Campaign 3, E71: “Mist and Whimsy”

Sam Riegel poses shrugging in a yellow coat against a pale yellow watercolor backdrop in this thumbnail for Critical Role Campaign 3, Episode 71.

Recurring Themes:
– Poop: To hide their scent from a large monster, the characters seek out getting pooped on by small sentient animals. It is talked about and planned for multiple times.

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Campaign 3, E69: “Nice”

Ashley Johnson, Talieisn Jaffe, Laura Bailey, Travis Willingham, Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, and Liam O'Brien pose nicely against a neutral blue-green watercolor splash backdrop in this thumbnail for Critical Role Campaign 3, Episode 69 - "Nice".

Recurring Themes:
– Manipulation: Cursed sword tries to convince a character that powerful allies can’t be trusted.
– Trauma: Characters speak with people from their backstories and talk about past traumatic events.

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Campaign 3, 67: “Bloody Flowers”

Ashley Johnson poses against a neutral blue watercolor backdrop in a green dress in this thumbnail for Critical Role, Campaign 3, Episode 67.

Recurring Themes:
-Environmental destruction: Episode takes place in a forest kept in an unending state of destruction because of demonic magic. Includes descriptions of dead trees, ash, and depleted dirt. The area is also the site of an old haunted battlefield.
-Demons: Many demons and demonic creatures throughout the episode with various levels of description.

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Campaign 3, E66: “Aid of the Tempest”

Matthew Mercer gently cradles Liam O'Brien against a neutral watercolor backdrop in this thumbnail for Critical Role Episode 66.

Recurring Themes:
– Environmental destruction: Characters spend the second half of the episode in a forest in a state of permanent destruction, with some areas that are smokey and the smell of ash.
– Horror: Setting and enemies are horror genre including corrupted landscape, undead, and monstrous transformations.

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Campaign 3, E64: “Reunited”

Ashley Johnson, Taliesin Jaffe, Laura Bailey, Travis Willingham, Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, and Liam O'Brien pose against a watercolor splash background in this thumbnail for Critical Role Campaign 3, Episode 64 - "Reunited."

Recurring Themes:
– Military presence: Throughout the episode characters see soldiers from multiple world militaries stationed in a city.
– Religion: Repeated discussions about the roles, both good and bad, that religious institutions play in the world.

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