History WebVideo / CriticalRoleCampaignThree

* VisualPun: FCG uses Spiritual Weapon to create an official-looking paper. It's a cordial invitation to an ass-whooping.

* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: The heroes ''really'' should have deferred to Feywild native Fearne's judgement when they come across a cute little fairy. [[spoiler:Except that it's not an actual fairy, and rather a carnivorous plant taking the AlluringAnglerfish route, but they would've been better off having nothing to do with it in any case.]]

* SchmuckBait: While on watch in Episode 17, Ashton and Laudna spot a little fairy-like creature. And despite ''knowing'' they shouldn't mess with it, they give in to the temptation to try and make contact, even waking up Imogen and Fearne to aid them. It is, of course, a [[AlluringAnglerfish trap]].

** Episode 51 is the Apogee Solstice, so it's the climax of the LongGame. [[spoiler:Ludinus reveals that he was playing the LongGame with a BatmanGambit by using Keyleth as bait for his real target, Vax'ildan, who shows up in a BigDamnHeroes moment for Kyleth, only to be compressed into a sphere and used as the final piece. The Malleus Key appears to go off despite Bell's Hells best attempts at interference, sending Ashton, Laudna, and Orym are sent to an unknown location of craggy rocks. At the same time, Chetney, FCG, Imogen, and Fearne are sent thousands of miles away into a snowy desert, meaning the party has been split. On top of that, Ira was banished back to the Fey Realm, Imogen's mother appears to have made her choice to stick with the Ruby Vanguard, the Silver Sun is destroyed in a suicide crash, and there's a beam going from the ground to Ruidus, leaving a lot of fates up in the air.]]

** Episode 51 is the Apogee Solstice, so it's the climax of the LongGame. [[spoiler:Ludinus reveals that he was playing the LongGame with a BatmanGambit by using Keyleth as bait for his real target, Vax'ildan, who shows up in a BigDamnHeroes moment for Kyleth, only to be compressed into a sphere and used as the final piece. The Malleus Key appears to go off despite Bell's Hells best attempts at interference, sending Ashton, Laudna, and Imogen are sent to an unknown location of craggy rocks. At the same time, Chetney, FCG, Orym, and Fearne are sent thousands of miles away into a snowy desert, meaning the party has been split. On top of that, Ira was banished back to the Fey Realm, Imogen's mother appears to have made her choice to stick with the Ruby Vanguard, the Silver Sun is destroyed in a suicide crash, and there's a beam going from the ground to Ruidus, leaving a lot of fates up in the air.]]

Campaign Three of ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'' began airing on 21st October 2021. It [[TimeSkip takes place]] in 843 P.D., a year after ''[[WebVideo/CriticalRoleExandriaUnlimited Exandria Unlimited]]'' and seven years after the end of [[WebVideo/CriticalRoleCampaignTwo Campaign 2]], in the diverse and beautiful continent of Marquet, once marred by a vengeful god during the Calamity. The story joins the party in the bustling, sparkling Oderan Wilds capital city of Jrusar, carved into five rocky spires rising from the jungle and connected by bridge and cable, overseen and controlled by the Chandei Quorum.

** In episode 5, the party almost lose F.C.G. when they are taken down and they have no idea if their healing magic does anything for a robot. They go for it anyway, F.C.G. revives... [[DeathOfPersonality and Sam acts like F.C.G. has been factory reset.]]

* {{Feghoot}}: During Episode 31, Matt breaks down when he realizes Sam may have (at least partially) created F.C.G's entire backstory as a build-up to one joke: [[spoiler: the One-Eyed-Monster slew my Pussy]].

* VisualPun: F.C.G. uses Spiritual Weapon to create an official-looking paper. It's a cordial invitation to an ass-whooping.

** Episode 31 sees a lot of developments, especially for one particular member of Bell's Hells. [[spoiler:Ira makes off with the Moontide Crown, Imogen updates [[Characters/CriticalRoleKeyleth the Voice of the Tempest]] on happenings, Dancer telling F.C.G. to leave her alone because he knew what he did, the first actual inter-party fight happens when F.C.G. ''snaps'' and buzzsaws Chetney, and TheReveal that F.C.G was likely the "one-eyed monster" that killed their party and salvaged their parts in one such rampage episode.]]
** Episode 33 hits extremely hard. [[spoiler: A CurbStompBattle with Otohan Thull killed Fearne and Orym. Thull manages to get Imogen to snap and give into her powers. F.C.G, the party’s sole cleric, is now afraid of healing as he is unsure what it might do to him. The episode ends on a {{Cliffhanger}}, with Laudna between life and death, Letters trying to get to Orym in time for Revivify, and the party ending the episode seeing only "white". The beginning of Episode 34 also has Laudna die from this battle, diverging Bell's Hells into a desperate mission to bring Laudna back and to prevent Delilah Briarwood from taking her over.]]
** Episode 51 is the Apogee Solstice, so it's the climax of the LongGame. [[spoiler:Ludinus reveals that he was playing the LongGame with a BatmanGambit by using Keyleth as bait for his real target, Vax'ildan, who shows up in a BigDamnHeroes moment for Kyleth, only to be compressed into a sphere and used as the final piece. The Malleus Key appears to go off despite Bell's Hells best attempts at interference, sending Ashton, Laudna, and Imogen are sent to an unknown location of craggy rocks. At the same time, Chetney, F.C.G, Orym, and Fearne are sent thousands of miles away into a snowy desert, meaning the party has been split. On top of that, Ira was banished back to the Fey Realm, Imogen's mother appears to have made her choice to stick with the Ruby Vanguard, the Silver Sun is destroyed in a suicide crash, and there's a beam going from the ground to Ruidus, leaving a lot of fates up in the air.]]

** In Episode 12, after Imogen uses Detect Thoughts to try and help F.C.G remember their past more clearly, Matt ominously tells Sam "you take 2 points." He doesn't specify whether that's damage, or a hidden character-specific mechanic, but there's clearly more to Letters than it seems. [[spoiler: Episode 31 reveals that it is, indeed, a hidden character-specific mechanic, a [[SanityMeter "Stress Level"]] which grows high enough that F.C.G.'s [[RedEyesTakeWarning eyes turn red]] and he attacks Chetney.]]

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: This campaign marks the first real case of this trope due to two unlikely races in the main party for the first time, an undead (Laudna) and an automaton (Fresh Cut Grass). While F.C.G. is often regarded with genuine curiosity, and sometimes mistaken for a possession of one of the other main characters, Laudna is almost always striking fear into anyone around them (though, to be fair, that is explicitly one of Laudna's racial abilities).

* BatmanGambit: Ludinus pulls one off as part of his EvilPlan for Ruidus. [[spoiler:He lured Keyleth to the site of Malleus Key, and had Otohan Thule severely wound Keyleth with rapid sword strikes. However, Keyleth herself was not the target; the real target was Vax'ildan, who showed up as the Champion of Ravens to save Keyleth's life. Ludinus did this knowing that Vax wouldn't be able to resist pulling a BigDamnHeroes if it meant saving Keyleth, using her as bait. When Vax appears, he's used as a "piece of divinity" and the final ingredient to the Malleus Key.]]

* MoodWhiplash: A double example in Episode 51. First, [[spoiler:Beau and Caleb are revealed to have been captured by the Ruby Vanguard, seriously dampening already slim hopes for stopping Ludinis's plan]]. But wait! [[spoiler:Keyleth arrives along with some other Ashari to help Bell's Hells fight Ludinis.]] But oh no, [[spoiler:Otohan launches a devastatingly fast attack against Keyleth that leaves her barely alive.]] But wait! [[spoiler:Vax returns from the dead to protect Keyleth from Otohan.]] But oh no, [[spoiler: this was all part of Ludinis's plan and he sucks Vax's essence into the Malleus Key to power Predathos' release.]]

* Creator/MarishaRay as Laudna, hollow one warlock/sorcerer.

* Creator/SamRiegel as F. C. G. (Fresh Cut Grass), automaton cleric.

** Thanks to an oddly high number of successful perception checks, Sam has taken to deliberately talking over the perception whispers by simply re-reading his ProductPlacement from before the session started, often with help from the rest of the case.

* BatmanGambit: Ludinus pulls one off as part of his EvilPlan for Ruidus. [[spoiler:He lured Keyleth to the site of Malleus Key, and had Otohan Thule severely wound Keyleth with rapid sword strikes. However, Keyleth herself was not the target; the real target was Vax'ildan, who showed up as the Champion of Ravens to save Keyleth's life. Ludinus did this knowing that Vax wouldn't be able to resist pullomg a BigDamnHeroes if it meant saving Keyleth, using her as bait. When Vax appears, he's used as a "piece of divinity" and the final ingredient to the Malleus Key.]]

* BatmanGambit: Ludinus pulls one off as part of his EvilPlan for Ruidus. [[spoiler:He lured Keyleth to the site of Malleus Key, and had Otohan Thule severely wound Keyleth with rapid sword strikes. However, Keyleth herself was not the target; the real target was Vax'ildan, who showed up as the Champion of Ravens to save Keyleth's life. Ludinus did this knowing that Vax wouldn't be able to pull a BigDamnHeroes if it meant saving Keyleth, using Vax as a "piece of divinity" and the final ingredient to the Malleus Key.]]

** Both Liam and Laura use their [[VideoGame/{{Persona3}} Akihiko Sanada]] and [[VideoGame/{{Persona4}} Rise Kujikawa]] voices when promoting ''Persona 3 Portable'' and ''Persona 4'' without namedropping said characters. And although Sam does voice Teddie in ''Persona 4'', he doesn't do his voice but instead delivers the ad. Matt calls it the "The layers of meta."

* CrisisCrossover: The Ruidus storyline sees Bells Hells teaming up with [[spoiler:members of both [[WebVideo/CriticalRoleCampaignOne Vox Machina]] and [[WebVideo/CriticalRoleCampaignTwo the Mighty Nein]]]].

* CrisisCrossover: The Ruidus storyline sees Bells Hells teaming up with [[spoiler:members of both [[WebVideo/CriticalRoleCampaignOne Vox Machina]] and [[WebVideo/CriticalRoleCampaignTwo the Mighty Nein, leading to all three of Marisha and Liam's campaign characters appearing in episode 51]]]].

* CrisisCrossover: The Ruidus storyline sees Bells Hells teaming up with [[spoiler:members of both [[WebVideo/CriticalRoleCampaignOne Vox Machina]] and [[WebVideo/CriticalRoleCampaignTwo the Mighty Nein]]]].

** Episode 51 is the Apogee Solstice, so it's the climax of the LongGame. [[spoiler:Ludinus reveals that he was playing the LongGame with a BatmanGambit by using Keyleth as bait for his real target, Vax'ildan, who shows up in a BigDamnHeroes moment for Kyleth, only to be compressed into a sphere and used as the final piece. The Malleus Key appears to go off despite Bell's Hells best attempts at interference, sending Ashton, Laudna, and Imogen are sent to an unknown location of craggy rocks. At the same time, Chetney, F.C.G, Orym, and Fearne are sent thousands of miles away into a snowy desert, meaning the party has been split.]]

* HeKnowsTooMuch: Several people researching Ruidis and the Apogee Solstice have ended up dead at the hands of assassins, including the Lumas twins. It's suggested that powerful individuals or factions are trying to suppress this knowledge

** Episode 34 find Fearne, [[spoiler:in the aftermath of the vicious battle with Otohan, faced with the impossible problem of picking between dead Orym and Laudna with just one Revivify. Ashley (out of sheer instinctual panic) suggests the remaining five characters vote for it, quickly backtracking out of [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone horror at her own words]] much to the cast's amusement.]]