Still Blessed | 4-Sided Dive | Episode 23: Discussing Up To C3E93

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  • @lachiescott3985
    @lachiescott3985 Před 14 dny +836

    Otahan was the dark souls logic of oh crap the boss is human size

    • @ericcontreras3966
      @ericcontreras3966 Před 14 dny +24

      Yo thats a really good point lol.

    • @johannfunn6962
      @johannfunn6962 Před 14 dny +20

      Oh my god you’re so right

    • @DuskWolf224
      @DuskWolf224 Před 14 dny +37

      Otohan is scary in D&D for pretty much the same reasons that Malenia is scary in Elden Ring. It's a fantastic way of building a martial boss!

    • @HardCR0W
      @HardCR0W Před 14 dny +6

      Otohan was a terribly designed NPC.

    • @Step43099
      @Step43099 Před 14 dny +1

      @@HardCR0W I see…

  • @MurzaOfficial
    @MurzaOfficial Před 14 dny +157

    “And when she pulled out the massive healing potion… I was ready to meet you in the parking lot” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @MementoMortis21
      @MementoMortis21 Před 6 dny

      I was as well, but for Otohan's exalted form. Bad enough, but understandable, that it gives her further increased movement/flight, attack power, and AC on top of her already ridiculously high AC. But then to add on resistances to seemingly *all* forms of damage (for what few attacks were getting through at point), and also refreshing her two spent action surges tipped her from being appropriately challenging to straight up broken.

  • @noone-ld7pt
    @noone-ld7pt Před 14 dny +519

    Aimee has absolutely crushed everything I've seen her in on CR. She started out with the delightful chaos of a relatively new player and has just grown into a sensational player in every aspect. One of my favourite guests, and I'm sure we're gonna see a lot more of her!

    • @johannfunn6962
      @johannfunn6962 Před 14 dny +16

      Same, I love everything she’s brought to CR!

    • @agent00puffball
      @agent00puffball Před 14 dny +14

      I hope they bring her in like they did with Robbie at some point. I'd love to see her dynamic with the whole cast.

    • @mmseng2
      @mmseng2 Před 14 dny +5

      @@agent00puffball Yes, a surprise Opal encounter would make a perfect mini guest arc at some point down the line. I'm also interested to see what we might learn of Fy'ra's journey at that point as well.

    • @hodor6159
      @hodor6159 Před 13 dny +11

      I'd love to see her more without Aabria at the table.

    • @mac_sour
      @mac_sour Před 13 dny +7

      ​​@@hodor6159 i want to insult you so bad, but i understand that aabria isnt everyone's cup of tea. to each their own

  • @haleysmith1327
    @haleysmith1327 Před 14 dny +388

    Dariax leaving Denise because he got distracted by a butterfly is new head canon

    • @katarinadreams6955
      @katarinadreams6955 Před 13 dny +2

      Dariax and my bard Alek have a lot in common, I've noticed.

    • @ikeekieeki
      @ikeekieeki Před 13 dny +5

      he saw a caterpillar chasing a butterfly and strayed from the path

    • @theauthorii1751
      @theauthorii1751 Před 12 dny +1

      ​@@ikeekieeki we have to focus on this tragedy!

  • @Migolcow
    @Migolcow Před 14 dny +484

    "...and then dad just went out for cigarrettes." Damn you Dorian, we could have had Dariax as a camp follower in all of his stonebrained glory. But instead he's abandoned on the road with no friends or anyone to look out for him.

    • @cognitionignition
      @cognitionignition Před 14 dny +41

      Timelapse of Fry's dog now playing on repeat in my mind until we get back to Dariax's story.

    • @DukeTrout
      @DukeTrout Před 14 dny +47

      Eh, he’s with the Air Ashari. He’ll learn to sky surf and up his bard levels in the drum circles…

    • @hfar_in_the_sky
      @hfar_in_the_sky Před 14 dny +8

      @@cognitionignition The moment I read this comment, "I Will Wait For You" instantly started playing in my head. :(

    • @ShesAaRebel
      @ShesAaRebel Před 10 dny +2

      Just when they need the healer power too.

    • @hfar_in_the_sky
      @hfar_in_the_sky Před 10 dny

      @@ShesAaRebel To be fair, Dorian is a bard and knows at least a few healing spells. And I have seen parties make a bard work as their primary healer, but it's tricky

  • @maxsalmon4980
    @maxsalmon4980 Před 14 dny +312

    It really did round off FCG's narrative, to have a former assassin robot, turned helpful friend, sacrifice himself...one last act of violence, but against himself instead of others. To save instead of to destroy. What an arc.

    • @mac_sour
      @mac_sour Před 13 dny +21

      the one thing that sucks is that FCG is gonna miss out on all the aeor shit since we found out ludinus has been farming shit from there. you know the bells hells is gonna have to go there eventually before the end. but that's alright, sometimes it's okay if not everything gets squared away, things can be open ended and still have a satisfying conclusion

    • @noone-ld7pt
      @noone-ld7pt Před 13 dny +11

      cmon dude, I'm on the metro, why you gotta make me misty eyed here?

    • @allmountaintv
      @allmountaintv Před 11 dny +6

      @@mac_sour yeah that's what's such a shame about it, I think that was the most interesting part about all of the characters for me, that we'd be able to hear or see more about the pre-historical events/locations. but I think it'll come out in one way or another, or one can hope

  • @ESPHMacD
    @ESPHMacD Před 14 dny +297

    “Tell Zerxus I said what’s up.” Well, I guess I’m off to rewatch Calamity clips again.

    • @briza_md
      @briza_md Před 13 dny +25

      "... To reach a hand down to somebody, they need to be BENEATH YOU. And I'm beneath **nobody** ..."

    • @sweebos
      @sweebos Před 13 dny +7

      Sam just said taint

    • @isleofapples
      @isleofapples Před 12 dny +1

      I must've missed this. Timestamp pls?

    • @jerrymumay7421
      @jerrymumay7421 Před 8 dny

      @@isleofapples its right at the start when aabria does the opening

  • @bofdm
    @bofdm Před 14 dny +269

    Every time Otohan appeared as this psionic sentinel of death in the campaign with this weird magi-tech box strapped to her it reminded me of the way normal people would see Darth Vader in the expanded universe.

    • @hfar_in_the_sky
      @hfar_in_the_sky Před 14 dny +20

      Yep! Everyone thinks Darth Vader is the coolest thing ever...until you realize you're not Darth Vader. You're the poor rebel soldiers in the hallway. At which point they're still cool, but you're like "Man, ef this person!" XD

    • @paulchavez3039
      @paulchavez3039 Před 14 dny +10

      Just imagine otohan but with a mask, calm measured movements punctuated by moments of ferocity, all silent accept a few times when she, in a mechanical semi-human voice, alludes to things about your personal life that there's no natural way of her knowing... remorselessly strangling people with one hand while bisecting your best friend with another as she stares you down through lifeless dark eye holes. Ceaselessly marching forward from victim to victim. That's Darth Vader.

  • @reneehoenicke4765
    @reneehoenicke4765 Před 13 dny +72

    The thought that Opal and Ted are two parts of the same soul and that it's hereditary is SUPER interesting. If Biroden is one of the places where that sect of people exists, it makes sense why so many twins are born there. Vex and Vax were souls that were incredibly intertwined before the deal wtih the Raven Queen, and now after the fact Vax is basically the shadow for all of Vox Machina, so the parallels are kinda crazy.

    • @Euroclydoness
      @Euroclydoness Před 13 dny +2

      Can you give me a time stamp when they talk about that?

    • @WeShallLoveOn
      @WeShallLoveOn Před 12 dny +3

      ​​@@Euroclydoness around 1:18:00

    • @violetembers330
      @violetembers330 Před 10 dny

      @@Euroclydoness 1:18:44 to be specific :)

  • @caedodice
    @caedodice Před 14 dny +270

    Time Stamps:
    2:25 - What’s Up With That
    33:51 - Mass Suggestion
    38:00 - Aimee & Aabria ship it
    39:06 - Dariax & Dorian (Dariax on the Ace Spectrum)
    55:59 - Evil Mirror Universe of C3 Characters
    1:08:43 - The Deep Dive
    1:36:24 - Dorian’s Return for Orym (Dorym is Canon)
    Comments and likes help other critters find these.

  • @rednova66gaming95
    @rednova66gaming95 Před 14 dny +309

    I'm not a fan of nihilism, but "We're all just snowflakes on the ocean, now tell the water I sent you," goes so hard.

  • @corbeau909
    @corbeau909 Před 14 dny +289

    I mean all knew that as soon as Sam knew FCG was a walking bomb, that he was gonna use that eventually, right? (Affectionately)

    • @Taguren
      @Taguren Před 14 dny +35

      As Talesin said in Campaign 2“the Riegel shoe” it hits like a truck everytime and you never see it in the moment till it crushes

    • @gigglesmcfun
      @gigglesmcfun Před 14 dny +3

      100 %

    • @hhylobates4098
      @hhylobates4098 Před 14 dny +13

      He was also openly self-sacrificing from day one...and no one really did anything about it

    • @Dickard667
      @Dickard667 Před 13 dny

      Laura literally asks him 5 minutes before he does it "Are you gonna blow up?" and then Sam's face changes as he considers it. L

  • @Sootielove
    @Sootielove Před 14 dny +185

    Otohan was legitimately one of the scariest NPCs Matt has made for the sheer terror she inspired in the players (and audience)

    • @billdunn2675
      @billdunn2675 Před 14 dny +19

      Well-tuned fighters can smash encounters in 5e. A good initiative and an action surge opening up a fight can be a very heavy blow. Otohan being able to refresh her action surges was a very steep upgrade.

    • @kimhill3614
      @kimhill3614 Před 11 dny +10

      They put a tracker on her, and it genuinely made me nervous every time they checked in. Now THAT'S good character building.

    • @truefunghi9351
      @truefunghi9351 Před 10 dny +2

      I would love orym to have some reflection time and Liam eventually walking up to matt letting him know orym turning dark will try to replicate the terror otohan was able to inflict. Maybe some semi druid semi aeor tech version of the jetpack, taking her sword etc.

    • @rhokesh4391
      @rhokesh4391 Před 8 dny

      @@billdunn2675 It just so happens I have a rogue/fighter with endless attacks and a sword that lets her crit on a 19 in BG3, and she's evil in the first round. Add to that a rogue/ranger Astarion and well... ;)
      It also just so happens I dealt with Orin in BG3 right around the time BH dealt with Otohan, and booooy I can't tell you who I hated more, these B*****ES! 🤬

  • @DowntownRB
    @DowntownRB Před 14 dny +323

    Aimee was so good in this, I feel like she really got into the true BTS stuff that the cast usually withholds.

    • @MorinehtarTheBlue
      @MorinehtarTheBlue Před 14 dny +34

      It probably helps that we're at the tail end of Opal's story. If nothing more is to be heard from the character than Aimee doesn't have to be cagey about anything which is great.

    • @happybookbee
      @happybookbee Před 14 dny +23

      @@MorinehtarTheBlue For sure! I don't want to hear Liam's deep dive into Orym because we could still find this in the campaign, but there is nothing stopping Aimee from sharing everything. It's great.

    • @Cyriuxa
      @Cyriuxa Před 14 dny +14

      She's great. I really wasnt sure the first couple of sessions, but she has just got better and better with every appearance.

  • @kelpiekit4002
    @kelpiekit4002 Před 14 dny +115

    Completely expecting Bell's Hells to one day encounter Dariax with his new friend he's following, Ludinus.

    • @paulchavez3039
      @paulchavez3039 Před 14 dny +16

      Hey guys I met this dude the other day he's frikin hilarious, come over here and say hi why r u being weird? Lol

    • @erikawthak
      @erikawthak Před 13 dny +4

      Nooooo! Because this could happen 😭

    • @GerardoLeonVE
      @GerardoLeonVE Před 4 dny

      That is why you don’t let your himbos unsupervised

  • @3veraj
    @3veraj Před 14 dny +238

    It's interesting how Liam and Matt have LOVED being protectors, but haven't played a Cleric. I wanna see it.

    • @Aetheria60
      @Aetheria60 Před 14 dny +16

      Liam's played a cleric twice...granted one of them was the farthest from a protector you could get...

    • @3veraj
      @3veraj Před 14 dny +1

      @@Aetheria60 wait what?! WHO? Where? When?

    • @OccidentalAvian
      @OccidentalAvian Před 14 dny +22

      @@3veraj Both in one-shots, he played death cleric Jayne Merriweather in Bar Room Blitz (now de-listed because Brian Foster was in it) and grave cleric Liev'tel in The Search for Grog/Bob.

    • @3veraj
      @3veraj Před 14 dny +2

      @@OccidentalAvian oh okay. I haven’t gotten to the one-shots yet.

    • @emmabeckett6451
      @emmabeckett6451 Před 14 dny +11

      Liam said in the making of Daggerheart stuff or an interview (I can't imagine which), that he'd always imagined playing a rogue, wizard, fighter, and healer (hence his choice in the Daggerheart one-shot), so that's my guess for C4!!!

  • @manchld
    @manchld Před 14 dny +51

    Leaving Dariax hanging definitely needs to lead to a one shot where he's assembled a crew to do their part. It would be interesting to have one where they do something to accomplish a goal that seems a bi out of left field, and then have a main campaign episode where things get dire and the Dariax crew mission turns out to suddenly become a bit of a deus ex machina super helpful thing to turn the tide in their favor. I love a big dumb lad working hard and doing one mastermind thing that was perfect (even if it was slightly accidental).

    • @harpoonlobotomy
      @harpoonlobotomy Před 13 dny +5

      I so desperately hope we get to see Dariax again. He's such a great character and he needs more to his story.

    • @Oglokoog
      @Oglokoog Před 10 dny +2

      A bi out of left field, you say

  • @thaddeuskent8185
    @thaddeuskent8185 Před 14 dny +124

    Orym is sort of the honor-bound samurai of the group.

  • @zacharyrichard8228
    @zacharyrichard8228 Před 14 dny +83

    Aimee was on the same page as all of us with wanting Deni$e to pop in and reunite with Dariax at the very end. Also all of her Spellcasting that last episode was amazing.

    • @HailHydra27
      @HailHydra27 Před 14 dny +1

      Fy'ra should have done the deed so it could happen

  • @rosesleeps
    @rosesleeps Před 14 dny +152

    Spoiler:
    The Dorym reveal was wild. Chat exploded. Tumblr went feral. Thursday is gonna be fun.

    • @SomethingWellesian
      @SomethingWellesian Před 14 dny +1

      Wait, what? Did I miss this?

    • @Lucajuca012
      @Lucajuca012 Před 14 dny +1

      what is the Dorym reveal? (i dont care for spoilers)

    • @kaniamia
      @kaniamia Před 14 dny +31

      Reveal? I genuinely assumed it had been accepted canon for a very long time. Liam’s not been subtle about it.

    • @SoralaxPlays
      @SoralaxPlays Před 14 dny +13

      Liam admitted that Orym has feelings for Dorian.

    • @rosesleeps
      @rosesleeps Před 14 dny +27

      @@kaniamia Excellent point! "Confirmation" is probably a better word for what we saw.

  • @MsPowellfamily
    @MsPowellfamily Před 14 dny +43

    Aimee researching ways to get Dorian to leave is great. She was also my favorite part of the last Candela.

  • @francisco_m7849
    @francisco_m7849 Před 14 dny +44

    13:50❤ Matt, I have to give you much props. The moment in the episode where Sam decides to go supernova and the camera is on your face along with everybody else, but in particular you and it hit you what Sam was about to do your heart sink as you realize you’re about to have to calculate what it’s gonna take for him to go super critical and you go out of your way to go. Are you sure you want to do this sir? I tell you this with a lot of love and a lot of respect you truly care about your players and your gameplay and it’s one of the reasons why all the critters love all of you for all these years. Keep up the good work.😊😊😊

  • @galaxyblade111
    @galaxyblade111 Před 14 dny +80

    I really love Aimee. She came on the show a newbi but hit the ground running and now after exu, candela and everything she still feels new to this, I can relate. But she does such a good job and seems to have sooo much fun.

  • @declankonesky38
    @declankonesky38 Před 14 dny +51

    My NUMBER 1 take away is that Aimee really does have big DM energy. I love seeing a real one get bitten by the bug

    • @kheilahv706
      @kheilahv706 Před 8 dny

      honestly I really think she could do it, she would be such a fun DM

  • @BoredBizcit
    @BoredBizcit Před 14 dny +118

    The real question that nobody asked is whether or not Orem is emotionally strong enough to use the backpack can he wield the weapon that killed his loved ones in order to save the rest of them

    • @lahhhhhren
      @lahhhhhren Před 14 dny +6

      I forgot that I'd been wondering about that when they picked it up 😳

    • @paulchavez3039
      @paulchavez3039 Před 14 dny +14

      I hope so. I think Matt and Liam should try to give orym a shove in that direction to see what comes out the other end of the flow chart so to speak. I think orym is way more likely to use the dunemis pack than her sword(s). If I were playing someone like orym, they wouldn't touch that fucking blade. I'd want it thrown into a volcano lol every time I touch it I would just think of how that blade felt sliding through the chest of my late husband. Fuck that.

    • @kimhill3614
      @kimhill3614 Před 11 dny +1

      I think he's going on a bit of a dark path. Yes, he's ready. Consider how much pressure he's put on Imogen to stay in touch with her Ruidus roots. And he's already leveraged his own future to The Fate Stitcher. He's given 1000% to this mission.

    • @truefunghi9351
      @truefunghi9351 Před 10 dny

      I would hope he dabbles in the terror and hopelessness this would come with. But I would also prefer to see him try to find his own way to imitate her ways, rather than taking her stuff and slotting in as a copy on the other side.
      Would love him to pick up some aeor tech and infuse it with fancy druid creativity to build a similar thing to the jetpack. Would love him to take otohans sword but do something to it and not just use it.
      He doesn't strike me as the kind of character who would be pragmatic enough to just pick up stuff and use it. He's so attached to his home and the gear from home. Liam has flavoured all the fighter dynamics with orym flavour.
      Nonetheless, I would love to see orym picking up the idea of "I can in theory be an absolute piece of horror, just by myself."

    • @tiffanysimpson3336
      @tiffanysimpson3336 Před 4 dny +1

      @@paulchavez3039 I feel like Orym is going to find out that Dorian gave away his main weapon and say,. "Here, you should have this." Because giving it to him will, in a way, cleanse the taint of what it was used for. This thing that took away the first love of his life, can now protect this person who could be the next love. I mean, Dorian is a swords bard who gave away his sword. He needs a strong weapon to fit back into this team, at this point in the game.

  • @robirb_
    @robirb_ Před 14 dny +133

    1:38:21 "what if we kissed 😳 under the evil moon... and we were both traumatised?? ah ah just kidding... unless?"

  • @willow8783
    @willow8783 Před 14 dny +104

    I just want to know how Orym feels to have no one in the group ever ask where he got his new fey-touched abilities from. Dorian will definitely be the one to immediately ask about the hex flowers/vines and his misty stepping across the battle field. I just hope the rest of the cast remembers that their characters don't know about the deal and have them react with shock when he answers.

    • @Tesby1006
      @Tesby1006 Před 13 dny +5

      True but wasn’t the deal of him serving her contingent on everyone returning alive? FCG dying pretty much voided the contract between them 🤔 or would that not count because FCG sacrificed himself?

    • @Zaros2400
      @Zaros2400 Před 13 dny +4

      ​@@Tesby1006Could reason it that they made it back with that portal to that random dead town...

    • @willow8783
      @willow8783 Před 13 dny +8

      @@Tesby1006 - I would think that the deal for him to serve her is definitely void now, but I'm more saddened that none of his friends, who have definitely seen him using hex and misty step around the battlefield, have ever taken a moment to ask him where he learned those things- especially the witches. It feels like the cast forgot that their characters don't know about either of Nana Morrie's deals so I want them to realize that when Dorian notices and asks right away.

    • @Tesby1006
      @Tesby1006 Před 13 dny +1

      @@Zaros2400 true but I think the understanding was there that it meant coming home as in completing the mission. I can’t remember the exact verbiage that it’s used but idk in this particular instance with it being Ferne’s friends and how Nana Mori seemed to take a liking to FCG. I feel like she would consider this contract unfulfilled. I suppose only time will tell 🤔

  • @LtColBy
    @LtColBy Před 13 dny +23

    What do you think about this?
    A one shot where:
    1. Dariax is being exploited by a small gang played by old guests (maybe Joe Manganiello, Will Wheaton, Felicia Day, Will Friedle)
    2. Desi$e, F.R.I.D.A., Prism and Deanna find him
    3. PvP Battle for Dariax ensues

  • @pwners4u
    @pwners4u Před 13 dny +12

    Sam couldn’t save Liam in campaign 1 so created Nott being a mother figure and in campaign 3 made FCG kill himself to save the gang from a character who killed Liam’s character’s family. I don’t know what else he can do to make up for that level 9 counter spell lol

  • @HailHydra27
    @HailHydra27 Před 14 dny +25

    Otohan is Orym the second Dorian goes down.

  • @devtective
    @devtective Před 12 dny +7

    It’s very comforting to know Matt prepares the campaign bit by bit as it goes more than over preparing for the future and railroading it more, love how free this prep method feels

  • @annebelleg2276
    @annebelleg2276 Před 13 dny +13

    what a strange experience to have them answer your question! i'm absolutely stunned

  • @LockupIII
    @LockupIII Před 14 dny +66

    F.C.G. was Johnny 5, and he was alive!

  • @PancakeMonster359
    @PancakeMonster359 Před 14 dny +46

    1:37:50 Liam confirms Orym's feelings for Dorian. Orym sees Dorian as a beacon of hope that reminds him of the good old time, but Dorian now also has some trauma

  • @wizrad2099
    @wizrad2099 Před 13 dny +16

    I think Dorian is in a particularly interesting position to really wreck Bell's Hells in a way that the rest of the group almost certainly wouldn't. Between the characters and their loose love of the gods, or their fear of what happens if the gods all die, and then the players really not knowing what happens to the game without gods, it was unlikely that any of them would side with Predathos. Dorian on the other hand has no love for the gods, and now most of his friends are suffering because of gods, the good and evil ones. I could see Dorian playing nice with the group, but then betraying them to unleash Predathos and take revenge against the Spider Queen for his brother.

  • @hannahrich5728
    @hannahrich5728 Před 8 dny +4

    Absolutely wild that the whole campaign has only lasted 4 months in-game.

  • @manossteele1335
    @manossteele1335 Před 14 dny +31

    I still think that just like how Sam kept the knowledge of his explosive core in his back pocket for later, he also kept the knowledge of Orym's deal with Grandma Mori in the back of his mind and saw the opportunity to sacrifice himself to free Orym from his deal.
    Yes, I know that FCG didn't know about the deal, but Sam did, and he wanted to save his friend. He always wants to save his friend.

    • @paulchavez3039
      @paulchavez3039 Před 14 dny +2

      Well they did make it back(to exandria) safe after their trip (once) when they found the secret portal. 🤷‍♂️ so maybe loophole for mori?

    • @Umbra_Canine
      @Umbra_Canine Před 13 dny +7

      @@paulchavez3039 i once saw a theory that mori gave Orym the power more or less for free in the knowledge that this power will help keep Fearne saver. And that mori was aware that Laudna isn’t really living

    • @TakeWalker
      @TakeWalker Před 13 dny

      oh boy, that would be great if true though :O

    • @manossteele1335
      @manossteele1335 Před 13 dny +3

      @@paulchavez3039 Oh man! I didn't think of this. That's just the sort of loophole that a hag would use. If Nana Mori uses that, I wonder if that could cause a confrontation between Fearne and her?

  • @Chetty3001
    @Chetty3001 Před 13 dny +17

    Thank you Liam for addressing Vax being a ball!! I have been wondering for so long if everyone just forgot 😢

  • @Kazuzi3
    @Kazuzi3 Před 14 dny +167

    As an ace person, I would just like to say that I love the fact that there are multiple cannon ace characters in the Critical Role universe and not just side characters either. Thank you for the representation!

    • @kaniamia
      @kaniamia Před 14 dny +47

      Especially the somewhat acknowledgement that being asexual 1) comes in many different shades and 2) does not always mean no romantic relationships ever.

    • @kaylinhendrich4673
      @kaylinhendrich4673 Před 14 dny +22

      Caduceus is one of my favorite characters for this exact reason! Love how Talesin played him!

    • @liesbethverlaeckt8083
      @liesbethverlaeckt8083 Před 13 dny +2

      @@kaniamia Exaclty!! I audibly cheered both times upon finding out!

    • @claudiacat4249
      @claudiacat4249 Před 11 dny +2

      I know its so wonderful!

    • @jakebit9467
      @jakebit9467 Před 3 dny +3

      Same here; Caduceus and Dariax are peak ace representation. Clueless and quietly happy ✨

  • @Oliver-765
    @Oliver-765 Před 13 dny +12

    "Matron Has A Type" love that

  • @Wyrmshield
    @Wyrmshield Před 13 dny +11

    "Hey Otohan, when you get to the Hells, tell Zerxus I said 'sup." Okay but now I want a defeated villains in hell 1-shot

  • @NinjaDeathSlap
    @NinjaDeathSlap Před 14 dny +25

    Man the bit about real-life locations for fantasy setting inspiration... as someone who has been to Iceland and fell deeply in love with it, it truly is Earth's Feywild. Everyone who is into D&D should go there at least once.

    • @harridahobbit
      @harridahobbit Před 5 dny

      It's nice hearing outsiders describe places like Rotorua too. I'm a local and it's not got the greatest rep here so hearing other people do is great

    • @janenoel8261
      @janenoel8261 Před 3 dny

      agreed!

  • @harpoonlobotomy
    @harpoonlobotomy Před 14 dny +70

    I'm glad Matt shares my heartbreak at Dariax being abandoned.

    • @Lucajuca012
      @Lucajuca012 Před 14 dny

      timestamp?

    • @harpoonlobotomy
      @harpoonlobotomy Před 14 dny +1

      @@Lucajuca012 I'd have to go through it to find it, if I remember I'll try to scrub through tomorrow.

    • @devin3864
      @devin3864 Před 14 dny +3

      31:20

    • @harpoonlobotomy
      @harpoonlobotomy Před 13 dny +1

      @@devin3864 Thank you kind stranger.

  • @WiggyB
    @WiggyB Před 3 dny +2

    Speaking as a Scot who grew up in Edinburgh, I loved Abria's description of our strange old city. It's always fascinating to see your home through someone else's eyes.

  • @ravenclawfairy3648
    @ravenclawfairy3648 Před 12 dny +12

    Thank you for mentioning Dariax is more on the asexual scale, Matt :3 It made my whole day 💜🩶🖤🤍

  • @justsomejoe8072
    @justsomejoe8072 Před 14 dny +75

    Three DMs and an Aimee

    • @lordpepper6932
      @lordpepper6932 Před 11 dny +2

      2 dms, a rambler and an Aimee

    • @suntiger745
      @suntiger745 Před 10 dny +1

      @@lordpepper6932 Haha, being a rambler is an asset as a DM because of the number of times the party does something unexpected and you have to pull something out of thin air. Activate ramble mode while you make some frantic notes and bullet points to set up a new location and its people/creatures. XD

    • @lordpepper6932
      @lordpepper6932 Před 9 dny

      @suntiger745 hard to do something unexpected when your railroaded 24/7

  • @imjumokay
    @imjumokay Před 14 dny +14

    1:07:47 THE BURREN MENTION THE BURREN MENTION
    I spent a month in The Burren and fell in love. So much art and history is held within those rocks.

  • @AllieKitaguchi
    @AllieKitaguchi Před 14 dny +112

    Aimee and Aabria are SO REAL for being the biggest dorym shippers on the planet lmao

    • @ladyhella7560
      @ladyhella7560 Před 14 dny +7

      I didn't know it was a ship. Now that I know I must consume everything about it

    • @AllieKitaguchi
      @AllieKitaguchi Před 14 dny +6

      @@ladyhella7560 welcome aboard the dorym train!

    • @levindeed
      @levindeed Před 14 dny

      ​@@ladyhella7560 ANYTHING is a ship it you squint hard enough

    • @Doommaster677
      @Doommaster677 Před 14 dny +8

      Dorym is honestly just as perfect as Imodna (and MAYBE we'll get Ashearne/Feashton)

    • @samuraiko
      @samuraiko Před 14 dny +12

      @@Doommaster677 Or as a lot of us call it, "Callowmoore." :D

  • @keithwinget6521
    @keithwinget6521 Před 14 dny +20

    This episode made me realize we need Daruidis Sandstorm.

  • @timfriday9106
    @timfriday9106 Před 14 dny +16

    Denise with a dollar sign fucking CRACKED me up! I instantly full in love with Denise and by proxy Aimee in that fucking moment. like...straight up. LOL

  • @Lunawolf44
    @Lunawolf44 Před 14 dny +80

    I think this was one of the best episodes yet, so many great questions and reveals!! Absolutely loving canon aspec Dariax and confirmation of Orym’s feelings for Dorian :D

  • @LittleBananaJoe
    @LittleBananaJoe Před 8 dny +3

    Imagine next time they go to Nana Morri's house and in the garden stands a little yellow robit. Just the same as they remember. Just something’s off. His memory banks are wiped and he’s just… eerily friendly

  • @spacecowboyeddie6803
    @spacecowboyeddie6803 Před 12 dny +8

    Aimee: “No-one does sad boy like Orym.”
    Aimee, have you met Caleb Widogast or nah….?

    • @dclqworm
      @dclqworm Před 9 dny +1

      should've just been no-one does sad boy like Liam O'Brien ❤

  • @yanluoanthony6868
    @yanluoanthony6868 Před 14 dny +19

    Spoilers!* with opal situation of being a split soul from the Luxon it would also make sense with why the spider queen wants her so much, because many drow left her to follow the Luxon.

  • @spacecowboyeddie6803
    @spacecowboyeddie6803 Před 12 dny +11

    1:10:00 I’m obsessed with Liam just randomly asking Aabria to slap him off camera??? Like ok, the masochistic king is still going strong.

  • @notsobigsofty
    @notsobigsofty Před 14 dny +57

    Easily one of the most informative 4-sided dives. Great episode.

  • @alphtheor.879
    @alphtheor.879 Před 14 dny +26

    My crackpot theory is that FCG is a model type, so they could run into another Faithful Care Giver with the same voice but slighty different personality, it might not be good storytelling but i could see Sam pulling that.

    • @SLorraineE
      @SLorraineE Před 9 dny +1

      Didn't they find out that there were multiple assassin bots? So there canonically were others of the same model?

  • @jade.magnolia
    @jade.magnolia Před 10 dny +6

    I really really love these chats that include both Aabria and Aimee - their honesty about the behind the scenes info.
    I especial love how then encourage everyone else to be more candid; but also sometimes needs to reigned in (i.e. I'm almost certain Matt stopped her from revealing a big point about Ludinus while talking about where Laerryn is in the afterlife) and I am here for it.

  • @jorenthar9186
    @jorenthar9186 Před 14 dny +57

    Once I heard Fcg had an aeorian core I knew he'd sacrifice himself at some point, so once it happened I'd already mentally prepared myself as I didn't cry.

    • @zizou00_
      @zizou00_ Před 14 dny +8

      Same except for that last bit. You give a player of Sam's narrative ability, who has been talking about self-sacrifice and protecting others the perfect goodbye, no doubt he was gonna deploy it at the peak of its potential emotional impact. As that fight dragged on, as the potion came out, as people kept getting downed, it started to feel more and more like a "will FCG be alive long enough to pull it off". I still cried though.

  • @natschked
    @natschked Před 14 dny +17

    Is this a return of the Dani Cam? I liked her little evidence board.

  • @kimc4832
    @kimc4832 Před 8 dny +2

    I love the addition to the dunamancy lore with Opal’s split soul. It’s a beautiful concept.

  • @Awkward_Ramble
    @Awkward_Ramble Před 9 dny +3

    Opal going full champion made me realize: Wouldn’t it be so interesting to get a second Calamity short run, but this time the PCs are champions confronting Aeor, or staving off betrayer factions to establish the divine gate? (Dreamily day dreams)

  • @k0pstl939
    @k0pstl939 Před 14 dny +12

    If I had a nickel for each time there was a chosen of the wildmother whose name started with F I'd have 2 nickels which isnt a lot but its weird that it happened twice

  • @SpiffenZ
    @SpiffenZ Před 14 dny +46

    Hi everyone! Smiley day to yall!

  • @DroidsUrAfter
    @DroidsUrAfter Před 14 dny +42

    I wanna see a otohan vs Thordak one-shot

  • @J0K3R_the_Nerd
    @J0K3R_the_Nerd Před 13 dny +7

    I wonder if Orym has realized that his deal with Nana has been voided ?

  • @RoshiZen
    @RoshiZen Před 14 dny +34

    Bidet, Critters! Smiley day to yall as well! ^___^

  • @michaelstead6697
    @michaelstead6697 Před 14 dny +6

    big ups New Zealand really happy some of our beautiful landscape is making it into the world i have loved for about 7-8 years now ps love the shows u guys r putting out

  • @BEEDRILL303
    @BEEDRILL303 Před 14 dny +12

    You can tell how long it's been since the ep was made by her hair dye lol

  • @declankonesky38
    @declankonesky38 Před 14 dny +10

    Idk who else is gushing for the Axford shout out 🎉🎉🎉🎉 but here ya go

  • @tede.b.martin4727
    @tede.b.martin4727 Před 14 dny +7

    OMG I love Danny's desk

  • @fraserking4747
    @fraserking4747 Před 14 dny +17

    4:27 That shared GM look of “Fuckin got their asses good, huh?”

  • @HailHydra27
    @HailHydra27 Před 13 dny +6

    oh god i don't think i've ever seen Aimee stand up. shes so smol

  • @loka7783
    @loka7783 Před 14 dny +10

    No one asked Liam what Sam's next character is going to be? Shenanigans I tell you!

  • @Randomperson-ht2ey
    @Randomperson-ht2ey Před 14 dny +20

    I always imagine Orym as super ADHD, where he's not always constantly shifting and looking for threats, but the second he spots something from the corner of his eye, he is 100% focused on it suddenly

  • @cady.moriarty
    @cady.moriarty Před 14 dny +12

    I'm convinced Sam just wants twice as much merch as everyone else, but I also love and respect his character decisions

    • @kaniamia
      @kaniamia Před 14 dny +5

      Lol, yeah, come to think of it, he’s three for three on doubling his character merch! 😆 (Scanlan/Taryon, Knot/Veth, FCG/???)

    • @cady.moriarty
      @cady.moriarty Před 13 dny +2

      @@kaniamia Exactly! I knew I wasn't the only one that noticed lol

    • @dclqworm
      @dclqworm Před 9 dny

      honestly, I would do this. fun seeing your characters come to life in all the different merch forms!

  • @aaaaaaaaam
    @aaaaaaaaam Před 14 dny +10

    the discussion of being a creator who feels most rooted in American culture is so profound

  • @guessweredointhis5486
    @guessweredointhis5486 Před 14 dny +11

    Aimee saying to Matt "I felt a little bit bad about taking you out so early in the game." Is. Honestly, iconic.

  • @Maxx.3104
    @Maxx.3104 Před 10 dny +2

    Personal Timestamps
    18:50 - 24:38 Handoff to Crownkeepers + Sad Boi Orym
    37:56 Dorian and Orym 👀
    1:07:00 Candela Talk a little
    1:36:15 The Question of the Night
    1:51:02 Fun Anecdote

  • @Willow-is1wy
    @Willow-is1wy Před 14 dny +15

    I never saw FCG not sacrifying themselves, the character was for so long about that 'your existences matters more than mine', got more angry than exited about having a soul. Tal said it in a previous episode as well, the moment was perfect, the scene amazing they couldn't end fcg in any other way.

    • @Angela-hn6mb
      @Angela-hn6mb Před 11 dny +2

      Agreed. As soon as Matt mentioned the explosive core, I figured that was going to be how FCG went.

    • @Willow-is1wy
      @Willow-is1wy Před 9 dny +1

      @@Angela-hn6mb Exactly, Sam is a drama queen, that was always the purpose. And FCG was the most egocentric of bell's hells, that couldn't not happened.

  • @andrewmiller4095
    @andrewmiller4095 Před 13 dny +6

    Now that I think about it, wasn’t Kash also a heterochromatic Kalashtar?

  • @terriblej6107
    @terriblej6107 Před 14 dny +3

    It’s funny that Matt and them talked about sulfur and fart smells since I just started to work with “liver of sulfur”. It’s used for adding color to silver jewelry

  • @lidular
    @lidular Před 13 dny +4

    Bells Hells have really felt like a series of darkest hours

  • @meggyrichard
    @meggyrichard Před 13 dny +4

    okay all this is fire but I have to say Aimee is SOOOOO gorgeous!!!! THAT TOP!!!! I have loved every style choice she has made. Okay back to role playing!!! Go team Opal!!

  • @jonhalestorm
    @jonhalestorm Před 11 dny +3

    What if Fy'ra Rai is a descendant of the family of Dust. And the other champions of the Wild Mother from the Clay and Stone families will appear on the battlefield in due time. ... I hope

  • @DieDieNacho
    @DieDieNacho Před 13 dny +5

    Otahan was the Darth Vader to Ludinus Palpatine.

  • @MrSHADOWANGEL999
    @MrSHADOWANGEL999 Před 14 dny +3

    Truly glorious

  • @vougen2901
    @vougen2901 Před 4 dny +1

    Aabria Iyengar, the TTRPG player/DM with her own inbuilt fantasy name!

  • @jonorawarlee2455
    @jonorawarlee2455 Před 14 dny +13

    My boi Dorian is back l!!! Let's go babeeeee!

  • @jvenstar
    @jvenstar Před 14 dny +8

    Shout out to all the love for Edinburgh and Rotorua (Aotearoa). Two of my most beloved places on Earth

    • @agent00puffball
      @agent00puffball Před 14 dny +1

      Edinburgh is probably my favourite city that I've ever visited. It is such a wonderful place.

  • @junomcguff
    @junomcguff Před 14 dny +14

    I've been waiting for the fcg tea 😂

  • @sarahjaneblenkhorn8821
    @sarahjaneblenkhorn8821 Před 14 dny +7

    In this discussion of dreams, I'm thinking of 'The Marrow Thieves' by Cherie Dimaline, set in a not-so-distant future where only the Indigenous folks can still dream and others have found ways to drain their dreams from them to use like recreational drugs. A great YA read!

  • @WoTLeon
    @WoTLeon Před 2 dny +1

    Imagine Bell's hells meeting with Dancer and having to tell about fcg's sacrifice

  • @john-rossmorland
    @john-rossmorland Před 8 dny +1

    Fleshmarket close (pronounced like a synonym for near), is named after butchers rather than brothels. :D
    It leads from Market Street up to the High Street part of the Royal Mile.

  • @saotiago
    @saotiago Před 11 dny +2

    39:03 lmaaao these two are a MENACE together. love it.

  • @MattSBailey85
    @MattSBailey85 Před 12 dny

    @Liam I played a barbarian battle master tank with little DPS capability but could command the rouge to make an extra attack on his turn for DPS, it is one of my favorite mechanics to play to date.

  • @i2cube
    @i2cube Před 13 dny +3

    Aimee's energy is intoxicating

  • @StrawWeaver
    @StrawWeaver Před 12 dny +3

    Anyone else distracted by the tassles? I think I missed half of this episode because of them 😅

    • @suntiger745
      @suntiger745 Před 10 dny +1

      Bows. Tassels swing freely, while bows are more fixed.

    • @StrawWeaver
      @StrawWeaver Před 10 dny +1

      @@suntiger745 fair. Anyone else distracted by her nipple bows? 😅

  • @insomnoiacsjoy
    @insomnoiacsjoy Před 13 dny +1

    Love Dani’s new desk!!!!

  • @ScreamingBansheeFX
    @ScreamingBansheeFX Před 11 dny +5

    Art Dad wearing the Bi colors this ep is either on 100% purpose or 100% on accident and i love it either way