Stephen Colbert's D&D Adventure with Matthew Mercer (Red Nose Day 2019)
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Critical Role Dungeon Master Matthew Mercer runs a special one-on-one D&D adventure for Stephen Colbert, shaped by your Red Nose Day donations! Join Matt as he leads Stephen through a special adventure in the Menagerie Coast in Wildemount.
Through your gracious donations to Red Nose Day, YOU chose Stephen's character class, his companion, the legendary weapon to be sought, and the villain that Stephen's character must face.
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Featuring character art by our friend Babs Tarr: / babsdraws
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Critical Role Love you Crit Role, love you Matt Mercer and Stephen Colbert!
New York....doesn't bat a eye at a man in cloak walking into the ed Sullivan theater
Damn right this earned my money.
This was the absolute best thing to watch for red nose day! Thank you from the bottom of my heart Matt! And Steven: Well done! You're back in it! See you at the set of CriticalRole sometime!
Watching Matt smell dirt was something I didn't know I wanted.
Imagine not playing for like 30 years and your first game back is DM'd by Matt Mercer.
That's like a starving man's first meal being made by Gordon Ramsey.
@@lucasm.3864 In my mind I missed the words "made by" in that sentence and did a double take :)
Like losing your virginity to Scarlet Johansson or someting
Imagine just having Matt Mercer be your DM at all...
"Awaken, my child. You have slept for too long and adventure awaits."
"Them some bones. Those are bones right there. Something died and those were inside them." Damn you Mercer. That shits hilarious.
Those bones were rather boned after their unexpected boners.
Life needs bones to live
Sorry for being so numb but I literally coughed real hard while reading this. this was sooo goood!
They feel like bones, boney bones that feels boney.
@@danieljorgensen4937 invertebrates be like:
"I haven't heard the word ichor in almost thirty years."
"Welcome back."
I absolutely loved that part!
@@Matt_the_pirate The pure enjoyment in his face and how he leans forward was all so wholesome, you could tell the nostalgia hit hard
It's a little bit like Han saying "Chewie we're home" huh? The nerdyness is amazing 😍🥰
@@tesssully4250 Lol it really is. Beautifully pathetic xD
the look on his face was great
The face Stephen makes when he realizes Matt is an incredible storyteller is priceless... he can't hold back the smiles.
His face is so priceless. You can so clearly tell he is really enjoying this.
I love how engaged he is. You see his eyes light up
I love you for describing this moment. Thats exactly what happened. You can see his eyes light as someone said before me and him going back in time reliving his youth. Matthew is a legendary DM. This guy is full of creative magic and breathing life into so many characters. On DnD and the voices he gives to so many characters
He's one of the only American presenters I like as he's a genuine bloke and doesn't feign his enjoyment in things.
I half expected Colberts' wife to barge in to break it up lol That's HER smile!
"Do not cite the Old Magic to me, witch. I was there in first edition"
That made me feel a lot of fucking things
*OLD MAGIC*
Deep magic
The TadPole Named Matt In ivory towers!
I love veteran D&D players because they are suspicious of EVERYTHING
Yup, it's like whatever the DM describes MUST be a trap. Don't trust the bridge !
My group debated for half an hour what they should do with this door in front of them...surely it is trapped or has an alarm...after 30 minutes the cleric just opened it..yeah it's just a door.
They've seen things........so many things lol
LOL, it’s not like current players aren’t also, at times, hilariously suspicious and looking for the secret. Let’s not forget....THE CHAIR.
@@TheIrishloon chairkatoa!
Just for people who don't know: Eric the Half-Bee is a Monty Python sketch. Stephen really is a geek.
Matt caught that reference instantly.
I need to see those sketches
And I thought he was naming him after Eric B.
I was saying to myself "please name him Eric, please name him Eric' YES!!!
but now.....
Never played D&D even once, but to be honest I can see the appeal now
It’s like listening to a story or watching a movie but all the parts where you go “I would’ve done X in that situation” you actually get to do X and see what happens
Yes! And it can be a story told over years, with your best friends. Great memories.
I like this description of the game!
That’s pretty accurate. It’s also like playing a video game, but using your imagination and being able to do things the programmers and designers didn’t set up for you.
EXACTLY! This is exactly how i explain it to New players.
It's the "hardcore RPG video game" of a time before video games as we know them today.
I love how you can tell exactly what kind of DM Colbert had when he was a teen based on how absolutely thorough and suspicious he is the entire time
traps, traps everywhere\; the party laughs, the bartender laughs, the mimic laughs
@@thunderborn3231 Ya whiffed the joke son. It's "The party laughs, the bartender laughs, the table laughs.... so we killed the mimic. Good times."
Dude basic was a different world.
Im really envious of his original DM for having such an intelligent guy in the party, it must really keep you on your toes.
You HAD to be.
Up until 2nd edition, really.
Dear Stephen Colbert,
Please free up a Thursday and grace the table
Sincerely,
EVERYONE
I mean... he has a show, but when he's on HIATUS!!!
@Sean Fisher And considering his long time known status as an LotR fanboy, it wouldn't be out of character for the man....It'd be hard to get the producers on board.
People would lose their frickin minds
This must be copied and pasted to Stephen Colbert's twitter till he goes mad!!!
Would you look at that...the m9 seem to be missing a bard....hmmmm
Who else felt so scared for Eric when they heard he only had 1hp
Hhahhahaha.. yeah
Tfw 2 damage is massive damage
I thought Stephen was going to shed a tear
Thankfully true Familiars can be resummoned. If you have an hour some supplies and 10 gold.
@@mikegarza8648 But unfortunately Eric was companion, not a familiar
Can we just take a minute to apretiate Matt "speaking" fluent Beez??
OMG it was the cutest thing I have seen this whole week X'D
12:59 that this still hasn't a time stamp is criminal, so here you go :D
And the captions and always so good. [Conversational buzzing]
"Matt says that it's a one-off" Liam O'Brien, 2013
6 years later, Matt Mercer is playing D&D with Stephen Colbert.
Colbert as a guest would be amazing
@@Taygon45 bet
Wait...... they say this is a one-off.
Is history going to repeat itself?
It's quite amazing how that ONE game became a nerd empire!
Two years later, a full animated series.
"Is he armed?"
"Uuh, he has arms."
Mercer, you cheeky bastard you
It also sounds like a very Stephen Colbert thing to say.
It is amazing. This video literally changed my life two years ago. I went from never playing D&d, to watching critical role, to making a crap ton of new friends...and now DMing 2 campaigns. Couldn’t be more grateful for these two guys.
THIS IS THE BEST YAYYYY
He'll yeah man, that's awesome.
Welcome, brother.
How's your campaign going bro
A different video for me but same result. Lover of fantasy but never dnd’d and now running the campaign for 7 people. 2 of which are huge vets and everyone seems to be having a blast.
"Does the blade give off any light or anything?"
"Would you like to will it to?"
This is such an amazing display of being a DM. It's such a small thing but in that moment Matt gives it to him because he can tell Stephen wants to, and mechanically it changes nothing in the encounter. You have to let your players do stuff like this to get them instantly invested in the moment.
Bro, did you see Colbert's face too? Priceless.
A great example of suspension of disbelief on both party's. Shows when a good game comes together.
It's also important to note how this is also an instance of the DM understanding not only what their player wants from the game but what stories are influencing them. Matt is well aware that Stephen is a huge Tolkien fan so while this may seem like a small thing, this is actually a huge moment of fantasy wish fulfillment for Stephen which Matt immediately recognizes and let's him play out so Stephen can have his Hobbit glowing sword moment. It's highly possible that just this little moment would later influence Stephen to use invisibility on himself later on at the end of the encounter instead of just directly attacking the Lich because he was fully invested in emulating The Hobbit now that he realized he could.
That's why it's important to know what stories and characters your players love and resonate with because they're bound to try to emulate elements of those stories and characters while they're playing through your game. Letting your players do this will not only make them more invested but will motivate them to interact even MORE with your game.
Great point!
@@RossCastro I thought the same thing immediately. I actually hoped he would say the blade had a blue glow 😊
“You can certainly try”
2 seconds later
“He can’t do it, he’s a bee”
21:58 for those wondering.
That's good DM'ing right there
Matt never tells his players "no". We all knew the bee wouldn't be able to carry a rope but that's the fun in D&D is you can certainly try anything your imagination can think of.
If Eric had got a nat 20 that rope would've been stretched across that chasm, tied with a sailor's knot, and turned into surrealist art. Lesson: always let your players try, because they sometimes may surprise you XD
@@user-ur4nl6dq2x or learn a thing or 2
"Is he armed?"
"Uhm well, he has arms, but there are no weapons visible."
I LOL'ed at that comment and also knew right away that he is a magic user and Mercer was thinking about him not needing a weapon to be "armed." Very punny, Mercer!
*Matt:* describes Villian and voices it with pure talent
*Stephen:* stunned in awe
*Me:* Ahhh, you must be new here...
Love how Stephen is really playing and not just trying to be funny. You can tell he is really an old hand at this ...just a bit unfamiliar with the newer edition rules.
17:32
"I haven't heard the word 'ichor' in almost 30 years..."
"Welcome back"
Welcome home :)
I teared up hard there ...
that moment when you realized that the internet voted for him to have a bee purely to have Matt buzz the whole time
The bee and bard
@@stratigangames508 of course the internet would want Matt to narrate a story about the bards and the bees
@@Gilladan I am new to D&D and this is making me smile.
I lowkey was hoping he would name the bee CBG
and that he was sad he lost his bee that had been voted his companion 30 minutes ago
Matt's monologue at the start: "Conclaves and cows, goldfish and gnolls..."
I love the references to Critical role there. :D
"I go into a cow rage and start chewing faster."
THIS EPISODE is how I discovered CR. I'm about Stephen's age. Embarrassingly I bought into the santanic panic. My then husband played often and it became a sore point in our marriage. Had I known what the game was really about, problem solving, killing demins, and righting wrongs, I would have played alongside him. Thank you for opening my eyes.
Dang that’s sad
I wish everyone was able to realize their misjudgments this easily.
There's also an opportunity to play an evil campaign, where you're the villain. But really, none of it is real, it's just like in theatre. On your table.
@@Tamaki742 Yeah, it's important that D&D offers limitless possibilities, including the chance to do evil - but it's all within your control, there's no malevolent influence behind it at all.
Its impressive how openly you state and correct your misjudgment and acknowledge its consequences. That's a great ability to exercise.
"I haven't heard the word 'ichor' in almost 30 years..."
"Welcome back."
Holy crap the feels.
And they both pronounced it incorrectly. Later, he schools Matt on the use of between stalactites and stalagmites. Everyone has something to learn - don't be a dick, Stephen. lol
@@trappedkitty5335 Teaching someone something is being a dick? :) Humanity is doomed.
@@trappedkitty5335 you spelled dork wrong. Don't be shunt lol.
@@trappedkitty5335 Not pronounced incorrectly, it has two pronunciations in the different englishes.
@@JonathanOsborneAU Since they are two Americans, it stands to reason that they would use the American pronunciation, then.
get u a wife who looks at you like stephen colbert looks at Matt Mercer
Prodigy 1098 how everyone looks at Matt Mercer
for real tho he looks like such an excited child
Lol. You could tell he was like "I haven't felt this way since I was a kid!" It's great!
and vice versa
The way they look at each other. This is also a dream for Matt, and he looks so happy.
You can see Stephen's mind rapidly trying to convert on the fly between his native understanding of Advanced D&D and the new language and mechanics of 5E. Its interesting to watch the similarities and differences being experienced rather than just described in comparison. Major props to Colbert for taking that major leap, and huge credit to Matt for his comprehensive knowledge of all editions to make the jarring transition as seamless as possible. Its no easy thing guiding someone through their options while also trying to keep the choices and player knowledge their own.
Luckily as well it's 5e, as it's really well streamlined to help people get going. Stephen picked a great time, and a great DM to try d&d again.
When he was asked what he fights for, and Stephen responded, "To alleviate the poverty of children," MY HEART
'Also called throwing shade, so it's a darkness spell', oh Stephen, you nerd
Stephen was a devout catholic who played DND during the satanic panic. Wow.
Maybe he didn't worry overly about it because it's clearly NOT satanic. It's a game of interactive storytelling! It's just good fun, and likely quite beneficial for improving imagination and creativity.
WhiteTiger950 definitely. I’m just saying it was a weird time.
@@Prince_Luci Yeah, perhaps, sadly that stigma that it created against D&D and such, remains to this day. Steering some away from what is actually a rather good game!
Most of that "Satanic Panic" was (is still?) spread by Protestant Evangelicals who are also against Catholics. My grandmother got upset over me playing D&D after she read a Chic tract she found in a bathroom. After chic put out an anti-Catholic tract too, she decided he was full of crap and backed off.
My Dad was too and never stopped playing even when his sisters started telling other church members. He knew it was just a game and ignored everyone telling him to stop.
I love how he's taking notes during the ghost's talking. It might have been a long time since he's played, but he is experienced enough to remember to do that.
why?
@@nicolesong6199 taking notes isnt super essential in a short one-shot like this one, but in games across days, weeks and months you need to write down what you know. Let's say some character gives you critical information on the enemy you're about to fight, but disappears afterwards. If you didn't write down what that information was and forget about it you're gonna be in deep shit and it might end your adventures with an early death.
47:36 Stephen is genuinely sad at what happened to his bee. That’s how you know he’s invested.
It also reflects Matt Mercer's ability to roleplay a valued companion and good storytelling
'Them's some bones. Some bones right there. Something died, and those were in them'
Cracked up :'D
Around 28:55
That moment alone made this SO worth watching! God, Matt is such a godlike DM.
Lol
Makes me miss Grog, that shit would always happen when Grog asked something simple xD
Colbert: "Is he armed?"
Mercer: "He has arms..."
LMAO
I think that was Matt's saying that this guy might use his arms/hands to cast spells in a "hint, hint" sort of way.
Or it is a joke that happens at every rpg table eventually 😀
Timestamps for when Colbert's heart was melting with joy:
11:07
17:38
26:54
29:47
The whole minute from 34:03 onwards
41:45
50:15
51:10
Best comment. Thanks for putting the effort into this
The best part of the episode really is watching stephen slowly being converted back into this game
the way matt just slipped into being that intense when he started story telling, despite it being one on one and staring directly into stephen colbert's eyes, is something that flawed me. I need that kind of DM confidence.
Let him inspire you and guide you but never replace you.
Beautifully said.
I assume you meant *floored me. Otherwise I'm very confused
Colbert: throwing the stones at the Imp...
Me: Yeah, he's a veteran.
Oh yeah, it was really cool to see all the player paranoia come back to him. lol
it's incredible to see how different the playstile of veterans is
@@neji2401 this is very true. Older players are almost like hardened vets.
You know he only used stones because he didn't have his 10 foot pole on him
@@kindle9597 You fool! Use an 11 foot one, otherwise you're in range of the 10ft acid sprays and other traps
Now just imagine that the M9 go back to the Menagerie Coast and hear tales of a bard bringing positivity and generosity to any in need and they stumble into him and then Stephen Colbert sits down in the guest spot
A collective squeal of joy would erupt across the world.
@@TharnsGirl Literally... I would squeal so high pitched I'd scare my cats. For my cats' sake, maybe he shouldn't. Then again... they'd get over it. lol
Everyone would burst with joy
FUCK YES THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN
For the love of all mercies, please make this happen!
Man, I wish my friends played as Stephen Colbert did. He was very smart about what action's he did, asked questions, and remembered key details about the plot. Also, if I had the DMing skills that Matt had, that would be cool too
He took notes, which to me is a key sign of a sharp player.
I always forget to take notes ☹️
I learned a lot from watching him play.
As a DM, I will die for my note taking players. They make my work so worth it.
Play Basic then
I never thought I'd be the guy writing the "this helped through depression" but damn am I having a tough time and damn the joy on Stephen's face is a balm
I'm thinking about you and hope you're doing well these days. Depression can be a bitch 💜
Hoping things are better now. And if not, I hope it’s been long enough for you to have forgotten most of this video so you can watch it again by getting this notification:)
This is really a master class on how to design a short one shot for a new or inexperienced player.
T1J plays DnD, can this man get more perfect.
@@zachmanson3319 this was the best type of surprise.
What's a one shot?
@@justsomeguywhoedits4387 It's a campaign that's played in one game session. Most campaigns are played over multiple gaming sessions, over multiple days.
A wild T1J appears...
The best part? Stephen Colbert is now canon in the CR Universe.
C R O S S O V E R ? ? ?
Some day the M9 would meet up with him in Exandria
@@C_Bat Could you imagine the danger of Jester possessing the Hype Sword?
Yes! Can you imagine Capo meeting up with the M9 on the Menagerie Coast?!?
@@Halbam That's... That's terrifying.
"Nowhere in the universe is there as much onyx and obsidian as there is in a D&D module." Truth.
That was some of Mercer's best work; I would go so far as to say this is a masterclass on DMing a solo game. The purpose of the game is to bring delight to the participants.
Colbert's instinct to grab his notepad to jot down notes warms my geek heart
YES !
His reaction to the very first skill check (the perception one) was to draw his sword. He knows what he's doing :D.
@@NameHierEinfuegen yup lol. DM's back in the day were brutal. You had to be super deliberate in every action, for better or worse.
@@709mash I was fortunate enough to be a DM for AD&D 2ed... And yes, I was brutal with my players. To be fair, the dice were quite brutal too. Rolling for characters meant that potentially you were stuck with a really shitty char until it was time to roll again. And it was very often you had to roll new characters. You didn't get too much roleplay either (this is why you can see Stephen being a bit guarded against roleplaying his bard) cause who would want to RP a character that most likely will be dead in the next session? That's right, no one. So that's also the reason why instinctively he drew his sword the moment he heard the growls. One mistake back then would mean reroll character cause of instant death.
Stephen Colbert (with red nose): "I am so... back in. It only took one adventure and... I am so back in. Hope we can do this again some time!"
So do we, Stephen, so do we!
wait it's not even an hour yet and you've finished watching?
@@jazzvieadnan3779 And that's why I have no success with the ladies... 😉
@@irian42 lol nah dude you just gotta git urself a DnD freak, they exist hahah
All it took was one adventure for me too
I know Stephen is probably ridiculously busy, but I hope this opens the way for him to guest on Critical Role at some point. Stephen would have a blast, and I'm sure the cast would too.
17:38 Stephen's smile when Matt said, "ichor." :D Matt is the DM that Stephen has been waiting for to bring him back into the fold. Things are NUTS right now; but, given the way Stephen reacted to Matt's short one-shot, if he can be on a Critical Role episode, I've no doubt he'll join the fun and be a very enthusiastic and wonderful NPC. So happy that Matt's talents and DnD could be exposed to people who are not of that world.
And being the (ever more encyclopaedic) nerd that he is, he slyly corrects him on the proper pronunciation of “ichor” while he’s at it. Lmao
"DON'T TOUCH THAT"
"I shatter it"
some things don't change, huh?
Stephen taking notes during a 1 hour one-off must make any DMs watching this shed a tear of pride.
Was waiting for him to poke everything with a 5 foot pole.
Drunken Kerbalnaut
Makes sense since you want to be as far from the trap as possible.
@@RedBear345 "The shortest poles sold in all of Greyhawk were *9 feet, 12 inches* "
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So - 10 feet.
@@o.b.7217 That's the joke.
Get someone who looks at you the same way Stephen Colbert looks at Matt Mercer.
He was like a child meeting Santa Clause! He was so transfixed and hanging on his every word!!!
Alternatively, get an actual relationship of some kind. Not a tumblr one.
@@timkinss pfft, get real.
Haha
Haha
Haha
...
@@svenbrede6151 I can feel the creeping loneliness radiating from my screen. xD
@@hole-sawbear1500 xD will see if i can change that on the weekend.
A year later i'm coming back to say this was where I discovered D&D and Critical Role. i've caught up on episode 113 of campaign 2 recently and can say it's one of the single greatest sources of fun in my life XD
Hail Vecna!
Aaaaaa this is the best!! I'm legit so happy for you, I only found it a couple of years ago myself and the show and the game bring so much joy
As I'm sure you know, it's a gem!
Never seen Stephen look so happy as he did during nearly every description.
“I haven’t heard the word ‘ichor’ in almost 30 years.”
“Welcome back.”
Lmao
And his face!!
what minute was this in?
I was almost expecting “it’s actually pronounced, EYE-chor.”
"Through conclaves and cows; goldfish and gnolls..."
Memorygasm.
Good old Chroma Conclave and Key-fish
@@stevenshatswell53 "I go into a cow-rage and start chewing faster." - Grog
REGULAR GNOLL, REGULAR GNOLL
goldfish thinks that she is a god, eh? :D
Vox MOOOchina love
Dude, *I* got goosebumps when Stephen said that this was taking him back. I can't even imagine how amazing that must have been for Matt to hear.
That’s blood in the water for a DM. You know you can pull the player in deeper now.
The thing for me isn’t Stephen remembering DnD from 30 years ago, it’s how knowledgable Matt is of a system he never played.
He's probably played it though?
Even now, there's plenty of groups that still play the older editions, and Matt has a whole lifetime of ttrpg experience from before Critical Role ever became a thing.
Even then though, Vox Machina started out as a Pathfinder campaign, which is a system based on D&D 3.5; so clearly, Matt has experience with way more than just D&D 5e.
@@TimeturnerJ I know Matt has experiance of DnD 3.5, and 4th ed, and pathfinder and many many more systems, but he himself has said he came in after that first edition Stephen talked about and has never played it.
@@Ginric99 In an Um, Actually episode he mentioned starting on 2nd edition
The thing for me is just watching them both nerd out over it.
@@Ginric99 just because he doesn’t have *experience* in ADND and the other thing Colbert mentioned (sounded sci-fi? Something about fighting Muties?) doesn’t mean he’s not *aware* of their existence and their impact on the game as it stands today.
*Colbert flashes back 30 years and looks to camera*
“Don’t get on that fucking bridge... that is what I’ve learnt”
What is your favourite colour?
@@JohnSmith-ox3gy what's the answer that doesn't kill me?🤣
@@alexanderwilkins222 knowing the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow and the capital of Assyria will probably help XD
Matt playing a bee is one of the best things I've ever seen in my life.
OF COURSE he can do a pitch-perfect impression of a bee, after having just watched him do a hamster the other day. Nothing surprises me anymore!
@@benvoliothefirst My friend, this is Matthew Mercer we're talking about, there will always be a new surprise every now and then. 😂
My god Matt is such an amazing DM. There aren't any models or anything to represent what's happening in the game but you can imagine what's happening so damn vividly based only on what he's describing. And you can tell Stephen is having a blast. I hope to be as good as he is one day.
This is maybe the weirdest, yet coolest crossover I've seen in possibly ever.
‘Those are some bones. Something died there and those were in them ‘
Rofl Matt you’re awesome
Matt is surely amazing. That's one of the parts that made me laugh so hard. His narrative skills are one of a kind.
29:00
Matt: We begin in the hot summer months of the Menagerie Coast of Wildemount.
Me: IT'S CANON!!! :D :D
I had the same thought! You know Mercer did this in case Colbert ever even slightly considered guest starring on Critical Role. LOL... Mercer is an amazing DM, but he has said more than once that he fan boys over Colbert (which is well deserved... I mean, me too, buddy!). It was a brilliant move by Mercer and... now we wait, fingers crossed, breath held... like me at the age of 12, hoping the house phone would ring and that cute person I was crushing on would call. In this case, its Colbert. Call us Critters, Colbert! Please! lol
I really hope this is within a half century of campaign 2 & the M9 can go back to the managery cost & hopefully cross paths with Capo, the lost Marx brother. His other, human half brothers never mentioned him out of jealousy or somthimg
I know! I was like ohh dang this could be canon! lol it was so much fun watching Steve's face as he was playing, seeing the joy it brought him and Matt too! I enjoyed this so much!
Man, what if he showed up the next time they have a live show in NYC?
@@jenovapooh my thoughts exactly, just finished and asked almost the exact same question.
Has anyone else come here to rewatch this video before starting the next Red Nose Day video with Stephen Colbert and the Mighty Nein characters? I'm so happy!
Me. :)
Same!
Stephen rolling percentile dice: “Do I read the five first or the five?”
I'm dying here, didn't notice in video until I read your comment, now I can't stop laughing...
Time stamp?
Colbert helped me through childhood cancer. In a very real way
I was granted a request from "Make a Wish". I wanted to go on a trip to NYC with my family. While there I got to see African musicians preform on his show and I was able to meet him in his office after the show. I'll never forget how genuinely nice he was, he let me play with his Lord of The Rings pinball machine and look at his armor set.
Looking back now I can tell HE was more nervous than me, but I hope he knows that I always treasured that memory and that I'm ok now.
GoombaGenocide thats so fucking wholesome
Thanks for sharing
That is cool man!
Now to my actual question: hich armor set does he keep on... ummm... set? Is it elven armor? It's elven armor isn't it?
i’m so glad you’re ok now 🥺🥺🥺
Awesome story!! Happy to hear you recovered. Thanks for sharing!
IMMEADIATELY AFTER 1st kill: Colbert: " I check the corpse for stuff......." Old Habits Die Hard
He is truly one of us.
I had the same thought. There were so many little give aways that he's played before. It was really cool to see that the 1977 version of D&D created some of the same habits I have, playing Pathfinder for the past 4 years or so. :)
He's been casting Vicious Mockery for 4 years.
Nice one.
I love the sound of crewmembers giggling in the background at "seems safe!"
you can tell Stephen is an old school player. sword out, loot the body and always be cautious of the scenery.
You mean those arent usual things to do currently?
@@HeyyItsDaleVODS not anymore, its all "I dropkick the door" these days
What body did he loot?
@@timd4524 the undead panther in the beginning
@@1337Rellik oh that thing. You'll never know what you could find. Don't you investigate things you've killed? I mean if you fought a Mage and killed him would you just walk away or check to see if there was some goodies? It's very much the same game as it was in the 70's. Just different mechanics. I've never seen a game where anybody walked away from a dragon's hoard. Also, the panther jumped him first.
“I hope we can do this again sometime.” So do all critters Stephen. Guest on critical role!
From what I can tell him being in NY and having a late night show might make it impossible, but I don't think it would be in the end if he did a one shot in NY or a schedule compromise or he can include it in his show, etc. I'm not entirely sure what he does but just seen some debate on other xomments.
@@WhiffleWaffles Well, the Late Show has been known to go on the occasional 1-2 week breaks while Colbert and crew go on vacation. It wouldn't be unreasonable to think he may fly his family to California to visit Disneyland, then take an evening (oh, let's say, Thursday) to roll some dice with friends.
Regardless, I loved watching Stephen's passion for the game reignite over the course of the session and hope we somehow get to see more of that.
Please come back Stephen
Dream guest. This one-shot makes it seem possible. Colbert's got the bug!
he could definitely skype too, hopefully, maybe.
i just think he'd be so good in critical role pleaaaase he's been talking about d&d for years LET HIM PLAY
Three years later, and they will, in fact, be doing this again. I can't wait!
Is it Thursday yet?
it is infact Thursday.
It's been said a thousand times before, but I love the pure glee on Stephen's face as he narrowly manages to cross the bridge.
CAN WE TALK ABOUT MATT HAVING A PERFECT BEE VOICE?!
Matt and other voice actors and professionals need to be recognized for these perfect skills. Some sound effects in older cartoons were made by the voices of directors and voice actors.
he has a perfect every voice
seemed more like a mosquito voice imo
@@DanReeder1337 Don't bring your speciest attitude in here! If a Eric wants to sound like a Mosquito, let Eric sound like a Mosquito. Who are you to judge?
@@DanReeder1337 the accent is really difficult ok
Stephen, regarding a cocked die: "It didn't quite do the thing..." (This is lovely.)
17:46 - That's a kid's face. Pure smile and joy. Wonderful moment.
I love that he mentioned that he felt insecure because that is a real feeling for new players or players coming back from years of inactivity.
You can tell Stephen is a veteran because he held his Cure Wounds until he needed it xD
He could have used it after those balls hurt him, though
@@melonlord1414 balls hurting? Use cure wounds!
New to DnD, but couldn't he have used a short rest to spend a hit dice and heal that way?
@@daanwilmer He could have, but he would have needed a place to rest and recuperate safely for an hour where he would have done no stressful action. And glad to see people getting into it, hope you’re loving it!
I thought his improv skills were below average. Matt gave him so many pregnant problems and he kept taking the lowest common denominator. I'd like to see him play again once he gets his bearing.
Stephen: *smiles like a child seeing a unicorn*
Me: *thinks it's because of the description*
Stephen: "I haven't heard the word 'ichor' in almost 30 years"
Matt: "Welcome back."
Goddammit why am I getting emotional wtf. This is so wholesome.
This an absolute joy to watch. On a one to one like this you really get to see Matt's sound effects combined with his physical acting just make every moment so interesting, and watching Stephen get completely entranced and engaged with what's happening is absolutely lovely. Also just the bits where Matt is helping explain things really smoothly to Stephen, especially when he mentions Darkvision and immediately calls it Infravision which he'd know from og AD&D. Just helping him through it and it being entertaining to everyone involved is brilliant!
I first came to this video as a fan of Stephen Colbert, having no idea who Matt Mercer is or anything about Critical Role. The only thing I knew about D&D was that it's some kind of boardgame...which means I knew nothing about D&D lol Well I remember the movie with Jeremy Irons....so yeah...again...I knew nothing, haha. So that was near the end of 2019.
It's now January 7th 2021 and I'm back watching this video for the third time, now a huge Critical Role fan having watched both campaigns and all of the one shots and I'm here because the CR team are currently on their winter break and I needed a CR fix to get me through the wait so I'm going through some of the one shots again.
You should check out Dimension 20 if you haven't already. Brennan Lee Mulligan is a fantastic DM at a similar level as Matt is, and the players in his campaigns are also generally fantastic. Some of the campaigns are behind the paywall of Dropout (the College Humor streaming service), but I think 2 or 3 campaigns are free on TH-cam. Definitely worth checking out if you're out of CR content.
@@clayton229 I've seen clips but I don't really have the time or energy to invest in other campaigns. The Monday TH-cam upload of CR hits a sweet spot for me because it drops at 8pm my time (the live Thursday broadcasts are way too late for me, I'd be up until past dawn lol) so I can put it on the TV and relax for the evening. The downside of course is that between Thursday and Monday I have to avoid spoilers but I've mostly been able to manage that.
@@jedsithor well when you need that DND itch scratched again Dimension 20 aren’t long episodes or seasons like CR. But they also have mini arcs And one of my favorite has Matt Mercer as a player. It’s called the “escape from blood keep” and only 6 episodes long. Mercer and the other players are actually playing the baddies trying to save/return their dark lord back to the realm. It’s pretty fucking hilarious and not a huge undertaking to get into.
Oh my... Stephen's smile as he listens to the story. You can see the boy in him waking up.
I love it so much.
Arrynek01 i think hos eyes even glazed of the happiness he felt.
I was coming to the comments to say the same. The light in his eyes is of sheer child’s delight. It’s hard not to get wrapped up in Matt’s storytelling.
It’s a bit sad his schedule is so full, I bet he’d love to play more if he had the time.
Matt: *describes villain in detail with a fun voice*
Stephen: :D
find yourself a girl that looks at you the way Stephen looks at Matt describing stuff
As with all humans, it only takes Colbert 15:29 minutes to fall in love with Matt Mercer. Resistance is futile. And foolish. (I'm thrilled there's going to be another one -- it's all I've wanted since I first saw this, and Colbert was visibly so moved and entertained!) Just call it the REAL Mercer Effect.
if stephen doesn't mention this on the late show and go on a tangent about d&d
*i will rage*
justanerd ^^^this!^^^
Didn't Stephen discuss Joe's D&D dungeon and show pictures? Seems he'd be a bit remiss to not mention this on the show in some form or other.
Found the barbarian!
He didn't. This was on Tuesday. The monologue did include a dnd joke but nothing else
Paul Morales maybe he was waiting for this to air as well?
The face of pure joy come across Stephen's face is so genuine. It is awesome.
That's the face of someone remembering the joy of D&D who is soon going to start up a new weekly campaign! :)
That may have been my favorite part! Just how sincere and happy he is playing
I agree. That face of genuine joy is the face anyone playing D&D should get when they get sucked into this fanatical world. It literally made me tear up when I saw Stephen's face light up.
I was debating whether or not I believed he played before. But that smile during battle. That was a "hello old friend" if I've ever seen one
i agree, the first time i played was years back and it was something along the lines of DnD but that was how i got my feet wet into the hobby. it warmed my heart to see that glow in his eyes. as lorddingleberry said it pretty much on the "nose". i loved this this was great to watch ^^
Tears in my eyes at the end. I'm 35 myself. Seeing an OG play and feel that happiness again and see SC's eyes watering at the end was awesome. Now help Matt and other's bring this game to everyone! ❤
Reading the comments here I love the difference of when people came across this video, whether as critters or Colbert fans. I just came across it, big Colbert fan but only just recently delved into Critical Role with the popularity of the Legend of Vox Machina, and now I can't get enough of Matt Mercer. The serotonin levels in this video are off the charts!
I was not prepared to be emotionally invested in Eric the bee.
Same ... but it happened 😭
I'm half-convinced this is a Monty Python reference.
@@silromen42 th-cam.com/video/MlrsqGal64w/w-d-xo.html
I've always had a soft spot for Eric the Half-a-Bee. Not sure about this full bee, though...
Eric tried so hard, got so far, and in the end, it didn’t even matter 😭
that moment when Stephen realizes Matt has drawn him in, and there is no hope of escape, of not becoming a kid again.... that's why we're here.
How has no one animated this session yet? -The Exalted Blade of Faith -: "C'mon animators! Get to it! You can do it! You got what it takes, and I cannot wait for the world to see! Let's do this! Woo!"
I don’t think I have seen Steve Colbert this excited since the Colbert Report when he got a chance to show his LOTR knowledge.
matt: /makes bee sound
me: how he do that
with a microphone!
@@johnwerner6792 no.... he is a super talented voice actor. the things he can do.... arrow in wood vibration noise... every voice imaginable.... amazing
His sound effects and animal sounds are god tier. I would love a video of Matt discussing his approach to sound effects.
@@TaylorWeston i totally agree there
not only a proffesional voice actor, but one who specialises in monster sounds. That's how
The most relatable thing about this?
Matt: "And now you get to choose your character's name"
Stephen: *solid 15 minutes of silence with an intensely focused expression*
Yet he still chooses Caypo. (Kaypo? Capo? Is there a transcript to this somewhere??)
@@tomsparrow1823 A capo is a device a musician uses on the neck of a stringed (typically fretted) instrument to shorten the playable length of the strings-hence raising the pitch. It is a common tool for players of guitars, mandolins, mandolas, banjos, ...
@@garymiles8900 Thats cool but it still sounds silly
I literally thought he said his name was Drace. Then I realised he was just reading the word race.
@@tomsparrow1823 It's silly in a good way.
This video was the ultimate nerd fandom video. Matt’s detailed world building was amazing with Colbert’s personal side stories of DnD. Even the signed guide by Gygax story is a home run!
If Stephen thinks the rope bridge is untrustworthy, wait till he meets "the chair"
You know Mat is a good DM when you believe that a Bee is scared.
He made Colbert tear up in 45 minutes of gameplay, he’s that good
Congratulations to Matt for having his dreams come true
For real, this is twice as enjoyable knowing Matt's realising a dream of his
Abigail Greer I’ve been so happy all week for Matt!!
I believe a dream for both of them, seeing as Stephen mentioned DnD multiple times on his show. I was sooo psyched for this video!
I believe it's also Stephen's wish too as he also wanted to get back into the game.
@cak01vej Matt running a one-shot for Lin and the good good McElroy boys (and dad). MBMBaM/Adventure Zone/Critical Role mash-up.
36:14 - I'm screaming at the screen: "IS THERE A KEYHOLE?!?!" "IF SO SEND ERIC THROUGH!!!"