Talks Machina 4: Clash at Daxio

 is the fourth episode of Talks Machina. The Geek & Sundry Pit Crew — Amir (technical director), Dustin (showrunner producer), Ryan Green (production manager) — answer questions about their work and the set-up for Critical Role, then Liam O'Brien, Matthew Mercer, and Marisha Ray discuss with Brian Wayne Foster.

Part 1: the Pit Crew

 * Pit Crew members (from Geek & Sundry):
 * Amir Rakib, Technical Director
 * Dustin Butler, Showrunner/Producer
 * Ryan Green, Production Manager


 * Brian asks on behalf of many people who wanted to know where the music comes that plays during the pre- and post-show as well as breaks. Dustin answers that it is OCR remix. Dustin plays the remix from Ocarina of Time specifically. On Mondays, it's Donkey Kong or Zelda.

Part 2 (Liam, Marisha, and Matt)

 * They all watch a clip of Keyleth using the Spire of Conflux for the first time to cast Fireball.

GIF of the Week
Winners: Logan Willis (@loganwillis1915 on Twitter), "Pot Shots", and Laura-Anca A. (theothershiroki on Tumblr), GIF of Vax throwing a dagger and stealthing.

Prize: Volo's Guide to Monsters special edition for brick & mortar stores, signed by the cast.

Fanart of the Week
Winner: Zutroicatz (@Zutroicatz on Twitter); drawing of Percy as Princess Leia, Trinket as Chewbacca, and Vex as Han Solo.

Prize: Black poisonwood box from Wyrmwood Gaming.

Part 3: Kima and Allura

 * Brian shares a link to raise money for the victims of the Ghost Ship warehouse fire.
 * Talks Machina is gathering video submissions for a "What does Critical Role mean to me?" project.

Quotations

 * Ryan: Speaking of shitty things, look at the first three episodes of Critical Role!
 * Dustin: I'm always surprised at people in chat who are like, "I just binged everything to catch up." Brian: What, did you have mono and couldn't leave the house for two months? Amir: You under house arrest or something?
 * Matt: I am who I am today because I played role-playing games growing up. Every character I played, I learned something about myself, whether it be something I wanted to change or something that I wanted to aspire to be.
 * Brian: [People] have feelings for these characters, which is so weird because it's just Matt's creepy voice the whole time. Matt: I basically kissed myself on the internet in front of a bunch of people.