Exactly, Stonefell is nothing compared to the bigger fish in this. :)

I was a tiny bit disappointed in the execution of the line. I thought it came off much better in the live stream. I think it was part of the How Do You Want to Do This(HDYWTDT)? Percy stood over the top of Stonefell's body, said the line in almost disgust, then fired the remaining shot to finish him off. The delivery of the line in this episode just didn't have the same impact because it was said near the start of the encounter rather than the end. But I understand why they did it, because the choice to show his rage at the end(with the eyes) had so much more visual impact. I don't think the following is any kind of spoilers because it's all been in the series so far, though not pointed out. But just in case, here's a little spoiler space before describing the names on Percy's gun: . . . . . Percy's pepperbox gun is named The List. It has six barrels, but five names inscribed. They are: Lord Briarwood Lady Briarwood Professor Anders - the tutor that betrayed Percy and Cassandra Doctor Ripley - the woman that came with the Briarwoods from Wildmount that interrogated and tortured Percy Cpt. Stonefell - the head of the Whitestone Guards that switched sides and helped the Briarwoods kill everyone

That is why Stonefell tells Percy to F-off.

@@michaelkemmet834 I agree, despite the badassery of the original line I think it would have been less confusing to new viewers if it had been rewritten. Like "I almost forgot you were on the list" or "I'm glad to get the boring kill out of the way first. " Same vibe, but more clear in the context of the scene.

Oh! I almost forgot: As a little peek behind the curtain, the death of Captain Stonefell as portrayed here is an exciting recreation of one of my favorite HDYWTDT moments from the first campaign: where Taliesin Jaffe said Percy would "make a hole the size of a baseball in the center of his chest".

@@VyceLyre I think that was the Tiefling bounty hunter, with the super-ultramurdered old lady. That scene was top 3 funniest from campaign 1.

@@shaskusmas Correct. Stonefell died from Percy blowing his head off after "You were the one I was least looking forward to." Stonefell never actually knew Percy was the one who shot him because Scanlan forgot to drop the illusion he had on the party.

That’s so cool about Percy’s different gunshots and what they’re used for! Would’ve just thought it was super cool consecutive moves to hurt Stonefell. Yeah we will probably start C2 instead despite going slowly through C3 at the moment just to avoid anything significant, and now that we have a feel for the show

@@FandomZone great choice! C2 is different and even if there are some recurring themes they're just a few and mostly regarding a few minor characters from C1 😁 It's a really nice way to experience the players playing in person, the initial bonding and everything just put in motion. Enjoy the ride!

@@FandomZone Fighters also have this feature called Action Surge which allows the character to make an additional action, which in Percy's case, an extra three attacks.

@@Mattdovah Yeah, C2 really tried to stay completely clear of C1 so there really aren't any major spoilers other than one scene regarding Keyleth but even she didn't know during C1 so it isn't really a spoiler for anything in C1.

C2 is how I started. It's quite different, and totally compelling.

Also the one being squashed in the giant's hand is also Matt Mercer ;)

And the lookout on the steps that whistles an all-clear before they enter the resistance HQ is a cameo of Chris Prynoski, the founder and head of Titmouse Animation. You can even see the Titmouse bird(from the end credits) on his shoulder.

Ah awesome! I like that they don’t spend time on explaining items from the DnD world, they just look cool to newbies but are Easter eggs to seasoned players

@@FandomZone One of the joys of watching campaign 1 is Grog managing the bag of holding. Being a meat pillar, he carried stuff, including the Bag of Holding. People would put a thing into the Bag. When they wanted to retrieve the item, there was a chance that Grog, just to fuck with them, would make them trade something else for the thing they wanted. Percy trying to get his glasses out of the Bag was *chef's kiss*. Travis' frequent joy at the goofy stuff he got to do because of Grog's 6 Intelligence is fun to watch.

At that point, Scanlan would have pointed to his own groin.

ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US! 🙆‍♂

CRITTERS UNITE! 💜

We're in!!!

There’s an album!!! I need this soundtrack

@@FandomZone Good news! The album is on Spotify right now. :D

Minxy!! Love it. And yes will definitely go searching for the music cause it’s awesome

@@FandomZone Please do. There are so many talented critters out there. There is also Hollaback Nerds. They have made rap battles between campaign 2 characters previously. :)

Just chiming in that I love Lilli Furfaro and Chase Noseworthy for CR fanmade music, too. Two different styles (though they also work beautifully together on a duet) of telling individual character stories, plus Lilli has a beautiful song about Matt and I think Chase has one about Brian W. Foster. Mostly Mighty Nein (Campaign 2) stuff, I think, for both of them (I know that's been true until recently for Lilli), but Lilli has started doing some Vox Machina character songs as well. LOVED the reaction to Minxy!! I actually paused and went scrolling through comments to see if anyone mentioned it already. :)

Can definitely start to see why. And I imagine the most brutal is yet to come

Also, random, but I absolutely love the cuttlefish design on your shirt. Cephalopods!

Laudna and Fearne are our faves. And Bertrand…. But loving just watching Marisha embody the creepiness of the character and they way others react to her. Especially Robbie

probably inspired by Mary Poppin's carpet bag.

No it's called Pepperbox.. Scanlan even said the name in his song in the 1st episode introducing the members of VM..

@@N7AslansHobbit_Ry Edited to add: See further below where I went back and checked and they really hardly ever call it "The List" on stream, and only sometimes when it's being discussed elsewhere, so I'll cop to being (sort of) wrong here. :) . Pepperbox is the style of gun. (An actual historical term, although Percy's version is an unholy mishmash of different types of firearm tech from different eras.) It's often referred to as such, but the name he gave it is The List - or at least that was the case in the source material.

@@N7AslansHobbit_Ry the type of gun is called a pepperbox, this name of it is called the List, Percy's second gun is called Bad news, which is a rifle type gun. It was stated on the twitch stream of their first campaign

@@willha11 I've never heard him or anyone call it that lol its always been Pepperbox.

@@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll oh that's cool I didn't know it was an actual historical term.

It’s wonderful. The cast is soo good and Matt is so descriptive with even the most simple of settings

She's really good at picking up subtle things blink and you miss it things. Theres been a few videos she's picked up on things that I've completely missed or realised 5 seconds later

We are loving the group dynamic. Travis is such a big child it’s great

It certainly is, got both the mad love figures in the back :) I’m a OG Harley guy.

@@FandomZone Thanks for the confirmation. Carry on beautiful nerds.

Lots of great info for them, but with one small correction: time does pass for objects in the bag, and food / Grog's collection absolutely do spoil. There's several hilariously visceral descriptions (with awesome sound effects to go with them) of Grog pulling something out like a hunk of meat that is now so rancid and spoiled, it sloughs off the bone with a wet sploosh.

Thank you so much for describing how the party uses the bag. Can believe we didn’t notice the treasure being put into it in the dragons lair. Just thought “cartoon embellishment”

@@landail5681 Ohhhhh that's right, it was Caleb's storage amber or whatever that things didn't spoil in, in campaign 2

Yeah I think we will hold off or move to C2 until season 1 finishes to avoid the spoilers.

@@FandomZone C2 is a perfect choice. Good vision!

Well we were loving Bertrand….Travis is just too damn funny and chaotic. But Laudna and Fearne.

@@FandomZone You may come to find, as the game rolls on, that you have less of a "favorite" and more of an "everybody is my favorite." Great gamers make great stories.

One day….somehow someway

Once we noticed it, we realised just how much they’d been used subtly throughout but didn’t bat an eye to it

@@FandomZone its neat to see all these little details jostling around like its no big deal. Labor of love throughout, for sure. (And that's not even touching on the easter-egg trove that is Gilmore's.)

i didn't know this, thank you :D

Well done. Also this: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jL10ncWVzrnaeoU.html

It's not infinite, it's about the size of a closet.

I mean, the Astral Sea is a plane of existence that is described as "a realm of thought and dream, where visitors travel as disembodied souls to reach the Outer Planes. /.../ Most the Astral Sea is a vast empty expanse. " So not exactly space. Also, as El Bruce said, the bag of holding is definitely not infinite. Here is the exact description of the bag of holding (sorry for the long text btw): "This bag has an interior space considerably larger than its outside dimensions, roughly 2 feet in diameter at the mouth and 4 feet deep. The bag can hold up to 500 pounds, not exceeding a volume of 64 cubic feet. The bag weighs 15 pounds, regardless of its Contents. Retrieving an item from the bag requires an action. If the bag is overloaded, pierced, or torn, it ruptures and is destroyed, and its Contents are scattered in the Astral Plane. If the bag is turned inside out, its Contents spill forth, unharmed, but the bag must be put right before it can be used again. Breathing Creatures inside the bag can survive up to a number of minutes equal to 10 divided by the number of Creatures (minimum 1 minute), after which time they begin to suffocate. Placing a bag of holding inside an extradimensional space created by a Handy Haversack, Portable Hole, or similar item instantly destroys both items and opens a gate to the Astral Plane. The gate originates where the one item was placed inside the other. Any creature within 10 feet of the gate is sucked through it to a random Location on the Astral Plane. The gate then closes. The gate is one-way only and can't be reopened."

@@LadyAranel90 Did I not say most people home brew that it is infinitive? I know the literal description. Most tables homebrew the magic item because following a carry compactor is a pain in the…….. So for sanity sake most tables just say the carrying compacity is infinite.

@@Fsudryden I'm so sorry, I somehow misinterpreted that part of your comment. I apologize. When you say it like that, it's true that some groups do. I just never do in my groups. The fact that it's not infinite is what makes it more interesting to me. Saying that it's infinite feels like a way just to cheat the encumbrance system. But of course, people are allowed to do whatever they want in their games as long as everyone has fun :).

@@LadyAranel90 we do this because we don’t like the encumbrance system. There are so many things to keep track of in D&D this extra one is a little too much. So this is how we kind of go around it.

"The kestrel is with Anders, she'll be difficult to extract" and Stonefell revealing "We know all about your little spy, the Kestrel." Fun fact; you'll see in the credits of last episode the unfortunate little girl was voiced by Kestrel Riegel, voice of Scanlan Sam Reigels' daughter.

We are going super slow through it, but may change to C2 until this season finished to avoid spoilers

​@@FandomZone C2 is a truly amazing adventure and I highly recommend starting there. c3 seems to already have more spoilers and it just started. C2 seems more tailored to really shy away from C1 spoilers and lets people with fresh eyes dive into this world for the first time. You guys are amazing and I am really diggin your content!! Thanks!

Let’s run with that cause that’s a better reason than “I just grabbed the closest comic to put in the display”.

I agree, I think C3 pairs extremely well with the show - and that's very likely deliberate. Admittedly I'm a spoiler-neutral to -positive person in general, though.

I mean, the most recent livestream spoiled the entire series climax in a library research cutscene. If you care about spoilers even a little it should be avoided.