Narrative Telephone Ep. 8: Grog's Vlog

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ค. 2020
  • Travis Willingham wreaks havoc on his friends and leads off an all-new round of Narrative Telephone. How far will the story stray as the cast swat the details away?
    This Narrative Telephone originally aired Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at: / criticalrole
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    Ashley Johnson: / thevulcansalute
    Taliesin Jaffe: / executivegoth
    Marisha Ray: / marisha_ray
    Sam Riegel: / samriegel
    Laura Bailey: / laurabaileyvo
    Travis Willingham: / willingblam
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  • @ZirNocoIad
    @ZirNocoIad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1683

    No narrative, just telephone

    • @robertoalejandroorozco3503
      @robertoalejandroorozco3503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      It's a Grog Narrative, He lost track of the story, like Grog would

    • @AltrTheEgo
      @AltrTheEgo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      This is the best comment on all of YT right now. Congrats XD

    • @JB-xl2jc
      @JB-xl2jc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      No gain, just pain.
      Hilarious, hilarious pain

    • @IrisGlowingBlue
      @IrisGlowingBlue 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      +

    • @KingslayerSrb
      @KingslayerSrb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@JB-xl2jc Help, it's again

  • @serenat.5774
    @serenat.5774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2389

    The fact that Taliesin worked so hard to break the cast with his story, but all it took was Travis Willingham's improvised vlog to completely throw everyone into chaos XD

    • @thats_so_laven
      @thats_so_laven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      It's hilarious that this one of all stories was the one to completely break them

    • @saetia7
      @saetia7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      The problem with Taliesins story was that it was just so perfectly complicated that it was impossible for anyone to remember it, even himself since he had to read it, and because of that all of the original detail was gone after the second iteration. He was literally a victim of his own success

    • @bryanwoods3373
      @bryanwoods3373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      That's kind of the genius of it. He knows that everything is just going to devolve into chaos because everyone is going to build off of beats, so he just started everything off by building off of beats.

    • @benjaminhartmann4522
      @benjaminhartmann4522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Well Taliesin made it only hard for the 2. spot with his lingual mess, which was funny but did not right hit the mark, sadly.

    • @ScorchHellfire
      @ScorchHellfire 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I mean, what's more chaotic than just making it up as you go?

  • @EthalaRide
    @EthalaRide 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2555

    I love Travis trying to be supportive of Ashley getting into the Grog voice, and then just being absolutely scandalized at _STONEjaw_

    • @ryanallen2001
      @ryanallen2001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +217

      He looked so BETRAYED

    • @theinevitablemadness8881
      @theinevitablemadness8881 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      It's a hilarious callback for sure

    • @ikeekieeki
      @ikeekieeki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      HOW MANY YEARS

    • @joshpolson8405
      @joshpolson8405 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      *gasp* *PIKE!*

    • @markdasaro9045
      @markdasaro9045 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      If you look back to campaign one she actually calls him Stonejaw in the backstory intros

  • @whistlerdan7718
    @whistlerdan7718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1311

    Here's the Summary:
    Travis: Fitness youtuber Grog Strongjaw keeps getting interrupted by his craigslist roommate Macaroni Samsonite
    Marisha: Wacky waving inflatable tube men just vibin'
    Matt: Amped up Sid Vicious doing parkour
    Liam: Sid Vicious flexing his Muscular System knowledge with Gollum as his roommate
    Taliesin: Russian Sid Vicious with Falsetto Macaroni Samsonite accidentally filmed in slow mo
    Ashley: Ah yes, Grog Stonejaw, my character Pink Truckfort's bestfriend in Cultural Roll: Legend of Bob Macaroni
    Sam: Jog Stonejaw... That's definitely my name...
    Laura: Puts the bail in Bailey

    • @shayjo5911
      @shayjo5911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Ugh I want to like this comment again it’s so good

    • @Tattooedmumjum
      @Tattooedmumjum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Sam: Jog Stonejaw and his booger!

    • @evanafter
      @evanafter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      PUTS THE BAIL IN BAILEY XD

    • @princemills6022
      @princemills6022 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      See, now this here, your comment needs more likes

    • @thewingedporpoise
      @thewingedporpoise 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Sam's macaroni is like, spoiled British child

  • @gojirra987
    @gojirra987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1482

    "Oh, man, Taliesen was so evil, Liam had German...."
    They never even suspsected Travis was the BBEG all along.

    • @NWolfsson
      @NWolfsson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      Travis: But neither of you thought about a fast change to a diametrically different character!

    • @dragonwithamonocle
      @dragonwithamonocle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      He ended up being a really great final boss.

    • @theodorehsu5023
      @theodorehsu5023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      The old bait and switch when Grog starts, Macaroni sneaks in but gets chased off with Grog finishing.

    • @diegowolfe2744
      @diegowolfe2744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      The last story from Matt is gonna be so much murder for the crew.... I cam imagine it jumping from Gilmore to Viktor, and even raishan with so many languages, and tons of alliteration

    • @Theology.101
      @Theology.101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Brian’s been saying that since day one

  • @citsoria
    @citsoria 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1459

    Marisha: "I really adored the concept he went with."
    The rest of the cast: "TheRE WAS a concePT?!"

    • @Dyre05
      @Dyre05 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      That's because Marisha lost so much in hers.

    • @RPG_Angie
      @RPG_Angie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      @@Dyre05 Marisha kept the concept of a fitness youtuber intact, Liam was the one who dropped it.

    • @samfletcher5022
      @samfletcher5022 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Marisha nailed her retelling! She hardly lost anything!

    • @Dyre05
      @Dyre05 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@RPG_Angie she literally lost the story after grog coming back swapping to talking about a fight.... that's half of the story...

    • @RPG_Angie
      @RPG_Angie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@Dyre05 She lost some bits in the middle, but she didn't lose the concept of a fitness youtuber. Liam did.

  • @dotmp4353
    @dotmp4353 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1535

    "I wonder who messed it all up"
    Marisha, Matt, Liam, Taliesin, Ashley, Sam and Laura:
    **nervous sweating**

    • @Equirah
      @Equirah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Hey, couldn't be Laura, she was the last one ;D

  • @ckannan90
    @ckannan90 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1013

    It’s so adorable how Matt is an absolute powerhouse as a DM who can hold a completely immersive dramatic conversation between multiple NPCs during regular critical role, but when he’s just Matt he’s just a dork like the rest of us and every time he makes a joke he looks at Marisha hoping she laughs.

    • @WiseSageBum
      @WiseSageBum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      He's a wholesome cinnamon bun and creative genius

    • @Toph_Not_E-Bender
      @Toph_Not_E-Bender 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      It's the cutest

    • @kasiamleczarska9078
      @kasiamleczarska9078 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      Has anyone noticed how he sometimes kisses her shoulder after she says something funny? That's goals.

    • @kl-1447
      @kl-1447 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I also love that literally anytime one of them starts laughing it sets the other one off as well

    • @rosalie4509
      @rosalie4509 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      There is a big difference in "behind the DM screen Matthew Mercer" and "player/friend/geek/in front of the DM screen Matt/Matty"

  • @atanaskirov8137
    @atanaskirov8137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1976

    All the others: Hmmm, let's craft an intricate, detailed story full of twists and turns, that'll throw them off.
    Travis Effing Willingham: Well, I rolled a Nat 20 on Performance, so I'm gonna wing this ish.

    • @shephawke91
      @shephawke91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      pro warlock move right there

    • @p0ppeteer
      @p0ppeteer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Pro any class move

  • @KasaiRayquaza
    @KasaiRayquaza 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2490

    Beginning Macaroni Samsonite: "I'mma take over Tal'dorei!"
    Ending Macaroni Samsonite: "I just wanted to say hi!"

    • @francisxavier8374
      @francisxavier8374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      actual ending macaroni is "i dont know why im here"

    • @KasaiRayquaza
      @KasaiRayquaza 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@francisxavier8374 True... He's like "Hi! (Why the heck am I here?) Okay, bye!"

    • @Ajehy
      @Ajehy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@KasaiRayquaza - Like me when I come into a room and forget what I was looking for.

    • @isaiahephraim9858
      @isaiahephraim9858 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I realize I am kinda randomly asking but do anybody know of a good website to watch newly released movies online ?

    • @dwayneissac2302
      @dwayneissac2302 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Isaiah Ephraim Flixportal :P

  • @sachintommy2246
    @sachintommy2246 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1072

    Matt: runs around the camera, audibly out of breath
    Sam: doesn't even leave the frame

    • @betteryou7hanme
      @betteryou7hanme 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Matt making off camera old man noises as he crawled under the shot was painfully relatable.

  • @moore2life_2012
    @moore2life_2012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1060

    Travis- hilarious and short two character bit
    Everyone- mentally bluescreened at Macaroni and didn't hear last half the story

    • @lukeh8891
      @lukeh8891 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Some people did remember the headbutts but yeah that’s pretty much it

  • @hilltopper27
    @hilltopper27 3 ปีที่แล้ว +564

    Ashley "I felt pretty good about this one"
    Also Ashley "Hi, I'm Grog Stonejaw"

    • @jetvulcan2020
      @jetvulcan2020 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      as she even says she has the coaster in front of her

    • @lemnlyme
      @lemnlyme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ADHKHFAA

    • @michaelbraico631
      @michaelbraico631 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Whenever I feel down about DMing a session, I remember that Stonejaw Strongjaw was a thing, and I feel better.

    • @88WWitch
      @88WWitch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      though honestly besides the name it was one of her stronger retellings.

    • @patrickstar5136
      @patrickstar5136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@michaelbraico631 honestly jawjaw was the best name in the entire campaign.

  • @emmahechler9135
    @emmahechler9135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2568

    Imagine Matt doing a 3 minute story with Kiri trying to recount different stories she's heard bits and pieces of from the M9

    • @sorasaur3572
      @sorasaur3572 3 ปีที่แล้ว +129

      F I N I S H H I M

    • @KickyFut
      @KickyFut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +154

      OMG!!! Kiri would be *PERFECT!* She could tell a story, but can only use sound bites from previous conversations *in their voices!* (Mind blown emoji!)

    • @kzeriar25
      @kzeriar25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I'm hoping for time skips or even perhaps a time loop, parallel universes and stuff

    • @JohannesVanDerBerg
      @JohannesVanDerBerg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Why would you say something so cruel, yet amazing? 🤣🤣

    • @nickm9102
      @nickm9102 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      If Matt reads this and goes with it would be so evil. I would love that. Or if he really wants to F with them he will do a somthing like a documentary of Vox Machina from the NPCs.

  • @GoRicky15
    @GoRicky15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1079

    Travis: Traps
    Marisha: Glutes
    Matt: Trapezes
    Liam: Capezios
    Taliesan: Capaldis
    Ashley & Sam: Caboleys
    Laura: Carbine noise

    • @maryhales4595
      @maryhales4595 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      That's a telephone game, alright.

    • @neerGdyahS
      @neerGdyahS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      To Matt's credit he said trapezius, the actual name.

    • @thewingedporpoise
      @thewingedporpoise 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Liam mentioned Calpadis too

    • @DLBlymire
      @DLBlymire 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Laura's definitely sounded like Kobold Noses to me 😂

    • @valacarno
      @valacarno 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I've heard Liam mentioning Campari's. 😅

  • @radioactivehalfrhyme
    @radioactivehalfrhyme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +380

    I like how Taliesin’s Grog slowly devolves into angry Percy with a sore throat.

    • @yuki97kira
      @yuki97kira 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      The day when percy found the bugbear that took his arm again while forgetting his sore throat lozenge

  • @allisonm4493
    @allisonm4493 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1023

    We’ve had foreign language from Liam, alliteration from Tal, complicated details from Laura, a musical number from Sam, and Ashley pretending that information was forgotten...
    But Travis, in a show of complete improv, managed to destroy EVERYONE with his secret ingredient: Chaos! When he left to turn into Macaroni I was so shocked and confused I forgot half of the story, it worked so well.
    Also Laura bailing was the FUNNIEST THING, I was dying of laughter. I need season 2, ASAP. We need Matt to do a Kiri story because that has such a potential to cause absolute annihilation with her story told through secondhand quotes 😂

    • @fourd8438
      @fourd8438 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yes and yes

    • @averynicebean
      @averynicebean 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Laura BAILey

    • @michaelbraico631
      @michaelbraico631 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Oh, that is fucking clever.

    • @IrisGlowingBlue
      @IrisGlowingBlue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ++

    • @allisonm4493
      @allisonm4493 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@michaelbraico631 IKR, I need it. Wasn't my idea, I saw it from another Critter. But please, I need it in my life because it would crush the entire cast into oblivion lol.

  • @aaronjoseph3842
    @aaronjoseph3842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +581

    I love how blaming liam and matt lasted longer than the actual narrative did

    • @thats_so_laven
      @thats_so_laven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      There WAS no narrative to last!

    • @1SunnyDaze0
      @1SunnyDaze0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What narrative? Lol

    • @Myrilia
      @Myrilia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Matt immediatly blamed himself, but i think Taliesin is the one who forgot the most details!

  • @seraphinaedan1033
    @seraphinaedan1033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +659

    Matt: runs around his entire room for a character change
    Sam: Just ducks out of screen for half a second

    • @seraphinaedan1033
      @seraphinaedan1033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      krayos13 that’s true, it was just funny

    • @lance6427
      @lance6427 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      He didn’t even get entirely out of frame hfhjfhjfhjdg

  • @DrakeAurum
    @DrakeAurum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +510

    The Capaldis are the muscles in your eyebrows.

  • @MelodicQuest
    @MelodicQuest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +634

    Who wins?
    An eldrich being who perfected the art of alliteration to induce maximum chaos
    OR
    One strong boi

    • @copycrow4486
      @copycrow4486 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      One chose precise and controlled chaos, while the other is Tharizdun in this bitch.

    • @C_Bat
      @C_Bat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's the strong boi who turned into an Eldritch being, or the Eldritch being masquerading as the Strong Boi

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      stone boi*

  • @peachaton364
    @peachaton364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +862

    ashley: oh im so embarassed about "stonejaw" lets just move onto the next person
    sam in his video, immediately: hi im grog STONEjaw yes... STONEJAW

    • @BBacon
      @BBacon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      sam is such a troll

    • @bBlaF
      @bBlaF 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      But also "Jrog".

    • @MowingTheAir
      @MowingTheAir 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Love him so much!! Don't slip when Sam's next

    • @groofay
      @groofay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      And then Laura, "I'm Grog Strongjaw...no wait, Sam said...I'm Grog STONEjaw, that's m'name, STONEjaw."
      Sam trolls, then Laura twists the knife. I don't know how Ashley will ever recover.

    • @Taneth
      @Taneth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      She said Stonejaw in her original intro, too.

  • @teagangard2128
    @teagangard2128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1158

    maybe it's because I also have ADHD, but this felt like the easiest story to follow. like it's muscles, macaroni, then the arena fight. a beautiful three act structure.

    • @Slicklettuce
      @Slicklettuce 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      i know right i was like how are we getting this one of all things wrong that alliteration shit was completly impossible but this is great

    • @icymoons
      @icymoons 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      it's probably the ADHD. because me too

    • @justtaylor8204
      @justtaylor8204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Muscles macaroni and murder

    • @jester838
      @jester838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      omg felt. adhd folks unite

    • @valacarno
      @valacarno 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ADHD Ace Deity supports this comment.

  • @jaredjarvis5264
    @jaredjarvis5264 3 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    The whole episode was "Help, its again."

  • @pollywatson8099
    @pollywatson8099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +573

    Travis as Macaroni: "I'm going to take over the world"
    Literally everyone else as Macaroni: "I have absolutely nothing of substance to say, I honestly don't even know why I'm here"

  • @tuesdaynext7370
    @tuesdaynext7370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +332

    Grog: can read one sentence per short rest
    Also Grog: knows the names of every muscle

    • @thats_so_laven
      @thats_so_laven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Grog rolled a Nat 20 on his intelligence check and this is what happened

    • @Cyyberslam8
      @Cyyberslam8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      For some reason that feels 100% accurate to his character lol

    • @karllee2593
      @karllee2593 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      DWargs
      I feel like that was a conversation with Pike. She said the name of a muscle, explained it to him (explained it to him again), and he was like “Dey have names?!? Dey ‘elped me so much ova’ da years!! Least I could do is learn their names...”

    • @tuesdaynext7370
      @tuesdaynext7370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@karllee2593 okay, that sounds like it could easily be an actual Grog and Pike interaction, and thus is adorable.

    • @juliamcdonough4175
      @juliamcdonough4175 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Karl Lee they used flash cards 😂

  • @soriowd
    @soriowd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +491

    The moment Taliesin realized he was turning into cookie monster and could not stop himself after realizing that made me laugh so hard I had to pause the video

    • @thewingedporpoise
      @thewingedporpoise 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      And then he went Russian

    • @Samu-oe9pf
      @Samu-oe9pf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Its funnier because his hair color is cookie monster colored

  • @mezzem6134
    @mezzem6134 3 ปีที่แล้ว +451

    Taliesin: "Liam was just so out of it, like some sort of messed up rockstar"
    Ashley & Sam: "Liam O'Brien is a rockstar"
    Laura: refused to remember to say her twin is a rockstar

    • @joshpolson8405
      @joshpolson8405 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      She didn’t even try going to her mind palace, poor form 😆😆😆

    • @ladylightning1741
      @ladylightning1741 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sibling rules trump Narrative Telephone rules

  • @lucasm.3864
    @lucasm.3864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +672

    If Travis doesn’t know what he’s going to say next, how could anyone else?

    • @JB-xl2jc
      @JB-xl2jc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Matt and Taliesin can read minds, this is the only way to defeat them- by *not thinking* at all!!

    • @CelestiaLily
      @CelestiaLily 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      lmaooo reminds me of the "How can you hit me when even I don't know where I am" line from the fan rap battle vid

    • @MowingTheAir
      @MowingTheAir 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Travis could, Grog can't

    • @mkang8782
      @mkang8782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think that's why the rest had trouble remembering it. With some sort of planned structure, it's not as difficult to extrapolate a likely follow up. When it's completely improvised, your brain can't lock on to a pattern.

  • @groofay
    @groofay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +427

    Alternate title: Grog tries to do multiple consecutive takes of the same fitness vlog while getting progressively drunker.

  • @Sarah029
    @Sarah029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +304

    I love that Max named Taliesin's slow motion version "TALIESIN_WTF" 😅😂

    • @GreyAcumen
      @GreyAcumen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I'm pretty sure they used him for the dinosaur noises in Jurassic World 2

  • @Arkainjel
    @Arkainjel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    "Ya got yer biceps, triceps, trapezoids, Blastoise, Peter Capaldis, cannolis..."

    • @WiseSageBum
      @WiseSageBum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A bodybuilder having a stroke

    • @valacarno
      @valacarno 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cannellonis, backrolls

  • @liquidwood4064
    @liquidwood4064 3 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    The cast: *leave as Grog*
    The cast: *inhale helium*
    The cast: *come back as Macaroni*

  • @GypsyScot1
    @GypsyScot1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1851

    Travis: Grog and Macaroni
    Taliesin, an intellectual: Cookie Monster and Elmo

    • @kohakuaiko
      @kohakuaiko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm here for that.

    • @januarygrey
      @januarygrey ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Taliesin reps Jim Henson at every turn and it sustains my life. 🫀

  • @Huschel1988
    @Huschel1988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    'Please, Ashley, Mr. Stonejaw is my father. Call me Strongjaw.'

  • @Bobicici
    @Bobicici 3 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    I love how Taliesin blames Liam in his, but Sam just straight up throws shade at Ashley, no blame involved, just so much shade lmao

    • @WiseSageBum
      @WiseSageBum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Reminds me of the Elysian Sun Tree

  • @rimurutempest4945
    @rimurutempest4945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +545

    Hearing everyone try to do Mac’s voice is hilarious, and they all missed Mac’s plot to dominate the world.

    • @K1LLJ0YPRINC3
      @K1LLJ0YPRINC3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Perfect. Now he definitely can take over the world. Nothings holding him back.

    • @JB-xl2jc
      @JB-xl2jc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      “I’m Grog STONEjaw, I don’t know why I left!”

    • @lokithecat7225
      @lokithecat7225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No, only Marisha missed it.
      No one else had the opportunity after that, and Mac's entire appearance was pointless attempts at voices.

    • @TitaniaBird
      @TitaniaBird 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Matt's attempt at Mac's voice reminded me of Waspinator.

    • @imapengo
      @imapengo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lokithecat7225 Isn't that the point of the game though?

  • @josiahwise4803
    @josiahwise4803 3 ปีที่แล้ว +307

    Matt's new story will be him as Allura telling the world about the members of the tal'dorei council who died recently due to unfortunate accidents (one dying every time the cast asks who's on the council)

    • @bartholen
      @bartholen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Oh my god yes!

  • @Lucarioguild7
    @Lucarioguild7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    I love how Sam's renditions have evolved from riffing his own story off what he heard to being super accurate yet still absolutely roasting the rest of the cast

    • @annafantasia
      @annafantasia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yes! I was noticing this too. His trolling has shifted gears lol

    • @kasiamleczarska9078
      @kasiamleczarska9078 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Liam's influence?

  • @Soma2710
    @Soma2710 3 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    Marisha is still somehow flailing her arms into Liam’s face.

  • @dumpsterhag
    @dumpsterhag 3 ปีที่แล้ว +477

    Laura trying to tell Grog's story is literally like someone's five-year-old niece telling them a story and I'm so here for it

    • @Ajehy
      @Ajehy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I worked with 4-5 year olds for years, this is too true.

    • @lazydk2654
      @lazydk2654 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just have Ronan next time.

  • @francoisdross5557
    @francoisdross5557 3 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    Ashley acting as if she did nothing when they cited all of the ways to make stories difficult... I remember she was the one that put an "I forgot to tell you about..." in her original story. That was one of the most devilish things anybody did, up there with the aliterations.

    • @aurora5481
      @aurora5481 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Specifically, an intentional "I forgot" _and_ following that up with _not_ telling the thing she forgot about.

  • @betteryou7hanme
    @betteryou7hanme 2 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I love how everyone is in a random room at their house, except for Ashley, who is apparently in my trapper keeper from 1994.

  • @tidallock848
    @tidallock848 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I love the idea that Grog doesn't know the ABCs and can't count but knows every single muscle in the human body, where it is, and what it does.🤣

  • @mako5259
    @mako5259 3 ปีที่แล้ว +426

    Keep watching after the credits for rare footage of Taliesin in his true eldritch form.

    • @curtistic5724
      @curtistic5724 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Just don't listen to it near the ocean...

    • @jaymereynolds9172
      @jaymereynolds9172 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thank you, I almost missed that!

    • @kalyndor
      @kalyndor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      "You cursed me dude? Wtf is this?!" Kills me everytime

    • @NWolfsson
      @NWolfsson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh my Tal this is so perfect. My soul was _sha-king_ under his unbridled eldritch tongue!

    • @QtNFluffyBacon
      @QtNFluffyBacon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I fucking love how the file is just titled "Taliesin_WTF" xD

  • @torgor_
    @torgor_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +992

    All I remember about Macaroni Samsonite is the voice, that he sat in a chariot on Liam's back and that he rolled ridiculously high stats LOL

    • @danmurray1996
      @danmurray1996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      he's also low-key evil. He's this cute, power house, who is secretly planning something. The hints are in his Spirit Guardians being necrotic because he's evil, and in Travis hinting at him trying to take over in this NT. Love him.

    • @ryangottlieb9939
      @ryangottlieb9939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      If you want to understand Mac its simple: he's Stitch as an evil halfling cleric.

    • @MelodicQuest
      @MelodicQuest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      He literally made Ashley Johnson disappear

    • @OmegaGuess
      @OmegaGuess 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      After trying to roast her with a Flame Strike.

    • @DJWidget
      @DJWidget 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      "BANISHMENT!" lol

  • @lism.5837
    @lism.5837 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Travis: *does a proper transition between two characters and acts it out flawlessly*
    Sam: *doesn't even leave the frame entirely before switching characters*

  • @SaintDaisley
    @SaintDaisley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +328

    Marisha: Here's how the game works!
    Travis: Here's how the game ISN'T going to work!

  • @kelsey9114
    @kelsey9114 3 ปีที่แล้ว +335

    Laura’s inability to even remember the rest of the story is the most fitting end to this

    • @ericblackburn3131
      @ericblackburn3131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I mean by that point, WAS there anything after macaroni?

    • @kelsey9114
      @kelsey9114 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Eric Blackburn very good point lol

    • @thats_so_laven
      @thats_so_laven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ericblackburn3131 To be fair, there was nothing to remember. And still, it's incredibly funny

  • @waaaghface1925
    @waaaghface1925 3 ปีที่แล้ว +901

    This man, this chaotic, rambling man, is the CEO. Let that sink in. I am so happy about this.

    • @annafantasia
      @annafantasia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Rightfully so -- MAD smarts and skills!! He improvised this shit! Whewwwww

    • @kyle21843
      @kyle21843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      travis himself is actually very intelligent. grog though...not so much

    • @dmjord412
      @dmjord412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@kyle21843 it takes smarts to play dumb well.

  • @Sweet-Leaf
    @Sweet-Leaf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    Gotta love Travis' reaction to Ashley's.
    "Yeeeaa-Stonejaw??" He was so hurt!

    • @nimsical5508
      @nimsical5508 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Travis should listen to his own character intro from the early days of campaign 1 xD
      Edit: Nvm, I just went back again and listened to it again with headphones. He says Strongjaw. Don't know when and why I heard him say Stonejaw

    • @trise2033
      @trise2033 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nimsical5508 Listen to Ashley's...

    • @adoragrayskull
      @adoragrayskull ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@trise2033 exactly

  • @QTxJess
    @QTxJess 3 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    Travis, Matt and Liam as Macaroni Samsonite: basically Stitch
    Taliesin as Macaroni Samsonite: Mickey Mouse
    Sam as Macaroni Samsonite: ?????

  • @albiegato
    @albiegato 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1226

    Matt's: dialogue & implications
    Laura's: long-winded details
    Sam's: a song
    Liam's: foreign language
    Ashley's: intentional forgotten details
    Marisha's: scientific details/action scene
    Taliesin's: alliteration
    Travis's: character change
    C'mon Matt, use all of these!! :D

    • @SweetSylvie
      @SweetSylvie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      YES!!! That would be so incredible!

    • @kaeleastlord
      @kaeleastlord 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh... he will

    • @C_Bat
      @C_Bat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      The Gentleman describing to Jester "how I met your mother".

    • @Gordyan_Knot
      @Gordyan_Knot 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is a good comment

    • @belindaluna2067
      @belindaluna2067 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The funny thing is that Matt doesn't need to do any of that. He just needs to tell the story as someone that he knows will break them, like that Zorth guy, or Victor with Liam going second..

  • @bones_jones1756
    @bones_jones1756 3 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    the original samsonnite: I HAVE AN EVIL PLAN TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD
    Samsonnite according to anyone else: *shrug* i exist i guess

  • @mezzem6134
    @mezzem6134 3 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    Best line is from Max to Taliesin: "Did you curse me, dude?"

  • @durdleburdle3521
    @durdleburdle3521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +478

    I love how Travis just turned on the camera and let the ADHD do its thing. It‘s more or less how I DM my games

    • @annafantasia
      @annafantasia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Someone else mentioned this too! How do you think his ADHD manifests here? (I just got diagnosed and I'm looking for lil bits of hope haha)

    • @annaleefox511
      @annaleefox511 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Basically the ability to seamlessly jump from topic to topic and jump right in with details, as well as getting randomly throwing in another character randomly

    • @mangalores-x_x
      @mangalores-x_x 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@annaleefox511 that has nothing to do with ADHD... hey, one can manage ADHD but the belief a disorder does something is special is a bit weird. People without that disorder may have that ability, too, just not everyone.

    • @theadultdemon
      @theadultdemon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@mangalores-x_x sure but with ADHD you don't even have to try

    • @annafantasia
      @annafantasia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@mangalores-x_x It's a form of neurodivergence, our brains functioning differently than "normal," neurotypical brains. No, it doesn't mean our experiences are 100% unique, but we tend towards having and embracing certain qualities. You're not being excluded, and it's okay to let people find ways to look at their struggles in a positive light.

  • @rimurutempest4945
    @rimurutempest4945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +389

    Grog’s narrative telephone would always be the most chaotic one, considering how Grog himself probably won’t remember much of what he said.

    • @samminicksm
      @samminicksm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Gotta love ADD brain.

    • @almarc86
      @almarc86 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@samminicksm Its nice sometimes, and a terrible curse all others.

  • @herz5159
    @herz5159 3 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    "The bad accents, tanking the end, The blame" - Sam explaining why this is the perfect narrative telephone season 1 finale

  • @MyBubbleInSpace
    @MyBubbleInSpace 3 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    Marisha: "I was so enchant. I don't.. This is how Narrative Telephone."

    • @drekfletch
      @drekfletch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Oh no, it's again.

  • @noahdavis7847
    @noahdavis7847 3 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    Can I just say I was totally down for the "story" just being Grog just listing all the muscles in the human body.

  • @twiliking1462
    @twiliking1462 3 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    Matt's vengeance is just gonna be a dozen NPCs recounting the most convoluted story ever with alliteration in multiple languages.

    • @Evija3000
      @Evija3000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      All members of the Tal'Dorei Council retelling what has happened in the twenty-ish years between the campaigns, talking over each other and arguing about details. And Matt gives no indication on who's speaking when apart from changing accents.

    • @drecellthealive8912
      @drecellthealive8912 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      J'mon Sa Ord recounting some long-lost legend in Marquesian.

    • @1SunnyDaze0
      @1SunnyDaze0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It's just Victor talking to himself lol

    • @thats_so_laven
      @thats_so_laven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Five bucks that Matt actually learns Elvish and tells half the story in it, just to get the ultimate revenge

    • @theodorehsu5023
      @theodorehsu5023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh, revenge is going to be wicked indeed, Matt's vowing mentally. And I will have SUCH good teachers too...he adds.

  • @fatzmcgee
    @fatzmcgee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +361

    Travis's expression to begin with is priceless. That is the look of a man about to wing some shit and hope for the best.

    • @sodasaintcommentaries4054
      @sodasaintcommentaries4054 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That is Grog in a nutshell, and it was GLORIOUS.

    • @gabriellalynch2210
      @gabriellalynch2210 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don't forget Matt's ending look 😂

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      me at any class presentation i ever did give :P

  • @HiImJoeShields
    @HiImJoeShields 3 ปีที่แล้ว +642

    Travis’ Story:
    Alright, listen up, Grog Strongjaw here today to talk to you about the importance of health and fitness. Now a lot of people come to me and they go “Grog, you have an amazing body, how do you do it?”
    And I go “well, like listen, all you gotta know is the entire anatomy and musculature of the human body. So let’s start with the upper body. Right there’s mirror muscles, so you’ve got your traps, your deltoids, your pectorals, your biceps, your triceps, your lats, your abdominals and of course your obliques. All very easy to remember.”
    And they’re like “how can I work out all of those muscle groups in one easy way?”
    And I say “ you grab your axe and you reach back and... hey, wait a minute there, I didn’t know there was anymore ale. I want some.”
    *panting*
    “What a dummy, leaving such an amazing communication device behind. Macaroni Samsonite here, me and my pal buddy are going to take over all of Tal'dorei under the guise of the Darrington Brigade. But first... oh shit”
    “Hey get away from there you little weasel, dinglebat, piece of shit. Oh hi... erm what was I talking about. Oh that’s right, my victory at the crucible in Vasselheim, against Kern, piece of shit. You know he tried to pull my lip off after I ripped his off the first time, but it didn’t matter. I just pounded him and pounded him and head butted him and head butted him and head butted him and given him the elbow. You know a fighting variety really is the spice of life, so you know mix it up. Alright that’s it from me, and for more content like this, including you know tales about why peanut butter and pickle was the best sandwich ever, just remember to like, comment and prescribe. Bidet.”

    • @scarlet7954
      @scarlet7954 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Damn

    • @justbeingjason4486
      @justbeingjason4486 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Laura's story:
      I'm Grog Stonejaw.
      I'm Maccaroni Sampsonite.
      I'm Grog Stonejaw

    • @scorfadontis8110
      @scorfadontis8110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You're a hero

    • @dustinmichel7608
      @dustinmichel7608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is absolutely beautiful

    • @joshpolson8405
      @joshpolson8405 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      The phrase Grog said as he was heading off camera was:
      “Hey! Wait a minute I didn’t know there was any more ale, I want some!”

  • @GregPivo87
    @GregPivo87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Ashley: "I was so worried I dropped the ball on this one, and I didn't!"
    5 seconds later: "STONE-Jaw?!?"

  • @Maggolo
    @Maggolo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    Everyone else: alright, here's a story
    Travis: reckless, great weapon master!

    • @aramere3650
      @aramere3650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Everyone: effort, planning, production value
      Travis: I would like to rage

  • @samminicksm
    @samminicksm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    Liam every time he uses the high voice: “CuTtLeFiSh”

    • @jaymereynolds9172
      @jaymereynolds9172 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Even reading comments about that makes me laugh 😂

    • @megadev9099
      @megadev9099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I always imagine it as Cuddlefish.

  • @underthependulum3484
    @underthependulum3484 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Liam: Tries to break the game with German.
    Taliesin: Tried to break the game with Alliteration.
    Travis: Successfully broke the game by just improvising nonsense in his campaign 1 character voice.

  • @taristiller130
    @taristiller130 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    When Taliesin said capaldis, my head immideatly went to Doctor who and (aroud 42:06) Matt mentioning the "Tennants" and "Smiths" made me so happy 😊

  • @rayswift5711
    @rayswift5711 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    I like how Taliesin accidentally sent the video in his original voice before changing it later.

    • @nekonyx
      @nekonyx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      "Did you curse me dude?"

  • @Virtualmess32
    @Virtualmess32 3 ปีที่แล้ว +238

    Marisha: *tries to do the Macaroni Samsonite voice*
    Everyone: TPK

  • @toschiworlds7212
    @toschiworlds7212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    The perfect couple doesn't exi-
    Matt & Marisha: Stonejaw?!?!

  • @arodin
    @arodin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    This goes to show you don't need alliteration, foreign languages, numerology, or a long list of difficult character names. It may be even funnier when a simple character monologue still turns to mush. Anyway I love this series, and I look forward to ya'll coming back to it eventually. It's one of my favorite things on TH-cam.

  • @saras.4618
    @saras.4618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +354

    After Travis-
    Ashley: “oh buddeee” (sentimentality ensues)
    After Ashley-
    Travis: “how COULD YOU???”
    I love how easily they slip into C1 mindset

    • @jefferycrouse4652
      @jefferycrouse4652 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm wondering how she got his name wrong. It's not like he recited Percival's, they were the bestest buddies and she forgot his last name

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@jefferycrouse4652 stress dude. stress does random shit

    • @jefferycrouse4652
      @jefferycrouse4652 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@pvic6959 True. Apologies if that was rude. I meant it more as a joking comment. Pike and Grog were the two closest in the first campaign story wise so Ashley forgetting his last name was just kinda amazing

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@jefferycrouse4652 you didnt seem rude at all! no apologies needed! I agree it was pretty amazing/funny that it happened lol

    • @jefferycrouse4652
      @jefferycrouse4652 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@pvic6959 alright then. I just know sarcasm and comedy don't translate well over text

  • @JonflipZoosa
    @JonflipZoosa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1219

    What are the odds everyone remembers Macaroni Samsonite, the one shot character's name, but Grog Strongjaw becomes something different?

    • @ElijahForLong
      @ElijahForLong 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      I would say about 1 in an Ashley

    • @datonkallandor8687
      @datonkallandor8687 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      It's his brother, Greg Stonejaw.

    • @Myllorelion
      @Myllorelion 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Man, Sam knew, and really could have righted the ship, but stuck with it for comedy. haha
      I was so happy when Laura started to course correct, then remembered what she heard. =(

    • @orindark
      @orindark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@Myllorelion Sam seemed so passive aggressive from it and i loved it

    • @xg1559
      @xg1559 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Ashley has always called him Grog Stonejaw to the point I think that she actually thinks that's his name.. in the early C1 intros when Pike's talking about Grog's tribe she calls him Stonejaw then too

  • @Ethan-nl2wg
    @Ethan-nl2wg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Honestly I think we can say that everyone except for maybe Marisha definitely “Ashleyed” this story

  • @EpicCathoNerd
    @EpicCathoNerd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Now that Travis has opened up the possibility of playing multiple characters in the same Narrative Telephone, I hope so much that Taliesin just straight up gives us a Percy vs Mollymauk Rap Battle

  • @erbgorre
    @erbgorre 3 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    ashley seemed so relieved when she finally managed to steer the conversation away from stonejaw only for sams video to come in like:
    "HOLD IT! .. OBJECTION!"

  • @firapolemos3879
    @firapolemos3879 3 ปีที่แล้ว +308

    Taliesin: "I deserve this."
    Damn right you did.

  • @EStramel09
    @EStramel09 3 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    Macaroni Samsonite at beginning: "I'm Macaroni Samsonite and I'm here to take over all of Tal'dorei!"
    *Party casts Modify Memory*
    Macaroni Samsonite at the end: "I'm Macaroni Samsonite. Why am I here?"

  • @wostronohej
    @wostronohej 3 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    I would love for Matt to tell a Zorth story. Maybe how he lost his arms, or Moorbounder training, anything by that character really.

    • @winkles2314
      @winkles2314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Matt’s Zorth kills me, so I imagine everyone else’s Zorth would be incredible

    • @chrisb4726
      @chrisb4726 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mall bounders?

  • @sawyerready5836
    @sawyerready5836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    On the next Narrative Telephone, they should have the next persons reaction in a small window. Cause I would have loved seeing everyone's first reaction to the previous video.

    • @liana4454
      @liana4454 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Upvoting and commenting in the hopes of making this idea more visible, would love to see that!

    • @helloimellieful
      @helloimellieful 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼

    • @kaycee1076
      @kaycee1076 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This please!!

  • @atanaskirov8137
    @atanaskirov8137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +288

    Am I the only one who sometimes forgets these people are voice actors and then Matt and Liam go and pull off both Grog and Macaroni Samsonite near perfectly, almost as if just to blow my mind?

    • @gamergirl209
      @gamergirl209 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I looked away in complete emotional turmoil and forgot for half a second it was Matt talkig

    • @charlottevandewalle8836
      @charlottevandewalle8836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Taliesin was amazing as well!

    • @provideddeath1017
      @provideddeath1017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Liam's voice was perfect until the end

    • @shadybabyxi
      @shadybabyxi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Honestly I’m so used to hearing Liam doing mostly accented based stuff like his English and German accents, hearing Grog so accurately blew my mind. They’re all so talented

  • @casscrim8610
    @casscrim8610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Can we just talk about how when cast was watching Laura's and she starts blanking and then laughs. This whole time I thought it was Laura's laugh but it was actually Ashley laughing and it was in sync with Laura's silent laugh and made it look like hers.

  • @lordbaronvonwalrusthethird3902
    @lordbaronvonwalrusthethird3902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    Ashley's never fails in making me cry with laughter.

  • @creaturesoul4469
    @creaturesoul4469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +770

    For once it didn’t fall apart at 3rd, real proud of Matt. Also I find it both impressive and very funny that Travis pretty much made up his whole story on the spot.

    • @kaiserfeint
      @kaiserfeint 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      that is some top notch improv tbh

    • @oranges369
      @oranges369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      The falling apart was more like a slope from the start to the end instead of it immediately falling and staying the same level of insanity for the rest.

    • @lokithecat7225
      @lokithecat7225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It fell apart at 2nd, so thats probably not an improvement. Marisha dropped the entire point of Macaroni, which never recovered. Apparently screaming at the television, impacted her ability to hear, and remember.

    • @martophrenia
      @martophrenia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@lokithecat7225 jesus, you still exist

    • @groofay
      @groofay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This was truly history-making: The third didn't fall apart, and Laura Bailey bailed at the end. Astonishing.

  • @ericaleong6023
    @ericaleong6023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    travis's grog: just your traps, deltoids, pectorals, biceps, triceps, obliques, lats, abdominals
    laura's grog: coooooorrrboooyyynoooodles...?

  • @LongLiveHumour
    @LongLiveHumour 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Narrative Telephone by Critical Role, featuring:
    Marisha Ray as: Australian Surfer Grog (and his botty)
    Taliesin Jaffe as Liam O'Brien as Sid Vicious as Matthew Mercer
    Queen Elizabeth II as: Macaroni Samsonite 14:06
    Travis Willingham as: the Instigator of Chaos

  • @sofiajohansson1438
    @sofiajohansson1438 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Liam (jokingly): "The Peter Capaldis are right here." *points*
    Ashley (seriously): "Capaldis?"
    Liam (jokingly): "Yeah. Your Peter Capaldis."
    Matt (jokingly): There's the Capaldis and the Tennets and the Smiths" XD

  • @operative2136
    @operative2136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    You know, this episode makes me want Matt to run a mindswitching one shot where the members of either the Mighty Nein or Vox Machina get mind swapped, and the players have to randomly exchange character sheets and play as someone else's character for an episode.

    • @TheEmerald97
      @TheEmerald97 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      That sounds like pure chaos and insanity, I love it! I would pay to see that.

    • @fran3ro
      @fran3ro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Wich type are you talking about?
      1) PCs in another PC's body, in wich case you would have a Jester acting like Jester but in Yasha's body.
      2) The players themselves using and acting other's PCs, like Laura using Yasha and acting like Yasha.

    • @johnp1806
      @johnp1806 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ooooh, that's beautiful. I want to see them frantically shuffle the tablets around and have to think about what the other players do often. Maybe put some kind of timed response arena in the Happy Funtime Ball that keeps jumbling them all up, so that they have to solve a puzzle while they swap their minds into someone else's body, and then have to use their stats, skills, spells, and attacks to get out of it.

    • @operative2136
      @operative2136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@fran3ro I imagine it being like Jester in Yasha's body. So Laura would be doing Yasha's voice but using Jester's personality and mannerisms. Admittedly, not entirely sure what would be best for handling abilities.
      If I wanted to keep it simple, I'd probably force them to use their inhabited character's abilities.
      So in the aforementioned example, Jester would have to figure out Yasha's abilities, while Yasha would have an awfully awkward time dealing with the Traveller (who I suspect would be incredibly amused by the whole situation).

    • @Bee-yw5up
      @Bee-yw5up 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I want this so much!!!!

  • @Ad0ntis
    @Ad0ntis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    My wife makes fun of me for my peanut butter and pickle sandwiches. I'm now validated by Grog, so I feel like I've 100% won that argument now.

    • @Ajehy
      @Ajehy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ad0ntis - Step it up, make a GoFiBiPo!

  • @EthalaRide
    @EthalaRide 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    When Travis/Grog said "the importance of Health and Fitness." I deadass thought he was going into the Fitnessgram Pacer Test meme for a second
    *_BUT IT WAS SOOOO MUCH BETTER_*

    • @Kindredness
      @Kindredness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      a Narrative Telephone that's just the text of the pacer test would be such a good troll move! 😂

    • @echobee3122
      @echobee3122 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Someone get this idea to Travis stat

  • @kasiamleczarska9078
    @kasiamleczarska9078 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    "I'm so echant. This is how narrative telephone."
    Yep. I get you, Marisha. My brain's just like that too, and I'm not even participating.

  • @thresherGnat
    @thresherGnat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Best moments:
    The screen going darker after each of Matt's headbutts.
    Liam making up muscles and it becoming cannon.
    Grog Stonejaw.

    • @prince-solomon
      @prince-solomon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      true, but you forgot the star of the night...

    • @CrovanBlaze
      @CrovanBlaze 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Someone clearly didn't watch the post-credits bit...

    • @hotscottrulz
      @hotscottrulz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Like, comment, and Prescribe!

  • @GamerTagCaptCluel3ss
    @GamerTagCaptCluel3ss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    I just realized Travis’ nameplate just says “Mr. Laura Bailey” lmao

  • @outsider903
    @outsider903 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    All honesty though, if Travis actually made a Grog Strongjaw youtube channel, I'd subscribe instantly. Also Macaroni & Buddy are now officialy CR's version of Pinky & The Brain.

  • @huntertorbett7
    @huntertorbett7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    This show is a perfect example of “ a strong choice is better than no choice”

  • @alexkoder1982
    @alexkoder1982 3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    I thought Matt would be the first one to think of using multiple characters for Narrative Telephone.
    Didn't anticipate Travis beating him to it.

    • @FrostyTheSnowPickle
      @FrostyTheSnowPickle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Well, technically Matt used Pumat and the wolf.

    • @maximillionchaoswolf
      @maximillionchaoswolf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      forever DM using npc's and maybe one shot characters might not have the same impact .

  • @pyrrhy
    @pyrrhy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    Matt and Taliesin's impressions: Grog big, makes scary faces
    Ashley's impression: Grog's a great soft goof

    • @ajJBP47
      @ajJBP47 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      And the most beautiful part, is they're both completely correct

    • @DMAN4219
      @DMAN4219 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      That was Pike's perspective of Grog for YEARS, can't really blame her there

  • @seraphinaedan1033
    @seraphinaedan1033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I really want a Hazel Copperpot one from Marisha and have everyone do their best transatlantic accent
    EDIT: it should be a part of Tary’s book

  • @ScorchHellfire
    @ScorchHellfire 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    16:01 It's okay, Laura, no one remembered anything from the Macaroni Samsonite part... ever.