#cr ep 85

[middimidoris]

Liam from last nights episode (in two parts because he was lookin’ SO good) 🌿🗡️

Part 2

[deaderthandoubledead]

I was listening to CR C3 ep 85 and the players making me remember that the succky succ funnel they stole from Ludinus' tower is just a prototype and he probably has an improved version somewhere, is making me think.... What if Ludinus wants to release Predathos so that Predathos would kill all the gods and Ludinus could then use the funnel to steal it's life force and ascend as a god himself?

[tameila]

Was kindly tagged by @belphegor1982 to participate in this 20 questions for writers trend! thanks for the tag! 💕 tags for anyone who sees this and wants to take a whack at it. tag me in your responses, if you do!

How many works do you have on AO3?

I have 10 works on ao3 with plenty of little one-shots posted here on tumblr and at least triple that many WIPs lmao

What's your total AO3 word count?

My current ao3 word count is 165,375 words. TSAR is responsible for, like, 70% of that word count.

What fandoms do you write for?

On ao3, I've only posted for Critical Role, and I do not foresee that changing, but who knows! Before Critical Role, I never really saw myself as a writer that posted on public forums, and it's not as if I haven't entertained and dabbled in other fandoms.

Overall, including collaborative writing/roleplaying, I have written for Warriors (yes, the cat books), Bleach, Naruto, Hetalia (im sorry you have to learn this about me), Glee, Dragon Age, and Digimon.

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

The Sun Always Rises (550 kudos), multichaptered modern AU Pikelan

give my regards to soul and romance (186 kudos), one-shot based in @jabletown's rejoice AU, Pikelan with Dadlan and Pike & Kaylie bonding

le petit encore (145 kudos), my mediocre TSAR 'verse smut fic. every time it gets another kudos i am pushed closer and closer to continuing my smut WIPs because i swear!! i promise!! i can write better smut!...but i am rather proud of this piece because it was my first serious foray into the world of smut and i gotta recognize my own hustle lol

As Easy as Riding a Bicycle (113 kudos), modern AU/college-aged Pikelan, Pike's bike gets stolen and she turns to a dating app to try and find it and finds love instead. super love this piece. everyone should read it and give it more kudos so it can be my third most kudo'd piece teehee

TLC is a Two-Way Street (104 kudos), TSAR 'verse, Pikelan, Pike looks after Scanlan while he is sick

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Yes, yes, yes! Even as I free myself from the shackles of needing that validation and feeling discouraged if I don't reach some arbitrary number of engagement, I cannot deny that comments are inspiration and writing fuel. So, when I get a comment, I think it's the least that I can do to respond, even if it's just to say thanks.

I am definitely guilty of sitting on comments that make me particularly happy for weeks on end before actually remembering to respond tho

What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

the things we know and the things we wish they knew, which was my first CR fanfic and written in response to ep 85 iykyk

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I mean, it's gotta be The Sun Always Rises

Do you get hate on fics?

No, thankfully not!

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

As mentioned previously, I only really have one serious smut fic, though I have written a couple other bits and bobs....and maybe I have a couple WIPs that may or may not see the light of day. I'm not sure what kinds of smut there are...but I guess I would describe my approach to smut as 'I am a sex-repulsed asexual and idk what's really going on here but I'm here to express closeness and intimacy and love in this strange new world' lol

Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

If we're talking crossovers in the sense that characters from two separate fictional stories meet and interact, I have written in roleplays back in middle school like that but never explored the concept in fanfic.

If crossovers also includes taking the concept of one fictional media and inserting the characters of another into it (e.g., Hogwarts AU or HDM AU) then I've definitely written and have plans for various fanfics like that. I don't think that I have any that I would consider "crazy", but I do think my brief notes and writings for a OTGW-inspired Nygmobblepot/Riddlebird fic were v inspired.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of and hopefully not! Very little gets posted in the Pikelan fandom that I don't see, so I like to think I'd be hard to pull a fast one on

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not yet, but I would love to see The Sun Always Rises translated into other languages someday!

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I've entertained a couple co-written fics that have unfortunately never gotten off the ground much, but I'm not closed off to the idea. I see it as being quite similar to roleplaying!

What's your all-time favorite ship?

Oof. As a lifetime shipper, that's a tough question. I never truly let go of a ship, even after I've moved on from a fandom, but there are definitely some that are far more enduring in my heart than others.

Of course, if we're going off of writing alone than it's Pikelan. Writing TSAR got me through some of the hardest years of my life and, despite what's become of them and what I'm forced to endure by continuing to engage in the fandom space, they're special to me in a way that a lot of other ships can never be, no matter how much I love 'em.

Also, in the case of writing, FenHawke. selfishly, of course, Fenris with my Hawke. I love writing for them, and I consider the pieces that I've written for them to be amongst my best. They're the Dragon Age ship for me.

What's the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

.....[shamefully hangs head] A-Side and B-Side, the sequels to TSAR. I'm gonna keep writing them for as long as I am able but, if there ever comes a day that I post an update and get zero engagement, then I think I'll just have to move on. but! if even one person keeps coming along for the ride, then I'll stick to 'em. I just don't know if there's anyone who loves my writing enough to stick around for, like, another 5 years lol

The other big one is Vex's Delivery Service...which is exactly what it sounds like. A Kiki's Delivery Service inspired AU but it's about Vex. though truly, it's a thinly veiled excuse to write about domestic Pikelan is what it is. I have the whole thing planned out. I just can't ever seem to get it off the ground and, at this point, with the way I'm halfway out of the CR fandom, I don't think I ever will.

What are your writing strengths?

I have been extremely lucky to have been complimented on multiple facets of my writing over the years. However, I think what I pride in myself the most is my ability to let each scene breathe and take its time. It means that I take forever to write and nothing's ever short, but I don't think I would like writing quite as much if I wasn't allowed to let each moment have its breathing space.

What are your writing weaknesses?

It's a bit of an oddball pick maybe, but it's something that I feel like I have to own up to as a notorious modern AU writer:

People say that modern AUs are uninspired and boring, especially when you're taking characters out of a magical fictional world just to put them into our world and....the rumor's are true. I just don't get that into the lore of a fictional universe to ever feel comfortable writing in it. I do just find it easier to write everyone as humans in a modern-esque society. Now, I will stand by the fact that part of the fun of modern AUs is taking these magical characters and interpreting into a modern space (I often do the opposite with modern era characters into a fantasy world of my own design), but I just want to fully own up to the fact that...yes, I am too lazy to research the intricacies of canon in order to write a proper canon compliant/adjacent fic.

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I think it has it's place.

For me, if it's a language that the POV character understands/that the reader should understand alongside the POV character, then there's no reason to write it in that language. Simply include a dialogue tag to explain what language the character was speaking in. and I say this mostly from a logistical/ease of reading standpoint. Having to scroll down to the bottom of a fic or switch to a separate tab with the translations interrupts the flow of reading.

If, however, the language is included, untranslated, to reflect the POV character's own lack of knowledge of the language then that makes more sense. because you, as the reader, are meant to keep reading at the same level of understanding as the POV character and there's no pressure to be rushing for a translation just to make sure you're not missing an important line of dialogue.

but of course, as with most things, it's writer's choice!

First fandom you wrote for?

Warriors, probably...maybe Hamtaro. I definitely read fanfic for it and had my little daydream musings, but I don't think I wrote anything down.

Favorite fic you've ever written?

Oooh, we talkin' fic fic? That's long gone, and it's up in the air which of those many early fandoms that it was for.

If we're talking that's readily available on ao3, then my first was the things we know and the things we wish they knew. though, I was writing and posting Dragon Age one-shots on tumblr before that one.

Coming back because, for some reason, I misread this question as what was the first fic I'd ever written lol. Obviously, the answer to favorite is The Sun Always Rises.

[your-turn-to-role]

yep! that's the cr transcript site for c1e99 (it's about 3h25m into the episode if you wanna watch it yourself, though this episode does contain a lot of spoilers for stuff that happened in ep 85, if you haven't yet seen it)

moment of appreciation again for what is possibly my favourite later game percy quote that everyone always forgets about

(said to vex, of course)

[itsallaboutthebirds86]

The Mighty Nein are really trying to ruin me emotionally this episode, huh?

[ankcoolosaurus]

Episode 85 mood: What the Fuck oh no what the fuck OH MY GODS hey that was cute oops now i’m crying whAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK WHAT T-

[rebelrobin95]

I’m getting such a start of the Chroma Conclave arc and the end of it vibes at the same time with this episode and jeez it’s a lot.

[titular-roll]

this episode gave me emotional whiplash

[bloodyshadow1]

Yasha falling in love with Beau in Kamordah is beautiful for so many reasons.  For Beau, going back home to her family was her lowest point, it made her feel weak and small, it made her regress, and in the end her father couldn’t even muster up a real apology.  Her abuser just kept trying to gaslight her into believing that they were both at fault.  Her Father, the parent, claimed that Beau the child was equally at fault for their falling out.  Despite everything she had done and been through, despite having people who truly love her by her side, Beau was at her lowest point.  

But for Yasha it wasn’t that Beau had fallen, it was that how dare these people who hurt her so make this larger than life woman who fights monsters with her bare hands and acts as a diplomat to kings and queens feel small.  Yasha has been aware of Beau’s qualities for a long time and has known that her good qualities have outweighed her bad by far.  I imagine that before Kamordah, Yasha imagined that Beau was made of Platinum, strong and unbreakable, but after Kamordah she saw Beau was made of Diamond, just as strong but so incredibly fragile under the right/wrong circumstances.  She saw Beau, flaws and all, and realized that she loved this woman and she would make sure that no one ever made Beau feel that way again

[marshmallowgoop]

Although the case had been solved and justice was served, things seemed different than after most of my other cases. And I couldn’t do anything about the tears rolling down the cheeks of the kindest detective I’ve ever known.

[middimidoris]

Liam from last nights episode. (This will be in two parts because he was lookin’ SO good.) 🌿🗡️

Part 1

[abyssalmermaiden]

CR 2 episode 85

"I always dream of playing uno with my dad"

JESTER

JESTER LAVORRE

SWEETHEART

YOU DESERVE THE WORLD

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I’m gonna cry

Me, pointing at The Gentleman: “you are not immune to Jester Lavorre”

“Hey Dad, next time I’m in town...let’s play some uno” I’M NOT CRYING YOU’RE CRYING

made it to the break and then went to hug my dad

[misssophiespice]

I love Earthbreaker Groon, he’s so fucking cool

[kouichikimura]

Things that have made me cry in this campaign so far

Yasha waking up at Molly’s grave

Veth and Yezza’s reunion in the cell

Jester and The Gentleman’s talk/confession

[continuous-spec]

The fandom on Terry.  

[spiceshorthalt]

Beau: so uh,,,, I have a crush on jester

Nott: