#save me conclave. save me.

[masked-and-doomed]

I have compiled every single available Conclave clip within Vastedge XT

(at least, I think so.)

Where I got these, one folder is of Tillman's Google Drive, and the other folder is Solradguy's archive of it (animations taken from Tillman). Some animations are more 'cut up' in Tillman's Drive compared to the latter.

Here is the link. (Flashing lights warning for a lot of these btw. There's so much.)

Hooray to. What. The 6 more hours I've spent the past few days. Yay. I've spent 20 hours for fucking Vastedge. Whatever. Man.

Conclave has not given me any compensation for all my woes. Frowning emoji. ☹️

Edit: if there's duplicates (I think there's some in the SRG folder). Apologies. I am tired.

[saulesart]

Innocentius blessing turtles

(Inspired by icons of St Francis of Assisi)

[guanuji]

[vonlipvig]

meet me @ pope innocent xiv's christmas eve mass tonight if you want a hug and a blessing

[maudlin-st]

thinking about benitez….

[lovemewednesdays]

if you would've told me a month ago that the movie bringing me the most comfort as the country fell deeper into fascism was about cardinals of the catholic church (who's reputation re: oppression is....Not Great) choosing a new pope, i would have laughed in your face.

and yet here we are.

[vampiresinthedaylight]

has anyone tried emailing the director of the vampire film carlos diehz was in........

[lokh]

i feel like i would just have to tell you 'my favorite film is the invitation (2015)' and youd be like. you would enjoy conclave wouldnt you

[just-anotherrandomartist]

i think writing cover letters and answering ten billion short answer questions about myself and my goals for internship and job applications actively drains my life force

[robinsnest2111]

literally napped my way out of the fixation on the contents of that major character death fic, the dreams were disorienting but I cannot remember them anymore (thankfully). and that newly fic about Vincent breaking his wrist, being stranded at a hospital right outside the vatican, but not getting painkillers or a cast because of him not knowing if or where he's insured, then calling Thomas (his guard dog <33) for info, has cleansed my brain the rest of the way <3

[masked-and-doomed]

Fucked up that most people's first time seeing the Conclave (in Sign rather than Vastedge) they're there. For some time. And then fucking die. Like yeah you're relevant to the whole fucking world of guilty gear. Skill issue tho, should've planned this better after nearly 200 years. Bye bye. Now let's move on !

At least Chronus has that one moment in Rev where he broke out Asuka... He did play a good background support role. Claps for Chronus. 👏

I wonder if Libraria would have done the same thing if she followed Chronus' words and took the Conclave's dream on her shoulders, being the one to live through it....

[crossdressingdeath]

Actually Alaris getting caught trying to assassinate the Divine at the Conclave is taking up so much brain space right now. He was so sure he was dead, all he could think of was completing his mission and then dying in a way that didn't leave a recoverable body and if at all possible implicated the Templars. And then the Conclave explodes and he's physically in the Fade and even more sure he's about to die, but hey, at least this definitely won't leave a recoverable body! And then he doesn't die. He should be dead but he isn't and frankly to him if that's not a sign from the Creators that he and his people were right to act as they did then he doesn't know what is.

[yosbin]

GET OFF YOUR ASS RALPH AND CAMPAIGN WE NEED TO AVENGE STEPHANE FONTAINE, EDWARD BERGER, AND LUCA GUADAGNINO. PLEASE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF AN OSCARS CONCLAVE SWEEP FALLS ON YOU NOW

ralph fiennes if youve been receiving my messages you know what to do at the next red carpet

[flame2ashes]

"Veilguard is about Some Guy who gathers some friends and saves the world" isn't that every Dragon Age game

[vigilskeep]

i forget how good varric is in the opening of dai. i like that he goes out of his way to mention to the protagonist that solas—who, we learn later, at this point has been being threatened by cassandra and in general as an elven apostate is in a really dangerous position here—helped them and saved their life. he also goes out of his way to align himself with the protagonist—technically he’s a prisoner, just like you—despite them being basically powerless and there being no discernible benefit to siding with them here. there’s a particular version of a cadash exchange that i love

varric: so, let me guess: fellow surface dwarf, maybe part of the carta?

cadash: what makes you say that?

varric: i can tell a proper orzammar dwarf from twenty paces. also, you have that shifty-smuggler look to you.

cadash: i’m not the only one with a shifty-smuggler look.

cassandra: varric did not destroy the conclave.

varric: that you know of. we shifty-smuggler types can be tricky.

cadash basically throws the line of questioning back at varric, and cassandra finally seems to be almost defending varric. varric did not have to respond to that in the last line by defusing cassandra’s hostility towards cadash and cheerfully accepting the comment that tars him with the same brush as the person under the most suspicion. nor did he have to point out solas’ usefulness or keep an eye on him during the journey up to the temple, turning back to wave him onwards. but he did

idk i don’t have a strong point here i just think looking out for the underdog, and not only that but being subtle and clever about it, using words to manage it when he doesn’t really have any power here either, is some of the true best of varric’s character and i like how it gets shown here

[blorbologist]

Y'know, I think I figured out why the Hells still feel like a new low-level party to me, even though they're level 13 and almost 100 episodes in.

I don't quite think it's the lack of conversations, or the fact half the party's plot hooks are big ties to past campaigns - though that definitely plays a part.

... Bell's Hells still primarily rely on quest givers.

Most of their goals are given to them and do not feel organic to the party, and constantly remind us that the Hells are pretty much never the most powerful people in the room. Which is usually something you see with a low-level party.

NPCs offering jobs is not a bad thing; it's a very common plot hook. Matt has been extremely skilled with using NPC quest givers in those two campaigns. Not only do they provide an obvious plot thread, but they can put the party in the path of others (say, the Nein running into the Iron Shepherds while doing a job for the Gentleman and everything that came of that). And the Hells had a solid start with it too - Eshteross was an excellent quest giver!

The problem is that Bell's Hells have never really not had a quest giver.

Maybe it's a byproduct of the more plot-heavy structure of this campaign? But while prior parties have felt like they decided on their course of action and what they prioritized, Bell's Hells feels less like level 13 (13! Level 13!) experienced adventurers and more like an MMO group clicking on the exclamation point over an NPC's head. Where does the plot demand we go next? Who do we report back to?

They're level 13.

At level 13, Vox Machina had just defeated a necromantic city-state to clear their name and Percy's conscience. And, you know, the Conclave just destroyed Emon. No one was explicitly telling the group to gather Vestiges and save the world (though Matt guided them there), and they were usually among the most powerful people in the room. They chose which Vestiges to prioritize, which dragons to tackle when, even if the over-all plot was pretty clear.

At level 13, the Mighty Nein were celebrating Traveler Con (another PC goal, I'll note) after brokering peace between two nations, accidentally becoming pirates and heroes of the Dynasty. The Nein regularly chose what to do based on personal goals, not grand ones. Though definitely smaller fish than Vox Machina at this level, they were very independent and gaining solid political clout.

While we're at it: level 13 is one level lower than the Ring of Brass, who had a huge amount of sway over Avalir. They ended the world, and also saved it, while in the grand scheme of things being only a smidge more powerful than Bell's Hells are now.

Can you really see the Hells wielding that amount of influence, when they're constantly being told what to do next?

The god-eater might be unleashed, so Bell's Hells have no time to do anything but what is asked of them. No time for therapy unless stolen from Feywild time, no travel on foot and late-night watches. They haven't even had time to grieve FCG. Percy was grieved in the middle of the Conclave arc. Molly was grieved when half the party was still in irons.

Matt is in the very unfortunate spot of not being able to give the Hells the same agency as the other two parties. Not only because of the world-ending plot introduced so early on; they are surrounded by characters they know (and the cast knows) are stronger and wiser than them - the familiarity of the past PCs and NPCs is to their disadvantage.

Why would the party reasonably ignore Keyleth's task that will help save the world and go off on a romp? Why would the cast when they know well Keyleth has to be sensible and with the best intentions in mind? The stakes are just too high.

It means that the Hells still feel like they're running errands instead of pursuing their own destiny. Their accomplishments are diminished as just being parts of a to-do list, and any stakes feel padded by several level 20 PCs/NPCs standing 5 steps away ready to catch them.

This isn't Bell's Hell's fault, nor is it Matt's. It could be amended, I think, if the Hells are really left to their own devices for a long period of time without support and shortcuts (like during the party split)... which would be really tricky to pull off at this point in the campaign.

They're level 13. They're big fish, but they're stuck in a pond full of friendly sharks, so they don't feel big at all.