Matt did not hold their marriage in his hands, he held Travis’ life in his hands.

Well marriage is until death do them part.

the wife will remember that..........Travis is banished to the couch

I have a feeling he never planned to end travis's life, but you can't tell me, during that long pause, he didn't consider "What if?"

@@angrychef1786 that could be theor next animated thing Going back from older campaigns and having a what if situation I'd watch it

His face sobered up so quickly

No he is protecting Travis.

@@NYJFlybyKnight nah he’s protecting the entire party

@@Allantitan exactly. Laura has a temper on her. When she says; "MATTHEW MERCER!" in that special tone, you know what is at stake.

@@PalleRasmussen the whole universe?

This is why he gave her sprinkles. I'm afraid of Imogens love for horses and this groups horrible track record with keeping rent a horses alive

About the only thing that could make it better would be some yobbo calling from the crowd, "We didn't hear anything!"

​@@Wraithstrike19 i think someone did

I would like this comment, but it's currently at 69 likes...

Nah he was trying to cast teleport

​@@Allantitaninvisibility doesn't work on Laura ever since she got those spectacles of true sight irl

Precisely because of that. If you lived for a millenia, you'd come up with that infinite wisdom sentences, too.

I was DYING laughing after that line. I was shocked the audience didn't react the same.

The audience honestly pissed me off

@@primecreator5257 I still haven't watched that one-shot since I never finished campaign 1 and it has been on my to do list which I slowly chip through every so often what was so bad about them if you don't mind me asking?

@@primecreator5257 The guy has amazing one liners but that wasn't even funny really. Everybody says "That's not a threat that's a promise." That's why they didn't laugh they've heard it a million times lol

You forgot “and my money”

That a dbz abridged reference?

@@chukyuniqul aye!

@@ottokarl5427 awesome!

I would like to point out that in a recent (maybe TLOU2?) awards speech, Laura expressed her love for Ashley Johnson and asked to marry her AND THEN THANKED HER HUSBAND.

Depends on whether or not the judge plays D&D.

@@Ioliar Or believes in witchcraft

Clearly you’ve never worked in the public sector

That's the case for divorce, not homicide.

@@vyse102 potato, po-tah-toe

I love Mama Ash pushing him and telling him to run lol

Need someone who rides as hard for me as Ash and Travis do for each other

"run, you idiot! run now! Go!"

@@kingofmonsters14 like gandalf the gray once said: run you fool, run!

Go. Go! GO YOU IDIOT!! RUN!

Yes! I was waiting for another Present Critter to make this comment! My favorite crowd interaction moment was when someone in the VIP section, who happened to have just taken a beer 🍺 brake, took their fresh ale and donated it to Travis! 🍻 Cheers Buddy! 😅

Psycho behavior. Glad you enjoyed someone fucking threatening another and then being such a a crybaby about it.

Grog: Kills the bear in the one-shot gives the broom to the gnomes is Grog with money

@@franciscoborjaescobarsuare5802 In the end, though, didn't Grog have a shitload of money because he hardly ever bought anything? I feel like it came up in a Talks once.

@@hrodga I think so but even though I didn't say it in the comment I was referring to the exchange with the sleazy merchant in Vasselheim and the sandkheg's hide bottles (" We be clubbin', mothafuckas")

all 3 fall into ideals, flaws and bonds

Broom replaced carpet after it was lost

I felt the exact same way

Saaaame.

It's very refreshing

i think that running joke started in C2 (someone correct me pls)

Dude, I'm watching C1 for the first time. SO MANY "making your way"s.

More like “which friend do I like more?”

@@Allantitan"Which friend am I least afraid of?" .

Actually, having grown up with them, I could 100% see Rowan going: "Yeah, that tracks." 😅😂😄

@@Miss_Myth Also highly possible

I know she's just that lovely, but there's a part of me thinking she also didn't want to be caught in the crossfire if Laura did attack Travis 😅

So if you used proper sentences, it "always gets you".

Turn the key, Sargant.

Matt was ready to step in then 😂

What episode is the bridge incident?

When his phone started ringing, I couldn't stop laughing. You could hear her 😆

@@johnymey4034 Campaign 2, episode 68 -- "Reflections".

Tbh I half expected Travis to admit he soiled himself a little

I'm sorta wondering if Matt was taking revenge for some past grievance

@@xXTheVigilantXx oh like them voting him to be the babysitter for a bunch of really tall kids

@Julie P Matt: (omniscience kicks in) "The Power Of The Son... In The Palm Of My Hand..."

@@Allantitan I don't know what you mean; everyone on the cast is so thoughtful, mature, respectful, and subdued..................................... (Is that enough ellipses to show the irony?)

Yes

both

@@stone5against1 came to the comments specifically to say this if no-one else already had lol

He was torturing Travis *by* torturing Laura.

Yes.

"Honey, you need to stop before travis gets killed."

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING? SHE'LL KILL YOU TOO!"

Prety sure this plan was a failed assassination attempt on Travis by Sam.

She only has one husband at this point. She only just became a baroness. (Or am i misremembering the order of episodes?)

Couch is a lucky break. Underground was more likely.

wouldn't have been the first time Travis spent a night on the couch because of D&D

@@TheAciddragon069 and probably won’t be the last

Matt is truly Lawful Evil and we all worship him for it.

People sometimes take for granted the sheer power a DM wields. Not to be taken lightly.

@@MrImastinker and how much Matt feared for his friends life for a second 😂

well Matt did destroy their flying rug previously so it wasn't a guarantee...

@@136jab true but he hated that rug cause it allowed the group to skip major plot points and interactions the broom was 1 maybe 2 players

​@@136jab - That's a good comparison: in that case, losing it took multiple failed ability checks, and the choice to heal / save people instead of saving the item with limited time. Plus it was the party's collective property, not one player's gear that they loaned to another player. Having another player be the one who lost somebody's favorite item wouldn't be fun, it would create some resentment. I'm sure Matt realizes that inter-party personal dynamic, and wouldn't destroy the item without a chance to save it, not without other players taking risks with fairly clear consequences and then failing some rolls.

I mean, considering how much death he has seen in his many centuries of living... I'd say Tal is an expert in this field.

4:50 and that's the look of the man that just recognized his screw up as he looked into the eyes of death.

I think he was more upset because that didn't have consequences, which is most likely what he wanted to happen being a long time dnder. I got that Laura was upset, and Matt probably let it slid for that reason alone, but if you look at the consequences for Laura in C1 vs C2, you can see that Matt held her accountable for little. I don't blame him, nor do I make this comment with any maliciousness; but Matt did let Laura get away with quite a bit in C1.

@@worldeater2414 fair

Actually, I think his disappointment was with Travis not realizing he was telling him to run OOC.

I think he was just reacting to Matt's classic move of creating a tense moment where the players think something disastrous might be happening with the tone of his narration, but then it was actually a trick, nothing bad happened. It's like "ugh, that was a dirty move". And then a smile of "you got me / us" as he points to Matt. Having PCs lose or damage another PC's personal magic item is a big deal and would in general create tension between the *players,* not just the characters in the game. With Laura being more protective of her loot than most (some might say dragon-hoard-ish), it probably wouldn't make the game more fun for the players for the DM to do that. Without a clear and obvious risk that players knowingly took, and without giving them a chance to save the item with some rolls or cleverness, it would not be cool to destroy a magic item. In fact the gnomes *did* use their character abilities to escape invisibly after the broom was temporarily disabled. IIRC, this was after they lost their magic carpet, which was the collective property of the party, not one players personal gear that they loaned to another. And losing it involved multiple failed ability checks, and actions that attempted to save it. I'm pretty sure all Matt ever intended was to take his players on an emotional roller coaster without a long-term downside (unless the players actively screwed up and fully lost the broom).

@@Peter_Cordes 100%. Not only was he messing with Laura and Travis, but it created a tense and exciting environment for the crowd as well. Matt put on a "Performance" if you will, and you can hear it in the crowd that it worked.

Yeah, it's fucking scary. Instantly became a non fan of Laura after this. So pathetic of her

wait. is this true? can someone figure out the math?

I believe so

@@blizzard2798 Absolutely not. This was Campaign 1. Ronin was born Mid-Campaign 2.

What dat broom do, doe? 😏

@@ForeverDegenerate he was born early Campaign 2 but this was still only about mid Campaign 1. At least a year, year and a half, in between or possibly even a bit more.

And if he was lucky it would be quick and painless

And to make Travis fear for his life by extension. Even if it’s unintentional

funny thing to say after the events of episode 16 of campaign 3.

I don't think it's meta it's just that vex was so much like her it actual personality

@@romxxii Haven't had the time to watch it yet, might edit this afterwards if I consider it relevant

@@gamergirl209 She told her husband she would be pissed with him if something happened to the broom. She also got "up" to stop Grog from using the Deck of Many Things, or throw it into the lava, after Thordak even though Vex was supposed to be resting and not truly aware of what he may have found. There are other examples but these are the most egregious for me. I like Vex and I love Laura, so this is not coming from an antagonistic place, it is just my sincere opinion on it. But I do agree that Vex was very close to being Laura (which is common with first characters)

@@romxxii I just finished the ep, which part are you talking about?

Yeah cause her anger is scaaary! Lol