#what if we get an exu for this solstice from the pov of another adventuring party

[conditionaljewel]

So that was one hell of an episode last night. While it was not at all what I had anticipated nearly all day, it was roughly what I figured might happen as the day went on and we learned it was a “short” episode.

I was not expecting to see Beau or Caleb so quickly; was sooner thinking we’d either see Keyleth or we’d run into other (non-M9) Grim Verity members (I won’t lie, for a second I was waiting for Aabria to roll up to the table as a guest PC… but I was also waiting for Erika [Dusk/Yu] to make her reappearance… y’all didn’t forget about her right?)

Sad we didn’t get a Fearne + Beau encounter; Matt’s Zemnian is great but nothing will beat or replace Liam’s; and the confirmation that they were the Shadowfell team and those mystery rolls by Liam and Marisha were to determine their outcome finally was great, but I can’t help but wonder if they’re hiding anything and if we’re missing out on (not key, but just otherwise generally important) information.

This all sets the stage for a very intense episode 51 for their anniversary next week, and I’d imagine the conclusion of everything the following week. That’s also probably why we don’t get 4SD until a few days after this particular episode - it’s obv the campaign wrapup there’s just gonna be so much to need to break down from this (on it’s own, never mind everything else since January) that they wanna be able to transition into whatever the next arc is while answering all the lingering questions from the last 3 months since our last 4SD.

Or it really is a campaign wrapup or at least a pause of sorts, bc I suspect with Matt needing time to GM on Dimension 20, maybe it’ll create a window for a new ExU series? One that deals with this solstice in particular? Who knows but I just suspect something’s coming that we don’t quite expect yet

Anyway, this definitely sets the tone for what’s to come. The pressure is on, the stakes are quite high, they’ve split the party so anything can happen at this point. I’m already nervous for next week.

Is it Thursday yet?