Shadows of Thomara | Critical Role: VOX MACHINA | Episode 111

[@camiart_casual]

Mandatory "Matt Mercer Poker Face"(tm) appreciation time. His face during the ENTIRE "let's split the party" conversation!

[@nathanielranney9163]

prideling then that brief flash of disappointment when they remembered...

[@doesntmatter2467]

Man they would have definitly be slaughtered if they did that. Unless of course Matt decided like most DMs probaly would that a TPK four episodes before the last one is a pretty unsatisfying conclusion. Then again if Vecna had one the next campaign could have been an abserdly dark one were Vecna rules exandria and the pen ultimate challenge is against a zombified vox Machina, I don't know could be intresting, if a bit of a repressive atmosphere.

[@grilledleeks6514]

@@doesntmatter2467 what is a repressive atmosphere in relation to a dnd campaign? Lol

[@skullsquad900]

Timestamp?

[@AmigoRoberto]

@@skullsquad900 1:32:00-1:34:00

[@NickTheMCMaster]

They took every single modicum of bait that Matt threw at them this episode with barely a second thought. Just beautiful; frustrating, hilarious, and satisfying all at the same time.

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

Matt left out all these tantalizing shinies. It would be rude not to take them. I'm sure they wouldn't be trapped in any way.

[@NeonNuanceGaming]

DM powers active 😁

[@LifeWulf]

Vox Machina, summed up in one line from Taliesin: "We can still interrogate him, he doesn't have to be alive for that."

[@renaissancenerd3801]

Taliesin did the Nein as well: "I feel like this is somehow related to your previous bad decisions"

[@TehLexinator]

Sam's unwaivering hate for Trinket is one of the best long running gags of the show.

[@betterdeadthanred7410]

He's not wrong

[@theuncalledfor]

*Scanlan It's the character, not the player, that dislikes Trinket.

[@betterdeadthanred7410]

@@theuncalledfor no it isn't.

[@dylanpiazza6358]

@@theuncalledfor lol who do you think forms the character, bits and pieces of a person always seep into the in game character. #TeamScanlan

[@shivernaut8607]

ranger beast master Does suck ass, he just has to point it out.

[@lauramartin1902]

2 seconds after "it's scripted!" joke, Sam's mug says "spoiler: Vecna wins." Thank you guys for collectively making me soil my pants

[@whitestoneandy797]

100 The running joke that it's scripted always made me laugh

[@whitestoneandy797]

The even funnier things is that Liam was right. There were only 4 games left

[@Thedevilyouknow13]

That's hot. Like a steamy pile

[@RFraser22]

@@whitestoneandy797 it's not scripted, but it's certainly planned to an extent. Especially when you're trying to coordinate guest spots. I'm sure they knew they were planning on 4 more episodes at this point.

[@travisauruss]

@@RFraser22 I’d guess they couldn’t pin point it exactly, but probably had a decent idea of how many left. Anything can happen lol.

[@Ginric99]

The internet "Marisha you where not there don't write down names and information about them" me as a DM, Every table needs a marisha, I don't care if you are in the scene or not 1 consistent note taker who records everything for the rest of the party and then reminds them in the future is what every DnD game needs.

[@Rabijeel]

True. Most GM can be happy if the Players manage to keep track of the Plot for a Session - not speaking of a whole Week or more of a Pause wrecking things up. I tend to make "Summarys" where the Party summarizes up with me and we come to an conclusion on where we were - and from that on we play further, regardless of what was before.

[@joeythemoose]

Thank You!! I swear any chance to bash Marisha instead of seeing how much she’s helping .. these ppl need to play d&d more and watch less 😝😝

[@wuvs2spooge]

To I guess play devil's advocate, it depends wholly on how RP focused the group is. If she's not there and wasn't told about it then she shouldn't know it, she shouldn't be able to remind people about things later in the campaign that she doesn't know IC. It's one thing to write things down because you like having all the info about the campaign and it's another to then use that info IC. Again it depends on the overall groups commitment to RP, but those who have a problem with it aren't inherently wrong.

[@Ginric99]

@@wuvs2spooge I disagree, every table I have ever played at or DM'd in 30+ years if a player forgets something simply because it happened 2 weeks ago and they have slept since then there is no issues with another player prompting them. What can be hours in game time can be weeks in real time with things happening between sessions so you have to give players a chance to play. Not everyone is great at taking notes, and I can tell you as a DM having 8 people all note taking, all asking me to repeat different information they missed, is a nightmare and just destroys a game. Far far far better to have 1 player who gets it all down and can then remind players, oh your character knows this.

[@bammbamm1226]

@@Ginric99 still think David is right. Those players can always go over things away from the table or before session. However I don’t think they should be able to recall info that their character was not there to obtain it or was told it in RP. I can understand it sucks having multiple people ask you to repeat yourself and stuff but that comes with being a DM.

[@herbertkraft7379]

Sam: Have you seen The Explorers? Talesin: I'm in The Explorers! Sam: *explodes*

[@Indomakio]

Timestamp please!

[@darkhorseash4337]

@@Indomakio like 4 hours 12 mins

[@darkhorseash4337]

@@JefferyPeterson Wait what??? Ah I missed that shit I've gotta go find that now

[@seven-cats-3]

@@darkhorseash4337 did you find it?

[@darkhorseash4337]

@@seven-cats-3 I did!

[@BlueDually4x4]

If Matt has taught me anything about DMing; doors are the greatest way to stall a party. If you ever need a moment or ten to think of something, just put up a door and instant party halting so you can think of something.

[@WintersMinion]

depending on the party you don't even have to lock or trap it.

[@joecurran910]

we have a guy in our party that has decided a 'character trait' is he hates doors. he kicks in every door we find without pausing to check if the group had other plans.

[@procrastinatinggamer]

Use one with three handles and cackle as they spend an eternity worried about a door that isn’t even locked.

[@devynsnow_]

@@joecurran910 My brothers first barbarian was like this. He was a nomad hermit dude, who always had to see the outside, so he would rge and smash any doors between the room he was in and the outside. Was funny for a while but eventually got tired.

[@vololudo4671]

I do this myself. It usually works like a charm lol

[@bradmolyneaux5883]

The ring! The ring! Don't split the party! Scanlon: "wait what about the ring?" Thank you!

[@gabrielherzog2462]

I love that moment so damn much!

[@tomf3150]

What ring ? I don't remember.

[@nereplalp]

@@tomf3150 I may be completely wrong but if I recall correctly vox machina obtained a ring that makes vecna unable to scry on them

[@travisfuller436]

Yeah HIghbearer Vord gave them his ring of anti divination

[@tomf3150]

Oh yeah right. Thanks guys.

[@AnimusValus]

"There's only 4 games left, it's scripted!" -The last episode of Critical Role was Episode 115 O.O

[@SageSchispell]

Could be that Matt simply gave them a rough estimate of how many episodes were left, could be that it was a lucky guess... just saying :P

[@vishaansingh1019]

They obviously had a schedule so they could know when they're going on break lol, they plan that much out at least

[@myabella7104]

I've gotten towards the end of a campaign, and it was quite obvious that in three more sessions it was gonna end, we had this dragon guy we were fighting, we knew it was coming, story and pacing wise, you can tell when the series is ending, and the team probably planned accordingly, if they needed to run longer they would have, if it was shorter they would have found a way to do that also...

[@wabschall]

@@myabella7104 I'm sure matt also had them thinking about new characters and whatnot.

[@3squareddesigns]

I DM and we are coming near the end of a big story arc and I had a plan of how many games it would take roughly planned out. Well my players totally changed that. I’m sure it would been the same for them too if needed.

[@ryanstory3855]

How awesome would it have been if Matt gave Vecna a 9th level spell....Conjure Door.

[@Introbulus]

I mean... There's the GATE spell...

[@hannahshark8080]

Toughest boss ever.

[@DariyusKabraji]

Favored enemies next campaign: doors, kids and old folks

[@floydwurst9948]

After defeating Vecna they rejoice but wait ... he is not truely defeated yet. That was only his first form! His second more dagerous form is ... a door. *DamDamDaaa*

[@Catlord_cleric96]

Thats at least a lvl 10 spell.

[@NickiPlague]

*stares at art of vegetables high-fiving* what the...OH! Pickle & String-Bean! Oh my heart!

[@nathankemmerer6297]

I DID THE SAME THING!!

[@forgemakesstuff2734]

Me too :D

[@HenriqueErzinger]

You know shit hit the fan when Travis forgets the Grog voice for most of the game.

[@heatherwind]

I feel so bad for Matt toward the end of this episode -- you can definitely see how much he was trying to hide physical pain. I just wanted to give him an ice pack and a gentle hug

[@Rowlurorowf]

Man, the visible pain. Looked like he was having a rough go of it the last hour or so... seemed like he had his head down thinking about calling it in the middle of the battle with the cultists there for a minute or two right after he tried to get up and sat right back down. At the very end when he was talking closing the show, the struggle was so evident... as someone who struggles with back pain and sciatica, my back started tensing in empathy and just those last few minutes, I just felt so bad for the guy, even with this being like 2+ yrs ago... makes me wonder how rough he had it getting out to his car that night. Was also very impressed he pushed through that long.

[@isaiahwelch8066]

This is the reason why Icy Hot exists.

[@deathsalad2235]

@@isaiahwelch8066 If it's sciatica, that won't help. Sciatica is pure nerve pain, not muscular. Icy hot won't touch it, I know from experience.

[@hannavanderwaal5590]

@@Rowlurorowf it also looks like they either noticed it was getting worse/he texted them something, because at a certain point in the fight they start moving their own characters and Sam makes a joke about Marish “making Matt stand up again”. Idk why but for some reason i noticed it and its rlly thoughtful of them

[@ajaguar27]

Marisha's quietly concerned "Sweetheart..." when Matt has to sit down after moving around the enemies on the board at 3:17:40 is heartwarming. I love their little couple moments.

[@samanthajohnson412]

Travis' smile when Laura hugged his arm at 4:02:25 was adorable as well

[@PVilla27]

PhRaven these couples are so cute, wtf ❤️❤️

[@llamafromspace]

Carolyn Tellier I googled it, he had sciatica pain I think.

[@dtczyk8976]

Mine was when she shouted “ITS AN INCINERATOR” and he looked at her not happy.

[@virus640]

Especially Sam and Liam

[@htz11235]

I'd like to make two points, 1) the crystal scene was really stupid. 2) having said that, my party spent ten minutes trying to figure out an unlocked, untrapped door. So I completely understand and love it.

[@grimjowdragneel1920]

Zakary Herink i feel ya man. My group almost started a giant battle while trying to borrow a frying pan from their neighbours.... How?

[@jakedixon2722]

In my group, a girl suggested they go raid a village that was ravaged by spider of their food. This village, by the way, she knew had cannibals in it.

[@josh-cz3ey]

Grimjow Drafu6gneel vl;;u6x ol?

[@panheaddragonwolfpaw]

My party has spent hours dealing with illusions and debating if it would be a good idea to just give up, kill their only lawful good party member, and become worshipers of Tiamat. It's always funny for the first maybe 30 minutes, but then it just goes downhill too quickly for my patience to handle. I eventually end up forcing one of them to "die" and realize that its an illusion.

[@TildaM1994]

I had my players thoroughly searching an empty room with a single door in it for a good 10 minutes XD their first game and already they were freaking out from untrapped, unlocked, empty room

[@liekkivalas]

dm power move, give your players a Ring of Don't Split the Party

[@LbpCallMeSpidey]

That was smooth

[@blahjett8826]

Episode 110 Percy: Do I crit on a 19 with the sword? Matt: Yes. Absolutely. Episode 111 Percy: Do I crit on a 19 with the sword? Matt: Nooooooooo Tune in next week for: Percy: Do I crit on a 19 with the sword? Matt: Maybe.

[@100nodog]

I don't know... Can you repeat the question

[@Wildtrexkid]

i think that matt was perhaps getting mixed up with the haemorrhaging shot that he said only works on crits with a firearm for Percy. so in a way both answers are right as in 'yes absolutely, but you don't get a haemorrhaging shot with that' and 'no you dont get a haemorrhaging shot but you do get a normal crit'

[@django3422]

Or he's just fucking with Tallesin for not remembering his abilities. =P

[@emmote77]

Django Cribbs Yeah. They really should know their own abilities. Matt has enough on his plate as it is.

[@Wildtrexkid]

Emmote i mean of all of them i would say hes the least problematic and also, the Gunslinger is a homemade class made BY Matt, so who else is he going to question if he doesn't understand a ruling on his constantly being updated class

[@luchilenium]

When Sam and Liam geek out upon finding out Taliesin was in The Explorers.

[@WinterRoseYT]

luchilenium when was that?

[@CritterDex]

@@WinterRoseYT 4:12:00

[@KhaiTheRose]

If you want to pass an insight check for Matt you'd have to roll a 30 because damn that stone face

[@PaulGaither]

He's hard to read.

[@UrbanJackal]

@@PaulGaither 😆😆😆 perfect response

[@isapu1948]

How can I learn to poker face?

[@DaveTh3Ninja]

"Have you seen the Explorers?" "I'm IN the Explorers!" Classic Talesin

[@abrown6539]

Synopsis at 14:24, game begins at 16:28. Break from 2:13:13 to 2:36:43. Game wraps at 4:20:26. [I've been doing this for every episode. If you find them useful, or think others might, please comment so they stay near the top where people can find them. Thank you.]

[@wolverinehobbit1]

Boost

[@BeansInCrocs007]

boost!

[@michaelfrank2951]

boost

[@averycheesypotato]

Boots?

[@williamross6477]

This is actually super useful! Particularly synopsis start and break end. Any chance you can put the blurb after the time stamps so I don’t have to expand it? 🙂

[@MrElectricDreamMan]

Jamon Sa'ord and the Wyvern Riders are valiantly battling outside in the skies. Meanwhile inside: "We have time..." - Percy lol I love it

[@thehelmethead4883]

Finally I found someone who remembers Jamon, for all the time that VM were F'ing around in the titan, Jamon and the wyvern riders should be dead.

[@Levsa399]

Thehelmethead Jamon is an ancient brass dragon, they’re fine. The Wyvern riders could be in trouble. They weren’t fighting Vecna, they’re just fight the gloomstalkers and trying to slow the titan.

[@gavinbock8531]

Literally, they get so distracted doing shit that’s wasting their power and spells and letting the titan get closer and closer to vasselhiem all while people are dying outside…

[@TraskTrojanek]

Liam suggesting they take a LONG rest like wtf lmao "We'll be at the war tomorrow, don't worry"

[@yiklongtay6029]

I think in a world where you cannot regain your spells by simply grit your teeth and fight through the night this becomes a reasonable strategy. It's not like melee that is only impaired by exhaustion. Spells are just completely depleted regardless of how much willpower you have.

[@argbarbosa]

Matt's face when Scanlan says "He's probably dead somewhere." I live for Matt's reactions to their rediculousness

[@allanvargastomas3493]

Vax: "as this is my last..." Everyone: JESUS!

[@Albatross0913]

to be fair, he doesn't really have the luxury of forgetting about it so neither should they

[@isaac8734]

Im thinking he just trolling at this point

[@Albatross0913]

@@isaac8734 not really trolling, just trying to come to terms with the fact he's literally a dead man walking

[@VG-fk6nk]

@@Albatross0913 I mean, true, and I get it. It's just repetitive and a real down-note type of thing. Even the cast are taking it with a little bit of "oh, come ooon, we get it already". All good fun.

[@caseybaker7935]

He really stepped it up in this episode. Vax has always been the mopey, melodramatic type, but he brought this up like 4 times this episode

[@chaddixon9764]

Liam: "Healing potions are blue." Me: "In what universe?"

[@carlogalbiati6157]

Noximus Jamaicanus the overlord anime

[@jerk1921]

Does he say that? What was he raised by damn wolves!?

[@PHANTOMCOWGIRL]

Just for this, I want to DM a game, where healing potions are specifically mentioned, in every scenario I can, to be different colors, since I imagine multiple combinations of plants could theoretically be made into ''healing poitions'

[@rcticfloof]

WizardOf you should also have different toxins be the exact same colours of the same reason 😂 the madness that would ensue..

[@Pokeboy4561]

in 5e I believe each potion is given a description which includes color and something more unique.

[@commandot-2787]

After all this time Percy has never gotten dark vision goggles

[@WintersMinion]

He wanted to make them and Matt said he wouldn't be able to.

[@ch3ls3ab0t6]

TheGreatDrake he's a tinkerer and goggles of night are a magic item. It's only uncommon in rarity. He likely could've just picked some up from Gilmore at any time. Lol.

[@scottshaw8864]

Yeah it's not just about making them. VM never really searched out particular items to make up for their weaknesses. They'd sort of randomly go to magic shops and look at random stuff offered by the DM. But, for example - Scanlan could have sought out better armor (I believe he only has +1 armor which is partly why his AC is so low) or they could have gotten some freedom of movement items, or items to buffer resistances they don't have. Even just one use potions or scrolls for some of those things... Dark vision goggles for Percy would have been another great specific thing to look for. Go around to different shops, not just one.. commission an item to be made, they have a lot of gold. Pike is still using the same weapon she's had since the streaming part of the campaign started. Mace of Disruptions are pretty good but by level 18+ she probably could have something better.

[@ayamamotohaha5235]

Percy makes stuff without magic

[@HmmWelp]

Meanwhile Beau gets a pair what? 5 episodes in? lol

[@Joao-rk7lx]

almost there guys, just 4 ep left 8:35 "sam should check his email" 11:25 "Passport?" 14:22 " recap" 20:38 " canadian accent" 23:40 "Wait? + its scripted" 25:30 " almost made me veckna" 28:20 " really annoyed F***" 33:16 " talison Ques" 43:20 " laser incinerator " 45:05 " i present to you the lady of the house " 45:30 " you are lying" 53:15 " thats our reflection" 1:12:50 "simon 2" 1:15:00 " the button suspense" 1:34:50 " almost forgot" thanks Sam 2:02:08 "simon2 pt2" the struggle is real 2:13:16 " break starts" 2:36:42 " Break ends" 3:03:00 " travis shup up" i thought it was just funny 3:06:25 "Derd your turn" 3:07:36 " Roll for Initiative" 3:12:35 " the space between" 3:18:15 " tell me, telllll meee" funny travis moment 3:32:25 " scanlan's inspiration 3:37:39 " i dont move that far forward" 3:45:30 " he dodges it" i thought it was funny 3:48:48 " how many hit points do you have? ..." 3:50:30 "oh buddy" 3:53:11 " wall down" 3:59:25 " bigbe hit points" 4:07:15 "i command thee" 4:11:12 " i said listen to me" > just keep watching 4:13:20 "2 face "

[@laurelregibeau6285]

Thank you!!!

[@IzzyM801]

Boost

[@gsusbauer]

Doing God's work sir!

[@Ali-go5ge]

Boost

[@animepierat607]

Boost. The end is nigh guys.

[@joshholton4712]

D&D goals: "Your minimum damage will kill them."

[@simplyridiculous]

This happened with my players last night and it wasn’t nearly as cool as I thought it would be. It was a level 2 party and a bunch of blights and they kept missing it with one hit point.

[@drewdeckard5753]

I mean with Great Weapon Master Grog has +20 or so damage to all attacks

[@isaiahwelch8066]

This episode explicitly demonstrates why every party needs a caster class with access to both Identify and Dispel Magic.

[@piranhaplantX]

Or just a party leader that stops everyone from getting distracted by obvious DM-bait in a cursed undead town when they're on the clock.

[@Ace5004]

Wall of force is explicitly immune to dispell magic, if that's what you're referring to.

[@turtlebaker17]

@@Ace5004 they would need disintegrate

[@gunnarkilborn3915]

Every caster except rangers have access to Dispel Magic so it's not that big of a problem.

[@Prof_pessimist]

It's dnd every party needs a true arcane caster. Bards don't count.

[@Kazhrei]

"I challenge you to make us all epic minions in your game" I give it 2 days before it's completely dissected and a detailed walkthrough is posted

[@Druzil77]

Do you know if there is that guide. Now I want to do it, but I don't have time for the research. Lol

[@wyv4066]

No need, just give them MORE KOBOLDS.

[@chaddixon9764]

Matt with a beard, it makes him 124% more evil.

[@SirLambchop1]

he rolled a natural 20 for his beard

[@Snuusnuu69]

sciatica does that to you, you don't want to move at all, if you do its like being stabbed in the spine. Bending over a sink is to painful.

[@nekrial]

Makes him 124% more sexy......

[@Ryquard1]

2 seconds into the video, pauses, comes to comments to see if someone else has noticed, not disappointed

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

advantage on charisma checks.

[@jimtonn8081]

For everyone who's never DM'ed to the end of a high level campaign, yes, you know how many adventures are left, and yes, you discuss that in passing with your players.

[@Cabbage-dk6nu]

Yeah! You absolutely do *outline* when your players successfully reach your conclusion.

[@piranhaplantX]

It helps that he can make episodes run longer to reach certain progression milestones. I mean, if the party didn't get distracted with DM-bait loot, they'd probably be well ahead of schedule.

[@theoldjesterisdead9434]

Yeah, it maybe vary by 1 or 2 sittings more or less but you can definitely approximate

[@Cabbage-dk6nu]

@@theoldjesterisdead9434 especially when DM is getting married at the end of 4 weeks- either we wrap this in 4 sessions or everybody dies

[@xWinterstarex7]

Matt was just waiting for one of them to forget the ring radius so he could have vecna come again to laugh at them xD

[@AksentNethariaFilm]

Okay, um, one shot on this guy. Sharpshooter. Natural 20. Second shot, same guy, Sharpshooter. 37 minus five, 32 to hit.. Burning a grit and firing again... you know what? Let's dump some Cabal's into this one, because he's annoying me. Final shot, and I'm going for a push shot. This is going to be funny. Natural 20 again.

[@bmusic4213]

lol

[@PunkiePieGames]

Talleisin's narrations are always fantastic

[@xaicho]

His turns are infinitely more enjoyable to watch than Liam's. Liam's is like, well I'm going to do this thing I don't know if I can do it, I'll leave that up to the dm *argument with Matt about logistics* IT'S A FUCKING GAME PEOPLE! x5

[@KingNefiiria]

@@xaicho because everyone in the chat get annoyed when he doesn't remember his sneak attack and assassin damage mechanics. And they probably relentlessly harp on him for it. And y'know what, I'd probably keep doing it just to piss those people off.

[@JefferyPeterson]

@@xaicho "I'll add divine smite to that" on a thrown dagger, missing the "melee attack" part of the smite description.

[@ThomasUfnalCrowlake]

The "we are an adult couple and we are perfectly capable of going on a trip to Australia" moment from Laura and Travis at the beginning gives me so many warm feelings, because I can relate way more than I would like to.

[@pakinamac238]

Hey Matt, thanks for DMing in your injured condition. I can tell after watching 400+ hours that you’re not up to your usually spirit, but you’re still on your DM A game.

[@Rowlurorowf]

Man, the visible pain. Looked like he was having a rough go of it the last hour or so... seemed like he had his head down thinking about calling it in the middle of the battle with the cultists there for a minute or two right after he tried to get up and sat right back down. At the very end when he was talking closing the show, the struggle was so evident... as someone who struggles with back pain and sciatica, my back started tensing in empathy and just those last few minutes, I just felt so bad for the guy, even with this being like 2+ yrs ago... makes me wonder how rough he had it getting out to his car that night.

[@nuru666]

@@Rowlurorowf It's my sudden head cannon that Travis princess carried him and put him in the car like he was practicing for Ronin.

[@ijustdontcare]

I love how Sam always seems to notice the background sounds and/or music when it coincides with the story. it's happened in previous episodes, when he even asked Matt at one point "how do you DO that?!" as the music changed flawlessly at the right time. at 1:38:44 there's a loud CRACK as Matt's describing the falling statue and you can see him registering it, then it happens again. Frankly Matt's ability to time the soundtrack perfectly is a little terrifying (I'm sure it's a coincidence... but... he may just be magical).

[@qerupasy]

You can tell it's not magic for some of the more scripted scenes. For instance, for the Tiberius burial in E64, the Emon attack, the Raishan reveal (particularly clear example), or some of the other memorable Chroma Conclave scenes, his narration has a lot of pauses in it. To a certain extent, those are for effect, but he can also stretch and contract them to listen for and synchronize with cues in the soundtrack. I don't think he's grasping for words nearly as much as he pretends to. Edit: Particularly with the Tiberius burial, I get the impression that Sam gets what's happening. His "We'll come back and fix this because this is poppycock." line is also pretty well-timed, though it seems a bit like Taliesin may have given him a signal to not take too long with it. I think he's mostly trying to pick up the cues himself when he notices Matt doing this so he can play along.

[@godspeedhero3671]

Here's a secret: 90% of the time, those sounds are not part of the soundtrack. He plays them manually.

[@jamieguidry396]

Dm: The door is barred. Rogue: I pick it.

[@wolfox7776]

They got though a barred door before. Using Bigby's Hand

[@Dragonfire-486]

@@wolfox7776 because that went so well last time

[@zero3045]

They are pressed for time and have literally taken EVERY pit stop. Even took minutes to read a "Do not enter" sign... HOW are they still alive...

[@chrism6315]

Eh, its kinda of a meta thing. Stick to the plot your DM has prepared and run right to it fast as possible. Or stop to explore the dungeon your DM has carefully plotted. Kinda damned if you do, damned if you don't.

[@drewdeckard5753]

They are fine. Vasselheim is what paid for their pit stops.

[@erwinzucker4850]

And they took a lot of time to realize that Pike knows Dwarvish.

[@TraskTrojanek]

@@chrism6315 I mean, Matt told them multiple times that the rooms they kept entering had been looted. They continued to try to loot the already-looted rooms.

[@romanabanin2216]

Because the DM is too kind. After some hursh lessons they have to understand the situation

[@disquo1686]

I've done it. I've fucking done it. 111 episodes, over a year, hundreds of hours of catching up to do and it's finally over. I feel like Frodo in Mount Doom. God damn what a ride. What an amazing show. Watched basically every second, no regrets. Matt, Marisha, Sam, Travis, Liam, Laura, Taliesin, Ash-o-lee, Orion, all of the cast has my utmost admiration, it's a gargantuan task to keep such a campaign and a world alive and thriving for so long and they've done it. Shame I'm only getting to witness the very end of it live. I'll see you all this Thursday!!!!!! WOO

[@LucasB2882]

Have you thought of watching Talks Machina . It's a great addition to the show if you haven't seen it yet. Also the one shots, there's so many good ones. :)

[@dtczyk8976]

Lol god damnit I just want to fucking start champaign 2!

[@ondrabergmann2955]

@@dtczyk8976 I feel you, but it's worth it for me.

[@davidbergfors6820]

It took me a little over 4 months, granted, I had Covid to help me stay indoors. Aren't the team wonderful! And Mathew Mercer, what a champion DM, worldbuilder, Epic NPCs... !

[@jessefritz4706]

@@davidbergfors6820 Wow you did this in four months? Covid made me start this too...in May of 2020. Nine months ago lol.

[@Arkatox]

"Well there's only four games left, Sam." I mean, he wasn't wrong...

[@jakeeck]

It really was scripted haha

[@USMCcharmer]

It’s pretty easy for a DM to line up the final battle in X number of sessions though. Doesn’t mean it’s scripted. (Don’t rob me of the wonder!)

[@jakeeck]

Oh that's not the only reason I think its scripted lol but I'll spare you. While I still enjoy watching critical role, it was definitely more special before I had that assumption.

[@McFloT]

Please enlighten me, because I see no reason to believe that they are scripted. But I'm always open to the other points of view.

[@DunselBeard]

There is no way it's scripted. The cost for writing 115 episodes (in season 1) would be astronomical! Matt puts together the adventure and the bulk is all ad-lib, just like in any other game.

[@LakeVermilionDreams]

Dust and ash covering hints carved into the wall? If only Vex had be sort of tool meant for clearing dust, as she's flying around on her broom.

[@manaphy0993]

Or maybe if keyleth had a cantrip that could make a puff of wind that could blow the dust away

[@Pluveus]

@@manaphy0993 To be fair, she did do that. She gusted the one of the arcane sections and completely cleared the mirror.

[@JefferyPeterson]

@@Pluveus but she didn't walk into the room and just start gusting for no reason, clearly she needs to be called out on it. Whatever she does isn't good enough.

[@gabrielkerne9175]

@@JefferyPeterson We're making fun of her get over it

[@TeflonTrout]

@@gabrielkerne9175 she occasionally pulls off a clutch move, and her character is powerful as hell. The only reason she bugs me occasionally is she doesn't pay attention. But man, she is frustration incarnate to watch

[@coreysayre1376]

Too all who have submitted art for this show over the years, thank you! the 5-15 minute art shows of my favorite characters each episode have consistently brought smiles and fond memories to me in the couple years it took me to make it here towards the end of c1. You are all wonderful!

[@zeed4535]

you know you're invested when you worry about Simon :-; love that funky little snek

[@germaineay]

Just started watching the episode....watching Laura and Travis freak out about their Australia plans was the best start to the show! :D

[@Stompa95]

germaineay seeing the episode just after meeting them the other day is... odd

[@justanothernerdydude4391]

Simone.

[@dustyartz4108]

I really want an full orc fortress now with just Travis voiced orcs. XD It's the best challenge

[@nachoguy5]

Tbh the Travis orcs are some of my favorites

[@princessblazena]

Also, Travis voiced half-orcs 🤔 Yeehaw😁

[@DredgenStorm]

In the immortal words of Jocat: "Use Fireball and ONLY Fireball! Nothing but FIREBALL! Just Fireball. Just Fireball. JUST. FIREBALL."

[@bonniefazman9065]

The theme of last episode. XD

[@MusicsInMySoul977]

And FINALLY the necessity of the 10ft. pole comes into play - ALWAYS get one if you have a bag of holding, good for detecting and triggering all the traps for you.

[@pyromaniac9422]

10 ft pole wouldn't fit Bag of holding Always weights 15 lbs 2 ft diameter and 4 feet deep. 500 lbs weight limit Volume of 64 cubic ft.

[@tylergentry6867]

@@pyromaniac9422 you also have to remember some of the rules they use are home brewed. I think it was in one of the first 2 or 3 episodes that Mercer said they fit some kind of small or adolescent bovine or ox in it, and that would be larger that those dimensions in it's overall size even if it didn't take up every bit of space in the bag or go over 500lbs

[@Sacredsnow2]

Jonathan Salinas they literally shove dead bodies in there. I’m pretty sure the only rule they follow is the size of the opening on the bag. (I think Matt has said it was getting close to full once and they proceeded to just go through wine like flappers on repeal day.

[@dtczyk8976]

10 < 64.

[@bishop6218]

Bag of holding or no bag of holding, NEVER go adventuring without a 10ft pole...

[@jacktalos7]

1:16:25 "The last episode of the third campaign will be a door that we do not open" - Liam , ooooohhhh, let's see if this comes to be true!!

[@MehrGills]

At this rate it will be the bbeg of an animated city. Spl C1 and c2 both fought bbeg in a floating/moving city. C3, they are fighting mostly inanimate objects Therefore, the bbeg will be a door controlling the rest of an animated city

[@isaiahwelch8066]

@@MehrGills : Actually, it will be a _sentient_ door, controlling an animated city. And the guardians of that city will be staircases and, you guessed it, more doors -- that lead to nowhere. And the kicker? The BBEG will be a sentient door that changes up the layout of the city, just like the maze in Labrynth -- all the while the party is on a time crunch, and the door, with it's Council of Chairs, simply taunts the party throughout the maze. And the BBEG has Power Word: Door to boot.

[@Nichristi]

.....the prophecy But this time.... the door is on The Moon

[@rebharky]

IM DYING I thought the same thing!

[@xspain9907]

Replying to save

[@Elanchana]

The moment when Matt reveals how much he’s looking forward to screwing them over the second they neglect that detection shield... I’d say he deserves those four accusatory fingers from the party. XDDDD

[@LeeJ2512]

Everyone's concern when Matt had to sit down at 3:17:40 was lovely to see. Shows they're a very tight-knit group.

[@annaptakova3242]

Grog rolling a natural one on that stealth literally turned into Fellowship of the Ring in Moria.

[@LeRodz]

I noticed how in the last few episodes Travis (and i guess Grog by extension) "takes charge" in order to keep the group moving, specially in this time sensitive situation.

[@haleywillits7945]

It's one of my favorite thing about Barbarians. They don't end up in the waffle stage and help the other pcs choose and go

[@julieraimbaud5567]

I see people have already made timestamps for this episode (bless you kind Critters), but the more timestamps, the merrier, right ? So more timestamps ! 42:50 Laser incinerator ? 46:40 Simon 48:50 It's an oven 50:10 All the twenties 51:40 Simon, are you still here ? 53:10 Mirror, mirror 1:07:00 Teacher Matt grading map essays 1:12:30 Simon II 1:14:50 Finally defeating the door/mirror 1:19:00 All the ones 1:30:35 Maths 1:32:50 Let's split the party 1:34:50 We can't split the party 1:58:00 Bickering about logistics of the plan 2:02:45 General laughter 2:12:40 Vax being depressing 2:36:38 Break ends 3:02:45 Giant damage 3:06:25 You derd your turn 3:25:00 The nat ones are back again 3:32:20 Inspiration 3:47:50 Gandalf shows up for ... power word stun? 4:05:00 Not much on the cultists, except for a grey hand (hmm ...) 4:07:30 Scanlan, no ! 4:10:40 Scanlan, yes ! 4:12:00 Taliesin was in Explorers 4:13:20 Double face

[@delmerputnam1679]

Boost

[@jennytaber71]

Up

[@JustinZymbaluk]

Poor Matt having to sit up and focus for 4 hours with sciatica. I've lived through that shit and it's basically the worst pain imaginable. Much love to you my man

[@cjustcathy]

Don't have surgery. Get physiotherapy and take up yoga. I've had back problems for over 30 years. Nothing did me more good than yoga.

[@jasp3rjeep13]

Percy: what's the land-speed velocity of an undead titan? Matt: I don't know that -is catapulted out of the DM seat- AAAAHHHHHH

[@maddie4834]

Jasp3rJeep now we need Percy and pike to make a holy hand grenade

[@jasp3rjeep13]

I should have made Matt say "African or European Titan?"

[@elbruces]

"Tal'Dorian or Wildemountian?" "I don't know - AAAAAHH!"

[@annageorge8406]

I actually have acted out that Monty Python skit with some people.

[@ElizabethJimenezNowButler]

Matt just gonna casually drop the hand of Vecna in this game and the cast never blinks an eye at it

[@alnevanderwalt7035]

I think I know why they missed it. It kind of sounded like it was one of the cultists hands and not an item on them.

[@piranhaplantX]

It's worth mentioning that most of these players are new. The ones that might have some sort of idea, Tal and Liam, aren't playing casters this time around. But for Scanlan, this is his first campaign.

[@spacecowboyeddie6803]

Every campaign, Liam trigger happy O'Brien nukes an unsuspecting NPC and Matt tears up a character sheet xD I wonder who Orym will murder in campaign 3...~ Love you, Liam xD

[@kitaridraconia]

VM:"argh my face don't look at me!" "Has anybody got a mask?" Me:"The phantom of Vox Machina is there, inside my mind"

[@DasUberCow]

36:20 - Inspestigating. So much respect to Matt for carrying through even though you can tell he's in pain.

[@spyrosstroumpis7344]

plancked his soul is tormented ever so slightly everytime he has to do deal with things like these. Its perfect.

[@giausjulius4]

What happened to him?

[@kristopherandrews786]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJ3XXp-Hnramorc pretty sure this is what OP is referring to

[@giausjulius4]

I get that but what happened to Matt? All I heard was he probably hurt his back since he's wearing a back brace.

[@mischa2643]

Gillan Laureth of Seles really fierce sciatica. It was playing hell with him.

[@thisguy1924]

I love how percy made a silencer for just such an occasion with the three people and never used it again after the horse incident

[@Dracon350]

percy has a LOT of tools that don't get much love beyond one cool/funny moment. diplomacy has been used effectively like twice i think manners has been used on one enemy grunt, a guy they already had bound, and scanlan and the silencer has legit only been used for gags i mean to be fair to the guy, those tools do have very niche uses that take up the entirety of his turn when he could just dish out ~50 - 60 damage a turn with a couple shots.

[@wolfox7776]

@@Dracon350 I mean would you not use Manners on Scanlan in that situation?

[@browsy7244]

8:35 "sam should check his email" 11:25 "Passport?" 14:22 " recap" 20:38 " canadian accent" 23:40 "Wait? + its scripted" 25:30 " almost made me veckna" 28:20 " really annoyed F***" 33:16 " talison Ques" 43:20 " laser incinerator " 45:05 " i present to you the lady of the house " 45:30 " you are lying" 53:15 " thats our reflection" 1:12:50 "simon 2" 1:15:00 " the button suspense" 1:34:50 " almost forgot" thanks Sam 2:02:08 "simon2 pt2" the struggle is real 2:13:16 " break starts" 2:36:42 " Break ends" 3:03:00 " travis shup up" i thought it was just funny 3:06:25 "Derd your turn" 3:07:36 " Roll for Initiative" 3:12:35 " the space between" 3:18:15 " tell me, telllll meee" funny travis moment 3:32:25 " scanlan's inspiration 3:37:39 " i dont move that far forward" 3:45:30 " he dodges it" i thought it was funny 3:48:48 " how many hit points do you have? ..." 3:50:30 "oh buddy" 3:53:11 " wall down" 3:59:25 " bigbe hit points" 4:07:15 "i command thee" 4:11:12 " i said listen to me" > just keep watching 4:13:20 "2 face "

[@wallybarry4511]

Praise be to browserboy tcg!!

[@Zflsajkfhbkjdsabfsdgs]

Your doing the lords work

[@wildcat2087]

+

[@Alkadius1993]

Bump

[@racheljacobs933]

Up

[@zombiecultist8544]

Thumbs up to cast Lesser Restoration on Matt

[@cathyshepard253]

Zombie Cultist Lay on hands full 20 points!

[@noahhastings6145]

I cast Heal

[@Cipher655]

I cast wish that he will never be sick again.

[@lawrenceethan1675]

@Carolyn Tellier I saw someone else mention sciatica

[@mahanshah5046]

power word heal

[@noahhastings6145]

Someone: Vox Machina!! I adore you!! Vox Machina: Door!!? Is that a threat??!

[@bonniefazman9065]

... you should choose your words more carefully.

[@MacroAggressor]

For anyone else wondering who the pale girl with belts, chain tattoos, and a whip is in all the fan art: it's Jayne the Death Cleric from the Bar Room Blitz oneshot. I haven't watched that one yet and looked it up, so you don't have to.

[@Caitydid561]

Thank you!

[@MmeHyraelle]

Or liam excelling at creeping me up lol

[@genghisgalahad8465]

I was wondering! Then I thought it must be a one shot character! I'm still on the Vox Machina main journey! Thanks!

[@brindelowlet6281]

She looks like a really cool character

[@deathless12345678]

Thanks for that. I am saving the one shots for when i am all caught up with everything.

[@gctypo2838]

Liam: "What there's only 4 episodes left" Me: _looks at playlist nervously_

[@evilcleaver]

That was some amazing psychic from Liam

[@elmencos3335]

tHat's beCauSe iT iS ScrIpTeD!! /s

[@PurgethecancerthatIsModerndayL]

Also you: Retarded….

[@PurgethecancerthatIsModerndayL]

@@elmencos3335only retards incapable of a single original thought thinks this is scripted… Congrats… You’re retarded….

[@PurgethecancerthatIsModerndayL]

@@evilcleaverLiam is a moron. As are you apparently….

[@DaEpicFur]

I adore how caring the team are when Matt shows discomfort, particularly Marisha's 'sweetheart' comment. These guys are like a dysfunctional family 🥰

[@jlog3540]

wait when

[@SirFoxbutt]

@@jlog3540 3:17:44 Matt: Gotta rest for a second, when I'm not controlling enemies (winces) Marisha: Sweetheart...

[@jlog3540]

@@SirFoxbutt awwww

[@droidgeist]

I think you mean functional...

[@Triss_Joy]

Are you kidding? They are faaaaar more functional than a lot of related families…

[@Robbie_Reed]

Not only has Vox Machina officially overcome (most) doors...They now CREATE them. Character progression at its finest, folks

[@joeofdoom]

Unseen servant is one of the best spells for doing weird funny stuff. It feels seriously underrated because its not a powerful combat spell but theres alot of utility in having an invisible intangible helper for an hour.

[@Janzeleus]

You should publish a list of all the obscenities that have been shouted at Matt right before the stream goes live. :P

[@tylerh2548]

Cheleus Australia would ban the entire company.

[@Mr0Anonymous0]

William Stephens and Laura doesn't even get a mention :(

[@sasoridude807]

Congratulations yet another person who bashes Marisha, literally no one cares.

[@sasoridude807]

And also to note, on a comment having nothing to do with her, literally any chance they get, it's pathetic

[@carrot5787]

Illithid Syphilis

[@curvilinearcube8716]

It's times like these when I'm staring at the fan art that I wish I could draw because goddamnit Alurra's disspel moment needs to be imortalized in a comic like probabaly my number 1 non-comedic npc moment in the series

[@Wookie_oo7]

I think the same, mostly because of the amount of drawings that dont account for updated characters. Like Pike wearing a steel breastplate instead of the Dawnmatyr, all the while Vax is sprouting wings and clothed in feathers.

[@JA-jk9uf]

Every time then twins assassinate monstahs/bad guys it’s so satisfying

[@derskalde4973]

25:10 min I just realised, that Matt gave Vex a Not-the-One Ring. Every time Frodo put the Ring on, Sauron saw where he was. Vex is wearing a Ring permanently that makes that Vecna can't see them. It's kinda hilarious (in my opinion at least) that they're totally opposite.

[@isaac8734]

The ring is not anti vecna its anti scrying and divination in general from everybody. But yeah I guess...

[@delmerputnam1679]

@@isaac8734 it’s anti-one ring in narrative function

[@Ailieorz]

But what's funny is, he can still see everything else. So he can see bunches of stuff alive in the titan, and then a bunch of stuff that's now dead so he'd still know where they are roughly. It's like not being able to see the blockage in a pipe but still seeing the water on one side and air on the other, therefore knowing there's a blockage

[@gorgit]

​@@Ailieorz but only if he knows where to look. I highly doubt hes omnipresent at that point...

[@ErinBookNut]

Oh man, every time Matt has to stand up and deal with minis I just want to hug him and move stuff for him. You can see the agony on his face.

[@Snuusnuu69]

I have had sciatica for years, i sympathize with you Matt. the pain is...unbearable. I hope it gets better my friend, My back brace helps a lot too!

[@AFLoneWolf]

Snuusnuu69 What is that exactly? I know there are a lot of possible sources for chronic pain, but I don't really understand what is happening.

[@Snuusnuu69]

It can be from an old injury that never fully heals (muscle/tendon/ligament,), a ruptured/bulging discus in between vertebrae, a broken back, a broken coccyx(tail bone), Broken hip, weak abdominal muscles, excessive sitting, etc. Pretty much any injury on or close to the lower spine. Your nerve centers come from your spine, so if you have sciatica the pain can radiate from your spine all the way down your leg(s), and/or around into your hips and abdomen. They are severe muscle spasms and cramps.

[@jonnyb7283]

I'm wearing mine right now. It is a life saver

[@smctunes]

I went through hell with it for about 6 months last year. In my case, it's from an injury that happened over a decade ago. Now, when it acts up, it feels worse than the original incident. Really sucks.

[@RickyMaveety]

AFLoneWolf It is a particular nerve in the lower back which gets pinched or irritated. Sitting for long periods makes it worse.

[@Demonica2539]

"it's scripted!" "SHUT IT DOWN THEY KNOW!!!!!"

[@Dwolfknight]

the fact that there were actually only 4 more episodes makes me wonder...

[@TwoKnowingRavens]

I mean, it's very obviously scripted at least in large arcs. It's pretty easy to read sometimes, and there have been a few times when the players slip up and have premonitions or mention things before they exist in the narrative. They probably talk about basic plot elements in order to keep things moving in a generally coherent direction. Also Matt has been railroading them pretty heavily since the Chroma arc.

[@MrLordDarlington]

The things players know in the narrative, are often delivered to them in whispers through lore checks, such as sam knowing that the catacombs was a titan. And grog knowing the titanstone knuckles, was a backstory thing.

[@jtjpro13]

Matt plans the storytelling beats and each session in general terms unless they go way off track, so they have a pretty good idea of where things are headed and can plan... But it isn't scripted in the sense that they know what will happen and how they'll roll. It's like playing a hardcover adventure.

[@NWolfsson]

Yeah, I mean they made a joke about that in a break short (flashback of Marisha talking with Matt-Or was it Bryan?- about the point when she turns into a goldfish while plummeting from a cliff, and the other assuring her that Keyleth'll be fiiine!)

[@misc.3973]

lol 90 minutes in and Sam saves the party AGAIN... he's always been the MVP :P

[@benglishchinese6961]

mvp in personality, fights and rp so true Riegel for Lord of all of Exandria

[@shamere07]

@@benglishchinese6961 give the meat man some time

[@shawngillogly6873]

Except if you need something identified. Because why would a bard have lore.

[@BigggusDikkkus]

Him and Marisha save the day at least once per game

[@bishop6218]

Tbf, i'm pretty sure he has assist from the Twitch chat. Like when he looks down at his phone, takes a sip to compose his face, and then suddenly remembers the ring 😉

[@ChronDre]

I was TOTALLY thinking DON'T SPLIT UP! THE RING!! Watching Mercer smirk the entire time🤣

[@ericsims2078]

He was doing his best to keep a straight poker face and it wasn't working. I about died just watching him alone! lol

[@bishop6218]

I'm pretty sure Sam can thank the Twitch chat for that... 😉

[@Ultrevolous]

"Every organ has an entrance and an exit - we'll be fine! Oh ... wait lungs don't. Well we might be f*ked guys"

[@sgot1986]

Had my first d&d game thanks to Critical Role yesterday, we played for 11 hours. It was awesome.

[@owlbear3937]

sgot1986 that is awesome hope you had fun

[@conmadben]

Good job! RPG games will give you so much fun over the years. I play since the early 90ies and i only stayed friends with people i played with then and now.

[@benvoliothefirst]

Talk about diving into the deep end! Way to go!

[@roman_tyrant]

@sgot1986 Did you continue playing dnd since?

[@cussundriakneal9904]

Jealous... my group only has enough time for 4 hour sessions.

[@Levi-ic4sl]

Grabbed a bunch of timestamps together from different comments 8:35 "sam should check his email" 11:25 "Passport?" 14:22 " recap" 16:28 begins 20:38 " canadian accent" 23:40 "Wait? + its scripted" 25:30 " almost made me veckna" 28:20 " really annoyed F***" 33:16 " talison Ques" 42:50 Laser incinerator ? 45:05 " i present to you the lady of the house " 45:30 " you are lying" 46:40 Simon 48:50 It's an oven 50:10 All the twenties 51:40 Simon, are you still here ? 53:10 Mirror, mirror 1:07:00 Teacher Matt grading map essays 1:12:30 Simon II 1:14:50 Finally defeating the door/mirror 1:19:00 All the ones 1:30:35 Maths 1:32:50 Let's split the party 1:34:50 We can't split the party 1:58:00 Bickering about logistics of the plan 2:02:45 General laughter 2:12:40 Vax being depressing 2:13:16 " break starts" 2:36:42 " Break ends" 3:02:45 Giant damage 3:06:25 You derd your turn 3:07:36 " Roll for Initiative" 3:12:35 " the space between" 3:17:40 poor matt D: 3:18:15 " tell me, telllll meee" funny travis moment 3:25:00 The nat ones are back again 3:32:20 Inspiration 3:37:39 " i dont move that far forward" 3:45:30 " he dodges it" i thought it was funny 3:47:50 Gandalf shows up for ... power word stun? 3:48:48 " how many hit points do you have? ..." 3:50:30 "oh buddy" 3:53:11 " wall down" 3:59:25 " bigbe hit points" 4:05:00 Not much on the cultists, except for a grey hand (hmm ...) 4:07:30 Scanlan, no ! 4:10:40 Scanlan, yes ! 4:12:00 Taliesin was in Explorers 4:13:20 Double face 4:20:26 end

[@sdagoth3037]

Thank you very much, you're a gentleman and a scholar!

[@cussundriakneal9904]

To the people who keep saying "Oml, it really was scripted!!" They have obviously never played D&D before, or have never competed a full campaign before. You can easily get a sense on how many sessions you have left of the campaign, so with Matt, who has everything planned out and knowing his players fairly well, he would have the best guess on how much longer his campaign will continue.

[@piranhaplantX]

People who say this haven't been paying attention and don't understand that a DM has some control over pacing and full control over content. Not to mention that the group has control over how long an episode runs. So between all of this, it's pretty easy to plot out a rough guess or a max and work towards wrapping things up.

[@justadummy8076]

Yh but I do think it’s partly scripted, the amount of times VM members have died & come back to life to continue the campaign is sus, if key characters completely die off it kinda ruins the rest of the campaign & the buildup. For example if there’s a complete TK I highly doubt they’re just gonna throw their hands up and go “whelp thanks for tuning in & donating thousands of dollars, here’s blue balls for an ending!”

[@levisays7676]

​@@justadummy8076 realistically any good DM can still take a TPK an turn it into a enticing storyline of redemption and return, be it from heaven being gifted some holy mission to complete back in the realm or being sent to hell an having to fight your way out to redeem yourself so you can have your life back, yeah it'll come off kinda cheap if it's not done right an it's a once off storyline that once used wouldn't make alot of sense if used again, the ways he has allowed them back are ways that haven't been redundant and repetitive so he has done well

[@italoximenes8755]

51:56 I love how much Travis is such a potterhead to the point of knowing his parseltongue accurately xD

[@Shiznaft1]

4:11 That moment when you realize that you had an inception moment. Reference pop culture movie and realize you are sitting with someone that stared in the movie "The Explorers" .

[@bezprizvanniy]

I love how exciting the game is. Sam was so tired by the end of the show, but when the action picked up his energy and creativity went through the roof :) What a great performance!

[@LeeJ2512]

There are two major responses when Matt had to sit down at 3:17:40. Liam was like "I'll move it for ya just tell me what to do" and Sam was like "We can get people to hold you up."

[@seymourclarity8702]

Hello, my name is Simon. Hearing my name so often in this episode made my brain happy.

[@VulgarGnome]

biiiiiiiiig ditto

[@pniki16]

lol I'm grog's alter ego.

[@bishop6218]

Well my first name's Greg so... 😉

[@Rowlurorowf]

Do you like to do drarwings?

[@jeffswett4579]

Travis' 5th element reference was soo underrated.

[@dimitrj]

How agreeable and cheerful Vax is after coming to terms with his doom! Wp Liam

[@MysticScribe82]

As a DM, Matt's smile at 1:35:10 after they try and figure out how they're going to split the party, only to realize that Vex's ring only obscures them @ 60ft, makes me so happy. xD

[@Kyshakk]

Credit to Browserboy tcg 8:35 "sam should check his email" 11:25 "Passport?" 14:22 " recap" 20:38 " canadian accent" 23:40 "Wait? + its scripted" 25:30 " almost made me vecna" 28:20 " really annoyed F***" 33:16 " talison Ques" 43:20 " laser incinerator " 45:05 " i present to you the lady of the house " 45:30 " you are lying" 53:15 " thats our reflection" 1:12:50 "simon 2" 1:15:00 " the button suspense" 1:17:52 " Reliable Talent" 1:34:50 " almost forgot" thanks Sam 2:02:08 "simon2 pt2" the struggle is real 2:13:16 " break starts" 2:36:42 " Break ends" 3:03:00 " travis shup up" i thought it was just funny 3:06:25 "Derd your turn" 3:07:36 " Roll for Initiative" 3:12:35 " the space between" 3:18:15 " tell me, telllll meee" funny travis moment 3:32:25 " scanlan's inspiration 3:37:39 " i dont move that far forward" 3:45:30 " he dodges it" i thought it was funny 3:48:48 " how many hit points do you have? ..." 3:50:30 "oh buddy" 3:53:11 " wall down" 3:59:25 " bigbe hit points" 4:07:15 "i command thee" 4:11:12 " i said listen to me" > just keep watching 4:13:20 "2 face "

[@dragonsboon2316]

i love how they un knowingly destroyed the hand of vecna

[@ericbennett7116]

I love how Liam was like there is only 4 episodes left when then is only 4 more left without knowing XD

[@TheThezenith]

Honestly I think matt gave them a heads up for scheduling on how many sessions he thought the campaign would go on for. Not scripted like others are saying but just informed by Matt

[@DaddyWarCrimes78]

@@TheThezenith Didn't Mat and Marisha get married around the end of campaign 1, meaning there's a very real countdown to the group taking a break?

[@WhaleMilk]

Final five episode stretch! I am so glad I took this journey that lasted me 6 months

[@bananafish58]

01:34:54 Scanlan remembers the ring; so Matt isn't able to really screw the party (1:35:03)! Go Sam!!!

[@bishop6218]

Pretty sure it's "go Twitch chat" 😉

[@chrisdequaine1495]

@@bishop6218 pretty sure Sam remembered it while drinking from his mug

[@wolverinehobbit1]

@@bishop6218 Sam remembered it himself not the chat

[@wolverinehobbit1]

Sam MVP

[@MistahBryan]

@3:31,19 "I'm gong to turn, and run the other way." I suddenly pictured Grogg running around the globe and attacking from behind. :)

[@TheOwlslayer]

Another great episode. And minute by minute, we're creeping closer to the end. Can't wait to see the next episodes!

[@taruuuu]

1:02:07 LMAOOOO when they were doing the oven puzzle and they started uncovering vertical lines the first thought that came into my head was "IS THIS LOSS??????" and now i regret all of the years of internet usage and the impact it has left on my brain forever

[@zoemalone5769]

i thought the same thing lol

[@Zednord]

Matt: you see Vecna Remnants VM: 😲😲😲😲, because they forgot that is the name of his minions and mistakenly thought the BBEG was already dead