Thursday By Night – Part 1

 is the fifteenth one-shot episode of Critical Role. It uses the Vampire: The Masquerade gaming system.

Part I
The gang awakens into pitch blackness. After a little investigation, they discover they are all sealed into individual wooden coffins. Laura eats a rat. With a series of strength-based checks, they all manage to extricate themselves from the boxes and discover they are on a set, which appears to belong to Nerdist.

Behind the scenes
Taliesin indicated that he was interested in leading a one-shot with the Vampire Masquerade gaming system on Talks Machina, and Laura was enthusiastic about dressing up for it.

Player characters

 * Laura Bailey: A fictionalized version of herself that had been sired as a Toreador.
 * Matthew Mercer: A fictionalized version of himself that had been sired as a Lasombra.
 * Liam O'Brien: A fictionalized version of himself that had been sired as a Nosferatu.
 * Marisha Ray: A fictionalized version of herself that had been sired as a Gangrel.
 * Sam Riegel: A fictionalized version of himself that had been sired as a [____].
 * Travis Willingham: A fictionalized version of himself that had been sired as a Tremere.

New

 * Gary Gygax: A fictionalized version of the late famous dungeon master and co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, Gary Gygax.