#episode 54 spoilers

[queerly-done]

SPINEL IN A LAB COAT! SPINEL IN A LAB COAT! SPINEL IN A LAB COAT! SPINEL IN A LAB COAT!

Slight Episode 54 spoilers under cut (the outfit he is wearing and some thoughts on the episode)

I might make a more comprehensive analysis on this episode later but right now, I just need to say this outfit made me feral! I planned on getting art out for it the day the episode came out bit I couldn’t draw it right! I loved this though and I can sense big things coming! Also I’m just mirroring a statement a friend( @chocokano )made but these people really do need to stop going into dark places! SPINEL IS ALWAYS LURKING!

[bloodsoaked-rainbows]

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If that child in F.R.I.D.A.'s dream was fucking Ludinus I'm going to scream.

[hyperfixssession]

Eiffel: what do u do with species you don’t like then ????

The Thing™️: so have u ever heard of recycling-

[a-mag-a-day]

Something I missed the first time bc I wasn't aware of Not!Sasha is the tidbit that Sasha specifically volunteered to go to the taxidermy shop and came back like "nope nothing at all strange there!" Like on the one hand I'm sure she had some fun going to hang out with her Stranger buddies for a bit and then lying about it but also I shudder to think what might've happened to Martin or Tim if they'd investigated.

Yeah I also missed that the first time around. Imagine the laughs she had with Daniel at the Archive's expense

[lovingly-lightbulbs]

Idiot to idiot to idiot to idiot communication

[nightmareentertainment]

literally agonized by the imagery of the sun coming up in the real world as the fight in the digital world ends. they had tomorrow waiting for them. they couldn't die here. and so they didn't, the sun rose, and a new tomorrow began. and all the parents are watching, waiting, unaware of truly how much time had passed for their kids, truly unaware of the agony, but knowing in full what their kids had just done. heroes in the form of little kids disappearing from the sky and the sun rising for a new dawn. ack

[monarchetype]

shoutout to Alexander Scaplehorn from episode 54 of the Magnus Archives. makes an effort to be open-minded about weird things. tries not to discriminate based on looks or mannerisms. enjoys working for the tax service because it lets him infodump about anti-money laundering practices on a captive audience. I hope we never see or hear from him again and he lives a happy and satisfying life away from all the weirdness of the world.

[lesbeauien]

If an episode of Critical Role is pretty good, I come on here to make a lot of jokes, or point out bits I like, or write two sentence meta.

If I make ZERO POSTS during a Critrole ep, it's either kind of boring, OR THE BEST FUCKING THING I'VE EVER SEEN, because I can't look away enough to make posts.

And I didn't post a SINGLE THING THIS ENTIRE EPISODE.

[onedayanauthor]

Potential Spoilers for BCBP

@bcbparty

[aflockofravens]

Wait so now there are VAMPIRES!?

[unbroken-teacup]

i don’t want to regret loving a npc, but terith and tabitha own my heart right now

the bow bitches (moonshine, terith, and tabitha) reign supreme

[acollectionofcuriousreblogs]

So I’m binge listening to the Magnus Archives for the first time because I’ve heard the 2nd volume is coming out soon, and it’s honestly just a fever dream experience. Like, when I started listening I knew it was going to be consulted and the episodes were going to reference one another, so I was very diligent about taking notes on odd details. But I was not prepared for the sheer amount of information that would become relevant. I’m now on MAG 54 and I’ve completely lost track. Who knows what’s happening? Did that name sound familiar? Was that guy mentioned before? Who are these Cockney fellows? What is the time line? And why are there two separate people named Jared?? Or are they the same person??? I know something is happening but I have no idea what.

[polaris-the-north-star]

guys ep 54 spoilers yes i know entame hasnt subbed it yet

very long post warning

before you ask, i saw the episode live yesterday :) yugipedia discord server (#spoiler section) was very helpful and provided a link (jkjk i was lurking they just posted one anyway)

also side note i dont understand japanese so dont ask me for a translation :D take this with a grain of salt

what i understood was manabu acting weirdly, that being an actual act, yuna challenges him and uh

so she has a sevens road knockoff series called 'celeb rose', which is funny because in a questionable dream i had yuna played a rose deck similar to aki's.

off track, manabu knocks yuna back so hard she hallucinates or something and sees elemental versions of her or something seriously referencing the 6 goha siblings from SEVENS and confirms that yuna is past yuo and not anyone else yay.

also, the water one says tsuna so that's hilarious

so we get a flashback of aitsu/that guy/yuga/whatever you want to call him making the card processor so yay ig teeny tiny plot hole filled

manabu has a maximum because PHASER WHY ARE YOU JUST HANDING OUT MAXIMUMS LIKE HOT POTATOES WHY

friendly reminder that aitsu could've just pulled out flagship or any other maximum (looking at you, yggdrago) and beaten ryugu into the dirt and we wouldn't've had this entire arc

yuna loses because that's what she gets for going first- anyway

yuna gets fucking carded(yeh i stopped censoring ikik) by the otes relic because WHY THE HELL NOT and thats the end of the episode now bye

jk NEXT EPISODE: asaka and yuamu fight for presidency like trump and biden and totally forget aitsu and yuna got obliterated by a weird stone thing that sorta looks like ryugu's earrings upside down and turned into cards that they WONT SHOW US WHAT THE CARD IS THEY SHOW US THE BACK OF THE FUCKING CARD AND THATS IT AND-

bye ig

(edit: oh crap i forgot to tag oof)

(other edit: was scrolling thru old discord posts and found a buncha people arguing about yuga's harem and i'm both questioning existence and laughing my head off)

(other other edit: lemme quote "the whole list is incorrect. yuga gets no hoes. absolutely zero")

[a-mag-a-day]

I was so proud of him breaking into the Gertrude's flat. Jon's going in the right direction this time and learning so much. Everybody treats it like his peak unhinged moment but it was actually a correct course of action and I'll die on this hill.

He got a bunch of info from that yeah!

While we're stuck like the other archive staff on the notion that this is still a sane workplace and act/think accordingly, Jon has gone a bunch of steps ahead and is doing the work to show for it.

Gertrude would have been proud

[grigori77]

Critical Role, Campaign 3 Episode 54

All right then, can we FINALLY get to what's happening with the others now? I'm so scared for Laudna especially right now, she must be going SPARE without Imogen ...

NOBODY is sponsoring them? Hmmm ... does that have anything to do with the recent D&D copyright debacle? Suspicious ...

Ooh, Midst sounds pretty cool, definitely deserves support, guys! Yeah! SUPPORT CREATIVES!!!

Yup, obligatory Creator Clash plug!

Okay, here we go, here we go, here we go ... (nervous nail-biting ensues)

Noooooo ... no no no ... STILL?!!! Still, guys? Come on!

Sponsorship deals? Hmmm ... sounds good ...

Saludin? Oh, SIR Ludin! Okay. A Royal invite? Fancy.

Ah yes, the grouchy minority vote, that feels more like normal.

Yes, where's Chetney? Oh boy, here we go with the Sending ... how's THIS gonna go? Ow! Here we go ... nuts ... but the Bagel helped Imogen avoid a headache, at least.

Wilford Brimley? Hmmm ...

Yeah, Chetney's definitely laying it on a bit thick with the ham ... time to go!

Further roll of the night? Yes, that sucks balls. Just follow the crowd ... oh, here he is. Yup. "A quick fling?" Hmmmm ...

Apparently Chetney is the kryptonite to the good mood. XD

"Two pump chump?"

Ooh, tiny cozy small person home, I love it. :3 Prestidigitation? Oh, yes, get rid of the smell ...

Fearne gets the bed, there you go. Imogen too? Oh, okay ... A million saucy fanfics just got started ... hello, AO3 crowd. XD

Wait, Chetney wasn't ALWAYS like this? Intriguing. Oh, "Vacation Chet"? Cute ... oh, so Imogen thinks there IS a real spark there? Double intriguing.

Yes! Hugs! Hugs are good.

Voltron? What?

Is this ... are the aeormatons FLIRTING?!!!

Yeah, the sleeping arrangements really are causing some chaos ... this show ...

"Do aeormatons ... dream of electric sheep?"

Oof ...

Wow, apparently Chetney really SNORES ...

"You got legs, and you ... you know how to use them." Oh boy ...

ENAMOURED?!!! Oh ... oh, platonic? Hmmm ...

Oh for go ... the flat earth thing again? Wow ...

Powering down, then ... aeormatons sharing dreams ... okay ... oh, a fancy light? Hmmm ... oh, THAT'S FRIDA ... okay then. That means it worked.

Exandria! Cool ... so it IS a globe, then, there you go. In the dream ... damn it Mercer, don't give him ideas!

Wait ... is FRIDA NOT actually an aeormaton? Are they human? What? Now I'm confused ...

A child? What does THAT mean, then? Oh ... so FCG sees it but FRIDA doesn't ... hmmm ... this is just strange.

Time to wake up ...

They wake up HOLDING EACH OTHER?!!! Oh my ... and everybody goes awwww ... :3

A boy they were PROTECTING ... I see ... so they were once a caregiver, a bodyguard ... that's interesting. A recording? Oh, intriguing idea ...

FRIDA: "Why do you help? Always?" Yeah, this is kind of the point with Letters isn't it?

FCG: "You can't spell enemy or friend without ne." What?

Pillow fight! LOL

The sweet FUCK is that? Oh, that flask is CRUEL in the best way! Yes indeed ... Laura: "Someone very close to Matt Mercer has BETRAYED him." My gods ... Matt threatens FCG with DEATH jn thd night ...

What the ... A T-SHIRT!!! Sam, you FIEND!!! XD I love it ...

Fuck ... Deanna is overcompensating with THIS breakfast. Chetney: "Oh ... IT'S REAL!!!"

FRIDA breaks out some collected precious metals as compensation for FCG. :3

Plans for the day ... yeah, Oltgar's Chest might not be the best idea for Chet ...

Chetney wishes he had a disguise. FCG: "Can't you turn invisible?" Chetney: "Damn it!"

Ooooh ... Nat1 creates a Space Merkin ... yeah ...

Talking zbout getting FCG some legs. And then a THIRD leg enters the conversation ... oh gods ... yeah, this is going EXACTLY where I thought it was going to go ...

So, to Oltgar's Chest first, then ... on to the pain, then.

Is Chetney having a stroke? Wow, Travis is ACTUALLY rolling to check ... XD

D&O's? Jeez ...

Deanna: "You're making a blood eagle out of the toy maker?" Snort ...

1they need a safe word? Hmmm ... "macaroni" ... fuck ...

Leftovers, yes ... "Pocket bacon!" XD

And so we enter D&O's ... hmmm ... this place is FLASHY ... turquoise? Really? Hmmm ... pop tarts? Really, Matt? Laura: "So spot on!"

Fearne: "Is this what it was like when you were here?" Chetney: "No, this place had RESPECT."

Fire? What's going on?

Wow, this dwarf ... Laura: "Does he have a little twinkle in his eye?" Oh dear gods ...

Oltgar Dredagon ... a very FESTIVE dwarf, clearly ...

He called Fearne "little miss"? Oh, I love it ... XD

Whizzle-cages ... oh, yes, I can see where THIS is going ... yup ... fire sprite infestation!

Drix? Oh, here we go ... a"snide Willy Wonka"? Fuuuuuuuck ... oh yeah, this guy is clearly a PRICK ... yeah, I get it now.

Awwwww, Fearne ... Nice one ... the wolf carving! Yay! Yes, Chet is INDEED a master.

A pet? What? Where's THIS going ...

A Craskalid? What?

Wow, Drux really is A LOT ...

Fearne, be persuasive ... dirty 20? Skillful ... 500 gold all in reward to 500 apiece! Nice ...

Oh, shenanigans! Nice, go for it, FRIDA! Oh ... nice, that went BEAUTIFULLY. XD

Werthers? LOL

Stealth attack! Sweet ... vengeance! XD

Oltgar gets a lovely home cooked breakfast ... sort of. Yeah ... oh wow, he REALLY misses Chetney now, clearly. I can't blame him with THAT unbelievable prick.

Into the workshop ... the smell of burnt wood and hair ... hmm ...

Oh, time for a break, good place for it!

Ooh, shenanigans when we come back, too ... they're children I swear ... XD Matt suffers on ...

I love that Chetney thinks they're just going in to destroy the place. XD

Yeah, Matt really is laying the Festive scene setting on VERY thick. Ooh, toys! Cute ...

Imogen smashes a metal toy to make Chetney feel better ... then FCG eats it. XD I love that they love him enough for that.

Chetney (mortified): "It just ... SITS THERE?!!!" Oof ... backpeddle, Fearne! Backpeddle!

Oh shit ... it's a SWARM ... yikes ...

Deanna is REALLY trying to COMMUNICATE with this shit? Hmmm ... wait, is this actually WORKING?

And now she's COVERED in glowbugs ... and syrup ... yeah ...

Ouch ... botched persuasion check ... that's not good. Wait ... Fearne can make a BUBBLE OF AIR?!!! Do that!

Wow, and Ashley hasn't even thought this through beforehand ... classic D&D ... and now Matt's essentially invoking Rule of Cool to msjd this work ... oh fuck that's a shit roll ...

Fearne: "I got this!" BOOSH!!!

Matt: "Roll initiative!" Aaaaaaaaaaah!

Holy fuck, the swarm rolled a NAT 20 on initiative ... fuuuuuck ... XD

Aaaaah!!! They're getting bitey! Wait ... I thought Fearne was fireproof ... I thought she was some kind of super fire druid, she's not immune to fire? Bah, I say! Bad luck!

Nice one Imogen! Oh yes, the Whizzle-cages! Good plan!

Dazing Shot? Okay ... 24? FRIDA continues to be a badass!

Matt rolls MONSTER well on con check ... these are some TOUGH BUGS!!!

Turmoil! Here we go ... Shatter? Crazy ... 26 points of Thunder Damage! Holy fuck! And bonus collateral damage! Chetney: "Oh no! The store (sarcastic)!"

A butterfly net? Hmmmm ...

Deanna: "Everybody needs to calm DOWN!!!" And she casts Blindness on both swarms at 3rd Level! Oh shit! Deanna: "Hmmm ... this ... may not have helped!"

Matt's limited miniature collection means they've got little metal pizzas on the map ... at least according to Laura's short-sightedness. XD

FCG (as he's swarmed): "I don't blame you! It's your nature!"

Compulsion! Okay ... I am NOT confident with this plan ...

Wow ... creepy floating groping ghost hand ... yeah ...

OBVIOUSLY the swarm is resistant to bludgeoning damage.

Guiding Bolt? Whoa ... go off, FRIDA!!! Some confusion over the rules ... which was entirely unnecessary! Hmmm ... 24 points of damage! Yeah ... Holy fuck, that killed ALL OF THEM!!! Wow ...

Wood AND metal ... Chetney: "An unholy alliance of materials!"

A second level of battle map! Okay ... FUCK!!! TWO swarms! Eep ... Chetney wolfs out because he's about to get My Girl'd! Cue sounds of amused nostalgic horror, mostly from Laura.

Inflict Wounds on the swarm? Ouch ... oh, that is just MEAN ... Deanna got a dark side!

Aaaaaah! Macauly Culkin death swarm attack on werewolf Chetney! Aaaaaah!

Fly swatter Spiritual Weapon! And it is THOROUGHLY pointless! About par for the course ... oh wait ... Sam remembers his rules in the end ... fuck, SWEET SAVE!!! Nat20! Splat!

Imogen makes Deanna FLY!!!

Flaming enswarmed Chetney is now BLOCKING THE STAIRS!!! AAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!

Guiding Bolt again!

Apparently the werewolf is NOT really the natural predator of the fiery magic glowbug swarm.

Fearne thinks it's all over. XD And now she's coming over all klepto. OF course she is. :3

That covered section of the map us really making me paranoid now ...

Deanna attempts to just INTIMIDATE the swarms into chilling out ... and botches her roll. Balls ...

FCG turns their propeller hand into a shocking shredder ... and it JAMS! Oi ...

Wait ... CAN a Spectral Weapon waft right through the floor? HOLY SHIT I can't believe that actually WORKED!!! Plothole exploitation!

Yes, it's true, the Addams Family movies really do still hold up ...

Wow. Imogen literally turned that bunch into a telekinetic crickett bat ... and Laura briefly manifests Jester as she tries to work out what to do next ...

FRIDA gets the HDYWTDT!!! NICE!!!

Sam: "Check the bodies for loot!" XD

Oh yeah, I forgot, this IS Deanna's first time really interacting with werewolf Chetney. She is WEIRDED OUT.

Oh dear ... chrysalis ... oh, and it's HATCHED!!! AAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!! Not good ...

Fearne: "Yeah, Mister and I were downstairs making dolls have sex." Wait, what? I can't believe everybody but Sam just completely blanks on that ...

Dawn ... hmmm ...

FUUUUUUUCK!!! IT'S ON THE FUCKING CEILING!!! ALIENS!!! It's that bit in ALIENS!!!

Oh sweet fucking FUCK what even IS that thing? O.O

Scorching Ray! Torch it, Fearne! Holy shit Ashley is rolling fucking EVIL there! This us gonna hurt ... 34 points of Fire Damage! Noice! AND Mister gets to chuck the flaming shit ... at the wall. Balls ...

Lightning Bolt at FOURTH LEVEL?!!! Holy shit, Imogen! Everybody starts shooting Ghostbusters quotes while Laura calculates her damage ...

The Crasskalid's tufn now ... oh boy ... this thing is NASTY ... NOOOOO!!! Leave Fearne alone! Ouch, that is A LOT of damage ... AND she's grappled! Aaaaaah!

I can't believe FCG's Spiritual Weapon actually hurts it. And now the bolt thrower ... 20 points of damage AND it pops one of its eyes! Nice!

Aabria: "DM to DM, why are we obeying physics with our pretend brains?"

Meemaw's MAD!!! XD

Wow ... being a dumb animal Chetney is running right into the light to attack ... he's kicking arse with Turmoil, though.

Oh shit, its blood is like BOILING OIL!!! AAAAAAHHH!!!

Chetney backs off and gets bit! Oof ... oh no, FRIDA has imposed a disadvantage ... 16? It MISSES!!! Yesssssss! Nice ...

FRIDA shoots in in the face to get it to let Fearne go ... only 2 shots because they need to reload? Shit ... 45 points of damage for one found with the Action Surge! And Fearne is now FREE!!! Noice!

Fearne Polymorphs it back into a baby. Okay. This will last for an hour, so she plans on leaving it for Drix to deal with. Ooh, that's just EVIL. I LOVE IT. XD

Oh my gods ... child labour in sweatshops? That scumbag ... wow, this is a truly diabolical teail of criminal horrors that elf prick is responsible for. He needs to be SQUASHED.

Deanna Mass Heals everybody got 16 points. Nice.

Tickle Me Oltgar ...

Ooh, fancy gloves. Cool.

Fearne's mad dash to get the angry beast baby outside the city before it morphs back ... I love this ... oh, she's going to Plinko the creature off the cliff ... brilliant ...

And now it's chasing her back up the slope ... oh my gods ... now she's running for he gates ... yes, SHOOT THE BALLISTAS!!! Dear gods that is a fucking riot ... pure beautiful chaos, I loved that.

Wow, they are just STEALING Drix' shit now as they head outside again. With a xhihload of smoking hotboxes. Cue more Ghostbusters references.

Oh, here we go ... Chetney reunites with Oltgar. Hmmm ... this will be interesting.

Yeah, Chet just lays it all out for him. Tough love indeed. The full facts in all its horror. Oof ...

Wow, they really are going all out with the Festive jokes here ... the List ... I love it.

Oh, WAS HE in on it? Hmmm ...

He's giving him the prototypes? Wow ... genuinely reconciliation! Nice ...

Fearne returns. "The baby's dead!"

Chetney gives Oltgar 2 days to get out if the city. He decides to reward them ... from Drix' private cache! XD Cute. Wow, that's a lot of platinum.

Chetney: "Get yourself a dozen goats and a sleigh and just get outta town." Oh my gods!

The Festive jokes reach a crescendo ...

Chetney realising Fearne doesn't know how to put fire OUT ... XD

666 gold each ... Ashley flashes the sign of the Devil! LOL

Off to their meeting with the Royals, then ... Matt: "And that's where we're gonna end tonight's episode."

Sam: "Yeah, this episode will be released in December, right?" XD Stop please just STOP ...

[oathsworn-visual-companion]

OATHSWORN - Hiding in Plain Sight pt 1

Battlemap of the Omniculum of Voa town

Executioners from Pathologic, visual reference for the ancient Eyes of Smoke. Ibex, of the sort that pull the Talios' carts.

Fire Nation Capital from Avatar, visual reference for the caldera town (though it should be snowy)

Visual reference for the town's buildings (The Ore Dock of Marquette, MI). Meme image about star perverts. My first guess about what the tower weirdos looked like.

The meme I posted when Brendan said we didn't get a primary mission at Novara (I initially suggested playing a side game)