Matt decided he wanted someone else to voice Gilmore for the show. While I love Matt’s Gilmore, I am definitely enjoying Sunil’s Gilmore as well.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I absolutely am too! It really makes this world feel alive having a number of different voices

@johnekare8376

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGamingTeacher1 They said something to that effect (making the world come alive) in one of their 'behind the show' shows. Even though Matt is a stellar voice actor, it will still be noticeable if too many of the reoccurring characters are voiced by the same person.

"Something tells me we're about to see the dragon pop up" **General Kreig puts his hand on the soldier's shoulder** 😁

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I noticed this on additional watch throughs 😂

"Disintegrated" is an accurate description of what happens when you take 6 times your max hp in lightning damage.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

That is quite accurate 😂

Fun fact: one of the meanings for the word "gorge", aside from the modern synonym for "canyon", was "throat". The dragon shall be defeated in the throat where the twin rivers meet. The ancient writers weren't being whymsical, they were being literal. Albeit archaic with language.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love that being a former English teacher! It’s fantastic that the writers here care so much about this.

@nicolasandersson288

2 жыл бұрын

i didn't know gorge meant throat in english, that's how we say throat in french as well

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicolasandersson288 I should have known that after taking years of French in school

@garr_inc

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicolasandersson288 Makes sense, since a massive chunk of English came from French with the Normans.

@ForeverDegenerate

2 жыл бұрын

@Garr_Inc Given Gilmore's Tome was an Ancient Tome, the word choice tracks. :)

Fince was so damn smart. He knew someone on the council was likely working with the dragon. Everytime he speaks he is paying attention to the council members reactions trying to figure out who it is.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve noticed that now after some repeated watches. He’s trying to get someone to slip and let some information loose.

9:16 and that is the easiest time Vox Machina has ever had opening a door.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

For real though😂

Since the show doesnt have connections to WOTC they had to change alot of the names of stuff to fit in the show, so bigby's hand became scanlan's hand, another example is that grog is referred to as a half giant instead of being called a goliath.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

That does make a lot more sense actually! I should have realized that in all honesty 😂

@JirkaKunst

2 жыл бұрын

That is also the reason why Pike's deity Sarenrae is always called "The Everlight" in this show. Matt pretty much took every deity and gave them a title/nickname they are referred to as to avoid copyright strikes.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

@@JirkaKunst that’s not the worst idea on their part. It makes the world feel separate while still having the heavy D&D influence.

@kereminde

2 жыл бұрын

@@JirkaKunst The original Tal''Dorei guide had the same thing going in it. Didn't take a CLOSE look at 'Tal'Dorei Reborn' but I believe they also did the same thing of calling the deities by their epithets.

You will be very familiar with the Briarwoods by the end of this show 🤣

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

I feel like this is a very rare reaction, because you are a CR fan, but are going into LOVM completely blind. It's refreshing.

Imagine getting a theme song animated for your D&D campaign... what's happening here is a miracle

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

That made me so happy to hear that when it played for the first time 😄

Short and unspoilery version of who the Briarwoods are? They're the people currently in charge in the city of Whitestone in the northeastern part of Tal'Dorei, and they play a huge and quite dark part in the back story of one of the members of Vox Machina. You'll learn exactly who and what in the next episode. =)

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I cannot wait for this 😈

The music is based off of their signature intro song "Your Turn To Roll" by Jason Charles Miller & the crew. The score is composed by Neal Acree, whom you might know from his work for Blizzard Entertainment games.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

That’s really cool! I had no idea the score was composed by someone that significant, but it makes sense with the influence they now have. I love that they originally worked on it together as well 😄

@ForeverDegenerate

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGamingTeacher1 Fun Fact: This Orchestrated Version of "Your Turn To Roll?" Critical Role didn't pay Neal to compose it. Neal composed it of his own accord and hired an Orchestra to record it as a "Thank You" to Critical Role for even considering him for the job. And that's how he got the job. ;)

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

@@ForeverDegenerate oh I love everything about that 😄

@erictighe1683

2 жыл бұрын

Neal Acree also worked on Stargate SG-1 TV series.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

@@erictighe1683 never watched that series but that’s still awesome!

Your reactions are so pure. I can't wait for you to see the rest. I thought you knew about David Tennant. Surprise! You should watch The Legend of the Cast of the Legend of Vox Machina it so much fun and gives insight into the voices.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I was so excited to see that David Tennant was in this so I’m glad I was surprised at this! I definitely want to check that out though as I want to know everything about this now.

@erictighe1683

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGamingTeacher1 Also Amazon has the X-Ray feature. During a scene if you pause, you should get the cast that are in the current scene. Or as I see your doing the credits in the end. But X-ray can send you to more info.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

@@erictighe1683 oh excellent! Thank you so much!

Also got too love how they layer travis's voice for the i "I would like too rage" like and the grunts off effort as he leaps too brymscythe in two massively powerful steps.

15:58 was the best reaction so far IMO. The perfect wordless expression of joy haha

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

I was so happy 😂

Grog with the goliath rage showing it as a borderline super human transformation. My guy shook the ground and made it too brymscythe in two steps

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

Easily one of my favorite moments in the show!

@anthonywall4417

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGamingTeacher1 that and Gilmore flirting in this episode.

Possible bilingual bonus to the 'gorge where the twin rivers meet'. 'Gorge' is the French for 'throat'.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

I took French for years and didn’t pick up on that! 😂

Bigby's Hand, but you were very close. Also, "turd blossom" along with "soggy anus", "chicken humper" and "goat groper" are all first grade insults and I'm adopting them into my vocabulary.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't stop giggling like a first grader so I'm right there with you!

Once you hit the next episodes, it's all stuff from the streamed game, and some people have put together comparisons of 'what happened in stream' vs the show, and those are totally worth a watch. Super fun.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I super cannot wait to hit the actual portion of the streamed games that correspond with the episodes!

Thanks for being the only reactor I've seen talk about Tiamat and her importance to the campaign, particularly the Chroma Conclave arc. And it's Bigby's Hand, but Wizards of the Coast has copyrighted many of the original character names created by Gary Gygax and the other creators of D&D such as Bigby, Melf, Mordenkainen, Tasha, Vecna, Acererak, Tenser, Leomund, Baba Yaga, and many others. I like that you have knowledge of Critical Role and also have experience playing D&D. I'm looking forward to watch the rest of your Vox Machina reactions.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

I am certainly limited in my knowledge but I have some! It makes sense that they were unable to use certain names in this but I was initially just thrown off. I’m glad you enjoyed it though and I look forward to hearing more of your thoughts as you continue 😄

And Lady Briarwood is voiced by Grey Griffin (aka Grey DeLisle), who did the voice of Azula from Last Airbender. In a future episode, keep an ear out for one of the hobbits from LoTR. The cast they were able to get for this is amazing. But not terribly surprising considering they've been in the industry for a long time. For example, Sam Riegal directored David Tenant in the Scrooge McDuck cartoon, and Matt Mercer acted alongside Grey in something I don't remember at the moment.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

I knew I recognized the voice but couldn’t pin it until a little while ago! I should have known as ATLA is one of my favorite shows of all time. I also had no idea they had such an incredible cast apart from the original players. It certainly makes sense that they have so much influence in the industry at this point. I’ll have to go back and take a look at which hobbit was in it 👀

@AAAndrew

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGamingTeacher1 There's a youtube from CR presenting the guest voices for season 1. It has a few minor spoilers, but it does explain some of the amazing folks who are doing voices. (including two of the main characters from GoT) kzread.info/dash/bejne/d4OZvMySitfTe6Q.html

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

@@AAAndrew oh I’m definitely checking that out!

@steelangel9039

2 жыл бұрын

Grey _DeLisle_ doing the voice of _Delilah_ Briarwood (I see what you did there, Matt!)

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

@@steelangel9039 haha that’s great 😂

Glad you're enjoying stuff. I do want to give you a heads up about some fun stuff- While they ofc couldn't adapt to animation in a perfectly linear way, they come pretty darn close! Major lines of dialogue are pulled DIRECTLY from the streamed game in many, MANY instances. Some of the gags are ofc pulled from table games, against technically what would be almost the same door interaction, lol. For Gilmore, apparently Matt really wanted to find talent that could be him as Gilmore animated, and it feels like they did a great job. Anyways, I'm glad you're having fun with it! The season builds on itself and gives a perfect cherry on top at the end, imho!

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

I love that they pulled dialogue and gags directly from the actual game because it really just adds something special to this. I also agree that the voice actor for Gilmore is fantastic!

I Think my man was to excited (I think he came during the there fight)😅

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

Shhhhhh

Not sure if you caught this, but the actress behind Delilah also voiced Azula in Avatar =p (just saw ep 4, you got it =p )

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

I second guessed myself for a bit but she voiced some pretty iconic characters throughout my childhood 😄

@The Gaming Teacher You, and many others who did not watch the Cast Video or look up the cast prior to viewing, were like, "How did I not pick up on General Krieg being voiced by David Tennant?" And my answer is the obvious answer, but not one a lot of people would realize. You didn't recognize David Tennant's Voice because David Tennant used his real voice for this character. David Tennant is known for playing a lot of British characters in live action roles, so he's always using a British Accent. David Tennant is, in fact, Scottish and his real voice is a light Scottish Brogue. Even as Scrooge McDuck in Ducktales, who is Scottish, the accent is different to David's actual voice because Scrooge is a very unique character with a very unique voice. Krieg, on the other hand, is just a straight up Scotsman. So all David did was use his own voice and make the accent thicker. Or as the behind-the-scenes put it, David went "Full Scot" with Krieg. Not a lot of people recognized the voice because not a lot of people have ever heard David actually speak. If you watch the Cast Video on Critical Role's KZread Channel, you'll hear David speak with his actual voice. Incidentally, Ducktales is how Critical Role landed David Tennant. Sam Riegel was a Voice Director on Ducktales so he knew David Tennant prior to casting this show. Presumably, Sam just threw David a text and asked if he was interested and David said yes. And we know they're on that level because on one of the Q&A's on Critical Role, Sam mentioned that David texted him after the episodes had come out to thank him and Critical Role for allowing him to be part of the family and to comment on how nice and awesome the Critter Community was toward him on Social Media. So we know they have each other's phone numbers. :)

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

This is great and I love that they are friends after all of this. It’s insane that it was that close to his actual voice! I would have never known, but he really is a phenomenal actor 😄

@kereminde

2 жыл бұрын

"and to comment on how nice and awesome the Critter Community was toward him on Social Media" I mean, they do the "Critter Hug of Death" to websites which get mentioned in a positive way on the show. The fan community has their... moments... but mostly they tend to be positive and welcoming.

You are correct. 1 and 2 covers (some) pre-stream material

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

I thought as much!

I guess you have seen campaign 2 and met The Archmage of Antiquities; Ves deRogna. Delilah Briarwood was her predecessor, but what she did for Sylas was unacceptable even to the Cerberus Assembly, they kicked her and she gathered her merry band and went to Whitestone.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

I have actually not gotten to campaign 2 yet 😂 currently working my way through the first!

@PalleRasmussen

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGamingTeacher1 ah ok. I thought you were one of the many that have started with Campaign 2. Personally it was Matt Colville that made me watch CR.

Regarding Lord and Lady Briarwoods . Don't worry, if you don't remember them right now. You will soon.

Um… good eye on the dragon rug. But it isn’t a symbol for Tiamat here. It is a spoiler Easter egg.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

Oh dear no 😂

Question, assuming you're watching campaign 1, what episode are you at? I'm interest so I can work out what counts as spoilers and what's a reminder of things you've seen and forgotten because there's just so much podcast to get through.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

I’m just about to hit this story arc in campaign 1 actually! I saw it coming up within the next few episodes I’m listening to 😄

@Dotterelly

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGamingTeacher1 awesome! It's the most popular arc of campaign one, and for good reason. Hope you enjoy!

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dotterelly thank you so much! 😄

Did you find all the ester Eggs in GGG store? Like the book Tusk Love?

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely didn’t find all but I did see that!

@Starsaber222

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGamingTeacher1 As I recall, it's mostly campaign 2 spoilers, so if you're still in campaign 1, you won't necessarily get them yet. Sufficed to say, there are a lot of easter eggs at Gilmore's.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Starsaber222 I will gladly come back to the show once I get to that campaign!

Just out of curiosity, if you're watching/listening to the campaign, are you gonna watch the show, or the campaign first when it comes to this story arc?

@Speedofsound125

2 жыл бұрын

Theres more than a few of us that are on him about the same thing, check out his stream sometime and help us encourage him in the comments!

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

I’m working on listening to it but I’m watching this first. It’s just too good!

@theanyktos

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGamingTeacher1 Ah, cool. Really looking forward to seeing your reaction to some epic/dramatic/hilarious moments XD

Who are the Briarwoods is always going to be a little spoiler-y, but with as few spoilers as possible…. They play a heavy part in Percy’s backstory and are the current rulers of Whitestone.

@TheGamingTeacher1

2 жыл бұрын

I have more reactions recorded and being edited, so I’ve started to learn more and…. Wow 😳