Excelsior | Exandria Unlimited: Calamity | Episode 1
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Жыл бұрынThe flying city of Avalir begins its triumphant return to the continent of Domunas while the Ring of Brass, a group of eminent city dignitaries, begin to uncover hints of something rotten within their gilded home...
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Meet the Players!
Game Master Brennan Lee Mulligan: / brennanlm
Luis Carazo: / luiscarazo
Aabria Iyengar: / quiddie
Marisha Ray: / marisha_ray
Sam Riegel: / samriegel
Travis Willingham: / willingblam
Lou Wilson: / sweetlouzinho
Original Music by Omar Fadel and Hexany Audio
Main theme by Colm R. McGuinness
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Character art by Hannah Friederichs
Stained glass art by Joanna Johnen
Opening Title by Christian Brown
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@flandomaltrizian4603 Жыл бұрын
HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing 0:10 Marisha’s merch corner 1:50 Lou and Luis hug the table 3:40 Intro cinematic 5:20 EPISODE STARTS 6:10 Zerxes Ilerez 14:35 EXU Party Time 21:05 Describe your dead husband 26:35 Wake up (who cares that it’s a nice day) 29:55 We behold the Age of Arcanum 32:45 Loquatius Seelie 35:20 Loquatius’s broadcast 38:45 And we’re out 40:45 Loquatius the power broker (if this was improv, Sam is truly incredible) 43:50 Sam playing himself 45:50 What’s weather 47:30 Laeryn Coramar-Seelie 54:10 Flat youths 56:55 Pleasantries 58:50 Celestial Solstices 1:02:15 Loquatius and Laeryn 1:04:05 Aria just happens to be attractive 1:05:15 Cathmoira 1:09:00 The Vault of the Golden Scythes 1:10:15 Nydas 1:15:05 Being incredibly demeaning to this sphinx 1:18:20 Kid sorcerers 1:22:50 Get that loaf 1:26:45 Alts on the roar 1:28:10 Remember when things were real scary at the start? 1:30:30 Cerrit Agrupnin 1:34:40 Vespin Chloras is missing 1:38:15 Cerrit is in a whole different genre 1:39:25 When a mastermind rogue investigates 1:49:20 Imyr the Bold 1:51:10 Patia 1:57:00 Eldamir the Wise RULES 2:04:45 Aeor is getting testy 2:11:35 BREAK STARTS (after Brennan asks permission) 2:16:50 Art Montage 2:22:10 BREAK ENDS (taint begins) 2:25:20 There are normies here? 2:27:05 Porsche plans the party 2:30:25 Can wolves speak? 2:34:00 Cerrit’s entrance 2:35:45 Loquatius’s entrance (magic pneumatic tubes) 2:38:35 Bolo 2:41:25 Nydus’s entrance 2:45:15 Laeryn’s entrance 2:47:50 Zerxus’s entrance 2:52:15 Keep that name to yourself 2:55:35 Bolo fights a bag 2:57:20 Loquatius is gonna have a good night 3:03:35 An incredible amount of historical and cultural lore 3:16:05 Bardic inspiration 3:17:10 Investigating the bow 3:24:35 Purvan Suul (his armor was a magical item in CR campaign 1) 3:27:25 Glyph is so amped 3:34:15 Insulting Purvan 3:41:35 Ring of Truth 3:43:00 A dance of Nydas and Patia 3:49:00 Automaton uprising 3:50:20 Nydas’s best friend 3:51:20 Loquatius running (Purvan explains what happened) 4:01:15 Loquatius wants an exclusive interview 4:04:50 This is genuinely a really cool justification for seeing an invisible person 4:08:25 The horror happens again 4:10:20 Episode Ends The in-game start date for the episode was in the year 0, I guess. The various cast of this show did an Instagram Takeover, but if you’re frightened and confused by Instagram like me, Bixbi Boom is a KZfaq channel with compilations of each cast member’s videos answering questions about the show and hanging out. Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Is it Thursday yet?
@cianconnolly8291 Жыл бұрын
Wow
@hotwire101 Жыл бұрын
Flando you BEAST.
@SkinFlint_ Жыл бұрын
Wow 5 seconds in!
@milenacosta8299 Жыл бұрын
letsgoooo
@nikkoquill Жыл бұрын
HOW!?
@dimension20show Жыл бұрын
Hell yeah!
@gadrielreyes4401 Жыл бұрын
-Brennan every season
@FlorescentInk Жыл бұрын
INCREDIBLE! Brennan and Lou, you two knocked it out of the park! Thank you for everything I enjoyed this episode so so much.
@vanessaowll Жыл бұрын
Oh baby
@lolitaxdarling Жыл бұрын
Love you
@jackgerig8910 Жыл бұрын
Brennan! Incredible job. You definitely brought your A-game. The whole of this first episode has the same dramatic narrative power as d20 season finales! SO excited to see how the campaign ramps up.
@Groaker Жыл бұрын
Sam doing an in-world, in-character ad-read is possibly the most meta thing I have ever fucking witnessed.
@ThomasBearsOfficial Жыл бұрын
Mixing Sam as a player and Brennan as a GM is the most high tiered crossover ever concocted, pure brilliance
@brody810. Жыл бұрын
wait did I miss that? anyone got a time stamp
@Anilikedifranco Жыл бұрын
@@brody810. i believe it was around 37 minutes in?
@Groaker Жыл бұрын
@@brody810. 35:18
@chartreusephoenix6581 Жыл бұрын
Thank you(someone comment so i can get back to this please)
@sllimjimsinkhole Жыл бұрын
Brennan is a master at reeling people in. The moment he said "with the understanding that your mouth is filled with blood" I was hooked and going nowhere.
@Skip6235 7 ай бұрын
He got me at “Fire.”
@Smajtastic 6 ай бұрын
Due to several massive life events it's been a while since I've been able to watch any DnD. With this line my eye went wide, my stomach fell out from beneath me and my veins surged with adrenaline. God Ive missed this
@sllimjimsinkhole 6 ай бұрын
@@Smajtastic welcome back
@scottbrown2252 5 ай бұрын
🎶 been a while 🎶@@Smajtastic
@FaithOriginalisme 13 күн бұрын
I'm late as hell to this comment, but if you liked that, you'd probably really enjoy D20's Neverafter. (I mean, you may have already watched it)
@OrionVA 9 ай бұрын
travis: *rolls a 31 as his first roll* brennan: that’s a DC that’ll be a surprise tool for later!
@Skip6235 7 ай бұрын
SPOILERS: It’s incredibly poetic that Travis rolled a 31 on his first check of the campaign, a 31 on the final check of episode 1, and a 31 on the final check of the campaign. Incredible.
@egg4444 Ай бұрын
@@Skip6235 at the beginning of the end, the end of the beginning and at the end
@circuscassie Жыл бұрын
me: noo this means there'll be no more campaign 3 for a month Brennan: “I need you to describe your character, and tell us your character’s name, but I would love for you to do that with the understanding that your mouth is filled with blood.” also me: bells hells who
@melparchment1851 Жыл бұрын
lmaoooo honestly same, that shit blew my mind
@devinward461 Жыл бұрын
What an opening
@davidbai3543 Жыл бұрын
Brennan is perfect for a short high level series because he covers so much ground in 1 session. If you haven’t, you should check out the series he dmed where Matt played as a villain called escape from the Blood keep. It was epic.
@feitocomfruta Жыл бұрын
Also, the fact that the first word of the narrative was “FIRE”. I mean…
@sanddry738 Жыл бұрын
@@davidbai3543 Escape From the Blood Keep is such an enjoyable watch. Definitely recommend it for anyone who wants a taste of Brennan Lee Mulligan
@aroenweind7244 Жыл бұрын
Brennan: "I heard you don't like horror shit, Travis. It's ok, I'll add a double dose just for you. And you'll enjoy it" Travis: "Yessir. Thank you, sir"
@monkeykingw Жыл бұрын
The best part is that is comes /right/ after such a badass moment for Travis's character.
@silversalmon9909 Жыл бұрын
To quote Travis himself, "Thank you sir, may I have another?"
@paramitch Жыл бұрын
I love Travis's face during every playthrough. Here, he looks scared, horrified, and... DELIGHTED. Nobody loves a good story more than Travis, and that is just so wonderful to see.
@allthingsgood6345 Жыл бұрын
That’s a mood
@LightDragon777 Жыл бұрын
Brennan: "Tune in next week; let's see if things get better." *me, glancing at the title of the next episode*: "Bitterness and Dread"
@Big_Pants_ Жыл бұрын
Lou clearly writing and underlining the single word “BOLO” is easily the #1 part of every rewatch
@wouldiwasshookspeared4087 Жыл бұрын
Good catch, that was hilarious.
@Peter_Cordes Жыл бұрын
timestamp: 2:39:26
@youcantspellclownwithoutst515 Жыл бұрын
Sorry, when was that?
@blazerheata6479 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite Lou bits, just aggressive note taking.
@braydenchadwick9836 11 ай бұрын
For me it’s him trying not to laugh when he hears “to arms! to arms!!” I know he hears those beautiful little boys in his head
@ThatOneIrishFurry Жыл бұрын
Brennan is having too much fun being like "you dream every night of the world being destroyed BUT FOR NOW everything is fine:) look at all the cool things we have :) its the age of arcanum :)"
@Mediados Жыл бұрын
"Soon the world will end. BUT THAT DOESN'T CONCERN US NOW"
@sevencats4964 Жыл бұрын
right now it _is_ exu: fucking party time!
@jocosesonata Жыл бұрын
Everything you know and love are despair and suffering incarnate, as a legion of atrocities lay waste to every species that has ever sprouted, and the days are counted by the genocide of worlds innumerable... Anyway, it's a bright sunny day, birds are singing, grass is greener than ever...
@lauravturner Жыл бұрын
666th like. As if this episode wasn't enough of an omen.
@Sifeus Жыл бұрын
It's the roarin' twenties baby! Nothing bad is gonna happen!
@foolslayer9416 Жыл бұрын
This is like seeing all the rich people, engineers, and overconfident officers on the Titanic before it sank.
@Heritage367 Жыл бұрын
That's absolutely the same vibe I get. "This city is unsinkable!"
@silversalmon9909 Жыл бұрын
"This city is uncrashable!"
@Snips.Snails.Fairytales Жыл бұрын
That is an excellent comparison!
@dannyakins7677 Жыл бұрын
That is so "deep" & meaningful, & so true! 😲🤯😃
@silversalmon9909 Жыл бұрын
@@dannyakins7677 that's what I was thinking!
@Blubbermage Жыл бұрын
Cerrit catching a fraction of a pupil smaller than a grain of sand then dropping a guy is one of the hardest things I have ever seen in dnd
@ArgieGrit 9 ай бұрын
The way Brennan ties together character abilities, backstory and personality is SO. FUCKING. GOOD. The scene where he was describing what each character read from Zerxus' dream based on arcana, insight or history and how it was tied together to their pre-existing relationship was incredible. If I ever played with a DM who did that to me they'd make me feel like the coolest motherfucker who's ever existed. I've never seen something like that.
@SomeKindaSpy 8 ай бұрын
**on camera, anyway
@educatedlaziness3268 7 ай бұрын
That explanation for how invisibility works and how it might be seen through was so goddamn good
@allyabernathy4098 3 ай бұрын
@@educatedlaziness3268brennan is literally one of those magicians that tells you what he’s doing as he’s doing it and still manages to absolutely blow your mind.
@mattixender3016 Жыл бұрын
Travis yelling with all the desperation in the world: “NOOOO, BRENNAN NOOOOO!!!!!” At the end is so delightful. I love how much Travis loves this game.
@tomhur1 Жыл бұрын
And he didn't know anything about DND when this whole thing started. It's funny how things come around.
@themandomerc652 5 ай бұрын
I alway say, no one is more of a fan of CR than Travis. He personifies the Critters in his reactions to every session he is in.
@Gibblo Ай бұрын
@@themandomerc652 To me it was when he recognised who the diary belonged to in the museum heist, and just started fangirling. I loved it. Chetney might not have actually cared about it that much, but Travis' love for the lore overpowered any resistance to meta gaming and he stole it on the way out. Every DM wishes they could have a Travis at the table.
@mugginish Жыл бұрын
This Brennan guy could be a professional DM if his career as CEOs of several companies fails
@lauravturner Жыл бұрын
underrated comment
@bobbysingh6052 Жыл бұрын
@@AshLikeTheEvilDead that's the joke dawg
@MrSoup-zs4rd Жыл бұрын
@@AshLikeTheEvilDead He's also the professional DM running the show we're watching. I don't think this was lost on @KaaKaa Gold
@definatelynotalpharius Жыл бұрын
hAHAHAHA this is gold.
@mugginish Жыл бұрын
@Mamamew TheRani @Bobby Singh @Mr. Soup @DefinatelyNotAlpharius @Ghost Thanks for coming to my aid folks! hahah @Ashley Skinnell I should have clarified I'm a Brennan shill and have a dropout subscription mostly because of d20!
@Morhek Жыл бұрын
Brennan: "It's not called ExU: Party Time!" Also Brennan: whole episode revolves around a party
@KyPenney Жыл бұрын
I've never scene a story that opens with this much pomp and privelege where the cast of characters don't get wrecked/die by the end. This feels like Hamlet.
@KillerOfWhales Жыл бұрын
@@KyPenney Oh absolutely. If half of these guys are alive at the end I will be thoroughly surprised
@kitnal4143 Жыл бұрын
@@KillerOfWhales well only a third of Exandria survive the calamity so pick two to live lmao
@adrenalineunlimited3376 Жыл бұрын
@@kitnal4143 that's rough... I want it to be Aabria and Sam, but I'm not sure I want it to turn into that kind of fan fic 🤔 and if I did, I'd definitely want the whole cast involved, anyway
@GameDogLeader21 Жыл бұрын
Wow i just read your comment right as he said it. Crazy chances
@Nauta222 10 ай бұрын
Brennan pointing out that to be invisible you need holes for your eyes so you can see made my jaw drop
@sophidina34 Жыл бұрын
Brennan: describe your character with the understanding that your mouth is full of blood Lou: *panicked flashbacks to the scene at the wall with Calroy and King Amethar
@chaoticwhenever1457 Жыл бұрын
I would like to rage
@CollinWootan Жыл бұрын
If I had a nickel for every time a player character in a mainstream live play DND show was lured to a balcony under false pretenses and betrayed, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
@bryanmcfarland2253 Жыл бұрын
Can i take 1 turn to come out of paralysis and 2 turns to rage?
@hoodiesticks Жыл бұрын
@@CollinWootan I'm not a CR viewer and this is probably a CR reference, but it's worth asking anyway: are you referencing Hardwon and Gemma on the balcony in NADDPOD?
@CollinWootan Жыл бұрын
@@hoodiesticks I was definitely referencing critical role, but if it has also happened in NADDPOD, then that's wild. I'm staying off balconies for the rest of my ttrpg career.
@TheDuchessFox Жыл бұрын
I love Matt as a DM, I love Aabria as a DM, but no one, and I mean no one, introduces a character like Brennan Lee Mulligan
@DrShnig Жыл бұрын
This. He's an absolute master at character introductions. I might have even liked this more than when he did the character introductions for Fantasy High!
@felixallen7864 Жыл бұрын
No disrespect to Matt or Aarbria or any other Dm but, I think its time we consider the fact that Brennan is the GOAT
@isaachutchison3532 Жыл бұрын
*Flashbacks to the re-introduction of the Cubby family from season one of Fantasy High* “let’s make some bacon”
@wierdalien1 Жыл бұрын
@@felixallen7864 nah, Matt is the GOAT, but it is certainly close considering how different they are
@Static-EN- Жыл бұрын
I disagree with Aabria but hell yeah
@TheChristmasNinja12 Жыл бұрын
This whole episode is just Lou proudly looking at the cast of CR and going "Yeah, that's my dad."
@BNOBNO14 Жыл бұрын
That's my puh-pah!
@modestpelican286 Жыл бұрын
The very beginning everyone is like terrified and lou is covering his mouth trying not to b busy or laughing like knowing Brennans gona shift tone on the drop of a dime
@jamesbarrett3034 Жыл бұрын
@@BNOBNO14 PUH-PAH!
@blackbelt352-dd Жыл бұрын
@@jamesbarrett3034 When Brennan pulled out that pirate voice at about 3:20:20, it immediately brought Bill Seacaster to my mind, just itching for Fabian to do Fabian things again.
@msixteen1691 Жыл бұрын
@@modestpelican286 at like 10:05 it’s fantastic
@XoIoRouge Жыл бұрын
As someone who has watched a lot of CR and a little bit of D20, I don't know Luis Carazo. I'm exceptionally grateful that Brennen and Luis were the two actors in the opening dream sequence. It gave Brennan a lot of time to remind me of his DMing style and it gave Luis the chance to show what he's capable of in a 1-on-1 story with the DM. He's FULLY IN IT And that makes me FULLY IN IT.
@jamiereid7428 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Luis was thrown a 100mph screwball and he hit it out of the park. (I don’t baseball. Does this work?😂) Super impressed with how he handled his intro.
@autumnkey7058 Жыл бұрын
@Jamie Reid it doesn't work which makes it all the more accurate with how amazing it was
@lexgrey8103 Жыл бұрын
D20 at its heart is a comedy and they don't terrify me in the way this ever could
@lylahamanita6032 Жыл бұрын
@@lexgrey8103 That’s because of all the nat 20s Beardsley and Emily get all the time.
@PeTTs0n88 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I mean we know the others can both play DnD and act insanely well - we've seen them do it all the time, but Luis came in fresh and just absolutely f***ing owned it, showing his talent at the get go. Massive props to him for nailing it the way he did.
@peter_parkour Жыл бұрын
Brennan voices children really well. This is not a good thing for any of us emotionally. Even the students reciting a practiced phrase was spot on. It's amazing to watch cause not all DMs can do this execution to your deepest human instinct to protect kids. This is your first an final warning.
@wearingspacesuits Жыл бұрын
He has done a lot of work with kids at larp camps, he knows kids hella well and uses it to destroy us emotionally
@Sage_the_Turtoise Жыл бұрын
that is not an instinct but ok
@bradyadams8171 Жыл бұрын
I hate kids
@nickelodeann Жыл бұрын
@@Sage_the_Turtoise protecting children is not an instinct? That’s literally where thinking of things as “cute” comes from
@kieransol Жыл бұрын
@@Sage_the_Turtoise Ahh, yes, the person who represents the mentally deficient with a blue and pink flag as a pfp is the one who has a handle on what is instuctual. Further proof of that particular subset of mental disorder doesn't have a grasp on normalcy or decency. Grow up.
@agentxx3022 Жыл бұрын
God, Brennan is as good as everyone always said he was.
@theCELYtaco Жыл бұрын
You should definitely check out the Dimension 20 campaigns if you enjoy his DMing style!!
@Felrez2332 Жыл бұрын
Came into the comments thinking to myself how happy I am that CR fans can finally witness Brennan in his glory, thanks for validating that
@julesworld1 Жыл бұрын
@@theCELYtaco What's a good one to start with?
@B2Roland Жыл бұрын
@@julesworld1 that's a tough question. They're all amazing. I'd probably suggest starting with the first campaign just because why not. It's an excellent primer for the style he brings and his storytelling and where it all began
@Bearwiffa228 Жыл бұрын
He's great. First noticed him guest starring as DeadEye in NADDPOD season1. Then realized he's an excellent DM as well(not to mention hilarious in college humor).
@origami_dream Жыл бұрын
"You have my... *unadulterated* attention" after talking about his attractive assistant is truly a brilliant line, holy shit, Aabria.
@draconiskittensweetie9765 Жыл бұрын
"Well that would be the first time that's ever happened" I GASPED. The absolute masterclass sass on both ends. Delectable.
@usernamenumber Жыл бұрын
"You mean the letters Aria sent?" _cheff kiss_
@Rowlurorowf Жыл бұрын
Yeah, that whole interplay... I really hope we get more of that through these 4 episodes
@logicaloverdrive8197 Жыл бұрын
@@usernamenumber I watch these while working, "your messages from aria" stopped me in my tracks, and "that would be the first time" nearly knocked me over. I was with Lou in reacting to them
@wonderfulpaperz1761 Жыл бұрын
Do you have the timestamp? I was looking for it again and couldn't find it.
@Perseverance84 11 ай бұрын
I know the main campaigns will probably take priority, but I can only wish upon shooting stars that the animation team behind The Legend of Vox Machina works on this masterpiece of a miniseries someday.
@harrisonw1002 10 ай бұрын
I think calamity would make a great animated film. A mini series might be unnecessarily
@antiphon000 9 ай бұрын
Of all the things that deserves it, this is truly the one
@Matty13808 8 ай бұрын
AGREED. Whether it’s a mini series or a movie (we better get a min of 2 hr if we go that route), THIS NEEDS TO BE ANIMATED
@RuailleBuaille 8 ай бұрын
I feel like Calamity would need to be different in execution and style - being an age of wonders and legend, it'd need to look elevated even beyond the aesthetics of the LoVM series. Could you imagine how incredible it would be if the team that collaborated on Arcane could create something similar in depth & richness for Calamity (Studio Fortiche and the creative team assembled for the project)? It'll never happen, they're busy with S2 of Arcane, but one can dream!
@joshua.h 8 ай бұрын
The more I watch of critical role the more I want new shows. Each campaign feels like a high fantasy series with world building on par with The Lord of the Rings, and they all make for perfect shows.
@diraltmcallister3523 Жыл бұрын
You know if Brennan is running a game, and it's called Calamity, there's a pain train waiting.
@csn583 Жыл бұрын
Pain train waits for noone!
@spacetearable Жыл бұрын
Blaine's got nothing on our Boi!
@jeanbaker3486 6 ай бұрын
"It's not called EXU fuckin party time" was a great reminder from Brennan at the beginning
@AuthorJimHeskett Жыл бұрын
Matt Mercer's superpower is his ability to make it look easy. He never gets flustered. He's incredibly gifted at making every choice retroactively feel inevitable, like fate. Brennan Lee Mulligan's superpower is his mad-scientist ability to straddle the line between chaos and ruin and sprint full speed ahead and somehow make it work. Two completely different superpowers, both awesome.
@Le300thMiner Жыл бұрын
I think its great that Brennan is doing calamity. Matt holds down the slow building long narrative, and Brennan trudges head first into a world shattering event. Awesome to see
@spacetearable Жыл бұрын
And of course, Aabria is the master of "Hey look, do you see me not caring? Fuck it, let's have fun!"
@jlhjlhjlhjlh Жыл бұрын
obviously i already know whats going to be the response commenting this on this channel, but: matt mercer is a boring dm
@timofkings5173 Жыл бұрын
@@jlhjlhjlhjlh everyone has different tastes and opinions in life. You are allowed to have yours and voice them, without any concern. I for one greatly dislike Aabria’s Gm-ing style. Love Brennan’s style though.
@jlhjlhjlhjlh Жыл бұрын
@@timofkings5173 my official thoughts (now that i'm not -buzzed and- angry) are that while i genuinely think Brennan Lee Mulligan is genuinely one of the best DM(/GM)s to ever do it - lightyears above the rest - Matt Mercer is someone i would murder my 3rd cousin to have as my DM(/GM). i also think that a big part of what makes Brennan seem so wildly incredibly and undeniably better than any other youtube DM(/GM) is that the players are usually performers and comedians (i will say this only accounts for so much as Brennan is easily one of the best story crafters of all time when it comes to a living narrative). I do love Misfits and Magic, and as much as the cast specifically brings that story to life, i absolutely have to acknowledge Aabria's quirks as a DM(/GM) which make the story her own. edit: punctuation.
@SpectralArchivist Жыл бұрын
Not even half an hour in: Marisha: "It's been 10 minutes." Sam: "This entire episode is a trigger warning." Travis: "I think I'm in the wrong class... I thought this was Freshmen Biology, I don't know-"
@b.castilho4011 Жыл бұрын
how do you get your average critical role cast used to mulligan? throw them into full blown chaos themed one-shot with him, the god of chaos himself. ...that should work.
@TheRealPurpleHand Жыл бұрын
And that describes Brennan's storytelling prowess encapsulated in three sentences.
@aRandoOnTheInternet Жыл бұрын
Sooo I have a question. Is this campaign related to any other campaign will it spoil any other critical role campaign?
@szabobendeguz2767 Жыл бұрын
@@aRandoOnTheInternet Events in this mini campaign happens approx. 810 + 150 years before the first main campaign (Vox Machina) so there are inherently no spoilers in this, apart from maybe the CR cast having intense reaction to some of the characters, about whom they learn in the main campaigns, but that's hardly a spoiler, you'll just have some background info, listening to Matt describing events from eons ago.
@aRandoOnTheInternet Жыл бұрын
@@szabobendeguz2767 Thank you so much dude really appreciate it
@emily-grace6246 Жыл бұрын
Brennan checking everybody’s reactions when he brings up the wolf the first time and then the slow smile when he sees no one gets it yet 😂
@TheNo1pencil Жыл бұрын
I didn't get it
@Majyenta Жыл бұрын
I haven’t watched all of C1 yet, but going off of Flandos time stamp, Purvan Suul and the wolf are from C1. Or at least his armor is. So the Vox Machina members could have caught a little Easter egg in it
@NickySew 8 ай бұрын
Having just finished C1 I clocked it immediately! Loved seeing their surprise. ❤
@joshhaworth2155 7 ай бұрын
I got hopeful the moment a champion with a wolf was mentioned.
@matthewmoran1866 2 ай бұрын
It seemed like Travis got it. His eyes snapped up when Brennan said wolf...
@lukemaker4671 Жыл бұрын
sam needed a chaotic dm. he got one, and now you can see he's thriving
@curtisholsinger6023 Жыл бұрын
The best part is how POWERFUL the player characters are - and the knowledge that IT WON'T MATTER. Really drives home what a catastrophe this was.
@voltcorp Жыл бұрын
I'm new to this world, so only after watching the History of Exandria short did I realize the scope of what they're building to here
@benjaminhondorp8593 Жыл бұрын
@@voltcorp yeah, this really isn't one that will end well haha
@josephhuffer9426 Жыл бұрын
You could call it a uh... umm, a god damn uhhh, a calamity?
@silversalmon9909 Жыл бұрын
@@josephhuffer9426 you really could
@christopherbgsted4749 Жыл бұрын
You are so right
@indigostudio2245 Жыл бұрын
Things I like about how Brennan DMs - uses a grand, exaggerated voice when describing the city. It adds a new level of detail and atmosphere that I don’t see a lot. - ALL THE CHANGES HE MAKES TO HIS VOICE WHEN HE WANTS DIFFERENT VIBES - “I’d like to know how your *character* would react to this.”
@yoitbeam5764 Жыл бұрын
Dude watch the fantasy high series it is the greatest thing ever
@blueriverbane69 Жыл бұрын
@@yoitbeam5764 where can I find it?
@gabbybalinas5541 Жыл бұрын
@@blueriverbane69 You can find the the first Fantasy High over on the Dimension 20 channel!
@gryffinmutzenberger2144 Жыл бұрын
"I'd like to know how your character would react to this" And "What is your character thinking/feeling in this moment" Are some of his most powerful questions
@lindsaythemorallygay4586 Жыл бұрын
It certainly keeps me engaged considering I have ADHD
@NovaHorizon Жыл бұрын
My favorite part is when Brennan says "You're not alone." and you can hear Travis' breath stuttering with a bit of fear because he was expecting maybe he'd see something special in the automaton that was hidden... not an assassin. Also, I'm convinced that Brennan decided to add that in simply because Travis rolled high with an ability to see invisible creatures.
@meachambsi Жыл бұрын
Travis: "Goddamn it, not to me!" XDDD callbacks to the Wildmother and Travis's hatred of jump scares... Brennan is ruining them, and living his best life.
@jackal59 3 ай бұрын
Yep. I bet he always was going to have Vespin Chloras in the mirror and already had determined how to explain invisibility, but putting them together with the assassin was improvised.
@orphazoid4629 Жыл бұрын
Zerxes' son is just the dreamworks logo kid
@rebeccawalilko960 Жыл бұрын
Who would win: six characters that lead rich and fulfilling lives, with incredibly in-depth backstories and pages of lore attached to them or a woman named Bolo
@TheWindwall Жыл бұрын
There can be only one....
@voltcorp Жыл бұрын
in Aeor, it's sometimes illegal to ask these questions
@kc2086 Жыл бұрын
Bolo... but only once she's attained her final form as Roëmænce Partnær.
@CamiloCienfuegosStan Жыл бұрын
@@kc2086 Dear Gods…..
@kc2086 Жыл бұрын
@@CamiloCienfuegosStan Right?
@eddiekalista3222 Жыл бұрын
15 minutes in, and its hilarious how everyone else is bewildered and enthralled by Brennan's narration, and Lou is just like "here we go again"
@TheJasonmanguy Жыл бұрын
Lou is holding his head like, “I fucked up deciding to do this. I have second-hand PTSD from that dream.”
@TheCruefan94 Жыл бұрын
Lou: "First time?"
@treyallen6160 Жыл бұрын
Lou plus Brennan is always my favorite.
@G_Rez Жыл бұрын
Let's go down the line, what's everyone afraid of?
@wearingspacesuits Жыл бұрын
@@G_Rez "I admit there might be something wrong with me"
@stevenrichardbarnett 11 ай бұрын
Raise your hand if you came here from the D20 clip of Matt going "Water" and cracking Brennan up to verify that, in fact, Brennan DID start Calamity out with "Fire..."?
@ebmusicman84 11 ай бұрын
Yo.
@mjrino7225 11 ай бұрын
How tf did u know
@mrhombreman 11 ай бұрын
@@mjrino7225 lmao yes
@Last_Mans20 11 ай бұрын
I love that this comment is here
@ThomasUfnalCrowlake 11 ай бұрын
I remembered it too vividly to have to come and check. ;)
@rehabghost 3 ай бұрын
i love how visibly delighted Aabria is every time anyone voice acts
@TahiriVeila13ABY Ай бұрын
Aabria is the only negative thing about this series. She's awful.
@Thiccyg Жыл бұрын
Matt: makes the Aeorians a technologically advanced, enigmatic proud civilisation Brennan: Magic Russians
@nopenope620 Жыл бұрын
Bollo is so russiancoded I can't
@yewwowduck Жыл бұрын
Why can't Russians be enigmatic and proud?
@nopenope620 Жыл бұрын
@@yewwowduck in western media Russians either enigmatic, extremely intelligent, polite and read Dostoevsky for fun or always grumpy, dull and rude
@MammalianCreature Жыл бұрын
@@yewwowduck World history
@6ixpool520 Жыл бұрын
@@MammalianCreature I mean Soviet Russia was one of the most technologically advanced societies at that time. They beat the US to manned spaceflight. They landed a probe on Venus. They made the most powerful hydrogen bomb ever made. They've fallen behind nowadays to countries like Korea, China, and Japan but this is a recent development.
@taylorforsyth4278 Жыл бұрын
Matt, coming back from intermission: [Trying hard not to react to the intentionally disruptive offscreen hijinks] Brennan coming back from intermission: "SAM JUST SAID 'TAINT!'"
@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll Жыл бұрын
That's weaksauce tbh, they're clearly going easy on him XD
@danielcastillo591 Жыл бұрын
Matt's greatest DM ability is remaining calm and stern in a gentle sway of storytelling Brennan's DMing is rolling with the punches and hitting 16 times harder right back Loving both tbh
@taylorforsyth4278 Жыл бұрын
@@danielcastillo591 Brennan has no qualms about outing someone trying to cause shenanigans lol
@Zombiewithabowtie Жыл бұрын
Me: Remembering the Vox Machina episode that opened with Taliesin saying, "Pissblossom".
@meggston6901 3 ай бұрын
The worst part about failing to ascend like the matron did, has to be that when you fail she shows up and probably roasts you while she takes you to where you belong
@eijirokirishima1882 Жыл бұрын
Lou is just Brennan’s emotional support best friend, he’s happy to here, but damnit Brennan stop inviting me to RPG trauma dinners-
@Jgt612 Жыл бұрын
“I know this is a memory, but I haven’t seen him in so long and I want to see his face” Well that’ll just gut you and we’re only 22 minutes in. Someone give this poor paladin a hug, and a bomb shelter
@Allantitan Жыл бұрын
At first I thought his kid had died or was missing
@BassBumbass Жыл бұрын
"You are in a different movie than the rest of us!?" Yea, everyone is doing The Great Gatsby, meanwhile Travis is in a full-blown detecive noir/ tv copshow. And im here for it! Love that stuff.
@Imperial_Squid Жыл бұрын
Loving the full on pseudo hologram made of stone too, just because!
@disasterjones5798 Жыл бұрын
Who can we get on the case We need Ceeeeeerrit Agrupniiiinn Someone to put you in place Calling Ceeeeeerit Agrupniiiiiiin aaagaain
@peter_parkour Жыл бұрын
Timestamp?
@BassBumbass Жыл бұрын
@@peter_parkour The quote is from 1:38:25, whispered by Aabaria. And...basically alot of what Cerrit is, does and says is detective noir as fuck :D
@gamersresidence6040 Жыл бұрын
i dare not give you more likes but know, that in my soul, you have it. edit: 666 likes has beeb long passed.
@TheMarkoSeke Жыл бұрын
I love the idea of a campaign where the group starts with high level super powerful characters.
@morgantaylor84 Жыл бұрын
I mean they did imply they were going to be playing Age of Arcanum "get sh*t doners" in the announcement.
@davidc4983 Жыл бұрын
It's so fun. Playing a level 20 campaign rn and we've decided to take back and rebuild myth drannor
@GamerGrovyle Жыл бұрын
What level are they?
@TheMarkoSeke Жыл бұрын
@@GamerGrovyle Level 14, you can see their character stats periodically in the video in the bottom left.
@Glmorrs1 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, sometimes it’s fun to roll up some high level characters and do a module of two. Or roll up level 15-17 characters and take on a tarrasque (they’re honestly too easy at level 20).
@lognott Жыл бұрын
I like how Brennan's performance fuels Sam's. He has the ability to inspire the most in people
@IrukunTheTuna 8 ай бұрын
And without rolling any dice, too. 😉
@Papayotin Жыл бұрын
I love that Lou goes from, "I'd like to blow a little smoke out of my nose, if you'd allow that", to 700 hodmidas carrying the rarest tree imaginable for a party gift
@TeckTheBlooded Жыл бұрын
I'm sure it's mainly because Lou is like "I know how you do things Brennan, I'm just seeing how far we can go here"
@Pluveus Жыл бұрын
To be fair, personal powers and positional power are totally different beasts with disparate RAW connotations.
@WowItsErin Жыл бұрын
It's the kind of move that just proves what an absolutely great DnD player Lou is, in that he knows exactly when to reign himself in for a DM. He *knows* that his character is rich enough to pull some crazy shit like that. He doesn't need to ask. But *blowing smoke out of his nose?* Why, that's doing a magical effect without expending a spell slot! That's the kind of thing that could break a campaign!
@mikesobleskie9258 Жыл бұрын
@@WowItsErin perfect analysis.
@Landis963 Жыл бұрын
@@WowItsErin Minor Illusion is a cantrip. Maybe one that was not, technically, included in Nydas' spell list, but a cantrip nonetheless.
@CM-jf1vx Жыл бұрын
"If you look down and see the stars. What will you see when you look up?" Chills.
@forstudentpower Жыл бұрын
1:24:15 "Is it on our 20-page lore doc?" - Sir you will TAKE Brennan's lore and you will LIKE IT
@Ginric99 Жыл бұрын
I have yet to meet a player in real life who reads past page 1 of one of them. Hence I don’t bother anymore, the world gets revealed as it gets revealed. Show don’t tell us always the best way lol.
@harley4683 Жыл бұрын
@@Ginric99 I imagine when it's your literal job you don't have a choice
@Ginric99 Жыл бұрын
@@harley4683 and that is part of the issue now, an unreal expectation is created I love what Critical Role has done and continues to do, I think they are all great at what they do. My only criticism is of people who then expect to copy this at their own table, Matt Mercer came out in, I think 2018, and did a long reddit post about how no one should try to copy anyone else's game, instead people should sit and work out together the game they want to play.
@harley4683 Жыл бұрын
@@Ginric99 I've ran into only a few mercer affect prinlem type players, easily dismissed imo. If they don't enjoy my hard work they can find another group lol
@levindeed Жыл бұрын
@@harley4683 well, that's why you work these things out with the players BEFORE the campaign starts (as Matt basically wrote in that reddit post). If the party knows what they're in for and they're okay with it - knock yourself out with lore and all other stuff all you like. But if you care for your **players** to have fun more than you care to show off your coolness - probably should vent things beforehand and maybe not get into huge lore dumps at all, if they're not okay with it. Otherwise they don't have a good time a leave, and you don't have a good time and have to find other people.
@nickfrigillana2645 5 ай бұрын
"If you look down and see the stars, what will you see if you look up?" One of the chillingest, hair-raisingest, goosebump-inducingest things I have ever heard said
@antiphon000 3 ай бұрын
The "What?" after is what really gets me
@OwlCitytwilight Жыл бұрын
You can totally see Lou’s small smiles when Brennan does something crazy and CR looking to Lou and Lou just being like “yah… that’s my dm alright”
@Droz42 Жыл бұрын
Lou is like, this isn't even his final form.
@helljumper2772 Жыл бұрын
Honestly only checking it out for my beautiful 2d0 boys
@THExRISER Жыл бұрын
@@helljumper2772 Same. Critical Role is great but it honestly couldn't retain my attention because of the pacing.
@claire3614 Жыл бұрын
@@THExRISER those D20 bois comin here to shou CR how it's done
@Sunshine11229 Жыл бұрын
"wait tell he monologues for 20 minutes and then kills you, your mom, your dad and your mail man..."
@jackdog06 Жыл бұрын
"I wonder if Brennan will do the usual Critical Role intro or if he'll bring the Dimension 20 energy here" Literally 0:00 : *"H E L L O O O O O !"* "Ah yes, that's what I was hoping for."
@jotapecavalcante3819 Жыл бұрын
The quick opening, perfected by the fear of missing the intrepid heroes jokes.
@Imperial_Squid Жыл бұрын
@@jotapecavalcante3819 I do wish he'd done a "Say hi XYZ!" for his intro but I'm also fully happy with keeping that as a D20 thing!
@sabintandukar7907 Жыл бұрын
When he said critical role. I lost my shit.
@zemanskyquila1442 Жыл бұрын
And matt as a player for the whole campaign
@sh11death Жыл бұрын
@@sabintandukar7907 Same! I almost passed out from excitement.
@jbutz01 Жыл бұрын
Having been a fan of both Brennan and Mat for years, and as a gm with 30 years in the game myself, I can't imagine the sheer overwhelming trust Mat must have in Brennan to have let him run this. And of course Brennan smashed it. Just ..Great dnd here all around
@ProperlyGaming 6 ай бұрын
Yeah, to give the reins to a setting you have built to someone else, even knowing they are just as capable as you in DM ability, mustve been a hard thing to do. I couldnt imagine doing it, and i dont run a show using my setting like he does so that fear and worry is probably multitudes worse.
@Jhakri_ Жыл бұрын
Travis met his own "romance partner". So glad.
@Fantazy1028 Жыл бұрын
RoeMAancè PaertNer
@deadacorn3541 Жыл бұрын
"Whom did we betray?," is the most metal moment Ive ever witnessed in D&D. The entire first scene is f***ing brutal
@AtelierLaoshi Жыл бұрын
That is literally a demon trying to trick you. You would be Another of asmodeus pawns in seconds.
@deadacorn3541 Жыл бұрын
@@AtelierLaoshi nah.
@tiredofeverything2771 Жыл бұрын
Brennan is just like that dude! He says stuff like that in games all the time its wild!
@johanlassen6448 Жыл бұрын
@@deadacorn3541 Aaaand Atelär was right.
@bdletoast09 Жыл бұрын
@@AtelierLaoshi But that's what makes it awesome. Even with the knowledge that this is literally the Father of Lies speaking, you can't help but doubt here. Asmodeus is supposed to be good at lying, if no one ever fell for it, he wouldn't be such a threat.
@thdude598 Жыл бұрын
Having a degree in philosophy and screenwriting has to be one of the best combinations for a dungeon master.
@icarosantos1028 Жыл бұрын
You know what's funny? The thought of Avalir just causing tons of rain over whatever earthbound city they float over with that massive waterfall of theirs.
@Fearienify Жыл бұрын
Ah yes because the waterfall would totally be placed going off the edge
@rex198 Жыл бұрын
@@TheBliepbliep I mean it could just be a closed circuit around the city...
@Owen-bk5fc 8 ай бұрын
Didn't he mention it turns into mist? The tallest waterfall on our non-magicky Earth turns into mist before it reaches the bottom as well
@ckampen Жыл бұрын
I don't think I've seen Travis so fully drawn into a moment, dude was literally crawling across the table when Brennan finished for the day 🤣
@Gabriel_Oliver Жыл бұрын
When Brennen described the kid I knew full well we were getting into a Brennan Lee Mulligan campaign. Poor guy can't leave families alone
@nehanair8475 Жыл бұрын
It’s that or some cosmic entity like the grey baby from Unsleeping City
@inkypavus6749 Жыл бұрын
The moment he mentioned a kid I was like 'oh this is gonna be sad'
@MarcusBeirne Жыл бұрын
He is the Disney of DMs.
@kateflake Жыл бұрын
@@MarcusBeirne s i
@Minilena Жыл бұрын
While also wishing for nothing more than he wishes to be a dad...
@LetTheBodyFall Жыл бұрын
travis: "i'm not safe on this side of the table" iconic
@jaywilkey1323 Жыл бұрын
I. Felt. that enegry.
@ventrue7 Жыл бұрын
also wrong class lmao he was iconic the whole time
@galev3955 Жыл бұрын
@@ventrue7 I was about to say :D That quip made me laugh so much
@lordtabaro302 Жыл бұрын
the only person that's every on the safe side of the table is the GM xP
@barryjames73 Жыл бұрын
What an incredible DM.
@agonic1107 Жыл бұрын
I agree
@cospaws8810 Жыл бұрын
I’ll never tire of watching him work
@Sysyphony Жыл бұрын
I am loving Lou already losing it from watching Brennan do his thing but I am here for the little things like watching Travis visibly asking himself what to write on his notes at 11:10
@jackiewagner3690 Жыл бұрын
I love how you can tell that Brennan fully was not ready for Travis being so reactive and Travis was not ready for Brennan's shenanigans (see the whole Bolo scene). This is going to be such a good campaign
@extragarb Жыл бұрын
I think Bolo hit all seven people so hard that Brennan's trying-not-to-laugh face became a part of her weird weird character. I'm absolutely delighted by Bolo
@user-xb5bz4fu9o Жыл бұрын
I think Brennan was completely ready to play ball (Emily Exford and the Hilda Hilda scene have taught him well), he was just pleasantly surprised to get that pushback so soon imo
@emilyfulton728 Жыл бұрын
and at the end when travis practically screamed, iconic
@MowingTheAir Жыл бұрын
Just coming to comment this but couldn't word right thanks!!
@tairneanaich Жыл бұрын
I AM imagining a Russian Spy??
@jthancock Жыл бұрын
Brennan's quote at 25:42 is so fucking spooky, the fact that it came from a DnD game and not from Shakespeare or something is mindboggling.
@bugwastaken Жыл бұрын
aabria’s reaction to that was so real cause wtf do you even do after someone drops This live in front of you
@connorboyle2585 9 ай бұрын
Welcome to Brennan Lee Mulligan
@wolfpup4149 Жыл бұрын
Coming back to pay my respects to the video that introduced me to DND, Critical Role, and Dimension 20. A few months, endless hours of entertainment and a well-worn subscription to DROPOUT later - I’ve never met more chaotic, heart wrenching and viciously funny characters in my life. So, so glad this series got the attention it did and popped up on my feed. Endless love and thanks to everyone involved. INcredible.
@jwbucklin Жыл бұрын
Right there with you!
@rebeccadittman6350 Жыл бұрын
This perfectly describes how I feel. This is the first D&D I’ve ever watched, and my first intro into Critical Role. And wow… how much fun I have had for the last month watching and catching up on this epic chaos. This campaign though… calamity… will always have a special place in my heart.
@dblundz Жыл бұрын
Sam and Abria playing a divorced couple absolutely killed me! Non stop hilarious moments 😂👌🏻
@cerisebiscuit51 Жыл бұрын
Not sure if I want them to reunite in tragedy or stay hilariously bitter but whatever happens, I will love every second of it!!
@matt-lang Жыл бұрын
They were so good right from the start, I don’t know how much prep they put in but that was so funny
@bryanwalter4438 Жыл бұрын
Amen!!
@romxxii Жыл бұрын
@@matt-lang I hope their session 0 was the breakup.
@rikimaru700 Жыл бұрын
Its almost as good as Brennan and Lou playing divorced spouses
@RollModelsYT Жыл бұрын
Brennan is an evil genius and I'm gonna need more than just 4 episodes please and thank you.
@jenolafson Жыл бұрын
Checkout Dimension 20 and Spelljammer Confirmed. He's such a great storyteller.
@zoltanszaszi2264 Жыл бұрын
I think Matt is preparing to eventually pass on the DM torch, so to say, to others, perhaps multiple people. He said so himself in an interview. It must be the reason for Critical Role to introduce yet another limited series game, at least in part. They're testing the waters, exploring options, branching out. So something tells me this is not the last time we'll see Brennan as DM in Critical Role.
@RollModelsYT Жыл бұрын
@@jenolafson A Crown Of Candy is my peanut butter and my jam.
@austin4855 Жыл бұрын
@@zoltanszaszi2264 CR makes *bank*, and maybe Matt is tired of having to work 60 hours a week every week in order to make it happen. If he was in it for the money, he could have stopped years ago. Maybe he just wants to find a middle-ground of being able to enjoy his success while still participating in his craft.
@RollModelsYT Жыл бұрын
@@zoltanszaszi2264 Honestly I dont want to see Matt step down for good but I could understand him needing a break and Brennan would be amazing choice to step in for a whole campaign.
@ninboy01 Жыл бұрын
Travis's reaction to Pervan's whole deal was very cool. Especially his exclamation of "of course!" when he realized that the vestiges wouldn't exist yet. His investment in this world is very enjoyable to watch.
@dominonine Жыл бұрын
It's fun to see some of the Critical Role cast just react to Brennan as a DM. Man is completely off the wall but that really lends itself well to the relatively short format that Dimension 20 is presented in, makes for an extremely enjoyable experience if you like me are an absolute ADHD brain.
@Ziaotic Жыл бұрын
this really puts into perspective how much Exandria really is a post-apocalyptic world, in the midst of healing.
@kybercollections Жыл бұрын
THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING! It gives me a whole new view on the show!
@thegriffin88 Жыл бұрын
It's what happened after the credits rolled on every apocalypse movie/show/book/comic etc.
@JohnnySnappleseed Жыл бұрын
What's insane to me is that this idea extends all the way up to the gods in this universe. It's not just post apocalyptic for the life on Exandria, its a war between deities. Every campaign so far is like an entire series of novels being written about minor characters. They're events that are going to be tucked away in giant books of history by the time all of this is resolved. VM and M9 are going to be a couple of paragraphs in a 10th grade textbook. Matt is pretty cool.
@Ziaotic Жыл бұрын
@@JohnnySnappleseed except the M9 are heroes that basically no one knows. they saved Exandria from being consumed and very few people are even aware
@mangoesaredelicious4622 Жыл бұрын
@@JohnnySnappleseed no way vm are gonna be minor characters in history
@gthetree1 Жыл бұрын
“He’ll turn 14 in a month and half.” Gut punch. That was a very small but incredible way to communicate so much. Being a dad and missing so much of your child’s life, knowing the city will take off again (presumably) in a month and you will miss more milestones. Hats off.
@dustinsmith9243 Жыл бұрын
Hats off to Brennan , I feel like all npcs of his actually had scripts that’s how fast and quick witted an unique they were, absolutely fabulous
@antiphon000 3 ай бұрын
I mean, he probably *does* have a literal script for them. He might not read everything verbatim but it would make sense to have a general outline of how you think the conversation will go
@keithjohnson7893 8 ай бұрын
God I love all the accidental dramatic elements of this little campaign. Travis’ first roll was a 31 investigation check which prompts Brennan to explain that 30 is the highest DC that can be set. Right before Travis’ last roll of the campaign which also happened to be THE last roll of the campaign, Brennan sets the DC at 30, the highest it can be as explained in episode one, because it’s the calamity. Travis rolled a 31 investigation check on that roll.
@alliryan326 6 ай бұрын
I too love that symmetry but please add spoilers at the top so that others can enjoy that unexpected awesome as well.
@minion-mastr333 5 ай бұрын
YES I finally got around to watching this the whole way through and that first 31 absolutely floored me. I was hoping other people picked up on it. Edit: He rolled another one to end the episode???
@Dream146 Жыл бұрын
A genuine masterclass in Roleplay storytelling. From horror, to drama sprinkled with plenty of comedy to make the darkness hit harder and help us forget that with every grain of sand through the hourglass a cataclysm looms ever closer. It honestly feels like watching fantasy Chernobyl, seeing all the pieces fall into place that will spell disaster.
@jamespryor5967 Жыл бұрын
Or the Titanic.
@allthingsgood6345 Жыл бұрын
Incredibly well spoken
@rebeccasands1452 Жыл бұрын
AAAHHH FANTASY CHERNOBYL YOU'RE SO RIGHT!
@traceysaxby8804 Жыл бұрын
Or the climate emergency.
@DroneGotMinerals Жыл бұрын
SPELL disaster, incredible pun
@tremkl Жыл бұрын
26:40 My favorite moment from the whole session is Travis saying, “I think I’m in the wrong class. I thought this was Freshman Biology.”
@zap4th368 11 ай бұрын
Finally got here. I love the modern and sci-fi vibes this entire thing gives off, while still BEING very fantasy. It’s not a camera, it’s a pure ruby podium covered in runes. It’s not buses, it’s automatons with benches on their backs. Private transportation is done via a service that offers teleportation. Its a solid vibe
@sweypheonix 6 ай бұрын
This.. this is one of the best examples of a Technomantically [the word i use for magic mimicking modern tech] Advanced Cultures. I love the whole feel of it
@milky-nai 11 ай бұрын
here to make a pilgrimage back to "fire" after today's "water"
@digibirder Жыл бұрын
Brennan's description of the "Achilles Heel" of invisibility was amazing!
@extragarb Жыл бұрын
It was a thousand times cooler than saying "your special ability makes invisibility not work." I really love that kind of magical science discussion!
@felixweber1928 Жыл бұрын
IT MADE SO MUCH SENSE TOO LIKE OBVIOUSLY YOU'D NEED YOUR EYES TO BE VISIBLE OMFG Brennan is a genius
@KonkaBass Жыл бұрын
I feel like Brennan watched the same Kyle Hill video I did where he sci-bunks invisibility.
@alexhooi7268 Жыл бұрын
@@KonkaBass my exact thoughts when he was describing it
@kylehahn4410 Жыл бұрын
@@extragarb Interestingly, Invisibility doesn't automatically mean hidden, you still need to Hide and make a stealth check (albeit at advantage). But it was still a cool way to explain how someone can perceive through an invisible creature's stealth.
@AuthorJimHeskett Жыл бұрын
"The Sphinx is pitching alts on his roar." classic.
@SanguineBanker Жыл бұрын
What does "pitching alts" mean?
@AuthorJimHeskett Жыл бұрын
@@SanguineBanker Don't want to spoil it by explaining the joke, just watch the episode!
@SanguineBanker Жыл бұрын
@@AuthorJimHeskett i did three times now. I love it. I just don't understand the reference.
@AuthorJimHeskett Жыл бұрын
@@SanguineBanker oh i gotcha! "pitching alts" is alternatives. The Sphinx wants to do more than roar so he's offering alternatives he could do in the parade
@SanguineBanker Жыл бұрын
@@AuthorJimHeskett Ohh! ROFL! Thank you so much!
@AlasdairGR Жыл бұрын
3:24:31 Brennan knows how to tell a story. Laerryn obtains the final key to accomplish an unthinkably powerful arcane feat, and then immediately the champion of a former wizard walks in to tell all the other wizards there "hey, maybe you shouldn't be trifling with things you can barely comprehend or control".
@rebekkafrizzell1666 Жыл бұрын
In the wrap-up, they talk about how Laerryn finding the last piece was 100% improv by Aabria.
@AlasdairGR 3 ай бұрын
@@rebekkafrizzell1666 That's the beauty of table top storytelling, your players can throw out or say something amazing and take the story in a direction you would never have expected. And the best GMs are able to immediately adapt, roll with that new information, and develop that thread even more.
@darkhorse35 10 ай бұрын
I absolutely love how Sam is literally playing himself. Aabria is completely smitten with Travis, and Brennan was born to DM this event.
@TheThirdPrice Жыл бұрын
"☝️IT'S A BOON IT'S A BOON DON'T PAY HIM IT'S A BOON☝️" Lou Wilson must be protected at all cost
@47571660 Жыл бұрын
Wow, just fully appreciated that Galdric lived through the Calamity and then, about 1000 years later, lived through Vecna's attempted ascension. That wolf has really really seen some shit.
@deathwrow9652 Жыл бұрын
Well, he was suspended in time, kind of.
@joehutchcraft1675 Жыл бұрын
Naw he Survived Calamity, and lived through Vecna's Complete Ascension. Vecna was just a new God in the Pantheon who literally just discovered "Wait! I can do this thing now? Wait why do I have something in my ribs? What. The. Fuck. IS A RITE OF BANISHMENT?! VOX MACHINAAAAHH!!!"
@Zombiewithabowtie Жыл бұрын
Lives through the Calamity, accompanies his masters body to his grave - next thing he knows, he's in an abandoned castle in the Alabaster Sierras, with a bunch of muppets trying to buddy him up with a Rogue half dressed in Purvans' armour.
@Companion92 Жыл бұрын
I totally forgot that the wolf was part of the first campaign
@dennisnolasco-ramirez5518 11 ай бұрын
He’s like the R2-D2 of the universe. Seen the rise and fall of it all
@vangoghsseveredear Жыл бұрын
You can see Brennan mouthing along to Loquacius' morning news. He had the thing memorized! A testament to the love he puts into his stories. Also just kinda funny to watch him react to the read 35:52 or so
@nicozandhuis1865 Жыл бұрын
the fact Brennan made Asmodeus, seem so goddamn compassionate and vulnerable is terrifying and genius and has to be done more often for objectively evil gods to manipulate mortals
@DurandalsFate Жыл бұрын
This is underappreciated. Asmodeus is the kind of bad guy who can make Sarenrae think he's redeemable and then pull an epic betrayal on her, wiping out her followers in a single stroke. And Zerxus is such a marshmallow, he's a perfect mark.
@imomimotv Жыл бұрын
I'm only here for Brennan and Lou so ave literally no prior knowledge to anything (like how Lou doesn't understand but can tell from reactions it's important) but Brennan often talks about dichotomies like that and certainly his background in philosophy makes way for such thought experiments. He's really quite good at weaving grey morality into all his campaigns
@mikhailkraev5644 Жыл бұрын
Please leave a timestamp
@DurandalsFate Жыл бұрын
@@mikhailkraev5644 19:02 to 26:32
@nicozandhuis1865 Жыл бұрын
@@imomimotv tru dat, i thought at first dming like Brennan would be easy cus it's just chaos, but after seeing the kinda world building he's developed and faction characterisation with a starstruck odyssey, I realised I couldn't reach it. Matt mercer is absolutely wonderful and great at making campaigns character driven in the pcs and weaving their experiences into the world, but no one can dm a campaign as wholly tense and thought provoking as Brennan does. I love both still, but it shows how hard Brennan has worked to make the calamity feel real and formed the lifestyle and social norms and morals of those before the calamity
@ceramicholiness Жыл бұрын
My expectations as a fanboy of both CR and D20 were through the roof, and this STILL blew them all away. I could watch 100 episodes of this and still be happy.
@dipvqib Жыл бұрын
Exactly this!^
@enjakerator Жыл бұрын
Co-sign!
@bencebotye3904 Жыл бұрын
My friend I was amazed by the Elden Ring one-shot got Brennan Lee Mulligan and Alexander Ward was the guest. Never would imagined they assamble a party to tell a story like this.
@Distalled Жыл бұрын
Truly a match made in the Divine Plane. Funny to say without Matt in either DM or Player seat - I really was curious. Blew me away.
@anlemeinthegame1637 Жыл бұрын
I agree! Best storytelling ever.
@spudrow2004 Жыл бұрын
“The halls of prophecy will be closed.” *immediately narrows eyes in suspicion*
@GeldarionTFS Жыл бұрын
I just want to say that the skill check results that Brennan gives around 3:03:00 are just amazing. He gives extremely satisfying results. His arcana check result has this poetic aspect that was just incredible. He just rattles off all this history like HE was the one who created it, instead of it being Matt's world. It feels like Brennan really delved into Matt's material like a hardcore Silmarillion fan knows every last line of the Lay of Luthien. Then he gives a wonderful insight check that took it in an entirely different direction that I was thinking about because I am an extrovert and don't have the same difficulties that Zerxes does as an introvert. It captured his character so extremely well.
@DanCheaptrix 7 ай бұрын
First time watching Brennan DM with this mini series and you nailed it perfectly. I am so impressed at how incredible he is as a DM, and that he has a truly outstanding method to his story telling with fantastic responses to each of the skills used to discern the meaning from the dream and their levels of success. Great catch and awesome comment!
@hmasterchaos8700 Жыл бұрын
"If you were expecting of a fun one, You're not getting one!" Meanwhile in his Villain campaign became the most hilarious and wholesome campaign
@nox22119 Жыл бұрын
That campaign was supposed to be a dark evil campaign but thanks to the PC making themselves as relatable as possible enabled for it to become a found family story it was hilarious.
@draochvar9646 Жыл бұрын
The difference here being: Both DM and players understand the assignment and actively work together to make this a tragic tale of Calamity.
@BrickBoy1894 Жыл бұрын
“This was supposed to be the evil game!”
@spacetearable Жыл бұрын
Get your laughs in now, because I'm about to make everyone VERY SAD!
@theunholywind Жыл бұрын
What’s the villain campaign one called?
@michaelfrazer5042 Жыл бұрын
Sam’s “This entire episode is a trigger warning” made me DIE
@jamako732 Жыл бұрын
They could not have chosen a better GM than Brennan for this content. No one does epic cataclysmic events quite like him, and I don't know another GM that can rain down chaos on his players like Brennan while still keeping everything all under control and letting the story progress with incredible setpiece following incredible setpiece. So happy to finally have time to watch spin-off!
@shellfish1010 8 ай бұрын
The moment where Brennan honours Travis' noticing of the invisible person with that amazing description of the pupils gets me every time
@rukia2rukia Жыл бұрын
My favourite thing is Travis reacting to Brennan. You can see his mind getting blown and trying desperately not to laugh.
@TheMightyWamps Жыл бұрын
There is already a compilation of travis facial expressions from this Episode on KZfaq. 15 minutes of close up goodness.
@rukia2rukia Жыл бұрын
@@TheMightyWamps oo I need to watch that!
@shinankoku2 Жыл бұрын
I mean … I haven’t watched this yet but … I can kind of imagine that this is the first time Travis had played with a Matt Mercer level dm who isn’t Matt Mercer. One of the things I’m looking forward to is Travis’ mind being blown.
@deadpat92 Жыл бұрын
It's the highest compliment to have Travis getting hyped up in a way he usually only ever gets for Matt's DMing.
@ShazzleDazzle87 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad Travis is at the table for this reason, he is ALL IN right away.
@Cyyberslam8 Жыл бұрын
"Where is the rarest place in the world I could acquire a tree from?" Brennan came up with an epic answer to that *so quickly*. This guy DMs
@adlerofrowe9224 Жыл бұрын
Since he was 10 actually
@erincarr9411 Жыл бұрын
Blows my mind
@stefanandrews5098 Жыл бұрын
The Synthwave Tree, blue purple and pink iridescent jungle with a huge moon over top? That’s an album cover
@mayaenglish5424 Жыл бұрын
The whole "Marquet is not yet a desert" thing was so incredibly reassuring to my nerdy heart. Brennan just _Gets_ it.
@Imperial_Squid Жыл бұрын
@@stefanandrews5098 The Bisexual Lighting Tree*
@choobers26 Жыл бұрын
Don’t mind me. Just pinning the lighthearted Bolo moments amidst all of the tension-riddled events: 2:38:56 and 2:56:00 Also, Travis just absolutely losing it from the Bolo interactions is making my whole day 😂
@mikedawe692 Жыл бұрын
You can practically smell the blood and sulphur in the intro, the hooks were sunk deep, there was just no way I could stop once it was started. They just keep getting better. The story telling, the complete crafting of the narrative, the teamwork of painting the picture and the sublime, orchestral DMing. They’re turning humble little D&D into an art form, an expression of storytelling as compelling as stage and screen and I’m up for it. More of this!!!
@66Roses Жыл бұрын
"If you were expecting a fun one, you're not getting one!" Disagree! I've never had more fun in four hours.
@vyomrane1237 Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@extragarb Жыл бұрын
Well of course! You've got give the party some good stuff and fun times, so you've got something to take away from them! :D
@emilyfulton728 Жыл бұрын
honestly though! but i do see in comparison to d20 fantasy high where this might be 'less fun'
@Nostradamvs_ Жыл бұрын
How is it that we are all overlooking how crazy awesome "Put me where you will. In darkness I will gather my shadows to me" as a line of dialogue is.
@angrywizard3199 Жыл бұрын
The fact that the moment the word "Attention" leaves Aabria's mouth Sam's already on it with the comeback is incredible
@antiphon000 3 ай бұрын
"Unadulterated" was an important word too.
@XlonleyXdreamerX 7 ай бұрын
I NEED for this series to be animated in the style of Arcane.
@kieram4227 Жыл бұрын
As someone who got into D&D shows through Brennan and dimension 20, and then hopped over to critical role afterwards... seeing people react to the genius that is Brennan Lee Mulligan (especially reactions from the CR cast who I love) is filling me with SUCH JOY. I'm obsessed. Side note: I would now like to please see Matt Mercer as GM for the D20 cast. Emily Axford, in particular, who always keeps Brennan on his toes, but really all of them.
@jonbrines5861 Жыл бұрын
I ended up here the same way, d20 leading me down the critical hole, and man this is just too good! I love Brennan's style in this longer format.
@mugginish Жыл бұрын
It would be fun to see Emily and Liam in the same table!
@davidgreenberg9102 Жыл бұрын
As someone who was not exposed to D&D shows until finding Crit Role last year, where's the best place to start with D20?
@Mossy_C0bble Жыл бұрын
@@davidgreenberg9102 I'd start with escape from the bloodkeep, it's a 6 episode series with Matthew Mercer as one of the players!
@davidgreenberg9102 Жыл бұрын
@@Mossy_C0bble thanks a lot!
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