Red Rural Revelations | Critical Role | Campaign 3, Episode 84 

HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing 0:35 Speed ad 1:25 Marisha shoots in the back of Sam’s throat 2:35 Marisha spits in Sam’s face 4:45 Laura’s merch corner 7:30 Intro cinematic 9:15 EPISODE STARTS 11:50 Recap Ends (we’re not not not the Imperium) 17:20 Dono 21:20 Certified Dreamer 22:50 Matt put a bunch of cool worldbuilding ideas into the Bormodos 28:00 PSA: Cops don’t have to tell you they’re cops when you ask. That’s a myth… spread by cops 31:40 On a mission from God 37:20 Population: Dono 42:35 Hard out there for a queef 44:25 You know what they say about small hands 45:10 Fatality on the elder 47:40 Elder Carson (or Jim Carrey if you’re younger) 52:40 Special tea 56:15 Communal sects 1:02:35 Flowers and ball bearings 1:07:50 Pastry diplomacy 1:09:10 Chu (Rizzo the Rat?) 1:13:15 Laura Bailey, there is absolutely nothing wrong with you 1:15:10 Chetney the ratman 1:18:10 Matt, stop encouraging Sam 1:19:20 Bane worms 1:21:40 The Volition 1:29:50 Sam ruins the audio 1:33:15 Inter-moon rivalry 1:38:15 Where do babies come from? 1:41:35 If I Could Turn Back Time 1:42:25 Taste of Tal’dorei is a place of dreams 1:45:05 FCG only has two volumes 1:47:55 Random syllables 1:50:25 Chetney can plant some seed 1:57:50 It’s weird to hear a normal Sending from Laura 2:01:45 The Willmaster 2:02:55 BREAK STARTS 2:13:45 Art Montage 2:15:40 BREAK ENDS 2:19:55 Map out 2:24:40 Battle begins 2:26:50 Suck her energy 2:28:00 I said ‘I cast fireball’ 2:30:55 Sam flask 2:32:45 Oops, we created a super villain 2:38:00 Nobody knows what Ashton does 2:40:15 Billy Michell violence 2:46:25 Help, I’m shackled 2:50:55 Don’t worry, you’re dreaming 3:07:10 Chetney is the only one having a good time 3:08:05 TOASTY 3:11:10 HDYWTDT 3:13:50 Sucking the Willmaster’s… magic 3:22:10 The old man with the dented face 3:24:25 HDYWTDT 3:26:40 War. War never changes 3:30:05 Nonlethal blasts 3:31:15 HDYWTDT 3:33:15 Stampede 3:36:10 HDYWTDT 3:42:10 Mister is a flying monkey 3:48:05 Chetney suplexes a buffalo 3:52:05 Episode Ends The in-game start date for the episode is still debatable. Sam’s gas can says “Reminder: Come up with flask idea” Speaking of incredible world building of a multiracial culture creating outposts in a harsh land and sending resources to the capital, Against the Storm is a rogue-like city builder game that I have been addicted to this past week. It’s a really lovely game to get lost in, trying to make your little beaver and fox citizens happy, and working around new obstacles every time. Check it out on Steam. Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Is it Thursday yet?

Did they just arrive on an alien planet, grab the first resident they found and tell them to "take us to your leader!"?

i bet the elder had some of jester's dreams and that's why they were so interested in pastries

The one time FCG's grapple cannon actually hits something, it's an innocent civilian.

Marisha after 84 episodes of Eldritch homebrew barbarian combat going "I never know what Taliesin is talking about" is such a relief to me because - SAME 😂😂 2:38:00

"I didn't ask how close they were... I said I cast fireball" 😂😂😂 LOVE IT!!! 🤣🤣🤣

Love Liam's faint "Hit me with the rum gun" just before the cut to intro cinematic.

Me: I wonder what aliens are like Matt Mercer: aliens are Italian blue elephant people.

So it's basically confirmed that Orym got Tough as 12th level feat and a free story feat of Fey Touched from Nana Morri's deal. I like Liam's description of dark blooming flowers as Orym's version of Hex. Staying true to his nature theme with a hint of darkness It also means BH now knows something is up with Orym regarding this new power. Maybe they can find out the deal and bring some drama

So, when FCG is in gaseous form, does he go by Fresh Cut Gas? 😂

Matt: Yeah so we are in initiative but theyre not NECESSARILY fighting yet Marisha: I JUST HIT LEVEL 12 AND I SAID FIREBALL!

Every time Ashton rages I imagine a magical girl transformation happening

Nothing more Suspicous in this world than Sam Riegal saying "Im going to skip the ad tonight"

I love the thumbnail of this episode. Marisha looks like she is about to cast a powerful spell, Taliesin looks like he is about to crush some skulls, and Travis is in the middle of them smiling just like "I'm here too."

So... Predathos is a mycolological being or in someway is tied to the mushroom farming. The Ruidus flares are a sporing event. The spores are transported via the red light and newborns are particularly susceptible to infection (or symbiosis) from the spores. Well played Mathew.

"It hit the back of my throat" "That's how we all got started, Sam" :P

"Oh, there are no more meat shields available?" *loads sledgehammer with malicious intent*

Laudna casting Fireball, then later Orym going "we come in peace" had some Mars Attacks vibe to it 😂

I can't believe it after starting this trek in May last year I have made it through all three campaigns. To those who left messages to us making our way through it all thank you. To those now on the catch up crew, hi, can't wait for you to join us ❤ I have fallen in love with this community and found my love of D&D all over again

Breakfast pastries from the Slayers Cake, lunch on the moon at Taste of Tal'dorei, and end the night at the BeaureBAR

1:08:38 Matt Mercer, voice actor and master of immersion. Cannot refrain from providing sound effects for in-game actions, even when he’s physically doing the thing (catching a wafer) for real. 😂

1:06:55 Ashley praising fungal networks is something i didn't know i needed.

This was one hilarious battle especially when Hell's Bells were trying to NOT kill the entire village just to get one villain. Never saw Laura look so frustrated in not being able to do battle......and then she turns into a cloud when its all over....

The biggest thing I just realized is that if Predathos is freed, all the common folk die

1:56:50 'ah, they speak Zemnian too. talented people on Ruidus' 😆

🎶Smell the dust and hear the thunder Ruidus' sky turns red as death Lightening crashes, smell the sulfur It's rank and strong as Tiamat's breath The cattle rise up and go runnin' Bells Hells stand to take a lead And across the heard you can hear Orym yelling "Hey stampede"🎶 (freely adapted from Chris LeDoux)

FCG: How many people dream about Taste Of Tal'Dorei on a regular basis? The entire internet: raises hand sheepishly

I wish Chetney would’ve herded the buffalo like a border collie 😂

I’m thirty five minutes in, if anything bad happens to Dono I will be crushed. Best Boy Dono ❤

Aabria Iyengar has left her scar upon the world of Exandria and I am living for it

Ashley’s glasses look great on her. I also love that she’s getting more and more confident with the ongoing of the campaign

Anyone else confused by a sneeze being followed by "Bless you!" instead of "Stop It!"?

1:06:54 "I mean fungal networks are pretty spectacular".... ASHLEY JOHNSON YOU PUT THOSE WORDS BACK IN YOUR MOUTH

1:56:50 Dono knows a Zemnian word!

I'm so grateful that they show the battle maps more closely now! Thanks guys! 🤗❤

Tuesday Crew! (Also loved Liam yelling “hit me with the rum gun” as we went into the intro vid)

Liam asking if they could see Catha at 1:34:23…and his subtle reaction when Matt described what they could see. I feel like it was maybe Orym thinking Will was there. Big Moon, Little Moon😭

The fan art of Chetney suplexing a bull thing better be good.😂

🎶*IIIII'm still standing, better than I ever did*🎶 *Fuckin' up these simple farmers!*🎵 *Fuckin' up this little kid!*🎵 🎶😂

The elder of an alien tribe is essentially a cross between Jim Carrey and Owen Wilson😂

See, *I* want a "Treshi Scry Ball!" Wanted one ever since Marisha inadvertently made it a thing. (pout) It can be a CR-themed "Magic 8-Ball" toy in a different size, painted to look like Ruidus Red crimson sky tones, Exandrian Blue Promise (with an accurate global "satellite style" map!), OR Scrying Eyes Metal (almost gunmetal gray w/black marbling)! The platonic solid (it doesn't HAVE to be a d20) inside could have funny/cool "fortune" phrases from/inspired by Campaign 3 ("Smiley Day to YOU!", "... ROLLIES!," "Today, YOU'RE the storm!," etc.) and a handful of evergreen CR quotes ("You can certainly try!" & "Don't forget to love each other!" are MUSTS!) [breathes heavily] ... ahem. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk. (¬_¬')

matt doing duckface johnny carson is an image that will never leave my head XD

The Reiloran summoning is starting to feel weirder as time goes on. It's like casting Summon Human at this point.

Taste of Tal'dorei is a canon event

Everyone is having/had a blast during the fight and poor imogen/Laura is phasing in and out of being a fart cloud.

Laudna: "How do you babies?" Imogen: "Where do babies come from?" Sam: "How do you *f_ck* ?"

How long is a Lunar year? If 10 Lunar years is 1 year on exandria, the Barthie is only 40.

The Barthie voice seems to slide between Johnny Carson to Ed Sullivan to Jeff Goldblum to George W. Bush 🤣

2:47 I love the chaos of Ashley/Fearne. She has a plan; she will cast Charm Person on the Willmaster and trick them into coming into the building, away from the safety of their allies, to where they are surrounded by enemies. The Willmaster fails the saving throw and we end up... with Fearne being the one who has left relative safety and is surrounded by enemies. Such glorious chaos.

Thank you Taliesin for pulling a quote from one of my favorite movies when meeting the elder. May the dragon bless your dice.

1:07:56 What ... exactly is the function of a rubber duck.

Me imagining Laura make this thumbnail for this one: Let's get the Marisha casting a spell, Taliesin ready to fight, and... yeah, Travis "I'm just so happy to be here."

Remember the "Whalers on the Moon" somg from Futurama Luna Park - but now it's in my brain as :werewolves on the moon:

Just like with Nana Mori, Matt has these great, late 80s/dark crystal vibes to his description and narration in this episode and I am here for it.

It’s funny, I’ve literally just watched campaign 1 where Marisha accidentally turned a few people into mist forms and they couldn’t fight. Now in campaign 3 to Laura accidentally getting stuck waiting to be turned into mist unable to fight either 😅 that pesky mist, it’s good when you need it to travel

3:30 Sam: It went and hit the back of my throat. Liam: You're used to it. You've been there before. Sam: Oh! / Sam is off camera, but it's clear there's been an hubby exchange. 😄

Someone explain to me why i feel emotional. I'm caught up! One year later! I can't wait to engage with the community without fear of spoilers AND i'm a little anxious that i won't be able to binge anymore. Anyway, this has been some mesmerizing 1400 hours, that reignited my love for d&d, inspired me so much, encouraged me to try my hand at dm'ing, made me ugly cry and madly cackle, and even helped me put focus on things that i feel are missing in my life. I love these guys so much.

Been scrolling a bit, and I havent seen anybody talking about the native people and how they developed along side another species in a true symbiotic relationship, not just domestication. Like domestication is one thing but like wouldnt it be awesome if everyone was just assigned a dog at the age of like 10 and BAM instant instinctual need to help each other and you can talk to them!

Fsr Chu gives me the vibe of specifically the dubbed version of Calcifer from Howl's Moving Castle

I wonder if Dono is some distant relation to Bolo? 🤣

The alliance: "go in get out 20 minutes adventure" Bells Hells: "you son of a b*tch we're in" Also Bells Hells: aaaahhhhh

Monday Crew!

I'm very impressed about Matt's world building once again, there's so much creative original stuff he put into this alien eco-system and society. During the last episode, I was like "OK, now they made it up to D&D Tattoine, saw a herd of D&D Banthas and met the D&D Yawas who are being oppressed by the D&D Space Empire (which would have been fine with me, nothing against reusing proven tropes as a template for a D&D game). Little did I know how much I underestimated what Matt cooked up.

This episode was a fun mix of roleplaying and combat. Loved learning some of the lore of this alien moon, still so much to discover.

Ashton: Rolls rage effect Tal: 🤔 Interesting

DM: giving a hint that they could be less violent HB: Fireball xD

The last 2 episodes have had me totally hooked. Enticing, exciting, fun!

for the love of the gods, show this to neil gaiman, the bormodos are such a beautiful thought and Dream of the Endless would adore them.

Choi's voice was amazing 😂❤ Matt is so friggin good at making his vocal folds do things that in most cases only a completely different voice type will do 🎉

2:28:04 is such a great moment, reacting to Laudna deciding how that moment is gonna go, hahaha

WE PLAY DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS ON MONDAY NIIITE!!

Man I love Travis "Matt I'm definitely suplexing a buffalo and starting to eat it in front of everybody.". This was such a great episode lol.

The thumbnail is Marisha and Talesin ready to fight, while Travis looks like he accidentally wandered into the shot

An elder johnny carson spilling the tea is something we didn't know we needed but is something that reeeally makes me want more

I need Legends of Vox season three in my life

2:31:50 That "Run" is absolutely bone chilling, THAT gives me the fucking heebie jeebies

Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? Apparently, she’s actually on the moon. 😂

an idea if this gets animated, after this section maybe Chet thinks he goes all werewolf on a buffalo but then a hand is placed on his shoulder and he comes out of a daydream/trance. wouldn't necessarily have any effect on the plot unless they would want it to, like maybe Ruidus is having an effect on him

Finally after a whole year of binge watching all the 3 campaings i finally finished! I absolutly love those people and i can't wait to watch the rest of their adventures. Might do some fanart animation. Love it keep it up!

Travis in the thumbnail gives me life

Theory. What if there are people on Catha as well?

Again, sam's nordvpn ad bits never dissapoint

If I had a nickle every time Liam O'Brian knocked out a teenage boy in DnD, i'd have two nickels. It's not much, but it's wierd that it's happend twice.

Watch these episodes twice, 1st on the live show till bed then when the vod comes out. Always look forward to them each week. We're finishing up our Dragonlance Campaign got about 2 sessions left. Then it's off to Strad.

I love how Chu sounds like Rizzo the Rat from the Muppets.

I love that mat's wearing his game gyaru shirt the whole time these shenanigans go down

My Mondays are waiting for this episode haha

after I finally caught up. I just want to say thank you and you are all wonderful people, I love you all and all your campaigns. P.S. I'm excited to see what Sam will have in the next few campaigns and how he'll manage to make his drinks container bigger

I actually love Laura just chilling! snacking and laughing at all the communal sects and loading etc while slowly turning into a fart. As if she was just enjoying the show wirh us. She could have passed us some snacks too though

I love how Matt is staying in character but then every once in a while he has to stop to laugh or grin and then goes back to character

The fact that they referenced Fist of the North Star makes me happy!!! 😊

@1:47:05 Marisha: "We have this glass from Zeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh [checks notes]. Nailed it." 🤣🤣

'hit me with the rum gun' xD

@16:55 the faces reacting to matt are Divine. Especially Tal

To Clarify the Billy Mitchell thing: his scores were in no way reinstated as official high scores. Twin Galaxies simply added an archive of sorts that displays old high scores. Like using the wayback machine to view the page prior to the scores being removed

What a great episode! A new fascinating world to explore, an amazing fight with intresting mechanics. I can't wait to see what comes next.

I have been binge-watching all of critical role for the last year and a half dreading this day, the day I caught up and had to wait til Thursday......I feel accomplished and defeated

This the one place where I actually enjoy and watch the adds as well.

That has to be the best ad read Sam has come up with to date.

Talisin with the Excalibur quote... Impressive.