The Folding Halls | Critical Role | Campaign 2, Episode 80
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The Mighty Nein recover from their encounter with Obann and head to Nicodranas to seek Yussah's guidance, but find more than just a meeting awaits them...
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HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing
0:25 Sam plays through the pain
4:05 Travis is Hot Priest
5:20 Check out THIS
6:15 Intro cinematic
7:50 Episode Starts
10:10 Recap Ends
12:35 It would be a hell of a heel turn
13:05 Caduceus wants M9 to be an Oxpecker
16:30 It’s been a few months, it’s all hard to remember
18:20 He’s Fjorgotten so much
21:25 Who is good and who is bad?
22:10 Home Alone dancing
23:25 Laura pops and locks
28:40 Spy camera
31:45 Beau really overshakes that cocktail
34:00 The amnesia is fading
39:40 Commune
41:30 God measuring contest
42:55 Beau and Dairen
45:00 Jester prays to the Traveler
47:05 That sweet, sweet long rest
49:15 Fjord loves grammar
50:10 The internet
51:30 The spell component upcharge
52:15 The messages are never not incredible
55:40 Meeting with Essik
1:00:35 Sam has so many things to promote during the whispers
1:02:30 Jester works on workplace communication
1:06:20 When you go talk to the wizard
1:08:40 Sending a message ahead
1:11:40 Caduceus was creeping in the hot tub
1:16:15 Making the call
1:17:10 The jumping trick didn’t work
1:18:20 An old friend and a new friend
1:19:55 Archivist Allura Vysoren
1:22:00 Archmage Bane
1:24:20 We finally get to know if Allura is good
1:28:35 I’m the map
1:30:25 Everyone’s favorite room
1:34:00 Travis gets so excited he kills Marisha
1:36:00 We will get that crossover one day
1:39:45 Caleb sits on Allura’s feet
1:42:40 Break Starts
1:50:35 Art Montage
2:03:55 Break Ends
2:14:25 Impressed judgement
2:25:15 Matt does an upsettingly good frog noise
2:26:25 Not very surprising surprise attack
2:27:25 Toothy maw
2:30:25 Battle begins
2:40:20 Fjord rage
2:42:25 Sam is an expert at stomach fighting
2:53:40 Widoghast’s Web of Fire
3:00:25 HDYWTDT
3:04:00 Nott tempts fate again
3:10:30 Foiling the fireflies
3:12:20 Fjord loves the solitude
3:14:50 Fjord’s job
3:15:25 Nott the rock climber
3:20:15 Remembering your spells
3:24:30 Naming different gems
3:28:20 Matt speaks cat
3:32:15 Jester is the fairest of them all
3:38:15 The tower
3:41:00 Episode Ends
The in-game start date for the episode was the 8th of Dualahei 836. Sam’s flask says “Boo” on a picture of himself as a clown.
Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Is it Thursday yet?
How are you so fast??? I'm frightened...
Thanks!
What The heck xD Thank you!
OMG how!? Thanks man!
Hello traveller I would just like to thank you for your service in scrying the episode and forging these documents in several seconds of the scry being complete
I cannot believe I heard the words "You see a hidden dick" uttered in such a sentimental and earnest way. This show is warping reality.
M9: We need a third party, some actual allies.
Matt: Say no more, I know someone...
*Allura enters the chat*
We all know what an amazing DM Matt is but I think this is one of the best examples of how to respond to your players I've seen yet from him. Not every DM has the time or energy to craft stories like Matt's, but listening to your players costs nothing but can easily be forgotten, running games is intense work after all
Calling in the crossover
I feel like this was a great response to Laura and Liam's recent Talks episode. Laura specifically said they don't have any allies like Gilmore or Allura that they can trust wholeheartedly. So they're constantly wary, constantly worried about being betrayed. I agree, this was a great example give the M9 some much needed hope.
Man I love how everyone on the show is as big a fan of the story and world Matt has made as we are. Like when Matt had Allura say her name my reaction was a similar freak out of excitement that the whole cast had
also, what an awesome compliment and show of love towards Matt's story telling and world. they were so super exited to meet someone familiar, and so was I. I honestly think that is probably the biggest compliment a DM can receive, if the players love your NPCs so much, they genuinely care for them
Beau: ‘Uh, we’re the Mighty Nein’
Allura, internally: Oh no. There’s more of them
"Oh god I thought I was retired"
And just today she met some more knuckleheads called bells hells 😂
Every first episode of a new CR campaign coincides with Allura waking up screaming, drenched in sweat.
Allura: "Why is it, that when something happens, its always you three?"
*Staring at Vox Machina, Meighty Nein, And Bells Hells*
_Meanwhile, in campaign 3_
Allura: “I always tell myself, ‘Allura, you’re 70, you put the Mighty Nein under your care 20 years ago, and put Vox Machina under your care 20 years before that, you’re getting too old for this’, but I just can’t help but get invested in these folks.”
This needs more likes
If she doesn’t introduce the M9 to the VM for the crossover episode that should happen one day I will be very disheartened.
HAHAHA OMG YES
"Look VM, these are the MN. There just as dumb as you all and the death of me one day"
I NEED Sam to be a Kobold Barbarian that is basically Spongebob with Anchor arms. Also he’s a coward except when raging
Question: How to place dungeons that make no sense into your campaign?
Answer: The Happy Fun Ball
Ngl im gonna steal that for my campaign 😜
The Ball Of Sidequests
U\D3R:MTN REDUX
I’m definitely gonna use something like this
yea it's perfect
Jester: "Towers are high!"
Caduceus: "Well, half the tower's high. The other half is low."
Jester: *slowly turns to face Caduceus*
Jester, quietly: "That's a good point."
(3:24:10)
God fucking bless you for including a time stamp in you quote
Unpopular opinion, but I dislike Caduceus so much when he says shit like this.
It's a pretty perfect way to play a low Intelligence, super high Wisdom character.
@@fightfordawn they should lend him headband of Intellect to see what will happen 👀
@@rigogarcia2728 but y tho
Laura on Talks this week: "the Mighty Nein don't have an Allura or Kima."
Matt: "I took that personally..."
"It's in the damn name, Yussa, you fool." Man I love when wizards are condescending with eachother
espcially comparing their first impression with him and how all the lying to the powerful scary wizard could go so horribly wrong-- but then he's just getting scolded 🤣
Allura with that Not Angry, Just Disappointed Aunt energy
@@FinchesFables She wears it so very well 🤣
One more reason to love EXU;Calamity. ;)
It's like doctor who, when the Doctors meet themselves, they always bust each other's balls.
Beau: "could you tell them to lift the ban"
Dairon: "excuse me?"
That's was classic
D'you think Dairon knows about the Cobalt soul assault??? The M9 never messaged Dairon and they didn't tell them!
@@aoiyuureisuru7656 She shouldn't yet. But she will when she gets back in a few weeks to the Empire from the South.
@@aceofspade2120 oof Dairon would be FURIOUS!!!
@@aoiyuureisuru7656 yeah next time she sees Beau, it's not going to be kind
Travis: "29 Insight Check? You know more about them than they do!"
Taliesin: "I know more about YOU than you do."
Travis: "I keep asking and you just wont tell me!"
Love these two
The Wildbrothers
I agree
@@samhillbrook4606 I don't often see the fan art with how I binge but I loved that one. Though I feel the look was a bit more MIB than the Blues Brothers.
"What is my favorite color?"
"Four"
Omg loved that back n forth
When Cad said to Essek "So we figured out that there are betrayers in both sides, I hope you're not one of them, if you are... this news probably won't get any further out of here then" while being scryed on was SUCH a power move.
I think Essik is loyal & honest. Hoping Matt won't disappoint me on this since I already lost Mollymauk. =/
@@merryc.5466 I’m going through it for the first time too. *Fist bump*
@@Erriku84 Oddly enough, it helps me fall asleep instead of worry abt things. :)
@@Erriku84 TRIPLE FIST BUMP
@@stitch_leaf2120 Undeadwood (4 ep.) was very good also. I needed to come up for air as it were lol.
"what if they're not an ally to us?"
"we don't have any allies"
*allura enters the room*
I was like "either they get a new friend or it's friggin Icathon and the bossfight of their lives!". I am glad they got a new friend.
@@SharkfightersSH I thought it was gonna be Trent as well
Still not an ally to them, more of an ally to Yussa.
@@GAdmThrawn She may not be an ally of the Nein, but she is an ally of the players and that's honestly more important for the morale of the room
@@caseybaker7935 Finally a character they could trust implicitly, who they knew was just a beacon of goodness, as players. That's what they needed, after the last episode.
I love how their mood changed so drastically in the span of 10 minutes. They got to see Allura and they got a lead on the location of the heart of the Laughing Hand, and just like that they got their hope back. That's some powerful storytelling.
@xXzeroDXx No it's not, the mood had been down since last game. That showed and they said it on Talks.
The Wendy thing happened a week ago. They're over it. It wasn't personal enough to kill the mood for that long. And they're good enough for it not to show in game either way.
@xXzeroDXx What happened with the Wendy's game? I just barely caught up, so I went looking for it out of curiosity and can't find anything....
@@tkeil5117 internet people had a shitfit because they didnt like wendy's so they took the wendy's-theme one-shot down.
@@deffdefying4803 I mean yeah it was a mild overreaction but Wendy's work practices conflicts with a lot of the values that Critical Role generally espouses. People had a genuine right to angered by what they saw as a bit of hypocrisy.
They've since done a lot to make up for that and mistakes happen so it's alright now
@@scottjones3297 ... do elaborate? I'm in the dark here.
I love Matt’s look of resignation when he tells them the object is the Archmage’s Bane but they still refer to it as the Happy Fun Ball. DM feels
Well, he did succeed in one thing: They used to think the "Happy Fun Ball" was a troublesome device with challenges inside, but it didn't really rise to the level of "scary." Now? With a name like "the Archmages' Bane" paired with Allura's trepidation, they are _much_ more concerned and wary than they would have been. They now call it the "Happy Fun Ball" with much more irony than they would have before.
@@bigdream_dreambig the term ignorance is bliss comes to mind.
I mean im more suprised that they havent completely explored that. If it was my party we we would have gone in there like 500 times already and scooped up that MOUNTAIN of gold and been mega rich
It's really one of those in before things paired with a catchy descriptor. Deborah Ann Woll came in with that and it just stuck. It's also a side effect of the realism that Matt uses to embody. It's realistic for PCs to not intuitively grasp the name and nature of something they encounter instantly. Thus it's open to that in before effect.
Though I disagree with Big Dream that it's the ominous name thar has embodied the degree of fear and respect. That was more instilled by their first hand experiences with the initial trip through. Though I will say the naming convention certainly sets the stage and the tone for the episodes to follow.
It is what happens with Jester around. She tends to be too aloof to be smart. One reason i dont like her. Jester is too much of an issue on things
I 100% think Matt used this episode and Allura to cheer up the cast and the Nein after having a few strings of losses in a row. The amount of joy the cast had and Matt’s little smile knowing how happy it made them. I love it.
Imagine if the M9 told the assistant to not call the ally (because of paranoia)
@@morphingninja Matt very specifically made it to where the goblin didn't ask for her name even though Jester said it several times. Was confused. Made sense a few seconds later with the slow gradual reveal.
I actually had a little tear when I watched it. I had no idea I was that attached to Allura's character.
Laura’s face when Allura arrived. So excited, Matt definitely did well by weaving her into the story.
On the Talks associated with this episode, Matt stated that he added Allura to the story for a few reasons, one of them being that the M9 have had a few intense sessions and it would be nice to introduce a familiar character to give some calm to the players before being thrust into more action.
"Did you loose your memory with your class?"
That line went so underappreciated.
Only to be followed by - " do you have a last name and you just can't remember it??"
@@cvbecelaere
***Spoilers***
the best thing is that he does, lmao, Travis forgot about it for most of the campaign but it had been written down back when he first made the character.
I love how Laura knew as soon as Matt said "human woman".
Her face as the description went on was awesome. Slowly more and more hopeful
Laura is SO quick. She's the first to notice a few things like this over the course of both campaigns.
I love how out of game they automatically trusted her
She also knew the happy fun ball had the heart I'm it.
im confused, was that a reference to campaign 1? i havent seen it yet.
beau and fjord trying to trick the scryer going ‘THE DYNASTY’ ‘THE EMPIRE’ at the same time is honestly comedy GOLD
And completely by accident
that was amazing xD
and it’s even funnier because beau is from the empire and fjord isn’t
Ngl I laughed a lot
The fact all of this is improv....it's beautiful.
The moment of pure excitment when Laura and travis freak out, once they realized they called the Heart of the laughing hand being in the happy fun ball. They were so happy
I also love that the time they needed to process the information and how they reacted is exactly the same.
Pales in comparison to the introduction and crossover from Allura Vysoren. This episode is an absolute gem.
The past few episodes are a bit of a slog to get through because the party just doesn't get any wins, so this one having big ones both for making a dent in Obann's plans and recovering the morale of the players is so refreshing
such a breath of fresh air after last session
I love how Matt say "human woman" and Laura and Liam immediately KNOW.
@@agnesh.1155 true
I still don’t understand… should we know her already?
@@miliam1895 she was from campaign 1 with vox Machina. So if you started with campaign 2 we wouldn't know but they hold her super fondly
@@miliam1895 Very much so yes lol. Campaign 1.
So "Widoghast's Web of Fire" is one of the most cinematic descriptions of a spell I've ever listened to
VVidoghast’s VVeb of Fire
@@MrK133n maybe this is why the French call the letter W "doob-bluh-vay" ('double v') rather than English which likes to call it 'double u'. (Ironically German call's the letter W "vay", which suddenly makes their pronunciation of it make so much more sense...)
Liam's extreme use of spell components to enhance spell casting RP reaching its peak after a couple years is amazing payoff. And the spell customization in concert is just *muah* French kiss!
@@MorinehtarTheBlue just you wait my friend, Caleb is a very creative individual.
Weird I watch this after hunting a spider mommy with fire power in monster hunter rise...
Most under rated line from Sam: "He's not gonna spend all 4 of those days in the Fuckroom either."
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I'd like to think it was ascribed as "The Fuck?" Room as in "The Fuck is this room then?"
Just saw this, fuckin hilarious
Jose Gonzalez or "the fuck room" as in this room is so dangerous that it will fuck you
@@hazama0634 I mean, either way it's not something he's gonna spend 4 days in.
the look of pure joy on taliesin's face whenever the chimes in the Xhorhaus go off is the cutest thing in the world
21:43
Caleb: It's bad
Me in my head: We're running
Help its again
This is one of those episodes that helps me appreciate Matt even more, as a fellow DM. He could tell that his players were starting to get ground down and needed some help. So he provided a less impact route, made sure that they were still in control of where they went, and still helped move the world story forward.
Yeah this is a masterclass in how to turn the mood of the party around.
Exactly. It's completely masterful. And had they not gone here, there are multiple ways that they could have ended up in a room within this dimension.
He also gave them a HUGE personal happy moment. That was truly Master Class.
He gave them exactly what they needed:
a huge boost in morale!
They've been on their own for a while... since the beginning really. And usually able to handle it. But now they feel in over their heads. All he did was remind M9 it is possible to have friends and trust.
Well played.
He hit every button to make them all fully reengage with the story, and they understood they could handle a lot as a team
I absolutely love the bit while they're all losing their shit over the Perma Heart and Travis fake punches Marisha and she keeps talking, then finally pantomimes being hit 3 seconds later while still not breaking eye contact with Laura or stopping the conversation. lol
1:34:00
More fun when he shakes her, she is a third his weight, and when next to each other, she looks tiny.
And the way Sam yells "Her bones, her BONES" to caution Travis about his strength. 😍🥺 They are all so damn cute! Though I'm sure if it had hurt she would have said something, the concern and caring they all show in these small moments is the best! And you can see Travis stops when it registers what Sam is saying
@@sjokkoladehjerte he is in fact screaming "break marishas bones!" quite gleefully so not a lot of concern 😂
Fuck yeah Marisha! A nat 20 investigation for the permaheart was exactly the win this group needed
Imma be honest it’s almost always Marisha pulling the dubs out gets little to no credit most of the time.
Rolling a nat20 is nothing special in my book!
If they would investigated and connect all the dots without a roll….this would be impressive
@@exsuspalp5078
Bc it’s nothing special,
Did she connect the dots without the roll ?
No
@@Ghostleeeebro let people enjoy things, why you gotta downplay marisha like that
@@Ghostleeee Seriously? Asking for that roll and using her class is Marisha's choice. If she hadn't asked about it, and rolled a 20, they wouldn't know. It's definitely her doing, and she deserves the credit.
2:14:00 rewatching, I just noticed the smile shared between Laura and Liam when Sam says "I like Elaina better." Vex and Vax's mother's name. love that.
Wow! Great catch on that subtle detail!
Wtf I was at that exact part when I read this, eerie
Me too! Thanks for pointing that out 😁
i’m nearly positive Sam was actually referencing the Disney show he was working on at the time “Elena of Avalor”
Travis was the only person with the appropriate level of awe at Caleb's new homebrew spell and description. Widogast's Web of Fire is such a cool spell.
It's cool, but possibly slightly overpowered. Not sure yet. I think some numbers need to be crunched. While the raw numbers are similar to fireball, the fact that it can specifically target enemies, rather than an area, is quite significant. And then there's the fact that it can be used as a very powerful single-target nuke, as well. I don't think it's outrageous, but it might be better suited as a 5th-level spell, or have the damage slightly reduced.
@@jonathonbartos5420 I don't really agree. Yeah the damage is high for a 4th level spell, but you have to think of the fact that it's both A) fitting with his character, learning to control the fire and B) it is homebrew and if you think it's over powered then don't use it or change it if you do use it. As is I don't think it would need to be "nerfed" in anyways by reducing the damage or making it 5th level but if you want to use it in your games and you want to make it weaker then go ahead.
It’s also an example of Caleb owning his identity as Caleb, and making his own. This solidifies “Caleb Widogast” as his present, his future, and his legacy in a way Cat’s Ire just can’t.
I know some people might call it overpowered, but I think it plays perfectly with Caleb’s choices as a character. He does fire. He certainly must have been toying and experimenting with more effective means of “bending” a fireball or wall of fire. And the cat’s cradle component is a lovely reference, intended or not, to his limitless silver string used for alarm back in the day and, well, Frumpkin.
@@jonathonbartos5420 I don't think it's too bad. The spell can only run along the ground (So it can't hit flying enemies) and can't bypass obstacles higher than 5 feet. It's definitely powerful but I don't think it's game breaking.
@@jonathonbartos5420 I don't think it's nearly as powerful as it looks. 32 damage is a lot, but it's nothing outlandish and was probably close to the max he can do with it. Plus, you can get a save on it and halve the damage. I think it looked a lot more powerful than it is because it killed four enemies. However, the enemies weren't all that strong and didn't have a whole lot of health.
Caleb: *casts incredible spell he invented himself like a badass*
Also Caleb: *runs like a complete dork through murderous mosquito swarm*
I love him. SO. MUCH.
It was amazing. But wasn't he supposed to roll a saving throw for having killed someone with fire right in front of him? Or does that only apply to enemies with human faces? Or has he gotten past it and I've somehow missed it?
I haven’t watched this episode yet, he does WHAT!?
@@joeyuzwa891 ... runs through mosquitoes like a dork. Honestly it's adorable.
@@joeyuzwa891 What the hell are you doing in the comments, then - there's an amazing surprise in this episode and you're just gonna ruin it for yourself.
@@RPG_Angie
He rolls only for humanoids, I don't know if these frogs count. They just look like frogs on two feet.
i LOVE how much they all love allura so much. the contrast between caleb being stoic and then liam losing his absolute shit and happy dancing and then going back to stoic caleb mode and then happy yelling again when she says her name and then back to a poker face was so beautiful and full of happiness. and then when matt called for a break and they were all talking liam was like "my heart is so full😄😄😄" this will probably singlehandedly make me watch all of c1
“You did the one thing haven’t done since. Which is actually practicing some humility and honesty...” GOD DAMN CADUCEUS 😂 Setting your group on fire with these burns
Worse, he set them in fire with a compliment.
I like to think that Allura is looking at the Mighty Nein's chaos and thinking: "Hmmm, they remind me of another group I know..."
I can imagine how they planned that shit sent waves of nostalgia. Just a big thought of 'oh god it's going to be vox machina all over again
I mean after all the group composes of a short mother figure, a person who will always make the dick joke, a very tall man with below average intelligence, a freshly-made paladin with no clue of what he's doing, a rebellious young woman with daddy issues who Will fuck you up, and a man fighting his demons and coming to terms with his past. overall I'd say it's close enough
@@moose1277 Good point.
@@moose1277 "a rebellious young woman with daddy issues who Will fuck you up" 😂😂😂😂
@@moose1277 ok, I had to actually parse this out because it was too cool not to...
Nott/Pike, (Sam/Ashley)
Jester/Scanlan, (Laura/Sam)
Cad/Grog, (Tal/Travis)
Fjord/Vax, (Travis/Liam)
Beau/Vex, (Marisha/Laura)
Caleb/Percy (Liam/Tal)
What about Keyleth though?
A.k.a. Allura accidentally adopts another gaggle of idiots
For the second time
Well, she used to be the adventuring type herself. She knows how important she can be to a party like M9.
Also, the last gaggle of idiots she adopted stopped an evil god... Might make it easier to see potential in people :)
@@marcusalm7350 Not to mention this gaggle of idiots are trying to stop the evil gods from accessing this plane of existence.
@@marcusalm7350 She used to be an adventurer like them, until she took an arrow in the knee.
I love how Nott is totally that mom that finds out you have a crush on someone and just will not let it rest
Same. Sam and Nott are both more invested in Jester x Fjord than either of the two involved
Me when they met Yussa: I don't like him.
This episode: Yussa and Allura are allies.
Me now: Oh, well if Allura approves of him, he must be a fine fellow, carry on.
Literally MOOD. I was so sus of Yussa until this episode. I was like oh Allura is considered an ally and friend. He’s chill.
But...but...ryshawn
Ngl I felt similar feelings and now they've been dispelled the one I just don't trust, and I cant tell you why I just dont trust him, is Essek. Something about him sets my alarm bells off.
Absolutely. It's the Vision picking up Mjolnir moment of "oh cool, you can totally be trusted"
Lol, this was my exact reaction.
I love how Liam now has so many dice clogging up his dice tray he's just using the table to role 😂
Laura's dice addiction has evolved into a contagion and is spreading rapidly.
That's me energy, honestly. I'd do the same if I had a dice rolling tray lmao
@@bombshellblonde544 Agreed. Dice trays are for laying out dice to be rolled on the table quickly.
Will Grey i just use 2 trays. One for my dice and one for rolling
As lovely as those Wyrmwood dice trays are I can't help but feel the number of times the dice rolls end up cocked feels like such negative publicity
I imagine Fjord goes all Thundercats with his new see invisibility spell - “Star Razor, give me sight beyond sight!”
Oh fuck yes lolol
@RPG Tour Guide Well Fjord is the big, muscular, swordsman, leader of the group. So... he technically IS a Green Lion-O.
Hahaha that was my exact thoughts when he first did that.
Comment rating: 10/10. Would recommend use in future videos.
@@kyeo77 By the Power of GreySkull Keep you mean
Matt is really good at feeling out his players and giving them boosts when they need. When Molly died, he gave them Nila. After this battle, he gave them Allura. A small thing, but good at keeping morale up
"Stupid's fine, I've been there myself."
Remember, folks, she was hit by feeblemind once.
Feeblemind, to me, is still one of the most brutal spells you can cast on someone
@@steeveewuzzheer1992 My brother plays an artificer that bosts about his intelligence all the time so he is begging me to Feeble mind him bc he thinks it would be funny
Similar to Flowers for Algernon in a way
"Toothy maw"
Ayy he said it
"Got to use it again"
AYY HE KNOWS HE SAID IT
Next you know everything's gonna become gnarled and twisted again
@@soossees670 And covered in siggles.
You should watch the toothy mau supercut
Don’t forget “familiar”
Can't wait til they're in a city Proper again.
Damn, Matt is such a good DM. Knows the group is feeling down and sends them straight back on an upwards path in an organic way that relates to the overall story and making it seem like it's entirely based on the actions of the players.
@@donnel5516 which was honestly really nice to see lol
Seriously why haven't they connected two cans with a string between Taliesin and Matt yet?
Matt should come with a copy of his notes for Tal.
I have a feeling it will get to a point Matt can just say "remember what I whispered about soNso... THAT" and just be able to carry on.
yeah..they should just stay in a text chat
Someone needs to have a running tally of how much money M9 have wasted on animals and transportation in general.
Critroll stats
They've also stolen and abandoned a ton of things too. It's kind of hilarious.
They have given away more magic items by far this campaign then the last one. It's kinda weird how much they give to guests and Npcs instead of how greedy VM always was.
Yes please crit role stats
@@Hydehunt I think it's probably because VM were their personal characters who just happened to become characters in a show. When C2 started, it seems like they had a conversation about focusing on entertainment over all else.
In other words, I think their C1 characters were their personal babies that they wanted to protect, whereas their C2 characters are made for being on a show. So there's less metagaming and power-hoarding because they're more focused on the story than the characters this time.
"I rolled a three, I HAVE TO pop-and-lock!" Good commitment there, Laura. Much appreciated.
Michael Braico Listening to the episode, I was picturing some Austin Powers type 60’s dance lol
As she does the robot too.... Hilarious
It was the "Dad joke" of dance moves. Lol
“Half the tower is tall, the other half is low.”
My elder god goodest goth boi/pure pastel cow man slinging hard facts.
Matt: "...Something about...the laughing hand..."
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Travis: ʘoʘ
1:33:50 for those curious
@@zalantra4753 thank you, I'm rewatching the full CR content for the 4th time and timestamps are still the most useful feature in youtube
the face Travis makes when he connects the dots gives me so much life
Everyone who started with campaign 2:
‘Who the heck is Allura??’
Seasoned campaign 1 watchers: "Where the fuck is Kima??"
@@dirttrackart Kima is a halfling, and ~50 years have passed since the events of Season One. She is still alive, but is an elderly woman at this age.
Alura meanwhile is an archmage, and in all practical sense, wizards of that skill level don't really age.
@@trapical it's been 20 years since Campaign 1, and since halflings live to about 150, Kima would be the equivalent of her 40s by now. Allura is a powerful archmage, but given the shit she's been through, I'd imagine her paladin wife would still want to escort her to places. Because Kima is a stubborn, badass like that.
Kima is probably still going strong and being a super badass somewhere in Tal'Dorei
I don't know who Allura is, but their happiness, screaming, and joy made me happy, so. 🤣
SPOILERS:
"It's also known as the Archmage bane. It's in the damn name, *Yussa you fool..."*
Allura being a straight savage.
It's so great having her back.
I needed this episode. Matt is a master of his craft!
Am I a terrible person for hearing 'Yussa fool' in Jarjars voice?
They all had a "mom is here" moment.
@@Primal2229 I'm surprised we never got a "Whosa are Yussa?" pun.
Mmnm
Ah, I got eaten by a frog. Killed my whole family.
It threw you under the bridge
Wow, what a callback! Good on you bud. Made my day
Didnt you make the same joke in the last episode?
@vein soup I average 2, but occasionally I can do 3. Watching at 1.25x is the only way. Once I catch up it will be strange to watch at normal speed.
@@MrK133n I've been catching up at 1-2 episodes (at normal speed)+ talks per day, and yes, it doesn't feel like that much time when binge-watching
I love that Caleb's first self-made spell is specifically about controlling fire and who he hurts. Mwah, brilliant 👌
I think its just a reflavoring of the spell "melf's minute meteors" which is renamed like how "cat's ire" is just bigby's hand. Still cool tho.
@@waxwingsfall oh interesting catch, thanks!
His first self made spell was Cat’s Ire.
@@_myst_4267That is just a reflavor of Bigby's hand
I'm continueously amused and terrified that they keep forgetting to contact Yussah beforoe teleporting to him in Nicodranas.
As far as I'm concerned, all D&D Wizards should have those shoulder-strapped spellbooks like Liam / Caleb.
My Goliath necro wizard has his in holsters on his belt.
I GM a game where one of my NPC's is a wiz / sorc with the criminal background who went on to become a statesman lol, but he has a fake spellbook and fake component pouch that he makes a point of visibly using - it's really a recipe book in code and spices fyi lol - but his real spellbook is a set of encoded tarot cards he made and his components are hidden through his outfit, for instance he has an cheap seeming ring with a hidden 50gp diamond against his skin for chromatic orb, etc
I discussed things with my Dm and he gave my war wizard tome warlock the same interdimensional space effect as a familiar or a pact weapon. So I copied spells from warlock to use as a wizard and have a protected spell book. Even if lost I can perform a ritual to receive a new one. Also having 11 cantrips is fun at lv 4
My wizards usually keep their spellbooks in a messenger bag worn cross-body, until they manage to get a Heward's Handy Haversack.
My current wizard also wears high-heeled boots with secret compartments that hold spellbook pages. She has Invisibility in one heel, and Knock in the other. If you're trapped without your spellbook, it seems likely that being able to open locks and hide really will will be handy. (The player group agreed that 1 tightly folded piece of paper per heel was reasonable, so 2 spellbook pages)
@@derekc9515 Now that's a mage I would vote for
Anyone else picture Caleb’s fire spells and get excited for the possibility for Campaign 2 animation?
I would love to see a fan intro where the characters are more descibed than named
pic of Jester: Blue naive prankster lady
beau: angry antisocial punchy lesbian
Fjord: Ex-Sailor gone holy
Caleb: Flaming bisexual cat man
Matt: what's the total on that insight check
Talisan: 29
Matt: how do you want to do this?
Caleb goes to sit at Allura's feet. Allura: Interesting. Meanwhile in Taldorei Kima feels the urge to kill someone.
Besides all the crazy cool stuff that happened this ep (not gonna spoil things cos I ain't no snitch), Jester's continued struggle with the whole Yasha situation is seriously tugging on my heartstrings.
Quite a mind blowing episode!
At least Laura can be a bit happier now that she knows they have a positive ally.
It just occurred to me... The M9 are the only "normal" friends Jester has ever had. Of course it would hurt her very deeply to lose one, especially in a way she feels she could have prevented.
If they pop out of the happy fun ball when they're done and find an armored halfling sitting next to their new wizard friend I will FLIP the HELL out.
You mean...Pike?
No they mean Kima
@@johndevlin9225 BOTH WOULD CERTAINLY MAKE MY FUCKING DAY!!!!!
@@johndevlin9225 AHH! YES!
@@dracowolf3212 Hell if the M9 take too long in the sphere, Allura might call in both Pike and Kima to help out.
Tal getting confused for a second when Matt said “the door is ajar” was the highlight of my day cause I thought the same thing 😂
“Life is a journey - Time is a river - the door is a jar”
@@estelio16 but what is the chair??? 😅
Gf in high school had one of those 90’s Nissans that would say, “Your door is ajar. Your door is ajar.” Over and over again when either door was open. I always hear that voice!
@@estelio16 Unexpected Dresden reference!
Probably one of the most underrated jokes in the sesh was matt responding to Liam’s question of what frumpkin saw with a bunch of cat noises… had me rolling 🤣
Matthew: The door is ajar
Tal: ?
Tal: Oh.
Life is a jouney
Time is a river
The door is ajar
Maybe one of Taliesin's greatest face journeys yet. I keep rewatching that moment because you can see him picture it and I love Tal's brain
When is a door not a door? When it's ajar.
@@BlackHeart1216 ahh, those damn wizards mucking up technology again
@@BlackHeart1216 OK Butters.
I need a portrait of Nott feather falling with the mites surrounding her, glittering with electricity.
the fact that the second Matt used Allura's voice his players instantly knew who it was and got head over heels excited is a testament to not only matt's voice acting skills, but NPC creation as well, the look on his players face from just hearing the voice of someone from there first campaign must of brought more joy to Matt as a DM then any of us might realize.
Veth: "You *handsome* young Wizard"
Caleb: ... :)
*allura shows up*
*the entire table erupts in cheers*
me, also cheering: i have no idea who this is! i only started with this campaign!!! yaaaaaaaay!!!
i'm happy that they're all happy
As someone who started with M9 and caught up on VM while waiting for new episodes; WATCH VM! It will make you appreciate M9 and the world SO MUCH MORE. It gives you a whole different level of understanding when it comes to the gods and world lore in general
@@SwervingRain OH! I was thinking about people in THIS campaign. Now it makes sense
She's the wife of Kima. Both are married and from C1. Allura is a human, Wizard or Sorceror, I forget. (Brain says Wizard, actually. Me trust brain.) Kima is a badass Paladin Warrior chick.
I was ecstatic because I was literally on the same wave length as the cast...I don't know how, but my thoughts immediately pictured Allura. It was beautiful.
Love you guys! Later Critters! 😙
@@KiX-K4T13 thanks for saying who she is! I'm going to watch c1 after I catch up and was quite confused about who she was.
Lol I'm jealous of you for enjoying pure joy from the outside looking in:) I've trudged along up to this point trying to catch up and it's taken 2 years, however I had the same surge of joy the players had when they heard her description. Different experiences for the same event: that's pretty cool!
I have a feeling her first thought after they went into the Happy Fun Ball was "Gods dammit, not another plucky group of adventurers in over their heads..."
But why would she say that? the last group of "plucky group of adventurers in over their heads" she was with saved the world, and are some of the most powerful people on the planet.
Syd Phillius I haven’t seen all of campaign one but before they saved the world I’m sure they said and did a bunch of dumb shit that caused her a lot of headaches.
@@yellowbeard1 You're not wrong, though most of them were more implied than stated.
knowing Allura? definitely! will she still help them as best she can? absolutely!
Syd Phillius I’m sure Vox Machina wasn’t the only group.
"Who can we rely on?"
Clay- "Your MOM"
omg liam's expression shift as the human expirement place was mentioned is so good. 1:30:11
i cant get enough of liam, he's so on-point at all times. what a great roleplayer.
Oh fudge, I się not noticed that! That’s gold!
"If she was like the traveller you could have a whole conversation right now" she says after being ignored by the traveller
Lol poor Jester.
thats the point. just like how her mother ignored her unintentionally she pretends everything is perfect.
she doesn't even realize that even though shes had full conversations with him about the stuff going on hes literally never given her any information useful or otherwise hes just expressed worry or curiosity XD
PewPewLazehs nah he’s given her information via Scry, and saved her when she almost died
It’s flavour to stuff you can do already, but canonically, he’s responsible for those things that jester has benefitted from
@@MAORIguy25 that's the point we're making. Jester cant just have conversations about anything with the traveller, she has to use a spell to get anything meaningful from him
Matt is such a great DM! I’ll try not to spoil anything, but he really listened and observed the needs and stresses of his player, and responded to them really well! Giving them some breathing room to focus more this ep, an ally they can absolutely trust, and possibly giving hints to another possible ally that they can trust in the Dynasty with no worries.
YES YES YES! All of us viewers were feeling the stress and frustration, so we can only imagine how the players felt. This was so good of Matt, once again proving he is one of the best DMs out there, a lot of DMs wouldnt have cared to listen to their players. And even if it is a little metagame-y to trust Allura right from the get-go, I honestly dont care. I needed this, they needed this, and its so good to know that she is now a part of this campaign
I thought it was sweet that the cast was failing to stay in-character once Allura was reintroduced; the characters were so less suspicious and questioning of her, especially Calub, Fjord, and Bue lol.
But in all honesty, they really did needed an ally that they could trust. Essik isn’t quit there yet for them, and It was a bit heart breaking to see how sad the characters/cast were to not have someone they could rely on.
Agreed, Matt once again reaffirms his position as one of the greatest DMs that ever graced this game. This episode is just a relief.
I loved the reintroduction of Allura, I missed her so much! You know you're a great story teller when you can make six grown people scream with joy at the mention of a character you made, it's just amazing to see.
@@MathJfm I feel like their previous conversation about needing to get their heads out of their asses and actually trust someone absolves them a bit of the metagame aspect, especially since they know she's not Empire or Dynasty or even from Wildmount. I think Caleb might be relieved that there are major associations of mages outside the Cerberus Assembly with whom they might ally.
with any other DM I'd be yelling at the screen "oh sure, the DM self-insert NPC just comes in to get them back on track" but in that moment after the stress of the last 2 episodes the Nein really needed a friendly face to help point them in a direction they could make some progress. A full 8 hours rest helped as well.
That natural 20 investigation and their moments of realization were the most beautiful, clutch storytelling I’ve seen in quite some time.
I just sat here and realized, Matt Mercer spent a lot of time designing a dungeon specifically to consume archmages.
It occurs to me that Matt made those firefly things partially because all but one member of the Mighty Nein casts spells, and I love it.
I also think he put them in to help them deal with the Froghemoth. All that magic they have but not any lightning damage to shock the frog.
@@yukariyakumo8300 "to shock the frog" - ah, D&D.
Yukari Yakumo ... Doesn’t Beau _still_ have her lightning bracers from a... while ago, now?
we need a supercut of Taliesin being confused by Sams existence
yup.
I hate the spam i get from youtube to watch those kinds of videos who try to get views from the success of critical role.
ancient arch fey vs modern cryptid
Yessssss
Never in his 4000 years of existence has taliesin encountered a more confusing and extravagant being
"Some people can't help but push the shiny red button when it is before them."
Strangest feeling she's talking about VM a bit there
Exactly!! Re watching this I feel like it was a highly under rated jab at something VM did in their campaign and they all over looked it. It was lrobs sommat scanlan or grog did
like, for instance, a deck of many things in front of a goliath barbarian
Or Travis, she's talking about Travis. lol.
I love that The Laughing Hand being separated from his heart is the source of his invulnerability because that is exactly how Tubba Blubba did it in Chapter 3 of Paper Mario.
And Davey Jones in the Pirates movie. lol
And me when my exgf broke up with me.
So glad someone else immediately thought of Paper Mario!
Haha. Also a thousand other places. tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SoulJar
Voldemort as well, kinda
Cad: "You did the one thing we haven't done since, practice a little humility and honesty."
Beau: "Oh yeah! That *is* the last time we tried that!"
Jester: "Hey maybe that's why he didn't hate us right away!"
Me, having watched/listened to them treat every situation and npc like a joke or a piece of shit to be used and tossed aside as I've tried to catch up, out loud: "THANK YOU CAD!"
Not that it'll matter
I rewatched a couple of spots and couldn't find this. What's the time stamp on it? I can't believe I missed it, because goodness gracious Cad was slinging hard facts. They've been walking all over everybody
@@bombshellblonde544 around 16:20
Just once, I want someone to say the words, "Thank you, Essek."
@@PyroRogue Just once? You mean like Jester did at the start of 2x75 Rime and Reason after he transported them to the Mythburrow? They were rude to him, no discussion there, but they also apologised a lot and thanked him, too.
Caduces: Don't do anything foolish
Caleb: what are we doing
“How long were you supposed to wait?”
“He didn’t say. When it felt right,”
Brilliant way to weave in commentary on campaign crossovers.
52:55 I'm not sure if Matt's an actual arcanist or if he counted it out beforehand but you know that quick casual response Essek shoots back to Jester? Exactly 25 words.
24
With that thumbnail, I can just hear Caleb saying "I throw my hands into a T position, mutter a few arcane words and cast Assert Dominance."
Assert Dominace sounds like a dope ass spell! Mind if I use the name for a homebrew spell at some point? :)
absolutely, bonus points if the somatic component is T-posing
Dude, it's straight up based on fan art.
Oh yeah!! The one of Caleb casting wall of fire on Avantika's ship, right?
AksentNetharia material component is a blue dragon scale?
Marisha: Finally a good roll at something my character is supposed to be good at!
Matt: Describes what Beau notices on her investigation check.
Everyone but Marisha: Reacts with excitement and shouts!
Marisha: ........................... *bluescreens*
@@dtczyk8976 why?
@@sirmaestrothehorse5152 because anonymous strangers on the internet think they can judge people and be assholes.
@@Waldue it's rather sad
@@dtczyk8976 thank you for your enlightenment, because you are obviously much smarter that she is and never blank. Definitely believe that.
something happened here... i feel like a historian trying to figure out what happened here
Matt looked at all the shit they went through last episode, and went "You know what? I think they need an old friend to make them feel safe again"
Realistically they had 3 options, go back to the empire and reconnect with the Gentlemen and then return to the beacon hunt and/or dismanteling of the assembly, stay in the dynasty but with more direct help from Essek in their quest against Obann or go the path they did.
“You handsome young Wizard” Nott says to Caleb, despite the fact that she’s approx 8 years younger than him
Physically speaking yes, mentally no
@@dragonsrule9157 actually physically she’s like 25 years younger than him mentally she’s only eight though
A moms gotta mom
The wildmother reacting with a soft breeze to answer questions is so poetic. Beautiful.
Widogast's Web of Fire is definitely a spell I'm gonna remember.
Liam shared it on Twitter, a screencap of Dndbeyond, its pretty sick and can be focused on 1 enemy for even more dmg
I think it should be 5th level or have the numbers adjusted, it offers a lot, having the flexibility to target one person. It may be a little overtuned.
@@BookofConke It has limited range and number of targets, can't affect flying creatures, and has no additional effects. A sizable damage burst doesn't make up for those deficiencies, especially since fire resistance is fairly common.
4th level is more than fair, especially since that puts it at the same level as spells like Phantasmal Killer (failed saves mean getting hit with the frighten effect *and* 4d10 psychic *per round* for up to a minute).
Here it is;
twitter.com/VoiceOfOBrien/status/1182533609283915776?s=09
Hmmm, 12d6 on a single target for a fourth level spell is a bit too OP, I’d probably nerf it in one of my games
I just want to point out how perfectly Taliesin's pendant sits inside the DnD Beyond Logo on his shirt. oddly satisfying.
I noticed this too!
Beau: "Do we have any active enemies we can think of?"
Caduceus: Face-palms "Ha..."
Prediction: The crystal mines are filled with residuum
oh my god i hope so xD
Unlikely, I believe residum, as described in campaign one, was the result of melting down Whitestone’s white stones and harvesting the little notes of magic that congealed
AH_Sora Yeah, but my logic is that this is the happy fun ball.
Cormorant Colors haha brutal.
@@TheWearyAlkamyst yes but whitestone wasnt the only source of residuum
Travis totally missed out on holding the Starrazor to his his face and say “Sight beyond sight” to see invisibility
I thought the same shit. Hooooooo!
Thundercats hooooo!!
Love. It.
Us old heads XD
well, you know, people are really defensive about copyrights these days.
My headcanon now is that Jester actually has a spell called 'summon Essek,' and that the message is just the verbal component.
I fucking love Travis and Laura's reaction to realizing the permaheart is the Laughing Hand's heart.
Me, finally catching up to Critical Role: "I... I did it"
My computer: "He did it."
CZcams: "He did it..."
don't worry, we have all been there
@@caseygray2328 Indeed
Hear hear
The Traveler behind you, quietly whispers into your ear: "You did it"
and now a new one is out :)
59:37 Laura's face when Liam says "thrust" and Sam sees it lmao
wow good catch lmao
Matt: "You don't _have_ to use all the words for Sending."
Laura: "I paid for 25 words, I'm gonna _use_ 25 words!"
3:20:19 everyone's faces, but especially Liam's, reacting to Sam forgetting that he had spiderclimb are just perfect 😂 😂😂
Holy shit I think Essek actually trusts M9, although I kinda feel like Matt is just throwing M9 a bone since he’s been absolutely destroying them in game.
I think he does too.... but i am soooo wondering why and what he stands to gain.
I 100% believe that Essek is the one working against the bright queen from the inside! The way he reacted to that information plus he being the only one that hasn’t “reborn” from the dodecaedro and is still in a position of power... I don’t know I just feel like there’s more to him
Looking back on this is very satisfying
Essek feels like Matt's Allura for this campaign. His self-insertion.
@@Will_Grey it would be more like the Players are doing that than Matt. They just keep coming back to him, completely unaware of even his Alignment
The Mighty Nein bumbling into the wizard's tower reminds me of that one horror story I don't remember the name of.
"The Sending spell was coming from *inside* the house!"
Scream
Sam Kirk Definitely not. It's one of those campfire stories that's been around since the 60's and while there've been a few movies based on the idea, "When A Stranger Calls" is the poster child.
The Babysitter or The Phone Call OR The Baby Monitor there's a few different names for it, but you're totally right
Black Christmas
When Liam says "thrusted", then both Sam and Laura start smirking and then make eye contact a few seconds later and smile harder. Dead. 59:36
Sam was only smirking at Laura after he saw her expression out of the corner of his eye. But yeah, classic Laura, and funny to see them share a smile about it.