I can just see Scanlan standing there behind them.

37:24 for anyone wanting to return to this legendary moment 😆

to be fair, Whitestone is pretty far north and it's winter so it's probably pretty dark by mid-afternoon

666th like and Scanlan is the best!

I like to think they were referring to the sunsetting of their friendship for the time being.

Vax - Yea I don't handle emotional conversation really well. Heartless Scanlan - It's okay. *I walk away* I died

I freaking loved Scan's explanation to Vax

I never got that part of Vax.. once or twice max but after that you genuinely look like you’re trying to make them say ‘no don’t go’. It’s baseless drama for the sake of it. Liam does a brilliant job but it was slipping into more soap opera stuff.

@@geminiwriter8875 i dont like vax... love liam but vax is way to negative and gloomy and most of all dramatic for me...

@@guigoGOGO It's ok not to like a character. I have lot of mixed feelings about Vax in general, though I really like him at times, when he gets really down it stops making it for me. Cant blame Liam tho, he was going through some shit in his life at this point...

How the hell Taliesen constantly comes up with these great one liners off the cuff is a mystery to me. Like, there's being a good actor who knows how to improv stuff, and there's this.

I'm always convinced each of them has the best lines. I did stop to appreciate that one.

@@samuelstensgaard4828 I mean, the man has been doing it since he was a child. Also. He is a few thousand years old. No one really knows how old, exactly, but probably as old as the p y r a m i d s ;)

My favorite from this episode was , Matt:" It's hard being a bear." Taliesin:"It's a grizzly existence."

@@Reblwitoutacause I mean, he is a p y r a m i d, you know?

Don't get him started on the Happy Fun Ball😭😂😂

Pika

Nana Berry Or his dismay that they won’t call it the Folding Halls of Halas

Meanwhile me: put the bear in that thing and forget it ever existed. I am also annoyed at Vex trying to snatch good armor from Vax while not getting I to melee at all. Like what's the point? If you are taking hits in melee as an archer, you might want to reconsider. Vex and her bear are immense resource drainers

@@user-lt6ho5kt7v I thought your name was Hold My Bear and I was cracking up from the irony, now I'm sad I was wrong lmao

One of the most relatable things I've ever heard.

If David Mitchell played D&D, I always imagine Percy as exactly the kind of character he'd play.

2:18:06

Weird question but i'm not english speaking What does it mean Google doesn't seem to help me a lot

@@ast8177 The original statement in English is "your secret is safe with me." I won't tell your secret. Usually spoken after someone has confessed a "secret" or has been caught in some sort of embarrassing situation. Taliesin adds the word "Indifference" which is a lack of care or concern. "Your secret is safe with my indifference." I won't tell anyone because I don't care what you do.

I love the show but... The greedy ranger and pissed off rogue who's upset about people not being trustworthy...uhmm. Then Ill screw over the tavern keep of a half dead town...wth. Not sure why Keyleth isnt objecting to this treatment.

RNDM DMG Would say Keyleth “knows better”; they’ve had about two years of traveling together by episode one of what we see, any “No. Don’t. Stop haggling” intensity has faded to a semi-joke afterthought.

that is why I love Vex :D Greed is good.

I really wish Kashaw didn't revive her.

I love it, shit's too funny.

Wait until you meet Fearne.

Lol

​@@ilsehattingh1976 I can't even read the name Fearne without picturing Ashley wiggling in her chair. 😆

Jack Sparrow vibes

At least Fearne is not cringe​@@ilsehattingh1976

It genuinely feels like a sitcom. But everything is improv which makes it so impressive

I think the balance between both is important and is what makes it amazing

@@cynicap8584 Grog Lasso

Vax nearly gets himself killed and the party killed (more than once) then get pissed when someone else make a mistake.

@@ethantravis4728 Vax puts himself in danger and then gets mad when Percy literally kills his sister, wow who would have thought, what a hypocrite xDDDDDD why is Vax made that Percy killed his sister

Honestly, in his position I also would get mad. It doesn't matter how often you or anyone else in the party already nearly died. To lose someone that is so dear to yourself - and especially a twin sister- that's quite hard and even though she was brought back, knowing how close it was, having felt the fear and loss, just to find out it was because one person wasn't careful enough (not that I really blame Percy, they all sometimes forget themselves when it is about loot^^), I think it's just understandable to be more than a little upset. That is not hypocrisy, but how emotion works and since he was willing to take her place, it seems like he thinks his life less worth than hers.

I mean up until this point Vax had avoided actually getting anyone killed, and while what he did _was_ reckless he at least learned for the most part. Vax also literally has the right to be mad when it was his _sister_ who quite literally died and he was then forced to pledge an oath to the Raven Queen in order to save her. I don't know if you lot are caught up all of it just yet, but Vax's oath will become more significant later on as the fact that he had to pledge said oath is also a fair point for him to be mad at Percy.

Everyone would be mad in Vax's position. His twin sister died. He's wasn't thinking straight.

The obviously-super-evil-sword-can’t-corrupt-big-moron dynamic is freaking amazing.

That's not a great thing to hear. It's fucking hilarious, but...

Do you get out often?

How are you? I hope doing better now

@@Larissawesome yh6, g u ,&;;;;000008=

Voice actors, man. Talent is a powerful thing

True he did an insanely good job at imitating them, you can tell he's very attentive of anyone that is in his campaign

There is a very good reason he voice acts in like everything that needs voice actors.

I'll never forget the look on Travis's face in C2 when Matt perfectly mimicks Fjord's voice right in front of him

hahahahaha it's like CE doesn't know what to do xD most weirdly silent and complacent sentient magical item ever

Grog is too dumb for it to really convince or corrupt him to do things. It's rather hilarious to watch CE's reactions to Grog when they talk.

I read CE as Chaotic Evil. Fairly convenient that CE is CE.

Me too!

Anyone else picture Craven Edge face palming itself all the time??

@Doobdoob3Meanwhile pikachu :0

mmm-muh!

I have a suspicion about what it says about Marisha.

Damn furries... =_=

People from campaign 2: Why is Liam so good at being a giant ape?

i take psychic damage every time they’re alone it’s so fucking awkward

@@JustJoe10 critical damage!

Part of its the secondhand cringe of overhearing a conversation thats typically supposed to be private. But theyre also not staring at them to try and minimize awkwardness. A scene like that would be even more difficult and awkward with a half dozen people staring at you during it. But it does make it look highly amusing.

Just watching Laura and Travis’s faces the entire time is hilarious

Laura Martin funny that you mention it because it was a clip of this scene that got me to start watching. Even watching without context it’s hysterical.

Every time Scanlan and Grog talk, its gold :)

@@boohoow*any time travis and sam share a scene its gold

@@chrisparker6517 I stand corrected.

I nearly fucking died laughing at this scene

true comedian right there

I don't think it is a coincidence that Episode 40 - where the Dragons wrecked Emon - is one of the more emotionally draining and dark episodes, while also being one where Sam was absent. He has a knack for keeping things from getting too heavy.

The correct time for Sam to mock Liam and Marisha is whenever they stop talking lol

That part had me crying laughing lol

I like Marisa, I really do. But my god do I hate Keyleth because of her social ineptitude and her seemingly inability to understand the concept that the world isn't perfect and you need to make compromises. Its actually really painful considering her wisdom modifier is a +6, it hurts seeing her be such an airhead.

@@a_cynical_mad_man_vods her charisma is supper low though. So it's makes sense she's inept socially, she's does a pretty good job playing someone who's wise... but absolutely horrible at explaining her wisdom. (Keyleth herself not marisha lol)

Honestly he kind of annoyed me there not going to lie.

@@a_cynical_mad_man_vods sometimes...you commit to the personality of a character without understanding the repercussions of your choices

I felt the same way. I feel like the he either acted amazing or started thinking of his mother

Problem, I can only like this comment once!

That was some seriously EPIC Scanlan.... cheers to you, Sam Riegel. Inpired improve, truly great!

There was a comment Sam made one or two episodes back I think, where he was also saying "life was shit before this", and I think he was saying it out of character, so not as Scanlan. I know it's been 5+ years now, and I'm way behind, but I'm wondering what was going on in his life before he met the rest of the CR crew. It sounds like he wasn't very happy before he met the rest of the crew, which sucks, and is also impressive considering how upbeat Sam seems to be constantly.

@@sfreemanoh that's pure unfounded unnecessary speculation. There are plenty of times where he said "he is just cheery, he has no darkness" in fact in one episode of all work no play he jokingly says he wishes he had something 'dark' in his life to give him a bit more edge

I fucking love these people

*nods with glee*

Yet Vax never owns up to all the careless mistakes he makes. How many times did he just rush right in? Jenga anyone?

@@viksox13 well, he was endangering himself, not others

@@viksox13 Up to this point no one actually fully died because of his boldness. It was usually only himself that he was endangering, except for Cassandra but even then he did everything to save her even healing her immediately while surrounded by 3 enemies on his own. His sister quite literally died and he had to make a bargain with the deity of death essentially selling his soul because Percy made a mistake. Sure Vax made careless mistakes, but always to his own risk and not many consequences came from them.

Later, Liam's next character...

Gold 💜

Jesus Christ, I snorted my coffee.

Oh my god XDDDD

WHEN I TELL YOU I WHEEZED

No one: Literally no one: Not even most murder hobos: Vox Machina around old people: ... CaN wE kIlL iT?

Matt works wonders with sound. I had no idea it was supposed to be a crow impression until he described the bird but that kind of lended to it in a way, making you think "what was that?" along with the characters as though you're looking to the window sill along with them.

@@cpt.awesome7281 Little known fact but a crow and a raven are 2 different birds. A raven is bigger and travels in pairs while a crow is smaller and is usually in a group.

@@sprigganpanda also, ravens can't do the iconic "caw" call, only crows do

@@evankurasu3190 true, ravens just fly around screeching “nevermore”

Despite all of his own indiscretions. :p

@@ScorchHellfire How dare you slander Burt Renalds! I bid you good day... (Sorry I couldn't help myself)

@@ScorchHellfire At least he doesn't cause interpersonal conflict in real life. All the stupid looting, hording, min maxing and being an asshole to NPCs in game because they're not real, which is rather ironic because both Liam and Laura's characters don't want to be anything like their father and yet they are.

Kebutor Ah. Humans are strange things. Or humanoids in this case. It is ironic but is also explainable

@@ScorchHellfire Ive seen your multiple comments through every episode, and not ONCE have you had a nice thing to say. I dont understand how one can achieve such a feat.

It might be that Gilmore had become someone to worry about so they get reminded a bit easier

Okay, new favorite moment, watching Travis work out his hiccups. That was absolutely adorable

Especially coming from one that played by someone who constantly says "this is a game guys" outside of character..

I love it because it’s, yeah, silly and breaks the fourth wall, but I don’t mind it as much as when a movie says “this isn’t a movie”

WHEN

54:00 starts around here

Craven Edge: *long exasperated sigh*

They are going to play out SO WELL in the animated series too

Priceless: minus all the blood sacrifices.

You can just see the expression of *"oh no"* from Matt.

What if the baddie is basicaly a god ?

@@damiens4601 heck, it doesn’t even have to be that powerful if it can fly, levitate, or even just feather fall

@@damiens4601 that’s up to Matt for designing the item. I didn’t finish this campaign so idk if you’re making a reference.

@@17joren yes it is a reference :)

My favorite thing is how percy said "I think you are attractive.." quietly; I'm sure he was going to finish it up with a 'take me to dinner first'

@@droopy_Tate I love how much of a bi disaster Percy is

Geb de Médici almost the whole party is 😆

Unfollowed Scorpio That's at least the second time he's called a male character attractive in a tone that I'm not sure was serious or not 😂 (He did it to Kashaw earlier.)

@@gebdemedici I'm not really sure how much of that is Percy and how much of that is just Talesin futzing about and going with the flow of the banter.

Thank God! And yet I'm already dreading the day that I'm caught up and have to wait a week in between episodes...

@@Kasukilex It happened to me already, watched all of C1 and C2 in about 3 1/2 months. so I have been all caught up and it sucks

I came here as I'm up to date with season 2. Interesting to see the difference in scale. The first season is more Avengers whilst season 2 is more The Defenders.

matt blissett i’ve not actually seen it yet, but is that because they’re still a lower level than in this series? so they don’t fight as powerful things?

@@xavier7858 that's part of it, another part of it is more that in C1 they are heroes and know it and embrace it, and most of the characters in C2 don't want to be largely public heroes.

And occasionally that’s reversed

I could see the dawning realization of what he'd given them on his face

And suddenly all baddies know feather fall or fly and quicken...

ah, thanks for the context. When I saw his face and Laura comforting him I immediately wondered if something had happened in his personal life but didn't really know how I'd look it up

It's at 2:53:40

I noticed that immediately. I was surprised he'd even joined the first few sessions after what happened. But he had mentioned in the past that these Critical Role nights were some sort of therapy, and I guess a distraction, too. That moment broke my heart.

@@anna-maria1412 Distraction is almost a necessity the grief can just completely overwhelm you and just shut you down. In my experience my RPGs were some of the only joy I could find after my father died. Being able to leave your world for a few hours have some clear objective to work toward, and maybe having the ability to save someone can really help work through some things. And your right its clear on his face that Liam not just Vax is hurting, Liam is a phenomenal actor a has made a career playing through character trauma but when you have that shared experience of losing someone like that you can kinda just tell.

@@anna-maria1412 In addition to serving as a distraction, RP can be incredibly cathartic. Sometimes it’s easier to allow yourself to shed tears and experience powerful emotions through your character when confronting your own directly is too painful.

Percy pays extra attention to her at almost every opportunity right from the start. (SPOILERS AHEAD) It's part of what makes the romance they develop later on feel like so natural a part of their relationship

When doo they get together

@@Thisone109 I think they actually get together somewhere after episode 60? I don't remember exactly, but I remember that (spoilers follow) It was after the fight where Ripley kills Percy. Vex confesses as a way of contributing to his resurrection ritual, and it's not too long before they actually start going out. They get married in the Dalen's Closet one-shot.

Talesin pays close attention to what the group needs. It's increasingly evident in campaign 2 when he reveals the character traits and proficiencies of a certain firbolg

@@alexv3357 they renew their vows during the one shot, they actually got married during the time skip

My mother's dog likes the taste of beer. If you leave a cup or bottle where she can get at it, she will.

MasterOfBaguettes best reply ever, lol!

My little Rat Terrier loves Shiner and Dos XX. Took him to a taco bar and the attendant was abhorred that I would give beer to a dog, so she tries to give my pup a bowl of water. He sniffed it, looked at her, looked at me, and walked away from the bowl. We all laugh as I turn the bowl over and refill it with a portion of my beer. My pup comes back over and begins lapping up the freshly poured beer. I swear to God, I have never seen a more legitimately hurt look on a millennial. LMAO!

FuryousChristian you sound like a horrible dog owner.

@@wordoftheday7650 That's cute. No one cares what you think. Go be useless somewhere else. For anyone who cares HOW I treat my dog: my dog is a healthy 18 lbs at 8 years old, who can safely walk off-leash without supervision, still wears an electric training collar (bc basic animal instincts are a thing), and he takes commands in Russian. He hunts squirrels, opossums, racoons, and he flushes out snakes and rats from under the house on our 10 acre ranch. He loves me to death and this tiny little dog will ignore your yapper of a pitbull but will bite *your* balls off if I raise my voice at you. He cuddles with me under my armpit every night, and he eats a specifically measured amount of Blue Buffalo to keep him at his correct weight. He is punished appropriately and accordingly to the transgression when he's been bad (which is seldom), but also gets treats when he's been good (which is often). And by "treats" I mean he eats deer steaks and ice cream (obv. not choc.), and drinks beer. If you don't like that, IDGAF. Raise your own dog how you see fit, and leave mine alone bc my dog is better trained and more well behaved than your child.

Sam Rigel is the fricking best.

Now one of my favorite Scanlan lines 😂

@Aidan Hall No, the crazy thing is that he thought of that on the spot.

I wanted so badly for him to say "and know his name is Burt Reynolds".

Best moment this episode.

oH yeah. i immediately exited the tab and took a moment bc WOW

oh i was opposite like ppff he whining again🙈🙈 Vax is such a sulky crybaby last episodes its annoying

@@jacqueline2733 its well established he loves his sister almost more than anything else, and he just witnessed her die, because they are a band of reckless idiots. lol. id say he can be pissed and scared or a few (ingame) days at least. lol

@@jacqueline2733 I know you probably didn't know, but Liam's mother, who had been fighting cancer for around a year, died in between the previous episode and this one. He was going through a lot.

what time what that said?

+Patrick McSweeney took a bit of skipping through scenes, but thanks to Phalinx posting those ever-handy timelines for each episode, i found it. 2:18:07 it gained a rush of popularity that day. it's a brilliant line.

Ah, thank you!

*Scanlan and Grog

I enjoyed one of those interactions. I’ll let you guess which one.

Ok but that scene would have been so different if it had Percy instead of Scanlan. I want to see that AU

Am I the only one that cringes during the Emo Vax and Vax/Keyleth dire emotional moments? I wish I didn't, but maybe I just can't get as immersed as a viewer to not help but feel secondhand embarrassment during their deep role play times. When most of their in/out of character demeanors are lighthearted, the moments where Vax and Keyleth get super emo or doom and gloom just feel over-the-top to me.. Don't get me wrong, I'm still emotionally invested in the plot and all the serious stuff that happens. There's just something about their scenes, I can't help it!

@@kaylabridges6055 they're voice actors, they are used to emoting to get a point across. plus, keyleth is socially awkward. this episode is a bit different as liam was going through some personal stuff.

Roll an emotional toxicness check.

Glad you could make it! Liam is exceptional at going really deep in his roleplaying and really leaning into the juicy (very much including the dark) aspects of his characters. He was also going through some rough times IRL during parts of this campaign (health stuff, the loss of his mother, depression) and has talked a lot about how the game helped him process those emotions.

Same

I had earphones on...gave me a f***-ing heart attack

Dude same I was at the library in a private room and had the volume up and then suddenly CAW and I'm like GAH HECK

Omg same! I had this in the background while I was drawing and I almost died

Lol

I'm cry laughing at everyone's comments because I'm glad we were all in the same boat ahahaha

What is the timestamp for this? lol XD

Rigolis 1:53:30. Matt didn’t say anything about it, but that’s what Vax’s daggers would have done! Lol!

@@Aarongorn Not at all because it is a choice on his part. If vax doesn't make the choice in his head the daggers stay on the ground.

Ivo Van de Moortele I’ve watched the whole campaign, and never heard that stated. Cite the episode and time stamp.

@@Aarongorn It happens in an episode when Vax gets stunned, his daggers drop and Liam asks if his daggers return. Matt replies: "Its a will thing"

Btw, did Scanlan write that epic ?

As it was painted in a stable it would forever retain the scent of doo... which I suppose is fitting for the master of shiting

Steven Miller Matt’s (insert person/character here) is too damn good.

Indeed. He is the master of imitating other people's PCs.

Sometimes I feel he does Pike better than Pike lmao

At this point I feel like he doesn't play characters, he _channels_ them.

I agree wholeheartedly. And I just want to say: Over here, in Germany, we had some opportunity to larp again already. As an organizer myself, I have witnessed the difficulties all first hand, but as long as everyone is vaccinated and tested, the risk was reduced enough to dare organize some small events. And we did a lot of taverns on gather.town during the quarantine days in the beginning of 2021.

"Who does #2 work for?"

Matt: *gets up to tell a secret* Travis: OooOoooOooo Everyone else: *classroom children*

I liked the whole skull wish debacle where he was super forceful and tried to be in charge.

@@MrRJPE Episode 40 was the best episode by far. The tension and we don’t know what will happen was so good

We can all agree that the best parts are those that matt gets to sit back and let them play their characters. Out of character they know that fighting each other achieves nothing, but they understand what drives their characters and roleplay it so well, and that fight was the epitome of that role-playing.

I liked the skull debacle conceptually, and it was plenty fun to watch on its own merits… but I’d actually argue the way Grog tries to manipulate Vex into thinking Percy’s the aggressor is blatantly out of character.

@@RedKing12000 well, you could debate that he just genuinely thought Percy was the bad guy in that situation

At this point he was

Maximum DM I think he was 71 maybe 70 at the very end. When they started the game I believe he was 69. He talks about it at the very end of the show. So he is probably 69 or 70 right now.

Mazie18 oh right I forgot about that.

Funnily that’s pretty young for a gnome, the players handbook says they live for 350 to 500 years.

Yes. Yes it was. And he pretended to be hundreds of years old for the whole campaign and they only find out in his epilogue

1:27:30 twin elms, pillars of eternity soundtrack

Let's move this up!

bump bump bump!

boost

Does this really move it up to the top?

Introbulus I think that was less about pride, and more about boredom.

@@SynchronizorVideos there was definitely some pride lol. You met LADY Kima, the paladin of the Platinum Dragon god???? hehehe

what episode did she do that in?

@@ratman2817 I don't remember the exact number - but it was when they approached the Platinum Sanctuary in Vasselheim for assistance , I think, fighting the dragons

Rat Man episode 43

It's 5am. My wife just woke up to find me having a seizure-like laughing fit. I would pay good money for this.

Best comic relief EVER

That makes 2 of us.

No furries at the table, check!

@@Loki13M well, I mean, have you seen their reaction to a certain Minotaur in C2?

@@AshtonMonitor No actually, only started watching a few months back and started at C1. Haven't even watched a livestream yet.

@@Loki13M I hope you enjoy CR! It's not for everyone, but it's always nice for someone new to come enjoy it!

@@AshtonMonitor dilf minotaur, yes. Wolf-on-Beast-Shape, no. One is furry, the other is just bestiality.

gosh it sounds so very wrong

Ah yes they are the Poo Pals

Aka The PP

No context

hey all except Grog came at this from a "it's a pet wolf" perspective, Grog came at it from a It's a wild beast you have to show whos' the dominate one. Honestly I'm not sure how much you can blame on the rest of the group every time Matt tryed to respond as the wolf keylith interrupted. Same with the rest of the party. Grog was the only one to ignore her.

@@neotagatg3238 I HATE when she talks over people loudly. It's really spoiled behaviour.

She had to take Grog’s moment, just couldn’t let him have it.

@@bitter-bit This some sort of Necro-ing, but I think it fits Keyleths personality tbh.

Keyleth is not a talented druid :D but she is cute, if only she would read her spells as much as she loves to cast them :D

Though I am more then sure that Liam’s private life was very much on his mind during that Scene with Keyleth and her father but you must also remember the RP as well that is that Vax And Vex did not have a good relationship with their father so for Vax to watch the love of his life Keyleth who has a good relationship with her father where he and his sister did not may hurt a bit for the twins.also Vax loves Keyleth and to watch her cry and be sad is a little heartbreaking for him and maybe the want to comfort her is there. And on top of that he himself is a dad.oh and yes I agree he is brilliant actor a legend as well. He does seem to lean toward method in his acting from my point of view any way and not to make Vax only see the dark and be a downer but it also gives his heart joy to see that Keyleth’s father loves and support her.

His conversation with Scanlan, which he admits is as much himself asking Sam, made me think of this too. I’m so glad Laura was there checking in on him and giving him the hugs and support those of us watching never could.

Ah, I was wondering why he had been acting more dour and moody for the past couple episodes. Most other comments just fanboy bullshit over how dedicated he was to "staying in character" but I knew something was off.

@@mingodingo Pretty sure he goes into at least some detail about it in his "Between the Sheets" interview with Brian. Super interesting interview but the DnD stuff is near the end. I believe he mentions that in the end it REALLY shaped the character and that there was a point he wasn't going to play Vax anymore but due to some game circumstances it felt right to keep going and likely in a way helped him move forward with his own life.

This campaign has one true MVP and his name is Sam.

Timestamp?

Gaby Lopez 2:32:28 i believe!

Beyond that, Druid Lv 18 Timeless Body specifically says 'you age only 1 year for each 10 which passes.' Half-Elves average 180 years. Kiki reached Lv 20 before she turned 30. She could be around for another 1500 years. Gnomes average 400 years, Full-Elves 700. You can Easily have a 2000-year-old arch druid, with LOTS of friends they've outlived. I imagine Keyleth dreading a long line of funerals in her future. No wonder she wants to keep people at a distance. How many times can you suffer deep loss and stay who you were?

He leaves to look for Kima actually, and they were in earshot

Actually Vex and Vax were both going to help Kima, and Vex decided to go loot instead. So she technically left his side.

@@caedodice Yup, which she does a lot whilst also complaining whenever he leaves her.

@@Ailieorz That's part of her character.

Yeah, she actually left him to go loot with Percy

Yes technically Vex was dead, but still.

Except Percy's sister was never in any danger.

Mercer wrote on Twitter a few weeks after the Briarwood arc was over that the professor used a greater illusion spell to make it look like he slit her throat when he never actually cut her. that is why Mercer describes there being no blood on her clothing.

@@Aetheria60 Yeah, but they didn't/ don't know that. and at the time he thought she was in danger so, still counts.

this needs to happen

I second that!!!!

YESSS

+Long Tran Add pike randomly and perfect

+Long Tran Someone seriously needs to make a "Critical Role Animated" series for G&S.

That mix of insecure girl, to princess trying to act the part, to just full on hippy stoner bursting out... its hilarious x)

Keyleth vibes with nature in a way that nature itself doesn't get...

Hilarious is a nice way of saying annoying that she is a bumbling idiot IRL

As someone who has actually gained the friendship of some wolves and wolf hybrids (volunteered at a sanctuary) that interaction could have gone MUCH better.

best fuckin quote ever

"You can either dwell on the shit, or you can leave it behind in people's beds and keep going" -Craplan

@@bardsandbarkeeps *scatlan

This is a real deep shit!!!

@William nope, that's the best senior quote. Sums up high school nicely.

100%, she is amazing. Incredibly talented, and plays Keyleth so well. Her emotional acting really gets you so much more invested. Absolutely love Marisha. She just makes every episode more awesome.

I love how emotionally invested she is but I get so damn frustrated by the social ineptitude. I’ve got to the point where I skip most of the most where she takes 5 minutes to convey a thought that could be delivered in a sentence or two

Especially the fact that some, but not all, enjoy ale

I really hope that's not how he trains them, and that he doesn't give them alcohol

​@@user-Aaron- I imagine swords aren't involved but being commanding and assertive is how you train dogs, followed by positive reinforcement when they do what you tell them to (though treats that aren't rotting are advised lol). He never hurt the doggo just told him who was in charge so that bit was right though louder than necessary but that's grog for you. It would be the same in the wild, the pack leader usually holds unruly members down in vulnerable positions and growls at them, letting them know that whatever they just did won't be tolerated but that they aren't going to hurt them.

@@kingduckie9135 Domesticated dogs aren't wolves. What you're touting sounds very similar to the debunked 'Alpha Dog' garbage theory popularized by César Millán which never even applied to wolves, never mind dogs.

@@user-Aaron- If you think anything I just describes relates to that bullshit alpha male crap then you're very misinformed in both what the old 'alpha male' crap study told people and how to actually train dogs. The alpha male study that completely messed up everyone's idea of how wolves worked told people that alpha males are these malicious monsters that take the best and leave scraps for the rest, that they use brute force to make everyone and everything submit to them with overwhelming masculinity. That's not at all what I'm saying. The way you train dogs is that you give them a command and teach them to associate that command with an action. If you aren't commanding then they will ignore you unless you have a very very well behaved dog naturally. Most dogs are not that well behaved naturally and like all animals, humans included, will see what they can get away with first. They will try to bully others or ignore commands or whatever, watch any number of dog trainers (proper ones not Ceasar 'smacking a dog gets me hard' Mulan) and you'll see that you need to have authority. And a wolf is going to be even more assertive in these behaviours because they are wild. Now, if you actually read my comment you'll know that I'm not saying you should be threatening, hitting or shouting at dogs. I assumed that was obvious on even a quick read but if not I'll clarify. Hitting, threatening and shouting at dogs, especially wolves, is not how you train dogs. Obviously slamming swords into the ground and shouting so loud a building quakes is more than a bit over the top but its DnD, literally everything is over the top or it would be unplayable if normal people had to fight DnD monsters, but the basic principles are the same, he showed his authority without causing any harm and showed the wolf that he was the one in charge and that he needs to listen, exactly the same as in the wild though more extreme because of it being DnD. He then rewarded (or tried to anyway cause Grog is an idiot) him with food. He also kept his commands short since dogs have more trouble understanding longer commands. Whether Travis does actually have experience or not, if you remove the silly over the top stuff then he pretty much nailed it. Giving short, authoritative commands. Rewarding when commands are followed. Repeating. That is how you train a dog/wolf.