A Promise Kept - EXU Calamity animatic

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[@bdletoast09]

"Dad, why is your ring glowing?" Thanks Brennan, I didn't need my heart anyway.

[@philliptivis3082]

As a father, that one line broke my heart into a hundred pieces. Such an amazing story they told.

[@SomeoneNamedTygget]

This scene murdered me. All that followed by him looking around the empty house and Brennan dropping the killer line "you solved the mystery of who your children were" resurrected me and then killed me several more times.

[@SkyP9812]

Has it been a second yet?

[@chriskuhn6130]

@@SkyP9812 It has now been a second.

[@SkyP9812]

@@chriskuhn6130 Great! Just 5 more seconds to go this turn! ... 🥲

[@chriskuhn6130]

@@SkyP9812 Are you weakest, do you feel, at the elbow or the shoulder?

[@SkyP9812]

@@chriskuhn6130 ... Mom, come pick me up, I'm scared!

[@cakes37]

this is he first time his children have seen his ring glow......so that means he has never lied to his children

[@fitnessandfandom]

Underrated comment.

[@CrownofMischief]

Well, not in person, anyway. There were definitely a few small lies told over the sending stones

[@mexicocity38]

Man the "Did I do something wrong?" of his youngest always kills me, because they have no clue what's going on and to them their mom already left and hasn't been back and now their dad is sending them away and they don't know why, this is a beautiful animatic and the expressions on Cerrit were so good, awesome job with everything

[@deworde]

"Did I do something wrong" when without Keir, Cerrit might never have found his daughter in time.

I need a movie of Calamity.

[@hinumayyyy]

YES

[@sonicdean658]

@@hinumayyyy animation is top nautch and makes me feel more for the scen then I did before

[@FireBowProductions]

Critical Role, please make this your next Kickstarter. Critical Role Cast: "Presenting our new Kickstarter, EXU: Calamity - The Movie. With your support, we can..." Critters: *Funded in 45 minutes*

[@UchihaKat]

I'm here watching these again because of that "movie options" line in the new press release about their deal with Amazon prime. Please we all know that if anything in CR is gonna be a movie, it's gotta be Calamity, right?

[@_____2219]

Amazon make it happen!

[@bskec2177]

To put that much emotion into the faces of birds is so frickin impressive. This is so well done.

[@CrownofMischief]

Its one thing to change the eyes, since those are still a very human way to emote, but the fact that they used the feathers to help express emotion really sells it too, like when Cerrit's head feathers went from raised to relaxed once he saw they were fine.

[@chrigetch]

The fact the the ring STOPPED GLOWING when he said "your mother is excited to see you." Excellent detail

[@GeassEnabler]

Wait did it stop glowing or glow again?

[@restuhernando]

@@GeassEnabler glowing when it detect lies

[@GeassEnabler]

@restuhernando3578 no that's what I mean I thought the animation showed it glowing when Cerrit says that. As though she actually doesn't want to see her own kids

[@restuhernando]

@@GeassEnabler nah the glow is for cerrit "it's going to be okay, everything is fine" while the whole city is on rampage

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

What I love is that the ring was glowing. He knew that it was a lie. He knew in this moment he would never see them again. And yet, in spite of that, he still kept his promise and made it back to them.

[@theacegamingdemon6983]

Little late, but my heart broke anew upon hearing once again, the *Eyes of Avalir* saying "I- I didn't see any of this coming." Wow. Poetic Chills, and the fact its an admittance to his *CHILDREN,* who he abandoned the quest to stop the Betrayer Gods from returning to come save, is. *OW*

[@tomkvideo]

So, we're gonna need a one-shot of Travis Willingham aka Stealthy Bird Dad Detective flying home to find his family.

[@samheppner1291]

Dude I love your stylization of drawing Aarakocras. The daughter has a closer plumage to Cerris because she’s older, unique mannerisms like beak/brow movement, using the wings in a supporting movement to the hug, etc. Just cool stuff!

[@aeli_tan_art]

thanks man! really hope they'll make a movie of Calamity 🤞

[@TheBourneFreedom]

Ah. You hear that? That's the sound of my heart breaking. Absolutely beautiful! You captured the emotions so well, pouring them into each frame. That's a very rare and incredible talent! Kudos to you and your art! 👏

[@swampet5457]

God this scene always makes me cry; something about Kir's "Da-Dad did I do something wrong?"Just makes me fucking bawl - which is great! I rarely cry anymore so its' lovely to have a scene get me this emotional!!! Amazing Animatic!!!!

[@nicoledeveraux4322]

The amount of emotion and intensity you were able to inject into every individual frame was super impressive. Especially when taking into account the character’s anthropomorphic designs adding an extra layer of difficulty in that specific regard. Very impressed! Thank you for sharing!

[@Micaerys]

Excuse me for a second. -leaves the room, cries an ocean worth of tears, comes back- That was incredibly well done and my eyes are blessed for its visual excellence. Congratulations

[@SylviaDragon]

I love how much emotion you managed to put on their faces while still giving them realistic bird features and a non-malleable beak

[@Aloysius_OHare]

I cannot wait to hear about the legends of Ceret and his children’s connection

[@jetvulcan2020]

Its Travis's Jor-El moment.

[@RisingRose]

aaaaand im crying over fictional birdpeople again This animatic is amazing, I love your designs for Cerrit and the kids

[@lemonoclefox]

this scene is one out of three cr scenes ever to really make me bawl like a baby and this amazing animation somehow made it even worse and now I'm weeping. the awkward teenage molt around his daughter's neck, the shine of the ring in Kir's eyes, the way Cerrit emotes with his feathers and hugs them with his wings -- amazing, thank you for this

[@samrandoms2159]

The ring glowing at "She's very excited to see you..." is a brilliant touch, considering that Rayne DID NOT KNOW they were coming at all

[@roykrzeszewski2569]

That scene killed me the sorrow and hope in Travis voice as he sends his children away to try and save his friends. I would love to see the cast play as character in the village that the eye of avalier starts up with other survivors. Would be a great campaign. Love your art style. Keep up the great work.

[@epipia1996]

man i love how well you've captured the emotions on their faces!! on their BIRD faces nonetheless!! excellent work

[@santafe6943]

It's 3.30 am where I am and I am SOBBING, full on having a breakdown at your incredibly expressive and heartwrenching depiction of this scene

[@corancoranthemagicalman]

I'm very normal about the emotions I am currently experiencing. Amazingggg job on this!! It was so emotive and real. You really brought to life some amazing voice acting! As a personal preference, the background noise almost overpowered Travis' soft-spoken deliveries in certain spots, but even when my (admittedly hard of hearing) couldn't make out the words exactly, the body language was there to convey everything. So again, amazing job and thank you so much for sharing!

[@aeli_tan_art]

sorry! kinda had to up the volume because the original background music was clashing with it

[@corancoranthemagicalman]

@@aeli_tan_art Understandable! I know balancing all that stuff can be very difficult. But it's such an awesome piece so really no sweat!!!

[@paddiefrog]

I’m so impressed with how well you captured their emotions while still making them look like realistic birds it’s fantastic. Broke my heart all over again

[@albigalloway4481]

My ass sobbing crying tears pouring down my cheeks oh my god

[@hjake1270]

Every single detail in this is sublime. I love this so much it's insane! I hope you keep up the great work on making these clips realized! Also, I wanted to give special props to drawing feathers and wings well. That stuff is ridiculously hard and you did it wonderfully!

[@Whimsly]

These are the most expressive birds I've ever seen. I can't imagine how much work went into the body language of avian-looking people, but it worked out fantastic

[@michelleeveret6087]

I love the attention to detail where you made the ring stop glowing when he said their mom would be happy to see them.

[@notthed6534]

Every ExU Calamity animatic I see just reminds me that I need it animated pronto

[@shebehere2452]

GOD IM FEELING THINGS FUCK

[@captnconfusion280]

i'm not crying that's the smoke in my eyes

[@LydiaTereK]

the music the character designs👌👌 the pacing everything this is beautiful 😭

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

Cerrit Agrupnin. Senior Sightwarden of the Eyes of Avalir. Husband. Father. And last man out.

[@hatandhistea6334]

Oh, oh wow. Not only does it look good, but well-thought scenes and atmosphere... Damn it's so good. Well done!

[@tstymctst]

Heartbreaking but beautiful. You really brought that wrenching scene to life, and your character designs are perfection 😭😍

[@fml1233]

This is magnificent, your art style is gorgeous, you made them so bird like but also so expressive, I actually welled up watching this

[@audievibar1892]

This one got me the most. Idk why, this was so sad man. But at the same time after this scene where he burns the house and steels himself for the challenges to come was so badass. It was still kinda sad but idk it was awesome, i like to imagine he burned the house cuz he didn't want the stench of the hells to sully his memories there or something like that. So he did what he thought the best thing was, which is to burn it down himself.

[@aonghuslane6246]

This is art. The drawings broke me. So good. Be proud of what you've done.

[@ChrisCanCosplay]

Holy shit, I'm weeping! Excellent anim for this scene. You nailed it.

[@greenquartz]

Aaaahh! My heart!! 💔😭

[@Menhtrol]

Watching these still doesn't get any easier. 😢

[@etcetc1]

UR SHADING. ALSO. THE HEARBREAK.

[@damndirtydanman5869]

Such an impactful moment, and you perfectly captured the essence and emotion of the scene. I hope to see more from ya!❤

[@SanderGoldman]

So gorgeous

[@jtpmdrummer]

For the record, Travis is such a giant in rp. Then Brennan.

[@KunKunGun]

Been almost a year and this scene still brings tears to my eyes. Great job!

[@blazemcking]

Bruhhhh, the 2 twisting globes flying off i just fucking caaaant 😭😭

[@TheGoldishFish]

Amazing!!!👍

[@andywoods941]

Truly wonderful

[@whitewolfofthewhills]

THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!!!

[@thelastcube.]

incredible scene incredible animatic

[@patriciaperin4328]

The emotional damage omg

[@fidellerosa]

the emotions are so well drawn! bravo!

[@linlupin]

I'm..... gonna go cry forever

[@tomadough]

This is incredible!

[@_____2219]

God after watching Exu Calamity this breaks my heart

[@pippastrelle]

Incredible expression on them

[@tashianti4830]

well I'm in tears

[@lux1312_]

Crying throwing up

[@sonicdean658]

I live this

[@RuviGaPo]

Hoo boiii here come the tearsssss

[@merindab]

Beautiful

[@victor431100]

(Chorando em português brasileiro)

[@young0ctober441]

I love it

[@MrJohnnyDanja]

Yeah I'm totally not crying right now....(Ring Glows.....Well shit)

[@a.r.k7863]

So did they die?

[@giovannymorales8761]

Episode and timestamp?

[@braedenhaynes6935]

After this animation, you get a sub