Critical Role panel with Matt Mercer (4k + HD Sound) @ OTAFEST, Calgary [Spoilers C2E19] 

17:30-17:35 "Ok ill ask the question for you" "Thank you" People are SO NICE. I love it

He didn't mean to be, maybe he didn't even want to be, but in the course of destiny the man became a prophet of how shared imagination among the people can make a better world, without needing to own or limit what that world can become. That's a pretty good prophet...

Matthew Mercer is the nicest, most humble, amazingly awesome person on the planet. I can listen to him spitting out his ideas/suggestions for a whole video.

Before minute 20:00 you can hear the audience member, Mathew, talking to a mic handler. He clearly has, at least, a speech impediment or, at worst, some kind metal handicap. When there is somebody like that they can be wicked uncomfortable talking to anyone in a public capacity and I think its awesome that this little twitch show has made a safe and welcoming atmosphere where people like Mathew can be openly themselves.

"If everyone is having fun, you're doing it right."

“How do you deal with players who hate each other?” “Well, do you guys remember Orion?”

You are truly doing Sarenrae’s work by uploading these panels. The karaoke at the end was the icing on the cake. Thank you!

Dear God that ending tho might just be the best thing ever

Thank You! For someone who doesn't have the money, your hard work Critical Scope means so much :)

I'm only partway through the Q&A, but I am BLOWN AWAY about Matt describing how he improvised so much of the initial return to the fire plane, and city of brass. I'm creating random encounter tables for this weekend's game, and this is such a great reminder to not be afraid to go with the flow.

The video is overexposed in the beginning (very white), but that gets better after a few minutes once we adjusted the white balance for the very bright stage. Love you all

I drove down to Calgary from Edmonton to meet him. The convention seriously underestimated the crowd sizes he was going to draw. The convention doesn't have you pay for autographs as you step up to see the guests. It is part of the admission fee. But to control crowd sizes to see Matt, what they did is a couple hours before his appearance, they would give out free tickets at a specified location. If you don't get one, you don't get to get to meet him. The panel required no tickets. So each day of the convention (fri-sun), they gave out a limited amount of tickets. They were gone in under twenty minutes. The lineup on Saturday to get tickets had to have been over 200 people. When it came to the panel, people showed up 3 hours early (including me) and the line was already forming. The line got so long in the hall that they had to open the hall the panel was being held in an hour early just so the crowd wouldn't fill the hallway. I was told the hall seated 800. It exceeded that which is why there were some people standing up in the back. They played the first episode of critical role campaign 2 to keep the attendees entertained until Matt showed up.

"Use that to your advantage and by that I mean roll two d20 and take the higher number"

man the type of music in the intro just fills me with such happiness something about it i love

The quality is MARVELOUS DARLING!!

I love that High Rollers-Critical Role-Dice Camera Action Karaoke at the end XD

Damn, that sexy intro gave me goosebumps.

Couldn't see me very well, but I was the Jester asking the first question! I had been thinking about that question for days, and when I wasn't able to get an autograph and conversation with him, I thought I wouldn't get an answer. I'm so happy I was able to ask! (Conniving, plotting villains are my favourite, too. And I loved his comments about character/archetype variety.)

This is probably my favourite critical role panel video. I learned so much, and I could honestly listen to Matt talk for HOURS.

23:22 THANK YOU! I have had players do this before and when I talk to them, they do not understand that playing this type of character ruins the fun for everyone at the table.

that karaoke bit at the end was GOLD. couldn't help joining in and probably waking half of my flat up. thanks for the upload, dude!

Matt is a national treasure and should be protected with bubble wrap every place he goes.

Love the intro to the video. Very classic and relaxing

I came to this panel two years ago, half a year before I started critical role. Now have so many new friends, I have been creative and productive, and overall so much happier , and i am sure that a lot of that can be contributed to this show. Thank you so much for everything, don't forget to love each other

I love the way Critical Scope does dates RIGHT in the header! (And Matt rocks as usual!)

Thanks for this recording!! I was there (pink hair), and too excited to retain most of what was said. It’s great to be able to listen back again!

Still cant believe i saw this in person and got his autograph holding on to this for the years to come

Oh the backstreet boy karaoke at the end is pure gold

Good sir / ma’am, you do the work of Sarenrae ❤️✨ This is so helpful, especially for all of us European Critters

Love the new intro. good beats and feel to it. need to make this a regular.

Thank you POCbooking, the Critical Role Crew and OTAFEST! Thank you, C'Scope!

Crit Scope you beautiful bastards thank you again for being awesome. The world needs more Matthew mercer !!

That intro is SO GOOD! Thanks so much for the upload. Sarenrae's blessings...

Thank you thank you thank you ! I would have liked to have gone to Calgary just for this, but couldn’t. So this was awesome 👍 and better view than I would have had if I’d gone!!!

Great panel, and thanks for the edits, and added text info :)

Awesome, thank you so much for uploading this!! I had the pleasure of actually being in attendance for this panel, and it was a great one! A lot of amazing questions were asked, and I'm happy to watch it again! Thanks!

Thank you again for bringing these video gems to us..! :)

Thanks for the upload! So glad I stuck around for the end. That was gold. I wish *any* of them would come around for more Canadian panels.

The music and logo at the start are amazing! (Matt's pretty cool too!) Thank you for recording this!!!

When Borderlands 3 comes out, I really hope there is a special Bunkers & Badasses version of Critical Role

I still really can't believe I was there in that audience. It was pretty cool.

Tnx for the recording and upload

Running a Tal'Dorei campaign. We have three Bards and a Ranger. I started them in Stilben and it started with bits from U1 Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh and led into N1 Against the Cult of the Reptile God. Now I've adapted a 4e adventure "Never Say Die!".

I didn't know I needed to see that Karaoke clip but I really did.

CR has the best fan community. Thank you guys!

I really glad you came down Matt! I was standing way back against the wall. So many people! I really wanted to ask you what Evil Diety would you want brought to the material plane. (For fun of course!)

Thanks for the upload

I absolutely love the end after the panel

I so did not expect the karaoke at the end.... But i'm so fucking glad it was there..

Man, I LIVE in Calgary (well, technically just outside of it) and I didn't even go to this! Oh well, at least I have the fine folks at Critical Scope to save the day!

What he says about Railroading at the start is really helpful, and how my group did it. We started off doing campaigns that were pretty much a list of connected one shots, until we all got used to the rules and just playing the game, then we started doing more open ended campaigns. Just remember a motivational poster I have at my work (a high school) "The expert in anything was once a beginner."

THAT ENDING!!

I still can't believe this took place in a location just a three hour drive away from my house. It hurts. But thank Sarenrae for you guys. Also this quality is fantastic.

It was an awesome panel. was awesome to be in the crowed. Thank you Crit Scope!

An hour and still too short. I could listen to him talk and answer questions all afternoon.

Matt and Mark i love them

Dear Matthew Mercer Literally anything you make EVER will be received positively by critters. We love you. You are a magical creature that we all wished we could be. You are the pinnacle of imagination and happiness that we wish we had in our lives. Please never change, unless it is to produce more magic and content for us critters. You are our mystical fantasy dad who fosters our ability to believe in ourselves and stand up for what we personally believe in or stand for. You and the players of Critical Role make us all believe that we can be more than what we are and that we are capable of making a positive change in our world. We love you most of all, and I hope you never forget it! I hope someday that you read this, because it is all true. Matthew Mercer is goals for us critters!!!!!

Good work!

This was a pretty fabulous event. =)

He exactly laughts just like McCree. I like that fact.

This sounds amazing.

Matt is amazing....

16:40 for the best part of the whole panel ;)

These were actually pretty good questions!

Matt is a gift from the heavens

He's so right about Charisma being a dump stat once upon a time. I remember 2nd edition well. It holds a special place in my heart, but it didn't used to mean a thing.

Anyone else rocking out to the Karaoke?

My heart... that karaoke was cut too short! So close! x_X

Interesting music choice

96% of it was already amazing. Then the closing. THAT CLOSING.

You are blessed and cursed !

So close to my home! Yet, it's still so far!!!

Nice intro!

I was there! It was fun!

Honestly thought his answer to the question about the worst thing he's let a player get away with was gonna be Scanlans Counterspell

Amazing.. (:

Was at this panel and it was awesome. Two moments he actually responds to something i said. 2:08 when he says apologies for language and I say 'If they are here they are corrupt already' and he said he likes that. The other was at 39:00 when he asks her what genre they like and i jokingly say 'murder hobo'

Why does Otafest have multiple LED spots on-stage, aimed at the audience??? Are they deliberately trying to blowout the light sensors on cellphone videos to prevent people from privately recording video to upload to RU-vid?

I'm so happy I was there at the panel but at the same time, am still really upset because the mic handler thought my question was dumb and wouldn't let me ask it.

19:27 This just makes me think of the Overwatch Reinhardt and his Halloween narrator variation. xD

Wish i wasnt stuck catching up big orders at work. Would have loved to go there.

I have that ikea table too!

Yay, Canada!

I'm kicking myself for not finding this earlier. The question around the 22:06 mark and Matt's answer that follows would have helped my D&D group so much. We had a player who seemed like she didn't like the rest of the group and appeared like she didn't like me in particular. It seemed like everything she was trying to do was to stop my character in particular from having any in put at all (unless it meant a plan had a chance of failing and I would die that is) anyway I wish I had this to teach not only this player but also the DM about conflict resolution. Because I contacted the DM personally to discuss what was going on trying to hint at the idea that we should all sit down outside of playing and discuss this as I wasn't the only player seeing or experiencing these things we all were. The DM said he would talk to said player. But days after I spoke to him about this, I received a text bluntly telling me I had kicked this player out and that I was "vicious" for doing so. When in fact I had never done anything remotely like that and all of us were trying to avoid kicking out this player, instead attempting to sort things out as a group. And in case they get to read this I didn't and never want anyone to hate each other or point fingers, I just wish they could see that question and that answer and learn from it. Maybe if they had we would still be playing as a group together and finish it. 😞

Whoa, when did you upgrade your intro? Those are some sweet graphics!

people love to ask questions that have already been answered a million times in past cons (that are on youtube)

"Splooge out" matt Mercer 2018

EEEhhh ehheheheheheheh yes, been waiting for this for the last few weeks :)

19:35 Wait, does he say "Sean Manzano"??? I think I worked with that dude as a video game test over a decade ago???

Mercer is so cool, :)

Guys what's the song at the very beginning during the intro! I must know!!! It's so good. Like the rest of the video of course.

40:34 favorite moment lol

God bless the internet :)

Wow, Neil Gaiman, sent them a wedding gift!

available in glorious, overexposed 4k :')

I looked so terrible..... Was really happy to ask him a question but man I looked bad

i dont play dnd but this was entertaining to watch. looking to get into it, where do i start?

Question?? Does anyone know what Vax's father felt about what his son has done? How did he take the news of his son's death? And does he know the truth about it?

dat outro XD

Hey, just throwing it out there, you should probably credit for the music since he lets people use it for free and only asks that you do a credit in your description