I love that this very moment ends up becoming a subversion... in that it was only PERCEIVED as a betrayal. And that revelation that occurs several episodes later becomes a game-changer. All because at least one of the party (Jester) refused to believe that she was a traitor, a belief that even Beau could not entirely deny that she had as well. And that belief was eventually shared by the rest.
Why do you think it matters that she's a lesbian? Who a person shares their bed with doesn't define all that they are, nor does it define their personality.
That slow "the creature is not willing" absolutely killed me when I was watching this episode. It's so impersonal for something that could not be more personal. Incredible moment.
Beyond the roleplay, my favorite moment in c2e69 is around the 3:46:00 mark when Caduceus is going to cast Bless on the party. Taliesin automatically turns towards Ashley, realizes that they aren't on the same team at that moment, and instead turns to cast it on everyone else at the table. Ashley looks especially upset at this, and Matt is keeping an eye on her so when she next looks at him he gives her a little wink. You can immediately see her face brighten and her demeanor change. I don't believe the cast has ever talked about exactly what safety tools they specifically use in their games, so it's hard to tell if this was a predetermined type of check-in or something more impromptu. It's a really great example of how simple but important checking in with players can be, and really shows how much they trust each other.
Yasha’s story brought out some of the best moments in C2. This scene where they lost Yasha was heartbreaking, especially Laura crying out her name as the door slams. Then the long scene where they get back, and Yasha punishes herself in the pit fight. One of the best, most disturbing scenes in C2. And her eventual, growing relationship with Beau. So, so good.
Also, the discovery that her "betrayal" was not by choice, but coercion and control. And that completely changed things, going from writing her as a lost cause to fighting like hell to save her.
Jester shouting "Yasha!" through the closing door seems like tiny little moment, but it stucked with me as one of the most hard-hitting moments of the C2.
I think Yasha is a brilliant example of throwing with the scheduling punches and making the player who can’t be there not feel bad or keep the pacing of the game down. Schedules happen and with how much we joke about session canceling but it doesn’t always have to be the be all end all of campaigns
I dream of either DMing for or being part of a party that gets invested and truly immersed in their creations and the story unfolding around them. What a wonder that would be.
When I first watched the episode of Yasha's betrayal, I felt like my heart was crushed in an instant. I was like "Watch Critical Role, they said! It would be fun, they said!" And that arc was left hanging for a while! But omg the epic battle in Rexxentrum! Sweet catharsis!
Every great show has to break your heart at one moment or another. I thought RWBY couldn’t hurt me any more than the end of Volume 3. But then we got the end of Volume 8. And then the sour grape drenched in onion juice on top: Volume 9 episode 8.
And what eventually makes this moment even better... is the slow buildup over the following episodes where the Mighty Nein eventually realize and discover that the betrayal was not intentional... but rather, she was taken control of and used. And it's only then that they decide that no, they cannot give up on her. They MUST save her, no matter what. And when they finally get her back, they begin to get to know her all over again. Rebuilding those bridges bit by bit. And of course, the chantry battle itself. A true turning point. Yasha almost killed Beau when she couldn't stop it from happening, and then she was liberated. Then it was Yasha herself getting her own vengeance against Obann. He took her freedom away, so she responded in kind. And of course, this is where she had to begin to forgive herself, and it's on this path that she reconciles with everyone, especially Beau. And so begins their paths eventually intersecting into one.
That show down before Caduceus dispelled the glyph in the church was awful (in a good way). It hurt. The way she attacks Beau then put the blade in just throws back to the way Molly died.
I was working overnights during this campaign, and liked to listen in at work every monday night. I am not ashamed to admit that the entire betrayal sequence (esp Laura/Jester) had me actually crying while working.
I really really hope they keep Yasha’s ‘betrayal’ when they animate the Mighty Nein series. It would be so awesome, and it’s kinda integral to Yasha’s arc. I want the drama and the heartbreak, dammit!
I don’t know how you’d get away with not doing that arc. It’s one of the most emotional ones and in animation we can get to see more of that time from Yasha’s perspective.
It's also integral to the oban arc, which is a big chunk of the middle of the of the campaign. There's almost too much for them to NOT have it. And they will make it devastating, like at least at the end of a 3 set. Maybe even the end of a season...
We should probably see more of Yasha being controlled by Oban in the animation because they show all sides and not just the adventurers. At least Ashley won't be left out of the animation like she was in the show.
Gotta love Yasha. She actually made me question my own setting. For instance, it's not really touched, but one of the main groups likely wouldn't want people of Yasha's persuasion to behave naturally simply due to a critically low population. How would those like Yasha feel and react? How would those once in power feel about it? One important figure likely is like Yasha in one very important respect, and another merely puts it on a long list of regrets.
@@user-jt1js5mr3f I felt that way for awhile. She grew on me, but especially a little while after the "Molly's dead" plot, she lost a lot of something,. especially when she had to be backgrounded while Ashley was working she wasn't great. Still, I like the concept and her development, even if it was slow for obvious reasons.
@@logan2404 I interpreted the comment as "being gay is frowned upon/maybe illegal" in this person's setting, because they have it set up so that everyone has to have kids to keep the population stable.
One of the things that I don't think people realize is how this event affected their reaction to Essek and Lucien. They had a betrayal from someone who had no control, and all but one of the party questioned wether it had all been a lie. And then, after they've realized that Yasha has suffered and blames herself (finish it champion), they change. When they learn that Essek was the one who basically started a war, they refuse to give up on him. They believe in the good in him even as he says he doesn't believe there is any. And they save him because of it. And then there is Lucien. The body of their friend risen again, intent on bringing ruin to the world, and they chase him across a frozen tundra, an astral sea, and even a city of flesh, just in the hopes that they can save their friend. Yes, they would have likely risen up against Lucien had he not been in the body of Molly, but they would never have tried so hard to be peaceful with him. They sat with Lucien, ate with him. They shared stories and secrets and begged for a glimmer of the friend they had lost. And even as he denied them at every turn, denied that Molly was nothing more than a passenger long gone, they continued to try to save him. Idk, i just see CR and get emotional
God this is so fucking timely for our campaign atm. After eighteen months of RL will they won't they, my druid Seren and our paladin Ulrich finally admitted their feelings for each other and got together, just in time for Seren to be there for their love as we approached a combat against the man who killed Ulrich's sister seven years ago. EXCEPT the DM privately elaborated on some backstory for me before that combat, and it turns out the man who killed Ulrich's sister did so as part of a top secret genocidal military operation... in which my druid was also a participant. Seren was there when Ulrich's sister was killed, fighting alongside the man who did the deed, and they had*no idea* because there were so much murder it all blurred together, and everyone used codenames anyway, and this was prior to their heel-face turn into a chaotic neutral aligned druid. So when the penny finally dropped *literally two days ago in session*, Seren had to explain to the love of their life -- who just four days prior they'd finally devoted themself to -- how they'd been there on the worst day of his. How they'd willingly participated in the slaughter, and represented everything this honourable paladin stood against. And it absolutely broke both of them. Ulrich and Seren opened up to each other, trusted in each other, and the entire time Seren had already betrayed that trust in the worst way possible, and didn't even realise it. I don't know how we're going to move forward as a party, but nothing is going to be the same after this. Please send thoughts and prayers you guys, because my god we're gonna need them T_T
I started watching CR during lockdown, started with C2 (due to C1 starting kinda mid-story? I like to see the beginning) and grew to love all the characters. Yasha may be one of the most unique: having since learned more about Barbarians. She doesn't rage due to some primal force of 'Rawr!', but her rage seems deep seated in her pain over the loss of her wife. Raging over pain is an interesting concept in of itself.
Yasha and Beau are my favorite parts of C2. It’s remarkable how well the characters mesh. I’m excited to see how this storyline is handled in the adaptation and I wonder, given its truncated season length, if they will still have Yasha leave the group prior to this moment or if she’ll stay with the party longer.
Not been in this particular story or headspace for maybe a year. I knew watching this was gonna be heavy, I was..ok, more or less until Jester's perennial cry, 'YASHA!'. I've heard it, tens, maybe a hundred or so times now. I know this story beat by beat to my core for a number of personal reasons. Still, hearing that grief stricken plea, again... Immediate tears, clogged throat, a swell of emotions new and old. Well crafted, and brilliantly broken down. Been subscribed for awhile, but life had swept your channel from my mind. TH-cam pulled me back by recommendation though, I needed this cry. Thank you sir, steady on.
I was inspired by yasha to create a nearly orphaned human aasimar that was blessed by the God of war and vengeance Hoar because my ancestors were decimated in a prior war in my campaign and the spirits demand justice. I’m a protector aasimar ancestral guardian barbarian. Not as sad or well thought out as yashas but still a great character for me to play as. Having my purpose and heritage be a mystery to my character is fun to play too
My favorite encounter EVER in CR was the cathedral battle (e86). I think this hole oban arc was one of the best narrative story in Critical role, felt so personal for the players and you can track al of that, to this moment. From this episode and foward i was on the edge of my seat every time a play an episode.
There have been a lot of amazing battles in Critical Role. But I think the first Laughing Hand fight has always been my favourite! The dynamic of the characters is just so interesting, I think this is the moment that the Mighty Nien truly became a unit because saving friends became the core of the party's actions.
Yasha Nydoorin and Ashley made me really love the concept of Aasimars itself. They became one of my favorite races to ever play in 5e because of Yasha.
My best campaign ran a while ago, i played the sole human ranger in the group, got pretty far. Guy was rasied by dwarves who ran a mining company and had a starting skill with both explosives and fire arms (limited to early rifles flintlocks). The character ended up falling in love with the party's resident Fallen Asamar yet she couldnt trust him fully given he turned out to both be infact the direct blood decended of the groups previous BBEG (set around a thousand years prior) and a near dead ringer for him. In a few ways he was the moral glue, the regular joe shmo who tossed pipe bombs around like party favors and managed to kill a high level mimic with a bayonet charge. His near end came when the resurrected BBEG tried to command him through some ancient blood magic fuckery and, instead of willingly servering him and being offered rishes and power beyond imagine or trying to resist at a massive disadvantage, chose to hug the BBEG with a primed pipe bomb filled with somthing i can only describe as magical nitroglycerin mixed with holy hellfire jelly. He was saved at the last moment by the Asamar who, through her own genuine character growth and arc, was accepted once again by her chosen god and had her powers restored. I cried, the girl playing the Asamar cried, the party nearly beat the ranger to death for trying to kill himself just to end the threst started by his 8 times great grandfather. They got hitched in the epilogue. This pen and paper game is a hell thing.
Hi Jay! I'm a new viewer and new fan of Critical Role! Just wanted to stop and say I enjoyed the video, and I also made my first order at MWT, thanks to you! Keep up the amazing work!
Yasha is my favorite character of all three campaigns! She's even my wallpaper on PC (pic took from jessketchin: Look it up she made AWESOME arts of many Critical Role characters). Anyway, with the announcement that they're gonna make an animated show for the Mighty Nein now, I'm really looking forward to the Obann arc being animated! Plus, maybe we'll get more of her point of view while she was under Obann's control. And of course, the whole akward flirting with Beau! :p Yeah, really looking forward to how they handle Yasha once she's scripted, and how they don't have to make her leave unless the story requires it, kinda like how they handle Pike right now in the Vox Machina show!
This reminds of the time I got have a very evil player moment. My party had switched timelines due to reasons and my character in both timelines had built a small following of religious followers who thought they were a cleric of some newly discovered god of some kind when in reality it was a mindflayer hiding their identity and helping people on principles of superiority through a ancient magical language. In the new timeline more the 90% of their followers where either murdered or disappeared and 4 out 5 of their temples where destroyed as vengeance from their former elder brain. This lead to my character blaming the party for all that death when they where revealed to be a mindflayer and started talking about themselves to assure their trust. They made this claim based on the party causing the timeline switch inspite of them constant instance of being careful. In other words my character got to put the blame of thousands on the party because if their actions.
I don’t know what you mean Yasha’s relationship with Molly at the start. That’s typical Performer/Stage Crew friendships in my book. Which is what her and Mollymauk were to each other at the start of the Campaign.
Yeah idk about that my wife saw this thumbnail and looked at me in concern while asking 'who betrays Yasha? is it Fjord?' so I think without knowing what happens in the campaign there is a LOT left up to interpretation.
I hated Yasha because she was barely around and The Mihty Nein treated her as if they knew her. They interacted with her for like 6 hours between episode one and ... shit can't remember the name... Smugglers run? Idfk the north
@@Liecham Molly knew her for far longer, Jester made "besties" with her through a pinky swear upon meeting (and, you know, she's Jester), Caleb and her could have a strong mutual rapport over both being broken people, and Beau had the hots for her on day 1! lol Anyway, reasons for most of the cast to be concerned. Plus, friendships got forged in the heat of battle!
@ChevaliersEmeraude idk still makes zero sense. Feels forced like she's being puppeted by a high being of some other world and the Mihty Nien has extraterrestrial knowledge of that subconsciousl...oh yeah. That's what it is hahaha
I stopped watching crit role a couple years ago after the "fans" attacked me for saying that Marisha could have handled something better. The open hatred I got was quite shocking to be honest. I think they were waiting to simply hurt someone. They told me that since I didn't agree with everything they said I was not a real fan and told me to leave and never return. See, this is why fan numbers hit a ceiling. Toxic fans. It's rather disturbing and sick to be honest.
Hey genius I can see your comments on other videos. Based on how you handled that, its pretty clear that the 'hate' you received was more than likely just matching your energy. Criticism is one thing, but based on what I'm seeing, you're not about that
Yasha was incredibly boring and annoying. She received so much attention that took away from the story and players who were much more invested in the campaign. Pike and fern are much better because Ashley actually did her homework for the characters and it was evident. Some of the most aggravating parts of S2 was when she would encounter the storm lord and had no assertiveness or creativity on how to deal with the situation. It’s like she forgot how to play DND. Love her S1 and S3 characters but Yasha was by far the most unnecessary part of s2
Yashua was one of my favorite characters, LOVED talking about her. Who are your other favorite lesbians?
'Yashua' lmao
Yasha made me add the Stormlord to my own campaign setting. She and Caleb are tied for my favorites from Mighty Nein
I love that this very moment ends up becoming a subversion... in that it was only PERCEIVED as a betrayal. And that revelation that occurs several episodes later becomes a game-changer. All because at least one of the party (Jester) refused to believe that she was a traitor, a belief that even Beau could not entirely deny that she had as well. And that belief was eventually shared by the rest.
Why do you think it matters that she's a lesbian? Who a person shares their bed with doesn't define all that they are, nor does it define their personality.
Lesbian really. Grow up!
That slow "the creature is not willing" absolutely killed me when I was watching this episode. It's so impersonal for something that could not be more personal. Incredible moment.
Beyond the roleplay, my favorite moment in c2e69 is around the 3:46:00 mark when Caduceus is going to cast Bless on the party. Taliesin automatically turns towards Ashley, realizes that they aren't on the same team at that moment, and instead turns to cast it on everyone else at the table. Ashley looks especially upset at this, and Matt is keeping an eye on her so when she next looks at him he gives her a little wink. You can immediately see her face brighten and her demeanor change.
I don't believe the cast has ever talked about exactly what safety tools they specifically use in their games, so it's hard to tell if this was a predetermined type of check-in or something more impromptu. It's a really great example of how simple but important checking in with players can be, and really shows how much they trust each other.
that little exchange hurts my soul. the sad wink
There's a lot of care between all of them and it shows in the sweetest ways
Thanks for marking it so well. I could check this moment out in less than a minute
Matt takes care of his players so well
I think their safety tool is "we are chosen family".
Yasha’s story brought out some of the best moments in C2. This scene where they lost Yasha was heartbreaking, especially Laura crying out her name as the door slams. Then the long scene where they get back, and Yasha punishes herself in the pit fight. One of the best, most disturbing scenes in C2. And her eventual, growing relationship with Beau. So, so good.
Also, the discovery that her "betrayal" was not by choice, but coercion and control. And that completely changed things, going from writing her as a lost cause to fighting like hell to save her.
That's going to be devastating for people who haven't seen the campaign when they do it in the animated show
@@patrickmcisaac3142 it's gonna be so good!!!
If they add it, I believe The Chair, is a far more emotional scene that shows the utter depravity Matt is willing to put the players through...
Jester shouting "Yasha!" through the closing door seems like tiny little moment, but it stucked with me as one of the most hard-hitting moments of the C2.
Completely agree
that and her pleading Yasha's case over and over again or even just going to their mural... they got me fr
I think Yasha is a brilliant example of throwing with the scheduling punches and making the player who can’t be there not feel bad or keep the pacing of the game down.
Schedules happen and with how much we joke about session canceling but it doesn’t always have to be the be all end all of campaigns
I dream of either DMing for or being part of a party that gets invested and truly immersed in their creations and the story unfolding around them. What a wonder that would be.
I’m lucky enough to be in one right now, we just had a heartbreaking 8 hour role play session dealing with the death of PC’s.
When I first watched the episode of Yasha's betrayal, I felt like my heart was crushed in an instant. I was like "Watch Critical Role, they said! It would be fun, they said!" And that arc was left hanging for a while!
But omg the epic battle in Rexxentrum! Sweet catharsis!
Every great show has to break your heart at one moment or another.
I thought RWBY couldn’t hurt me any more than the end of Volume 3. But then we got the end of Volume 8. And then the sour grape drenched in onion juice on top: Volume 9 episode 8.
It was episode 69 it was meant to be fun and sexy… then it went horrific and emotional…
And what eventually makes this moment even better... is the slow buildup over the following episodes where the Mighty Nein eventually realize and discover that the betrayal was not intentional... but rather, she was taken control of and used. And it's only then that they decide that no, they cannot give up on her. They MUST save her, no matter what.
And when they finally get her back, they begin to get to know her all over again. Rebuilding those bridges bit by bit.
And of course, the chantry battle itself. A true turning point. Yasha almost killed Beau when she couldn't stop it from happening, and then she was liberated. Then it was Yasha herself getting her own vengeance against Obann. He took her freedom away, so she responded in kind.
And of course, this is where she had to begin to forgive herself, and it's on this path that she reconciles with everyone, especially Beau. And so begins their paths eventually intersecting into one.
That show down before Caduceus dispelled the glyph in the church was awful (in a good way). It hurt. The way she attacks Beau then put the blade in just throws back to the way Molly died.
I was working overnights during this campaign, and liked to listen in at work every monday night. I am not ashamed to admit that the entire betrayal sequence (esp Laura/Jester) had me actually crying while working.
I really really hope they keep Yasha’s ‘betrayal’ when they animate the Mighty Nein series. It would be so awesome, and it’s kinda integral to Yasha’s arc. I want the drama and the heartbreak, dammit!
I don’t know how you’d get away with not doing that arc. It’s one of the most emotional ones and in animation we can get to see more of that time from Yasha’s perspective.
It's also integral to the oban arc, which is a big chunk of the middle of the of the campaign. There's almost too much for them to NOT have it. And they will make it devastating, like at least at the end of a 3 set. Maybe even the end of a season...
Given that the mechanics will not be visible and Yasha will have had much more character build-up, it will surely be absolutely devastating to all.
They definitely will.
We should probably see more of Yasha being controlled by Oban in the animation because they show all sides and not just the adventurers. At least Ashley won't be left out of the animation like she was in the show.
Gotta love Yasha. She actually made me question my own setting. For instance, it's not really touched, but one of the main groups likely wouldn't want people of Yasha's persuasion to behave naturally simply due to a critically low population. How would those like Yasha feel and react? How would those once in power feel about it? One important figure likely is like Yasha in one very important respect, and another merely puts it on a long list of regrets.
Different takes, cause yasha is probably my least favorite character of all three campaigns.
@@user-jt1js5mr3f I felt that way for awhile. She grew on me, but especially a little while after the "Molly's dead" plot, she lost a lot of something,. especially when she had to be backgrounded while Ashley was working she wasn't great. Still, I like the concept and her development, even if it was slow for obvious reasons.
@@LegendStormcrow oh yeah, it was definitely due to Ashley’s absence. I don’t dislike her, she just has fewer aspects that I love.
I’m so confused does this mean anything I read it and I feel like it’s just a jumble of words that kind of sound like the make sense.
@@logan2404 I interpreted the comment as "being gay is frowned upon/maybe illegal" in this person's setting, because they have it set up so that everyone has to have kids to keep the population stable.
Yashas's story touches my soul. 😢
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One of the things that I don't think people realize is how this event affected their reaction to Essek and Lucien. They had a betrayal from someone who had no control, and all but one of the party questioned wether it had all been a lie. And then, after they've realized that Yasha has suffered and blames herself (finish it champion), they change. When they learn that Essek was the one who basically started a war, they refuse to give up on him. They believe in the good in him even as he says he doesn't believe there is any. And they save him because of it. And then there is Lucien. The body of their friend risen again, intent on bringing ruin to the world, and they chase him across a frozen tundra, an astral sea, and even a city of flesh, just in the hopes that they can save their friend. Yes, they would have likely risen up against Lucien had he not been in the body of Molly, but they would never have tried so hard to be peaceful with him. They sat with Lucien, ate with him. They shared stories and secrets and begged for a glimmer of the friend they had lost. And even as he denied them at every turn, denied that Molly was nothing more than a passenger long gone, they continued to try to save him. Idk, i just see CR and get emotional
God this is so fucking timely for our campaign atm. After eighteen months of RL will they won't they, my druid Seren and our paladin Ulrich finally admitted their feelings for each other and got together, just in time for Seren to be there for their love as we approached a combat against the man who killed Ulrich's sister seven years ago.
EXCEPT the DM privately elaborated on some backstory for me before that combat, and it turns out the man who killed Ulrich's sister did so as part of a top secret genocidal military operation... in which my druid was also a participant. Seren was there when Ulrich's sister was killed, fighting alongside the man who did the deed, and they had*no idea* because there were so much murder it all blurred together, and everyone used codenames anyway, and this was prior to their heel-face turn into a chaotic neutral aligned druid.
So when the penny finally dropped *literally two days ago in session*, Seren had to explain to the love of their life -- who just four days prior they'd finally devoted themself to -- how they'd been there on the worst day of his. How they'd willingly participated in the slaughter, and represented everything this honourable paladin stood against.
And it absolutely broke both of them. Ulrich and Seren opened up to each other, trusted in each other, and the entire time Seren had already betrayed that trust in the worst way possible, and didn't even realise it. I don't know how we're going to move forward as a party, but nothing is going to be the same after this.
Please send thoughts and prayers you guys, because my god we're gonna need them T_T
How did it turn out? 😢
Not sure how I got so invested in this story but I too want to know …
@@violent___serenity See below for the update! (I am so shook by this story as well please feel free to join me in screaming at all this)
I started watching CR during lockdown, started with C2 (due to C1 starting kinda mid-story? I like to see the beginning) and grew to love all the characters. Yasha may be one of the most unique: having since learned more about Barbarians. She doesn't rage due to some primal force of 'Rawr!', but her rage seems deep seated in her pain over the loss of her wife. Raging over pain is an interesting concept in of itself.
Yasha and Beau are my favorite parts of C2. It’s remarkable how well the characters mesh. I’m excited to see how this storyline is handled in the adaptation and I wonder, given its truncated season length, if they will still have Yasha leave the group prior to this moment or if she’ll stay with the party longer.
Not been in this particular story or headspace for maybe a year. I knew watching this was gonna be heavy, I was..ok, more or less until Jester's perennial cry, 'YASHA!'. I've heard it, tens, maybe a hundred or so times now. I know this story beat by beat to my core for a number of personal reasons. Still, hearing that grief stricken plea, again... Immediate tears, clogged throat, a swell of emotions new and old.
Well crafted, and brilliantly broken down. Been subscribed for awhile, but life had swept your channel from my mind. TH-cam pulled me back by recommendation though, I needed this cry. Thank you sir, steady on.
I was inspired by yasha to create a nearly orphaned human aasimar that was blessed by the God of war and vengeance Hoar because my ancestors were decimated in a prior war in my campaign and the spirits demand justice. I’m a protector aasimar ancestral guardian barbarian. Not as sad or well thought out as yashas but still a great character for me to play as. Having my purpose and heritage be a mystery to my character is fun to play too
Sometimes having the right inspiration can go so far into making a character seem truly fleshed out
My favorite encounter EVER in CR was the cathedral battle (e86). I think this hole oban arc was one of the best narrative story in Critical role, felt so personal for the players and you can track al of that, to this moment. From this episode and foward i was on the edge of my seat every time a play an episode.
There have been a lot of amazing battles in Critical Role. But I think the first Laughing Hand fight has always been my favourite! The dynamic of the characters is just so interesting, I think this is the moment that the Mighty Nien truly became a unit because saving friends became the core of the party's actions.
This is my favorite moment narratively from all of Critical Roll. Everyone played it so well!
Yasha Nydoorin and Ashley made me really love the concept of Aasimars itself. They became one of my favorite races to ever play in 5e because of Yasha.
My best campaign ran a while ago, i played the sole human ranger in the group, got pretty far. Guy was rasied by dwarves who ran a mining company and had a starting skill with both explosives and fire arms (limited to early rifles flintlocks).
The character ended up falling in love with the party's resident Fallen Asamar yet she couldnt trust him fully given he turned out to both be infact the direct blood decended of the groups previous BBEG (set around a thousand years prior) and a near dead ringer for him.
In a few ways he was the moral glue, the regular joe shmo who tossed pipe bombs around like party favors and managed to kill a high level mimic with a bayonet charge.
His near end came when the resurrected BBEG tried to command him through some ancient blood magic fuckery and, instead of willingly servering him and being offered rishes and power beyond imagine or trying to resist at a massive disadvantage, chose to hug the BBEG with a primed pipe bomb filled with somthing i can only describe as magical nitroglycerin mixed with holy hellfire jelly.
He was saved at the last moment by the Asamar who, through her own genuine character growth and arc, was accepted once again by her chosen god and had her powers restored.
I cried, the girl playing the Asamar cried, the party nearly beat the ranger to death for trying to kill himself just to end the threst started by his 8 times great grandfather.
They got hitched in the epilogue.
This pen and paper game is a hell thing.
Yashas arc was my favourite of the mighty nein def the highpoint of the campaign, they all had great arcs tbh.
Hi Jay! I'm a new viewer and new fan of Critical Role! Just wanted to stop and say I enjoyed the video, and I also made my first order at MWT, thanks to you! Keep up the amazing work!
Yasha is my favorite character of all three campaigns! She's even my wallpaper on PC (pic took from jessketchin: Look it up she made AWESOME arts of many Critical Role characters). Anyway, with the announcement that they're gonna make an animated show for the Mighty Nein now, I'm really looking forward to the Obann arc being animated! Plus, maybe we'll get more of her point of view while she was under Obann's control. And of course, the whole akward flirting with Beau! :p
Yeah, really looking forward to how they handle Yasha once she's scripted, and how they don't have to make her leave unless the story requires it, kinda like how they handle Pike right now in the Vox Machina show!
Leave it to Critical Role to create narrative tension from a player with a hectic schedule.
“Go out into the world and make it your own.” ❤
I liked this video because your advertisement was so great. On just that merit alone.
Yes I love stories like this.
I love making my PCs feel thing's.
Episode 69. Anything but noice.
This reminds of the time I got have a very evil player moment. My party had switched timelines due to reasons and my character in both timelines had built a small following of religious followers who thought they were a cleric of some newly discovered god of some kind when in reality it was a mindflayer hiding their identity and helping people on principles of superiority through a ancient magical language. In the new timeline more the 90% of their followers where either murdered or disappeared and 4 out 5 of their temples where destroyed as vengeance from their former elder brain.
This lead to my character blaming the party for all that death when they where revealed to be a mindflayer and started talking about themselves to assure their trust. They made this claim based on the party causing the timeline switch inspite of them constant instance of being careful. In other words my character got to put the blame of thousands on the party because if their actions.
Just got to the turn: oh such a gut punch!
Double tap really fast rewind when video first starts.
Check out Danica Dikison's animatic for this scene, it captures how intense these moments really were.
How is it after watching the whole of campaign 2 am i just now hearing the little accent Yasha had. I am angry with myself.
Aaaaaaah! I wanna watch this so bad but I'm only halfway through campaign 2! Lmao
Can someone spoil if this had a happy end?
If Yasha gets a happy ending?
I'll tell you that this arc is resolved in Episode 86.
What episode is the betrayal???
TMN was the pinnacle of CR for me. BH never caught me and I stopped watching around the OGL debacle.
I don’t know what you mean Yasha’s relationship with Molly at the start.
That’s typical Performer/Stage Crew friendships in my book. Which is what her and Mollymauk were to each other at the start of the Campaign.
Homie, the thumbnail alone is massive spoilers!!
Yeah idk about that my wife saw this thumbnail and looked at me in concern while asking 'who betrays Yasha? is it Fjord?' so I think without knowing what happens in the campaign there is a LOT left up to interpretation.
Didn't know I was watching Alpharad
Ah yes You're ON and not one of the
This guy has a different colored neck
I hated Yasha because she was barely around and The Mihty Nein treated her as if they knew her. They interacted with her for like 6 hours between episode one and ... shit can't remember the name... Smugglers run? Idfk the north
Shady Creek Run. And that was understandable since Ashley was working in New York at the time.
@Pebble_Highleaf yes that's it. Yeah true but in world the characters didn't know that. No real reason for them to care about her.
@@Liecham Molly knew her for far longer, Jester made "besties" with her through a pinky swear upon meeting (and, you know, she's Jester), Caleb and her could have a strong mutual rapport over both being broken people, and Beau had the hots for her on day 1! lol Anyway, reasons for most of the cast to be concerned. Plus, friendships got forged in the heat of battle!
@ChevaliersEmeraude idk still makes zero sense. Feels forced like she's being puppeted by a high being of some other world and the Mihty Nien has extraterrestrial knowledge of that subconsciousl...oh yeah. That's what it is hahaha
I stopped watching crit role a couple years ago after the "fans" attacked me for saying that Marisha could have handled something better. The open hatred I got was quite shocking to be honest. I think they were waiting to simply hurt someone. They told me that since I didn't agree with everything they said I was not a real fan and told me to leave and never return. See, this is why fan numbers hit a ceiling. Toxic fans. It's rather disturbing and sick to be honest.
Hey genius I can see your comments on other videos. Based on how you handled that, its pretty clear that the 'hate' you received was more than likely just matching your energy. Criticism is one thing, but based on what I'm seeing, you're not about that
Yasha was incredibly boring and annoying. She received so much attention that took away from the story and players who were much more invested in the campaign. Pike and fern are much better because Ashley actually did her homework for the characters and it was evident. Some of the most aggravating parts of S2 was when she would encounter the storm lord and had no assertiveness or creativity on how to deal with the situation. It’s like she forgot how to play DND. Love her S1 and S3 characters but Yasha was by far the most unnecessary part of s2