Jester and Nott's Wild Night | Critical Role C2E31 Highlight

[@Aleckxszandre]

I think what His Holiness is trying to convey is that he will be going on a spiritual journey... and there's only room on that train for one dude.

[@postbunnie]

Why did Adventure Time come back then? With that BMO arch

[@WiseSageBum]

That makes it sound more like a mushroom or ayahuasca trip as opposed to praying to Bahamut 😂

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

"I'm a dog chasing cars. I wouldn't know what to do with one if I caught it! You know, I just... _do_ things." Jester in a nutshell

[@willnelson9906]

and that heist in itself, was like one of jokers schemes from that movie, nutty, while not nearly as planned

[@dragonrider1817]

will nelson Jester never plans anything though.

[@gamerguy7782]

That is absolutely what Jester is like

[@Ara-hc9rt]

But like....Justin McElroy's rendition of it.

[@alexiavya722]

It has been caught... wtf do we do now chief?

[@Mr_Maiq_The_Liar]

Molly at the hospital: “I’m always ready to make a damn fool of myself” Jester: “hold my pamphlet”

[@cm5061]

molly's ghost, as jester paints over the platinum dragon: [cackling noises]

[@deranged_dragon9471]

@@cm5061 he would've been SO proud LMFAOO

[@AncientSlugThrower]

"...and there is only room on that train for one dude." Flawless deception.

[@user-it5wu5iv1w]

Who is here rewatching this after that hilarious backstory reveal by Sam for Braius 😂

[@transientanus]

Well, sam didn't rewatch it so you've done more work than him 😂

[@FreinareUnimentra]

It's like the equal & opposite to rewatching Vox Machina seeing the Sun Tree for the first time.

[@ThePoltergust5000]

A crowd of mirror images appearing in an instant, then disappearing just as quickly as Jester blinks out. That is one hell of a mental image.

[@scottbruckner4653]

A bunch of blue demon girls one second and the next POOF

[@willnelson9906]

@@scottbruckner4653 it was still the priest at that point

[@IntrusiveThot]

@@willnelson9906 a sea of evanescent dragon priests

[@WiseSageBum]

And they keep popping in and out as the Blink spell remains active So it's a strobe light of blue tieflings

[@shreknet]

Laura........redefining what a shopping episode is.

[@CerotheDemon]

I love that she painted it rainbow color when the rival to Bahamut is literally a rainbow dragon without even knowing it. 😂😂

[@baconator_x4098]

Literally the most offensive and insulting thing she could've done. She could've destroyed the whole temple and it would've been better.

[@BlueRadium]

At the time I was thinking "yup, that's a hate crime. A funny magic dragon religion fantasy world hate crime, yes, but still 100% a hate crime."

[@WiseSageBum]

And that, kids, is how Jester accidentally started a holy war

[@ticozayas6430]

Totally agree with Travis they were sooooo boned....great uses of all her spells for the escape

[@xelloskaczor5051]

DnD gets so much more boring once you get an asshole with dimension door.

[@GeeGe.]

@@xelloskaczor5051 Highly disagree, more like it opens more, hopefully safer opportunities to do chaotic things.

[@xelloskaczor5051]

@@GeeGe. chaotic =/= interesting

[@GeeGe.]

@@xelloskaczor5051 Sure. Same can be said about lawful or neutral. Not the point.

[@xelloskaczor5051]

@@GeeGe. except im not talking about alignments, im talking about dimension door.

[@diegoadeg]

Bidet. I am here for research purposes pertaining to a certain bull-man.

[@CuppaTeeh]

Searches: jester & nott temple 😂 👀🥸🫶🏼

[@transientanus]

Then you've officially done more research than sam 🤣

[@diegoadeg]

@@transientanus he is a very busy man. Those Emmys won't polish themselves!

[@meandtheweirdos]

“That is the deepest fuckage we’ve ever lived to tell in” Another 30+ episodes later, and we now know this is encounter was MILD AT BEST

[@damobeck1]

Nah man this is the deepest unnecessary fuckery they’ve been in still.

[@gusramirez5647]

Are you referencing a particular encounter?

[@MaDmOnStErQr]

@@gusramirez5647 the bull demon, there were so much rolls on that game that they beat the 114 number of rolls.

[@jonathanharsh7434]

AND NOW THEY JUST YOINKED THINGS FROM A FUCKING DRAGON.

[@SnickerSkye]

*_~a bit later~_*

[@vicsquared394]

One of my fav parts is right after it’s over, Laura running off set and saying “Ok now I really have to feed the baby!!”

[@RikuVA]

I saw the length and yelled *_”THIS IS A HALF HOUR BIT?!”_*

[@rosenrot234]

Imagine watching this live and thinking "Oh god it's still going!"

[@bigbundle3223]

rosenrot234 Both Laura and Matt bring up how surprisingly long it was.

[@G33KST4R]

it goes by so quickly 😂

[@silverackerman394]

Traveler: Jester...what are you- oh my personal precious terrorist...jester no JESTER NO YOU DIDN'T NEED TO GO THAT FAR! JESTER! JESTER RUN! JESTER I LOVE YOU YOU DIDN'T NEED TO DO THIS!!! Also Sam was right. Next time she used it. It had its purpose.

[@itrogash]

It would have gone so much easier if she remembered about it like 15 minutes earlier and used it right after the guards came XD

[@mrsbasia122]

I guess the Traveler only gave her 6 seconds, unlike last time when she had 12, because she is trying to win his favor back?

[@RandomLoverOfNoodles]

Well, it's until the end of her next turn, so 6-12 seconds depending on when she casts it on her turn (if she casts it at the beginning, she gets 12, at the end, she gets 6).

[@Jonic_P]

Traveler: Well... I guess Bahamut wouldn't be inviting me for tea any time soon...

[@MagickGOATee]

I imagined this entire scene like something out of a heist anime, like with the Lupin III jazz playing while both Jester and Nott were evading the guards and priests like crazy, jeez Jester casting like every spell slot

[@Thorn99855]

I love that she burned every spellslot. Ballsy and what a great roleplay moment.

[@cowboynortheast]

Take a shot for anytime Laura makes a "get out" hand gesture

[@adamdao4826]

Owen Wright do you have a death wish

[@moonostultus]

Gee, thanks mate, now I'm hospitalised

[@afoolishmortal5265]

"rainbow colors would be really good for the platinum dragon" oh no

[@TheSilverPhoenix100]

Im shocked Matt didnt make her role a religion check to realize how bad that is

[@afoolishmortal5265]

@@TheSilverPhoenix100 i hope at some point during the campaign they pass by and a pastier mentions that someone made there glorious god look like tiamat

[@TheZodiacdragons]

Lmao I thought the exact same thing lol

[@omnical6135]

at first i was thinking of a prismatic dragon but then i just realized *tiamat's heads = rainbow*

[@emilialavil2618]

I'm absolutely rolling at this

[@AngelicCutie365]

Jester basically pulled an assassin's creed on the temple.

[@nicolasachille4371]

Instead of "nothing is true everything's permitted" its "nothing happens for a reason it's absolutely fucking chaos"

[@stinky1895]

I don't get it

[@firedragonbri547]

@@stinky1895 Assassin’s creed is a game where you go around and well? Assassinate most people. Its kind of a vigilante anti hero sort of thing.

[@WiseSageBum]

Now I want a game that's Assassin's Creed crossed with Splatoon where the player has to sneak in to places, vandalize them in silly ways, and get out If they're detected, escalating hijinks ensue

[@genosisbedlam2433]

Chromatic colors on a platinum dragon huh?

[@aReapersHell]

5 colours in particular

[@DCdabest]

I feel like you'd get shredded for some serious blasphemy

[@MrEddie4679]

@@DCdabest feel like picking a color for ones hous is alot harder for the neighboors to a bahamut priest, "so we choose to paint red for our kitchen" "BLASPHEMY, TIAMAT SERVANT"

[@gabrielnovakk]

OOf

[@stinky1895]

@@MrEddie4679 is this English?

[@jtjr26]

Loved this scene and they fact that it was totally improvised makes it all the better.

[@xelloskaczor5051]

What ever isnt improvised when these assholes do anything

[@deffdefying4803]

Pretty sure OP meant that Matt does """script""" (very loosely, it's notes at most) some aspects of the game depending on where the MN are most likely to go or what they're most likely to do. When the players suddenly want to do something like deface church property, he had no way of expecting the scuffle that would follow, so it's completely improv.

[@erbgorre]

its amazing this whole stint actually succeeded despite sam practically doing everything he could in order to sabotage it right from the start ;D

[@willnelson9906]

was he trying to sabotage it on purpose, or was he just getting shitty rolls? cause if he was, he should know that her plan was to deface a fucking temple, she'd be like killed or something for that,

[@Grey_Shard]

i still SO want to see this animated. possibly with benny hill chase music in the background.

[@CatCheshire]

Jester's Sketchbook done it and I think even without benny hill music was great

[@figa5567]

idk I was imagining mission impossible in the background, don't know why

[@AnimeWolf5193]

benny hill chase music is REQUIRED.

[@chronics23]

You may get that chance!

[@colbynelson2760]

This is perfect! The flashback was superb, all those zoom ins & outs, the music! All and all, thank you for putting the time and effort to emphasize this moment of the show. (Geek&Sundry, Critical Role cast, lawyers, please don’t take this down. This person’s just highlighting the show, not claiming it as their own, just let this live please!!!)

[@Capulet89]

This really was like one of my all time fav moments of CR1: Scanlan alone in a house full of guards turning "I'm so fucked" into an epic stunt 😂😂

[@jefferycrouse4652]

Scanbo will live on in the hearts of critters everywhere

[@ivan_brandt]

And now it'll be immortalized forever on Amazon Prime Video

[@mattixender3016]

21:01 I love the little cut to Liam facepalming

[@AnimeWolf5193]

5 guards lost their jobs 1 priest was stuck cleaning the paint and that poor old dragonborn never got to finish his nap.

[@LoryK98]

And one of those guards was so scarred he turned to Asmodeus

[@MrRourk]

Somewhere Tiamat and Loki are laughing their behinds off!

[@marksolano2348]

Who's here 5 years later after learning about Sam's new character.

[@elizabethkblanco4620]

Here. Brilliant.

[@NicoNeilson]

Im not caught up on C3 but based on the recent comments, I guess this episode is important 😂

[@brujita_flora5527]

Honestly forgot just how Fucking incredible this was. Serious props to Matt for the great improv, especially with so many curve balls from Laura and Sam!

[@MLDeS100]

"That is the deepest fuckage...." Travis if only you knew what you'd all do in episode 56

[@jonathanhamilton6190]

chaotic good is best alignment

[@xelloskaczor5051]

I wouldnt say either of them is particularly good... Nott is neutral by character sheet, so whatever, but what jester did constitutes as chaotic evil behaviour, considering she didnt just vandalize the temple, she made fucking bahamut look like tiamat can you imagine the emotional harm she inflicted on the temple's patrons? Imagine people's reactions if you turned crosses upside down in catholic church and left satanic symbols everywhere, this is what jester did here as a "prank". and while she didnt really intend to do that, it's not us who say what's good or bad in dnd its straight up gods who call the shots on alignments, Lawful Good deity, even as forgiving as that, will have much to say about the "good" part of "chaotic good" you mentioned.

[@bluemage4070]

@@xelloskaczor5051 actions and repercussions themselves are not what determines a character's alignment, its the motivation and knowledge of said actions that do. While I agree that jester isn't good, she isn't evil. As you said, she didn't intend to tramatise people; she wanted to please her god that 'doesn't like her'. She didn't do it out of the benefit or harm of others; it was for herself. Jester is chaotic neutral. Also who plays the DnD gods at the table? the DM of course. And how the judgement of said alignment is at DM's discretion, but the most fun way I've found for it is to look at the essence of the character by seeing their view of every action. Why did you save those kid? "for the money reward" (point for neutrality). while some actions like saving kids are associated for "doing good" the reason they did it was selfish. no matter how anyone else views their actions, what's important for alignment's sake is the why, not the what. thinking of characters (PCs, NPCs, even enemies and villains) in this manner will make them interesting. You need this frame of mind to make interesting anti-villains or anti-heroes (some of my favorite types of characters). Like an anti-villain takes the oath of redemption for terrible things he did to protect/save a loved one, or the anti-hero(ine) that is a really greedy mercenary who only works as hard as you pay him/her and the morality of the action doesn't matter as long as they can dominate the people around them (the good guys happened to have more money this time), etc. tl;dr Jester is Chaotic Neutral. The why of actions determine alignment, not the what.

[@xelloskaczor5051]

@Kristopher Chavez and how is that different from ppl doing evil shit as thank you to tiamat?

[@xelloskaczor5051]

@Kristopher Chavez you are welcome to tell me how insulting people and desacrating what they love and believe in is not gonna be evil in eyes of this silly goofballs. Should we start by burning a rainbow somewhere maybe writing bitch on someones door? Face it, desacrating temples is evil. Even traveller fliers were shady, this is pure CE

[@xelloskaczor5051]

@Kristopher Chavez and why would you consider emotional pain less relevant when in dnd universe emotional pain can legitimately hurt you? Or kill, for that matter? Evil has degrees, man. Kicking a cat is evil, holocaust was evil, they are not equal but neither is a good act as u claim. If you went and vandalizes the gay rainbow somewjere ppl would be so emotionally hurt they woild likely be danger to themselves. So are you going to argue fucking up their stupid rainbow is not evil or even good coz u didnt physically injure them? Feel feee to do so, but proceed knowing that good and evil in dnd are static and you cant argue with dm. If he says kissing a unicorn is evil, thats because it is, and if you go on unicorn kissing spree and ppl cast detect evil, u will come up on their view. So ask yourself again. Is hurting ppls feelings good or non evil in rpg ran and played by bunch of sjw la snowflakes?

[@mathybrain8]

Painting the Platinum Dragon with chromatic colors. Jester's gonna have some issues the next time they go back to Zadash.

[@BALLERBOYS21]

“They clean it once every 30 days… and wouldn’t ya know it… todays the dayyy”

[@UnseenGriffin]

I was wishing so hard for Jester to roll Nott like a gerbil ball while running. 😂

[@bskec2177]

"This is like a choose your own adventure..." Crap girl, this is D&D

[@Jonic_P]

The Traveler: I'm not sure if I should be proud or concerned that my best friend/main follower just painted the Platinum Dragon in the colours of his sworn enemy... ... The Traveler: I should at least not speak to him for a millenia or so...

[@Zanzabarchocolate]

Stealth is optional... Mission Success!

[@sovereignbryce4623]

amazing amazing amazing job!!!! that flashback to jester's first cloak of shadows was perfect. fucking epic. super glad this moment it's own video now

[@annafantasia]

I just came back here to tell you that after I saw Ginny Di’s awesome cosplay a year and a half ago and searched “Critical Role Jester” to find out what on earth it was based on, this was the video I found. I’m now a full on Critter and this show has brought me so much joy. Thank you for getting me hooked. 😄

[@yshrivera]

I feel like Matt is subconsciously reminding Laura that she has Cloak of Shadows coz he reminded her that she can use Channel Divinity twice.

[@MaguMagus]

Problem is she only has two uses a day and she had already used both for seperate duplicities within that 30 mins. Albeit for this awesomeness...soooo rule of cool

[@jw__11]

@@MaguMagus they refresh with a short rest though

[@LadySquireGwen]

Man this hits way different now.

[@timkinss]

Jester is MVP.

[@laurelkroschel4318]

Time to reflect on this magical moment with the new info that came out about this.

[@jackdog06]

Just back here for no particular reason

[@dantevitale5714]

Jester's Sketchbook captured the tone of this scene perfectly.

[@andreawww]

Jester's impression of the Holy Father Himself brings me to tears every single time.

[@Carffae]

If this ever gets brought up in the game again I hope the Church of the Platinum Dragon blamed it on some kids from the Academy and now the Assembly has strained relations with the church. Just because any way the Might Nien can be a pain in the ass for the Cerberus Assembly is hilarious.

[@SnickerSkye]

Gods, I can't wait for Laura to forget which temple this happened at and show up at it later down the line and everyone there still has PTSD from being assailed by her and her duplicates, lol

[@nathanroberts3638]

Can we make an "Animate-a-Grump" style MAP of this sequence?

[@austinosburn2081]

Yes. Let's get some people on this.

[@2ndcousinrichard658]

It'll take, like, a year

[@damobeck1]

Give it a decade and I’m sure we’ll start getting M9 animated.

[@dragonarchive7443]

I would love this.

[@ross8093]

One thing I still need to know... did anyone at the table relaise what she was actually doing with the chromatic colours on the platinum dragon

[@mollymauktealeaf]

Mercer definitely did.

[@Dramoklos]

Tiamat is a chromatic dragon who is evil, Bahamut is a platinum dragon who is good

[@Dramoklos]

So jester was defacing the statue

[@deffdefying4803]

Tiamat is not rainbow coloured, though. Having a couple of different colours is vastly different from a whole rainbow.

[@jefferycrouse4652]

@@deffdefying4803 There's at least one paranoid older paladin that's convinced Tiamat's clerics are on the rise and planning a blasphemous crusade

[@Zed_Said]

Such a great callback in C3E103

[@xelloskaczor5051]

the most amazing thing about this whole situation is that were Sam still playing a bard they would get away with it. Hell guards would probably help to paint the dragon. Man i miss a bard around.

[@DinoTamer-22]

This is the most amazing 30 minutes of DND I’ve ever listened to.

[@JuicyRebounds]

Pour one out for Braius.

[@awds1365]

I love how nott knows this is such a bad idea buts still down to help a friend

[@Stitchlii]

I was in tears.

[@beth-af]

Came straight here after C3 E103.

[@leebiggs3777]

Here for Braius' backstory

[@gabrielnovakk]

11:31 TALIESIN YOU HAVE NO RIGHT DO YOU NOT REMEMBER THE HOSPITAL

[@WiseSageBum]

YOU HAVE NO LEGAL AUTHORITY OVER HIM!!!

[@gabrielnovakk]

@@WiseSageBum seriously dude

[@mythesjica4780]

I want this to be animated, comedy gold XD XD XD I love how Liam inserted the meanwhile scene of Caleb, I had totally imagined that as though its an anime hahaha

[@InanDante]

Incoming Season 3, ep.103 watchers

[@Honcher_John]

"This is like a choose your own adventure" Pretty sure that's like... everything D&D is

[@WhiffleWaffles]

I really love Jester and Nott (and Cad, and Yasha) and I can't help but use the inspiration from Laura's Jester for my tiefling cleric I created awhile back. ;_; Jester is so precious.

[@samanthasmith8652]

This is such an underrated moment of chaos lmao I love it so much

[@stephmo371]

Absolutely chaotic entertainment A++

[@deffdefying4803]

That's Jester's alignment right there. Chaotic Entertainment

[@JocoChill1235]

I love how no one made the immediate realization of chromatic colors on the god of metallic dragons. Also I wonder the possibility of Nott being executed since, she is a goblin involved in vandalization of the platnium dragon with chromatic colors. That could've been a real possibility if they were both arrested.

[@mosesfox52]

J.Connor Sears she was disguised

[@JocoChill1235]

@@mosesfox52Well if they were caught and couldnt get away before the disguise self spell ended. Then the aforementioned comment would have applied maybe.

[@mosesfox52]

J.Connor Sears yeah

[@yshrivera]

Sam: I'm gonna scream Matt: 👁👄👁

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

If Matt wanted to be a dick, he really could have gone down the Tiamat agent route. Lock down the city, door to door searches, interrogations of anyone suspicious. Turns out, Matt ISN'T a dick.

[@Animefan1803]

Only Jester could walk into a fantasy synagogue and paint a fantasy swastika on it, without being hit by lightning.

[@theunusaulsnail6755]

Blink made that so much more chaotic

[@huffleprecious4143]

Cad is more disappointed about the hat than the destruction and chaos caused to the temple.

[@samanthasmith8652]

I'm playing a trickery cleric at the moment, and I desire to achieve this level of chaos XD We almost got it when me and the bard broke into the jail that one time, but I need MORE

[@internetfriend6701]

11:57 Jester's dad is Nathan Drake

[@pablothecoffeelover2551]

If that was the case She would break every thing that touches

[@daviddragongamer7237]

I.... Love..... This...... so..... much!!!! LOL!

[@lookoutforburningbuildings5563]

I honest to god hope that when I start DMing, my players get up to this kind of trouble. I'd love to see how I can work with this kind of thing and how they'd work as well!

[@willnelson9906]

you want it to happen now, but in the moment its like babies playing with hand grenades dude "i'm about to kill/imprison a character for life"

[@silverwyhrecat5]

Fortunately for me, my players currently mostly tend to turn their chaos on each other. I had to say the words "roll for catfish damage" when the monk caught the catfish thrown at him by the fighter and then threw it back at the fighter and hit him. Catfish damage. Shinguard damage. Halfling damage. It was supposed to be a peaceful fishing experience to get their lunch...

[@meowdynyall9284]

This was...hilarious and amazing in every way.

[@ceridwenaeradwr8105]

The Traveler must have been SO PROUD

[@LuCaSmaTTheuS]

love your outros

[@NicoNeilson]

Thank you

[@XoIoRouge]

I wasn't prepared for a monochromatic flashback scene with an echo! Wow!

[@winstonsmith8565]

What an awful goblin and nightmarish tiefling

[@makenna1890]

this aged well 😭😅

[@morgancrowley4484]

this gets to be animated YESSSSS

[@Desasteroid]

Jester: "I'm playing harmless pranks." *...paints the statue of Bahamut in Tiamat's colors. (Equivalent: Break into a Christian church, turn the cross on the altar _upside down_ because it looks _prettier_ that way, and write _666_ all over the walls because you like _math_.)

[@TheCart54321]

This better be in the new animated Mighty NEIN series they are making

[@kynandesouza]

i love that she painted the platinum dragon RAINBOW colors hahahaha

[@apassionatenerd.3564]

4:49 Talisan's sheer disbelief listening to Sam's bullshit is priceless

[@Steelrat1994]

Every time my group goes into some fuckery like this we always turn on the mission impossible soundtrack. Works every time :D

[@rickbrasseaux1676]

When I heard her say she was painting the statue in rainbow colors, my immediate thought was, "She's painting the Platinum dragon with CHROMATIC colors?!??!" I've not seen the whole episode so no idea if that ever came up.

[@ubergla]

The second time Sam finds himself in a bead of force

[@ethanlmoulton]

I don't know how much of this scene will be in the animated series, but I hope that as much of it is present as possible.

[@Smartuur]

17:04 that's the cutest 8 i've ever seen.

[@tibot4228]

The only time in the history of 5e Cloak of Shadows saved the day.

[@ShredderRhodes]

Tis long, but tis gold. You got my sub sir.

[@garrettcarter2959]

Do like....heists?

[@scottbruckner4653]

EZRA NO!

[@scottbruckner4653]

I finally found the TFS at the Table fandom.

[@BisexualWrath]

My people, I was a natural oneder before I was a critter!

[@jefferycrouse4652]

@@BisexualWrath Eloy vs Scanlan vs Panic Grimtongue, a concert for the ages

[@mwhearn1]

A high stakes chase for a low stakes reason. That is comedy gold.

[@DocAcher]

I love how it cuts to people's faces 😂

[@crowle373]

we need a mighty nein animated series and this scene absolutely has to be in it :D

[@mikegarza8648]

Laura doing her best Tiberius Stormwind.

[@homeslice808]

Yep, I don’t think Jester used cloak of shadows a single time after this :)