Well pretty much this whole episode hit a little too close to home. It was amazing though.
Scott
2024-10-15 12:24:12 +0000 UTC
I suspect his glance there at the card was quite deliberate.
David Johnson
2024-10-15 06:36:19 +0000 UTC
Which is a betrayal of the promises made to humanity. Just ask the Law bearer. Now the betrayer gods do not think they owed humanity anything. That's true.
Suplee215
2024-10-12 22:34:14 +0000 UTC
The betrayer gods didn’t betray humanity they just wanted to kill humanity (elfanity, dwarfanity, etc) because their prime deity siblings had gotten (in their opinion) a bit to invested in their creations and where not giving them enough attention.
Dana L Powers-Green
2024-10-12 22:31:38 +0000 UTC
I agree with this, it is probably some of the best concentration of Critical Role live play for the time commitment required.
Dana L Powers-Green
2024-10-12 22:29:17 +0000 UTC
Plan or no, Pike is a better card player than I will ever be. Who would think she could even play against Alastor or even Husk? 🤣
Also yay, Pike now has She Ra armour! 👏🌈🎉
Liam Gradwell
2024-10-12 19:38:06 +0000 UTC
"We are his blood" That is not the first time we have heard that line.
Chet Bliese
2024-10-12 19:16:19 +0000 UTC
I'm sure someone else has already said this, but the art style in Zerxes's story was the same one used for the mini series where his character originates. He wasn't originally in the Vox Machina campaign. That miniseries, Exandria Unlimited: Calamity didn't happen until years after Campaign 1 was done. Luis Carazo (a friend of the show) created and played Zerxes in that miniseries and now voiced him in the show!
I can only recommend you go and check out ExU: Calamity. It's some of the best TTRPG Actual Play out there and at 4 episodes it's a lot less of a time investment than a full campaign.
Thea
2024-10-12 17:50:55 +0000 UTC
Their version of the devil is the tormentor who betrayed him. He's one of the gods, there are 2 groups of gods. Prime deities like the everlight and dawn father who fought for humanity and the betrayer gods who betrayed humanity.
Suplee215
2024-10-12 17:41:47 +0000 UTC
So the plan is to have 5 seasons total for LoVM. If Amazon signs off on it that is. Which, knowing the campaign, is a pretty good amount. For reference, S1&2 have covered about ep20-60ish from the campaign (the first arc won't be adapted into the show). And there were 115 eps total in the campaign (+3 related oneshots after the fact, which I'd personally be down to see as like some one off specials, or even a movie or two). So theoretically there's about 50 more episodes of material for seasons 3-5.
Thea
2024-10-12 17:23:44 +0000 UTC
I have not watched Critical Role, so I don't know where this is going. But I'd figure Percy will be getting Cabal's Ruin, the cape that Ridley has. Makes sense for his fighting style and since his nemesis possesses it.
Really enjoying this season so far, and congrats again on the shout out from Matt Mercer himself!
Joey Quixote
2024-10-12 17:01:10 +0000 UTC
As I'm sure others will tell you, Zerxes comes from a short campaign they did in which his voice actor played him.
NERD!
2024-10-12 16:59:09 +0000 UTC
Incidentally, Luis Carazo was the original player of Zerxus Ilerez in the Calamity side campaign, and I love love love that they brought him back to voice the character in the show.
Dafydd Mac an Leigh
2024-10-12 16:41:16 +0000 UTC
Zerxus thought he had Pike at a...Dis Advantage *ducks*
Dafydd Mac an Leigh
2024-10-12 16:39:52 +0000 UTC
The Brass Ring Endures, EXU: Calamity, one of the most intense CR sessions ever
Kyle Smilowski
2024-10-12 16:33:31 +0000 UTC
At least Pike does better in this game of cards than the next time she plays. Still can't believe she thought it was a good idea to draw cards from The Deck of Many Things.
Alex Koder
2024-10-12 16:30:56 +0000 UTC
Ooh, lore!
I spent longer than I would like to admit trying to figure out the optimal strategy for winning Five Skulls. I couldn't figure out an opening play that is guaranteed to exclude at least three red cards... assuming the rules are you can only ask yes or no questions. If you can ask any type of question, ask "how many red cards are to the left of your black card?" and hope they're not smart enough to answer truthfully but vaguely.
You were raised Catholic? Watching "Warrior Nun" must have been very confusing for you...