#tmp talks

[teammightypen]

Prayer request: I’m going to tell a boy I’m interested in him next Thursday and I really want this to turn out well. He loves Jesus, he’s also a math masters student (he’s going on to a doctorate!), he is also a dnd player, and we make each other laugh. I really really want this to be good.

[teammompike]

fascinated by their pre-taping schedule that allows them to mix n match threads of the different tables to pad out airtime however much they need

[tmp-jatp]

hey @ chaos squad

told you

[teammompike]

CR1 (and CR2) live chat crowdsourcing

Hullo Critters and especially CR1 and CR2 Critters! I'm writing a term paper and trying to source some examples of in-game chat/cast interactions from back in the day when Critical Role aired live. I would really love some help finding examples!

I'm looking for anything that deals with the cast interacting with/acknowledging the chat during gameplay (so not giveaways/break/announcements). for example:

OG hunter's mark reminders (or other mechanical reminders)

rules lawyering

meta game lore/info (like the Keyleth's mom reveal)

anything else dealing with game rules/narrative/lore

I'm also looking for any moments where chat was doing this that the players didn't acknowledge it (though I'm sure I won't have to look hard to find examples of chat offering unsolicited advice). Specifics are great, but even vague memories are helpful! I'm not sure if anyone from the olds days is still active (or remembers that far back) but this fandom is a bastion of data collection and note-taking so I figured I'd ask. Feel free to drop an ask or a reply, and thank you!

[teammompike]

god I miss playing d&d

[teammompike]

are u looking for chat interactions specifically? or would you lump in social media/youtube comments as well? I'll go digging for u later 👀

chat interactions specifically!

for a little more context, I'm trying to look at how the chat operates as a kind of extra player at the table—offering advice in real time, commenting on choices, providing additional information, etc. obviously this is a fun and established way for fans to engage in streamed games, but I think it could also be construed as metagaming ("cheating") in ways that I think a lot of ttrpg players (and actual play viewers) would oppose if it were the cast instigating these moments. so I want to dig into how live viewers negotiate between participating (through live chat) and spectating (as removed viewers) to see what that negotiation might suggest about the priorities (and pleasures) of actual play/CR fans

to be honest I'm not entirely sure if the evidence supports my argument (and it's cool if it doesn't! I'm learning something either way) but that's why I'm looking for live chat/cast engagement

[teammightypen]

@dangerously-human @thereigning-lorelai Thank you for bringing so much PHM to my dash, it makes me so happy for over half of the posts I see when I open this app to be Them

[teammightypen]

I think that maybe if I had a new clue, I’d know what to do