"Kiri and Alcohol" - Critical Role // Animatic

[@jexxer]

*Molly:* (disapproves of giving Kiri liquor) *Taliesin:* I wanna get that bird drunk.

[@WardNightstone]

Jexxer pretty sure that was molly not Tailesin

[@jexxer]

No, Taliesin made that comment during Talks Machina.

[@nuggetinevitable4971]

Jexxer that was jester not molly

[@jexxer]

@@nuggetinevitable4971 If you watch/listen to the scene, you can hear Molly in the background saying "no".

[@bdletoast09]

Yep, cuz Taliesin is a great player who knows that, even if it would be hilarious and he really wants to see it, it's not something Mollymauk would approuve.

[@AntiSuccess]

SHES A LIL SIX HIT POINT BABY BIRD, I ADORE HER

[@frankficcle7081]

I would have loved if she had remained part of the group, but I know that if she had stayed, she would have gone the way of the Spurt.

[@HylianWolfMage55]

Before Brony D&D, Kiri was the original sunshine baby.

[@mocon7]

She has more hitpoints than Gilear Faeth, she's fine.

[@Dan-qy6zv]

@@HylianWolfMage55 Hey! I know that series!

[@Notbatman374]

@@mocon7 well I mean, hes just a guy.

[@Takoala]

Jester: "-Let me see what you have!" Kiri: "-Booze!" Jester: "-NO"

[@stevenbrown5246]

Caleb when Jester gets *any* magic item

[@caseyandrew5930]

Molly, in bg: "Oh my god, why does she have booze?"

[@RobertP.Trebor]

I feel like Kiri was put into the campaign specifically to manipulate pregnant Laura's motherly instincts and im ok with that

[@sunshinepurple1043]

I was thinking the same.

[@petersenior5432]

And then Ronin got jealous and decided to come on out and then while the two of them were gone they were captured and would have probably been able to be a big help against the Shepherds

[@ethanpeterson5640]

@@petersenior5432 It ain't a coincidence that Laura wasn't there for when the M9 and Kiri parted ways

[@violethound6818]

She was what?

[@Drenix]

@@violethound6818 She was pregnant, pretty much from the beginning of the campaign (not sure how far before campaign starts), and is also why she and Travis were gone for about 4-5 episodes

[@ronanhiggz9364]

Kiri and Pumat Sol must never meet, the universe would explode, Matthew Mercer could rule us all with his might DM powers, blurring the lines between npc's and real people!

[@RealUnimportant]

Pretty sure you mean they MUST meet... Having Kiri imitate Pumat would be awesome, even if it means the end of the world!

[@hanakorpasova3865]

Actually ever since they started talking about finding a place for Kiri to stay while they travel I thought Pumat's (Pumats'?) would be the perfect spot for her! She could help around, learn stuff, not get into trouble, have big friendly people to protect her...

[@Biddyjr]

They have to make sure Kiri goes with them back to Zadash then. Then if Pumat Sol agrees everything will be gravy, but he's a business for profit. So, taking Kiri under his 'wing', excuse the pun, may not be in his best interest.

[@ronanhiggz9364]

Dominic Boyden They were servants originally so... extra pair of hands?

[@Vegas242]

Dominic Boyden oh yeah and she's already shown that she has super good handwriting

[@TamOBanterAndHisMagicDecanter]

One day Laura comes home and looks in the baby crib to find her child hugging a bottle of Jack, while Travis hides in the closet filming her reaction.

[@Hades8103]

She'll cast hand of harm and slap the taste outta his mouth. Or she'll realize it's a joke and have a good laugh. 50/50.

[@JaelinBezel]

I prefer Jake, personally.

[@WTFisTingispingis]

Travis would never fit in the closet. He's too big!

[@johnermactavish1162]

maple syrup dyed formula Holy SHIT it would be worth it

[@Grimmkryptid]

Tiefling Squad: KIRI NO Rest of the Mighty Nein(+Kiri): KIRI YES

[@thepictotube]

KIRI IS THE BEST NPC OF THIS CAMPAIGN AND THIS ANIMATIC IS AMAZING

[@dantevalehuntik28]

ThePictoTube couldn't agree more Loki ;)

[@thepictotube]

Weaver Of Worlds OH HELLO THERE!!

[@jonathanmacpherson1421]

And this is including Pumat Sol, but Kiri is just so pure.

[@stormcrowlegendary3512]

The crazy thing is shes from a race that's supposed to suck, and then you have Pumat who is AWESOME so long as he isn't over used.

[@dekkard4982]

Imagine of kiri spoke like pumat sol.

[@Zergonapal]

To be honest when Jester said "We can't leave her in the cart" I half expected someone to chime in about leaving the windows down. Missed opportunity there :)

[@Deathnotefan97]

Jester: I need to protect you Kiri: Protecc But does she also atacc?

[@gamester512]

Kiri has all of 6 HP. Even with the dagger Fjord gave to her, a single solid hit from most 'average' foes by that point would very likely drop Kiri to a dying state instantly (she's still a child, remember!). If there is a "time skip" at all (like if some inter-planar hijinks, or some timey-wimey shenanigans take place for instance) however, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see an older Kiri show up out of the blue and actually become a valuable ally to the party.

[@davidparkes7741]

@@gamester512 I mean when they were in the Happy Fun Time Ball 7 days passed but yeah i know you meant like weeks/months etc.

[@Undomaranel]

She protecc She attacc But most importantly She tell your secrets behind your bacc _Yeza was his name..._

[@mushroom5781]

@@gamester512 "I kill people!"

[@lilyminer9164]

*stabs with tiny dager*

[@nigeldepledge3790]

Matt's performance made Kiri so cute. "I'm very sweet."

[@dantevalehuntik28]

I LOVE THE WAY YOU ANIMATED HER POOF I'M DYING

[@apricattart]

Weaver Of Worlds Thank you! I'm glad she's coming across as floofy as I imagine her to be!!

[@yasminceleste3844]

Kiri holding Frumpkin and nuzzling him filled my heart with joy

[@codean909]

Kiri has all of 6 Hit points! If the M9 keep bringing her to battles and don't find someplace to stash her and keep her safe... it's only a matter of time before their are going to be a lot of upset critters!

[@bobbobby475]

The Mighty Nine started talking about putting her somewhere else like finding her family or putting her in a safe city

[@slightlysmaug4249]

I'm actually hoping for a character death of some sort. I want to see if Matt would actually do it. Personally because of the narrative I believe he has fully planed out it will never happen.

[@imadhazeez8507]

Chris Umphenour. Except there have been character deaths in C1. Of the NPCs, these include Atrix, who the party had met before the stream and was killed by Kevdak. Reginald was also killed by the Herd. Sovereign Uriel was killed in the Chroma Conclave attack. Not to mention the entire village of NPCs, the fire ashari. The PCs have also died as well, and Matt tends to take pictures of the rolls he makes and posts them on Twitter to prove he doesn't fudge the dice. He did this for Vex, Percy and others. And of course in the end, Vax did die, and most significantly Tiberius Stormwind (Yes Orion had left, but he was still a PC, and who had died). In C2, we have the deaths of Favron, and well as Ulog. So yeah, characters have died.

[@Daredhnu]

+Imadh Azeez, pretty sure Chris meant PC death, not NPC, sure there were Vax (at the conclusion of the campaign) and Tiberius (no longer a PC at the time of death) but there hasn't been a mid-campaign death, nothing that really shakes up the group you know.

[@Takapon218]

Daredhnu to be fair though the only reason there was no actual PC deaths is because Pike was there to resurrect them as a sort of safety net.

[@Sparkle5fanboy]

I loved Kiri's head moving. That was perfect

[@gamester512]

"Koo?" **head tilt**

[@Epic11705]

@@gamester5120:22, 0:38

[@EKoolkat12]

Jester was PERFECT in this 😍

[@apricattart]

EKoolkat12 (the amount of times I've drawn Jester is ridiculous, can't stop drawing this little blue tiefling

[@OrangeyChocolate]

Well, Jester is best waifu 2018. 😌

[@dreadflint]

So adorable

[@stevenbrown5246]

This is probably my favorite fan animation of all the characters (minus Yasha) together of early campaign

[@Xiatter]

@@stevenbrown5246 I thought Yasha was in this one?

[@dudleybalrog7348]

This is amazing. Kiri really is the party's Precious Birb Daughter.

[@thenosieyartist6924]

Kiri will always be our metagaming pidgeon...crow...bird child

[@MayliSong]

Kiri’s little bird noises make me so happy omg

[@Monokines]

Absolutely adore the artwork! Especially when Kiri tilts her head. Just as I envisioned it

[@minemax2002]

kiri is sooo precious~

[@roninazaxar]

This animation style is so CUTE AH

[@apricattart]

Azaxar Thank you~

[@l0stndamned]

Nice work, particularly on animating Kiri. I agree with Beau's "teacher them to respect the booze early" attitude. My parents followed that school of thought and I've had far fewer booze-related issues than most of my contemporaries.

[@kjj26k]

I learned everything I ever needed to know about alcohol as kid by watching an uncle destroy his and his family's lives before me.

[@harryguidotti3815]

I started laughing at "We'll get 'em a Terly Shemple. Alright?"

[@writer15131]

Kiri is a treasure and must be protected.

[@Propulus]

Kiri holding Frumpkin might be the cutest thing I've ever seen.

[@mattrenteria7951]

I NEED more kiri in my life

[@MrDiabetusFetus]

Cult of GaLm sucks to suck... I miss her already

[@mattrenteria7951]

Noneya me too 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@nyn647]

Everything is so cute about this!! I love Jester's design and Molly's too and Kiri's body language almost had me frothing at the mouth from cuteness lol. Great job!

[@WalkinStereotype]

I found this animation randomly years ago, and looked up what in the world it was from. Thank you Apricatt for introducing me to Critical Role, been a proud Critter since

[@sechmet987]

I just want to say, that your animations are so damn good and character depiction is spotless. This is super dope, love it and thank you for your hard work and providing this form of entertainment.

[@apricattart]

sechmet987 Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed it!! :)

[@ladylightning1741]

0:39 Kiri shrugging looks like she's just snuggling Frumpkin and it is the cutest dang thing I've seen all day

[@AtlasNL]

Kiri and Frumpkin just make my heart melt of cuteness, them separate I can barely handle already but my goodness are they powerful together

[@HikiibatoHada]

Another great scene! More characters interacting in this one and Kiri..! The timing is great and as always your visual additions are what keep the scene interesting and move it along. Thanks again! Always a pleasure. :)

[@apricattart]

Varius Kidd Aww thank you that's so nice!!

[@zonmisty1231]

I am sooooooo excited to see animated Kiri This video has always been my favorite Kiri animatic

[@Deathclaw12]

So. I haven't watched any of Critical Role yet, but this animation is definitely convincing enough.

[@apricattart]

Deathclaw12 Go do it!! :D

[@gamester512]

@@apricattart Seconded. Both campaigns are great, but Jester (from their second and newest campaign) is so damn adorable, as is Nott (Sam makes a cowardly [albeit self-proclaimed, and Nott has proven this to be inaccurate several times before] freaking *Goblin* incredibly entertaining). For most people it probably took all of about 5 seconds after Jester's introduction in the first session for the fans to fall in love with her. ;)

[@o.b.carson1338]

@@gamester512 You're not wrong. And I didn't even dislike the idea, I was just nervous I wouldn't like them as much! But here we are, and I'm having a lot of fun watching the Mighty Nein.

[@toffylikesgames]

This is the cutest thing ever and seeing this animated makes me not know what to do with my feels anymore! Fantastic job!

[@gregowry]

I looove Kiri so much! Thanks for captured this moment with your animation :D

[@FuzzyTrekkie]

I absolutely can't wait to see the Kiri story arc in the animated series

[@nescawolf4187]

i cannot express how much love i have for kiri and this

[@liamcullen3035]

That Kiri is drawn so adorably! ❤️

[@Michael-bn1oi]

Really great work! Captures the group perfectly. Jester and Caleb especially look just spot on

[@apricattart]

Michael Law Thank you!!

[@fishyfishfaces]

That is so adorableee! Thank you for animating these! They're amazing! :)

[@apricattart]

Paperikala Glad you like them! :D

[@jespergroen7736]

Kiri is so CUTE, and my heart melted with the head tilt. Great Work!

[@DominoPivot]

Your drawing of Kiri is so adorable, especially when she holds the cat! :3

[@WTFisTingispingis]

I love how you drew Yasha, she's just a giant brick with legs.

[@KaguraLioness]

The oblivion ost in the background really makes it

[@HydrallUrakan]

I love how you draw everyone, but especially Kiri!

[@jmercedesd]

Everyone is wonderfully drawn and animated, omg

[@sargonnas414]

i want an animated series where the VO's are just them playing at the table. This is soo funny to see animated! Good job!

[@nintendoborn]

It's so amazing to see this stuff and the characters drawn so well

[@EarthsGirl]

That was absolutely delightful

[@human_collector0]

The cutest little girl bird shrug aaaa ♥♥

[@Knubinator]

I love this animation style for this.

[@ArZeeRP]

This put a broad smile on my face. All of the facial expressions are perfect. Great job!

[@bellar5824]

oh this is ADORABLE, elaborately love how you drew kiri

[@Klipiklip1]

Omg I love this, well done! And to make it in such a short time! Thank you for my life!

[@jimmi5121]

This is so amazing! The details are aaaaaaahhhhhhh the trees are SO PRETTY also

[@harleighbass7765]

This was soooo cute! I just finished this hilarious part in the videos! I LOVE how you draw everyone!!

[@newpatch36]

Great work on this animation. Truly brings the scene to life!

[@lola_lesoleil]

I'm new to Critical Role and this animation is even more delightful than I imagined.You're so talented! Thank you for your creativity.

[@wicek3d]

holy freakin shrimp snacks - this animation and face mimicry is amazing xD I love this ;d

[@WilliamRampart]

OMG THIS IS SO GOOD. You found a way to embody all the characters pefectly, especially Kiri. She is the most adorable little thing.

[@ruenvedder5921]

I love how you drew jester, she looks really good! one of my favorite interpretations of her character design I've seen.

[@ladybuglore]

this is so good!! i absolutely adore your style, it makes everything seem so cute and sweet and happy (especially how you draw jester and kiri, i love them...)

[@safirasart]

I can't stop rewatching this all the time!!! It's just so amazing!!!

[@markfrellips5633]

Very artistic animatic storyboard, love how the characters and gestures

[@destinymcintire2188]

0:11 Protecc!

[@aprilv3217]

AHH!! this is too precious and adorable!

[@TrueLegion987]

This is the greatest animatic ever. Seriously, freaking loved this!

[@TheOwlslayer]

Pretty darn adorable stuff!

[@feanaro2712]

This is so well done, great job!

[@Mythinu]

I watch this over and over again only to watch Kiri be animated so cutely

[@sugar-high_kitsune]

GOSH, I love how you draw Kiri~!

[@bwup5845]

I loved this scene! I love it even more now that I’ve seen this!

[@johnbehan1526]

I love these. Keep doing these please.

[@Matt-zj8bh]

I LOVE HOW YOU DREW KIRI SHE IS PERFECT

[@skittles4747]

i love the way you animate the nein it looks so good!!!

[@eskimoprime09]

Literally everything is perfect in this scene, especially jester and then the random yasha!

[@meushi]

Expressive and hilarious as always :D

[@TheSareus]

"tirley shemple" XD I didn't catch that before!

[@Unbid581]

It's been two years... Holy moly

[@UntrainableWizard]

NOOOO! I don't want this animation to have an end! IT'S SO CUTE!

[@JonihnHart]

This moment always makes me smile. Yes, protect tiny bird child! ❤❤❤

[@linlupin]

If I wasn't already watching/listening to Critical Role (but literally just started), this animatic would have made me start watching/listening to it

[@nekoali2]

oh my god this is so ah.. perfect.. wonderful.. words don't work... daaawwww

[@Photon_Rain]

This is fantastic. Love the style. =)

[@EspadaLelouch]

Please make more, this is awesome

[@KarKartwirl]

Please make more with Kiri!!!

[@AncientSlugThrower]

The Teacher Noob I would be content with just more. Always loved these animation clips.

[@jhardymusic8614]

You deserve all funding possible to animate the whole campaign

[@C4lipp0]

This is really beautiful

[@starryskies9655]

Oh my god, your Kiri is absolutely the cutest thing ever!

[@bhambabean1192]

kiri is so adorable in this artstyle

[@perigrin6]

Kiri is an amazing tool to be honest. She lets Matt practice their voices in the moment so he can possibly use them later. And in such a way that everybody loves it.

[@flyingnimbus3180]

man kiri is amazing and i love every bit of her

[@erikstone8336]

Nicely done! I liked the inclusion of people in the background making comments!

[@apricattart]

Erik Stone Glad to see my thoroughness is appreciated :)

[@ternura727]

kiri is lovely! you're great

[@redushab]

It was so great meeting you this weekend! You are super talented! I hope the dice dragon brings you great luck (and I love the Nott drawing!)

[@apricattart]

redushab It was awesome meeting you as well!! Glad you enjoyed the doodle :)

[@Jadeworks99]

It’s so hard seeing Molly...

[@ghostdraws8267]

;-;

[@LegendStormcrow]

Yeah...

[@belakitu8331]

TTuTT Kiri so cute it makes me cry

[@heavynov]

Love this so much ^_^ AndI do hope you are planning to animate Beau's conversation with the guardsman :D