Critical Role.

PostRe: Critical Role. by **Pedz** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 3:00 pm

site23 wrote:Sounds like you just need the Dungeon Master's Guide and you're all set to DM!

Having never played DnD I would rather not jump in as a DM to start :lol:

PostRe: Critical Role. by **Peter Crisp** » Sat Jan 21, 2023 1:05 pm

I'd love to play but my experience with the game was all 2nd edition so massively out of date.
I don't think 5th edition is all that different appart from AC being calculated as a higher number rather than a negative number and the magic system being overhauled from the vancian system I used that didn't have cantrips and a level 1 mage was basically useless.

PostRe: Critical Role. by **Pedz** » Sat Jan 21, 2023 1:36 pm

I have never played it, and have always wanted too. Would be cool if someone would set up a game that could be played weekly via discord and roll20.

PostRe: Critical Role. by **Pedz** » Sun Jan 22, 2023 9:55 pm

Currently on the K'varn fight. Still enjoying.

PostRe: Critical Role. by **Hexx** » Sun Jan 22, 2023 10:20 pm

That's a really good fight with decent planning and adaption

PostRe: Critical Role. by **Pedz** » Tue Jan 24, 2023 4:41 pm

Finished Episide 16.

No Pike for a while it seems.

PostRe: Critical Role. by **Hexx** » Tue Jan 24, 2023 5:00 pm

Pedz wrote:Finished Episide 16.

No Pike for a while it seems.

Ashley comes and goes a lot in Season 1 - she lived IIRC in another city and had a filming schedule for a TV show to adapt around

Her comeback this is...memorable...IIRC

PostRe: Critical Role. by **Peter Crisp** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 11:47 pm

She tries her best and does appear via Skype when she can.
They do try and use her character without her but you can tell they're terrified of getting her killed and it kind of spoils it a little.

PostRe: Critical Role. by **Pedz** » Thu Jan 26, 2023 11:06 pm

Half way through episode 23 and the Kern rematch in the crucible was strawberry floating amazing!

PostRe: Critical Role. by **Peter Crisp** » Thu Jan 26, 2023 11:29 pm

Pedz wrote:Half way through episode 23 and the Kern rematch in the crucible was strawberry floating amazing!

Yep, the guy really does get into the character of Grog

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He has low intelegence but he isn't playing him as a total idiot, he's just a little slow on the uptake.
Grog is a loveable tank and Travis takes what could have been a very one dimensional character and really makes him shine.

PostRe: Critical Role. by **Frank** » Fri Jan 27, 2023 6:07 am

Pedz has just overtaken me :lol:

Blasting through them! Grog's haggling in the previous episode was great :lol:

PostRe: Critical Role. by **Pedz** » Fri Jan 27, 2023 11:57 am

Will spoiler from now on as I don't want to spoil it for anyone.

Episode 24.

PostRe: Critical Role. by **Peter Crisp** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 8:02 pm

The Deck of Many Things causes the usual chaos.

This isn't a spoiler but Sams mugs get bigger and bigger as the game goes on and by series 3 he has a 5 gallon petrol container :slol:

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PostRe: Critical Role. by **Hexx** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 9:38 pm

Pedz wrote:Will spoiler from now on as I don't want to spoil it for anyone.

Episode 24.

Looks like Vax may about to be eaten or something! Briarwoods, eh?

Don't read until resolved

PostRe: Critical Role. by **Pedz** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 10:39 pm

Hexx wrote:
Pedz wrote:Will spoiler from now on as I don't want to spoil it for anyone.

Episode 24.

Looks like Vax may about to be eaten or something! Briarwoods, eh?

Don't read until resolved
That was first instance where MM let narrative take control.
Vax 100% should have been dead there

PostRe: Critical Role. by **Hexx** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:37 pm

Pedz wrote:
Hexx wrote:
Pedz wrote:Will spoiler from now on as I don't want to spoil it for anyone.

Episode 24.

Looks like Vax may about to be eaten or something! Briarwoods, eh?

Don't read until resolved
That was first instance where MM let narrative take control.
Vax 100% should have been dead there

Why? By that I mean was there some rules that should have killed Vax or do you mean where he had the gnome help out? I ask about the rules as I have never, not even once, played DnD.

PostRe: Critical Role. by **Peter Crisp** » Sun Jan 29, 2023 12:04 am

I think Mat takes a less strict interpretation of the rules than many DM's. In situations where a character really should be super dead he can let things slide if he feels the outcome is better for the story. He'll let a character die if they make stupid decisions or just get completely splatted by a monster but he does have the ability to just say "strawberry float it" it's better for the story for that character to survive even if for only a bit longer.

I think he does a pretty good job of walking the tightroap of making the game still have some risk but not having characters get obliterated on a reguklar basis.

Death in 5E is rare compared to the 2E that I played where only level 15+ character had any sort of raise dead ability and you had a system where going under 0hp meant you went unconscious and -10 hp was instant death with no death saves. So if I was on 50hp and suffered 70hp damage I'm just dead with no downed state, just instant dead.

PostRe: Critical Role. by **site23** » Sun Jan 29, 2023 11:21 pm

Pedz wrote:I have never played it, and have always wanted too. Would be cool if someone would set up a game that could be played weekly via discord and roll20.

FWIW I played a mini-adventure (just a few sessions) with a couple of online friends a while ago that was set up like this. It worked fairly well! It's not quite as good as playing IRL but it was still a lot of fun.

PostRe: Critical Role. by **Peter Crisp** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 12:22 am

While I could see D&D working online and I think it could be amazing as a VR experience part of the fun of the game is all being in the same room so you can take the piss out of someone for a bad roll or making a stupid decision.

PostRe: Critical Role. by **site23** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 1:06 am

That's what the Discord call is for! But you're not wrong, it's not quite the same as being around a table IRL.

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