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Follow me on Twitter @a_hipster_sax for more Critical Role and dnd content. Will warn you I will also repost more political stuff occasionally.

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That was probably the best episode since Scanbo. Like there have been great episodes since Scanbo but none that I remember where everything happened almost exactly as they wanted it.

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Last night i was telling my best friend that i could put any text over this gif and it would technically be correct because you can’t see her mouth move.

SO I DID IT BITCHESSS

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As of last night we have met all of the CritRole casts bearsonas except for Travis and Ashley. While I'm not sure about Ashley (though let's be honest here she'd be a big black MONSTAH bear) we do know Travis would want to be a red panda.

I'm not sure where I was going with this post.

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I love Jester and Caleb's interactions. This duo is just too adorable. Plus Liam and Laura just have that powerful twin energy.

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I almost forgot!

They leveled up a couple nights ago, and we still don't know what cool new spells they picked up!

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caleb wondering if there is a bookshop on a pirate island is the most caleb thing to ever happen

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Is it possible for Jester to go into a seedy outlaw bar without getting into a fistfight at least once?

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Matt:

Matt: Insight check.

Travis: You’re good at these, right?

Taliesin: I’m terrible at these.

Taliesin: 26.

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As much as I distrust Avantica and firmly believe that she will attempt to murder one or more of the Mighty Nein, I appreciate how open she seems to be with the Nein.

I will say someone should've called INSIGHT CHECK on her this last time!

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Here’s an interesting point of characterization I’ve seen in TAZ: Taako’s passivity, and how it defines him and his arc.

Now, Taako isn’t lazy. He’s described as “never satisfied” by the judges in cycle 65, he goes out of his way to learn new things - he taught himself magic when he’d forgotten he knew it, he invented surfing, he learned an entire language from scratch on the animal plane. However, he can come off as lazy because of one catchphrase: “Taako’s good out here.”

I would say that isn’t laziness. That’s passivity. Taako does not want to initiate anything. He doesn’t want to start a fight, he doesn’t want to get into trouble, he wants to keep himself safe. That’s perfectly in character for him. It’s set in contrast to “Magnus rushes in.” It makes sense - he stays where he is, he doesn’t move.

Which is what makes his moments of action that much more powerful. Think about Arms Outstretched - instead of remaining passive, Taako takes action, flinging his soul out of his body towards Magnus. Even running across the sapphire mirror to Kravitz is a moment of action that’s special - he cares about these people, so he actively goes to them.

But his most powerful moments are those that the combine action and passivity, and I want to talk about two of them, both in the finale.

The first is when he’s explaining his idea that will save everyone and everything, and he says -

Taako: Listen, all that thing wants on Earth, the thing it wants more than anything else, we have been basically trolling it for a hundred years. The only thing it wants, is to pick us up and absorb us into itself. And I don’t know about you all, but Taako’s good out here. (via @tazscripts)

There it is - his trademark catchphrase of passivity, but here, it isn’t about a lack of action, it’s about staying steadfast and standing strong. What has been a signifier of Taako’s caution and wish to keep himself safe have expanded to a stance of protection - a radical idea, a deconstruction of a world of tar or a world of ash  into there’s a third option.  They don’t have to choose between running or hiding. Taako’s option - the option, ironically, of rushing into the Hunger - is staying and standing and fighting. Instead of staying back and not engaging, Taako’s unmoving posture here is standing firm and saying no, you move.

Which brings me to the second moment, from the last episode.

Griffin: Holy shit. Alright, here’s the scene. Merle and Magnus, you see Taako step up and say bye, and stick out the KrEbStAr in front of him, and from his glaive, a column of green wind launches outward and connects with John. And you see John screaming and you—it almost looks like he is being peeled out of that portal as this wind is just kind of tearing him apart. But you also see Taako and it looks like the power and fury of this attack is knocking him off of his feet.

[Arms Outstretched music plays]

Travis: I put my hand on Taako’s shoulder to help brace him.

Clint: I throw myself down to wrap my arms around his legs to hold him to the ground.

Justin: I reach into my fuckin’ bag and grab my Immovable Rod. I’m not going fuckin’ anywhere. (via @tazscripts)

Significant in this scene, first of all, is the fact that Arms Outstretched plays over it. As I said previously, Arms Outstretched is a scene of Taako’s action, a scene where he puts himself in danger, throws himself into the fray, so to speak, to rescue Magnus.

This moment is a pinnacle of the combination of that action with Taako’s now-established standing firm.  He’s at the front, casting a spell that is destroying the avatar of something they’ve all been fighting for over a century, and he starts to be blown away, but his friends grab on and hold him fast. He holds himself  fast.

Taako isn’t running away. He isn’t staying at the back. He’s right there in front, but his power isn’t in rushing in, but standing firm. Taako is Lup’s anchor, and there’s a good reason for that. He knows who he is, and he, in this moment, is fully himself. In this moment, he is the most Taako  he could be. He is multidimensional, a fully realized creation, and he isn’t going fuckin’ anywhere.

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Why is everyone mad at Jester?

I watched last night's episode and I don't understand why people hat Jester now. What did she do that I missed?

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getting real tired of jester tbh

i want to like her, her interactions with just about every character but fjord are great, and the traveler stuff is REALLY interesting but..

this week she branded a guy against his will for shits and giggles and seems to be actually considering the travelers suggestion she magically roofie fjord to make him fall in love with her like WOW YIKES

its not like the other characters dont fuck up constantly also but theyre usually CALLED ON IT at least, but everybody seems to just let jester’s actions slide bc shes a cute quirky girl with a “middle school crush” despite the fact that shes in her 20s at least

that shits not ok, and until someone calls her out for constantly ignoring other peoples boundaries and generally being a creep toward fjord i just cant find it in myself to enjoy her character

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Guys I'm really excited at my theory on how the M9 will react to Vasselheim! Beau joins the Slayers Take, Yasha no longer required to hide her worship of Kord, Clay discovering a beautiful, green, growing part of the city dedicated to the Wildmother. Jester openly handing out tracts of the Traveler to people passing by.

Honestly I think thee only two people to not be super impressed or excited by Vasselheim would be Fjord and Nott. Those two don't seem religious in the slightest

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Okay it’s been a while since I went on a follow spree and my dash is mcfreakin dead so if you post

Legend of Zelda

Critical Role

Cosplay (bonus points if you cosplay and post a bunch of wips cause I love that shit)

Nintendo in general tbh

This is a long shot but the ps2 og trilogy Jak and Daxter, Sly Cooper, and Ratchet and Clank like I’ll bake you cookies too

Either reblog or like this or whatever you what kinda post this is 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

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I did a thing

I ordered the d&d starter set. I'm only slightly terrified because I haven't actually played dnd before. So of course for my first attempt at dnd involves me trying to DM for a couple friends who also haven't played before. Here's hoping that since no one has played before we all have fun anyway.

Now I just gotta wait for it to get here.

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So I'm listening to TAZ: Balance

And i have to say Taako and Lup are giving Vax and Vex a run for their money as my favorite elfin twins