Puns of 41: In Ruins

We need a Vox Machina-themed version of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song & art of Liam the Lemur.

  • (0:18:15) Keyleth: We could pull double duty we could… Grog: Heh, duty.  Keyleth: Grog, not now!  Now is not the time!  Grog: O_O
  • (0:26:02) Grog: Yeah, let’s go play with our tunnel!
  • (0:40:05) Matt: As you eventually, groggily make your way downstairs, pardon the pun…
  • (0:49:19) Laura: Lemurs are slow!  Liam: I am not slow!
  • (1:42:44) Matt: As Trinket bears down… Sam: Bears down?
  • (2:54:16) Matt: Relatively recent that all…you see the tracks pushing northward, there’s about four, fresh sets of prints.  Sam: Fresh.  Taliesin: Fresh prints.

Media References of 41: In Ruins

In this episode, Vox Machina has part of a plan and Gilmore emulates Westley.

  • (0:20:09) Percy:  Well, it’s part of a plan. (Guardians of the Galaxy)
  • (0:20:15) Scanlan: We could leave a trail of gold leading to it, Goldilocks-style. …Goldilocks?
  • (0:23:34) Laura: Like slave Leia outfit with a chain around your neck! (Star Wars)
  • (0:23:37) Liam: No, he’s the little guy next to [Jabba] going AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA! (Star Wars)
  • (0:35:21) Travis: If Uriel's farther away, it's kind of a moo point. (Friends)
  • (0:47:50) By the way, Trinket going through this tunnel kind of looks like the cleaner in Labyrinth.
  • (0:48:03) Laura: Polymorph him into a raccoon.  Sam: A wise-cracking raccoon?  (GotG)
  • (0:48:09) Liam: What about a wolverine, or a badger?  Sam: A badger.  Honey Badger doesn’t care. Laura: Honeybadger don’t give a s***, it just takes what it wants. (The Crazy Nastya** Honey Badger- NSFW)
  • (0:59:14) Liam: He’s just trying to get us to join Scientology
  • (1:05:09) Taliesin: He’s played some Assassin’s Creed.
  • (1:15:05) Marisha: ‘Whaddya think Garthok?’ ‘I dunno.  Whaddya think, Waynethok?’  Jason: Party on Garthok.  Marisha: Party on, Waynethok.  (Wayne’s World)
  • (1:15:37) Liam: Fireball, straight to the sky.  Taliesin: The bat-signal.
  • (1:21:54) Travis: That’s some Hateful Eight s*** right there.
  • (1:23:39) Liam: Slappin da bass, mon! (I Love You, Man)
  • (1:37:57) Ashley: Nice!  *voice of Cartman* Cool.  (South Park)
  • (1:43:14) Taliesin: I’m gonna see that little laugh with the crossbow coming up and just Indiana Jones that s***.
  • (1:51:33) Travis: Let the dice hit the floor, let the dice hit the floor. (“Bodies” by Drowning Pool)
  • (2:41:08) Percy/Taliesin: He’s not a magic dragon! (Puff the Magic Dragon)
  • (2:54:16) Matt: You see the tracks pushing northward, there’s about four, fresh sets of prints.  Sam: Fresh.  Taliesin: Fresh prints.  (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
  • (2:59:51) Laura: That’s a ‘drop…your…sword,’ moment. (The Princess Bride)

Save the Animals!

How many animals have been adopted by Critters for the cast? Asking for a friend. - Anonymous

Sure thing, friend. ;) Total animals saved: 25

Updated through Episode 41; will add to our Running Stats page. Special thanks to TheSingingBadger and DragonMustang01 for checking and double-checking all Critmases for the fuzzy and feathery little guys!

Episodes 5, 11-13, 15, 17-19, 21-23, 26

Confirmed none by dragonmustang01

31 Gunpowder Plot Part 3

  • Grizzly Bear (0:03:26) World Wildlife Fund for Laura

35 Critmas Bonus

  • Tiger (0:03:19) WWF for Marisha
  • Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs (0:03:26) WWF for Sam
  • Clouded Leopard (0:05:03) National Zoo for Marisha
  • Red Panda (offstream) National Zoo for Ashley
  • Honeybees (0:06:32) OxFam Sweeter World Initiative for Laura
  • Bald Eagle (0:14:25) for Marisha
  • Snow Leopard (0:15:20) for Marisha
  • Grizzly Bear (0:15:40) for Laura
  • Cow (1:03:30) Heifer International for the Cast
  • Cow (1:03:45) OxFam for the Cast

38 Echoes of the Past

  • Amur Tiger (3:25:12) Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for Marisha
  • Lion (3:36:49) Adopt-a-Species Program through Smithsonian Museum for Matt
  • Cheetah (3:37:08) Adopt-a-Species Program through Smithsonian Museum for Liam

41 In Ruins

  • White Tiger (3:24:28) Audubon Nature Institute for Marisha
  • Turtle (3:24:24) Audubon Nature Institute for Taliesin
  • Shark (3:24:30) Audubon Nature Institute for Liam
  • African Penguin Chick (3:24:37) Audubon Nature Institute for Matt
  • Elephant (3:25:00) Audubon Nature Institute for Travis
  • Monarch Butterfly (3:25:26) Audubon Nature Institute for Ashley
  • Orangutan (3:25:44) Audubon Nature Institute for Sam
  • Hedgehog (offstream) Audubon Nature Institute? for Laura
  • Flamingo (offstream) Audubon Nature Institute? for Laura
  • California Sea Lion (3:44:39) Adopt-a-Species Program through Smithsonian Museum for Lucas
  • Elephant (2:51:24) Adopt-a-Species Program through Smithsonian Museum for Ryan

Bonus: 12 trees (Ep38, 3:20:04) Arbor Foundation for Marisha

Trinket is Useful

Anon asked: How many times has Trinket been useful at all?

We here at Critical Role Stats are a team divided between #LeaveTrinketBehind and #NoBearLeftBehind.  Here are our bipartisan findings. Updated to Episode 41.

02 Into the Greyspine Mines

  • (2:11:12) Trinket protects Scanlan during Vex’s attack phase

07 The Throne Room

  • (3:47:23) Trinket provided the needed assistance to Pike to drag Vax from the incoming magma.

17 Hubris

  • (2:41:29) Trinket damaged the hydra

18 Trial of the Take Part 1

  • (1:56:13) Trinket killed an orc

19 Trial of the Take Part 2

  • (2:48:56) Trinket damaged Rimefang

24 The Feast

  • (2:43:10) Trinket learned how to Cannonball attack

25 Crimson Diplomacy

  • (2:50:27) CANNONBALL! Missed The Broker, hit the monk.

26 Consequences and Cows

  • (2:27:24) Trinket sat on comfort-watch for Percy

27 The Path to Whitestone

  • (0:27:11) Trinket helped defend the keep and Desmond when the stalkers attacked

30 Stoke the Flames

  • (1:30:00) Trinket stayed on night watch with Grog in the tavern and kept him awake

31 Gunpowder Plot

  • (p1. 1:14:14) Trinket did damage to Tylieri
  • (p1. 1:32:13) Got the initial kill of Tylieri.
  • (p2. 0:56:42) Carried Vex away from the skeleton army.

32 Against the Tide of Bone

  • (0:18:41) Quickly carried Vex back to the skeleton army so she could get in an early attack

33 Reunions

  • (p1. 1:38:42) Grappled Ripley
  • (p2. 1:30:40) Successfully cannonball-attacked in the crypt

35 Denouement

  • (2:01:38) Part of the kill of Orthax

36 Winter’s Crest in Whitestone

  • (2:10:54) Won Vex some gold by tying for first in the pie eating contest

37 A Musician’s Nostalgia

  • (4:18:59) Trinket carried the unconscious body of Daxio back to the palace

38 Echoes of the Past

  • (2:11:47) Gave a solid perception check in Krieg’s house

41 In Ruins

  • (1:42:32) Trinket beheads a looter at Gilmore’s