I wanted to thank you all. I read once again all the comments last night and I was overwhelmed by your kindness. I used to feel guilty about the hours I was pouring into this project while I could do other work (school, not fandom-related) and I find it beautifully ironic that this is today the work I'm most known for. I hope I will find the time to do another! :D
Please do, I'm now looking back on some of my favorite moments of CR after finally catching up completely! What if you set up a Patreon where people could support you to make these things? Maybe higher tier could vote on or give suggestions for scenes? It'll maybe earn you some cash and solidify animation as a skill that could end up being one of the most fulfilling things you do ^^ I think a lot of critters would love that!
@@Rebornneo The suggestion is interesting! However I'm currently an animation student and I don't have the time to manage a Patreon... Maybe once my studies are over!
@@linootte, in that case I can only wish you the best of luck in your studies, and I hope not to miss it if you happen to follow up on this 😊 At the very least you have +1 follower.
I love that Sam Reigel is literally an example of *every* kind of problem player ever but still manages to pull it off with charm and style while being 100% endearing in the process.
It's also important to remember that this works because of the group. In a different group, it would be very easy for what Sam does to be annoying, but because everyone at that table knows each other and knows how far they can go and when they can do that stuff, he's able to do that kind of thing without causing problems. In a different group Sam might need to change his playstyle or at least play it cool and lowkey while he gauges how the table reacts to his shenanigans.
@@esorb1334 This, absolutely, but then again... And I might just be prodigiously introverted... Buuuut... Who do you guys play DnD with, anyway?! I'd understand acquaintances, or friends-of-friends (aka a group of randoms that you somehow managed to get yourself into) getting angry at this situation... But... I mean. First off, why even play with someone you don't know / who can deny you having fun by taking everything WAYYY TOO seriously, second, if it's in good fun, it always passes in my friend group. In fact, shit like this is encouraged. I might get bashed by my friends, though IN character, because they're like lawful good or something, but... Material for further socializing and expressing our characters with our very-comfortable-with-each-other friend-group = win for everyone... In fact, I might imagine myself pushing someone off of a cliff at some point, or jumping alone, for shock factor, if the opportunity arises, for fun, then doing a quick Feather Fall on them/us. It's just channeling the chaotic, why not.
Two dumbest ways to die: 1) "Let's test out our healing capabilities by shooting killing blows at eachother!" 2) *"WERE GODS!"* **jumps off 1000ft cliff and turns into a goldfish**
@@calculuslover2078 Get this. It's a blow, that kills you... It's also not remotely the name of any sort of in-game rule or weapon if that's what you were wondering about. On the small chance you're just new to English or otherwise just don't actually know. While it usually relates to wind, "blow" is also another word for a hard strike or a hit. For example "The monster was killed by a blow to the head."
Well he was describe as being "not necessarily healthily thin." With the blight closing in on the Blooming Grove, it makes me wonder if there was enough edible plants growing.
@@Sparkle5fanboy hmm, I'm sure there were other plants that he grew for food besides the ones over the graves. Did Taliesin actually say that he only ate from the grave plants?
I am also thinking about the Episode in Campaign 1 where Wil and Will were guest stars, and they BOTH asked the group about Keyleth, "Is she always like this?" Man, freaking hilarious.
My favorite conversation in Critical Role history: Nott - First of all, that was cool. AND THIS WAS COOL!!! Beau - and third of all, that’s a killing blow. Nott - Ok, now, do your thing! Beau - YOU COULD’VE F***ING KILLED ME!!!
The little “you guys” right before Cad heals her is like, really fearful in a way I don’t think I ever noticed before. I wonder about Beau’s actual feelings about a stranger casting magic through touch on her in that moment.
Captain? I have watched every single episode and am up to date. I just fail to remember specific reference to what you are pointing at and am geniunely curious.
Marisha/Beau was down for a heal when she lifted her shirt for Cad to heal. She only said "Don't infect me" after Tal said he applied fungus and lichen onto the the wound. It's just her associating fungus with infections. Nothing deep about it
1:16. "Is she always like this? This seems kind of extremely". Many episodes later Caduses will experience first hand how extreme Nott can be rather explosively
This makes me think the hate for her in campaign one was due to her character. Keyleth was actually not very likable. That was also the point of her character. Whether that was intentional or the character wasn't a good fit for Marisha, I'm not sure. People don't always click with their character, but she certainly clicks with Beau. Her RP has been on point with this character.
@@Blackwind_Legacy I feel like us missing the first 9 levels worth of campaign might have put us on the wrong foot to vibe with Keyleth well. My main gripe with her throughout the campaign was that she would make decisions that went counter to her 20 wisdom, or just not knowing how her spells/abilities worked (although this can apply to several players regarding some abilities).
@@leewiens9912 I didnt care much for Keyleth when watching campaign 1, didn't want her character dead but wouldn't have been bothered by it, however I thought Marsha did a good job playing her and found the hate she got for her character a bit strange. I get she metagamed a bit more then the others but it wasnt at attack the player level for me.
@@Blackwind_Legacy the thing about roleplaying a character of your own creation with only a loose contract with your long time friends is ... you can change a character a bit. Don't have to keep going with something that ended up doing the opposite of being entertaining. Marisha has a nasty vibe at times of putting sticks in her own wheels in life... mild but it is there. Makes her come off as a bit of a cunt ... there is a kind of aloofness/lack of self awareness and a lack of care/compassion partly caused by her not being 'there' to see what she is doing ... most of her actions are on autopilot ..
It really puts into perspective what caduceus signed up for when you spell it out like this, huh. He was like ‘wild mother give me a sign’ ‘wait. This sign? Really? Out of all the potential signs?!’
You're detail of the moss healing Beau's wound is so enchanting and beautiful!! Such a good moment in the campaign amazingly captured with such a nice art style
@@FatalHog I agree that It can be unsettling! Personally, I prefer it when healing magic is a... little gross? Like often people just go for a flash of light but I think showing the flesh, the body repairing itself make healing magic really badass. It's a good way to show also that despite the fact that the wound is now healed, it was still a dangerous blow.
@@linootte i mean, in essence, the magic the person uses is an extension or themselves in a way, so while it could be a light, it also could be grosser, or more gritty, which i find very intriguing
Ashly's Tiny Tina voice coming out of stout, stubbled, plate armored Dwarven badass carrying a warhammer and a battle axe is one of the best things ever
God this is so well animated??? And the lines and expressions are so good??? And this looks so professional??? I hope you're able to get a job as an animator one day!!!!
@@Kris-wo4pj I'm starting to think Nott secretly actually wants beau dead. Holding a grudge from early on when Beau gave Caleb an ultimatum to get into the Cobalt Archive in Zadash.
I love the polar opposites Talison's characters were in this campaign. Molly was brash and loud and Caduses was much more mellow and laid back. In fact, it's aways amazing to see how well everyone can play such varied personalities across different characters. Like how Laura played the harsher somewhat colder Vex in Campaign One and then the much more innocent, naïve and bubbly Jester in Campaign Two.
had a human rogue try that on my elf ranger back in the day, he thought it would be funny to fire a crossbow at my character that was a good 5 levels hire than him because his character hated elves, he rolled a nat 20 hit me for 12 i responded with shooting him in the head for 28, didnt even need to roll because his AC was so low, and that was how i got my skull mug and our group got a new gnome rogue.
Oh man, our human bard got really drunk irl and started a fight with our cn warlock over an unidentified vial of liquid, called no magic or weapons and then immediately used brass knuckles. Josh full-on beat him into the dust and nearly killed his character right then and there, and the rest of us were so annoyed with his crap from the night that we were gonna let him.
dude,, your style is absolutely gorgeous. like the feeling it gives off, like the sort of children's book/doodle vibe to it is so charming and i love it!!! and the way you draw each of the characters is so distinct and unique, the lighting is so beautiful,, and i love how you animate, too!!! like the composition of each frame is so nice and the actual way you draw their expressions and poses and the way they move and how it feels dynamic and organic is breathtaking! i am in love with this, and all of this is just so perfect.
Gotta love how Nila is all “Oh, dear…” when Nott is gonna fire her bonus arrow, and Caleb just facepalming as he thinks “Oh God, not again…” since he’s used to Nott’s shenanigans out of this group of the Mighty Nein.
I was just thinking about how I had never seen this Animatic'd when it's such a Dumb? Awesome? Dumsome? Moment. You've done a service to Society by creating this, wonderful work.
Haha thanks! Honestly there are so many great moments, but few of them are easy to animate! I was quite a conundrum with this one... Because at first Matt describes how the arrow hits Beau, then Marisha says she's going to try and catch it, then there are the other bolt... i had a lot of editing to make!
Wow, easily my CR favorite animatic I have seen in months, so cool getting to see one of my favorite early campaign one moments animated so well. (especially great is Cad's reaction to Nott firing at 0:28) :) PS and for anyone who wants to see where this is from, it happens at 1:13:38 of CR C2 E28 "Within the Nest" th-cam.com/video/_jDCU8IRyfA/w-d-xo.html
"When you forgot they met cad when half party was captured by Lorenzo. Like all these other people that they met along the way to help kill lorenzo just left and cad was like "so what are we doing now? I dont have a life, legoo"
Im way behind and just started watching season 2, knotts "case closed" when they finally rescued them broke me, very hard to focus on typing when youre also emotionally breaking NGL
Long work days this weekend, I just made it through both the new home for Kiri and the kidnapping arc for the first time to pass the time (and yes, I have in fact cried for week over an hour over the course), and this is just perfect.
I love literally everything about this, all the expressions and the details and just... it's a rough morning but I think this makes waking up worth it tbh
Oh I'm so happy to hear that! Now I'll post animatics every morning then! ...Hum, yes, that's a perfectly reasonable workload, why? Keep your head up my friend!
Ahhh that was wonderful! I loved how you captured their personalities through small movements, like Caduceus’s facial expression journey from 0:26-0:29, Beau’s freak-out at 1:11, and Nott’s little hand wave of “Do your thing” at 1:10! It really brought them to life!! You put a tonnnn of work into this and it shows! I’d love to see more!
I think of all Critical Role animations, this might be my #1 favorite. The characters are so expressive and accurate, the art style is brimming with personality and all the expressions and sounds match up 110%. 11/10, outstanding work.
People have been mentioning the line art, the expressions and the animation to be super good (which I totally agree on). However, I can't see anyone have mentioned those beautiful backgrounds! It fits so well how Mathew described it and still have a unique look which I simply adore! Many hats off to you Linotte.
God, that arrow hitting the stone was so loud, it scared the shit out of my the first time. And actually keeps doing it every time. It's just really loud and sudden. I love this animatic so much though, the motion is so solid and the expressions are perfect!
Ah good I'm happy it gives this sudden effect! When you work on it hours and hours, there is no surprise at all anymore... So thank you for your fresh perspective!
So, I'm sort of new to this whole DND and Critical Role thing, but man, seeing these animations make me wish, WISH that this series turned into an actual animated series. All the characters are just lively and fun, it feels like a Guardians of the Galaxy mixed with DND.
Good news, they are working on an animated series as we speak. Granted it's for Vox Machina, their first campaign characters (these are the Mighty Nein, their characters from the 2nd campaign. Same world though, just 20 years later). The series is in production right now and will be covering the origins and one of the earliest major arcs of the first campaign.
oh my goodness ur comedic pacing and gestures are absolutely to die for!! I love the shapes you give each of the chs it adds so much Characterness to them and I love ur line qualities!! Absolutely delightful will be watching again and again
I had never watched critical role before and this was the first animatic that made me want to. I caught up to C2 and watched the last 41 episodes live. I cannot wait for C3.
Caleb is my favorite character in the Mighty Nein by far, so the fact that you do him so much justice with how you draw him makes me incredibly happy. I mean, SERIOUSLY, I absolutely adore the way you draw him! I also love the way you draw Frumpkin! Like, you make the description and stuff of him being attractive but just tattered and scruffy come to life! It's so amazing ;-;
I’ve never seen critical role, but i was drawn by the pretty art in the thumbnail and I was not let down! This looks beautiful! The environment and expressions are fantastic
The style and expressions and understanding of form are amazing. Instant like and sub, so hoping you decide to do more! Great work! I feel like this is something I could show someone not into CR just to show them how silly and endearing the characters are, because it captures it so perfectly!
Aw that's a great compliment thank you! I certainly hope to do more but not soon... This animatic took me easily one and a half month of work! So Idk when I could do another.
I was already in awe cause of the art but Deuces face @ 0:29 and 0:41 KILLED me edit : just looked at your description,, this is your first attempt???? Its so so good dude!!!
Deuce: That's why we are doing this! Nott: and because we get to wave THESE around! *pulls out his crossbow and shoots a hail of arrows into nothingness* Deuce: well that goes without saying
This series of events is too damn funny and your portrayal of it is so animated and lively! I love Beau's poses and her facial expressions. You really nailed the characters!
I found this video in my youtube recommendations and watched it a while ago, WAY before I started watching Critical Role. After months of binging, I finally got to this scene, somehow remembered this video, and went to rewatch it. It's really interesting watching this video again and remembering a time when I couldn't recognize the cast of CR by voice
"The firbolg's healing power closes up the wound, but doesn't address the internal damage so you die of haemorrhaging anyway. But hey, no stitching required."
I love finding animations of scenes from campaign 1 and 2 and seeing all varieties of style and animations that critters use when making these awesome videos, and this is definitely one of my top 3 now! Definitely dropping a sub!
My immersion in Critical Role is probably the strongest out of every form of media I consume. Their characters are like whole other people at this point.
The expressions. The little quirks and details. The lovely and elaborate background. Everything about this is amazing. This scene is now twice as funny as it originally was and I love it.
![critical role animatic: nott shoots beau over a tree [CC]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/CW5MrXuSczY/mqdefault.jpg)
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I wanted to thank you all. I read once again all the comments last night and I was overwhelmed by your kindness. I used to feel guilty about the hours I was pouring into this project while I could do other work (school, not fandom-related) and I find it beautifully ironic that this is today the work I'm most known for. I hope I will find the time to do another! :D
Please do, I'm now looking back on some of my favorite moments of CR after finally catching up completely!
What if you set up a Patreon where people could support you to make these things?
Maybe higher tier could vote on or give suggestions for scenes?
It'll maybe earn you some cash and solidify animation as a skill that could end up being one of the most fulfilling things you do ^^
I think a lot of critters would love that!
@@Rebornneo The suggestion is interesting!
However I'm currently an animation student and I don't have the time to manage a Patreon... Maybe once my studies are over!
@@linootte, in that case I can only wish you the best of luck in your studies, and I hope not to miss it if you happen to follow up on this 😊 At the very least you have +1 follower.
@@linootte Good luck with your schooling! Try not to get burnout, that's no fun, and stay safe in these uncertain times!
This animatic is what made me want to watch critical role so thank you!
I love that Sam Reigel is literally an example of *every* kind of problem player ever but still manages to pull it off with charm and style while being 100% endearing in the process.
I think it's because he knows when to stop. A lot of comedy is timing, and Sam knows when it's time to be serious and when it's time to fool around.
Maxed out his charisma stat
@@briandaaranda9735 Does he? because I feel like most of the time he's fucking with people because he can.
It's also important to remember that this works because of the group. In a different group, it would be very easy for what Sam does to be annoying, but because everyone at that table knows each other and knows how far they can go and when they can do that stuff, he's able to do that kind of thing without causing problems. In a different group Sam might need to change his playstyle or at least play it cool and lowkey while he gauges how the table reacts to his shenanigans.
@@esorb1334 This, absolutely, but then again... And I might just be prodigiously introverted... Buuuut... Who do you guys play DnD with, anyway?! I'd understand acquaintances, or friends-of-friends (aka a group of randoms that you somehow managed to get yourself into) getting angry at this situation... But... I mean. First off, why even play with someone you don't know / who can deny you having fun by taking everything WAYYY TOO seriously, second, if it's in good fun, it always passes in my friend group. In fact, shit like this is encouraged.
I might get bashed by my friends, though IN character, because they're like lawful good or something, but... Material for further socializing and expressing our characters with our very-comfortable-with-each-other friend-group = win for everyone...
In fact, I might imagine myself pushing someone off of a cliff at some point, or jumping alone, for shock factor, if the opportunity arises, for fun, then doing a quick Feather Fall on them/us. It's just channeling the chaotic, why not.
Two dumbest ways to die:
1) "Let's test out our healing capabilities by shooting killing blows at eachother!"
2) *"WERE GODS!"* **jumps off 1000ft cliff and turns into a goldfish**
what is a killing blow?
@@calculuslover2078 Get this. It's a blow, that kills you... It's also not remotely the name of any sort of in-game rule or weapon if that's what you were wondering about.
On the small chance you're just new to English or otherwise just don't actually know. While it usually relates to wind, "blow" is also another word for a hard strike or a hit. For example "The monster was killed by a blow to the head."
@@markloeffler85 All right smart ass, no cookies for you for 2 weeks.
i mean look at yourself at mirror, losing few extra calories is good for you.
@@markloeffler85 ngl; was thinking of the Pathfinder rule XD
@@markloeffler85 I think he thought it was the name of an attack or ability.
I like Slim Cadeuces.
This was perfect. I love how Nott's Hand Crossbow looks like a Heavy Crossbow or Ballista in her arms
Well he was describe as being "not necessarily healthily thin." With the blight closing in on the Blooming Grove, it makes me wonder if there was enough edible plants growing.
@@firapolemos3879 Hey it is canon that He is in Fact a cannibal. So that 'might' have had something to do with it.
@@Sparkle5fanboy yeah, tea made from dead people can only fill you up so much. How long has this man gone without a full meal?
@@firapolemos3879 Actually it goes even deeper than that. He's Vegetarian Cannibal he only eats the moss & decay of the dead bodies.
@@Sparkle5fanboy hmm, I'm sure there were other plants that he grew for food besides the ones over the graves. Did Taliesin actually say that he only ate from the grave plants?
This video should be called How Nott to test healing power.
I had this precise idea! But the title was already kind of long so took the simpler path.
666 Likes? Huh, neat.
How to Nott-test healing.
There should be a playlist that includes this that's titled "Nott Helping".
"is she always like this?" [flashes back to episode 55] yes
Poor Cad, he has NO idea.
you mean flash forward
Ciara Donegan is that the episode that nott kills cad with an explosive bolt?
I am also thinking about the Episode in Campaign 1 where Wil and Will were guest stars, and they BOTH asked the group about Keyleth, "Is she always like this?" Man, freaking hilarious.
@@strixx_-4483 yes
"Now do your thing!" love how you animated this part of dialog, the Not's hand is gold. Well, to be fair, all this animation is gold.
I love the little wave too! I'm glad you appreciated it. :)
The little details are the ones to show how much love and work u put into it
I actually thought it looked monochrome...
@@diablopro3438 I see what you did there ;)
@@linootte uwu
My favorite conversation in Critical Role history:
Nott - First of all, that was cool. AND THIS WAS COOL!!!
Beau - and third of all, that’s a killing blow.
Nott - Ok, now, do your thing!
Beau - YOU COULD’VE F***ING KILLED ME!!!
Clay: Is she always like this? This seems kind of extreme."
keg is aroused
Just love how Nott (and sam) ignores Beau’s panic
@@otavioplaysz Also gotta love Keg going "WHAT THE HELL, NOTT?!!".
The little “you guys” right before Cad heals her is like, really fearful in a way I don’t think I ever noticed before. I wonder about Beau’s actual feelings about a stranger casting magic through touch on her in that moment.
I never noticed that, but it makes a lot of sense actually- huh
Captain? I have watched every single episode and am up to date. I just fail to remember specific reference to what you are pointing at and am geniunely curious.
no because now that makes me even more emotional over the beauyasha healing hands
Marisha/Beau was down for a heal when she lifted her shirt for Cad to heal. She only said "Don't infect me" after Tal said he applied fungus and lichen onto the the wound. It's just her associating fungus with infections. Nothing deep about it
The last of us has had gamers freaked about fungi for a while... A Beau clicker is hell
I love how Marisha's voice peaked when she says "that was a KILLING BLOW!"
1:16. "Is she always like this? This seems kind of extremely". Many episodes later Caduses will experience first hand how extreme Nott can be rather explosively
FLUFFERNUTTER! XD
Looking back at these moments makes me appreciate Marisha so much, shes such a good roleplayer and her character is amazing
This makes me think the hate for her in campaign one was due to her character. Keyleth was actually not very likable. That was also the point of her character. Whether that was intentional or the character wasn't a good fit for Marisha, I'm not sure. People don't always click with their character, but she certainly clicks with Beau. Her RP has been on point with this character.
@@Blackwind_Legacy I feel like us missing the first 9 levels worth of campaign might have put us on the wrong foot to vibe with Keyleth well. My main gripe with her throughout the campaign was that she would make decisions that went counter to her 20 wisdom, or just not knowing how her spells/abilities worked (although this can apply to several players regarding some abilities).
@@leewiens9912 I have never thought about that. Its something worth considering..
@@leewiens9912 I didnt care much for Keyleth when watching campaign 1, didn't want her character dead but wouldn't have been bothered by it, however I thought Marsha did a good job playing her and found the hate she got for her character a bit strange. I get she metagamed a bit more then the others but it wasnt at attack the player level for me.
@@Blackwind_Legacy the thing about roleplaying a character of your own creation with only a loose contract with your long time friends is ... you can change a character a bit. Don't have to keep going with something that ended up doing the opposite of being entertaining. Marisha has a nasty vibe at times of putting sticks in her own wheels in life... mild but it is there. Makes her come off as a bit of a cunt ... there is a kind of aloofness/lack of self awareness and a lack of care/compassion partly caused by her not being 'there' to see what she is doing ... most of her actions are on autopilot ..
It really puts into perspective what caduceus signed up for when you spell it out like this, huh. He was like ‘wild mother give me a sign’ ‘wait. This sign? Really? Out of all the potential signs?!’
She just REALLY didn’t want him to miss the sign
You're detail of the moss healing Beau's wound is so enchanting and beautiful!! Such a good moment in the campaign amazingly captured with such a nice art style
Thank you! Cad's magic style is so unique, it would be a waste to not show it. :)
@@linootte to be honest, its very unique and cool, but i personally find it a tad bit unsettling, though i guess par the course with a grave cleric
@@FatalHog I agree that It can be unsettling! Personally, I prefer it when healing magic is a... little gross? Like often people just go for a flash of light but I think showing the flesh, the body repairing itself make healing magic really badass. It's a good way to show also that despite the fact that the wound is now healed, it was still a dangerous blow.
@@linootte i mean, in essence, the magic the person uses is an extension or themselves in a way, so while it could be a light, it also could be grosser, or more gritty, which i find very intriguing
@@FatalHog Yes! Imagine your healing changing because of emotions, or new unrelated abilities you gained...
Aroused Keg's face was perfect, as was everything else! Great job, can't wait to see more from you!
I had to do justice to the catchphrase!
Hfhrhfhbbejrifubehfjbsbwhu thanks! -keg
Lol it made me think of Steven universe. The art style of Keg being aroused
I love the delivery of "that was a killing blow!". Marisha nailed that one, genuinely felt like there was stress behind those words
This is the funniest thing- everyone’s expressions just KILLED me, oh my god
Nott: is friendly fire on.
Bo: not again
Nott: again you say?!
Ashly's Tiny Tina voice coming out of stout, stubbled, plate armored Dwarven badass carrying a warhammer and a battle axe is one of the best things ever
i just heard Chloe price each time Ashly speak
I love how Sam is so anti meta-game that he just does crazy shit to help the story along while still staying true to character and the world.
0:41
Cad's thinking "what have i gotten myself into? Oh dear."
"I'll shoot again with my bonus action"
I'm dead
"This vest is cannonball proof. Time to shoot myself with a cannon"
-Nott, sometime in the far future
God this is so well animated??? And the lines and expressions are so good??? And this looks so professional??? I hope you're able to get a job as an animator one day!!!!
I like to think Beau is still holding on to those bolts 😄
And that someday she will stab them into Nott's head.
@@christopherbacon1077 probably with that bullet if she ever got it out of her ass.
I like to think Nott stole them back and Beau just never realized it.
@@Kris-wo4pj I'm starting to think Nott secretly actually wants beau dead. Holding a grudge from early on when Beau gave Caleb an ultimatum to get into the Cobalt Archive in Zadash.
The face Beau has when she hears about the other arrow is priceless and so perfectly animated
i agree with liam on twitter- you deserve sam reigel's emmy cuz aslkjdkajdakjalajkf this is so good
An Emmy would be a nice decoration in my home indeed!
"Keg is aroused again" THAT FACE XDD
I love the polar opposites Talison's characters were in this campaign. Molly was brash and loud and Caduses was much more mellow and laid back. In fact, it's aways amazing to see how well everyone can play such varied personalities across different characters. Like how Laura played the harsher somewhat colder Vex in Campaign One and then the much more innocent, naïve and bubbly Jester in Campaign Two.
0:40 Caduceus with the thousand yard, fourth wall breaking stare that says "dear god, my player is going to make me cooperate with these lunatics...."
had a human rogue try that on my elf ranger back in the day, he thought it would be funny to fire a crossbow at my character that was a good 5 levels hire than him because his character hated elves, he rolled a nat 20 hit me for 12 i responded with shooting him in the head for 28, didnt even need to roll because his AC was so low, and that was how i got my skull mug and our group got a new gnome rogue.
Oh lord XD I never killed another PC in one of my campaign.... yet ;)
Oh man, our human bard got really drunk irl and started a fight with our cn warlock over an unidentified vial of liquid, called no magic or weapons and then immediately used brass knuckles.
Josh full-on beat him into the dust and nearly killed his character right then and there, and the rest of us were so annoyed with his crap from the night that we were gonna let him.
dude,, your style is absolutely gorgeous. like the feeling it gives off, like the sort of children's book/doodle vibe to it is so charming and i love it!!! and the way you draw each of the characters is so distinct and unique, the lighting is so beautiful,, and i love how you animate, too!!! like the composition of each frame is so nice and the actual way you draw their expressions and poses and the way they move and how it feels dynamic and organic is breathtaking! i am in love with this, and all of this is just so perfect.
Ah your appreciation pleases me so much! I'm glad I could do justice to those wonderful characters!
Gotta love how Nila is all “Oh, dear…” when Nott is gonna fire her bonus arrow, and Caleb just facepalming as he thinks “Oh God, not again…” since he’s used to Nott’s shenanigans out of this group of the Mighty Nein.
I'm surprised Beau didn't immediately burn a Ki point and throw the bolt back at Nott.
...
Also, Nott seems to shoot Beau a lot.
Hey gotta shoot your shot
I think this was before she had the ability to throw back.
@@samreid6010 Nah, if you can catch it, you can throw it back using ki point :) It's part of the ability.
Whenever I'm having a bad day I come back and watch this to cheer myself up. Beau's face when the arrow strikes the headstone gets me every time.
I was just thinking about how I had never seen this Animatic'd when it's such a Dumb? Awesome? Dumsome? Moment.
You've done a service to Society by creating this, wonderful work.
Haha thanks!
Honestly there are so many great moments, but few of them are easy to animate! I was quite a conundrum with this one... Because at first Matt describes how the arrow hits Beau, then Marisha says she's going to try and catch it, then there are the other bolt... i had a lot of editing to make!
Wow, easily my CR favorite animatic I have seen in months, so cool getting to see one of my favorite early campaign one moments animated so well. (especially great is Cad's reaction to Nott firing at 0:28) :)
PS and for anyone who wants to see where this is from, it happens at 1:13:38 of CR C2 E28 "Within the Nest"
th-cam.com/video/_jDCU8IRyfA/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the timestamp! I'm including it in the description. :)
@@linootte Welcome :) thanks for making such a delightful animatic and sharing it with me/the rest of the CR community :D
I'd completely forgotten this interaction and you brought it to life so perfectly. Thank you for sharing this!!!! 💗💗💗💗
"When you forgot they met cad when half party was captured by Lorenzo. Like all these other people that they met along the way to help kill lorenzo just left and cad was like "so what are we doing now? I dont have a life, legoo"
Underappreciated: this is EXACTLY how i imagined duce‘s hut/temple when matt described it
In the "what the hell Nott!?!" frame is that Caleb in the animation with Jesters voice? Love the animation, totally forgot about this moment!
Nope, it's Keg! :D
There is so many great moments in CR, so much to be animated honestly. XD
They met Cad before they got Jester, Fjord and Yasha back
I really thought it was Beau's voice though, until I watched that episode again (Also I hate myself for rewatching those episodes ;v;)
Kaffeine Fiendz why are you such an emotional masochist... :(
Im way behind and just started watching season 2, knotts "case closed" when they finally rescued them broke me, very hard to focus on typing when youre also emotionally breaking NGL
This is AMAZING!! Beau's background reactions are killing me XD
So much detail. Its like candy for the eyes.
Ahhhh this is so good! Your LINES, your EXPRESSIONS, god!!
Long work days this weekend, I just made it through both the new home for Kiri and the kidnapping arc for the first time to pass the time (and yes, I have in fact cried for week over an hour over the course), and this is just perfect.
Those two frames between 0:28 and 0:30 that show Cadeucus’s surprise are so perfect, well done with the animation overall!
my cheeks hurt after so long of holding my smile from slight to good level of enjoyment of the 34 videos i watched in a row
I love critical role and I loved it that there such good voice actors cuz you can hear the pain in bea's voice. I love these guys
Absolutely fantastic. I love every single frame of Caduceus here.
"The moral of the story is... You're welcome."
Nott is quickly becoming my favorite little goblin!
I love literally everything about this, all the expressions and the details and just... it's a rough morning but I think this makes waking up worth it tbh
Oh I'm so happy to hear that! Now I'll post animatics every morning then!
...Hum, yes, that's a perfectly reasonable workload, why?
Keep your head up my friend!
Linotte just a lot going on. Moving house, cant do commissions when I’m moving house, lots of stress n stuff x-x
Ahhh that was wonderful! I loved how you captured their personalities through small movements, like Caduceus’s facial expression journey from 0:26-0:29, Beau’s freak-out at 1:11, and Nott’s little hand wave of “Do your thing” at 1:10! It really brought them to life!!
You put a tonnnn of work into this and it shows! I’d love to see more!
I think of all Critical Role animations, this might be my #1 favorite. The characters are so expressive and accurate, the art style is brimming with personality and all the expressions and sounds match up 110%. 11/10, outstanding work.
This is so nice thank you!
this art style was amazing. you also did great on making the character's personality shine through
Oh this is so good.
I wish their animated series would be done in this style.
This was so great!! The amount of care you put into each frame phenomenal!!!!!!!!!!! 10000/10
People have been mentioning the line art, the expressions and the animation to be super good (which I totally agree on).
However, I can't see anyone have mentioned those beautiful backgrounds! It fits so well how Mathew described it and still have a unique look which I simply adore!
Many hats off to you Linotte.
Fuuuuuck, I love your art style, also the way Caleb just looks... so done, so tired, that was *chefs kiss* perfect
God, that arrow hitting the stone was so loud, it scared the shit out of my the first time. And actually keeps doing it every time. It's just really loud and sudden. I love this animatic so much though, the motion is so solid and the expressions are perfect!
Ah good I'm happy it gives this sudden effect! When you work on it hours and hours, there is no surprise at all anymore... So thank you for your fresh perspective!
It was timed perfectly with Cad's face. Beau's wtf expression is also great.
your style is gorgeous
So, I'm sort of new to this whole DND and Critical Role thing, but man, seeing these animations make me wish, WISH that this series turned into an actual animated series. All the characters are just lively and fun, it feels like a Guardians of the Galaxy mixed with DND.
Good news, they are working on an animated series as we speak. Granted it's for Vox Machina, their first campaign characters (these are the Mighty Nein, their characters from the 2nd campaign. Same world though, just 20 years later). The series is in production right now and will be covering the origins and one of the earliest major arcs of the first campaign.
More good news: This campaign is going to be animated as well!
oh my goodness ur comedic pacing and gestures are absolutely to die for!! I love the shapes you give each of the chs it adds so much Characterness to them and I love ur line qualities!! Absolutely delightful will be watching again and again
This was incredible!! I love your style, great expressions and poses. Awesome awesome work
I had never watched critical role before and this was the first animatic that made me want to. I caught up to C2 and watched the last 41 episodes live. I cannot wait for C3.
Caleb is my favorite character in the Mighty Nein by far, so the fact that you do him so much justice with how you draw him makes me incredibly happy. I mean, SERIOUSLY, I absolutely adore the way you draw him! I also love the way you draw Frumpkin! Like, you make the description and stuff of him being attractive but just tattered and scruffy come to life! It's so amazing ;-;
I notice new lil details every time I go back to watch this, it's so fucking good y'all
I’ve never seen critical role, but i was drawn by the pretty art in the thumbnail and I was not let down! This looks beautiful! The environment and expressions are fantastic
This Animatic is godlike.
I love the framing and blocking of the whole damn thing.
The style and expressions and understanding of form are amazing. Instant like and sub, so hoping you decide to do more! Great work! I feel like this is something I could show someone not into CR just to show them how silly and endearing the characters are, because it captures it so perfectly!
Aw that's a great compliment thank you!
I certainly hope to do more but not soon... This animatic took me easily one and a half month of work! So Idk when I could do another.
I was already in awe cause of the art but Deuces face @ 0:29 and 0:41 KILLED me
edit : just looked at your description,, this is your first attempt???? Its so so good dude!!!
Thanks! Not my first attempt at an animatic though, just a Critical role one. :)
@@linootte I see, anyway really good! You've inspired me!
Deuce: That's why we are doing this!
Nott: and because we get to wave THESE around! *pulls out his crossbow and shoots a hail of arrows into nothingness*
Deuce: well that goes without saying
I come back to this animatic at least once a month because it so good! Definitely my favorite Critical Role animatic ever, I love the style so much!!
i've seen this animation so many times now just taking mental notes at all those smooth movements good job mate hope i get this good one day!!!
Never get tired of watching this clip 😊
Oh my god! The line work and expressions in this are amazing!!
another iteration of Caduceus that makes me fall even more in love with him
Pink cow man is the best!
This series of events is too damn funny and your portrayal of it is so animated and lively! I love Beau's poses and her facial expressions. You really nailed the characters!
This is so beautiful and high quality. Favorite animation ever
I found this video in my youtube recommendations and watched it a while ago, WAY before I started watching Critical Role. After months of binging, I finally got to this scene, somehow remembered this video, and went to rewatch it. It's really interesting watching this video again and remembering a time when I couldn't recognize the cast of CR by voice
Im constantly blown away by the artistic ability of this community
This is so cute! You're so talented. I loved the way Nott says "You're Welcome" at the very end.
"The firbolg's healing power closes up the wound, but doesn't address the internal damage so you die of haemorrhaging anyway. But hey, no stitching required."
I love your designs!! What an expressive style!!
I think this is one of the best i've seen!
I just watched this episode. This is amazing
I love finding animations of scenes from campaign 1 and 2 and seeing all varieties of style and animations that critters use when making these awesome videos, and this is definitely one of my top 3 now! Definitely dropping a sub!
My immersion in Critical Role is probably the strongest out of every form of media I consume. Their characters are like whole other people at this point.
This is amazing and well done. I come back to watch this clip when I need to smile
Okay wow this is just beautifully layed out, the expressions clearly take the cake though.
This should be the art style for the animated series.
I can think of no way better than to procrastinate sleeping than to watch this over and over
Me at 120 am: what? Nooooooooo.
*has watched 4 times before seeing this exact comment*
i appreciate how the mighty nein always gets good rolls when they're shooting another member of their group
Their Cain instinct is strong!
I come back to this all the time, it's just so good! The faces, the angles, all of it!
The expressions. The little quirks and details. The lovely and elaborate background. Everything about this is amazing. This scene is now twice as funny as it originally was and I love it.
damnnn really love the drawing style there.... the angular lines on caduceus !!! so good (and beau's faces..... priceless)
I can already tell clay will be one of the few members of the mighty nein that have a braincell
He's the only member of the Nein who gets his own brain cell, the rest have to share the other one
I am in love with how expressive every character was
Here's to hoping you might do more of this! Cheers to a job VERY well done!
Your art style is so distinct and satisfying I love it
This is perfection! Already ranks amongst the best cr animatics out there 😍