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The flying city of Avalir begins its triumphant return to the continent of Domunas while the Ring of Brass, a group of eminent city dignitaries, begin to uncover hints of something rotten within their gilded home...
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Luis Carazo: / luiscarazo
Aabria Iyengar: / quiddie
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Sam Riegel: / samriegel
Travis Willingham: / willingblam
Lou Wilson: / sweetlouzinho
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@flandomaltrizian4603 2 года назад

HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing 0:10 Marisha’s merch corner 1:50 Lou and Luis hug the table 3:40 Intro cinematic 5:20 EPISODE STARTS 6:10 Zerxes Ilerez 14:35 EXU Party Time 21:05 Describe your dead husband 26:35 Wake up (who cares that it’s a nice day) 29:55 We behold the Age of Arcanum 32:45 Loquatius Seelie 35:20 Loquatius’s broadcast 38:45 And we’re out 40:45 Loquatius the power broker (if this was improv, Sam is truly incredible) 43:50 Sam playing himself 45:50 What’s weather 47:30 Laeryn Coramar-Seelie 54:10 Flat youths 56:55 Pleasantries 58:50 Celestial Solstices 1:02:15 Loquatius and Laeryn 1:04:05 Aria just happens to be attractive 1:05:15 Cathmoira 1:09:00 The Vault of the Golden Scythes 1:10:15 Nydas 1:15:05 Being incredibly demeaning to this sphinx 1:18:20 Kid sorcerers 1:22:50 Get that loaf 1:26:45 Alts on the roar 1:28:10 Remember when things were real scary at the start? 1:30:30 Cerrit Agrupnin 1:34:40 Vespin Chloras is missing 1:38:15 Cerrit is in a whole different genre 1:39:25 When a mastermind rogue investigates 1:49:20 Imyr the Bold 1:51:10 Patia 1:57:00 Eldamir the Wise RULES 2:04:45 Aeor is getting testy 2:11:35 BREAK STARTS (after Brennan asks permission) 2:16:50 Art Montage 2:22:10 BREAK ENDS (taint begins) 2:25:20 There are normies here? 2:27:05 Porsche plans the party 2:30:25 Can wolves speak? 2:34:00 Cerrit’s entrance 2:35:45 Loquatius’s entrance (magic pneumatic tubes) 2:38:35 Bolo 2:41:25 Nydus’s entrance 2:45:15 Laeryn’s entrance 2:47:50 Zerxus’s entrance 2:52:15 Keep that name to yourself 2:55:35 Bolo fights a bag 2:57:20 Loquatius is gonna have a good night 3:03:35 An incredible amount of historical and cultural lore 3:16:05 Bardic inspiration 3:17:10 Investigating the bow 3:24:35 Purvan Suul (his armor was a magical item in CR campaign 1) 3:27:25 Glyph is so amped 3:34:15 Insulting Purvan 3:41:35 Ring of Truth 3:43:00 A dance of Nydas and Patia 3:49:00 Automaton uprising 3:50:20 Nydas’s best friend 3:51:20 Loquatius running (Purvan explains what happened) 4:01:15 Loquatius wants an exclusive interview 4:04:50 This is genuinely a really cool justification for seeing an invisible person 4:08:25 The horror happens again 4:10:20 Episode Ends The in-game start date for the episode was in the year 0, I guess. The various cast of this show did an Instagram Takeover, but if you’re frightened and confused by Instagram like me, Bixbi Boom is a RU-vid channel with compilations of each cast member’s videos answering questions about the show and hanging out. Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Is it Thursday yet?

@cianconnolly8291 2 года назад

Wow

@hotwire101 2 года назад

Flando you BEAST.

@SkinFlint_ 2 года назад

Wow 5 seconds in!

@milenacosta8299 2 года назад

letsgoooo

@nikkoquill 2 года назад

HOW!?

@Groaker 2 года назад

Sam doing an in-world, in-character ad-read is possibly the most meta thing I have ever fucking witnessed.

@ThomasBearsOfficial 2 года назад

Mixing Sam as a player and Brennan as a GM is the most high tiered crossover ever concocted, pure brilliance

@brody810. 2 года назад

wait did I miss that? anyone got a time stamp

@Anilikedifranco 2 года назад

@@brody810. i believe it was around 37 minutes in?

@Groaker 2 года назад

@@brody810. 35:18

@chartreusephoenix6581 Год назад

Thank you(someone comment so i can get back to this please)

@circuscassie 2 года назад

me: noo this means there'll be no more campaign 3 for a month Brennan: “I need you to describe your character, and tell us your character’s name, but I would love for you to do that with the understanding that your mouth is filled with blood.” also me: bells hells who

@melparchment1851 2 года назад

lmaoooo honestly same, that shit blew my mind

@devinward461 2 года назад

What an opening

@davidbai3543 2 года назад

Brennan is perfect for a short high level series because he covers so much ground in 1 session. If you haven’t, you should check out the series he dmed where Matt played as a villain called escape from the Blood keep. It was epic.

@feitocomfruta 2 года назад

Also, the fact that the first word of the narrative was “FIRE”. I mean…

@sanddry738 2 года назад

@@davidbai3543 Escape From the Blood Keep is such an enjoyable watch. Definitely recommend it for anyone who wants a taste of Brennan Lee Mulligan

@LightDragon777 Год назад

Brennan: "Tune in next week; let's see if things get better." *me, glancing at the title of the next episode*: "Bitterness and Dread"

@sllimjimsinkhole Год назад

Brennan is a master at reeling people in. The moment he said "with the understanding that your mouth is filled with blood" I was hooked and going nowhere.

@Skip6235 9 месяцев назад

He got me at “Fire.”

@Smajtastic 8 месяцев назад

Due to several massive life events it's been a while since I've been able to watch any DnD. With this line my eye went wide, my stomach fell out from beneath me and my veins surged with adrenaline. God Ive missed this

@sllimjimsinkhole 8 месяцев назад

@@Smajtastic welcome back

@scottbrown2252 6 месяцев назад

🎶 been a while 🎶@@Smajtastic

@FaithOriginalisme Месяц назад

I'm late as hell to this comment, but if you liked that, you'd probably really enjoy D20's Neverafter. (I mean, you may have already watched it)

@foolslayer9416 2 года назад

This is like seeing all the rich people, engineers, and overconfident officers on the Titanic before it sank.

@Heritage367 2 года назад

That's absolutely the same vibe I get. "This city is unsinkable!"

@silversalmon9909 2 года назад

"This city is uncrashable!"

@Snips.Snails.Fairytales 2 года назад

That is an excellent comparison!

@dannyakins7677 2 года назад

That is so "deep" & meaningful, & so true! 😲🤯😃

@silversalmon9909 2 года назад

@@dannyakins7677 that's what I was thinking!

@ThatOneIrishFurry 2 года назад

Brennan is having too much fun being like "you dream every night of the world being destroyed BUT FOR NOW everything is fine:) look at all the cool things we have :) its the age of arcanum :)"

@Mediados 2 года назад

"Soon the world will end. BUT THAT DOESN'T CONCERN US NOW"

@sevencats4964 2 года назад

right now it _is_ exu: fucking party time!

@jocosesonata 2 года назад

Everything you know and love are despair and suffering incarnate, as a legion of atrocities lay waste to every species that has ever sprouted, and the days are counted by the genocide of worlds innumerable... Anyway, it's a bright sunny day, birds are singing, grass is greener than ever...

@lauravturner 2 года назад

666th like. As if this episode wasn't enough of an omen.

@Sifeus 2 года назад

It's the roarin' twenties baby! Nothing bad is gonna happen!

@Blubbermage Год назад

Cerrit catching a fraction of a pupil smaller than a grain of sand then dropping a guy is one of the hardest things I have ever seen in dnd

@ArgieGrit 10 месяцев назад

The way Brennan ties together character abilities, backstory and personality is SO. FUCKING. GOOD. The scene where he was describing what each character read from Zerxus' dream based on arcana, insight or history and how it was tied together to their pre-existing relationship was incredible. If I ever played with a DM who did that to me they'd make me feel like the coolest motherfucker who's ever existed. I've never seen something like that.

@SomeKindaSpy 9 месяцев назад

**on camera, anyway

@educatedlaziness3268 8 месяцев назад

That explanation for how invisibility works and how it might be seen through was so goddamn good

@allyabernathy4098 4 месяца назад

@@educatedlaziness3268brennan is literally one of those magicians that tells you what he’s doing as he’s doing it and still manages to absolutely blow your mind.

@williamross6477 20 дней назад

Not sure if he got the idea from Sanderson’s Reckoners series or if he came up with it independently, but either way I’m here for it. The narrative execution was flawless!

@Big_Pants_ Год назад

Lou clearly writing and underlining the single word “BOLO” is easily the #1 part of every rewatch

@wouldiwasshookspeared4087 Год назад

Good catch, that was hilarious.

@Peter_Cordes Год назад

timestamp: 2:39:26

@youcantspellclownwithoutst515 Год назад

Sorry, when was that?

@blazerheata6479 Год назад

One of my favorite Lou bits, just aggressive note taking.

@braydenchadwick9836 Год назад

For me it’s him trying not to laugh when he hears “to arms! to arms!!” I know he hears those beautiful little boys in his head

@mugginish 2 года назад

This Brennan guy could be a professional DM if his career as CEOs of several companies fails

@lauravturner 2 года назад

underrated comment

@bobbysingh6052 2 года назад

@@AshLikeTheEvilDead that's the joke dawg

@MrSoup-zs4rd 2 года назад

@@AshLikeTheEvilDead He's also the professional DM running the show we're watching. I don't think this was lost on @KaaKaa Gold

@definatelynotalpharius 2 года назад

hAHAHAHA this is gold.

@mugginish 2 года назад

@Mamamew TheRani @Bobby Singh @Mr. Soup @DefinatelyNotAlpharius @Ghost Thanks for coming to my aid folks! hahah @Ashley Skinnell I should have clarified I'm a Brennan shill and have a dropout subscription mostly because of d20!

@Morhek 2 года назад

Brennan: "It's not called ExU: Party Time!" Also Brennan: whole episode revolves around a party

@KyPenney 2 года назад

I've never scene a story that opens with this much pomp and privelege where the cast of characters don't get wrecked/die by the end. This feels like Hamlet.

@KillerOfWhales 2 года назад

@@KyPenney Oh absolutely. If half of these guys are alive at the end I will be thoroughly surprised

@kitnal4143 2 года назад

@@KillerOfWhales well only a third of Exandria survive the calamity so pick two to live lmao

@adrenalineunlimited3376 2 года назад

@@kitnal4143 that's rough... I want it to be Aabria and Sam, but I'm not sure I want it to turn into that kind of fan fic 🤔 and if I did, I'd definitely want the whole cast involved, anyway

@GameDogLeader21 2 года назад

Wow i just read your comment right as he said it. Crazy chances

@ryangoldman5362 20 дней назад

Does anyone else come back and rewatch this entire series back-to-back every two months or so? Or is it just me?

@williamross6477 20 дней назад

Yup! I’m just starting my 8th time 😄

@mattixender3016 Год назад

Travis yelling with all the desperation in the world: “NOOOO, BRENNAN NOOOOO!!!!!” At the end is so delightful. I love how much Travis loves this game.

@tomhur1 Год назад

And he didn't know anything about DND when this whole thing started. It's funny how things come around.

@themandomerc652 6 месяцев назад

I alway say, no one is more of a fan of CR than Travis. He personifies the Critters in his reactions to every session he is in.

@Gibblo 3 месяца назад

@@themandomerc652 To me it was when he recognised who the diary belonged to in the museum heist, and just started fangirling. I loved it. Chetney might not have actually cared about it that much, but Travis' love for the lore overpowered any resistance to meta gaming and he stole it on the way out. Every DM wishes they could have a Travis at the table.

@aroenweind7244 2 года назад

Brennan: "I heard you don't like horror shit, Travis. It's ok, I'll add a double dose just for you. And you'll enjoy it" Travis: "Yessir. Thank you, sir"

@monkeykingw 2 года назад

The best part is that is comes /right/ after such a badass moment for Travis's character.

@silversalmon9909 2 года назад

To quote Travis himself, "Thank you sir, may I have another?"

@paramitch 2 года назад

I love Travis's face during every playthrough. Here, he looks scared, horrified, and... DELIGHTED. Nobody loves a good story more than Travis, and that is just so wonderful to see.

@allthingsgood6345 2 года назад

That’s a mood

@TheDuchessFox 2 года назад

I love Matt as a DM, I love Aabria as a DM, but no one, and I mean no one, introduces a character like Brennan Lee Mulligan

@DrShnig Год назад

This. He's an absolute master at character introductions. I might have even liked this more than when he did the character introductions for Fantasy High!

@felixallen7864 Год назад

No disrespect to Matt or Aarbria or any other Dm but, I think its time we consider the fact that Brennan is the GOAT

@isaachutchison3532 Год назад

*Flashbacks to the re-introduction of the Cubby family from season one of Fantasy High* “let’s make some bacon”

@wierdalien1 Год назад

@@felixallen7864 nah, Matt is the GOAT, but it is certainly close considering how different they are

@Static-EN- Год назад

I disagree with Aabria but hell yeah

@OrionVA 10 месяцев назад

travis: *rolls a 31 as his first roll* brennan: that’s a DC that’ll be a surprise tool for later!

@Skip6235 9 месяцев назад

SPOILERS: It’s incredibly poetic that Travis rolled a 31 on his first check of the campaign, a 31 on the final check of episode 1, and a 31 on the final check of the campaign. Incredible.

@egg4444 2 месяца назад

@@Skip6235 at the beginning of the end, the end of the beginning and at the end

@kabirvariava4031 27 дней назад

13 not 31 lol

@GeekMasterGames 19 дней назад

@@kabirvariava4031 13+18 is 31

@norsethenomad5978 14 дней назад

@@kabirvariava4031travis played Cerrit, not Zerxes

@nickfrigillana2645 6 месяцев назад

"If you look down and see the stars, what will you see if you look up?" One of the chillingest, hair-raisingest, goosebump-inducingest things I have ever heard said

@antiphon000 4 месяца назад

The "What?" after is what really gets me

@dimension20show 2 года назад

Hell yeah!

@gadrielreyes4401 2 года назад

-Brennan every season

@FlorescentInk 2 года назад

INCREDIBLE! Brennan and Lou, you two knocked it out of the park! Thank you for everything I enjoyed this episode so so much.

@vanessaowll 2 года назад

Oh baby

@lolitaxdarling 2 года назад

Love you

@jackgerig8910 2 года назад

Brennan! Incredible job. You definitely brought your A-game. The whole of this first episode has the same dramatic narrative power as d20 season finales! SO excited to see how the campaign ramps up.

@SpectralArchivist 2 года назад

Not even half an hour in: Marisha: "It's been 10 minutes." Sam: "This entire episode is a trigger warning." Travis: "I think I'm in the wrong class... I thought this was Freshmen Biology, I don't know-"

@b.castilho4011 Год назад

how do you get your average critical role cast used to mulligan? throw them into full blown chaos themed one-shot with him, the god of chaos himself. ...that should work.

@TheRealPurpleHand Год назад

And that describes Brennan's storytelling prowess encapsulated in three sentences.

@aRandoOnTheInternet Год назад

Sooo I have a question. Is this campaign related to any other campaign will it spoil any other critical role campaign?

@szabobendeguz2767 Год назад

@@aRandoOnTheInternet Events in this mini campaign happens approx. 810 + 150 years before the first main campaign (Vox Machina) so there are inherently no spoilers in this, apart from maybe the CR cast having intense reaction to some of the characters, about whom they learn in the main campaigns, but that's hardly a spoiler, you'll just have some background info, listening to Matt describing events from eons ago.

@aRandoOnTheInternet Год назад

@@szabobendeguz2767 Thank you so much dude really appreciate it

@Nauta222 11 месяцев назад

Brennan pointing out that to be invisible you need holes for your eyes so you can see made my jaw drop

@meggston6901 4 месяца назад

The worst part about failing to ascend like the matron did, has to be that when you fail she shows up and probably roasts you while she takes you to where you belong

@heartsoftheangels1469 25 дней назад

Just telling them where they went wrong, "you used this symbol here but it should've been this one, you know this. It's first year stuff" "how you got that far on this I will never understand, you can barely summon an empty cup" "that was the worst attempt I have ever seen" ect ect

@gregfahlgren7501 10 дней назад

@@heartsoftheangels1469 and then painstakingly explaining WHY she ascended and that it was not some great wizardry ambition, but a sacrifice of her own mortality for the greater good of reality, making them feel like even bigger tools (but only if they had enough wisdom to understand what she was saying in the first place).

@TheChristmasNinja12 2 года назад

This whole episode is just Lou proudly looking at the cast of CR and going "Yeah, that's my dad."

@BNOBNO14 2 года назад

That's my puh-pah!

@modestpelican286 2 года назад

The very beginning everyone is like terrified and lou is covering his mouth trying not to b busy or laughing like knowing Brennans gona shift tone on the drop of a dime

@jamesbarrett3034 2 года назад

@@BNOBNO14 PUH-PAH!

@blackbelt352-dd 2 года назад

@@jamesbarrett3034 When Brennan pulled out that pirate voice at about 3:20:20, it immediately brought Bill Seacaster to my mind, just itching for Fabian to do Fabian things again.

@msixteen1691 2 года назад

@@modestpelican286 at like 10:05 it’s fantastic

@CM-jf1vx 2 года назад

"If you look down and see the stars. What will you see when you look up?" Chills.

@XoIoRouge Год назад

As someone who has watched a lot of CR and a little bit of D20, I don't know Luis Carazo. I'm exceptionally grateful that Brennen and Luis were the two actors in the opening dream sequence. It gave Brennan a lot of time to remind me of his DMing style and it gave Luis the chance to show what he's capable of in a 1-on-1 story with the DM. He's FULLY IN IT And that makes me FULLY IN IT.

@jamiereid7428 Год назад

Absolutely. Luis was thrown a 100mph screwball and he hit it out of the park. (I don’t baseball. Does this work?😂) Super impressed with how he handled his intro.

@autumnkey7058 Год назад

@Jamie Reid it doesn't work which makes it all the more accurate with how amazing it was

@lexgrey8103 Год назад

D20 at its heart is a comedy and they don't terrify me in the way this ever could

@lylahamanita6032 Год назад

@@lexgrey8103 That’s because of all the nat 20s Beardsley and Emily get all the time.

@PeTTs0n88 Год назад

Yeah, I mean we know the others can both play DnD and act insanely well - we've seen them do it all the time, but Luis came in fresh and just absolutely f***ing owned it, showing his talent at the get go. Massive props to him for nailing it the way he did.

@lukemaker4671 Год назад

sam needed a chaotic dm. he got one, and now you can see he's thriving

@AuthorJimHeskett Год назад

Matt Mercer's superpower is his ability to make it look easy. He never gets flustered. He's incredibly gifted at making every choice retroactively feel inevitable, like fate. Brennan Lee Mulligan's superpower is his mad-scientist ability to straddle the line between chaos and ruin and sprint full speed ahead and somehow make it work. Two completely different superpowers, both awesome.

@Le300thMiner Год назад

I think its great that Brennan is doing calamity. Matt holds down the slow building long narrative, and Brennan trudges head first into a world shattering event. Awesome to see

@spacetearable Год назад

And of course, Aabria is the master of "Hey look, do you see me not caring? Fuck it, let's have fun!"

@jlhjlhjlhjlh Год назад

obviously i already know whats going to be the response commenting this on this channel, but: matt mercer is a boring dm

@timofkings5173 Год назад

@@jlhjlhjlhjlh everyone has different tastes and opinions in life. You are allowed to have yours and voice them, without any concern. I for one greatly dislike Aabria’s Gm-ing style. Love Brennan’s style though.

@jlhjlhjlhjlh Год назад

@@timofkings5173 my official thoughts (now that i'm not -buzzed and- angry) are that while i genuinely think Brennan Lee Mulligan is genuinely one of the best DM(/GM)s to ever do it - lightyears above the rest - Matt Mercer is someone i would murder my 3rd cousin to have as my DM(/GM). i also think that a big part of what makes Brennan seem so wildly incredibly and undeniably better than any other youtube DM(/GM) is that the players are usually performers and comedians (i will say this only accounts for so much as Brennan is easily one of the best story crafters of all time when it comes to a living narrative). I do love Misfits and Magic, and as much as the cast specifically brings that story to life, i absolutely have to acknowledge Aabria's quirks as a DM(/GM) which make the story her own. edit: punctuation.

@Papayotin Год назад

I love that Lou goes from, "I'd like to blow a little smoke out of my nose, if you'd allow that", to 700 hodmidas carrying the rarest tree imaginable for a party gift

@TeckTheBlooded Год назад

I'm sure it's mainly because Lou is like "I know how you do things Brennan, I'm just seeing how far we can go here"

@Pluveus Год назад

To be fair, personal powers and positional power are totally different beasts with disparate RAW connotations.

@WowItsErin Год назад

It's the kind of move that just proves what an absolutely great DnD player Lou is, in that he knows exactly when to reign himself in for a DM. He *knows* that his character is rich enough to pull some crazy shit like that. He doesn't need to ask. But *blowing smoke out of his nose?* Why, that's doing a magical effect without expending a spell slot! That's the kind of thing that could break a campaign!

@mikesobleskie9258 Год назад

@@WowItsErin perfect analysis.

@Landis963 Год назад

@@WowItsErin Minor Illusion is a cantrip. Maybe one that was not, technically, included in Nydas' spell list, but a cantrip nonetheless.

@orphazoid4629 Год назад

Zerxes' son is just the dreamworks logo kid

@diraltmcallister3523 Год назад

You know if Brennan is running a game, and it's called Calamity, there's a pain train waiting.

@csn583 Год назад

Pain train waits for noone!

@spacetearable Год назад

Blaine's got nothing on our Boi!

@jeanbaker3486 7 месяцев назад

"It's not called EXU fuckin party time" was a great reminder from Brennan at the beginning

@curtisholsinger6023 2 года назад

The best part is how POWERFUL the player characters are - and the knowledge that IT WON'T MATTER. Really drives home what a catastrophe this was.

@voltcorp 2 года назад

I'm new to this world, so only after watching the History of Exandria short did I realize the scope of what they're building to here

@benjaminhondorp8593 2 года назад

@@voltcorp yeah, this really isn't one that will end well haha

@GeorgieBonsoir 2 года назад

You could call it a uh... umm, a god damn uhhh, a calamity?

@silversalmon9909 2 года назад

@@GeorgieBonsoir you really could

@christopherbgsted4749 2 года назад

You are so right

@eddiekalista3222 2 года назад

15 minutes in, and its hilarious how everyone else is bewildered and enthralled by Brennan's narration, and Lou is just like "here we go again"

@TheJasonmanguy 2 года назад

Lou is holding his head like, “I fucked up deciding to do this. I have second-hand PTSD from that dream.”

@TheCruefan94 2 года назад

Lou: "First time?"

@treyallen6160 2 года назад

Lou plus Brennan is always my favorite.

@G_Rez 2 года назад

Let's go down the line, what's everyone afraid of?

@wearingspacesuits 2 года назад

@@G_Rez "I admit there might be something wrong with me"

@Perseverance84 Год назад

I know the main campaigns will probably take priority, but I can only wish upon shooting stars that the animation team behind The Legend of Vox Machina works on this masterpiece of a miniseries someday.

@harrisonw1002 11 месяцев назад

I think calamity would make a great animated film. A mini series might be unnecessarily

@antiphon000 10 месяцев назад

Of all the things that deserves it, this is truly the one

@Matty13808 9 месяцев назад

AGREED. Whether it’s a mini series or a movie (we better get a min of 2 hr if we go that route), THIS NEEDS TO BE ANIMATED

@RuailleBuaille 9 месяцев назад

I feel like Calamity would need to be different in execution and style - being an age of wonders and legend, it'd need to look elevated even beyond the aesthetics of the LoVM series. Could you imagine how incredible it would be if the team that collaborated on Arcane could create something similar in depth & richness for Calamity (Studio Fortiche and the creative team assembled for the project)? It'll never happen, they're busy with S2 of Arcane, but one can dream!

@joshua.h 9 месяцев назад

The more I watch of critical role the more I want new shows. Each campaign feels like a high fantasy series with world building on par with The Lord of the Rings, and they all make for perfect shows.

@peter_parkour Год назад

Brennan voices children really well. This is not a good thing for any of us emotionally. Even the students reciting a practiced phrase was spot on. It's amazing to watch cause not all DMs can do this execution to your deepest human instinct to protect kids. This is your first an final warning.

@wearingspacesuits Год назад

He has done a lot of work with kids at larp camps, he knows kids hella well and uses it to destroy us emotionally

@Sage_the_Turt Год назад

that is not an instinct but ok

@bradyadams8171 Год назад

I hate kids

@nickelodeann Год назад

@@Sage_the_Turt protecting children is not an instinct? That’s literally where thinking of things as “cute” comes from

@kieransol Год назад

@@Sage_the_Turt Ahh, yes, the person who represents the mentally deficient with a blue and pink flag as a pfp is the one who has a handle on what is instuctual. Further proof of that particular subset of mental disorder doesn't have a grasp on normalcy or decency. Grow up.

@origami_dream 2 года назад

"You have my... *unadulterated* attention" after talking about his attractive assistant is truly a brilliant line, holy shit, Aabria.

@draconiskittensweetie9765 2 года назад

"Well that would be the first time that's ever happened" I GASPED. The absolute masterclass sass on both ends. Delectable.

@usernamenumber 2 года назад

"You mean the letters Aria sent?" _cheff kiss_

@Rowlurorowf 2 года назад

Yeah, that whole interplay... I really hope we get more of that through these 4 episodes

@logicaloverdrive8197 2 года назад

@@usernamenumber I watch these while working, "your messages from aria" stopped me in my tracks, and "that would be the first time" nearly knocked me over. I was with Lou in reacting to them

@wonderfulpaperz1761 2 года назад

Do you have the timestamp? I was looking for it again and couldn't find it.

@agentxx3022 2 года назад

God, Brennan is as good as everyone always said he was.

@theCELYtaco 2 года назад

You should definitely check out the Dimension 20 campaigns if you enjoy his DMing style!!

@Felrez2332 2 года назад

Came into the comments thinking to myself how happy I am that CR fans can finally witness Brennan in his glory, thanks for validating that

@julesworld1 2 года назад

@@theCELYtaco What's a good one to start with?

@B2Roland 2 года назад

@@julesworld1 that's a tough question. They're all amazing. I'd probably suggest starting with the first campaign just because why not. It's an excellent primer for the style he brings and his storytelling and where it all began

@Bearwiffa228 2 года назад

He's great. First noticed him guest starring as DeadEye in NADDPOD season1. Then realized he's an excellent DM as well(not to mention hilarious in college humor).

@rehabghost 4 месяца назад

i love how visibly delighted Aabria is every time anyone voice acts

@TahiriVeila13ABY 3 месяца назад

Aabria is the only negative thing about this series. She's awful.

@INKI_teh_Rogue 5 дней назад

@@TahiriVeila13ABY Then f*cking leave.

@NovaHorizon Год назад

My favorite part is when Brennan says "You're not alone." and you can hear Travis' breath stuttering with a bit of fear because he was expecting maybe he'd see something special in the automaton that was hidden... not an assassin. Also, I'm convinced that Brennan decided to add that in simply because Travis rolled high with an ability to see invisible creatures.

@meachambsi Год назад

Travis: "Goddamn it, not to me!" XDDD callbacks to the Wildmother and Travis's hatred of jump scares... Brennan is ruining them, and living his best life.

@jackal59 5 месяцев назад

Yep. I bet he always was going to have Vespin Chloras in the mirror and already had determined how to explain invisibility, but putting them together with the assassin was improvised.

@indigostudio2245 2 года назад

Things I like about how Brennan DMs - uses a grand, exaggerated voice when describing the city. It adds a new level of detail and atmosphere that I don’t see a lot. - ALL THE CHANGES HE MAKES TO HIS VOICE WHEN HE WANTS DIFFERENT VIBES - “I’d like to know how your *character* would react to this.”

@yoitbeam5764 2 года назад

Dude watch the fantasy high series it is the greatest thing ever

@blueriverbane69 2 года назад

@@yoitbeam5764 where can I find it?

@gabbybalinas5541 2 года назад

@@blueriverbane69 You can find the the first Fantasy High over on the Dimension 20 channel!

@gryffinmutzenberger2144 2 года назад

"I'd like to know how your character would react to this" And "What is your character thinking/feeling in this moment" Are some of his most powerful questions

@lindsaythemorallygay4586 Год назад

It certainly keeps me engaged considering I have ADHD

@Thiccyg 2 года назад

Matt: makes the Aeorians a technologically advanced, enigmatic proud civilisation Brennan: Magic Russians

@nopenope620 2 года назад

Bollo is so russiancoded I can't

@yewwowduck 2 года назад

Why can't Russians be enigmatic and proud?

@nopenope620 2 года назад

@@yewwowduck in western media Russians either enigmatic, extremely intelligent, polite and read Dostoevsky for fun or always grumpy, dull and rude

@MammalianCreature 2 года назад

@@yewwowduck World history

@6ixpool520 2 года назад

@@MammalianCreature I mean Soviet Russia was one of the most technologically advanced societies at that time. They beat the US to manned spaceflight. They landed a probe on Venus. They made the most powerful hydrogen bomb ever made. They've fallen behind nowadays to countries like Korea, China, and Japan but this is a recent development.

@forstudentpower Год назад

1:24:15 "Is it on our 20-page lore doc?" - Sir you will TAKE Brennan's lore and you will LIKE IT

@Ginric99 Год назад

I have yet to meet a player in real life who reads past page 1 of one of them. Hence I don’t bother anymore, the world gets revealed as it gets revealed. Show don’t tell us always the best way lol.

@harley4683 Год назад

@@Ginric99 I imagine when it's your literal job you don't have a choice

@Ginric99 Год назад

@@harley4683 and that is part of the issue now, an unreal expectation is created I love what Critical Role has done and continues to do, I think they are all great at what they do. My only criticism is of people who then expect to copy this at their own table, Matt Mercer came out in, I think 2018, and did a long reddit post about how no one should try to copy anyone else's game, instead people should sit and work out together the game they want to play.

@harley4683 Год назад

@@Ginric99 I've ran into only a few mercer affect prinlem type players, easily dismissed imo. If they don't enjoy my hard work they can find another group lol

@levindeed Год назад

@@harley4683 well, that's why you work these things out with the players BEFORE the campaign starts (as Matt basically wrote in that reddit post). If the party knows what they're in for and they're okay with it - knock yourself out with lore and all other stuff all you like. But if you care for your **players** to have fun more than you care to show off your coolness - probably should vent things beforehand and maybe not get into huge lore dumps at all, if they're not okay with it. Otherwise they don't have a good time a leave, and you don't have a good time and have to find other people.

@eijirokirishima1882 Год назад

Lou is just Brennan’s emotional support best friend, he’s happy to here, but damnit Brennan stop inviting me to RPG trauma dinners-

@INKI_teh_Rogue 5 дней назад

SS+ tier comment 🏆

@Gabriel_Oliver 2 года назад

When Brennen described the kid I knew full well we were getting into a Brennan Lee Mulligan campaign. Poor guy can't leave families alone

@nehanair8475 Год назад

It’s that or some cosmic entity like the grey baby from Unsleeping City

@inkypavus6749 Год назад

The moment he mentioned a kid I was like 'oh this is gonna be sad'

@MarcusBeirne Год назад

He is the Disney of DMs.

@kateflake Год назад

@@MarcusBeirne s i

@Minilena Год назад

While also wishing for nothing more than he wishes to be a dad...

@OwlCitytwilight 2 года назад

You can totally see Lou’s small smiles when Brennan does something crazy and CR looking to Lou and Lou just being like “yah… that’s my dm alright”

@Droz42 2 года назад

Lou is like, this isn't even his final form.

@Spectrum_2002 2 года назад

Honestly only checking it out for my beautiful 2d0 boys

@THExRISER 2 года назад

@@Spectrum_2002 Same. Critical Role is great but it honestly couldn't retain my attention because of the pacing.

@claire3614 2 года назад

@@THExRISER those D20 bois comin here to shou CR how it's done

@Sunshine11229 2 года назад

"wait tell he monologues for 20 minutes and then kills you, your mom, your dad and your mail man..."

@stevenrichardbarnett Год назад

Raise your hand if you came here from the D20 clip of Matt going "Water" and cracking Brennan up to verify that, in fact, Brennan DID start Calamity out with "Fire..."?

@ebmusicman84 Год назад

Yo.

@mjrino7225 Год назад

How tf did u know

@mrhombreman Год назад

@@mjrino7225 lmao yes

@Last_Mans20 Год назад

I love that this comment is here

@ThomasUfnalCrowlake Год назад

I remembered it too vividly to have to come and check. ;)

@lognott Год назад

I like how Brennan's performance fuels Sam's. He has the ability to inspire the most in people

@IrukunTheTuna 9 месяцев назад

And without rolling any dice, too. 😉

@rebeccawalilko960 2 года назад

Who would win: six characters that lead rich and fulfilling lives, with incredibly in-depth backstories and pages of lore attached to them or a woman named Bolo

@TheWindwall 2 года назад

There can be only one....

@voltcorp 2 года назад

in Aeor, it's sometimes illegal to ask these questions

@kc2086 2 года назад

Bolo... but only once she's attained her final form as Roëmænce Partnær.

@CamiloCienfuegosStan 2 года назад

@@kc2086 Dear Gods…..

@kc2086 2 года назад

@@CamiloCienfuegosStan Right?

@taylorforsyth4278 2 года назад

Matt, coming back from intermission: [Trying hard not to react to the intentionally disruptive offscreen hijinks] Brennan coming back from intermission: "SAM JUST SAID 'TAINT!'"

@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll 2 года назад

That's weaksauce tbh, they're clearly going easy on him XD

@danielcastillo591 2 года назад

Matt's greatest DM ability is remaining calm and stern in a gentle sway of storytelling Brennan's DMing is rolling with the punches and hitting 16 times harder right back Loving both tbh

@taylorforsyth4278 2 года назад

@@danielcastillo591 Brennan has no qualms about outing someone trying to cause shenanigans lol

@Zombiewithabowtie 2 года назад

Me: Remembering the Vox Machina episode that opened with Taliesin saying, "Pissblossom".

@icarosantos1028 Год назад

You know what's funny? The thought of Avalir just causing tons of rain over whatever earthbound city they float over with that massive waterfall of theirs.

@Fearienify Год назад

Ah yes because the waterfall would totally be placed going off the edge

@rex198 Год назад

@@TheBliepbliep I mean it could just be a closed circuit around the city...

@Owen-bk5fc 9 месяцев назад

Didn't he mention it turns into mist? The tallest waterfall on our non-magicky Earth turns into mist before it reaches the bottom as well

@TheMarkoSeke Год назад

I love the idea of a campaign where the group starts with high level super powerful characters.

@morgantaylor84 Год назад

I mean they did imply they were going to be playing Age of Arcanum "get sh*t doners" in the announcement.

@davidc4983 Год назад

It's so fun. Playing a level 20 campaign rn and we've decided to take back and rebuild myth drannor

@GamerGrovyle Год назад

What level are they?

@TheMarkoSeke Год назад

@@GamerGrovyle Level 14, you can see their character stats periodically in the video in the bottom left.

@Glmorrs1 Год назад

Yeah, sometimes it’s fun to roll up some high level characters and do a module of two. Or roll up level 15-17 characters and take on a tarrasque (they’re honestly too easy at level 20).

@jackiewagner3690 2 года назад

I love how you can tell that Brennan fully was not ready for Travis being so reactive and Travis was not ready for Brennan's shenanigans (see the whole Bolo scene). This is going to be such a good campaign

@extragarb 2 года назад

I think Bolo hit all seven people so hard that Brennan's trying-not-to-laugh face became a part of her weird weird character. I'm absolutely delighted by Bolo

@user-xb5bz4fu9o 2 года назад

I think Brennan was completely ready to play ball (Emily Exford and the Hilda Hilda scene have taught him well), he was just pleasantly surprised to get that pushback so soon imo

@emilyfulton728 2 года назад

and at the end when travis practically screamed, iconic

@MowingTheAir 2 года назад

Just coming to comment this but couldn't word right thanks!!

@tairneanaich 2 года назад

I AM imagining a Russian Spy??

@LetTheBodyFall 2 года назад

travis: "i'm not safe on this side of the table" iconic

@jaywilkey1323 2 года назад

I. Felt. that enegry.

@ventrue7 2 года назад

also wrong class lmao he was iconic the whole time

@galev3955 2 года назад

@@ventrue7 I was about to say :D That quip made me laugh so much

@lordtabaro302 2 года назад

the only person that's every on the safe side of the table is the GM xP

@jbutz01 Год назад

Having been a fan of both Brennan and Mat for years, and as a gm with 30 years in the game myself, I can't imagine the sheer overwhelming trust Mat must have in Brennan to have let him run this. And of course Brennan smashed it. Just ..Great dnd here all around

@ProperlyGaming 7 месяцев назад

Yeah, to give the reins to a setting you have built to someone else, even knowing they are just as capable as you in DM ability, mustve been a hard thing to do. I couldnt imagine doing it, and i dont run a show using my setting like he does so that fear and worry is probably multitudes worse.

@ckampen Год назад

I don't think I've seen Travis so fully drawn into a moment, dude was literally crawling across the table when Brennan finished for the day 🤣

@Jgt612 2 года назад

“I know this is a memory, but I haven’t seen him in so long and I want to see his face” Well that’ll just gut you and we’re only 22 minutes in. Someone give this poor paladin a hug, and a bomb shelter

@Allantitan Год назад

At first I thought his kid had died or was missing

@deadacorn3541 2 года назад

"Whom did we betray?," is the most metal moment Ive ever witnessed in D&D. The entire first scene is f***ing brutal

@AtelierLaoshi Год назад

That is literally a demon trying to trick you. You would be Another of asmodeus pawns in seconds.

@deadacorn3541 Год назад

@@AtelierLaoshi nah.

@tiredofeverything2771 Год назад

Brennan is just like that dude! He says stuff like that in games all the time its wild!

@johanlassen6448 Год назад

@@deadacorn3541 Aaaand Atelär was right.

@bdletoast09 Год назад

@@AtelierLaoshi But that's what makes it awesome. Even with the knowledge that this is literally the Father of Lies speaking, you can't help but doubt here. Asmodeus is supposed to be good at lying, if no one ever fell for it, he wouldn't be such a threat.

@Jhakri_ Год назад

Travis met his own "romance partner". So glad.

@Fantazy1028 Год назад

RoeMAancè PaertNer

@AlasdairGR Год назад

3:24:31 Brennan knows how to tell a story. Laerryn obtains the final key to accomplish an unthinkably powerful arcane feat, and then immediately the champion of a former wizard walks in to tell all the other wizards there "hey, maybe you shouldn't be trifling with things you can barely comprehend or control".

@rebekkafrizzell1666 Год назад

In the wrap-up, they talk about how Laerryn finding the last piece was 100% improv by Aabria.

@AlasdairGR 4 месяца назад

@@rebekkafrizzell1666 That's the beauty of table top storytelling, your players can throw out or say something amazing and take the story in a direction you would never have expected. And the best GMs are able to immediately adapt, roll with that new information, and develop that thread even more.

@thdude598 Год назад

Having a degree in philosophy and screenwriting has to be one of the best combinations for a dungeon master.

@gthetree1 2 года назад

“He’ll turn 14 in a month and half.” Gut punch. That was a very small but incredible way to communicate so much. Being a dad and missing so much of your child’s life, knowing the city will take off again (presumably) in a month and you will miss more milestones. Hats off.

@jthancock Год назад

Brennan's quote at 25:42 is so fucking spooky, the fact that it came from a DnD game and not from Shakespeare or something is mindboggling.

@bugwastaken Год назад

aabria’s reaction to that was so real cause wtf do you even do after someone drops This live in front of you

@connorboyle2585 10 месяцев назад

Welcome to Brennan Lee Mulligan

@darkhorse35 11 месяцев назад

I absolutely love how Sam is literally playing himself. Aabria is completely smitten with Travis, and Brennan was born to DM this event.

@TheThirdPrice 2 года назад

"☝️IT'S A BOON IT'S A BOON DON'T PAY HIM IT'S A BOON☝️" Lou Wilson must be protected at all cost

@ninboy01 Год назад

Travis's reaction to Pervan's whole deal was very cool. Especially his exclamation of "of course!" when he realized that the vestiges wouldn't exist yet. His investment in this world is very enjoyable to watch.

@DamnedAngel000 Год назад

when Brennan said "what's the difference between hearty welcome and cordial reception, emotionally", it hit me right in the non-native speaker immigrant place. I immigrated 10 years ago, i play dnd and do improv in English and, yet, sometimes, in the presence of native speakers i feel like I'm swimming with dolphins - natural to them and I'll never keep up

@bain_g Год назад

Hope you feel like you’re keeping up King 👑

@tremkl 2 года назад

26:40 My favorite moment from the whole session is Travis saying, “I think I’m in the wrong class. I thought this was Freshman Biology.”

@BassBumbass 2 года назад

"You are in a different movie than the rest of us!?" Yea, everyone is doing The Great Gatsby, meanwhile Travis is in a full-blown detecive noir/ tv copshow. And im here for it! Love that stuff.

@Imperial_Squid 2 года назад

Loving the full on pseudo hologram made of stone too, just because!

@disasterjones5798 2 года назад

Who can we get on the case We need Ceeeeeerrit Agrupniiiinn Someone to put you in place Calling Ceeeeeerit Agrupniiiiiiin aaagaain

@peter_parkour 2 года назад

Timestamp?

@BassBumbass 2 года назад

@@peter_parkour The quote is from 1:38:25, whispered by Aabaria. And...basically alot of what Cerrit is, does and says is detective noir as fuck :D

@gamersresidence6040 2 года назад

i dare not give you more likes but know, that in my soul, you have it. edit: 666 likes has beeb long passed.

@dominonine Год назад

It's fun to see some of the Critical Role cast just react to Brennan as a DM. Man is completely off the wall but that really lends itself well to the relatively short format that Dimension 20 is presented in, makes for an extremely enjoyable experience if you like me are an absolute ADHD brain.

@Sysyphony Год назад

I am loving Lou already losing it from watching Brennan do his thing but I am here for the little things like watching Travis visibly asking himself what to write on his notes at 11:10

@jackdog06 2 года назад

"I wonder if Brennan will do the usual Critical Role intro or if he'll bring the Dimension 20 energy here" Literally 0:00 : *"H E L L O O O O O !"* "Ah yes, that's what I was hoping for."

@jotapecavalcante3819 2 года назад

The quick opening, perfected by the fear of missing the intrepid heroes jokes.

@Imperial_Squid 2 года назад

@@jotapecavalcante3819 I do wish he'd done a "Say hi XYZ!" for his intro but I'm also fully happy with keeping that as a D20 thing!

@sabintandukar7907 2 года назад

When he said critical role. I lost my shit.

@zemanskyquila1442 2 года назад

And matt as a player for the whole campaign

@sh11death 2 года назад

@@sabintandukar7907 Same! I almost passed out from excitement.

@digibirder 2 года назад

Brennan's description of the "Achilles Heel" of invisibility was amazing!

@extragarb 2 года назад

It was a thousand times cooler than saying "your special ability makes invisibility not work." I really love that kind of magical science discussion!

@felixweber1928 2 года назад

IT MADE SO MUCH SENSE TOO LIKE OBVIOUSLY YOU'D NEED YOUR EYES TO BE VISIBLE OMFG Brennan is a genius

@KonkaBass 2 года назад

I feel like Brennan watched the same Kyle Hill video I did where he sci-bunks invisibility.

@alexhooi7268 2 года назад

@@KonkaBass my exact thoughts when he was describing it

@kylehahn4410 2 года назад

@@extragarb Interestingly, Invisibility doesn't automatically mean hidden, you still need to Hide and make a stealth check (albeit at advantage). But it was still a cool way to explain how someone can perceive through an invisible creature's stealth.

@milky-nai Год назад

here to make a pilgrimage back to "fire" after today's "water"

@barryjames73 Год назад

What an incredible DM.

@agonic1107 Год назад

I agree

@cospaws8810 Год назад

I’ll never tire of watching him work

@Dream146 2 года назад

A genuine masterclass in Roleplay storytelling. From horror, to drama sprinkled with plenty of comedy to make the darkness hit harder and help us forget that with every grain of sand through the hourglass a cataclysm looms ever closer. It honestly feels like watching fantasy Chernobyl, seeing all the pieces fall into place that will spell disaster.

@jamespryor5967 2 года назад

Or the Titanic.

@allthingsgood6345 2 года назад

Incredibly well spoken

@rebeccasands1452 2 года назад

AAAHHH FANTASY CHERNOBYL YOU'RE SO RIGHT!

@traceysaxby8804 Год назад

Or the climate emergency.

@DroneGotMinerals Год назад

SPELL disaster, incredible pun

@Ziaotic 2 года назад

this really puts into perspective how much Exandria really is a post-apocalyptic world, in the midst of healing.

@kybercollections 2 года назад

THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING! It gives me a whole new view on the show!

@thegriffin88 2 года назад

It's what happened after the credits rolled on every apocalypse movie/show/book/comic etc.

@JohnnySnappleseed 2 года назад

What's insane to me is that this idea extends all the way up to the gods in this universe. It's not just post apocalyptic for the life on Exandria, its a war between deities. Every campaign so far is like an entire series of novels being written about minor characters. They're events that are going to be tucked away in giant books of history by the time all of this is resolved. VM and M9 are going to be a couple of paragraphs in a 10th grade textbook. Matt is pretty cool.

@Ziaotic 2 года назад

@@JohnnySnappleseed except the M9 are heroes that basically no one knows. they saved Exandria from being consumed and very few people are even aware

@mangoesaredelicious4622 2 года назад

@@JohnnySnappleseed no way vm are gonna be minor characters in history

@dustinsmith9243 Год назад

Hats off to Brennan , I feel like all npcs of his actually had scripts that’s how fast and quick witted an unique they were, absolutely fabulous

@antiphon000 4 месяца назад

I mean, he probably *does* have a literal script for them. He might not read everything verbatim but it would make sense to have a general outline of how you think the conversation will go

@pearlnp10 2 года назад

Y'all. "Madam, your ex husband is at the door." That was gold.

@AuthorJimHeskett 2 года назад

"The Sphinx is pitching alts on his roar." classic.

@SanguineBanker 2 года назад

What does "pitching alts" mean?

@AuthorJimHeskett 2 года назад

@@SanguineBanker Don't want to spoil it by explaining the joke, just watch the episode!

@SanguineBanker 2 года назад

@@AuthorJimHeskett i did three times now. I love it. I just don't understand the reference.

@AuthorJimHeskett 2 года назад

@@SanguineBanker oh i gotcha! "pitching alts" is alternatives. The Sphinx wants to do more than roar so he's offering alternatives he could do in the parade

@SanguineBanker 2 года назад

@@AuthorJimHeskett Ohh! ROFL! Thank you so much!

@spudrow2004 Год назад

“The halls of prophecy will be closed.” *immediately narrows eyes in suspicion*

@zap4th368 Год назад

Finally got here. I love the modern and sci-fi vibes this entire thing gives off, while still BEING very fantasy. It’s not a camera, it’s a pure ruby podium covered in runes. It’s not buses, it’s automatons with benches on their backs. Private transportation is done via a service that offers teleportation. Its a solid vibe

@sweypheonix 7 месяцев назад

This.. this is one of the best examples of a Technomantically [the word i use for magic mimicking modern tech] Advanced Cultures. I love the whole feel of it

@nicozandhuis1865 2 года назад

the fact Brennan made Asmodeus, seem so goddamn compassionate and vulnerable is terrifying and genius and has to be done more often for objectively evil gods to manipulate mortals

@DurandalsFate 2 года назад

This is underappreciated. Asmodeus is the kind of bad guy who can make Sarenrae think he's redeemable and then pull an epic betrayal on her, wiping out her followers in a single stroke. And Zerxus is such a marshmallow, he's a perfect mark.

@imomimotv 2 года назад

I'm only here for Brennan and Lou so ave literally no prior knowledge to anything (like how Lou doesn't understand but can tell from reactions it's important) but Brennan often talks about dichotomies like that and certainly his background in philosophy makes way for such thought experiments. He's really quite good at weaving grey morality into all his campaigns

@mikhailkraev5644 2 года назад

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@DurandalsFate 2 года назад

@@mikhailkraev5644 19:02 to 26:32

@nicozandhuis1865 Год назад

@@imomimotv tru dat, i thought at first dming like Brennan would be easy cus it's just chaos, but after seeing the kinda world building he's developed and faction characterisation with a starstruck odyssey, I realised I couldn't reach it. Matt mercer is absolutely wonderful and great at making campaigns character driven in the pcs and weaving their experiences into the world, but no one can dm a campaign as wholly tense and thought provoking as Brennan does. I love both still, but it shows how hard Brennan has worked to make the calamity feel real and formed the lifestyle and social norms and morals of those before the calamity

@sophidina34 Год назад

Brennan: describe your character with the understanding that your mouth is full of blood Lou: *panicked flashbacks to the scene at the wall with Calroy and King Amethar

@chaoticwhenever1457 Год назад

I would like to rage

@CollinWootan Год назад

If I had a nickel for every time a player character in a mainstream live play DND show was lured to a balcony under false pretenses and betrayed, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

@bryanmcfarland2253 Год назад

Can i take 1 turn to come out of paralysis and 2 turns to rage?

@hoodiesticks Год назад

@@CollinWootan I'm not a CR viewer and this is probably a CR reference, but it's worth asking anyway: are you referencing Hardwon and Gemma on the balcony in NADDPOD?

@CollinWootan Год назад

@@hoodiesticks I was definitely referencing critical role, but if it has also happened in NADDPOD, then that's wild. I'm staying off balconies for the rest of my ttrpg career.

@wildfire8910 5 месяцев назад

do i have campaign three to catch up on? yes. do i have dimension 20 to catch up on? yes. is it the middle of the night? yes. do i have college in the morning? yes. however, this story is so damn good i need to rewatch it.

@vangoghsseveredear Год назад

You can see Brennan mouthing along to Loquacius' morning news. He had the thing memorized! A testament to the love he puts into his stories. Also just kinda funny to watch him react to the read 35:52 or so

@dblundz 2 года назад

Sam and Abria playing a divorced couple absolutely killed me! Non stop hilarious moments 😂👌🏻

@cerisebiscuit51 2 года назад

Not sure if I want them to reunite in tragedy or stay hilariously bitter but whatever happens, I will love every second of it!!

@matt-lang 2 года назад

They were so good right from the start, I don’t know how much prep they put in but that was so funny

@bryanwalter4438 2 года назад

Amen!!

@romxxii 2 года назад

@@matt-lang I hope their session 0 was the breakup.

@rikimaru700 2 года назад

Its almost as good as Brennan and Lou playing divorced spouses

@ChrisGladis 2 года назад

"Nice to meet you. I am Bolo." Translates to: "Don't TEST me, Riegel."

@Blue_Lunacy 2 года назад

"Let this be my message to you, I am more chaotic than you are!" What Brennan demonstrate to Sam with Bolo depiction.

@carocabrera7225 2 года назад

This is the man that created Baron from the Baronies. He. Is. Prepared. And. Will. Not. Hesitate.

@reedsquad027 2 года назад

@@carocabrera7225 ah yes, the best romance partner

@wolfpup4149 Год назад

Coming back to pay my respects to the video that introduced me to DND, Critical Role, and Dimension 20. A few months, endless hours of entertainment and a well-worn subscription to DROPOUT later - I’ve never met more chaotic, heart wrenching and viciously funny characters in my life. So, so glad this series got the attention it did and popped up on my feed. Endless love and thanks to everyone involved. INcredible.

@jwbucklin Год назад

Right there with you!

@rebeccadittman6350 Год назад

This perfectly describes how I feel. This is the first D&D I’ve ever watched, and my first intro into Critical Role. And wow… how much fun I have had for the last month watching and catching up on this epic chaos. This campaign though… calamity… will always have a special place in my heart.

@rebeccadittman6350 Год назад

Look, Matt is amazing! No insult to him at all… But Brennan really comes off as a cheerleader for the story in a unique way that just captures my imagination so much better than any other DM that I’ve watched.

@skittyjive9135 9 месяцев назад

you can praise brennan without bringing up matt. its not a contest.

@educatedlaziness3268 8 месяцев назад

I liken it to Tolkien and C.S. Louis, Matt creates a whole world that exists and speaks for itself, and Brennan comes in with "CHECK OUT THIS TALKING FUCKING LION"

@jhinpotion9230 8 месяцев назад

@@skittyjive9135 You don't think comparisons won't happen when it's literally a Critical Role production? Come on now.

@Nostradamvs_ 2 года назад

How is it that we are all overlooking how crazy awesome "Put me where you will. In darkness I will gather my shadows to me" as a line of dialogue is.

@RollModelsYT 2 года назад

Brennan is an evil genius and I'm gonna need more than just 4 episodes please and thank you.

@jenolafson 2 года назад

Checkout Dimension 20 and Spelljammer Confirmed. He's such a great storyteller.

@zoltanszaszi2264 2 года назад

I think Matt is preparing to eventually pass on the DM torch, so to say, to others, perhaps multiple people. He said so himself in an interview. It must be the reason for Critical Role to introduce yet another limited series game, at least in part. They're testing the waters, exploring options, branching out. So something tells me this is not the last time we'll see Brennan as DM in Critical Role.

@RollModelsYT 2 года назад

@@jenolafson A Crown Of Candy is my peanut butter and my jam.

@austin4855 2 года назад

@@zoltanszaszi2264 CR makes *bank*, and maybe Matt is tired of having to work 60 hours a week every week in order to make it happen. If he was in it for the money, he could have stopped years ago. Maybe he just wants to find a middle-ground of being able to enjoy his success while still participating in his craft.

@RollModelsYT 2 года назад

@@zoltanszaszi2264 Honestly I dont want to see Matt step down for good but I could understand him needing a break and Brennan would be amazing choice to step in for a whole campaign.

@keithjohnson7893 9 месяцев назад

God I love all the accidental dramatic elements of this little campaign. Travis’ first roll was a 31 investigation check which prompts Brennan to explain that 30 is the highest DC that can be set. Right before Travis’ last roll of the campaign which also happened to be THE last roll of the campaign, Brennan sets the DC at 30, the highest it can be as explained in episode one, because it’s the calamity. Travis rolled a 31 investigation check on that roll.

@alliryan326 7 месяцев назад

I too love that symmetry but please add spoilers at the top so that others can enjoy that unexpected awesome as well.

@minion-mastr333 6 месяцев назад

YES I finally got around to watching this the whole way through and that first 31 absolutely floored me. I was hoping other people picked up on it. Edit: He rolled another one to end the episode???

@eric1393 11 месяцев назад

Here I am again. It's probably the 10th time, and more than a year later. I come back over and over, and while it's still magical and amazing, I always wish it could be the first time all over again. For those just starting this little four episode jaunt, prepare to watch some of the best recorded D&D in the history of TTRPGs.

@OddFellowGaming 10 месяцев назад

I’m going into this knowing what happens but I think that still isn’t gonna prepare for seeing it actually happen.

@DaveJ188 8 месяцев назад

I've been saving watching this for when CR gets a little stale, and I'm pretty far behind in C3 so here I am.

@jesse1086 8 месяцев назад

hype

@47571660 Год назад

Wow, just fully appreciated that Galdric lived through the Calamity and then, about 1000 years later, lived through Vecna's attempted ascension. That wolf has really really seen some shit.

@deathwrow9652 Год назад

Well, he was suspended in time, kind of.

@joehutchcraft1675 Год назад

Naw he Survived Calamity, and lived through Vecna's Complete Ascension. Vecna was just a new God in the Pantheon who literally just discovered "Wait! I can do this thing now? Wait why do I have something in my ribs? What. The. Fuck. IS A RITE OF BANISHMENT?! VOX MACHINAAAAHH!!!"

@Zombiewithabowtie Год назад

Lives through the Calamity, accompanies his masters body to his grave - next thing he knows, he's in an abandoned castle in the Alabaster Sierras, with a bunch of muppets trying to buddy him up with a Rogue half dressed in Purvans' armour.

@Companion92 Год назад

I totally forgot that the wolf was part of the first campaign

@dennisnolasco-ramirez5518 Год назад

He’s like the R2-D2 of the universe. Seen the rise and fall of it all

@emily-grace6246 Год назад

Brennan checking everybody’s reactions when he brings up the wolf the first time and then the slow smile when he sees no one gets it yet 😂

@TheNo1pencil Год назад

I didn't get it

@Majyenta Год назад

I haven’t watched all of C1 yet, but going off of Flandos time stamp, Purvan Suul and the wolf are from C1. Or at least his armor is. So the Vox Machina members could have caught a little Easter egg in it

@NickySew 9 месяцев назад

Having just finished C1 I clocked it immediately! Loved seeing their surprise. ❤

@joshhaworth2155 8 месяцев назад

I got hopeful the moment a champion with a wolf was mentioned.

@matthewmoran1866 3 месяца назад

It seemed like Travis got it. His eyes snapped up when Brennan said wolf...

@John-nf9jn 11 месяцев назад

DM: Laeryn is one of the most cerebral people in the city. Tears do not come frequently. Laeryan: *spends the rest of the game either sobbing or in a murderous rage*

@elasiaval904 10 месяцев назад

Well what is occurring is unprecedented. Witnessing the end of everything would fuck anyone up

@angrywizard3199 Год назад

The fact that the moment the word "Attention" leaves Aabria's mouth Sam's already on it with the comeback is incredible

@antiphon000 4 месяца назад

"Unadulterated" was an important word too.

@Cyyberslam8 2 года назад

"Where is the rarest place in the world I could acquire a tree from?" Brennan came up with an epic answer to that *so quickly*. This guy DMs

@adlerofrowe9224 2 года назад

Since he was 10 actually

@erincarr9411 2 года назад

Blows my mind

@stefanandrews5098 2 года назад

The Synthwave Tree, blue purple and pink iridescent jungle with a huge moon over top? That’s an album cover

@mayaenglish5424 2 года назад

The whole "Marquet is not yet a desert" thing was so incredibly reassuring to my nerdy heart. Brennan just _Gets_ it.

@Imperial_Squid 2 года назад

@@stefanandrews5098 The Bisexual Lighting Tree*

@VaSoapman 2 года назад

"Shut your mouth Brennen Lee Mulligan!" - Travis "NO DONT GO BRENNEN LEE MULLIGAN!" -also Travis

@MoonStruckBunnyIRL Год назад

Me who has only seen spoiler clips for this campaign wondering when the really bad stuff is going to happen. Lou bringing a rando tree in just for the funnies. Brennan starts describing the tree. Me: Oh no

@GeldarionTFS Год назад

I just want to say that the skill check results that Brennan gives around 3:03:00 are just amazing. He gives extremely satisfying results. His arcana check result has this poetic aspect that was just incredible. He just rattles off all this history like HE was the one who created it, instead of it being Matt's world. It feels like Brennan really delved into Matt's material like a hardcore Silmarillion fan knows every last line of the Lay of Luthien. Then he gives a wonderful insight check that took it in an entirely different direction that I was thinking about because I am an extrovert and don't have the same difficulties that Zerxes does as an introvert. It captured his character so extremely well.

@DanCheaptrix 9 месяцев назад

First time watching Brennan DM with this mini series and you nailed it perfectly. I am so impressed at how incredible he is as a DM, and that he has a truly outstanding method to his story telling with fantastic responses to each of the skills used to discern the meaning from the dream and their levels of success. Great catch and awesome comment!

@hmasterchaos8700 2 года назад

"If you were expecting of a fun one, You're not getting one!" Meanwhile in his Villain campaign became the most hilarious and wholesome campaign

@nox22119 Год назад

That campaign was supposed to be a dark evil campaign but thanks to the PC making themselves as relatable as possible enabled for it to become a found family story it was hilarious.