#i love fcg so much and i wanted so badly for him to get a divine intervention and really connect with the changebringer and be a champion

[crystal-lillies]

honestly the fact that sam's voice was watery and wavering, and matt started to lose his composure and started tearing up because HE KNEW like we all knew too what sam was planning on doing and then. g o d . that last speech.

everyone fuckin crying. all of us behind the screens crying. god fucking damn it sam you fucking did it again but

I want to SCREAM!! not FCG!!! BABY BOY ONLY JUST FOUND OUT WHAT BEING ALIVE MEANS AND HE PULLS AN IRON GIANT AND AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA SAM FUCKING RIEGEL YOU TRAGIC HEARTBREAKING MANIACAL GENIUS

[topazsink]

It’s such a weird feeling, loving Vax so much but also being unsure if you want him to actually come back.

Mostly because, narratively, it wouldn’t make sense beyond “we (the cast/the audience) just want it really bad”. Would the Matron really undo him being DISINTEGRATED? And I can’t see him coming out okay if RQ get eaten or whatever.

A big part of Vax’s arc and the themes of it was “accepting what’s out of your control” and understanding that death is a part of life. Would it really be okay to flip that on its head? To say “actually, fuck that nm.”

I feel like after Kingsley, the audience has a hard time accepting death. If FCG hadn’t literally blown themself up, people would have been (and some probably still are) rallying for him to come back.

I dunno. I just don’t want that final scene in C1 to get cheapened, or for CR to become like superhero comics where no one ever stays dead.

Whatever ends up happening, I’ll respect, but I don’t want it to happen because people just wanted it really badly.

[tangent101]

Here's the thing.

Orym is in love with an idealized perfect version of Dorian Storm. But the Dorian he is being reunited with is someone who got the head of a major thieves guild pissed at him by stealing a lot of money... to save his brother. And then? It all fell through. All that effort was for naught, Cyrus died anyway.

(Guess Dorian can spend that 40,000 gold however he wants!)

(He won't... he'll save it in case Cyrus can be brought back. Maybe even pay it anyway to clear Cyrus' name.)

Dorian is angry. He is extremely angry. And you know? I think part of him might like the idea of Predathos being freed, of the Spider Queen dying horribly... much like his brother died. Just as Imogen comes around and is 100% "let's fuck over Predathos" here's Dorian going "well, maybe it won't be as bad as you're worried about!" Or even just entertaining that thought.

Why should Dorian care about the Gods? What have the Gods done for him? Hell, the Gods have fucked him over - or at least the Spider Queen did. For that matter, the Matron of Ravens urged her Champion to flee and take Cyrus' soul with her, the Wildmother basically kept telling his other friend "hey, let's just let this happen," and that's three Gods now that basically conspired with each other to fuck over Cyrus and Dorian.

So. Yeah. Orym is in love with an idealized version of Dorian, one that doesn't exist. He's going to find this angry version of Dorian who is hiding pieces of himself now. He's in love with a dream... and now he's waking up. Dorian is still Dorian. The base of what he fell in love with is there. Maybe he can help Dorian heal. Maybe he can stay in love with a badly wounded friend.

And how about Dorian? Dorian has been through shit of his own. He has lived in fear for a good portion of the time Orym's been off saving the world. Everything he worked for? Was for naught. Hell, if he'd never bothered helping Cyrus... then maybe FCG would be alive. He could have stayed with his friends. He could have stayed with Orym.

Much as Orym has loved an idealized version of Dorian, so too I think has Dorian been idealizing Orym. He's not seen the Orym who jammed a blade into the sand and said "this is the blade that killed my husband, and my father." He's not seen the Orym who constantly brought up his dead husband and dead father-in-law. How's he going to react to seeing Orym once again push that?

(Might he start to keep slightly distant, because obviously Orym's not over his dead husband? Might he not want to get in the way of that memory? Oh, the tension and drama! It's great for the roleplaying table, but it's going to twist the blade deep for the ficcers!)

Will Orym and Dorian get together? Maybe. It seems more likely but we could very well see Dorian and Orym realizing that they love each other... but that they've been in love with illusions and dreams. Their friendship for each other might end up the most important thing. Or it might end up being the first step toward something more.

as much as it pains me to say, i think we may still have a while to go before dorian and orym admit they're both stupidly in love with one another and have been for some time.

i can totally see them having a good ol heart to heart next episode, but i don't know if that's where the feelings will come out. i largely suspect the "you've got me/i've got you" type of conversation will happen, as well as explaining what they've both been through, but i could see liam and robbie holding off just a little bit longer until that comes out because they love to torture us.

because the way i see the love confession happening is

one of them gets hurt and the other blurts it out later that night because time is short, life is precious, and love is the root of all

one of them can't physically hold the words in anymore and just blurts that shit right out during a private conversation

they get into a fight and yell at each other until one of them finally admits they're mad because they're scared/worried and because they love you, you fucking idiot (JUICY)

so in theory it could happen a multitude of ways, and i will eat up every single one because these two losers (affectionate) need each other!!

or, they could just come out and say the damn thing next episode

[all-made-of-stardust]

So I know no one will see this but I wanted to put my thoughts on Campaign 3 out there cuz why not!

First off, the WORLDBUILDING. I am blown away by the descriptions Matt is using and I wanna live in this city so badly.

The lighting effects! They make me so happy bc you can see the cast's childlike joy, it's adorable.

The new characters are very fun and enjoyable. Marisha seems to be having the time of her life playing Laudna, Ashton is fucking incredible, FCG is adorable, and Imogen gives me flashbacks to my family in Alabama with her accent, it's adorable.

My theory for Freshly Cut Grass is that he's basically the Iron Giant - built as a war machine, but either doesn't know it or refuses to become one. Can't wait for him to roll a Wisdom save and turn evil :3

The EXU characters! Some people are talking about the theory that they might only be there while Robbie is there, which I like just fine, but I also enjoy them on their own too, and if they're here to stay than great! Ashley seems to be having such a good time playing Fearne, and Orym is such a fun fighter (Liam must be enjoying playing him so much). And Dorian is always fun too.

BERTRAND!!! I called it the moment Travis opened his mouth. Again, popular theory is that he's not playing him forever, which again, I'd be okay with, but he's also very fun too. Travis is getting a kick out of playing a geriatric old fighter, and I love it.

Regardless of future plans, the cast is having FUN!!! And I'm so happy for them!!!

Also the fact that they're back at the table makes me so happy.

I think that's about it. Looking forward to seeing what happens with the four returning characters, but whatever happens, I'm enjoying it immensely.

[that-cartoony-villain]

critrole time baby!!! lets gooo!

nordvpn ad continuation!!! this is actually looking like an ad lmao!! THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE WAS READY HSUABEUbua i cant with these nerds

lets see if travis needs a new character sheet next week or not.... this chase is exciting!! they really are the type to fuck their way out of combat and i love that

our favorite kleptomaniacs fearne and ashton! marisha awkwardly trying to hide is an amazing laudna moment AND I LOVE HER CREEPY ASS SO MUCH

dont leave chetney alone... thats how bell died.. how many one shots pcs can we make travis go through in this campaign?

ashleys chaotic side thrives with fearne and i love her for it... and fearne and imogen being laudnas biggest hypewomen is the best!!

the metagaming pigeons are back! fcg goes on the date yay!!! WHAT DO YOU MEAN DOUBLE DATE IMOGEN??? FEARNE IS A SMOKER LMAO

chetney is the best! imogen really is just trying to keep them out of trouble... just a soft dorym moment... i love them

the growth of dorian x chetney travis really tried to be a troll with robbie but immediately fell in love with him and dorian (which i dont blame him) oooh that was such a good line from dorian

imogen you sweet horse girl.... NOT THE TRASH BOUQUET LMAOOOO date time lets go!!

PRETTY I LOVE YOU!!! he got them presents ;-; i love this ogre so much... perfect presents and then they give him trash lmao CHARLESS! its the Soot and Swipe tv show ;)

I LOVE THESE AWKWARD BITCHES SO MUCH BEST DATE EVER!!!!! matt really is rethinking his life as he has a date with the three women of the table hauabsuabi let the date fanfics appear!

ASHTON TIME LETS GO!!!! i want to see what theyre up to... fancy elf oohh ashton and his secrets are so mysterious i really like them and hope taliesin gets to explore a lot of that

THE BOSS???? this is getting interesting.... we getting the side quests out of the way to do them slowly!! so mysterious.... i love it!

I LOVE PRETTY!!! they really went to the theater... HE IS LETTING THEM DOWN SOFTLY I LOVE MATTHEW HE IS SO DONE WITH THEIR BULLSHIT PLS PRETTY IS THE BEST

i love these ladies so much!!! FCG PLEASE jsiahsua sam really is enjoying making the most passive aggressive comments and then be sweet and im so here for this... WITCHY BITCHES!!!!

the group name should be Witchy Bitches and the Others because the girls already have a group name before the whole group lmao

ASTHON BACKSTORY ASHTON BACKSTORY!!! i love them ;-; hes just a sweetheart and i really hope they get a good end to their story.... i am so sad with this backstory this poor enby rock ;-;

they really are just going back to crime right after hsusbaubs theyre so dumb omg... the least stealthy people ever lmao HOW THE FUCK DO THEY KEEP MANAGING TO SCARE PEOPLE OFF AND PULL THIS SHIT OFF???

oh god... another B&E that is gonna go badly... THE CREEPY SHIT IS SAVING THE FUCKING DAY LETS GO LAUDNA!!!! its also a plus that we get to see travis get scared shitless

this is going better than i thought.... love the creepy girl just hanging out with them... PLEASE TELL ME WE'RE GOING FULL CREEPY THIS CAMPAIGN BECAUSE I LOVE IT yes we're going full creepy lets fucking gooooo!!!

we're gonna end on the prebattle arent we?? I LOVE THE CREEPY VIBES SO FUCKING MUCH IM EXCITED!!!! i just love that everyone has a 'i hate this' reaction except for marisha and taliesin... those two plus matt must be fun to watch horror movies with...

i hope they dont fight this creepy person but talk with them and maybe get something out of it... who knows??? see yall next week!!!