Episode 11: Bosses and B-Plots

06/29/22 • -1 min

Joined by Bal's DM and person who cares about fighting mechanics Lily, Jana and Bal learn all about action economy and why you should really trust your DM when it comes to balancing boss fights, while covering Critical Role Campaign 1: Vox Machina - Episode 11: The Temple Showdown.

00:00:00 - Intro Music
00:00:20 - Introducing Lily
00:03:38 - Still Timely Intro Musings
00:08:13 - Content Warnings: Vomit, eye horror, animal cruelty, mention of torture and body horror, character death, non-respectful mention of sex work
00:09:56 - Spoiler Warnings: Mention of places from the end of campaign 2
00:10:32 - Out of Game Tidbits
00:23:35 - Where Are We At?
00:31:20 - How to Catch a Fomorian
01:04:00 - Tactical Giant Sleepover
01:22:38 - Setting Up
01:36:30 - The Problem with B-Plots
01:44:45 - Eye Assault Excellence
02:06:14 - The Purvan Scale

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Music "Red Fox Tavern" by Curran Son, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBpKUIyOHdo

Previous Episode

Episode 11 - Bosses and B-Plots

00:00:00 - Intro Music

00:00:20 - Introducing Lily

00:03:38 - Still Timely Intro Musings

00:08:13 - Content Warnings: Vomit, eye horror, animal cruelty, mention of torture and body horror, character death, non-respectful mention of sex work

00:09:56 - Spoiler Warnings: Mention of places from the end of campaign 2

00:10:32 - Out of Game Tidbits

00:23:35 - Where Are We At?

00:31:20 - How to Catch a Fomorian

01:04:00 - Tactical Giant Sleepover

01:22:38 - Setting Up

01:36:30 - The Problem with B-Plots

01:44:45 - Eye Assault Excellence

02:06:14 - The Purvan Scale

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CRBackPodcast

Find us on twitter: https://twitter.com/CRBackPodcast

Find us on tumblr: https://criticalrolebackpodcast.tumblr.com/

Support our artist Lulafia: https://twitter.com/Tyurru

Music "Red Fox Tavern" by Curran Son, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBpKUIyOHdo

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Episode 12/13 - The Noodly and Inevitable Betrayal

Jana and Bal celebrate finally leaving the Underdark and the least good arc of Critical Role Campaign 1: Vox Machina behind with a little musical interlude while covering Episode 13: Escape From The Underdark.

Climb on top/life is yours to conquer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa6ZVuw9xi0

Out of the Abyss in 7 Minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=474ln_UxZBk

00:00:00 - Intro Music

00:03:15 - EXU: Calamity Sure Was Something (slight spoilers)

00:08:03 - The Perils of Podcasting

00:15:39 - Content Warnings: Loss of Agency, Body Horror, joke about sexual assault, discussion of Cannibalism

00:17:51 - Out Of Game Tidbits

00:25:26 - Where Are We At?

00:27:50 - Fight Into Flight

01:17:40 - WE'RE OUT OF THE UNDERDARK

01:23:30 - The Least Ethical Pub Crawl

01:34:45 - So Why Don't We Trust Kima, Again?