HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing 1:20 Brian takes care of business 4:10 Player intros 5:45 Sam’s outfit 6:45 Happy 487th Taliesin! 9:35 Taliesin snaps 10:30 Classic intro cinematic 12:05 Episode Starts 15:50 Recap Ends 17:40 Surely Grog would never do that 18:45 Fresh wound 20:40 Sam brings a special guest 23:15 SAM’S FIRST SONG 24:35 Trinket is back 26:00 Toxic hazard 27:00 Sun Tree is back 34:25 Laying Grog out 36:05 Dear lord 37:55 Allura 40:45 Scanlan brings out the whip 42:25 Scanlan should not have a wish 46:50 The wish 51:20 Scanlan is so weak 53:55 Travis’s character introduction 56:35 Liam’s character introduction 1:05:35 Volunteer 1:08:55 Gilmore 1:14:05 Glorious 1:17:35 I can carry him 1:19:05 Grog backpack 1:22:50 Break Starts 1:30:40 Art Montage 1:38:30 Break Ends 1:44:05 Pushing forward 1:48:25 Grog’s soul 1:51:20 Voice acting is pandemonium 1:56:25 Bob 2:01:10 Classic Keyleth move 2:15:45 Battle begins 2:21:20 A good cutting words 2:27:55 HDYWTDT 2:36:30 SAM’S SECOND SONG 2:42:55 A bad cutting words 2:45:50 HDYWTDT 2:47:35 HDYWTDT 2:49:20 HDYWTDT 2:51:10 Max appreciation 2:56:15 Sam burns AP’s 3:00:40 Pass Without a Trace, bitch 3:01:35 Liam’s fanfic 3:02:35 We knew it had to happen at some point 3:05:10 Reloading mechanisms 3:06:00 Grieving mechanisms 3:08:55 Percy clone one shot 3:13:00 Scream sac 3:15:10 Someone jacked Liam’s bone 3:20:50 Noise from the abyss 3:35:20 Map is set 3:43:15 Battle begins 3:49:15 Emotional demons 3:55:10 Dumb joke 3:57:10 SAM’S THIRD SONG 4:12:15 New damage record 4:23:30 Liam keeps the streak alive 4:25:35 Grog 4:28:55 Sam’s limerick 4:29:20 SAM’S THIRD SONG 4:31:45 Grog’s turn (turn down headphones) 4:35:05 HDYWTDT 4:36:55 Empyrean lore 4:38:55 Modify memory 4:40:40 Episode Ends Twitch live viewership of this episode peaked around 27,000 people. The in-game start date for the episode was (roughly) the 3rd of Misuthar 805. Sam’s tankard says “Toxic Hazard” Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Is it Thursday yet?
No way...wait! They started DnD because it was his birthday wish? Am I understanding that correctly? I just befriended my husband's friends by having them come to play for my birthday!
@@littlemizredhead Yep I think Liam talks about in between the sheets He and Sam talked about playing D&D for AWNP, and Liam was working with Matt on a VO job and asked him to DM They played at home at first, pitched it to Geek and Sundry, and eventually got to this
@@WiseSageBum Actually, Geek and Sundry pitched them xD Apparently, they talked so much about their game of D&D that basically everyone in the industry knew about it and then Felicia Day had the idea of streaming it on her company's platform and asked Matt about it.
Liam really knows how to salt the wounds doesn't he? "Stay close to me." -Lieve'tiel "Do not go far from me." -Vax'ildan... Thanks Liam. I didn't need my heart anyways.
It's so funny to me that Sam is that dude who will bawl his eyes out because the final fight against Vecna forced his hand to use a spell slot he was saving to wish for Vax's life, and he's also the same dude to make sure a skeleton in Vax-like robes is brought up on stage and pupeteered for a couple secs so everyone can have a laugh.
It's hammy and playing the crowd up for/with the jokes, jabs and roasts. imo unnecessary and inappropriate for a D&D sess. But this isn't just a D&D session, its CR and a group of friends being friends with friends. Can't watch CR just for one aspect, gotta commit to the bit and take in the whole package.
@@arwo1143 which you can tell later when they talk to Gilmore and he gets choked up saying "We Tried" yes the character have become a part of the person at this point after all these years but they are all still phenomenal actors
It’s clear in the final episode that Sam is truly choked up out of character for not being able to save his best friends character. I think the skeleton is just his way of coping.
@@Sistertotherain9 Same, he is my favorite aswell... I've already started rewatching c1 because I just recently got a friend into it, and it hurts even more now. But that's not to say that I don't absolutely adore the new characters. They're so fantastic! But Vox Machina will always have a very special place in my heart.
@@magiv4205 I just found this in March and I haven't made it to the new campaign yet. I woke up early this afternoon to watch 115, and now I'm looking for every scrap of Campaign 1 before I move on.
Nin Brannon - Enjoy the scraps while you can. I love the new campaign but C1 will always be my favorite. I’m beyond excited for the briarwood arc to be animated!!
@D0nATr0n Yup, in Avengers Assemble - didn't think about it when I wrote my comment, but it makes sense that he has some left-over Thor badassery in him ;)
The dice gods know for whom the click clack rolls. I found any time I give characters a certain last name, they will inevitably have fantastic luck in the most dire of circumstances, and only in those moments.
I know it's difficult to know the intent of one's written speech and often times can be misinterpreted, but I had hoped to convey sarcasm. I was being sarcastic, people.
261 damage round. The first two shots Tal pointed out he had explicitly not included his Dex bonus with those damages when Matt explained during the Crit that he still gets it, but included it afterwards and on that one.
Taliesin: "I've not been doing the DEX modifier for Bad News." Matt: *(has to reboot his goddamn brain as he realizes Percy has probably done enough uncounted total damage over the campaign to kill another Vecna)*
He never attacked Vecna with Bad News, because they knew he can not be hitting unless it's a magical weapon, and Bad News is not. He attacked with Animus, which is enchanted
Those nat 20s for Grog tho, it's like the dice decided: "Yeah let's make this as awesome as possible". You couldn't write a better ending to that fight.
Did you EVER, in your wildest dreams, imagine a DUNGEON MASTER getting such a rock-star welcome?! Because I never did. Nor a D&D party. What a world we live in!
That's because Matthew Mercer is not just a DM, but one of the best DMs to grace this world. He is also an excellent actor with amazing range, a great world builder and storyteller, and just a swell human being on top of that. DMs in general are a dime a dozen. It doesn't take that much to run a DnD game. But a DM who ticks all the aforementioned boxes? There is only the one. And he deserves all that applause.
Did you ever imagine a packed theatre full of people fucking screaming and cheering at a double nat 20 to kill an Empyrion? This might not be the best timeline, but I've gotta imagine it's top 10% at least
Fun thing is... when you look at Travis' interview with Brian, he talks about the first time he was asked to play DnD, and he turned down the offer because of.. whatever, he felt it was "nerdy". Then he gave it a shot. Now look at him as his Grog rolled his 20's. He was having the time of his LIFE there. Goes to show you should always give something a try before judging it. You just need to be lucky and find others who already enjoy what is being done.
Informing Gilmore about Vax is a closure I have been wanting for millennia. I like to think that as Pike has Grog and Scanlan... Vex, Gilmore and Keyleth have a trio group where they just sit and have tea sometimes, or just mental days together to mourn or reminisce.
Bards don't understand shit man. Most of them discover their talents by verbally ripping into a goblin one day, then it just fukn dies and they roll with it
Bertrand Bell. Not Fjord. Fjord is a gleem in his fathers eye on a whole other plane of existance and conteinant from where vox machina call home. Season 2 is 25ish years latter.
I would think it would go like this, in pandemonium everything can hear him shout that wonderful phrase, but for the other planes, one of if not all the gods that are interested in Grog make it possible for anyone to hear "I WOULD LIKE TO RAGE!!!". The reason why I think it would go like this is because Grog has a good amount of gods who are interested in trying to make him their champion, so making it to were his voice is heard throughout the planes by allies and enemies alike would surely help him pick a god to be a champion of. That's just how I think it would go off of what you wanted.
@@the_tactician9858reminds me of one of the behind the scenes things where they talked about how Percy and Keyleth would never have an affair, but Vex would totally try to set up a 3-way
I was kinda disappointed. In my head it was like: Pike to unconscious Grog: Do. Not. Move. Turns around, lets go of Grog to get help, Grog falls back down on the floor. I told you not to move!
I've always had mixed feelings about live audience shows of Critical Role....but Grog's turn is quite possibly the greatest 4-5 minutes of Critical Role I've ever seen.
Yeah I was there in the audience and I felt vaguely annoyed at times (you can't hear it but people said "Awww" LITERALLY EVERY FUCKING TIME PIKE TALKED. I'M NOT KIDDING.) But the last turn had both me and my brother on our feet cheering. Was amazing.
@@vishaansingh1019 I mean, i also feel an internal "awww" 72% of the time Pike speaks. Ashley just makes her so adorable. But i get it, can get annoying in a crowd.
But as a DM giving the kill to Grog is so narativly satisfying... I think he's fine :) I mean, sure, having Bertrand killing him would have been fun I guess too... just not the same ^^.
Big facts. Possibly the most poetic back to back dice roll I've ever seen. I want to play DnD so bad, and it's because of these guys. They're just chillin', solvin' puzzles, fuckin' around, and having fun. I wish I had a DM in my life. I tried to build a small campaign, but I realized that I'd rather play a character, than play a narrator... For now.
Grog gets the final moment with the HDYWTDT after double critting, but can we just appreciate Percy's 250 damage turn to set up this ending? I mean... that's a shit-ton of damage, but Grog's 154 double crit gets the glory in the end
Taliesin’s memory and intelligence is impressive. 4,000 years and at least 3-5 different calendar systems later, but he still knows when his birthday is!
@George Gebhard He could literally end the universe. There's no more unresponsible thing to do in the history of unresponsible things that have been done, will be done or can be done. Its also totally on brand for Grog.
I love how Matt's LITERALLY the most famous and possibly most loved DM in the history of the game... and he's still just like a little kid opening presents on Christmas when people show him love. Can't buy that... so amazing!
gotta say; considering that skill, that talent, that fame, those friends, and that wife...if he showed anything BUT humility, people would probably hate him. :P
Matt is good yeah, love him, but the most loved and famous? Guess you havent really played DND all that long, there have been many before streams like this. Hes great dont get me wrong, love him sure, but the most famous and love in the history of DND? Yeah, top 10 for sure. But Gary Gygax and the people who made this game, Matt Colville, I mean I could list several others who are just as good or better. The most famous and loved in the social media age? In the last few years? Sure Id agree. But the history of the game?
@@tangoxrayniner5659 To each his own. I'll refrain from making guesses about your history, since I've known you all of a few sentences... You prefer other people for the title? That's fair. I've seen, and do follow other streams. I simply share my opinions. Thanks for denigrating me and my thoughts. Hope it helps your day go better :)
"Rumors speak that atop this very crag, there's a space where words that are shouted against the wind can be heard by whoever the intended recipient is, no matter where they are on the planes." (53:02) Oh man, how did they miss that opportunity? "Hey Vax. I know you just left, but we miss you already." "Hello, mom? It's me, Keyleth. I haven't given up on finding you." "Vecna! Just thought we'd check in and ask how you're doing. ... Sorry, can't hear you, you'll need to speak a little louder." "Dear brother, I don't know what's involved in being the Champion of the Raven Queen, but if you can spare them, you did promise to leave me those boots."
yes and cause he formulated the other wishes wrong he only gained the fame of being an expert planar adventurer and having supposedly slain mighty beast of north and west
"You let HIM have the cards?" they ask. "You let HIM use Wish?" they ask. just like real life, incredible power is held arbitrarily in the hands of questionable people. at least Grog and Scanlan are fairly altruistic or at least not genocidal
I'm pretty sure all Grog is lacking to commit genocide is ambition, let's be honest. I feel like his hang up would be less 'Thats wrong' and more 'Why would I bother.'
@@milkteawaygalaxy877 The original One Shot, for Liam's birthday was 4E so yes D&D. Though Pathfinder is affectionately known as 3.75 since it's essentially a slightly tweaked 3rd Edition.The thing that makes it most impressive was he intended to play the most garbage race and class they could throw at him. And he's weaved that into gold.
Yeah another roleplay podcast The Adventure Zone has moved onto a new season with new characters too but their live shows are one-shots with the characters from season 1. It's so much fun, like getting to visit old beloved friends that you miss.
Keyleth: "Do you even need your arm? You use a gun you can just *mimes a gun with only one hand*" Percy: "Yeah, like 4 times, and then I have to reload, AND THATS WHEN IT GETS COMPLICATED!!!!"
The raw anger of a level 20 grieving force of nature on full display. She played that aspect of her perfectly. She was just DONE at this point. DONE with everything. We've only seen brief moments of her anger in the campaign, but... this was actually very cathartic for her along with her moment with Gilmore.
Damn, this just made me realise how much I miss Percy. Molly was awesome and Caduceus is brilliant in his own way, but Percy will always be special to me.
Matt mercer knows how to really get to the heart of all the characters doesn't he? I mean trink is a bear and even when vex couldn't speak with animals there was still so much to him... always pulls at my heart strings
I only got part way through Vox Machina (up through the Briarwood arc) before I decided I wanted to devote my CR listening time to catching up with the Mighty Nein, but how on earth are Mollymauk Tealeaf, Caduceus Clay, and Percival Fredrickstein Von Musel Klossowski DeRolo III all one person? Taliesin, you madman.
@Nicholas Wolfe well this whole world is made up, why do you care about any of them then? Trinket has been part of the story from the beginning, it makes sense for us to care.
Mercer playing Trinket when Vex does Speak with Animals are really some of my favorite parts of the first campaign. He's just so damn loyal to Vex and the rest of the crew, makes him so endearing, even if he is useless in combat.
@@whitestoneandy797 It's actually very impressive. If you see his Between the Sheets episode, where he talks about his confidence issues, you can see how brave this man is, by facing his own image problems head on for us to enjoy a live table with them. Truly remarkable
@@filipevasconcelos4409 YES! I was aware of that and thinking about that when I saw him come out! Even to tell people openly on the internet about him feeling that way was so brave and cool of him. Being honest about that stuff is so hard so yeah Matt is awesome
The group is talking about growing a second Percy from the arm stump, then Laura steps in: "No I like this idea, it could be fun!" *with an eyebrow raise* Easily the most underrated joke of the night
@@ZorgoXorgon lol 😂 how could I not think about that, thought it was referencing a in game geek joke.. No worries about asking my mother, been on the internet long enough to know about these things.. Believe me.
I just want to thank Sam for taking the party to Gilmore and giving me the closure I needed to the most Glorious NPC that’s ever been. I love that Glorious bastard and I needed those feels.
So upsetting Vax never truly said goodbye to Gilmore. He just kept coming to him and telling him how he cares for him but that they cant be together. Poor Gilmore :(
@@xEvilRaptorx He did say goodbye the last time they have seen eachother in ep 113 right before the endfight againt Vecna. He said, that it has been an honor knowing Gilmore
They had to let Gilmore know of Vax's fate. It was needed. And it broke my heart and made me cry, but I loved that moment nonetheless. And then Gilmore cast a cantrip to hide his tears and put on a literal happy face (with refreshed makeup), just so he could make the children happy and being joy to other people's lives, even while he grieved for the one he's lost.
It’s like that one scene in TFS with Vegeta at Namek when Krillin and Gohan are about to wish. “HEY! WHATS UP GUYS?!” “im never gonna get my hoagie” “SO WHADDAYA DOING” “What are we doing” “WHADDAYA DOING” “Nothing Much” “THWARTIN MY PLANS?” “Thwarting your plans?” “ARE YOU” “... Yes” “IM GONNA KILL YOU” Classic lol
There's no bigger Critter than Travis himself. He's one of us and just happens to be at the table, always ready to be the hype man for the others whenever they need one.
So, Bertrand Bell seems like a vainglorious charlatan... But he's also legitimately one of the most dangerous entities on the planet... My head-canon is that he's *actually* a great hero, but has never had the fame he wanted. He's getting older now and is prone to exaggerating the truth out of building desperation to leave a glorious legacy.
you are probably right. i get the gilderoy lockhart comparisons, but gilderoy was a complete fraud who was completely incompetent in everything magical besides obliviation. anything above level 14 in DnD is damn near herculean demi god status, and as a level 18 fighter bertrand could probably crush almost anyone in the world in single combat
@@a7xguitar666 I've heard that he wasn't even good at obliviation. Someone skilled with the charm could carefully change the memories. He couldn't so he just absolutely blasted all of their memories (what happened to himself) and had been destroying the minds of actually promising witches and wizards for years just to claim credit.
@@a7xguitar666 can you guys calm down? empyreans, ACTUAL demigods, are CR 20+. Meaning they're about 3-4 times more powerful than a level 20 PC. A normal level 20 PC is CR 11 or 12 at best.
That moment really reminds me of the Jester healing Beau from death in the fight against the Rhemoraz. “Man, i could’ve hit it real good, i’m glad your back and stuff”
Hearing Taliesin do his Percy voice again had a stronger effect than i thought it would. I can't be the only one who REALLY wants more throwback one shots like this?
I just hear grog with so much energy in his voice and I'm instantly overcome with emotion with tears falling down my face. It's amazing how wrapped up in a story you can get. Such an emotional investment and journey.
I remember earlier in the campaign they ruled that his Vestige didn't get double dice on a crit because Yeah Holy Shit That'd Be Rough they did not keep that rule for this shot. it was /powerful/
It’s kinda fitting that the First episode of Critical role on their TH-cam Channel post Geek and Sundry is canonically the Last episode (for now) Of Vox Machina Campaign.
@@SharkfightersSH oh I dont disagree at all that they eventually would have done it. The kickstarter just gave them a reason to do it sooner rather than later.
@@zevo9314 The point was that they needed a way to transport Grog, but also wanted to bring trinket. Grog has way more HP and so in the extreme case that Trinket was KO'd, the necklace would be available for Trinket to auto-poof to. If grog was in there, there was risk of trinket dying.
Vex takes Trinket everywhere she can, of course, because she's his mama, and also murder bear. But how torn she must have been here: take Trinket and risk his life in Pandemonium, or leave him behind with no guarantee to return, so soon after losing Vax... I wouldn't let him out of my sight either. No wonder we're so moved by Trinket's "I'll carry him." He didn't want to leave Vex alone. That, and convenient Grog backpack. :p
I took Trinkets wanting to carry Grog more as him wanting to help bring his friend back than not wanting Vex to go without him, though I'm sure that played a part.
Is it just me, or should a Grog backpack be a thing? Seriously, I'm not really into novelty backpacks, you know the teddybear shaped ones, but I would sure as hell buy a Grog shaped one... especially if it had a pull cord that made it yell 'I. WOULD. LIKE. TO. RAGE.' It'd make a fortune.
Yes. Even though when they first said it Percy says it was just a joke and that he had it tucked behind his back. I think it was more just to burn one of Keyleth's high-level spells before the big battle. xD
They did it because they're a bunch of nerdy ass voice actors/friends just having some fun roleplaying. This isn't really a show. Look at their faces in the more intense moments. This is real for them. (inb4 obviously this is a show. Just saying they truly care about these characters they've created, and are really just having fun spending time with each other)
@@PointySword it's not really so much about English. There are many jokes here. The first joke is that Sam, at the end of the last campaign, said very casually: "I can't believe those bugbears(?) ripped off Percy's arm" when talking about this trip (one-shot). Of course, it didn't seem possible... But because Sam said it, Matt had to make it happen. The second joke is that Keyleth just lost Vax at the end of campaign one. She has the power to bring back people from the dead now, but because of the Raven Queen and the curse of Vax, she could do this with him. Instead, she has to revive Percy's arm. She's bitter about it. The cast realize this and all wince. That's the 8d10 psychic damage.
This was the best episode of Critical Role I have ever seen. The humor, the RP, the combat, the audience energy, and the absolutely insane ending. This should be the example when people ask why you enjoy D&D. It has everything. Thank you for doing what you do, CR cast and Staff!
I'm not very sure about the meaning of it. I've not followed the entire first campaign..! Can you explain / contextualize it for me, please ? :) Thanks !
Well if you watched this then the main part of it had already been spoiled, basically during the very last episode of campaign 1 Vax died permanently because of a pact he made with the Raven Queen, meaning that despite their wishes to bring Vax back they couldn't. So Keyleth can bring back Percy's arm, but she can't bring back her boyfriend
@@squattingheads Not really. He still lost it. It wouldn't make sense for Vox Machina to retain permanent injuries anyway since they're literally powerful enough to slay gods. I get Marisha's grating sometimes, but saying she ruined it this time is just wild
While I may not like that characters generic name I do love how Sam asks about that at the end and Matt clearly isn't having it. And then the opportunity of another session rolls around...
*_They used the old opening, i'm drowning in nostalgia my God_* Edit: Omg 400+ Likes, this is the most likes i have on youtube since... ever, thank you critters :D
@@joe2125 Nostalgia has no set cutoff point where if it's within X years you can't be nostalgic for it. The definition simply states "a period in the past".
Same, I missed these characters so much vex especially. The yes, darling at the end of the conversation with Gilmore those simple two words just got me so hard
Can I just say that I am so proud of the Critter Community! It's been over a month and I have seen not a single spoiler about this one shot! I am exceptionally proud of all of you! 💚💚
I was thinking that too! Serious props to everyone who was there live. It probably wasn’t easy not immediately yelling about everything they saw, but they kept quiet just for us and for that, I am thankful ❤️
While I do agree with you, nearly as soon as it as released many Critters spammed twitter and various other Social Medias and some even claimed "You should be a true fan and watch it live" after they streamed it last night.
03:07:00 "You watch as Percival's coat, which is now missing the sleeve... Slowly, this tiny, baby hand pushes out..." Percy then puts on a red and black mask, pulls a stuffed unicorn out of his coat pocket, and says to the party, "You all might want to leave. I bet it feels huge in this hand."
Percy: "That is the most pompous, egotistical asshole I've ever met in my entire life!" Vex & Keyleth: *synchronized head tilt* (1:44:08) Hahahaha I love it!!! Gah, I miss Vox Machina.
No spoilers obviously (I'm only on Episode 52) but maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan I just can't get into the Second campaign like I got into this one. Hopefully it gets better but nothing can replace some of the dynamics of Campaign 1 and this video right here, proves it to me.
@@Helldog6 I'm on episode 88, certain events bring them together. Backstories are revealed and character arcs progress a lot, and along with them relationships are strengthened. At this point without any spoilers ford and caduceus are a noticeable pair forming, caleb is finally starting to thaw, and jester continues to be liked by everyone(in more than one way).
@@greywilds_2765 Im completely caught up and I still much prefer C1. To be fair, though, thats mostly because of Scanlan and Grog. The new group has their funny moments and all but Scanlan and Grog were consistently hilarious.
HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing
1:20 Brian takes care of business
4:10 Player intros
5:45 Sam’s outfit
6:45 Happy 487th Taliesin!
9:35 Taliesin snaps
10:30 Classic intro cinematic
12:05 Episode Starts
15:50 Recap Ends
17:40 Surely Grog would never do that
18:45 Fresh wound
20:40 Sam brings a special guest
23:15 SAM’S FIRST SONG
24:35 Trinket is back
26:00 Toxic hazard
27:00 Sun Tree is back
34:25 Laying Grog out
36:05 Dear lord
37:55 Allura
40:45 Scanlan brings out the whip
42:25 Scanlan should not have a wish
46:50 The wish
51:20 Scanlan is so weak
53:55 Travis’s character introduction
56:35 Liam’s character introduction
1:05:35 Volunteer
1:08:55 Gilmore
1:14:05 Glorious
1:17:35 I can carry him
1:19:05 Grog backpack
1:22:50 Break Starts
1:30:40 Art Montage
1:38:30 Break Ends
1:44:05 Pushing forward
1:48:25 Grog’s soul
1:51:20 Voice acting is pandemonium
1:56:25 Bob
2:01:10 Classic Keyleth move
2:15:45 Battle begins
2:21:20 A good cutting words
2:27:55 HDYWTDT
2:36:30 SAM’S SECOND SONG
2:42:55 A bad cutting words
2:45:50 HDYWTDT
2:47:35 HDYWTDT
2:49:20 HDYWTDT
2:51:10 Max appreciation
2:56:15 Sam burns AP’s
3:00:40 Pass Without a Trace, bitch
3:01:35 Liam’s fanfic
3:02:35 We knew it had to happen at some point
3:05:10 Reloading mechanisms
3:06:00 Grieving mechanisms
3:08:55 Percy clone one shot
3:13:00 Scream sac
3:15:10 Someone jacked Liam’s bone
3:20:50 Noise from the abyss
3:35:20 Map is set
3:43:15 Battle begins
3:49:15 Emotional demons
3:55:10 Dumb joke
3:57:10 SAM’S THIRD SONG
4:12:15 New damage record
4:23:30 Liam keeps the streak alive
4:25:35 Grog
4:28:55 Sam’s limerick
4:29:20 SAM’S THIRD SONG
4:31:45 Grog’s turn (turn down headphones)
4:35:05 HDYWTDT
4:36:55 Empyrean lore
4:38:55 Modify memory
4:40:40 Episode Ends
Twitch live viewership of this episode peaked around 27,000 people. The in-game start date for the episode was (roughly) the 3rd of Misuthar 805. Sam’s tankard says “Toxic Hazard”
Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Is it Thursday yet?
Pinned at last! GG!
The one and only Flando has been PINNED!!!! The circle has been broken!
(And as always Flando: You da man)
You work fast
But how did he get them up so fast? The world may never know.
Hell yeah Flando!! FINALLY getting the love you deserve!!
Sam in 2017: On the verge of tears over not being able to save Vax.
Sam in 2019: Continuously mocks the group over Vax's death.
Just goes to show he really is a comedian at heart
Comedy is equal to tragedy plus time, so it's actually pretty funny once you do the math
It's not like Liam isn't doing the same thing
Gotta mask the guilt somehow
He was in tears, not on the verge
Every time Liam loses it I just think how happy he must be that his random birthday wish became all this. Fate touched indeed
Yup, just him and Sam riffing on AWNP led to this!
No way...wait! They started DnD because it was his birthday wish? Am I understanding that correctly? I just befriended my husband's friends by having them come to play for my birthday!
@@littlemizredhead Yep
I think Liam talks about in between the sheets
He and Sam talked about playing D&D for AWNP, and Liam was working with Matt on a VO job and asked him to DM
They played at home at first, pitched it to Geek and Sundry, and eventually got to this
@@WiseSageBum Actually, Geek and Sundry pitched them xD Apparently, they talked so much about their game of D&D that basically everyone in the industry knew about it and then Felicia Day had the idea of streaming it on her company's platform and asked Matt about it.
Real life wish spell granted... Universe forever altered 😄
Liam really knows how to salt the wounds doesn't he? "Stay close to me." -Lieve'tiel
"Do not go far from me." -Vax'ildan...
Thanks Liam. I didn't need my heart anyways.
does anyone know the time stamp on this?
@@JuliaFrazier828 1:54:41 Ok Liam., 'stay close to me' T_T
I was certain that the whole time, Vax'ildan was Lieve'tiel and would reveal himself after victory.
Jacob Halifax Same.
I gasped out loud when that happened. He goes straight for the heart.
The Spirit of Vax, whispering in Lieve'tel's ear: You gotta go pet that bear.
“PET THE BEAR!”
Someone unlike real quick thanks
😭😭😭
Can I pet dat dawg
It's so funny to me that Sam is that dude who will bawl his eyes out because the final fight against Vecna forced his hand to use a spell slot he was saving to wish for Vax's life, and he's also the same dude to make sure a skeleton in Vax-like robes is brought up on stage and pupeteered for a couple secs so everyone can have a laugh.
The difference between Sam and Scanlan.
When he had the skeleton brought up he was in his Sam voice,.... Scanlan would have never done that
It's hammy and playing the crowd up for/with the jokes, jabs and roasts. imo unnecessary and inappropriate for a D&D sess. But this isn't just a D&D session, its CR and a group of friends being friends with friends. Can't watch CR just for one aspect, gotta commit to the bit and take in the whole package.
@@arwo1143 which you can tell later when they talk to Gilmore and he gets choked up saying "We Tried" yes the character have become a part of the person at this point after all these years but they are all still phenomenal actors
It’s clear in the final episode that Sam is truly choked up out of character for not being able to save his best friends character. I think the skeleton is just his way of coping.
@@BBTManiac this is non combative i’m just a new dm and i’m curious what makes it inappropriate in a home game day?
Why does anybody think we let any of these people do anything.
I miss Percy so much
I just finished campaign 1 a day ago and I already miss him
He's my favorite character, and I miss him already. This is the last thing I have left to watch.
@@Sistertotherain9 Same, he is my favorite aswell... I've already started rewatching c1 because I just recently got a friend into it, and it hurts even more now. But that's not to say that I don't absolutely adore the new characters. They're so fantastic! But Vox Machina will always have a very special place in my heart.
@@magiv4205 I just found this in March and I haven't made it to the new campaign yet. I woke up early this afternoon to watch 115, and now I'm looking for every scrap of Campaign 1 before I move on.
Nin Brannon - Enjoy the scraps while you can. I love the new campaign but C1 will always be my favorite. I’m beyond excited for the briarwood arc to be animated!!
First 97% of the episode: Everyone ripping on Grog and making Travis turn red
*Grog has re-joined the game*
*HOLD. MY. ALE.*
He literally woke up and did 152 damage in 2 attacks, that is some Thor enters Wakanda shit
@@GodBear97 BRING HIM
T H A N O S
@@GodBear97 Ironic, for Travis *IS* Thor! :D (...in the animated sense anyhoo!)
@@d0natr0n47 Lol
So true!!! 😂😂😂
@D0nATr0n Yup, in Avengers Assemble - didn't think about it when I wrote my comment, but it makes sense that he has some left-over Thor badassery in him ;)
I love how, as Bertrand, Travis was rolling fair-to-middling the entire time, then as soon as he's Grog again, two nat 20's in a row.
The dice gods know for whom the click clack rolls. I found any time I give characters a certain last name, they will inevitably have fantastic luck in the most dire of circumstances, and only in those moments.
Oh, please! We all know it's scripted.
@@aneffortlesssmile can't really script dice rolls
@@aneffortlesssmile ye, weighted dice, magnetic dice trays, idk what else but sure
I know it's difficult to know the intent of one's written speech and often times can be misinterpreted, but I had hoped to convey sarcasm. I was being sarcastic, people.
".. and he's not slow, he just got a lot left to learn!"
Mah heart
Mah soul
Mah soul
Mah soul
Mah soul
Mah soul
Bertrand Bell defeated the bugbears just like everything in his life: offscreen and nobody cares about it.
Heh.
I did really feel sorry for him at that point...
Oh God, that's WAAAY too savage man! xD
Lmao
Ouch
the secret to percy's 249hp round was that beneath his cloak he had the pijamas with the butflap and the butt flap was DOWN. the butt flap was DOWN
lucas maglio nice callback, good callback
yeah but that fresh arm is doing some work too
261 damage round. The first two shots Tal pointed out he had explicitly not included his Dex bonus with those damages when Matt explained during the Crit that he still gets it, but included it afterwards and on that one.
THE MEMORIES!!!
I didn't look that up, I probably should've checked the wiki or something, but I think I got his name at least mostly correct
Taliesin: "I've not been doing the DEX modifier for Bad News."
Matt: *(has to reboot his goddamn brain as he realizes Percy has probably done enough uncounted total damage over the campaign to kill another Vecna)*
i assume he was doing it during the campaign but it's been a while
Timestamp?
4:12:58 during the "Return of No Mercy Percy"
He never attacked Vecna with Bad News, because they knew he can not be hitting unless it's a magical weapon, and Bad News is not. He attacked with Animus, which is enchanted
@@DarkMeeting57 he meant that he just did enough dmg throughout all the campaign that would be added to be greater than vecna total hp
Those nat 20s for Grog tho, it's like the dice decided: "Yeah let's make this as awesome as possible". You couldn't write a better ending to that fight.
Its because matt didnt let grog fight against vecna
@@WaveShock007 no thats WHY math didn't let him fight vecna xD
@@WaveShock007 he did tho
An action surge crit would have been better
@@WaveShock007 Correction: Vecna didn't let Grog fight against Vecna.
Did you EVER, in your wildest dreams, imagine a DUNGEON MASTER getting such a rock-star welcome?! Because I never did. Nor a D&D party. What a world we live in!
That's because Matthew Mercer is not just a DM, but one of the best DMs to grace this world. He is also an excellent actor with amazing range, a great world builder and storyteller, and just a swell human being on top of that. DMs in general are a dime a dozen. It doesn't take that much to run a DnD game. But a DM who ticks all the aforementioned boxes? There is only the one. And he deserves all that applause.
Did you ever imagine a packed theatre full of people fucking screaming and cheering at a double nat 20 to kill an Empyrion? This might not be the best timeline, but I've gotta imagine it's top 10% at least
I thought it was dope when he raised his hands and the rambunctious chanting audience went quiet. That was cool 2:51:25
Klaus Teufel exactly
would have liked this but I felt that leaving it at 666 was fitting
It's just so unnaturally perfect that Grog rose from basically the dead and critted some forgotten celestial twice.
Just..soooo...Groglike.
I definetly shouldn't have been scrolling the comments while watching...
Apparently all Grog needed was a nap.
Fun thing is... when you look at Travis' interview with Brian, he talks about the first time he was asked to play DnD, and he turned down the offer because of.. whatever, he felt it was "nerdy". Then he gave it a shot. Now look at him as his Grog rolled his 20's. He was having the time of his LIFE there.
Goes to show you should always give something a try before judging it. You just need to be lucky and find others who already enjoy what is being done.
Informing Gilmore about Vax is a closure I have been wanting for millennia. I like to think that as Pike has Grog and Scanlan... Vex, Gilmore and Keyleth have a trio group where they just sit and have tea sometimes, or just mental days together to mourn or reminisce.
The only other npc that I was expecting to react to Vax’s death was Allura
@@JA-jk9uf I actually wanted to see syldor's reaction. Matt talked about it the warpup but its still would have been interesting to see..
1:41:51 "I don't know how magic works.."
- 20th level god-killing bard
To be fair, does any mortal really know how exactly magic works?
@@ArchetypeLuna well.. Wizards TRY to understand
Technically he doesnt study magic, he just sings/insults things and shit happens
Bards don't understand shit man. Most of them discover their talents by verbally ripping into a goblin one day, then it just fukn dies and they roll with it
@@ArchetypeLuna arguably as soon as you understand magic. It stops being magic and starts being science.
Fjord rolled those 3 natural ones so Grog could have that moment
Bertrand Bell. Not Fjord. Fjord is a gleem in his fathers eye on a whole other plane of existance and conteinant from where vox machina call home.
Season 2 is 25ish years latter.
@@aquawoelfly StormGames is talking about that moment at the Harvest Close Festival where Fjord rolled 3 Nat-1s in a row.
@@NaijeruMizuho then who rolled the 4 nat ones on thier turn?
@@aquawoelfly At what point in this thread was that mentioned? All that was talked about was Fjord's 3 Nat-1s.
Fjord's negative energy reached out across the time space continuum to provide Grog with good rolls
Travis Willingham channelling the energy of Taryon Darington with all his might is a sight to behold.
Taryon Darington the older was my first thought as well :D
See, I was getting some serious Gilderoy Lockheart vibes.
@@shaylin6948 Apparently that was exactly what he was going for.
@@EightThreeEight I definitely picked up on that when he was detailing his kills in exactly the same way!
@@TheKazragore Gilderoy Lockheart for sure, but close
Matt said that from the peak you could call out to anyone you wanted. I just imagine every being across all planes hearing "I WOULD LIKE TO RAGE!!"
Headshot accepted.
The war gods of the divine realms are tremendously proud
I would think it would go like this, in pandemonium everything can hear him shout that wonderful phrase, but for the other planes, one of if not all the gods that are interested in Grog make it possible for anyone to hear "I WOULD LIKE TO RAGE!!!". The reason why I think it would go like this is because Grog has a good amount of gods who are interested in trying to make him their champion, so making it to were his voice is heard throughout the planes by allies and enemies alike would surely help him pick a god to be a champion of. That's just how I think it would go off of what you wanted.
No, they heard "VOX MOCHINA, FUCK SHIT UP!!"
this gave me chills holy shit
I love that about Mercer. Everyone else walks out with flair and style, Matt walks out like a giant dork and gets the biggest ovation. :D
Well to be fair, Matt is pretty much a God in the nerd-community at this point, and the only one who doesn't know it; is Matt Mercer
My favourite dork, I love that man
That's his secret, he IS a giant dork.
He's a humble guy.
@@Wizard_Pikachu He certainly is.
A special thanks to Grog (Travis) for making this one-shot possible
He was the idiot we didnt deserve.
underrated comment of the year
Adam Frylen I can still remember when people were outraged when he pulled that last card
I know. Knowing that he is the reason for this episode I just love how red he is for most of the time
Rimuru Tempest but if he had pulled any other card... we wouldn’t get this great one shot.
Unappreciated moment: Laura going "no I like this idea" when they're talking about making another Percy, I love it
Double the trouble, double the fun, it seems
@@the_tactician9858reminds me of one of the behind the scenes things where they talked about how Percy and Keyleth would never have an affair, but Vex would totally try to set up a 3-way
Pike to unconscious Grog: "DO. NOT. MOVE." And that was the first time I lost it.....
I was kinda disappointed. In my head it was like:
Pike to unconscious Grog: Do. Not. Move.
Turns around, lets go of Grog to get help, Grog falls back down on the floor.
I told you not to move!
I've always had mixed feelings about live audience shows of Critical Role....but Grog's turn is quite possibly the greatest 4-5 minutes of Critical Role I've ever seen.
Yeah I was there in the audience and I felt vaguely annoyed at times (you can't hear it but people said "Awww" LITERALLY EVERY FUCKING TIME PIKE TALKED. I'M NOT KIDDING.)
But the last turn had both me and my brother on our feet cheering. Was amazing.
@@vishaansingh1019 I mean, i also feel an internal "awww" 72% of the time Pike speaks. Ashley just makes her so adorable. But i get it, can get annoying in a crowd.
My favorite is the level 17 battle royale, when keyleth as a black dragon drops grog to 0 the first time and he resorts to the Deck of Many things.
@@vishaansingh1019 The random people who just scream id wanna punch...
@@ClassicTophatGaming I'd avoid live shows then ;P
A very Grog thing to wake up from a coma and immediately brutalize the nearest fallen godkin thing.
To put things into perspective, Percy lost his “brother” only a couple of days ago. So “No Mercy Percy” is pretty accurate
Matt's reaction to the last natural 20 embodies the mix between the joy of a geek and the frustration of a DM.
It. Is. Beautiful.
But as a DM giving the kill to Grog is so narativly satisfying... I think he's fine :)
I mean, sure, having Bertrand killing him would have been fun I guess too... just not the same ^^.
mat was only visibly frustrated 1 time, Lorenzo, vs vecna he was proud of Sam, and here it was pure joy by how narrativly fitting it was
@@freakindamnshiki Yeah, Lorenzo was meant to get away from that fight. Failing that Con Save against the Stunning Strike put a kibosh on that.
I just had this moment in the final session in my recent campaign. 2 nat 20s in a row. His face was the same.
"Dear Lord. You let HIM have THIS?"
Pretty much summed up what everyone was thinking.
Followed up by the "You let HIM.... wish?" XD
But Grog found it, it was his. You can't take a shiny thing from a Goliath.
I liked the reply to that, too. why do people think we 'let' them do stuff?
@@chrisparker6517 Like Vex'ahlia DID do, that AND stealing Gern's magic Broom...
@@veng3r663 as she should (in both cases)
"I love when dice make narrative work." - Matthew Mercer
That's all I have to say about the 20's Grog rolled :D
Big facts. Possibly the most poetic back to back dice roll I've ever seen. I want to play DnD so bad, and it's because of these guys. They're just chillin', solvin' puzzles, fuckin' around, and having fun. I wish I had a DM in my life. I tried to build a small campaign, but I realized that I'd rather play a character, than play a narrator... For now.
I was the 667th like, sorry to whoever was having a satanic happy time
Grog gets the final moment with the HDYWTDT after double critting, but can we just appreciate Percy's 250 damage turn to set up this ending? I mean... that's a shit-ton of damage, but Grog's 154 double crit gets the glory in the end
I like to think this is the balance to Fjord’s famous 3 1s
Taliesin’s memory and intelligence is impressive. 4,000 years and at least 3-5 different calendar systems later, but he still knows when his birthday is!
"You know this was coming"
"It doesn't make it any easier"
I really know the feeling, Gilmore.
Oh, man. I missed Percy.
I can still remember when people were mad when Travis pulled the last card. Thank god he pulled that last card.
people were mad? like the fans? why?
@George Gebhard He could literally end the universe. There's no more unresponsible thing to do in the history of unresponsible things that have been done, will be done or can be done. Its also totally on brand for Grog.
@@tomaszskowronski1406 decks o may things don't end universes in 5e.
@@osunievogden1145 Universes would have such a short mean lifetime if they did lol
Tomasz Skowroński there’s literally no card that would end the universe in the 5e deck of many things.
I love how Matt's LITERALLY the most famous and possibly most loved DM in the history of the game... and he's still just like a little kid opening presents on Christmas when people show him love.
Can't buy that... so amazing!
Kyodai Baldemar he was like a kid playing with his action figures having the Goristro fight the Titan
gotta say; considering that skill, that talent, that fame, those friends, and that wife...if he showed anything BUT humility, people would probably hate him. :P
1. Matt Mercer
2. Chris Perkins
Matt is good yeah, love him, but the most loved and famous? Guess you havent really played DND all that long, there have been many before streams like this.
Hes great dont get me wrong, love him sure, but the most famous and love in the history of DND? Yeah, top 10 for sure. But Gary Gygax and the people who made this game, Matt Colville, I mean I could list several others who are just as good or better.
The most famous and loved in the social media age? In the last few years? Sure Id agree. But the history of the game?
@@tangoxrayniner5659 To each his own. I'll refrain from making guesses about your history, since I've known you all of a few sentences... You prefer other people for the title? That's fair. I've seen, and do follow other streams. I simply share my opinions. Thanks for denigrating me and my thoughts. Hope it helps your day go better :)
"Rumors speak that atop this very crag, there's a space where words that are shouted against the wind can be heard by whoever the intended recipient is, no matter where they are on the planes." (53:02)
Oh man, how did they miss that opportunity?
"Hey Vax. I know you just left, but we miss you already."
"Hello, mom? It's me, Keyleth. I haven't given up on finding you."
"Vecna! Just thought we'd check in and ask how you're doing. ... Sorry, can't hear you, you'll need to speak a little louder."
"Dear brother, I don't know what's involved in being the Champion of the Raven Queen, but if you can spare them, you did promise to leave me those boots."
Oh man, what a wasted potential
Just like a level 7 spell. :3
Just like Star Hill from Super Mario RPG? Man that was a cool game.
oh thats so true!
Underrated comment OP. Agree with all, last one made me literally lol 😂🤣
Favourite headcannon is that Bertrand bell is the dude who grog accidentally made a Lord of the qwadroads
yes and cause he formulated the other wishes wrong he only gained the fame of being an expert planar adventurer and having supposedly slain mighty beast of north and west
I hope you don't mind if I steal this head cannon for myself
My personal head canon is that Bertrand Bell is just an alt-universe version of Cameron Campbell from Camp Camp.
@@MFAniki6390 fucking camp camp how is that show I watched the first three episodes as they came out and haven't watched since
@@BubbyBoy I have first lol
3:43:09 “Statistically, that shouldn’t be possible.”
Guy in the crowd: “Thank you!”
It’s Wil Wheaton
@@GAMEKARTofWAR holy shit it totally was him wasn't it
@@GAMEKARTofWAR it really does sound like him too lol
Pretty sure that's wil wheaton
46:33 - "I'm converting for a girl! It's alright!"
Irony. Watch his "Between the Sheets" episode for Sam's engagement story.
I love how everyone else was so disappointed in Sam and Liam was just laughing his ass off when he brought out the skeleton
I swear they seemed to be the only ones who aren't all cut up about it, which is hilarious.
"2 years in the making for this roast" - Liam
I wish I knew how to quit you Sam Riegel!
And that's, ladies and gentlemen, a *proper way to do DLC* if I've ever seen one.
Ronamis The only microtransactions here, are that of emotional outbursts.
@@EmmettF.W. There could be an elaborate *LootCrate* joke, but I won't steal Sam's gig.
The only DLC I've seen come close to this is Mass Effect 3, with the Citadel expansion.
We’ve even paid for it
Tiny Tina' s assault on Dragon keep for borderlands 2 and The Blood and Wine dlc for Witcher 3
"You let HIM have the cards?" they ask.
"You let HIM use Wish?" they ask.
just like real life, incredible power is held arbitrarily in the hands of questionable people. at least Grog and Scanlan are fairly altruistic or at least not genocidal
Nott intentionally, no
@@tychogoedhart286 O ho I see what you did there!
I would also like to add, “You let her have sending?”
Are you brazilian per chance?
I'm pretty sure all Grog is lacking to commit genocide is ambition, let's be honest. I feel like his hang up would be less 'Thats wrong' and more 'Why would I bother.'
HOLD ON, SCANLAN'S WISDOM IS 7???
... that explains so much...
And Sam RPs it sooo good
Extremely well. Especially as apparently Scanlan was Sam's first D&D (or Pathfinder, as that's what they started in) character! That boy's impressive.
funny thing is that the rest of the group found it out in the fight against Vecna
So that's why he was taking spice up the butt! Lmao
@@milkteawaygalaxy877 The original One Shot, for Liam's birthday was 4E so yes D&D. Though Pathfinder is affectionately known as 3.75 since it's essentially a slightly tweaked 3rd Edition.The thing that makes it most impressive was he intended to play the most garbage race and class they could throw at him. And he's weaved that into gold.
*Liam makes new character 10 seconds after meeting vex*
I'm sorry about your brother you know the dead one
I NEED Vox Machina one-shots to become an annual thing. Like make it the Wrestlemania of Crit Role.
YAAAAAASSSSSS!
Someone please give this comment more hype.
Oh God please CriticalRole! Let this happen! Or at least the proper ending to this one-shot so the party can give Vax their message!
Yeah another roleplay podcast The Adventure Zone has moved onto a new season with new characters too but their live shows are one-shots with the characters from season 1. It's so much fun, like getting to visit old beloved friends that you miss.
PLEASE!!
Wow those bugbears really came out of nowhere
I fucking died when that happened XD
Really took me out of the game. Every once in a while I get the feeling this is scripted but that moment confirmed it.
@@aulvinduergard9952 it's not scripted Matt has a layout of where things are going to go it's just good GMing.
@@aulvinduergard9952 Eh, at least it was hilarious; or at least, Tali's reaction was a gem
It was in ep 115...
"Happy birthday Taliesin" How cute, he still pretends he came out of a womb... :p
I'm sure they celebrate his summoning day in private
but does he bring news from the Womb?
@@CathrineMacNiel excellent callback my friend.
I guess it depends on your definition of ‘birth’
Taliesin was "birthed" once, in the same way that a swirling disc of hydrogen and helium "birthed" the solar system.
Keyleth: "Do you even need your arm? You use a gun you can just *mimes a gun with only one hand*"
Percy: "Yeah, like 4 times, and then I have to reload, AND THATS WHEN IT GETS COMPLICATED!!!!"
"Dear Lord, you let him have have this?!?"
"You let... him... wish?!?"
"Why do you assume we let these people do anything?"
"Well at least I can bring *something* back."
I don't care that it's the dead of winter, it just got a lot colder in here.
The raw anger of a level 20 grieving force of nature on full display. She played that aspect of her perfectly. She was just DONE at this point. DONE with everything. We've only seen brief moments of her anger in the campaign, but... this was actually very cathartic for her along with her moment with Gilmore.
I love Marisha's sense of humor. Dry dark and feisty... Matches my own. If the audience don't like it... F-em.
Even the Spartans couldn't have fought in that shade
@@datipadisdick2462 Oh _snap_
Damn, this just made me realise how much I miss Percy. Molly was awesome and Caduceus is brilliant in his own way, but Percy will always be special to me.
Aren't you forgetting someone?
His name is only whispered in the darkest corners where evil hide.
That's right! He also is THE OWLBEAR!
Lieve saying “stay close to me” to Vex was great RP. Liam really knows how to create a moment
Timestamp?
1:54:56 ish
Trinket, you the real mvp
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"I can carry him" hit me in all my feels...
To quote one Laura Bailey, "I love him so much." ;-;
Preach!
Matt mercer knows how to really get to the heart of all the characters doesn't he? I mean trink is a bear and even when vex couldn't speak with animals there was still so much to him... always pulls at my heart strings
Someone came by with an onion when I heard that line.
My hart
Liam : I WISH I KNEW HOW TO QUIT YOU SAM RIEGAL
How I feel about my entire dnd party.
Don't we all...... I think I'm addicted to him?
No mortal man has the ability to quit America's Sweetheart.
@@dylandugan76 proof that Brian Foster is immortal
That Brokeback Mountain reference took me out
I only got part way through Vox Machina (up through the Briarwood arc) before I decided I wanted to devote my CR listening time to catching up with the Mighty Nein, but how on earth are Mollymauk Tealeaf, Caduceus Clay, and Percival Fredrickstein Von Musel Klossowski DeRolo III all one person? Taliesin, you madman.
If you didn't finish the Briarwood Arc, you should still try to. It's still (I think) the overall fan favourite Critical Role arc.
@@TheKazragore fuck yeah!
Dear lord you missed SO MUCH
Strix182 the briarwood arc is great, second only in my opinion to M9 pirate arc. Fluffernutter AND the Fappy Fun Ball of Tricks? Winning
Calling him a madman would imply that he's a man, and whatever he is, thats definitelly no mere human.
I love that they can be so serious, then somewhere Matt just rips percys arm off and they laugh about it for a good 10 minutes.
The fact that's in been three years and we still haven't seen a Grog backpack in the merch store is a travesty. A Travisty even.
"I can carry him." - Trinket. Never have I cried so much because of a bear, may the gods bless that beautiful fluff ball that is Trinket.
A fictional bear even.
I don't get it, why is this such a big deal?
@Nicholas Wolfe well this whole world is made up, why do you care about any of them then? Trinket has been part of the story from the beginning, it makes sense for us to care.
Trinket positivity is rare in these parts and I live for it
Mercer playing Trinket when Vex does Speak with Animals are really some of my favorite parts of the first campaign. He's just so damn loyal to Vex and the rest of the crew, makes him so endearing, even if he is useless in combat.
I love how Matt just entered with tracksuit pants, a T and a really light vest, as if he was DM'ing in his house
He is ;)
Literally was just thinking the same thing when I saw your comment. The man has confidence
@@whitestoneandy797 It's actually very impressive. If you see his Between the Sheets episode, where he talks about his confidence issues, you can see how brave this man is, by facing his own image problems head on for us to enjoy a live table with them.
Truly remarkable
@@filipevasconcelos4409 YES! I was aware of that and thinking about that when I saw him come out! Even to tell people openly on the internet about him feeling that way was so brave and cool of him. Being honest about that stuff is so hard so yeah Matt is awesome
If you're not comfortable then you won't perform well
Hands up all those recapping their knowledge of Sir Bertrand Bell
Heeeeeyyyyy
Ummmm, I don't know what you're talking about...🙄
I just got caught up in the main campaigns, hadn't gotten to the one shots yet. This is my first time through
Yep
Truth!
The group is talking about growing a second Percy from the arm stump, then Laura steps in:
"No I like this idea, it could be fun!" *with an eyebrow raise*
Easily the most underrated joke of the night
I don't get it though.
@@ZorgoXorgon lol 😂 how could I not think about that, thought it was referencing a in game geek joke.. No worries about asking my mother, been on the internet long enough to know about these things.. Believe me.
@@ZorgoXorgon Some steamy Dr. Manhattan + Silk Spectre 'action' ay..? (winks)
@@@ZorgoXorgon It's really just a case of a twin missing her not so better half and wanting a set of twins for herself to play with ;-)
Two Percys, One Vex
I just want to thank Sam for taking the party to Gilmore and giving me the closure I needed to the most Glorious NPC that’s ever been. I love that Glorious bastard and I needed those feels.
when matt played gilmore my eyes just bursted down tears
Glad we have the same Icon.
So upsetting Vax never truly said goodbye to Gilmore. He just kept coming to him and telling him how he cares for him but that they cant be together. Poor Gilmore :(
@@xEvilRaptorx He did say goodbye the last time they have seen eachother in ep 113 right before the endfight againt Vecna. He said, that it has been an honor knowing Gilmore
They had to let Gilmore know of Vax's fate. It was needed. And it broke my heart and made me cry, but I loved that moment nonetheless.
And then Gilmore cast a cantrip to hide his tears and put on a literal happy face (with refreshed makeup), just so he could make the children happy and being joy to other people's lives, even while he grieved for the one he's lost.
*Grog has left the game*
The game turns into a roast
*Grog has entered the game*
HEY WHATS UP
Everyone gangster until the Barbarian wakes up
It’s like that one scene in TFS with Vegeta at Namek when Krillin and Gohan are about to wish.
“HEY! WHATS UP GUYS?!”
“im never gonna get my hoagie”
“SO WHADDAYA DOING”
“What are we doing”
“WHADDAYA DOING”
“Nothing Much”
“THWARTIN MY PLANS?”
“Thwarting your plans?”
“ARE YOU”
“... Yes”
“IM GONNA KILL YOU”
Classic lol
Grog voice: I heard that you were talking shit and you didn't think that I would hear it!
Love how Travis clapped for all of his crew members as they came out on stage. He has such good enthusiasm
There's no bigger Critter than Travis himself. He's one of us and just happens to be at the table, always ready to be the hype man for the others whenever they need one.
I think my favorite thing about this is Pike defending Grog in his absence
So, Bertrand Bell seems like a vainglorious charlatan... But he's also legitimately one of the most dangerous entities on the planet...
My head-canon is that he's *actually* a great hero, but has never had the fame he wanted. He's getting older now and is prone to exaggerating the truth out of building desperation to leave a glorious legacy.
you are probably right. i get the gilderoy lockhart comparisons, but gilderoy was a complete fraud who was completely incompetent in everything magical besides obliviation. anything above level 14 in DnD is damn near herculean demi god status, and as a level 18 fighter bertrand could probably crush almost anyone in the world in single combat
@@a7xguitar666 I've heard that he wasn't even good at obliviation. Someone skilled with the charm could carefully change the memories. He couldn't so he just absolutely blasted all of their memories (what happened to himself) and had been destroying the minds of actually promising witches and wizards for years just to claim credit.
He's certainly competent enough.
@@makom2405 That just makes me hate him even more, holy shit
Like you don't just go around blasting people's minds like that
@@a7xguitar666 can you guys calm down? empyreans, ACTUAL demigods, are CR 20+. Meaning they're about 3-4 times more powerful than a level 20 PC. A normal level 20 PC is CR 11 or 12 at best.
"I'll regenerate your arm! I'll bring that back, *I guess!"*
*hisses through teeth* Ohhhhh, now I get it.....
I don't get it :(
ravinsaber she couldn’t bring back vax..
Huh, I never realized. I thought that was just Marisha being salty about spending a high level spell, but that makes sense.
@@vatatheoanonymous3705 She's definitely salty about that too. 😂 But yeah, she misses Vax most of all.
Marisha's anger breaking through with Keyleth regenerating Percy's arm will never not be funny
Yeah Keyleth being extremely salty... like oh I can regrow a limb easy but couldn't save my boyfriend.... what? No! I'm not bitter! Not at all...
That moment really reminds me of the Jester healing Beau from death in the fight against the Rhemoraz. “Man, i could’ve hit it real good, i’m glad your back and stuff”
Hearing Taliesin do his Percy voice again had a stronger effect than i thought it would.
I can't be the only one who REALLY wants more throwback one shots like this?
welp we get another one friday, just hope they leave the door open for another.
And another coming next week :)
Also TWO seasons of animated goodness.
No, you're not the only one.
On the other hand, I almost cried at the begining. I'm not sure if I can handle all that emotion and sadness every time.
I just hear grog with so much energy in his voice and I'm instantly overcome with emotion with tears falling down my face. It's amazing how wrapped up in a story you can get. Such an emotional investment and journey.
4:15:15 Percy inflicted 249 damage on one turn (if you include the bleed damage that will come in on the Godling's turn). That is INSANE.
I remember earlier in the campaign they ruled that his Vestige didn't get double dice on a crit because Yeah Holy Shit That'd Be Rough
they did not keep that rule for this shot.
it was /powerful/
liam o brien only knows how to do ONE (1) female voice but gosh darnit he aint afraid to use it
KT I for one love his one female voice. It's sexy!
1:16:37 Oh, Liam knows exactly what he's doing by making Lieve'tel act like Vax. I love it
4:28:32 Callback to when travis made Sam RP both Scanlan and Taryon.
It didn't happen but it will happen eventually lmao
@@N7AslansHobbit_Ry It did happen, though. Sam roleplayed Tary and Scanlan apologising to each other.
@@caseyhudson4929 I meant with Travis not Sam 🙄
It’s kinda fitting that the First episode of Critical role on their TH-cam Channel post Geek and Sundry is canonically the Last episode (for now) Of Vox Machina Campaign.
"We could tie his hands together, he could be like a Grog Backpack!"
Or a _literal_ Grog of Holding :D
I need me a Grog of Holding. lol it would be so useful.
Sam: Is the search for Bob its own adventure.
Matt: Nope.
Me: *looks to the Search for Bob video in my recommended*
Funny what people will do when you give them 11 MILLION DOLLARS
@@Karak971 Aw come on, he propably planned to do this anyway, and if not for kickstarter, then for charity.
@@SharkfightersSH oh I dont disagree at all that they eventually would have done it. The kickstarter just gave them a reason to do it sooner rather than later.
Wait, WHAT
@@josefzalusky7307 they had a kickstarter so they could make 1 animated vox maxhina episode. The goal was 750.000 dollars. They got 11.500.000
"I don't know how magic works."
Rolls 28 Arcana check.
He basically shut down a God's magic 2 days ago in game too hahaha
My feeling that Liam’s proclivity towards dark and deeply disturbed characters would make him an excellent Hamlet: CONFIRMED
You should watch all work no play with him and Sam. They speak exactly of this in the show and he did play hamlet afaik
@@MrDevilWare Daaamn I had no idea. This made me so happy.
Crackpot conspiracy theory: Liam is Hamlet, reincarnated a la Link from LOZ
> When he picks up a skull and starts talking to it in Campaign 2....
Watch the first add of the break
"I CAN CARRY HIM" I effing died.
i still dont know why he decided that. he'd be safer in the necklace. but if a sad bear wants to carry his unconscious friend, you let him
@@zevo9314 The point was that they needed a way to transport Grog, but also wanted to bring trinket. Grog has way more HP and so in the extreme case that Trinket was KO'd, the necklace would be available for Trinket to auto-poof to. If grog was in there, there was risk of trinket dying.
Vex takes Trinket everywhere she can, of course, because she's his mama, and also murder bear.
But how torn she must have been here: take Trinket and risk his life in Pandemonium, or leave him behind with no guarantee to return, so soon after losing Vax... I wouldn't let him out of my sight either.
No wonder we're so moved by Trinket's "I'll carry him." He didn't want to leave Vex alone. That, and convenient Grog backpack. :p
I took Trinkets wanting to carry Grog more as him wanting to help bring his friend back than not wanting Vex to go without him, though I'm sure that played a part.
Is it just me, or should a Grog backpack be a thing? Seriously, I'm not really into novelty backpacks, you know the teddybear shaped ones, but I would sure as hell buy a Grog shaped one... especially if it had a pull cord that made it yell 'I. WOULD. LIKE. TO. RAGE.' It'd make a fortune.
RIP the dudes at critrole stats who need to update the old numbers
...Do they make Percy lose his arm _just to preserve canon?_
And theyd do it again
Of course the storyteller would!
Yes. Even though when they first said it Percy says it was just a joke and that he had it tucked behind his back. I think it was more just to burn one of Keyleth's high-level spells before the big battle. xD
And then that scene wasn’t even canon
They did it because they're a bunch of nerdy ass voice actors/friends just having some fun roleplaying. This isn't really a show. Look at their faces in the more intense moments. This is real for them. (inb4 obviously this is a show. Just saying they truly care about these characters they've created, and are really just having fun spending time with each other)
Keyleth, regenerating Percy's arm: I'll bring THAT back I guess!
The cast: 8d10 psychic damage and a big "OOF"
I was a little dubious about the ridiculous addition of Sam's throwaway joke, but this line made it so worth it
Not english speaker. I didn’t get the joke. Can somebody help?
@@PointySword it's not really so much about English. There are many jokes here.
The first joke is that Sam, at the end of the last campaign, said very casually: "I can't believe those bugbears(?) ripped off Percy's arm" when talking about this trip (one-shot). Of course, it didn't seem possible... But because Sam said it, Matt had to make it happen.
The second joke is that Keyleth just lost Vax at the end of campaign one. She has the power to bring back people from the dead now, but because of the Raven Queen and the curse of Vax, she could do this with him. Instead, she has to revive Percy's arm. She's bitter about it.
The cast realize this and all wince. That's the 8d10 psychic damage.
@@the.chekhov Thank you! You made it all clear :)
I searched all the comments just for this explanation. Thanks!
3:32:23 I just picture Vax coming for his sister's soul like "I've been gone for three fucking days what happened?"
Vax from the shadowfell after Grog pulls a card: “YOU DINGUS”
This was the best episode of Critical Role I have ever seen. The humor, the RP, the combat, the audience energy, and the absolutely insane ending. This should be the example when people ask why you enjoy D&D. It has everything. Thank you for doing what you do, CR cast and Staff!
BigfryTV agreed! Bravo bravo bravo!
That was my first live show I've been to, and it was far better than I could have imagined.
Agreed, the crowd's energy was so great, I started chanting in my room with everyone else lol
Definitely one of the best!!!!! Absolutely amazing!!!!!
I would agree if you took this comment and applied it to the entirety of Campaign 1.
"I'll regenerate your arm. I'll bring that back I guess." Nothing more devastating than that has ever been said in the history of Tal'Dorei
I'm not very sure about the meaning of it. I've not followed the entire first campaign..! Can you explain / contextualize it for me, please ? :)
Thanks !
Well if you watched this then the main part of it had already been spoiled, basically during the very last episode of campaign 1 Vax died permanently because of a pact he made with the Raven Queen, meaning that despite their wishes to bring Vax back they couldn't. So Keyleth can bring back Percy's arm, but she can't bring back her boyfriend
And with that, she destroyed the whole point of the „missing arm“ story.
She couldn’t just let the joke happen. Ruined the whole moment
@@squattingheads Not really. He still lost it. It wouldn't make sense for Vox Machina to retain permanent injuries anyway since they're literally powerful enough to slay gods. I get Marisha's grating sometimes, but saying she ruined it this time is just wild
@@squattingheads and fuck up Taliesin's evening for a throwaway joke in the process? Yeah what a terrible thing to do, smh...
4:35:19 I love how Ashley ran over to Travis to hug him from behind, but I especially love that Travis then went to hug Laura.
Me: "Why does a video called "search for bob" show up as a one-shot?"
3:38:40
*"Ah. That's why."*
While I may not like that characters generic name I do love how Sam asks about that at the end and Matt clearly isn't having it. And then the opportunity of another session rolls around...
*_They used the old opening, i'm drowning in nostalgia my God_*
Edit: Omg 400+ Likes, this is the most likes i have on youtube since... ever, thank you critters :D
Ssssaaaaammmmmeeeeeeee
guys...it was like 2 years ago....nostalgia lol
Joe it was 2 months ago for me. 😆
@@joe2125 Nostalgia has no set cutoff point where if it's within X years you can't be nostalgic for it. The definition simply states "a period in the past".
Vex: "Darling.."
Me: **starts crying**
Same, I missed these characters so much vex especially. The yes, darling at the end of the conversation with Gilmore those simple two words just got me so hard
Role playing at its peak. These guys can make me laugh and cry, feel and fear but all in all the triumph and pleasure of friends together.
Time stamp?
@@arwo1143 watch the whole conversation the time stamp is in the pinned comment
Christ
2:23:32 Talisen nodding and clapping at Liam when he used Sentinel at Death's Door, proud Grave Cleric and his pupil.
This Episode = Waiting 4 hours to hear "I would like to Rage!"
And boy, was it all worth it.
Give it a minute
@@incomingbear1334 Reckless
@@sagescribe_ Attack
Can I just say that I am so proud of the Critter Community! It's been over a month and I have seen not a single spoiler about this one shot! I am exceptionally proud of all of you! 💚💚
I was literally just thinking that right now as I go into it, I have absolutely no idea what happened, I haven't even seen any fan art.
I was thinking that too! Serious props to everyone who was there live. It probably wasn’t easy not immediately yelling about everything they saw, but they kept quiet just for us and for that, I am thankful ❤️
It was REALLY hard to keep quiet. REALLY. HARD.
While I do agree with you, nearly as soon as it as released many Critters spammed twitter and various other Social Medias and some even claimed "You should be a true fan and watch it live" after they streamed it last night.
IKR!!! Awesome
Bertrand Bell, I'm sorry did you mean Gilderoy Lockheart.
Don't be silly, his name is Gildebrand Bellheart.
@@MsCunningLinguistic I like this name, i shall steal it and make it my own HA!
There's a healthy dose of Simon Belmont from Captain N and the N Team I think. Most of them are actually old enough to remember that one, right?
@@tylergriffin3667 probably not. But pepperidge farm remembers.
I'm glad someone said it!
Awww Marisha reaching out to grab Matt's hand when he walks out and is super nervous, what an act of love.
"Where's the pretty one"
And to think I hadn't cried in months.
Edit: holy shit I've never gotten so many likes on a comment before! Thanks y'all!
Oh what a fun little one shot....wait why can’t I see the screen... cuz of these freakin tears!
I’m a year late to this comment but I am RUINED
Timestamp?
@@freezerlu1901 1:09:50
A few of us new folk coming in and watch this directly following the Circle Closes when it's still raw. So the tears just don't stop.
Me every time someone says "the DeRollos" *dies of joy*
Honestly
03:07:00 "You watch as Percival's coat, which is now missing the sleeve... Slowly, this tiny, baby hand pushes out..."
Percy then puts on a red and black mask, pulls a stuffed unicorn out of his coat pocket, and says to the party, "You all might want to leave. I bet it feels huge in this hand."
Glad I'm not the only one that of that reference. I was really disappointed none of the cast said anything lol
He was pulling some shit straight from the highway fight during the battle against Vecna when he was popping skeletons
Percy: "That is the most pompous, egotistical asshole I've ever met in my entire life!"
Vex & Keyleth: *synchronized head tilt* (1:44:08)
Hahahaha I love it!!! Gah, I miss Vox Machina.
No spoilers obviously (I'm only on Episode 52) but maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan I just can't get into the Second campaign like I got into this one. Hopefully it gets better but nothing can replace some of the dynamics of Campaign 1 and this video right here, proves it to me.
@@Helldog6 I'm on episode 88, certain events bring them together. Backstories are revealed and character arcs progress a lot, and along with them relationships are strengthened. At this point without any spoilers ford and caduceus are a noticeable pair forming, caleb is finally starting to thaw, and jester continues to be liked by everyone(in more than one way).
@@greywilds_2765 Im completely caught up and I still much prefer C1. To be fair, though, thats mostly because of Scanlan and Grog. The new group has their funny moments and all but Scanlan and Grog were consistently hilarious.
I'd never noticed the head tilt until you pointed it out, but it makes them moment 10 times funnier!
holy shit the head tilts. never realized it XD thank you