#critical-role-spoilers

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worn violet
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It also kinda gives them revenue from two shows at the same time instead of just one

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And given the trajectory of LoVM and where they seem to be in terms of M9's production, LoVM might be nearing its final arc by the time M9 airs. But that's just speculation.

mellow tartan
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forgive me if this is a stupid question but has matt/the crew made any sourcebooks for exandria?

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i know theres the CoE but thats just an artbook iirc

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op nevermind i found tal'dorei reborn, that'll do good for me

solar summit
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there's explorers guide to wildemount too

vagrant kindle
mellow tartan
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thank you

waxen grail
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Age of Umbra seems so freaking cool!!

placid tusk
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I'm going through campaign two right now and I love that the moment the party gets a house in Xhorhas they immediately broke all building code laws

ember ridge
ruby steppe
willow ferry
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I tapped out of the third campaign. It feel like there was too much meandering.

plush surge
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I liked it but ultimately it never felt like the party really ended up feeling.. as right? Like mighty nein seems to just have a way stronger group of characters that fit together better

Campaign 3 had a lot of nice moments, great moments on their own. But if you look at the campaign as a whole it just doesn't feel that strong and there's definitely some meandering moments. I'm making my way trough campaign 2 right now

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I may still change my mind but idk

half rivet
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campaign 2 was the G.O.A.T.

merry laurel
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What episode does the chroma conclave arc start?

dreamy lily
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The wiki says it's episode 39 of campaign 1.

merry laurel
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thanks

merry laurel
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that was even more brutal than the show

dusty patrol
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question. what do you guys think of the Legend of Vox Machina series?

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and what season would you say is the best?

timid niche
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Its a fun show, and a relatively quick way to become familiar with the VM characters if you, say, want more context for their cameos in Campaign 3.

dusty patrol
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i know the show is just an imagination of their campaign, but was their campaign like 3 different storylines irl or did they just break it up for convenience?

pure ginkgo
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They broke it up for convenience and omitted some stuff for animation and time costs. To your question, I view the legend of vox machina as a comfort show it never disappoints and always entertaining to watch my favorite season was season 2 then 1 then 3

dusty patrol
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im busy with season 2 now, but i watched season 1 too long ago. im think when im done with season 2 i'll rewatch season 1 and then season 3. but what did they leave out?

ruby quiver
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A lot of side and in-between stuff

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The show is essentially condensed versions of the different arcs of the actual play

pure ginkgo
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Not sure if I should go on if you haven't seen season 3

dusty patrol
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but, tbh, i dont think keyleth even needs one. i mean she did have a trail by fire, literally

dusty patrol
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who's lance reddick?

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oh, nevermind

winged plover
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A legend

pure ginkgo
# dusty patrol but, tbh, i dont think keyleth even needs one. i mean she did have a trail by fi...

yeah that was their logic too... but my reservations about her arc in season 3 aside... scanlan's departure and his substitute character seems to be... not something that is going to happen... as well as a character called Kynan Leore who started out as Vox machina's "#1 fan" and ended up as an enemy that partnered up with dr ripely against them when they were too busy\too arrogant to acknowledge him

merry pollen
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Is there a place to watch campaign 3 for free? Or is only Vox Machina freely accessible?

dreamy lily
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It’s on their YouTube channel!

merry pollen
timid niche
low socket
merry pollen
low socket
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Campaign 3 is over so no more live streams of that and just be Monday crew like me lol

merry pollen
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OH! THANK YOU!

polar falcon
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They republish all their videos under the videos tab instead of using the one live streamed in the live tab on youtube

hardy compass
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so the third campaign finished

worn violet
hardy compass
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i didn't know. lost track of time

lost quail
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guys I watched campain 1 couple years ago. Took me half a year. loved it. started campain 2, didn't love it as much. Im at like ep 80 now of 2 and don't LOVE it but ut's okay. Do I watch more campain 2 or do I go to 3

pure ginkgo
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Personally I think you can skip to campaign 3 I didn't like campaign 2 either and watching it fully only fills the tiniest of context holes

honest osprey
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I finished binging Age of Umbra.

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'u'

willow ferry
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How was it?

honest osprey
# willow ferry How was it?

I like it. Very focused.
Gave me a more positive impression of Crit Role after C3 didn't really jive with me.

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I watched 45 episodes of C3 and didn't like the meandering. '^'

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Age of Umbra really plays into the dark atmosphere.

willow ferry
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Didn't like the meandering in C3, either. Why was there so much of it, anyway?

honest osprey
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Age of Umbra gave me a more positive impression of the group.

graceful spear
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I agree that Age of Umbra is wonderfully spooky 👌

paper geyser
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I had the exact opposite reaction. I stopped listening after a few episodes. Honestly I almost stopped listening during Matt’s opening 5+ minute exposition that sounded almost exactly like Exandria. Really? The gods have disappeared… again?

loud kayak
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So, the sneak peak for the animated might nein show has been released. You lot excited?

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From my understanding c2 was the most popular of them so far, iirc?

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Correct me if I’m wrong

random bolt
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Everybody has their favourite campaign but c2 was definitely popular.

loud kayak
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It certainly was the campaign that got me to see critical role in the first place

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Certainly made clerics popular

analog sparrow
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I'm curious on how many are upset with Molly's design. Animating the actual coat + tattoos would have been insane

loud kayak
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The price of animation is not only on the wallet, but on the mind

copper minnow
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sneak peaks!

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not a huge fan of sams performance as nott

loud kayak
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Hey hey! Just saw it now! I think it looks good

copper minnow
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and taryon Darrington confirmed!

loud kayak
copper minnow
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Im worried it will feel grating over a whole series

loud kayak
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Some things have a way of sneaking into your heart

copper minnow
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I hope so lol

ruby quiver
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Drunk nott voice

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Funnily enough I would say its toned down compared to how he started in the actual campaign

loud kayak
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I did notice something like that

paper geyser
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also the voices sound different over streaming vs. in a recording studio. Travis's Grog sounded really different to me.

honest osprey
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Mighty Nein November 19th.
Vox Machina 2026.

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Source? Read the video descriptions. :>

loud kayak
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Gotta say, good on them for having two adaptations of their stories running at the same time

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while running the usual critical role show and releasing Daggerheart

honest osprey
loud kayak
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Oh campaign 3 ended?

honest osprey
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Yeah, near the beginning of the year.

loud kayak
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Wow I am very far behind

honest osprey
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February 6, 2025.

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That was episode 121.

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I fell off on Episode 45-ish.

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I do feel bad that it didn't jive with me, but other crit role media has kept me on the critter train.

loud kayak
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c2 got me in, but I couldn't really get through the long streams

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I listen casually and I chat about it and hear about it, but I've never been able to finish any of the campaigns

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And Matt Mercer is the greatest man ever <3

honest osprey
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C3 was my first viewing of Crit Role.
I've settled with Amazon's Vox Machina and Mighty Nein being my "abridged" experience with C1 and C2.

loud kayak
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Same here with Vox Machina

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I can't wait for the Might Nein show. I love c2 so much

honest osprey
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It pulled me in just enough to get Tal'Dorei Reborn and Explorer's Guide to Wildemount as excellent campaign expansions.

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Seeing the differences between the stream canon and animation canon was neat. :>

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And now I get to do that with Mighty Nein, despite the Wildemount Sourcebook canon only being up to episode 50 for MN.

willow ferry
wise lily
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I watched the teaser for VM 4th season. So there was a heist at Cobalt soul?? I don’t remember what happened on the table

polar falcon
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dang age of umby finale is pretty great, matt is on his game for descriptions and scenes

pure ginkgo
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In other words there might not even be a heist and a scroll just falls to their feet as a way to move the plot forward

honest osprey
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I watched the entire Age of Umbra finale live on YouTube.

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First live sitting. Glad I did that.

viral bane
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Just rewatched EXU: Calamity for what's probably the third or fourth time. I think this is the only D&D actual-play series that, as is and with no major alterations, would translate excellently to animation or even a novelisation. The tight pacing, the attention to detail, the character work, the battles, it's just so perfect.

pure ginkgo
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I'm partial to downfall myself, I'm a sucker for deity drama

viral bane
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Interesting, I haven't seen Downfall yet. I don't tend to actively keep up with CR, I mostly just rematch my favourites.

vagrant kindle
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Mighty Nein 👀
(Im probably a bit late, but oh well)

analog sparrow
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Yessss

honest osprey
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November 19th!! :3

polar falcon
copper minnow
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they ***have *** to do calamity some day

its too good and too well suited for animation to not do it

pure jacinth
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Is Percy from vox machina considered a warlock since he made a deal with orthrax. He didn’t use any magic spells though.

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Also is gunslinger a custom class?

rotund dune
last flicker
copper minnow
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I think he took magic initiate: warlock in game, yeah

keen quest
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I just realized something for VM S4, how are they going to do Vecna?

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Would he just go under the whispering one to avoid copyrights, or are they going to call him by Vecna

copper minnow
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they have been calling him the whispered one so far, I doubt that will change

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they have been very careful to avoid wotc ip

loud kayak
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Vecna is the whispered one?!?!?!

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Oh wow they are doomed

willow ferry
willow ferry
loud kayak
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Sweet

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Honestly I should have known

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But cool

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I’m so glad I never got past halfway through c1 so most of Vox Machina would be a surprise

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I was slightly surprised they removed Tiberius but I understand

willow ferry
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Dude was not a good person.

honest osprey
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Both Tal'Dorei Reborn and Explorer's Guide to Wildemount also does this to avoid copyright.

polar falcon
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The wildemount book was published with/by wotc, they do use the god names like palor, vecna, kord, etc. like in c1 of the show. But the animated series and all their 3rd party books and at least c3 onward in the show have taken pains to use the exandrian names only yeah

loud kayak
last flicker
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yeah from what i heard as part of the parting way they agreed to let him take the rights to the character with him so they couldnt even use the char if they wanted to without having to deal with him also

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though i admit i can feel like making the shows replacement for the char a villain felt a little mean spirited but that just me

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like i understand it but at the same time it was the player that was the issue not the character at least from what i understand

loud kayak
last flicker
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just not a fan of the trope in media of the their was issues with actor involved in a project so lets kill off their character out of nowhere for the drama

analog sparrow
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The character was a problem as well

loud kayak
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I’ll have to find a video about it

analog sparrow
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Travis's reactions pre and post say it all 😂

pure ginkgo
# last flicker though i admit i can feel like making the shows replacement for the char a vill...

Dohla isn't a replacement for him lol she's a canon character in the lore that never got to appear in the campaign because it was about their adevturing party but she's as much of a replacement for Tiberius as Zerxus is a replacement for Juuriael the fire giant that owned the plate of the dawnmartyr... it's a re-telling of the story in a way that is more fan-service-y maybe but better suited to how they want to tell it... and why tell a story about a replacement for Tiberius when they could take it in the direction they did on Dhola?

last flicker
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ok

paper geyser
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Also if I recall in c1 they do find Tiberius dead at some point and it’s a rather touching moment

polar falcon
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Yeah in the campaign vorugal killed him as he tried to defend draconia so he got something of a hero's send off. Personally I didn't like the character much either so no love lost from me. He was in the origin comics a bit so wasn't totally cut from the universe I guess

honest osprey
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I finished listening to Exandria Unlimited: Divergence.

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Oh my. o-o

last flicker
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Like if the character wasn’t a Dragonborn or the only Dragonborn not a background character maybe it wouldn’t feel like that was the idea

pure ginkgo
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I mean Dohla in the lore was a dragonborn too AND it fit the setting of the episode... I don't know if they hate racial profiling in mind when they thought of this twist lol but hey it's a totally valid opinion I just disagree with it. I mean Draconia in it's whole was made as a backdrop for Tiberius' character to fit exandria just like whitestone was manifted into fruition with the creation of Percy, so I still tend to believe they just thought it was a cool spin to the story rather than a mean-spirited jab but to each their own 🤷‍♂️

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Also I'd assume they would want to avoid dragonborn representation as much as possible as to not blaspheme the WotC legal team

sullen glen
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Anyone know where the announcement is supposed to be today?

naive cape
robust zealot
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Here's the announcement details summerized up.
-Campaign 4 coming October 2nd.
-Matt is NOT the GM, but rather a player
-Brennen is GM
-Not on Exandria, or even the same story. Entirely new world and new story
-Cast has not been announced yet, but probably NOT a full cast this time (my guess, six players)
-More details will be coming in the next few weeks probably

Edit: Removed the spoiler tag after. It's just gencon announcements in the clearly spoiler channel

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I'm excited

rain wharf
robust zealot
tranquil sparrow
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Continuing spoilers but moreso speculation ||I think the reveal of a new GM and a new world entirely gives me hints that they're actually going to play C4 using Daggerheart.||

robust zealot
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I'm not sure if the spoiler tag really is needed or not, LOL. It's just gen con announcements. I know I started it, but probably not needed after all, especially given the channel name, haha

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Screw it, I'm already done with the spoiler tag already, haha. It's in the channel name anyways. One thing we don't know for sure, is if this is going to be daggerheart, 5e, or 2024e. Brennen hasn't done Daggerheart to my knowledge, but has loads of experience with 5e and 2024. I would honest guess it's going to be 2024e.

rain wharf
robust zealot
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Also, one thing I'm going to guess here? It's not going to be the regular campaign length. For one, Brennen isn't used to long 120+ episode game lengths, so attrition is a huge factor here. If I had to guess? It's going to be between 40-80 episodes.

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C3 really showed that near the end, attirition was hitting EVERYONE, and it kinda was wrapped up in a way that wasn't exactly the smoothest, just for the sake of ending.

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Also, further speculation based off today: 2 things are possible:

  1. Other DMs for future critical role seasons, although I do believe that season 5 will be back to Matt.
  2. I starting to wonder if this is leading to a future Critical role/dropout merger
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(or full partnership style of thing, similar to how Hulul and Disney + work)

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C3 did also teach us: 8 people is too many for one table, and everyone realized it. The fact that it also happened with multiple seasons being played at once, only added to the insanity, and I don't think we will see that in C4

rain wharf
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i havent finished C3 yet so idk what you mean but im afraid that with all these new changes its not gonna feel like cr tbh. if some of the og cast arent playing im gonna be very upset

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sorry lol im being kind of a downer here, on the other hand im very hyped to see what character matt ends up playing

tranquil sparrow
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I don't think C4 should be over 100 episodes

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I feel like campaigns that are that long is prone to too many complications and burn-out

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Especially with a cast of 6 players or even more

tranquil sparrow
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It's not totally out of the question

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Idm whatever they choose to play in

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But I feel like if it wasn't meant to be a surprise, they would've just said "it's gonna be 5e/5e 2024"

ruby quiver
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A new world is necessary (regardless of if they are swapping systems or not: I think there is still a small chance they stick with dnd) for at minimum letting Matt play as a player and not GM

tranquil sparrow
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A new world will be interesting. I know they'll go back to the OG world, but then will they start going back and forth?

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It'll be interesting

ruby quiver
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I think a lot of people will also admit that C3 was... padded. To put it lightly. because of how indecisive the players were for a long time (note: I have not actually finished C3 so I can't speak on it personally)

tranquil sparrow
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If it's Daggerheart, please someone play a Ribbet

rain wharf
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are the live shows next year supposed to be C4 or is it other stuff?

tranquil sparrow
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Because they said all that stuff and then Darington Press came in like "but what about C4"

rain wharf
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ah yes okay i wasnt completely sure

ruby quiver
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Fjorester wedding is happening at one of em

rain wharf
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ohh yes i forgot about that, did they say which one??

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i hadnt heard of this until the video

honest osprey
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I heard the news. I'm gonna watch the video that just came up regarding the announcement.

tranquil sparrow
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Also my guess as to why they're doing a new world is because Campaign 3 ending spoilers ||So much has changed in Exandria with the Gods becoming mortal that I think Matt needs more time to figure out how to build the world and story further.||

worn violet
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Matt also probably just needs (and imo deserves) a break

tranquil sparrow
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That's also sorta what I was trying to elude to, yeah

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And he's still GMing, such as Age of Umbra Season 2

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Just won't be large scale

ruby quiver
worn violet
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In the announcement vid he joked about no longer being a “forever DM”, but that’s honestly a very valid thing to consider

tranquil sparrow
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Forever DM is a very real and scary thing

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I don't wanna say too much because I'm gonna end up turning it into a Daggerheart discussion

worn violet
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You lose a lot of the wow factor if you’re playing in a world you fleshed out yourself

ruby quiver
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Well theres that, and its easier for the new GM

worn violet
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That too. Not as much need to rely on someone else’s lore

honest osprey
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I am not the kind of person that lets first impressions define my perspective.

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I was ashamed that C3 didn't grip me after 45 episodes.
But I still followed Age of Umbra and Divergence more recently. I really enjoyed those series.

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I look forward to C4. Maybe it'll be the first campaign I follow to the end.

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Especially since it won't have the lore baggage of Exandria.

vagrant kindle
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Brennan being the GM? God thats going to be wild

robust zealot
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I think that having an entirely new setting is going to be good for the fans. A fresh start for a new season, and letting the players experience something brand new.

random bolt
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Do we know which cast members are playing, other than Matt?

worn violet
random bolt
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A reduced cast doesn't bode well for a permanent Robbie role. 😕

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There's just too many great cast members. I'll miss any of them. But I do think the show will work better with 6 PCs.

honest osprey
rain wharf
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matthew said on instagram "excited to unveil the newer faces that join the OG cast to bring this new world to life." so who knows what theyre doing lol

buoyant echo
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Hey guys, when I was at the live show in indy, travis said to matt "or should I call you Mark?"
Is this an inside joke? I'm not very current with cr (I'm only on ep 103 of c2) so idk

dreamy lily
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It's a nod to the "D&D on a Bus" video from Dimension 20.

worn violet
willow ferry
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Ugh, I hated that. Drags down the pacing, even though the circumstances behind it (Marisha recovering from her wrestling match) are understandable.

tranquil sparrow
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Splitting the party was one of the worst things hat C3 did imo

fluid dirge
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Tbh, I'm glad Matt's getting to be a player. God forbid that man ever suffer from burn-out

tranquil sparrow
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I know matt's played as a player before but I've never seen it lol

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So I'm excited

random bolt
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EXU Divergence. Brennan as DM, Matt as a player. Bit unique in DND storytelling but not too far out of the box.

worn violet
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He's played in one-shots in the past too

willow ferry
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And the first Exandria Unlimited miniseries.

honest osprey
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I just realized I didn't watch Exandria Calamity.

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I should get started! :D

worn violet
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Calamity is probably my favorite of the CR campaigns

gilded ether
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Did you guys tried daggerheart? If so … what do you think about their system?

willow ferry
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I've taken a look at the SRD. I was a bit enthusiastic about it, but it might not be my thing.

tranquil sparrow
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One isn't replacing the other, but rn I prefer DH

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Different tastes really

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I'll play D&D for massive war game-like battles with friends, I'll play Daggerheart for actually intense roleplaying

pure ginkgo
tranquil sparrow
pure ginkgo
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Campaign 1 again had 2 teams as well

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But I never got the c3 is a slog opinion so probably better I'd not comment

random bolt
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I've watched all of c3. I'm about 15 episodes into c2. So far, c2 seems about as random and unfocused and sloggy as c3. In fact, I'd argue c3 had more focus by this point. And c2 is generally proclaimed as the best campaign.

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Don't get me wrong, I'm enjoying c2. Especially the characters.

whole junco
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i definitely understand the general consensus of c3 not hitting right, I wouldnt say it was a slog. I just didnt enjoy it as much as the other campaigns, C1 is my fave of all time.

willow ferry
last flicker
willow ferry
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I was referring to Campaign 3.

last flicker
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oh ok

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sorry confused your post with supernoob

willow ferry
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I dipped out of C3 and mainly watched the final couple of episodes.

turbid spruce
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Hi guys, I've been meaning to watch critical role, but I don't know where to start, is there a video title that is like great to start at?

honest osprey
paper geyser
rain wharf
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if youre gonna be watching them out of order just be warned there might be spoilers for past campaigns whenever they bring stuff up

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but yeah i think c2 is great especially since the animated show is coming in november

paper geyser
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True. Whatever you start with, to get the CR experience, you need to be watching Matt as DM with the core cast. Starting with guest directors or a different game system doesn’t set you up to enjoy the vast majority of the back catalog.

wise lily
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I recommend watching one of their live show. Maybe with their 10 years anniversary live or Sydney live show. The hype of the crowd and the energy on the table will help with the experience on why Critical Role is so good

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I mean, Matt and the amazing casts deliver on role playing and gaming skills is the reason I love Critical Role

low socket
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Just don’t start with ExU, especially the aabria ones, she’s a good DM I just don’t think she works for CR

wise lily
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She’s a guest DM

low socket
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I know

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Brennan works as a CR DM I just found aabria didn’t work for me too much with the jokes and the memes and took some of the focus away from the characters

Anjali and Aimee were great players coming in to dnd as new characters

pure ginkgo
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I have a feeling by new faces we'll see whiteney Moore as a core member

low socket
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I’m wondering if danee Carr will get a chance to play

pure ginkgo
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As much as I love how she embodies the fanbase think she's too busy and is comfortable doing just that, embodying the fanbase

analog sparrow
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We love our LoreKeepers!

low socket
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Even just a one shot

tranquil sparrow
paper geyser
paper geyser
tranquil sparrow
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The only caveat being that they aren't playing D&D in it

paper geyser
paper geyser
tranquil sparrow
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For me, it was the opposite

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I had a hard time watching C1, 2, and 3

paper geyser
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I should say I never watched any of them, unless it was to see a battle map. The episodes I did watch, it didn’t seem that the visual aspect added anything. Listening as a podcast while doing something else was fine

tranquil sparrow
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Yeaaah, I've never listened to a podcast in my life

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And I have intense ADHD - I'm prone to zoning out easily and have easily slept through watching CR at many instances

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To this day I still haven't memorized every PC's name in C2 except for Jester and I think Noxx

paper geyser
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Yeah. I can see how a long-form campaign would be hard then. Honestly, Dimension 20 is probably better for short attention spans in that regard.

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I have an hour-long commute every day, which CR helped me get through.

tranquil sparrow
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I haven't watched them yet but I might for Brennan

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There was one Actual Play series I enjoyed where it's basically Hardcore D&D

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Everyone rolled for their stats and if you get like a 4 for Dex, you gotta live with it lol

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I thought that was a funny series but anyways

paper geyser
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Nice.

tranquil sparrow
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But yeah I'm gonna be catching up on a lot of D20 and CR's spinoffs

paper geyser
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I think Matt does 4d6 drop the lowest and then there’s something about how it compares to the standard array. Brennan does 5d6 and drop two lowest for rolling stats.

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I am currently watching through D20’s back catalog and loving it. It hits a sweet spot for me between serious CR and silly NADDPod, both of which I also love.

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I guess if someone had access to Beacon, the condensed CR episodes might be a way to go. But I’d never suggest a newbie pay to see if they like something.

willow ferry
polar falcon
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the c3 abridged episodes are on their regular youtube channel, they just come out early on beacon

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theyre a good way to watch and digest the whole long campaign, though all the table talk and jokes and stuff are cut which to some folks ruins the experience

honest osprey
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120 hours is a lot easier than almost 500 hours ngl

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(60 if you decide to speed up time.)

wise lily
patent moss
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I have the ability to listen to podcasts at work so that's how I've caught up on most of my CR

honest osprey
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I'll always recommend doing another activity while listening to Crit Role.

frigid prism
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I listen to critics role while getting my teeth cleaned or getting a cavity filled

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Honestly the dental office is a great place to listen to it

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Even though listening to a Sam regiel add bit while getting a root canal isn’t the best situation

dim monolith
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What order do i listen to Critical role podcast in?

shadow garnet
# dim monolith What order do i listen to Critical role podcast in?

If you want to start from the beginning, Campaign 1 with Vox Machina, then you could start with episode 1 - but, the audio quality is pretty rough for a while and many people (myself included) recommend starting in the mid-20's for that and other quality reasons. I don't recall the exact episode just now, but someone else might.

Campaign 2, The Mighty Nein, is also a good entry point. You actually join in at the beginning of the campaign, rather than partway through it like with Campaign 1.

Ultimately, it's up to you and down to personal preference, so YMMV. Just bear in mind that Campaign 3 has many, and I mean many, callbacks to Campaigns 1 & 2 which may be lost on a new listener.

analog sparrow
ruby quiver
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Yea 27/28 is an oft suggested start

dim monolith
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Thank you. Much appreciate

latent salmon
#

I've watched all of C1 but have only recently started watching tlovm. Does anyone know why they made Zahra so.... different? Zahra and Vex's friendship was one of my favorite things in the campaign and Zahra was my favorite non-VM character but I really don't like her so far in the animated version.

ruby quiver
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Different? How so

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She's definitely the same character imo, their friendship just isn't there yet

latent salmon
# ruby quiver Different? How so

I mean, it's been a minute since I've watched Zahra's introduction but I don't see her as the type to legitimately try to murder people who she's never even met before who have done nothing to her.

pure ginkgo
# latent salmon I've watched all of C1 but have only recently started watching tlovm. Does anyon...

Mainly presumably to advance the plot, but as is natural for guest characters her personality and reasoning for things has always been vague and considering her original player Mary Elizabeth McGlynn voices her (and directs the entire cast for the animated show) she presumably gave the green light on the "does this fit\would fit your character?" the cast must've checked in with her before writing this in

honest osprey
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Been listening to Exandria Unlimited: Calamity.
A comment on YouTube said it best, it's like listening to the Titanic fall.

vagrant kindle
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Brennan (Brenden? Brendan? Im having stroke) would definitely narrate/reproduce the sinking of the titanic

copper minnow
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Brennan is correct

analog sparrow
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Premise video is up

ruby quiver
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Won't deny that I am a bit surprised that its dnd not daggerheart, but I am vindicated since I've been saying there was a chance they stick with dnd lol

knotty hill
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Brennan's got them on a Westmarches style 😄

fathom tulip
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Very excited to see C4's new world (Aramán). I came a little late to Exandria and always felt a little out of the loop.

ruby quiver
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It is also definitely a few more players than I was expecting

knotty hill
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Gonna need more tables lol

ruby quiver
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I was expecting 2 tables, maybe double 5s or 5+6

knotty hill
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I guess 4/4/5

ruby quiver
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same

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unless theres gonna be a DM table of Matt/Aabria/Luis lol

knotty hill
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It's split up between different game styles
Soldiers (Lemme just go hit the problem.)
Seekers (I wanna go and poke the worldbuilding all the time)
Schemers (I'm gonna play James Bond, and investigate)

honest osprey
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Westmarches game? :o

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Seems neat!

ruby quiver
fathom tulip
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I couldn't be happier to see Aabria Iyengar and Alexander Ward as members of the main cast. They're phenomenal. That doesn't mean I'm not excited for the other members, I just mean that I wasn't expecting them to be in the main cast and I really enjoy seing them. (Worlds Beyond Number, EXU:Calamity, NY by Night)

knotty hill
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I think we can probably figure out atleast a few people for each table. I wouldn't be surprised if Travis is running with the soldiers.

honest osprey
ruby quiver
knotty hill
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Oh wow. So one of the core pillars here with Araman is that the mortals actually did kill their gods.

fathom tulip
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Fight the power.

knotty hill
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And that's something that happened only 70 years prior to the game.

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Not ancient history, but like, they might have been there

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Can't wait for October 2nd 😄

covert stag
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What are your guys thoughts on the campaign 4 trailer? Brennan as DM?

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Happy? Disappointed? Westmarcb?

jovial gale
fathom tulip
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Very interesting to see the three tables have their own identities (Soldiers, Seekers, Schemers) and I'm curious to see in what way they might interact with one another.

digital torrent
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Brennan is a total madman for taking on 13 players lol

ruby quiver
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Brennan is going to be running like, 5 concurrent actualplays lol

willow ferry
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Ah damn. I'm making a campaign setting where mortals fought the gods and won, though in my case, it was many many years ago.

naive cape
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What an astoundingly good cast.

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I'm SO excited for Luis and Alex

merry laurel
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West Marches style? Interesting

ruby quiver
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the Drama™

naive cape
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Yesss. Poignant sighs and wistful stares

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There are definitely some interesting ways those groups could play out. I'd assume Travis will be in the soldiers group. But im not quite sure who else will fall there

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Same with like.. I think marishas obvious choice would be seekers. That's totally her jam.

finite tapir
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Aramán sounds like an interesting world. I wonder if it's at all tied to Exandria.

fathom tulip
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I could also see Travis sitting at the scheemers table. Maybe that's just me thinking of Cerrit haha.

finite tapir
merry laurel
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huuuuuuuuuuuuge news

copper minnow
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I just hope brennan doesnt burn out. this probably means he has to step back a little bit from his dropout stuff

wise lily
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I’m hyped for the new concepts for C4.

honest osprey
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Still thinking about Soldiers, Seekers, and Schemers. '^'

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Who falls into which category?

wise lily
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I guess Matt would be in seeker table for lore and magic

pure ginkgo
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They did say the tables are likely to intermingle and make "crossovers" so to speak when it feels organic to the story not necessarily when it most fits the classifications of soldiers schemers or seekers. So Travis for example might start out on the soldiers group but the story (and his schduele) allows him to spend a few episodes over at the seekers table

warped portal
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i seems with this c4 news, the daggerheart community is mostl not handing it well. Their Reddit blew up with a lot of disapproving comments and comments saying they are selling their daggerheart books. I really did not know how impactful critical role has on individuals lives.

wise lily
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Ikr. They are upset that c4 isn’t Daggerheart.

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I think I’m excited for c4 as westmarch style and I look forward to what Brennan would bring.

As for DH, there would be other new contents to watch. And Matt might DM some of those.

honest osprey
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My only comment is I'll never trust redditors to run a business.

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Most of the disappointed comments are reasonable and valid takes.

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But some of the claims are... stretching things a little bit.

wise lily
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Yeah, there are people who are angry about the news of c4 from Darrington Press community. But I doubt if those ppl like CR in the first place since some of them don’t even like to watch c1-3. What they like about CR is only DH mini series. And they said they won’t watch c4, which is fine by me coz of they don’t like any of current CR contents, they could just go watch other DH channels.

honest osprey
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I never finished C3. Stopped at Episode 45-ish. It hooked me, but didn't keep me engaged.

However, EXU and Age of Umbra are series that I've found more enjoyment in over the last year.

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This, on top of Legends of Vox Machina, has made me a fan of Critical Role.

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The final push was Tal'Dorei Reborn and Explorer's Guide to Wildemount being excellent reads.

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I'm 10 pages away from being finished reading the Wildemount Gazeteer. '^'

wise lily
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Same. I like c1 the most and right now I rewatch c2 for certain episodes I like, while c3 isn’t a hook for me either.

I also love Exandria Divergence & Age of umbra vibe.

ruby quiver
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I really think that only a certain type (well, two types, but theres overlap) of person is like, mad that they are staying with 5e

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Particularly the vein of "its gonna kill 5e and I dont like people enjoying 5e at all"

low socket
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They said at the start of the video that they are running loads of dagger heart content too

ruby quiver
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I wont deny im surprised though. I thought there was a chance they stuck with 5e just figured DH was likely

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To be mildly cynical, I suspect their DH content doesnt do as well as their dnd content

But it could also simply be a comfort factor for Brennan

Or as is most likely the case, a bunch of different reasons

still sparrow
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im debating whether or not im gonna watch c4. i dont usually watch cr but i adore brennan, and the idea of doing a streamed west marches game is just so dang interesting

pure ginkgo
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I wish there would also be some sort of backup\co-DM situation so there won't be any chance that there won't be an episode because Brennan's sick or something... I was a bit reticent about C4 at first but now that I (think I) understand the rationale... I'm definitely going to give a shot because I trust the cast to know what they're doing

low socket
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All episodes are pre recorded so they pro have full episodes ready to go

ruby quiver
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Yea the pre recording has helped them so much in every regard

analog sparrow
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They have at least 4 prerecorded already

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Its mentioned in the fireside chat

naive cape
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I imagine they're record them in batches by group - like each group will have a few day stream schedule and then they'll schedule the next and so on. So even if they don't release that way fully it'll keep the groups somewhat paced within world of each other.

knotty hill
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I'm interested to see how often they rotate out the tables. Will we have to wait 2 weeks for every storyline to continue by going one at a time? Or will Brennan do a bunch on one table, and then a bunch on the next?

copper minnow
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I mean, realistically, we are going to get every group roughly once per month

honest osprey
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Given each campaign has gone for roughly 120 sessions, the least I can gleam is 40 per table. :3

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But this is just me extrapolating 3 campaigns.

honest osprey
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Listening to Exandria Unlimited: Calamity.
Laerynn is such a good character.

gusty pilot
honest osprey
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That's why I enjoy the character. 'u'

digital torrent
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im here sham

pale terrace
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same

digital torrent
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im still absolutely baffled

pale terrace
#

im baffled by the cliffhanger vox machina left us on lol

digital torrent
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good :3

pale terrace
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i cannot wait for the 3rd season lol

digital torrent
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oh right the show

pale terrace
#

yes lol

digital torrent
#

I'm trying to find a company that can put me in a coma til Campaign 4 lol

pale terrace
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lmaoo

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good idea

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gasp get em to put you in a coma till nintendo decides not to cripple our bank account

digital torrent
pale terrace
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i been wanting one specifically for age of imprisonment and mkworld (not sure how good the second one gonna be tho)

pale terrace
digital torrent
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so is DK bonanza

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if Z-A sucks im throwing it in to a lake

pale terrace
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lol

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hmm i wonder if keyleth actually knows she can resurrect percy

sage furnace
digital torrent
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but its gamefreak/nintendo 🙁

sage furnace
digital torrent
honest osprey
#

Halfway through EXU Calamity Episode 4.
Will likely finish tomorrow as I'm working on my DND campaign.

wise lily
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I’m rewatching M9 to 70th episode. I wanna watch Yasha’s backstory

honest osprey
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I finished EXU Calamity. '^'

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Long story short: Cry.
Long story: Big cry.

gleaming storm
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Recently I watched most of it too, quite the experience... didn't really think it'd go the way it did 😅

low socket
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Go watch the most recent one where the party are all CR0 NPCs it’s great

random bolt
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That one is called Divergence. It's good but has a different feel to it. I like it, nice change of pace for CR. But just be aware it hits different than classic CR.

honest osprey
honest osprey
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New campaign 4 short trailer just dropped.

terse basin
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I am excite

willow ferry
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Got a link?

terse basin
polar falcon
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Full Tolkien Brennan I am ready 🍿

quartz ibex
#

Im going to the live show in December next year

glossy mountain
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I wanted to get tickets to the one in London but they r already almost all gone

wise lily
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I'm hyped for C4

whole junco
#

BLM is the G.O.A.T

He has a very different style to MM, I lost interest in C3 but bringing in and shaking things up with new players and DM. I will get invested again or at least try.

fleet sphinx
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i've been watching campaign 1 for the past few months, just got to the part where they meet up with the Meat Man, its been great so far. Looking forward to campaign 4 too tho

honest osprey
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Now that Bell's Hells Abridged has like 20 episodes past E45, I'll likely get back into just to get the sparknotes version of the campaign.

honest osprey
wise lily
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I looked at the emoji post. That’s pretty hard to guess the characters.

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I reckon there’s a pact of chain warlock, a leonid paladin, a fairy🤔

vestal salmon
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My (most likely incorrect) bet is we got a shifter rogue, a Tiefling bard, an Aasimar wizard and a leonin paladin on our hands.

I know the gods have like abandoned Araman after the revolution, but I think that gives too much angst potential to Aasimar for some people cough Liam, Luis, Talisen and Aabria cough to resist. 😂

merry sorrel
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I so badly want to watch CR but the 4+ hour episodes are tough for me to commit to with full attention.

dreamy lily
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There's the abridged versions for campaign 3 and the animated Vox Machina/Mighty Nein series which dramatically streamline campaigns 1 and soon 2.

merry sorrel
whole junco
merry sorrel
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Ah ok good to know. Super cool to know about this though. I was starting with campaign too but gave up after realizing I couldn't keep up with it. Going to give this a go!

whole junco
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It is a lot of media to consume, which could be seen as a good thing in the right light.

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I tend to consume it as background noise whilst working.

merry sorrel
#

I was attempting to do that too, but found myself not being able to retain what I was listening to while being distracted with work

wise lily
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I skip some episodes and I fast forward through the highlight. That’s how I catch up to c1-2 without missing much of the storyline.

terse basin
#

This is not a drill: character art is dropping across CR social channels!!

robust zealot
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C4 Trailer premieres on Thursday at 10am pst

robust zealot
#

So based on the character arts: Here's my best guess on characters. To my knowledge, nothing official has been posted, so this is just my guesses:

Travis: Leonin Monk
Whitney: Tiefling Cleric
Marisha: Dwarven Bard
Laura: Fairy Rogue
Aabria: Uhh... Goliath maybe? Warlock
Matt: Human Fighter? Swashbuckler Rogue? Bard?
Taliesin: Oh god wtf is that? - I'm not even going to try to guess...
Ashley: Drow Cleric maybe? Maybe a great old one warlock? (Please be a GOO lock ashley...PLEASE)
Alexander: Human Warlock? Alchemist Artificer?
Robbie: Half elf Beast Master Ranger
Liam: Orc Bard!
Luiz: I'm guessing Human Eldritch Knight, but it could also be a paladin
Sam: I could be wrong, but I'm thinking a halfling celestial Warlock

There's a lot of duplicates, but we gotta remember that these people are going to be split into three groups based on Combat, Lore, and Politics.

ruby quiver
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squints at Azune

Welcome back Caleb Widogast

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absolutely love Robbies character art

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I won't lie my first thought was "oh so the wolf is the character"

robust zealot
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My first thought about robbie's wolf was that it reminded me of Link in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

#

With the replacement limb.

robust zealot
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If that's the case anyways... that would be a really cool character as well.

#

And it would definitely match the character art. I didn't even think about that

ruby quiver
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I don't think it actually is after looking at it more

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it was just my first thought cause the wolf and guy look so similar

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although actually...

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they have the same scar

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(just more faded on the human)

honest osprey
#

OH MY GOD CHARACTER ART IS OUT

robust zealot
ruby quiver
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might even be a shillelagh in his hand there...

robust zealot
#

Yea. Circle of the moon would fit that character pretty well.

#

I think we are also seeing some overlap between character classes because they are all going to different groups. Marisha, Matt, and Liam all appear to be bards, but from different colleges that relate better to the different groups (Marisha seems to be college of dance, Matt being Valor, and Liam being Lore)

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I'm going to be thinking about this until we get confirmation... haha

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Looking at it more closely, Taliesin's character is probably a Soulknife Rogue.

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Because that appears to be a psychic blade

merry laurel
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Crazy

ruby quiver
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I expect to see at least a few homebrew subclasses

robust zealot
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True. If there are homebrew classes or subclasses here, I've got no idea then.. haha

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Like I've no idea wtf Alexander's class or subclass is with TWO familiars

merry laurel
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they have two former lead designers of 5e in their back pocket now so I expect some homebrew

ruby quiver
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I expect homebrew solely because A) Tal and B) Brennan

robust zealot
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Oh boy... please let them have created some kind of Familiar themed warlock SUBclass... I really want to play that myself, haha

ruby quiver
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Wizard, Warlock, or Artificer is my guess for Alexanders

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could be homunculi

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especially with how. Artificial. they look

robust zealot
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Hmm... If they are starting at level 3, it could be 2 levels of artificer, one level of warlock for that character.

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Because the potion bottles seem like something alchemical, but they also have a grimoire.. so I dunno

honest osprey
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Keep in mind we also have the emoji posts to reference for each character!

robust zealot
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And Ashley's character... Please please PLEASE be a goolock... I really want her to be secretly worshiping some horrific eldritch being...

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lol, that's right up there with Ashley's chaotic playstyle, haha

robust zealot
honest osprey
merry laurel
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oh right

honest osprey
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Before we got the full arts, each character was teased with three emotes each.

robust zealot
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Oh, I see them now

honest osprey
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WE can infer the classes based on those posts.

robust zealot
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I never saw those before, so now I gotta go back again, haha

merry laurel
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I assume the lion sun shield is Travis. Light cleric or Fighter would be my guess.

honest osprey
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Travis is 🦁 🛡️ ☀️

robust zealot
#

Paladin maybe?

honest osprey
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Paladin, Fighter, or Cleric would fit that.

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Paladins fit the archetype of protector.

merry laurel
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yeah could be paladin

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definitely has the vibe

robust zealot
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Ok, I think we gotta assume that their artwork isn't being shown with their main weapon of choice, if we are linking the emoji's to the artwork

honest osprey
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Laura Bailey is 🧚 🪡 🥀

robust zealot
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Because now, looking at the Wolf, Magnifying Glass, and Bow/Arrow, that definitely now seems to be a beastmaster ranger

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for Robbie's Character

honest osprey
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Wait, what am I doing? I can just put the emojis instead of wording them out.

ruby quiver
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I wouldn't be surprised if Travis was a paladin

merry laurel
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I'm going to guess the 4 emoji one is Marisha

ruby quiver
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iirc he said he enjoyed the paladin parts of fjord a lot

honest osprey
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🎭 📜 🔑 - Talisien

robust zealot
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🐺 🔍 🏹 - Robbie probably

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🦁 🛡️ ☀️ - Travis

honest osprey
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I hope the mods don't mind us doing the emote thing for this chat

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🧚 🪡 🥀 - Laura Bailey

merry laurel
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🧔‍♂️ ♀️ 🔮 🃏 = Marisha

honest osprey
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🦊 🖤 ⚰️ -Alexander Ward?

analog sparrow
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Probably

robust zealot
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💖 😈 🍾 - Ashley?

merry laurel
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i dunno what emojis they are but the pillar, vase, guitar is probably Matt

robust zealot
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🏛️ ⚱️ 🎻 - Matt? That's a Classical Building, an Urn, and a violin

honest osprey
robust zealot
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🗡️ 💎 🔥 - Luiz maybe.

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Luiz's character screams magical knight

merry laurel
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i'm guessing Tempest Cleric for Luiz

robust zealot
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Oh wait... The 🏛️ ⚱️ 🎻 is probably Liam. If he's a college of lore bard, that would all fit his character.

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The 📘 ✨ 🕯️ Might be either Sam or Whitney. I was thinking same could be a celestial warlock, but he might be a light cleric instead...

robust zealot
#

So per that video, if everything's accurate from that video:

Liam - Halandil Fang - Orc Bard
Aabria - Thaisha Lloy - Orc Druid
Tal - Bolaire Lathalia - Elf Warlock
Robbie - Kattigan Vale - Human Ranger

ruby quiver
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I would not have guessed druid for Aabria

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the rest track

wise lily
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A warlock for Talesin is the most goth choice. He’d enjoy it. And I would love it.

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Even with the multiclass gunslinger / warlock, he managed to to create amazing character like Percy. I look forward to what he would do with a full elf warlock

robust zealot
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I'm honestly surprised Tal HASN'T played a warlock yet... lol

robust zealot
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From the artwork, he's starting as a "pact of the blade" lock.

wise lily
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Oohh

frigid prism
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Ahh can’t wait for campaign 4

polar falcon
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I imagine Liam's character is related to the other surname Fang guy in the campaign intro text Brennan made as well

frigid prism
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Ooo that would be funn

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I’m excited to see Matt play for this I’m interested in his character he made

pure ginkgo
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One of them HAS to be an aasimar. My bet is either Luis, Sam or Matt.

frigid prism
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Yessss

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Also tal playing a warlock is so on brand

pure ginkgo
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Do we want to take a gander at subclasses?

frigid prism
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Subclasses? Let’s do it

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Still not familiar with them yet BUT ILL LEARN WITH THIS

peak eagle
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Guys... Ashleys character looks so cool

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My girl is popping off once again

frigid prism
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Honestly all the characters look so cool

pure ginkgo
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Mine are a mix of hope and guess: Taliesin - Pact of the fiend warlock
Robbie - Beastmaster Ranger
Aabria - circle of the land druid
Liam - college of lore bard
Ashley - Light domain cleric (I really hope she goes for the drow who is allergic to light but still worships it trope)
Travis - Warrior of the open hand monk
Whitney - Diviner Wizard (based on her introduction being the tarot stream basically)
Alex - clockwork soul sorcerer?
Laura - arcane trickster rogue
Matt - Champion fighter
Marisha - College of dance bard
Luis - Oath of glory paladin
Sam - Celestial patron warlock

ruby quiver
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It'll be fun to see any religious characters in this, considering we know the gods are (very recently) dead

frigid prism
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Is this campaign in exandria or is it somewhere else??

low socket
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Somewhere else

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C4 info ☝️

merry laurel
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i hope they are all multiclass soup characters lol

peak eagle
inner coyote
ivory cedar
peak eagle
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oh

peak eagle
robust zealot
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There's the link to the new video 🙂 Every seems super excited about this insanity. Can't wait to see it

ruby quiver
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Cold hearted killer fairy rogue

robust zealot
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PFFT... It's Laura. Definiltely going to use her powers for pranks and mischief, not murder. Haha.

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Now Aabria and Matt on the other hand... those two are going to be absolutley psychotic.

willow ferry
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What subclass is she, though?

robust zealot
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No idea. If I have to guess, it's either going to be Thief or Arcane Trickster

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Probably Arcane Trickster if I had to guess

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More mischief to be had with that subclass

terse basin
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I’m glad she finally gets to be a rogue 🤣 after Liam took it from her in C1

wise lily
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It feels like Jester in a fairy form

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A cute and mischievous roque character

robust zealot
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C4 trailer!

honest osprey
peak eagle
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I don't wanna wait anymore, campaign 4 looks so peak!

ruby quiver
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as much as I love matt's narrations

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Something about brennan narrations just tickle my brain perfectly

honest osprey
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He is well-read, and it shows.

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I look forward to October 2.

pale terrace
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i dont watch CR tho thats my birthday lol

copper minnow
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yeah brennan has a way with words that just hits me the right way

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I dont know anyone else who talks like that

granite crescent
honest osprey
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Is it Thursday yet?

willow ferry
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But not Thursday night, depending on where you are

whole barn
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Do critical role still do next day vod releases for their Twitch prime subs?

finite tapir
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I think it's VODs on Monday on their YouTube channel. I'm pretty sure the broadcast VOD is available right after it ends.

honest osprey
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Is it thursday yet?

honest osprey
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It has to be Thursday now, surely!!

merry laurel
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I know, right? So excited

lilac epoch
#

Hi, for someone who's never watched or known about Critical Role stuff, is there a recommended campaign or season I should watch by them?

low socket
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Campaign 2 is the best one to watch IMO

Campaign 1 kind of starts after they have played for ages in a home game and it’s very low quality so feels more like a home game

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These are on their YouTube channel

copper minnow
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basically you should start either C1 or C2:

C1 is the beginning so you really see how they develop as players and the stream, but the first 26 or so episodes can be rough at times and the stream picks up the game midway. though the 3 main story arcs afterwards are highly praised

C2 doesnt have the same issues but Ive heard some people say they were not as invested in the overall story, ymmv

ruby quiver
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Note with C1 is that you can pretty safely start on episode 26/27 because most of the stuff that occurs beforehand is either not too important or (particularly when it comes to characters) is reintroduced/covered later so you don't miss out on much

#

C2 is a good place for "you don't need to know anything else about CR to get into it"

#

C3 I would generally stay away from for new viewers (for a handful of reasons), but most especially it ties into a lot of previous stuff

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Ironically, the new campaign starting (airing tonight!) is probably the #1 place to start because not only is it a new campaign with no old characters or anything - not even the same world as all of the previous campaigns.

copper minnow
#

yeah C3 draws heavily on events and characters from both C1 and C2, not a good place to start for that reason alone

random bolt
#

Start with C2 and watch the Legends of Vox Machina on Prime Video. That'll get you caught up nicely to understand all the tie backs in C3.

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Who's watching live tonight?! I'm pretty hyped but will still likely be in the Monday crew.

copper minnow
#

In in europe so I cant watch live sadly

ivory cedar
#

I probably will.

copper minnow
#

way too old to stay up all night

random bolt
#

And I'm even in the CR timezone (Pacific)

honest osprey
#

Is it Thursday yet?

boreal sinew
#

A couple of hours to go 🙌

honest osprey
#

IT'S THURSDAY?!

boreal sinew
#

Yes sir 😂

honest osprey
naive cape
#

I miss the days where I could stay up and watch the live on the east coast. I'm too sleepy for that now

#

I'm excited for the AM rewatch though!

analog sparrow
#

That is why im in the Monday crew

honest osprey
#

30 minutes until live premiere.

spice flax
#

Woooo critical role day!!

#

I canceled my usual game this week to watch it hot off the beacon

finite tapir
#

They just went live on Twitch and YouTube.

honest osprey
#

The live countdown has begun.

ruby quiver
#

Looking more forward to this than I think I did any part of C3 (which I still haven't caught up on)

honest osprey
#

C4 being a fresh start is already something I look forward to.
The least I know is it won't make any callbacks to C1-C3.

#

Another thing is picking my favorite party and sticking with them.
Soldiers, Schemers, or Seekers, three different flavors of a campaign.

robust zealot
#

Oh boy.... It's happening!!!

dreamy lily
#

Between Twitch and YouTube, the stream has about 75,000. I know numbers fall off over time, but I wonder how that compares with previous campaign premieres.

spice flax
#

This will be the biggest one ever

#

Their becon sub numbers have surged this week

robust zealot
#

~22k on twitch ATM, and almost 64k on youtube currently.

#

Unsure about bacon

oblique frost
#

3 mins

robust zealot
#

I'm so ready for this... been looking forward to it non-stop since the announcement

#

90 seconds... get your drinks and noms!

honest osprey
#

I have my speaker up.

robust zealot
#

And here... we... go.... Once more into the breach my friends...

honest osprey
#

Chat is disabled. Looks like we can only talk here. :o

robust zealot
#

Haha, forgot. First episode is audio balancing night... lol

ruby quiver
#

Starting it off with Mr Drama himself

robust zealot
#

Mr. "I'll NEVER play a bard"

#

He said the words!!

#

ROCK AND STONE

#

lol

finite tapir
#

Was this part of a new set?

honest osprey
#

They just hit 100,000 viewers on YouTube.

robust zealot
#

Yep. New set

finite tapir
#

And we start with a hanging? Brennan doesn't mess around.

robust zealot
#

He's like.. "I got 14 people to go through tonight. There's NO TIME FOR INTROS!

#

lol

#

Huh, no character art/stats in the corner. Just noticed that

finite tapir
#

Not yet, anyways.

honest osprey
#

Slow burn.

robust zealot
#

Last time Brennen had an intro with Luis, literally took us on an emotional roller coaster with Calamity

finite tapir
#

This is already pretty sad, if you ask me. It's a man going to the gallows.

honest osprey
#

Casually casting Detect Magic too. :o

#

Not gonna let protagonist syndrome make me think about the city as the bad guys.

#

We're only in the first 15 minutes.

robust zealot
#

First roll!

ruby quiver
#

First roll of the campaign lol

robust zealot
#

Nat 1?!?!?! Bwhahaha

finite tapir
#

The first roll of the campaign is a Natural 20.

ruby quiver
#

nat 20 baby

honest osprey
#

First roll campaign Nat 20

robust zealot
#

Oh wait

#

Nat 20

flat crown
#

oh hell yeah

robust zealot
#

even funnier

next plume
#

This is the first time I’ve been able to tune into an episode live. What a great start 😆😆😆

#

Well then…

robust zealot
#

Liam's brother is being executed? Sheesh

honest osprey
#

20 minutes in, and now we're getting ads. Oh my god.

finite tapir
#

Critical Role Announcement Playhouse = C.R.A.P.

robust zealot
#

Oh god... Sam's first skit of Campaign 4

#

Oh god...

honest osprey
#

LOL

#

Casually calling out the crowd in their business decisions.

robust zealot
#

Bwhahaha

next plume
#

Love it so much

robust zealot
#

"Ok, so here me out: For my ad on opening night... i want to destroy my dressing room"

#

EBAY?! That's a first...

#

Ok, Now I understand why they took chat off Twitch and Youtube..

#

didn't realize the bacon membership had discord chat access.

#

OMG... FCG Book!

honest osprey
#

Don't give in, dice goblins. I know what you're thinking.

#

You don't need the dice.

robust zealot
#

INTRO TIME!

#

.... but what if I do need them...

honest osprey
#

INTRO TIME

robust zealot
#

Wait... that's it?

honest osprey
#

Great intro, 10/10

robust zealot
#

"My disappointment is immeserable.... and my day is ruined..."

flat crown
#

of course Hal's a dad

finite tapir
#

Halandil Fang - Level 3 Half-Orc Bard

robust zealot
#

AABRIA!

#

lol, I'm now picturing like 50 people standing IMMEDIATELY off screen between the cast and crew

finite tapir
#

Thaisha Lloy - Level 3 Orc Druid

robust zealot
#

"Small" - 5'11"

#

O_o

#

What

ruby quiver
#

Hey, everyone thinks Sam is small but hes what, like 6'1"?

finite tapir
#

Occtis Tachonis - Level 3 Human Wizard

ruby quiver
#

wife??

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(or ex, as is more likely)

oblique frost
#

Great line. Bad things are better together

finite tapir
#

I need to remember that line. "Bad things are better when we're together."

robust zealot
#

Fox Familiar!

#

So instead of a cat, we got a fox! 🙂

#

Still miss that cat...

#

It's going to be a game of musical chairs all night isn't it. haha

oblique frost
robust zealot
#

Just the first few. They did say that after the first bit, the groups will form up

finite tapir
#

Azune Nayar - Human Paladin/Sorcerer

robust zealot
#

Interesting... I guessed he was an eldritch knight.

finite tapir
#

So did I. Especially after that introduction at the gallows.

merry laurel
#

I have no idea what's going on

finite tapir
#

Teor Pridesire - Level 3 Leonin Paladin

robust zealot
#

His stats are awesome for level 3

#

15/15/16/12/14/17? Sheesh

merry laurel
#

Crazy stats on these characters. Wow

paper dawn
#

The Russian lion Paladin

honest osprey
#

It's a mourning kind of morning.

sly bolt
#

Interesting choice for Travis to go Charisma as highest for a paladin. Wonder if we have a spell-focused Paladin on our hands here.

green escarp
#

I love being late to the stream, did I miss another table or something? 😭

robust zealot
#

Nope, just these 5 so far

honest osprey
#

We're getting a feel for the characters and how they grieve.

sly bolt
#

Also, I can't post the image for proof, but Matt said on the Discord they rolled 5d6 drop two lowest for stats.

robust zealot
green escarp
sly bolt
robust zealot
honest osprey
#

THat's the first half of the entire group. :o

robust zealot
#

Oh boy... here we go with the large group

sly bolt
green escarp
#

"leave the spider."
"She's cute! Don't worry about it."
😂

honest osprey
#

Obviously we're getting grand introductions. The large group will split off eventually.

robust zealot
#

OOh... is sam and whitney's family of noble background?

#

LOL

#

"A tall man - 5'11" " THERE WE GO

ruby quiver
#

"28 or 30 years old" feels like such a weirdly specific phrase

green escarp
robust zealot
#

He's a cleric.. with 18 CHA

green escarp
#

oh noes 😂 this is gonna be fun

robust zealot
#

10/15/15/12/10/18. Wait, that's a 10 WIS cleric..

green escarp
#

choco cookie with sulphur? lol

sly bolt
robust zealot
#

Oh, you can pretty much make any stat work, it's just interesting

#

12/15/18/12/8/20 WARLOCK!

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20 CHA warlock @ level 3. SHEESH

sly bolt
#

I honestly suspect that Cleric is using charisma for casting. Which is a totally fine home rule.

honest osprey
#

Okay, so it's pretty clear everyone starting at 3rd-level to access subclasses.
Not to mention they seem to have already-incredible lived experiences.

This session feels like they're recovering from a death of a PC.

robust zealot
#

I'm Guessing... Celestial for that warlock?

#

I honestly feel like with any spellcasting class, you could honestly make a case for any mental stat as your casting stat...

green escarp
#

oh no, she chaotic rofl

honest osprey
#

Lawful Chaotic! :3

#

Not to be confused with Chaotic Lawful.

robust zealot
#

Oh god... Sam's Neurotic Good, and Whitney's Chaotic... something

green escarp
#

imma use that irl now whenever a stranger wishes me a good day 😈

robust zealot
#

LOL

#

Light cleric for sam. Sam really can't get enough clerics... haha

#

Wait... "once from the shadows"... I'm calling it now... She's a great old one warlock

green escarp
#

i love how Alexander keeps eyeballing the camera. makes for some good meme screencaps lol

robust zealot
#

Probably a pact of the blade with how she handled the scimitar...

#

LOL

green escarp
#

rofl the drama ! chefs_kiss_bowee

robust zealot
#

OOh... please be a fiend lock.. PLEASE be a fiend warlock trying to reform in the church of the light.... HAHA

honest osprey
#

I am feeling so much whiplash with Sam Riegel playing a more serious character.

green escarp
#

not them feeding into each others crazy 😂

honest osprey
#

yum yum blood

robust zealot
#

Oh she is going to be interesting.... haha

green escarp
#

that she is, i love it

robust zealot
#

LOL. "I have no way to stop you"... That's definitely going to be the motto of this season isn't it...? LOL

#

Oh no... This is DEFINITELY a character that mixes persuasion and deception to the point where i doubt SHE could tell the difference

golden wigeon
#

I dont like it. I miss Matt

green escarp
golden wigeon
#

I quit. Critical Role is now woke. Great.

green escarp
#

it's been for awhile if you know what to look for lol

robust zealot
finite tapir
#

Tyranny is a complete disaster, and she is so far my favorite character in the show.

green escarp
robust zealot
green escarp
#

jfc SAM

robust zealot
#

LOL

green escarp
#

i learnt a new word! thanks Brennan lol

robust zealot
#

OOhh... so sam's family was the cause of the death of liam's bro...

finite tapir
#

Dramaaaaaaa.

green escarp
#

as usual, sam and liam are tangled from the start 😂

#

its gonna be gooooood

robust zealot
#

I'm calling it: Sam/Liam relationship by the end.

#

LOL

green escarp
#

it would NOT surprise me tbh

robust zealot
#

OOhh... just saw a fun theory online: Sam's not actually a cleric: He's a divine soul sorcerer pretending to be a cleric

green escarp
honest osprey
#

why do I get the feeling the second half of the show is gonna show the other half of the party?

green escarp
#

gotta intro everyone

#

rofl

robust zealot
#

LOL, aabria is absolutely smashed.

#

LOL, bye Aabria!

#

Oh no... Laura....

#

Somehow, it's only NOW that the chaos begins

#

3 STRENGTH!

#

3/20/18/14/17/16 rogue

green escarp
#

that DEX tho

#

HA brennan

#

now i can do 1 chore in the break rofl

finite tapir
#

And she already has to start making death saving throws?

#

I hope that lion man knows lay on hands

honest osprey
#

Ayo, one of my players is playing a Pixie. :3

ivory cedar
#

Luis is such a good actor, I'm so locked in everytime he speaks

honest osprey
#

Anyways, time for my one chore. Gotta take a quick shower.

ruby quiver
green escarp
#

jfc the stress

honest osprey
#

Okay ,what did I miss?

#

I was a little bit late.

#

What were the damage numbers? :3

green escarp
#

they rolled initiative, Teor used cure wounds

honest osprey
#

THe players' stats are cracked good lord.

robust zealot
#

18/18/16/13/15/15 Ranger

#

Apparently, they rolled 5d6 and dropped the lowest two stats

#

lowest two numbers*

honest osprey
#

Oh my goodness, Robbie is just playing PatrickWarburton_FriendlyJock.exe

green escarp
#

Brennan has to get crows into everything 😂

paper dawn
#

Nightsong
DAME AYLIN?!

green escarp
robust zealot
#

12/14/16/18/14/18 Warlock

#

Tal's character

#

10/14/13/16/16/18 Bard - Liam

#

Forgot to list that earlier

#

13/13/16/13/20/16 Druid - Aabria

#

Bwhaha... Aabria....

gusty pilot
#

Brennan let the calamity table pick whatever magic items they wanted so he could use them against them…I have a feeling the beefy stats are a similar dare 😅

ruby quiver
#

The stats really arent that wild

#

also PC stats have such little impact on game balance anyway

robust zealot
#

Episode Length BTW: 4 hours 12 minutes

#

So we got about another hour

honest osprey
#

MATT MATT MATT!!

green escarp
#

finally lol

robust zealot
#

Oh boy... here we go

#

Sir Julien Davinos - Matt: Fighter/Rogue - 15/18/18/11/8/16

honest osprey
#

Low WIS is really showing. o^o

#

Oh my god, now I'm left wondering what the cliffhanger is gonna be.

#

Change is coming.

robust zealot
#

I got way too distracted by murray... i didn't even see her stats

#

Murray is Kentucky, personified into a dwarf

ruby quiver
#

Marishas character feels like she said "Im gonna combine Deni$e and Molly" and I mean this as a good thing

robust zealot
#

LOL, why is EVERYONE 5'11"

ruby quiver
#

(I dont think she's a 5'11" dwarf lol, that was just a continuation of the bit)

honest osprey
#

Anything over 6' is tall. Below that is short, even by one micrometer.
Yes, sue me, I combined imperial and metric measurements.

green escarp
#

oh yah, he's a mean one lol

honest osprey
#

Fan wikis are quick.

#

Matt was serious when he said his character was gonna be different.

ruby quiver
#

A true scumbag

#

Its great

honest osprey
#

Everyone was all hunky dory with each other, but MATT walked into the room.

ruby quiver
#

Note: im surprised that Murray has such low charisma

honest osprey
#

Probably made up for in skill proficiencies, but we'll have to wait and see for those checks.

robust zealot
#

ASHLEY!!!

gusty pilot
#

Ash!

robust zealot
honest osprey
#

Might as well call this a horror movie because Ashley is Final Girl! :3

ruby quiver
#

Ashley loves the goth for real

green escarp
#

Yes she does

ruby quiver
#

Ever since Pike its been Goth and Goth adjacent (fearne was adjacent and you can't convince me otherwise)

honest osprey
#

Pike is Goth too! Gothic knight, clearly!

robust zealot
#

Ashley: Elven Paladin - 17/15/16/14/17/19

#

lol, beat you by a second

honest osprey
#

I wasn't precise, so you take it.

green escarp
#

ashely=dice chaos. as usual lol

ruby quiver
#

Actually. Do we know what levels they are

#

All of them seem like they've gotta have at least a couple of levels in em. 5 at least

honest osprey
#

It is done.

#

Ending with an Arcana check.

#

So, what are the immediate thoughts?

robust zealot
#

I honestly don't think I've been as entertained and drawn into a first episode of a season like this one. S2 was ok, S3 was meh, but this one was interesting from start to finish

#

I was going to play a game with having this on in the background: Yea, that didn't work out too well, haha

green escarp
#

S1 was interesting, S2 was where I really got into things, S3 was kind of bland imo....but this. This is what I will miss work and outings for. This was interesting enough that i wasted alot of fuel in Dune Awakening bc I forgot I was actually playing. That means something to me, and I wanna see where this season goes for sure.

latent kestrel
#

I did, and frankly I wish I just lied in bed and watched

robust zealot
#

BTW, that comparision was specifically for the first episode of each season BTW

green escarp
latent kestrel
#

I was a bit overwhelmed, but I think I understood what's going on at least.

green escarp
#

Alot of players make it both more confusing and intruiging

latent kestrel
#

The pixie almost dying in the first session was something

robust zealot
#

I've got many many questions, and many theories about characters and events.

#

I'm also very curious about this world in general. Typically, people who are executed are not typically given honor's funerals...

latent kestrel
#

Very true

#

Overwhelming factor aside, it was a very fun 1st episode and I'm looking forward to next week.

robust zealot
#

Same.

latent kestrel
#

And I'm definitely not playing a game that stresses me out during next episode.

ivory cedar
#

Incredible episode. i was locked in from start to finish

latent kestrel
#

Now I sleep

charred lantern
#

Guys any way to watch CR without sub?

#

The live stream starts at like 4am for me, so there is no way to catch live

copper minnow
#

wait till monday for the youtube upload

#

assuming you dont have a prime sub avaliable either

charred lantern
#

I had prime for some time, but not anymore, ty for info

robust zealot
#

Sleep time for me as well

#

See y'all next week

green escarp
#

gnight as well all

copper minnow
#

so I am just starting to watch this lol

these people are incredible lucky with their rolls for stats lol

#

Did brennan just let them reroll until they where satisfied?

honest osprey
#

Everyone was saying they did 5d6, remove the two lowest.

copper minnow
#

ah that makes sense

#

wait, does that mean Laura got five 1s ? hilarious

wise lily
#

Or she chose to min/max idk

#

I’m hooked to c4 enough to binge through live show without having a meal tho

charred lantern
#

Ngl I heavily dislike rolling for stats in a campaign, why do people still do it, what is even the upside for that?

#

Like it’s momentary fun in character creation at the cost of fairness and tactical character building

copper minnow
#

people like gambling

#

this is a game about rolling dice, dont know what to tell you

latent kestrel
solar summit
#

amazing

gilded ether
#

where are you watching CR C4 guys?

copper minnow
#

twitch

clever path
#

Just watched the first 15 minutes so far, but the first dice roll is already a highlight of this season! 😄

gilded ether
finite tapir
charred lantern
copper minnow
#

that makes rolling for stats all the more thrilling to people

charred lantern
#

Okay

I don’t like it but I understand

copper minnow
#

yeah I personally dont do rolling for stats anymore either, but I do get the allure

finite tapir
charred lantern
#

I feel like rolls are about individual moments of heights or lows and not supposed to be game breaking

copper minnow
#

and with 5d6 drop lowest 2, its not like they wont all be having great stats anyway

#

(unless your name is laura bailey and you roll five 1s)

charred lantern
copper minnow
#

anyway, I think Ashley and Laura impressed me the most with their performances.

#

Sam stood out too

prime gulch
#

Stopped watching at the break(it airs very late where I am), but Liam was great as always

ruby quiver
#

Player stats also generally have very minimal (to no) impact on the game balance unless all stats (ie: including primary) stats are negatives. Even just having 1 primary stat be a +2 is generally completely fine.

Thusly - rolling stats is fun and doesn't matter much, so why not.

robust zealot
#

Oh. LOL. I guess they scrapped the whole.. "No replays on Fridays" thing. It's on twitch right now

ivory cedar
#

My prediction (based on the character dynamics and what seems to be their goals so far, just after watching Episode 1) of what the tables will be like initially once the party splits after a few episode.

Soldiers

Thaisha (Aabria)
Julien (Matt)
Hal (Liam)
Azune (Luis)

Seekers

Vaelus (Ashley)
Kattigan (Robbie)
Occtis (Alexander)
Teor (Travis)
Murray (Marisha)

Schemers

Tyranny (Whitney)
Wicander (Sam)
Thimble (Laura)
Bolaire (Talesin)

#

I think Hal will be a Soldier, since I predict his character arc will involve him stepping into the life his brother lived that he's himself foreign to as it stands.

#

I really can't see Hal doing anything other than stepping into his brothers shoes when the time comes to continue whatever fight his brother was fighting.

peak eagle
#

"They're a tall, towering person"
"So 5'11?"

vestal salmon
knotty hill
honest osprey
pure ginkgo
peak eagle
willow ferry
#

Are the gods in Exandria separate entities from their counterparts in other D&D settings or are they one and the same?

honest osprey
#

Trademarks prevent them from taking the names, thus renaming to "Matron of Ravens" or "The Platinum Dragon".

ruby quiver
#

also depends on the angle you are going for

#

in dnd (which does include Exandria as part of the official multiverse) gods across the multiverse are essentially the same "essence" even when they aren't the same god.

vagrant kindle
#

most common example probably Tahkisis and Tiamat

willow ferry
#

Like echoes

hasty loom
#

Hey,where can I watch campaign 4? I was so excited to finally be able to enjoy the campaign as it was coming out but all the "official" streaming place it say its blocked until you pay. Is this new campaign a only pay to watch one!?

analog sparrow
#

It drops on utube on monday

#

At 3 pm est, 12 pm pst

frigid prism
#

I can’t wait to watch it I’m apart of the Monday crew

knotty hill
#

Always live on Twitch, on Thursdays.

merry laurel
#

it's out on youtube now

ivory cedar
vestal salmon
#

I did stay up for the premiere Thursday but sadly I can’t do it every week so I will soon be joining the Monday crew😭

golden wigeon
#

I just watched C4E1 - and WOW this thaisha character is so annoying

#

Why does she have to butt into every scene

ruby quiver
#

?

wary pewter
#

These stats they have are nuts, did they do point buy with like 35 points or something?

pale terrace
#

idk

#

what are the stats (i dont watch CR cus i dont really have access to any social media platforms to watch it on)

wary pewter
#

It was something like 10 14 14 16 16 20

#

They periodically flash up the character sheets on the stream and the stats are… higher than I’m used to for level 3’s

#

But Brennan runs pretty lethal combats so maybe he let the players stack the deck a little

flat crown
#

I heard they rolled 5d6 for stats and removed 2 lowest instead of the usual 4d6. Robbie even posted saying that his daughter helped him roll i believe

#

so yeah the stats are higher than they would have been normally

wary pewter
#

Nice

pale terrace
frigid prism
vague timber
frigid prism
#

Only time will tell ig

vague timber
#

Though I will say that it’s just tough all around to be on one episode with 13 players. Perhaps when we get to the smaller tables it will be better

analog sparrow
#

Extremely. Ive been having to split the episode into bits. Its a lot of stuff at once

zealous mauve
#

😭 help me this episode I’m 10 mins in and I’m crying-

analog sparrow
#

Yeah. The start is roughh

frigid prism
frigid prism
zealous mauve
analog sparrow
#

The ad reads were pure gold 💀

frigid prism
#

I loved it so much

#

My I’m excited to see where it goes from here