Gathering of Needs | Critical Role | Campaign 3, Episode 95
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11:40 EPISODE STARTS
15:15 Recap Ends (meeting Astrid)
42:05 Chastity’s Nook books
52:15 Shopping episode starts
1:22:50 The Invulnerable Vagrant
2:28:25 BREAK ENDS
2:49:15 Ashton and Essek
3:28:20 Fearne ships Orym and Dorian (Dorym?) (Orian?)
3:32:05 Laudna vs. Orym
4:28:40 Laudna transforms
The in-game start date for the episode is still debatable. Marisha’s fan says “Hotboi”
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Thank you!
you’re just too fast 🫶🫶🫶
You the best as always flando
Thank you Flando!
Thanks Flando! Glad to hear that ❤
I feel like eveyone's playing an rpg while Fearne is playing a point-and-click adveture 😂
Lol this is such a great description
I think her joke about running out the door with the sword would have in fact been a perfectly in character thing for our Burnie Fearnie
Omg this is so true 😂😂😂
😆
@@DellikkilleDI just imagined her holding it looking around then running out arms flailing 😂😂
Essek: if I had a bronze coin for every time a quirky group of seven weirdos wanted me to stay over for a party/sleepover, I'd have two, which isn't a lot but weird that it happened twice
Technically it's copper
It would be closest to a shibuichi coin.
@@TheRealWilliamWhite not sure what you're talking about about. The game rules clearly state copper.
@laurens.6940 Yes, but the reference is to a nickel, AKA 5 copper pieces, and electrum (an alloy of gold and silver) is worth 5 silver, so it follows that an alloy of copper and silver would be worth 5 copper. The name for a 50/50 (and other ratios) alloy of copper and silver is Shibuichi, thus a Schibuichi coin would be worth 5 copper peices.
Why is nobody talking about "my face is so hot"; "I agree". Mercer, you cheeseball 😂
When was that?
@@Anna-cp4po the very end, Marisha was stressed and Matt just loves his wife haha
yeaaahh that was so sweet 😂❤
42:16 If "The Gale and the Raven" isn't a cheesy love story about Keyleth and Vax, I don't know what is.
its gotta be
What else would it be? Matt practically spelled it out for us.
GODS. Thanks for spelling that out. My brain was somehow stuck on Gale Dekarios.
When he kind of off-hand said it last episode I was like, "Wait... is that about Keyleth and Vax?"
Don't be ridiculous. It's a *dramatic, well-written* love story about Keyleth and Vax. An Emon Tribune "Bestseller"!
Travis freaking Willingham once again turning up with the tension breaker mid scene, bringing people back to the room while staying totally in character! Big props to the drama as well of course, but he always comes through with the relief at the right moments!
It was truly perfect. Imagine being woken up after heavy drinking, then your friends show you a murder montage
"Gesundheit. My partner taught me that, as well."
Liam's little proud face~!
It made my heart so happy.
I missed this! Do you have a time stamp?
@@SuperHbkforever 3:07:56
@@harpoonlobotomy thank you!
Can we talk about how Matt echos Marisha when Imogen is confronting her after the whole stand off?? Such a unique touch to portray Delilah’s influence
I also thought it was interesting how Delilah didn’t repeat Laudna’s “I love you” towards Imogene. Some people have theorized that it’s proof that Laudna’s love for Imogene can overcome Delilah’s influence, but the theory that’s got me more convinced is that Delilah simply refuses to repeat those words on principle because the only person she would ever say those words to is Sylas, the love of her life whom she was willing to break the world for
@@hfar_in_the_sky And Imogen represents a threat to Delilah's control of Laudna. She will be the last hurdle to whatever Delilah want's from Luadna my guess is basically resurrection without relying on a god, just slowly transforming Laudna until she's back. (We've already seen that Laudna can justify hostile action against everyone else, if manipulated the right way. In the end, Imogen might be the only one who can hold her back.)
@@LurklenNah, the only one who can pull Laudna out is Laudna. And Delilah knows all about doing terrible things for love; I actually think she’d be all too happy to convince Laudna that the only way to keep Imogen safe is by seeking more power and relinquishing more control.
@@kaniamia I don't think she can, I think Delilah's too enmeshed. She needs a proper exorcism.
That's what she's doing now, and I think her end game is to essentially be brought back to life by having Laudna consume more powerful items until she replaces her. Soon enough there will be no difference between them.
Travis proving his CEO abilities to get all of the Pumats' items was an understated awesome moment 🤟
I feel like they should have sold all the platinum ring and stuff instead of the Ruidian blades. Orym was a monster with that blade in the Otohan fight.
@@vib2119 But especially with the amount of attacks he can make in a round, it's only a matter of minutes in combat before that thing broke. It's too close to a disposable weapon so I ca understand why they thought it had greater collector's value.
Very thankful for Laura Bailey's restraint as Dorian tells Orym "You're getting wet" to get him to go inside.
timestamp?
3:31:18
Also the "Pull him inside" lol
And all the different types of boning available in the tailors shop?! 😂
shoutout to Marisha's acting chops. Laudna struggling like an addict and Imogen trying so desperately to still love her through it. this may be the first dnd romance I've seen go horribly south and I'm here for it
Marisha is killing it this campaign. ✊
That sums it up perfectly. Like a relapse she doesn’t want to even almost broach the subject that her sketch behavior was just due to a slip up and succumbing to a very alluring influence.
personally dont like laudna as a character since i know people like her irl, just with the lack of being half dead and magical.
but i think thats just because marisha is doing a good job acting out the character which is really nice.
Of course it's going South. You ever heard Imogen's accent?
It’s the first time I’ve rooted for two characters to get together and then rooted for them to break up. Imogen need to stand up for herself and her friends, and Laudna needs to hit rock bottom. Whether or not Laudna can pull up from there is on her.
4:28:40 That whole sequence with the Form of Dread was amazing. The "It's just Delilah" by Marisha, the overlying speech by Matt and the form deteriorating when she proclaims her love for Imogen. Chilling!
it was such a good scene. i immediately picked up on how delilahs voice was gone when laudna said "i love you" and freaked out because those are the kind of storytelling details i live for
@@OneNerdyAceI caught that as well it was so good 😭
That “I love you” moment reminded me of what Cad and Essek said about love making people and not pain. If Laudna has an arc that gets her away from Delilah, I hope it keeps following that thread.
Ashley’s face represented all of us when she realized what Matt was doing
@@Skip6235 ashley is to imodna angst as laura is to beauyasha fluff
I desperately need someone to make the anakin and padme in a field meme but its imogen going "with the harness right?" 😂
🤣🤣🤣
Oh shit... The moment (4:06:00) fearne picks up the sword to cast identity and looks at both orym and laudna shoots me back to the moment earlier in the campaign when they both lie in the dirt dying and fearne had to make a choice of who she was going to save... This is some crazy awesome story telling.
Good catch!
Even more parallels! (IT'S SO CRAZY.)
Both situations were made possible because of FCG. He revivify'd Fearne back then, and now they're all alive only because of his sacrifice. And what is FCG's holy symbol? The flip of a coin! Making impossible choices!
Fearne is a druid, wielding the power of nature, whose existence was engineered by dark forces. That's what Orym and Lauda represent! It's a conflict between nature's power and human machinations.
Ashton’s been so great recently, saying “start with im sorry” in such a good tone, it’s just so GOOOOOOOOD. I love his progression as he tries to apply life lessons to help those around him. Also a great episode for…everything?
And a point I thought was interesting- Laudna never actually says "I'm sorry." Or even "I'm sorry for hurting you." She just repeats that she didn't mean to hurt him, which is phenomenal acting on Marisha's part.
Ashton literally saying “let’s do some art therapy y’all” is amazing
It is the duty of the living to carry on the lessons the dead have taught us. Ashton is carrying that both physically in the coat, and mentally in the role he's taking up for the team.
*Sir Pentious voice* it starts with sorry~
@@kevingross6774 EXACTLY
3:31:59 Matt was fully prepared to move on to the next morning. Instead, we get a full extra hour of unexpected, amazing roleplaying.
Yeah it was really good, but after having issues with Aabria getting rules wrong on spells the last few episodes, it wasnt great that Matt got wither and bloom wrong here. Theres no reason why Orym should have taken damage there. She gets to choose who gets hurt. Ended uo being really awesome roleplay so I'll swallow that pill quietly from here on.
@@SuperHbkforever If you wanna get pedantic about RAW, you have to argue that the vines are a “creature”which I don’t think many GMs would, and second you usually can’t target something a character is WEARING without targeting them.
@@TheWickedMessenger3 I see what you're saying, I'm not worrying so much about the creature type in this situation because the either and bloom spell does kill vegetation within the area. To counter that point we'd probably want to consider the vines on his back magical so they also would be immune to it. I was mostly upset with the parallel between aabria's ruling on the chromatic orb interaction in the last episode (might've been 2 episodes ago at this point) and here where they forced each of their players to damage someone even though the spell would not work that way. In this instance it led to an actually really good story telling moment that might have been my favourite moment of the campaign so far. So again, the rules lawyer in me can eat it this time
@@SuperHbkforever oh wah wah wah who the hell cares about the rules? You are not playing. Stop bringing up rules. If he got it wrong, then maybe it was a homebrew self made rule. You are just making an excuse to say how bad you think aabria is.
@@iceman3317 -_- this is exhausting. The rules are important to me, they're important as the game can't run without them. Matt is a guy known for being amazing at the rules, but he gets them wrong sometimes, and that's ok. The most important part about my last comment was that it led to such an amazing moment of roleplay that I agree, fuck the rules in this case. I just have to point out the fact that when aabria was DM for those 2 episodes, she was making many mistakes with the rules. The comment sections for those videos were brutal about how the rules were wrong, but when Matt does the same thing not 2 episodes later, he's given way more respect for it. What I'm trying to say is that if we were all upset with how poorly aabria handled these rules, then Matt should be held to the same standard. The problem with that is this situation led to such an amazing moment for the campaign that I kinda have to let it go.
Astrid: "My specialty is helping the king and his court present and sculpt the opinion of its citizens."
Ashton: "Ah Marketing."
Me: Lol, he's not wrong.
I almost hate how spot on Ashton’s remark was. Almost. 😂
He is. It’s Public Relations.
Marketing and propaganda can be used pretty synonymously. He's right, there.
@@briemac4780 Sooooo... political marketing.
Travis as Chetney was the perfect tension reliever for me while I watched this episode live
His comedic timing was perfect!
If I have one wish it is to always have a Travis at my table
Ah yes, a simple and lighthearted shopping episode, thats what I am here for.
😅
What're you inferring? No earth shattering and possibly relationship ending drama bombs were dropped towards the end! None whatsoever! This was just a nice and peaceful shopping episode!
*hands a mask hooked up to a tank of Copium* Want a hit?
3:22:59 Dorian finally meets Paté again and it's everything I ever hoped for 😂
The part where Paté tickles Dorian back and the gesture Robbie was making cracks me up each time 🤣
My turn 😃
I just realized that Bells Hells are the first Critrole-Party to be on all known continents including the Shattered Teeth.
Wait... Jrusar, Whitestone, Uthodurn/that one hamlet in Issylra, the Shattered Teeth, and now Zadash. Huh, you're right! Add in the moon, and they're the most well-traveled of all the parties. Not a lot of plane-hopping though (I don't count that one jaunt to Ryn's hideout on the fire plane).
@@Landis963 The fact that they're the most well traveled without any of them having teleport or teleportation circle (not counting allies) is actually insane
@@JB-xl2jc The staff teleports. Admittedly, their access to it is throttled way back compared to, say, the M9.
@@Landis963 That's true, plus Keyleth was playing Tree Ferrywoman. Still though, yeah, no intrinsic teleporting yet they're globetrotters! Hmm, at this point globeStrotters.
as someone with a family member that suffers from addiction and as someone having experienced multiple abusive relationships, thank you Marisha for roleplaying the struggle, the ugliness, the desperation and confusion so heart-wenchingly perfect
I agree. This is absolutely amazing and heartbreaking. I wish there could be a happy ending to this but I can't see it unless something happens...
❤
@@xHopelessful Critical Role's stories have always been about hope. A simple wish spell could fix it all, and there are so many other possibilities for an happy end.
Absolutely that is why Marisha's RP was so brilliant. She plays perfectly as someone who is addicted and hasn't admitted it yet. Laudna accepting the dagger instead of the sword as her fix was heartbreaking, but it was reminiscent of someone trying to steal a $100 bill from a family member only to accept $5 when caught. The half truths and manipulations after were spot on acting. I was clapping by the end of it all.
*edited for typos
@@marissamemoriThere has to be something really big to earn that wish spell. Even if its dnd magicly solving big problems isnt a thing.
"it's what my character would do" done right
Honestly yeah. This to me is right up there with Lou Wilson's character's near suicidal decision to attack a high level mind flayer NPC in Fantasy High. Lou nearly broke down at how stupid the action he was about to commit was and that there was no way it'd go well for him, but he committed to it because it was genuinely what his character would do.
And Marisha here knows exactly what it is that Laudna would do given everything that's led her up to this moment, even though it would inevitably lead her into conflict with the rest of the party.
@rodrigocampos1302 YES!!!
I think you’re super right! I’ve had a bunch of interactions with people doing it wrong, and it’s also because of the group understanding. Liam was super into it, and the group being in agreement about the goal of the sessions is another important aspect of playing the game/your character well!
I know right? Chet throwing up was like *chef's kiss*
Marisha's choices were spot on. Liams too.
Chetney: *Really excited about getting a feather from the dwarven lady. "She gave me a FEATHER!!"
Dorian: *Hiding an identical feather "She probably gives those to everybody at her shows."
1:43:51 Dorian in his sugar daddy era, we love to see it
In character, I don't see how they can keep trusting Laudna after this. Attacking a fellow party member in his sleep and overtly feeding Deliliah in front of Imogen. All through the conversation she was obviously trying to make escape routes and calculating if she could get it and run, mage hand isnt invisible for Laudna. They would all be wondering "Who's the next person to be attacked in their sleep?" and to top it off, the cursed blade that riled her up so much didn't even matter in the end, she just wanted a powerful artifact to absorb.
No slight to Marisha meant, she acted it out well.
I don't get it either. I guess with how busy everything is they just kinda put it to the backside to deal with later, but then she goes crazy again before they do. It sucks because Ashton got absolutely run through the ringer for trying to absorb the fire shard secretly with Faerne, while Laudna constantly gets away with lying to their faces.
@Sp4rt4nSl4ya well with ashton he really had no excuse other than poor decision making whether he had justifications or not. There is an outside element with Laudna that makes it difficult to put all the blame squarely on her. That being said she is not only a liability but a genuine danger moving forward
@@kendalldesouza4595 He definitely made a bad decision, but his reasoning wasn't much different than Laudna's in that it was based around past trauma, wanting to become stronger to protect the crew, and trying to fill a hole within themselves. Which is why it baffles me how aloof they've been to her situation when they were so hard on Ash. Obviously they can't be too hard on her in case they cause her to snap, but so far they've been so gentle that she's only getting worse and truly thinks she's doing no wrong. She didn't even apologize to Orym for hurting him.
@Sp4rt4nSl4ya with ashton what I meant by no excuse was that he was in full control of his actions trauma aside. With laudna though I feel like those weren't her actual motivations I feel like it's what she told herself so she could go along with what delilah was telling her. Laudna doesn't want to have to thing about things or worry or make hard choices which why she has this happy go lucky persona but its also why delilah can control her so easily. Honestly she needs to leave to Hells but there's no way to do that without losing imogen
@@kendalldesouza4595 allowing yourself to be controlled by someone so you don't have to make hard choices isn't an excuse either, but you're right she does need to leave. If she doesn't she's going to end up going to far and the crew will need to put her down or risk Delilah getting free. That will certainly be a dramatic moment and I'll be curious to see who Imogen sides with.
All the Shadowgast moments for my own sanity after this episode:
21:06 The Assembly’s Caleb’s job
2:32:52 Caleb likes it when he floats
3:06:47 Predathos is also kinda Caleb’s job
3:07:56 What do you _mean_ Imogen sneezed and Essek made it about Caleb
3:09:32 Ashley asks the question we’ve all been dying to (Caleb is so strong…of heart)
3:10:55 Essek: Imma go facetime my husband byeee
Gods bless
Thank you thank you thank you ✨
Is not even funny how fucking much i miss them C':
Lmao bless.
I feel like all anyone is talking about or cares about is the pvp when it was the least interesting part of the ep for me. I was actually shocked there's apparently discourse.
Meanwhile I'm over here crying about Essek roughly quoting Cadeucus 'It is not pain that makes people, it's love.'(And Tal's reaction in that moment), saying "I am... myself", him no longer believing it's a betrayal to be happy, and being so totally and completely and more than ever before WHIPPED for one Caleb Widogast.
The healing, the growth, the journey YES SO GOOD
PLUS, both him, and consequently TM9 and the concord, AND bells hells all get some REALLY good info sharing that I'm sure will be vital for the later fights.
I like the fact that Caleb isn't physically strong, but can just turn into a giant ape once a day if he ever needs to be XD
What an incredible dramatic standoff this ep wrapped up with, the acting from Marisha, Liam and Laura is incredible and finely balances their conflicts in characters, also shout out to Marisha for not shying away from the darkness of addiction and trauma, beautifully heartbreaking
True true
You said much of what I've been wating to say since Thursday.
Sure but she straight up betrayed the party. Still waiting for them being punished for their actions but looks like they will keep getting rewarded.
@@TheFatihyet It's just gotta be fun being wrong, otherwise why would you do it so boldly?
@@cassiecarryd4864 they’re not wrong that Laudna needs an intervention, but the rest is bitter bullshit, don’t waste your time on they’re type, take solace that the four others on this comment thread understand stories
3:29:51 'You don't have to save everyone.'
I know his words were meant for Orym but even I felt comforted too. Robbie really knows how add a certain cadence to his words. He's a really amazing player.
It's wild to me that it took like, 60+ episodes (i think) for someone to say all the right words to Orym? And it's from someone who only just came back and lacked context on what they've all been through.
I'm SO glad he's back! I love his addition to the table, and I really love him moments with everyone, ESPECIALLY Orym. They have such great interactions with one another!
I always felt like Dorian as a character was the true heart of BH (hot take, I know).
Even Sam would probably agree after he said this during 4SD (episode 2): 'He [Dorian] was such a good way for us to explore-He was such a kind character-IS such a kind character that it felt like any of us could talk and relate to him, and to get support and stuff. He was a good sounding board.'
@@thetruestblue6169 To me it feels like it HAD to be Dorian, you know? Like, the fact that he came back and that's one of the first things he says to Orym (i know they talked before, I mean first important things 1on1) really just made me go "okay yeah got it, they're endgame 100%". None of the others get it. None of the others have a sense of responsibility like Orym. Dorian is the sort of anxious sort of quiet funny friend who watches the entire time and then hits you with that incredibly insightful one-liner that makes you cry. Missed him dearly, Orym needs him ♥
"they're endgame 100%" people would actually take you guys more seriously if you didn't make everything about shipping. 2 things Liam fans always do without fail, is reduce his characters to the "poor tragic sad boi" and overinvest in shipping and fetishize his sexuality.
Stay out of the comments dear reader, some CR fans have been demonstrating their lack of ability to handle conflict lately. Save yourself the headache, even if you've finished the episode
Edit: oh no, this has gotten more likes than Flando, we can't let that happen!
Oof they're acting up already?😒
I suppose some of them might have been doing it since Thursday
that's really annoying
I saw this comment and had to read some bc I can't stop myself. I'm always the cat that gets killed... 😅
Thanks for the warning!
they usually pin flando so should be fine and hes a member
I just wish the clippers would be the slightest bit considerate. I have had a lot ruined lately because of titles and thumbnails, i have had no capacity to avoid spoilers for a few weeks. To those clippers i say this; if you post your clip of a great moment before the vod goes up on monday then you are not a fan, you are a greedy blight on the community and need to stop
Dorian really showing his chaotic neutral alignment with the very casual suggestion they just murder the Pumat Snows to get their gear for free.
that doesn't feel very neutral
I mean if they aren't really alive then it's just destruction of property right? 😂
@@TheGIJew.I think it was in the sense that he just learned they're all simulacrums and not actually "real" people.
It's definitely an indication of a new player though. Edging into murderhobo territory. PC vs NPC tribalism.
I understand the why but Robbie having no connection to Pumat Sol has no idea the reaction that he could've provoked there.
@@TheGIJew. It is. Neutral just means not good or evil, and a willingness to do bad things to serve the good of the world is as neutral as it gets. Add chaotic to that, and now laws aren’t important, so it was very correct of him to suggest that. I kinda wish they had, that would be a pretty funny turn of events. Bren sent them there, and Pumat’s simulacra got dispelled while he was away, all in service of trying to stop the god-(not just good, but evil, too)-eater from being unleashed. Bren would get mad, ofc, but hey, they done what’s right by them, and can’t ask no more than that (to (mis?)quote Jack Sparrow).
We miss out on seeing the blowback of that timeline, now, but I’m also glad the group said, “Nah. He’s cool, we can spend as if our days are numbered, moreso than the simulacra.”
What is it about Zadash? This city as generated so much GOOD RP!!!!
Zadash is the Exandrian capital of shopping and drama.
Zadash was the first big city we saw the M9 in and has Pumat in the way that VM had Emon and Gilmore.
I was honestly surprised that this sword incident wasn’t the moment where Orym genuinely loses his cool. Laudna betrayed his trust, physically hurt him, and then gaslit him about it to the point where some of his friends seemed willing to take her side. And all of this happened while he was still grappling with the death of FCG and also with the end of Otahan, his father’s and husband’s murderer. Orym had every right to be furious both with Laudna and with everyone who was trying to take a centrist stance about the whole thing. The fact that he didn’t take any more shots at her (physically or verbally), or use his extremely high dexterity to just leave, shows that Orym has amazing restraint.
I think on some level he understands it's not all Laudna sne didn't really do it on her own will Delilah literally lied gaslight and manipulated her to do this using her trauma from the sword and fear for Orym's safety (Delilah bringing ip the potential its like Craven Edge was absolutely deliberate. It's questionable how much of Laudna's words were her own or from Delilah
Yeah. I agree. The whole description of the swords bloody history was just amazing. Oh no! An old sword that has killed a lot of people! Like that’s what all old swords would have! It’s just a sword! And Orym was attacked. Even if he did think it was Delilah I’m impressed that he didn’t still have a bigger issue or walk out. It would be a sight to see if he ever did.
I am especially impressed with his restraint given the gaslighting and the hypocrisy in Laudna's behavior.
1. Attacking him because he wants to use a perceived dark force. Her whole identity is "I have a dark force I can barely contain."
2. Demanding she absorb the sword as a compromise to him wanting the sword to help him keep up with everyone around him, and give him a better chance against what is coming.
@@davechains I don't think point 1 is actually a note of hypocrisy, yes Laudna has a dark force she can barely contain, but the fact she can barely contain it and is aware of same could reasonably lead her to trying to have others she cared about avoid the same path she struggles with.
@@CGCommando82 I think the part where it becomes hypocrisy, is that she keeps feeding the dark force she can already barely contain, and would have done the same thing with the sword, she wouldn't have just "destroyed it"
The idea that the magic shop owner just lists off areas of disaster and ruin to an adventuring party is so funny to me. Like "i see you could be going anywhere in the world. Please be warned of random explosions in the capital despite it being nowhere near here " 😂
A team of adventurers going to areas of disaster means they may come back with loot, thus business lol
Almost like a medieval fantasy equivalent of a disaster alert
In a world where teleportation is a regular thing for those with enough power (as they obviously would be to be buying so many powerful, expensive magical items) then distance doesn't matter at all.
4:31:07 'What the fuck happening!? I thought there's gonna be shenanigans??'
Welcome back, Robbie(?) 😅
Honestly in my opinion a pretty legit reaction from someone who's been away from the main campaign for awhile! XD
4:21:25 Agree or disagree on Dorian's take, I think Robbie's delivery here was pretty amazing. He really handled himself well despite having a lot to catch up on
hes just amazing
Honestly, his point is valid imo, but yeah this moment right made me realize how much I missed him being a part of the group!
I think how much he's been out of the loop for is a feature honestly. It adds an additional slice of tension for the rest of the party. Think about all of the twisted, traumatising stuff that has happened since they last saw him, and he's judging (in the objective not the prejorative sense) their behaviour now based on the versions these people that he *knew*, and I think that's an element of discomfort for some of the other characters who maybe can't handle having that mirror held up to them right now.
I could be reading a bit too much into it, but I also love in Laudna's reply to him Marisha makes the choice to have her not look at him. I think she does this because in-character she does understand on some level that the Laudna she was before Dorian had to leave *would* have trusted her friends telling her not to do what she's doing. So many things have eaten away at her since then. Even while fighting with them she can look Imogen and Orym right in the eye because theyve been worn down in their own way too, but I don't think she can bear to see reflected in Dorian's eyes how far she's fallen. Whether I'm correct in that interpretation or not it's excellent from both of them.
"Its just a thing, i'm tired of things controlling us" from Dorian after what happened before he came here is just 💔💔💔
@@junomonsoonRobbie did what I expected him to do, but I feel after what he just went through, Dorian should have been giving Orym caution about wielding such a dark item.
4:36:53
Marisha: "My face is so HOT"
Matt: "I agree :)"
These two are beautiful human beings and should be protected at all costs
I’m upset about how good Ashley Johnson’s JOKE commercial for a fake perfume was
ladies and gentlemen: Ashley “then I thought about bread” Johnson
Part 1: Yay, fun shopping downtime!
Part 2: !{{{{{{{ S T R E S S }}}}}}}}!
And it was DELICIOUS STRESS
Essek: So, Bells Hells, do you have anything to ask Astrid?
BH: Yes, but first… Care to info dump about everything you’ve ever done, Hot Boi?
Essek has that affect on quirky groups. They wanna be all up in his business. XD
@@jennpenn10 it's the hot boi effect
Laudna: That thing is evil, you shouldn't have it!
Also Laudna: I want that to be a part of me forever
The Beacon commercial during the break was so fucking hilarious. Taliesin popping into frame with another chinese finger trap and then Asley hiding in the corner with her munitions was just so good.
2:41:44 for “it’s love that makes people” (:
Aw, Tal's face after that just about made me tear up
There be SPOILERS down yonder. . .
I love how Marisha is just playing into the Delilah stuff without having to rely on Matt to prompt her or force her to make rolls to give in. That's some courageous roleplay which is creating amazing moments.
alot of trust between those two to make a great narrative
@@alainagedney539not just Matt and her but everyone else for just going along with it in character even though you can tell everyone was thinking wtf was going on in the beginning
the moment of Delilah and Laudna speaking in turn... until she returned Imogen's love, holy *crap* :O
@@TakeWalker Yeah, Matt played that one so well
It usually irks me when players rp both sides of their character’s conflict, rather than trusting the DM with the reins of whatever is trying to control their character. In this moment, though, I have to appreciate Marisha pulling off something very very tricky. I know that Matt trusts her with Delilah, and in this particular case it absolutely does make sense that we can’t tell exactly where Laudna ends and Delilah begins.
So... an Uk'otoa level treat just got released and flew around for awhile and... nobody in the campaign or world really noticed it. Life in Exandria.
The Bird, if I am remembering correctly, was one of the three things that were in the frescoes that showed the Titans, one of which was Uk'otoa.
That's a good plot thread for another Mighty Nein special hmmmm
And The Lord of the Hell's personal pet/steed
To be fair an entire army was sent to stop it and got mopped, so I wouldn’t say “nobody noticed”
Yep, and the other one is a worm that was buried somewhere beneath the ice near Aeor.
@@hfar_in_the_skyYeah IMO was a nice little way to say "The world doesn't revolve around JUST your group, a lot is going on even if you're the tip of the spear" which was totally valid thematically after Chetney's remarks last episode.
"I'll always love you Launda. i just don't know what to do with it" OUCH OUCH OUCH OUCH OUCH. incredible beautiful stunning rp from everyone this episode but this line had me gripping my chest in heartache like a regency era romantic lead
This may legit be the first campaign where we see a in-party couple break up
I feel like Imogen is the only connection Laudna has that can really shake her away from Delilah at this point and I wondered if that was imogen starting to realized what an unfair postion she's been put in.
@@hfar_in_the_sky i hope. itll make things very interesting in the future. would be the push laudna needs to do some very despicable shit. and maybe encourage the party to actually deal with her instead of just brushing it off after.
Ladna saying that him attacking her when there was magical darkness up so he couldn’t see her and she hit him first was equal is insane.
Every justification she presented was outrageously insane. How everyone failed to call out any of those excuses is beyond me. Great moment. Probably peak of this campaign. But damn i wish some of the group had taken up defending Orym a bit more.
@@ChicCanyon 100% agree with everything you said!
That moment when we all thought it was Kiri but it ended up being Chetney's very own parasocial relationship xD
With all the incredible stuff that happened this episode, the thing that had me gripping my chair and making good use of that "rewind ten seconds" feature on Beacon was the bit where Matt improvs talking in perfect unison with Laudna als Delilah. TOP-NOTCH stuff. Absolutely chilling.
THIS!
Awesome drama aside, Delilah/Laudna/DeLaudna(?) using the "cursed" excuse to try and take the sword, and then remembering Dorian earlier was showing off the ACTUALLY CURSED Gambler's Blade he kept after Bertrand died is just icing on the cake.
I completely forgot your absolutely right it’s so cursed
god just looking it up now and realizing the name has a meaning
Delauded
Hm! I didn’t realize the Gambler’s Blade was actually a cursed item until today! The more you know!
Imogen: I can save her
Delilah: No you can't
literal neon signs at the end there that she is the only one who can
One of Marishas finest acting moments, wonderfully supported by the rest of the cast. Wow.
Agreed! I felt SO many emotions over this scene!
✊
Mighty Nein had Bowlgate. Bells Hells has Swordgate, and I am LIVING FOR IT! Amazing RP from Liam and Marisha!
except that Bowlgate was annoying and cringe and Swordgate is cool and intriguing
@@aspserpent Bowlgate itself was a great character moment that gets even better in retrospect given how the relationships involved develop. Now how a segment of the fans, who are incapable of separating players from characters or seeing a story for a story, reacted to bowlgate was annoying and cringe.
@@troikas3353 I've watched every episode of M9 multiple times and have no idea what Bowlgate is
EDIT: I have Googled this thing and cannot believe there was discourse about it. Good lord.
Lets not forget Chairgate
Don't forget Skullgate too, the OG inner party conflict item!
At 52:02 - Essek clearly says: "There is a place I can take you that might have some supplies like that, yes."
And again at 53:36 - Essek says as he's heading off: "Whenever you're ready to go shopping, as you put it, for these particular potions and other, find me in the market."
HE LITERALLY OFFERED TO HELP PAY FOR THEIR STUFF! AND THEY DIDN'T LISTEN! XD
I think we need to be real. A shopping episode was long overdue!
👀
It is amazing how relaxing a shopping episode can be in spite of the multiple mentionings of Rodan being a potential threat.
Laudna: *opens her blouse* "Look what he did to me!"
Really wish a party member brought up the fact that with darkness, Orym couldn't see who the assailant was. And when Orym realized who he was fighting, he switched to playing keep-away with the saber and communicating with Laudna.
Also, funny sidenote from that comment, you snuck up on the highly perceptive FIGHTER who was even more vigilant after the prior nights escapades with Fearne's father, hurt him, and took his vision away along with one of their weapons. Then, act shocked when the FIGHTER fought back, its what they do and they're good at it.
That entire conversation was Laudna taking an express train to Gaslight Central
i never saw it if it was there before but that picture of sam in ashley’s area is so funny and also very distracting😭😭
I know every time there’s a serious moment I see it and start laughing 😂 damn it ashley
true xD hahahaha!
It was there since Sam left
I notice that Liam and Marisha always have gold moments in like every campaign lol
Their dynamic has changed drastically in each campaign and it's always entertaining.
because they are besties and comfortable rping spicy stuff
They haven't insight checked Astrid the whole time, but at "I am actually fun at partys" Liams requests a check has got me rollin :D
OMYGOD what did Yussa get himself into this time????
probably the happy fun ball, again
@@OnyxANZthis is a funny answer and I love it but Caleb has already shown he has possession and use of it now.
It occurred to me to wonder if he might have encountered Halas. I can't remember anymore if he still held the gem. Where it was when magic frayed.
And of course, of all the people to be his pen-pal...
My money's on The Return of Halas. The solstice undoing various enchantments may have led to his release from the gem. AWESOME loose end to leave dangling...
SPOILERS
Goddamnit, Willingham, you know EXACTLY how and when to break the tension during a dramatic roleplay. With how heartily everyone at the table doubled over with Chetney's reaction to the Grim Psychometry, you can tell how badly they all needed a tension release.
Well done, sir.
I was just thinking that'd be my reaction to seeing all that a minute before he did it 😂
@@Sp4rt4nSl4ya It was such a fantastic bit of roleplaying from him. Chetney continues to be one of my favorite characters XD
Finally the payoff of Chet hoarding that money from the tower so long ago. This is what Travis was saving it for, the last shop before the endgame.
Right he was like 'no goddamn mobile pet stores this time"
Last save point before end game
I hope we're finally wrapping up.
"There's a storm coming, and it's going to rain on you just as much as us." SPITTIN LINES OVER THERE
1:14:48 Fearne and Ashton organise a trade
2:43:00 Ashton keeps up their side of the bargain (pickpocketing is back, baby!)
Honest opinion, i am really bummed out that chetney gave scream needle to laudna. That weapon is a mage killer. Double the dc for concentration based magic. That is so op. That would have been a great help against the magic users from the ruby vanguard
I hope you know that out loud I just screamed "IT DID WHAT"
I'm rather more bummed he chose to make the thing that's corrupted and enslaved his friend even more powerful.
@USDeb chetney also doesn't have good judgement with these kinds of things. He's accepted his inner darkness and now I think he's a little too ready to accept other's.
travis did a good job of providing some much needed comedic relief this episode particularly with sams abscense
I don't remember if Liam discussed this in a 4SD or if I'm just making things up in my brain so just in case I'm gonna take credit for this original idea, but Orym's toxic trait is that he believes he is not as much of a powder keg ready to blow as the rest of the BH team. and I love him for that.
adding onto this, the fact that the party sees him as one of the more level-headed, anchored members of the group only adds to the burden that orym feels he must carry (which is why dorian saying "you don't have to save everyone" was so special) - so he feels pressure on all sides... someone needs to give that halfling a hug asap
@@b0batea787 YESSSSS That's part of why Dorian is so important to and good for Orym. He's someone Orym is able to let himself be vulnerable with and man he needs that so badly!
But he isn’t though
@@liesbethverlaeckt8083 for real!! orym's spent so much time internalizing his suffering; i hope that dorian's return helps him realize that he can't control everything!! & that dorian's return generally helps the bells hells get to a place of healthier communication because they desperately need that right now:') they're all so messy & need time to heal so i'm manifesting that they can actually process everything before they go to aeor... i fear that's not going to be the case though
Orym is that guy who showed up to a party with an expensive wine and gets attacked by someone who is fighting alcoholism that he didn't intend the wine for.
This is it! My first fully caught up episode of Critical Role, feels crazy to be here when just over a year ago I hadn't even seen Kraghammer
🎉 Congrats, buddy! Welcome to the fam, and genuinely that timeline is impressive
just over a year ?? impressive!
Quite the achievement 👏👏👏
Holy shit bro!!!! Im having trouble keeping up with this season.
The binge is real! Welcome, friend!
(I may have finished the first two seasons in about four months the first time. It's not a race by any means. I just have a lot of opportunities to listen to videos/podcasts at home and at work.)
I like Marisha's version of all the Sam things. Fan with stuff on it, ad reads that are slightly different versions of campy, goofy shirts/upperbody wear
Dang, the smoothness of that paper transfer to Laura at 2:04:31 was on point, great throw great catch!
I really hope they give Liam his own ExU after this campaign, I feel like he'd thrive with the canon
This is some of the best RP that we've gotten in the show. I was so stressed. Both Marisha and Liam give some truly spectacular performances that are completely true to their characters. As sad as it would make me, I am very excited by the idea of Laudna losing her battle with Delilah and losing herself. Marisha's willingness to go on this journey and not fight the direction it heads is just *chef kiss*
Gotta say it, sorry. The sword has a dark and bloody history used for taking lives? Yes. Obviously. It's a sword, that's literally what it's for. That said, ending of this session was stellar.
no, not all swords are made for committing the most horrific war crimes for centuries
@@HailHydra27there's only so many ways you can slice with a sword. There's far more horrific "war crimes" you can commit with magic, especially magic like what Laudna uses. There's absolutely been lich lords and necromancers who would've used the same magics she does to commit mass slaughter. Should she not be allowed to use those spells for good then?
@Sp4rt4nSl4ya its nothing to do with how you slice, everything to do with who is being sliced and who is doing the slicing.
And yes, since those spells are directly feeding Delilah. Characters are literally also telling her not to do it
@@HailHydra27 who is sliced and by whom doesnt exactly make a it war crime, that's assuming they have a Geneva equivalent.
At least we're in agreement on her not using her soul sucker 9000 powers.
@Sp4rt4nSl4ya look i just meant tyrants wholesale slaughtering innocents. I didnt mean the sword was incorrectly displaying the red cross
Every time essek says partner my heart soars and I’m clinging to that high after the ending
bro is BESOTTED
i gotta know what the cr cooldown was like after this holy shit lmao
hahah same!!!
BIG love to the object work happening in the crafting scene
Great Episode!!
Laudna was %100 wrong and marisha played it wonderfully. I love how she didnt shy away from a possesed characters actions.(like opal situation where she tried to not do it, understandably)
But this delilah shit needs to be addressed by the group and what she did needs to be a wake up call for the them.
They can be betrayed by "Delilah" in the middle of an important battle not even thinking about how it ll end for laudna if this feeding continues.
What will laudna dare to do next time when a stronger delilah is hungry for more?
I do believe Laudna is wrong as well, but I also believe Orym is in the wrong
@@asumax8 Yes he is less wrong but he is wrong too. Espacially him still attackin after darkness was gone.
And i think it was a bit more liam than orym in there as well as a bit more marisha than laudna, which happenes 😂
@@asumax8 True, it become a lot less one-sided as she kept talking, she made a couple of really good points.
She's still in the 70% of blame at least, though.
@@misticsword7561 agreed lol
@@Rabestor very true lol
Laudna, an undead creature of nightmare, while trying to rob her friend, attacks Orym in his sleep, immediately plays the victim when she gets caught, lies to everyone about why, and tries to guilt trip orym for defending himself
Such immaculately acted out manipulation and gaslighting - these guys must be incredible support systems to each other to play this way.
Best part is all the gullible folk willing to take Laudna's side as if Marisha isn't purposely acting out the manipulator here. She even says so and they still take Laudna's side lol
"Ah, so you're just starting out?" - an NPC in episode 95 of the campaign
I love the whole "Desirat / Uk'otoa's cousin" whisper chain and especially their faces after realizing (starting around 36:00)
I love how Travis figures that out have this whole face journey and then re enter himself into the story while everyone else getting that
Isn't there a third entity that U'kotoa was allied with? I can't remember what it was.
@@rhokesh4391 It's some worm creature, I don't know the name though.
QUAJATH? @@sakrira
@@brendanJ466 that's correct, and the wiki says Quajath is/was imprisoned on an island of Eiselcross... could get interesting :)
Laura Bailey thumbnail game still on point
Liam is so good at explaining what his character is doing.
Mr. Jaffe has the soul of an art designer. Ashton has the most punk rock vibe ever displayed.
Ashton is quite literally a punk rock.
The ending was very entertaining! I really did think Imogen was going to leave Laudna. Honestly, it would've been deserved. The "I've never lied to you" right after lying to her was a crimson flag. At that point, the desperate repeating of "I love you" felt very manipulative, irrespective of whether she meant them or not. Laudna is starting to give Anakin Skywalker vibes at this point. "I'm doing this for you, but I know better so it's going to be fixed my way and F any opposition." Who knows? Maybe they're setting up a Laudna Villain turn.
So many missed opportunities for a C-Pop + sleep apnea= C-Papnea joke
2:44:49 Chetney and Dorian's funny unofficial uncle-nephew relationship is the best.
That's honestly a really good way to describe their relationship. Especially since Chetney coming around to liking Dorian really did have a "Estranged and grumpy grandpa coming around to care about their long lost grandson despite themselves" vibes
Personal Timestamps
35:25 A CAT (FRUMPKIN?)
1:07:00 Clothes
1:43:46 STOP THIS IS CUTE
2:07:40 Dorym moment omg
2:32:47 FLOAT DAMN YOU
3:00:15 Otohan Blade
3:07:55 German
3:09:29 ;)
3:14:46 Orym Moment
3:25:13 Fearne and Orym (AND DORIAN!)
3:36:08 OH SHIT OH SHIT (ALL THE WAY TO TH END WTF)
Also adding into this discussion coz why not, Marisha mentioned in a 4SD episode that Matt had being telling her “she’s so close” to something, he’s basically been telling her away from table that there’s something laudna should unlock, Laudna’s actions here, AND Marisha’s are so logical to me here, as well as Orym’s too
That... makes it worse. So that's why at the end she was asking what she get, that's why she settle for the dagger, that's why for the past episodes she was already talking about absorbing the sword... All of that was just because marisha was power hungry
@@GabrielLima-ny6oe what a terrible take
@@GabrielLima-ny6oeno, Delilah is power hungry. Marisha is playing a character who's in a toxic relationship with Delilah and she's doing it really well. All the players seemed excited that she was leaning into the angst rp and Travis and Liam were encouraging her
@GabrielLima-ny6oe you need to learn to separate fiction from reality. This is make believe. It is literally a game of thoughts and ideas. She has every right to play her character how she likes because at the end of the day, the villian is not the actor
@@GabrielLima-ny6oeThe only way I can imagine someone thinking Marisha is power hungry is if this is the first and only episode of Critrole they've ever seen
Regardless of your opinion on Laudna's actions at the end of this session, I think it is incredibly brave on Marisha's part to go through with it for the sake of roleplaying and staying true to her character, despite the inevitable negative response. Massive respect for that!
For all the fans getting pissy about character conflict, it must be stated.
Orym will be pissed at Laudna.
Liam will not be pissed at Marisha.
If you cant handle this fact, go join another famdom cause we don't roll like that here.
10 years of Critical Role. Still the same shit.
I agree it only works when there is trust as players and they know and care about each other, so for new groups I wouldn’t recommend it and it must be discussed before hand
This
Personally I love Marisha( zero hate towards her) Laudna on the other hand is making me upset 😭
@@davedsd716 same with Orym. The hypocricy of this man is unparalleled in this campaign. Love Liam tho.
Not related but I love Taliesin and Marisha's friendship
Dorian is a real one for being the only one to outright take Orym's side. Such a good episode. Merisha plays the looney warlock so well!
“Oh hey a shopping episode! Haven’t had one of those in a wh- WAIT WHY IS IT 5 HOUS LONG OH NO” 🤣
*from end of video*
God, it was amazingly creepy how Laudna was at the end. Always deflecting, never actually apologizing, constantly bargaining and guilt tripping to get the thing she wanted, always finding a justification for getting that “big hit” as it were. Really does give off that “addict being an asshole because their moral compass has bent itself into pretzels to justify the addiction” vibe. And Marisha played it masterfully!
Also really illustrates why it’s so hard and heartbreaking when someone that a group cares about develops an addictive personality disorder, because it feels really awful seeing them like that and no-one wants to confront them on that because you feel awful about risking a confrontation with a friend. But you know someone’s far gone into their addiction when they leverage that guilt for their addiction like what Laudna’s doing here. Plus you want to remember them for the great and fun person that they were, not the emotionally abusive and volatile person they currently are, so it’s hard to muster the strength to put your foot down and tell them “No.” And sometimes that can tear a group apart.
And honestly Marisha’s portrayal of this has been on point. The fact that over the past couple of episodes she’s sprinkled these little moments where Laudna’s been acting just slightly more erratic and aggressive with each passing episode is very on point for someone suffering from addiction, and it’s been fantastic because just like dealing with a friend with a addiction the way she’s portrayed these moments are easy to brush off at the time as “Oh Laudna’s just being kooky again” but if you look closely you notice a pattern of escalation that for the rest of the party acts as a opportunity for a “Why didn’t we pay closer attention?” moment, which is good inclusive drama. I also wouldn’t be surprised if Marisha’s drawing from personal experience either with a close family member or former friend/colleague, because she’s got the little details of this personality down to a T. It’s heartbreakingly tragic but I got to give the lady her props for some masterful character writing and character acting.
I’m tense as hell but eager to see where this all goes. One thing’s for sure, this ride’s been wild already and it ain’t going to get less wild anytime soon!
At first I disliked how Marisha roleplayed so damned much. Then I realized what was actually happening, and figured that I didn't dislike how Marisha roleplayed, but rather the situation. I then also quickly realized how I disliked the situation because of how ridiculously good Marisha was at roleplaying it. The lying, gaslighting, avoiding, as you said. Brilliant. It takes quite some gumption to be able to do that not just against Imogen, but the entire group.
The other thing that really got me is that Liam/Orym picked his words so damned carefully, because at every point I was shouting "Tell her that the blade killed your family! You have the most right to decide what happens to it!", but he didn't. Because he clearly knows what's actually going on, and he doesn't quite know what to do with it.
This is the point I think people who are claiming Laudna Was Right Actually are missing. A person can make some salient points (and she does) while still being dishonest, disingenuous, or just really not passing the vibe check.
Marisha absolutely knows what she's doing with her acting here. Laudna might be an inherently creepy character, but there's a difference. When Laudna is 'herself' she grins and has goofy voice affectations and is - ironically - one of the most outwardly humerous of the bunch. Staring unblinkingly with a blank expression and speaking in a monotone voice barely about a whisper? That ain't Laudna when she's at home, regardless of what's actually coming out of her mouth.
@@NinjaDeathSlap Indeed. Luanda before she started going hardcore gaslighting manipulative addict was genuinely "fun scary." So when Laudna at the end of this encounter asked "Am I still fun scary?", in my mind I was like "Nope. Now you're just plain scary. And really not in the fun way."
@@Alphasoldier Right? Like the way Marisha's been playing Laudna has been really, REALLY creepy in a "the way she's acting makes me feel genuinely uncomfortable" kind of way. I hate the feeling, but I've got to respect the craft Marisha's put behind it
With that explanation, it feels similar to Scanlans meltdown from C1. It seemed like he was just being a bard, ha ha drug use ha ha, until it came to a head after that resurrection.
Amazing thumbnail choice
So just to clarify: Darkness (Action w/Concentration), Reaction with Shield, Spider Climb (Action w/Concentration) and Mage Hand (Action) during the same turn and now two concentration spells up at the same time? Someone got a lot of leeway there.
With the rules as written, yeah. However, I'd point out that Matt does a lot of custom stuff when building characters, and it wouldn't be gamebreaking if he gave her a piece of dhamhir stuff with the justification of her undead connection's spookiness in character creation.
Rule of cool supercedes rules as written, no? It made for a fantastic narrative sequence, probably one of the most tense situations in this campaign. I'm excited to see where this adventure goes from here.
Also counterspell shouldn’t have worked, fell prone off of the trip attack, etc
I have wached this session more than any other in the CR campaigns. The mild build up to the shopping bit, a little show for the cast, cute Essesk stuff... the last hour. OOOFFFFFF. So good
I think is funny Ashley was the "Muse" in the add all I could picture was Calliope from Stray Gods doing the add.