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Hubris! A Darrington Brigade One-Shot sponsored by eBay Live

30 Apr 2026

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Chapter 1: What is discussed at the start of this section?

2.275 - 17.718 Matt Mercer

Hello, you wonderful listeners. It's Sam Riegel, and welcome to the Critical Role Podcast Network. We're so grateful you're here, and thanks for joining our adventure. If you'd rather listen to the full episode right when it comes out and without any ads, consider becoming a Beacon member.

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18.439 - 44.803 Matt Mercer

You'll receive access to exclusive content, discounts at all our online Critical Role shops, exclusive pre-sales to live events, and so much more. Start your seven-day free trial today at beacon.tv. Great, now that we've got that squared away, let's dive into the story. Welcome to a very special Darington Brigade One-Shot sponsored by eBay Live.

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44.863 - 64.888 Matt Mercer

If you love the thrill of discovering something truly special, you should check out eBay Live. It's a real-time shopping experience where you can discover and bid on exclusive finds, everything from rare trading cards to vintage fashion, all alongside knowledgeable sellers and a passionate community of collectors. What makes eBay Live so fun is that it's interactive.

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64.908 - 71.875 Matt Mercer

You can connect directly with sellers, chat with fans around the world, and experience the excitement of live auctions as they happen.

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73.937 - 75.378 Sam Riegel

Wow. Your voice sounds so good.

75.518 - 100.734 Matt Mercer

It's great. It's good. And with eBay's built-in protections, you can shop with confidence while enjoying the energy of the moment. Yes, that's right, energy. It's a punchline. So if you're ready to dive in, explore unique items, and maybe even win something amaze, amaze, amaze, check out eBay.com slash eBay Live to join the action.

101.095 - 105.502 Matt Mercer

Thanks to eBay Live for sponsoring not just this episode, but the whole friggin' day.

105.723 - 105.823 Unknown

Yeah.

107.947 - 130.444 Matt Mercer

We've been here for 24 hours, and we are still raising money for two wonderful nonprofits, HNC Living and Poblove. So if you want to bid on some wonderful items for a good cause, head over to bit.ly slash CRF auction right now. And there'll be lots of bids going out throughout the game. I've been up for a long time, so apologies if I math wrong.

Chapter 2: What is the significance of eBay Live in the adventure?

185.237 - 188.769 Matt Mercer

We're just up? We're up. Okay.

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188.789 - 190.074 Unknown

With no animated intro?

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190.154 - 212.264 Matt Mercer

What? Yeah, we didn't do that. Okay, here we go. Okay, here we go. I had a week, says Middlebrook as we start. All right, I'll paint a picture. Oh, also, Middlebrook, I'm not doing any of the buttons. You just take care of that.

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214.166 - 215.107 Taliesin Jaffe

That's quitter talk.

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215.127 - 221.773 Matt Mercer

This is randomly pressed stuff. Maybe music or something, I'm just going to do peaceful, I don't know. Wait, can I come over? Yeah, pretty quick, we're doing it.

221.793 - 224.115 Sam Riegel

You're doing it, Peter.

224.135 - 225.196 Matt Mercer

Ooh, look at the lights.

225.216 - 225.856 Sam Riegel

Did something change?

226.257 - 255.555 Matt Mercer

Shut up, Ashley. Here we go. vomit. Spewing from the retching mouth of Tarrian Darrington, world-famous adventurer and author, alumnus of Vox Machina and leader of the Darrington Brigade, he is vacating the contents of his stomach all over the floor while his robot manservant, Doty, rubs his back. Dary, intones the robot, wiping the corners of his mouth.

Chapter 3: What characters are introduced in the Darrington Brigade?

1044.02 - 1046.724 Unknown

Oh shit, there's a lot of people in this.

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1046.744 - 1060.206 Taliesin Jaffe

I just want to say before we leave, it's an incredible honor to be able to work with you in the Brigade. I've been following your exploits for quite some time, and I never expected you would respond to any of my letters, so this means a lot to me.

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1060.186 - 1068.018 Matt Mercer

Well, urgent times demand urgent measures. You said you were familiar with all of the exploits of the Darrington Brigade? Oh, yes.

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1068.038 - 1078.875 Taliesin Jaffe

I've read the adventures of Terry and Darrington, the glorious journeys of Terry and Darrington, the nearly memorable exploits of Terry and Darrington, the clearly legendary rumors surrounding Terry and Darrington. I've gone through the entire collection.

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1078.895 - 1095.493 Matt Mercer

So it's a smaller bibliography. But still, a good start. Quick, do your best Tarrian impression. Let's see, what if someone were to come up to you and say, Tarrian, what's your favorite of your works?

1098.376 - 1105.903 Taliesin Jaffe

The favorite of my works would be Tom Tarrian Darrington.

1111.148 - 1125.393 Sam Riegel

Is that what I sound like? A little better, actually. There's a little bit more of a nasal situation, then you might have a little bit of a cold. I'll keep working on it. Yeah, you could say he's got a cold. That's great.

1127.176 - 1135.992 Matt Mercer

Good luck, and he barfs again, scattering vomit all over the floor. You guys leave.

1137.001 - 1145.392 Laura Bailey

Sweet goodness everlight, the famed book writer Evangeline Frost is going to be on the board this ship.

Chapter 4: What happens when the illness is mentioned?

4418.755 - 4437.172 Matt Mercer

Cool. So she doesn't see you, Albehr man, but she sees what she assumes to be Tarian Darrington just standing in the middle of the hallway. Mr. Darrington. Just the man I wanted to speak to.

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4437.493 - 4440.015 Taliesin Jaffe

I drop the Timberlight Tempo on him.

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4440.687 - 4447.055 Matt Mercer

Are you sure you and your people are cut out for this work? You're supposed to be protecting us from danger, correct?

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4447.816 - 4460.693 Taliesin Jaffe

We are indeed. There's an illness going around, and we're trying to get to the bottom of it, which is, I can feel it in my sinuses. Mm-hmm. Huzzah.

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4461.074 - 4462.436 Liam O'Brien

An illness at the casino?

4463.197 - 4466.421 Taliesin Jaffe

On the ship. It's been sabotaged.

4468.304 - 4469.445 Matt Mercer

Already?

Chapter 5: How does the group respond to the fire outbreak?

4469.746 - 4472.469 Matt Mercer

This is terrible, we should inform the captain right away.

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4472.489 - 4478.456 Taliesin Jaffe

I will take care of that, as it is my charge with my brigade.

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4478.517 - 4481.5 Matt Mercer

It's been sabotaged, I'm sorry, with an illness?

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4481.64 - 4482.301 Taliesin Jaffe

With an illness.

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4483.262 - 4484.744 Matt Mercer

How exactly does that work?

4484.964 - 4488.789 Taliesin Jaffe

That's what I'm trying to figure out, and is my duty.

4490.131 - 4493.715 Matt Mercer

Boy, oh boy, roll another persuasion check.

4493.755 - 4494.115 Taliesin Jaffe

Deception?

4494.736 - 4495.517 Matt Mercer

Deception.

Chapter 6: What clues are discovered about the potential saboteur?

4520.765 - 4521.726 Unknown

Out of the shadows?

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4522.247 - 4522.848 Matt Mercer

Jesus.

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4524.55 - 4536.894 Unknown

Out of the night. Out of the shadows. An alban man in my hand. An albanday man. Yes. For your arm.

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4537.877 - 4545.533 Travis Willingham

See, we are pure protectors. Does it have, like, little mask prints on it? Yes, of course!

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4545.553 - 4558.209 Matt Mercer

She snatches it. The gentleman she was with exits the casino, gives her a nod, and they, in a huff, she turns and follows him, and they exit down the hall. Did she just lean out of a film noir shadow?

4560.231 - 4564.076 Unknown

This is going so great.

4564.096 - 4564.517 Taliesin Jaffe

You did so well.

4564.577 - 4567.26 Unknown

I would have caught him, but you were really, I feel like you really helped.

4567.28 - 4568.822 Taliesin Jaffe

Thank you. I'm starting to feel, I'm starting,

Chapter 7: What strange sight do the characters encounter in the room?

8853.905 - 8865.383 Matt Mercer

Here is... Hazel Copperpot. It doesn't look like Tarion, it looks like Faris, but you're there too, Faris?

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8865.423 - 8867.065 Taliesin Jaffe

Yep, I'm right there.

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8867.486 - 8871.813 Matt Mercer

We have the Owlbear Man. Owlbear Man is, I think, trying to get up that tree.

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8872.334 - 8873.516 Unknown

Yeah, right up there.

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8873.756 - 8884.363 Matt Mercer

Yeah, ready to... Fero and Breeze, what an extra design. And we've got Damien Vidoma.

8884.383 - 8886.726 Sam Riegel

All right, I'm going to go the other side of Hazel Copperpot.

8888.228 - 8900.206 Matt Mercer

Yeah, there we go. Okay, great. You've walked into the room, and you see the strangest sight. I don't have two of him, so I'm going to use two different minis for it. You see the strangest sight.

Chapter 8: How do the characters react to the appearance of the imposters?

8900.546 - 8914.132 Matt Mercer

You see Tarian Darrington. standing right here. Terry? Terry and Darrington, and another figure that you can't quite make out is beyond, in the back of the room, closer to the brumestone.

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8916.896 - 8918.819 Sam Riegel

What's happened here? This isn't the ballroom anymore.

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8918.839 - 8922.003 Matt Mercer

Hey, you guys!

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8923.825 - 8929.373 Taliesin Jaffe

No, that is an imposter. Legitimately.

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8929.555 - 8934.836 Matt Mercer

Uh, me? I am no imposter. You are the imposter.

8935.016 - 8936.984 Taliesin Jaffe

Impossible imposter.

8937.044 - 8958.973 Matt Mercer

How dare you? Oh, shit. My whole shit just restarted. It's all good. Everybody, look at Omar. It's okay. Then suddenly, another voice calls out, this is a bad mini, but it's another Tarrian Darrington. What? No, you both are imposters. How dare you?

8958.993 - 8965.08 Sam Riegel

Hi, new guy! Wait, what? How are we supposed to know who's who?

8965.432 - 8971.759 Matt Mercer

Both Terry and Darrington's look at you with malice in their eyes. Anything you guys want to do?

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