Narrative Telephone Round 2 Ep. 3: The Night Before Winter's Crest

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  • Laura Bailey starts Narrative Telephone with a poetic story that's sure to go down in holiday glory, featuring special guest Mica Burton!
    This Narrative Telephone originally aired Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at: / criticalrole
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    Taliesin Jaffe: / executivegoth
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  • @Sam-on5jf
    @Sam-on5jf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4004

    "I love how Mica totaled the car, drove it to the auto body shop, Sam's like 'I'll take care of this', poured gasoline on it, set it on fire, and then Marisha's like 'Yeah, this drives!'" - travis willingham 2020, perfectly summarizing narrative telephone

    • @loganmorris4137
      @loganmorris4137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Timestamp if you know it?

    • @drako8974
      @drako8974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@loganmorris4137 46:49

    • @jamesclark4532
      @jamesclark4532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Travis summing up the entirety of this year while we are at it.

    • @NWolfsson
      @NWolfsson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      46:48 for Trambooze's great quote.

    • @MercurialCorsair
      @MercurialCorsair 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      You can see stress on the first 4 people and joy on the rest because theres nothing left of the story to kill😂

  • @MrTheepictrio
    @MrTheepictrio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2676

    The original poem:
    'Twas the night before Winter's Crest
    And all through the tower
    The Mighty Nein were still stirring
    Never mind the late hour
    Yasha paced her room nervously
    Cracking her fists
    Hoping Beau would come knocking
    To give her a kiss
    Caleb read sadly
    Absently petting his cat
    While Veth hid in a corner
    Wishing for her son to look at
    Jester, that's me
    Polymorphed and went roaming
    While Fjord dreamt of the sea
    Waves crashing and foaming
    Caduceus sipped calmly
    His dead people tea
    His thought drifting to family
    And their cemetery
    *gasp*
    When from the base of the tower
    There arose a clamor so great
    All of the Nein came out of their rooms
    To investigate
    Down they thought
    And drifted below
    To find out what was the noise
    They just had to know
    When suddenly before them
    Was a vision so bright
    A banquet and presents
    Piled high, what a sight
    They looked around curiously
    Wondering who could have done this
    Beau said "Don't eat anything
    It's probably poisonous"
    So Fjord flipped the table
    Gifts went flying everywhere
    Till the room was a mess
    Of torn wrapping and tableware
    Ho-Ho-Ho-oh COMON
    Said a man who appeared before them
    I tried to give you a party
    This is just mayhem
    With a sparkle in his eye
    he said "Damnit, tis the season
    Hasn't anyone ever been nice to you
    for no reason?"
    Oh Yasha, Oh Beau,
    Oh Caleb, Oh Veth
    Oh Jester, Oh Fjord,
    Caduceus what the heck
    Then he patted his belly
    and raised up his fists
    Merry Winter's Crest Mighty Nein
    How do you want to do this?

    • @CrusnikAngel
      @CrusnikAngel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Please give this dude way more upvotes they deserve them 🥰🔥👌💜

    • @rcdfiredragon4296
      @rcdfiredragon4296 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Lol I did the exact same thing at the same exact moment!! As long as the poem gets upvotes:)!!!

    • @mortuos557
      @mortuos557 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Got the 69th like... Nice...

    • @worldeater2414
      @worldeater2414 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Doing the Traveler's work here, well done. Have a upvote.

    • @Martin_Boru_The_Herald
      @Martin_Boru_The_Herald 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@CrusnikAngel likes you dirty redditer JK

  • @agathaknive3321
    @agathaknive3321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2105

    "caleb was upstairs playing with fire and reading books
    Jester was upstairs thinking about how great she looks"
    Ashley, God of Improv

  • @DragonsDungeon
    @DragonsDungeon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2436

    I can’t believe “How Do You Want To Do This” was immediately lost...

    • @teehlfx5238
      @teehlfx5238 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Dragon's Dungeon Right?!

    • @pizzedahff3127
      @pizzedahff3127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      IKR? That was the one thing that should have stuck.

    • @misterthegeoff9767
      @misterthegeoff9767 3 ปีที่แล้ว +127

      nah just a difference in DMing styles. Taliesin's a "Fuck you all" DM not a "How do you want to do this" DM :)

    • @nicolerobertson2654
      @nicolerobertson2654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@misterthegeoff9767 Oh, especially after watching the Call of Cthulhu one shot he DMd, this can't be more accurate 🤣

    • @groofay
      @groofay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I know, that was honestly almost impressive.

  • @Jasper_Silva
    @Jasper_Silva 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1667

    I love that it goes from "Everybody was stirring, nevermind the late hour" to "Nobody was stirring, not even a mouse. Also Fjord was making poison".

    • @mishkarae
      @mishkarae 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Such a drastic difference! ^^;

    • @DePieks
      @DePieks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      No no, not making poison. That would have made at least some kind of sense. Fjord was planning poison. Y'know. Like you do.

    • @maximillionchaoswolf
      @maximillionchaoswolf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@DePieks "we plan at dawn"- Vox Machina

    • @DePieks
      @DePieks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@maximillionchaoswolf Ahh good ol' Vox Machina

    • @TakeWalker
      @TakeWalker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      It becomes "Happy Winter's Crest everyone except Nott, fuck you Nott." XD

  • @bexclearly
    @bexclearly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1163

    Taliesin honestly sold himself short. He maintained the integrity of a good number of the rhymes as well as pretty good plot structure!

    • @BluntArrows
      @BluntArrows 3 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      He absolutely fell himself short.

    • @KPenceable
      @KPenceable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Agreed if I could id granulate him

    • @devonmcdaniel1176
      @devonmcdaniel1176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Once I finished the video, I literally rewinded to his part to hear it again

    • @EvilSnowVO
      @EvilSnowVO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I want to like this comment, but it would push it over 666 likes, and that is the most Taliesin number of likes a Taliesin comment could get

  • @caseycronan9217
    @caseycronan9217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1033

    "Don't be jelly!" Gosh, I love hearing what people add to the poem to keep the rhyme scheme.

    • @groofay
      @groofay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      And then when they back themselves into a corner, "wait, what the fuck rhymes with 'poison?'"

    • @p1nk962
      @p1nk962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Definitely gotta do more rhyming ones

  • @traddcooper
    @traddcooper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    I can't express how much I enjoy that Laura wrote a poem where the mighty nine got in a fight with Santa Claus purely because they are all so damaged and paranoid that they can't believe someone would do something nice for them.

  • @alexfirefly1956
    @alexfirefly1956 3 ปีที่แล้ว +864

    Mica: "Travis didn't know what rhymes with poison"
    Sam: "Fjord was making poison, to kill people!"

  • @appelofdoom8211
    @appelofdoom8211 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1490

    The real reason why Mica's here is because Brian was here last time so this is her reminding him not to get cocky about his position as host of talks machina

    • @ZombHarris
      @ZombHarris 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      What a power move

    • @PalleRasmussen
      @PalleRasmussen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      So, will Will Friedle participate next time?

    • @joluoto
      @joluoto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@PalleRasmussen He better.

    • @SuperEdvinsson
      @SuperEdvinsson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@PalleRasmussen
      Will Friedle would be perfect for this

    • @Kurgosh1
      @Kurgosh1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      They said they'd have guests this season, in a two week rotation.

  • @danieljenkins1758
    @danieljenkins1758 3 ปีที่แล้ว +493

    Laura in the thumbnail is the face of someone who knows exactly what she's unleashing upon her friends and is loving every second of it

    • @cameronmcewen9666
      @cameronmcewen9666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      We should all be proud of her for winning the Games Award for Best Performance.

  • @fernatticus5134
    @fernatticus5134 3 ปีที่แล้ว +787

    I've never seen sam panic before, and it was totally because of all the emmys

    • @NWolfsson
      @NWolfsson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      His (played for joke) inferiority complex was struck by Mica's achievements. And the Grammy.

    • @MythrilShotgun
      @MythrilShotgun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Definitely was the MOST shook I've ever seen Sam. It was kinda glorious. I'm hoping for a Tale from Daryon Tarrington. Half for the offscreen conversation with Doty, half for seeing the cast do his posh accent. BONUS: If he takes a cue from Matt and has it "Recorded" via Marisha's bard's thingy.

    • @fernatticus5134
      @fernatticus5134 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @@MythrilShotgun i want Sam's next one to be Veth reading Luc a bedtime story, and the story is the Daring Trials and Tribulations of Sir Taryon Darrington

    • @kei2kei
      @kei2kei 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@fernatticus5134 That would be sicc. And Taryon ia basically channeling Shakespeare. SICC

    • @MythrilShotgun
      @MythrilShotgun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@fernatticus5134 YESSSSSSSS with Veth putting on different voices for the 'characters' of Vox Machina. MAKE THE VOICE ACTORS VOICE ACT as halfling versions of themselves.

  • @WolfiePH
    @WolfiePH 3 ปีที่แล้ว +775

    *Here we see the great 'ole Taliesin;*
    *Of the bunch, he was the most wellspoken.*
    *Racking his brain and struggle to rhyme,*
    *We all know he deserve it this time.*

    • @greatauntlizbethg9137
      @greatauntlizbethg9137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Rhyme boosted brain power
      Of Travis and Ashley
      While Sam was shot down by
      A mantle of Emmies

  • @benjoe1993
    @benjoe1993 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1184

    This was Ashley's best and Sam's worst. What happened? :D

    • @benjoe1993
      @benjoe1993 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      @Kevin Myerson This was pretty good tho and she even practiced the Jester accent apparently :D

    • @brittanysolano6833
      @brittanysolano6833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Balance to the universe

    • @p1nk962
      @p1nk962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Well I'm confused because is getting it really wrong good or bad

    • @mordyth
      @mordyth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@p1nk962 yes

    • @MarcRodriguez1
      @MarcRodriguez1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      What happened was that Ashley is a fantastic Actor and Mica flexed so hard with them Emmies it short circuited something in Sam, who has only one.

  • @boomamathics2666
    @boomamathics2666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +418

    Everyone looks so proud when they come up with a rhyme

  • @ZombiZohm
    @ZombiZohm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    Not sure if they all forgot or are just skipping past it because it's funny, but Beau doesn't have a sister.

    • @hillrp1
      @hillrp1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Yeah, I was looking forward to Matt getting to that part because the actual lore of his world clashing with the versions of the lore that he gets always throws him. But it had gone again before it reached him.

    • @brittanysolano6833
      @brittanysolano6833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Right?! I was sitting there wondering, "Is no one gonna change it to her little brother? Did they all forget about TJ?'

    • @GuKingGu
      @GuKingGu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      I was hoping Matt or Marisha would have changed “dreaming of giving Beau a kiss” to “dreaming of giving a kiss to Beau”, so they could swap “sis” for “bro” later on.

    • @ethanpeterson5640
      @ethanpeterson5640 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I think at the end Matt and Marisha shared a glance and laughed a bit when that came up but I may have been imagining it

    • @Logan_Baron
      @Logan_Baron 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Then Sam took it to from Kiss and Sis, to Kisses and Sisses, so now apparently Beau has multiple sisters.

  • @beepboop2816
    @beepboop2816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +546

    In jesters house where she painted on an easel not a creature was stirring especially not the dead weasel

  • @shadownight5589
    @shadownight5589 3 ปีที่แล้ว +374

    Liam's accent lowkey sounds like dr doofenschmirz, not gonna lie.

    • @Nathan_Talisien
      @Nathan_Talisien 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      🎵🎶Widowghast Fire, Incorporated!🎵🎶

    • @mrkay4757
      @mrkay4757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I got heavy doofenschmirz vibes from Travis too

    • @glynrh8892
      @glynrh8892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @Kevin Myerson an octopus? FRUMKIN THE OCTOPUS?!

    • @glynrh8892
      @glynrh8892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Kevin Myerson I appreciated the joke

    • @MilanTehVillain
      @MilanTehVillain 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hear a bit of Dr. N. Gin from Crash Bandicoot, which in turn is inspired by Peter Lorre.

  • @beagremlin69
    @beagremlin69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    genuinely impressed with how much ashley's jester impression has improved since 'HEeYYLLo, i'M JEYyStERRrR'

  • @AksentNethariaFilm
    @AksentNethariaFilm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +667

    God, the *timing* on Ashley's "Nobody ate the food" was the hardest I've laughed at a single line in this show
    30:30

    • @GuKingGu
      @GuKingGu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      AksentNetharia similarly Travis’s “So they didn’t eat it.”

  • @regrettablemuffin9186
    @regrettablemuffin9186 3 ปีที่แล้ว +436

    “This is where the rhyming stopped” immediately followed by clatter/matter

    • @dig8634
      @dig8634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      48:51 Yeah, Liam says "Here the rhyming stopped, or I think it stopped a bit earlier", then Matt actually stated that part earlier, but kept the "bit earlier" XD
      So Liam said the rhyming stopped earlier despite just rhyming, and Matt did the same and then said another rhyme on top of that

  • @Sibunamember101
    @Sibunamember101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +362

    The absolute amazingness of Mica to film her video in front of her dad's one million Emmys and then send the video over to Sam

    • @greenquartz
      @greenquartz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Thanks for pointing that out! I was so focused on their panic faces that I wasn't looking at the backgrounds. 😄

    • @donaldwilson789
      @donaldwilson789 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Her mom's one Emmy.
      Her dad's million Emmys.
      And her dad's one Grammy in the middle.

  • @trash_king5436
    @trash_king5436 3 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    "caleb was playing with fire and had plenty of books to read and caduceus was . . ."
    My brain: caduceus was smoking weed.

    • @yawishable
      @yawishable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Books and fire seems like a really dangerous combination, lol

    • @taviebrown2271
      @taviebrown2271 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Honestly, would not ve surprised.

    • @JCGver
      @JCGver 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@yawishable Not as dangerous as fire and calebs parents, am i right?

    • @thebeeislost
      @thebeeislost 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Caleb was playing with fire and had plenty to read, Caduceus was drinking tea while high on weed-

  • @gamersouthern9971
    @gamersouthern9971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +469

    Talesin's deadpan, "I deserve this," was amazing

  • @perezo27
    @perezo27 3 ปีที่แล้ว +435

    Holy crap Laura, and I thought Taliesin's was cruel

    • @NWolfsson
      @NWolfsson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      I see this as revenge for Laura taking the bullet for Liam in Caduceus' Cautionary Chronicle x)

    • @phoenixwings274
      @phoenixwings274 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      To quote Taliesin in Travis's video and this one, "I deserve this."

    • @harmony8623
      @harmony8623 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well this was quite a bit easier than taliesins one imo

  • @jojoyang9202
    @jojoyang9202 3 ปีที่แล้ว +297

    My absolute favorite moment was when they lost the "clatter, matter" rhyme and then the poem went so poorly they got it back. Fucking Sam lmao

  • @Ellisepha
    @Ellisepha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +351

    Love how everyone gave Beau a sister and Marisha was so confused by this she needed to make up a different rhyme

    • @joshhaworth2155
      @joshhaworth2155 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I double checked her wiki page to make sure there wasn't a sister I had forgotten somehow.

    • @benja1378
      @benja1378 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      TJ confirmed trans fem ♥^^

  • @curtisholsinger6023
    @curtisholsinger6023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    "Yasha was upstairs, dreaming of giving Beau kisses / while Beau was dreaming of punching some bitches"
    I wanted SOMEONE to say this SO BAD

    • @taviebrown2271
      @taviebrown2271 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Dammit it would have worked so well!!

    • @Adharaaa
      @Adharaaa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      SAME I was thinking it the whole time

    • @mimipare1696
      @mimipare1696 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I was hoping it would be "Yasha was upstairs, dreaming of giving Beau kisses / while Beau was dreaming of making Yasha her Mrs.” but I think yours works better

    • @Valvande
      @Valvande 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@mimipare1696 Although this would have been so cute!

    • @SeerOfTime577
      @SeerOfTime577 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      SAME.

  • @MelodicQuest
    @MelodicQuest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    I love Ashley's ability to go from a confused adult to an overly excited child in an instant

  • @KasaiRayquaza
    @KasaiRayquaza 3 ปีที่แล้ว +397

    Sam to Mica: "Your family has NO experience with children's literature..."
    Me: "Who's her family?"
    [Googles]
    "Wait, she's the daughter of the Reading Rainbow guy?! Huh."
    Edit: Now I have the Reading Rainbow theme song stuck in my head. Dang it.

    • @Keytium
      @Keytium 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Woah I never realized there was any connection between Mica and Levar Burton. Mind blown.

    • @kendallcuddles
      @kendallcuddles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Wait she what?

    • @TojiChiba
      @TojiChiba 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Levar Burton, also of Star trek TNG fame.

    • @199304kodashepard
      @199304kodashepard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I start singing the song every time i see mica lol. Cant help it

    • @subees812
      @subees812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      😱 Whaaat! Never connected that! Can you imagine if Levar Burton was a guest!??

  • @Julzmarney
    @Julzmarney 3 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    "There was a man there in a red suit with a belly and he said I brought everyone presents except you Nott don't be Jelly" omfg I laughed so hard at this. PS Ashley's Jester has come such a long way from her Christopher Walken 🤣

    • @forkysporky7073
      @forkysporky7073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I felt like she got precious little credit for the strides she's made in her Jester voice. XD Like, it was recognizable this episode.

  • @Abby-rc9rd
    @Abby-rc9rd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    The “and then they... left?” Saga continues

  • @JanTuts
    @JanTuts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +781

    _"Don't fall yourself short."_
    _"I'll throw you under a bridge."_
    _"I killed my whole family."_
    Keep those Mighty Proverbs comin'! :D

    • @bananafish58
      @bananafish58 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Life needs things to live!

    • @shashankiyer5751
      @shashankiyer5751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Throwing someone under a bridge is a real thing

    • @lorenag1225
      @lorenag1225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@shashankiyer5751 i thought the real thing was bus, not bridge

    • @shashankiyer5751
      @shashankiyer5751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@lorenag1225 Oh yea lmao, never realised. Oh man, I slightly annoyed at myself, ahhhhh

    • @jash51772
      @jash51772 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@shashankiyer5751 in your defense ive seen multiple comment threads with the bridge reference lmao

  • @garrettcarter5622
    @garrettcarter5622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +456

    Santa: No presents for you Nott, you’ve been bad.
    Nott: Fjord is literally poisoning people! How am I worse than that?
    Santa: He’s only poisoning pirates.
    Nott: NOT AT FIRST HE WASN’T!

    • @naliroka7998
      @naliroka7998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Nott: He has killed at least half a dozen.
      Santa: Oh come on Nott, face the fact.

    • @Ignorethis12345
      @Ignorethis12345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Spoilers:
      Let's hope the new plank king Kingsley doesn't hear about him his killing pirates cause that would be pretty awkward.

    • @k.whatever9046
      @k.whatever9046 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Ignorethis12345 im a fool who presses spoilers like an idiot and then feels like they fell down a flight of stairs

    • @Ignorethis12345
      @Ignorethis12345 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@k.whatever9046 I will say that luckily that wasn't much of a spoiler. (The idea of said character becoming Plank King wasn't actually confirmed and is more of a joke).

    • @k.whatever9046
      @k.whatever9046 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ignorethis12345 oh okay! it's a cool ass concept tho

  • @creaturesoul4469
    @creaturesoul4469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    Laura’s story was so cute and it got so ruined XD
    Rhyming helps with remembering things long term but short term like this it really made everything harder cause everyone was trying to rhyme instead of sum up the plot of the story like they normally can XD

    • @cameronmcewen9666
      @cameronmcewen9666 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      She gives the best performance. It’s what won her the Games Award for Best Performance.

  • @1SophieDEF1
    @1SophieDEF1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +557

    Okay but Travis did SO WELL with what he was given

    • @NWolfsson
      @NWolfsson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      He was quite literally "Record => Play", a very good surprise seeing how he didn't believe he could reproduce it due to the rhyming!

    • @daniellebutler1036
      @daniellebutler1036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Travis normally does very well- I think out of all of them Travis seems to be the most skilled at it

    • @whowasibeing
      @whowasibeing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Seriously might be the best continuation we've had, or at least top three.

    • @greatauntlizbethg9137
      @greatauntlizbethg9137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Im guessing travis' and ashley's brains are wired in such a way that poetry and or rhythm bosts memory

    • @whowasibeing
      @whowasibeing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@greatauntlizbethg9137 That very well could be, I've still got songs or song fragments stuck in my head from singing them as a kid.

  • @Wargablarg
    @Wargablarg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    Yasha at the start: Sapphic
    Yasha by the end: Sapphic and Violent

    • @isaiahjohnson3487
      @isaiahjohnson3487 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      ….Yasha at the end? You mean Beau all the time?

  • @psyrolz1626
    @psyrolz1626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    No one's gonna say anything about how Ashley has so much confidence in herself lately? These crazy people got her out of her armor. She has such amazing energy!

  • @bttnmash9921
    @bttnmash9921 3 ปีที่แล้ว +784

    Nobody:
    Taliesin: I deserve this...

    • @derblobinmeister3006
      @derblobinmeister3006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Where's the lie tho?

    • @agathaknive3321
      @agathaknive3321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      That was so funny and in character.

    • @PalleRasmussen
      @PalleRasmussen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      The Goth Overlord deserves only good things.

    • @pizzedahff3127
      @pizzedahff3127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      After his assault on the letter C, yes he did.

    • @NWolfsson
      @NWolfsson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I mean, he loaded a gun and pointed it towards Liam, but Laura was the one taking the shot. I think this was intentional x)
      (Although Laura was pretty nice, giving situations relating to the current characters and the House of Nein, that could have made for a consistent story if Tal's ego didn't dictate him to keep the rhyming x) )

  • @adambialecki3162
    @adambialecki3162 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    Something with a Bee... (...)
    ... something of the sea.
    ~ Talesin, 2020 Best Comeback award winner

  • @bocairney2083
    @bocairney2083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +386

    Travis calling Santa ‘the fat man’ is giving me flashbacks to the critmas one-shot

    • @ailimecim7060
      @ailimecim7060 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I hope for his episode he will do his character for that one-shot

    • @AksentNethariaFilm
      @AksentNethariaFilm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      *AND I TAKE MY WOODEN CHISEL!!-*

    • @bocairney2083
      @bocairney2083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      ‘Is he restrain?’

    • @CountsDigGraves
      @CountsDigGraves 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      there's the fat man... I can do this!

    • @Rheaird
      @Rheaird 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Chutney will have his revenge!

  • @sgtmcbaconalot
    @sgtmcbaconalot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +236

    Laura's tale needs to be made into an animated Christmas special

    • @Aesthetic_Walrus
      @Aesthetic_Walrus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      *Critter community throws another eleven million dollars at them and waits patiently*

    • @ijustdontcare
      @ijustdontcare 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      good news! it *was* animated. Not so much a Christmas special, though that would be amazing.
      th-cam.com/video/3DYhkuif0d4/w-d-xo.html

  • @fernatticus5134
    @fernatticus5134 3 ปีที่แล้ว +529

    I love how Ashley accidentally forgot Veth, remembered, dead named her, and then shit on her by not giving her any presents and that was Veth's entire inclusion the entire story

    • @appelofdoom8211
      @appelofdoom8211 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      She did want to kill sam soooo

    • @ZombiZohm
      @ZombiZohm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Veth isn't dead, neither is Nott, they are the same person.

    • @aivylotus4583
      @aivylotus4583 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      @@ZombiZohm A deadname is the name you leave behind when you transition.

    • @chanceyscott1484
      @chanceyscott1484 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      @@ZombiZohm A deadname is the former name of someone that has undergone some change.

    • @moukidelmar
      @moukidelmar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      "I didn't get a funeral?! Everyone else did!!!"- Sam

  • @cormorantcolors
    @cormorantcolors 3 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    I feel like Ashley’s is the most accurate to how Jester would tell it

    • @WiseSageBum
      @WiseSageBum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Or Beau after a few schnapps

    • @UVjoint
      @UVjoint 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Her voice was so spot-on (at least in the beginning) that I had to pause and verify it wasn't Laura

    • @WiseSageBum
      @WiseSageBum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@UVjoint I know! Came so far from the days of the Elyssian fruit

  • @JonflipZoosa
    @JonflipZoosa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    Beau now has a little sister, it's canon

    • @human_collector0
      @human_collector0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      her bro is trans now canon

    • @thedanishcatgirl3205
      @thedanishcatgirl3205 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I wasn’t caught up so I thought since when did she get a sister

  • @Xenedris
    @Xenedris 3 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    I'm sure Matt is writing up Displacer Mice for the Dms Guild right now

    • @maximillionchaoswolf
      @maximillionchaoswolf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      they made it through 3 or 4 of the retellings so there is a decent chance.

    • @GnarfSlein
      @GnarfSlein 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@maximillionchaoswolf I mean, I will be using Displacer Mice in my games, definitely

  • @aurinsaint9058
    @aurinsaint9058 3 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    00:59 laura starts
    03:01 talesin second
    05:06 ashley third
    07:04 travis fourth
    09:07 mica fifth
    11:00 sam sixth
    12:58 marisha seventh
    15:45 Liam eighth
    17:29 Matthew ninth
    19:53 Full group view

  • @andrewfornes5458
    @andrewfornes5458 3 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Can you imagine being Ronan and hearing this as your christmas stories. He is so lucky.

  • @GuKingGu
    @GuKingGu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    I feel like we got a pretty perfect degradation over time here. Too many of the “hard” ones disintegrate immediately, and everyone else is left mumbling without enough info to make it interesting; this one was weighted pretty perfectly, well done Laura.

  • @savvys2230
    @savvys2230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    I love how the rhymes change even though the meaning stays

    • @phoenixdzk
      @phoenixdzk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Travis really improvised well

  • @bobenstien8048
    @bobenstien8048 3 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    I now want jester to be cloned and refered to as "technically jester" the only distinguishable difference is that the clone has memory loss problems

    • @ameliasoon4944
      @ameliasoon4944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I mean, she can already invoke duplicity/mirror image, so it just needs to become canon

    • @bobenstien8048
      @bobenstien8048 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ameliasoon4944 true, true

  • @LeirbagLM
    @LeirbagLM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +394

    Laura Bailey just destroyed Shakespeare's entire career

    • @waldowallace9102
      @waldowallace9102 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nope, this totally on par with Shakespeare's live shows.

  • @alpagator1372
    @alpagator1372 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Ok Travis was so amazing this time. Tal left Ashley with a fallen civilisation, but Travis rebuilt it.

  • @KBTibbs
    @KBTibbs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Laura Bailey is a 100% magical agent of chaos. She's a gift we don't deserve. This may be my favorite episode yet.

  • @amy3194
    @amy3194 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    Matt: And then the rhyming stopped
    Also Matt: *continues rhyming*

  • @bobxbaker
    @bobxbaker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    When jester starts rhyming the entire critical role was having a fit.
    the whole gang was flustered thinking "oh shit"
    it was a lovely poem about winters crest
    it really didn't matter what happened to the rest.
    we had fun and we laughed and with warmth in our hearts
    now we patiently wait for when the next episode starts.
    Happy Holidays!

    • @herosmith5662
      @herosmith5662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Robin Blücher Good show sir

    • @Terahnee
      @Terahnee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I want to print this out with some lovely holiday inspired M9 artwork and just.... love on it, lol.

  • @natqi947
    @natqi947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +238

    I started SCREAM laughing once Marisha put her "beard" on and triggered a massive coughing fit I LOVE this so much oml

    • @mikesL
      @mikesL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The little armadillo with the hat was Root'n Toot'n Ruby from Game Ranch!

  • @alexanderchan4736
    @alexanderchan4736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    Watching people try to replicate Jesters accent brings me great joy

    • @D.Jay.
      @D.Jay. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Technically

  • @enigma1326
    @enigma1326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    This time, the telephone password is “Don’t fall yourself short.”

  • @PlastoJoe
    @PlastoJoe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    Sam: *flexing his Emmy*
    Mica: "Have you met my dad LeVar?"

    • @fatzmcgee
      @fatzmcgee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I'm dumb. I didn't realize LeVar was her dad.....

    • @nono-ch8oy
      @nono-ch8oy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Wait... for real?

    • @PlastoJoe
      @PlastoJoe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@nono-ch8oy For real

    • @fatzmcgee
      @fatzmcgee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      In my defense I only know Mica from guesting on Critical Role.

    • @Gracul
      @Gracul 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah TIL...

  • @DaniGeez
    @DaniGeez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    How to mess with Sam get him forget things and get him all frazzled: put 80 emmys and a Grammy in the background

    • @NWolfsson
      @NWolfsson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      "Dammit Mica, you could at least lend me one or two to protect my ego... I mean perfect my background!"

    • @JCGver
      @JCGver 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Would be funny if in the next round they all have a whole bunch of obviously fake emmies in the background to mess with Sam

    • @anarkizt
      @anarkizt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@JCGver they all buy a bunch of those fake awards from Hollywood Boulevard to put up in the background.

  • @charlieholdsworth6086
    @charlieholdsworth6086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    I love "Displacer mouse" Sounds like the cutest thing ever haha

    • @joshuawright4198
      @joshuawright4198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Awww the thought of a little teleporting mouse warms my heart

    • @vomitfountain
      @vomitfountain 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sounds like it could be a creature from a Humblewood campaign. 🙂

    • @KasaiRayquaza
      @KasaiRayquaza 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It makes me think of the mouse droid from Star Wars for whatever reason...

    • @andrewgranger739
      @andrewgranger739 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sounds like a great task for a first level job for adventurers, getting rid of a displace mouse infestation.

  • @Merlinose
    @Merlinose 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    The Guilt in Taliesans Eyes when everyone is watching lauras :D

  • @mb-zx4hl
    @mb-zx4hl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    this went from a nat 20 charisma check to a nat 1 charisma check so quickly

  • @KasaiRayquaza
    @KasaiRayquaza 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    Liam: "Travis just turned eight."
    Travis like 5 seconds later: "F*ck this sh*t!"
    Yup. Total eight year old.

    • @notthed6534
      @notthed6534 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I mean, I personally have met a few eight year olds like that

  • @vinylrabbit7295
    @vinylrabbit7295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    i love how brilliantly Laura uses the night before christmas rythm in her poem, so when people find themselves unable to remember parts of the poem they start interjecting the night before Christmas rhymes into it.

  • @pwndnoob4937
    @pwndnoob4937 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    I love that Laura's Santa is a Ashley doing a man impression.

    • @jayswizzle57
      @jayswizzle57 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nailed it

    • @harmony8623
      @harmony8623 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was the 69th like nice 💀

  • @stormRed
    @stormRed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    How is Laura's Beau voice so on point 😂😂

    • @schizomaru
      @schizomaru 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      that was scary accurate, holy moly

    • @bradleyjudge8674
      @bradleyjudge8674 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      She's honestly a great actor. I dont think Liam is joking when he says she's his favorite actor.

    • @PalleRasmussen
      @PalleRasmussen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      She is a voiceactor, and a very talented one at that. Look at the things she has been in.
      My favourite is Serana, but that is because I love Skyrim and that very story.

    • @stormRed
      @stormRed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@PalleRasmussen I think my favorite, or at least the one I'm most familiar with is Lucina from Fire Emblem

    • @PalleRasmussen
      @PalleRasmussen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@stormRed I actually like the Serana storyline better than the main plot, which is a bit boring. With a little tweaking, the Serana storyline can be the main plot of a RPG campaign, and someday I will make it that.
      In any case, Laura is good in all the roles I have heard her in, but so are the entire cast- though I hate McCready of FO4 that is not Matt's fault.

  • @Temojikato
    @Temojikato 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Daaaamn Ashley's Jester has improved. You've been practicing, huh ^^ At the start of the segment especially haha

  • @ellietherabbitlover1824
    @ellietherabbitlover1824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    How the poem ended up:
    It was the night before Winter's Crest,
    And all through the Xhorhaus,
    Not a creature was stirring-
    Not even a displacer mouse!
    Upstairs Yasha dreamt about kisses,
    While downstairs Beau dreamed about near misses!
    Spells of all kinds danced around Caleb's head,
    And Fjord was dreaming of making pirates dead!
    Suddenly, from below, there was such a clatter!
    The Mighty Nein sprung up, to go and see what was the matter?
    There was a great, jolly man
    "Ho ho ho! You're the naughtiest Nott that ever Notted!"
    "Ho! So I hope you enjoyed this poem.
    Now go get that Lucien,
    I know you can show him!"

  • @Jordnpoww
    @Jordnpoww 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    So when are we getting an illustrated children's book for this story?

    • @kayv8593
      @kayv8593 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      YES!!!

    • @herosmith5662
      @herosmith5662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LittleLioness00 And Der Katsenprince!!!! (I prolly didn't spell that right)

    • @windack768
      @windack768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@herosmith5662 pretty close, it's "Der Katzenprinz" 😉

  • @trishalish13
    @trishalish13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Performance reviews:
    Laura - omg that was amazing (A+++), somebody please animate this asap
    Tal - he may have changed a few rhymes and dropped the ending, but dang good job!
    Ashley - half of it's made up but way better than I was expecting!
    Travis - somehow produced an exact replica of Ashley's take, how is he so good?!
    Mica - okay so we may have lost a bit of poem but still fun, so glad to have you here
    Sam - xhorhaus, displacer mouse, ~oh Fjord, beard, xhorhome, all beautiful additions!
    Marisha - big improvement from beau's "sis" to "no misses", A+ armadillo(?) beard
    Liam - good beard (~technically), ha okay so the ending might've flopped a bit
    Matt - fabulous lighting issues with the beard, A+ giggling
    (I really love how literally the only thing to stay was Yasha thinking of kisses.)

  • @NWolfsson
    @NWolfsson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Laura: Caleb was reading a book with his cat, 'tis nice :3
    Ashley: Caleb was playing with fire and reading books! >:-)
    This is why I love Narrative Telephone!

  • @bryansmith844
    @bryansmith844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Matt’s face while watching his own segment is just the disapproving scowl you would expect from a wizard to their apprentice.

  • @RealHarry18
    @RealHarry18 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Laura just flexing on everyone again.

  • @TheYabashiri
    @TheYabashiri 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Every single time Ashley has this upbeat music for her part

    • @AnxietyRat
      @AnxietyRat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It's my favourite part. She such a trainwreck and to have such happy music during such a stressful moment. It's amazing.

  • @OSDisco
    @OSDisco 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I feel rhyming is actually wonderful because the story can be simple and still be hard, and if lines are forgotten, they can just make them up like a true gnome bard! Use your improv classes!

    • @MaMastoast
      @MaMastoast 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I quite tricky when trying to remember it because you can come up with the wrong rhyme and it'll still sounds correct because it rhymed.. so you sorta end up tricking yourself like that

    • @Pablo360able
      @Pablo360able 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      did you deliberately rhyme hard with bard

    • @OSDisco
      @OSDisco 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Perhaps

  • @gagtooth2923
    @gagtooth2923 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Sam: "Twas the night before Winter's Crest, and all through the Xhorhaus... Not a creature was stirring, not even a..."
    Me: *Dormouse*
    Sam: ... Displacer Mouse...

  • @FeliceJaganshi
    @FeliceJaganshi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Taliesin got it pretty close! He was like the great value brand version of the story. Lol

  • @idleoz21
    @idleoz21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Not gonna lie... At first, I thought "Santa" was going to be Pumat Sol

    • @WiseSageBum
      @WiseSageBum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How, politely I might add, would you like to do this?

  • @emzular
    @emzular 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Me: mica's 'Jester' impression can't hurt you.
    Mica, sounding like the Swedish Chef: tWAS the nIGHT bEfOrE WINTERS CREST and all tHROUGH THE HOUSE ...
    (I love Mica Burton, please bring Reani back soon Matthew)

    • @mordyth
      @mordyth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Petition for her to replace Orion's long empty seat

    • @codytheisen5655
      @codytheisen5655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I still waiting for Mica to take over Talks Machina from that overgrown cabbage...

    • @isa382
      @isa382 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mordyth yooo i'm so for mica to become a regular cast member!! however it does sound like matt prefers a smaller party so it's hard to see them adding another member to the party

  • @xyrianz166
    @xyrianz166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    If we ever get a "The Legends of the Mighty Nein" cartoon, this has to be the basis of the Christmas Episode

  • @kirkwagner461
    @kirkwagner461 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    This was all fun. However, you all should do something with just Laura's original poem, as its really nice!

  • @dhammer5842
    @dhammer5842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I expect an errata to the Guide to Wildemount with a displacer mouse stat block.

    • @vomitfountain
      @vomitfountain 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If the M9 don't face a displacer mouse at some point I'm gonna be a bit sad, lol.

  • @Freshman01
    @Freshman01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I love how when someone uses a prop, everybody else uses just what come to hamd.

  • @xolwora2762
    @xolwora2762 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    The pain in taliesin's eyes as he tries to keep the poetic beat I love it!

  • @GregPivo87
    @GregPivo87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Hello! I'm Jester! I live in a house!
    Not a creature is stirring, not even a mouse!

  • @chriscolasurdo3150
    @chriscolasurdo3150 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I am THOROUGHLY disappointed that none of them ended their poem with: "You poopin?"

  • @JohnDoe-nq4du
    @JohnDoe-nq4du 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I was so sure that "dead people tea" was gonna be what made it to the end.

  • @FrensKafka
    @FrensKafka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Everyone saying that Ashley Ashleyed it, you are delusional. She did better than tal and tal did well

  • @Sam-on5jf
    @Sam-on5jf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    *WE SAW THAT BEAUYASHA LAURA*

  • @yawishable
    @yawishable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Taliesin did so well oh my god, Laura Bailey is the best Christmas chaos elf ever

  • @SedrickD
    @SedrickD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Disappointed no-one rhymed Jorhouse with doormouse.

  • @attano9094
    @attano9094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    "Dont fall yourself short." I need that T-shirt. Laura gett on it!

  • @MelodicQuest
    @MelodicQuest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    I love how Mica's voice gets higher as the story progresses

    • @WiseSageBum
      @WiseSageBum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If she'd kept going, only flying cows would be able to hear it

  • @misterthegeoff9767
    @misterthegeoff9767 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Evryone's Jester impressions have come on so far, especially Marisha's

    • @real_evin
      @real_evin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ashley's was super good

  • @GreenSnale
    @GreenSnale 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I'm super excited for when Jester's original story eventually gets animated. So cute.

  • @LoryK98
    @LoryK98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    "So, who took my bane?"
    "Ashley"
    Mica: "Oh, no!"
    Yeah, she watches the show

  • @riverbailey8184
    @riverbailey8184 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I love when they came up with their own rhymes which just screwed it up more.

  • @phoenixdzk
    @phoenixdzk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Holy crap she went full rhyme. Was just thinking the other day that stories told this way would knock the stuffing out of whoever came next
    Also the plethora of stuff they held up to their faces had me in stitches