Talks Machina 18: Vox Machina Go to Hell

is the eighteenth episode of Talks Machina.

Special guests Fan Friction Films answer questions about cosplay and debut their Critical Role music video. Matthew Mercer and Marisha Ray discuss with Brian Wayne Foster.

Announcements

 * WonderCon is this weekend, with Talks Machina recorded live. It will be broadcast next week on Tuesday.
 * "What does Critical Role mean to me?" longer video out now.
 * Geek & Sundry is running a survey.
 * Winner of #SamHasCripplingIBS Gil Ramirez dice giveaway announced: Mac Robertson (@DocFlinch84)
 * At, Matt lets folks know ND Stevenson will be guesting in next week's episode.

Fan Friction Films cosplayers

 * Brian welcomes the cosplayers to the studio to debut their music video and answer some questions.

They show their music video "Critical Hit" by No More Kings at.

Part 2
The internet goes down temporarily. They pass out bottled water to the cosplayers who are thirsty. Denise then clarifies that they are still live on Alpha. Marisha had been hoping for a chance to fix her hair in the vanity monitor. Eventually Twitch comes back online.

GIF of the Week
Winner: Brian Sherrill (@QuantumJester on Twitch); GIF of Taliesin and Travis selecting the names "Freddie" and "Greg" as aliases, breaking Matt. (Link unknown)

Prize: Official Critical Role baseball cap and dice set.

Part 3

 * Brian: Tiamat, crazy dragon with... five heads? Six heads? Matt: Five heads. The sixth one's silent.

Fan art of the Week
Winner: Bruno Wright (@iorverth); art of Vox Machina group portrait.

Prize: Port Orford cedar dice box from Wyrmwood Gaming.

Part 4
Lord Have Mercer segment is shown where he makes "ermigerd" a canon word in Infernal.

Thank My Guests

 * Dan's Tricks on Film
 * Math Precursor
 * Happiny National Barista Day
 * with the host, Liam O'Brien Wayne Jodie Foster

Talks Machina in the Dark
The cosplayers gift Matt the mounted head of the Raishan piñata from their music video. Matt says they will mount it on the wall of this set. An offscreen crew member says they will need to ask first.

Quotations

 * Brian: People who can't count are telling me numbers I don't understand.