Critical Role Animatic: "Oltgar" (C3E21)

[@TriXJester]

I swear to all the gods that if Oltgar turns out to be some kinda of Evil Santa I'm going to kick Travis in the shins.

[@asexualtrickster]

Oltgar ends up being the BBEG of this campaign and they all have to disguise themselves as toymakers to sneak into his workshop 🤣

[@weebjeez]

@@asexualtrickster they spend years getting close to him. And then, the sickness took out several of his key players. Finally they have their chance. But the others have gone native. Drank the kool-aid so to speak. Only Chetney remembers why they're here... What they have to do. And he doesn't trust these weird goths to finish off the most evil man alive.

[@captaincokecan]

The anti santa!!

[@NCO_Aeyen]

Toy maker in snowy/tundra-esque environment in the North of the continent? Of course he’s Santa

[@LinkCidolfas]

He will tho

[@tomkvideo]

If Chetney is part of a disbanded clan of woodworking assassins, betrayed by Oltgar…that’s going to be so fun.

[@a-shanda-productions]

I can hear the Kill Bill soundtrack already

[@TheBottegaChannel]

So strangely enough there is a Japanese compilation of texts that has been translated to English called the Bansenshukai. Effectively, it's some of the actual historical evidence on feaudal espionage ( trans: How to be a Shinobi for Dummies). In it, one of the best ways to be a shinobi that's undercover is to be a trade worker/ labor worker. Essentially, if Chetney was part if an espionage service employed by Oltgar under the kingdom of Uthedern and masqueraded around as a " toymaker for the noblesse society" or a highly competent Forman carpenter, I will not be surprised.

[@TheSequimKid]

@@a-shanda-productions Oltgar’s brother: That man deserves his revenge. And we deserve to die.

[@tr33mugger]

Sounds like the plot of Wanted...

[@joeguy9817]

Lol we thought his arc was gonna be about werewolves but it was always about whittling

[@Clorgisclorg]

I think we all know Oltgar is Santa in this world; except he's a Union Buster that made some hard enemies in the toy making business.

[@twothirdsanexplosive]

Amazing. Oltgar Claus is the Jeff Bezos of Exandria.

[@LeviGratton]

So the Seth Rogan version?

[@olesams]

I think he is Mercers spin on santa. But the coolest thing about Mercer, is how he can transform something into something really cool.

[@deathwrow9652]

Oltgar is probably a fey lord that came through when Artagan created a gateway

[@lockskelington314]

I didn't think of that but YES YES Everything about that Yes.

[@eric_moore-6126]

As a comment on the KZbin post of the episode said, It's hilarious that there are canonically an unknown number of toy makers across Exandria ready to shank each other with wood chisels at the drop of a hat.

[@GhostBear3067]

Clearly toy making is serious business.

[@joova9174]

The good The bad The Chetney

[@morbidnumbskull]

ey that's pretty clever Joo

[@robertjaymot3403]

Love it

[@thesunkenlamp7108]

Its The Good The Bad The Mahogany Dont Try And Change It

[@castbet9183]

@@thesunkenlamp7108 yeah that shit should be a movie!

[@lobokujo7825]

Chetney is slowly becoming my favorite Travis character. Chet hits a really good balance between being just some goofy, pervy old coot for most part and then just turning into a badass Mini-Lycan, and in both forms he is so damn funny. Travis is doing such good job with this Character, and seeing him have a blast playing the geriatric blood-hunter is such a treat.

[@MadamFoogie]

Agreed, Chet is my favorite character of campaign 3 thusfar. Travis chose a great comedic voice for him, and he already has a couple neat catchphrases. "Peeping all pervy-like" and "Balls!" Also, I love the little pitter-patter of his feets. I wonder if his disgust for metal is just a personal preference, or if it might be a side effect of lycanthropy?

[@Hathur]

Definitely. Fjord was meh to me, didn't dislike, didn't have fond affection for him like I did with Grog (probably my favorite character of all their campaigns.. along with scanlan and jester)... but Chetney I absolutely adore, top 3 for sure.

[@MrEmoImo]

I can't help but wonder if Travis is channeling some Master Roshi from Dragonball given he is such a fan.

[@ephemispriest8069]

This is a good comment. He really is playing both sides in hilarious fashion despite the seriousness.

[@arturoreyescortez2476]

There's now an order of toy makers in the canon of Critical Role.

[@nickrussell8279]

During that whole staredown, I was somewhat expecting Matt Mercer to say "It's high noon".

[@엘제-k9u]

Draw!

[@kennethhetrick5350]

I get it! Because he voices the cowboy guy from overwatch.

[@OttersDen]

True story: until I moved from South Carolina to Colorado, I honestly believed tumbleweeds only existed on TV.

[@OttersDen]

**tumbleweed rolls across the road in front of the car** Me: Was that a tumbleweed?? Fiancé: Yeah? Me: Holy shit, those things are REAL?? Fiancé: Uhhh... yeah? What, did you think they only existed in Bugs Bunny cartoons? Me: Kinda! Yeah!

[@ap4e_941]

Wait they really exist?

[@TheConjurersTower]

This is the best comment.

[@TamTroll]

there was a good amount of time where i thought Tumbleweeds were alive. Like they were somehow a plant that was able to grow and photosynthesize while rolling in the wind. Apparently not. they're just dead weeds. alas.

[@clarehidalgo]

The most common Tumbleweed in the US, Kali tragus, is an invasive species from Russia, got to the US allegedly by their seeds having been mixed in with imported flax seeds. If you hit them they'll scratch up your car. There are native species that can become tumbleweeds but they aren't as wide spread an issue

[@Keirebu1]

Oltgar the Toymaker sounds like a great BBEG

[@aceknowles8841]

It’s like if all the elves teamed up to kill Santa Claus

[@Keirebu1]

@@aceknowles8841 But it is also like as if they failed somehow, and now some are on the run, others still work for Santa/Oltgar doing his bidding, hunting down the "traitors"

[@KidoKoin]

The Maker would suffice, thank you.

[@twothirdsanexplosive]

The thought of a whole bunch of paranoid master craftsman woodworkers existing in Exandria that are on edge around each other despite their shared hate of Oltgar brings me a lot of joy.

[@lancetmekei3142]

This Oltgar must be a real piece of work to get these two riled up something fierce

[@weebjeez]

When she described the woodworker, Oltgar, as a little cutthroat dick, I was SURE that Chetney was a pseudonym. Dispelled the moment Chet allowed Orym to come along to meet the other toymaker

[@mooselee3053]

Such a great scene. Great job capturing the feel.

[@d_wiseman3409]

Holy sh't. The expressions, the feel and music creating the vibe. And *THE EYES*. Such good work.

[@-Gilver]

The Tumbleweed was a great touch

[@-Gilver]

Like the group is in a jungle region and somehow a tumbleweed found its way there I love the absurdity of it

[@DocEJ]

I guess this is the first official other member of the RTA we encountered

[@maeltac]

The western feel is perfect! To quote Talesin, "This is everything I could have hoped for!"

[@jharmo2]

I love how you added in the music from Red Dead Redemption into this. You sir have my respect.

[@KnicKnac]

I generally enjoyed that interaction. Gives more depth to the cranky gnome.

[@claired2452]

Amazing drawings as usual, but holy crap the music choices! Holy crap! So so good! I mean, it's usually good but right off the bat with this video it was "Damn!". Thanks for the laugh of the day, it was needed!

[@rhyshepburn7162]

I love the way you got the shop keeps eyes shaking when oltgar was mentioned

[@Me-ss2gq]

This is exactly as dramatic as I imagined it, thank you so much

[@brendanhart517]

This was brilliant i love that even in a swamp there’s tumbleweed

[@morbidnumbskull]

where there's a standoff there's a tumbleweed, that's the general rule 😁

[@beccacollins1528]

This scene always cracks me up . . . this animation even more so, especially with the Morricone soundtrack (Once Upon a Time in the West is one of my favorite movies)!

[@קוראי]

can't wait for bell's hells to see a wooden sled flying through the sky only for them to look back and see chetney cowering in fear

[@seanhilton765]

I love the us of RDR 2's "A Quiet Time" as music for this, it's just perfect.

[@MassBegleyFication]

As soon as this scene had happened I was hoping to see if you'd be making an animatic of it. Wonderful results!!

[@nothsa2555]

Rdr2 music fits chetney so well

[@Apillis124]

OMFG you had to use the theme of my favorite Western movie of all time Once Upon a Time in the West, the Harmonica Man theme. Beautiful. Love it. Chef's kiss. That was wonderful.

[@k.m.2629]

It’s so tense! I love the music score and all those faces during the stand-off.

[@ninjagregshow9423]

It's like that scene from V for Vendetta, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

[@dantevitale5714]

That was awesome. Love the cowboy music you added. When I first watched it I couldn't help imagining some tense sort of westernish tune like Ocelot's theme from MGS3

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

Such a deeply weird little stand-off. Great choices.

[@billpecoraro8421]

Once Upon a Time in the West theme is the perfect song for this confrontation.

[@funnybleepbloopthing]

Most underrated song from Morricone in the most underrated western from Leone

[@tubawarlord345]

Love the use of Once Upon a time in the West's music, very nice

[@kumonoameai]

Everything about this is perfect. Thank you for gracing us all with your exceptional talent, you just made my day so much better.

[@PurpleFever00]

Hadn't heard music from Once Upon a Time In The West in ages, what a treat, and perfectly synced!

[@itssteakhouse4582]

You left out my favourite part of this encounter! When orym snaps Chetney out of it, love that part.

[@tysondennis1016]

Toy making is deadly business

[@jd0808jd]

This is brilliant!

[@captainvladmir7535]

The Sergio Leone extreme close-ups are killing me.😁

[@danofcalifornia1043]

I love the tumbleweed representing Travis' poor persuasion check roll. It fits with the scene perfectly that it could just be a tumbleweed. Great work.

[@zemoshade3049]

I'm fully expecting Oltgar to be a portly fellowed who prefered to dress in red and was the leader of the toycrafter's guild; who chetney attempted to overthrow with zero support and that's why he waa banished from the north P-...err I mean...Uthodurn dot dot dot

[@pyrosianheir]

That was so unnecessarily intense, and it was so fun watching everyone just kinda looking back and forth all confused in the moment.

[@RaichuWizDom]

Some options to consider: -woodworking in Uthodurn comes with an additional skillset, much like the barber-surgeons of old. Chetney's a good crafter (the barber side), but we haven't really seen that other side of the craft yet (the surgeon side). As for what that side is: possibly making handles for weapons, making wands, perhaps? -Oltgar is an actual fiend, one with a Faustian theme to him. He'll share the knowledge of woodworking, but expect a high price in return. Bonus points if he moose antlers instead of horns, because Santa's reindeer are almost never portrayed right in American media anyway, why start now, right? -Oltgar made a habit of cursing his toys, thereby robbing children of their souls or instilling nightmares to feed off of their fear. If anyone ever questions him on it, he has apprentices he can blame and set up. Random thoughts, might be viable.

[@arthaiser]

i like the fiend aproach, but honestly, could be also fun if he is simply a toymaker that moved to metals, and the battle is a craft battle for the best toy

[@catscat1112]

The fact ive never looked up an animation for this until now is reeling. I love this 😂

[@TheBelgianmonkey]

This was one of my favorite moments in CR history. I'm glad you chose to make an animatic for it!!

[@PhilippStarsky]

Just fantastic work!

[@StupendousMan.]

this is everything i wanted and more!!! thank you for making this

[@Deelusi]

Daym this is good! really capture the scene well!

[@morbidnumbskull]

thanks buddy 🔥

[@FrikInCasualMode]

Great little animation! The tension! The music! The expressions! Poor Orym's deer-in-headlights face LOL

[@alphtheor.879]

Bell was my fav charecter...then he died...so now its a tie between fcg fern and scary lady Laudna with chetnee chasing from 2nd place.

[@-Gilver]

Shit almost got real for a second there

[@Zee-iv9oe]

this was beautifully done. your best yet

[@VexdinLord]

What if Oltgar is the one who is making the living furniture? Literally making his wooden creations into weapons that he sells to the highest bidder?

[@jerryboba_]

I thought it was the Nightmare King causing furniture to come to life?

[@VexdinLord]

@@jerryboba_ Might have been, or he just bought that furniture from Oltgar and had it in his lab for extra muscle

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

1:14 Well, he looks at me And I look at him And he looks at me And I look at him And he looks at me And I look at him And he says, "I'm sorry. What did you want again?"

[@Wyrmshield]

You forgot the best part: Orym sitting there watching the two of them both confused and scared. I loved his little "...chet? ...we good?"

[@morbidnumbskull]

I did not forget that, i just intentionally not included it

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

I love how you mashed the soundtrack of "Once upon a time in the west" together with "Outlaws". The best Western movie with the best Western Game (before Red Dead Redemption) ;)

[@SanjayMerchant]

I didn't know this scene needed spaghetti western showdown music, but I am so glad you showed me that it does.

[@xendordawnburst9969]

I know it takes a lot of time to animate, but boy would I love to see the entire encounter animated in this style! Nice work!

[@dawsonsmith793]

You seem to be very experienced in art to produce these videos this quickly after the CR episodes come out. All this drawing must also make for a lot of great practice haha. I applaud your skill and commitment 👍

[@audoldends6799]

Orym just being there 👀what

[@Grimmonasunnyday]

Dude your animations are seriously improving each one gets better and better!!

[@sethmusic]

lol. i love that it's left on suspense

[@AuthorJohnADouglas]

The use of the harmonica notes from ‘Once Upon a Time in the West’ is a stroke of genius

[@fallover6294]

If anyone is wondering about the song, it seems to be a slightly remixed version of Harmonica's theme/the Massacre/the Final Duel from Once Upon a Time in the West. Beautiful soundtrack for an incredible film. Check it out!

[@chingading957]

I love this video so much

[@Me-ss2gq]

Yeesss I was hoping you’d do this scene

[@casey8270]

The syncing with the music is amazing lol

[@Nanencio]

Loved the rdr2 piano cameo

[@ff-pj3de]

Excellent use of "Man with the Harmonica" right there.

[@naknoll]

The RDR2 music in the background kills it

[@rockoutloud2006]

Loved this part (and the part that followed). Travis makes some cool and funny PCs.

[@zenith110]

The Once Upon a Time in the West music makes it. I fucking love it

[@anenchanter]

Ahhh that Once Upon a Time in the West music!!! Good choice

[@GXwayne_Gaming]

The Red Dead Redemption music in this scene is so funny. Dear lord I was expecting a fight but this scene made me love cheteny even more.

[@tomawen5916]

New Sergio Leone spaghetti western. The corpse (Laudna), the Fearne and the lycanthrope. Where is Clint Eastwood when we need a cameo? Well done!

[@Diabetic64]

The Western style stand-off is exactly what I thought it looked like. Great job

[@cadenmonk8172]

i love all of the little toys in the scene!

[@TakeWalker]

the Wild West staredown is perfect :D

[@CutePo1son]

Lmao, this is exactly how I pictured the scene playing out XD

[@hannuruotsalainen9884]

that random tumbleweed always here when we need it :D

[@catarinabarbosa2247]

the backgrounds are so good

[@astro-aaron]

Great art as usual. Bonus points for Rdr2 music

[@TrollFace-ty1fe]

I love the RDR2 drunk music in the background

[@BobJimboOfDeath]

Man with a harmonica is such a banger

[@Okapeep]

Orym in the background just completes this

[@spensirmclife6549]

Even with Fjord's story done for now the westerness of his character transcends forward in this stand off

[@BlackIronHero]

Fucking great job with this I've got to say. Feels wrong to leave without dropping a like and comment for the algorithm.

[@beedlebur]

Immediately smiling at the music choice

[@wildwikedwanderer1208]

Great work on this

[@MastaRhee]

Rly looking forward to that storyline

[@cuteButKindaDeadlyBreloom]

I love how you captured the western-esque tension of this.

[@wreckitremy]

The tumble weed was a nice touch

[@freddietickle732]

This was incredible

[@neko_mewkawaii7120]

Oh my god the western music playing is perfect.

[@brentage5000]

Orym just in back. "Uhhh....can I just get a potion?"

[@buckarooben7635]

The red dead music at the beginning had me rolling.

[@jokhard8137]

Now I'm considering switching over to C3 before completing C2 (I just got to the half-part! They're at Uthodurn hunting down a white dragon!)

[@morbidnumbskull]

How bout this, for every 2 episodes of C2 you watch, you watch 1 episode from C3

[@jokhard8137]

@@morbidnumbskull Ooohhh, that sounds like a good idea! I'll start doing that :>

[@finecallmejane]

I love how everyone else was just "????" about the whole interaction.