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It's broadcasting. Kind of spontaneous. Oh,[br]there's some folks hopping in. There we go. Hello!

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This was a random thing that happened, so why not.[br]Hi, guys! Wow, that's a lot of "hey ya"s. Hi! From

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Belgium, too! Nice! Yes, I'm wearing the same[br]clothes from last night. It's been one of those

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days. I think I got to bed at 3:30am-ish.[br]Anyway... not hungover. We didn't, like, drink

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drink. We just had a drink and walked to Bob's Big[br]Boy and had shakes and ate food you shouldn't eat

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at 2:30am and woke up feeling really bleh, but[br]it's fine.

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Don't apologize for not seeing the episode. Civil[br]War is a very strong draw. Not a Strongjaw. Hmm,

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that was kind of fun. Anyway. This is a[br]spontaneous thing. Doing a bit here before I go

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ahead and do more work with Marisha's dad on our[br]room. Glad you guys liked last night. That was

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interesting! I guess part of this brief Periscope[br]is-- oh I'm sorry you're upset that I cut my hair,

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but I have to because it'll just keep getting[br]longer and it gets ridiculous. It'll grow back,

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which is nice and has to go shorter before we can[br]get longer again. So sorry. The mane will return,

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I'm sure, in time.

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Yeah, I guess I'll start with saying that man,[br]last night was crazy. Major props to the players

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for actually pulling out some tactics there in a[br]circumstance that was pretty rough. I wasn't sure

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how that was going to play out and a lot of[br]circumstances-- a lot of really lucky

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circumstances, very good rolls on key moments[br]really made a difference there. It's interestingly

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frustrating at times because when things happen[br]too perfectly on a televised-- or a live stream

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like that. When certain rolls go so good, it's[br]almost like, "Man, no one's going to believe

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"this," but no one's going to fudge the rolls.[br]Everyone's policing each other's die rolls and

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it's just incredible. It was ridiculous.

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I think Grog's arc of coming under the[br]understanding that his strength comes from his

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friends and not from himself was cool and his[br]realization and using this to draw Kevdak out into

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the open was pretty neat. I don't want to give too[br]many spoilers, per se, but between some very key

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usage of spells and abilities, some really good[br]rolls for them, bad rolls at certain key moments

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for the enemies, and some really great tactics,[br]they managed to-- "Why was Fireball halved on

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"Kevdak?" Because Kevdak is a Totem of the Bear[br]barbarian. They actually reduce all damage they

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take by half except for psychic, which is nasty[br]for tank barbarians. Something that Grog does not

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have because he's a frenzied berserker.

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But anyway, hopefully I'm not giving too much lag[br]here for you guys and I apologize if you are, but

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I'm trying to make sure that doesn't happen. I'm[br]trying to not to do the up-and-down this time, the

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vertical. I always forget to do that. I feel awful[br]after the fact. I'm like, "Ugh, why did I do

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"that?" It's easier to hold that way.

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Anyway, but there were some really hairy moments[br]last night, looking back on it, too. If Laura

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hadn't gone in there and done what she did with[br]the broom, Grog would be dead. If she had taken

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more damage in advance to that or any of the[br]attacks had got her, she would have been dead.

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Pike also very close to death. What the[br]party didn't know was, if anybody but Grog got the

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killing blow on Kevdak, they wouldn't have stopped[br]fighting. The combination of having the one that

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challenged him deal the final blow, the one they[br]actually knew, was what gave them pause, that

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moment of the shift. If just a random half-elf[br]with daggers, or if Vex had shot him with an arrow

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and killed him, it would have been less of a fall[br]of their ruler to another power that

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they understand and acknowledge. It would have[br]been just an assassination from a nameless,

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faceless creature. They would have just been like,[br]"He killed Kevdak!" and kept attacking.

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The fact that Grog managed to deal the final blow[br]really put it in a situation where that battle was

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able to come to a rest, which was crazy. And then[br]the series of social dice. I have seen a little

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bit of discussion online because I always like to see[br]how people's thoughts or opinions on ways that I

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can improve based on feedback and stuff like that.[br]There are some frustrations some individuals

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voiced with with the fact that the bloodthirsty[br]barbarians didn't just continue to attack and

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slaughter. Why would they even stop when their[br]leader was killed? These aren't mindless

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bloodthirsty barbarians. Some of their actions may[br]fall into that category at times, but understand,

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there are many different facets to a culture[br]beyond just bloodshed. They have people within

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that they try and protect. There's a tenuous[br]social relationship with the River Maw that

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they've taken in. There's a lot of factors at[br]stake there and I tried to insinuate that, even

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then, this relationship between Vox Machina and[br]the now quelled conflict at the moment is still

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tenuous. They've lost their leader and, at that[br]moment, there's only two other individuals that

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have taken any semblance of power and as opposed[br]to just going into an all-out, "We'll attack

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"everyone and everything!" They're just feeling it[br]out it seems. I don't want to spoil anything

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because I'm sure a lot of it will probably play[br]out in the next episode.

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Yeah, there's a lot of interesting facets beyond[br]just them being people that roam and kill stuff.

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It should be interesting as it plays out. Things[br]happen for reasons. My narrative is far from

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perfect. I'm having to write on the fly a lot of[br]the times and doing what I can with what free time

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I have. People are more than willing to go ahead[br]and tear apart elements of it. That's totally

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viable, but I try to do the best I can to have[br]things make sense. It anything's confusing, trust

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that there's some reason as to why I did it.[br]Whether or not you may agree with it, that's

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totally fine on you.

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Anyway, it was a fun episode and I'm proud of[br]them. The challenge level is still jumping as

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things go and I'm curious to see how they deal[br]with next week. But yeah, it's crazy. "Did Scanlan

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"get an alignment change?" One act will not give[br]you an alignment change, depending on your

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alignment. However, continued things towards that[br]direction will begin to push in that-- nudge in

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that way. We shall see how that aspect will play[br]into his character's personality going forward,

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which should be interesting. Stats for the items[br]Grog got. I've gotten this question a lot today. I

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was going to see Travis wanted to post them[br]himself, but I can probably post them up. I know

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the Titanstone Knuckles, when attuned, grant a[br]strength of 24, much like a Belt of Giant

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Strength, as well as allowing the user-- I think[br]it's once per long rest-- or short or long rest. I

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think it's long rest, to be under the effect of[br]the Enlarge spell. It's not a spell. It's not

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concentration, but it's the effect of an Enlarge,[br]which is why Kevdak was able to grow, and it gives

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them the Siege ability, which means he does double[br]damage-- whoever has it does double damage against

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objects and structures, much like how an earth[br]elemental's physical attacks do. So that is the

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effect of that vestige. It's pretty fun. It's like[br]an improved Belt of Giant Strength. A couple of

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different fun things. The bloodaxe is not a vestige;[br]it's not an artifact. It's just a powerful weapon.

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It's a +2 greataxe that deals an extra 1d6[br]necrotic damage against living creatures and so it

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does not do additional damage to undead and[br]creatures that aren't considered living. The other

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thing is when it it brings the creature to zero,[br]it gives the wielder ten temporary hit points. I

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think those are the benefits to the bloodaxe. So[br]that should be fun on Grog when he gets those on.

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"Are they fighting one of the dragons?" We'll see.[br]I have ideas on how I can handle the whole tribe

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fighting a dragon. A lot of this is going to[br]depend on the next episode because it's not like

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they all suddenly dove under the banner of Zanror[br]or Grog. The tribe is two different tribal

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backgrounds that were tenuously under a tyrant's[br]rule, essentially. Whether or not some agreed with

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him or not, they were all there for the point of[br]survival and the advancement of their people. Now

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that that has been taken, it's a very interesting[br]social point in that tribe's existence and I think

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next episode will definitely bring some of that to[br]light. So yeah. Should be fun.

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Let's see if we can dig in. A few more minutes of[br]your questions, then I got to jump on some stuff.

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I just wanted to hop on and say hi to folks. "Did[br]I see the Superfight promo cards?" I did! They did

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not tell me they were doing that. It was a cool[br]surprise. The fact that they have those made is a

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weirder part of my reality. I'm still adjusting to[br]it. It's very strange. "Can't the tribe build an

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"ultra anti-dragon thing?" They're not builders,[br]per se. They don't have a whole lot of time, but

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we will see. "Do I blame Wil Wheaton for my loss?"[br]No, I don't consider it a loss. It was a fair

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challenge. There were three different moments[br]where they almost lost party members last night.

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Not like zero hit points, like those barbarians[br]wouldn't take a party member to zero and then walk

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away. They would continue to cut until there were[br]just pieces left. So yeah. There were a few kind

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of hairy moments where I wasn't sure. It was quite[br]an intense evening, definitely.

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"Do I enjoy druids?" I think druids are fantastic![br]They're vastly improved in this edition over the

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fourth edition. I've always loved druids. I think[br]it's a cool character background, cool spell set,

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and has unique variety to play style,[br]which I like a lot.

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"Do I think the dragon has a chance[br]against 40-plus barbarians?" Well,

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they're not all barbarians, for one.[br]I say barbarians because it's just

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an easy term to say, but they all have[br]different strengths. Some of them are fighters,

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there are handful of druids, a few other[br]specialties. We shall see. A lot of people versus

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breath weapon can be a real fast battle sometimes.[br]We'll see what they come up with. I'm letting them

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all figure it out. "Am I in Overwatch?" I am! I[br]voice Jesse McCree, actually, the cowboy character

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in Overwatch. I'm really excited that that game's[br]about to come out. It's a fun one. As you're

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playing it in beta now or getting it soon, get[br]used to hearing the horrible phrase of, "It's high

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noon." It should be fun. (laughs)

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Um, let's see.

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"Advice on getting into voice acting?"[br]There's this great website that can

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break down any answers I would have for you called[br]Iwanttobeavoiceactor.com. It's run by Dee Bradley

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Baker. It has one of those comprehensive[br]breakdowns of exactly the answers to the question

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you're asking and way far better than I could. So[br]check that out, definitely.

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"If you would have two of your favorite bosses[br]fight in the game, who would it be?" Oh, two of

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them fight each other? Oh man. Huh. The Kevdak and[br]Greenbeard combo is actually a very nasty combo if

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they're not held at the same time. Greenbeard's[br]initial tactic, actually, was either he had a

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number of heals to back up Kevdak during that[br]entire fight, as well as the ability of-- he was

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going to cast Sunbeam and go earth elemental form.[br]He would then be an earth elemental shooting beams

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out of his hands in a very Iron Man way. That was[br]going to be one of his aggressive tactics. Trying

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to line up shots. Yeah, there are a lot of things[br]that-- Scanlan definitely was the MVP of that

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battle. At the very top, if he hadn't they[br]utilized the Cutting Words to lower the saving

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throw on a Kevdak against the Hold Person, that[br]would have been a whole different ball game. With

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both him and Greenbeard locked down, that pretty[br]much wrecked things on their side from the get-go.

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It was intense.

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"What did I think of Sam's shirt?" It was amazing.[br]He held onto that the entire day, didn't show that

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to anybody until he unveiled it on the stream and[br]that was pretty great. "Did Scanlan choose to hold

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"Greenbeard at random?" Possibly. He just said the[br]the guy with the green beard, and I was like, "All

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"right. Cool." I know people keep asking about why[br]none of the goliaths were mentioning Grog's beard.

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They haven't been in a situation where it's really[br]been a concern for theirs yet. I have a feeling

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this is going to occur when they have a little[br]less stressful environments to have discussions.

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"Osysa plus mate versus Thordak, who wins?" I[br]think Thordak would probably have that fight,

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probably. Yeah, probably. He's a rough one. "Am I[br]surprised that Grog killed Greenbeard?" I wasn't

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sure which way he was going to go. That was very[br]much the, "Which path to the herd do you choose at

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"this moment?" You have two individuals that have[br]some semblance of status within the remnants of

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the herd and it seems that only one of these two[br]you can choose to go with. Both can work towards

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your goals, it just depends on who you trust the[br]path more and who you think the others can rally

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behind. Zanror's probably going to be a harder[br]sell to the rest of the tribe than Greenbeard

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would've been just because he'd been established[br]for so long, but like I said, a lot of that's

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going to play out in the next session, I'm sure.

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"Is Allura still in Westruun?" Last they saw via[br]the scry, she seemed to be radically propelling

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her way via the travel spark-- I think it was out of the library[br]there, the Cobalt Reserve. That's last they saw of

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her. We'll see. Am I planning on bringing in a blood[br]hunter PC? If the story brings them to cross one

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of the orders, possibly. They exist in the world.[br]They haven't really been in a position where

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they've encountered any yet. They're still very[br]minimal in presence. Marisha is actually off to a

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shoot right now, so she's not here for this one.[br]"Would Kevdak's rage have fallen if they would

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have waited around to attack him?" He would have,[br]actually. If they would have kept him there, his

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rage would have fallen and he would've taken full[br]damage after that round, but I guess they also

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just wanted to try and burn him down as best they[br]could. They did a lot of damage to him, but that

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rage, with the half reduction, kept him going for[br]a long time.

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"How do I remember so much that's happened[br]previous games?" I don't know. I still forget a

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lot, I'm sure. I have to go back and remind myself[br]occasionally, but you live in this world the way I

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have, some of the stuff sticks, I guess. I also[br]might have a problem. Let's see. I'll do a few

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more of these questions and then I got to get some[br]work done, but I thought I'd pop in with you guys

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for a minute. Let's see. "Should Grog's rage have[br]kept up?" Not while he was inside the Raven

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Queen's amulet. That put him at a round with no[br]attack or damage comparatively, so the rage would

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have dropped. Let's see.

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"Any surprises in last night's episode?" There[br]were many surprises. Many tactical surprises by

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the party, many rolls and responses that surprised[br]me. The fact that they brought Kevdak down so low

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and then went up to 70 points from the Heal and[br]then they brought him down just back to that 70.

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I'd already calculated, looking at him, he was on[br]that tail end and that happened to be the final

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blow was Grog. That was a big surprise and really[br]swung things in their favor. Like I said, if any

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other PC had gotten killing blow on Kevdak, the[br]battle wouldn't have paused. They would have seen

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that as an act of assassination and would have[br]just kept attacking. It's pretty crazy. Let's see.

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"Been doing the RPGs at Momocon?" I mean, I don't[br]do a lot of ancillary RPGs because it's hard to

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organize and, to be fair, I spend most my time[br]doing this one, anyway. I can't burn myself out.

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I'll be doing panels and stuff probably on gaming,[br]Critical Role, and things like that. So if you're

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coming to Momocon in Atlanta, I'll have panels[br]regarding those topics.

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"Why no door involvement?" Look, Tal'Dorei, look,[br]the doors have had their day and will have them

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again. It can't all be doors. Besides, that would[br]be unfair, TPK them instantly. Oh cool, you got

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Loot Crate because of us? Awesome! Yeah, it was[br]really cool of Loot Crate to reach out. We've had

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Loot Crate for a long time ourself. We have a few[br]friends that worked with them in the past and

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they're a really nice company. I mean, thanks to[br]you guys we're getting to the point now with the

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show that we can have sponsors, which is cool[br]because that helps us out. It means that we can,

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for me especially, means that I can spend more[br]time focusing on the show because it makes a

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little more on the side for me. Which is good and[br]it means that we can provide a lot of special

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discounts for our fans and we can help build[br]the brand into something that we never expected it

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would be. We're still holding on and seeing where[br]this whole thing goes. I'm blown away that the

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show is what it is, and that you guys are what you[br]are. So life's weird right now. It's good; it's weird.

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What about Matt Colville? I saw someone mention[br]his name there. Matt Colville is an amazing person

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and once again, if you haven't seen his videos on[br]his tips for running games and world building,

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they're fantastic and very well thought-out and[br]thorough. He's an amazing writer and a really good

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friend and, because time and such has prevented me[br]from being able to do as many or as in-depth as

0:19:52.790,0:19:57.630
the GM Tips episodes as I've been wanting to-- and[br]I hope to do some more pretty soon-- he's been

0:19:57.630,0:20:02.768
helping fill that gap and do a far better job than[br]I could have, so definitely check those out.

0:20:02.768,0:20:07.020
"Have Matt Colville on the show?" There's been[br]talk. We have a long list of people that want to

0:20:07.020,0:20:10.569
be on the show and I'm being particular and[br]careful. I want to make sure that they're people

0:20:10.569,0:20:14.638
that aren't going on just for self-promotion. I[br]want to make sure the people that are genuinely

0:20:14.638,0:20:21.538
interested or passionate about either learning to[br]play or have played before and want to get on and

0:20:21.538,0:20:27.608
do fall somewhat in an entertainment realm that we[br]do. Colville would be phenomenal on. He's

0:20:27.608,0:20:31.700
definitely in consideration on my list, so don't[br]worry.

0:20:31.700,0:20:35.319
"Critical Role stuff in Loot Crate?" That largely[br]depends on the how well the sponsorship goes.

0:20:35.319,0:20:40.208
That's part of the discussion. If it does well and[br]enough of the audience takes to it and they

0:20:40.247,0:20:47.562
find that there's a good overlap and that Venn[br]diagram of Critters and Loot Craters, I guess,

0:20:47.571,0:20:52.954
I'm calling them now, coined it. Then there has[br]been talk maybe doing specific Critical Role stuff

0:20:52.954,0:20:56.573
down the line. That's what I'm really excited[br]about with this whole sponsorship is the

0:20:56.573,0:21:03.545
opportunities to bring more of this world I made[br]up to physical form. It's been the weirdest

0:21:03.545,0:21:10.954
experience in the world. I can't even. "What do I[br]think of the Savage World system?" It's great. I

0:21:10.954,0:21:15.244
like it a lot, especially Deadlands. I'll keep[br]pushing that one because it's one of my favorite

0:21:15.244,0:21:21.899
RPG systems. "Is my dad a bard?" Totally, and[br]actually he made a bard the one game I tried to DM

0:21:21.921,0:21:28.660
for my parents. He made a bard, named him[br]something Fender because he's my dad, musician.

0:21:28.660,0:21:33.492
"Pop Funko Mercer." Someone sent me one, a custom[br]one, at Critmas and it's on my desk and it's amazing.

0:21:36.781,0:21:40.892
Let's see, what other questions here?

0:21:48.262,0:21:54.332
"Any update on the fanzine?" Yeah, the fanzine's[br]interesting. We were wanting to plan something

0:21:54.332,0:21:57.972
We were working on a way that we could bring[br]the community and actually produce something

0:21:57.972,0:22:07.371
official through Critical Role that would include[br]the community artists and hopefully do an occasional

0:22:07.371,0:22:12.533
recurring thing like that where you're bringing[br]together. Partially into planning and the fanzine

0:22:12.533,0:22:19.854
announcement happened. We were like, "Oh how do we[br]roll all this together?" So we love the idea, but

0:22:19.854,0:22:24.903
we figured it might be cooler if we could go ahead[br]and work with them on a professional level to put

0:22:24.903,0:22:31.652
something together, make it look really nice and[br]put it on like the shop sale, and actually make

0:22:31.652,0:22:38.843
some money for the artists who put all this time[br]into it as well and have it be official. I

0:22:38.886,0:22:44.104
probably shouldn't even been talking about this,[br]but whatever NDA. (shushes) Surprises. We have

0:22:44.104,0:22:47.963
ideas, we have thoughts, and we're hoping to do[br]something really cool with you guys, with the

0:22:47.963,0:22:51.644
wonderful art community that's come out of this,[br]so hopefully in the near future, we'll be able to

0:22:51.644,0:23:02.560
talk more about it. You didn't hear anything here.[br](shushes)

0:23:02.560,0:23:07.611
Let's see. Have a little lag here. I'm not getting[br]any messages. Here, take three more questions than

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I got to run. All right. "Opinion on psionics?" I[br]have a weird history with psionics. Psionics have

0:23:15.633,0:23:23.983
always been historically broken in a lot of ways[br]in older editions. I felt a lot of psychic powers,

0:23:23.983,0:23:31.402
the way they were designed in the older, like[br]second edition, days were very out of genre for

0:23:31.402,0:23:36.504
me, so I had a hard time enjoying them. They've[br]gotten better over years and I'm waiting to see

0:23:36.504,0:23:42.903
what they do in fifth edition releases coming up.[br]It's a cool facet. I haven't quite found an

0:23:42.903,0:23:50.392
implementation that I'm really happy with yet. So[br]we'll see as things happen.

0:23:50.392,0:23:56.422
I will send regards to Dagon. I'm sure she'll[br]appreciate it by going (clicking). She's really

0:23:56.422,0:24:02.300
cute when she's really relaxed and she makes kissy[br]sounds. We'll wake up and she'll crawl in bed with

0:24:02.300,0:24:06.551
us and we'll go (kissy sounds) and she'll turn to[br]us and go (kissy sounds). We'll do that back and

0:24:06.551,0:24:10.911
forth for like five minutes. It's the cutest[br]thing. Birds are awesome. "Thoughts on 3D-printed

0:24:10.911,0:24:19.162
"minis?" Oh man. I would love that. Maybe one day[br]I'll get a 3D-printer and I'll put them out. I've

0:24:19.162,0:24:23.063
seen some really cool stuff happen. I'm all about[br]like the idea 3D-printed terrain, as well. I think a

0:24:23.063,0:24:31.294
few Critters who sent me some amazing things of[br]that. Based on just toying with and playing and

0:24:31.334,0:24:39.402
expanding on the Dwarven Forge stuff. Last night[br]was like my grand magnum opus, a cityscape. I was

0:24:39.402,0:24:42.403
really happy how that turned out. I hope it came[br]across well on camera for you guys, wasn't too

0:24:42.403,0:24:48.842
confusing, but it could help elevate. Yeah, I'm on[br]this like terrain kick right now. Like, "How can I

0:24:48.842,0:24:57.101
"do this?" Let's see.

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Okay. "Kevdak took half the fire damage, was that[br]supposed to happen?" Yes, I answered that earlier,

0:24:59.765,0:25:06.033
but I'll say it again. Kevdak was not a berserker[br]barbarian. He is a Totem of the Bear barbarian.

0:25:06.033,0:25:09.484
One of their abilities is when they're raging,[br]they halve all damage except for psychic. That's

0:25:09.484,0:25:15.004
actually their benefit. They're more of a tanky[br]barbarian, to clarify for you guys.

0:25:15.004,0:25:18.873
"Tips to encourage players to roleplay a bit[br]more?" If you're running the game, just engage

0:25:18.873,0:25:24.704
them as an NPC. Look them in the eyes and talk to[br]them as the NPC would, and if they begin to

0:25:24.704,0:25:30.061
describe what they're doing, we ask them, "Well,[br]how do you say it? Go ahead and say it. Talk to me

0:25:30.061,0:25:34.822
"about it as the character." Or even temporarily[br]implement the rule well, "Whatever you say, you

0:25:34.822,0:25:39.613
"say in character." If they're really not[br]comfortable with that, then don't push them. You

0:25:39.613,0:25:43.283
want to make sure people are playing on the level[br]that they're comfortable for, but if you can nudge

0:25:43.283,0:25:47.065
them a little bit out of the comfort zone, they[br]may discover that they enjoy it more. It may take

0:25:47.065,0:25:53.013
a little more work on your side as the DM to do[br]so, but yeah.

0:25:53.013,0:25:58.163
"Any tips to calm an overconfident party?" Throw[br]something in their way they can't beat and teach

0:25:58.163,0:26:08.540
them that sometimes you have to run. You have to[br]run. (laughs) There're many ways to do it and if you

0:26:08.571,0:26:11.869
look online, there's some cool options for that.[br]I'm going to take one more question and I got to

0:26:11.869,0:26:22.880
run and get some work done. Let's see, look[br]through here. "Do I use index cards to plan out my

0:26:22.880,0:26:30.070
"campaign?" I don't use index cards. I print out[br]spreadsheets that I make in Microsoft Excel and

0:26:30.070,0:26:36.799
cut them into smaller blocks that I then tape to[br]paper. So I use standard-sized pages, but I-- I

0:26:36.799,0:26:41.228
should remember to take a page behind the screen[br]one of these days. I'm always such in the zone

0:26:41.228,0:26:43.648
when I'm set up and getting ready to go in the[br]game because I have a lot of things I have to

0:26:43.648,0:26:48.169
prepare my brain and load up all the mental[br]programs of what I'm about to run that I forget

0:26:48.169,0:26:55.670
to. But I'll see if I can do that some point in[br]the near future.

0:26:55.670,0:27:01.259
"What do I think of 14-year-olds like you playing[br]D&D?" That's when I started, so I think it's cool.

0:27:01.259,0:27:07.610
Be aware, some environments, especially in those[br]ages, kids can be cruel, but be prepared that. Be

0:27:07.610,0:27:15.349
sure of who you are, have fun, and if you're not[br]having fun with one group, maybe find another one.

0:27:15.349,0:27:20.099
"Are we okay to send character sheets for you to[br]use as an NPC?" To put in perspective, I'd say

0:27:20.099,0:27:28.369
just in the past Critmas alone, I received about[br]35 to 40 different player characters people were

0:27:28.369,0:27:36.020
sending me to use in the campaign. I'll reiterate,[br]I-- situation of favoritism, so I'm going to try

0:27:36.020,0:27:42.158
to implement more possible contests in which we[br]can incorporate NPCs for the winner and stuff like

0:27:42.158,0:27:46.899
that. We did that once before and it worked out[br]well, so I'm hoping to do stuff like that in the

0:27:46.899,0:27:55.077
future. But I can't ensure that because it is a[br]weird slippery slope. But yeah.

0:27:55.077,0:28:01.497
All right, I know I said one more before and then[br]I did three more. Sorry. "Do I feel physically--"

0:28:01.497,0:28:05.760
this will be the last one. "Do I feel physically[br]drained at the end of a session?" Yes, it's a very

0:28:05.760,0:28:16.491
mentally and physically taxing experience running[br]that game. It's intense, so I usually sleep well

0:28:16.491,0:28:20.090
the night after. Don't sleep well the night[br]before. Sleep well the night after. I try not to

0:28:20.090,0:28:24.338
schedule something too early Friday morning, but[br]inevitably it happens. Like this morning I had a

0:28:24.338,0:28:28.068
9:00am session and I didn't get to bed until about[br]about 3:00, so I got about four and a half hours

0:28:28.068,0:28:33.449
of sleep last night total. So that was fun.[br]Anyway, guys, I've got to get going. Much love. I

0:28:33.449,0:28:37.269
hope you all have a wonderful day. Thank you for[br]listening to me ramble for a little while. Looking

0:28:37.269,0:28:42.178
forward to the next session and is it Thursday[br]yet? All right guys, take care.[br]