"Well I am a little goblin girl" Sam, we asked about the character...

New player to DnD : "Why do DnD sessions take 3-5 hours?" Me, about to explain why it takes more than 1 hour to get out of the tavern : "Well, it's complicated"

Liam’s first words of this campaign: “I’m really filthy” Also Liam whenever anyone mentions that he is dirty: 😡

30 seconds ago, i listened to Matt close out Campaign 1. Thanks to the internet, it's always Thursday.

When you're really mad, but you're also really Canadian: "I would like to rage."

Campaign literally started with "Hey, you're finally awake..."

IT'S GETTING ANIMATED!!!!!!

"I'm just a vessel for higher powers" Molly says off-handedly in the first episode

Beau: "Are you cold?" Caleb: "She's a GOBLIN, OKAY??"

Season 1: I hate goblins! Season 2: I am a little goblin girl.

Sam saying: "Maybe it's not a goblin, maybe its a little hafling person or something." Hits differently now

2:50:55 Nott attempts to pickpocket a citizen in the middle of a fight *Ashley Johnson will remember that*

Travis rolls a natural 20 as the campaigns first roll. Narrator: This would not being indicative of Travis' rolls in the future.

Yeah, I guess I'll watch 280 hours of multiple adults role-play.

THE ANIMATED SERIES JUST GOT ANNOUNCED SO NOW I HAVE TO WATCH THIS BEAUTIFUL MESS AGAIN. I AM SO HAPPY AND I HAVE NO ONE TO SHARE IT WITH

Matt describing the different wooden textures of their new table. Travis: *takes notes* Matt mentions his Blood Rager class. Travis *adds another note*.

“yEAh, i’M stiCkiNG WiTH thIs ACCent fOR THe nExT TWO yEARs”

Them: "This ad is a little stale as it was written in mid december" Me, watching in mid December " Nice"

Ok rewatching this, the smirk on Matt's face when Jester asked Caleb if he was gonna go to the academy. . . Gods damn

Jester immediately being enamored with Mollymauk is so sweet. She can just sense the chaos he brings to the world.

Matt: Would you like to describe your character for me Liam? Liam : Looks like its sad man time

“I was spotted by the crowns guard” “Did you have your mask on?” “No, no I didn’t” what a new context for 2020.

I don’t know if Laura already knew she wanted that to be Jester’s accent, but I like to think she made that decision after hearing Sam’s character talk, and his reaction when Jester started talking was fantastic

2:40 Good old Sam 12:50 New Intro 16:40 Game starts 20:15 Liam's character introduction 21:15 Sam's character introduction (22:20 It's on) 27:40 Finding a seat 31:05 Laura's character introduction 31:25 Marisha's character introduction 32:00 Travis's character introduction 32:53 Sam's dance (AKA, when you're excited about the new campaign) 35:30 First roll of the campaign + first natural 20 36:05 Beau the treasurer 38:04 Tieflings not Trexes 43:30 Caleb overshares 44:50 Taliesin's character introduction 45:55 Ashley's character introduction 49:53 Mollymauk read's Jester's fortune 58:44 Introducing Frumpkin 1:00:11 Keeping a low profile 1:01:31 Fjord is allergic to cats 1:05:03 Quick Queens Call (1:05:55 Nope) 1:08:55 Things get violent 1:09:56 "Why though?" 1:09:59 "Your Laura is showing" 1:14:30 instant death by magic 1:15:32 "No one is after me" 1:16:26 "Did I make this?" 1:18:18 For the next 2 years 1:18:51 Montage 1:23:03 Hoe technique 1:26:17 Introducing the circus 1:32:10 Break starts 1:49:05 Break ends 1:54:13 Beau meets Bo 1:57:26 Yasha is Really f*cking strong 2:02:38 As promised 2:06:17 "Will you hold me for the show?" 2:08:08 The show begins (Mercer is a ridiculously awesome narrator) 2:21:54 Things go wrong 2:24:16 Roll initiative 2:24:29 First natural 1 2:32:37 Nott attempts to sing 2:38:23 Old habits 2:44:46 Yasha would like to rage 2:46:03 Sam's pun 2:47:56 How the t-shirts are made 2:54:52 First HDYWTDT 2:58:19 "Which one?" 3:00:09 Good old Laura 3:02:40 natural 1 sleight of hand 3:09:18 Beau 3:10:58 Throwback 3:14:44 Session end

“You bathe in water” “I-I know I’ve bathed before...” “Well you smell really bad” “I only just met you” “...... *Hi im Jester* “

“Are you patronizing me, Mollymauk?” “No, I hope you’re going to patronize us!” - best comeback I’ve seen yet.

Coming back to this video to say that I hope in the Mighty Nein animated series, the introduction dialogue between the characters is basically word for word- I have come back to this video many times for a good laugh- Nott saying she gets "squiggly", Jester telling Caleb he stinks, "How many gold did I get?" "Seven!" "Woo!", Yasha's deadpan, Molly's tarot reading. The whole thing is just gold.

“You read fortunes-CAN YOU DO ONE NOW???” “I knew you were gonna ask that”💀💀

"no sick people inside the tent" ah I see you too are practicing social distancing.

Early Nott: Cockney AF. Early Caleb: Soft hint of German. Current Nott: Soft hint of cockney. Current Caleb: German AF.

20:26 - Caleb: "I'm prety filthy..." That's it. Your character for the rest of the campaign.

It's weird to realize, from day one, not one of these people knew how this campaign would go. There's no telling how far even this first episode would go. Nobody has a script or any instructions except Matt's notes on how he wants to try to push things and the players knowledge of their characters. Yet somehow they all managed to make not one, not two, but three plus seasons of iconic characters and moments fully enveloped in the world. All the props to you guys.

I love how Sam pretends to make a gag character without much thought behind her, but he’s actually playing the long game from the start. It’s inspiring, really.

Sam [high-pitched and hoarse]: Ya! I'm sticking with this accent for the next two years. One year down. Long live Nott.

Me: Googling falchion Sam: Google reports a wild surge in the searching of the word falchion. Me: 👁👁 👀

55 years old and played my first game today. I now understand the love for this game. I have a lot to learn. Not sure if there are others in my age group here. That table is BEAUTIFUL.

*first roll goes by* "Natural 20!" Oh great, it can only go downhill from here

Me, finally getting to campaign 2- "It's so weird seeing these guys play their new characters. I don't know if I'm ever going to get over how different this feels." Talliesin- "our circus doesn't admit the elderly." Me- "Ah. That's better."

Note: Watching this (Dec. 2023) campaign for the 4th time. By far the best in terms of unbridled humor, funny Sam ads, storyline, and production (especially audio). Zero player drama, crestivity and emotions all around, even while getting through the infamous 2020 pandemic. This will foerever be the best campaign Crit Role has made, in my humble anonymous opinion.

Lauras ability to jump straight into character, be instantly comfortable and RP any situation is almost magical. Such a damn talent. Bless you 🎉Luara Bailey🎉 This show wouldn't be the same without her

"Do you know my name?!" "...whats your name?" "JESTER :D" "I know your name now!" ":OOOOO!!!!!!!!!" I love jester

Yasha and Molly's introduction is literally the "someone is going to die-" "-OF FUN!" meme

35:37 The first roll of the second campaign, like the last roll of the first campaign is done by the same person and with the same result. Uncanny.

I’m coming to C2 after catching up with C3 and my god, Ashley seems to physically change with her characters! I’ve seen clips of C1 and bits of the eps where she’s present and it just wows me everytime. She seems to become Fearne and Yasha and Pike. I’m truly impressed

Me, 2020, really wants to start watching critical role, but how the hell am I going to find 300 hours to do that? And now: Quarantine, day 1

Caleb's accent is so light, and Nott's is so strong. Years later, so much has changed

Rewatching this and laughing when Tal/Molly says, "I'm merely a vessel for higher powers." Oh the foreshadowing..

After the Mighty Nein live show reunion this week its crazy to come back to the first episode to see how far they've come/changed 🥰

"I am a little goblin girl." -Sam

"can you read fortunes??!" "I know you were going to say that" "this guy knows EVERYTHING"

1:24:00 Jester is devious! I was a bookseller for 3 years and people CONSTANTLY did that. The horror! Evil, EVIL woman!

Just finished Campaign 1 (Literally still crying from watching Dalens Closet), and I'm already ready to be hurt again by falling in love with these new characters. Mighty Nein here I come!

"You are under arrest what are your names" "Shirley" "Temple?"

The Marketing Director of DnD Beyond made the greatest decision of their life when they started sponsoring Crit role on this day.

Gotta say, one thing that’s really noticeable & wholesome in this episode is how much the group all love Ashley lol Like, obviously they appreciated her in the first campaign. But at least some of that could be mistaken for “yay, our happy little healer is here!” But here she’s introducing a more surly character and everyone still immediately loves her too. It’s just funny

the poetic cinema of caleb's first damage given being NEIN! 👌

Yes, it has been almost two years. Yes, I am incredibly late. No, I don't care, I am still going to finally watch this.

"Little girls tend to not go around telling people that they're little girls." "It's my first time!"

Round 2 baby. Anyone in 2024 coming back for a C2 re watch? 😎

“I would like to rage” Somewhere else in the realm, Grog suddenly lets out a cheer to the surprise of everyone around him

"Little girls don't tend to tell people they're little girls" "Sorry, it's my first time"

0:40:08 of course Nott would know halfling. It's amazing what you pick up on a rewatch.

First episode of Critical role I've ever watched, and damn that circus scene has me fuckin hooked with goosebumps by the way he was describing it. Can't wait for the rest!

Jester, not even one hour into the first episode of the campaign: "I'M LOOKING FOR MY DAD"

Seeing Sam, the most chartismatic human I've ever seen, playing a CHA 5 character is really going to be a highlight this campaign

Boy, rewatching this knowing ever backstory is a riiide

I first watched C2 without C1. These people on the screen were weird strangers to me, playing an even weirder dice game. That was a long while ago, I watched all of this campaign and then went back to Vox Machina and now I return as a person who has learned to love D&D, learened so much about it, played tons of games and now as a DM. These people on this screen now have so much more of a deeper and emotional meaning to me as well as the characters that they play.

Nott: "Oh you are finally awake" My mind instantly: "You were trying to cross the border, right? Walked right into that Imperial ambush, same as us, and that thief over there."

jester: "oh caleb! are you going to go to the academy?!" caleb: *internally screams from PTSD*

New Critter here! Having finished Season 1 recently. Season 2 has 141 episodes, with a seven-hour long final episode. . . I don't feel really ready, but I think that's where the fun begins!

Starting: 12/21/23 Finished: to be edited!

Laura: "sorry for taking some of your money" Travis: "ok give it back" Laura: *"why though i won it"*

Nott: *wears a mask* 2020: you're about... 2 years too early

im weirdly emotional stumbling onto this video again after so many years, what a journey, what a story, if anyone is here is new and just coming to this. Enjoy one of the best d&d campaigns ever created, and welcome to critical role

POV: you have played dnd exactly once in your life, came here because of the Vox Machina series, but don’t want (some) spoilers for Vox Machina, but want to experience Critical Role, so you started with campaign two like a madman and likely won’t get through two episodes let alone the campaign before the series

"You're finally awake." - Nott, FIRST FREAKING SENTENCE OF THE CAMPAIGN.

Final kill of the last campaign: A very old man First kill of the second campaign: Another old man Never change, Critical Role

I discovered CR a year-and-a-half ago, and I *just* caught up on Bell's Hells. Now that I'm actually finally waiting for new episodes to air, I figured I would start up Mighty Nein, because why not? Let's do this!

Sam saying “maybe it’s a little halfling person, maybe it’s not a goblin” at 26:20 is such a great little breadcrumb

To anyone, and everyone who just starts watching campaign 2. Yesterday was its final episode - just know that you are about to connect to one of the most memorable, loveable and most entertaining friends, family and companions you will ever meet. I wish you a pleasant journey, love each other, and is it thursday yet.

Post-watching, character impressions. Travis: Alright Matt, if you want to keep giving me sentient weapons, I'll make a guy who *worships* his blade. Marisha: Okay, I've already done Aang, time to play Sokka. Liam: That's one sad boy down, on to the next one. Sam: :pulls out the copious notes he took from watching the Goblins! One-shot: Laura: Being the sane, sensible member of the party was fun and all, but what if I just play a total troll instead? Talesin: Percy *almost* sold his soul to the devil...let's make a devil he *would* have sold his soul to. Ashley: :looking directly at Travis: *I* would like to rage.

anyone else coming back fo4r a re-watch of our favorite Nein

Caleb: “His name is Frumpkin.” Jester: “Can I call him Lumpy?” Caleb: “No, You can call him Frumpkin.” Jester: “Look at this cute little Lumpy...made in England.” God I love them.

I love how Nott turned from a "cockney goblin" to "just Sam screaming" over the course of this campaign

Who else is watching again to get ready for the animated version?

Going through a hard time, and came back here for a soft place to land. This story means everything

It is so awesome that Matt doesn't brush over the carnival part with a "You-watch-the-carnival- it's-really-amazing-and-you-enjoy-yourselves-for-2-or-so-hours." but instead goes through the trouble of actually giving them the carnival experience with his amazing storyteller skills.

Sam: This is the accent I'm sticking with for the next 2 years! *3 years later and still Nott done*

Got through campaign 1, now I can finally start this one. Started: 14/12/22 Finished: To be edited....

Hey there. Finished C1 like 5 hours ago - weeping and overwelmed by feelings. Now let's go on a new adventure. I heard so many good things about C2. Let's dive in

Nott: "I have a pair of fours." Jester: "I have three fives!" Nott: "I draw my shortsword." Beau: "I immediately grapple him."

"Maybe it's not a goblin. Maybe it's a halfling person." God damn it, Sam.

its so interesting rewatching this campaign and hearing how different some of their accents are. nott getting less cockney, caleb getting more german, yasha getting lighter nordic. pretty cool honestly watching them all settle into their characters again after knowing how everything turns out for them

Beau instantly falling for Yasha is a WHOLE MOOD!

I have such respect to the guy that spends time making the subtitles.

"No weapons allowed" Laughs in monk

Final Roll of Campaign 1 - Travis - Nat 20 First Roll of Campaign 2 - Travis - Nat 20 We love to see it.

My husband is a big fan and says this is peak campaign. I’ve wanted to watch for awhile but I have two small children and work from home full time, so the only time I have available to watch is in the morning while I get ready. (He listens while he works, alone and not at home. 🤪) So I’m secretly starting to watch and am looking forward to understanding all the references when I complete the campaign in five years. 😂 3/9/24 Just finished everything including the extra shows! 🤩 This was so worth it, and I managed to last 9 episodes before I had to share with my husband that I was watching. 😂 I couldn’t keep it in I was so excited. Starting campaign 1 today!

Everyone freaking out at everyone else's character voices is THE most adorable thing

Beau: "Little girls tend not to tell people they're little girls" Nott: "Sorry, this is my first time" had me in stitches xD