For those of you counting at home, there were two Hamilton references made in this episode.
Thanks to @tressela for this art piece!
Here’s the full battle analysis: in three rounds, Taryon got a single turn to show what he could do. Doty at least got the option to attack in all three, surprise round included. While we still learned a lot about Tary, the encounter was less to see what he could do and more about breaking him down so that Vox Machina could actually work with him.
With that out of the way, that leaves us room to talk everything we know about Taryon Gary Darrington (and Doty!).
Read MoreWhy did you remove…?
If you’ve been digging in our archives in the past week, you may be disappointed to find a number of articles missing. Have no fear; they’re not completely gone, and will be returning somewhere else. On a somewhat related note, we’re probably going to be under a little bit of construction this weekend. Trust us, it’ll be worth it!
Is there a confirmed spelling for Taryon’s sidekick’s name?
Yep, Sam confirmed that it’s Doty. (And we strongly suspect it’s homage to the current Head of Live Broadcasting & Production.)
How many projectiles were thrown/shot at Sam over the course of Episode 85?
Not enough.
Read MoreImagine if Tary’s unmarried sister was a successful, rebellious librarian. Then she could be Made Maid Maryanne the Contrarian Librarian! …We’ll see ourselves out.
We’d imagine that, when Taryon acts out his stories with Doty, that he always gets to be Alexander in their productions of Hamilton.
Critters asked: How many cumulative hours has Vox Machina fought with doors on stream?
It’s impossible to say in in-game time because some of it wasn’t measured in neat 6-second rounds. We can, however, measure real life time! For this (and for fun), we decided to include some barriers and portals that functioned as doors as well. We didn’t include doors that didn’t pose a threat to Vox Machina. Updated to Episode 85.
Time Spent Dealing With Doors and Barriers: 4:11:13
Thanks to icecream-s-coops, @JacobSBrowning, @_miss_maria_, Monique S., and our past volunteers for their work compiling this list!
Read MoreWho was it that killed each individual member of the conclave with what attack? (for fanart purposes)
Did Vex drop Demons for her favorite enemy? I was rewatching the episode where Vex and Percy were in the library and Laura brought it up but then said never mind.
Nothing has been stated on the show about it, as far as we know.
I would like to know how many times Laura has used swear words OOC and IC on the show?
We have no problem with strong language, but we still want to keep the language (relatively) clean on the site. Also, we no longer take tracking requests that require a full-show rewatch. (Friendly reminder to also check out our Frequently Asked Questions page!)
Read MoreFun fact: This was the third time in six episodes that the magazine Highlights was referenced!
With the parting of ways that took place in Episode 85, we look back at some of our personal favorite moments of the gnome bard from the first 84 episodes of Critical Role.
Thanks to eponymous-rose for editing this video together, and thank you to Geek & Sundry and Critical Role for use of these clips! All content used with permission. Full list with in-show timestamps below the break.
Have you heard of Scanlan the sad?
Couldn’t ask for a better comrade.
He walked off with Kaylie
To learn on the daily
How to be the best Shorthalt dad.
Thanks to @ForgingMeanings for this art piece!
Grog’s second tussle with the leader of the temple of Kord was no less exciting than the first. Groon didn’t pull any punches, so to speak, against the solo-fighting goliath. In the end, Kord’s strength was with them both.
Read MoreThanks to @Mightydubz for this art piece!
We discussed the abilities of the Earthbreaker in our Monster Analysis just under a year ago when Grog, Vax, and Scanlan first faced him in combat. From what we saw of Groon in the first bout, here’s what we know about his abilities.
Read MoreOur post about the Boots of Haste got us thinking about another magical item that has been passed around Vox Machina: the Dragon Slayer Longsword. Who could make the best use of it? As we considered the question, we realized we needed to answer three others:
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