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The last two questions have spoilers for Episode 102. If you want to avoid them, stop reading after taking a look at our saving throw tables.

Does your stat on time passed in-game count the time skips?

Yes!

On average, how many rounds of combat do VM's fights last? And which fight has taken the most rounds?

The current average is 4.91 rounds. The longest “fight” is tricky, though the current record is 67 rounds for the roc ambush and chase, with the fomorian fight at 20 (including Keyleth casting Geas). If you want to limit it to actual combat, it’d be Grog’s second encounter with Earthbreaker Groon at 18 rounds. For more time stats, check out our Running Times sheet here!

Love the website! Do you know where I can get a pdf, preferably fillable version of the character cards they show on stream? like the ones you have displayed on your website?

Thanks! We are not aware of a pdf version of their character cards, but knowing critter ingenuity, we’re guessing there’s one out there.

That infographic is amazing. Who designed it?

We worked with Geek & Sundry to come up with some fun stats for the infographic, and they worked with their designers to create the graphic. We had a blast, and we’re so pleased with the result!

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Villains Gallery: Whitestone

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Villains Gallery: Whitestone

Thanks to @sootttea for the art piece!

We had an anonymous critter request a while back for us to create a list of villains and information about their intentions and deeds. There have been a lot of big bads over the course of 99 episodes, so many that we can't do them justice in one post. We're breaking them up by story arc, continuing with the Whitestone arc villains.

Whitestone

Lord Riskel Daxio

  • Elven fighter
  • Member of the Cult of Vecna
  • Acted as a spy for the Briarwoods within the Council of Emon.
  • Attempted to flee Emon after VM’s return from Whitestone with the Clasp’s help.
  • Executed by Grog after capture by VM and sentencing by Sovereign Uriel Tal’Dorei II.

Countess Jazna Graben

  • Half-orc ranger
  • One of the “new lords” brought to the city by the Briarwoods.
  • Seen patrolling the woods near Whitestone as Vox Machina approached the city.
  • Executed by Grog after capture during the rebellion and refusal to help rebuild the city of Whitestone.

Doors

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Monster Analysis: Duke Vedmeyer and Guards

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Monster Analysis: Duke Vedmeyer and Guards

Thanks to Tressela for this piece!

As we finish catching up on all our Monster Analyses, we noticed that we skipped Scanlan’s one-gnome-stand against Duke Vedmeyer and his guards. Since it’s one of our all-time favorite moments in the series, we couldn’t let this go uncorrected.

When we attempted to compile stats, we realized why we skipped it: there are nearly none.

Regardless, we are going to give the goliath the respect he deserves with the rest of Vox Machina’s foes, and try to examine this one-sided fight.

Duke Vedmeyer

  • First Appearance: 31 Gunpowder Plot
  • Class: Goliath Fighter?
  • Armor Class ?
  • Speed: 30 ft?
  • HP: ?
  • 34 taken by falling off the roof
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Shop at Gilmore’s!

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metrognomefamily asked: How many times has the group told people to go to Gilmore’s Glorious Goods?               

Fun fact: Vox Machina receives a 10% discount on all items from Gilmore’s Glorious Goods, and advertised for the store in 10% of Critical Role episodes! Updated to Episode 80.

Thanks to @allessier, @c_diercks, @ChrisVLinden, @dutchcritter, Eric R., @SilentEnGee, and other critters for their work compiling this list!

Times that Vox Machina advertised for Gilmore’s Glorious Goods: 8

24 The Feast

  • (2:17:37) Vex’ahlia: Also, Gilmore’s Glorious Goods!  Scanlan: Oh, yes!  Gilmore’s: if you’re ever Overdark, come check it out, it’s a great, great store.

25 Crimson Diplomacy

  • (2:34:02) Scanlan: One more thing before we leave. If you need any items, be they gear or blades, go to Gilmore’s; Gilmore’s Glorious Goods-today!  Tiberius: You don’t have to sell it.  Scanlan: We’re supposed to plug him, right? I don’t know.

31 Gunpowder Plot

  • (p1. 2:00:40) Sam to Laura: Don’t forget to tell them about Gilmore’s Glorious Goods [before shooting the guards]! We’re supposed to advertise!

37 A Musician’s Nostalgia

  • (1:43:48) Scanlan: Have a good day. And remember: shop at Gilmore’s Glorious Goods!

39 Omens

  • (2:04:35) Sam: If you haven’t read the comics, check ‘em out on geekandsundry.com!  Taliesin: While you’re there, spend some money at Gilmore’s Glorious Goods!  Gilmore’s where…all of your magical items…can be procured.

41 In Ruins

  • (0:31:05) Grog/Travis: Don’t forget to visit Gilmore’s Glorious Goods.  Sam: That’s not a real place, Travis.  It doesn’t exist.

42 Dangerous Dealings

  • (0:32:50) Travis: Remember to shop at Gilmore’s Ruined Rubble! […]  Taliesin: For all your reclaimed wood needs! […]  Travis: An endless supply of pavers and gravel.  Sam: Gilmore’s Building Supplies.  Travis: All your home improvement needs.

45 Those Who Walk Away…

  • (0:45:56) Vex’ahlia: Gilmore!  Gilmore’s Glorious Goods!  Wonderful place to buy all sorts of products, if it was still standing.

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Can you track the times Percy puts on the mask?

As a reminder, we no longer track stats that require an entire show rewatch. From off the tops of our heads, however, here’s what is likely an incomplete list:

  • Episode 22 (2:21:09) Walking up the volcano to get to the Fire Ashari
  • Episode 25 (3:08:35) Overkilling The Broker
  • Episode 29 (3:22:38) Killing Kerrion
  • Episode 33 (p1. 2:01:59) Killing Anders
  • Episode 60 (1:48:26) Hats Machina

This might be asking too much of a fan theory question but do we know which Oath Vax is likely to take if/when he reaches 3rd level paladin?

We’re not going to speculate because right now it could be anything or nothing. We’ll have to see what the upcoming episodes have in store!

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Magic Initiate Uses

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Anonymous asked: How many times has Percy used his Magic Initiate abilities?

15 Times!

  • Episode 31 (1:19:57) Hex
  • Episode 33 (0:29:00) Friends
  • Episode 34 (2:30:21) Hex
  • Episode 37 (2:30:50) Friends
  • Episode 40 (0:51:00) Hex
  • Episode 40 (1:55:25) Minor Illusion
  • Episode 41 (1:19:31) Hex
  • Episode 42 (3:04:53) Minor Illusion
  • Episode 43 (1:01:46) Minor Illusion
  • Episode 44 (3:07:23) Hex
  • Episode 46 (1:55:42) Hex
  • Episode 48 (2:31:44) Hex
  • Episode 50 (0:42:06) Minor Illusion
  • Episode 52 (0:39:35) Hex
  • Episode 54 (2:52:49) Hex

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When did Vex get her bag of holding?

We’re aware of three Vox Machina Bags of Holding:

  1. The main BoH, carried by Grog since before the stream (also RIP, Dork the Ox).
  2. Tiberius’, which he picked up from Draconia (Discussed in Ep14, 0:26:12)
  3. The refrigerated BoH, granted to Take Team 1 (which included Vex) to harvest Rimefang’s bits (Ep18, 0:34:35), and presumably given as a permanent gift thereafter.

Which video did Liam tell the story about how he felt embarrassed because nobody responded to his email about playing D&D again? Big fan guys!

Thanks! Liam’s told the story several times, but you may be content to hear it at SDCC 2015.

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Some quick answers to tide you over for the weekend!

How many charges does Scanlan have left in the Wand of Fireballs?

One. He has 7 slots and he used six of them in the battle in Episode 52. The wand regains 1d6+1 charges each day at dawn.

What do we know about the Titanstone Knuckles?

What we know is from Matt’s Periscope today:

  • Wearer’s strength increases to 24.
  • Wearer can use the Enlarge spell on themselves once per long rest
    • We saw Kevdak use this when he cracked the Knuckles together in Episode 51 (2:27:05)
  • Deals double damage to structures.
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Critmas Episodes

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anonymous asks: Hi, quick question, what episodes are critmas episodes and at what time do they start?

According to our Running Times table, Critmases occurred on:

On a related note, we’re quickly approaching the one-year anniversary of Critical Role, as well as the nearest Critmas to it. We’re attempting to catalogue as many gifts as we can before that happens, but, it’s a sizable project in so short a time. If you’d like to volunteer to log through an episode of Critmas (or more!), shoot us an ask or an email, and we’ll set you up. Thanks!

How many times has Sam been late?

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anonymous asks: How many times has Sam shown up after the stream has started?

Thanks to work, LA traffic, and the character background video now playing prior to the stream, Sam arrived at Critical Role after the stream started 21 times.  Those episodes are:  

  • 11
  • 15-18
  • 23-31
  • 36-41
  • 43