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| Airdate = 2015-04-16
| Airtime = 19:00 PDT
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| Starring = {{Starring
  | [[Orion Acaba]] | [[Tiberius]]
  | [[Laura Bailey]] | [[Vex'ahlia]]
  | [[Taliesin Jaffe]] | [[Percy]]
  | [[Ashley Johnson]] | [[Pike]]
  | [[Liam O'Brien]] | [[Vax'ildan]]
  | [[Marisha Ray]] | [[Keyleth]]
  | [[Sam Riegel]] | [[Scanlan]]
  | [[Travis Willingham]] | [[Grog]]
  | [[Matthew Mercer]] | DM
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{{ep|Breaching the Emberhold}} is the sixth episode of the first season of ''[[Critical Role]]''. [[Vox Machina]] and [[Clarota]] continue to wind their way ever downward, eventually reaching the duergar fortress of [[Emberhold]]. With a little dash of gnomic derring-do, the group sneaks in through a secret entrance to begin searching for the captive [[Lady Kima of Vord]].

== '''Synopsis''' ==
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=== '''Announcements''' ===
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*[[Matthew Mercer]] introduces the show.
*The ''Critical Role'' intro video{{Ep ref|intro=This is the first episode to feature the ''[[Critical Role]]'' intro video.|ep=1x06|0:15:04|more=Intro airs at {{ep time|ep=1x06|0:00:34}}}} and the character bio videos air.
*The ''Critical Role'' intro video was created by [[Zac Eubank]], with mixing and sound effects by [[Alex Niedt]], and music by [[Jason Charles Miller]].
*The cast that were able to participate had a great time on [http://web.archive.org/web/20210527041007/http://geekandsundry.com/table-top-day/ International Tabletop Day] the previous Saturday (2015-04-11). Met some wonderful fans, including [https://twitter.com/RuzgofDi @RuzgofDi], who made the t-shirt that many of them are wearing.
*[[Marisha Ray]] announces the possibility of making this the first of many fan designed t-shirts made available for a limited run.
*[[Liam O'Brien]] thanks Tim West for supplying jewels and dwarven coins from [http://www.fantasycoin.com/ Fantasy Coin HQ]
* Matt announces the night's giveaway.
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=== '''Previously on ''Critical Role''''' ===
''"Last we left off, the party had been traveling into the dwarven city of [[Kraghammer]] at the behest of the arcanist [[Allura Vysoren]] in search of a halfling paladin, a very revered folk hero, named [[Kima|Lady Kima of Vord]]. She had gone missing following a vision quest, somewhere beneath the city, supposedly for some great evil that was germinating there, festering and growing.''

''"After <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Vox Machina]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> traversed through the dwarven city, [they] began to find [their] way down into the mithral mines of [[Greyspine Quarry|Greyspine]] beneath the dwarven town. After a few fateful encounters, the return of [their] gnome cleric, Grog having his proverbial brains temporarily blown out by an [[intellect devourer]], the party then decided to make friends with a mind flayer, an [[illithid]] that had been cast out from its people seeking vengeance and possible return to its people.''

''"Upon making this alliance, they made an attack on the duergar warcamp that is threatening to rise up and attack Kraghammer from deep within the mountains themselves. The attack was successful, the general was interrogated, and some interesting information was gleaned from him before his brain was sucked out of his head by [[Clarota]], the mind flayer friend.''

''"However this attack also announced to the local warcamp of [their] presence, and in the process of attempting to escape the druid was damaged and lost her eagle form and thus began a free fall of many party members. A haphazard attempt to use the [[Carpet of Flying|magic carpet]] far over its weight limit led most of the party to crash land and nearly killed everyone.''

''"[They] managed to escape, walled themselves in, thanks to [[Keyleth|Keyleth's]] stone wall spell and after staying the evening in one of the deeper tunnels and barely avoiding a roving band of duergar, managed to find [themselves] in battle with two ogres carrying a strange mutated [[black pudding]] ooze contained in a glass container. The glass container shattered, of course, by an ''Explosive Arrow'' created by [[Percy]] and fired by [[Vex'ahlia]] at the very start of the battle. [This] led into a very rough battle [because] the strange mutating ooze kept splitting and splitting and splitting. Through some good teamwork, and crafty use of ''Telekinesis'' and the nearby lava pool, [they] managed to survive the encounter.''

''"Making [their] way to the bottom of this tunnel, [they] found [themselves] looping back around to the large crevasse where the giant waterfall pools, where [they] had met Clarota, which allowed [Vex'ahlia] to retrieve [her] bear, [[Trinket]]. We pick up as [the party] begins to step down into the lower tunnels, the ones that are partially coated with a series of magma pools and falls that are trickling out of the rock side."''

=== '''Part I''' ===
[[Vox Machina]] heads into the lower chasm, the temperature of the air grows steadily warmer and warmer, with a drier heat. Members of the party with thick armor feel sweat beads trickle down the side of their face. Pressing farther down, the hint of sulphurous smell in the air is now becoming stronger and stronger, deeper and deeper into this cavernous tunnel. The tunnel narrows and widens but continues in a steady descent and doesn't veer off. Some of the small magma trickles pool and gather into magma cups. After a slight hill in the tunnel a larger portion of the left side of the rock wall has collapsed and a gargantuan pool of magma is pouring into the tunnel, essentially covering half of the tunnel. 

[[Scanlan]] asks [[Keyleth]] "You don't have any way of getting any water?" "Oh, I do," says [[Tiberius]] and he pulls out an empty bottle. [[Vax]] asks Tiberius what the bottle does and Tiberius explains, demonstrating with two bottles, "Well, they're both empty, of course, but this one is an air bottle and this one is a water bottle." When he opens the air bottle, a small gust comes out. He then replaces the cap, and swaps it for the other bottle. He removes the cap and tips the bottle. A never-ending stream of water flows out.

Vex inspects the area for tracks and she determines that it is heavily trafficked by duergar and other larger creatures, possibly ogres and trolls. She also notices several cave-ins caused by large burrowing creatures. Vox Machina stealthily continue down the tunnel and reach a gargantuan chamber, the [[Emberhold]].

{{Dialogue
|Vex|Oh, that's where the trap door is!
|Scanlan|What? Trap door?
|Vex|Yeah. You missed a lot, Scanlan.
|Scanlan|I was with you the whole time.
|Tiberius|Yes, but you were never paying attention.
|Scanlan|I was drunk.
|attr=[[Breaching the Emberhold]]{{ep ref|ep=1x06|36:54|intro=The explanation for [[Scanlan]]'s inattention due to [[Sam Riegel]]'s absence for {{ep|[[The Trick about Falling]]}}.}}}}

[[Pike]] confirms that this is what she saw in her vision. And this is where the General told them [[Lady Kima of Vord]] is being held.

<div width=100%>[[File:Episode-006-Emberhold-by-Son-of-Joxer.jpg|thumb|650px|center|{{art caption|subject=the [[Emberhold]]|artist=Son of Joxer|source=https://twitter.com/SonOfJoxer/status/960004150703648769}}]]</div>

Keyleth casts ''Pass Without Trace'', and Grog does his flower girl routine with the [[Dust of Tracelessness]] as the group moves forward, with Vex and Vax in the lead, avoiding the main path. Grog and Trinket are telling jokes in the back of the group. Vex uses her knowledge of the Underdark to mark the places where the terrain would be dangerous.

[[Percy]] and Vax halt the group as they hear the clanking of metal and low voices.

Vex and Vax sneak up on the roving patrol of a dozen armed and dangerous duergar. They overhear them discussing one of [[K'Varn|K'Varn's]] pets on the loose, as the band moves towards the tunnel Vox Machina just exited.

They continue carefully for an hour until Vex sees one of the obsidian spires is a different color than the rest. Most are a deep shiny black glass, but this one is a dull crimson. Vex wants to head towards the red spire, so the twins take a peek, and Scanlan accompanies them, absentmindedly humming to himself.

{{Dialogue
|Vex|''[whispering]'' "Scanlan, shh."|line1=no
|Scanlan|''[normal voice]'' "What? What?"|line2=no
|Vex|''[whispering]'' "You're singing."|line3=no
|Scanlan|"I was singing?" ''[whispering]'' "I was singing? I didn't even know. It's a force of habit."|line4=no
|attr=[[Breaching the Emberhold]]{{ep ref|ep=1x06|53:33}}}}

They make their way up to the spire and now see that it is red because it is completely coated in dried blood. Vax and Vex investigate the area and discover that this is the remnants of a battle from almost a week ago. Duergar body parts were pulled apart by force or gnawed off. There are duergar and hook horror tracks as well as a series of unfamiliar and erratic humanoid tracks. They decide to head back to the group.

{{Dialogue
|Vax|I don't think we want to tangle with this thing. What are we trying to prove?
|Scanlan|Yeah. I'm really bad a stealthing. We should go.
|Vax|Also, put the accordion back in the bag.
|Scanlan|Was I doing that? It's force of habit. Like breathing.
|attr=[[Breaching the Emberhold]]{{ep ref|ep=1x06|57:42}}}}

While they are gone, the rest of the party, except Tiberius, accept a sip from Grog's cask of ale.

When Vax gets back to the group he tosses to Grog an arm he collected from the battleground. Grog catches it, "Thanks for the hand."{{ep ref|ep=1x06|58:31}}

The group starts out again, hoping not to run into whatever made those tracks.

Vox Machina just manages to stealthily skirt the city and move straight towards the fortress at the very back wall of the cavern. About a quarter mile from the stronghold, Vex picks up a strange person standing 50 or 60 feet ahead. They aren't moving. Scanlan ''Polymorphs'' into a fly and buzzes over to investigate. It is an [[illithid]] turned to stone. Scanlan buzzes back to the group and messes with Tiberius' ear before transforming back.

Clarota believes that the duergar use trained [[basilisk]]s as part of the defense of the fortress. The group continues to move on. When Clarota sees the statue, he recognizes the illithid. He hopes that they can be restored and he has seen it done but personally does not know how.

Vox Machina walks for another 20 minutes and can now see the large magma fall pouring over the top of the fortress' second story. Vax and Vex move ahead of the group to investigate the wall for a sign of the door, an opening mechanism, or tracks. Vex notices a slight rise in the flow of the magma. Above them, on the parapets, they see duergar patrolling.

Scanlan uses ''Dimension Door'' to transport himself and Pike to the parapet between the guards and then casts ''Thunderwave'', causing them to plummet over the side of the wall.

{{Dialogue
|Pike| I didn't have to do anything, Scanlan!
|Scanlan| Make out with me! We're alone. It's super romantic. I just killed two fuckers. C'mon. It's now or never, baby. 
|Pike| Let's just wait until we're out of danger. And that was really hot.
|Scanlan|"''It was really hot, right? C'mon, just a little somethin' somethin'.''" [points to cheek]|line4=no
|attr=[[Breaching the Emberhold]]{{ep ref|ep=1x06|79:52|intro=After Scanlan pushes two guards off the Emberhold parapets with ''Thunderwave''.}}}}

But before Pike can answer him, the duergar both land, avoiding the magma, and Grog, raging, charges one, cleaving off his arm and then splitting him down the torso. 

Keyleth pushes the second guard into the lava and he gives a horrible, painful scream. "Shh, sh," and she uses ''Wind Wall'' to try to push him under, but causes him to freeze in the magma as it cools, and then gets buried as more magma pours over him.

<blockquote>{{Quotebox|I notice everything and I sit down and turn to the next chapter in my book.|Tiberius{{ep ref|ep=1x06|01:23:01}}}}
</blockquote>

The sound of the ''Thunderwave'' and horrible screams of pain have alerted other guards as Pike and Scanlan hear footsteps approaching them. Scanlan uses ''Dimension Door'' again, and he and Pike are transported back to the group. Keyleth casts ''Wall of Stone'' perpendicular to the wall above where they suspect the trap door is. The lava flow is bent away from the wall, and Vox Machina can now see a stone door was hidden beneath it.

The door appears to have no handle. Vax and Tiberius check for a way to open the door. While they do so, two duergar appear on the parapet. Vex takes two shots, one with her ''Blazing Bowstring'', and Percy takes a shot with ''Bad News''. Vex's target is killed. 

The door is not magical, but there is a contraption that opens it from the inside. Vax manages to hook a chain through a gap in the door. Grog grabs the chain, Pike grabs onto the back of Grog, and they both pull. As they pull, they hear the grinding of the chain as it rises. It is slightly blocked by the ''Wall of Stone'', but the space is big enough for them to squeeze in.  

Using ''Spiritual Weapon'', Pike attempts to lasso the duergar guard but catches the wall instead. Scanlan conjures his ''Unseen Servant'' behind the duergar to push him off the wall. It gives the duergar a hefty slap. Confused, the duergar readies his crossbow. Vex attacks and hits. The duergar targets Vex but misses. Percy shoots and blows the duergar's head off.

They all head through the door and enter a musty storage room.

=== '''Break''' ===
At the beginning of the break, Marisha promoted their charity, 826LA, [[Zac Eubank]] made announcements regarding [[Geek & Sundry|Geek & Sundry's]] give-away, a signed picture of the ''Critical Role'' cast, and then character intro videos and the ''Critical Role'' intro were re-aired. On their return, Matt thanked Jacqueline Laster for the food she sent and displayed the photograph of the cast that is the give-away.

=== '''Part II''' ===
They find themselves cramped into a tiny storage room with a single door in one direction and steps leading up in another. [[Vax]] "sniffs" the door and picks its intricate lock. The door swings opens into a hallway. [[Grog]] farts. [[Tiberius]] "Oh, Grog!" and casts ''Prestidigitation'', clearing the smell. Vax steps out into the hallway, looks around, hears footsteps above, and then heads down some stairs. 

Down the stairs is a room guarded by two duergar. Moaning sounds come from inside the room, and a guard yells, "Shut up in there!"

[[Vex]] begins to get worried for her brother and leaves the storage room. The others follow out of boredom.

{{Dialogue
|Tiberius| [drawls through the [[Earring of Whisper]]] "''Vax, what are you doing?''"|line1=no
|Vax| I'm killing someone. Hold please.
|attr=[[Breaching the Emberhold]]{{ep ref|ep=1x06|2:02:47}}}}

Vax changes his mind and goes to get his sister first. As he pulls Vex down, they hear more footsteps above, and [[Keyleth]] grants Vax ''Guidance''. 

Vax throws two of his daggers, and Vex shoots two arrows, one each at each duergar. The first duergar is killed instantly, but the second one is able to shrug off some of the poison from the ''Dagger of Venom'' and still stands. A second barrage of daggers and arrows hit him, and his body slumps up against the door.

Vex contacts the others using her ''Earring of Whisper'', "I think we found the prison cells. Get down here." They all rush down the stairs, wincing at the clank of [[Pike|Pike's]] armor.

They look in the open door and see a series of dungeon cells. Vax calls out for Lady Kima. There are several dwarven captives in poor health. Pike heals them, but they require nourishment and fresh air. Tiberius and Keyleth administer fresh water to them.  

They hear footsteps coming from the stairway. Grog stands at the bottom. Vax and Vex flank the door. Keyleth hides in a cell under a decomposing body. The others prepare for a fight, but eventually, the footsteps fade away.

Vax unlocks the second door and, as he pushes it open, a large, fast-moving blade descends towards his head. Vax dodges most of the damage, and the blade embeds itself in the door. A scarred duergar in a black leather tunic with a hood pulls the great axe back with a grin.  

Vex yells, "Hold!" Vax throws his ''Serpent Belt'' at the duergar, who ducks, slapping it away and kicks the door closed. 

Tiberius casts ''Stoneskin'' on himself. [[Percy]] moves into the corridor and shoots at the door with his ''Pepperbox'' and it swings open slightly. Vax yells, "Your turn Grog," as he yanks open the door. The duergar backs up and the room's interior is revealed — a torture chamber, including a rack which is occupied. "You are so fucked, dwarf," Vax continues.

Tiberius moves into the corridor, "I like where this is going, Vax." But unable to see the menace, he says, "I encourage violence."{{ep ref|ep=1x06|140:33}}

Keyleth ''Wild Shapes'' into a saber-toothed tiger and carries the dead body she was hiding beneath in her mouth. As she bites down on the body, it stirs briefly and then falls limp again, as the body was not actually dead until now. Tiger-Keyleth moves into the hallway.

Vex smacks Grog on the ass, "Go get 'em." Grog rushes the duergar, lifts him up, and throws him onto a shiny, pointy hook. With burning rage in his eyes, the duergar, pinned with a hook through his chest, tries to grab Grog and pull him in for a head butt. But Grog grabs onto the duergar's jaw, rips it off, and starts pummeling him in the face, with the jaw in his fist, until his head caves in.

They can now see the figure strapped to the rack, it is [[Lady Kima]]. She has been there a while and suffered immensely but there is still fight in her. Percy disables the rack and shoots her chains off. [[Scanlan]] sings a healing song for her. She jumps onto the table, her hands still bound, and pulls herself free from the restraints with a show of strength. She greedily takes the water that Tiberius offers her and dons the studded armor Grog offers her from the ''Bag of Holding''. 

Seeing she is still sore, Pike gives her some more healing. Kima asks for Pike's mace, which she reluctantly relinquishes. Kima smashes it into the body of her torturer again and again, with anger, frustration, and joy in her eyes. As she gives it back to Pike, she burns the blood off with radiant energy, "Thank you. I needed that."  

"Very welcome. I'm sorry I questioned you," Pike takes back her mace.

With awe, Grog says, "That was amazing."

Kima convinces Vox Machina to help her retrieve her belongings, and they begin heading up to the vault. Grog throws her a greatsword, which she catches easily despite her diminutive stature. Before they leave, Vex tells the remaining dwarves in the cells about the secret exit.  

At the bottom of the stair, Kima spies [[Clarota]] at the top and goes for her weapon. Tiberius interposes his ''Mage Hand'' between the two and tries to explain that they are allies, that they share a common purpose. Kima does not trust Clarota and has issues with his people. There is a heated discussion between the three parties with both Kima and Scanlan issuing ultimatums. Kima backs down but it is an uneasy truce. 

Kima ''[to Clarota]'': "One single misstep and I will not hesitate to carve that head from your body in the name of [[Bahamut]]."<br />
Clarota: "And please understand if you ever intend to try to cut my life short I will also not hesitate to bore that beautiful mind from your skull."<br />
Kima ''[to Vox Machina]'': "I pray that you are right ''[...]'' and I pray that ''[...]'' this entity is telling the truth, because if it is not, none of us are making it out of here alive."

Kima ascends the stairway. Clarota backs up, arcane energy forming in his hands. Kima uses her sword to push him aside. Clarota and the rest of the group follow, except Pike, who quickly runs back to the torture chamber to pick up some items.

=== '''Afterword''' ===
[[Zac Eubank]] read out the names of those who made donations to 826LA. He promoted the Geek & Sundry channel, announced a celebration for reaching 2,000 subscribers and [[Ify Nwadiwe|Ify]] Appreciation Day. Zac invited the cast of ''Critical Role'' to stay for [https://youtu.be/TMKBQUASyP0 dancing], next, and reminds the audience the give-away photo is still available.

== '''Featured Characters''' ==
=== '''[[Vox Machina]]''' ===
* [[Keyleth]]
* [[Percival de Rolo]]
* [[Scanlan Shorthalt]]
* [[Tiberius Stormwind]]
* [[Grog Strongjaw]]
* [[Pike Trickfoot]]
* [[Trinket]]
* [[Vax'ildan]]
* [[Vex'ahlia]]

=== '''New''' ===
* A dozen unnamed duergar patrol guards
* Two unnamed duergar guards on the walls
* Two unnamed duergar prisoner guards
* Unnamed duergar torturer
* [[Lady Kima of Vord]]

=== '''Returning''' ===
* [[Clarota]]

=== '''Mentioned''' ===
* [[Bahamut]]
* [[K'Varn]]
* [[Murghol|King Murghol]]
* [[Sarenrae]]
* [[Ulara|Queen Ulara]]
* [[Allura Vysoren]]

== '''Inventory''' ==

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! Adjustment !! Count !! style="width: 13%" | Item !! style="width: 13%" | Source !! style="width: 13%" | Destination !! Notes
|- 
| Expended || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;" | 2 || arrows || Vex || Duergar guards|| 
|- 
| Transferred || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;" | 1 || 	Studded Armor +2 || Grog || Lady Kima ||From the Bag of Holding
|- 
| Transferred || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;" | 1 || Mace of Disruption || Pike || Kima ||  
|- 
| Transferred || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;" | 1 || Mace of Disruption || Kima || Pike ||  
|- 
| Transferred || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;" | 1|| Greatsword || Grog || Kima|| From the Bag of Holding
|- 
| Acquired || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;" | 2 || large bladed hooks || environment || Pike || In the chamber where Kima was tortured.
|- 
| Acquired || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;" | 1 || lengthy hand razor || environment || Pike || In the chamber where Kima was tortured.
|- 
| Acquired || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;" | 1 || small bag of various rusty instruments|| environment || Pike || In the chamber where Kima was tortured.<!--
|- 
| a8 || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;" | b8 || c8 || d8 || e8 || f8 -->
|}

== '''Quotations''' ==
*'''[[Liam O'Brien|Liam]]''': "I'd just like to point out that we're nine adults playing don't touch the hot lava."{{Ep ref|ep=1x06|28:50}}
*'''[[Tiberius Stormwind|Tiberius]]''': "Well, they're both empty, of course, but this one is an air bottle and this one is a water bottle." <br/>[[Vax'ildan|Vax]]: "Oh, thank you. That clears that up." <br/>[[Grog Strongjaw|Grog]]: "Even I feel dumber now."<br/>[[Vax'ildan|Vax]]: "Does it make a lot of water?"<br/>[[Tiberius Stormwind|Tiberius]]: "Oh, yes." ''[pulls out bottle]'' "This, if we ever need air&hellip;" ''[he opens the bottle and a small gust comes out]''<br/>[[Vex'ahlia|Vex]]: "Yes, but what about water?"<br/>[[Tiberius Stormwind|Tiberius]]: ''[replaces cap, and swaps it for the other bottle]'' "This, if we need water&hellip;" ''[he removes the cap and tips the bottle. A never-ending stream of water flows out.]''<br/>[[Scanlan Shorthalt|Scanlan]]: "It's like a piss stream."<br/>[[Vex'ahlia|Vex]]: "Oh, nice."<br/>[[Tiberius Stormwind|Tiberius]]: "And if you wanted a squirt&hellip;" ''[he squirts some water in Scanlan's face]''<br/>[[Scanlan Shorthalt|Scanlan]]: "Hey." ''[wipes face]''<br/>[[Vex'ahlia|Vex]]: "Oh, okay."<br/>[[Vax'ildan|Vax]]: "Is that unlimited?"<br/>[[Tiberius Stormwind|Tiberius]]: "Of course it is! Why would I carry a non-magical item? That's ridiculous. So, yes, Scanlan, we're fine."{{ep ref|ep=1x06|28:58}}
*'''[[Matthew Mercer|Matt]]''': ''[to Vex]'' "... and be wary of any locations that might be unsafe for load bearing."<br />[[Grog Strongjaw|Grog]]: "I saw that look. You calling me load bearing?"<br />[[Matthew Mercer|Matt]]: "Yes!"<br />[[Grog Strongjaw|Grog]]: "That's honest."{{ep ref|ep=1x06|42:30}}
*'''[[Vax'ildan|Vax]]''': ''[after an hour of travel]'' "I'm so bored."<br />[[Vex'ahlia|Vex]]: "Don't say that."<br />[[Matthew Mercer|Matt]]: ''[laughs]'' "That can be fixed, Liam."{{ep ref|ep=1x06|50:31}}
*'''[[Vex'ahlia|Vex]]''': "We could try to set a trap or we could look and see if we can loot anything, or we can&hellip;<br />[[Laura Bailey|Laura]]: Is there anything to loot? Does it look like anything shiny in there?<br />[[Matthew Mercer|Matt]]: "A couple of blood-soaked coin purses."<br />[[Laura Bailey|Laura]]: "OK."{{ep ref|ep=1x06|57:01|intro=While investigating the battleground.}}
*'''[[Pike Trickfoot|Pike]]''': Oh, delicious. Oh, no, I'm drunk. That was fast.{{ep ref|ep=1x06|58:23|intro=Pike takes a drink of ale.}}
*'''[[Liam O'Brien|Liam]]''': "It's a good thing we've all been watching ''[[wikipedia:Daredevil (TV series)|Daredevil]]'' this week."{{ep ref|ep=1x06|1:06:07|intro=When the group discuss how to fight [[basilisk]]s.}}
*'''[[Laura Bailey|Laura]]''': "I'm just gonna not let you see me eat it." ''[ducks under table to eat chicken]''<br/>[[Liam O'Brien|Liam]]: "Oh my god. Her mouth opens up and tentacles come out and sucks it in."{{ep ref|ep=1x06|1:13:33}}
*'''[[Scanlan Shorthalt|Scanlan]]''': ''[to Pike]'' "What the fuck is going on? Where are they?"<br />[[Tiberius Stormwind|Tiberius]]: "I don't know but this book, Scanlan, is incredible."<br />[[Scanlan Shorthalt|Scanlan]]: "I'm sure it is."<br />[[Tiberius Stormwind|Tiberius]]: "It's all about &hellip;"<br />[[Scanlan Shorthalt|Scanlan]]: ''[with a roll of his eyes and a sigh, interrupts]'' "I read nonfiction."{{ep ref|ep=1x06|2:08:20}}
* '''[[Liam O'Brien|Liam]]''': ''[to Ashley]'' "Careful, Clanky."{{ep ref|ep=1x06|2:08:32|intro=As Vox Machina move through the Emberhold.}}
*'''[[Vex'ahlia|Vex]]''': ''[to Keyleth]'' I'm Vex, he's Vax. We look alike &mdash; it's understandable.{{ep ref|ep=1x06|44:45}}
*'''[[Keyleth]]''': "This is the meanest thing I've ever done."<br />[[Vex'ahlia|Vex]]: "No, no. Remember, you killed that kid one time."<br />[[Keyleth]]: "Oh, thanks for bringing that up, Vax."<br />[[Vex'ahlia|Vex]]: "I'm Vex, he's Vax." ''[points to herself, then to Vax]''<br />[[Keyleth]]: "This is for that kid." {{ep ref|ep=1x06|1:22:13|intro=Keyleth pushes the second guard into the lava.}}
*'''[[Matthew Mercer|Matt]]''': "You can give one of them ''Guidance'', because it's concentration."<br />[[Marisha Ray|Marisha]]: "Ah, Vex."<br />[[Laura Bailey|Laura]]: "That's me."<br />[[Marisha Ray|Marisha]]: "Fuckin' &hellip;"<br />[[Laura Bailey|Laura]]: "Did you mean to give it to him?"<br />[[Marisha Ray|Marisha]]: "Yes."{{ep ref|ep=1x06|2:05:00}}
*'''[[Marisha Ray|Marisha]]''': "Keyleth tries so hard."<br />[[Tiberius Stormwind|Tiberius]]: "You're not trying hard enough, dammit."<br />[[Keyleth]]: "Fuck you, man. I'm having a tough day. Vex brought up the fact that I killed a kid. Having all these memories come back. I'm on the brink."{{ep ref|ep=1x06|2:22:15}}
*'''[[Scanlan Shorthalt|Scanlan]]''': "Not my strong suit."<br />[[Travis Willingham|Travis]]: "Don't fuck it up."<br />[[Sam Riegel|Sam]]: ''[rolls Stealth, audibly sniffs]''<br />[[Vex'ahlia|Vex]]: "No, Scanlan. What did you do?"<br />[[Vax'ildan|Vax]]: "You dick."<br />[[Sam Riegel|Sam]]: ''[shakes head]''<br />[[Travis Willingham|Travis]]: "Did you?"<br />[[Marisha Ray|Marisha]]: "What did you do?"<br />[[Pike Trickfoot|Pike]]: "I grab Scanlan and I kiss him on the cheek and make him stay."<br />''Group'': "Ah! Oh!"<br />[[Orion Acaba|Orion]]: ''[to the audience]'' "Ladies and gentlemen, this is a huge moment."<br />[[Marisha Ray|Marisha]]: "Can you persuade a crit fail?"<br />[[Matthew Mercer|Matt]]: "It was a one, I assume."<br />[[Sam Riegel|Sam]]: "It was a one."<br />[[Liam O'Brien|Liam]]: "That's a 'One Face'."{{ep ref|ep=1x06|51:32}}
*'''[[Scanlan Shorthalt|Scanlan]]''': "Pike, I have this weird feeling, like, you wanted to make out with me. Is that something that happened?"<br />[[Pike Trickfoot|Pike]]: Well, you weren't paying attention.<br />[[Scanlan Shorthalt|Scanlan]]: Really?<br />[[Pike Trickfoot|Pike]]: I think you were moving along to try to go stealth, and sometimes you should stay put and see what happens.<br />[[Vax'ildan|Vax]]: That was the most adorable dis in history.<br />[[Grog Strongjaw|Grog]]: It's okay, Scanlan. We'll go pay for it later.{{ep ref|ep=1x06|59:51}}
*'''[[Scanlan Shorthalt|Scanlan]]''': ''[Percy rolls a one for Stealth.]'' "I quickly kiss Percy."<br />[[Percival de Rolo|Percy]]: ''[gagging]'' "Why?"<br />[[Scanlan Shorthalt|Scanlan]]: I don't know. I thought it might help.{{ep ref|ep=1x06|1:01:07|intro=Upon Percy critically failing his stealth roll.}}

== '''Trivia'''==
*At one point [[Liam O'Brien]] starts singing "Still Alive" from the video game ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_(video_game) Portal]''. This prompts [[Ashley Johnson]] to join in, followed by everyone except [[Sam Riegel]] and [[Travis Willingham]].{{ep ref|ep=1x06|1:18:52}}
* David Norris provided dinner for the cast.{{ep ref|ep=1x06|1:13:26}}

== '''External Links''' ==
*[https://youtu.be/TMKBQUASyP0 Critical Role Cast Dance Night #2]

== '''References''' ==
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