Skyward | Critical Role: VOX MACHINA | Episode 15

[@goldeninque9453]

“A ‘bear-rel roll’.” Far too under-appreciated joke, Percy. Far too under-appreciated.

[@seven-cats-3]

Definitely!

[@NoriMori1992]

All his jokes are under-appreciated.

[@Pagan_Jak]

it was too un-bear-able

[@themindbenderr]

@@Pagan_Jak lol I was gonna write the same joke XD

[@leegoodwin4720]

You know, the various arcane damages. Fire. Cold. Shock. Fish.

[@Empolo18]

"What did you roll?" A 3... "As you're hit with the fish, you feel the scales slap across your face and a slime is left on your cheek. You take 12 points of Salmon damage."

[@jamesgarlick4573]

@Joe Tonner with a hint of lemon zest...

[@shadowlucario9718]

I'm a dm, and now I want to impliment fish damage into my next campaign. The boss would be a giant carp

[@thebeanqueen1669]

Empolo18 the salmon was actually coated in salmon oil, roll a con save or take 5 points of salmonella damage every round for a *year*

[@djmccarthy4859]

Empolo18 and add lamb sauce damage and... how do you want to do this?

[@DePieks]

Not only did the twins both kiss Percy, they also both called him a bastard when doing so.

[@thej8172]

In all fairness, I would too

[@lieslelizabeth]

must be related or something 😂

[@annafantasia]

Did I miss something? I assumed the Vax kiss happened pre-show!

[@pachaclay3711]

@@annafantasia little late, but no Vax kissed Percy in the "Escape from the Underdark" episode when he got onto the flying carpet to run from the temple.

[@annafantasia]

@@pachaclay3711 oh whut! I shall have to go find that again, thank you :D

[@gladepixie9733]

I love how the belt of Dwarvenkind shows up in "The Legend of Vox Machina" as just a belt that gives Grog a beard.

[@birdthenerd2163]

i mean it’s the only visible effect of the belt

[@canadian__ninja]

To be fair that's kind of all they use the belt for.

[@s91wallace]

They haven't been in any situation that would use all the other perks yet. No dwarves to talk too, write too or texts too read. Only gnomes and the herd so far. Maybe we will discover other traits in s3

[@dragonmiko]

@@s91wallace The belt of darvenkind it has a lot of good passives for Grog. Constitution score increases by 2, (which increases his health pts as well) darkvision to a range of 60 feet, (when goliaths usually don't have that) and, advantage on saving throws against poison, and resistance against poison damage. (Important when they fight the poison dragon)

[@marcusalexander7088]

@@dragonmiko It would be completely in character for Grog to not even notice the passives, unless he's "hit over the head" with it. He and Percy are the only ones without inherent darkvision to some extent. Percy: "I wish it wasn't so dark in here. Grog and I can't see a damn thing". Grog: "What do you mean? I can see. I can see? I can SEE!!!"

[@RuptimusPrime]

Scanlan: "Have I ever spied..." Vex: "Yes!" Scanlan: "...On a member of our current party?" Vex: "Yes!" Scanlan: "Our CURRENT party!" Vex: "YES!" Scanlan: "Oh. Right. Just making sure you remember"

[@TheSkelzore]

Close to 1k my mans

[@eltoxicdog7587]

I am that 1k.

[@TheSkelzore]

@@eltoxicdog7587 I was hoping somebody would reply to me when they were the 1000th like.

[@azanyahyisrael101]

I wish I knew when that happened xD

[@ivarthebonelesslothbrok5918]

Have another like

[@DreamChasr]

Everytime Percy says his whole name and the entire group just simultaneously echoes different versions of "but you can call him Percy", it makes me grin like a loon. They did that sometime in the first episode and I remember it was the moment I fell in love with them as a group, because they're all so in sync and such big fans of eachother and eachother's characters that it just makes me happy to see everyone together.

[@LyokoGirl720]

+Nutmeg Honestly it feels like that when everyone sings along with Scanlan too. They really have a unified group dynamic its fantastic.

[@greatnatebolton8805]

Nutmeg I wish he had the chance to use his full name more

[@godspeed2272]

Makes me miss Orion more

[@jamestrotman3238]

+Godspeed whered he go?

[@No-ll3mh]

James Trotman he left the campaign/got kicked. According to mercer he was fudging rolls and sorcerer points, and getting angry for no reason, among a good bit of other things

[@xTiger77]

Mercer: "How do you want to do this?" Percy: "With a western style fan the hammer" Mercer: "....ITS HIGH NOON"

[@sheogorath1524]

Like shooting fish in a barrel

[@GeeBeeOhThree]

That's fish damage

[@NopeJustPatrick]

Fish damage is an entirely different branch of magic...

[@sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608]

I was annoyed he didn't actually do that xD

[@AnneIllustrating]

Phillip I’m pretty sure this episode came out just before he auditioned for Overwatch.

[@SnowFox-gv2rn]

1:13:01 You can tell that Taliesin has practiced saying Percy’s full name millions of times, because there is no way he could say that entire thing flawlessly otherwise

[@a7xguitar666]

Ironically this timestamp taliesin fucks up 😂 he switches up klowoski and von musel here

[@thesuperbslidewhistler312]

Paul Canedo I once played a Bard named “Bernard Nard the Bard of Ard” and every single time he introduces himself or uses his name he says the whole thing. I immediately was able to say it all just rolling off the tongue.

[@ignisshadowflame1027]

@@thesuperbslidewhistler312 Is it really that common to have a name that is longer than it should be or are we just exceptions.

[@halvarianknight4477]

@@thesuperbslidewhistler312 I'm currently making a Dad Bard

[@nickymason2008]

I play a Dragonborn Wizard whose full name is 'Kraxhen Frah Forgahest Mik Morxallith' (Krax for short) and it made my day when the DM finally managed to pronounce it all in one go.

[@littleowleyes]

Percy is RAPIDLY becoming my favorite. He wasn't at the beginning, but every smart move he makes, I'm falling more for the character.

[@cullenstreeter451]

He wasn't very prominent to begin with... He's definitely making up for it

[@QtPieMarth]

Taliesin is just an amazing actor and all around cool dude. In a group with such outstanding talent (especially post-Orion), he is just incredible with the tiniest little details to flesh out his characters. Tal in Campaign 2 is even better, especially as Cad. The small flavor nuances he gives his characters tend to go mostly unnoticed/unappreciative; however the way he plays 20 WIS 9 INT is absolutely brilliant.

[@LyricalDJ]

Oh yes. It seems clear to me he's an experienced roleplayer. He doesn't hog the limelight but makes his mark when appropriate.

[@SaneNoMore]

He seems to be one of only a few people at the table who actually read and understands their skills. Pike has obviously not spent any time to learn her skills, every cast is like her first. Tiberius constantly does something stupid in an attempt to be overpowered, Scanlan doesn’t know what a concentration spell is and has yet to use that great magic item that lets him have 2 concentration skills up at once (though he did refuse to part with it out of spite). I find it sad that they get far more out of playing DnD (basically a career) than most of us but some of them put so little effort into doing it. Thankfully the personalities and group interactions compensate for the lack of basic knowledge.

[@Volition366]

@@SaneNoMore I mean, I'm pretty sure most people watch critical role because of the roleplay, not the combat. I know I do

[@scepta101]

*barbarian makes persuasion roll* *bard makes intimidation roll* Me: wut

[@areoants9453]

*barbarian fails persuasion roll* *bard nat 20's intimidation roll* wut x2

[@closair]

scepta101 nope, nothing wrong here. Move along, move along.

[@propheinx2250]

Kinda makes sense. You're in a bar and you here a goliath ask a question in his simple voice, and you think gentle giant. The gnome jumping on the table screaming at you is more like a ravenous chihuahua with a Napoleon syndrome. You can turn down the gentle giant and no ill will come to you, but one wrong move around that chihuahua and it'll attack.

[@dragonslibrary9207]

These are confusing times

[@dopiley]

To Scanlan: "you can do that??!!"

[@cartersmith6628]

I love Sam's near constant stupid grin. He's just so happy to be there with his friends

[@DaDunge]

He kind of has to since Scanlan is a kind of a perv. If the destinction between character and player was not so well done the way he treats pike would have been really uncomfortable. Bit since its clear that its Scanlan not Sam and to the characters not the players it works. An attempt of a lesser player to do the same thing would have resulted in a call the HR department.

[@xEvilRaptorx]

@@DaDunge funny you should say that. Very vauge Spoiler for near future episode before e25. . . . . . A lesser liked player makes an identical comment to Scanlan's but it did not go well...

[@danieldosso2455]

@@xEvilRaptorx A very Draconic comment?

[@zippomage]

that ridiculous parasail he calls a smile

[@nevermorefuzzy]

His stupid grin is due to his teeth not fitting in him mouth and liberal use of alcohol

[@chickennuggetqueen150]

percy flirts like a penguin “you’re pretty here’s something cool and shiny”

[@sarahgowen3692]

To be fair it's probably a pretty effective tactic for Vex!

[@jacobdennis5063]

thats how neurodivergent people flirt

[@Rose-wv4ez]

​@@jacobdennis5063 can confirm!

[@envymordecai4429]

The way Percy flirts with Vex by “Hawkeyeing her out” 😂

[@zay2742]

​@@jacobdennis5063 yes

[@Sirani]

That acting! Matt doesn't only voice Gilmore, he fully turns into him. His body language completely changes for every role he plays, but Gilmore is one of my favs.

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

An actor friend of mine, said that the good actors can actually create temporary split personalities. I called BS on it but Matt makes me think twice.

[@shardliveactionroleplaying1113]

A human, an elf, a half-orc walk into a bar. The dwarf walks under it.

[@amandadube156]

^^ marketing done right

[@lordrakster]

+Shard Live Action Roleplaying omg... there's no topping that one XD

[@CountryMusicMann]

+Shard Live Action Roleplaying Fucking hell, that's amazing!!!!

[@ragnar97]

+Shard Live Action Roleplaying It's so bad...yet I still laughed out loud xD

[@CountryMusicMann]

+Shard Live Action Roleplaying The gnome laughs and says, "Please."

[@67nearmint]

Worth pointing out that Liam, when he was going to be allowed to drink a healing potion as a movement when it's actually an action, chose honorably not to and made a movement instead. Classy play from a player who never asks for special dispensation.

[@ebf336]

Tiberius: *finishes his turn* DM: Explains what happens Tiberius: I don't like that outcome, can I restart my entire turn

[@nerdybard3762]

"I couldn't hear that last part. My awesome hat was blocking it." Scanlan, master of epic burns.

[@handfulmousefly]

"I'm 3/4 an atheist darling but I know my foot doesn't fucking work" Vax is easily one of my favorite characters in this series. Love me a sass-master. 😂

[@Virtualblueart]

Always liked the idea of an atheist in a world with beings you can call actual gods.

[@godturkey4098]

@@Virtualblueart Really? Because an Atheist does not believe in a god. With gods being worshipped widely and having contact with members of his party it is really stupid and borderline ignorance on Vax's part. Of course that is without saying that its very probable Vax still doesnt recognize these "gods" as true gods.

[@nitidiuscula]

@@Virtualblueart Terry Pratchett, in Feet of Clay, wrote one. A golem who was resistant to the gods' vengeful lightning bolts

[@Arphemius]

@@godturkey4098 It's more likely that they consider the word "atheist" to mean "non-worshipper" rather than "non-believer" in this context. I do agree that an atheist in the classical sense in a world of magic and actual gods is kind of nonsensical.

[@Arphemius]

@@Virtualblueart Markus Heitz once wrote a series about a guy like that. He was an atheist in a world that was pretty much like ours, only that all the gods of old (Zeus, Loki, Amaterasu, etc.) have returned and conquered the planet. Not really in a dystopian sense, since society is still largely functioning, but they are the ruling cast above mortal governments. The protagonist fought in the war that followed their arrival, even being one of a very few that actually slayed a god, as well as several monstrosities and other things that did the gods' bidding. Right up to the point in time that the story takes place in, he does not believe that there actually is such a thing as a god. He believes they're either a mass hallucination or aliens with vastly superior technology that took on the guise of gods in order to better control us, for some other unnkown purpose or simply just for a lark. Or he thinks that he might be the only real person in that world and he might've simply gone insane and is imagining all of it. It's a pretty interesting novel overall; I don't know if it's been translated into English though.

[@NoriMori1992]

12:45 "Sorcerers can wear _no_ armor. You are wrong." Kudos to Matt for shutting that down so decisively.

[@logancuster8035]

He had to draw the line somewhere. He let his players get away with A LOT of BS, particularly during combats in the early days of campaign 1. All of their understanding of Bonus actions, concentration and general spell mechanics were very lacking. I’m glad combats have gotten so much better as they have continued. It was a weak point in their otherwise excellent gameplay.

[@xEvilRaptorx]

What makes me super curious is, did Orion really know but tried to lie, or did he really read that (sorc can wear cloth + leather) somewhere (maybe pathfinder book?)

[@logancuster8035]

xEvilRaptorx I doubt it was intentional. The group doesn’t really follow 5th ed rules in these early games, because they weren’t familiar with them. Vax and Vex both use multiple bonus actions in a single turn on a regular basis, Rangers do not in fact get advantage on everything because they are in their favored terrain, or fighting their favored enemy and Matt’s rulings are often dubious or encounter breaking. *cough cough Kavarn. Tiberius “feels” like he breaks the rules and hogs the spotlight in combat, but that’s mostly him just sticking to Matt’s home brew bonus action spell rules.

[@tofermartinez4114]

@@logancuster8035 Matt said episode one, they do things differently, so rule nitpicking means nothing.

[@jeanettaszerletich5118]

That line confused me a little because I'm use to 3.5 where Spell Failure is a thing lol. But knowing what is coming soon and already seeing the issues, I am glad he stepped in and said something.

[@emmaraewilliams]

I love how happy everyone was for Pike. Everyone was so nervous, wondering how Saranrae was going to react. Then when the holy symbol was healed and everyone cheered. That was so sweet.

[@DSas2300]

The Vex intro is incorrect. Trinket doesn't defend her fiercly. It is quite the other way around lol

[@louisec-m9503]

Many years ago, the conversation went a little like this: Vax: You're kidding, right? Now you've got a huge, hungry, dangerous pet we have to look after? Vex, thinking quickly: No, no, he's a GUARD bear. And she's kept up the ruse ever since.

[@largehoman]

David Sastre thats not fair, he kills like 2 or 3 things by the end of the campaign

[@jamesgarlick4573]

@@louisec-m9503 yes! I am new to the group (started watching from C1-E1) and I really hope this becomes canon!

[@jamesgarlick4573]

@@largehoman is that total through the whole campaign?

[@louisec-m9503]

@@jamesgarlick4573 - Welcome, have fun! ^^

[@KendrykWynn13]

When they took the armor off Trinket, he was BEAR NAKED, LADIES

[@ZeroSanity626]

Tei Koyuki Your joke made someone chuckle 1 year later

[@nrose168]

For the pun, Roll for constitution check

[@jugulartheninja]

Still goin strong 2 years later

[@matthudsun7899]

It was bearly noticable

[@leperwolf7287]

How em-bear-ising.

[@NoriMori1992]

Matt: *brings the world to life with incredible description and acting; comes up with countless names, personalities, and voices for NPCs; makes maps and brings models for navigation and fights; keeps track of like twenty different entities in an 80-minute encounter; can recall dozens of mechanics with ease; often remembers the minutiae of the players' stats and abilities and status effects better than they do* Also Matt (2:48:14): "In my disappointing haste, I forgot to bring your Elemental figures, and I apologize. Sorry guys. Today's been crazy." Matt, you are a treasure 😭

[@thudlite4319]

Watching Critical Role has made me come to realize that my memory and attention span aren’t nearly good enough to DM.

[@tullydireen]

@@thudlite4319 no one's is. Matt is a DMing god and comparing yourself to him isn't fair on yourself. I'm sure he'd want you to give it a try

[@thudlite4319]

@@tullydireen No, I also know that I definitely don’t have the patience to deal with a bunch of chaotic idiots hell bent on going on side quests. I’d much rather be one of the chaotic idiots.

[@LoafErikson]

Right? Like anyone would ACTUALLY be mad at him for it. lol! He's such a good dude, we don't deserve him. 🥰

[@pandapolka]

My hubby is an Amazing DM who spends hours making maps and props for his campaigns, always keeps tons of minis and dice on him in case people forget, knows knows the stats for anything at the drop of a hat…but “hey, do you have an extra pencil I could borrow?”…. OH NO SO SORRY! I think it is a specific personality to be a good DM

[@SgtSoda]

Gilmore: I’m sorry, this room is private. Tiberius: Well everything is private I guess. *continues to intrude and ask question* Gilmore: *Annoyed look*

[@christinaaf]

Not to mention he wasnt there. Laura made a comment I didnt even think you were there and he wasnt he just like decided to be in the conversation. Super annoying

[@mysisterfanny]

Christina Flach Orion keeps doing outbursts like this, he is my least favourite member of Critical Role

[@klaus_poppe]

@@christinaaf He actually said he will follow them (an episode before, I think). Nonetheless, others' disbelief is completely justified at this point

[@jaredcollins7977]

Klaus Poppe it might be spoilers if you don’t know, but please stick with the show. It will be worth it.

[@jamesrogers1391]

Otaku Rakuen He is not around for TOO much longer, do not worry.

[@bulletmonkeyxp]

1:04:40 Matt: trinket now has resistance to non-magical bluggoning damage Scanlan: What if someone tried to hit trinket with a salmon? Matt: Thats fish damage, its a different type of damage.

[@greeensouls9]

psychic damage

[@techorix]

@@greeensouls9 yeah it would make him really hungry and irritated

[@nuru666]

Monty Pythons Fish Slapping Dance. Search it.

[@kathosprime986]

Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind! :)

[@Embodiment-of-Dissociation]

Sturgeoning damage :^)

[@sirrosyred6606]

Scanlan: We trust everyone in this convoy right? Keyleth In Her Head: *TRUST NO ONE TRUST NO ONE TRUST NO ONE TRUST NO ONE TRUST NO ONE TRUST NO ONE TRUST NO ONE TRUST NO ONE TRUST NO ONE TRUST NO ONE*

[@nicoruppert4207]

Except for a mindflayer

[@superlolgal555]

@@nicoruppert4207 This was the best response this comment will ever get. It legitimately made me lol. Thank you for that

[@matsh5633]

In her defence, pre stream they seem to deal with MANY backstabbers.

[@DaDunge]

And how is that different from any day in Keyleth's head?

[@cyrose6324]

Scanlen: "We trust the council right?" Percy: *silent* "ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

[@Befuddled_Ostrich]

Fjord: "How can we trust the council if we *don't know who is on it* ."

[@Darksnakemrniceguy]

Meanwhile percy i the least trust worthy person in the group.

[@thatonewhiteguy991]

Sometimes Orion's roleplay reminds me of Michael Scott at his improv classes, where literally everyone else in the room except him is painfully aware of how he's sucking every ounce of air out of the room.

[@mushuable]

What a brilliant analogy ! :')

[@mwjohns4]

His character WIS is 4 or 6, i think, so ...

[@mushuable]

@@mwjohns4 it doesn't excuse his behaviour. It's one of those terrible examples of "that's my character would do". Quite frankly the PC and the player seem to be sharing this low wisdom score.

[@youshallnotpass567]

@@mwjohns4anyone who uses that excuse to be a shit the whole game is a fucking douche

[@alliryan326]

This actually seems like a great strategy to help make it less frustrating to watch as a viewer. Pretend it is an awkward comedy moment and wait for someone to else to look a the camera.

[@U_C_G]

3:34:16 Matt smiles at Percy's choice to use a fan hammer. Shortly after this Matt would audition to voice McCree in Overwarch

[@trevanminnig3499]

Alex Healy someone else made a joke about this as well and it totally went over my head until reading this. Thank you for the help 😂

[@joelrobinson5457]

Sorry you mean cassidy, Hate the name change

[@insanejames7046]

@@joelrobinson5457 well when this comment was written it was still McCree so you can’t blame the dude

[@joelrobinson5457]

@@insanejames7046 I know I was mocking the stupid name change, I mean I loved that character and didn't even know he was named after someone

[@insanejames7046]

@@joelrobinson5457 oh yeah that’s fair. Honestly I understand why they did but I’m still attached to McCree

[@Tombert]

"Birds hate lightning." Orion pulling out the Pokemon logic.

[@NathanWubs]

+Noir Kazuma Probably. But general logic applies as well.

[@dubbingsync]

Well do you want to fly in a thunderstorm?

[@jamesgarlick4573]

@@dubbingsync yes. Yes I do. Then again... I also like to stay outside during a tornado... so... I'm a bit crazy...

[@jonahbardwell551]

I tried applying Fire Emblem logic. My first thought when Matt described the flying enemies was that Vex will be great for this cause bows do extra damage against flying enemies.

[@ProbieKnox]

Unless you're Zapdos.

[@reichadendeng9007]

I love Taliesin. He seems so humble and kind

[@thudlite4319]

And then something funny happens and he turns red and dies of laughter. Taliesin is actually my favorite out of the whole group with Sam in close second.

[@davidbrussard-composer7372]

I always thought that Taliesin was underrated, but I'm really happy to see all the love he gets. He's quieter than the others, but he comes out with some absolute gold when he does speak.

[@historyrose1864]

Raise your hand if quarantine brought you to this. So happy that there was so much content to watch

[@rocksolid1954]

Guilty, been here a little more than a month, will absolutely go to war for these people

[@suzannerust8658]

Yeah I've only started watching in the last week or so and I love this show so far. My favourite has to Scanlan but like the relationship between Pike and Grog too.

[@NoriMori1992]

A combination of quarantine and hearing my D&D friends talk about it so much.

[@brenden6540]

That and catching up on S2

[@Shadowkey392]

It didn’t, but it has given me a LOT of time to listen to it.

[@jacobdennis5063]

I love when Orion tried to chime in like he always does in trinkets re armoring story Matt just says "your not there" and then is back to Laura

[@CaolánTheCryptidCrow]

Oh dang I didn’t notice that. I’ll need to go back and see that. Who else is watching this for the first time in 2024?

[@ashattack1021]

Me!! I watched the campaigns backwards lol I started and got hooked with BH, got caught up so decided to watch MN and fell in love, then decided to finish up with VM. ​@@CaolánTheCryptidCrow

[@Jay-is6jt]

@@CaolánTheCryptidCrow Me :)

[@skycastrum5803]

@@CaolánTheCryptidCrow A few of us. Been interesting. I'm appreciating spotting the rule errors. It's both good practice and a reminder that they aren't the end of the world since the story can still be great.

[@abrown6539]

Intro/synopsis begins at 7:03. Game begins at 8:58. Break at 1:30:15. Game resumes at 1:53:40 and runs to 3:34:30. [I've been doing this for every episode. If you find them useful, or think others might, please leave a comment so they stay near the top where they can be found. Thank you.]

[@arnulflachei8605]

thanks for the work man, saves a ton of time ^^ im rewatching and searched for you every episode till now

[@fSqGG]

+

[@trolliiiii]

Yes, thank you very much ^^

[@aussieskull1912]

Some heroes don't wear capes. Unless you do

[@qwertuipie1884]

thanks, these are super usefull

[@michaelvatore6007]

I love when Liam wants to do some power gamer bullshit and Matt's like "uuuuh are you sure you can actually do that?" And Liam replys "yeah I actually can" then Matt checks the rules and his face lights up with joy when he realizes, holy shit he actually can do that. Liam is the antithesis of Orian.

[@LikesToRaveDave]

The difference in Orion and the other players is staggering. When someone else asks something and gets it wrong they just take it, but Orion gets visibly annoyed and then takes it out on everyone.

[@hwicks6256]

@@LikesToRaveDave Keyleth is also like that

[@mitchell3593]

​@@hwicks6256 where? I haven't seen her do that at all, she'll pout a bit at mercer then move on She's like the emotional heart of the group

[@grimadean3432]

@@hwicks6256Yeah, she’s gotten mad & sometimes sarcastic with the DM; he also seems to go easier on her until others warn her not to piss off the DM

[@booklover7889]

​@@mitchell3593while it is not nearly as often nor as bad as Orion, there are a few moments spread out that Marisha is visibility and verbally upset something did not work as she wanted it to and it pulled many fans enjoyment from these episodes. Possible spoilers sorry!!!! In episode 31 Grog is facing and kills a vampire...keyleth was not in the room so she had no knowledge of a vampire at all, then on her turn, she burst into the room and tried to cast a sunbeam at a mist that once was the vampire. Matt said there was no reason she would attack a strange mist when her friend was surrounded and being attacked by a room full of soldiers and archers. She is very visibly..not happy with this, as this was probably the plan she was working on leading up to her turn. This is understandable... What is not understandable is her attitude towards this ruling by her DM, she was acting more like a child who wanted to do something and was mad when she couldn't do it. (This will not be the only time this will happen, not often, but it pops up just enough to become an average thing.) She is an adult playing a cooperative game, not a child playing by themselves. timestamp 1:30:30 give or take it goes on for about the fight with the vampire. edited for corrected time Both she and Sam both laugh right after so there was no tension of her saying this and this doesn't seem to have bothered Matt, but this was possibly the biggest nail in the coffin for many fans, myself including. 😞

[@validatemyexistence4602]

" I don't need validation.... Save it for Orion. " That was perfect. And now i feel validated.

[@radtech1989]

Time Stamp?

[@azdgariarada]

3:20:00

[@chimedemon]

He seems lately like he just needs to... PUT HIMSELF IN EVERYTHING, you know? Like making decisions that make the rest of the group like “... o-okay... alright...” or just treats them like idiots sometimes. That sentence definitely describes him

[@thesuperbslidewhistler312]

NiD0 Ravensbeard While I do agree that Orion’s table etiquette is terrible, that does seem like something Tiberius would do. The difference between a good player properly roleplaying character flaws and a bad player saying “that’s what my character would do” is doing it in a way where it is clearly coming from the character and not from the player, and how annoying it is to the rest of the party. Orion pulls it off terribly, but if Tiberius were in the bands of a good player he would be a much more interesting and cool character.

[@teralore]

Yea he's being disruptive and a prick but I don't feel like ridiculing him is the most mature way of handling it. Again, it's totally not uncalled for, but I fell like it's very much unnecessary. A little bit ironic that her making that jab at Orion is a form of self validation... and so it this comment.

[@raptureraven]

"Hold my shirt Grog, I want to feel like I'm flying for a second!" -the Druid that can transform into birds

[@jbark678]

Just a second tho.......

[@iHumanist]

Do you know how to use Google? Laura Bailey and Ashley Johnson have done plenty of voice acting. Of note, Laura Bailey has 373 credits and is the voice of Jaina Proudmoore in World of Warcraft, and Ashley Johnson has 122 credits and is the voice of Ellie in The Last of Us. These are two of the greatest games of all time. Marisha Ray has done some voice acting, but she is the least experienced in the group.

[@coopj70]

I would imagine they didn't have much of a voice on their characters when they started, It's hard to change a voice of a character after you already decide.

[@PepicWalrus]

Are all of you thick? He clearly meant giving their critical role characters a voice. Laura doea a British accent but Keylieth and Pike just use their normal voices despite having a specific voice in the backstory video Ashly and Marisha are fun but they just feel like players where the others feel believable. I'd say pike is worse then Keilieth RP wise, I like all of them but Pike is the most 'just a player' Keylieth has her moments like in the underdark and has used a voice but Pike has only spoken as Ashly and the eay Matt punished pike in the Underdark shows how she was straying from her character. He's given her another chance with thr mending and i hope Ashley improves her persona as Pike. They're all talented voice artists even that alone can be am improvment. Grog is a perfect example of a voice seperating the character from the Player.

[@RDR911]

Fourth Reich at least she looks hot. I'm pretty sure that she's only there because she's gm's girlfriend.

[@MarcSola7]

45:27 - 52:14 Vex's reaction to Percy making three exploding arrows is priceless, she didn't even want to haggle. As Vax says "That's going a bit beyond winking."

[@octo448]

Kima: Sorry I'm late, I was doing... something. Allura: I'm Something.

[@Aureolelegends]

That guard that Nat 20'd and rolled full damage: my party would have hired him as an intern - it's how we got our Barbarian.

[@ilikemusic2773]

I really like Percy/Taliesin, he rarely speaks but when he does it just has perfect timing to me, he seems like such a chill and humble dude :)

[@hyfryd6677]

I've backtracked from Campaign 2 a bit and he continues the trend really well, his C2 character really plays into his attitude a lot.

[@ilikemusic2773]

@@hyfryd6677 oh how cool! Looking forward to finding out how the story and everybody will develop :)

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

Taliesin Jaffe is a pretty interesting guy, and has led a pretty interesting life. Can recommend his "Between the Sheets" interview if you want to know more. (All the interviews they did in that series are chill and interesting.) kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYvcpKONhLVjpZo

[@obama9016]

@@hyfryd6677i’m not a big fan of his c3 character but I only watched like 20 eps before switching to c1

[@aviantheassassin9103]

55:55 It’s official. Grog unleashes his chihuahua on the tavern

[@kendallmcdonald3130]

The “oh! I’ve made my way through siblings!” Taliesin is too funny sometimes

[@Emma-Lumi]

41:50 Percy:"Like Batman" because you know, noble whose parents got killed

[@henryknowles3678]

Thexevilxwulfy yeah! but with guns

[@Zeppathy]

Batman has a gun... with a grappeling hook. Lol.

[@CERap22]

@@Zeppathy he did when he first appeared

[@areptiledisfunction3623]

@@CERap22 I love Batman shadow rip off

[@CERap22]

@@areptiledisfunction3623 what's REALLY fascinating is that-- now that I'm on episode 94-- Percy actually is very close to Batman in the chaotic good sense. Highly deductive, Highly intelligent, secretive, vengeful, willing to go to EXTREMES. But to me-- Percy is actually a VERY close being like V (for Vendetta). He'll cause chaos on a.grand scale for a.larger greater good

[@42ShadowHawk]

Binging currently. Orion is literally the kid on the playground that was like “i get an invincible forcefield cause I’m like suuuper cool and better than everyone else also I get a spell that does infinity damage cause IM the main character”

[@MoonyFBM]

That is such a perfect way of putting it oh my god

[@quotablegnome8621]

I read this in Cartmans voice for some reason

[@Never_heart]

It is crazy to think that this shot in the dark that is Critical Role basically single handedly made Geek and Sundry successful, as well as became one of the most well known tabletop shows in the world, and has been a major part of the tabletop renaissance.

[@littlesquiddiesttv]

i also think it was just such perfect timing, dnd was already on the up with 5th edition being really popular, the advent and rise of twitch, along with a group of talented voice actors starting a dnd game, it was just the perfect storm for this powerhouse and i love it

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

Wil Wheaton's Tabletop was a going concern so I object to the single handely part of your statement. It's unfortunate that Felicia sold rights to Legendary who ended up ruining everything. Thankfully the group thought ahead and maintained control by securing their own rights first or we may not have had as much of Critical Role as we have/had.

[@Never_heart]

@@littlesquiddiesttv Definitely timing mattered a lot. The ttrpg Renaissance had barely begun and they were not the first long form live play stream. But the stars aligned for their success. And here we are

[@Never_heart]

@@MorinehtarTheBlue I forgot he ran that. I never watched it much just due to me being so new to ttrpgs. But I remember it having quite the following.

[@pauljinkerson6359]

Tabletop was the OG powerhouse show. Wil and FeliCa did a lot of amazing work there way before these guys picked up a re packaged game from the 70s and used it to pad their resumes’

[@Katie-Kat26]

Vex: I thought you were into Gilmore, darling? Vax: I'm hard to pin down. 😂 Laura sees it, and I love her for it ❤

[@EnderLord007]

Taliesin: "This looks good." *takes a big gulp* *realizes it's brandy*

[@marvinschwinn8359]

Time stamp? :D

[@nilsostrowski5863]

@@marvinschwinn8359 I don't have a time stamp, but it's pretty much in the beginning when Taliesin arrived. He was late and it happened the moment he joined the table

[@marvinschwinn8359]

@@nilsostrowski5863 Ok thanks. I will try to find it :D

[@AliceHiraeth]

@@marvinschwinn8359 9:46 if you're still curious.

[@marvinschwinn8359]

@@AliceHiraeth Ah yes thank you :D

[@carloscabanbarreto3990]

When you spend two hours not knowing where Liams voice is coming from...

[@meerkatphantom5499]

Carlo Caban same here xD i was like wtf wheres vax and why can i hear his voice?

[@Vohalika]

He rolled a 40+ Stealth roll again.

[@hankpymp453]

Carlo Caban that time grog ate vax

[@BrotherPraetus]

That would certanly explain the slight echo effect.

[@fdj4601]

Hank Pymp congratulations! this holds the record for most cursed comment

[@gunthereinritterdesheilige8436]

but bears have a natural resistance against fish damage

[@randomlygeneratedname]

i thought they were immune?

[@jamesjuld]

And advantage on saving throws against it

[@orangephanta4514]

Don't they have advantage when using it in melee too?

[@Hawwwlucha]

I thought it'd heal them since they automatically consume the fish

[@chrisparker6517]

@@Hawwwlucha still has to roll an attack, fishes have terrible AC though.

[@thatguygames26]

I never noticed “Percy’s” name was Taliesin... that’s a name worthy of a D&D character.

[@LongLiveHumour]

His name is _Taliesin Axelrod Jaffe._ That's a NAME.

[@thatguygames26]

LongLiveHumour DAMN

[@taRomi93]

His real name sounds more like a DnD name and his DnD name more like real life one :D (at least the first name)

[@NoriMori1992]

You can thank the Welsh for that.

[@S_047]

I think I saw this comment in the first ep , everyone's characters has a D&D sounding name except Percy. But all their real names are normal except Taliesin.

[@jamessherrell904]

Sam hates that useless bear and how he always has to use up his highest level spell slots to transport it everywhere, but he just cant say that to Laura's sweet, smiling face. So cute.

[@isaac8734]

He takes all that frustration and passes to Laura's next campaign animal companions

[@mr.fluffles1552]

@@Story_Sandwich In Laura's defense, the Beastmaster Ranger in Pathfinder is way better than the one in 5e D&D. Shes the only one that got a serious downgrade to her class when they switched systems for the stream. And Trinket is, like, the whole central thing for her subclass. Beastmaster needs a revision, because it sucks in 5e

[@FrancoisMarchant]

Exactly. The fact that she basically has to chose between her actions or the bear actions is absolutely crazy, and defeats the whole purpose of having a companion. Plus, why would she ever forgo her own actions (spells, magic arrows, etc) to make what is a buffed CR 1 monster act in her stead.

[@obi-wank-enobi]

And yet she talks shit about Doty

[@shibby758]

@@mr.fluffles1552 oh yeah. 100% rangers in pathfinder there pets our much better even getting there own action.

[@JakeDavidHarrison]

1:10:05 Percy's death-stare of 'are you going to mention the Briarwoods again'.

[@elbruces]

Clickbait comment.

[@vcagande7998]

*VIETNAM FLASHBLACKS*

[@NoriMori1992]

I was afraid that would happen too 😂

[@jasminestyles93]

anybody else get mad goosebumps when Pike was forgiven by Sarenrae ?

[@twinblade63]

+Jasmine Styles i kinda would have preferred if Matt had pretended like the symbol stayed broken, and then "revealed" during battle or some other tense moment, as Pike happens to look down at it and see its in perfect condition again and even stronger than ever. feel as though it would have been even more goosebump inducing

[@jasminey1589]

except Pike is duch a devout follower of Sarenrae its unlikely that the character wouldn't keep checking up on the symbol

[@heinrichthurston6961]

+Jasminnie “Jas” Marie woah pike would be awesome with a Dutch accent.

[@jasminey1589]

Heinrich Thurston rip

[@theLadySpies]

I literally teared up

[@jonsaw.490]

the person at 58:16 who wrote _No one expects the Gnomish Intimidation!!_ in the chat is my personal hero of this episode

[@confusedturtle183]

can you explain where that comes from?

[@jamespratt2243]

Monty Python, playing on “No One Expects the Spanish Inquisition”

[@taramorgan3911]

Why is nobody talking about the little burping exchange between Ashley and Travis at 14:59 because it is the most adorable thing I've ever seen

[@drakodrizzt7795]

THANKS!!!😍

[@eddiecollins7665]

Ever since Vax did an insight check on Keyleth back in the underdark he’s been growing more and more big-brotherly towards her. I say our handsome sneaky rogue may have developed a crush on our druid.

[@vispiguel]

yess I'm totally shipping it

[@emorockerrl]

You don’t even know the have of it just wait yes ship them for sure

[@annalisasteinnes]

You can see Marisha gets a flash of insight about this when Liam says he's going to be Keyleth's assistant during her spell writing marathon. She gets this look of surprised, happy realization on her face.

[@juleskessler5243]

Not sure big brother is the right term but yeah, it’s adorable. Go back to episode 10 at 2:28:50, Vax slaps Keyleth out of the scry spell on K’Varn and we get a very cute half smile from him.

[@elmatilda]

@@juleskessler5243 oh my god just went back and looked at that and his smile is so adorable

[@B0TFrosty]

I love how the party was kinda suspect and mistrustful of Teera and then when they ask her for her age and she says "I don't know" they immediately get attached lol

[@Hoztyle619]

I like how Scanlan has been pressing Tiberius for a couple of episodes now about his antics during the fight with the beholder. Kinda reflects how Sam and the other players start to feel about Orion's bullshit.

[@AnneIllustrating]

55:55 Grog and Scanlan confirmed for Groot and Rocket.

[@justadummy8076]

The director of the GotG movie is a DnD fan and plays with Joe Manganiello so it could be inspired

[@hammdogporkington3058]

I am Grog

[@k0pstl939]

Pike as yandu

[@Darksnakemrniceguy]

@@walking_trees2371 just letting you know you can like now ;P

[@jesselindsey9760]

9:48 You know, up until now, Liam was my favourite member. But Taliesin's instinctive "oh, gonna drink this" and his reaction speaks to me and reminds me a lot of a friend I haven't spoken to in a long time. He has officially cemented hiself as my favourite cast member.

[@elminsters]

0:06:54 - Orion sings and the group joins in 0:07:12 - Game starts, Part 1 begins 0:09:56 - Vex messes with Scanlan's ability to identify which is Vex and which is Vax 0:19:09 - Scanlan refers to the awesome hat he is wearing, which he knows that Tiberius wants 0:23:32 - Gilmore! 0:44:31 - Scanlan sings a song of inspiration for Percy 0:48:59 - Pikes holy symbol has repaired itself after she did some introspection 0:51:43 - Pike heals Vax's foot 0:55:25 - Groggs gets a 4 on a persuasion role and that's with the best which gives a persuasion bonus 0:55:56 - Scanlan has Grogg's back and won't let that 4 stand in his way 1:01:52 - Scanlan protests that he would never use the potion to spy on Pike naked 1:06:47 - Grogg sings "say what you need to say" 1:09:03 - Is Lady Alora flirting with Tiberius? 1:12:44 - Scanlan introduces himself as the de-facto leader of the group with Tiberius as his second 1:21:32 - Vex and Pike's hair blow in the wind 1:25:35 - Tiberius takes a selfie with the group and sky-boat in it. The DM makes a joke. 1:30:16 - Part 1 ends, Break starts 1:33:16 - The channel (as of when this episode was filmed) needs 7,000 subscribers to break even in terms of costs. 1:50:42 - Break ends 1:53:40 - Part 2 beings 1:56:30 - Grogg and Pike re-enact an iconic scene from Titanic 2:21:21 - The group sings some background music 2:28:52 - Scanlan sings to cast Bigsby's Hand 2:30:42 - Scanlan sings a song of inspiration for Vex 2:31:49 - Pike casts Hollow. Scanlan comments on this... 2:33:38 - Pike comments that her turn was a complete waste 2:55:19 - The group does the Star Trek thing 2:59:34 - The channel just hit 4,000 subscribers 3:07:51 - Scanlan sings along to the background music, making up his own lyrics 3:22:33 - Scanlan sings you miss me like the desserts miss the rain 3:24:08 - Matt asks Percy "how do you want to do this" 3:29:23 - The Captain says he would normally throw the attacker overboard, at which point, Grogg does just that. 3:34:25 - End of Part 2, game session ends. 3:36:33 - It's Matt's birthday and everyone sings Happy Birthday! 3:38:23 - We restart the game momentarily to find out if Grogg has grown a beard 3:58:48 - #Panlan

[@LingaKinga]

+Blake Dale I usually watch this on my phone so giving you a like is beyond my power.. but you make life so much easier, cheers!

[@elminsters]

Paul Blizniukas lol, thanks :)

[@LokNWykLeer]

+Blake Dale 1:59:35 Tiberius crafts a Prestidigitation scroll for Keyleth.

[@ThommeGun]

+Blake Dale 2:19:16 keyleth makes an acme cartoon

[@JohnRed53]

+Blake Dale ty

[@willieterry3159]

Matt gives Orion so many opportunities to play with the team, and he just...won't .

[@SpookySkeletonDD]

The guy is just a douche. Taints the episodes and brings everyone down.

[@Jon0326]

Matt then: Sorry I don’t have an Air Elemental Miniature, I’m usually really good with this. Matt now: No, Sam. I don’t have floating tomato miniature for your spiritual weapon.

[@BrotherPraetus]

Travis "I want to grow a fucking beard." Perfect. Sam, dealing with Gilmore "Did I give away my ruby last time?" Liam, about his afternoon with Gilmore "I almost gave away mine." Awesome ship. "Why has the music died?" *Queue PC A Capella*

[@The1WithoutFear]

For those who want to know the events of this episode without listening to the full thing (because of Orion's increasingly poor behavior, both in-game and in reality), I will be putting a brief action summation below for people to read, and doing the same with every episode from this one to Episode 27 (the last one Orion appears in). Spoilers below! - Our Story resumes with... the party standing outside of Gilmore's Glorious Goods, sorting through their new gear and dividing it amongst themselves. Listed below are what each party member has bought (with descriptions of each item's perks listed in my comment on the previous episode): Vax has a Dagger of Life-Stealing +1, Vex has a Pearl of Power, Pike has a Frostbrand shortsword & commissioned enchanted plate armor (will take an in-game month's time to be finished), Grog has a Belt of Dwarven Kind & two boxes of Gilmore's Glorious colored wax (crayons), Percy hasa tome titled A Manual on Quickness in Action & a mythril chain undershirt, Keyleth has a Ring of Protection +2, Tiberius has a Cloak of Displacement, Scanlan has Coldsnap Leather Armor +2, and sitting in the Bag of Holding are 3 superior healing potions, 6 greater healing potions, 2 potions of petrification removal, & a Ring of Evasion. - Tiberius attempts for a 3rd time to trade with Scanlan, but to no avail; Scanlan insists that he wants to think on it. Scanlan, Keyleth, & Tiberius then head back into Gilmore's to do some last-minute shopping; Scanlan inquires about a custom potion that will allow him to leave a mark in any place he's seen firsthand. Gilmore pledges to brew this within 2 days. Keyleth finds 2 books titled Essential Herbalism & The Nature of Nature (serving as a starting point on collecting alchemical components needed for potion-making). Once Scanlan is done, Tiberius asks about further enchanting an already-enchanted item. Gilmore warily tells Tiberius that such arcane abilities are obscenely rare, leaving Tiberius disappointed. Meanwhile, Vex seeks out a smith that can forge something new for Trinket. They meet Karin, a Dwarven woman who promises she will make armor for Trinket out of the Bullette hide the party collected in the Underdark. - Over the next 2 days off, each member spends their time as follows: Percy goes to his workshop & starts making both a grappling hook arrow & a more refined version of his earlier explosive arrow (3 of those; one of which was made so precisely it may carry a bonus effect). For these arrows, Vex kisses Percy on the cheek, to which he teases, "I... I'm just kissing everyone in the party now, am I? I've made my way through the twins, so who's next?" Pike secludes herself in the Temple of Saran Ray, spending time in constant prayer & apology for her violent actions in the Underdark. On the 2nd day, she feels Saran Ray touch her & reassure her of its presence; the crack in her holy symbol is gone, now looking brand new. Vax, who has been patiently waiting for his foot to finally be healed with the blessing of Saran Ray's divine touch upon Pike, sees his foot complete healed as though it were never harmed to being with. Grog visits the Laughing Lamia Tavern with Scanlan, seeking information on other goliaths nearby. Grog fails to persuade, but Scanlan manages to scare the f**k out of the whole bar. A young halfling answers in fear: "n-no...," but a human warrior informs both Scanlan & Grog that just south of Kraghammer's entranceway, a bold clan of goliaths have been daring to attack merchant caravans headed to Iman. Keyleth spends her 2 days in the keep reading her new books, taking notes and studying to learn the basics of potion-making. Tiberius locks himself away in his room, enchanting another earring so that everyone in the party can have one, rather than leaving 1 or 2 members out. He's about halfway done when the 3rd day of home-living dawns. - On Day 3, the party receives a message from the Council: "Please come hastily." Scanlan picks up his custom potion from Gilmore's, & Vex picks up Trinket's new armor from the smithy (the armor gives +2 AC & resistance to bludgeoning). While en route, the party stops at Allura's Tower so Tiberius can ask Allura about finishing the earring he'd started; she pledges to do so, as well as finishing the warp circle in the Keep. Tiberius thanks her with a purple dandy (a flower) & after some teasing from the group, they go to the Palace where they see the Council members (described in a comment on the previous episode), along with 2 envoys from Vasselheim. After some brief hesitation from Tiberius, he moves the Horn of Orcus from Grog's Bag of Holding into the Order's holy box. - Everyone heads to Cloudtop, where their airship and Captain Damon await them. Provisions are already aboard, & he attempts to answer questions before boarding. However, Keyleth - enamored by the magnificent skyline - nearly falls over a ledge. Grog saves her by holding her shirt so that she can simulate flying for a moment. Tiberius, meanwhile... **MASSIVE eyeroll**... casts "Image Capture" on the end of his staff so that he can "take a portrait of himself with the ship in the background." -__- A whistle blows, & everyone boards the ship - "We're off!" - Fast-forward 2 days, during which time: Percy & Keyleth continue studying ("Manual on Quickening..." for Percy, "Natural Herbalism" for Keyleth); Grog & Pike spend some time bonding, exploring the ship; Vax aids Keyleth in making two Polymorph scrolls - one for Vex to use on Trinket when needed, & one for Tiberius to use if he needs to save a use of Fly; Vex watches Captain Damon from atop the deck, observing his habits and leadership. On the 3rd day of the voyage, everyone is woken by the sudden lurching of the ship. Grog goes to check on Kima and the holy box while everyone else rushes topside, with Scanlan asking the captain what's wrong: 4 dragon-like beasts are surrounding the ship, & all of them are being ridden upon by humanoid creatures armed with spears, waiting for an opportunity to dismount. The battle begins! - The creatures are seen to be 3 wyverns & a griffin; despite the efforts of the twins to take out the griffin and its rider early, they don't deal enough damage to stop it from swooping in & carrying away a crewman of the ship, dropping him into the sky below to a certain death; the same fate also befalling one of the wyvern riders thanks to Tiberius' fondness for telekinesis. However, he fails to speak to the wyvern, who dives to catch its rider. Grog ties himself to the ship's left side with his chain, & Keyleth polymorphs one of the wyverns into a rabbit, damning it to a freefall as its rider lands a grappling hook toss onto the ship's right side. Thanks to Percy and Scanlan, two beasts hurl their riders; half of the enemy forces are either separated from their beasts on deck, or separated permanently. - Vex makes her way behind Grog as cover for her attack, nailing the griffin with a lightning arrow & ordering Trinket to pummel the wyvern Percy downed. However, due to the flailing of the wyvern's poisonous tail, Trinket ignores the order out of self-preservation. Vax makes a dash to the downed wyvern, and begins carving into it like a turkey. Tiberius, still not paying attention to anything but himself, turns to run from the rear of the boat towards the center deck, once again using telekinesis to... **Heavy sigh...** fling the elven griffin rider on the right side into the front-facing ballista, setting it off - firing the bolt off into the sky... nice going there, Tibs. - Keyleth, who was flung overboard by the griffin, shifts into an air elemental form, returns to the deck, & summons a small twister to fling the griffin's rider overboard. This shift in battle is short-lived, as the wyvern that Tiberius attempted to speak with has caught its rider, & over time made it's way to the rear of the ship, where the rider throws her spear into one of the arcane crystals holding up the ship! As everyone tumbles, Percy turns towards the rear & fires 2 rounds into the wyvern before it can carry Captain Damon off to kill him. Scanlan uses his Mage Hand to push the elven rider Tiberius failed to kill earlier completely off the boat, now falling to his actual death. One of the ship crewman returns to the right-side ballista & fires point-blank into the wounded griffin, sending his corpse spiraling towards the sea, & Vex uses her new grappling arrow to yank the halfling rider right off the mount of the last wyvern as her brother finishes the second one off with daggers. Then - in a rather dickish move, even for Tiberius - he calls back to Vax, saying "I like your idea," expending sorcerer points he doesn't even have to launch mystical daggers at the last wyvern, attempting to cut his wing off. -_______- - With only the last wyvern remaining (the party says they want to keep the rider alive for questioning), Percy takes aim from below, & after the last 2 shots from his first clip, the wyvern stands stunned; now is Percy's moment (HDYWTDT?). He goes full Wild West on the beast, firing all six rounds of a new clip in less than 10 seconds to finish it off. Keyleth fails to snag any parts from the body as it falls past her, & instead flies back up to the deck to reunite with everyone else. - End of Chapter: the party questions the halfling woman who's survived, & after a few questions from Grog & Tiberius (turns out they were just sky pirates & nothing more), they ask Damon what to do. Before he can finish the phrase "I would drop them norm...." Grog lets go, & Vex catches her (the grappling arrow still lodged in her shoulder from the battle), chastising Grog. Pike heals her & learns her name: Tira. Tiberius casts magic to clean her clothes & skin a bit, & the party offers her a legit job aboard the ship if she promises not to steal anything. She does so, & after Percy confirms the safety of the holy box, they all make their way below deck to rest & recoup.

[@crunchylettuce8461]

wait he's still there for episode 27?? :(( I thought he left after ep17...

[@The1WithoutFear]

@@crunchylettuce8461 Unfortunately not (hence why I have a LOT of dictation left to do). He departs after Episode 27, due to the "personal disagreements" cited by Geek & Sundry in their initial statement all those years ago. However, it's believed that Matthew, out of kindness and respect for his friend, asked permission to inhabit the role of Tiberius for a 'departure' scene of sorts, allowing the remaining cast to say goodbyes in Chapter 37 before concretely moving on in the campaign without Orion or plotholes regarding where Tiberius is/was. I haven't seen the episodes ahead of C1E16 in full yet (only pieces and parts), so trust that I will work hard to transcribe as quickly as I can over the next few days to make this easier on people. All I ask in exchange is for a like on the post, so that others can see it. ^_^

[@theuncalledfor]

@@The1WithoutFear Your request for a like is reasonable. I will not need the transcript (at least not yet) but it's nice of you to make sure it exists for those who would need it.

[@PuckisWasTaken]

(leaving a comment so this gets boosted to the top go brrrrr)

[@thefunkiestbroom5241]

I appreciate you transcribing like this since I can not stand Orions cheating and bad manners, plus never paying attention

[@oh-no-its-clara7574]

I hate to jump on the tiberius hate train but god, hearing orion describe that dagger telekinesis stunt felt like listening to a 10 year old talk about the cool stuff their sonic oc can do

[@tigereddga1394]

That's not even how telekinesis should work. I think Matt just let it roll because it was too much work to explain to him and he would find another way to powerplay anyway

[@kattriella1331]

@@Dave004 I think also, since this game has a lot of homebrew in it, Matt lets them get away with things that might TECHNICALLY not really work with the mechanics of 5e or would be an extreme bending of the rules, as long as they aren't obnoxious about it, or if it makes for a great piece of content for their game. That was the problem with Orion and how he played Tiberius. He inserted himself into things when he didn't need to, seemingly because he (either consciously or subconsciously) didn't like the spotlight being on others, and didn't like to be told he's wrong. And there's the fact that he played Tiberius as a "holier than thou" completely unironically. (I especially noticed this with his interaction with the dragonborn paladin during the episode with the council meeting, where he called her a peasant TO HER FACE, and then Orion seemed indignant when called out about it.)

[@rault114]

​@@Dave004 The difference is the intent and knowledge. Ashley was clearly a newbie back then and was trying to be creative without really knowing the details. Orion was obviously well-versed in 5e and chose to use that knowledge to attempt to cheat whenever possible while throwing fits when he was denied.

[@nymeria941]

My favorite part is when they just start singing the fight music and all go "wooOOOOOO!" like that ominous horn

[@jeshegames]

Anna Goldberg at first I thought you were talking about when they were singing living on a prayer - Journey

[@takingflight7656]

They do this almost like clockwork at the end of Campaign 2. I love it!

[@MarkZeroGaming]

+10 to Mercer for imposing disadvantage due to selfie staff.

[@pwkis]

44:30 Tinkerin' on a prayer by Scan Jovi

[@miles6283]

*Scon Jovi

[@thats_so_laven]

You are a fucking hero, man

[@herbertkraft7379]

Rewatching this episode made me realize: Keyleth enjoying the fall from the ship is just a reeeeaaaaally long foreshadowing for the Goldfish

[@adechandrahasibuan4612]

Haha, damn, man. Damn.

[@TheSolitaryGrape]

Also, when they were talking about her turning into a shark instead of an air elemental like "haha that'd be a terrible idea!" 💀

[@ethanpeterson5640]

I love their synchronized singing for Taliesin's crafting checks. This is a D&D group at its best.

[@overlardzwm]

When Vex was haggling for the armor for trinket all I could think about was "Hi I'm Commander Shepard and this is my favorite store on the citadel!" xD

[@SeductiveCrab]

I was just watching that part and thinking the same thing.

[@codyrm86]

No matter how many times this comment never gets old

[@Ultimus31]

I love how throughout the entire game it sounds like Vax has a metal bucket on his head.

[@jeshegames]

That’s the tinfoil hat he got from Clarence.

[@nielsvoorburg8108]

@@jeshegames that would be a great way to animate when someone is skyping in

[@jakebot666]

Im starting to love Percy, starting off and hearing his back story I thought he would be some edgy loner who tries to be the smartest in the room. But no he has been consistently funny, light hearted and genuinely clever

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

The description Taliesin has used repeatedly is that Percy tends to operate under the assumption that he is "the only adult in the room." So you're not really wrong in your first impression! XD

[@cadeezell]

I get that vibe with his character in the third campaign though. But he is playing jin barbarian, so makes sense to be edgy.

[@EvilRobotSteve]

In fairness I think Percy *is* an edgy loner who tries to be the smartest in the room, but what makes it work is that Taliesin doesn't have main character syndrome, nor does he try to make Percy overpowered. So when he does contribute, it carries more weight, and feels more natural to the story. I think Taliesin is a really good player. I think he was a little too quiet initially, but has really started to shine these last few episodes.

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

@@EvilRobotSteve Taliesin later mentioned that he was pretty badly depressed and trying out a series of different meds during the first 15 or so episodes. He actually used the show as a barometer, watching himself back to try to gauge how he was doing/appearing on camera. (A lot of the CR cast have been quite open about their various mental-health issues over the years; this discussion happened on the 'We Are Legion' episode of the comic book show 'The Wednesday Club' which was all about that subject.)

[@EvilRobotSteve]

@@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll Thanks. Pretty interesting to get the background on it. I hope Taliesin is feeling better now. I know depression can be pretty horrible.

[@michealapoppell9463]

"Flatter will get you everything!" Does Gilmore know I would die for him

[@Thisone109]

If he doesn't you should tell him. Remember It'll get every where 😉

[@timbrown4086]

Was Gilmore modelled after Oscar Wilde?!

[@Nixahma]

Gilmore just radiates good energy. I don’t quite know what it is, but this man *vibes.*

[@kassandraclauser8207]

Not gonna lie, I'm pretty sure Gilmore is the other-dimension version of Tulio from El Dorado.

[@morgandavis4012]

He wouldn't allow that. Generally speaking, Dead Customers are bad for business. Unless you cater to Necromancy, in which case it just makes marketing very complicated

[@canadian__ninja]

That look from Travis can only come from a husband who has seen more than his share of Laura's haggling IRL

[@ilikemusic2773]

I love how these dragon riders plan to attack the airship and in the span of 6 seconds: - a griffin gets toppled and turned upside down mid air, flinging the rider off - a wyvern gets turned into a bunny, dropping both it and the rider down - another wyvern rider gets snatched away from its mount, into the ocean Don't mess with Vox Machina.

[@honeysuckel1351]

Please give whoever is writing the subtitles a raise. (Alarmed bear noises) sent me

[@Steelrat1994]

Orion is just one of those painful for DM players that says every turn: 'and I'm doing this to oneshot everything with my magic completely ignoring any spell descriptions or rules and doing like 10 actions per turn and redacting them three times over'. And then gets frustrated that DM didn't go along with it.

[@stollwerk]

Yup

[@u34cant21see143me]

I was thinking the same thing. seeing him and how Liam plays Celab is night and day and so much better to watch. Only a few more episodes till he is gone...

[@smurphftw2008]

I was hoping the comment section of this episode would free of the constant pissing and moaning about Orion but alas, it was not to be.

[@circuscassie]

@@smurphftw2008 I mean Orion was a POS in game and off game so what did you expect

[@faithjolley6034]

​@@smurphftw2008 You know, I got through the entirety of the Mighty Nein campaign in less than a month and a half because it was so good. The characters were amazing, everyone collaborated, even though Caleb and Nott's decisions were selfish and rocky at the start, everything was handled beautifully and in character, and they changed and became team players. It's taking me much longer to get through this campaign, not because the quality is worse and the group dynamic isn't nearly as established, but because Orion is ruining it for me. We're allowed to criticize people, especially when they act like he does. If you want comment sections without complaints about Orion, get to the episodes where he's not there anymore.

[@christiandmcgee]

*Tiberius:* Has the full capability to dash, jump off the edge of the airship (very heroically probably) and dive towards the guard that was thrown off the ship by the wyvern, use sorcery points for quickened spell (which should be super easy, barely an inconvenience since Tiberius has like 40 sorcery points at level 10 anyway) cast fly as a 4th level spell with himself and the guard as targets, and absolutely and heroically save the day, at least for that guard. *Also Tiberius:* i'd like to ruin that completely functional ballista

[@ignisshadowflame1027]

Which I think that was a uncharacteristic decision from Orion because Tiberius as a character would have done that just to get attention

[@bowserbrowser6559]

Orion can't leave the show soon enough, if I was dming this game I would make his life hell untill he got the hint to respect the other players at the table. If you want a DM to constantly bend the rules for you then maybe play well with others especially on this platform centered around entertainment through amazing story telling and great personalities. In short, guys a dick.

[@XxShadow101xX]

@@bowserbrowser6559 Well you could just tell him to shove off instead of being passive-aggressive. He would pick up on that and get more aggressive and rude, just making it worse for everyone. :/ Luckily I haven't had terrible players yet, but I think ripping off the bandaid would be better.

[@ericandkylaflowers1727]

Props for using “super easy, barely an inconvenience”

[@zoltanszaszi2264]

DM: Saving the day is TIGHT! Aren't you going to run out of sorcery points though? Orion: Nah because I have like 40 sorcery points I decided. DM: But how do the rules allow that? Orion: Listen man I need you to get aaall the way off my back about the rules okay?

[@ThePerrperr]

I want them to make a 90s sitcom style opening for Critical Role.

[@Denemil]

ThePerrperr With Grog turning around over to the camera, pointing into it while winking. I'm thinking too many cooks but shorter and less creepy.

[@ThePerrperr]

Berend Brokkenpap exactly. with crt effect on the screen, too.

[@Stellafera]

Wrong decade, but your wish has been granted...

[@jhinpotion9230]

Close. Real close.

[@nicolasbehounek805]

Somehow, someway, He has seen the future

[@thatguy9186]

“It’s for Mat” *Confused mat noises* “It’s for your BARTHDAY” Matt - “OH SHIT, I TOTALLY FORGOT” He can remember all these details abt the campaign, remember all of the creatures AND remind the players abt their moves, but completely forgets his own b-day

[@NincompoopEXE]

As Pike is one of my favourite characters, I was so happy when she finally reconnected to Sarenrae. It's wonderful and a bit scary how much you connect to these players and their characters. :')

[@Ka0sNinja117]

I love how surprised they are by milestones their fans hit. I'm here AFTER the Kickstarter campaign raised a bazillion dollars.

[@PsPmoddedOUT]

Yeah I don't think the geek and sundry channel would be nearly as popular as it is without critical role

[@emilyslusarz9950]

Ethan Hensley oh absolutely not, I don’t think so either

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

So...a bazillion. I'd that more or less than a bajillion? I always forget. Teehee

[@liamwelsh4665]

@@Blasted2Oblivion aren’t they equal? Or is that Gajillion and zillion?

[@beanspud88]

And just arrived here after watching the amazon series about this show! Episode 2 is awesome!

[@teejaykaye]

1:04:50 "The arcane elements... fire, lightning... salmon..."

[@switch158]

Thats fish damage, totally different thing... lmao

[@CountryMusicMann]

That's the realm of the demon lord Dagon.

[@gokai976]

Sounds like Sheogorath shennanigans!

[@gunthereinritterdesheilige8436]

but matt forgot to mention that bears have a natural resistance to fish damage

[@Killerzerg117]

Tj Locke everything changed when the salmon nation attacked.

[@frozenepsilon5295]

Crazy how Liam in New Jersey can be more present in the game than Orion

[@DrakeSingularity]

And Sam

[@Vaillle]

Well he clearly perceived that Matt was undermining his character in the gameplay, which was only true in a sense because Orion’s play style was fairly rude and self-centered and that certainly did not ingratiate him to the DM nor party members. His mannerisms and how he conducted himself in game and at the table was discordant with the harmony of the rest of the table. Such as his obstinate response to entering the temple for the Kavarn fight, or when he “bought” a vital item without the DM’s knowledge or involvement, or when he tried to trade magic items with a players character when the player wasn’t present at the table to consent and wanted Matt to decide for a player’s character. A lot of little things that just made him insufferable at the table. Checking out during battles, trying to do too much in each turn, not being descriptive in his intent, doing things without the party’s involvement or knowledge that was purely self-motivated etc. It’s no surprise he was removed from the campaign. His etiquette was awful and was souring I’m the fun for the rest of the group. The harmony of the group after his leaving has been so much more peaceful and enjoyable.

[@innerpeace1979]

@@Vaillle I am in the process of catching up to the campaign, and this is both a revelation and a confirmation of sorts to me, considering that players get to navigate the DM's world and some modesty does anyone well. I am still not at the point to see how that played out but I did notice him also being hypocritical when directly criticizing other players [for not paying attention], then being absent for most of the rolep-lay, and intruding in some already established interaction simply because he found it somehow convenient to himself.

[@starcrafter13terran]

Grog gets ignored and scanlan the gnome intimidates everyone. I've now seen it all.

[@jamesgarlick4573]

Life's easy when you are a Bard extraordinaire! Lol

[@MisterTingles]

if Orion wasn't trying to maximize his output *literally* everytime it's his turn, everybody would be alright with alot of his problem solving, especially Matt. that turn where he used the telekinesis wyvern rider was amazing, especially trying to dragon-talk the wyvern away, not threatening to kill it, but giving it the option of 'fight with me, or go and be free somewhere other than here'. if he wasn't so dead-set on being the uber-badass of the group, the only one who can actually do things, not giving the rest of the group the respect they should have earned, Matt (or *any* DM) would be ecstatic at that particular outside the box turn, but as it is, it's just another 'oh, yes, this should throw a wrench in things, as is to be expected of my character Tiberius, who is awesome and knows all the right spells for every pickle we might find ourselves in, mostly because i bend the restrictions i should be sticking to, spending *WAY* more spells than i actually have, cause i want to, what do you mean i can't do that, poppycock!' kind of turn, that ends up being rewarded with a 'no, the wyvern is too well trained to listen to you and swoops down to pick up his rider, sorry.' credit where credit is due, but if you cultivate a strenuous relationship with the DM, you're setting yourself up for disappointment, whereas if you work with and try and stay within your character's means, the DM is going to be overjoyed to grant you that little bit of 'oh alright, i'm gonna allow it, even if it's strictly speaking not quite within the boundaries of the rules, and this is a dire situation.' and don't think i'm hating on a particular type of playstyle, the min-maxer or the rules-lawyer, *I'M* usually the guy that tries to play the super-annoying teleport happy swordmage or something and moves the figures across the board as if i was cheating at chess while flipping you the bird. i love figuring out how to most effectively and efficiently use the powers at my disposal, but you gotta be able to allow your character to hit that wall of 'i just can't do that, it's just out of my reach, i have no spell slots left to cast anything that could help, i worked my ass off to get this far and it feels like it.' instead of 'yeah, technically i can't, but i want to, so i'll do it, and if you tell me i can't, i'll be very cross and pull out one of my many magical artifacts which lets me do it after all, even though i would probably have to attune it first, forgetting completely, not to attune more than three at a time, although i should probably share these around with the group instead of having three head-slot items anyway, but screw all that, i wanna do it now and you better all thank me for it and say that i saved the day.' sorry, just irks me. it's not dissimillar to the example Matt mentioned that led him to become a DM in the first place, with his DM playing a character that he build in a ridiculous, OP fashion, not constraining himself and unbalancing the enjoyment for everybody else. It's the age-old discrepancy between Wizards and Fighters with one having the elements at their disposal and the other hitting things with a sword, often times the amount of fun for the guy playing the fighter is very minimal, waiting for the Wizard to stop controlling the stars for a minute, so they can hit the boss once and go back to sleep. but here everybody is so happy with the constraints their characters face in themselves and the world that Matt built, that Orion just sticks out like a sore thumb. Travis has *so* much downtime in between his turns, but gets so much enjoyment both out of observing his friends be awesome, and playing off of them whenever he's up, focusing on what his character could contribute to the conversation or conflict, instead of trying to crack the code of the game and beat the system. alright, i'm done.

[@floydwurst9948]

I could not disagree more. The magical artifact that he keept using was his one stone, thats were he is getting his telekinesis spells from, he offered the super powerful crown-thing to scanlan. The way I see it he was not happy but fine with the wyvern picking up that guy. But telling your DM that you want to slam a dude into a Ballista, get a nat 20 on your role just to get 7 dm out of that and then seeing how multiple other players get the chance to do-over their turns has to be frustrating. As for the Beholder fight that people keep giving him shit for: he was just the only one sticking to the original plan to fight the beholder together with the freed mindflayers.

[@lord6617]

The plan literally called for him to fly 200 feet up and drop the fomorian. It takes 2-3 turns to fly back down. The first phase of the battle was over at 3 turns in. Do the math idiots (to the complaining commentariat)

[@AllCanadiaReject]

Tiberius didn't flake, he was getting reinforcements.

[@Sandals578]

MrTingles only thing that rubs me the wrong way is the way he goes about it. Always trying to cheat the system is what I’m seeing. Granted that’s kinda the sorcerer gimmick but at some point it just comes across as obnoxious.

[@Blazcarn]

@@floydwurst9948 Except that he didn't wanted to slam the guy to the ballista, he was trying to skewer him. I noticed that most of the time he's not paying attention to what his team is doing and waste a lot of time asking what just happened, like the ballista example that was fired a turn ago. He is the most powerful character and most of the time do nothing expecting his teammates to cry for his help, only to deny it or do something "original" but ineffective. I know what he has been through and wish no one what he had to endure, but right now I'm just expecting something stupid or metagaming from him until his out.

[@Gabiii47]

Tiberius turn starts: Wha, who, what's that over there? Who's that? Wha, whu, what's that thing? So guys. What do i do? What do i do guys? Well, wha. Well i'll use telekinesis, nothing too fancy, i'll launch the moon towards earth, or half the moon if it's easier, and just bring it back and forth and back and forth and back and forth.

[@JruJewJitsu]

Lmao I cant stand him. He just flings the elf into a ballista, when he could have literally flung him off the side. At the LEAST taking him off for a few turns. Fires off a ballista bolt, which waste a turn. Deals 7 fucking damage and leaves an enemy on the board.

[@Fettman89]

Holding out on the episode he leaves on, I get creepy vibes from him with how he is with Marisha, just not interested in him or his character, but really dont want to miss 20 episodes of story.

[@nyru4922]

lmao we was pissed off during all the fight because of his two wasted rounds

[@matsh5633]

@@nyru4922 His first round wasn't even wasted, but yea, he felt that way cuz the rider didn't die.

[@traxedm1532]

@@JruJewJitsu Tiberius has a Wisdom score of like 6... seems perfectly in character to not make the common sense decision to fling the elf over the side.

[@Gldenbunny]

I just wanna say well done to Matt on how he handled letting everyone have their own moments. For roleplay it’s incredible. And so fun to watch!

[@RobertHartleyGM]

2:38:00 15 episodes in and we finally get to see Trinket earning his keep by fighting for the first time... Oh, wait, natural 1.

[@pokfen1812]

Thank you for inspiring me and awakening interest in D&D Rob. Now I am here. Catching up missed 8 years of Critical Role.

[@RobertHartleyGM]

@pokfen1812 Wow, a fan in the wild, on a comment from before I was also doing this for a living! I hate to think how deep this comment would have been buried!

[@pleasesendhelp2721]

BUT THEN EVERYTHING CHANGED WHEN THE FISH NATION ATTACKED *cuts to scene of people fleeing from a flopping fish*

[@Alkadius1993]

Cody Freed-Palmer Magikarp was the true monster all along

[@jamesgarlick4573]

#MagikarpsRevenge

[@jonathonross4842]

Please Send Help that’s just the sharknado movie

[@shadophaxx2401]

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead mans chest

[@GravitySpace24601]

The Veggietales Nineveh scene where they are slapping each other with fish.

[@JayskaTeag]

someone needs to make a shirt: Fire Damage (image of flames) Lightning Damage (image of a lightning bolt) Fish Damage (image of a salmon)

[@synthellaart1587]

Oh, I love how Matt and Taliesin discuss Percys inventions. It's somehow super nice to listen to. This whole shopping and item trading is super fun and relaxing to watch/listen to, just feels natural. Hard to explain for me. I also feel like Scanlan and Gilmore could start so much Chaos together, I love them both so much.

[@lunahaleraven6011]

"Thumper's toast." *Percy giggles*

[@natib7365]

Pike's experience at the temple of Sarenrae just . . . i'm gonna cry, mates.

[@thomashall7317]

we all feel silly sometime for feeling emotions for fake characters but we dont care

[@amethystsadachbia9885]

Me: *watching in 2019* Well, so much for that 2-week limited run T-shirt…

[@jimmygannon75]

😢😢😢 same

[@CommissarMitch]

Mood

[@jackoster7115]

feel that

[@seven-cats-3]

Mood

[@nathanielsanchez5700]

Big oof

[@GodsofGaming64]

“I don’t need validation, save it for Orion” Thank you Marisha

[@hplexicon]

ohhhhhhhhh

[@syafiqmahdi2316]

Timestamp?

[@matiaspizarro7960]

Here you go folks 3:20:19

[@johnathanflannagan2407]

That's a lie, she's constantly trying to be the loudest and most obnoxious player.

[@hplexicon]

@@johnathanflannagan2407 Orion is a he

[@MW-qt9ts]

Belt of Dwarven Kind is one of the best items I have ever encountered in a campaign. The DM gave it to me via a random roll, and upon reading the beard effect, began to track every single day that passed. At the start of each day, he'd have me toss a coin. If I lost the toss, he would shout "BEARD!" There was times where we were doing week long traveling timeskips. I started to dread that damn coin toss. I had cave hermit level beard at one point before I remembered that shaving was a thing. It was like that video where the guy tries to shave off the beard, but it kept coming back. It kept coming back.

[@fairguinevere666]

+Morgan Wood What do you mean "lost"?

[@pleasesendhelp2721]

+Just Another GAYmer. Are you familiar with a coin toss...

[@fairguinevere666]

+Cody Freed-Palmer Well yes, but you implied that to get a beard was to lose the toss, not win it.

[@pleasesendhelp2721]

+Just Another GAYmer. If the player is at a disadvantage or dislikes the beard then it would be losing the toss unless the dm is stupid or mean

[@randomlygeneratedname]

when you're a teifling with this item :( no beard for me