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[ariadne-mouse]

Thinking today about Liliana, and my(1) evolving(2) thoughts (3) whether she would flip for Bell's Hells, and how it revolves more around her relationship with Imogen than truly rejecting Predathos or the principles of the Ruby Vanguard. I think we are now in an interesting nebulous place where Liliana clearly wants to flip, and has materially helped Bell's Hells (the escape, intel about the feywild meeting, offering to disrupt the memory orb broadcast), but hasn't hit a crux point where she materially MUST choose and solidify her position (openly defy Ludinus and run, reject Predathos, etc). Of course it makes sense to wait for the right moment for that due to the danger involved, and staying where she is may prevent Ludinus from looking to Imogen as a backup vessel for Predathos, but Liliana continuing to play her role - however reluctantly - is ultimately still in line with Ludinus's overall plan.

The most recent shared dream in e105 has some very hopeful symbolism. Instead of Imogen fleeing through the field from the nightmarish red storm as her mother says run, they stand together under a clear blue sky: a moment of clarity and a possibility they could return to. When asking whether to broadcast the Aeor memory, Liliana says "I don't want to do it if it will harm you", to which Imogen replies, "It will harm everyone." Her focus is still 100% on her daughter as opposed to the broader implications, but it's still meaningful that at the moment, her connection to Imogen is more powerful than her connection to Ludinus or the cause.

At the same time, Imogen is right to continue to be wary that her mother might not be able to resist the pull of Predathos when it came down to it - all those times Liliana was telling Imogen to run and instilling that instinct in her, Liliana herself was leaning into the communion. When she last spoke about Predathos itself, she did seem very deep in the sauce and there hasn't been new information to refute that. In e105 she notes that the closer they get to Predathos's cage, the more the Ruidusborn feel the pull, and she is not exempt from that.

In sum, Liliana is moving in the right direction but on uncertain footing, and I think that while she loves Imogen and very much wants to protect her, it remains to be seen exactly how she will actualize that drive, and how much agency she believes she has and will actually have once Predathos is more present. I hope she is able to find her way! It would be powerful for Imogen's efforts in reconnecting to pay off, and cool to have a super awkward family reunion in the Taloned Highlands under that big blue sky. But I also think it's possible any redemption could take a tragic turn with how all the game pieces are set up, and/or the will of Predathos could remove the question entirely. We'll see!

[bixbiboom]

Sam’s gas can tonight featured four pages taped to the side, which he revealed throughout the show. The first was a “title page” for Where’s Vax’ildo?, and the following three were each different pieces of the official art from the art reel with a black orb photoshopped into it somewhere with increasing difficulty.

[southern-gothic-comic]

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(Author Notes)

Panel 1: Imogen is having a familiar dream. She is in a field of tall grass in a peaceful valley alongside her horse, Flora, smiling at her surroundings. Her family farmhouse is visible in the distance. She is a sweet-faced young woman with long, light purple hair that falls in soft wavy curls, and her skin is dusted with freckles that suggest time spent outdoors.

Panel 2: Then a red, angry storm rolls in and a wind picks up that whips her lilac-colored curls around her face. In the shadow of the clouds, a small, distant figure shouts out to her. 

Voice: Imogen, run!

Imogen: Mother?

Panel 3: She runs as bidden, stumbling through the long grass, but the storm overtakes her, flooding the sky with crimson. 

Voice: Run!!

Panel 4: She wakes and starts upright in a sweaty panic. It’s early morning.

[pocketgalaxies]

critical role comic enjoyers pls can someone tell me what keyleth was doing in the artagan comics im so curious and bored pls tell me

[ikjun]

I NEED A WAY WE CAN DREAM ON ... ⤿ for @kimtaegis​​ ♡

mixed media collage: sketch paper, map of the soul: 7 photobook, jotter pad paper, digital photos and editing.

[bellowsthebard]

So since 4sd this week I have been thinking about my favorite critical role quote.

"It's about a very long story and we are, even you, a tiny part of it."

Which is from campaign one episode 56 (near the end I could look up the time stamp but I am lazy). It's a Percy quote and it is a CRIMINALLY under rated cr quote cause have you ever heard anything more perfectly describing critical role? Any way my point is I love this quote and it is never included in cr quote lists AND IT SHOULD BE. Thank you for coming to my ted talk.

[werewolfsonpage211]

i think i figured out why i love both the mighty nein and deep space 9 so much

every found family needs:

[cipher26]

Anyone else get completely fucked by Ticketmaster trying to buy CR live show tickets for the 2025 shows?

[utilitycaster]

Something that’s struck me lately is how the fanbase for Marisha specifically seems to have shrunk dramatically as of late, and so I wanted to talk through it. Noting this up front but: I’m making this rebloggable to start, but will not hesitate to lock it down if people can’t behave. It's an observation, not an accusation per se and definitely not any judgment on Marisha herself; in fact, I think it really sucks for her that this is what's happened.

I can expand on any of this but in the briefest of terms: the intense misogyny in the fandom in Campaign 1 and particular hatred towards Keyleth, culminating in death threats, led, among other things, to a fanbase that was extremely protective. However, by the time I joined the fandom with Campaign 2, the misogyny, while never gone, had significantly reduced (and in general the dudebro portion of the fanbase, while again never fully gone, has been on a decline as the cast became more open about their politics and the world of Exandria became more diverse.) This protectiveness became extreme - completely reasonable in-game conflict between Beau and other characters were perceived as acts of hostility, neutral remarks about Beau in comparison to other characters were interpreted as criticism, and so on. A party line solidified as time went on, of Marisha's characters being tough leaders and hard to kill.

Throughout all of this, something that was true is that Marisha had a fanbase that followed her - obviously to the various cast one shots, but also to the G&S content during Campaign 1 (Dread, Signal Boost, etc) and scattered other things (GM-ing for the Descent Into Avernus D&D live). Her role as creative director was rightfully discussed and lauded.

Things started to shift first with the return from hiatus, and then, not quite a year later, the end of Campaign 2. People who had shipped Beau with Jester quit either when the relationships of C2 began to solidify, or following the finale. This did a pretty significant number on her fanbase, but there were a decent number of people still there; largely people who were more invested in "tough leaders, hard to kill" than her character necessarily being shipped with Laura's characters.

Enter Laudna: zero interest in leadership; extremely killable. Now, people hung on for a while; they had her back during the gnarlrock fight. But as the Bassuras arc wore on and the clear central woman of the campaign was Imogen, they grew quieter, and by the time Laudna died (extremely killable), she was little more than ship fodder. Two things ten happened: The original crowd began to fade away, but a fairly significant influx of new people came in, intrigued by the potential for a relationship...and if she'd been little more than ship fodder to start, she was, more than ever, half of a whole now.

The defensiveness about Marisha's characters shifted now to Laura's character, and while Laudna was vocally beloved, she wasn't defended in the same way. It's started up again, slightly, but notably only after she entered a relationship, and compared to C2? It's incredibly lazy and sluggish, often appearing days or weeks after the criticism, and the appeals to stop all critical analysis based on misogynist hate, never a valid argument to begin with (and rarely accompanied by one either), are even weaker 6+ years down the line.

But the most notable thing I've noticed is that people don't follow Marisha to things outside the main campaign anymore. I noticed it first with Candela Chapter 2, and then this week with the Mortal Kombat one-shot. It used to be that if Marisha GM-ed something, particularly in a cool wig and a crop top, her fans showed up in force. Even with Calamity, while the numbers weren't what they once were, there was something, but Aunt Beatrix isn't young and hot and shippable and so there's no one watching for her.

I've seen virtually no conversation other than my posts about the Candela SDCC panel, which very much showcases her creative direction; while I get that Midst is a whole other thing to get into and podcasts aren't everyone's thing, it is very much her and Sam's involvement, and her discussion during that panel was great, and there's nothing. It feels both ironic and deeply sad that someone who was dismissed both as no more than the DM's girlfriend out of game and Vax's annoying love interest in it, and who's talked about the pressure towards youth and beauty as likely informing her D&D characters, is reduced to "can we ship it"; it makes a lot of sense there's little discussion of that creative direction, because, well, you cannot ship it.

Because the hard "no criticism allowed stance" present specifically within Marisha's fanbase at least as early as the beginning of Campaign 2, it meant that a single unpopular choice from her has cost her large swathes of her fans. And for what it's worth, I don't think she necessarily knows, or cares, but it does make me wonder: if Laudna hadn't said yes to Imogen...would there be anyone left watching who would name her as their favorite cast member?

[lotus-lamps]

ONESHOT ANNIVERSARY!!

im not late what do you mean im late

(PLEASE ITS LIKE 12 AM IN MY TIMEZONE I ONLY REALIZED IT WAS THE ANNIVERSARY LIKE ONE HOUR AGO)

anyways image on left is a really old drawing, one on the right is the one i spedran for the anniversary but i was still late

I eep now

[amihyperfixatingagain]

Nana Morri and The Matron of Ravens

So we’ve all already seen the similarities between Nana Morri and The Morrigan from Irish Celtic Mythology. I only know a smidge about this goddess, so I wanted to do a bit more reading on her, mostly so I’d feel fully informed for when we get to see her more next week. Upon my first search of her and scrolling through images to get a sense of visuals, I can’t stop thinking of the Matron of Ravens.

“The Morrígan was an Irish goddess of death, destiny, and battle. A trio of sisters who could take the form of a single goddess, she was the keeper of fate and a purveyor of prophecy.” (from Mythopedia here)

So The Morrigan is a shapeshifter; she can appear as three individual sisters who can act independently or appear as one goddess. She commonly takes the form of a crow/raven, a young maiden, or an old woman.

This will sound wild, but what if Nana Morri, who has two faces and two voices, and the Matron of Ravens are altogether an Exandrian version of The Morrigan?

Could Nana Morri and the Matron somehow be the same goddess but in split bodies and across different planes? Sure it may not make a ton of sense, especially rules-wise, but the Matron is a god, after all.

This could tie into Morrighan Ferus’s destruction of the Matron of Ravens bust in EXU Kymal.

The Morrigan is also known for foretelling doom, death, or victory in a battle. The Matron of Ravens foresaw the Calamity and the destruction it would rain down.

We know the Matron was a high-level Wizard who developed “rites” to ascend into godhood. What if she had cast the 8th level necromancy spell, Clone, before she performed these rites as like a failsafe? Did the Matron retain her mortal soul when she ascended? Or did her soul still return to the clone? Maybe her soul split? What if that clone became the Hag we know as Morrigan Calloway, The Fatestitcher? It’s a wild thought, I know. But it’s a fun thought nonetheless.

Idk how to fully explain my thought process, and it’s a super wild theory, but still. I feel like there’s more to explore here, but I will wait until we know more about Nana Morri next week to keep digging.

[sugaaaaaaaar]

Starting the year with the Republicans

[saeraas]

he's so goofy but he's so cool

[warlordfelwinter]

🌌 ⏳ and 🌪️ for celeste <3

🌌 MILKY WAY - what was the inspiration behind your oc? what was the first thing you decided about them?

there was like a perfect storm of circumstances that led to celeste, i think. i was in one of my phases of being exceptionally delighted by dnd devils and asmodeus in particular, i was watching or had recently watched exu: calamity and enjoyed brennan's take on mercer's asmodeus (i quite prefer wotc's asmo, i think he's more fun and interesting, less xtian devil analogue more cool fantasy world monster god (we know my preference is giant snake asmo), but i did enjoy brennan's performance bc i love asmo and i love brennan), and i was really wanting to play dnd again and specifically play a warlock bc they're my favorite 5e class.

i think i was at work, or driving, when i had the thought "mortal lover of asmodeus would be a funny warlock concept. be even funnier if it was an aasimar" and then. yk. celeste. so the first thing i decided about him was that he was with asmo and then the rest of sunshiney dancer monk etc etc just sort of came about naturally as i rotated him.

⏳ HOURGLASS - are they usually late or on-time?

usually late, he's got some time blindness issues and is very laissez-faire about life. if he's like supposed to be performing at something, then he'll be on time or early but basically if he's not being paid then he'll probably be late

🌪️ TORNADO - what is the biggest change you’ve ever made to them? how have they changed from their original version?

ooh that's a good question. prooobably giving him depression lmao. i mean he started as a fairly simple concept of 'make the most opposite thing you can to asmodeus' so he was a very cheery ray of sunshine. which he still is but now it's a decision he's making to try and deal with his issues.

[amplexadversary]

I have finally finished going through my Critical Role tag!

That's 128 pages of fixed tags, once I cleaned up unnecessary duplicate posts, and now it should be pretty easy to navigate. Everything that's tied to a campaign is either CR1, CR2, CREXU, or CR3, and everything else has a cast member's name tagged.

Characters now have only one tag per character, stuff involving most or all of a party is now tagged as the party (Vox Machina, TM9, Bells Hells), and I have tags for CR NPCs, CR Guests, and CR Setting. So if I forget what tag I used for someone, I can go into one of the above and find a post about them pretty quickly.

I have about a million more fandoms to go through and do this for but I'm confident that with one exception (Pokemon) each individual one of those is going to be a much shorter task.

[imsilay]

MORNING ROUTINE

NSFW! mdni +18, cw: gn (i think), cockwarming, oral s*x, dom!König, size k!nk, no fluff, hair pulling, manhandling? (lmk if i forget something)

summary: König has a strange morning routine and you’re a big part of it. (or best way to deal with his morning wood) :>

art cr: @/CNT_GITEI_ on twt

König was lying on the bed, his back against the headboard, and reading some news from the tablet in his hands. It was one of his hobbies, and he often did it in the early hours of the day. He scrolled through the page and landed on a news article that interested him. “Nicht bewegen.” (don’t move.) he mumbled not looking up from what he’s reading. He ran his free hand through your hair then let it rest on the back of your neck.

Of course you were a part of his routine. He would put you to use by letting you cockwarm him with his cock buried deep inside your mouth. He adjusted his hips but it only made his cock hit deeper into your throat. You whined as you looked up into his eyes, his expression hidden behind his mask, desperately trying to find any trades of mercy. He simply couldn’t care less. Yet you looked delicious with the drool and his precum dripping down from your chin to your neck. “You’re doing good, Maus.” he mumbled as his gaze met your pleading one. “Just a little bit more, breath with your nose. You could do it f’me, ja?” he caressed your hair tenderly like he wasn’t choking you with his fat cock.

You whined again as your fingers dug into his thighs trying not to cry. It was too much. He was so big that you barely could breathe. Eventually you pulled back and coughed. “Please König it’s too hard.” your voice was hoarse from all the time he kept your mouth on his cock. He woke you up in the early hours of the morning and first thing he did was shoving his cock down your throat. “Are you complaining? Should i teach you how to behave, again?” he scowled and grabbed a fistful of your hair yanking your head back and watching the tears roll down from your eyes.

In his mind, you should be thankful for him letting you cockwarm him. You felt chills run down your spine when he mentioned to make you behave. He was absolutely cruel. He wouldn’t let you cum for a whole week or even a month. He would stop right before your toes curl and legs shook, you would be left in anticipation and a desire to touch yourself. Oh, touching yourself was also forbidden during the time you’re being punished. If you’re stupid enough to do and get caught -either way he would know- the punishment would get longer and more severe.

You quickly apologized as you sob and placed kisses on his tip. You knew he wanted you to appreciate him, to worship his every part. Especially his cock which he shoved into your throat again after you apologized. “Braves Mädchen.” he said with a satisfied smile and caressed your hair. “Be good f’me then you will get your reward, Maus.”

He read a few news more whilst he caressed your hair. When his cock started twitching and your throat get more warm around him he started moving your head back and forth. He didn’t care your cries and muffled noises as he chased his orgasm. He grabbed your head with both of his hands as he used your mouth all he wanted and you couldn’t do anything about it. Could you even think when he fucked your throat with his fat cock?

His cock never failed to make you dumb. That was why you were so powerless against him. Actually what you could do when that mountain of a man manhandled you and fucked you dumb like that? He was like a god in your eyes when he used you, you were perfect toy for him. Your thoughts cut off when his movements began to become erratic. You knew he was about to cum when the back of his head pressed against the headboard behind him and his hips rolling up to meet your mouth. “Ready for your reward, Maus?” he mumbled between his groans and heavy breathing. You dug your nails into his thighs as a response and the sensation drew a low groan from him, he finished right after that. Deep down into your throat. He pulled his cock out from your mouth reluctantly. He didn’t wanted to leave the warmth of your throat but he knew you needed a break. “Swallow.” he wiped the moistness from your chin with his big palm. You did as he said without hesitation, like a good toy you are. “Braves Mädchen.” he purred and pulled you into his lap. He lifted his mask up, just revealing his lips before slamming them to yours and tasting himself from your lips.

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i just had to write this before sleep and now it’s 6:36 AM here. and i’m sleepless :,)

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