella has a knife in it” -Orym “That knife is actually nunchucks” -F. C. G.

[@matthewbott3726]

8bit Theater fans rejoice

[@gmoneyboats587]

@@matthewbott3726 ⚔️ Chucks ftw.

[@isaacsisk2442]

Nunchucks are trash!!!!!!! Just a PSA from shadiversity

[@Dth091]

Plot twist: Each side of the nunchucks contains a hidden knife

[@Pointlesschan]

@@isaacsisk2442 love the shad shoutout

[@leerandolph6031]

3:41:43 when Imogen is talking about just hearing everything it’s so relatable as some one with sensory processing disorders. I love the CR cast and how diverse and relatable their characters are!

[@queenmaj6576]

same!! my little SPD heart is so full :,,)

[@nellouse1]

Hearing a soft Fearne voice come from someone wearing a thick beard is singlehandedly the best thing ever

[@alleycat2297]

Whenever Laudna casts Message to anyone except Imogen, everyone has to repeat whatever she says in a dozen echoing unholy disembodied whispers and that just has to be the rule. I hope they make it a running gag for Campaign 3 because that was GOLD lmao

[@DrakeAurum]

Ashley's having so much fun sowing chaos as Fearne, and Marisha's Laudna is just wonderfully creepy.

[@HessenUK]

Ashley is MVP so far, the whole campaign has started off really strongly in general, but she is absolutely killing it.

[@RedsMyFavoriteColor]

@@HessenUK Laudna is up there too. Great character and great portrayal.

[@TheDeath7ofsb]

to be fair here shes making up for her massive absence in the last campaign, by the end of it she pretty much lost all control if her character

[@slidetrombone]

Almost as much fun as she's having fun sowing chaos as Ashley- that "Stonejaw" burn was brutal

[@DragonSouled79]

You might say she pickpocketed our hearts within 30 seconds of meeting her.

[@thevoidlord1796]

I love how Dorian laughs at "Don't tell Pate" then immediately doubles back when he realises what she just said

[@delaneyklutes]

Yes! What a cute little interaction

[@kerrytking]

Timestamp please! I remember that but I didn’t see the interaction after he said it!

[@sebastiannarvaez1710]

@@kerrytking 1:30:36

[@TinedaVO]

Most of the cast lol’d at Robbie’s timing of that too. Honestly, he’s assimilated into the group so well, I REALLY hope he sticks around.

[@NekoLilyK]

That moment when the cast improvised the creepy message stuff with Laudna has to be one of my favorite CR moments ever. It was so well done they’re so good at improv. Overall, Laudna and Fearn are definitely my favorites so far.

[@signmypig]

I hope it sticks around for the rest of the campaign. Such an amazing moment.

[@Silverwing28]

Fearne: the adorable and cute faun with a very scary inside. Laudna: The creepy undead lady who just wants to be friends with everybody

[@theBOSSDDD]

Totally

[@penguinglutton8685]

Same

[@yuki97kira]

Im already in love with fresh cut grass mostly... And the gold hearted punk ash

[@akewlanima151]

I love how when Ory was in the darkness and having messages sent to him, everyone played along to make it the creepiest thing ever. 10/10

[@KM6408x]

Marisha looks like she is having so much fun playing Laudna, and that makes the character even more endearing!

[@antoninboulard7560]

Don't know what you're talking about, Marisha was playing Fresh Cut Grass on this episode

[@bigbundle3223]

@@antoninboulard7560 She did a much better FCG than she did Caleb. I couldn't even tell the difference!

[@justin9744]

Too bad she's the worst player.

[@Pyre]

It became very clear very quickly Laudna is placed to be a standout favorite.

[@morrigangg]

@@justin9744 Imagine being such a dorm that you are getting mad because you can't optimize someone elses D&D game. Hey buddy, maybe don't watch.

[@makom2405]

My favorite part of this whole episode is randomly glancing at Ashley only to see a very innocent-eyed Travis looking at me

[@EnragedCeilingFan]

This, just yes

[@TheDarkD8]

The interaction between Travis and Ashley when talking about Grogs last name was priceless, she knew it would get to him and it went perfectly 😂

[@DucksRock113]

also the fact she was wearing a shirt WITH HIS NAME ON IT while doing it

[@ketterr]

Stonejaw Strongjaw was the name of Grog's father

[@MattThom01]

@@ketterr and a mistake she made on one of the episodes of Narrative Telephone. She referred to him as Grog Stonejaw.

[@Nixahma]

@@MattThom01 No, it was in the earlier intro/break segments of C1. Telephone was likely another reference of that.

[@InexplicableInside]

@@Nixahma It is very kind of you to believe that Ashley has any control over what she says during Narrative Telephone, but it's all stream of consciousness, it's 99% likely she really did forget Grog's surname for a bit.

[@thenosieyartist6924]

Travis "I HATE HORROR" Willingham when laudna messages Orm, says *ArE yOu WeLl?* like a god damn demon

[@GrhuntBeartooth]

I don’t care what anyone says I hope Robbie becomes a permanent member of the table. I feel he flows nicely with the table even though he is a relatively new player (imo). I know he is a guest but I really hope he just stays. Also I liked EXU and seeing these characters make a return for C3 makes my heart so happy. Plus these characters were made for C3 but used in EXU to test out. I look forward to all the shenanigans.

[@benjamin2629]

I don't mind Robbie it's just having an 8th means we might not get random extra characters on some shows

[@sebastianzuzi311]

@@benjamin2629 yeah but robbie is just so great that i think im personally willing to make that sacrafice

[@wftghw]

They've stated this campaign is going to be very different from others so I wouldn't settle in with anything the way it is now since it's so early. But for the record I also really like robbie at the table and the EXU characters returning.

[@charlesyung5049]

Still not sure what I think about having 8 players logistics-wise but I will say this: Robbie is really making a case for himself. He’s funny, quick-thinking, and most important of all has amazeballs chemistry with the rest of the cast.

[@JT_Soul]

Robbie is great. I also think there could be a middle ground between permanent member and guest-for-a-few-episodes. For example, they could have a series of guests attached to the party for different arcs of the campaign, e.g. Robbie for the first 20 or so episodes (or however long this story arc ends up being), then someone else joining for the next segment of the campaign, etc. They don't have to go with the same guest model that they had in campaigns 1&2 with each guest only lasting for an episode or two.

[@0Daedalo]

I would honestly love Robbie staying at the table, he has lots of chemistry with all of the members as well!

[@Drewcifer1212]

Do we expect him to exit at some point? I'm new to CR but I'm nearly finished with Campaign 1. I assumed he was just part of the crew now.

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

@@Drewcifer1212 No, he came in as a part of the Exandria Unlimited mini-series (which also had other new actors and a different DM), and in terms of this campaign he's been described as a "special guest" in official wording. They've also strongly hinted this campaign will feature more guests, since they were unable to have them for the latter part of campaign 2. Everybody loves him, though, so hopefully he'll still be "around" in the CR or adjacent TTRPG-verses. Kind of like Aabria (who is otherwise a Dimension 20 regular) first joined for ExU and then was also part of the Blackwood three-shot.

[@babis8142]

Wait he's not permanent? Damn I'm already attached

[@frabjuosity]

When he first showed up my original reaction (as someone who hasn't watched EXU) was "new person?? What no!" but it took him speaking in character one time for me to get attached. He has great chemistry with everyone at the table and I really hope him and Dorian are there for the long haul!

[@iceman3317]

@@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll I don't know, it sounded like he was becoming a main character. I do however think they will be rotating a lot more. They've already said that Mighy Nien campaign wasn't the end of the story for them and Marisha told us to expect the unexpected. I wouldn't be surprised if they rotate out of characters as well at times.

[@fattyg7902]

Tal's face when Marisha starts talking about whitestone has so much intrigue its amazing

[@preistofship]

Honestly I think bertrand is my favorite character. Not often you find someone who is just deplorable, a compulsive liar, so hungry for the spotlight and pathetically craven but even so you can tell deep down that he is good. All the other characters are great but bertrand has the biggest opportunity for change and it'll be hard because he is most likely so set in his ways.

[@saragaspar317]

I loved Bertrand in The Search for Grog and I’m so happy to see him back! I love how all the other party members are just giving him shit though instead of just laughing it off and ignoring it as they did with their Vox Machina characters 😂

[@serenityfreeman5906]

And the change was from alive to dead :)

[@beth5627]

Well damn this aged badly

[@preistofship]

@@beth5627 lmao don't I know it

[@beth5627]

@@preistofship I can imagine so well how hyped you were for the first episodes and then all you emotions just fucking died with Betrand lol

[@TheCumberbatchedOne]

Travis' "What happened when she was making this character?" and Matt's "A lot" at 1:31:27 is still one of my highlights from this episode lmao

[@christine1990elf]

I've been trying to find that line thanks for highlighting it

[@brandoncampana8542]

Fearne is Ashley Johnson's best character yet. Absolutely crushing it and its hysterical!

[@NobleMonster]

Yeah, she’s all in on this one. It suits her well.

[@DredgenStorm]

Fearne is chaos unleashed incarnate and I am here for it!!

[@grey8288]

Some people: I hate them reusing characters, it spoils things and isn't creative! Me: How could I be unhappy with getting more Fearne in my life?

[@theeaterofpie]

@@grey8288 Do those people expect them to change characters every 8 episodes or something? It makes no sense.

[@captainkiwi77]

@@theeaterofpie no they were expecting new characters for the new campaign, even if I’m fully in love with the EXU characters, that doesn’t make the assumption that new campaign means new characters unreasonable.

[@ciaranmcguinness8900]

Fearne is an absolute psychopath and I love it, she gives off that vibe of someone who will brutally murder people and smile at them as she does it, "we're here to kill you", "I think we should kill everybody", "let's turn him inside out" Ashley has really gotten to grips with how to play a Fey character and I love it! She's so chaotic, yet gentle but unnerving. Yeah you could say Laudna is a psycho too but honestly I think she's just weird and creepy maybe only slightly mad but Fearne comes across as a total psycho

[@CarlosDiazCL]

That's not even Fearne's (Direwolf) Final Form...

[@jlokison]

@@CarlosDiazCL you mean drag a corpse down an alley by its head at a full run? That Fearne?

[@douglaspatrick868]

Ashley definitely has the fairy/fairy adjacent vibe down pat for Fearne. The only off note is she's playing her with a very wicked unhinged Unseelie fey vibe but according to character backstory she has close ties to the Seelie Fey of the Summer Court. I mean, it's not totally unfeasible but it does hit my brain a little wonky.l

[@outcastwayne]

@@douglaspatrick868 as I understood it, the differences in courts arent that notable, one is just more likely to gut you than the other, but not by that much.

[@maureenb2002]

@@douglaspatrick868 I’m not sure someone who ‘wants her back’ is someone I would consider a close associate. Particularly because it’s pretty heavily implied that her parents abandoned her to run away from someone powerful.

[@zoltanszaszi2264]

One small detail: The music. There are ways in which this campaign is aiming to be different. So far it's... the atmosphere. The colors. Imogen's light purple hair. FCG's gold metalic body. Fearne's teal and aquamarine clothes. It feels like ... Campaign 2 had a vibe that could be painted with red, white and black colors. It was a very dramatic campaign, with lots of trauma, loss, love, tragedy. The Witcher 3 OST matched that story, and that atmosphere _perfectly._ I'm still acclimatizing to this new campaign, this weird new color palette so to say, both physically and emotionally. This soft music somehow fits into it and helps with getting on their vibe. Is it just me?

[@Obsi399]

One line to describe fearne, “may I have a glass of milk and two shots of whiskey please?”

[@erinsapp3020]

Love this moment right around 3:45:00 where everyone is yelling Team Back Door and Matt's face glazes over as he considers the ramifications of this becoming campaign three's group name 🤣

[@r.s.2890]

It can't be a group name since there's also Team Front Door. The names can be used if they have to split up though. "Team Back Door (it has no crack) goes left while Team Front Door goes right."

[@cajeb5396]

@@r.s.2890 Team Full Frontal 😂

[@Agent719]

"Have any of you crimed before?" [Dorian, Orym, and Fearne remain silent] Me, distinctly remembering them stealing a crown from a ship: Press X to Doubt

[@jlokison]

Not to mention residium from an thieves guild without a name.

[@SolrSurfr3]

First Rule of Criming: Admit nothing

[@tenacityxl]

@@SolrSurfr3 second rule of criming: never admit to admiring nothing.

[@timothywheeler3190]

Here Bertrand chalks up his criminal past openly simply for being old. Like anyone was going to figure that out! Lol!

[@LM73726]

@@timothywheeler3190 grandpa war crimes

[@songbirdellen]

Travis' reaction to Laudna UNHINGING HER JAW is my favourite thing :') 35:27

[@matthewmclaughlin2626]

I am so invested in this campaign already. Something about the chemistry between characters just clicked this time around for me. Amazing job, all of you!

[@bellasylvester6217]

I agree with you, I think it’s because you their characters are more happy compared to the other campaigns

[@JB-xl2jc]

Happier characters and the city seems pretty interesting, good place to start. I did enjoy the small empire towns in C2 and I REALLY enjoyed Dwarftown and Underdark in 1, I feel just as hopeful here

[@NobleMonster]

Yeah, this is a special one for sure.

[@PiroMunkie]

Yeah I agree, the group dynamic is coming together a lot quicker than C2.

[@brickuz]

I was a tad bit disappointed the first 20 minutes and then I learned a valuable lesson in how to create characters that work together .) Love them now and agree that I've become invested in them surprisingly fast

[@Gauldame]

I just like when Pate is introduced, Travis just turns to Matt and is like "The Fuck?!" and Matt is like "Talk to her not me".

[@TinedaVO]

Travis, expression incredulous: “The FUCK happened when she was making this character!?” Matt, with a smile: “A lot.”

[@SeanFoxxx]

I LOVE the way Marisha describes what her character does, I can REALLY see it happening! Its, amazing!

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

So can Travis and that just makes it better.

[@Ajehy]

Finally her weird chair-crouching will be in-character! (Love you Marisha, keep being extra)

[@azurastar3223]

I finally think she will stop getting so much hate. I swear in campaign 2 every comments section bashes her for something. This time around, seems everyone loves her. Its nice

[@FrostyTheSnowPickle]

@@azurastar3223 If you think it’s bad in C2, go look at the comments on C1. No matter what the comments say, the replies find some way to turn it into a discussion of Marisha-hate, even if the original comment had nothing to do with Marisha.

[@davidmadeiros6979]

She reminds me of Pan? Pam? From Hunter X Hunter where they go team up to take down the Ants.