#its fuckign midnight pals.....

[shoeboxgoblin]

Critical Role Word Vomit

You know,,, there was definitely a time in vox machina's story where they were little shits who didn't trust each other and told lies about their backstories and ran low level scams on people because they didn't like them. When we met vm, they were like level 9. They had a keep in emon and a spot on the council of tal'dorei and like. Capital R Responsibilities. They were a family who relied on each other and trusted each other and had a history with each other. They had to deal with the accountability of being semi-public figures. But there was Definitely a time where they were low-level assholes killing shit for money.

I've seen people talk about a "tone shift" from the first campaign to the second, and I don't think that's entirely incorrect. They're telling a different story this time around. But also try and keep in mind that this is a game of dungeons and dragons, and if you aren't getting into shenanigans at level 3 you never will. Most dnd parties start out as a group of assholes killing shit for money. Vox machina started out that way. The Mighty Nien (holy shit that name tho) don't need to be an awesome Adventuring Party yet. Let them be a pile of garbage until they figure themselves out.

On the other hand why is there not like a million fanfictions about vox machina back in pre-emon garbage squad S.H.I.T.S era. Still figuring each other out. Not sure if they trust these assholes yet. Lame powers because they're like level 5. Blissfully unaware of how much they're about to mean to each other