Hidden Truths | Critical Role | Campaign 3, Episode 26

[@flandomaltrizian4603]

HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing 0:45 MyJohnson 1:55 Sam gets cream pied 5:40 Laura’s gamer corner 8:05 Intro cinematic 9:55 EPISODE STARTS 12:20 Recap Ends 13:20 Fearne hangs out with Dusk 23:25 Fearne should start acting impulsively 24:20 Dusk alone 29:30 Oh no, Dusk are you okay? 30:50 Imogen’s dream 38:05 FCG is an ink jet 41:25 Not in a creepy way (sleep tells) 43:55 FCG is an intermediary 45:40 Orym toots constantly 47:35 Mom’s spaghetti (Imogen awake) 54:30 Imogen with a bob fanart 1:00:35 Tanvir the Rake 1:08:25 Orym has some dietary issues 1:10:15 Laudna threatens Ashton (had a dream last night…) 1:11:45 All-Minds-Burn Team 1:15:15 Sam is packing CR merch on the side 1:19:50 Ashton definitely was not one of these creeps 1:22:05 Justi Pross 1:27:00 Glasses off 1:29:05 Hivemind (dry weather) 1:34:45 The Run 1:37:20 This is all so tenuous, it has to work (Greymoore kids) 1:39:35 Finders Takers Team 1:41:30 How to give bad news 1:45:50 Esmer 1:49:10 FCG learns some backstory stuff 1:58:20 Fearne continuously destroys an explosives shop 2:04:55 BREAK STARTS 2:13:35 Art Montage 2:15:35 BREAK ENDS (Orym and Laudna shopping team) 2:19:00 Mom and Nancy (Little Georgie) 2:23:15 Orym supports Laudna 2:29:10 Marisha restyles her hair 2:31:00 No smoking in the fortress 2:32:05 Laudna messaging Orym 2:36:25 What’s a car? 2:43:15 This is how we duel (death or glory) 2:45:20 The one-eyed monster 2:46:35 FCG messaging 2:48:05 Matt compresses time 2:49:40 Erika inked herself 2:53:50 Imahara Joe’s 3:05:35 The Run details 3:10:30 It’s gruesome for FCG 3:18:45 You’re accountable for the words of your mouth 3:21:55 Prince Storm 3:24:05 Setting up FCG and Joe 3:25:35 Out of character desires 3:28:05 Chetney’s plan 3:32:20 No one planned like Vox Machina 3:35:50 Painting terrain (Fearne’s parents) 3:42:40 FCG learns a lot more backstory stuff 3:47:45 Erika is going to break that pen again 3:49:05 Consensually inspecting your capabilities 3:51:45 Joe has the hots for FCG 3:56:45 FCG pulls rank (we’ll always need wood) 4:02:15 Postcards 4:08:40 The Undercarriage 4:10:05 Episode Ends The in-game start date for the episode was the 14th of Syndestar in the year 843. Sam’s gas can is a collection of parody Dall-E images (Sam-E) for the prompt “Travis vs. Ham”. Dall-E is an image generating AI that was popular on Twitter. Dungeons and Daddies is a biweekly comedy DnD podcast that I bounced off of a year or so back. However, I decided to check out their Season 2 which recently began, and it is truly the hardest I’ve laughed in a while. Extremely funny characters and world, great music, worth a listen. Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Is it Thursday yet?

[@Ash-jf4nl]

After 22 seconds??? Goddamn

[@quinn970]

The legend themself!

[@defyjr.5553]

HOW?

[@aus__]

HOW ARE YOU HERE ALREADY

[@keonizane8506]

The legend has arrived!!!

[@velvet0ground]

Matt taking the attention away from Erika/Dusk by having Imogen have a dream is sooooo good. They all forgot about what might have happened and never asked again.

[@owlpope44]

I’d take a 4 hour dream instead of being subjected to that awful overreacting character a single minute more

[@samuraiko]

And that whole dream sequence had me YELLING at my computer monitor, "IMOGEN - WAKE UP - TALK TO ORYM... THOSE ARE THE ASSASSIN THINGS HE'S BEEN LOOKING FOR... IMOGEN WAKE UP TELL ORYM IMOGEN SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE SOON!"

[@BassBumbass]

@@owlpope44 It's a front. A character within a character, if you will. To throw the others of the scent. The player is doing a bang up job playing an...assasin infiltrator, is my guess. But if you mean that the persona itself is grating....yea, you right about that.

[@davidgomes4408]

@@owlpope44 Dunno. I used to hate the living guts out Dusk. Like nails on blackboard. Now, having realized it was a mere distraction for which I fell hook, line and sinker, I feel...humbled. I mean, it's hard to be judgmental when you've been made that big of a fool out of.

[@megashark1013]

To be honest, Dusk is kind of genius in a way. The eagerness, the overreacting, the attempts at comic relief, all of it convinced both the cast and us viewers that Dusk was just another wacky character with no real depth. Then that Patron scene comes along and changes everything. The hackneyed connections to other characters' back stories have become malicious ways of earning their trust, and what can be dismissed as "bad acting" by the player is actually bad acting by the character, putting on a farce. The cherry on top is that nobody would expect Erika to come in with this sort of character. They were probably expecting more or less what Dusk seemed to be.

[@Snips.Snails.Fairytales]

Man as soon as the group left and were out of sight and earshot, Erika's own expression changed. She acted so scared and confused when Matt asked her to stay alone, but the moment they were gone she knew what she was doing. Well fucking done.

[@Rhaifha]

Right? That was an amazing switch to see.

[@bowserbrowser6559]

Bars pretty low huh

[@Drekromancer]

@@bowserbrowser6559 Who shit in your coffee?

[@bowserbrowser6559]

@@Drekromancer Erika's voice and volume in the live stream right now, its like a seagull begging for a French fry nonstop...nearly unwatchable

[@Timbecillus]

@@bowserbrowser6559 Don't then. You can always skip the arc.

[@jonathanstorms4530]

Sam is really pushing the boundaries of how much canon he can add about everyone's characters and I love it.

[@lokithecat7225]

You don't get to decide any "Canon" about someone else's character. Especially if it's childish Trolling. You can, however, decide that you are a Deranged Moron, who lies to the Party. Which is Sam in a Nutshell.

[@MasumiSeike]

Truly xD I love it

[@Heckuvaguy]

I noticed that too, I wonder if it is partly influenced by Brennan Lee Mulligan and the Dimension20 players. Their games have a LOT of this (being comedy sketch writers) and they almost always treat each others’ riffs as canon.

[@bobodaclwn447]

The flesh tongue is the best one and I’ve google image searched that and it will haunt my dreams

[@kelseyo402]

When Erika’s face went from “I’m scared! Friends don’t leave me” to “I will kill everyone who dares oppose me” the second everyone left the room, I was immediately terrified before Matt even said a word. Amazing.

[@Xingmey]

not really...

[@dmtaboo_truth7052]

@@Xingmey Agree. Overplaying two opposing vanilla stereotypes isn't that difficult.

[@LordVader1094]

*someone does the most basic character tropes possible* Critters: HOLY FUCK THIS IS A MASTERPIECE OF ACTING

[@jackie2645]

Why are people so salty in the comments of this? Lol I’m sorry that we enjoy watching character range, if you guys are so good at it I’d love to see you try

[@garf112]

@@jackie2645 because she is a woman. That's the way these things work...

[@miafiolekova5817]

FCG, a priceless relic of the age of arcanum, a living sentient automaton, and Fearne uses him as a coffee thermos

[@TheBlink182ify]

yes she does!! 😂

[@karencollins1356]

😂😂

[@JKSSubstandard]

Honestly.... Fits her character

[@dakotafwebster8062]

So great

[@JKSSubstandard]

@@lordofdarkness3774 did you not watch this episode? Fcg met someone who said dancer bought FCG, didn't build him. He knows because he wanted to buy FCG from the same guy but dancer beat him to it. The question, is why did dancer lie

[@jakequick5664]

"This plan seems destined to fail, which means it's doomed to succeed." - Travis

[@bruuze1258]

I want that on a shirt something fierce

[@jakobschoning7355]

sounds like gimli: "Certainty of death, small chance of sucess, what are we waiting for?!"

[@bdletoast09]

The way Erika's face shifted once the cast was out of the room is amazing. I was hoping so much we'd get an evil guest PC one day, I'm glad it finally came to fruition. EDIT: Yes, I KNOW Arkhan was evil, but based on the context, it was easy to understand that I was implying "antagonistic". And no, Arkhan was never truly an antagonist because he teleported out before VM realized what was going on, his role in the show remained that of an ally. No more "gotcha" in the comments, please.

[@alittleantidote5852]

It was amazing acting As soon as it switched everyone knew what was about to go down and then her switch back when everyone came back made it even better

[@diggerdog9205]

I couldn't stop walking back and forth in my house as I watched

[@LordGingivitus66]

I mean, Arkhan was a thing. Still it is neat to see it again after millions of years.

[@yiklongtay6029]

For real. I was really hoping for Travis to return as someone evil since he has the baritone voice. This finally scratched that itch for me

[@Misfit_Kitten]

She even cut back on the stammering and hyperactive yelling that Dusk usually does in front of the others. They aren't going to figure this out for WEEKS!

[@GothiQhaQer]

I feel so bad for Fearne. Imagine meeting a random person who tells you your own parents were more family to them than they were to you.

[@quantumforest7905]

Considering it was almost definitely a complete lie, Fearne is likely going to be dealing with a lot of different emotions pretty soon, and I can't wait to see it.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@quantumforest7905 It may Also lead her to second guessing her behavior since Dusk encouraged her chaotic Fae nature.

[@luisleongaming1776]

​@@quantumforest7905Not a complete lie, given how Birdie seemed to recognize Dusk. Probably an orchestrated meeting with a hidden agenda tho

[@carolynmeszko7481]

She was so nice to Dusk too. I’d be so mean 😂

[@calebmaybin6896]

I'd say more 1/2 and 1/2 ... Fearne does steal from innocent NPCs so I wouldn't besurprised if Birdie and Ollie caused a Civil War in the Fey Wild with many casualties all because they stole something due to their kleptomanic tendencies and didn't care ... that poor Loxodon/Pachydan from episode C3E1. 🐘😢

[@papabless4707]

I love how Talison went from, “It’s love that makes people” to “Smuggling is just a vacation that someone else is paying for”

[@Zoe-uz9kn]

And campaign one would be “Your secret is safe with my indifference.”

[@mkvenner2]

He’s not incorrect

[@JJJJCproductions]

“What is a religion but a cult with a franchise”

[@appelofdoom8211]

"Life needs things to live."

[@iridiumSerpent]

“Help it’s again”

[@JackBarlowStudios]

I love Sam's portrayal of FCG as a therapist who _deeply_ needs therapy themself.

[@jacker2110]

So basically a therapist.

[@Drekromancer]

@@jacker2110 I came here to say this.

[@JB-xl2jc]

I also loved that when FCG mentioned that Laudna had confided in them, and Imogen replied with "Did she...?" In that tone, Travis's expression immediately went "OH GOD, she's fucked" because I have 0 doubt that he's heard that tone of voice before lol

[@Alovatololo]

Now I'm wondering if it's themselves or themself.

[@Poldovico]

@@Alovatololo Probably themself in this instance? They're enby, not plural.

[@jjaakk7214]

That first Dusk scene is BRILLIANT. Instead of just letting it be a big twist at the end of the arc, they let the audience in on it halfway through. Perfect dramatic irony.

[@arcaneobject]

I actually yelled ‘ERIKA!’ at my TV 😂 never expected it and I love it

[@tiffanymorgan1059]

Taking COMPLETE advantage of their love of Erika as a person and translated it to her character… so when they’d normally be wary of strange NPCs played by Matt they trust Dusk completely… oh dear 😂

[@NaturesSong12]

Honestly, it’s about time they get betrayed by one of their friends and learn to be a little worried 😂 It’s quite meta for them to immediately like a chara based on their irl friendship. (Tbf if a guest is only there for a limited time tho, you’d want to make them feel as welcome as possible and that’s hard to do when you have to prove your loyalty to the group)

[@swadow1497]

@@NaturesSong12 Tbh I see it also as a way for a new temporary player not to feel awful being there, it's always nice to feel welcomed and have your character be loved rather than hated. Especially since some of the fanbase will almost certainly be toxic about a new player being a villain character and hate the player.

[@xCCflierx]

At least half of it is players being nice. But also their characters are super trusting. I feel like even the nightmare king could have joined them if he was a little more straightforward with his answers, a little kinder to his subjects.

[@Riverfall_]

It's not about Erika but pretty much it was the same with every other guest. With guest arriving, the party is always(mostly) very trusty and very welcoming to them. And this always sticked out to me because ever since Clarota in beginning of C1, the party became very distrustful to anyone they meet. On defult, they don't trust the NPCs much until an NPC earns their trust. But with guest PC it's different. And oh good, it really irked me during MN campaign where we had most distrustful party who didn't even trust each-other, but whenever guest PC appeared they immediately became honorable member of MN that everyone likes. (It never made sense to me and it made it so that whenever guest PC appeared, I always had to turn my blind eye to some things and expect lower quality episodes. I was supplementary surprised with some guests but I feel like this for a reason..) Now, Bells Hells aren't like MN. They are much nicer in general, so them trusting Dusk didn't irk me nearly as much. And we did have precedence of Chetney joining the group later. But nonetheless... long have I awaited for the guest PC to appear that would use this trust in order to fuck with the party. The guest PC have far more potential than just inviting a celebrity to experience how it feels to play DnD.

[@TheSergio1021]

Erika has such a loud and obnoxious personality, I think being betrayed by her is the only reconciliation of having her on for multiple episodes. Like ask yourself, if there was a male with Erika's personality, would he even have friends? My guess is no.

[@mayaenglish5424]

"Hidden Truths" more like "Repeatedly getting punched in the face with Lore" lol Matt just filled this city with Devastating information and they literally speed ran all of it. I love this show so much.

[@levindeed]

And it’s only 2 of the characters (well, 3, including Dusk), we haven’t seen pretty much anything really serious concerning Ashton yet!

[@ydziros]

@@levindeed seriously, the god damned hive-mind under the city is not serious? That guy has some hella weird friends.

[@mayaenglish5424]

@@levindeed I know right! We haven't gone to the orphanage yet! Or met all of their friends, (or enemies). We haven't seen any of their old haunts. Theoretically this city should contain equal parts Ashton and FCG lore, so here's hoping they get to at least some of it. I like having things a bit spread out so I wouldn't mind if the Ashton stuff was more subtle than the repeated mindfucks in this episode lol. Or not!

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

It's just how Matt does it. There is really the possibility of running across a number of things in multiple places. And they just happened to uncover it all rather consecutively. I just feel bad for FCG. A one two punch of revelations about his history. He didn't really get a chance to process the first before running across the second.

[@longforgotten4823]

@@MorinehtarTheBlue yeah, you’re supposed creator is still alive, they probably didn’t have much to do with you being built, you’re an ancient arcane wonder from a past civilization, and your creator had probably been lying to you your entire time together. Talk about existential gut punches one after the other.

[@mayaenglish5424]

Matt playing bitter, scorned exes might be my favorite thing to come out of campaign 3 and I hope it continues. The man is _Vicious!_ He perfectly conveys "They've done me wrong and I'm livid but I still kind of care about them despite myself even if it's not healthy" And it just makes me feel things.

[@Michelleishappy]

I need the clips compilation for this.

[@Peter_Cordes]

There's this episode with Dancer's ex. And there was the guy at the mine of the Shade Mother, who was the ex of one of the Green Seekers. (FCG went full couples counselling therapy session). I could be forgetting some others.

[@daringndreaminx]

Amen. I need more of it!

[@lilibako397]

The looks between Matt and the cast after Laudna lists petty household conflicts between her and Imogen are priceless. 😂 They were all like, "Is that you, mate?".

[@hamhamson7740]

Quick theory that the postcards are not from Fearnes parents but her grandmother lieing about her parents whereabouts Saying that missing parents are "saving the world" and faking postcards seems like something her grandmother might do to avoid a difficult conversation with a young Fearne

[@sparhawkmulder1515]

Or they’re time traveling 😅

[@Klakagsr]

That's what I thought too!

[@tifaa1313]

honestly 'ive had this theory since dark fearne said it in exu, i so agree

[@zeluqa]

That made a lot of sense! The fact that Matt said that it was the same handwriting on every postcard meant that it was always either Ollie or Birdie that wrote it, which isn't really normal because they should've switched every few postcards or so on who to write.

[@connerduncan3574]

My thoughts exactly

[@jamesluen]

Orym “I’m not becoming a criminal I’m just babysitting “ is the most effective criminal and it amuses me. Side note Taliesin is rocking those glasses

[@bigbundle3223]

like taliesin has always had that 'i give very warm hugs' vibe but my god do the glasses just amplify it so much more

[@brianamaccabe2226]

@@bigbundle3223 I came to the comment section to see if anyone else had glasses thirst. Glad to know I am not alone...to me, they have a Percy vibe and I am HERE FOR IT.

[@ioannamolina781]

@@brianamaccabe2226 glad to know I'm not alone in thinking they are most definitely Percy glasses. Like I actually wondered if it was merchandise I missed lol

The glasses thirst is real, guys

[@juliajanosa730]

THE GLASSES! He looks SO different in those and I'm here for it. These might be the real 'Eyes of Charming'.

[@laurens.6940]

Rewatching this, and man I have to applaud Erika's performance. What masterful misdirection at just the right moments! In the very beginning of the ep, Fearne is like 'so how'd ya meet my parents?' and then Erika is like "ohhhh ya know, I was wandering and they found me....also, do you like it here? Do you feel like this realm puts you in a tiny box??" There are so many more examples of the party questioning her recollection of events, she gives a sort of vague answer, then pivots to a genuinely interesting conversation that focuses on the other person. She really misled both character and player throughout this arc. So great.

[@Ginric99]

This combined with last episode which a lot of people seemed to dislike at the time just show how amazingly this was put together by Erika and Matt, and most importantly performed by Erika.

[@DellikkilleD]

@@Ginric99 ehh. Il leave it as 'Im happy she is a guest, and not permanent.' seems like folks love her, so there is that.. but she rubs me the wrong way. unlike the rest of the crew, she doesnt feel genuine at all.

[@adoragrayskull]

I get so many different reactions to this character... I personally already loved Erika before, so it was nice seeing her there and she seems to get along very nicely with the rest of the cast seeing as they have been friends for so long, so it is nice to see them with the crew. I don't love the character, but i honestly don't see what people find so offending about Dusk.

[@aceofspade2120]

It's a well placed and acted character. Erika is not only acting against her friends that know her very well, but subverting their expectations of her character's questionable backstory and it's vagueness

[@tiltedpole2144]

@@DellikkilleD she isn't genuine... she literally is betraying them

[@PrettyGuardian]

That transition from "We're kind of like family." To that scene with Dusk and the Unseelie Court absolutely blew my mind.

[@Chaz1871]

"I love smuggling. It's basically a vacation that someone else pays for." Taliesin is amazing.

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

Definitely t-shirt material

[@fandomjumper7034]

1:35:50

[@ChristieLily35]

They need to make merch with that on it! I'd buy all of it. I don't care what it is.

[@HzrdsTbccnst]

He was in top form in this ep

[@OtisDNores]

This is my favorite quote in quite a while. I plan to paraphrase this in my weekly session where we are running a rebellion and supporting everyone with smuggling. Definitely agree about Taliesin being great this session.

[@vickilljoy6099]

I've seen Marisha get a lot of heat for Beau because people found her 'annoying' (I personally loved her), but man, she continues to blow me away with Laudna. Not just the character, but her portrayal of her, the acting skills - I'm seeing sides of Marisha I've never seen before and it's awesome. Where Beau had anger and Keyleth (I've only seen the Legend of VM) had this sort of "anxious sadness", Laudna has tragic trauma but even more so _joy_ . And the way both Marisha and Laura are handling the tension between Laudna and Imogen is pure art - I mean, expect nothing less from Laura Bailey, but again: MARISHA deserves some credit as well here. Anyway. Don't break your friends' rocks i guess, thanks for coming to my ted talk

[@Middleman_93]

As someone who enjoyed Keyleth and grew to enjoy Beau over time, I can easily say that Laudna is my favorite of the three. Marisha really struck gold with her character this time 'round

[@summercratty2805]

I found myself really annoyed at keyleth a LOT, I’d even skip her monolouges sometimes. I have just started C2 but I had a better feeling about Beau; all that said, I certainly enjoy Laudna the most!

[@AndreaCBoe]

Same. Beau started out so rough and I loved her by the end. It’s almost like….characters…grow….🤔

[@aceofspade2120]

I've loved all 3 characters for different reasons. Every character you create is a part of your personality. Laudna is Marisha is her fully dramatic acting bag and crushing it. Beau is her fierce leadership and passion to take action to do what they believe is right. Keyleth, I believe of all the cast's C1 characters, is their most impressive characters. Because she didn't have a plan for a characters arc, those moment just organically happened. And most people don't like Keyleth because they either have zero empathy or see too much of themselves in the character. She's powerful, but questioning of herself, her place in life, in the group, in everything. Her character arc is second only to Scanlan in impressive scale. Episode 1 Keyleth and finale Keyleth are different ends of the spectrum

[@hassancheema2268]

hated keyleth, hated beau (less), LOVE LOVE LOVE Laudna

[@romxxii]

Erika Ishii bamboozled me. Here I thought she was playing a vanilla wide-eyed newbie party member. Happy to know that Dusk is actually as complex as my other favorite Erika Ishii characters like "Wine Mom Ungoliant" and "Ebony Dark'ness Disney Princess"

[@samuraiko]

If you've not seen her (alongside Liam and Marisha) in Sagas of Sundry: Madness, give it a watch.

[@romxxii]

@@samuraiko I've seen her in LA By Night and multiple Dimension 20 appearances. I'm aware of how good Erika can be. I can give that Sagas of Sundry a whirl, but there's a problematic cast member in there so I dunno if I can sit through the whole thing.

[@Animefan1803]

@@romxxii problematic cast member? Who might you be talking about that sounds interesting

[@samuraiko]

@@romxxii Fair enough! I know DREAD and MADNESS have two different casts (except for Ivan and Darin dePaul), but only watch what you feel comfortable watching. :)

[@yiklongtay6029]

My only experience with her was preachy yet endearing Anabelle from the Vampire Masquarade series LA at night. So I did not see this coming

[@markmyers8491]

The "From AEOR?!" said in synchronicity is exactly why I can't explain why I love this show. :)

[@slamsM6]

I love how everyone's colour scheme essentially goes: grey, black, black, black, black, PEACOCK, grey, muted green, grey. Love you, Ashley 😄

[@coledibiase5971]

*PEACOCK!*

[@spacetearable]

If you haven't yet, go watch the latest all-ladies 4-sided dive. Ashley knows how best to dress for the occasion.

[@TimStamper89]

Fearne is basically AJ but some magic added

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

I thought it was pronounced "Pock O'Pea" not "Peacock". Lol

[@Gadsooks]

I want that shirt so bad and don't know how to find it

[@JadedKid47]

When his moms get mad at him they use his full name “Orym Nancy Georgina Copernicus of the Air Ashari” as an intimidation check

[@BoojumFed]

Gah! I just flinched reading that!

[@Sp4rt4nSl4ya]

Love it

[@Leobelial239]

-Nancy! -Mother

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

Is Orym's last name actually Copernicus?

[@Sp4rt4nSl4ya]

@@Blasted2Oblivion no dude, it was his fake name a the ball they went to, where they swapped lord treshys ring and Ashton fought the general

[@lukeduncan2814]

I would be so fascinated to learn how the players and Matt build a backstory. Ashton has so many contacts, allies, enemies, and knowledge of places in the world. It’s so extensive and interconnected.

[@davidgomes4408]

In the case of Taliesin, I'd hazard a guess that his history with Vampire the Masquerade explains his love for extensive *tangible* background (contacts, properties, family, titles...etc). Not only the system (strongly) encourages it, but the "IRLish" setting makes it easy. It develops a habit that can naturaly be used in other systems. Hope that helps.

[@xanderlewell]

There is the whole "Heroic Chronicle" thing in Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, so I'd Imagine they do something akin to that.

[@shannononeill482]

Taliesin in every campaign so far has had incredible, and rather complex, backstories. It could be just his super creative imagination and Matt goes..."yeah sure, we can use..." Or a 50/50 collab but either way it's something I've noticed.I want to say I heard him say once (maybe on Talks) he's had to limit the number of pages Taliesin can turn in for backstory but I could be imagining it. Even the other characters while they have fun backstories don't seem to be nearly as complex as his.

[@mycatistypingthis5450]

With an evening together with a player, you can sketch a lot. Then when you get close, you fill in more details.

[@christophertidwell2422]

There's backgrounds when building characters in 5e that just says you have "blank contacts" every where blank meaning thief good people etc

[@darcyrenae]

"I just wanna know who I am." and THERE HE IS. THERE'S THE SAM REIGEL HEARTBREAK I WAS WAITING FOR.

[@underthescalpel7713]

Imogen really didn't wake Laudna up after her nightmare... the witch wives are really having a serious domestic squabble. Poor Laudna's going to be devastated somebody else wrote in her dream journal.

[@lucasm.3864]

I find it pretty funny that the literal dead person is the most overtly emotional.

[@Xiatter]

When you're dead outside, no need to be dead inside.

[@jamalsodipe772]

I mean she died in the most traumatic way it's probably a coping mechanism

[@romxxii]

Because the worst thing that could ever happen already did -- she's dead. So now Laudna only worries about the second-worst thing that could ever happen: losing her psychic cowgirlfriend.

[@AnxietyRat]

@@jamalsodipe772 This. It's pretty clearly a coping mechanism. Just like Pâté is.

[@Lurklen]

@@romxxii I mean I'd be pretty worried about that too, Imogen is a peach.

[@konstance13]

Ugh, the way Sam/FCG tells Esmer about Dancer is so good. Like he still brings back the silly "shit sandwich" advice Fearne and Dusk gave him, but in such a sadly desperate attempt to soften the blow that it just becomes more sad. And the way his voice sort of quivers "In fact" and just chokes up on "nice shirt". So well-done. I love Sam's mastery of tragic dark comedy.

[@JaxonBurn]

That scene was a masterclass by Sam. So simple yet so effective.

[@Xaychedelic]

2:19:00 The expression on Matt and Ashley's faces when Orym called himself Nancy. Makes me miss the shenanigans in EXU. 😭 Laudna and Opal are gonna have to fight custody over Orym.

[@monday74]

orym has two mommies who bleed black ichor and i love them both

[@bipolar_bear9588]

His two goth glamor moms would be great co-parents tbh. But having Lolth and Delilah as ghostly grandmas would be bad for his development.

[@katiebisson8821]

I. Died.

[@christopherkecun8349]

The world is not ready for these two to cross paths dot dot dot.

[@TheNowerianRaven]

@@monday74 if I had a nickel for every time that happened, I'd have two nickels - which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

[@OptionZero]

7 actors performed for us, the audience. Erika was performing for the other 7

[@leetotigz6571]

this is so true and just WOW.

[@romxxii]

just lulling them all into a false sense of security by acting as their G&S baby

[@postbunnie]

@@romxxii lulling them or loling them?

[@katiebisson8821]

I know! I full out screamed when the reveal happened.

[@leetotigz6571]

@@postbunnie yes

[@ottokarl5427]

Okay sorry, but Travis' "did you barf water" and Erikas pure confusion right after the 1v1 talk is just priceless...

[@witchyfirbolg]

THAT PART SENT ME INTO A LAUGHING FIT LMAO

[@tiny_M]

I'm sure it's been said already, but Imahara Joe is an incredibly sweet tribute to an incredible man. For anyone wondering why we're crying over this character, look up Grant Imahara and smile at the good he did in the world. 💔

[@bobloerakker7010]

Isn't that the guy from mythbusters?

[@bobloerakker7010]

Ah damn i just found out, this sucks he was a good person.

[@beeta137]

As someone who has been a Mythbusters fan since I was tiny, who looked up to Grant because he was adorably Asian and Nerdy, (I'm Vietnamese and Nerdy), I can *hear* Grant's voice every time Matt speaks. Beautiful tribute. Fate may have been cruel to us in this universe and took him far too soon, but somewhere in Bassuras, there is still an Imahara hard at work on his robots.

[@sahjhan1]

Grant was a amazing man that died before his time. I’m so glad he has an in-game namesake in Exandria, to honor his life and tinkering heart.

[@ulfhazelcreek8108]

Very much this.

[@heartofananthropologist]

"It's genuinely really special to see you again, and if you ever have the inclination to let me carefully and consensually inspect your capabilities, I would be very interested." BEST. PICKUP LINE. EVER.

[@MrReset94]

Laura being a mother when Erika plays with the fountain pen, and then being a child with Sam moments later, is just priceless.

[@derkrischa3720]

The "carefull Erika..." hit THAT note

[@madison3408]

Time stamp pls

[@stormjess]

3:48:02

[@underthescalpel7713]

Marisha having no clue that she nearly hit the nail on the head when she commented "did you get assassin-ed" at 29:51. Matt and Erika sharing secret chuckles.

[@Pluto137]

And Liam saying insight check ... if only 😆 oh dear

[@itsnochi9447]

its her marisha cobalt soul instinct kicking in 😂😂

[@TheConjurersTower]

@@Pluto137 'Liam' did the insight check and he failed, lol.

[@yavorvlaskov5404]

I love that this is the first time Matt kicks the actual core cast of the table and just keeps the guest, totally caught me off guard, always great when CR manages to do that, I straight up giggled

[@jaredt.murphy8257]

Immogen (Laura Bailey) and Fearne (Ashley Johnson) show up late to Joe's - Sam: "That should be the last of us" I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE, SAM.

[@blubblubwhat]

😂😂😂🎉

[@CommanderJPS]

slow clap... dam, that one went over my head haha brilliant

[@grahamkristensen9301]

Matt: YOU GET A LORE BOMB! YOU GET A LORE BOMB! YOU GET A LORE BOMB! EVERYONE GETS A LORE BOMB!

[@norsethenomad5978]

It was a lore cluster bomb to hide the covert operation and pull attention away from its participants

[@dpnbcfzzz4463]

Travis realising he's been playing grandpas for so long, only for Sam's character to be HUNDREDS of years older than his character is peak comedy 🤣🤣🤣

[@spaceorochi]

The Mighty Nein saved the world and almost no one knew. But finally, finally, we see some sort of legacy of the actions they took.

[@rowgesage936]

I really like the fact that the Mighty Nein wasn't known. Made it more poetic. A battle in the far reaches of space, against an enemy no one knew about, fought by heroes no one knew existed, with no allies to help them, all for the faith of the world. Contrasted by VM, who had been recognized all over the world, fought an enemy everyone heard and saw, in one of the most populated areas of the world, riddled with allies. Polar opposites in terms of world threatening conflicts and more reasons to love both!

[@maddog788]

i seem to have missed that moment somehow?? can anyone of you kind hearted people timestamp that for me? or are we talking about aeor and fearne's parents?? i need to know pls

[@boilderrik893]

I think they're talking around 3:44:00 with talk of aeormatons awakening

[@slasher1670]

The aeormatons I screamed so loud. Like that's amazing

[@Migolcow]

To be fair while they didn't get much acknowledgement for saving the world, they're definitely going into the history books in the Dynasty (for their role in returning beacons and diplomancy). In fact, due to how the Dynasty works, they're going to be remembered by the quasi immortal queen and government until something happens to it.

[@theundyingknight6672]

Ferne and Dusk talking to eachother about the Feywild kinda sounds two stoners trying to have a philosophical conversation

[@raptorjesues1445]

and one of the stoners licks a dagger in anticipation every time the other turns away

[@Drekromancer]

@@raptorjesues1445 me and the boys on a Tuesday night

[@Xingmey]

yeah it was fucking boring... thx god someone put timestams in there so you can skip that shit

[@pokemon05100]

sounds about like the feywild to me

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@Drekromancer I mean, can you even call them homies if they don’t throw knives at you once in a while?

[@josukegappyhigashikata6537]

Laudna really reminds me of the "It ain't much, but it's honest work." meme when trying to get Imogen to stop fighting with her. She's trying, she's definitely trying.

[@fishiefish6179]

1:06:19 “each morning is a gift” feels like the most oddly veiled threat coming from Ashton here and it’s hilarious

[@TapdotWater]

It comes off as him saying "When you wake up tomorrow, recognize and rejoice in the fact that I have not killed you today"

[@xCCflierx]

It's the perfect pairing to FCGs positivity

[@Electru522]

God, the voices/whispers they do with Laudna's messages just keep getting better and funnier.

[@sharksplaygames3699]

WOOOOO LETS CELEBRATE TALIESIN’S CHARACTER MAKING IT PAST EPISODE 26 (dont know if i should be proud of this being my first ever comment to reach +1k likes but thanks anyway xD nothing but love fellow critters)

[@mayaenglish5424]

If he dies in episode 27 I will scream with laughter and die of sadness.

[@jormungandthemidgardserpen1845]

This is just cruel, but hilarious.

[@DaDinoDM]

I know right? I saw Sam's suit and I started having flashbacks

[@deathbykonami5487]

Wrong, Percy survived the whole of Campaign 1

[@sharksplaygames3699]

this is campaign 3 and you are correct that is campaign 1...........

[@Yokopalu]

I love love love FCGs character development. He was so positiv and helpful and kinda neutral to everything but now he gets irritated easily, gets frustrated, wants to know things and learns to be 'selfish' in some kind of things. They really come alive and Sam plays them so extremly well.

[@Chibipayne]

The therapist that needs serious therapy 😂 I love sam

[@wyldfaeth]

I loved watching the evolution of Sam's characters throughout the campaign, each character being at a different level of awareness/compassion/emotional intelligence and vulnerability. From Scanlan to Taryon in the same campaign, then Veth, now FCG. Each character is a literally an upward progression. Just like his t-shirts during the campaigns, he gives immense thought to it.

[@xCCflierx]

​@@wyldfaethit's his own play style. He doesn't always have a great grasp on the rules but he's great with the more social aspects of the game

[@WolfHeathen]

Never realized how much Taliesin looks like Percy until he had his glasses on. I mean, this is even more Percy than the costume for the campaign 1 intro.

[@rjh7101]

He actually look like a young and much thinner Benjamin Franklin.

[@gabegrether8647]

@@rjh7101 That rememds me of the MN vs VM mashup, where Matt said Tal looked like "the gay version of Benjamin Franklin."

[@laalratty]

I keep expecting Percy's voice to come out when I see him in the glasses.

[@dragonblue4231]

I enjoyed “the chat” during the stream, getting a little thirsty over Taliesin in his glasses! 😂

[@MightBeCale]

I think it's more that Percy looks like Taliesin lol

[@allmyhomieshatefreud5501]

Spoilers for this episode and the end of campaign 1: Erika, three episodes later: I cut my hand, put Oleander’s hand on my hand and teleport out. It’s just business.

[@romxxii]

Marisha flashing the double bird at her Vampire girlfriend would be funny as hell.

[@juicypotato3s7]

Watching this again…but when matt introduces Imahara joe 2:54:43 … and his tribute/homage to Grant Imahara there (his friend, who sadly passed from a brain aneurysm) and after checking realized it was actually for him made my heart melt

[@HollyriousYT]

Wanted to add you can see Marisha with a sad but proud smile on her face while Matt's acting the earlier parts of Imahara Joe's interactions, it's so wholesome

[@Shorkshire]

Laura has been SO MAD at Travis for MONTHS for him failing to disperse the party's treasure and it's fucking hilarious 🤣

[@Ailieorz]

Has he though? Or is he just keeping his own money? As far I can remember there's no party loot, there was a Talks Machina episode where they mentioned they didn't do it anymore because they felt it was being hoarded by the same person now complaining about other people's "hoarding"

[@Shorkshire]

@@Ailieorz she's mentioned it several times lol

[@veterOKK93]

He holding most of the money, but unlike Laura PCs he is a generous spender. I think if one of BellsHells going to need a lot of money to spend Chetney going to give wherever they need. Unlike Vex foe example who used to give small allowances to Scanlan. I love the whole cast, this is just my thoughts. IMO greedy PCs is boring to watch. Its fun to spend imaginary gold and get stuff and give money to those who need it.

[@dannykent6190]

This has bothered me for a while. I think Laura needs to go back and watch those episodes where Chet got that money, because A) he was completely alone when he got it with no obligation to the party at the time, and B) he absolutely did try to share it. People just didn't really pay attention to him... and he's spent it very generously since that time. This could of course just be her playing Imogen as hyper suspicious, but it really seems like Laura herself honestly believes Chet is being stingy.

[@dannykent6190]

@@HessianLikeTheFabric oh I am too... I just don't think she's doing it here.

[@henkmalan13]

Fearne deciding "no more rules" gives me some serious Scarlet Witch "that was her being reasonable" vibes... 😳

[@CRITTER_FROG]

Hopefully less murder is involved

[@dogfood2461]

@@CRITTER_FROG fuck no hopefully more murder, I want a evil campaign

[@fierypandaofdoom]

yeah cause she was so worried about rules before

[@fierypandaofdoom]

cant wait for her to enslave a whole town to relive her fantasies.

[@Ashtor1337]

@@dmtaboo_truth7052 some people are just simple idiots.

[@justinbrooks6807]

"Doomed to succeed" has to be one of the best lines ever, or at least up there with "Oh no, it's again " from Taleison as Clay.

[@FearlessGamer27]

Honestly, this was such a big episode. We learned so much stuff about everyone and can’t wait to see where it goes.

[@theexpatriate]

After the amazingness that was ExU Calamity I was ready to relax a little but apparently everyone decided to come back with a vengeance!

[@youngmultiverser9311]

But the planning was SOOOOO boring!

[@davidschmidt5507]

I'm left more confused tbh

[@roguesoul6760]

this was an amazing example of the fact that you dont need combat for a great D&D session.

[@cmmndrblu]

Needs more tension

[@honorableintent]

I love that they all trust Imahara Joe implicitly because he's based on Grant. Big "I just met you but I trust you with my entire life" energy. So wholesome.

[@StevenJQuinlan]

Same as when the M9 met a certain blonde Arcanist. I'm game they had no reason to be anything but mildly less paranoid than usual as she's an ally of Yussa, but they can't contain their excitement and they immediately give her 100% trust

[@Ginric99]

I always feel a sense of irony when one of Tals characters stands on the wrong end of a gun.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

He’s just being perpetually punished. He can never escape his past, because Bad News will always be faster XD

[@MiaLuce777]

RIGHT

[@ProperlyGaming]

Everytime he prpbably thinks to himself "damn.... i just had to be a gunslinger in our 1st campaign".

[@EvilSnowVO]

Is Orym on a mission to acquire as many black goopy warlock moms as he can? Side note, I want to see some fan art of Orym on a swing being pushed by Opal and Laudna xD

[@riverkath]

I second that request for the Orym fanart.

[@ZergDragoon]

Hell, I'll third the request for the internet algorithm gods.

[@crzycras8895]

You mean Nancy right?

[@discsv]

fourth-ing (oO ?) the request. please internet gods, make it so xD

[@PlanetLovingMom]

I need this to be a reality!! Also, when he asked to be called Nancy, I literally started cackling and I threw my fist up in the air saying, "Yes!" 🤣✊🏻

[@troikas3353]

I don't think it's where Marisha was going with the scene, I think the overprotective mother hen thing she was doing was just for comedy. Still, I couldn't help but wonder if Orym's bit about Laudna as his mom might hit different for her than hed think. Laudna, a character with such a big heart, died at 20 in a social environment where she may have only just started really thinking about having her own family some day. Another thing, another possibility, taken from her just because she was a brunette who looked vaguely similar to a person she'll (probably) never know. Someone who did in fact get to go on and have a family. Laudna's like a matryoshka doll of tragedy, every layer you peel back just makes her story so much sadder. Yet that ray-of-sunshine-by-way-of-the-Adams-family personality of hers really just makes you want her to find some kind of happiness.

[@levindeed]

Considering this is medieval-like society I’m actually surprised she wasn’t married and with children by her 20. She could have been married to some dude as early as 13 or so

[@fizzysassafrass]

@@levindeed That's actually not true. It was only the people rich enough to be trading heirs like pawns that married off their barely-teenaged daughters, and the average marriage age even *including* those freaky nobles and royals was mid to late twenties across the European countries like England, Germany, etc. It was even generally frowned upon for the royals not to wait a few years to start the baby making with their child brides. It's been people with a vested interest in making things like age of consent seem inconsequential who have perpetuated the myth that girls across classes were expected to be getting married and pregnant so young. Peasant families' kids were put to work, too - they weren't about to just give away half their help.

[@longforgotten4823]

@@fizzysassafrass bingo, this historian agrees. We have had to debunk this myth so many times that it is not funny. Early modern European history saw the age of marriage and pregnancy lower but only slightly. It is weird to think those statistics look more strange the closer they get to our modern day. Once one reaches the conclusion that women did not have a renaissance and their rights declined with The enlightenment, a much more interesting picture arises about medieval Europe.

[@christopherkecun8349]

@@longforgotten4823 What's herstory? Will we know?

[@notjelo]

i can imagine that with how much free time she probably had living by herself, she probably played pretend a lot too which we kind of know with paté, so that might be a reason why she really committed to the overprotective mom bit

[@autumnkey7058]

2:41:00 it begins, Erika's pen is complimented by laudna and as she so emotionally said it earlier "I KiLLed iT" 2:42:01 a sad pout indicates a possible time of death for mr.pen 2:42:20 let's put that down for now... 2:44:19 is the first appearance of mr.pens life ink on Erica's hands 2:44:41 Travis notices!! Erica concentrates hard on not disrupting the important, dancer is alive, announcement while Travis tries not to laugh 2:46:28 Erika*looks*: how could you pen? 2:49:05 Marisha knows, and you know she knooows and you know she knooowsss 2:49:40 someone (laura) finally speaks up May Mr.Pen rest in peace forever Mr.pen 2022-2022

[@katkasvobodova4003]

Oh god I love at 2:24:04 how Marisha is talking about cups being upside down is gross on the rims. And Taliesin just gives Matt that questioning look "does she really do this?" and Matt's like "idk man she's crazy"

[@davidcurry5240]

I love the nonverbal “noooo… she’s doing improv…” and then looks away very conspicuously lol

[@gnocchi_guy4646]

I completely missed that and appreciate it being pointed out haha

[@JaayyBeeee]

SPOILER ALERT!: The fact that Dusk is trying to kill Fearne and no one knows is making it hard to focus. Side Note: When the team arrived there was someone clocking and following them, jumping on the roof etc. (they seemed to forget about it/rolled bad perception) Then they run into Dusk and mid fight she JUMPS ON THE ROOF... and no one noticed/mentioned it. UGH (EDIT: typo)

[@CoLoJePa]

Good side note, I'd forgotten about that too.

[@ruralmetalhead]

@@andre3328 You could also just avoid reading the comments if you're this worried about spoilers. :/

[@xCCflierx]

Mid fight she thunder stepped into the roof I think

[@lopa-u9f]

they are quite dum

[@lopa-u9f]

@@ruralmetalheadfuhk off with this nonsense "don't read comments if you don't want spoilers' - how about stop being an idgit? these videos are 4+ hours long, it makes sense to make comments and have 'conversation' during the unfoldings stoopids who think no one should read comments

[@Abyrae]

Matt: "Dear God, Marisha, what have you done?" Marisha, totally in-character: "Bored." I LOLed.

[@philippnorman]

Timestamp??

[@Abyrae]

@@philippnorman 2:29:30

[@sabusagi]

I was wondering if this was brought up in the comments. I couldn't stop laughing at her hair.

[@SageLegacy]

I loved this too lol. I love that they're just chilling doing what you people would do for sitting at a table for multiple hours lol

[@wyldfaeth]

It was perfect for her character!! 😂

[@Palpatine4Senate]

14:36 I just love that when Fearne/Ashley mentions "Trinkets" Laura smiles and Sam scowls

[@lukeedwards6027]

I’d like to think that when FCG casts sending or message there is a dial-up modem sound.

[@samuraiko]

And now I'm hearing that "deeDEEEEEEdeeDEEE-KHSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSH" sound.

[@dannykent6190]

I'm Wiki-Bear!!!

[@EstevanZepeda]

"Youve got a sending" instead of youve got mail

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

I was however a little disappointed that they decided to do the whispers on the reply as it isn't even her spell

[@christopherkecun8349]

@@MorinehtarTheBlue I'm curious to see how Matt matches the shadow voices to a singular warlock patronage. It's these incongruities that keep me guessing.

[@AssortedJade]

I love Liam’s excited face while Matt is explaining the arcane gems and the way they tap into the leylines. You can totally see Caleb behind his eyes thinking of the possibilities

[@moo9874]

Dusk totally knows who the Nightmare King is right? Look at that little nod between Matt and Erika! 3:59:27

[@alliryan326]

Nice catch!

[@tupa427]

I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THAT BUT HOLY SHIT THAT WAS SO SMOOTH

[@donb7519]

Im not caught up yet but i jumped the gun in my head and thought he was her patron

[@roxelmillian7242]

I have to thank Travis. The image of Chetney wearing Dorian's outfit and calling himself hidden Prince Storm of the Storm's. I just love how they try to reference Dorian whenever they can in small ways. I hope next episode Fearne or Orym messages him just to check up on him and the Crowns Keepers. I miss Bluebird so much and also love Dusk. That solo part had me screaming.

[@kane.alazare]

Daaaamn I really didn't expect that from Dusk. Dusk sudden and dark transition "I love all of you guys" to "I'll slit their throats, don't worry" was giving me goosebumps. Same for Erika's transition 🤯

[@135mikerules23]

[SPOILERS] Joe/Arkhan: “I stole the hand of Vecna during my time with the group, what do you have planned?” Erika/Dusk: “From a long term perspective, increase their paranoia towards any future guests.”

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

Gonna make Chetney REALLY miss Dorian.

[@DontProf0akMe]

The glasses Taliesin's wearing give him very "grumpy dad" vibes when he's playing Ashton and its so good lol

[@jackie2645]

I noticed too! He looks good in them, I hope he keeps wearing them! I die every time he like slips them down his nose a bit to look at someone, it’s so judgey looking haha

[@nixonvanjustice3997]

I was thinking more "Daddy" vibes, but sure. 🤣

[@Doodle_Dunce]

@@nixonvanjustice3997 "Daddy" but coming from a sickly weak Victorian child

[@cassie2025]

​@@nixonvanjustice3997 this is the one☝️ he is so freaking adorable

[@nutelasaur9453]

I loved the reactions to the postcards being "Aeor? Aeor is so old though!?" and the quiet "Does the Feywild have a post office?"

[@dblundz]

Honestly refreshing to see a guest who is working against the group :)

[@VeteranVandal]

Not a first. The hand of Vecna happened.

[@eater_of_grass_beater_of_ass]

@@VeteranVandal well at least then they weren't actively on a mission to kill a party member and her family

[@VeteranVandal]

@@eater_of_grass_beater_of_ass An artifact like that hand can accomplish that, probably. That was pretty slick by Joe. He never lied they were temporary allies, and he played just enough episodes to not fit into the narrative. Now Dusk was getting more suspicious each episode... Her story was just too strange. Shame there wasn't enough to make a case before we knew fr :( .

[@eater_of_grass_beater_of_ass]

@@VeteranVandal true, I guess just this time it's the fact Dusk was straight up lying to their faces while plotting lol

[@VeteranVandal]

@@eater_of_grass_beater_of_ass it's incredible the telepath has no clue, but, i don't really get how that's working mechanically. Or how the homebrew is made for real.

[@ctuten5275]

The Imahara Joe part really just warmed my heart. Them walking into his work shop made me tear up. Made remember when Grant took me through one of his work shops when I visited him a few years back.

[@coreymunroe8073]

Loved that part too. Matt seemed to really channel Grant in that scene. I didn't know Grant personally, but Matt portrayed him well from what I remember watching.

[@logansullins4545]

Just in case anyone was wondering, the Uk'otoa water bottle is great quality. Initially I was worried that the graphics would be a cheap sticker/wrap, but it's not at all! It's got great texture and doesn't sweat when you put ice in it! I got mine in yesterday and I'm super duper happy with it, and my inner Warlock-main squealed when I saw it on the store 😍 and of course the charm is suuuuuper cute and great quality and comes with a clip you can detach, which I put on my backpack 👏

[@OutlawWalker]

Wasn't expecting someone talking about a product of there's here, but I might take a look as a fellow warlock main

[@themorrigan7224]

I mean, it’s not insulated, it does sweat. But it is great!

[@logansullins4545]

@@themorrigan7224 i put ice in mine in 97F weather and it didn't sweat beads 🤷‍♂️

[@darkroselight3835]

Erika is fabulous! I love the shift in her posture and voice once the others left the room. A nice benefit of them recording a little ahead is hopefully the fan's wont ruin the surprise by tweeting all the secrets at them. I can't wait to see how this play's out.

[@bobloerakker7010]

I hope they have some policy regarding this, it would be disastrous if they knew. Very hard not to meta and it ruins the shock/surprise when it happens.

[@bobloerakker7010]

@@kyeo77 then the reactions would not be genuine.

[@incognitoburrito6020]

​@@kyeo77 Well sure, but it's more fun if they don't know, isn't it? They almost certainly discuss certain things or outline some plans outside of the game, know certain secrets to tell a more polished story. But I dunno why this would be one of them.

[@incognitoburrito6020]

@@kyeo77 Oh, thought you were talking about the cast telling each other intentionally. Dunno honestly, though I assume they have some kind of system in place about this. I think on Twitter you can block individual words and phrases, so doing stuff like that. I do doubt it'd be months though. Probably only as long as the Bassuras arc, which seems like it'll wrap up within 2-5 episodes.

[@tbugmurphy]

FCG: *approaches black powder/tinker shop* “Hey how do I tell someone Bad News” My immediate thought, “Well it travels fast, just ask the Lord of Whitestone”

[@CommanderJPS]

😂 smooth

[@siberiannerd840]

i CANNOT believe that when Sam asked "Who's Joe?" no one, not a single one of them, said "Joe mama"...

[@LydiaTereK]

I WAS frustrated, but then twitch chat became a wall of “JOE MAMA”

[@lastwymsi]

It made my eye twitch when I heard it

[@toa7401]

Ohhh that look that Erika gives right into the camera after her one-on-one with Matt... poisonous and so pleased with herself. There's so much more to Dusk than I'd first imagined and I love how Erika is playing them

[@isabelgreene8291]

matt's face when marisha was drawing laudna and imogens domestic disputes from real life I'm dead

[@ProperlyGaming]

Lmao, the fact tal caught on and gave him the "this you?" Look cracked me the hell up.

[@allieofchaos]

If anyone has a time stamp for this face, please share 💗

[@theclassicblunders]

@@allieofchaos it starts at 2:23:58

[@rougespectre2787]

Lol marisha was doing such a good job I didn't even catch that 😂

[@lopa-u9f]

if your shelves are gross to put the lip down on, that's a problem!

[@emilyredbird7497]

SPOILER FOR THIS EPISODE: - - - - I got all emotional thinking about how much better a parent Joe would have been compared to Dancer. We haven't even met her yet, but she doesn't seem very... positive.

[@MrLando24]

"I just want to know who I am.." hit me hard for some reason. It felt so genuine. Love this group so much. They put so much emotion into their characters and stories. Nothing like it.

[@attiej2124]

Laura angrily putting her glasses on (and almost missing) while glaring at Taliesin gave me little inklings of Vex & Percy again and it warms my heart. side note, Tal is DEFINITELY owning those glasses and I love them

[@stingerjohnny9951]

Vex and Percy have DEFINITELY had the tea cup up or down discussion 🤣

[@dogpound9851]

23:34 Fearne wasn’t already doing what she wants!?!?! Think we just found the trigger for the next calamity

[@char_leeP]

Chetney - "Me and Dusk are gonna kill somebody" Everyone watching - 😱

[@levindeed]

When was it?

[@levindeed]

Also, maybe this is the way we finally meet Travis’s intended character xd

[@miget3]

I really like that in Fearn's way of speaking frankly and straightforwardly shes able to just talk to everyone about emotional issues with little resistance 😂

[@Punz18]

I love how they "don't know" how Aoran automatons started coming back. I'm excited to see how their characters explore FCGs origins.

[@adambeck427]

if he was woken up by the steve rogers robot they fixed in C2 that is such a cool tie in.

[@Punz18]

@@adambeck427 that's my theory, they either woke up the next big bad, or reintroduced sentient automatons in Exandria, or both lol.

[@Pixel_XDG]

@@adambeck427 also had this theory. Checked the comments to see if there were any other like minded people.

[@thefracturedbutwhole5475]

The Mighty Nein met 1 automaton in Aeor, they likely actually "don't know".

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

@@thefracturedbutwhole5475 Devexian planned on repairing more and expressly said as much.

[@pineapplepincher]

''I love smuggling it's basically a vacation someone else pays for'' - Ashton

[@lenny_bam5599]

WOW, Marisha's comment about putting cups in the cabinet upside-down vs right side up unlocked somememories. LOL 😂

[@tessa5233]

Matts reaction was priceless😂

[@FreinareUnimentra]

I'm probably wrong but I think Dancer might actually be traveling with Fearne's parents. Think about it, Ollie & Birdie were investigating Aeor & Dancer knew enough about Aeormatons to reactivate one.

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

If she hadn't had all those nods to a relationship I could believe that either Ollie or Birdie might have been Dancer. So what your saying isn't that far fetched. I don't believe that Matt would tie the PCs together like that though. Still first time for everything and he could have been inspired by the whole Stone coincidence from campaign 2.

[@PenumbralLady]

@@MorinehtarTheBlue Campaign 3's tagline is "all bets are off" I would NOT think of this campaign as normal

[@TheToneBender]

I think the Aeor postcard is more to signify that they were walking around during pre-calamity and that whatever they're working on is something that has been in the works since before the calamity.

[@Boreal_MC]

I think a spicier take might be that Dancer and Fearne's parents are in some kind of competition. Birdie and Ollie are purchasing Arcane Batteries, power sources they might be using to revive the remains of Aeormatons they're in possession of. Meanwhile Dancer was able to not only awaken an Aeormaton but modify it's memories to a significant degree. Perhaps she's trying to get her hands on another and the Calloways are keeping them from her. Who's to say which party is in the right, but it would force one of the PC's into a moral dilemma, and that's the good stuff right there.

[@duxsilvae]

I mean... all those postcards are just made by Fearne's grandma right? She probably had some very out of date info on locations in the Prime Material Plane which is why Aeor was one of the places.

[@thathiefsandiego]

I got that impression as well lol

[@MorinehtarTheBlue]

I'm pretty sure that's the case. Slippery time with the Feywild sure but 800-900 years is a bit unlikely.

[@emaus9398]

Omg that would make a lot of sense! I was wondering why it would always be the same handwriting if it's both Ollie and Birdie writing, like surely one of them would like to take a turn at writing or at least sign their own name occasionally

[@italaugh83745]

The aeor postcard mentions it as "fallen" though so it isn't that out of date.

[@jonathansolberg5072]

@@italaugh83745 I took that part as a joke, since the ”card” Laura was holding was merch from the shop that Ashley had under her notebook. So We do not know if the card said that part or not.

[@EJAG_art]

“The last five or so years they’ve been showing up” Isn’t this campaign 7 years after the M9? The M9 who woke up some Aeormatons and disturbed the deepest Aeorian ruins... 👀

[@probablynotasith5355]

Devexian making a return would be very intresting, albiet unlikely

[@EJAG_art]

@@probablynotasith5355 I agree, it was clear they intended to wake up other aeormatons when the M9 left so it would be interesting

[@meeperdweeper8177]

@@probablynotasith5355 We're not ready for his awe-inspiring sex appeal

[@cola98765]

yep... iirc Devexian, the droid they activated, split off before they went to Astral Plane and said something about reactivating others Also at the end of that campaign Matt said that M9 actions unlocked the "Exandrian equivalent of Warforged" so It was clear it's gonna be somewhat connected, but I did not expect FCG being a relic, I took his backstory at face value and expected something inspired by the stuff form Aeor. Also I love how magical engineers got some more love this campaign, partially because of those droids, and machines inspired by them.

[@KadiaGray]

I miss "Charlie". I also wonder, however, if fixing FCG like Charlie will have a Devexian result...

[@Blaed13]

I love erika and matt's secret game here. the casual rolls and meaningful looks going under the radar is a blast. also, the grant imahara tribute was very beautiful.

[@TH-tf9ke]

Any timestamps for this stuff?

[@viomegoszto3012]

@@TH-tf9ke I know I'm late for the party, but at 4:04:19 Laura rolls for perception, Erika immediately checks on Matt and then rolls herself.

[@brentage5000]

Would absolutely love for Georgie and Laudna and Opal and Nancy to have a day out together -- just two single moms that drip black goo and their children that are the exact same halfling person.

[@LostFoundling]

Three moms and a baby (who is a grown man)

[@Juan-yn4zs]

You know it's crazy when it's the kid and not one of the parents who has a secret family

[@Tsusagi]

I like how Imogen almost picked out the discrepancy in Dusk’s alibi

[@olivia_tyrrell]

I started listening to Arrival at Kraghammer a little over a year ago right after my friends and I started playing DnD and I decided to listen to a podcast to learn more about the game. Little did I know that I would spend hours watching this phenomenal group of people play a game I have grown to love, laugh so hard I cried and then cried so hard my roommate wondered what was wrong with me. This show has gotten me through some of my darkest moments and been with me during some of my happiest. I found an amazing community not only online, but in person through this show and I would not trade one second of time I’ve spent with Critical Role for anything else. Today I am, for the first time, watching an episode on the same day it was released. I have grown so much with these characters, with these people, and I cannot wait to see where they and I still have to go. Thank you so much for everything you guys have done for me and so many other strangers you have brought into this lovely family. Love to you all ❤️

[@smoogieboogie1694]

Dusk: Don't worry, I'll kill the Calloways. Chetney, to Dusk: I promise we'll kill someone today. Me: No! You don't know what you're saying!

[@bobloerakker7010]

If she succeeds, she will have a mad werewolf after her.

[@bionicdragon5]

Chetney, no! "CHETNEY YES!"

[@evillaughinthebackground5732]

3:21:25 I love that Liam casually dropped a Twisted Metal reference when they were discussing The Tun with Imahara Joe. Great to hear any kind of reference to those games, especially Sweet Tooth 🤡 Also, I'm 90% confident that the name of Imahara Joe is an homage to Grant Imahara from Mythbusters. May he keep making robots in heaven, that angel!!!

[@johnnyb368]

25:23 That immediate shift from Erika from panic to devious gave me chills