Livetweets of 2-97 (Live at C2E2)
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Live from Chicago, it’s Critical Role!
I mean, the show was live. The tweets were also live, but from Stats HQ.
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Monster Analysis: Gorgon
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Thanks to @KageSatsuki for this art piece!
Encounter Appearance: 2-96 Family Shatters
Armor Class 20
Immune to poison, frightened, petrified, and stunned
Legendary Resistances (3)
Legendary Actions
Defensive Shift (1)
Attack (1)
Tighten Armor (2)
Suggested Average, Max HP: 114, 168
572 damage taken, 24 HDYWTDT by Caleb
Gorgons have a rich mythological history even outside of Dungeons & Dragons. In Greek mythology, the Gorgons were a set of sisters, Medusa, Strentho, and Euryale, who were winged and had snakes for hair. Anyone who looked at them would turn to stone.
In D&D, gorgons look like massive, metal-plated bulls. A gorgon similarly turns its victims to stone, but it does so through its petrifying breath weapon. Between their hooves, horns, and petrifying breath, gorgons are definitely still very dangerous, but the Monster Manual does not give them the attributes of legendary creatures.
Read MoreCinderbrush Monsterhearts Masterpost
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Thanks to @nikoreru for this art piece!
Put on your multiple gourd ascots and get ready to pull some strings: it's finally time for our Cinderbrush Masterpost! (And don’t forget to check out Monsterhearts 2 here!)
Read MoreMedia References and Puns of 2-96 Family Shatters
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Okay, here’s my plan: Only that thing is a cow.
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(0:02:46) Sam: Go check out Two Point Hospital now at bit.ly/CR_Hospital.
(0:04:11) Sam: Spider-Man also makes an appearance in this.
(0:04:23) Matt: Cover art by our fanartist, ACoupleOfKooks, @Kooks000.
(0:12:53) Travis: *singing* My humps, my humps, my humps, my humps. Laura: *singing* Check it out! (by The Black Eyed Peas)
(0:14:01) Ashley: This one goes to 11. (This is Spinal Tap)
(0:16:06) Ashley and Travis: One, two, three! (Tootsie Roll Pop)
(0:17:43) Laura: *singing* One-two-three, four, five, six-seven-eight-nine-ten, eleven, twelve. (“12” from Sesame Street)
(0:46:03) Laura: *singing* Shake it off! Shake it off! Ooh ooh ooh! (by Taylor Swift)
(0:46:27) Ashley: *to the tune of the old Nickelodeon jingle* K-k-k-k-k-k. K-k-k-k-k! Marisha: Was that the Nickelodeon theme?!
(0:51:08) Sam: Did you just Baywatch run over there?
Monster Analysis: Bladerakes
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Thanks to @BlackSalander for this art piece!
First Appearance: 2-95 Blessing in Disguise
Armor Class 16
Speed (faster than 20) ft
Resistant to acid and necrotic damage
Immune to frightened and charmed
Suggested average, max HP: 58, 90
HP Range between 26-54
Total Bladerakes Killed: 11
Beau - 3
Fjord - 2
Yasha - 2
Jester - 2
Nott - 1
Caleb - 1
As Caduceus noted, while the remains of the deceased were to be passed onto the beasts, these creatures are not bestial. These arachnids appear to be cousins to the cave fisher, a subterranean monstrosity that produces its own sticky filament to trap prey. Fishers tend to focus their attention on smaller animals, like bats or monkeys, and lie in wait for prey to haplessly wander into their sticky traps. Fishers prefer to wait for larger creatures, like humanoids, to wander off on their own before striking.
However, while cave fishers will ambush vulnerable prey in a group in order to get to the meal first, the bladerakes were both much more aggressive and much more organized. Their Pack Tactics indicated that they were used to tearing into prey together, while their organized use of Wax Tomb allowed a few bladerakes to restrain their victims while the rest began carving into them. Their acidic bites caused notably more damage than their sword-like claws, though neither were particularly comfortable.
Read MoreQuick Answers 79
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Updated to 2-95.
Has Jester told us her age?
Jester has never said exactly how old she is, so we have to settle for the “two decades” since Marion last saw Babenon. (That could be anywhere between 19 and early 20s.)
How old was Jester when she met the Traveler?
Also unclear. We know she was a child, and old enough to have an imaginary friend. Our best estimate is between the ages of 3 and 10.
How many mounts have the Nein abandoned now?
As of 2-95, the party has abandoned 28 mounts, including 25 horses and 3 moorbounders.
Has anyone from the Dynasty told us how long ago the Beacons were stolen?
They have not.
Can you thread your tweets to make it easier to read with apps the day after?
Threading tweets makes them harder to see them live. However, as you probably saw last week, we are experimenting with taking the tweets ourselves and placing them in appropriate order for easier reading. While several critters have expressed the convenience of this, we strongly encourage you to let us know if this is something that you’d like to continue to see posted each week. We’ll focus our attention on #CriticalRole for now, as long as it proves genuinely useful.
Read MoreMedia References and Puns of 2-95 Blessing in Disguise
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A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A roaming archfey gathers wayward followers.
A stoned Clay gathers more Clays to stone.
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(0:50:38) Liam: They’re inventing SeaOrg.
(1:05:22) Travis: You can still add to your story, you know. Maybe an evil wizard tried to kill you when you were a baby and the curse rebounded and left a scar on your forehead. (Harry Potter)
(1:16:11) Beau: Cheese sandwiches, and we live in tents. Jester: And, like, a mattress on the ground or something. (Fyre Festival)
Livetweets of 2-95
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At the suggestion of a couple of our followers, we’re trying an experiment. Depending on how difficult this is to add to our schedule and how many people find this series useful, we may continue to compile our tweets the day after Critical Role airs for easy reading. (If you find this useful, let us know!)
Without further ado, here’s our tweets for Campaign 2, Episode 95!
Read MoreMonster Analysis: Husk Zombies (Mount Mentiri)
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Thanks to @BlackSalander for this art piece!
Encounter Appearance: 2-94 With Great Power...
Armor Class: ≤ 12
Immune to poison and poisoned
Hit points: Approx. 35 each
6 killed by Caduceus
3 killed by Nott
2 killed by Beau
1 killed by Caleb
In a nod to the history of The Mighty Nein and Wildemount, our intrepid band of adventurers faced off in a nighttime battle against waves of zombies from ages past. All zombies used to be living individuals, and the residents of this particular swamp used to be followers of a being they called the Twilight Phoenix. Their civilization was wiped out by the Julous Dominion for some unknown transgression, and their dead left to fester in the swamp not far from the home of Isharnai the Prism Sage. It would seem that her malice and presence fostered enough evil that the dead were brought back to undeath.
Read MoreWhat We Know About Artagan, The Traveler
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Thanks to @isvbellx for this art piece!
Last episode, a long-held favorite fan theory that The Traveler was actually an archfey named Artagan was confirmed. Here, we’ll go over everything we know about this archfey under all of the names we’ve known him. For those who have not watched Campaign 1, we are going to be swimming in spoilers to explore his history and the path that led this untethered archfey to unintended divinity. Additionally, we have updated (and added!) the following relevant compendiums:
Read MoreMedia References and Puns of 2-94 With Great Power...
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Comes great cupcakes. And lulz. And the sudden realization that you Have No Idea What You Are Doing.
Media References
(0:01:28) Travis: Harry Potter!
(0:01:53) Sam: A mah na mah na-ic.
(0:04:09) Liam: That was like seeing Little Women again!
(0:05:09) Matt: ...as part of uploading our Handbooker Helper for Monsterhearts 2…
(0:06:00) Matt: Joining us, we have our longtime friend and amazing person, Erika Ishii. And joining, for the first time, our Critical Role family, our friend Ally Beardsley! They are an amazing role player. You may know them from Dimension 20 and College Humor.
(0:07:11) Marisha: Well, Julie Nathanson really steals the show.
(0:07:27) Ashley: Linda Hamilton arms. [...] Liam: It’s Sarah Connor level.
(0:08:09) Matt: (like Mario) Let’s-a go!
(0:09:24) Laura: This is a bag that was inspired by the bags made for several of us. I don’t know if she’s made everyone a bag, but only the ones she really loves. Christina Aurans, she’s on Twitter @marajade33082 and she’s wonderful. She does custom bags and everything!
(0:23:32) Sam: *singing* You’re a survivor! (by Destiny’s Child)
(0:26:36) Travis: *singing* She’s a brick house! (“Brick House” by The Commodores)
(0:29:04) Travis: *singing* Mr. Grinch!