# Vox Machina (Amazon Prime D&D animated series) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** amazon-prime, rpg-dnd-wargames, cartoons-animation\ **Created:** [February 19, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781 "2022-02-19T14:35:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781/21 "2022-03-17T12:18:36Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > so the gun was his Patron? _Say hello to my little fiend!_ ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781/22 "2022-03-17T12:56:26Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Speaking of, I fairly hated the bard who seemed to roll every shitty bard character stereotype into one. Horny? Check. Anachronistic nonsense when everyone else is playing classic high fantasy? Double check. Small race doing lolrandumb shit? Triple check. But I realize that tastes differ and I’m sure he’s a fan favorite for a not insignificant percentage of the base. Scanlan was Sam Riegel’s very first D&D character. Before the Vox Machina campaign, he had never played an RPG before. He started playing purely for the enjoyment of himself and his friends, never realizing that years later anonymous people on the Internet would be criticizing his character choices. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781/23 "2022-03-17T13:17:18Z")
I assume that there was an editing process between the actual campaign and its conversion into the animated show and the decisions to add/include much of what I saw was a deliberate choice years after the fact. More to the point: Regardless of the history, it didn’t make the character any more enjoyable to watch in the show. Acting like I shouldn’t have opinions or criticisms about the professional creative work I paid to watch is silly and it doesn’t matter if it’s “the internet” or box seats at the theater. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781/24 "2023-01-21T17:23:09Z")
Season 2 is coming out shortly. I still dislike Amazon’s policy of not dropping all the episodes at once, but you can’t please everyone. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781/25 "2023-01-21T17:27:08Z")
My amazon prime shows the first 3 episodes dropped 2 days ago 1/19/2023. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781/26 "2023-01-21T18:08:30Z")
Thanks, I saw a pop-up saying “new episode coming out on Thursday” and I didn’t realise that is the _next_ new episode. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781/27 "2023-01-21T18:28:45Z")
Thanks right back atcha, because I knew they were coming soon, but your mention made me actually check! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781/28 "2023-01-21T18:39:28Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Speaking of, I fairly hated the bard who seemed to roll every shitty bard character stereotype into one. Horny? Check. Anachronistic nonsense when everyone else is playing classic high fantasy? Double check. Small race doing lolrandumb shit? Triple check. Yeah, he was the worst part of the series. The series starts off slow, but gets better. At first they are mostly played for laughs. > [@hogarth](#): > > Season 2 is coming out shortly. I still dislike Amazon’s policy of not dropping all the episodes at once, but you can’t please everyone. I wish that Amazon would let you know Season 2 is out if you have Season 1 on your watchlist. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781/29 "2023-01-21T19:02:20Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Yeah, he was the worst part of the series. My least favourite part of the series was the bit where the cleric wandered off and listened to some kind of back story infodump. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781/30 "2023-01-21T20:48:45Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > My least favourite part of the series was the bit where the cleric wandered off and listened to some kind of back story infodump. Yeah, the player definitely had to skip a bunch of sessions, so the DM just emailed her some lore. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781/31 "2023-01-21T20:59:46Z")
We just watched the first 3. Off to a good start. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781/32 "2023-01-22T04:25:10Z")
Umm, those dragons are CR 24. If the whole party was level 20, they would have a chance. > **Summary** > > Nor does the dragons plan makes sense “I am now you overlord” then destroy the town and kill everyone. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781/33 "2023-01-22T04:32:55Z")
> **Spoilers for first 3 episodes** > > He got their tribute and when they couldn’t provide more he slaughtered them. Basic enough Chaotic Evil Dragon mentality. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781/34 "2023-02-17T23:25:09Z")
I finished watching Season 2. I liked the “hunt for the mega weapons” plotline and the family stories were interesting. I would have rather seen an ending with more plotlines tied up in a bow, but I get the appeal of wanting to save things for later seasons. My least favourite part: Percy’s transformation from grimdark in Season 1 to Brainy Smurf comedy relief in Season 2. ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781/35 "2023-03-08T04:54:06Z")
I was not impressed. Jokes really not all that, like 90% of them could be summed up with “D+D/LoTR characters do adult stuff”. I mean we all saw Game of Thrones this is not particularly groundbreaking any more. I would have probably tried it for longer but the tone was kinda messed up for me. You can have comedy shows that are dark, and dramatic shows with humor, but this tried to be somewhere in between and failed. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2024, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781/36 "2024-10-06T04:35:56Z")
Season 3 has started, but I might rewatch some of Season 2 before getting into it (to refresh my memory). Frankly, I was a little surprised that it even got a third season but I’m not complaining. RIP Lance Reddick. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781/37 "2024-10-26T03:17:06Z")
I finished watching Season 3 and I thought it was pretty good. Lots of impressive action sequences, but I was only mildly invested in Scanlan’s story and Percy’s (temporary) death. I’m also much happier with 3 episodes per week compared to 1 episode per week. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781/38 "2024-10-26T03:18:56Z")
I’ve got 3 more episodes to go. I’m really enjoying the season. They got their renewal for another season. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781.md?page=1)