Dark Dealings | Critical Role: VOX MACHINA | Episode 112

[@dolphin64575]

46:10 Sam's mug has the 'boyfriend looking at other girl' meme. The girlfriend is 'People of Vasselheim', looking judgily at the boyfriend, labeled 'Vox Machina', who is checking out the other girl, labeled 'long rest'.

[@mordredvonumbra154]

xD

[@meru2533]

Thank you, I couldn’t see on my phone what was written there

[@sweebos]

😆

[@forgetaboutme5414]

Legitimately he is the best memer

[@levisays7676]

Lol yeah first time I've noticed it is as early as 24:13, with my phone had to zoom right in to be sure what I was seeing, but it was worth it lol 😂❤❤

[@RAGEINGChiken]

Everytime grog has grabbed Pike, I imagine him running by her, as she is running, grabbing her by the collar and lifting her, and as grog runs, pike keeps running in the air, moving those little feet as fast as she can

[@BornAScout]

Okay, but consider: he picks up Pike as they're running and then tucks her under his arm like a football, occasionally using her as a gnome battering ram since she has that awesome mace.

[@sluggy1739]

@@BornAScout But wait. What if he just throws her on his shoulders and then she could just dump healing into Grog TF2 style? EDIT: Percy should just put straps on Pikes armor and Grog can wear her like a backpack!

[@elbruces]

This is why she wears a breastplate, so he can yoink her at will without strangling her.

[@privpi]

I think that actualy happened one time

[@SPACEHARICE]

@@sluggy1739 give pike a spear and mount feat giving her advantage and they are OP as hell

[@Mrsoupysaucepot]

Vax: “I’m not that stealthy.” I mean technically the party should believe this… The party has only ever seen his failed stealths. Every successful roll has entirely removed him from history. 😂

[@Anu32148]

Good one!!

[@TheMorpheus017]

With 45 stealth rold he should be able to stealth from dirth and just go right through it, without dirt noticing.

[@arthurguest684]

​@@Anu32148 loĺl pĺ

[@VulcanWolf]

Vax: "I'm kind of unkillable... for a while." Artagan: "*That's* fun!" The tone in Matt's voice gave me a hell of a shiver. Fucking creepy.

[@lefterismplanas4977]

I skipped that part. Meaningless stupid planning just irritates me. And I really didn't wanna struggle through it. It sounds fun tho

[@pitchysadistic]

@@lefterismplanas4977 that's literally the best part of the whole episode

[@audacious_Hoax]

@@lefterismplanas4977 what does this even mean? lmao

[@lefterismplanas4977]

@@audacious_Hoax Sounds fun for someone else rather than me. The fact that I do t like it doesn't mean that I can't appreciate what's good about it

[@Monstah7]

i fuckin' hate Liam, and when i heard that, i was a lil excited, and then stunned that i kinda got my wish..lol.. shame he brought him back though..

[@LinkMorganM]

The sinister zoom-in at 3:35:05 caught me so off guard, it was amazing

[@benvoliothefirst]

OMG MARISHA'S F%%^%ING FAAAAAAAAAAAACE!!!!

[@lauraguebert2122]

OH MY GOD I'D NEVER NOTICED

[@pulu_mursu]

OH MY GOD I SAW IT AND ITS 2 AM AND I BURST OUT LAUGHING

[@Marpaws]

amazing !

[@domenico5815]

at such an intense moment, and the zoom in just made it way more cree py

[@jaymalby]

That moment you realize a lvl 20 gnome bard with advantage, inspiration, and a high charisma could probably talk a pig into flying

[@azarinevil]

When as a DM you know at least three bards that just polymorphed pigs into winged pigs so they could convince some powerful royalty to surrender their kingdoms because they said they'd do it when "pigs fly". Credit to the one bard who did it for the sake of taking over the kingdom for herself, rather than the other two who did it for some other ruler so it would prevent or end a war.

[@ScorchHellfire]

Scanlan could thoroughly convince any person of reasonable levels of wisdom that the sun in the sky that they're staring at is not there at all.

[@marvinhubregtse5776]

honestly with 20charisma a bard with expertise can get a +17 to persuasion considering a 30 is considerd nearly impossible pretty easy to get that jeah XD

[@privpi]

@@marvinhubregtse5776 Scanlan has a plus 18

[@HeyLetsDoAThing]

One of the reasons bards have a stereotypical reputation for seducing Dragons and Big Bads is because they actually have the buffs needed to clear all the ridiculous skill checks necessary to do such a thing

[@Takapon218]

I love that whenever they were holding hands to planeshift, Ashley was holding her hands up to the camera to join in Idk it was just wholesome. Love her. Love all of them.

[@Takapon218]

I will say though: when Vax was getting strangled, didn’t they establish earlier in that Vax didn’t need to breathe? Like when they were going to the Anvil?

[@nathanielranney9163]

ChuckNormis218 lack of blood flow too the brain will still kill you.

[@aliciacordero8399]

Adding to this, lack of blood to the brain will kill you much faster than asphyxiation.

[@adrianasantorio9971]

I really love how scanlan was flippant and glib all throughout all the negotiation with artagan but then as soon as the others left turned serious and compassionate and ultimately couldn't watch. That was a really nice touch.

[@cloud_sauce]

I appreciated that as well! Also, I just learned what glib means due to your comment - thanks! ^^

[@JackOfBlackPhoenix]

First time timestamper here guys, because this episode had too many great moments! 0:40 Sam's Puzzle Quest Opera 9:01 *RECAP* 10:36 Two-Face recovery 22:08 Ballhandling skills 27:46 Grog asks Percy what a scope is 28:27 Grog looks through the scope 31:11 Keyleth scries on Death Knight 39:04 Scanlan prepares for an act (Odell's backstory) 47:08 Liam rolls stealth ("You're gonna need tripple digits soon...") 49:04 Scanlan's act BEGINS 51:35 Best deception ever 58:50 Deception #2 Rock Behemoth Edition 1:00:35 Scanlan takes a knee 1:26:22 *BREAK BEGINS* 1:50:36 *BREAK ENDS* 1:53:45 Something in the sky (aka a whiff of incoming TPK) 1:56:56 Vex scries for the first time (on the Sword of Kas) 1:59:05 Big Black Sword 2:00:42 Come Clean 2:12:30 Liam saves the day 2:15:06 MVP idea? 2:23:11 Narnia 2:26:10 Stealthy Kiki 2:27:36 A new GIF? 2:30:57 Stress breathing 2:34:18 Vex covers herself in the ethereal oil (Strong regrets incoming) 2:37:50 The moment Matt has been waiting for the last 2 games 2:44:00 LSD oil 2:46:22 Cavern shenanigans 2:52:00 Vax returns to the mansion 2:58:30 Risky move 3:00:06 Reunion 3:04:07 Mansion gets dispelled 3:04:25 DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNN 3:07:37 Grog takes the Sword of Kas aka Craven Edge 2.0 3:12:28 Grog attunes to the sword (Or did the sword attune to Grog?) 3:12:44 Grog attacks Vax 3:16:45 Vex "punches" Grog 3:17:17 BIGGEST ITEM CARD EVER 3:21:40 "It went all anime" 3:23:45 Master Plan 3:27:20 How to attract an Archfey by Ashley Johnson 3:28:42 THE DICK PIC (Highlight of the episode) 3:29:28 Artagan appears 3:32:40 Something in return 3:33:45 Condition #1 (Choice of a lesser evil) 3:34:27 Condition #2 (WOW...) 3:35:05 *Evil zoom in* 3:35:48 Scanlan has a question (How kinky) 3:39:50 Scanlan pleasures himself (3:40:06 to be specific) 3:42:41 Pikes word of warning 3:44:26 Let's do it! 3:45:59 "You hungry right now???" 3:51:55 Badum-tss 3:53:40 Scanlan can do things 3:55:32 Scanlan can speak with animals 4:00:20 Vax comes back from the dead again and the *GAME ENDS* 4:01:16 "I have to go home with you?!"

[@barhoom333]

you are a god

[@TheSfid]

@2:12:50 10lbs of D&D in a 5lb bag.

[@urustai]

The zoom in on Matt's face was pure gold.

[@raddest_toddler]

yes yes yes yes

[@OrphanHart]

Jack of Black Phoenix I've always wondered how people go about making these. Like, did you take notes during the live-stream, were you adding each one as you were watching the Monday upload, or did everything get made after the entire thing was watched because you have amazing memory? I wasn't expecting such a long list when I clicked "read more" lol.

[@seanmcgcostumes]

3:44:51 Laura and Marisha saying, “This is so dark,” at the same exact second in the same exact way, totally by coincidence, really speaks volumes about this scene huh

[@Will_Grey]

Haters will say they forgot whose line it was.

[@isaac8734]

@@Will_Grey haters will say Marisha stole laura's line..

[@CallistoTheWarriorQueen]

I loved Marisha's "I have to go home with you!" lol

[@TykusBalrog]

And meanwhile Ashley says "i love it" xD

[@zedre7633]

3:46:22 *_"Limp_*_ in his grasp."_ Look at Laura. I love her so much.

[@Zesprit15]

The look on Marisha's face that whole time was great

[@Lordofgiraffes]

Okay but doesn't he not need to breathe? He said that vax doesn't need to breathe on multiple occasions

[@swatkat2]

@@Lordofgiraffes He said he didn't feel the need to get air. I think he meant that the instinctual panic is not there.

[@Demonrifts]

@@swatkat2 When they were in scaldseat, Vax didn't breathe for the entire time they were down there. If Vax is indeed a revenant, he is undead and doesn't need air. Not the first time Matt has been inconsistent in his rulings.

[@toshomni9478]

@@Demonrifts Presumably he'd still need blood to his brain since his heart is beating so cutting off the blood flow with strangulation would kill him.

[@acain1122]

Vecna to Vax: "Ah, I can see you now! Tell me where your friends are!!!" Vax IMMEDIATELY after: "Keyleth, stay underground! Vex went to the ethereal plane and is near you. I'm going to head back to where all the others are hidden!!!" Lesson: Don't hire Liam as a partner in an actual heist - He'd call the cops and tell them everything while thinking he's helping.

[@TraskTrojanek]

IMMEDIATELY It was so bad. Laura even says "he can probably hear you.." AND THEN HE KEEPS SAYING IT omg lmao

[@OmANnIe]

😆😆😆🙌

[@Ailieorz]

He said it over the earring which requires thought, not actual speech. However, running back to the mansion was probably not the best plan

[@Riverfall_]

To be fair, should Vecna really be able to locate Vax when he is rolling 40 on stealth. With this kind of stealth, forget sensing, Vax would still be invisible standing out in the open in front of the actual body.

[@albertchristian1]

@@Ailieorz In previous episodes, the ruling on this was they had to be verbalize to be able to use the earrings. They were essentially walkie-talkies. I guess Matt either changed his mind or let it slide in this episode.

[@okthen623]

I love everyones reactions to Artagan Vax: **reverts to flirty "seduced a shopkeep" era** Scanlan: **stupidified by horniness** Vex: ah he he ha **blushes and stutters** Grog & Keyleth: :O :o Percy: **strips and has a mental break down**

[@marleypatcheak2145]

I love that Laura has loved Artagan from the beginning into campaign 2

[@pastaking3639]

Man I haven't heard Travis laugh like that since Keyleth jumping off that cliff!

[@testfire3000]

Five hundred Likes to you! That was so hilarious to watch.

[@k0pstl939]

I'm surprised the Keyleth haters didn't descend upon this post like hyenas on a dead body

[@scottwagner2566]

I’d like this, but it’s at 666 and I don’t wanna break it.

[@k0pstl939]

@@scottwagner2566 Its at 669 now

[@scottwagner2566]

@@k0pstl939 oh. Well then. Have another.

[@geoffreydoell6855]

3:35:05 now zoom on the DM for dramatic effect. Prodution value just went up ten fold for that one impromptu moment

[@MysticSybil]

They come up with an astounding number of plans that involve being more than 60 feet away from Vex's magic ring

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

They came up with so many plans that have holes in them as they fail to cover angles. Etherealness, for example, which shunts you out of physical objects with a penalty of force damage and that's before getting the lay of the land. Where's the nearest open space? They sure as hell didn't know. Then the teleportation orb and earth glide combo. Except it has the same problem as the sword they're trying to retrieve. You could get around that by merging it into Keyleth's earth elemental form but then she wouldn't have been able to activate it. Both things might have worked but they'd have relied on the pocket that they didn't know was there. Frustrating discussion from start to finish. TTRPGs are rife with analysis paralysis and imperfect solutions but that was hard to watch. Sorry for shanghaing your comment to vent and rant but ugh!

[@Aurora_Lightbringer]

@@MorinehtarTheBlue Yeah, but they don't really enjoy playing by the rules as they enjoy having fun more. Their plans had holes but atleast they were creative about it.

[@mayaenglish5424]

@@Aurora_Lightbringer You would say that Delilah! You want them to fail! lol ;)

[@KainErrow]

I am so sorry I liked this comment 2 years too late, so true!

[@thanniss]

This discussion is rough to watch. First they didn't inform Sam of an actual plan with the annihilation orb. He's very random on his actions unless told specifically what to do. And when given something by a DM it's a clue your supposed to use it. But every option they had in mind was being 60 feet away but they kept the stay within 60 feet through the entire time.

[@sawalynn]

“Im wise not smart theres a difference” - keyleth probably the best quote and most relateable honestly 😂

[@slackerhobo]

I mean at an int of 15 she beats out pike and vex and grog and beats out scanalin up through lvl 17 only Percy and Vax (by one point) are a higher int So she shouldn't be that "dumb"

[@brilobox2]

Stats should never determine personality, they are for mechanical purposes. Unless of course you really want them to if they’re exceptionally low or high, but even Grog-tier intelligence shouldn’t pigeonhole your character into a room temperature IQ. Same with any other stats.

[@IRQ17]

@@brilobox2 Yes but they should be used as guidelines. DM shouldn't allow an int 18/wis 16 character that speaks in "me hit baddie with stik" sentences.

[@stephenramsey5585]

Started playimg DND recently, before watching CR (it's been a hell of a binge) and had no idea what I was doing regarding stat attribution. My intelligence is pretty good, but my wisdom is awful and, due to my inexperience, I made some hilariously bad decisions in my first few sessions. Enough that my catchphrase became, "I'm smart, not wise. There's a difference." I felt very seen when Keylith said that.

[@SEBASTIV]

03:35:06 who ever zoomed in to Matt’s face after that statement is a genius

[@veto3069]

Been bingeing these, and can only think of how funny having Grog with both Craven Edge and Kas. That would have been hilarious to watch two swords argue over his negative intelligence

[@tequilamariex]

I have been binging these since finding campaign 3 a few months ago. I miss Craven Edge so much loll

[@averycheesypotato]

…and as the argument goes on, Grog is in an outhouse, Scanlan keeping watch outside but listening in

[@omegagilgamesh]

Grog's 6 Intelligence exasperating Craven Edge like he did reminds me so much of Goku and Freeza's interactions in Dragon Ball Z: Abridged.

[@RedKing12000]

“Bacon, meet Sausage- I mean, Kas. Kausage?”

[@Historia-Gamer]

I'm the final stretch its been so good!

[@Croutonium]

1:54:22 Laura: "How is it even flying!?" Matt: *whispering* Maaagic...

[@NWolfsson]

Matt: You can ask the lady who flies around on a broom, if you meet her.

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

In a dimension jumping city, populated by the undead, atop the shoulders of a reanimated primordial titan the size of a mountain, commanded by a mad lich well on his way to becoming a god - point to the unrealistic thing.

[@shawnawilliamson5321]

@@Zombiewithabowtie "so dm... I can make a nuke right?.. realistically" "Realistically you would fall 1000 feet and die on impact rather than soar on a broom. No you can't make a nuke"

[@sweebos]

Yeah, *old magic* 😄

[@timr6318]

Vex: "An Asshole that wants to be a god" Artie: "Now THERE'S an idea..."

[@shadows1226]

And at that moment the travler was born.

[@derekhandson351]

Artie

[@mayaenglish5424]

C2 spoilers I mean in fairness it was an accident, he was minding his business, trying to make a nice little warlock then all of a sudden a cleric spell shot out of her and Artie was like... Wtf?

[@kphob358]

Came here for this

[@phoenixdzk]

Pike: draws a dick Artie: I could make a religion out of this

[@Insert_Screename_Here]

Them jumping to the Fey, altering time and taking a long rest, is CLUTCH.

[@DamZ1428]

This is was the big brain move i wasn't expecting, it was awesome.

[@guessulagged3400]

Bro this whole episode im just wondering how they are gonna get a long rest in before the fight,cause if they dont they are so dead ajd then they came up with this GENIUS idea. Almost makes up for the 20min of "planning"

[@joes6507]

@@DamZ1428 they seemed so relaxed about their spells and hp the whole episode, I think they talked it out between episodes and came up with that

[@-tr0n]

Absolutely. This is THE fight, either way Matt would give them leeway for a rest. @@joes6507

[@cjtrules1]

@@joes6507 I don't think they talked before the episode. There was no way to predict how many enemies they would encounter on their way to Vecna and how many spells and abilities each of them would spend.

[@Panda_Roll]

I like that with everyone frazzled over Vax's weird death Tal still had the presence of mind to ask "Was this food offered freely?" Fey are not cute fairies, you don't eat or drink anything unless they give it to you free of charge.

[@iridescentdemon]

8 months late but where did he say that? I didn't see it

[@BillH2949]

@@iridescentdemon 3:52:33

[@venom_colada1512]

You especially don't eat or drink food from the fey. Nothing is free with a fey

[@isaiahwelch8066]

The Fey are the "Indian Givers" of D&D. Nothing is for free.

[@musclecat1005]

No such thing as a free lunch

[@abrown6539]

Synopsis at 8:58; game begins at 10:26. Break from 1:26:24 to 1:51:08. Game ends at 4:01:03. [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

[@Hawke1422]

boosties

[@StrawWeaver]

You should add a timestamp for Sam's ad reads

[@williamross6477]

Thank you!

[@GBS4893]

swords

[@amandaflicop3122]

3:34:07 I'd just like to point out that the traveler's symbol is a door, that's all

[@RossHarmon1]

Amanda Flicop “from way downtown!”

[@jericalocke9136]

YOU CALLED IT MY FRIEND YOOOUUUUU CAAAALLLED IIIIIIIT

[@marijntenbrinke2440]

this hero is speaking the truth xD

[@Civil_Disguise]

You were on point with that

[@kaizen5023]

oh snap

[@Seanraus]

Watching Matt progressively try harder not to spit his drink out at 3:17:25 when Travis gets the card is absolutely hilarious xD He goes from giggling, to slight laughing, to almost spewing water out of his nose when Travis says "EVVEEEER!!" xD i'm dying over here Edit; ALL OF THEIR FACES ARE PRICELESS AT THAT POINT EVEN ASHLEYS XD

[@shailengirgenti7671]

Matt was describing the sound of the orb moving past the stealthed group and just as he started, a lawn mower went by my window and ended with him as well lmfao

[@nuru666]

Gotta love those glitches in the Matrix.

[@riqueoak7256]

Matt Mercer was mowing your lawn

[@sweebos]

😄

[@KUMAKURA]

3:33:11 "I'm kind of unkillable" How to get the attention of a fae 101

[@delmerputnam1679]

Fey and wandering cliff faces

[@Palladum12]

Artigan, Fifty Shades of Fae

[@iHaveOneArm]

I'm still getting heavy vibes that he's banished there due to unknown reasons....

[@jefferyoneill1]

@@iHaveOneArm I don't think he's banished, he just isn't able to leave the Feywild with his own power

[@isaacgraff8288]

"Not as satisfying as I thought it'd be."

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

@@jefferyoneill1 guess that's why he wanted that threshold crest. For a moment I entertained the idea that he becomes the traveler in the next campaign. I haven't actually started it SO NO SPOILERS PLEASE. A video about Jester was simply my introduction to Critical Role for which I'm super grateful so it's just a wild speculation. Would be cool though.

[@jefferyoneill1]

@@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi I won't spoil you then. Have fun catching up. 😀

[@bernardoribeiro7652]

Sylas with arms around Delilah while riding a dead dragon of doom is my vilan romance dream

[@jess_serin]

Evil couple goals 😈

[@musclecat1005]

The most dangerous power couple in all of Exandria

[@jespertobiassen9668]

Sounds like a painted van

[@forgetaboutme5414]

Vegas Casino is the most accurate feywilds description

[@chuckles548]

The look of horror on Marishas face at 3:34:35 had me in absolute stitches! All their reactions were amazing

[@fortelilac6522]

Wow I am at that exact point as I read this.

[@rebeccagiraffe225]

3:25:00 Taliesin: time... time is... Me in 2022 having watched C3: Time is a weird soup

[@forgemakesstuff2734]

me in 2023, not yet having watched C3 but having lived through the last three years: time is a scam

[@TheItzal11]

Me in 2023 and a man of culture: time is... fleeting

[@seeker38]

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

[@VisardKing]

“I can cast sending” laura listened.

[@deanthompson88]

3:35:06 That zoom in on Matts face while he's playing Artagan hahahaha!!.

[@modredastal1644]

"You're in a cavern, you can't have any dill." One of my favorite Taliesin lines.

[@Smooth.Operator.]

Whats the reference?

[@modredastal1644]

@@Smooth.Operator. I have no idea if it's a reference, I just really love Tal's delivery. He's goofing with one of his best friends, it's a nonsense line but perfectly Percy. And howdy, Pullout King!

[@Smooth.Operator.]

@@modredastal1644 couldn't agree more lmao

[@sukerbole2463]

I love how even Matt leans in and goes "hmmmm what has she thought of as a solution" when Marisha says "we can't... but remember our friend Garmelie/Artagan" (3:24:22)

[@krispinkeyes6542]

Percy: "You finally found a worse pet than Trinket." "....I love Trinket, by the way. Excellent."

[@katemclean99]

percy realising he was in trouble with his wife and quickly fixing his mistake was the funniest to me

[@celesteelka]

Ohhhh, Matt's been wanting to Dispel Magic that mansion for a loooooong time.

[@slackerhobo]

I wonder what caused him to change his mind on being able to scry into the mansion.

[@grumdiddlydoo3559]

Was never stated that he did scry into the mansion. He knew of Vax's location, and was able to get a general location of where Vax 'disappeared' due to entering the Mansion. Same with when Keyleth last entered. All that was left was to instruct Delilah and Sylas to go out and deal with the matter. I imagine with detect magic, that's how Delilah was able to pinpoint the Mansion. 3:03:50 Matt is likely rolling for if the searching yields results, as just after that calculation he dispels the Mansion. @@slackerhobo

[@slackerhobo]

@@grumdiddlydoo3559 sorry I should have been more clear I understand related to this episode you are correct. But C2 that changed both in and out of the mansion.

[@grumdiddlydoo3559]

Gotcha. Well, for what its worth, when it comes to mechanics of the game, they get a lot of things wrong, even if they did it right just the week prior; wouldn't surprise me if millions watched any of us play DnD that we'd mess up too from time to time. And then as you are implying, sometimes Matt just makes an adjustment to home-brew. Aside of Talks Machina/4-side dice reveals, its hard to know which is which.@@slackerhobo

[@levisays7676]

​@grumdiddlydoo3559 honestly rules who really needs to stick by them, personally I like to use them as a basis for normal conditions of the game, but if a story element doesn't work to RAW then I'm going to bend or break the rule as the situation requires for the game to be more fun for me an my players that way the story we walk away with is so much better than what we would be stuck with if we rules lawyered the game till we back ourselves into a corner

[@NothingKingKN]

9:00 "Last we left off..." (Recap). 1:26:26 "So we're gonna take a break!" (Break Starts). 1:50:38 "Welcome back everybody!" (Break Ends).

[@SirLambchop1]

tyvm you cute person :}

[@NothingKingKN]

(=°_°=) Thank you!

[@AngelaTwerkel]

this needs to go up to the top

[@w0rmsinger]

*SPOILERS FOR THE EPISODE* Imagine Vax trying to explain to the Raven Queen why he just died. "Oh yeah, this fey guy wanted to choke me until I died as part of this thing..."

[@SharkfightersSH]

I just imagined her taking off the mask just so he can see her eyebrow arch like under her hairline looking at him in disbelief. Priceless!

[@isaac8734]

SPOILERS FOR C2 Imagine artagan explains to jester he once choke a guy to death for fun...

[@benresmisgmamshyarm4638]

@@isaac8734 imagine when someone die and jester use res artagan need to talk with the person he strangle

[@LostFoundling]

@@benresmisgmamshyarm4638 Artie has the spirit of the person being rezzed in a chokehold as he puts it back in the body

[@bombshellblonde544]

I'm surprised there aren't more of these comments, but holy shit Matt. The end of this episode was dark and unexpected and beautiful

[@JA-jk9uf]

Aww no ones talking about Grog and the Twins interactions. Grog to Vax: good luck, Grog to Vex: take care of him, their relationship has gone such a long way 😭

[@Steve-xd6hk]

I just realized something when Matt said "Always Grog with the intelligent weapons"... That sword, as well as Craven's Edge, are both probably smarter than Grog. So two SWORDS are probably smarter than Grog. Poor, dumb goliath...I love it.

[@andrewascher5888]

Until he becomes a giant eagle

[@levisays7676]

Omg I never realised the sad reality of Grogs weapon collection, now I'm glad he has that endless Jug it makes up for when his weapons are mean to him he can console himself with a drink, pour oil on the weapons an threaten to set them on fire😂❤

[@yannickleu2854]

He also found that golden githyanki-skull in general kriegs mansion, that also contained a consciousness, right?

[@Kyshakk]

credit to Jack of Black Phoenix. 0:00:40 - Sam's Puzzle Quest Opera 0:09:01 - RECAP 0:10:36 - Two-Face recovery 0:22:08 - Ballhandling skills 0:27:46 - Grog asks Percy what a scope is 0:28:27 - Grog looks through the scope 0:31:11 - Keyleth scries on Death Knight 0:39:04 - Scanlan prepares for an act (Odell's backstory) 0:42:08 - Matt was on painkillers okay! 0:47:08 - Liam rolls stealth ("You're gonna need tripple digits soon...") 0:49:04 - Scanlan's act BEGINS 0:51:35 - Best deception ever 0:58:50 - Deception #2 Rock Behemoth Edition 1:00:35 - Scanlan takes a knee 1:26:22 - BREAK BEGINS 1:50:36 - BREAK ENDS 1:53:45 - Something in the sky (aka a whiff of incoming TPK) 1:56:56 - Vex scries for the first time (on the Sword of Kas) 1:59:05 - Big Black Sword 2:00:42 - Come Clean 2:12:30 - Liam saves the day 2:15:06 - MVP idea? 2:23:11 - Narnia 2:26:10 - Stealthy Kiki 2:27:36 - A new GIF? 2:30:57 - Stress breathing 2:34:18 - Vex covers herself in the ethereal oil (Strong regrets incoming) 2:37:50 - The moment Matt has been waiting for the last 2 games 2:44:00 - LSD oil 2:46:22 - Cavern shenanigans 2:48:54 - Best line Taliesin has ever said(Dill) 2:52:00 - Vax returns to the mansion 2:58:30 - Risky move 3:00:06 - Reunion 3:04:07 - Mansion gets dispelled 3:04:25 - DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNN 3:07:37 - Grog takes the Sword of Kas aka Craven Edge 2.0 3:12:28 - Grog attunes to the sword (Or did the sword attune to Grog?) 3:12:44 - Grog attacks Vax 3:16:45 - Vex "punches" Grog 3:17:17 - BIGGEST ITEM CARD EVER 3:21:40 - "It went all anime" 3:23:45 - Master Plan 3:27:20 - How to attract an Archfey by Ashley Johnson 3:28:42 - THE DICK PIC (Highlight of the episode) 3:29:28 - Artagan appears 3:32:40 - Something in return 3:33:45 - Condition #1 (Choice of a lesser evil) 3:34:27 - Condition #2 (WOW...) 3:35:05 - Evil zoom in 3:35:48 - Scanlan has a question (How kinky) 3:39:50 - Scanlan pleasures himself (3:40:06 to be specific) 3:42:41 - Pikes word of warning 3:44:26 - Let's do it! 3:45:59 - "You hungry right now???" 3:51:55 - Badum-tss 3:53:40 - Scanlan can do things 3:55:32 - Scanlan can speak with animals 4:00:20 - Vax comes back from the dead again and the GAME ENDS 4:01:16 - "I have to go home with you?!"

[@kei2kei]

I love Marisha's reaction to the narrative. She had that look of utter disbelief, it's classic.

[@crazycatpants]

Kyshakk p

[@samaamas9729]

Dot

[@Alkadius1993]

Bump

[@LadyAtarah]

“Oh! This sounds like an actual plan! Which means it will go terribly wrong.”

[@Monstah7]

Sooo True!! and spot on the money!!👍😆

[@Archangelous1337]

Exactly. People complain all the time about how they never have plans etc, but like Travis pointed out here, usually when they do have a plan it never matters as it always goes wrong lol.

[@IRQ17]

@@Archangelous1337 Every plan ever survives until the first dice roll.

[@ROLPPASD]

2:27:00 (after a Nat1 stealth roll for Keyleth): "They like cover.. for.. me.. right?" -Marisha Matt winks at her.

[@elbruces]

Good question, now go read about group checks on p175 of the PHB. The answer is "yes."

[@Jognt]

@@elbruces Excellent, after that: Go read page 242 of the DMG. Which turns the answer into "Depends." The PHB is only the subset of rules that is most relevant for players. The other books contain additions, variants, and other ideas that DMs can work with to create their own flavor.

[@blood794]

Vecna the whispered one, "God of secrets".... "How does he know all of our SECRETS?!?!"

[@peter_parkour]

Spoilers... Artagan: *straight up in murder mode Vax: *is being strangled to death Laura Bailey: 🍿🍿🍿

[@MistahBryan]

@2:26:08, last time Key'leth and Vexhalia separated from the rest of the group they allied themselves with a Mindflayer, this time they're searching for an ancient sword last wielded by a Vampire Lord who cut off the Hand and removed the Eye of Vecna. Yeah, this'll go well :)

[@patrickstar5136]

After convincing a bunch of undead against the will of their master can't we just have Scanlan convince vecna to ungod himself and then jump from a cliff or something?

[@adinfinitum2704]

He’ll be fine. He’s practically a god anyway.

[@JonathanMandrake]

@@adinfinitum2704 Into a goldfish?!?

[@NaivokWolves]

You can certainly try...

[@the_one_jess_travelled2600]

As soon as Vax said "I'm kind of un-killable... for a while." I knew a mistake had been made.

[@brilobox2]

‘We’re basically gods’ energy.

[@starl1ghtw0lf]

I misheard "Does killing a wannabe God sound fun to you?" as "Does *being* a wannabe God sound fun to you?" And I-

[@ChaoticDumbAce]

Whoops. That became relevant real quick hahhaa

[@jaceatkinson6456]

Spoilers!!!!! Lol but yeah all of a sudden very relevant.

[@nuclearbirds]

And the fact that Vex is the one who asked I can’t

[@feltrix334]

It's interesting to think that Laura already knew she was going to play Jester at this point.

[@karmadollie8063]

On this day, both lines are relevant.

[@Dan-qy6zv]

Your god: How did you perish, my child? You: A dude wanted to strangle me so I let him. Your god: .... You: Yeah I meet weird people.

[@lazynoodle6739]

Raven Queen: I don't usually kinkshame, but...

[@bonniefazman9065]

Celeron: *face palms* I will not let you die in such a pitiful way this time. Go back now.

[@levisays7676]

​@@lazynoodle6739 no more like Raven Queen: Oh Vax I never knew, choke me big boy...

[@vineethvanga8811]

The rest of the party bathing in a pool while another party member gets strangled to death while everyone is aware of it. This is truly the Feywilds

[@JiiBee]

My biggest wish in life is to have friends who miss me as much as the crew misses Ashley. But seriously it's good to have her back in action I missed her too

[@efrainlopez3782]

Absolutely I mean she could consider a guest star at this point but thier loyalty keeps her in the fold.

[@nondescriptindividual3793]

Who doesn't want friends like that?

[@rebeccamorlo3340]

I'm always happy when I see either Ashley there or that happy lil monitor

[@levisays7676]

​@@rebeccamorlo3340 in a similar vein I'm always disappointed when she isn't there an I know she isn't going to be there an I start the episode an I don't see her lil monitor there 😢

[@llamasniper1116]

And on today's episode of Matt regrets choosing the sadistic route and starts to feel weird about strangling his friend (While Talesin enjoys snacks)

[@kaizen5023]

I noticed he didn't physically act out the strangling.... maybe feeling a little discomfort with role-playing that one, can't blame him

[@HDloly]

He just got shy, he was into it until the players started to talk about it.

[@mattlowder]

Liam's character makes me nuts. A few times since episode 103, you can see friction blooming between them as player and DM.

[@elbruces]

@@mattlowderMaybe you can, I don't.

[@MsYunaFires]

@@mattlowder yea I don't see it either. If anything Matt has been more Impatient with all the players in general. Probably eager to move on to the next campaign. I can't blame him. At this point the characters are so God tier the odds have to be stacked impossibly high against them.

[@forgemakesstuff2734]

This is how I imagine the rest of Exandria is feeling right now: Vox Machina: *makes plans* The entirety of Exandria: we're not sure how you're still alive but clearly you're doing something right so we'll trust you 👍 edit: Sam: I'm gonna limp a bit Matt: okay, interesting character choice Taliesin: Stop making choices the hidden gems just keep getting better and better

[@bronwynembree7592]

0:40 Sam's Puzzle Quest Opera 9:01 RECAP 10:36 Two-Face recovery 22:08 Ballhandling skills 27:46 Grog asks Percy what a scope is 28:27 Grog looks through the scope 31:11 Keyleth scries on Death Knight 39:04 Scanlan prepares for an act (Odell's backstory) 47:08 Liam rolls stealth ("You're gonna need tripple digits soon...") 49:04 Scanlan's act BEGINS 51:35 Best deception ever 58:50 Deception #2 Rock Behemoth Edition 1:00:35 Scanlan takes a knee 1:26:22 BREAK BEGINS 1:50:36 BREAK ENDS 1:53:45 Something in the sky (aka a whiff of incoming TPK) 1:56:56 Vex scries for the first time (on the Sword of Kas) 1:59:05 Big Black Sword 2:00:42 Come Clean 2:12:30 Liam saves the day 2:15:06 MVP idea? 2:23:11 Narnia 2:26:10 Stealthy Kiki 2:27:36 A new GIF? 2:30:57 Stress breathing 2:34:18 Vex covers herself in the ethereal oil (Strong regrets incoming) 2:37:50 The moment Matt has been waiting for the last 2 games 2:44:00 LSD oil 2:46:22 Cavern shenanigans 2:52:00 Vax returns to the mansion 2:58:30 Risky move 3:00:06 Reunion 3:04:07 Mansion gets dispelled 3:04:25 DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNN 3:07:37 Grog takes the Sword of Kas aka Craven Edge 2.0 3:12:28 Grog attunes to the sword (Or did the sword attune to Grog?) 3:12:44 Grog attacks Vax 3:16:45 Vex "punches" Grog 3:17:17 BIGGEST ITEM CARD EVER 3:21:40 "It went all anime" 3:23:45 Master Plan 3:27:20 How to attract an Archfey by Ashley Johnson 3:28:42 THE DICK PIC (Highlight of the episode) 3:29:28 Artagan appears 3:32:40 Something in return 3:33:45 Condition #1 (Choice of a lesser evil) 3:34:27 Condition #2 (WOW...) 3:35:05 Evil zoom in 3:35:48 Scanlan has a question (How kinky) 3:39:50 Scanlan pleasures himself (3:40:06 to be specific) 3:42:41 Pikes word of warning 3:44:26 Let's do it! 3:45:59 "You hungry right now???" 3:51:55 Badum-tss 3:53:40 Scanlan can do things 3:55:32 Scanlan can speak with animals 4:00:20 Vax comes back from the dead again and the GAME ENDS 4:01:16 "I have to go home with you?!"

[@bombshellblonde544]

I will forever love Vax's stupidly high Stealth checks and the ensuing snarky comments are always so damn funny. Also, I love when they get meta with improvisational acting references. Sam does it the most. His "Nice object work" comments crack me up. There was one in - I think - Heredity and Hats, and "strong character choices, stick with them 100%" was the one from this episode. It's a joke that I know is meant to entertain his co-stars, but they are so great for those of us who do improv as a hobby.

[@JakobTheCenturion]

bombshellblonde544 I love the improv references and acting asides. They give me life because they all lose their shit, 'cause they all get it.

[@Evija3000]

Stage whispers.

[@robertabugelis3962]

When Sam transformed Scalan into the dead robed guy, he starts to limp. And comments something like "make strong choices and commit" I feel like he would be a wealth of knowledge to work along side with.

[@JDub-TV]

Vax? Who's Vax? Oh, you must mean Vex. Yeah, she's pretty stealthy now. I think she's a twin, but I don't think we've ever seen him/her on the show........

[@isaac8734]

@@JDub-TV she's the ranger

[@KarianDespri]

Percy: "You've finally found a worse pet than Trinket." Vex: *Someone's sleeping on the couch tonight...*

[@mr.midgardville]

Artagan is my new favorite! Sorry Gilmore. 😂. I can also just imagine the Raven queen just sitting in her realm, slighty face palming with one hand. And going "WHAT. Are. You. Doing, Vax'ildan? I brought you back for one reason... to kill this god aspiring lich. And here you are... Getting kink strangled to death by an archfey..."

[@levisays7676]

Never know she could be bit more like once you get done strangling the godhood out of Vecna don't forget to come back here an give me a light choke an maybe I can return the favour 😉😂❤

[@Fenris_Boondoggin]

Chuckles in campaign 2

[@AlethiaMezaSantiago]

Travis's face when Artagan tells them what a pulse stone does. That was the funniest reaction to me out of the whole episode.

[@quantumraptor1485]

He’s so bummed it wasn’t a hydrogen bomb…

[@CERap22]

2:52:13 ---> THIS IS WHY SCANLAN IN KING! 😁Scanlan: "how's it going outside?" 😐Vax: "Not, uh, not well-- not very well at all--uh-- it's FUCKED, he knows we're here-- --he doesn't know where YOU are or where I am right now, but he knows that WE'RE here." 😲Percy: "-- wait-a-minute." 😕Scanlan:"He knows where you ARE?" 😶Vax"No, not any more." 🤨Scanlan:"Did he know where you WERE?" 😶Vax: "He did." 😬Scanlan: "And did he know that you came overe HERE?" 🤔Vax: "*tsk* ...probably.." 😒Scanlan:"..so he knows where we ARE." 😑Vax: ".....kay."

[@Browncoat5193]

SPOILER ALERT. Travis hiding his head inside his shirt saying "I'll be in here." Travis muttering "Say it. Say it!" to Matt as they all hold their breath. Laura with her hand on Travis' cheek. ALL WAITING... BAMF! They all scream, laugh & pass out. LOL! I love Critical Role.

[@AnniesMelody]

3:05:40 amazing moment, rewatched it a few times to watch all their singular reactions/ breakdowns / facepalms 😂

[@sonnentausnest]

@@AnniesMelody Thank you for the timestamp.

[@chriswoodend2036]

I feel really bad for Trinket at this point. He spends at least half his life in an empty stone room looking out a window alone. Free Trinket!

[@jmarriottc]

The way those magical items normal work is there's no conciousness inside it. Basically it's like death till you're summoned, that's always depressed me cause things summoned that way would go from fight to fight instantly from their perspective

[@TrashDeviant]

@@jmarriottc But what about when Grog was inside it during the battle royale? He was able to smash his way out of it.

[@HenriqueErzinger]

@@jmarriottc Vex makes a point to keep him out during downtimes, and even out in the open sometimes. There's more than a few scenes of them walking around with a giant bear in the least appropriate places. Virtually every bar scene has trinket besides the table, and often Matt will describe the reactions of the people around.

[@ambiej123]

TrashDeviant no, he didn’t, vex released him at the perfect time. Pretty sure, at lesdt.

[@HenriqueErzinger]

@@ambiej123 he did break free by force at one of the battle royale one-shots.

[@brittanydiamond6772]

Episode 112 out of 115 and I still light up like a Christmas tree whenever Ashley is there in any capacity

[@canniloni]

big mood

[@spensirmclife6549]

Man Keyleth searching through a pile of liquidfied corpses repeatly calling for Vex in vain knowing full well that he party has probably been exposed to Vecna is really sad and cool

[@blinkin304]

4:02:00 when Marisha forgot that speaking to the internet is like making a deal with a creature from the Feywild.

[@January_Silence]

I fucking LOVE that Matt decided to show us the more macabre side of Artagan in this episode, doubly so at the rest of the group's reaction to it :D. Everyone always has these fanciful ideas about fae and faeries, believing them to be the cutesy, happy, good creatures of Disney and the like. Far from it, the Fair Folk are *fucking terrifying.* They're not called "the Fair Folk" just because they're beautiful or because they're decent entities, they're called that because you want to placate them by giving them a nice, flattering title so that they don't... I dunno, replace your baby with a changeling, blight your lands and make your cattle either barren or give birth to mutilated offspring, make you dance until your feet bleed, turn you into a tree with your mind still intact? And even the ones who help you will do so in an ill-defined way. Like genies, they're really good at twisting words and telling half-truths, just like Percival said. Are you barren and want a child? They'll give you one, but you didn't specify that it had to be alive or human, and now you're in-debted to them. Want to spin straw into gold? Sure, but they'll ask for your firstborn as payment. Taken as their lover of your own accord? Make sure that you served their every whim right when they ask without a second's hesitation or they'll take that as disobedience, kill you, and then go right onto the next lover, not even remembering you. The whims of a fae are as ever-shifting as the seasons, and Artagan is no exception.

[@iamthenatehawk1537]

Major Shirow "make you dance until your feet bleed" is very relevant to their previous adventures in the feywild Stay away from the theatre

[@January_Silence]

IAMTHENATEHAWK Actually, the dancing was done at the last campsite of Sorudun the Happy. The Theatre is what Keyleth, Vex, Vax, Pike, and Tary all went to see during the course of the one year timeskip. Which could've ended very badly, as Percy explained they'd managed to witness a performance by the Royal Troupe of the Unseelie Court, and if they'd been caught, they might've never been heard from again.

[@p_goth8258]

... add to it the camera-man choosing the right moment to zoom in on Matt's face (namely just after saying that Artagan wanted to strangle Vax to death), high-lighting the sinister facial expression that Matt had just added to the awesomeness of this interaction!

[@crazytaru]

This episode and especially this comment have made rethink some aspects of my own games. Thanks for the perceptive.

[@January_Silence]

crazytaru, No problem ^_^. The Fey are one of my favorite fantasy species/races, to be honest. So alien and unsettling, yet oddly jovial and fun. Not gods yet not mortal, neither evil nor good but more forces of nature after a fasion. They're just so incredibly intriguing for some strange reason. Another tabletop RPG you might want to check out for more of the darker sides of the Fae is *Changeling: The Lost* by Onxy Path/White Wolf Publishing, which deals with the titular characters- i.e. changelings, humans that were kidnapped by a True Fae and taken to their realm in Arcadia- and how they adapt after having escaped from their imprisonment and what living in that entity's world and being warped by their whims for so long has done to them, both physically and mentally.

[@kayzach4108]

Matt agreeing with vox machina that Artagan went dark is amazing.

[@mscyndaquil]

2024 FOLKS LET'S RISE 0:40 Sam's Puzzle Quest Opera 9:01 RECAP 10:36 Two-Face recovery 22:08 Ballhandling skills 27:46 Grog asks Percy what a scope is 28:27 Grog looks through the scope 31:11 Keyleth scries on Death Knight 39:04 Scanlan prepares for an act (Odell's backstory) 47:08 Liam rolls stealth ("You're gonna need tripple digits soon...") 49:04 Scanlan's act BEGINS 51:35 Best deception ever 58:50 Deception #2 Rock Behemoth Edition 1:00:35 Scanlan takes a knee 1:26:22 BREAK BEGINS 1:50:36 BREAK ENDS 1:53:45 Something in the sky (aka a whiff of incoming TPK) 1:56:56 Vex scries for the first time (on the Sword of Kas) 1:59:05 Big Black Sword 2:00:42 Come Clean 2:12:30 Liam saves the day 2:15:06 MVP idea? 2:23:11 Narnia 2:26:10 Stealthy Kiki 2:27:36 A new GIF? 2:30:57 Stress breathing 2:34:18 Vex covers herself in the ethereal oil (Strong regrets incoming) 2:37:50 The moment Matt has been waiting for the last 2 games 2:44:00 LSD oil 2:46:22 Cavern shenanigans 2:52:00 Vax returns to the mansion 2:58:30 Risky move 3:00:06 Reunion 3:04:07 Mansion gets dispelled 3:04:25 DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNN 3:07:37 Grog takes the Sword of Kas aka Craven Edge 2.0 3:12:28 Grog attunes to the sword (Or did the sword attune to Grog?) 3:12:44 Grog attacks Vax 3:16:45 Vex "punches" Grog 3:17:17 BIGGEST ITEM CARD EVER 3:21:40 "It went all anime" 3:23:45 Master Plan 3:27:20 How to attract an Archfey by Ashley Johnson 3:28:42 THE DICK PIC (Highlight of the episode) 3:29:28 Artagan appears 3:32:40 Something in return 3:33:45 Condition #1 (Choice of a lesser evil) 3:34:27 Condition #2 (WOW...) 3:35:05 Evil zoom in 3:35:48 Scanlan has a question (How kinky) 3:39:50 Scanlan pleasures himself (3:40:06 to be specific) 3:42:41 Pikes word of warning 3:44:26 Let's do it! 3:45:59 "You hungry right now???" 3:51:55 Badum-tss 3:53:40 Scanlan can do things 3:55:32 Scanlan can speak with animals 4:00:20 Vax comes back from the dead again and the GAME ENDS 4:01:16 "I have to go home with you?!"

[@Shenn3165]

Ashley is a treasure, every episode she’s in is automatically more wholesome.

[@averycheesypotato]

I wouldn’t have called this episode “wholesome,” but she is the silver lining regardless

[@MFAniki6390]

The end of the episode may be one of the darkest and weirdest things I've seen in D&D and I've sat through all of Liam's One-Shots! So that's saying something.

[@OrphanHart]

52:10 Matt includes "pregnant pause" into the list of phrases I need to start using more.

[@TrashDeviant]

Pretty sure he said poignant pause. poignant /ˈpɔɪnjənt/ Learn to pronounce adjective adjective: poignant evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret. "a poignant reminder of the passing of time" synonyms: touching, moving, sad, saddening, affecting, pitiful, piteous, pitiable, pathetic, sorrowful, mournful, tearful, wretched, miserable, bitter, painful, distressing, disturbing, heart-rending, heartbreaking, tear-jerking, plaintive, upsetting, tragic "the father of the murder victim bade a poignant farewell to his son" archaic sharp or pungent in taste or smell. "the poignant scent of her powder" late Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘pricking’, present participle of poindre, from Latin pungere ‘to prick’.

[@paulcolour3030]

Definitely pregnant pause, a phrase often used.

[@kitaridraconia]

Pregnant pause is a dramatic term. It is basically to add weight, anticipation or feeling to the next statement. Easily googled for definitions or examples.

[@korrasmuscles]

2:34:52 Sam mouthing "oh no" and Laura freaking out lol. For some reason I found it hilarious. Marisha made some awesome choices this episode. Going to the Feywild turned out perfectly. 2:39:46. Marisha, "why did we do this" and the rest of the party going "I don't know" was the funniest part in the whole episode. Vox Machina planning is the best lol.

[@mordirit8727]

I was yelling "NOT THE FEYWILD" to my screen through the whole thing, until some 10 minutes later Keyleth goes "we have our friend Artagan" and I was just done. Going to the Feywild and asking a friend Arch-fey to help them rest and return to the Prime without much time passing by was one of the most MVP decisions I've ever seen in D&D. Still left the episode a little sad, part of me was dying inside as they gave up on the Wyvern Trinket idea. It's not *forever*, just cast True Polymorph on him again one day after the fight and he's a bear again... Hell if we're getting crazy ideas out, just say "I Polymorph Trinket into a bear with wings". Or just make GROG have wings, problem solved lol

[@johncreekpaum4998]

Mordirit you don't even need to cast True Polymorph on Trinket again, you can Dispel the Polymorph at any time.

[@mordirit8727]

Yeah since yesterday I caught up on my reading of the erratas from 5E, all I had was the PHB original statement that the transformation was "permanent", didn't know they changed that into being able to be dispelled xD Just makes it easier, give Trinket wings already!

[@bombshellblonde544]

Mordirit It was so damn brilliant. I NEVER would have thought of that

[@ComradeCrab93]

Korra less a case of marisha being useful, more of a case of a broken clock being right twice a day.

[@AggressiveMexican06]

Travis: You hungry? Lora: Yeah Liam: *choking noise* 🤣🤣🤣

[@xiangxiangliew2032]

"I respect you so much." I love how Artagan NOT pleasuring himself while choking Vax out somehow makes it even MORE disturbing, not less. xD

[@xaicho]

I cannot believe vax ran back to the house knowing full well he was being followed.

[@elisam.2896]

Ive lost the ability to discern whether that's Liam playing Vax or just Liam being Liam, but maybe also at this point he doesnt know either, but he's been thinking solely about his own feelings for too many episodes now 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@slktool]

Asimov reference at 1:03:50 Sam reminding me again that these people are fans. The Explorer reveal to Liam and Sam from Tal last episode was so much love of pop culture and sci fi.

[@Jack_Jack_907]

Holy shit! LMAO When Travis whispered back to the blade I cried laughing, this was one of my favorite episodes of Grog! xD

[@angelofdusk13]

"Is that the DM's face or the creature's?" "Probably both."

[@golfshores97]

Pike's face for most of this is just covered by her hands, wondering how these idiots have managed to survive without her here lol

[@MarsXLR]

Oh man, I play a level 13 Barbarian. And with haste, it is insane! I totally wish I could see Grog hasted. That would be awesome!

[@Dylan13Nessman]

Marcelino Ceniceros grog should honestly have the boots of haste, he would get the most use out of it

[@PaxIesus]

Too many items. He has the Gauntlets, a weapon, and the belt of dwarven kind. Unless I recall incorrectly, Matt only lets them have 3 magical items. Now...Liam might fudge that a little bit, since he's got a belt, the armour, the boots, and three magic daggers.

[@MarsXLR]

I always wondered how Vax got around that. But yeah, Grog would have to unattune to something. And I know Travis is not going to lose that beard, so the belt is probably out of the question. Did he have to attune to the Boots of Feral leaping?

[@PaxIesus]

I'm pretty sure he didn't have to attune the Boots of Feral Leaping, which was why Grog was so excited about them...but I don't recall.

[@cakeinyoface6]

PaxIesus Not all magic items require attunement. While Vax does possess a lot of magic items, they are minor magic items that don't require attunement, like his belt Simon. Also the boots of feral leaping don't require attunement.

[@anixara9]

I think my favorite part of this is watching Matt as they're all talking about how to get the sword, and NONE OF THEM REMEMBERING THEY HAVE TO BE 60 FEET OF THE RING

[@jordanwolfe607]

Didn't they have that conversation twice? And then Vex blinked out and left the plane with the ring anyways

[@christopherarmstrong8255]

Ethereal Plane is a different plane and can't be scried into from the Prime, much like the mansion. Liam had the right plan all along. Admittedly I haven't seen how this turns out yet, but I'm guessing he was pretty spot on with the assumption that the sword probably wasn't buried too deeply and you could pop out of the Ethereal into a safe-ish place and just dig a few feet to retrieve the sword. Would have been satisfying to see the oil of etherealness being put to such smart and effective use.

[@christopherarmstrong8255]

@@jordanwolfe607 oh lord I just got to that part... Vex literally left Keyleth and Vax vulnerable after all that discussion... xD

[@andyrogers7508]

No matter how many times I watch I'm always astounded at the fact I just watch basically 3 hours of talking about doing stuff without thinking about it. Crazy

[@suzanneversmissen6805]

Credit to someone years ago 0:40 Sam's Puzzle Quest Opera 9:01 RECAP 10:36 Two-Face recovery 22:08 Ballhandling skills 27:46 Grog asks Percy what a scope is 28:27 Grog looks through the scope 31:11 Keyleth scries on Death Knight 39:04 Scanlan prepares for an act (Odell's backstory) 47:08 Liam rolls stealth ("You're gonna need tripple digits soon...") 49:04 Scanlan's act BEGINS 51:35 Best deception ever 58:50 Deception #2 Rock Behemoth Edition 1:00:35 Scanlan takes a knee 1:26:22 BREAK BEGINS 1:50:36 BREAK ENDS 1:53:45 Something in the sky (aka a whiff of incoming TPK) 1:56:56 Vex scries for the first time (on the Sword of Kas) 1:59:05 Big Black Sword 2:00:42 Come Clean 2:12:30 Liam saves the day 2:15:06 MVP idea? 2:23:11 Narnia 2:26:10 Stealthy Kiki 2:27:36 A new GIF? 2:30:57 Stress breathing 2:34:18 Vex covers herself in the ethereal oil (Strong regrets incoming) 2:37:50 The moment Matt has been waiting for the last 2 games 2:44:00 LSD oil 2:46:22 Cavern shenanigans 2:52:00 Vax returns to the mansion 2:58:30 Risky move 3:00:06 Reunion 3:04:07 Mansion gets dispelled 3:04:25 DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNN 3:07:37 Grog takes the Sword of Kas aka Craven Edge 2.0 3:12:28 Grog attunes to the sword (Or did the sword attune to Grog?) 3:12:44 Grog attacks Vax 3:16:45 Vex "punches" Grog 3:17:17 BIGGEST ITEM CARD EVER 3:21:40 "It went all anime" 3:23:45 Master Plan 3:27:20 How to attract an Archfey by Ashley Johnson 3:28:42 THE DICK PIC (Highlight of the episode) 3:29:28 Artagan appears 3:32:40 Something in return 3:33:45 Condition #1 (Choice of a lesser evil) 3:34:27 Condition #2 (WOW...) 3:35:05 Evil zoom in 3:35:48 Scanlan has a question (How kinky) 3:39:50 Scanlan pleasures himself (3:40:06 to be specific) 3:42:41 Pikes word of warning 3:44:26 Let's do it! 3:45:59 "You hungry right now???" 3:51:55 Badum-tss 3:53:40 Scanlan can do things 3:55:32 Scanlan can speak with animals 4:00:20 Vax comes back from the dead again and the GAME ENDS 4:01:16 "I have to go home with you?!"

[@willemverheij3412]

The Briarwoods on their skeletal dragon would make for a great cover of a heavy metal album.

[@sweebos]

🤘

[@TheVoracity]

Would Vax have actually died from that? I was under the impression he didn't need to breath anymore, so shouldn't he have just been standing there with an awkward silence while being choked to no real effect?

[@theblindfish4887]

The Voracity that is an arch fay he could of broke his neck

[@infernaltrys]

Still he should've detailed it a bit more in my opinion. Not needing to breathe means he doesn't need oxygen, so even the loss of bloodflow to the brain would not affect him, how did any of the players not notice that??? o.O

[@V3xxe]

The Voracity I think it was more of a voluntary thing. Due to the whole "I'll sacrifice myself" thing the Raven Queen made his body able to be affected by that so he could further their objective of defeating Vecna. That was my take on it anyway.

[@TheFleeingPhoenix]

blood needs to travel to your brain. Dingus.

[@jollyroger6660]

@@TheFleeingPhoenix but why? It's to get oxygen to it. So if your brain(and the rest of your body) doesn't need oxygen, blood doesnt technically have to get there.

[@blainebeckwith4295]

It is so easy to notice even though she is on a cam that Ashley really wants to be there with everybody.

[@TheLight10269]

4:01:13 Marisha questions Matt's sanity before going home

[@jrm48220]

Well, to be fair, she did just find out that he's into breath play before having to go home with him. Alone.

[@xEvilRaptorx]

Idk who's worse. Matt wanting to strangle Vax or marisha making a joke about having critters send porn links to their sponsors ha

[@sethescope]

Keyleth getting spotted by the gloomstalkers because of an exquisitely unlucky stealth roll (I love unlucky rolls unless I'm the person who's rolling the natural one lol) and then going Earth elemental was absolutely hilarious and adorable

[@RGOfireman]

I feel like liam becomes the mystrious stranger form fallout when he hits a crit on stealth lol

[@thegeek0017]

51:37 Sam’s voice modulation is very impressive

[@spite_cadet]

Artigan: The Arcane Kinkster

[@mrcopes165]

Underrated comment!

[@gaberobison680]

Ok Ashley’s drawing actually has me crying. That was EXACTLY what I needed at the moment. My depression is cured!

[@d2beej]

Good, a nice stress free episode to calm me down before bed. NOT!

[@donnygopher123]

EchoMarauder What did you expect?Sunshine and lollipops? ITS THE SEASON FINALE

[@MusicsInMySoul977]

"This is craziness!" ...no, this is D&D! Where combat lasts like 10 minutes, and the other 3 hours are arguing about plans that are going to fail anyway.

[@efrainlopez3782]

Its what I love about them. Battle are ok I live for the in between parts myself :)

[@frankyquilavafireblast895]

Personally it’s usually the other way around Combat last for hours and 10 to 20 minutes of arguing over plans that won’t work

[@trealosgaming3345]

I get tired of them arguing about a plan when then they know they are on a time table

[@piranhaplantX]

@@trealosgaming3345 Unfortunately there is a lot of miscommunication and no clear leader. Also, many of them slip into that mindset where they forget to treat it as a living world and just disregard the cost of life from them wasting resources and delaying to rest.

[@janchvatal1538]

Bloody hell, that zoom into Matt's face on strangling scene. :D Soo creepy and soo much fun. :D

[@t.r.l.9818]

"Nothing happens for a reason. It's absolute fucking chaos. "

[@lukesandadordoceu4835]

3:53:44 this is literally the best planning Vox Machina has ever done in terms of time spent, clarity of thought and accomplishment of said plan