The Odd Couple: Craven Edge and Grog
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- čas přidán 15. 12. 2016
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"A NEW HAND TOUCHES THE BACON"
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God I hate that quest
*sighs*
Nickolas Flippen so much gold though...
The Oblivion music playing as Grog hears the voice for the first time only makes this better XD
I love the fact that 80% of the conversations between Grog and Craven edge consist of Craven Edge saying something and Grog going "What?..."
And then just *sigh*
@@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human _Heavy_ sigh... 😂
it's WUT
Grog - 'I take out Craven Edge'
Everyone else - *GASP*
How does every one know about what craven edge is. Didn't matt make it?
@@theJ3ZA He did make it, yeah. I'm not sure I understand your question; they're at the table, of course they know that the sword is alive and proper shifty.
@@lukepowell5297 I got the impression they knew what the sword was and what it would do. But yes, I suppose they just knew it would be trouble
@@lukepowell5297 4 years later though. Thanks for responding
@@theJ3ZA You're welcome :)
I think that Craven Edge is one of the reasons Travis is playing as a Hexblade in the next campaign. He probably liked the roleplay aspects that came with it and wanted some more of it.
I think he liked the idea of summoning a sword's power, but at the same time be at the mercy of a powerful demonic force.
That and he liked the look of warlock from the hunt episodes side mission from S1
Oh man, I totally forgot that this was all Percy's fault. XD
What do u mean?
@@cameroncollins5665 Percy traded the sword to Grog, knowing what it did, and didn't tell anyone about it
well technically Grog start the trade but yeah Percy just let it slide and trade it with Dragon Slayer
I mean he probably did not know that it was cursed
plus like he said
someone else's problem
@@korn0215 Adding to that, let's be clear that OOC Travis REALLY wanted that sword.
I'm just imagining Craven Edge's sinister voice fading into the background singing "Happy birthday to me...." and ending with a horrible evil laugh
Eternal Vigil "Happy birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me. Happy Birthday dear Craven Edge, happy birthday to meee" *evil cackle*
"we can use the sword on kevdak"
The sword can use you on kevdak"
Why is everyone not talking about that line.
I did not like this line. Grog didn't care whether he survived afterwards, he just wanted to defeat Kevdak. He just wanted Kevdak to fall by his hands, not caring how it is done whatsoever.
@@batuhanmutlay2641 it's not a screenplay dude.
@@benjaminwhite5928 that's true, but people can still not like certain phrases
@@batuhanmutlay2641 ...WOW do you not understand the situation. First off, Craven Edge is influencing Grog. It's not that Grog wants to specifically kill Kevdak with Craven Edge. It's Craven Edge making him want to never use anything else. Secondly, Grog wanted to beat Kevdak. Grog didn't want to train a dragon to kill Kevdak. Grog didn't want Percy to invent a cannon to kill Kevdak. Grog didn't want to petition a God to aid him in killing Kevdak. GROG wanted to kill Kevdak. The whole point of that line is Percy saying that killing with this weapon isn't Grog doing what Grog wants. It would be Craven Edge using Grog to feed. Percy, who has more experience in this than anyone else on that team, is trying to stop Grog from making his mistake.
It's like a chemical addiction. You may have your body, but you aren't making decisions for yourself anymore. Your just trying to feed that hunger. It's not you anymore.
@@benjaminwhite5928 Would you be saying that if he was praising it?
"I would die by dragon, I would die by a beholder, as long as it was a beautiful death. But I don't want to die by Kevdak. Not him."
That moment is such a perfect encapsulation of Grog's perspective on life and death, and it blows me away that Travis can come up with stuff like that. The characterization with the C.R characters is so incredible that it's better than most tv shows.
They've had more time with these characters than most TV shows and are allowed their own dialogue and development. Think of it this way, the average 1-hour TV show lasts...20 hours in a season, excluding commercials. There are almost 400 hours of footage for Critical role. A lot of time to know who their characters are - and as an actor, I would almost kill for this opportunity (well...not quite, but still, some of these people take my craft to the highest level, and I am blown away.
It’s definitely a time consuming thing, but as a D&D player I find myself thinking about my characters in my spare thinking time (basically what I do when I am in the car). I had a character who would do anything to protect those who need it (yay 3.5 paladins) including giving her own life to save them. At the final battle I told the DM that I was perfectly fine with my character dying as long as it wasn’t an epic death and she went out in a blaze of glory and didn’t go out like Keyleth and the lava (I almost did in our first session, natural 1s are fun). It’s a good mentality for Grog, and suits him well.
"I would die by a dragon. I would die by a beholder". Wants to wish for immortality from the deck of many things
@@eryvac0074
Wishing for a glorious death, and not wanting to die if possible are not mutually exclusive.
@@C00kiesAplenty becoming immortal sort of ruins any kind of glorious death
"Oh, there was a dagger that came with it..." *shock*
Bloody brilliant.
i was literally rolling laughing when he said that XD
Huh, I wonder from where Notts dagger's inspiration comes from
"Where do you find strength?"
"In my friends."
One of my favorite CR quotes, honestly.
Power of friendship! Yaaaaay
also, Ale
*Cue catchy anime pop song*
Page Book what episode did he die in?
Page Book Groot like guy:where do you find strength?..
me: In my friends! the same place I find blood!
57 minutes in:
Percy: I'm perfectly content with it being someone else's problem
Me: Isn't that why you gave it to grog
Isn’t this your fault Percy?!
It's percy. He is smart and Wise, but Stupid and Douchey as hell.
We all love him for that.
It's cool he calls it bacon the very first and last time he interacts with the blade.
Spoilers!!
@@mrpotat680 How???
How is that spoilers? It's literally a mega-cut of craven edge and grog moments?
If you don't want stuff spoiled, don't comment dive. And if you haven't watched that far, why are you watching highlights? Common sense, man!
@@TrashDeviant I'm treding thinnnn waters. I don't even know what the fuck I'm doing here. I'm only on episode 38. Of campaign one.
My GM is using Craven's Edge under the name "Fairmere" for our low-wisdom fighter. Watching this, I am now terrified.
Just keep playing like you don't know what kind of sword it is :D
lol, too late. gm already knows. one of our enemies also has the eye of vecna. yay
I am waiting for my friends to be available to use this, i will let the d10 decide who gets to use it but i am wondering if my friend's chaotic evil dragonborn rogue gets the chance to wield it
How did it go?
@@kiddo6393 The campaign ended too early for much to become of it. It may have been stolen? Or it may have been given to the NE Paladin after the fighter who had it died and then came back.
During the Seige of Emon
Grog: "Looks like Dragon's on the Menu"
Craven Edge: " *That Sounds Delectable* "
The funny thing is, had Craven Edge been a finesse weapon, Percy totally would have used it. I would have loved to have seen their "partnership".
Kymerion Vesh It would've been less funny and much shorter. After getting "rid" of Orthrax he wouldn't want another dark thing like the Blade
This is true.
@@ayylucard1355 I'm not convinced, he was pretty unhappy about losing that gun. He was arrogant enough to think he could control Orthax for his own purposes and that the trade is worth it. Percy/Talesein was unhappy about Sam finding out about Craven Edge and telling Pike about it for "taking away all their cool stuff".
pretty sure matt made it a greatsword so thst grog would be the one to use it.
@@blaze4111 Oh it was definitely designed entirely for Grog, it would have been a waste for Percy to keep it.
Watching this, so far my favorite part is every time Travis takes out Craven Edge Taliesin smiles. Percy may feel guilty but Taliesin is delighted af.
Listening to this at work and it just occurred to me....this arc isn't about a barbarian and a sword. It's about addiction, intervention, and recovery. Holy smokes.
At the end, they realize that Grog could easily kill everyone
Oh yes! It always amused me how both Percy and Vax arrogantly assumed they'd be able to stand up to him. Luckily for them, both of their challenges were interrupted by somebody else before Grog could get the chance to put them in the dirt!
"It's a great sword, it's a two handed big 'ol final fantasy seven sword"
Omg I love you Matt XD
Let's not forget Percy stepping up and intimidating an ancient evil entity into backing down by releasing his own inner demon. Kind of wish someone would animate it.
well there’s a billion fan art bits out there if you google “Percy vs Craven Edge”
that may just happen!
I'm never sure where Percy's demons end and Taleisin's begin lol
I thought that moment was okay, a little cringy and very VERY edgy. Like something out of a bad anime.
@@wh3nderson95 sure...
"You sense that it is old and it has seen many a hand and has probably taken far many more a life. But it has not met a gnome like you before, Scanlan Shorthalt."
everybody always cuts out the BEST part. its where travis is reading the paper and hes chewing and chewing and then he just stops and his eyes widen until he realizes theyre lookin right at him lmao
Couple quotes of the year go to:
"Horses don't try to steal your soul, Grog" - Vexahlia 2016
"I'm not Kraven' bacon any more" - Grog 2016
This is insane, first Grog rolls a nat20 then a nat 1. Unbelievable
It's the literal reverse of the final Kevdak hit, at advantage because Reckless, first a nat1 second roll a nat20. Sometimes the dice know exactly what needs to happen.
On brand, actually 🤣
I love how Matt occasionally plays the role of Grog's inner voice.
Anyone else not semi-freaked out at the fact Grog stabbed Pike when he was trying to get out of the tornado when battling the Sphinx and the fact that earlier in the video we know that Grog has a nightmare where he killed a lot of people and one of the people hurt WAS PIKE!! The fact everything played out like that just adds so much more emotion to the moment.
WarringConscience I wanna say that was the first (of many) times that CR made me cry.
Please Yes yeah wtf is it with Pike? like even the good moments and the fan art of her either has me crying or at least a sting of tears, depending
leavy She’s got the super sweet badass attitude that just gets us emotionally invested. 🤔
I honestly believed from spoilers that grog would murder pike by the end of the campaign
@@MrLarryland that must've been a heck of a moment for you at end there
watching Taliesin's face during this is hilarious as he realizes what Percy has done.
I don't think any of them appreciated " i'm not cravin' (craven) bacon, anymore" as they should
Grog: I can use it on Kevdak!
Percy: _It_ can use _you_ on Kevdak. >.>
Meep.
56:00
"I would die by a dragon, I would die by a beholder, and I wouldn't care. As long as it was a beautiful death. . but I don't want to die from Kevdak. . not him." FRIGGEN BEAUTIFUL WARRIOR LINE.
Kilivin yeah...that felt genuinely grog.
Kilivin I don't know why but I got a chill up my spine and I just have the image of a scared grog like for the first time in a while grog is slightly trembling when he says "Kevdek"
Kilivin it's a good line because he's afraid of kevdak it's his terror that makes the line good.
my favorite line in the show... its like the idea of confronting a bully and losing would just leave you so shattered and disappointed in yourself...
I loved the effort Travis went through to make Grog and Craven Edge a comedy duo.
That's So Craven.
Garrett Carter it's the future he can see
"That should of been a disadvantage.... make another roll" Natural 1.
and the first one was a natural 20 too
I miss that bastard sword.
MyRYNOrunsHot I'm pretty sure it was big enough for two hands
@@ayylucard1355 so is a bastard sword tf? Also it was a pun
@@bytheburnside7539 I knew someone was not going to get it.
At the same time though, a bastard sword is known as a "hand and half sword" so technically...
No one has ever gone "ah thank god that pedantic asshole corrected a minor error in a joke, now it's a whole lot funnier."
This arc seriously had the funniest Grog moments. I can't list all my favorites but I'm gonna try:
4:03 "Do you have a female setting?"
19:13 "Grog, are you talking to your shit?" "Yeah, no, you gotta let it know who's boss!"
25:09 "Ho-o-o-ora-a-ace..."
58:57 "Grog, how many fingers am I holding up?" "Nine!" "I think he's okay." "It's him."
59:49 "There was a dagger that came with it... Naw, I'm just fuckin' with ya."
U might add Sam's expression upon hearing "pike" at 23:13
The female setting is the most Important question. No male can deny that.
@@scarlightemperor3410 craven edge would have easier time converting with a female setting
Grog: "And there was a dagger that came with it."
Everyone: "WHAT?!"
God *dammit* I need an animated Pike and Grog buddy cop movie.
I can't believe Percy has a stand
[Stand master] Percy
[Stand name] Misty Mountain
Yeah, sex pistols 😐
@@eryvac0074 Or Emperor
“A new hand touches the bacon”
Man, such a shame. As cool as the Blood Axe is, Craven was the best.
Nothing is as cool as craven edge
The Miami Man i wouldn't say that..... future knowledge.... ^_^
50:23 Oh my gosh, that is the face of a man who just realized this is his fault for giving Grog the sword in the first place.
27:10
My brain just instantly
"It's just a self cleaning sword, what's the big deal." In Grogs voice
45:27
Grog and Pike's friendship is so pure and seeing this huge buff lumbering Goliath Barbarian with a heart of gold distressed that he hurt his best buddy REALLY plucks a couple heart strings, poor guy!
Shoutout to Travis. He knew being honest with the rules might kill his character and he did it anyway
between Craven Edge and The deck of many things.
they really like giving grog the scariest shit
Liam in just uncontrollable giggle fits during the outhouse episode, is probably the best thing I've ever seen.
This is where that "Name a more iconic due," conversation ends
And after all this Travis thought it a good idea to make his next character a Hexblade xD
Matt SO OBVIOUSLY designed this crazy sword as temptation to Grog/Travis. And explaining the strength bonus shows it @ 37:27 when Travis immediately decides to go into exhaustion to keep it lmao
To be alive, endlessly hungry floating through space for eternity....what a punishment.
Eventually, Craven Edge stopped thinking...
God Craven Edge is fucking awesome.
Elias Patrikis "No, keep the tears coming."
Maybe "Can I insight check the sword?" is our always.
Props to Travis for owning up to the Disadvantage roll. He could have let it go...
26:00 honestly... the MOST TERRIFYING line I’ve ever heard.
"You see pike motionless"
Sam put his drink down so fast XD
"There was a dagger that came with it."
idea pops in Matt's head for next campaign
Can't help but feel bad for Craven Edge. Pretty sure everlasting hunger would make anybody go crazy... if only they could've maybe kept it and tried to tamper with it so that they could remove the curse on him.
In hindsight Grog was right about Craven Edge. He needed it to defeat Kevdak. He was dominated in their fight and the FlameBrand War Hammer really failed him. Funny enough, as risky as using Craven Edge was, it had a higher chance of going right in a showdown with Kevdak then the astronomically perfect scenario that played out preventing the Herd from slaughtering VM after Kevdak's death.
Seriously if they had used Greater Restoration on Grog before that short rest he'd have been able to wreck Kevdak with Craven Edge.
23:12 That face Sam makes is the best
23:13 Sam's reaction to when Matt mentions Pike cracks me up every time.
his look is great
Scanlan's face reveal at 23:12 xD
Kylar Stern
Yeah He's like
"Farmers..." meh
"Children..." meh
"You see Pike motionless-" 0_0 wut. duh. fuh.
Kylar Stern....nice name. Reminds me of a 3 part book series I read/own ;)
I replayed it 15 times
The fact that he had to come out from behind his giant mug for the reaction made it even better!
".......WAT!??!?!????!........ WATDAFFFFFUCK!?!?!??"
I love the moment at 49:11 when all the people at the top have the same reaction and just go into hyper intense mode.
Liam's face at 3:17 says it all.
Grog may have lost Craven Edge but Percy held onto that dragonslayer longsword to the very end.
Pike and Grog talk after the impalement, I just imagine Grog squatting down and tiny Pike just hugging his arm. So cute. Best siblings ever! Next to the Twins that is. Oh and Percy and Cassandra too.
Remember that time that Grog turned Kraven edge into a chain blade and became Kratos for a second?
I forgot how cool the craven edge was until the show came out.
That's what I love about Matt's campaigns, everything has either a solid or interesting backstory or mystery to it, as if you could explore forever if you could.
I sometimes wonder if we'll ever see Craven Edge again. And then I kind of hope we don't.
The barbarian I DM for will stumble across him. I look forward to it.
skinnypete1982 has he stumbled across it yet? If so how has it gone?
Rhys Causon It'll be a while. I'm still working weekends for a bit yet, and we're starting off at level one (only one veteran player, best to start newbies off at the beginning I've found). Probably won't find an enemy with it till level 9 or so.
What if Yasha Finds Craven? That would be some crazy ironic shit right?
Meow Ninja Yasha finding Craven would be the perfect mix of dark energy
Who's here after LoVM ?! Nah, but for real, I saw the Craven sword carried by Sylas and immediately needed to know everything about this sword to put in campaign. Thanks for this video
Sam played the bit with Grog and Craven Edge really well. Had Sam not rolled a d20 it's very possible Matt would have allowed Craven Edge to possess Scanlan.
Knowing that Wildemount is now part of DnD canon and has its own supplement guide, Craven Edge being cast off into "another plane" really works for letting other players get a hold of Craven Edge in their own games. (Not that you couldn't just **make** your own Craven Edge, but this adds some depth and history to a unique and legendary weapon).
Craven edge sounds like Darth Maul in the clone wars series.
Man, I would pay good money for Sam Witwer to voice Craven Edge in the Critical Role animated series. (sidenote: I would pay way more for Mark Hamil to voice Vecna though)
I love how he is so eager to rp with craven edge. So beautiful
52:00 What he just says to the sword is bad ass
are we casually glossing over the fact that taliesin at some point in his long life had lost so much power that he needed to stay up for a few nights with an ancient relic of pure evil to feed its power?
i think this proves why Travis is the best role player of the players.
Just seeing the difference between all of his characters proves that, he's such an amazing actor 😍
One of the darkest and most hilarious arcs of this show.
Critical Role never ceases to amaze me.
I die every time at the "can I call you bacon" moment.
While I really like Fjord and his antics, Grog and Scanlan man... They are gold
"You better give him back or I'll find an abyss so dark and deep you will never feed again" damn
I timed the whole event of when Grog collapses in the snow on the original episode. If you exclude the narration of Matt and Pike searching through her spell book. They probably wouldve been under the minute time limit or just over. Im gona miss that sword :(
Its both delightful and sad at how much Travis himself loved that sword.
This and the Briarwoods are my favorite arcs. Thank you for uploading!
Still living and breathing on the feels from the full Sylas Briarwood full-circle journey we have had since last week's Wedding episode.
This is super cool that you've put these moments together. Nice work!
Craven Edge: Exists
Warforged Forge Cleric: Heresy detected.
IM NOT CRYING WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
I just wanted to congratulate you on this compilation it's very easy to watch and I assume you don't get much praise for your work but I do appreciate the time you put into this.
14:50 Gotta love how Travis goes along with it. Some players would try to argue
Grog ambushing someone is surprisingly friggin' hilarious.
So because Silas was a vampire and they can only die in very specific ways in DND, is that the sword’s perfect master? It means he can’t fail to death with it but it also means he can keep going without a rest.
Great story arc! Thanks for putting this together.
"I'm not craving bacon anymore"
GODDAMNIT GROGGGG
"Are you hungry?"
Literal fucking chills
Thank you very much for finding all the parts and putting this together
Thank you for putting this up.One of my favorite story arcs!😄
man, these on the go story arcs are very entertaining and sweeping.
One of my favorite things about campaign 1 was Grog's relationship with Craven Edge. Travis was brilliant at milking that relationship for laughs and drama.
I bet this is where the inspiration for Fjord being a hexblade came from? Met one cursed blade, met them all
Thank you for doing these supercuts, they're so much fun to watch!
Thank you! I love the grog - Craven Edge story line! Didnt wanna rewatch the whole of CR to hear it, so glad you made this! :D