Hi there, this is Matthew Mercer, resident game master here at Critical Role to welcome

you to this podcast version of the show.

If you'd like to watch the stream as an airs, you can catch it Thursdays at 7pm Pacific

on twitch.tv slash critical role or youtube.com slash critical role.

Twitch subscribers can access the video on demand immediately after the broadcast and it

also becomes available on YouTube Mondays at 12pm Pacific.

This episode's land right here on the Critical Role podcast network on Thursdays a week after

the initial broadcast.

Okay, with that info done out of the way, let's dive into the story.

Hello everyone and welcome to tonight's episode of Critical Role, a bunch of us nearly

asked voice actors sit around and play Dungeons and Dragons.

Just like that.

Before we get into tonight's episode, we do have some announcements to get through,

agreeing with the first of our two sponsors, Cortex Sam, if you don't mind.

This episode is sponsored by Cortex, a brand new gaming tool set from our pals at fandom,

the D&D Beyond folks, that lets you create your own original game from hundreds of modular

parts to best suit your world in playstyle.

Using dice and descriptive traits, you can craft and play in all kinds of genres and

worlds, from books, TV movies and video games, Cortex is designed for episodic one shots,

as well as longer epic story arcs, online or in person.

To show you how easy it is, I used Cortex to design the most immersive horror game you'll

ever experience.

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