Talks Machina Episode 76 Highlights: 2-27 and 2-28

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Tonight’s guests: Taliesin Jaffe and Sumalee Montano. 

  • Announcements:

    • Dani!cam is down tonight. Everyone has a moment of silence. Except her audio’s still working, so not that silent, I guess!

    • Taliesin has selected Brian’s outfit for GenCon and describes it as “extremely extra.” Brian warns us we might need sunglasses, and Tal tells BWF that he’ll have his “product” by showtime.

    • Matt’s Fireside Chat and NPC Build will be Tuesday, August 7, at 5:00pm PST.

    • Marisha’s Honey Heist 2: Electric Beargaloo will be Friday, August 10th at 7:00pm PST. All the original cast will return to reprise their characters.

    • Next Wednesday Club is Batman books without Batman, focusing on all the other characters and Gotham herself, tomorrow at 7:00pm PST. 

  • Stats for this episode: 

    • Nila smelled her bag regarding five decisions: Ophelia, letting Champ smell the bag, going to find the cleric, going to find the Taskers, and placing her spirit totem.

    • Molly had 25 nat 20s (most in the M9), 11 nat ones (least in the M9), 21 kills (most in the M9), and 7 HDYWTDTs (most in the M9). BWF: “He died doing what he loved: making Crit Role Stats records.”

    • Molly dealt 711 points of damage and took 325, his most-cast spell was Vicious Mockery (23 times), and his most used Blood Hunter ability was Rite of the Dawn (22 times).

    • Caduceus healed 24 points in his first appearance.

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The Shadycreek Run Job

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The Shadycreek Run Job

Thanks to DaniMarieDraws for this art piece!

The Mighty Nein’s trip to Shadycreek Run has been going on for a while and has gotten more complicated in the recent days. What started out as an easy way to get out of conscription has turned into a quest for revenge. Ahead, we'll lay out what the stakes are for the Nein as they breach the Iron Shepherds’ stronghold.

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A Tribute to Mollymauk Tealeaf, Long May He Reign

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A Tribute to Mollymauk Tealeaf, Long May He Reign

And shine bright, circus man.

Back in campaign 1, we compiled lists for each character in tribute for their apparent final appearances, our personal favorite moments that we presented at the end of each of their journeys. As Mollymauk Tealeaf approaches the probable end of his, we present our favorite moments, the first tribute for a member of the Mighty Nein.

Thanks to @AvivOr for this art piece, Eponymous_Rose for compiling the clips for the video compilation, and to our respective community artists for allowing us to feature their work!

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Media References and Puns of 2-27

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Just a reminder that tonight’s Talks Machina will be the video of the panel from San Diego Comic Con!

Media References

  • (0:04:40) Ashly: I’m going to be moderating the final San Diego Comic Con Adventure Time panel, since the series is ending.

  • (0:04:58) Ashly: In the evening, I’m going to be joining the good good boys of The Adventure Zone at their live show.

  • (0:37:42) Sam: You said Sumalee, not “So Molly!” Marisha: “That’s so Molly!” (That’s So Raven)

  • (0:37:59) Sam: You have to do a Mister Ed voice.

  • (0:48:30) Liam: What time of day is it? Sam: Metal o’clock.

  • (1:03:30) Liam: You’re bonier than Gollum.

  • (1:04:15) Liam: You’re like that little kid in A Christmas Story. “I can’t put my arms up!”

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Talks Machina Episode 75 Highlights: SDCC 2018

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Tonight's guests are Marisha Ray, Taliesin Jaffe, Sam Riegel, Liam O’Brien, and Matt Mercer!

This episode was pre-recorded on Saturday, and hence there is a tragic lack of After Dark content. Please turn off all your lights after the episode airs to simulate the After Dark experience. Thank you.

  • Announcement:

    • Vox Machina: Origins will be back in 2019! The next arc (the first arc to really kick in for the home game) will be about meeting Pike and Percy.

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Monster Analysis: Lorenzo and the Iron Shepherds (Glory Run Road)

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Monster Analysis: Lorenzo and the Iron Shepherds (Glory Run Road)

Thanks to @Troeton for this art piece

  • First Appearance: 2-25 Divergent Paths

  • Encounter Appearance: 2-26 Found and Lost

  • Total Damage Lorenzo Took: 32

In hot pursuit of the villains that kidnapped their friends, the remaining members of the Mighty Nein raced to find the caravan before the slavers reached the safety of Shadycreek Run. Upon catching up with still a couple days to spare, the party set to work hatching a plan to defeat a dark part of Keg’s past and right the wrong that had been so recently visited upon them.

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Monster Analysis: Ankhegs

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Monster Analysis: Ankhegs

  • First Appearance: 1-98 The Mines of The Many

  • Encounter Appearance: 2-26 Found and Lost

  • Armor Class 14 (11 when prone)

  • Speed 30 ft, burrow 10 ft

  • Darkvision 60 ft, Tremorsense 60 ft, 11 Passive

  • Suggested average, max HP: 39, 66

    • Ankheg 1: 41 damage taken, 11 killing blow by Molly

    • Ankheg 2: 55 damage taken, 14 killing blow by Molly

    • Ankheg 3: 37 damage taken, 10 killing blow by Beau

    • Ankheg 4: 41 damage taken, 15 HDYWTDT by Beau

As we've seen before in the first campaign, Wildemount has an infestation of ankhegs, eight-to-nine-foot tall insect-like monstrosities with extremely acidic projectile saliva. These creatures burrow in caverns, fields, and forests, listening for prey above with their tremorsense. Although their underground travel is slow and not especially difficult to hear, their eruption through the ground provides enough of an element of surprise to allow them to take out prey with either their powerful pincers, their strong claws, or their potent projectile acid spray.

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Talks Machina Episode 74 Highlights: 2-26

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Tonight's guests are Matt Mercer, Ashly Burch, and Taliesin Jaffe!

  • Announcements:

    • Critical Role will be at the San Diego Comic Con on 7/21 in 6BCF at 6:30pm. The panel will be aired next Tuesday during the TM time slot.

    • They’ll also be at NYCC in October! 

  • Stats for this episode:

    • Episode 26 had 14 natural 20s, the most of the new campaign. This was in no small part due to Ashly borrowing Tal’s dice because she doesn’t own her own dice bag. There’s so much dice karma happening in that sentence I don’t even know how to handle it. It ties with episodes 55, 61, and 100.

    • Keg has the most natural 20s of any single-episode guesting with 4.

    • Molly got the M9′s 100th kill. He leads the party with 21 kills in all. “Hot murder streak.”

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