Labenda Awaits | Critical Role | Campaign 2, Episode 20

[@baxterwilhelm8114]

Jester: "Well that doesn't sound like something that can-" Nott, immediately: "CALEB CAN DO ANYTHING HE SETS HIS MIND TO."

[@JaxonBurn]

Baxter Wilhelm So good

[@askshadowboltmoon1476]

i'm confused of why everybody is confused

[@2MeterLP]

We all need a Nott in our lives.

[@shawnamacleod7879]

OO0O0O

[@insomimaniac]

The manor thing is an actual spell, it's seventh level so don't hold your breath for it though

[@Striker2054]

Matt: "Captain Maximilian from Duvenlode" Laura: "Max Load, got it." Matt *internally dies a little*

[@bigbundle3223]

He looks both exasperated and amused. That conflict is the perfect reaction.

[@kieran163]

Every DM’s struggle with their players.

[@Andrzhel_vis_Vhaeraun]

@@kieran163 Yep. That one time i named a Nsc Shin 'Kolat cause i thought it sounded cool... Without realizing the obvious. He was called Gin Cola since then.

[@MrNightmareCorpse]

@@Andrzhel_vis_Vhaeraun happened with us in Horde of the Dragon Queen, with red wizard Azbara Jos. He went by Asparagus for the rest of the game.

[@karllee2593]

Matt: that’s CAPTAIN Max Load to you, madam.

[@sarahanonymous3770]

1:45:01 Marisha: *calls Molly Percy* Liam: "I think that's the first time any of us have ever done that. Ashley (who has called Fjord Grog at least 2 times): "Yup"

[@user-Aaron-]

Totally off topic but I love your profile pic

[@MH-dg6tw]

I only picked it up once - last episode, but I thought that was because Travis was repeatedly mouthing "rage" when Ashley was figuring out what to do with her bonus action😂

[@joshhaworth2155]

Reminds me how, in both a Narrative Telephone episode and Pikes character intro, she used the name "Grog Stonejaw"

[@marias5685]

liam getting hype over sam being a rogue and travis getting hype over ash being a barbarian is the best

[@violettwolf7065]

Its the best

[@wolvo5441]

I like to think that every time Ashley would like to rage somewhere Grog sneezes

[@deathbykonami5487]

More so since Nott got Uncanny Dodge (the sole reason Vax survived to the endgame in Vox Machina)

[@Nixo66]

@@deathbykonami5487 I don’t want to put spoilers here but I’m pretty sure the only reason ANYONE made it to the end is plot armor and bullshit. I did enjoy it but there was tons of “oh that’s bullshit” moments Matt babies them quite a bit

[@kodiak4777]

@@Nixo66 I mean long as everyone is having fun and the story is unfolding it doesn't hurt anything. 🙃

[@brinarosenberg338]

"I'm twice her age at least" had such "actually I'm 11 so stfu" energy

[@julianaayu]

Nobody sees anything but Jester. Jester ran off: "Let's go. We need to save it" Group: "What are we saving?" Nott: "idk, but right now we are saving Jester"

[@dornor5142]

The two other members of the mighty nine are frumpkin and the traveler

[@Maren617]

You forgot meta-gaming pigeon!

[@batayan_]

You fool, frumpkin and schmidt!

[@purpletabaxi1497]

Its definitely frumpkin and jester's duplicate ahaha

[@benhemsworth8555]

Dornor Schmidt. You mean

[@Medaumplay3]

How dare you forget the dancing 2nd jester

[@elbruces]

"Maybe it's a mating call..." Beau (without hesitation) "CAW!"

[@julian909j]

El Bruce when?

[@marcostavares3859]

Aw man, that part is so sad, bc when Beau and Jester start cawing back at Kiri, she gets so frantic (maybe she thought it were they parents coming back to rescue her)

[@pvic6959]

@@marcostavares3859 why you gotta tear my heart out like that

[@kameronmills]

@@marcostavares3859 oh, the feels. :c

[@SenterSen]

Yasha: Caleb, can I hold Frumpkin again? My heart melted at that single line. The big beefy barbarian woman wanting to cuddle up with a cat is the best

[@thunderflare59]

This is my emotional support familiar.

[@canniloni]

sam: “my kids are gonna watch this and be like wow your dad is a loser” ashley, confidently : “yeah”

[@expensivemagic4754]

OMG LEXA ON A CRITICAL ROLE VIDEO. That's dope

[@canniloni]

ExpensiveMagic 😌🔥

[@TKZ100]

"That's what we think all the time." - Laura Bailey, professional savage

[@Rowlurorowf]

@@TKZ100 underappreciated and under recognized comment... though you could see Sam pause momentarily and try to decide if he should respond to it or not

[@cornelia3912]

Timestamp?

[@Renegadebane]

When I first came here, this was all swamp. Everyone said I was daft to build a pub on a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show them... It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one. And that one sank into the swamp. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, and then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up. And that’s what you’re in, the strongest pub in all of Exandria.

[@evangrizzle4417]

unexpected Monty python

[@rosywatkins8786]

This comment is God Tier

[@god6712345]

I came back to this episode after getting really cooked last night and watching The Holy Grail. Thank you for this

[@lilrounforgetable]

There will never be a greater comment than this! You are a hero to most!

[@Falloutparagon]

This pub is known as swamps end .

[@EnaidMora]

Beau: what did you hand that child? Kiri: (in fjord's voice) a knife Beau: NO

[@nataliepeters8459]

The best 😂😂

[@b4n4n14]

Nott: "have you tried liquor before?" Kiri: *shrugs* Nott: *starts to offer liquor* Caleb, Jester, Fjord: "NO"

[@VitaNewbo]

Gonna be honest, your profile pic is creepy. Fitting right now, as it is Halloween.

[@galahad5658]

You wouldn't happen to have a time stamp, would you?

[@b4n4n14]

@@galahad5658 around 2:50:00

[@leonardogomez8812]

By the way If your about to die of hypothermia, and have liquor lying around... Don’t do this, you will die of cold quicker

[@anwenm]

@@leonardogomez8812 On the plus side the last moments of your life will be a LOT nicer...

[@VioletAasimarOfficial]

Kiri: *appears* M9: THIS IS OUR CHILD NOW. Kiri: *does anything* M9: LOOK AT OUR DAUGHTER. WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU.

[@Frir10]

Well, technically it was more like Kiri: *appears* Everyone except Jester: WHY ARE WE RISKING OUR LIVES FOR THIS F#%@ING BIRD?!

[@AntonoirJacques]

Matt mentions later that Kiri has 5HP, a tail swipe of 19 would have insta-deathed it.

[@WereDictionary]

@@Frir10 Laura's budding mother instincts.. :D

[@country_gnomes8068]

I just imagine Jester holding her like a toddler and I love that imagery

[@dannyclenaghan5873]

Imagine if they dropped Kiri off at Pumat's, or if she found her way to Pumat's, either way id be so happy

[@claralaviola8846]

I love that Frampkin is like Caleb's safety blanket and he immediately shares him whenever he thinks somoeone might need a little comfort

[@Camaika1997]

Emotional support familiar

[@mossripalextechno6450]

This kind of thing is a love language in itself.

[@antiphon000]

downvoted for "frampkin" fucking gross

[@BaughbeSauce]

That's because cats ARE security blankets. With sass.

[@youcancallmekathyp]

Nott: Can I go under you? Yasha: Sure. Beau, who was rejected the cuddling for warmth last episode: why

[@govirdrauka7116]

"Sometimes we don't do things we want to do so that others won't know we want to do them."

[@viggo8213]

Yasha + beau are lesbian rolemodels

[@sennoshinigami3499]

To show weakness even by being cold, or strength by sheltering another while you endure; or maybe she just got a thing for lil green girls XD

[@Codefy]

If they’re role models they’re doing a horrible job of it.

[@Slugger1990]

@@sennoshinigami3499 apparently nott is a bit of a "short stack" so maybe...

[@shyfrog3731]

I love how they think they look so shifty, but when the soldier showed up he was just like "hey, btw, random innocent civilians, be sure to steer clear of our army. Oh, you have a broken wheel? Lemme help"

[@jacobloving6765]

The guilty are always nervous

[@isaacmiller3386]

Soldiers tasked with guarding a town will pay attention to how shifty people look. Soldiers headed to the front lines prob don't give a shit about obvious troublemakers, as long as they aren't the opposing force. It's a context thing. Dudes minds were elsewhere. And doing good deeds while in uniform could boost recruitment. Priorities change in times of war, these soldiers are thinking about different things than the other ones they have met who were basically on guard duty or bored as shit stationed in various towns.

[@dyslexicfaser]

And they're like 'Okay, everyone into the fucking brush to hide, abandon the wagon', amazing

[@Dracon350]

@@dyslexicfaser to be fair, their experience with guards so far has seen put them in a not-so-bright light. the guards back in Trostenwald were willing to straight up just execute Gustav purely so they didn't have to put up with any further investigation. i will say, however, that Matt seems to be trying REALLY hard to paint the guards in a good light, what with the ones in Alfield and Bryce trying to help those who suffered from the gnolls, those within Zadash that ran the festival and helped the little girl with the trebuchet game, and the guy here.

[@mechcannon]

@@Dracon350 It's complexity really, there was the asshole who kicked Calebs cat, asshole coin guard who fucked with Gustav. It's pretty clear though that they vary, Matt wants to emphasis there are plenty of good people in the military and guard, while there are bad apples the regular grunt isn't nessessarily bad.

[@alexabood6686]

The Mighty Nein: *adopts a 4 year old child* Also the Mighty Nein: *offers the child alcohol and smut within the same episode*

[@hsetz]

And a knife!

[@alvinfong1449]

​@@hsetzliterally sex, drugs, and violence.

[@J4kuZZi]

That's chaotic good/neutral right there

[@sarahtheeagle3060]

Whenever Molly casts Vicious Mockery, it should be called Mollymockery.

[@clockwork_mind]

This is the most amazing thing I've heard all week. I wish one of them had thought of that.

[@Techy2112]

Vicious Maukery

[@jatomeer9605]

@@Techy2112 mollymaukery

[@bardic_knight77]

I feel this comment needs more attention. You have earned yourself 1 like. **clicks thumbs up**

[@fhantum6519]

Perish

[@captguyliner]

"Sing a song. One that we all know. We wanna sing along!" I was really hoping that song would be "The ruby of the sea is the best lay EVERRRRR!"

[@devinward461]

It sounds better in the original Infernal...

[@cartersmith6628]

Well to be fair it’s more of a jingle than a song

[@paulinejarvie5863]

Saaaaaaame!!!

[@battlebrothertifesrolilios4423]

I think this is the full translation Oh I've weathered deadly storms Sailing on the Ozmit Seas I've battled mighty waves And I've felt the ocean breeze The fondest of me mem'ries Will always be of thee Oh the Ruby of the Sea is the best lay ever Oh her hooves are tough as nails And her horns are smooth as ice Her tongue is like a feather And her tail grips you tight Lucky be the one who can afford her pricey fee Cause the Ruby of the Sea is the best lay ever The Ruby of the Sea is the best lay ever Oh I paid her and I loved her Till I near forget my name She took my gold and closed her robe And promised me she came She took more than me manhood I'll never be the same Cause the Ruby of the Sea is the best lay ever The Ruby of the Sea is the best lay ever Cause the Ruby of the Sea is the best lay ever HEY

[@Abitflippant]

It's logggg! it's logggg! It's big it's heavy it's wood! It's logggg! It's logggg! It's better than bad, it's good!

[@andrewbaier6085]

Travis: “I saw carpenter tools and said who needs that” Me, looking at Chetney: …

[@NIKSEEN]

I thought the exact same thing 😂

[@Furao80]

lol, just campe down to drop that time stamp and found your comment. 26:17

[@blazingabyss_8464]

*chetney is typing...*

[@DreadPirateElla]

Lmao yesssss!

[@morgannewey1611]

Travis learned his lesson.

[@kyle21843]

Ashley: i would like to rage Travis: *YEEEAAH*

[@isaac8734]

The same with sam and liam Sam: now im gonna use uncanny dodge for the first time. Liam: yes yes yes yes yesss

[@lagerman8030]

I love how Travis is always so excited as we are, when things like that happen

[@Ign1tion1]

@@lagerman8030 Travis is critical role's biggest fan after all :)

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

That slow turn at 2:15:36 too. These are my people.

[@musstakrakish]

Travis: implodes into a blackhole destroying time and reality. YYYYYYYEEEEEAAAAAAAAA

[@idiotleg9595]

During Ashley + Matt only scene, she looks so terrified

[@anthonysoares5630]

Idiot Leg she looks so genuinely concerned about the situation

[@toxicmute6379]

@@anthonysoares5630 When I first read your comment I thought you were insulting OP because I didn't read their name first

[@draw4yourlife3]

@@toxicmute6379 that would be a rare insult lol "you idiot leg"

[@jochenpanjaer980]

@@toxicmute6379 same here. I read 'idiot' and then assumed the 'leg' was a typo.

[@toastedt140]

@@jochenpanjaer980 you idiot legerdemain you

[@ريّان-ذ4ت]

I love how liam asking about lewd book stores in one week, lead to matt having to come up with fake smut book names and synopses the next week, lead to one of those books affecting two other players' dynamics and interactions for quite a while this is the beauty of dnd

[@alexisgarland8004]

"This is the tiniest hill and I will die on it " pretty much sums up the Mighty Nein's creed so far.

[@alexisgarland8004]

In other words, every member is one aspect of Taliesin's personality at 16.

[@jgamer2228]

Petty as fuck: just like Vox Machina

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@jgamer2228 Would we have them any other way?

[@crowfather3838]

@@stingerjohnny9951 yes actually. Though I can appreciate pettiness from time to time it's kind of immature and boring long term.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@crowfather3838 Well I find that neither party is particularly petty long term. Pettiness is reserved for silly side quests while the main plot is usually taken seriously. At least that’s my experience with CR, they rarely take pettiness too far.

[@raddnsadd971]

My favorite part about this entire episode is the fact that Liam has a tiny knitted Frumpkin next to his dice tray.

[@OneColeGuy]

I didn’t see that until I read this! Thank you!

[@jessicamaddren5058]

I didn’t see it either and it is so cute

[@puppeteerist7475]

Where?

[@puppeteerist7475]

Nvm

[@nickte2609]

@@puppeteerist7475 1:33:22 you can see it

[@LeRodz]

Nott, this small little goblin girl, and Yasha, this gigantic fallen angel woman, just vibing in the rain and being goofy together. Cutest thing ever.

[@phezheadier]

Grog and Pike in reverse 😁

[@Introbulus]

And then getting chomped on by alligators together. 💕

[@saucemaster1527]

"I'll just put my hands on molly's horns" "I'm into this"

[@jadedoptimistt]

I mean, it’s Jester. Who wouldn’t be into it?

[@KumaoftheForest]

Not the first time someone has grabbed his horns

[@TsarofScars]

They're handlebars now

[@OutlawWalker]

Wouldn't be the first time iv heard this, tiefling for the win

[@Me-ss2gq]

Time stamp?

[@onestephead]

Matt on Talks Machina: I hope I don't have to do Jester's accent. Matt two days later: creates NPC that mimicks accents.

[@drchaoswaffle3624]

Every episode I imagine nott just looks more and more like a wine mom who believes in her strange lanky wizard child

[@violetsanddragons]

NOTT IS A WINE MOM, THATS WHAT HER VIBE IS.

[@Camaika1997]

Love it!

[@jameshumphrey619]

Matt Mercer needs more recognition for his Saruman the White-sauce joke. That was masterful

[@eric81757]

I liked the wings with "Morden-cayanne" sauce just before it as well

[@silverbro13]

You mean Dungeon Masterful

[@candy-coatedrose513]

Random thing: if you're ever in Houston, stop by Hobbit Cafe. It's a great LOTR-themed restaurant.

[@jlord5078]

Lord of the Onion Rings!

[@dumplingshakes22]

It was terrible… I loved it haha

[@crowborn666]

Nott and Yasha's conversation on collections was so wholesome oh my gawd

[@quendi5557]

Most wholesome downtime moment yet.

[@graydonsylvester6687]

Glad I’m not the only one still catching up

[@TheFrigidMidget]

I could not stop laughing when Laura realised that she has to spend money on a spell.

[@gustavovalente9006]

I just love that when Ashley wants to rage she is as polite as she can be

[@DINGOlord]

Father! May I have violence?

[@najadetwo22]

Yasha may have a little rage, as a treat

[@NaaaneSan]

I particularly like how she tried, for two episodes or so, to word it differently as to not imitate Grog, but then just gave up. :D If you gotta rage, you gotta rage politely. The CR principle.

[@OutlawWalker]

Thinking about it, there isn't really anything I can come up with to ask this important question, atleast that isn't subclass based

[@UrthFyr3]

Hands down Nott and Caleb are the most touching D&D duo I've ever had the privilege of watching

[@OneColeGuy]

You get a like from me!

[@Ragnarok6664]

Aye

[@princessblazena]

107 episodes later this is still the most wholesome duo 😊

[@GioFireheart]

Nana Berry you don’t like them?

[@commondognut]

TheDifferentBeast VM?

[@mariyamurashko6425]

Travis being pumped about Ashley being a barbarian BUT ALSO Liam being pumped about Nott being a rogue and getting excited when she gets sneak/ advantage etc. truly fuels this campaign

[@rhiaxtra]

Me, watching this episode: *is half asleep* Matt: “could everyone leave the table except Yasha?” Me: “You have my attention.”

[@VitaNewbo]

Instantly awake.

[@justtaylor8204]

Same

[@steffaniee2292]

Anything Yasha is full attention time

[@siderisanon7860]

Watching how mesmerized she was by the scene was fascinating as well. Too few players let themselves get that wrapped up in the story.

[@ericclement1598]

Accurate

[@vcagande7998]

Yasha asking to hold Frumpkin and then smiling and petting him is the cutest thing ever

[@ilikemusic2773]

those new visuals, camera angles, stat trackers, highlights for who's turn it is and spell descriptions are a really really cool new addition. love it :)

[@DarkDecimus]

It seems that between ep 19 and 20, is when the group decided it was the time to separate from geek & sundry, this now on critical rolls channel! I do like all the graphical upgrade, but knowing they get rid of (I've watched a bunch of c3) it must have been too expensive, I'm guessing? The only thing I don't like is the character sheets small font and huge box that has no point. Glad they didn't stick with that, but I like the info cards on spells/abilities!

[@higglybiggly1174]

​@@DarkDecimusnot expensive at all, I mean I can do it on Roll20 for free lol. It was just a live overlay and they stopped going live during covid and never started again - everything is prerecorded now. This is just the recorded VOD of the live Twitch stream, so it has the twitch plug in overlay.

[@fenzelian]

"We don't know if it's salt water. It could be saline solution!" "Do you wear contacts?" "You know you're not supposed to drink that stuff." ... "I walk my own path."

[@kiritosheer]

“Give me saline or give me death!” *Fjord’s grave* “We gave him saline.”

[@an8strengthkobold360]

I'm dying. My family is asleep right now and I can't laugh loud.

[@sydneyhobbs9817]

That happened and i realized, I was about to sleep in my contacts 😓

[@leoli17037]

Caleb does 1 push up... Matt: you take a point of exhaustion

[@Nixahma]

To be fair, he probably got that if he decided to do a second.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

Ah the joys of being a wizard 🧙‍♂️

[@marleypatcheak2145]

2:49:01 you can see that little baby Ronin starts kicking Laura's belly and Sam gets to feel it eventually.. its such a sweet moment

[@thespankmyfrank]

Thank you for pointing that out! Just rewatched and I can't believe I missed this! Such a cute moment between friends.

[@thundergozon6439]

"It's freezing cold" "high 40s" Everyone outside the US: *visible confusion*

[@thundergozon6439]

@@MidoriChanOG @Cooper van Buren It was a joke about you guys using a silly unit of measurement, but ok lol

[@justtaylor8204]

@@thundergozon6439 I can’t even see his reply but I know it was stupid

[@thundergozon6439]

@@justtaylor8204 They apparently misunderstood it and thought I was saying the high 40s of the Fahrenheidt scale are not that cold, which is a fair mistake if you're not educated in SI measuremets, I guess

[@narwhalethefancy]

@@thundergozon6439 *if you're not educated in sensible measurements. - From someone who lives in the US.

[@thundergozon6439]

@@narwhalethefancy Well, yes. Imperial is quite silly, but I wanted to be as clear as possible in an explaining comment.

[@AllweHaveIsTime]

Kiri “I don’t know I just want to get back to my family” Yasha “she’s lying! She killed them!”

[@runningking1317]

I really love the Caleb-Beau friendship. Caleb trying to do push-ups after seeing Beau do a bunch is so cute!

[@ANameToGoBy]

Them doing boulder-parchment-shears to see who pays for the drinks!!

[@DaddyWarCrimes78]

It's even funnier when you consider how Liam's next character starts every day.

[@Angela-hn6mb]

@@DaddyWarCrimes78 I was thinking about that too.

[@slsblerp329]

Some of the player-character duos just always vibe across campaigns. I think Liam really loves all of Marisha’s characters. Same with Laura’s obviously. And Laura’s and Marisha’s characters also always connect in each campaign. Not that it prevents the other characters and players from forming special relationships in dif campaigns, and you can tell when they enjoy another character without having the closest in game relationship. But the Liam-Laura, Laura-Marisha, and Liam-Marisha (though slightly less in C3) pairings maintain.

[@shyfrog3731]

The fact that Matt can make a character's accent sound unintelligible, but still enunciate every word clearly is a skill that I one day hope to learn.

[@sarahb5989]

Kirk is so cute!!!

[@OurJynx]

Yasha is somehow the edgiest, most mysterious character in the entire show, but she's also a devoted follower of a being few worship and collects flowers and bits of nature to bring back for a friend. She's the most wholesome, badass character.

[@vchemka2]

She aight

[@shaelynbradtke1589]

thanks Flando. Reposting for 2023: 00:35 Sam gets introspective 6:10 Ashley’s looking very… angular 8:45 Episode Starts 14:25 Nott needs to puke 18:00 Is Travis even Texan? 18:40 What pace? 32:20 Every new name, dammit 35:55 Save us metagaming pigeon 41:45 Fjord ‘s saline fix 48:10 Yasha in the storm 1:02:30 Nott’s collections 1:10:05 Nott commits a lab safety violation 1:13:45 Thanks for the traumatizing memory Laura 1:20:10 Fjord is so smooth 1:31:25 Battle Begins 1:44:50 Molly is Percy confirmed 1:48:25 Tug on that glove 2:00:30 HDYWTDT 2:08:30 Welcome to Rules Court 2:10:20 Laura learns a lesson in clericing 2:12:05 HDYWTDT 2:15:25 Break Starts and ends 2:43:05 Beau finally figures out how to relate with people 2:49:10 Beau makes friends with a guard 2:51:25 Nott is a responsible guardian 2:54:50 Dick Bumswallow serves the local booze 3:03:35 Meeting Vebron 3:09:15 Vebron is bought easily 3:13:35 Karaoke night with the Mighty Nein 3:15:05 That’s some weird fan art 3:23:05 Live from the girl’s room 3:26:55 The anti-sex scene 3:28:45 Vebron is that guy

[@femkevulink719]

Boost

[@LifeWulf]

Bumpity bump bump!

[@rachelclaw]

Boost!

[@Myar692]

Bump!

[@riannemeyer1527]

Thank goodness I'm not the only one 😅

[@canniloni]

yasha is so shy that ashley barely gets to showcase how funny she is, but this episode finally allowed her to make some jokes and i love it

[@Kasino80]

I think she made Yasha shy because she isn't there physically that much. If she was outgoing and a mover of the action, it would be really difficult to go on with the story when she's not there.

[@canniloni]

Kasino80 i agree. she has proven she can play an outgoing character with damian vadoma

[@isaacmiller3386]

In everything I have seen Ashley is super shy too. Not just a Yasha thing. but she shines when among friends like these and she has a great and often brutal imagination.

[@NikushimiZERO]

"It ain't worth it if I had the coin." "What if we paid you 100 coin?" "I'll come for that." LOL. That was great.

[@DreamsicleSwirl]

That was my absolute favorite part too. Laughed out loud at work because of that line.

[@GM_Darius]

From what i've seen of animations of the Critical Role vids, that bit right there is so damned underrated.

[@GameHunterMaster]

Liam: I'm not broke, I have 1 silver and 2 copper. Let me tell you, those are some serious low level wizard problems right there.

[@Hugo-pg9hq]

Yep. I feel that. I'm playing a wizard and god damn it I'm going to get every utility spell in the spell list. So much money but it'll be worth it.

[@Ailieorz]

Not just low level if you're running Avernus... man I miss job boards

[@deepspaceexplorer9529]

It’s not really a low level wizard problem, it’s a part of caylebs character, he once told Jester that 50 gold is more money than his parents earned in a their combined lifetimes. He’s used to having little more than a few silver to his name.

[@acomet2509]

@@deepspaceexplorer9529 they just meant that wizards (without an arcane focus) have to spend lots of money for spell components. Like having to spend 10 gold on incense every time you want to change your familiar, or hundreds of gold in paper and ink to transcribe new spells.

[@Chuckloris84]

@@acomet2509 Even with an arcane focus you can't cast spells if there's a required price for components. And you still need to pay for paper and ink to transcribe spells.

[@MrFahqup]

Yasha: "Can I break the aligators jaw?" Matt with a single tear in his eye: "Yes, yes, 1000x yes."

[@Godless_Homunculus]

...TOOTHY MAW...

[@Mr_Maiq_The_Liar]

Of course a table full of voice actors is going to have god damn kenku

[@JefferyPeterson]

Especially when the DM is pretty damn good at mimicking his players voices and inflections.

[@jackcrowley2640]

It's honestly a great excuse for Matt to flex on everyone

[@douglaspatrick868]

I'm proud of them for keeping the obnoxious stupid weeby bullshit to a minimum, given how many of them draw a fair bit of their livelihood from anime VO. The younger anime obsessed segments of the fanbase seem determined to inject it everywhere regardless of how little it belongs so it's good the Nein themselves seem mindful of not overdoing it.

[@kyle21843]

@@douglaspatrick868 what do you mean?

[@haydencrawford8552]

@@douglaspatrick868 chill prude

[@jasonpatino]

I tip my hat to Matt for binging in the repeating bird. Genius move to throw comedic wordplay in whenever he wants. He really is one of the greatest DM's ever.

[@astraltree4253]

he also gets to voice all of the other players

[@TheBoringInvestorMan]

@@astraltree4253when he copied Travis I laughed hard, it was spot on

[@chappychaplain]

I'm 100% convinced Matt just put a Kenku in to show off his skill at imitation.

[@pallasproserpina4118]

He did it to prove that he’s gotten better at imitating Jester

[@PuffyCloud_aka_puffeclaude]

He did it to get better at Jester, the last time he had to do it, Laura was sick and he was unprepared. He said on Talks Machina that he'd be working on it. Now he gets to do it, call and response, with Laura. Best way to get it right.

[@UberVilla]

KenkUuUu

[@karp_4902]

He tried so hard to kill it lmao

[@Saerwen_Celeste]

Matt and Marisha have some pet birds, some fancy tropical cutie types, i like that he was able to show off his bird vocals ^_^

[@country_gnomes8068]

I love how meta gaming has just become an all knowing pigeon

[@francisdoherty5580]

I've seen pigeons everywhere. Who says that they can't be an all knowing secret society, kinda like the Cobalt Soul. 🤔🐶

[@frazzldazzl5187]

I mean...the birds work for the bourgeoisie

[@bronathangiant5994]

Considering that magic exists and some people can conjure animal familiars or even become those animals, a pigeon information-gathering organization is possible if not likely

[@OutlawWalker]

@@bronathangiant5994 a bunch of druids and mages with polymorph who are acting as an information network

[@slayeroffurries1115]

@@OutlawWalker imagine taking a bath and you hear "coo coo wash your feet coo coo"

[@duncant6364]

I both called Liam a nerd out loud for already knowing about the kenku and immediately figured that Kiri was a Kenku when Matt first said “bird creature”

[@operatorchakkoty4257]

"NEEEEEERD!"

[@slvaltva1392]

I just called you a nerd out loud

[@freyathesquid4588]

@@slvaltva1392i just called you a nerd out loud

[@neapettledicoin4853]

Caleb giving everyone his cat to comfort them is the best.

[@EmilyTotallynotbees]

Frumpkin is a therapy animal

[@BiscuitsOfBagEnd]

I’ve taken to doing this with my weasel familiar ^.^

[@TheKazeetie]

Especially because he knows that she lost her family, I think he's trying to help her because he knows how it feels

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@BiscuitsOfBagEnd That’s adorable, good on ya trying to make some smiles

[@BiscuitsOfBagEnd]

@@stingerjohnny9951 aww thank you

[@siren6182]

Remember when they had the beacon and were treating that sacred religious artifact like a once-a-day magical Bong rip? Good times.

[@robertcapostagno2082]

Then Caleb learned the high was inside him all along.

[@MmeHyraelle]

And i watch this while ripping bongs

[@sedona3663]

"The sky is dark and the hills are white as the storm king speeds from the north tonight and this is the song the storm king sings as over the world his cloak he flings: sleep, sleep, little one sleep he rustles his wings and gruffly sings sleep little one sleep" - An old norse lullaby. Thought it was relevant

[@gemmajordan2147]

Is this an actual Norse lullaby or is it just from that one episode of Race to the Edge?

[@lily277]

Marisha: calls Talesin Percy Everyone: Oh my god that's the first time one of us has done that! Me: has a Caleb moment and remembers when Liam called Marisha Keylith in like Ep.2 and Ashley has called Travis Grog at least twice

[@babblingmongoose]

I believe they were referring to calling Taliesin Percy specifically, not to getting each others' names wrong in general. Taliesin just WAS Molly immediately with no transition required, whereas they struggled a bit more with everyone else.

[@michaelford6261]

I think Matt called Sam Scanlan at one point too. Could be remembering wrong though.

[@darkvizardking69]

@@michaelford6261 they may have joked that he wasn't the slippery gnome anymore, especially when he tried to lie with the charisma being so shit

[@GrumpSupport]

I love how the inn in Berleben is literally that Monty Python and the Holy Grail part about the castle burning down, falling over, and sinking it into the swamp.

[@parajay84]

"But the FOURTH one stayed up! And that's what you're gonna get, lad, the strongest tavern in the swamp!"

[@KumaoftheForest]

Reminds me of “The Fall of the house of Usher”

[@ethanlivemere1162]

"One day lad, all this will be yours." "What, the curtains?"

[@MrK133n]

NO SINGING!

[@denilsonrezende857]

Witch Bolt component: "A twig from a tree that has been struck by lightning" Fjord: 1:06:04 It's really cool how they pay attention to the material components of their spells. Just like with Caleb and Nott using the components when they cast

[@cheerio3442]

i love how they intertwine the components with their rp! and uh, is it concerning that i have the components of witch bolt memorized

[@FuwaNekoNya]

2:20:00 Mighty Nein: "I've only had Kiri for a day and a half, but if anything happened to her, I would kill everyone in this room and then myself."

[@lilypad.7485]

2:16:02 sam : is there something youd like to discuss with the table matt , about to go feral : heh,,,, _yeah_

[@umurum9]

Watching critical role is great but it is also some kind of self-torture. Feeling envious all the way about the brilliant, balanced, harmonious friendship and creativeness they have. Those guys are so lucky to have each other. And I guess we are lucky that they have decided to share this with us and that we have somehow discovered and started watching crit role.

[@carolyn5943]

I take it as a set of valuable lessons on how to acquire and maintain a supportive group of friends. Step 1: Find your local game store. Step 2. Start playing. Step 3. Be a supportive friend in return. I really like the results so far 👍

[@krispinkeyes6542]

Matt: "A two!" Matt: realizing he's going to have to roleplay a kenku now since it's not going to die Matt: "Are you fucking serious?"

[@d4s0n282]

HAHA, same thing with the singing, hes like I cant believe I got sucked into singed loll

[@Xxluvable94xX]

It’s kinda perfect though, what better character for a voice actor to play then one that speaks in imitations

[@JohnVanderbeck]

@@Xxluvable94xX Yeah I was kind of dissapointed the others didn't catch on a feed better lines that it could use to imitate back

[@MizukiHawkeye]

I fully believe he planned that, there's no way you could get the voices for your friends that spot on without doing a little practice and recording playback first

[@mariekeho]

​@@MizukiHawkeye Idk, remember when he tried to imitate Jester when Laura wasn't at the session 😅

[@emdm2220]

"Give me saline or give me death" Fjord, the 6th of Fessuran 835

[@NeighborsKid]

I love that Caleb pretty much owned up to Frumpkin being his emotional support cat when Caleb shared him with Kiri

[@kalebglenn5279]

Mighty Nein: *Sees a friendly army* Mighty Nein: "DON'T CONSCRIPT US!!! WE MUST RUUUUUUUUN" *Broken Wheel* *Army comes over to them anyway* *Is a properly trained and civilized army that helps travelers and fixes their cart for them* Alright, I'm at 41 min in, let's see if they freak out again

[@l0re811]

Yeah, I think the DM kinda pushed that encounter.

[@madrocts]

@@l0re811 24:10 Did he though?

[@T3hIluvatar]

​@@l0re811 Even if he did, it works really well from narrative standpoint. M9 up to this point had a somewhat biased opinion of the Empire and it's army, but this encounter shows them they're human too and there's some good people in it

[@toastedt140]

@@T3hIluvatar I feel like Mats subtly done that throughout. Bryce, Lawmaster Orontha, and now these soldier have all shown the softer side of the empire. The M9 perspective at this point is just that the corruption and dicketry outways the good souls in the empire's hierarchy.

[@Anegor]

they reaaaally dont want to like the empire, they really want the system to be evil and terrible so they can be happy anarchists, and that's fine!! But it's not always like that. It's usually way more Grey.

[@MageMentality]

Loving the names and pictures of the characters underneath everyone! It’s especially nice with the HP display during battle so you get see how much damage everyone’s taken 👍🏼

[@MrK133n]

It’s great but didn’t update well on that first fight. Hopefully it gets better, it looks cool AF.

[@SeerOfTime577]

Getting called to speak to the DM one-on-one is like the principal being like, “Please see me after class.” KIRI IS THE BEST- And Liam with the little Frumpkin plushie... 🥺 And that Nott and Caleb exchaaange.

[@Veritas_Boz]

Gone is Scanlan’s Magnificent Mansion, coming soon is Caleb’s Combustible Condo!

[@reedk2402]

Boz I can see his mansion as a huge cat lady house.

[@CainLatrani]

Widogast's Homey Hovel?

[@eriksonsmyth2819]

Caleb's Trash Tent?

[@CainLatrani]

@@eriksonsmyth2819 Okay, that wins.

[@icymoons]

jester can pick up Temple of the Gods so what will that be named

[@flandomaltrizian4603]

HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing 00:35 Sam gets introspective 6:10 Ashley’s looking very… angular 8:45 Episode Starts 14:25 Nott needs to puke 18:00 Is Travis even Texan? 18:40 What pace? 32:20 Every new name, dammit 35:55 Save us metagaming pigeon 41:45 Fjord ‘s saline fix 48:10 Yasha in the storm 1:02:30 Nott’s collections 1:10:05 Nott commits a lab safety violation 1:13:45 Thanks for the traumatizing memory Laura 1:20:10 Fjord is so smooth 1:31:25 Battle Begins 1:44:50 Molly is Percy confirmed 1:48:25 Tug on that glove 2:00:30 HDYWTDT 2:08:30 Welcome to Rules Court 2:10:20 Laura learns a lesson in clericing 2:12:05 HDYWTDT 2:15:25 Break Starts and ends 2:43:05 Beau finally figures out how to relate with people 2:49:10 Beau makes friends with a guard 2:51:25 Nott is a responsible guardian 2:54:50 Dick Bumswallow serves the local booze 3:03:35 Meeting Vebron 3:09:15 Vebron is bought easily 3:13:35 Karaoke night with the Mighty Nein 3:15:05 That’s some weird fan art 3:23:05 Live from the girl’s room 3:26:55 The anti-sex scene 3:28:45 Vebron is that guy Between Twitch and KZbin, live viewership of this episode peaked around 52,000 people. The in-game start day for the episode was the 6th of Fessuran 835. Sam’s flask says “Do NOT follow SideBySamuel” Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Is it Thursday yet?

[@Ralfdblok]

oh wow you actually managed to save the timestamps... thats sick dude!

[@gardenagnostic4138]

FLANDOOOOOOO

[@Aloysius_OHare]

Always there when we need ya the most

[@evetobe]

HE'S BACK

[@FFFan80]

Glad to see you still had these Flando, your timestamps are always appreciated =)

[@Bringm3hop3]

Matt's voice acting and ability to do special effects with his mouth is amazing. His little bird person chirps and the "do you live around here" are so awesome it's almost scary. Someone check him to make sure he's not a robot

[@TaakosGoodOutHere]

Ashley: Insight check.... she killed her whole family. Caleb: .....

[@robertjervis7443]

Producers: add in HP totals also Producers: don't change any of the HP totals during battle

[@JtotheMeezy]

Every damn time! They did it in C1 too

[@JaxonBurn]

It's a bad idea to update them in combat tbh, the players will occasionally make mistakes, or whoever is updating the hp totals will, and that'll create confusion and pandemonium in the live chat and the comment section.

[@LynkCableTv]

2019 Ashley: *jokingly* “one of us could be a wheel” 2022 Sam: *becomes a wheel* 29:00

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

The accidental Critical Role prophesy streak continues

[@heygus20]

I love this comment hahahaa

[@mitochondrialover2323]

Travis 2019: " who needs carpenter tools" Chatney 2022: "Let me introduce myself again"

[@sepho3070]

@@mitochondrialover2323 technically he showed up earlier in a one shot.

[@mitochondrialover2323]

@@sepho3070 that's why he introduced himself again... also its not exactly the same character, its basically a parallel World version

[@alleycat2297]

caleb: i am a disgusting person also caleb: gives the little orphan bird girl his cat to make her feel better

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

He is a disgusting person, Not a bad person.

[@Virtualblueart]

As will happen with people with low self esteem. They may hate themselves but often love to help others because ot feels nice.

[@mr.pinkpants3565]

Caleb: if we pick up one more stray, there will be 9 of us Molly: that wont happen *epic foreshadowing*

[@sorchamaclabhrain1970]

SPOILERS . . . . . . . . TRULY epic foreshadowing! Ep 140 feels, heart swollen to bursting.

[@billbill3915]

*epic spoiler*

[@johnblack8872]

Honestly molly has said a lot of things unknowingly that foreshadowed the future. As did many other characters.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Taliesin might be slightly precognative.

[@xagrathialinakai7986]

​@NButler1993 that's his patron chiming in every now and again

[@elipost1703]

It’s so fun hearing Matt imitate the rest of the cast

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

3:23:06 The look on Matt and Travis' faces as their wives fantasise over a fictional character in front of them is utterly fantastic.

[@taikwin]

You just know Matt's waiting for one of them to say something horrendously explicit so he can repeat it to remind them that Kiri's still in the room.

[@tabchanzero8229]

That little eyebrow raise of Matt when Laura says "fabulous hair".

[@jessy1332]

1:07:36 omg, watching the new episodes and seeing caleb describing the mansion for everyone and then coming back and listening this episode he talking about it, my heart can't take this

[@lizwoodard7726]

beau: hands child a dagger child: so anyways i started swinging

[@kpopmantra525]

Lizzy Woodard Fjord: “let me see what you have” Kiri: “a knife!” Fjord: “NO!”

[@DasSpaceAce]

@@kpopmantra525 I WAS LITERALLY ABOUT TO MENTION THIS ROFL It has that clips energy _so hard_

[@kpopmantra525]

@@DasSpaceAce right??? Someone has to do a video about it 🤣

[@marinadavis845]

vax is typing-

[@TheToneBender]

Yasha: Attacks Matt: How do you wanna do this?

[@acarnivorouslizardfolk1033]

She has probably gotten the most kills.

[@DParkerNunya]

Yasha: exists Everyone in the universe, simultaneously: how do you wanna do this

[@itzmewalf]

Story of a barbarian

[@BobBob-pj3qo]

@@itzmewalf i was gonna say that just barbarians with low level parties i have the same kills as my 3 other party members combined.

[@zoltanszaszi2264]

I just love how normally she's this awkward, introverted woman with this shy humor, and these precious cute little mannerisms, but once they enter combat she turns into a killing machine. Yasha, during her watch: talks innocently about how nice grass is, and collects flowers for her little collection she keeps in a book. Yasha an hour later when they're ambushed: Turns into a literal angel of death with black eyes, skeletal wings, dims the campfire with her sheer aura of darkness, kills every enemy in sight and literally scares a bloodthirty giant ogre.

[@not-a-theist8251]

Such a treat that the break is edited out and you dont have to skip it manually. Also the character artworks are amazing.

[@TheBoringInvestorMan]

I know, I mean don't get me wrong I do love seeing the art sometimes but I'm also aware that I probably have at least a hundred episodes to go (I watched ALL of S1 so around 450 hours or so?)

[@nanna4673]

Oh man the description of Yasha’s dream was so beautiful! Felt both scary, mysterious and serene!

[@KumaoftheForest]

Imagine if her Deity was Muradin, instead of storms, it’d be a large forge and flames

[@Overlord99762]

@@KumaoftheForest She's have to be a dwarf, since Moradin is the deity the dwarves praise

[@dantebozzini8568]

The added production value of this editing is award-winning. I mean Nott's character portrait is damaged and falls over when she does for goodness sake!

[@Aetheria60]

Yeah, it was great while it lasted.

[@Shornaal13]

Why didn't they keep that up? :o

[@Nobody-yn9bq]

@Shornaal13 it was probably very hard to keep that up, its a lot of editing for very little output.

[@Halbam]

That was the overlay if you watched on Alpha (subscription based), they wanted to give paying viewers something special. This was available for all episodes (C1 and 2) while Alpha existed. Thise few episodes on YT probably are from the transition period from G&S to CR.

[@Halbam]

Also, if you watch live on Twitch, you have live stats via the D&D Beyond Twitch extension.

[@nothx8790]

reposting flandos timestamps 00:35 Sam gets introspective 6:10 Ashley’s looking very… angular 8:45 Episode Starts 14:25 Nott needs to puke 18:00 Is Travis even Texan? 18:40 What pace? 32:20 Every new name, dammit 35:55 Save us metagaming pigeon 41:45 Fjord ‘s saline fix 48:10 Yasha in the storm 1:02:30 Nott’s collections 1:10:05 Nott commits a lab safety violation 1:13:45 Thanks for the traumatizing memory Laura 1:20:10 Fjord is so smooth 1:31:25 Battle Begins 1:44:50 Molly is Percy confirmed 1:48:25 Tug on that glove 2:00:30 HDYWTDT 2:08:30 Welcome to Rules Court 2:10:20 Laura learns a lesson in clericing 2:12:05 HDYWTDT 2:15:25 Break Starts and ends 2:43:05 Beau finally figures out how to relate with people 2:49:10 Beau makes friends with a guard 2:51:25 Nott is a responsible guardian 2:54:50 Dick Bumswallow serves the local booze 3:03:35 Meeting Vebron 3:09:15 Vebron is bought easily 3:13:35 Karaoke night with the Mighty Nein 3:15:05 That’s some weird fan art 3:23:05 Live from the girl’s room 3:26:55 The anti-sex scene 3:28:45 Vebron is that guy

[@DaniGeez]

Also never forget the moment Ronin starts to kick and Laura shows Sam 2:49:10

[@jnm92]

Aaaaaaaaaqaaaaaqqaaaq egg yhicgifyfyxtuvih

[@cecilkragness8167]

The absolute purest moment jdnskwoskdndk

[@chrisnewnam5336]

I couldn't stop watching the look on Sam's face, it was a cute moment.

[@vcagande7998]

How did I miss that that’s adorable

[@danielribeiro1433]

i didn't notice that. wholesome

[@saraheunice3486]

Kiri is amazing. I am in love. And Caleb giving the little orphan bird girl his cat gave me all the feels!!!!

[@guywhotellsthetime1585]

Shes not a orphan shes just lost

[@pallasproserpina4118]

Alston Harris She’s an orphan. Jester found the remains of her parents in the stomach of the beast.

[@mariav8814]

@@pallasproserpina4118 Wasn't it actually her siblings though? Since there were three of them?

[@acarnivorouslizardfolk1033]

@@mariav8814 it could have been any three of them.

[@VitaNewbo]

@@mariav8814 Could've been two parents and one sibling.

[@sonjadepiro3143]

Molly; I'd rather be cold than have bugs. Me: oh I could never agree more.

[@andreawww]

Jester in this episode: "I've only known Kiri for a day and a half, but if anything happened to him I would kill everybody in this party and then myself"

[@OmANnIe]

Her and I agree completely my friend 💕

[@alleycat2297]

caleb showing frumpkin to kiri is probably the single most wholesome thing ever and probably one of the softest moments in the series so far I JUST ksjkdfjskfjks i'm weak that's fucking Adorable

[@SmaugsAccount]

"I ask Frumpkin to do a blep" I melted

[@Ailieorz]

I want to like but it's on 69...

[@electricbluetiramisu3713]

“I’ll look at that nice piece of luggage and I’ll say: Nott today” Travis getting in practice for all the dad jokes

[@joethetrashcan1061]

man I love it when two characters are having a serious conversation that involves their backstory and everybody else just pretends to not bet listening, but you can tell that they are following every word as close as they can

[@UrbanRodeoCowboy]

I LIVE for that subtle FMA reference when Caleb “tugs really hard in the glove of blasting.” Incredible since Travis is there lmao

[@danielribeiro1433]

OMG I didn't notice that reference. to be fair I watched a subbed version of the show, so i don't associate it that much,but I know that Travis dubbed Mustang. Liam has made jokes about that before. something like episo one travis asks matt if the horse is a mustanga and liam asked him if he is going to name it Roy.

[@dragonarchive7443]

@@danielribeiro1433 plus Laura is Lust

[@emmasullivan3209]

At first I was hoping the song would be “The Ruby of the Sea”, but hearing Matt sing “Brandy” in a grumpy, creaky voice made my day. 😂

[@hadesassasin12]

Travis looks so happy for Ashley. Like a proud older brother watching his sister learn the finer points of barbarism 🥰🥰🥰

[@KumaoftheForest]

I NEED Grog and Yasha to meet somehow

[@yooooo8600]

There are no finer points of barbarian. It’s the simplest class in the game and Ashley still doesn’t understand it

[@teclinsoro4523]

YOOOOO who hurt you

[@yooooo8600]

@@teclinsoro4523 Ashley when she forgets the only two abilities that she has

[@isaacmiller3386]

Grog and Pike had a big protective brother and precious lil sister thing going on for sure. So watching Travis be so happy about Ashley doing barbarian things is for sure like that and makes me happy.

[@searaph]

Whoa, I'm not used to them skipping the breaks.

[@darklightstudio]

Right? What a nice surprise! :)

[@mlpmeg1213]

When they skipped the break I literally said out loud “that’s illegal” because I liked to see the art. But they did have the art in the end like normal so all is well

[@Kasino80]

It was during the transition from Geek and Sundry to their own channel, right? Probably didn't want to promote shows they were no longer affiliated with.

[@JustStormo]

@@Kasino80 Wait, CR is completely unaffiliated with Geek and Sundry now? Did something happen or did they just wanna do their own thing?

[@Kasino80]

@@JustStormo I believe they just grew too big and wanted more autonomy over the brand.