A Very Special Six-Sided Dive | 4-Sided Dive | Episode 14: Discussing Up To C3E64

[@deathbykonami5487]

So Bor'Dor got shunted, killed a poor innocent farmer like a sociopath, burned his body, and stole his clothes. That is a primo cover story if I've ever heard one.

[@JanTuts]

_"I need your potato sack, your stick, and your shitty cart."_ - The Bor'Dornator

[@toddalexander5015]

I can only imagine it was full on panic and Bor'dor barely covered his tracks before the Hells found him. Making that lightning bolt so much more fraught with anxiety

[@thanesgames9685]

Hey! You don't know that the farmer was innocent!

[@johnvillamayor2756]

His cover story was the origin story of future adventurer.

[@vickilljoy6099]

man, Say Your Name really nailed the hosting here, proud of him

[@vickilljoy6099]

(no but for real I felt the discomfort through the screen, really am proud of him for pulling through even though he would probably be 10ft underground)

[@Saerwen_Celeste]

​@@vickilljoy6099What do you mean by 10 feet underground?

[@KeshetAylonit]

@@Saerwen_Celeste I am guessing that Taliesin would prefer to have been hiding underground rather than hosting but thats just a guess.

[@vickilljoy6099]

@@KeshetAylonit pretty much ^

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

@@Saerwen_Celeste In his own nice cozy coffin, at home

[@TriXJester]

9:04 The whole group just pointing at Emily and talking about how insane of a player she is reminds me on how she is the player that Brennan Lee Mulligan has to plan around in Dimension20. To quote Brennan directly; "Emily is one of the best D&D players in the world, endlessly creative, so fun to play with. She was also sent from hell to kill me." This woman brought us the classics like Sexy Rat, Hilda Hilda, "How'd you know there'd be a Plinth in this fight?!", The Three Blind Mice suckerpunch, and "Cousin, I'm married!". Emily is the epitome of Never Let Them Know Your Next Move. She also holds the record for most damage done in a single move in Dimension20 history for a hit that dealt 560 damage. Axford is the wildest of wild cards.

[@80AM.]

🙄

[@TriXJester]

@@Yekenahdinnaematter The damaged was doubled, and then x10. Apparently when you shoot a single guy with the cannons of a spaceship, itll turn that dude into a scorchmark on the ground.

[@monosito59]

​@@TriXJesterIt wasn't just some guy though. It was an android designed to go toe to toe with space ships in combat. A literal war machine that most people would see as practically unkillable. Obviously they aren't but it was still a notable kill.

[@oldfrend]

wouldn't that just one shot pretty much any boss?

[@leauxgan]

@@oldfrendthey were playing using the “Star Wars 5e” system which is like sci-fi D&D5e and includes mechanics for spaceship combat (so exponentially higher HP than most any creature would have)

[@nobledonkey17]

"a woman who got pulled from her wedding" She was gonna go full Donna noble lol

[@sexytinatrainconductress7791]

This is an underrated comment

[@andruloni]

D:

[@musculusmouse]

i love marisha just assuming taliesin's many, many years in this dimension translates to balloon making skills when he is in fact afraid of them.

[@imnotcreative2999]

The only things immortals fear? Balloons

[@musculusmouse]

@@imnotcreative2999 just looked it up its called globophobia (the fear of balloons)

[@Banquet42]

Does that pair well with Coulrophobia?

[@anniebell6846]

We needed this Long may the Long Island werewolves last.

[@elbruces]

He has good reason to fear the balloons. He has seen things.

[@unexardiximarion1920]

I love how everyone is like "Emily, teach us how to play the game!" and her answer is "Read the rules and read your character sheet." Easy!

[@rashindus]

Emily: Read everyone: NO

[@shinankoku2]

Emily is a big goddamn hero!

[@TheAciddragon069]

don't get me wrong i love Emily as a player, but she really doesn't do anything that special, she just seems a lot better because everyone else is not very good at game mechanics and strategy

[@blazypika2]

​​@@TheAciddragon069ost of the time i agree, she just use the game mechanics; however, there are moments where she gets creative with spells. that's said, the "getting creative" ia true for most members of critical role, emily is just more constant.

[@monosito59]

"we read the book, BRENNAN! and by we I mean Emily"

[@southpawdoodler1708]

The fact that Bor’Dor wasn’t even genuinely as fucked up and pathetic as he presented himself in his last moments and was instead going for crocodile tears? The fact that he murdered a farmer and stole his clothes? Phenomenal. Even after the big betrayal I’m still feeling betrayed by every new aspect I learn about this guy

[@Yoder023]

The animal fleeing should have tipped me off I know better. There's so many misses everyone could have seen looking back

[@PatheticApathetic]

Yeah, I felt a little bad for Bor’dor, but after hearing the full scope of his backstory here, it’s like oh, no, fuck that guy. He was straight up evil

[@HaphetS]

Utkarsh flipping the bird to the camera before anyone even had the opportunity to type is just gold. and he did it thrice.

[@deathbykonami5487]

He got burned by chat trolls before, he's not taking any chances.

[@nikkikindinger2718]

I think its funny how he can tell the commenters to "go fuck themselves" and everybody laughs and its fine, but when Aabria does it, people got offended.

[@sandpiperr]

@@nikkikindinger2718 Yeah kind of like how, in spite of being an obvious newbie (for the record not hating on him for that!), Utkarsh had at least 50% fewer comments screaming about him not knowing his spells than Marisha Ray still does 9 years later about Keyleth, or even compared to how many Ashely Johnson gets now that she's playing a druid in this campaign. Or how there were far less comments about Utkarsh "not fitting in with the table" than there are about Aabria any time she's on CR, or were about Aimee as Opal in EXU or as Deni$e in this campaign. I wonder what the common denominator might be? 🤔 Guess it'll just always be a mystery! Serioiusly, though, I couldn't believe that people were saying that about Aabria in the other party as Deanna. Just Deanna's presence gave Chetney more depth than the character'd had in 50+ episodes.

[@djsndifn]

@@sandpiperrI will never understand bigoted CR fans. It’s never been a space for the redpilled.

[@-tr0n]

@@sandpiperr Naw man, it's about the constant out of character tik tok catch phrases and shit. The ridiculous horn dog threesome arc is even worse. I like her but she can be super off putting.

[@JReilly9945]

"Who would be the funniest person to say here?" Emily has incredible comedic instincts.

[@emily2564]

I believed her too

[@bigsarge2085]

Yeah, my instinct is that Laudna killing Bor'dor will become a milestone in the lore, more than anyone realizes right now.

[@lanewright1143]

Oh yes. Gave a lot of soul power to Delilah

[@ESHADOW111]

Does this mean Bor'dor will come back as the big bad of the campaign?

[@lanewright1143]

@@ESHADOW111 I hope not! But I do like the image of bordor hanging from laundnas tree in her Delilah space

[@christopherkecun8349]

@@lanewright1143 She asked Ash "What have I done?" He replied "Nothing that I have not done" but he was dead wrong; he has never fed a fractal aspect of Vecna nearly all of a divine sorcerer soul power.

[@vespernight4236]

100% feels like the reverse of Fjord throwing his sword into the lava

[@juliaplath2790]

Aimee really impressed me there with her insights into her character and why she chose to play Denise. Love that she tries to find happiness in the mundanity of life . Also I was really touched when she talked to Liam about his restraint and how difficult it is especially in roleplaying to take a step back and let the others shine. Can't wait what she will do with future characters. What an amazing woman.

[@Valca.Design]

Liam looked so genuinely moved to get the recognition, that validation must have felt incredible. I'm sure his friends are giving that feedback for Orym off-screen, but I don't think we've seen it on-screen. Compliments are directed toward how he's bringing to light how cool martial combat descriptions can be but it seems like have otherwise been limited to, "Orym is a good guy". Looked like he felt seen here, and that's cool. Good call-out.

[@deathbykonami5487]

Twice now Liam caused the tower to fall. Last time he punched it, this time the tower gets payback and butts him in the face as it tumbles.

[@buddhistpriest82]

It also feel like cosmic retribution for Liam throwing Laura under the jenga bus 4 times in a single episode lol

[@greatauntlizbethg9137]

Well of I have to have a cr spoiler I guess this is the better option🙁

[@kronotoop]

The tower falls only for Liam

[@OptionZero]

This was the best episode of 4sided dive by far; the chemistry was off the charts. The guests had some great insight, and in return, we got some real deep convos with the main cast Relaxing the structure and letting the convo flow really helped

[@m.g.4446]

I agree. 4-Sided Dive has never really gotten as deep or poignant as I would like. This episode was the first one that really had the energy I've been looking for. I think they need to hire a permanent host who's not a part of their current staff. Nothing wrong with their current crew (or Danni in particular), I just think they would benefit from bringing in someone who's not as involved in the campaign as they are who can help them talk about it and ask questions on the spot that they may not have thought of themselves. I think what made the difference was having three guests who were really interested in hearing about the things they didn't know. As opposed to the cast and Danni who I think are just a little too close to everything to talk about their characters and the campaign in a way that feels fresh without having someone else guide them.

[@uktobar4336]

Hats off to Taliesin for that. He guided only when he needed to, otherwise just let it flow. I think the questions really helped, they were very poignant and all seemed to start a good discussion.

[@x_xerax_x]

I think this episode had so much insight, because they could talk about it? like not spoiling anything, because the guests characters would not continue.

[@AcePlaysTCGs]

I'm really hoping they read our comments and pull the curtain back a lot more like this going forward. I love getting the insight into some of the thought processes and if this type of conversation keeps up, I really hope Matt appears in another episode sooner than later, though considering how close they are to climbing the Ruby Road to Ruidus, I can understand why he might be less inclined to appear.

[@toddalexander5015]

This really had wrap-up energy

[@mbeard6]

Emily's character creation and the comedy behind it just proves that she is a child of the D20 dome

[@nicknunez2293]

"She was... sent from hell to kill me." -her normal DM Her gameplay was amazing and I hope she makes more cameos/guest appearances. I hope she gets to play a Necromancer one day.

[@deathbykonami5487]

She was totally playing a Siobhan character with aspects of her own brand of chaos and her husband's brand of chaos.

[@ayven29212]

@@deathbykonami5487 Siobhan doesn’t really do gore kink, innuendo, and rebel with a cigarette. Prism is definitely an E.A. brand character.

[@deathbykonami5487]

@@ayven29212 Prism's a scholar character and that is Siobhan's style. What you listed is Emily's personal touches.

[@smarshall4733]

@@deathbykonami5487 really? the only siobhan character who's scholarly like that is adaine. misty, apple scrumper, ruby, iga, riva, and rosamund aren't at all

[@samuelbutler2566]

1:25:50 beginning of the Laudna gets a summer job, Imogen goes to Spain analogy, which for whatever reason I found hilarious.

[@AB-xj9tz]

Thank you!!

[@toddalexander5015]

It just got so suspiciously specific

[@AB-xj9tz]

@@toddalexander5015 that’s what makes it funny

[@oldfrend]

was gonna timestamp it myself. best part of the video.

[@xySuperManxy]

Oh, I cackled. I would one hundo percent read this high school junior fanfic version of Bell’s Hells with Laudna’s shitty fry cook summer while Imogen is having a blast in Spain.

[@silas777777]

I love how Emily came into the show and the regular cast were intimidated by her!

[@mattball8622]

I'm not surprised. Every time I've met a D&D player who's favourite class is Wizard they've turned out to be some kind of dice-rolling savant, and Emily is the pinnacle of that.

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

The wise know to fear Emily Axford. She has made some of the best DMs in the world sit slack-jawed like chumps as she obliterates them, cackling while she does.

[@uiscepreston]

Her D20 reputation of inducing outright fear, panic and ruin in Brennan definitely preceded her arrival. One of the many reasons Matt wanted to bring her abroad. I doubt this is the last we see of Emily.

[@shinankoku2]

@@VivaLaDnDLogsas the man said: “Amazing!”

[@shinankoku2]

@@uiscepreston7ck I hope you’re right. Mrs Axford is one of my hand-down faves. Also: can you imagine Em and Laura at the table *together??* It would possibly end with them murdering the entire world and then tittering off into the sunset hand-in-hand.

[@allmyhomieshatefreud5501]

Leave it to the CR folks to turn One-Night Werewolf into a role-playing game

[@rhokesh4391]

That went so gloriously off the rails, and then off the off-rails 🤣

[@bluevortexpng1211]

emily's jilted ex husband character in the second round will live rent free in my head

[@badwolfCR]

I love how Liam's consequences were completely believed as standard behaviour and led to everyone doing voices/characters completely unaware why it started.

[@timd4524]

You've never played before I take it. It was beforehand.

[@allmyhomieshatefreud5501]

@@timd4524 More of a board game than an RPG? I mean there are roles but I never role-played

[@kingxl10]

Liam just staring at the camera while chaos ensues around him in the first 5 seconds is so relatable

[@TheRealWilliamWhite]

And in the game

[@JW-nd3qc]

TBH I hope Emily is able to pull some strings to get Utkarsh and/or Aimee on NADDpod or Dimension 20. They seem to be really passionate about the game and they are very good players, I hope they get more chances to play more often.

[@bencebotye3904]

I am very confident that one of them would show up at some point. Still haven't use to the fact that Emily is in CR. I am a fan of her other stuff as well, so it was like a dream come true.

[@blazypika2]

i do hope they find a group of friends to play with on a regular basis.

[@DarkhalfBreed]

Imaging is Emily and Aimee made characters with a joint back story

[@christopherkecun8349]

​@@TheRioghbhardan Someone needed to say it. He makes me wonder how much of this character was collaboration as opposed to direction. He did however play this critical role very well.

[@Anon-qp3kt]

Aimee and Utkarsh are B-List celebs, I really doubt they have the time.

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

Praise to Taliesin for setting the record straight that Mollymauk took himself out, not Ashly Burch.

[@tite93]

It was a combination of the two, but for Ashly it made absolute sense to freeze and hesitate in character. Molly then just made a series of bad decisions, all totally in character for him as well

[@StabbeyTheClown]

Yeah. He charged into melee with an essentially undamaged boss character while he had something like FOUR hitpoints left and no allied character who could heal. That death was all on him.

[@angelicalicari8355]

@@tite93 I wholeheartedly disagree. She came onto the show knowing that the cast was down 3 players, and she wasn't tied to any backstory- it would have made JUST as much sense for her character to fight HARDER in revenge against Lorenzo, and it was what the cast needed from her. Taliesin is a sweetheart to shield Ashly from the backlash, and she certainly doesn't deserve to get any hate over a *game*, but her character choice wasn't necessary in-game AND it didn't make sense as a teammate to the CR crew. And I'm speaking as someone who wasn't very attached to Mollymauk and absolutely loves Caduceus. Looking at it objectively and completely separate from Molly's death, it wasn't a smart character build.

[@Aetheria60]

The hate she gets for an action that ultimately made no difference to the outcome is ridiculous. She didn't not do anything, she just took disadvantage; there's no guarantee she'd have hit otherwise. Molly talked them into setting up an ambush and sending their rogue to try and pick locks and open manacles during combat for absolutely no reason (Hey, I've been hog-tied for who knows how long, I'm sure I'll be happy to help once I can actually move - see me after this fight). If Nott had gotten 1 hit on that Druid with sneak attack, the slow spell wouldn't have been dropped and things may have gone differently. Keg actually tried to talk them out of it. Molly then misused his blood maledict and gambled with death in a situation where he didn't have to (the worst Lorenzo could've done that round would've been to knock him unconscious if he hadn't done it first). But sure it's Ashly/Keg's fault. 🙄

[@TonksTheFool]

@@angelicalicari8355 Sorry but she absolutely made sense. Her character used to work with Lorenzo, so she knew his temperament, she was basically on the run but had a resolution to kill them all and it was very obviously stated he was sadistic. Her fear of him IS part of her backstory. She had enough to run from the group in the first place. (Also considering later on it was revealed this dude was a fucking Oni, it was no wonder she was absolutely shitting it. Revealed or not, Oni's are scary beings and he probably always had this intense as hell ruthlessness that would scare anyone with morals away) You don't just get over that type of fear, especially considering she was played as a coward. I also feel like you're talking way too mechanically for the people who lean extremely heavily into narrative and the branching twists and turns STORY choices bring. Matt is always saying how he loves when players make choices based on what their characters are going through, and in fact that very crew have done the exact same choice over mechanic plays that left people in uproar (The bowl with Caleb, Keyleth's goldfish/the part where she wanted to keep fighting the undead then immediately switched attention to a tree while undead giants slaughtered the people she wanted to save/Vex's greedy moments/Scanlan literally tossing Percy's gun in acid/Fjord cutting off that guys hand. But you won't mention them, huh?). Did her character muck up? Yes. Because she was fucking terrified of the guy and scrambling understandably with the instinct to run. Often people will make resolutions to do something then when they come face to face with it they have a flight instinct. You don't just snap to shit like that and become this metagaming machine who ignores that stuff, ESPECIALLY if you're working with the CR crew. It's not supposed to be a smart character build. It's a story. Could she have charged in and done something? Probably. But this dude literally ATE CHILDREN so come off it. She didn't fully know his capabilities but if you're working with someone long enough, especially someone like Lorenzo who was ruthless, it's a very honest reaction that I would have preferred over some bullshit "Well, she's in a state of dread seeing him but we'll just pretend that doesn't matter because hit hit, smash smash. Okay your turn Molly." That's extremely boring and unrealistic to the chick who then realised the weight of her decision and offered her own life as a 'lesson' to a man she's terrified of. Long way to say I extremely disagree. This game for the CR crew is a narrative journey as well as mechanics, but they let their characters do those moves. Not their own heads on how to win. If you don't understand or see that then I don't know how you've made it this far watching them.

[@thevisualkiwi]

"imagine two wizards" "mhm I do often" 👀👀

[@GrimStarling]

🥵

[@hortusmundi]

😂

[@yardan02]

Two wizards one book 😂

[@christopherkecun8349]

Torchwood spin off right there.

[@crazydude1407]

Time stamp?

[@zk6231]

Matt 🤝 Brennan 🤝 Murph: denying Emily the chance of playing weird(er) little freaks

[@daisybeam3357]

justice for binky fiasco!

[@Drekromancer]

This is an even more apt comparison that usual, because her impression of that Lady Vess paladin had huge Murph energy. Reminded me of Gerard from Neverafter.

[@Drekromancer]

@@daisybeam3357 P.S.: Can I get a link to info about Binky Fiasco? That character sounds wild, but I haven't heard about them before!

[@daisybeam3357]

​@@Drekromancer I am so sorry! Binky Fiasco is a deep cut from NADDPOD's aftershow called Short Rest where Emily is proposing characters for either Campaign 2 or their Tomb of Horrors one shot and is a wild magic sorcerer skeleton that bathes in milk to remain strong which was shot down by Murph for obvious reasons. Glad you mentioned the Murph voices though because that paladin voice also reminded me of the voice he does for Akarot, which is basically their Adam Driver/Kylo Ren impression.

[@P0rk_Sinigang]

​@@daisybeam3357Lizard Milk Enthusiast Adam Driver

[@MysticColorsAttack]

I love how hostile Utkarsh is being to the hypothetical toxic chatter

[@oldfrend]

he was flipping off twitch chat specifically, and they kinda loved it XD

[@Landis963]

Raise your hand if you've seen the exact complaints that were called out before? 🖐

[@justinlawson1130]

​@@Landis963what were they?

[@Landis963]

@justinlawson1130 I was referring to the ones Utkarsh called out in the video (EDIT: 44:10 in particular).

[@Kiria101903]

44:10

[@justatinyhalfling]

The show almost immediately starts with an Emily appreciation train and I am so here for it! This woman is a DnD wizard in real life I swear.

[@dracowolf3212]

I am so sad we'll never get to see the triplets or the accidental runaway bride ideas

[@Landis963]

The Paladin of Vesh idea would have been hilarious as well.

[@kl-1447]

I really hope they have Emily guest again, either in a one shot or main campaign. Or that she gets to use some of these ideas later in a different campaign

[@mindhackz]

Please keep things this casual going forward.

[@LoryK98]

Yeah, it just works better. Especially when they have a lot of stuff to talk about, like in this episode

[@mindhackz]

Yeah the extra people helped but also Tal did a great job by not being so rigid about sticking to a script or structure. Him keeping it conversational was huge.

[@bumblewyn]

Absolutely, this was my favourite episode so far because they actually talked about the things they found interesting!

[@Aurora_Lightbringer]

This was literally just an extended therapy session set up around the idea of D&D and I am so here for it.

[@mindhackz]

@@Aurora_Lightbringer If you can’t see the tonal difference between this and the others besides the runtime then I don’t know what to tell you. Roll higher on insight perhaps.

[@StarlitSunLight]

I love that Aimee is a Critter herself

[@tite93]

She really is enamored with the show, it's so great to see her fangirling over the characters and plot details. Hope to see more of her guest appearances in the future and on EXU!

[@chad8767]

When I first started watching EXU she was playing a type of character that I thought I was going to get annoyed at, but every episode she grew on me instead. She's become my favorite guest in just the two characters.

[@smashbrandiscootch719]

Except she isn't because if she was she'd know something about the game. Which she clearly doesn't. She is the WORST.

[@MsKornkitty]

"Guy in the chat; fuck off" needs to be a GIF for all our internet troll troubles.

[@chaoticcreations1184]

They really should have Emily back and frequently. She really brings a great energy to the game.

[@suntiger745]

I also want Sam Riegel to guest on Dimension 20, when Emily is playing as well. :D

[@peritusarcus4388]

55:29 Marisha: I just wanted a character who was just going with the flow which is hilarious considering what happened to her through all of this. Great Old One with all of his wisdom: Sometimes the flow is a raging river. And then you hit the rocks.

[@PancakeMonster359]

1:34:48 Aimee is full-on with Liam love. Glad to see them unabashedly praising one another. Liam deserves appreciation, don't let him hide behind the tankard!

[@lyntoncollins2758]

They are trying really hard to avoid each others space - must be a real thing for actors, you spend so much time with each other.

[@Shawnimaus]

How absolutely ICONIC for Emily to have said Orym last episode for the lols

[@Avalanti]

Utkarsh was honestly one of the best players to watch enjoy the game - the way he’d verbally appreciate Matt’s narration ‘beautiful’, the way he brought so much humour just by being himself, immediately acknowledging that his character was going to die and then enjoying the hell out of it anyway - the fact he basically said ‘I’m gonna die but can you do it in your form of dread cuz that would be awesome’ UGH it was so good to watch him. And Emily and Aimee are always such fun to see - Emily of course being the spanner in every DM’s works, and Aimee’s characters being so full of life and just hilarious but endearing in their own ways. Love love loved the guests that have been in this campaign so far ❤️❤️

[@thevisualkiwi]

liam: "I just wanted to play someone who held onto his heart" how is that working for you buddy

[@jjcritter99]

I mean shit happens, I’d say he held onto it for pretty long. Plus I don’t think he lost his heart either

[@thevisualkiwi]

​​@@jjcritter99h for sure, I agree, I wouldn't even call it "shit happens" it's a pretty good story! I just thought it was funny how Oryms character development along with the story went of in that direction

[@jjcritter99]

@@thevisualkiwi I totally agree. I wonder if we’re about to take down ludinus and all of the Ruidus stuff what he’s going to be like after. It really interesting to see how it’s all going to unfold

[@SirJorb]

Honestly, I think him mentioning that in the last 4SD was the perfect timing, because then we immediately got to see that starting to fall away and the consequences thereof.

[@gifdar]

The "This is war" moment was both beautiful and devastating

[@Vashester]

Aimee's a star, Emily's THE queen, but Utkarsh? The rookie? He brought us perfection!

[@samuraiko]

Easily one of the best, if not THE best, episodes of 4 Sided Dive yet. The freeflow discussions, the ideas-sparking-ideas, and just the chemistry in this one WORKED so well. And such delicious karma that after Liam punched out a previous Tower of Inquiry, Utkarsh starts gleefully referencing Bor'Dor's death in relation to the tower, which promptly falls and smacks Liam in the face. :D

[@nicknunez2293]

More people = More fun

[@p3ckish]

31:15 The trio were absolutely a necessary breath of fresh air. I'm glad BH are back together but I'll miss this group.

[@neldomine]

2:24:56 Liam's fucking deep stare into the camera with zoom, office style, and then: “This is a fucking problem with actors. You're supposed to be just playing a fucking card game, and they're trying to turn it into a Scorsese movie” - that's gold.

[@aturboford1]

I love that Utkarsh came in and said to the chat what everyone on the cast probably wishes that they could. No stakes for him so he has the freedom to dish it back out.

[@susannahmitchell5558]

2:12:46 “She’s not a werewolf, but she’s a politician!” “We kill her anyway!”

[@froggystrap1232]

I love how Marisha bonded with the other girls !! Hope we see Aimee and Emily again

[@cagefullofeyes299]

I would have LOVED to see Emily play a Paladin of a Betrayer God!!

[@toddalexander5015]

That neckbeard voice she used for them was hilarious

[@emublue]

she's just gotta come back ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@violet_gaymer]

Love that Marisha immediately went into city infrastructure on One-Night Werewolf and called looking for the werewolves a "witch hunt" seeing as that's a super real trauma for Laudna and they were just talking about it lol

[@scooterdooter7123]

Emily adds SUCH a funny vibe to this group. Seeing her in D20 how they are and how CR usually is, there is a clash that is SO GOOD to watch.

[@megan3576]

Emily: “I’m gonna accuse myself” Fig Faeth has entered the game

[@tiredandangry2480]

Gotta love Dani bailing poor Taliesin out of doing the prompter read. Lmao.

[@imalmostbatman]

Now THIS was a great episode. Loved that the conversation just flowed from topic to topic instead of just question-answer-question-answer.

[@vvvverrryscarryyy]

1:31:21 Emily explains why she called Orym her best friend ( I was looking for it so I figured I would stamp it).

[@crimsoneclipse0618]

Utkarsh beefing with Twitch Chat is hilarious

[@NameIsEri]

How is Taliesin even capable of getting more attractive as he gets older

[@anufoalan]

It’s called maturing, some people just make it look good, also probably helps Taliesin is an Eldritch being and we know he o siphoning energy off of the others.

[@LaUltimaPerla]

​@anufoalan this is why they always bring new guests so he slowly siphons a bit of everyone

[@samuraiko]

The same goes for Liam.

[@niRtywa_starcvnt]

little refreshing slurps of life

[@DawnsonRPGs]

Eldritch beings become more powerful the older they get and the more followers they gain… Tal just gets more attractive every time someone references his true nature.

[@mach6794]

I make it a regular goal to absorb as much Liam and Taliesin as I can and bring their energy into my daily encounters, and I have only been bettered for it

[@samuraiko]

Your goal is a worthy one. :)

[@alaynagates6198]

Aimee, Utkarsh and Emily were all AMAZING. They all came in with different experience levels and they did such a fantastic job. Love you all.

[@DubhMornie]

I knew it! I knew that Bor'dor's pipe's vision when he was 'feeling like he belonged' mean that he had infiltrated BH and played us all... so good!!

[@ThomasUfnalCrowlake]

Dani's roaring laughter at the idea of a paladin of Vesh gives me life.

[@violent___serenity]

This is everything I wanted from a 4-sided dive. Little script, mostly just talking and naturally discussing things that we want to know, because they also want to know. This was so great.

[@astralluna]

i literally just finished the twitch vod of this episode and the one night werewolf game devolving into an incoherent soap opera had me in STITCHES

[@skollgrimmson]

We NEED a version of "we didn't start a fire" for Critters. Throwing Npc Names, Foes and so in 😍

[@taylorboulton177]

Working on it

[@anufoalan]

🎶Caleb started the fire, It was always burning, since Exandria’s been turning Caleb started the fire No, he didn’t mean to light it, but his parents died.🎶

[@samuraiko]

[@golemmoja]

Took some inspiration from ChatGPT, but also put in a lot of work to make it fit the meter, have more enjoyable lines and have some sort of narrative order: (Verse 1) Vox Machina, mighty crew, fight through dangers they pursue, Vax'ildan, rogue and key, with Scanlan singing bawdily. Grog the Goliath, strong and wild, Keyleth's magic, nature's child, Percy's guns, Vex'ahlia's bow, in Tal'Dorei, they steal the show. (Chorus) They didn't start the fire, it was always burning since the world's been turning. They didn't start the fire, no they didn't light it but they tried to fight it. (Verse 2) Taryon, wealth and wit, with Doty as his trusted script, Pike's healing grace, a guiding light, while Trinket roams the woods at night. Kashaw Vesh, a cleric's might, Zahra's warlock spells ignite, Lady Kima, stout and bold, Alluras guidance a stronghold. (Chorus) They didn't start the fire, it was always burning since the world's been turning. They didn't start the fire, no they didn't light it but they tried to fight it. (Bridge) Vecna's rise, a dark pursuit, the Chroma Conclave's wrath took root, Raishan's schemes, deceptions blend, betrayals shape their journey's end. Grog's knighthood, Scanlan's hand, Vax's sacrifice in the end, A tale of heroes, eminent, across the realm, their legends stand. (Verse 3) Mighty Nein, a brand new start, led by Caleb's broken heart, Nott the Brave, slick and sly, Jester's pranks, from laugh you'll cry. Yasha's rage, a storm unchained, Fjord's secrets in the deep untamed, Beau's fists, precision hits, Caduceus guides with nature's wits. (Chorus) They didn't start the fire, it was always burning since the world's been turning. They didn't start the fire, no they didn't light it but they tried to fight it. (Verse 4) In the wake of the war's cruel call, the Mighty Nein stood strong and tall. Through battles fierce and dire straits, they faced the darkness and their fates. In Aeor's depth, the ancient strife, lurking shadows from eons' life. Sights of ruin, time's bitter cost, the Nein's resolve would not be lost. (Final Verse) We didn't start the fire. Is it thursday yet? We eagerly await. Don't forget to love each other. You can share the love, it is never to late. (Outro) Vox Machina's quest began with heroes strong, in a wondrous land From Vasselheim to Whitestone grand, facing foes hand in hand Mighty Nein, a tale unfolds, bonds forged in trials never fold. Through triumph, loss, hope and desire, this family will never tire. In the world of fantasy, their tales unfold eternally, That group of friends, the epic band, crafting stories hand in hand. Critical Role, their legacy, from Mercer's mind to destiny Their journeys shaped, eternally, a tolerant community.

[@wafflingmean4477]

If I remember right Matt didn't describe the Raven Queen as looking extremely lonely. Liam as Vax said "You have such loneliness in your eyes." Maybe Vax said that because of a conversation Liam and Matt had out of game in prep for that episode, but I always thought of that as an incredible contribution from Liam to the Raven Queen's lore.

[@juniperlau]

That moment when Liam is so nervous about the tower that he slips back into Zemnian

[@juniperlau]

1:51

[@angelicalicari8355]

My personal (and incomplete) bookmarks: 0:06:25 Utkarsh raves about CR 0:09:00 Emily-Axford-appreciation from Aimee 0:12:00 Aimee worked with Sam the day after Campaign 2 episode 26 was filmed 0:14:25 Why did Utkarsh pick his character? 0:15:40 Bor'Dor backstory that didn't make it into the game 0:20:35 Building Denise 0:25:45 Building Prism 0:29:56 CR cast on welcoming guests 0:39:45 Marisha walks us through her part of the end of Bor'Dor's arc 0:46:15 Emily's Tower pull- "your character's most relaxed moment?" 0:53:45 Utkarsh's Tower pull- "How does your character differ from ones you've played in previous campaigns? What inspired you to explore this new territory?" 1:23:10 "Imagine two wizards!" Liam: "I do. Often." 1:29:20 Why Ashton protected Prism at end of Bor'Dor's arc 1:31:20 Why Prism picked Orym as her best friend 1:34:40 Aimee compliments Liam and he can't handle it 1:36:50 Why Orym nodded to Laudna at the end of Bor'Dor's arc 1:39:35 Maybe the plan is to let Delilah out- gods damn. 1:46:40 Aimee's Tower pull- "What is your favorite city in Exandria?" 1:53:15 Liam's Tower of Inquiry pull- "What 3 objects would your character bring to a deserted island?

[@Barmander]

One of my favorite things about the Matron of Ravens is that she is a literal symbol of the fact that even gods can die.

[@operative2136]

I really enjoyed this group of guests. They had some fun party chemistry, and of course the Bor'dor betrayal was a great twist. Emily as a veteran D20 player certainly did not disappoint, and it was really nice to see how much Aimee has improved in terms of her proficiency with the game.

[@dankdoge8029]

Marisha talked before about how she levels up in Warlock or Sorcerer due to narrative reasons, but what I’m curious about is why after she unleashed Delilah back into her mind, she picked Sorcerer to level up in.

[@80AM.]

probably because she wanted to.

[@bludfyre]

Probably because Delilah hasn't done anything yet, just a heartbeat. If Delilah starts talking to Laudna, and she gives Laudna more power or something, Laudna will probably take another Warlock level

[@nicknunez2293]

Lack of spell slots?

[@tite93]

It was probably more due to power difference reasons than anything else. Laudna didn't have access to 4th level spells prior to 7 in sorcerer. She may choose to get more Warlock levels after that, she gets an extra invocation on lvl 5 and short rest 3rd level slots. It's a viable build

[@shannononeill482]

@@bludfyre Agreed, At this point D is just a...suggestion, an intrusive thought/feeling in the back of Laudna's mind. Once she makes herself actually known and does something to help/hinder Laudna, Marisha may head toward Warlock again.

[@NWolfsson]

1:51:33 AIMEE CARRERO YOU F*CKING LEGEND! I swear these people are way too good at Chenga!

[@Nobody-dl4tm]

Emily is a comedic mastermind. Can't wait for all of them to come back in some form

[@bekah9344]

Utkarsh abosultely rolled a nat 20 on his CR experience, I loved it so much

[@Zerashadow]

I'm gonna miss Prism, one of my favorite characters of C3

[@TashaKoenig]

Lots of appreciation and love for Utkarsh!!!!

[@shannononeill482]

He's precious! We must protect him at all cost from Twitch Trolls. LOL

[@matthewwheatley]

Best 4 sided dive, that natural chat was amazing.

[@InkyPetrel]

YES more Danicam! :D (Low-key still wanted to see Taliesin make a balloon animal though.) *delighted gasp * THE SOFA IS BACK! :D I have missed sofa buddies, seeing these friends just being comfy together makes a tired part of my soul happy. Okay but the vibes for this episode were fantastic, can we keep these sorts of deep character discussions please? Taliesin and Dani co-hosts forever?

[@PancakeMonster359]

Oof, Orym thinks Delilah may be needed to take down Ludinus. That's dark.

[@princeofchaos1825]

Greater invisibility with steel wind strike is such a mean but fun combo

[@Denny_Boi]

Damn Bor'dor's player really planned everything. What an absolute evil genius.

[@shannononeill482]

Utkarsh says he's a newer player but he has played with Matt before (Force Grey, oh 5 or 6 years ago) and the man picks up on a lot he doesn't admit. I was holding out hope he was a reincarnated/awakened border collie (and love he mentioned it here) but his short character arc really drives home that some of what BH is fighting is just people who for whatever reason think the gods have turned their backs on them...and like any other cult, they've found a place where they feel welcomed, and recognized, and cared for.

[@saskiascott8181]

I freaking love listening to professionals talk about story and narrative. So so good.

[@panthersnbraves]

Now I have to rewatch the betrayal episode...

[@TK_Brainslug]

Marsha's rant about Laudna and Imogen at 1:26:00 had me in stitches

[@kaniamia]

Liam: Has to do an accent during One Night Werewolf because it’s his consequence for knocking down the tower. Everyone else: Immediately also start doing accents, because someone in the room with them is doing an accent. Liam: 2:24:55

[@AudioDragon51]

I'd love to see Aimee try to play both Dani$e and Opal if EXU crown keepers come back.

[@xxomega702buzzalini8]

It's a right of passage that only a few players on CR have done. Travis did it in Search for Grog playing Bertrand and Grog and Sam in Campaign 1 Terry and Scandland interacted directly

[@tite93]

They have to come back right? Especially after the scry earlier. And something tells me that Aimee might not get to play Opal anymore...

[@GPCNickel]

damn just finished the VOD on twitch and boy oh my, this dive episode is astounding!

[@Drekromancer]

28:09 Emily's voice and facial expressions for her Lady Vesh paladin came across as a PERFECT imitation of Gerard from Neverafter! Huge Murph energy. You can tell she's taking a ton of inspiration from her husband. 🙂

[@sinbycosvi9]

This is like a mini wrap up episode, I love it. Now I wish we'd have gotten a 6 sided dive with Team Wildemount as well lol

[@niRtywa_starcvnt]

The game of Werewolf went full Goncharov in like 5 seconds.

[@morgan9660]

god i love that movie

[@niRtywa_starcvnt]

@@morgan9660 Scorcese's peak, no doubt.

[@cosplayannie]

Loved this way of talking about the characters and the game in such a free way 👏🏻

[@Mgaak]

I like these people. I imagine that, if someone who was lonely during covid found CR, they could severely improve that person's mind state.

[@Hypnos3GG]

This is how I initially discovered them, and you're definitely on point. ❤

[@connorbozynski1006]

I absolutely respect and understand Utkarshs one track mind desire to use vitriolic sphere. The second I learned about Thunder Step I’ve wanted to use it ever since

[@m4gs.]

I loved seeing Emily having a fun time with the CR team. Now that we've had her and Lou Wilson in the show, we NEED Zac Oyama to complete the Dimension 20 chaos crew cameo!

[@piquantement]

"Most off-the-rails aftershow" seems like a stretch when pandemic Adventuring Party exists

[@bushpusherr]

And a fair amount of in-the-dome Adventuring Parties as well. Has 4-sided Dive ever resulted in chemical warfare as the cast played Spin the Axe Body Spray?

[@piquantement]

@@bushpusherr it's not their fault, nobody can meet the chaos level of Beardsley

[@Dimloep]

Bon mots and bahn mis for days

[@TenzinBeifongIII]

​@@Dimloepdon't forget bonemoats

[@Cthulouw]

"PUT THE SHOTGUN DOWN, DAD" - The best part of the episode, and there are a lot

[@kmoftherose]

I really enjoyed watching emily play! She came knowing her character, her character’s skills, and did not really hesitate to get creative with her play! It added a lot to the storytelling and team dynamics! It was great watching this group!

[@constantlycomic1290]

Emily is such a good player!

[@johnmarcchosantos8597]

To everyone in love with Emily, I implore you to watch Operation Slippery Puppet. Peak Emily

[@connorswanson]

I got into DnD because of Force Grey so Utkarsh bringing up Hitch made me unreasonably excited haha

[@emilypowell1251]

So late to this but the thing that really sold me that Bodor was just a guy who got high level magic one day "randomly" was the fact that he kept reaching for regular weapons to defend himself instead of spells. Like yeah, the guy who didn't have magic until 30 seconds ago would totally fire a crossbow first or go for a dagger and only use magic when it was scared out of him. Nice job on that reveal, i was blindsided.

[@thomasbruinsma]

That loredump that Dani did in the beginning was genuinely appreciated. I get a bit distracted sometimes so it's very nice to get a quick heads-up.

[@marauderdz]

Oh god, that triplets thing had me laughing so hard I was gasping for air.

[@trishvision5284]

The beautiful cast of Critical Role all seem like the kind of folks who would be great fun to casual chill with.

[@viperseyes8651]

Honestly one of my favorite episodes. Because they just talked and let the questions and comments and flow of the conversation answer things naturally. There wasn’t this awkward push at the beginning in a semi rigid structure. The nature of the conversation was phenomenal. Future ones should have a guest “host” but honestly just be a guest there to ask things they’ve been dying to know as an observer to the campaign!

[@lokimidknight7319]

To Tal: you are not the worst host, you are the best. You intuitively just know when good shit is happening and just allow it to flow. I love your hosting style so much.

[@dennisnick5559]

Now this is the Talks replacement i have been wanting for. Glad they finally found their footing with this show.

[@martinjrgensen8234]

Marisha is unreasonably attractive in a cap and sweats❤

[@DalanSjet]

Marisha is unreasonably attractive i̶n̶ ̶a̶ ̶c̶a̶p̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶w̶e̶a̶t̶s̶❤

[@karljackson2670]

I'm remembering the "Game Master's of Exandria" episode where Brennan Lee Mulligan said (something along the lines) that Emily Axford was "the best D&D player in the world sent from Hell to destroy him" and the conversation Matt had about how new players play off the rails because they don't know where the rails are, but more experienced players eventually go back to their chaotic roots. Which ultimately means that Emily Axford is Aimee Carerro's final form. 😆

[@RE-om1up]

Amazing episode!! The bond between these 6 is palpable and the natural conversation was fantastic to watch. Deep lore drops and character progression ❤ THANK YOU CR!!