Talks Machina 53: The Open Road

is the fifty-third episode of Talks Machina.

Announcements

 * Issue 4 of the Vox Machina Origins comic is out now.
 * Shout-out to CritRole Transcripts.
 * Laura and Travis will be at Emerald City Comic Con in March 2018.
 * Matt has a few events coming up he can't remember. He hasn't eaten today and was just in an hour of traffic.

CritRoleStats
stats:
 * Total number of attacks against Beau: 11. 6 of those missed.
 * Number of times that '9' was rolled this episode: 19.
 * Number of times that '9' was stated or yelled this episode: 41. (Travis thinks they can beat that.)

GIF of the Week
Winner: Kacy Howe (@minusxero); Sams all the way down.

Prize: Black Walnut Adventurer's Arsenal from Wyrmwood Gaming.

Part 2

 * Brian casts aspersions on Taliesin's inconsistent accent for Mollymauk. Matt thinks they're taking their time to "sink into" these characters. They're all happy with how Liam's Zemnian accent has evolved. Matt likes using dialects and accents to give a sense of regionalism and act as storytelling shortcuts. Matt will combine accents together for some NPCs.

Fan Art of the Week
Winner: Weston T Jones (@WestonTJones on Twitter); Art of Fjord and his patron.

Prize: Black Walnut Adventurer's Arsenal from Wyrmwood Gaming.

Thank My Guests
From @Hyakis:
 * Thank You Turnt Sir
 * Dat Hex Killing, Man
 * I'm your host, Crying, Lame Hoster.

Quotations

 * Matt: That is exactly the Critical Role experience that we provide as cast members. We are just the most awkward fucking people in the world.
 * Matt: This whole experience with Critical Role is such an unquantifiable, unexpected, weird, wonderful thing. It's a strange gift.