#critical role c3e1

[tiamat-zx]

Today is October 21st.

Three years ago, the story of Bells Hells began as the draw of destiny brought them together in the streets of Jrusar.

Two years ago, a dark balance was cruelly achieved where a daughter of Whitestone was resurrected and welcomed home, yet at the same time a friend and confidant was lost.

One year ago, a gathering of heroes from across Exandria congregated in Whitestone in preparation for war.

And now... this landmark episode with the meeting and bonding of two distinctly different groups: The Nein Hells.

Happy anniversary, Campaign 3.

[pocketgalaxies]

WARLOCK: THE UNDEAD – FORM OF DREAD bonus:

[septembermonologues]

love that no one followed up on these reactions to "none of you have any outstanding entanglements with the law, warrants, anyone chasing you?" and then later there was still almost no reaction to deni$e pulling out a wanted poster with their faces on it

[ariadne-mouse]

Oh man imagine if Vax wasn't an orb, he could have been the one to escort FCG's soul into the afterlife

[marvelousbelladonna]

“But my analysis of their union is that it’s their differences that make them stronger together” - F. R. I. D. A.

“I don’t know, it’s just a vibe you can catch when you see them… It’s like a body language, like when your physical comfortable in the space with someone” -Deanna

[handbellanon]

gotta ask a vaguely dumb question but it was hard to tell who people were referring to at the table:

Is Oscar the grandson or the father of Cosmo?

[blackmosscupcakes]

My favourite part of a new campaign is when they all start using abilities or spells that were someone else's signature move in a prior campaign and the previous player of that class has a little moment of 😊 about it.

[millllennia]

just started campaign 3 of critical role and oh my god why am I always attracted to the old men

[doctorloverboy]

I’M SO EXCITED TO MEET EVERYONE

[laurasbailey]

ONE CRITICAL ROLE SCENE PER EPISODE C3E1: The Draw of Destiny

[pocketgalaxies]

I will never let you go.

[septembermonologues]

wait there is actually no way things lined up so perfectly on like a cosmic level that exu trio started the first combat of bells hells back-to-back-to-back at the top of initiative order. the dice helping the image of the three of them living out of each other's pockets for almost a year before getting to jrusar like that is so wild.

[risingroleakira]

Help, it's again.

Time to rewrite this introduction post cause a few things have changed :V

Hey there fellow Critters! My name is Rose, and this is my Critical Role sideblog. (they/he pronouns)

About me: I'm a queer artist with a lot of free time, but not enough functioning braincells to use it properly.

I like to draw/paint, play videogames, worldbuild, tend to my OCs, daydream to music - all that good stuff.

My timezone is Central European Standard Time. Most of the time I'm somewhat nocturnal, especially in the days surrounding new CR episodes, but my sleep schedule also flips around a ton and might differ from day to day.

This is my sideblog, risingroleakira, mainly for Critical Role content and discussions of adjacent series. This includes Candela Obscura and MIDST. For my artwork, visit my art blog, risingroseart ...and maybe drop some reblogs while you're there! (This blog also includes my critical role art. I don't update it very often however, so alternatively visit my Artfol - also not perfectly up-to-date but definitely better) For my very messy main blog, where I mostly just reblog random stuff, visit risingroseakira.

Critical Role related info:

When did I start watching?

I caught the first half of C3E1 as it aired, then had to stop watching and take a break for a while due to external life stuff. A couple months later I binged the rest of that and all the other episodes that had aired since then.

What campaigns/series have I watched?

Finished or up-to-date: > Critical Role C3 as it airs > 4-Sided Dive as it airs > EXU:Calamity > EXU:Kymal > Candela Obscura Arc 1 - Circle of the Vassal and the Veil > MIDST Season 1 Work in Progress: > Watched Campaign 1's original version of the Briarwood Arc, as I cannot watch TLOVM due to the visual violence that I can't stomach. > After several attempts over the past few years, I finally have a successful attempt at C2. I haven't finished yet, and I've very much slowed down (or rather, stopped for a bit and am now slowly progressing again), but as of writing, I'm all the way up to C2E128.

Will be watching as it airs: > Candela Obscura Arc 2 - Circle of the Needle and the Thread > MIDST Season 2

Current favorite player characters? (spoilers ahead for the stuff I've watched)

> Ashton and Orym. I love all of the hells, so they're all included in this list, but out of all of them these two are easily at the top. There is strength, but there is pain; there is pain, but there is strength. Like vines, we grow together.

> Caleb. I don't think there's too much to say here, we all love him. Easily my favorite of the Nein, no question.

> Fjord and Caduceus The former the only bitch (/aff) I actually have merch for, the latter an aroace icon hehe. I love them both

> Dorian. It's 🎶been a while🎶since we've seen him, but as most of us do I miss the blue boy. At the start of C3 he was my favorite of the Bells Hells, and now I just miss him so much. > ..Most of the Bells Hells party, really. Between the lot of them it shifts around frequently. Ashton and Orym are pretty much constantly at the top, but it's generally almost the whole group that I love. >Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski De Rolo III. that was from memory, i refuse to not use his full name lol Look, I may not know most of C1, but the Briarwood arc, his design and what we saw of him in C3 were enough. I like that bastard too much to not put him here > Cerrit Agrupnin. I love the entire EXU: Calamity party, but Cerrit is easily my favorite. The Brass Ring endures.

> August/Auggie and Charlotte The Vassal and the Veil and these two in particular mean so much to me

Current favorite NPCs?

Lord Eshteross in C3 was at the top for a long time. Imahara Joe and Captain Xandis are also high up, and I love Milo so much,,, and NPC-Keyleth, obviously. In terms of C2, well, who doesn't enjoy Pumat (plural). I also quite like Yussa. But, of course, the blorbo of the NPCs is Essek

Favorite characters to draw or paint?

Ashton, hands down. I haven't really gotten to draw a lot of characters from CR other than Ashton and FCG, but like. come on. How can you not love drawing the nonbinary punk rock. How can you not enjoy painting their colorful gem and crystal hair and golden cracks and funky eyes and- Anyway that's my introduction post! I’d love to meet some fellow critters - especially newbies that love the Bells Hells as well, seeing as I’m a bit anxious in these types of long-lasting fandoms and therefore more comfy with people who are also a bit new to everything. Still - feel free to say hi whether new or old fan of cr! :]

If you watch the Pixelist Podcast, I'm on their discord every Thursday and during other CR related streams, chatting in the CR text chats. Feel free to say hi there!!

[marvelousbelladonna]

The set continues to amaze me

[blackmosscupcakes]

And Fearne's first move in the game is to steal someone's earring out of their ear. What an absolute boss move. She's perfect.

[jeannedarkterraguard]

Alright it’s time Critical Role Campaign 3 Episode 1 Thoughts:

-Oh God it makes me so happy to see them back at the table together

-that ad was surprisingly normal... is sam okay?

-ah there it is

-not gonna lie... that was actually kinda catchy

-sorry matt it’s a thing now

-european store? great news for us... not so great news for our wallets...

-starting at level 3... so everyone should have their subclass already... cool

-imogen, human, sorcerer for laura

-laudna, warlock/sorcerer, for marisha ...looks like a vampire?

-security camera birds... that’s cool

-ahh bureaucracy... good thing beau isn’t here. she would have punched that woman in the face already... and she would have deserved it

-read thoughts? abberant mind sorcerer maybe?

-okay laudna is great

-ashton, earth-genasi, barbarian for taliesin

-ashton is a mood

-Fresh Cut Grass, Warforged? cleric for sam...

-robbie?!?

-oh my gods it’s the Ash Holes!!!!! yes i know they decided on crown keepers but i like ash holes more

-i’m kinda sad that opal isn’t with them... she was my favourite

-dorian is clapping for the pilot... that immediately makes him my least favourite character in all of critical role... WHY DO PEOPLE DO THAT?!?

-wait didn’t aabria give them like a billion platinum? and several super strong magic items? that seems like a real problem for balancing

-wasn’t he still wearing the earring? how did fearne do that?!? i had someone rip off an earring once and belive me you would notice that... it hurts... and bleeds... like a lot!!!

-okay they’re fighting furniture now... BEAUTY AND THE BEAST PROTOCOL EVERYONE!!! yes that’s a Oxventure reference

-channel divinity: sympathetic binding? so F.C.G. is a homebrew subclass?

-WHAT THE FUCK MARISHA?!?

-feels wierd to have someone rage without travis cheering them on

-gravity build? ashton is homebrew too?

-travis is here!!!!

-so travis is... just some old dude?... he didn’t even get a character portrait

-a spiritual tomato... never change sam... never change

-”I’m gonna fuck the rug” - marisha ray 2021

-F.C.G. can take the damage for his teammates? that reminds me of my Oath of Matyrdom Paladin

-bertrand is level 5? So he’s probably just temporary right?

-okay lisa just told me that Bertrand is from some one-shot from Campaign 1 but apparently he was level 18 in that... confusing

-SAM!!!! just... why?

-INSIGHT CHECK!!!! Oh i’ve missed that

-and he stole the fucking earring! AND GOT PAID FOR IT!!!

-We’re only at the break now?!?

-i just love these first party meetings everyone is always so awkward and mistrusting at first

-lisa just cheered when marisha said that Laudna is from whitestone

-wow travis is really trying to make this guy every stereotypical old person ever huh?

-orym seems like he’s already regretting everything

-so dorian basically just went: “anyway here’s wonderwall”

-this is already so much chaos! and we’re only in episode 1

-you know i never thought about if warforged need to take a shit

-okay apparently they don’t... they just vomit out what they can’t process

-what a fucking cliffhanger

Final Thoughts: What the Fuck! i was not ready for any of that. these characters are great. I do feel like bertrand and maybe the Ash Holes aren’t going to be permanent members of the party though... Imogen seems genuinly nice which is rare for DnD characters, F.C.G. is... well... sam..., Ashton is really cool and i really wanna know what laudnas whole deal is she’s my favourite so far. anyway i already can’t wait for the next episode