Caught up on Critical Role
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schneefinkFiiinally I'm caught up on Critical Role! Have some episode notes.
E58
0:03 Ashley Johnson <3
0:15 Yasha seems more active, weird ^^
0:34 "Bone Orchard" is a very poetic name
Somewhere in there, before Beau and Caleb went off on their own, Sam called them "the Empire kids" ^^
3:15 Captain Fjord being surprisingly good at intimidation :D
…idk, not that much I found noteworthy happened this episode. They had some initial thoughts about whether or not supporting the Dynasty in their war against the Empire is a good idea, but no conclusions and that will almost certainly come up again later.
E59
0:16 Aww, Beau remembers what Dairon said ^^
0:20 Fjord making friends!
0:27 "Cat’s Ire. We discussed." Heh, way to make it sound ominous.
0:28 "Do you trust me?" "Fluffernutter." Jester&Nott :D
1:02 isn't this a bit late to start diplomacy? ^^ eh, if it works.
1:24 as someone I think on reddit said, Caduceus’ belief in fate is a very convenient reason to follow DM plothooks
1:38 Jester to Fjord "If the animals die I’m going to kill you." Fjord: "nah, you won’t, you love me." Heh.
1:54 Aww, Beau awkwardly helping out sick Jester
2:21 Aww, Nott worrying that going on an adventure without her husband makes her a bad person. And that she’s not the same anymore, and what will she do etc., so she asks Caleb :)
2:25 "What about that Caduceus though" heh
2:28 Aww, Jester and Fjord very awkwardly kinda-flirting
2:32 riding on moorbounders past burning giant spider webs, cool image
3:01 Caduceus powering up Beau with radiant fists, super-cool. And later saving Fjord from an insta-kill, and he convinced the giant to come who kills the mosquito demon, definitely the episode MVP.
3:49 Trees with snakehead branches! And an undead giant…
E60
0:36 That Caduceus+Yasha combo!
0:43 everyone's face when Matt rips up that character sheet for that NPC ^^
1:20 giant tortoise!
1:22 careful of the logo ^^
1:49 should have just turned it into a regular fucking turtle to begin with xD
2:01 giant flower pit, eventually :)
2:45 "Oh they got it" and while her friends fight Beau has her notebooks and asks Caleb about a theory, nerd :D
3:31 ow, poor Yasha :( nightmares suck
3:37 yeah, all of them have different relationships with their gods, I like it
3:40 Yasha going out in the storm to talk to her god :)
3:45 Yasha doodling a dick on the ground because that’s what Jester does for her god xD
3:48 the Storm Lord talks to her! :D
3:51 "Where do you find your strength?" (that is familiar) and then it gets cheesy for a bit ^^
3:53 feathers!
E61
0:30 "Hey, do you guys all want to be disciples of the Traveler?" ^^
0:37 uh-oh, memory gaps in tragic backstory… surprisingly common ^^
0:39 Yasha: I think about revenge every day. Jester: we could help you kill them all! Yasha: sounds like a lot of fun.
0:55 ahaha let’s do theater ^^
1:02 poor guy ^^
1:17 Eh, that Speak with Dead I would say is technically a little meta-gaming, since I doubt Caduceus would do it if Taliesin didn’t know Matt had plans for that NPC, but whatever.
1:24 "Hey dad, it’s Jester…" ^^ She misses him, she barely knows him! And then she talks with her mom too, aww.
1:30 Did the Wildmother say "Rest well, my Clay"? …suddenly I realized the meaning of that name.
1:38 oh no, Uk’otoa is finally punishing Fjord for withholding that orb and his powers have gone wonky… No wonder he’s panicking.
2:38 "Hey, remember how fortunate you are to be alive here, as humans?" good point ^^
3:01 Aw, Fjord asking another half-orc for advice about living, being accepted etc.
3:12 they get a house! Very cool.
E62
0:27 rooftop garden! And then a big tree on top of that, heh.
0:41 aww, Jester painting wildflowers in Yasha’s room
1:13 uh-oh, a letter from the Solstryce Academy in Zadash for them…
1:18 Empire kids talking about wth to do :)
1:45 Beau inviting Essik for dinner – and then again but with a forced smile ^^
1:52 Beau is a successful host ^^ And Essik does teach Caleb some dunamancy spells, nice
1:59 nice emotional blackmail Caleb, "I told you my dark past now you should tell me yours"
2:04 "There is no danger from my past" – uh, ok Fjord, but your present…
3:14 Caduceus as hippy drow ^^
3:23 ground whitestone!
3:52 Beau asking Fjord for advice, nice. And Fjord asking the relevant questions, like if she cares about the Empire
E63
0:34 huh, Essik trusts them, nice.
0:35 Beau trying to offer advice to the Bright Queen – idk why I like the idea of them together so much
0:50 sure, let’s found our own country ^^
0:55 loyalties are difficult
1:20 Jester the adorable tiny goth moth :) and very stupid.
1:37 awwww Caleb and Beau are glad the other is here and say so
1:48 Jester-in-disguise using Vex’ voice :D Taliesin’s reaction is great.
1:54 Yeza would be so proud of his badass wife :)
2:46 Orphanmaker! Someone recognizes Yasha!
2:57 Marisha and Liam clinging to Travis who can cast counterspell ^^
3:15 Fucking Bane, man. And Taliesin reminding Matt all the time ^^
3:32 everyone else either fighting the hobgoblin or looking for the drow, while Fjord is patiently doing crowd control, heh.
3:50 Yeah of course he recognized Jester ^^
E64
0:21 uh-oh, Nott thinking about starting drinking again…
0:39 Yashi? Orphi? Nope xD
0:55? – I missed the time stamp but the moorbounder licking Caleb after just having eaten a corpse is disgusting.
1:05 uh-oh, Nott is indeed drinking again.
2:23 Beau tried to impress Yasha with her kill and it's working xD
2:27 Fjord and "Jessie" flirting in battle, adorable
2:43 grave clerics, so convenient
3:05 Angel of irons, huh
3:15 Jester’s diplomacy is… amazing xD
E65
Omg what are these DnDBeyond ads ^^
0:59 glowing moorbounder!
1:54 most awkward prayer ^^
2:39 or so: huh, Arbor Exemplar, a seed of the Wildmother, and not healthy…
2:45 aww, the Traveler supporting Jester (Scrying, this time)
3:02 long, lush description of a dream for Caduceus. Then: "Fjord." Everyone: uh-oh…
3:04 oh wow, the Wildmother rescuing Fjord from Uk'otoa! Temporarily but still.
3:09 Hi Kiri!
3:11 Aww, Beau awkwardly trying to bond with Yasha
3:31 Jester falls and Fjord immediately dives after her – and then while impressing her injures the tree of the Wildmother, heh ^^ And then does it again later *facepalm*
3:37 and giant eagle!Caleb carrying Nott up, aww.
3:55 poor Matt, sometimes even signing off is difficult ^^
E66
Omg what are these DnDBeyond ads…
0:17 "You’re a leaf on the wind, nothing bad ever happens to somebody who’s a leaf on the wind" MATT
0:19 Fjord used up his spells to show off for Jester, oops ^^
0:29 jumping on the back of a Roc, of course :)
0:41 Matt and Liam talking bird to each other ^^
1:06 so tense!
1:23 "HELLO, BEES"
2:41 Fjord asking Caduceus for advice about following the Wildmother :)
2:48 "15 minutes a day" – I really hope there is fic about this.
3:18 "The Orphanmaker has arrived. Where can we find you. Doo doo doo doo do…" xD
3:38 Aww, Jester offering Yasha that they can be her new family.
E67
These fucking DnDbeyond ads. This time, Sam’s Last Will.
0:53 fucking a spider in combat is an action, good to know ^^
1:08 Yasha is thinking ahead, what if they want to have lunch but do not have any left-over spider carcasses? ^^
3:03 third map of the episode! …long dungeon crawls tend to get a bit tedious. Undead this time, thank the gods they have two clerics :)
E68
0:14 Nott and Yasha thinking about the worst thing that could happen down here – look back to this afterwards…
0:17 "What do you mean, Caleb killed his own family?" "It 's a figure of speech" heh
0:20 Yasha: "I'm learning how to people" a+
0:23 aww, Caleb feeling awkward around Nott now that she has her husband back
0:29 Caduceus got his life management skills from dealing with his siblings ^^ like smiling in the face of fear.
0:55 Aww, Laura calling Travis to clarify Jester’s abilities xD
1:37 uh-oh, Nott running off the bridge…
1:42 Jester jumping off after her!! And Sam putting more and more post-its on Laura 's picture on his flask, heh (I can’t read them but I bet they’re hilarious.)
1:51 "Thank you!" *stab* mind-control fucking sucks
I just realized that they still have Laura’s giant pink dice bag on the table even though Laura isn’t here :)
2:33 "The laughing hand, timeless and seeking the torment of all, the undying chosen" uh-oh…
2:49 oh shit she got sucked into the mirror!! And Matt has a map with mirrors, of course he does.
2:52 faced with another version of herself, Yasha immediately attacks. Probably a good call as an adventurer, but still…
3:09 mirror doubles are delightfully creepy.
3:14 "There’s a lot happening in here" Caduceus, master of the understatement
3:15 Caduceus’ spiritual guardians are dragonflies! Very cool
3:20 BAMF!Caduceus, f yeah
3:44 so busy wondering about how they can get in there, they don’t stop to wonder if they should…
E69
What the fuck are these DnDBeyond ads. Sam saying he will master debate Liam *facepalm* And he needs help, of course he does.
0:19 Nott finally asks Jester about the flask ^^ And they’re finally having a conversation making use of the not/Nott confusion
0:25 Nott and Jester teasing about Caleb being handsome, heh, weird. Their conversation was good though.
0:29 but will Liam master debate with the whip? *facepalm*
1:00 "Why have you followed me?" "That was several sessions ago…"
1:02 Caleb trying to cast Suggestion on an opponent most likely way more powerful *facepalm* Lucky Oban apparently either didn’t notice or care
1:03 uh-oh, a former compatriot of Yasha’s… memory problems for her too?
2:46 "one hp left" – I forgot about the bonus damage – convenient ^^ Okay that was Oban but the Laughing Hand is still there…
3:05 Nott gave mindcontrolled!Yasha a flower from her hair before running away, aww
3:18 yeah all of their nerves are so fucking blank
3:25 a nearly-dead Fjord asking Yasha "why" – I thought they all understood that she’s being mind-controlled?, apparently not
3:30 Beau runs back into the room and pulls the nearly-dead Fjord out of the grasp of the Laughing Hand, who is still grappling him through the Wall of Fire, with a heroic strength check :)
3:32 Taliesin: "my brain is made of panic" poor guys :(
3:32 Jester pulling Beau out with her whip would have been cool
3:36 Beau, with Fjord over her shoulder, evading two attacks must also look cool
3:43 Damn, if Jester had gotten Yasha with her whip…
3:56 Beau: "Yasha made a choice" – so she too thinks Yasha acted voluntarily?
3:58 Ah, so Jester thinks Yasha was mind-controlled, opinions differ
4:01 Oooh shit Jester is going to use Sending for Yasha all the time… this will hurt… and Jester still believes in her…
4:02 Beau, growing into being actual leader of the group
4:17 Matt alone with Ashley was bad enough, but I thought he’d at least call the others back in for the goodbye, but he didn’t, and somehow that made all of it more ominous :(
E70
Omg what are these DnDBeyond ads xD Sam is so happy to do the radio play sound effects…
0:19 Taliesin’s German accent xD
0:36 “what did we do wrong?” well, Caduceus, you were pretty careless…
0:40 Caduceus doesn’t mean to raise his voice ^^
0:50 “Caduceus, you’re a good guy, what would a good guy do” heh ^^
0:54 ooooh shit Obann is back
0:56 oh no Jester crying :(
0:59 aww, Beau is trying to take other people’s opinions into account
1:16 wait Nott buys stuff? ^^
1:25 the broken sword is actually significant! I was so curious if Taliesin was on the completely wrong track here.
1:29 aww, Beau trying to cheer up Jester. Great conversation. I love Beau so much.
1:35 Caleb trying to cheer up Beau and telling her she is good too, aww.
1:36 Wait, Beau’s father wanted her to take over the business, I thought they didn’t? Hm. And she still remembers his advice. I really look forward to meeting Beau’s family.
1:43 Fjord tries to warn people, against the advice of the Bright Queen, okay
1:50 Luke is safe in Nicodranas, good
1:56 yeah sure, Jester, talk the Traveler into holding his gathering in a volcano ^^ (one that iirc is associated with the Wildmother, even…)
2:00 the Traveler says there are many eyes on the M9, hmm, especially the storm’s on Yasha… and “without faith, what am I,” nice
2:01 yeah, Firefest xD
3:09 not Astrid after all, huh, but she does know him
3:30 Clay family backstory f yeah!
3:35 someone write the fic where Caduceus actually is 2,000 years old ^^^
3:35 “Who the fuck is the Raven Queen” oooh I bet Laura enjoyed that xD
3:39 Beau asking Jester to send a message to Dairon! :D Aaand Dairon is in trouble, shit.
3:43 roommate problems xD
3:50 Dairon! :D Dairon's back, Beau is gonna be in trouble :D
E71
0:16 very valid questions all! Oh man Dairon and Beau are so much fun together.
0:24 Beau has been working on asking nicely and thinks they could work on it together but it's not in Dairon's skill set ^^
0:36 Dairon thought it would be a suicide mission…
0:46 Didn't Dairon already meet Caduceus? And see the group Beau is with enough to see that Mollymauk isn't with them anymore? Ah well, Molly could have been temporarily elsewhere and names are hard.
1:00 “Thank god my friends like each other! …uh…” ^^
1:05 Caduceus: “finally, someone with a positive attitude!”
1:38 Aww, mother-daughter reunion with Jester and Marion
1:40 Another kid-parent reunion with Luk and Veth and Yeza! Aww, Luk is so excited. And Yeza tells him that his mom is an adventurer!
1:47 Aww, Luke gets Nugget, perfect
1:49 about mutual rescues: Marion: “I would call that friendship.” Beau: “oh, I was going to call it unhealthy,” and Taliesin just absolutely loses it, heh.
1:54 pleeease I want fanart of Beau in that dress
2:24 Nott is a trans narrative. Feeling wrong in her skin, feeling like a fake etc…. Great conversation between her and Caleb
2:29 damn botched arcana check ^^ if Caleb starts looking into necromancy because of this…
2:40 holy shit Matt and his props ^^
2:42 btw Marisha and Taliesin sitting next to each other again is nice ^^
2:54 giving your kid crystals when he heats his veggies, aww ^^
2:57 aww, Yeza and Veth/Nott are adorable. “Do you need me to tell you to leave? … Then go.”
3:00 Nott and Luke are adorable too.
3:06 oh shit, Uk’otoa…
3:13 Dairon is the best xD
E72
What are these DnDBeyond election ads xD
0:36 “It’s probably fine. – I cast Mage Armor.” Relatable.
1:13 Beau being carried by a giant eagle in a snow storm and then falling down – oops…
1:23 They do meet the keeper, from the Dust family :)
1:50 “if you know, it’s not faith” yep
2:10 Whitestone is in Calgary ^^
2:42 “Can I now have advantage on history checks?” “You can roll them with enthusiasm.” Matt Mercer <3
2:43 Fjord asks Jester to contact Vandren!
2:52 yes Fjord has boundaries! Even in a relationship with an eldritch monster or whatever Uk’otoa is to get his powers back. And interested in the Wildmother! Great conversation between him and Jester.
2:59 of course Fjord has a dream
3:06 holy shit Fjord!!!
3:13 of course Caduceus immediately heals him – and then carries him, aww
3:30 aww, all of them giving Fjord equipment and weapons.
3:33 Aww, Beau still calls him cap’n. And Nott makes fun of him ^^ The accent change, too (I would not have noticed that at first, I’m bad at accents)
The Search for Bob:
Vox Machina is back!
0:49 poor Travis having to play two characters ^^
2:09 just when it looked like they could avoid a fight (some nice negotiation by Percy), some other monster turns up
2:49 Uh-oh, Keyleth down to 1 HP – level 20 doesn’t mean undefeatable…
3:05 ok so the words itself were terrible, but Scanlan to the rescue again
3:14 automatic success on Divine Interventation at level 20! Hail Sarenrae!
3:42 wow, it actually worked, Bob has his mind back
3:57 destination wedding one-shot xD
I also watched Matt Mercer´s one-shot with Stephen Colbert, aww it´s adorable how excited Stephen is to play D&D again.
E58
0:03 Ashley Johnson <3
0:15 Yasha seems more active, weird ^^
0:34 "Bone Orchard" is a very poetic name
Somewhere in there, before Beau and Caleb went off on their own, Sam called them "the Empire kids" ^^
3:15 Captain Fjord being surprisingly good at intimidation :D
…idk, not that much I found noteworthy happened this episode. They had some initial thoughts about whether or not supporting the Dynasty in their war against the Empire is a good idea, but no conclusions and that will almost certainly come up again later.
E59
0:16 Aww, Beau remembers what Dairon said ^^
0:20 Fjord making friends!
0:27 "Cat’s Ire. We discussed." Heh, way to make it sound ominous.
0:28 "Do you trust me?" "Fluffernutter." Jester&Nott :D
1:02 isn't this a bit late to start diplomacy? ^^ eh, if it works.
1:24 as someone I think on reddit said, Caduceus’ belief in fate is a very convenient reason to follow DM plothooks
1:38 Jester to Fjord "If the animals die I’m going to kill you." Fjord: "nah, you won’t, you love me." Heh.
1:54 Aww, Beau awkwardly helping out sick Jester
2:21 Aww, Nott worrying that going on an adventure without her husband makes her a bad person. And that she’s not the same anymore, and what will she do etc., so she asks Caleb :)
2:25 "What about that Caduceus though" heh
2:28 Aww, Jester and Fjord very awkwardly kinda-flirting
2:32 riding on moorbounders past burning giant spider webs, cool image
3:01 Caduceus powering up Beau with radiant fists, super-cool. And later saving Fjord from an insta-kill, and he convinced the giant to come who kills the mosquito demon, definitely the episode MVP.
3:49 Trees with snakehead branches! And an undead giant…
E60
0:36 That Caduceus+Yasha combo!
0:43 everyone's face when Matt rips up that character sheet for that NPC ^^
1:20 giant tortoise!
1:22 careful of the logo ^^
1:49 should have just turned it into a regular fucking turtle to begin with xD
2:01 giant flower pit, eventually :)
2:45 "Oh they got it" and while her friends fight Beau has her notebooks and asks Caleb about a theory, nerd :D
3:31 ow, poor Yasha :( nightmares suck
3:37 yeah, all of them have different relationships with their gods, I like it
3:40 Yasha going out in the storm to talk to her god :)
3:45 Yasha doodling a dick on the ground because that’s what Jester does for her god xD
3:48 the Storm Lord talks to her! :D
3:51 "Where do you find your strength?" (that is familiar) and then it gets cheesy for a bit ^^
3:53 feathers!
E61
0:30 "Hey, do you guys all want to be disciples of the Traveler?" ^^
0:37 uh-oh, memory gaps in tragic backstory… surprisingly common ^^
0:39 Yasha: I think about revenge every day. Jester: we could help you kill them all! Yasha: sounds like a lot of fun.
0:55 ahaha let’s do theater ^^
1:02 poor guy ^^
1:17 Eh, that Speak with Dead I would say is technically a little meta-gaming, since I doubt Caduceus would do it if Taliesin didn’t know Matt had plans for that NPC, but whatever.
1:24 "Hey dad, it’s Jester…" ^^ She misses him, she barely knows him! And then she talks with her mom too, aww.
1:30 Did the Wildmother say "Rest well, my Clay"? …suddenly I realized the meaning of that name.
1:38 oh no, Uk’otoa is finally punishing Fjord for withholding that orb and his powers have gone wonky… No wonder he’s panicking.
2:38 "Hey, remember how fortunate you are to be alive here, as humans?" good point ^^
3:01 Aw, Fjord asking another half-orc for advice about living, being accepted etc.
3:12 they get a house! Very cool.
E62
0:27 rooftop garden! And then a big tree on top of that, heh.
0:41 aww, Jester painting wildflowers in Yasha’s room
1:13 uh-oh, a letter from the Solstryce Academy in Zadash for them…
1:18 Empire kids talking about wth to do :)
1:45 Beau inviting Essik for dinner – and then again but with a forced smile ^^
1:52 Beau is a successful host ^^ And Essik does teach Caleb some dunamancy spells, nice
1:59 nice emotional blackmail Caleb, "I told you my dark past now you should tell me yours"
2:04 "There is no danger from my past" – uh, ok Fjord, but your present…
3:14 Caduceus as hippy drow ^^
3:23 ground whitestone!
3:52 Beau asking Fjord for advice, nice. And Fjord asking the relevant questions, like if she cares about the Empire
E63
0:34 huh, Essik trusts them, nice.
0:35 Beau trying to offer advice to the Bright Queen – idk why I like the idea of them together so much
0:50 sure, let’s found our own country ^^
0:55 loyalties are difficult
1:20 Jester the adorable tiny goth moth :) and very stupid.
1:37 awwww Caleb and Beau are glad the other is here and say so
1:48 Jester-in-disguise using Vex’ voice :D Taliesin’s reaction is great.
1:54 Yeza would be so proud of his badass wife :)
2:46 Orphanmaker! Someone recognizes Yasha!
2:57 Marisha and Liam clinging to Travis who can cast counterspell ^^
3:15 Fucking Bane, man. And Taliesin reminding Matt all the time ^^
3:32 everyone else either fighting the hobgoblin or looking for the drow, while Fjord is patiently doing crowd control, heh.
3:50 Yeah of course he recognized Jester ^^
E64
0:21 uh-oh, Nott thinking about starting drinking again…
0:39 Yashi? Orphi? Nope xD
0:55? – I missed the time stamp but the moorbounder licking Caleb after just having eaten a corpse is disgusting.
1:05 uh-oh, Nott is indeed drinking again.
2:23 Beau tried to impress Yasha with her kill and it's working xD
2:27 Fjord and "Jessie" flirting in battle, adorable
2:43 grave clerics, so convenient
3:05 Angel of irons, huh
3:15 Jester’s diplomacy is… amazing xD
E65
Omg what are these DnDBeyond ads ^^
0:59 glowing moorbounder!
1:54 most awkward prayer ^^
2:39 or so: huh, Arbor Exemplar, a seed of the Wildmother, and not healthy…
2:45 aww, the Traveler supporting Jester (Scrying, this time)
3:02 long, lush description of a dream for Caduceus. Then: "Fjord." Everyone: uh-oh…
3:04 oh wow, the Wildmother rescuing Fjord from Uk'otoa! Temporarily but still.
3:09 Hi Kiri!
3:11 Aww, Beau awkwardly trying to bond with Yasha
3:31 Jester falls and Fjord immediately dives after her – and then while impressing her injures the tree of the Wildmother, heh ^^ And then does it again later *facepalm*
3:37 and giant eagle!Caleb carrying Nott up, aww.
3:55 poor Matt, sometimes even signing off is difficult ^^
E66
Omg what are these DnDBeyond ads…
0:17 "You’re a leaf on the wind, nothing bad ever happens to somebody who’s a leaf on the wind" MATT
0:19 Fjord used up his spells to show off for Jester, oops ^^
0:29 jumping on the back of a Roc, of course :)
0:41 Matt and Liam talking bird to each other ^^
1:06 so tense!
1:23 "HELLO, BEES"
2:41 Fjord asking Caduceus for advice about following the Wildmother :)
2:48 "15 minutes a day" – I really hope there is fic about this.
3:18 "The Orphanmaker has arrived. Where can we find you. Doo doo doo doo do…" xD
3:38 Aww, Jester offering Yasha that they can be her new family.
E67
These fucking DnDbeyond ads. This time, Sam’s Last Will.
0:53 fucking a spider in combat is an action, good to know ^^
1:08 Yasha is thinking ahead, what if they want to have lunch but do not have any left-over spider carcasses? ^^
3:03 third map of the episode! …long dungeon crawls tend to get a bit tedious. Undead this time, thank the gods they have two clerics :)
E68
0:14 Nott and Yasha thinking about the worst thing that could happen down here – look back to this afterwards…
0:17 "What do you mean, Caleb killed his own family?" "It 's a figure of speech" heh
0:20 Yasha: "I'm learning how to people" a+
0:23 aww, Caleb feeling awkward around Nott now that she has her husband back
0:29 Caduceus got his life management skills from dealing with his siblings ^^ like smiling in the face of fear.
0:55 Aww, Laura calling Travis to clarify Jester’s abilities xD
1:37 uh-oh, Nott running off the bridge…
1:42 Jester jumping off after her!! And Sam putting more and more post-its on Laura 's picture on his flask, heh (I can’t read them but I bet they’re hilarious.)
1:51 "Thank you!" *stab* mind-control fucking sucks
I just realized that they still have Laura’s giant pink dice bag on the table even though Laura isn’t here :)
2:33 "The laughing hand, timeless and seeking the torment of all, the undying chosen" uh-oh…
2:49 oh shit she got sucked into the mirror!! And Matt has a map with mirrors, of course he does.
2:52 faced with another version of herself, Yasha immediately attacks. Probably a good call as an adventurer, but still…
3:09 mirror doubles are delightfully creepy.
3:14 "There’s a lot happening in here" Caduceus, master of the understatement
3:15 Caduceus’ spiritual guardians are dragonflies! Very cool
3:20 BAMF!Caduceus, f yeah
3:44 so busy wondering about how they can get in there, they don’t stop to wonder if they should…
E69
What the fuck are these DnDBeyond ads. Sam saying he will master debate Liam *facepalm* And he needs help, of course he does.
0:19 Nott finally asks Jester about the flask ^^ And they’re finally having a conversation making use of the not/Nott confusion
0:25 Nott and Jester teasing about Caleb being handsome, heh, weird. Their conversation was good though.
0:29 but will Liam master debate with the whip? *facepalm*
1:00 "Why have you followed me?" "That was several sessions ago…"
1:02 Caleb trying to cast Suggestion on an opponent most likely way more powerful *facepalm* Lucky Oban apparently either didn’t notice or care
1:03 uh-oh, a former compatriot of Yasha’s… memory problems for her too?
2:46 "one hp left" – I forgot about the bonus damage – convenient ^^ Okay that was Oban but the Laughing Hand is still there…
3:05 Nott gave mindcontrolled!Yasha a flower from her hair before running away, aww
3:18 yeah all of their nerves are so fucking blank
3:25 a nearly-dead Fjord asking Yasha "why" – I thought they all understood that she’s being mind-controlled?, apparently not
3:30 Beau runs back into the room and pulls the nearly-dead Fjord out of the grasp of the Laughing Hand, who is still grappling him through the Wall of Fire, with a heroic strength check :)
3:32 Taliesin: "my brain is made of panic" poor guys :(
3:32 Jester pulling Beau out with her whip would have been cool
3:36 Beau, with Fjord over her shoulder, evading two attacks must also look cool
3:43 Damn, if Jester had gotten Yasha with her whip…
3:56 Beau: "Yasha made a choice" – so she too thinks Yasha acted voluntarily?
3:58 Ah, so Jester thinks Yasha was mind-controlled, opinions differ
4:01 Oooh shit Jester is going to use Sending for Yasha all the time… this will hurt… and Jester still believes in her…
4:02 Beau, growing into being actual leader of the group
4:17 Matt alone with Ashley was bad enough, but I thought he’d at least call the others back in for the goodbye, but he didn’t, and somehow that made all of it more ominous :(
E70
Omg what are these DnDBeyond ads xD Sam is so happy to do the radio play sound effects…
0:19 Taliesin’s German accent xD
0:36 “what did we do wrong?” well, Caduceus, you were pretty careless…
0:40 Caduceus doesn’t mean to raise his voice ^^
0:50 “Caduceus, you’re a good guy, what would a good guy do” heh ^^
0:54 ooooh shit Obann is back
0:56 oh no Jester crying :(
0:59 aww, Beau is trying to take other people’s opinions into account
1:16 wait Nott buys stuff? ^^
1:25 the broken sword is actually significant! I was so curious if Taliesin was on the completely wrong track here.
1:29 aww, Beau trying to cheer up Jester. Great conversation. I love Beau so much.
1:35 Caleb trying to cheer up Beau and telling her she is good too, aww.
1:36 Wait, Beau’s father wanted her to take over the business, I thought they didn’t? Hm. And she still remembers his advice. I really look forward to meeting Beau’s family.
1:43 Fjord tries to warn people, against the advice of the Bright Queen, okay
1:50 Luke is safe in Nicodranas, good
1:56 yeah sure, Jester, talk the Traveler into holding his gathering in a volcano ^^ (one that iirc is associated with the Wildmother, even…)
2:00 the Traveler says there are many eyes on the M9, hmm, especially the storm’s on Yasha… and “without faith, what am I,” nice
2:01 yeah, Firefest xD
3:09 not Astrid after all, huh, but she does know him
3:30 Clay family backstory f yeah!
3:35 someone write the fic where Caduceus actually is 2,000 years old ^^^
3:35 “Who the fuck is the Raven Queen” oooh I bet Laura enjoyed that xD
3:39 Beau asking Jester to send a message to Dairon! :D Aaand Dairon is in trouble, shit.
3:43 roommate problems xD
3:50 Dairon! :D Dairon's back, Beau is gonna be in trouble :D
E71
0:16 very valid questions all! Oh man Dairon and Beau are so much fun together.
0:24 Beau has been working on asking nicely and thinks they could work on it together but it's not in Dairon's skill set ^^
0:36 Dairon thought it would be a suicide mission…
0:46 Didn't Dairon already meet Caduceus? And see the group Beau is with enough to see that Mollymauk isn't with them anymore? Ah well, Molly could have been temporarily elsewhere and names are hard.
1:00 “Thank god my friends like each other! …uh…” ^^
1:05 Caduceus: “finally, someone with a positive attitude!”
1:38 Aww, mother-daughter reunion with Jester and Marion
1:40 Another kid-parent reunion with Luk and Veth and Yeza! Aww, Luk is so excited. And Yeza tells him that his mom is an adventurer!
1:47 Aww, Luke gets Nugget, perfect
1:49 about mutual rescues: Marion: “I would call that friendship.” Beau: “oh, I was going to call it unhealthy,” and Taliesin just absolutely loses it, heh.
1:54 pleeease I want fanart of Beau in that dress
2:24 Nott is a trans narrative. Feeling wrong in her skin, feeling like a fake etc…. Great conversation between her and Caleb
2:29 damn botched arcana check ^^ if Caleb starts looking into necromancy because of this…
2:40 holy shit Matt and his props ^^
2:42 btw Marisha and Taliesin sitting next to each other again is nice ^^
2:54 giving your kid crystals when he heats his veggies, aww ^^
2:57 aww, Yeza and Veth/Nott are adorable. “Do you need me to tell you to leave? … Then go.”
3:00 Nott and Luke are adorable too.
3:06 oh shit, Uk’otoa…
3:13 Dairon is the best xD
E72
What are these DnDBeyond election ads xD
0:36 “It’s probably fine. – I cast Mage Armor.” Relatable.
1:13 Beau being carried by a giant eagle in a snow storm and then falling down – oops…
1:23 They do meet the keeper, from the Dust family :)
1:50 “if you know, it’s not faith” yep
2:10 Whitestone is in Calgary ^^
2:42 “Can I now have advantage on history checks?” “You can roll them with enthusiasm.” Matt Mercer <3
2:43 Fjord asks Jester to contact Vandren!
2:52 yes Fjord has boundaries! Even in a relationship with an eldritch monster or whatever Uk’otoa is to get his powers back. And interested in the Wildmother! Great conversation between him and Jester.
2:59 of course Fjord has a dream
3:06 holy shit Fjord!!!
3:13 of course Caduceus immediately heals him – and then carries him, aww
3:30 aww, all of them giving Fjord equipment and weapons.
3:33 Aww, Beau still calls him cap’n. And Nott makes fun of him ^^ The accent change, too (I would not have noticed that at first, I’m bad at accents)
The Search for Bob:
Vox Machina is back!
0:49 poor Travis having to play two characters ^^
2:09 just when it looked like they could avoid a fight (some nice negotiation by Percy), some other monster turns up
2:49 Uh-oh, Keyleth down to 1 HP – level 20 doesn’t mean undefeatable…
3:05 ok so the words itself were terrible, but Scanlan to the rescue again
3:14 automatic success on Divine Interventation at level 20! Hail Sarenrae!
3:42 wow, it actually worked, Bob has his mind back
3:57 destination wedding one-shot xD
I also watched Matt Mercer´s one-shot with Stephen Colbert, aww it´s adorable how excited Stephen is to play D&D again.
