The Midnight Chase | Critical Role: THE MIGHTY NEIN | Episode 3

[@clevachloe6988]

5:30 Intro starts 7:04 Game begins 2:13:01 Break Begins 2:27:48 Break Ends

[@noahthomas7949]

ClevaChloe amazing

[@terrylandes9566]

Your a good man, thank you lol

[@alexisstrickland2285]

💜💜💜

[@supercool1312]

ClevaChloe thanks so much

[@pedanticpeasant9789]

You are truly doing the Lord's work. God bless.

[@TheBlackSquirrel]

First of all... The BIGGEST, warmest shout-out to whoever takes the time to add subtitles to these 3-4 hours long episodes.

[@carlosbranson7154]

Big shoutout to you for continuing to branch out to things that are new to you!

[@marias5685]

i agree, whoever adds the subtitles are awesome. my hearing is pretty shot, so being able to see subtitles helps a lot.

[@aduckinlingerie]

The subtitles are helpful for me because sometimes a lot of people are talking at once and I just can’t seem to make out what they’re saying. Or maybe the whole party will start laughing and I can’t catch what was so funny.

[@nicolasrodriguesdossantos1881]

And I would like to thank whoever translated to Portuguese

[@tinycloud7738]

Poor guy doing subtitles longer than most movies

[@sipofdragon9593]

Travis plays Fjord here He is the English VA for mustang in Full Metal Alchemist He is the true Fjord Mustang

[@23DEATHNUMBER]

do what!?

[@miscellany_media]

Wait... BROTHERHOOD?!

[@ThePotatonator979]

Yeah Liam referenced it asking Roy? After Travis said Mustang

[@equusheart3344]

Travis is Roy Mustang!? * fangirling! *

[@kierancharlebois8040]

Oh shit didn't know :o thanks boss

[@smoogieboogie1694]

I love how they get so excited when someone uses an action from their class of the previous campaign. Travis screaming when Ashley raged. Ashley smiling whenever Laura used guiding bolt. Liam cheering when Sam disengaged.

[@deKahedron]

2:09:36 And so it was that he took aboard two tieflings, two humans and two green people, a male and a female of each, so as to ensure that they would survive the flood.

[@thealmanancy9020]

just gonna say, I don't think that Goblins and Half-orc are the same race

[@magiv4205]

This made me laugh way harder than it should have

[@Clarebear0925]

Elijah Groves that’s why they said two green people lol

[@VulcanWolf]

Wow... *Slow clap* Well done, sir. 😊

[@Mahawww]

That's really fucking clever. I didn't notice lol

[@NorthWriter]

My god, in the span of two or three weeks I've become obsessed with this show. I'm 40, and when I was growing up I was not allowed to play D&D, as it was supposedly "the gateway to Satan," but I always wanted to play. So I only ever played a couple of sessions of the old West End Star Wars D6 RPG, but otherwise missed out on all of this. Then life happened and kids and family and RPGs were the furthest thing from my mind. So now my kids are teenagers, and one of the greatest gifts is that I get to play D&D with them, at their invitation! They WANT me to play with them. My oldest son DMs, and I just created my first-ever D&D character. I can't wait for my first game with them this week. So thank you to the Critical Role team for showing me, a late bloomer, how amazing RPGs can be.

[@arpeggioblue]

How'd it go?

[@NorthWriter]

It was awesome. Got my 10-year-old stepdaughter addicted as well; I told her it was like Skyrim, but where you use your imagination and you get to pretend to be the character you want...she was excited to try. Then when my son gestured to her and said, "Why don't you introduce your character," she looked at me with wild eyes as if she was about to skydive, and I knew she was hooked. We got an assignment from a noble, killed an ogre, and did some fun RP. Then this weekend my oldest son was at a friend's for the weekend, so *I* DMed. The five of us played the D&D Starter Set for our adventure (the tried and true Lost Mine of Phandelver), and we played for about three hours. I drew a lot of inspiration from the way Matt narrates and describes the events that happen, and it was great to see the kids really getting into it. The highlight of that was probably that first goblin fight, where two goblins attacked with swords and two with shortbows from a ridge. One of the kids plays a centaur druid (doubling down on the nature magic), and she cast "Ice Knife," which she then chucked at one of the goblin archers with a Natural 20 and hit it right between the eyes. Needless to say she felt like a total badass. But then they spent the last 20 minutes trying out how to free some wolves kept by the goblins. It was really great to watch them try to work together, but I'm realizing I may need to figure out how to gracefully move them along to keep the action going. But we all had a great time!

[@iwasalmostimpressed2317]

This is pure

[@no1mayorofsimpleton]

Indeed.

[@melissahart1362]

30 something who grew up in the same mindset. Tolkien and Narnia were okay but any other fantasy was wicked. Sigh.

[@gingerbered]

Just wanted to say thank you to whoever's does the CC for this channel. Over the years I've been losing my hearing. Now I can only hear loud, higher pitched things (like the groups laughter). I'm so thankful that someone took the time to write the CC instead of opting for incorrect auto-generated CC, this way I can still enjoy the stories and adventure.

[@destonlee2838]

Amen gingerbread. 💯. Former artilleryman here, I'm deaf also. This program is a great pleasure to watch and these are clearly the cool kids. 😎

[@IsDavidReal]

Just saw this comment and wanted to say I’m obviously very sorry for your gradual loss of hearing, but also that it’s sweet in a weird way that you can still hear the laughter of the group. That feels nice

[@yiklongtay6029]

I think Liam's tendency to embellish his moves with flavor works well with being a spell caster. He can say so much more than Dagger, dagger, dagger.

[@fartcriminals9623]

Liam’s descriptions of how he casts spells made me want to play a wizard with a component pouch

[@cojay_19]

I'm so excited to hear his descriptions once they all get to later levels, it's exciting!

[@Kasino80]

Also, it helps put focus on what it actually takes to be a wizard. You can't just go around flinging spells willy nilly. You have to work for it and prepare for them with components.

[@axofbrevity]

@@Kasino80 totally! i love that instead of just saying "my cat is a bird now" he says "I don't have enough incense and charcoal" or whatever.

[@Blastinus]

Low-level DnD is the absolute best. Sure, you'll eventually be so powerful that entire nations will fear your name, but until then, you can't even slap a horse correctly.

[@ColdFusionPower512]

Oh man i can't wait for them to encounter another door at like level 3

[@schweppes1313]

low-level is best level

[@zap4th368]

LEVEL 2! LEVEL 2!

[@jackstoddard9821]

2232w2222

[@NopeJustPatrick]

@Walt Aistir Yes. The way the doesn't cause it to kill you, and one that hopefully causes it to move in the direction that you were hoping for it go...

[@darkhorseash4337]

Liam's descriptions of his spells are so bloody cool

[@djinn181]

After campaign 1 finished Matt asked the cast to be more descriptive with their attacks, spells and stuff. Rather than just saying "I cast fireball" and leaving it to Matt to describe all the details, they could describe what they did to cast it and then Matt would finish by describing what happens depending on the dice rolls. I think the cast really embraced the idea, especially Liam.

[@C.O.R.E_Supermacy]

Quoted from my friend. "Fjord traveled around with Jester. Fjord Escort. Fjord rides a male horse. Fjord's Mustang. Fjord is a Hexblade. His Falchion is a: Fjord Edge. Fjord wants to throw a party. Fjord Fiesta. Fjord sneaks out of the inn. Fjord Escape. Fjord doesn't want to lose concentration, so: Fjord Focus. Maybe Fjord decides to multiclass. Fjord Ranger. Fjord has Eldritch Blast. It's sort of like: Fjord Laser."

[@radusocol2613]

Core I hate and love this comment in the same time.

[@mischa2643]

RADU SOCOL same.

[@mdcarroll1105]

Uses find familiar to make a snake named Shelby Shelby Cobra brought to you by Fjord

[@Hix1388]

Fjord pokes the thing Fjord Probe Fjord bull rushes the enemy Fjord Taurus

[@jesusofsuburbia8825]

God fucking damn it

[@FigTheInfaethable]

I freaking love the fact that Nott kept on offering to give Caleb money and pay for things and Caleb just laughs it off as a joke and then at 1:19:00 he pulls out a shit ton of gold and Caleb’s like 😳

[@april4201]

Nott is his sugar mama!

[@animefreak122ist8]

Bo: “The shells have been devoured” Caleb: “the bells have been deflowered” Me: “Caleb hasn’t showered”

[@saixenophase]

O h m y g o d THIS COMMENT WINS

[@thegreenhood3330]

Okay, that’s too good

[@Shane-impact]

me and caleb have something in common

[@partialbullet2215]

I am groot

[@apollomars1678]

im serious pissed, if they dont add that dialog of yours in the anime :D

[@GamingCrowz]

3:40:12 God I love the Caleb Nott friendship dynamic, really gives Nott a real likeable personality

[@mrjoni54]

Caleb: If we sell the platinum flask we can buy many flasks Nott: Explain how! Caleb: Money can be exchanged for goods and services

[@dawiddulian2403]

Ah, a man of culture I see...

[@Nixahma]

*quietly* I don’t get it

[@mrjoni54]

@@Nixahma it's a reference to this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpjGpWaAo52jfKM

[@emperorvexal861]

or we just sell the platinum flask for all the ale and wine!

[@Nixahma]

@@mrjoni54 Caleb is the voice inside Nott’s brain confirmed

[@SGRosen-vi2ez]

3:55 Laura: "Look I gave him a dice and he gave me a dice!" 5:30 Intro starts 7:04 Game begins 8:45 We're totally good 9:20 Sam and Laura both roll ones with their traded Dice. Sam promptly throws his away 13:34 Rewind 22:37 Dice has some moves 23:36 Jester accomplishes nothing 25:41 Get the hell out of dodge 30:20 The golden snitch makes an appearance. Leads to man down. 32:00 Dead or unconsciousness? There's a difference. 35:00 Officially the cleric 40:16 Nope 44:13 Not sponsored 59:14 Travis is superstitious too 1:07:56 No shit 1:10:58 LEVEL 2 chant #1 1:13:50 Sam in game DND Beyond Ad and Jester's racy doodles 1:19:09 Nott's counteroffer 1:20:09 He dies 1:22:35 Yeah, go away 1:25:36 As Liam tries to read with his noisy cast members 1:25:55 Laura sure loves those jokes lol. 1:32:20 Caleb spends a lot of time by himself "reading" 1:35:23 Stinky Caleb meme #6 1:36:52 Caleb decides to use the piss pot for his spell. Chorus of "eewwws" 1:38:42 10 minutes 1:55:29 Nott's hilarious theory 2:00:05 Travis's old man act part 1 2:03:30 Travis's old man act part 2 2:13:01 Break Begins 2:27:48 Break Ends 2:31:05 You do the math 2:32:30 Smelly burb 2:37:10 Whisper campaign 2:38:24 Caleb stinky meme #7 (he's embraced it) 2:42:25 Witch's 2:55:00 I subtitled this section of the video a while ago :) 3:15:57 Oh no 3:24:57 Close calls for Jester 3:29:44 Oh no 3:33:25 Smart move by Laura 3:35:05 That's why you look 3:42:36 That's foul 3:47:47 The full wizard experience 3:48:11 I think I'm gonna multiclass

[@KillerKoala87c]

Bump

[@KSCasareo]

bump

[@IzzyM801]

Boost

[@alexandertiberius1098]

Thanks. 😊

[@christopherfleetwood5252]

Boots

[@cameronvincent3122]

I'm a year late, but I really appreciate how far ahead Travis was with his nontraditional yeehaw vibes. A yeehaw sailor orc? What a fantastic idea.

[@JEST3R_]

"Yeehaw Sailor Orc" is a mood

[@Alovatololo]

@@JEST3R_ you would say that.

[@dillonevans4175]

He is from Texas after all

[@isaaceshleman2833]

*yeehaw sailor half-orc

[@AllHailSp00nRiver]

He really leaned into his sex appeal.

[@jackdog06]

Travis: “is it too late in the campaign to just walk away?” I can’t tell you how much I love the concept of Fjord just walking away and leaving the group never to be seen again due to the group seamen jokes

[@marias5685]

Jack Dog 2 likes away from 69

[@codyrm86]

I thought ir was a vax joke

[@breeze9819]

Cody Miller it was but there are a lot of people who only watch campaign 2

[@gingerweasel]

maria s now it’s 2 likes away from 420

[@Kyshakk]

00:40 - Sam has some sort of death wish- 07:05 - Show Start 22:40 - Sam's dice balances itself on the side of his dice tray 33:40 - HDYWTDT 35:05 - Jester **THE** Cleric 44:15 - Fjord FOCUSES on his ESCORT Vehicle 48:57 - "Shelby" Mustang 51:55 - Wait… has that moon always been there? 1:09:50 - Marisha Looks a Gift Horse In the Mouth 1:19:34 - Like a Kid in a Candy Store 1:22:48 - "She's not your sister anymore" 1:25:55 - "Do You Know Where I Can Find Any Sailors?" 1:26:33 - "I Mosey Away" 1:32:25 - Caleb spends a lot of time "feeding his bookworm" 1:38:50 - Caleb casts "find familiar" 1:46:55 - Nott drops acid... ONTO THE FLOOR. don't do drugs, kids. 1:54:00 - Bad Cop, Worse Cop 2:03:30 - Travis finally gets to hustle some guards 2:07:00 - Fjord can’t wash the seaman off his hands 2:08:55 - Did someone say seaman, because I ship this 2:13:18 - Break Starts 2:27:48 - Break Ends 2:30:30 - Excuse me, Frog-WHAT? 2:37:30 - A Classic Game of Telephone 2:42:25 - Careful, guys. Karma's a WITCH 2:52:38 - Disaster Lesbian crushes a 12 year old's windpipe (AKA Vintage Marisha) 3:18:08 - Taliesin steals Sam's Thunder (or, would it be dick lightning?) 3:27:40 - HDYWTDT 3:47:12 - Jester, pure cinammon roll lets Nott steal a shiny

[@preyold1819]

Thanks this is awesome

[@NaomiKFCHutchin]

Thank you!

[@gaylordrobinson1199]

Kyshakk disaster lesbian

[@CharlesBalester]

Critical Recap at its finest

[@zevi139]

What does HDYWTDT stand for?

[@NerdHerdForLife]

Everyone talks about Jester, and she's cute too, but Caleb rustling heads with Nott was absolutely precious.

I know! I love Molly, but those two are the ones that melt me.

[@bradenhazle4378]

"WHAT DICE DID YOU USE? WHICH DICE?" "What *other* dice would I use?!" **holds up the golden snitch**

[@nathanielhollinger4686]

Travis to Taliesin: YOU DID THIS! YOU DID THIS TO US!!

[@partialbullet2215]

“I’m rolling some good 20s guys

[@omerlevinger5187]

time stamp?

[@kaijukiller3052]

@@omerlevinger5187 about 30:30

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

"It's come back to bite you in the anus!" Me: pauses vid til I overcome this laughing fit.

[@Rutillith]

nott: "what about this as a counter offer? how much is the books?" Caleb: "13 gold" Nott: "Here!" then . . . caleb: "where did you get that gold?" Nott: "I collect things. Among them are pieces of gold. I have more" I just love Nott, she's so cute

[@6666animefreak]

I love the "I like this one." Nott is the cutest darling

[@DeathnoteBB]

It’s so funny how even Liam is so shocked that Nott just has 13 gold on hand that he asks Matt for confirmation. Makes me wonder how rich Nott secretly is...

[@DeathnoteBB]

Time stamps for future reference, or anyone else who loves these scenes: 1:17:45 Caleb asks Nott for the flask and Nott gives him the 13 gold instead 1:21:55 Nott explains how she has so much gold

[@diego7oclock]

I've been loving every interaction Nott has with the other characters. It's so damn cute when Caleb carries her and the almost paternal relationship they have. Is adorable the way she and Jester are like stupid little friends on an adventure. To me, Nott has been the glue that keeps everything together for this beginning of the campaing.

[@nox_tech_]

and caleb's enthusiasm that followed was cute! rushing to get new books, rushing to get back and be among friends and clam right up and to read, i relate waaaaay too heavily lol.

[@MidnightMagpie73]

a small thank you too the camera person that not only takes the mini's at a angle now but ZOOMS IN. Thank you SO much omg it made it so difficult to see them sometimes. You deserve AT LEAST a huge slice of cake sometime. Means a lot to those of us with bad eyesight. :>

[@Saladness]

1000% agree. Also those of us who watch from phones

[@Kiloku2]

Travis is too damn smart. Grog is still one of my favorite characters, but seeing Travis shine with moments like the confused old man trick was awesome.

[@justinbaskall8291]

Love how liam actually describes the spells in these incredibly descriptive ways. Adds so much to his turns. Also, the Texblade Jokes are amazing, nice save on beau's part on actually having a healing kit.

[@beneteus3833]

Matt encouraged all of them to realy discribe what they are doing (or attemt like Bo while shackeled) to give more storytelling and picture discribing to the players. something i would encourage every player to try, it can help to roleplay your character as well. i also dont mind situation like: Player 1: I pull that NPC realy close to me. Player 2: I want to inside check why Player 1 does that. Player 1: Well then go and roll. Player 2: Number (14 etc.) Player 1: Well it seems I did do that because... (reasons that seem right to give to Player 2 from how good he rolled - if he rolled bad it could be rather plane or just a straight up lie. if he rolled good it should be closer to the real reason) I just like leaving a lot of possibilities open to the players

[@ilfurlano1228]

Liam is a perfect Wizard already!

[@thomasjoychild4962]

I'm really liking how all of them are getting more descriptive about their turns. I found it a bit odd last campaign how Matt did all of the description of attacks in combat, coz my groups have always had the players do that.

[@ElfQuestComicDubFamily]

Crazy thing is, I liked Vax but he was a bit too edgy for me personally, but I already love Caleb whom I'm sure has as much emotional baggage like everyone else but I guess I just get a better viber from him

[@jakegoodrich6520]

I really want him to get cloud of daggers and just "DaggerDaggerDagger!" everytime

[@thewovenmantis6813]

My God Travis’s old man play was absolutely fucking brilliant. 10/10 best quick thinking I’ve ever seen.

[@jiggityjack8113]

He played a character like that during the critical role Christmas episode.

[@erikwilliams1562]

Seriously, would have NEVER thought of that

[@jeannedz29]

I was listening to the podcast version in my car and I was WHEEZING

[@gavinkidder2232]

666th like

[@IsaacMayerCreativeWorks]

@@jiggityjack8113 and a character based on the Christmas episode character for Campaign 3

[@derpinaherpington2643]

Caleb saying "that's my girl" when Nott got a nat 20 kill was actually too sweet 😂

[@izstrella]

It was so endearing, awww, I love those two already!

[@PotedePepes]

i am the 667th like MUWAAHHAH

[@renee1390]

Also when she says “And my boy!!!” When they’re talking about stabilizing Fjord 🥺🥺

[@car8118]

Timestamp?

[@car8118]

@TheAnnaClan Thank you darling :)

[@iobeygravity]

I love how absolutely in love Travis looks as Matt describes Hex Blade's Curse for the first time

[@Baconbeerify]

I absolutely love how Liam is describing his spellcasting. Its so much more exciting than saying "I cast X". Really helps to visualize it happening and ropes you in

[@djinn181]

After campaign 1 finished Matt asked the cast to be more descriptive with their attacks, spells and stuff. Rather than just saying "I cast fireball" and leaving it to Matt to describe all the details, they could describe what they did to cast it and then Matt would finish by describing what happens depending on the dice rolls. I think the cast really embraced the idea, especially Liam.

[@100blueeyedboy]

it makes me feel bad about my own spellcasting now, and I'm gonna start being more descriptive in the future

[@billionai4871]

This is why I love component pouch, instead of a wand or a staff. You describe getting the material components, how that translates into the spell and how it works thereafter. My favorite is describing the Haste spell: The material component is licorice root, so you just shove a very sweet thing into the fighter's throat and he gets a sugar rush

[@kirxuvalentine4795]

I've always made my spellcasters have unique spells like a dwarf cleric that writes in dwarven runes over an injury to cast heals

[@samuelparis7218]

28:05 was an amazing description for a friggen cantrip especially in the context of Liams character

[@brandishanken8060]

"These shells have been devoured." "The shells have been devoured." "The bells have been deflowered." "The whales are in my power." "The veils are covered in flower." *Appeased nod*

[@DurandalsFate]

The best ending to that game of "telephone" would have been Molly looking confused, walking over to Fjord, and saying, "Jester passed along a message saying, 'These shells have been devoured,' but I figured there must have been some miscommunication."

[@NikErrant]

Halfway through I was expecting it to go... "These shells have been devoured" "The shells have been devoured" "The bells have been deflowered" "Belle has been deflowered" "Beau has been deflowered" "WHAT!?"

[@lakedoessomething702]

*"Beau has been devoured"*

[@SPITZtheGOD]

This was my favorite part. Comedy that is made up on the spot and not planned is the most powerful comedy.

[@lumberluc]

What kind of Loony Toons show was that?

[@WriterDreamOfSweden]

Laura Bailey is a dragon and her horde is made of dice

[@thomas8413]

Would be the cutest dragon ever 😍

[@fratguide9835]

I’ll tell you, when I first got really into CR I looked them all up to see what they were in and you know I saw their IMDb pages and it has their birthdays, Marisha is pretty young and the guys are all older but laura and Matt don’t have birthdays listed. So one can only assume they’re immortals of some kind like dragons

[@Christian-vq3lr]

Frat Guide To Card Games I mean, Taliesin’s is obviously fake because he’s also an immortal

[@Siberiabird]

This sounds like start of the ballad

[@rileywoods45]

@@fratguide9835 Laura and Liam have the same birthday. It's why they played twins in the first campaign.

[@thedialingrook3564]

“Octopuses are very smart!” “I think it’s octopi” “I never said I was very smart” 😂😂😂

[@comicorcas8501]

It is actually Octopodes

[@aidenkraeger8060]

@@comicorcas8501 it actually still is grammatically correct to say it as octopuses. Octopi is only a suffix to indicate plural of nouns with Latin roots. Octopus is derived from greek, so the proper pluralization would be “ode” however octopus happens to employ a classic English formulation, and affixing a simple “es” at the end will do.

[@aidenkraeger8060]

@@ekaterinarafienko1853 i have no idea who that is

[@typhoonzebra]

@@aidenkraeger8060 Yeah, the "um actually it's octopi" movement was just a big r/confidentlyincorrect moment.

[@kingofsoy2413]

Everyone knows the plural is Octopudoius

[@rma1979]

2:31:06 - "All you need to know is this: there's three dudes and three ladies. You do the math." ... "Don't do the math."

[@r.r815]

The ship owner was probably thinking about how there's an old man and someone calling him Gramps

[@gerrymcelearney5340]

-Everyone else describing my friend group

[@Person01234]

Toya or whatever her name is starts singing. Matt: Her haunting voice starts spreading from her In my head: Jigglypuff, jig-a-leeee puff

[@Fenn899]

*loud, obnoxious snoring*

[@bribizlegaming6678]

Wakes up with penises all over their faces.

[@RudTeljes]

Super Smash Brothers MEEEELLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@a.s.7654]

Never in my life has a youtube comment made me laugh this loudly and obnoxiously. I cried tears. THANK YOU

[@partialbullet2215]

Jake Martisek Do you know the jigglypuffs singing technic?

[@niks713]

2:30:30 Marisha says "frog-gigging", not frog-digging. It's a southern thing. That's why Travis (the Texan) laughs and says "Kentucky" to Marisha. A gig is a pronged spear used for hunting fish and small game like frogs. It's also where Texas A&M gets "Gig 'Em!" from- the Horned Frog is the mascot of TCU, one of their rivals (and Travis' alma mater).

[@s.j7423]

thank you:)

[@thudlite4319]

Frog-gigging was also unfortunately slang for a gay orgy in some places.

[@angus591]

Ohhhh thank you

[@crapnuggets202]

this is deep lore

[@apollo9057]

I always wondered why A&M says that lmao, thanks for the knowledge!

[@joshuajordan1300]

I dig that Mercer stands up while he runs combat and stuff; makes it all feel really active. Definitely gonna start doing this

[@AssassinLupus7]

I'm really new to dnd, but I've realized that I tend to do that too. Partly out of necessity, as our mat is on the other side of the player next to me. The other part is just excitment, really.

[@Veritas_Boz]

I stand the whole time I dm, I draw my inspiration from Matt

[@justincox955]

I've started standing when it comes to combat, and a few weeks ago I got up to act out next to one of my players when the NPC was invading his personal space.

[@django3422]

I like the placement of Travis and Marisha next to each other at the table. It often seems, during combat, like they're helping each other with their 'new features'. Monks aren't Barbarians and Warlocks aren't Druids but there are similarities; Marisha is now a frontliner and Travis is now a spellcaster. So it's cool to see Travis quietly clarify things like multiple attacks for Marisha and likewise see her giving guidance on stuff like spell slots.

[@Ali-kj2qd]

Everyone is talking about how Travis going from grog to fjord is great and all. But I’m over here, just finished watching campaign 1, realized jester is the personification of ALL of Vex’s intrusive thoughts. I absolutely love it

[@KaleChipss]

The two moods of Caleb: Chill, quiet, and introverted or an adorable dork who gets what he wants

[@nightfall598]

Caleb, bolting back to the tavern with Nott in tow: WE HAVE SOME READING TO DO.

[@BananaHanson]

@@nightfall598 best moment of the episode

[@arsonthefiregenasi6841]

Must protect at all times

[@isaacmiller3386]

Caleb is playing a typical Fire Emblem caster lmfao

[@deathbykonami5487]

@@isaacmiller3386 Basically but with traces of PTSD and self punishment. Hence the reason why Caleb was hiding during the fight with the zombies.

[@stephaniedee5163]

I want the Nott/Jester buddy comedy so bad

[@TwentySeventhLetter]

Steph Dee What have I been watching then? I thought this was it

[@tomaszskowronski1406]

You're watching it buddy.

[@tridentrex0576]

There is one. It's called critical roll session 2

[@anerdwhowritesessays9931]

I write scrips........

[@tomaszskowronski1406]

@@anerdwhowritesessays9931 Dew it.

[@alexa_digitalart]

That cork removal noise around 2:10:00 was FANTASTIC. Having a voice actor DM makes a world of difference. Mercer is amazing!

[@dragonbzx1469]

Yes

[@MasterLycan844]

I’ve be trying to replicate that sound all day. It’s fucking hard. Mercer is a genius.

[@DerGeisterbaer]

2:11:07

[@tbcosplays9048]

I got really confused because I thought it said cock removal noise XD

[@bribizlegaming6678]

@@tbcosplays9048 same thing really. XD

[@mrfate8355]

I like how liams characters always seem like they're having a bad time. His face just screams "lemme cry"

[@sarahk5412]

Liam is a cinnamon roll and most of the time I want to wrap him in a blanket and give him hot cocoa. Glad he's got a cat this time around, at least.

[@SkittleE275]

Resting labrador face

[@Demyxu]

"THEN WHY WERE YOU WITH THE CARNIVAL?" "Cause I'm WEIRD!" oh my god I love this campaign so much already

[@lucindatheartist6435]

I relate to Molly for some reason

[@vermont6260]

Lucinda Serenity I got some bad news chief

[@lucindatheartist6435]

@@vermont6260 again. I relate.

[@markuspursche4872]

@@vermont6260 What the hell, spoiler warning please?

[@DeathnoteBB]

duckmz Can you people stop spoiling newbies on the first goddamn episodes? It’s not appreciated

[@cccrit]

Travis is great, he really carries it with Matt. Does a great job of getting others to roleplay in tough situations and helps everybody out a lot. Makes sure they follow the rules while also make sure everyone is having fun. Both Matt and Travis do a great job of making this enjoyable for everyone.

[@JEST3R_]

I wanna see Travis DM a game with the rest of critical role as players

[@joshscott2382]

@@JEST3R_ he did kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX3Rp6WlmMqnp5o but ran the game as grog. Still absolute genius and a joy to watch though

[@magonus195]

Liam, too

[@micahbrown6045]

They all contribute very well but w/e.

[@scottboyer8450]

I love how Liam describes Celeb's spellcasting.

[@RachelAllenMusic]

Scott Boyer you can tell he’s a fellow DM with those descriptions, it’s wonderful

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

The way he does the physical gestures for each spell as he casts them is fantastic.

[@scottvarley3823]

Robotech!

[@marshmallow3200]

He's so good at playing his character that you calling him both names confused me.

[@UnlessIWin]

Matt, after campaign 1,asked the players to describe their attacks and spells more and, depending on role, he'll finish the description. Liam, took a BIG mental note of that apperently because yes, his spell casting is awesome

[@theoneandonlyari2510]

The fight was great and hilarious, but can you imagine poor Noah? Sitting in his boat under moonlight, just dropped off some questionable individuals on an island and suddenly hearing just growling, a lot of loud impacts, some young girl singing that abruptly ends, seeing light suddenly appearing and disappearing a moment later and then silence - all this in a place where a witch once lived. I can't wait to see the next episode to see his reaction (if he wasn't smart enough to leave)

[@aberone_library]

Such an underapperciated comment

[@karo-kun2578]

That is the happiest I've seen a man get from a book and its adorable. Caleb is adorable.

[@shinybugg9156]

I thought so too! He's just so happy about his book! :D

[@aspect_of_tiamat982]

I've gotten that happy about a book.

[@kronos661]

@@aspect_of_tiamat982 Holy shit. I'm not the only one :D

[@Lyonatan]

But that smell...

[@OmANnIe]

@@aspect_of_tiamat982 me too, many times 💕

[@korrasmuscles]

3:55 Laura: "Look I gave him a dice and he gave me a dice!" 8:45 We're totally good 9:20 Sam and Laura both roll ones with their traded Dice. Sam promptly throws his away 13:34 Rewind 22:37 Dice has some moves 23:36 Jester accomplishes nothing 25:41 Get the hell out of dodge 30:20 The golden snitch makes an appearance. Leads to man down. 32:00 Dead or unconsciousness? There's a difference. 35:00 Officially the cleric 40:16 Nope 44:13 Not sponsored 59:14 Travis is superstitious too 1:07:56 No shit 1:10:58 LEVEL 2 chant #1 1:13:50 Sam in game DND Beyond Ad and Jester's racy doodles 1:19:09 Nott's counteroffer 1:20:09 He dies 1:22:35 Yeah, go away 1:25:36 As Liam tries to read with his noisy cast members 1:25:55 Laura sure loves those jokes lol. 1:32:20 Caleb spends a lot of time by himself "reading" 1:35:23 Stinky Caleb meme #6 1:36:52 Caleb decides to use the piss pot for his spell. Chorus of "eewwws" 1:38:42 10 minutes 1:55:29 Nott's hilarious theory 2:00:05 Travis's old man act part 1 2:03:30 Travis's old man act part 2 2:31:05 You do the math 2:32:30 Smelly burb 2:37:10 Whisper campaign 2:38:24 Caleb stinky meme #7 (he's embraced it) 2:42:25 Witch's 2:55:00 I subtitled this section of the video a while ago :) 3:15:57 Oh no 3:24:57 Close calls for Jester 3:29:44 Oh no 3:33:25 Smart move by Laura 3:35:05 That's why you look 3:42:36 That's foul 3:47:47 The full wizard experience 3:48:11 I think I'm gonna multiclass

[@jackmack4181]

Nice time chart map

[@mad0813]

Ah i hope this is on every video.

[@MasumiSeike]

Thank you for the Timestamps

[@Cookiesandcreamss]

Thank you

[@victorian298]

Bumpity bump from 2020 trying to catch up after C1...:-)

[@octavioschultz3752]

Grog is one of my favorite barbarians, but I must say, Travis playing a character with actual intelligence is much more fun.

[@isaacmiller3386]

Travis is great. Watching him play an old west preacher in the Undeadwood one shot was amazing as well.

[@MetaDeviant]

2:03:56 Matt could have totally called for a Deception check right then, but he doesn't, and I like to think he just gave it to Travis because it was such a good play.

[@gorgit]

One of the many ways to reward great rp

[@richardallen162]

So to hear them complain about being stuck in the inn is hysterical for anyone watching in 2020

[@idk49779]

And they thought about turning the cat into a bat to make it able to see at night...

[@RapidRaven26]

@@idk49779 that one is more of a stretch

[@partialbullet2215]

I’ve been doing that all my life

[@benobeast9355]

I feel that, But I finally have time to watch this campaign so its worth it!!!

[@richardallen162]

@@benobeast9355 I wouldn't go that far 🤣

[@2thatonegirl16]

listening to the background music and realizing it's Skyrim battle music like, "wHAT IS IT?! DRAGONS?!" Travis, the voice of Roy Mustang: the lone horse.... is it a... *mustang?*

[@micahbrown6045]

.. Unfortunately it was a joke to a F(j)ord Mustang, but I originally thought it was a Roy Mustang joke too.

[@thesepretzelssuckass247]

Micah Brown it was both

[@liamffrench-lydestad1438]

I love Caleb's toned down exitement for books.

[@TheBrywarrior90]

I fucking love watching Travis get so giddy about using his spells and shit. And the little dancey thing he did when he learned about his Spell Save DC was so adorable!!!!

[@DJcs187]

Always leave timestamps for these moments plx.

[@BudewFan_]

He’s so happy to be able to do more than attack on his turn

[@alexlovely7796]

In most things when they plug their sponsors it's obnoxious and people go out of there way to make it not obnoxious, but these guys make it as obnoxious as possible and it's absolutely perfect. What legends.

[@catblue4690]

Alex Lovely your right they just want their sponsors to be recognised as thanks

[@JeffreyButcher]

The difference is the delivery and they don’t try to hide that they have a sponsor. They straight up say our sponsor is blah blah blah and then of course Sam makes them fun. And then they mention them during like whispers or down time as a running gag. They make the adds fun as in I look forward to them at the start of episodes

[@Figgy5119]

Sam's sponsor ads in campaign 1 are epic. I'm just starting this campaign and I hope he doesn't start running out of ideas XD

[@JeffreyButcher]

Figgy5119 oh he always finds a way!!

[@kiroropupper3914]

Game grumps does the same thing and it really allows for some enjoyable content when done right

[@cinemacraftcreations2135]

My theory as of 1:56:00 frog man joined this carnival and found a place where he can gather large groups of people regularly and slow feast a little from all of them. while everyone is distracted by this girls singing, he's chilling at this golden corral buffet of Life force. After a while he gets used to the "no elderly" rule and gets a little more greedy. One day theyre at this performance,the bodyguard was distracted by some weirdos that reeaally didn't want to give up their weapons so this old man slips in. the act goes on as normal and so does his feeding. Little does he know though, there's a man in his 80s there. He's had his "drain speed" at young people so to speak and so when hes pulling all this life out of the old man, there's not much life left in him and so frog man accidentally runs the tap dry. Having the last of his life sucked from him he turns into a literal soulles husk. (Old man either got in because the party distracted the "bouncers" or because of that detail that he was in good health for his age so he appeared younger)

[@the_air_is_thick_with_magi6880]

Wow, amazing theory!

[@NopeJustPatrick]

Pretty much what I assumed as well, and I wouldn't be surprised if Gustav knew about it. If I remember correctly, he was the one who put the "no elderly or sick" rule up in the first place...

[@Oggthegoof]

Extra thought to make this a more complex situation. Toyra (sp?) Has a chronic illness, and he is keeping her alive by siphoning life force from the audience, and giving it to her

[@robertabugelis3962]

I hope you do more theories in later episodes. This is vvery well put.

[@MateusSFigueiredo]

Just finished the episode. I think it has something to do with falling asleep. The old man could have fallen asleep while Toya sang. The guard could have fallen asleep near the campsite. And Caleb mentioned nightmares when he was reading that book.

[@simsamsammie]

I haven't seen the first campaign, but already, I get so giddy when he says, "How do you want to do this?"

[@MrSluttyMcSluttyton]

SammietheAverageGirl you might have started it by this point but I would highly recommend it if you haven’t. The production value takes a while to get where it is now but it’s a helluva ride

[@cheekybum1513]

I'm in love with how Liam flavors his spellcasting in the middle of the fight, and that he actually TRACKS HIS COMPONENETS

[@jubomalseeco3117]

Sam has some sort of death wish- 00:40 Show Start- 07:05 Sam's dice balances itself on the side of his dice tray - 22:40 HDYWTDT- 33:40 Jester ***THE*** Cleric- 35:05 Fjord FOCUSES on his ESCORT Vehicle - 44:15 Wait… has that moon always been there? - 51:55 Marisha Looks a Gift Horse In the Mouth- 1:09:50 Like a Kid in a Candy Store- 1:19:34 "She's not your sister anymore" - 1:22:48 "Do You Know Where I Can Find Any Sailors?" - 1:25:55 "I Mosey Away" - 1:26:33 Caleb spends a lot of time "feeding his bookworm" - 1:32:25 Caleb casts "find familiar"- 1:38:50 Nott drops acid... ONTO THE FLOOR. don't do drugs, kids.- 1:46:55 Bad Cop, Worse Cop- 1:54:00 Travis finally gets to hustle some guards- 2:03:30 Fjord can’t wash the seaman off his hands- 2:07:00 Did someone say seaman, because I ship this- 2:08:55 Break Starts- 2:13:18 Break Ends- 2:27:48 Excuse me, Frog-WHAT? - 2:30:30 A Classic Game of Telephone- 2:37:30 Careful, guys. Karma's a WITCH - 2:42:25 Taliesin steals Sam's Thunder (or, would it be dick lightning?) - 3:18:08 Disaster Lesbian crushes a 12 year old's windpipe (AKA Vintage Marisha) - 2:52:38 HDYWTDT 3:27:40 Jester, pure cinammon roll lets Nott steal a shiny - 3:47:12

[@ethancrutchfield411]

Gian de Guia thank you!

[@jimmi5121]

Gian de Guia bless

[@zombiegirl1062]

Thanks!!! :D

[@herz5159]

01:14:08 Jester sketches 01:14:41 round 2 with the guards 01:17:48 Nott, Caleb and the platinum flask 01:25:32 Tell us Caleb 01:57:02 carnival weird 02:08:07 who to trust with money? 02:08:55 fjorster moment 02:30:47 you do the math 02:37:30 "pass it down the line" AKA telephone 03:10:17 wishful thinking 03:22:43 "Jeser come towards me" (look at Travis) 02:26:24 Nott shields Caleb

[@squeezie_b8895]

Frog gigging is frog hunting lol

[@adrianvaduva5674]

A blood hunter who spends 2 years living with a fiend without realizing it. Briliant

[@mixmastermind]

It's not like he's a paladin he has to know it's a fiend first.

[@lonleylurker281]

@@mixmastermind but still dude 2 years is 2 years

[@sapphic_spidy3207]

catking22 I don’t think that schooling is top priority in a circus

[@neuroinsect1944]

I presume he ran away and joined the circus without finishing his training.

[@plasticrocket5982]

Its all in good fun mate

[@cassandragidney7682]

"Did she just hand me 13 gold?" "Yes." "That's a good deal!" 'And I walk away'

[@paulyguitary7651]

The little detail of Nott still scamming Jester by offering back 2 copper for the “magic pot” when Jester paid two silver was 👨‍🍳💋

[@jackk4954]

I was wondering if a yone else caught that. And she's like. Nah, I'm generous

[@murpledeer]

Wasn’t a gold?

[@NomadDepths]

Jester paid a gold

[@jweather66]

Jester paid a gold for the magic pot. The two silver she returned to Caleb was what she got from gambling with Nott.

[@user-eq4xt1dc4g]

Looks like deception broke the 4th wall

[@Introbulus]

Oh my gosh I just realized something. Jester picked up the "okay okay okay okay okay" that Pike had. Because *she's* the cleric of the group!

[@TalsarGeldon]

Laura and Marisha started coping that in the first champaign.

[@trashlord6447]

Jester really is the personification of "WHY WOULD YOU FILL THE MED KIT WITH CHEETOS" "IT FELT FUNNY AT THE TIME"

[@nathanmigneault8542]

lol

[@epsilon-eleven]

"GIR! WHY IS THERE BACON IN THE SOAP!?"

[@Zander_Schilling]

@@epsilon-eleven It makes it taste better!

[@brippie]

To make room for tuna!

[@abigailmooney2134]

@@brippie and the cows

[@Abrokensword]

C2E3 Timestamps Sam poking the bear- 00:40 Show Start- 07:05 Vox Machina: The Musical, Feb 23rd, it’s a real thing- 13:50 HDYWTDT- 33:40 Jester accepts her new role- 35:05 CR is brought to you by Ford- 44:15 Wait… has that moon always been there? - 51:55 Horse Struggles- 1:09:50 Caleb Book Hype- 1:21:00 Fjord has lots of experience with seamen- 1:25:55 Caleb spends a lot of time feeding his bookworm- 1:32:25 Molly is a Dead Head- 1:35:00 Caleb masturbating makes Matt cover his face- 1:38:50 Nott drops acid- 1:46:55 Two bad cops- 1:54:00 Sam is every armchair DM- 2:01:35 A brilliant and sad hustle- 2:03:30 Fjord can’t wash the seaman off his hands- 2:07:00 Did someone say seaman, because I ship this- 2:08:55 Break Starts- 2:13:18 Break Ends- 2:27:48 That’s the Kentuckiest thing I’ve ever heard- 2:30:30 The kale is really sour- 2:37:30 Be careful what you WITCH for…sorry- 2:42:25 HDYWTDT 3:27:40 Live viewers peaked at around 70k. Feel free to reply with your favorite moments. Is it Thursday yet?

[@Gamemaster6400]

you are a god/goddess

[@killerpigeons117]

2:55:39 Fjord hexblade's curse

[@Darkwintre]

Abrokensword today is, yes!

[@Gejokono]

Thanks a lot. My favorite was Tallisens reaction to the little vale is covered in flowers moment!!

[@HikariTheGardevoir]

Abrokensword what's an armchair DM? I know what DM is, but what does armchair indicate?

Nott: So we're going with them? Caleb: * giving an uncertain look * Nott: Alright Everyone else: * talking about the mission and not realizing what they're talking about * That little exchange was just absolute gold.

[@davidparkes7741]

Sam: "Not just tentacles but DWARF TENTACLES!" Liam: "F#$king anime actors!"

[@thelettere1385]

David Parkes says Gaara 🤣🤣

[@ardensplinter4532]

Btw (i don’t mean to be rude) Travis says that

[@azaanmohamed5071]

@@ardensplinter4532 liam does...

[@Madrock7777]

yeah, the subtitles, and the fact he was the only one talking, kind of confirm that it was Liam.

[@JoeyCariaga]

1:56:40 just as reference lmao

[@Snuggs86]

Matt: "Once again returning for an extended time for the foreseeable future we are happy to have-" Me: *ASHLEY JOHNSON!?* Matt: "sponsor and partner DND Beyond." Me: "oh..."

[@mrkhan]

I JUST HAD THE EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE... god damn.

[@nickoftime7232]

Every week, man We share the same struggle

[@blackatheist6549]

You're not alone my friends

[@TenguBE]

me2

[@skyexplorer2501]

That was my hope as well! I was crushed when they mentioned the sponsor.

[@MidnightArticuno]

Travis for 3 years: constantly teases his wife about her dice juju and how he doesn't believe in it Travis in this episode: THE DICE JUJU IS REAL!!!

[@cathyshepard253]

Nott throwing herself over Caleb in an effort to protect him... my heart. My everything. ; - ;

[@partialbullet2215]

Nott x Caleb

[@dylanwagner6790]

Partial Bullet FBI OPEN UP!

[@tbrsie]

@@dylanwagner6790 hmmmm you're not far in i guess.... Later you'll get why the fbi is not needed

[@bdletoast09]

I really, really love the relationship between those two. Caleb is distrustful and uncommunicative, but he acts like a big brother toward Nott and despite being frightful and prone to flee, she jumped on the freaking demon toad to protect him. Love this kind of bond.

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

She swung a panicky swipe at an Imp and legged it, but as soon as she saw Caleb was in trouble, she took a flying leap at a Nergaliid and then threw herself across him to try and spare him further injury. Nott the Brave, indeed.

[@Crowliflower88]

Liam is so fucking good. I love how deeply he RPs his character.

[@fiishiez]

So true

[@robinbernardinis]

I loved when his character piped up when he got the books, insta-mindboner

[@panhandlersparadise1733]

Absolutely. They all do a great job. Of course, these are talented professional actors so they can go a little further than the typical table players, but they demonstrate an aspect of role-playing I try to encourage with the people I play with. Either exaggerate or opposite your "real-life" personality, but don't overdo it to the extent you can't play the character consistently according to how you define them as because your real personality doesn't "think" that way. It's better to just play yourself in a fantasy setting than to make up a character if you can't properly play them as intended.

[@kingsting12]

The reward for being an exceptional DM is having exceptional players bring exceptional characters to your table.

[@Cheesusful]

He's inspired me to come up with descriptions for all my spells my new druid has, mostly involving her using her focus somehow, my GM loves them and has given me inspiration dice for doing them several times

[@eglathren]

44:43 Matt: "that is a Mustang!" Liam: "is its name Roy?" Underappreciated joke!!

[@DeathnoteBB]

Rita Cardoso I dont think anyone heard him :(

[@Clownbunnycosplay]

I mean, the resistance Travis had to have to not name it Roy

[@bartholomewjenkins164]

I just think it’s hilarious that the FJORD is riding the MUSTANG

[@eglathren]

@@bartholomewjenkins164 but that was the joke everyone was laughing about already, Liam's was lost to the laughter over that one

[@oxragesoty]

@@eglathren I don't think it was. Travis is the voice actor for Roy Mustang. I think the joke is that one.

[@patricknorris6117]

Sam and Liam’s RP together is so much fun to watch

[@savageoldman]

Laura Bailey (jester) is knocking it out the park with the humor, perhaps the accent helps, but she is on fire in this campaign

[@MayliSong]

Caleb's genuine giddy enthusiasm about finding books is just a delight to watch, I love it so much

[@TimStamper89]

I can relate to that.

[@Snake_holiday]

As great as grog was, i'm glad travis has wayyy more options for rp now

[@EnDSchultz1]

It is an absolutely joy to watch. He's one of the sharpest at the table and you can tell he's loving being able to flex his brain muscle at last.

[@tylerdurham6091]

Yeah it's a treat seeing him dive into this new character.

[@williamwalton9154]

Giving an actual actor mask of many faces is close to being OP.

[@ryanpatrick2814]

William Walton good thing it requires rolls to actually be successful. Otherwise it would be broken as hell!

[@mr.mallard2121]

Travis was still very good at role-playing the type of character Grog was, even if he was limited to an extent, not hating btw, I'm sure you think the same I just felt like saying that

[@vineethvanga8811]

Caleb: *goes down Jester: *casts cure wounds on herself I love this lol.

[@Desdemona-XI]

She may be a cleric, but she is not a healer

[@vineethvanga8811]

@@Desdemona-XI as a former cleric player, this is so true

[@anthonylyzun7093]

Okay tbf, Cure Wounds is touch and I don't think she got next to Caleb that turn, and even if she did there was no garuntee she wouldn't have taken those two opportunity attacks when she left. Caleb had not chance of dying that round since he hadn't rolled any saves at that point, so curing herself to ensure getting to Caleb the next round was the smarter option.

[@G.F.SF55]

As Sam said "The twins" 😂

[@ladylightning1741]

Twinstinctive reaction

[@Joelok314626]

I have been wanting to see an intelligent Travis character for so long. That bit with distracting the guard and acting senile was so awesome!

[@praisethesun5800]

Mere words can not describe exactly how much I love Nott Her and Caleb’s interactions are adorable

[@erikhaller5880]

praise the sun THATS A LOT OF DAMAGE

[@praisethesun5800]

I SAWED THIS BOAT IN HALF

[@Nickle_King]

It’s really nice seeing Travis playing someone who has a normal intelligence. He’s a smart, witty man and it’s nice to see those skills bent towards an Intelligence score higher than single digits.

[@JtotheMeezy]

Very very true, but you've got to admit that Grog was masterful. You could definitely see him drop in and out of character a lot more toward the end of C1 just because Grog isn't really a planner, but other than that he played him amazingly well.

[@עומרשרייבר-ל4ר]

True. I will always love grog, but it's nice to see him playing an intelligent character.

[@aden538]

@@JtotheMeezy You could absolutely see Travis tip to things and know how to resolve certain issues all the time, but then not say anything because Grog wouldn't know it.

[@BenjaminPMorrill]

Bravo signore

[@BenjaminPMorrill]

@@aden538 ya mr. willingham played him immensely well.

[@chrissugg968]

Liam's comment about his British accent at 1:21:11 - as a British person, I can say Liam's accent in Campaign 1 was so absolutely *flawless* that when he speaks with his normal voice, it sounds like he's putting on the American accent.

[@lucawollny6898]

It took me like 10 episodes, as a Brit, to realise it was affected. If Taliesin and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn hadn't spoken in their natural accents or of character, I don't think I would ever have got it.

[@IsaGh0st]

Yeah Liam is INSANE at accents in general and I'm so jealous

[@roboticd]

That's because he's originally from New Jersey and is somewhat suppressing his New Joiseyness....

[@kimifur]

Really? Because to me, as a Brit, it sounded very good indeed but still definitely very much an American affecting a British accent. I mean, not that I could do an American accent any better, and Liam is a VERY long way from the usual American rubbish attempt that ends up sounding like some awful Charles Dickens / Bert the Chimneysweep / Cockney mashup, but it's still very obvious to me that he's not British.

[@evilnerd666]

Disagree, Brit here and his accent in Campaign 1 was very obviously not native. Much better than some other American attempts, but still sounded like a bastardised American interpretation of an English accent. Liam's very talented in a lot of ways but lets not blow smoke up his arse on this one lol

[@Flyer9550]

"She's not your sister anymore" YUP THERE GOES MY HEART

[@tylereldridge1900]

"Then why were you with the carnival?!" "Because I'm weird!" Classic!

[@olliecon5385]

Hes not like other girls

[@nbv6975]

He’s weird. He’s a weirdo. He doesn’t fit it, and he doesn’t want to fit in. Have you ever seen him without those stupid horns? That’s weird.

[@jamesknapp64]

God I miss Molly

[@sebbat9575]

Jester draws gay fanart, and if that's not the most fandom thing....

[@zylgriffin8444]

time stamp?

[@trollface1334]

@@zylgriffin8444 she mentioned it was the 2 dead guards making out.

[@Siberiabird]

And Molly saying "Even hotter" when she adds details is the one commenter who hypes up artists, I love it

[@scottish-hero6664]

Next she’s gonna draw beau and beau’s gf We all know what’s gonna happen later on don’t we... beau is too lesbian for this sh**

[@CrookedEros]

ZioniteWarrior Meiling I know this was 5 months ago but it’s 1:14:10

[@raina8334]

Fjord: "He has.... Tentacles now?" Nott: "not just tentacles! DWARF TENTACLES!" Liam, OOC: " Fuckin' anime actors."

[@freelancermeta7711]

I’m reading this like Grog and picturing him saying testicles 😂

[@fiara1803]

This part cracked me up 😂

[@vante2]

The fact he said this knowing he played Gaara in Naruto is so funny to me

[@jacobthomas3648]

Fjord shutting the door on the guards is my favourite.

[@companyoflosers]

it reminds me of how you can hang up on the council in mass effect and it becomes a sort of running joke.

[@sage7172]

I’m impressed how Matt designed the story to give each character a time to shine. It makes a lot of sense to do that with your opening story to highlight the PCs. Giving Molly something to track Getting free passage on a boat Caleb finding answers through research Ect.

[@sheeshlove]

Actually Molly is silent most of the time and doing nothing. I mean, I’ve not watched till the end of this particular episode but in previous ones Molly didn’t get “a Moment to shine”

[@kaidinthompson5124]

That's not a time to shine it's them making use of their abilities. As they should it's not like matt is giving them things they are crafty. The creature made tracks most people wouldn't think to track it but it just so happens that Molly had an ability to track it fjord using his background to get a boat is pretty character dependant as well. It was them using it not matt setting it up.

[@oliviahaglund8978]

Throughout the campaign he makes sure to weave their stories into the main narrative, giving each of their characters a chance to reveal themselves and then grow closer as a group because of that. That's why he's a legendary DM.

[@Inflamarie]

And Fjord finding a mustang

[@Wanderingsage7]

9/10 of dming is rolling with the punches.

[@sipofdragon9593]

Can we all just sit down and appreciate how badass Taliesin's name is, not even in campaign, his name in general just screams badass vampiric character

[@Demonrifts]

The name Taliesin originates from the stories of King Arthur, and knowing how lovably weird and eccentric his family is, I wouldn't be surprised in the least if he was named due to that specific reference.

[@thesinfultictac5704]

@@Demonrifts Isn't Taliesin found in the Mabinogion?

[@catrosenight]

Taliesin is in Arthur and the Mabinogion (as lots of Arthur stories are taken from Mabinogi)! I think the current historical belief is that he was a real medieval Welsh poet (probably not magic though...)

[@thesinfultictac5704]

@@catrosenight now I remember (Thank you Druidcast) it's Folklore that Tailiesin wrote or composed the Mabinogion. Yeah and he was probably a real person but the secret druid parts are probably folklore too.

[@michaelskasick1560]

Taliesin is a guest player in Geek & Sundry's Vampire: The Masquerade series, and he nails the vampire vibe perfectly!

[@chromascreen_gaming]

Beau: THEN WHY WERE YOU WITH THE CARNIVAL? Molly: CUZ IM WEIRD- I wheezed 💀

[@numberonewithcheese]

Do you know about the salt water trick for d20s? Super salty water with enough salt in it to make dice float. Spin the dice, if it comes up on the same number frequently, the dice is faulty, it's not balanced right.

[@JustNatax3]

Laura alone has like a thousand dice. I highly doubt any of them have time or muse for that. They also change dice a lot. Doesn't really matter if some don't roll even that way, because different faulty and balanced dice would even themselves out eventually.

[@marcusborderlands6177]

@@JustNatax3 ummm... You know they could use that to find some really good dice, so they no longer need to buy a ton of them. It's not a dumb idea, and that's the basis behind a dice jail, lmao

[@JustNatax3]

@@marcusborderlands6177 Well she buys a ton of dice because she is a collector. Not to balance out uneven dice.

[@quincybriley4113]

@@marcusborderlands6177 not buy a ton of dice? What nonsense is that. I've got dozens of sets that I rotate through. Some decades old. The only set I use on a consistent basis is a metal set another player in my group got me for my birthday.

[@drazium2147]

Marcus Borderlands “no longer need to buy a ton of them (dice)” what is this evil you speak of?

[@G33KST4R]

Nott's joke about eating the fae cat and it having "empty calories" was criminally ignored 😂

[@metsanelamaa4567]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5uviYuXnc-sp7c ......

[@Knubinator]

Marisha: "We're still stuck in this HOUSE!" I feel ya, girl.

[@greerprince4370]

Paul Cory also finally finding the time to watch Critical Role during quarantine, I see lol

[@christopherhettema6496]

@@greerprince4370 I as well am deciding to finally catch up. hahaha

[@Glorpusvideos]

yo, you still hagging in there

[@TeaJayDraws]

Quarantine’s boring unless you have 3-4 hour long D&D sessions to watch! 😂

[@nutterbirdy1983]

5 4hr sessions on Curse of Strahd stuck in the death house yeah I totally feel ya lol

[@nohtopia]

after being fully caught up with c3 and being used to them saying MAKINMYWAY all the time it literally haunts me when they say the phrase and don't immediately repeat it in a high pitch

[@Verachen18]

Same here 😂

[@mwhearn1]

Marisha rolls a 1 and gives us a complete list of all swear words. She is so helpful for those who are learning english.

[@JadobyBajobi]

I have given you the 69th like. Do not squander this gift

[@k.whatever9046]

i was the 96th like the gift has been thoroughly squandered

[@toppieceproductions161]

I am like 169. Nice. She was just channeling George Carlin momentarily

[@shirakrause8160]

@@toppieceproductions161 I'm like 286. If you add 1+6+9 it equells 2+8+6, so I hope it keeps the row

[@evankrys2409]

one more and well hit 420

[@laurendolezal5868]

Caleb: are they all swashbuckling swordsmen like you? Molly: no Jester: do they all tell fortunes like you? Molly: no Nott: do they all cut themselves like you? Molly: No, well wait that’s....complicated

[@CatMage1014]

Do you have a timestamp for this?

[@helldwarf]

1:54:53

[@arsonthefiregenasi6841]

O.O didn't hear the last part/don't remeber that

[@bredhead4096]

@@arsonthefiregenasi6841 Reference to one of his fight moves where he cuts himself to make blood swords fyi. Not a suicide joke lol

[@LadyLynndis]

1:57:10 OMG this whole bit "Then why were you in the carnival??" "BECAUSE IM WEIRD!!"

[@Dr.Spatula]

Yeah, it was only the 6th fucking time he said it. She hasn't listened to a damn thing...

[@sapheyersoftsounds7693]

That whole thing always makes me smile

[@GothiQhaQer]

“It is a Mustang” “Is the name Roy” 😂😂 such an under appreciated joke

[@monli7801]

@@NJcinemaHDthere is a character in an anime fullmetal alchemist who’s called Roy Mustang

[@CygnusVoyager]

@@NJcinemaHDTravis voices a character in Full Metal Alchemist named Roy Mustang

[@chrisboots5291]

​@CygnusVoyager and now he's Fjord Mustang

[@ao1778]

​@@CygnusVoyager_holy f**k_ !!! I didn't know Travis voiced him!!!

[@eiikkiii]

i fall of my chair when i heard this one

[@thesarcasticdruid2702]

"seeing one of us die" "Well unconscious but..." "Nope dead forever" The look he gave was hilarious

[@sydneyschrock2737]

Sam: “Seeing one of us die scares the shit out of me.” Matt: “Unconscious.” Sam: “Nope, dead forever.” sad Molly is sad

[@partialbullet2215]

If only we knew 😢

[@DarkAuraLord]

Taliesin straight up predicts the level that molly will die at on one of the Talks Machina episodes.

[@stacia114]

@@DarkAuraLord Of course he does. Our eldritch lord, the great old one, Taliesin Jaffe, knows all.

[@Peter_Cordes]

Spoiler warning, maybe? Although this gets brought up in comments everywhere so it's pretty hard for anyone to avoid getting spoiled on it if they're starting campaign 2 now.

[@sydneyschrock2737]

​@@Peter_Cordes I specifically kept it under "read more" for that reason

[@emrfish6]

Sam's Mug Stickers (I will try to add this to each new episode with the new sticker): Ep 1: #First Ep 2: Front Butt Ep 3: Dice Jail (Arrow pointing at Laura)

[@liamffrench-lydestad1438]

OMG, again with these stupid inescapable replies.

[@lesthe3rd889]

Smug stickers

[@dragonvessel8412]

Doobdoob3 same