"How do you want to do this?", often abbreviated as HDYWTDT, is an iconic line and staple of Critical Role. It is frequently uttered by Matthew Mercer, the Dungeon Master, when a player strikes the killing blow in a difficult or momentous encounter. The player then has the opportunity to describe an epic (or comical) victory for Matt to narrate. Both Aabria Iyengar and Brennan Lee Mulligan borrowed the line during their time as Dungeon Master for Critical Role in Exandria Unlimited.
CritRoleStats keeps lists of "How do you want to do this?" moments from across the Vox Machina, Wildemount, and Marquet campaigns, aswell as the Exandria Unlimited mini series.
HDYWTDT Leaderboard[]
Campaign One[]
| Position | Name | HDYWTDT |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Grog | 18 |
| 2nd | Percy | 13 |
| 3rd | Scanlan | 10 |
| 4th | Vex'ahlia | 9 |
| 5th | Vax'ildan | 8 |
| 6th | Keyleth | 6 |
| 7th | Pike | 5 |
| 8th | Tiberius | 2 |
| 8th | Trinket | 2 |
| 8th | Zahra | 2 |
| 11th | Kerrek | 1 |
| 11th | Tova | 1 |
Campaign Two[]
| Position | Name | HDYWTDT |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fjord | 20 |
| 1st | Veth | 20 |
| 3rd | Yasha | 18 |
| 4th | Jester | 17 |
| 5th | Caleb | 16 |
| 6th | Beau | 15 |
| 7th | Caduceus | 8 |
| 8th | Mollymauk | 7 |
| 9th | Shakäste | 1 |
| 10th | Twiggy | 1 |
Exandria Unlimited[]
| Position | Name | HDYWTDT |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dariax | 6 |
| 2nd | Opal | 4 |
| 3rd | Orym | 3 |
| 4th | Cerrit | 2 |
| 4th | Fy'ra Rai | 2 |
| 6th | Dorian | 1 |
| 6th | Fearne | 1 |
| 6th | Nydas/Sha'korzhan | 1 |
| 6th | Zerxus | 1 |
Campaign Three[]
| Position | Name | HDYWTDT |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Orym | 14 |
| 2nd | Ashton | 11 |
| 2nd | Fearne | 11 |
| 4th | Laudna | 9 |
| 5th | Chetney | 8 |
| 6th | Imogen | 7 |
| 7th | FCG | 3 |
| 8th | Dorian | 2 |
| 8th | Bor'Dor | 2 |
| 10th | Deni$e | 1 |
| 10th | F.R.I.D.A. | 1 |
| 10th | Prism | 1 |
| 10th | Little Mister | 1 |
| 10th | Carpaccio Caviar | 1 |
Current as of "True Heroism" (3x91).
Trivia[]
- Vox Machina received two HDYWTDT as a group: once against Anna Ripley (Pike Trickfoot was not present)[1], and once against Vecna.[2]
- The Mighty Nein received a HDYWTDT as a group against a roper. However, the last who dealt damage was Fjord.[3]
- They also received a HDYWTDT as a group against Uk'otoa. But it was during "The Mighty Nein Reunited Part 2" (Sx74), not during the Campaign.[4]
- Soorna is the first non-player character to receive an HDYWTDT.[5]
- Matt gave himself a "How do I want to do this?" when Jourrael, an NPC, dealt the final blow against Obann the Punished.[6]
- Technically, Opal finished another assassin in the first episode of Exandria Unlimited Prime, but Aabria Iyengar didn't pronounce the famous line.[7]
- In Season 5 of Overwatch 2, the character Cole Cassidy (voiced by Matthew Mercer), has an unlockable voice line of "How do you want to do this?".
- Three Bells Hells members, Fearne Calloway, Imogen Temult, and Laudna got a group HDYWTDT on a centaur in the Feywild.[8]
- Carpaccio Caviar, Laudna's Hound of Ill Omen, got his HDYWTDT with a Barlgura.[9]
- Fresh Cut Grass received the first player character self-sacrificial HDYWTDT against Otohan Thull.[10]
References[]
- ↑ See "Cloak and Dagger" (1x68) from 4:21:53 through 4:24:20.
- ↑ See "Vecna, the Ascended" (1x114) at 5:26:17.
- ↑ See "The Endless Burrows" (2x50) at 1:26:15.
- ↑ See "The Mighty Nein Reunited Part 2" (Sx74) at 4:53:10.
- ↑ See "Perspective" (2x59) at 3:42:45.
- ↑ See "Punishment and Politics" (2x87) at 1:18:10.
- ↑ See "The Nameless Ones" (E1x01) at 3:38:10.
- ↑ See "Night at the Ligament Manor" (3x46) at 4:10:47.
- ↑ See "Crisis of Faith" (3x61) at 2:27:25.
- ↑ See "True Heroism" (3x91) at 4:26:20.
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