Therapist: Jacob Mercer isn't real, it can't hurt you Jacob Mercer:

"Mom can we have Matt Mercer?" "We have Matt Mercer at home." The Matt Mercer at home:

"Why does this guy have like 4 different accents?" As a dm with little to no handle on european accents this has dealt me 20 psychic damage

This was unironically the best Matt Mercer impression I've seen

“Mom can we get Matt Mercer “ “No we have Matt Mercer at home” Matt Mercer at home:

His hair is saying “Matt Mercer” but I hear “Weird Al Yankovic”

There's literally nothing wrong with this level of enthusiasm. Now... the execution however xD

I love the attention to detail in copying all of Matt’s mannerisms even down to facial expressions, eye movements, and hand gestures

You need a sequel to this titled "Players after one episode of Critical Role"

“And you see it’s TOOTHY MAW!” HE SAID THE LINE

Im crying all of the sound effects and descriptions are so incredibly accurate, this feels like if Matt was trying to run a campaign but nothing interesting was happening so he was just thowing in all the details he does for intense moments into the meaningless ones.

Our dm is a CR fan. She’s really good at making the sessions immersive like this. We all love her and she’s absolutely wonderful. Happy to have her as a dm 😊

"Why does this guy have 4 accents" now THIS has attacked me

The worst part is that I actually genuinely loved every part of his performance...

"Theres a lot going on with just this one bartender" is sorely underappreciated in the comments as the best line of this video lol

My DM has a very unique style. It is incredibly slow. Like every hour of every day gets played, from having breakfast to reports to captains and bedtime routines. At first I didn't love it cause I wanted to rush to the action and plot but now it is my favourite campaign ever. We each have very close and complicated relationships to the npcs and eachother. The interpersonal drama makes it so much more impactfull when something plot related happens or when something dramatic happens to an npc who is a close friend or personal nemesis.

What a great episode of Critical Role. Matt’s voice acting was on point.

HE EVEN GOT THE FRICKIN MUSIC MATT PLAYS RIGHT

Rob Schwalb had a nice rule for describing rooms. One sentence about the nature of the room (smithy etc.) . One sensory impression (light, smell etc). One sentence about the creature/riddle that thy meet to get them started.

Yes, the "Gunpowdah, GUNPOWDAH! WEEAEAEAEAAHEHAHEHAHEAHEHEEAEE!" is an often used resource in all Fantasy Worlds.

"Who's heading to the tavern?" "Us." *"The only two people here."*

“You can’t quite pin it” is the best Matthew Mercer quote

A dm should be the perfect balance of 'I like to hear my own voice' and ' let us see how the bard deals with this horde of goblins'.

Didn't realize up until this point that my friend talks like Matt Mercer... no not when he is DMing, he has never DMed in his life, he just speaks like that casually.

I just want to appreciate Jacob for talking to himself for like 5 minutes

Not gonna lie, the sound effects he made with his voice were pretty good.

This honestly made me question my DM skills for a minute there lol. I very much do what he does here but to a lesser degree, I try to give every NPC a different voice and I might do sound effects and try to describe everything to my players. Then again, my campaigns are usually very jokey so we don’t take them seriously, hell it’s become a inside joke among my group where NPC just acknowledge the fact I can’t keep certain accents going for long, usually I’ll get a minute into my British accent and I start to go Scottish before the NPC will just blurt out mid-conversation “oh sorry there lads, I drank some tea this morning.”

Amazing how he actually got Matt Mercer to feature in this.

"There's no way he's not going to say 'toothy maw.'" (Camera zooms in) "TOOTHY MAW!"

See, now here's the thing, I have a friend who had never DM'd or even actually played D&D in his life, but he was a huge Critical Roll follower. I didn't even know him at the time, but when a roommate invited me to join in on this newbie DM's campaign, I was absolutely floored. The guy only had a loose grasp on the rules in general and had to look through the handbook and DM guide more then anyone else I've ever seen, but he went HAM on his worldbuilding and campaign that he built from the ground up. A great continental map with individual region maps, all drawn from scratch, races and politics splitting it apart. Since we only had the regional maps he drew, he always made sure to put an absurd amount of detail into describing new areas and places we visited, but he honestly did it so well I was hooked on every word like I was a kid listening to a reading in a library. He also seemed to able to come up with a backstory for any NPC on the spot, and with AMAZING voice delivery. Dude could do everything from a country boy to an old lady to a half-fish man that legitimately sounded like he was gargling bubbles and I still don't know how he does that. Was an absolute joy to play in that campaign, and he's even more fun to have as a player.

The bit at the end where he says "and you see it's toothy maw!" always gets me laughing.

Honestly I'd have a blast with a DM that enthusiastic about their world and NPCs, so long as they let the players interact with it more.

All jokes aside, this guy's sound effects are dope.

Alternate Title: DM realizes they don't have 25 years of experience, a professional grade budget, years of acting and voice acting experience, friends with years of acting and voice acting experience, thousands of fans with support, and aren't being paid to be good at what they do

Honestly i'd appreciate if my DM got into the game that hard. It's a lot more fun than having a bulletlist of things that are in the tavern and all the roleplay that happens is "The Bartender pours you a drink."

I know I am late to comment on this video, but being a DM for 40+ years and a Critter for 4 years this video says it all about the influence Crit Role has had on the D&D Community. Mercer and crew have had such a huge and in my opinion positive influence I hope it continues. Truly Mercer and crew are genuine and accepting of all. "We love you very much" at the end of each video says it all. Thats what gaming is about, DM however you like, as long as everyone is having fun. And oh yes, spot ON with the Mercer imitation. Im surprised you didn't use the word "purview" as Mercer loves to use. WELL DONE young man :)

My favourite comment about our DM was that he's like when you order Matt Mercer on Wish and I think that comment applies just as well here.

Me as DM, trying to be creative and exotic with my descriptions: "...It's an interesting flavor, you can't quite pin it."

TBH I like it when my DM does voices for NPCs and also the details help you imagine the scene

Honestly i like it when DMs are like this

I just rolled for initiative because *i feel attacked*

A friendly reminder that DMs want to have fun playing dungeons and dragons too

I literally lost my shit at 3:38. Dude you are hilarious man

The accents are awesome. When I started dming, I always did over-the-top voices to slowly teach myself how to do them better.

HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing 0:23 intro 0:52 recap ends 1:13 a jolly tavern 1:25 a drink 1:58 curious questions 2:32 a soul with a history 2:46 still a better Irish accent than Taliesin 3:39 comprehend languages 4:28 Toothy maw The upload date is 22 January 2021. Sam’s flask has nothing attached to it as Sam is not in the video. Jacob wears a wig. Stay safe out there, especially You Flando, the critters appreciate you very much. Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Is it Thursday yet?

If he didn't interrupt the players and toned down on the accents a bit, it would have been a great RP experience.

I think a really important thing to note is that Matt, along with the rest of the CR cast are professional actors that are not only playing D&D, but putting on a show for us all to watch, all of which influences how Matt DMs. His style is specifically and intentionally tailored for the special context of Critical Role. Likewise, you have to get a read on what your own game is going to look like when you decide how you want to do this (pun intended).

Actually I think he did a great job! He really sold that bartender and the werewolf legit sounded terrifying!

what's worse than a dm copying CR is when a player says "that's not how they do it in CR"

Why is everyone saying he's copying Matt Mercer? The wig is CLEARLY Weird Al Yankovic.

I think the level of detail and passion brought by Matt (and DMs who emulate him) is entirely fine! My personal style moreso relies on player interaction and deep world lore - but I've always done my best to keep things like consistent accents for different groups of people. I think its totally fine to bring those elements into your DM'ing - just always make it your own.

"Toothy Maw" 😂😂 Take a shot everytime Matt said that!

The Matt impression was spot on but I cringed so hard at myself because I've done stuff like this

Jokes on you I acted like this before watching Critical Role

Even Mercer will tell you that half the battle of being a good GM is allowing the players to run the campaign. GM fills in the gaps and adds details and help create the world. If you actually watch the CR campaigns, he spends an awful lot of time just sitting there listening. And if you listen to him talk, he rushes through his explanations. He is very aware that he doesn't want to be like this video suggests he is. And the one characteristic I love about Mercer is he is not afraid to say "you cant do that". He plays mainly with friends and people he has played with for a long time so it is very easy to communicate with them. But he is so knowledgeable about the game that nobody ever really questions his judgment when he makes a ruling. My point is that this is why players try to copy him. People call is "Mathew Mercer syndrome", but I don't see what wrong with trying to hone your skills against who is actually the leading authority of GM's in todays game. A group of astrophysicists would put down a guy for trying to use Einstein's equations.

I played dnd and dmed very descriptive and in character for decades before critical roll but it did help me so much seeing what I was doing wrong and needed to work on i dont think anyone should compare themselves to Matt or anyone else as long as u and ur players r having fun and get to escape this crappy world for a bit cheers mates u do u.

The fact that you even have Matt's inflections down makes this even more beautiful

You missed "seemingly", "as you make your way", "what you DO notice" but still spot on

Honestly you are fantastic! You nailed the vibes from matt xD

I've watched several of your vids and this one definitely deserves a sub

can't believe he forgot the leather bracelets

The only thing this was missing was “for the sake of brevity”

i really love this honestly. it's so energetic even if it is very insistent upon itself.

The "matted fur" description got me good because that was literally a descriptor that I took from ONE episode of CR and used when giant rats broke into a wine cellar lol

Jokes aside, borrowing a few of Mercer's techniques isn't bad in and of itself. It's when it's taken too far.

Honestly i would 100% enjoy a DM like this. Don't even need to tone down the accents. Like, go for it, man. Immerse me. I'm here for the story, the world, and the characters

I haven't seen Critical Role but if all DND sessions started with a moody, and concise recap, and the DM did sound effects That's an absolute improvement

the "its only the two of us here." is just really funny cause thats how a majority of games go.

this is so spot on lol.. but u gotta admit. it's so much better than: you walk into a town, here's a map. you want to go to the blacksmith? heres a chart of what you can get. k, subtract that from ur gold. you wanna sleep for the night? ....

Low key? A DM like that would actually be pretty dope. "You arrive in town" what do I see? "a building with a man standing in front of it" okay, is there anybody else around or anything in this entire town? "not that you can see, just this man and the building" *sigh*

last part warmed my heart, god bless you two

This is probably the best video I have ever watched, the acting was absolutely spot on 🤣

This is obviously exaggerated for the joke, but I actually love more narrative DMs. I don't need every little thing to have a sound effect, but a really good description and a FEW sound effects really add to the experience for me.

the most unrealistic thing about this vid is a party of two being able to make it to vallaki

lmao the pitter patter sound of the running sent me over the edge lmao

Dude I don’t play d&d but I saw one of your videos yesterday and I’m hooked. You’re hilarious

I need the sequel "Players after one episode of Critical Role"

Jacob as Mercer is something I never knew I needed

The sound effect and expression when you open the door is so on-point Matt it's ridiculous

This one literally had me collapse on the floor laughing 🤣. Thank you

No joke, he seemed like a dm that pulls people into the story and makes people want to come back

I'm really impressed they got Matt Mercer to be on this show.

OMG, I just found you by accident. Loved the Video. Bless your Bride and hold on tight to her brother, ones like her, that love the geek in us, are far more than Rare. They're Epic drops that you hold onto for life! Peace.

This was so on point. Even the music! 🤣

Maybe we wouldn’t be playing so badly if some monsters didn’t have BIG, TOOTHY, MAWS!

The “toothy maw” was so satisfying. As soon as I heard about the werewolf I was waiting for it

I expected to watch three seconds of this because I knew the gist of what was coming, but I stayed for all of it. He kept getting me laughing. Oh my god.

Seriously great videos man

“Why does the Bartender have 5 accents?” Who doesn’t?

Nobody: Matt: “ T O O T H Y M A W”

I just recently got into CR and I just found you a minute ago but I can say with absolute certainty that I love you.

I feel attacked XD the first part sounds like some of my Streamed CoS sessions. I completely get the jist tho. Mercer effect in full swing. Love the content Jacob

"Toothy maw" feel like every DM has their go-to, for me it's "ethereal light" when describing magic

You had to pull out the vest on him eh, ruthless.

this was actually really well done! I like the matt mercer approach

The sound effects are master-class! Hilarious.

you have to start every sentence with: "as you [verb]... "

"I want to meet Matt mercer before I die." Make a wish foundation employee: "oh boy do we have a gift for you."

The first couple of episodes of critical role where actually some of my favorite, simply because they didn't have the intend to make it an actual webseries with millions of viewers, they came off a private game and it still had that very chill campaigny d&d feel to it.

Best Mercer parody ever, also showcasing why Critical Role is a show fun to watch and probably make, but not in the same way as playing D&D.