Reconciliation | Critical Role | Campaign 3, Episode 102

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Bells Hells contemplate the revelations of the Occultus Thalamus while one of their own is brought low by darkness and desire...
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[@flandomaltrizian4603]

This is a test, can anyone see this

[@MrDuellane]

The Mighty Flando has spoken!!

[@starsgears9200]

@@flandomaltrizian4603 YOU'RE ALIVE!!!

[@justiineniicole]

yes !!

[@lucasl8174]

yeeess

[@joshuadehlori4906]

Hey Flando, we’ve missed you. I hope you’re doing well 😣

[@flandomaltrizian4603]

For those who have trouble seeing it, Sam’s Stanley cup says “Will Heal 4 Satan”

[@Ciara_Turner]

You're a godsend as always

[@atomicash2475]

Our champion

[@samsur4654]

Hi you have been missed

[@EzuKris]

Just what I was looking for

[@1notdeadfred]

Repping Spheal I see

[@delldrian]

I love that you can see the exact moment that Ludinus lost Ashton. "Not all of us walked away from that." Doesn't matter how right you are about the Gods, because you've hurt us personally and taken people we cared about.

[@luzanime_edits]

@@delldrian 100%

[@1Xaria]

I kept wanting this question to come up "so if the god's power is dependent on us, worship and devotion, then is he saying that the Betrayers who want to destroy us all, are the ones trying to let go of their power?"

[@copycrow4486]

@@1Xaria Oooh, this is such a good question!

[@auranos9504]

I mean, Ludinus lost Otohan. I'm calling it a wash.

[@tcgbattlingmaster925]

“No, you threw your skyship at me and I defended myself.” Love it 😂

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

One of the few things out Ludinus’ mouth that I agree with. 😂

[@gewerdstrauss9843]

I love how Ludinus is just utterly irritated and fed up having to deal with BH _again_... 'Why do I have deal with these idiots yet again? Just leave me alone...'

[@Sirisgrl]

I cackled at that too. Trust Mercer to make a villian likeable, even if it was only for a second

[@amitacharya8167]

What happened to the Sky ship captain and crew?

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

@@amitacharya8167 The crew if I recall were dropped off before the whole thing and the captain was left in the tender loving care of Ira and was seen escaping the excavation crater but no word since then

[@alexanderwagstaff3643]

Am I the only one who loves the trust Matt and the players have with each other? As soon as Essek teleports the party home he turns to Liam to ask what the home looks like, trusting in Liam's ideas of Caleb's home. Just like asking Taliesin what card Jester pulls at the grave in C2.

[@qualandrew201494]

Its really cool, we all know liam is an amazing roleplayer and given its his home aswell it just was amazing to see the trust and dedication to the game

[@XolBurn]

Also I love how Liam uses the word "not" to describe things. Because in many ways Nott was a big part of his upbringing.

[@chromaticblue3976]

Only thing I disagree with on the description was the blacklight joke. You know two wizards would Prestigitate any messes away.

[@davidjennings2179]

I do love this - but I would encourage everyone to make this the norm. When you get to part of your player's backstory, let them flesh out the details - it makes for great roleplay opportunities and invests your players more in your world

[@DredgenStorm]

The moment Matt implied a Teleport Circle I looked to Liam. It is not often that a DM will allow a player to set the stage, but for this group, should we, the audience, expect anything less?

[@aaronkough3810]

Liam with the "you called a successful hit on my family F you(x3)" oh man that was a home run right there. 10/10

[@melnotb]

this guy plays one record and one record only. man... Liam is so much better than this usually. I don't know why he has decided to play a one note character that is pretty much the only one that has not evolved this campaign at all. Not single smidgen of nuance.

[@TheGirtmode]

Maybe that in itself was intentional? I don't know the dudes life or acting/RO process. Loved Caleb.

[@cori24]

@@melnotb I mean idk I get it. His husband and people he cared about were murdered in front of him and it was an experiment at the end of the day. Ludinous wanted to know if Vax would come. If I was Orym I’d be pissed forever lol

[@Fanthomas1742]

oof

[@parodycalfilms]

​@@melnotbThe guy lost his husband, father in law, robot friend, and almost lost the leader of his nation to senseless violence caused by Da'leth who hasn't managed to sell anyone on his plot. Oh and he and Fearne died once too. Orym is right. Fuck him.

[@CufflinksAndChuckles]

When Ludinus said “I wish you knew what I knew” at the 53 minute mark, which was a non-answer to Chetney’s answer, it reflected what the gods said to Cassida. More or less, like the gods, he thinks they’re incapable of understanding what he knows. Whereas, I remember that the reason why the gods didn’t want to answer Cassida’s hard questions could’ve been answered easily. Like the gods, Ludinus felt that answering the question would paint them in a bad light and lose the argument. They’d rather destroy than accept that they were wrong.

[@Vael7]

Yeah its a way to deflect and belittle the one asking the question but atleast for the gods you would not really believe if they said "We came using a ship of light and we are all family so we would appreciate if you dont kill them, also some of us were devoured and we are deeply traumatized about it." it would be more insane than anything luda couldve said

[@Landis963]

​@Vael7 "Oh, child, do you realize what you ask? For all the Betrayers' crimes, they are still our kin. I could no more turn the Malleus on my brothers and sisters than you could take a knife to dear Hallis. And once the weapon is used, it will be an inevitability that it will be used again. I am sorry, but it must be destroyed utterly, before its promise can be realized."

[@grumdiddlydoo3559]

Not sure why you take it as him belittling in that response. Is it possible your perceived image of him as the bad guy makes you suspect everything he replies with? I took that response as it would take a portion of time to explain in details, and combine that with how the group was being a bunch of pricks towards him, demanding information when not outright mocking him...I mean, would make sense you'd be reserved to go into further details when there is no intent on the other party to return the favor of knowledge being demanded. The Gods with Cassida was much more direct. They outright made it clear they didn't care about her, or her thoughts of the situation, and only care if she was of use to them [bar EverLight] --- and that sounds alot more like how Bells Hells was treating Ludinus .

[@sandpiperr]

He sounds like the gods the entire time. That's the point, I think.

[@padraig548]

​@@grumdiddlydoo3559it is a very common way to belittle and discard the arguments your opponent uses. And saying that. I have been in debates where the urge to use the "i know more than you" argument is tempting. But instead the correct action, is to provide the knowlege to your foe and if your argument doesnt hold up. You lose. Luddy thinks his vast knowledge gives him the right to decide on behalf of others. And when challenged, refuses to share his knowledge. Or worse. He did and he lost the argument and he cannot concede. He has drunk his own koolaid and maintains his eternal arrogance.

[@rebeccadittman6350]

Everyone else: philsophy Travis: "please explain the lore that we missed"

[@lauralide4804]

What did he ask about? I missed it in the hour of politics haha

[@briarboehm4707]

“No, i’m texting Q, I’m seeing what she’s up to”😂

[@Rowlurorowf]

Epic clapback!

[@omegagilgamesh]

I took me a second to realize who he was talking about.

[@ZisisKoukoumakis]

This ad was probably the first time Matt looked genuinely annoyed.

[@PhilBoswell]

@@ZisisKoukoumakis I thought he was struggling to hold in the giggles, Sam has this way of reducing all of them to flubber ❣

[@iceman3317]

@@ZisisKoukoumakis I think it was part of it. I highly, highly doubt Sam did it without asking him about it. They were acting. Besides he was laughing and recovered extreme quick from it. Another reason I think it was just him acting. You got to remember they are all actors. You also have to realize he was getting into the mind frame of Ludinus.

[@whitestoneandy797]

The way Omar was just straight chillin in Sam's arms 😅

[@Rowlurorowf]

And Sam just like, "wait, what do I do with him now?!"

[@Abelslayer1222]

Don't throw dirt in people's faces andy😂

[@whitestoneandy797]

​@@Abelslayer1222I'm a changed man, I promise 😅😂

[@sybariticcupboardrat3763]

That doggo looks like he's never known a day without total safety and adoration from all. I'm not jealous!

[@iitstre_4550]

As opposed to the complete and utter TERROR on Matt’s face. He seemed like he was genuinely questioning reality 😂

[@ghomerhust]

omar trusts, and we trust in omar! haha i LOVE how essek says "scheisse" when he misses his attack on DeLaudna. he doesnt speak zemnian natively. he picked that up from a certain beloved somebody.

[@TheBlackSquirrel]

My squishy heart weeps tears of joy every time. 💜🧡

[@DuskWolf224]

I've noticed his accent is more Zemnian than during Campaign 2. Our wizard has definitely been rubbing off on Hot Boi^^

[@dubbingsync]

@@DuskWolf224in more ways than one I bet.

[@DuskWolf224]

@@dubbingsync *wiggles eyebrows*

[@Lollirothalo]

@@DuskWolf224 I lol’ed thank you

[@m4gs.]

In honor of Flando: 0:17 Sam's ad (he's Matthew Mercer now) 5:24 Marisha's announcements 7:10 Laura's merch corner 9:34 Opening cinematic 11:18 Episode starts 1:19:27 BREAK STARTS 1:34:17 BREAK ENDS 3:18:22 HDYWTDT 3:26:18 Fearne casts Identify ("wtf is this?") 4:06:24 Episode ends (post-show conversation sneak peek)

[@Lycaon1765]

Thank you!!

[@dragonbzx1469]

🫡

[@Toksku]

Just adding some time stamps here for people looking for Dorian and Orym moments: 2:24:21 Dorian's turn, where he runs to Orym to heal him 3:00:53 Orym's failed death save and Dorian's turn after that. Dorian dimension doors Orym and himself to safety. And a bonus Aston moment: 3:36:21 "Welcome home buddy" Hopefully this saves someone some time. =)

[@Ciara_Turner]

"Craven Edge got a cameo before Grog" 😂

[@bignelly9476]

This is just a sick joke at this point 😂

[@ChevaliersEmeraude]

Didn't he destroyed that sword? And then he lost all his muscles for a while? :P (Edit: Just want to specify that it was a joke! I know the animated show does its own thing once in a while for storytelling purposes! :p )

[@bignelly9476]

@@ChevaliersEmeraude in the animated series yes that was the case, in the actual campaign they sent it to a Demi plane

[@Abelslayer1222]

I'm still hoping for a Kaylie appearance 🪈

[@thajoker9813]

⁠

[@j.bat.8235]

Essek being canonically the GOAT will never not be hilarious

[@sandpiperr]

You mean tiresome? No one likes a Gary Stu.

[@TenzinBeifongIII]

The Gayest of All Time

[@davidjennings2179]

Best use of polymorph

[@Aloysius_OHare]

Just like his husband 😂

[@artrigus1515]

@@Aloysius_OHare Later, when Essek and Caleb meet up at home: (Caleb) “So, how was your day?” (Essek) “Well, I saw what the gods did to Aeor from Lidinus. I helped Bells Hells kill an ancient prisoner of Aeor, then helped them to fight their warlocks patron, turning into a goat in the process… I’ve had a VERY long day.” (C) “It sounds like, you had quite a Baaaaaaad day. *smirks slightly then hugs Essek* Now we have more in common.”

[@emmabirr6078]

Dorian having an almond allergy is amazing. In the same day that he made a grand demon dance, he’s almost taken out by an almond

[@richardhealy]

Can relate. My nemesis.

[@masterjaczor9892]

I love the ad bit of Sam just slowly taking over Matt's life. He stole his look, his name, his wife, and even his dog.

[@vladyakubets]

Instead of writing a country song he played out a country song

[@jackwriter1908]

And the ceremony was done by an eldritch being... this will definetly be an until the death parts thing 😂

[@Abelslayer1222]

You can take a man's wife but damnit leave him his dog you monster!

[@patrickstar5136]

They say identity theft is not a joke but in this case it's really funny.

[@thegriffin88]

It's such a corgi thing to be just "I don't know what's going on but I'm happy it's making the humans happy" and just being perfectly fine being held on his back by Sam. We had a corgi growing up, definition of Good Dog.

[@TheGrumbleduke]

Their inability to understand the inherent flaws of three-way Boulder, Parchment, Shears will never not be wonderful. Nor will their joy at getting the perfect outcome.

[@littledarksun6484]

ikr! I saw it and immediatly went "WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE"

[@blaz2892]

they understand them, they just find them hilarious

[@Kubimaruicedragon]

@@littledarksun6484 we’ve been her two times before. 😂

[@littledarksun6484]

@@Kubimaruicedragon and we will be here so many more times!

[@TheSkullivan12]

After this episode I am thoroughly convinced of one thing: Braius does not actually know anything at all about Asmodeus or the betrayer gods. He is a fanboy and a poser claiming to be a herald because he thinks it’s cool and edgy. That’s why he also has levels as a tragedy bard: He’s an emo kid who never grew out of it.

[@crouchingmarker]

I feel like Braius picked his entire personality after reading a pamphlet, and any glance he gets at the deeper nature of Asmodeus, head cheerleader for team all mortals suck is immediately filtered through the simplistic rhetoric of 'Devoting to the Lord of the Hells For Fun and Profit.' Also, for clarity, that that is an active and informed player choice to throw a little spice into exactly this kind of discussion.

[@ebony1442]

Given Asmodeus' outright contempt for mortals, as portrayed in Calamity and Downfall, I have to think that the god would consider anyone who actively worshipped him to be at best a pawn and at worst an idiotic pawn. Braius is probably somewhere on that spectrum.

[@Sirisgrl]

This would be so on brand for Sam...

[@csn583]

Reminds me of Cody in d20's Unsleeping City 2.

[@abdurrahimoz9203]

Name 4 betrayer gods song

[@DParkerNunya]

"They made us more perfect then they" "I don't believe I am better than them" Your honor, he's changing his testimony

[@dziooooo]

Sam Rigel voice - OBJECTION

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

Those two statements aren't actually in conflict. We've established pretty thoroughly that there's no fundamental difference between a god and a mortal. Just a difference in potency, and with it the difference in callousness that comes with it. Those who do not know weakness or struggle lose sight of what it means to be weak or needy. That's a very, VERY human thing indeed. Both sides of it. Mortals are more perfect than the gods simply because they lack the power of the gods.

[@auranos9504]

Is it possible to have a creation that can do things better, but have the same amount of equity?

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

@@auranos9504 This is called parenting. The entire point of parenting is to create something that is better than you are.

[@GAdmThrawn]

3:30:43 Speed dials Brennan Lee Mulligan. "Brennan, can I put you on speaker? We need the Lord of the Hells to guide one of his chosen."

[@d2beej]

You can see how much they all love having Sam back at the table

[@djburk7930]

When your long-time friend nearly dies, every moment with them is a treasure

[@NWolfsson]

27:29 A tiger telling the zookeeper "I only eat lamb and cattle, trust me, bro!" Sorry my man, us not seeing Predathos feeding on mortals doesn't prove that he won't. Same issue as holding a dragon-proof amulet in our world and saying that it works because you never met a dragon.

[@DarksideGmss0513]

Exactly.

[@FoolishMcSmartypants]

Yo these gods are an invasive species so let's bring their natural predator over, too, to deal with them. That ALWAYS works as intended with no drastic effects to the native ecology. 😂

[@gregjenkinson7512]

That's one of the big things I keep coming back to. Ludinus isn't just talking about dethroning a bunch of corrupt Kings and Queens he's talking about altering the very structure of the entire world. He has no idea what will happen if all the gods are eliminated (a lot of magic users draw power from faith and gods) and no idea what Predathos will do once he's feasted on the Gods.

[@MrFr2eman]

@@gregjenkinson7512 I would hope that 1000+ years old wizard, who did a lot of things in his life time would be smart enough and researched enough that it's not a gamble for him. At least it would be a somewhat disappointing turn of the story if a person smart as he is, would be that blind and naive.

[@gregjenkinson7512]

@@MrFr2eman a decent point but research can only take you so far. You can research and experiment with a spell but you can't experiment with something like this. All he has is theories and in some ways that's a detriment as he won't even consider the possibility that he's wrong.

[@Banquet42]

The world without Flando is cold and scary. Hope y'all are safe and well!

[@WhoMusic]

Agreed. Thankfully he is still posting the timestamps on r/CriticalRole.

[@IcyColdStare]

What happened to him? I hope he's alright :c

[@spaceagelemon]

@@IcyColdStare KZbin thinks his timestamps are spam links, and delete his comments.

[@TheDisplacerBeast]

@@Banquet42 he released a testcomment!

[@Banquet42]

@@TheDisplacerBeast :)

[@NWolfsson]

19:39 I love that Laura did this. I had the same reaction of "Huh. THAT is what you've taken out of this?"

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

@@NWolfsson Yep. If anything it made me trust the Primes even more because it showed without a shadow of a doubt that they actually, genuinely felt compassion towards mortals. And honestly I’d rather have someone who feels compassion running things than someone who doesn’t. But Ludinus really has a one track mind and engaged in an absolute marathon of Cherry Picking fallacies to get to his conclusion. But that tracks for a guy who’s devoted literally centuries of his life to a single minded grudge. Makes me dislike him even more tbh

[@codyramsey7855]

@@NWolfsson i had the same thought 😅 he saw what he wanted and not what actually happened

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

@EloyBushida And yet if given a choice, most of the Primes would have chosen to save Aeor. The nature of their timetable being moved up and the spread of the knowledge of the god killer is what ultimately tipped their hand. A weapon that could tipo the scales to a more even balance, but one that also could have destroyed known existence. Put this way; if you could go back and time and make it so the atom bomb was never invented and never would be invented, would you do it? Even if it meant wiping out New York City? We have come dangerously close to exterminating ourselves with those weapons and we already vaporized two cities and millions of civilians with them. But you would still have to destroy a major city to do it. Thus it is not so clear cut. The Primes at least realized the full gravity of what they did, and while it was not “the” right answer, it wasn’t “the” wrong answer either. And then the Primes took responsibility for their actions by admitting they needed to leave the Mortal Plane. They listened to mortals and saw what the wars of gods wraught, and they willlingly removed themselves. That is more than I can say for most leaders on Earth, who would cling to power even as the world burned because of them.

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

@EloyBushida Did you perhaps miss the part where the Everlight lost one of last remaining mortal followers? The follower that the Everlight very nearly scuppered her part of the plan for? Or how the Wildmother had to give up her home amongst the wilds for the sake of Divine Gate? Or how the Law Bearer had to let go of a civilization she was once proud of, a choice that almost lead her to conflict with her siblings? I would call those, losses and part of the painful choices the Primes made. Your blind hatred of the Exandrian gods is mildly baffling to me. You say they were monsters, and yet they were anything but. They were beings faced with a hard choice that they didn’t want to make and yet ultimately had to. You may not agree with that choice, but you can understand it and even find some sympathy in it. Because nothing out of all that would have ever been “the” right choice

[@TheBlackSquirrel]

@@NWolfsson I felt the same! 😆

[@ChaoticbratDND]

I love how Chetney throws the bag to Dorian because he completely trusts him more so than the others of the group😂😂 Dorian is his buddy🥹🥹

[@scott898586]

This had more to do with the fact that this is Dorian's second encounter with Delilah and has no actual knowledge of anything she is capable of. He was the ignorantly safer choice than the others.

[@csn583]

Travis is a very calculated dude, though trust/RP is certainly part of that. For one he probably considered Dorian isn't a melee combatant so he could keep his distance.

[@auranos9504]

Was Dorian the one he was giving a hard time at the start of the campaign? I vaguely remember that.

[@miss.dudeman377]

Ludinus is such a great villain. He’s trying to use all this self righteous reasoning of why the gods should die, when he really just wants revenge. Like predathos, revenge is a hungry void that destroys everything in its way, no matter how much ludinus insists it’s only going to kill the gods, he’s already proven himself wrong. In the pursuit of revenge he’s consumed countless fey. He decimated Mylasmier, the Savalier wood, and all the lives ludanis has destroyed before & since. Ludinus’s action probably have had the farthest reaching consequences of any villain in this world, affecting the characters and events going all the way back to campaign 1 when you think about it. That was really long winded but I just wanted to gush about how well realized of a villain Ludinus is.

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

@@miss.dudeman377 He really is. For me he’s my favorite kind of villain: the one I love to hate

[@TheBlackSquirrel]

@@miss.dudeman377 YES! I am surprised that no one in Bells Hells have used the word "revenge" yet, because that is exactly what Ludy is all about. His actions are not saving anyone. No one is being oppressed or threatened by gods. They are being threatened by assassins, war, and an eldritch horror creature that all we know for sure is that it likes to eat.

[@Lucan47]

Wait, how did Ludinus affect campaign 1?

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

@@Lucan47 My guess would be the fact that he essentially founded the Cerberus Assembly which would go on to foster the skills of Delilah Briarwood

[@gapatriotpatrol9556]

The prologue that Mercer and Mulligan came up with for Downfall was very interesting. I believe the garden of possibilities is where the beacons came from, they are the left over bits of Tengar that got pulled through when the Gods crashed through onto Exandria.

[@annavanhoff1502]

Oh interesting. That’s definitely different from what the Kryn Dynasty teaches about the Luxon, but interesting given the focus on possibilities in that prologue!. Great food for thought!

[@greenquartz]

Oh, that's interesting!

[@glasses6524]

that's SO COOL!!

[@marissamemori]

I love that Laudna was finally able to stand up against Delilah and chose life for herself

[@joshuastrittmatter4188]

In the wise words of Sōsaku Tachibana from Godzilla Minus One: *“Live.”*

[@ghomerhust]

"Life needs things to live." "Well, that's just fucking stupid." -Taliesin Jaffe

[@NerdForWords]

"Do you think there are nuts in these..?" I feckin' love Robbie, hahaha.

[@Graemith]

He played it perfectly from the start at 3:55:30. His timing was impeccable.

[@agentapples2185]

Many episodes ago, Marisha said “I never thought I’d miss Craven Edge so much.” (Context: chetney still had Graz’tchar- the luminary blade). It seems Matt was waiting to pull that trick out.

[@amymurata]

Delilah is so powerful that she's trying to get into the real world through Matt's nat 20s

[@sandeman1776]

No kidding! I thought she was gonna come sit at the table for a second!

[@alittleantidote5852]

​@sandeman1776 Imagine if Grey casually walked in

[@sandeman1776]

@@alittleantidote5852 grey? Am I missing something? 🤔

[@alittleantidote5852]

@@sandeman1776 Grey Griffin, Delilah's voice in the animation

[@sandeman1776]

@@alittleantidote5852 oh, I gotcha.

[@LeatherRebel75]

I think it's interesting that the members of Bells Hells are wondering what does Predathos eat after he's eaten all of the gods. Hunger doesn't just go away after only one dinner.

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

@@LeatherRebel75 Indeed. And to me whenever Ludinus just skates by any question about that with a chiding “Well that just wouldn’t happen,” just reaffirms to me that Ludinus is exactly like the deists he criticizes so fiercely. His words are slightly different but he’s still asking people to trust in his vision on faith and whenever someone pokes holes in it he goes “You just don’t understand.” Honestly makes him a huge hypocrite IMO. He’s true believer, just one who literally believes his god will eat the other gods

[@gageodell5238]

I think about it like this, Predathos is a wolf. The gods are sheep, being hunted by this wolf. Mortals are ants, uninteresting to the wolf. Predathos might just go find some other sheep to hunt as long as the ants don't start crawling all over it and biting or something. Not saying that's it for sure, but that sounds like the argument Ludinus is trying to mak.

[@Mastattak]

@@gageodell5238I mean, that literally was part of his argument, he just used different animals for the analogy 😂

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

@@gageodell5238 The question though is are mortals actually ants or are we field mice? Because an wolf ignore ants, but it will gladly goble up every single field mouse it finds

[@nottotallytara6775]

@@hfar_in_the_sky Or, say we are ants. When an animal gets desperate enough, it'll eat anything. Rocks, bark, dirt. Why do we think it won't get desperate enough to eat the ants? And why do we think it'll just... move on, after the gods are gone? It followed the gods to Exandria. What will lead it away to feed somewhere else? And say it does! It eats the gods and moves on, just like it said. If Melora isn't there, what guarantee do we have that nature will survive? Nature was preserved by the primordials, first, and they're gone, and now Melora basically is nature. The way I think of it is, at least with the gods, they locked themselves behind the Gate. If you break that gate down and sick an attack dog on them and let that dog run off into the dark, who knows what else you could be letting in afterward with no gate to protect you.

[@hiero13]

ashton's "welcome home buddy" killed me

[@damiencraig2433]

@@hiero13 I didn’t know where he was going with this, until he mentioned that. A scrap bit of metal… ooh… then it was waterworks.

[@Sarahdamonster]

The tears I cried. Oofda

[@trista31]

I just start crying when he said a scrap of metal 😭

[@someone_stole_my_handle]

Ludinus be like: So, what did you guys think about my powerpoint presentation about how the gods suck, did you like it :D ?

[@_Francis_York_Morgan]

"Wasn't that fascist state SO COOL until those meddling gods came along?"

[@CesidioLuror]

Yes. I liked that you spoke freely and showed some pictures. :) Do you have a handout?

[@someone_stole_my_handle]

​@@CesidioLuror "Sure, here you go" Hands you a crayon drawing of a red pacman eating a bunch of sticks figures: one has a sun for a head, one has horns, one of has bird wings, two are some sort of winged reptiles, one of which was multiple heads, one had a cloud instead of legs, one is wearing a mask, one has only one eye, one has eight legs, one is only a skeleton, one is shorter and has a beard, one is a worm with multiple arms, one has a crescent moon for a head, one has long hair and is holding a bag with an $ symbol, one is a ball of darkness covered in teeth and chains, one has green hair and is holding a leaf in one hand and some sort or animal that might be a dog or maybe be a weasel in the other, one is in crutches and is holding multiple books, one is wearing a blindfold and holding a broken scale, one is a cobra, one has long ears and a flute up it's nose. The words "My 1000 year plan" are clumsily written on top of the page. (If I forgot a god or some of the descriptions are wrong, I was doing this from memory cut me some slack)

[@someone_stole_my_handle]

​​@@CesidioLuror Sure, here you go *Gives you a diamond that transforms your friend into a smoke creature and then teleports out* I think that went well. I hope those guys decide to join my club :D

[@sandpiperr]

@@_Francis_York_Morgan Fr fr!

[@isbammoi3358]

3:48:00 The famous scarf whiff from Essek. You're welcome

[@phoebica]

Thank you for your service!

[@TheBlackSquirrel]

You are a god, and long may you reign! Thank you! 🙏

[@izzymartin9011]

our here doin the lord’s work friend tysm

[@oldfrend]

i'm a newish fan. why's he takin a hit of the scarf?

[@TheBlackSquirrel]

​@@oldfrendHello and welcome! ❤ Essek's boyfriend Caleb (Liam's character from campaign 2) had multiple scarfs. Since they now live together, and Essek was not known to wear or even own a scarf in the last campaign, it is implied in this episode that the scarf he sniffs belongs to Caleb and Essek likes the smell of his partner.

[@grandpa6065]

Ludinus sounds like he's beefing with discord mods that already left the server

[@UponThisAltar]

His position on divinity becomes less rational every time he opens his mouth. I don't know if it's intentional on Matt's part or just an attempt to improvise monologues, but if it's the latter he *REALLY* should have written a script beforehand.

[@grandpa6065]

@@UponThisAltar i dont think hes meant to be rational - which sucks bc that doesnt make him very compelling, i want him dead already and see what happens after

[@ProperlyGaming]

​@@UponThisAltarhe has been irrational from the start. Bro is trying to kill hods who already fled from the realm and erected a divine gate so they could never do what they did during the calamity again. And is trying to put an end through all powerful beings by trusting an ecen more all powerful being. Its as irrational as it gets.

[@wafflingmean4477]

@@UponThisAltar You're religious aren't you?

[@ianporter9740]

@@wafflingmean4477 You're anti-religion, aren't you?

[@lexgray42]

"it's not about who is on the throne, it is that there is a fucking throne" goes so hard and i love it

[@curtisholsinger6023]

From earlier on in Game of Thrones: "I'm going to break the wheel" has the same exact energy.

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

@@lexgray42 Reminds me of how Talisen said he really wanted to play a punk character, but had to think long and hard what kind of establishment a punk would fight against in this setting

[@SapphoForAphrodite]

YES!!!!! THIS!!!!!!!!!11 THIS IS THE FUCKING POINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Jason-kp4vc]

@@SapphoForAphrodite Yeah except you're just trading one throne for another. Sure, get rid of all the gods, let the mortal mages that lust for power take over instead. Surely that won't be a bad idea. Vecna 2, electric boogaloo time. Real life concepts don't particularly translate well to fiction, idk why people keep trying in spite of it.

[@nottotallytara6775]

@@Jason-kp4vc Vecna was exactly what I was thinking of too. Ash is either ignoring or forgetting about power vacuums. The kinda people that hunt for power like that are not the kind of people you want in power, and you can try to take the throne away but do we really think that's going to stop them? They'll build a new throne if they have to.

[@GoddessofPwnage]

There are no thoughts in that corgi's head.

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

@@GoddessofPwnage “Head empty, am dog.”

[@DarkParagon]

@@hfar_in_the_sky "Head empty, am potato." 😋

[@leojamesclune1730]

Let's be honest, there are a lot of dog's whose internal monologs are just elevator muzac

[@padraig548]

I dunno. Corgis are the battle steeds of the fae for a reason. But yeah. Omar has fluff for brain.

[@kendras8545]

I was fully expecting Orym to attack Ludinus then and there, with all 30 some hp, whether or not the rest of the Hells were with him.

[@Aetheria60]

I was yelling at him to do it for an hour on Thursday. lol

[@kendras8545]

@@Aetheria60 I hadn't quite realized how bad off he was until he took a single hit from Craven Edge and went down. I thought he had recharged during that short rest, so Liam might've been running the numbers in his head that whole encounter. Also I get not wanting to be "that" player, but it would've been 100% justified in the moment.

[@glasses6524]

i read that as "omar" initially... yeah i think omar would solve all of bells hells' problems if you just sic him on ludinus LMAO

[@MichelleCahill-qp9mc]

Wow! That whole justification Ludinus gave Orym was bullshite! Can't believe that Orym didn't jump on him and start cutting him up!!!😮

[@MegaJakethesnake1]

11:22 Last we left off 15:30 Start 1:34:17 Break Ends

[@INinja55]

You’re a gentleman and a scholar

[@nalublackwater9729]

Thank you!

[@richardbudge9416]

Someone must carry on Flando's legacy if KZbin does a KZbin. I shall observe your path with interest. Also thanks for the timestamps

[@TheJavapup]

Thank you!!

[@TheBlackSquirrel]

Ludinus' arguments without the fancy wording and manipulation: -The gods should die because they never personally apologized to me for the Calamity. -Instead of allowing people the choice to follow gods, I have decided that no one gets to. -Destroying cities is bad when gods do it, but totally fine when I do it for research purposes.

[@DukeTrout]

Ha! Nice. I’m also disappointed that no one countered him by talking about the Divine Gate. The Primes solved the problem of themselves by locking themselves and the Betrayer Gods away from affecting Exandria directly. I would have been all for Imogen (because I like her snarkiness) suggesting the Divine Gate as a solution to Ludy, then pointing out, “Oh, wait, the gods already did that!”

[@Aurora_Lightbringer]

It's essentially the logic of invading a country in order to force democracy onto them. It kinda doesn't work as it's inherently hypocritical.

[@Akachi-ni6oj]

Ludinus definitely has a point.

[@zabazi-i4i]

I kinda liked the line from Dorian "What makes god a god besides power" the gods definitely didn't seem mature enough to hold that kind of power in this universe at least and I like the party being divided on this since most of them don't even have ties to any gods.

[@22ukiuki]

The thing with the divine gate is that their influence still seeps out of it, that's how worshippers get divine magic and stuff. Ludinus is an extremist that does not want ANY of their influence. He may have a point in some parts, but his "means justify the ends" that is bad. He could just make information viable for everyone and let the world choose, but he's being a tyrant masquerading as a liberator.

[@Kasram10]

basically every thing Ludinus said was "trust me bro"

[@davidjoshuasianghio4036]

"I hope it's Seedling. I hope it's Orym..." CRYING. SCREAMING. THROWING UP.

[@rheakano9952]

To me, Ludinus is beyond reason since Molaesmyr. That he, who saw the Calamity , could look at the destruction of Molaesmyr and the corruption of the Savalirwood and not turn away from Pradathos immediately, tells me that he is even further gone than Vespin Cloris was.

[@overdrive7349]

Also with all the Fey souls that he extracted. I really hope Imogen gives him the Invincible treatment after what he did to Laudna.

[@overdrive7349]

@@jonathan4158 I kind of hope it does end that way but not with Delilah coming back.

[@ghomerhust]

but what if he was the only one who was right? thats why this is so fun. the world was there before the gods doing fine. all the turmoil came afterwards. (devils advocate, discuss!!)

[@ProperlyGaming]

​@@ghomerhustthe world was a chaotic hell that only primordial elementals could live on. They forged the other realms to hold back the utter destructive chaos that was all the energy on the planet of exandria.

[@rheakano9952]

@@ghomerhust What is interesting to me about that Ludinus talks about the time before the gods and the eidolons, but he seems to forget that back than Exandria was really not a place for the current mortal life on Exandria to survive in. It was the gods who shaped Exandria into a place where all the species and their societies could thrive. And I really wonder that happens if you kill a god. If there is no other god to take on their divine domain, will that domain than fall apart? Will it be like, sure you can kill the Wildmother, but all of her gifts as going with her. No more plants, or animals or nature. Sure you can kill the Lawbearer, but don’t expect the laws of physics to still be the same after that. Sure you can kill the Archheart but that will be goodbye to all arcane magic as well. It would be the ultimate lesson of “Oh, there really was a purpose to the gods! They are really important for the function of the cosmos, shit!”, but it also would be the last lesson everyone will ever learn.

[@anathem9982]

I like to believe that thumbnail was just a candid shot of Liam, Tal and Marsha

[@forgotn42]

With Delilah forcing Laudna into a secondary form, this makes her the 6th member of Bell's Hells with a secondary or awakened form. Orym is the only one without one so far, although we have seen him choose the darker path and forsake some of his hope.

[@jedsithor]

Just wait until it's revealed that Orym was a dragon all along, ha.

[@camclemons]

She already had a second form, her FORM of dread. It works just like Chetney's wolf

[@AdrianVM19]

Did FCG or does Braius have some kind of secondary form I'm not aware of? I guess Imogen technically has the potential to become exalted or whatever

[@alvintollah]

​@@AdrianVM19 FCG has their berserk mode

[@TheFatihyet]

How much Delilah forced or how much Laudna walked into it is debateble.

[@JoaoFerreira-fx3xp]

So happy to see Sam playing with them again at the studio!

[@michaelj.mccall6530]

1:18:54 “we’re gonna go to break” 1:34:17 “and welcome back”

[@daneroberts1996]

Did Sam make Braius flirt with Dorian just so he could fuck with Liam by acting as Orym's romantic rival for Dorian's affections? Because I sure hope so, that would be hilarious

[@zoltanszaszi2264]

But he's also flirting with Fearne, and asked both Imogen *and* Laudna whether they were single. I think his character concept is "minotaur that likes to f**k".

[@perigraph6644]

Sam is playing... a minotaur paladin? To quote the Tick: "Alright! Bovine intervention!"

[@DrMythosQC]

He’s a holy… cow.

[@sybariticcupboardrat3763]

4:03:50 I love that Essek was so annoyed at Braius that he spent money to get revenge.

[@sandpiperr]

Yeah that was almost enough to make me acutally like Essek!

[@DredgenStorm]

Respectfully, you mislabeled the timestamp friend

[@sybariticcupboardrat3763]

@@DredgenStorm Weeeeell heeeell. Thanks for letting me know.

[@artloveranimation]

The ending felt very reminiscent of when they tried to break Veth's curse 💚

[@Taylor-mv3dy]

I missed this table energy so much it feels good to have everyone back and having great laughs together.

[@jackdog06]

1:56:29 good to see Caleb has taught Essek some Zemnian.

[@davidcurry5240]

Omar coming onto screen upside-down and passing out within ten seconds is very in character for him as far as I can tell lol

[@ianmakesshorts]

4:01:26 - the second time Sam has played a character where he doesn't know the party's names

[@usualhumanxd353]

yeah and this is hilarious :D

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

@@ianmakesshorts Just as funny the second time IMO! XD

[@Jason-ji8ql]

Laudna: "Mages of Aeor... Help a bitch out! Punch me in the face!" Didn't expect to find some Borderlands in my Critical Role XD

[@DParkerNunya]

Well we weren't getting it in the film soooooo

[@DredgenStorm]

​@@DParkerNunyatake my like and the knowledge that I laughed hard enough to have my beer come out my nose

[@DParkerNunya]

@@DredgenStorm :) thanks for sharing, it's nice to know I made your day a bit better

[@hotfrenchbread7059]

"The shark does not bother itself with the krill" Ludinus has had hundreds of years and knows so much yet he doesn't know basic shark facts? This is untrue, whale sharks do in fact eat krill since they are filter feeders, as are basking sharks. Some sharks will also eat anything, especially when hungry so sharks have been found eating rubbish thrown into the ocean (eg license plates). Basically, because they can, and because they are hungry, sharks can and often will eat more than just the largest creature they can find. Ludinus saying this is hardly a reassurance and does nothing but reinforce his ignorance, arrogance and lack of knowledge about sea life.

[@Aurora_Lightbringer]

We need Fjord to rock up with his nautical terms and sea knowledge just to tell him that.

[@joshuastrittmatter4188]

It’s exactly the same flawed logic Bill tried to use on Beatrix Kiddo in Kill Bill: Volume 2. “You’re not a honey bee…you’re a rogue killer bee.” Like, my guy, ‘killer bees’ aren’t a distinct species. They’re literally just another subspecies of honey bee that developed via hybridization between two or three different subspecies from different parts of the world. Whenever a villain tries to use animal logic to make themselves seem right, only to spout incorrect information, *that’s* when you know they’re bullshit. That’s when you school ‘em.

[@someone_stole_my_handle]

Owning Ludinus with shark facts and logic. But in his defense maybe whale sharks, basking sharks and the like, don't exist in Exandria. And it might make sense that their biosphere is largely diferent from ours since Exandria seams to be significantly smaller then earth, and also seams to have a slightly different climate.

[@TheGirtmode]

How about people using metaphors? Poetic usage? I know the facts you cite, and still find merit in both quotes.

[@hotfrenchbread7059]

@@TheGirtmode I am nitpicking for comedic effect. There are far more arguments to be made against Ludinus than just pointing out his lack of knowledge about marine life. I think its funny this guy planned a genocide but doesn't know anything about sharks, metaphor or not

[@devoncelis9613]

In episodes prior to this video, Flando has been posting episode timestamps on Reddit as well as working with CR fan website the Omen Archive. So those are still available there if KZbin continues to be weird.

[@dominictemple]

Thank you

[@milesparker846]

2:37:57 Essek truly is the GOAT

[@pinoyriot15]

I hope when they do a Bells Hells Animated Series, artists will put random Jester "Easter Eggs" on the walls, whenever they pass through places she would have been. lol

[@ethansams883]

So let me get this straight, Ludinous killed an entire city in an attempt to kill the gods for killing an entire city.....

[@BryGoose]

Die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain.

[@jacobw.6744]

Yes, he's a hypocrite to the utmost degree. It's basically a large part of his personality. It's actually kind of amazing how well Matt has made this incredibly smart person such a stupid hypocrite while still sounding so right on the surface. That whole whore was Ludinus contradicting his words with all of his actions. Chet, Orym, and Imogen didn't even point out all the times.

[@grilledleeks6514]

They did way more than destroy one city lol

[@friznos8688]

But it was a FlYiNg CiTy!

[@matthewward1346]

Pretty much. Yup.

[@rosenrot234]

Yall ever notice the gods never talk about their worshipers like they're food? And yet Ludinus, the Predathos Weeb, keeps talking about the gods feeding?

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

It’s almost like Ludinus is hardcore projecting 😂

[@overdrive7349]

He's psychotic. Of course nothing he says makes sense.

[@DimitriX-zq1dr]

Yes, that's out of left field. Gods "feed" on worship but it is more of symbiotic relationship, since divine magic exists. "Afterlife" in Exandria sucks though. I believe in C1 it was shown that gods store souls as objects (sand for Everlight, books for Knowing Mother), for currently unknown purpose.

[@TheDarkstormy]

@@DimitriX-zq1dr Well we saw the Gods perspective on their followers afterlives. We never saw the followers perspective.

[@Nikoli420]

@@DimitriX-zq1dr i would imagine that is just how they appear to mortals as that is something that their mind can comprehend.

[@ElleKayGee]

How is he going to convince all of nature to stop worshipping the Wild Mother?

[@WhisperNuggetz]

I'm honestly surprised a Jumanji like Stampede with glowing green eyes hasn't been chasing Ludinus everywhere he goes

[@artloveranimation]

As long as he isn't hiding on the red moon, he should be a big target for beasts, nature-bound monsters, etc

[@TheBlackSquirrel]

Can we please have Ludy mauled by beasts? As a treat. 🥺🙏

[@DimitriX-zq1dr]

World-wide Awaken spell so the animals can see how shitty their "natural" life actually is😂 Considering starvation, drought, diseases, predation, parasites, etc, I bet they'd all be misotheists if they'd knew better. Though that would open another can of worms

[@loganholley5792]

@@artloveranimationmaybe that’s why he’s only been seen in aeor recently

[@d2beej]

Side note: Does anybody else get a kick out of playing a video game and hearing some side character with a couple lines being voiced by one of the group? Like, "Hey is that Liam? It totally is!"

[@parodycalfilms]

I just got into Helldivers and someone pointed out Robbie is one of the four voice options.

[@AlliB33tle]

Me fighting random stormtroopers (and I think some of the Night Brothers) in Jedi Fallen Order. It makes gameplay more fun sometimes though because I can yell at them ie "Stop it Matthew!" "Sam leave me alone!" Update: have been playing Dragon Age Origins recently, and Liam has a pretty significant role and I clocked him within like two sentences lol

[@Baalek1]

Playing the first Shadows of Mordor I recognized Travis, Laura and Liam immediately (they all play major characters in cutscenes), but it was also fun to catch Matt and Sam occasionally as random orcs.

[@padraig548]

I was replaying the .hack sequel games and was caught off guard by Liam being the flamboyantly depressed purple guy Endrance.

[@sammiehopkins9408]

Yes! I'm a big Horizon fan, and I found both Taliesin and Liam in there! Not to mention Ashly Burch as Aloy, and our new friend Noshir Dalal as Kotallo

[@BigBadWolframio]

Ludinus's hubris and hypocrisy aside, here's something I don't understand: if it's true that the gods "feed" on mortals adoration, how comes the Everlight, that had most of her flowers wiped out, receive as much power as the other gods when they regained their full divinity by the end of Downfall? The amount of followers didn't seem to impact the Betrayers in any way either. Also, it's not true that all of them reached the conclusion that the city should be destroyed. At the very least the Everlight and the Downfather were very against it and even with their lives at stake they prioritized going to a hospital to heed a desperate need for help. I get the "failed beings don't deserve to have all that power" perspective, which one can agree or disagree on, but it's mixed with so many lies, half truths and incomplete information... It also isn't lost on me how the gods destroyed a (tyrannical but also full of innocents) city that was trying to destroy them, but Ludinus destroyed a whole city because a failed experiment and it suddenly becomes a sacrifice for the greater good 😂😂😂 And then he's sure the power of Predathos won't do any harm to Exandria. He should be called Deludinus at this point. Edited for clarity ^^

[@wiseathena97]

ok so I have a theory realted to this- I don't think the gods do feed on adoration. They predate humans and existed without their adoration before their creation. BH and Ludinus didn't see the prologue bit where the gods came into existence nor did they see the "epilogue" where the gods have shed their mortal form (they confirmed this on 4sd) so I think this is just an assumption ludinus has made that hasn't been disproven yet. its kinda frustrating bc if ludinus was less narrow minded he probably would've realized this hundreds of years ago if he reflected on what happened during the calamity beyond what impacted him directly (he was a kid them so I don't blame him if he didn't realize it at the time but not reflecting on it now is just stupid). Also Deludinus is good, I'm stealing that lol

[@BigBadWolframio]

@@wiseathena97 Yeah, it's probably something along those lines, but since they see the gods fighting and using their powers in awe inducing ways... I guess that such an emotionally charged vision is not the one that makes you wonder about how worshipping actually works xD

[@calyssmarviss]

@@wiseathena97 well there's this bit in downfall where Silaha/the Arch Heart "feeds" on the adoration of the aeormatons and mortals in the Ars Elysia - except the way it's described, it sounds more like they are bolstering the god (like some kind of inspiration or bonus that a party member could give you) rather than the god taking anything from them (and there is also them being more powerful in their temples) I guess it would be like saying a baby deserves to be put down because he feeds on his mother? like, until we're shown otherwise, the gods are doing as much damage when 'feeding" on mortal adoration. (now the damage that their cults have done... that's another issue entirely) maybe he thinks that way because when HE did it, with the harness, it actually killed his sources of energy.

[@hakkesho12]

Deludinus is WILD 😂😂😂

[@Novaz1000]

To be fair, the whole mechanisms of gods getting their power from their followed was explored in C1, and probably (not 100% sure) confirmed by the gods themselves to limit the power of Vecna once ascended.

[@amg7535]

Can we talk about how awesome Ashley's laughter sounds? I frigging love it!!😂

[@TK-Titanium]

I've been a fan of it, for sure. It's rich and honest.

[@romanc.49]

I find it very interesting that Ludinus thinks that the ends justify the means after destroying so many lives for his cause, yet when the gods do it, he's upset about it. Edit: Hey y'all! First, thanks for engaging with this, I love seeing other people's thoughts about the events of the episode in the comment section so I appreciate the attention this got. Second, this comment was just an observation about Ludinus in general, nothing more nothing less :)

[@aFoolsMartyr]

Yeah, I mean, he is a hypocrite. Highly intelligent and crazy powerful, but still just a hypocrite.

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

@@romanc.49 It’s almost like Ludinus is a giant hypocrite

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

@@aFoolsMartyr Yeeeeeep!

[@eazyemman]

Its funny that you think the other way is okay when its literally the same forward and backwards

[@bluefox5331]

@@eazyemman thinking that what the gods did was wrong would not undo the opinion that Ludinus is also wrong and should be stopped, though. Plus gods tried to prevent themselves being killed, Ludinus is killing fellow humanoids to... make a world order that he thinks will be better for humanoids. That's even more hypocritical in my opinion. Not only is he deciding for all people on Exandria what they'd like, he's also taking so many lives alongside it, and feels completely justified because they stood in his way. He's killing fey, killed a whole elf civilisation because he wanted to experiment (hello, Aeor level tragedy?) killing humanoids right and left and center, and is claiming to be a saviour to humanity. We could also argue how much of Cerberus's Assembly is guided by him and, if he cares about his fellow mortals so much, why did he turn a blind eye on all the atrocities within? (it's because it would further his goal, that's why...)

[@NorwenLouie]

50:49 Laura and Liam unconsciously giving off Vax and Vex energy and I love it

[@whitestoneandy797]

It's so nice having Sam back at the table. Prayers and love to anyone dealing with health issues of your own or a loved one 🙏 💙✝️

[@milesparker846]

1:05:12 Bold move to try to steal something from someone while they’re looking.

[@WhisperNuggetz]

In my mind, Braius is part firbolg and a descendant of one of the Everlight's kids and being a follower of Asmodeus brings that sibling relationship between the gods full circle

[@dealinginfiction]

That would be an interesting spin. But i think it would interesting if it was Caduceus and the Clay family. I think Serenrae wouldn't mind that her descendants are worshipping their auntie.

[@WhisperNuggetz]

@@dealinginfiction she had 2 kids why not both?

[@Scott-ql2kx]

It's been over 800 years and firbolgs don't have horns or weird 3 fingered hands. Braius was Sam's attempt to do a "horny bard" joke without committing to the bull-head.

[@WhisperNuggetz]

@@Scott-ql2kx minotaurs have horns so he'd be half firbolg at best but it's because of all the bovine face comments and the only other cowlike race I know of other than minotaurs is firbolgs. Plus it is extremely poetic for the god who arranged the murder of all her followers to eventually have one of her true blood descendants follow him.

[@catgoddness]

Great episode but wait Sam actually watched downfall. Wonders never ceased

[@VibeBlind]

2:37:55 How can you polymorph into something you already are? Essek has always been the GOAT.

[@LolaBlack]

"Welcome home. Welcome home, buddy." ASHTOOOOON PLEASEEE😭😭😭

[@kagemarunl]

A glorious moment by Taliesin. Absolutely top marks and lots of tears for that! ♥😭

[@bethisabee]

I absolutely adore Essek talking to Laudna so gently in that moment 🥺💜 I love how much matt can absorb you into the story though his portrayal of these characters, makes me remember all how essek has changed during/since cr2 as well!

[@lukebrown3408]

How is no one mentioning Matt as Luda going "I. Am. Talking." Literal chills

[@matiej]

Not smiting on the crit at 2:40:06 made my Paladin heart cry.

[@calebromm3583]

I tried to tell him. He must not have heard me

[@DurandalsFate]

Yeah, he still thinks he has to declare the smite before the attack roll.

[@CMeyers]

@@DurandalsFate I assume that’s just a Sam decision, not a lack of knowledge. Look at how many nat 1’s he refused to Reroll as Nott. He knows, I imagine he just chooses to let the dice decide for him.

[@DurandalsFate]

@@CMeyers Sam figured it out by episode 107. Just getting used to a new class.

[@CMeyers]

@@DurandalsFate also a fair point.

[@ameliajones2266]

4:01:39 Ah yes, classic. Sam's new character must name all the other characters moment. Love to see it again :)

[@jamoor5142]

I didn't know I needed to know what Caleb's house looked like until I knew.

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

We sure Ludinus isn't multiclass monk? 'Cause this boi be a master deflector

[@choco1101]

He pissed his pants when Aeor fell and the older kids laughed again him. 😂😂😂

[@MARI0X16]

He could be part barbarian cause boi is raging mad at them gods.

[@WhisperNuggetz]

Probably part Ranger since the gods are his favorite enemy

[@ShadeKoar]

Definitely cleric with how much he worships Predathos

[@WhisperNuggetz]

or Warlock because he's so patronizing

[@jackdog06]

Sam making everyone laugh by making fun of Ashley’s dice made it clear to me just how much I’ve missed this man.

[@Blayda1]

Robbie needs to be in any new seasons going forwards, I cant imagine CR without him now.

[@jurekovacic1739]

There is one thing I really wanna fing know. If they gave Orym the backpack, would he gain the powers of the echo knight that are infused in it? Orym with that backpack, its power and mobility would be an absolute monster.

[@Slipgatex]

@1:12:22 I don't know if Ashley would ever see this, but if it helps anyone else to know it - what might help with a d20 with funky font is looking at the opposite side. The side in q + opposite side will usually add up to 21 if it's a standard d20. :)

[@Gracyn1102]

That combat was such a loop of "it's so over, we're so back" moments

[@stephencarmickle]

* Spoilers * 37:30 Ludinous: “No, you threw your skyship at me and I defended myself.” The Gods: You created the Factorum Malleus and we defended ourselves.

[@joshuastrittmatter4188]

Crossing my fingers hard enough to BREAK them, that Laudna will make it out of the coming battle okay. That at long last, she will stand triumphant over Delilah once and for all. That, in the end, she and Imogen won’t have to miss their little cottage, and the married life it’ll bring. Crossing my fingers…🤞🤞💜🖤

[@LucasFerreira-ov5jc]

I mean, they found a solution for it in this episode. They will try to use the Soul Anchor that inprisioned Dominox to try and separate Delilah from Lautna

[@oldfrend]

@@Aurora_Lightbringer oh man i hope it goes full poltergeist ripping of souls and bodies and feelings XD

[@Vergilius78]

Honestly, I don't think Laudna's story should have a happy ending. Everything about this character screams glorious tragedy... and the more Laudna slips into darkness, the more interesting Imogen becomes (Imogen is a straighman type character - she needs somebody to play against to shine and Laudna gives that to her).

[@Aurora_Lightbringer]

@@Vergilius78 That feels quite bleak if I'm being honest. If her whole character arc is rising above her abuser and managing to escape all the negativity and make something good out of it regardless of what she's been through, then the opposite would be a very dangerous message. That would kinda slightly imply that for some people, no matter what they do and what they try to be, there is no hope for a better life. That doesn't seem to be type of thing the CR Crew would like to put out there as a message, considering the vast amount of their content has themes around redemption, such as Essek, Caleb and Scanlan.

[@joshuastrittmatter4188]

Melina_Evarblume_Seelie THIS. THIS ALL THE WAY.

[@michaelj.mccall6530]

WOO WOO!! Monday crew!!!

[@catjazzhappycat7273]

Bidet and smiley day.

[@mazmyth1799]

Long live frando

[@Battleguyplayz]

Monday Crew Represent!!!

[@mazmyth1799]

Let go Monday crew!

[@Bokmoh]

WEPLAYDUNGEONSANDDRAGOOOONS

[@companionsheepy]

1:56:29 Essek cusses in german/zemnian, absolutely adorable!

[@PrincessMeggala0913]

OKAY ALSO ESSEK SAID “Schisce” like Caleb!!!! BABYYYYYYYYY

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

@@PrincessMeggala0913 That's not how this is spelled. 😉

[@PrincessMeggala0913]

@@Quotenwagnerianer eh, I tried. Haha 🤣

[@madtheline2510]

​@@PrincessMeggala0913well tbf it uses a letter that's not a part of the english language. It's spelled "Scheiße"

[@grilledleeks6514]

​@@Quotenwagnerianeryou didn't spell it correctly because you didn't know how

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

@@grilledleeks6514 Yah... sure. Zemnian just happens to be my native tongue you clown.

[@joshuastrittmatter4188]

When Ludinus threw that stone at Laudna to entice Delilah out, he also threw out the window any minute chance Bells Hells won’t murk him by the end of all this. After this whole ritual to turn Delilah into Laudna’s puppet is finished (which I sincerely hope succeeds and Laudna is still breathing by the end of it), after Bells Hells recovers and regains their strength? When they come after Ludinus, they’re no longer just going after him out of necessity. Now, they’re gonna be straight up out for blood-ESPECIALLY Imogen. They’re gonna be coming carrying with them the *rage* of what he forced upon Laudna.

[@PhilLament]

What does 'murk' mean? Edit: nevermind, just searched. Just say murder if that's what is meant. Slang has gotten so dumb.

[@Rubycule]

​@@PhilLament english isn't my first language and I immediately understood what they meant. It's not particularly new.

[@overdrive7349]

I hope they make it REALLY hurt him.

[@WhisperNuggetz]

I'm calling Laudna as a future champion of Pelor, who harnesses the light of the sun to cast the shadows she uses as her weapon

[@Unstablegroundz]

@SfordRog murk is a decades-old term. Comin off real condescending there.

[@d2beej]

I know we're all pumped to hear what they all thought, but who's ready for some more Braius???

[@Vael7]

BH not seeing the prologue and epilogue is a great detriment to what decision they are going to make

[@TyrannoLime]

“No gods, only kings” pretty much sums up the conflict

[@MichelleCahill-qp9mc]

And Ludinus, the Kingmaker!!!

[@CatTerrist]

3:56:23 - Dorian choking was such a great bit of improv from Robbie, please make him a full cast member!

[@canonalexander6371]

I love Ashley so much bruh 😆 she keeps using earthbind and forgetting what it does

[@wasser_klein]

I still don't know what makes Ludy think that Predathos isn't manipulating him. For all we know, Ludinus is (unknowingly) Predathos' little puppet. (And I say unknowingly because Ludy seems to be the kind of person who is too proud to believe that someone could manipulate him.) like... Ludinus was someone who was suffering in loneliness, angry at the world and the gods who then "finds" a being who can help him?? bro lost the plot a long time ago, methinks.

[@harpoonlobotomy]

Because (from his perspective) he's too smart to be deceived. And it's just very convenient that Predathos happens to (claim to) want exactly the same thing Ludy does.

[@kaylinhendrich4673]

No one is easier to fool than the genius who is told exactly what they wanted to hear

[@blaz2892]

Also, even assuming Ludinus is right about Predathos, what's to say that it won't be a Cassida situation? If there's anything he should have taken from Downfall, it's that.

[@rayplays7498]

i just want to know how he came across the being trapped in he moon xD

[@riv7509]

@@kaylinhendrich4673 hm that sounds like a certain wizard we know that Ludinus pulled that exact shit on

[@andrewhuerta7168]

2:01:00 the one time the shield and arcane missles corner case comes up and it's forgotten about 😢

[@jakeryker3751]

If Dorian had a copper piece for every time a close female friend of his became a spooky monster and tried to kill the party, he’d have 2 copper pieces. Which isn’t a lot but it’s sad that it’s happened twice