Vox Machina All Spells 1-3 (Reupload)

Reuploading my former attempts at finding all of the spells and abilities in the Legend of Vox Machina the animated TV series Episodes 1-3.

[@captainjirk9564]

2:40 CALL LIGHTNING! ...Damage Immunity: Lightning

[@vchris8913]

I was like why would you do that

[@faultedskink3074]

"i would like to rage" is my favourite line in the whole show so far

[@Kemical13]

*laughs in Scanlan's haaaAAAaand*

[@lionwolfe5986]

i love that 'dagger dagger dagger' is an official move 😂

[@tylercarter9965]

all i can hear is liam’s voice and him miming throwing three daggers. “dagger dagger dagger”

[@lionwolfe5986]

@@tylercarter9965 it's so ingrained in his mind and ours 😂

[@gentleseal1778]

There’s a lot of rules lawyers here but I’d just like to appreciate how well the show is animated and how beautifully it brings our familiar mechanics into life

[@darkwolf988ify]

Tavern Keeper; What is that gnome doing with my daughter? Me: Piping her up with a Nat 20 Persuasian Check

[@dutchvanderbilt9969]

Seems like he's doing a good job too!!

[@darkwolf988ify]

@@dutchvanderbilt9969 Legs in the air and toes curling in one direction then the other? Oh yeah she got piped up real good with rizz

[@dutchvanderbilt9969]

@@darkwolf988ify I could do better

[@darkwolf988ify]

@@dutchvanderbilt9969 Do it, brobro

[@dutchvanderbilt9969]

@@darkwolf988ify you thinking what I'm thinking?

[@noahmurrayhurley6736]

Percy's smoke was never an active spell but the effect of Orthax's influence so I don't think it was an active minor illusion mind you it could be. talisan was never clear with his actions above board early game

[@sadknight2826]

Thank you for the comment. So I did go into more detail about this in another video but basically at this point this is just Orthax's natural smoke but later on in the series Percy takes the magic initiative feat and chooses Hex, and Minor Illusion. It been awhile since I've seen it but in one of the behind the scenes discussions he talks about this decision so he could narratively represent the darkness inside him still. Percy never tells the table his activating Minor Illusion for those roleplaying moments he just does it. A good rule of thumb is if Matt is describing the smoke its Orthax but if Taliesin is describing the smoke its Percy. The best example of this is when Percy intimidates Cravenedge later on in the series after Orthax has already left his body. You are correct at this point in the animation its just Orthax's influence I was just referencing what it will be in the future of the series and went on to explain this in another video. Thank you so much for the comment I hope I cleared up any confusion I may have caused.

[@milestonegaming31]

The bartender in the pub brawl was a minotaur so they actually just activated the minotaur status

[@sadknight2826]

My first guess was originally a type of thranthrope but then I learned that there is a video where Sam and Travis created the character with fans on a stream. The character was confirmed to be a changeling. I hope this information helps and thanks for the comment.

[@milestonegaming31]

Okay I was told it was a Minotaur but I guess both make sense

[@milestonegaming31]

I’m also newer to dnd so

[@sadknight2826]

@@milestonegaming31 Thanks for bring it up I love to see other peoples perspectives on these kind of things and honestly I didn't know ether until this awesome community helped me out. Thanks again for leaving a comment and welcome to the game. I hope you have a lot of great adventures with people you enjoy hangout with.

[@gingergrant1057]

While a successful Persuasion check no doubt lead to 1:14, based on what I’m hearing it’s a Performance check.

[@skell6134]

Persuasion check did lead to this happening while he is doing perfomance checks while this is happening now,lol

[@brittanyhuffman3701]

I think it was the intent behind the action that would make Matt have him roll for one of them

[@underthependulum3484]

Are we sure the tavern keeper is a changeling? They look a lot more like a firbolg to me, even Pumat had that bulk-up ability.

[@sadknight2826]

I thought something similar at first but there is a stream where Travis, Sam, and Fan feedback made this character and they are a Changeling. Thank you for the comment I hope this info helps.

[@Isaac-gj8tf]

Yes the character is a changeling. It was one of the Kickstarter goals to give the critter fans of critical role a chance to make a character for the show and that was the audiences pick a non-binary changeling tavern keeper

[@jonah4196]

The bulk up ability that Pumat had was actually a spell call Tenser's Transformation. It's 6th level, so I doubt some random barkeep would be able to cast it

[@goddammit8016]

the bulk up pumat did was a 6th level spell, I doubt the tavern keeper cast that

[@dontaskquestions8721]

Strange, I would have thought it to be a Shifter

[@BobFromDildo]

Percy having a Patron and being a Warlock would make all the otherwise bad combat rolling / misfiring with his pistol suddenly make a lot more sense. This wouldn't happen if Percy was a Gunslinger proper.

[@wolfwarrior1176]

Isnt he predominantly an artificer?

[@wolfwarrior1176]

@ajrs1692 i mean he made his own gear

[@AkunoRaion]

@@wolfwarrior1176 Percy is a fighter with the gunslinger subclass. Matt Mercer homebrewed the subclass with him and the in-game lore to explain guns was that he was tinkering and experimenting.

[@Sesquedoodle]

​@@wolfwarrior1176 artificer as a class didn't exist yet in 5e when they played campaign one.

[@kjj26k]

​@@Sesquedoodle At least not for a while. Taryon Darrington is an artificer and iirc, Sam made him one because it was new and cool.

[@ArcticSnow930]

The spell *Fall Damage* is one of my favs

[@brittanyhuffman3701]

OH man, I really love that! It's so cool noticing all of these things

[@sadknight2826]

Thank you.

[@christruluck9000]

I think the shield being used by Pike is a combination of an actual shield, warding flare and shield of faith.

[@marcoant2066]

3:07 what a spell! fall damage

[@schnibist]

the eyepatch on the snake belt is a cute reference

[@christopherfleetwood5252]

To what? I’ve always wondered why his belt needed an eyepatch

[@schnibist]

@@christopherfleetwood5252 metal gear solid

[@christopherfleetwood5252]

@@schnibist OOOOOH! 🤦‍♂️ That’s just silly 😆

[@schnibist]

@@christopherfleetwood5252 isn't it?

[@salutauo2035]

Anyone gonna question why she casted lightning magic on a lightning dragon?

[@Lsir]

Maybe they never thought it was a "Lightning Dragon" in the first place. I also thought it was just a magical dragon/normal dragon.

[@salutauo2035]

@@Lsir So you're telling me you saw light blue sparks and its light blue breath attack and the lightning effects and thought "Huh, it's a magic/normal dragon"?

[@Valzyne]

remember.. This is Matt Mercer's DnD session Animated.. The players probably didn't know it was a Lightning Dragon Just a Big dragon..

[@salutauo2035]

@@Valzyne o

[@alexistaylor969]

Because otherwise it would be meta-gaming for them to know it was a lightning dragon or that there is such a thing. they do not know anything about dragons, which is why they went to see the magic merchant for a weapon or information. Basically the characters they play in the game, which is where this adventure comes from, knew nothing about dragons so did not know they would be immune. For example: In the real world a wire conducts electricity all day long. But give it too much electricity and it heats up and melts.

[@Random-ix3oe]

i cast dagger dagger dagger is just a funny thing to imagine

[@roblucci8655]

Clicked randomly but stayed when I heard Liam O'Briem's voice... Damn I love that voice.

[@TheIceflight]

Wasn't "Devour the weak" a strength save? Also, when Pike was hit by Delilahs spell, i would argue you could add a "Constitution/concentration save fail" from Pike since Grog lost the "Holy weapon" effect on his axe. Otherwise i agree with your interpretations, well done 👍

[@sadknight2826]

Just rechecked and devour the weak is a Constitution Save but I'm not sure on the Delilah spell you could be right on that one. Thanks for the questions and the support I really appreciate it.

[@trevenantlord988]

5:27 Oh, hey Luffy

[@koretechx1]

I think you did great job on this! Just to throw my two cents in, you missed Scanlon's Knock spell on the door that Vax picked with a toothpick. And, I believe it's spelled misfire instead of miss fire. I really enjoyed this video and am looking forward to more!

[@randoranderson8903]

The dragon used polymorph to turn into a human, not the other way around

[@evan3741]

It's suggested that Pike was hit by Feeblemind rather than Finger of Death

[@sadknight2826]

Interesting point. Thank you for the information I'll look into it you could totally be right.

[@2DGorillaz22]

so were not gonna talk about the void ball at the end of the show

[@SerCommander]

1:13 the animation and sound are hilarious

[@buzzsaw133]

I don't know how the Codpiece of Splendor got missed... lol

[@dorkandproudofit]

That is an... (*choke gag*) interesting thumbnail you chose...

[@billy-paulmante4482]

So I’m just going to say it: you can’t use shield to nullify a conjure barrage spell… 6:30

[@sadknight2826]

Great point this is most likely the animators using there artistic license to represent both spells without considering there interaction but it could also be different spells/abilities being used. Thank you for the solid insight into this moment. I find it very helpful with season 2 coming out in a few days and this will be something to consider when I try to figure out even more spells/abilities in the future.

[@56thvraksgrenadierregiment72]

@@sadknight2826 Could it have also been a counter spell? It also takes a reaction and can fully negate the effects of a conjure barrage spell as both are at base 3rd level.

[@sadknight2826]

@@56thvraksgrenadierregiment72 Good point. It gets tricky because were trying to figure out someone's artistic expression of something verbally described. To the best of my ability I believe its the shield spell because shields deflect arrows and we can see both arrows bounce off the spell like a shield but if the second arrow is created by the spell conjure barrage then I would assume that if its counter spelled the second arrow would fizzle away. But to be fair the spell conjure barrage says it disappears after it hits which we don't see but I would assume that happens off screen. Sadly I'll never be one hundred percent sure unless Critical Role makes a list of every spell used in the series but I try my best to match what I'm seeing visually happen to the descriptions of the spells which is not a prefect method and changes depending on the caster. For example most of Keyleth's spells use vines in their express and Scanlan's spells are mostly shaped like purple hands lol. Thank you so much for the question its very possible that its a counter spell or it could even be a spell from pathfinder because Delilah was still in development before they completely switched over to 5e and I'm not very familiar with pathfinder's spell list.

[@jacobhiggins6113]

@@sadknight2826 i figured it would've been Shield since Vex has the extra attack feature and able to shoot twice in rapid succession

[@mikevg5200]

WOOO CANT WAIT FOR SEASON TWWWOOO!!!!

[@sippysip7620]

Season 2 is out

[@plutonias9299]

Characters: *breathing* "OMG THATS A SPELL!"

[@MastaOfMonkeyDisasta]

The thumbnail brought me here...

[@sadknight2826]

Gets them every time lol

[@Zero_DaHero]

Percy is either Human Variant or just way past 4th level

[@sadknight2826]

Thank for the question. Percy is a Human Gunslinger Fighter and during this arch in the original stream he went from Lv11 to Lv12 by the end of it. Thank you for the comment I hope this information was helpful.

[@nottodaysatan4637]

dagger dagger dagger.

[@thehandsmeltedjar5296]

i thought the bartender was meant to be a shifter? cause they turned into a beast and such

[@sadknight2826]

Thanks for the question. So their is a stream were Travis and Sam work with the fans to make this character which is a changeling. In the scene the person is changing into a minotaur which falls into the shapechanger ability which I called change appearance in the video which is my bad. Thanks for the comment I hope my answer was clear enough.

[@jacobballenger5181]

You asked for critiques, the only one i have is that sleight of hand is spelled wrong at the very beginning.

[@sadknight2826]

Thanks for the help its very appreciated .

[@michaelscott6022]

Is this matching the sessions to the show, or just matching the show to D&D mechanics?

[@sadknight2826]

I was referencing both really some is dnd mechanics like starting in a tavern tropes and saving throws, iconic moments are moments that are very close to the stream game so much so you can put some of them side by side as comparisons. There are also references to things surrounding the ttrpg community like Pathfinder and Warhammer references and even references to other work the cast has worked in like the Game of Thrones burned face of the hound shown in later episodes. Thank you for the comment hope I answered it well enough.

[@michaelscott6022]

Ah got it. I clicked on it thinking that you matched up the scenes in the show to what they rolled/acted out in the sessions, since the show is an adaptation of that, but what you have here is pretty cool too.

[@sadknight2826]

@@michaelscott6022 Thanks I did a side by side comparison on a few but not nearly enough. I have like two or three but need to make more sometime. Thank you for the feedback I really appreciate it.

[@asobimouryu9545]

Rizz check

[@kitterkatt]

thought this was that mech fighting vr game

[@sloesty]

slieght of hand

[@HeavenOnHigh]

wait wait wait... dont tell me there is an animated series of this extremely funny DnD seachion critical role, why is no one telling me ****

[@spudsbuchlaw]

Pretty much everyone is talking about this show where were you?

[@memeglob7945]

omg voice of yasuo

[@inferno9872]

this is really cool.

[@sadknight2826]

Thank you.

[@erushi5503]

Bards doing bards things ahahaha

[@eaglebreath5]

Dagger Dagger Dagger :)

[@spore4893]

So The Legend of Vox Machima is taking place in Dungeons & Dragons universe or something?

[@sadknight2826]

Yes Critical Role is a group of DnD players and the world of Exandria is the DM Matt Mercers homebrew world.

[@spudsbuchlaw]

The world is called Exandria, Tal'Dorei is the continent theyre on. And...technically yes, EVERYTHING is within the DnD Universe

[@Lenoh]

"Detect Magic" is actually being used wrong. It's more like a Sam Fisher thermal-goggles thing. Anything magical within a 30 foot cone glows, per RAW.

[@ViZet85]

If I am not mistaken, it gives you a sense of anything magical in 30 foot radius.

[@Lenoh]

@@ViZet85 It's a cone, per RAW. Radius would enable peripheral vision.

[@ViZet85]

@@Lenoh Hm. "For the duration, you sense the presence of magic within 30 feet of you. If you sense magic in this way, you can use your action to see a faint aura around any visible creature or object in the area that bears magic". It seems like a radius for me, with the ability of concentrating at something that you've singled out. More like hearing and then turning to the source of a sound.

[@Lenoh]

@@ViZet85 I was also going by Pathfinder rules, which would have been really interesting if their Gunslinger/Pistolero suddenly was able to use Detect Magic. By the by, I was wrong. It’s a _60_ foot cone.

[@ViZet85]

@@Lenoh I am not sure if Pathfinder rules are applicable here. However, that seems to be the difference - 60 feet cone in Pathfinder vs 30 feet aura in DnD.

[@Eli_Telekhov.]

И как я мог это пропустить.

[@897bigman]

for paladin wouldnt it be lay on hands?

[@sadknight2826]

If we are talking about a paladin like Kima then yes it would be a good example of Lay on Hands but if we're talking about Pike she's actually a War Cleric so it would be more of a Cure Wounds example for her. Thanks for the question I hope I cleared up any confusion I may have caused.

[@yagashio]

what the fuck is that thumbnail, gang?

[@zelphiricacid7520]

What was the code word ability they used during the 3rd episode, vex said it right before they pass

[@sadknight2826]

Chenga a copyright free version of their Jenga safe word from the stream. Thanks for the question I hope this is what you were looking for.

[@xXPredator117D3]

Is this animated by Avatar animators?

[@sadknight2826]

Thank you for the question. The animators of The Legend of Vox Machina is a company called Titmouse, Inc. which did work on the main title sequence of The Avatar The Last Airbender.

[@randoranderson8903]

Not a changeling it’s a werebull

[@BoJittins]

They're so lucky to have Gronk I swear

[@christopherfleetwood5252]

Grog 😂

[@andrewmatheson238]

Couldnt you just compare it to the actual live runs???

[@sadknight2826]

That's what I did for the most part but they did take a few artistic liberties and changed a few things for the animation so it wasn't a perfect process. Thank you for the question I really appreciate it.

[@Odisher7]

6:09 Clearly wrong, that's not a performance check. That's clearly a nat 20 performance

[@Necrocide1336]

Actually alot of these you mention are just standard attacks or abilities. not spells. love the show but you need to open a PHB of 5th edition.

[@sadknight2826]

The complete title is every spell/ ability/ability check/ and saving throw. I shortened the search name but its in the thumbnail and I say it in the intro sorry for any confusion and thanks for letting me know.

[@juliacreepypastafan2205]

Where can i watch this

[@sadknight2826]

Amazon Prime

[@juliacreepypastafan2205]

@@sadknight2826 thank you :)

[@sadknight2826]

@@juliacreepypastafan2205 Your Welcome

[@Jackisbored1]

There is no ability called "Dagger Dagger Dagger". :P

[@sadknight2826]

Correct its Hasted Action, Action, and Bonus Action attacks but his iconic line Dagger Dagger Dagger was more fun to put lol. thank you for the comment it very appreciated.

[@magnussir4664]

I cant understand why this happening to me but i cant withstand watching this series, it has basically everything i enjoy (fantasy setting, cool characters designe, system, etc) but when i try seeing it just- dont sit right with me, it looks so interesting but i cant even pass the first episode (Maybe it could be related to the characters personality or actions i dunno) guess i shall only watch from the sidelines then

[@sadknight2826]

I'm sorry to hear that I hope you can figure out why its so hard to watch but lucky with how successful the series has been we will most likely get an animated series of their other two campaigns and maybe those characters while resonate with you more. Thank you for sharing and I hope Season 2 is good enough to help you power through season 1 maybe.

[@Antimonium]

That's a shame, it's really not a bad show, and I hadn't watched any critical role before so mine was not even a fan's experience. Maybe you're just taking it too seriously, it's not a top quality show but it has good moments, if you don't think about it too much (should you give it a second chance) I'm sure you could enjoy it

[@When_Im_Depressed]

1. What the fuck is this anime 2. HAHAHAHA WTF WAS THAT SCENE IN THE BED ROOM HAHAHAHAHA. That shit caught me off guard XD

[@sadknight2826]

Thanks for the question this animation is The Legend of Vox Machina by Critical Role which can be found on Amazon Prime. Its based on a group of voice actors personal DnD game that was streamed on Twitch about 8 years ago. Thank you for enjoying the video and don't forget to check out Season 2 which airs this Friday.

[@When_Im_Depressed]

@@sadknight2826 DAS WILD NOOO WAYYY THAT GOTTA BE THE MOST POWER MOVE OF ALL TIME legendary game of dnd got literally carved in stone, this is now a piece of human history that will never be forgotten

[@WolfMoon351]

Ok, there are anthropomorphic creatures in this world and they don’t have one as a protagonist? Man that’s lame, instead they have a normal bear. WHY?

[@sadknight2826]

Thank you for the great question. In Campaign 1 many of them were still really new to the game including Laura who's character is Vex'ahlia. In Campaign 2 & 3 they got the hang of the game a bit more and have a blink dog, crimson weasel, undead rat fiend, and a fire elemental monkey.

[@WolfMoon351]

@@sadknight2826 huh? I don’t understand.

[@sadknight2826]

@@WolfMoon351 My bad this animated series is based on a DnD game streamed on twitch and the reason they have a simple bear is because at the time they were new to the game this is just campaign 1. Hopefully in the future they will animate the other 2 campaigns which have much more exotic animal pets like a blink dog and fire monkey. There characters choices are also less standard fantasy in the other seasons as well. Sorry for the confusions hopefully I cleared up what I was trying to say.

[@silverthorngoodtree5533]

Just too boring. At no time is any character in dangers. No chance for a TPK. The only time players died is because they wanted to.

[@bluebandanawearingturtle2789]

The waffle house has found it's new host

[@dutchvanderbilt9969]

Your gonna have to roll a nat 20 to complete that action

[@eldenlord5938]

I Hate that thumbnail

[@evgeniblanchard675]

This show just showed me why adapting your dnd partie to a serie/novel is a bad idea.

[@capitankarl7100]

Why do you think that? I havent watched it, but it doesnt seem that bad

[@urifrid6767]

this was a waste of time

[@Flitzzzzy]

yea

[@Eeb561]

So is your comment.

[@urifrid6767]

@@Eeb561 so is yours, good logic

[@Eeb561]

@@urifrid6767 I don’t feel like my time was wasted.

[@urifrid6767]

@@Eeb561 well thats great amigo, to each his own

[@1Chitus]

OH man, I really love that! It's so cool noticing all of these things