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thechekhov · 5 months

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ECHOES OF THE SOLSTICE (PART 1)

spoilers, obviously.

Next part will be in part 2!

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thechekhov · 5 months

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ECHOES OF THE SOLSTICE (PART 2)

This picks up in the middle of the game! Please read part one first if you haven't already.

Well. What can I say. I'm absolutely delighted.

In a way, I love the fact that the Mighty Nein never wound down like Vox Machina did. I was sad when, at the end of campaign 2, there seemed to be so much still left to do... but this is somehow healing me. The fact that they have so many chances, still, to come back over and over again and watch these characters grow old and enjoy themselves and go on endless other adventures.

Thanks Mighty Nein! You saved the day again, without anyone knowing about it.

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thechekhov · 1 year

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M9 Reunion (pt 2) Quick Reacts

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thechekhov · 1 year

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CR2 Quick Reacts - M9 Reunion

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thechekhov · 10 months

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CR3 Quick Reacts: EP59

Spoiler Warning: It was. But that’s not what we’re here for today.

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thechekhov · 2 years

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CR Quick Reacts - EP69-71

I’ve been lagging behind due to irl stuff, but I’m still taking a bit of time to watch when I can. Here’s the next cluster of episodes, starting with THE NEIN WALK DIRECTLY INTO WHAT IS CLEARLY A TRAP AND WATCH AS SOMEONE UNLEASHES THE CHAMPION OF AN ELDRITCH GOD

I do love the contrast between Essek’s put-together-ness and the M9′s absolute chaotic energy. Especially with Caleb - the disaster wizard who’s actually more functional than he first appears.

I have a feeling Essek, the Magnetic Segway Wizard might be far less regal and refined than he tries to let on. If he wasn’t, why would he keep tolerating their shenanigans? I have a feeling he secretly likes it. Like an Introvert who’s hoping to be adopted by the local group of Extroverts, in spite of himself and his better sensibilities.

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thechekhov · 2 years

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CR Quick Reacts - Ep 76-78

More reactions from CR2! Continuing on this very exciting journey of Fuckin Shit Up But Like In An Amusing Way! This one is a continuation of the White Dragon shenanigans and their trip back FROM Uthodurn.

And for those of you that care:

Bonus Dalen’s Closet Oneshot stuff:

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thechekhov · 2 years

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CR Quick Reacts - Eps 85-88

Alright, here we GOOOO

This one might be a bit more disjointed than the rest

Sam ‘I ‘converted’ to Catholicism to marry my wonderful wife, but I crossed my fingers the whole time so it doesn’t count’ Riegel is killing me:

(intermission for CR3 spoilers)

okay, back to our regularly scheduled content:

Good ol’e Campaign 1 callback.......

Also sidenote while I’m here: I know it’s kinda their way of coping with the stress, but I wish Sam and Laura would slow down the ‘just fuck Astrid’ commentary at every. turn. Let Liam be sad and immerse himself in this without trying to make everything into a joke, damnit.

But overall, this is getting really intense and I can’t wait to see what terrible decisions they make next.

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thechekhov · 2 years

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CR2 Quick Reacts - ep 60-62

We continue our journey into me reacting to Critrole Campaign 2 via Discord rambles:

Thanks for reading, there WILL be more. Cheers.

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thechekhov · 2 years

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let the wizards rest

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thechekhov · 2 years

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CR2 Quick Reacts - EP140

I feel like it does not need to be said at this point but just in case:

SPOILER WARNING, OBVIOUSLY.

Episode Digest:

Well, what can I say.

There’s one episode left, and I think it’s an epilogue, so I feel like I ought to get my feelings out now.

This whole time, I’ve been watching, going ‘this ending is coming too fast. There are so many things still left undone. Still so many stories untold. So much to do.’

But now that I’m here, and I’m seeing them coming back to that first time they all became a family, bound by the grief that Molly’s death wrought upon them.... and I’m seeing them all heal and come back together under the banner of their family.... it feels..... like the only ending that matters.

I know it isn’t. And I know it really isn’t even an ending - not for Fjord, who still has to find Vandrin and go to Darktow... Not for Jester, who still has her own stories to tell, her own plots, her family to heal. Not for Caleb, who still has to avenge his family, and take care of Trent. Not for Essek, who will wander forever and try to not get caught. Not for Yasha and Beau, who are together now, and who both have their own stories to tell, missions to finish. Not for Veth, (well, maybe a little for Veth, she deserves retirement).

But this is AN ending. And fucking hell, it’s a beautiful one. In the Astral Sea, where anything is possible, this ragtag team of Questionably Moral characters came together and wishes for one selfless thing - to protect the world, and bring back their friend, who they couldn’t save. And they did. They fucking did.

And no one will know about it. And no one may believe them.

But they did it. They fucking won.

What a good story.

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thechekhov · 2 years

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CR2 Quick Reacts - Ep97

Episode Digest:

There is... a lot to talk about here. I don’t think it’s fair of me to go talking about it until I know more about Essek and his motivations, but... hm.

Questions I have:

Did he come up with the plan to steal the beacons, or did the Cerberus Assembly reach out to him somehow and offer to research them for him?

What are his motivations for studying the beacons? Is he doing it for selfish purposes, like seeking prolonged life, or is he straight up trying to understand them better in a way that his religious job won’t allow?

Did he realize that stealing beacons would lead to years of outward wars?

The tensions have been high for ages, even before the beacons were in the picture, so there is the concept of it being ‘just another thing to bicker about’.

But no, he’s smart enough to know cause and effect. And he, effectively, heightened tensions between two military nations who were more than willing to send people to war over a holy d12.

I think Caleb really got it right when he said that the difference between them is razor thin, but they are also extremely opposed. Essek seeks knowledge for himself first, and his sin is essentially ignoring the fallout of thousands of lives for the sake of gain. He’s going ‘this is important to me, and to hell with those who get hurt in the process’. And in a way, Caleb is the same...

Except he’s not. Caleb’s search for knowledge always hinged on protecting things he loved, or thought he loved. He went to school and was brainwashed to love the Empire above all else. He turned away from that through his ability to care for others - pure unconditional love alone - that broke the chains holding him. And then he went on an insane goose chase to gain ultimate power - not for personal gain, but to undo the wrongs that were, arguably, the fault of others, those in power.

And yes, they’re both willing to make atrocious sacrifices to get what they want. They’ve gone beyond caring about ramifications - until they realize that those ramifications might include the few people they dared to come to love.

That’s life, though, ain’t it. That’s how you learn the consequences of your actions.

I kind of really respect Matt in that regard. He created Essek to be quite likeable, but not pitiable. He’s not some hurt, traumatized child driven to madness. He’s a lonely prodigy that’s probably a result of his upbringing - cold, calculating, focused obsessively on the research. And he’s got a century of experience behind him, he has no excuse. He’s strictly selfish because of himself - and Matthew let him be that - and Essek is all the more interesting for it.

I’m curious to see where they go from here.

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And as for Veth........ don’t worry. Fanart is coming.

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thechekhov · 2 years

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CR2 Quick Reacts - EP123

Beauty is in the eye of the-- Wait a minute.

Episode Digest:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

(I watched this episode immediately after running a 4 hour DnD session where I nearly TPKed my players, which was two extremely stressful emotional peaks in the same 24 hour period, so as you can imagine, I am a little bit on edge.)

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thechekhov · 2 years

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CR2 Quick Reacts - EP 135

Episode Digest:

I need. At least 30 more episodes of Aeor.

I know I will never get it. But I need it. I need intrigue, I need mystery, I need rummaging around old, thousand-year-old libraries and discovering mysteries long untold. I need. I NEED. I need to know this idea that they had about the gods. I need to know why and what they were experimenting with. I need to know EVERYTHING.

Jester being understandably upset any time someone spends too much time on something is a good prompting point, and yet I feel like they still don’t know enough. What are they going towards? What could stop it? They’re just running blindly into B9, but that doesn’t mean they’ll know what to do once they get there.

Also, love Essek trying to be all preachy about Keeping On Task and immediately succumbing to his own weaknesses 10 seconds later, that’s a mood. I enjoy the fact that he seems to be mostly keeping close to Caleb, but I wish he would interact with the rest of them more. I feel like he and Yasha would get along? There are so many opportunities for shenanigans here, and yet they don’t really have the TIME. They need time to sit down and talk, but there is none. It’s all running, running, running.

Thank goodness for their absolute inability to stop joking about everything and anything. It’s a small blessing when it comes to tense situations like these. I don’t think I could sit through 4 hours of Aeor: Doom n Gloom.

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thechekhov · 2 years

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CR2 Quick Reacts - EP 137

Episode Digest:

Listen, I am absolutely recoiling from my computer with every new sound effect out of Matthew Mercer’s mouth, but I am also Living For This. This is exactly what I love about horror. No jump scares - just absolutely unhinged creepy horror with no rhyme or reason. This is THE BEST. I LOVE this place! What a fucking terror.

Also this is now lovingly known as Travis’ No Good Very Bad Day.

The poor dude is so on edge, I feel bad but I also don’t. This is great.

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thechekhov · 2 years

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CR2 Quick Reacts - EP128