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[Critical Role] Campaign 3: First the Calamity, Now the Downfall

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  • SkeithSkeith Registered User regular
    Regarding tonight's episode (E.53)
    ... the power of friendship really is something. As are Travis's improv skills.

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  • SixshotStrikerSixshotStriker Registered User regular
    There's a lot that happens in the most recent episode but I gotta say, I was not expecting it to be a Christmas special.

  • SixshotStrikerSixshotStriker Registered User regular
    The campaign marches on, but I'm not here to talk about that. Some of you have likely heard about this but CR is launching new games with new systems.

    https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/23691117/critical-role-new-rpg-system-illuminated-worlds-daggerheart-queen-by-midnight

    So for you RPG inclined, we have Illuminated Worlds which is short form and uses d6s and Daggerheart which is for longer form campaigns. Since that announcement, people have been wanting more info, how do these systems work and such. And rather than just tell us, CR decided to launch a new show...



    Candela Obscura will be using the Illuminated Worlds system and will be airing on the 25th of May... *looks at calendar* Wow, that's a lot closer than I realized.

  • davidsdurionsdavidsdurions Your Trusty Meatshield Panhandle NebraskaRegistered User regular
    So, the first episode of the third chapter of Candela Obscura is out now. If you think you might slightly be into some horror role playing, I must recommend this episode.

    The first two chapters were okay but didn't really capture my attention. But, folks, I'm watching this episode for the second time now and it's only been released on YouTube today. 4 hours of the highest tier role playing, and the production has changed and improved ever so much. I'm fully hooked on this one, holy shit.

  • LabelLabel Registered User regular
    Resurrecting this thread, because holy shit. Episode 91 had a hell of a finish. I had to go take a walk, afterwards.

    Sam is an incredible player.

  • shadowaneshadowane Registered User regular
    Really? I'm only on episode like 115 of season 2 but generally he's kind of terrible but he's funny so it works out.

  • SteelhawkSteelhawk Registered User regular
    I'm only on Ep79 of Campaign 3, but yes... Sam is an incredible player. He's very clever and plays 4D chess.... and hides it all behind silly humor.

  • SixshotStrikerSixshotStriker Registered User regular
    Sam can be...difficult to predict. You think he's all funny-ha-ha jokes and then he turns around and (in character) blasts the party, leaving them all teary-eyed. And then he comes back in with a reversal.
    I'm talking about the Scanlan to Taryon switch

    Now as for what happened this past week...serious spoilers
    No seriously, big spoilers
    Seriously, last chance.
    Fresh Cut Grass died via kamikaze attack. They were up against a boss that had almost TPKd them in an earlier encounter and was threatening to do so again. Sam had FCG detonate his power core and took the boss down.

  • davidsdurionsdavidsdurions Your Trusty Meatshield Panhandle NebraskaRegistered User regular
    SixshotStriker wrote: »
    Sam can be...difficult to predict. You think he's all funny-ha-ha jokes and then he turns around and (in character) blasts the party, leaving them all teary-eyed. And then he comes back in with a reversal.
    I'm talking about the Scanlan to Taryon switch

    Now as for what happened this past week...serious spoilers
    No seriously, big spoilers
    Seriously, last chance.
    Fresh Cut Grass died via kamikaze attack. They were up against a boss that had almost TPKd them in an earlier encounter and was threatening to do so again. Sam had FCG detonate his power core and took the boss down.

    Last spoiler talk too:
    like seriously, these are spoiler talks here
    He also successfully gamed his way to be able to revivify Chetney earlier in the fight. Without that they might not make it as far as getting to the final blast.

  • SkeithSkeith Registered User regular
    Episode 92
    Really wishing I'd watched EXU now, but whatever, time for that later. I'm curious if this was planned for this point or if it's a way for Matt to buy some time for Sam to run up a new character (or, realistically, for Liam to make a new character for Sam) and keep him from being left out of the story for too long.

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  • LabelLabel Registered User regular
    Ep. 92
    I remember catching some EXU and enjoying it. Didn't catch the 2nd part, so I'm a little behind on the group narrative, but whatever. My guess is that this is a way to setup the narrative or Dorian to re-join the group for a bit. Maybe filling in for Sam's spot for some period of time while he's off-screen.

  • SixshotStrikerSixshotStriker Registered User regular
    I hope the seats at The Greek Theater are comfy.

    *Walks out of the thread with the biggest grin this side of the Mississippi*

  • SteelhawkSteelhawk Registered User regular
    I'm still a little behind at episode 87 only.

    But in 87 episodes I *still* have no fucking clue what Talesin is doing whenever he rages. None.

  • SixshotStrikerSixshotStriker Registered User regular
    Update. The seats are ok. Depends on how much you like that plastic folding seat you find in a baseball stadium.

    But I’m still watching a live show in person :)

  • LabelLabel Registered User regular
    SixshotStriker wrote: »
    Update. The seats are ok. Depends on how much you like that plastic folding seat you find in a baseball stadium.

    But I’m still watching a live show in person :)

    I wish I could be there. Episode 97 left them in such a position, I feel like the show could be amazing.

    Waiting for the video upload feels like it will be long.

  • SkeithSkeith Registered User regular
    The vod goes up on the 20th, right? Is there a normal show that week or are they swapping their day off?

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  • SixshotStrikerSixshotStriker Registered User regular
    I think the VOD is taking the place of the regular airing. ANYWAY...highlights!

    1) Brennan yelled at a plane
    2) The crowd sang along to the theme
    3) Aabria was in the VIP seats
    4)
    THINGS HAPPENED!...This has been your joke spoiler.

  • StempyStempy Registered User regular
    I want to click on this spoiler so much.

  • davidsdurionsdavidsdurions Your Trusty Meatshield Panhandle NebraskaRegistered User regular
    I see the title of the thread and I still instantly translate it to Applebees Soulcycle.

  • SixshotStrikerSixshotStriker Registered User regular
    Stempy wrote:
    I want to click on this spoiler so much.

    Go ahead. Click on it. It'll be fiiiinnne. :)

  • StempyStempy Registered User regular
    edited June 18
    Noooo!
    I’m assuming it’s about Sam being in the live show (or not!) but considering the setting of where the group is right now, I’m really curious how they would work to introduce a new character into the group.

    My heart says Sam playing Bolo, maybe another robot. My head says Reigel will pick something unexpected.

    Stempy on
  • LabelLabel Registered User regular
    According to the Critrole website, Episode 98 (the bells hells live show) appears to be replacing the normal episode this week.

    https://critrole.com/programming-schedule-week-of-june-17th-2024/
    CRITICAL ROLE: CAMPAIGN 3, EPISODE 98
    (BELLS HELLS LIVE SHOW)

    We’ll be airing our Critical Role LIVE show that we had at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles! Tune in for Episode 98 of Campaign 3 as Bells Hells gathers their courage and their allies to stop Ludinus Da’leth and his planned destruction of the gods.

    * Airs Thursday, June 20th at 7pm Pacific on Twitch and YouTube
    * VOD and Podcast out Thursday, June 20th at 7pm Pacific on Beacon
    * Rebroadcasts Friday, June 21st at 12am Pacific and 9am Pacific on Twitch
    * VOD out Monday, June 24th at 12pm Pacific on YouTube
    * Podcast out June 27th on your favorite podcast streaming service at 5am Pacific

  • SixshotStrikerSixshotStriker Registered User regular
    So for obvious reason, we all noticed Sam has been gone for a bit. What we didn't know was the following

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caRT9xzddxY

    Holy shit. Glad everything worked out for him...but holy shit.

  • DemonStaceyDemonStacey TTODewback's Daughter In love with the TaySwayRegistered User regular
    Yea ill be honest that spurred me to get my HPV shots. I honestly didn't know o could just go to CVS and get it dine and wish I had a decade ago.

  • LabelLabel Registered User regular
    Yeah I wondered if there was some sort of medical thing that came up. Not like quite this, though. Sheesh.

    Wishing the best of luck to Sam going forward.

  • Hexmage-PAHexmage-PA Registered User regular
    I got super busy and have gotten extremely far behind on Critical Role, but there’s no way I could miss bringing up the new mini-series where Brennan Lee Mulligan runs a game set on an advanced sky city in the Age of Arcanum (it's weird that this happened twice, right?).

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NLRg0cM0q9U&pp=ygUIRG93bmZhbGw%3D

    From what I've heard, the twist this time is that the party is made up of
    undercover mortal incarnations of the gods.

  • SkeithSkeith Registered User regular
    Yeah, the first episode was a hell of a thing. This is going to be wild.

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