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Critical Role |OT| Is It Thursday Yet?
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I think the only flaw is that it takes ten minutes to do and only lasts an hour unless Matt changed that
Yeah. The only thing that I think is tricky is when Homebrew items come into play. I *think* it allows Homebrew items if the players and DM are all linked in a campaign, but I haven't used the site like that and don't have the paid subscription or anything. So there's features that I can't see.
Yup, in addition to all the other people working on the show (actors and production). That's why I never wish cancellation on a show.
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I'm excited for some Molly prison break action tomorrow night. Going by Matt's description of the area, I think the group will be dealing with a lot of Kingsguard/authorities this campaign; at least early on. Liam and Travis better buckle up and get ready to be charismatic, or the rest of their group are going to be getting arrested every other week.
Good point. He and Liam could have worked out something beforehand like "if there is any downtime, assume I made more silver" or the like, but we'll have to wait and see.
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The youtube stream page is already up and already has an episode title.
Really leaning into that "we have writers" narrative, lol
Really leaning into that "we have writers" narrative, lol
For the gambling incident with Nott, it's reasonable to believe he made the silver before they went down to the bar, and it was less than an hour later when that situation began.
Watching episode 1 again, I realized that Marisha was trying to channel Kate McKinnon (from SNL) for Beau's voice. But she kind of dropped it after the first bit.
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Hm, that's an inspiration I hadn't thought of. I mostly just got like an awkward, drunk teenage boy vibe from Beau the first time through, partly because I think she wasn't quite decided on how deep she wanted to go with the voice mixed with a half-drunk line delivery.
I might throw the podcast on tomorrow to see if I can pick up on anything new.
I might throw the podcast on tomorrow to see if I can pick up on anything new.
So, we're basically gonna be in for an investigation episode.
Damn. Those dice are some of the best actors I've ever seen. They never miss their mark or queue.
We are living in a weird timeline that is a combination of the darkest and best
Wasn't it just Clint fudging 1's though? I remember him getting called out pretty hard for that too.
The only die-fudging I would accept as true for Tabletop Escapades were that they were making the rolls even lower - they suck at everything.
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Which sucks cause half the dramatic/comedic effect comes from the randomness of a dice roll. Landing that perfect nat 20 or falling flat on your face in spectacular failure are the stories you tell over and over. I can't support that and I'd be pretty devastated if rolls were fudged on CR. I won't watch TAZ for that reason. I know it seems silly to take such a highfalutin' moral standing on something like watching a board game online but I just like things to be honest. The highs and lows you feel during a pre-meditated moment will never match the ones you get from one crafted with a scoop of chance and improv.
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It's Thursday!
Imagine if Matt did that. One of the biggest players in last campaign's narrative, RQ, probably would have been much, much less important, and Vax's entire storyline would have been completely different. All from one character being careless, and another failing a dexterity saving throw. It's those moments of randomness and embracing them that make games like this special.
Nah, Travis especially but also Justin admitted that they fudged their rolls when they thought it would make the narrative flow better. I honestly never looked at that show the same way again after that, it was like being cheated on in a relationship or something lol. I think for a group of people who like to improv they weirdly disregarded the randomness of the dice when it didn't suit them. One of the biggest criticisms (myself included) of TAZ towards the end was that it just became "Story Time with Griffin" where the rolls didn't matter, so I wonder if they will end up addressing that in their next big campaign.
Imagine if Matt did that. One of the biggest players in last campaign's narrative, RQ, probably would have been much, much less important, and Vax's entire storyline would have been completely different. All from one character being careless, and another failing a dexterity saving throw. It's those moments of randomness and embracing them that make games like this special.
I never fudge rolls, even as a DM. But that's because I am OK with manipulating chaos.
If the new CR stuff is anything like how G+S is doing Shield of Tomorrow, there is a writing staff. But I cannot imagine anyone thinking Mercer needs writing staff.
If the new CR stuff is anything like how G+S is doing Shield of Tomorrow, there is a writing staff. But I cannot imagine anyone thinking Mercer needs writing staff.
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Just to be clear, I mentioned the writers earlier as a joke. Critical Role having a writing staff is like the flat earth theory of this show. Most people joke about it, while a small minority actually seem to think it's true.
Matt obviously writes tons of world backstory, lore and loose frameworks, but everything else feels very improvised to me. I think it's because he's so familiar with his world, and has fleshed it out so much in his own mind that he his able to roll with whatever the players end up choosing to do.
Matt obviously writes tons of world backstory, lore and loose frameworks, but everything else feels very improvised to me. I think it's because he's so familiar with his world, and has fleshed it out so much in his own mind that he his able to roll with whatever the players end up choosing to do.
I'm sure there are people that look down on Matt Mercer for not improvising everything, too.
But even when Matt improvs, it's goddamn Houdini-tier. Creating an entire arc out of thin air.
But even when Matt improvs, it's goddamn Houdini-tier. Creating an entire arc out of thin air.
Holy shit, really? It's one thing to fudge 1's for comedic effect, but I had no idea that they all were doing it. I must not have been playing very close attention to that episode of The The Adventure Zone Zone.
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Seems most likely. I hope they get into some scraps, though. I always enjoy a fight on the show, and I find these low level ones more exciting. Beau almost got taken out in one turn last week and these soft boys and girls have no tank with them now.
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I wonder if there is some significance to the half-orc from the carnival being named "Bo" the Breaker and the snake dancers being named the "Knot" Sisters? Having two NPCs with the same name as player characters in the first episode would be odd if it wasn't done on purpose. Surely Matt already had the player characters' names when he named the NPCs and he certainly was doing some kind of foreshadowing with the carnival show's story.
The setup of the police making the people who were attacked investigate what happened or they'll be seen as criminals doesn't make much sense to me.
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I don't think he was making them investigate. The head guard said there would be an investigation and for them to tell him if any more information that cleared them came to light. He seems to be assuming they're guilty until proven innocent, and is keeping tabs on where they are staying. Yasha running off into the night probably won't be a great look for the rest of the party's innocence either.
I didn't see it as him making them deputy investigators or something.
I didn't see it as him making them deputy investigators or something.
Well if you told me just a few weeks ago that I would be looking forward to watching a group of people play DnD I would have called you crazy. I am a little surprised how much I enjoyed last week's episode and now can't wait to see how it all unfolds.
Well, it was basically the line, "If you have no answers before this investigation is finished, then all of you will fall into the judgment." Which sort of assumes that the party will have to find answers, or else.
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I saw it as a pretty realistic corrupt system that has a really high conviction rate, whether or not they get the actual guilty party being a secondary concern. Pinning it on carnies and people associated with them felt believable to me with real world history of Romani/"gypsies" traveling from town to town and getting blamed for things they may or may not have done as a point of inspiration.
Obviously, I'm filling in a lot of holes here myself since we don't know much about the law enforcement yet, but matt was implying they were fairly corrupt in the opening monologue if I'm remembering correctly. Also, I'm sure there's some conspiracy or mystery going on that hasn't been revealed yet.
What does that face mean? lol
I took it as well the guards are just going to arrest the obvious weirdos at the scene so we'll have to take it upon ourselves to solve this mystery, save ourselves, and do some cool detective work.
"If it wasn't for you blame kids..!"
Someone needs to do some fanart of the group as Scooby Doo characters.
Someone needs to do some fanart of the group as Scooby Doo characters.
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Would Jester be Scooby?
I have a feeling she would be drawn as Velma by most artists for... reasons.
I have a feeling she would be drawn as Velma by most artists for... reasons.
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I can't wait for Molly to pull off his mask and coat to reveal he's two stacked up dwarves underneath.
Vox were heroes.
Having the new party be seen as outlaws would be interesting.
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That certainly seems to be where they're heading to me. Much more roguish all around.