Rime and Reason | Critical Role | Campaign 2, Episode 75

[@flandomaltrizian4603]

HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing 1:20 Sam’s merch corner 6:35 Square hole, round peg 7:15 Travis is so happy 8:35 Intro cinematic 10:10 Episode Starts 12:20 Recap Ends 12:55 Essik on heelies in the snow 17:05 Marisha is great at the Zemnian accent 18:40 Oh Ja 23:20 Beau or Caleb 28:20 Ja, awkward 35:20 Caleb sets up the hut 37:20 Marisha is dialing it in 39:35 Don’t worry, Caleb also rolls bad 45:30 Give me goth bat princess, Disney 51:30 Feathers up 53:15 Hordes of frozen lawyers 1:02:40 Matt drops the map 1:07:55 Jester’s yeti 1:11:20 We’ll find out 1:13:05 Planning is officially over, time to fight 1:22:45 Druids are broken 1:24:10 SchwarzenCaleb 1:27:35 Glove of blasting 1:32:50 Too gross for Reani 1:34:20 Beau slides down a mountain 1:38:35 What Fjord said 1:41:30 HDYWTDT 1:42:40 Don’t judge Marisha’s choices 1:53:45 Really struggling with the accent 2:02:55 This is how a DM lets you know your idea is bad 2:06:10 The spells really are useful 2:07:55 Caduceus and Fjord and The Wildmother 2:16:10 “One day, someone will pray for a miracle…” 2:24:15 Break Starts 2:31:45 Brian W. Foster burn compilation 2:36:15 Art Montage 2:49:15 Break Ends 2:51:20 Fjord lets one rip 2:54:00 Dragons have puppet vision 2:55:45 Brilliant deception 2:56:55 Wow, didn’t know Caleb felt like that about Frumpkin 3:02:45 Caduceus gives an anatomy lesson 3:23:20 Quicksave 3:25:40 Jester has definitely dimension doored with Sprinkle 3:27:20 Au naturale 3:28:35 It begins 3:34:30 The ice spider goes out like a champ 3:36:20 The exact moment things go wrong 3:50:45 The lair revealed 3:59:15 Goddamn Professor Thaddeus 3:59:45 The fuse is burned 4:10:25 It’s been awhile 4:12:30 Leomund’s shark cage 4:13:20 The yetis are smarter than they looked 4:13:50 Caduceus throws him some change 4:16:05 Baby Boomer dragon 4:17:20 Episode Ends The in-game start date for the episode was the 21st of Misuthar 836. Sam’s flask has a picture of Caleb, which Sam captions with a number of things, including “I

[@yzertqhbog6597]

Damn you are fast

[@minmaxd_]

You are wicked fast, thanks for what you do!

[@D0ppelnu11]

I love you...

[@plaguepenguin]

Hooowwww

[@jamiedodger2361]

You are doing the Dawnfather’s work good sir

[@ansem9999]

"Eventually, one day, someone will pray for a miracle. Pray for something to save them, to whatever gods are nearby… And that prayer will be answered because you will show up. That's how it works, that's what a champion is." Those are some powerful words, mister Jaffe.

[@ardkok9483]

Yeah i was pretty amazed at taliesins monologue here. Loved it

[@ravinsaber]

Beautiful words from a beautiful person

[@stevencooper1103]

He always says the poignant shit, lol.

[@OOCMonster]

@@stevencooper1103 Like: "Life needs things to live."

[@stevencooper1103]

@@OOCMonster another great example, lol

[@kotinayler2856]

The coolest thing I’ve ever seen in a dnd game is 6 adults screaming as a snarling Matt mercer pretends to try and eat them I love this game

[@deleria010]

That’s was a funny bit.

[@ikma756]

Thank God that Gelidon declined to make use of his 60 ft burrowing speed, since Leomund's Tiny Shark Cage doesn't have a floor...

[@lilsheba]

One of my favorite moments of the entire campaign. Sometimes I hop back in just to watch that bit.

[@chad8767]

@@ikma756 I was thinking they were screwed because of that, but either Matt was being lenient or forgot (I'm just going to believe the former).

[@tylertodd2196]

He not smart dragon. But he still dragon

[@Sibunamember101]

When the cast needed Liam the most, he vanished...

[@lialavorre2010]

One session passed, until my brother and I discovered a new Wizard, a voice actor named Marisha...

[@tomaszskowronski1406]

@@lialavorre2010 And although her accentbending skills are great, She has a lot to learn before She's ready to save anyone. But I believe Marisha can save the Nein.

[@eartheclipse8]

​@@tomaszskowronski1406 [bad remix of avatar music and CR intro plays]

[@expensivemagic4754]

lmfao

[@TheMaestro1275]

@@expensivemagic4754 this is one of my favorite reply chains ever

[@darklymoonlit]

Travis: "Why are we doing this?" Taliesin: "Because someone had a bad breakup!" criminally underrated exchange

[@PowDJoke]

Did they start playing D&D together because of one of them having a bad breakup ?

[@WinterRoseYT]

@@PowDJoke I believe it’s referring to how Reani was fighting with Fen, whom she used to date

[@WinterRoseYT]

@@PowDJoke Nevermind upon thinking about it later, I’ve realised he’s referencing Fjord breaking up with Uko’toa

[@wouldiwasshookspeared4087]

​@PowD Joke they started as a bday present for Liam

[@rachelhignett9473]

​@wouldiwasshookspeared4087 yeah. From what I recall, Liam asked Matt to dm a one-shot for his birthday, that became C1 eventually their home game started streaming on twitch/geek and sundry then became its own company. So all in all, if it weren't for Liam wanting to play D&D on his birthday, we may not have had Critical Role, certainly not as we know it now.

[@VanessaVersus]

I would KILL to see Liam's text history during this episode

[@mysterychild1641]

Liam to Travis, Sam, or Matt: “Why’d i think she could be a wizard?”

[@erichall090909]

@@mysterychild1641 because she has extensive spell casting experience. duh.

[@RAWvideos95]

I just imagined it's the Always Sunny meme with Charlie's board

[@FatalHog]

Where was liam during this episode, i think i missed it.

[@Take_The_Ride]

@@erichall090909 and yet she's throwing Shurikens at a rope attached to the object they require. She is Marisha.

[@another_Arcane_admirer]

I'd love to imagine that the dragon's treasure hoard contains the failed ideas of all the previous adventurers, like a birthday cake with mithril candles.

[@gavensedgwick6516]

Thanks for killing my sides, I really appreciate it.

[@esper6119]

shit that got me good

[@KitKatWiffleBallBat]

You're a wonderful, brilliant little toaster, and I wuv you! 🍞(That is a childhood movie of mine, by the way. Born 1990 and watched that shiz on VHS.)

[@davethegoatlord4142]

That is amazing the possibilities are endless

[@alexwinslow3351]

That has to be the best possible strategy ever

[@lucasM005]

"someday someone will pray for a miracle and that prayer will be answered because you showed up." that is one of the greatest lines in cr history. and the best explanation of a paladin i have heard in my life

[@FabulaRhinestone]

A British male paladin. Very groundbreaking. I say we go back to Warlock with a Texan twang.

[@dracowolf3212]

"Because someone had a bad break-up!" Second greatest line in cr history and the best explanation to a WTF!? (Why the fuck!?) situation I've ever heard!

[@verdurite]

You mean celestial warlock

[@MoonlightGuided]

@@FabulaRhinestone Actually given people are so obsessed with creating unique and different characters, classes like paladins are actually fairly rare in games nowadays. I personally find it refreshing to see a player character paladin.

[@Tent316]

I want a warlock/paladin multiclass so bad. He would be great as one

[@ceridwenaeradwr8105]

I just love how perfect Caduceus is for Taliesin. It really encapsulates how with him 50% of the time you get profound wisdom and the other 50% you get "Life needs things to live"

[@owenfeye6061]

One could argue “life needs things to live” is profound

[@katybechnikova2821]

@@owenfeye6061 It is. It sounds very stupid but it's actually a scientific fact.

[@isidorex]

@@owenfeye6061 yeah - in its original context he *was* trying to articulate something important - if I recall, he was trying to figure out what was sustaining a cursed tree to determine if it could be "starved out" while the rest of Vox Machina were failing to understand why the information was important, so he blurted in frustration that "life needs things to live!"

[@deleria010]

It’s my favorite character he plays from all campaigns.

[@wouldiwasshookspeared4087]

It's bad! We're running!

[@emerson3323]

i can only imagine the amount of pure, unbridled anxiety liam felt while watching this all happen

[@Poisonedblade]

Oh crap!

[@tannertadlock7741]

Let alone Talisen looking he'll pass out any second

[@Ascaron1337]

@@tannertadlock7741 Well, Tali didn't much to prevent anything of it. ;)

[@Ragnarok6664]

Oh scheisse, nur wahnsinn

[@Aurora7]

Probably close to the same amount of anxiety we all had 😅

[@keikei79]

So we got a dragon... in a dungeon. I like where this is going.

[@nairocamilo]

"Go on......" - Dungeons & Dragons representative

[@danieldosso2455]

The Dungeons and Dragons Dev team has entered the chat

[@saikanji9570]

So now we need... a dungeon in a dragon. At least that's what I got from this.

[@timd4524]

In the corridor they checked out a couple of stalagmites and stalactites. Then some of them did look concerned. Fjord at first. I also wondered if they were stepping into the mouth of a massive dragon.

[@kei2kei]

@@saikanji9570 I'd say Ancient Colossal Primordial Dragon corpse. That would be a dungeon inside a dragon.

[@MenacingBird]

I love how much chaos occurs when Liam isnt there to curb the “yeah BUT WHAT IFFF” spiral

[@commanderbacon6426]

Edward Jones Travis tried, but to no avail.

[@Nobody-dl4tm]

It got real bad this episode

[@Graycata]

He really is the rational of the group

[@rosiegarcia858]

Before this episode I thought not having Laura to keep things entertaining was the hardest loss. I was incorrect.

[@maciejkrol1755]

Watching this without him doing the brains was almost painful experience

[@leopoldosaldana4508]

The amount of times the guards at the teleportation circle in Rosana see the M9 just fucking drop in as a sweaty panicking group must be legendary.

[@Revolos55]

I'll bet they have a "It's been __ days since the M9 panic-teleported in" counter in the break room

[@avatrice3077]

Ive been waiting for one of them to make a joke abt how frequent they bamf in Rosohna by being too familiar with the guards like, "oh hey jeff, hows the family? Hope your wife still isnt mad abt that thing you did when she put you in charge of taking care of the kids."

[@mariaenvoikertoa]

To be fair to them this time wasn’t to Rosohna, it was to Uthodurn(sp?)

[@forgemakesstuff2734]

@@Revolos55 every time the M9 bamf in one of the guards sighs and goes to erase the 4 that's been the perpetual limit of days for the past however long

[@mentalrebllion1270]

This is now my favorite comment with its responses

[@polrua]

This entire episode is bought to you by "The ridiculous nonsense that happens when Liam's not around to scowl at everyone's bullshit plans". I'm still stunned we didn't get a Pantomime Yeti costume.

[@country_gnomes8068]

Caleb is one of the Three brain cells of the Mighty Nein.

[@animefreak122ist8]

@@country_gnomes8068 it’s Caleb, Caduceus, and Fjord

[@country_gnomes8068]

@@animefreak122ist8 the others are Chaos Crew

[@flaminyawn]

@@animefreak122ist8 Caleb = Intelligence Caduceus = Wisdom Fjord = Charisma That checks out.

[@angelshot9264]

@@flaminyawn kinda ironic since fjord has no charisma

[@victorpapaavp]

Liam: very passable and subtle German accent. Marisha: Stilted Swedish accent, with hints of Irish, Scottish, and... is that Minnesotan?? lol

[@nuyabuisness7526]

At times it went almost native american, which was even funnier.

[@AnimeWolf5193]

Pike: "Wow, you've got a pallette!"

[@hannahthufvesson]

As a Swede I feel an obligation to object to this in any way resembling a Swedish accent 😂 But it sure added flavor...

[@shortayrtb]

@@hannahthufvesson seconding that for any assumed Irishness! File not found!

[@andiwrath2293]

@@hannahthufvesson I third this for Minnesota. That's some Fargo film shenanigans with that accent.

[@ASquared544]

I betcha, the first thing Liam said to the group when they met up is “Do all of you still not know what ritual casting is?”

[@jlokison]

Yeah they definitely forgot that ritual casting is vitally important to save spell slots for combat.

[@tylerreed2409]

It is weird how a game with so much magic has so many players that never play as wizards.

[@HabarudoD]

@@tylerreed2409 Sorta see why when you see all the goddam micromanagement they have to do, and constantly having to stop for "just a bit over 10 minutes to cast a spell" all the time. I totally get its for balancing reasons, but as someone why is never a fan of spellcasters in any games, wizards/sorcerers in DND seems like a hassle to play. That means all the more respect to all the masochists that play them though!

[@OTKok]

Habarudo D you could play a sorcerer as they can’t ritual cast lol

[@P99s-s]

Habarudo D i get your Point, but for me at least I love playing spellcasters and find the other classes not much fun, spells just give you so much more possibilities and variety in actions and solutions to problems, each one feels like it would be full on class feature for the non caster classes, yeah a rough is good at a few specific things but they never really get anything new that can drastically change the game, they hide and stab and dodge and that’s about it, where as a caster you can eventually bent reality to your will with every new spell If people like that playstyle tho more power to them, you bet a lot of fun characters would have been beaten to a pulp without a barbarian on the front lines

[@francescogulisano2917]

The party: starts discussing idiot plan after idiot plan Matt: *ominously poring through a book*

[@dorianleakey]

Ikr.

[@jeffsorrows]

Everytime I rewatch this episode and the previous I'm like i get it sometimes youre so invested in something you're blinded to the thousands of red flags the DM was giving lol

[@reuniclus9]

As a player, sometimes I see the blatant red flags and warnings and I still go for it because anything's better than analysis paralysis :,D

[@francescogulisano2917]

@@reuniclus9 honestly I think that most DMs would be happier with a dumb plan than no plan

[@Torma25]

I really don't understand why people keep saying this. Matt MADE them go to this fucking dragon. He gave them no alternative to get iceflex. And at this point they have two "quests". Steal a ring for refined residuum, or make iceflex for the sword. They have a guest player playing a Druid, they will obviously not go for the stealthy-sneaky stuff instead of the big epic fight since that suits both the class AND the character of the guest much better. Like, what else are they supposed to be doing, go back to the gentleman to get a fetch quest or some shit? Fighting this dragon was basically the only organic thing they were able to do. So if Matt was trying to disuade them from killing the dragon that would make him look kinda dumb in my opinion since, again, he gave them nothing else to do with the guest

[@harrydavid6070]

*End of episode 140* Matt: "having saved the world, you all raise your glasses in celebration!" Everyone: [Cheering] Ancient White Dragon: "FOUND YOU"

[@anthonydonnelly1157]

Caleb: *snaps fingers" Plane Shift. XD

[@thelandofnod2269]

@@anthonydonnelly1157 Who knows, it's unlikely to be prepared most of the time mwahahaha

[@expertoflizardcorrugation3967]

@@afoolishmortal5265 a CR 20 monstrosity with an AC of 20 and a breath weapon of 16d8... with Yasha it's nearly impossible. without yasha, it's suicide This thing deals 2d10+8 piercing 4d6+16 slashing and 2d8 cold turn over turn. that thing is a lethal encounter, even if it IS the weakest of the main dragons. mind you it can hit the highest AC in the party with the mighty roll of... 4 Add frightful presence and it's just a proper shredder for a party of lv 9s like this. This doesnt entirely account for the power of clerics, but clerics wont save you now.

[@ianbailey4213]

@@expertoflizardcorrugation3967 Like by episode 140 they're probably all level 15-17

[@johnathanera5863]

@@expertoflizardcorrugation3967 at the level theyd be atthe end of the campaign they would turn this thing into paste on a wall in a round or two lol.

[@tench745]

Okay, but how great would it be if Jester left a pamphlet for the Traveler and the ice dragon converted and showed up at the Traveler meeting on a volcano....

[@dmanew6717]

Devious. Absolutely chaotic. I rate this eight hidden dicks out of nein!

[@thedarksoul9879]

Elan Emilio „What do you pranks consist of?“ „Mostly freezing people to death.“ „A little extreme but I like it!“

[@Grendelzzz0075]

"Hello, I told you I have your scent!"

[@karifuko]

Oh no no no! Don't be afraid! I'm here to chill the volcano so we all can gather on it and praise the Traveler. \(-w-)/

[@NoOne-mj2gj]

Well thtd be epic regardless of if he starts a fight or legit jus hangs

[@marshroverv5632]

Dragon meets the Roc: "Hey I was just searching for these Mighty Nein punks" "Oh what me too!"

[@TheGoldenJay637]

The Laughing Hand and Gushila approach : What a coincidence, we were trying to find them ourselves!

[@RoxyGotMoxy.]

Meanwhile the Traveller moves another chess piece, steeples his hands, and in a suave, dulcet tone murmers "excellent" through a hood-veiled smirk.

[@MTGFrosty7]

Lmao

[@Misfitbear]

League of Villains CR Season 3 confirmed

[@Raynsideways]

I swear they're just traveling around the world, humiliating powerful, flying creatures. Soon they'll have a new Chroma Conclave made up of the roc, Gelidon, and whatever other flying creatures they run into in the future.

[@phffffbt]

Every game the cast share two brain cells. This time Liam and Ashley had them.

[@Dannydarko27]

☠☠

[@emilioyvargas]

For real tho

[@JtotheMeezy]

Ashley always takes one when she leaves, we know this

[@samreid6010]

@@JtotheMeezy when you play a quiet character you tend to get the party brain cell because you’re in the back quietly thinking things over while everyone else is creating a plan that will get half of you killed.

[@lunaredelvour2972]

The amount of time that I spent trying to process this joke is just embarrassing

[@Raynsideways]

Matt: So that's a critical hit because you're paralyzed-- Taliesin: uuuuuuuuuuuUUUUMMMMMMM- Matt: You're not within 30 feet.

[@irishawthorne7784]

Matt finally got him

[@xerosthemonk]

At least Tal usually remembers most of his abilities 😅

[@atherisGAY]

​@@xerosthemonkTRUE 😂

[@DarkAlice]

@hemonk He remembers abilities that don't even qualify, like Bless and Bane even though they had already run out of time when it was a non-combat scenario, or he chose to cast them on different creatures than the ones that were relevant.

[@lnfreeman]

​@xerosthemonk he remembers what he has (+) but he never remembers the rules of how they work (-)

[@Morhek]

I just imagine Caleb is unconscious the whole time, and Beau is Weekend At Bernies-ing him.

[@quackthulu9575]

Beau accidentally knocked him unconscious and doesn't want the rest of the m9 to know

[@vatatheoanonymous3705]

And the whole party is just laughing at them. That's such a funny image.

[@xEvilRaptorx]

Makes the whole episode so much funnier

[@dan-tz9dl]

@@quackthulu9575 she hit him with her killer elbows

[@lisarichards7898]

Beau: I always wanted a wizard meat puppet but my father said they were to creepy

[@SirJonathonDanielGregorySrVthe]

"Oh I have Caduceus, what does Caduceus do?" "Add a d4."

[@ratscnaccs7046]

You're forgetting the "CRIT DENIED" portion of the good cow man.

[@mr.hungryloser]

Also forgetting the "Marked for death" ability. "How much damage?" "Y'know what, double it."

[@mattyice4153]

Reani in her first episode: If they're evil I must kill them!... Reani in her second episode: Kill first, assume they're evil later!

[@BrodieHodges]

Fjord needs to read the Critical Role children's book, "Are you my Patron?"

[@Angus_Gibson]

Underrated

[@cyanidepilgrim5409]

I read that the same way any sane person would read "are you my mummy?"

[@untipoverable]

Or in the vein of Seuss, 'What God Should I Get?'

[@linarobinson2269]

That's not my patron! Its horns are too curly. That's not my patron! Its skin is too slimy. That's not my patron! Its face is too shrivelled. THAT'S my patron! Its eyes are SO shiny...

[@Will_Grey]

Are you there, Patron? It's me Fjord.

[@radiofreedom7840]

"Hey, we got six players today. How should we distribute them evenly among the available sitting spots?" CritRole: 0 0 0 0 0 0

[@Random_Kelsey]

I'm pretty sure the top table was left at two players because they were going to try to have Liam Skype in, which meant they would need room for the monitor and such. It unfortunately worked out they weren't able to get him connected.

[@cardinal8200]

This classroom has assigned seats bb

[@eddvultures40]

@AndYes Poet the CEO Travis and the creative director Marisha need time together

[@michaelduke9057]

Travis counts as two normal nerds

[@Lishtenbird]

Perfect for a cone of dragon's breath though, ain't it?

[@Goomyx1492]

*Hears Marisha's Caleb/German accent* Me: Now THIS feels like the accents from my home game.

[@Apollo9898LP]

lol i feel like this is a burn and a compliment wrapped into one

[@nairocamilo]

Critical Role finally felt relatable for a lot of people out there

[@peterosborne8315]

Travis Mattson it's that bad? I feel pretty lucky then, all my friends are quite good at accents

[@mortuos557]

She sounded like if Beckenbauer forgot how to speak German 😂

[@misterthegeoff9767]

My game is more "Don't make me do the accent", We know we're all terrible at accents so wee don;t make each other try. It meant last campaign I was playing an African American woman, living in Nevada, with a cockney accent but believe me that's better than me attempting to do a US accent

[@MrEviWan]

I love watching Matt's face while the party discusses terrible plan after terrible plan

[@JunkRatt1985]

M9 (excluding Fjord): MAYBE HE WAS A BABY DRAGON AND HE GREW AND NOW HE CAN'T GET OUT! SO IF WE HELP HIM GET OUT! MAYBE WE CAN BE BEST FRIENDS! YEAAHHH! Matt: *deadpan if not disappointed face, silent*

[@Tommywolfi]

Pretty sure Caleb would be on Fjord's side in this argument, but alas the Swedish replica sided with the morons :D

[@celtic30]

This is so a Puffin Forest moment

[@wikedred7060]

Tommywolf They’re not morons. They’re the Chaos Crew!

[@michaelpetersen2783]

@@wikedred7060 I move that in regards to the Chaos Crew, we rename it chaotic chaotic.

[@Coramelimane]

Too bad Twiggy wasn't around. That dragon woulda been toast.

[@FallenStargazer43]

Twiggy.....did....did you just make an adventurequest joke???

[@waspnyan4945]

It's Deborah's character.

[@Zerphses]

FallenStargazer43 Twiggy was a guest character played by Deborah Ann Woll. She killed the last dragon they fought. That was Episode 45.

[@xEvilRaptorx]

Too bad Spurt wasnt around, that dragon would have had a nice snack >.>

[@tomaszskowronski1406]

@@xEvilRaptorx oh my god. Imagine tying mythrill to Spurt.

[@hi-im-kerri]

Is it coincidence that both Cadeucus and Fjord rolled natural 20s on their first skill check after communing with the Wild Mother and asking for intervention? I think not!

[@comandantegorrion7271]

Lady Melora, Queen of the Skies and all beneath that is of Nature, from the highest mountain, to the deepest marine trench, the most verdant jungle, to the driest desert and everything in between, protects.

[@likelyapril]

yeah that’s because the writers added it in because it would be a powerful moment (/s)

[@octopusbraiin1776]

likelyapril they’re so good at adding little moments like that, I love the writers

[@bellthealmightylord6638]

ah yes, the writers.

[@merryc.5466]

Is it a coincidence that we never get to see what they roll? ...a group of actors, hmm

[@888pil]

It is incredible amusing to see how unbalanced the group becomes without Caleb when it comes to planning. It's just poor Fjord sitting there as the lone voice of reason

[@spacekitten138]

😊

[@droidgeist]

Voice of reason? Fjord? Wanting to make himself a liability, and then having to be talked out of it by Jester and Reani? ... Deliberately holding on to a rope attached to an ice chunk in the maw of a LITERAL ANCIENT WHITE DRAGON as it flies back to its lair??

[@888pil]

@@droidgeist hahaha well i didn't say he was a good voice of reason. oh but he does try

[@droidgeist]

@@888pil He does at that :)

[@lyinar]

@@droidgeist He's the voice of reason *compared to The Chaos Crew™.* The fact that Mister "IMMA PUSH THE BUTTON" is able to clear that bar says more about them than about him. :p

[@josephjones7020]

Them screaming as the dragon rages against the dome absolutely killed me. Outstanding job, Mighty Nein.

[@annafantasia]

And Matt's dragon impression is off the hook!!

[@KappaKiller108]

Here's a terrifying thought: According to official DnD Sage Advise dragon breath attacks should go right through the Tiny Hut

[@ironrose6]

GoombaGenocide LMAO "official sage advice". Jeremy Crawford is the first to say that his guidance on Twitter is never to override the word of a dm.

[@_Aeolus_00]

@@KappaKiller108 I don't see how. I've read both the dragon breath attack and the tiny hut spell. There's absolutely nothing in both descriptions that would cause me to come to such a conclusion as what you are suggesting. Can you elaborate a little more?

[@brockmarie]

Could the Dragon not just have dispelled Leomund's Tiny Hut? Does Dispel Magic not affect it?

[@greenhawk3796]

Caduceus: "Im just gonna pop a bless" Poppa Bless ... this is Cads new nickname.

[@martinbooyens6013]

Papa Bless

[@DrLazerbeam]

Then Caleb should go back to being The Commander

[@justinhurrelbrink596]

Big pink pimpin papa bless

[@jamiel6005]

@@DrLazerbeam Bush man

[@jackakimbo5718]

I believe it's *Big* Poppa Bless

[@fablion6324]

Looked up what Travis’ tattoo translates to, if red as a verb it says “worthy” but if it’s red as a noun it says “meal” Either way, I agree

[@WolfgirlAidan]

He is definately an important snack 👌

[@ForeverDegenerate]

@Fabian W It's "Worthy." It's actually the Thor Norse Runes from Mjolnir, you know the whole "Whosoever shall be worthy" inscription. Travis said so when he spoke about the tattoo. He got it to remind himself that he is, in fact, worthy of everything and everyone he has. And... because he's Thor. ;)

[@bombomos]

It might as well say Snacc

[@xEvilRaptorx]

To elaborate on @@ForeverDegenerate comment, in case it wasnt clear. Travis IS Thor in a game or animated series tbh I cant remember which it was. But he plays Thor somewhere :)

[@BenTheFool]

@@xEvilRaptorx Both. He's voiced Thor in numerous Marvel animated shows and movies, plus he's in the new Avengers game that comes out later this year. Funny enough, Laura plays Black Widow in those same shows/movies/games.

[@stellazarivy8742]

Commenting three years later to say everyone needs to see the Otter Auditor art at 2:47:00 It's the cutest thing I've ever seen in my life and needs to be appreciated

[@reapwr_901_.9]

I love that so much

[@alexandertiberius1098]

I'm very glad I saw this comment. 😂

[@unfortunatelynamed6215]

Thank you for sharing that wonderful timestamp

[@rebeccacw3421]

That's my day made. Thank you!

[@callumcarter3147]

Thank you for commenting on this. I usually skip the break section and saw your comment and just had to go back and look at it, and am I ever glad I did

[@RellePlays]

Matt's face during most of this episode is "holy shit, they're all going to die, holy shit."

[@riley7288]

"Oh god the wizard has the braincell and hes not here"

[@persephoneunderground845]

Yeah... "Let's send one of our party in as bait, they'll be fine." Matt has more restraint than I would. I would have been sooo tempted to have someone roll intelligence to know various technical reasons that would be a very bad plan...

[@saralovelace7219]

@@persephoneunderground845 That's more restraint than I would have. I would have told a couple of party members that if they weren't going to take the encounter seriously, we could end the session and wait until Liam's back next week.

[@esaelisa423]

@@saralovelace7219 That sounds like terrible DMing. They're having fun and still putting forward ideas that are reasonable plans, even if they're adding in some joking parts. God forbid people aren't 100% serious at your table.

[@jesselindsey9760]

@@saralovelace7219 You sound like a fucking pain to have as a DM. "You guyyysssss, play the game right! If you can't play the game my way, you all have'ta go home!"

[@neerGdyahS]

"The chunk of ice is carrying the mithral with it and the rope with it. You can see the slack go and *noise* pulling you forward. Fjord what are you doing." Me: Oh don't worry his new class is rope-anchor

[@Evija3000]

Splitting the party three ways while trying to outplay an ancient dragon. Went surprisingly well.

[@DoctorMcHerp]

"That prayer will be answered because you'll show up." Three years later and it still fucking hits me like a truck.

[@kientran364]

Despite all the fuckery that transpired I think the moment I'll remember the most from this episode will be that Taliesin's quote

[@bluephoenix9960]

Timestamp?

[@richardproper8682]

"I pull out my portable kitchen sink and my air mattress . . ." Liam watching, "Somewhere, somehow, Marisha Ray will pay for this . . ."

[@true_plays_games]

Tbh one of her few not awful moments of the entire episode

[@SM-qx1wc]

@@true_plays_games you know that hating Marisha isn’t a substitute for a personality, right?

[@Dreagostini]

@@true_plays_games I, a german, forgive her mistaking austrian (Schwarzenegger) accent for german accent.

[@jamesnagy7136]

@@SM-qx1wc you know women don't sleep with simps right? Literally the joke of Marisha doing Celabs accent is how awful she is at doing her job as a VA.

[@brookemcglasson9725]

@@jamesnagy7136 that’s silly considering people have different talents with accents? Your sexism is showing.

[@roseclouds5838]

Caduceus throwing out 7 platinum unknowingly insulting an ancient white dragon like its an expensive stripper

[@MrUmakemelaff]

I didn't really understand the purpose of this. It seemed kind of wasteful.

[@roseclouds5838]

Stephen Pike Caduceus isn’t exactly the most intelligent boi thinking he could bribe a white dragon .. But it’s extremely in character considering his sheltered upbringing Taliesin would never have done that as Percy but Cad is the perfect candidate for him to have fun with his character

[@MrUmakemelaff]

@@roseclouds5838 Oh...It was a bribe. I thought it was meant to be some kind of joke.

[@MadeinHell2]

@@MrUmakemelaff Nope, bribe. And Cad still has problems understanding how much money 9 play is (or isn't)

[@TheEndKing]

@@MrUmakemelaff Yeah. Dragons are usually known as being very greedy and like the classic 'hoarders' of fantasy, so it makes sense that Deuces would just give one money to potentially just go away.

[@validatemyexistence4602]

"Ya you know, cuz druids are broken!" *Fish splat intensifies*

[@lemnlyme]

validate my existence ASGHNKHSAQADFGH

[@obi-wank-enobi]

We're gods!!!!

[@AE149823]

To be fair, her body was DEFINITELY broken after the fall

[@Hericus434]

I don't think she actually should have been able to wild shape that turn though, right? Isn't it an action? EDIT: Just realized she's circle of the moon which gives her that ability, in case anyone was wondering :)

[@jordanheglin6137]

This is the story Of a lovely druid....

[@Augerboy320]

Just saying letting jester go with the mithril seems unquestionably the best idea here. She can become a mammoth, has a good chunk of health on her own, can teleport 500ft and has cold resistance. I don't know how better matched you can reasonably be for a task.

[@chrisdequaine1495]

Yeah, but group involvement kicked in...

[@DizzNutt93]

@@chrisdequaine1495 exactly

[@CBeach-vy2xc]

The Cadeucis/Fjord conversation was amazing. I truly admire that neither Travis nor Taliesin used D&D technical terms, like "warlock" or "paladin" -- Travis asked questions like a person who was thrown into a situation he didn't entirely comprehend and has been trying to figure out, untaught, ever since. And Taliesin answered like the Ancient Old One that he is...

[@Lukos0036]

Well he IS thousands of years old. Once in a while his human facade cracks a bit. =p

[@texteel]

I need a caduceus in my life

[@Lukos0036]

@@texteel We all do. I bet he gives great hugs.

[@MrAzious456]

@@Lukos0036 this has been confirmed on a multitude of occasions.

[@MetaKaios]

What, you think they don't use the terms 'warlock' or 'paladin' in-universe? Come off it.

[@justanothernerdydude4391]

"Matthew, Fjord fell from the mountain." That was so adorable.

[@superlolgal555]

time?

[@scream6671]

Fjord: "WHY ARE WE DOIND THIS!?" Caduceus: "Because SOMEONE had a bad break up" I love this show XD

[@cryophile]

I love that Cadeucus is frustrated enough to start throwing shade. It was a LONG time coming.

[@kaitoudark1]

@@celebrimborposting9251 answer: yes.

[@gordonreid8000]

3:51:20 is the time stamp 😂😂😊

[@dynamicworlds1]

@@cryophile I think that was more Talison, not Cadeusus, but yeah, there was probably some amount of bleed there

[@cryophile]

@@dynamicworlds1 I'm basing this off of what Tal has said on Talks.

[@darklord884]

I love the reactions to the dragon. Sam, Laura and Mica are screaming their butts off, Travis is meh at first but joins the squealers soon after, Marisha is distracted by how ridiculous this is and Taliesin is staring up terrified like "Oh Wild Mother, whatever did I do to deserve this?!"

[@maxsemo2880]

These types of comments are my absolute favorite

[@ironsevs]

Travis: WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?!?! Level 9!!!! Taliesin: Because SOMEONE had a bad break up! Travis: ...fair

[@Bruh-vi7dk]

Who had a break up?

[@dominiccsantos]

@@Bruh-vi7dk Uka toa and Fjord

[@FishDrinkLightGreen]

Legitimately scrolled down to see this comment as he said it

[@zane4218]

I didn’t know what level the party was but guessed around 11. He said they were level 9. An Ancient White Dragon is CR 23…

[@aaronhaggard7683]

@@zane4218 They're doing Milestone leveling this time around. Apparently, the players have been skipping alot of encounters and important story moments at this point.

[@lowlyspy]

The Ancient White Dragon trying to Jaws his way through the hut Most of the M9: FJUCK Caduceus: Whoa buddy you okay? Classic.

[@TheAero1221]

Heckin lol'd at the fj instead of the f.

[@TheRuancarlo]

FJUUCK, FJORD's younger brother

[@KitKatWiffleBallBat]

Ah fjuck, fjuck, fjuck... (it's funnier with the 'j', but spelling it with a 'y' also works. Fyuck, fyuck, fyuck.) Either way, fjuck is the 2020 way of spelling it now.

[@ForeverDegenerate]

@lowlyspy That wasn't Jaws. That some straight up Jurassic Park T-Rex trying to break through the jeeps shit.

[@Theflyinghamburger]

You seem stressed. Would you like some tea?

[@thornlings]

The image of Travis in all that Cowboys gear and NOT doing the Texblade accent is trippy as hell.

[@gibson1005]

Texblade omg

[@tenacityxl]

TEXBLADE.

[@JustNatax3]

Kelwyn Somehow people don't care about the new fjord voice, but I hate it and miss the fjeehaw much more than I'd like to admit... :(

[@yeet9397]

“Fjeehaw”

[@kylestanley7843]

@@yeet9397 Fjeehaw, pjardner!

[@YM-co1iy]

"A miracle is not something supernatural. A miracle is something perfectly natural. What's miraculous is that it happens at the right place and time. When it's needed." - How my mom explains miracles to me.

[@RenatoGPadilla]

I know I'm 5 Months late, but your Mom is wise as fuck. That's beautiful.

[@mitchellwilliam95]

Your mother's sentiment is indeed thoughtful, and her wisdom is clear. However, it's important to recognize that the strict definition of miracles implies supernatural intervention. While personal beliefs in miracles are subjective, adhering to the precise meanings of words is vital for effective communication. In this context, it appears that she is referring more to the concepts of luck and coincidences rather than the traditional understanding of miracles.

[@MusclePiggers]

Can we all take a moment to appreciate mama Nott refusing to let Jester go in alone every time she mentioned doing so. It really speaks to their relationship, as well as how Jester is willing to risk herself to ensure things work out.

[@Mahawww]

More Pride I would say, Sam kept on going like "I'm fucking drunk but I'm totally okay! I can do this! You can't stop me from doing this!" Went and kept taking shit from the hoard which in a slightly different circumstance could've fucked them over and in general didn't want to let them have a point about being drunk making Nott less useful.

[@r.p.3490]

Sam specializes in being a pain-in-the-ass liability. His ego and his character takes precedence over the group's welfare.

[@jumpstick9446]

I start to dislike Nott. Has a child, but doesn't care about being a drunk greedy liability in Front of an Ancient Dragon. Really bad priorities.

[@govirdrauka7116]

@@Mahawww To be fair Sam only took things once he knew it was going to be a few rounds before Jester could get them out. Each time before he took something, he asked if the dimension door was ready.

[@Aurora7]

I like that Nott didnt want her to go alone, but if she had gone alone they would've been out of there so much quicker. Searching the hoard was in character but so goddamn frustrating 😅

[@MartinTraXAA]

You really notice the Chaos Crew becomes rather too much when the party lacks Caleb and adds Reani.

[@makaylakraus1897]

Caleb is consistently one of the only ones who keeps the chaos crew in check. Cad is often not assertive enough and Fjord is not precise enough, thus neither can really reel in the party on their own. Caleb's disposition is caution incarnate 99% of the time, while Reani is just "I need to find a dragon" which isn't helpful in reining in the crew in the slightest lol

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

Fjord tried his damndest though, bless him... but he is but one half-orc, and the Chaotics are many.

[@makaylakraus1897]

@13thMonkey ah yes, mr. here have my emotional support cat and having ptsd from killing people he cares about, totally a cold killer mmhmm

[@Erriku84]

@13thMonkey Relax man, no one said Reani was responsible for the party. You are creating problems to be upset over.

[@cram9961]

And also Marisha is playing Caleb

[@dehro]

Can we just appreciate the skill and creepiness of Matt's evoked animal sounds?? the bats are hilarious and damn good.

[@Agent719]

I think Marisha deserves more credit for snapping Frumpkin back just as fast as Liam would.

[@bowserbrowser6559]

Lol I think your bar is low, granted it is her..she immediately followed it up by telling the group it was a dragon, a furry handed dragon...

[@true_plays_games]

Everyone’s bar is low for Marisha you are supposed to love her by default even though the rest of the cast carries the show

[@jamesnagy7136]

@@true_plays_games haha so true. Literally the joke of this episode was how funny is it that Marisha is so bad at being a voice actor

[@davidguile2146]

Marisha contributes to the show and the story just as much as any other cast member.

[@ArcherWillows]

@@davidguile2146 there’s just no point arguing with these people anymore. It’s the same 7 people posting their hate in every comment and copy paste their responses. The amount of marisha hate seems like a lot, but it’s really like a dozen people out of millions with really loud voices. They’re never going to change, at this point i’ve given up on them

[@timothylowther5417]

Man I know Caleb didn't want to go to the dragon's lair but I never thought the MN would replace him immediately with a Swedish/Russian wizard.

[@danjasonbugayong16]

I also felt like that NONE of the spells he found in the scrolls is actually useful against the dragon, even if THEY (players not thr characters) believe it would be.

[@LoLotov]

Soap opera recasting shenanigans. Liam held out on his contract or had to get some work done, so they threaten him with Scab Caleb. Like how Yasha has amnesia, probably an evil twin, and is essentially in a waking coma played by her stunt double most of the time.

[@kaleidoscope942]

Marisha is too stupid to play Caleb lol

[@HyenaFox]

@@kaleidoscope942 ...how? For one, on their sheets, Beau (currently) has a higher int than Caleb (Beau's is 14 as of this episode, and is 19 as of the most recent episode, I don't think Caleb's is 19 though I don't know what it is), and B, that's just like, blatantly insulting someone for no reason.

[@HyenaFox]

@@LoLotov HAHA! I do feel bad for Ashley though. She's literally not given the chance to be very important because of her schedule. I don't blame her for not talking, because it's probably really hard to jump back in like that, but still.

[@MrBloodyBat]

Taliesin's improv poetry/motivational speech is incredible. His talents tend to go underappreciated imo. He's such a great roleplayer and actor! This character is perfect to bring it out into the world! Thank you, mister Jaffe, for your poetic gifts!

[@TheBiggreenpig]

I like that Caduceus is totally honest and not giving false hopes to Fjord. Why would an evil demigod forget a betrayal?

[@dynamicworlds1]

Leave it to a grave domain cleric to keep things very down to earth I'll leave now

[@Evija3000]

I imagine him finding a new champion who finishes the job, releases him and then he comes after Fjord with full force.

[@murdeoc]

Or an ancient white dragon for that matter ;)

[@captainnwalps6689]

Evija3000 hold up you might be on to something. That could be the big bad of this campaign

[@stevencooper1103]

*fjorget

[@Riverfall_]

Matt's face the entire time they are making plans "OMG they all are going to die!". Terrified eyes looking from one player to another searching for hope but finding none.

[@TalkingSoup]

the sheer amount of chaos in the first three hours followed by an hour of butt-clenching terror is just such classic d&d. three hours of cat herding, one hour of dragons. perfect.

[@SuperLololol09]

Fuckery & dragons

[@ChartreuseDan]

2:59:40 Nott says "shaft," Talesin chuckles almost imperceptibly... almost. He has been sitting next to Laura too long lol

[@Tommywolfi]

Oh god, without Caleb there the only brain cells left are with Fjord and unfortunately he was always outvoted with all those 'amazing' plans :D

[@AyyoItsJayBro]

@Test Subject 13 Not giving the additional initiative bonus to Jester (who needed to be up front for Dimension Door) was definitely not a Caleb move. It's tough to play other people's characters, but maybe it should have fallen to Matt or Travis and not Marisha. She's very impulsive, and had trouble not letting that bleed through in Caleb's actions. Still came out surprisingly successful despite this groups trends.

[@Chibipayne]

@Test Subject 13 and what did she do wrong? Matt is the one that told them what the scrolls were, not marisha or anyone else.

[@martinbooyens6013]

@Cthulhu chaos. Utter chaos

[@devinmiller9765]

Jesus people are still complaining about marisha, give it a rest honey

[@devinmiller9765]

@Cthulhu good response slow clap and all

[@jank7567]

If I had a nickel for every time Beau hooked up with a guest PC who had some sort of connection to the Iron Shepherds, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.

[@downstairschannel6582]

Flando must of missed it or I wouldn't ask, but can we have a time stamp

[@iwantlee9510]

@@downstairschannel6582 flandos time stamps are legit horribly bad.

[@downstairschannel6582]

@@iwantlee9510 Since when, they are always up within a couple minutes of upload. They are around when they are supposed to be.

[@wouldiwasshookspeared4087]

​​@@downstairschannel6582 near the end of the next episode

[@wouldiwasshookspeared4087]

​@@iwantlee9510 make your own, then

[@Blizz3112]

Soon... The Anti-Mighty Nine League of Vengeful Flying Creatures is growing, soon the Roc and Dragon will form a team, revive the Manticore (but likely will enhance it), and then Thaddeus will join them as their tactical advisor to exploit their weaknesses...

[@serbian88]

And in the heat of battle it is the Dutchess thst will tip the battle one way or the other :D

[@Russianninja956]

I want this fan-fic now!

[@Tilphor]

Matt's parental moment, waiting for Travis to stop playing with his gloves before starting the episode, was precious.

[@michaelkorpi90]

He also took them off I believe after the opening theme song so he wouldn't be tempted to keep doing it lol

[@jmanjoshua1982]

This made me laugh so much I had to back it up and watch Matt's reaction and Travis sheepishly putting his hands down by his side. One of so many wonderful moments. Thanks!

[@tabchanzero8229]

And then again when he was trying to get his chair to fart.

[@Solanuma]

thank you for pointing that one out the comedic timing and cuts were perfect

[@tahaabbas6616]

And he's one of the youngest in this group

[@xEvilRaptorx]

"It's not that I support it... I'm just a deep believer in learning through failure..." -Cad

[@CloudianMH]

He said this because he, like everyone, was having a hard time with the second round of planning

[@OmANnIe]

@@CloudianMH exactly lol...no clue what was happening

[@zarathos9397]

Once the dragon’s map came out the only thing I hear is Cadeuces saying “we’re running. . .it’s bad!”

[@Sacredsnow2]

Marisha: Does Caleb have a turn? Liam in an undisclosed location: HEART ATTACK, HEART ATTACK, MINI STROKE

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

Travis: *INTERVENTION*

[@joshhaworth2155]

*Zemnian accent* I cast Heart Attack at 9th level on myself. I take 20d10 necrotic damage.

[@gabegrether8647]

@@joshhaworth2155 Take 20d10 necrotic on a failed Constitution saving throw with a DC of 17, or half as much on a success.

[@Rellyks]

@@Zombiewithabowtie Travis: OBJECTION!

[@Prophed2301]

DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE, SIT YOUR ASS DOWN IN THAT DOME - Travis

[@Roflmaolinde]

I would like to see a compilation of the times when Matt have to remind Laura and Taliesin that thaumaturgy is a cantrip.

[@yurigouveawagner9432]

i use thaumaturgy to make tremors on the bbeg's head, knocking them unconscious

[@KumaoftheForest]

I enchanted my pepperbox to have the gunshot sound sound like a hyena laughter

[@ditlimb8631]

I use thaumaturgy to cast the earth quake spell.

[@samreid6010]

I use thaumaturgy to shake it’s brain within its skull, concussing it and knocking it unconscious

[@justinhurrelbrink596]

I love how cad says "we can't use a rope because the rope might burn" and it goes over everyone's heads while Tal and Matt just look at each other and laugh quietly.

[@rosesgemstone6329]

Desperately need a time stamp

[@vampcsers]

@@rosesgemstone6329 its been a year, god, please give us a timestamp

[@Caeilia]

25:40

[@Matty13808]

I cackled out loud at that lmao

[@help8745]

please, someone.anyone. what is the joke T_T getting a rope burn??????

[@wilsonmiranne214]

"What if we go in and the dragon's like an old man and we can just slit its throat and leave." Ladies and gentlemen, the character that threatened to kill party members for contemplating shop lifting because evil.

[@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human]

"Yeah, but the dragon's probably an evil old man or Samliel wouldn't have told me to come find him. So I'm sure it's fine if we spill his guts in the snow and let the buzzards pick at his gizzards." - said Mica, probably. It's a good thing Fjord can't summon demons right now. Fighting a dragon he probably would have called on Balgura, and I can't imagine she would react well to demon summoning.

[@r3djoe]

Yes except chromatic dragons are inherently "evil" creatures

[@wilsonmiranne214]

@@r3djoe Sounds like an unhealthy diet of copium.

[@thehelmethead4883]

@@r3djoe but the character didn't know that

[@hamsterfromabove8905]

@@r3djoe I've always hated that. Deciding that certain creatures are inherently evil is very questionable from a morality standpoint, even if it's just a game.

[@Just_Call_Me_Tim]

"I'm going to let you speak to her... the Wild Mother..." and Travis's face! Up to this point: my favorite part.

[@adambarothi8182]

Man, comments below CritRole videos so often exaggerate things. Commenter: "Matt gets way too aggressive with keeping the rules sometimes!" Matt: says one line to Sam about deciding not to do something because of a bad roll is not allowed, while smiling/laughing the whole time. Settled in 5 seconds, they moved on. I don't get people.

[@setlerking]

Ádám Baróthi Matt and cast are exceptional role players that have gathered mainstream fame playing dnd. They sometimes don’t have the tightest grip on the rules or the best “have you’re turn planned beforehand” discipline which some die hard veterans think is annoying. I have to agree it’s a criticism of the show I have, one which they have taken steps to address but to the salty gate keeping veterans this is somehow unacceptable

[@ginny1857]

Ádám Baróthi yeah, sometimes he’ll gently reign them back in if they’re going wild with loosely interpreting the rules but it seems like he’s only “hard with the rules” if he’s settling confusion. Like this example, it seemed to me like Sam wasn’t sure what to do and Matt just made the call for him

[@charlescates5703]

He's super lenient if anything imo

[@RPGSulSide]

@@charlescates5703 yeah the amount of "I'll allow it" i've heard on this show lol. It's fine im a strong proponent of "Your table your rules" kind of playing. If everybody has fun there is no wrong answer really. You can disagree but the first goal of D&D is to have a story and fun together.

[@220theprofessor220]

Eh dnd rules dont exist lol

[@OneTrueBelmont]

Caduceus just being himself is a testament to how life altering friends can be. I did not expect to be so invested in Fjord and Caduceus' friendship, but I'm all for it!

[@k.whatever9046]

4:14:34 i LOVE how when matt is describing this action packed scene melt into them teleporting into the strikingly calm scene of the uthodurn his voice SUDDENLY calms too, it lends to the effect of the teleport so beautifully

[@thanechaves4157]

marisha's accent ripped through the space time continuum so hard that Percy briefly broke through

[@nosuchthingasgoodcows7003]

i want someone to animate this where cad is nowhere in sight and has fully been replaced by percy, and then some eldritch being from another plane yoinks percy out and replaces him with cad lol

[@jokhard8137]

@@nosuchthingasgoodcows7003 That would be a fun animation :D

[@Zagarenga]

what if esseck is not able to walk without the help of magic? like his legs don't work

[@AGrumpyPanda]

@USDutchkitty 84 We have indeed seen his hands.

[@casualdungeoneer]

I had that thought myself this episode! When Matt described him as leaving drag marks in the snow, it was the first time it occurred to me that maybe he doesn’t float because he wants to, but because he needs to.

[@matthewc9868]

HOLY SHIT That would amazing, Not only would such a huge character trait, but think how shitty they would feel when they found out.

[@Gryphon2026]

That's what I was thinking as well! Because it would make sense for his toes to drag in the snow.

[@RijaMo]

The drows probably have tons of fucken strong clerics tho. Im pretty sure the bright queen herself is a cleric

[@pallasproserpina4118]

Sam: gets a 28 with a natural 5 on a stealth check Sam, a few minutes later: rolls a 4 for perception

[@JohnVanderbeck]

The party's tank is gone. their off tank has lost all his powers. The rogue is drunk, and the wizard is here by proxy. What could possibly go wrong.

[@JJ-ub3mw]

I love since Skype didn't work, Travis and Marisha have a whole side, and the other 4 are squished together, looks hilarious out of context.

[@eWarriorDLC]

I think there was going to be a monitor on the other side since Liam was going to Skype in.

[@Logan_Baron]

I was thinking "Why didn't they just sit in different places to spread out?". But yeah, it was probably to be ready to skype Liam in, but they just weren't able to.

[@Companion92]

Finally Marisha has enough space for her arm motions XD

[@JesterfaceBassplayer]

Now there's both a Roc and an Ancient white dragon flying around kicking ass and taking names to find the MN.

[@als2480]

Damn they'll never find the MN as the MN are kicking names and taking ass

[@zacharygadzinski3147]

Wouldn't be surprised if there's another Chroma Concord scenario that is mostly female except for a green dragon.

[@puppetmaster1420]

@@als2480 they would need bards for that

[@morphingninja]

It's a good thing they are in the habit of teleporting now. Saves from having those roadside encounters.

[@XxaxX360]

Rime: (noun) frost formed on cold objects by the rapid freezing of water vapor in cloud or fog. Thank you Matt, another word for the vocabulary.

[@eventingirl001]

Nathan Brooks I think he and Moira Rose could be friends.

[@cholulahotsauce6166]

It’s a good old Viking word. Gotta distinguish between rimefrost and hoarfrost.

[@luketfer]

You'll also see it used in fantasy combined to make Rimefire. Effectively meaning that it is either a cold burning flame that gives no heat or its Ice that burns like fire. I've seen it used in both examples sometimes.

[@Krzysztorf]

I thought he was making an AC/DC reference... "Don't need reason, don't need rime!(rhyme)"

[@Mutant_X98]

Guys, guys, you’re fjorgetting Rimefang.

[@clovers3477]

matt roleplaying the bats was awesome lmao

[@Griffolion0]

I like how they're all just openly acknowledging the meme that Sam does something dumb for the D&D Beyond ad and then Matt actually has to plug them.

[@charlesjones1535]

Without Matt's but it's still a legit use of sponsorship. How many other entertainment outlets do it that way? It's now time for Tim mcfacey to give us the "softa butt wipa" weather report. Then no more about the wipes. And ladies and gentlemen there's the buzzer bringing this half to a close, which means it time for the "itchy bye bye athlete's foot powder" halftime show. The show has nothing to do with foot powder. A mention and content constitutes a sponsorship. And at this stage I'm pretty sure dnd beyond are getting what they paid for. Half the comment buzz is about his bit every week.

[@Alina28357]

@@charlesjones1535 I do agree that dnd beyond is probably satisfied with his work, but the unrelated content in this analogy should be the actual show not the ad beforehand. But I am definitely not complaining, I love them all.

[@keefegirls22]

2:18:28 “What do you dream about when your dreams are your own” is a POWERFUL QUESTION OMG

[@mactireliath2356]

keefegirls22 Lucid dreaming is a powerful tool. With advances in Neuroscience, we are beginning to explore accelerated learning in subconscious states.

[@NoOne-mj2gj]

Oddly hell scapes an war an yes those are my good dreams tht like to have

[@Nothrazim]

50% dumb idiocy, 50% sheer genius. Classic D&D.

[@katwilliams3656]

As a newbie to DND the way they treat their guests’ learning is so comforting

[@RevolverWoodstock]

I believe Matt often clarifies the mechanics of certain spells over and over again more for newbs like you and me than just for the cast. He's literally the best. Always humanity's strongest soldier.

[@darkxwizzard]

I totally expected sam in the beginning to pull out a vibrator and call it wand of smiles

[@lonigans7524]

Don't give the madman of Critical Role any ideas. Lol

[@chrisb4726]

I can't find the moment but I genuinely thought someone was priming that joke at one point but noone smiled lol.

[@draygontaygen677]

I thought Sam was going to bring out a dildo with lightning bolt on it and call it (wand of many smiles with cock lightning) 😂 Would sound like him.

[@j.w.7608]

Travis: "*pigeon coo's* Maybe not use your 4th level *pigeon coo's* Guest: "*pigeon coo's* I can only cast it at 4th level *pigeon coo's*" I love her already

[@TheAnthery]

She's insufferable as a character

[@cathalduffy3739]

TheAnthery Yo, I mean, her character is very un-inspired, quite one-dimensional, but insufferable?? She does a great job at ‘acting’ the character, just writing isn’t there. And the point made previously seems to be about her knowledge of the game, which is refreshing.

[@TenzinBeifongIII]

@Anjili Pal I think you're being a little harsh about a guest character with a most likely purposefully half-assed backstory as she's a guest. She's also the daughter of LeVar Burton who is a legend and in my opinion, she's doing a pretty great job here and with this short arc with what she was given

[@u.s.s.chucklefucker1657]

She's the only guest with such an uninspired and half-assed backstory. Eve Mark Hughes's character had more depth, scope, range and relevance than Reani.

[@Kryxx07]

@@u.s.s.chucklefucker1657 Agreed. Even Chris Perkins' goblin who died almost immediately had more depth, scope, range and relevance. It's painfully obvious how much her famous daddy has paved the way for her career.

[@mrsiwtv]

man i am constantly blown away by taliesin and his deep understanding for not only his characters but also the world matt creates around them. you couldn't *write* the meaningful stuff he seems to come up with on the fly. that scene with fjord before the break was pure genius

[@clairetellkamp6253]

I think it's less an understanding of Exandria specifically, and more that Taliesin is up there with Matt for experience playing DnD. A lot of what he says is very meaningful, but ultimately nonspecific fluff that can be interpreted in many different ways. Because the player doesn't have the life experience of the character, he is instead using his improv skills to come up with grand speeches that ultimately don't say much more than "You're playing a game of DnD. You're fate is quite literally you're own, because you can ask the dungeon master to give you new powers and do what it takes to earn them." (Taliesin said in an episode of Talks Machina that this is literally what he's been telling Fjord about "destiny." That he's in a TTRPG game and can do what he wants, but he makes it sound fancy and in-universe.)

[@Sizzox]

@@clairetellkamp6253Well either way, it’s very impressive and fits perfectly :P

[@ThecowsaysFU]

My absolute favorite part of the entire episode is Sam and Laura completely being Nott and Jester at 4:06:10. You can't even hear what they're saying but you know its 100% in character.

[@michaelbraico631]

"They're so sticky." Then Travis' mortified look when Mercer is staring him down for interrupting. Priceless.

[@batterylevellow5473]

What time was this?!

[@tkurz3071]

@@batterylevellow5473 8:19 - 8:30

[@damian_bubble6287]

Whenever the teacher looks at you for talking in class

[@galeien556]

He looked like he just got yelled at by his dad.

[@JC-ln6on]

He’s such a man-child. And a dad.

[@lucasl8174]

I love when Taliesin forgets that he is on stream, and goes full ancient knowledge mode... We see you mr vampire

[@inplaid]

All hail our Malkavian Prince

[@shademonki13]

Pretty sure he's actually King Arthur's bard.

[@Sysyphony]

Are you talking about the TiVo?

[@kenansabic2901]

@@inplaid Malkavian? He strikes me more as a Tremere or Toreador.

[@inplaid]

@@kenansabic2901 I said that because he made it to Prince as a Malkavian way back when :)

[@daniela.posadas3138]

It is known that White Dragons have an extremely well memory, that phrase "I KNOW YOUR SCENT KNOW" is very scary for the future... Damn.

[@brandongauthier8433]

But it literally has their scent from the coins that Cad threw out, and it is a very old, very powerful creature. There's no way this thing doesn't eventually find them/something significant of Cad's and absolutely wrecks everything around

[@namegiven_]

also, white dragons love to hunt. so. six targets is better than none for a dragon :(

[@anthonybrown5737]

I'm pretty sure white dragons have the worst memory

[@daniela.posadas3138]

​@@anthonybrown5737 Let me illuminate you my friend with a fragment of the 5th edition of the Monster Manual, page 102: "Though only moderately intelligent, white dragons have extraordinary memories. They recall every slight and defeat, and have been known to conduct malicious vendettas against creatures that have offended them."

[@annafantasia]

@@daniela.posadas3138 Oh shit...

[@nickbloodboy5]

When Caduceus says he was worried the rope would burn and stared off into the distance, Matt started cracking up and no one noticed lol Clay said the rope would burn. From the ice dragon. lmao at least that was my take away, it made me laugh pretty hard

[@bensavedbychrist]

I'm pretty sure, for Cad, Tal just said whatever comes in to his head; but leaves off the auto correct that makes you keep from saying it out loud. Rope+dragon? Bad idea, burns rope. --Wait, ice dragon, nvm.--

[@captainnwalps6689]

Matt saying “Dragons are weird” like that is extremely unsettling

[@cranederoc]

But seriously, those guys BAMFed in and then BAMFed out, taking a few things on the way. Sure he saw them, but white dragons are hunters, not magicians. he has no way to track them atm that anyone would be aware of. Just a short way outside of a cave, with a few diverse scents. if he's good he might pick up some kinda jorassain scent from their clothes or Nicodranian perfume or something, but I doubt he could use those as any kind of reference to find them. he might just go all "I am death" from Smaug and go fuck up the countryside in blind revenge, but he, he might have done that anyway.

[@captainnwalps6689]

Kazad I doubt he would follow them far. He definitely isn’t going to siege a city just to kill a few adventures

[@spartaneternal8423]

Captain Nwalps *she

[@Rembanspellsong]

@@captainnwalps6689 siege a city? no. Destroy a city, which is what she may do to uthadurn, yes. And She could do it in less then a day.

[@ethanburger1121]

Halfway through, during the planning stage, all I can think is "goddamn this is what happens when they don't have Caleb around"

[@KumaoftheForest]

This is what happened when a guest star is there for more then one episode

[@kartermeijer6813]

37:45 Sam (ic): "Make sure to lean on Beauregard!" Marisha (ic): "I always do." *plops hand on own shoulder*