Villains Gallery: Non-Dragon Conclave Foes

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Villains Gallery: Non-Dragon Conclave Foes

Thanks to @Takayuuki_art 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 non-dragon foes of the Conclave arc.

Maybe the REAL Conclave Were the Foes We Faced Along the Way

Spireling Shenn

  • Human rogue
  • Current leader of the Clasp in Emon
  • Wanted VM to assist the Clasp in infiltrating Vasselheim in exchange for the Clasp’s help with the Chroma Conclave crisis.
  • Ejected Vax’ildan from the Clasp after he refused to stay with them when VM rejected his offer.
  • Last known location: Emon, still running the Clasp

Anniversary Beholder

  • Beholder
  • “God” to the Kua-toa living in the tomb of Purvon Suul, Champion of the Raven Queen.
  • Killed by Zahra Hydris

The Pyrah Efreet

  • Efreet
  • Took advantage of Thordak’s destruction of Pyrah to invade the Material Plane
  • Killed by Scanlan

Thunderlord Kevdak

  • Goliath fighter/barbarian (Totem of the Bear)
  • Grog’s uncle and head of the Herd of Storms
  • Beat Grog and ejected him from the Herd of Storms when he refused to kill Wilhand Trickfoot.
    • Assumed Grog was dead.
  • Wore the Titanstone Knuckles
  • Took advantage of the destruction of Westruun to take the city for his own before being subjugated by a returning Umbrasyl.
  • Killed by Grog in a challenge for herd leadership.
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Quick Answers 42

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How much can Grog bench press and/or lift?

Per 5e’s lifting and carrying rules (PHB 176), with the Titanstone Knuckles’ Enlarge activated, Grog can bench 2880 pounds = 24 Strength * 30 lift * 2 Large * 2 Goliath’s Powerful Build

When asked on Talks Machina about it (Ep02), Travis projected that Grog could bench two dairy cows. We learned that dairy cows usually weigh between 1200 and 2000 pounds each. So, an Enlarged Grog could theoretically bench two lightweight dairy cows.

Has Vax ever been able to use Dimension Door, through a feat or item? My friend is getting caught up and says he used it.

He has, by means of the Cape of the Mountebank (DMG 157). We first saw its once-per-day Dimension Door feature utilized in Episode 34 with the Briarwoods (1:19:29). Its final use was in Episode 46, in which Vax sacrificed it to help close the portal to the Plane of Fire in Pyrah (3:05:34). If you have questions about spell use, check out our Spells Cast chart!

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Raven Queen Moments

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Raven Queen Moments

Thanks to @shalizeh7for the art!

cipherponyjinx asked: How many times has Vax interacted with the Raven Queen and when?

Anonymous asked: Given the revelation that Vax is now multiclassing as a paladin, can we get a list of all the Raven Queen moments?

Thank you to Andrew C., Dan R., David T., Fletch, icecream-s-coops, @jeritchie3, @melissamelrita, @mrsgoodreaver, Olivia A., and Rosie-lostbetweenthepages for their help compiling this list!

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Resurrection Rituals

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Resurrection Rituals

Thanks to @advocatingavian for the art!

Given the events of episode 68, we’ve received a few asks about what Vox Machina can do. The most obvious choice is to get to Pike, which can happen in many ways at this point, so we’ll just discuss the various spell options they have at their disposal, and what we’ve seen from resurrections in the past. (Spoiler warnings for 68 under the cut.)

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Quick Answers 27

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To all the people asking us to track Vox Machina’s nicknames and endearments:

We’re working on it!

When does Keyleth talk about religion?

As best we can recall, Episodes 8 (51:30-54:00, argument with Kima), 9 (1:24:02-1:24:15, 1:27:19-1:27:40, a couple quick statements), 53 (0:21:48-0:24:46, a conversation with Theodore’s mother), 54 (1:30:00-1:33:30, conversation with Vax), 57 (1:21:02-1:22:50, conversation with Vax), and 58 (2:59:14-3:04:52, conversation with Pike). Thanks to @MirumotoTairu for the last one!

What version of D&D does Critical Role play?

Fifth edition with some house rules thrown in.

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Clang Clang Clang

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Clang clang clang went the cleric,
Ding ding ding went the gnome,
Bye bye bye went the stealth roll,
All because of her protective chrome…

(With apologies to Judy Garland.)

Thanks to @Clafairified, i-encourage-violence, icecream-s-coops, Mason G., Mel25200, @MysticalSpider, pbandfluff, Ro, Rowena Highlander, @silv3rsing3r, wallflowerwaitlist for their help compiling this list!

Updated through Episode 62

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Birds of a Feather

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Qui11iam asked: How many birds has the cast flipped over the course of the show?

While the rogue has definitely been responsible for the most “daggers” thrown, the rest of the cast has shown that they can throw their own fair share. 

Number of party birds: 51

Number of Liam birds: 24

Thanks to agent-of-chaotic-order, @BabbaForrest, BillieblueJean, burdenedwithnopurpose, @EBalensuela, holpike, icecream-s-coops, @jeritchie3, rusty-diamond, and @SilentEnGee for their help compiling this list!

Updated through Episode 61.

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Salesman Sam

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Crit Role Stats here with Salesman Sam Riegel! Too much quiet on the air? Fill it with merchandise! DM sharing secrets with one but not all? Don’t worry, there’s probably a new t-shirt in the store! Scroll down NOW, and we’ll throw in the complete list of all the times Sam Riegel has attempted to sell something on the stream for the first 60 episodes, absolutely FREE!

Thanks to ActualKateBishop, @BabbaForrest, @EBalensuela, icecream-s-coops, and @Silentengee for their compilation help!

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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

What If? Kevdak Edition

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Anonymous asked: If Kevdak didn't have damage resistance from his totem, which attack would have killed him? Would Grog still have gotten the killing blow, and if not, how would the fight have likely progressed from there?

Supposing that Kevdak- with his 310 HP- was a Path of the Berserker barbarian and not a Path of the Totem (Bear) barbarian, he would have taken full damage from any hits that did not deal bludgeoning, slashing, or piercing damage.  So, Vex’ahlia’s Longbow of the Sky Sentinel attacks would deal full lightning damage, Pike’s Spiritual Weapon attacks would deal full force damage, Scanlan’s Fireballs would deal full fire damage, and Keyleth’s Firestorm would deal full fire damage. 

Counting the damage that Grog dealt to Kevdak in Episode 51, Pike would have gotten the killing blow on Kevdak at 1:25:02. 

Just for fun, let’s suppose that Kevdak didn’t have damage resistance at all.  Vex’ahlia would have gotten the killing blow on Kevdak at 0:57:59.

Terrifyingly, Matt has said that the Herd of Storms would have absolutely not stopped fighting had anyone other than Grog gotten the killing blow on Kevdak.

Quick Answers 10

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How do you spell the names of the dragons in the Chroma Conclave?

Per Matt’s tweet: Raishan (green), Umbrasyl (black), Vorugal (white), and Thordak (red).

Why did an attack roll of 15 hit Scanlan in Episode 52?

Because he needed to attune to Mythcarver, he likely had to remove his +2 Ring of Protection or his Coldsnap Leather Armor.

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The Raven's Slumber Capacity

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narbeiterinmotion asked: When Vex received the, for lack of remembering the name of it, Pokenecklace, did they ever state that there could only be one creature in it at a time? And if so, wasn't Trinket technically in there for the whole Kevdak fight?

We’re informed that The Raven’s Slumber can only hold one creature at a time (Ep45, 0:22:53).

As for Trinket, Vex let him out inside one of the nearby buildings during Grog and Kevdak’s bout, before everyone else joined the battle (Ep51, 2:43:17). He came out of the house once the full ordeal had ended (Ep52, 3:01:05).