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"is keyleth a mode of transportation like essek is?" truly the best way to talk about two incredibly powerful level 20 characters.

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Archmage of Civil Influence (my wife)

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I wish everyone who called Shadowgast queerbaiting at the end of Campaign 2 a very happy eat shit forever.

They weren't entirely sure where their relationship was between platonic, romantic, or queerplatonic, but they were obviously gay for each other about it. Like real queer people often are.

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Oh Astrid "I'm quite fun at parties, actually" Becke, how I missed you.

Truly the minor npc of all time, I'm so glad she snuck into the bell's hells narrative with a detailed outfit description. Any excuse to dip myself in liquid latex. I couldn't stop myself from getting out the old sewing machine and a 1940s clasp I've been meaning to use

If some of my table props look familiar I'm referencing honeyandheatherphoto's picture here

If my scar make has dramatically changed, I was inspired by the painter of the hottest wizards, @zmeess

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astrid apologists rise up

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i love shadowgast, i think their journey together learning how to be better people & healing is beautiful.

but nothing annoys me more than when Caleb gets all the credit for Essek's redemption arc, or when Essek's relationship with Caleb is automatically placed on a pedestal above his friendship with the rest of the Mighty Nein.

because it is straight up untrue. it wasn't even Caleb that did most of the legwork reaching out to Essek, it was Jester. Yes, their magic lessons, and Caleb's understanding went a long way towards showing Essek that he could change, but Jester was the one who consistently and repeatedly reached out to him. I am of the firm belief that without Jester, the Mighty Nein would never have gotten past Essek's initial standoffishness.

And furthermore, Caleb was Essek's friend first. I don't think it's ever been confirmed, but IMO most of Essek's initial attraction to Caleb was 1) academic 2) performative, and any genuine physical or romantic attraction didn't start developing until post-reveal. I'm not even convinced Essek was romantically interested in Caleb, or at least able to identify it as such, by the END of the campaign. Essek values Caleb primarily as a friend and any romance on top of that is a bonus.

Essek's relationship with Caleb is not inherently more important than his friendship with the rest of the Mighty Nein just because they're dating. He loves all of them, and expresses that multiple times at the end of CR2. It was their friendship that changed him, not his interest in Caleb. Caleb values the Mighty Nein's friendship more than whatever budding romance he had with Essek. Essek's entire life doesn't, nor should it revolve around Caleb! Caleb is an important part, yes, but he values and needs the love he receives from the rest of the Mighty Nein just as much.

As someone who's aro/ace-spectrum and has little to no interest in romance, every time I see Essek's relationship to the Mighty Nein reduced to his relationship with Caleb, it feels like a slap in the face. It validates my deepest fear that I'm just an accessory in my friends' lives, and that no matter how much I love them or what I do for them, I'm inevitably going to be discarded when someone they want to date comes along.

People will watch 500+ hours of a show that emphasizes over and over the importance of friendship and platonic love then turn around and reduce it to romance alone.

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i have finally finished watching c3ep95! congratulations to Essek Thelyss for probably having this ☝ in his mind on repeat 24/7 /j

tip jar!

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oh they make me so sad. i need to put them in the hydraulic press NOW!!!!

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Wizards✨️

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I'm sure it'll wear off soon enough

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2 kinds of parties going to Eiselfross, aka "The Frozen North," aka one of the coldest places in Exandria:

Mighty Nein: FUR FUR FUR FUR FUR WARM

Bells Hells: SHEER fabrics, SLUTTY shirts, SHREDDED clothing, it's a VIBE baby

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Ludinus, fuming through the 4th wall: SEE I couldn't have KNOWN about the moon back door because this apparent god "Matthew Mercer" MADE IT UP on the fly in the 11th hour of my plans. This is yet another example of the gods having too much power. In this essay I will-

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alright we’ve officially gotten caleb essek astrid and a yussa mention so…

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please complete the campaign 2 wizard set matt i’m dying of wulf deprivation

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Caleb Widogast (M9 portrait 2/10)

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Widogast's Bisexual Maelstrom.

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[ID: A digital drawing of Eadwulf Grieve and Verin Thelyss from Critical Role. Eadwulf is hugging Verin from behind and smiling slightly. Verin is touching Eadwulf's arm and grinning. End description.]

A kofi doodle request for @quinn-of-aebradore!!

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seeing some absolutely buckwild takes on c3e95 time to bring this baby back