Stoke the Flames | Critical Role: VOX MACHINA | Episode 30

[@TwistyTurnip]

I for one welcome our new leader, Pervical Musseldorf Musketeers Sanchez Vicario the Nina the Pinta the Santa Maria von Mussel Granola von Liechtenstein Kevindorf Wesley Snipes Magneto de Rolo III.

[@P0rk_Sinigang]

You can call him "Percy".

[@joserichwin9579]

@@P0rk_Sinigang pervi*

[@VulcanWolf]

HUZZAH!

[@Nortarachanges]

I want to frame this comment ^_^

[@alexv3357]

You forgot Wulfric Brian Rahl Zorander Arryn Churchill Albright Emmerson

[@exemplar7205]

Not gonna lie it genuielly confused me when the video loaded and Geralt of Rivia started introducing the show lol

[@bl3jimhackeur191]

Imagine me now, with the new The Witcher netflix serie.

[@smiggle_smish]

Lol

[@mysticaleco7646]

Jimmy Lebel Same lol I’ve been watching it to see this now

[@Ragnarok6664]

Exemplar Gaming a new campaign heh

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

Wouldn't be surprised if Matt's dedication to DM'ing was inspired by CDPR, too. That company is _legit_ , hard on the g

[@SylntSyco]

"He *made* that!" Matt: *Quiet voice* "I have a problem...."

[@Kdannyst]

He was so serious when he said it I couldn't help but laugh

[@sailormoonnerd_]

He was so fucking serious it was amazing. So disappointed in himself

[@jeremiahsimmons7904]

He sounded so depressed and disappointed with himself when he said it

[@wingweaver415]

its how he met Taelisin actually

[@The_Taiji_Viking]

His only apparent problem is excessive awesomeness

[@justinbowers2749]

Can we just acknowledge That Matt Mercer looks Awesome as Geralt?

[@TheFrozenFlame05]

He’s Matt Mercer, he always looks awesome.

[@aymericrichard6931]

Geralt always looks awesome, especially when he impersonates Matt Mercer

[@aidanabregov1412]

What are you talking about? That is Geralt

[@paulvamos7319]

@@aymericrichard6931 Yes, awesome to the n'th degree!!🤯 He's such a good DM that you can visualize every NPC he's voiced! I wish the DM's I had growing up were half as good! Have not had a group since like 89 and I miss playing so much but, watching this is next to being in the game so I'm happy!❤‍🔥

[@agin1519]

I don’t know the character, but given how imposing and steamy Matt is just as himself, let alone his amazing writing and acting talents, I find myself questioning most of the things I had assumed about my own sexual preferences…

[@pyrrhicentropy9403]

I only just now realized that Taliesin's real name is the only one that sounds more fantasy than his character's name

[@Volition366]

You can't have taliesin without lie and sin

[@cybersearcher1041]

Κωνσταντίνος Κούρτης THIS MAN ^^^

[@Volition366]

@@cybersearcher1041 i stole it from Liam :p

[@elbruces]

Now that Orion's gone...

[@jonahbardwell551]

@@elbruces Eh, Orion is about as fantasy as Tiberius. Arguably less so since it could interpreted as vaguely historical. Taliesin on the other hand sounds like what a Percy would call their DnD character. That the reality is the other way around is kind of funny.

[@-Daidalos]

I love how everyone always says "no, you can't give in to the darkness" and stuff and Grog's just there "yep, I'm okay with brutally murdering people."

[@guidetoanything]

Grog is chaotic neutral I believe, being a barbarian he probably decided not to be completely good. Most of VM are chaotic good or neutral good.

[@beardybeardface]

Grog and Scanlan are the best.

[@Anegor]

@@guidetoanything I would say Grog's alignment isn't clear. While being fine with 'brutal murder' is neutral, seeking it so actively....dances a little on the evil side. Not entirely, but there is some mix in there. He doesn't just like fighting. He likes killing, a lot. It makes him very happy.

[@guidetoanything]

@@Anegor you're probably right, I was just going on the what I remembered of the canon of what Travis actually said about Grog, but maybe he played him a bit more evilly than neutrally. Most of the party was generally pretty selfish, but that's not always evil. (SPOILERS?) From what I recall Grog liked fighting more than killing, such as his training with his mentor Groon, and telling Keyleth that he keeps his rage in check by thinking about his family (VM). He isn't very merciful but he grows more caring about his VM family, it's pretty much his entire arc. He sees the world in black and white, and is selfish, does that make him evil or not? Hard to say but you make a good argument because he is quite aggressive.

[@Anegor]

@@guidetoanything i agree my dude. I would say that scanlan is a true chaotic neutral in comparison(befitting of a bard). He gives no fucks about killing or brutality, as long as it benefits him, but doesn't take any exceptional pleasure out of it. Grog usually...does. It's very grey and not easy to define. But i agree with your completely

[@AnneIllustrating]

I cannot get over how well Liam is developing his character. From Vax's gentle attraction towards Keyleth to his slow but sure growing trust of faith and a higher power. He is a complete delight to watch playing.

[@enigma1326]

I agree and how he keeps up his relationship to Vex as well.

[@huntermay8322]

The new drizzit

[@clayxros576]

I also love how he is a Good aligned rogue, it is so rare but he plays it so well. I say this because he did bonus damage to the Rakshasa, and they take extra damage from good aligned characters. Took me by surprise, I thought he was neutral but his level headed and moral stance sure speaks to good.

[@tetchedink7980]

@@clayxros576 I think it was more a case of him being weak to piercing weapons but thematically I hope your version is correct

[@clayxros576]

@@tetchedink7980 Rakshasa are only weak to attacks from either Good aligned or Holy(radiant) sources. It took me by surprise when his attack dealt more damage to it, but there is only one real way that would have been possible so....hey.

[@azteca06]

Timestamps Boost!! (Side note - when you find the timestamps, like them, it helps get them to the top and keeps them there) 00:20 - Announcements!! 12:30 - Game starts 16:20 - Percy explains the smoke 20:25 - Percy answers the question about who the last barrel is for 31:30 - Vex kisses Percy on the cheek 39:38 - Vax & Grog wonder where the smoke comes out of Percy 41:30 - Vampires! (Vampires?) 57:40 - Percy uses his sword/”The butt flap of my soul is down” 1:00:45 - Scanlan’s gotta pee 1:03:40 - Scanlan is duel wielding 1:04:40 - Scanlan Inspires Grog ♪ (Semi-charmed Life) 1:10:20 - Travis as Helga 1:12:45 - Keyleth does a reach around/kills 2 vampires with sun beam 1:22:40 - Scanlan gets HDYWTDT on last vampire using vicious mockery 1:34:20 - Laura grabs Travis’s boob 1:37:10 - Break starts 1:57:50 - Break ends (Percy, Vex, Keyleth, and Grog find a new place as their hideout) 2:07:50 - Nobody can say Percy’s full name (Vax and Scanlan as father and son go to a pub to try and talk to some people) 2:18:10 - Little boy Scanlan, persuasion and deception 2:21:00 - Vax is a terrible father (They talk to Keeper Yennin again) 2:35:20 - Percy reveals himself to his father’s old chancellor, Archibald Desnae 2:36:25 - CASSANDRA DE ROLO LIVES!! (They plan to attack the 2 other houses) 2:59:15 - Scanlan turns into a triceratops 3:05:15 - Game ends

[@anonymousfellow8879]

Boost

[@johannaklug7280]

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[@cinnabard955]

Boost!

[@AssortedJade]

+ bump

[@alexandertiberius1098]

FOR VOX MACHINA!!

[@ToxicSunrise132]

*Looks at Matt’s costume, which he personally handmade* My friend, you have a gift, not a problem.

[@forddurden7786]

*you have not a problem, but a gift.

[@justadummy8076]

1K likes

[@shannononeill482]

As a cosplayer...it's both. a gift and a curse. LOL

[@romanabanin2216]

He had been made many cosplays before became voice actor so he's got alot of exp

[@bonniefazman9065]

*bows low* You are a true man of culture, I wish to be like you.

[@BlueStreakStudio]

"Are you afraid you're going to hurt us, Percy?" "No. I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you." Not gonna lie, I felt my heart break here.

[@thestarrunner4743]

Yeah, my heart honestly shattered into a million pieces, like it's made of fragile glass or something; I just reached that part, and _wow._

[@bonniefazman9065]

... That was a crit.

[@lysander9957]

Its the inverse of "im not mad, im just disappointed."

[@queenofbabble24]

He critted on heartbreak roll

[@bfalves780]

If you look close , when percy anwser, he (taliesin) is looking to vex (laura) and she notice and respond, always about the little moments between this 2 characters

[@SgtSoda]

Scanlen: “Hey you! Toothy! Bite me!” *Rolls 3d4* Sam: “8 damage” Matt: *giggling* “8 damage... how do you want to do this”

[@joshstump3878]

The second time (I know of) that he got a 'how do you want to do this' after using Vicious Mockery.

[@hodor6159]

That entire sequence of Scanlen with his cock out was magnificent.

[@ClokworkGremlin]

I'm hoping *that* gets animated.

[@sorarxnightshade7822]

Do you have a time stamp for that

[@25taylor91]

I was the 500th like. 👍🏻

[@stephenhenderson6143]

Matt handled telling us about the letting go of Orion with absoloute class, promoting his twitch channel and just asking for respect.

[@Spooki_Gh0st]

when/where is this mentioned?

[@ravengoinglive4928]

@@Spooki_Gh0st at the start of the ep. In the announcements

[@mingodingo]

And to this day the fans pat Matt on the back while happily disrespecting his wishes and continue to hate Orion

[@thespankmyfrank]

@@mingodingo To be fair, more shit came out after this ep was released so people do have reason to dislike him. It's more grown up to just let it go, but some people just like to be dicks.

[@underthependulum3484]

@thespankmyfrank The guy verbally and physically abused everyone around him but sure. Forgive and love him cause it's "mature". Or grow a backbone.

[@grilledleeks6514]

Taliesin is such an enjoyable player. Never prevents anyone else from having the spotlight, never argues with the DM, never tries to power game. Just a good dude all around, kudos!

[@jakecurry7367]

Those borderline interrogation scenes were cringey ASF. Bro just answer the questions. Take your hands off your face, and stop making Percy such a verbally side stepping wimp. It'd be so frustrating being Liam just trying to get answers, and having not a single of his questions actually answered. I'd get frustrated and tell everyone I get up to get some wine and then stop paying attention to the Telemundo Melodrama taking place.

[@buttmunchmcnugget328]

You must be watching a different show....

[@WolfGoddess77]

@@jakecurry7367 To be fair, I can understand Percy reacting like this. He's coming back to the place that scarred him so horribly it literally changed his physical appearance. To say nothing of the mental wounds that are probably left behind. It's probably incredibly difficult for him to talk about any aspect of what happened to him.

[@clayxros576]

@@jakecurry7367 Dont forget becoming a tech-warlock for some entity of revenge. That tor sure doesnt help.

[@jonahyogman6282]

@@jakecurry7367 Percy has been through messed up stuff, and everyone expects him to explain yet another terrifying thing that has happened to him when he doesn't even know the reason himself.

[@seanmontgomery2620]

Sam- rolls a 39 for persuasion Matt- look of absolute disbelief

[@Anegor]

Bards yo. They are scary for any DM.

[@clayxros576]

@@Anegor They dont have scanlan talk much to give Matt a break from the nonsense

[@toomanyschoolponies]

I've had a bard, who, with her bardic knowledge, literally rolled in the 40s. Woman knew everything. Also, she'd convince people of just about anything, but if she was lying they still might crinkle their noses.

[@vailedshaman3334]

@@toomanyschoolponies my bard got a 38 and I had the ability to threaten the Dm with "I can make it higher, we don't want that and I think this piece of bread is not worth that"

[@THE_Raichu_Stan]

Not very persuasive😂

[@frankichiro]

00:08:43 - Start of part 1 00:11:32 - End of recap 00:11:51 - Liam feels a bit out of character, the party can relate 00:14:55 - "Burt, your mustache is falling off" 00:16:07 - Taliesin can't handle Mercer's eyes 00:16:22 - Percy's tale 00:28:01 - Liam can't look at Sam with a straight face 00:28:45 - #PedoStash 00:29:08 - Vex makes a reference to a pre-stream moment when Scanlan and Grog decapitated a pony in order to scare off some wizards 00:33:21 - "Get a beat on the vibe" 00:39:01 - Bagel? 00:42:37 - "I can't move in this" 00:44:28 - Laura reminds Mercer about their chainmail collars 00:47:03 - Vex wakes up the party 00:47:49 - Laura rolls a natural 20 00:51:10 - Mercer is scary 00:51:32 - Travis is girly 00:52:00 - Marisha is Jimmy-Falloning (breaking character by laughing) 00:55:38 - Mercer has some good news regarding Sams "Jack of all Trades" ability 00:56:37 - Laura rolls a 1 and throws away the die 00:57:32 - Percy uses a sword 01:00:57 - Scanlan uses... "dual wielding" 01:04:37 - Scanlan inspires Grog, and Mercer (Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind) 01:06:39 - Liam confirms that there's no difference between their old home game and this 01:09:19 - #VampiresAintShit 01:10:22 - Sam and Travis flirt, and Mercer makes it canon (not really) 01:12:44 - Keyleth does a reacharound on Scanlan 01:14:51 - Sam and Marisha sings "Let the Sunshine In" from Aquarius 01:18:33 - Sam pulls a David Caruso 01:21:29 - Scanlan kills a vampire with Vicious Mockery 01:25:33 - Sam has an important question for Liam 01:28:00 - Liam does a Kevin Costner in JFK 01:29:03 - "Half elves, what what?" 01:29:19 - Is Geralt Solid Snake? 01:29:51 - Grog and Trinket plays hand slaps 01:32:44 - Mercer explains what Corruption does to Percy 01:34:03 - Sam confuses Mercer 01:34:24 - Laura cops a feel on Travis 01:34:43 - "Fart the sun at the vampires and they're done" 01:35:31 - Scanlan sings for Seeming spell (what song?) 01:36:46 - Travis and Laura thinks of the same code word 01:37:18 - End of part 1 01:54:28 - Start of part 2 01:56:40 - Burt and Helga breaks up 01:58:03 - "Papa" 02:02:15 - Jordana Whisk 02:08:02 - The party makes an attempt to say Percy's full name 02:09:23 - [Video freezes] 02:09:55 - [Video resumes] 02:14:35 - "Call Child Protective Services..." 02:15:27 - "My name is Tad" 02:18:07 - Scanlan being Tad 02:19:07 - Sam rolls 39 for persuation, Mercer is in shock 02:20:43 - Vax gets told to treat his boy better 02:23:35 - "Pelor has returned" 02:29:04 - Tea time 02:31:58 - The Ziggurat 02:32:50 - Archibald Desnay 02:36:23 - Holy plot twist, Batman! 02:37:38 - Vox Machina! 02:46:48 - "I did it a little in college, it's fun" 02:47:17 - Marisha tries a very far-fetched explanation but the party refuse it 02:49:18 - "It's a Kill Trinket Arrow" 02:51:58 - "And if I die... tell Pike I love her" 02:59:16 - Scanlan is a master of surprises 03:05:11 - End of part 2 03:05:57 - Travis jumps up and down in his skirt 03:06:05 - Mercer explains how he made his armor 03:07:28 - Liam explains how characters puts away their stuff in motion captioning 03:08:40 - "We heard your voice at Target" 03:13:29 - Sam's mom, A.K.A. Momlin, makes an appearance 03:14:32 - Parent's reaction to D&D

[@ataberkdedemen9802]

You are doing a very good service for the community.

[@joeyuzwa891]

I want toi call you flando so badly right now

[@melodious4273]

The seeming song that Sam sang was ‘See Me, Feel Me’ by The Who

[@kafnfriends]

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[@yasminafarih3681]

*ASCEND*

[@zsuwolf]

Taliesin: Those eyes make you look far more sarcastic than they normally do. Matt: DO THEY 👀👀👀

[@briegookin2112]

Might be that they have Sheogorath vibes to em.

[@zap9124]

Love how they were joking about Percy's full name and its pronunciation and how none of them could get it right and then Matt just kills it at the end.

[@matsh5633]

That was sick. An RP mic drop.

[@toof987]

he probably has it written down in his notes

[@cospaws8810]

toof987 but still, he said it so smoothly, that’s the hard part

[@jackmcfarlane7173]

​@@cospaws8810 well he is a voice actor, he practically adds his IRL proficiency bonus cold reading from a page

[@KyleMaxwell]

"Are you afraid you're going to hurt us?" "No. I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you." Oh my heart.

[@m.josephcooley341]

🥺

[@bbd121]

Wait, did I miss this? Who said this? May I have a time stamp?

[@VarietyFox420]

@@bbd121 23:15

[@toryfox4580]

Loved that moment, definitely a tortured soul

[@b2theill785]

*lump in throat, tear down cheek*

[@bulletmonkeyxp]

Travis and sam start role-playing that they had a one night stand Matt whispers quietly "its cannon" 1:10:24

[@jamesgarlick4573]

Like number 69! Yahoo!

[@lukasasmuth1653]

@@jamesgarlick4573 congratulations my friend, you did it!

[@clayxros576]

Matt either has no idea what he has unleashed, or knows exactly what hes done, and I dunno what scares me more

[@vaibhavguptawho]

Hilarious, but please. It's "canon".

[@shelbykutil9743]

Campaign 1: Liam’s character tries to talk Taliesan’s character that this revenge isn’t necessarily the answer, Campaign 2: Taliesan’s character is trying to talk Liam’s character that his revenge isn’t necessarily the answer. Parallelism!

[@DrakeOVoiceOvers]

I've actually noticed Taliesin's characters and Liam's characters in all campaigns have some correlation to each other. One or the other happens. In camp 3, Ashton is part dunamancy -> Caleb's Studies/Revenge -> Percy's Revenge

[@mohj6042]

No spoilers but is taliesan's characters in campaign 2 and 3 as awesome as percy

[@PercivalTime]

​@@mohj6042 As a massive Cr and Taliesin fan, I'd say so yeah! I'd really reccomend all of it!

[@breebree2842]

C3 - return to Liam's character talking to Taliesin's character about how this type of revenge isn't the answer. Lol. If we don't get a c4 where Tal's character takes his turn to talk Liam's character down, I'll be so bummed lmao.

[@dougmelis611]

It’s like poetry, it rhymes!

[@conormcbride136]

Toss a coin to your DM, Oh’ Natural Twenty, Oh’ Natural Twenty, Oooohhh. Toss a coin to your DM, Every Thursday (7pm PT) a priority.

[@Rellyks]

Didn't came for that, but i'm not complaining

[@jacksonh6797]

Rellyks Right? lol

[@vivamexico254]

@@Rellyks making the pillgramage hu?

[@Rellyks]

@@vivamexico254 revisiting old treasures

[@bandi138138]

I’m so glad I came back to see this comment

[@GetGermanized]

Matt's costume is seriously amazing! The fact that he made it makes it even better :D Props!

[@Ranger_4878]

He’s got vertical contacts

[@cartercole933]

I never knew I needed to see Matt Mercer as Geralt, but I love it

[@newtonianlaw3249]

@@cartercole933 You think they mis-casted Geralt for the adaptation? Because I am having my doubts

[@cartercole933]

Press X to doubt

[@nuru666]

@@newtonianlaw3249 Matt has THE PERFECT bone structure for Geralt's face, it's amazing

[@NEViking]

Percy: I have a plan Scanlan: We kill him Percy: That's part of it I love whenever this happens.

[@alexv3357]

Percy to Scanlan: that's part one, you don't know about 2-10 yet

[@eveoltman2533]

Watching this for the first time in 2022 is so crazy. not even just dnd-wise, but to hear all the pop culture references from 6 years ago is just insane

[@goopy9498]

hello fellow archive scryer

[@Josh_Green44]

Just watching this episode/campaign for the first time tonight!

[@MakaParamoreEvans]

literally sammmmeeee it's such a trip 😭

[@jimjam7928]

Going through all this for the first time, I'd heard about D&D before, but watching this show has made me realise that it was the narrative experience that I've always been looking for from videogames.

[@aussiegaming9097]

@@Josh_Green44 same

[@Tyler-sr6em]

"Okay first and foremost you've got to treat your boy better." That was hysterical!

[@battery2720]

"vax, let me see whats in your hand" young vax: "A KNIFE" NO!

[@alexv3357]

More like Scanlan and Percy when Scanlan gets a gun, or anyone but Jester when she gives Kiri a knife

[@battery2720]

i say that because there is part of the episode where vax just whips out his dagger in such a funny way

[@TRNFloyd]

One episode at a time.. One day I'll be caught up..

[@joefloyd5766]

right there with you

[@Harpold]

Stay strong

[@chrisweaver7132]

it is currently December 10 2016 how far along are you now

[@TRNFloyd]

Episode 44.. I've been slacking to be honest. I've just gotten to the.. [SPOILER WARNING FOR THOSE READING COMMENTS FIRST] ................ ........ .... .. . Just got to the beholder fight.

[@pilatus3606]

Floyd Hunter g

[@annaptakova3242]

Matt lost his own hitpoints when he looked at the sheet to find out that Scanlan's viscious mockery destroyed the vampire.

[@alphaarcher4723]

i love Sam's encyclopedic music knowledge. he has something for everything

[@lwstrongarm3]

I'd pay him to sing at my wedding if I could lol

[@discipleofvecna6235]

As a DM, if I had a player do this, I'd let them increase the dice by 1 level for the extra effort. Inspiration+

[@halvarianknight4477]

As a person that pulls a large part of his humor from song reference I too enjoy Sam

[@jare3959]

Between dinner theatre and improv, a bard who improvises pop song parodies was right in his wheel house.

[@awushuful]

I am watching this for the first time now and I’m stunned at his incredible improv skills

[@LW-fe9sq]

Hey all people that started watching the episode from the 1st one. We are 30 episodes There is no escape

[@Vittumainen]

Amen to that.

[@spudsdj8384]

Keyleth Of The Air Ashari love your character

[@iGuttsi]

Keyleth Of The Air Ashari I don't know what I'd do without this

[@bdijkstra1982]

When I'm caught up, I fear I'll be in need of rehab.

[@ozrithclay6921]

I got this far in 2 weeks.

[@nathanhardesty3742]

"I'm Geralt of Rivia. I made this, and I have a problem...." I freaking adore Matt

[@theronhoward1496]

you know, from a story perspective, Percy being the one to be the most effected by these points of corruption makes a lot of sense, and I'm glad the dice rolls that way

[@sanguivoir6923]

Matt: yeah, there's an Arcane Boutique- Percy, an intellectual: magic shop

[@pbgandie]

Matt deadpan looking at the camera like he's on The Office and saying "It's canon" gives me life.

[@TheXenatron]

"Bop him on the head and take him to a temple." "Dirt button." "The butt flap of my soul is down; I am well dressed." "Dorito: a strange Elven term for 'flatmate'." "Percival *incoherent gibberish* de Rolo III." "I turn into a triceratops."

[@EndlessBirthday]

All of this

[@HaloFTW2408]

1:05:13 That's so Ravenloft

[@SouthernGentBox]

Perfect summary

[@mightymouse654]

I love Travis/Grog lol. A lot of the conversation was basically: Percy "I need you to knock me out if-" Grog "say no more. I'd be happy to"

[@FFXfever]

The more I watch this series, the more Matt's dm style makes sense to me. He's super attentive, and spent huge amount of effort to getting the details down. Even his bloody cosplay are amazing.

[@awesomechainsaw]

Santa Australia yeah at this point I’m starting to wonder if he has some form of OCD that just prevents him from stopping working until things are perfect.

[@aidenjames4754]

@Aidan Hall I mean will Wheaton's episodes are basically proof of that already

[@MichaelNNY]

Id like to think I am as good, then I realize that I just do not have the voice acting skills, so all of my NPCs sound like either a gruff dwarf, a harried shopkeeper, or an over the top tavern wench. Thats all I can do.

[@jonathonbartos3061]

@@MichaelNNY But that's okay. There is a lot more to DMing than doing character voices. Matt is a trained voice actor, his *job* is doing voices, so of course he brings that. The most important thing you can actually take from Matt's DMing style is his control of the table. He knows when things are getting out of hand, and how to calmly bring his players back in line. It has helped me immensely.

[@NoriMori1992]

Right? The amount of effort and dedication he puts into this consistently blows my mind.

[@Micats.19]

My favorite chat comment ever: “Percival Twizlers KitKat Rolos the Third” XD 2:11:01

[@techoutsider5631]

Well, he’s sweet at heart... ;~D

[@doctorbath-o7]

my favourite will always be when tiberius contacts his father about using the draconian army and theres a message in chat that says 'dear son --- no'

[@samuelparis7218]

HOW. how do Sam and Liam run so smoothly together in roleplay while being asshats yet actually accomplishing things

[@eleuuuuu]

Unironically, power of friendship. The bastards have been together for so long that they can double-up on each other's master plans.

[@urrinor]

I was listening to that part headphones on walking down the street and just couldnt stop laughing. They were so funny together man

[@shannononeill482]

I still think they're secretly married to each other and their respective wives are perfectly fine with it.

[@doctorbath-o7]

because theyre married, duh

[@BBTManiac]

That entire sequence was fucking brilliant, superb and impactful performance. Definitely dialed in the seeking and scoping out rebellious potentials

[@phoogoo]

Trying to listen to Percy's backstory with the ominous music while looking at tavern wench Travis and Burt Reynolds Sam I can't hold it together.

[@ArenKae]

I'm watching this series for the very first time, and nothing has cemented my love for it more than Matthew Mercer opening the stream dressed as Geralt of Rivia. And also Travis -- I was DYING.

[@dovearchambault9229]

I caught a glance of Travis and burst out in laughter.

[@michaelcross7665]

Peasant boy scanlan is a god damn national treasure

[@S_047]

So much abuse towards him tho.. I laughed every minute

[@criz1394]

Bro, I cracked up the entire time. Plus gruff, mean ass Patrick being such a secret softy towards the abused little boy was just wholesome

[@ghastlybespoke9541]

scanlan in general is a national treasure

[@dseray9494]

There comes a point where one's Deception is so high that one can do whatever one wants, and lie their way out of the consequences

[@shannononeill482]

He's just channeling his time as Gavroche from Les Mis. :)

[@LeUndeadDrugDemon]

I am loving Percys storyline. Holy shit. It's so well done and so well executed. Matt is prepared for everything. A master DM definitely. And the characters, the constant conflict within the group regarding Percy's intentions and health, Scanlan being the best peasant boy possible xD, and the whole group dishing out damage left right and center. If the more recent episodes are as good as these I'm gonna be invested for a long time once again.

[@guy31978]

Scanlan *is* the best at being a peasant boy ^_^

[@mr.smithsgovermentclass4556]

If you haven't seen the latest episode, Scanlan was in top form, both in combat and RPing.

[@joshuaparker8482]

cc by m

[@lightschunk]

OoSacrificaLoO Percy is doing excellent roleplaying too. He’s clearly a veteran player. This storyline feels so personal.

[@dirkstrider4820]

Commander Shepherd I'm loving it so far. I am very excited for Grog's personal story.

[@Mister_Mag00]

"I turn into a triceratops" the look on matt's face is friggen priceless

[@michaellanorby8713]

that is DM horror if ever I've seen it

[@kilplixfan1]

I fucking can't, they're all being serious when listening to Percy's dramatic story and fucking Burt Reynolds is sitting there fiddling with some dice and trying to keep his mustache on XD

[@vishwaramesh]

I fucking love the but who typed "Percival Twizzlers KitKat Rollo's the third" in chat. I burst out laughing at work.

[@whisper6330]

Vishwa Ramesh 2:11:00

[@timibershoff494]

It's so awesome that Matt decided to go with Talesin's idea of forming a rebellion against the Briarwoods. That's the kind of DM who REALLY makes a D&D campaign into a special story.

[@danielbeshers1689]

It takes a very confident and practiced storyteller to hand a player a pile of iron and a hammer and say "Your turn to lay the track."

[@Lucifronz]

I'm glad he didn't railroad them into doing whatever it was he intended. It's not that it couldn't have been good, but sometimes your players know the kind of story that would be the most fun to experience and Matt's got the skill as a DM/GM to make it work. How the hell he manages to remember as much as he can, and prepare as many sets and scenarios as he does, I don't know, but it's a marvel to see.

[@infinityseven5924]

@@Lucifronz He definitely spends quite a lot of time preparing these things. I'm sure he loves it. He offers a number of potential paths and just further develops whichever one they choose or designs a completely new one if they choose to do something else. He talked about it at the end of campaign two and probably several other places I just haven't seen.

[@Dominion69420]

​@@Lucifronz He only really railroads them when there's no real other option (i.e. the pit fight and hydra at vasselhiem when they had no fucking clue what to do, and the Roc cowscapade when Talesin was unable to make it and couldnt progress the briarwood story) And when he does he does it really well I mean this is the guy who builds up entire towns (see the temple discussion between matt and Talesin as an example) so he can go along with whatever the party wants.

[@Sesquedoodle]

As a DM, I love when my players come up with stuff like that because they always love when I go with it AND it's actually less work for me to prep adventures that way.

[@angelaoneal5169]

57:56 Taliesin: "The butt flap of my soul is down. I'm well-dressed at the moment." (I love him SOOOOO much!)

[@queenofbabble24]

Liam having to hold a turn because of Sam killing him with laughter is the purest thing

[@sweebos]

Liam's wholehearted laughs are maybe my favorite thing to witness on this show. 😄

[@BaughbeSauce]

Sam came in and just cast Tasha's on EVERYONE

[@nomadskout9862]

00:20 - Announcements!! 12:30 - Game starts 16:20 - Percy explains the smoke 20:25 - Percy answers the question about who the last barrel is for 31:30 - Vex kisses Percy on the cheek 39:38 - Vax & Grog wonder where the smoke comes out of Percy 41:30 - Vampires! (Vampires?) 57:40 - Percy uses his sword/”The butt flap of my soul is down” 1:00:45 - Scanlan’s gotta pee 1:03:40 - Scanlan is duel wielding 1:04:40 - Scanlan Inspires Grog ♪ (Semi-charmed Life) 1:10:20 - Travis as Helga 1:12:45 - Keyleth does a reach around/kills 2 vampires with sun beam 1:22:40 - Scanlan gets HDYWTDT on last vampire using vicious mockery 1:34:20 - Laura grabs Travis’s boob 1:37:10 - Break starts 1:57:50 - Break ends 2:07:50 - Nobody can say Percy’s full name 2:18:10 - Little boy Scanlan, persuasion and deception 2:21:00 - Vax is a terrible father 2:35:20 - Percy reveals himself to his father’s old chancellor, Archibald Desnae 2:36:25 - CASSANDRA DE ROLO LIVES!! 2:59:15 - Scanlan turns into a triceratops 3:05:15 - Game ends

[@crimsondragon9094]

Boost

[@rparks2010]

Bump

[@taylortropiano6866]

Bump

[@user-Aaron-]

Audio & video glitch from 2:09:23 - 2:09:54

[@chloewingate]

Bump

[@magerr98]

So Scanlan has killed 3 actual creatures just by saying mean words to them. I love Scanlan.

[@dresdencypher]

One of them was a watery suicide if I remember right

[@magerr98]

Yep x) you ugly! you ugly! yo mama said you ugly!

[@jiggityjack8113]

Words hurt

[@soldier1stclass640]

Thats probably my favorite Scanlan moment,when he killed that Duergar

[@lukasasmuth1653]

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words could fucking kill me.

[@holeegwakamolee6804]

Grogs quiet implication to Percival that "nah its fine, its ok you handle your business the way you feel like you've got too," is too amazing.

[@Xeno-ou1nc]

Percy's explanation about the names, with the 6th one being for all the other people that he would have to hurt to get to the other 5 names was fucking poetic. Think Percy might just be my new favorite character.

[@austinm5489]

2:19:06 Matt: Make a Persuasion roll and a Deception Roll; back to back Scanlan: Oh, jesus, ok... Scanlan: *rolls* Scanlan:... Scanlan: Okay, persuasion, *39* Matt: 0_0 Matt's face to Sam's extremely high roll is the best face he has made on this series lol

[@InvaderZed]

Everytime the party is in long RP discussions I look over to the DM to try to determine what he's thinking next. But all I get is the cold stare of Geralt of Rivia. It's got me like 3 times now and I'm only at the fog monster things

[@shelliedisalvo6559]

“Hm. Looks like rain”

[@mikahael1]

@@shelliedisalvo6559 Winds howling

[@samuelleask1132]

@@mikahael1”damn, you’re ugly”

[@Pegaryx]

"This stake was ... well done." *takes off sunglasses* [YEEEEEAAAH!]

[@caffeinesystem]

"I've heard a cough like that before, and it's probably syphilis." No one ruins a touching/intense moment like Scanlan. :'D

[@tairneanaich]

Oh I just realised that this is echoed in Campaign Two with those useless bandits they keep running into

[@Trevbot789]

I was just about to say C2, the Extreme Syphilis epidemic

[@Reblwitoutacause]

Bards are made from comedic relief in physical form.

[@Reepicheep-1]

Love that Syphilis was Liam's immediate go-to!

[@Stronghand-yw1lk]

For a while now I have been thinking that I liked Orion and Tiberius better than I do Sam and Scanlan. And this episode has firmly cemented that opinion into fact because of the urine scene. I found that disgusting and abhorrent.

[@oloughla]

Man, Sam Reigel is an absolute improve champion. The guy brings it EVERY SINGLE WEEK with the inspiration songs.

[@orvixvaxis]

+oloughla And the part with just Scanlan and Vex was epic in this xD

[@Bluemangrup]

+oloughla Just to let you know it's spelled improv. But I totally agree with you :)

[@skyharkness9738]

+Tom Davies I love Scalan and Vex moments so hard!

[@skyharkness9738]

+Sky Harkness *Scanlan

[@Sparrow141420]

I love him SO MUCH

[@MrsMster]

Taken from littlecajunlady's Tumblr. Please read bottom of comment for a lil message from me 00:30 - Orion announced to no longer be on the show 12:30 - Game starts 16:20 - Percy explains the smoke 20:25 - Percy answers the question about who the last barrel is for 31:30 - Vex kisses Percy on the cheek 39:38 - Vax & Grog wonder where the smoke comes out of Percy 41:30 - Vampires! (Vampires?) 57:40 - Percy uses his sword/”The butt flap of my soul is down” 1:00:45 - Scanlan’s gotta pee 1:03:40 - Scanlan is duel wielding 1:04:40 - Scanlan Inspires Grog ♪ (Semi-charmed Life) 1:10:20 - Travis as Helga 1:12:45 - Keyleth does a reach around/kills 2 vampires with sun beam 1:22:40 - Scanlan gets HDYWTDT on last vampire using vicious mockery 1:34:20 - Laura grabs Travis’s boob 1:37:10 - Break starts 1:57:50 - Break ends (Percy, Vex, Keyleth, and Grog find a new place as their hideout) 2:07:50 - Nobody can say Percy’s full name (Vax and Scanlan as father and son go to a pub to try and talk to some people) 2:18:10 - Little boy Scanlan, persuasion and deception 2:21:00 - Vax is a terrible father (They talk to Keeper Yennin again) 2:35:20 - Percy reveals himself to his father’s old chancellor, Archibald Desnae 2:36:25 - CASSANDRA DE ROLO LIVES!! (They plan to attack the 2 other houses) 2:59:15 - Scanlan turns into a triceratops 3:05:15 - Game ends I'm aware these timestamps get posted in the series' comments quite a bit, so I'm not saying I found these first or anything like that. I'm posting them for me as they're good timestamps and they're at the top for me, but if I help someone else by reposting it then great! Edit: Formatting

[@jasonpaulino294]

Thanks

[@XxFreeakyxX]

very much appreciated!

[@Evalyne]

Commenting to raise on the comment thread.

[@Grrrr1997]

Boost

[@alvinfong1449]

boost with thanks

[@Kristina__K]

Matt's "I have a problem" in the beginning was so cute :D Every cosplayer can relate ;) x

[@skyharkness9738]

IA that was plain adorbs.

[@iamthenatehawk1537]

yeah it was pretty funny I actually laugh out loud every time I see it

[@jessh7955]

I was sooooo cute and I could defs relate XD

[@Zeroaegis]

The last one almost sounded like a plea for help.

[@katerinahemstad6158]

YES! It was so adorable, but I can totally relate...

[@cjwharton1]

"Guide us, Percival Fredrichstein von Musell Kowalski de Rolo III. Guide us, Vox Machina." oh man...

[@manaphy0993]

Kowalski, analysis

[@alexanderlucard4810]

Manaphy099 “they are doomed, sir.”

[@mrcopycat2355]

I can just imagine Matt practicing that tongue-twister a hundred times JUST TO GET IT RIGHT at the perfect moment

[@maria2]

"I'm agreeing with the women because I want to live to see the morning", wise words, Percival, wise words

[@bonniefazman9065]

Indeed, truly wise.

[@IdentityCrisisCosplay]

Very wise.

[@shelbynash7722]

This ep is always a little cringey to me and that line saves the whole thing. Smart man Percival.

[@alhemičarka]

@Lux Umbra can be taken one of two ways, but the latter is the funny one: he either agrees with them because he thinks they would get killed by the morning OR because he's afraid of them - wreaking havoc in general or just fucking up their teammates cause they're being idiots Could also be a lowkey sexist joke along the of "oh don't wanna piss off the wife" or "these crazy bitches will kill us if we disagree" but it's Taliesin so I choose to believe he's better than that

[@Stronghand-yw1lk]

@@alhemičarka that's not sexist, that's just fact. Women can be overly sensitive and dramatic. 🤷‍♂️but I'm a straight white male, so what do I know.

[@briansandford3596]

Laura's crazy old lady persona is easily good enough to base a whole character on.

[@danielbeshers1689]

I think those are the moments that really wow me with how astonishingly good the cast are as actors. Yes, they have intense, emotional moments as their actual characters, I'm not at all knocking that, but the way they're all able to just fall into a character with consistent and believable traits whenever the situation calls for it is incredibly impressive. They're genuinely superb actors of both copious natural talent and highly polished, well concealed training in and dedication to their craft.

[@furrybastard27]

I knew Laudna seemed familiar

[@evanpb]

"Bop 'im on the head and take 'im to a temple." - Grog flexes his wisdom

[@julian7247]

Honestly whenever it comes to questions of morality Grogs common sense shines thrue

[@mrcopycat2355]

*Matt:* -says Percy's full name perfectly- *Players:* -go wild- *Me:* -barely trying to contain my scream so as to not wake up my neighbors-

[@jacobcrumpton4643]

unless I take it slowly,I get tongue tied on Fredrickson. seriously, could Tal have chosen a harder name than Percival Fredrickson von mussel Kowalski de rolo the third (but you can call him percy ;) )?

[@rhondacumbo7356]

@@jacobcrumpton4643 There are several suggestions higher in the thread, but I agree he went for the gusto there.

[@lezzleee]

I loved this after he landed such an emotional grenade in the plot as well.

[@thedanishcatgirl3205]

@@jacobcrumpton4643 it helps when you’re Scandinavian Fredrickson is just an English version of Frederiksen meaning son of Fredrick. Von is German and Kowalski is Polish. It also helps if you are used to guessing how to pronounce weird fantasy names from books.

[@rhokesh4391]

I mean... speaking as someone who can manage Der satanarchäolügenialkohöllische Wunschpunsch without a hitch...

[@nejc1821]

"Liam doesn't know how to use knives or swords at all" "He'll learn in time." All Work No Play is truly a blessing.

[@disasterdrvid]

Seeing how much Taliesin gets into being Percy is genuinely heartwarming. You can feel how attached he is to the character 😭

[@leonielson7138]

The entire cast is riveted by Sam Riegel's performance - they literally did not look away from his little-boy-in-the-tavern performance

[@MrFragglerock75]

This show is a literal goldmine of entertainment and the day I catch up with the Twitch live stream I'll be a sad fraggle. Cause now I'm basically watching every episode back to back as if I'm binge watching a Netflix show and soon it'll be only 1 episode a week.

[@TheAod411]

axeman515 what's your favorite foreshadowing moment?

[@darrenkalkwarf4695]

This sad fraggle, figures if he can watch 2 episodes a day, I still have about 2 months before I am caught up. And that is skipping a lot of stuff I would normally watch on tv etc...

[@RPGManoWar]

You say foreshadowing, I say "said them and realized how fucking awesome it was and wrote them into the story." Not to take away from Matt's skill, cause he's a creative mastermind

[@TheMightyNope]

Darren Kalkwarf I've literally not slept in about 6 days watching critical role straight non stop, I'm gonna be so sad when i only get an episode a week

[@TheFuryHasCome]

Michael Ashwell Started watching this 2 weeks back. I've got about 85 episodes left. I'm gonna take my sweet time watching 1 or 2 a day. I love this too much to let it end so quickly.

[@paulkline1574]

"I would like to rage.." While twirling his hair. LOL

[@MrAngelEGR]

Taliesin is mindboggling. When he coughs I don't know anymore if it's real cough or him playing his corruption.

[@Tankenheimer.]

anyone else notice Matt has resting witcher face

[@nathanielkeys3597]

Years later, this comment stills kills!!!

[@99bagulhos56]

@@nathanielkeys3597 a year later, yours does too!

[@michaelnello9459]

@@99bagulhos56 time grows shorter, yours kills just as good a month later!

[@RhiDElton]

Laura rolls another 1 and throws the dice away. "That's the one Will gave me". Liam rolls eyes *well of course it's cursed then!*

[@clayxros576]

No such thing as magic or curses in the real world.....but....

[@alexgulino335]

@@clayxros576 but there are off weight dice and the dice don't just roll themselves. Its too complex for us to calculate on the fly but there is a formula for how to roll dice exactly, depending on how you're holding them to roll the exact same thing every time in the same place. Thousands of variables that each have an effect which makes it nearly impossible to figure out, but if it obeys physics, you can calculate it. Maybe Laura rolls a certain way unconsciously when she believes it's going to be bad and holds it similarly as well leading to a statistical anomaly in her rolls depending on her feelings. Believing you know for certain that magic and curses(which don't have a scientific definition) don't exist seems way more ridiculous than someone who believes they could. I mean, you get close enough to a black hole and the things that happen would meet the average persons idea of what magic is.

[@TheDraven9119]

@@clayxros576 you cant really believe that can you? Have you seen Wil Wheaton roll?

[@clayxros576]

@@TheDraven9119 I maintain such things dont exist. But I also cannot explain that

[@OutlawWalker]

Got a friend who has a "curse" like that, weird to watch him roll, and lord help you if he touches you, he can hand it off for the day if he wants

[@MrDavidock]

The bit with Vax and Scanlan in the tavern was phenomenal

[@LosingLara]

Sam in VM: "I call everything a Scanlan" Sam in M9: "Why is every spell named after Caleb???!!!"

[@christopherfleetwood5252]

Except Bigby’s Hand Ironically 😂

[@Jindomess]

the small little skips in story where it freezes for a minute makes me cry

[@allycattiny]

I know we didn't get the reaction of the women Percy said his name to!

[@captcorajus]

"First off you gotta treat your boy better." That had me losing it.

[@vincentprice713]

Omg I just watch this episode I was crying so much from laughing.

[@davidarmstrong1617]

The look on the entire cast's face when they learned that Percy's sister is alive, so priceless! This cast is a true team and a loving family. So glad the previous tension is gone!

[@whoiscaroline]

i was in class when i got to that part, it was so hard to hide my excitement when they said that (i knew that, of course, i just loved everyone’s excitement)

[@EmilyTotallynotbees]

“I’ve moved on from Scanlan and I’ve cut my hair as a sign of change” damn Travis gets women

[@__Insanity_]

I mean, there's a reason he got Laura. Or more accurately, Laura just nabbed him. She's definitely the more scary and dominant of the two. Travis is big lovely doofball himbo

[@Lucifronz]

@@__Insanity_ As hilarious as calling him a himbo is, he's smarter than that.

[@__Insanity_]

@@Lucifronz Yeah, but he exudes himbo vibes. He's an intelligent himbo

[@chibilutionaudios]

@@Lucifronz A himbo that has ascended past a himbo. Or… you could call it super himbo 2

[@JDStone-jg8cg]

@@chibilutionaudios That is both aweful and good at the same time. Like i eye rolled so hard and started to heavy sigh but it turned into a giggle and hate/love you for it lol

[@jamesmcgowan8898]

I love how vax used stakes against a banshee but now that they're fighting actual vampires he just uses his daggers.

[@b.r.papercuts3761]

In all fairness, though it’s meta knowledge because only Tiberius did the research on vampires, wood stakes only take full effect when the vampire is within their resting place. If I remember correctly, at least.

[@jamesmcgowan8898]

@@b.r.papercuts3761 yeah, I just thought it was funny.

[@JDNization]

@@b.r.papercuts3761 They already mentioned that Tibs told the group what he found out.

[@adamwelch4336]

Also his daggers are magic and wooden stakes not so much!

[@jasonreed7522]

Also before the banshee fight he put the stakes in his belt (the one to auto retrieve his daggers) and the stakes did not return. This means that tactically he has infinite daggers but limited stakes without actively retrieving them.

[@damiwayne8289]

I love that Scanlan killed a vampire with his piss. I love that that was Matt’s justification for Cutting Word killing a vampire.

[@lostkriegsguardsman8615]

Vicious mockery*

[@KaiserWilhelmthe3rd]

That RPing scene with child-scanlan and dad-vax in the bar was absolutely freaking hilarious.

[@elliotback6023]

I'm watching it at 3am and trying to be silent to not wake anyone up, needless to say i failed my stealth roll and laughed quite loudly

[@jordanlockwood527]

This is really funny in retrospect, since Liam is now playing a father figure to Sam's current character.

[@raynorshine5126]

A sneak peek to Caleb and Nott

[@neverlandhunter6988]

Ray Norshine Opposite of Nott and Caleb

[@mikekemp786]

@@jordanlockwood527 Isn't it Nott who is the parent figure? Though I'm not sure Caleb knows it.

[@hynotherhino]

21:00 I like how we zoom in on Taliesin for a serious monologue, then zoom out to see Travis the busty serving wrench

[@sirkylelennify]

Grog: "I swear by my pretty floral bonnet, I will end you"

[@dragonsrule9157]

Appreciates the Firefly reference.

[@b2theill785]

lol, yes! Had to pause so I didn't miss anything I laughed so long.

[@isaiahwelch8066]

I thought some of the Critters were also Browncoats...well played.

[@WildIndigo.STAY08]

Ok first when does this happen?! Secondly, didnt taliesin make a firefly reference in the last episode?

[@BigIceWolf90]

The Browncoat in my heart says. You can't take the sky from me.

[@shadowrain1000]

Making my own list: 5:09 - Travis Pls 5:21 - Sam Pls 7:03 - Matt has a problem 11:32 - Recap ends, game begins 11:51 - Out of character 14:55 - Mustache problems 16:07 - Special Eyes 17:19 - Percy Explains Himself 28:01 - This is a serious episode 39:38 - Vax & Grog Investigate 44:32 - Useless 51:32 - Grogette RAGE 56:53 - Laura tosses another die away 57:37 - Percy Melees! 1:00:45 - Scanlan Relieves Himself 1:03:41 - Scanlan's "Duel Wielding" 1:04:40 - Scanlan Inspires Grog 1:05:25 - Broken Liam 1:10:20 - Scanlan Hits On Helgal 1:10:41 - Matt's response 1:12:45 - Keyleth's Reach Around 1:18:33 - Well done 1:21:35 - Scanlan's Vicious Mockery 1:22:40 - Result of Scanlan's Mockery 1:34:15 - Laura Cops a Feel 1:56:30 - The Break Up :*( 1:57:00 - Matt vs Travis 2:15:25 - The Journeys End Tavern 2:19:10 - Persuasive (2:19:35 for Matt's face) 2:20:34 - Information 2:21:00 - Daddy Issues 2:32:00 - Percy Meets an Old Friend 2:36:25 - News of ANOTHER 2:37:40 - Surprise 2:59:15 - Scanceratops

[@LeyCarnifex]

shadowrain1000 this needs more thumbs up

[@AnthonyFlames275]

You missed at 1:10:41 - Matt's response to Scanlan hitting on Helga.

[@KFDanks]

56:53 Laura tosses another die away.

[@zdog925]

1:18:33 - Scanlan’s “Well done” joke

[@hp3718]

RUNNING WATER, The rain prevents any undead intrusions.. Vampires at least, from affecting Vox Machina during there assaults on the noble houses! Well played Sir Matt. Well played

[@Ktra42]

You just blew my mind. #catchingup

[@Nr4747]

Nope, rain is *not* running water, especially not light rain like the one Matt described. Matt said that you would need particularly *strong* running water to damage vampires or even just to prevent them from regenerating. The example he used was "holding their heads into waterfalls". There is *no way* that the light to average rain Matt described could be anything like having your head directly stuck into a waterfall !

[@dirkstrider4820]

Nr4747 To damage sure. But I assume even light rain would be some sort of detriment to them. Maybe not like damage but disadvantage could happen.

[@darkbunny9994]

Nr4747 Matt literally counted a piss spray as running water. I doubt that he is very big on stringent rule following.

[@matthewlu2316]

@@darkbunny9994 that was litearlly only for flavour as vicious mockery itself did like 4d4 damage or something

[@michaellanorby8713]

2:59:15 Scanlan: I turn into a triceratops Matt: *pure DM horror*

[@gabrielalejandrodoldan4722]

Es mucho

[@hararez]

Marisha: *trying to explain sky writing* "In the future, they have...." Matt, Sam, and Travis: "Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope."

[@agustinmolina6660]

i didn't really get that.

[@annafantasia]

@@agustinmolina6660 She wanted to describe sky writing as (the modern-day definition) the way airplanes write with smoke trailing behind them. But of course planes don't exist in their world. :) They were making her stick to a description that would make sense in-character :D

[@agustinmolina6660]

@@annafantasia ohhhh. got it

[@kamaljohnson2200]

"The moment that I even threaten any of you is a moment I'm not in control." This has every reason to be seen as sad/somber/weak and yet I can't help but appreciate some badass side to it

[@rachelburns5453]

The way they modeled how to get help if you're a kid and someone's hurting you literally made me cry. Like Matt legit made the NPC tell Scanlon's kid that he could come ask him for help and he stood up to the "abusive dad" outright and told him to shape up. As a kid when someone was hurting me I thought I deserved it, but if I had seen something like this modeled I might have realized that I deserved better. I sincerely appreciate the balance of Scanlon's funny bit and and the seriousness of the issue of child abuse and it's one of the reasons I love this show so much! ❤️

[@ShadyMilksYoutube]

cr are such great folks, and theyre constantly using their platform to spread good... i just luv these guys ❤

[@TheCrankymuppet]

Just a reminder- you never deserved it, it was never your fault & I hope your life is much brighter & full of the love & peace you do deserve.

[@BeinIan]

2:08:35 I love that when Laura is fully in character, even she doesn't know what she's gonna say. I'm pretty sure "Graaa... nola" started as a genuine guess and just finished itself 🤣

[@Juliett-A]

I think Matt's costume perfectly illustrates why he is one of the greatest DMs in the world.

[@cocilrow3902]

Drinking game: take a shot every time Percy covers his face in anguish when revealing exposition

[@ore0hn0]

By drinking game did you mean "fun ways to get alcohol poisoning"? Lol

[@starscream71288]

No thanks, I'd like to live.

[@ALJ9000]

“Today class, we’ll be performing an autopsy on this poor fellow who died of alcohol poisoning.”

[@Bllue]

Honey i don't want to be that drunk in less than a minute.

[@wahlflower3517]

Just everything little boy Scanlan says this episode is gold.

[@4D4plus4is4D8]

+Wahl Flower He really shined in this episode.

[@wahlflower3517]

And the fact everyone goes along with it makes it even better

[@jimjam7928]

I love the little bromance moments between Matt and Travis, they're always on the same page, not afraid to give compliments to each other, and love roaring in each other's faces.

[@vincentprice713]

2:20:00 Sam's performance as the peasant boy had me in tears for an hour. My chest hurts.

[@cormorantcolors]

Only two words must be uttered to create one of the greatest comical moments in the game. _it’s canon_

[@EmmieClassix]

I know it's all chance, but they fact that Percy get more and more corrupted the longer they stay fit SO F'ING WELL WITH THIS STORY ARC.

[@Marcieishereandqueer]

Fate is on the side of drama

[@hjkljhhkl]

Everyone: *tries saying Percy's full name* Matt: hold my ale

[@dgaan_dragonking]

What time was this?

[@aspenhunter4387]

@@dgaan_dragonking the cast trying the name is at 2:08:10 and then Mercer saying it is at 2:37:40

[@drago2021]

I'm still waiting for the day when their five minute breaks only last five minutes.

[@Karak971]

The shortest on record is 8 minutes

[@kristin7046]

or Matt just gives up and says 10 minutes

[@connerlang215]

Didn't they once say they were going into a 5 minute break, and then realize their time was off and they could continue? If I'm remembering that correctly, it may be the closest we'll ever get...

[@gordonmcghie1985]

Or, and here's a crazy thought, they could edit out the breaks before uploading episodes.

[@quaruke9489]

That meme with the skeleton comes to mind