Talks Machina panel with Brian, Marisha, Taliesin, Sam, Liam & Matt @ GenCon, IN [Spoilers C2E29]

[@bethdorny7744]

I really like how they edited some photos in the corner for reference to what the cast was talking bout.

[@tfoot22]

Yeah this is better production than the last actual official live talks machina a couple weeks ago, couldn't see anything that the cast was reacting to, nice job!

[@MsCunningLinguistic]

Yessss I super appreciate it. Thanks a bunch, Critical Scope!

[@CriticalScope]

In all fairness, they are producing a live show and we have time afterwards to look up everything. Thank you for the kind words though

[@tfoot22]

My comment was regarding the talks machina episode aired later in the week after it was recorded not the live show just to clarify. :)

[@CriticalScope]

Everyone. The fact that the video has about 15 minutes of black footage at the end was a mistake in editing. It was 3-4 AM when I noticed it and decided not to render the video again to remove it. This would've taken an extra hour. Please understand that I have a day job for which I have to show up at 8am, as this channel is a hobby/fanservice only. So I uploaded the video with the black ending to youtube (which takes another hour and more) and mentioned it in the video's description. So again, this was a mistake on my part and was not intentional at all. A viewer just told me that the basic tools on youtube itself allow for cutting up the video and removing parts. So when youtube finishes rendering that edit, everything will be ok. PS: for those wondering. Some youtubers add black footage at the end of their video to get to the 10 minute mark (youtube treats those videos differently). There is absolutely no difference between a 45 minute video and a 56 minute video. In fact, it's worse, since youtube sees people stop watching the video instead of watching til the end.

[@Sarah-wu9fz]

I love your stuff since I can't make it to cons myself. Thanks for all the work you put in!

[@jaredknight8838]

Please don't even worry about it, I'm just grateful you upload these panels.

[@hyrothesecond]

all gucci

[@mango0650]

Can you possibly pin the timestamp comments to the top when they happen.

[@CriticalScope]

Sure! Will do

[@cattysis7067]

7:39 Matt steals Liam’s water and then realizes

[@tugboatyan]

@ 12:15 - "Yeah, so much for not terrifying her..." Also now thinking, "What would've happened if Keg hadn't kept Caleb company in the dining room?"

[@Greenling]

“That shirt was a gift for my birthday from Liam O’Brien.” Top 10 Anime Betrayals

[@alphonsecoco3]

We both know that Sam fully respects Liam's treachery on a professional level. After all, Sam is the king of sham

[@SophFearne]

27:30

[@ebonyvoigt7257]

That pivotal Stunning Strike on Lorenzo from Beau is one of the crucial reasons why I’m now playing a monk in my weekly campaign that moment was SO GOOD! And I can also remember being in an overseas flight home and listening to that episode for the first time. I’m pretty sure the person sitting in front of me was slowly getting more and more pissy at me, because I was trying very hard not to squeal too much and kind of failing 😂

[@OpenPodBayDoor]

Was anyone else fascinated with the 30 second silent mini-drama with the water bottles or was it just me

[@ScorchHellfire]

13:05 Must be refreshing for Marisha to be playing a character that people generally appreciate instead of blaming for anything that goes wrong. :P

[@9til5wizard]

It's interesting to see Liam confirm Caleb as being unavailable romantically (especially with the community's ships) but it makes sense, after all, our dear Hobo-Wizard seems to be constantly on the verge of an anxious meltdown

[@Greenling]

It only occurred to me after this whole deal that there were genuinely shippers who didn’t understand this. I have relationships I want to see develop, but it’s pretty obvious that Caleb has a lot of shit he needs to deal with before he’s in any shape to deal with other people’s shit, you know?

[@heatherbiagianti8543]

Honestly I've always seen him as asexual, and since he's so fucked up at the moment more on an aromatic spectrum.

[@OspreySoul]

Yeah, the fixation in the last few days on that line and how “it wasn’t about Molly” bugs me, because that presupposes that the fans know more about Caleb than Liam. I’m glad he addressed that the way he did.

[@_vavss_]

He probably still has feelings for Astrid aswell

[@browncoatkevin]

I know what my preferred Caleb ship is, and I still ship it - I can simply say "it'll happen when Caleb has decided to become a more stable individual", as that is now a clear prerequisite.

[@lenoula7]

This is amazing! Thank you, guys, for recording for us Critters that couldn't be there. Also, if I may, I made a timestamp list for the questions in case someone wants to revisit this, which I know I will in the future. Obviously, major spoilers: 8:54 For Taliesin: What are you looking forward to in this campaign with Caduceus regarding both mechanically, like class features, and socially, like interactions with the M9? (Barry) 10:46 Marisha feels vindicated 11:32 For Matt: Did you have any abilities you wished Lorenzo could’ve used before he died? (Leah) 12:20 Oh. My. God. No. 13:50 For all: If VM went back to Lvl 5 and each cast member’s VM character fought their M9 character, who’d win? (Nevada? Did I hear that correctly?) 16:30 For all: What’s the difference in feeling between slow burn vengeance and instant gratification revenge? (couldn’t tell the name) 18:15 For Liam: Is there a book from our world that you think Caleb would recommend? (Robin) 19:17 For the Emmy award winning Sam Riegel: How did you explain that outfit to your wife? (couldn’t tell the name here either) 22:23 For Marisha: Is there any spell that you wish you’d get a chance to cast as Keyleth? (didn’t say the name I believe) 24:28 A Q from Brian: How often does role-play come into the spells you choose? 25:26 For all: What class would you be in real life? (Sun Tree) 26:48 For all: Any specific anecdote/moment that stands out regarding the live show’s outfits? (Yasmeen) 30:20 Molly, the Coulson of Exandria 31:43 For Liam: Is there a reason Caleb cares more about his cat than his friends? (Anna) [due to the “You shouldn’t have killed my cat”] 34:20 For Matt: Was the first Vecna battle close to ending it there? (Jen) 37:30 For Matt: What NPC would you like to see cosplayed that hasn’t been cosplayed? (didn’t say the name I believe) 39:50 Mini Snitch for a mini Percy 40:45 For Marisha and Liam: What would your backup character have been given the difficulty of the Lorenzo fight? (Scott)

[@AncientSlugThrower]

Liam: There where a lot of design iterations. Matt: I also have two more... Begun The Shirt Wars has...

[@docnevyn5814]

The Rubicon was crossed when Sam wore the second shirt. One could have been laughed off, but not even Matt could let the entire shirtception go unanswered.

[@leftbehindcrazed84]

oh man, i miss marisha and taliesin sitting next to each other

[@thefracturedbutwhole5475]

i Don't, they touched each other WAY too much, there isn't anything wrong with that but they went fucking overboard with that shit . . . . it honestly made me think Marisha and Taliesin were a thing until i found out Matt and Marisha were married (which kinda makes it weirder) so i am glad they sit apart now and they can save that stuff for off camera

[@DanielRWomack]

Wonderful panel and thanks so much guys for capturing it! I will admit i was a bit distracted by invisible Frumpkin darting around under the cloth.

[@sparrowlingx]

41:20 the character that marisha mentions here as a backup for beau sounds a lot like hazel copperpot (the dwarven bard) that she played from the darrington brigade one-shot!

[@oulaavii]

Laudna is a little whacky too

[@evegemgem]

The editing gets better every time. Thank you for sharing :D

[@Hellgaar]

Evelyn Kornalijnslijper Super good editing. Especially black screen at the end. 10/10

[@anqied]

27:18 ...Is Liam kicking his feet under the table?

[@ScorchHellfire]

Yeah, he does that a lot at cons it turns out.

[@ProbieKnox]

Nope. That's just he's dick!

[@rasnac]

What would we do without you Critical Scope? You are a lifesaver. :)

[@ShaneThrapp]

I'm not crying about Caleb's cat story.. You're CRYING...

[@landobridgeman]

time stamp?

[@sesimie]

When a channel consistently puts out great content...a little battery issue is not a prob....ty so much for this, and all your videos!!

[@CriticalScope]

Thank you so much

[@ellerealyay1293]

Thank you critical scope

[@zuser]

18:23 the fact that Liam had an answer for that almost instantly both scares me and amuses me. Especially with regards to the answer xD

[@amandalee5379]

I couldn't understand him, what did he say?

[@stephenhernandez2587]

Fifty Shades of Grey

[@raonair]

That was Brian

[@Andyman999999]

Bummer about the camera issues but it's greatly appreciated all the same! Having a secondary camera may be helpful but that's just one idea.

[@CriticalScope]

We try to have as many camera angles as possible, but sometimes we can’t find anyone to film. For OTAFEST (where I was in person) we had 3 cameras, but that’s because it was me filming

[@KhoenFhorn]

Hey, no worries, thanks for uploading a video of something amazing many of us were unable to experience

[@yichella]

The annotations on this vid are fantastic, thanks Scope!

[@mooxim]

I'm glad Matt started by referencing the live game. I've only watched the first half on KZbin so I just narrowly avoided spoilertown.

[@leigh5745]

THANK YOU for your work! Always appreciated

[@PilotFlo]

loved what you did with all the inserts

[@BiggySn1p3r]

That was fast. You're awesome.

[@robw4789]

Molly's version of Blindspot... please?

[@JDog39617]

Thank you for doing the good work! Much appreciated!

[@EthalaRide]

30:21 *HEADCANON AC-FUCKING-CEPTED!*

[@Chris_Meade]

Thank you for uploading this! Not complaining just curious, are there any plans to add captions? I'm having trouble hearing some of what they're saying

[@CriticalScope]

Yes! @CRTranscript (on Twitter) will certainly provide these. It will take some time though.

[@Dragonivon]

Here's hoping the captions will come. I have hearing impairment and sounds are muddy even at the best of times, in this I can make out every fifth word or so.

[@malcolmh4811]

KZbin can do auto generated captions, just select auto generated from the caption settings menu. Though it does have some wierd ideas what people say.

[@Dragonivon]

I'm well aware (I always watch with captions when I can), though auto-generated captions depend on what the computer can interpret as words. Very frequently, especially in a video where the sound quality is full of reverb, it either misreads it or doesn't register as anything at all. It does help sometimes, but cannot replace manually input captions in terms of clarity.

[@Chris_Meade]

Critical Scope that's awesome, thanks! My terrible hearing appreciates it ❤

[@luxe.8419]

Thank you for the upload! Helpful as always ❤

[@darthbek]

I am so in on the music Critical Scope uses.

[@CriticalScope]

Thank you!

[@EduardoGonzalez317]

Came for the panel.. stayed for the intro music. ^_^

[@lacolo]

Intro music is really groovy yeah! Anyone got a source?

[@hudsonkessig2562]

Morten, probably just search Electro-swing?

[@confusedcious2]

DJ Quads - Fun Time soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads/fun-time

[@OspreySoul]

I love the Critters, I love the community, but people need to stop assuming they know better for a character than the actor/creator. It is unbelievably inconsiderate.

[@NopeJustPatrick]

This was an interesting panel, thanks for catching it. Also, I have no clue what the music at the beginning is but I like it.

[@prissguerrero1]

The cast is truly talented and dedicated, and their interaction with fans is always very rewarding. Taliesin and Sam certainly stood out in this session, bringing a lot of energy and humor to the discussion. And of course, we cannot forget about the master of ceremonies, Brian, who asked interesting questions and helped keep the conversation flowing. It is wonderful to see that even after 4 years, this content still manages to entertain and delight people. It is a testament to the lasting impact that Critical Role has on the nerd community and the RPG world at large. Congratulations to the Critical Role team and the fans who made this event possible. It was an incredible experience for all involved, and I hope that more moments like this can be created in the future.

[@SouvenirSpices]

thank you, i've been looking everywhere for this!

[@WindrunnerCC]

Oh my god, you guys are the best!! Thank you!

[@Sarah029]

Thank you so much for sharing this with us! :)

[@esthermckenzie5500]

So happy this is here but damn these captions i need them but some of them are CRAZY!

[@UserDude]

Hey it's all good, at least you gave us some of it, which is already nice enough! thank you

[@Danne1886]

Thank you so much, I was dying to see this.

[@whoJGREYwhat]

OMG That QR code link! Thank you!

[@D.Jay.]

J. Grey huh? Where is the qr code?

[@whoJGREYwhat]

At the end, 41:58

[@garrisonwatts5750]

Loved the little intro music. Did a little dance to it.

[@beneteus3833]

there are nature and tempest clerics - thats close to air

[@DaniGeez]

I hope these get subtitles one day. cause i cant hear a thing

[@CriticalScope]

We’re sorry. We tried to edit the sound as good as possible but there was too much noise. I’m sure @CRTranscript will have subtitles for us soon enough

[@zeromode1481]

Is there any way we know when the subtitles will be available? Thanks for the video, too! :D

[@whoJGREYwhat]

yes, it will be announced on Twitter @CriticalScope as well as @CRTranscript

[@karlachkoicei9927]

Thank you so much for this!

[@billberndtson]

Ok. 10:30 I've always known Marisha was funny and smart, but since she and Matt got married, or the new campaign started, she has consistently cracked me up more than any other cast member - even Sam, though I imagine I'll be lambasted for writing that lol.

[@TroySpartan247]

Bill Berndtson I think Keyleth was a huge departure from Marisha default personality that between becoming married, then being Beau, we got to see more of the real Marisha

[@billberndtson]

Sounds right to me :) Any way we look at it, I'm having a blast

[@Evija3000]

I always thought she was rather funny, but I was also often annoyed by Keyleth which ruined the overall impression. I'd say that many of her jokes weren't that funny then because she was playing a character so different from herself. At least that's regarding the game. She was always good on pannels.

[@ScorchHellfire]

20:41 lol. Nice to know that even to his family Sam's ridiculousness is commonplace now. xD

[@lilliangunn8654]

Thank you Critical Scope!

[@princessblazena]

Art Dad looks so handsome 😍😌 Thank you for the video 😊

[@scarlettkara2762]

Love the intro. 'Tis amazing

[@ilurvsharrypotter]

Thank you for this!!!!

[@laughterdreamer]

What does the girl say there at 22:33 ? "Save us from the embarassment of being dress as [¿what?] all day...? And thanks for the upload Critical Scope! You guys are awesome!

[@eternalverses]

I'm waiting on twitter for comic strip art of invisible Lorenzo just watching everything go down

[@cosplayerkittie]

Matt's fireside chat is today

[@phillippowell7905]

Thanks for the upload! :)

[@metaforest]

sweet opening tune!

[@555smo]

metaforest song is called "please don't talk about me when I'm gone" just have no idea which cover/version this one is

[@Bokmoh]

Those cuts are brutal

[@kyosukedeiknives]

good work community! keep it up!

[@alastrined4187]

I FUCKING KNEW LORENZO WAS FOLLOWING THEM!!

[@StrudelKitty5527]

We need a Phil cosplay

[@jamestrotman3238]

voice n all

[@symphony_in_plaid4592]

...ngl literally looked this up to see what outfit Taliesin picked for Brian 😂😂

[@iridescentdemon]

12:21 OH SHIT THATS TERRIFYING. damn i kinda wish he had gotten away so he could show up again later

[@Runs-with-Demons1]

Why can't I pip with this KZbin video

[@jackwriter1908]

Don't worry, they are practically gods... 😂

[@hyrothesecond]

ty so much!!

[@49mewmewpowerforever]

Sorry to pry but why is there 15 minutes at the end of nothing? Otherwise great upload! And it’s too bad about the missed footage, that sucks :/

[@ashopal5811]

"Also, the black part at the end of the video was unintentional, but waiting an extra hour at 3 am to re-render the video was a bit much, so don't worry about it. Thanks x"

[@Cavers]

Is this available on critrole channel in the talks machina playlist or is this exclusively critscope?

[@TheHungryBrush]

bones of the earth!

[@taylorg2050]

What is the song at the beginning of this video!?!?! I love it

[@CriticalScope]

Dj Quads - Fun Time

[@13thstate]

You may want to edit off the last 15 or so minutes as they are just filled with a black screen

[@CriticalScope]

Check the description. It explains it. We can’t edit videos once they are uploaded

[@13thstate]

>:V So now I'm expected to read the description before I watch the video?... jk lol

[@CriticalScope]

Haha

[@PeriwinkleSpazz]

Actually youtube has its own editing thing you can do to already uploaded videos. It's limited but splicing is something that is possible.

[@CriticalScope]

Wait, is it? I never use them because they are so limited! Checking it out right now! Thanks for the tip!

[@TheDiplomancer]

I got so confused by the title wondering what this had to do with C2E2

[@David-nl4qb]

Okay, first battle royal-Vox Machina vs. Mighty nine

[@GaH.Hassan]

Thank you for taking the time to record and share this!! By far the best editing I've seen for a filmed panel, official or fan-made :)

[@maithamsuad8054]

30:22 that so true hahahahahha

[@wilsonserv]

Liam please stop kicking the table curtain...

[@zachbowman296]

WHISKEY CLERIC!

[@Aliysium_]

Where is the official version of this? The sound isn't the best. i know it's not your fault, just wondering why there is no official G&S version of this available. I am subbed to their twitch channel...was this not streamed live like the one was last week?

[@CriticalScope]

Nope, this is as good as it gets. This panel was at GenCon itself and G&S/Critical Role didn't have an agreement with them. You'll have to make due with this one, sorry

[@Aliysium_]

Ah dang...well thank you so much for posting it :)

[@Darksnakemrniceguy]

those water bottles triggered me xD first 1 too many, then sam grabbed the wrong one, i expected matt to get two xP im sure he is way more exhausted/need of hydration than the others! :P ... did... did same just pocket the extra bottle? lol

[@squallerrleon]

missed a bunch but 26:00 32:09 37:29 38:31 39:36 maybe 40:23

[@Lukos0036]

What is that song yall play at the start of the video? It's pretty hot.

[@CriticalScope]

Dj Quads - Fun Time :-)

[@Lukos0036]

Awesome ty

[@SplitGoose]

Why do they laugh so hard? Edit: And so often.

[@calebchristensen900]

Has there been anyone that's cosplayed as Larkin??(Raisean)

[@mattadkins7658]

Yo I used to live there xD

[@superjail117755]

That's a lotta black screen

[@cade11071994]

14:24 what's Sam talking about?

[@TeniBear10]

Cade Escobedo I’d love to know too!

[@CriticalScope]

I assume the following: Matt said about the girl that was cosplaying as Vampire Marisha with the mushrooms on her (from Liam’s one shot), was cosplaying as his wife. Sam asked if she was also cosplaying as his wife last night (hinting that Matt might’ve slept with that girl cosplaying as Marisha instead of actual Marisha)

[@Wanderingsage7]

I like to think Vecna just didn't care if these rats ran for awhile.

[@mooxim]

What does Sam say at 14:25?

[@CriticalScope]

Check out the other comment on this video where it’s explained

[@lupinelp9226]

I can't quite make out what Matt says at 4:45.

[@deeschroeter7662]

Eri Nagai it was my favorite description ever

[@ViroValkyrie]

Matt said ‘when your custom character enter the cutscene’ It’s incredible

[@J0K3R_the_Nerd]

What’s up with the 15 minutes of black screen?

[@ashopal5811]

"Also, the black part at the end of the video was unintentional, but waiting an extra hour at 3 am to re-render the video was a bit much, so don't worry about it. Thanks x"

[@J0K3R_the_Nerd]

Ash Opal oh ok np, can’t wait 👍

[@paulmorris905]

DO YOU HAVE THE Q&A at the show there was a proposal

[@CriticalScope]

The VIP Q&A was not filmed, but the happy couple is a close friend of ours. ;) ;)

[@paulmorris905]

DAMN lol

[@quillzink6863]

Yay

[@thefracturedbutwhole5475]

7:25 Good god, was that a Sasquatch

[@sarahe1220]

M mys

[@DbSawoJarkko]

The audio sucks big time on this one...

[@godaidgo]

Much disappointment in this. The camera cut out and that sucks but you have 15+ minutes of black screen just to make it so the time stamp looks like it includes the full panel. -- And you were all but demanding an answer out of @erikaishii to use some of her footage for what I assume is another video down the road. I know what you do is not easy but anything worth doing is worth doing right and neither of those feel right.

[@CriticalScope]

1. I have edited this panel until 4 am and I need to be at a customer at 8 am! I really wanted everyone to have this panel as soon as possible so when I saw the edit was longer than what it was supposed to be I decided against waiting another hour to re-render it (and the reason it was longer was because I used a project file from a previous, longer video and the sequence out was not adjusted) 2. I say it in the description that it’s not a full panel. I added titles into the edit to explain why we don’t have the full panel and I even tweeted it out 3. The Erika Ishii video is hidden and has a link TO HER TWITCH for the full version, because I only used a small part of it. 4. I spend hours every day just for the community So please, please don’t look for conspiracy theories and mischievous plans behind everything

[@godaidgo]

1. There is always a reason 2. The description says its not a full panel but that doesn't lead me to believe there will be 15min of dead air at the end. The first blip with the pictures of Liam is great... and then at the end you roll credits and just leave it. 3. I am not Erika and maybe she was fine with it. I don't need to be defending people who don't need it so I apologize for bringing that up. 4. As somebody who has self produced on both Twitch and KZbin I understand the time that goes into this. I generally enjoy your videos which is why I am a subscriber. This is criticism about the video and something else I should not have commented on. You can take it or leave it. I did not suggest any conspiracy theory and only talked spoke to things that were verifiable. I hope you continue to produce videos for the Critical Role community. I hope you take all forms of criticism and apply it or don't. It's your channel. I genuinely hope you have a good day and (not that you have any reason to ask) but if you ever need assistance with something I am here to help if I can.

[@CriticalScope]

I don’t mind the criticism at all. The fact that there’s 15 minutes of dead air is correct. However I don’t like your conclusion (and your conclusion can’t be categorized as criticism). You say it is because the panel would then appear to be 1 hour and that I’ve done it to trick people into thinking it’s a full panel. This can’t be further from the truth. The dead air is because I forgot to adjust where the video would end. It was just a mistake of mine, that’s all. Nothing more. I saw this mistake after rendering the video for an hour. By that time it was already 3h30 in the morning and I chose not to render the movie all over again, but instead upload it with the dead air. I made sure to write into the description that it was a mistake. Again, if I wanted the video to last for an hour for any reason at all, I could’ve added Erika ishii’s footage or other footage or even some music with some text to it. I didn’t because the dead air was simply an editing mistake. That’s all You can keep posting criticism. I don’t mind it and it can be very helpful sometimes. I always try to look at it and see if there’s something I can do better. Just... don’t draw conclusions out of it. If you ask me why I did something, I will answer honestly. My goal here is to share the panels with the critters and I spend a lot of time and sanity doing so :-) Thank you for your offer. I’ll keep it in mind. Ps: sorry I might have sounded harsh before, but I was running on very little sleep and just finished a lot of work on the panel. I was not in the best state of mind

[@parkerbrantley4356]

Love you guys! But why did the video have to look like it was an hour long? I get that there were technical issues, but it seems a bit scummy to make it seem like the video was longer just to get the add revenue. Please don’t pad the video out again

[@CriticalScope]

You can read in the description and in the comments that the longer video was a mistake on my part. I uploaded it because I wanted to get the panel to everyone ASAP and it was 4 am (had to be at a customer at 8 am), so I decided against waiting another hour to re-render the panel. Please don’t jump to conclusions and call it scummy. FYI there is no difference between 45 min and 60 minute panels concerning ad revenue and/or KZbin’s algorithms. In fact, it’s worse because people stop watching so KZbin sees people aren’t watching till the end. I’m gonna try and edit the end out using KZbin’s internal tools (this was suggested by someone in the comments of this video), but I was still at work before.