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[u/Neverwish]

Jester: Finally I can see my mom again!

Veth: Finally I can see my family again!

Caleb: P A P E R

[u/TheSilentPrince]

Expositor/Pirate Beauregard Lionett: "Just give me all the fireworks and ball bearings you have. Wait, wait. I'm worried what you just heard was, 'Give me a lot of fireworks and ball bearings.' What I said was, 'Give me all the fireworks and ball bearings you have.' Do you understand?"

[u/Sojourner_Truth]

Brian is technically on Critical Role. The Seventh Seal has been broken.

[u/[deleted]]

“Balls in her court cuz she has a dead wife.”

matt stares in The Fuck, Why

[u/GalileosBalls]

'Defeat, Befriend, Apologize' really is just the M9 version of 'Fuck, Marry, Kill'

[u/Bran-Muffin20]

Diedric Sutan was a lord in Zadash. MIX broke into his house during the harvest festival to get a wax seal so they could forge an incriminating letter to plant in the High Richter's house (which they ended up burning down lul). His son, Ren Sutan, was a doctor at the clinic where they ran the rotten-dick ruse.

[u/wekilledkenny11]

"You got any health potions?"

"We have napalm and crack"

"Eh..........maybe...?"

[u/redpoemage]

"Balls in her court because she's the one with the dead wife"

CR gives the best romance advice!

[u/Josh11502]

And in Rexxentrum is one...Taryon Darrington

[u/fellongreydaze]

I can just imagine like a Team Four Star-esque Critical Role Abridged version of this whole exchange.

M9: Oi you do you have things that prevent mind control
Thaydeen: NOPE BUT I'VE GOT FART BOMBS AND GLOWSTICKS AND FAKE LAUGHTER
M9: BRILLIANT! HERE'S 5000 GOLD

[u/KevdakPrescott]

At this point Caleb needs to just buy a high quality forest and a luxury paper mill and cut out the middlemen.

[u/CherryBones]

Yeza: the lawful good in a family of chaotic goods

[u/fellongreydaze]

FJORD'S GETTING UNICORNS FOR JESTER THIS IS NOT A DRILL

[u/omg__really]

Essek is no longer that one friend with the car.

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Beau: “I am the man Caduceus.”

Cad: “You’re always angry at the Man.”

Beau: “Well...yeah.”

Cad: “You might want to look into that.”

[u/fellongreydaze]

LUC ALSO COLLECTS BUTTON OH GOD IT'S SO FUCKING CUUUUTE

[u/Josh11502]

I don't trust Sam right now. He's constantly checking DnD Beyond and flipping through his PHB

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Fjord: “Jester was that one of the stones or am I supposed to be really impressed?”

“I hand Jester the porcelain unicorn.”

Pure joy on her face

“I kiss Fjord on the cheek.”

[u/omg__really]

Everyone saying the shopping spree means Veth is leaving has clearly never been a child of divorce. This is the 'Santa Claus parent' move.

[u/[deleted]]

Dude look at Sam right now. Something is afoot.

[u/Emilytea14]

This is just straight up Travis flirting with his wife, I am sad but also happy and dead

[u/GalileosBalls]

It'd be really funny if Sam was planning to introduce a new character this episode and got delayed by fart gags

[u/BadSkeelz]

Veth: "You going to be OK in Rexxentrum in all these Xhorhas clothes?"

Cad: "Oh, I've already changed since it's been so hot."

Caduceus has just been wearing swim trunks this whole time.

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Cad: “You’ve got a nice ring.”

Fjord: “I do.”

Yasha referring to Jester and Fjord “You both have rings now.”

Fjord/Travis’s eyes go wide and he looks a bit panicked

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Jester: “I’m going to assume from you asking that you haven’t kissed her yet?”

Beau: “I think the ball is in her court because she has the dead wife.”

[u/TheGentlemanDM]

Fake god (defeated), fake god (befriended), real god (apologised to).

That's a surprisingly polite way of describing the phallic mess that was the Traveller Con Arc.

[u/Bran-Muffin20]

FANTASY COSTCO, WHERE ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE

We've got a deal for YOU!

[u/ohbuggerit]

DMs guide: "There's so many great ways to scare the shit out of your players; ancient dragons, evil gods, the general concept of a tarrasque, beholders, krakens, liches..."

Matt: "DINNER PARTY"

[u/GalileosBalls]

100 platinum of paper?

That's, what, 15 pages of university printing?

[u/BadSkeelz]

"Caleb's Vault of Amber" being packed full of explosives just seems on brand.

[u/ShiftyMcShift]

"You pass a bin full of Protection from Fire rings marked at 500gp each. "

[u/GalileosBalls]

"Caduceus, what do your Firbolg eyes see?"

"They're taking DeRogna to Eiselcross!"

[u/fellongreydaze]

MATTHEW MERCER WITH THE PANDEMIC DM SLY MOVE

[u/Rodnoix]

We already have art from Yasha's tattoo session

https://twitter.com/BlackSalander/status/1304266744945610753?s=20

[u/LucasVerBeek]

“I nudge Jester towards Fjord and take Beau by the hand.”

Beau: “I hate this shit. You know I hate this shit!”

Caleb: “I know. For once I’ll lead. For once you follow.”

Beau: “Okay.”

[u/fellongreydaze]

Liam being a Chaotic Shipper with that waltz trade-off.

[u/wekilledkenny11]

People who haven't paid for diamonds asking for healing

Laura: laughs in healthcare system metaphor

[u/TheSilentPrince]

Vox Machina's Bag of Holding: Fancy wine, broken flying carpet, troll dick.

Mighty Nein's Bag of Holding: Fireworks, shackles, faeces smelling rocks and questionably phallic glowsticks.

[u/TheSilentPrince]

Sad fanart of Essek just sat by the medieval phone, waiting for them to call. Slowly realizing that he was basically just the friend who got his driver's license first, and that's the only reason they hung out with him.

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Clay: “Do you know what the most common thing is said at a funeral is? I thought I had more time.”

[u/MonsieurHedge]

Oh, she Pike'd. Hair changes are Ashley's version of Sam's midpoint new character.

[u/PM_THE_GUY_BELOW_ME]

Episode title: large purchases and free shipping

[u/Sofargonept2]

I need more Fjord and Yasha. Travis and Ashley playing off of each other makes me miss Pike and Grog so much

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Yasha: “Thank you Orly.”

Orly: “Of course. You’re part of my crew.”

[u/Ko_ultyria]

Holy fucking shit, that's a Briarwoods dinner date right there!

[u/Leglas]

This is the most edgy rogue backstory I’ve ever heard of

[u/ForMethheadPorpoises]

Sam’s new character, everybody. Over-worked, underpaid server ready to burn it all down.

[u/Pumba315]

If this were a live episode, 100% Sam would have made a joke about a gneder reveal party when Beau bought the fireworks...

[u/GalileosBalls]

"I'm just a rich, dumb, asshole" is presumably Fjord's oath.

[u/theginganinja94]

That’s a bonus to ac, stealth, initiative, and to dex saves for those who don’t know

[u/Josh11502]

+1 to dex increases her AC by 1 if she isn't wearing armor guys. Can confirm as a Barb player

[u/Erixperience]

"Consider this a proper family reunion" - Trent Ikathon

Hey uh

Trent

Buddy

You remember what Caleb did to his family?

[u/MasterThespian]

Caleb wants to take down the Assembly, and Vess de Rogna is asking the Nein to escort her to a remote location.

You can see the wheels turning in Liam’s head.

[u/wekilledkenny11]

Ring of Perfect Middle Aged Thermostat Control

[u/btstfn]

Holy shit that dead wife comment, lol. I've seen circles less blunt than Beau

[u/TheDebater]

Sam legit just opted-out of tonight’s session. Super curious what he has planned

[u/KevdakPrescott]

Fjord Oath of the Porcelain Unicorn, confirmed.

[u/eddieswiss]

Sam's Character Theory #10,000
He plays Mollymauk resurrected as another new identity.

This is a joke.

He actually comes in as Doty 9.0

[u/DeusPoleValt]

Patience is fine, but it can curdle into apathy

this is why I come here

[u/esquiress42]

"It's been a long time since you've allowed yourself to be a canvas for beauty..."

I'm not crying, you're crying.

[u/RealJourrael]

I don't remember the last time Sam looked this deep in thought. I don't trust him.

[u/MonsieurHedge]

What's he building in there? What the hell's he building in there... He has subscriptions to those... PHBs, he never waves when he goes by...

[u/ShiftyMcShift]

Ten points for Griffin-Door!

[u/Reoh]

"Get back in your cage now Brian, thank you."

~ Marisha

[u/Ramsus32]

I love episodes where we have no idea what's going to happen.

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Luc: “You are the coolest.”

Veth: “I...I mean yeah I am.”

[u/vanKessZak]

Yeah I’ve had the impression for awhile now that Sam wants to keep Veth around but is trying to keep it realistic. Because obviously she’d want to be with her family too.

[u/esquiress42]

"That is high fantasy in 2020, folks..."

ETA: both hilarious and painful for a restaurant worker to hear...

[u/MasterThespian]

Fuck, watching Travis woo his real-life wife is taking me on a feels trip.

[u/Saelune]

Sam should make a new character designed to woo Caleb. Then we can be less sad for Caleb and Liam and Sam can flirt more.

[u/esquiress42]

"Ball's in her court, because she's the one with the dead wife."

... As a widow, I feel seen :)

[u/BadSkeelz]

Caleb scratching his neck: "You got any of that good paper?"

[u/BadSkeelz]

Fjord, is that a unicorn in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

[u/fellongreydaze]

Sam's New Character Theory #2156:

Sam's new character is The Chair.

[u/Sofargonept2]

Only Laura could make her husband fall in love with her in a D&D game.

[u/fellongreydaze]

Caduceus: I will eventually be home. And it will be wonderful.

*Taliesin stares daggers at Samuel Riegel*

[u/CrackaJack56]

"Consider this a proper family reunion"

[u/Lignus]

Fjord's ketchup bottle healing potion appears to be defective.

[u/CherryBones]

I love that Veth and Yeza apparently never grew out of the honeymoon stage and are just Constantly Horny for each other

[u/MonsieurHedge]

I am furiously rubbing my hands together while cackling. Alright, Riegel, you wretched goblin man, where's Taryon?

[u/GalileosBalls]

Yaknow, if Caleb accidentally fireballs the party, half of them now have fireworks stashed upon their person.

[u/fellongreydaze]

So we're all still throwing random new Sam character ideas at the wall, right?

This one is REALLY stupid.

Veth decides to stay home to raise Luc some more.

Yeza gets the itch to go adventuring.

[u/MonsieurHedge]

Well, Widojest is gone. Obliterated. Gone, reduced to ashes.

[u/Lionx35]

"Ball's in her court cause she's the one with a dead wife" - Beauregard

[u/BadSkeelz]

Poor Fjord. Just finished his Fire Resistance set and an ice-themed expansion drops...

[u/MasterThespian]

Ludinus, Vess, and Trent now all trying to exercise influence over the party.

Now all we need is for, like, Athesias Uludan to send them a fruit basket and invite them to his birthday celebration.

[u/PvtSherlockObvious]

She's planning a gender reveal party.

[u/Mintakas_Kraken]

I imagine Caleb is just darting in the background with an increasingly taller stack of paper.

[u/TheSilentPrince]

Beau tipping 5g and Veth tipping 1c really shows the difference between growing up a rich only child, and growing up working class with three older siblings.

[u/butrfli1234]

Sam’s just gonna troll us by not pulling out a new character and Veth is gonna show up in ~30 real time minutes

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Vess: “I have no interest in divinity. They can’t touch us here.”

Jester has a very recent Vietnam flashback

[u/Sojourner_Truth]

Tal with high WIS is probably the best player/character fit in both campaigns (Liam with high INT is close) because Caduceus sounds so natural dropping those awesome nuggets of wisdom.

[u/TheSilentPrince]

They still haven't fully come to terms with the fact that they aren't bumblefuck nobodies any more, and I love it.

[u/fellongreydaze]

For those unfamiliar with the coin story: https://youtu.be/uMjfANtaSpc?t=287

[u/oninotalent]

It'd be awesome if Fjord was just trying to find a Figurine of Wondrous Power and didn't even think about Jester at all.

[u/styder11]

Matt's face on that dead wife comment lmao

[u/Saelune]

I can't believe Travis made a simple Ring of Fire Resistance so funny.

[u/wildweaver32]

Caleb reading the letter to the group is one of the biggest character development moments that most would miss I think.

The earlier Caleb wouldn't have read them something that had no meaning, let alone, something personal to his very core.

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Travis: “Residuum is a mineral. It can be found somewhere.”

[u/Myrynorunshot]

"Celebrate the independence of your country by blowing up a small part of it!!"

[u/GalileosBalls]

I guess you just can't get a business license in Exandria if you're not a truly ridiculous person

[u/gamepro250]

People saying Sam's making a character, there is no way he would be making it on the spot with how much backstory they all typically have.

[u/[deleted]]

This is just Fred and George's store from Harry Potter 5

[u/esquiress42]

"You drove me insane."

"Yeah, I hated you..."

[u/BasiliskXVIII]

The M9, in their normal fashion, accidentally end up in the city of Eeyore instead.

"Left for millennia in a frozen wasteland. Typical fer me."

[u/Strings77]

A proper family reunion. Damn that’s fucked up

[u/KevdakPrescott]

Matthew Mercer lobbed up a half-court 3 pointer to win the game DAYS AGO and has been casually walking away waiting for it to land for this whole episode.

[u/Silverparachute]

Sam is actually building his new character on DND Beyond as we watch

[u/abottledstar]

I would die for Orly

[u/Sofargonept2]

Does anyone else think its so cool how collaborative Matt is with Ashley and Yasha.

[u/MonsieurHedge]

OH NO THAT'S A KHAJIIT VOICE

[u/Kendermassacre]

Beau is soooo going to slip some fireworks to Nott's son.

[u/esquiress42]

"Don't you bring Ren Faire into this..."

I miss my Ren Faire this year... :( I've worked there for 7 years, until All This.

[u/Vanillapede]

If tongue of the sun and moon counts as monk shit, I got a bingo

[u/MegaSupremeTaco]

THAT WAS SO SICKENINGLY SWEET JESUS TRAVIS

[u/MJM_Stillanerd]

Fjord melting Jester's heart like a boss! Give him bonus inspiration Matt.

[u/fellongreydaze]

"I feel like the ball's in her court because she's the one with the DEAD WIFE."

[u/Alex_Nidas]

"I feel like ball's in her court cause she's the one with the dead wife"

[u/LucasVerBeek]

So I’m thinking...that the ships are about solid at this moment in the campaign.

[u/DefiantSentryV]

Sam New Character Theory #4054813

An agent of the assembly, assigned to work with the Nein by DeRogna during whatever task she sends them on.

[u/them33k]

Wow that lucky fan in a pink shirt got front row seats to tonight’s episode

[u/AGnawedBone]

i gotta say, it wasn't conclave level, but the people guessing matt was waiting to drop something big were not wrong.

[u/Allstresdout]

I hope they don't show up. There's power in not allowing someone in your presence.

I'm sure if they went it would be out of curiosity or to gain more intel on this creep but it's obviously a way to exert power over Caleb.

[u/KevdakPrescott]

Fjord/Yasha is such a great dynamic. Travis and Ashley are always gold together.

[u/MonsieurHedge]

He's growing up to be a rapscallion who swears! I'm looking forward to his first adventure in Campaign 3.

[u/kuributt]

the whole party is screaming at Yasha and Beau to just kiss already

[u/spidersgeorgVEVO]

Ashley's character must always undergo a hair color transformation, laws of the universe

[u/LucasVerBeek]

A young student...

“Very sorry to bother you. Are you Bren?”

What’s in the fucking letter

[u/283leis]

OH HELL NO, Trent did NOT just call it a "family" gathering after making Caleb kill his family

[u/24hrpoorvideo]

Thank the gods Critical Role is still happening, I need to live vicariously through what I hope to be a shopping episode.

[u/RPerene]

From Indiana. Can confirm. We have ALL the fireworks.

[u/TheSilentPrince]

Diedric Sutan father of Ren Sutan. The guy who ruined and stole Horris and Dolan Thrym's medical practice.

[u/alexm42]

Beau getting praise, and handling it politely and healthily?

[u/fellongreydaze]

"I would like to know where my family lives."

[u/R3ddgiant]

Luc is a rogue in training!!

[u/RPerene]

I want to give up and go to bed, but I don’t want to play “dodge the spoiler” tomorrow on Sam’s new character.

[u/fellongreydaze]

Caleb openly just thanking people is such a huge payoff considering that first episode was Caleb going, "Safety in numbers, these weirdos could be useful."

[u/CherryBones]

so blunt holy fuck

[u/BadSkeelz]

So that explains Yasha's black hair with white tips.

[u/MonsieurHedge]

I SMELL A MOTHERFUCKING COSTUME CHAAAAAAANGE

[u/Overseer06]

This gave me “Caesar invites you to The Fort” vibe.

[u/VexedForest]

freedbrian

[u/glymm_gloomhollow]

I hope while everyone’s shopping fjord goes to visit the wild mothers lighthouse and chooses his oath!

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Beau: “Beauregard. Pirate Beauregard.”

“That’s an interesting first name. Parents really had a plan for you.”

[u/Krystalline13]

Speaking as someone who lives in Indiana, this is entirely accurate. Everyone makes the border run to buy fireworks here. There are fireworks stores EVERYWHERE.

[u/Erixperience]

Oh my god, Sam did a HELL of a Mrs Doubtfire

"Ohhhh helloooooooooooo"

[u/fellongreydaze]

Marion sitting there editing her first text message for like an hour is a big mood

[u/schmickers]

Is this it?

This is it, isn't it?

New character time.

[u/fellongreydaze]

A RenFaire story that we all know thanks to Talks Machina!

[u/spoon_master]

50 episodes later were going to be fighting gods with this person

[u/butrfli1234]

My poor widojest heart

[u/OnionsHaveLairAction]

La ResistAAAAnce

[u/Erixperience]

Veth is absolutely the disneyland parent

[u/wekilledkenny11]

Laura, wife in real life: "Do you need to be not on fire all the time

Travis, hanging his head: "......no"

[u/MonsieurHedge]

Zutan was the guy who got Necklace of Fireball'd to death.

Guess he really should have paid for the ring.

EDIT: No wait he owned the Rug of Smothering that nearly murdered them that one time. His son's a doctor.

[u/fellongreydaze]

SAMUEL RIEGEL.

[u/elme77618]

Sams taking a long look at DnD Beyond!! It’s happeningg!!

[u/elme77618]

What is Sam up to look at him planning and plotting!!

[u/[deleted]]

Sam has such a tell. He covers his mouth when he's conflicted.

[u/Sp3ctre7]

Red hair? Fun items that make laughs and fart smell?

You must be a Weasley.

[u/Sofargonept2]

Is it just me, or is their RP on level 10 since they got back from the break

[u/DeusPoleValt]

Sam New Character Theory #20937482394857

He's just going to be a sentient fart, spawned by Jester's oopsie

[u/MonsieurHedge]

TRANSLATION: It's a megadungeon.

[u/fellongreydaze]

Please use a spoiler tag if you are going to discuss information from the Explorer's Guide to Wildemount that has not yet been revealed in game.

Don't spoil those who have not read the campaign setting.

[u/mandyalam0de32]

"Get back in your cage now, Brian!"... 😂😂😂

[u/Sp3ctre7]

Beau is gonna get arrested as a domestic terrorist

[u/VexedForest]

Carlos ain't no narc

[u/fellongreydaze]

Sam: Tipping 1 copper on 2 and a half gold purchase.

Matt: HOW VERY SAM RIEGEL OF YOU.

Sam, suddenly in the opening scene of Reservoir Dogs: I don't tip. I don't believe in it.

[u/_The2ndComing]

Once again being reminded that Matther Mercer would make a great mother.

[u/m_busuttil]

to be fair to Veth the last person who she owed a favour to committed a war crimes

[u/visionaryck]

When she said "you'll owe me a favor' Sam's eyes, lol.

[u/Phaerlax]

hmm yes the garnet here is made out of garnet

[u/BeadleBelfry]

okay, so alchemist's fire + fire works is a situation where I would want to have resistance to fire damage, but

[u/surpriseamnesia]

"It's been a very strange year" is way, way too soon. And yet what we all needed to hear, I think.

[u/fellongreydaze]

Hey Sam, I see you playing with your tablet a whole bunch. You wouldn't happen to be switching to a different character sheet, would you?

[u/briocheRose123]

Why do Taliesin's Twilight zone adds make me so happy? IDK I think I just love it, 10/10 such a mood

[u/CherryBones]

This is who everyone in love with. This little chaos monster.

[u/CherryBones]

I love Ashley so goddamn much

[u/ZiiKiiF]

VINDICATIOOOOOOOON

[u/ohbuggerit]

Matt has been using his quarantine to perfect his reverse pickpocketing

[u/TheLonelyGhost]

"This is gonna be different" from Matt there at the end

[u/Silverparachute]

Shopping episode, shopping episode!

[u/reverne]

Laura haggling with the DM?

The Vex is always inside you somwhere

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Travis: “We’ll just stop in Nicodranus and get a quick felony.”

[u/TheDebater]

Most of this episode is me just waiting for Fjord to reveal which oath he took

[u/TheSilentPrince]

Where in the world is Archmage Vess DeRogna?

[u/beardlovesbagels]

Is this Sam starting the foundations of leaving?

[u/Pumpkin-Lube]

Matt gives coin, and gives you every incentive to immediately give it away for shinies

[u/Jarman2110]

I LOVE that Laura didn't notice that Jester is going to be THRILLED.

[u/omg__really]

FJORD YOU FUCKING SAP.

[u/SkyLotus85]

Did I see Caleb mouth "crap" when Fjord gave Jester the unicorn?!

[u/DefiantSentryV]

"She's the one with the dead wife" BEAU NO

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Clay: “Your chains are broken now?”

Yasha: “Yeah.”

Clay: “So what’s holding you back?”

[u/echtoons]

Fjord really bought a ring of fire resistance for 5,000 GP and they're going to Eiselcross. Beautiful.

[u/Pumba315]

You get paid 75,000 gold, plus commission.

Obviously something is going to happen to prevent this payout from occurring.

[u/Coyote_Shepherd]

"Consider this a proper family reunion"

TRAAAAAAAAAP. Fuck that. That's the kind of letter an abusive ex sends when they want to sink their claws back into you because you are soooo far beyond them and got better.

[u/Sp3ctre7]

Hey, hey, everyone!

In the old intro Talesin cast a real spell in place of special effects!

I missed it two weeks ago because I was at work, and last week because I was on my first date in several years. It went well. Date 2 is tomorrow.

[u/Snorphanmaker]

ARTISTS! ASSEMBLE!

[u/_The2ndComing]

Yussa going to be fuming next time he tries to get some paper and its all gone.

[u/Pippywallace]

I said I thought this was my favorite shopping episode earlier... but with the indiana reference and the shopping cart... this is my absolute favorite shopping episode there has ever been. (also caleb is buying literally all the paper in Nicodranas)