The Legend of Vox Machina 1x12 REACTION - "The Darkness Within" REVIEW - Season Finale

[@LatetotheParty]

Peacemaker SEASON FINALE Reaction @ kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooKpZKCNrMSraqc

[@herbertthornton4476]

It's been renewed

[@IceMetalPunk]

Hearing Grog yell, "NOPE! DO NOT LIKE!" when seeing the demon is hilarious to us critters, since Travis is known for being a scaredy-cat when it comes to horror things. He hates ghosts, demons, etc., and constantly cowers when those elements show up in the game. Which makes campaign 3 that much more hilarious 😁 No spoilers, just... Marisha 😁

[@JonathanMandrake]

On that note, I'm interested to see what will happen with her Patrons!

[@littlepeach2010]

I'm still suprised it took as long as it din in Campaign 3

[@izmik6489]

As a (could be spoiler) note: The one they originally killed was an Adult Dragon, these four are ancient dragons. And dragons get significantly stronger as they age.

[@Ozai75]

Yup. Ancient Dragons are *much MUCH* stronger than Adult dragons.

[@XenoCobra]

Wasn't big T considered Collossal? or was that later?

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

I believe every dragon from here on out had a strong degree of customisation to it, both in terms of strength, hp and spellcasting abilities. Matt Mercer basically innovated Fizban's Treasury of Dragons five years before Wizards of the Coast did

[@JaayCeez]

@@XenoCobra That was later when he kept... You know.. But right now he is considered Ancient like the rest of the conclave.

[@JaayCeez]

@@Zombiewithabowtie You are correct sir, these four in particular were very refined by Matthew as he buffee, changed, and added more to them and their abilities.

[@seansilence2697]

Actually, it's worth saying that dragons do not typically work together. They are too vain to work with anyone else. So 5 dragons of different colors working together is completely unheard of.

[@Dakarn]

Aspects of Tiamat?

[@zippomage]

@@Dakarn you'll have to wait and see! OR NOT! You could check out the Chroma Conclave arc on Critical Roles youtube Channel right now!

[@FanEAW]

Chromatic dragons in particular yes, metallic dragons working together like silver or gold dragon is actually fairly common.

[@laurahart1337]

Basically, the demon was playing "dead" hoping to have another heyday (come back to kill the rest when Percy's not as aware of its presence). But Scanlan threw it into the acid. Which Percy was much much much more upset about in the live show. I believe he told Vex, "That's coming out of his funds!" (Vex was their treasurer and would dole out the party funds equally). The Gem is probably a piece of residuum which is what Whitestone is known for. I believe that's what Delilah had on her neck, and was 100% what Ripply used on the Ziggurat. It's an insanely useful substance. But that's a story for another time :)

[@spencerrizkallah7171]

Percy was so upset! My favourite was when Cassandra tried to console him and he just petulantly says "You were never mother's favourite! She told me so!". What a big baby that boy can be

[@br33sone70]

My friend said that he thinks the gem is supposed to be Diplomacy, which lets Percy do different things with electric damage.

[@laurahart1337]

@@br33sone70 🤫🤫🤫🤫

[@SightUnseen555]

I for one welcome Percival's new diplomatic skills.

[@TheXXIJackpot]

But I think the gun didn't have a reaction in the campaign, so it wasn't immediately obvious the demon was still hiding xd (I coud be wrong)

[@haidarkhalidi]

Love your reactions. Season 2 was already confirmed when Amazon picked up the show!

[@elisab.2398]

Came here to say this :D

[@z34567890123456]

I hope Amazon gives that funding to make more episodes, would love a 24 episode season!

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

@@z34567890123456 Or a 12 Episode Season with 45 Minutes per Episode.

[@PuffyCloud_aka_puffeclaude]

The chroma conclave arc has plenty enough in it for two seasons at least.

[@hephaestus4242]

Kickstarter funded 10, when Amazon picked it up, they funded another 14 for a total of 2 - 12 episode seasons

[@IceMetalPunk]

Fun D&D fact about that "tree teleportation" spell Keyleth used: it's a druid-only spell called Transport Via Plants, and it's one of the most powerful transportation spells in the game, because it can teleport you *anywhere* in the entire plane, with no limitation on range, as long as you've seen a plant there before. It's specific to druids. However, when she said "I can't hold it for long", she's not lying: the portal lasts for one round, which canonically is only... 6 seconds 😂

[@seansilence2697]

I knew what was coming at the end, I still wasnt ready. From the moment I saw Gilmore, I knew what this scene was and I felt sick the whole time. Also, these lovely ancient dragons are not Brimscythe's family. They are the "larger plot" Uriel mentioned at the end of episode 2.

[@SightUnseen555]

Omens is my favorite episode of Critical Role ever, with the only possible exception being The Bard's Lament.

[@foillion]

@@SightUnseen555 I have rewatched Bard's Lament a dozen times. Never fails to make me laugh and cry.

[@DarkElfPaladin]

The gem on Percy's hand was most likely more residueum (sp?) That they were making underneath whitestone. Delilah had some on her necklace. As Anders showed in the flashback it can amplify magic so she used it to be more powerful.

[@ProperlyGaming]

Pretty sure that device is supposed to be something from the campaign called diplomacy. It's a glove with an electric shock to it. Rarely used mostly cause it was useless in most cases since they were mostly facing huge monstrous threats and a little shock damage touch doesn't do much.

[@DarkElfPaladin]

@@ProperlyGaming I figured that but was avoiding saying anything in case it's a reveal next season.

[@erictighe1683]

@@ProperlyGaming I was thinking the same, but I have avoided mentioning it, because it is a possible spoiler for season 2, but it's unknown if "Diplomacy" will be in the second season or not.

[@steelangel9039]

If, by any chance, you are into checking out the original campaign, here is a more or less "completionist" set of videos to binge in your spare time (when you are not busy with creating your amazing content or your other responsibilities) - you might need to bookmark those or copy somewhere into your notes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoqlfmajrrdsZ5Y "Exandria: An Intimate History" is a short 10-minute video that serves as the definitive chronological reference for the in-game universe of Critical Role campaigns and the works of fiction associated with it. It also provides a glimpse of the Exandrian cosmology, theology, history, geography and political structure of the world in which the characters go on their adventures. kzbin.info/aero/PLQRE5geahRYYCgnbidlk-XVIPaob7P2-x Campaign 1 (Vox Machina), with the obligatory inclusion of chronologically relevant one-shot game sessions featuring familiar characters, discussion panels from various conventions etc. (the Briarwoods arc starts at ep. 24, if you want to revisit that specific section). Be advised on the following issues: - the first episodes of the show have blurred character intros (fair use technicalities). In the first episodes they didn't have their own official illustrator, so used reference pictures off the internet. Unfortunately, the Geek & Sundry overlay covered the names of the artists, and it appeared as if CR didn't give them credit where credit was due, so those artists threatened to sue CR for copyright infringement. While the issue resolved itself later, with both the onboarding of Kit Buss and tons of fan art pouring in, in these earlier episodes the intro artwork is blurred out. A version of character intros with visuals is available at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZOUoI2jhdejesk - audio issues in the first 4 episodes. Viewers are strongly advised against using headphones to prevent eardrum damage. Closed captions provided with the video can help alleviate the problem. - one member of the original cast left the show after ep. 26 of the campaign and is no longer involved in anything related to Critical Role. For this reason, his character never appears in the animated series (as it's his, not CR's, intellectual property). While most of the drama regarding said player happened behind the scenes, it still hurt the community. The details about the incident are googleable, however, proceed with caution. kzbin.info/aero/PLX5UqtXlg76n7cwlGrJsQNAI9oU_6g7ej Campaign 2 (The Mighty Nein) - same world, about 20 years later, new adventuring party. kzbin.info/aero/PL1tiwbzkOjQzSnYHVT8X4pyMIbSX3i4gz Exandria Unlimited - a "filler" mini-campaign between C2 and C3, featuring Aabria Iyengar as the DM and Matt Mercer as one of the players. kzbin.info/aero/PL1tiwbzkOjQydg3QOkBLG9OYqWJ0dwlxF Campaign 3 - current; ongoing; updated weekly; includes lots of spoilers for and cross-references with C1.

[@Anduril74871]

I believe the reason that Orthax stopped attacking when Percy shot his hand was the pain forced Percy's body to finally let go of The List. At which point, Orthax retreated to the gun, hoping for Percy to pick it back up, but Scanlan outsmarted the demon.

[@KAINSAMA]

Sasuke stabbing himself in the thigh with a kunai to dispell sleeping jutsu, it is known :)

[@jaimeruiz7837]

Honestly I kind of dislike Vox Machina, what did Orthax do that was so wrong compared to them? He gave Percy the idea and power to get revenge. He was getting rid of awful people, what did they do? Fuck with old women, and destroy things constantly before this? Maybe its because ive seen the live show and know theyre all hypocritical but eh. Now Percy is gonna be a pussy boy. RIP badass Percy.

[@xkimichi8064]

@@jaimeruiz7837 On the stream, I really hated that they threw the gun too. Because there's a lot of story potential even with Orthax being there. Tal said in Campaign Wrap up that Percy wouldn't even blink once new names appear on the gun. Unless they're friends/family of course. I would've thought that maybe in dreams, Percy talks to Orthax and being the negotiator that he is, he will agree that any soul he kills from that point will feed him, but no names on the gun, no hurting family/friends. Just cooperation in a way that Percy gets to keep his cool/no mercy badassery and potentially build into a Warlock too (but alas.) In the show, they made it seem as if Orthax is consuming Percy too (consumed by Vengeance trope) with each kill. Also the show made Orthax really evil by psychologically tormenting him w/ memories. I wouldn't be surprised if Percy's constant nightmare is the demon's manipulation. With each kill and the demon keeps getting stronger inside, Percy will be nothing but its mortal shell. Vox Machina will eventually have to kill Percy to stop him from rampaging (cuz Chaotic Evil demons are just murder hobos). If Percy dies, being connected to Orthax, it gets his soul anyways (or what's left of it.) So the only way is to really just sever the connection.

[@damobeck1]

Lol you guys are edgy. You never EVER win with a devil or a demon, they will take more and more until nothing is left.

[@chrism7395]

@@jaimeruiz7837 as we saw when Cassandra was added to the barrel (despite her under Sylas' control) and then later with the rest of Vox Machina, the demon wouldn't have stopped once the Briarwoods were destroyed. More names would've appeared for any slight (no matter how minor) or attempt to stop Percy/Orthax (regardless of whether the opposition was justified or not) until Percy no longer existed and he was just a meatpuppet for the demon. When you start down a path of vengeance you have to dig two graves - one for your target and one for yourself.

[@JeronisLeror]

Also remember the voices that warned Brimscythe that VM was in his lair? Ye. That's them. They are Ancient. The second oldest/most powerful age category. The oldest age category (Ancient Great Wyrm) are almost as old as the Dragon gods, and are insane(ly powerful, but suffer from an overwhelming perpetual one way psychic connection to younger versions of themself that are alive at the same time as them in other worlds, EVEN IF THEY ARENT DRAGONS.) That was a fun bit of Dragon lore I incorporated into all of my PCs.

[@SightUnseen555]

Was there ever an explanation given for why the chroma conclave consisted of four ancient dragons and one adult dragon?

[@JeronisLeror]

@@SightUnseen555 Yup. SPOILERS BELOW In Campaign 1, one of them explains how the whole "Revenge on Tal'Dorei" thing went the first time they tried it, since each tried to do it alone. (And the one "casualty," of that attempt, which they had to wait until a Solstice to bring back. BUT this time they put years of planning into it first before something went wrong. Brimscythe was discovered.) Part of that explanation was how they met.

[@CallistoTheWarriorQueen]

The deal with Amazon was that they would stream their show and in return Crit Role retains full creative control and Amazon funds 2 eps in the first season to make it 12 and a full 12 ep second season.

[@nrgspike]

There's comfortably enough content for 5-6 seasons. Given the budget for a full season of Vox Machina is close to just one episode of Arcane, coupled with the fact Vox Machina has been solidly in Amazon's Top 10 since it day 1 - my hopes are pretty high we'll get to see the full story.

[@SightUnseen555]

I figure the Chroma Conclave could easily be 2, maybe 3 seasons for the full arc. Then we have the Daring Trials and Tribulations of One Taryon Darrington which could maybe be a season, but could probably also be cut out because I don't remember any crucial moments from that part that need to be there that couldn't be moved elsewhere. Then there's the final arc of the campaign, which I think could be adequately done in one season. Then there's been a bunch of one shots and various other things after the end of the campaign that they may or may not want to do as well. In terms of episodes of the livestream, the Briarwood arc was 15 episodes (~60 hours,) the Chroma Conclave was 44 episodes (~ 176 hours,) The Taryon Darrington arc was 15 episodes (~60 hours) and the final arc was 16 episodes (~60 hours) So assuming the same amount of compression as the Briarwood arc, Chroma Conclave is 3 seasons, Taryon and the final arc are one each for a total of up to 6 seasons.

[@LordGrokken]

@@SightUnseen555 There is one thing that HAS to be in the last season. They have to animate that one.

[@SightUnseen555]

@@LordGrokken I'm trying to think of the ONE thing that you'd think would have to be animated. Are you thinking of the Counter Spell?

[@xboxman1710]

@@SightUnseen555 They should do the Darrington arc since it was a part of Scanlan's character growth plus it was a major part of Keyleth's Aramenté.

[@LordGrokken]

@@xboxman1710 prank.

[@nonechuks6683]

Wooo, boy. Knowing what she meant by, "you had the CHANCE to kill me."

[@E-Lykos]

As old DnD players say "If you went and killed a Necromancer... you didn't!"

[@MFinch-zn6nn]

If you remember back to the second episode when they found Krieg's private office. There was a rug with five dragon heads on it...check it out...there was also 4 orbs in the dragon's lair, where one turned into an eye and said intruders. These are threads set from the very first episode that lead into season 2 and hopefully season 3. Matt Mercer did this all the way through the campaign, where something the party found out 35-50 episodes pay off in the plot.

[@testfire3000]

It just amazes me how Matt can create a story that truly plays the long game.

[@danilooliveira6580]

the dragons are not exactly "friends", chromatic dragons don't make friends, that is what makes this so surprising.

[@BeinIan]

That's something that's always been interesting to me about dragon lore. The way their relationships are completely driven by dominance disputes and hierarchies. They're not just magical murder dinosaurs, they're magical murder dinosaurs that care about nothing except being as powerful as possible.

[@alaskawinter923]

It has Begin!

[@steelangel9039]

Help, it's again 🙂

[@Dannydarko27]

In the second episode there was a portrait on the floor of Kriegs residence of 5 dragon heads spiraling. Which usually means Tiamat a dragon goddess, but in this cae it meant 5 dragons working together. Cant wait for season 2

[@krisT75]

I do belive the gem in his hand is residuum, that will amplify magic. It's the thing Anders was teaching them about.

[@danilooliveira6580]

it looks like a adaptation of "Diplomacy". its a gauntlet that he made that he can use to do lightning damage on contact, but need to recharge after every use.

[@krisT75]

@@danilooliveira6580 Oh right, I forgot about that one.

[@blueashke]

@@danilooliveira6580 That's what I was thinking it had to be. Originally I thought it was the thing that Vax had with Saranrae's light in it but a version of Diplomacy makes way more sense.

[@bradleyhall1815]

Yea 90% sure it's diplomacy

[@sandrafunacc1]

My favorite episode, honestly. Even in the original campaign, I adored the Briarwoods Arc and the Orthax.

[@scottmcintyre2809]

The Jewel is a nod to (and probably the show version) of something he built in the campaign he named "Diplomacy" which was basically a taser gauntlet which he eventually upgraded to be able to cast a bubble of magic silence around himself so he could use his gun without instantly alerting everyone within a mile of them where they were.

[@Evilizabeth]

Personal interpretation of Percy's shooting of his hand. The demon can't just steal souls willy-nilly. He relies on Percy to kill so he can reap the souls of those *he* kills. When Percy shot his own hand, it was a statement. 'Leave me alone or I will only harm myself and thus, you will lose your only soul dealer' so the demon retreated as if to say 'fine, you win this round', plotting to wait until he could build that hold over him up again. Scanlan's tossing of the gun into the acid severed the bargain because 'The List' (Percy's pepperbox) is the only weapon whose kills allow the demon to claim the souls taken with it. As for the gem, it is not Delilah's but it *is* Residuum glass from Whitestone and may be a hint/reference to another weapon Percy developed called 'Diplomacy' which I won't spoil any further.

[@JaayCeez]

The show was actually green lit for a 2nd season before the show even aired. Pretty sure the 2nd season was a must for Amazon whenever they picked them up. I won't be surprised whenever we get season 2 in production, for Amazon to also announce that season 3 and maybe 4 will be confirmed as well.

[@pandemoniumeris]

I think Season 2 was already starting in production back in the summer of 2021.

[@sorindeschains8267]

I hope so because I don't see the next arc lasting just one season

[@sadlobster1]

@@sorindeschains8267 My thoughts exactly

[@BeinIan]

@@sorindeschains8267 Yeah now that I'm rewatching the stream I've realized how long that arc is. It could be an entire campaign on its own.

[@sorindeschains8267]

@@BeinIan I'd personally go with three seasons for the conclave: Spoilers now, I guess One until Unbrasyl, the next until Vorugal and the last until the end with Thordak and Raishan

[@RolandLory]

Oh, don't worry, second season was announced year ago, when Amazon just picked up this show.

[@Debrutsideno]

If Amazon doesn’t fund a third season I will again pitch in on another Kickstarter fundraiser for more seasons.

[@martman123456]

Can't get Beads of Love out of my head to this day.

[@steviehills4256]

The Briarwood arc & the Chroma Conclave is definitely 2 of my favourite arcs from Campaign 1. I already can't wait to watch season 2.

[@joelgermany1236]

To me, Percy shoot himself in the hand was like Ed Nortan shooting himself in the face in Fight Club. It was just enough to put the thing in a box.

[@jaredsousa9356]

Season 2 was already confirmed/paid for after they signed up w/ Amazon Video for season 1.

[@magp1001]

Was great going on this ride with you guys.

[@markamanic]

I honestly think the whole Dragon storyline could last us for several seasons. plenty of material to adapt and lots of personal character arcs to explore.

[@tycol322]

I'm sure others beat me too it but season two was confirmed before they even started airing the first episode and it's amazing to think about the path to here. They started a kickstarter to raise a few hundred thousand dollars to do a one off animated special and within hours they had exceeded it by thousands. I don't know the exact numbers but I heard somewhere that it was a million dollars in less than a day. That's just a taste of of how big the critter community its

[@brianhalligan9268]

they asked for 750k and got around 11 million. and they broke a million in like a few minutes. If you want to have a laugh look up the Q&A video they did the first few minutes is just Matt, Travis and Marisha in stunned silence and then just laughing uncontrollably like WTF is happening

[@abgdg]

Always enjoy your reviews and reactions. Was very excited to see your reactions for this show and can't wait for Season 2 and beyond.

[@krisT75]

The second season was added when Amazon picked it up. They are working on it.

[@qualopec]

Amazon already ordered season 2, and the show is #3 on the list of10 most watched shows in the US.

[@brianhalligan9268]

Let us introduce you to the Chroma Conclave every one of those dragons is leagues more powerful than the one in the first episode and they are ready to ruin everyone's day about a million times over. To put some in universe perspective on this what they saw with those 4 dragons would be the modern equivalent of seeing a nuclear missile being launch at every major city in the US it is the stuff apocalypse fiction would be made of in D&D lore.

[@passerbytanuki2456]

how the fuck did they get out of this alive!?? O.o

[@AnxietyRat]

@Passerby Tanuki they got fucked up pretty badly from what I can remember. So they almost didn't make it out alive from this attack the dragons made.

[@sadlobster1]

Who would you say is more powerful, the Conclave or Balerion the Black Dread

[@brianhalligan9268]

@@sadlobster1 Give the variety of abilities D&D dragon possession (like non fire based breath weapons as just one example) I would go conclave. Balerion is a big boy but I think the Red Dragon leader of the Conclave (whose name I won't spoil for those unfamiliar) is pretty big and has some crazy power. If you have the whole Conclave vs Balerion its no contest the Conclave wins D&D just has way more crazy shit verse ASoIF

[@tylergriffin3667]

Good news everybody. The fans paid for s1 and when Amazon picked them up for distribution they went ahead and funded s2, so we get at least one more round with these guys.

[@captainufo4587]

Never worry about Keyleth dying. She's basically a god. Wait...

[@tylerdurham6091]

Season 2 was confirmed when Amazon bought the streaming rights.

[@TheBmweed]

Just.... remember the first dragon? remember his room.... the rug? ... the weird eyes in the rock...? ;)

[@blackheartthedarklord6428]

14:42 "One was hard enough!" Me: Yeah...thing is...that one was the weak one.

[@erickingsepp]

Yes there's a Season 2. Amazon approved it along with Season 1.

[@nmcnea771]

Critters are an army. When the Kickstarter finished (around 800k goal, over 11M final) the Amazon deal happened and they said Amazon would pay the 2nd season. They broke 1M in the first hour of the Kickstarter

[@mathsalot8099]

Loved watching the show through your "fresh eyes."

[@DrWatson4]

Since ep 1 came out it was confirmed they’ve been green lit for a S2 just no word on if production has started yet

[@theanyktos]

The second season was already greenlit, back when Amazon picked them up in the first place. The kickstarter originally was just for a 30-40 min special, then the Critters blew it out of the water and raised $11.3 million so then they were going to do a 10 episode season, with a yet to be determined form of distribution. Then Amazon picked them up, basically funding the second season in exchange for the streaming rights (I'm sure the actual deal was more complicated than that, but effectively, Amazon is paying for season 2). Now what we're hoping for is a third and fourth and fifth season XD. Or at the very least a third, because the next arc is a long one, and having to squeeze that into one season would be a shame.

[@pierluigidipietro8097]

I hope that these seasons will be done. And then campaign two.

[@theanyktos]

@@pierluigidipietro8097 Don't we all...

[@meanyvizzini8347]

They already confirmed a season 2 prior to releasing season 1. It was part of the deal for Amazon to host the (already paid-for via Kickstarter) season 1.

[@dragonjames4500]

I'm both excited and scared for what the first episode of season 2 is going to be like. This is awesome.

[@LocalMaple]

I loved the watch party. They had a line-off. Taliesin (Percy, also Blanka): And Delilah: it comes as no surprise, after losing your husband, that you started seeing a 400 year old blindfolded corpse, and you still got ghosted. Grey (Delilah, also Fire Princess Azula): Percy, I heard you were the life of the party, but only at family gatherings.

[@Auroku93]

Hey Robert and Vanessa! Haven't finished the reaction but thought I'd mention while I was thinking of it, the show was greenlit for 2 seasons immediatly from the start, we just got confirmation that s2 will drop around the end of Jan 2023 and They've been greenlit for S3!!!!

[@HappyCastPod]

I think the shot to the left hand was because that is sort of where his inspiration and creation came from. In episode 4, you see that he's apparently left-handed as he works on a design for Bad News, and he uses the same hand to hammer while forging his Pepperbox. That seems to sort of be where in him Orthax lives.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Apparently his actor and creator also has a tremor in his hand, so that's a meta reason.

[@TheKjoeller]

To "quote" Sam Riegel on the friendship onion: " Amazon has bought 30 episodes"

[@nameless_milk_1624]

season 2 IS CONFIRMED!!!!

[@Dotterelly]

Oh, did you guys not see any comments about this? The kickstarter covered most of season one before Amazon came along, and Amazon topped the first season to 12 episodes and immediately greenlit a second season. They had a second season confirmed pretty much before they even started working on the first. The question is whether they'll fund a third.

[@mathsalot8099]

Random comment: I love your hair!! Ok, carry on.

[@devildham]

Throwing the gun into the acid severed the connection.

[@FalconWingedGirl]

There was a final bullet for Percy on the contract. I think that's why Orthax stopped. The contract was remade when Percy shot his hand.

[@krisT75]

I mean Kreig said "we".

[@pierluigidipietro8097]

Just four ancient cromatic dragons. Each one of them able to flatten a city alone.

[@MrBlorp-sf9ye]

Casting spells that need a chant should be called "attalking"

[@davidpowell686]

Amazon picked it up for a second season and it’ll be 14 episodes

[@testfire3000]

Thanks for the excellent reaction videos!

[@nuru666]

Season 2 was Green Lit by Amazon well before Season 1 was even half way through production. I expect we'll hear about 3 and possibly 4 in the coming weeks.

[@Jade_Dragon]

I haven't watched the actual campaign, but I'm a serious D&D player. I've spent waaaay to much money on the expensive as hell guidebooks... And when the dragon came on, well.... Me: TIAMAT!!! FUCKING DRAGON QUEEN IS COMING YAS THIS IS GONA BE GOOOD! *End of season * Me: nononono NOOOOOO Dragons are my fav. It's just classic

[@nmcnea771]

Pretty sure the gem is supposed to be residuum (green glass), and foreshadowing another magic item he uses called "diplomacy" that can be charged to do lightning damage

[@Fsudryden]

2nd season was ordered when Amazon purchased them.

[@ittyandpocky]

Second season was confirmed 2 years ago when Amazon bought the show. Kickstarter only paid for season 1, Amazon is footing the bill for season 2.

[@Fsudryden]

The next season follows the campaign story arc of the Chroma Conclave and is a heck of a lot longer then the last one.

[@JTKenyon654]

I know that tons of people have probably already came here to say this, but I have to say it just because of how ridiculous/awesome it is. Amazon confirmed Season 2…way back in November of 2019!! (There’s a November 9th 2019 Deadline story to corroborate that) It’s incredible that they saw the success of the Kickstarter and knew that they had a winner on their hands and REALLY wanted to invest in it!

[@lukasoliverleo3730]

A Season 2 (based on the Chroma Conclave Arc of the live show) was already greenlit before Season 1 dropped

[@jessicajones641]

Yeah, the demon basically “played dead” and hid in the gun.

[@111RAMONES]

I am going to miss this show! So good!

[@hhylobates4098]

🔥 Announced today by prime video; There will be a Vox Machina panel at New York Comic Con on October 6th, with a sneak peak at season 2!!!! 🐲

[@mathsalot8099]

I'm hoping Season 3 is going to be announced soon.

[@JRDickens20]

Amazon funded a second season when they picked up the show after the success of the Kickstarter. So we know the second season is coming it just whether or not we get more than that that we are waiting on now.

[@lancewhiteeagle3203]

I'm sure this isn't the first mention of this, but the 2nd season was confirmed before the first episode aired.

[@stevejolly8231]

The original deal with amazon was that amazon would fund a 2nd season. So it is coming

[@ReikaSensei]

Season 1 was already paid for by fans. Amazon didn't pay for anything. This season was all us with our crazy Kickstarter money. When Amazon picked up the show to be the distribution platform, they funded season 2. It was greenlit already from the beginning and on Amazon's part it was automatically a good investment because they own Twitch which CR is hosted on and is the channel that makes them the most money. They'd be stupid not to.

[@kenklingler4094]

Season 2 was greenlit before they made season 1. It was part of their deal with Amazon.

[@benoitcecyre7081]

That's right. Second season was confirmed just before the first three episode dropped.

[@SightUnseen555]

The Chroma Conclave has entered the city.

[@silentmyrmidon]

Prepare to meet the Chroma Conclave lol looking forward to season 2

[@vixevinweria8400]

Season 2 was confirmed in November of 2019.

[@oougahersharr]

It might have been explained, but Percy was, in fact, a Warlock Hexblade. A magic user who forms a pact with an otherworldly being for power in weaponry. In this case, his 'magic' was in the guns the demon inspired him to build. When he shot his own hand, he was 'severing the pact'. It was the culmination of all the fighting against the demon he'd been doing for two episodes. But, Percy was still weak and could easily be repossessed. Destroying the weapon helped stave off the demon's hold so Percy could continue to fight it. Percy's class was a very unusual one as it was a homebrew. This group had been playing Pathfinder, which had gunslingers. When they began the stream, they switched to D&D 5e, which did not have guns. Matt (DM) homebrewed the Warlock Hexblade so that Percy could use his genius to develop a gun as his weapon of power. This information had been kept from the other players and they only thought Matt had helped Taleisin develop a gunslinger homebrew. The revelation that Percy was indeed a Warlock was a surprise to everyone else. It played out very well. Of course, without the Warlock pact, Percy becomes an Engineer fighter who specializes in guns but doesn't have the Warlock abilities to go with it. He did, however, put the residuum gem into his hand (perhaps an easter egg to the glove he developed in the campaign which he called Diplomacy).

[@polygon2745]

Where was it ever mentioned that Percy was Hexblade? As far as I can recall, he's always been a Fighter, playing the Gunslinger subclass that Matt homebrewed when they did the conversion from Pathfinder. The subclass he made has been up on DMSGuild for ages now. He had Action Surge, Indomitable, and made three attacks per turn, which are all Fighter abilities. He did use Hex a bit, but I'm pretty sure that's just something Matt gave him as part of his story arc.

[@oougahersharr]

@@polygon2745 And he got his weapon from te demon who possessed him, which is very much a hexblade function. Did it ever occur that Matt may have homebrewed using some of the warlock traits?

[@polygon2745]

@@oougahersharr that’s what I just said. Matt may have given him some Warlock-esque abilities like a few spells to fit his arc but that’s it, his base class was still Fighter. Percy never had warlock invocations and he never displayed any of the hex blade abilities to create or summon a pact weapon. Actually, if you just look at their character sheets that are available from the start of the live game, Percy has always been a fighter, his Warlock spells came from him taking the Magic Initiate Feat. Here are Percy's character sheets if you want proof: www.critrolestats.com/pcstats-vm

[@oougahersharr]

@@polygon2745 Oh cool. Thanks! That explains a few things that I thought I'd figured out.

[@polygon2745]

@@oougahersharr Np!

[@willys3rdleg]

Just as a heads up, I believe there was at least a few weeks between the last scene and when the arrived back at the keep! Love the reactions!

[@artemisfowl7332]

A season 2 has already been confirmed . It was confirmed when season 1 dropped I believe

[@littlepeach2010]

The sixth chamber of the Pepperbox was always meant for Percy, by shooting himself I'm thinking it was confirmation that the list was complete, 'Ending' the curse.

[@JoshSweetvale]

That, plus self-sacrifice, plus y'know, massive physical trauma, _plus_ letting go of the gun...

[@damianhill4457]

.....the carpet on the floor,........ Chroma Conclave

[@clownzzz4837]

Even if Amazon dropped them (which would be crazy), they've already proven they can finance themselves.

[@theeLonelyRedPanda]

may be selfish of me, but I wish they would've had a chance to show us the sheer scale of these dragons. Shadow over the ocean was a good indicator but still.

[@JohnRaptor]

Has anyone told you who The Whispered One is? If not, do you want to know or would you rather not?

[@LatetotheParty]

Would rather not know.

[@packofweaviles1027]

Chroma Conclave is here.

[@eversondecarvalho6255]

I think they did very well this first season, they managed to condense more than 60 hours of gameplay that this arc has, into a season of something around 240 minutes.

[@Becky31389]

Travis said on the first watch party that it was about 35 hours of game play from campaign 1

[@eversondecarvalho6255]

@@Becky31389 man I watched the entire campaign 1 that has on KZbin and it has 115 episodes around 3 hours each or more, I believe that at least it has more than 35 hours of gameplay.

[@L0X4]

season 2 was funded as soon as they partnered with amazon

[@jesterstyr4584]

The Legends of Vox Machina was already approved for a second season as part of Critical Role's initial deal with Amazon. Probably because Critters paid for most of the first season.

[@exriel]

Welcome to the Chroma Conclave!

[@robbmeadows4600]

Yes, Season 2 was greenlit even before the first 3 eps aired.

[@JirkaKunst]

Welcome to the Chroma Conclave part of the story.

[@morgan.williams76]

Second season was confirmed before ot even launched

[@amyrenaud7589]

Welcome to the Chroma Conclave arc. :)