Travis Is REALLY Over Playing Chetney...

[@songnai145]

Chetney embodies the phrase "God has let me live another day and I'm here to make it everyone's problem."

[@alexa_digitalart]

I read that in his voice too lmao

[@atlander4204]

So Shithead.

[@forresthicks214]

That is exactly what I was thinking

[@rhokesh4391]

So he's basically Shithead? XD

[@magenstaffarts]

@@rhokesh4391 Yes, he is Shithead, but as a gnomish Bloodhunter.

[@melonmode4128]

Apparently Travis rolls a d100 after each long rest for Chetney. If he rolls 100, Chetney dies of old age. Closest he's rolled is 98 if I recall.

[@prancingsquid]

Fr? 🤣

[@gmstrbert2982]

@@prancingsquidFor real😂 no kidding Ran it by Matt and everything

[@melonmode4128]

@@prancingsquid yeah man. Crazy shit

[@Grayves_X]

Yeah he has forgotten to do it a bunch of times. I think the 98 was after the 3 way, which would have been hilarious. It's the best way for Chetney to die

[@prancingsquid]

I love that so much 💀 I’m still catching up so I didn’t even realize but it makes sense lol

[@amalaspina]

I think Travis original plan was to keep playing wacky characters who died every few sessions but then Chetney lived and kept living

[@cattatra]

I had the same thought XD he'd go through his old catalogue (Bertrum, Chutney etc) and kill them off before revealing his one true character!

[@stingerjohnny9951]

It’s such a D&D thing for a troll to get trolled by their own PC 🤣

[@logangraham3689]

Bertrand Bell was 100% supposed to die, cuz he was level 5 against BH's 3. Chetney is Travis's full campaign character and I don't think he's over the little bastard yet.

[@EyebrowsGaming]

Travis is learning what Sam learned with Scanlan in campaign one - create a goofy little goofball and explore what traumas made them so silly

[@TheCynicalJay]

yeah except Scanlan is a masterclass in roleplaying

[@MightyGachiman]

Scnalan is both a blessing and a curse. On one side he made a genuinely deep and complex character hiding under the charade of a horny clown (he made me look at my own roleplaying and reevaluate how i do npcs). On the other he popularized the horny bard trope so much that every second shitter who plays bard tries to imitate it (and almost universally fails) ​@@TheCynicalJay

[@geminiwriter8875]

@@TheCynicalJay why do you think that is?

[@mcdotterson4103]

@@TheCynicalJay scanlan benefited from the parties indifference to paraphrase Percy lol had anyone been able to say his mothers name during the bards lament episode or any of the others not seen what he was aiming for, that whole thing may not have played so well. Not only was it a FANTFUCKINTASTIC rouse by Sam, IF anyone else didn't know the answer to the other questions he asked, it was also a great play by them. Sam is definitely my favorite from all 3 campaigns though, to many player quarks from anyone else to beat him out for me lol

[@LittleMaitea]

Chutney waking up as a lich „Why didn’t you let me go?“ Ashton: „I fucking said nobody is fucking left behind! And I fucking meant it!“

[@alexandertiberius1098]

You really captured Ashton's poetic eloquence.

[@JnEricsonx]

Yeah, sounds about right!

[@TheBlarggle]

Not enough forced and awkward "fucks" for Ashton.

[@w3bcor3]

@@TheBlarggle true but honestly it's charming. i think taliesin himself is just an awkward lil guy.

[@mcdotterson4103]

it's not getting weird? it's not taliesin playing him.

[@k1tkat-kate]

I assumed that Bertrand Bell had been intended to be a very short lived (heh) character and Chet was Travis' main PC for this campaign, but having heard him talk about Chet not being that fleshed out makes me question everything.

[@j0kerclash289]

Chet also was supposed to be a short lived character, he has a third lined up and ready to go.

[@nameunavailable6164]

I assumed he was gonna spend the first 20 episodes cycling through all his one shot characters, but Chetney never met his end. We can look forward to Macaroni Samsonite when he hits his 0 on his percentile Dice

[@Drekromancer]

@@nameunavailable6164 I'm afraid to find out what this name means

[@nameunavailable6164]

@@Drekromancer it's actually one of my favorite one-shot characters out of all of them. Watch the Darington Brigade Oneshoy and enjoy

[@gunnarkilborn3915]

​@@nameunavailable6164He's also my favorite, he's such a ridicoulus character.

[@AkumakoCross]

I'm pretty sure "a gift and a curse" is exactly how Chetney would also describe his existence.

[@SentaroTheTiger]

To remember, it's his character from Liam Christmas one-shot.

[@janheek9275]

No that was Chutney XD definitely 'not related'

[@ultrabigfella]

That was Chutney Chocolatecane, not Chetney Pockapea, come on man!

[@Mightymajin]

Chutney may have been where the concept came from, but Chetney evolved to be so much more

[@jonathansolberg5072]

NO they are not the same charecter, that charecter was named Chutney. Sure somethings are similar but it is not the same.

[@randomcourier]

​@@jonathansolberg5072both just are gnomes who have a pentient for woodworking, a deep hatred for technology and at one point lived up north.

[@CuriousMothling]

I love chetney's story being that you are never to old to find your people

[@roxxram9151]

I feel like "Character that's half joke becomes a favorite" is very much a thing. Hardwon Surefoot (NADDPOD) is still one of my favorite PCs of all time

[@josephine4s]

The tall dwarf!

[@SeanBoyce-gp]

@@josephine4s Bastard of the Mountain! Pride of the All-Hammer!

[@josephine4s]

@@SeanBoyce-gp But before that, pride of the dwarfanage!

[@happyninja42]

I think it mainly stems from the human love for characters to become more than what they are. So if you establish a character as arrogant, selfish, hedonistic, disrespectful, etc, you establish (at least at first) how you can expect they will act in any situation. A character who is an "alpha male" douchebro like Chetney, you can expect to be an asshole to women, and disrespect them. But that's what makes it all the more satisfying when you see a character like that, act out of character. Not that it doesn't fit the situation, but that to see The Jerk, stand up for a friend, and show some virtuous, good traits, makes it feel more rewarding. It's why people love it when Scanlon stood alone against a beast of a warrior, totally outclassed, when his normal response is "run." But not this time, this time he stood alone, as a building burned around him, and stood against a force of evil, simply for the sake that it was the right thing to do. We like seeing characters grow beyond the limitations that they started with. That's why it's called character growth, and an arc. xD And Travis is really good about playing that kind of character, because he does put thought into those things like "What line is this character not willing to cross for any reason? " and then following it up with "now what would be the thing to make him cross that line anyway?" And so it informs the roleplay, and allows you to have those awesome moments.

[@oliverwilhelm6171]

Slap-Happy Jack

[@seanread5556]

Travis really doesn't get enough credit. Every one of his characters has been if not my favourite, at least very high on the list. And especially in campaign 3, which if I'm being honest has been a bit of a slog for me to get through so far, I still absolutely love Chetney. Even the simplest or silliest of character concepts, Travis always manages to surprise you with how great of a character he can make out of them

[@battyrae1398]

oh man, i feel your pain travis. LICKTOAD!!! the goblin sorcerer was an exercise in seeing how fast i can get a character to die and the little bugger keeps living!

[@noirrugger]

Stone the Tiefling was supposed to die a LONG time ago….

[@Notbatman374]

When your joke character becomes a real character is still one of my favorite d&d tropes.

[@MeonLights]

Travis just wanted to use up two old characters and now Chetney has legs and relations 😂

[@aaronfields57]

I'm waiting for the day Chetney has a moment he's in a bad spot with someone attacking him for being a werewolf... Then bites their ass right before being killed forcing his killer to become that which they hunted Even though I absolutely love the character if he ever has to go out that's how he should go!

[@TheMetaKaiser]

Being a pain in the ass even into his death.

[@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human]

No, he wouldn't be inflicting it on someone, he doesn't think of it as a curse, it's a gift that gave him new lease on life. To Chetney, that'd be like telling your killer your credit card number, date of birth and mother's maiden name while you lay dying.

[@No_Named_Nobody]

There was one episode where he rolled close right? I remember the look he gave his dice

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

I think it was ep 71, he rolled a 98

[@spaceman9599]

Chetney is Travis channelling Sprinkle

[@joshualajoie9547]

You should watch the "Familiar Problem" one-shot where Travis *literally* played as Sprinkle.

[@nullunit]

Whoever made teh choice to mimic the old Rankin-Bass art style for Chetney in the intro for this run of CR is awesome. I love that art direction.

[@ThatOneIrishFurry]

I love how he went into this campaign with the internation of playing as many characters as possible lmao Like he started with burtrand giving him a scripted death Then he got to chetney and was like "yea he will die soon too probably and I can continue the joke and make a 3RD CHARACTER" and then chetney just stayed around 🤣

[@Grace-gm5id]

its always the character you make to buy more time for the real one who never dies

[@levanquer]

I never thought there would be a better character than Scanlan. Then came Jester. Then I never thought she'd be beat. Then came Chetney

[@jotuthegamingguru8809]

Let's be honest, Scanlan is still the goat.

[@levanquer]

....true

[@DHGcrimson]

i loved jester but scanlan is amazing

[@darkcrydotmrihavetoomanyst1440]

Scanlan is the one I would never forget

[@Auriel_Direnni]

Imagine if they ever meet.

[@afrolatinagrl]

I love Chetney.. it gives meaning to the idea that every day is just a new adventure.. and is fun to see Travis talking about it.

[@sociallyundead419]

That is the best thing about D&D! IYou can build joke characters that are meant to be one offs, but then they stick around and grow deeper and more complex as you go. Suddenly the character that was meant to be a bit is one of the most valued party members, and people would be heartbroken if they died. It's part of what made me fall in love with D&D!

[@alanandrews4726]

My 3 favorite CR characters are Chetney, Jester, and Grog, in that order.

[@ladylightning1741]

Travis: I'll just play this weirdo while I come up with something good. All of us: Thank you, we'll treasure him forever. Travis: Wait Us: fOrEvEr

[@axekickstudios2886]

Let's go! Nuzlocke time!

[@cogthegreat]

Hands down Chetney is the BEST character from campaign 3. 👍💯

[@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human]

Travis is the best part of C3 IMO. There's only one part of the csmpaign which I found dragged and was a chore, and it was the episodes between Betrand, who was great, and Chetney, who was also great.

[@borsho9889]

nah

[@BlueRadium]

Chetney is the secret voice of reason and wise old elder of the group. It comes out and gives direction/clarity when it's needed most.

[@Vekuyo]

No worries about progress. Enjoy your game and thats enough. This first bit is much about just getting used to the game, getting comfortable in the ocean, your first few upgrades, just handling the survival part of crash landing on an unknown planet. Just keep checking your radio and following clue trails and it will continue to guide you towards interesting things.

[@garyharmon1155]

I've really enjoyed all of Travis's characters. They all do a great job. So glad yall have been so successful.

[@shreknet]

God I love Travis!

[@tea830fae8]

This reminds me of my one Ettin character. Boo and his brother Oob. I thought it was a oneshot... no, it was a campaign. And if you think that's bad, I made it so they could only speak in riddles and rhymes.

[@davos6129]

The question is, how much longer is campaign 3 gonna last? Is Ruidus supposed to be the final arc or will there be more to come after that? If the campaign is supposed to continue after going to the moon, I can see Chetney sacrificing himself up there to safe the youngsters

[@Gabriell1126]

Same thought I had. That would be an epic way to go out too, a werewolf Gnome of over 400 years old dying on the moon to save his friends.

[@weebjeez]

​@@Gabriell1126especially if he gets a big wolf buff on the Red Moon, which we know can affect his transformations even if it's not the normal moon that dictates that. I like the idea of him kinda connecting to a "wolf force" of some kind, and realize he would be remembered. and he'd commit to completing the mission, but not necessarily about making it back to see Morri again.

[@Crit_Cat_82]

The Chroma Conclave looked like it was going to be the big finale, but then we got Vecna. I’m sure Matt will provide something after Ruidus

[@flameknightdragon]

​@@Crit_Cat_82 thing is vecna was only do to the groups request for level 20 content. which they are not doing anymore.

[@imkabochan]

Idk It feels like a chapter will he closed after c3 and not only narrative wise There are other stuff in real life They'll probably distance from dnd and go for their own system or a different one Maybe they'll take a longer, well deserved break from campaigns and do it more similarly to dimension 20? I love them and all the content they out out, but it feels like it's a very intense job Like matt looks very tired sometimes

[@Ginric99]

Chetny is cohen from the discworld books.

[@swimmingmide]

He strikes me more as a Nanny Ogg with a sprinkling of Moist von Lipwig. They are helping, but they are also blatantly stealing from you and gaslighting you for getting upset about that.

[@bellymouth1828]

I made a shallow joke character for what I thought would just be a one shot and now our campaign is going on two years with my vacation-obsessed kenku (cosmetically a flamingo) named Myrtle Orlando

[@josephine4s]

I kind of get this. I was expecting to join a campaign for a very short stint long after the game got started, so I made an evil double agent for the BBEG. I’ve stayed in the game for so long though, and the pressure from my evil fictional boss and the secret-evil role play is killing me! My character was ordered to murder a sweet baby dragon, and z I was like “NOOO! 😭”

[@kratkartan1486]

I have a kobold who was designed as a joke character, and I did not design him to live past lvl 5. However, he's still kicking at lvl 12, and the shenanigans he gets up to just brings a smile to the group's face, and also shock and horror when they realize how dangerously close he is to tpking the party on accident on occation.

[@akun50]

Joke characters either die immediately or live for an eternity. There's no inbetween.

[@matheusmantovani993]

Chetney is by far my favorite character from campaign 3

[@Questfinder1]

Chet makes me think of Hurin from wheel of time. Ya know the sniffer. Always sniffing around

[@hamzahmohammed5491]

Travis is far better spoken than I expected him to be…I think the Grog role and the fact that he himself is a big dude has kind of type casted him and it’s so cool seeing him play against type

[@Rmfox930]

I haven’t watched campaign 3 yet, so I don’t know much about Chetney’s actual character. But having seen the designs and the animated intro, I have to say he is my favorite design of Bells Hells. So many little things that add up that are so cool and unique, 400 yr old, his scars, his tattoos, his woodworking tools, and that he can turn into a wolf. I also love his hat. I don’t know if I’ll like him, but he is my favorite looking at the very least.

[@JnEricsonx]

I've watched a little. I like Laudna a lot, the Ring Looking Lady. Campaign 2 is what Im tearing through.

[@skyrogue1977]

Chetney is the joke Travis played on himself.

[@cicadaseance]

Holy shit that IS the Garfield logo

[@jehova131]

I once played a character that was originally a joke character... became my longest playing character and damn did the character grow and develop.

[@AdThe1st]

Chetney is one of my favourite dnd characters ever, Travis really does a great job balancing the comedy without making him feel one note

[@Dragoboi1998]

when your joke character outlives the joke

[@dimwarlock]

I wanted to see the next after this and Mr. Bell.

[@tannerpaterson2321]

I love that Chet is also a well renounced master craftsmen

[@rastilin619]

I want an Adventuring Academy or something with Travis and Murphy from Dim 20 to compare their experiences with Chetney and Cody 😂

[@solaran90]

As someone who just started C3 recently, I'm just after Chetney's secret is revealed and I just gotta say he's the freaking best. Always has me laughing my guts out.

[@CappyK]

Chetney kinda sounds like Mr Meeseeks... maybe that's his crowning achievement. After losing the mighty Nein's 6th member, FCG, Chet worked at creating a living wooden robot from a jack in the box. In the end, he only got as far as a very shallow spirit that was a combination of his and FCG's character and it all can say is "Mee Six".

[@E3Zen]

This is funny because Chetney is becoming my favorite campaign 3 character

[@lilporky8565]

God i wish i could get caught up but i just don't have the time.

[@leekestner1554]

Listen to the podcast while you work at home or drive to your paying job. If there is a lot of unexplained giggling then you can go look up the vid to see what was going on.

[@SayBinidus]

I also would have clicked on an honestly-titled version of this video.

[@mishiara5499]

chetney is my favorite pc of travis so far by a long shot

[@MuscadineDreams]

Oh theyre gonna make us love Chetney with every fiber of our being, then they'll kill him. I just know its gonna happen eventually. I wonder what back up character he has ready

[@matthewgordon3281]

I never expected Chetney to make it this far. Kinda great that he has.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Make Chet Young Again.

[@sullyb23511]

When is the show airing?

[@nickkelly1485]

I thought I was showing up to a one shot with a three levels mastermind rogue, three levels battlemaster fighter, pixie who talked like Jason Statham, two years later, I couldn't be happier to be managing the finances of a mutton and wine business

[@BearLyssa]

why is woody woodpecker in the audience

[@cameronfoster5838]

ily travis

[@Literallyheretotalkshi]

Chet is easily my favourite character in CR, and he might contend for most of fantasy for me. He’s hilarious, interesting, steals the energy in the room, everybody likes werewolves, him rizzing up Fearne is comical, it goes on and on. Sometimes everything comes together for a character. That’s what happened here.

[@MastaRhee]

I've asked him at AnimeNYC this past summer and he's still been rolling the d100 after every long rest. He wants to change the difficulty to include more numbers 🤣

[@Magicflower013]

I rewatching their chirstmas one shot. I was wondering if Travis was playing the same character. His character has the same name and both make toys.

[@clintonbehrends4659]

chetney is heavilly inspired by chutney in the christmas special even down to the santa figure stabbing it's just that chet is a more serious spin of chut

[@kroenyx]

I don’t understand nerfs when there’s other things that can be clearly improved. Don’t limit your players’ options, expand them by buffing other stuff to level the choices. Only then should you consider tuning things when players are steam rolling through content a little too much or vice versa.

[@valor2746]

Elemental is going to be way stronger at 40 at least. Elemntal Fury, Elemental Mastery and Lightning Mastery.

[@thianweideman470]

Ok, so this came up randomly, what is the video/campaign name he is talking about, it sounds interesting

[@hlynkacg9529]

Travis Willingham, he's a cast member on Critical Role.

[@federicopalacios7439]

Joke characters are protected by the fate gods. All of our characters (multiple ones also) died in some way or another, except for the joke character of the group, he somehow outlived us all. One of my friends even got angry once because we all have died, sometimes protecting the joke one, and he only talks lightly about it, even makes jokes about how all his past companions have died.

[@sharpefilms2287]

As someone who only recently started from the beginning (which like, why am I doing this to myself) I feel like this character is the opposite of Grog…

[@javierpatag3609]

Let him go on. Part of RPG games and stories where anyone can die is that you don't know who ultimately survive.

[@andrewwhitefield6943]

Travis will roll 100 the day of the ruidis battle 😅😅

[@SorcererSanguine]

I really want him to fail the d100 survival roll (or succeed on the dying roll... However you wanna look at it)

[@Strider1313]

Chetney immediately added joy to my day the day he showed up lol

[@mistamemewide]

I love Chetney, even as a funny character he’s still a badass.

[@bonbonthebattleswine7444]

What was this from?

[@w3ird37_]

I will not survive if Chetney dies. He is one of my favourite chracters from this campaign.

[@vgexpert20001]

Travis definitely entered "No Fucks Given" mode for Campaign 3 after playing a (somewhat) more serious and leader archetype character like Fjord.

[@mretwitch1877]

Get this in the larp I go to a lot. Super serious, well thought out, deep characters die after an event or 2, but the silly comedy characters that get made with the intention of only being played temporarily, end up living for years and years lol.

[@coreyeatsdetroit9733]

I own that hat

[@Grifter-2005]

I love Chet seriously

[@majorzipf8947]

I want to know who the other characters were he was going to play

[@austinharp7264]

Chetney came outnof nowhere and instantly became my favorite character during this campaign

[@stefanradic6663]

If Chet is gonna die, make him die a hero, not in his sleep from random hart atack

[@phantomzero906]

It’s always the characters that were meant to be one offs that stick around.

[@allenkeith7160]

I thought Deep Gnomes lived 300-400 years, give or take... and normal surface Gnomes lived 500+ last I recall reading. Although I could argue that a Deep Gnome's short lifespan was more because of where they live, more than their actual longevity being shorter than other Gnomes.

[@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human]

C1 has some of my favourite moments, but C2 and C3 are much more heavily character focused. So all my fav characters are Jester, Chetney, Bertrand, Caleb, Beau, etc. Vox Machina are down the bottom of the list just because they get less character, C1 was more about the story than them. Which leads to an odd ranking where my fav campaigns are C2>C1>C3, but I love all the characters in C3 more than in C1. I would throw anyone from C1 overboard to save Laudna or Ashton.

[@Metalwabbit]

I love hearing Chetney wasn't supposed to live this long. I choose to believe he will survive to the very end

[@JayLycan01]

What interview is this from?

[@travioli9643]

They did a live q&a recently

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

Looks like it's from MCM, based on their clothes and the chairs

[@alwaysachance217]

Whoa what show is that?

[@Poodle_Gun]

How do you turn your characters into moobies

[@agnidas5816]

A rogue with free shapeshift has no reason to die... some of the most OP stuff... Taliesin would not be allowed to play that lol

[@Jordan-ms7zi]

which campaign is this character from

[@akawater]

I wonder how old Chetney really is. We know over 400yrs old but high or low. (I have no idea why, but I want to know!)

[@Xmurdermittenx]

At this point, I know Laura will have Imogen bring him back in any way possible just to mess with Travis lmao

[@Graavigala85]

Why is there always atleast one hyena in the audience

[@CactusJackIV]

Favorite characters; Scanlan, F.C.G, and Grog(Taryan is up there also)

[@joshpolson8405]

serves ya right for trying to kill Santa then :-P

[@achimsinn6189]

We all know Chetney only exists so Travis doesnt need to flirt in character anymore ;)