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This is more in retrospect rather than regarding the episode itself. The Sundered Houses are all trying to find the afterlives and planes of their gods and are fully unaware that the dying fields just got connected to in their backyard. The Tachonis are aware of the Cloak foiling their plan and their intentions. But unless Goddard or Zebani open up to Yanessa about the magical effects of the Round or if Harondus cares about anything other than handicapping magicians, the Sundered Houses are still only attempting what they were already doing.

The seekers aren’t against the clock to the extent Mara the Wing made it out to be. Please correct me if I’m remembering it wrong.

>!Just curios if i missed something, but didn't Hal heal Wick's mom for 10 temp hp? Wouldn't that mean she should've been up for 1-2 rounds of combat? Just curious if I missed something as to why they skipped her. !<

I don't think I saw anyone talking about how that moment was basically Wic's version of Yanessa's resurrection. An assassination attempt that led to a Halovar coming back to life... of course, Wic's had, through a DM's narrative-led decision, actually a true resurrection - he did come back to life, and it was because of the love for his friends and his journey, and to someone he couldn't let down - Yanessa was playing 4D Chess against everyone, using Wic just like he asked to be used, but this, if things keep going at this pace, will be something that ends up blowing in her face precisely because of that 4D Chess move. Tremendous luck on their part too, as their best case scenario was not him surviving by a thread and coming back, but it ended up being what happened anyway

At a time in my life where reading or even watching tv feels like a chore, this story has got me hooked and holds my attention in a way nothing else outside of a really good game does.

Everyone is playing such interesting characters, Brennan's pacing is excellent, the rulings and choices are creative and fun. Nothing feels formulaic or necessarily expected. And I honestly love the conflict that we can't prove is an allegory (but totally is) as I root for the little guys to take down the corrupt system.

I never thought I'd enjoy this type of story though. Never would have expected fantasy political intrigue to be as entertaining as it is.

Anyways, for me it's never been about the dice or the rulings or the mechanics and all of that is entirely secondary to what has become a really great, enjoyable, rollercoaster of a story, and in the bigger picture a format of story telling that I really value and think other people will recognize more and more as well.

Watching them react and cry and laugh as I do the same is powerful and unique, and I'm so glad to be on this journey with them since we're all experiencing the same awe and surprise together not knowing what's going to come next -despite the tripe that "it's scripted".

Also I'm so glad Brennen outs their inside jokes at the beginning of each episode!

Bidet, Critters!

I’m ready for my next CR binge and would like some opinions, please! 😊

For some background, I got into CR during the early episodes of C2 and spent a few years watching weekly and playing catch-up. I’ve seen all things MN. As for the animations, I’ve watched LOVM probably 4/5 times and MN a couple of times. I’ve also watched a lot of interview type content, one-shots, and finished AWNP whilst waiting for C3 to start back up.

I started C3 when it was released, but other things took over, and I decided to wait for C4, as it just wasn’t the Mighty Nein. C4 had a lot of changes and, like most people, I didn’t adapt well and ended up just falling away from all things CR after 3/4 episodes.

I’ve really missed it, and when I clicked on their latest upload to be nosey, the cast all looked a bit older. Which made me sad that I’m not watching it weekly and am up to date like I used to.

Anyway, I’ve just watched Projekt Funball and am currently in the middle of Darktow (Which has just opened up my thirst for more) So, I need some help deciding what to give a proper go next.

I’ve never watched C1, but I’ve tried a few times and can never seem to get past the Orion/Kraghammer arc. I’ve seen a lot of clips/moments from it however.

So, do I go for a C1 watch-through? Try C3 now that it’s all done and dusted? Catch up with C4 and then go from there? Or do I give all the audiobooks a go? (I’ve only listened to The World of Critical Role as present).

Thanks all 🖤

Warning: Long

A few months ago, I started this series analyzing the stat blocks Brennan uses in his combats and hopefully giving my fellow critters a little more clarity on how Brennan builds his combats. Feel free to correct me or add a detail I missed. This post covers the fight in the sewers against the Crow Keepers and Laumy

Also, if you want to see the previous instalments in this series, here they are:

Obrimus Manor - [Spoilers C4E30] Monster analysis

Tertia - [Spoilers C4E18] Combat Stats

Zaghi

The leader of this particular group of Crow Keepers, Zaghi appears to use the stats of a bandit captain from the 5.5e Monster Manual. She had a CR of 2 and seemed to be actually stronger than the Guildmaster Solomon (Killed by Vaelus in episode 3), who had less than half of her total hp.

Laumy

The fey Raugrannath that the Crow Keepers had been working with uses a modified version of the Violet Fungus Necrohulk stat block. It was CR 7, and alone would already be considered a deadly enemy to the Schemers.

Bandits

The rank-and-file Crow Keepers seemed to have less than 12 hit points and also had a sneak attack feature. This doesn't match any written stat block, but I think they either are just level 1 rogues or use the bandit stat block with an added sneak attack.

The Party

This encounter was an example of the rare occasion that a plan goes perfectly right in dnd. None of the party took a single point of damage, and they got out with Demodus in tow. This encounter in particular was incredibly deadly, and if the party went in guns blazing, there would have probably been one, if not multiple character deaths.

Conclusion

So that was everything I compiled about this encounter. again, if there's something I missed, tell me. I'm probably going to try to make these more frequent, so give me your suggestions on what to do next.

I've almost finished watching CR2 and absolutely love this group so was wondering what're the best specials/one shots of theirs to watch?