Narrative Telephone Ep. 8: Grog's Vlog

[@atanaskirov8137]

All the others: Hmmm, let's craft an intricate, detailed story full of twists and turns, that'll throw them off. Travis Effing Willingham: Well, I rolled a Nat 20 on Performance, so I'm gonna wing this ish.

[@shephawke91]

pro warlock move right there

[@p0ppeteer]

Pro any class move

[@WiseSageBum]

One of the superpowers ADHD can occasionally give you

[@ZirNocoIad]

No narrative, just telephone

[@robertoalejandroorozco3503]

It's a Grog Narrative, He lost track of the story, like Grog would

[@AltrTheEgo]

This is the best comment on all of YT right now. Congrats XD

[@JB-xl2jc]

No gain, just pain. Hilarious, hilarious pain

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

+

[@KingslayerSrb]

@@JB-xl2jc Help, it's again

[@KasaiRayquaza]

Beginning Macaroni Samsonite: "I'mma take over Tal'dorei!" Ending Macaroni Samsonite: "I just wanted to say hi!"

[@francisxavier8374]

actual ending macaroni is "i dont know why im here"

[@KasaiRayquaza]

@@francisxavier8374 True... He's like "Hi! (Why the heck am I here?) Okay, bye!"

[@Ajehy]

@@KasaiRayquaza - Like me when I come into a room and forget what I was looking for.

[@isaiahephraim9858]

I realize I am kinda randomly asking but do anybody know of a good website to watch newly released movies online ?

[@dwayneissac2302]

@Isaiah Ephraim Flixportal :P

[@EthalaRide]

I love Travis trying to be supportive of Ashley getting into the Grog voice, and then just being absolutely scandalized at _STONEjaw_

[@FunnelCakeRyan]

He looked so BETRAYED

[@theinevitablemadness8881]

It's a hilarious callback for sure

[@ikeekieeki]

HOW MANY YEARS

[@joshpolson8405]

*gasp* *PIKE!*

[@markdasaro9045]

If you look back to campaign one she actually calls him Stonejaw in the backstory intros

[@whistlerdan7718]

Here's the Summary: Travis: Fitness youtuber Grog Strongjaw keeps getting interrupted by his craigslist roommate Macaroni Samsonite Marisha: Wacky waving inflatable tube men just vibin' Matt: Amped up Sid Vicious doing parkour Liam: Sid Vicious flexing his Muscular System knowledge with Gollum as his roommate Taliesin: Russian Sid Vicious with Falsetto Macaroni Samsonite accidentally filmed in slow mo Ashley: Ah yes, Grog Stonejaw, my character Pink Truckfort's bestfriend in Cultural Roll: Legend of Bob Macaroni Sam: Jog Stonejaw... That's definitely my name... Laura: Puts the bail in Bailey

[@shayjo5911]

Ugh I want to like this comment again it’s so good

[@Tattooedmumjum]

Sam: Jog Stonejaw and his booger!

[@esoteric_squid]

PUTS THE BAIL IN BAILEY XD

[@princemills6022]

See, now this here, your comment needs more likes

[@thewingedporpoise]

Sam's macaroni is like, spoiled British child

[@gojirra987]

"Oh, man, Taliesen was so evil, Liam had German...." They never even suspsected Travis was the BBEG all along.

[@NWolfsson]

Travis: But neither of you thought about a fast change to a diametrically different character!

[@dragonwithamonocle]

He ended up being a really great final boss.

[@theodorehsu5023]

The old bait and switch when Grog starts, Macaroni sneaks in but gets chased off with Grog finishing.

[@diegowolfe2744]

The last story from Matt is gonna be so much murder for the crew.... I cam imagine it jumping from Gilmore to Viktor, and even raishan with so many languages, and tons of alliteration

[@Theology.101]

Brian’s been saying that since day one

[@serenat.5774]

The fact that Taliesin worked so hard to break the cast with his story, but all it took was Travis Willingham's improvised vlog to completely throw everyone into chaos XD

[@thats_so_laven]

It's hilarious that this one of all stories was the one to completely break them

[@saetia7]

The problem with Taliesins story was that it was just so perfectly complicated that it was impossible for anyone to remember it, even himself since he had to read it, and because of that all of the original detail was gone after the second iteration. He was literally a victim of his own success

[@bryanwoods3373]

That's kind of the genius of it. He knows that everything is just going to devolve into chaos because everyone is going to build off of beats, so he just started everything off by building off of beats.

[@benjaminhartmann4522]

Well Taliesin made it only hard for the 2. spot with his lingual mess, which was funny but did not right hit the mark, sadly.

[@ScorchHellfire]

I mean, what's more chaotic than just making it up as you go?

[@emma_DIY24]

Imagine Matt doing a 3 minute story with Kiri trying to recount different stories she's heard bits and pieces of from the M9

[@sorasaur3572]

F I N I S H H I M

[@KickyFut]

OMG!!! Kiri would be *PERFECT!* She could tell a story, but can only use sound bites from previous conversations *in their voices!* (Mind blown emoji!)

[@kzeriar25]

I'm hoping for time skips or even perhaps a time loop, parallel universes and stuff

[@JohannesVanDerBerg]

Why would you say something so cruel, yet amazing? 🤣🤣

[@nickm9102]

If Matt reads this and goes with it would be so evil. I would love that. Or if he really wants to F with them he will do a somthing like a documentary of Vox Machina from the NPCs.

[@edmdotmp3]

"I wonder who messed it all up" Marisha, Matt, Liam, Taliesin, Ashley, Sam and Laura: **nervous sweating**

[@Equirah]

Hey, couldn't be Laura, she was the last one ;D

[@moore2life_2012]

Travis- hilarious and short two character bit Everyone- mentally bluescreened at Macaroni and didn't hear last half the story

[@lukeh8891]

Some people did remember the headbutts but yeah that’s pretty much it

[@MelodicQuest]

Who wins? An eldrich being who perfected the art of alliteration to induce maximum chaos OR One strong boi

[@copycrow4486]

One chose precise and controlled chaos, while the other is Tharizdun in this bitch.

[@C_Bat]

It's the strong boi who turned into an Eldritch being, or the Eldritch being masquerading as the Strong Boi

[@pvic6959]

stone boi*

[@peachaton364]

ashley: oh im so embarassed about "stonejaw" lets just move onto the next person sam in his video, immediately: hi im grog STONEjaw yes... STONEJAW

[@BBacon]

sam is such a troll

[@bBlaF]

But also "Jrog".

[@MowingTheAir]

Love him so much!! Don't slip when Sam's next

[@groofay]

And then Laura, "I'm Grog Strongjaw...no wait, Sam said...I'm Grog STONEjaw, that's m'name, STONEjaw." Sam trolls, then Laura twists the knife. I don't know how Ashley will ever recover.

[@Taneth]

She said Stonejaw in her original intro, too.

[@citsoria]

Marisha: "I really adored the concept he went with." The rest of the cast: "TheRE WAS a concePT?!"

[@Dyre05]

That's because Marisha lost so much in hers.

[@RPG_Angie]

@@Dyre05 Marisha kept the concept of a fitness youtuber intact, Liam was the one who dropped it.

[@samfletcher5022]

Marisha nailed her retelling! She hardly lost anything!

[@Dyre05]

@@RPG_Angie she literally lost the story after grog coming back swapping to talking about a fight.... that's half of the story...

[@RPG_Angie]

@@Dyre05 She lost some bits in the middle, but she didn't lose the concept of a fitness youtuber. Liam did.

[@sachintommy2246]

Matt: runs around the camera, audibly out of breath Sam: doesn't even leave the frame

[@betteryou7hanme]

Matt making off camera old man noises as he crawled under the shot was painfully relatable.

[@GoRicky15]

Travis: Traps Marisha: Glutes Matt: Trapezes Liam: Capezios Taliesan: Capaldis Ashley & Sam: Caboleys Laura: Carbine noise

[@maryhales4595]

That's a telephone game, alright.

[@neerGdyahS]

To Matt's credit he said trapezius, the actual name.

[@thewingedporpoise]

Liam mentioned Calpadis too

[@DLBlymire]

Laura's definitely sounded like Kobold Noses to me 😂

[@valacarno]

I've heard Liam mentioning Campari's. 😅

[@groofay]

Alternate title: Grog tries to do multiple consecutive takes of the same fitness vlog while getting progressively drunker.

[@WiseSageBum]

That's the best explanation for this

[@pollywatson8099]

Travis as Macaroni: "I'm going to take over the world" Literally everyone else as Macaroni: "I have absolutely nothing of substance to say, I honestly don't even know why I'm here"

[@aaronjoseph3842]

I love how blaming liam and matt lasted longer than the actual narrative did

[@thats_so_laven]

There WAS no narrative to last!

[@1SunnyDaze0]

What narrative? Lol

[@Myrilia]

Matt immediatly blamed himself, but i think Taliesin is the one who forgot the most details!

[@ckannan90]

It’s so adorable how Matt is an absolute powerhouse as a DM who can hold a completely immersive dramatic conversation between multiple NPCs during regular critical role, but when he’s just Matt he’s just a dork like the rest of us and every time he makes a joke he looks at Marisha hoping she laughs.

[@WiseSageBum]

He's a wholesome cinnamon bun and creative genius

[@Toph_Not_E-Bender]

It's the cutest

[@kasiamleczarska9078]

Has anyone noticed how he sometimes kisses her shoulder after she says something funny? That's goals.

[@kl-1447]

I also love that literally anytime one of them starts laughing it sets the other one off as well

[@rosalie4509]

There is a big difference in "behind the DM screen Matthew Mercer" and "player/friend/geek/in front of the DM screen Matt/Matty"

[@seraphinaedan1033]

Matt: runs around his entire room for a character change Sam: Just ducks out of screen for half a second

[@seraphinaedan1033]

krayos13 that’s true, it was just funny

[@lance6427]

He didn’t even get entirely out of frame hfhjfhjfhjdg

[@GypsyScot1]

Travis: Grog and Macaroni Taliesin, an intellectual: Cookie Monster and Elmo

[@kohakuaiko]

I'm here for that.

[@januarygrey]

Taliesin reps Jim Henson at every turn and it sustains my life. 🫀

[@allisonm4493]

We’ve had foreign language from Liam, alliteration from Tal, complicated details from Laura, a musical number from Sam, and Ashley pretending that information was forgotten... But Travis, in a show of complete improv, managed to destroy EVERYONE with his secret ingredient: Chaos! When he left to turn into Macaroni I was so shocked and confused I forgot half of the story, it worked so well. Also Laura bailing was the FUNNIEST THING, I was dying of laughter. I need season 2, ASAP. We need Matt to do a Kiri story because that has such a potential to cause absolute annihilation with her story told through secondhand quotes 😂

[@fourd8438]

Yes and yes

[@averynicebean]

Laura BAILey

[@michaelbraico631]

Oh, that is fucking clever.

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

++

[@allisonm4493]

@@michaelbraico631 IKR, I need it. Wasn't my idea, I saw it from another Critter. But please, I need it in my life because it would crush the entire cast into oblivion lol.

[@torgor_]

All I remember about Macaroni Samsonite is the voice, that he sat in a chariot on Liam's back and that he rolled ridiculously high stats LOL

[@danmurray1996]

he's also low-key evil. He's this cute, power house, who is secretly planning something. The hints are in his Spirit Guardians being necrotic because he's evil, and in Travis hinting at him trying to take over in this NT. Love him.

[@ryangottlieb9939]

If you want to understand Mac its simple: he's Stitch as an evil halfling cleric.

[@MelodicQuest]

He literally made Ashley Johnson disappear

[@OmegaGuess]

After trying to roast her with a Flame Strike.

[@DJWidget]

"BANISHMENT!" lol

[@DrakeAurum]

The Capaldis are the muscles in your eyebrows.

[@yujfromspace2169]

I truly appreciate this comment

[@michaelbonyak3517]

Look at them they're attack eyebrows

[@vicithetenoroon]

Doctor WHO?!

[@mezzem6134]

Taliesin: "Liam was just so out of it, like some sort of messed up rockstar" Ashley & Sam: "Liam O'Brien is a rockstar" Laura: refused to remember to say her twin is a rockstar

[@joshpolson8405]

She didn’t even try going to her mind palace, poor form 😆😆😆

[@ladylightning1741]

Sibling rules trump Narrative Telephone rules

[@albiegato]

Matt's: dialogue & implications Laura's: long-winded details Sam's: a song Liam's: foreign language Ashley's: intentional forgotten details Marisha's: scientific details/action scene Taliesin's: alliteration Travis's: character change C'mon Matt, use all of these!! :D

[@SweetSylvie]

YES!!! That would be so incredible!

[@kaeleastlord]

Oh... he will

[@C_Bat]

The Gentleman describing to Jester "how I met your mother".

[@Gordyan_Knot]

This is a good comment

[@belindaluna2067]

The funny thing is that Matt doesn't need to do any of that. He just needs to tell the story as someone that he knows will break them, like that Zorth guy, or Victor with Liam going second..

[@tuesdaynext7370]

Grog: can read one sentence per short rest Also Grog: knows the names of every muscle

[@thats_so_laven]

Grog rolled a Nat 20 on his intelligence check and this is what happened

[@Cyyberslam8]

For some reason that feels 100% accurate to his character lol

[@karllee2593]

DWargs I feel like that was a conversation with Pike. She said the name of a muscle, explained it to him (explained it to him again), and he was like “Dey have names?!? Dey ‘elped me so much ova’ da years!! Least I could do is learn their names...”

[@tuesdaynext7370]

@@karllee2593 okay, that sounds like it could easily be an actual Grog and Pike interaction, and thus is adorable.

[@juliamcdonough4175]

Karl Lee they used flash cards 😂

[@lucasm.3864]

If Travis doesn’t know what he’s going to say next, how could anyone else?

[@JB-xl2jc]

Matt and Taliesin can read minds, this is the only way to defeat them- by *not thinking* at all!!

[@CelestiaLily]

lmaooo reminds me of the "How can you hit me when even I don't know where I am" line from the fan rap battle vid

[@MowingTheAir]

Travis could, Grog can't

[@mkang8782]

I think that's why the rest had trouble remembering it. With some sort of planned structure, it's not as difficult to extrapolate a likely follow up. When it's completely improvised, your brain can't lock on to a pattern.

[@soriowd]

The moment Taliesin realized he was turning into cookie monster and could not stop himself after realizing that made me laugh so hard I had to pause the video

[@thewingedporpoise]

And then he went Russian

[@Samu-oe9pf]

Its funnier because his hair color is cookie monster colored

[@radioactivehalfrhyme]

I like how Taliesin’s Grog slowly devolves into angry Percy with a sore throat.

[@yuki97kira]

The day when percy found the bugbear that took his arm again while forgetting his sore throat lozenge

[@mako5259]

Keep watching after the credits for rare footage of Taliesin in his true eldritch form.

[@curtistic5724]

Just don't listen to it near the ocean...

[@jaymereynolds9172]

Thank you, I almost missed that!

[@kalyndor]

"You cursed me dude? Wtf is this?!" Kills me everytime

[@NWolfsson]

Oh my Tal this is so perfect. My soul was _sha-king_ under his unbridled eldritch tongue!

[@QtNFluffyBacon]

I fucking love how the file is just titled "Taliesin_WTF" xD

[@fatzmcgee]

Travis's expression to begin with is priceless. That is the look of a man about to wing some shit and hope for the best.

[@sodasaintcommentaries4054]

That is Grog in a nutshell, and it was GLORIOUS.

[@Anxieteacup]

Don't forget Matt's ending look 😂

[@pvic6959]

me at any class presentation i ever did give :P

[@waaaghface1925]

This man, this chaotic, rambling man, is the CEO. Let that sink in. I am so happy about this.

[@annafantasia]

Rightfully so -- MAD smarts and skills!! He improvised this shit! Whewwwww

[@kyle21843]

travis himself is actually very intelligent. grog though...not so much

[@dmjord412]

@@kyle21843 it takes smarts to play dumb well.

[@teagangard2128]

maybe it's because I also have ADHD, but this felt like the easiest story to follow. like it's muscles, macaroni, then the arena fight. a beautiful three act structure.

[@Slicklettuce]

i know right i was like how are we getting this one of all things wrong that alliteration shit was completly impossible but this is great

[@icymoons]

it's probably the ADHD. because me too

[@justtaylor8204]

Muscles macaroni and murder

[@jester838]

omg felt. adhd folks unite

[@valacarno]

ADHD Ace Deity supports this comment.

[@jaredjarvis5264]

The whole episode was "Help, its again."

[@josiahwise4803]

Matt's new story will be him as Allura telling the world about the members of the tal'dorei council who died recently due to unfortunate accidents (one dying every time the cast asks who's on the council)

[@bartholen]

Oh my god yes!

[@hilltopper27]

Ashley "I felt pretty good about this one" Also Ashley "Hi, I'm Grog Stonejaw"

[@jetvulcan2020]

as she even says she has the coaster in front of her

[@lemnlyme]

ADHKHFAA

[@michaelbraico631]

Whenever I feel down about DMing a session, I remember that Stonejaw Strongjaw was a thing, and I feel better.

[@88WWitch]

though honestly besides the name it was one of her stronger retellings.

[@patrickstar5136]

@@michaelbraico631 honestly jawjaw was the best name in the entire campaign.

[@kelsey9114]

Laura’s inability to even remember the rest of the story is the most fitting end to this

[@Ericbomb]

I mean by that point, WAS there anything after macaroni?

[@kelsey9114]

Eric Blackburn very good point lol

[@thats_so_laven]

@@Ericbomb To be fair, there was nothing to remember. And still, it's incredibly funny

[@lism.5837]

Travis: *does a proper transition between two characters and acts it out flawlessly* Sam: *doesn't even leave the frame entirely before switching characters*

[@Sweet-Leaf]

Gotta love Travis' reaction to Ashley's. "Yeeeaa-Stonejaw??" He was so hurt!

[@nimsical7]

Travis should listen to his own character intro from the early days of campaign 1 xD Edit: Nvm, I just went back again and listened to it again with headphones. He says Strongjaw. Don't know when and why I heard him say Stonejaw

[@trise2033]

@@nimsical7 Listen to Ashley's...

[@adoragrayskull]

​@@trise2033 exactly

[@dumpsterhag]

Laura trying to tell Grog's story is literally like someone's five-year-old niece telling them a story and I'm so here for it

[@Ajehy]

I worked with 4-5 year olds for years, this is too true.

[@lazydk2654]

Just have Ronan next time.

[@herz5159]

"The bad accents, tanking the end, The blame" - Sam explaining why this is the perfect narrative telephone season 1 finale

[@twiliking1462]

Matt's vengeance is just gonna be a dozen NPCs recounting the most convoluted story ever with alliteration in multiple languages.

[@Evija3000]

All members of the Tal'Dorei Council retelling what has happened in the twenty-ish years between the campaigns, talking over each other and arguing about details. And Matt gives no indication on who's speaking when apart from changing accents.

[@drecellthealive8912]

J'mon Sa Ord recounting some long-lost legend in Marquesian.

[@1SunnyDaze0]

It's just Victor talking to himself lol

[@thats_so_laven]

Five bucks that Matt actually learns Elvish and tells half the story in it, just to get the ultimate revenge

[@theodorehsu5023]

Oh, revenge is going to be wicked indeed, Matt's vowing mentally. And I will have SUCH good teachers too...he adds.

[@Sarah029]

I love that Max named Taliesin's slow motion version "TALIESIN_WTF" 😅😂

[@GreyAcumen]

I'm pretty sure they used him for the dinosaur noises in Jurassic World 2

[@Lucarioguild7]

I love how Sam's renditions have evolved from riffing his own story off what he heard to being super accurate yet still absolutely roasting the rest of the cast

[@annafantasia]

Yes! I was noticing this too. His trolling has shifted gears lol

[@kasiamleczarska9078]

Liam's influence?

[@liquidwood4064]

The cast: *leave as Grog* The cast: *inhale helium* The cast: *come back as Macaroni*

[@aBrokenShard]

Brilliant!

[@francoisdross5557]

Ashley acting as if she did nothing when they cited all of the ways to make stories difficult... I remember she was the one that put an "I forgot to tell you about..." in her original story. That was one of the most devilish things anybody did, up there with the aliterations.

[@aurora5481]

Specifically, an intentional "I forgot" _and_ following that up with _not_ telling the thing she forgot about.

[@rimurutempest4945]

Hearing everyone try to do Mac’s voice is hilarious, and they all missed Mac’s plot to dominate the world.

[@K1LLJ0YPRINC3]

Perfect. Now he definitely can take over the world. Nothings holding him back.

[@JB-xl2jc]

“I’m Grog STONEjaw, I don’t know why I left!”

[@lokithecat7225]

No, only Marisha missed it. No one else had the opportunity after that, and Mac's entire appearance was pointless attempts at voices.

[@TitaniaBird]

Matt's attempt at Mac's voice reminded me of Waspinator.

[@imapengo]

@@lokithecat7225 Isn't that the point of the game though?

[@SaintDaisley]

Marisha: Here's how the game works! Travis: Here's how the game ISN'T going to work!

[@Huschel1988]

'Please, Ashley, Mr. Stonejaw is my father. Call me Strongjaw.'

[@JonflipZoosa]

What are the odds everyone remembers Macaroni Samsonite, the one shot character's name, but Grog Strongjaw becomes something different?

[@ElijahForLong]

I would say about 1 in an Ashley

[@datonkallandor8687]

It's his brother, Greg Stonejaw.

[@Myllorelion]

Man, Sam knew, and really could have righted the ship, but stuck with it for comedy. haha I was so happy when Laura started to course correct, then remembered what she heard. =(

[@orindark]

@@Myllorelion Sam seemed so passive aggressive from it and i loved it

[@xg1559]

Ashley has always called him Grog Stonejaw to the point I think that she actually thinks that's his name.. in the early C1 intros when Pike's talking about Grog's tribe she calls him Stonejaw then too

[@rimurutempest4945]

Grog’s narrative telephone would always be the most chaotic one, considering how Grog himself probably won’t remember much of what he said.

[@samminicksm]

Gotta love ADD brain.

[@almarc86]

@@samminicksm Its nice sometimes, and a terrible curse all others.

[@saras.4618]

After Travis- Ashley: “oh buddeee” (sentimentality ensues) After Ashley- Travis: “how COULD YOU???” I love how easily they slip into C1 mindset

[@jefferycrouse4652]

I'm wondering how she got his name wrong. It's not like he recited Percival's, they were the bestest buddies and she forgot his last name

[@pvic6959]

@@jefferycrouse4652 stress dude. stress does random shit

[@jefferycrouse4652]

@@pvic6959 True. Apologies if that was rude. I meant it more as a joking comment. Pike and Grog were the two closest in the first campaign story wise so Ashley forgetting his last name was just kinda amazing

[@pvic6959]

@@jefferycrouse4652 you didnt seem rude at all! no apologies needed! I agree it was pretty amazing/funny that it happened lol

[@jefferycrouse4652]

@@pvic6959 alright then. I just know sarcasm and comedy don't translate well over text

[@betteryou7hanme]

I love how everyone is in a random room at their house, except for Ashley, who is apparently in my trapper keeper from 1994.

[@arodin]

This goes to show you don't need alliteration, foreign languages, numerology, or a long list of difficult character names. It may be even funnier when a simple character monologue still turns to mush. Anyway I love this series, and I look forward to ya'll coming back to it eventually. It's one of my favorite things on KZbin.

[@erbgorre]

ashley seemed so relieved when she finally managed to steer the conversation away from stonejaw only for sams video to come in like: "HOLD IT! .. OBJECTION!"

[@creaturesoul4469]

For once it didn’t fall apart at 3rd, real proud of Matt. Also I find it both impressive and very funny that Travis pretty much made up his whole story on the spot.

[@kaiserfeint]

that is some top notch improv tbh

[@oranges369]

The falling apart was more like a slope from the start to the end instead of it immediately falling and staying the same level of insanity for the rest.

[@lokithecat7225]

It fell apart at 2nd, so thats probably not an improvement. Marisha dropped the entire point of Macaroni, which never recovered. Apparently screaming at the television, impacted her ability to hear, and remember.

[@martophrenia]

@@lokithecat7225 jesus, you still exist

[@groofay]

This was truly history-making: The third didn't fall apart, and Laura Bailey bailed at the end. Astonishing.

[@Virtualmess32]

Marisha: *tries to do the Macaroni Samsonite voice* Everyone: TPK

[@Soma2710]

Marisha is still somehow flailing her arms into Liam’s face.

[@Arkainjel]

"Ya got yer biceps, triceps, trapezoids, Blastoise, Peter Capaldis, cannolis..."

[@WiseSageBum]

A bodybuilder having a stroke

[@valacarno]

Cannellonis, backrolls

[@Maggolo]

Everyone else: alright, here's a story Travis: reckless, great weapon master!

[@aramere3650]

Everyone: effort, planning, production value Travis: I would like to rage

[@firapolemos3879]

Taliesin: "I deserve this." Damn right you did.

[@thresherGnat]

Best moments: The screen going darker after each of Matt's headbutts. Liam making up muscles and it becoming cannon. Grog Stonejaw.

[@prince-solomon]

true, but you forgot the star of the night...

[@CrovanBlaze]

Someone clearly didn't watch the post-credits bit...

[@hotscottrulz]

Like, comment, and Prescribe!

[@mezzem6134]

Best line is from Max to Taliesin: "Did you curse me, dude?"

[@taristiller130]

When Taliesin said capaldis, my head immideatly went to Doctor who and (aroud 42:06) Matt mentioning the "Tennants" and "Smiths" made me so happy 😊

[@EnchantingELK]

I love how they all reacted to Ashley saying 'Stonejaw' when at the start of campaign 1 in Pike's backstory she also called him Stonejaw. I recently started C1 so that's fresh in my mind xD

[@Aetheria60]

Yeah and they've discussed it in the past, too (if I remember correctly, Travis came up with Stonejaw first), so I was surprised at their shock over it.

[@saetharion]

@@Aetheria60 Stonejaw is his father's name, it was a mistake Ashley made in the intro of C1 too but it wasn't picked up on. His last name was always Strongjaw.

[@SenseiTumbleweed]

I just made this similar comment because I'm in the same spot and noticed the same thing. I was searching to see if anyone else had noticed the same thing. I didn't see your comment for a while. :)

[@bones_jones1756]

the original samsonnite: I HAVE AN EVIL PLAN TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD Samsonnite according to anyone else: *shrug* i exist i guess

[@rayswift5711]

I like how Taliesin accidentally sent the video in his original voice before changing it later.

[@nekonyx]

"Did you curse me dude?"

[@QTxJess]

Travis, Matt and Liam as Macaroni Samsonite: basically Stitch Taliesin as Macaroni Samsonite: Mickey Mouse Sam as Macaroni Samsonite: ?????

[@UnlimitedLives1960]

Mrs Doubtfire

[@HiImJoeShields]

Travis’ Story: Alright, listen up, Grog Strongjaw here today to talk to you about the importance of health and fitness. Now a lot of people come to me and they go “Grog, you have an amazing body, how do you do it?” And I go “well, like listen, all you gotta know is the entire anatomy and musculature of the human body. So let’s start with the upper body. Right there’s mirror muscles, so you’ve got your traps, your deltoids, your pectorals, your biceps, your triceps, your lats, your abdominals and of course your obliques. All very easy to remember.” And they’re like “how can I work out all of those muscle groups in one easy way?” And I say “ you grab your axe and you reach back and... hey, wait a minute there, I didn’t know there was anymore ale. I want some.” *panting* “What a dummy, leaving such an amazing communication device behind. Macaroni Samsonite here, me and my pal buddy are going to take over all of Tal'dorei under the guise of the Darrington Brigade. But first... oh shit” “Hey get away from there you little weasel, dinglebat, piece of shit. Oh hi... erm what was I talking about. Oh that’s right, my victory at the crucible in Vasselheim, against Kern, piece of shit. You know he tried to pull my lip off after I ripped his off the first time, but it didn’t matter. I just pounded him and pounded him and head butted him and head butted him and head butted him and given him the elbow. You know a fighting variety really is the spice of life, so you know mix it up. Alright that’s it from me, and for more content like this, including you know tales about why peanut butter and pickle was the best sandwich ever, just remember to like, comment and prescribe. Bidet.”

[@scarlet7954]

Damn

[@justbeingjason4486]

Laura's story: I'm Grog Stonejaw. I'm Maccaroni Sampsonite. I'm Grog Stonejaw

[@scorfadontis8110]

You're a hero

[@dustinmichel7608]

This is absolutely beautiful

[@joshpolson8405]

The phrase Grog said as he was heading off camera was: “Hey! Wait a minute I didn’t know there was any more ale, I want some!”

[@sawyerready5836]

On the next Narrative Telephone, they should have the next persons reaction in a small window. Cause I would have loved seeing everyone's first reaction to the previous video.

[@liana4454]

Upvoting and commenting in the hopes of making this idea more visible, would love to see that!

[@helloimellieful]

☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼

[@kaycee1076]

This please!!

[@ChaoticGoodEats]

I think one of the beeeeest and interesting parts about this is... at no point does Travis as Grog eeeeever swing his Axe in the original story. But like the true nature of Narrative Telephone... everyone else did. Hahahahaha. Easily my favorite one. SO EXCITED FOR SEASON 2!

[@saetharion]

And on that note, the closest Grog even got to being angry was swearing at Macaroni Samsonite. Grog was in good humour almost throughout, but most folks' retelling was just "GROG IS MADE OF RAGE"

[@asongforthemostbeautifulwo6476]

I think Liam made the best story by far, but this episode was definely the most entertaining

[@samminicksm]

Liam every time he uses the high voice: “CuTtLeFiSh”

[@jaymereynolds9172]

Even reading comments about that makes me laugh 😂

[@megadev9099]

I always imagine it as Cuddlefish.

[@noahdavis7847]

Can I just say I was totally down for the "story" just being Grog just listing all the muscles in the human body.

[@underthependulum3484]

Liam: Tries to break the game with German. Taliesin: Tried to break the game with Alliteration. Travis: Successfully broke the game by just improvising nonsense in his campaign 1 character voice.

[@atanaskirov8137]

Am I the only one who sometimes forgets these people are voice actors and then Matt and Liam go and pull off both Grog and Macaroni Samsonite near perfectly, almost as if just to blow my mind?

[@gamergirl209]

I looked away in complete emotional turmoil and forgot for half a second it was Matt talkig

[@charlottevandewalle8836]

Taliesin was amazing as well!

[@provideddeath1017]

Liam's voice was perfect until the end

[@shadybabyxi]

Honestly I’m so used to hearing Liam doing mostly accented based stuff like his English and German accents, hearing Grog so accurately blew my mind. They’re all so talented

[@Melik565]

Why does Matt impersonating Grog look like he's about to start a rap battle hahah

[@CathrineMacNiel]

he looks more like a pirate :D

[@provideddeath1017]

No he's more like a wrestler

[@roseclouds5838]

eminem

[@jacobharpa]

I totally thought the same XD

[@AdamRadenheimer]

Call up hollabacknerds

[@torgor_]

For those who like to keep the story a surprise until they react to it: 16:44

[@Alberecht]

Thanks

[@wispyhatter5323]

THANK YOU

[@jimothyminkus1543]

I always watch the first and last and then the whole things with their reactions

[@plaguedeity]

Thanks

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

Thank you!

[@durdleburdle3521]

I love how Travis just turned on the camera and let the ADHD do its thing. It‘s more or less how I DM my games

[@annafantasia]

Someone else mentioned this too! How do you think his ADHD manifests here? (I just got diagnosed and I'm looking for lil bits of hope haha)

[@annaleefox511]

Basically the ability to seamlessly jump from topic to topic and jump right in with details, as well as getting randomly throwing in another character randomly

[@mangalores-x_x]

@@annaleefox511 that has nothing to do with ADHD... hey, one can manage ADHD but the belief a disorder does something is special is a bit weird. People without that disorder may have that ability, too, just not everyone.

[@theadultdemon]

@@mangalores-x_x sure but with ADHD you don't even have to try

[@annafantasia]

@@mangalores-x_x It's a form of neurodivergence, our brains functioning differently than "normal," neurotypical brains. No, it doesn't mean our experiences are 100% unique, but we tend towards having and embracing certain qualities. You're not being excluded, and it's okay to let people find ways to look at their struggles in a positive light.

[@tidallock848]

I love the idea that Grog doesn't know the ABCs and can't count but knows every single muscle in the human body, where it is, and what it does.🤣

[@pyrrhy]

Matt and Taliesin's impressions: Grog big, makes scary faces Ashley's impression: Grog's a great soft goof

[@ajJBP47]

And the most beautiful part, is they're both completely correct

[@DMAN4219]

That was Pike's perspective of Grog for YEARS, can't really blame her there

[@operative2136]

You know, this episode makes me want Matt to run a mindswitching one shot where the members of either the Mighty Nein or Vox Machina get mind swapped, and the players have to randomly exchange character sheets and play as someone else's character for an episode.

[@TheEmerald97]

That sounds like pure chaos and insanity, I love it! I would pay to see that.

[@fran3ro]

Wich type are you talking about? 1) PCs in another PC's body, in wich case you would have a Jester acting like Jester but in Yasha's body. 2) The players themselves using and acting other's PCs, like Laura using Yasha and acting like Yasha.

[@johnp1806]

Ooooh, that's beautiful. I want to see them frantically shuffle the tablets around and have to think about what the other players do often. Maybe put some kind of timed response arena in the Happy Funtime Ball that keeps jumbling them all up, so that they have to solve a puzzle while they swap their minds into someone else's body, and then have to use their stats, skills, spells, and attacks to get out of it.

[@operative2136]

@@fran3ro I imagine it being like Jester in Yasha's body. So Laura would be doing Yasha's voice but using Jester's personality and mannerisms. Admittedly, not entirely sure what would be best for handling abilities. If I wanted to keep it simple, I'd probably force them to use their inhabited character's abilities. So in the aforementioned example, Jester would have to figure out Yasha's abilities, while Yasha would have an awfully awkward time dealing with the Traveller (who I suspect would be incredibly amused by the whole situation).

[@Bee-yw5up]

I want this so much!!!!

[@GamerTagCaptCluel3ss]

I just realized Travis’ nameplate just says “Mr. Laura Bailey” lmao

[@EStramel09]

Macaroni Samsonite at beginning: "I'm Macaroni Samsonite and I'm here to take over all of Tal'dorei!" *Party casts Modify Memory* Macaroni Samsonite at the end: "I'm Macaroni Samsonite. Why am I here?"

[@Enselladus]

Ashley's never fails in making me cry with laughter.

[@alexkoder1982]

I thought Matt would be the first one to think of using multiple characters for Narrative Telephone. Didn't anticipate Travis beating him to it.

[@FrostyTheSnowPickle]

Well, technically Matt used Pumat and the wolf.

[@maximillionchaoswolf]

forever DM using npc's and maybe one shot characters might not have the same impact .

[@Bobicici]

I love how Taliesin blames Liam in his, but Sam just straight up throws shade at Ashley, no blame involved, just so much shade lmao

[@WiseSageBum]

Reminds me of the Elysian Sun Tree

[@ozarkeagle2885]

Marisha's Macaroni Samsonite just turned into Nott with a head cold.

[@MyBubbleInSpace]

Marisha: "I was so enchant. I don't.. This is how Narrative Telephone."

[@drekfletch]

Oh no, it's again.

[@casscrim8610]

Can we just talk about how when cast was watching Laura's and she starts blanking and then laughs. This whole time I thought it was Laura's laugh but it was actually Ashley laughing and it was in sync with Laura's silent laugh and made it look like hers.

[@jubomalseeco3117]

"the entire anatomy and musculature of the human body" Oh this ought to be good.

[@tobi4400]

Only really the biggest on the upper body

[@Ajehy]

tobias fosgrau - Thats how far Grog got into his anatomy lessons before he got bored and wandered off to eat pickle and peanut butter sandwiches.

[@tobi4400]

@@Ajehy of course who needs rotator cuffs when you've got biceps like Grogs

[@High-LordHarza]

@@tobi4400 to be fair he said after that "let's start with the upper body"

[@neerGdyahS]

Also interestingly enough, not a human. Goliath.

[@ericaleong6023]

travis's grog: just your traps, deltoids, pectorals, biceps, triceps, obliques, lats, abdominals laura's grog: coooooorrrboooyyynoooodles...?

[@8684LYFE]

Ashley: "I'm panicking the whole time I'm the one that dropped it... but I didn't!" Ashley 20 seconds later: "Hi I'm Grog STONEJAW" Lol never change, Ashley ♥

[@raicho2766]

Can't believe Pike forgot her buddy's name!

[@Theology.101]

In her defense, Grog’s dad was named Stonejaw Strongjaw

[@Logan_Baron]

Back in the beginning of the stream when they had the intro with the cast telling the characters back stories, Ashley called him Stonejaw back then too.

[@LongLiveHumour]

Narrative Telephone by Critical Role, featuring: Marisha Ray as: Australian Surfer Grog (and his botty) Taliesin Jaffe as Liam O'Brien as Sid Vicious as Matthew Mercer Queen Elizabeth II as: Macaroni Samsonite 14:06 Travis Willingham as: the Instigator of Chaos

[@GregPivo87]

Ashley: "I was so worried I dropped the ball on this one, and I didn't!" 5 seconds later: "STONE-Jaw?!?"

[@RashaundaSpears]

Everyone: tells some elaborate cautionary tale. Travis: just wings it.

[@ManifestNightmare]

It's so on-brand, and I can't deal with it.

[@AFLoneWolf]

Liam's was a whole allegory about the history of Caleb and his childhood friends under the tutelage of Trent Ikithon.

[@thejammiestjam]

Out of everything, I'm so sad we lost "prescribe" and "bidet." Also have to love that Ashley somehow has "Stonejaw" really stuck in her head. Way back in campaign one, when they did the character intros at the start, she called him Grog Stonejaw then, too lolololololol

[@DinhoDTM]

"That's not my last name! What the f! How many years?" The betrayal in Travis' voice. I love me some paniced Ashley Johnson.

[@wostronohej]

I would love for Matt to tell a Zorth story. Maybe how he lost his arms, or Moorbounder training, anything by that character really.

[@winkles2314]

Matt’s Zorth kills me, so I imagine everyone else’s Zorth would be incredible

[@chrisb4726]

Mall bounders?

[@EpicCathoNerd]

Now that Travis has opened up the possibility of playing multiple characters in the same Narrative Telephone, I hope so much that Taliesin just straight up gives us a Percy vs Mollymauk Rap Battle