History WebVideo / CriticalRoleCampaignTwo

[[caption-width-right:273: "The only thing we've ever done consistently is take care of our friends."[[note]]Top to bottom, left to right: [[CombatMedic Caduceus Clay]], [[AgentPeacock Mollymauk Tealeaf]], [[CloudCuckooLander Jester Lavorre]], [[DealWithTheDevil Fjord Stone]], [[DarkAndTroubledPast Caleb Widogast]], [[FallenAngel Yasha Nydoorin]], [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Beauregard Lionett]], and [[CowardlyLion Nott the Brave]]. Not pictured: [[TheAtoner Essek Thelyss]], [[spoiler:[[LovableRogue Kingsley Tealeaf]]]].[[/note]]]]

** Also, in the same episode, the cutting back and forth between the Nein grimly interrogating Essek and Fjord having to contend with [[HilarityEnsues a very stoned-on-magic Beau]].

** [[spoiler:As the Nein explore Cognouza, the various members of the Somnovem they encounter all ask where the Nonagon is, as they can't sense him. Strange, given Lucien came to Cognouza to meet with the Somnovem in the first place... but starts to make more sense when Lucien turns out to be TheStarscream, breaks into the Aether Crux, bombs the Somnovem to pieces using intuit charges, and takes control of Cognouza himself.]]

[[caption-width-right:273: "The only thing we've ever done consistently is take care of our friends."[[note]]Top to bottom, left to right: [[CombatMedic Caduceus Clay]], [[AgentPeacock Mollymauk Tealeaf]], [[CloudCuckooLander Jester Lavorre]], [[DealWithTheDevil Fjord Stone]], [[DarkAndTroubledPast Caleb Widogast]], [[FallenAngel Yasha Nydoorin]], [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Beauregard Lionett]], and [[CowardlyLion Nott the Brave]].[[/note]]]]

** Xhorhas has a more 13th-century Romanian flair.

** One of the overarching ad campaigns this season was the 69th D&D Beyond Presidential Election, which pitted [[PlatonicLifePartners Sam Riegel against Liam O'Brien]].

* LOL69: The [=NordVPN=] sponsorship ads involve Sam, and eventually all the guys as a ragtag bunch of hackers straight out of the '90s, and for some reason (read: RetCon) all their handles end with 69.

* ReallyWasBornYesterday: Molly is fairly "with it" for this trope, but his [[TheHedonist]] hedonistic lifestyle and fascination with new experiences make much more sense once he reveals that he has no memory of anything before two years ago.
--->'''Molly''': That's a thing? They have stores purely for candy? Will wonders never cease?

* AbortedArc: As is the nature of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', especially the more sandbox-style of of this campaign compared to the previous one, several subplots Matt introduced ended without a more concrete resolution due to various factors. These range from the players deciding not to follow up on it, choices in character that cause changes in the direction, or simply the characters learning/revealing things earlier than expected. For example: The Knights of Requital subplot in Zadash ends up being dropped due to a combination of bad rolls, the characters deciding to leave Zadash, and the group mostly forgetting about the characters involved due to other events. Matt later explained that a major reason for some of these dropped plot points was because [[spoiler:Molly's death]] was something unexpected that caused all his planned reveals and story lines to change in response.

* BadassInDistress: [[spoiler:Yasha]] ends up in this position far too often for anyone's comfort. The most notable example was her [[spoiler:nearly six months under the mind control of Obann, a demonic cult leader, where she was forced to murder innocents while her completely aware mind watched]], but it's become almost a runnng gag at his point that [[spoiler:Yasha]] is charmed or possessed OnceAnEpisode.

* AbortedArc: As is the nature of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', several subplots Matt introduced ended without a more concrete resolution due to various factors, ranging from the players deciding not to follow up on it, choices in character that cause changes in the direction, or simply the characters learning/revealing things earlier than expected. For example: The Knights of Requital subplot in Zadash ends up being dropped due to a combination of bad rolls, the characters deciding to leave Zadash, and the group mostly forgetting about the characters involved due to other events. Matt later explained that a major reason for some of these dropped plot points was because [[spoiler:Molly's death]] was something unexpected that caused all his planned reveals and story lines to change in response.

* AbortedArc: Several subplots Matt introduced ended without a more concrete resolution due to various factors, ranging from the players deciding not to follow up on it, choices in character that cause changes in the direction, or simply the characters learning/revealing things earlier than expected. For example: The Knights of Requital subplot in Zadash ends up being dropped due to a combination of bad rolls, the characters deciding to leave Zadash, and the group mostly forgetting about the characters involved due to other events. Matt later explained that a major reason for some of these dropped plot points was because [[spoiler:Molly's death]] was something unexpected that caused all his planned reveals and story lines to change in response.

* FoulFirstDrink: Caduceus Clay is a tea-loving cleric who has been sheltered at his family's temple his entire life before he decides to travel with the Mighty Nein. As such, since this is a TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons world, he struggles to find something to drink at the first tavern they stop in. When Nott gets him to try whiskey for the first time, he ends up coughing and tries to take the edge off with milk, which doesn't help. Six drinks in, he still thinks alcohol tastes terrible, to which Beau replies, "You don't drink it 'cause it tastes good." [[note]] Because he is a 7-foot-tall [[OurMinotaursAreDifferent firbolg]], the fact that it takes more drinks than average to give him a buzz is referenced as a factor as well. [[/note]]

* AboveGoodAndEvil: Most of the archmages the party interacts with (even the ones they have a genuine friendship with) believe that traditional conceptions of morality are beneath them. Part of Caleb's character development has been growing in magical power without losing sight of his humanity. He does all right, as some of said archmages have remarked on how unusually humble he is for such a powerful wizard. His determination to remain so is largely due to his former EvilMentor, Trent Ikithon, whose MoralMyopia is on a level most people couldn't dream of. In fact, when Trent Ikithon is commanded via magic to "empathize," even when he fails his saving throw the spell fails - because he is by nature ''incapable'' of that experience.

* ContrivedCoincidence: In Episode 79, the Mighty Nein are racing against Obann, the Laughing Hand, and a mind-controlled Yasha to reach a specific location in the Lotusden Greenwood, with Obann and company having a head start. The Nein Polymorph into giant birds to fly over the forest and gain ground. When the spell ends, the party crash lands within earshot of Obann's camp, despite traveling over a forest that is at leat a hundred miles wide.

On January 25th, 2023, it was announced that the campaign will be getting an AnimatedAdaptation that, like ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfVoxMachina'', will air exclusively on Amazon Prime.

On January 25, 2023, it was announced that the campaign will be getting an AnimatedAdaptation that, like ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfVoxMachina'', will air exclusively on Amazon Prime.

On January 25 2023, it was announced that the campaign will be getting an AnimatedAdaptation that, like ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfVoxMachina'', will air exclusively on Amazon Prime.

On January 25, 2023, it was announced that the campaign will be getting an AnimatedAdaptation that, like ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfVoxMachina'', will air exclusively on Amazon Prime.