#chronicles of exandria

[jiru-chan]

Finally it’s finished!

The Tree of Names/Fall of Avalir!

Big thanks to @eldritchblep for letting me use her art as inspiration & the entire cast of EXU for such an amazing story 💜💜

Pattern and cross-stitch by me~

Size: approx 11x16.5” on 18 count Aida

Stitch count: 58,500

Only thing I’m sad about is that the shiny portions don’t show up with in the photo.

[geekcavepodcast]

Dark Horse Announces Part 2 of "Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein"

Dark Horse Comics' comic book adaptation of Critical Role's Mighty Nein campaign is continuing. Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein Part Two is created in collaboration with Matthew Mercer and the rest of the team at Critical Role. The 300+ page hardcover art book is written by Dani Carr and features art from the Critter community. The cover is by Stephanie Pepper.

"The Chronicles of Exandria--The Mighty Nein Part Two follows Critical Role's Mighty Nein campaign from their adventures in Xhorhas, to encounters with the Kryn and the Bright Queen, to discoveries at the Cinderrest Sanctum and in the belly of a behemoth, all the way to events at the Whitedawn Lagoon and beyond." (Dark Horse Comics)

Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein Part Two goes on sale in bookstores on November 26, 2024, and in comic shops on November 27, 2024.

(Image via Dark Horse - Stephanie Pepper's Cover of Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein Part Two)

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Dalen's Closet by Kent Davis

[theroseandthebeast]

Yuletide 2023 Recs, Batch Two

17 recs for Castlevania: Nocturne, The Chronicles of Riddick, Crimson Peak, Critical Role / EXU Calamity, Daisy Jones & The Six, The Devil Went Down To Georgia, Dracula, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

The Safety of Abstaining, Courteously, Olrox/Original Male Character + Mizrak/Olrox

Love is a dangerous thing for all vampires. It makes them vulnerable. Olrox has had the misfortune of experiencing this first hand. He is not doing that again.

Strange Allies, Olrox/Mizrak + Mizrak/Richter Belmont

Mizrak can’t figure out why Richter Belmont is still alive.

Three Principles, Dame Vaako/Vaako

Society among the Necromongers is cruel and ruthless. Death is the natural order of things, and life is to be endured. This is the story of the man and woman who would become Lord and Dame Vaako. Don't forget: you keep what you kill.

Blood in the Snow, Lucille Sharpe/Thomas Sharpe

Before the house, there was the earth, and the blood.

tempter or the tempted, Asmodeus the Lord of the Nine Hells/Zerxus Ilerez

“The tempter or the tempted, who sins most?” - William Shakespeare Zerxus won't give up trying to save Asmodeus. Asmodeus won't stop trying to damn Zerxus.

You Wanna Try That Again?, Billy Dunne/Daisy Jones

There are so many lines in the sand between Daisy and Billy - boundaries they won't cross, words they won't say, urges they won't give into. Right up until they do.

The Devil Went Down to Georgia Station, Gen, The Devil & Johnny

Me, I was just about ready to play the fool myself when the Devil arrived. You see, the sector sheriff had died a little while back, and the spaceways were so infested with bandits that no law-abiding ship dared to fly. The bandits didn't come stop at Georgia Station for a drink and a fiddler either—nobody comes down here unless they've got a resupply contract, for there's only one safe route in. I was feeling my old wanderlust, what with being cooped up in one place for so long, and besides my free meals were getting smaller by the day. That's why, when the Devil came sauntering into the station's only saloon and slid into the booth across from me, bringing out her fiddle from Devil-knows-where, I listened when she made me a deal.

The Calm before the Storm, Gen, The Captain of the Demeter

The Demeter's log was not the only tale of note to be found upon the ship.

Sanguine, Gen, John Seward

John is having bad dreams. Most of all, he dreams that Quincey might not be as dead as everyone thinks he is.

Into That, Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar

Edgin returns the Helmet of Disjunction. Xenk rewards him.

Not Certainty, But Hope, Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar

In which Xenk proposes. "I'm sorry, but I'm going to need you to repeat that," Edgin said. "I have come here to ask your hand in marriage," Xenk said in that annoyingly calm voice, like dropping in on someone at their local pub and asking them to marry you was just like popping next door and asking for a cup of sugar from the neighbor, "that we might infiltrate a temple of Ilmater and discover the means by which so many happy couples have disappeared."

Deception Check, Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar

Ed had lied a lot. Did lie a lot. There was a lot of lying, was his point. But the trouble and the lying did not typically involve Xenk Yendar, and this was proving to be the problem. (or, Edgin Darvis attempts to lie and rolls a one.)

Legends & Lore, Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar

Xenk gets truth potioned and doesn't say anything interesting at all.

Ink of the Covenant, Gen, Edgin Darvis & Holga Kilgore

Holga and Edgin get drunk. Edgin gets a tattoo. Standard 8th day in Targos, really.

it's a (fake) love story, baby (just say yes), Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar

“Back up,” Edgin said. “Explain how that’s connected to me going with you to a wedding.”

Perception Check (Roll for Romance), Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar

"I bet Xenk fucks like a metronome, too. You know." Holga makes a highly suggestive, repetitive gesture. "In, out. In, out. No variation. Same exact rhythm every time. Boring." Edgin stares at her, torn between horror and fascination. "You've really thought about this, huh?" (So has he. Unfortunately.)

you'll find us in the meadowland, Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar

Xenk let himself in with a slow turn of his key in the lock. The obedient door let out not a solitary creak or groan. It had better not; he plied the thing with oil as often as he cleaned any of his gear. There was a little moonlight seeping in through the window - enough to see the shape of the man rifling through his things. He was standing at Xenk’s desk, tucked into the corner and lined by shelves stacked with holy texts. Not his most valuable, of course - he wouldn’t be so careless as to keep the most precious of his collection here - but any one of them would feed a hungry man for a few days, at least. And yet this man wasn’t hungry, and he was no ordinary thief. Xenk judged this not only by the strong slope of his shoulders and broad back and the fine weave of his coat but also by the fact that he had recently been awarded the highest honours the Lord of Neverwinter could bestow. No, Edgin could want for nothing; even he could not have spent his rewards so quickly. There was only one explanation. This was an affliction of the soul.

[wheniscriticalrole]

Deluxe Edition of The Chronicles of Exandria—The Mighty Nein Part Two, release date February 4th, 2025, added to the schedule. [x]

When is Critical Role?

[graphicpolicy]

Dark Horse presents Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein Part Two Deluxe Edition

Dark Horse presents Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein Part Two Deluxe Edition #comics #criticalrole

Dark Horse Books and Critical Role have revealed that the previously announced book Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria—The Mighty Nein Part Two will also be available for collectors in a stunning Deluxe Edition in early 2025. Written by Dani Carr and adorned with a beautiful cover by artist Helen Mask with designer Cindy Cacerez-Sprague, this volume was created in collaboration with…

[foxxology]

Had to delete the critrole post cuz I realized that I wasn’t supposed to share the specific pieces lol SO LETS DO THIS AGAIN

My art is going to be in the upcoming Chronicles of Exandria Mighty Nein Vol 2!

Read more below!

[megzilla87]

Old, but still updated art from The Chronicles of Exandria vo.2.  

Artagan being intrigued by a very specific condition of Vax’ildan.

I love all and every archfey.

[toadtusks]

New cover for the Mighty Nein Chronicles of Exandria is gorgeous but what is happening here, why are they so sad? Who is the photo of? Or is it a mirror? Are you going to make me cry Dani Carr? :’>

[pocketgalaxies]

USING MARISHA'S NOTES TO WRITE CHRONICLES OF EXANDRIA BOOK FROM BEAU'S POV??????? WAIT THAT'S SO COOL.

[wardensantoineandevka]

just thinking about the similarities between the narrative of the Luxon arriving to Exandria and the narrative about the arrival of the pantheon to Exandria shortly after. Young, formless, from beyond, seeking to understand themselves through the act of creation and interacting with the peoples and beings they have created:

According to the teachings of the Kryn and the Umavi who scribe their faith, it is believed that long before the gods of Exandria came to shape this world, there was a time when a single Light came from the dark nothingness. Other lights came into being around them, settling as the stars in the cosmos. This one Light, however, resisted the force that beckoned them to burn like their star-fated brethren. [The Light found a world and, embracing this cold rock, gave fiery life to the world. That chaos eventually created the Primordials.] Amazed with their children, the Light wanted to guide them to learn of themselves, which in turn would help the Light discover their own purpose—but the children warred amongst themselves and killed one another, their souls born of the Light becoming lost to the dark beyond. [The Light sacrificed most of their own essence to create the beacons and institute a rebirth cycle for betterment and learning. Exhausted, the Light fell into a slumber, to be woken when the beacons are reassembly and] the children could grant the answer to the question the Light had sought from the very beginning: what are they and what was their purpose? — Explorer's Guide to Wildemount

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So as it stands, the Luxon was an entity, is an entity that existed pre-pantheon, pre-founding of Exandria, essentially a being of light that was born at the point of creation of the universe as it may be. Couldn't understand itself. It just knew it was and was light and heading into darkness. And occasionally it would pass by other things of light. And eventually it came upon this lonely rock. And it felt lonely and this rock seemed lonely, but together maybe they could do something. And the Luxon began to embrace this world. [...] But essentially Luxon wanted to understand itself. It was like, what am I? And if I can bring life to other things, maybe it can tell me what I am. You know, I'm only defined by the observations of things outside, if I don't know what I am. So if I can create things that could look back and be like, you are this, then I can know what I am. But there were the issues of this elemental chaos, this planet that began to just roil with nothing. There was nothing there that it could grab ahold of and speak with. There was no consciousness here. So it essentially broke itself up and scattered itself throughout the world in hopes that one day, something would find and reassemble it. And when it did, it could have then asked the question, "What am I?" — Matt, Campaign 2 Wrap-Up

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Through the ashen skies of Primordial Creation, the gods arrived from an unknown realm located beyond the ether. These ambitious divinities—young and still formless—looked down upon this roiling realm and saw potential for great strength and outstanding beauty, and the chance to learn their own place in creation. [...] As a note from the High Curator of Emon’s Cobalt Reserve, the chronicle of Vasselheim states that the gods were given form and name only when the peoples of Exandria began to worship them[...] It would be remiss to not at least conjecture that while the Protean Gods lacked distinct form, they still had unique thoughts, emotions, and motivations that were later codified through the worship of the people. — Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn; Explorer's Guide to Wildemount has a mostly similar narrative (near word-for-word identical), though it covers the second paragraph here in a more succinct: "As culture grew, and the people further understood the world around them, they also looked up to their creators and gave them worship, gave them form, gave them title and purpose."

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Exclusive: The Mighty Nein’s Journey Continues in Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria—The Mighty Nein Part Two from Dark Horse

Critters, rejoice! The long-awaited sequel to 2020’s Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria—The Mighty Nein is finally on the horizon, picking up with more art, more lore, and even more incredible journeys for our favorite band of heroes.

The first art book covered a number of arcs from the wildly popular Dungeons & Dragons live-play phenomenon Critical Role‘s second campaign, featuring glimpses of iconic locations like the Happy Fun Ball, unforgettable characters like The Gentleman, and so much more. Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria—The Mighty Nein Part Two picks up where the first installment left off, featuring everything from the group’s “adventures in Xhorhas, to encounters with the Kryn and the Bright Queen, to discoveries at the Cinderrest Sanctum and in the belly of a behemoth, all the way to events at the Whitedawn Lagoon and beyond.”

This second book is being published by Dark Horse, longtime collaborator and publisher of other hit Critical Role adventures like Vox Machina Origins and The Mighty Nein Origins, and is being written by Critical Role Lore Keeper Dani Carr in collaboration with Matthew Mercer and the entire Critical Role team. The 304-page, oversized hardcover will feature new lore, its own narrative, and a plethora of art from across the Critter community.

And speaking of which, said narrative will come from the perspective of the Campaign 2/Campaign 3 NPC Iva Deshin, who made her first appearance selling Tusk Love to Laura Bailey’s Jester Lavorre, but was always clear in her desire to be an author. The Mighty Nein Part Two acts as a collection of her notes and mementos of the party.

“I really wanted Iva to go on a genuine emotional arc during this journey and find her voice, but to never lose her spark and her joy for the world she loves—especially the adventurers she adores,” said Carr. “The entire book is a love letter to the Mighty Nein, to Critical Role, and to the cast who have placed such faith and trust in me over the years. Exandria is just as much my home as it is Iva’s, and I can’t wait for Critters to dive in and let Iva help guide them through the incredible art of the Mighty Nein’s adventures.”

The beautiful cover, which you can check out below, is illustrated by Stephanie Pepper.

Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria—The Mighty Nein Part Two is available to preorder now at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, TFAW, and your local comic shop or bookstore, and is slated to release November 26th, 2024 in bookstores and November 27th, 2024 in comic shops for $49.99.

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Nicodranas by Kent Davis

[hubristicassholefight]

Full contestant list

Hoping to put the bracket together sometime in the next couple of days. Sorry this took a while, I had to deal with RL stuff for job onboarding (also Splatoon Side Order dropped)

Victor Frankenstein (Frankenstein)

Feanor (The Silmarillion)

Erin Ruunaser (Aurora webcomic)

Vriska Serket (Homestuck)

Gale of Waterdeep (Baldur's Gate 3)

Light Yagami (Death Note)

John Gaius (The Locked Tomb)

Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars)

Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Odysseus (The Odyssey)

Starscream (Transformers)

Jurgen Leitner (The Magnus Archives)

Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z)

Icarus (Classical Mythology)

Five Pebbles (Rain World)

Elias Bouchard/Jonah Magnus (The Magnus Archives)

Kim Dokja (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint)

Laerryn Cormar-Seelie (Critical Role: Exandria Unlimited Calamity)

Essek Thyless (Critical Role)

Macbeth (Macbeth)

10th Doctor (Doctor Who)

Magolor (Kirby Series)

Achilles (The Iliad)

Herbert West (Re-Animator)

Magnus the Red (Warhammer 40k)

Old Lady Odin (The Mechanisms: The Bifrost Incident)

Manfred von Karma (Ace Attorney)

The Entire Allagan Empire (Final Fantasy XIV)

Cave Johnson (Portal)

Ahab (Moby Dick)

Hal 9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey)

John Franklin (The Terror)

The Pale King (Hollow Knight)

Cersei Lannister (A Song of Ice and Fire)

Lord Shen (Kung Fu Panda)

Walter White (Breaking Bad)

Lucrezia Mongfish (Girl Genius)

Adam (Nier: Automata)

Gordon the Big Engine (Thomas the Tank Engine)

Ford Pines (Gravity Falls)

Ego the Living Planet (MCU)

Gregory House (House MD)

Yoshikage Kira (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)

Lelouch vi Britannia (Code Geass)

Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts)

Dream/Morpheus (The Sandman)

Emperor Belos (The Owl House)

Maxwell Carter (Don't Starve)

Richard III (Shakespeare's Richard III)

Ace (Zero Escape)

Fei Wang Reed (Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles)

Dimentio (Super Paper Mario)

Nemesis (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

Riliane Lucifen d'Autriche (The Evilious Chronicles)

Gojo Satoru (Jujustu Kaiden)

Eustass Kidd (One Piece)

Flowey (Undertale)

Andrew Ryan (Bioshock)

Bedman (Guilty Gear)

Akio Ohtori (Revolutionary Girl Utena)

Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)

The Scarab (Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake)

Sinbad (Magi) Hamlet

[utilitycaster]

Do you think the new book announcement makes it more likely that C3 will be over by the middle of next year? Seems weird to me that they would release it with the campaign still ongoing, especially for it being a PC backstory...

I don't think it changes the likelihood. That doesn't mean it won't be over by mid-year for other reasons, nor does it mean it will. My thought, given that (assuming schedules continue as they have been) we'll hit episode 100 by around the time this book is coming out, is that we'll be at earliest in the endgame, and I would be surprised if the campaign is still ongoing by this time next year, but that is complete speculation rather than an educated guess, highly subject to change as events unfold, and you shouldn't quote me on that.

It's not totally comparable because it's a setting guide and not a novel, but the EGTW came out during an ongoing campaign and definitely had information that influenced our understanding of what was going on in Aeor especially (and may have to be honest driven the Essek reveal, since that came out just in time to not spoil that he was Neutral Evil for the fans); I don't own Chronicles of Exandria Mighty Nein, but I believe that also had a handful of small backstory hints for PCs as well that hadn't come out in the show and was also published mid-campaign. I wonder if this is the cast just being curious about whether a book will do better if it comes out concurrently.

I guess the best way to put it is I don't think it's a signifier of anything other than feeling that there would be interest in Laudna's backstory. Which, to be honest, I have mixed feelings about. The thing about backstory in D&D that I think a lot of people don't get is that it's good to be incredibly detailed so as to inform your portrayal of the character, rather than making them seem as though they randomly spawned full-formed in a tavern; but you don't actually need to reveal every single piece of it to portray it, and indeed, you probably shouldn't (this is the classic show don't tell advice). The problem I've had with Laudna has always been that the telling far outstrips the showing, and if that hasn't changed by the time the book's out, that imbalance will be even worse.

[vaxlethtrash]

More Chronicles of Exandria and an art book for TLVOM?

Critical Role take all of the money I don’t have.