Campaign 3, E34: “What Dreams May Come”
Combat:
- Combat rounds without fighting: Twitch: 0:35:02 to 1:20:55, YouTube: 0:20:03 to 1:05:58
Recurring Themes:
- Death and Grief.
Pre-show:
Sound effects:
- Squeaky balloon: Noise of rubber against rubber as a player makes balloon animals.
Campaign 3 Intro 2:
Time: 1:47
Epilepsy and light sensitivity
- Rapidly alternating colors: High contrast bright colors, often on bright white, that rapidly shift with frequent jump cuts.
- Flashing motion effects: Low frame animation without blur frames. Motion blur at the beginning Jumping stills with bright white lines on a dark background appear to flash as they change.
- Jumpy rotoscoped shots: Short cuts for rotoscoped animation with a lot of movement can appear jumpy and disorienting. May affect motion sensitivity.
Part 1:
Occurrences:
- Intense Mindscape: Each character is taken through individual scenes remembering defining character moments.
- Chetney transformation: With body horror.
- Feeling cornered: Unable to escape someone.
- City destruction: Part of a city is destroyed in a blast.
- Major character death.
- Short resurrection ritual (revivify): Characters use spells to revive dead characters. this involves asking them to return.
- Triage: Having to choose who lives or dies.
Break:
Ads:
- Merch showcase.
- 80's toy commercial Twitch sub ad.
Critical Role Shop Showcase
Welcome to Tal'Dorei Soundtrack Ad
Critical Recap Ad
Fanart and Cosplay Submission Ad
Twitch Subscription Ad Spoofing '80's Toy Ads
Part 2:
Occurrences:
- Torture: A line of questioning and intimidation briefly turns to violence.
- Claustrophobia: A character goes in and out of a place with limited air.
- Fear of discovery: Characters wait in hiding while a search is conducted. The atmosphere is tense.
- Involuntary Body Search: Characters pat down a prisoner and the players joke, with words and gestures, about doing an invasive cavity search.
- Public nudity: A character walks through town naked.
Discussions:
- Village destruction: Memories are discussed of a village accidentally destroyed through magical means.
Mentions:
- Drugs: Joke about snorting a spell component like drugs.