Battle Royale One-Shot | Critical Role RPG 

Travis: I was just doing it because it was dumb, BUT I DIDNT KNOW IT WOULD WORK Perfect summation of Grog

LMAO Sam going "oh it hurts... hurts YOU because I have damage reflections" - he pulled some Yu-Gi-Oh trap card shit right here, I'm dead

Vex: "You're so strong darling, i'm so impressed." *Fucking headshots her lover*

This fight just shows how terrifying Grog can be. Imagine seeing an enlarged, flaming Goliath with melting and charred skin. He gets hit with everything anyone can hit him with, and gets sucked into Vex's necklace, only to break out of it through pure brute force. What a monster

Grog died when the warpaint ran out. It was his source of power.

I mean, if Tary is a "dirty camper" then in FPS terms, Keyleth had godmode on with her shape change, Grog is the 100+ hours multiplayer veteran who killed nearly everyone, Vex is the lucky noob who did well for her first try, and Percy was lagging.

"he's designed to attack rooms" the friend "he's designed to not think" the wife "he's designed to make terrible decisions" the dm

Can we all just talk about how Grog just _punched_ his way out of *_another f***ing dimension_*

Grog: “I’d like to rage” The rest of Vox Machina: “why do we hear boss music?”

Gotta admit, Grog breaking out of that necklace was pretty badass.

"I'm gonna put myself in a hamster ball and take 5d4 damage" Matt: *furiously turns pages*

I love how Grog basically killed everyone. He finished Percy, he slammed down Vex, he battered Keyleth and lastly his own strike killed him with Tary.

Before they started they joked that the most dangerous characters get targeted first and the last man standing would be whoever avoided conflict and it would probably be "mr care package" ... and then they proceeded to do exactly that

Travis: "You can't hide". Sam "Is that a rule"? Travis: "No, I'm just talking shit". Best part of the episode right there.

Matt slapping his legs in excitement when Grog pulls out the deck is the purest moment I've witnessed on critical role.

Sam (to Taliesin): "What could go wrong?" Travis: "That's a natural 20" Sam: "Ooohh that could go wrong....."

IMHO I think Sam acts like he's unaware and makes up every one of his move spontaneously, but he's actually thinking 10 moves ahead of everyone else. The guy is a D&D phenom.

I love how Travis' face slowly cleaned itself until he was totally spotless by the end of the session.

The whole time fighting Grog Sam was asking "in melee?" "A melee attack?" "Wait where are you?" Waiting to pull his trap card

Tary really said “call the ambulance, but not for me”

I like how everyone who ganged up on grog at the start got their stool pushed in. Nobody rallies together against the Grand Poobah Da Doink without paying the price in blood.

Everyone is surprised that Travis keeps critting, but when Grog does three reckless attacks there is about a 26.5% chance that he'll crit on at least one of the attacks.

3:20:05 Gods bless Matt for sticking up for Tary ("No. That's a tactic.") when Marisha and Taliesin called him a "dirty camper."

I feel like there isn’t enough appreciation for Sam’s last line in the battle before shattering Grog. “Doty take this down... I win” was so badass I actually had chills and rewatch this just to hear the line. It’s a combination of an unnoticed catchphrase with a sense of victory which is awesome as hell.

The look on Laura's face when Grog starts breaking out of the necklace is priceless lmfao

Grog has technically killed a dragon and went through multiple planes of existence and just broke them in just 1 battle.

Love how Travis gets so deep into playing an idiot like Grog. "Interesting. I don't learn lessons very well." Really commits to how his character would act. Love it.

What a crazy ending. Felt like Tony Stark fighting Hulk at the end Love the way Sam plays his characters

it's times like these that you can really see sam's cunning show through all the comedy relief - it's so easy to forget how calculating he really is and that he's always down to play the long game

*Slight spoilers* Anyone else notice that Grog was on fire for more rounds than Percy was alive?

Travis: "I'm going to run maximum speed at percy" Taliesan: (Looks up from Marisha with fear in the eyes) "Shit"

"Doty, take this down...I win!" *THIS IS THE SINGLE MOST BADASS THING TARY HAS EVER SAID!!!*

I liked how Teavis TRIED to take pity on his wife, and then she immediately backstabbed him afterwards. I love these two. XD

"He's designed to make terrible choices." - M. Mercer on Grog.

Taryon really just hit Grog with the "Call an ambulance! But not for me." at the end.

Percy: I can run right? Grog: yes, you may flee Percy: great

Play of the game goes to the Knight that was summoned by Grog. For a level 4 fighter he lived a lot longer than I expected

I'm sorry, but I just like to imagine Vex sealing Grog into the necklace. Then she just feels it start to shake, as you hear a faint roar followed by three loud slams against a wall. Then all at once: the necklace shatters, and a blind fury Grog lands on the ground in front of a mortified Vex. That shit was so badass. Also could you imagine the fear on all of Vox Machina's faces when you just throw everything that they have at Grog and he just acts like it is nothing. Then to follow it up with him completely flattening Percy, giving Vex some Thor treatment and all of this while engulfed in flames. Grog would be a nightmare incarnate. I can't get over how just full on SAVAGE he went.

1:44:40 “Percy von Fredrickstein de bah de bleh de skittles and balls and ass. Whuh happened?” - Grog Strongjaw

Tary: "Call an ambulance...but not for me!"

Oh man, Matt's reaction when the deck got involved. Rarely have I seen a grown man filled with such pure glee.

I really like Travis' commitment to not metagaming. He runs over and checks the ball even though he knows Sam's not in it.

2:41:58 After Keyleth went dragon form, I kept wondering how it could keep going for like an hour and half longer. Now I know. Freaking barbarians. Freaking Deck of Many Things. Freaking Grog. xD

They need to make a t-shirt that says "As I'm standing there with 1 hit point, I pull out the deck of many things".

*Terry awakes in his bed*... Doty... Take this down *fades to black*

What I learned from this: When confronting a Goliath Barbarian, nuke it from orbit and run away!

Sam is such an incredible player. I mean, he had his first 5 rounds planned out, executed them perfectly, and then improvised his way to victory. Meanwhile Travis is the kind of player you want at your table. He had such a great time and made everyone else enjoy it too. Except for when he killed them all.

The first hour was basically a boss fight vs Grog

Just in case anybody still had ANY doubts who the strongest member of Vox Machina is... everybody gunning for him, having to fight a DRAGON, and losing by an inch! Truly, Grog is a Beast.

“This is how most community paintball episodes start.”

Props to Sam for his winning strategy and Travis for outliving the salty ganksquad.

Grog with persistent rage has effectively 450 HP. That's boss battle levels

"Doty, take this down...I win." His final two words actually gave me goosebumps! Sam would actually make a pretty good villain!! And frickin' Tary with that Shield of Fire call back from way, WAY at the beginning of the fight, "it lasts for 10 minutes, for when I get out of this ball" thing! Super amazing, Sam and everyone, well done!

The fact that this whole episode is framed as Tary's dream is perfect, narratively perfect. Who else would dream about defeating everyone else in the group but him? There is so much to like about this one-shot. The battle map, the strategy, and the fact that everyone is having, no hard feelings.

Oh my god matt screaming draconic as keyleith yells LOOK I'M A DRAGON. Relationship goals

Fucking Grog with his godkillingness. Give him like a healing amulet and he'd kill the sun.

I was hoping for the end that Tary and Grog would just take turns pulling cards from the deck until one of them was killed by their choice.

3 years later and Grog's deck of many things pull is still one of the funniest things I've seen in all of D&D

3:05:47 You can see the intense fear on Marisha's face when she realizes Grog might have made the save against plane shift.

1:44:38 "Percy Von Frederickstein de vaudebalooda de skittles 'n' balls 'n' ass" - Grog

SPOILER ALERT this was the most epic fight a barbarian can have . Smash the gunslinger's head , break free from another dimension , kill the ranger ,revive , draw 5 fucking cards from the deck of many things and survive , kill a dragon ,resist planeshifting , kill the druid , revive once more , trick the artificer , strike with retaliation and almost clean sweep , but Sam won with strategy while grog fought with rage . I watched this 2 times in a row and im still hyped . My favourite battle royale by far this was amazing!!

Sam is such a genius and his timing and delivery is just great! I love the way he delivered "that hurts.....it hurts you" Sam was born to play D&D

1:14 - Announcements 5:03 - Intro ends 5:37 - Team Right! 6:10 - Prize for the victor 7:05 - Talisan breaks it down for Laura 7:55 - an unfamiliar battlefield 8:08 - Location, Location, Location 9:44 - Mysterious entity 10:02 - It's...Vax? 10:45 - The Forgot Deity, Colville 11:38 - prep time 11:48 - SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT! 12:05 - Roll Initiative 14:20 - Percy's prep 15:32 - lair actions foreshadowing 15:53 - Vex's Prep 16:33 - Grog's Prep 17:42 - Hi Tary 18:30 - Keyleth's Prep 19:35 - Taryon's Prep 20:15 - Plan B 20:48 - Justifiable safety 22:30 - Hamster ball 22:52 - The battle starts, proper 23:38 - Percy opens fire 24:13 - Percy's gun sets on fire 27:20 - Hard terrain lair action 30:18 - Grog the pincushion 33:50 - Doty goes flying 35:40 - good foresight by Keyleth 36:25 - Tary in the Hamster ball 36:45 - Care-packages 37:11 - Doty's the threat that needs to be killed apparently 38:34 - Flame on! 39:45 - Tary the Hedgehog 43:40 - Percy fixes Animus 44:15 - Lightning tower lair actions 45:25 - They still have their earrings 45:45 - Shore denied 46:59 - Rage tiptoe, Grog pokes his head out 48:50 - Grog's Dash and dive (to save from the snipers) 51:50 - Keyleth tries to put trinket to sleep 53:55 - First Victim 55:45 - Tary continues his prep 57:30 - What lies in the chests 58:35 - Brazier lair action 59:19 - That water isn't water 1:00:47 - Alliance? 1:01:45 - Gotta Catch'em all! 1:03:10 - Despite all my rage.. 1:04:14 - Grog attacks his cage 1:07:10 - Grog breaks time and space 1:08:02 - Surprise Gents! 1:09:44 - the weirdest 6 seconds 1:09:52 - Grog catches fire 1:13:44 - Tary STILL prepping 1:16:00 - Second misfire 1:21:25 - Grog closes the Gap 1:22:08 - the sound of impending death 1:22:35 - Grog's full round of attacks against Percy (ouch) 1:26:50 - Trinket goes to sleep (second victim) 1:28:55 - what Keyleth sees 1:30:35 - Take this quote out of context 1:31:20 - A window of opportunity 1:33:18 - Percy's struggle 1:34:40 - Diplomacy not so effective on the barbarian 1:37:30 - The mysterious case of Travis' warpaint 1:38:55 - "You may flee" 1:40:20 - Lover's Quarrel 1:42:30 - "You're so strong darling" 1:43:10 - Percy Unconscious, failed 1 death save 1:44:34 - Grog in shock 1:44:50 - The finishing blow/ HDYWTDT (1 DEAD) 1:49:35 - He emerges 1:54:00 - Grog thinks about it, Travis doesn't want to sleep on the couch tonight 1:55:45 - Keyleth drops fire form/ firestorm the tower 2:00:00 - Tary is the new Vax 2:05:40 - Laura the prophet 2:09:05 - firestorm number 2 2:10:20 - Laser show/ Distracting Grog 2:12:40 - Tary throws the smoke stick (still invis) 2:16:24 - Grog still on fire, Grog don't care 2:17:13 - The Jig is up! 2:17:45 - It's morphin' time 2:18:00 - Thinking about Umbrassyl 2:19:15 - The tactic 2:19:30 - Pets are GONE 2:20:17 - Tary strikes! 2:21:30 - Tary's nerves of steel 2:25:12 - "I'm still in my sphere guys" 2:27:00 - Grog implores Vex to stay 2:29:20 - Grog sees Vex and winds it up 2:30:40 - Vex falls unconscious 2:32:34 - Keyleth talks to Grog 2:32:50 - Acid Breath 2:35:08 - The fire goes out/ Relentless rage 2:38:35 - Tary likes his rainbows 2:41:57 - Shades on. THE DECK COMES OUT 2:44:38 - 5 cards (you're gonna want to watch this) 2:50:00 - SIR GROG!! (death by deck averted) 2:51:30 - Flipping the birds 2:51:47 - Grog finds Tary 2:52:40 - Keyleth vs the Knight 2:55:40 - Truce 2:56:30 - Tary saves Grog 2:59:30 - Wilfred still alive 3:00:07 - Keyleth squishes Vex (2 DEAD) 3:01:14 - Grog and Wilfred vs Keyleth 3:03:05 - Dragon form Drops 3:05:14 - Keyleth's last ditch move 3:05:57 - Just barely made it 3:07:09 - Options Dwindling 3:10:10 - Keyleth gets away 3:11:45 - Tary breaks the truce/ Wilfred becomes a Popsicle 3:14:45 - Grog catches up to Keyleth 3:15:40 - Grog breaks Keyleth 3:16:10 - Batter up (3 DEAD) 3:17:15 - Tary vs Grog. FIGHT! 3:19:22 - Tary starts the aerial bombardment 3:20:15 - Grog has a bad history with sanctuary 3:22:55 - Tary casts Napalm? 3:31:00 - More Acid for Grog 3:31:40 - Grog's relentless rage 3:34:00 - Tary meets Grog in the Tower/ Grog's request 3:35:08 - Tary goes Mano-e-Mano with Grog 3:35:45 - Grog, the Unkillable 3:36:45 - Grog's retaliation 3:37:05 - Shield of fire 3:37:20 - This is why Grog hates magic 3:38:12 - HDYWTDT, Grog falls (4 DEAD) 3:38:57 - "Doty take this down..." 3:39:40 - Colville blesses Tary. Fate dice obtained 3:40:07 - It was all a dream... 3:40:45 - Game end/ after game talk

That was horrifying how grog killed 3 out of 4 of them

Every time Taliesan tries to claim he could have easily killed Grog, in that cramped room, where Grog clearly had the advantage. I look back to this episode, where Grog was being teamed up on, Percy had the range advantage, and yet Grog still closed the gap and virtually killed Percy in a single round.

shout out to Taliesin for sitting there for nearly 3 hours after his character got destroyed early and still getting excited for other people's successes.

the character design of Percy is so great that when he does things that are badass i can see the Percy being a bad ass, but when he fails so hard like he did here i can imagine him cartoonish and goofy

1:37:30 Travis: "I just absorb things to make me stronger Little did he know... CONSUME.

"Twenty-five to twenty.....?" "Twenty-nine." Piercy-full Fuckitstein von Muscle Closeallski the Roller III.

My favorite part of the early game - Travis (attacking Percy): "I start to swing down" Travis (as Grog): "Did he get new glasses?" *takes the glasses, and proceeds to smash Percy's face*

"Doty, take this down: I win." Damn. Colder than the ice that froze Grog.

I like to think the moment Travis said he's pulling out the deck of many things, Matt was happy he gave him the deck. I think he knew Travis would be the only one with enough balls to keep pulling cards out of it.

Travis was having too much fun slaughtering Vox Machina :D

This was probably the most entertaining, satisfying episode of Critical Role, ever. Sam fucking Riegel absolutely killed it. "Take this down, Doty... I win. " Fucking LEGENDARY!!!

Sam saying, "Oh it hurts, it Hurts you" Has the same vibe as, "call ambulance, but not for me"

Grog is seriously fucking SAVAGE in Melee also Travis had superb rolls this episode he was the anti-wheaton for once....

grog really kiled 3/4 of everyone in the game then got killed by someone at the very end. I got PUBG PTSD

1:37:36 Travis: "I just absorb things that make me stronger" Me here after watching campaign 2: *chuckles nervously*

2:41:57 I don't think I've ever seen Matt be happier about something a player did. Love how Travis set up his next move by putting on his sunglasses.

Doty... Take this down. "I win." - Sam Riegel

The joy Travis gets from creatively killing his friends is so cathartic to me for some reason lol.

I just love the little standoff Sam and Travis have, especially his “T-There’s a dragon... upstairs! We can do it!”

Two things we learned from this ep: 1). Protect your snipers--they are squishy; 2). Respect your supports, because they can and will MESS YOU UP

Tary was like freaking batman in this XD grog was like superman

*As Grog is smashing out of the necklace, Bullet with Butterfly Wings plays* DESPITE ALL THIS RAGE I AM STILL JUST A RAT IN A CAGE

Kelyth: "Im not stupid" *Turns into a dragon* The world: "Where was this energy on top of the cliff ??

Gotta love how they constantly say how Keyleth is the most op member yet they don't target her.

**SPOILER ALERT** So glad it was Grog and Tary at the end. Sam and Travis have the most fun with their combat, and the two play awesome off each other.

This may be my favorite episode to date. EVERYONE was so good and having such a great time. I wish Laura had said at the end who was favored to win on-line, but my money was always on Sam, with Travis to show -- my two favorite players! Felt sorry that Percy wasn't rolling well, and Marisha had some tough breaks with Travis pulling off some key roles -- "That 19 will haunt me fro a long time," and Laura knows now that her locket isn't inescapable. Matt created a fun premise and provided a fantastic map. And, in the end, Tary got to say, "Doty, take this down. I won." Couldn't have asked for a better ending...except that Doty was actually able to do so.

The very beginning of this episode: "I don't know who I am, I don't where I am. All I know is that I must kill."

Marisha: “Tary is a dirty camper” Also Marisha: “I would like to hide in the acid pool”

Man that was intense. I love battle royales. Props to Sam. He's a really strategic, creative and smart DnD player.

6:25 Sam “that could come in handy.” Why, yes it could, Sam.

I have this mental version where Percival and Vex team up to defeat everyone. Then, when it's just the two of them left, Percival finds an extra rapier on the battlefield. He runs up to the top of the tower to Vex, tosses her the sword, and the two of them have a Zorro-style duel full of flirty banter. Maybe it gets justified as not too unfair in favor of Percy because he taught Vex some fencing during the year break, and he's more just being playful with the whole affair than actually trying to win.

That moment when your "husband" shoots at your husband.

1:23:21 "He's fine, he's fiiine! What could go wrong?" * natural 20 * "That could go wrong."

It went from Battle Royal to a Grog boss battle.

This is one of the best episodes of critical role so far lmao. Travis putting on glasses and saying "I am going to pull deck of many things" and the sequence that follows is one of the best sequences in the show so far. So fucking fun.

Just to say this in the actual video, but travis warpaint slowly fading as the episode goes on is one of my favorite parts of this episode

The most powerful words in DND: I would like to turn into a dragon