The Search For Bob

[@flandomaltrizian4603]

HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing 1:55 Intro cinematic 3:25 Episode Starts 8:55 Recap Ends 10:55 Liam must have his book 11:15 Travis is two people 14:00 Don’t move an injured person, even if you’re a cleric 15:25 Puling a fast one on Matt 16:10 Grog checks himself 17:15 Scanlan rage 18:35 Liam is injured 21:05 All of VM’s men couldn’t put it together again 21:30 Percy didn’t spend 2 month’s pay 23:10 Amateur archaeology 24:15 A little bit extra 26:30 Resurrection component #1 (Matt breaks) 30:00 Resurrection component #2 32:20 Resurrection component #3 33:25 Grog is a legend 37:30 Some kind of invisible servant refills glasses 41:45 Keyleth speaks from experience 48:20 Bobstory 49:40 Oh yeah, Bertrand is still here 51:50 Scanlan is into self help 52:45 Some dads talk about real estate 57:45 Scanlan’s first song 1:01:10 Scanlan and Pike 1:02:45 Tel and Bell 1:04:05 Grog’s bedtime ritual 1:09:25 Birds Machina 1:11:15 Percy’s wall run 1:18:40 Bertrand defers to Leyleth 1:23:45 Oasis 1:27:35 Picking fruit 1:39:50 Blade queen 1:44:05 Emo rock Empyrean 1:45:50 Divine intervention 1:56:10 Return to Bob 2:02:40 Limbo 2:05:40 Stay where you AAAAAH 2:09:10 The party is crashed 2:10:45 Break Starts 2:16:45 Art Montage 2:26:05 Break Ends 2:26:40 OH YEAH 2:29:10 Battle begins 2:29:35 Matt shakes some dice 2:34:20 Only one PHB 2:36:15 We’re the sponsors now! 2:41:10 Break the wind 2:50:05 Scanlan’s second song 2:53:30 Use the damage 2:54:15 Bertrand is desperate 2:58:15 It’s been awhile 3:04:50 It’s been awhile 3:05:25 Cutting words 3:06:50 It’s been awhile 3:14:25 It’s been awhile 3:15:20 Level 20 divine intervention 3:36:25 It’s been awhile 3:40:00 Wait, Bertrand survived? 3:41:55 Healing Bob 3:48:40 The new Deck of Many Things 3:50:40 Le’veon Bell 3:52:25 Questions asked and answered 3:54:10 Vex lost her voice 3:55:15 The couples are happy 3:57:10 Destination wedding 3:57:55 Episode Ends Twitch live viewership of this episode peaked around 22,000 people. The in-game start date for the episode was (roughly) the 4th of Misuthar 815. Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Is it Thursday yet?

[@lae-2123]

We love you, Flando! What a legend.

[@minusxero]

How did I just now notice your avatar is Spheal?!

[@gordonc615]

Flando Flando Flando!!!!!!

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

Thank you as ever!

[@_Francis_York_Morgan]

Flando, you magical fuck! You even showed up on the weekend?!

[@oshermdaddy2058]

Fjord: 3 natural 1's Grog: 3 natural 20's Everything must be balanced

[@silentspartan46]

Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

[@troyoushalford]

Fuck outta here thanos

[@UserDude]

Grog SLAMMING!! Fjord slamming ( ͡° ᴥ ͡°) Perfectly balanced...

[@bigdrew565]

Travis is the chosen one.

[@ivresse6199]

Technically he rolled 4 natural 20s in a row, since he rolled a natural 20 as his very last roll in the very last Vox Machina campaign episode convincing the shopkeeper to be his tutor.

[@megs8910]

Liam: "I want my player's handbook; give it to me!" Sam: "But you're dead!" Liam: "But I am a D&D player!"

[@Ekkaisara]

Best friend goals

[@k0pstl939]

"Friends" /hj (Work Husbands)

[@simonjohnston3100]

I clipped this and watched it too many times. It's a mood

[@goatelope7539]

Lol

[@hollyburns8708]

@@megs8910 the voice he does there is hilarious like what was that 🤭😂

[@alanyamamura]

I’d like to think Bertrand Bell was speaking all along but the only time we hear him is when Vox Machina cared to listen to him.

[@themardbard9096]

Dude, this is such a choice interpretation, I'm so behind this, hahahaha holy shit

[@StrayBats]

This is so funny but it’s also so sad.

[@darthinhilus2416]

I'd like to think they would cast Greater Restoration on the Godlink instead of killing it, to restore it to its original glory, and then either nurture it to its full potential and use it against the Raven Queen to dethrone and replace her, or make a trade somehow with her, to take Vax'ildan back.

[@gallavanting2041]

@@darthinhilus2416 Yeah uh... an Empyrean is not going to be worth that, that deal isn't going to be undone, and a greater restoration wouldn't undo that kind of corruption anyway.

[@darthinhilus2416]

@@gallavanting2041 yeah, you know, that's like.. your opinion man. (this is a big lebowsky reference in case you missed it)

[@nicholasepsilon3534]

so, lets get this straight. Scanlan insulted a ghost to death And Now, Grog has intimidated a dead person back to life.

[@jekubfimbulwing5370]

All hail the Grand Poobah, Dedoink, of all of This and That!

[@timandshannon03]

All is great in Tal'Dorei

[@PandeyNisheeth]

Nicholas Epsilon Grog did that when Vax died too

[@helpmelearnto]

@@timandshannon03 u an anchor wearing Harley rider?

[@timandshannon03]

@@helpmelearnto what? I ride, but it's a 96 Honda Magna. What is Anchor???

[@DangerDurians]

“That rod was in my family for 150 years” She’s 350 years old, she could have been the one who bought it

[@brianreaver]

Did she lose her rod?

[@kylebeardsley6200]

@@brianreaver I think she put it in the ground when she casted a spell early in the fight, and then they plane shifted away before she got it back.

[@rotciv003]

A different way of saying: that's a thing I bought a while ago x'D.

[@ZombiZohm]

They were right there always thought they should have just retcons that someone picked it up

[@yuki97kira]

Bruh i bought that shirt when i was 15..give it back

[@calliope720]

3:53:34 - Percy: "I'll be expecting." 3:55:15 - Vex: "You know, I'm feeling a little nauseous actually." There's that foresight!

[@jessicakay7378]

As much as I adore Fjord... seeing Travis play Grog again just makes me so damn warm and fuzzy. The nostalgia is so good!

[@Evija3000]

They're all amazing as the first season characters. Vex's voice, Scanlan's singing and antics, seeing Taliesin so excited to play that noble asshole, Ashley being all cute and cuddly. Almost all of them are more serious in the second campaign so this is so much fun. Also nostalgia of course :)

[@rain6957]

@@Evija3000 except for Cadueceus and Jester they all hate themselves in campaign 2, everyone here pretty well likes themselves. I love both, but there's a warmth in Vox Machina

[@StrikerZeroX]

@@rain6957 It took a long time for them to like themselves in campaign 1. They each had they're internal struggles.

[@JayfroC]

@@rain6957 Unless you're Percy, and you somehow manage to be the resident self-loathing, edgelord character in a party that includes a black-wearing, brooding half-elf assassin with raven wings who is also a paladin of the goddess of death lmao

[@steffaniee2292]

Every live show of them chanting Grogs name makes me so hyped i do it in my room

[@gus8824]

So as it turns out, Bob... was a Builder

[@jasp3rjeep13]

Can he fix it?

[@Humble197]

@@jasp3rjeep13 yes he can?

[@AxelDeSade]

This comment pleases me.

[@Kaiser8361N]

I read this in my head like the dude from Happy Gilmore “Grizzly Adams DID have a beard”

[@sunshinepurple1043]

Oh, jeez

[@DavusProductions]

Laura: **constantly tries divine intervention as Jester; it never works** Liam: **tries divine intervention one time with Lieve’tel; succeeds**

[@phoenixdzk]

Laura: insults the Raven Queen RQ: just for that, you'll be the only cleric who's Divine Intervention never works

[@justinscott60]

@@phoenixdzk Could it also be that The Traveler wasn't an actual god, despite being very powerful, and therefore could never intervene divinely ?

[@adcon00]

​@@justinscott60 Being worshiped was making him more powerful, but was also imposing new rules on him.

[@SamiJ1508]

​@@justinscott60that's the general Canon explanation

[@tylerchurch1152]

@@phoenixdzk i never liked that moment, tbh. Vex just insulting the Raven Queen. Yeah no, it's not like she stopped your twin brother from passing on for a moment, so that he could come back and help you all save the fuckin world and allow you and the woman he loves and all your friends and family to keep on living. She insults him just as much as she insults the Matron, in my opinion.

[@sofiehalvorsen805]

Pike offering Grog to make their own deck of cards with drawings and Scanlan pitching in with such a gentle dad voice of 'what things do you want on the deck?" gives me LIFE - Favorite family dynamic of all time tbh

[@TheIrishloon]

Scanlan could actually enchant the deck to make that stuff appear (I think, he is trained in Arcana).

[@SnickerSkye]

@@TheIrishloon Hell, he could just Wish for the deck to produce the images on the cards, couldn't he? Or is Wish just good for creating an object right then and there and that's it?

[@TheIrishloon]

Kelsey Snyder He could do that, but it may or may not work, and he’d have a roll to see if he loses the spell. There are specific things wish can do that doesn’t require a roll

[@eliyahufagan]

@@TheIrishloon Prestidigitation. Also known as "Little Wish". Can do a whole lot of things that seem amazing.

[@Peter_Cordes]

​@@TheIrishloon - RAW, the only thing you can do with Wish that doesn't incur Wish stress (and a 33% chance of never being able to cast it again) is duplicating the effect of a lvl8 spell or lower. Creating even a non-magical object (like he did with the chalice) should have forced him to roll, and left him at Str 3 for the next 2d4 days, just like when he cast Wish to find Grog's soul. The up to 25k GP limit is one of the example things that Wish is capable of, listed in the spell description, but that's *with* taking wish stress. If you want to do it without stress, you can only duplicate the effect of 4th level Fabricate or something, but that can't make valuable / finely crafted items. I was really surprised Matt let Scanlan Wish for a chalice without taking Wish stress. That means high-level casters (17th level and up) with Wish can create an item worth up to 25k GP every day with no risk, in Matt's world. That includes something like a house. Of course, Scanlan could have simply wished for a Hero's Feast to appear so they could eat it, instead of Pike having to cast it. But since everyone's spell components were stolen, he would have had to use his Wish to duplicate the Mansion spell; it requires a few things worth 5GP each. So they couldn't have had a feast until the next day when he could Wish again.

[@greatmoney]

1:57:36 Percy's Foresight he got from Keyleth carried over to Talisen..... Marisha was about to knock that mimosa over, but he saved it :)

[@jakundo]

Nah, that's regular 700 years old Tal.

[@themrme4031]

Good catch. love it.

[@hannahbill167]

Hahaha that's awsome 😭😂😂

[@flibberdajibbet]

Amazing. So nonchalant about it too.

[@alannar6189]

Sometimes a man and his character are ONE

[@kevinslaughter77]

“Sometimes the simplest answer is the shortest point between two ideas.” -Grog Strongjaw 53:55. I want that on a shirt.

[@Will_Grey]

I'm STILL waiting on "I would like to rage"

[@AlasdairGR]

@@Will_Grey Better get over to the store.

[@Will_Grey]

@@AlasdairGR is it finally here???

[@elfinthekitchen]

"It's almost sensible"

[@13sampepper]

1:09:07 “Birds Machina” me, waking up in a cold sweat: *SQUAWKS MACHINA*

[@sirdroolsalot12]

Perfect

[@DopeMonk]

Flocks Machina?

[@one_for_one]

HAWKS MACHINA

[@CaptCozy]

I had to adjust my nightcap I was so rustled.

[@ZombHarris]

BAWKS MACHINA

[@supergirlihateu]

"That's the shame of losing one's mind, you forget the things that come naturally to you." I immediately thought of Caleb

[@Undomaranel]

Oooh, burn. ...I'll leave now.

[@supergirlihateu]

Undomaranel You’re going to Hell now

[@themrme4031]

I hope that the mighty nine find an actually enchanted Deck of Many Mediocre Things that Grog Pike and Scanlan created and enchanted.

[@CarlosAlvarado-xt3mf]

Mighty nein, good sir

[@k0pstl939]

Maybe tary would have helped and would have left it in diastock (which is in the empire)

[@lakerose]

@@CarlosAlvarado-xt3mf Now it really is the Mighty Nine though

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

Well, now it's up to Bertrand's Bells.

[@WorldWalker128]

You drew...a glass of warm milk. You drew...a toasted ham sandwich. You drew...a shiny rock. You drew...a clean set of soft and warm pajamas. You drew...graffiti on your face. You drew...a roll of toilet paper.

[@AaronBoBaron_]

"I rolled a two, so that's twenty." Holy shit, I nearly bust a gut laughing.

[@rainthayer7865]

You ever play pathfinder? That gets absurd in the later levels. I could roll a 2, and get a 30. At like, level 12

[@deamon6681]

That reminds me of hte time Liam said "I rolled a 2 so its 37" when Vax was asked for stealth. Reliable Talent makes the 2 into 10, +17 (expertise in Stealth), +10 (Pass without a trace).

[@elbruces]

Remember when at the live show Matt said they absolutely would NOT be doing this? Good times.

[@FadedQuartz]

Isaiah Thayer dude I’m playing my first pathfinder game right now and I’m lever 5 rogue with a fucking +12 in stealth

[@MsWells]

Play 3.5, and the lowest tumble score I could get at the end of my last campaign was a 26 with rolling a 1

[@jekubfimbulwing5370]

3:15:20 Now that's a perfect use of divine intervention. "Hey, God. I need you to do the impossible." God shows up and does the impossible.

[@Peter_Cordes]

At the risk of being "that guy", Banishment is a 4th level cleric spell and would have been even more useful (if the titan failed its Cha save), giving them a whole minute to grab everything and go. Asking Sarenrae for help is super cool, but an easier option for Sarenrae to help Pike would have been banishing it entirely. But way less cool for Matt to narrate, so that's obviously why he didn't have Sarenrae do something better than what Pike asked for. But it would have been far more straightforward for Sarenrae to accomplish than going against its physical strength and non-grappleable nature. Sarenrae's spell save DC is probably higher than Pike's. Also, if Sarenrae has access to arcane magic, there's stuff like Wall of Force which can make a sphere with a 10ft radius. (20 feet diameter / height). Forcecage which can be made solid, not bars, but only 10x10 on a side which is too small. Or she could ask Sarenrae to Hallow the ground around Bob's stuff, preventing elementals (and various other creatures) from entering. It normally has a 24h cast time, but a Wish to replicate the effect of an 8th level spell could do it in 1 Action. Asking Sarenrae to do it via Divine Intervention could maybe probably also have worked. So basically there were a bunch of things Ashley could have asked for that would have made things way easier and more effective. But since she asked for Sarenrae to do it the hard way, Sarenrae came and did it anyway. It would have been hard to phrase a request to basically just end the encounter in a way that Matt wasn't going to poke holes in or shoot down, especially under pressure in the moment to come up with something. And I think as actors they have some sense of story and coolness factor, so maybe weren't even trying to look for ways to trivialize the whole thing and ruin Matt's cool encounter. But just from pure game mechanics / tactics, both clerics spending their turns casting Banishment (or Mass Heal when needed) was probably their best bet. Although the thing probably had some legendary resistances.

[@nyashamrock6790]

Can we just acknowledged that Pike tried to give her god's blessing to her god

[@Cragified]

But is it better then Jester trying to scry on the deity that gives her the power to scry?

3:22:21 if anyone's wondering

[@vatatheoanonymous3705]

@@Cragified no, that tops it lol.

[@evilbeardedman]

Well, she's basically god.

[@High-LordHarza]

To be fair, gods are somewhat powered by faith, so you could say it's basically Pike's faith empowering her, had it been possible.

[@kenzie_bro2155]

I require more Bertrand Bell in my life. The statement of "It's just a tree, nothing special" cutting to Matt's definition of a metallic sheen and petina is so on point. Ashley losing it as well was too good

[@uhkingdom]

Watching this on my tv and got on my iPad so I could find someone talking about this. His face is fucking priceless and it being the least natural looking tree anyone has ever seen before is hysterical. Time stamp: 1:26:00 ish

[@TheBabylane2]

Well, in pandemonium that probably is just a normal tree, so hes not necessarily wrong.

[@thorn9717]

Well, do I have some good news for you!

[@ilovecheesecakee]

Hello from October 2021!!

[@GotLostProductions]

Where's that "Apollo bestowing the gift of prophecy" meme of the kid winding up with the dodgeball to absolutely smoke someone?

[@brandonfaughn3096]

Percy's fist in the air after Vex mentions being nauseus was totally a "I did that" little victory pump. Priceless.

[@nlm2nd]

"i'm going into retirement!" Two real life years and 30 in game years later... After battling rogue furniture and an old orc, Bertrand goes out with a condom, werthers, and Golden Girls dvds in his pockets.

[@lucatedesco7710]

Everyone: How are we going to get down from here? Keyleth, hitting her vape: I could turn us into clouds.

[@mistamemewide]

Druids with their vapes.

[@CygXCIX]

''Player's Handbook!! Why do we only have one? We're a company built on D&D!'' :)

[@morganmarks8725]

We built this city on D&D

[@TheIrishloon]

Perfect example that they aren’t misappropriating the Kickstarter funds, if they were at bare minimum, everyone would have every book out there

[@Ranerdar]

If only they had a deal with some sort of online compendium of D&D information.

[@TheIrishloon]

Ranerdar 🤔🤔🤔🤫🤫

[@TheIrishloon]

That’s so true. I mean after all, for example, someone like Travis has got his perfect Warlock, his weapons and supplies....................

[@raevenruiz8446]

Bertrand (confidently): it’s just a tree and nothing more! Matt: *goes on to describe the tree as anything but your average normal tree* Ashley: *losing her shit*

[@TheBabylane2]

Well, in pandemonium that probably is just an average normal tree, so hes not necessarily wrong.

[@sakrira]

@@TheBabylane2 it's a unique tree in pandemonium probably, since "Bob" created it.

[@ashen_fields]

I love Brian just crawling around in the background refilling everyone's mimosas.

[@govirdrauka7116]

This was honestly my favorite part too. Good guy Brian.

[@xEvilRaptorx]

He was still an Intern at this point right? Lol jk

[@StarryKnightDreams]

So sneaky, in his camo PJs XD

[@averagegirl7113]

@@StarryKnightDreams I like to imagine he wore camo with the very intent of being sneaky. Camo armor is +1 Stealth

[@piquantement]

he's fully a mimosa gremlin

[@timhutchinson8485]

Featuring: Brian, the Mimosa Goblin.

[@timothylemmon4430]

I wonder if he is related to the Ad Goblin.

[@KarterDayne]

@@timothylemmon4430 he's the Ad Goblins brother, uncle to Ad Goblins Jr.

[@MxlexywithaY]

Tim Hutchinson actually, goblin is a really common surname name amongst hunched drink dispensers

[@LoneTailProductions]

The Mimosa Goblin is best Goblin

[@SircoleYT]

​@@timothylemmon4430 @harbla 998 EH!!! RT Reference in CR comments. And FH mentioning CR the other day. When worlds collide. If only! Now I just need like Geoff and Elyse as guests on an episode to KNOW this is a dream.

[@bobshark666]

When you realize Grog has more hit points than a Adult Red Dragon. 😲

[@sapphiredawn4321]

He does?

[@destrosoldier9280]

@@sapphiredawn4321 yeah he has 277 max hp a Red Dragon has 256 max hp, Grog also almost has the same STR score, Grog has 26 STR modifier +6, A Red Dragon has 28 STR modifier +8.

[@mortuos557]

@@destrosoldier9280 nuts

[@Knight-Bishop]

At level 20 when Grog walks into a female dragon's domain, if he stays so too long she will see him as a suitor. Gelidon wasn't mad about Vorugal, she was furious when he skipped out on her to finish the job with Nahla.

[@Super_Ammo]

@@destrosoldier9280 modifiers are +1 every 2 over ten.

[@jasmine-ruff-puff9951]

Omg, Percy with his plauge doctor mask with birds on his shoulders is a great visual.

[@Keybladechik100]

Great now I have to draw that

[@someonessidechannel1485]

"With my knowledge of the foliage in Pandemonium, I can assure you all that is just a tree." Matt proceeds to describe an iron, tree-like statue

[@TheBabylane2]

Well, in pandemonium that probably is just a normal tree, so hes not necessarily wrong.

[@sakrira]

@@TheBabylane2 it's not, "Bob" created it so it's unique

[@isthisajojoreference]

The way Liam said" Let me teach you the wisom of the ~ages~" got me feeling some type of way

[@MsYunaFires]

i feel this. his voice as Lieve'tel had me flushed from the first one shot. my word that man can *purr*.

[@akirastcroix]

same as hell lol

[@princessblazena]

Yep😌

[@JoelJunior17]

Liamve'Tel was my Pan awakening 😍

[@themightytalkingsalamander5169]

omg they have a magical gremlin that caters to them during the show now... 10/10 love it.

[@alanyamamura]

Actually I heard he’s paid! So go them, got some great diversity.

[@blackvial]

That's just Brian W. Foster

[@phatpat63]

The first time he slinked behind Matt it legitimately freaked me out a bit. I thought they were doing some Dark Crystal monster shit.

[@Kittybird]

@@alanyamamura I also hear he smells of cabbage

[@alanyamamura]

Well we can’t have everything

[@jeremybeamer3029]

3:49:02 Ashley: How about we make our own set (of Deck of Many Things cards)? Travis: (melts EVERY heart that’s watching)

[@hannahbill167]

"I like pednutbutwr " 😣😍💔the way he said penutbutter

[@garrettcarter5622]

The first time I've seen a love triangle with only two people.

[@thefinalfrontear]

GOD everyone’s reaction to vex being nauseous is incredible. everyone just immediately knew

[@nbeutler1134]

I don’t get it lol can u explain why it was funny

[@ElvishTrickster214]

Nbeutler11 She’s pregnant and the fans knew right then

[@kaycee1076]

@@ElvishTrickster214 ....OH! Shit! I thought she was coming up with an excuse to get kinky with Percy again!

[@mazie1874]

Time stamp?

[@elizabethsnyder8048]

At 3:55:23

[@RandomNickCanada]

Did anyone notice the floating jug of mimosa that auto filled everyone's glasses around 1:24:30 ? Magic is real.

[@ThatGreyGentleman]

Aww I didn’t even notice that Ashley stole a kiss from Brian while he was refilling. That was adorable

[@thegaspatthegateway]

@@ThatGreyGentleman Do you mean when she was kissing the air? I didn't see Brian anywhere, was he camouflaging or something?

[@veronicanaumov2981]

@@thegaspatthegateway yep he was wearing camouflage

[@avengemybreath3084]

So is mental illness and addiction, sadly

[@TheKroganMaster]

Let's give a round of applause to Travis for role playing 2 characters in an amazingly funny way. And to Liam to making the Elf'Bell ship set sail with a rocket. Lmao Great episode!

[@abaddonarts1129]

I prefer to refer to them as Bellf

[@nickgutierrez83]

Based on how she got him into the room, that's not a ship so much as a tugboat.

[@hedgemagik]

@@nickgutierrez83 i am screaming there are tears in my eyes. this is too much

[@venal5912]

But guys. Lieve'Bell.

[@josiahklein70]

Come on, dude. Lieve'Bell! It was right there and you blew it!

[@juniperlau]

I missed Percy so damn much. Tal's brilliance gets to shine again! Also, Grog is so much more enjoyable now that I know Travis's real range.

[@ElfQuestComicDubFamily]

My thoughts exactly!

[@Sorestlor]

Grog is truly a masterful character. And as a barbarian to boot. That is pure skill right there.

[@fawnhosfeldt8999]

It blew me away that Grog's first dice throw in this one shot was a nat 20, following the two that ended the last. Hats off to this majestic beast.

[@xEvilRaptorx]

@@fawnhosfeldt8999 technically its 4 nat 20s in a row for Grog. Someone mentioned his last roll of the campaign was a nat 20 to make the shopkeeper he punched tutor him

[@martinbooyens6013]

I agree with the grog thing. When watching the campaign 1 I just thought grog was how Travis was. Now seeing the excellence of Fjord brings a whole new element to grog

[@Soul_Slayer]

3:55:15 I don’t know if this was intentional or not but after Vex remarks that she feels nauseous, Taliesin snaps his fingers. I bring this up because back during The Search for Grog one-shot, before the show started, the cast joked that when Taliesin snaps his fingers, someone gets pregnant. If this was intentional, then that makes it 10x better!!

[@elfinthekitchen]

It was certainly intentional! Especially here at the end

[@marc-alexandreplouffe505]

"Sometimes...Your character and YOU...Are ONE!" I have such a Man Crush on Travis Willingham, it's getting weird...

[@SomeKindaSpy]

im just gay and he's hot so lol

[@pechaberryjuice]

That makes two of us dude

[@williamaldred335]

Don't tell his wife lol

[@ElizaShakiraMassani]

You’ve got a man crush on Travis I have a full on crush on his wife soooo... you can take one I’ll take the other LMAO

[@joelgermany1236]

It's not weird, its appropriate.

[@EthalaRide]

What absolutely destroys me is that "Bob" made exact replica statues of everyone in Vox Machina *but Vax because he wasn't there*

[@LahDeeDah7]

I wonder if there's a statue of the Raven lady there with them... I forget her name. That might become a sore spot for vex later maybe.

[@camiart_casual]

Okay but the fun thing is, Liam designed Liev'Tel on purpose to look like Vax so she would be a glaring reminder. Now that her statue is there though, it almost looks like it's Vax standing next to them.

[@FulcanMal]

Funny thing is, if Bertrand Bell hadn't walked away, there would be a statue of him there too lol:)

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

It might be a year old comment, but for prosperity - someone mentioned in the other comments that the Gith races have an innate ability to read thoughts so Bob could have made a statue of Vax. Even if he didn't, Percy would commission one. Can you imagine? with the wings and flowing hair and dragon killing daggers? He was a noble guy. Always in the front, always selfless.

[@SirStarKnight]

Bob actually made Vax's statue, but the statue rolled a 42 in Stealth and nobody saw it

[@robertsmith36]

Laughed so hard at conversation between Grog and Mr. Bell. Especially when Sam said I believe he can speak for himself

[@yoavsnake]

One of the githzerai racial traits is reading thoughts. I'd like to imagine he included Vax in the statues

[@yoavsnake]

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[@meriahbradley6994]

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[@griffinzara9215]

4 hours of Travis role-playing with himself😂

[@gabethefish7585]

The name of his sex tape?? 😅😂

[@johnmackelvey]

2:25:52 I love the idea of Vax watching everything from a couch with The Raven Queen and Sarenrae

[@ryanotorpedo]

Introducing them to popcorn as they watch lol

[@lucasm.3864]

D&D: where you can help bring a person back to life by wiping poop on their head and yelling at their body.

[@markky3050]

Wait... My Dr said thats normal? Im starting to feel like they did that to me as a joke...

[@grey8288]

All I can picture is him smearing the poop like Rafiki marking Simba

[@iceking6987]

Little known fact. Ironman died in the Avengers movie till hulk yelled at him.

[@AJSZodiac]

Say what you like, it's better than private healthcare.

[@peterosborne8315]

Markky I'm assuming that's meant to be dm but Dr is much funnier

[@hatchcrazy]

"We can make drawings on some cards and make our own. We can make a game of it." "Will they be magic?" And that's how Grog and Pike invented Magic: the Gathering!

[@levantdiggerus3473]

Canon!

[@Eli-sg5to]

Sam, at the end of the 'Search For Grog' one-shot: Sooo... is the search for Bob going to be another one-shot? Matt, immediately: No. No, I don't think that's going to happen. My recommended: this video

[@geoffreysavitz1278]

Grog: "Fore...?" Vex: "-Sight, darling. " Laughed so hard here

[@joshuanoon5658]

I was eating cereal at the time and choked from laughing so hard. God I missed Vox Machina

[@geoffreysavitz1278]

@@joshuanoon5658 I totally agree

[@TheIrishloon]

VM was/is the perfect mix of seriousness AND side-splitting humor. Not that M9 doesn’t have its funny moments (Spurt?), but it doesn’t come close to VM.

[@kibert135]

@@TheIrishloon Both VM and M9 are very funny in different ways. I wouldn't say one is funnier than the other.

[@incomingbear1334]

@@TheIrishloon Eleven Days!

[@Danomicon]

3:49:00 Found the answer to the long ago question of , "Who makes these cards?!?!" Apparently, a group of magically inclined level 20 characters get together from time to time over the ions and create them for fun (Or to please their barbarian friend).

[@kitten-inside]

Aren't variations of that literally the D&D lore behind many items and spells?

[@liamduffy733]

I love how Travis really hit the nail on the head with Bertrand Bell being like Gilderoy Lockhart. Vox Machina gives me the same vibes as the Hogwarts staff in their interactions with him

[@TheBabylane2]

The difference between the two is that Bertrand is actually competent. He may not have done many of the things he claims but he is capable of doing most of them.

[@musclecat1005]

Yeah, he killed those bugbears single handedly

[@alexhooper6625]

19:23 - "Just because recently I've been reading up on how a Cleric functions..." Says the man who invented guns to the literal Avatar of Sarenrae. Oh Critical Role, how I love thee.

[@100nodog]

Says the man currently playing Caduceus Clay, the cleric.

[@artandmartini]

I love that Liam chooses to flirt with BOTH of Travis's characters

[@sethsegal8333]

Laura-as-Vex: Hey Scanlan, have you ever thought about using Modify Memory to make someone happy? Sam-as-Scanlan: But that's not mischievous at all... *SPOILERS* And one year later, Laura as Jester did exactly that in what will forever be known as the *greatest* mischief ever in D&D

[@xEvilRaptorx]

C2 Laura's power play might be better than Joe's powerplay in C1 E114

[@chillycharizard5985]

@@xEvilRaptorx The Cupcake is the greatest Critical Role moment in history. No one can change my mind.

[@emilbechgandlse2766]

@Chilly Charizard Jester might

[@bigpenny8223]

Chilly Charizard for me it’s still the ninth level counterspell just because all of the weight and consequence behind the moment

[@tiatrips]

Ironically enough, for the same player she was talking to here.

[@CptObvious]

"I rolled a 2, so that's a 20." Man, I've missed these powerful idiots.

[@djkid27]

I love that the first 11 minutes is just sam getting revenge for the tarry scanlan conversation

[@nataliepeters8459]

He deserved that revenge 😂😂

[@derekhandson351]

I'm a little bummed that Tary was shoved out of the narrative so quickly because Sam didn't want to roleplay 2 characters for at least 1 session. Wish they had them say a goodbye

[@ScorchHellfire]

Heh... Liev'tel really enjoys commenting on how long it's been for different things... She's kinda the embodiment of "it's been awhile!" xD

[@Reepicheep-1]

Wait until Timeless Body allows KiKi to watch VM's monuments rot away, and realize she still has centuries before her. She better have a good social net.

[@paulollarsabaiii9824]

"I'm feeling a bit nauseous. I don't know if I want dinner tonight" Why the hell is Laura so good at improv istg

[@kongfire4]

What were they losing their minds about with the foresight right after that? I assume it’s related somehow but I must have missed it.

[@Jason-kp4vc]

@@kongfire4 I'm sure you already figured it out, but in case you haven't, Keyleth used Foresight on Percy when the day began, but since its been a long, long time since they played these characters, Tal basically forgot that it was a day or two after Vecna's defeat and was talking as if they'd had their children already. So they basically played it off as the spell's effect for fun.

[@vatatheoanonymous3705]

@@kongfire4 I'm pretty sure it was because Laura was pregnant, and the community didn't know yet.

[@RomeoKiloLimaWasTaken]

@@vatatheoanonymous3705 Unless Laura had a second kid that I missed, this was filmed about a year after Ronin was born

[@TheBabylane2]

@Evert van Dalen Yes, but the person Robert was replying to said Laura, not Vex.

[@anterosmc6214]

Matt impro dm-ing in vague hand gestures with a mouth full is my favorite thing.

[@johannaekeroth4055]

Do you happen to have a time stamp?

[@anterosmc6214]

@@johannaekeroth4055 The specific moment I thought of was around the 50 min mark I thought, but I haven't been able to find it back...

[@mathsalot8099]

16:10 was one of them

[@johannaekeroth4055]

@@mathsalot8099 @anterosm Thank you both!

[@lenajohnson6179]

I really feel like fixing mental illness is Greater Restorations most underrated utilization.

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

I love Clerics. I nearly teared up every time at Pike's background intro. If I were living in a D&D world I'd be roaming around just Jesusing all over the place.

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

By technicality of wriiten rules it can't. This is why Matt talks about factoring in Sarenrae's influence and divine intervention to overcome his own recalcitrance and tell the better story. Some DMs just straight wouldn't allow it but I have to say that it's better this way.

[@Turovale]

@@MorinehtarTheBlue That’s actually untrue. As per the DMG, Greater Restoration can cure types of madness, which the winds of pandemonium cause.

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

@@Turovale Keep in mind those are optional rules granted madness isn't normally a play mechanic either. In this case I was just pointing out that spells do what the description says and no more as far as rules go.

[@thomasryan9303]

I need it irl

[@sforce1412]

The old seating arrangements :') little things make all the difference haha

[@steventurrill9589]

Sforce 1 omg good eye! i couldnt put my finger on it!

[@sebastiansparky1444]

Dude i notice the same thing and its really great that every team has his own distribution

[@leoli17037]

They hooked up according to their seating arrangement, keyleth to Vax, vex to Freddy, scanlan to Pike

[@ismafalvar]

1:37:50 That statue is none other than an image of the Lady of Pain. The protector of Sigil, The City of Doors, from the Planescape setting way back in the 90s when 2E D&D was around. Props to Matt for referencing this prominent character in this obviously planar setting.

[@henkmalan13]

Yeah, I heard him describing her and immediately thought that sounded exactly like something I remembered from Planescape: Torment...

[@misterjoshua5720]

Not only that, some lore points to a link between Pandemonium and The Lady. One story I tell is that the winds and the sand hide a planar realm that she once ruled and that wronged her.

[@tetrisversace1061]

Or just hear me out here its... the statue of liberty

[@rahveel]

Lady of pain was my thought too. Her lore has her hating being worshipped, so I'm guessing it's a statue of her she forcefully ejected from Sigil.

[@SonofSethoitae]

Planscape is still part of D&D

[@jobiwan1015]

To be completely honest, it's kindof weird imagining the group adventuring without Vax. Especially imagining Vex without him. They rolled stealth and she got a 40 for stealth, and I realized that there was no remark to Vax being super stealthy or her finally being stealthier than him. It was just kindof strange to me... But I love this episode so much already! I'm hoping that they'll at least continue one-shots on and off with Vox Machina to keep their spirit alive.

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

Yes it is absolutely surreal

[@TheBabylane2]

Vax has rolled over 40 on stealth before. I'd give her "as stealthy as Vax," if even that. She may have almost as high of a max stealth roll as him but his minimum stealth roll is much higher.

[@Ailieorz]

Vex actually wouldn't change much. She'd continually bring it up whenever she wanted to make someone feel bad, but considering she went and got married and didn't even bother to tell him, I doubt she actually misses him that much.

[@paulvamos7319]

Fast forward to 2023 and Vox Machina is doing campaign 3!😁 Still going strong with episode 57 last night 5/11/23😎

[@SageSchispell]

2:09:04 Think this is my favorite moment "Can you show us our things? Please?" "Maaaaaybe" "Can I take that maybe as a yes?" "Yeeeeeeeees!" "Excellent!" Kkkkrsssh *freaking out intensifies*

[@hannahbill167]

So true i loved percys reaction

[@nolankarjala7852]

“Is it Minotaur? I speak Minotaur!” I love Bertrand Bell

[@thothrax5621]

Percy: We can bring you to a place far better than this Bob: I don't know I kind of like it here Percy: Do you kind of like it here? Bob: No I don't think the cast even got that

[@marek011011]

wow, it's so great to hear Grog again! Travis is amazing as Grog! also i feel for Marisha for having to jump back into a high lvl druid. that's a lot of stuff! Everyone did superbly!

[@Sorestlor]

The foresight call was on point though. Truly.

[@plotholedetective4166]

honestly she did better than she used to.... she wasn't a very good druid during the campaign. and don't go saying oh its just so hard to do right because it's really not...

[@thefracturedbutwhole5475]

@@plotholedetective4166 well Druid is one of if Not the most complicated class especially at high levels (access to all druid spells which are mostly control based, beast shape restrictions, beast shape spell-casting) and she was also playing an interesting character on top of that You say she wasn't very good but I doubt you could do any better, Liam played a rogue which is a very straight forward class and he made mistakes all the damn time (he also was an assassin the least complicated rogue), the entire group were playing deep characters with highly developed personalities which only makes everything more complicated

[@TheIshShow1]

@@thefracturedbutwhole5475 this 100%, it's a good thing it's their game, and they're having fun.

[@vishaansingh1019]

@@thefracturedbutwhole5475 I say this with the utmost love: The entire cast is, has always been, and will always be, fucking AWFUL when it comes to combat. But I watch CritRole for the RP elements, so...

[@TheAiskie]

Honestly, you can go back to brunching while playing in the Mighty Nein campagin too! I think it adds a nice relaxed vibe.

[@kaelryder3565]

Agreed, though as a DM it's dangerous xD " I STAB HIM IN THE NECK! " *DM coughs and sputters on his food trying to respond*

[@ssfbob456]

They used to back in the early days, but viewers kept ordering food for them and it got a bit out of hand.

[@inesborbaart]

I love the relaxed vibe, but i find it really hard to enjoy the video with the food eating noises :( Maybe with some audio editing?

[@Crybaton]

To be fair.... Laura is basically snacking all the time....

[@Pfeifenkraut]

@@ssfbob456 The pizza... hah old times.

[@Medaumplay3]

Gotta say, the whole idea of turning everyone into small animals, and having a player carring them down with mother freaking farsight and pass without a trace was pretty genius. I'll keep that one in mind

[@RoninXDarknight]

Only thing they could have done better would have been to have Pike cast "light" on something for Percy but otherwise yes that was brilliant.

[@MikeHitSnooze]

oh god, I didn't realize how much I missed grog.

[@Hornycricket]

This comment doesn't have enough likes.

[@TheIrishloon]

Which comment, yours or mk james’? LOL

[@everybodylovesaclown]

Grog with his best buddy Pike

[@MythE86]

The look on Taliesi's face when Matt says The Lady of Pain, you can tell the realization & fear of what has just been said.

[@BeinIan]

3:54:12 A really subtle indicator of how well they all know each other and roleplay together is the fact that everyone actually talks over each other here. Usually when two people speak at the same time, someone lets the other go first. But they all were immediately on the same wavelength and acted exactly like a group of friends excitedly debriefing each other after a crazy mission... because they are.

[@Primal2229]

I love this. The casual cloths, snacking and over all relaxed vibe is so much like how it was years ago when the show first started up.

[@cj719521]

Yes! I miss this! People used to buy them dinner every night and they were just playing a game. It feels so much less intimate these days. Still great, but I miss this.

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

I do think it gave them a bit of a sugar crash afterward. Some call it the "afternoon flop." Snacking a bit is probably better. I agree with you that the start was as amazing as it could be despite even them thinking they were a tiny production that no one would watch, and the great thing is now we get to see them wanting to be the best, high on ambition, and chase their dreams.

[@writerblocks9553]

sam: this might come out on a sunday, you dont know i love you guys

[@StrifeAiray]

3:55:17 Vex: I'm feeling a little nauseous. I don't know if I want dinner tonight. Travis: **immediately knows what's up**

[@draygontaygen677]

I remember a ghost being shamed to death, a flying gold fish with a hard splat and now the dead being scared to life.... Vox Machina your the best at what you do. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheIrishloon]

My GOD, I am SOOOOOO hoping to see some epic-level artwork of Pike’s Divine Intervention. I thought Sarenrae’s help was awesome against Vorugal in Campaign 1, but THIS? This...this was quite literally some God-Level shit 😱 Great description, Matt!!

[@annenixda4800]

Percy 'dealing' with Bob reminded me of something.... he definitely learned how to handle that kind of weird from Viktor :D

[@cheeselord3655]

R.I.P. Victor, he died doing what he loved- being exploded.

[@Blade11158]

@@cheeselord3655 underrated comment for sure.

[@gregfahlgren7501]

@@cheeselord3655 Whilst killing Vecna followers and screaming, "LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES!"

[@jackwolf8245]

I forgot how much I MISSED THIS INTRO. (Not saying I don't like the new one but that doesn't mean I can't miss the old one)

[@stevetbaptist]

Would you say its been awile?

[@jackwolf8245]

@@stevetbaptist Would you say it hasn't been? I mean, I hope you have the time but I do not possess the luxury of re-watching any episode of the first season. I'm lucky that I kept up with this one as well as I have (barring the 6 weeks that I did not watch and only caught up because I got sick and couldn't go to work).

[@katcallender6699]

@@jackwolf8245 Have you watched the episode yet? LMAO

[@johnjustjohn5866]

@@stevetbaptist I don't think he gets it

[@angrybirdboy985]

r/whoosh

[@Critter_Farm]

"Maybe it's better if we just.. don't.. try. Let's just move on--" "We'll attempt it once we're somewhere where we have props." god I miss Percy sometimes

[@alexisgarland8004]

A hole in my heart that I didn't realize was there was immediately filled as soon as they started speaking in character. Vox Machina, how I have missed you.

[@levantdiggerus3473]

;~; I nearly sobbed from joy. I completely forgot just how much I fucking ADORE these absolute rays of sunshine.

[@CarolRamjohn]

I'm just glad Sam left the scary mug on the shelf this time.

[@WireMosasaur]

oh GOD I had mercifully forgotten about that thing....

[@jasp3rjeep13]

It had a crack on the inside of it and liquid got in and it started growing mold so he had to stop using it.

[@Tinblitz]

@@jasp3rjeep13 That's what made it so scary.

[@Kaladelia]

@@jasp3rjeep13 that didn't stop him from using it at the Live Show......

[@jasp3rjeep13]

@@Kaladelia yeah and he stopped after that

[@desertrose777]

As a huge Perc'ahlia fan, I really hope they do the destination wedding for the vacation one-shot; I'll be keeping my fingers crossed. On another note, this was an excellent one-shot. I have missed Vox Machina. ♥

[@desertrose777]

I just found out they are doing the destination wedding. I'm so happy. ♥

[@williamrosen3179]

Behold, the episode that explains an item in Bertrand's pocket

[@Awoken0]

The "Will she be happy? She already is." moment made me tear up, no joke.

[@liamclancy7022]

Watching Brian’s Camo Sméagol Mimosa delivery service, made me laugh out loud on the train.

[@cybermbebe]

I think he was more like Patsy from Monty Python and the Holy Grail :)

[@diarmuidbalfe7264]

This makes me look forward to 2 years from now when we are giving occasional visits to a lv.20 mighty nein after 68 episodes of campaign 3

[@CriticalCoen]

69 likes. Nice...

[@davidbergfors6820]

Looks like it will be a while until we have lvl 20 Neins, ending the campaign on lvl15 I believe. I'm still 74 episodes behind, so I don't know for certain.

[@EightThreeEight]

@@davidbergfors6820 Close. They went up to Level 16 at the start of the last episode.

[@russellogren2183]

I still hope

[@SupergiantFilms]

This aged like fine wine.

[@efrainlopez3782]

During the search for gog Matt "No we wont be doing a one shoot on bob" now here we are. You guys will literally do a one shot on anything.... and I'm 1000000% ok with that :) :) :) :)

[@dadamosky6894]

Well, they did attempt to make us work for it.

[@andreguia1731]

everything is content

[@Evija3000]

So about that Pervon's fingerbone...

[@efrainlopez3782]

@@Evija3000 well that needs to be recovered lol

[@Sorestlor]

@Laura Martin-Falla Didn't they put this stuff after they already got the money?

[@paragonofhonor9952]

53:52 Grog's Razor: The simplest answer is the shortest point between 2 ideas.

[@oodelallyoddity8001]

“If it’s all the same, I hope I never see any of you ever ever again,” -Bertrand Bell The sad part is when you realize that, as far as we know, after this, he never does see them again. The only time they (Vox Machina) sees him (Bertrand Bell) again is when he’s dead and his body gets sent back to them

[@stone_play6666]

“So, Vox Machina, what would you like to do..?” I missed that phrase so much but only realized it now 😢❤️

[@21BearPapa]

Well, it WAS released on a sunday in my part of the world

[@adrianvaduva5674]

Same!

[@nalublackwater9729]

Same here!

[@dolansajorda4513]

Saw the notif. Upon clicking, I was informed that the video was no longer available.

[@Pfeifenkraut]

@@dolansajorda4513 aye

[@aaronquicksall4269]

@@dolansajorda4513 Happened to me too

[@annenixda4800]

Vex+Percy's eldest kid: mummy, when did you and dad decide to have me? Vex: well you see, we were in Pandemonium because of your uncle Grog, and we had one quiet night at uncle Scanlan's mansion- Percy: Does she need to know that?!

[@sarahanonymous3770]

thats not how pregnancy works, for her to start feeling the affects Vex would have needed to already be pregnant before they went to Pandemonium, before the Vecna fight even.

[@dadbodfitness9704]

I've been reading a lot of the comments about how people miss the vox intro and I really do like it but the animated m9 intro with the song get me so pumped sometimes I even watch it a couple times before I actually watch the episode.🏰n🐉

[@tatsusama3192]

Same😂 I understand the nostalgia factor but after watching the new intro for so long this one is very underwhelming

[@joshuanoon5658]

If you watch the intro when Matt is revealed for the m9 you can sometimes see the other non-player characters he voices that are important to the story.

[@vishaansingh1019]

The lyrics are just way too goddamn goofy for the visuals they went with, it doesn't match at all.

[@theendicott2838]

You know, one thing I really like about Mercer is that he will sometimes talk through why he is choosing a skill for a specific check.

[@Yutah1981]

I was so heartbroken all this time when they were asking 'are we missing anything?' and everybody's like 'nooooo, nothing we can't replace!' and Liam's face is just stone...

[@HazzMacHarry]

Don’t know about everyone else but a vex and Percy wedding one shot would be amazing!

[@joaomatoso6939]

It would make a bonkers honey heist

[@misterjoshua5720]

Only if Percy storms in half-way through the ceremony when they ask if there are objections, points a finger at Percy, then declares "That Percy is a doppelganger!"

[@jangles_tsm9266]

A murder mystery would be great.

[@cassandragidney7682]

Percy: I object because he was just an arm 48 hours ago. DUN DUN DUN

[@actuallyhard315]

@@jangles_tsm9266 who'd be the victim?

[@tomaszskowronski1406]

1:09:43 Its confirmed. Grog was the metagaming pigeon this whole time.

[@frostedjosieos3193]

I’m not gonna get over the, um, “unseen servant” at 37:30 scuttling behind Matt to refill everyone’s mimosas

[@1manApocalypse_CP]

Unseen servant, that's great. xD

[@beckyr7137]

I love that BWF is sneaking around wearing camo that in no way matches the background. B for effort Brian.

[@coyoteflavouring]

What? I didn't see anything just Mimosa's being filled.

[@Slipgatex]

B for Brian, effort.