Critical Role Q&A and Battle Royale!

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Critical Role Q&A and Battle Royale!

A screenshot of Will, Marisha, Matt, Wendy, Mary, and Travis during "Critical Role Q&A and Battle Royale!" (Sx08).

Episode

Specials, Episode 08
(#C1E43b)

Airdate

2016-02-25 19:00 PST

Running time

3:41:10

Episode link

VOD

Transcript

Starring
Matthew Mercer – Himself and the Dungeon Master Marisha Ray – Herself and Keyleth Travis Willingham – Himself and Grog

Special Guest(s)
Will Friedle – Himself and Kashaw Vesh Wendy Sullivan Green – Herself Mary Elizabeth McGlynn – Herself and Zahra Hydris

Chapter Order
Previous	Next
"Wizard World Gaming Portland Panel" (Sx07)	"To the Poop! Goblins: A Critical Role Pathfinder One-Shot" (Sx09)

Airdate Order
Previous	Next
"Wizard World Gaming Portland Panel" (Sx07)	"The Sunken Tomb" (1x44)

"Critical Role Q&A and Battle Royale!" (Sx08) aired in lieu of "The Sunken Tomb" (1x44), which was postponed due to multiple cast members being absent.^[1]

In the first half of the episode, Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, Travis Willingham, Will Friedle, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, and Wendy Sullivan Green answer questions sent in by the audience. In the second half of the episode, Keyleth, Grog, Zahra, and Kashaw fight one another in a battle to the death.

Synopsis Edit

Pre-Show Edit

Announcements Edit

Part I: Q&A Edit

Ep-43a-Q&A-by-Blupervillain — Fan art of the cast (as their characters) during **Critical Role Q&A and Battle Royale!**, by Blupervillain.^{[art 1]}

Break Edit

Part II: Battle Royale Edit

Episode-43b-Kashaw-and-Mittens — Fan art of Kashaw with his *Spiritual Weapon* in the form of a cat named Mittens, by Thomas Brin.^{[art 2]}

Featured Characters Edit

Vox Machina Edit

Keyleth
~~Percival de Rolo~~ (absent)
~~Scanlan Shorthalt~~ (absent)
Grog Strongjaw
~~Pike Trickfoot~~ (absent)
~~Trinket~~ (absent)
~~Vax'ildan~~ (absent)
~~Vex'ahlia~~ (absent)

New Edit

Returning Edit

Inventory Edit

Quotations Edit

References Edit

↑ Matthew Mercer announced that Critical Role would be on hiatus for two weeks (2016-02-25 and 2016-03-03), returning on 2016-03-10.

Art:

↑ Fan art of the cast (as their characters) during Critical Role Q&A and Battle Royale!, by Blupervillain (source). Permission needed.
↑ Fan art of Kashaw with his Spiritual Weapon in the form of a cat named Mittens, by Thomas Brin (source). Used with permission.

Critical Role Specials

<< Talks Machina

Extras, Promos, and Conventions

Chapter 1 >>

#01	"How to Score a Massive Hit" (Sx01)
#02	"Critical Trolls for Extra Life" (Sx02)
#03	"D&Diesel" (Sx03)
#04	"November 2015 Critmas" (Sx04)
#05	"December 2015 Critmas" (Sx05)
#06	"The Story of Vox Machina" (Sx06)
#07	"Wizard World Gaming Portland Panel" (Sx07)
#08	"Critical Role Q&A and Battle Royale!" (Sx08)
#09	"To the Poop! Goblins: A Critical Role Pathfinder One-Shot" (Sx09)
#10	"Critical Role Q&A and Battle Royale: Take II" (Sx10)
#11	"Deadlands One-Shot for MDA Charity!" (Sx11)
#12	"Critical Role EXTRA – Liam's Quest!" (Sx12)
#13	"Critical Role's 'The Dating Game' Panel – SDCC 2016" (Sx13)
#14	"Critical Role Answers Your Questions at SDCC!" (Sx14)
#15	"Critical Role Extra – The Return of Liam!" (Sx15)
#16	"Liam's Quest: Full Circle" (Sx16)

#17	"Fireside Q&A with Matthew Mercer" (Sx17)
#18	"Talks Machina – Pants Optional Critmas" (Sx18)
#19	"Critical Role – Level 17 Battle Royale!" (Sx19)
#20	"Talks Machina Live With Brian W. Foster And Critical Role! (SDCC 2017)" (Sx20)
#21	"Critical Role: Bar Room Blitz" (Sx21)
#22	"Critical Role One-Shot: Shadow of War – Part 1" (Sx22)
#23	"Critical Role One-Shot: Shadow of War – Part 2" (Sx23)
#24	"Critical Role One-Shot: Thursday by Night" (Sx24)
#25	"Critical Role One-Shot: Thursday by Night – Part 2" (Sx25)
#26	"Critical Role: Grog's One-Shot" (Sx26)
#27	"Critical Role One-Shot: Trinket's Honey Heist" (Sx27)
#28	"Critical Role One-Shot: Once Upon a Fairytale Cruise" (Sx28)
#29	"Critical Role One-Shot: Kobolds, Catacombs and Dragons (Oh My!)" (Sx29)
#30	"Critical Role One-Shot: Epic Level Battle Royale" (Sx30)
#31	"Talks Machina: Campaign Wrap-up" (Sx31)
#32	"Critmas!" (Sx32)

#33	"Talks Machina Fireside Special: Q&A with the Critical Role Cast" (Sx33)
#34	"Fireside Chat & NPC Build with Matthew Mercer" (Sx34)
#35	"Honey Heist 2: Electric Beargaloo" (Sx35)
#36	"Liam's One Shot: The Song of the Lorelei" (Sx36)
#37	"Crash Pandas: Too Trashed, Too Curious" (Sx37)
#38	"Critical Role and the Club of Misfits" (Sx38)
#39	"Honey Heist 3: Tova’s Honeys" (Sx39)
#40	"Fireside Chat with Sam Riegel" (Sx40)
#41	"The Night Before Critmas" (Sx41)
#42	"The Search for Grog" (Sx42)
#43	"Stephen Colbert's D&D Adventure with Matthew Mercer" (Sx43)
#44	"Tails of Equestria One-Shot" (Sx44)
#45	"The Search For Bob" (Sx45)
#46	"Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Crystal Palace" (Sx46)
#47	"Special 47" (Sx47)
#48	"Special 48" (Sx48)

Critical Role Fan Craft

#01	"Vex and Trinket's Dog Armor"
#02	"Grog's Crochet Beard"
#03	"Pike's Sarenrae Necklace"

#04	"Scanlan's Blueberry Scat Sorbet"
#05	"Matt Mercer's D&D Map Terrain Pieces"
#06	"Keyleth's Flower Crown"

#07	"Vax'ildan's Serpent Wrist Cuff"
#08	"Percy's Plague Raven Mask"

Game Master Tips with Matt Mercer

#01	"Encounter Building!"
#02	"Creating Non-Player Characters"
#03	"Preparing for the Unexpected!"
#04	"Social & Non-combat Encounters"
#05	"The Rule of Cool"
#06	"Table-Setting and Etiquette"
#07	"Rewards!"

#08	"FAQ!"
#09	"Behind the Screen"
#10	"Improv and the Unexpected"
#11	"Getting Players to Roleplay"
#12	"How to Customize Creatures"
#13	"Magical Item Creation"
#14	"Fixing GM Mistakes"

#15	"Player Character Deaths"
#16	"How to Run an Evil Campaign"
#17	"Creating Homebrew Content"
#18	"Writing a One-Shot"
#19	"Roleplaying Against Type!"
#20	"Preventing or Dealing with Burnout"

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