Campaign 3, E61: “Crisis of Faith”

Liam O'Brien, Emily Axford, Marisha Ray, Taliesin Jaffe, Utkarsh Ambudkar, and Aimee Carrero stand side by side against a green and red splattered watercolor background in this thumbnail for Critical Role Campaign 3, Episode 61 - "Crisis of Faith."

Recurring Themes:
– Religion: The role of religion and temples in Exandria is discussed including missionaries, religious military, and religious abuse.
-Law enforcement: Armored religious guards are a major feature in the town the episode takes place in.
-Bodily fluids. Descriptions and role play reactions bring up bodily fluids multiple times.

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Campaign 3, E60: “Faith or Famine”

Emily Axford, Utkarsh Ambudkar, and Aimee Carrero stand side by side against a neutral red and pale green watercolor splash backdrop in this thumbnail for Critical Role Campaign 3, Episode 60.

Recurring Themes:
– Religion: The role of religion and temples in Exandria is discussed including missionaries, religious military, and religious abuse.
– Law enforcement: Armored religious guards are a major feature in the town the episode takes place in.

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Campaign 3, E59: “Somewhere Out There”

Campaign 3, Episode 59 thumbnail features Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, and Taliesin Jaffe wearing outfits with nods to each of their characters against a watercolor-themed background.

Recurring Themes:
– Trauma: Characters facing new traumatic situations similar to long held trauma from their backstories and needing to confront their automatic reactions. One character has repeated flashbacks to lost people throughout the episode.

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Campaign 3, E58: “Escape From The Past”

Aabria Iyengar, Laura Bailey, Travis Willingham, Ashley Johnson, Sam Riegel, and Christian Navarro pose together in a group shot against a blue and purple watercolor splash background in this thumbnail for Critical Role Campaign 3, Epsidoe 58 - "Escape From The Past."

Recurring Themes:
– Guns: A guest character uses guns to fight.
– Destroyed city: Episode takes place in the ruins of a city destroyed a long time ago and preserved in a state of destruction.
– Horror imagery: Magically corrupted nature.
– Monster sounds: Many different monster sounds are made and some unsettle the cast. Including slurping tentacle sounds.
– Many teeth: Recurring descriptions of monstrous mouths with varying detail.

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Campaign 3, E57: “The Sorrow of Molaesmyr”

Laura Bailey and Ashley Johnson pose against a backdrop of green, pink, orange, and purple watercolor in this thumbnail for Critical Role Campaign 3, Episode 57.

Recurring Themes:
– Guns: A guest character uses guns to fight.
– Destroyed city: Episode takes place in the ruins of a city destroyed a long time ago and preserved in a state of destruction. Including bodies and destroyed buildings.
– Horror imagery: Magically corrupted nature.
– Mold and decay: Much of the landscape is decayed. Mold and spores are described multiple times and affect the characters.
– Monster sounds: Many different monster sounds are made and some unsettle the cast.
– Blood visual: Sam’s gas can has bloody hand prints on it.

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Campaign 3, E56: “By Goat or By Boat”

Travis Willingham poses as if shouting in terror as he stands next to a delighted looking Aabria Iyengar against a blue and pale peach colored watercolor back drop.

Recurring Themes:
– Guns: A guest character uses guns to fight.
– Harm to Animals: A goat is killed and characters reference it periodically throughout the rest of the episode.
– Unnatural Animal: Characters observe the animals in a magically polluted forest.

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Campaign 3, E53: “Ripples”

Aabria Iyengar and Christian Navarro lean close against a neutral washed out pastel watercolor background of pinks and greens in this thumbnail for Critical Role Campaign 3 Episode 53.

Recurring Themes:
– Apocalypse: Repeated discussions about the current effects on the world, and mentions of things from before the Calamity.
– Guns: A guest character uses guns to fight.

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