Deals in the Dark | Critical Role: VOX MACHINA | Episode 92

[@rangerbobcat]

You know it is more than a little creepy that Matt can write a perfectly functional and binding demonic contract.

[@kaelryder3565]

He probably used "Real" Lawyer contracts as reference...

[@korenn9381]

Kael Ryder given his connections he probably had a real lawyer who also plays D&D draft it

[@mactireliath2356]

Nothing closer to hell than a Laywer

[@jrm48220]

+rangerbobcat It's a skill you pick up. The players in my home game signed a contract with some dark elves, so I wrote up the actual contract, because I knew the details of the terms would come up in play. I think I did a pretty good job of making it as thorough and unambiguous as possible given that it was only four pages long. Then again, I do have a master's in Taxation, so reading and analyzing tax laws and regulations are kind of my wheelhouse. Just for good measure, I had my players sign it using their character's names. I also made them use a red pen so they could realize they were signing in their own blood.

[@goldflame3390]

Lilith2014 Nice! I’ve been working on a contract as well, and the first page is mostly Asmodeus’s names and titles so far. He’ll gain their services “until the completion of the Blood War.” Can’t wait to see if the party finds a problem with that!

[@penguin6385]

Grog in battle: soaks up damage, "don't worry about me, I'm fine on health" Grog not in battle: "I AM HURT, I NEED AN ADULT, SOMEONE HEAL ME!"

[@ryankountz9752]

Travis is prideful, but still a troll.

[@zachariaravenheart]

It kind of makes sense realistically too. In the middle of a fight, adrenaline would keep you from feeling too much pain where outside of a fight, stubbing your toe hurts a WHOLE lot

[@aidantheraider6324]

Rage is a hell of a drug

[@davidbergfors6820]

fun thing, they were about to go sleep, and thus regain full hit points, yet he still asked for heals.

[@courtneyo.6240]

And if they got woken up by anything he’d be down

[@texteel]

"WTF happened to your face?" "That was pre-exsisting ,actually" PErcy: "Faces tend to be"

[@temojin9489]

Of all the times for Vox Machina to not have their lawyer, Bert Reynolds. These contracts in hell are intense.

[@VelcroGirlOfficial]

Grog rolls unnaturally well and Percy experiences difficulty immediately afterward. Balance remains in the universe

[@stevesmith5883]

This happened in a campaign I'm in, a party member rolled (no word of a lie) 4 nat 20's in a row (1 for a save, then crit on all 3 attacks) and damn near one-shot the boss, then immediately after we are in a room with some chests, trying to find a key, and both me and another person rolled 2-3 nat 1's EACH simultanious trying to find the key, before another party member had to come in.

[@crythunder6267]

"there will probbably already be multiple creatures fighting over my soul when I die" "and I'll be one of them" "bless you"

[@Marcieishereandqueer]

I SHIP THEM SO MUCH

[@DrMythosQC]

#relationshipgoals

[@Marigumilikesart]

The comment I was looking for! I loved that so much

[@johnmobley9369]

That was such a strong determined vex response and such a Perceval response

[@patopatric]

you have 666 likes..

[@toastghost9145]

Percy's optimism astounds me. "Maybe, when I die, too many fiends will be fighting over my soul for anyone to get it!"

[@jodah_eternal]

I bet he loves that. I would make him like Constantine (no idea if I spelled that right)

[@jbblades2835]

Don’t forget vexes loving remark of so will i

[@elowery1236]

Does it? Does it astound you?

[@azarinevil]

Only proves Percy a fool where devils are concerned.. it says right in the book he read on the Nine Hells that there is a rigid social order. His soul goes to the highest ranking devil he made a deal with, there will be no fighting over him.

[@saraoneill8080]

@@azarinevil but orthax is a demon and there is a great war between devils and demons

[@fluxshaman8251]

Tary is officially the greatest hero among Vox Machina- he has tamed doors

[@No1liveshere]

Christian Thorn something Percy and Vax couldn’t do

[@mrrodgers0]

@@No1liveshere Clearly all doors in Exandria are magic. This is the only way I can rationalize the fact that the rogue and the engineer are so frequently flummoxed, yet the artificer can so easily overcome.

[@JaysusWhoKnows]

Correction; He SUMMONS doors.

[@bonniefazman9065]

Vox Machina: *hides behind a corner* Tary: ... It's just a door.

[@Gabiii47]

Was hoping the dwarf would have been Larkin. Haven't seen him in a while

[@anthonydavis5288]

#LarkenWatch

[@shwiiiiies4704]

seems wierd after the deafeat of the conclave larkin has nevr been seen

[@NightShadow_digitalphotography]

#LarkenWatch

[@rebeccamorlo3340]

@@shwiiiiies4704 He's probably busy saving people from other dragons. I'm sure tales of his heroism will reach vox machina eventually.

[@AmigoRoberto]

Has anyone noticed Larkhin and Raishan have never been seen in the same room at once?

[@Sufficient_Reason]

A hotel in the City of Dis should be called the Dis Comfort Inn.

[@camiart_casual]

I... //bows

[@marcuss4697]

Too. Fucking. Good.

[@jpumbaa1]

*all Magic School Bus kids* Carlos!

[@Mackinz92]

No one can read Infernal, so it just might be.

[@TheFuryHasCome]

Probably the best comment I’ve read in a while.

[@razrboy20]

53:38 Tary: "If we had some time, I could summon my father's army of Lawyers." Percy: "...do they have a branch here?"

[@shaunttorosian8498]

Loved that line! XD

[@jamesrobin2857]

Also pretty sure this was a jab at tiberious/Orion for asking his father to send the draconic knights.

[@nuru666]

@@jamesrobin2857 Never thought of that. Daaaaamn

[@jamesrobin2857]

@@MrAfrodisiakOo No, his character is a jab at all of box machina.

[@jamesrobin2857]

@@MrAfrodisiakOo His character is a mash up of all the others.

[@mvmnt3scherzo]

Percy early campaign: YOUR SOUL IS FORFEIT!! Percy late campaign: MY SOUL IS FORFEIT!!!

[@atomicbuttocks]

oh how the turn tables

[@yshrivera]

Percy drinking game: Take a shot everytime he: -says "gingerly" -says "that's fair" -sighs heavily

[@2MeterLP]

"Everthing I could have hoped for" is a double

[@cursedgraduation6295]

This game is also known as “So I hear you hate having memories”

[@adriannelson4214]

Or every time he strokes, clutches, holds, or otherwisely puts his hands on his face other than just leaning his head on them.

[@eddvultures40]

Ysh Rivera you bitches r crazy XD

[@donnygopher123]

Don’t forget “Because that’s funny.” XD

[@jacko7755]

Sam had the best joke that went completely unnoticed by everyone: Taliesin: "What's to my right?" Sam: "Clowns... oh no, jokers"

[@shoopusmawoopus]

whats the time stamp for this?

[@jasmineburns9613]

It's at 3:04:39

[@kemopon7]

I didn't get this the first time I saw it, then I happened to hear the song later that day and *lightbulb*

[@JackOosterkamp]

What song?

[@kemopon7]

Stuck in the Middle with You by Stealers Wheel

[@Rastislav000]

Sam: "After 2020, your world was plunged into a hellscape that lasted 2000 years." Me in 2020: Is this a bit or did he really time travel? :D

[@tbm275]

I am really waiting on that last minute Oprah Winfrey Rebellion to save the 2020 elections and bring balance back to the country by way of her favorite things.

[@jackakimbo5718]

Someone needs to keep a CLOSE fucking eye on Oprah

[@alejandroflores6179]

I was looking for this comment

[@derptraveller7146]

I’m just waiting for Oprah to go apeshit.

[@stevesmith5883]

@@tbm275 I saw a comment on something to do with Crit Roll saying something about the 2020 Oprah Rebellion and was super confused until I got to this episode, now I now, it's Sam and his advertising antics again.

[@bluedutchess6656]

the best thing about this episode is probably Grog being the only one that's actually using the code names constantly when refering to the others XD

[@lydiathompson4319]

knowing him the code names probably replaced their real names in his limited memory

[@Contradae]

"Don't make deals with devils..." Title: Deals in the Dark *It's Always Sunny in Exandria Theme Plays*

[@amybyrne5208]

🎵*The gang sells their souls* 🎵

[@Charathlie]

The misadventures of Wode, Wade, Greg, Yorat, Freddie, and Minxie

[@blackh9604]

Charlie Maletich I want to see official character designs.

[@jasp3rjeep13]

Charlie Maletich and Bary

[@Vegas242]

They call themselves Xov Anihcam or the TIHSs

[@jasonmkc7797]

yraT

[@snarglblargn4986]

Vax vex vix vux vox vyx

[@laffinggas8068]

Percy: There's probably already gonna be dozens of creatures fighting over my soul when I die Vex: I'll be one of them I love them so much

[@justsomeguy7761]

“What’s a devil to a man who fears no god”- Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III

[@benjieortiz9547]

"Life needs things to live." Same guy

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

@@benjieortiz9547 He ironicallyrequoted something Sam used for Scanlan as Bardic Inspiration. I kind of hate that it's become a meme which is frequently misrepresented since it's totally devoid of context.

[@caseybaker7935]

@@MorinehtarTheBlue Percy was the first to say it, Sam/Scanlan latched onto it afterwards

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

@@caseybaker7935 No. Sam read it out of a book of inspirational quotes. Taliesin thought it was pretty stupid and he later tries to mock it. Unfortunately the irony back fired.

[@caseybaker7935]

@@MorinehtarTheBlue which episode was this book? I distinctly remember everything making fun of Taliesin for it when he said it

[@Mimeturtle]

Shopkeeper demon sounds like victor was kicked in the throat. Then ate some nails, and went sane.

[@Jadiewady]

Yes!! I thought he sounded similar too, just more monster-y :)

[@UrbanJackal]

Definitely demonic Viktor

[@mohammadfletcher5312]

the "and went sane" part got me 😂😂 thank you.

[@cpt.awesome7281]

"I had a bowl of nails for breakfast this mornin'." "Heh! Yeah, so?" _"Without any milk."_

[@ramzabeoulve5825]

Lootcrate is getting every penny out of Sam Riegel. I usually skip most of the announcements but I always watch his Lootcrate ads.

[@korrasmuscles]

I skip all of the announcements outside of his loot crate ads.I also rewatch them frequently. Remember when he pretended he brought a dead rabbit in a loot crate?

[@jollyroger6660]

ramza beoulve sammeee

[@Big_Bulli]

You mean the over priced loot service that provides poor quality items that are cheaply made and Gift cards that are trash? Am I getting this right?

[@NovaStalker]

and yet they still went out of business

[@Ericb1980]

ramza beoulve too bad since signing up, in a year I’ve gotten 3 boxes out of the 9 months I’ve been subscribed.

[@atriumgamesmore4336]

"I think indifference is the common curtesy here" Gods, every line that comes out of Percy's mouth is gold.

[@flannelgay420]

Percy “your secret is safe with my indifference” de Rolo would fit in well there

[@David-yy9kl]

Lol "life needs things to live" he says a lot of trash. Like a ton of trash.

[@Iodestarr]

@@David-yy9kl Every criticism of Taliesin's that I've seen is THAT quote. It's always used as a smoking barrel to some smear campaign against his character and its quite frustrating.. as if this one spur of the moment blunder overshadows the other Hundreds of hours of proper charm, wit and tact. Hundreds of hours and that's the only thing people can point or wag a disappointing finger at, and with the audacity to say it in one nice and succinct catch all phrase as if it has some air of finality to it. To hold something so insignificant over somebody's head, to color their character with their flaws, especially given the context and in the light of all their other deeds, is unbecoming and beneath you...or is it? Either that or you are just blind and small minded.

[@drizzt102]

@@Iodestarr which quote? Im honestly confused and curious

[@dannykent6190]

@@drizzt102 I'm guessing they're referring to "life needs things to live," which isn't even a terrible quote.

[@tebsyjane]

Travis's expression to Laura auditioning her dice....

[@cloudsteele1989]

Boy do I ever love listening to Liam add up his Sneak attack damage. "Wisper does 9 damage, 14 with psychic damage.. hold on, with sneak attack its #, #, ##, ##, ###, 42"

[@nathanielranney9163]

Sounds about right.

[@marcusvinicius3298]

Well,he is a level 13 Rogue so that's 13d6 dice added ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Matoikey]

@@marcusvinicius3298 Can't tell if you are joking or not 😂

[@jash51772]

My fave part of liams counting is the bzzz bzzz bzz he makes right before he says the total lol

[@k0pstl939]

@@marcusvinicius3298 He's level 17, and its 9d6

[@eatingyourfurby]

keyleth succeeding at her intimidation rolls despite being a huge dork gives me life

[@CabageBeans]

Going from a proud smile to a exasperated facepalm as she suggests 60 seconds later that they were interested in Vax because of the Raven Queen and not because he's an albino fucking tiefling.

[@Demonrifts]

@@CabageBeans In context, it makes some sense. Of the handful of tieflings they've met, one of them was albino. If you have a small sample size, that would lead one to believe that they aren't that incredibly rare. With that information, its not unreasonable to believe that the devils may have interest in him that is ulterior to his appearance; that being that he is a holy individual with a direct connection to a divine entity - all the more flavorful a soul to corrupt.

[@michellepehrsondupont3756]

@@CabageBeans Also, the lead-up conversation happened a week prior, Marisha admitted herself that she had a stressful week AND in Talks Machina the Tuesday before this (two days earlier), Matt revealed that paladins and clerics are prized captives due to their divine nature, so it was likely tired Marisha remembering Tuesday better than Thursday - which is understandable.

[@karite2]

I love the irony of Sam always complaining about Trinket up until the necklace made it easy to take him places, and now Doty is causing the exact same problem lol.

[@django3422]

You don't think he did it on purpose?

[@LokiPii]

Right? There is no way that wasn't deliberate on his part.

[@shawngillogly6873]

@@LokiPii it was a feature of the artificer class. Which Matt wanted him to test. The only thing they changed was making him man-sized. He would've been even more difficult as a dog-sized muppet with no stealth.

[@azarinevil]

That was kind of the point of Taryon, he embodies a ton of the worst aspects of each other character's stereotype. He is smart to a point of arrogant, like Percy. He has daddy issues like Vax. He has an awkward companion construct that constantly causes trouble like Vex. He is socially awkward and naive like Keyleth. The only one he didn't try to embody was Grog, but the dice rolls ended up making him as gullible as Grog. It was honestly a weird comedic FU to the rest of the party so that he could make them appreciate Scanlan better.

[@DrLipkin]

I fully expect Sam to play a Cleric in Campaign 3, just so he can complain about healing people.

[@trentrexbob3126]

Keyleth, the master of the strong entrance and terrible exit.

[@meachambsi]

Watch from 1:13:50 ...Marisha has everyone, including me, in tears.

[@apophis456]

Let’s be honest the only thing Keyleth is the master of is annoying the shit outta people

[@jash51772]

Read this comment 30 seconds before the scene had to come back and give you some love

[@WolfGoddess77]

I really love how hyped up everyone gets when a guest reveals their abilities in battle. It must make the guests feel like a badass.

[@StarDash1]

Terry "I can't let you sign it I should do it." Percy immediately hands him the contract. I was not prepared for such a progamer move.

[@chadobrien3752]

He didn't really give it to him

[@Forke13]

Neither was Sam xD

[@KevinVideo]

Grog taking damage for having bursts of intelligence. That has to suck.

[@blackvial]

it was really funny though

[@KevinVideo]

Oh, absolutely.

[@CorwinC73]

This is why Grog says he doesn't get hangovers... he is ALWAYS hung over. His natural intelligence is 12, but the hangover from the ale impedes it... and when it flashes through, it hurts :P

[@HaploBartow]

@CorwinC73 what? No, Grog's natural intelligence is 6. And the card he played from the book of many things cursed him by reducing his int by 1 IIRC, so from about episode 70 or so on, his Int is 5 (at least for a while, I haven't finished all of Campaign 1)

[@Mega2chan]

HaploBartow the card didnt decrease his Intelligence, it gave -2 penalty to all his saving throws

[@Kasino80]

Hearing Laura struggle to get into Vex's voice was incredibly adorable.

[@UrbanJackal]

Well who hasn't been stuck in South Africa before? 😜

[@SeriousGorillaAdventure]

I’m wondering what role she had to play to do the accent

[@caseybaker7935]

@@SeriousGorillaAdventure Probably Nadine from Uncharted

[@aduiel]

Ha, I hadn't noticed; thanks for pointing it out!

[@blackvial]

wow matt took his time making that contract, it's quite devilish

[@frostedjosieos3193]

Vax'ildan be like "I got 109 on my stealth, that covers the party, yeah?"

[@esoteric_squid]

+

[@shuvodipbarua6001]

Pike: *mecha noises*

[@wolvo5441]

@@shuvodipbarua6001 let’s face it the God apparent of Vox Machina has no need to be quiet

[@scottyg3406]

On critical rolls, nobody can impersonate Orion better than Liam.

[@Demonrifts]

@@scottyg3406 I'm genuinely curious what that's supposed to mean. For one thing, Liam didn't roll a nat 20 on that stealth check. He got an 18 + 17 = 35 + 10 from pass without trace for a total of 45. Its also been fairly well established through the campaign that when they do group stealth checks, some members of the group doing incredibly well can help cover for others doing poorly. I don't see anything unreasonable about asking if his really high check helps others, considering that the precedent had been set.

[@myscoleoptera3729]

Figures Matt is the only person to make me feel bad for a spined devil

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

I clocked it as a barbed devil including the shifting eyes and paranoia

[@jasp3rjeep13]

The contract that Matt wrote is like the description on how to use the holy hand grenade.

[@TheIrishloon]

Jasp3rJeep LMAO

[@BoojumFed]

_FIVE_ is _RIGHT OUT_ !!

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

Legalese is legalese. Stellar writing on Matt's part.

[@jasp3rjeep13]

@@MorinehtarTheBlue it was funny nonetheless

[@psychodrummer1567]

Well, it will take half of your house if misused, so that's on point.

[@purpleren3312]

Vexs’ lil “Freddie you can’t end up here” at 2:24:10 was adorable...

[@Marcieishereandqueer]

They’re so in love it literally hurts me

[@ameeagle7]

I feel like what makes me keep watching this is the sense that every member of Vox Machina[including Matt] is genuinely an amiable and decent human being who I would enjoy spending time with in real life even if they weren't accomplished or well known.

[@mirandabarrett8987]

Agreed! It's the dynamic between them that makes it work. I watch for them as much as their characters

[@CakedUpDumptruck]

Well, there was one guy who wasn’t... Thankfully, he was gone before any lasting damage could be caused

[@ophiuchus_kin]

Honestly I don't care that they are famous I care that they are pretty cool and funny and seem like a friend group you'd wanna be part of

[@amishman]

I would love if in one session they meet a player character that joins them, and when he/she talks about their weapon and they mention that they found this "Bad ass talking sword."

[@JakobTheCenturion]

Amishman Well it was banished to a pocket dimension that nobody would be able to find, ever, so.

[@Cassandra112]

dumped into the astral sea.

[@SioxGreyWolf]

Amishman who said it had to be the same blade? Though they may assume it is cause they have negative confidence in their own abilities.

[@DrLipkin]

Ripley's bug was still on the gun when they banished the blade. And being that she worked for the Briarwoods, she'd know the importance of it. It's just a planeshift away.

[@lir207]

She would have known it was banished to a pocket dimension, but the chances of her being able to describe it third hand to someone with the ability to planeshift and actually make it are pretty slim. Not that she'd care to be cursed anyway.

[@darkmikasonfire]

honestly I'm more shocked by no one noticing that contract effectively says: 1. if the demon decides to neg on his end, he pays 15K gold. 2. if they neg on their end, he gets their souls. He can simply get what he wants ignore them, and give them 15K which is a pisspot probably to him.

[@kevincoplen1204]

Since he's a devil he wouldn't have to give them shit

[@venom_colada1512]

@@kevincoplen1204 devils in dnd always hold to contracts.

[@ProperlyGaming]

@@kevincoplen1204 as someone mentioned, in d&d devils are lawful evil. They don't back out on contracts, they rig the contracts in their favor for sure, but they don't back out on them.

[@Zalied]

@@kevincoplen1204 the 2 types of creatures where you really gotta worry about contracts is fae and devils. Both sides take then very seriously

[@VeteranVandal]

Problem is they had no better way of getting to where they need. The fiend gets to hold a contract for perpetuity on the second and third deals in which he gets another service and a soul possibly. I think the contract is pretty ok for the fiend since it is a valuable soul, and, who knows? If they trigger the second stage of the contract, third stage is right around the corner. I think the gold part isn't worrying for getting in the prison Now getting out is a different story. Now, if I was the fiend the soul of a lvl 17 character would tempt me too much to give up on that contract: it is a Valuable soul to collect.

[@kendramartin3620]

Travis counting how many curses Laura uttered is the funniest thing

[@Skip6235]

Litteraly read your comment at that exact moment in the video

[@capnkirk13_9]

@@Skip6235wow, so crazy it was like 3 seconds after I finished reading the comment for me lmao

[@DavidRobles-rc3gh]

Giving percy a potential warlock contract is like giving a heroin addictive unlimited access to vicodin scripts

[@alejandroflores6179]

bruh fr dangerous shite

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

I can't believe they let him do it considering that he frequently admonishes the others to not trust him

[@mayaenglish5424]

@@MorinehtarTheBlue They love to give him shit, but they're happy to let him do the dirty work for them, and Percy wouldn't have it any other way really, after all, he thinks his soul is already damned so why endanger anyone else's afterlife?

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

@@mayaenglish5424 No, sorry. Good friends don't leave you in the path of temptation and put you at the mercy of your vices.

[@toddhoward1892]

@@MorinehtarTheBlue He did say that nothing in there tempted him.

[@Shenn3165]

Vex saying I’ll be one of them, is probably one of the sweetest things she’s ever said to someone other then vax.

[@mineola_]

For sure, it's such a small moment you could miss it if you're not paying attention, but it's very sweet. And Percy for sure realises it because his smile when she says that is so adoring.

[@leejoyner4532]

"I would like to go in and get a closer look, is everybody cool with that?" Someone needs to make sure Vax isn't an imposter asap.

[@egyptcraze]

hes been doing that for awhile, ever since Scanlan first started calling him out on his tendency to run ahead

[@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human]

He was Hotis all along!

[@Ailieorz]

I know... I miss reckless Vax

[@mayaenglish5424]

@@egyptcraze lol it was not just Scanlan, literally everyone has called him an idiot for it since day one, Scanlan just Got the most dramatic one because he left.

[@IsaacMayerCreativeWorks]

@@egyptcraze What was out of the ordinary was asking for permission first

[@DCabbagefarm]

Matt you're a genius, you legitimately made me feel bad for that shopkeeper

[@shawnglade790]

Yeah lol i kinda felt bad for him also 😂

[@smoorecrux]

Got so nervous during that loot crate ad that Sam was going to predict a virus in 2020 👀👀

[@k0pstl939]

He may not be far off

[@9211982]

Dude, He was channeling his inner Nostradamus here. It gave me chills.

[@casualbebop]

I just started DMing for my small group of friends, we've been playing a home-brewed campaign for 5 sessions now, it's been an amazing experience and we plan to continue playing for the foreseeable future. I really want to thank Matthew Mercer, and the cast and crew at Critical Role, they're an inspiration. Thanks for sharing D&D with us and making it a part of our lives!

[@st4ne4rmthevill63]

Michael Louie same! Our 5th session is Monday & even tho it's my first time DM'n my friends tell me I'm excellent. I give it all to watching 90+ episodes of Matt Mercer lol what kind of party do you have? Ours is super homebrew. Got a Gnome Rogue, a Centaur Ranger, Water Genasi Wizard, Dwarf Death Cleric (don't ask why) & a Dragonborn Blood Hunter.

[@davidmorris6707]

Many years down the line, I am curious how both of you got on?

[@casualbebop]

We're still playing! And four campaigns later, I have earned the coveted title of "Forever DM." Still enjoying the experience, and having a great time planning adventures for my friends. #foreverdm

[@davidmorris6707]

@@casualbebop nice. On behalf of us never DM's; we thank you

[@xEvilRaptorx]

@@casualbebop glad to hear, me and my friends are still playing after 4 years too, but we haven't even made it thru a single campaign yet haha. Level 13 atm :)

[@sp52pi]

Damn I felt bad for that geode shopkeeper devil thing. Matt made it seem so afraid and desperate. Pulled on my heartstrings a lil'.

[@emmememz1574]

Felt bad but also almost threw up as I was eating when Matt described the shopkeeper. Note to self: Don't be eating crunchy and then soft things when Matt describes gruesome things.

[@reienna6410]

@@emmememz1574 wouldnt know...never had that problem...and this is like my seventh time through c1

[@toof987]

@@reienna6410 Seventh? Where do you find the time?

[@reienna6410]

@@toof987 i dont get out much.. ._.''

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

It's a hamatula a.k.a. as a barbed devil. Their very paranoid and if Keyleth had actually been an erinyes it would actually be looking forward to a world of hurt. Though, much as it got pointed out throughout this Dis subarc, it's still an evil creature that would gladly exploit a person were the power dynamic reversed. I don't blame you for your pity, especially since Matt plays it so beautifully, but I personally wouldn't shed a tear for it. My heart is inured to the plight of something I know to be a malicious and insidious monster.

[@ivanvonmayer1]

Matt's voice acting throughout this entire hell-adventure has been absolutely stellar. The devil shopkeeper was horrifying.

[@eyesofmuffin]

"cat baby wrapped in bacon"-vax describing hotis the rakshasa

[@percy3557]

sam: is a cheerful robot in the ad read matt: "I am a little disappointed you decided to reveal your character for the next campaign so early" me watching in 2021: 👁️👄👁️

[@noortjeandriesse5184]

Same!!

[@sarabearas.7645]

Came down here to make this comment!!! The FORESHADOWING!!

[@seanmedd4108]

exact same thought crossed my mind lol

[@hilmanic28]

Why? It’s his S3 character? I’m still finishing up S1 lol

[@anthonyunwin2081]

@@hilmanic28 yep and it's brilliant. I'm still on C1 as well but am watching C3 to try and keep up this time you don't need to have watched C1 for it to make sense. "Smiley day to you"

[@Chrine]

Taryon Darrington: If we have some time, i can summon my fathers army of laywers.. Percy: Do they have a branch here? Me: Yep, Wolfram & Hart...

[@robpaul7544]

I salute that Buffy & Angel reference 🍻

[@ryankountz9752]

I thought he'd say, "Well, no, but I'm sure we could find a few."

[@amberblackwell7687]

The Tiberius jab is just lonely

[@evlredsun]

i love this. sad how deep of a cut this is now.

[@jessgarbanzobean]

niiiiiiiiiice 👉🏻👉🏻

[@rileylarkin1254]

Percy dealing with the bad guys is so cool! His banter with Ripley, his conversation with the cursed skull thing right after the destruction of Emon, that whole scene where he talked with Raishan, his conversation with Ipkesh in this episode.. He's just so badass.

[@Zesprit15]

It's always nice to watch him bounce off of enemies who are as intelligent as his character. Whether Talisen is that smart or not, he knows how to look it.

[@browncoatkevin]

Taliesin's also a seasoned D+D player, and he has years of experience playing as Percy and guiding his character development. Put all of that together and Percy's pretty much my favorite character (being snarky and a good fighter don't hurt, either).

[@magiv4205]

Yes! These scenes are always the most fun to watch. Percy and some kind of evil thing in one room is honestly just a recipe for an amazing scene where Taliesin and Matt constantly try to outsmart eachother. It's fantastic.

[@LokNWykLeer]

Pausing at 41:08 Are they really having an armwrestling match between a bear and a robot to determine if they go to hell prison? This is going off the rails. :D

[@codyrm86]

LokNWykLeer this show went off the rails when they introduced scanlan

[@CorwinC73]

standard operating procedure for VM... derail, then see what happens

[@RDR911]

LokNWykLeer it's fine, they're unable to actually die so there's no real challenge

[@ClintGreene]

They need to make more decisions based on the Trinket v Doty basis!

[@iGuttsi]

RDR911 well I'm pretty sure Vax has a limited supply of "revives" I think that's what the bruise on his chest signifies(then again I'm watching this waaaaaay after the fact so I could be wrong)

[@platinummyrr]

I love how Travis can act Grog so well, saying the smartest things but making it sound like he doesn't know what he's talking about at the same time XD

[@Sistertotherain9]

I love watching their faces when Matt describes something! Also love watching Percy try to outthink clever evil characters. He's always so sure he can somehow come out ahead. Even though it's a character flaw it makes the character kind of endearing.

[@Shimahou]

The party voting for which plan to proceed with ultimately being decided by a bear and a robot arm-wrestling might possibly be the best tie-breaker for a democratic process I have ever seen.

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

i love democracy

[@TheAjusmc]

Feels a little more libertarian to me...

[@Sesquedoodle]

​@TheAjusmc have you seen that article about the libertarian town that got overrun with bears?

[@devtective]

Taryon pulls off a patch turning into an easy access door Vox Machina: where were you when the briarwood arc was happening

[@MackenzieNellis0]

Sentient Advertising Machine. This man is a freaking genius. Thank you for existing, Sam Riegel.

[@davidbergfors6820]

I feel bad that I didn't notice until I read your comment. But thank you, and I agree, Sam is a genius!

[@thecrowsflyaway3473]

I laughed a bit when i saw they put a loot crate box in front of Liam's monitor

[@cathyshepard253]

Andrew Crane He looked like he wanted to open it up pretty badly. XD

[@egyptcraze]

can we talk about how Taryon totally wanted to sign that contract to protect Percy?

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

Maybe making a contract with a devil is on his list? Though honestly Taryon's naivete has a shelf life and Sam knows it. Real drive it like you stole it energy so maybe he misses Scanlan just a bit?

[@caseybaker7935]

@@MorinehtarTheBlue He apparently was expecting Tary to only last a couple of episodes before dying

[@ChrisCox-wv7oo]

Tary and Percy were going tit for tat in one upping each other. I think Sam was just trying to cheekily steal Percy's moment, act like he was the bigger martyr without having to commit to it, and Taliesin called his bluff immediately.

[@Mr911superstar]

I think it was sam being a bit meta, tbh

[@levanquer]

I thought he was actually (Tary, not Sam) wanting the other pacts

[@IndomitableAde]

When Ipkesh revealed that his overlord was a pit fiend and VM tried to remember how they'd beaten the one in the City of Brass, no one recalled that it was Scanlan who saved the day with a pretty ingenious move. That for me summed up exactly why they deserve to be without an amazing character whose skill set they clearly took for granted. Scanlan was by far the most resourceful member of VM. He did what he did without immense size, strength, speed, flight, gadgetry or a laundry list of spells, all while providing support through inspiration and healing, often before healing himself. I really admired the mindful way Sam played Scanlan. Now that he's gone and Taryon has joined VM, I notice once their bacon starts to fry, they turn to him and ask, "Can't you do something??" Tary's cheerful "Nope!" cracks me up every time because with Scanlan they would not even have to ask. Ahhh, karma.

[@GonkyWonkler]

Absolutely. Scanlan has been treated mighty unfairly. Every other character of Vox Machina was/is so self-involved, they never considered him, his history, his feelings and opinions. He was 100% taken for granted. For all the times he joked about being the unofficial leader of VM, he really was, in my opinion. But without his spells "he's just a dude."

[@IndomitableAde]

@@GonkyWonkler That "just a dude" comment from Vex bothered me. Most of VM would be pretty ineffective without their spells and special items.

[@themeanlesbeann]

I would like to point out that the pit fiend fight happened 6 months in real life time for the players. Expecting them to remember the ins and outs of fights from that long ago isn't exactly fair.

[@gin178mk-ii8]

@@themeanlesbeann Its completely fair, for MANY reasons, the main 2 being they keep extensive notes, and that they constantly bring up details of things that even happened pre-stream ,but to top it off .......its on the net.... plus they Literally have a stats tracker (rolls, kills, deals, etc) that they have confirmed they use, so you've not really made a valid point but sure. Or put it this way you boss asks you about something you did wrong 6 months ago, do you 1. play the high road "oh that was 6 months ago may i point out" and hope that you don't get fired for not making note of something important or ... 2. Say whatever it is you did wrong, as the human brain CAN and DOES keep memory for more than 6 months (unless you are a gold fish man, in that case sucks to be you). Something tells me your the number one type, in conclusion with all the facts at hand, the fact they don't recall such a detail yet they have COMPLETE understanding (and notes) of what they all did, just proves even more so that they did take the character and what he brought to the group for granted

[@themeanlesbeann]

@@gin178mk-ii8 You are taking this shit way too seriously. These people are just playing a game and have lives outside of D&D. I think you should try it yourself. It's ridiculous to expect players to take notes that detailed. As a DM I don't even expect my players to remember who killed every monster of the week. Do you honestly think Sam remembers every HDYWTDT the other players got? Now take a deep breath and step away from the keyboard.

[@chubby_deity3143]

The fact that Sam's ad timeline is better than the one we're in now scares me.

[@steele7609]

Not enough people bought from Loot Crate. Also, people voted democrat.... But that's probably not the reason... Probably...

[@a.morphous66]

@@steele7609 > Capitalist dystopia > “It’s the Democrats’ fault” Top kek

[@ALJ9000]

@@a.morphous66 *Corporatist

[@josefzalusky7307]

I feel like when VM makes any sort of moves toward a plan, at least one of the members goes "This clear path is too simple. That brick wall, though... if I smash my head against it enough times, surely I'll find a way."

[@johnblack8872]

Oh trust me it isn't just vox machina. It's just this group. The mighty Nein does the same. It's not until campaign 3 do their plans even remotely make sense. In fact Travis as a rogue is a literal god send because he is smart about everything. Matt mentions stuff most of the group would ignore. Travis goes I'll take that and that and that. He single handedly made the group richer and got them key information in under maybe 5 minutes of real time.

[@josefzalusky7307]

@@johnblack8872 Oh, glorious. I can definitely see Travis, Liam or Taliesen being the group's saving grace, so I'm glad the big guy stepped up!😁

[@johnblack8872]

@@josefzalusky7307 oh yeah it's a bit later in campaign 3 which you'll understand by watching but yeah. He pulled of movie esk rogue type stuff.

[@mayaenglish5424]

Mild C2 spoilers: Yeah, campaign 2 was very stressful with both Taliesin and Laura playing dumbasses lol. And Sam might as well have been playing a dumbass for all that he ever used the int stat over the desire for chaos. like, I need them to be smart/ even-keeled enough to catch the party from the edge of stupidity every now and again lol.

[@brucewyane3183]

percy should make a minigun called no mercy

[@HazzaHDesigns]

It should be called Reason; because surely, when all else fails, they'll "listen to Reason."

[@jackmack4181]

Kyle O'Connor like a machete called kindness

[@nuru666]

@@HazzaHDesigns You fucking genius.

[@companyoflosers]

its still fantasy, as hes not the fucking terminator...

[@azarinevil]

Shame Matt already said earlier in the campaign that he's not building one.

[@JustinTotino]

"What's a devil to a man who fears no god?" --No Mercy Percy Fucking badass.

[@rakkatytam]

a contrived phrase from a Kanye song is badass? K

[@martinezmartinez6453]

@@rakkatytam it’s not the line tho.

[@toppieceproductions161]

@@rakkatytam imagine memorizing yeezy lines 🙄

[@XDmaniac]

@@rakkatytam that phrase existed before Kanye. You do know that right?

[@rakkatytam]

@@XDmaniac Lol okay, who gives a shit? You do know that cliches are propagated by which ever medium brought it to the current zeitgeist right? When/where it originated is irrelevant to what made it famous.

[@BBTManiac]

Tary: "I must.. request that I sign the contract. I can'-" Percy: "alright" *Tary thinking, 'wait what oh shit I think i made a mistake'*

[@phenixslayer21]

Is it just me or would the book "The Adventures of Taryon Darrington" be an amazing read?

[@bigmossie3]

I dunno, 12 pages of weather patterns in every chapter? I think "the abridged adventures of taryon darrington" would be a fun read though....

[@UnorganizedWaffle]

"The Defiant Trials of Taryon Darrington"

[@tomoyaokazaki7010]

@@UnorganizedWaffle Daring Trials and Tribulations of Taryon Darrington

[@nuru666]

I'd buy the hardcover

[@Zagahotzu]

@@bigmossie3 we all know those that doti is writing is the rough draft xD

[@shadowhawkk47]

First rule of making pacts with ANYONE: Make sure you can see invisibility.

[@ethandixon6104]

Theroretically, wouldn't a binding contract only take affect if both parties were willing? If they signed a magical, will-enforcing document without the intent, wouldn't it be null and void? Also, if there was magic such as illusory script cast in the magical document, wouldn't it go by the magic words instead of the normal words? Or am I wrong?

[@antrosatheant7036]

Ethan Dixon Nope, this is exactly how devils do when they make contracts, they write invisibly

[@leavy]

Ethan Dixon does a real-world contract’s fine print become null and void if you forgot your glasses?

[@definitelynotabot593]

leavy if someone wrote small print in a contract with invisible ink i seriously doubt that it would be legally binding

[@sportsfreak33393]

@@leavy Thats the point of having a witness when signing a contract, to make sure the administration of the signing was just. If a party drugs, discourages the signee from reading all of the contract, or verbally mis-represents the contract, it becomes harder to enforce the contract.

[@christopherbacon1077]

Tova: Turns into a bear Vex: Percy, I'm sorry but I've found someone else

[@Damini368]

I don't know if that's all it takes. Now, if it was a flying bear, that would definitely do it.

[@Girlwithpuffyhair]

@@Damini368a flying bear the poops money and she would be head over heeels

[@DngnRdr]

Keyleth - ever the voice of "let's take 2 hours to come to a decision, then change our minds twice"

[@parah289]

Kyshakk1 2:10 SAM3000's Loot Crate Ad 10:50 Intro Ends 14:18 Recap Ends 17:19 Scary Kiki Part 1 20:31 Keyleth Loses Her Shit 28:36 Science Bros' Brain Fart 36:25 Laura Bailey Arrives 47:55 The Contract 59:40 Grog is a Little Too Clever 1:01:23 Vox Machina Finally Goes Somewhere Else 1:03:09 Scary Kiki Part 2 1:13:52 Roll Out 1:21:44 Grog Eats Mystery Meat 1:37:30 Percy Signs the Contract 1:41:22 Part 1 Ends 1:54:43 Break Ends 2:09:55 Percy Eats Shit 2:28:45 Tary Makes a Door 2:35:16 They Finally Find Noelle Stevenson (Tova) 2:44:59 The Door Opens 2:51:16 Tova Turns into a Bear 2:55:54 Laura's just a bit frustrated 3:13:36 Double Bear Action 3:21:40 Keyleth Tries to be Sneaky 3:29:11 Utagesh Revealed 3:30:32 Session Ends

[@Blackguy610]

Diogo Viudes Jr Thank you

[@nathanielranney9163]

3:39:08

[@toddparker2612]

3:04:39 Underrated Stealers Wheel Reference

[@HDloly]

Coronavirus is the perfect excuse to watch all of this. To everyone who is fighting this situation -> stay in home, watch Critical Role, love each other, at safe distance.

[@remethtiamat7950]

That's my plan! :)

[@Emily_Grace_Barnes]

That’s my plan aswell ... it’s been a few days and I’m here 😂😂

[@duckduckgooseberry7051]

Exactly my plan. By the time we're out of here, I wanna be on campaign two

[@yehudagreenfield2272]

Eyyy

[@TheJerbol]

I just wish they would do some d&d streaming from home :(

[@last2nkow]

i freaking adore the shopkeepers Matt comes up with, they are all great. this spine demon was amazing

[@scottshaw8864]

I feel like Matt completely forgot about Doty during the stealth through the city part of the episode.

[@shadowscall7758]

It's easy to forget NPCs with the party. I do it all the time. I once did it in a fight in a tomb that the NPC lead them to. I completely forgot about him once combat started, even though he wasn't defenseless.

[@darkecofreak23]

You knew everyone was gonna crack up when Marisha said "Roll out." And that's why I love these people, because they're fans of the same stuff I am.

[@IsaacMayerCreativeWorks]

Autobots, how do you want to do this?

[@shawnglade790]

Lmao i know

[@yichella]

Just wanna say how grateful I am to the subtitle team that worked on Campaign One. Especially when comparing to some of the wince-inducing lines by the pros that I've seen in C3, it's impressive to see how much the fans got right. Such good work, thank you!

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

100%

[@whitemoonwolf13]

Oh no. How bad is bad? It's what the players are saying isn't it?

[@Alyxcz]

Nobody mentioned that Grog is lord of this city? He is a lord of this and that afterall.

[@StoriesAndPringles]

Honestly, Keiyleth as an Erinyes is actually really cool, hopefully future episodes shows her have as much confidence and authority like she does this episode as an Erinyes in her normal form!

[@bowserbrowser6559]

She doesn't, keyleth starts and finishes the campaign hopeless. Her tribe is royally screwed.

[@curlywhites]

@@bowserbrowser6559 that's crazy. I was hoping for her character development to include not stumbling over her words all the time. It's honestly getting annoying.

[@DarkAlice]

@@curlywhites That's just an unfortunate factor of being played by Marisha. There wasn't ever going to be much progress.

[@curlywhites]

@@DarkAlice yeah, I understand now. Lol.

[@animava9674]

@@DarkAlice It's not Marisha, she has played other confident characters. It's a personal choice to make Keyleth stumble because that's the character she's playing.

[@WorldWalker128]

Wait, 2017?! I've been watching these on-and-off for the last year, and I'm STILL two years behind?!

[@bensongailey7329]

Hello from 2021

[@AmethystSiren]

Hello from 2024 😭

[@scottwagner2566]

“You guys were shopping. I get it.” I already love Noelle lmao.

[@jackfay380]

Can I just say I love how Travis will get excited when things are going really well or really badly for the other players and I love it

[@danielgies3541]

Everyone at the table being in silent shock as something horrible happens and Travis being the only one who explodes in laughter seriously brightens my day. Travis/Sam/Laura are some of my favorite humans to watch interact.

[@GRSZiik]

Kiki: "I'd like to find a stupid shop" Matt: "Devil Victor! Let's go!"

[@tommyjacques7059]

LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES

[@johnluvsluna]

36:50 Laura accidentally slipped into a South African accent after arriving late from a VO session. This episode was recorded about 6 months before Uncharted Lost Legacy released where she plays Nadine, a South African mercenary. I think she must have came from a session and still be in the mindset for the character.

[@ru5h1n68]

3:26:02 gotta love how even though Grog has an intelligence of six, he has a flawless sense of logic most of the time. Travis's ability to deliver it so deadpan makes it twice as amazing xD

[@VengeanceTyphlosion]

Cooking boar meat on the floor. When did they leave Hell and come to Arizona? Damn, I must have missed them. I wish I was kidding. haha

[@amberzara7275]

No no, not Arizona; El Centro. Much more like hell

[@trunkskoolkid]

Y’all are funny, Texas is much worse. We have heat AND humidity, it sucks ass.

[@commanderbacon6426]

Texas no man have you been to south Louisiana

[@kiwithekiki234]

Ladies, ladies, you're all hot.

[@sleepinghermit7778]

@@kiwithekiki234 hahahahaha guy or girl, I just fell in love.

[@4D4plus4is4D8]

38:00 - I just noticed that Laura kisses her dice bag before she opens it :) She's too cute!

[@trunkskoolkid]

4D4plus4is4D8 and also an immensely talented voice actress and immersive D&D player. Travis is a lucky man and also equally as talented.

[@Saladness]

Brandon Shes also amazing singer

[@giovannicasini465]

@@Saladness WHY THIS? WHY THIS? OH DAUGHTER OF THE SEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@egyptcraze]

@@trunkskoolkid i do love how he just puts his head in his hands and starts shaking his head when Laura exclaims that she needs to choose her dice for the day though. that's some grade-a husband response lol

[@WithoutAnyRain]

If Vox Machina had a nickel for every time they rescued a badass warrior woman from a torture chamber, they'd have 2 nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice, right?

[@Ixidora]

Up it to badasses in torture rooms and you'd have like five nickels and probably be questioning why it's raining nickels.

[@LunarityETH]

This joke hits a very niche audience and I appreciate it

[@charlesboots6508]

I understood that reference!

[@johnmobley9369]

DOOF

[@jokerpt1594]

*Sniffs deeply* IS THAT A PHINEAS AND FERB REFERENCE????

[@jaycub8547]

is it just me or does the whole tova thing remind you a lot of them rescuing Kima?

[@johnwargo1121]

Who's the guest player?

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

I was 100% thinking just that

[@alexcomeau4074]

♫ When you're walking through hell ♫ But that creature won't tell ♫ It's Lemure ♫ All it can gasp ♫ Is a groan and a rasp ♫ It's Lemure

[@WeGoblinFolk]

This is beautiful

[@geordifrere]

Matt: "I'm a little disappointed you decided to reveal your character for the next campaign so early." C3 viewers in 2021: 👀👀

[@juggadaaku4219]

Timestamp?

[@spyro454]

Liam's face when ever gets to open their loot crates ...except him...

[@camiart_casual]

Yay! Noelle Stevenson!!! She's awesome :D Also can we take a moment to appreciate Travis's boyish glee every time Percy acts aggressive or cruel? He is so on board!

[@ArshikaTowers]

Could you imagine if they TPK'd in hell with Trinket in the amulet? He would NEVER get out. Just stuck in the amulet watching Vex's body be mauled by devils.

[@mineola_]

Damn that's dark.

[@jgamer2228]

Wonderful

[@kevincoplen1204]

That would be awesome

[@everetthaber2846]

Settle down, Satan

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

Wonder how Galdric the wolf felt about it.

[@NerdPuppy]

"Unless you guys have anything in your possession from that battle" ... they do have the robe of flaying, right? would that count?

[@samtrue3]

Don't think it would work as it never belonged to him and VAX was the last to attune to it

[@NerdPuppy]

The robe of flaying is a cursed item. You don't attune to it. But if the demon they are looking for was the one who put the curse on it, then it could be used to track him. If he only purchased it, then that's at least a thread they can follow

[@Charathlie]

they're trying to locate the prison, the spell they need is locate creature (which Keyleth has and used last time), or Find the Path. Locate Object (which Vex has) just shows them where a certain item is, and if they have the cloak, then it'll point to where VM is.

[@OrphanHart]

did they keep it? I thought it creeped them out too much

[@NerdPuppy]

If I recall correctly, they tried to sell it to Gilmore, who wanted nothing to do with it, so they shoved it in the bag of holding like they do with pretty much everything

[@bigdream_dreambig]

"I feel like we're already ahead of the game if we are not being actively murdered." 🤦‍♂️😝

[@ryankelly3465]

“What’s a devil to a man who fears no god?” That’s such a good line

[@AsmrAmurana]

Taliesin: What's to my right? Sam: Clowns. Oh, no, Jokers. Me: has to pause to laugh without missing anything. It was done so smooth no one even reacted. Sam is actual gold.

[@wtoole1]

Percy says 'that's fair' about 30 times this episode.

[@Olssonocholsson]

william toole "that'll do" "that never ends well" he has lots of staples tbh

[@OrphanHart]

william toole is that a Crit role stat thing too? :p

[@d2beej]

That's fair.

[@OrphanHart]

Also, "technically" gets thrown around often enough for me to expect it

[@Olssonocholsson]

Bunny Rabbit that was an auto correct 😄 Can't remember what it was supposed to say now..

[@louisec-m9503]

Keyleth, that was EXCELLENTLY handled. Perfectly judged shapechange and intimidation check. Bravo, Voice of the Tempest!

[@critical_role_nerd]

Loved it too