The best counter offer in history! (Critical Role Animatic C2E3)

[@Deelusi]

This whole scene is basically Caleb was asking some pocket money from his step mom.

[@JonihnHart]

That’s adorable.

[@hotscottrulz]

The best part is that he didn’t even realise it at the time!

[@CommentAndFavorite]

So cute! 🤣😂🤣 I love how shy and timid Nott looks.

[@CommentAndFavorite]

Also, not sure if this is a faux pas or rude, if you're going back through C2, I just did a pass myself. (Spoilers below, for the uninitiated/those not through C2) Would be interesting to see the only self-crit in Critical Role history - the escape from the Kings Cage. I feel like I've seen animatics of Yasha being left behind in the vault, but it ends there. I think it would be quite a comedic break in tension letting the scene play further, and watching Caleb sucker punch himself in the face trying to cross the bridge over the gibbering mouther, having just lost a party member. Personally one of my favorite D&D moments I can think of during that middle section of C2. 😅 If losing Yasha was the dramatic set-up to a comedic moment - hands down, Caleb delivered the best.. punchline. Edit: I put the spoiler warning a bit too low to be effective 😅

[@Alche_mist]

@@hotscottrulz But Sam already did.

[@vietbluecoeur]

Caleb exclaiming, "What a good day this is!" when he hears that Nott will come along with him at the end. ;v; I've genuinely forgotten how many charming moments the Mighty Nein have at their start (and throughout, of course, but especially the ones at the start!).

[@shadycactus6146]

man i miss caleb

[@julesking1303]

@@shadycactus6146 especially happy Caleb 😭 he’s so rare!

[@TaggedByTim]

@@julesking1303 He can always be happy Caleb if he's near Avocado.

[@ravenna6543]

MN has the best start of any campaign I've ever watched. The cast of characters played so well together and the eventual.... Happening to one of them (no spoilers here) and how they were immortalized in the campaign solidified it for me.

[@Aizen2468]

I personally LOVED Nott, before Veth. Nott was way more fascinating and interesting. But Veth was definitely the happy ending version of Nott. I just kinda wish Nott had lasted longer, before we finally got Veth. Like....Veth kinda should've been the tail end of the campaign, instead of towards the middle.

[@RinSyuveil]

This part is great because it shows Notts motherly side and hints that she has been saving way more money then we realized for “something” that she ends up shipping packages away to

[@youngsandwich967]

she? clearly a dude

[@DiminutiveJerry]

@@youngsandwich967 character not player

[@Exis247]

Basically, its like when you lose your favorite coffee mug. Yes you can use another mug, but its just not the same.

[@Deelusi]

I'm gonna share this with my friend cause she loses her favour noodle bowl

[@WhatKindOfNameNow]

I stopped drinking tea for a while because my favorite mug fell off the counter and broke. I just couldn't bring myself to make tea in a different mug.

[@azurastar3223]

I had a dumb mug I loved with a poop emoji on the outside and if you tipped the cup it said oh on the inside, best cup, I loved it and it broke, oh poo, I guess 🤷‍♀️🤣

[@elysmusic]

I’ve broken mugs but I don’t think I ever lost one

[@Starrider.]

omg thank you! Exactly! I lived with the friends of mine, and they couldn't get why I don't like when someone is drinking out of my mug. "its just a mug". I had to explain, that "well let me pull a weirdo card here, and just note, that I unreasonably care about this mug" xD

[@AnikaJarlsdottr]

Caleb: Could we sell you flask of stuff for money to buy books? Nott: ok, Counter Proposal.... *just GIVES HIM THE MONEY XD*

[@AlmostOtaku7]

I loved this moment so much! It really is the start of seeing Nott's soft side and her real, caring nature.

[@jakemaxgross]

Don’t you mean Veth’s?

[@kjj26k]

​​@@jakemaxgross Well since this is about perception, it is not inaccurate to say this is where we begin to build our perception of Nott as having this soft, nurturing side, SPOILER FOR EP. 48+ that will ultimately transform into a realization of who Veth is and always was.

[@KanuckStreams]

Absolutely. Fucking. Adorable. It is scenes like this one that blur the line and make us in the audience reconsider that maybe Caleb isn't the one taking care of Nott and being "the adult in the room", perhaps it is the other way around.

[@EddieJET]

I forget what episode, but Nott explains to the other members of the Nein that she's the one who actually takes care of Caleb and that she'll pretty much go all out to protect him.

[@MrReaperHand]

@@EddieJET This, is was around episode 8 or so. She VERY MUCH is acting as his mother and guardian. It comes from her motherly instincts and how she had to leave her child due to the curse that we were not privy to for a long time. It showed the strong character dynamic between the two.

[@slvaltva1392]

Id say they both try to protect each other like two lost puppies

[@goose1415]

​@@slvaltva1392It's really good the way they play that sorta codependency, Nott being an alcoholic and in Sam's own words having all of her emotions and quirks amped up to 11 because of her goblin form, while still being a caring maternal figure. Meanwhile Caleb is super smart, paranoid, and cautious, but still somewhat a traumatized teen mentally on account of having lost over a decade of his life having gone insane and getting locked in a sanatorium. Sam and Liam play them so well!

[@lillianconstencedoodles]

This is so cute!!! Also lil weird having Caleb explain platinum to Nott but funny in hindsight!!

[@MadamFoogie]

Caleb is clearly underestimating the little gobbo and speaking down to her. But Nott loves him so much, she tolerates being patronized, and takes it all in stride. Just like a mother would, when her boy is getting too big for his britches. Especially with how quickly she whips out the gold, like "Lol, I know what you're after, dummy. Just stop talking and take it already." Super cute. ^w^

[@wumbojet]

@@MadamFoogie also important to note that at this point, Nott only told Caleb her false backstory, so it's same to assume she made him believe she was more ignorant of "worldly things" than she actually was

[@crimsoneclipse0618]

@@wumbojet Yeah, he still believes she's just a goblin who left her tribe, so it's nl surprise that he would think she doesn't know currency properly

[@gusthomas467]

Nott was smashed at the time

[@polarstriker3854]

I'm on C2E47 now, and it's crazy just how much thicker Caleb's accent has gotten

[@Deelusi]

And it makes sense cause Caleb was hiding his identity.

[@RockOnVideo]

Liam has said that he started lighter on the accent to begin with, because he wanted to make sure the audience and other cast members could understand what he was saying. The more he played Caleb, the more he fell into what he felt the accent actually should be.

[@OKaysional]

@@RockOnVideo Yeah liam was like "i was just gonna do a light accent but then out came laura and travis sooooo"

[@Awesomesauce1_8_6_4]

Okay see I'm only on ep 6 but I've noticed that since last ep it's gotten a tad thicker and I thought I was going nuts lolz

[@MadamFoogie]

After the craziness of the last two episodes in C3, it's so nice to return to the coziness that is Nott and Caleb. Thanks so much for the needed breather. 😌 Also, I really liked Caleb's arm movements around 0:42. A simple trick, but it looks so smooth! Well done, as always~ EDIT: I just noticed that she flipped him off when handing him the gold. Subtle, but typical Nott! "You can take this because I love you, but how dare you condescend to me!" XDDD

[@CatchThesePaws]

This is one of my favorite moments lol, the “how much are the books?” line gets stuck in my head from time to time

[@Questfinder1]

My husband pulled that kind of reverse uno move. He invited me to a bookstore to let me pick out any books I wanted for my birthday. I took 2 hours to go through my list of books i needed, wanted and to complete collections. Get to the end andim widdling down books. He said counter offer and slide the debt card to the cashier and said we will take all these. The shock and Joy. I was crying. Poor cashier musta thought i was nuts.

[@noxious89123]

@@Questfinder1 *Whittling. Like how when you whittle wood, you're reducing it. It you "whittle down" something, you're reducing it, or reducing the number of.

[@Yewtewba]

​@@noxious89123and widdling is childish slang for peeing.

[@oakenshadow6763]

I love these two so much. She is so supportive, and he is so cute.

[@ShaggyRogers1]

Buying the books wasn't the issue, giving up the flask was. Nott in a nutshell.

[@5ardino]

i love watching back the beginning of this campaign with the knowledge of the context that nott has all her eggs in the caleb basket and its not just the adopted son relationship or her looking to be protected.

[@juice531]

I love these early moments of the nein, they're so nostalgic 😂❤

[@beauyashter]

so pure before they all get broken T_T

[@Pilzmann]

I just finished c2 and i have been crying for the last few episodes wishing i could start at the beginning again for these moments

[@goose1415]

@@beauyashter Less that they all get broken and more that they finally start showing that they're all already broken :(

[@blazemcking]

The small moment of just pure joy Caleb has with the others makes this so much fun to watch.

[@torsegundo637]

OMG the early episodes when Liam was still slipping up with the accent

[@nathanmerrifield2309]

God I miss these two so much!! Thank you for allowing us to relive this precious moment between the two of them in your art style!

[@critter8132]

I adore your art style so much, thank you for providing us with such incredible animations :)

[@spitfuzzy7826]

So sad that this is the last of the cr 2 that you're animating, you pick the best scenes to bring to life and it's so nice to watch this stuff again.

[@sociallyundead419]

Just episode 3! They said they'd move on to 4!

[@postulater]

I Really Miss Early Season2 Caleb & Nott. Their Relationship Was Just Too Adorably Perfect.

[@amberkaljumagi1243]

“Oh! You’re coming too, what a good day this is!” 😊

[@timbow1833]

i did come indeed, aaah

[@sms2131]

I literally just rewatched this scene earlier today - still warms my heart

[@beauyashter]

this makes me want to watch c2 again but also i still think a vial of acid for a blank piece of paper was another greatest counter offer :3

[@jakekreeger5318]

I’ll really appreciate that you still do videos from campaign two; like I really appreciate that I still have memories of working on the night shift in the hotel, setting up breakfast by myself, and busting a gut when I heard this original scene play across my headphones

[@LittleHobbit13]

These cute moments between Caleb and Nott are the probably the thing I'm most looking forward to seeing animated for the MN series. "Oh you're coming too? What a good day this is!!" So wholesome!

[@TheDrexxus]

Campaign 2 was definitely my favorite. C1's beginnings are very rough as they get into the swing of things, plus all the cringe and awkward moments and tension with Orion until they get rid of him, but by the time they get to Whitestone it improves a lot. And C3, to me, has just felt so intensely slow like very little has happened across many episodes and while i'm curious about the moon stuff and I like Lord Eshteross, the rest of C3 just doesn't have the same appeal. But C2 was just... Beautiful. Beau was very annoying and abbrassive, particularly in the earlier episodes, and I didn't care much for Molly, but the episodes were still good, and after Molly died everything really took off and it just became such a good story full of good interactions and interesting places and characters.

[@Skylord__Brown]

The backgrounds in this are so good!! And I love Nott’s final expression at the end too, everything in this animatic feels so nice! :〉

[@RdTrler]

I like how this also implies the party didn't have to push their luck in the past, if Nott was able to just afford what they wanted.

[@nefc924]

Lovely, thanks for bringing this adorable moment back!

[@lilbunno6449]

your videos always make me so happy, the way you draw them always captures their energy so amazingly!! 😭

[@RookieAlert]

There were so many little scenes like this in C2, my favourite so far still. 😄

[@MadamFoogie]

The little moments are the best. Tiny motes of possibility. C2 was so good. 💎Thanks, Dunamis.

[@SpiderwolfHowling]

I loved the M9. I really miss them. They're still my favorite CR crew.

[@jacklanson-z5o]

Christ bless you, bro is asking his stepmom for money 😂

[@calliope2427]

i say this every video, but i love your designs for the characters so so much 😍😍

[@Sp4rt4nSl4ya]

I miss these two, the early days of this campaign were so great, and then it got real dark

[@KainObreron]

This little moment was shared through many mediums at the time the show was airing, and happening upon it on tumblr was what started me on my Critical Role journey :) It's nice to see it again in this cute animation ♥

[@thesennmaster9791]

That line, 'I like this better', that got me to gush over the raw adorableness.

[@anthonydavis5288]

I watched this and now I'm restarting campaign 2. So good especially while waiting for more CR3

[@soldier660]

Beautiful Art like always ^^ !!! Thank you.

[@Dinomatrix21]

Deelusi and Morbidnumbskull out here making quality Critical Role animatics from Campaign 2 and 3.

[@mranderson9553]

same meaning as the "ill pay you 5 dollars to fuck off" clip but completely different energy

[@boopadoop385]

Just as adorable and funny as ever!

[@kariissmol9172]

Nott tapped into Calebs College fund.

[@starleafe3970]

The animation though basic is absolutely fantastic! I love it :D

[@goatsfluff]

I love how the rogues for campaign 2 and 3 are both like this XD Like, Laura and Imogen love giving Travis and Chetney shit, but he's actually paid quite some money for the party. I wouldn't be surprised if Travis has pickpocketed from NPCs 'under the table', communicating with Matt over texts or something.

[@mellow.v]

The fucking sound effect when she pulled out the money almost took me out lol

[@tealbird6732]

Amazing! I love how you draw Nott and Caleb, they're so cute in your style :3

The funniest part is that Nott had already offered to buy the books earlier but Caleb just thought she was kidding or was gonna steal them. Never occurred to him that Nott had the money all along.

[@OvidusNaso]

I dropped C3 after maybe 20 episodes, but C2 felt so sweet and tentative, and I loved Nott/Veth from the very beginning

[@Awes0m3n3s5]

I think what I love about this is that, upon first viewing, you probably won't see the "caring" side of Nott as the other comments put it. It's there, but in a perfect roguish way you're misdirected from it. Then you get later in the campaign and you have the joy of going back to see where the hints were dropped by Sam!

[@rithrius5384]

This feels like Homer's brain explaining why finding 20 dollars is better than finding a peanut.

[@spacecowboyeddie6803]

Oh look, it’s best boy and best girl 🧡💚 Love how you draw them, so cute 🥺

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

OOOOOHHHH SHE LOOKS ADORABLE!!!!! AND THIS AWESOME PRODUCTION

[@regnirps2185]

I love how even later on in the campaign Nott will all of a sudden splurge on something like it’s no big deal and the party will be baffled every time

[@freakyskull516]

our party's fighter asking my artificer if she can borrow some money for an alchemy jug only for my artificer to quietly put an alchemy jug on the table with a smile having heard she was looking for one earlier that same day

[@remnantryku7112]

Such a cute mother-son moment! Nicely done!

[@derpbeholder1905]

Nott is by far the best character. My absolute favorite

[@PyroGothNerd]

Some people just don't understand the power of "favorite cup"

[@Xenotork]

they could have also just bought empty bottles and filled them with booze from the flask to resell. business etiquitte 101.

[@LinaScott]

😍 I love how by adding (awesome) animation to the voices you get a need to go and watch C2 again 😁 Or watch more animation 😉❤

[@jackdog06]

“Counter argument:… *pumping crossbow like a shotgun”*

[@Deelusi]

I need that visual..

[@wcookiv]

Yay, throwback to the Best Campaign!

[@Emmn76]

Nott and Caleb's relationship is so sweet, I can't

[@samanthastein3539]

I love how cute you draw Nott! She’s so cute!

[@AnonYmous-mc5zx]

Party was in a similar situation, but my rogue has upwards of 300 gold by nature of me just not spending any of the money I earn because I just loot and pillage everything else.

[@christianhdzm]

I hope this scene is in the series

[@INDAREVISH]

Can’t wait for c2 to be kickstarted for an animated series

[@JasonVermont-zw8mw]

best shit ive seen all year ngl no idea how it got on my recommended but I have been wanting to watch new peoples vids so first of love it second defs worth the sub and third thank you for bringing new joy and entertainment to my life

[@FrostyTheSnowPickle]

Nah, Grog still holds the title for best counter-offer.

[@RoderickEtheria]

I thought Jester had a better counter offer, a counter offer of muffin.

[@bedopskepop7936]

Nott and Caleb is still my favorite duo in the whole series. The bond they have is irreplaceable

[@f87582]

this is so well drawn i love it so much

[@timeforgottenprince8271]

"This one is mine! There are many others like it, but this one is mine!"

[@elliotmodzelewski1954]

They are such cuties. I love this. Also I love how you draw Nott

[@loganbritt406]

This scene better be in the animation series that’s coming out for their campaign

[@SeerOfTime577]

You are a blessing to my Campaign 2 loving soul.

[@Diresilence]

Run a game set during Neverwinter's ascention crisis. Party was off on a dungeon crawl to see if they couldn't get in contact with Bregan D'aerthe mercenaries to get discreet weapon supplies, and ran off the rails a bit and found an old dwarven stronghold. At the end they fought a Dwarven Wight who wore a crown, whose greed cut corners and cost the lives of their men, the self appointed King of Pale Rock. After beating him, was giving out the loot. Adamantine Ingots, a full plate of Adamantine (Worn by the king) that would have to be resized for the Paladin. A the Adamantine Crown with emerald gens encrusted, and a gold inlaid in the shape of iron hammers about the front worth around 1500 gp. I fully expected the party's forge cleric, an ornery dwarf to request the adamantine ingots, and offer to reshape the plate so that the Paladin could properly wear it. I didn't expect the party's Rogue to ask for the crown. So, the thing is, the party was using some of the old Neverwinter themes, reworked so they could be usable in 5e. I knew the Rogue had the Neverwinter Noble backround (Others were a Pack Outcast Shifter Barbarian, Dragonborn Paladin Harper Agent, Human Renegade Red Wizard), but I didn't expect them to turn around later and using the crown they had gathered to serve as a new crown, citing that the old one was just representing the old Neverwinter. Just shows to show you're never sure what people are going to get attached to, or use, rather than just sell

[@scp2539]

Caleb and Nott were such a great combination, I need to set aside some time to catch up on the current campaign.

[@RonByg]

I offer 1 gold piece!

[@Deelusi]

Aight! Anyone else? Bid increments is 5silver!

[@saintpres4ge533]

I offer 3 copper, final offer.

[@Deelusi]

@@saintpres4ge533 a gold and 3 copper calling once!

[@avasam06]

@@Deelusi All I have is a giant frog.

[@Deelusi]

@@avasam06 magical or non magical? And please clarify... How giantnare we talking about?

[@Dumpstermuffin1]

I love the relationship between Nott and Caleb

[@rkade1486]

That is the best counter offer and best reason for a counter offer I've ever seen.

[@RrSincerely]

Caught a live one! Whooo!!!

[@anamariefalk3796]

The accent that devolved into screaming

[@nastube4052]

Have you seen Grog going shopping?!

[@Starrider.]

After finishing C2 its so funny to watch how dumb everyone thought Nott was xD "See this is pLaTiNuM it is worth A lOt Of BoTtLes" - yeah no shit :D that's really such a great lead up to the Buttonbeard reveal

[@chungus8812]

I really like the way you draw Nott, she's cute

[@ShadowDemon_4]

I don't even know what this is but it's adorable. 🥰

[@michaelyoung7261]

Yes, that was a very good counter offer

[@theh4lpin516]

Hans Gruber! That's who it sounds like! Wonder if that was the inspiration for this voice

[@SkyMcSparkle]

Your art is so clean I love it

[@chrisradek11]

Bad D&D Rogues: Steal everything for no reason. Good D&D Rogues: Steal everything for a reason.

[@daniellemurnett2534]

Actually the best counter-offer of all time was (ExU Kymal) Jinoir betting a gold that Dariax can't steal some rich guy's purse, him betting 2 that he can, doing it with ease, and paying the 2 gold to an utterly stunned Jinoir.

[@potatoshark72]

Woah new sub, you drew this so perfectly

[@daveparker6979]

Caleb explaining platinum to an alchemist ... Nothing to see here.

[@RiverM8rix]

I thought the counter offer was going to be the fluffernutter

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

I don't know the context but I still love it

[@lanzhimself]

Nott and Caleb are wholesome as fuck

[@alphtheor.879]

Nott and Caleb are the best together

[@ToastTortilla]

That was precious

[@NeedmoreVodkaASAP]

0:51 the alcoholic dilemma

[@theemster7417]

10/10 good stuff