The Sun Tree | Critical Role: VOX MACHINA | Episode 28

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  • @Quiverpen
    @Quiverpen 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10438

    Never quite noticed how often Matt gets interrupted until it wasn't happening anymore.

    • @airawolf4261
      @airawolf4261 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1031

      Right? The story is so much smoother

    • @sumnergurl19
      @sumnergurl19 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1463

      I liked Tiberious when he was silly and adorable and quite helpful with his spells. but it was rare and far-between. so I agree, the story is so much smoother now and I'm loving it.

    • @Quiverpen
      @Quiverpen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1220

      Love the character, hate the execution.

    • @sumnergurl19
      @sumnergurl19 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1419

      just saw someone's comment on another ep: "I love Tiberius as a character. I don't like Orion as a player."

    • @hotscottrulz
      @hotscottrulz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +159

      LadySumner13 Hey, I think that's my comment! Yay!

  • @runzumarun4925
    @runzumarun4925 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3280

    I like how sam sees Travis happy and just says it out loud not a care in the world "no more shopping today" as Travis goes warhammer happy

    • @timfrank7461
      @timfrank7461 4 ปีที่แล้ว +150

      They spent THREE hours shopping ...

    • @FlyingWalnut
      @FlyingWalnut 4 ปีที่แล้ว +269

      Timothy Joseph Franklind No no no, fucking Orion spent 3 hours shopping.

    • @runzumarun4925
      @runzumarun4925 4 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      @@timfrank7461 you legit can go back and watch the whole episode and see him be the only one trying to buy stuff...even had matt face palm the desk

    • @timfrank7461
      @timfrank7461 4 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      @@runzumarun4925 a few other people buy stuff, grog buys a shovel and pick axe, Vax buys for daggers and stalks their fan, scanlan goes to Gilmores. But yes I agree tibs did have a lot shit he wanted to do and wasted a LOT of time which in a week would have been impossible and as he liked to say
      #okidontdothat and wasted even more time

    • @LycanB64
      @LycanB64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +155

      The difference in demeanor in Travis last episode and this one is stunning. He's practically giddy for the first half.

  • @brettcardon4552
    @brettcardon4552 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5581

    If you've watched the first 27 episodes, congratulations, you've made it.

    • @leandromendoza5835
      @leandromendoza5835 2 ปีที่แล้ว +216

      Glory, happiness, victory... At last.
      Now it gets good baby, LETS GOOO!
      P.D: If you see this, don't read chat, now chat are simps that think the cast are their friends and not entertainers that want their money.... back then they were rude mf who insulted everyone and called roleplaying metagame and being bored a reason to leave the game forever. Weirdest shit.

    • @samhachmeister9876
      @samhachmeister9876 2 ปีที่แล้ว +372

      I got to like 12 before I just had to skip to 27... dude just got untrinketable.

    • @austinhaltiner1489
      @austinhaltiner1489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@samhachmeister9876 Thanks, you made me spit my drink from laughing.

    • @leandromendoza5835
      @leandromendoza5835 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@samhachmeister9876 Nooo! You skipped out on a lot of good shit dude, mostly things Orion is not in tbh. I'm in ep 45, and it was worth it

    • @namewarvergeben
      @namewarvergeben 2 ปีที่แล้ว +170

      @@samhachmeister9876 He is not in episodes 18 and 19, and both are really fun episodes with some great RP!
      Other than that, he improves a little in or around 22-25. They clearly had a talk with him around that time, gave him a chance.
      But honestly, every episode has some great moments, even 26 and 27. Half the crew disguising themselves as cows, or Taliesin "translating" for a water elemental for example :D

  • @gallaetha_matt
    @gallaetha_matt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1860

    Grog's natural 20 on his intelligence roll brought me so much joy

    • @johneve6744
      @johneve6744 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Me too

    • @PugsleyThePear
      @PugsleyThePear ปีที่แล้ว +52

      "I did something SMART!"

    • @jonathanpeterson1189
      @jonathanpeterson1189 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Episode 1: I have an intelligence of six. I know what I’m doing.

    • @xenonbart5526
      @xenonbart5526 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      he is of course easily the brains of the group

    • @johnnye87
      @johnnye87 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      The way he roleplayed his 1 for stealth was also hilarious

  • @theidiotwithacontroller2410
    @theidiotwithacontroller2410 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5250

    Taliesin now: Speak with plants? Lame
    Taliesin in campaign 2: Ya but can I flirt with seaweed?

    • @mashit13
      @mashit13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +247

      Taliesin now, making fun of how Aquaman talks to fish: Hi Aquaman! Hi Aquaman! Hi Aquaman!
      Taliesin's character in campaign 2 talking to bees: Hi Caduceus! Hi Caduceus! Hi Caduceus!

    • @sandragoodhew2885
      @sandragoodhew2885 5 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      He did flirt with grass... successfully! 😁

    • @deffdefying4803
      @deffdefying4803 5 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      "This moss is like, attuned to my soul"

    • @aurora5481
      @aurora5481 4 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      Taliesin in C1: Aquaman's powers are pathetic
      Taliesin in C2: **asks help from fish and avoids a ship battle with control water**

    • @Quadraxis
      @Quadraxis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      I reeeeeally want Percy and Caduceus to meet one day.

  • @smout844
    @smout844 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3371

    Sam to Taliesin's character: We're not gonna live in a cemetery that's super creepy
    Taliesen's character, 2 years later: I used to live in a cemetery

    • @alexv3357
      @alexv3357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +207

      Vox Machina: Finds the Raven Queen's temples super creepy
      The Mighty Nein: Dead people tea

    • @sethlost424
      @sethlost424 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@heyheykimbee *garden

    • @kelly4187
      @kelly4187 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @Alex V: I've noticed that s1 is much more jokey in parts. Liam in particular is a lot more open and laughs a lot. S2 has him really gloomy. I know he's in character but it's really noticeable now that I watch s1

    • @MorinehtarTheBlue
      @MorinehtarTheBlue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I love how much the first campaign was mined for elements that made up the second. Though I may appreciate all that more when I actually get there.

    • @darkvizardking69
      @darkvizardking69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@MorinehtarTheBlue not sure if you got there yet, but there is alot you'll see for c2. There's quite a few far reaching elements both in game as set pieces and as character creation choices.

  • @connerbixby6532
    @connerbixby6532 2 ปีที่แล้ว +963

    Best part in this episode was Taliesin casting telekinesis at the beginning to get the camera adjusted.

    • @youshallnotpass567
      @youshallnotpass567 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Finally a good use of that spell haven’t seen that in the campaign yet

    • @angus69
      @angus69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Do you have the time stamp maybe please?

    • @monsjeuoet
      @monsjeuoet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@angus69 a bit overdue, but I laughed way too hard about it... it's at 13:37

    • @sweebos
      @sweebos ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😄

    • @anthonydavis5288
      @anthonydavis5288 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@monsjeuoetMuch appreciated from the podcast listeners. I like working while listening and reading comments on breaks. Super appreciated.

  • @Nunofurbiznus
    @Nunofurbiznus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +647

    Sam: is the body that is supposed to be mine… attractive?
    Matt: it’s a nine year old boy-
    Sam: Oh God.

  • @fiendlyghost
    @fiendlyghost 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4391

    i always get whiplash at the beginning because i expect travis to come in after matt does the intro with “W E P L A Y D U N G E O N S A N D D R A G O O O N S”

    • @jaredwilkinson2679
      @jaredwilkinson2679 4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      I just kinda say it at this point lmao

    • @megancurtis349
      @megancurtis349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      ME TOOOOOOO. I say it to myself, out loud.

    • @calebivanmorenovazquez8103
      @calebivanmorenovazquez8103 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Same, I just say it in my head

    • @MaxximusfireDC
      @MaxximusfireDC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I do it myself at this point

    • @lemnlyme
      @lemnlyme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      hello! i’m caught up on campaign 2 , starting campaign 1! i can confirm i get severe whiplash at the silence 😔

  • @spencercox7931
    @spencercox7931 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2128

    Grog "I have an intelligence of 6, I know what I'm doing" Strongjaw: *looks over at an odd fort* *rolls a 20 and says* oh, that's a stone giant fortress" *like it was the most obvious thing ever*

    • @elbruces
      @elbruces 4 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      He is a Goliath so...

    • @jasonbuckley4118
      @jasonbuckley4118 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      He is a mountain Goliath with history with mountain giants.

    • @chrism6315
      @chrism6315 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Yeah, because intelligence of 6 doesn't mean you're a dribbling idiot.

    • @mistresspheonix854
      @mistresspheonix854 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      He's just child like. It would be something similar to a kid who grew up in the country and a kid from the city pointing at a grain storage facility and despite being the same age one of them instantly knowing what it was due to familiarity and the other having no clue due to no prior knowledge of this kind of building.

    • @MrSHADOWANGEL999
      @MrSHADOWANGEL999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      it's a shape in a color probably filled with shiny things, of course he would be an expert

  • @melparchment1851
    @melparchment1851 2 ปีที่แล้ว +549

    “Don’t throw around the ‘D-word’ unless it’s the ‘D-word’ time” is maybe my favorite thing Travis has ever uttered

  • @tiril6681
    @tiril6681 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1460

    Shout-out to Marisha for stopping the group's squabbling to give Taliesin a chance to speak when only she could hear him. He doesn't talk up much, even when it's his own storyline, so I'm glad he was given room to make the plan for infiltrating Whitestone. Also super happy to see the whole group unquestionably go along with it like yep, alright, Percy has a plan and we might not know everything yet but that's okay and we'll follow his lead. Taliesin professing how much he loves these guys after felt really genuine, bless them all.

    • @isidorex
      @isidorex ปีที่แล้ว +75

      I wish I had a separate sound feed just for Taliesin. I feel like I miss a lot of quiet brilliant asides that get shouted over...

    • @shelliedisalvo6559
      @shelliedisalvo6559 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      He finally got a chance TO speak during this arc

    • @chrismanuel9768
      @chrismanuel9768 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I think he's really shy and, combined with his tremor, makes him just really reserved and quiet overall. He's actually a great character actor and I wish he took center stage more

    • @lavenderwalrus9875
      @lavenderwalrus9875 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      @@chrismanuel9768 He has previously said that the reason he switched from the on camera acting he did as a child to voice acting was because he hated the feeling of being on camera. He has since said that for crit role it feels different and he feels more comfortable with it but I imagine it did probably take some time for him to get to that point

    • @fugosfork7907
      @fugosfork7907 ปีที่แล้ว

      Travis does it too

  • @BlunderMunchkin
    @BlunderMunchkin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1879

    *D&D Players:* We scoff at death
    *Matt Mercer:* Let me describe these eight bodies...
    *D&D Players:* *brains explode*

    • @billbill3915
      @billbill3915 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Such a fuckin' cool moment. As soon as I realized what was happening, goosebumps everywhere. Mercer is a champ.

    • @privatizitat815
      @privatizitat815 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      There is a difference between seeing some random bodies, and your enemies sending a message. And this was a strong message

    • @GrndAdmiralThrawn
      @GrndAdmiralThrawn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Ok, I only just now got to this episode. That was an amazing moment, but did anybody catch that he only described 7 bodies? I guess it can be inferred that the 8th is supposed to look like Percy, but I still wish he would have said.

    • @RpgamesBe
      @RpgamesBe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      what an epic moment! Best episode so far!

    • @dillon2130
      @dillon2130 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@GrndAdmiralThrawn the 8th Body was a bear,

  • @Timberella3003
    @Timberella3003 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1032

    1:50:17 "If she was a little older, Tiberius would kill her." Ah, Scanlan, you know how to make the unacceptable hilarious!

    • @lezzleee
      @lezzleee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Poor Edna!

    • @alexandercross9081
      @alexandercross9081 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Also known as proper intonation, and timing, deceptively simple aspects that require a very high charisma score to pull off

  • @xaviermolina6742
    @xaviermolina6742 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3541

    Tiberius:
    -Buys 35 small mirrors
    -Ask his father to start a war
    -refuses to elaborate
    -leaves

    • @blablah6958
      @blablah6958 2 ปีที่แล้ว +378

      And this is the moment the show stops to be enjoyable and starts being great

    • @RollInish
      @RollInish 2 ปีที่แล้ว +264

      He was attempting to replicate the Archimede's Death ray. There was a myth that they used mirrors to ignite a Roman warship on fire (which has been debunked btw). He was basically Metagaming to destroy Lord Briarwood using Keyleth's Daylight spell that she never used yet, but he knew druids could learn it.

    • @Rudeus04
      @Rudeus04 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@RollInish wouldnt work tho since its just bright light not actual sunlight unless they use the dawn spell

    • @RollInish
      @RollInish 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      @@Rudeus04 bright flashlights start fires all the time. He either didn't understand that it wasn't sunlight or fire was good enough. He also thought he was dealing with a Lich and fire and radiant are some of the only damage types it's not resistant to. Either way, I was simply answering the question so many critters have: Why tf is he buying all these mirrors?

    • @Rudeus04
      @Rudeus04 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@RollInish no no i just mentioned since you said metagaming which im pretty sure he is but sadly his metagame wouldnt help since it aint sunlight but just a really really bright light altho i wonder how much damage a concentrated sunlight would deal (archimedes death ray) vs a vampire since dawn would deal 4d10 as is

  • @thespankmyfrank
    @thespankmyfrank ปีที่แล้ว +751

    Holy shit, the group without Orion is SO much more relaxed, they're having so much fun. I've only seen less than 30 mins of this episode and I can already feel a massive change. Damn. I knew he made a big difference but I didn't realise how huge it actually was. So relieved to know he's not coming back after this.

    • @Edge_Walker
      @Edge_Walker ปีที่แล้ว

      What happened and why?

    • @MiniKitty27
      @MiniKitty27 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@Edge_Walker if you're still curious, SupergeekMike has a couple videos about the situation that are really great. I recommend starting with his "Let's Talk About Tiberius" video (about 33 minutes long) and then watching his "Why We Talk About Tiberius" video (about 1 hour and 9 minutes long). the first one does a good recap of what the issues were in game/as a player that is said in a respectful manner. The second one starts by completely going over everything that happened in episode 27 of Vox Machina and then does a "what lessons can we learn from this" kind of thing while also clarifying some points from the first video that he didn't properly say then. both are really great and informative videos that are really respectful to everyone involved in the situation as well as sticking to what's public information and currently available as of recently.
      TL;DR: if you still wanna know what happened with Tiberius SupergeekMike has two good videos that cover it very well, a 33 minute long one titled "Let's Talk About Tiberius" that I recommend starting with first and an hour and 9 minute long video titled "Why We Talk About Tiberius", hope this helps!

    • @Yoder023
      @Yoder023 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      ​@@Edge_WalkerTo be concise:
      - Likely drug abuse
      - Spiraling mental waves
      - Main Character Syndrome
      - Cheating & lying got to a point of "we're done"
      - Last episode he got creepy for no reason
      - Attacking a fan
      The hate on him is valid, but more are just thankful he's gone and hope he gets better because he, at one point, was a fun guy!

    • @agathiandevaraj9757
      @agathiandevaraj9757 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      And did you notice that the guys put in extra effort to annoy Matt in the absence of Tiberius? I fucking burst out laughing when Percy did the parroting thing

  • @ArenKae
    @ArenKae 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6403

    I was wondering what Liam was talking about in the beginning of the episode - the difficult, personal problems he was experiencing in his life and how the fans helped him through that. I finally found a thread about it on Twitter; he'd just lost his mother to cancer. I feel terribly for him in this episode. He's such a sweet man, and you can tell it's had its affect. I'm so happy the community was there for him.
    Here's his thread, for those who are interested (posted in 2018):
    "My mother battled with cancer on and off throughout her life. In the lead up to her passing two years ago, it robbed her of her personality, and finally, stole her from our lives. It was the hardest, darkest moment of my life.
    It was exactly at that moment a snap decision in this little game of ours lead the story into a direction heavily layered with death & dying. One that lasted to the end of the campaign. The intersection of life & the game was uncanny to me, & the two bled into each other.
    In the weeks following her passing, I felt pretty swallowed up by loss, but spending time with my trusted friends every week, exploring the very thing that I was haunted by…. taught me volumes. Sometimes art is just entertainment. But it’s often much more."

    • @thegreenlee5941
      @thegreenlee5941 5 ปีที่แล้ว +396

      Liam seriously seems like such a sweet guy. I hope his life is a very happy one.

    • @ArenKae
      @ArenKae 5 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      @@thegreenlee5941 He deserves all the happy things.

    • @superlolgal555
      @superlolgal555 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      My heart. He deserves all the love!

    • @lacedaisies
      @lacedaisies 5 ปีที่แล้ว +187

      This wasn't the episode after he lost his mom. He is referring to the episode The Sunken Tomb, in which (spoilers if you haven't made it that far) he makes a deal with the Raven Queen to bring back Vex when she dies. Matt brought up on Talks, maybe in the campaign wrap up, that the Fate Touched thing was created after that because he knew Liam was going through a rough time and wanted to give him some hope amid all the difficulties.

    • @azarinevil
      @azarinevil 5 ปีที่แล้ว +161

      And here I am in 2019 finally watching Critical Role because I lost my mom to cancer a month and half ago, looking for an escape to help me laugh and get through the same thing. Amazing how Critters helped Liam get through and being a Critter is doing the same for me. So glad I saw this comment.. made me cry, but it's the first time since my mom ended up in hospice and I had to hold everything together for my family.

  • @Veritas_Boz
    @Veritas_Boz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +520

    Grog gets grappled "I'm not stuck here with you, YOU'RE stuck here with ME."

    • @davidbergfors6820
      @davidbergfors6820 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      continues to prove that by biting off a scale from the beast!

  • @shannanigan7
    @shannanigan7 ปีที่แล้ว +3021

    Welcome to the “I Survived to Episode 28” club, now you may unclench your jaw and go forth from here in peace.

    • @-Songbird
      @-Songbird ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Thank you! OMG it was awful 😭 I hope the rest of the campaign provides healing ❤️‍🩹

    • @brettcardon4552
      @brettcardon4552 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      It's a great feeling. It only gets better from here.

    • @cussundriakneal9904
      @cussundriakneal9904 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      Its funny, when i first watched campaign 1, i got through all of the episodes with very little issues and annoyance. Sure, Orion got on my nerves, but it was fine.
      Now? Four years later, trying to get through those first 28 episodes? I-I can't, i can't at all. Orion is so bad... its honestly astonishing how much he disrupted the group dynamic, and how intently he tried to be the main character. I'm never going back, even though there were some amazing moments in the previous episodes. T-T

    • @volternoomi
      @volternoomi ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Truly was a battle geing here. Very good to instantly see the party being relaxed and comfortable again

    • @chriscanfly6386
      @chriscanfly6386 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@cussundriakneal9904 1-10 he was fine, he threw a piss fit at 11, and that kept up till 21 22 and 23 where he was alright (but hed left a bad taste in our mouths by that point) followed by a drastic return to his madness

  • @edfreeman4202
    @edfreeman4202 2 ปีที่แล้ว +494

    When Laura said "I'm so angry right now", and Travis said "And not at me for once", I about lost it! I feel you big guy

    • @patrickbateman3146
      @patrickbateman3146 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He's so whipped.

    • @goldbirdie
      @goldbirdie ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@patrickbateman3146 do you comment in character?

  • @Th3Ruhl
    @Th3Ruhl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2802

    Rewatching Campaign 1 makes me miss the god of timestamps, Flando

    • @RagingKabuto
      @RagingKabuto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Our hero.

    • @jessespeers5357
      @jessespeers5357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yes sir!

    • @emperorg9910
      @emperorg9910 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      We take for granted the boon that he bestows. Such great work.

    • @sonicmoth8340
      @sonicmoth8340 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@emperorg9910 should I wait to discover the meaning of this, or ought I to know? I just began this campaign a couple weeks ago

    • @TheJaysimus
      @TheJaysimus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@sonicmoth8340 you shall learn, soon enough

  • @raddest_toddler
    @raddest_toddler 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1056

    22:29
    "Which one? Dead or unconscious?"
    "Unconscious"
    "Don't throw around the D word unless is the D word time!"

    • @4D4plus4is4D8
      @4D4plus4is4D8 8 ปีที่แล้ว +213

      It's funny that it was Travis having that reaction. He said during a Q&A panel once that he's terrified that Trinket will die during a game and ruin his life by making Laura so sad that flowers wilt in her presence :)

    • @dndbasement2370
      @dndbasement2370 7 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      its far worse then that. he said later on that if that bear dies, laura is gonna die too. and he'll have to to mope her up the floor to shape again. he truly dont want to see that bear die and literally begged matthew to not kill trinket. and i know the feeling, i had a player play a ranger in 3e and when his wolf died, his father told me he cryed a river back at his home and his father truly didn't like that. i was like, sorry to hear that, didn't know he was so attached to his imaginary wolf. and i told his father that next companion he gets i'll try not to kill it. and his father told me, no... he must learn that its just a game, nothing else. by the way that player was 12 at the time. now he's 14 still plays a ranger and he does still play with a pet. even though we're in 5e now.

    • @mischa2643
      @mischa2643 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      DnD Basement I play a 5e Druid but our GM home ruled it so that I've got an animal companion-a wolf as well. I cut him from his dying mum and I confess I'm very attached. I'd be a mess if he died.

    • @dndbasement2370
      @dndbasement2370 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      that's the problem though, they easily die if attacked and it removes the illusion if all badguys acts as if he wasn't there. and somehow the other players including the healer feels bad when healing the wolf instead of players. so he always ends up not being healed.

    • @mischa2643
      @mischa2643 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      DnD Basement oh he hits and he gets hit and when he's looking rough he gets healed. He's well armoured-allosaurus, plesiosaur and dragon scales with a dragon fang set into the forehead for a special attack (no metal, as mum is a Druid)-so he doesn't get hit terribly often, but he DOES get hit, and because he's valuable to the party he gets help. If not from others, than from me. Druids heal, after all.

  • @DanCheaptrix
    @DanCheaptrix 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +393

    "Tiberius has a Glaive?"
    "It's the Granny Grinder!"
    I died laughing at that one.

    • @Reblwitoutacause
      @Reblwitoutacause 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      So did Granny.

    • @someghosthunter
      @someghosthunter หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@ReblwitoutacauseAWWWW SNAP

    • @yomommashaus
      @yomommashaus 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Reblwitoutacause (granny was practically gushing.....) not proud.. kinda proud...

  • @professionalyusukesimp
    @professionalyusukesimp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +734

    It honestly kinda surprised me when Travis started speaking in his posh voice at 24:42 , since he’s pretty heavily built and plays a Goliath barbarian I sometimes forget that he’s a professional voice actor with range

    • @isidorex
      @isidorex ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Have you seen Campaign 2 and 3 yet? If not, just you wait...

    • @sidc2083
      @sidc2083 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      You should see him in Song of the Lorelei. So so different than anything i grew to expect from one Travis Willingham

    • @militarykid5
      @militarykid5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I really have gotten so used to his Grog voice even a slight change to his voice makes me blink

    • @JnEricsonx
      @JnEricsonx 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@sidc2083 Hell, SAM stunned me at that. I was like....Sam...WTF happened to your voice...?

    • @LeileyWow
      @LeileyWow 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I wasn't watching the stream doing chores, and when I first heard the voice I thought it was Sam xD or literally anyone besides Travis

  • @fauna575
    @fauna575 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1083

    Taliesin going "bats actually have very reasonable eyesight" is incredibly blessed energy. Of course he would know, he can talk to them

    • @joshhaworth2155
      @joshhaworth2155 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I imagine he becomes one regularly when he needs to quickly return to his coffin.

    • @commie_vick
      @commie_vick ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Owlbear😎

  • @onecrazypig8423
    @onecrazypig8423 4 ปีที่แล้ว +870

    I like to imagine that Grog alone has the power to break the fourth wall and talk as Travis, but is too dumb to realize it.

    • @Albatross0913
      @Albatross0913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      i like to think Grog actually hears matt's answers to stuff in his head, the way travis and matt communicate make it super charming to think of it as an inner voice

    • @GrndAdmiralThrawn
      @GrndAdmiralThrawn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      That part where he gives the stats for the weapon then says "Oh, I blacked out for a second" is officially headcanon

    • @magpie8351
      @magpie8351 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah I'll incorporate that into my headcanons

    • @QUEENVIONNA
      @QUEENVIONNA 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Albatross0913 lol love your pfp

  • @Roguekriger
    @Roguekriger ปีที่แล้ว +994

    It's FASCINATING the sheer shift in dynamic from the last episode to this one. It was so gradual it was hard to see how much he affected the mood in the room until he was suddenly gone

    • @golvic1436
      @golvic1436 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      It’s almost like there was a tension and suddenly it was gone.

    • @BitigoBlack
      @BitigoBlack ปีที่แล้ว +49

      I mean, last episode was pretty bad...out of all of the other episodes.
      It was obvious. I believe had episode 27 not happened like that.....things would've been different. Because before episode 27, things were on the mend for some (not all) the cast members.

    • @joes6507
      @joes6507 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@BitigoBlack Ep 26 had all the stuff with Marisha though. Liam tried to have a talk with him in character, but then he immediately got drunk and then the whole thing with Marisha happened.

    • @HelloThere.....
      @HelloThere..... ปีที่แล้ว +5

      How much he affected the mood? No lol, if someone is affecting you that negatively, it's YOU. The fact that you're that weak that you can't enjoy a game because someone takes an extra 5-10
      minutes over the other people is ridiculous. To me, everyone is an asshole to Tiberius, super quick to judge him, super slow to forgive, and on high horses like they don’t make mistakes too.

    • @thefiresworddragon927
      @thefiresworddragon927 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@HelloThere..... And everyone notices his sexual movements he directly states towards other members, taking advantage of things he isn't supposed to know or have, and having temper fits over just the basic presence of things. Tell me, kid, are you saying Orion did nothing that was not egregious?

  • @dolphin64575
    @dolphin64575 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    I love seeing who figured out the bodies of the tree when. Taliesin's face and the "I'm walking away" followed by Marisha's "no no no no no no no" and Matt just Keeps Going. I love how he made this more fucked up than even Taliesin expected.

    • @mb2001
      @mb2001 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      From what I've heard, Taliesin had been in a dark TTRPG moment before the Sun Tree here?

    • @KingSolace99
      @KingSolace99 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      im watching for the first time, and if you look at his hand when he is asking about what else is around, hes actually shaking

    • @LiAmTrAnSdEmOn
      @LiAmTrAnSdEmOn 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​@@KingSolace99 he actually just has a tremor in his hands

  • @connorroe9267
    @connorroe9267 5 ปีที่แล้ว +602

    At 58:18 when vex calms grog out of a rage, all I could think was her saying “Hey big fella, the sun’s getting real low”

    • @paramitch
      @paramitch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That was genius!

    • @Jackie_Tikki_Tavi
      @Jackie_Tikki_Tavi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@paramitch oh man i didn't even notice that it wasn't actually "sun's getting low". Brain fart.

    • @coralhausa9301
      @coralhausa9301 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Fun fact: Laura has actually voiced black widow in the past.

    • @amandasunshine2
      @amandasunshine2 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same! 😂

  • @washada
    @washada 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1102

    Legend: says one vague thing about a tree
    The party: immediately makes an entire plan based on the tree

    • @SladePate
      @SladePate 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      That tree turned into the chair

    • @samuelparis7218
      @samuelparis7218 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      yeah I tend to not see the logic in Vex's planning alot but... revive the tree to fight undead giants and vampires 'stealthily' by walking into town square is up there

    • @obi-wank-enobi
      @obi-wank-enobi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Oh tree daddy please save us from the evil vampires UwU

    • @klaytonrocks
      @klaytonrocks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Maybe they thought the Sun Tree, a tree from Pelor, the Sun God, would have some kind of Sun Powers if it were revived? It's not an unreasonable idea.

    • @totallyrealname6376
      @totallyrealname6376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      It's a subconscious metagame thing I've seen a lot of mildly experienced players do, if you give something a name (like THE Sun Tree) players will immediately become suspicious of its importance. An inverse of this I notice with a ton of new DMs is they don't prepare names for certain characters or things, letting experienced players know they're just generic NPCs or landmarks. A recent campaign I was a part of (first time DM) we met a king who had two knights one in black armor and one in white and an advisor type guy I asked for everyones name I got the kings, the advisors, and when I asked about the knights the DM shrugged. Much later when we had to find a mole in the court it was pretty damn obvious (clearly I played it like I didn't know, we investigated everyone and shocker who it turned out to be, but those three sessions we spent searching for clues and interrogating staff were pretty boring for me because the DM made it obvious (luckily tho everyone else was first time too so they all had a great time and that's all I care about, the more I infect the world with DND the better))

  • @sharktoothman11
    @sharktoothman11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +425

    You can see the horror in Marisha’s face after he finished describing the body for Vex as she stops taking notes for a second and then her look towards Travis when he described Grog’s and the full blown panic at Trinket 😱 Matt’s setup was so good

    • @mintylynava
      @mintylynava 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Didn't the body turn out to be Laudna too? The character Marisha plays in C3

    • @JnEricsonx
      @JnEricsonx 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@mintylynava I believe that was the groundwork that stuck in Marisha's head!

    • @djambogaming
      @djambogaming 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You can see it when Matt says he’s shaved bald, Marisha looks at Travis seeing Grogs character and it finally clicks.

  • @queenofbabble24
    @queenofbabble24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +359

    Travis getting so excited that his Nat 20 intelligence check for Grog worked out is the cutest, purest thing even so many years later.

    • @godspeedhero3671
      @godspeedhero3671 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, it's super sweett. :)

    • @-Songbird
      @-Songbird ปีที่แล้ว +2

      His adhd childlike joy is seriously so adorable, and for me, SO relatable 😂😅

  • @taylorforsyth4278
    @taylorforsyth4278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +867

    I love how Liam basically pulled a Willy Wonka "Wait, stop, come back" when Tiberius left

    • @AnxietyRat
      @AnxietyRat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      100% 🤣

  • @HellsRaven4444
    @HellsRaven4444 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3837

    So I don't have to scroll way down
    13:12 - Game begins
    15:16 - Mercer's Beard Check
    24:36 - English Grog
    28:05 - Scanlan Casts Guilt
    35:20 - Scanlan Inspiration Song
    48:26 - Bigsby's Stooge Hand
    49:33 - Scanlan "Inspires" Percy
    56:27 - Grog vs Behir
    1:07:12 - MatTiberius
    1:08:08 - lol, love Matt as the DM.
    1:14:05 - Grog Intelligence Check
    1:16:10 - Mercer is Magic
    1:22:37 - Scanlan sings that there are giants in the sky
    1:24:25 - Brain Fart
    1:24:43 - Sigil/Taunting the DM
    1:34:22 - CSI: Scanlan
    1:36:12 - Ozzy Grogsbourne
    1:37:55 - Break starts and ends [they did a jump cut]
    1:39:00 - Whitestone Map
    1:50:58 - Scanlan "Holds On"
    2:09:28 - Grog vs Lemon Trees?
    2:21:50 - SCATlan
    2:39:13 - The Sun Tree
    2:40:56 - My mind is blown.
    2:58:35 - Game ends

    • @Narokh
      @Narokh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      English Grog had me in tears!
      Also, thumbs up for this list!

    • @graceh7685
      @graceh7685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +

    • @ryboflavin42
      @ryboflavin42 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Bump

    • @quietlodestar
      @quietlodestar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Isn't grog's accent already english?

    • @imhulki463
      @imhulki463 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I know this may not be the right place to ask this, but this is my first time going through campaign 1 and I skipped all the episodes that orion was in (ep 11 to 27).
      I'm just wondering, what's going on right now, what's this arc about?

  • @mancerayder8010
    @mancerayder8010 ปีที่แล้ว +933

    Wow. Tiberius style of play has gotten a lot better in this episode. Quick, concise, and efficient. Great job Tibs..... its like hes a different person here

    • @yaredkokeb5362
      @yaredkokeb5362 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      Must feel good ripping on the man several years after he left

    • @Bunthepariah
      @Bunthepariah 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

      @@yaredkokeb5362 we're all thinking it

    • @daozhang
      @daozhang 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +104

      ​@@yaredkokeb5362it does actually. it's really funny

    • @kinsan89
      @kinsan89 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​​@@yaredkokeb5362it feels amazing, you should try it

    • @kieran2king
      @kieran2king 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      @@yaredkokeb5362 People come back and watch previous campaigns... I started with C2 and am watching C1 then will go to C3... so yeah, people will comment many years later and hopefully for many years to come. If you've watched the earlier episodes of this campaign you can clearly see how different the show is without him, for the better, so expect to keep seeing comments like this, it's a pretty fair comment too OP is not even being mean.

  • @tlesser-aase7394
    @tlesser-aase7394 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Matt breaking the 4th wall to Vax about Tiberius leaving was gold. That exit strategy was brilliant and, as Sam points out, very in character for him.

  • @dravidpaiva686
    @dravidpaiva686 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1433

    It's funny to come from campaign 2 and see how well Laura takes care of trinket, as compared to the probably dead weasel wrapped around her neck as jester.

    • @Ekkaisara
      @Ekkaisara 2 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      Sprinkle? Sprinkles been dead for centuries...

    • @hxlvys
      @hxlvys ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Also how much she loves cure wounds! Lmaoooo

    • @austinboylan5476
      @austinboylan5476 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Might have been intentional on Laura’s part; Jester was different in just about every other way from Vex

    • @fatherflow4030
      @fatherflow4030 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      it's a good thing sprinkle is an avatar of the traveler

    • @infinityseven5924
      @infinityseven5924 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@austinboylan5476 I don't think so. It seemed like she genuinely forgot about the weasel. It just had so little utility and relevance most of the time. Trinket has been with Vax since the beginning (or close to) so she probably just got used to him being around and having to take care of him. Plus he's more useful so he would spring to mind more often.

  • @invertin
    @invertin 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3153

    What demon did Matt sign a contract with that he can do such perfect impersonations of the party members!? I swear, if this was a podcast, Matt could do the whole thing solo and nobody would even notice.

    • @OrphanHart
      @OrphanHart 8 ปีที่แล้ว +247

      Nah, there's only one Laura Bailey. No one can impersonate the goddess.

    • @TheStormingmonkey
      @TheStormingmonkey 8 ปีที่แล้ว +317

      Taliesin does an amazing grog

    • @Balin93
      @Balin93 7 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      His impression of Percy was excellent last episode.

    • @SirZortron
      @SirZortron 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      They would notice, because he's not dumb :P

    • @hariman7727
      @hariman7727 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      ...Matt would also have to practice a LOT to do a good Mary McGlynn impression. It's not easy being more badass than everyone else in the room!
      "Are you gonna just keep running away?" "Running away? ... I'm not running..."

  • @Tyr_Archalion
    @Tyr_Archalion ปีที่แล้ว +175

    Tiberius: I have an idea. Back in a few days.
    Scanlan: Stop. Don't. Come back.

    • @elijaaaah
      @elijaaaah ปีที่แล้ว +12

      “oh no don’t leave, we love having you here so much •-•”

    • @firefi1960
      @firefi1960 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Help. Police. Murder.

    • @rowdeemunkee
      @rowdeemunkee 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      "Stop, don't come back" *

    • @HanmaCaleb
      @HanmaCaleb 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      OG Wonka vibes

  • @Hazearil
    @Hazearil 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3554

    Matt still asking everyone to wish Orion a happy birthday is honestly very sweet of him.

    • @kidigus
      @kidigus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +205

      It was. I would still love to get a full breakdown of what happened. I think we have mostly pieced it all together, but some of the unconfirmed stories about the break up are weird.

    • @pinkunicorn8794
      @pinkunicorn8794 2 ปีที่แล้ว +313

      @@kidigus Yeh, I guess. It's just none of our business :D And I'm also kinda happy they have kept it private, even if I am curious about it too.

    • @kidigus
      @kidigus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      @@pinkunicorn8794 I know full well that it is none of my business, but I struggle when my brain takes in data and forms patterns but there are pieces missing. I feel like this when walking through grocery stores too. I see a gap on the shelf and I want to fill it.

    • @rat4582
      @rat4582 2 ปีที่แล้ว +195

      @@kidigus Bestie I'm sorry to say it but I don't think that makes you special I think it just makes you nosy

    • @kidigus
      @kidigus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      @@rat4582 I wish I had a nickel for every time I was told I am not special 😅

  • @zacbohannon9553
    @zacbohannon9553 6 ปีที่แล้ว +772

    Tourist: Man Whitestone suc-(undead giant walks around corner) cessfully has married gothic decor with an agricultural cityscape.

  • @thebraindeadbarista4180
    @thebraindeadbarista4180 5 ปีที่แล้ว +824

    "I have fire resistance; it's okay." Matt Mercer is a Tiefling. Confirmed.

    • @virginiamooney4105
      @virginiamooney4105 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      that would explain the charisma and intelligence

    • @The_Sharktocrab
      @The_Sharktocrab 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      He must be a warlock with mask of many faces

    • @_____2219
      @_____2219 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      The Sharktocrab with bard multi-class

    • @nicolassalinas1385
      @nicolassalinas1385 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      dont forget professional Night hag

    • @LoLotov
      @LoLotov 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Aha, the long hair is explained. Covers up the horns.

  • @spenceroneil4747
    @spenceroneil4747 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    Matt winking at Travis was what allowed Grog to roll a Nat 20. Also the 4th wall was shattered in this episode

  • @xxindigoAphrodithexx
    @xxindigoAphrodithexx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    Keyleth's animal impressions make me just genuinely happy. It's adorable.

  • @jeffferguson6338
    @jeffferguson6338 5 ปีที่แล้ว +554

    Marisha "HELL YEAH! I look like an Ed Hardy Tattoo!" Matt "I regret everything."

    • @jamesabbott6425
      @jamesabbott6425 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      matt quoting everyone who got an ed hardy style tattoo

  • @ju5t_0nl1ne7
    @ju5t_0nl1ne7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1166

    Whitestone kinda feels like that level 30 area you accidentally stumble into at level 6 in a video game. And then you're just like nope! I'm out!

    • @Surge-kk6ew
      @Surge-kk6ew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Hell yea especially now that a certain someone isn’t casting 2 fireballs per turn

    • @crowwithashortcake
      @crowwithashortcake 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      but if you fight through it youll get some killer loot thatll let you breeze through earlier sections of the game
      (at least thats how ive played select games *cough*hollowknight)

    • @talleywa5772
      @talleywa5772 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Or you crack your knuckles and try anyway....then get smeared across time and space.

    • @shawnawilliamson5321
      @shawnawilliamson5321 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dark souls perhaps

    • @AshRain-nu3vz
      @AshRain-nu3vz ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Accurate representation of accidentally ending up in Caelid in Elden Ring.

  • @RoinDanton
    @RoinDanton 2 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    My farvourite thing about the Briarwood arc is, that Percy went from a character I barely noticed, to probably my favourite character from S1.

    • @crona3316
      @crona3316 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah it’s really where he gets to shine and he just stays one of the best for a while.

  • @TheTaiylorWallace
    @TheTaiylorWallace 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2985

    As a DM, I love Talesin's play style. He's super amiable with Matt and he knows his character and his abilities incredibly well, and he knows when and when not to challenge the DM's rulings. The other players here are pretty good about it as well because they know Matt knows best, but I find Talesin is sort of the non-problem child over all. Not to mention his great character that doesn't Mary Sue the shit out of his sad backstory.

    • @LaughingStorm
      @LaughingStorm 6 ปีที่แล้ว +270

      Talesin and Vax are some of the best players I've ever seen, I would pay to have players like that.

    • @neverlandhunter6988
      @neverlandhunter6988 6 ปีที่แล้ว +461

      I agree that Taleisin is a very group friendly player. He's laid back and doesn't mind taking the backseat or allowing his f*cking awesome quips to go unnoticed (they don't Taleisin-- you're awesome). Liam is also very good, but I'd actually applaud Sam, though he likes to be front and center, for being awesome with committing to not metagaming/only knowing what his character would and for Travis's idiot act commitment.

    • @neerGdyahS
      @neerGdyahS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Massive agreement. But I have to say Percy does at least skirt *Gary* *Stu* status.

    • @grilledleeks6514
      @grilledleeks6514 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      @@LaughingStorm vax in particular is my ideal party member. Hes fun, plays well, and causes drama to move the story on . I dig it

    • @gangr3l
      @gangr3l 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      I feel this goes for the entire party after Orion/Tibs left.

  • @VoxolotlDays
    @VoxolotlDays 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4414

    I know everyone says Orion leaving makes a difference... I just want to add that Sam is sooo much happier. He did not hide his disdain for Orion whenever he did something shitty, he was so done with him since the beholder fight.

    • @wanghoul1090
      @wanghoul1090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +391

      This is my first watch through of any of the gang's campaigns, after the beholder fight I skipped through to this episode because I just couldn't stand his behaviour. It's a shame really but I wasn't enjoying watching it with him there

    • @PoetaRossa
      @PoetaRossa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +342

      Travis is much happier, too

    • @NobleMonster
      @NobleMonster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +243

      Orion was alright before that point then, idk he just went nuts. Played selfishly, and just was an ass who took the joy out of the game for everyone else. Sucks it had to end that way, buuuut hey 🤷

    • @jakecollin5499
      @jakecollin5499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@wanghoul1090 I did the exact same thing.

    • @SnufkinTM
      @SnufkinTM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@jakecollin5499 Me too

  • @jonniipalos
    @jonniipalos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    it's been weird watching Travis, Tal, and Liam swap facial hair every few episodes

  • @felixzyrna1407
    @felixzyrna1407 ปีที่แล้ว +233

    Shout out to Matt's creepy af description of the Sun Tree bodies.

    • @Unprotagonist
      @Unprotagonist ปีที่แล้ว +21

      It sounded like his voice was breaking on some of them. Such an incredible moment when you see each of them get it.

    • @hoods_hairy_ballz
      @hoods_hairy_ballz 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was a little sad that he said 8 bodies but never described Percy's body

    • @LeileyWow
      @LeileyWow 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It gave me literal chills when he was describing it omg. Such good storytelling & delivery, and the moment when Marisha realized it was them, and the fact that it bothered Percy/Taliesin so much that he stepped away early

  • @MubangaDNB
    @MubangaDNB 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2332

    Grog: I see birds
    Party: the might be spies
    Grog: Yeah I spy birds

    • @lespie98
      @lespie98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      THE BIRDS WORK FOR THE BORGWASEE

    • @captainbirch2.079
      @captainbirch2.079 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@lespie98 birdgeoisie?

    • @newtonianlaw3249
      @newtonianlaw3249 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@captainbirch2.079 Good job on the pun

    • @billbill3915
      @billbill3915 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Keyleth the Druid: "I see birds which have not seen us, and are flying away. I must kill them."

    • @bobertg5339
      @bobertg5339 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@billbill3915 the birds definitely did see them. Grog rolled a nat 1 stealth while standing outside

  • @ragethedivinedraconicdemon2149
    @ragethedivinedraconicdemon2149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2476

    Did you know that if a crow is found dead, the rest of the flock will search the body and surrounding area looking for threats.
    In other words they hold an autopsy and investigation.
    I guess you could call it a MURDER investigation.

    • @danielmcgillis270
      @danielmcgillis270 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Now this was bad. I am stealing it.

    • @professorscarf4898
      @professorscarf4898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      I'm contractually obligated by the pact I signed with the God of Puns to applaud you. And I do so with gusto

    • @Yensil
      @Yensil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Old but gold

    • @mortuos557
      @mortuos557 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't get it... I am not native so that might be it...

    • @Yensil
      @Yensil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@mortuos557 a group of crows is referred to as a "murder" of crows. There are a lot of terms like this: a clouder of cats, a pack of dogs, a pride of lions, a school of fish, a pod of whales. The ones for vermin tend to be quite colourful: a mischief of rats, an unkindness of ravens, a parliament of rooks. Less officially, there are even terms for mythical creatures: a tyranny of dragons for example. A full list of official terms can be found here: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_terms_of_venery,_by_animal

  • @iCeleste14
    @iCeleste14 ปีที่แล้ว +428

    "You want to build a militia?"
    "I want to build a REBELLION."
    Percy has some RAW ASS LINES

    • @Tenescra
      @Tenescra 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      That's just Taliesen, the dude knows how to drop the rawest one-liners

    • @JnEricsonx
      @JnEricsonx 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Tenescra I am so happy I just met him!

    • @alsy6813
      @alsy6813 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@JnEricsonxooooo, I'm both happy for you and a bit jealous!

    • @JnEricsonx
      @JnEricsonx 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@alsy6813 Met him, Travis, Ashley, Sam, and Liam at NYCC.

    • @alsy6813
      @alsy6813 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@JnEricsonx gods that's awesome! I feel like one day I'm gonna come to US just so I can have a chance to meet them and thank them for just how awesome this show is
      Do you want to tell me more about how it went? Because I'm all for listening

  • @Sprtschk
    @Sprtschk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    My favorite moment: The twins both roll 20 on their perception and makes a "team Discovery" pose together. Went by too fast.

    • @mb2001
      @mb2001 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      When?

  • @Xune2000
    @Xune2000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +420

    I loved watching the realisation of what was hanging from the tree slowly dawn on the cast. 2:39:12
    Taliesin gets it very quickly, then it hits Marisha as she's writing the descriptions down. Laura starts to get it and tells Travis not long after. When Marisha dramatically stops Matt it clicks with Sam. Meanwhile Liam just looks constipated, either he has a great poker face or he was wrapped up in Matt's delivery.

    • @annafantasia
      @annafantasia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I wonder if maybe Tal thought it was Percy's family?? the chat room certainly did. I don't think Laura got it until Marisha and Sam said something, I'd guess she was just looking horrified at the idea of hanging civilian bodies.
      Liam has SUCH a good poker face!

    • @Xune2000
      @Xune2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@annafantasia Wow, has it really been three years? Re-watching, I think you're right, Laura doesn't get it until Marisha and Sam speak up.

    • @annafantasia
      @annafantasia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Xune2000 Haha oh wow, I dug up a real old comment of yours! Ah well, nice to see you :D

    • @phoebica
      @phoebica 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      well... one word: Larkin

  • @Kyshakk
    @Kyshakk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +859

    13:12 - Game begins
    15:16 - Mercer's Beard Check
    24:36 - English Grog
    28:05 - Scanlan Casts Guilt
    35:20 - Scanlan Inspiration Song
    48:26 - Bigsby's Stooge Hand
    49:33 - Scanlan "Inspires" Percy
    56:27 - Grog vs Behir
    1:07:12 - MatTiberius
    1:08:08 - lol, love Matt as the DM.
    1:14:05 - Grog Intelligence Check
    1:16:10 - Mercer is Magic
    1:22:37 - Scanlan sings that there are giants in the sky
    1:24:25 - Brain Fart
    1:24:43 - Sigil/Taunting the DM
    1:34:22 - CSI: Scanlan
    1:36:12 - Ozzy Grogsbourne
    1:37:55 - Break starts and ends [they did a jump cut]
    1:39:00 - Whitestone Map
    1:50:58 - Scanlan "Holds On"
    2:09:28 - Grog vs Lemon Trees?
    2:21:50 - SCATlan
    2:39:13 - The Sun Tree
    2:40:56 - My mind is blown.
    2:58:35 - Game ends

    • @ritchier3346
      @ritchier3346 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      You’re a good man!

    • @Daltygaming2
      @Daltygaming2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Doing God’s work my man

    • @thoronbar
      @thoronbar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Commenting to boost

    • @Clurations
      @Clurations 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I can not believe you left out “30:30 Keyleth looks like an Ed Hardy tattoo” I died laughing 😂

    • @patrickadelman60
      @patrickadelman60 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      This

  • @okthen623
    @okthen623 2 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Travis' love for Grog is palpable in this campaign and the next but watching him double back whenever saying something too smart and/or clever for Grog makes you appreciate how much of a breath of fresh air Fjords high charisma and tactical intelligence must have been

  • @maceykupfer6027
    @maceykupfer6027 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    Lol Laura going "that's a lot of episodes" in response to a donation where someone said they just caught up, meanwhile I'm starting out seven years late

    • @ender6304
      @ender6304 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same lol

    • @Faelivrin12
      @Faelivrin12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      me too :D

    • @volterknight
      @volterknight ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ha, good to know I'm not alone.

    • @keishaeverson9208
      @keishaeverson9208 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yuuuuup. Me racing through 27 episodes in like 2 weeks 😅

    • @Crystal_Gear
      @Crystal_Gear ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm rewatching campaign one and all I can say is best of luck. You guys have got this!!! You have so much to look forward to :D

  • @totallyrealname6376
    @totallyrealname6376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +762

    Scanlan: "Like a mark?"
    Percy: "Like a mark."
    Scanlan "Like a mark. Like our mark?"
    Percy: "Not our mark."
    Scanlan: "The Resistance?"
    Percy: 'The Resistance."
    Scanlan: "I need a beret!"

    • @MrYoyojuan
      @MrYoyojuan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Scanbo is born

    • @Albatross0913
      @Albatross0913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      i don't get this joke but i really want to get this joke

    • @antibee84
      @antibee84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@Albatross0913 Sam played as Gavroche in a production of Les Misérables as a child (traveled and all). The character is shown to wear a beret and helped the resistance. So it's a call back to that character.

    • @67nearmint
      @67nearmint 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@antibee84 also, Che Guevara.

    • @alihart7849
      @alihart7849 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This job calls for Scanlan the Revolutionary

  • @jjbaczenas5512
    @jjbaczenas5512 6 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    "I didn't ask for science!" - Travis. Priceless!

  • @GBS4893
    @GBS4893 2 ปีที่แล้ว +308

    Me: I'll just stay a bit before going to bed, maybe something will make me feel good
    Travis: "I bite the bird's head off"
    Laura: "Grog, no!"
    Matthew: "It is done, she goes "Grog!" and you go *nom* "

    • @HoneyedPeachhes
      @HoneyedPeachhes ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This comment brings me much joy I love this moment sm

  • @tharfagreinir
    @tharfagreinir ปีที่แล้ว +597

    A moment of appreciation for how smoothly Tiberius' exit was handled. Given how erratically he acted and how obsessed he was with coming up with his own solutions to things, it was completely in character to leave the group to try and plead with his father in person. So Orion's behavior becomes his own and his character's downfall in a way that makes sense. He set both for a fall and the DM / rest of the group handled it accordingly. It's kind of poetic to watch the story come to an end like that on two levels at once.

    • @johnnye87
      @johnnye87 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      Matt just said he left to get more supplies. I think it was Liam who said he was going to try to raise an army, which I think is both a better story and slightly more charitable than essentially making his exit into another shopping joke. The army-raising thing was the closest thing to actual RP that Tibs did in the back half of that session so sending him off on a sidequest to achieve that is a nice gesture.

    • @jenny_of_oldstones3523
      @jenny_of_oldstones3523 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      At the same time, they were really upset about it... You can see that... You can see it when they dealt with his "death" because obviously there wasn't closure, they were really good friends & when someone is struggling you want to help not turn away, but you also have a business, and you could see he was coming in fucked up one day during Critmas Tal had to finish his sentences. Honestly what he said to Laura - wasn't a big deal . Sam literally said the same exact thing to either Laura or Marisha and no one batted an eye... And was way raunchy... I feel bad for him & them. Just recently he thanked Orion it might have been at a con..
      He could be very, very funny, came up with some very good ideas but I think also 5e wasn't right for him . Anyway my 0.2. Cancer and substance abuse made it all worse..

    • @johnymey4034
      @johnymey4034 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@@jenny_of_oldstones3523
      What was said to laura? I don't remember anything terrible, and frankly I've been wondering why nobody cares about the serious Karen energy laura directs at people too often.

    • @hockeykings3793
      @hockeykings3793 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@johnymey4034at around an 1:29:00 in episode 27, he makes a crude remark about vex’s plan giving him a boner. Doesn’t come off well, he doesn’t have the repuatation or delivery that scanlan/Sam have so yea.

    • @nosiree7104
      @nosiree7104 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@jenny_of_oldstones3523except Tiberius was a toff, a royal, and wouldn't have spoken like that.
      Scanlan is a debaucherous pervert so that sort of comment is in his wheelhouse so it's obvious that it's a joke.

  • @Law-of-EnTropy
    @Law-of-EnTropy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +613

    *Sam shaming Marisha for only using first-level Cure Wounds*
    Taliesin: "You guiltied her up to another level."
    Travis, bursting out more laughter: "That was the best."

    • @gwynstark
      @gwynstark 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      And then Sam immediately adding “I would have [only] used a cantrip.”

  • @kharnthebetrayer8251
    @kharnthebetrayer8251 7 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    Trinket's armour gives resistance to bludgeoning! And his AC is 20. Damnit Vex, you gave him the Bullet armour.

    • @BurnTheNuance
      @BurnTheNuance 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Kharn The Betrayer No, the AC is 18, but has a bonus for bludgeoning. The reason why she had (20) written like that. They went over it in the episode when she first has it made.

    • @yusukeurameshi7744
      @yusukeurameshi7744 6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      BurnThePope trinkets ac is actually 20 with the new armour. Just another example of these guys forgetting important info Matt tells them like 30 secs later...

    • @johnwspeck
      @johnwspeck 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Ajscatwhisperer You're absolutely correct. it's supposed to be say "boo-lay"

  • @teacupkoala175
    @teacupkoala175 2 ปีที่แล้ว +689

    This Sun Tree moment is the thing I'm most excited to see adapted in the animated show. It's such an iconic and legendary villain moment, and it needs to get an equally horrifying adaptation

    • @dallasmeade9515
      @dallasmeade9515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      How did you like it?

    • @teacupkoala175
      @teacupkoala175 2 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      @@dallasmeade9515 short answer is that it was perfect. The reveal itself isn't a slow realization but a sudden one. The horror is kicked up a notch when the kid is shown right away, although i wish she was shown later to crank up the dread as the details are revealed. But the thing that made it an iconic villain moment is that we meet the people beforehand, and Delilah gaslights the girl. Sylas and Delilah justify their evil in the name of love, but the scene of inviting those people to eat first shows that they enjoy the cruelty. Oh boy does it make them despicable, which is just how i like my villains. 30/10

    • @dallasmeade9515
      @dallasmeade9515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      @teacupkoala i legitimately started to tear up when the revealed the invitees to dinner and my wife asked what was wrong (she hasn't seen campaign one) and all i could say is watch. One of the best part of this animated series is all the flashbacks and pov of the villan moments we get to see. Thank you for the reply btw. I saw your comment and was instantly interested in your reaction.

    • @AmerZAC
      @AmerZAC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      This comment aged really well. They did a great job showing the horror in the show. Short of Keyleth puking her guts out, which definitely should've happened.

    • @johnyshadow
      @johnyshadow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@AmerZAC Would probably make sense, but I had enough of Keylith "puking her guts out" in the first episode.
      (Not a fan of vomit.)

  • @lavenderwalrus9875
    @lavenderwalrus9875 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I would like to draw attention to how worried travis was for trinket when laura said dead rather unconcious. SO ADORABLE

  • @drago2021
    @drago2021 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1325

    Jesus Christ. I was listening to this while working on a presentation, and when Matt started imitating Tiberius, I *genuinely* thought Orion was back. Matt is a wonderful voice actor.

    • @awesomechainsaw
      @awesomechainsaw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Dajjal Ashmedi Yeah all of the voice actors are fucking amazing. It’s always a treat when someone else does the voice of another character. I also liked his portrayal of Tib’s constant shopping as a horder-liker character flaw in that moment.

    • @VaSoapman
      @VaSoapman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      the funniest part was how he also RP'd the Metagaming into it.

    • @philkovach948
      @philkovach948 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      He nailed it when he had Tiberius cast Stoneskin on himself then hide

    • @timfrank7461
      @timfrank7461 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@philkovach948 😂😅😂😭😂😅😭😂😅

    • @julian7247
      @julian7247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      His Travis is indistinguishable from the real deal

  • @JelenedraKTulsa
    @JelenedraKTulsa 8 ปีที่แล้ว +290

    Matt's face when they are contemplating reviving the Sun Tree... You could see him going "oooh that's cool"

    • @Noah-wx7fm
      @Noah-wx7fm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      He was probably thinking about it being revived after the vampires are killed, but doing it the other way is SO AWESOME. I hope they get to do that and help those pore farmers. No spoilers

  • @BrandiMarie
    @BrandiMarie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +678

    I'm so proud of myself for getting through 27 episodes... feel like I can relax and enjoy now!

    • @FunnyVideosShowPL
      @FunnyVideosShowPL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same.

    • @leandromendoza5835
      @leandromendoza5835 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      ​@@Dave004 man, I love Marisha. I also started watching from campaign 2, and rolled back to watch C1 for the first time. I understand they were kinda getting started, and I actually think she got overly hated at the start. Now of course, she is adored by the fan base and showed her capabilities at roleplaying even further in C2.
      Can she be annoying? Yes. Do I love her? Yes

    • @ZebEkeroth
      @ZebEkeroth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      As someone who's on their first watch of C1, I second this sentiment. It took me a long time to get through the last few episodes, but now I'm just excited to see where it goes from here.

    • @valkyrie2832
      @valkyrie2832 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@ZebEkeroth Same. I watched the first 24 episodes in like… 9 to 10 days. But after that I slowed down, watching only the last 3 over the course of 4 days, even though I was (and still am!) really excited to see how the Briarwood arc goes. Last episode was especially hard. I’m still very early in this episode, but it already feels a bit more relaxed and just generally better. I’m really excited to continue my c1 binge!

    • @davidcurry5240
      @davidcurry5240 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh, my gaaawwd same

  • @user-ne4ld3jp6i
    @user-ne4ld3jp6i 2 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    Taliesin pretending to use the force on the camera while it's being adjusted makes me smile. 13:36

  • @imaEnVideo
    @imaEnVideo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    I just love at 13:45 when they readjust the camera and Taliesin's going like "I'm magneto i'm moving the camera".

  • @NoBrAinHeRe
    @NoBrAinHeRe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2616

    Travis is such in a better mood than last episode...
    Two words appart

    • @kodygeddes2597
      @kodygeddes2597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      Shopping and combat

    • @MrNerdboy97
      @MrNerdboy97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Well he is killing things so

    • @sammyjf
      @sammyjf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +485

      Orion and Norion

    • @chrisparker6517
      @chrisparker6517 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@sammyjf 😂😂😂

    • @ataberkdedemen9802
      @ataberkdedemen9802 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @SJF, your comment made my day.

  • @darthinsanas5522
    @darthinsanas5522 2 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    I am a few years late to the party but after watching the first 27 the energy of this episode is immediately off the charts. Orion was an energy leach and him being gone is easily noticed.

    • @thespankmyfrank
      @thespankmyfrank ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Right? It's so blatantly clear immediately. I don't ever think I've seen an episode where they laugh this much and just have fun. Makes me even more excited to continue watching, since I hear campaign 2 and 3 have way more of this type of energy.

    • @esgaril
      @esgaril ปีที่แล้ว +18

      ​@@thespankmyfrankoh yes, it just gets better from here, though you'll have to brace yourself for tears as well, not just fun. now they start to take things seriously and step up into high fantasy storytelling league with friendly shenanigans instead of just fooling around.

    • @MrMyleague11
      @MrMyleague11 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      yeah looking back i started to see why they let him go as a player and a character. I mean come on he must have been very annoying to be around.

    • @Bllue
      @Bllue 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Energy vampire😮

  • @EvilRobotSteve
    @EvilRobotSteve 2 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    I love how Matt is giving off disappointed dad energy when they're discussing the Scanlan scat-grenade, but it was him who came up with the mechanics of the scrying potion.

  • @s.e.danforth1150
    @s.e.danforth1150 3 ปีที่แล้ว +322

    44:03 "You grabbed me- You ASK first."
    Henry Crabgrass has entered the chat-

  • @JP91979
    @JP91979 3 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    love how in the back that bear has slowly been getting his armor, and now he finally looks like a battle bear.

  • @pragmaticpessimist8435
    @pragmaticpessimist8435 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    "its like 12% of a plan" - nice subtle nod by Travis to Guardians of the Galaxy

  • @felixiro211
    @felixiro211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +331

    2:40:20 and there she is. the worst thing that could happen to her has already happened. we love her so. :')

    • @jessray3271
      @jessray3271 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      😢how dare you

    • @lavenderwalrus9875
      @lavenderwalrus9875 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I read the comments before watching the episode so I have no idea what this is in reference to but am now terrified XD

    • @lavenderwalrus9875
      @lavenderwalrus9875 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      nevermind found it in another comment damn thats a badass way to do a character call back

    • @skapunker96
      @skapunker96 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      At this point I've started C1, them C2, then C3, and now back to C1 (actually sticking with it so far!). That line is one of the most emotional/impactful moments I've seen from the beginning arcs of each campaign.

    • @meganpopple9100
      @meganpopple9100 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@lavenderwalrus9875 Now watch Campaign 3. 😱

  • @rebeccagiraffe225
    @rebeccagiraffe225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3045

    having watched C2 first, every time Matt says 'making your way' and the cast don't sing I cry inside

  • @HoboMan6productions
    @HoboMan6productions 6 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    When keyleth realised what the bodies were i was confused and so i went back and watched the description of each one again and i seriously got chills as matt described each one. That was actually scary for the crew and it definitely showed as they realized

    • @alyssagorski7538
      @alyssagorski7538 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I’ve never felt my heart beat that fast watching Critical Role, including ALL of campaign 2. It really got to me. Still reeling and probably won’t be able to sleep. ^^’

    • @bladebitten2766
      @bladebitten2766 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Only when they mentioned the bear, I realised. Then I had to rewind and watch that part again. Chills.

    • @lenisvegalamberty1808
      @lenisvegalamberty1808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was like.... Red, green clothes. Is that Tiberius? And then it dawned on me and I saw their faces and... It got real and heavy really fast.

    • @GrndAdmiralThrawn
      @GrndAdmiralThrawn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I had seen that scene in clips before, but I finally caught up and I can say it's better in context. One thing was bugging me though. Matt said there were 8 bodies but only described 7. I guess it can be inferred that the 8th is supposed to look like Percy, but it would have been nice to know.

  • @jaredsimpson4701
    @jaredsimpson4701 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Laura angrily rolling dice was so adorable. And Travis exclaiming, "That's good!" at the dice roll to make her feel better about Trinket getting blasted was so sweet.

  • @rachelclaw
    @rachelclaw ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Keyleth: You want to build a militia?
    Percy: I want to build a rebellion.
    I got chills! 2:16:24

    • @danhays307
      @danhays307 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Grog: I want to build a snowman.

  • @xAlecto
    @xAlecto 6 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    (rewatching)
    Sam: 'I don't hurt things very well'.
    Me: biggest understatement of the Vox Machina campaign ever

  • @alexkerr3868
    @alexkerr3868 5 ปีที่แล้ว +633

    If Wil Wheaton were a gunslinger, he would misfire every other shot lol

    • @theoverlander4579
      @theoverlander4579 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Alex Kerr every*

    • @alexv3357
      @alexv3357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      If Wil Wheaton were a gunslinger, he would never fire, period

    • @Thisone109
      @Thisone109 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      His gun would just be an explosive. That only harms him😆

    • @privatizitat815
      @privatizitat815 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      But his curse would have to change so he doesn't roll only 1 he could set it to like 19 and his curse might help him then. Maybe he will roll a lot of 19 s and 18 and shit

    • @FlyingWalnut
      @FlyingWalnut 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He’d have shot himself.

  • @Cultureghost
    @Cultureghost 2 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    Regardless of how one may feel about Orion, this is the episode where critical role clicked.

    • @portagenial
      @portagenial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It's totally a coincidence but the group chemistry, Whitestone, the ambiance, the lack of weird long sidequests, and THAT scene, it's the best episode so far imo in the Vox Machina campaign

    • @christopherfleetwood5252
      @christopherfleetwood5252 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@portagenial It was definitely the Briarwood’s message that did it for me.

  • @acomet2509
    @acomet2509 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    2:43:48 Sam attempts to lighten the mood, then reminded that it’s even worse than he thought

  • @Narokh
    @Narokh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +297

    "He's Grog, he's Grog, he's better than bad, he's good!"
    I really appreciate this reference.

    • @taylorsnyder1202
      @taylorsnyder1202 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It sounds very familiar but I can’t recall what is from, what is it?

    • @Narokh
      @Narokh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@taylorsnyder1202 It's the "Log commercial" from Ren & Stimpy. The original goes like "It's log, log, it's big it's heavy it's wood. Better than bad, it's good!"

    • @michaelnewman6936
      @michaelnewman6936 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Everyone wants a Grog. C'mon & get your Grog.

    • @vnewtatnik
      @vnewtatnik 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Narokh oh my! Thank you so much! Now Scanlan’s song somehow became more brilliant!

  • @larissassm
    @larissassm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1117

    I love travis being matt's biggest fangirl in the episode, urgh him freaking out that matt winked to him is just perfection 1:12:50

    • @grumpycloud30
      @grumpycloud30 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's probably my small screen but, I just can't catch the wink.

    • @torntrof
      @torntrof 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@grumpycloud30 Might be the video quality, 'cause neither can I, even on a decently sized screen

    • @inexalign
      @inexalign 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@torntrof His right eye (viewer left), right after the nod, at the exact moment that Laura starts talking (“Yeah yeah yeah.”)

    • @ShadyMilksYoutube
      @ShadyMilksYoutube 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      to be fair, i would combust

  • @christophertilstra3961
    @christophertilstra3961 2 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    "Don't throw around the 'D' word unless it's the 'D' word time" - Travis had me dying

    • @space_0wl480
      @space_0wl480 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Travis had you what???? That's an important word you're using there !

  • @beanodean4148
    @beanodean4148 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Most underrated moment of this ep is Scanlan finding a quality longbow and reluctantly handing it over. Then when asked what he would have done with it Scanlan says "I would use it as a hammock" 😂. Picturing a gnome using a longbow as a hammock is so funny

  • @jonahyogman6282
    @jonahyogman6282 4 ปีที่แล้ว +331

    Oh my god. Mercer is a master of horror. That scene with the sun tree evoked a kind of psychological terror I can only dream of creating.

    • @keithanderson7590
      @keithanderson7590 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He’s truly the best.

    • @kamaljohnson2200
      @kamaljohnson2200 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The real weight of it would have gone over my head sadly lol

    • @grumpycloud30
      @grumpycloud30 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      In future episodes, and very much more in C2, Matt evokes some extremely grotesque creepy and disturbing imagery. It's quite messed up.

    • @cloud_sauce
      @cloud_sauce 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I completely agree! As he started to describe the bodies, the scene was (obviously) already making me uneasy...
      A few moments later, the realization of what I was "seeing" hit me and my stomach sunk instantly.

    • @grumbledore424
      @grumbledore424 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I helped a friend write some DnD for a cursed mansion once. He was shocked at some of the body horror stuff I came up with.

  • @AnneIglesias
    @AnneIglesias 5 ปีที่แล้ว +317

    Gotta love how somebody who calls themselves the antithesis of faith is also trying to romance a cleric.

    • @toryfox4580
      @toryfox4580 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      The corruption of the penitent is the bread and butter of the antithesis of faith...

    • @paramitch
      @paramitch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@toryfox4580 Oh, wow, very nicely put.

    • @totallyrealname6376
      @totallyrealname6376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey friend don't poke holes in it, hypocrisy makes for a good character or whatever those comments say

    • @AnneIglesias
      @AnneIglesias 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@totallyrealname6376 Oh, I didn’t mean that in a negative sense! I was kind of enjoying the irony. :) also, I posted that two years ago?

    • @totallyrealname6376
      @totallyrealname6376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@AnneIglesias Nah I was teasing sorry :) kinda hard to convey sarcasm through text alone, she's also super buddy buddy with Pike always seemed weird to me. And that is true but I only just read it now :p

  • @hopefullyginger2065
    @hopefullyginger2065 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Man I remember the days when people would just show up at set and send food. When there were few enough donations that they could read them aloud. I love coming back to see how far this amazing team has come!

  • @blueskyinfiniti
    @blueskyinfiniti 5 ปีที่แล้ว +889

    Watching the donations, "They wanted to donate 20 dollars for each episode since they just got caught up."
    Cast: wow that's a lot. That's a lot of episodes.
    Me, in 2019: ha. Ha. Help me.

    • @alexisk.nielson9985
      @alexisk.nielson9985 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      We suffer together my dude, hope your caught up now 😆

    • @mortuos557
      @mortuos557 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      20 dollars for each episode... With or without one shots?

    • @mortuos557
      @mortuos557 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Without one shots it's currently 202*20 bucks =4040 Dollars...

    • @maruvail
      @maruvail 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Quarantine means I can finally watch campaign 1!

    • @stijndevries6175
      @stijndevries6175 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This comment is going to keep getting funnier every year, hopefully for years to come and I kinda love that

  • @DragonTwilight
    @DragonTwilight 4 ปีที่แล้ว +647

    1:36:14 Keyleth: “I wanna hear birds hit the floor!” My brain: “Let the birdies hit the floor, let the birdies hit the *beat beat * FLOOOOOOR!!!”

    • @copycrow4486
      @copycrow4486 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I wish I could like this but for the sake of everything, (clicks tongue) noice, I shall leave it at the sex number.

    • @MasterCrander
      @MasterCrander 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      SQUAWK nothing wrong with me
      HOO nothing wrong with me
      TWEET nothing wrong with me
      CAW nothing wrong with me

    • @gaijinexec
      @gaijinexec 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The birds work for the bourgeoisie

    • @acrosser8
      @acrosser8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      th-cam.com/video/uguXNL93fWg/w-d-xo.html

  • @luisfranco1592
    @luisfranco1592 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    2:21:30 Can I just say how adorable Taliesin is in that scene, with his hand up and jumping in the chair, anxious do talk, as Matt and Sam finish the conversation. It's just incredibly cute. This man is a treasure

    • @TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll
      @TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you seen any of his Gather Your Party episodes? (Geek & Sundry variety show; Taliesin and Erika Ishii co-hosted the last season and there was an abundance of adorableness all around) "Assemble Your Party - Ep 1 Assemble Your Goth" is a good search term.
      His comics show was great too, and since they deliberately never tried to be 'topical' a lot of episodes hold up quite well.

  • @mariesueme8807
    @mariesueme8807 2 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Hello to everyone rewatching after The Legend of Vox Machina

    • @coriefegel8775
      @coriefegel8775 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      First time watcher here thanks to the wonderful job they did on the show!

    • @wiglaugh
      @wiglaugh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is actually my first time! I stopped C1 about a year ago because I couldn't stand Orion, but TLoVM made me come back. So stoked to see it for the first time.

    • @oliviatankinganimation7732
      @oliviatankinganimation7732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same! I had seen a bit of critical role over the years but after the show came out I’m finally sitting down and watching the original campaign for the first time. Loving this! I wish I started watching years ago.

    • @andyandnormski
      @andyandnormski 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was working my way through campaign 2 but that's on hold now after I finished the show. I can't wait for season 2. I have to know what happens to Percy after Orthax.

  • @bkstaxman
    @bkstaxman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4080

    We made it everyone. It was a long hard road, but we're finally here. Enjoy the rest of the campaign!

    • @maddie_jade
      @maddie_jade 5 ปีที่แล้ว +473

      Brandon, I just picked this series up and by god Orison was making it hard to watch but I got so much good reviews from trusted people and I hope it as good as advertised.

    • @cartoonking1895
      @cartoonking1895 5 ปีที่แล้ว +318

      Same I had hear so much good about this show, seem so many entertaining clips and animations that I wanted to watch it but my God it was like every time Orion popes his mouth I groaned because I knew he’d try and steal the spotlight...

    • @danielmcgillis270
      @danielmcgillis270 5 ปีที่แล้ว +252

      This is the episode I tell people to start watching the show. My first episode was Gunpowder Plot. It need to be said, the show is significantly improved without Orion. Sometimes players have to go.

    • @filipferencak2717
      @filipferencak2717 5 ปีที่แล้ว +285

      I hate that because I feel like I would've enjoyed his character, if he had a better player.

    • @danielmcgillis270
      @danielmcgillis270 5 ปีที่แล้ว +306

      @@filipferencak2717 The character was solid. It was Orion who was spiraling out of control. I had to let a player go from my own campaign he had an alcohol problem. I smoke pot, I smoke pot and play, I drink alcohol and play. I never allow my vices to override my common sense and lucidity. Orion had other larger problems and it turned out he was being a real douche nozzle out side of the game as well. Sadly he could not control his demons.

  • @johnwong4952
    @johnwong4952 8 ปีที่แล้ว +771

    THAT description of those bodies hanging on the tree and the realization who they were representing gave me chills!

    • @GlitchxxxSlapshock
      @GlitchxxxSlapshock 8 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      +John Wong I absolutely agree, We just got absorbed at the story telling.

    • @thearc3909
      @thearc3909 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +John Wong at what time was that?

    • @Oiilluj
      @Oiilluj 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Miguel Quiroz 2:39:14

    • @InanimatedAnimation
      @InanimatedAnimation 8 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      +Julio Cesar it dawned on me when he mentioned the bear, i felt terrified

    • @Raphtyr
      @Raphtyr 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      +John Wong He never describes Percy though....