Grog has a quote from the stream “I have an intelligence of 6 I know what I am doing”.

@JonathanMandrake

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Grog is even illiterate, and he's well known for being bad with numbers and money/haggling. Lovable, gentle when he wants, loyal and unwilling to give up, but intelligence is REALLY not his strong suit

The reason why the whole door debacle was funny is begun throughout Campaign 1, the team had an incredibly hard time dealing with locked doors.

@Dragon_Lair

2 жыл бұрын

It's also hilarious because their problems with doors carry over into episode 3 when inside their own keep.

@Omn1Media

2 жыл бұрын

I loved them fiddling with the lock on Krieg's door and how everyone struggled (probably rolled terribly) and then Vax just nails it with that sandwich tooth pick!

@JaayCeez

2 жыл бұрын

Its not just C1, in C3 the probpem has risen yet again lol, and in C2 they had sinilar issues too. Doors and Chairs are their kryptonite haha.

@PhasedTM

2 жыл бұрын

LOL yup, doors have been their worst enemy through every single campaign!

@ForeverDegenerate

2 жыл бұрын

@@JaayCeez At least in C3, the problem is a legit one in that the C3 party didn't have a Lockpick Specialist. They do now, though, so doors are no longer an issue. I do find it funny that Travis was like, "I don't give a fuck what class I'm playing, I'm going to take Proficiency in Lockpicking!" In C2, it was somewhat legit because it was largely due to low levels. Once they got high enough level, doors, largely, became a non-issue because Sam, being the Rogue, couldn't fail on lockpicking. To the best of my recollection, there was only one instance where they had a door issue at higher levels and that was because they made the mistake of not sending the Rogue. But, hey, they're only human. They're going to brain fart once in a while. C1 though... that was just a lot of bad luck (dice rolls) and inexperience as players (not considering that they would have to deal with locked doors when assigning who would do which part of the mission).

Fun Fact: Blue dragons are known to collapse their own lair to kill intruders. Usually this plan doesn't involve the dragon's own death, so they can just reclaim everything afterwards, including what the would-be thieves had on them.

They ARE top tier VA's. And they're voicing the characters that they created, in a world they built. Together. How could they not give Award-Winning performances? 😆

Percy is the Gunslinger and Keylith is the Druid.

@catatemyname7801

2 жыл бұрын

If you have difficulty remembering Keyleth's name, she is also called Kiki by the Critters and later by VM ;)

@ForeverDegenerate

2 жыл бұрын

@@catatemyname7801 And by The Sun Tree. I can't wait to see who they got to voice him. I mean, unless Matt's going to voice him. Which I could see. Part of me wants them to get Matthew McConaughey to voice him, lol.

"Keep some of those fangs, get some scales while you're at it..." In the game, they had a Bag of Holding with a purely ridiculous amount of loot and souvenirs. Including a troll dick, so that was an easter egg for the Critters. "That made me sad..." Congratulations, you have now met Liam O'Brien (Vax). He can always be counted on to bring the pathos. Not for nothing did Matt Mercer end up designing a College of Tragedy bard subclass at his suggestion... (It's in the "Tal'Dorei Reborn" campaign book) Liam has also talked about how much the Dragonlance books meant to him as a youngster (his fave was Raistlin, because of course it was), so he might well be responsible for that fancy Lance of Dragon Slaying we got a glimpse of in Gilmore's. The sandal in the same shop is a reference to Gary Gygax.

@markamanic

2 жыл бұрын

And lets not forget the best selling romantic novel Tusk Love.

@IceMetalPunk

2 жыл бұрын

Liam, the resident Critical Sad Boi.

@andrewwebb3248

2 жыл бұрын

@@markamanic Or the Ferret next to a skull

Floating around the Critterverse, you will hear many times how people are taking stuff from Critical Role and adding it into their home games. I would not be surprised in the slightest if your DM took some inspiration from the streams to create a memorable shop for your game.

@Omn1Media

2 жыл бұрын

It was Marcus and Markus' Marvelous Market haha

@sybariticcupboardrat3763

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the cast of CR openly encourage people to put characters from the show into their home games if they want to. They're cool like that.

I had the same notion about the animation, but on repeat viewings I did not find it jarring at all. Not that it was a big complaint to begin with. I cried out of sheer joy during the fight scene in this episode. Loving these reactions, can’t wait for the third one!

One of the lore things about blue dragon fights specifically is electrifying their hordes to fight off intruders. Loved that touch

That should've be a dead giveaway since Krieg showed up without any scratches or damages, I didn't notice it at first. Gone, gone the form of man, through the fire rises the blue dragon

@TheHutt0326

2 жыл бұрын

He also asks "How did you survive?" upon seeing them.

@T0NI_

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the first thing I thought after the massacre scene was "Where the hell was krieg during all of this?" and then I realized that, yeah, probably him

@ForeverDegenerate

2 жыл бұрын

@MercenaryX84 "Gone Gone Manly Form. Arise Blue Dragon Iron Storm!"

@MercenaryX84

2 жыл бұрын

@@ForeverDegenerate Nice one

The third episode is when the story really kicks in!!

Different studio than invincible, but same art director as young justice I believe!

@Ozgarthefighter

2 жыл бұрын

Correct on all accounts.

5:27 Tusk Love is an easter egg from Campaign 2. At one point the party buys a copy of it and reads from it, forcing Matt to narrate a passage of improv smut, and it became a running joke. 6:30 is also an in-joke reference. The CR group has had multiple notorious moments of getting stuck on doors they can't get past because of a series of bad rolls.

@jcbass2u

2 жыл бұрын

There are two more easter eggs in Gilmore's Glorious Goods shop, on the shelf behind Gilmore are the skull of a triceratops (ScanBo foreshadowing), and also from campaign 2 a stuffed ferret, a reference to "Sprinkle", Jester's pet ferret. Not to mention the Matt sightings in every episode of the animated series. Absolutely loving this series.

@rcaron2482

2 жыл бұрын

Also the portal painting is also from Campaign 2. The Ruby of the Sea

@blackbenetavo7715

2 жыл бұрын

@@rcaron2482 No, it's not. That painting in no way looked like a tiefling. It's obviously meant to be a dragonborn or shapeshifted dragon. Also, this is 20 years before Marion Lavorre as we see her in C2. Though you might reasonably expect The Ruby of the Sea to be famous enough to have paintings of her hanging up on another continent circa campaign 2, she'd still be at the relative beginning of her career in this time period, and not yet internationally famous.

yes percy and keyleth

i liked the way they did the dragon made it stand out and just gave it a more threatening sinister appearance imo

Loving the reactions so far. Keep it up.

Can’t WAIT for your reaction to the next one.

I was just told to watch this. I love that you're reacting to it.

God this shit is so good. I’ve been obsessed and I can’t wait till the next 3 episodes.

@andrewwebb3248

2 жыл бұрын

If these episodes drop on Thursday again "Is it Thursday yet?" has a whole new second meaning

so glad that they are able to condense these stories into a series and make it fun to watch for not only original critters but for what i hope are new critters seeing it for the first time ;) Welcome to the fandom

Glad you're enjoying this!

The studio is titmouse I think that's how you spell it. But they did avatar and korra

I’m so excited to see what you think of episode three 👀

oh Critical Role played on our heartstrings the way Dragon Force's Herman Li plays Through Fire And Flames on his guitar! And I suspect LVM will do exactly that!

David tenent wow lol tbh my first thought is the do ter when think of h8m just such a diference his range of voice acting is just amazing

they were only level 7 in that fight against the dragon

@Omn1Media

2 жыл бұрын

Okay cool, I was thinking they were lvl 1 or some shit haha

still can't believe that's david tennant man so good

Oh god's yess it's The Brierwood's story ark.

VOX MACH ALL DAY!!

If you go back and re watch episode one, pay attenchion to Kriegs fae when Finch sergests capturing the Dragon, it's subtle but one you've seen episode two it stands out.

ill agree that the cgi is a bit stark but it gives the Big Bad the other worldly Unbelievable quality that i think dragons deserve. just that chomp of the trees from last episode alone really made me realize how big a threat dragons are....and ive been playing for ttrpgs 20 years. like they were always a big threat but...that was terrifying! anyway, CR just loves killing their friends and each other, with Felicia Day playing that commander that got super zapped, Grog giving Tennet a splitting headache, and the main cast voicing most of the back ground character, most notably the two soldiers who ran away from the fight being Matt and Marisha; a couple who falls to their gruesome deaths together, stays together~ I love that David Tennet was one of the first to sign on after the main cast and their close friends cause Sam knew him; such a big name grab for the cast!

How could you cut out Scanland's hand scene??

😂😂 honestly I wonder how many DMs are getting called out for using CR elements in their campaigns, now that maybe their players who hadn't watched it before because, yk, 1000+ hours of content, are watching tLoVM.

Yeah I agree about the dragon, It would have been way better imo if it were hand drawn animation but I understand why they had to do cg

i think it is the same studio but don't quote me

Yeah those 4 stones with the one that had the green eye... Really not good...

I kind of like how the dragon has a different sort of look. I'm no animation guru, but for me it makes it sort of pop, makes the dragon look impressive.

This is actually something covered in deep lore about dragons dragons. The reason dragons always look a little off is because they are hyper realistic.They are the only living thing that doesn't originate from the gods. This includes Plants weirdly enough. Dragons are made of the raw magical potential of the prime material plane. This is why anti magic fields do not negate their aura of fear. It's not considered magic. It's considered the fact that they look too real to be real. So, in a way, dragons being CGI in a traditional animated universe actually does fit with Dungeons & Dragons lore, in a weird sense. If you didn't notice, the minute the dragon was dead, some of it's body immediately reverted to traditional animation, while other parts remained cgi. This is because, without the life force of the Dragon, all that was left was matter, just like everything else in the world.

@Omn1Media

2 жыл бұрын

Respect the thought but I think it's as simple as budget which is common from this animation studio. It looks less real to me than everything else, not hyper real as you say.

@JeronisLeror

2 жыл бұрын

@@Omn1Media agreed from the viewers perspective, but, think about what it would look like to animated characters: Intimidating, More animated/alive, and too real to stop.

@Omn1Media

2 жыл бұрын

@@JeronisLeror I mean it would just look like a dragon and that would be terrifying. I don't see how the choice of making it CGI has any narrative weight. It's not as if they are aware they are 2D and fictional. Hope that doesn't come off rude or anything, I just don't see how it would correlate.

@JeronisLeror

2 жыл бұрын

@@Omn1Media also valid. No offense taken. Hope to see your reaction to the rest of the season. It's a real spoopy time.

Why did Slyas run up to shove his hand in the guy, only to then dash back and grab the tree trunk and use that to kill the other two? Why not just… kill all 3 with it?

@TheHutt0326

2 жыл бұрын

Cause he was playing with his toys. Silas and Delilah aren't the types to kill their opponents in the most efficient way, they want to have fun with them.

@cas2762

2 жыл бұрын

Sylas just wanted to play a little. He’s having fun with his evil!