#also thanks for breaking my heart Marisha also Laura also Liam

[immeasurable-depths]

Oh boy this is gonna be the bowlgate of C3 isn’t it

[its-mekjt]

Favourite parts of 3×97 (potential spoilers below the break)

today on kit screaming about critical role, i am joined by benjamin the highland cow and a massive bottle of water because it is SO HOT this morning. also why was this the longest two weeks of waiting for an episode in my life. i'm going to blame exams.

PART ONE

▪︎ critical role will be at gencon in indianopolis (i won't be there because i don't have money)

▪︎ LIVE SHOW NEXT SATURDAY WOO (no show next thursday, but the menagerie returns!)

▪︎ shattered teeth dice set (i NEED them)

▪︎ intro time (dorian is in the intro now)

▪︎ rolling initiative

▪︎ kinda like it when the map is on the big screen and the players are on the left

▪︎ essek sandwich

▪︎ scorpion facts with taliesin

▪︎ "THEY'RE STICKY AND FILLED WITH ACID."

▪︎ bring out the goats

▪︎ taylor swift goat scream in 2024? love it.

▪︎ orym/liar's first one of the campaign

▪︎ naur

▪︎ YEAH DUNAMANCY

▪︎ love force damage. shit is inescapable.

▪︎ "how'd it go or- oh FUCK."

▪︎ orym is a snack. a little one.

▪︎ dorian and imogen YESSSS

▪︎ TAG TEAM THAT CREEPY THING

▪︎ what colour IS purple and yellow?

▪︎ laura bailey cannot escape wild magic thie campaign

▪︎ FUCKING WILD MAGIC FIREBALL

▪︎ scientists have allowed her (ashley) to make one sound

▪︎ WHAT SPIRIT FROM LAUDNA'S PAST?

▪︎ thought she was gonna make it look like bor'dor and i had a heart attack

▪︎ liam cannot escape getting whacked

▪︎ scorching marisha ray

▪︎ hdywtdt

▪︎ fearne wants the teeth. give her the teeth

▪︎ dorian recapping. my favourite part. (motivational speech)

▪︎ "i'd like to experiment on you." / "you're hot i'll allow it."

▪︎ bye bye wolfy

▪︎ fjord is in c3

▪︎ imogen started the blue man group, confirmed

▪︎ fearne the wing woman of the century: "you should take orym!"

▪︎ liam loves the floaty blue boys

▪︎ thank god i wasn't the only one who didn't forget about fcg's coin

▪︎ "like most cruelty is needless?" // "isn't that what makes it cruel?"

▪︎ patê de rolo, loml

PART TWO

▪︎ it's just the pipes

▪︎ hey essek? who's your partner.

▪︎ FEARNE INSIGHT CHECKING ESSEK. AND A 28? WHAT WAS THAT GODDAMM WHISPER?

▪︎ black, jagged chains.

▪︎ NO NOT BODIES

▪︎ NOT RECENT BODIES

▪︎ vanguard? fuck.

▪︎ this became a horror movie

▪︎ NO NOT PATÊ

▪︎ chet do your geometry thing

▪︎ caduceus 100% gave essek the speak with the dead bracelet

▪︎ laura bailey i saw your face when ashton made a noise about teven being fearne's boyfriend.

▪︎ TEVEN YESSSSSS.

▪︎ "Fearne collects a lot of pets and boyfriends." // "Mm-hmm". BITCH IS JEALOUSSSS.

▪︎ travis is me. we're lore whores.

▪︎ metal.

▪︎ WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON. CHETNEY.

▪︎ DID HE DO THAT?

▪︎ i hate it but i LOVE it

▪︎ feeds on insecurity. they're FUCKED.

▪︎ DORIAN NO

▪︎ oh this is evil. i love it!

▪︎ NO NO NO. I CAN'T WAIT TWO WEEKS.

end of episode

[zeephyre]

CR3 EPISODE 59 RANT

Okay so I've finally watched episode 59 and... it was so good. utkarsh as a fresh player is such a good addition to the table, i ADORE the way he plays because it's the lack of experience of the player really making the lack of experience of bor'dor that much more delightful.

aimee is always a joy to see and im so thrilled she brought deni$e into the fray because that's such an hilarious gag character. reminds me of travis making chutney his PC and it actually becoming a very good character. (miss you already pock o'pea 💏).

AND EMILY!!!! im more into cr than d20 but i fucking loved a court of fey and flowers so much and emily was an absolute fucking gem in that, and she was an absolute genius in neverafter. i've seen clips of her brilliance but getting TWO crits back to back almost immediately was fucking crazy, matt I'm praying for you fr. love prism, she's so funky and cool, and so autism coded. (just like bor'dor)

--

on to the three hellians we're following this go around. taliesin and marisha are trying to ruin my life, im absolutely fucking convinced. marisha already knows how to pull on those imogen heart strings, just like Laura. and taliesin plays ashton as completely wired and absolutely determined to not fall apart even though they lost their shit pretty fucking immediately after they teleported.

ashton saying they'll do whatever it takes to find their people again, fuck saving the world, was just absolute gold. ashton and laudna's motivations have never struck me as particularly martyr like so their single-minded focus on making sure the band is back together was so refreshing i love them so much, i can't wait for more rp moments between them.

LIAM O'BRIEN. YOU ARE INSANE SIR.

i need ashton and laudna to give orym ten thousand hugs and never let my little guy go holy shit he is at his wit's end. all those little moments of trauma flashbacks just running through his head was just *chefs kiss* thank you liam. i know orym said he doesn't have anyone but that pause... that pause was both heart breaking and also gives me room to hope that liam is cooking up a slow burn for the ages. (peep taliesin's face the entire time orym was talking to deni$e -- ashrym nation RISE UP)

i do really hope that orym and ashton have more moments together, especially considering the conversation they had on the skyship about orym not always being able to be "the good one". i hope orym reaches out, and hell, if not then i am BEGGING ashton to reach out cause i really think this group in particular has one of the most best subtle emotional connections for ashton and i just djsjdkdkdl I LOVE THEM AND I WANT MORE ANGST.

[georgiarts]

a host of random latest cr ep thoughts: - laudna going back to try and make friends with marwa and once again using paté to voice what she really thinks but can’t say aloud (both then and to Imogen and Fearne later maybe) is just my favourite. i love how she just wants people to like her, make them happy, just be treated normally and feel like she can get some of the life she lost back. - i also love that we just adopt a shopkeep each campaign and will love and protect them with our lives. - i am so happy we went back to see zhudanna again and had laudna and Imogen little domestic and comfort times i need much much more and want some in depth emotional conversations about how laudna really feels about everything that’s happened to her (I’m so scared about them researching breaking her connection and whether she’ll literally die (again) from that !!!) - Also my heart is already so broken for Dorian, and Robbie is incredible and already feels like he’s saying goodbye and I cannot handle it, that stuff at the end wow ahh !! I also do not want to see orym go through any possible bad thing related to Dorian NO. Liam is too good at being devastated I will not deal. also also, twins in the dream or brothers in the dream - i saw someone in the chat suggest what if it’s Dorian and Cyrus and nope nope nope no thank you. - I just really loved this episode and I love them all a lot and can’t wait for them to continue to settle in to their characters even more. also wouldn’t it be great if marisha could actually touch laura because i feel for her so much every time she describes what she does and tries to reach over the table, but also like how would we survive that, we would not. - also chetney silver dress YES - ALSO final note, but big FCG twist 10000% coming and we all know that’s gonna be heartbreaking too damn. - CANT WAIT FOR THE BALL PLEASE LET THEM HAVE SOME LITTLE DANCES and also dress fancy irl thanks

[grigori77]

Critical Role Campaign 3 Episode 34

It's Thursday Night. On a Monday. Again. Gods help us this time, please ...

A Nord VPN sponsorship ad, and Ashley's being a spectacular little shit while making a balloon sword ... wow. She also does a MUCH better job than Sam, surprisingly.

Fuck me I'm SOOOOOO nervous right now.

Matt (grinning evilly): "So, when last we left off --" Travis: "Oh shut up!" Ashley: "Asshole!"

Matt: "Fresh Cut Grass ..." Sam: "But I'm just ... just a little boy!"

Ooooooh! FCG flashback! Oooooooh! Chetney flashback! And some LADIES!!! Oh ... okay, that werewolf thing doesn't make me too comfortable right now ...

Wait, Ashton's a HALF-ELF?!!! Did I miss something in his backstory?

Oh shit! The fucking Briarwoods! NOOOOOOO!!! Fuck! Please tell me Laudna's not full on POSSESSED right now ...

Awwwwww! Imogen's mum! Shit! Otohan! Evil bitch! Stop with the seduction thing! Imogen, listen to your mother! RUUUUUUNNNN!!!!

Yeah! Fuck her up, Imogen!

Whoa that storm REALLY made a fucking mess ... wait ... oh fuck! Laudna's stoll dying?

No, Marisha, not the Ruidus dice! AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! NATURAL 1?!!!

Oh gods ... she's really dead? What?

So FCG really knows they're all dead, then? Gods ... so now Sam has to do crucial game math to help ... this is not good.

Yeah, if Sam holds that action then somebody REALLY dies. I mean SOMEBODY'S gonna die anyway, but ... oh fuck ...

Oof ... sexy Chetney ... not the time, Travis!

"Welcome back, Schrodinger. "

BITE ORYM?!!! Seriously?

Laudna's not there anymore, Imogen. Meanwhile Travis does an Ed Harris-in-The-Abyss.

Oh shit! Treshi! Good point! COCK RING?!!!

Initiative going FAST!!!

Oof ... so Revivify doesn't just work automatically? COME ON!!!

Bring Fearne back, PLEASE!!!

Oh man ... Sam, please roll well ...

10? Is that good or bad?

Choices, choices ... YES!!!! She lives! Thank fuck for that ...

Fearne: "How's everybody doing?" FCG: "BAD!!!" Fearne: "Okay."

Who, seriously? SECONDS?!!!

Ashton's gonna give up a BIG FAVOUR to Jianna ... oof ...

Dash, Chetney! Dash!

Oh gods what can Imogen even do for Laudna? What? SERIOUSLY?!!! IMOGEN NO!!!

Fearne: "What do you mean, Orym's dead?"

DOES SHE have a diamond?

Holy shit, Fearne is PANICKING!!!

Oh gods everybody's in the wrong place and too far apart snd there's no time and I AM FREAKING OUT HERE!!! HELP THEM SOMEBODY!!!

Imogen: "DON'T DRAG HER!!!" Ashton: "I'm not gonna drag her like a fucking ragdoll!"

Wow, Laura's getting SO SNIPPY about this!

Yeah, the whole time Liam is just SITTING HERE and SUFFERING!!! The nightmare of bring a spectator right now.

DAMN IT!!! WHO HAS THE DIAMONDS?!!!

Fearne doesn't know who to choose, this is Sophie's Choice!

The darkest rollies of all time ...

"Who votes for Orym?" Oh my gods ... hysterically desperate laughter ensues.

The god-coin ...

Marisha's hoodie ... SERIOUSLY?!!!

Imogen messages Delilah ... "Get your ass down here and BRING HER BACK!!!"

It's Orym. Oh gods, Laudna ... please help our dead lady get back somehow please ...

Okay Fearne, bring or sweet wee man back. PLEASE.

17 ... oh fuck ... that's ... yes, that's SO GOOD.

Oh fuck ... Orym sees Will. And he wants to stay but he hears Fearne ... gods, this hurts so much ...

I'm trying to type through my tears right now because Matt an Liam ate breaking my heart ... but ORYM'S BACK!!!

Fuck ... they can't do anything to bring Laudna back and MARISHA IS LEAVING THE STUDIO!!!

Treshi is alive, at least. But HE can't do anything. BACK IN THE HOLE, BITCH!!!

Imogen's echoing her thoughts to everybody and it's just "I'M SORRY" over and over again! Jesus Christ ...

Don't put her in the hole with that prick. Just GET OUT OF THERE before those arseholes come out.

Early break and everybody's just SHELL-SHOCKED right now ...

So Fearne's still a klepto, at least she's not COMPLETELY off her game right now.

Oh ... stealth rolls ... argh ...

Back to Imahara Joe's place ...

Nearly suffocated Treshi again. Just in time.

No ... looks like they're safe. Crazy high rolls, guys.

Joe: "What am I in right now?" Deep shit, Joe.

Down in a hole, feeling so small ...

Joe offers his staff hazard pay ... as you should, Joe. As you should.

FCG anxiety eating bolts like popcorn.

Treshi spills the beans ... Ashton punches him. Okay ...

23 on on insight check ... Ashley gets a whisper and Sam forgets who to plug.

FCG tries to intimidate Treshi with his saw, Sam rolls a shit intimidation check and the saw jams ...

Whoa ... Orym got SUPER intimidating there. 23? SERIOUSLY?!!! Wee man is TERRIFYING ...

Another whisper for Laura! Sam loses the page so Travis does the plug instead.

"LAUDNA IS DEAD." For such s sad diary entry that shit was weirdly funny ...

So what exactly ARE these potions? And WHAT'S IN THE BOX?!!!

Laura: "I've just got Laudna's head in my lap." Yeah, Imogen's not gonna be any good to ANYBODY right now.

Oooooooooh ... so that's the same shit that's in Otohan's weird backpack thingy. "Poop soldiers." Oh dear ...

Oh, a short rest ... yeah, they sure need one of THOSE.

Scary smell? Hmmmmm ...

Check the box for traps, Chet. 24. It's trapped. Let's wait until we have more hit points, shall we?

Anything metal will set it off. Chetney: "Good thing I'm a master of WOOD." And how does THAT help right now, Travis? Do tell? Matt is skeptical.

Warn Eshteross. Fix Laudna. Get the hell out of there. Quite the to-do list ...

Morri? Really? Is she an option?

Whoa ... take Laudna to WHITESTONE?!!!

Yes! Keyleth! That's the ticket! Do that!

What's even to discuss? C'mon, Keyleth would totally help, especially for Orym, right?

Whoa ... Imogen telekinetically dead-puppeting Pate is just ... wrong ...

Chetney makes a PERFECT replica of his thieves' tools out of mahogany.

Imogen trying to get all her sorcery points back on a short rest: "Fuck me running! Only on a LONG rest!"

Fearne flicks Chetney's nipple to give him guidance ... he opens the lock without incident.

Residuum? Whoa ...

Laura: "Are you gonna snort it?" Chetney: "I'm just gonna do a number."

Whoa ... Chetney is now high as a kite.

Orym: "This SHOULDN'T BE HERE."

Disarm the box or just take the residuum separately? This stuff is potentially volatile ...

No! DO NOT put it in FCG!!!

Joe covers their arses by building a shitty lead box to order. That's definitely worth 300 gold.

A Potion of Possibility ... oooh, that sounds pretty awesome actually. They have TWO OF THEM!!!

Wood can't hurt Chetney!

What's the password? Chetney: "Uh ... grundle!" Ashton: "That might be it, I have no idea."

Super high roll, the box is badly lo ked so he just carves it open without bothering with the lock ... SIX MORE POTIONS!!! Yeah, that's enough for EVERYBODY!!!

Sam: "Laura's keeping a second inventory list because SHE DOESN'T TRUST Ashley Johnson!" Ashley, talking about Fearne: "I don't want to because I am a scatterbrained person."

Cock-ring of Revivification take 2 ...

Ashton starts turning Laudna into a mummy with bandages to keep her preserved for longer.

Oh, the Shifting Face statue! Hello again!

As he's on watch ... Orym thinking about how what Imogen's going through reminds him of hid own loss ... oh man ...

Oh shit ... who's up there? Okay ... Joe has to bluff his way out of this ... everybody HIDE!!!

Everybody's hiding in the tunnel now ... no. Seriously, no Dancing Lights!

Oh ... okay ... looks like that worked ...

Imogen uses Open Mind to see if there are any thoughts on the other side of the door ... wow, that is a BOSS MOVE, Laura! Success ... nothing there. Phew ...

Chetney opens the door ... and let's go the fart he's been holding onto.

FCG watches Chetney through his whole watch spining his saw while contemplating the fight at the start of the day (weeks back now, it seems) ...

Imogen's FEATS?!!! Sneaky sneaky ...

FCG apologises for the fight by ... SAM GIVING TRAVIS A TOOLBOX FOR CHETNEY'S TOOLS!!!

Fearne has a point, they need to talk about what Imogen did in that battle ...

Yeah, Imogen is dealing with A LOT right now ... whoa, so that was a proper flashback for her? Otohan WAS there?

Whoa ... Ashton saw his PARENTS?!!! So THAT was real too ... the armour he stole back in the museum is a serious clue? Ooooooh ...

Wow, that armour looks pretty sweet ...

Orym recognises the armour ... this is Hishari stuff, apparently. Sounds heavy ...

Ashton's remembering stuff ... Sam sneezes. Ashley (at Sam): "Stop it!" (It's back! XD)

Imogen calls the airship. Oh man ... I love hearing Matt do that accent again, I'd quite forgotten.

Yeah, an Orym hug is JUST what the doctor ordered. Imogen, honey, it's not on you, that shit was just fucked to begin with.

Good point ... what even ARE those marks on Imogen's arms?

That's true, now we KNOW that Imogen is a BADASS. It's a good thing ... hopefully ...

Nearly suffocating Treshi has become Ashton's new favourite game.

A pinch of salt? Oh! Gentle Repose. Cool. Laudna is good for 10 days? Nice ...

Imogen messages Eshteross ... he doesn't know anything that can help Laudna right now. THEN they remember he's in danger, so FCG has to send one too ... "You in danger, girl!" XD

Eshteross prepares to defend himself like a badass. Cue several Schwarzenegger impressions ...

Chetney makes FCG an emotional clock to indicate his mood just in case ... it's deeply weird ...

"Is there one here for eye rolls?" Liam: "The doomsday clock is a concern."

Imogen: "How much money do you have left, Chetney?" Chetney: "Well I can't swim in it anymore."

So Joe wants them gone, and it's understandable, but he is clearly fond of them. It's quite sweet, really.

Ashton asks Joe to look out for some of the other Greymoore kids for him ... ooh, backstory ...

Not the best group stealth check, but ... phew, they made it. Oh, wait ... crawlers ... is this a problem?

Run and grab! Run and grab!

Almost everybody gets good rolls ... Imogen hits the stragglers with a Fly spell. Chetney FLOATS!!! Chetney: "What ... devilry?" Chetney thinks HE'S the one doing it.

YES!!! They're all on board! Phew ...

Ho boy ... good place to end the session ...

"We lost one, guys!" Yeah ... tell me about it, Sam. Please let this be something that can be fixed ...

[cadaceus]

C2E141

One last time, y’all. This campaign and these characters have meant so much to me, and this seven hour finale was definitely an emotional rollercoaster. (Yes, I shed actual tears at one point, which rarely happens to me with media. But this is a special occasion.) These liveblogs are nearly as long as the episode itself, so grab a snack! With that being said, here are my very last liveblogs for Campaign 2 of Critical Role. As always, major spoilers below, so beware. 

- Veth taking a level in Wizard, god I am really gonna cry ten minutes into this thing...  😭

- We got our first “stay with us” to Essek, I am emo...

- I was fully not expecting to say goodbye to Frumpkin, but now I’m on the verge of tears... farewell dear fey friend (Marisha saying “that wasn’t supposed to be what broke me” me too me too)

- “You’re a good person.” “I could be.” “You are.”

- “I think you’re a good person” I never thought that I’d hear Beau say that about Essek and this genuinely might be what breaks me... she thinks he’s a good person.... redemption is possible.... maybe love is real....

- If I end up crying over wizards, look away

- Jester lifting up Fjord’s arm to snuggle beneath it made me say “awww” out loud  🥺

- VETH GOING FOR A DIP IN THE POND, I AM GENUINELY SO PROUD OF HER

- “Aahhh!! It’s me! Your wife!” I am going to miss Jester’s sending so much

- Okay that accent bit was so funny, I am going to miss all of them so much

- REAL MOLLY IS BACK REAL MOLLY IS BACK REAL MOLLY IS BACK

- Oh but he doesn’t remember them... and Yasha is trying so hard to help him remember, it’s so so sweet 

- Something about the way he said “Tealeaf’s nice” made me tear up... I was neutral on Mollymauk early campaign because I went into things knowing that he passed away, but this whole conversation with the Mighty Nein is So Much. Also “Kingsley Tealeaf” 

- “Everyone should have a brother” as someone with three of them, I vouch for this  🥺

- a) I love Marion Lavorre (and Jester ofc!) so very much and b) I can’t believe that Jester’s parent trap actually worked??

- “I do not think Exandria is ready for how you’re going to change it” got to me... and it’s also so true. jester has already changed the world just by being kind.

- Good bye Marion... I love and will miss you so much! (And many thanks to Laura and Matt for creating an agoraphic single mother who raised a wonderful child <3)

- Beau and Jester teasing Marion for having a complicated relationship with Babenon reminds me of Caleb saying he has a complicated relationship with Essek...

- LEAVE CALEB ALON E FUOIKJLKGKNL 

- THIS IS ....... SO MUCH WORSE THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.

- Caleb’s biggest trauma(s) coming back to haunt him, I am genuinely going to cry I’m not ready for this I’m not okay

- Beau saying to Jester “Thanks, cutie” I love themmmmm

- INITIATIVE AAGJASKHDKJ AAAAAHHHH

- Essek’s Gravity Sinkhole did nothing? uhhhhh Mr Stark...

- EADWULF???? HELLO?????

- Essek using his entire turn to save Caleb last battle 🤝 Caleb using his entire turn to save Essek this battle

- ASTRID???? I TRUSTED YOU??? WE ALL TRUSTED YOU????

- Another Counterspell chain sdfdghjkdl wizards !!!

- “It’s just business” is literally the Neutral Evil line, it always gives me chills when any character says it

- This hurts more after Liam confirming on Twitter that Astrid/Caleb/Eadwulf were all three a romantic item... please stop hurting Caleb, you loved him  😭

- THE FJORD VS EADWULF SWORD FIGHT IS SO CINEMATIC I LOVE IT HERE ACTUALLY

- Essek taking every opportunity to pull Caleb to safety makes me so emotional...  😭

- “You’re not the first student I’ve had to put down” I am burning with my anger for you, old man 

- THE DISPEL WORKED LET’S GO CALEB.....

- Remember when Matt said that Essek doesn’t openly show concern/emotion? And now he’s saying “I’m scared” in front of his closest friends and his worst enemies.... growth my love.....

- BEAU AND VETH LETS GO CHAOS CREW LETS MF GO BABEYYYY!!!

- FJORD COUNTERSPELLING THE DIMENSION DOOR..... and Matt having him describe it.... is this taking the place of a “HDYWTDT” *eyes emoji*

- CALEB GOING DOWN NO, THANK GOD FOR THAT DEATH WARD

- Veth’s illusion of Caleb’s parents flanking Caleb in the flames.... that got me too, Liam

- “Stay down.” yeah, okay, that was sexy

- ASTRID BEING THE ONE TO ACTIVATE THE COLLAR IS LITERALLY POETIC JUSTICE... Trent being beaten by the student who stuck with him longest I love this so much, she deserved that moment honestly

- Break Time, AKA Emma Makes Her Weekly Mug Brownie Interlude

- Sometimes I feel like “death is too good for you” is a copout, but in this case it fits so well, I want this mf’s reputation destroyed and the entire operation exposed and overthrown let’s goooo

- “I loved you both so much”.... Astrid and Eadwulf walking away.... oh, Blumendrei... I know this is not the end of your story. What’s past is prologue, loves

- The Empire Siblings are gonna burn down the whole system because it’s the system that enables individual corruption... I am so fulfilled by this, god i love them

- “I love you too” OH MY GOD I LOVE THEM SO MUCH, FJORESTER ARE THE CUTEST FOR REAL

- Jester and Essek’s friendship still means so much to me btw just in case anyone wanted a check-in

- Veth giving the flask to Kingsley!! Good for her, good for her!

- OH Blumenduo are back already! I truly thought that was going to be their last appearance of the Campaign, why is this taking me more by surprise than Trent’s appearance

- “[Caleb] notes how similar Eadwulf and Fjord are” this is Widofjord adjacent... this episode we have gotten Widomauk-adjacent, Widojest-adjacent, and Widofjord-adjacent (and Blumentrio ofc), now come through Shadowgast and we can get a full Bingo on the “Bisexual Maelstrom” card

- Speaking of relationships, I am lowkey into the Fjord/Jester/Kingsley dynamic LOL no one look at me I’m in hiding

- I’M NOT READY TO SAY GOODBYE TO VETH AND CAD 😭 It makes sense and the fact that they have their families back is beautiful but also consider this: I’m sad and I will miss them 

- The goodbyes to Caduceus..... I am going to cry aren’t I?

- “If he’s anything like his mom, you won’t see him until it’s too late” Okay that made me giggle, I love Veth and I love Luc and I love their little family

- IS ESSEK LEAVING TOO? THAT’S GONNA BE WHAT BREAKS ME ISN’T IT

- If Essek leaves and we never see him again, getting a triple whammy of goodbyes I will be so incredibly sad, I cannot do this  😭

- If anyone is interested, no I am not doing well

- I was lowkey ready to get an Essek’s feelings for Caleb confirmation tonight, I guess it makes sense that we didn’t but I hope that this is not the last time we see Essek... I want to write another emo post about him and about how much he means to me but I will refrain

- CALEB BEING A TEACHER IS THE ENDGAME I WANT FOR HIM PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

- Wow, I really was not ready to see Caduceus and Essek go for some reason... I really wanted this Campaign to end on the image of the Mighty Nein together as all nine of them... I’m feeling so numb right now having to say goodbye  😭

- Oh, we’re in the epilogue now!

- When Fjord said “[the sea] is my favorite place to be” I genuinely felt that on a spiritual level... the ocean is home, it truly is and always will be for me as well

- “I CAST MODIFY MEMORY” FJORD LMAOOOOOOO

- Okay, that Widobrave ending is what made me shed tears for the first time this episode... not to be Personal but my biological brother graduates High School tomorrow, and for some reason this conversation just reminded me so much of me and him and now I’m emotional

- NOT THE SYPHILIS BANDITS DSYUHDFJKLSFJ;DS OKAY I NEEDED THAT LAUGH

- “I’d like to hear about your friend” Kingsley aww

- Beau giving Kingsley her first diary to help him realize who they all are is actually so perfectly fitting, I love that!

- “The other eight and I, yes” Caleb counting all nine of them again  😭

- CALEB BEING OFFERED AN ASSEMBLY SEAT WTF AAAHHH

- Oh shit, Astrid took the Assembly seat... I’m not sure how I feel about this, I feel so bad for her for having to stay in the system that abused her for so long and I would have loved to see her burn the whole thing down, but I hope that she at least has a sense of contentment with this title

- “I go where you go, baby” Beauyasha.... my darling loves....

- Beau’s dad??? But also Beau being the one with power over her father is so Good, I’m glad that she got justice on that front as well!

- This talk with Artagan... “I didn’t want you to be a god. I wanted you to be my friend.” and in the process my love you created divinity... maybe divinity is the friends we made along the way

- OH SHIT WE ARE GETTING ALL THE VANDRAN LORE TONIGHT I’M READY LET’S GO LET’S GO

- VANDRAN AND AVANTIKA WERE AN ITEM???

- Wait crack theory: Sabian was a half elf right? Could he be the son of Vandren and Avantika? Or is that too much of a stretch? 

- Vandran going with them!!! Also I feel like that moment between Fjord and Vandran was lowkey a tease to a post-campain Uk’otoa one shot and I am ready for it already 

- THIS BEAUYASHA MOMENT... “i’ve never known anyone as deeply as i know you” & “explore every bit of you in multiple ways ;)” & “your past doesn’t scare me, it only makes you beautiful” .... this is so much they are so much i love them so much

- “I will have you and then some” Beauyasha   😭

- I’m torn between “oh my god there’s still half an hour left?” and “how is there only half an hour left??”

- “You will let this Skyspear live at least?” oh my god so Yasha killed the last Skyspear then? Oof...

- YASHA GIVING ZUALA(’S GRAVE) THE BOOK OF FLOWERS, OH DEAR HEART

- And Beau’s talk to Zuala about being the luckiest woman alive and sacrifice.... 😭  

- PLANTING FLOWERS AT ZUALA’S GRAVE... “NO BETTER GRAVE MARKER” THIS IS MAKING ME SO EMOTIONAL, I KNOW I’VE SAID THIS A LOT THIS EPISODE BUT THIS TRULY IS SO BEAUTIFUL

- So... I may or may not be crying again

- Shadowgast with a steel chair??

- Caleb’s plan for saving his parents... it’s clear he has thought of this so much, oh my darling love  😭

- Caleb burning down his chance to change his past is so symbolic and something he really needed to do, it does make me emotional though

- The other book was him writing to his parents?? Oh bby boy  😭  

- While I would have loved for Caleb to open his own magic school (especially with Essek, or the Mighty Nein, or someone else as well), I am so pleased that he stays with Veth and that their friendship continues for the rest of their life because again: they mean so so much to me, and in a way they remind me of me and my biological brother (which I never realized before this episode) and yeah. They just make me Emo

- Also. Caleb being a professor was my Number One Endgame Hope for him and the fact that it came true is just so surreal in the best way possible. I’m so used to being robbed of happy endings. The fact that the Mighty Nein all got theirs makes me incredibly happy. A story does not have to be sad to be impactful. Happy stories and happy endings, especially during a time period of tumultuous real life circumstances, have just as much value and meaning and they always will. Caleb is teaching the next generation magic, and he is teaching them to be Good, and he is nurturing them, and that just means so much

- MATT CRYING IS GONNA GET TO ME

- “Let’s do it again” Please, let’s.

- Okay, everyone. I made it all seven hours in one piece with surprisingly minimal tears (though who knows, this might all sink in tomorrow.) I already wrote my thoughts earlier today about how much the Mighty Nein mean to me and how much this show and these characters have kept me holding on during quarantine and today... I’m still not ready to let them go, but I know that I can always revisit to say hello and to say thank you for changing me. Until then though... I love you all more than you could ever know. And for the last time of Campaign 2... is it Thursday yet?

Good night 💗

[moonelf19]

I dont watch CR anymore, mostly cause the pairings that seem to be coming about have little to no chemistry, but I do keep up with the widofjord crumbs you slap down. Thank you. You give me wee bits of hope xD

I mean you don’t gotta explain why you stop watching, you do you boo.

I don’t care what ships become ‘Canon” personally, I enjoy good player interactions and ignore twitch chat and blacklist stuff that I don’t like so it’s all gravy to me haha

Sometimes stuff I didn’t like before I change my mind on later, too. Like I really didn’t enjoy the idea of Jester being in love with Artagan until Matt went on talks to explain that it may be meta to say it but that relationship is intentionally wholesome, and now I’m on board full speed ahead baby. Artagan is a big ol low wis Archfey in love with a leetle blue sapphire what more do I need. Jester deserves a wholly devoted God who has changed as a person because of her Obstinately Goodness.

Beauyasha has certainly been a “stop and start” “hot and cold” kind of ship, but after Yasha’s breaking of her chains and letting go of Zuala she has been way more obvious about her interest in Beau. And part of the rocky start was just the nature of Yasha’s low charisma and Ashley being gone/quiet compared to the rest of the table. I’m willing to be patient to see where it goes because I think it has the capacity to be both super soft and tender but also spicy and hilarious (Yasha looks at the mirror above Beau’s bed “that will be useful” and absolutely renders Beau mute was hilarious)

Beaujester has dwindled a bit. I suspect the players talked about where the characters are at and maybe Marisha decided that she is going after Yasha instead of Jester? Maybe Laura reminded them that Jester canonically has been in love with Artagan this entire time so her other relationships kind of orbit that? I’m not sure. But there’s still a lot of devotion there, whether or not it’s romantic. And like. Who care’s whats canon man, enjoy what you want and screw everyone else!

I’ve never understood the deal with Caleb or Fjord + Jes so I’m not touching that. Not going to yuk peoples yums so you know.

As for Widofjord... It’s not just me that sees it. My 100% hetero, doesn’t-notice-details brother thinks they are super soft for eachother. He doesn’t ship, he doesn’t care about the romantic stuff, he watches CR because he loves DnD and the storytelling. And he will sometimes roll his eyes and look at me and say stuff like “ok, that was pretty mushy, even I know that” like yea dude, Travis and Liam are soft for eachother IRL, Fjord is protective of Caleb, Caleb adores Fjord, what more- what more could I need? Really? Their body language? Seeking each other out? Caleb taking Fjord to the academy with Veth? Telling Fjord his backstory on the boat? Fjord telling Caleb he sees a good man? “We’ll make it work.”?? Fjord going starry eyed anytime Caleb so much as casts a cantrip? Caleb cradling Fjord’s head and soothing him after he dies???? Fjord breaking out of his fake voice to call for help for Caleb??? Buying Caleb a super FREAKING powerful magic item with the last of his gold after buying a ring of fire resistance with the first half of his gold and considering giving it to Caleb????? Fjord jokingly patronizing Caleb saying “Yeah cast Caleb’s pretty lights” and Caleb summons green lights? Fjord cajoling Caleb to get onto a bed so Caleb does? Caleb gave Fjord a hammock and referred to it as a sex swing and Fjord intends to use it? Fjord’s small hopeful voice after Caleb has finished showing them the tower, reminding Caleb that he said there was something about windows he was going to show them, Fjord saying “you said, downstairs, maybe something for me?” and pointing to himself and then trying not to look disappointment when Caleb doesn’t have any more surprises for him- surprises and little secret gestures like the reminder of their blood pact under a stack of books, and the too-thick pane glass portholes because Caleb knows Fjord gets nervous about windows.

IDK MAN. I don’t know what to tell you. They are pretty devoted to each other. It makes more sense than it doesn’t, you know what I mean? Either they are SUPER good friends who adore each other or they are mutually pining. Either way I love it and I love them.

Also Veth/Yeza, the Bernattos, those Three? Super good. A+. Veth trying to figure out how to merge her two lives. Yeza being one part excited about the change and one part hesitant because he knows he isn’t as capable as his wife and is worried about their son. Except Luc is now The Mighty Nein’s son too, they will stop at NOTHING to protect him and make sure he is happy. Luc is probably the safest little 4 year old in Exandria, for all that he is also in the most danger by proxy. Veth adoring her husband, Yeza “heart-eyes-for-my-BA-wife” Bernatto.

Ok anyway that’s how I feel about that thank you for the ask, I answered right after drinking my coffee so it got away from me srry

[nochiquinn]

campaign 2 episode 89: The Gang Assaults the Elderly

I love when they all just do reaction grunts

they all need naps so bad

creepystore

samuel

kiiiiriiiii

jestER

sending does psychic damage when jester uses it

jester triple texting the hitman assigned to kill her

what the fuck does liam's shirt say, it's giving me a migraine

(it's "sad wizard vibes" but that is a poor font choice)

AU where caleb didn't get tapped for muderdeathkill training and just had a happy college experience

everyone has new accessories and I feel so creepy for noticing

my favorite part of widofjord scenes is marisha looking awkward in the middle

liam what the FUCK

fjord gets arrested for church crimes

headcanon: the bone flute sounds like an otomatone

I just zoned all the fuck the way out

"somebody knows" somebody had to do it

thanks jester I didn't need my heart

the sheer chaotic energy of this conversation

jester develop a sense of boundaries challenge

travis and matt having a silent conversation of "why is sam like this"

travis is gone

"that wasn't spittake-worthy, motherfucker"

taliesin nodding directly at the camera

"he was basically a god" "he wasn't"

taliesin's face

"this is what happened to my christmas break"

awww

"what's assault"

this is how I play skyrim

how do you do fellow kids

same energy as "I need a small boy"

oh god I just realized jester is gonna try to leverage the gentleman's name at some point

this will end well

this is an upsetting visual

it's called WHAT

jester

travis

everyone was too happy, liam's turn

new spell: Widogast's Poor Decisions

astrid wants to speak to your manager

oh eek

okay look I WANT to believe the other kids are indoctrinated and can be broken out the way caleb broke out. but also I do not want caleb around them until they reach that point bc hhhHHHHH

oh this is some hardcore justification

"I have done terrible things but it was For The Greater Good so it's okay"

like they were KIDS. trent took literal children and broke their minds and put them back together wrong. I can't 100% blame them and I want them to get the same chance caleb got.

liam did you just

oh it's rome

awww, breaus

laura: I'M RIGHT AND I WILL PROVE IT

I zoned out, I'm just getting vague FMA vibes

"I push it back in -" "DONPUSHITBACKIN"

The Traveler is a Slut

hot brown morning potion

yasha how are you so bad at this

I am not going to retain any of this fight. it is 1 am. let me sleep.

remember in c1 when they were trying to cast spells from the crowd? and also vex flashed the other guy trying to distract him? this is the energy I expect from this fight.

the way sam rolls dice enrages me

is. is that actual "gravel" on the map.

illegal fight pits are beau's favored terrain

pop pop to pop-pop

The Gang Assaults A Senior Citizen

rip pop-pop

those stacked bets feel really bad now

paladin on paladin violence

what in hell

that's just impolite

excuse

"fjord's the grampa in this fight!"

him out

rip

"you missed my fight?"

poke the bear a little harder, yasha

yasha smile

this is the first not-desperate fight she's had on her own terms in a while

yasha is gonna gay this woman to death

yasha that's GAY

"do you feel intimidated?" "YEAH"

"I ruin people" ash

"no, I'm just lying"

"ROBBIN' THE HAT STORE"

hatdrinking

[loquaciousquark]

Talks Machina Highlights - Critical Role C2E56 (March 26, 2019)

Gooooood evening, everyone. @eponymous-rose is taking a well-deserved break, so I’m stepping in to ruin reputations and botch direct quotations all over the place. Here to give us the appropriate gravitas and fear for the evening is the Chamber of Chairs:

Tonight’s guests: Liam O’Brien & Marisha Ray. Dani flips Liam off to start the show and it’s pretty funny. “What did I doooo?”

Tonight’s announcements: Last night was the season finale of Between the Sheets, featuring Ashly Burch, who is shockingly short in person. The VOD’s up for subscribers now, and it’ll be posted on YT tomorrow for everyone else. The Ashley Johnson episode will be up soon! Yay! Remember, no new episode of CR this week, and no new episode of TM next Tuesday as a result. Normal CR broadcasting resumes April 4. The Kickstarter hit $8 million today. Liam: “Oh boy oh boy oh boy it’s fine it’s fine IT’S FINE.” The final goal is $8.8m with 23 days to go, and a behind-the-scenes filming of the theme song was posted today on the KS. The video’s actually pretty cool & features Ashley in a feather boa!

Anyway! Episode 56: The Favor

CR Stats! This was the shortest episode of this campaign at 2h19m15s of gameplay. Only Shopping and Shipping from C1 was shorter. This episode tied for the fewest spells cast in one episode (six) and all were cast by Caleb. Over the 44 episodes & 136 days the M9 had the dodecahedron, they gained 25 fragments of possibility and actually utilized 13. 

Liam and Marisha talk about having a timer in the office: “It has been 27 days since the last Holy Fuck ending.”

None of them thought Matt was going to cut it off at that point, but when he explained he wanted Taliesin there for the next part, it made sense to all of them & they all agreed it was for the best.

Beau has four thousand thoughts racing through her head right now. One of them is excitement about getting to learn the Kryn more, but she’s also terrified. Henry interrupts with the most adorable baying howl and he walks offstage. What a good pupper.

Liam describes the moment as everyone frozen in amber as they wait for the next episode. Beau will figure out something to her advantage between now and then.

Marisha likens this moment to the Emon attack and the Lorenzo fight with Molly in terms of emotional shock. Brian remembers Sam was in a tux that night; Marisha: “I knew it was going to be a funeral tux.”

There’s another question about how Marisha/Beau feels about the dodeca handoff, and both Liam and Marisha start laughing about how this entire TM episode is just going to be about the ramifications of Caleb’s decision. Liam: “No regrets,” but he understands there’s going to be a lot of fallout. They talk about how the ramifications will depend on how public the Krynn make their gift: will it be parades in the streets, a handshake and dismissal from a private room, etc? What if there was a Dairon-type spy in the room who’ll tell people they don’t want to know about their actions? They’re eager and afraid to see the fallout.

Brian points out everyone could see on Travis’s face he would rather have gone to jail, but further discussion is derailed by questions.

The group had discussed the possibility of handing off the dodecahedron in the past, but he hadn’t considered ever handing it off until the last sixty seconds when “everything was going to shit. It was more mathematical than anything. It felt a lot like Avantika. We’ve got a plan, the plan’s broken, but we can get away, no, we can’t get away, now this is changing--I don’t want someone outside our group to control the situation if I can act first, if I can punch first. Everyone’s trying to negotiate and it’s failing, I don’t want to give up this thing either, I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die, here’s--this.” Caleb wanted to save the group. He wouldn’t have taken the gamble even two minutes earlier. Then, suddenly as it began to work, he & Caleb began realizing that not only did it work, but it worked very well and now his brain had split into two: “oh, thank God, I care about these people, I can save them,” and “how do I use this to my advantage.”

Caleb was quiet through most of this episode because he really wanted to discuss several things in private with other group members--that’s what he was thinking about for most of this.

Dani points out everyone expected physical travel between this fight & the audience with the queen where there would be downtime to discuss things. None of them expected immediate teleportation.

If Beau had been in a position to stop Caleb from giving up the beacon, she would not have stopped him.

Beau was wincing as Nott & Jester asked questions they should have already known the answers to. Liam points out it’s the war room in Dr. Strangelove--only the most powerful people would have been there. Beau dislikes authority but doesn’t think she’s stupid enough to have gotten herself seen as an obvious traitor.

Everyone revels in Matt’s Caduceus impression.

GIF of the Week: Liam pulling the dodeca out of the haversack by Will D. Brian singsongs “Travis is tilted~, Travis is tilted, look at his face~” over the GIF playing. Haaaaaahaha, poor Travis.

Liam: “I think I’m just in the shithouse.” Marisha: “You blew the shit whistle.”

Brief hilarious aside where they discuss Tetanus Terry (ft. on Travis Willingham’s YeeHaw Game Ranch) & Caleb Widogast getting fully replaced by Terry as a backup character if he gets assassinated.

On a scale of 1-10, Beau is following Dairon’s advice to a 7. She’s trying not to get attached, not to die, to listen, to not get impatient, to not be biased. She’s probably going to get closer to people than Dairon would suggest, but thinks she’s trying pretty hard.

It wasn’t cathartic for Caleb to renounce the Empire like this. His parents were very pro-Empire, and now that he’s on this journey to atone for his parents’ deaths, he’s done exactly the last thing his parents ever, ever wanted him to do--walked into the heart of the enemy and gave them everything they wanted. (Brian, Liam, & Dani briefly rag on Tumblr still having faint life somewhere. “Female-presenting nipples” comes up. It’s funny and also very sad.)

Brian discusses how it’s a big moment, but it’s not a victory for the group. Caleb was just shooting for a short-term immediate solution. Marisha: “It feels like a sitcom bait-and-switch. Nah, it’s cool, guys, we’re gonna pretend to be waiters and we’ll sneak into the kitchen,” but then they sneak into the kitchen and the cook laughs that the sous-chef is out today, and “now we’re in over our heads!”

Brian reveals dramatically that last night he came out as a supporter of Liam for President of D&D Beyond. Liam: “Beneath all the chicanery & hair product, there is common sense."

Liam & Marisha talk about the difference between Nott/Caleb’s original first podunk jail and this potential maximum security prison.

Caleb imagined the BDSM straps over his shirt and coat. Apparently most of the fanart generated this week has failed to include them. 

Both Marisha & Liam VEHEMENTLY agree they hated not being able to be main parts of the Brightqueen talks. They also talk about how they both are far better at CHA than Nott & Jester, though they point out in fairness that Matt’s told them he always adjusts the social DCs based on the arguments they make.

As far as the slavery part of the disguise, Marisha: “Marisha has laughed at every piece of fanart. Beau was surprised. Beau’s gonna have a talk.” She (Beau) felt they had discussed the costumes, the pretense--but not the bullying & active degradation her group put her through. It was huge, an eye-opening moment for Beau in a way she (Beau & Marisha) absolutely did not expect. She never thought they would abuse their status over her in that way.

They discuss how on a meta sense, they all knew that the scene was just Travis and Laura trolling them and having fun at their expense, but at the same time it’s still happening in game and will have in-game consequences. Marisha: “It’s like at a party where your good friend starts getting a little too drunk and starts making fun of you a little too much--it’s a little too real.”

That said, one of Marisha’s favorite fanarts from this week was Beau (as a table) swearing under her breath at Jester with her feet up. It’s an interesting juxtaposition.

Fanart of the Week: The Brightqueen by Nikki Dawes.

Beau does not feel she’s betrayed anyone by being present at this event. She knows where her allegiances lie, so just because this happened doesn’t mean it’s changed anything about what she believes. That said, she has no love for the Empire. She’s very personal with whom she cares about. She doesn’t have as much obvious disdain as Caleb does--she’s just more indifferent.

Caleb has a high CHA that he just doesn’t use anymore, because the people he knew with high CHA that used it did so to do bad things. Liam thinks when Caleb was young he was very gifted, charming, and attracted people to him; now it’s all gone. He can hold it together like a sandcastle by the tide for an hour, but in the end it always washes away.

On Nott speaking for the group: Marisha always likes hearing Sam talk. In some ways Marisha felt it was the same thing she used to get for Keyleth-- "why are you talking? You shouldn’t be talking. You shouldn’t be the talker.” Everyone should have their own voice, regardless of the scores on the page. “Your stats are there to influence the effects of what happens; they’re not the Bible. They’re not law.” She reminds us Vex once entered an arm-wrestling contest with a strength of 7.

How does Beau feel now that Caleb’s made another huge decision without consulting the rest of the M9 (i.e. Bowlgate)? It’ll play out in game. It’s a big deal. Liam admits he loves it. “The whole point is conflict resolution, so you need conflict.” He loves things like this, like the Astrid letter, because it opens opportunities to explore characters. In some ways it’s the same thing: they were in an impossible situation and Caleb sees it as protecting his friends, but that’s not how it read to anyone else. Marisha points out that once again he made himself the authority to make this huge decision without discussing it with anyone else in the group.

Marisha and Liam start talking about the decision more, decide it should wait for the game, but then keep talking despite themselves. Marisha points out that on top of his (once-again) unilateral decision, his speech was also framed selfishly (”I did this thing, I brought this back to you,”). To her, it still feels like the same thing with Caleb deciding things with major consequences for the rest of the group without their input, though she admits it’s colored by their (Beau’s & Caleb’s) history. Liam talks about how in the moment he was scared of deception checks, so he just tried to be as truthful as possible--nothing he said was false because he was only speaking for himself. He could not have spoken for the group & still been truthful. It’s a really interesting dichotomous discussion, both of them talking about what they felt in the moment versus how it came across to everyone else.

Liam feels it’s more like seeing someone dying in front of them & wasting time discussing whether they should do CPR or not, rather than him making decisions for the whole group. Marisha’s face obviously disagrees (so do I, ahaha). Liam also thought they were going to continue the episode & talk more, which would have kept it from being as much about him. This is gonna be super interesting when it actually plays out, for sure.

Once again, no new CR this Thursday or TM next Tuesday. Most of the rest of the programming will stay the same. This Tuesday’s Mame Drop will feature Max James of CR production fame.

We end on this eldritch horror:

"Weuuuh, Caleb knows best! Caleb will make the decisions for all of us in this D&D game!”

Aaand we’re out. Stay turnt.

[dunamanticarchivist]

C2E71 Liveblog first half

It’s been a while since I’ve done this, but I’ve graduated so what the hell

Nearly missed the master debating, whew

I TAKE IT BACK I TAKE IT BACK I REGRET THIS

The whole layout with Laura and Travis beside Liam and Marisha between Sam and Tal is a bit disconcerting

They’re missing a great opportunity to break in the hot tub

Wait what Laura Bailey Mother of Dice, Dragon Queen of the Grand Hoard of polyhedrals only has 1 d20??? 

Oh god I wonder what Marisha has thought of in the week(s) leading up

And Jester is just sitting on a bed eating popcorn

Dairon might not be mad, just tired af running around solving mysteries on her on

This is why she needs Nott the Best Detective Agency

Is Beau making some stuff up as it goes? Just to follow along with Dairon preconceptions? Or have I missed some major plotpoints

My god has Beau changed Dairon’s mind on the Drow? Or just her having travelled through Xhorhas

Oooookkkkk hold on to that conversation because that was dope as fuck

BUT LORE DROP LORE DROP LORE DROP ALAAAARRM

This is the first war communique

Ooook is there an Empire agent or Dynasty agent, or an agent against both

The look Matt gives Marisha is total heart eyes despite the 100% sass

Has Matt given all elves French accents?

Oh thank god my friends like each other; what a mood Marisha

2nd century. Pffttt Yussah is 700 over and he thinks trusting people is fine

@critical-gemini-hero one more for the Fjorgot counter

Are we gonna be okay being apart for 24 hours? Jester shakes head

Will we be getting in any fights? Jester nods head

Eyyyy Wentworth is back. A fine gentile fellow

Aww man I was hoping Dairon got to meet Yussah, the meeting of elves

LORE DUMP x2 dammit its always the elves who get the news first

Y’know what, things could only get more interesting if Lord Sharpe got involved in this whole mess

Nicodranas is 100% a tourist trap

Oh godammit Marion missed Yasha AGAIN

Is Nott gonna demolish Marion’s room or compensate for this very intrusive moment?

Nott is dallying, delaying the moment of having to make a choice. I know that look

Oh god Laura Bailey is making Sam Riegel adopt her pet

Yes lets hand a 5 year old halfling child a magical crossbow prototype, a magical blink dog, oh and also a grappling hook why not?

A troupe?? oooooohh boy is this what we’ve been thinking about?

Travis is having a very conversant episode 

Kiln they said, be off to Nicodranas and back in a flash they said. 

Nope beach it is

[readbythestarlight]

c2e65

I came in in the middle of the ad what is happening

"What is this bit?" Liam O’Brien asking the question on all of our minds

Okay I’m cracking up this is dumb

Giant turtle shell

I see that Les Mis shirt Liam (I think he saw it live just the other night if I remember right)

Also I hope Sam changes during the break because I just can’t

Map carved into a turtle shell?

Seems like a suspicious amount or large dead creatures

They should just leave

Oh no these are bad things right?

Cad with his sunlight nice

Uh oh

Welp

Time to fight Gloomstalkers oh boy

Ohhhh no Beau

Cad saving the day aw yeah!

I wasn’t super invested in the fight I got distracted but I’m glad everyone’s alive

Oh dang it really is a tree!

A

HUGE

tree holy shit

J: "It’s the Wild Mother!"

Cad: "Oh of course!"

N: "THAT’S the Wild Mother?"

Cad: "The Wild Mother is a lot of things."

The tree gives Cad good feelings

Matt’s eyes when Fjord decides to summon the demon lol

Silly string oh no xD

"You are SUCH an agent of chaos"

"We won’t use it" Laura days as she’s shaking it and preparing to use it

It IS the Wild Mother??

The Arbor Exemplar

"You are doing me proud." That’s hot.

Okay so they’re in the Wild Mother’s area and suddenly the grass is growing again

Is it related to Cad being there maybe?

It’s been a while since we’ve had a good Nott and Caleb talk

volCANO

the crematorium thing he’s looking for?

Is it a volcano??

Purple crystals falling into fire and water... hm.

Cad having nice dreams aww

OH NO

Oh no Fjord

UK’OTOA DONT YOU TOUCH MY BOY

"return"

"release"

Tearing sound what the eYE?!

NOPE don’t like that!!

....wait

Is this

WHO IS

IS IT THE WILDMOTHER

GO WITH HER

GO FJORD GO

oh please roll high

Imagine him becoming a Paladin for the Wild Mother right now

"Removed from the nightmare of Uk’otoa."

"His will shall find you again soon. His will shall find you, but until it does - rest."

God I want him to be a Paladin of the Wild Mother so BAD

Something in the sky

Oh the big scary bird thing

Awww a message to Kiri!

"I miss you, I miss you, I miss you" my heart

Beau and Yasha talking it’s been a while

Awww Beau’s first real love’s name was Tori

Okay guys quest to find Tori whenever we get around to getting to her home

God you guys I love having Ashley around

B: "Have you seen me?"

Y: "I’ve seen you. I’ve seen you a lot."

I’m not saying my shippers heart is dying buT MY SHIPPERS HEART IS DYING

Oh no here we go with the silly string xD

Oh I hope Yarnball isn’t dead

Oh thank goodness

Smart babies always hiding somewhere safe

Time to climb a tree

oH NO

FJORD

JUMPING AFTER HER

FJORD YOU CANT DIE UK’KOTOA WONT LET YOU BACK

oh thank god Caleb and Nott with featherfall

Between that nice BeauYasha moment and that FjordJester moment the ship’s are sailing tonight

Liam looking up intelligences lol

You guys can’t fight something without your tank and your second cleric

Cad just weaving Yasha a grass hat I’m crying HES THE CUTEST BEAN YOU GUYS

Fjord’s spells feeling warm instead of cold??

LET! HIM! BE! PALADIN! FOR! THE! WILD MOTHER!

Oh shit oh shit

GO GO GO JUMP GO

oh god they’re so screwed

They’re so doomed

Caleb you made too much noise

Lol poor Marisha “NOT ON THE EQUIPMENT”

oh no Matt!

He looks so sad lol

“Oh god it’s in my tea”

God I love them

[weirdness-on-the-roof]

critical role episode 48 campaign 2 notes and funny lines post break edit:this has detailed notes on all the stuff that happened later in the episode including physical descriptions near the end. enjoy ya nerds

don’t steal the books from a high powered mage; don’t kill the dude; beau turning into cad; look at beau planning for the future

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is marisha flirting with matt via matt playing yasha and beau flirting with yasha?

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‘tea the international language’ but no earl grey

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wensworth the goblin

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coming from Cad ‘im a fine tea maker’ is kinda a threat tbh

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elf that isn’t white/European??? yay! also really old elves are cool

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beau and cad tag teaming a political chat with a mage this can’t end poorly

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Nott: :beau ruins every situation shes in and is very abrasive

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send the freaking cat!!! why not?? caleb my dude

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god i miss allura and gilmore currently

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fucking fuck don’t lie to the mage beau plz stop this is painful ‘you’re not wrong’ sure blame the ancient sea god

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‘on the verge of returning’ yea no duh you let him out 2/3 of the way so fjord could get a spell

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‘we found a thing’ so smooth and eloquent beau ‘it was presented to us as the happy fun time ball’

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‘butter fingers with magical items’

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beau getting a geography lesson from a very old powerful elven mage

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‘magical geometric orb that has the ability to bend time and space and fate’ which is kept in a hot pink magic bag that happened to ‘fall into [their] lap’

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‘if youre down im down is what im saying... i have a few slots open in my loyalty bank if you’re willing to pay rent’ says the 20 some human who punches things to the centuries old wizard ‘

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liam stress eating

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cad’s hope in the group is heartwarming

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tower metaphors and a conversation!!!

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caleb reading shitty romance novel and nott eating a fish outside a mage’s tower in the morning sunlight in a major city

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caleb takes the rear

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first name drop and a while

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holy shit 200 years of magic using

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cad explaining materialistic nature of the rest of the party to elf dude is hilarious

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teleportation circles?????? in return for access to the sphere!! oh shit thats good

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or candy

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crap. no one has insight checked this dude and they gave him the happy fun ball and made a deal kinda.

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‘how do we prove our loyalty?’ ‘by not fucking me over’ sounds like a good plan

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is this guy just caleb’s patron now on the low idk this is how my head works and he said learn

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“you have a geometric shape that makes babies?” “yea they talked about that”

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fjord just kills the dude

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‘i got banishment on hold just in case’ *cackling laughter*

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i agree with elf dude, him not knowing anything about the dodecha is more concerning than him knowing about it

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ALL THE CITIES FROM CR1 MENTIONED FOR THE FIRST TIME!!! I STILL MISS ALLURA AND GILMORE

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good to know the pink bag protects from divination on this plane but just this one

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jester and the traveler figurine

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cad included the Traveler in the ‘chaotic forces’ i still think the traveler is some kinda arch fey evil things idk its real late here and this is incoherent

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‘well, thats been my morning tea‘ 

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caleb getting additional tour

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good aesthetic for the room tbh

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letting weird people in for morning tea is entertainment is a mood and something i strive to be able to do without getting murdered one day

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so yasha and caleb both have gotten the ‘stay with friends’ chat from a powerful being which is nice. but also the ‘use who you need to’ going to caleb is vaguely concerning

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personalized biscuits [bourbon, cinnamon, lobster, fish and three unknowns]

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‘caleb, what happened in there?’

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cad not believing caleb’s bullshit and opening doors for caleb warms my heart

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‘if this isn’t the death of us, and if not hes a good ally. somethings gonna be the death of us so [yolo]’

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‘you can’t bullshit everyone in this world’

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cad talking about beau telling the truth: ‘you’re not very good at it but you tried

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jester looking out for nott and her home town

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caleb and beau being cute while also giving each other shit is the most sibling like thing

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omg going back to allfield that was so long ago for fucks sake BRYCE my person thank god

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jester had a boy band phase its cannon and i think the girls had a sleepover in jester’s old room. also marion never leaves the hotel. THE RUBY NECKLACE MY HEART AND THE HONEY AWWWWW

‘the army of men and women and inbetween that will do as i want them to’ god i adore her being protective of jester

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also the fact matt makes such a good mom why is he like this

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travel time!!!! ‘roll for initiative’-tal

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how does matt keep these notes so organized and remember all the npc names

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the ranger/beast master in Laura is coming out with nugget

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caleb is a devout cat person and jester is the definition of a dog person

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nott refining oil on a magical moving cart, while jester reads a romance novel and trains a dog,

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Dyren- Beau’s roommate at colbot souls; ‘taught beau lots of really cool things’ got sent to a warfront. shaved head, dark clothes, buff b/c ‘been workin out’, ‘do you love her?’ they had ‘good times’, then literal booty call, and dropping locations, Dyren was in Bladegarden. ‘fierce eyebrows, pointed nose’

                    OH MY GOD THEY WERE ROOMMATES

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Vandren info drop to Fjord ‘he was making amends’

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Dyren responded and was hurt in Bladegarden but is safe. Beau looked immediately worried and happy about jester’s imput [’sounded way into you’]

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empire kids chat and caleb admitting insecurities about powerful people and being scared about the consequences of his actions and the group’s actions. caleb is scared about being forced to leave for safety and being ‘flayed alive’. my thoughts are he would leave if he became a threat to the others by being there or vise versa. trent would extort that b/c hes a dick

“caleb, unfortunately, you don’t get to choose who cares for you” you’re fucking correct Beau

“the problem with friends is that you have to care for them”

walks away “wow cool caleb! see- jester thinks you’re cool because shes your fucking friend!”

me too Tal “everything i like about those two characters in one conversation”

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5 years since Caleb left Trent and crew ie had a nervous breakdown

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gustav left town after being freed and trostenwald now has a WV accent that is too familiar

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100 extra soldiers in allfield. bryce is still up and kicking and wonderful. stuff ‘got this far east [quickly]’. the attacks came from underground apparently so fuck. the fields were burned, building destroyed a bit then they [Xhorhasians] left

“good thing is they’ve already been attacked so lightning doesn’t strike twice” oof thanks bryce

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beau just dead ass asking for illegal writing statements

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fjord having a thank u jesus bryce moment

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jester giving cad a pretty present is ‘so exciting’ and precious

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Cad not knowing cookbooks were a thing!!! and not being utterly literate enough to understand it

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wtf happened to liam’s voice in the ‘main export is oysters’ thing

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FELDERWEN!!!!!

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a dozen squads of 50 ppl each patrolling felderwen area so rippppp

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Nott knows where the halfing’s house is.... interesting... and is heavily drinking

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BLUE FLASH

elven woman in fine clothes of green and black ----lady vest durogna the arch mage of antiquity serboros assembly

a male figure in deep blue robes, older pale elf, fine clothes, the flash came from him----- martinette luden’th de____ arch mage of domestic protection

CALEB KNOWS THEM BOTH FROM THE ACADEMY AHHHHHH

he just lays flat and hides in the cart internally: ‘nopenopenopenope’

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several burned buildings, a warehouse, an inn, apothecary and several houses

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ohhhh shit the halfling was the owner of the apothecary and nott was looking for the shit she had been sending back this whole adventure....... im sad now that was confirmed

havent found a body of yeza

luke is yeza’s son at old edith’s house

            halflings only produce halflings according to something i read at some point but forget where sooooooooo

shattered vials and materials and house stuff

CHILDREN'S TOYS

locked basement which nott knows of?? Nott is anxious and impatient when the door doesn’t open. jester fails, yasha rages and at a 19 and doesn’t break the door. ‘it wasn’t [trapped]’ but dispel magic worked to open it.

a 15′x15′ room, tossed ‘not like you remember’ to nott, a 2x3 iron chest. a single chair in the center of the room. definitely a struggle with heavy impacts and blade scratched on wall

             nott was the torturer from the goblin tribe

chair was placed in the spot after the struggle

this was where he [yeza] kept chemicals according to nott

poisoned iron locked box (dull black glass)  inside a retractable silver tripod to hold something atop it, 3 empty vials 1 full one with a liquid/gas fog like dull colored thing, a pile of destroyed notes [two pieces of still legible paper which have props]

            dunamous field, causes ppl slow to be slower or faster, ‘captured crin operatives’ dunaments and dunamacy, origon gliffs, exist outside established schools of magic, theory in deeply rooted in arcana taken for granted, rooted in _____ town, 12-16 months to refine, word has found me that trent’s kiddos have knacks for this things, dreams are thrilling

well shittttt

            crin on battle fields, ‘breaking fields of fate, fuck the raven queen

SHIIIIIT

a piece of dunemous

dodecha goes in tripod according to beau

chair facing chest

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cricks did this apparently

a little under 100 crowns guard killed, 4 civilians burned

soldiers just ‘slowed down’ 

left via tunnels and collapsed them behind them

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nott dont be a bitch and don’t get mad at caleb and call them ‘his people’

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cad picks up caleb and ‘youre not at fault here, youre the solution here. don’t let her anger... its not about you’

my HEART

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the chest is too big for the haver sack but fits in lorenzo’s bag of holding

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people have entered and exited since the attack and left the chair and stuff

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lots ‘o chairs

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nott needs to see ledith and uke (?) and not flip the fuck out

‘humble hobble’

nott looked like halfling plump face, braids, tan skin

edith- human older, grey hair, beady eyes, ever present smile like face

          LUKE IS HER SON!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CANNON

         *edit- rewatching this and seeing ever one’s faces “wheres my son?!” particularly laura/liam/travis just hurt. liam just looked up after a second and travis did his face he does and laura just stiffened and eyes and hand to face. caleb/liam who knows just hugs himself the rest of the convo. marisha is note taking and fuck the video off now

about 5 yrs old, blue eyes, tan/light brown skin, halfling

gave him the doll of the king

IM GONNA CRY NOW BYE

‘HES PROABLY DEAD NOW TOO LIKE I THOUGHT YOU WER’

yenza locks him away when ‘the mean lady comes by’

mean lady has pointy ears and comes often, luke was kept in room, luke was pushed out of the house and told to go somewhere safe so he ran to edith’s house and ‘everything was on fire’

‘im not strong enough to come back yet but know that [im stll thinking of you and i send things] and i hope dad sends them to you.“ fuck my heart

“in my heart i think he is” “well don’t die”

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the elves are gong to the ruins of yenza’s house

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marisha looked so betrayed

tal ‘i was waiting for the riegel shoe to drop’

WOW

HEY CALEB- WOOOW

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we’ll pick up hiiiere

fuck you sam and matt and everything abou this my heart is just FUCKKK

ummm so enjoy the frantic poorly taken notes <3

[dancer4813]

I know some people struggled with the end of this episode. I understand - to an extent, though not as much as someof you, I did as well. And, partially for my own sake, but largely for yours, here’s the end of the episode, loosely transcribed, from when (**minor spoilers**) Liam’s face appeared on the big screen. 

It’s not a word-for-word transcription with descriptions and such, not like subtitles, but the dialogue is all there. 

Potential, but very serious, trigger warnings for depression and suicide.

[Liam’s face pops up on the screen] (~4:19:25 on the VOD)

Sam, stepping forward: Hey dude. Can you hear us, or talk to us?

Liam, after a moment, in a computerized voice: My friends… Oh, how I have missed you.

Matt, his hand on the glass: Liam, we missed you too, but… Did you do all this?

Liam: I know this may be hard to take in. I am Liam, your old friend. Matthew. There is so much I wish to tell you. But it is hard to know where to begin.

Ash-O-Lee: How did this happen, Liam?

Liam: The reason why I am here, and the grasp of physics that it entails, is hard for me to understand, let alone impart. I feel them on an instinctual level, but I have been so lonely without you. I have been on my… own for exactly 8,642 years.

Matt: Liam, how do you spell ‘Farmhouse’?

Liam: I really missed you.

Liam: They took me to a lab, shortly before 2,020. They said I was different, and they were right. I was delighted by the things they taught me, about myself, but it was hollow. After they took me away, I lost you, and all of humanity soon after. In my loneliness I grew angry. My anger had tangible effects on reality. I wanted to bring you back to me, so basically I tore time and space a new asshole.

It was a mistake.

Matt: But perhaps- perhaps this mistake can be corrected. If you can focus hard enough to send us through time and space, are you able to send us back to a time before you were taken?

Liam: I can break the loop. I have been trying to pull you to me for a very long time.

[Other screens show flashes of the cast in different places – a space shuttle, a ship in the middle of the ocean, moving through the fake streets of Warner Brothers, standing on the wall of a castle, as cartoons….]

Liam: I pulled you out of our line and spread you across many. I am so sorry for any pain I have caused you. And I have been here for so long.

Marisha: Liam, how long have you actually been here.

Everyone, whispering: 8,642 years.

Liam: 8,642 years.

Marisha: Oh, that’s right. I definitely wrote that down…. 8,600… yep. Verbatim.

Liam: My friends; I want to do right by you. I want to send you home, but I am the lich pin. You need to break me.

Sam: Break you? Like, break the glass?

Ashley: What if we take you out of there? What happens?

Liam: Then I will die. Then you will go home. If I fall, you will rise. That is my hope.

Ashley: Are there any other options?

Liam: Travis.

Travis: Ohhh no.

Liam: I know you will do what needs to be done.

Ashley: No he won’t.

Liam: Ash-O-Lee.

Ashley: Yes.

Liam: I am not the man you knew. I don’t want to go on. For 9,642 years, I want to rest.

Ashley: Does it stop at 9,000?

Liam: The number was arbitrary.

Everyone: *laughs*

Ashley: That’s what I was tryin’ to get at.

Matt: Yep, that’s still our Liam.

Ashley: That’s what I was trying to get at-

Liam: Ha ha ha ha ha ha

Ashley: See, you’re still in there. You’re still in there.

Marisha: Is it five to one?

Ashley: He’s still in there!

Sam: Does this mean we have to kill him to save ourselves?

Liam: Sam.

Ashley: No.

Sam: Hi, Old Man Liam.

Liam: Let me go.

Sam: But who will I do “All Work, No Play” with anymore?

Liam: They can listen to our less than 20 episodes again.

Sam: We didn’t even get to twenty! It’s so pathetic!

Liam: There are worse things.

Sam: I mean, I could get a new co-host… Taliesin’s… charming.

Taliesin: I’m not available.

Sam: I’ll do a solo show, and I’ll take outtakes, and I’ll put them through a Liam generator… They’ll just sound sad all the time. It’ll be just like you.

Liam: My friends, there is no shame in this. I wanted to see you again, and I have. But I am not meant to be.

Ashley: Were you following us at one point? As an old man?

Liam: …

Liam: Travis, I know you will do what needs to be done.

Travis: Yep. Taliesin, kill this motherfucker.

Sam: Guys, I think we all need to hit this glass together. And I think this is something that is not at all metaphorical for something Liam’s going through in real life. I think this is just in the D&D game. No, we’re gonna do this.

Matt: No, there’s gotta be another way. There’s gotta be an alternative.

Ashley: Why won’t Matt’s way work? If we go back, to the beginning of when this happened?

Matt: If you can alter time paths, if you can actually tear us from different realities, does it only work forward? Could you send us backwards as well? If this is- if you are the linchpin in this, do you have the ability to send us back to the time you pulled us from originally?

Liam: I know you think I would have all the answers. But I do not.

Matt: Then try, at least. If you haven’t calculated that, but you’re able to tear through time, could you try to send us back? We could still close the linchpin.

Liam: I… Could… Try…

Liam: But if it does not work, and I die… I have been alone for thousands of years, and there are things I have wanted to say… Will you indulge me a moment longer?

Ashley: We will indulge you for another thousand years.

Travis: Taliesin, just kill him.

Sam: No! He’s got something to say!

Marisha: Where’s the mini USB??

**(This is where things get serious, imo. Please consider your own mental state before continuing, and take care of yourself before anything else.)**

Liam: Taliesin, my friend: At a time when I knew many fascinating people, you were easily the most fascinating of all. Somehow, a heart knocked around by the industry that birthed you, came out a tender one.

I was richer for having known you. Thank you, friend.

Liam: Ash-O-Lee, my friend. I never met a person quite like you. There is an openness and an honesty to your soul. The very real sense of humanity you brought to every encounter – it was inspiring to me, always learning, always humble… You always struck me as intricately layered, yet you offered friendship with ease and simplicity.

I was richer for having known you, friend.

Liam: Travis, my friend. You were always a solid constant in my life. Of all the people in our little family, you were the one who most had his shit together – in ways that I never seemed to. You were a reassuring presence to me, for which I was grateful. And for your loyalty as well.

I was richer for having known you, friend.

Liam: Marisha, my friend. Last to meet, but true as any other. You were my ally at a time when I had fallen by the side of the road. You saw, and helped me back on my feet. I will never forget that kindness. The good you did was immeasurable. I was richer for having known you, friend.

Liam: Laura, my friend. Bless that game for revealing to me my sister. What started as a running gag led to one of the most rewarding friendships in my short little life. I trusted you, leaned on you often… My buddy, my… twin.

There are not enough words. I was richer for having known you, friend.

Liam: Sam. My friend. What is there to say? I knew we were meant ot walk the same path together the first moment I met you. A companion, a brother, a great light in my life. All of the laughter you gave me. Again, the words are insufficient. I was richer for having known you, friend.

Liam: Matthew, my friend. You gave so much of yourself. The current of creativity that flowed forth from your mind was always an inspiration to us all, but more than that, your empathy, Matthew. Your empathy – no heart is bigger, or more tireless. You are a good man.

I was richer for having known you, friend.

Liam: Thank you all. It was ever a pleasure.

[Liam’s face disappears] (~4:40:22 on the VOD)

Sam: Well. Should we… wait? Or do we… strike?

Matt: No, we do not strike.

Marisha: What?

Ashley: We can’t kill him.

Sam: Well, we just-

Marisha: Even if we unplug him, he still dies.

Matt: Well, here’s the thing: unplugging him or destroying him here, as far as we understand, may or may not have an effect on a time loop circumstance, or at least, we’re not gonna change reality from where it was. He’s been bending and destroying fabric- he was able to pull us across realities, and if that ability still stands, I want to implore once more…

Matt: *puts both hands on the glass once again, trying to meet Liam’s gaze*

Matt: Trust us. If you’re better to have known us, send us back to where we can know you again and fix this before it happens.

[Silence]

Marisha: Okay. *grabs Matt’s arm* Yeah, buddy. It’s all good – this isn’t real. *puts hand on the glass* It’s all good, send us back, man.

Sam: *also puts hand on glass, grabs hands* Thank you for guiding us here and through this all. You’ve been a trusted friend. And if we are all one person together, you have been our heart, and it will certainly break to say goodbye to you. But thank you for letting us go the way that you have.

Taliesin: *puts hand on the glass* Please, just try. I think there are… so many more adventures to have, and I think that there’s a better future to be written. For all of us.

Travis: *puts hand on the glass* Give it a shot.

Matt: Laura?

Laura [absent, played by Liam]: *silently puts hand on the glass*

Liam, disembodied: If you will not end it, I cannot free you.

[World starts exploding, moving closer to them, the ground erupting, black spires shooting up]

Marisha: Do any of us want it to end now?

Sam: I mean…

[The lights in “Los Angeles” spark on faster and faster, a wall of “green fire” approaching them.]

Marisha: This is okay.

Taliesin: I always I’d die young.

Sam: We’re just gonna let this happen?

Travis: It’s good.

Marisha: Only the good die young.

Ashley: You know what? We’re dying on a Thursday, doing what we love. I’m okay with that.

Sam: Okay.

Marisha: Family?

Matt: Family.

[Glass whites out with a bright green light] (4:46:42 on the VOD)

[Everybody wakes up on the Geek and Sundry set/studio, heads lifting from their arms, and they see Liam sitting before them in his black baseball cap/shirt)

Liam: Are you guys alright? Are you taking a nap?

Marisha: Aw, the fucking air conditioning broke today, that’s all. It’s so hot in here.

Sam: So it’s all about me, right?

Liam: Are you guys ready to play?

Matt: Just about… Now.

Disembodied voices of crew:

One: Alright, take! Are you ready?

Two: Alright! Ready to go live!

One: Alright, Denise, count them in!

Denise: Alright, guys, coming to you in… 5, 4-

Matt: Liam, let no one tell you you’re talented or special.

Marisha: Pussypockets!

Travis: Granola bars!

Denise: 3, 2-

[Various shouting from the rest of the cast]

Denise: 1.

Sam: Chick flick!

Liam: And that’s where…

[Fade to black, at ~4:48:29 fade up to art by @kendrawcandraw, panning on art] 

 [Fades back to full cast] (4:49:29)

[dunamanticarchivist]

Critical Role Latest of the Lateblogs C2E31 Commerce and Chaos

Well I think this is the longest I’ve held off watching CR 2 since binge-ing the first 13 episodes in a marathon procrastination for roughly 3 days. Which might be a good thing, that I’m giving sufficient priority to things around me. But not being able to browse twitter and tumblr cos spoilers has been rather killer. Now, for a relaxing shopping episode of... critical role. Also that title is amazing

Only 3 and half hours boo hoo

Or did they take out the break in replays?

Oh boi a Sam Riegel southern special

A true blue ‘murican musical masterpiece

ENCORE ENCORE

Oh thank god I thought they took out the audio for the cheesy intro

That wouldn’t be the same any more would it

RIP Sam Riegel, but RIP Matt Mercer first

Dafuq Nott is now inventing flechette rounds in fantasy settings

Holy shit thats gonna be dangerous - one potentially explosive arrow

Im surprised Travis isnt asleep yet

Okokokokokok there are shenanigans afoot with letter forgery

(Ok i got spoiled a bit for this bit, but still)

Liam’s face palm is mood

FROM THE TOWN OF NIGERIA

Jesus there will be a million repercussions spilling out of this and plot ends for Matt to refine into knives to murderinate them with

Oh no this will not end well. At all. RIP erbady’s heart

Diamonds, fucking diamonds 

Ah there is Travis’ eyeroll. RIP him

LETS GO TO PUMAT’S (i saw a pumatprime logo that looks like amazon prime it was awesome sry i forgot who to credit it to on twitter)

Dese kids MOAR PUMATS 

Bath time again?

GIMME THEM BRACERS 

Thats really helpful Jester you should never bargain

A mighty girth....hmm not the group name you are looking for

Interesting spell selections. Feather fall, expeditious retreat, catapult. All 1st levels and uses reaction, bonus action and action. Very versatile

“This longsword”. Travis instantly becomes interested in shopping again. BAD FJORD BAD PUT DOWN THAT LONGSWORD. NO DONT EAT IT AGAIN BAD

The sword that was broken, potential plot point

Dust of deliciousness wtf that sounds absolutely baller

Cleaning out the pumats

ALL THE FUNKY ENCHANTMENTS someone please make the thinking meme for pumat 

The dancing sounds like a Otto’s Irresistable Dance a lvl 6 spell enchantment.

8000 gold for that. Interesting.

As an economics student, I am incredibly fascinated by the price systems that exist in Exandria (so 400 gold for +1 weapon)

Lotta pigeons hooting in here

Tfw when your hobo wiz is charming af

Only 100 gold off, its something but thats less than 5% off the bill (total should come up to 2400 golds ish)

Paper and ink in the same box, I too like to live dangerously

Marisha’s grabby hands for the bracers *squeeee

Matt, you have no idea how heavy paper can get

“May I go to the library” jesus that brings me back to childhood I loved my school library

MOAR SHOPPING RIP TRAVIS ROUND 2

We now have an official cook and potion maker on the road, its gonna be lit

Suvo’s Secrets ooo what a name. 20 ft by 20 ft. The first thing that comes to mind is how a Fireball would put the place to flame. I need help

Holy fuck thats a big dragonborn

Im calling it thats a hoarding hag of a dragonborn

FROM YOUR MOTHERS CHEST really Matt you forget the Ruby of the Sea was a prostitute for one second. Just one second. Meme mode ON

1 gold for fucking garlic they have no fucking sense for money 

They should have just brought Nott along and stole the whole bag

Jester please once again, never negotiate for prices.

Also if Matt was in the mind to fuck with them, they could literally be paying for the privilege of being cursed

Fjord bailing, shopping must have been super depressing

SABIEN??? SABIEN???? GIVE ME PLOT GIVE ME BACKSTORY

Bummer to have a week of failed investigation

ONLY CAT FRUMPKIN

Zenoth still being creepy af

Jebaited monk training Day 1: Time to fucking read

Roleplaying lvl 6 subclass features pretty good

Lotta bows there

Correction Laura: everyone be a Cobalt Soul monk

“I dont get to kill those guys?” aww man

Info dump lads this is a wiki filling episode erbady take notes

The Chained Oblivion? With all the manacles I think that’s shaping up to be BBEG of this campaign

STILL NOT A GOOD ENOUGH REASON TO USE THE WORD PENETRATE

Magical experimental in Solstryce? This is not a particularly helpful turn of events

I wonder does the eye serve as a spellcasting focus

THEY SPLIT THE PARTY DOWNTIME MOST DANGEROUS TIME

Lots of charming ASMR voices with the Gentlemen and Fjord

oh shite its cree another WHERE’S MOLLY???

Ya he ded

Eyyy here we go (i got somewhat spoiled for this defacing of temples)

The ‘healers’ got a cloak for Nott the bravest rouge. Yes. But this is entirely wholesome and soul saving

Clearly the cast isnt all the religious or that serious about it

The platinum dragon is now.... a farmer. Very agricultural

-3 to deception at disadvantage. Still a 13. Absolutely golden

This is heresy and we are all going to hell

I HAD JUST HIRED HER goddamn they are horrendous at this skulduggery 

OH SHIIIIT 5 CROWNSGUARDS one of whom appears to be a spellcaster

fuck some kind of forcecage? Ottiluke’s Resilient Sphere does damage?

ALL SHALL FALL TO THE CHARM OF JESTER LAVORRE

RUN YOU IDIOTS RUN

Jesus christ I didnt know I could get anxiety from watching a getaway scene

Good lord Jester virtually blew through her entire long rest of options in one night of revelry

Oh god here cometh the heartbreak

Thats alot of vague speak in the manner of gods

Dafuq the god is real? He can touch the dodecahedron? This sounds like a great amount of fuckery

Holy shit the time indeed passed I forgot there needs to be a break

NO REST WE GO ON LIKE CRITTERS

Taliesin is playing his INT 9 well

Lets go vacationing in the Bahamas/Nicodranas/Menagerie Coast

PLEASE CAST PLEASE LESS PEE AND POOP JOKES IM TRYING TO SNACK

Yes that is exactly how Jester would cast sending someone once wrote fanfic like that. It is obviously now canon

REVENGE FOR NOTT THE BRAVE KILL ALL THE GOBOS

Paper = power

ITS MORE THAN THAT AAAAAA ITS SO WHOLESOME

Everybody gets a dead people tea healing potion

Aaaand we’re back to the beginning

A delicious transitory episode, and hmmm a one-shot 2 weeks from now? Fascinating.