I just love that line: "In the beginning of time the gods made all the gold there ever will be, there will always be more people." It's just so cold but so good.
@@VimyGlide I mean, that's not exactly true either. Particle accelerators and radioactive decay can produce more gold, altho at a prohibitively high cost.
"If Dominus is the smile of Exandria, then let's shatter her teeth" - The islands that are all that is left of the continent are called The Shattered Teeth.
a 3 way hydra of DM's would be awesome yet terrifying xD i know thats like very high production but imagine just 3 Arch primordial beings discussing how there favorite mortals are walking about xD
Keep in mind, Brennan said that Patia’s arm being severed either way was actually a *good* thing, as it would allow a higher chance for her to survive what came next. Unfortunately what came next was the Tree exploding violently with Patia situated directly in front of it.
@@optimistprime3192 You know that meme gif of the nuke going off and someone clinging to a chain-link fence having all their flesh and muscle instantly singed off to the point where they're just a skeleton? I feel like that's what Patia would've been had her arm not torn off.
@@tylerhilpisch7850 He has a ring that glows when someone around him is lying. It came up a few times in the campaign. In this moment, he's trying to send his kids away from the impending catastrophe, and promises them he'll tell them what all this is about some other time. As he promises that, his kids look down and his daughter asks him why the ring is glowing.
The actual bomb actually going off during the finale of the fireworks extravaganza should be taught in writing classes as a flawless execution of the rule of threes.
Lou: if I had a penny for each time Brennan made my lifelong best friend stab me in the back while on the verge of a catastrophic event I'd have 2 pennies, which is not a lot but it's weird it happened twice
"Though Calamity is here Calamity is here because of you it will not be here forever" is such a good line cause "Calamity is here because of you" "because of you it will not be here forever" are both true. Hubris is the sin of the whole age.
One of my favourite parts was Brennan describing how Cerrit (?) was able to see someone who'd casted Invisibility on themselves by seeing the part of the eyes that couldn't be invisible or else they wouldn't absorb the light needed for that invisible person to still be able to see. What a crazy narration.
Plus the narration of how Cerrit is so easily able to hit the neck of an invisible opponent *just by knowing where the eyes are.* The entire scene from entering that room into the takedown makes Cerrit to be this well-honed detective birdman badass in a world of so much magic, and I love it.
I love the moment at 2:55 when Aabria is like "ahh yeah, Dweomer, coming to defend me! That's my girl!" And then Brennan says Disintegrate and she immediately regrets it 🤣
I'd just love to see a co-DM series on one of the big channels. It can be done really well and there are definitely folks in the streaming community who could pull it off
I feel like he knows Brennan well enough to just tell him to fuck right off and get a laugh instead of offending him. You tip-toe a lot less around close friends than you do with casual friends. Just because you have more trust and are more familiar with what buttons not to push. (Not that they aren't all good friends, it's just clear Lou knows BLM a bit more than the others. At least, that's how I read it. As that's how my friends and I are with each other.)
IMO? This cemented Brennan as one of, if not the best DM in AP content right now. I've been thinking about this story since the finale, I've rewatched scenes and episodes over and over. This table with these players was especially brilliant, but Brennan brought it out in them too. And he was so beautifully generous all the way through. even when he was trying to kill them, he was giving them space to succeed as much as they could. This was perfect DnD.
Brennan was the perfect choice to DM Calamity, Matt and Aabria would've maybe tried to take it easy on the players a bit while Brennan revels in being a full blown psychopath out to traumatise the players as much as he can with a grin on his face
I've always thought if I wanted a deep and profound game, as a player, I'd want to be on Matt's table and if I wanted an endless barrel of fun and laughter it would be at Brennans. After this mini-series, I'm not so sure that Brennen doesn't have it all. Some of the best D&D DM'ing I've ever seen, despite it being only a 4-shot. A slight caveat is that he had wonderful players, world building and production values to work with.
While EXU makes it very tempting to crown Brennan as the new king of DMing, you must understand the weakness of his style of game. While it creates a truly amazing game, it is very short term. It requires a set story, it requires a kind of vision to see a story in each characters backstory and see what kind of short story you can make from it. Like he says, the players build the rails, but his story does require rails. Matt Mercer uses much more traditional D&D storytelling which allows the players to have a more organic growth of their characters, and turns the story telling into a long format. The reason C1 of Critical Role was so amazing (imo way better than C2) was after he learned what drives his players he was able to tell that kind of tight railed story with the (spoilers possible) Conclave. Each of the characters personal backstories became a massive version of what Brennan does. Brennan only distills that awesomeness into a short format, which is why it is so entertaining to watch but I don't think it makes this style the best DMing ever seen. Although I think in his version of DMing Brennan might be the best.
@@OgenB you´re correct and Matt is a legend but Brennan is FULLY capable of doing longform story telling (he talk often of the games he does for his friends). It´s Just that the nature of the platforms he works on do not allow us to see that If Fantasy high season 2 is anything to go by, the guy can do it
"This is not who you are!" "WHO AM I?!" "You're.... Not this!" Ah yes, That's when you know a character doesn't "get it". "Not this? NOT THIS?! Then what am I?! Do you truly know me enough to describe what I am or will your final words just be empty promises of knowledge?!"
1:56 "The language of Command; of bending powerful institutions to your will." It's a language you're fluent in, Brennan. Look how spellbound your players are! 😆 That closing scene was so powerful. "Your story may not be remembered for long, but because of you, The Calamity _will_ have an end." Rest in peace, brave warriors. Farewell.
As a writer this is so sick. The execution is amazing and inspiring and I haven't seen this campaign yet but it's on my list, I'm so thrilled to see what this already sick ass world has to offer
" Exandria Unlimited - Calamity", a 4 épisode mini campaign, with Brennan Lee Mulligan as the dm, in the world created by Matthew Mercer, and with 6 top notch players (3 from critical role regular cast and 3 outsiders, 2 of which regularly play with Brennan)
I have loved brennan as a DM this whole series. He is a wonderful combination of great storyteller, improver, and wants to see his players succeed as much as he wants to destroy them.
Brennan portraying and evil character: *laughs maniacally* I AM FIRE AND BRIMSTONE AND I WILL DESTROY YOU Brennan describing the most disturbing scenes: Aaaand he rips your skin off of your skull
Lou's "you gotta cut this shit out man" is so funny to me, it's like he's telling brennan "dude you cant just kill ppl off first thing, we'll stop getting invited places" lmao
@@benjaminoechsli1941 i think it was the DM roundtable they posted a couple days ago? he mentioned he felt like he was going to pass out standing up at that moment, hence the power-up chug.
I thought I heard Marisha say, a while back, that she got her therapist to go look for and play a game because she talks a lot about d&d in her sessions.
At this point I just imagine that when Brennan is alone he just puts on Goodbye horses at full volume, and starts throwing dices over and over again while muttering to himself "Would you GM me ? I would GM me, I would GM so hard"
Not only the best D&D I've seen.....this is some of the best content I've seen period. Truly amazing world building and storytelling from those involved. Wonderful, wonderful series.
I was an emotional wreck after watching EXU: Calamity. I've watched it probably five more times since then and I see something new each time. It's truly an incredible piece of work. Brennan's GMing, the cast, Matt's world building. It's just everything. On par with the best films, books, music, whatever I've ever experienced. This is art.
I haven't really kept up with this DnD thing, but Brennen's energy throughout the video reminds me of that one picture of Elmo with his arms raised, staring into the sky while an inferno blazes behind him. XD Edit: Also, his monologue at 6:56 gives off Heath Ledger Joker vibes. "You wanna know how I got these scars??" "You wanna know what I've always hated about mortals?" Same thing. XD
This is the first critical role I have ever seen. Thank you Calamity for opening me up to this crazy fandom. ANC props Brennan, you’ll always be my favorite DM now…
Isn't that weird though? Holy avengers are supposed to combat evil yet turn to dust at its presence? Kind of a useless weapons to have, and not exactly thematic.
@@johanlassen6448 it's probably more of a special rule in regards to the most powerful of them all. Asmodeus is, after all, the Lord of the Nine Hells and a Greater Diety to boot. It wouldn't be strange if he happened to possess an ability that could strip away and disenchant magic items, barring artifacts, made to combat lesser fiends.
Lou’s reactions to him are amazing, he heightened the others to much, I’m not sure what I love more the double birds at the fireworks or the hiding under the table due to disintegrate. I don’t think anything in CR will top Asmo’s flipping to his true face though.
I appreciate Aabria's expression at 4:42 ... and the fact that when the clip switches over at 4:44 , she's wearing the same one. Brennan is truly an ever present mind fuck.
imagine if, for even just a one-shot, Matt and Brennan Dual dm'd. As in, both at the same time. I have no idea if this is an actual thing, or even how it would work, but it just sounds cool
I've seen that done before on other shows, I think in that case it was during a war scene and one DM was controlling the Demons and one was controlling the Devils while the players tried not to get killed by either side. The DMs weren't really competing, it was just easier for them to keep track of things that way, I think.
Really enjoyed Patia instantly fucking dying as the immediate cost of her actions. Sure, everyone died eventually, but really "ramming it in dry" to an entire continent and it's peoples deserves some sort of player consequence, right? lol
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I just love that line: "In the beginning of time the gods made all the gold there ever will be, there will always be more people." It's just so cold but so good.
It's good because it's true
@@ATMOSK1234 no? Gold is a naturally occurring element, also alchemy exists
@@Swifeaf i was going to say you can't make gold in real life and then i realized you were talking about in exandria and i felt really stupid
It’s a cool line but a patently false one, in D&D wizards create new gold regularly to replace the gold burned up as ritual components.
@@VimyGlide I mean, that's not exactly true either. Particle accelerators and radioactive decay can produce more gold, altho at a prohibitively high cost.
Lou's "you gotta cut this shit out man" is synonymous with his entire vibe towards brennan throughout clamity tbh
His energy is so infectious!
He was and is always so good. "YOU'RE CRUSHING ME. AND YOU THINK 'NOW IS THE TIME TO DO BITS'?!" gets me every time
Lou Wilson has endured possibly more Brennan-induced trauma than any PC anywhere.
"If Dominus is the smile of Exandria, then let's shatter her teeth" - The islands that are all that is left of the continent are called The Shattered Teeth.
You can even see the moments of realization on Aabrias face as Brennan reveals what he is doing 😆😆
The combination of Matt's world building and Brennan's storytelling is something truly incredible
a 3 way hydra of DM's would be awesome yet terrifying xD i know thats like very high production but imagine just 3 Arch primordial beings discussing how there favorite mortals are walking about xD
Agreed!
No it's literally just Brennan. All Matt did was force his OC gf into the story
"You're trying to atone me, and I didn't do anything wrong." This line will forever live rent free in my head.
In a series full of killer lines, horror tropes, and the creeping dread of calamity, Brennan's scariest words were: "we're off keto"
what does that mean
@@jo1italianstyle it means there's sugar in his bloodstream now.
Brennan's gotta have his snacks… usually it's almonds.
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As someone who has slowly been entering the Dimension 20 world...that is the scariest thing in the world
I love his explanation behind that line in the round table with Matt and Aabria
“…weakest at the elbow or shoulder?” Soon as I heard that I knew shit was going to go down this episode.
Aabria's immediate, almost reflexive "No!" was perfect lmao
A dislocated shoulder can be piped back into place, but a broken elbow will leave that arm out of commission for a while.
@@GusCraft460 it was torn off completely, I don't think limbs grow back without some divine magic...
Keep in mind, Brennan said that Patia’s arm being severed either way was actually a *good* thing, as it would allow a higher chance for her to survive what came next.
Unfortunately what came next was the Tree exploding violently with Patia situated directly in front of it.
@@optimistprime3192 You know that meme gif of the nuke going off and someone clinging to a chain-link fence having all their flesh and muscle instantly singed off to the point where they're just a skeleton?
I feel like that's what Patia would've been had her arm not torn off.
"Dad, why is your ring glowing?" That was just incredibly rude
everyone's face is just pain at that line
What does the ring glowing mean?
@@tylerhilpisch7850 He has a ring that glows when someone around him is lying. It came up a few times in the campaign. In this moment, he's trying to send his kids away from the impending catastrophe, and promises them he'll tell them what all this is about some other time. As he promises that, his kids look down and his daughter asks him why the ring is glowing.
@@anonymwlw Basically... the first time hes ever lied to his kids.
@@qualandrew201494 Although it's only a lie in the moment that he eventually gets to make truth, in the moment, yes. Daddy fibbed.
The actual bomb actually going off during the finale of the fireworks extravaganza should be taught in writing classes as a flawless execution of the rule of threes.
Also, Chekhov's Fireworks.
Aabria whispering “Why are you like this?” Is the best
I love Lou’s whole “I’m so sorry about him” attitude during this whole thing 😂
i love how when Brennen goes "why do we tell stories" everyone just smiles like "oh he's gonna do some philosophy major shit, lets go"
The way Lou's face flashes back to ACOC when Brennan says "You want to know what I always hated about mortals"
I think he also got ACOC flashbacks when Brennan stabbed him in the back again.
Lou: if I had a penny for each time Brennan made my lifelong best friend stab me in the back while on the verge of a catastrophic event I'd have 2 pennies, which is not a lot but it's weird it happened twice
Omg I hadn’t caught Lou’s face at that line. The 1000 yard stare is so real 😂😂😂😂
I love how at the very end everyone looks fully emotionally destroyed but still enraptured by his every word
That expression of pure wonder, it's so rare to see it on adults.
@@cryofpaine thank fuck it's contagious.
"You're crushing me, and you think this is a time to do bits?!? Let me out of the fucking hand!" Perhaps the best player reaction from the series 🤣
The emotional whiplash of going from “please describe what your husband looked like in life” to Bolo is pure gold.
"Though Calamity is here Calamity is here because of you it will not be here forever"
is such a good line cause
"Calamity is here because of you"
"because of you it will not be here forever"
are both true.
Hubris is the sin of the whole age.
oooh that's nice, good catch of the words!
One of my favourite parts was Brennan describing how Cerrit (?) was able to see someone who'd casted Invisibility on themselves by seeing the part of the eyes that couldn't be invisible or else they wouldn't absorb the light needed for that invisible person to still be able to see. What a crazy narration.
That level of detail is insane
Plus the narration of how Cerrit is so easily able to hit the neck of an invisible opponent *just by knowing where the eyes are.* The entire scene from entering that room into the takedown makes Cerrit to be this well-honed detective birdman badass in a world of so much magic, and I love it.
I love the moment at 2:55 when Aabria is like "ahh yeah, Dweomer, coming to defend me! That's my girl!" And then Brennan says Disintegrate and she immediately regrets it 🤣
"The fireworks extravaganza's begun! :D"
You're crushing me!!!!
“No one ever likes fireworks!” when the finale started, go aabria
I’d love to see him and Matt do an age of ruin side series, a few years after the calamity
And one of the players could be one or Cerrit’s kids!
EXU: Divergence
@@thanatos7007 YESSSS
Yes please!
I'd just love to see a co-DM series on one of the big channels. It can be done really well and there are definitely folks in the streaming community who could pull it off
4:50 Ha ha, even though Lou is used to Brennan's shenanigans, he still had some of the best reactions :D
I feel like he knows Brennan well enough to just tell him to fuck right off and get a laugh instead of offending him. You tip-toe a lot less around close friends than you do with casual friends. Just because you have more trust and are more familiar with what buttons not to push. (Not that they aren't all good friends, it's just clear Lou knows BLM a bit more than the others. At least, that's how I read it. As that's how my friends and I are with each other.)
@@fictionmyth yup, when you know someone you know how they will react to a certain tone and understand what you mean
Him getting up and wiping the evil off his skin was the best
The way he starts air-stroking Marisha's shoulder when her ring of mind shielding explodes utterly kills me.
All he had to hear was the word "weakest", and he knew what was up.
IMO? This cemented Brennan as one of, if not the best DM in AP content right now. I've been thinking about this story since the finale, I've rewatched scenes and episodes over and over. This table with these players was especially brilliant, but Brennan brought it out in them too. And he was so beautifully generous all the way through. even when he was trying to kill them, he was giving them space to succeed as much as they could. This was perfect DnD.
It really was. The best story telling i've ever witnessed.
i hope it gets animated
1:45 Lou was definitely getting flashbacks to Unsleeping City and wanting to have the cameras turned off so they could all beat up Brennan.
A beaten and bruised Brennan:“Robert Moses had a change of heart and gives up”
I will never get over the layers of brilliance that is the final line of "Calamity is here, because of you, it will not be here forever"
8:56 “listen, buddy. If you don’t slam a coca-cola in the next 30 seconds, you’re gonna pass out!”
How about we chip in like 50 million bucks for brennan and mercer to direct a tv series about this campaign.
Brennan was the perfect choice to DM Calamity, Matt and Aabria would've maybe tried to take it easy on the players a bit while Brennan revels in being a full blown psychopath out to traumatise the players as much as he can with a grin on his face
I've always thought if I wanted a deep and profound game, as a player, I'd want to be on Matt's table and if I wanted an endless barrel of fun and laughter it would be at Brennans. After this mini-series, I'm not so sure that Brennen doesn't have it all. Some of the best D&D DM'ing I've ever seen, despite it being only a 4-shot. A slight caveat is that he had wonderful players, world building and production values to work with.
While EXU makes it very tempting to crown Brennan as the new king of DMing, you must understand the weakness of his style of game. While it creates a truly amazing game, it is very short term. It requires a set story, it requires a kind of vision to see a story in each characters backstory and see what kind of short story you can make from it. Like he says, the players build the rails, but his story does require rails.
Matt Mercer uses much more traditional D&D storytelling which allows the players to have a more organic growth of their characters, and turns the story telling into a long format. The reason C1 of Critical Role was so amazing (imo way better than C2) was after he learned what drives his players he was able to tell that kind of tight railed story with the (spoilers possible) Conclave.
Each of the characters personal backstories became a massive version of what Brennan does. Brennan only distills that awesomeness into a short format, which is why it is so entertaining to watch but I don't think it makes this style the best DMing ever seen. Although I think in his version of DMing Brennan might be the best.
@@OgenB Brennan never gave a 2y long campaign or something?
@@OgenB you´re correct and Matt is a legend but Brennan is FULLY capable of doing longform story telling (he talk often of the games he does for his friends). It´s Just that the nature of the platforms he works on do not allow us to see that
If Fantasy high season 2 is anything to go by, the guy can do it
@@julienthijs1271 I didn't mean to imply he can't, just that his style works best in short format.
@@OgenB fair point ^^ (would love him to try !)
he is a master of storytelling, so many good lines
EXU Calamity put me on to Crown of Candy which is another great series
@@TheeSweetboy putting fantasy high on TH-cam was a great choice by dropout cuz it got me totally addicted to the crews games.
@@TheeSweetboy Is Crown of Candy something else by Dimension20? Is it on TH-cam at all? (Like Fantasy High is?)
@@SirFoxbutt The First Episode is on Dimension20's TH-cam Channel, The rest of it is on Dropout. I would highly recommend!
@@TheeSweetboy Is Dropout a website or is it a subscription? I've watched FH since it's on YT but I don't think I can sub to anything. ;A;
Favourite part is when Travis had absolutely no idea how to deal with Bolo! Just completely blanked and noped out of there
Then let's "Shatter her teeth"
Oh boy the foreshadowing there.
Such an eerie moment!
"This is not who you are!"
"WHO AM I?!"
"You're.... Not this!"
Ah yes, That's when you know a character doesn't "get it".
"Not this? NOT THIS?! Then what am I?! Do you truly know me enough to describe what I am or will your final words just be empty promises of knowledge?!"
Luis committed so hard to Zerxus's blind arrogance. This was a man who Knew How Things Were and no amount of reality was going to change it...
1:56 "The language of Command; of bending powerful institutions to your will."
It's a language you're fluent in, Brennan. Look how spellbound your players are! 😆
That closing scene was so powerful. "Your story may not be remembered for long, but because of you, The Calamity _will_ have an end." Rest in peace, brave warriors. Farewell.
Alternate Title: Lou Wilson is 120% done with Brennan Lee Mulligan's shit at this point
@2:59 of course the bard still has amazing pitch and vibrato even when shouting in terror
ok but the sound effect brennan makes at around 5:41 might be the most satisfying sound ive ever heard in my life
As a writer this is so sick. The execution is amazing and inspiring and I haven't seen this campaign yet but it's on my list, I'm so thrilled to see what this already sick ass world has to offer
" Exandria Unlimited - Calamity", a 4 épisode mini campaign, with Brennan Lee Mulligan as the dm, in the world created by Matthew Mercer, and with 6 top notch players (3 from critical role regular cast and 3 outsiders, 2 of which regularly play with Brennan)
Prepare for emotional trauma
I have loved brennan as a DM this whole series. He is a wonderful combination of great storyteller, improver, and wants to see his players succeed as much as he wants to destroy them.
Brennan’s firework bits sent Lou into Dimension20 flashbacks Lmfao his reactions ducking killed me
Brennan portraying and evil character: *laughs maniacally* I AM FIRE AND BRIMSTONE AND I WILL DESTROY YOU
Brennan describing the most disturbing scenes: Aaaand he rips your skin off of your skull
Lou's "you gotta cut this shit out man" is so funny to me, it's like he's telling brennan "dude you cant just kill ppl off first thing, we'll stop getting invited places" lmao
Hahaha, Lou doesn't want to lose that Critical Role money!
Watching Brennan DM is always equal measures inspiring and demoralizing. Gotta love him. He's the best there's ever been.
"you are not our children. You are . . . a bad first draft"
I've been looking for a clip of 'we're off keto' 😆 Thanks for uploading
Same! The man drank that Coke like it was a power-up. 🤣
the phrase that put the fear of gods in players' hearts haha
@@benjaminoechsli1941 i think it was the DM roundtable they posted a couple days ago? he mentioned he felt like he was going to pass out standing up at that moment, hence the power-up chug.
I could never take part in one of his campaigns. I would have too hard a time trying to explain to a therapist precisely how I came to have PTSD.
I thought I heard Marisha say, a while back, that she got her therapist to go look for and play a game because she talks a lot about d&d in her sessions.
@@ethan4475 D & D is catharsis for a lot of people.
6:48 I don't know why but when Brennan switches from good to evil here, you can see the light in Lou's eyes fade and I think it's hilarious
Brennan's greatest murder as a DM was his Keto diet
The HARD cut from “what your husband looked like when he was alive” to “hello my name is bolo” is incredible
"YOUR CRUSHING ME AND THIS IS THE TIME TO DO BIT??" go d i love lou
seeing Marisha tear up like that at the end is a stab right in my heart
The best part is the ending. Like look at their faces at 10:39
Man, this is something worth living for
At this point I just imagine that when Brennan is alone he just puts on Goodbye horses at full volume, and starts throwing dices over and over again while muttering to himself "Would you GM me ? I would GM me, I would GM so hard"
Awww 2:30 still gets me awww Sam you well done trolly character goodness
And Brennan 's description 🥲
Lou is a whirlwind of emotion. I love watching how he reacts to each and every horror Brennan conjures up lol
Brennan is such a brilliant DM
“You’re crushing me! And you think this is the time to do bits!?”
Aabria going, "Why are you like this?" is such a beautiful bit
Not only the best D&D I've seen.....this is some of the best content I've seen period. Truly amazing world building and storytelling from those involved. Wonderful, wonderful series.
Brennan: "Sorry about that. I saw a knife that just screamed out to twist it, so I did."
I was an emotional wreck after watching EXU: Calamity. I've watched it probably five more times since then and I see something new each time. It's truly an incredible piece of work. Brennan's GMing, the cast, Matt's world building. It's just everything. On par with the best films, books, music, whatever I've ever experienced. This is art.
Sam's scream at 2:59 in perfect pitch lol.
"you're crushing me! Do you think this is the time to do bits?!"
I love Brennan’s Dming
I'm going to try my hand at running Call of Cthulhu and I am so using some of Brennan's techniques for it
There were so many absolutely brutally spectacular moments in this series. I love that we're getting all of these clips to relive them.
Alternate title: compilation of Travis saying OOOOOOO
One of my favorite Evil GM moments from Brennan isa saying hes gonna kill Ricky's dog in the unsleeping city
“We’re off keto” CHILLS
I haven't really kept up with this DnD thing, but Brennen's energy throughout the video reminds me of that one picture of Elmo with his arms raised, staring into the sky while an inferno blazes behind him. XD
Edit: Also, his monologue at 6:56 gives off Heath Ledger Joker vibes. "You wanna know how I got these scars??" "You wanna know what I've always hated about mortals?" Same thing. XD
I would really recommend the Calamity Series! So good
9:00 xD. that's dedication right there.
The fireworks bits are so funny
Brennan is such a troll!
Brennan's storytelling is just in a league of its own.
This is the first critical role I have ever seen. Thank you Calamity for opening me up to this crazy fandom. ANC props Brennan, you’ll always be my favorite DM now…
I was on the edge of my seat for weeks! Absolutely brilliant!
5:55 Oldest thing in the book.
Archfiends melt holy avengers
Isn't that weird though? Holy avengers are supposed to combat evil yet turn to dust at its presence?
Kind of a useless weapons to have, and not exactly thematic.
@@johanlassen6448 it's probably more of a special rule in regards to the most powerful of them all.
Asmodeus is, after all, the Lord of the Nine Hells and a Greater Diety to boot. It wouldn't be strange if he happened to possess an ability that could strip away and disenchant magic items, barring artifacts, made to combat lesser fiends.
Matt; Will put the pressure on you.
Brennan; Will make sure you suffer and are afraid so long as he Dm's you.
I can't stop watching Brennan videos now
Gotta remember not to watch these highlights while at work lol, I always smile like a madman during anything CR related.
Lou’s reactions to him are amazing, he heightened the others to much, I’m not sure what I love more the double birds at the fireworks or the hiding under the table due to disintegrate.
I don’t think anything in CR will top Asmo’s flipping to his true face though.
I haven't watched this campaign yet, but BOY THOSE FIREWORKS
I appreciate Aabria's expression at 4:42 ... and the fact that when the clip switches over at 4:44 , she's wearing the same one. Brennan is truly an ever present mind fuck.
You know when a piece of storytelling is strong when even Sam gets teary eyed
Lou's face at 8:10 was my expression for the entire last episode XD
It goes to show what kind of connection Brennan and Lou have, when comparing Lou's reactions to everyone else's.
imagine if, for even just a one-shot, Matt and Brennan Dual dm'd. As in, both at the same time. I have no idea if this is an actual thing, or even how it would work, but it just sounds cool
Technically they co-DMed as in co-operated here but yeah. Not possible but good thought because it seems cool as hell
I've seen that done before on other shows, I think in that case it was during a war scene and one DM was controlling the Demons and one was controlling the Devils while the players tried not to get killed by either side. The DMs weren't really competing, it was just easier for them to keep track of things that way, I think.
Nobody talking about how fucking good Aabria lookin' in that make-up WOW
Really enjoyed Patia instantly fucking dying as the immediate cost of her actions. Sure, everyone died eventually, but really "ramming it in dry" to an entire continent and it's peoples deserves some sort of player consequence, right? lol
Good picks, but you should have clipped the VC jumpscare after the first kill of the show too, that shit was mean and I loved it
not the fireworks extravaganza
desperately need calamity to get a cartoon like LOVM
I would love to have Brennan as a GM, he’s an amazing actor
FINE BRENNAN, I'LL WATCH EXU
The fireworks extravaganza!:)
When he pauses.. you know shits going down
This is just a montage of Lou wanting to go home 🤣
*whispers* why are you like this…
The moment starting at 6:34 ish is my favorite :)
chills from "i didn't do anything wrong" all the way to "AND I WAS RIGHT"
He's a fucking brillant game Master
"Evil Genius"? I think you mean, "Master of Dramatic Misdirection".