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counterspelling · 2 years

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Endless EXU 23/???

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choppedlandkid · 5 months

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Y'all just got back from watching exu Calamity (fucking hell it's so good) and let me just say that there's a Mark Twain quote that goes "But who prays for Satan? Who, in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it the most?" And sure it's a somewhat different situation but boy Mark do I have the answer for you, and boy are you not gonna like the result

#exu calamity #exu zerxus #zerxus ilerez

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pitviperofdoom · 2 years

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Oh my god. Oh my god.

Like I know it’s been said already that the Real Villain Of This Brennan-DM’d Campagin Is Late Stage Capitalism Yet Again but I am genuinely BOWLED OVER by how poorly thought out the Astral Leywright Interdimensional Funtimes plan is.

I mean

Leaving off the fact that we the audience know the apocalypse is kicking off in like two hours, just imagine if Vespin Chloras and the Calamity hadn’t/weren’t going to happen and this unhinged scheme actually got to play out.

It’s bad enough that the “heroes” of this miniseries are a literal oligarchy of six privileged dickheads running an entire government with no public oversight or accountability, but this plan was cooked up by literally three of them. Three people! On their own! Have decided it’s a great idea to shift their entire city-state to other planes of reality!

I know they said the purpose of Avalir was exploration and research and knowledge but! This is not a research station! This is a city! You know! A place where civilians and kids live! Even if the world wasn't about to end, what were they going to do when people started objecting to relocating their kids and families to other dimensions that may or may not even be HOSPITABLE to life from the Prime Material Plane!

They have no idea what’s out there! They’re doing this BECAUSE they have no idea what’s out there! And they’re just going to shift their floating mountain city-state full of kids and civilians into literal parts unknown!

It's like if the Royal Society circa 1800 pointed to the city of London and said "guess what everybody, every single one of you is relocating to an exotic foreign locale! which exotic foreign locale? fuck if i know, we just spun a globe and picked at random! here’s hoping we don't wind up at the bottom of the ocean!"

Jesus H fucking Christ the hubris on these people is glorious and even without Betrayer Gods gunning for humanity’s ass it’s still so clear that this could only ever end in tragedy.

I’m crying. I’m laughing. These people are fundamentally awful and selfish. i love them so much. I’m going to fiddle while they burn.

#critical role #exandria unlimited #exu calamity #cr spoilers #calamity spoilers #ring of brass

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triaelf9 · 2 years

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THAT BIT THO.

THAT BIT.

#zerxus ilerus #ExU Calamity #Critical Role #Critical Role Fanart #Critical Role spoilers #cr spoilers #Tria Critter Stuff #ExU Spoilers #Calamity spoilers #blood

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genderbinaryisforlosers · 1 year

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i’m actually obsessed with cerrit. he’s the odd one out. he’s the only member of the brass ring without magic. he’s the only one not hiding anything. he’s the sole survivor.

he is always watching but he does not press his friends about the secrets they keep until it’s too late. he is the anchor that counterbalances their hubris. the ring of brass is destroying itself each other in pvp ten minutes after he leaves because the sightwarden of the eyes of avalir is their sense of fucking perspective.

thinking about how the hoarding of magic itself became hostile as the age of arcanum came crashing down. trying to keep the magic from the calix results in disaster. everybody’s magical items explode. if they don’t spend their highest spell slots quick they’re going to be weaponised against them.

thinking about the sole survivor of the ring of brass being the one without magic. all he has are his own two wings and a promise to keep.

#cerrit agrupnin #exu calamity #critical role #calamity spoilers #riley rambles

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dumpster-fire-sapphic-failgirl · 4 months

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It does not take much to get me to talk about how much I love EXU: Calamity but apparently a real easy way to set it off is saying that (or saying other folks said) Sam Riegel can’t do anything but comedy

There is one aspect of Calamity where it is a horror film and Cerrit is the Final Girl

but there is another aspect where it is a shakespearean tragedy and the heart of it is the love story between Laerryn and Loquatius

and while I am a huge Aabria stan, it takes two to tango and Sam more than held up his side of things

#critical role #critical role spoilers #cr spoilers #exu calamity #calamity spoilers #sam riegel #aabria iyengar #sam is a highly respected voice director for a reason #that man knows emotions and how to pluck them like strings #but likes to keep up the facade of just a silly little guy #loquatius seelie #laerryn coramar seelie #loquatius and nydas were kinda comic relief true #but lou and sam both delivered powerhouse dramatic performances too

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fully-functioning-pigeon · 8 months

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*watches new season of Candela Obscura*

*experiences Luis and Brennan at the table again*

…well shit now I have to rewatch Calamity

#critical role #calamity spoilers #luis carazo #exu calamity #brennan lee mulligan #candela obscura #circle of needle and thread

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meetthefatess · 2 years

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i was drawing Laerryn as a peaceful scholar during stream & then she absolutely murdered someone 🤨

#she’s got the range #‘draw someone other than Laerryn’#um how about you mind your own business 🤨#she’s hot and scares me so #digital art #sketches #exu calamity #exu fanart #exu spoilers #calamity spoilers #critical role spoilers #critical role art #critical role fanart #laerryn coramar seelie #critical role #cr calamity #exu: calamity #exu: c

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nellasbookplanet · 2 years

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I've been seeing quite a few interesting meta posts about Zerxus and Asmodeus, and how Zerxus' actions towards Asmodeus are signs of equally deep compassion and arrogance in thinking he personally can fix the lord of the hells by being kind. But what I'm surprised not to have seen is discussion of how the same character trait can be either positive or negative depending on the narrative.

Because do you know who Zerxus reminds me of? Jester.

Jester knew the Gentleman was a liar and a crime lord and generally bad news. She knew Artagan had decieved not only her but all his followers about being a god. She knew Essek started a war. And despite having been hurt and risking being hurt again, she stood by all of them.

And she was right. Her unconditional love was part of the reason all three of these idiots came to grow some morals. The Gentleman stepped away from crime and got back together with Marion. She stood up to a literal god for Artie and he saved her from its wrath rather than selishly letting her share his punishment (thereby unkowingly also saving himself). Essek risked his life to fight Lucien and Trent by their side.

In the narrative of campaign 2, Jester made the right choice to extend trust to the untrustworthy. But Calamity is by definition a tragedy, and we all already know Zerxus is making a mistake for which the whole world will pay dearly. But he doesn’t know, can’t know, because no one knows what kind of narrative they are in until it has reached its end. We all must simply choose our actions and see what happens.

And this is a tragedy. Kindness or cruelty, compassion or evil, action or inaction, nothing can change that. Zerxus' choice was kindness. And so, this time, kindness will be our downfall.

#i will say that zerxus and jester have different motives #jester never thought that she was 'fixing people'#she simply loved them and decided to stand by them despite the risk #critical role #exu calamity #calamity spoilers #cr2 #jester lavorre #zerxus ilerez #nella talks cr

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taz-mania · 2 years

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Cerrit is the only PC with no magic.

Cerrits's first role was a 31.

Cerrit, the Mage Slayer, killed Vespin Chloras on a practically IMPOSSIBLE Natural 20.

Cerrit was the only PC to escape the fall of Avalir.

WIZARDS AINT SHIT.

#critical role #exu calamity #cr spoilers #calamity spoilers #exu calamity spoilers

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mspencerdraws · 2 years

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Been a while since I've done CR fanart, but I'm halfway thru the last episode of and I just had to draw something. Whiiich ended up being a whole sketchpage of Zerxus Ilerez....>.> (My other Critical Role Fanart) (Find me on Twitter) Uncolored Drawing Below

#EXU:Calamity #exu calamity #calamity spoilers #critical role spoilers #Critical Role Fanart #Critical Role Art #zerxus ilerez #cr zerxus #Tempus #my art #critical role #sketchbook #sketch #drawing #digital color #mace of the black crown #fanart

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counterspelling · 2 years

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Endless EXU 26/???

#critteredit #critical role #exandria unlimited #exandria unlimited calamity #exu calamity #criticalroleedit #critroleedit #lou wilson #aabria iyengar #myedit #endless exu #cr spoilers #exu spoilers #calamity spoilers

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sky-scribbles · 2 years

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Brennan’s DMing throughout Calamity was consistently incredible, but I just want to give a shout out to how sensitive and considerate it was in the first hour of Episode 4.

This was a moment of ridiculously high tension. I have rarely seen so much nervous energy at the CR table - that amount of nervous lauighter and OOC joking in that ‘oh god oh god things are fucked let’s take quick breaks from the game reality to remind ourselves we’re still having a great time at the table with our friends’ way that any dnd player recognises. And Brennan never hurried them, never rushed them. He let them joke and laugh and release the tension, and joined in with the jokes too. He gave them time to sit back and discuss strategy and ask about their options.

And he built in moments to let them stop and process the insane amount of emotions that were happening. When he asked everyone their expressions in the moment before they all hit the ground, everything got quiet and still. Each player got a moment to focus on their character’s emotions, time slowed down a little, and the pressure eased.

That level of sensitivity towards players’ feelings and stress levels? That’s a sign of an absolutely stellar DM.

#like. as a dm this is what I want to strive for #critical role #exu: calamity #exu spoilers #calamity spoilers

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thechekhov · 2 years

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EXU Calamity - Episode 4 (pt.1)

Because of how long it is, I’m splitting this into two parts! Pre-break and post break. I’ll post the second part tomorrow!

#exu calamity #exu calmity spoilers #critical role spoilers #exu spoilers #calamity spoilers #exu calamity liveblog #cr exu calamity #chekhov watches cr #chekhov watches exu #chekhov watches exu calamity #critical role #exu: calamity

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dracothulhu · 2 years

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Watching EXU Calamity and I think it’s incredibly funny that despite the history going ‘yeah the Betrayer Gods tried to murder everyone and were sealed away’ Zerxus basically just goes ‘nah, the ones who are still around are the real assholes, history is written by the victors.’

Like, my guy you live in a civilization of wizards that are crowing from the rooftops in their flying cities about how they're just as good as the gods, nay better even, in a time where the gods are physically present in the world with all their might...

...And they have not scattered you across the planet in a fine red mist.

#exu calamity #exandria unlimited #critical role #calamity spoilers #i guess

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its-your-mind · 1 year

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Y’all. I don’t think I’m ever gonna get over the emotional damage Calamity caused, but I think the thing I’m going to get over Least is my man Zerxus

Like. He was a paladin, but one whose belief in People, not a god, was what gave him his power and strength. He lost his husband in the line of duty, and immediately stepped up to fill Evandrin’s role because he knew that it was so vitally important. He met his son for the first time and immediately bonded with him, no hesitation, no second guessing. He has joined himself to a group of people who he truly believes want what is best for Avalier, and he gives them his full trust, despite the fact that all of them are the kind of people who hold secrets like jewels.

He had a dream that the world was going to end, that his son and husband were going to suffer (how could his husband suffer? he was already dead), and he chose in that dream to offer kindness to the being that had caused the destruction, but who was suffering, who was reaching out a hand for help, so Zerxus decided damn the consequences and whatever reasons the Dawnfather had for striking this god down.

When he met the Lord of the Hells (who looked like his lost husband) in the sickbed and found him suffering, helpless and dying, he didn’t hesitate to offer aid. He healed him and let him talk and share his hurts, with no goal beyond giving this being a small bit of the comfort he had clearly been denied. Only when he felt that this was the natural conclusion of Asmodeus’s words did he kneel, and invite him to kneel beside him, and begin to cast a Ceremony of Atonement. The Ceremony wouldn’t force the Atonement upon Asmodeus - it was there as an offering, an outstretched hand, a chance for Asmodeus to begin the road back to goodness, if that was what he wanted.

And Asmodeus is the Father of Lies. He had been watching Zerxus. He knew that the best way to entangle this man would be to expose vulnerabilities, to reach out a hand and ask for help, to offer up a story of poverty and misunderstandings and betrayals, because at the end of the day, Zerxus was, at his core, a good man whose belief in people was his power. He wasn’t looking for a project he could fix - he was always just looking to help anyone who asked for it to find their way back to compassion and kindness and peace.

Zerxus was shown time and again to believe with all his heart that anyone could be saved from their own evil choices, no matter how awful they were, as long as they truly were repentant. He didn’t offer the hand of friendship to every person or thing he fought - if someone was a threat, he struck them down without hesitation or remorse. And that’s why Asmodeus reached out in the way that he did - feigning a desire to be redeemed - because Zerxus would never strike down someone who was reaching out a hand towards him for help.

Even after it was clear that Asmodeus had betrayed him, had taken advantage of his kindness and slapped away his outstretched hand, Zerxus held fast to his conviction that everyone should be offered a chance to come back. Even as his skull is sprouting horns and his soul is being branded, he reaches out a hand to Vespin Chloras, a man who was so clearly being puppeted according to the will of another, and purified him, offered him a chance to undo some of the damage he had caused.

And y’all. Vespin didn’t run, didn’t try to figure out how to save himself - he used the few moments Zerxus had given him to give Zerxus more time, to do whatever he could to mitigate the horrible damage that Vespin himself had set into motion. Immediately after Zerxus had been betrayed by someone who had asked for help, he showed faith that a person could accept a path back if it was offered, and Vespin proved what Asmodeus had done his best to disprove - that anyone really can take a path back, so long as it is what they desire.

When Zerxus makes the decision at the end to stay alive as Asmodeus’s champion, he’s not doing it because he still thinks he can save Asmodeus. He gave up on that once Asmodeus revealed the truth about himself. Zerxus survives out of a hope that maybe, someday, someone will offer him a hand, offer him compassion, listen to his story, and give him a chance to atone. No one is too far gone to be saved from themselves, as long as some part of them wants to be saved. What kind of a hypocrite would he be if he didn’t believe the same thing about himself?

#critical role #exu calamity #zerxus ilerez #asmodeus critical role #asmodeus #calamity #calamity spoilers #exu calamity spoilers #critical role spoilers #I have been thinking about this for SO LONG and I just needed to SAY IT ALL #ty for coming to my ted talk

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