Ok I’m once again back from the Tumblr grave, this time to talk about CR4.
I loved it. Even the parts of it I was iffy on going in, I loved. I was entirely unfamiliar with Alexander Ward going in, but I really like Occtis!!! Robbie was of course wonderful, and so was Aabria. I’m not the biggest Luis fan, but I always think I dislike him, then I watch some, and I realize I’m being dramatic and I actually do like him, just not as much as others. I knew Whitney would be great, and I was looking forward to her the most since I watched her on SourceFed back in ye olden days. It’s also awesome to finally see Matt getting to play a single character in a long form campaign! And of course Brennan was incredible, but I think we all knew he would be.
As for characters: I can already tell that Tyranny is gonna scratch the Jester itch in my brain and I’m so excited about it. Vaelus combines the “I know nothing about social norms” of Yasha with a more serious vibe and I really like her so far, I’m also a sucker for a Dark Elf and I’ve wanted Ashley to play a paladin since back in C2 when there was Yasha multiclass speculation, so I’m down with that. Murray to me is a return to the sort of carefree character that Marisha excels at, with again some of that “I’m smart and know what I’m talking about” energy that Beau had, but with more of a positive vibe and some already established confidence, so I expect I’ll like her a lot too. I think Aabria might be one of my favorite actual players of all time, because she could play a literal cardboard box and I think I’d love it, so I obviously love Thaisha. Idk what Julien’s deal is, but I trust Matt, so I’m down to see where it goes. Kattigan has that “I’m a mess” energy that I love from a dnd character so I’m already linking him too. Wick to me is a classic Sam character, always fun to watch, never gonna be my favorite tho. At this point, Azune, Teor, and Hal are basically all the same character to me, with Hal having a sprinkling of that signature Liam timidness to him, but other than that, they’re big/average sized 5’11” dudes to me. Bolaire is classic taliesin to me, similar to Sam characters, they’re fun but not really my favorite. Occtis is interesting to me, and I’m looking forward to seeing what his deal is. And lastly, Thimble, I feel like i barely saw enough of her to have an opinion, but Laura finally gets to play a rogue, and it’s Laura, and she’s an incredible actor so I anticipate falling in love with her sooner or later.





















