Episode 7 | Argynvostholt | Curse of Strahd

After an encounter with the Abbot, the party makes their way to Argyvostholt...
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[@ArcaneArcade]

Thanks Micah... Thanks buddy.

[@takenomicon]

Arcane Arcade Where/How did you guys acquire that table?

[@timyaeger4664]

FriendlyMurderTime I made it with my tears and blood

[@takenomicon]

Tim Yaeger Guess Strahd would be satisfied by that. I also just want to say Seamore is the reason I got into Changelings

[@timyaeger4664]

FriendlyMurderTime Strahd is a little beezy and I’m glad he got you interested in them. Means a lot that you enjoy watching.

[@takenomicon]

Tim Yaeger Yes I’m thinking on streaming myself but... my channel is tiny and I don’t have the equipment. I could just record it but I don’t know. High school sucks. I’ll just stick to running my club stuff. Of which I’m about to throw them into Curse Of Strahd. Just because I want to and I’m DM and I’m bad at home brew 😂

[@micahbahr4657]

Q: How many PCs does it take to change a lightbulb? A: All of them! NEVER SPLIT THE PARTY!

[@micahbahr4657]

An Elf, Human, and Dwarf order a beer. When the beer arrives, a fly lands in each one. The Elf shoves the beer away in distain. The Human flicks the fly away and drinks the beer. The Dwarf picks the fly up by the wings, holding it over his glass and screams, "Spit it all out you little *******!"

[@junebug4004]

That a good one

[@micahbahr4657]

A barbarian walks into a bar and orders 10 pints of ale. After he's finished those, he orders 9. Some time later he order 8. Later 7 more, then 6, then 5, then 4. By the time he has just ordered 3 pints, one of the other patrons steps up to him and asks: "why do you order your drinks like this?" The barbarians answers: "Haven't you noticed: the less I drink, the more drunk I get!"

[@junebug4004]

That a good one too

[@micahbahr4657]

A human, and Elf, and a Dwarf are captured by a tribe of cannibalistic barbarians. They bring the human out in front of the tribe, and the chief says to him, "We are going to kill you, we're going to eat you, and we're going to use your skin for our canoes. Do you have a last request?" The human replies, "Can I have my dagger?" They give him his dagger and he cuts his own throat. They bring out the elf and say the same thing, "We are going to kill you, we're going to eat you, and we're going to use your skin for our canoes. Do you have a last request?" The elf says, "Can I please have my dagger?" So they bring him his dagger and he, too, cuts his own throat. They bring out the dwarf and say the same thing. "We are going to kill you, we're going to eat you, and we're going to use your skin for our canoes. Do you have a last request?" The dwarf says, "Yes, can you bring me a fork?" Confused, the barbarians bring him a fork, which he immediately grabs and begins to stab himself repeatedly all over his torso, muttering, "To Heck with your canoes!"

[@21ninjaninja]

i hear "we're going to cut that out" alot and i think its hilarious

[@micahbahr4657]

An elven bard walks into a tavern and asks the crowd, "Who's dragon is that outside?" An older gentleman, dressed in archmage robes stands up, and replies "Mine. Why?" The bard somberly approaches the mage. "I regret to inform you that the halfling in our party has killed your dragon" "What!" erupts the archmage. "Your halfling killed Rithvaeraradace. Slayer of the Elminster, Destroyer of Cormyr, Raider of Waterdeep, Ruler of the Dales, Thorn to the Gods, and Bane of all Toril! How did this happen!?" The bard sheepishly looks at the archmage and replies "Well...the little guy got stuck in its throat!" Moral: Always chew your food.

[@micahbahr4657]

Two rangers that are out hunting for food are walking through Tangleroot Forest, and discover a large well in the ground. One of the rangers curious as to how deep this well was threw a small stone into and turned his head to listen............nothing. He then gathers up a larger stone, picks it up with both hands and throws it in the well, turns his head to the side to listen............nothing. He exclaims to his buddy, man, that is some well. Lets find something bigger to throw off in there. Well the two find a cross tie. One says to the other, pick up one side, I'll get the other. Surely when this thing hits the bottom we'll know it. So the two throw this cross-tie into the well and begin to listen. After a few seconds they hear a goat, wailing at the top of its lungs, while it is running straight toward the two hunters. The goat continues toward them, passes right between the men, and goes off in the well. One hunter in excitment and disbelief, proclaims to the other, did you see that crazy goat!!?? That damn thing just jumped in that well!! The commotion attracted the attention of a local farmer, and he made his way over to the hunters. He asked the guys, "Have you seen my goat, I cant seem to find him?" One of the hunters still excited tells the farmer, sure we have seen your goat. He just ran down that hill straight toward us and jumped off in this well. The farmer replies back, nah, that couldnt have been my goat, my goat was tied to a cross-tie.

[@micahbahr4657]

What's the difference between a wizard and a sorcerer? A. Class.

[@micahbahr4657]

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and sounds like a duck, it's a duck... Or a Barbarian subject to Baleful Polymorph

[@shadowgear7032]

bro these made my day

[@micahbahr4657]

@@shadowgear7032 thank you. I'll be here all week!

[@ArmoredChocoboLPs]

or a Awakened Duck Barbarian!

[@micahbahr4657]

The first mate on a ship runs to the captain, shouting, "Captain, Captain! There's a pirate ship off the starboard bow!" The captain calmly looks at the mate and says, "Bring me my red shirt." The first mate brings him a red shirt and they fight their way to victory. About a week later, the first mate again comes running to the captain. "Captain! There are two pirate ships off the port bow, approaching fast!" Again, the captain simply replies, "Bring me my red shirt," and again they fight their way to victory. That evening, the crew is celebrating, the first mate asks the captain, "Sir, why do you always ask for your red shirt when we are being attacked by pirates?" The captain says, "It is for the crew's morale. If I am wounded in battle, the red shirt will show no blood, and the crew will be assured that I am standing strong to lead the way to victory." The first mate nods in understanding and walks away. A couple of weeks later, the first mate again comes running up to the captain, out of breath and very frightened. "Captain! There are ten pirate ships approaching, and they are almost upon us, sir!" The captain looks calmly at the first mate and shouts, "Bring me my brown pants!"

[@tripacesfellas7011]

Even on the pre recorded series...

[@micahbahr4657]

The King, the high priest, and the master of the White Lotus monastery are arguing over who has the most faithful followers. To see who does, they devise a test: each man will take his most loyal follower and ask them to complete an obstacle course of sorts. The followers will jump down a waterfall into a lake filled with man-eating fish, swim to the shore, run through a forest filled with xenophobic elves to the back entrance to a dragon's lair, then finally run through the lair and back to the cliff where they started. The next day, the three men have gathered their bravest followers. The King steps forward with his best knight and says, "If you complete this task, you shall have the hand of my daughter in marriage." The knight looks out over the course and shakes his head, saying, "Sorry sir, I cannot do it." Next the priest steps forward with his noblest paladin and says, "Do this for the glory of our Lord." The paladin looks out over the course, and hangs his head in shame as he says "I cannot do it." Next the master steps forward with one of his monks. He says simply, "Go", and the monk dives off the cliff. The rest of the men watch in awe as he reaches the shore, dashes through the forest deflecting arrows left and right, and finally emerges from the dragon's lair followed by a gout of flame. He trots up to the group, winded and slightly toasty but unharmed. The King and the high priest applaud the brave monk as he stands before his master. "Very good, my pupil," the master says. "I will give you anything you wish." The monk replies, "All I want to know is who pushed me."

[@micahbahr4657]

An animated Rope walks into a bar and orders a drink. The 1/2 Orc bartender says gruffly: "We don't serve Animated ropes in here - now get out!" Dejected the rope leaves. 5 rounds later, the rope returns wearing a bad disguise: one end has all the strands unraveled resembling a blonde wig, and the other end tied up in a bow. The savvy Bartender is not fooled. Enraged he says: Hey! Are you that animated rope I kicked out of here just a few rounds ago?! To which the rope smoothly replies: Nope, I'm a frayed knot...

[@micahbahr4657]

I was in the local troll butcher's shop the other day. Looking at a few choice selections, I asked him about a price discrepancy on various sentient brains. Apparently, human brains were 20 gp a pound, elf brains 15 gp per pound, and orc brains 300 gp per pound. So, I told the troll butcher, "If human brains were 20 gp a pound and elf brains are 15 gp per pound then why are orc brains 300 gp per pound!?" The troll laughs. "You know how many orcs I have to go through just to get a pound of brains!?"

[@micahbahr4657]

Five things you DON'T want your players to say: 1.Ranger wearing plate mail in a misty echoing crypt: "I try to move silently" 2.Apprentice to mage: "By the way master, I finally shot that pesky owl that kept following you around." 3.Party fighting a band of thieves in a 4x3x4m room, when the mage says, with serious tone: "Hell, I cast a fireball, THAT'll teach'em." 4.Party laying on a hillside spying on the Imperial Army of Darkness commanded by Gul the Necromancer himself (+/- 10,000 troops): "Hmmm, if we attack from the rear, do we get bonuses on our attack roll??" 5.Paladin as the lone survivor of a party of 7 facing an army of evil and undead creatures, which just slaughtered his fellow adventurers: "Huh, why should I run? I got protection from evil in a 15ft radius, THEY can't touch me" (last words).

[@wickederebus]

is 5 because of the Duty part of Oath of Devotion being broken?

[@micahbahr4657]

DM. The door is shut and locked. Fighter. I kick the door down... ...DM. The door is unlocked. Fighter. I kick the door down... ...DM. The door is ajar. Fighter. I walk over to the door, shut it and kick it down.

[@reasonablehiccups4792]

I think Micah Bahr is a extrovert, talkative, a big fan and probably drunk I mean who comments 17 times

[@Nubbletech]

Common don't be mean their jokes weren't that bad.

[@Dyanosis]

@@Nubbletech Come on*

[@nrais76]

Where did Mordenkainen's Faithful Hound come from? Gary Gygax. Didn't just write the spell, man, he played Mordenkainen from 1st to beyond 20th level over years, and during the character's career, that spell was invented, in game. Same with all of the spells named after someone - someone played that character, and that character invented the spell.

[@HAZZATHEBEAST]

I love how they joked about giving all there life force and becoming a force ghost when that exact thing happens that year.

[@micahbahr4657]

I have more jokes left over from the Sunder stream here they are.😂

[@drakonslayer8279]

I love watching all the "well cut this out" bits

[@robertparshall9807]

Faithful hound does not follow you around. It is stationary, that is why if you move 100 feet away from it, it vanishes

[@zTom_]

And Guardian of Faith is meant for battlefield control of a specific point, it is not a bodyguard that follows you around. Then again Ary has been twinning spells on a single target and twinned a fireball so... 😅 Mistakes happen when they discover a new spell/ability.🤷🏻‍♂️

[@sovelisholimion2680]

About the sound, idk how it works, but Spencer and Irah are a little low on volume... would like to heae them a bit louder Also, shrimp spaghetti P-: super yummyyy

[@Dyanosis]

Colton - the problem with how you play the rogue is that you're supposed to be "weave in and out of combat". You're meant to slip in, do some damage, and the bonus move away to disengage. Rinse & repeat each turn. Always look to flank and you should have taken feats like "Identify weakness" to get better attacks. You are, seriously, not a barbarian. So it's truly no surprise that you "always are a sliver from death". You play your rogue incorrectly in battle and then you wonder why you're almost dead all the time. You're like the battle cleric who decides that his robes are fine because he has a shield and then he wonders why he takes so much damage all the time and can't ever evade attacks. It's because he's not wearing chain/plate/mithril to improve his AC so he won't be hit as often. Or like a Paladin in leather wondering why everything makes him bleed. I realize this is 3 years late, but it's still worth noting for anyone else looking to roll a rogue. Don't play like Irah. You'll just die.

[@micahbahr4657]

A drow, a tiefling, and a half-orc are standing on the roof of a burning building. Their only possible escape is to jump into a blanket held by a group of humans on the streets below. The drow is the first to approach the edge. "Jump!" yell the humans. "It's your only chance!" Seeing no other alternative, the drow jumps off the roof. The humans pull away the blanket, leaving the drow to splat on the street, dead. Next is the tiefling. "Come on, you have to jump!" the humans shout. "I don't think so," the tiefling responds. "You're just going to pull away the blanket and leave me to die!" "No we're not!" the humans yell back. "It's just drow we don't like. We're fine with tieflings!" Convinced, the tiefling jumps off and goes splat as the humans pull back the blanket. Only the half-orc remains on top of the burning building. "Hurry up and jump or you're gonna burn!" the humans shout. "Nothing you humans say is gonna convince me you won't pull away the blanket," the half-orc responds. "So before I jump, I want you to set the blanket on the ground and back away."

[@UberBri]

Micah Bahr Aren’t Tieflings resistant to fire? LOL

[@micahbahr4657]

@@UberBri resistant doesn't mean the same thing as immune they can still be burned they just take less damage.

[@YinYangAngel55]

I face palmed with that punch line.

[@fearofowl5973]

As someone who works with kids I can relate to Spencer's panic when a kid has something with an obscene amount of sugar

[@colegodofcows3765]

Logan: It's all over the place there so many abilities Me who plays Azkrath who is a 2nd level paladin 2nd level sorcerer 11th level fighter(eldritch knight) 2nd level druid(circle of the moon) 1st level barbarian and 2nd level monk

[@jeremyesparza239]

Idk why but this podcast is so much more fun to watch than critical role I know this is five years old but I'm catching up lol

[@VildrArt]

My favorite dinner food is Japanese curry but human souls also do the job.

[@StellarisVT]

Listening to this alongside the minecraft menu theme is way more soothing than it should be, love y'all

[@stinkiepopsicle224]

Still watching video and heard that Jacob plays titan fall 2, one of my favorite multiplayer games. That is epic.

[@benmiller537]

The mumble siblings need to speak up!

[@dokkabaerpg7896]

Turn the volume up

[@benmiller537]

@@dokkabaerpg7896 then everyone else is too loud. Duh.

[@wickederebus]

i don't know what the comments are talking about, i have the volume set to 5 of 100 and it sounds fine for all of them

[@Dyanosis]

@@wickederebus What kind of sound system are you using? I have to have it set to 100 and my headphones turned up as well to hear anything clearly when they're whispering to each other.

[@wickederebus]

@@Dyanosis my laptop's built in controls, and a part of JBL e65 BTNC headphones.

[@PandaKnightsFightingDragons]

God this series is like, an A grade showcase in what can go wrong when you allow Twinned Spell to be used incorrectly

[@Archaide333]

"It tastes wet" and choked on my drink thanks.

[@proteanvixen]

Did Tallman pick up a level in druid and then immediately break the druid rule of not using metal armor by continuing to use his platemail?

[@micahbahr4657]

Why are hyperactive people so powerful in 3.5? Because they have 80 HD.

[@micahbahr4657]

Here are some more jokes that had too many characters to comment on the Sunder stream

[@ejuhasz]

"we'll cut it out in post"

[@christhewritingjester3164]

"It's going to be cut out anyway"... At a certain point, I wonder if that's just a running inside joke, cause he says it nearly every stream now and it doesn't happen.

[@theunusaulsnail6755]

Ary and Seamore having a stand battle

[@UberBri]

Logan is so damn adorable!

[@EarthDragonPuke]

They Gave thanks to the Burgerking, unfortunately he gave them no whoppers.

[@shadek144]

I thought Guardian of Faith stays in place where it is cast for 8hrs, or is Ary's version a home rule adaptation?

[@Dyanosis]

Pretty sure you're right and Jacob handles it differently. Though it seems more like a spell that you cast before a long rest (especially as a Cleric). Though I could see a use where it could "follow" or "be summoned" on command over the course of 8 hours.

[@schmendrick6536]

1:48:38 "How's your extremely crowded Denny's?" Ha. Hahaha. Haaaa. This poor, clueless man.

[@chaos7528]

"u rlly have to cut this part out" lmao

[@EarthDragonPuke]

You and realmsmith have the best Curse of Strahd campaigns.

[@Bansheexero]

Artificers were created specifically for Eberron, since that was the book they premiered in for 3.5

[@Dyanosis]

Tim. Is. A fucking. Savage. I love it.

[@clancampbell7619]

Fireball wizard vs strad

[@wickederebus]

49:00 I remeber beign at work back when I was about 16 or 17, I had 6 or 7 recently expired Monster Moca and Chocolate coffee energy drinks. oddly, I didn't get sick, I didn't have trouble sleeping that night, just nothing, no effect.

[@_TimelessX]

Mashed potato and gravy along with Chickendiloleg.

[@Tigercup9]

Well, since I’ve been invited to bash the volume, Irah and Ary are much quieter than everyone else, and everyone is much quieter than Jacob. This is more annoying than simply all of you being quiet because if I spike the volume on my computer or phone Jacob becomes loud as fuck

[@jonnysquirrels]

This is done on purpose, everyone else lulls you into a false sense of security.

[@stinkiepopsicle224]

You guys are epic.

[@ArcaneArcade]

no YOU are epic

[@stinkiepopsicle224]

Awwww.... thanks guys!

[@ShadyKnave]

salted salmon is my favorite

[@TheAirHideous]

I thought Mordenkainen's Faithful Hound and Guardian of Faith both couldn't move from the initial position that they were summoned into, or at least that's how I read it. Do you houserule these to move with the user or am I just reading the books wrong?

[@shadowgear7032]

nope, your right they both appear in an area within a 30 ft of you and can not move at all. The enemy has to approach them for them to cause damage. I assume they do not know that they are ruling these spells incorrectly. I would say this is a huge buff to guardian of faith which is already an ok spell always doing 60 radiant damage not relying on damage rolls. It makes faithful hound go from pretty shit imo to overpowered as hell.

[@wuzillah]

Odds are they are just reading the spell wrong. No big deal. I'm betting they correct themselves later.

[@hellfire286]

This version is honestly better because the spells are pretty terrible otherwise.

[@TheLearthur]

strogonoff

[@christhewritingjester3164]

Just a well prepared ribeye.

[@TrentlarKane]

Mashed potatoes and gravy.

[@Dyanosis]

My favorite dinner food is actually mashed potatoes and gravy. Chicken or steak as the protein (preferred), but I could just have mashed potatoes and gravy and be good. Also, roasted potatoes (done right) are a nice second place.

[@kadinriggs6840]

doggo supremacy

[@listlesstoboggan1845]

How many times does Jacob say "I'm gonna cut this out" and then doesn't

[@lost_nerd249]

Beef stew with veggies

[@hellfire286]

The souls of innocent humans are delicious

[@BucketPls]

Is it just a meme by now that they don't edit out anything at all or will this change in their future games? lol I know I can just skip it, but I don't want to miss those silly jokes either lol

[@dolly4359]

Dinner food? Hotdogs

[@IronkinCrows]

Why does the game always go up when I'm sleeping:(

[@micahgodofpuns2285]

I know right.

[@ArcaneArcade]

cause we start the upload at like noon and it takes 8 to 10 hours to actually upload >:(

[@kobetharp4420]

Its seafood my dudes

[@fernandocota6570]

My denis whent well thanks for asking

[@bendragneel5337]

You are awesome

[@busterhelleday6408]

2:22:03 Actually just what happens in the end of ROS

[@roark914]

Nice bust @Runesmith

[@Robin_Good_Fellow]

1:50:16 Arcane Arcade x Critical Role

[@charger1369]

Bang? I thought G-Fuel sponsored this video?

[@rodithsoreyes6173]

Fried chicken

[@atsuskyreign7083]

mac & cheese

[@jerryaxalo6874]

editing is out the window :)

[@uttkarshnarayan]

i like this but u guys need better mics pls

[@nrais76]

Dude, High Elves are NOT tall. Not if you're using default. 4'6" + 2d10 inches in 5e makes them POTENTIALLY taller than in any previous edition if you roll high, but this is identical to 5e wood elves. All D&D Elves are shorter than humans. Pathfinder Elves are tall, and Tolkien Elves are tall. You are, of course, free to have tall high elves in your version of the Realms.

[@geraltmoth1908]

Wow I never knew high elves were so small, it just made more sense to me that the elegant, graceful, and timeless people would be tall.

[@tani7895]

Doggo is better than Rubber Chicken.

[@MouthofSauron]

Tani you are false

[@glennjamessephton7593]

Veridias rubber duck/chicken over doggo any day

[@d-brothers3112]

Pizza

[@coletidwell2806]

Lasagna

[@agony3254]

Super weird watching this and seeing basically only Jacob and Logan RPing. The other three just mumbling and babbling semi-sensibly in contrast to someone showing effort is hilarious.

[@wuzillah]

You mistake using voices or accents with roleplaying.

[@hellfire286]

That’s because the other three are always in character.