# How to Make Your NPCs Seem Smarter Than You - Vox Machina, Ep. 78 | Critical Role Demystified

Canonical watch page: https://www.girl-stream.com/watch/how-to-make-your-npcs-seem-smarter-than-you-vox-machina-ep-78-critical-role-demystified-v244439

Language: en

Published: 2025-08-07T17:00:59+00:00

Source creator: SupergeekMike

Duration: 4204 seconds

## Description

Matt Mercer isn’t a military mastermind… but he plays one on TV.

This project is unofficial fan content and is not approved or endorsed in any way by Critical Role.

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Gathering Allies
00:12:43 - Making a Plan
00:17:05 - Gathering Military Intelligence
00:21;29 - Recruiting One More Army
00:28:38 - This is a Game
00:31:50 - How to Sound Like a Military Expert
00:44:57 - The Guards at the Gate
00:50:39 - Setting the Scene for the Finale
00:55:10 - Time to Talk About Politics
01:08:55 - Outro

You can watch the full episode here: 
Episode 78 - The Siege of Emon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEnHX2XiGaQ&list=PL1tiwbzkOjQz7D0l_eLJGAISVtcL7oRu_&index=82

Music from Epidemic Sound

The Pyre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

#dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg #rpg #wizardsofthecoast 

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