Villains Gallery: The Chroma Conclave

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Villains Gallery: The Chroma Conclave

Thanks to @blacksalander 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 dragons of the Chroma Conclave.

The Chroma Conclave

Thordak, The Cinder King

  • Ancient red dragon
  • Head of the Chroma Conclave
  • Originally from the Shifting Sands, was defeated by Devo’ssa after attacking Ank’harel and thought dead.
  • Washed up on the Opash’s island.
  • Was tortured and experimented on by Opash for years before overpowering the necromancer.
  • Found the knowledge of the rituals to become a dracolich, and set out for Tal’Dorei to gain more power and find arcane users powerful enough to perform the ritual.
  • Invaded Raishan’s territory, and made a deal to help her cure her Soul Curse in exchange for her allegiance
  • Invaded Tal’Dorei, razing the Verdant Expanse before being defeated by Kima of Vord, Allura Vysoren, Drake Thunderbrand, and their compatriots, and banished to the Fire Plane.
    • Destroyed Byroden, killing Vax’ildan and Vex’ahlia’s mother.
  • Spotted by VM on their trip to the Fire Plane during Keyleth’s AraMente
  • Grew larger and more insane during his 15 years in the Fire Plane before breaking out with Raishan’s help and destroying Pyrah.
    • Returned with a Heartstone implanted with an Ember Seed buried in his chest.
    • Raishan broke him out earlier than expected due to her concerns about his increasing insanity- Winter’s Crest rather than the summer solstice.
  • Razed the city of Emon and began turning the Cloudtop District into his lair, forcing the surviving citizens to serve him.
    • Was slowly turning the city into a volcano
    • Laid several elemental dragon eggs beneath the former castle, having reproduced asexually
  • Killed by Vax’ildan in a tunnel leading to his main lair.

Brimscythe, The Iron Storm

  • Young adult blue dragon
  • Served on the Council of Emon as a human with the name General Krieg Tristan.
  • Member of the Chroma Conclave.
  • Lair located somewhere in the Cliffkeep Mountains. Can be entered via a portal in the basement of his home in the Cloudtop District.
  • Killed by Vax’ildan after VM’s discovery of the portal to his lair.
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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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Quick Answers 24

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A reminder: Before you Ask, please check our FAQ, Running Stats, and Rankings!

Hey guys, thanks for all your hard work! Out of curiosity, do you think you could count the Blindspot references in Critical Role? Sam made a Blindspot pun one episode and I about died.

Thanks! For future reference, we track ALL media-related references over here. Here are the Blindspot ones:

  • (Ep32, 1:18:17) Matt: You’ve been too busy, being in someone’s blind spot
  • (Ep48, 2:37:05) Scanlan: Starring Ashley Johnson: Blindsight.
  • (Ep48, 2:58:13) Sam: Ashley Blindside.  Travis: Blindspot.
  • (Ep59, 1:00:05) Sam: Let Pike get rid of this blind spot so we can all be together again!

As a parallel to “Times a member of Vox Machina has consumed something” you should do a “Times a member of Vox Machina has been consumed” e.g. Grog last session or Scanlan in the ice worm.

Luckily, there haven’t been many times where a member of Vox Machina was consumed by an enemy.

  • Scanlan (Ep39, 0:40:50) Purple Worm
  • Vax’ildan (Ep39, 1:22:34) Frost Worm
  • Vax’ildan and Scanlan (Ep54, 3:09:44) Umbrasyl (though technically they transported themselves into his stomach)
  • Grog (Ep62, 1:14:40) Feymire Crocodile
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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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Bon Appétit

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Anonymous asked: Is there a list of all in-game eating somewhere?

  • Times a member of Vox Machina has consumed something: 95 
  • Times that something was or included alcohol: 36

Thanks to @Clafairified, dialoguesc, Eric R., @GraphixDave, i-encourage-violence, icecream-s-coops, pbandfluff, Rosie-Lostbetweenthepages, Rowena Highlander, @SilentEnGee, @silv3rsing3r, vysoren-of-vord, wallflowerwaitlist, and other fantastic critters 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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Sibling Rivalry

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Anonymous asked: How many times have Laura and Liam smacked, hit, or shoved each other on the stream?

Thanks to @BabbaForrest, @EBalensuela, Henry Mills, holpike, i-encourage-violence, icecream-s-coops, @jeritchie3, and @SilentEnGee for their help compiling this list!

Updated through Episode 60.

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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

Quick Answers 14

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Did Keyleth hurt Umbrasyl?

Keyleth did not directly deal any damage, but she did run the very important role of support.

Pre-battle, she:

  • Helped conceal the trap
  • Ensured that the would not be spotted by the dragon by taking an aerial survey of it herself.
  • Cast Heroes’ Feast, which granted the party much-needed temporary HP and immunity to fear
  • Cast Protection from Energy, which provided Grog with acid resistance for one very useful round.

During the battle, she:

  • Cast Bones of the Earth, which elevated Grog and Pike to have a better shot at Umbrasyl.
  • Forced Umbrasyl to burn through one of his three legendary resistances, which will be huge going into what will undoubtedly be a tough fight in Umbrasyl’s lair.
  • And to top it off, damage taken as an Earth Elemental means that as a half-elf, Keyleth is still at full HP to provide support for the second half!
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Umbrasyl Predictions

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openthepocketwatch asked: Sorry if you're already answering this, but based on the state/location of both the party and Umbracil, how many rounds would it take to take down Umbracil at this point if a) Grog Vax and Scanlan or b) the whole party did their average amount of damage during a round? I'm wondering how long Vax and Scanlan can survive in there before Umbracil is taken down.

No worries, we’re answering it now! Note that many of these assumptions, while we think they are reasonable, will probably wind up being completely different from what actually happens in episode 55. Vox Machina, Matt, and the dice always manage to surprise us.

General Assumptions:

  • Average damages per hit from this sheet. Note that Grog’s current average damage may be slightly higher than this- there have not been enough uses of the Titanstone Knuckles (or Enlarge) to increase his average over all episodes yet.
  • Our estimated HP for Umbrasyl of 1156. This estimate came by multiplying the average ancient HP of an ancient black dragon (367) by 3.15. This number came by dividing Rimefang’s health total of 630 by the average adult white dragon HP (200).
  • Umbrasyl makes it back to the lair, resulting in a time delay that allows both Grog’s rage and Vex’s Boots of Haste to wear off.
  • Matt keeps the initiative order from the first half of the battle (only matters for finding the killing blow).
  • Grog uses his second Frenzied Rage of the day (giving him 3 attacks per round).
  • Vax always uses his bonus action for an offhand attack.
  • Percy reloads at the pistol’s rate (since Bad News is currently broken).
  • Vex leaves Trinket in the necklace and uses both of her attacks per round.
  • Keyleth, Scanlan, and Pike all hit once per round.
  • No one misses a turn due to being unconscious, dead, or out of range.

If we don’t take missed attacks into account:

  • If Vax, Grog, and Scanlan are forced to face Umbrasyl on their own, Grog kills him at the top of the 5th round.
  • If somehow the rest of the party manages to catch up, Vex kills Umbrasyl at the top of the 3rd round.

If we assume a hit rate similar to the first half of the battle:

  • If Vax, Grog, and Scanlan are forced to face Umbrasyl on their own, Grog kills him at the top of the 6th round.
  • If somehow the rest of the party manages to catch up, Umbrasyl still dies in the 3rd round, but Vax gets the killing blow instead of his sister.

Update: Anonymous submitted, “In a grand upset, Scanlan gets the killing blow on Umbrasyl using Vicious Mockery.” Heeheeheehee.

State of the Party after Ep54

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We’ve talked about Umbrasyl. Let’s talk about how the party is doing.

Health

  • Grog 145/194
  • Vex 118/118
  • Percy 120/120
  • Pike 72/109 (plus HP from level 12, max +9)
  • Vax 72/100
  • Scanlan 127/138 (plus Death Ward)
  • Keyleth 134/134
    • Keyleth (Earth Elemental) 65/126 (loses form)

Magic and Abilities

Used Spells

  • Vex’ahlia:
    • Vex’ahlia (2:43:54) Cast Hunter’s Mark (1st Level)
    • Vex’ahlia (2:31:30) Cast Pass Without a Trace (2nd Level)
    • Vex’ahlia (3:12:20) Cast Conjure Animals (2 Giant Eagles) (3rd Level)
    • Vex’ahlia (4:08:25) Cast Conjure Animals (2 Giant Eagles) (3rd Level)
    • Vex’ahlia (3:40:57) Cast Grasping Vine (4th Level)
  • Pike:
    • Pike (3:00:06) Cast Spiritual Weapon (2nd Level)
    • Pike (3:56:00) Cast Blindness against Umbrasyl (2nd Level)
    • Pike (2:33:00) Cast Protection from Energy (acid) (Vex’ahlia) (3rd Level)
    • Pike (Nat19=29, 2:58:45) Cast Guiding Bolt against Umbrasyl (3rd Level)
    • Pike (2:32:17) Cast Death Ward (Scanlan) (4th Level)
    • Pike (2:34:40) Cast 4th Level Aid (Keyleth, Scanlan, and Pike) (+15 HP) (4th Level)
    • Pike (28, 3:28:13) Cast Guiding Bolt against Umbrasyl (4th Level)
  • Keyleth:
    • Keyleth (3:35:17) Cast Earth Bind (2nd Level)
    • Keyleth (2:33:11) Cast Protection from Energy (acid) (Grog) (3rd Level)
    • Keyleth (3:05:22) Bones of the Earth (6th Level)
  • Percy:
    • Percy (2:52:49) Cast Hex on Umbrasyl (1st Level)
  • Scanlan:
    • Scanlan (3:08:58) Cast Dimension Door (4th Level)
    • Scanlan (25, 4:04:14) Cast Thunderwave (6th Level)

Other Abilities

  • Bardic Inspirations: 3 of 5 Remaining
    • Scanlan (10, 2:55:00) Cutting Words
    • Scanlan (3:08:24) Inspiration to Keyleth
  • Grit Points: 1 of 3 Remaining
    • 0 Percy (Nat20, 3:22:31) Bad News Wing Shot against Umbrasyl
    • -1 Percy (20, 3:50:15) Bad News Wing Shot against Umbrasyl
    • -1 Percy (30, 3:50:34) Bad News Wing Shot against Umbrasyl
  • Bad News: Jammed (4:20:13). Retort still functional.
  • Percy’s Action Surge: spent (3:50:45).
  • Used Non-Spell Slots:
    • Vex’ahlia (2:43:45) Click Boots of Haste
    • Grog (4:15:11) Activate Titanstone Knuckles (Enlarge)
    • Pike (80, 2:29:51) Cast Divine Intervention
    • Pike (4:07:51) Cast Featherfall via Celestial Shield
    • Keyleth (3:36:03) Wild Shape (Earth Elemental)
    • Fassbender (3:01:45) Cast Slow

Current Attuned Items

  • Vax’ildan
    • Deathwalker’s Ward
    • Dragonslayer Longsword
    • Fassbender’s Circlet
  • Vex’ahlia
    • Longbow of the Sky Sentinel
    • Pearl of Power
    • Boots of Haste
    • Coldsnap Leather Armor (+1)
  • Grog
    • Titanstone Knuckles
    • Belt of Dwarvenkind
    • Bloodaxe
  • Pike
    • Gauntlets of Ogre Power
    • Sprinter’s Boots
    • Frostbrand Sword
  • Keyleth
    • Circlet of Wisdom
    • Cloak of Displacement
    • Ring of Protection (+2)
  • Percy
    • Amulet of the Shield
    • Ring of Lightning Resistance
    • Gloves of Missile Snaring
  • Scanlan
    • Mythcarver
    • Acid-Resistant Armor (+2)
    • Ioun Stone

It should also be noted two of the three recovered Vestiges are inside Umbrasyl. The third is currently dangling beneath the dragon.

Picture courtesy of fl0wer-b0ys-art, also on twitter @fl0werb0ys!