Critical Role discussions (and other DnD pods/shows)

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  1. Fusiontegra

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    McElroys are doing a Balance one-shot in Seattle 8/31. If I weren’t going to Canada 10 days later, I’d be there.
     
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  2. Odin

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    seems cr and wotc have a fine relationship still due to taldorei reborn getting a dndbeyond release.

    also daggerheart looks as convoluted as youd expect from them. i dont think i really have any interest in it but we'll see.
     
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  3. Andy Reocho

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    Finally was able to finish it this week, so damn good. Going to do The Ravening War next before diving into something else
     
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  4. DuckD

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    Going to the comic con in Portland this weekend and got passes for the Critical Role panel. Nerd card engaged
     
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    If you guys have any good questions, assuming they have a Q&A, drop them here and I'll see if I can ask
     
  6. Illinihockey

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  7. RonBurgundy

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    50 month sub (all free amazon prime) to CR this month. Crazy
     
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  8. RonBurgundy

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    Mighty nein reunion was really, really good for a one shot. Not their best ever one shot but really good.
     
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  9. Illinihockey

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    Feels like Matt went out of his way a little to not kill Ashton
     
  10. RonBurgundy

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    yeah he completely and totally should have killed him/them. Literally said "don't do this" and even the party was like "hmm, maybe that should go to Ferne instead".
     
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  11. Illinihockey

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    feels like the stakes have been lowered for the rest of the season. Molly dying was such an inflection point in campaign two, wish Ashton would have followed suit. I don’t know what powers he’s going to get now but it feels like it’s going to be nerfed and Matt is going to have to change the story he had set up
     
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  12. Andy Reocho

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    I've committed to trying to catch up in C3 of CR.

    I just finished e30. I can't wait to see where this goes after what just happened with the telescope(not wanting to go to deep, but as a hopeful tip in where I'm at in story)
     
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  13. Fusiontegra

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    Adventure Zones just started a new 5e campaign based on Dracula.
     
  14. Andy Reocho

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    Into 35

    Just non stop chaos right now
     
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  15. Andy Reocho

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    Halfway through 38(Halloween 2022).

    I'm so whelmed
     
  16. RonBurgundy

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    My biggest issue with C3 is exactly like last night - it feels like nothing happens over 4 hours.
     
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  17. Odin

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    try to enjoy it while it lasts. c4 will almost certainly be with daggerheart and that shit is a disaster.
     
  18. RonBurgundy

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    Well I don’t have any allegiances, so just like candela obscura if it’s not for me I just won’t tune in
     
  19. Andy Reocho

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    Eshteross noooooooooo
     
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  20. Andy Reocho

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    The basement scene that took place after a huge lore dump.

    Incredible.

    Onto episode 44. Just over a year behind from being current.
     
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  21. RonBurgundy

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    This week’s episode was a good one.

    I think the best of this campaign.
    I think I would have narratively preferred a TPK and a new campaign, but excellent use of a “blaze of glory” PC death.

    If they go C4, I’m not sure it’s gonna be DND, they had amazingly positive fan response to their Daggerheart one shot characters, wouldn’t be surprised if they roll that into C4.
     
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    Followed by an extremely mehhhhhh episode this week
     
  23. Odin

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    i was looking through what theyre offering on beacon and noticed c1 isnt on there. is that because orion or g&s?
     
  24. RonBurgundy

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    G&S iirc. They don’t own the full publishing rights
     
  25. RonBurgundy

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    Also last weeks C3 episode - the last hour was really good
     
  26. Illinihockey

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    I’ve fallen impossibly behind and don’t know if I’ll ever catch back up
     
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  27. TheSkeeter

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    Same
     
  28. Odin

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    people are saying the abridged version is well done
     
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  29. RonBurgundy

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    it’s very well done. Smart move by them
     
  30. DuckD

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    Is that episode 95? I'm just about to start that last hour
     
  31. RonBurgundy

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    Yeah at around 3:30 in it gets pretty lit imo
     
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  32. DuckD

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    Just finished that part :ohshit:
     
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  33. RonBurgundy

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    Sam has cancer
     
  34. Illinihockey

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    Brutal

     
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  35. Andy Reocho

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    Dang that stinks.
     
  36. TheSkeeter

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    Glad he’s on the mend
     
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  37. RonBurgundy

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    Ashton is the worst PC in any of the 3 campaigns by such a huge margin, I almost have to skip his story parts.
     
  38. DirtBall

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    I saw the addition of “other DnD shows” to the thread title. Are there any good Pods that are PG-10? Im very liberal with what he watches but Scanlan singing about his big cock is a bit much even for me. Kiddo has been in a DnD club since he was 6 (Necro w/ skeletal archers, added the “extreme rizz” skill on his latest campaign…fucking Zoomers).
     
  39. Illinihockey

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    i really liked the High Rollers campaign 2 and of course Adveture Zone campaign 1
     
  40. TheSkeeter

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    Dimension 20 on dropout is good stuff. A lot more edited but Brennan and Co are great.
     
  41. Illinihockey

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    D20 is behind a paywall right?
     
  42. TheSkeeter

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    Most of them yes. But Dropout is awesome fwiw
     
  43. RonBurgundy

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    Ep118 of C3 was Thursday night.

    I’m just at the point where I am completely missing the party’s motivation and plan. Like they are here at the BBEG/end of the campaign and they have no clear plan or unified idea, half of them are just “along for the ride”. It’s making the end of this campaign feel very weird, disjointed, and incoherent. Really awful group dynamics and I am just ready for a new story/campaign because this one ain’t it.

    In a nutshell, there’s too many of the cast who are just basically playing supporting roles without any stakes in the main story outcome and 2 of the 4 who actually seem to be invested in what actually happen are such dumpster fires that they can’t communicate to the group what they think or want to do.

    such a frustrating watch. Hopefully it’s over in ep119 or 120 because this is bad.
     
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  44. Illinihockey

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    Sounds like giving up on it in the 50ish episodes wasn’t a bad idea
     
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  45. Odin

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    i stopped somewhere in the 80-85 range. tried to go back a few times but couldn't do it. thought about restarting to see if that would help but that's a whole ass thing. maybe the anime will be more compelling than the lp.
     
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  46. Odin

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    daggerheart probably killed cr for me tbh
     
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  47. LuPoor

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    I bailed around 40. Laudna and Chet just weren't enough to keep me around when the rest of the party wasn't compelling to me and the plot was impossibly dense. At least I'll always have campaign 2.
     
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  48. TheSkeeter

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    This has felt the most “made for tv” campaign of the bunch. They fell right into the big arc and have taken 100 episodes to still not be done.
     
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  49. Illinihockey

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    saw someone hypothesize months ago that’s why this campaign has sucked, the enemies haven’t scaled with the characters. Right off the bat there’s a world altering event that is coming but they’re at such a low level they do all these stupid side quests that don’t really get them closer to the end goal so it’s feels like what the hell are you guys doing
     
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