Onward to Vesrah | Critical Role: VOX MACHINA | Episode 87

[@bamarag]

I love how Vax took it upon himself to make sure Grog wasn't lonely now that the 2 people that he hung out with the most are not there currently.

[@Reblwitoutacause]

That’s exactly who Vax was, until the end… ( of the campaign )

[@FunnyFany]

Honestly, Sam is having a great time. "Can I be really incompetent while doing this cool thing?" "... yeah? Yeah! If you want to." "NICE" **falls off the ship**

[@agathiandevaraj9757]

I think that's what made Liam to do an insight check on Sam... He thought Sam is playing a great *temporary* character and pretending to be a weakling, so he might be a bad guy. But, it was just Sam trying to have fun to the fullest.

[@johnmobley9369]

This exactly what I thought! Just enjoying the dynamic and personality of his character and allowing himself to fall and be incompetent for the sake of the humor that nerdy squishy potato of a man

[@yancyeet9376]

"You can play with Tary some more if you like" "I'm done with Tary for the evening" "Great! Then you can play with me!" Laura was a bit too delighted with that opportunity

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

She was delighted at her own clever turn of phrase.

[@haku8135]

Laura has the best pickup lines.

[@planet403]

3:05:16

[@Iamtheultra-nerd]

That line needs to be in the show

[@criticalfumble1981]

Reality: Tarry barely holding on to Keyleth not looking cool at all. Taryon's mind: The scene from captain America winter soldier where he is holding the helicopter and the landing pad.

[@Hebion95]

That was Civil War but I agree

[@criticalfumble1981]

@@Hebion95 your right XD thanks

[@PiroMunkie]

Honestly that's how I viewed it. xD

[@omegagilgamesh]

Especially that parody scene where Capt leans over and gives his bicep a quick kiss.

[@Ericb1980]

I more had in mind Batman Begins when Wayne is holding up Ra’s Al Guhl and pulling him up from the ravine 😊

[@galev3955]

Sam: rolls a critical hit and kills an enemy also Sam: can I make it look lame please? Matt: you fall into the water Sam: YESSSS!!!

[@RomGomLP]

lmao yeah, sam is an entertainer through and through

[@agathiandevaraj9757]

He knows how to have fun. After Scanlan began to become an unstoppable force, I think, Sam just decided to shelf it for a while, and just have fun with a temp character. He clearly doesn't care much to keep the character alive, seeing that he's called Vex a Little Elf Girl, and he wants to have much fun with this character before he brings back the Scanlan. At least thats what I hope.

[@brunosnickers]

@@agathiandevaraj9757 I think he geniuenly wanted to have an own arc like the others had and when VM got his daughter for the ritual they shorttracked that. So he got a new character with unresolved issues so that he can have his time as the "main character" as the others had. On the Play Mechanics side, I think he got a bit bored with the bard-spells, he is a great player that made one of the weakest class/race-combos in DND 5e work brillantly. It fits that he would choose Artificer (at the time only in Playtest), its a class that works to his strenghts.

[@bleachbleachBLEACHER]

"...And it was the METRIC system!" Dead.

[@StarDash1]

You stole my thunder... A year ago. Good job.

[@Chopskee9119]

The punchline to the best joke I've never heard

[@JesseJordanTheSuper]

I nearly choked on my coffee

[@stefansneden1957]

Sam is GOLD

[@roxana5490]

I'm totally imagining that one laughing men meme

[@reyocasio9554]

And finally after almost 90 episodes , hundreds of hours , countless hints from Matt and 5 years someone learned identify

[@zachbushey9910]

Their lack of the sending spell is what always bugged me. One area the M9 had it easier.

[@nafereuskortex9055]

@John O Its one of the things I liked as a DM none of my players were casters except the Eldritch knight but I just made it so it was a job in my world you take things to a diviner and they can cast Identify they can get visions of a items past (Magical or otherwise) and it was so much fun cos they would find Cursed magical Items and use them cos they knew it was magical but not what it would do, a example was a fainting axe with a fury curse on it, on a good Arcana check they knew it had a affect after they missed a attack (They had advantage on the next attack with it that turn) but didn't know what it was or that it even was cursed the curse being that if they took damage they had to make a wisdom saving throw DC 13 or attack the nearest creature for 1 minute or until they didn't take damage or make a attack. The fighter used it and got playfully punched by the barb and he lost it and attacked him until he ran and hid for 6 seconds and it was one of the funniest things to happen.

[@norandomnumbers]

@@nafereuskortex9055 Identify doesn't reveal curses, so even if they had identified them they might use them and then get stuck with the cursed item.

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

@@norandomnumbers Those rules are in the Dungeon Master's guide so the spells text wouldn't tell you this. Though I kind of prefer the earlier editions take on this. In 1E to Identify an object you still had to equip it to test the thing. Thus anyone who had cast Identify got the full effect of the curse. Granted Identify in 1E was rather hit or miss. A magic item never seemed to give up it's secrets willingly. I'm unsure if not being able to detect curses is an improvement. Any 5E game I've been a part of the DM either didn't know the curse rules or simoly was ignoring them.

[@PiroMunkie]

A short rest does the same thing Identify does for magical items in 5e. So it really wasn't that big of a deal. Just saves time. Scanlan was the only person who could have ever learned it, anyway.

[@thesupermikey]

"We don't pour acid on people...well...we dont _just_ pour acid on people. There is context involved."

[@ciarfah]

Mike Lewis I knew that would be a Percy quote 😂

[@MrBizteck]

I want this on a tee shirt !

[@emmyemmyemmyemmyemmyemmyemmy]

four years later and beau gruesomely killed a man with acid vials. beautiful

[@kassianxan1217]

This aged very poorly after Beauregards actions last episode

[@Shanequabumblebee]

Flash forward to around a 120 episodes or so in campaign 2 and.... 😴🥷 😱

[@pagenein]

Vax and Grog playing hide and seek and Grog just ceasing to look, probably due to getting distracted/forgetting, resulting in Vax falling asleep in a barrel is the purest thing. I love that he realised Grog would be lonely and decided to just hang out and play with him

[@isaac8734]

And grog thinks vax playing a prank on him. So good. Only be better if he rolled good on that check and decided to actually prank him.

[@ThomasUfnalCrowlake]

I wonder if Grog has ADD like Travis, that would honestly explain quite a lot

[@janicemcafee7723]

The funniest thing is Vax has a feat that means he can’t roll under a 10, but he doesn’t use it if it’s more funny to fail.

[@wastelandr259]

Sam really seems reinvigorated with Tary. I miss Scanlan but he seems to be having so much fun!

[@themiamiman1393]

Personally I like tary more

[@sloesty]

I think scanlan was becoming onedimensional for sam. Always inspire, Always role 30+ for charisma checks, Always bigbee's hand, ...

[@CorwinC73]

at this point, nearly 5 years.. of ONE character. The *only* character Sam has ever played. Gotta try new stuff sometime, ya know?

[@DigitalBash]

If you pay real close attention, Vox Machina failed Scanlan. Big time. I remember when Vex said something like without your spells and songs you're just a guy. Sam is the best DnD player on this show. This is my second time through and about 10 episodes back you really start to see how much VM failed Scanlan. He left because he was playing his character.

[@joshuamayes9108]

Digital Bash would you mind elaborating a bit? I know he had a rough time in the days leading up to Thordak but I also felt like nobody could defeat the 30+ DC insight checks to discern that he needed help.

[@blackh9604]

I love how Taryon is establishing relationships with the crew a lot differently than Scanlan. It's kinda refreshing! Sam seems really happy with his new character.

[@xEvilRaptorx]

Pretty sure laura mentions on Talks that they all didnt even realize they never introduced themselves to Tary. I love how Sam plays Tary and almost anti-metas by refusing to call them by their names because he doesn't know them!

[@NatyaVT]

@@xEvilRaptorx He kinda comes off as someone who never remembers *anybody's* names so far tbh, he also never asked them to introduce themselves, and some times it's hard to remember that you need to separate character from player and old character from new character when there's a sudden and unexpected change in the roster like this.

[@sepho3070]

@@NatyaVT he in fact asks a few of them who were shitty towards him. he took a hint... and he introduces himself to them all of them... in some cultures it is very rude to have someone introduce themselves and not do the same in return.

[@shadophaxx2401]

@@xEvilRaptorx except percy because percy is the only one he asked. Hes such a good player XD

[@Belphegor82]

@@shadophaxx2401 Ehh, technically he asked Vex first - only he called her "Little Elf Girl" (for the first time) in the process, and she was too busy BSODing/making Kill Bill sirens eyes to answer him XD

[@themardbard9096]

Keyleth and Taryon are such a good combo! I love the dynamic of Taryon getting starry-eyed about how cool she is, and then Keyleth following up with some incredibly dorky and hilariously uncool joke or action. Just, incredible, perfect

[@agathiandevaraj9757]

I love this dynamic because Scanlan didn't have that much of a bond with Keyleth if I remember correctly, and Sam just let Tary converse with the group based on his first impression with the group. He mingled immediately with Keyleth and Percy who didn't attack him, and he's kinda keeping his distance from Vax and Grog who did attack him. I think he's accessing the waters with Vex.

[@ulfhazelcreek8108]

- "Where do the people I've killed go"? Bit of a shiver, I won't lie.

[@Jake007123]

I LOVED that question. Didn't think of it and now I can't stop to do it.

[@shawngillogly6873]

And given that Orthax 'inspired' both The List & Animus, I think the answer is, at least until the Greater Restoration was cast, to the shadow demon.

[@InkyPetrel]

Taliesin really nailed this scene. Did you notice there was DEAD SILENCE while that conversation was happening, no shuffling of pencils or turning of pages or moving dice, the whole room was held rapt by Percy's quietly suffocating fears, it was one of those really amazing moments of RP that just hit all the right chords.

[@planet403]

3:02:35

[@jackhall290]

I'm not sure that they ALL got fed to the Demon. I feel like he'd pick and choose what would be most tempting to him, up until Percy meets the Briarwoods again. after that I'd think everyone's souls he killed were likely devoured. and most definitely Anna's before the Greater Restoration I'd like to think her being devoured is what gave Percy time to be resurrected. Orthax finished Anna because she arrived first before turning to his real feast.

[@wildreptile77]

I see Percy and Tary like Bruce Banner and Tony Stark. With Percy being a troubled scientist with a monster inside of him and Tary being a playboy inventor like Tony in the beginning of iron man.

[@theKurtAnderson]

Wild Reptile and Tary even /has/ an iron man!!!

[@CasparLeones]

It helps that Tary's parents' names are references to Tony Stark's parents' names.

[@Trevbot789]

Its so weird because talliesin and sam both said the same thing on the last episode of talks machina.....

[@jolienvsndijk]

@@CasparLeones oh I was laughing at 'Howard'. No idea that was an actual reference.

[@Ginric99]

Watch talks machina taliesan and Sam stated that was how they saw it.

[@twilight684]

Bringing this back to the top 0:01:35 - Sam's sponsor appreciation tips 0:07:56 - Start 0:11:30 - I'm HURTING 0:12:40 - Beautiful budding bromance 0:13:48 - Wuzzat? 0:14:01 - Player becomes Character 0:19:00 - Helpful Keyleth 0:22:29 - The real power of the Gust cantrip 0:23:32 - Tary hero-worshiping Keyleth is my fav 0:24:36 - Vax's unconventional nap 0:24:47 - The ship's mascot 0:28:17 - Armor smell 0:29:08 - Tell me he's not sketching her, "distracted" my ass Percival) 0:32:23 - Tary speaks Flag 0:42:04 - Distressed damsel 0:45:26 - "You were a hero." 0:47:27 - Travis is a kid in a candy store with this map 1:20:19 - "For HIM" 1:25:47 - I love how Liam just had to shrug his shoulders and make a sound effect and Laura understands 1:43:38 - Tary's first kill 1:46:22 - Vax has got the Ghibli poof going on 1:56:39 - The boat's predicted contents 2:28:54 - LIAM NO 2:31:36 - Everyone's afraid of demons (+ Travis DM??) 2:34:20 - Travis has so much fun w/ whispers 2:44:13 - Adella's information 2:46:54 - Finally someone knows Identify 2:51:29 - Percy and Tary tinkering: "Do we have to tell you what it is?" 2:51:42 - Matt mocking their secret tinkering 2:52:42 - Percy is "doin' okay" with dates...maybe 2:54:13 - Kiki and Vax "Reconnecting" 2:54:46 - This conversation is so domestic and I love it 2:55:14 - Bromance 2:57:36 - Perc'ahlia is my LIFE 3:02:26 - Ok OWW 3:05:14 - THAT 360 3:14:24 - Yulan scoping the situation

[@davidslaby9590]

Thanks!

[@aaronstewartyt]

Boost

[@TheMangoNeko]

bump

[@arcannvalerious8022]

Boost

[@felixros8439]

thx mate

[@sethorren]

Travis: 26. Matt: *pencil pencil* Travis: Does that hit? Matt: Yes... *erase erase*

[@tweakicizer]

I know I'm late, im catching up. I noticed that too, I think he wrote it as damage by mistake.

[@silentasylumxx182]

Possibly, ik som dms do change stuff on the fly so it gets easier if they think it might be too challenging. But I think he wrote it as damage on accident, hes done it before

[@deezvidz218]

XD I read this as the scene happened

[@Mobirae]

@@deezvidz218 can't convey how many times this has happened to me. It's bizarre

[@renedwards5958]

mat, one minute after revealing that all they found of keyleth's mother was her leg: alright join us next week for the last leg of the arementay

[@anondecepticon]

“We sent scouts to retrieve her body, but we only found a leg.” Keyleth: That means she’s still alive… Me: Or the kraken ate the rest… 🤯 Holy crap, Matt’s an evil genius. He’s made it so Keyleth has to bring her mother back no matter what, whether she’s still alive or kraken poop.

[@at.myrthe]

I was waiting to find someone who also caught this

[@kennethkeller2467]

(Spoiler warning) …………. …………. …………. How far away are they from the island that her mom is living on right now?

[@loganholley5792]

@@kennethkeller2467 across the ocean I believe

[@karmotrineovedose]

​@@kennethkeller2467 (Spoilers) - - - - - - Rumblecusp would be in the middle of the Lucidian ocean on the eastern side of Tal'Dorei. If you were to compare it to the real world, Rumblecusp would be in the Atlantic Ocean and Vesrah the Pacific.

[@mattpeterson7074]

Haha... Liam's use of Divine Sense at 1:46:50... He totally was checking if Taryon was Hotis, and Matt had pulled a PC into that story arc. That's a smart PC right there, ladies and gentleman!

[@JtotheMeezy]

That makes so much sense! As soon as I saw that moment I immediately came to the comments to see what people's theories were and this is the best by far. The question remains though (bearing in mind this is my first viewing of any CR and I've literally paused it to write this comment) Liam still got whispers. What did he find out?

[@Amethystar]

(Spoilers) And then there's C3...

[@majorzipf8947]

I kinda wish Liam had been right. Lol. But also glad he wasn’t cuz I love Tary

[@IRQ17]

@@JtotheMeezy Seems like at some point Matt switched from whispering if there was anything to find out to just whispering regardless of the outcome, probably not to tip off other players. There have been lots of whispers that seemingly went nowhere starting around Umbrasyl fight.

[@at.myrthe]

@@IRQ17 Yeah at this point basically every insight check is a whisper. It's usually the length of the whisper that gives away whether there's actually useful info being conveyed or it's just Matt whispering 'he's fine'

[@AidaraRose]

Liam: “This is the laziest day” Matt: *Laughs in DM*

[@psychodrummer1567]

It's the DM's equivalent of "You're bored? I'll find you something to do!" that parents say.

[@alphtheor.879]

"we've got time" ... 20 years later.....Captain tusk tooth says " how did 8 vestiges of divergence end up on two sunken ships?"

[@thornelson1411]

Vox Machina will be buried with those vestiges I have no doubt

[@noah4197]

Wouldn't it only be 6 vestiges, since the Plate of the Dawnmartyr and Mythcarver would be with Scanlan and Pike?

[@FrostyTheSnowPickle]

Noah - Whisper, Deathwalker’s Ward, Spire of Conflux, Cabal’s Ruin, Titanstone Knuckles, Fenthras. Yep, that’s six.

[@jasonandrews1770]

@@FrostyTheSnowPickle i genuinly dont remember what deathwalkers ward even is

[@mayz7753]

Jason Andrews Deathwalker's Ward is the black armor with feathers that Vax wears, that gives him the wings and chosen resistances and such

[@Folder]

Vax: "since we dont have any gnomes" Grog: "...oh thats right....its so much more real now that you said it....[ugly cry]"

[@Kyshakk]

0:01:35 - Sam's sponsor appreciation tips 0:07:56 - Start 0:11:30 - I'm HURTING 0:12:40 - Beautiful budding bromance 0:13:48 - Wuzzat? 0:14:01 - Player becomes Character 0:19:00 - Helpful Keyleth 0:22:29 - The real power of the Gust cantrip 0:23:32 - Tary hero-worshiping Keyleth is my fav 0:24:36 - Vax's unconventional nap 0:24:47 - The ship's mascot 0:28:17 - Armor smell 0:29:08 - Tell me he's not sketching her, "distracted" my ass Percival) 0:32:23 - Tary speaks Flag 0:42:04 - Distressed damsel 0:45:26 - "You were a hero." 0:47:27 - Travis is a kid in a candy store with this map 1:20:19 - "For HIM" 1:25:47 - I love how Liam just had to shrug his shoulders and make a sound effect and Laura understands 1:43:38 - Tary's first kill 1:46:22 - Vax has got the Ghibli poof going on 1:56:39 - The boat's predicted contents 2:28:54 - LIAM NO 2:31:36 - Everyone's afraid of demons (+ Travis DM??) 2:34:20 - Travis has so much fun w/ whispers 2:44:13 - Adella's information 2:46:54 - Finally someone knows Identify 2:51:29 - Percy and Tary tinkering: "Do we have to tell you what it is?" 2:51:42 - Matt mocking their secret tinkering 2:52:42 - Percy is "doin' okay" with dates...maybe 2:54:13 - Kiki and Vax "Reconnecting" 2:54:46 - This conversation is so domestic and I love it 2:55:14 - Bromance 2:57:36 - Perc'ahlia is my LIFE 3:02:26 - Ok OWW 3:05:14 - THAT 360 3:14:24 - Yulan scoping the situation

[@katebutler4296]

2:27:02 - break ends :)

[@jdelberse7417]

Kyshakk k

[@YinYangLogo]

@@katebutler4296 Literally the most important time stamp to have and he's missing it lol. Thanks

[@ikeekieeki]

thanks Kate!

[@ikeekieeki]

fanart during break begins at 2:14:30

[@Shiznaft1]

Marisha /Keyleth has finally made it to the water tribe. Can't wait to meet Katara and Sokka.

[@kristiankjelns9495]

Nah mate, they left with some kid named "Aang"

[@geekof92]

Seemed like a crazy kid to me. Didn't even know how everything changed when the fire nation attacked.

[@seraphilight]

Who names their fire nation "Thordak"?

[@BlueCimp]

this comment chain is pure fucking gold... I love it

[@Jacob-qr8pl]

aaaand....YOU BLEW IT!

[@samleonhart4954]

Matt: You reach around, and get nothing on the chest, but there is a bulge. There is indeed a figure at the front of the ship. This one is not a female. Liam: Is it a wang? Matt: Yes- Liam: *Immediately* Nice 25:30

[@acelibrarian]

I mean, Vax is bi, so either way it's a similar experience for him.

[@kriticalrollersrpgguild6329]

I was expecting Taryon to say, "Some of you may die but it's a risk I'm willing to take!

[@xEvilRaptorx]

Spoiler: he does at some point

[@RedeemingDemon]

Total lord farquad

[@shoshanayoung]

not a risk he'll take, but a risk he'll make haha

[@danholt1270]

Sam is not using his large mug becuase he is no longer a gnome. So the mug is the same size his character is bigger.

[@dudemcdude4383]

Dan Holt .... damn that’s good. Rewatching it a year later and still hadn’t caught in to that

[@greenquartz]

Haha! Nice catch! I wonder if that was the real motivation for changing characters? So he could drink out of a normal sized cup for a while. 😂😂

[@eternaldragonoid9979]

And gold.

[@Trevbot789]

Talks machina pays off

[@phoogoo]

Mind blown like when I first found out who the real Kaiser Sose is.

[@SomeKindaSpy]

omg percy and tary being friends and keyleth being jealous is adorable

[@Folder]

Vex and Percy in the crows nest: [somehow fail to see anything] The Rest of Vox Machina: "oh dear gods, are you two at it again!?"

[@Sir_Poohheart]

Percy rolled an 11 perception and Vex rolled an 18, which is low for both of them, and the justification is that they're distracted by chatting with each other, but Percy is clearly more distracted than Vex. Taliesen said Percy was up there sketching as well, and on an 11 Percy clearly isn't paying attention to anything besides what's in the crow's nest, which means Percy is almost certainly secretly sketching Vex while they're chatting, which is obviously adorable.

[@acelibrarian]

TBH I don't think they could do it up there. I consistently get the impression that they can't make it through one night without something breaking, if only some knickknack on a bookshelf. Suffice it to say if they got it on at all on board ship, no one would have any question about what was happening.

[@awiseman93]

“We don’t mind if you’re disreputable we’d just like to know if you’re our type of disreputable.” Dammit he’s so quick on the trigger with gold phrases

[@psychodrummer1567]

Reminds me of that quote in second Guardians of the Galaxy: "This establishment is the *wrong* kind of disreputable!"

[@jongreen9171]

It is a bit Die Hard 2 McClane: I thought you were an asshole but you are alright. Major: No I am just your type of asshole.

[@georgiawilksch5708]

I love how this brings up Vax being a caretaker again, in a way. Looking after Grog now he has no gnomes, it’s just sweet. He is a trickster and dramatic assassin, but he looks after people.

[@slywolfe]

To be fair, he is also a paladin after all too

[@Draezeth]

@@slywolfe An *oath of vengeance* paladin of *the Raven Queen*

[@FangFrenzy]

Vax is not just Vex’s brother. But a brother to everyone

[@stephenramsey5585]

​@@DraezethThe embrace of death is still technically a cuddle.

[@artemisruse436]

no one ships perc'ahlia harder than Travis. No one.

[@Deiwos0]

I love his childish grin every time Laura flusters Talisen. He clearly knows what it's like to be on the other end of that flirtation and he's clearly enjoying very much seeing it directed at someone else. His enjoyment is clearly coming back to bite him in the new campaign, though.

[@valkoharja]

True :D

[@RoxieRocksbr]

Travis is a trashshipper, just like all of us. It's beautiful

[@penguin6385]

You know, I feel like Vexy might be better xD

[@LegateShepard]

I think this is the first comment I've seen on this subject that didn't include some weirdo insecurity projecting response insisting that Travis is over there seething because everybody thinks his lady is hot. Well done, people.

[@OrangeyChocolate]

The sheer delight Travis expresses when he sees they have boats is truly delightful.

[@geekof92]

Just Travis in general brings me happiness

[@KappaKiller108]

And his new character is a sailor lol

[@elbruces]

@Kel'Thuzad You're a tremendously unpleasant person. I'm going to have to rate your ability to post coherent comments as a 0/10. Learn to get better, or stop.

[@elbruces]

@Kel'Thuzad I'm just saying, I've been reading your comments and find them subpar. You should work on improving that. I'm being helpful by letting you know. As someone who reads comments regularly, I judge yours to suck.

[@elbruces]

@Kel'Thuzad that's awesome that you stopped!

[@alwaysgettingthere]

"You can go and play with Tary if you want." "I'm doing playing with Tary for the evening." "WELL you can play with me then!" A+ flirting

[@GirlyGirl9226]

Kyshakk 2 years ago (edited) For those of us late to the party. 0:01:35 - Sam's sponsor appreciation tips 0:07:56 - Start 0:11:30 - I'm HURTING 0:12:40 - Beautiful budding bromance 0:13:48 - Wuzzat? 0:14:01 - Player becomes Character 0:19:00 - Helpful Keyleth 0:22:29 - The real power of the Gust cantrip 0:23:32 - Tary hero-worshiping Keyleth is my fav 0:24:36 - Vax's unconventional nap 0:24:47 - The ship's mascot 0:28:17 - Armor smell 0:29:08 - Tell me he's not sketching her, "distracted" my ass Percival) 0:32:23 - Tary speaks Flag 0:42:04 - Distressed damsel 0:45:26 - "You were a hero." 0:47:27 - Travis is a kid in a candy store with this map 1:20:19 - "For HIM" 1:25:47 - I love how Liam just had to shrug his shoulders and make a sound effect and Laura understands 1:43:38 - Tary's first kill 1:46:22 - Vax has got the Ghibli poof going on 1:56:39 - The boat's predicted contents 2:27:01 - Break ends 2:28:54 - LIAM NO 2:31:36 - Everyone's afraid of demons (+ Travis DM??) 2:34:20 - Travis has so much fun w/ whispers 2:44:13 - Adella's information 2:46:54 - Finally someone knows Identify 2:51:29 - Percy and Tary tinkering: "Do we have to tell you what it is?" 2:51:42 - Matt mocking their secret tinkering 2:52:42 - Percy is "doin' okay" with dates...maybe 2:54:13 - Kiki and Vax "Reconnecting" 2:54:46 - This conversation is so domestic and I love it 2:55:14 - Bromance 2:57:36 - Perc'ahlia is my LIFE 3:02:26 - Ok OWW 3:05:14 - THAT 360 3:14:24 - Yulan scoping the situation

[@betteryou7hanme]

bump

[@kafnfriends]

bump

[@Roboytron]

Bump

[@TheVuluptiousWhale]

Bump

[@__DREAD__]

Bump

[@tierraabeyta5892]

copied from comments so 2020 gang doesn't have to scroll 0:01:35 - Sam's sponsor appreciation tips 0:07:56 - Start 0:11:30 - I'm HURTING 0:12:40 - Beautiful budding bromance 0:13:48 - Wuzzat? 0:14:01 - Player becomes Character 0:19:00 - Helpful Keyleth 0:22:29 - The real power of the Gust cantrip 0:23:32 - Tary hero-worshiping Keyleth is my fav 0:24:36 - Vax's unconventional nap 0:24:47 - The ship's mascot 0:28:17 - Armor smell 0:29:08 - Tell me he's not sketching her, "distracted" my ass Percival) 0:32:23 - Tary speaks Flag 0:42:04 - Distressed damsel 0:45:26 - "You were a hero." 0:47:27 - Travis is a kid in a candy store with this map 1:20:19 - "For HIM" 1:25:47 - I love how Liam just had to shrug his shoulders and make a sound effect and Laura understands 1:43:38 - Tary's first kill 1:46:22 - Vax has got the Ghibli poof going on 1:56:39 - The boat's predicted contents 2:28:54 - LIAM NO 2:31:36 - Everyone's afraid of demons (+ Travis DM??) 2:34:20 - Travis has so much fun w/ whispers 2:44:13 - Adella's information 2:46:54 - Finally someone knows Identify 2:51:29 - Percy and Tary tinkering: "Do we have to tell you what it is?" 2:51:42 - Matt mocking their secret tinkering 2:52:42 - Percy is "doin' okay" with dates...maybe 2:54:13 - Kiki and Vax "Reconnecting" 2:54:46 - This conversation is so domestic and I love it 2:55:14 - Bromance 2:57:36 - Perc'ahlia is my LIFE 3:02:26 - Ok OWW 3:05:14 - THAT 360 3:14:24 - Yulan scoping the situation

[@9474sammus]

Thank you

[@juliamcdonough4175]

+

[@ChoujiSempai]

[@SPACEHARICE]

2:27:42 Break ends

[@jennabohn3458]

@@SPACEHARICE thank you! I was only looking for the break end!

[@Dani-fs5ty]

2:57:13 I love seeing Travis's face as he recognizes each time Taliesen/Percy says the wrong thing to Laura/Vex. He's been there and knows the wrath to come!

[@Gwailoh911]

Travis definitely had the face of someone whose been there ahaha

[@silenthero101]

"ARE YOU MY MOTHER? *holds pencil up* ARE YOU MY MOTHER?" Never change Sam, never change.

[@ChrisCox-wv7oo]

Serious Gorgug vibes... "are you my dad?"

[@vahlok1426]

Catching up years later, just gonna say that Tary is such a fantastic character. I love the idea of a semi-incompetent wannabe adventurer who doesn't even really fight, just uses magic items and the like. So cool, so original, and Sam seems so in his element.

[@haku8135]

Also, by fucking Kord Artificers are COMPLICATED. Congrats on Sam for tackling THAT beast of a class.

[@smallolive]

@@haku8135 this was unearthed arcana artificer (hence Doty existing) so it's slightly less complex, and overall rather different.

[@MrSealemon]

I also love how he doesn’t have a tragic backstory, he just wants to have fun and be a badass

[@stephenramsey5585]

​@@MrSealemonHe doesn't have a tragic back story, but he does have a pathetic back story, which is in itself tragic.

[@samuelstensgaard4828]

I think Percy and Vex's conversation in his workshop is my favorite moment in all of campaign 1. Even though Percy saved Whitestone, and met the love of his life, he still wonders if his soul is beyond saving. Vex is so key to him becoming comfortable with sharing those fears, and ultimately forgiving himself. I live for moments like that.

[@CallistoTheWarriorQueen]

They are so good for each other. Vex shows Percy he is worthy of forgiveness and Percy shows Vex she is worthy of being loved.

[@RoninXDarknight]

That pause when he says he thought of shooting someone the second time is more than a little chilling when you realize there's a good chance he was referring to himself. The person who hates Percy the most is Percy. But I don't think he wonders if his soul is beyond saving...I think he's convinced it is and the love of his family, specifically Vex, is what gives him hope that maybe he can be saved; if someone as wonderful as Vex loves him then perhaps he's worthy of redemption.

[@jerryosborne9982]

@@CallistoTheWarriorQueen they are different in ways but some ways they are similar is they both lack self appreciation and don’t think they themselves deserve love or forgiveness but together they showed each other that they do deserve those things and they can give each other that

[@alicevidrine4308]

Do the folks at Critical Role realize that, measuring by hours, they're rapidly closing in on a run as long as The Simpsons? And that this is insane?

[@ariaflame-au]

I tend to use Dr Who as my comparison. They've got a while yet.

[@CorwinC73]

Their production time isn't NEARLY as long as either of those venerables however. Simpsons has a LOT of pre-airing work going in... A standard live action production has less than a cartoon, but still you are looking at months of 12-16 hr days... whereas (even counting Matt's game prep) you are looking at as much, if not more time on air than in prep. And of course, for them it's fun. Having people film ya might complicate it a bit... but they'd have this much game time put in anyhow, even if there was no show (albeit on a more monthly/bi-weekly basis ).

[@ScaryWombat]

CorwinC73 Pretty sure the point here is that people have spent as much of their lives watching Critical Role as watching something as culturally significant and famously long-running as The Simpsons.

[@comradeshmoo]

CorwinC73 I wouldn't be surprised if Matt's prep time often equals or exceeds the runtime of the week's episode.

[@CorwinC73]

Thats what I said :) "as much if not more than" ...since it's kinda obvious only Matt preps much... with the tech end of things coming in second, and the players being often rather... um... un-prepped. Although I suppose, with the time Matt was putting in making the campaign book, it may have been longer than that for a while for him, in effect. But still, being generous, thats somewhere between 4-6 hrs prep a week... which doesn't even touch what goes into the other shows that were mentioned.

[@Alovatololo]

I think Matt allowed Tary because Sam pitched the robot for Matt to play. Sometimes I think Matt just wants to be a part of Vox Machina.

[@christofferhougaard]

Well. Almost. Sam told Matt that he wanted a servant who wrote down everything. And Matt showed him the artificer. :)

[@ATinyWaffle]

The "Mechanical Servant" is actually a class feature that was a part of the version of the Artificer which Sam was playing. It's not home brewed.

[@Alovatololo]

@@ATinyWaffle I was not implying the robot was homebrew.

[@billionai4871]

@@christofferhougaard "HUM ACKSHUALLY", according to Talks Machina, Sam said he wanted to be an incompetent adventurer, that high level because of money, not because of skill. Matt said artificer is perfect for you. Then he said, can I have a servant that writes everything, and Matt said "artificer it is, then!"

[@ravenheart2752]

Matt has stated before that Allura would be his character in the world . Since she’’s more like him

[@AtomicAtrox]

I love how when Laura asked Liam "how did you get over there?", he just made a "fffoooff" wings in air sound with shoulder shrug. :')

[@pagenein]

1:44:17 I’ll never stop loving how much Sam enjoys showing his characters’ failures It’s ironic that Sam keeps actively ridiculing his character, while Taryon then consistently has Doty erase any embarrassing details from the story he’s writing down

[@louisec-m9503]

(Reaction thread) Aw, Vax hanging out with Grog because he's lost his gnomes. We've come a long way from 'A beast of a man who clearly despises me'. And Vex trying to get to know Tary. The twins are lovely when they go into 'under my wing' mode.

[@louisec-m9503]

This seems like a weird time to say it, but I'm really happy Vax is just casually bi.

[@louisec-m9503]

Keyleth needing Tary's help after pointing out damsels in distress are really rare? God, I love a good coincidence.

[@louisec-m9503]

I love how much of Vax's attraction to Keyleth is rooted in her /power/.

[@louisec-m9503]

Oh, /shit/. Good call, Vax. Imagine if Taryon was Hotis or something!

[@louisec-m9503]

Oh shit! There really /was/ someone trapped down there??? Jeez, thank god they checked!

[@jdubbs69]

I was really waiting for Laura to suggest that they just leave Doty behind as payback for all the times Scanlan suggested that about Trinket

[@jayclinton2801]

It's not suggested, it's proven that trinket is worse than useless he's a deadweight others used to have to carry for her. Like the past 3 fights with him going straight back into the locket XD XD XD

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

Part of Taryon having Doty to begin with is a jab at Vex and Trinket. Unfortunately while you see it as tit for tat the alternative interpretation is agreeing that those kinds of logistics are a pain in the ass.

[@justadummy8076]

Jay Clinton tbf they were fighting ancient dragons, not much a bear can do in that fight

[@melusineshade8538]

@@jayclinton2801 except that Trinket is important for Vex, therefore not useless. Stop bear-hating

[@jayclinton2801]

@@melusineshade8538 XD Fair enough. I was only bear roasting, never hate. Much love

[@theanyktos]

Spoilers for this ep I love how around 3:03:00 when Percy is telling Vex about how he fears Orthax is torturing all the people he's killed with the Pepperbox/Animus, and Matt's just sitting there, staring contemplatively, and I can't help but think Taliesin is giving him all sorts of bad ideas lol

[@Vanessa__Pauls]

I don't know, I think Matt comes up with enough twisted ideas all on his own.

[@theanyktos]

@@Vanessa__Pauls 😅fair enough

[@dheraxysgames1783]

When you’re 20 feet deep into comments and an ad decides to play: Well I guess I’m done reading those

[@andrewg9996]

Dheraxys Games * tuts and quickscrolls down with blurred thumbs to try to get back to where I was* Every ... time...😂

[@robertsmith36]

Matt: ..That's so frustrating... Liam: For him right? Matt: Right for him... Lol

[@xEvilRaptorx]

*thinks for a moment* hes going to attack Vax and trinket. Lol

[@DESTROYER5798]

Are we not going to discuss Vax and Grog's friendship after they strongly disliked each other for a long time?

[@kennethlocke5486]

Both were good friends with scanlan and now that he left them they are trying to find what he saw in the other.

[@eggydoeseverything9646]

I thought that grog always like vax and played pranks on him bc thats what ppl do with their siblings, and vax misinterpreted it as dislike until the first fight with earthbreaker groon when grog chose vax to fight with him

[@Erriku84]

Eggy Does Everything That was my same impression.

[@FacelessJester351]

@@eggydoeseverything9646 I don't know... In a way that seems true, but also remember the argument after they found the skull before the Chroma Conclave tore Amon apart. That wasn't Grog being teasing.

[@MommyOfZoeAndLiam]

Jestin Crawley If you're referring to what I think I remember, I thought that was Grog being blunt to make Vax realize he was turning into an asshole and stop to think about it, and I also thought (later) that might have had to do with recently finding Craven Edge and it making him more violent and evil without realizing it was coming from an outside source. Being already a Barbarian and quick to fight and kill, combined with his low intelligence it makes sense that he would just be a bit quicker to fight, or willing to hurt someone who didn't deserve it, or angrier than usual in general.

[@taraboyle5189]

2:55:22 And it was the metric system!

[@pawedusza7853]

Tara Boyle i don't get it :(

[@Koreanspree]

it was probably the movie trope of hearing the punchline of a joke so you don't need to have the full joke written and prepared

[@FantomTangents]

@Paweł Dusza No worries, the "in media res" joke wasn't referring to anything specific, just an example of the extremely specific science-y bonding that these two new nerd buddies would have. Sam is sort of reinforcing the concern that Keyleth has that she can't connect with Percy on science stuff and that she was being replaced.

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

classic Sam. you can see Taliesin's brain shorting out.

[@cjvs1604]

Paweł Dusza In short. Tary is connecting with Percy on a level Keyleth can't and it's scaring her.

[@danceyjohnson1375]

I love that all of them are interested, but not really concerned with the attacking ship. There's like, a palpable sense of, "It's not a sea monster, and it's not a dragon. It'll be MORE than fine."

[@_____2219]

At least its less than an ancient whatever fucking color dragon it is.

[@demilung]

"Hey, Matt, how much XP would Keyleth get for drowning an entire cargo hold of slave children?"

[@eridani41763]

demilung since i've only started to watch critical role recently, can Someone point me to the episode where keyleth murders a child

[@AtlasCarter]

It was before stream, they were fighting the golden eye boy guy, and he had kids attached to him and they couldn't harm him without harming the kids. And she was trying to get the kid away from him, but the kids were attached by chains that were around their necks. so when she cast Grasping vine she broke the kids neck bc she just pulled on the kid and not the chain.

[@robertwalker5794]

demilung You're awful. 😆

[@snoobertwilliamson]

Robert Walker you're*

[@robertwalker5794]

Breadwin Thx

[@coreywright33]

"Turn lemons into orange juice!..." - Travis Willingham, 2017

[@Dootteh318]

Travis is actually a 19th Level Alchemist

[@TheBriguy1998]

@@Dootteh318 Pretty sure his specialty is explosions and not fruit drinks, though. lol

[@adamshinabarger]

As a Navy vet, I can't help but appreciate Tary busting out the semaphore demonstration.

[@wouldiwasshookspeared4087]

I loved their reaction to it, "Who tf is semaphore?"

[@OtterWarlock]

i love how they think identifying is like this mystical, impossible thing lol

[@django3422]

I love my Knowledge Domain Cleric for this reason. Been identifying everything since day one, the second he goes off for a while one of the party manages to petrify themselves by experimenting with some unidentified magic potions. =D

[@shawngillogly6873]

Well, Scanlan never took the spell. And never really invested in arcana knowledge, for reasons that baffled me. He's a great character, but kind of strange as a bard. I think it's because in Pathfinder, item ID isn't nearly as problematic.

[@sofialaya596]

haha it's so funny when you see that in the next campaign they use identifying so mecanically, "give thing to wizzard" "Wizzard gives description" transaction done

[@HDloly]

@@shawngillogly6873 I think it didn't match the character, since he was a street kid and musician and in game has had no chance to rp towards arcana knowledge.

[@travisfuller436]

@@sofialaya596 Lol more like give item to wizard, wizard identifies and then lords that information over the other characters

[@LeeMcKusick]

"We don't pour acid on people." *Beauregard has entered the chat*

[@sturmklinge9642]

I mean technically she didn't pour it on someone... She poured it into someone

[@LeeMcKusick]

@@sturmklinge9642 That's definitely better. 😂

[@kaine1723]

Quality content like this is why I look in the comments

[@procrastinator99]

@@kaine1723 It's one of the few comment sections that's worthwhile.

[@Emilytea]

I had that same thought. Horrible, horrible flashbacks.

[@themardbard9096]

The lead up to the Kraken reveal at 3:25:07 is so good. Travis' eyes widening, and shortly after Travis and Sam exchanging their customary "oh shit" glance, good stuff.

[@LeyCarnifex]

So the titles of the Ashari Headmasters are Flamespeaker, Heart of the Tide, Heart of the Mountain and Voice of the Tempest, right?

[@Awes0m3n3s5]

Liver of the Furnace didn't really roll off the tongue

[@TeroTheShortOne]

@@Awes0m3n3s5 Goddammit, I wasn't expecting this and spat my drink all over my desk.

[@JonathanMandrake]

But everything changed when the fire dragon attacked!

[@vanguardbreaker8826]

@@Awes0m3n3s5 Nor did Tidekidney.

[@true_plays_games]

@@vanguardbreaker8826 Aqualung was however, considered

[@ASquared544]

That moment where Percy is trying to save that person from the sinking ship is probably one of Percy's shining moments.

[@Jerroxix]

Reposting this: Bringing this back to the top 0:01:35 - Sam's sponsor appreciation tips 0:07:56 - Start 0:11:30 - I'm HURTING 0:12:40 - Beautiful budding bromance 0:13:48 - Wuzzat? 0:14:01 - Player becomes Character 0:19:00 - Helpful Keyleth 0:22:29 - The real power of the Gust cantrip 0:23:32 - Tary hero-worshiping Keyleth is my fav 0:24:36 - Vax's unconventional nap 0:24:47 - The ship's mascot 0:28:17 - Armor smell 0:29:08 - Tell me he's not sketching her, "distracted" my ass Percival) 0:32:23 - Tary speaks Flag 0:42:04 - Distressed damsel 0:45:26 - "You were a hero." 0:47:27 - Travis is a kid in a candy store with this map 1:20:19 - "For HIM" 1:25:47 - I love how Liam just had to shrug his shoulders and make a sound effect and Laura understands 1:43:38 - Tary's first kill 1:46:22 - Vax has got the Ghibli poof going on 1:56:39 - The boat's predicted contents 2:28:54 - LIAM NO 2:31:36 - Everyone's afraid of demons (+ Travis DM??) 2:34:20 - Travis has so much fun w/ whispers 2:44:13 - Adella's information 2:46:54 - Finally someone knows Identify 2:51:29 - Percy and Tary tinkering: "Do we have to tell you what it is?" 2:51:42 - Matt mocking their secret tinkering 2:52:42 - Percy is "doin' okay" with dates...maybe 2:54:13 - Kiki and Vax "Reconnecting" 2:54:46 - This conversation is so domestic and I love it 2:55:14 - Bromance 2:57:36 - Perc'ahlia is my LIFE 3:02:26 - Ok OWW 3:05:14 - THAT 360 3:14:24 - Yulan scoping the situation

[@Pluto-1]

f

[@dianarabchuk613]

Some book idea names: Tary and Percy, from tinkering to "tinkering" The Bromance of brains Love is held together with nuts and bolts Two human men and their toys

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

two boys, one toy.

[@geekof92]

Hmmmm.... Well memed

[@itsjonesh]

An book about tinkering that gets constantly misunderstood as an steamy romance story. XD

[@AdamRadenheimer]

I don't know i think the odyssey was a better fit

[@PolynomialPandemic]

I still like the blond locks of courage and dungeons and darringtons

[@abrown6539]

Synopsis at 7:57, game begins at 10:07. Break from 2:10:45 to 2:27:45. Game ends at 3:31:10. [I've been doing this for every episode. If you find them useful, or think others might, please comment so they stay near the top where people can find them. Thank you.]

[@wolverinehobbit1]

Boost

[@elliel.5915]

booooooost

[@drunkeddiesthoughtsakajohn5044]

2023 bump.

[@jarradrose1580]

Tyvm

[@fantasyguy77]

Trinket multi-classed into monk

[@Primal2229]

Trinket, the one character where every kill is his first. Thats three skulls hes crunched :D

[@azurebalmung4520]

"...Where do the people I kill go?" "Probably to hell. I mean, we've been to the 9 Hells, so if you want, we can go check."

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

The Abyss. As a demon Orthax hails from there though I can see how someone might see him as devil since he makes deals. And they haven't been they are making plans too.

[@AdamRadenheimer]

Liam, Laura, and Travis being on the bottom makes me uncomfortable

[@nickwhite7891]

Fixed it

[@kaidinthompson5124]

I kinda freaked out I was like not natural 😂

[@Sidecutt3]

I found it refreshing.

[@xEvilRaptorx]

Haha I remember this happening a couple times and twitch chat always lost their collective minds. Good thing live chat was there to get them to fix it

[@princessblazena]

They can't all be tops, all of the time 😌

[@alecuskimbilius]

Ah the ptsd from fighting high level monsters constantly: "ah I'm rolling like shit! 22 to hit..." yeah you're fighting pirates, I think a 22 hits lol

[@higglybiggly1174]

Right? Lol. They fight ancient dragons with AC around 24 and now think any roll below 20 is horrible lol. Like, the pirate covered in leather armor isn't gonna be as hard to do damage to as the ancient gargantuan red lich dragon you just fought lol.

[@VeritasSeek]

Take a shot every time Vax mentions his 120 feet of movement. Also, he finally figured out Evasion! I'm so proud.

[@Charltonito]

I was so here for this.

[@jasonandrews1770]

As someone who plays a lot of monk it hurt to watch them mess it up each time

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

I know your not trying to throw shade but he's reminding both himself and Matt. Him because of the memory issues the wrong medication was creating at the time and Matt to show he's not cheating. Oddly enough in an earlier session Matt had disallowed the boots being in effect if Vax wasn't relying on foot speed. I wonder at the change of heart.

[@ofyuff8972]

@@MorinehtarTheBlue I bet it's because the boots apply the Haste spell, aka if he was wearing the Sprinters Boots he probably wouldn't get the boost to flying

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

@@ofyuff8972 No it doesn't apply the Haste spell since the six second stun doesn't happen with the boots. Also having it be a spell effect would make it akin to a wand and thus require concentration as well. In either case I was speaking of the inconsistency of rulings. It's bad to give a yes and a no to the same set of circumstances.

[@DeVoLt13]

Matt's face when Percy and Vex are having their conversation is fun to watch.

[@rhaegnarok]

"What if one day you died because of that?" - Marisha Ray, as one of Taliesin's characters takes self-inflicted damage from a class mechanic.

[@felixros8439]

lmao

[@flippedturtle4739]

RIP Molly

[@majorzipf8947]

0.o fekin hell 😅

[@wouldiwasshookspeared4087]

Oof

[@davidcurry5240]

Says Marisha, who later takes 300+ self-inflicted damage not from a class mechanic.

[@RPG_Angie]

Kudos to Matt - the Water Ashari home sounds like it looks really awesome.

[@Folder]

Laura: I fed a few sharks in my time Travis: She painted the ocean, it was amazing lol, these two are utterly adorable

[@konstantinosgkane7593]

I wonder if Sam made Taryon awestruck with Keyleth because of all the hate Marisha was getting

[@ThePitfallover]

I think it’s also because he said during talks machina that Marisha/keyleth is the character scanlan interacted with the least, so with the fresh start he quickly rectified that

[@RaptorRocka]

Konstantinos Gkanetsidis What hate?

[@Mystravian]

@@RaptorRocka Spell casters have to do a lot in campaigns, which lead to a lot of focus on marisha and criticism towards her and her character, mainly starting after Tiberious's deprature, because before that he also did casty things and was probably a bit too proactive in it, iirc.

[@bloodydove5718]

@@RaptorRocka read the comments on the videos, especially the eariler ones between episodes 25-70. Half the comments were always distain for Marisha and Keyleth, and her decisions

[@themardbard9096]

I think it's also the absolute best pick out of all of VM, comedy-wise. Keyleth is awkward and kind and very dorky, and she's always trying to live up to being a wise and intimidating leader but often doubting herself and falling flat where she hopes to succeed, so the dynamic of someone with as much vanity as Taryon being so awestruck as to be almost scared of her is just hilarious

[@gundam300]

I swear travis "correcting" matt is one of the funniest things... I wish there was a compilation.

[@Ericb1980]

I dont remember which episode it was of campaign 2, but Matt said “regardless” and Sam immediately said “Matt i believe its irregardless “ and Matt’s face, still to this day, i always say to my teacher wife “I believe the word is irregardless “ god i remember dying laughing at that so bad

[@luket3270]

Grog: I run and jump back to the other ship! Matt: you juuust barely make it back, clinging onto the edge of the ship Taryon: You coulda flown... Grog: Oh...I swallowed the coin... Underrated exchange.

[@SitInTheShayd]

Percy De Rolo opening up about his suicidal thoughts is actually so deep i love it. Check on your friends. Check on your battle-brothers.

[@supagirl277]

He specially said he wasn’t planning on coming back until he heard Vex’s plea

[@urixl]

Uhm, what? When?

[@halseylynn5161]

25:40 Captain Adella has a hot hunk's statue at the front of her ship. Awesome!

[@at.myrthe]

For those who want to watch back what Vex told Percy when he was dead, it's episode 69, starting at 1:11:30. She tells him that that day in Syngorn was so important to her, because he let her be part of something that was super special to him. After that she kisses him, and tells him "I should have told you, it [my heart] is yours"

[@anothercub6958]

Talesin being excited to use his shot effects on a ship makes me so happy

[@haku8135]

*Faceplants* Taliesin-Worth it

[@MrNoface0]

I both love and despise how Sam has stopped using his big mug!

[@rileylarkin1254]

MrNoface0 No, he's still using it, it just looks smaller because he's normal size now!

[@MrNoface0]

NORMAL SIZE! That's racist! He was always a normal sized Gnome! Do you mean to insinuate that Gnomes are not of normal size and that it is the Humans, Elves and Orcs that determine the normal size!? (if not obvious it was a joke, you never know with sarcasm on the internet)

[@sophiemoconnell]

Well saved, @@MrNoface0 . Well saved.

[@DngnRdr]

Funny how Keyleth is initially more concerned about Percy spending so much time with Taryon than Vex is, and also not taking advantage of quiet time to spend it with Vax.

[@benjoe1993]

Keyleth: "So what happened to my mother?" Me who seen every episode of both campaigns: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

[@jackcornally4225]

Jesus, I wasn't too far into campaign 1, and I was still absolutely stunned by that twist in that episode.

[@rogermarks1110]

I'm so confused by this lol did I miss an episode somewhere?

[@charmer129]

Omg same

[@Maztermox]

@@rogermarks1110 no episodes missed, you're good. Just watch it all and beware of spoilers.

[@Mephiston]

If anyone else is wondering in the future, just watch the rumblecusp / traveller con arc. You'll see.

[@sethescope]

Taliesin is the kind of player I aspire to be (ignore the fact I'm the DM for my group lol). he's completely willing to accept Matt's rulings, but he tries to be clear about what he's trying to do. he's always just asking to see if he can do what he wants to do and is totally willing to accept the answer, even if it doesn't go his way. he's never combative or whiny. I adore him 🥰

[@jm00789]

As a Dm for 5 different games, (I'm insane I know this...) when I get to be a player I want bad shit to happen to my characters, because if you survive, that's a story to tell at the bar to other adventurers: "So that was the second time I was impaled by a succubus... but let me explain how number 3 was not my fault."

[@acelibrarian]

I aspire to have friends and acquaintences who understand that approach. Too often I have had my requests/questions taken as demands that people feel they can't say no to.

[@sethescope]

@@acelibrarian just gotta make sure you phrase stuff as questions, I think. don't leave anything to chance, don't expect other people will understand you're not demanding. I keep running into situations in life where I'm like "huh, what I mean and the words that came out of my mouth are not always the same thing" and it's just so much easier to make sure what you say is what you mean than it is to clear up misunderstandings later, ask me how I know 😅😅

[@acelibrarian]

@@sethescope I am as clear as I can be, to the point of blatantly saying "you can say no", "no worries if not", etc. and I still get negative feedback.

[@sethescope]

@@acelibrarian hmm then maybe your acquaintances/friends need to work on being able to speak up about how they feel and what they think in the moment. pobody's nerfect, as a wise man once said, but even regardless of how you act, they do still have a responsibility to say no when they want to say no. based on your librarian username I assume y'all are adults so that's super true for them. it's an important adult skill, after all

[@theanyktos]

I love how they all barely react to their characters getting serious injuries anymore, like in the big dragon fights they were all beaten and bloody and messed up and they barely made a face, but the moment Matt tells Marisha Keyleth broke some nails everyone is wincing and grimacing in sympathy XD

[@supagirl277]

Especially when walking in literal lava. Matt should have made them do some kind of constitution check to see if they could handle how brutal the purposeful damage would be on their minds.

[@thetwilightgamer]

Probably because they know from experience (or at least proxy) how broken nails feel like, but probably not how it feels to get mauled by dragons or face plant into running lava. It’s all about perspective

[@theanyktos]

@@thetwilightgamer yeah, I know, I just think it's funny

[@Jake007123]

@@thetwilightgamer If you touch lava, you die. You probably don't even have time to feel much, as you get incinerated very fast. Lava rules are very soft on players on D&D.

[@bassdropyoface]

I cant believe Matt has been sitting on her location this entire time

[@TenebrousFilms]

Actually, the crow's nest moves the *most*, so it would be the *worst* place for Vex to be.

[@TribalKatz]

So true.

[@JakobTheCenturion]

TenebrousFilms Exactly. Common knowledge.

[@kennithweber2703]

It really isn't the motion that makes you seasick. It is the disconnect of not seeing the horizon move compared to what your body feels. One of the best things to do is go topside when seasick. That way it feels more like a roller coaster. Source: I am an old U.S. Navy sailor.

[@schwarzermoritz]

Kennith Weber it's a combination of different things that make up seasickness. Which makes the rig one of the worst possible places to be. The things around you move with you, you have a worse perspective on the waves than on deck and the motion is amplified a lot. Plus, the height thing makes lots of people who are ok with the motion go shit themselves. Considering how much easier it is to hurt yourself up high than on deck: baaad idea. Seasick person up high is the last thing anyone wants. Source: years of tallship crewing looking after trainees.

[@dehro]

the notion of someone being sick from above should worry anyone else on the deck :D

[@lauramartin1902]

Oh my god I just realized... "Tayron - I drink wine and tell stories." LOL

[@RoronoaZoroSensei]

I love how Tary is a big mashup of other VM characters, and fits in really well! Got a pet like Vex, tinkering nerd like Percy, Luck Feat like Vax. He thinks Keyleth's the greatest leader of all time making her feel good (and marisha). I guess he has least to do with Grog :P edit: Oh right, he has Grog's Bag of Holding with a bunch of weird shit in it xD

[@danielgies3541]

I don't know if it was outright mentioned yet, he's an Artificer I'm assuming?

[@dmlover3285]

Daniel Gies he is the Unearthed Arcanas beta version of artificer. I believe in the love one shot of the darington brigade, Sam and matt updated it a bit to match with the eberron artificer

[@eclectic_nerd]

And also, with the fantasy books and figures...I suspect he's trolling Matt slightly as well

[@rojo40]

He has a lumbering, big, strong assistant who, contrary to Grog, can write.

[@wouldiwasshookspeared4087]

It's funny that he has the luck feat, when in C2 he won't use halfling luck to benefit the party

[@wittig57]

Break ends 2:27:04

[@H2OHydraulic]

Brandon W My hero

[@vtecnick89]

BEST advice

[@silenttrinity]

Love you homie

[@blackvial]

again Matt's opening monologue is not heard

[@spartanatreyu]

#WeKnow

[@mattbetts01]

#YouShouldKnow people don't care and want to tell them again.

[@OrphanHart]

Maybe they should just start every stream with a test by having everyone break out into song before getting to the actual intro. They could edit out the goofy antics before uploading and it'd be a nice bonus for anyone viewing it live, giving even more incentive to catch the latest episodes. Stupid idea. Ignore my comment y_y

[@blackvial]

keep the goofy antics

[@OrphanHart]

By goofy antics I meant the sing test, by the way. Just making that clear in case it seemed like I didn't want all the traditional stuff we get.

[@thatssoderek2188]

Im starting to really love Taryon. He's like the perfect glass cannon. He has so much power at his disposal but doesnt have knowledge or experience to back it up. Really interesting character choice. Plus seeing Taryon and Sam figure out how to use their class effectively in real time is very funny. Its like art imitating life

[@Jakers457]

Sam seems to be enjoying himself with the new character, which is always good

[@bradenward6206]

as i am watching this i am playing mass effect andromeda and just fought a krogan named strongjaw grog looks like someone at bioware is a critter

[@Trevbot789]

I wonder who voiced him

[@RedeemingDemon]

That's a dope Easter egg

[@disappointment7463]

Wish the critter was there before that game

[@shambyk4122]

Same! There is also a paint option for the nomad called Roll Initiative, made me smile. ^_^

[@mickey4125]

Scanlan was far and away my favourite character, so I was devastated when he left the group. That being said, I fucking love Taryon Gary Darrington. Sam Riegel's just the best :)

[@richardchilders818]

All we found was a leg......next week "The last leg" of Keyleth's Aramente.

[@jayclinton2801]

XD

[@cassandragidney7682]

See 3:23:18

[@MrBizteck]

@@cassandragidney7682 I read this comment at the EXACT same time in the show...... ROTFLMAO !!

[@codyclosson4475]

Somebody hire this man! Brilliant.

[@christopherarmstrong8255]

I was shocked none of the cast picked up on that unfortunate phrasing xD

[@Badusername2000]

i will forever love the shit taliesin comes up with for percy's inventions, my man just made a gun mounted magic flashlight

[@Jujubizin]

1:30:44 "What if one day you died because of that?" Oh, you mean a Taliesin character dying because of self inflicted damage? Can't imagine.

[@bigdave723]

lol

[@berrycos9]

cries in anticipation

[@KingofSax]

Spoiler c2e123 Well his old character almost killed his current character, so it almost kinda happened twice

[@Damson143]

"where do the people I kill go" damn that was brain food

[@tyrantkingking]

maybe for zombies

[@gunthereinritterdesheilige8436]

i saw this comment before percy said this and, i thought it was a line from grog

[@cathyshepard253]

“Your soul is forfeit!” Percy promised the dark shadow that any people he killed along the way towards his vengeance, their souls would be given to the creature. So anyone he killed back then is being feasted on just like he was. Seeing as how his deal is no longer in affect, I imagine there is no longer a link to siphon the souls to the dark shadow. So anyone he kills now is probably subject to the gods same as anyone else.

[@CallistoTheWarriorQueen]

@@cathyshepard253 I agree. Scanlan severed his contract with Orthax by destroying the pact weapon. Then Percy went to the bad place because he was a name on Ripley's gun and she killed him but Keyleth severed the thread with Orthax so now it's a normal weapon and he should be fine when he dies.

[@BiggySn1p3r]

I love Travis' reaction when they find out what they have to do for the water ashari. 3:25:30

[@amnahiqbal3750]

@twilight684 3 years ago Bringing this back to the top 0:01:35 - Sam's sponsor appreciation tips 0:07:56 - Start 0:11:30 - I'm HURTING 0:12:40 - Beautiful budding bromance 0:13:48 - Wuzzat? 0:14:01 - Player becomes Character 0:19:00 - Helpful Keyleth 0:22:29 - The real power of the Gust cantrip 0:23:32 - Tary hero-worshiping Keyleth is my fav 0:24:36 - Vax's unconventional nap 0:24:47 - The ship's mascot 0:28:17 - Armor smell 0:29:08 - Tell me he's not sketching her, "distracted" my ass Percival) 0:32:23 - Tary speaks Flag 0:42:04 - Distressed damsel 0:45:26 - "You were a hero." 0:47:27 - Travis is a kid in a candy store with this map 1:20:19 - "For HIM" 1:25:47 - I love how Liam just had to shrug his shoulders and make a sound effect and Laura understands 1:43:38 - Tary's first kill 1:46:22 - Vax has got the Ghibli poof going on 1:56:39 - The boat's predicted contents 2:28:54 - LIAM NO 2:31:36 - Everyone's afraid of demons (+ Travis DM??) 2:34:20 - Travis has so much fun w/ whispers 2:44:13 - Adella's information 2:46:54 - Finally someone knows Identify 2:51:29 - Percy and Tary tinkering: "Do we have to tell you what it is?" 2:51:42 - Matt mocking their secret tinkering 2:52:42 - Percy is "doin' okay" with dates...maybe 2:54:13 - Kiki and Vax "Reconnecting" 2:54:46 - This conversation is so domestic and I love it 2:55:14 - Bromance 2:57:36 - Perc'ahlia is my LIFE 3:02:26 - Ok OWW 3:05:14 - THAT 360 3:14:24 - Yulan scoping the situation