Vax drops in on The Briarwoods - Vox Machina ORIGIN Moments

[@Feasco]

Very much a "Well mark me down as scared and horny!" atmosphere to this scene

[@mdalsted]

So, as Fry would say, you're "scarroused"?

[@grey8288]

Me the whole season

[@davesartdesk1778]

Schorny 😏

[@Drail2089]

How did I only notice now that when Silas and Delilah walked past the mirror, only Delilah was shown in the reflection, that's an awesome detail they put in there.

[@carolineeising717]

Same with the reflections on the water during the fight there. Grog has a reflection, Sylas doesn't.

[@elizabethkblanco4620]

Thank you for bringing that up.

[@metaforest]

Some see things better others hear things better.... CR went for show rather than tell...

[@shintaishoogaisha123]

Same

[@goblinphreak2132]

first thing i noticed, do people even WATCH shows anymore? like its an obvious detail lmao

[@renzopinasco2206]

Liams face is one of an old dnd player understanding immediately what this all means. In older editions this would have been his end. It seems the others dont quite get it at first.

[@IandRsLoveChild]

they don't show it here but he knew he was fucked the second they saw through his ridiculously high stealth roll. That's a sure sign of "oh...OH this is BBEG territory and I am not prepared lol I'm gonna die! haha oops"

[@roybenari9472]

Vax whipping out his southern accent is one of my favorite Vax moments ever.

[@kjj26k]

What a headspin that was to learn that is his actual childhood accent.

[@irishspartanstudios]

I love Percy's player in this scene. He's just smiling as he knows exactly what's going on, Matt being the only one meeting him in knowledge, considering I believe the two wrote these characters together.

[@TiliaCordata]

I forgot how silly the scene was in the campaign, comparatively.

[@benvoliothefirst]

Neal Acree's score adds so much to the atmosphere.

[@felipearaujodominici3057]

90% of campaign 1 was silly as fuck, to be completely honest, they really gave off the "we're just friends playing DND vibe" campaign 2 came out as a lot more serious moments, better acting and so on.

[@TiliaCordata]

@@felipearaujodominici3057 True. The best part is that I love both vibes, so it's a win for me.

[@babserella2778]

It’s so weird to remember how humble their original set up was - now they’ve got exquisitely-detailed airships and intricate Ukatoa (*whispers* Ukatoa) minis.

[@NZ_YT]

god I remember watching this live. nerve wracking.

[@andipanda7485]

Still one of my favorite scenes ever.

[@SkoloT]

Agreed

[@elijahtiemens5532]

Okay, Lord Briarwood in the thumbnail looks funny AF. I actually laughed out loud at it. Is it just me?

[@ChaosMind10531]

Nope... Looks like he stubbed his toe in a corner...

[@LizzyWithAWhy]

Definitely not just you. He looks like he's about to bite Vax's whole head off 🤣

[@flaccidpickle4557]

these are SO good! I LOVE the campaign vs. legend bits! This is SO GOOD!

[@MikeDollar]

Thank you for cutting these comparisons together so I don’t have to keep doing it myself, 😂 LoL!

[@jonbaker476]

Goddamn I didn't realize how accurate they made that episode

[@JimmyTheAI]

did they tho? show felt like any other `i fcked up and now iam gonna be saved` type of situation, in campaign it felt like ´oh shit he fcked up, hope he will talk it out or he is dead´

[@tite93]

@@JimmyTheAI I mean, they barely saved him. Dude got bit, beaten and threw himself out of the window. A moment late and he'd be vampire food for sure

[@babserella2778]

I need Matt and Liam to do a live re-creation of this scene for - uh - science, let’s go with science… *CAMPAIGN 3 SPOILER BELOW* Also, after Bell’s Hells latest run-in with Delilah, it’s VERY weird to see this and remember what a pain in the ass she was for VM. I hope Amazon animates Mighty Nein and BH as well!

[@samuelthompson7497]

Well as I'm sure you now know, we're getting the mighty nein!

[@chosenuwu]

@@samuelthompson7497 wait rly? :0

[@belindaluna2067]

Thank you for marking your spoilers, I am not caught up.

[@frostyrobot7689]

Percy hiding behind Kayleth when Vax gets caught...

[@_snowylil]

After one of the messages that showed up before it switched to full-screen Matt, I'm incredibly glad they stopped showing chat by C2 where I started, I super didn't need to see that tbh

They stopped pretty soon after Marisha got bullied by the chat during the Whitestone arc. It was absolutely disgusting to see how much hate she got. I still don't really follow the fandom for that one reason. Too many "fans" throw hateful and insensitive comments around

[@rfc1526]

9:22 nice touch with the no reflection.

[@nomadhakunamatata5793]

so easily missed as well.

[@DuelingCharisma]

SO well made! Having the original stream play then editing in the LoVM clip immediately after is PERFECT!!!

[@Foxxy_Steve]

Thank you so much for making these videos Mr. Queef!

[@BeinIan]

Is this THE legendary ArseQueef?! Hero of the people?

[@nymeriasandsnake]

i love that orion is the epitome of the "i am uncomfortable when we are not about me" tweet.

[@anonymousfellow8879]

Yup… 😬 Everyone else is super engaged. Orion’s just. Bored or glowering. (I’m still trying to decide if I wanna watch this arc-I really really want to see the OG since it’s more details for Percy and Scanlan got an INSANE moment…but. I have to deal with Orion, and his attitude in the Underdark vs K’Varn episode has me dreading finishing that one out)

[@technology5979]

@@anonymousfellow8879 He does leave within three or so episodes of this arc, so you might be good.

[@sloesty]

4:49 Ah yes, he looks very unengaged. I get that there's a lot of hate towards orion, and he had his flaws, but we don't need to judge him every step of the road. It has been years. Let it go.

[@bitter-bit]

@@sloesty Absolutely not. He's an unhinged prick and deserves zero love. I've heard his voice messages to someone he was supposed to care about. He blamed cancer meds for his absolutely ridiculous abuse, insulting cancer victims everywhere.

[@rhythmicwindu]

He acts bored leading up to this. Then later he slaughters a sleeping enemy NPC who was an old woman fleeing from them.

[@arcticfoxinsox]

Haha, at 1:59 a comment says ‘I still don’t get this why are10k ppl watching this?? made up boring stuff????’ Ah, Cheat01000, if only you knew

[@NarcissistMargarine]

Thanks for the content, ArseQueef. Thanks.

[@bunnys9704]

My heart cant stand seeing Vax get hurt, quick, somebody help my boi

[@Nargon46]

Bro I thought he was so dead on the stream

[@angelowentzler9961]

Orion looking like he wants to be anywhere else... never noticed it the first time around...

[@ThatRandomSniper]

I feel bad for the guy with his health issues, but he did have main character syndrome quite often...

[@Ailieorz]

He wasn't centre of attention

[@carolineeising717]

The body language here says everything. Everybody else is engaged and freaking out and interacting and he looks like he's waiting for a bus.

[@metaforest]

he'd gotten word during the break that he was going to get the boot. really stupid move by G&S

[@SightUnseen555]

@@metaforest He was in 2 or 3 episodes more after this one wasn't he?

[@jakefox8181]

so hard to watch the earlier episodes knowing orion is there

[@woj_kal]

Super i just started waching campaign 1 to compare

[@Ailieorz]

The bit I love most about this is how much Liam LOVED it. Yeah, he fucked up. Yeah, he almost lost his character, BUT these are the moments that make a great D&D campaign! Everyone else was terrified, and he was loving every moment. It's just such a shame this amazing moment was reduced to a few mere seconds... There was so much tension and drama with the original, and it's basically just a throw away line in the show *sigh*

[@faithjolley6034]

I think the whole purpose of the animation is to take a 500 hour campaign and put it into something that's more digestible for new Critters. Who will probably watch clips like these eventually and get full context of the animated show. A lot is going to be cut, that's the point.

[@srslyimnotaspy101]

It's why Liam is lowkey my favorite player at the table. Doesn't seem to matter what scenario it is, no matter how fucked it is, he doesn't care he's so down to rp ALL of it.

[@ricka6193]

@@faithjolley6034 Yep. And they still managed to keep a lot of the tension intact, even in this much shorter timeframe. Very well handled.

[@Ailieorz]

@@ricka6193 really? I kept getting distracted because everything was just pushed through, no tension at all 🤷‍♀️

[@Ailieorz]

@@srslyimnotaspy101 even when it isn't his moment. He's there for every second

[@SeikenFreak]

What does Liam say when he jumps out? Hard to hear. Sounds like he says "~jenga" or something.

[@rayganrambles]

The subtitles say Chennga in the TV show, during the stream they say Jenga. Jenga is that brick stacking game.

[@cybil291]

if I remember right, the party used “Jenga” as a code word for when things go tits up (metaphorically speaking)

[@endel12]

@@rayganrambles Jenga might be a strong enough Copywriter they had to change it for the show

[@rayganrambles]

@@cybil291 You are correct

[@rayganrambles]

@@endel12 That's what I was thinking.

[@Epic11705]

1:40 You’re not in trouble 7:00 You’re in trouble

[@yannisgodbout2636]

I was sur they kill him when I first saw it

[@Vilaeri]

As cool and badass as this scene is, I kinda wish they kept the fact that delilah failed her acrobatics check when jumping down and landed on her ass. I'm really enjoying the show so far but it is removing alot of the humour and leaning heavily into the darker tones

[@GammaRaz]

I kinda like it. It tells the epic story they wanted to tell. D&D is fun and has hilarious or random moments, but I think they wanted to really lean into the story they developed together. That’s maybe why the show’s called the LEGEND of Vox Machina? Cause there’s definitely quite a few differences from the TTRPG version.

[@JimmyTheAI]

@@GammaRaz YE, sure, but thanks to that its just another, we-are-heroes-but-not-that-moral-we-always-survive-and-enemies-always-give-us-chance-to-kill-them-or-something-else-will-save-us, idk, iexpected that that will be different, failcheckes will be noticable, and characters stay the same. In camp, the briarwoods were dangerous and tactical, f.e. this example. in show, they were as any other villian - show up in room with flash, and automaticaly are the threat and want to kill. I camp u didnt know, can he talk it out? will they let him go? and then you realised they wont, in show its obvous - bad guy caugh good guy in his room and wants to kill him. Loses a lot of soul for me, i wouldnt even mind the extreme shortening, but the fact, that they ignore the nuances of each encounter, and its just slash slash, magiiiiic, `i was so weak seconds ago, but now iam strong again` makes it extremly actionpacked bloody, but average show, with book-to-movie type of story. It it was completly original story, it would be boring and predictable. Just sayng. I enjoy these videos, and the fact that the show is little longer recap of percy´s story, but its only that

[@XoIoRouge]

@@JimmyTheAI Well, her falling on her ass wouldn't have helped that case, as the OP wished. But I think you're giving the campaign too much credit. They seem like pretty basic villain tropes here too. I never recalled them being super cunning, tactical, or dangerous; or at least, not as more as they already are, which was portrayed pretty well in the show.

[@JimmyTheAI]

@@XoIoRouge I was just comparing the feel in the show vs campaign, it the campaign you know, that if he messes up he is dead or gone. Int the show it feels like a standard "he ll get out of it somehow" the show is very fast, very very fast iam missing a lot of tension a lot of situations that arent usualy in the shows like this (thats why DnD is great). U expect one thing in the show as you always do, you can even guess the plot usualy from the first episode, but players in the game dont usualy follow this, thats why it becomes unique. You know that percy could easily become evil, in the show you expect him to come around. And what iam missing is directing it this way, instead of making it a typical animated herocentric show, where you added adult content, I want to feel as some scenes made you feel in campaign, the shock, the horror, the feels. What i felt was that i was watching kids show with sexual content. The dragon episode was like "dont judge people by how they look" and so on and so on. It all happened in the campaign, but they chose to say it as a faced paced adventure with even for newcomer predictable plots. For the older audiance its a nice faster recap. Just sayin it could be better with the context of what DnD is capable of.

[@SingingSealRiana]

Or well, turning something entirely badass into stummbeling around comidicly as with scanlan tearing down the whole damned mansion

[@tiger1within909]

So weird to see that dude there

[@DoraG99]

Lmao all the comments in the chat going JENGA for ages before anything happens ahaha

[@crossingdragon5032]

in my honest opinion it coudlve been done better. i wanted to hear vax say "aha thats crazy"

[@anadresch1668]

De artista, poeta e louco cada um têm um pouco. 💯💯💯

[@nataliepeters8459]

Okay my main question for this is why did Simon have an eyepatch in the show lol is that just something Liam wanted 😅😂🐍

[@andrewaddison777]

Simon is the One-Eyed Trouser Snake. Think about it...

[@NagatoIshikawa-gy5zm]

Oooooh man this is Good!

[@minganao6027]

What does Vax say at 8:27 and 11:07?

[@Aetheria60]

Jenga. Chenga (changed due to copyright).

[@ericstevens6029]

is there a list of episodes that are on prime and their corresponding live dnd episodes?

[@joaogabrielmatsudaverdi4070]

Both parts of “The Terror of Tal’Dorei” adapt a pre-stream arc of the game, so no episodes for those. “The Feast of The Realms” is largely based on episode 23 and 24 of the campaign (I do not recall, but the battle with the Briarwoods at the courtyard MAY have been ep 25).

[@matheusgraef]

just look up "campaign 1 briarwood's arc" and there's a playlist. i highly recommend you start watching after episode 27 however - orion (who's not in the animated series) makes the first few episodes kind of hard to watch. he was a bit of a trouble player who liked to steal the spotlight and fudge dice rolls and it makes it really hard to get into for people who've never seen the original show.

[@HexQuesTT]

@@matheusgraef He was also just a creep and made sexual comments about Vex at the table, I think ep 27 was the last ep he was in and Travis mutters 'I'm gonna kill him' after one of the commentsn (Tho I think that's an earlier episode)

[@misti-step]

thanks!!!!

[@cptnboo6573]

I don't know a lot about D&D rules, but that was a close call right? What would have happened if he actually died? Would he have lost his character and would he still be allowed to play then? He seemed so chill :D

[@mariav6266]

It was really close for sure! If Vax had died, which was a strong possibility, Liam would have had to make a new character to keep playing.

At that point I don't think they had any resurrection spells. Maybe Pike or Keyleth had Revivify but it had to be done within a minute of his death and he was very far from them. So if he'd have died there, it would've been game over for Vax 😬

[@heart.9889]

Characters dying can be part of dnd as it is can be part of any kind of fiction too. Can lead to very interesting plot and character developments

[@totaldemon9844]

i love the legend of vox machina very much but i cant help but feel the show would have been served better if matt mercer just voiced every one but the main cast

[@fangirltmurphy9998]

… UMMMMM…. 😵‍💫🥵

[@artc1]

CHENGA!

[@pegaferno4429]

Could someone tell me who the dragonborn fella is and what happened to him?

[@Celedam]

Look for the video titled "Let's Talk About Tiberius". It might already be in your recommendations. It's not a great video, for the following reasons: it reopens a very old story that most Critical Role fans would rather leave closed; it forgives or glosses over key points of the story; and it generally stinks of a latecomer who either a) thinks he's more intelligent and insightful than everyone else before him or b) just did it to boost his own channel. It does, however, explain most of the story. Which I can't be bothered to do anymore because it _is_ a very old story that we'd rather leave closed.

[@SingingSealRiana]

Orion, he is an original member of the cast that did not play well with the rest and got the boot after the rest got feed up with him. Cheating on his roles, inserting himself into every scene, steamroling other players, not taking hints, making everyone uncomfortable with inappropriate behavior towords Marisha and Laura, trying to go against the dm at every turn..... From what I heard also fucked the fans over

[@SuperFahell]

As someone that started on Campaign 2, who is the guy on the left of Sam? He plays who?

[@tlowgh125]

He’s Orion, he played a Dragonborn sorcerer but left the campaign pretty soon into the briarwood arc. He’s been acknowledged in the first arc a few times but it’s been pretty evident that he’s been distanced from critical role in the years since. He butted heads with the cast a lot while he was on the show.

[@SuperFahell]

@@tlowgh125 I see. Thank you for that

[@AnxietyRat]

He used to metagame heavily, cheat his rolls(Sam and Marisha had to start checking his rolls to keep him honest), fighting with Matt about stuff( the general rule is ...don't fight the DM on calls...their word is law, usually.), made others at the table visually uncomfortable/angry( Travis looked like he was going to kill him after he made a inappropriate sexual joke directed towards Laura in the last episode he was in)....and that's only his in-game actions. He abused 2 girlfriends that we know of bc they came forward with evidence( verbally abusive voicemails and texts). He misused charity funds ( didn't give them to the person the money was raised for and he bought a gaming console and headphones with the money instead) and has been really mean to fans on social media....so ALL of those behaviour issues made him leave the group. He was struggling with cancer and HIV diagnosis and substance abuse. But that doesn't excuse his disgusting behaviour in and out of game. There's posts on social media that confirm all this information under orionacaba hashtags. They aren't hard to find. There one on reddit and one on tumblr.

[@bjam89]

@@AnxietyRat also big case of main character syndrome

[@AnxietyRat]

@@bjam89 yup. He interups...so so so so much. Its insane how much smoother game sessions go once everyone isn't being constantly interrupted especially during dramatic/emotional moments.

[@17jacoyne]

i really dont undertand why the creators of dnd had to make this game so time consuming i mean the fact that the cartoon version is 10 times shorter than this roleplay

[@neon-lake]

U have zero clue what you're talking about Dude that's like not understanding how a 2hr movie can be shortened from a book of 2000+ pages Try playing monopoly with more than 6 people and finishing it in less than 2hrs Even if they skipped all the combat sections(which is what 90% of the rules are made for) you'd still have well over 50 4hr episodes of critical role

[@The.Orange.Wizard]

For a start, the scene in the show is heavily abridged, secondly it’s a lot quicker to have the scene play out on screen than it is to narrate it in the way MM does.

[@2danandrews]

Gilmore was gross in many ways