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@bionicdragon510 ай бұрын
They put in 18 errors and Matt found 20. This is the kind of power Matthew Mercer possesses.
@Triqkshot9 ай бұрын
He found 20 in a short span of time, wouldn’t surprise me if he could find even more with a more thorough scan.
@Kira110lol8 ай бұрын
Late to the party but technically 19.5. Fireball IS a Light Cleric spell. So I count that as a 0.5
@Kakaroto32458 ай бұрын
@@Kira110lol also he said pit fiends are immune to non silvered weapons, but they're just resistant. so 18.5
@The_Crimson_Witch8 ай бұрын
@Kakaroto3245 He said pit fiends are immune to non-magical weapons, which is correct. However, silvered weapons also overcome this immunity and does full damage to them as devils are famously weak to silver. Edit: Resistance, not immunity.
@elonwhatever8 ай бұрын
@@The_Crimson_Witch Monster Manual page 77: "Damage Resistances: cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren't silvered Damage Immunities: fire, poison" So they will take full damage from silvered weapons. So pretty much everyone got it wrong?
@brandontaylor32529 ай бұрын
I'm starting to think his only DnD weakness is not saying his NPC names out loud before he says them to Laura Bailey.
@Revan_Reborn8 ай бұрын
let us all remember the Mike Hunt catastrophe. or Purvan (Perv on)
@ethanlivemere11628 ай бұрын
"Perineum flower"
@kohakuaiko8 ай бұрын
@@Revan_Rebornboth of which could have been fixed with careful enunciation. A strong pause for Mike, Hunt and stressing the last syllable for PurVan
@Revan_Reborn8 ай бұрын
@@kohakuaiko yes, but in the situation of Mike Hunt. which, wasn't actually his name it just sounded like it, it was a character simply calling for him. carefully enunciating would just bring more attention to it.
@Pengalor5 ай бұрын
@@kohakuaiko In fairness, I think the name was meant to be something like Miqant. Although, to me, the easy fix would be saying 'mee-kahnt' in that case.
@hughmorris755710 ай бұрын
Matt Mercer is simultaneously the coolest and most intimidating guy that any nerd could hang out with
@its_sisha_not_chair50510 ай бұрын
Idk if "intimidating" its the word. More like, the nerd as fuck but manages to be a decent human being. He's like, the absolute peak of nerdy and cool
@Ani_Thari10 ай бұрын
@@its_sisha_not_chair505Surprisingly, intimidating is a word you can use as it includes the act of overawing as much as it does frightening or threatening. And, I can add "overawing" to my vocabulary today.
@foxtoxic972210 ай бұрын
@@its_sisha_not_chair505he’s basically the Keanu of nerds.
@SkoomaGodDovahkiin66610 ай бұрын
@@its_sisha_not_chair505 >Haha! Nerds are bad people Well, I think you dnd players are nothing but used condoms too.
@SkoomaGodDovahkiin66610 ай бұрын
More like overrated AF.
@VanNessy9710 ай бұрын
Mike: Matt, how many- Matt: 20. Mike: Start lower. I beg you.
@blackheartthedarklord642810 ай бұрын
Matt: I am starting low
@Leifisnotaleaf9 ай бұрын
@@blackheartthedarklord6428haha it’s something sam reich says on one of the name/pick a number episodes of game changer
@itsjudemydude8 ай бұрын
Matt: NOT SCIENTIFICALLY POSSIBLE!
@Nibmeister7 ай бұрын
Solid Game Changer reference
@nikushim66652 ай бұрын
19, his statement about clerics not being able to cast fireball was wrong. But the rest about the spell slot level was correct. Both light and zeal domain clerics can cast fireball but as 5th level slot. (While Zeal is only semi-official, Light is in the PHB)
@Keyatzin10 ай бұрын
When you suddenly realize that everytime Matt checks the handbook to make a ruling or settle a debate with a player, he actually already knows the answer off the top of his head, and he just doesn't want to come off as a know-it-all... haha
@dog350410 ай бұрын
part of why we love him
@hellendoodles10 ай бұрын
And may be using it as a cover to quickly consider ‘how much of this am i going to let them get away with this time?’
@kylehahn441010 ай бұрын
Rather, I assume he checks when there's particular nuance to the rule he needs to be certain of. Playing RAW (Rules As Written) can be real finicky with specific wording and I bet even if he knows for the most part how a mechanic works, he'd rather double-check in really fuckity scenarios.
@ticklord10 ай бұрын
Nah, as someone who is a know it all at a similar level to Matt, you double check to make sure you aren't missing something you can give the player for free.
@bryanwoods337310 ай бұрын
And much of what he's doing here is general rules he'd come across routinely as a DM. When he checks the rules, it's usually in cases dealing with specific builds. Unless you're a player in a class, you're not going to get to put the thought through the intricacies of the subclasses.
@zachariasmanning207110 ай бұрын
"out of 18 correct corrections" matt with 20 literally scored over 110%
@ImFangzBro8 ай бұрын
It's 111.11% repeating, if anyone wants a specific value. It's probably very unlikely they do, but I am compelled. I am powerless to resist the urge.
@scipio61428 ай бұрын
@@ImFangzBro thanks! c:
@quinnjones96345 ай бұрын
@@ImFangzBro I did happen to be wondering!
@somestupiddudewithayoutube46764 ай бұрын
@@ImFangzBrowe love the math nerds
@caydentan36174 ай бұрын
This Is The Asian Parent Standard.
@gundam260010 ай бұрын
I know literally nothing about dnd other than nat 20s are good but this was very satisfying to watch.
@Mmrik10 ай бұрын
Thats why i started to watch Critical Role (Matt`s show) and its awesome.
@mkklassicmk389510 ай бұрын
Nat 20 is only good if you are rolling the dice, not when the DM is rolling. 😄
@mkklassicmk389510 ай бұрын
@@MmrikDimension 20 is also about as good as Critical Roll. The DM is Brennan which is the guy you hear talking in the background who says that Matt found one they missed.
@twothirdsanexplosive10 ай бұрын
Pretty much like Trapp says, talking to people talk about an area they are experts at is really satisfying.
@Mmrik10 ай бұрын
@@mkklassicmk3895 yeah, i know it and want to watch, but i have like 1000000 episodes of CR to watch first :)
@NaJk9310 ай бұрын
Matt has that "I know it all" knowledge that some nerds have. But NONE of the negative "i'm better than you because of it" aura that most nerds have. None of the elitism or "gate keepism". Which just makes it so darn impressive
@toxicity429 ай бұрын
Yeah, it’s honestly quite relieving. It’s like he’s saying “I know everything there is to know about this… would you like me to teach you so that I may share this immense burden?”
@SelvenXXUP9 ай бұрын
I think it's because he's not really interested in what was, or even what is, but what we can make moving forward. All the rules that have already been laid out are nothing but foundations to him. We build upwards. And then, we turn it into the foundation we will teach to somebody else, pass the torch, and see what they build on top.
@TheFiddleFaddle9 ай бұрын
@@SelvenXXUP He's the embodiment of "Yes and." Or in Matt's words "You can certainly try."
@AEtherimp9 ай бұрын
That's because Matt isn't a know-it-all. He just knows a lot (has a lot of D&D knowledge). Know-it-all's pretend to know it all and therefor stop learning/looking for more answers.
@Zinyak123459 ай бұрын
Unrelated but how do we feel about people who have the knowledge but instead of being normal or feeling superior, still see themselves as lesser than? Asking for a friend.
@SirAsdf10 ай бұрын
Matt Mercer feels like that one really cool teacher who's actually passionate about his work and runs the games club after school.
@grilledleeks65149 ай бұрын
That IS what he is. He just isn't a teacher.
@Alche_mist8 ай бұрын
As a teacher, that's what I'm striving to be. And step 1 was, obviously, "grow fabulous hair".
@rogertheshrubber25518 ай бұрын
I met Matt Mercer long ago, before Critical Role blew up, at a convention wherein I worked behind he scenes. I can tell you that he's just as nice out of the sight of the fans and the cameras. Just an all around very pleasant person.
@Glmorrs17 ай бұрын
I know someone with a similar story about meeting him at DragonCon back in the day. I’m always glad when people I admire are genuinely good people.
@isratarchoun734910 ай бұрын
there is something so satisfying about the fact that Brennan didn't include one answer not expecting anyone to really get it but matt does, the brains
@chicogomes010 ай бұрын
But then again, Matt's wrong on that one. Pit fiends are not immune to weapon damage at all, they're only immune to fire and poison. They do have resistance to non-magic weapons, except for, well... silvered ones. His mastery of the rules is still impressive, though, and he's my favorite DM from actual play shows. He's a really good storyteller.
@RunningwithRelic10 ай бұрын
@@chicogomes0 Incredible- you fact checked rules with the vast internet at your fingertips compared to relying on only your game knowledge live, in person. The pointless comment level is astounding. 10/10, you got em
@haxie45169 ай бұрын
@@RunningwithRelic No need for the salt, kiddo.
@xanderschwartz98649 ай бұрын
@@chicogomes0I guess depends on the version. Almost guaranteed they weren’t talking about AD&D but just as an example Pit Fiends cannot be hit by weaker than +2 weapons in AD&D
@Conviter9 ай бұрын
@RunningwithRelic oh no, someone corrected your internet idol whom you have formed a parasocial relationship with and now you have to come running to defend them
@isaacnikolic589510 ай бұрын
Well critical role is amazing but the players are constantly breaking both the homebrew rules and the normal game rules so Matt has the eyes of a Hawk and the ears of a Fox and the knowledge of Gandalf when it comes to rule breaking.
@baydiac10 ай бұрын
Oh for sure-like for example I know most played D&D games (off-camera anyway) remove the rule that potion drinking is an entire action. Players are allowed a free object interaction on their turn (which is why you can open a door while running away and blasting fireball behind you), so modern D&D nerds tend to rule/homebrew that a potion is an object interaction and therefore doesn't take a whole turn. (If you're forcing someone else to drink a potion that's a different matter, like feeding a health potion to a KO'd party member, but I don't think anyone expected otherwise there)
@Stefan-xt5sk10 ай бұрын
Matt: "I have the eyes of a hawk and the ears of a fox." His players: "Purvon? HA! *evil snickering" Matt: 0_0
@dracos2410 ай бұрын
Rule breaking isn't that big a deal if everyone's having fun.
@isaacnikolic589510 ай бұрын
@@dracos24 Of course but the job of the dm is to keep things fun and rules are part of the challenge. So Matt takes concentration limits and movement speed and spell level limits and actions vs bonus actions etc seriously and calls the players out when they're breaking rules. He certainly stretches the rules for fun and flavor but he's also great at catching when they're being stretched too far.
@vogelfaenger683010 ай бұрын
@@baydiac my group made it a bonus action/action whatever we need right now.
@nerdjuice329 ай бұрын
One of my favorite parts of this was left out after Matts answer. Trapp: "And as always for that answer you get.... ONE point".
@jimmy_the_squid945610 ай бұрын
Trapp summed it up perfectly at the end, I could honestly watch Matt do this for hours
@detective_mitch_conner8 ай бұрын
For hours, you could watch someone correct comic panels containing intentionally wrong information?
@jimmy_the_squid94568 ай бұрын
@@detective_mitch_conner talk about something he's so passionate about at length bud
@detective_mitch_conner8 ай бұрын
@@jimmy_the_squid9456 nah
@tinyrogue132010 ай бұрын
Matt is just DESTROYING this quiz xD This man is a stellar human being!
@somerandolad8 ай бұрын
I'd go gay for him.
@jameslamberton767110 ай бұрын
This was unfair, Matt Mercer is the human embodiment of the DM’s Handbook
@dragoncat27348 ай бұрын
TBF, Fireball can totally be a Cleric spell if you picked the Light domain...
@ethanbowman474821 күн бұрын
they stipulated before this, to not assume anything based on added features. as fireball is only a cleric spell on the extended list via light cleric. in this context it is not a cleric spell.
@JessicaSanyal5 ай бұрын
Love this, the only thing I will say is that yes fireball is a cleric spell for Light domain clerics, but other than that he’s awesome lol
@StellarElite13 ай бұрын
Thaaat was something that popped into my head too. After playing so much of Baldur's Gate 3 as a Light domain Cleric...
@saml.32958 ай бұрын
I think pit fiends do take full damage from nonmagical silvered weapons though. On DnDbeyond for pit fiends it says "Damage Resistances Cold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered".
@SuscriptorJusticiero3 ай бұрын
That's correct: silver does not bypass a _demon's_ immunity but it will affect a _devil,_ and pit fiends are devils.
@yngwiehagert43073 ай бұрын
@@SuscriptorJusticiero Silver Weapons were buffed greatly in 5th Edition, this video came out when 5th Edition was still new. So both him and Brennan are referring to their knowledge from past editions. Pit Fiends weren't immune to Non-Magic/Silver, but they would heal back up to 30 damage from any weapon attack caused by such weapons.
@Webberjo8 ай бұрын
I don't fear Matt, I fear the player who can break the rules with Matt noticing.
@Shenorai8 ай бұрын
With Matt rolling with what the player is doing?
@Yutah19815 ай бұрын
they literally do it left, right and centre in their show. Keep 3 concentrations at once, spells do whatever they want, getting a sneak attack with disadvantage, etc.
@natebernasconi4 ай бұрын
I feel like what you want to say if you fear Emily Axford, like any sensible DM should 😂
@viastephtop3 ай бұрын
Oh I feel like he notices. If it's clever enough, he just goes, fuck it roll for it. But he doesn't rule his tables with an iron fist either, rule of cool often wins out.
@sorrowandsufferin9242 ай бұрын
Matt Mercer has a rule that, if a rule stops the group from having fun, you disregard the rule. It's one of the reasons why he's such a good DM.
@MMorangatang10 ай бұрын
UM ACTUALLY, slashing damage from Silvered weapons DO affect pit fiends!
@marauderdz10 ай бұрын
Even if it weren't silvered, it's just resistant, not invulnerable to it, right?
@junishearer293210 ай бұрын
@@marauderdzyep
@ticklord10 ай бұрын
@@marauderdz Actually depends on edition. 3.5e pit fiends are immune to ALL non magical weapons. Including silvered.
@Kowaknowsbest10 ай бұрын
@@ticklordthe thing is that this is supposed to be a 5e combat round iirc
@its_sisha_not_chair50510 ай бұрын
Actually i fuckin hate the word actually, we all should actually stop using that word because it reminds of reddit. I actually hate that place
@TheWrendre10 ай бұрын
I would loved to have seen Brannen's face when Matt said 20, like "20? what the f***, I put 18 in there"
@marauderdz10 ай бұрын
Oh the irony of using that thumbnail and it's Matt instead of Sam.
@Pixelists10 ай бұрын
I grant thee the Easter egg award 🥚🏆
@connorclemmons869810 ай бұрын
To be honest, the guy has been playing the role of a Dungeon Master for (as far as mid 2023 regarding this message) 7 or so years since the first campaign. I’m waiting till campaign 3 gets more episodes to binge on, but out of 1 and 2, campaign 2 definitely kept this man on his toes with the level of shenanigans the party threw out, both in combat and out of it. Edit: In response to the first two comments, I only got introduced with DND about half a year ago, so I'm not fully aware of Matt's personal experience as a DM (I just know he's good at it). However in response to saying Matt has 30 years of experience, I wouldn't put it past it if he jumbled old rules with the current ones. There are plenty examples of him being corrected thanks to the internet/stream's chat (Minor Spoiler Example: "We're Gods" in Campaign 1 where Matt got chewed out for the fall damage)
@MrPtrlix10 ай бұрын
The man's been playing dnd for 30 years
@Scorpious18710 ай бұрын
He's been DM'ing since Second Edition my guy.
@willeh194710 ай бұрын
He might have been playing since highschool but that would have been very on and off. However, he’s got more then a decade of experience since the Vox Machine campaign which started in 2012, and he hasn’t really stopped so at the very least he’s got 10+ years of constant DM’ing under his belt, once a week for four hours up until recently. Edit: Oh, and Matt is fully aware of how fall damage is supposed to work, but he purposely disregards the limit so you can’t just have higher level characters be able to survive any fall.
@happyclam126610 ай бұрын
@@willeh1947 He was already a known and respected DM when he began playing with the VM group. That's why they wanted him to do Liam's birthday party. Liam was already kind of a bigshot in the voice actors' community.
@willeh194710 ай бұрын
@@happyclam1266 I know, but it still most likely wouldn’t have been at the regular level that he currently plays at. My point is merely, at a bare minimum - discounting games he may have run before CR - he still runs 4 hour sessions nearly every week for the past -10 years- 8 years since they started streaming, which is a vast amount of experience under his belt.
@gaddiusgaddium90829 ай бұрын
Matt has big uncle energy. He feels like a real life uncle grandpa character, but for DnD and voice acting, not for solving cosmic problems with chaos magic.
@attemptedunkindness36329 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure Matt Mercer is just a vessel that the ghost of Gary Gygax possesses sometimes so he can still play his favorite game.
@christophertryhorn7848 ай бұрын
I’ve never played D&D but always wanted to and having Matt DM for you must be like winning the lottery lol
@kevingrandke60755 ай бұрын
on this Critical Role channel one of the players said 'Once you go Matt you will never go back ' I think that was in either season 1 somewhere
@ExemplarKyle10 ай бұрын
I know nothing about DND, and it's still very satisfying to see someone unleash their immense pool of knowledge and pick this apart.
@25taylor919 ай бұрын
That shot of confidence you get from knowing all these rules with detail like he does 🤘🏻
@kumonoameai9 ай бұрын
Matt Mercer is simultaneously incredibly cool and incredibly chill, and I am all for that ^.^
@kolosmenus10 ай бұрын
I remember this episode. I think he missed one more error where the pit fiend made a melee attack and cast a spell in a single round
@paselitoru10 ай бұрын
If the spell was a bonus action it is feasible to attack and cast same round. That being said I don't know if it applies in this instance.
@digitaldude2210 ай бұрын
@@paselitoru had to look up pit fiends as some enemies can in fact attack and cast a spell in the same round, that said hold monster is an action and pit fiends do not have the capability to both cast the spell and make their 4 attack in the same turn.
@paselitoru10 ай бұрын
@@digitaldude22 Okay the context of him using an action spell was discussed as a counter already since I said a creature can attack and cast a spell if they use a bonus action. Appreciate the clarification of spell though.
@voiceofice10 ай бұрын
man found errors that weren't even part of the question that's a big flex
@Triqkshot9 ай бұрын
He’s just too fucking good, he has an encyclopedia of info in his head just waiting to be unleashed.
@aphelion461610 ай бұрын
I love hearing Brennen in theback like 'Nope, Nope, he found two we didn't even realize we put in on accident..." Well damn boy...
@poyupoku7 ай бұрын
There IS something so satisfying at watching someone be SO GOOD at ANYTHING
@coolpapabell228 ай бұрын
The first time I saw this clip I didn't really know anything about Amy and Murph. This is even more impressive knowing they're such awesome D&Ders in their own right.
@Venomtankmod5 ай бұрын
Matt Mercer is the dnd equivalent of chuck noris
@JustinSIsTank10 ай бұрын
“Nat 30 is not possible.” I mean, Matt kinda disproved that one in the moment, right?
@alecsandroo78 ай бұрын
Thanks to BG3 I understood most of it ! I'm impressed how BG3 actually respects very well the DnD rules
@yngwiehagert43073 ай бұрын
Ironically, it does so with a lot of Matts own homebrews. For example, in BG3 you can critically succeed or fail a skill check, like Deception, by rolling a 1 or 20. That's something Matt Mercer maybe not "invented" (Surely someone will claim they did that at their table for years before Matt) but for sure popularized to the point where few people even noticed the rule change in BG3 and a lot of people assume it to be RAW.
@christopheroleary14529 ай бұрын
Most people check the PHB, but the PHB checks Matt.
@mmoogl354710 ай бұрын
A pit fiend isn't immune to all non-magical weapons, t's only got resistance to all non-magical(and non-silvered) weapons. This also means that a silvered axe WILL damage the pit fiend just as well as a magical weapon, hence why it wasn't on the card.
@gregortheoverlander412210 ай бұрын
True, I think Brennan was intimidated by Matt and just assumed that Matt was right, but the whole point of silvered weapons is that they are a cheaper way to deal with magical resistance on certain magically resistant creatures at lower levels without giving your lower level characters bonuses to attack or wild magical weapons. The other classic for low level partys is moon touched magical weapons.
@mmoogl354710 ай бұрын
@@gregortheoverlander4122 I'll assume you meant to write non-magical resistances. Regardless, they're not a direct alternative but rather there are specific non-magical resistant creatures that are susceptible to silver(in some cases weak to silver), whereas others are resistant to silver just as well as other non-magical materials. I didn't know about the moon touched weapons, but that's pretty cool(and assumedly cheaper than a +1).
@gregortheoverlander412210 ай бұрын
@mmoogl3547 yeah, my bad. Moon touched weapoms are basically a lamp, but they do count as magic weapons.
@Shildran4 ай бұрын
Also I don't know if we know the domain of the cleric, but light cleric has fireball.
@theodorehazel692010 ай бұрын
matt is terrifyling good at what he dose
@nivekje8 ай бұрын
this man has studied the books for errors. matt is so good at remembering this rules.
@alexthunderbrand10 ай бұрын
‘Out of eighteen correct corrections you got twenty’ christ.
@Jeromus197010 ай бұрын
And for finding all those, he got one point.
@xzentrick10 ай бұрын
Mercer showed them no mercy. 😅😂
@Arthreas8 ай бұрын
Matt created our world
@nuggetsschumaker43719 ай бұрын
I hope one day to love something so much you can quickly recall any and every information about it to the minimal detail like Mathew Mercer.
@riakun9 ай бұрын
I don’t know dnd. I don’t personally play it myself, but I’m a fan of Matt Mercer, and watching him break down all these different aspects is completely satisfying.
@dragoneye586810 ай бұрын
can we take a moment to mention he found 20/18 discrepancies lmao
@8BlackBart88 ай бұрын
I watched this clip years ago. Watching it again is quite different after having played a year of 5e DnD and playing through Baldur's Gate 3.
@legios68978 ай бұрын
Pit Fiend: Damage Resistances Cold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered - Monster Manual,77 Light Clerics can use Fireball at 5 level.
@koreanbbq237610 ай бұрын
Fireball isnt a cleric spell but can be learned if the cleric is of the Light Domain
@Boundwithflame2310 ай бұрын
Matt forgor?
@koreanbbq237610 ай бұрын
@@Boundwithflame23 Unacceptable!
@Pixelists10 ай бұрын
It’s not included in this snippet but in the rules of the game it’s stated that relevant special subclass/item/etc information would be specifically mentioned if applicable, and in this case the cleric was of the Forge domain
@koreanbbq237610 ай бұрын
@@Pixelists Oh rip, my b
@Pixelists10 ай бұрын
@@koreanbbq2376 no need to apologize! Was just clarifying ❤️
@julienbautista52059 ай бұрын
matt is the encyclopedia, brennan is the actor, together, they are hands down the best dnd DMs to ever grace the earth
@Glmorrs17 ай бұрын
Throw Aabria in there and we have the holy trinity of DMing.
@oscarsalazar58765 ай бұрын
Why settle for a trinity, when you can have the (honorary) quadgod, and make it a quaternity with Murph.
@justsomejerseydevilwithint46064 ай бұрын
I agree with that final statement, it's so cool to watch someone who has MASTERED something.
@Zanavor10 ай бұрын
"Even the question didn't account for" Holy shit XD
@dragoknight58910 ай бұрын
Pit fiends are actually hurt by silvered weapons. For most devils, you can use a silvered weapon *or* a magic one to damage them.
@stormbard9 ай бұрын
Yup: Damage Resistances Cold; ’Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered’ Matt is great, but not in the right in that instance.
@yngwiehagert43073 ай бұрын
@@stormbard Silver Weapons were buffed greatly in 5th Edition, this video came out when 5th Edition was still new. So both him and Brennan are referring to their knowledge from past editions. Pit Fiends weren't immune to Non-Magic/Silver, but they would heal back up to 30 damage from any weapon attack caused by such weapons. He's not right in terms of 5th Edition. But Descent into Avernus didn't release until about 2 years after this video, and were kind of the "Official" introduction to 5th Editions version of Pit Fiends.
@PumpkinPotatoPie9 ай бұрын
Matt is the true difference between someone who is an expert from years of practice and repetition and someone else who claims to be an expert because of their ego
@digitaldigitalfarmer98848 ай бұрын
When he said "There's something very satisfying about watching someone. Be very good at something." I 100% agree. :)
@kylesteinhauser25358 ай бұрын
Light Cleric has entered the room, blasting fireballs
@Amadeusmyth110 ай бұрын
Umm actually... silvered weapons DO bypass pitfiend damage resistance
@yngwiehagert43073 ай бұрын
Only in 5th edition, which was new when video recorded. Pit Fiends weren't in any official adventures.
@spdcrzy10 ай бұрын
"There is something satisfying about watching someone be very good at something." DAMN RIGHT. That's why professional sports or competitions of ANY kind are so much fun :D
@Karackal8 ай бұрын
I need a version of this for Shadowrun 5th edition.
@OGNoNameNobody10 ай бұрын
This was clipped already, but good editing on your part. Keep it up.
@ianblew514910 ай бұрын
Minor correction to Matt, a Cleric of the Light does in fact get Fireball.
@chadbizeau59979 ай бұрын
Sorry, you didn't say "Um, Actually". No point for you! lol
@ianblew51499 ай бұрын
@@chadbizeau5997 Um, actually I wasn't playing the game so therefore my comment stands.
@Srade24129 ай бұрын
@@ianblew5149 Um, actually all correction in comments must be put in the form of an "um, actually".
@SkrymNV10 ай бұрын
While Fireball is not a standard Cleric spell, it is available to the Light Domain Cleric and does technically count as a Cleric Spell because of it. I don't know however if the domain of the cleric in question has been established in this segment or not.
@gabrielrognon623810 ай бұрын
I'm guessing it was supposed to be a forge cleric since he pray to a "god of the forge". But yeah we don't have a confirmation on it.
@ventrue710 ай бұрын
@@gabrielrognon6238 Yeah but can't really assume that because gods have multiple domains so can't really use that as an example. It is very plausible that a fire focused light domain can be in a forge god's domain.
@intelli-gent986310 ай бұрын
This is the comment I was looking for. I knew Fireball was a wizard spell but can be accessed by clerics of the light domain.
@upstartkarma9 ай бұрын
Matt rolled up with 20 so the meta just went with it. Critical success
@onlyjericho10 ай бұрын
D&D isn't like other fandoms, out here we know the GOAT, and that's Matt. There are other who are so damn good, Brennan for example its I think my favorite of all the DM's ive seen trought the years, but Matt just does it so perfectly, and at the same time, he can adapt to a lot of styles of DMing. As I said, we stand the GOAT.
@LegendsofBexley10 ай бұрын
Both are GOATs for sure! ❤
@FrostyTheSnowPickle10 ай бұрын
Um, Actually, Matt was wrong about the silvered axe. The pit fiend stat block has resistance to "nonmagical weapons that aren't silvered." So nonmagical weapons can still hurt it, and it has no resistance to silvered weapons. Here's all the errors I spotted: Panel 1: 1. That's a lich, not a demilich. Panel 2: 2. Dodge is an action, not a reaction. 3. There was nothing to trigger a reaction. 4. Attacks of opportunity are taken when a creature moves out of range, not into range. Panel 3: 5. Initiative is rolled by all combatants before combat begins. 6. Hold Monster and multiattack are both actions. Panel 4: 7. Gruumsh is an orcish god. 8. Gruumsh is the god of savagery and strength, not the forge. 9. Fireball is a third level spell. 10. Pit fiends have either resistance or immunity to fire damage, so it would not destroy the pit fiend. 11. The spell pictured is too small to be a fireball, and is instead more likely to be Scorching Ray. 12. The cleric is pictured using a spellbook. 13. Fireball isn't a cleric spell, unless the cleric is a light domain cleric. Panel 5: 14. Potions, Benign Transposition, and Invisibility are all actions. 15. Benign Transposition is a teleporting ability. 16. Invisibility has a range of touch, and is pictured being cast at range. 17. Calliope is pictured drinking while casting, but Invisibility has a verbal component. 18. Invisibility has a material component, so Calliope should either be holding said component or an arcane focus. Panel 6: 19. Howl affects all nearby enemies, not just one target. 20. Howl affects everyone that hears it, so is not negated by Invisibility. 21. Howl is a saving throw, so it wouldn't miss, it would be avoided, and still has an affect even on a successful save. 22. Legendary actions are used at the end of other creatures' turns. 23. Vile Curse costs all 3 legendary actions. 24. Vile Curse is a Wisdom save. 25. Demiliches don't have a movement legendary action. 26. The demilich's movement speed is only 30 feet, so it could not fly up 60 feet. 27. A creature cannot use multiple legendary actions on the same turn. Panel 7: 28. Jump is not a skill, it's a spell or a movement option. 29. The demilich was supposedly 60 feet up, not 30. 30. Jump movement does not require a roll. 31. Vertical jump movement is based on your Strength modifier, and cannot get you up 30 feet. 32. A d20 can't roll a nat 30. 33. Turn Undead is a cleric feature. 34. Turn Undead is an action. 35. At its highest level, Turn Undead can only destroy undead of CR 4 or lower. 36. Demiliches have Turn Immunity. 37. The rogue shouldn't have gotten sneak attack, since the disadvantage from Vile Curse would have canceled her advantage from invisibility, making it a straight roll.
@McBehrer10 ай бұрын
I think it's referring to Uncanny Dodge, which IS a reaction, but as stated by Matt, you have to have a triggering action to use the reaction
@jon19138 ай бұрын
As someone who has never played D&D, I can confirm those are things that he said. Still impressed.
@CBGBBBАй бұрын
Matt portrays a humble dungeon master as a disguise to hide that he is indeed a Master Level DM 😂
@SK-qo4qs10 ай бұрын
He didn't need to roll that's how good he is.
@Boundwithflame2310 ай бұрын
But what if drinking the potion was house ruled as a bonus action? :P (We weren’t given any information about possible house rules so 🤷♀️)
@zichithefox478110 ай бұрын
True but house rules (common as they may be) are the same as accounting for homebrew, in which case anything is fair game. I'm sure this is strictly Rules as Written for the game.
@GRIMHOOD9910 ай бұрын
If question doesn't involve a line about changed rules you go with rules as written also making question around house rules would be stupid.
@ronin183710 ай бұрын
yeah, i rule like that too... drinking a potion yourself is a bonus action in my games too, but feeding a potion to somebody IS an action, due to it's complicated "don't make the fallen comrade choke on it" thing :D and i think Matt does that too in his campaigns.
@Michael-bn1oi10 ай бұрын
If you aren't given any information then you should obviously assume it is irrelevant. You can "but what if.." anything, but it's not adding to the conversation.
@Ramschat8 ай бұрын
I hate to be that guy... Pit Fiend: "Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered"
@yngwiehagert43073 ай бұрын
Hate to be that guy, but that only holds true for 5th edition. Which was newly released at the point of this video, and Pit Fiends weren't in any Official 5e Adventure yet. Everything Matt says held true for every edition until the simplified 5th where Silvered weapons were giga buffed.
@Ramschat3 ай бұрын
@@yngwiehagert4307 Hate to be that guy, but the 4th edition pit fiend doesn't have Damage Resistances against Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing at all, so he's still wrong either way.
@kuyamik3y5 ай бұрын
I love how the content of this video is so good that nobody has complained that it is a vertical format video displayed in a horizontal frame.
@Tawleyn10 ай бұрын
He actually *didn't* get 18/18 correct. He got 19/18 correct because of the silver weapon thing.
@joelharris444610 ай бұрын
which he is wrong about
@Tawleyn10 ай бұрын
@@joelharris4446 He's only slightly wrong because checking that kind of stuff live is not exactly the easiest thing. It has *resistance* against all non-magical weapons, but it was still an error that the crew didn't account for.
@DjGameKing10 ай бұрын
@@Tawleyn I dunno if this was specifically from 5e, but if it is, he's still wrong because the Pit Fiend has resistance against all non-magical bludgeoning, piercing and slashing damage that *aren't* from silvered things. It's a minor thing tho, especially since he aced everything else and this literally wasn't on the cards lol
@Tawleyn10 ай бұрын
@@DjGameKing Nah, it's a thing in the base 5e Monster manual. There are no mentions of being susceptible to damage from silvered weapons. But I did poke around a little, and it is new to 5e. Before, the Pit Fiend didn't have resistance to those types of physical damage at all, but in 3.5e, it actually had 15 damage reduction against good-aligned characters and *silver* (and other things) which is weird to think about.
@Ihileath10 ай бұрын
@@Tawleyn not even Zariel has resistance to silvered weapons, let alone pit-fiends - silver pierces physical resistance for all devils which have official statblocks in 5e (unless there's any in DiA with resistance to silver, I'm not checking statblocks from there since my party isn't done with that campaign yet).
@Riunix710 ай бұрын
When the Bard rolls a Nat 20 on a Bardic Knowledge check
@supremepatriarch99298 ай бұрын
But it's true, there is something very satisfying in watching someone be really good at something
@Alastair_8 ай бұрын
Guy who spent hours drawing this *Cries softly
@Isaax10 ай бұрын
God tier 5e knowledge. Shame he'll abandon it for their own TTRPG soon enough since WOTC can't stop being awful
@Helldog610 ай бұрын
I'm sure it will - for the most part, any way - be backwards compatible with 5e and it's rules while changing more smaller rules (dealing with action economy) or adding specific rules to make it their own. To make a system that isn't or can't use the thousands of products available for 5e would be a terrible business choice IMO. I'm not sure if I'd be willing to get rid of the hundreds (if not thousands) of PDF's I have (including from Critical Role itself) just to play another system permanently that has a micro-fraction of the material that I can't use the rest of the material I do have to play. Kobold Press for example, is creating its own gaming system with Black Flag and will more than likely be compatible with all 5e material. On top of that, putting the pressure on Matt to learn an entirely new system of rules for Critical Role would be an incredibly daunting task *unless* those rules were essential 5e but with a twist.
@chastermief8399 ай бұрын
He did the same thing for pathfinder before 5e, and he did it before that for 3.5 before pathfinder. Matt's been in this hobby for a long time. Switching systems isn't a problem for him.
@Isaax9 ай бұрын
@@chastermief839 True... but it is for me! Guess I'm just too attached to 5e. Liked to see him use it.
@WallySketch10 ай бұрын
I think most people who idealize Matt Mercer haven't play D&D regularly for more than 3 years. Sure, he knows his stuff, but just as much as anyone with similar time behind a DM screen.
@danielcolvin161110 ай бұрын
Definitely disagree, the average DM isn’t anywhere near Matt’s level of accessible knowledge. I’ve played multiple full campaigns with DM’s that have run games for decades and they constantly miss very obvious stuff and don’t understand rules or nuances. Objectively, Matt is more on top of his stuff than the vast majority of DM’s
@WallySketch10 ай бұрын
@@danielcolvin1611 Matt is a very good DM. He is definitely above average, but I don't necessarily think he is "the best" or "godlike". In term of knowing the rules, there are tons of DMs that know just as much if not more than him.
@AngelusNielson9 ай бұрын
That was a natural 30 on the lore check.
@khmergodhobbies9 ай бұрын
Kiritsugu's VA is legend.
@fadetoblack10268 ай бұрын
Matt's actually wrong about the Pit Fiend. They're immune to all damage from nonmagical attacks that AREN'T silvered, so the silvered axe would still hurt it.
@30noir8 ай бұрын
He came from Pathfinder 1e. He can handle complex rules.
@ryanviningtube8 ай бұрын
Pit fiends can indeed be harmed by silver weapons
@ReplicatorFifth8 ай бұрын
“Fireball is not a cleric spell” tell that to the light domain cleric …
@DJSpike-ft9yw8 ай бұрын
A Light cleric gets fireball
@highrider91688 ай бұрын
Who gave this man inspiration before the test?
@leflyxdvd8 ай бұрын
Critical success
@tripler28333 ай бұрын
"Fireball is not a Cleric spell" Light Clerics: "I beg thine pardon?"
@danielf.71513 ай бұрын
In the full clip, the rules are to not assume things not mentioned
@eater_of_garbage_8 ай бұрын
This is how I am with the horus heresy tabletop
@khootjenkins62488 ай бұрын
🤯”Matt broke the game!” Matt: what game 😎
@LCDRformat8 ай бұрын
When there's a dispute at the table, Matt checks to make the sure the PHB is correct
@TheHighSorcerer10 ай бұрын
When Trapp was explaining the question, Matt was looking at the sheet going "Oh I've already got 5".
@axestens35518 ай бұрын
Light Clerics can cast fireball.
@JushuaProvido8 ай бұрын
Even a superhuman DM like Matt has his kryptonite, though. His is Laura Bailey.
@mushlii8 ай бұрын
Matt Mercer is THE dnd master. He knows all and sees all, this man has studied the game like it’s a religious text and honestly, that is awesome. He needs an apprentice at some point so he can truly become the dnd lord lol, may he teach us the ways 😭
@NoName-ym5zj8 ай бұрын
Destroyed by facts and logic.
@RogueCrocodile8 ай бұрын
Clerics of the Light Domain can cast fireball in 5E