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Campaign 3

I’m locking in my final guesses for the Marquet Campaign. Presented in alphabetical order. It’s a few weird races, and no humans, which I didn’t do on purpose. (I’m gonna go 0/7 with these)

Ashley - Elf Bard. I’m not saying this is peer pressure, but many members of the audience want it, and frankly, I think the cast would love to see it too. And of all the cast, Ashley is probably the most content to sit back and just go along for the ride. But they also say that Ashley is very dark, perhaps best exemplified with Yasha and the Champion. I think Ashley would be inclined to make a bard who on the surface seems very much like another College of Lore, but perhaps without even other PCs knowing, slowly reveals themself to be a College of Whispers Bard.

Laura - Half-Orc Rogue. I’m not sold on Half-Orc. I wasn’t sure where she might go on race, so I thought “Maybe she’ll just follow Travis?” Maybe she’ll be the Human of this campaign? I do think Rogue is a decent bet. We know she wanted it campaign one, and Liam grabbed it. Then she lost her warlock in campaign two to Travis. I think she’ll likely go back to her original wish and finally run a Rogue. Perhaps Inquisitive or Scout.

Liam - Dwarf Barbarian. As great a wizard as Liam was, I think he enjoys his martial classes. Dwarf Barbarian sounds a little basic on paper, but I think Liam’s ready to set dark and broody aside for a while. I’d be very interested to see what happens when Liam just lets loose.

Marisha - Genasi Sorcerer. Apparently, Marisha has said she wants to do a high Charisma character. I don’t know if she’ll stick to it, but after Keyleth and Beau, I can understand the desire. Plus, she might miss the power of wielding crazy spells. Sorcerer does both those things. I picked Genasi because - regardless of element - Genasi are hot, and I feel any Genasi could fit the Marquet setting.

Sam - Minotaur Monk. We know Liam chose Sam’s character. Here’s how I think his thought process went. “Okay, so Sam’s played two smaller characters, so let’s go big. Veth was very taken by the minotaur we saw in Xhorhas, so we’ll go minotaur. Sam’s been a support caster. He’s been a ranged fighter. Let’s put Sam on the front line. How about Monk? Minotaur Monk - perfect alliteration. Minotaur Monk it is.”

Taliesin - Warforged Druid. I think the minute Matt said in the recap that the Warforged had been released into Exandria, Taliesin might have set aside anything else he had brewing. I know we just had Caduceus, but I just feel like it would be the most Taliesin thing in the world to explore the juxtaposition and the intermingling of nature and technology, especially through the lens of the “technology”.

Travis - Hobgoblin Fighter. Travis is the one that I just have no idea. We know he wanted to use spells in campaign two, so he chose... Warlock. I feel like I remember early campaign him lamenting only having two spells. Though I also think he likes hitting things. So I’m thinking perhaps he’ll go Eldritch Knight. But I could also see perhaps a Forge Cleric. Or maybe even a War Caster Wizard? As for race, I don’t know if anyone is still gun-shy when it comes to having another spell-casting Dragonborn. If so, Hobgoblin could be a really interesting choice.

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These are more hopes than predictions, but there’s some thought put into it. Ashley - Pike and Yasha were both more reserved characters. So I wanna see her use a high Charisma character. Laura - She could easily pull off a Bard. I don’t know if she’ll go right back into another support class, especially since Jester so desperately wanted to hit things. That’s why I’m thinking College of Swords if this happens. Liam - Squishy Rogue. Squishy Wizard. Both of whom were very cerebral. Let’s see Liam’s spin on a Barbarian. I’d love to see him tackle Ancestral Guardian. Marisha - Keyleth and Beau were both front line fighters, so I kinda wanna see what happens if Marisha plays a support. Not necessarily a surefire thing with an Artificer, but a possibility. Sam - Druids can do it all, and Sam is a sneaky bastard. And if Liam chose Sam’s class, and is thinking the same thing I am, we’re gonna find out what happens when you give Sam Riegel nearly limitless power. Taliesin - If I remember correctly, Tal’s original character in their home game was a sorcerer. Much like Ashley, his characters are charismatic when it’s not their main stat. So what if it was? Travis - Travis went Warlock to try his hand at magic. I don’t know if a Warlock/Paladin was enough to scratch that itch though. He might not wanna retread his class from the Darrington Brigade, but I could see him going Forge or Tempest domains.

This party lacks a rogue, as you can see. If anyone, I think it’d be Marisha or Tal who go for it this time around.

Because news about campaign three for critical role is around the corner, I created a fantasy football-esque grid for class predictions for the main cast! Feel free to fill it out and reply/post it. (I will be also sharing it on my twitter and instagram).

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If the announcement is meant to come in September or Early October, theoretically, Campaign 3 could start late October. Perhaps the last Thursday of October?

Imagine them doing the announcements and ad reads in just regular zip up hoodies or whatever, theme rolls, Matt does the intro, then, “Describe your character.”

First player gives their description, then BAM! Hoodie off. They’re all dressed as their new characters for Halloween!

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I mean... somebody has to have done this already.

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Team RWBY and their “words”

Ruby is “purity”

Weiss is “Defiance”

Yang is “Strength”

And Blake?

Blake is “Bravery”

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living in the united states is supremely fucked up cause we're one of the richest, most powerful juggernauts on the planet, but your average citizen has relatively infinitesimal access to that wealth and power, and very little they can do to improve things.

being poor in the US still makes you rich by some global standards, but often times The American Experience is like..... you're a passenger locked in the baggage hold of a very long train that's going very fast. and the people driving the train are running it off the rails and shouting CHOO CHOO MOTHERFUCKERS CHOO CHOOOOOOOOO as they thoughtlessly bulldoze this train through everything in its path. you want very badly to get off the train or bludgeon the conductors with a crowbar, because you don't like where it's going, but you're handcuffed in a duffel bag and the conductors have barricaded themselves in the engine cars with all the food, medicine, and tools that could be used to help you out.

and UNDERSTANDABLY the rest of the world is like "what the FUCK is wrong with that train??? it must be stopped! there are so many people on the train why is nobody breaking into the conductor's booth and stopping it??!" but most of us are just squirming for basic survival in the last few cars while billionaires sit on top of the train sniping anyone brave enough to crawl up from the cargo hold, all while shouting that you're lucky to be on such a luxurious, successful train at all.

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Monowheel 1930

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i think it’s very brave and sexy of me to still play pokemon games in the exact same way i did when i was 5 years old - ignoring all stat changing moves. this is an offensive move only household. if you effectively stratagise using stat changes in battle Fuck You

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Froslass

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Blizzard concept artist Oscar Vega mixed characters from Smash Bros Ultimate with modern fashion

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If kinetic energy can be converted to thermal energy, how hard do I need to slap a chicken to cook it?

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Orange ball!! ORANGE BALL!!

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maractus!

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Joker: Hey guys, you want a tarot reading?

Dark Pit: These are Pokemon cards.

Joker: You get a Bidoof. It means fuck you.

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RWBY: Amity Arena - TEAM CFVY ☕

Artwork by Shin Hun-gyo / uyalago