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@TheRubberDuck77

2 жыл бұрын

The first 2 episodes are from pre-stream. This started as a home game they played for like 2 years. They played it as Pathfinder tho and switched to homebrewed DnD 5e for the live stream. Starting with episode 3 is the 2nd arc of campaign 1, there were 5 arcs. Actually the campagin started as a 1 shot for Liam OBrians's(Vax) birthday, he hadn't played dnd for awhile and Matt for a present said he'd DM a one shot... I think only Matt, Liam and Taliesin had actually played dnd before. Sam i know hadn't and he made Scanlan as a throw away since it was just a one shot. He asked what the worst race to play was and was told a gnome, then he asked what's the worst class and was told bard so he made a gnome bard, and got the name from an online dnd name generator hehe....

@TheRubberDuck77

2 жыл бұрын

Also there is a Matt look alike in every episode, in this one he was the guard that scanlan pee's on. As the season goes on he gets harder and harder to spot. Like one the Matt clone looks like one of Matt's on air halloween costumes. Every halloween they wear costumes on the stream

@cjgreenberg6469

9 ай бұрын

hey guys just wondering is there a reason why you dont put the video on the full length one? honestly its actually the reason im not subscribed to your patreon anymore.

Trivia time! This all started with Liam O’Brian (Vax) getting nostalgic for D&D after learning his friend Matt Mercer was a DM and asking if he would run a 1-shot adventure for Liam’s birthday. He did, and invited a bunch of other voice actor friends to join. It was the birthday part that let Laura Bailey (Vex) realize she and Liam share a birthday, so they decided their characters should be twins.

@SauceyRedHN

2 жыл бұрын

Yo that's awesome!

@ShadowyFox_86

Жыл бұрын

Critical Role has made such a difference in role-playing. It's amazing to hear their bucket list items at the first episode of Critical Role, to hear the things they wish could happen (like running a one-shot for Vin Diesel or having their own animated show), and them just act like those are impossible, only to have them all years later come true.

If the editor wants to tell them without spoilers: the first two episodes are based on a pre-stream event and used to introduce the characters, episode 3 is when the pacing slows down and they adapt an actual arc from the campaign (the amazing arc that’s considered to be when Critical Role truly founds its footing).

@Seiyusung22

2 жыл бұрын

They've already watched to around Episode 6 on their website looks like. They probably got the idea by now.

@namecomingsoon9517

2 жыл бұрын

Is the pre stream campaign available to watch?

@klondike2054

2 жыл бұрын

@@namecomingsoon9517 nope, "pre stream" was their home game and wasn't recorded at all

@clownzzz4837

2 жыл бұрын

@@namecomingsoon9517 Some trivia you might find interesting: Liam and Sam did a podcast before CR. One of the episodes of their podcast was Liam and Sam talking about a birthday party where they all played DnD (Sam's first time). That initial game evolved into this series. The audio is still out there of the original podcast.

@pandemoniumeris

2 жыл бұрын

@@namecomingsoon9517 there is not, but CR has a video that tells what happened pre-stream.

A few signature moves showcased here: 1. Keyleth using the wrong spell. 2. Scanlan showing everyone his junk *multiple* times. 3. Trinket having to wait outside.

@Zombiewithabowtie

2 жыл бұрын

Grog bull-rushing the problem, regardless of the viability or the likelihood that he'll survive.

@kickasterisk6155

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zombiewithabowtie don't worry, Grog has an intelligence of 6, he knows what he's doing

@thatsmuggamer

2 жыл бұрын

Vax throwing knives Percy having a misfire

@user-kx8pu6ys5i

2 жыл бұрын

@@kickasterisk6155 a broken clock is right twice a day.

@HelplessTeno

Жыл бұрын

@@Zombiewithabowtie That's just Barbarians my dude.

8:12 The character design of the guy putting up the notice is based on Critical Role's DM Matt Mercer (who also voices this character). There's a recurring gag in the show where characters who look like Matt keep getting screwed over. It's basically the Vox Machina version of the cabbage guy from ATLA.

@xenonuke1194

2 жыл бұрын

The fact that the animators didn't tell Matt they'd be making these characters look like him is the best part

@emilylewis5373

2 жыл бұрын

@@xenonuke1194 That is the best thing that the animators/creators got the idea to put that running joke in.

@ODUBlue

2 жыл бұрын

And I hope it’s a running gag that lasts as long as long as the show 😂

If you wonder: "Did Scanlan came up with this on the spot ?" The answer is mostlikely "YES", since Sam Riegel is a bloody Genius

@ShadowyFox_86

Жыл бұрын

SO many good improv songs from Sam. 🤣😂 Like the hand just becomes a running Michael Jackson gag

It should be noted that this Blue Dragon Arc actually never aired. It happened in their home game before they started streaming. The original Kickstarter was just for this and a few episodes, but they made like 15x their goal so it became a whole season comprised on this arc and a later Arc from the stream, skipping over the first couple arcs from the stream that were overall less integral to the longterm plot.

@ToaArcan

2 жыл бұрын

Brimscythe got quite the buff.

@marciedresel7051

2 жыл бұрын

Then Amazon picked it up and now we have a full blown series

@AndreyKrichevsky

2 жыл бұрын

@@ToaArcan If you think about it, it makes a lot more sense he would be this strong, considering what his story leads to.

@JoexSay

2 жыл бұрын

I understand why they skipped the arcs that they did but I will miss Clarota. Rest in peace my tin hat boy!

@ninboy01

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoexSay I understand why they skipped the first arc of the stream. But it's a tad weird that they reference it during their "what's your strangest kill" conversation in episode 5.

It’s funny that Rick says that the Gunslinger was more of a Pathfinder class because that’s exactly what it is! CR started as a direct continuation of the cast’s Pathfinder home game; they switched to D&D 5e just before turning it into a web show. That’s also why campaign 1 starts when Vox Machina are all level 7/8 as opposed to lower levels. This starting/introductory arc with the dragon is also based on events that happened whilst it was still a home game, whereas the rest of season one is following the Whitestone arc, which starts somewhere in the mid-20s of episodes in Campaign 1

@MrJethroha

2 жыл бұрын

I know they'll probably never do it, but I'd love to see them switch back to pathfinder at some point in the new edition. It's such a great system to play in and could use some tim ein the spotlight

@AndreyKrichevsky

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrJethroha They did play a pathfinder one shot where they were all goblins, but i doubt the'd do a campaing. I remember Matt saying somewhere that the main reason they switched to 5e was because it became too hard to manage this large of a party in pathfinder.

@Alpha0727

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndreyKrichevsky I remember Matt also saying the reason they switched was because D&D had more name recognition than Pathfinder.

@andrewkotila9046

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrJethroha I love pathfinder but the complexity probably detracts from a streaming experience.

@fraidnaught9067

2 жыл бұрын

Campaign 1 stretches over three systems D&D 4e, Pathfinder 1e, and D&D 5e, this explains why all the deities in the setting are the 4e default(Dawn War) pantheon + Sarenrae from Pathfinder. Taliesin made a gunslinger(Percy) because his initial character(who I think was a dragonborn paladin) died at some point after the switch to Pathfinder.

Kickstarter Goal was 750.000 for essentially just Episode 1 and 2. they made it to 3,5 mil on the first day. The grand total was 11+mil

@williamlittle3325

2 жыл бұрын

750k was for 1 episode. So episodes 1 and 2 cost 1.5 million.

@ShadowyFox_86

Жыл бұрын

It was the fastest funded Kickstarter ever at that point. It made the news in sources that never even talk about role-playing things.

Scanlan and Pike are both gnomes! Also, their game used to be pathfinder and they switched to 5e when they started streaming, so your comment about percy's class makes sense! Edit: In regards to Vex sensing a dragon - she is a ranger whose fave enemy is a dragon, i'm assuming that was how they decided to portray that feat.

@corporealghoul

2 жыл бұрын

You are correct with Vex and her sensing dragons. It was her chosen favorite enemy and dragons play a HUGE part in the Chroma Conclave arc so their DM Matt felt it would be a great tool for the team.

@loadofcheese

2 жыл бұрын

I believe it was the Primeval awareness feature that rangers get, which tells you if one of the types of creatures are within range, but not how many or where they are.

@baseballjustin5

2 жыл бұрын

@@loadofcheese correct. And so she usually goes searching for dragons

My favourite Taliesin Jaffe trivia is that he was(I believe)the VO director for Hellsing Ultimate and got Seras Victoria's voice actor to say "Bitches Love Cannons" on the DVD commentary as he enjoyed the Abridged version so much!

@ChaosMind10531

2 жыл бұрын

Wait really?!?

@dandydeadpool

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChaosMind10531 Yup! I'm sure it's on KZread somewhere if you search for it!

@canadiankazz

2 жыл бұрын

True! And I think that he helped encourage T4S to finish Hellsing Abridged as well. "If I can finish this series, so can you!" (About the several year long delay in the English dub coming out)

@anonymousname5860

2 жыл бұрын

Also Cthulhu’s nephew

@Blue_Lunacy

2 жыл бұрын

@@anonymousname5860 Na... He is the elder god himself.

The party in the beginning is essentially The Fellowship. Old wizard, halfling rogue, human ranger, elf archer, fighter dwarf.

@niravathu7353

2 жыл бұрын

I believe they are based on the designs of the characters from the OLD OLD D&D cartoon? Only heard that from another reactor though so unsure

@golfer435

2 жыл бұрын

@@niravathu7353 Sure but the wizard is obviously gandalf

@xenonuke1194

2 жыл бұрын

@@niravathu7353 maybe, haven't seen it though so idk

@bcn1gh7h4wk

2 жыл бұрын

oh, they fell alright. "YOU! SHALL NOT! SURVIVE THE FIRST AAAAAAAACT!"

@FrosenHell

2 жыл бұрын

Comparing Lotr with this 🗑️. Wow

It's funny hearing them talk about the Bard class, when in the live show, Scanlan was legitimately MVP in so many different points.

@AndreyKrichevsky

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, if anything i'm kinda annoyed they made Scanlane sillier and hornyer then in the actual game... Almost too much...

@joeb8935

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndreyKrichevsky yeah as someone who has gotten a decent chunk through C2 but mostly only heard about C1 i was expecting to like scanlan alot more than i did

@TulkasLifts

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndreyKrichevsky it's a problem with putting 80+ hours of d&d into a 12 ep series. He was definitely like that during this arc though. It wasn't til near the end of chroma conclave that he had more depth, but it won't be til season 2 or 3 that we see it.

@AndreyKrichevsky

2 жыл бұрын

@@TulkasLifts Yes, but also, not exactly. It's things like the fact that most of his songs are sexual in the show while they were more situational in the game. Or the part in episode 7 when he proposes the distraction plan and Vex doesn't take him seriously in the show because he's the silly bard, while in the game they didn't doubt his skills but just didn't want him to go alone. I feel like they just diled his sillines up to make him THE comic relief, and i'm not sure they needed to do that. Though i just saw the Q&A and turns out Sam and Travis wrote episode 7, so it's interesting to know that the moment i mentioned was Sams own choice for the character.

@Terramagu

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndreyKrichevsky I feel like there was a subtle undercurrent of not taking him super seriously during the actual show too. Like, he was always competent - at least, after the jump to 5e. Remember that Kraghammer was his first kill in all the entire campaign - but even before the end of the Conclave I always felt like they were taking him for granted.

Just so y’all can see, yes both Pike and Scanlan are gnomes.

@Volition366

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't Pike a halfling?

@artificialraspberify

2 жыл бұрын

@@Volition366 Nope she's a gnome

@JangoMango007

2 жыл бұрын

@@Volition366 nope, a gnome

@Marzy99

2 жыл бұрын

@@Volition366 Nope Lady Kima is a halfling though

@billygilmore6515

2 жыл бұрын

Gnomes according to player's handbook can be taller than halflings

Pike - Gnome Cleric Scanlan - Gnome Bard Percy - Human Fighter Grog - Goliath Barbarian Keyleth - Half Elf Druid Vex - Half Elf Ranger Vax - Half Elf Rogue

@crystallxix1493

2 жыл бұрын

Keyleth isnt an half elf

@carlycchapman

2 жыл бұрын

@@crystallxix1493 Yes she is, go back and look at her information in the streams and on the CR wiki, even Marisha herself said Keyleth was a Half-Elf

@crystallxix1493

2 жыл бұрын

@@carlycchapman Huh.... always thought she was pure elf

@MmeHyraelle

2 жыл бұрын

@@crystallxix1493 i was confused too but i remembered the long lifespan comes from aramanthe!

@carlycchapman

Жыл бұрын

@@crystallxix1493 Yeah, no. I can understand the mistake though, especially because of the stuff she gets from being not only a Druid, but a Circle of the Moon Druid and other stuff.

Couple of fun facts for you: You mentioned Khary Payton being Aqualad in Young Justice, but Phil Bourassa, the lead design artist for Young Justice and several other DC movies, did the lead character design for this series. You called out Lady Allura as looking very much like Daenerys, and the fun coincidence is that she is played by GoT alumni Indira Varma (Lady Sand). Pike and Scanlan are both gnomes, while Lady Kima (the gruff shorter woman on the council) is a halfling. Vex and Vax being mistaken for one another is a running gag that never ends. EVER. They are also half elves, as denoted by their pointed but not oversized ears. Grog is a goliath, but I think they weren't necessarily able to use that term due to D&D owning it. The studio that worked on this is Titmouse, who made Legend of Korra, Metalocalypse, Big Mouth, and many more. The group we see at the beginning that the dragon kills was meant as a reference to the old tropes of D&D and Lord of the Rings. Killing them off was a way of saying that this is very much not going to be a traditional D&D campaign. The story of episodes 1 and 2 are an original story that never appeared on stream, but the basis for it did happen in the Critical Role team's home game before it started being broadcast. Sam does sing as Scanlan, both in the live stream and this, but in the live stream he would riff on hit songs from the radio, whereas in the animated series they have had to write entirely new songs for the series. There's a whole set of KZread videos about the behind the scenes making of this series. I would really recommend checking them out, either as reactions or just on your own. The music and casting videos especially are worth a watch.

@notquitecenter

2 жыл бұрын

Slight correction, Titmouse animated the intro to ATLA and a LoK video game. The main animation studio for LoK was Studio Mir (Korean), with a handful of episodes done by Pierrot (Japanese).

@benjeffries2610

2 жыл бұрын

Top notch trivia my good friend. 👍🏼

@daviddeis6613

2 жыл бұрын

Additionally, Sam wrote all those songs with his brother-in-law, Peter Habib.

@carlycchapman

2 жыл бұрын

Khary is also Cyborg in Teen Titans, which they're also watching right now. 🤣

@LadyLier17

2 жыл бұрын

Lady Kima is voiced by Stephanie Beatriz notable known for her roles in Brookling 99, In The Heights and Encanto

Just FYI, during the games, Scanlan sang a little diddy for almost every bardic inspiration that he gave

@Zombiewithabowtie

2 жыл бұрын

Like the time he sang the theme of the Washington Commanders, and Travis (Who supports the Dallas Cowboys) threw the Bardic Inspiration die away.

@mkang8782

2 жыл бұрын

The songs Sam used/sang were all copyrighted songs, so he and his brother (?) came up with entirely new, original songs.

@ShadowyFox_86

Жыл бұрын

When Scanlan shamed characters to death, you knew it was going to be a good time.

About Scanlan: He's a gnome bard. The story behind it is that Sam and Liam are best friends and when Liam decided he wanted to play d&d for his birthday one year Sam said that he didn't know anything about d&d but he was up for it. He asked Liam the worst class and the worst race and thus Scanlan was born. Over the series I'm sure you'll see how great he made the combo.

@baseballjustin5

2 жыл бұрын

And Liam, I think, has picked every Race/Class for Sam. But let him handle everything else, not sure about the new campaign thougj

The first 2 episodes are an introductory, pre-stream, story to help you get your bearings with so many characters. The next 10 episodes are a longer story arc with more time to develop. So for this first episode, yeah they're rushing a few things in, lots of tropes, but give it time and I think you'll enjoy it. Scanlan and Pike are gnomes. Also, did you note that Matt Mercer was drawn in the episode? He becomes a where's waldo/Stan Lee person game.

@omegashark1837

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely finds it’s bearings more in episode 3.

@VoiceNerd

2 жыл бұрын

100% these are good introductory episodes and then episode 3 gets to the really good stuff. One and two are definitely good for folks unfamiliar. I hope they don't pass on this series

@hdns4

2 жыл бұрын

@@VoiceNerd They're already on episode 5 on patreon so nothing to worry about I think.

I'm sure Taliesin would appreciate the old gun talk :D

@matthewletexier

2 жыл бұрын

I love hearing him talk about the way the pepperbox works and why it is weird and kinda trash and should absolutely break 10% of the time

Did y’all catch Stephanie Beatriz from Brooklyn 99 in the cast? Her voice acting is amazing. There’s a video where she switches from her real voice to her Rosa voice and it’s shocking.

Holy shit! Been a Critter since C1E3 on the Geek & Sundry stream, super excited (and SHOCKED) that you guys are watching this. LOVE IT

@joshuah5255

2 жыл бұрын

You have me beat by two episodes I'm in the exact same boat. Time to see these Two Worlds Collide

@BradWilson1969

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuah5255 I started right in that area too. Not sure which it was, but I first saw them on the TableTop Day livestream, then went back and watched the month or so that I had missed.

6:50 "I like the music" so glad to say that was an instrumental version of a song written actually by their bard and sung by two of the cast members. Sam Riegel truly is the best.

30:52 Critical Role actually do have a good history of coming up with very good lines on the spot, and a decent few of them have made it into the series so far

@knuckles543

2 жыл бұрын

And then there’s bangers like “life needs things to live”

@Zombiewithabowtie

2 жыл бұрын

@@knuckles543 "Help, it's again."

@vespernight4236

2 жыл бұрын

@@knuckles543 "the Ruby of the Sea is the best..lay ever!" Is a great one.

@SuddenlyCthulhu

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zombiewithabowtie we're going it's bad.

@stevenclark5173

2 жыл бұрын

"Water under the bridge, I killed my whole family"

So I never watched critical role, but I recognized some of the voices. What killed me most is that the voice actor for Grog also voices Roy mustang in FMA and FMAB. He’s a damn good actor if he can play both characters lol

@unicornburger16

2 жыл бұрын

He’s awesome, Grog is without question my favorite character. He’s so freaking badass and funny, both here and in the original campaign.

@erichall090909

2 жыл бұрын

Travis Willingham is awesome. Grog is an amazing character but he really is able to stretch his legs with his campaign 2 character Fjord Stone

I am so happy that Calvin knew about pepperbox, everything he said was correct.

A fun bit of trivia: Grog's echoing belch was performed by the actor's wife who plays Vex.

Yeah, Vox is an entire theme of "well that escalated quickly".

I really loved the breakdown after watching the show - as a long time critter (fan of CR) and backer to the kickstarter I was totally hyped to see the 'pre stream' arc. There are a lot of hidden easter eggs just for fans, but nothing that takes away from new people enjoying the show. Pike and Scanlan are both gnomes though. Percy (the gunslinger) in this world is the person who invented the gun - at this stage in the world-building, he is the ONLY person with a pepperbox (a type of old handgun) and it's... not exactly reliable as you can see from the bar fight.

@ShadowyFox_86

Жыл бұрын

🤣 The number of times that pepperbox almost exploded in Percy's face.

My favorite part of this episode was the meta Matt Mercer posting the quest for the players to pick up off the job board.

@djcowell91

2 жыл бұрын

And literally getting pissed on for it. 🙂 You can watch for him in every episode, and sadly that's one of the better ways he's treated!

Fun fact, I started watching CR because of Blind Wave. I watched their RPG first and got introduced to D&D kinda then went to find other groups and found Critical Role. Been in love ever since and I am super excited to watch you guys watch this !!

@Anu32148

2 жыл бұрын

You must feel great seeing everything come full circle!!

@animemaniak6236

2 жыл бұрын

It’s funny because I went on the exact same trajectory. I was sorta aware of D&D even before that but watching Blind Wave’s Dungeon Crawlers campaign really made me fall in love with the game and the rest is history...

Given the success of this show, it wasn't about "if" they were going to react to it, but "when."

@madisonbird9324

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve never heard of the show or critical role? Are they really that big?

@bonkibonk2568

2 жыл бұрын

@@madisonbird9324 they’re one of, if not, the most well-known dnd show in the ttrpg community. I don’t think there’s a dnd player who hasn’t at least heard of them.

@delusional4041

2 жыл бұрын

@@madisonbird9324 I guess it depends on what you mean by "big". Their weekly D&D game gets thousands of active viewers every week on Twitch. This show was entirely crowd funded by their community to the tune of over $10,000,000. They have 1.6 million subscribers on their KZread channel. Within their niche? They are titans. If you are even a little bit into tabletop role playing games, there's a really good chance you've heard of Critical Role. In the grand scheme of all of entertainment? They are pretty small potatoes. Pretty successful small potatoes, but small nonetheless.

@Awsomeman328

2 жыл бұрын

@@delusional4041 the only correction I would give to this answer is that they get TENS of thousands of active viewers every week. I myself was more referring to the series's success on Amazon, getting 4-5 stars on everything as far as i can tell.

@z0is0i

2 жыл бұрын

@@madisonbird9324 if you’re not much into D&D, chances are you haven’t heard of them, they’re big, but they’re still niche

I love that Grogs burp in the palace is actually Laura Bailey

Love that you're watching this! The first two episodes are good but episode 3 is really where things get kicked up a notch!

Was waiting for this reaction impatiently. So happy you are reacting to this. It is such a good show.

If you look closely the first group of adventures that dies is inspired by the fellowship of the ring

@notyourfathersdm

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure they're also a reference to the Companions of the Hall, the other typical/archetypal adventurer party from fantasy lore. Killing them immediately is a brilliant way to say "this ain't your father's adventuring party"

@baseballjustin5

2 жыл бұрын

The rock falling om the guy also reminds me of a story of a past campaign that Matt had DM where a player was being obnoxious so he killed off their character (and they SO)

There are a lot of easter eggs, to be sure, but they're in there just for fun. The PCs are sort of archetypal, in part because these were many of the players' first characters. And yes, Pike and Scanlan are both gnomes and Grog is a goliath in the home game, but called a half-giant in the show.

There's an episode of Star Wars Rebels, "Fighter Flight" where practically every character who isn't in the main cast is voiced by Liam O'Brien. Liam voices an old man who is threatened by an imperial officer, who is also voiced by Liam O'Brien. And Liam O'Brien's Imperial officer commands a storm trooper who is also voiced by Liam O'Brien. It's just all Liam O'Bren.

As others have noted, episodes 1 & 2 are adapting events in their campaign from before Critical Role started streaming. They had originally been playing in Pathfinder (hence Percy being a gunfighter), but when they began streaming, they switched to D&D 5e, so Matt Mercer had to homebrew a gun system. The gun being so unique to the setting is a plot point that gets addressed later. The show isn't a 1:1 adaptation of the Vox Machina campaign, but they chose specific moments and dialog to include from the story arc the season focuses on.

THANK YOU! The amount of love everyone put into the making of this series shows. Campaign 1 was soooo much fun to watch, I think you'll love it. EDIT: didn't even think about this being uploaded on a THURSDAY. Best day of the week.

I don't think I've let out a more resounding "YASSSSS!" since Raishan's failed Charisma save.

@daviddeis6613

2 жыл бұрын

That reminds me... Where's Larkin?

@jaffarebellion292

2 жыл бұрын

@@daviddeis6613 Only Ioun knows such things...

They've actually put Matt Mercer's real face in every episode with his voice. Scanlan and Pike are both gnomes.

The actual gameplay is very theatrical too. Not only are they good at voicing and immersing into their characters. The most incredible thing is, how they play together. Each character could be a showstealer, but they know when to step back for the others. The voice acting is incredible, but the teamplay is out of this world.

Vex is a Ranger, and dragons are her favored enemy so she can sense them

Both scanlan and pike are gnomes (little and point ears), for comparison lady kima (council member) is a halfling (little and round ears), vax, vex, and Keyleth are all half elves, grog is a goliath (half giant for the show and copyright), and percy is human... (alot of the dnd terms or spells are changed in the show for copyright purposes) As for percy and his guns he is the inventor of this world's first guns, all his designs are based on historical versions of the guns which is why his hand gun is classified as a pepperbox. You will get more info as the show progresses but he does name all his inventions and this one is called "the list" The first group you see in the initial intro that get tpk-ed are a homage to the lord of the rings crew and to illustrate that this show is not "classic" fantasy The animation studio is the same studio that did legend of korra, and the character designer was the same guy that has done all the DC animated character designs. 1st two episodes are just an intro to the characters and abilities the 3rd ep and beyond deal with a fan favorite arc from early on in thier first campaign.

Man I just binged this show over the last couple weeks. It is awesome.

Worlds are colliding lol, glad you discovered TLOVM. I was one of the backers back then and love the show (and CR)

Just some info because I’m a huge Critical Role fan! - Percy is a Fighter with a homebrew Gunslinger subclass, that was converted from Pathfinder as that’s how they started. - This episode and episode 2 are a pre-stream adventure, but every episode from then on is from the stream. They played this campaign for about two years before streaming. - Grog is a Goliath, Percy is Human, Vax, Vex, and Keyleth are Half-Elves, Pike and Scanlan are Gnomes. Love the reaction from folks unfamiliar with the campaign. I hope you guys enjoy the show!

I'm in the middle of the Vox Machina campaign. It's very interesting to watch, especially because of Matt Mercer, but all of them really. Matt has a couple of brilliant characters, there's a powder merchant, some time aroung episode 30... It's a pearl! you guys have to see it! (I'll eventually post the exact place, I took note of it, because it is precious!) I'm enjoying this very much.

I am so unspeakably happy you're reacting to this show!!!!

i was hoping y’all would do this one! so excited!!

So pumped that you guys are checking out this show! Got into it purely because I wanted to see Travis Willingham (Col. Roy Mustang) play a big dumb barbarian, and I've been obsessed with the show since!

As a New Critter myself I’m so geeked to see Blind wave reacting to it!! Can’t wait for all the post discussions for the show

Percy is a homebrew fighter subclass i belive kinda like a ranged champion fighter

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Before they started streaming, Critical Role was playing Pathfinder, so Percy was the Gunslinger archetype for fighter. Then, they had to homebrew it into DND 5e, lol

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And I think now they actually have their archetypes printed up in their own campaign hardcover so people can play these cool ideas in 5e. Wizards of the Coast have given CR so much love since they gained real popularity and recognition.

Hell to the yessssssss!!!! I am so happy you guys are doing this show!!!

My favorite part of that dragon fight was when it sheared off a chunk of the cliff because Dragons aren't like your average monster, they're smart AF and will cheat whenever possible to gain an advantage. If you go into a dragon fight unprepared it will probably just fly up beyond weapons range and roast you to death with its breath attack. "Oh you're warding yourselves from damage, OK I'll have a cliff crash down on you."

I WAS SO HOPING TO SEE THE GUYS REACT TO THIS

The first group who die at the beginning were a nod to a particular group of adventurers, a fellowship, if you will, who had something to do with rings.

I really love the cast. Also this isn't first time I've seen that has Laura and Travis together. Lust and Roy from Fullmetal Alchemist Black Widow and Thor from Marvels 2010s animated universe (Avengers Assemble & Ultimate Spider-Man.

I genuinely gasped when I saw this notification!!!!! On a Thursday too! I just got done watching the most recent stream of Campaign 3! It makes me so happy you guys are watching it!! It gets so good

What you guys are reacting to this now!! I had given up hope you guys would cover it, I’m so glad you’re reacting to this and love the show

So glad you decided to check this one out. I've been loving the show so far!

When they started this campaign they were playing in pathfinder. When they went to stream they switched to 5e. This made the subclass of fighter he was using, gunslinger, not a thing in 5e. So Matt had to “home brew” some of the things to make them fit in 5e.

This was a great reaction video. I really like the discussion afterwards, and am definitely looking forward to seeing more!

i'm SO HAPPY you guys are reacting to this show, it's amazing and i'm really excited to see what you think!

Sam Riegel who plays Scanlan was originally singing pop songs during the game that couldn't be licensed for the cartoon. So he went back in with his Brother and wrote and recorded all of Scanlan's songs you hear in the show.

I am absolutely living for this show and I’m so stoked to see you guys try it out

Omg yes!!! I’ve been watching all these Vox Machina reactions but hoping you guys would have one. So excited!

The party at the start are a parody of the Fellowship of the Ring. Grog was indeed a goliath, but they had to change it to half giant for copyright reasons, since that's owned by WotC.

HOLY SHIT I cant believe you guys are reacting to this show, this is like two of my favorite worlds just clashing together I'm so happy

Can't wait for more of your reactions of this show!

Yes!! Been waiting for you guys to hop on this one. You and Bobby chill are my go to for vox reactions now 😁

That TPK'd party at the start was a play on the traditional DnD party, and also Lord of the Rings

I'm so glad you guys are reacting to this. You guys are in for a wild ride lol Looking forward to your reactions of the show.

omg i'm so happy you're reacting to it! just finished watching this season, it's SO GOOD

YES! YES YES! Please keep this series up! I’m so excited to see you guys reaction to this show!

I'VE NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED FOR YOU GUYS TO REACT TO THIS

The fact that both Stephanie Beatriz and David Tennant are in this-

I just started watching a few days ago and I'm loving the show, so happy you guys are reacting to it.

Also glad to see you guys reacting to this, I had been nurturing some hope you would!

I have just started this show today out of the blue was not expecting this

So excited about this one! And the last batch of episodes releases this week, too, so just in time to binge!

I am so excited that you guys are getting into this show!

You guys should check out “your turn to roll” it’s the theme song for vox machina and the players all sang it together! Really cool

OMG I WAS STARTING TO THINK THIS WASN'T HAPPENING BUT IM SO HAPPY IT IS!

Yes. So glad you guys are doing this!

Omg I wasn't expecting them to react to this ! Excited to see their opinions to it !! Really gets better the more you watch

Never heard of this before, definitely will add to my watch list and watch along. Love the group, vibe of the show, looking forward to see how this show plays out.

YESSSS!!! I was waiting for you guys to react to Vox Machina. I'm really happy you guys are doing this

I'm so happy there are reactions of this being made. This show is great!

i'm so happy u guys are checking this out, its gets better and better!

Great reaction! Yes, there are a ton of easter eggs (and even more dice hidden in the background). Matt Mercer, the DM, shows up as cameos multiple times during the season. For example, the guy that was pissed on is an animated elven version of him, easily recognizeable by his sideburns and glorious hair. There are some videos which compare the major story beats side by side (original campaign vs tv show). Overall I am super stoked for how they made it, and I really hope you will enjoy it as well! Scanlan and Pike are gnomes. Pike is a cleric but she will be referred to throughout as a "holy person", Grog is a Goliath, but a lot of things have been slightly changed or given nicknames due to copyright issues.

So stoked you guys are doing this series it's amazing

So excited to see you guys reacting to this! By chance I happened to catch the first episode of Critical Role as it aired, and have been a huge fan ever since (with Campaign One, which this show is based on, as my favorite). Rick had a really good catch -- the game started as a Pathfinder game among friends in the voice-acting industry. When they started streaming on Twitch, they switched to D&D 5e as a less 'crunchy' game system, but brought over some things like Percy as a Gunslinger class and Pike's goddess being a Pathfinder diety (here just called "The Everlight" to avoid copyright issues). *Major* inside joke, but I'll bet a lot of Critters got a kick out of Aaron referring to Pike's "sigil" (and pronouncing it correctly).

Glad you guys are reacting to this! I think you folks will enjoy it!

+Blind Wave I am sooo so excited for you to start this journey!! This is just the beginning the real journey hasn’t even started yet. Boy are you in for a treat!! And if it makes Eric feel better I had no idea what critical role even was nor do I have any idea about DnD…and honestly I have trouble getting into animation. So I was absolutely shocked how much I quickly fell in love with this show

LETS GOOOO IM SO EXCITED FOR YOU GUYS TO REACT TO THIS

Vox Machina is Latin for 'voice machine', a reference to their careers as voice actors.

I been waiting for this, just knew you'd guys would watch it. Im living the series

I love that you’re reacting to this series!