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Runtime
Break start
4h 44m
2h 53m
Episode 112: The Assembling of Legends
Bells Hells and the Mighty Nein had teamed up to be the 'away squad' to head to Ruidus through the portal that was discovered in Issylra, while the rest of Exandria planned an assault on the Malleus Key (both as a distraction to allow these two groups to go unnoticed to and inside the moon itself before dividing to two different tasks:
The Mighty Nein head into the Arx Creonum and destroy the Weave Mind
Bell's Hells clamber into the depths and the core of Ruidus itself to stop the Ruby Vanguard and Ludinus from releasing Predathos.)
As you prepped for this journey, traversed to Ruidus and then teleported into the basement of the Jagged Edge Glassworks where Caleb had set up his Nein-sided Tower for an evening's rest before the final push towards their collaborative missions.
There the groups got to know each other a little better, prepared for the evening with some spells and enchantments that would last them for the coming day, and then eventually, dividing amongst their various chambers to rest for the night, while also discussing what may very well be the last night on Exandria for all of them. With that a night's rest is had and the morning comes to.
You all begin to rouse from your collective slumber and gather within the main chamber of the Nein-sided Tower.
Matthew Mercer as Raising Arizona Cage
Travis Willingham as Con Air Cage
Marisha Ray as Wicker Man Cage
Robbie daymond as Honeymoon in Vegas Cage
Sam Riegel as Face/Off Cage
Ashley Johnson as The Rock Cage
Laura Bailey as City of Angels Cage
Liam O'Brien as MANDY Cage
Taliesin Jaffe as Valley Girl Cage
00:33:48 Rashinna:"...We're preparing a mass detonation. Hiding in the Villums. Look for Gaz."
00:39:47 Sam's prosthetic face is too much for Laura, "I can't stop looking at you!"
Sam:"That's a first."
00:40:05 Laura wings Liam again
00:40:10 Liam:"Are all Reilorans 'floaters'?"
Taliesin is temporarily stunned
00:41:27 Pâté is fine, he just went exploring.
00:43:14 "He's a one-time weasel."
00:44:57 Sam's disturbing yawn face
00:48:48 Laura's dice senses tingle
00:51:29 Ashton wins the roll and absorbs Dusk Hunger (Zathuda's sword)
Gains +2 Dex permanently. Once per short rest add 3d6 fire damage to a successful melee attack.
00:53:21 Veth:"But you know, that's the brass ring!"
Travis reacts to his beloved Calamity party's name.
00:54:08 Veth:"I'm very happy, but this one regret will haunt me forever. You don't know what that's like."
00:55:50 Orym wins the roll to absorb Ishta, the Summit Blade
Gains +2 Dex permanently. Gains +3 to hit rolls and damage rolls. Hitting a prone creature rolls additional d6 force dmg.
01:01:20 Laudna still has samples of the strange moon lichen organism the All-Minds-Burn
01:05:07 Jester:"We're all from the moon now!"
01:07:53 Zhesh:"The place is yours."
01:11:00 A storm is brewing
01:12:05 The Dust Bin Delta, fine Ruidian BBQ
01:14:55 As they figure out the marching order, Robbie dunks on Marisha
01:19:07 Orym spies a sort of shrine in the distance with items on it from Exandria. There are even plants on translocated patches of soil.
01:21:21 Sam shows Robbie what kissing his mask would look like
01:22:55 Prepurred
01:24:37 The octopus maneuver
01:33:04 Planerider Ryn's missing arm is profusely bleeding
01:48:08 Watcher Amido is recognized and leads the group away from approaching security
01:50:14 Laura's angel wings fall
01:52:21 Jester the Dire Mole
01:55:01 Jester:"Do you want to learn the ways of destruction?"
Braius:"I do."
Jester:"Then follow me."
01:55:18 The left side of Matt's mouth rejects cosmetic adhesives
01:55:38 Laura wings Liam some more
01:58:52 Faint bursts or pulses of light in the distance
02:01:55 Gaz is at the Ceramic Tower
02:05:25 Dorian checking the backup plan for escape
02:06:24 Sam:"Creed, Daft Punk, Elvis, Wayne Newton"
02:07:37 Waspa nest?
02:07:43 Marisha scratches an itch on her face
02:14:14 Gaz is very recognizable
02:15:29 Ashley:"Oh, you can't read it?" (revenge is sweet)
Sam:"Fuck! I've been Johnsoned!"
Robbie:"Get Johnsoned!"
02:15:49 Liam peels a chunk of his face makeup off, grossing out Matt
02:16:03 Sam:(Scooby voice)"Ragged rugs?"
02:17:12 We learn of Gaz Tomo's psychic damage from Liliana Temult
02:17:58 Gaz is not Veth's type
02:20:09 Gaz:"I'm not supposed to say."
02:22:11 Fearne's gonna listen from the flaps. Three voices: Gaz Tomo,
02:23:36 Gaz:"Not now. Like, Soon..."
?:"You're doing very good, Gaz."
02:27:27 Gaz is stunned by the deliciousness of a cookie, "What miracle have you bestowed upon me?"
02:28:23 "We of the Volition have been working for most of our lives tirelessly, and many of us (for generations now at this point) to undermine and destroy the tyranny of the Weave Mind. They rule all the people of this entire space, this realm, with an iron brain. We've gotten relatively close maybe a few times. Figure if we can take out like one or two, that'd be great. If we could take em all out, fine. There's a lot going on and it's going to be very distracted. With the people leaving, there's a lot less collateral damage to do something really crazy."
02:29:59 Gaz:"Makes the coo-key tingly. I don't fully understand your ways, strange Exandrian folk."
Sam:"He's just a cave man."
02:30:47 Laura remembers that their destination is "The Hallowed Cage" during the Cage-themed episode.
02:34:11 Orym:"Coordinate with the woman in charge, Rashinna, and get the gang down on Exandria in place."
02:35:05 Sam:"Explosions is three words."
Travis:"Going to the restroom, I'll be back."
02:37:30 Laura:"Fuck it!" channels Jester
02:38:08 When we come back from the break, we're going to rewind a little bit in time to pick up from Vasselheim from the perspective of Keyleth, Vex, Pike, and Grog as they leave to search for the rest of their troop before this assault.
INTERMISSION
Meanwhile (a little time before the events we left on Ruidus a moment ago) in Vasselheim…
after the plot had been set into motion, after Bell's Hells had gone to stop this meeting of the Unseelie and the Ruby Vanguard, Keyleth, with the knowledge of what her and Vox Machina represented on the coming assault of the Malleus Key, set out to gather the rest of her troop.
Here in Vasselheim, gathering your thoughts, Keyleth waits until nightfall after all the meetings with the Exandrian alliance beginning to scatter to prepare their forces for a very eminent assault and sets out to see Lady Vex'alia.
Not too far from the Platinum Sanctuary, a number of these abodes that are both well-guarded and well-furnished. As you head through the interior (torch and magical candle) lit hallways, you come to the outside of her bedchamber and knock on the door.
(Campaign 1 seating arrangements)
02:58:27 Keyleth is worn out from making titles for people
03:00:18 Keyleth:"I think we're going to have to get the gang back together."
03:03:47 Epic Airship SFX
03:04:45 Scanlan has been unreachable
03:06:00 Vex gives props to Keyleth on the titles
03:09:37 Pike:"Do you have a pie in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?"
03:09:44 Peanut butter pies?
03:10:39 Pike:"God dammit!"
03:11:08 Vex:(to Grog who already forgot about the Platinum Sanctuary)"You were there..."
03:11:25 Pike and Scanlan's love rollercoaster.
03:14:21 Buddies and booze and Janine
03:15:26 Grog:"What do you mean last time?"
03:18:07 The search for Scanlan begins
03:21:05 Vex:"His husband. Um. Greg." (Mercer's Revenge #24601 Coming up with names)
04:06:51 "The de Rolo Twins" Wolfe and Leona, and Vax'ildan II
04:08:20 Vex:"You remember me telling you about Uncle Vax and everything that happened? We're going to try to fix it."
04:09:26 Sam gets a warning glance from Ashley after sneezing.
04:10:46 Percival: "Whitestone endures."
04:12:32 Scanlan calls his group the Silver Saddles. Dr Dranzel, Kent Plucker, Lionel Gayheart, Jameson the Painter, and Keg
04:16:16 Cerkonos:"Now you have a horse penis, ha ha!"
04:17:29 Vex:"You're doing spice?"
Scanlan:"Just on the road for shits and giggles sometimes. Hey, when you're a gnome you have many midlife crises. This is like my third one. It's great."
04:18:10 Taryon's husband's name is Lawrence... Tary and Larry.
04:20:52 Sam grosses out his friends with dangly parts of his gorey face makeup
04:21:41 Scanlan:"I was trying to find my spirit."
04:22:14 Travis yanks off the distracting dangling face gore and throws it at Marisha. Taliesin covers it with an Ashton figurine.
04:24:42 Grog:"We're back baby!"
04:25:03 Laura:"Oh, Percy. He's such a beutch."
04:25:35 Cerkonos has been "retaining his seed' since age 28
I haven't watched the episode so I missed the fact that VM is back until I saw a YouTube video with a spoiler title. But holy hell I didn't know Cerkonos is that HOT! ❤️🔥
Did Liam skip that section or did he play a character?
Liam was left out to symbolize Vax’s continued imprisonment.
There was a joke made about Liam showing up alone as Vax. He comes in, sits down, and screams for a moment. Stand up and leaves, and the rest of the cast comes in.
[taken from Reddit post]
Hi! GalacticJonah here, aka the guy who had the honour to draw the new Vox Machina art pieces. First for all, massive thanks to everyone who left nice comments!! I thought people might be interested in some behind the scenes and fun facts so here we go:
All designs were created by directly corresponding and working with the cast, which was both exciting and scary, lmao. In general that was the vibe of the whole thing because VM are legendary and critters are very passionate, so the pressure to get this right was high.
Some of the cast went with vibes and story, others with detailed references, but they put a lot of trust in me all the way and I was allowed quite a lot of freedom within the guidelines. I remember Kiki's design in particular because it was just right from the very start -- honestly the biggest thrill for anyone who has ever designed for a client before!!
The designs pull from many places, so some things are based on pre-existing designs. Legally though they were not allowed to be too similar/copying any Legend of Vox Machina stuff - so that is why some things are very different (see Cerkonos).
Some more fun bits about the process:
Laura requested that Vex and Percy match in their fashion, so I coordinated their colours!
There was a whole back and forth whether Scanlan would be an overall small centaur or a small gnome body on a regular horse. As you see, we went with the latter.
I gave Vex the gold earcuff. You know why~
I ended up giving myself a 'druid = body piercing' headcanon because someone once argued that they cannot wear metal way way back when I first drew Kiki with a septum piercing. So that's why Cerkonos has a nipple ring ✌️
Taliesin came up with the suntree pattern on Percy's coat like that and it rules!!! What a rad idea.
Vex's style was described to me as 'corporate ranger'!
Both our gnomes look older than they teeechnically should, lore wise, on request from the players. I actually was really happy about that - the passage of time is important and it's beautiful to show it off ❤️
The other option for Scanlan's bumper sticker (lmao) was 'You Spice?'
I worked under my own goal to make all of these designs a bisexuals fucking nightmare so, yeah.
And that's all I can think of. Thank you all for liking these ❤️