Zemnian Nights | Critical Role: THE MIGHTY NEIN | Episode 11
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- The Mighty Nein finally make it into the Tri-Spire, exploring the upper echelon of Zadash and investigating the Knights of Requital’s claims of corruption within the government...
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Zemnian niiiiights, like Zemnian daaaays
More often than Nott,
Caleb buys smut,
and Jester paaaaaays
LOL
This is fucking GOLD! 😂
I shouldn't have heard Robin Williams singing that, but I did, and now I'm sad...
That was so good
@@happydragon7095 Its ok friend, we all miss him. But im sure he'll make his rounds again someday.
I actually LOLed. " You've bought baked goods. You've bought smut. What would you like to do now?"
"Are there any religious temples around?..."
Laugh out Louded?
@@johnjustjohn5866 so for it to make sense it would have to be LedOD; laughed out loud, that doesn't feel right though :(
@@r.r815 maybe cause it should be LedOL not LedOD
666 likes.
1:36:38
"How committed is your GM?"
Liam: Mine made me a fantasy porno shop.
And a potion seller that sold drugs on the side for Taliesin.
ngl are you really a gm if you aren't force to construct a fantasy sex shop because your players sit and bang on the table for it like tantrum throwing children
@@jupiterwatchesvideos are you ok?
@@jupiterwatchesvideos I never had my players scream and cry at the table before....afterwards sure I just murdered that child Npc they fell in love with...but at the table? No never.
One of the badass legendary NPCs who was supposed to be a villain ended up falling head over heels for my level 1 character lmfao. DM is caught between sobbing and laughing his arse off. The villain is one of his former characters, and honestly he seems pleased to be able to continue his story.
Underrated recurring bit from this campaign: Caleb counting all of his money like a 90-year-old grandma at the grocery store
Yea, I love it so much
It might be part of the Zemnians-as-German thing. I believe a stereotype about Germans is that they're very stingy.
I thought it meant that every coin counts for him cause he used to be homeless. Making absolutely sure he gives the exact amount he agreed upon.
@@casperfiol69 That's why I love the bit. I've been homeless off and on for a decade, and I know what it's like to live penny-by-penny. It's a small attention to detail by Liam that just makes me love him more.
@SkilesHasFun yesss. This and the bread bit, where he says "now i have warm gloves & a meal" were so expertly crafted. I love Caleb's commitment and depth of his back-story.
Fjord and tiny Fjord are just like that one Keanu Reeves meme
"Don't talk to me or my son ever again"
Fjord and tiny Fjord is like Big Enus and the little guy from Smokey and the Bandit. With all the talk of Burt Reynolds in the first campaign, I'm throughly sad they didnt reference it here :(
BAHAHAHAH
Absolutely BREATHTAKING
You win.
Love how everybody in town pretends to be affronted when you bring up Chastity's Nook, but they all know exactly where it is
Like a medieval fantasy pornhub lmao
Everybody knows where to get the good shit lmao
It's a good joke yeah, the rich guy in the shop getting spooked adds to it
Do you not know where the smut shops are in your town? Because my straight laced mother does.
@@aspenrayne5951 yeah she does
Pumat Sol: *breathes*
World Hunger: *ends*
War: *ends*
Every disease ever: *cures itself*
Fjord: *is suddenly dry*
Everybody: *Cheers* Thank you, thank you, oh mighty Pumat!
Pumat: "Oh, well, it is, quite literally, the least I can do."
I love Pumat Sol, so much. He's so sweet. When Sam said "Alls we'd have to do is kill Pumat Sol and take all this shit.." I was terrified. ;_;
@@kat-rau. Pretty sure Pumat Sol is an Archmage, he'd easily kill them all. lol
@@Ajmes Not to mention there are 4 of them. 4 CR 8 spellcasters isn't a good thing for 6 level 3 adventurers.
Pumat Sol is basically Aslan
Caleb: still dirty but we’re fine with it
I love how Laura is using this campaign to boldly flirt with her husband to make him uncomfortable.
it was one of her stated goals for C2, to force Travis to RP a romance...
@@davidhodgson1011 🤣 I'm not sure if I should thank Laura or feel sorry for Travis...
@@sonnentausnest it gets even better, I'm on my rewatch...it's even a major part of the ending of their last live show...even if it takes place 10yrs after C2 ends
@@davidhodgson1011 oooohhhh..... thank you for giving me a lot to look forward to without spoiling anything!
Go back and watch Grogs 1-shot and pay attention to the descriptions of the NPCs in the beginning....Travis teased Fjord and Jester and made them a couple with a child...
“...What you readin’ there, Jester?”
“Nothing, Oskar...”
Priceless.
it's almost like they are married
@Emilio Santa Cruz can't tell if serious or joking
@@tungstenzephyr joking. They are married in real life, but the comment was made as a character so from the character point of view reality is an alternate dimension.
2:10:20
😄
"Do you want mitts?" "No, i cant eat those." Cant argue that logic.
BarneyMiller Caleb is a fucking treasure
@@Littlecrowfriend he must be protected at all costs
@@allblazing1160 Nott approves this comment
Makes perfect sense to me.
Just need bread
I was hoping that when the trio walked into the Chastity's Nook, there was just a fifth Pumat Sol there.
Rogue Sol, the black sheep.
Zeter Zero no no, he’s a Lost Sol, or a Wandering Sol.
I’m already leaving don’t worry.
@@tenacityxl You shouldn't after those. If anything I should.
Sumat Pol, his twin brother with like 4 other fucking clones, sumat prime in the back just jacking it to his shit xD
Pumat nul
When Fjord asked Jester what she was reading and she replied 'Nothing Oskar, don't worry about it.' that actually sent me.. Jesus.. xD
I didn't really get that one.... What did she mean
@@kevinpappers4494 It's a reference to the smutty book 'Tusk Love' that she's been reading; she is basically imagining the main character Oskar to be Fjord and probably herself to be Guinevere lol
@@Claireffa thanks 👍
@@Claireffa All while playing out their real life love for each other.
Anyone else notice that Pumat Sol knows Nott is a Goblin?
"Pleasure to meet you, little Goblin lady!"
I feel like not that hard to tell. He seems more a blunt person
He knows all
He's god
Time stamp?
@@thebirdsareuptosomething4938 53:37
laura doing jesters accent while jester is also trying to do a different accent but not quite doing it right just shows her mad skillz
Tyler Horne
She’s adorable
In voice acting that actually takes an incredible level of skill.
When is this?
@@owlabouteverything2066 At around 3:37:00
Daniel Castro thanks
As someone who used to be homeless for over two years, Caleb's "trick" with the bread hit very close to home. I actually cried. Jester is telling him he could just buy mittens when it's implied that Caleb never had enough money for a hot meal AND warm clothes.... so he came up with a clever trick to obtain both. I think Caleb is my new favorite character. That was a very subtle and masterfully done character moment by Liam.
Yeah I hear that
Your comment made me want to cry
Ya but jester and boue came from money so it would be weird to them it was a pretty good dynamic all around
Jester and beau are the percy and keyleth of the campaign, either from money or having some sheltered lifestyle in their youth. Likely why they don't understand why Caleb is so cagey about people. Granted this is still barely a couple weeks of knowing these people.
I've heard Liam actually used to work with homeless so it's probable knows quite a bit
"IT HAS TO BE IMPORTANT, MY HUSBAND WOULDN'T JUST RECITE PORN AT ME ON STREAM!!!" -Basically Marisha
I mean it was kinda important, they learned a new slur
Really, all that scene did was make me want a full audiobook of a dirty novel, read by Matt Mercer, complete with different voices for every character.
@@SkilesHasFun.... I hate that I want this now
@@SkilesHasFun
😅
It was Essek foreshadowing.
The fact Jester is statistically stronger than Fjord is hilarious to me
jester is fucking ripped
A Quest Unending is or was I guess since this is in the past, beau stronger as well?
yeah when she casually pulled an IRON FUCKING LOCK off the sewer
Jester is OP.
Sweets and magical lolipops weapons can make you pretty buff
I like the idea that Caleb stalks bookstores, trying to find legitimate magical writings where nobody else would think to look. Wizardry on a budget! And it has apparently worked out for him in the past.
+Mrtak Spielman It's amazing what you can find in places nobody thinks to look, and for how low a price...I've taken to trawling library book sales and secondhand shops and have found several volumes belonging to (nowadays) obscure series that I've been missing from my collection--which given that owning said book is the only way I'll get to read it, not to mention finish out the series, is always a pleasant surprise. I've found books in nearly mint condition, autographed books, and more, and only for a couple dollars at most per volume (or bag, if it's bag day at the library).
@@PhoenyxRysing I managed to find a mint condition 3.5 players handbook at a second hand bookstore! :D
@@BuckmeisterSupremeWithCheese Lucky! I spent weeks searching for a used 5e handbook, before realizing it was probably futile due to the edition's popularity and buying a new one. On the plus side, though, the thing should last several years at least, and I no longer have to worry about not having a copy on hand for days I can't make it in person to sessions.
Thrift store books fucking rock
I found a first edition of a somewhat obscure HC Andersen adventure in a yard sale.
Nott:'talking about wanting to be changed'
Fjord:'showing common ground for looking like a monster'
Me, in my mind: ITS NOT EASY BEING GREEN
SirOmega33 oh my god yes
I like to imagine that a young fjord looks just like Kermit the frog
Mystic Pineapple, Kermit the Fjord?
Taliesin’a ability to just start in the middle of a conversation is so very under appreciated.
"I made you plan for this!"
One of the rare times Liam breaks character, revelling in making Matt GM a porno hub.
shirosaki97 time stamp?
@@erikwilliams1562 1:07:25
If you look carefully, Taliesin does in fact also break character at this time. He may become one with his character, but this is one time that both parties show up individually😏
Bum... Bum... BaDum BaDum Boooooo
Also, I learned a new word from this encounter... Edubation🧐- that thing step siblings do in the movies!!
I love how a roll can be a natural 20 and the response is "i was not looking for shrimp"
Rolls 20’s on random stuff, rolls trash on attack
@@KumaoftheForest The dice are tuned for comedy. xD
i love d&d so much
I feel like I remember something similar in Fallout New Vegas. The choice were simply yes and no, but the yes required having like 100 speech.
@@NerdHerdForLife ah, Mick & Ralph's, where you ask for the special menu of weapons and he asks if you're not with one of the casinos lmao
"Caleb begins to read his smut"
"So it begins like the Silmarillion"
Masturbating to the Silmarillion, nerd challenge level 100.
Sounds like my kind of smut!
you guys laugh but i have read Silmarillion smut so......
@@daphnylibby2247 pics or it didn't happen
@@_implying the seduction of mairon by frecklesordirt on deviantart
suck it
I love how they've all picked up Ashley's, "okay okay okay.* they started out doing it for fun, and now it's like they cant help themselves and it's completely part of their normal speech patterns now.
Mine too.
That is exactly how bro and dawg came into being regulars in my vocabulary lol
I seriously wonder how many critters are doing that now because of Ashley and the group. I know I tend to nowadays.
Guilty, I do it all the time. Binging it, defs making it worse. Ok ok ok
I love the contrast between Marisha's characters from the two campaigns!
Keyleth: *plants random flowers in places*
Beau: *casually beheads the blossoms from bushes*
Anastasia Hall they are total contrasts I love it
Really? Their personality is pretty much exactly the same
@@Dr.Spatula Yknow what, shes back at it again at 2:40:00. Dumb ass speeches so it seems i was wrong to kinda defend her
@@Dr.Spatula Isn't Keyleth more of a all-encompassing nice airhead while Beau is more of the perpetually pissed meat head?
@@MagizardInternet an airhead and meathead are essentially the same thing, a slight variation of stupid. Keyleth pretended to be nice while more often than not she was just as brutal and violent as the rest if the group. Both are extremely pretentious, preaching at other characters, PC or NPC
"Nothing, Oskar.." I'm crying laughing. Watching Jester flirt so poorly with Fjord is impeccable.
what the hell does impeccable mean
Hilarious considering they're married IRL
@spellbooke1430, try looking it up
Laura: "Oh i just wanna pet a cow real bad right now you guys."
Travis: "We'll see what we can do."
That's true love right there folks.
Next episode, Sam in a cow costume.
@@elbruces Is he?!
@@elbruces dude you're literally in every reply section of everyones comments 😂
@@obi-wank-enobi
LITERALLY
Tine to visit the family back home!
2023 crew back up
1:55 There’s a Blindspot in this commercial
10:25 Episode Starts
15:00 Jester runs through annoying noises
21:20 Designing Nott’s new character
24:35 Private conversation
27:50 Travis missed his calling as an auctioneer
32:20 Prepare yourself for Pumat Sol
45:10 Cannot beat Pumat Sol’s customer service
57:35 One stop shop
1:05:15 Seems like a fair trade
1:07:15 Matt prepped so much for this shop
1:09:40 Edubation
1:15:20 Jester making friends
1:19:00 Jester’s discreet hand off
1:22:40 The Traveler approves
1:25:05 But Caleb…why?
1:33:10 I can get behind Beau’s philosophy
1:36:15 Tale of Two Titties and Baldur’s Mate
1:52:00 Break Starts
2:05:50 Art Montage
2:07:25 Break Ends
2:09:35 Tusk Love
2:40:00 Ready to lick some asshole gladiators
2:41:55 Realistic message cantrip
2:47:50 Horrifying peeking clown
2:56:35 Thirsty Jester
3:00:30 Unpacking Nott’s motivations
3:04:50 We learn about young Fjord
3:08:05 Jester is just looking for her Oskjer
3:17:05 Almost got him
3:24:00 They are masters of disguise
3:27:35 Great object work, Nott
3:40:30 Devil’s advocate
3:54:25 Art degree
Hello hello, and thanks! Just going through and watching for the first time.
Let's gooo
Thank goodness this is closer to the top
Thanks!
2024 now, thank you
Caleb: "I like to learn something while I'm being tittillated."
Edubation
Yes they did in fact make these statements, thank you for paying attention
“What time of day is it”
Mathew “mid morning”
Liam “what exact time is it”
Mathew visibly frustrated “10:13 am”
Convenient link to the start of the game lol
@@gabeschoenfeld317 not to mention it is Matt in the intro looking rather snarly
That was Fjord, not Liam. But its funny tho
can i get a timestamp on this?
Phiro 00 3:17:05
Kinda wish the “historical smut” Caleb found would have been a story about lady vex’halia and lord Perceval: the romance of Whitestone by Tarryion Darington.
Oh my god I would love this
Oh missed opportunity!!! Now i'm so sad!
@@teacupkoala175 I feel like a little reference of VM is alright but this would be a huge spoiler for someone who hasn't seen Campaign 1. Maybe change the names and make it subtle enough so that you would only get it if you've finished Campaign 1?
SPOILER FOR CAMPAIGN 1!!!
Also, maybe I am prejudiced, but Tary swings the other way. How good are none-straight at straight smut?
@@PalleRasmussen Actually better than straight writers. I don't know why but so far I found good smut with Straight writers but better smut with gay ones
The whole bread handmuff part breaks my heart all the time. Tal and Travis seem to be the only ones to really pick up what Liam was implying.
Look at Matt too, his face is really sad
And I still don’t know can someone explain. Ive been confused for 4 years
@@Shoob-k5u It's a trick that homeless people do. They can't afford new clothing and use everything they can just to stay warm and alive - which leads to them needing to take measures like using food as a heater before eating it.
To be fair, how they react as their characters doesn't always mean that's how the actors themselves would react
Yea they live in L.A. they definitely recognized the homeless tricks out of character, but in character several of them come from money.
I love how Laura's best rolls are when she's doing something mischievous.
it's almost like the traveller is blessing those rolls XD
Jester is such a prankster, and the narrative basically writes itself.
Step one: save village from impending doom.
Step two: overthrow the government.
They can both be the same step if the government is corrupt
Besides that's just the natural flow of dnd
It all just balances out
Step three: profit
Step one: kill some rats in a bar basement
Step eighteen: kill God
Laura: "While this was going on, and she was distracted..."
Matt: "Oh no."
The fact that "nah i did my own dental work" wasn't just a throwaway line and was actual backstory. I love rewatching and realizing all the little quips that actually mean something
Schmoilers
I'm assuming it meant he filed down his tusks to fit in society easier
@@essexfuzzspoilers:
Yes, I don’t remember when, but it’s revealed later in the campaign that he was bullied for being different from the other kids at the orphanage. He then filed his tusks down to better fit in with the other kids
It is so much fun watching people who really like each other play characters who don't really like each other
This is a VERY interesting dynamic to see, indeed
Even better, in Talks Machina they reveal that Nott is serious and Fjord thinks it's all in good fun.
@@ironrose6 oh which one?
It made me so sad to see them not trust eachother :'( I hope they learn to do so like VM did. theyre stronger together, nott and caleb just have to trust them a tiny bit to learn it
@@pvic6959 No clue, but this is the scene: th-cam.com/video/HG3y5c3Hvk4/w-d-xo.html
@@ironrose6 LOL thanks for this
I hope Caleb can get revenge on the cat kicker
Full tilt
This comment is super old but if it hasn't happened yet I hope they come back here at like level 15 and have completed forgotten and they run into a guard and Matt gets Liam to roll for history and says "that's the guard that kicked your cat."
May the kat-kicker get slain... I honestly don't care how, though I have a slight preference for seeing him get squashed by a Tarrasque sitting on him. Or something silly like that.
Kaleb Bagby - Agreed.
Just throw him on the planet of tarasques that apparently exists, just so he knows beyond the shadow of a thousand doubts that he is thoroughly screwed.
"So he can save me." There is so much in that sentence. Holy shit, Sam.
knowing what happens in the future, everything that will be revealed, that line means so much more.
When is this lol? Must have missed it
@@kodylovesyou1412 3:01:29
I’ve been spoiled since my ass couldn’t wait to start C2 while watching C1 so I went to reddit lmao. So I kinda know what this means.
i was horrible spoiled so i know what nott ment by that
Liam's "A Tale of Two Titties" joke is way underrated
Including the follow-up: 'Ball-durs Gate" lol
It's probably borrowed from Monty Python's Bookshop sketch.
@@DerpGnome I had to check several times to see if he said Baldurs Gape, which I thought it was.
Nah, while it is funny, it's very low-hanging fruit (no pun intended)
No cause I almost peed 😭🤣
"Come on now, Matthew, write us a fanfic on the fly!" - The Mighty Nein
I love Nott, she's such a complex character.
And wow, Sam is incredibly good at foreshadowing and setting a tense, mysterious atmosphere without giving away too much at once.
I hope I can reach his level of roleplay one day. Phenomenal.
Did you watch series 1? You should, it has a spectacular end and Sam plays perhaps the most epic DnD character ever.
@@PalleRasmussen Scanlon Shorthalt is my favorite character ever.
@@PalleRasmussen YES YES YES YES, Scanlan is so FUCKING good. I also loved Taryon Darrington as well (the introduction with the event in the gardens of Whitestone when he first comes there were so amazing).
Sam rarely ever metagames, he sticks 100% to the mind of his characters, what they know, how they think etc, so it feels like it's not Sam, but rather his character sitting at the table.
Travis and Sam are the absolute best in the terms of sticking to their character at all times imo, and it was so much fun in Season 1, hopefully it will be many more in season 2 as well.
YoU cAn RePlY tO tHiS mEsSaGe!
Submachinor yes I can!
I love Caleb's way of speaking. Not just the accent, but his entire manner of speech.
It is "easy" to do an accent or deeper/higher voice but create a new voice for a character means also creating a new speech pattern
Ja!
I keep accidentally slipping into German intonation now it’s an actual problem
Aww, Liam’s face when Nott is saying she wants the letter for him. 💔 Reminded me of when Scanlan was explaining what he wanted to do with wish.
I feel like Scanlan failing to save Vax was the motivation behind Nott
"What you reading there, Jester?"
"Nothing Oskar."
Now I know where all that FjordxJester fanart came from.
You realize they have a child together
Laura is doing this on purpose, bless her. She's putting Travis in a position where he's going to have to reject his _wife_
@@icymoons yeesh
Find a partner that flirts with you in dnd while looking at you like Laura looks at Travis.
Why does he have to reject her
"A book-sized tome"
You don't say, Matt.
A very descriptive description. lol
mans getting paid by the character like Tolkien :D
Me trying to reach the word count
"Ah yes, and the floor here seems to be made of floor."
A book vaguely in the shape of a tome. A volume, perhaps.
That whole scene between Nott, Fjord and Molly was just pure perfection
If I could role play even 10% as good my character would abe amazing
pvic same. I loves that part! Partly because of Pumat. Edit: Thought if the wrong part there. Sorry.
I was biting my wrist the whole time! What a fucking scene
@@doomerbloomer6160 Sam is a very fucking good actor holy crap, here i am doing a hard dungeon in my game listening to this scene in the background and im tearing the hell up just from his story and reasons. Maybe I'm just a wuss or a softie but damn that was good.
Still such a high point of campaign 2. I'm in awe of Sam's expert slow reveal of Nott's motivations and story. Chef's Kiss.
I love that Tusk Love found it's way into The Legend of Vox Machina after all this time! What a good easter egg.
I am new so I didn't get the reference, but it was SO obviously a nod to something.....
I saw it too! In the shop! Pike looks so cunfused and intrigued by it!
@@igotc4627 Pst... in the last ep. she's reading it in their keep ;)
BRO
I saw it in an edit and was amazed
I love how Fjord practically took charge of this espionage group. Like I'll work for you but stop being stupid.
Pumat Sol recipe: 3 parts Canadian + 2 parts giant cow + 1 part John Wayne + a sprinkle of Long Island cab driver.
Possibly the greatest thing I've read
This is too on point
For those making one at home, that's 3 shots Crown Royal, 2 shots milk, 1 shot Jack Daniel's, poured over an entire premade long island iced tea. Then you too will see four of your favorite shopkeep!
LoLotov 10/10 would drink.
@@LoLotov forget the milk. Better that way.
I'm guessing Fifty Shades of Fey was all sold out
Dariyus Kabraji im pretty sure that’s actually called the travelers bible.
Zedash Bible
Vax: *choke me harder*
Warlock of the archfey intensifies.
..also if you want go tome pact and make it fey smut fan fics
@@cleoking6312 ...gods damnit, now i have to write that idea down for later.
Laura: I turned myself into a tan Elven woman
Liam: I turned myself into the male version of that
Loved that basically they turned into Vex and Vax
That’s what I thought
No
"I haven't used my art degree"
Damn, Mercer, too real!
This episode went from funny pornshop to Nott's deepest fears really quickly
And I’m perfectly okay with that 😂
"I did my own dental work" -Fjord the tuskless half orc
Oh god Travis why 😭😭😭
Chris Meade wait he doesn't have- DID I MISS THAT?! HOW DID I MISS THAT
On a rewatch as a DM, it's amazing how Matt introduced the Gentlement completely via indirect worldbuilding. Typically you give your party obvious hooks, like the meeting in the inn or like the quest board, but the Gentlement felt like the party found out about him only thanks to their engagement with the environment.
Sometimes Matt's storytelling makes me forget that he somewhat creates the story based on the dice rolls/ interactions the group has in the world.
But you're so right! It feels like they found out about the Gentlemen earlier than he originally planned by Beau stealing the mail
I noticed he had one of the guards mention that Caleb looked like he was a patron of the Evening Nip when Jester first visits the Pillow Trove. This was before they met the Halfling in the sewers who told them about it. It's so cool
Matt: (in character) Oh i've been doing some writing myself :)
Marisha: (possibly in character) I definitely want to see that now
Matt: (definitely not in character) *sweats*
Marisha was definitely NOT in character. Her eyes lit up.
I dunno, I like my partners to have read my "writings" so they know what they get and is expected to give. Easier and less awkward than a talk.
PalleRasmussen I feel like it would be more awkward that way like your giving them a premade role play script cheat sheet
@@catblue4690 That would make it easier, having a cheat sheet.
time stamp on that?
Liam looks so giddy during Nott’s confrontation scene. You can 100% tell he is SO excited to have all of that play out later.
maddiebees timestamp?
@@ItsAcedTea 3:01:00
I love Matt breaking down in laughter after realizing he made a porn shop in Dungeons and Dragons.
Not just with this, but anytime Matt breaks in general, you KNOW it's a magical moment. xD
“You made me do this!”
Edu-bation!
@@ashketchup7354 I'm so using that on my best friends! Hilarious!
What's worse is you bet critters made fan fic stories out of those titles xD
“Getting all sticky before the books”
“Better than after”
😂😂😂I cannot. My favorite line so far I think
xDD That was _amazing_ !
The slow realization around the table lmao Matt’s face was gold when he got it
Liam is a master of wording man! Kills me every time! 🤣
1:49:25
Nott: We should have a signal if something goes wrong
Fjord: How about "Oh shit!"
Nott: That's a good one
"help me, help me, oh god, help me"
th-cam.com/video/92d1xtjXf8E/w-d-xo.html
Melissa Metivier I’m so glad I clicked that
@@melissametivier4 thanks for that
It should’ve been Jenga.
Caleb shoving his hands in the bread and Marisha's and Laura's reactions are so good, Liam is seriously so good at this.
Hahaha
@@skarrynight3360 thats how disaeases are spread
*LIGHTS HAND ON FIRE*
@@discipleoftzeentch8384 tresspassing into Nurgle's gardens again?
Laura: "I just wanna pet a cow so bad guys!!" (looks like she's about to cry)
Pregnancy Hormones take no prisoners.
Have you seen some cows? That shit is worth getting teary-eyed about
@@DeathnoteBB Agreed! I moved to my current place because there is a cow pasture next door😊😁
@@princessblazena I grew up in a town surrounded by dairies and I never want to smell that again! Lol
@@MastaSmoke420 I moved to New York City and the air there is so much worse than anything that cows excrete.
Travis’s “we’ll see what we can do” is very pregnant wife vibes
I fully expected Sam to do BOTH his & Ashley's lines for the skit (which would be hilarious) but the awkward silence between his lines reminiscent of a one-sided conversation just made it better.
I find it funny how nobody in this campaign checks there inventory.
Travis: Oh I have a crowbar!
Sam: Oh no, my thieves' tools are pretty bent-
Marisha: OH MY GOD I HAVE THIEVES TOOLS! TAKE MINE!
It kind of makes sense. When making a character in DnDBeyond, you have the option to gives your character starter gear based on their class/background. Often times this can amount to just having a bunch of nicknacks and tools that you can easily forget about without a second thought.
@@DespadaPlaysGames for me I imagine id check that every time before a mission or combat and especially when discussing a plan and bring up anything that could be useful
@@DespadaPlaysGames exactly, I have a bard character and I had a pack of candles with me for several sessions without realizing it and using them at proper times.
I'm the person in every party who details everything in my adventuring pack and will pull them out at strange times with unusual ideas of how to use them. If I have 1,000 ball bearings, a few bags of caltrops, a thing of lantern oil, and/or some random objects I've collected, the DM is about to have an interesting day.
The first campaign was an epic battle to save the world... this one is like a road trip movie.
Poisonedblade level 3 party’s do not have epic save the world adventures they have bad road trips till level 6-10.
Yeah, they are lvl 3. We meet them where they're lvl2. Not 10
@@joepizza4514 I know, but it's tough to follow a god slaying epic campaign.
The last campaign was 5 years long with 3 being streamed, give it time
Be patient.
"I need Caleb to get strong... So he can save me" Destroyed!
"...Why, Nott? Why do you need him to be powerful?"
"...So he can save me."
That is SO sad and moving i'm tearing up
At 1:29:46 Caleb mentions his control over fire can be difficult sometimes, and then he says more quietly in a darker voice, “sometimes” once more... gave me chills thinking he was remembering his past, whatever that may be.
there’s been a lot of foreshadowing... i can’t wait to learn the story 👀
meenakshious me too.
Well he did burn that one guy to death right? that kinda traumatized him after seeing what he did.. Could be that?
@@Theories16 Matt mentioned a "wave of memories" hitting him at that moment, so it seems something similar happened once before at least. I'm thinking it might be something similar to Diablo in Suicide Squad. Losing control over their fire and killing/hurting someone they love is something of a recurring plot point in the dark pasts of characters with fire magic (even Avatar The Last Airbender does it).
on the nose
"but Caleb I got you history smut," - Jester
That was a quote from the episode, well observed
1:29:39 I love Caleb.
Just use mits.
"But then I couldn't eat the bread."
Then just eat and don't wear bread.
"But then my hands wouldn't be warm."
So buy some mits!
"But then I couldn't eat the bread."
"It's simple!"
he must be protected at all cost
Got to remember, Caleb's homeless. This is probably the first time in years he's had enough money that he didn't have to choose between having food to eat or warm clothes to wear.
@@BuckmeisterSupremeWithCheese It could be the first time ever, seeing as his parents were clearly poor so he was raised in poverty.
3:28:00 - Nott's feigned ignorance aimed purely at trolling Fjord is the best thing. The way she immediately dropped the act and said "I'm not an idiot." to Caleb when he tried to correct her was pure gold.
Sibling energy.
I don't think it was fully an act 😂 I believe Caleb tried to correct her and she was too sure to back down
3:05:03 Sam thinking he and Travis accidentally went with the same backstory for a second.
Hmmmmm good catch there
I know this comment is kinda old. But I watching for the first time and your comment got me to think... "maybe Nott wasn't always a goblinoid..."
Idk, just back of the head thoughts.
Markk115 hahahaha...
Matt knew too what Sam was thinking
Oh SHIT you’re right!
I totally overlooked that the first time but that was probably the closest Sam had ever been to revealing his hand unintentionally lol. Such a cool little moment looking back.
Many people dislike sessions/episodes of D&D where the focus is not combat, I love shopping episodes, especially early on in a campaign where the party really don't know each other yet, there are a ton of awesome role play and backstory opportunities!
The whole theme of this party is "shady as hell" and need every chance to bond (and to fill us in on who they are), so that when the inevitable but unexpected betrayal happens, it is gripping entertainment.
I agree fully with this
I find myself zoning out in combat episodes. Sure, you need them to a certain extent, but i belive we come here to enjoy the characters and the DM world building. Im surprised that there is people who dislike this kind of episodes.
isabelchmontuenga Same here. I also zone out in longer combats. It can be interesting if the enemy is intelligent and there are interesting magics going on, but basic low level battles can be really boring.
I enjoy combat centered sessions/episodes as well, I especially enjoy players exploring the skills of a new class for the first time, but when everyone in the party is *THIS* shady, every tidbit of history is golden.
dunewizard i just hated the part where they kept talking to the knights in that cellar for like half an hour
I love how Beau tries to be this stone cold badass, yet keeps getting roped into Jester's antics.
Also how Fjord constantly no-sells her facade and tries his best to help her out of the shell.
It's the best kind of interaction, the serious character being dragged into shenanigans!
To be fair, tieflings are VERY persuasive.
@Dead Pooly I remember really disliking Marisha as Keyleith and people defending her with "nooo Keyleith is just a hard character you hater". Nope, same shit here. Marisha just bypasses her character completely when she see something funny/cool to do. At least here she doesnt play as big of a role so I just don't care.
@@Baan616 I think Marisha might be the weakest link in terms of roleplaying (and certainly is far from being my favorite and a very strong contender for the opposite slot), but I also think she's there very valuable as a player. What I see (it's not much), I think Marisha holds the group very much together while out of characters in a similar way Jester (the character, NOT Laura herself) does for the group in-game.
@@Alche_mist I feel like Travis and Sam are the glue.
I love how Laura incorporates Jester flirting with Fjord/Travis while reading smut
"what were you looking for?"
"sea food"
i lost my shit
Nott: I’m looking for shrimp!
Dice: 20
Sam: I am *not* looking for shrimp
@@MrK133n Sam saying that shit like shouting “I’m lying” whenever someone insight checks him is honestly the best.
“i lOvE the tAstE of the SEEEAAAAaaaa!”
Can we just appreciate Nott for not just wanting to steal some shit. But wanting to get Caleb the letter so he could go to the academy. That is the sweetest thing.
It hits different now
It’s really tragic.
The illusion that Nott takes with the red hair and hawkish nose all I am seeing in a tiny Nigel Thornberry
Smashing!
Bozo the clown.
i absolutely LOVE Sam's foreshadowing here. "I need him to become powerful so he can save me.........he can change me, change this"
You can almost hear the labels in Pumat's voice having heard it.
Headcannon: Pumat enchanted the labels to narrate in his voice in the mind of the person reading it.
this was what i was thinking!!!!
Pumat's voice: "You got it"
Pencils down, we have a winner!
HeadCANNON? Oh geez, there's gonna be nothing of your head left to hear that voice anyways... and that's canon! ... Sorry, couldn't resist even though it's a year old.
I read you comment in Pumat's voice.
I think they forgot about selling that manticore head
Well if Caleb or Jester can find a spell that can keep the Manticore Head from rotting, they can use it as a Trophy to use as Proof of Reputation.
@@ForeverDegenerate Considering it's been at least 5 days at this point, probably too late.
Preserved Zombie manticore head would be scarier then fresh
@@ForeverDegenerate Gentle repose would work perfectly to buy them some time. But they should get rid of that head before it seriously starts to stink up the cart.
If they left it for long enough, a manticore skull mounted to the front of their cart would make a hell of a statement.
"'The control is a little off." *whispers* "sometimes". I'm liking my recovering pyromaniac Caleb idea.
I know right!
I only now realized that the giant flask says “sorry Laura, I ate Indian for lunch”
"I made you plan for this!"
I love Liam.
1:07:26
Pumat-Sol is seriously my most favorite NPC that Matt has made, seriously the best...
I don't know, I like Viktor a little more.
Olin Van Winkle Heretic! Burn him at the stake!
My biggest problem with Pumat is he is so awesome I want to use him in my campaign but a) my players would know what I was doing and b) I could never do him justice. ☹️
@@Gargs454 I know what you mean.
I like the gunpowder merchant from season 1.
I like how when anyone rolls low insight Matt never says anything to the effect of "you believe they're telling the truth" but instead always says "hard to read." Too many people don't understand that failing insight doesn't mean your suspicions go away or that you believe whatever they're saying; you're just not SURE that they're lying or hiding something. You may very well still be suspicious; you're just not able to sense any proof of your suspicions.
That makes a lot of sense. I never thought of it that way.
I think the only exception would be a contested roll against another player’s deception, where if they lie well enough you believe them.
I'd love it if he sometimes have people false information when they fail their rolls.
The best DM I ever played with would roll these out of view. Did you fail the roll and miss a secret door? Did you pass and there is no door? All you know is “you find nothing...”
EDIT: just wanted to add that our group was much smaller, only 3-4 players so much easier for the DM to do the rolling in these situations. And we didn’t have a stream to entertain with reactions to characters’ rolls either.
@@harperyourroommate8850 That's a precarious road. Robbing the player that's doing the deception is rather bad form. Though players really shouldn't be rolling social rolls against each other in general because of how it impairs RP.
I’m in awe of how good Travis is at role playing as Fjord role playing as the maligned noble. When he rolled nat20 and then 18, I wasn’t even surprised - like, of course, he’s so convincing even the die is like “oh alright then”
Thx Flando
1:55 There’s a Blindspot in this commercial
10:25 Episode Starts
15:00 Jester runs through annoying noises
21:20 Designing Nott’s new character
24:35 Private conversation
27:50 Travis missed his calling as an auctioneer
32:20 Prepare yourself for Pumat Sol
45:10 Cannot beat Pumat Sol’s customer service
57:35 One stop shop
1:05:15 Seems like a fair trade
1:07:15 Matt prepped so much for this shop
1:09:40 Edubation
1:15:20 Jester making friends
1:19:00 Jester’s discreet hand off
1:22:40 The Traveler approves
1:25:05 But Caleb…why?
1:33:10 I can get behind Beau’s philosophy
1:36:15 Tale of Two Titties and Baldur’s Mate
1:52:00 Break Starts
2:05:50 Art Montage
2:07:25 Break Ends
2:09:35 Tusk Love
2:40:00 Ready to lick some asshole gladiators
2:41:55 Realistic message cantrip
2:47:50 Horrifying peeking clown
2:56:35 Thirsty Jester
3:00:30 Unpacking Nott’s motivations
3:04:50 We learn about young Fjord
3:08:05 Jester is just looking for her Oskjer
3:17:05 Almost got him
3:24:00 They are masters of disguise
3:27:35 Great object work, Nott
3:40:30 Devil’s advocate
3:54:25 Art degree
Thank you for your service
Thank you
Leaving the space in between was genius.
That damn Flando...
Big thanks!
I think Travis's idea regarding the high Richter went under appreciated. Honestly to pull an entire plan out like that and keep improvising based on new info introduced was kinda brilliant on his part as a player.
I was highly impressed by each player in this episode, at least once per person. Travis impressed me *repeatedly.*
They didn’t think to ask a few questions that were burning me, but they do have a better feel for Mercer’s DMing style than I ever will.
travis is an A+++ dnd player
Liam: dosen't believe in dice juju
Also Liam: rolls 'absolute balls' more than anyone.
He rolled the most nat 20s as Vax so it's karma lol
timothy gw he also just rolled the most as Vax
Wil Wheaton Dice Curse is back
Travis hiding in his shirt while they’re discussing historical fiction is so funny 😂
“Whatcha reading there, Jester?”
“Nothing, Oskar. Don’t worry about it.”
😂
Laura: "I just wanna pet a cow so bad now"
Travis: "... We'll see what we can do."
And with that, some time later they went to a farm and Laura got to pet a cow.
Cows are nice to pet. I've petted many cows
@@klillym1461 surprisingly agile, very inquisitive creatures.
A bit too drooly for my preference in social company though.
Fishing in a field with cows is never lonely.
@@SonsOfLorgar All my social company is drooling fools, so I guess drooling, inquisitive cows would be a nice change of pace
@@SonsOfLorgar They're also stubborn as hell and downright mean.
DAMN, Nott gave me chills with that stuff about making Caleb more powerful!
She has a pretty good reason! ;)
:: Liam removes glasses :: I think Liam had dust in his eye while listening to Nott there...
Yeah, my mind went 'holy sh*t' during that whole scene.
The entire exchange with Travis and Sam was great. And it ended perfect with Fjord not going after Nott but actually sympathizing with her. And then Taliesin has to have Molly threaten Nott in the end and shit all over it, I get it his character is a shifty carnie but that really brought the scene down for me. Less is more in scenes like that.
@@Joestone1984 I disagree, Fjord is far more sympathetic and it would've been super out of character for Molly to let Nott off without at least a slap on the wrist for that. Besides I'm pretty sure the distrust was there the second he cast devil's tongue anyway.
The DnD porn shop was one of the best things I have ever heard. Bless Matt for being a good sport.
I think he enjoyed it, lol
Whne Caleb was turned away by the Crowns Guard last episode, you could just see it was because Matt realised this was somewhere they were gonna go no matter what, and he was going to have to do some really solid prep-work for a fantasy erotic book store. I'm really impressed with all the names he came up with for the novels!
3:05:04 Sam's reaction to Travis saying he didnt always look this way, it sounded like he was nervous that Travis had created a similar character to knott, just neither of them knew😅
“Do you trust Fjord and Molly?”
“No I don’t”
-proceeds to steal from the party every chance they get...
"just becuase i dont trust you, doesn't mean you should trust me"
@@matthewc9868 just because you’re not paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not after you.
@@matthewc9868 “I don’t trust you and you shouldn’t trust me. Was that not clear?”
Caleb and Nott have some pretty strong reasons not to trust anyone. Caleb isn’t entirely sane and well Nott is complicated. Was suprised Matt didn’t take advantage of Caleb’s past at the meeting.
@@robertivey7644 Probably because it’s only episode 11 and more up to Liam to reveal Caleb’s stuff
"I did my own dental work" -Fjord.
This man tore his tusks out.
Donovan he's a warlock the second edgiest class what did you expect?
Second? What is the first?
zemorph42
Bloodhunter?
It's rogue
Donovan DEEZ NUTS!!
"(Writing down smut-plot) He's telling me stuff, it has to be important!"
Oh Merisha, I hope you never change.
But the best part is it actually was!
And that's why I love this show!
was it though? seemed kind of not that important
Smut is always imp
Can you imagine having to describe a porno to your own wife in front of your friends?
"Would you prefer Black Ice, New Leather or Lavender?" Might be one of the biggest chuckles I've had in a while