Campaign 3, E3: “The Trail and the Toll”
Combat:
- Twitch: 1:57:29 to 3:09:16, YouTube: 1:42:35 to 2:54:22
Recurring Themes:
- Alcohol: Long scenes in both halves take place in taverns and include drinking.
- Murder: Multiple murders take place and the deaths are described.
Pre-show:
Occurrences:
- Stabbing (fake): During Sam’s bit, assassins appear on set and Robbie throws a fake knife at them.
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Time: 0:16
Visual appearances:
- Flashing lights and fire: The logo has a fire effect flaring up on a dark background.
Part 1:
Occurrences:
- Alcohol, bars: Scenes take place in bars with characters and patrons drinking. Some are visibly drunk. The quality of life of a drunk patron is discussed.
- Dislocated Joint: Laudna dislocates her shoulder briefly due to physical effort.
- Fingernail Movement: Laudna shifts one of her fingernails in an unsettling manner.
- Strangulation: A murder takes place in a locked room, and the victim can be heard choking. Their body is found with a neck wound.
Sound effects:
- Blackboard Screech: Sam writes on his blackboard and the chalk creates a brief unpleasant noise. The cast yell in response.
Twitch: 0:24:59 to 0:25:06, YouTube: 0:10:03 to 0:10:10 - Laudna whispers: Multiple cast members echo Laudna’s speech in creepy whispers.
Twitch: 0:36:19 to 0:37:00, YouTube: 0:21:24 to 0:22:06
Twitch: 0:55:03 to 0:55:17, YouTube: 0:40:08 to 0:40:23
Twitch: 1:25:55 to 1:26:02, YouTube: 1:11:00 to 1:11:07 - Choking: A choking sound is acted out as a character is harmed.
Twitch: 1:41:15 to 1:41:19, YouTube: 1:26:20 to 1:26:24
Break
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Time: 1:09
Visual appearances:
- Flashing lights: Spell effects and fire animation (mainly white and yellow light).
- Eyes: Starts with a closeup of a Raven's eyes. Later a closeup on a character's eyes. End's with magical eyes in the clouds.
- Heights: a view of a city from above following a swooping bird.
- Blood and gore: A monster is killed by bursting through its head. Other enemies are fought. Badly wounded characters are shown after a battle.
- Fire: A Village is shown burning with two scared witnesses.
- Imprisonment: A character is shown leaving a prison with hanging manacles.
- Gun: A character is shown wielding a gun.
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Time: 2:37
Occurrences:
- Insects: Bees are mentioned multiple times before they attack a person. We hear sounds of swarm buzzing and comical distress, and see a swarm, but no attack is directly shown.
Part 2:
Occurrences:
- Monstrous Transformation: A character briefly transforms their body to appear unsettling. Includes unnatural joint movement, and black ooze around the eyes.
- Snake: A character turns into a snake and eats someone.
- Neck Wound: A body is found with a deep neck wound, which Matt describes with a gesture.
- Disrespecting the dead: A dead body is handled and carried in a disrespectful way.
- Alcohol: Characters spend the evening in a tavern and drink. One character gets very drunk and starts slurring.
- Major Death: A major character is killed.
Mentions:
- Impalement: A character is impaled in combat.
Visual appearances:
- Flashing lights: Projected red lights move around the room in a circular pattern.
Twitch: 4:20:31 to 4:23:21, YouTube: 4:05:37 to 4:08:26