The Mines of the Many | Critical Role: VOX MACHINA | Episode 98

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  • @bretsheeley4034
    @bretsheeley4034 Před 4 lety +2341

    Vox Machina:
    Favored Enemy - The Elderly.
    Second Favored Enemy - Babies.
    Archenemies - Doors.

    • @Kebutor
      @Kebutor Před 3 lety +57

      And Potion Salesmen

    • @Panda_Roll
      @Panda_Roll Před 3 lety +5

      But what's their favored terrain though ;)

    • @IrisCorven
      @IrisCorven Před 3 lety +7

      @@Panda_Roll Trick question, it's everything.

    • @SpectralArchivist
      @SpectralArchivist Před 3 lety +16

      @@Panda_Roll Favored Terrain - DnD.

    • @noahbender1776
      @noahbender1776 Před 3 lety +11

      @@Panda_Roll nursing homes

  • @ThunderEwokB
    @ThunderEwokB Před 5 lety +1600

    "Tell her she has nice boots"
    "Nice boobs!"
    HOW in the world he does it SO QUICKLY? I love Travis so much, oh my gods!

    • @cussundriakneal9904
      @cussundriakneal9904 Před 5 lety +25

      I literally read this as he said it and started choking! XD

    • @AmazingChi
      @AmazingChi Před 4 lety +107

      I do feel like that was a deliberate set up from Ashley, though.

    • @BigggusDikkkus
      @BigggusDikkkus Před 4 lety +69

      I saw it coming from a mile away and was not disappointed

    • @andrewcook6608
      @andrewcook6608 Před 4 lety +148

      I love how Travis plays Grog's lack of intelligence. Ironically, it takes a very intelligent and quick-witted person to pull it off.

    • @wolvo5441
      @wolvo5441 Před 3 lety +13

      Miss travis playing grog

  • @Raphmatic5000
    @Raphmatic5000 Před 5 lety +2901

    I'm embarrased that it took until this episode for me to realize Taryon Darrington is Iron Man. Inventor with a suit of armor. Parents are Howard and Maria. Oh Sam... you nerd.

    • @csarmii
      @csarmii Před 4 lety +28

      Who is Ironman?

    • @BassGosple
      @BassGosple Před 4 lety +196

      @@csarmii probably Mr Stark's bodyguard

    • @morelkowa1
      @morelkowa1 Před 4 lety +47

      @@BassGosple XDDDDDDDDDDD I love you for that XD

    • @xEvilRaptorx
      @xEvilRaptorx Před 4 lety +144

      Travis catches it really early. I think he catches it the first episode Tary mentions his parents

    • @Howler452
      @Howler452 Před 4 lety +78

      The funny thing is that they released an unearthed arcana Artificer recently that allows you to build a metal power suit or mech.

  • @seanlanders4180
    @seanlanders4180 Před 6 lety +1862

    Terry: "I would like to remind you all that someone has been watching us for this whole last year"
    Percy: "They're right *THERE* [points directly into the camera]"

  • @yake222
    @yake222 Před 4 lety +868

    Ash: Maybe something in the mine woke it up.
    Sam: Probably the mining.

  • @RaamZ07
    @RaamZ07 Před 4 lety +2061

    Liam, on stealth check: "I rolled a 2, but it's a 37..."
    *Matt, realizing that a rogue literally tripped on every rock falling in a giant hole in the ground, without ever being heard or seen...

    • @45princeofdarkness
      @45princeofdarkness Před 4 lety +171

      Travis rolled a natural 20 and got to a total of 30 hahaha

    • @supajero
      @supajero Před 4 lety +131

      Rogue's can't roll 2 on Stealth which is why he always has such a stupid high stealth roll lol

    • @ataberkdedemen9802
      @ataberkdedemen9802 Před 3 lety +201

      Every d20 roll in skills which rogues are proficient with are treated as 10 if it is below 10. Combine this with expertise (doubles the proficiency bonus for some skills) and you get the high level rogue that literally can’t fail some skill checks.

    • @wolfybat3335
      @wolfybat3335 Před 3 lety +96

      @@ataberkdedemen9802 true but Liam ignored reliable talent for Nat 1s. So 2-9 counted as 10, but for RP Nat 1s stayed as 1s (probably still total of 16 despite that)

    • @j_travis3668
      @j_travis3668 Před 3 lety +81

      Expertise + reliable talent + pass without a trace

  • @meghall337
    @meghall337 Před 5 lety +2391

    I love that they are never going to let Taliesin live down "Life needs things to live."

    • @copycrow4486
      @copycrow4486 Před 4 lety +192

      They bring it up in campaign two. Laura's character says that line as they all toast, and then Taliesin's character quickly chimes in about how stupid that sounds. It's very funny knowing the origin.

    • @jaygrizzley
      @jaygrizzley Před 4 lety +24

      L since I watched C2 first that flew over my head yet this sounds vaguely familiar. Do you remember episode number?

    • @copycrow4486
      @copycrow4486 Před 4 lety +7

      @@jaygrizzley I believe it was somewhere in the first several episodes.

    • @michaelkorpi90
      @michaelkorpi90 Před 4 lety +3

      @@jaygrizzley I think it was the briarwood campaign

    • @danjohnson6039
      @danjohnson6039 Před 3 lety +33

      @@jaygrizzley it was later than that. I think the quote was about Saundor(sp?)'s tree in the Feywild.

  • @iTheGM
    @iTheGM Před 3 lety +687

    I love Travis. Did everyone catch that?
    "There's no such thing as family problems being solved forever."
    Grog, thinking about his uncle's severed head in the bag of holding... "Really?"

    • @chirpthewolf4869
      @chirpthewolf4869 Před 3 lety +39

      iTheGM correction you mean his new cup that he had made

    • @Klespyrian
      @Klespyrian Před 9 měsíci +2

      I didn't catch that, and I thank you for pointing it out.

  • @Eszra
    @Eszra Před 7 lety +2179

    Every Time the episodes starts and I see Ashley I say, "Oh good, She's still Here!"

  • @walderlopes3372
    @walderlopes3372 Před 7 lety +895

    "It's like following a slow NPC in World of Warcraft"
    Goddamn. That's painful.

    • @alexv3357
      @alexv3357 Před 5 lety +13

      Oh god... the memories....

    • @alex_ho
      @alex_ho Před 5 lety +13

      Why is the walking speed never synced up.

    • @Dumixfy
      @Dumixfy Před 5 lety +23

      @@alex_ho Ooo I know this one actually. It's because if they used full running speed, you wouldn't be able to catch up to them if you made a wrong turn or went off their path for any reason and they are faster than the walking speed because... who would want to walk half the zone with an NPC. I know they could make it faster than it is now, but my guess is that they want it to be new player friendly so that noone would fail over and over again and then they would have to memorize that path or w/e. But yeah, after 12 years whenever i see an escort quest, a part of my soul dies.

    • @JesterfaceBassplayer
      @JesterfaceBassplayer Před 5 lety +9

      Right? Bet if they walked too far ahead the guy would have stopped and waited for them to "Catch Up".

    • @xEvilRaptorx
      @xEvilRaptorx Před 4 lety +2

      Just saw a post on reddit of this with Assassins Creed Origins. They walk faster than a walk but slower than run haha

  • @nevewg3445
    @nevewg3445 Před 4 lety +369

    Tary: what was your favourite book
    Tary's mom: Tusk Love

    • @MegaManNetworkOfCourse
      @MegaManNetworkOfCourse Před 4 lety +19

      Ahh, another adventurer watching this during quarantine.
      Hopefully we get finished before ep100

    • @mikevanderlinden1343
      @mikevanderlinden1343 Před 3 lety +9

      everyone has a copy of tusk love

    • @supagirl277
      @supagirl277 Před 2 lety +15

      Another funny thing is that the M9 meet someone who’s reading Tary’s book

  • @TarsonTalon
    @TarsonTalon Před 6 lety +1083

    I just thought of something: Remember when Tary remarked that friendship was approximately worth 210,000 gold? Irony right there, the debt being 230,000 gold.

  • @swapsplat
    @swapsplat Před 6 lety +1354

    Having Travis and Sam sitting so far apart is like the teacher splitting up friends. They still talk, but now they just talk across the room to each other.

    • @Wookie_oo7
      @Wookie_oo7 Před 5 lety +77

      I havent reached the new campaign yet, but I believe that Sam and Travis are the two best players in this one for various reasons, and any time one or the other is involved in a caper it is aswesome. Even better when its the two of them together. Through in Ashley with either of them as well because she bounces off them well.

    • @llewtree3013
      @llewtree3013 Před 5 lety +46

      In terms of d&d and for good showmanship this is far better as if you want to have their great moments they need to be talking across the room and involving everyone audience included rather than sitting next to one another whispering and keeping those great moments more to themselves

    • @justadummy8076
      @justadummy8076 Před 3 lety +10

      Wookie_oo7 I agree, Sam Travis and Ashley have really good chemistry together, everything they do is always fun and they’re always so into their characters

    • @true_plays_games
      @true_plays_games Před 3 lety +4

      @@Wookie_oo7 #sampikegrog
      Team Hero
      The other half of the team 😬

  • @dallasapollo
    @dallasapollo Před 2 lety +326

    Marisha: "One can only bullshit so much in a 4-hour game."
    Matt smiles politely.

    • @DarkAlice
      @DarkAlice Před rokem +19

      Yeah, meanwhile she never even tried to follow whatever Matt was talking about. She just randomly does things without thinking of the consequences, and then gets mad at Matt whenever he calls her out on it.

    • @kiwisvideos0
      @kiwisvideos0 Před 11 měsíci +27

      ​@@DarkAlice it's not that deep

    • @ronaldfarber589
      @ronaldfarber589 Před 10 měsíci +8

      I like that he's fair and doesn't give her any special treatment, the flip side of that coin is he may take more out on her because of that

    • @gorgit
      @gorgit Před 7 měsíci +4

      ​@@ronaldfarber589no, he gave her leeway when she died jumping off the cliff. Normally in their resurrection rules, she wouldve needed to pass a roll to come hack to life. Matt just skipped that there. I know it wouldve sucked to loose a character like that, but you know what? Dont jump down a cliff and turn into a goldfish 99% in if you dont wanna loose your character.

    • @Michael_am
      @Michael_am Před 6 měsíci +18

      @@gorgitthat’s wrong. Revivify doesn’t have all the pass roles, it’s just the one role DC they need to pass and Vex passed it. They used revivify before plenty of times without any of the ritual stuff, it just needs to happen within a minute and every time it happens the DC goes up

  • @himikotoga4591
    @himikotoga4591 Před 4 lety +1262

    I always love when Matt supports his players like “you don’t need to worry about that” or when players are bummed about their attacks he says things like “that’s not bad” or “every bit counts”

    • @Will_Grey
      @Will_Grey Před 4 lety +96

      "Ah that misses..."
      What is it?
      "27"
      [Incredulous Stare] No, that hits...

    • @SPACEHARICE
      @SPACEHARICE Před 3 lety +88

      or when people miss he makes it as if
      it wasnt their fault.
      you swing but you manage to hit the thick part of his armor

    • @lanapowell
      @lanapowell Před 3 lety +74

      @@SPACEHARICE I mean, in world, that's what's actually happening. Basic AC (armor class) is based on your Dexterity and the type of armor you're wearing, so either you're really dexterous and practicing the 5 Ds of Dodge Ball, or you got hit, but your armor is doing its job and you didn't take any damage.

    • @kevincoplen1204
      @kevincoplen1204 Před 2 lety +4

      Or in the next episode he gives them a magic item that solves the problem

    • @steele7609
      @steele7609 Před 2 lety +11

      @@lanapowell lol Dodge dip duck dive and ughhhh....... Dodge. Love it.

  • @forgemakesstuff2734
    @forgemakesstuff2734 Před rokem +167

    my favorite running theme of this whole campaign is
    Someone: *says something hilarious or does a running joke*
    Liam: *perishes*

  • @LeyCarnifex
    @LeyCarnifex Před 6 lety +1564

    1:55:30 Can you imagine the pre-wedding discussions tho?
    Kima: I'm not wearing a dress though, Ally
    Allura: What? Then what will you wear?!
    Kima: My armor.
    Allura: Absolutely not!
    Kima: Absolutely YEAH!

    • @eddvultures40
      @eddvultures40 Před 6 lety +5

      Medley Chaos and does he wears the armor?

    • @pennding3415
      @pennding3415 Před 5 lety +61

      Kima comes in a dress and sees grog in pants and his helmet

    • @KickyFut
      @KickyFut Před 5 lety +68

      You know, there *are* options other than a dress... She could have worn a dress uniform! Silk pants and a nice jacket.😄

    • @mox280thedwarvensamurai9
      @mox280thedwarvensamurai9 Před 5 lety +46

      Rip Kima x Grog sadly you were not destined to go anywhere

    • @Deiwos0
      @Deiwos0 Před 5 lety +40

      As cute as it was, I don't think it would have made sense. Grog's just too... Grog.

  • @cloudcat_
    @cloudcat_ Před 5 lety +3026

    It's weird hearing them talk about places like Port Damali and Xhorhas, all the places in Wildemount, especially after watching campaign 2.

    • @xotube2206
      @xotube2206 Před 5 lety +52

      Here, just chillin', before the first stream of 2019 starts, in about an hour.. yeeeha! :D

    • @captainmoonmilk8307
      @captainmoonmilk8307 Před 5 lety +8

      CloudCat* haha yeah

    • @Heidi534
      @Heidi534 Před 5 lety +136

      yeah I started with campaign 2 and went back to check this out and this episode feels oddly like a homecoming

    • @nicholasrpatton
      @nicholasrpatton Před 5 lety +85

      You can practically see Liam think up Caleb just before 4:22:00 after Sam and Marisha use near godly amounts of fire in those mines!

    • @Deiwos0
      @Deiwos0 Před 5 lety +86

      It is very strange coming back through and finding all these little things that are big things in Campaign 1. Deastock is near Zadash, there's every chance that Taryon has met some favourites from Campaign 2.
      (I wonder if Matt's worked out where Tary and his family are by Campaign 2? As much as he's said he doesn't want any direct cross overs, if the M9 end up in Deastock.....)

  • @HDloly
    @HDloly Před 4 lety +337

    53:49
    Laura: Travis didn't fitted in Japan. Even at a McDonald's his head hit the ceiling.
    Matt: Travis, you're a Kaiju!
    LOL

    • @isaac8734
      @isaac8734 Před 3 lety +5

      A whole other meaning for big in japan

  • @christopherbacon1077
    @christopherbacon1077 Před 2 lety +80

    "We're about to fight some big, armored vaginas"
    Don't ever change Laura

  • @matthewogden4897
    @matthewogden4897 Před 7 lety +1271

    I love Travis' reaction whenever a new goliath character is mentioned

    • @C_Bat
      @C_Bat Před 7 lety +25

      Matthew Ogden or dooty

    • @acelibrarian
      @acelibrarian Před 7 měsíci +5

      Also whenever gnomes show up. :-P

  • @AurorJeffrey
    @AurorJeffrey Před 7 lety +883

    "We choose to kill this celestial baby not because it is easy, but because it is hard" -Ashley Johnson
    Shit that was funny.

    • @elisam.2896
      @elisam.2896 Před rokem +6

      The voice just brought it all the way home LOL

  • @mbrsart
    @mbrsart Před 5 lety +780

    Taryon: "For the past year, I've had one half of a communications bracelet. Somebody's been watching us this whole time."
    Percy: (points at camera) "OH MY GOD they're right there!"
    XD Well played Taliesin

    • @DariyusKabraji
      @DariyusKabraji Před 4 lety +15

      I haven't seen campaign 2 yet but if the new group finds the other one that would be hilarious

    • @TheGoldenJay637
      @TheGoldenJay637 Před 4 lety +3

      Timestamp?

    • @tigergamer998
      @tigergamer998 Před 4 lety +5

      @@DariyusKabraji what if its the one under port dameli

  • @Oogasra
    @Oogasra Před 4 lety +424

    The Look on Matthew’s face when Pike deals 42 points of radiant Damage from a single Guiding Bolt. Rolling 6 sixes out of 8d6...The stars have aligned for that hit.

    • @anton99413
      @anton99413 Před 3 lety +15

      Yeah, that's a crazy unlikely roll. There is 0.1% chance of getting 42 on 8d6 and 0.07% chance of getting any number that's higher.

    • @tyler6821
      @tyler6821 Před 2 lety +4

      He also avoided saying it did any damage just that the next attack had advantage not sure if it took the damage because its still a divine entity

  • @PJBxx
    @PJBxx Před 7 lety +615

    "Life needs aloe to live."

  • @AmazingChi
    @AmazingChi Před 4 lety +1061

    Is it just me or did Grog learn from the encounter with Shauna the Barkeep by doing what she instructed Tary to do? He asked for the Goliath's name... That is subtle roleplaying [especially as I can't see anyone else has brought this up?]

    • @bagheerabelle984
      @bagheerabelle984 Před 4 lety +32

      AmazingChi yeah I noticed that too! It made me happy. 😊

    • @Will_Grey
      @Will_Grey Před 4 lety +50

      Lots of sneaky good character development.

    • @MasterCrander
      @MasterCrander Před 3 lety +109

      Sam might be the most charismatic but Travis has mastery of his character. He doesn't break - see: holding a thumbs up smile for ten literal minutes

    • @RooftopSloth
      @RooftopSloth Před 2 lety +52

      @@MasterCrander I am convinced that Travis is the best PC I have ever seen. He has perfect distinction between himself and Grog whether it be in combat/shopping/dialogue/or even monologue. It amazes me how he can go from making me laugh to making me cry in the same episode and still make it 100% believable

    • @shinybugg9156
      @shinybugg9156 Před 2 lety +14

      Travis does a lot of this subtle stuff. I love it.

  • @insurrectio
    @insurrectio Před 6 lety +887

    I'm late to the party, but I kinda feel like this episode should have been called Dungeons and Darringtons.

    • @HenriqueErzinger
      @HenriqueErzinger Před 4 lety +20

      It was one of the options for Taryon's book name a few episodes back. The name they went with for the episode plays way too well with the events in it.

    • @Will_Grey
      @Will_Grey Před 4 lety +2

      Nah, the only thing missing is a certain State.

    • @ItsShatter
      @ItsShatter Před 2 lety +11

      Seeing someone say they’re late to the party four years before I watched this video is depressing lol

    • @CT-55-55
      @CT-55-55 Před 2 měsíci

      Someone saying they feel bad about how late they are 2 years before I watched the video is even worse.

  • @natashapowell4989
    @natashapowell4989 Před rokem +143

    Seeing Grog acting so shy and awkward around Camilla, the goliath drummer is adorable.

  • @arthurmalavasic6788
    @arthurmalavasic6788 Před 6 lety +706

    Corpse: {Gives brief description}
    Party: So this is like that babygod we fought
    Matt: It isn't like that babygod
    {Party gets to bottom of hole}
    BABYGOD

  • @tinyquokka
    @tinyquokka Před 2 lety +760

    i haven't seen any timestamps for this ep, so i'm gonna do it myself:
    7:16 - recap
    9:18 - game begins
    24:12 - “doodie” / grog’s day-buzzed
    28:25 - “duty” ( bonus: 29:19, 29:39, 31:20 )
    41:51 - “life needs aloe to live”
    50:25 - WOW npc
    54:02 - travis in japan
    1:53:09 - percy and vm prank the patrons
    1:55:12 - break starts
    2:12:12 - break ends
    3:07:31 - we’re watching you!
    3:09:32 - and a partridge in a pear tree!
    3:17:44 - roll initiative
    3:55:27 - pike does 42 points of damage for one attack ( + matt’s face lol )
    3:58:25 - marisha’s nat20 + matt’s face again :’)
    4:08:01 - HDYWDT?
    4:21:51 - game ends
    + a big thank you to everyone in the past that's supplied timestamps for c1 episodes, v grateful for them! i'm so stoked to almost be finished c1!

  • @anondecepticon
    @anondecepticon Před 2 lety +90

    When Sam tells Travis he’ll give him a Jump coin and Travis asks if he’ll sing “Jump” by Van Halen when Grog uses it, I so wanted Sam to say, “What am I, a bard? No.”

    • @ethosraps6927
      @ethosraps6927 Před 6 měsíci +8

      That moment made me think Grog was missing Scanlan’s singing everything he did. He wants his other little buddy back

  • @torpormeister
    @torpormeister Před rokem +142

    that collaborative improvisation by Matt and Sam that turned into and out to be a LOTR reference at the 40 minute mark... that was beautiful

  • @CandidObserver
    @CandidObserver Před 3 lety +137

    "When we kill that celestial baby, we will have the godliest bacon!" - Keyleth, Voice of the Tempest

    • @roybenari9472
      @roybenari9472 Před rokem

      It's Laura who said it tho

    • @bobodaclwn447
      @bobodaclwn447 Před rokem +5

      No it was Keyleth 2:55:41

    • @roybenari9472
      @roybenari9472 Před rokem

      @@bobodaclwn447 yea, I guess I missed that? So did Laura just repeat it later, I guess?

    • @oleyullah
      @oleyullah Před 8 měsíci +2

      Still, she plays her leadership features, you know the ones she had to prove in the years-long set of ordeals, as well as she plays a PC with the Wisdom of 22 when jumping off a 1000ft cliff 😂
      The "inspirational speech" was hardly a speech and definitely had nothing to do with being inspirational, unless cringe counts for inspiration.

  • @bvghill5337
    @bvghill5337 Před 6 lety +1257

    Matt's face every time Vax has a turn makes me laugh so hard 😂 "why did I do this to myself with all those items" lol

    • @alexv3357
      @alexv3357 Před 5 lety +170

      "Why did they not properly distribute these magical items between multiple people?"

    • @ProfiteerProphet
      @ProfiteerProphet Před 5 lety +135

      I mean, everyone with the exception of Tarry has a Vestige...(and Scanlan had one too) so...thats on Matt for making that many. Someone had to have 2. As Matt himself said, let that be a lesson to DMs out there when making magic items for the party.

    • @ajmrozinski2551
      @ajmrozinski2551 Před 5 lety +87

      BvG Hill vax does have too much though, whisper, wings, boots of haste, snake belt and elemental resistance by choice on armor. That’s a LOT.

    • @ProfiteerProphet
      @ProfiteerProphet Před 5 lety +123

      @@ajmrozinski2551 I think the one that pushes it over the edge is the boots of haste, but frankly anyone else with that would be even more OP. The only ones that would really benefit from the boots would be Percy (who arguabily should have gotten it as he is probably the least powerful of the non-magic characters, but never really showed interest on them), Vex and Grog. Both Vex and Grog have offensive Vestiges. Vex also had powerful arrows and other items, so she would be as strong as Vax and we would be talking about her instead. As for Grog...with the magic swords he had, the Gauntlets and other things he carried...he would be insanely overpowered witht the booths of haste. Motherfucker would attack like 6 times in a turn, he would deal like 200 burst damage.
      As for the snake belt...its not strong at all, mostly a scouting item, really. He didn't use it on any fights, now, did he?

    • @TheGoondas87
      @TheGoondas87 Před 5 lety +54

      @@ProfiteerProphet The extra hasted action only allows you to make one extra attack, regardless of how many attacks you get per action. And with Vax getting doubled speed with the wings AND flying means that doubling that again with haste makes him insanely busted, and thats before taking into account that rogues get to take an extra dash movement for a bonus action which puts him at a potential 480 feet of movement per turn if he chooses. Bumping someone from 30 feet grounded to 60 feet grounded is much more reasonable that bumping Vax from 60 feet flying to 120 feet flying.
      Laura even mentioned in a previous episode when talking about the boots "sarcastically" that it would be nice if someone would share out their movement items. Travis even made a great case for the Whisper dagger in that he spends a lot of time chasing enemies and not being able to catch them (Travis looked extremely bumbed and bored in a couple previous fights like he was having no fun at all because of this, hence why Matt gave him the feral leaping boots), But Liam said no, daggers are my thing (that was his entire justification for keeping whisper), even though he shouldnt be bamphing in close to enemies anyway since he has no hit points. Liam is just selfish and wants all the mobility for himself at the expense of other peoples fun.

  • @blitzer9981
    @blitzer9981 Před 2 lety +183

    Dear god I wish that Taryon had responded to his sister’s “consider the bloodline over one selfish action” speech with this: “I’ll consider that when you and Papa start to consider me as a person rather than an object to be bartered”.
    Because that is literally all they’ve done since he got there! Guilt trips and emotional blackmail and “you now have a purpose in this family/your arrival is a great boon to us”. Good on you Matt for making me hate these bastards so much!

    • @Tcrumpen
      @Tcrumpen Před rokem +1

      In history, arranged marridges were often done for this kinda thing

    • @reesalee01
      @reesalee01 Před rokem +1

      Lessons learned through TTRPG: Parents, a) never live your lives vicariously through your children, and b) never force your children to live their lives for you.

    • @captainbirch2.079
      @captainbirch2.079 Před 10 měsíci +1

      To be fair, he did rob his family and leave them with basically nothing, then blew all that money in less than a year. He's nothing close to innocent here

    • @treesuhhh4238
      @treesuhhh4238 Před 9 měsíci +7

      ⁠​⁠@@captainbirch2.079you’ve made multiple comments implying Tary intentionally left his family with little to no money. You seem to be the only one that didn’t get the major part in this: he literally had zero clue that they were going broke.

  • @mr.bayless
    @mr.bayless Před 6 lety +1043

    It's so funny how Sam and Travis play. Asking for permission for everything, being up front and honest with the DM... its so cool

    • @scottshaw8864
      @scottshaw8864 Před 4 lety +58

      And this right here is why folks aren't as fond of the other players. Always asking for extra bonuses to rolls (watch the next time Marisha has to roll something and there's a very high chance she says something like "just straight X?" like she wants to get some random bonus to the roll), trying to roll for things from previous scenes that are over, trying to get more out of abilities than what they actually do, and while they all have issues with knowing their characters/stats, those 2 are by far the best at it. I mean the first time Pike ever cast Beacon of Hope (which is a great buff) was when she was being controlled by Liam and Laura, even though she had access to that level of spell since the beginning of the campaign.

    • @brittanydiamond6772
      @brittanydiamond6772 Před 4 lety +248

      @@scottshaw8864 - From the way Marisha asks "just straight X" it always sounds like she just making sure she's not supposed to be adding anything, not if she CAN add anything. Like she's checking real quick to make sure she's doing it right. Liam is also really good about asking what he can/can't do and having a back up plan if he can't. And Laura has recognized her 'favorite terrain' thing to the point where's she roasting herself about it.
      I get being irritated at some things and to each their own, but the degree to which people look down on so many members of the cast for not meeting their own standards is getting pretty silly. Everyone has issues knowing their stats etc because they have a million things to keep track of, those things are always changing, and not everyone has an A+ memory. And going back and forth about all the way they could be better players is moot anyway because, as they've said from the very beginning, they play for fun. They're not Rules Lawyers. They're not Power Players. They're not sticklers. They have fun, play pretend, and improv with their friends. And all the hand-wringing and finger-wagging from so much of the fandom hasn't fazed them in the slightest after *years* so I have no idea why people are still at it.
      (Sorry, Edward, this wasn't all aimed at you per se. I only meant to reply with the top part and then the bottom part came spilling out. I've been reading too many mean/superior comments below these videos for months now, I should really stop.)

    • @lucasallen8079
      @lucasallen8079 Před 4 lety +54

      And Taleisin is... a unique player. I love his style. He’s not a selfish player, but not in the same way Sam and Travis are. Part of it is his character, but he plays the part so well and adds an intelligence to the party that compliments Sam and Travis’ characters so well.

    • @dm_ex_machina3395
      @dm_ex_machina3395 Před 4 lety +95

      @@brittanydiamond6772 I feel the same way. As a DM I have no problem when my players try and see what options are available to them. Sometimes I forget things, sometimes they do. Sometimes the rules don't support something that should be logical. Sometimes people come up with unconventional approaches.
      That's how this game works. You have to test things, see what works. They don't stay bogged up in long debates over the rules. They may try and argue a point but then Matt says his point and they move on. That's how the game works.
      The level of hate people have for half the cast of a show that takes hours to get through even a single episode of makes no sense to me. It's to me, extremely indicative of some serious character flaws that probably makes them more of a pain at the table than these players ever could be. If you spend months or longer watching a show about make believe, and spend most of it criticizing the way the cast plays, there's something really broken inside of you and your criticisms are very likely just a projection of either yourself or the biases you've formed from your own experiences. Either way you're letting it have an unhealthy influence on you.

    • @georgekiernan7342
      @georgekiernan7342 Před 4 lety +18

      @@brittanydiamond6772 I agree. I play bloodbowl have done for 5 years and I will STILL confirm with my opponent That Ive calculated how many dice Im about to throw...... EVERY TURN. Its to make sure we are both happy before I roll. Ive played with players that just pick up dice and roll so fast that they made mistakes but the game has already rolled on before Im able to realise and pull them up. By this time it can cause real arguments.

  • @keleneses
    @keleneses Před 7 lety +982

    Taryon and his mom geeking out over books is so cute!

    • @collinthompson9072
      @collinthompson9072 Před 5 lety +30

      I was half expecting her to have discovered some gay smut, because its Taryon-

    • @mazerumaze
      @mazerumaze Před 5 lety +60

      @@collinthompson9072 I mean to be honest, it's kinda been implied that he did not stumble upon printed matter on the subject, or at least not extensively, considering his entire perception of what he should be like as an adventurer and whatnot was a dashing guy wooing women wherever he went, not other guys.
      This said... am I the only one who noticed they just went directly referencing Lord of the Rings there? XD

    • @shawngillogly6873
      @shawngillogly6873 Před 5 lety +3

      @@mazerumaze nope.

    • @evlredsun
      @evlredsun Před 3 lety +10

      plus the fact that it was all yes& improv from sam and matt is exactly why they are my two favourites when it comes to witty rp. this whole moment has been a wonderful exploration into sam's mind and crass genius.

    • @true_plays_games
      @true_plays_games Před 3 lety +3

      @@evlredsun Travis is no slouch either- it’s a wonderful trio they have some really memorable small moments

  • @doclongwell1886
    @doclongwell1886 Před 5 lety +366

    When Vex talked about Scanlan pooing in Pike’s temple.... I was sooo hoping for Pike to go “Wait, What?”

    • @brynwoodward8468
      @brynwoodward8468 Před 4 lety +4

      Same!

    • @joeyuzwa891
      @joeyuzwa891 Před 4 lety +16

      I figure if she were ever asked about it she would just say “I’m not just unsurprised, I had suspected such a thing all along”

    • @Rastislav000
      @Rastislav000 Před 4 lety +26

      I believe they asked her before if she found a blue poop and I believe she said yes. So she knew about it.

    • @privatizitat815
      @privatizitat815 Před 3 lety +6

      @@Rastislav000 But she was never told it was scanlans. They told her it was holy or something

    • @MorinehtarTheBlue
      @MorinehtarTheBlue Před 3 lety +3

      Well to be fair Scanlan did that in secret and the next time it is brought up everyone acted as if they knew. It's a latter day meta effect where players only remember the information and not whether the PC actually did.

  • @toxic_zombie3727
    @toxic_zombie3727 Před 5 lety +495

    Taryons' mother is the most precious thing. She seems like she genuinely cares for Taryon, unlike his father or sister.

    • @jgamer2228
      @jgamer2228 Před 2 lety +7

      I think his dad seemed pretty genuine

    • @jelmervd2l
      @jelmervd2l Před 2 lety +7

      @@jgamer2228 it's just that his dad is a manipulative asshat

    • @katspangler6336
      @katspangler6336 Před 2 lety +11

      @@jgamer2228 looks can be deceiving.

    • @ProperlyGaming
      @ProperlyGaming Před 2 lety +45

      @@jgamer2228 the dad basically told him he wasn't shit and didn't accept him for who he was, a flamboyant nerd with the heart of an adventurer only for him to then have him abducted in the night and dragged home to try and get him into an arranged marriage. Bet money if vox machina hadn't caught up to him and basically been at his side the dad wouldn't have gave him a choice in this matter.

    • @LyrictheFilthyCasual
      @LyrictheFilthyCasual Před rokem +28

      @@ProperlyGaming Gonna second this, hard agree. Tary's dad didn't get where he was by being any kind of nice or any kind of good. He got there by digging a hole deeper and deeper to keep up appearances. He got there by lying and manipulating. He got there by letting his mouth write checks that his ass couldn't cash. There's not a doubt in my mind he was more than happy to sell his own son (and let's be real, that's what an arranged marriage is. It's a parent selling their offspring for profit.) just to keep up his posh lifestyle.

  • @zion4051
    @zion4051 Před 2 lety +111

    When Grog said "really?" at there being "no such thing as solving family problems forever" XD. All I could think was him going: "I killed my tyrant of an uncle, my family problems have been pretty solved ever since"

  • @oddfreaks6452
    @oddfreaks6452 Před 2 lety +105

    Campaign 1 Laura: “I feel bad cause it’s a bebe…”
    Campaign 2 Laura: *Does over 100 points of necrotic damage to one giant bebe*

  • @andyenglish4303
    @andyenglish4303 Před 5 lety +789

    Travis: If it's a baby ancient dragon I'm gonna be stoked.
    Baby ancient dragon.
    I think Travis just had a Grog moment there.

    • @Rexwar31
      @Rexwar31 Před 4 lety +15

      That would just make it s baby dragon lol

    • @zacharygadzinski3147
      @zacharygadzinski3147 Před 4 lety +6

      There's no such thing as an ancient baby dragon.

    • @xEvilRaptorx
      @xEvilRaptorx Před 4 lety +39

      I mean... if somehow a dragon never grew in size and stays baby sized for 100s/1000s of years. It could be considered an Ancient Baby Dragon at the point right?

    • @oldwolflogan4224
      @oldwolflogan4224 Před 4 lety +48

      Travis has said that he felt he got physically dumber playing Grog.

    • @Jthomas-gg9pi
      @Jthomas-gg9pi Před 4 lety +6

      xEvilRaptorx I think that would count as a ancient dragon with a birth defect

  • @Pustekuchenstueck
    @Pustekuchenstueck Před 5 lety +301

    I am so glad for Travis converting the quarter mile to meters because otherwise I wouldn't have had any clue as to how deep that sinkhole was.

    • @SynchronizorVideos
      @SynchronizorVideos Před 4 lety +11

      Just think of a kilometer as half a mile. It's not exactly that, but it's close enough to let you wrap your head around the distance.

    • @apexkonchu2234
      @apexkonchu2234 Před 3 lety +13

      A mile is 1600 meters.

    • @jimlang4160
      @jimlang4160 Před 2 lety +1

      Running tracks are 400meters. It takes 4 times around a track to complete 1600 meters which equals one mile. When someone says a quarter or half mile or a mile etc, its easy to convert into meters by how many times around a running track that is.

    • @justateddybear951
      @justateddybear951 Před 2 lety +4

      @@jimlang4160 bro I'm not sure how many of the people that watch these videos have ever ran around a track...

    • @jeohranalfhir8366
      @jeohranalfhir8366 Před rokem +3

      @@justateddybear951 that's not the point though: who fucking uses imperial units still?

  • @wesleyyoung6471
    @wesleyyoung6471 Před 2 lety +37

    Travis not letting Marisha live the Goldfish moment down lol Yes

  • @MercurialCorsair
    @MercurialCorsair Před 7 lety +202

    Sam's reluctance was the best part of the whole thing, " so i guess I'm going to punch the baby? " should be a t shirt

  • @icspn
    @icspn Před 5 lety +359

    2:24:17 Travis echoing "Port Damali" in a confused tone is hilarious in 2019, after spending a year and a half with Fjord

  • @MistahBryan
    @MistahBryan Před 5 lety +157

    @1:09:38,
    Percy rolls a 13 Perception
    Vex'haila rolls a 30 Perception
    Percy, if you intend to marry her, DON'T try to hide anything from her :)

  • @insrtcowjoke
    @insrtcowjoke Před 2 lety +48

    You listen to Keyleth try - and fail - to give an inspiring speech, and it fills you with determination.

  • @ZhangLiao07
    @ZhangLiao07 Před 7 lety +831

    I rolled a 2 but it's a 37

    • @Cyb3rM1nd
      @Cyb3rM1nd Před 6 lety +241

      Roll 2, Reliable Talent treats rolls 2 to 9 as a 10 so the roll is considered 10. Proficiency +6, Expertise +6, Dex mod +5, Pass Without Trace +10 = 37.

    • @rgr980
      @rgr980 Před 5 lety +60

      @noodlenymph I know it's a year late, but for other people's reference, 3:10:05

    • @vishrutwatcheswhat
      @vishrutwatcheswhat Před 5 lety +5

      @@rgr980 thank you. appreciated.

    • @luigi580
      @luigi580 Před 4 lety +18

      John Jones Late reply, but technically reliable talent includes nat 1’s as well. “Whenever you make an ability check that lets you add your proficiency bonus, you can treat a d20 roll of 9 or lower as a 10.”

    • @noahhastings6145
      @noahhastings6145 Před 4 lety +1

      I haven't watched it yet, but Vax with Pass Without a Trace?

  • @ibelieveyouknowwhoiam5022
    @ibelieveyouknowwhoiam5022 Před 5 lety +315

    Dotey, take this down. As I stare into the void, this gaping hole of unknowable depth I am reminded of the guardswoman I mated with. Like this hole, the abyss I gazed into returned the sentiment and the bottom never revealed itself to me by sight. With the terror mounting as we head within I worry that, like then, I will not reach the bottom. However the stakes are much higher now, as instead of the possibility of making life, there is a high chance of death. I fear for my companions, risking themselves for me. I've leared so mu-oh tgat's right... Dotey's still at Whitestone...

    • @jamesgarlick4573
      @jamesgarlick4573 Před 5 lety +13

      I love this! I hope this ends up in Taryons book! Lol

    • @leoli17037
      @leoli17037 Před 4 lety +22

      @@jamesgarlick4573 It won't because Doty never took it down

  • @bethdorny7744
    @bethdorny7744 Před 3 lety +179

    We’ve been so blessed to have Ashley here for like FOUR episodes in a row : D

  • @TrogdorTibbles
    @TrogdorTibbles Před 5 lety +190

    When Sam was asking about using light or not in the hole, I thought he was going to say, “Light needs things to see.”

  • @redtippedthrobrobin6053
    @redtippedthrobrobin6053 Před 7 lety +132

    Also, I think its so easy to connect with Travis being a half giant/goliath because he looks so fucking massive compared to everyone else.

  • @Kyshakk
    @Kyshakk Před 6 lety +441

    0:00:00 - Various announcements
    0:05:24 - Laura pays close attention
    0:05:47 - Aaaaaand we're off !
    0:07:15 - "Last time, where we left off"
    0:09:17 - "What do you wish to do"
    0:10:24 - Retroactive perception check and a terrible, terrible pun
    0:11:23 - Going through the "playroom" to meet Tary's sister
    0:13:09 - (Story beat) Meeting Maryanne
    0:22:33 - Taryon throwing shade
    0:24:34 - You feel a what ? (becomes a running joke in the following half hour or so)
    0:26:48 - Subtly breaking the fourth wall, AKA Sam may or may not be drunk
    0:31:20 - Can you describe to me this... duty ?
    0:32:20 - (Story beat) Meeting the most adorable mother of all D&D
    0:34:24 - Before The River's Dawn, or Goddamn It Matt's Quick-Thinking
    0:40:05 - I maintain she's adorable, and Liam agrees with me
    0:41:58 - Percy will never live this down
    0:44:22 - (Story beat) Entering the Grumpy Lily
    0:50:25 - An apt metaphor
    0:53:49 - Kaiju Travis
    0:55:13 - Take that, Gettysburg address
    0:58:58 - (Story beat) Entering the REAL Grumpy Lily
    1:07:10 - Just F*ck me up, fam
    1:18:27 - Enhanced, umm.... charisma
    1:25:37 - The Goliath woman
    1:33:06 - Pinkies out for Korshad
    1:36:20 - Korshad approaches
    1:46:50 - The task
    1:51:32 - Pike are you drunk?
    1:52:12 - Whipped
    1:53:09 - Startling the patrons
    1:55:12 - Break starts
    2:12:12 - Break ends
    2:48:25 - Celestial Baby description???
    2:51:20 - Heroes Feast and a speech
    2:53:05 - Grog picks on Keyleth and interpretive dance?
    2:54:48 - Finally the 'speech'
    2:56:36 - Taryon's coin preparation (just in case)
    2:59:30 - 8d8 healing draught (draft?) to Vax
    3:01:32 - Keyleth might have forgotten the last time she jumped off a great height...
    3:02:26 - Flaming Oracle Arrow aimed to the abyss
    3:05:29 - Escape Route?
    3:07:30 - 4th wall break (kinda)
    3:08:10 - No one can stop Grog now!
    3:09:30 - A sudden christmas song reference
    3:10:20 - Rogues.... "I rolled a 2 but it's a 37"
    3:12:02 - The shining helm ain't helping
    3:13:17 - Oh only when there's undead ^
    3:15:40 - Celestial Runes and Percy mocking
    3:16:42 - The thing to kill
    3:17:44 - ROLL INITIATIVE
    3:21:58 - Action, Action, Bonus Action Vax
    3:23:48 - The baby can terrain shift?!
    3:24:22 - Vex gets frozen
    3:27:53 - The baby can summon molten lava too?!
    3:28:44 - Pike's the only one who saves it (NAT 20)
    3:30:00 - Pike loses Beacon of Hope
    3:30:51 - Keyleth just barely maintains concentration
    3:33:42 - A successful Blight spell
    3:34:58 - So Keyleth kinda got eaten by the ground...
    3:41:24 - It has an AC higher than 24?!
    3:41:48 - And there goes Grog as well...
    3:45:36 - The baby can also bring forth a wall now
    3:52:49 - Aww Pike no! She fell
    3:53:03 - Oh nvm! Pike is A-OK
    3:53:44 - Now that was an amazing GUIDING BOLT!
    3:57:10 - Earth Elemental Keyleth & Consecutive Attacks
    4:00:49 - Well that ain't a good sign...
    4:03:15 - The drawback of elementals if you lose concentration on them
    4:04:34 - It's trying to escape (Misty Step)
    4:05:35 - Vex's amazing Blazing Bowstring Attacks
    4:08:00 - HDYWTDT!!!!
    4:10:08 - So the glitter can potentially be enough proof?
    4:12:00 - Now would be a good time to use the escape route
    4:13:05 - Multiple rounds of dealing with hundreds of cave creatures
    4:19:30 - Finally Out!
    4:19:56 - Pest Control with FIRE!!!
    4:21:50 - Session Ends

  • @SGRosen-vi2ez
    @SGRosen-vi2ez Před rokem +88

    0:00 Various announcements
    5:24 Laura pays close attention
    5:47 Aaaaaand we're off !
    7:15 Recap begins
    9:17 Game begins
    10:24 Retroactive perception check and a terrible, terrible pun
    11:23 Going through the "playroom" to meet Tary's sister
    13:09 (story beat) Meeting Maryanne
    22:33 Taryon throwing shade
    24:34 You feel a what ? (becomes a running joke in the following half hour or so)
    26:48 Subtly breaking the fourth wall, AKA Sam may or may not be drunk
    31:20 Can you describe to me this... duty ?
    32:20 (story beat) Meeting the most adorable mother of all D&D
    34:24 Before The River's Dawn, or Goddamn It Matt's Quick-Thinking
    40:05 I maintain she's adorable, and Liam agrees with me
    41:58 Percy will never live this down
    44:22 (story beat) Entering the Grumpy Lily
    50:25 An apt metaphor
    53:49 Kaiju Travis
    55:13 Take that, Gettysburg address
    58:58 (story beat) Entering the REAL Grumpy Lily
    1:07:10 Just F*ck me up, fam
    1:18:27 Enhanced, umm.... charisma
    1:25:37 The Goliath woman
    1:33:06 Pinkies out for Korshad
    1:36:20 Korshad approaches
    1:46:50 The task
    1:51:32 Pike are you drunk?
    1:52:12 Whipped
    1:53:09 Startling the patrons
    1:55:12 - break starts
    2:12:12 - break ends
    2:48:25 - Celestial Baby description???
    2:51:20 - Heroes Feast and a speech
    2:53:05 - Grog picks on Keyleth and interpretive dance?
    2:54:48 - Finally the 'speech'
    2:56:36 - Taryon's coin preparation (just in case)
    2:59:30 - 8d8 healing draught (draft?) to Vax
    3:01:32 - Keyleth might have forgotten the last time she jumped off a great height...
    3:02:26 - Flaming Oracle Arrow aimed to the abyss
    3:05:29 - Escape Route?
    3:07:30 - 4th wall break (kinda)
    3:08:10 - No one can stop Grog now!
    3:09:30 - A sudden christmas song reference
    3:10:20 - Rogues.... "I rolled a 2 but it's a 37"
    3:12:02 - The shining helm ain't helping
    3:13:17 - Oh only when there's undead ^
    3:15:40 - Celestial Runes and Percy mocking
    3:16:42 - The thing to kill
    3:17:44 - ROLL INITIATIVE
    3:21:58 - Action, Action, Bonus Action Vax
    3:23:48 - The baby can terrain shift?!
    3:24:22 - Vex gets frozen
    3:27:53 - The baby can summon molten lava too?!
    3:28:44 - Pike's the only one who saves it (NAT 20)
    3:30:00 - Pike loses Beacon of Hope
    3:30:51 - Keyleth just barely maintains concentration
    3:33:42 - A successful Blight spell
    3:34:58 - So Keyleth kinda got eaten by the ground...
    3:41:24 - It has an AC higher than 24?!
    3:41:48 - And there goes Grog as well...
    3:45:36 - The baby can also bring forth a wall now
    3:52:49 - Aww Pike no! She fell
    3:53:03 - Oh nvm! Pike is A-OK
    3:53:44 - Now that was an amazing GUIDING BOLT!
    3:57:10 - Earth Elemental Keyleth & Consecutive Attacks
    4:00:49 - Well that ain't a good sign...
    4:03:15 - The drawback of elementals if you lose concentration on them
    4:04:34 - It's trying to escape (Misty Step)
    4:05:35 - Vex's amazing Blazing Bowstring Attacks
    4:08:00 - HDYWTDT!!!!
    4:10:08 - So the glitter can potentially be enough proof?
    4:12:00 - Now would be a good time to use the escape route
    4:13:05 - Multiple rounds of dealing with hundreds of cave creatures
    4:19:30 - Finally Out!
    4:19:56 - Pest Control with FIRE!!!
    4:21:50 - Session Ends

  • @Vonkunken
    @Vonkunken Před 2 lety +29

    I rolled a 2 but that's a 37 has to be one of my favourite lines from Vax.

  • @OhMyYaoixRoxasPerv
    @OhMyYaoixRoxasPerv Před 7 lety +244

    "I guess I'll punch a baby"
    My sides...

  • @MitchellWMcCarthy
    @MitchellWMcCarthy Před 7 lety +292

    Whenever Vax goes hasted these days it reminds me of Fry from Futurama when he drinks 100 cups of coffee in one day

  • @toren7966
    @toren7966 Před 3 lety +86

    I would have liked to see them send the drow with a care package for Scanlan. Some gold, some baked goods and a coupon for the Slayers Cake.

    • @walfman100
      @walfman100 Před 3 lety +2

      I mean percy is still wanting to hunt Scanlsn down for the gun he traded with grog for, even though percy shouldn't know anything about it. Pike and grog are still emotionally hurt by his sudden departure. Vax, Vex, and Keyleth all seem kinda done with the whole deal. So it isn't alls that surprising that they wouldn't send baked goods

    • @cieranosullivan3636
      @cieranosullivan3636 Před 2 lety +7

      @@walfman100 I'm sure Percy keeps a VERY close list of all he has given guns to considering how much he despises his invention. It's not surprising that he has figured out that Scanlan took a gun especially considering how much Scanman wanted one.

    • @jeohranalfhir8366
      @jeohranalfhir8366 Před rokem +2

      @@walfman100 he actually knows by registering every gun he found on Ripley's team, and Scanlan stole the gun after Percy saw and could count them, so... Going by how much the bard wanted one, someone as intelligent as Percy would certainly have figured it out.

  • @williamwall3403
    @williamwall3403 Před 6 lety +62

    The way Matt improvises on that favorite books curve ball is amazing.

    • @friendlyredneckneighbor4326
      @friendlyredneckneighbor4326 Před 4 lety +1

      williamwall first of all yes Matt is amazing, second am I the only one who thinks that would be the very first question someone would ask upon hearing “I like to read”… Just saying not much of a curveball.

  • @JoeNathanWhite
    @JoeNathanWhite Před rokem +38

    I really appreciate the quick math skills of Liam. He has to roll so many little dice and add up but hes still the fastest in all his attacks.

  • @kelduarjudgester9083
    @kelduarjudgester9083 Před 2 lety +52

    I love that Matt quickly glanced up when Marissa mentioned freedom of movement canceled out difficult terrain. Its like he was looking to see how they reacted and if they payed attention to what she said. It’s definitely something he likes to use in battles like this.

  • @teddibearslam
    @teddibearslam Před 6 lety +227

    "I rolled a 2 but it's a 37"

  • @ajsparx4133
    @ajsparx4133 Před 5 lety +82

    Matt Mercer: "You see what appears to be a cherub..."
    CZcams: *starts loudly playing an ad with the ghostbusters theme song*
    Me: *shits pants*

  • @joshuarose1381
    @joshuarose1381 Před 4 lety +131

    The demon watching them at the Slayers cake for the last year oddly loved it because it already binged all the seasons of great British baking show on Netflix

    • @isaac8734
      @isaac8734 Před 3 lety +3

      If its the hag from C2 that would have been so funny

    • @moccijiminie3688
      @moccijiminie3688 Před 3 lety +1

      Bake off?

    • @WhatIsThisPhuckery
      @WhatIsThisPhuckery Před 2 lety

      @@moccijiminie3688 thank you. Seeing "Great British baking show" hurt my soul.

  • @RecordingOfMind
    @RecordingOfMind Před 6 lety +145

    Lol Ashley..

  • @brandonbuchner1771
    @brandonbuchner1771 Před rokem +25

    24:05
    Keyleth: "There's no such thing as family problems being ok for forever"
    Grog having straight up murdering his POS uncle thereby fixing his family problems forever: "Really?"
    That's how i took that "really?" anyways.

  • @Thaxannadrote
    @Thaxannadrote Před 8 měsíci +13

    So Taliesin measures health in terms of kittens and Travis measures area in terms of football fields.
    I'm just waiting to find out that Sam measures time in times he can play a song or something like that.

    • @TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll
      @TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll Před 7 měsíci +3

      How long it takes for a bottle of wine to finish aerating, I would assume.

  • @PJzRepose
    @PJzRepose Před 2 lety +197

    1st half is thanks to Bronwyn Embree
    2nd half is what I've got
    0:00 Various announcements
    5:24 Laura pays close attention
    5:47 Aaaaaand we're off !
    7:15 "Last time, where we left off"
    9:17 "What do you wish to do"
    10:24 Retroactive perception check and a terrible, terrible pun
    11:23 Going through the "playroom" to meet Tary's sister
    13:09 (story beat) Meeting Maryanne
    22:33 Taryon throwing shade
    24:34 You feel a what ? (becomes a running joke in the following half hour or so)
    26:48 Subtly breaking the fourth wall, AKA Sam may or may not be drunk
    31:20 Can you describe to me this... duty ?
    32:20 (story beat) Meeting the most adorable mother of all D&D
    34:24 Before The River's Dawn, or Goddamn It Matt's Quick-Thinking
    40:05 I maintain she's adorable, and Liam agrees with me
    41:58 Percy will never live this down
    44:22 (story beat) Entering the Grumpy Lily
    50:25 An apt metaphor
    53:49 Kaiju Travis
    55:13 Take that, Gettysburg address
    58:58 (story beat) Entering the REAL Grumpy Lily
    1:07:10 Just F*ck me up, fam
    1:18:27 Enhanced, umm.... charisma
    1:25:37 The Goliath woman
    1:33:06 Pinkies out for Korshad
    1:36:20 Korshad approaches
    1:46:50 The task
    1:51:32 Pike are you drunk?
    1:52:12 Whipped
    1:53:09 Startling the patron
    2nd Half:
    2:48:25 - Celestial Baby description???
    2:51:20 - Heroes Feast and a speech
    2:53:05 - Grog picks on Keyleth and interpretive dance?
    2:54:48 - Finally the 'speech'
    2:56:36 - Taryon's coin preparation (just in case)
    2:59:30 - 8d8 healing draught (draft?) to Vax
    3:01:32 - Keyleth might have forgotten the last time she jumped off a great height...
    3:02:26 - Flaming Oracle Arrow aimed to the abyss
    3:05:29 - Escape Route?
    3:07:30 - 4th wall break (kinda)
    3:08:10 - No one can stop Grog now!
    3:09:30 - A sudden christmas song reference
    3:10:20 - Rogues.... "I rolled a 2 but it's a 37"
    3:12:02 - The shining helm ain't helping
    3:13:17 - Oh only when there's undead ^
    3:15:40 - Celestial Runes and Percy mocking
    3:16:42 - The thing to kill
    3:17:44 - ROLL INITIATIVE
    3:21:58 - Action, Action, Bonus Action Vax
    3:23:48 - The baby can terrain shift?!
    3:24:22 - Vex gets frozen
    3:27:53 - The baby can summon molten lava too?!
    3:28:44 - Pike's the only one who saves it (NAT 20)
    3:30:00 - Pike loses Beacon of Hope
    3:30:51 - Keyleth just barely maintains concentration
    3:33:42 - A successful Blight spell
    3:34:58 - So Keyleth kinda got eaten by the ground...
    3:41:24 - It has an AC higher than 24?!
    3:41:48 - And there goes Grog as well...
    3:45:36 - The baby can also bring forth a wall now
    3:52:49 - Aww Pike no! She fell
    3:53:03 - Oh nvm! Pike is A-OK
    3:53:44 - Now that was an amazing GUIDING BOLT!
    3:57:10 - Earth Elemental Keyleth & Consecutive Attacks
    4:00:49 - Well that ain't a good sign...
    4:03:15 - The drawback of elementals if you lose concentration on them
    4:04:34 - It's trying to escape (Misty Step)
    4:05:35 - Vex's amazing Blazing Bowstring Attacks
    4:08:00 - HDYWTDT!!!!
    4:10:08 - So the glitter can potentially be enough proof?
    4:12:00 - Now would be a good time to use the escape route
    4:13:05 - Multiple rounds of dealing with hundreds of cave creatures
    4:19:30 - Finally Out!
    4:19:56 - Pest Control with FIRE!!!
    4:21:50 - Session Ends

  • @mackattack616
    @mackattack616 Před 4 lety +57

    I like that since Grog can hold his breath for 6 minutes, essentially every single big boss fight they've had has been less then a 5th of that time.

  • @agatasen6861
    @agatasen6861 Před 6 lety +225

    I have a feeling Matt deeply regrets Vax's speed increasing items right now... xD

    • @BigggusDikkkus
      @BigggusDikkkus Před 4 lety +30

      I think calling him a "bullet" made this clear... his estimated speed is about 480 mph when hasted... he barely needs to wind walk

    • @skyydott
      @skyydott Před 4 lety +34

      His speed while hasted with the wings is 120 feet, and if he takes the dash action as his main action and his bonus action, his distance covered in a 6-second action is 360 feet (movement, action, bonus; 120 each), which works out to 60fps, or roughly 41 mph. Still an incredible feet, but he's not out-racing modern high-performance sports cars.

    • @dheraxysgames1783
      @dheraxysgames1783 Před 4 lety +20

      With a fly speed of 60 boots of haste bring it to 120 which he can move with his movement, action, bonus action, and hasted action. 120 * 4 = 480ft / 6 seconds which translates to 80ft per second or 55ish miles per hour

    • @Dracon350
      @Dracon350 Před 4 lety +41

      Matt has been quoted as to having regretted giving his players such powerful items, but to be fair these characters were all originally from Pathfinder where their items had different effects, or their effects were less strong.
      He has gone on record though saying to think twice before giving your players items that increase their spell DC - Keyleth's Spire and Scanlan's Hand Cone.

    • @caseybaker7935
      @caseybaker7935 Před 3 lety +17

      The boots of haste are a less-than-balanced conversion from Pathfinder, which happened to synergize a little too well with the Deathwalker's Ward armor that was initially intended for someone else and the basic rogue rules and it's too late to really rebalance any of them. As much as the actual roleplay doesn't reflect it, Vax is the anime protagonist of the group

  • @TheRuneTail
    @TheRuneTail Před 4 lety +87

    “Young “Trickfoot?
    Taryon she’s older than you

    • @bigpenny8223
      @bigpenny8223 Před 4 lety +3

      TheRuneTail I don’t know if she would be given like gnome years and human years pikes basically only just matured because gnomes do around 40

    • @BinTtown
      @BinTtown Před 4 lety +3

      Yeah. But for a gnome...she pretty young. It's all relative :)

    • @oliveri3534
      @oliveri3534 Před 4 lety +1

      She's in her 40s according to the fandom wiki

  • @jrm48220
    @jrm48220 Před 5 lety +85

    Am I the only one who every time they mentioned the betrothal kept expecting Taryon to ask "does she have a brother?"

  • @jocksmachina7759
    @jocksmachina7759 Před 5 lety +57

    Liam impersonating a fiend watching Taryon's bake blondies killed me!"I WANT A BLONDIE!!!"I can see it now 6 rough and tough pit fiends and archdevils getting together to bake every Thursday to follow Taryon's recipes on the live stream. Asmodeus turns on the arcane feed, "Hey Orcus 'Slayer's Cake' is on, everyone shut the hell up. Tiamat warm the oven!"Tiamat annoyed retorts, "we are in the nine hells it's already warm!"All the blondies come out burnt and crumble to ash and they start bickering about whose fault it is like an old couple.

    • @HDloly
      @HDloly Před 4 lety +1

      LOLLLLL

    • @dragonheart1236
      @dragonheart1236 Před rokem +1

      While that is a fun idea.... If I'm not mistaken, Orcus is a demon lord, and Asmodeus is an archdevil(THE archdevil, really) so i don't think they would get along.

    • @jocksmachina7759
      @jocksmachina7759 Před rokem +7

      @@dragonheart1236 Baking brings us all together.

    • @dragonheart1236
      @dragonheart1236 Před rokem +1

      @@jocksmachina7759 that is true I suppose

    • @MashaduToit
      @MashaduToit Před 6 měsíci

      This has such "Legends and Lattes" energy!

  • @bcn1gh7h4wk
    @bcn1gh7h4wk Před 7 lety +98

    2:46:50
    Laura: -"Maybe we should talk to another dead person...."
    Ashley: _stare......_

  • @HuffleRuff
    @HuffleRuff Před 6 lety +80

    Pike changed her age from the early 40s to the 30s. Gnomes reach adulthood around 40. Pike is all of us.

    • @KlonBlastbeat
      @KlonBlastbeat Před 5 lety +4

      She might have been lying about her age...for whatever reason. I don't think so, but maybe?

  • @mzoe12
    @mzoe12 Před 2 lety +26

    Episode 98 is done. The epic marathon continues on…

  • @lorddestrustor8828
    @lorddestrustor8828 Před 7 lety +230

    My fave point of this episode; Improvised fantasy book club meeting
    Sam and Matt are f**king golden
    Also holy jeeze that baby had 24 AC

  • @hylianhero987
    @hylianhero987 Před 6 lety +488

    desperately trying to finish campaign 1 as fast as I can so I can start and catch up on campaign 2 to have something to look forward to every Thursday!! Can't wait!!!!!

    • @MarsIan93
      @MarsIan93 Před 5 lety +13

      I'm only 9 months behind you, ironically the time it takes for a baby to come into being

    • @caseygray2328
      @caseygray2328 Před 5 lety +2

      same, you are quicker on the draw though then i am

    • @asmaran9262
      @asmaran9262 Před 5 lety +3

      I dont know if I count as slow or quick on the draw, because I'm caught up on C2, and am working on C1 now. So I'll leave it to you guys to decide

    • @Gureiseion
      @Gureiseion Před 5 lety +2

      Just picked C1 back up after the massively wonderful distraction that is C2 every week

    • @deamon6681
      @deamon6681 Před 5 lety +13

      @Hylian Hero
      You are a strange creature, I'm watching CR and dread the moment I'll catch up, having to wait a week to get a new episode is a rather bad prospect.

  • @st4ne4rmthevill63
    @st4ne4rmthevill63 Před 5 lety +47

    3:00:01 "I will never give this up."
    Travis reaction to Liam saying that is so priceless. He's like, dude, c'mon, I'm always healing everybody lol

  • @Blobby90
    @Blobby90 Před 2 lety +16

    First part of this episode was fantastic. At first I thought Taryon would be kinda annoying but he's actually changed him slowly over time and made him a better person for his ordeals without losing that 'nice rich kid' personality. Very likeable, caring and family driven character.

  • @fordsmolko872
    @fordsmolko872 Před 7 lety +468

    Does anyone else try to watch the live stream, but end up falling asleep halfway through, and end up watching it on Monday anyway?

    • @gigagunn
      @gigagunn Před 7 lety +12

      Clifford Smolko n...no! I wouldn't do that! Stop looking at me! what do you mean "I dost protest too much"?

    • @MrBleachfreak247
      @MrBleachfreak247 Před 7 lety +26

      Thursday night/Friday Morning
      "Got my snacks, got a drink, time to kick back and soak it in"
      By the break
      "Zzzz.... Zzzzz.... Zzzz.... *Snerk*..."

    • @raediant3307
      @raediant3307 Před 7 lety +12

      this is too relatable a;lsdfj
      i've only been able to stay awake for the entire show a handful of times, & i've been watching live since the beginning of this year :/

    • @marscpg7325
      @marscpg7325 Před 7 lety +13

      I actually do that on Monday. I watch it Monday night while lying in bed, but then I fall asleep and continue Tuesday afternoon.

    • @ravenwolf2746
      @ravenwolf2746 Před 7 lety +5

      I wake up at 4 am every Friday, have done this since last year july and I'm proud to say that I haven't fallen asleep yet. Not even once.

  • @artygunnar
    @artygunnar Před 7 lety +30

    Hmmm. They are going into a deep mine where mithril is found, and the dwarves awoke something old and ancient..... THE BALROG!!!!

  • @passingstorm5896
    @passingstorm5896 Před 6 lety +71

    You know it's a sign you are catching up when there aren't any time stamps for funny moments in the video.

  • @rafaelfreire3490
    @rafaelfreire3490 Před 3 lety +77

    Grog has done more healing with potions that Jester with spells.

    • @setlerking
      @setlerking Před 3 lety +2

      Realised this same thing this episode too lol.

  • @nik700
    @nik700 Před 7 lety +218

    54:25
    "You are a kaiju" Right you are Mr Mercer

  • @SuiCiderlS
    @SuiCiderlS Před 7 lety +84

    Omg, a tiny celestial that uses the environment? I remember bath-robed Matt making it.

    • @AprilsPunk
      @AprilsPunk Před 5 lety +3

      Omg you’re right! I’ve been keeping an eye out for it but I still didn’t realise until I saw your comment

    • @juanheloreloaded
      @juanheloreloaded Před 3 lety +3

      I know it's suuuuper late, but link?

    • @kathrynthomas6390
      @kathrynthomas6390 Před 3 lety +5

      @@juanheloreloaded it's Matt's first fireside chat...

  • @ThommeGun
    @ThommeGun Před 6 lety +245

    names for fantasy cocktails that my group came up with:
    1. Sparkling Starburst
    2. Hunter's Brew
    3. Fairy Dust
    4. Honeyed Words
    5. Knight's Oath
    6. Pillow Talk
    UPDATE: i shared some of these names on a mixology video, if you are old enough and would like to bring deeper immersion to your games... here are the recipes.
    Hunter's brew: 1p Jaegermeister 2p ginger beer, stir the Jaegar over ice if not chilled beforehand, strain into collins glass, add one large ice spear, top with ginger beer and garnish with a black spruce sprig if available, (or mint if you're not from the arctic circle... pleb.)
    Honeyed words: 2p vodka 1dash cinnamon schnappes 3p sweet mead and a pinch of grated nutmeg, shake the vodka and schnappes, strain into a coupe, float the mead on top, dust with nutmeg, express and garnish with an orange peel. A clove is optional. (Resist the urge to use a cinnamon stick)
    Knight's oath: literally any mulled wine served hot during winter in a beer stein. Bonus if spiked with cheap apricot brandy.
    Pillow talk: 2p cognac 1p Grand Marnier 2 dashes absinthe stirred over ice and strained into champagne glass, fill with champagne, express and garnish with orange peel like usual.

    • @benvoliothefirst
      @benvoliothefirst Před 4 lety +5

      You sir, are a treasure.

    • @jokoninja124
      @jokoninja124 Před 4 lety +1

      Nice

    • @azarinevil
      @azarinevil Před 4 lety +13

      My favorite from my players was the special for their tavern the Arse's Whisper, since none of them knew what they were doing for brewing and had a bag of holding filled like Grog's with rotted body parts, called the Dumpster Dragon. They basically threw all their gross junk into barrels of ale and sold it.. they then wondered why they became the hottest bar among the necromancer community LOL.

    • @MmeHyraelle
      @MmeHyraelle Před 4 lety +4

      Pillow talk and courage should be mixed together.

    • @rubengroet2999
      @rubengroet2999 Před 3 lety +1

      You sir, are a legend, do i have permission to use these in my game?

  • @allyabernathy4098
    @allyabernathy4098 Před 2 měsíci +3

    i really don’t know how matt does it. he fucking NAILS the tone and character of each member of VM’s various families so goddamn well, it’s honestly astonishing. each member of tary’s family mirrors or opposes him in certain ways that just make such an instant intuitive sense. you can just see them as family right away.
    the scene where tary and his mom just go back and forth improvising the summary of this book series is gold. they are SO FREAKING QUICK when it comes to carrying the conversation. just perfect ❤

  • @misc.3973
    @misc.3973 Před 7 lety +123

    LMAO... people's art of JB is absolutely perfect, love her weird dead stare o.o

  • @whocareswhoiam6637
    @whocareswhoiam6637 Před 6 lety +42

    Sam as tyrion: "By the way, totally forgot but someone's been watching us for a year"
    Taliesin (points at the camera): "Oh my God, they're right there"

  • @franzfanz
    @franzfanz Před 4 lety +22

    Keyleth. "If it's one thing I know, it's giving your life for a cause." You gave your life to the God of Ballistics.

  • @z00k42
    @z00k42 Před 3 lety +26

    btw the way Sam pronounces "Papà" is literally on spot with the Italian pronunciation of the term for dad

    • @ksdajkfahgdkhsdag
      @ksdajkfahgdkhsdag Před 3 lety

      Well he did that to sound like an effeminate douche, so hopefully you're not Italian enough to take offense

    • @z00k42
      @z00k42 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ksdajkfahgdkhsdag only an idiot would think that could be offensive lol

  • @calmsanity3381
    @calmsanity3381 Před 5 lety +64

    I just love how they spend an hour insight checking and background checking a random lady to be an employee. But not a single person insight checks a shady business man or an underground mafia boss. Then they proceed to make deal with no written agreement?!! WTH?

    • @d4n4nable
      @d4n4nable Před 3 lety +9

      The shady businessman is not making a secret of his shadiness.

    • @walfman100
      @walfman100 Před 3 lety

      @@d4n4nable also even if the lady was sketch VM probably wouldn't be okay with murdering her in the street, but a crime boss on the other hand.....

  • @himbowitch2271
    @himbowitch2271 Před 7 lety +233

    When Keyleth and the Air elemental started beating on the baby I immediately thought of the Rick and Morty scene where Rick and Summer beat up the devil.

    • @davidg.8031
      @davidg.8031 Před 7 lety +35

      Without context this comment is incredibly weird.

    • @AgentTexes
      @AgentTexes Před 7 lety +15

      He did give the context.

    • @mischa2643
      @mischa2643 Před 6 lety +4

      Agent Texes yeah, but that doesn't mean shit if you don't know Rick and Morty

    • @SioxGreyWolf
      @SioxGreyWolf Před 6 lety +1

      David G. Even with context Rick and Morty is incredibly weird and awesome!

    • @Preacher_.
      @Preacher_. Před 5 lety +9

      "X gon' give it to ya-
      gon deliver to ya
      Knock knock, open up the door, it's real.
      Wit' the non stop Vox Mach brings the steel!"

  • @gnomeyMTG
    @gnomeyMTG Před 6 lety +35

    "Well, it has a bottom. The bottom of a topless pit." is so clever it makes up for life needing things to live.

  • @AL-ck3hg
    @AL-ck3hg Před 4 lety +35

    lmfao 3:55 - Ashley : "We choose to kill this Celestial baby, not because it is easy, but because it is hard"

  • @Favar1
    @Favar1 Před 7 lety +164

    2:34:57 I love this moment. These noobs, as we met them, now have an educated conversation about what their enemy might be. I love that as a DM.

    • @StMargorach
      @StMargorach Před 6 lety +16

      It changes from episode to episode.... They do such noob things or forget the basics every other episode ... Like Keyleyth jumping off a 1500 feet cliff and committing suicide :P

    • @HDloly
      @HDloly Před 4 lety

      Only took 100, or more, considering they played at home before.

  • @bearmothowl6219
    @bearmothowl6219 Před 4 lety +45

    3:56:30
    Ashley: "Oh god, my boots are stuck together, how's this happening?" *struggles with her RL-boots*
    Laura *laughs* "That's how she fell off the wall..."
    Just the image of small Pike struggling with her heavy armor boots... xD But then like the monstah Pike is, she feather falls and hits the creepy baby with almost max damage, and all with that innocent facey-face of Ashley Johnson.
    Brilliant.

  • @DeadLight63
    @DeadLight63 Před 5 lety +34

    Tary and his mother discussing books was one of the best things I have ever seen.