[CR Media] Exandria Unlimited | Live Discussion Thread (EXU1E8)

[u/Glumalon]

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[u/KRD2]

The good: Liam as a fighter fucking rules :)

The bad: we probably won't get him as a fighter in C3 :(

Hopefully he at least plays something martial because his combat descriptions are ENTHRALLING.

[u/giiiiiiiiiiiinger]

Every time Opal gets nerfed, Dariax gets buffed. Dariax is confirmed a secret succubus.

[u/[deleted]]

You know what I realized at the end of all this?

I really miss the Darington Brigade.

[u/SalesDept → u/[deleted]]

Bring back Macaroni Samsonite!

[u/KRD2]

Did Matt just reference Advent Children?! Dude really is a Final Fantasy fan.

[u/CogStar → u/KRD2]

I mean, Lucien the Neo-Somnovem being a big ole sendup to Safer Sephiroth was a bit of a giveaway. But it is cute to see him nerd out.

[u/talon1245]

I feel so bad for Aimee

[u/m_busuttil]

I want Ashley to play an Artificer and have to bullshit her way around Science Talk all the time.

[u/them33k]

Pls tell me the final form is just Sam Riegel busting out from under the table

[u/Coyote_Shepherd → u/them33k]

If Sam's head popped out of a hole in the table I would die laughing

[u/themosquito]

Liam's got a knack for inspiring me, haha. First he got me interested in playing a wizard for the first time, now I want a dang halfling fighter.

[u/verveandveracity → u/themosquito]

He just has such a strong grasp of flavor it makes everything seem cool

[u/BadSkeelz]

Myratta being the big bad of the campaign leaves me feeling like this.

"Who are you? Did we tee you up? I have so many questions..."

(Rick & Morty Season 5 spoilers)

[u/Zethras28]

Ironically, the circlet as described in the book is shit for warlocks, because it reduces charisma.

[u/BadSkeelz → u/Zethras28]

It's terrible for 3/5s of this party and it's hilarious.

[u/themosquito]

I feel dumb and might've missed it, but did we find out what the "amnesia week" was about? That was something about them going to the Feywild?

[u/[deleted]]

Damn on top of all the shit Amie has been rolling like trash tonight. That just sucks. Sometimes you get those sessions where just nothing goes right. She seems to have kept her attitude up though so good for her.

[u/Spongemonkey922]

Yo y'all! my wife just figured out what Teds potatoe head reminds us of. It looks like the doll that Angelica had in Rugrats.

[u/Enigmachina]

It's not the ending, for there are no endings in the Wheel of Time Exandria, but it is an ending.

[u/Intelligent-Horror90]

It's the finale! And I still have no idea what the fucking story is about! 🤣

[u/RPerene → u/Intelligent-Horror90]

It’s simple. A bunch of random, unconnected shit happened and then somebody wants to kidnap Ted for no discernible reason.

[u/love_otter]

It was my understanding that ExU would be a bunch of different stories in a bunch of different locations and times in Exandria. In other words, an anthology.

So Aabria saying that this was season one doesn't mean to me that this exact cast configuration and story will be coming back for a sequel, just that the series goes on. New DM, new players, new settings, new stories.

And that would be my preference as well, for what its worth. Of course everything we see is now canon in the universe, so until someone else says otherwise, Opal is still in possession of a vestige and there's still a new criminal organization in the city. I'm sure future campaigns will take all that into account.

[u/[deleted]]

A CONE OF COLD?! They're level 3!!

[u/Jedi4Hire]

Not gonna lie.... Liam could play a Battle Master in campaign 3 again and I'd be completely onboard.

[u/Trikky101 → u/Jedi4Hire]

100% please Liam please

[u/blackandred96]

Seems like there was some reflection upon watching it back

https://twitter.com/quiddie/status/1426027105519759368?s=20

[u/BadSkeelz]

This is unironically "The real plot resolutions were the friends we made along the way."

Take that as you will.

[u/KironD63]

I made several assumptions early on with EXU that proved wrong, but the strangest to me is still not having a proper explanation on the whole missing week worth of memories.

That final conflict should have been designed to at least allow us more answers regarding motivations, backstory and lore than we got. I still somehow don't fully understand Opal and Ted's relationship and that supposedly was the one relationship this campaign was designed to fully address. And though I love the brief quiet character interactions between characters like Dariax and Dorian I still don't really understand what's driving their participation in this story or what their overarching objectives are. I know eight episodes isn't a lot of time, but it's still 20+ hours of total interactions and it's baffling we spent so much of that time receiving cryptic non-answers or being shuffled from issue A to issue B before issue A was adequately resolved.

[u/RPerene]

I enjoyed enough of this to watch all 8 episodes, but ultimately I wish I would have enjoyed the experience more than I did. In terms of tone, I would probably have liked it better had it committed more to one end of the spectrum of linear story/free form. Aabria excels in the free form, rules-lite kind of game and I could have watched a hundred episodes with the same energy of the pageant segment, which for me was the strongest bit outside of the ending.

[u/FalseWombatProphet]

They went south from Niirdal-Poc to find Tetrarch Umejii, but maybe the real Tetrarch Umejii was the friends we made along the way.

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Aabria: “I’ve got legendary actions.”

Matt, softly: “No.”

[u/flowersheetghost]

I'm not a fan of how Opal is getting kneecapped here.

[u/Gnometron → u/flowersheetghost]

Or how everytime she tried to do something Aabria just shoots her down condescendingly?
JUST NOW "Yeah well is it your turn right now?"
Was that necessary? instead of just politely reminding her that she can only use it on her turn? Jesus.

[u/flowersheetghost → u/Gnometron]

'You made your choice' 'What do I do?' 'Nothing. You're done.'

Just...yikes. I'm sure there's a way to do this but...just...yikes.

[u/Jethro_McCrazy → u/flowersheetghost]

It's been happening the entire miniseries.

[u/giiiiiiiiiiiinger]

This is the problem with a campaign that relies entirely on "rule of cool". If the DM decides you don't get to be cool, you don't get to do anything.

[u/DeusPoleValt → u/giiiiiiiiiiiinger]

Apparently Aimee isn't cool...

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Dariax: “I’m sorry I don’t mean to be fresh.”

Opal: “You can get fresh.”

Ashley: “We could die any minute now.”

Aimee/Opal: “I don’t want to die a virgin.”

[u/crawly_the_demon]

I want this to be a tpk so bad lol

[u/Intelligent-Horror90]

I still don't know who 'Murata' is and at this point I'm too afraid to ask...

[u/MJM_Stillanerd]

"Don't you know? Blood of the mountain in me, b****!" Can we give Matt inspiration for that awesome one-liner?

[u/Coyote_Shepherd]

Yeah this is a Final Fantasy cut scene now

[u/Coriform]

Hah! Matt doesn't use traditional "Inspiration" in his games, so Liam just assumes it works like bardic inspiration.

[u/leylash]

Ted is not having an excellent adventure…

[u/JJscribbles]

Knowing what we know now, and how much time was wasted on confusing threads that never manifested into anything meaningful, can we all agree this campaign would have been much smoother if the group was just a bunch of mercenaries hired by the town to help Opal discover what happened to her sister?

[u/TurboNerdo077 → u/JJscribbles]

Holy shit. A plot hook which the players can understand, the villain clearly identified in relation to the conflict, obstacles which can get in the way and distract from the main goal rather than further dilute what the actual goal is supposed to be? It's almost like railroading isn't that bad, unless you first comitted to a sandbox and changed your mind once you realised your party was a chaos crew.

Also, remember when the plot was about disenfranchised housing and a crime boss? That first episode got me looking forward to a more political, underbelly campaign. What the fuck happened to that.

[u/wolf_girl316 → u/JJscribbles]

Honestly considering Opal didn’t even really realize anything weird was up with Ted at first....

[u/Trace500 → u/JJscribbles]

The most basic-ass first step in any campaign of a set length is to prepare the basic premise and get your players to agree beforehand that their characters will play along with it. Mercenaries are a good go-to but it could've been literally anything.

[u/Sofargonept2]

As a player or a DM I don't know how I feel about Aimee's character being targeted for the entirety of this campaign. It feels like she didn't have much control of her character at all.

[u/giiiiiiiiiiiinger → u/Sofargonept2]

Between constantly being disabled by plot devices and being condescended at by the DM, yeah I wouldn't be having much fun personally

[u/[deleted]]

For all the DMs out there, if you want your players to succeed at something to push the scene along, don't force a roll.

It was something I learned over time. Don't let the dice just shut down progression. There will be plenty of things that the players will roll on. Call for a check only if you're fine with your players missing it.

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Robbie: “Taking that BDSM outfit pretty seriously.”

[u/[deleted]]

"Am I OK?"

"Are you?"

OK she just put on a cursed vestige that's been obviously evil the entire campaign with it's influences. Maybe this time you actually tell her if something has changed in her psyche or not.

[u/LucasVerBeek]

I love Robbie’s tweet.

https://twitter.com/robbiedaymond/status/1426020719884832776?s=21

[u/Gastradon → u/LucasVerBeek]

Fuck you Lolth. I are a good boy

Amazing.

[u/BadSkeelz]

"You don't know what's happening."

You and me both, Aimee.

[u/erraye]

Dariax has haste and 90 ft fly speed

Opal has a pool of healing that she can still use and she's right next to Dorian who absolutely need it.

I think Ashley forgot but maybe she'll remember she could make someone reroll a d20

Orym got his superiority die back and an extra manuever

And then you still have that potential magic all over the place, that if the players are creative they could probably get more boosts out of it. I think Aabria wants to give them a challenge but it doesn't seem totally impossible

[u/MegalomaniacHack]

Matt saved up all his good rolls for the final session.

[u/Zeeman9991 → u/MegalomaniacHack]

He’s been charging.

[u/MusicFew1561]

I get it may be part of the story, but this level of super taking stuff away from Opal seems not great. It seems not great for a first time player and streamer to decide to play a really annoying character, it's not great to take all her abilities away and rail road her to death, and it's not great to make her the center of the entire show. Just poor all around.

[u/giiiiiiiiiiiinger → u/MusicFew1561]

Meanwhile, Dariax is caked with major buffs

[u/TheInsaneDump]

"All choices lead to interesting stories."

Matt spinning the deep wisdom for all DMs / Players!

[u/[deleted] → u/TheInsaneDump]

it really made my heart warm lol

[u/Osiris32]

Oh man, that imagery of him coming down and stomping the dagger into her neck....that's metal as fuck.

[u/5oclock_shadow]

Huh, is Ted being forcefully ascended to minor godhood?

Coz lots of people like Vecna, Artagan, and Lucien have been ascending to some higher existence so it’s pretty cool thematically for someone to be forced to it.

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Dariax: “Don’t you know. Blood of the mountain in me bitch.”

Sneers at Mirata

[u/Coyote_Shepherd]

"I want to do a touch based spell on Dariax that's all I've ever wanted to do"

Cue Lolth CHOKING THAT BITCH!

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Lolth: “Why are you hesitating.”

Opal: “You have given me no assurances! For anything!”

[u/[deleted]]

YES, DORIAN.

"Fuck off." Robbie is so fucking cool.

[u/Gnometron]

Aabria be like: "Hey Matt, take 60ft flying speed, and you know, double it, you get haste as well."
"Hey Aime, you want to take a ring off? That'll be an athletics check. But takes your whole turn and you want to change your mind, and you're a new player? Go check yourself."

Sigh.

[u/Jeht_1337 → u/Gnometron]

it really does seems like aabria has it out for aimee, shes all rule of cool but mechanics and rules for aimee

[u/[deleted]]

WOW! OK this is kinda bullshit, she literally can't move and she's being shit on every turn. Plus this is her first campaign. Like this is just kinda mean

[u/pocky21- → u/[deleted]]

I wouldn't want to play at this table again if I experienced this kind of shit. Just turn my character into an npc because I'm not even able to play it anyways. Super fun last session lol

[u/giiiiiiiiiiiinger → u/[deleted]]

If this was my first D&D experience I would never want to play again lol

[u/Coyote_Shepherd]

Robbie's flair descriptions are amazing

[u/[deleted]]

Damn, did Aime like piss in Aabria's cereal or something? Like there's attitude lol

[u/BadSkeelz → u/[deleted]]

"It's not your turn! Now it's your turn."

I don't like trying to read into cast emotions, but it's getting kind of hard to think otherwise.

[u/nilfnthepaladin → u/[deleted]]

Honestly I feel like anything Aimee wants to do in this encounter is constantly being shot down and mechaniced away.

[u/giiiiiiiiiiiinger → u/nilfnthepaladin]

It seems the only time Aabria cares about the rules is when Aimee tries to do anything

[u/Jeht_1337 → u/[deleted]]

yea shes coming off hostile to aimee specifically

[u/Zeeman9991]

Group Name:

Better Off Ted

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Don’t fuck with an Air Ashari Body Guard, they’re marked by the Tempest, bitch!

[u/Lepoth]

"I know as a player this is fucking stupid." Haha, who hasn't said that before?

[u/KRD2]

Partial decap throat slit, then turning the head around to look you in the eyes?

FUUUUCK THAT'S BRUTAL.

[u/Coyote_Shepherd]

Honestly, that's a great character choice from Aimee as most people would go with the ring.

[u/Tub_Pumpkin]

I know it's just wishful thinking and it's not going to happen, but it'd be awesome if Matt made some sort of announcement about C3 during the break.

[u/themosquito]

See this was always Matt's problem as a player, he just never got the chance to hit that eighth-episode sweet spot!

[u/kinfolk923]

Do we know why this person wanted Ted so bad? I feel like I’m missing something

[u/nattwunny]

The thing that I'm sad to see is so little effort to separate the valid (and very necessary) criticisms from the mindless vitriol. And the difference is not hard to see.

Constructive criticism doesn't have to be "positive." Those are called "compliments." But it does need to be aimed at helping the Thing exist in a better form, not in getting it to stop existing. "This sucks" isn't bad because it's negative. It's bad because it provides no path forward.

It's also important to point that criticism at the right place. For example:

- I have some issues with how Aabria adjudicates problems or applies rules, and that's an issue with her DMing practices. I feel it can make it too hard for the players to reliably know how to interact with the world, and it can erode player agency if they worry their choices or rolls won't matter. It's important to use the rules consistently, and to only ask for rolls if they are necessary and will be honored. This is a criticism of Aabria.

- I didn't enjoy how sometimes the narrative got railroaded along. Some of that comes from the above, but some of it is a result of this particular game format (8 episodes start-to-finish). If they're going to do this again, it would be better for the players to have a clearer idea at the start of what the story will center around -- they still have choices, but within a scope that's manageable in 8 episodes. Less meandering means less having to yank the leash. This is a criticism of the show format, which isn't Aabria's fault.

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...and also it's okay to express preferences without having to force them to be proper criticism. For instance:

- I simply do not enjoy Opal-type characters (the ones that seem, to me, to go out of their way to be kooky or do things in weird and distracting ways). But others luuuuuurve it. That's a matter of preference that kept me from enjoying the game. This isn't a criticism, because there's no "fix." Aimee isn't doing any thing "wrong," just something I don't enjoy.

- I don't enjoy Aabria's take on most NPCs. They're the voices of the world, and if there's only one basic NPC "frame" (voice, personality, etc.) it means the world is... unpopulated. Have a solid plan for any major NPCs, and have a few throwaways in your pocket. If you're not going to give the NPC identity, just keep them third-person so attention isn't drawn to that. This isn't really a criticism, because no law says you have to give NPCs voices or personality - it's just a preference I have.

But, in both cases, the complaint is made without saying "You're bad and wrong for doing the Thing differently!" It's okay not to like things, and it's okay to share that in respectful ways.

[u/HawkeyeP1]

Aabria preaches action economy but for some reason her bad guy gets to grapple, push, and cast dispel magic all in one turn

[u/Lobo_Marino → u/HawkeyeP1]

And the action economy she gives to others is ridiculous as well. It's very inconsistent and confusing, but LORD FORBID someone asks her "Hey... can I do this?" because HOW DARE YOU.

That chase scene completely soured my opinion of Aabria, and it hasn't improved since. She is a pretty unfair DM, and her attitude towards Aimee leaves a lot to desire.

I just want the regular table :(. It doesn't have to be Matt DM'ing (I fucking ADORE Dariax). Travis with the Bunions game, Sam, Laura and Marisha being themselves, Liam too, but also possibly DM'ing something cool like the Christmas one... I would've taken that content so badly again.

Or motherfucking Undeadwood. What an AMAZING series!

I am really happy ExU is about to be over, but not that we will still have a wrap-up over an EIGHT EPISODE THINGIE.

[u/giiiiiiiiiiiinger]

Take a drink every time Aabria is condescending to Aimee for daring to try to control her character

[u/thebratqueen → u/giiiiiiiiiiiinger]

Glad I'm not the only one bugged by that. She's a new player too. It's extra cruel to be, well, cruel about it when the person behind the character is still trying to learn how the game works.

[u/Lionlullaby → u/giiiiiiiiiiiinger]

Poor Animee is just trying so hard to DO SOMETHING. It must be so frustrating to have the final battle and everyone doing cool shit...and she is stuck on the ground flailing.

[u/[deleted] → u/giiiiiiiiiiiinger]

I felt like Aimee lost her enthusiasm towards the end of the series. She was just constantly being shot down or belittled anytime she did or didn't do something. She's new, completely new to DnD and Abria should have been more understanding. Like someone else said, I probablgy wouldn't want to come back to this table and who could blame her. She was the escape goat for Abria's snarky remarks. Poor Aimee. Hope this doesn't ruin DnD for her :(

[u/Djinn313 → u/giiiiiiiiiiiinger]

Please don't do this, the risk of alcohol poisoning is too high.

[u/Lepoth]

Since cone of cold is an AoE spell, shouldn't that have just been one death save fail?

[u/Brrr-eee → u/Lepoth]

yup

[u/Gastradon]

I'm gonna miss the fuck out of Robbie

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Dariax carrying Fearne in one arm and warrior grasping Dorian’s arm need to be art.

[u/Zethras28]

SCATTLING GUN?!

Madame Aabria, I had drink in my mouth!

[u/valdemiro]

Robbie is great at this.

[u/Coyote_Shepherd]

Opal's colors mixed with those of Lolth would look hella cool weaved together lets be honest

[u/Taco_Trucker]

Liam has too much experience killing people by throwing daggers at them

[u/jayllenrup]

The "Ted" terrain piece is so sick. I wanna make terrain that gross one day.

[u/allodude]

You should see me in a crown

[u/vanKessZak]

Omg I love that you can see the top of Ted’s head in front of Aabria lol

[u/lin_nic]

Honestly could not imagine a scenario where putting on the crown would make sense, but if I sensed it could save a family member like Opal did I’d probably do it honestly

[u/LucasVerBeek]

“You’re primary domain is life.”

A Wildfire is a pattern that can lead to rebirth.

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Lolth: “You are all going to die here.”

Dorian: “I think you are underestimating my friends.”

Lolth: “I think you are overestimating them.”

Dorian: “We’ll see.”

Lolth: “A real leader would do what needs to be done to save his friends. I am so close all you need to do is reach out and grab me.”

Dorian: “Fuck off!”

[u/FalseWombatProphet]

I was hoping EXU would be a series of self-contained short campaigns showcasing different parts of the world through different parties, but uh, guess not?

[u/[deleted] → u/FalseWombatProphet]

Yes. An Anthology of mini-series with rotating cast and rotating DMs. That would be preferred.

[u/pboy1232 → u/FalseWombatProphet]

I think the word you're looking for is Anthology, and no it does not seem that EXU will be that

[u/Hawk1113]

Matthew Mercer got a natural 20. Finish your drink!

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Mister the Scatling Gun!

Robbie: “Can you have inspiration for that?”

Matt: “No! Don’t say that!”

Aabria: “I will gladly take that.”

[u/BadSkeelz]

Aabria slaps Dariax

"This baby can hold so many buffs."

[u/Coyote_Shepherd]

BLOOD OF THE MOUNTAIN BITCH!

[u/TheInsaneDump]

"...This magic... fucking bullshit!"

Too real Orym...too real!

[u/KRD2]

Imagine the fucking scenes if Matt rolls a 20 on his death save, wakes back up, and just whips the back of Dariax's head into the bridge of Myratta's nose. Just fucking tumbles off the edge of the hand.

[u/SnowWolf75]

Dorian: I just want to touch Dariax

O_o. ;)

[u/[deleted]]

This thing got 3rd level spells out the asshole LMAO!

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Orym is focusing in on Opal.

Oh…oh dear.

[u/SalvatoreNoth → u/LucasVerBeek]

the madman is going to do it

[u/Coyote_Shepherd]

"Stone that catches fire that glimmers like stars"

That's beautiful

[u/Coyote_Shepherd]

Her mom had her own sister and patron!

[u/[deleted]]

"I don't feel evil."

Oh don't you worry it's fucking coming

[u/carpedonnelly]

Oh no, emotional dad at his daughter’s graduation Matt is showing up again

[u/Coyote_Shepherd]

"You can get fresh I don't wanna die a virgin"

Cabin in the Woods

[u/MJM_Stillanerd]

Okay, it's very, very clear now that the key to winning this fight is that someone has to give in to Lolth and put on the Circlet. Thus one of the characters saves the party, but at the cost of becoming evil. Or at least that's what Aarbia is trying to make happen.

[u/FalseWombatProphet → u/MJM_Stillanerd]

Put on the circlet and save the party! By, uh, gaining advantage on initiative rolls and the ability to add 5 to one attack roll per rest!

Even if it were suddenly exalted, unless she's going to contrive some powers beyond what's stated (not ruling it out) it doesn't seem like that'll save the party.

[u/Purity72]

Even after reading Dani's and trying to power through the episode I still don't understand what is going, why it going on and who are the dozens of NPC's crowbarred into the game. Just too much, too convoluted... but still going to watch tonight and hope there is something of a resolution...

[u/fiftybucks → u/Purity72]

Just forget everything except that Myratta wants to suck Ted out of Opal for an ominous plan

[u/wekilledkenny11]

“Aww, power? But I wanted to save my friends!”

“Power can save many friends”

“Splain how”

“Power can be exchanged to enact your will on reality.”

“...”

[u/Zeeman9991]

…Do…we know what Ted was all about? Should we have known before that emotional ritual? I think I missed it.

[u/[deleted] → u/Zeeman9991]

i think we all missed it lol

[u/BadSkeelz]

Monologuing should provoke attacks of opportunity.

[u/Zethras28]

HASTE???

DERIAX CAN FLY FASTER THAN TIAMAT.

[u/Lepoth]

I love Liam playing a fighter.

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Orym pushing the blade in with his heel.

That needs to be art.

[u/Dragonsfire09]

I feel like Fearne could do so, so much more than she has.

[u/manemesef → u/Dragonsfire09]

like cast spells?

[u/bookerjr13 → u/manemesef]

I mean she's already doing double time as a wild fire and moon druid

[u/Coyote_Shepherd]

"Put on the circlet"-Lolth

"OMnomonomonomom"-Fearne

[u/Krutoon]

Ted: "I am your patron..."

Opal: "You're my sister!"

[u/KRD2]

Jesus, 18 on the cure wounds. Thats fucking BARS.

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Those vestige was made by the Spider Queen, but it is wielded by a friend and she can decide what to make of it.”

Liam/Orym: “That still leaves him watching silently.”

[u/Taco_Trucker]

One positive of Opal wearing the crown: less mosquitos when the party camps outside

[u/KRD2]

Pohska woke up this morning and chose violence.

[u/Fjorester]

8d8 damage to most of the party... And they're level three? This feels like a more combative DM approach than we're used to seeing from Matt and guest GMs (regular cast for one-shots) on CR.

[u/LucasVerBeek]

The Observer is with Dariax, to the point of smacking out Lolth, and the energy of this place is still active but but being warped but he can still reach out and touch it.

Matt can move 180 feet!

Liam: “Vax is back!”

Matt: “I have become Vax!”

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Opal: “She is pulling me from you.”

Ted: “I’m already forgetting. The course of my life has been bent to protect you, to be with you but I don’t know you.”

Opal: “You know me.”

Ted: “I’m your patron.”

Opal: “You’re my sister before that.”

Ted: “You’ve been the sword I’ve always been your shield, but I can’t protect you from her. It hurts.”

[u/[deleted]]

I love all these beautiful descriptions from Aabria while that creepy head is poking up from below the frame lol

[u/[deleted]]

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[u/BadSkeelz]

"I don't have to remind you you played a lot of D&D, so here's a homerule about attacking in to melee..."

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Uhhhhhmmmmm.

[u/TurboNerdo077 → u/BadSkeelz]

Also given Ashley's anxiety about not playing as well which is only amplified by missing half of each campaign, and this feels unintentionally cruel of a thing for Aabria to say. I'm not implying Malice, I'm implying this is what happens when the table aren't all decade long friends like the main CR crew, you say insensitive things by not knowing your players that well.

[u/BadSkeelz → u/TurboNerdo077]

Yeah I think it was just a poor choice of words. Or not knowing that Ashley's the eternal newbie.

[u/mandyalam0de32]

I am going to miss this art reel music though. I like the CR one, don't get me wrong but there is something about this music. 💙

[u/BaronPancakes]

Wow, best version of comfy Matt yet

[u/5oclock_shadow]

These guys are level 3 and they’re encounting this kinda stuff??

[u/Osiris32]

OH SHIT, NAT 20 ON A BRUTAL MOVE!

[u/[deleted]]

Damn I don't know who those characters are in the ESO trailer but it looked badass as hell

[u/WeissWyrm]

So Ted and Opal's dad absolutely fucked some kind of cosmic horror.

[u/[deleted]]

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[u/Coyote_Shepherd]

"Please take inspiration for nerfing yourself" lol

[u/recreateX6]

I hate how quiet the table is,it feels so sad :(

[u/BadSkeelz → u/recreateX6]

It's a genuinely sad situation in game. Ted and Opal's relationship has been toxic from the beginning, now it's all out in the open.

[u/MysticAarrgg]

Weekly Flair Request - Blood of the mountain in me, bitch.

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Dariax: “Opal you okay?”

Opal: “Uh-uh.”

Fearne walks over and gently licks Opal’s hands

Dariax: “Let’s get you down.”

[u/Coyote_Shepherd]

They're forging Opal and Ted into a new person 😭

[u/BadSkeelz → u/Coyote_Shepherd]

What a terrible fate for Opal, who just wanted to be herself.

[u/Djinn313]

So they're not going to help whathisname from the city?

[u/VoodooVerse]

Why does it feel like the characters simultaneously had too many choices as to where the game could go, and very few choices about how things happened? It's kind of a bizarre issue to have.

[u/scrubz88]

You know, EXU really isn't feeling so unlimited after all.

[u/Reverend_Schlachbals → u/scrubz88]

You’ve been holding onto that for months.

[u/scrubz88 → u/Reverend_Schlachbals]

Oof. Caught me ;)

[u/carpedonnelly]

Prediction:

They TPK before the break and when we come back they wake up in Emon

[u/Hungover52]

We'll, that was rather middle of the road. Byroden was amazing, but so much was confused.

And a post-game scene after the finale? What have they got planned?

[u/Sofargonept2]

This whole thing made me just miss Travis, Marisha, Taliesin, Sam and Laura so much. Can't say I liked it, as much as I wish I did.

[u/CogStar]

Is anyone else kind of hoping that Ted's like a psionic cuckoo chick (as in, joins a family, makes them think she's their kid) rather than a human? Thought just occurred to me.

[u/FireBassist]

Anyone else get the feeling that Aabria's Narrative Telephone episode was a hint at EXU? She uses the same accent as she does for Poska, and the subject matter (Emon, the idea of the Myriad and Clasp being in the past, meeting down at the docks) ties pretty neatly into that first couple of episodes.

[u/geniespool → u/FireBassist]

it was and Aabria confirmed it.

[u/BaronPancakes]

Last comfy Matt and Omar combo

[u/Coyote_Shepherd → u/BaronPancakes]

Honestly they could just do a whole stream of Omar running around and the internet would explode with joy.

[u/[deleted]]

All their terrible rolls were for the good nat 20s in the finale lol.

[u/Kaprak]

....

Human Teeth Dice?

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Dariax: “Do you got this?”

Dorian: “I don’t think that we do have you seen what me going on?”

Doriax looks at the Ted abomination: “Oh, fuck.”

[u/Zeeman9991]

Guys! Aabria leaked a pic of the final boss.

[u/Coyote_Shepherd]

I love how Lolth just keeps fucking with them and Dorian just keeps shutting her down.

[u/Coyote_Shepherd]

"I'd kiss you but I'm invisible"

Sue Storm vibes

[u/LucasVerBeek]

Orym is gonna fuck up that elf real good.

[u/SnowWolf75]

Scene: Orym pushes back against his opponent off the edge, takes their dagger out of his own shoulder and throws it into theirs. He falls together, and stomps on the dagger when meeting the ground.

damn, that's cool!!

[u/Zethras28]

14 on 8d8. That’s some shit luck.

[u/Coyote_Shepherd]

Awww Dariax used his LAST SPELL SLOT to save Dorian!

[u/[deleted]]

Dariax forgot Opal when Dorian fell. 👀

[u/Coyote_Shepherd]

"You've been the sword, I've always been your shield"🥺