#murray magnesson

[imogenlaudna]

The Schemers really said “I will die for you” “I will kill for you” “Will you please live for me?” “I will kill for you” “And I will kill for you” “My life is in your hands” “Will you kill me?” “I will kill you”

[quinn-of-aebradore]

Compiling info from the character vibes video...

Teor

Per Aabria "Travis wanted to play a furry and we had an intervention for him"

He's a paladin

Marisha says it funny because Travis is allergic to cats

Tyranny

A wild card

Travis says "I don't know what I was expecting from a devil" which Whitney corrects with "She's a demon. People are gonna get mad about that"

Halandil

Incorporates a lot of things that are very important to Liam in real life; theater, performance, family

Sam also mentions ex-spouses in the previous list, which he then jokes off with "that's not a real thing from his real life"

Thimble

Per Matt, "no one can kick open the door like 'Hey, ready to cry motherfucker?' like Laura Bailey"

She's a rogue

She's a stone cold killer

She's had a history

Per Taliesin "I feel like she would start a bar fight" which Laura agrees with

Vaelus

She is extremely tall

Her weapon of choice is a whip

Thaisha

Tal describes her as "weirdly wholesome" which Laura amends with "as wholesome as Aabria can be"

Per Aabria "I was like, Thaisha's gonna be so chill and so lovely and everyone's gonna think she's like a hippie granola mom. And then you (Matt/Julien) walked in with your energy and I went 'I'm going to kill one man'."

Bolaire

A curator of a museum of dangerous magical antiquities

Per Aabria "He's so screepy!"

Per Tal "He's very social and bitchy"

Per Laura "He's a cunt!"

Azune

The bottom half of his irises are blue like the ocean and the top half "bursts out into the colors of the setting sun"

Occtis

More of a dweeb than Alex intended

Wicander

Per Liam, Wick is a little more earnest than Sam's past scamps and scoundrels

Matt says "I'm gonna corrupt the fuck outta you" after that comment from Liam, but it's not clear if he's directing it at Aabria regarding Thaisha or saying that was his reaction to Wick

Sam "I'm going to stay true to myself and my beliefs, and there's nothing that you or Brennan can do to stop it"

Murray

Per Travis "Marisha feels fully unlocked"

Per Marisha "She's like a good old rusted out Chevy pickup truck that just won't quit" and "She's basically my mom"

Per Laura "This is who she's gonna be in the future, let's be real"

Kattigan

Per Travis "Robbie came out and said very little, but when he spoke, I got pregnant"

Per Robbie "Oh what a mystery! A man of few words!"

Brennan compliments Robbie and his charisma with lots of big words I don't feel like copying down right now XD

Julien

Aabria/Thaisha wants to kill him

Per Alex "Matt is like 'oh you love me for ten years? Well guess what? I'm gonna be shitty."

Per Matt "It's a complicated and very tangled persona. You know, he was trouble when he walked in."

[ariadne-mouse]

I will say in fairness, wrt Murray and Demodus and her treating him like he is naïve, that until he got serious in that conversation Demodus absolutely was giving the impression of someone who didn't fully understand the risks of going to Einfasen in person. Even while he is demonstrably smart, and has done a pretty good job escaping Tachonis, has adhered to the advice to stay hidden in Bolaire's apartment, and yes, knowing people can be jocular while having seriousness underneath, etc, like. this is not a time to be unsure if all parties understand. Demodus also owes the party a lot (using "owes" neutrally here) - Bolaire's financial patronage, the rescue from the Crow Keepers, the provision of safe hiding, promise of escape and a paying job - and it's not unreasonable to assume that these factors could create pressure for him to agree. If I was Murray, and felt unsure, I also absolutely would have kept pushing and repeating until I got the response that convinced me that my student understood that agreeing would mean a material threat on his life. There is still the broader conversation about how Murray treats Demodus, Azune, and Occtis differently as students (or not), or if she will treat Demodus differently now that they have had this clarifying conversation, but erring on the side of caution here wasn't a bad thing.

[bashergnax]

I feel like Murray Magnessun could fix Suvi Worldsbeyondnumber.

Here we have ONE brainwashed child prodigy who is finally waking up to the fact that her love of magic has been hijacked by an expansionist empire and ONE tired professor who doesn't give child prodigies and kids from prestigious families special treatment, but who nonetheless believes desperately in protecting the students in her care instead of using them as pawns.

I mean...I feel like they're gonna yell at each other a whole bunch probably. But eventually! Healing friendship! Worthy mentor! You see my vision.

[waxwingsfail]

Screenshots of despair: Critical role (schemers table edition)

[psychicdamaged]

Art by Loren Hontalinna & Hannah Friederichs

[electromagnetic-moss]

*at a funeral*

'do you still need those skulls?'

'i think we can table that conversation'

[coldtea-and-art]

so i really like critical role