#Critical Role Transcript

[revvethasmythh]

Scanlan used a 9th-level counterspell to defeat Vecna and, in doing so, was unable to save Vax, in campaign 1 episode 114. In campaign 3 episode 114, he was able to free the beacon from the machine keeping Vax imprisoned and finally save him

[licensedproldier]

Im Way late but i finally got my hands on a digital copy of the time dnd special edition. Here are the pages on d20 and critrole and 20 sided tavern!!!

[sky-scribbles]

Bell's Hells: Hey Essek, do you know anything about these three dead bodies?

Essek: Haha yeah, my friends and I addled their minds with crippling pain, threw them down a hundred and fifty foot cliff, and blasted them with like 200 psychic damage. Then we stabbed them a lot.

Bell's Hells:

Essek: Anyway, tiny gnome man, don't be like them :)

[jamieylnnart]

Hands.

[ludinusdaleth]

Travis *jokingly*: “Yeah but what about Molaesmyr?”

Matt: “That shook—that caught him off guard, man."

travis hits ludinus's sore spot in both campaigns

Critical Role Campaign 2, Episode 88, "Unwanted Reunions" // Critical Role Campaign 3, Episode 102, "Reconciliation"

[pinkbeetroot]

biting gravel

[utilitycaster]

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[loudestlibrarianongodsgreenearth]

Taliesin flashes a brief smile after this and i’m choosing to believe it’s in-character

Percy: No I’m Fine Thank You

[hello-eeveev]

I adored the scene between Orym and the Wildmother. I thought it was beautiful. they cannot make me hate either of them. but of course I must take it upon myself to address some responses to it that I’ve seen floating about, especially bc the way some people talk about emotions makes me concerned:

1) an appeal to emotion is not inherently manipulative. it’s a normal part of communication, and treating it as “playing dirty” will negatively affect yourself and your relationships with others. trust me. you are allowed to express your feelings, and other people are allowed to take your feelings into account and adjust their behavior. it’s actually a good thing! that’s healthy communication!

2) “see you soon” is not a death wish, nor is it a firm belief that he will die in the upcoming battle. it’s an acknowledgement that on the grand, cosmic scale of time, their separation is only for a short while. I suppose it would depend on the belief in an afterlife of the people around you, but have you never heard this sentiment expressed? not once?

[laterkatersays]

Ashton Proposes (Mushrooms)

Ashton: (really quickly runs up to Fearne and gets right in her face) Fearne: (softly) Hi. Ashton: (seriously) I have a request. I have a very serious request. Fearne: Lay it on me. Ashton: If we survive this- Ashton: (opening up a small pouch full of weird-ass mushrooms) Fearne: (gasps) Ashton: I stole this off the weird cow one. Would you take half of these with me, and see whatever the fuck happens? Fearne: (completely on board) I absolutely will. Ashton: You’re the fucking best. Fearne: I can’t even believe you chose me for this fun adventure. Ashton: Who else? Honestly, you’re- I would do any fucking stupid thing you were ever down for. Fearne: Promise? Ashton: (kinda soft) Yeah. Ashton: I like you, and I’m bad at this, ‘cause I don’t think about the future, ever, but like- Fearne: I don’t either. Ashton: You’re fun to adventure with. Fearne: (she is so soft for them y’all) You’re fun to adventure with too. I’ll absolutely take those mushrooms with you. See what happens. Ashton: I have no idea what the fuck they’re going to do. Fearne: (puts her arms around them and gives them such a big hug)

[nightmarekings]

ira art dump from the past few months

[revvethasmythh]

Thinking about Caleb “I-use-people’s-full-names-to-show-intimacy” Widogast and the way he calls Veth “Veth the Brave.” It’s not all the time—it’s rarely used, actually, saved for specific moments, only when he’s using the fondest of tones, with the most admiration, and how calling her that is more intimate than just “Veth Brenatto.” Because Veth the Brave is both of her identities. It’s Nott and it’s Veth, it’s their co-mingling, it’s her in her entirety. Veth the Brave. That’s why it’s so intimate, because he is speaking to all of who she is

[essektheylyss]

"average Critical Role cast member throws out death flags in any given in-character conversation" factoid actually just a statistical error. the average Critical Role cast member actually throws out zero death flags per conversation. Death Flags Travis, who throws out a minimum of seven death flags in any conversation his PCs ever have, is an outlier and should not have been counted.

[rachandroll]

I've seen a couple folks say that the afterlives of Exandria are no more because of the Catatheosis, but that's not what the Matron said:

She said that if the gods died the realms would have faded, but in with this path, they exist just fine. Stuff like Will and Orym reuniting after Orym dies is absolutely still on the table if that's your jam.

[ittybittyremy]

imagine how dorian felt during that whole kerfuffle

Two days ago, his brother died and the Crown Keepers separated, all because of the Spider Queen.

A couple of hours ago, he and Orym reminisced about how Orym put a blade to his chest and told him not to put the crown on his head. Something that Dorian is clearly grateful for now. ("Otherwise, I wouldn't be here right now")

Now, he woke up to two of his friends fighting. Then, Laudna claims that the blade on Orym's back will corrupt him "just like it corrupted Otohan." He's still catching up on everything, but he knows that's the name of the person who killed Orym's husband and father. To put it simply, he just heard that Orym may become corrupt like his family's killer was because of a sword.

And here's the thing: He's seen a real cursed item before. He's felt the lure of one and has seen/experienced the consequences of holding onto one. His brother's death was one of those consequences 2 days ago! And now there's apparently another cursed item that's on his "very good friend's" back. The same "very good friend" who he just talked about the crown with. The same "very good friend" who put a blade to his chest so long ago.

Then later, it turns out that the item Laudna was so insistent on being cursed (to the point of injuring another party member [be it unintentional]) is actually not cursed.

Now he's listening to Laudna talk about how she wants to take the blade in energy while belittling Orym for taking it in hand. (Yes, I am aware that this is very simplified)

After all this, Dorian finally gives his opinion.

I think [Orym] should keep it. It's just a thing. I'm so tired of things having control over us. You two are friends. It was his to possess and you tried to steal it from him... It is just a thing. Its history doesn't shape us. Our actions do. [Laudna's] actions tell me that [she did] not have enough trust in [her] friends... What would it have mattered if [Otohon] cut him down with a handaxe or a stick from the street? It was not the thing that did the action. It was the person. It does not matter.

I believe that there are two routes to Dorian's mindset

Gilmore's Wisdom: When the Crown Keepers discuss the circlet with Gilmore, he says something very interesting. "The Spider Queen herself is dark, is evil, but the vestige is simply power, and it is whatever you make it into. Power simply is." (E1x03).

Orym's Threat: Orym confronted him when he saw that he could hold the circlet without issue. He put a sword to his chest and told him to put it down. Dorian did so, saying, "I care about you more than this" (E1x05).

Dorian's point is a combination of those two things. To put it simply, Dorian's point was that friends are more important than objects because objects are just things.

And before I see anyone else blabbering about how Dorian is a hypocrite because of how Cyrus died, Opal didn't kill him, and neither did the circlet itself. It was the Spider Queen that killed him.

During all this, he discovered that Orym, Fearne, Laudna, and Chetney had died due to the blade. He also discovered that Orym made a deal with Fearne's grandmother "to help [them] do the things that [they] have to do. Hopefully in the next episode, Dorian is able to fully process all that information

Side Note: In between those words, Dorian admits that he doesn't fully understand the situation ("You do not know what you speak." "I do not"). Apparently, this is a hot take, but I think that him being the outsider of the situation made him the most clear-headed of the group. He wasn't hurt by Ottahan like the rest of Bells Hells had been. So, he has the least biased view of the bunch (still biased but not as biased as the others).

Thank you for coming to my TedTalk!