#every time i see a viewer dunking on imogen and orym for taking the gods’ side i take 3d8 psychic damage | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

fairy-bard · 5 months ago

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i’ve been loving watching critical role recently if for no other reason than because i get to watch a decent portion of viewers actively falling for cult tactics lmao

a forbes article describes cult tactics as when cult leaders “censor dissenting viewpoints, promote a distorted narrative and use relentless repetition and peer pressure”

ludinus needing to monologue at everyone he meets. cherry picking what information to let people know (ie the orb). showing popular world leaders (gods?) at their absolute worst as a means to win over the vulnerable. creating dissent between cult prospects and the people who they’re close to outside the cult. doesn’t take no for an answer. repeating his points over and over, in whatever context he thinks will be most persuasive. targeting people who’ve lost everything. convincing people that they’re special

matt is a genius.

#yes i cited my dang source lmao #every time i see a viewer dunking on imogen and orym for taking the gods’ side i take 3d8 psychic damage #media literacy i am BEGGING you #like oh noooo orym doesn’t like the man who killed his family. how insane of him. -_-#like i’m not saying the gods are faultless #but i am saying that they are nuanced and important to the world in a way that ludinus is trying to obscure #critical role #critrole #critical role spoilers #bells hells #critical role campaign 3 #orym of the air ashari #dorian storm #ashton greymoore #fearne calloway #imogen temult #laudna #chetney pock o'pea #braius doomseed #oh also. the man literally fucked over laudna so hard as he left and yall stillllll wanna lick his boots so bad #mine #sorry for being salty but i do feel a little insane consuming recent fan content

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