Trial of the Take | Critical Role: VOX MACHINA | Episode 18

[@phoenixmar1]

Felicia Day introducing the newest playable class: Camp Counselor

[@Arkatox]

This is the best comment.

[@Awllancer]

Arkatox agreed.

[@MaidenOfTheBlade]

why doesn't this have more likes 😂

[@KickyFut]

A Camp Counselor... Who surprise-shoots chain lightning that fries anyone dumb enough to wake her. 😓 Yeah, I'm going back to Spetsnaz Wilderness training, where it's safer! 😜

[@sirmrthe3rdesq974]

phoenixmar1 I just image that class being somewhere between monk and druid

[@Apgl257]

"Like a 14 yr old whose father doesn't love him enough to teach him how to shave" I feel your pain Percy.

[@TheFlyinSquirrel]

Lewis257 I love how Travis responds "oh there is definitely a story there" hahahs

[@Pandactyl]

I've never cried watching this show before but that had me in tears xD

[@DirpleNurple]

Lewis257 Q

[@aureliomanalo]

"groom himself", not shave---direct quote. I like how Sam just says, "That's Dark"

[@jeightee]

Is that like a 13 year old getting a shaving kit from his dad for Christmas? asking for a friend...

[@JuiceBoxHero13]

I love how Percy does a double-take when reading the contract: "The quarry is one adult white dragon and--- ONE ADULT WHITE DRAGON?!?!"

[@zotechgaming1095]

Loved that part

[@Menatroy2]

Black powder in a canister that can be thrown and shot. Little did Percy know that this maneuver, in 3 years time, would be called Fluffer nutter.

[@alexnelson5662]

Possibly my favorite moment from Campaign 2

[@dillionbrantley7682]

FLUFFER NUTTER!!!

[@bigfatcarp93]

"Think about this..." "I am the only one doing that."

[@codyrm86]

Do you trust me?

[@brianna8766]

YES FLUFFER NUTTER legit one of the best scenes in campaign 2 (i luv it)

[@DamaDomaa]

"I'm very very nervous that somebody's going to die when we fight this dragon" - Vex "I hope it's me" - Grog Amazing

[@amato6829]

And then he takes a sip from the cup I loved it

[@terryroberts5309]

If your going to die you wanna die in style grog gets it

[@JameSeraphim]

1:08:05

[@callmev3531]

@@JameSeraphim, Thank you.

[@moxxivoxxi7276]

The smile that Percy makes every single damn time he says his name ...and everyone says we call him Percy ...and he continues they call me Percy... is the cutest damn thing I've ever seen

[@leander9323]

I had a girl in my class- every time a need teacher came in and let us say our names blablabla, she would. Recite her name, and place where she came from in the exact the same way. After a while the whole class said it with her in unison 😂

[@MsCunningLinguistic]

That is the smile of a man who is briefly reminded, in his fugue state of repressed grief and fury, that he has friends. 🥹

[@tokrahost8511]

I absolutely agree

[@GottaLookInwardToSeeOutward]

shut up

[@bethdorny7744]

Percy: "one adult white drago- ONE ADULT WHITE DRAGON?!?!?!"

[@sapphiredawn4321]

I mean i think they killed an aicent white a long long time ago what is one adult

[@bigfatcarp93]

@@sapphiredawn4321 The pre-stream White wasn't Ancient, I don't think.

[@sapphiredawn4321]

@@bigfatcarp93 wasnt sure might have gotten confuse with conclave my bad

[@bigfatcarp93]

@@sapphiredawn4321 Understandable.

[@codyrm86]

Yeah pre steam they killed a white and a blue and the blue was technically conclave

[@shimmyking4]

Mary & Felicia: It's our first time playing Dungeons and Dragons! Matt: oh that's awesome! *to himself* where'd i put my white dragon piece?

[@chellalocke2472]

That’s literally what I did when my brand new party of 7 m&:@;$;;ers we're trashing through hoard of the dragon queen 🤦‍♂️

[@onecrazypig8423]

My first game/one-shot was a level 20 party vs Ancient Red dragon. Good times.

[@Logan_Baron]

Felicia had played D&D before. Mary was completely new to it. Felicia had mentioned that when she was on Buffy, the crew was amazed that she knew the difference between a mace and a morningstar, which she knew from playing D&D. She might not have played 5th edition before this though. I don't know.

[@rickrack4325]

@Gaawachan You used the right word, buddy. They were absolutely nothing less than phenomenal.

[@jongreen9171]

@@Logan_Baron if she was on Buffy, it was long before 5e was released

[@chancewolf9156]

Lyra: I have a trust fund because my parents are dead, yay!! Percy placing a hand on her shoulder: we have much in common.

[@Dreadnaught1985]

trinket is essentially an ongoing escort quest.

[@wanderdragon1075]

Playing Beast Master Ranger basically creates that scenario in any game after level 6 really

[@MichaelNNY]

YES. I'm watching the series for the first time and I was just saying to my wife today that Trinket is essentially just a baby that Laura carries around like an escort quest. It doesnt DO anything useful, but constantly takes her time and attention. Laura is just so damn cute tho, it works out just fine.

[@ClokworkGremlin]

Don't let Vex hear you say that.

[@timfrank7461]

@@wanderdragon1075 this is why you dont get attached to your animal companion xD

[@MeluhKnight]

Honestly it wouldn't be so bad if beast master ranger didn't have to use their action for their companion to do anything in combat, companions should have their own agency in fights their trained ranger animals for tracking and fighting

[@sarahisunrelatable]

Four years ago Laura plays even though she may miss her flight, this year Laura leaves The Game Awards to make Sam stop touching her dice.

[@princessblazena]

A true lover of the art😍😂👏👏

[@thehaberdashery7431]

@@princessblazena it's pretty visible that her dice is equivalent to Grog's Cask of Ale

[@princessblazena]

@@thehaberdashery7431 and Joey's food 😁😂😊😊

[@DerusGrindz]

@@thehaberdashery7431 Travis probably lost a d20 or something of hers along the line lol

[@joelgermany1236]

Gotta have priorities

[@MikeAlexandersen]

Taliesin is so great at non-verbal roleplaying. I was amused by him spending several minutes pretending to eat the crumbled biscuits and ducking out of the way when Felicia/Lyra pulled out her wand.

[@raediant3307]

Around 41:30 ish you can see Marisha in the chat (MarishaRaygun, I think?) say "Oh god, if they are fighting a white dragon....what the hell are WE gonna get?" & I love that

[@kaityngrey9297]

That's absolutely fantastic. I love the dynamic of Vox Machina and their players

[@kalebkeen4602]

@@kaityngrey9297 On that note, at 1:56:20 , I love watching Lauren just absolutely panic attack anytime an attack actually lands. At the same time though, I'm also wanting to just enjoy the moment that she does hit and just relax. One of my favorite sayings is "Don't be sorry, just be better". They day when she can more calmly handle those situations, the better she'll feel about describing her attacks and such (I hope). #Critters4life

[@tylervandewal2775]

Good catch!

[@LittleMissBlackBird]

Oh how I love the shock from Percy " one adult white dragon ONE ADULT WHITE DRAGON!!"

[@Anduril74871]

And great visual too if you're paying attention to the video. He's reading it as if anyone would and then looks back in disbelief.

[@jamesgarlick4573]

I love his acting in that moment lol!

[@hadeskingoftheunderworld7010]

I mean that's how I would reacted being that level with 2 first time players and being told go kill a adult white dragon

[@honkp6065]

@@jamesgarlick4573 I don't think he's acting, he's probably thinking 'Oh my god Matthew is trying to kill half the party'

[@harlequin5664]

@@hadeskingoftheunderworld7010 Felicia isn't a first time player, her character is just inexperienced 😅

[@alleycat2297]

Percy: quiet, polite and pretty chill out of combat Also Percy: **insert gregarious amounts of maniacal laughter as he kills an orc in one shot with his buttcheeks hanging out** I LOVE (1) MAN

[@professionalyusukesimp]

PFP checks out

[@xxlethesxwingsxx2340]

@@professionalyusukesimp Lmao yeah, wonder how they reacted to Robbie’s appearance in campaign 3.

[@Lake_Tide_]

percy/tal is literally so wei ying coded youre right

[@Vohalika]

Grog and his beard - probably the most tragic love story of the series.

[@DataHog]

lol

[@violetsapphire952]

Someone's got to say it: Still a better love story than Twilight.

[@kylemadden3485]

I think Matt is just doing it to be cruel. It's a 50% chance to grow a full beard. 1-50 should have you grow one 51-100 you miss out (Or vice versa) First roll was a 40 something = no beard Second Roll was a 60 something = Still no beard Third roll was a 94 (I think....90 something) = Still no beard and Matt says you need to be on the lower end. Forth roll was a 40 something and still no god damn beard. Honestly if I was Travis I'd call bullshit. JUST GIVE GROG THE GOD DAMN BEARD!!!

[@cassandragidney7682]

@@kylemadden3485 The problem is, the magic item says you grow a beard if you are capable of growing one. Goliaths do not grow any hair at all, normally. Matt is already being kind by letting grow a little at a time.

[@Panic_Pickle]

Professor Khaos first roll he got stubble. Second and third were too high. Fourth had his stubble develop into short hair (which then burnt off).

[@sofiamarlasca8715]

Travis/Grogg: I'm not good with numbers but... *makes the most sensible logical mathematical point* I love how he's always trying to hold back his smartest comments/plans/details because Grogg wouldn't know that. Poor Travis, must be extremely frustrating hahaha

[@jamesgarlick4573]

I think he enjoys the challenge lol

[@Introbulus]

As someone who plays Barbarians frequently, I absolutely love being able to take a moment and *not* think things through.

[@buttmunchmcnugget328]

I think this is the biggest reason we got Fjord in C2

[@azarinevil]

That is actually something Grog would know.. he can count to 5

[@toryfox4580]

It's a lot of fun too, when you see something you have to get creative about how your character gets it across to the party

[@mathnerd3364]

34:34 Matt, probably tired of reminding his players that the bag of holding is not a refrigerator, lends the party what is essentially a refrigerated bag of holding.

[@S_047]

*looks at the rotten Basilisk eggs and the now gloopy remains of the legendary troll dick*

[@caseybaker7935]

Bag of Colding

[@willeh1947]

@@S_047 pretty sure they got rid of the troll dick before the stream.

[@Logan_Baron]

@@willeh1947 Yeah early in the stream someone said they had a troll dick in the bag of holding and they were corrected, I believe by Travis that no they had gotten rid of that.

[@yoshiking6027]

*the hand*

[@megmill32]

I’m laughing, imagining when Travis rolled for his stats. He could’ve used the 6 for his charisma and portrayed Grog as an intense, frightening Goliath that lacked people skills because he scares everyone away. But somewhere along the line he decided that the group needed to have a goofy, dopey oversized 2 year old. I couldn’t be happier about it hahahaha

[@bartholen]

When he created Grog he'd never played D&D before, and didn't even fully know how to make a character. He's said that he wanted as little responsibility and as little need to think as possible, so he made the Grog a total dumbass. He also said (half-jokingly) that Grog's an idiot because he himself is an idiot, even though he's a genuinely fucking smart guy.

[@Peter-hx3im]

I identify so much with Travis sometimes. I have about the same build (6'4" 225lbs of mostly muscle), we are a weird mix of nerd and athlete, and our first character was a big dumb tank 🤣🤣🤣

[@FeyzaOnay]

Tuomas Vanne raw himbo energy

[@samd4800]

I'm sorry to say this, but that would've made him Shrek

[@kristenhayashi3472]

Love Grog

[@scurvydog20]

when they said 8 ft trinket I was expecting something a little more intimidating

[@hadeskingoftheunderworld7010]

I was thinking like a more realistic looking bear

[@azarinevil]

@@hadeskingoftheunderworld7010 what like an actual taxidermy of a Grizzly or Brown bear? That's over $5,000 US just for the bear.. can't even imagine what the shipping on that would be LOL

[@hadeskingoftheunderworld7010]

@@azarinevil i mean in hindsight it diesnt make sense but to me before they got the bear it made perfect sense

[@cmaize65]

@@hadeskingoftheunderworld7010 They eventually get a more realistic bear, me regarding the series thought that was the one they were getting, I guess I forgot they got a massive teddy bear

[@xEvilRaptorx]

As a live twitch viewer, I can say with absolute certainty... we were all a bit upset too. "We were promised a real bear!!!" ...yeah we were rioting, er I mean.. we were "protesting" when it was a stuffed toy bear that showed up

[@onespenceyboy2734]

I imagine Percy in that orc battle as that pic of crazed Daniel Radcliffe

[@flame6454]

Yes! Yes, please!

[@cream8derp503]

LMAO I CAN'T UNSEE IT XDDD

[@foreveranoutcast3847]

OMG YESS

[@dotmp4353]

YES

[@danielarosindo]

I can totally imagine that, and now it's in my brain forever ...

[@NvrLucky43]

Percy gets nerfed, proceeds to do 100+ damage in a turn

[@ajquetz]

Lords of Lore Percy, whipping out Bad News: "NERF THIS!"

[@marshin7237]

Lords of Lore how did he get nerfed?

[@TheDestrab]

I don't think it was outright damage nerfs, his DCs for the skillshots like wingshots were lowered slightly, as far as I know. Maybe his damage was adjusted, who knows.

[@dark3rthanshadows]

i mean when u take 3 natural 20's come on!

[@dimaaah]

he lowered his ac and increased his crit count because of the necessity.

[@LuckyReden]

Haha I love the image of Percy during the night attack. I just imagine him clamoring out of his bedroll in his pajamas with his buttflap down, whipping out his pepperbox, and laughing maniacally. He then mows down the orcs, laughing even harder. He runs barefoot on the cold, hard ground toward Grog, still laughing. As he runs, his butt opening flapping as he runs, his buttox fully exposed, he whips his gun out and fires at another orc. Blows its head off and he starts laughing even harder. His party mates are all shocked at this mad man running around blowing apart orcs with his buttocks hanging out.

[@stuartharam1742]

Even better, there's a fan art of it XD

[@xCr00k3Dx]

Stuart Haram LINK NEEDED

[@ladyalfhildrforestofvioletmist]

IKR, the art is epic! Here's a quick sample: www.google.com/search?hl=en&authuser=0&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1236&bih=681&q=percy+critical+role+pajamas&oq=percy+critical+role+pajamas&gs_l=img.3...1050.6503.0.6814.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..0.0.0.ScmHWvJIE6I#imgrc=IzvrVTcMsP9OnM:

[@Hollyclown]

LuckyReden meanwhile "Dont Stop Me Now," is playing in the background.

[@museluvr]

*gasps* What a vision! *eew.

[@dilleng9226]

Laura without money involved: We might get along Laura when she finds out Lyra is loaded with a rich uncle: I can tell that we're going to be BEST friends.

[@wolfox7776]

Vex, to Lyra: have I ever told you about the grand art of haggling?

[@hawkeyeplerce5238]

"He looks... Constipated?" "It's spooky... And you don't like it." "You've read about mountains..." Mercer's intelligence checks are getting better and better on fails lol

[@ClokworkGremlin]

were those *all* Lyra?

[@IoanCenturion]

@@ClokworkGremlin Yup.

[@talonfire1640]

Hawkeye Plerce failed checks are my favorite. One of my favorite stories is when one of my PCs rolled a natural 1 on a strange basin that obviously was out of place, and I told him, “it’s not nailed down”

[@kasiamleczarska9078]

"You found some boats, yo!"

[@jgamer2228]

You found some boats, yo!

[@1Kapuchu100]

Grog - "I haven't finished my training montage, yet." And my mind immediately conjures images of Grog fist fighting the dragon, as TRAINING.

[@THE_Raichu_Stan]

1:51:54 "I'll figure out a way to make you pay for that" - Percy 2019: Caduceus the Grave Cleric cancels your crits DM

[@deepunk15]

this comment deserves way more love, bravo 👏 😆

[@Siniquitous]

Also completely negated the boat fight in which Matt became visibly disappointed.

[@dylancooper4993]

Sone Berrios when was the boat fight??

[@Siniquitous]

@@dylancooper4993 Campaign 2 Episode 47

[@MBoeltje41]

@@Siniquitous welll... it wasn't actually there..... it was supposed to happen.. until caduceus did its thing...

[@lolaamador-locher3253]

Percy: "The quarry: one adult white dragon- ONE ADULT WHITE DRAGON?!" I love how he immediately reacts like this, its such a perfect fit

[@DarthRioBarbossa]

1:51:35 That slow devilish grin that crosses Mercer's face as he says "I thought you were wearing your pajamas with the buttflap..."

[@martinovallejo]

You can also see his face of disappointment when Percy gets his second crit in a single turn, which I guess makes that grin doubly pleasurable

[@bloodwolfgaming9269]

The butt-flap was down, Percy has a crack in his armor.

[@i.oshunsar7930]

Zac:"Can you kill Felicia? " Matt thinks... Zac:"In the game!" Matt:"OH, in the game. I was like, I got to think this through, she's right there..." "

[@ASquared544]

Warlock: Serious mc serious Lyra: hmm, yes, this mountain is made out of mountain, and is giving the spooks

[@poppingcorn3789]

46:35 “There’s no parental issues over here. None.” bLiNkBlInKbLiNkBlInKbLiNk

[@rachelburns5453]

Popping Corn378 NOOOOOOOOO IM CRYING 😭😭😭 DONT REMIND ME OF THE BLINKING

[@Treadstone2006]

I'm loving how Felecia just keeps making everyone lose it...I don't recall seeing Percy break character to laugh very often but she's seemingly got his number.

[@trealosgaming3345]

She is hilarious

[@MsCunningLinguistic]

I don't think there are any other guest stars who have made Travis corpse as many times as Felicia has. It is SO delightful to watch.

[@ASquared544]

I can't get over how Taliesin reacted to the fact that they were hunting a white dragon. "A white dragon- WHITE DRAGON!?" I have never seen someone double take that badly

[@Ragnarok6664]

Nah not just a white dragon , but an ADULT-WHITE-DRAGON! 🤣

[@tiatrips]

You could almost see his, and everyone else's in that camera shot, bowels emptying on the spot.

[@TheArmyKnifeNut]

How about the double take a couple episodes ago when "Briarwood" got name dropped? That was a hell double take.

[@tenryuta]

@@TheArmyKnifeNut technically that was the first, it was later(5~ years planning?) added into the animated show because it was that important for character growth(?)

[@TheArmyKnifeNut]

@@tenryuta 1:02:50 in C1E14... Taliesin was blinking so fast that if he had wings for eyelashes, he'd have started hovering... that was one hell of a double take.

[@monsterbash9758]

The guy with a seven intelligence has to be the one to point out it's a two day journey there which would be two days back and they have three days to complete the contract and then he's the only one to laugh about Lyra saying "firecamp" instead of "campfire"... I think Travis might be the smartest person in that room. XD

[@upsidedownpyramid7617]

I am pretty sure he is yeah, he plays the low intelligence role well but he is incredibly smart

[@mazie1874]

Travis pretty much is the most intelligent person in the room. He plays a very low intelligence character and has to try and hold back on saying something that he knows Grog would never say or know to say. It makes it a challenge for Travis and I think he likes it.

[@rcschmidt668]

6, not 7. 🤓

[@Mandalore316]

@@rcschmidt668 no functional difference. -2.

[@kamaljohnson2200]

@@mazie1874 yeah lol, quite like chris trott/lucius from aerois

[@yavvan_a]

The way that Vex gets possessive of Percy any time that Zahra speaks to him....I think this was the real beginning of Perc'ahlia.

[@chilly3238]

“We kill baby tree.” “Keyleth would be proud.”

[@OmniValor]

Yes, she does love killing children lol

[@cheerio3442]

Keyleth in the chat: "Oh, Keyleth knows"

[@thudlite4319]

Percy: “Nerfed” Also Percy: *cackling maniacally after singlehandedly taking out an orc-ogre hybrid in one turn*

[@Turd_Rocket]

One of my favorite moments in the series-- PERCY: I actually am quite hungry. I don't know if I'm quite capable of eating papaya off the floor but if there's, I don't know, something brunchy? GROG: I have some dried food rations, would you want one of those? PERCY: ... It'll do in a pinch. LYRA: Here's a crumpled biscuit! PERCY: A crumpled biscuit sounds-- I like her already. GROG: [looks offended and pissed off] I will remember this slight. 28:38 😆

[@Darksnakemrniceguy]

No one refuses a goliaths offer **grog will remember this.... for next time tal wants something from the bag, and oh boy is it good ;D

[@texteel]

seeing travis react to a warlock doing things... "You got all kinds of shits", I can see him being inspired enough. No wonder he made fjord. The face of awe he makes, experiencing something new, and be like "I wanna do that". It was... not only good, but pleasant, almost heartwarming, for some reason,

[@kaleidoscope942]

Laura wanted to be a warlock first ya know

[@alexv3357]

@@kaleidoscope942 She also wanted to be a rogue first. And now both the people she's lost her favoured class to, Liam and Travis, have both multiclassed into paladin

[@VentStrike]

@@alexv3357 *sudden mind implosion*

[@deepunk15]

yeah Laura wanted rogue, and Liam snatched it before she could. For CR 2 Laura told Travis how cool warlocks were, and then he snatched that from her as well lol. Laura just needs to keep her good ideas to herself tbh 🤣😅

[@teacupkoala175]

And after losing the fight last episode, half orc was a natural choice. The seeds of Fjord's character were sprouted very early it seems

[@RecklessFables]

"He looks... constipated?" - Mercer

[@Domesthenes]

I like to think that seeing Percy's ass is what convinced Vex that she had feelings for him.

[@troodontalon5990]

That was only half of the equation. It wouldn't have been enough without the maniacal laughter.

[@callmev3531]

And then later Percy's ass would be shown in Legend Of Vox Machina in a truly bizarre full circle moment.

[@pop-tartdepression393]

I love how within 10 seconds of being there Zahra has already hit on every male character

[@a9r9c]

Best part about it is that even though she hit on all the men within ten seconds, her biggest fan ship is with Vex (which I very much support)

[@pop-tartdepression393]

yeah it's great

[@thefridgefreezer]

larlarinlalaland TSUNDERE

[@nootwithana]

It’s actually a racial bonus for Tieflings. They’re naturally hornier than most races

[@galickgunproductions1395]

@@nootwithana lmao

[@micahmcelroy572]

Percy is such an understated but valuable character.

[@NivMizzet13]

rewatching during lockdown.. still hilarious "Have something to eat." "Thanks what is it?" "I dunno, Grog found it" *sleeping grog* - its wood.

[@shawnawilliamson5321]

At least it was elm

[@leiamarker2825]

I was in class watching this the first time and it took everything in me not to not burst out laughing when that part came up

[@renzimusthevirtuous3353]

Last episode he loses a one on one with a half orc and this episode he sees the power of warlocks. Hi Fjord!

[@abramdelisle5746]

huh true

[@a9r9c]

God my love for Lyra and Zara will never fade. And I'm super impressed with Mary, since she's never even played before but was still very fun and exciting to watch.

[@a9r9c]

Whoops *Zahra

[@iDakk96]

Felicia and her character are absolutely unbearable. She acts like it is a cliche anime ffs.

[@a9r9c]

+Dakk I personally find it hilarious, not everyone's cup of tea.

[@a9r9c]

+Daycrist I just personally think it's funny. Doesn't mean you have to as well.

[@iDakk96]

Daycrist Still ridiculous.

[@beckettschmekett]

mary and laura’s chemistry in this ep is unparalleled, i was on my toes the entire time waiting to see who’d swing first lmao

[@LegendaryLancer]

Liam's laughing in the background makes this even more amazing.

[@4D4plus4is4D8]

+LegendaryLancer I don't understand why he's not playing if he's in the room?

[@LegendaryLancer]

+Jeff The party was split in the previous episode and were assigned different tasks to each, they decided to invite guests and do the task separately. While one group played the other was also there as well but only as spectators.

[@redguy2215]

Mary is doing such an amazing job with her character. The voice is perfect, i'm in love DX

[@1anarquista.sensato]

She's one of my favorite singers. Main singer of the original Silent Hill soundtracks

[@dianneledford3681]

Still Rewatching in 2022 some my favorite all time episodes are with Mary Elizabeth in them

[@MegaDratsab]

Mary's voice makes me feel safe AND in trouble at the same time.

[@racheljacobs933]

I agree with that statement

[@kamrenjones1641]

That's called turned on my friend

[@thed4rkestrose]

@@kamrenjones1641 damn that’s so accurate though 😂

[@kamrenjones1641]

@@thed4rkestrose literally 🤣

[@kamrenjones1641]

@@thed4rkestrose also gotta say you a cutie ... respectfully 🤣

[@averyofhousejade1176]

Percy was dying during Lyra's intro conversation and so was I. This is the best episode yet so far. And Zahra is such a gem too. These two additions are amazing! Poor Lyra constantly getting interrupted 😂😭

[@HelicopterShark]

Nice the neon sign gives Laura Vex's Elf ears

[@matthewherndon6488]

On my second run through this wonderful series and I just have to say I adore how Scanlan goes around introducing himself as "The Kingslayer" and the leader of Vox Machina all the time, but as soon as he finds someone even more insecure than him, he steps aside and lets Lyra live out her little fantasy. That's some in-depth roleplay.

[@stonedjesus9814]

“Like a 14 year old who’s father doesn’t love him enough to teach him how to groom himself” goddam Percy😂

[@Ulrican414]

4 out of the 6 party members have severe daddy issues. Do you think Vex can get then a discount on therapist? Maybe then can get group therapy.

[@Prudenthermit]

LOL

[@markdasaro9045]

Lyca and Percy no daddy issues.

[@teagan_p_999]

Percy's parents were killed, and the ones who did it apparently made friends with the party's city.

[@shadycactus6146]

severe daddy issues seem to be a common theme in cr, into campaign 2 even

[@BlueNEXUSGaming]

This is their therapy: Murder Therapy

[@vineethvanga8811]

I love how Mary says she hasn’t ever played DND before, but role plays Zahra so well!

[@Blazieth]

I mean, keep in mind that they're all experienced actors. Getting into, and *being* in character is literally their job, and will likely be even easier since these are characters of their own creation. It's more the mechanics of the game that I'd expect her to be unfamiliar with. I'm just starting into the series myself though, and am actually typing this before watching most of this session, so I don't actually know how things go mechanically yet :P

[@dianneledford3681]

I know I think Mary Elizabeth was very impressive and I always find myself rewatching the episodes she is in I really would love to see her in the new campaign 3 I enjoyed her time very much

[@DevilChildVorn]

Mary is a voice acting veteran of 20+ years but she's also done stage and screen play. She was even a guest star on Xena back in the day, she's an amazing character actor

[@Fyreflier]

"One day... far in the future... I'm gonna make you pay for that" level 6 Grave clerics get an ability to turn enemy crits into normal hits. just sayin'...

[@CreativeUsernameEh]

Zahra... so awesome, what an entrance! Flirt with every man in the party, and get into a catfight with Vex. What a character xD

[@KhaiTheRose]

I love her and Vex's relationship. It's like a love/hate relationship. I kinda ship them.

[@trismegistus34]

+CreativeUsernameEh she fell right into her character

[@SilencerNate]

Felicia has my heart outside of the game, but Zahra was played so damned well that she was easily my favorite. The fact this was her first time playing goes volumes towards her acting ability. I would love to see her as a regular.

[@LadyMiir]

I cracked up at the "I've seen those in Antioch." Now *that* is how you do a reference.

[@NWolfsson]

When she flirted up Grog and was harshly cut by Vex I was picturing Laura going "I would like to rage."

[@zoboothemafoo]

2:25:43 You gotta love how Liam completely gave up on not laughing out loud from the backstage

[@alteretta7519]

LOVE this so much. I wish we had a camera cut over to him

[@elecblush]

Mercer has a very "this is going to be interesting" look on this face as Felicia just wonderfully rambles on after her introduction.

[@logancarlton9522]

Mary (Zahra) sounds as if she'd make a good Ancient One in a Doctor Strange video game

[@PiroMunkie]

Man, the way Mary said "How fascinating" in response to Vex telling her she has a brother was simultaneously subtle and extraordinarily condescending. She didn't lay on any sarcasm in the tone of her voice, but as an audience we know it was there. Great voicework.

[@IrideaeSnowbloom]

"It projects itself into animals." "In certain book series, yes."

[@Chabono17]

[Copied from stevan grubjesic bc it's too far down for me] 0:01:27 - Intro credits end 0:03:16 - Sam arrives on Matt's cue! 0:03:32 - Orion kisses Matt mid-sentence 0:04:35 - Sam ask's Felica who her favourite character on the show is 0:05:25 - The promised bear from episode 17 is sitting behind Felica 0:07:54 - Phillip is a loser, Grogg is a winner! 0:08:15 - Game starts, part 1 begins 0:14:12 - Scanlan sings a song of inspiration for Percy "Boom, clap, the sound of your gun..." 0:19:00 - Zahra introduces herself 0:24:08 - A picture flashes up momentarily in the chat window 0:24:25 - Lyra is introduced 0:27:01 - Lyra has a wardrobe malfunction 0:27:38 - Reference to "The Guild" 0:35:37 - Vex vs. Zahra 0:46:18 - Percy clearly has a story that needs to be told! 0:43:23 - Matt says that Wargs are more like the Lord of the Rings kind that the Song of Ice & Fire kind 1:05:10 - Scanlan tries to share a horse with Lyra but is denied. Vex offers to let Scanlan share a horse with her but he declines 1:05:36 - Scanlan is always trying to leave Trinket behind 1:07:22 - Lyra is firm but fair, and surprised 1:23:32 - End of Part 1 1:24:18 - Break begins 1:25:25 - Cancer challenge videos by Critters 1:33:47 - Break ends 1:34:38 - Part 2 begins 1:37:07 - Grogg references the half-orc who beat him last episode 1:40:24 - Scanlan sings a song to reduce his chance of being hit (Chris Isaak - Wicked Game) 1:51:40 - Percy states his AC incorrectly because Matt points out that Percy is still wearing his panamas. Talieson swears vengeance on Matt. 1:53:35 - Scanlan sings a song of inspiration to Lyra 2:22:29 - Lyra and Scanlan bond on the ride to the dragon 2:25:14 - Lyra is in no way attracted to Scanlan 2:37:12 - Lyra has read about mountains... 2:40:50 - End of part 2, Game ends

[@uqasa]

Hey man you missedt 28:14 Grog vs Trinket papaya wrestle.

[@thoronbar]

Commenting to boost

[@mathnerd3364]

Not all heroes wear capes.

[@bernardoribeiro7652]

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[@bunnys9704]

Imagine playing DnD for the first time and its with Matt Mercer and Vox Machina

[@momqabt]

Omg Lyra is being played so well she's so annoying but so cute at the same time and the party is reacting in a pure gold fashion. I lllllove it!

[@maddiehardisky]

Like the good kind of annoying! I skipped forward during the livestreams of campaign one so I missed Lyra, and I absolutely love how she did this! She's adorable, naive, and annoying, but in a charming way not an obnoxious way.

[@lavenderwalrus9875]

@@maddiehardisky did you skipped forward to episode 28 perchance?

[@mango4723]

The’s the good kind of annoying!

[@tiph3802]

Sexual harassment isn't cute. Lyra is a creep.

[@uninterruptedrhythm4104]

@@tiph3802 So are you, creep

[@4D4plus4is4D8]

7:00 "I also nerfed the sorcerer, which is fine to do as long as you discuss it with your players." That must have been a fun conversation with Orion.

[@MistahBryan]

my first char for 5.0 1/2 Orc Barbarian. I saw the Racial critical and ran with that. 1st Game session I find out there are no 1/2 Orcs in the barbarian setting the DM was running, but he allowed me to play the 1/2 Orc because I wasn't informed.I however lost the Racial critical and it was changed into a 'knockdown' attack. Needless to say: I hated that char, the other char's in the party looked down on him (they were Elves) and as soon as I could, I made a new char.

[@nuru666]

@@MistahBryan That's lame man, it's HIS job to inform you of that BEFORE you make your character. And as a half-Ogre Barbarian using the half-Orc racials, I have to say I'm sorry your GM castrated your character :( Those Savage Attacks/Brutal Criticals are absolutely amazing, makes us even more lethal in the field.

[@_NobodySpecial_]

Made a phoenix sorcerer for my first character and without anyone telling me we were running an infernal campaign with all of the enemies and bosses having fire resistance or outright fire immunities, asked if i could change characters but he said that its a short campaign(2 sessions left) and that next campaign if you use that character we will be fighting things that arent flame resistant

[@gernottheclonkeror]

@4D4plus4is4D8 "Nerfed" the sorcerer. As in, still more powerful than Rules as Written which only allows a cantrip as your action if you cast any spell as a bonus action, and doesn't allow any spell as your bonus action if you used your action to cast a levelled spell. I know it's been 2 years, but it's an important point to make for the new players around.

[@ritchier3346]

Gernot theClonkeror you also have to realize how fun it would be telling Orion about the “nerfs”

[@MrPupavi]

Started watching this masterpiece from episode 1,probably gonna finish all of the current campaigns till they finish Campaign 5 🤣 any peeps watching in 2022 🍻🍻🍻?

[@chloegraves7088]

Yess! I started watching like over a year ago I can't remember what I watched, but didn't get into it. Wanted to stay up to date with campaign 3 but got behind quickly lol. And then blindspot came up on Netflix recommended so started watching cos Jaime haha but also was like that sounds familiar I think someone from cr is in it. I also loved Ashley already cos last of us. But I don't think I connected the dots. Then I binged campaign 3 and got caught up in their break. Such a long explanation lol and no-one probably cares but no-one in my real life gets how much I love this show

[@gatorgirl7563]

i STARTED in 2022! (Less than a week ago, actually)

[@yaelglor]

Yup! Well, actually, I started about 4-5 months ago with C2, then got caught up to C3, and am now watching C1 from Ep1 while waiting for new C3 episodes.

[@racioppi3]

Started watching a couple months ago. I'm so torn....I want to watch every episode in order, but kind of want to watch the current stuff too....Lol

[@cassiezbin2073]

@@gatorgirl7563 Sameee it’s so good

[@toryfox4580]

"My spellcasting is actually overhand but I understand..."

[@Ragnarok6664]

She’s great 🥳👏🏻

[@QrazyQuarian]

Did someone check Percy's new dice to make sure it wasn't like... loaded?

[@QrazyQuarian]

***** Holy shit, I see what I did there too!

[@ianthe2131]

Psionic Phazon You get a clap from me my friend. Good show.

[@shen-theeyeoftwighlight2327]

It was lock n loaded

[@nickhutchinson8789]

i'm late to your comment but ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[@connerzed3588]

Aww shoot, I wanted to make that pun.

[@absoliel6724]

My Favorite Moments (ignore me or feel free to add on) 11:00 “Bye Vax” ‘Bye Grog’ *flips him off* 19:39 Grog meets Zahra 20:23 “Some call my Scanlan, some call me if they want a good time” 21:45 Vex’ahlia and Zahra tension 46:10 “Like a 14 year old who’s dad doesn’t love enough to teach him how to groom himself” 1:07:08 Lyra “puts her in her place” 1:11:07 Lyra comes through for the team 1:17:17 Grog tries to make a fire 1:19:40 Zahra interrogation and bonding over asshole fathers 1:21:11 Grog wakes up & “Is he always this loud” ‘yes’ 1:34:44 End of break 1:42:20 “Going to cry a little” what a mood Percy 1:46:30 Percy is insanely badass 1:51:23 “I though you were wearing the pajamas with the buttflaps?” 1:58:03 Zahra’s attack 2:04:57 I’ve got such terrible things that are going to happen to me because of all this good luck.” 2:18:17 Sleepytime :) 2:24:28 “Oddly, your face is a bit cold because it’s so bare” 2:24:56 Lyra & Scanlan bonding 2:37:13 “Oh, good, this is my best. Oh nope it’s a nine.” ‘You’ve read about mountains.’ 2:40:58 “I’m damaged” ‘Very damaged’ (I’m sorry Heathers just played in my head during this)

[@Mel-by5jc]

i'd missed the grog/vax goodbyes on first watch so thanks for pointing that out!!

[@kafnfriends]

+

[@mr.cellophane1435]

39:13 “An adult white- AN ADULT WHITE DRAGON!”

[@jonniipalos]

bump

[@Wargablarg]

39:13 is one of my favorite Taliesin moments. The dude is such a phenomenal role player and character actor and his personality is so charismatic and endearing, that I honest to god don't know if he's playing that reaction up for Percy or that's legitimately an "oh shit" moment for him.

[@S_047]

I liked it when he popped his foot on the table since Liam wasn't there.

[@coasterjudge]

To be fair, being told you have to hunt any kind of dragon is an "Oh Shit" moment.

[@roguemaverick11]

This is my first watch through and my first real introduction to DnD. I think it's a bit of both

[@WolfgirlAidan]

"We could save a little money if I ride with you." "Oh...I don't think so..." "You could ride with me, Scanlan." "No thanks."

[@trealosgaming3345]

I heard this and was wondering if he responded in self preservation

[@alexj1989]

@@trealosgaming3345 I suspect he wasn’t confident he could control his hands, and he didn’t want them to become Trinket’s playthings.

[@trealosgaming3345]

@@alexj1989 i think so. Or become target practice. Either one

[@nadiah.floots]

What a night for Percy indeed :o 1:46:50 roll for attack, Natural 20! [wait for maniacal laughter] 1:47:04 Travis: "You were sleeping, right? Are you doing all this naked, since you were woken up so quickly?" Taliesin: "I'm in the pajamas with the butt flap, and the butt flap is down." ICONIC.

[@wolframstahl1263]

Damn, Mary's voice is amazing and powerful. They all are amazing voice actors, but she just opens her mouth and you hear what her profession is. But she seems like the kind of person you don't want to be you boss^^

[@cbeaird52]

Well she did voice the Major! Its only to be expected.

[@ianthe2131]

cody beaird From what? Who's Major?

[@cbeaird52]

The major from Ghost in the Shell lol. My bad

[@KickyFut]

Wow! Almost makes me want to watch the dub! Almost. 😜

[@readermike8355]

@@KickyFut she's my favorite voice actress. I can usually pick her out in a show, and she's always the Major to me.

[@LadyMiir]

Watching this back, I just noticed you can hear Liam cackling in the next room during Lyra's story about her first time with Aldor.

[@HavocTheWendigo]

When you realize Caduceus canceling every one of Matt’s crits is the revenge talison spoke of lol

[@GoldenPerception]

When Zhara attacked for the first time...that’s when the idea was planted in Travis’s head to play a warlock in campaign 2.

[@laurenreese6462]

Combined with the half orc in the fighting pit. Travis is already ready for the mighty nein

[@funke75]

@@laurenreese6462 He even said in this episode he hoped his character died.

[@deepunk15]

actually he took the warlock idea from Laura. She was thinking about being a warlock and told Travis how cool they are, then he decided to go with that lol.

[@elminsters]

Personal bookmarks - 0:01:27 - Intro credits end 0:03:16 - Sam arrives on Matt's cue! 0:03:32 - Orion kisses Matt mid-sentence 0:04:35 - Sam ask's Felica who her favourite character on the show is 0:05:25 - The promised bear from episode 17 is sitting behind Felica 0:07:54 - Phillip is a loser, Grogg is a winner! 0:08:15 - Game starts, part 1 begins 0:14:12 - Scanlan sings a song of inspiration for Percy "Boom, clap, the sound of your gun..." 0:19:00 - Zahra introduces herself 0:24:08 - A picture flashes up momentarily in the chat window 0:24:25 - Lyra is introduced 0:27:01 - Lyra has a wardrobe malfunction 0:27:38 - Reference to "The Guild" 0:35:37 - Vex vs. Zahra 0:46:18 - Percy clearly has a story that needs to be told! 0:43:23 - Matt says that Wargs are more like the Lord of the Rings kind that the Song of Ice & Fire kind 1:05:10 - Scanlan tries to share a horse with Lyra but is denied. Vex offers to let Scanlan share a horse with her but he declines 1:05:36 - Scanlan is always trying to leave Trinket behind 1:07:22 - Lyra is firm but fair, and surprised 1:23:32 - End of Part 1 1:24:18 - Break begins 1:25:25 - Cancer challenge videos by Critters 1:33:47 - Break ends 1:34:38 - Part 2 begins 1:37:07 - Grogg references the half-orc who beat him last episode 1:40:24 - Scanlan sings a song to reduce his chance of being hit (Chris Isaak - Wicked Game) 1:51:40 - Percy states his AC incorrectly because Matt points out that Percy is still wearing his panamas. Talieson swears vengeance on Matt. 1:53:35 - Scanlan sings a song of inspiration to Lyra 2:22:29 - Lyra and Scanlan bond on the ride to the dragon 2:25:14 - Lyra is in no way attracted to Scanlan 2:37:12 - Lyra has read about mountains... 2:40:50 - End of part 2, Game ends

[@lemonadespider]

+Blake Dale 1:44:42 Percy praises math

[@Asaliuru]

+Blake Dale 1:44:20 Percy doing John Wick

[@treeman123123]

Blake Dale

[@MiasaurusWrex]

Thankyouthankyouthankyou!

[@Balthazar-mo4ix]

Blake Dale good sir you are a godsend

[@paulineisme]

I've watched Felicia roleplay Lyra for all of 2 minutes and I already love how adorable this character is. Edit: Also Zahra. I love the way Mary Elizabeth plays her all mysterious and what-not. She would annoy me as a character but as a watcher I can't help but appreciate the amount of talent that goes into acting such a character so smoothly and eloquently.

[@jorgenaranjo8029]

"like a 14 year old whos father doesnt love him enough to teach him how to groom" r/oddlyspecific

[@BaketasticGroove]

I just lost it then almost cryed a little at that.

[@dull_demon4717]

poor percy

[@leperwolf7287]

Ouch.

[@ScorchHellfire]

I love how Felicia started rping her negative reaction to Zahra's Suggestion spell pretty much immediately after she cast it.

[@abrown6539]

Summary begins at 8:15, game at 9:34. Break from 1:23:36 to 1:34:42. Game wraps at 2:40:53. [I've been doing this for every episode. If you find them useful, or think others might, please leave a comment so they stay near the top where they can be found. Thank you.]

[@qwertuipie1884]

had to scroll quite a bit this time, have a boost

[@qwertuipie1884]

or two

[@Thereadingmusiclover]

Took a while to find you this time 😢

[@abrown6539]

@@Thereadingmusiclover Let's hope this makes it easier for others to find it, too!

[@karlieestright9435]

Have a boost

[@denieruleo]

Love hearing prices for harvested parts. For those interested I wrote them down. All Parts of an Adult White Dragon: Eyes - 900 gp each Tongue - 1200 gp Heart - 3500 gp Claws - 250 gp each Teeth - 50 gp each

[@Nortarachanges]

Thanks for this! And for further info, the request was for: 2 eyes, 1 tongue, 6 claws, 1 heart, and 20 teeth. So a total of 9,000 gold, if they get everything, eh?

[@0Bonaparte]

@@Nortarachanges I wish they had inquired about whether or not more teeth/claws would garner further gold

[@Beacuzz]

@@0Bonaparte little surprised Laura didnt

[@TheEmptyScroll-bi2tl]

​@@Beacuzz I'm 3 yrs too late but they didn't inquire about it because they already decided to just keep the extra and sell it themselves.

[@seriously1535]

~ 20:40 Percy introducing himself. I just love it, when he says his full name and the others are like "You can call him Percy!".

[@daneroberts1996]

Mary and Laura have the best antagonistic passive agression, and Felicia is SELLING her character! Only half an hour in but I'm LOVING the added dynamic of these guests

[@Dreyvion]

Agreed. Can we swap either one for Orion permanently? XD

[@VTGN-II]

​@@Dreyvioncommenting this years after the fact is wild.

[@Mewchu14]

1:02:41 Travis putting his head in his hands as Laura asks instantly about discounts is honestly relationship goals

[@freecrazymonkey]

At about 8:19 they start playing Edit: at about 1:34:41 they come back from break and start playing again

[@BoZoiD57]

Toni Snakes thanks

[@Partor6]

I love the subtlety and RP choice (I guess) of the fact that Lyra's first character trait that's introduced is her clumsiness and her Dexterity is 7 :D Pretty sure it was intended but this small choice makes the stats feel actually real.

[@buxedobro4372]

I love eldritch blast. The warlock in our campaign (who is also a Tiefling albeit a skeleton of one) just spams eldritch blast, and it always works.

[@AP-gk6se]

I like how no one noticed when Matt started the story with dire wolves and because of Laura's comment they switched to worgs half way through. at about 57 min

[@Yutah1981]

I did notice :)

[@hjiftdy12]

I love the VERY LOUD Liam Laughter you can hear after the “intercourse story” around 2:26:18 that just Carrie’s on for awhile in the background 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@starshipstevie]

omg thank you for calling this out!!

[@KiraraSmiles]

I'm not seeing any comments about "Mysterious head-kiss" and I am APPALLED at everyone.

[@Second_UNIT]

I'm so sad that no one has explained this, I'm dying inside.

[@HarleyHawr]

It looked like Orion and lold

[@chadmcmillan1907]

3:30 When Orion randomly appeared and kissed Matthew's head

[@ladyalfhildrforestofvioletmist]

Just a spontaneous gesture of friendship? I randomly poke my friends on their noses when I feel like it, so maybe something like that. Or, perhaps working towards alleviating any ongoing tensions people have been sensing...

[@newtpondskipper]

Boop

[@alandcapelari]

"First and foremost, I'd like everyone to roll initiative" Mercer, 2015. That's how I like to return from breaks.

[@0Bonaparte]

And start an episode

[@Alysuis]

re-watching. I have been looking forward to this episode. Mary has never played dnd before and she plays flawlessly! knows her spells and abilities, plays in character, interacts with and engages the other players.

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

You've got the perfect warlock!

[@U_C_G]

At first I wasn't sure I liked Percy... ...I am now VERY sure I love Percy!

[@princessblazena]

I love Tal, but I had my doubts about Percy as well...so glad it wasn't all just hype, he is a character worthy of the eternal dark lord

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

There was nothing wrong with Percy except that he wasn't speaking and as a result he wasn't coming through.

[@melsie6718]

This episode was gold for him! He got way more opportunities to shine and did for Sure!

[@eruduma]

I liked him as the quiet guy who just killed things from a distance and then after these episodes I began to really love him. Then, obviously, vast amounts of Gnome poop started hitting the fan!

[@TheAfker]

id sasy in the first 10 episodes hes very quite to the point i genuinly kept forgetting he was even there, he would have an occasional moment where he did something cool in a fight but then from the k'varn fight onwards he just started shining and i love it

[@Dragonspirit223]

39:13 "The quarry, one adult white dragon." Looks back at paper "ONE ADULT WHITE DRAGON!?"

[@shenders1960]

On my 2nd watch through these 2 episodes were the ones that saved the show for me. The dynamic, the RP the considerably less IRL drama. I was so close to giving up until this beauty of an episode. Even Taliesin seemed to come out of his shell this episode. Also realized Matt had split the players having the biggest problems with orion into a different group + Taliesin. Definitely seems on purpose.

[@dianneledford3681]

I agree an always come back to reqatch the episodes I enjoy Felicia character but Mary Elizabeth playing Zhara is just incredible and I have watched her several times over the years wish she would come be guest in campaign 3

[@DrMythosQC]

First time watching, and I definitely agree. I wanted to reach through my screen and smack “Tiberius” a few times in the way he’d been treating Percy the past few episodes.

[@shenders1960]

@DrMythosQC it's been 5 years be prepared for a magical journey things get amazing

[@giraffe7753]

This is a good observation, but also I'm pretty sure Liam was through with him at a lot of points too. In fact I feel like at this point in their campaign, the only person who was cool with him generally was Marisha

[@StarlightDragon]

Percy is my favorite right now. It always changes, but I love everything about the character and he always makes great decisions.

[@wildboar222]

I would say he's the most human, but in the normal party he's actually the only human lol

[@chalor182]

Percy (the character) only ever makes terrible decisions lol