History Funny / CriticalRoleTheAdventuresOfTaryonDarrington

'''Keyleth:''' I'm great...

* Within the first twenty minutes of the episode, Keyleth jumps off a cliff and into the water to help Vex retrieve the diamond Ogden dropped. SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome ensues. She misses the water and dies on impact with the rocks. This also ends up being her first death in the campaign; and by extension, this means that every Vox Machina member has suffered death, ''mostly'' in battle or from some danger.

** The sheer tonal contrast between this and the rest of Vox Machina's deaths makes it even better. ''No one'' can keep from laughing, least of all Marisha, who admits that this was pretty hilarious. That, or they're also reeling in the absurdity of what just happened.
*** Matt, who usually tries to make all character deaths special and cool, is in such sheer disbelief at this turn of events that all he can do is say is variations on "Keyleth died" over and over again, culminating in "it's...just a scatter of red mess", which sends Travis into [[{{Corpsing}} peels of laughter]].

** Matt is usually a master of maintaining a poker face, maintaining his composure all the way until he declares the amount of damage Keyleth suffers, only losing it when Marisha accuses him of lying, and again when Ashley informs him that they're only 15 minutes into the session because [[OffTheRails he absolutely did not plan for this]].

'''[[SuddenlyShouting Matt:]]''' THAT'S UP TO YOU!

** Deciding to just roll with her mistake, Marisha has Keyleth's first words be a freaked-out "That was a lot higher than I thought!" Then, as Vex decides to leave the diamond behind, Keyleth, frazzled from being dead and feeling awful, volunteers to go and try again (presumably without a repeated cliff-dive). Vex immediately shuts that idea down, mainly because Keyleth is at ''very'' low HP and could still die ''again''.
** The other players realize that Matt's description of the cliff and the water below, as detailed as it was, left out the cliff's height of 1000 feet above sea level.

--->'''Vex:''' ''[whispering]'' Tary! I used your coin!\\
'''Tary:''' ''[appreciatively]'' Oh! ''[The penny drops]'' '''Oh...'''\\

''[Matt and Taliesen both crack up despite themselves]''\\

''[Laura, looking horrified, gives JB [[FalseAssurance a thumbs-up]].]''

--> '''Vax:''' [softly] Congratulations.
--> '''Allura:''' Thank you...Sorry, this is--[[MoodWhiplash conflicting emotions in this moment right now]]--thank you.

* Within the first twenty minutes of the episode, Keyleth jumps off a cliff and into the water to help Vex retrieve the diamond Ogden dropped. SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome ensues. She misses the water and dies on impact with the rocks. This also ends up being her first death in the campaign.
** This is made even funnier because, in an attempt to mitigate the damage, she tries to use beast shape. You'd expect that she turns into something that could slow the fall, like a bird. Instead, she decides to transform into a goldfish in a last-minute panic.

-->'''Percy:''' With [[UsefulNotes/Atari2600 2600]] men at your back.

*** Despite his poker face, an observant vier can see the exact moment Matt realizes that he ''might'' have to describe Keyleth's impending doom when Marisha says she turns into a goldfish.

--->'''Sam:''' Goldfish are not...''magnetically attracted'' to water.\\

-->'''Taliesin:''' You died as you lived...\\

-->'''Marisha:''' Aren't I supposed to like, turn into a flying creature?\\

** When Vex and the still-bloodied Keyleth return to the others, Percy asks, "Were you able to find that diamond--''oh sweet Pelor!''"

-->'''Vex:''' ''[whispering]'' Tary! I used your coin!\\

--->'''Sam:''' Goldfish are not...''magnetically attracted'' to water.
--->'''Taliesin:''' Those are ironfish.
** Making this even better is that Marisha tries to justify it by [[InsaneTrollLogic saying the group are like Gods]], which causes Travis to completely break character and begin questioning just what the hell that meant and [[TemptingFate how that would somehow work out okay]]. Considering how Travis is dedicated to staying in character as much as possible, it makes it even funnier, as a EveryoneHasStandards kind of thing.
** The sheer tonal contrast between this and the rest of Vox Machina's deaths makes it even better. ''No one'' can keep from laughing, least of all Marisha. That, or they're also reeling in the absurdity of what just happened.
*** Matt, who usually tries to make all character deaths special and cool, is in such sheer disbelief that all he can do is say is variations on "Keyleth died" over and over again, culminating in "it's...just a scatter of red mess" which sends Travis into [[{{Corpsing}} peels of laughter]].

--->'''Sam:''' I'm gonna go check on them. I'll dive off the cliff!\\
''[Everybody laughs]''

*** After Marisha attempts to explain that she thought a goldfish would land in the water):

** Making this even better is that Marisha tries to justify it by [[InsaneTrollLogic saying the group are like Gods]], which causes Travis to completely break character and begin questioning just what the hell that meant and how that would somehow work out okay. Considering how Travis is dedicated to staying in character as much as possible, it makes it even funnier, as a EveryoneHasStandards kind of thing.
** The sheer tonal contrast between this and the rest of Vox Machina's deaths makes it even better. ''No one'' can keep from laughing, least of all Marisha.
*** Matt, who usually tries to make all character deaths special and cool, is in such sheer disbelief that all he can do is say is variations on "Keyleth died" over and over again.

'''Tary:''' ''[appreciatively]'' Oh! ''[The penny drops]'' '''Oh!'''

* When they eventually catch up to Tary's kidnapper, she surrenders the moment she sees herself outnumbered and bears them no ill will outside vague annoyance at losing her reputation as a bounty hunter. Vox Machina immediately concocts a plan to walk into the Darrington estate anyway, just to rub in that kidnapping Tary was ridiculous and unnecessary but [[KickTheSonOfABitch his father will still have to pay the bounty hunter anyway.]] Tary is, understandably, less than thrilled with this plan.

* Travis throws Sam a pretzel that Taliesin effortlessly catches out of mid-air. It's even funnier because in the previous episode Tary threw Vex a coin that she deliberately didn't catch and Percy intercepted with the Gloves of Missile Snaring.

* Laura and Marisha start singing about "Going to Dis City [[IncrediblyLamePun (On Rock and Roll!)]]". Travis [[LamePunReaction threatens to shave both their heads.]]

* Pike opens a bakery in Whitestone with Vex, Keyleth, and Tary during the timeskip. Its name? [[IncrediblyLamePun The Slayer's Cake]]. They sell [[HurricaneOfPuns bear claws, blondies, Sun Treats, angel food cake, and tree bark]].

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