Definitely got worried when Azzy learned about the Raven Queen. Like, we haven't ever gotten their feelings on their sibling's murderer being one of them now.
#critical-role-spoilers
knotty hill
I kinda thought that we'd see one her show up at the start there. The Calamity had to have been very intense for her.
polar falcon
partially RQ's fault as well, she was one of those hubris-full mages who usurped the gods
ruby quiver
I kinda thought that we'd see one her show up at the start there. The Calamity h...
We do know that, especially based on her appearances to VM
knotty hill
Even after almost a day to sit on it, this episode still got to me. The ultimate futility of it all, but still clawing back as much devastation as possible.
worn violet
I love the secret pseudo-redemption of Vespin Chloras that history will never hear of
Forever labeled a traitor to humanity, but none will ever know the things he did in an attempt to help Zerxus in the end.
Also, I’m conflicted in wanting to know more about the Tree of Names and its capabilities vs loving the mystique.
trim copper
Even after almost a day to sit on it, this episode still got to me. The ultimate...
That last roll and the story after really hits hard
ruby quiver
Forever labeled a traitor to humanity, but none will ever know the things he did...
His line about "hope nobody remembers you" hits way harder after the end
We know that the RoB was (probably) almost entirely forgotten about
And that's a good thing
From the perspective of many, they would be just as responsible for the Calamity as Vespin, but they are also responsible for the calamity being able to be stopped too (because of the primordials)
worn violet
Very true
I love this concept of playing heroes nobody will remember
After all their selfish individual acts, they perform an ultimate act to save the world that nobody will ever know they did
ruby quiver
Everyone's hubris except Cerrits was just as responsible for some part of this, but they all (including Cerrit) chose something to help to make it not as bad as it could've been
copper minnow
Chronomancy is truly the greatest magic of them all
copper minnow
oh FFS, Lou got another cake with a top hat situation
oh wow, thats a lot of damage for a swords bard
copper minnow
oof, a level 14 rogue with a non magical crossbow
copper minnow
did we ever find out what wizard subclass Patia was?
ruby quiver
No
hardy dagger
I assume enchantment, since Brennan would remark on her ability to recognize sloppy Modify Memory handiwork
ruby quiver
Could be scribes, could be enchantment, could be divination tbh
hardy dagger
I feel like she definitely would've been flexing those Portent dice if she was divination
lord knows she needed it
worthy rain
scribes would flex their awakened spellbook
hardy dagger
I'm just basing it on Brennan mentioning that certain PCs would need to refer NPCs to Portia to "forget some things" or something to that effect, possibly referring to the Alter Memories feature for enchantment wizards
Being able to cast Modify Memory to make people forget things, and then using Alter Memories to make them forget that they forgot those things seems right up her alley
as was the case with Zerxus
worn violet
I assumed Patia was Scribes because she was Keeper of Scrolls
But yeah, she really didn’t get a chance to flex any subclass features that I can think of
worn violet
I have to say, one of my absolute favorite things about Calamity may or may not have been Travis getting a gnarly case of the giggle fits every single time Lou does/says something
proud raptor
her little orb could have been a reflavored awakened spellbook
trim copper
oof, a level 14 rogue with a non magical crossbow
He was a melee build, so his hawks were magical iirc
slender fossil
Finally finished up Thursdays episode. That campaign was definitely a ride
I'm willing to forgive Mulligan for some of his rules mistakes since ultimately it washed out in a way that felt good
99% certain that Wall of Force creates total cover, so PWK shouldn't have been able to target for example.
Also I think they were running on the leveled spells misapplication of casting rules since Misty Step would have locked out Counterspell for Vespin.
And there was the time he countered a spell on a release, after it had been readied
polar falcon
I'm not familiar with that last one
slender fossil
I can't recall if it was this episode or last. Someone readied a spell, and then when they released it got counterspelled.
You cast a spell upon readying it, so it's a way to protect yourself from being countered
In exchange for using concentration until you release the spell
polar falcon
Ahh right, hadn't considered that interaction before
Always nice to know even seasoned veterans of the game with decades of experience still miss rulings from time to time, even 'crunchy' ones like brennan
copper minnow
yeah the game has way to many rules, especially when it comes to spell casting, to avoid scenarios like these.
ultimately, I dont think any of Brennan's rulings impacted the game in a negative way
trim copper
One they let slide was hold person and the dragon summon staying and also attacking the pirate
violet falcon
I wouldn't rule counterspell that way. Until released, it doesn't yet exist in the world. Only when released can the energy be stopped.
worn violet
Also worth mentioning Brennan has never been a 100% RAW DM, so I wouldn’t worth about it.
He’s far more concerned with telling an interesting and compelling story than he is about stopping to look up rules interactions.
copper minnow
my impression of him for all the hours I've watched him DM is that he generally likes to get the rules right and tries to deviate from them on purpose rather than by accident
but of course, making an in the moment ruling to keep things flowing is more important than to look things up all the time
worn violet
Yeah, it’s no secret that he allows for things to work different from the rules if he and his party think it’s cool, so that’s what I mean when I say he was never a 100% RAW DM.
Nor was that ever what he offered up.
And I agree, I don’t think any of the houseruling he did affected the game negatively.
slender fossil
I wouldn't rule counterspell that way. Until released, it doesn't yet exist in t...
From a raw perspective, the trigger for counterspell is 'casting the spell'.
The ready action states that you cast it as normal, but then hold its energy (via concentration), and release it on the specified trigger.
So by the time it's released, the spell has already been cast and therefore no trigger available for counterspell.
But anyway, yeah there was nothing super egregious... And the way Brennan flows the game I dwell on it less than Mercer run games
I think that's definitely a style difference between the two. Brennan has this energy that never really stuck people in the 'can this work within the rules' kind of discussions that come up at least once a session with the normal CR cast and Mercer
It was 'here's how this works' maybe one quick 'really?' 'yes, moving on'
worn violet
Brennan is used to having shorter-run games, so I think he’s really mastered the art of keeping the narrative moving forward.
Mercer’s CR campaigns aren’t as restricted by time the way the ExU campaigns had been, so he can get away with letting the players push the narrative forward in their own time.
At least that’s my observation.
copper minnow
yeah. regular CR is much more like a typical home game in this way. "the story is done when its done, no matter if it takes 110 or 120 episodes"
worn violet
Exactly. Matt gives the players the wheel and lets them drive. Brennan drives, but has the players give him directions.
slender fossil
I wonder how much leeway there was to alter known canon in the story
Like, was there even a way to prevent the Calamity entirely. Or at least push it off to another Replenishment
Like the way it was done, feels like all their actions directly contributed.
But at the same time, you'd expect a story like this to be tightly on rails... Yet it didn't feel like it entirely
ruby quiver
In terms of canon altering i think as long as the overall story worked in the established canon it was probably going to all be considered canon
Similar to exu1
copper minnow
I dont think there was a way. the tree would always be destroyed one way or the other. The betrayers where free to walk exandria once that happens.
ruby quiver
Obviously pushing off the calamity or stopping it entirely would alter canon too much
worn violet
I believe Brennan’s goal was to keep it as true to canon as he could too, since he said that he spent an incredible amount of time pestering Matt about the lore.
slender fossil
Wonder how things would have played out if they opted to try to save the city at the cost of allowing the primordials a chance to be free
ruby quiver
Brennan did say there was a chance they did a canon divergence
worn violet
Obviously pushing off the calamity or stopping it entirely would alter canon too...
Agreed. Especially when the adventure started with Vespin succeeding in the definitive act that triggered the Calamity.
ruby quiver
But I think he trusted everyone to play their characters as their characters were. Which from an overall standpoint could only lead to a specific place
worn violet
I think the players bought into the canon as well and made characters whose hubris would all play a part in the fall of Avalir.
So they all did a pretty good job of keeping in mind what the Calamity was, and understood that the goal of the story wasn’t to prevent it.
slender fossil
Which then asks, how much pre game prep on characterization do they do? Like while it's not scripted, do they spend several working days basically going back and forth and nailing down all their perks, flaws, etc round table style until they get characters that help flow the story?
They're professional actors largely, so easier I'm sure to be consistent to a built character
worn violet
I don’t know that they needed so much time and probably spent more time thinking about the accomplishments they’ve had between Lvls 1-14
But I’m sure Brennan had some sort of guideline for them regarding the time period and setting they’re playing in. A world where everybody’s selfish ambition pushes the world to a breaking point.
ruby quiver
It's evident that each of them spent a non insignificant amount of time talking with Brennan about their characters
worn violet
I’m sure one of the big questions Brennan asked was “what is/are something/s that your character can’t afford to lose?”
ruby quiver
Considering how integrated all of them are
worn violet
Exactly
slender fossil
Some day I hope they maybe do some behind the scenes, campaign prep type showings
That'd be something useful to see from player /dm perspectives
worn violet
Idk that they’ll go too far with that kind of stuff
If only because I think Handbooker Helper is the only content they’ve made that was explicitly for teaching and not just entertainment.
And I feel like we’ve gotten tidbits of information as to what their individual and group processes look like through things like their talk shows.
Sidenote: I read an interesting theory earlier today that stated that Vespin was unlikely to actually have been an Evil with a capital E bad guy because Brennan mentioned that he was a Malconvoker, which was apparently a 3.5 prestige class that required you to not be evil, and their whole shtick was tricking evil beings into helping them without being evil themselves.
And that’s a pretty cool little tidbit to me.
copper minnow
I felt like it was pretty clear that Vespin thought he could somehow use the betrayers but was quickly corrupted once he opened the door
worn violet
He knew a bad deal when he saw one regarding Zerxus, so it definitely could’ve been from experience.
copper minnow
its not clear exactly what he originally wanted to do but presumably his flaw was hubris similar to the ring of brass, and not being evil
worn violet
Yeah, the ambition (and in turn hubris) was a sort of defining aspect of the Age of Arcanum.
But I could totally see him being no more evil than say Laerynn, who had no problem risking the well-being of all of Avalir if it meant exceeding her own personal accomplishments.
copper minnow
yeah
worn violet
Anyways, thanks to Brennan for bringing two of my favorite CR NPCs to live in Calamity, cuz Vespin and Asmodeus were both on my list of enemies to play around with back when I was running Tal’Dorei
polar falcon
I believe vespins intention was to replace a betrayer god with a mortal the same way the old god of death was erased. Or given the Malconvoker thing, perhaps to bend one to his will. He didnt seem like an evil guy when momentarily cleansed, just one full of regrets
knotty hill
Oh nice, we get to see the City Builder of a wizard that Aabria put together.
ruby quiver
EXU GM roundtable tonight
worn violet
EXU GM roundtable tonight
Oh? Is that gonna be on Twitch?
ruby quiver
Yea, usual stream time 7pm pst
worn violet
Sweet
trim copper
EXU GM roundtable tonight
ExU GM?
ruby quiver
exandria unlimited gamemaster
worn violet
Yeah, Matt, Aabria, and Brennan discussing GMing in Exandria. Big hype to see it.
Now I just need Jasmine Bhullar to GM an ExU season
polar falcon
I wanna see Jasmine Bhullar, Mark Hulmes, and B Dave Walters DM some EXUs. Also maybe Deborah Ann Woll and Griffin McElroy (though I'm not sure their styles would match CRs)
zenith island
Will we ever see a spin-off full campaign running concurrently with CR? That would be cool. Get in all the guest stars they've had to play.
worn violet
I think that would be hard to have done
All the guests have full time jobs outside of the CR guest appearances. Getting them to sit down and play D&D for an indeterminate amount of time doesn’t sound like something plausible.
worn violet
Really enjoying the roundtable (didn't get to watch last night)
covert plaza
I love Deborah Ann Woll can't resist putting puzzles into her games. 🤣
I'm also not sure what Xerxes was trying to do. At first it seemed like he was just giving Asmodeus the benefit of the doubt and comforting a torture victim. Cool. Then he wanted to change him? It almost seemed like he just had the hots for Asmodeus. 🤣
worn violet
To be fair, Asmodeus kept presenting to this grieving widower as his dead husband. I’m sure that definitely manipulated some of his mental processes.
But, like Asmodeus said, Zerxus’s hubris and pride were his flaw. Just as anybody else’s in the Age of Arcanum.
Because he thought he could change/fix a god.
copper minnow
I think it worked like this:
Asmo first presented himself to him as a sympathetic and misunderstood victim in many ways, who has suffered incredible amounts.
He also looked a bit like Xerxes dead husband ofc.
so Xerxus wanted him to be redeemed, so he could be again what Xerxus believed he was once upon a time, so he doesnt want to get revenge anymore
polar falcon
that was kind of asked in the twitter roundtable, and luis said he felt the asmo/zerx interactions were more paternal than romantic, like a parent trying to soothe and comfort a hurting kid
knotty hill
The absolute arrogance, to think he would redeem the Lord of the Hells. lol
copper minnow
I mean thats the theme of all them. They all represent the Hubris of the Age of Arcanum. thinking themselves above gods and capable of literally everything they set their mind to
polar falcon
a paladin whose whole thing is wielding divine power while kneeling to no god would certainly be capable of thinking that
knotty hill
I wonder if we’ll see him again. As a Devil, the dude could still be alive a thousand years later.
trim copper
I wonder if we’ll see him again. As a Devil, the dude could still be alive a tho...
If you ever meet a balor with a belt of storm giant strength, let us know
knotty hill
He'll still be swinging around that mace.
polar falcon
I mean if Vespin is still considered the left hand of the lord of hells...
knotty hill
this opening...
tribal pier
Yeah, that intro is cool.
polar falcon
a bit rough but nice and colorful
knotty hill
I love the rainforest cafe
ruby quiver
This is somewhat explaining the fearne stuff from exu
violet falcon
I prefer the previous intro.
knotty hill
Princess Calloway
paper dawn
joe's? joe's where?
JOE MAMA'S
worthy rain
the 'it's been a while' murmur
knotty hill
There's the Delilah influence in Laudna.
worthy rain
dammit I just missed the joke they laughed at
knotty hill
🥲
worthy rain
I need to get a drink and some snacks
when I come back, tell me what I miss
back, orym got what in the gift shop?
knotty hill
A t-shirt
worthy rain
heh
worthy rain
heh, can't just go 'so the spell fades and ends' when it's 8 hour concentration
worthy rain
ahhh stuck fuzzle
wise sand
Oh no I missed it, gonna watch on monday
Is it good?
I saw the new intro it is... something
violet falcon
You can catch the rerun in a couple of hours.
It's ok.
wise sand
You can catch the rerun in a couple of hours.
It's ok.
Or that, yes, but I think it's gonna be a little late here
worthy rain
oh my god, "mike"
knotty hill
We are bluffing with cuteness here!
worthy rain
"JUST CALL ME MICK"
i am dying
violet falcon
Or that, yes, but I think it's gonna be a little late here
There's also a rerun tomorrow at the same time.
knotty hill
This is the true power of Druids! The apex predators of the "ZOMG WOOK AT THIS WITTLE GUY! I LOVE THEM."
worthy rain
yep
knotty hill
This!
This is why when you wildshape, you do not pick something that wouldn't be out of place.
violet falcon
Only an hour of Wildshape? She's gotta have more.
knotty hill
YOU PICK THE THING EVERYONE HAS TO GO AWWWWW OVER!
worthy rain
half druid level rounded down, so
knotty hill
Only an hour of Wildshape? She's gotta have more.
She has 2 hours. But people only have seen her go for an hour, so that's what they assume.
knotty hill
Delaying the major upgrade of Wildfire.
worthy rain
yep
taking 1st level features of a different class, instead of a major subclass level.
knotty hill
Erika coming for blood here
onyx maple
love the double rogue 1 multiclass(mandatory starwars joke)
stoic leaf
violet falcon
That was the bestest ad.
wise sand
Oh wow is this the episode ||mollymauk...||?
This campaign feels like it's going much slower
slender fossil
Oh no, poor Ferne... Sounds like she's setting up the 'guardian built up your deadbeat parents as a hero to spare you the pain' trope
polar falcon
:<
worthy rain
oh oh no
wise sand
Oh no, poor Ferne... Sounds like she's setting up the 'guardian built up your de...
The nightmare guy earlier did recognize the calloway scent...
ruby quiver
oh can't say I was quite expecting this
trim copper
This campaign feels like it's going much slower
I fee that way too
polar falcon
this is awesome
violet falcon
These are the best twists.
polar falcon
~fey court dramaaaa!~
wise sand
I fee that way too
Hopefully this fixes that!
slender fossil
oh can't say I was quite expecting this
Nope, did not expect that
knotty hill
😄 I love Warlock plots.
ruby quiver
theres that fcg confirmation
crude sonnet
These guys are definitely from Aeor after the M9 went there
They all got woke up and now they’re spreading across the world
ruby quiver
I mean he did just say as much 😛
polar falcon
the backstory 🔨 s coming in fast
violet falcon
I love it when they say "Roll for it", low roll, "Nevermind".
slender fossil
Falls in line with the trope...
polar falcon
well if they are real, lots of nice juicy info for our calloway hunter Dusk
slender fossil
I wonder if they're being intentionally blind about the whole fact that Dusks story doesn't line up with Joe's regarding Fernes parents
wise sand
I wonder if they're being intentionally blind about the whole fact that Dusks st...
When they messaged her mother didn't she recognize dusk too?
Anyway, yeah, they're probably not insight checking to be good players and not spoil the story
polar falcon
they could have also just been too caught up to put the dots together
slender fossil
I don't recall the reaction regarding Dusk offhand
polar falcon
maybe with a week to think on it there will be some more suspicion
slender fossil
Well unless they sequester themselves from the internet, they probably end up getting spoiled for their own game 😂
polar falcon
depends on how far ahead the filming has been too
slender fossil
They just go weekly still don't they? Like I know it's not 'live', but they reference topical things on a weekly basis
ruby quiver
Fearne's parents recognized Dusk
Joe's story didn't really mess with anything that Dusk told them either
polar falcon
if you buy into the time is a weird soupness of it all
polar falcon
the betrayal is gonna be niceee, i hope they've filmed enough ahead so that it's a surprise to some of them
knotty hill
A quick thought. Dusk has been dispatched to finish off the Calloway line, yes? So, is Grandma Morrigan already dead?
And maybe the reason that she sent Fearne to the human realm, was to try and save her life.
Because Fearne said that it was her grandmother who lead her to the portal out of the Feywild.
polar falcon
maybe she was removed from the feywild for her own protection, if unseelies are hunting down seelies
ruby quiver
Grandma definitely sent her out because of that
I really hope grandma isn't dead though :[
untold pewter
Its fine, Critical Role has taught us that we can redeem hot people as long as they are not demons
ruby quiver
Funny thing I thought about while rewatching the most recent episode: the mages of the age of arcanaum (at least in aoer) had such a big thing about trying to figure out time travel. Meanwhile the fey are right next door jumping around time (at least based in what we've heard about the timeline of fearnes parents) with seeming ease (and the whole thing Artagan did in C1)
worn violet
Funny thing I thought about while rewatching the most recent episode: the mages ...
Much like Avalir's fascination with planehopping, which likewise, can evidently be done by extraplanar beings.
It's the concept of "They can do it, so why shouldn't we be able to do it?!"
I'm finally getting around to watching their GMing Exandria roundtable
ruby quiver
We also get the full table Calamity wrap up tomorrow. Very excited for that
worn violet
Yeah, I'm glad they decided to get back together for that
I missed the quick little thing they did on Twitter
polar falcon
did they describe fearne's parent as having gone backwards in time? or is it the typical "a minute, a week, or a year could have passed in the material plane since crossing the planes"?
worn violet
I didn't catch on, but I don't think the time dilation was explicitly mentioned
ruby quiver
We don't know the specific time dilation, but between Dusk and Joe (and Fearne's) anecdotes of when they met/have seen her parents, there seems to be a degree of jumping around
polar falcon
i feel like joe is the only reliable narrator there xD
knotty hill
We know that Archfey Can affect the passage of time. Not sure about Fearne or her family
ruby quiver
i feel like joe is the only reliable narrator there xD
We do at least know that the Calloways know of (and seem to trust) Dusk
so its unlikely Dusk was entirely lying
my best bet with Dusk is they were befriending the Calloways in an attempt to get them to divulge their secrets (presumably about this "crown" the archfey they reported to mention) and then kill them after getting the information
polar falcon
ahh ok, i think i missed where they confirmed to know and trust dusk
knotty hill
Maybe in some “time is a weird soup” sort of way, Dusk met them before the Archfey.
ruby quiver
seems unlikely. Dusk definitely seemed to be aware of their timeline of events
ruby quiver
ahh ok, i think i missed where they confirmed to know and trust dusk
it was when they were messaged
"our dusk" is what they said iirc
polar falcon
hmm! a deeply entrenched agent perhaps... or maybe turned by the unseelie after parting ways?
worn violet
There’s also always the possibility of her being a double agent
Sent out by an unseelie patron that she pretends to be on good terms with, only to find out she’s indirectly working against them
But she needs their patronage in order to do so, so she plays along
knotty hill
I’m guessing that Dusk will try to take out Fearne during the race. Or maybe even before, to blame it on the crawlers
crude sonnet
I cant wait for Thursday
violet falcon
I don't think it'll happen with certainty but I hope Dusk is after Lolth's Crown.
ruby quiver
Patia confirmed full enchantment wizard
worn violet
Makes sense with the mind wipe she was known for
ruby quiver
Thanks Chet...
knotty hill
Chetney immediately becomes dust
ruby quiver
Vecna ad tells us when this was filmed
knotty hill
How so?
ruby quiver
Because the dossier is no longer available lol
knotty hill
How long's it been gone?
violet falcon
Well, time is a wierd soup.
knotty hill
Yea, and they just recently posted the behind the scenes of them telling Matt happy birthday, which was during the filming of one of the last few episodes.
DUSK
Not on the job lol
WE'RE GOING TO THE MOON!!!
Sam...
Did you slip in-character?
slender fossil
Wait. Were we supposed to get vecna dice with the dossier claim?
untold haven
The dice were purchasable I believe - not a freebie
knotty hill
Dusk!
polar falcon
lol
violet falcon
Whenever you finish a long rest, you can touch one weapon that you are proficient with and that lacks the two-handed property. When you attack with that weapon, you can use your Charisma modifier, instead of Strength or Dexterity, for the attack and damage rolls.
knotty hill
?
slender fossil
Lol Mercer - not canon nope
knotty hill
Yea 10/10, something bad's happened to Granny Morrigan.
I'm still wondering how appropriate that name will end up being.
violet falcon
Morgan... Le Fae?
knotty hill
The Morrigan is an Irish god of war and fate. The "Great Queen".
A triumvirate God.
So yea. Ashley named Fearne's granny after a God, which could very easily translate to being an Archfey.
slender fossil
Did Dusks patron have a name again? I can't recall
polar falcon
Sorrowlord Zathuda, Bearer of the Lightless Flame and Grove Captain of the Unseelie Court
according to the recap
ruby quiver
Give the monkey a gun dangit
violet falcon
Do we know her?
violet falcon
It's from the dream, isn't it?
ruby quiver
Oh it's her?
violet falcon
It's so hot and humid where I am right now that it help me imagine Busuras as the same.
ruby quiver
Fearneeeeee
ruby quiver
This lady is doc ock?
Oh jetpack
Marisha thinking "ohmygod we are gonna have to meet Ashley's new character"
knotty hill
Erika's on a mission for that exact thing
ruby quiver
I am now incredibly curious to see what would happen if Laudna took that and how it would affect Delilah
knotty hill
I think that Delilah would not take kindly to it
slender fossil
Oh dear did I miss a bunch between now and Fearne trying to sneak a look at some wires?
knotty hill
They run.
2 words that fill a volume.
. . . . .
Oh no
Hey, you need a blaster? 😄 I mean, it's in the name. Come on Laudna
Dusk really be trying to get rid of FCG.
They are the only one who could pick up Fearne after all
TRAVIS! CEO MAN
WE'RE EXPENSING GO-KARTS
spice igloo
when is the critical role rerun, did the schedule change?
twitch says it was 8 hours ago
hardy dagger
usually it'll be at noon EDT (so, 43 minutes from now)
spice igloo
forget it i'm dumb it's in 40 minutes
spice igloo
usually it'll be at noon EDT (so, 43 minutes from now)
ty
knotty hill
I can't wait to see how Dusk screws with them during the race.
Because she's absolutely gonna take advantage of the chaos.
slender fossil
So was looking at the YT repost and there was some comments that apparently it would appear that Erica is making rolls and texting and Matt seemingly acknowledging her silently during some points such as one of the conversations between Imogen and Laudna
polar falcon
lil eavesdropping i assume
violet falcon
Then he would probably be a worse character.
ruby quiver
Hm, is there a audio desync for anyone else?
knotty hill
Nope
ruby quiver
Fcg car real
knotty hill
They're so dead.
ruby quiver
Liam literally couldn't think of anything else
polar falcon
i... hope they can still turn
ruby quiver
"Do I have suspension"
I really want Fearne to monkey bomb a car: teleport onto one with Mister, hit the core, teleport off and as a result blow up the core with it
violet falcon
Finally a use for Spell Sniper
knotty hill
🐢
ruby quiver
Spirit guardians on the vehicle is very nice and very Mario kart
slender fossil
Mario Kart 5e sounds like it could be fun
polar falcon
final fantasy mad max kart
ruby quiver
Hello bees
paper dawn
doesn't heat metal not require you to stay near the target to happen?
violet falcon
60 foot range but nothing about maintaining it.
paper dawn
If a creature is holding or wearing the object and takes the damage from it, the creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or drop the object if it can. If it doesn't drop the object, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the start of your next turn.```i would argue unless you get out of the vehicle the latter applies
knotty hill
Oh yea. She's holding onto the bar, so yea... spicy
Like, this spell is really cruel in this scenario. Because she really cannot do anything about this.
knotty hill
He said atleast a few more times
slender fossil
Yeah durations and such are being slightly modified for this race it seems
knotty hill
RIP 👵
ruby quiver
Matt just channeled the vox machina campaign there
violet falcon
I just caught up to the fan gallery and number 30 is amazing.
https://444vno15v5re20btub322y5h-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/zerzband.instagram.jpg
violet falcon
Barracuda!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeMvMNpvB5M
ruby quiver
Good thing they made fcg the wheel so chet could wolf out safely
knotty hill
I'm just watching Erika for any signs of shenanigans.
violet falcon
Is she on the road or on a vehicle?
polar falcon
with orym i believe
knotty hill
Yea, it's
FCG/Chet/Launda
Ashton/Imogen
for vehicles, I think.
And we've got Fearne, Orym, and Dusk on the side.
polar falcon
jeez, with matt's rolls tonight they might have this cleaned up pretty quick
paper dawn
lol Laudna evil deaded the paragon's call lady
ruby quiver
"I'm gonna throw up..."
throw up noise
"Yea I'm just gonna throw up in her face"
knotty hill
Here is where hex does work
polar falcon
hex's disadvantage on an ability checks and spell sniper being useful? rare and beautiful
paper dawn
hooray! bells hells wins!
ruby quiver
"Yea you beat all the other cars but I ain't letting you get out that easily"
paper dawn
chetney: jeff goldblum voice "must go faster"
ruby quiver
It's like the racing games in an arcade where they have a random giant monster pop up on the side of the track to mess with you
violet falcon
People keep holding dodge.
polar falcon
lol yeah that always makes me squint a bit
knotty hill
I demand all the Fury road fanart of FCG for this
violet falcon
There seems to already be some fanart of the race in the last gallery.
ruby quiver
Oooo
knotty hill
For the inevitable betrayal, she's got SMITE.
ruby quiver
Also everything dusk does im like "is now when they attack?"
polar falcon
still building trust 😤
slender fossil
What's Fearne been up to, I'm in and out a bit but I can't recall a section involving Ashley since the start of the race when her stealth checks failed
slender fossil
Dusks target is Fearne, so I wouldn't expect an attack?
knotty hill
She's smart enough to know that she needs to isolate Fearne.
polar falcon
i thought her target was fearne's parents?
knotty hill
The entire Calloway line is her mission
Dusk is here to kill them all.
He asks if they located the Moontide Crown, if they have dealt with the Calloways. Is he aware there is a daughter? She has been living here in the mortal realm, with these beautiful idiots.
Dusk isn't the only one on this job, but they're the only one who has gotten results, and is the prettiest. They have succeeded where their rivals has not. Zathuda says that he hasn't seen results yet. They’re taking their time, and he's growing impatient.
Zathuda says that if Dusk is this close, he expects the crown soon. They won’t be alone in the hunt. They promise they will end the Calloway line soon.
😄 -1 str check.
polar falcon
...oh fearne... not her day
knotty hill
She's in a hole.
ruby quiver
Hey she made the gap slightly wider
knotty hill
WOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~Ashton Greymoore
Honestly, I'm afraid of Dusk being within a mile of that portable hole.
Because all she needs to do is trick any of them into it, roll it up, and wait.
Can someone get FCG off?
violet falcon
I would have asked FCG for a con check vs exhaustion every segment.
knotty hill
Same, but only after the first.
ruby quiver
I treasure the Orym Fearne friendship. Crownkeeper Crew
Lol Tals face when she said unattractive there
knotty hill
Still working out Dusk's angle here.
knotty hill
Meanwhile, if everyone except Erika can leave the table...
As Dusk steps away from the conversation, flipping the dark metallic ring on their finger, mythric tendrils creep into the back of their mind. They feel the presence and hear the voice of Sorrowlord Zathuda, Bearer of the Lightless Flame, Grove Captain of the Unseelie Court.
polar falcon
the ultimate no thoughts, head empty
knotty hill
It's been an age since I looked at this item and it is freaky
....
Chetney
Task failed successfully lol
violet falcon
Hey, did you know D&D Beyond exists?
knotty hill
No I did not. Tell me more!
ruby quiver
Absolutely amazing Travis
knotty hill
Can I use a database of all officially released items construct a PC?
ruby quiver
It's so incredibly in character for chet too
Immediately trying to turn the party against each other after getting caught lol
violet falcon
I love it that the players can keep secrets to themselves.
knotty hill
Immediately trying to turn the party against each other after getting caught lol
Immediately defuse the situation. They need to get some cover
ruby quiver
Or whenever
polar falcon
on the postcards he got a whisper
violet falcon
I don't remember what that whisper was about.
worthy rain
Gad dammit I just tuned in and it's like 20 minutes to the end
violet falcon
That's what happens when you tune in 4 hours in.
ruby quiver
on the postcards he got a whisper
No it was a perception check, not the postcards
Or was that the same one? Either way
Imogen checking dusks mind because she was jealous of them getting close with Laudna leading to this lol
observant feat
knotty hill
Oh we're getting into this
violet falcon
Won't Dusk think of sleeping in another room than Imogen?
knotty hill
Why?
violet falcon
Because she would see/feel Imogen trying to penetrate.
ruby quiver
Dancer??
violet falcon
Parents.
polar falcon
birdie!
violet falcon
Should have used CashApp...
ruby quiver
90 to 6 good lord
violet falcon
Wierd Soup and all.
knotty hill
Dusk
violet falcon
Eldritch Tattoo.
ruby quiver
I mean we knew this was coming but cmon
violet falcon
Changeling!
ruby quiver
Hate that art
polar falcon
new art 😮
ruby quiver
Spooky
knotty hill
I was gonna bring up the fact Erika was just salivating.
ruby quiver
Jeeeeeeez
knotty hill
Dusk found their prey
ruby quiver
And yea Erika was salivating so much lol
violet falcon
Should have dropped a villain PC a lot sooner than this. 🙂
She's not connected to Seelie. She's Unseelie.
crude sonnet
I love Erika so much
knotty hill
Oh yea, I had my little freakout earlier at the reveal of Dusk being a Padlock
Padlocks are problems.
ruby quiver
Juicy juicy juicy
earnest light
This... This'll be interesting-
crude sonnet
I cant wait for her to just smite the living hell out of Calaway momma
violet falcon
Level 8 Padlock. Nasty.
One of my players replaced her character with a Padlock. Already wreaking havoc. Think she dropped 80 damage a turn last game.
earnest light
Padlocks are vicious
earnest light
Level 8 Padlock. Nasty.
One of my players replaced her character with a Padlock....
E x ac t ly -
slender fossil
So what was the transcript when they did the message to Birdie, thought Dusk was mentioned when I brought that up?
knotty hill
They do the most.
violet falcon
Dusk mentioned the glade.
ruby quiver
I'm so mad at Erika for interrupting the fact that it's been 90 years for Fearne but only 6 for her parents
slender fossil
Because they should have caught on with Joe's story
violet falcon
Dusk capitalised on the first opportunity.
ruby quiver
Obviously
worthy rain
so fey time is slower than material time, 90 fey years in 6 material years
hm
violet falcon
Feywild time transitions are wacky.
worthy rain
I'm a fan of jeremy bearimy
knotty hill
Depending on how Erika's split up her 8 levels. (I'm leaning 6/2 Warlock/Paladin), Dusk can drop 3rd level smites on them. They crit and that's 8d8 SMITE
ruby quiver
Remember in C1 Artagan manipulated the flow to make 24 hours be only a minute (or some other small amount of time)
earnest light
I'm so mad at Erika for interrupting the fact that **it's been 90 years for Fear...
gotta love the effects of time between the realms
ruby quiver
But 90 to 6 is a lot™️
knotty hill
Yea, so I'm wondering if that 90 to 6 was intentional.
Because I'm still leaning towards Grandma Morrigan being an Archfey.
polar falcon
i think the time passage thing occurs when you pass between the planes, artagan just locked it to one of the lower values
worthy rain
wait, how many postcards did Fearne get?
violet falcon
My player took Crown 6/Hexblade 5. Mine at that level is Conquest 3/Hexblade 5. It could hurt.
ruby quiver
Because I'm still leaning towards Grandma Morrigan being an Archfey.
Based on the bits we know... her being an archfey of the seelie court would track
worthy rain
because that many postcards all around in only 6 years?
ruby quiver
Especially since it seems like Fearne lived in a realm of the feywild with very few other people
We also know whatshername, the not!harengon from EXU was saved by fearnes gma
ruby quiver
Especially since it seems like Fearne lived in a *realm* of the feywild with ver...
But archfey have their realms so...
violet falcon
If she's using a build similar to mine, it will be darkness (she can see through), probably an item to teleport/planeshift, and pop 3rd level Armor of Agathys and Shield as the need arises.
knotty hill
So I'm wondering if she became aware of something very terrible happening, and specifically altered the flow of time to get Fearne out ahead of it.
It's been 90 years since Fearne's parents left, and Morrigan dropped her off only 6 years into that journey.
violet falcon
Or if parental units went to ward off a threat, then Morigan would want to make sure Fearne is grown up before it happens.
ruby quiver
Also: next episode isn't for 2 weeks :^]
polar falcon
idk if erika does builds and min/maxing though, Dusk's combats so far have not been especially amazing, but she was likely holding back on all paladin abilities
knotty hill
Also: next episode isn't for 2 weeks :^]
So rude. lol
polar falcon
big old cliffhanger, yeah 😫
knotty hill
idk if erika does builds and min/maxing though, Dusk's combats so far have not b...
She also hid 2 levels.
Because up till now, Dusk was 6
Just Warlock 6 https://www.critrolestats.com/pcstats-mq
polar falcon
she used lay on hands in the race though, so i figured that sheet was a mask
could have been keeping two different sheets though, would help with tablemates reading over her shoulder for sure
knotty hill
Bit like what Travis did with Chetney when he reported 5 rogue
Which was revealed to be a lot more Bloodhunter than Rogue.
polar falcon
but did he actually use a rogue sheet or just use his BH sheet and call it rogue?
knotty hill
I mean we can't exactly know that, beyond what gets put into the little box in the corner.
polar falcon
i suppose it dont matter than much, just along for the ride
crude sonnet
I cant wait for next time
knotty hill
Sadly, we must