Critical Role Campaign 2, Episode 105 - It's better this way, right?

Caleb loses his keen memory temporarily...

[@FoxHound-ut1hu]

Really wish they would have given Liam more time to play around with it.

[@scarlightemperor3410]

When you're in a party with Chaotic dumbasses, you know you can't be happy.

[@stormsurge9962]

If they would’ve let Caleb rp this more, that would’ve been awesome. Especially if he mostly forgets his early past. Imagine Caleb saying something like “I should visit my parents,” or “where are my parents?”

[@typo1659]

You're a cruel, cruel person.

[@typo1659]

My poor feelings.

[@kyleash]

I don't think back on media I consume too often but this moment from CR I do xD Pretty evident considering how I'm commenting on this 3 years later I guess lmao. Truly the only thing I wish they did differently in M9 was not letting Caleb stay in this state for longer. Would've been RP Gold.

[@KolmManison]

how? how did you make this moment from almost 4 years ago sadder for me? I could have gone on without the knowledge that we could have had more Caleb-based emotional damage!

[@pamplemoussejuice8427]

how fun would it have been if matt hadn't given him the out of caleb's intelligence alerting him to his state. Liam was definitely asking for it.

[@pamplemoussejuice8427]

2:35 for just a moment, you can see caleb experiencing the simple joy of a mind with a weight lifted off, being depressed for years and then feeling just a moment of normalcy like euphoria.

[@jeffmartyn6743]

"Awesome, so my character doesn't remember the extreme tragedy of his backstory. He's... okay!" Greater Restoration "Oh yeah... I'm a shit person, I remember now" Shoulder slump

[@KevinMacku]

That Pillars of Eternity 2 soundtrack when Caleb says "It's better this way..." Track is "All Gods", for the curious.

[@arthaiser]

is a good moment, but part of me wishes that they played with it a little more. like i dont know, if caleb was still capable of casting and functioning as a party menber maybe dont even bother with the spell before the fight, is actually a good strategy too since is one more spell for the fight. if vokodo dies there is chance that i goes away anyway and everyone gets to see a little bit of happy caleb for once if caleb was not capable of fighting that way still, maybe using that happy caleb moment rp something. i was over too quickly.

[@charliea.5546]

yeah, but caleb wouldve definitely would not be happy, and would have felt manipulated.

[@arthaiser]

@@charliea.5546 i was a risky play because maybe vokodo has some control towards someone affected by the memory loss, and i would be bad to find out in the lair, we could potentially see the disintegrate going at an ally at round 1 or something worse and then we have an episode 55 situation again. but if we dont take that into account, if caleb was able to still fight in that state, is not that bad idea to fight vokodo with happy caleb. liam can play happy caleb, is also 100 more residium in the party pocket, is one more spell in jesters arsenal towards the fight, and the party can excuse the not using the spells explaining those strategic advantages to caleb once it fades out so caleb doesnt get angry afterwards.

[@ttrpgeek1248]

Probably could still cast as thats a skill, not necessarily memories. The islanders could remember trades and how to cast spells too.

[@pascalefalmet2021]

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[@mariaalejandracanaspenaran3401]

car crash compilation

[@witchBoi_Connor]

Wait so what happened cuz I’m not caught up?

[@Soursprout93]

Too give as little spoilers as possible: Basically they went to a place where every time they go to sleep they they have to make a wisdom check. If they fail they lose their memories but because Caleb has such a high intelligence, his keen mind feat, and the prep they did the night before, he was more aware of losing his memories. The greater restoration returns their memories too them.

[@bocatadeclavos1274]

Also Caleb's past is pretty bad so making him forget turned him into Happy Caleb for a minute

[@shoverload5135]

@@bocatadeclavos1274 well we can’t have that. Good thing Jester fixed him right up and returned his trauma to him