The second chapter of Critical Role begins after Vox Machina says goodbye to Pike Trickfoot temporarily in the holy city of Vasselheim. Trouble with the law splits the party into two separate groups as they attempt to make amends, and during their stay, they encounter new friends, new enemies, and new revelations before eventually returning home.
Episode summaries[]
No. overall | No. in chapter | Title | Original airdate | Link | Runtime |
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17 | 1 | "Hubris" (1x17) | 2015-07-23 | VOD | 4:05:43 |
Parting ways with one of their members, Vox Machina is now adrift in a strange and unfamiliar city. After Grog dukes it out in a fighting pit, Vox Machina rushes to help against an attacking beast outside the city, which ends up setting a chain of events in motion. | |||||
18 | 2 | "Trial of the Take: Part 1" (1x18) | 2015-07-30 | VOD | 3:01:59 |
With Vox Machina now split, Scanlan, Percy, Vex'ahlia, and Grog find themselves teaming up with an unlikely duo assigned by Huntmaster Vanessa Cyndrial of the Slayer's Take guild. The task at hand: ridding the wilds around Vasselheim of a troublesome white dragon past the frost-harried north of the Vesper Timberland... | |||||
19 | 3 | "Trial of the Take: Part 2" (1x19) | 2015-08-06 | VOD | 4:43:04 |
Scanlan, Percy, Vex, and Grog continue their quest with Lyra and Zahra to hunt a white dragon for the Slayer's Take guild. Rimefang, an adult dragon, was pursued by a previous band of veteran adventurers from the guild—but they never returned! Is this a suicide mission or a true test of will? | |||||
20 | 4 | "Trial of the Take: Part 3" (1x20) | 2015-08-13 | VOD | 3:14:44 |
Like their companions before them, Keyleth, Vax'ildan, and Tiberius begin their contract for the Slayer's Take along with a driven and mysterious young cleric named Kashaw and a hardened dwarf by the name of Thorbir. The group's mission—to track down and kill an elusive rakshasa that has been preying on wealthy travelers within the city—leads to the Velvet Cabaret, an exotic establishment in the Duskmeadow District... | |||||
21 | 5 | "Trial of the Take: Part 4" (1x21) | 2015-08-20 | VOD | 4:44:19 |
Keyleth, Vax'ildan, and Tiberius, joined by Kashaw and Thorbir from the Slayer's Take, make their way down into the tunnels beneath the Velvet Cabaret, pursuing their mercurial prey. The path is far from easy, but after surmounting a handful of harrowing obstacles, Thorbir leads the hunting party into the hidden lair of the elusive rakshasa... | |||||
22 | 6 | "Aramente to Pyrah" (1x22) | 2015-08-27 | VOD | 4:40:27 |
With their trials behind them, the members of Vox Machina reunite within the walls of the Slayer's Take. Newly marked and happily reunited, the group decides to set out for Pyrah to find the Fire Ashari, escorting Keyleth on the next leg of her Aramenté. | |||||
23 | 7 | "The Rematch" (1x23) | 2015-09-10 | VOD | 4:40:27 |
As Vox Machina prepares for the return to Emon, Grog demands a rematch against Kern to regain his honor. After some final errands, the party returns home to Greyskull Keep and a fan outside their home, but there's no time to rest with bad news on the horizon... |
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