opal for campaign 4

human being second, fearne calloway stan first. icon by galacticjonah! been watching for years, just recently made a blog. i love all the campaigns and all the pcs in 'em. i have severe mental problems and tend to project them onto said pcs. it's a fun hobby! this blog mostly runs on a queue and scheduled posts asides from thursdays! i may be slow to answering asks.

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25+ // neurodivergent & psychotically disordered // CR liveblogger

campaign 2 only critrole fans and exu prime/campaign 3 haters dni. talk to me about my nd headcanons!

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lorelai (i wish i grew old with you!)

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rewatching the bridge scene from c2e68 because it's fantastic and i just realized that when everyone rolls after fjord breaks the step, ashley said her wisdom save modifier was a +1. which means that yasha's wisdom saving throw against obann was a natural one.

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in a just world, murray would be ashton's teacher. i think they'd get along like a house on fire

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She truly is just fun scary.

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Suffering is your domain.

You will wear many faces.

A face can change.

A soul remains the same forever.

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Azune Nayar's breakdown was a calculated play.

He wanted Demodus and Occtis - two vulnerable people perceived by others at the table to be 'just kids' - to go with him as evidence to Einfasen. He knew it would be a hard sell. So, what does he do? He starts with Murray. He starts with the emotion.

I don't doubt that he's really feeling the things he expressed. He's terrified of losing himself, if he hasn't already. He's overwhelmed, drowning in a complicated and deadly scheme, following in Thjazi's footsteps. But I think he pulled that deliberately to the fore in this scene to get what he wanted.

Watch him. There are four phases to that conversation. Phase one - vulnerability. Positioning himself as a child, in need of help. Making himself appear more vulnerable, more in-need than Demodus, so that famed underdog-champion Murray Mag'Nesson is compelled to help him. Then phase two - deliver the request. I need Demodus. He's my evidence. Azune's breathing steadies. He makes eye contact. He's in control.

Request delivered, while Murray's mulling it over, he amps up the emotion again in phase three. Help me, help me. You can't, he says to Murray, but Occtis can. His demeanour changes in a flash. Phase four, and his breathing steadies again. His voice is firm. He's in control.

It's a clever play. The party move to comfort him, but he rejects what he sees as platitudes from Occtis - he's not looking for comfort, he's looking for resources. By positioning himself again as that scared child, he compels the others. He doesn't get Occtis, but he gets the letter. And he gets Demodus - and as a bonus, Murray, to back him up.

I think Azune knew exactly what he wanted. That wasn't a conversation about overwhelm and panic and losing oneself. That was two big requests wrapped in emotional manipulation. And it worked.

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gives fjord and the darrington brigade all a smoochy on the head (m9 reunited proved that we can have post campaign stuff that isn't strictly liveshows)

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thinkin about despite how devastating it was for azune to see his big sister in the state she was after 15 years apart, to know that she has suffered and is still suffering, how amazing, how miraculous, it must have been for mayali to discover that not only is her little brother alive but that he made it out, that he reached the better life their parents starved and died to give them a chance at

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Tyranny, from @criticalrole Campaign 4. When this character appeared, I literally screamed.

Based on the original character art by @solelleart

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a quiet before the storm

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Ep 25

Orym: Imogen you seem a little down

Imogen: Well in the last like few weeks I’ve been turned blue, all my hair fell out, and Laudna broke my rock

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semi-spoiler(?) for the bh liveshow: guys i think sam riegel finally watched lord of the rings and fucking hated it lmao

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In other news saw people finding it weird that Taliesin outside of Bolaire doesn’t like Thjazi. From what I saw in the tale gate I think it just comes from the perspective that Thjazi, no matter how good his reasons were, acted incredibly recklessly with both his life and the lives surrounding him. Doesn’t matter how complicated the man is, it still lead to his family, friends and associates in mortal danger and left to pick up the pieces. He thought he’d always get away and didn’t think to give himself and others enough time to plan out what happens when things fail.

Alternatively it could be something that Bolaire knows about him that hasn’t been revealed yet. There’s gotta be a cold open yet to be seen where Bolaire is introduced to Thjazi and getting blackmailed, where Taliesin gets a veeeeeeery different impression of the guy.