Critical Role | Best of Sam | 1st Campaign (Ep 1-35)

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5 жыл бұрын

There we go! Over a hundred hours of video edited down to just over three.
I'm a fairly new fan, to both Critical Role and Dungeons & Dragons in general, but I couldn't help but make this as I was going through the episodes.
This video is unofficial and not affiliated with Geek And Sundry or Critical Role in any way.
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@JayHayz 5 жыл бұрын

Intro song: soundcloud.com/user-692430662/crap-battle-the-end

@moagony6056 5 жыл бұрын

Who sings X's and O's at the end?

@samthesam4329 4 жыл бұрын

please

@branedeadzero 4 жыл бұрын

@@moagony6056 Ex's & Oh's by Saddle Up. It's from the Pitch Perfect 3 soundtrack.

@karmakomando 4 жыл бұрын

this is awesome and was literally 3 hours of laughter basically. will you be doing more parts?

@averagegirl7113 3 жыл бұрын

@@moagony6056 it sounds so much like Sam to me....like I can't comprehend that it's not him.

@TheTenacousD 5 жыл бұрын

"I made the worst character but turns out im the best" sam just is scanlan

@Reblwitoutacause 3 жыл бұрын

Scanlan is just Sam

@justadummy8076 Жыл бұрын

It’s funny coz it’s true

@tenryuta Жыл бұрын

tiberius after running away... every fight, "i'm the best character" -metagamer orion

@rafaelplugge3214 5 жыл бұрын

Scanlan taking on an entire house of enemies by himself has got to be my all time favourite combat moment throughout the entire campaign.

@cgvisuals 5 жыл бұрын

Rafael Plugge time stamp? Please

@CrisSelene 5 жыл бұрын

@@cgvisuals 2:26:10

@adamushu 4 жыл бұрын

Scanbo

@jakelaurence30 4 жыл бұрын

Throughout both campaigns*

@saveronshadow 4 жыл бұрын

The only thing that I want to see is an entire episode of the animated series to be made of this scene.

@Vibm 5 жыл бұрын

"I don't like goblins"

@Jorephthefirst 5 жыл бұрын

First hint to Scanlan's backstory, never caught it.

@goblinphreak2132 5 жыл бұрын

@@Jorephthefirst I think the main point on that, is now he plays a goblin in season 2....

@Jorephthefirst 5 жыл бұрын

@@goblinphreak2132 I know that, but at the time Sam didn't had Nott in his plans.

@jakubdrabent8158 5 жыл бұрын

@Tyler K. Halfling, not gnome. But season 2 is all like that, every character has opposition to season 1 character in some regards, Nott is a goblin, while Scanlan hates them, Jester is romantically oblivious prankster, while Vex was mature temptress, Keyleth was a sweetheart, while Beau is cynic asshole, Pike was defender, while Jasha is brutal attacker(also contrast between kind hearted of Cleric and holding back of barbarian), Grog was powerful idiot, while Fjord is weak but charismatic leader et cetera.

@rubosrex7303 4 жыл бұрын

First Campaign he played the son of a mother who was killed by goblins. Second campaign, he plays the mother killed by goblins that has a son halfling.

@TheErusPrime 3 жыл бұрын

"the best of sam" and it's literally just a cut of every time he speaks

@JayHayz 3 жыл бұрын

Basically yes 😂

@alan7723 2 жыл бұрын

And it’s correct

@connorwallace9145 5 жыл бұрын

I like how Matt was disagreeing with labelling bards as the worst.

@TheSilverPhoenix100 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly in 5e Rangers are least impressive I think, anything they can do a fighter can do better, and the archetypes range from ok (horizon walker) to outright detrimental (beast master)

@lolka49hot 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheSilverPhoenix100 They didn't start in 5e and bard is indeed much weeker in 3e altough bard is prolly the top caster class in 5e unless you multiclass

@nantu07 4 жыл бұрын

@@lolka49hot In Pathfinder 1st ed they did more justice to bards. They are usefull as hell, many awesome abilities and the skill ranks alone meke them worth taking. Although it always was a more difficult class to play.

@lolka49hot 4 жыл бұрын

@@nantu07 Depends what you mean but Bard is higher tier in 5e compared to other class especially Lore Bard is stronger than most caster you can make whereas Bard in pathfinder is weaker than all the good spellcaster classes.

@nantu07 4 жыл бұрын

@@lolka49hot Because spellcasting should be only one part of the bard. Performance, inspiratons, skills only second to rogue and fighting skills are there to create (or help to create) a versatile character.

@flyingfujigi8560 5 жыл бұрын

Thats a bard for you. Turns into a Fly sneaks in, Turns into Triceritops and smashes out, smashes into room and funnels enemies into a Stinking Cloud, pretends to hide somewhere, Dimension Doors somewhere else, proceeds to burp fire all over the place, run around proceed to vomit fire all over the place burning down the building, guy tries to stop him so he summons a giant magic hand and throws him off a building, proceeds to jump off roof into giant hand, then just dips. Like you gotta think how confused the enemy NPCs are fighting this guy, 'WTF WAS THAT!"

@cgvisuals 5 жыл бұрын

Flying Fujigi time stamp?

@germfreepizzawi1839 4 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to see them animate fights like that in their upcoming animated series.

@LoryK98 4 жыл бұрын

All of this in like, a minute-ish

@stefanandrews5098 3 жыл бұрын

Best solo run I’ve ever seen in a game

@Captain_Garchomp 3 жыл бұрын

Scanbo, it's Scanlan and Rambo together

@CountryMusicMann 7 ай бұрын

Scanlan's first time using a sword was a critical hit that killed a king. And somehow Scanlan's story only got better from there.

@jasonandrews1770 3 жыл бұрын

Idk what i like more. Sams jokes or travis enjoying sams jokes

@JayHayz 3 жыл бұрын

His reactions are the best haha!

@KarltonFranz 2 жыл бұрын

"You will leave when Burt Reynolds tells you to leave" is an all time Scanlan quote for sure

@Mrsoupysaucepot 2 жыл бұрын

“Here’s the plan… We’re all cows.” And so begins one of the greatest times of the show. 😂😂😂

@willyguston407 4 жыл бұрын

I know people have said this already, but I don't think anything has topped the sequence where Scanlan took out an entire house full of guards by polymorphing into a triceratops and setting it on fire using a fire breathing potion. The sheer amount of joy that I got from revisiting this has completely convinced me to do another re-watch of the first campaign.

@clydek1165 2 жыл бұрын

It was legendary honestly worth all the rewatches

@ameeagle7 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, Scanlan was such a magical outlet for Sam's creativity. I miss how effortlessly funny everything ended up being in campaign 1.

@ameeagle7 4 жыл бұрын

Campaign 2 needs more comic relief. Someone step up!

@lordhawkeye 3 жыл бұрын

Season 2 very much feels like an edge lords tale. Even childlike playful Jester has edgy moments. Needs more lighthearted and sillyness.

@blutiful5875 3 жыл бұрын

aF Kayzar They're just two different stories. The CR cast wanted to explore different characters, different arcs, etc. to keep things fresh and fun, and in the end, there is no CR if they're not happy playing. Besides, I find campaign 2 hilarious. Diff strokes for diff folks, I guess.

@xxliew 3 жыл бұрын

@@lordhawkeye Jester is the Scanlan of campaign 2! It's characters like Fjord and Beau who really bring the atmosphere down

@tycol322 3 жыл бұрын

It's the same players but different characters in a different story. Saying it needs to be more like campaign one is like saying Robin Williams needed to play Sy from one this photo like the genie from Aladdin. They're not interchangeable. They fit the worlds and stories they were made for and while you have every right to prefer one over the other you can't expect to be every campaign, every story, to be a cookie cutter copy, following the same formula. Things get awful booting that way and the things you loved in the begining tend to quickly lose their charm

@asdasdasdasd714 4 жыл бұрын

"I didn't have a triceratops, but I have a stegosaurus." How dare you, Matt!

@DS-ly6pb 5 жыл бұрын

“Exciting but ultimately pointless” lol

@erbgorre 5 жыл бұрын

a fitting epitath ;P

@JanTuts 5 жыл бұрын

Like watching this entire video while you have work to do, like I just did... :D

@efrainlopez3782 5 жыл бұрын

Is this really 3hrs of Sam just saying stuff? Best use of time ever!!!!

@JRTIntervencion 3 жыл бұрын

I love Travis. He's the best wingman anyone can have as friend. He not only is part of the show he also is an avid viewer and he loves everything that happens. Such pure reactions

@JayHayz 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree! In fact, part 3 which is almost done might as well be a best of sam and travis cause he's part of so many of the clips!

@Zhippy 5 жыл бұрын

Nott's horrendous jokes are epic, but not before discovering this video did I realize just how much I missed Sam's bard days :D

@peter_parkour 2 жыл бұрын

I honestly love Sam's particular brand of comedy. Clever, occasionally dirty, but never condescending. I can't think of another show where I watch the ads on purpose.

@stanbrusky85 3 жыл бұрын

1:35:15 THE WHOLESOME ORIGIN OF SAM'S OBSESSION WITH MASSIVE TANKARDS AND FLASKS

@CarpeDMOfficial 5 жыл бұрын

Taliesin was so quiet in the beginning bless.

@HalflingHelper 4 жыл бұрын

Apparently this is what spawned the briarwood arc because he wasn't enjoying it or something, I believe I saw that on reddit or on one of matts dm guide things

@CarpeDMOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

Origami Cubes I had seen the same, but only after I had finished the Briarwood arc. It was odd to see him that way again 😆

@upsetti6404 4 жыл бұрын

He was probably just nervous and felt a bit weird about it

@Reblwitoutacause 3 жыл бұрын

He didn’t have the magic of his multicolored Mohawk, yet

@CaptainArthanos 2 жыл бұрын

@@CarpeDMOfficial This is an enormous bump but do you remember where specifically this quote is from? I'm always interested in Matt's thought process

@Elidan1012 5 жыл бұрын

Just noticed this is over 3 hours. Not even mad.

@JayHayz 5 жыл бұрын

Dude, I tried so hard to get it down to the 3 hour mark... but some challenges are too great. The original rough cut was almost 5 hours long haha

@bskye8 5 жыл бұрын

“But come on, I’m a triceratops! I gotta have some fun, right?”

@georgiimay 4 жыл бұрын

God, I forgot about "but I don't make promises to dogs", the reactions from the party and Matt say it all.

@matthewletexier 3 жыл бұрын

I love that Marisha is always immediately jamming to any scanlan tune

@CrisSelene 5 жыл бұрын

Vax with "will die today" speech since episode 4. That's being constant.

@Reblwitoutacause 3 жыл бұрын

“On brand!”

@Ondemas 3 жыл бұрын

@@Reblwitoutacause Branding is important!

@callumroberts6917 5 жыл бұрын

No one can say that Scanlan isn't the leader/mvp of vox machina

@SomeKindaSpy 4 жыл бұрын

Except for the members of Vox Machina; and we all saw how *that* turned out.

@jefferycrouse4652 3 жыл бұрын

Vex is the treasury, Grog's the muscle, Percy's the brain, Pike's the heart, Keyleth's the face, but Scanlan will always be the Leader. Vax of course is the shadow, only shows up once in a while when you really look for him

@jasonandrews1770 3 жыл бұрын

@@jefferycrouse4652 i feel like its more like keyleth tries to be the face but then when she screws up and offends a guard scanlan has to jump in with plan b. The price of low charisma

@mar30999 2 жыл бұрын

@@jefferycrouse4652 Vax being the shadow is way funnier if you think about the ending.

@jefferycrouse4652 2 жыл бұрын

@@mar30999 exactly.

@bananasbloha Жыл бұрын

🎶🎶"Do you want to build a machine gun?"🎶🎶🎶 🎶🎶"Why yes i really do"🎶🎶🎶

@shawn6745 5 жыл бұрын

Watching these clips with the marker made battle maps made me realize how far they have come, to the epic Dwarven Forge maps.

@aleosti 3 жыл бұрын

Yea, i agree. But we have to agree that white maps with black markers were much more easy to see and understand for the audience than now. Specially because they are very small on the screen.

@eoingibney6620 Жыл бұрын

43:28 that quick thinking of scanlan twisting all of Matt’s words

@rohitrao323 4 жыл бұрын

Scanlan did what Joey did for “Friends” and what Barney did for “How I Met Your Mother.” He was essentially the “breakout” character of the show in my opinion. Don’t get me wrong, CR is a great show, but I doubt it would’ve developed such a massive fan-following if not for Sam’s performance as Scanlan

@xxliew 3 жыл бұрын

Completely agreed. And this is true for Sam in general. I started with Campaign 2 and would've stopped watching critical role a long time ago without Sam Riegel. Even for Campaign 1, it was a slog for me esp in the beginning but Sam Riegel's characters made it absolutely worth it in the end.

@709mash 3 жыл бұрын

It's crazy remembering how far back Vecna was mentioned. Last battle was epic and totally worth the wait.

@babygoblingamer2016 4 жыл бұрын

LOL " it's not even chicken it's wood" that sentence killed me with laughter LOL L 😂😂😂

@kelciba 3 жыл бұрын

Same 😂😂

@worldtsunami9142 Жыл бұрын

Favorite one liner EVER: “I’m Super Brave AND HUNG, Let’s do This!”

@BeinIan 2 жыл бұрын

I think the best single line to sum up Scanlan's general ethos is: "I'm super brave and hung, let's do this!"

@bananafish58 2 жыл бұрын

2:36:14 Loved how Taliesin and Marisha added harmonies to Sam's "Bigsby's hand" song snippet!

@jacobb6774 3 жыл бұрын

So I imagine that when they all sing along with him it's Scanlans magic seeping into the rest of the party's mind and half way controlling them

@anoobplays386 5 жыл бұрын

Only first 35 episodes.... is 3 hours long. Scanlan says way too many legendary things.

@FarhadHakimov 5 жыл бұрын

Oh, I miss Scanlan so much. Nott is good, but Scanlan was excellent.

@theghostkidltu2878 4 жыл бұрын

Scanlan isn't just a bard, no... he is the entire orchestra in a circus!

@Monkeyman5550 Жыл бұрын

I like how in the end he lets the boy keep the change not realizing that it is most likely more money then the boy has ever seen.

@danielnator123456 5 жыл бұрын

thank you for all the work you put in editing this.

@JayHayz 5 жыл бұрын

Eyyy thank you, buddy!

@jaw4ever422 5 жыл бұрын

I definitely encourage you (and violence) to make more comprehensive Critical Role videos! This is a Critter's dream!!!@@JayHayz

@antonionunez3759 5 жыл бұрын

@@JayHayz Agreed much appreciated.

@dairycream5 4 жыл бұрын

"that's not... what it's called..."

@arcaneprofessor125 4 жыл бұрын

“Just open it from the inside...” Famous last words.

@shomzlezilebovic 2 жыл бұрын

Vex: Scanlan! Scanlan: What? I'm super brave and hung. C'mon, let's do this!

@diegoborges1348 2 жыл бұрын

"Scanlan make you feel good!" Is what got me into Critical Role

@brucevang266 4 жыл бұрын

52:10 that's a one shot right there. "The search for father." Scalan and Pike on vacation away from the group and the tavern they go to is one of Scalans vaca spot and all his kids with other women are there and they just want to know who their hero father is.

@witchywanderer 4 жыл бұрын

1:35:03 "Bring in the gnome!" 1:35:47 First appearance of The Mug

@brandong2142 3 жыл бұрын

Sam + Bard is arguably the best thing that’s happened to DND. The rest of the cast is amazing, but Sam is MVP. Absolutely brilliant. Never disappoints.

@AnxietyTuesdays 3 жыл бұрын

Sam as a lowly old peasant boy gives life meaning

@stanbrusky85 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing how sam and travis interact in this campaign and then campaign 2, I really hope these friends stay together and give us more memories

@ericsims2078 4 жыл бұрын

Watching Travis react to Sam is about as enjoyable as Sam himself, lol

@JayHayz 4 жыл бұрын

Genuinely one of my favorite things haha

@ultimojo868 3 жыл бұрын

Oh jeez. I just realized that if Matt had done auto crits when Scanlan went unconscious fighting the dragon, Scan would've failed all his death saves immediately

@ionfalcom1 8 ай бұрын

was supposed to, but they were still new to 5e d&d

@gideonwaithbraite Жыл бұрын

Thank you for 2 things: 1, making this incredible video, and 2, making Tiberius bearable.

@brownie6860 9 ай бұрын

I've watched this so many times over the years. Really appreciate the time and effort getting this clip put together

@wrenchofdoom 3 жыл бұрын

1:38:12 is literally the reason why I spent over 300 hours watching this nerds play make believe

@Jedicake 5 жыл бұрын

Best video on youtube. You deserve countless thank yous for making this. Sam Riegel is the best person

@JayHayz 5 жыл бұрын

Haha, thank you dude!

@mattball8622 4 жыл бұрын

1:20:31 is the greatest moment in any D&D game ever, and that is a hill I'm willing to die on.

@joshangrian 4 жыл бұрын

Then it follows up with what should be Scanlan’s death, but Matt forgot that melee attacks should be 2 death saving throws instead of one. It’s a tragedy, because imagine the narrative of Scanlan if he had heroically fallen after standing toe-to-toe with Rimefang.

@ellerose1178 2 жыл бұрын

Why is nobody talking about the amazing harmonization to Scanlan’s rendition of “Help!”???? That shit was dope!!

@justiceiro47 4 жыл бұрын

1:38:12 "Hello. What a lovely dinner, we had LIGHTNING" I lose it. Every. Time.

@jessmaywin987 5 жыл бұрын

This is insanely good! Great editing! :)

@JayHayz 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@blebonick7088 5 жыл бұрын

This is giving me so much campaign 1 nostalgia! Thanks so much for all of your work

@JayHayz 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

@TarkinRocher 5 жыл бұрын

Roses are red Violets are blue We're both gnomes Let's screw

@qualandrew201494 4 жыл бұрын

Roses are red violets are blue my name is scanlan shortholt now heres my poo

@Barely_Here 4 жыл бұрын

They're all so fantastic. But Travis and Sam are my favorite

@JesseValkenaar 5 жыл бұрын

Part 1... YOU ARE A GOD

@kelciba 4 жыл бұрын

57:07 "that will be a 30" 😂😂

@darkroselight3835 5 жыл бұрын

it was surprisingly fun to watch the set change around them.

@DurdleDers 4 жыл бұрын

Possibly the most epic Bard on history got his name from a generator. It's not the name, it's the legacy behind it.

@seamusm9488 3 жыл бұрын

Didn’t realize at the time because I was also a newbie to D&D, but Scanlan should’ve died in that dragon fight. He got knocked unconscious then hit twice but matt mistakenly only made each hit fail one death save instead of auto Crit for 2! Glad Matt didn’t know that rule yet lol

@notjohn5988 4 жыл бұрын

I would like to go on record in saying Sam Riegel is a comedic genius

@Gunnerblaster 5 жыл бұрын

Great edit. Thank you for taking the time and effort to do this! Sam is perhaps one of my personal favorites from the CR crew. I feel like he's the glue that really binds the group together.

@JayHayz 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I know it was a buddy of mine showing me a clip of Sam that got me into CR in the first place!

@asdasdasdasd714 4 жыл бұрын

"I need a beret."

@Reblwitoutacause 3 жыл бұрын

And that. That was... The beginning of... The Meat Man.

@eureka211288 4 жыл бұрын

Praise new studio, my ears were dead most of the first part. XD

@RShezmo Жыл бұрын

I gotta say. When I came into this game, I barely knew ANYTHING about Travis and Sam. The extension of my knowledge was "Oh yeah. Sam's the guy who voiced Teddie in Persona 4." And that was it. But holy shit, this show showed me Sam is hilarious when he's not restricted to say generic anime lines.

@kaipark34 3 жыл бұрын

feels so weird seeing Orion because now they never mention him

@AnatoDragonshard 3 жыл бұрын

In all of season 1 Tiberius is only mentioned like 3 times after Orion left.

@TheBlackWatchRHR 3 жыл бұрын

@@AnatoDragonshard I think they had a very bad "breakup"

@Cojothebro 4 жыл бұрын

i’ve watched this 4+ times now. pls. my soul needs part 2.

@khuzaimamushtaq9162 5 жыл бұрын

so good, thank you! looking forward to more :P

@Sizzox 7 ай бұрын

Some of my favorite moments: Good morning: 01:39 Scanlan is on a solo quest: 02:20 Inspiration song: 04:22 Scanlans first kill: 04:38 Scanlan has a plan: 10:56 A song for Clarota: 12:36 Scanlan has a gift to the world: 13:42 Preparing to fight: 14:45 Scanlan being bad at stealth: 21:25 Scanlan just killed two guards: 24:44 Vicious Mockery: 29:12 Kima and Clarota takes the first watch: 32:38 Calls an enemy a girl: 33:10 Talking with the Queen: 36:00 Scanlan takes Kima for a walk: 39:18 Holy man Scanlan has +13 deception: 1:02:28 Scanlan rescues Pike: 43:00 Scanlan wakes Lyra up: 1:21:59 Grogs Rematch: 1:26:05 Burt Reynolds Ace Attorney: 1:28:18 Grogs Jam: 2:42:48 Ass aim: 2:43:07

@arthaiser 3 жыл бұрын

the entire video is gold, but i have to give you that ending moment, is perfect, simply perfect.

@Turd_Rocket 4 жыл бұрын

Too many great moments! Thanks, man!

@premejon8300 4 жыл бұрын

SCANLAN the Fire breathing, 9th level counterspelling, Bard god!

@TheUberMeister2009 4 жыл бұрын

Sam is a true master of improv

@jumanjicostco3248 5 жыл бұрын

Yo, part two! part two! I can't seem to find the "Counterspell! Baby don't hurt me! Don't hurt me! No more~" original clip anywhere

@IronOgre 2 ай бұрын

I know Sam said he just kinda no-effort made Scanlan, and it was a random name and like 'I'll just pick dumb stuff' but the fact that he kind of always lived his backstory is a testament to how Sam is the bullshitting perfect entertainer, even more than Scanlan.

@chefgryff 2 жыл бұрын

Jesus he has so many good moments you could make a campaign out of it

@kevgmor 2 жыл бұрын

...another difficult day, I turn to The Best of Sam to make me laugh. Thank you!

@PBnicos 5 жыл бұрын

Oh my,this is so awesome made! Thank you very much! The ending is so nicely made also :D Sincerely hope for the 35+ eps :d

@JayHayz 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Already watching/working on it!

@michaelnagel2205 5 жыл бұрын

great edit. thanks for your hard work.

@majestic6192 4 жыл бұрын

1:59:40 this joke classic

@amdecampos 4 жыл бұрын

32:38 cracks me up everytime 1:29:28 the amaranthine oubliblablabli

@jeramyhinners9482 4 жыл бұрын

This is the best thing on You tube. I laughed so hard great job on this

@colbynelson2760 5 жыл бұрын

How the long did it take to even edit all of this?! Thank you man, cause I’m really loving this :)

@JayHayz 5 жыл бұрын

It took maybe a month to find the time to actually watch them all and choose which clips and then maybe a week to edit the whole thing down. And then an extra day cause the first upload fucked up XD

@brandondennis5166 3 жыл бұрын

Scanlan: "I've killed."

@Dudae_ 2 жыл бұрын

"Best of Sam" After seeing this video it just seems to be "All of Sam" and honestly, they are basically the same

@anasb.8647 4 жыл бұрын

almost every shot he's in Orion is eating XD

@Mimic21778 2 жыл бұрын

Orion ate a lot when he was on, at least it's something to do when you're not involved yet

@Logan_Baron 4 жыл бұрын

I Love Nott, but Damn, Sam was made to play Scanan.

@whitestoneandy797 2 жыл бұрын

That panel was the perfect opening for this video

@TheOffkilter 3 ай бұрын

I was so mad the triceratops assault on the Whitestone house didnt make it into Legends of Vox Machina. One of my favorite Scanlan scenes of all time.