Quick Answers 58

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Is there a schedule for Quick Answers?

At this time, no. With the conclusion of the VM campaign, we’ve been pretty occupied wrapping up stats, preparing some new stuff, and making way for the new party. We do have quite a backlog of questions, and we plan on getting to as many as we can when we’re able!

Is there a list anywhere of every form Keyleth has taken?

We keep all of Vox Machina’s transformations, including Beast Shapes, here!

Will Talks Machina change the name with the new campaign?

Nope. We have it on good authority the host is staying, too.

Is it possible to keep track of who takes over Brian's job each week in the Alpha 'After Dark' segment? Just so we can see who hasn't had the, uh, special honour yet.

It is, and we’re doing it! Check out the gray boxes on the Talks Machina Attendance Sheet to see who has had the “special honor.”

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Thursday By Night, Part 1 Masterpost

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Thursday By Night, Part 1 Masterpost

Thanks to @sketchingsprw for this art piece!

Last Thursday, Taliesin took us on another wonderfully-weird meta adventure, this time through the dark and twisted world of Vampire the Masquerade. Here’s a few interesting things we’ve collected for this first part.

Number of Times “Stanima” Was Said: 16, 8 times by Taliesin (We’re sorry, Taliesin.)

  • (0:58:38) Taliesin: Roll Stanima.
    Marisha: Stanima?
    Laura: Stanima?
    Taliesin: Roll stanima. Actually, just roll stanima.
    Sam: I think he thinks it’s stanima.
  • (1:02:20) Taliesin: Roll stanima.
    Marisha: Stanima.
    Laura: Like stanima!
    Marisha and Taliesin: Stanima, yeah.
    Liam: Stanima.
    Marisha: Just straight stanima.  Taliesin: Yeah. F*** off.
  • (1:11:15) Taliesin: Make a stanima, stanima, stanima roll.
  • (1:57:10) Sam: Straight stanima. Taliesin: Straight intelligence test, you f***er.

LDN and G&S Staff (and Friends!) Violently but Consensually Murdered for Entertainment: 23

(timestamps mark first appearance)

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New Campaign Survey!

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We've been at this for over two years now, and with Critical Role about to embark on a new campaign, we figured now was as good a time as any to give you guys a chance to give some direct feedback! We've put together a little survey here. We'd appreciate it if you could take 5-10 minutes to fill it out.

What do you think about what we're doing? What would you like to see in the future? Let us know!

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Media References and Puns of Episode 115: The Chapter Closes

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One last time, we’ll take a card tonight. Then we’ll go on one last mission, THEN we’ll teach them how to say goodbye.

Media References:

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Transcript Update 10/13/17

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It’s been awhile since our last transcript update; we’ve been a little busy with handling the stats for Vox Machina fighting a god. However, Critters, since our last update, an amazing thing happened: you got the entire backlog of Critical Role transcribed. It’s incredible the good this fandom can, and does, do.

Now, you can focus all your efforts toward the most recent episodes, and there is plenty of transcribing to be done there! Here are your options:

Those due dates are for when the episode needs to be transcribed by, so if you can’t transcribe anything in the next two days, opt for SoW Part 2 or Episode 114. If you can jump on something right away, grab a section in SoW Part 1. Go forth and make Critical Role more accessible!

Monster Analysis: Vecna the Ascended, Part 2

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Monster Analysis: Vecna the Ascended, Part 2

 

Thanks to @PettyArtist for this art piece! Follow the link to see the rest of the comic!

In Part 1, we focused on the usual stats, discussed Vecna’s build and abilities, and explained how the setting and encounter were designed the from a dungeon master’s perspective. Here, we’ll analyze the battle itself, round by round, focusing on Vox Machina’s shifting strategy and the individual contributions to this marathon of a battle.

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Monster Analysis: Vecna the Ascended, Part 1

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Monster Analysis: Vecna the Ascended, Part 1

Thanks to @alymccart for this art piece!

Over the course of putting together this analysis, we came to the conclusion that there was just far too much to say in a single article. Therefore, we’ll be breaking this fight down into two parts. In this part, we’ll focus on the design of the encounter: the conscious decisions that made Vecna who he was and what the players would face before they ever entered the arena.

  • First Appearance: 102 Race to the Tower
  • Encounter Appearance: 114 Vecna, the Ascended
  • Armor Class 23
  • Truesight, Unmastered Omniscience
  • 5 legendary resistances per day
  • 5 legendary actions per round
  • Resistant to cold, lightning, necrotic damage
  • Immune to poison and nonmagical weapon damage, spell damage below 6th level
  • Immune to charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned, prone, blinded
  • 1550 total hit points
    • 1890 total damage taken
    • 350 total damage regenerated
    • 1540 damage at point of Isolation
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Media References and Puns for Episode 114: Vecna, the Ascended

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Fun fact: This is the eighth time that the cast's crosswalk "wait" joke has been referenced!

Media References

  • (0:00:20) Matt: Our episode tonight is brought to you by our friends at Marvel Puzzle Quest.
  • (0:00:40) Sam: When I heard that Rogue and the other X-Men are kicking off the celebration. [...] Sam: Including the all-new X-Men vs. Apocalypse Event! [...] Did I mention that you can recruit Gambit for the first time? [...] Did I also mention that Nightcrawler is coming later this month?
  • (0:03:10) Matt: Our comic through Dark Horse is available.
  • (0:03:49) Taliesin: We’re going to be covering monsters, monster books. We’re going to be covering the origins of Groot, and the big creepy monsters of yesteryear and some modern, creepy monster books. iVampire, etc.
  • (0:04:36) Travis: Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. (Comic Con Inside Joke)
  • (0:21:10) Liam: Before he started, that was Optimus Prime. (Transformers)
  • (0:21:50) Laura: It’s like I walked into Target; I just lost all brain function.
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Vecna Battle Preview

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Vecna Battle Preview

Thanks to @mathilde_draws for this art piece!

Show time! Show time! Yo!
We’re VM in the place to be
Two points’a Heroes’ Feast, plus from Keyleth: nineteen!
These Remnants can only half-see
So Grog’ll slice, Sword of Kas, that lich ‘til they’re free!

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Monster Analysis: Lord and Lady Briarwood Round 3, Bone Dragon, and Gloomstalkers

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Monster Analysis: Lord and Lady Briarwood Round 3, Bone Dragon, and Gloomstalkers

Thanks to @RobynAlyHope for this art piece!

With four past encounters Vox Machina has faced Lady Delilah Briarwood and two with Sylas Briarwood, Vox Machina entered the penultimate battle for the heart of Vasselheim against a very familiar pair of foes!

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