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* Luc's relatively subdued reaction to seeing his mother apparently back from the dead. The poor boy is clearly traumatized and untrusting. He doesn't run to hug her or anything; just talks to her in a stilted, frightened way. When she picks him up to hug and kiss him, he stiffens up. It all culminates in a heartbreaking "Mommy, where were you?"
** It turns out that Luc has been getting his presents, but Yeza hadn't dared to tell him it was actually from his mom.
** It turns out that Luc has been getting his presents, but Yeza hadn't dared to tell him it was actually from his mom.
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* The girls of the party getting tattoos together is a beautiful moment, but the whole time Caleb looks visibly uncomfortable and keeps rubbing his arms, like he's remembering his own experiences with having gems put into his skin.
* Beau choosing to get a tattoo in honor of Mollymauk is a crossover with Heartwarming. She uses the tarot cards she'd taken from his body, and Taliesin looks like he might tear up the whole time.
* Beau choosing to get a tattoo in honor of Mollymauk is a crossover with Heartwarming. She uses the tarot cards she'd taken from his body, and Taliesin looks like he might tear up the whole time.
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* Caleb is charmed by a succubus and betrays the party, nearly killing all of them. For Caleb, whose worst fear has always been hurting the ones he loves again, this has to hurt. He seems pretty guilty after Yasha breaks the charm, despite none of his friends holding a grudge.
* Beau spends a turn just trying to ensure Caleb is okay, and asks if this is the day she's been fearing and she'll have to kill him. It's played for laughs but it's really sad especially given how close Caleb and Beau are.
* Without thinking, Sam chooses to have Nott use an explosive arrow to kill the incubus. She succeeds in killing it, but in the process kills Caduceus, who was unconscious and had failed two death saves already. Both Sam and Matt look horrified for a moment, and this results in a quick but tense revival by Jester. Sam looks very apologetic during the whole thing. This also makes Caduceus the first and only player character in Critical Role history to be killed by another player character's friendly fire.
--> '''Sam:''' Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. Oh...no.
* Caleb is charmed by a succubus and betrays the party, nearly killing all of them. For Caleb, whose worst fear has always been hurting the ones he loves again, this has to hurt. He seems pretty guilty after Yasha breaks the charm, despite none of his friends holding a grudge.
* Beau spends a turn just trying to ensure Caleb is okay, and asks if this is the day she's been fearing and she'll have to kill him. It's played for laughs but it's really sad especially given how close Caleb and Beau are.
* Without thinking, Sam chooses to have Nott use an explosive arrow to kill the incubus. She succeeds in killing it, but in the process kills Caduceus, who was unconscious and had failed two death saves already. Both Sam and Matt look horrified for a moment, and this results in a quick but tense revival by Jester. Sam looks very apologetic during the whole thing. This also makes Caduceus the first and only player character in Critical Role history to be killed by another player character's friendly fire.
--> '''Sam:''' Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. Oh...no.
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* When Caleb kills the priest with Fire Bolt, he fails a Wisdom saving throw and triggers his first of several PTSD flashbacks throughout the campaign. He immediately goes catatonic, only snapped out of it by Mollymauk, who slaps him and tells him there will be time for that later. He follows this up with a kiss on the forehead. Caleb spends the rest of the episode and some of the next episode looking absolutely devastated and very out of it, and it's clear these episodes take a heavy toll on him.
** Made extra sad & slightly Heartwarming by the fact that Caleb described his attack on the priest as being made out of anger that the priest and the manticore had hurt his "little friend," referring to Nott.
** Made extra sad & slightly Heartwarming by the fact that Caleb described his attack on the priest as being made out of anger that the priest and the manticore had hurt his "little friend," referring to Nott.
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* When Caleb kills the venom troll with Scorching Ray, he fails a Wisdom saving throw and triggers another PTSD episode. The fire begins to die down, and in a crossover with Heartwarming, Beau gently picks him up and leads him away to walk it off. Caleb spends the rest of the aftermath of the fight looking very dissociated and is described as "not present." It's hard to watch, but he had to do it to save Fjord, who had been knocked unconscious three times already.
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* When Caleb kills the venom troll with Scorching Ray, he fails a Wisdom saving throw and triggers another PTSD episode. The fire begins to die down, and in a crossover with Heartwarming, Beau gently picks him up and leads him away to walk it off. Caleb spends the rest of the aftermath of the fight looking very dissociated and is described as "not present." It's hard to watch, but he had to do it to save Fjord, who had been knocked unconscious three times already.
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* It turns out that Mollymauk is still dead, and the person inhabiting the body is someone new.[[note]]While the resurrected Molly has the same memories as before, it is a different personality and consciousness inhabiting the body.[[/note]]
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* It turns out that Mollymauk is still dead, and the person inhabiting the body is someone new.[[note]]While the resurrected Molly Kingsley, as he dubs himself, has the same some memories as before, it is a different personality of both Molly and consciousness inhabiting Lucien and is very similar in personality, but it's still very obvious that he is not the body.[[/note]] friend they knew.
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** "The tale of seven friends, became eight, then nine. Wild swells of adventure and love and guilt and redemption. Family. Truth. This story comes to a close tonight. But the tale of the Mighty Nein lives on and who knows, maybe we'll have the chance to see some of them again in some shape or form. I love you guys so much."
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* As the Nein are camping in the dome on their way to the outpost, the topic of conversation lands on what they want the others to do for them if they die. Some requests are humorous, but there's a strong undercurrent of resigned grief. Fjord solemnly promises to care for their next of kin, Veth wants Yeza to be able to remarry and move on, and Caleb, Beau and Yasha don't have any requests, as they no longer have families outside the Nein.
** Before they go to sleep, Jester asks Caleb if he can make "pretty images" on the inside of the dome again. Caleb starts a fire, and uses Control Flames to make images of their homes, loved ones, and happy memories of their past, until they all finally fall asleep. Doubles as Heartwarming.
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* As the Nein are camping in the dome on their way to the outpost, the topic of conversation lands on what they want the others to do for them if they die. Some requests are humorous, but there's a strong undercurrent of resigned grief. Fjord solemnly promises to care for their next of kin, Veth wants Yeza to be able to remarry and move on, and Caleb, Beau and Yasha don't have any requests, as they no longer have families outside the Nein.
** Before they go to sleep, Jester asks Caleb if he can make "pretty images" on the inside of the dome again. Caleb starts a fire, and uses Control Flames to make images of their homes, loved ones, and happy memories of their past, until they all finally fall asleep. Doubles as Heartwarming.
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** In particular, Caduceus reveals that once his family left, it felt like time stopped having meaning, and that even the Wildmother wasn't speaking to him. Eventually he'd started collecting lilies and eating the petals because he'd heard somewhere that they were the most magical plant in the Grove, but all he'd get from them were terrible nightmares. It speaks to just how lonely he was that he'd regularly eat very toxic flowers just to find some semblance of connection to his goddess, and how, despite him never having wanted to leave the grove, he jumped at the chance to go with a group of strangers he'd only just met.
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** In particular, Caduceus reveals that once his family left, it felt like time stopped having meaning, and that even the Wildmother wasn't speaking to him. Eventually he'd started collecting lilies and eating the petals because he'd heard somewhere that they were the most magical plant in the Grove, but all he'd get from them were terrible nightmares. It speaks to just how lonely he was that he'd regularly eat very toxic flowers just to find some semblance of connection to his goddess, and how, despite him never having wanted to leave the grove, he jumped at the chance to go with a group of strangers he'd only just met.
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** In particular, Caduceus reveals that once his family left, it felt like time stopped having meaning, and that even the Wildmother wasn't speaking to him. Eventually he'd started collecting lilies and eating the petals because he'd heard somewhere that they were the most magical plant in the Grove, but all he'd get from them were terrible nightmares. It speaks to just how lonely he was that he'd regularly eat very toxic flowers just to find some semblance of connection to his goddess, and how, despite him never having wanted to leave the grove, he jumped at the chance to go with a group of strangers he'd only just met.
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* When the Nein wake up, the memory loss has taken hold of some of them, leaving them with heavy amnesia about ''very'' significant figures in their lives.
** Jester forgets everything about both of her parents. For all she loves her mother, and all the effort she went through to find her father, they are wiped clean from her mind.
** Fjord struggles to remember his own name at first, and has ''completely'' forgotten about Vandren, the man who was like a father to him.
** Yasha's is perhaps the harshest, because the memories she loses are of people who are long deceased, and who she is still mourning. She forgets her wife's name, and when pushed by the rest of the Nein to think of Mollymauk, only remembers a colorful coat, not who it belonged to.
** Jester forgets everything about both of her parents. For all she loves her mother, and all the effort she went through to find her father, they are wiped clean from her mind.
** Fjord struggles to remember his own name at first, and has ''completely'' forgotten about Vandren, the man who was like a father to him.
** Yasha's is perhaps the harshest, because the memories she loses are of people who are long deceased, and who she is still mourning. She forgets her wife's name, and when pushed by the rest of the Nein to think of Mollymauk, only remembers a colorful coat, not who it belonged to.
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* As Caduceus's family members are restored, the mood shifts from jubilation to shock as everyone collectively realizes that one of the statues that got smashed by the bull was Caduceus's aunt, Corrin. Nott, Jester and Beau immediately start trying to piece her back together, but the rest of the Clay family is frozen in horror the entire time. Even once Caduceus snaps out of it and starts coordinating people, he is very obviously shaken.
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* Jester attempts to begin researching Mollymauks tarot cards in order to better use them. In the process she discovers the that tarot cards are dedicated to the moon weaver, that the entire deck is hand made, and that the deck was never finished. Upon realizing all of this and that all the art was created by Mollymauk she immediately breaks down into tears.
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* Jester attempts to begin researching Mollymauks Mollymauk's tarot cards in order to better use them. In the process she discovers the that the tarot cards are actually a handmade set dedicated to the moon weaver, that the entire deck is hand made, Moonweaver, and that while it is used to the deck was never finished. point that some cards are barely legible anymore, several other cards just have crude sketches on them or are left entirely blank. Upon realizing all of this and that all the deck is a work of art was created made by Mollymauk that he never got to finish, she immediately breaks down into in tears.
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* Caleb goes to visit Astrid. He finds out that she and Eodwulf had to subdue him when he had his breakdown, and he used fire magic on her. She still has the burn scars.
** Worse, she seems to have fully embraced Trent's teachings and his actions as head of the Scourgers.
** Worse, she seems to have fully embraced Trent's teachings and his actions as head of the Scourgers.
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* Caleb goes to visit Astrid. He finds out that she and Eodwulf had to subdue him when he had his breakdown, and he used lashed out at her with fire magic on her.magic. She still has the burn scars.
** Worse, she seems to have fully embraced Trent's teachings and his actions as head of the Scourgers. She doesn't hate Caleb, and in fact still cares for him immensely, but she refuses to comprehend that Trent has ever lied to her, and considers everything she's done to have been for the greater good.
** Worse, she seems to have fully embraced Trent's teachings and his actions as head of the Scourgers. She doesn't hate Caleb, and in fact still cares for him immensely, but she refuses to comprehend that Trent has ever lied to her, and considers everything she's done to have been for the greater good.
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* As the Nein travel through Alfield, they try to get in contact with Bryce, the crownsguard they'd befriended there earlier. However, after asking around, they find that Bryce has been sent to Bladegarden. Made worse by the fact that Bryce had previously confessed that they were ''terrified'' of being sent to the front lines, and hoped that a podunk town like Alfield wouldn't be considered a source for manpower.
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* As the Nein travel through Alfield, they try to get in contact with Bryce, the crownsguard they'd befriended there earlier. However, after asking around, they find that Bryce has been sent to Bladegarden. Made worse by the fact that Bryce had previously confessed that they were ''terrified'' of being sent to the front lines, and hoped that a podunk town like Alfield wouldn't be considered a source for manpower.
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* As the Nein travel through Alfield, they try to get in contact with Bryce, the crownsguard they'd befriended there earlier. However, after asking around, they find that Bryce has been sent to Bladegarden. Made worse by the fact that Bryce had previously confessed that they were ''terrified'' of being sent to the front lines, and hoped that a podunk town like Alfield wouldn't be considered a source for manpower.
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* Caleb, who used to make himself appear unwashed and disgusting as a form of protection, has repeatedly pointed out that his personal hygiene has greatly improved, with him actually taking regular baths while out at sea. In this episode, as several figures from his past show up, Caleb becomes so afraid of being discovered that, for the first time in months, he purposefully smears filth all over his face again.
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* Caleb, who used to make himself appear unwashed and disgusting as a form of protection, has repeatedly pointed out that his personal hygiene has greatly improved, improved during his time with the Nein, with him actually taking regular baths while out at sea. In this episode, as several figures from his past show up, Caleb becomes so afraid of being discovered that, for the first time in months, he purposefully smears filth all over his face again.
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* Caleb, who used to make himself appear unwashed and disgusting as a form of protection, has repeatedly pointed out that his personal hygiene has greatly improved, with him actually taking regular baths while out at sea. In this episode, as several figures from his past show up, Caleb becomes so afraid of being discovered that, for the first time in months, he purposefully smears filth all over his face again.
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* Jester sits outside of [[CoitusEnsues Beau and Keg]]'s Keg's room, and starts trying to draw... [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness but can't think of what to draw after her captivity]], so she just writes in her sketchbook a note to the Traveler: [[WhatTheHellHero "Well, why didn't you come?"]] She then sits in silence for a little bit before going back to her room. [[{{Corpsing}} The effect seems to nearly bring the rest of the cast and even Matt to tears.]]
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* A meta example: As soon as Fjord and Yasha take a watch together towards the end of the episode, with Jester joining soon after, Marisha starts slowly getting closer and closer to tears as she [[PutOnABus realizes what's about to happen]].
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* Meta example: Sam rolls ''extremely'' badly this session, for both lockpicking and stealth, things his class is supposed to be good at - notably getting a Natural 1 for each of those skills. You can hear the pain in his voice as the rolls get worse and worse.
** But he did, in fact, roll a Natural 20 to shoot Beau for a gag.
** But he did, in fact, roll a Natural 20 to shoot Beau for a gag.
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* A minor meta example: this is the last episode released before the Covid-19 lockdown, and also the last episode streamed live; all episodes produced during lockdown were prerecorded due to constraints introduced by the pandemic, and that formatting has continued through Campaign 3, despite restrictions being eased.
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[[folder: Episode 122: Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained]]
* As Matt is describing the eye on Beau’s hand, Marisha closes her eyes and clenches her jaw while muscles jump in her neck. You can ''see'' her saying goodbye to a character she loved, as she assumes (like everyone else) that Beau will betray the party.
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* As Matt is describing the eye on Beau’s hand, Marisha closes her eyes and clenches her jaw while muscles jump in her neck. You can ''see'' her saying goodbye to a character she loved, as she assumes (like everyone else) that Beau will betray the party.
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** Some of the villagers had been in Vo long enough to have children. [[AdultFear Imagine being in a happy relationship and having kids, then waking up one day to remember you are actually someone else and were already married (possibly with other children) back home.]] Matt says there were several "awkward conversations" among the village's families that day.
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** Beau even asks if Jester is okay, to which Jester insists that she is. Beau retorts that she's not a convincing liar, but Jester [[SadClown smiles and says that she's actually a very good liar]], which sounds awfully close to what a certain Campaign 1 character said before leaving the group.
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** Beau even asks if Jester is okay, to which Jester insists that she is. Beau retorts that she's not a convincing liar, but Jester [[SadClown smiles and says that she's actually a very good liar]], which sounds awfully close to what [[Characters/CriticalRoleScanlanShorthalt a certain Campaign 1 character character]] said before leaving the group.
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* Laura as Jester is explaining to Marion that they have powerful people after them, and agoraphobic Marion will need to come with them as they leave Nicodranas. The shame and regret that Jester led them to the Ruby shines through as Jester tears up, and Liam visibly has to fight tears as well.
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* Laura as Jester is explaining to Marion that they have powerful people after them, and agoraphobic Marion will need to come with them as they leave Nicodranas. The shame and regret that Jester led them to the Ruby shines through as Jester tears up, and Liam visibly has to fight tears as well.
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