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velvetvexations · 6 months ago

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Putting it like that I wonder how much Calamity might've directly inspired Suvi.

Rewatching through EXU Calamity and I just want to give big props to Marisha and Aabria for going so hard on the “rip to that other guy but I’m different” vibes that the Age of Arcanum was overflowing with.

The ladies find a letter written in plain and simple language that essentially says “Wizards can’t be trusted with knowledge because they’re too ambitious so I won’t tell you what the tree does” and immediately went “well maybe not those ambitious wizards but we’re totally different ambitious wizards who definitely know what we’re doing and are so much better and cooler that we’ll definitely be able to handle what we find!”

The arrogance, the drama, the self-centered hubris of it all—god I wish we had more time with these two ego-maniacs!

#Suvi is hands-down the most interesting PC in WBN #and I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that Aabria is going out of her way to play someone who is WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG #and it's not bad of Lou and Erika to NOT do that by any means #but I do feel like a lot of their arcs are just being rewarded by the narrative for doing whatever it is they want #(note: I haven't caught up in awhile so this could be hugely hilariously wrong by now)#but up to at least the season two finale with Suvi there's a ton of internal conflict regarding her own choices not present with the others #and I think contrasting that with Ame and Urselon #it's like well damn is Suvi ever gonna have one over yall or does she just exist to get clowned on for having specific beliefs #that go beyond being a fantasy hippie #so a lot like the Rat Grinders I feel like I'm on Suvi's side more than I'm meant to because I feel in my soul that narrative dissonance #even though that's extra unfair to everyone involved here because Aabria wants to be the wrong one and finds that interesting #but in Calamity (see I brought it back around) on the other hand EVERYONE was a Suvi in their own way #instead of there being one Designated Wrong character #and that's more appealing to me as a viewer #but as I always say I don't criticize WBN nearly as much as D20 because it's just a home game we're lucky to see #without even having to pay for it accepting a mere time delay #so please please please understand that the things I'm saying here more than ANYTHING I ever say about D20 #comes with the disclaimer “this is just my perspective as an audience member which I understand is not the reason why this campaign exists”

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