matt making + posting a video HOURS before his stream he's been working on for 2+ years goes live....is typical as fk and it's why i love him.

It was really touching to see you looking at those book pages.

HI ANNA!

I heard Jim Murphy is a tactical genius, and you know him, can you ask him how to win Waterloo. Thanks

Matt I throughly enjoyed your face as you pulled out the book. I appreciate the work you put in by the face of both pride and near disbelief! It was a great moment you shared with us and we, at least I, sincerely appreciated it! Thank you and Congratulations! Can't wait to get a copy!

9:42 - that moment alone was worth supporting the kickstarter. ❤️

I swear, watching you guys light up around the proofs of your book, it's like watching someone admire a newborn baby. Having read through the PDF, holy rapture, if this is your reaction to just a stapled signature and a few test covers, I look forward to the launch of the final print. Congratulations, you wild bunch! **[giddly sits back and bounces up and down on a chair in expectant glee for the DnD Livestream]**

BE SEEING YOU?! this is youtube not twitch my whole universe's structural integrity is compromised

Your book looks great! Your face lit up so brightly!

I will steal that first trap asap.

A wild Anna appeared!!

I have been following you for years and it is amazing to see your excitement as you finally see a physical copy of your book.

Matt: We're streaming soon. Me: PEOPLE OF THE COMMENTS SECTION! LEND ME YOUR HYPE!

I've been recovering from a pretty serious round of DM burnout (to the point where even Critical Role couldn't save me), but what helped me was when I went back to my other D&D roots: here. Thanks Matt for resparking my interest in Running the Game.

I support any trap with a Gelatinous cube. They are totally under used.

Man thank you and all the others folks over there with you for being so open with us about all this book production stuff. It's so cool and refreshing to see something like that from a creator. Thank you!

"Be seeing you"?! That's not the sign off I signed up for!

It was worth the watch just to see your face as you looked upon the thing you made, I helped just a lil by backing it :)

It was beautiful watching your reaction to your proof Matt.

The look on Matt's face looking through the book, I swear it's only comparable to a parent looking at their child. A lot of love went into the book, I look forward to reading it.

I've suffered from GM Burnout quite a bit, and admittedly, it's usually your videos that help me recover from it. I would daresay I've told some of my best stories after recovering with your videos!

The look on your face is so much like watching someone open a Christmas present, I was smiling and laughing with you and can't wait!

Matt, you have no idea how much I want a regular campaign diary produced specifically by you. The issue that I have following these amazing D&D streams is that I never have enough time to watch all of it. I want to be able to watch when I can but still be able to catch up when I miss an episode. So far it's all done by 3rd party work of people making highlights of Critical Role moments, and that's just not enough. Please do it!

You just have to love the reactions of Matt and Anna. And you are totally right, Anna, this ist crazy. I think none of us could have imagined this over 2 years ago, when Matt started the race for 5000 subsrcibers. Last time he gave out two copies of Fantasy Grounds, but this time you all have given us so much more. Mere words are not enough to say how thankful I am for all of you, the people at MCDM, but of course for the hole community, that trusted a team, that had a vision and the guts to bring that vision to life. So that by now the vision, the dream hast become true and we all can live it. Thank you.

I get so emotional watching Matt look in wonder when he opens the prints. I can only begin to imagine the immense work that goes into making a dream like that happen and that is the look of a man admiring the fruits of his labor.

Pull the level Kronk! WRONG LEVER!

I never understood unboxing videos until right now watching Matt look at the proofs. I am bursting with excitement!

Soooo excited for another DnD stream to bless my weekly Twitch viewing! Love you and all of the other folks at MCDM, can't wait to see the fabled stream later this evening!

Glad the book is inching closer, those proofs looked nice. And now I am terribly, terribly tempted to sit down and work out the progression for a dragon from level 1. I blame you for this insane-spiration Colville!

I’m so happy for you Matt! The look of pure joy on your face while opening this is amazing. I really appreciate all that you do for our hobby!

Your face while looking at the book was so precious, wholesome content ❤️

The emotion on Matthews eyes is just amazing. Congrats man, to you and your team to put that together. You guys are awsome.

What a fun surprise to hear your favourite book is also 1Q84! Murakami has a very distinctive kind of imagination that strikes home with me.

I'd just like to express that the video and sound quality for these videos is really good, and it's just nice to watch. The actual content is good too.

1Q84 was one of the tripiest books I have read. I agree with you there. It was also beautiful watching you guys look at your book. Congrats :D

A one on one murder mystery one-shot (wow, that's a lot of ones) with tom (tom not tom) set in Capital would be noting but astonishingly amazing!!

I love the look on Matt’s face while he is looking at their book. Super excited for my copy to come!

Did anyone else start to cry when he said "Anna, this is our book"?

Well done, a great achievement getting that to print , a real life goal , thanks for sharing

Goddamn it Matt can you stop being so cool. Honestly keep up the good work, I would be lying if I said your work and channel hasn't become a large part of my own life and your mentoring and contributions to the community are inspirational. If the channel keeps going the way it has been it won't be long till you're near deific status.

My man looked to be on the verge of tears when he looked at those prints. Wow, I am so happy to be a part of this and I am so happy to see Matt so visibly stunned. You've earned every iota of emotion you felt in that moment, Matt. Thank you for sharing that moment with us, you absolutely didn't have to. You are, truly, a river to your people.

Congrats and God Speed on the stream tonight! I'll be watching it when you upload it to KZfaq later this week!

Book samples looking awesome and I'm looking forward to that and the stream, though it'll have to be waiting for me when I get back from work, time differences, hoy!

Matthew Colville, you sir, are such a character and make most anything say and/or do enjoyable to watch.

You can see his beaming sense of pride and that makes me excited to get my hands on that book

fantastic episode as always matt

Matt, your eyes of joy as you open the fedex :) Placing my order now. Good for you guys!

The look in Matt's eyes when he holds those pages show how excited and proud he is with the product.

Matt looked so proud when he looked at the book’s print, it makes me big happy.

Excited for tonight! Also super excited to hear a Dostoevsky shoutout. If you love BK, I highly recommend The Idiot for character development. See you in a few hours.

Man, I almost cried when Matt opened the proofs of concept. He looks so proud and happy

Thanks for the reminder uncle Matt. Woulda missed it without this video!

Every time I hear someone wants to make a movie of a work that I love, my reaction is "oh no, please don't." There has never been a good one.

here i am trying not to cry at seeing matt trying not to cry at 9:46

I like watching Matt light up at his book.

love Murakami's stuff, I've only read "South of the Border, West of the Sun" and "Dance, Dance, Dance" so far and its been lovely every step of the way

I'm so happy for your book! Unfortunately I wish for the hard copy and I can't get it because they don't ship to Brazil. But, I'll buy the PDF anyway! I hope my question gets picked next time! Love your content

Are you kidding me Kamasi is a god. His version of clair de lune is incredible. From: one of those jazz heads.

9:48. In case you were curious what Matt looks like when he's about to cry.

Looking forward to the stream! Not sure how late I'll be able to stay up, but I'll do my best. :D

I'm a HUGE jazz nerd! Was wonderful to hear you shoutout Kamasi Washington - One of the best musicians I've ever seen!

Matt. MATT. The way your eyes shined when you opened the package can be compared to a father seeing his furstborn for the first time. I know what you feel man. I'm a graphic designer and i KNOW what it feels to see your project become real. Im so happy for you man.

Yay, its here! the Campaign!

At third level gloss you get the French Cover or Embossing option. ;o) Congrats on the book and a successful session 1 for the new campaign.

The Stream! Good luck tonight Matt!

Strongholds and followers looks great!

That feel when seven o'clock for Matt is 10 PM for me...

Also, as with CR, I will watch as much live as I can, but I live in Ohio and I'm old, so I'll catch the rest as soon as it hits the tubes.

I have to work tonight but I can't wait to watch the VOD!

Looking forward to the return of the Campaign Diaries

So, I'm about to run a very trap-heavy dungeon and I love that idea

Happy Matt makes me happy ^_^

The excitement in this video :D

Matt's our happy little marshmallow

I ran a murder mystery one shot where the party were also the closed circle of suspects, it worked pretty well with over ten players.

Cant wait for the stream!

I've been putting off getting Strongholds and Followers (mostly because I'm super lazy). But after hearing about the war mechanics I'm like, "I NEEEED IIIIIIITTTTTT!" I plan to have the party involved in some large-scale battles, because there's going to be a coup in my yuan-ti nation at some point during the campaign. And if the party doesn't help the deposed queen take the crown back, it could spell dire consequences for not just the yuan-ti, but for the neighboring nation as well. I went ahead and pre-ordered the print copy because, well, I like books.

You are great!

Without pressure, wishing all of you luck with tonight’s broadcast! Break a leg. 🍀

Amazing proofs!

The Duke & Duke shirt still the best.

Looking forward to the game tonight! Doing world design and cartography work for my patreon right now.

The end has to be a remake of your Christmas morning videos when you were 5. The book looks amazing though.

Notify, click, watch.

Congratulations on the book and I'm going to watch your game in between critical role

Sadly, I won't be able to watch the live game except once a month when my days off shift a bit, but I will be watching the Twitch VODs and I hope it turns out well for all involved.

Yes S&F Book!

Anna is here! Best video 2019!

OMG OMG OMG OMG such excitement to get that wonderful paper in my hands

Matt was in a production of Once Upon a Mattress and so was I. I feel like this was a one-sided bonding moment.

Matt no! Aristotle of Plato? the answer is obviously Diogenes!

I honestly loved Dune, from 1984.

Watching this video even if I haven't finished all his past videos lok

So awesome

Need that Bandcamp EP you never promised but I selfishly expect nonetheless.

Those proofs are beautiful!

Greatest puzzle I ever ran was a door with a riddle lock. I snagged the riddle from a children's puzzle book I saw in a waiting room. 87 minutes of exhilarating debate later and the party is screaming, unhinged, and at each other's throats. Eventually one figures it out by yelling random nouns. The door swung open for them and the PCs began to search the funhouse dungeon (one of the PCs own mindscapes) for the deadly assassin lying in wait. I still can't believe that worked

I've just finished writing my newest campaign setting. I have very strong feelings on how it should be played and have done tons of work on the lore. Should I use it as a campaign setting or is it more sensible to try and write it up as a novel? I wanted to know the community's opinion.

That trap is just mean... Someone felt really sadistic designing that. PS: Can't wait for the book! waku waku

LOVE Haruki Murukami. Have you read Norwegian Wood, Matt?