Speaking Of Slowly Dying On Camera

30s, Queer (Lesbian), I love D&D. My brother got me hooked on Critical Role. (She/her)

[screechfoxes]

CRITICAL ROLE 4.30 Here in the Dark

[galacticjonah]

For those of you who have been missing my CR fanart (some of you have asked, I'm so sorry), there's some wild news: I'm actually being paid to do it now!

I had the huge honour to provide illustrations for both the soldiers and seekers table recaps on C4 -- and what an amazing story is being woven for us.

These characters mean so much to me already, so to be trusted with them like this is honestly surreal.

[bluestrawberry7]

‼️SPOILERS BEWARE‼️

cr memes part 12

[miss-holloways]

Rip laerryn coramar-seelie you would've loved the phrase "skill issue"

[lunawolf44]

Can I just say how much I love how gentle Julien was being to Occtis after the events at the manor, even after their fight? Between his worry at Occtis’ magical heart attack, helping him through his panic attack, putting his arm out protectively while sneaking back to Hal’s house, and jumping to Occtis’ defense when the others were questioning them about leaving Thimble, it was really sweet to see. Also what Julien said to Koral “Your family has taken nearly everything from me and has definitely taken most everything from your own brother, Occtis”, which I was definitely surprised he mentioned. I’m very excited to see more of their dynamic since they’re staying on the same team.

[luckthebard]

Important. Today we are playing D&D and we are fighting this

[luckthebard]

HE’S BACK

[luckthebard]

Return of the King

[luckthebard]

I’ve seen a few people now note that a lot of the new players in CR campaign 4 (and increasingly some of the original cast) refer to their character in the 3rd person rather than 1st. Liam actually has done this quite a bit since at least C2 and is still doing it (“Hal is going to…” rather than “I am going to”). And I’ve seen some people say they don’t like it but I have a perspective on it based on some recent games I’ve played in.

There’s an impulse to label this as a thing people who DM often tend to do (and Aabria and Luis definitely do it and DM other shows) but I don’t think it’s just that. I also DM a lot, but recently I’ve been playing a character I almost never refer to in 1st person and it has nothing to do with my DMing instincts. It’s way more about two other things: 1) having played long enough that I’m no longer playing characters who are very much like myself and 2) playing in a campaign I was told from the get-go would be very deadly and have no resurrection.

The 2nd thing I think is significant to any perceived shift in C4. When I designed my character for this game (Marten, a mid 50s Paladin past his prime and not afraid to die in a blaze of glory protecting someone), I designed him knowing the kind of story he’d be in and with a much more critical eye toward him as a character in a larger narrative than I have in other campaigns. 3rd person-ing Marten helps me to have him make sub-optimal decisions that are nevertheless in-character and give momentum to the narrative. That removal actually makes me excited for the potential dramatic weight of his death. It reframes your relationship to your PC.

Idk this is just my perspective and experience but I also highly recommend building a D&D PC with this attitude if you haven’t already. Marten hasn’t died in a blaze of glory yet, but I’m going to enjoy the hell out of it when that day comes.

[captainofthetidesbreath]

evergreen emotion in any fandom. thank you, Matthew

[luckthebard]

Return of the greatest mini ever

[lonelyroommp3]

and so javert you see it’s true this man bears no more guilt than you. who am i?

[spocktheestallion]

“Why did the bright queen believe essek so easily how did he get away with so much shit before he was caught?” Buddy you would not believe what you can get away with if you’re Quiet and Get Good Grades

[ariadne-mouse]

Everything fine and normal in the Nascent Nein-Sided Tower.

[inwytt]

I didn’t have “Occtis saving Julien from Thjazi, who was trying to save Thimble, who was trying to save Teor, who was merked by Juliens dad” on my bingo card tbh. What an episode

[danceundersparklinglights]

i’m going to be really honest with you guys i think the tendency to read the absolute worst possible intentions into every action you don’t agree with is getting too automatic and it’s eating you from the inside out

[onesmolhurts]

Teor Pridesire 🦁🧡

[casuallightprincess]

The need to clear important things up.

[majanaisse]

Azune you poor broken soul you deserve the world <3

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