[QuickTidal]

worry, on 06 February 2023 - 12:45 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 03 February 2023 - 12:41 PM, said:

I'm now 2 eps into todays batch of episodes of VM on Prime

Spoiler

An elf city moving and hiding using magic? Hmmm, where have I seen that before?

Billy Boyd?! Way cool. At first I thought the little satyr/imp was one of Matt's, but the more he talked I was like....man that's Pippin!

Speaking of voices....Cheech Marin playing Trinket's voice when Vox and Keyleth are high was a stroke of genius! LOL And The Fonz as Pike's dad too. What a boon of guest voices!

Sidebar/Worldbuilding question: Champ or Slow Ben; Is Fenthras' bow the same bow that Xerxus and Co. find pieces of in Avillir prior to the Calamity?

Spoiler

Main dragon is Lance Reddick too. That's good casting!

Hply crap, you're right! Yeah, he's awesome too!

[Abyss]

QuickTidal, on 06 February 2023 - 01:14 PM, said:

worry, on 06 February 2023 - 12:45 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 03 February 2023 - 12:41 PM, said:

I'm now 2 eps into todays batch of episodes of VM on Prime

Spoiler

An elf city moving and hiding using magic? Hmmm, where have I seen that before?

Billy Boyd?! Way cool. At first I thought the little satyr/imp was one of Matt's, but the more he talked I was like....man that's Pippin!

Speaking of voices....Cheech Marin playing Trinket's voice when Vox and Keyleth are high was a stroke of genius! LOL And The Fonz as Pike's dad too. What a boon of guest voices!

Sidebar/Worldbuilding question: Champ or Slow Ben; Is Fenthras' bow the same bow that Xerxus and Co. find pieces of in Avillir prior to the Calamity?

Spoiler

Main dragon is Lance Reddick too. That's good casting!

Hply crap, you're right! Yeah, he's awesome too!

The voicework is very strong in this series.

[champ]

Abyss, on 06 February 2023 - 07:18 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 06 February 2023 - 01:14 PM, said:

worry, on 06 February 2023 - 12:45 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 03 February 2023 - 12:41 PM, said:

I'm now 2 eps into todays batch of episodes of VM on Prime

Spoiler

An elf city moving and hiding using magic? Hmmm, where have I seen that before?

Billy Boyd?! Way cool. At first I thought the little satyr/imp was one of Matt's, but the more he talked I was like....man that's Pippin!

Speaking of voices....Cheech Marin playing Trinket's voice when Vox and Keyleth are high was a stroke of genius! LOL And The Fonz as Pike's dad too. What a boon of guest voices!

Sidebar/Worldbuilding question: Champ or Slow Ben; Is Fenthras' bow the same bow that Xerxus and Co. find pieces of in Avillir prior to the Calamity?

Spoiler

Main dragon is Lance Reddick too. That's good casting!

Hply crap, you're right! Yeah, he's awesome too!

The voicework is very strong in this series.

They talk about this on one of the watch party episodes where they kept going for big names expecting to be turned down but they kept landing who they wanted.


Edit:

I also absolutely loved the music for... (tv show spoilers):

Spoiler

Keyleth and her fire elemental transformation, first in the fire realm and then in the battle with Saundor when it suddenly kicks in after she changes, great sequence!

This post has been edited by champ: 06 February 2023 - 08:16 PM

[Slow Ben]

The last 3 episodes are so damn good.

Episode 10 is probably my favorite of the entire series so far, at least through the first watch. Sam Riegels song during the battle is going straight on my DM DnD battle playlist.

[Slow Ben]

Campaign 1 MAJOR spoilers. Dont friggin read this QT!

Spoiler

I wonder if theyre setting up for Scanlan leaving at some point during Season 3, and Taryon coming on like they did in Campaign 1? Seems like it.

Setting up his arc, with Scanlan coming back at some point. I can see it going both ways, they've been mostly true to the story so far, but Scanlans also pretty popular. But i also remember being sad when Scanlan left, but then Taryon was also freaking awesome. Sam Riegels the man.

[champ]

Slow Ben, on 10 February 2023 - 11:24 PM, said:

The last 3 episodes are so damn good.

Episode 10 is probably my favorite of the entire series so far, at least through the first watch. Sam Riegels song during the battle is going straight on my DM DnD battle playlist.

That episode was all parts epic!!

Spoiler

I had been looking forward to the Kevdak fight for a long time but damn, that went beyond what I was expecting.

Slow Ben, on 10 February 2023 - 11:32 PM, said:

Campaign 1 MAJOR spoilers. Dont friggin read this QT!

Spoiler

I wonder if theyre setting up for Scanlan leaving at some point during Season 3, and Taryon coming on like they did in Campaign 1? Seems like it.

Setting up his arc, with Scanlan coming back at some point. I can see it going both ways, they've been mostly true to the story so far, but Scanlans also pretty popular. But i also remember being sad when Scanlan left, but then Taryon was also freaking awesome. Sam Riegels the man.

Spoiler

I think that is what they are setting up. It was a big emotional beat of campaign one.


They keep showing Scanlan not agreeing with their actions and that it is going to get them killed which is obviously leading up to his death and his subsequent reaction to when he is revived.

[Tsundoku]

S02E10:

"Grip it, whip it, and make the bald man cry!"



S02E11:

OMG the look on Umbrasyl's face when ...

This post has been edited by Tsundoku: 11 February 2023 - 01:12 PM

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

The Kevdak battle and the lead-in to it were dope, as was the final battle in S02E12. I ended up surprised by the outcome of that battle, as everyone's comments upthread had me expecting a different outcome. This show really hits all the marks!

[QuickTidal]

Yeah, it was an exceptional finale to the season. Really enjoyed it. It's funny, way back in the first ep with the guy being like "Where does your strength come from?"....I knew the answer, but it's nice to see Grog come to it on his own over the whole season of events. My fave bit was when his cousin gave him the axe and he like leaned down and asked it if it could hear him...just to make sure. LOL

Can't wait to see what's in store next season!

[Dolmen 2.0]

Hi guys,

Just wanted to step out the floor boards, chirp up and thank you for getting me into Critical Role and DnD in general.

Finished my catch up and currently sitting just 2 episodes behind current games. I will admit it took me a while to get onboard the Bell's hell's bandwagon. Not sure i got the narrative appeal but the character choices have been WILD. Campaign 2 with the Mighty Nein was stellar storywise. It had me running my own VTT's and I only just finished my first campaign. It's incredible to watch it all animated. Travis and Sam outdid themselves on production.


DnD wins all around regardless of how WotC self imploded this year. Just really loving the way TtRPG has taken off. The book loving art geek in me is having the very best time and I have malaz to thank for it,

so cheers.

This post has been edited by Dolmen 2.0: 16 February 2023 - 03:16 PM

[Imperial Historian]

Looking forward to finding the time to catch up on this season, hard to believe Critical Role has got to what it is today.

Glad to hear you've enjoyed the journey, I don't understand how people find the time to catch up I've been listening since around Kevdak, and it was an achievement for me to catch up and keep pace, can't imagine catching up on several seasons!

Would love to do a DND session with some malazites some day though!

[Dolmen 2.0]

Imperial Historian, on 17 February 2023 - 12:48 PM, said:

Looking forward to finding the time to catch up on this season, hard to believe Critical Role has got to what it is today.

Glad to hear you've enjoyed the journey, I don't understand how people find the time to catch up I've been listening since around Kevdak, and it was an achievement for me to catch up and keep pace, can't imagine catching up on several seasons!

Would love to do a DND session with some malazites some day though!

That sounds like a good time. Pretty sure we could run a Malazan game on the forums?

I mean Roll20 screenshots would do most of the heavy lifting for battles.

We could plan play windows so its synced up to free time. Also it could be a fully premade adventure to minimise prep and keep playtimes reasonable.


Im no expert but it feels doable.

[LinearPhilosopher]

worry, on 06 February 2023 - 12:45 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 03 February 2023 - 12:41 PM, said:

I'm now 2 eps into todays batch of episodes of VM on Prime

Spoiler

An elf city moving and hiding using magic? Hmmm, where have I seen that before?

Billy Boyd?! Way cool. At first I thought the little satyr/imp was one of Matt's, but the more he talked I was like....man that's Pippin!

Speaking of voices....Cheech Marin playing Trinket's voice when Vox and Keyleth are high was a stroke of genius! LOL And The Fonz as Pike's dad too. What a boon of guest voices!

Sidebar/Worldbuilding question: Champ or Slow Ben; Is Fenthras' bow the same bow that Xerxus and Co. find pieces of in Avillir prior to the Calamity?

Spoiler

Main dragon is Lance Reddick too. That's good casting!

I LOVE Lance Reddick

Imperial Historian, on 17 February 2023 - 12:48 PM, said:

Looking forward to finding the time to catch up on this season, hard to believe Critical Role has got to what it is today.

Glad to hear you've enjoyed the journey, I don't understand how people find the time to catch up I've been listening since around Kevdak, and it was an achievement for me to catch up and keep pace, can't imagine catching up on several seasons!

Would love to do a DND session with some malazites some day though!

Good luck scheduling XD

This post has been edited by LinearPhilosopher: 18 February 2023 - 06:13 AM

[Abyss]

S2 ep 6....

HOLY FUCKING THE FUCK.

[Dolmen 2.0]

LinearPhilosopher, on 18 February 2023 - 06:12 AM, said:

worry, on 06 February 2023 - 12:45 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 03 February 2023 - 12:41 PM, said:

I'm now 2 eps into todays batch of episodes of VM on Prime

Spoiler

An elf city moving and hiding using magic? Hmmm, where have I seen that before?

Billy Boyd?! Way cool. At first I thought the little satyr/imp was one of Matt's, but the more he talked I was like....man that's Pippin!

Speaking of voices....Cheech Marin playing Trinket's voice when Vox and Keyleth are high was a stroke of genius! LOL And The Fonz as Pike's dad too. What a boon of guest voices!

Sidebar/Worldbuilding question: Champ or Slow Ben; Is Fenthras' bow the same bow that Xerxus and Co. find pieces of in Avillir prior to the Calamity?

Spoiler

Main dragon is Lance Reddick too. That's good casting!

I LOVE Lance Reddick

Imperial Historian, on 17 February 2023 - 12:48 PM, said:

Looking forward to finding the time to catch up on this season, hard to believe Critical Role has got to what it is today.

Glad to hear you've enjoyed the journey, I don't understand how people find the time to catch up I've been listening since around Kevdak, and it was an achievement for me to catch up and keep pace, can't imagine catching up on several seasons!

Would love to do a DND session with some malazites some day though!

Good luck scheduling XD

Ah yes, the true final boss of any DnD campaign. XD

[Abyss]

Vox, s2, eps 8-10, Grog's story more or less. GLORIOUS.

Ep 11. "The other way.". I may have passed out from laughing.
Someone tell me they did that in the streaming show?

[QuickTidal]

Abyss, on 22 February 2023 - 03:55 PM, said:

Ep 11. "The other way.". I may have passed out from laughing.
Someone tell me they did that in the streaming show?

I would imagine they did. I can VERY much see Sam Reigel suggesting this out loud as a route "into" the dragon, and Matt laughing his ass off and saying "roll for initiative and stealth"....

[champ]

QuickTidal, on 22 February 2023 - 04:00 PM, said:

Abyss, on 22 February 2023 - 03:55 PM, said:

Ep 11. "The other way.". I may have passed out from laughing.
Someone tell me they did that in the streaming show?

I would imagine they did. I can VERY much see Sam Reigel suggesting this out loud as a route "into" the dragon, and Matt laughing his ass off and saying "roll for initiative and stealth"....

Oh, that did indeed happen including fisting the wound... would you expect anything else from Sam?

Spoiler

A cool tidbit from episode 10 and the campaign...

Spoiler

Travis/Grog actually rolled a natural 20 to finish off Kevdak. In a behind the scenes episode it was revealed that if he hadn't rolled a nat20, the next round he would have been dead dead, game over, lucky git!

[Abyss]

champ, on 22 February 2023 - 05:19 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 22 February 2023 - 04:00 PM, said:

Abyss, on 22 February 2023 - 03:55 PM, said:

Ep 11. "The other way.". I may have passed out from laughing.
Someone tell me they did that in the streaming show?

I would imagine they did. I can VERY much see Sam Reigel suggesting this out loud as a route "into" the dragon, and Matt laughing his ass off and saying "roll for initiative and stealth"....

Oh, that did indeed happen including fisting the wound... would you expect anything else from Sam?

Spoiler

https://www.youtube....h?v=ySAmWaP-zeo

...

dead.
i have laughed myself to death and am dead now.
so very dead.

[champ]

Abyss, on 22 February 2023 - 05:25 PM, said:

champ, on 22 February 2023 - 05:19 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 22 February 2023 - 04:00 PM, said:

Abyss, on 22 February 2023 - 03:55 PM, said:

Ep 11. "The other way.". I may have passed out from laughing.
Someone tell me they did that in the streaming show?

I would imagine they did. I can VERY much see Sam Reigel suggesting this out loud as a route "into" the dragon, and Matt laughing his ass off and saying "roll for initiative and stealth"....

Oh, that did indeed happen including fisting the wound... would you expect anything else from Sam?

Spoiler

https://www.youtube....h?v=ySAmWaP-zeo

...

dead.
i have laughed myself to death and am dead now.
so very dead.

I just absolutely love Matt's face when he is trying to figure out what to do ha!