End of 2019 Fireside Chat 

"We don't even have a real fire" as it turns out, that was a good thing.

From the plagued future of 2020, I am sorry that Taliesin likely didn't get to see his concerts.

“Might have noticed our content is migrating on to our channel.” …‘might have’ My notifications are having an identity crisis

*Matt on Ronin hugging trees and giving people pretend food* “You’re basically raising Caduceus.” I don’t know why but that makes Ronin even more adorable than he already is

"who is I'm the council?" "Idk, but every time you ask me one dies"

"It's hard to get all of us in a room, and if we can get almost all of us we usually call it a win" is I think the most D&D group thing ever said...

For the unsung hero that is transferring all the old CR content to the new channel during the holiday seasons. HUZZAH TO YOU, MY FRIEND!!!

If Liam doesn't say "Hello bees!" when he goes beekeeping, that feels like a missed opportunity

I love that the Happy Fun Ball is to Fjord what the Deck of Many Things was to Grog, an insanely powerful magical item that he can't stop thinking about.

It's amazing how such an innocent-looking human as Matthew Mercer can DESTROY people at video games

These people play so much DnD that Taliesin called bronze copper.

I love how every time Ronan is mentioned the entire conversation gets derailed

I love that this just turned into a bunch of friends playing video games together.

I'm not Flando, but here's some timestamps: 2:38 What are your favorite Christmas cookies? 3:28 Discussing fruitcake 4:07 Ronin's Christmas gift 4:25 Chef Ronin 5:08 Chat trolls Matt 5:39 Everybody else trolls Matt 6:17 Tal'dorei and Wildemount holidays 8:00 Vox Machina gifts 8:40 Gifts from Grog 10:30 Who's on the Council of Tal'dorei? 10:43 How does Essek celebrate the holidays? 10:53 Essek figure-skating 11:40 Besides everything that's happened with CR, what're you happy that happened this year? 13:20 What're you looking forward to do in your IRL downtime? 14:50 All Work No Play coming back? 15:30 Nobody's missing. Nope. Nobody. 15:40 Vestiges you say? 16:14 Sam's calling you... 16:40 Sam's trapped. 17:50 Sam's chat question. 19:04 Thanking the crew 20:15 What artists have you listened to the most this year? 21:00 Travis has suspicious taste... 22:58 Ashley's Accidental Ad 23:40 Ashley Johnson: Patient 0 24:10 Fav moment this campaign? 25:20 Return to the Happy Fun Ball 26:40 What piece of creative work from this year are you most proud of? 28:22 Uh... yes. 28:37 Everybody's really behind on games. 29:00 Ashley Accidental Ad 2: Electric Boogaloo 30:06 Marisha's GotY 31:20 What has been the biggest challenge transitioning to your own company (big LOL) 33:54 Be careful what you wish for... 34:25 The CR Tree of Bad Ideas 35:48 The CR Traveling Carnival 37:59 A conversation about serial killers (because why not?) 38:29 Ending on a high note 44:40 Quiplash 48:23 JENGA 49:00 The Roaches Are Here Inn 49:38 Sam gets represented and lack of autocorrect 53:38 Flan 54:20 Winning by default 54:38 Laying some cable 55:13 Two home run answers 55:55 Travis' le steamin poo 57:09 Take your win and leave, Liam! 58:08 Final Round 1:00:44 Chat is way better at this game 1:03:23 Tee KO 1:11:13 First round of shirts 1:18:33 Second round of shirts 1:22:36 Final Round 1:25:17 Chat can buy dick shirts 1:26:40 Trivia Murder Party 1:29:16 Matt's gonna regret that joke later 1:29:29 That one too... 1:33:45 Travis' CEO powers 1:36:05 Race to the finish 1:42:33 Smash Bros Flashbacks 1:43:24 Liam's parting words

We need the "Jaffe Johnson cook some fruit cake" cooking show.

"What has been the biggest challenge in becoming your own company?" *Taliesin laughs maniacally*

I love how angry Tal gets about characters that are lazy about their immortality. He takes it so personally :D

My favourite thing is Ashley and Talison bonding in the background

Where do I put my application for working at Critical Role Land

Matt picks up the phone (immediately): I was JoKiNg, sam...

"Almost like he has a nack for games" Yeah, like he's a . . . GAMEMASTER

When confronted by a mountain lion, the most important things to do are stay calm, stand as tall as possible and roll initiative. Absolute gold Matt

Matt making the shocker joke then immediately apologizing is so great

NOW WE SHALL CALL THEM JAFFEE CAKES FOR THE REST OF TIME, AGELESS FATHER

I love how excited Laura and Travis are that Ronin pretends to cook. They're so excited to nurture that interest, and even if he ends up growing out of it, I can tell they're going to be supportive of whatever passions he discovers

I really have missed these things where they just hang out and game. Like how they used to do dance battles and such. I love this. Keep this content up please Marisha

Travis: "We don't have a fire!" He'll regret wishing that in March 2020.

"Someone took out their ring finger." "Yeah, shocker!" > Marisha slowly looks at Matt < LMAO

Ashley's Iceland bug conversation was too real from the 2020 perspective.

"I had a really good doughnut" LAURA, you had a BABY

who came back to watch this in 2021? yall notice what ashley is talking about at 48:40 mark about the "tickle my pickle" comments. Hello now released bar scene from TLOVM. thought we wouldn't notice, but we did. :)

I was kinda hoping that there would be a "Night before Critmas II: Chutney's BACK BITCHES!" Also, I'd love to see a one-shot wherein all-new characters whose only job is to explore the Happy Fun Ball.

Can Travelercon be a REAL THING?!! It’s the perfect branding for the critical role community. Critters would travel from all over, and it would be amazing.

i just noticed that at 11:38 matt turns to marisha while saying “yes, ginger of death” and i love it

That’s...incredibly cute that Liam’s user name is “Frumpkin” what a Caleb move

Marisha, to Tal: "Oh, the kind [of cake] you liked to enjoy in 1862?" Our dread overlord starts to come unraveled. We cannot let that happen!

Its so sad hearing Taliesin say “theres so many concerts im excited to be going to soon” and then a knowing that a few weeks later its 2020

*GUESS WHOS ABOUT TO BINGE HOURS AND HOURS OF THE CRITICAL ROLL EPISODES IVE YET TO WATCH IN FULL BECAUSE I HADN'T DISCOVERED CRITICAL ROLE UNTIL MAY THIS YEAR*

The reason Taelisin is so mad is because Mercer stumbled upon his secret. "He isn't Immortal at all..."

Ronin is getting a little kitchen! The best child's play thing of all time! Merry Christmas Ronin!

My gosh thank you for the Zelda & Chill mention! We also have released a Mario and Poké(mon) & Chill if you’re interested in more chill game music! 🎵

Travis: "We are excited to see a movie in an actual movie theater, pretty rare occurrence" Me, part of the quarantine catch-up crew: "Oh you have no idea..."

I love Sam. "How DARE you?!"

Matthew Mercer is literally the most genuine guy on the internet right now.

Remember to comment on the newly reuploaded episodes about how great Marisha is and also about how great Mollymauk is and how much you want to see his story unfold in the future.

It's amazing. I have never met these people; I might never meet these people, but I love them all the same. Knowing that there are countless others out there who feel the same way I do fills me with great warmth. Happiest holidays to the group and everyone out there reading this, who is a part of this community (and even those outside!) I'm extremely grateful for this past year and looking forward to the year ahead.

Taliesin saying "I'm coming for you, Tummy Stick" haunts me

Thanks to the Mods, the Cast, the Crew, Brabbage Foster, Arsequeef, and Flando!!! Most of all, thanks to the critters that support it all and make it all happen! Love to you all. Happy Holidays!!!

To the people out there spending Christmas alone , remember that the whole crew loves you very much , this might not be the family you have but it's the one you deserve . No one on the internet has made me feel as welcomed and accepted as these guys have , they make the screen disappear and i couldn't tell you what it is about them that just makes them seem so genuinely loving and caring but it's so reassuring to know that these people are out there and thriving . I love Taliesin and Ashley in the back with their warm smile and general air of benevolence . I love Matt and Liam invested in the lore and just nerding it up with the people in the chat . I love how hyphy Marisha and Travis are , and the energy they can convey while just sitting across from me . I love Laura just snackin' away and smiling every time someone says something that could be remotely interpreted as sexual . And even if he's not here i love Sam's enthusiasm for the game and his goblin humor that has compelled us all to mark every Thursday of 2019 on our calendars. Merry Critmas everybody !

"I done fudged up" followed by "never gamble on a fart" was beautifully poetic

Tal and Ashley talking about fruitcake... my people!!! Edit: Also, I was happy with the Q&A, but then the game started and you know what? I would watch hours and hours of that exact content

Travis saying that they're gona go see a movie in an actual movie theater hits diffrent during quarantine

I love the fact that Travis Willingham listens to Disturbed

Taliesin "I have tickets for all these shows" 2020 "hold my beer"

its not a fireside chat without a "fear for demonetization" sam

"I've had the same resolution for the past 15 years--to get a better work-life balance" [laughs in modern American economy]

48:31 2022 and we finally know what it's from!

Travis picking the name "Taint raisin" for his screen name on TKO makes so much more sense now!!

“We have big plans for next year” Well this aged well

I love the duality that is travis. Both teddy and grizzly bear. Listening to disturbed and the greatest showman

This is almost physically painful to watch at the end of 2021. Like, all the plans they had, all the things they were excited about... 2020 was so different than what we ever could have imagined in such an awful way

Everyone talking about the best thing happened this year Laura : I had a really good donut 13:07 Never change Laura. ❤️

"Drop a deuce for Detroit" should be Critical Role's new "this is the way"

I feel like Ashley listens to Jonsí and MAYBE Sleeping At Last???? Note: seeing that even one person (so far) liked this comment was great because it feels so good to find other people who already like one thing you do, that also like more stuff that you do too. If I could give likes to likes, I would.

*Matt adds another win to his trophy shelf.* "It's almost like he has a knack for games..." - Liam

Matt trying to end the Q&A on a positive note and then staring into the middle distance while everybody around him is cussing about the Peanuts...

TFW you had absolutely no idea there was a Fireside Chat until it showed up on RU-vid.

I'm watching all the extra content to stall watching the campaign episodes (I'm dangerously close to catching up and with all the coronavirus stuff everything's on hold, and I don't know if I can stand not knowing what happens next for who knows how long) I makes me a bit sad hearing how they had plans for this year, Taliesin excited for his concerts and all of them happy that they get to put projects into action and then this whole thing happens to the world and everything has to be put on hold :/ I hope they can hold ok for this year, it'll probably take at least until July for everything to go back to normal I guess.

To create such an amazing IP by having fun with your friends rolling dice is still such a mindblowing thing to me! Congratz ya'll, keep having fun while making us have fun

Wierd, I always figured Taliesin's favorite holiday snack was the souls of nonbelievers. Go figure.

I like to imagine Matt being forced into one of Saw's games and being like, "You have NO idea who your're dealing with. They call me the Game Master, and you're about to find out why"!

Ashley has the same hat she had in yesterday's episode! Which btw was awesome, and Ashley in particular was amazing in it!!! I know it's been said a lot, but so glad she's back for good now! :)

Merry Christmas to the critical role family and all of the critters! It’s been such a fun year to watch you all play dnd and so much more! Have a great new year❤️

Something I need to remind myself is that Taliesin has been involved with so much in Hollywood that Two Truths and a Lie is impossible with him. The lie would be “well, I mean yeah, he probably did do that.”

35:55 Taliesin mentions Critical Role Land and Travis Willingham, CEO of Critical Role and the person who has to shoot down Critical Role Land, exudes the most rage I’ve ever seen from a single person

Aw man, watching this in hindsight and hearing everyone talk about their plans for 2020 is a gut punch

People talking about Ashley being the Patient Zero of a bug that travelled around the studio was an omen

I really want to see them do some kind of "Whose Line" kind of thing

"Yeah, shocker man" MATTHEW MERCER!

I already loved Matt Mercer , the fact he just threw out Red Water/ Christmas Morning by Type o Negative has only intensified that. 🦇😈🎄

Critical Role could partner with some kind of Renaissance festival or that new fantasy theme park that came out. So Critical Role land could be a thing

"Im going to more than 3 concerts." lol welcome to 2020

THE BOOKS WITH THE WORM WITH THE HAT SLAPPED Taliesin thank you for reminding me of the masterpiece omg

Can we appreciate Taliesin's singing voice? And Matt's? And Travis's? And really all of theirs? Can we have a critical role album at some point?

Looking back in this from November 2020 as Taliesin says “I’m excited because I’ve got a lot of awesome concerts I’ll be going to next year” Ahh buddy......

Everyone has Jeans, Tal has the most amazingly comfy whatever-pants.

I love how they derail after each question and we get to see them just being friends and all the side conversations! These guys and gals are the best lol.

Remember when travis said he was bad at math in campaign 1 (reverse adding) he really stepped his arithmetic game up.

Baby It's Cold Outside was originally created by Frank Loesser to sing with his wife Lynn Garland for them to sing at house parties to signal when it was time for the guests to leave.

Watching this in May of 2020 and hearing about all the things they looked forward to in 2020... I’m emotional :(

15:31 16:14 16:30 The Matt and Sam saga, for future reference

"my backs all warm now" yeah, the shocker does that to you

All this info about Tal's musical past makes my music major/professional singer heart so so happy

last year, while i was bored over christmas break, i searched up on youtube a name i had heard my dm at school mention, critical role, and was immediately hooked. while i’m still not fully caught up as i am at about episode 40 in campaign 2, thank you guys soo much for helping me get through this difficult year and keep me smiling through some rough times

I need more Undeadwood... It was such an amazing experience.

Travis crushing everyone, including Matt, on math questions was so wild to see. That man has a hidden talent.

"Your Turn to Roll" is on my 2019 Spotify list!!

"we're excited to see a movie in a movie theatre" 2020...

Taliesin and Ashley in the back nerding out over fruit cake, and the Home Alone soundtrack. Tal's 'God, I missed you so much. Welcome home!' paired with gigantic bear hug. ❤❤❤❤ I'm gonna cry

For the poison reference, it's from a funny Danny Kaye movie called "The Court Jester" and it goes, more or less, like this: The pellet of the poison is in the vessel with the pestle; the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true. But the chalice from the palace is broken and replaced by a flagon with the figure of a dragon. So the pellet of the poison is in the vessel with the pestle; the flagon with the dragon has the brew that is true? NO! The pellet of the poison is in the flagon with the dragon; the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true. Just remember that. As I said, more or less because I would tend to say this really fast as tongue twister to throw off my friends and ask where the poison is at.