The Omen Archive

C4E014 A Bridge Too Far

C4E013 Seeking Sanctuary
C4E015 Flight to Castle Torch

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Thumbnail for Critical Role IV episode 14, with a green emblem around the episode number and compass arrows in the bottom corners. A split image having the effect of cracked plaster, with art of Thaisha and Occtis on the left and a photo of Aabria on the right. Thaisha sits astride a black horse, a red traveling cloak around her shoulders. Her long black curly hair, streaked with gray, drapes past her shoulders. A single braid hangs from her left temple past her chin. Her eyes, surrounded in red makeup, glow yellow. There is a notch in her left eyebrow, a ring in her nose, and a stud on her lower lip. Two small fangs stick upwards from her lower jaw. Occtis sits near her, seemingly on another horse. He wears a high collared black and purple jacket, white ascot, and black clothes. He massages his right wrist. Aabria looks to her right, a calm but defiant expression on her face. She wears yellow-tinted glasses, a gold chain earring, and a golden necklace. Her blouse is covered in images of hearts, stars, and rainbows.

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Runtime

3h 42m 15s

Cold Open End 0:13:00

Episode Start 0:19:12

Break Start 1:42:20

Break End 1:52:00

Top Damage Dealer

Julien, 85

Julien from the shoulders up. A white-skinned human with long wavy dark brown hair and a scornful expression on his face. He wears a brown cloak with red accents along the edge and collar. A large silver pauldron is on his right shoulder. A stud earring is in his right ear.

Just Some Agony Noises

Audio Description Brennan screaming as Agony, with multiple screams overlapping. You can hear Brennan yell “Sorry!”, and the audio ends with “Don’t yell at me!”.

A Bone-Headed Family

(Presumed) inspirations for Tachonis sibling names

A diagram of a skull with each of the 8 bones in the cranium labeled. All bones have the number 1 after their name unless otherwise stated. The frontal bone is around the forehead. The parietal bones (labeled “2”) are at the top back. The occipital bone is at the bottom back. The temporal bones (labeled “2”) are on the side, around the ears. The sphenoid bone is around the temple. The ethmoid bone is between the eyes.

Cranial BoneSibling(s)
ParietalsPetra & Ryah
EthmoidEthrand
FrontalFrons
OccipitalOcctis
Sphenoid???
Temporals???

New Records for PC Nat 20s

Most Nat 20s in an Episode

8

Most Player Nat 20s in an Episode

Alexander Ward, 4 (including the Undead Monitor Lizard’s Rotting Rend)

Running Bird Count

84

* See our note on how we count this

Happy Valentines Day!

First Character Kisses

CharacterTimestampKiss
HalandilC4E001 3:11:40Halandil kisses Hero on the forehead
MurrayC4E001 3:49:59Murray gives Halandil air kisses to say hello
WicanderC4E003 0:40:41Photarch Yanessa gives her grandson Wicander a kiss
ThaishaC4E005 1:31:03Thaisha kisses Halandil as the groups prepare to split
TyrannyC4E005 3:04:52Ulbid kisses Tyranny on the hand
TeorC4E006 2:17:30Honeysuckle blows Teor a kiss
JulienC4E012 3:15:12Julien kisses Lady Ingrid Einfasen’s hand

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HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing:

Created by Flando Maltrizian, Master of Time(stamps)
Timestamp Description
0:01:55 Teor and Thimble
0:05:15 MAKE ME STRONG (Bracers of Oak and Birch)
0:09:15 No hats at the Golden Orchard
0:10:35 Laura negs Travis’s rolls
0:13:00 Critical Role Announcement Playhouse
0:13:25 The Devil and Marisha on your shoulder
0:17:50 Intro cinematic
0:19:10 EPISODE STARTS
0:21:05 New insecurity just dropped
0:26:25 Recap Ends (The druid council)
0:29:55 A blessing
0:40:35 Rolls for the truth
0:43:10 Elf is super psyched to die
0:48:00 If things go squirrely
0:51:25 The stone is always hidden
0:52:15 Julien’s energy is bad
0:59:10 The elves are fighting
1:00:55 Flower Dolls
1:03:20 Occtis is intimidating
1:06:55 The Shaper’s War is not over
1:08:00 Interrogating Occtis
1:11:40 12 is pretty good
1:14:35 Everyone loves Occtis now
1:19:55 Showing the stone (not a stone)
1:25:10 Occtis is good actually
1:31:25 Thaisha is doing great under the circumstances
1:33:50 Occtis and Hannan
1:39:25 Respect from Julien
1:41:05 Ambush
1:42:25 BREAK STARTS
1:52:00 BREAK ENDS (map out)
1:54:05 Battle begins
1:56:25 So interesting of him
1:58:45 Enmity
2:03:00 Frons
2:04:20 Who’s on Frons?
2:05:05 Tachonis and Halovar are in a situation
2:06:45 Chill touch
2:09:40 Vaelus misses, probably for the last time this fight
2:11:25 Intimidating fog
2:13:40 Cruelty
2:15:10 Shots fired at the Soldier’s Table
2:16:40 Bullying Cruelty
2:18:05 Pain and Panic (my new DnD character, Bobcat Goldthwait)
2:25:15 Say hi to your dad for me
2:26:50 Occtis is a rules lawyer in-character
2:28:00 Thaisha is an expert bully
2:30:10 Undead lizard
2:33:35 Agony lives up to her name
2:36:35 Leaning into the sexual tension (these demons are kinda dumb)
2:38:50 The least scary demons (insulting Wick)
2:42:25 Okay, maybe the demons are a bit scary
2:45:25 You still look like you
2:46:30 Julien and Aranessa trying to send Frons over the cliff
2:55:40 Convincing Emnity Occtis isn’t Wick
2:58:50 Roll before describing Vaelus’s actions
3:02:05 Ebony and Ivory
3:04:10 Alex is a crane (Unsatisfying)
3:08:30 Ashley’s luck infects Alex
3:10:25 Julien takes out Frans (Matt has exactly 1 d6)
3:12:45 HDYWTDT
3:15:20 The demons are done with this
3:16:45 Bonus action: Take a minute
3:18:50 Valeus’s warning shot
3:22:15 Barbecue
3:23:25 Cruelty makes a really bad decision
3:26:30 Alex has taken Ashley’s luck
3:32:00 Fly you fools
3:34:45 Julien leaves only one alive
3:37:40 Just for fun, the sisters
3:41:20 Episode Ends

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Full time Gameplay time Game 1st half Game 2nd half Mid break 1st start Ad start Ad end 1st end 2nd start 2nd end
3h 42m 15s 3h 24m 37s 1h 36m 8s 1h 48m 29s 9m 40s 0:00:00 0:13:00 0:19:12 1:42:20 1:52:00 3:40:29

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Encounter Total length Start time End time Rounds In game time Notes
Battle on the Bridge 1h 55m 47s 1:42:06 3:37:53 6 36s

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Main cast attendance

Aabria Iyengar, Alexander Ward, Ashley Johnson, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Laura Bailey, Matthew Mercer, and Travis Willingham.

Absent

Liam O’Brien, Luis Carazo, Marisha Ray, Robbie Daymond, Sam Riegel, Taliesin Jaffe, and Whitney Moore.

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Week 2

Episodes in week: C4E014.

6
Priest’s Day / Solaire
28th Trozemere
7
Weaver’s Day / Luniere
29th Trozemere
8
Hunter’s Day / Chassaire
30th Trozemere
9
Victor’s Day / Victoire
31st Trozemere
10
Smith’s Day / Forgiere
32nd Trozemere
11
Farmer’s Day / Viére
33rd Trozemere
12
Trader’s Day / Marchandiere
34th Trozemere
World
Soldiers
  • Teor and Thimble check in with each other about next steps [ep. 14]
  • Thimble recognizes bracers looted from Sir Aniko Seramai as the Bracers of Oak and Birch, which originally belonged to Callowyn Royce [ep. 14]
Seekers
  • Thaisha and then entire party speak with Amadah Toadstool, Mozor, and Hannan, elders of circles of the Old Path, about Occtis [ep. 14]
  • Battle on the Hachvallen Brücke against Enmity, Cruelty, Agony, and Fronz Tachonis [ep. 14]
Schemers

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Map number Map
1

A battlemap of an ornate stone bridge over water leading to a stone wall with parapets and towers. Julien, Mozor, Vaelus, Occtis, Aranessa, and Thaisha stand at one end, while six armored soldiers led by Frons Tachonis stand before a gate in the wall at the other end. Two ballistas are atop the towers. White foam caps waves in the water below. A battlemap of an ornate stone bridge over water leading to a stone wall with parapets and towers. Julien, Mozor, Vaelus, Occtis, Aranessa, and Thaisha stand at one end, while six armored soldiers led by Frons Tachonis stand before a gate in the wall at the other end. Two ballistas are atop the towers. White foam caps waves in the water below. A battlemap of an ornate stone bridge over water. Julien, Mozor, Vaelus, Occtis, Aranessa, and Thaisha stand at one end. Behind them are two druids. White foam caps waves in the water below. A battlemap of an ornate stone bridge over water. Julien, Mozor, Vaelus, Occtis, Aranessa, and Thaisha stand at one end. Behind them are two druids. Blurry in the distance, six armored soldiers led by Frons Tachonis stand before a gate in a wall at the other end. A battlemap of an ornate stone bridge over water. Julien, Mozor, Vaelus, Occtis, Aranessa, and Thaisha stand at one end. Blurry in the distance, six armored soldiers led by Frons Tachonis stand before a gate in a wall at the other end. A battlemap of an ornate stone bridge over water leading to a stone wall with parapets and towers. Six armored soldiers led by Frons Tachonis stand before a gate in the wall. Two ballistas are atop the towers. White foam caps waves in the water below. A battlemap of the end of an ornate stone bridge leading to a stone wall with parapets and towers. Six armored soldiers led by Frons Tachonis stand before a gate in the wall. A battlemap of an ornate stone bridge over water leading to a stone wall with parapets and towers. Julien, Mozor, Vaelus, Occtis, Aranessa, and Thaisha stand at one end, while six armored soldiers led by Frons Tachonis stand before a gate in the wall at the other end. Two ballistas are atop the towers. White foam caps waves in the water below. A battlemap of an ornate stone bridge over water. Julien, Mozor, Vaelus, Occtis, Aranessa, and Thaisha stand at one end. Behind them are two druids. White foam caps waves in the water below. A top-down view of a battlemap of an ornate stone bridge over water leading to a stone wall with parapets and towers. Julien, Mozor, Vaelus, Occtis, Aranessa, and Thaisha stand at one end, while six armored soldiers led by Frons Tachonis stand before a gate in the wall at the other end. Two ballistas are atop the towers. White foam caps waves in the water below. A battlemap of an ornate stone bridge over water. Vaelus, Occtis, Aranessa, and Thaisha stand at one end, with Julien and Mozor further ahead down some steps. Behind them all at the edge of the bridge are two druids. White foam caps waves in the water below. A battlemap of an ornate stone bridge over water. Vaelus, Occtis, Aranessa, and Thaisha stand at one end, with Julien and Enmity further ahead down some steps. Behind them all at the edge of the bridge are two druids. White foam caps waves in the water below. A battlemap of an ornate stone bridge over water. Julien faces off against Enmity on the bridge. Further back along the bridge up some steps, Aranessa and Thaisha are visible. A battlemap of an ornate stone bridge over water leading to a stone wall. Hala, Aranessa, and Thaisha stand in the foreground, while further along the bridge are Julien, Enmity, Vaelus, and Occtis. The heavily-armored Frons Tachonis approaches them from the other side of the bridge, with six armored soldiers following behind him. A battlemap of an ornate stone bridge over water leading to a stone wall. Cruelty and an axe-wielding druid are in the foreground at the edge of the bridge, while Hala, Aranessa, and Thaisha stand further along the bridge. Julien, Enmity, Vaelus, and Occtis face off against the heavily-armored Frons Tachonis further along still, with six armored soldiers following behind Frons. A battlemap of an ornate stone bridge focused on Thaisha, Aranessa, and Hala standing at one end. Behind them are an axe-wielding druid and Cruelty standing next to each other. A battlemap of an ornate stone bridge focused on Thaisha, Aranessa, and Hala standing at one end. Behind them are Agony and Cruelty standing next to each other. A battlemap of an ornate stone bridge over water. Julien, Aranessa, and Pin face off against the heavily-armored Frons Tachonis about halfway along the bridge. Approaching them are Vaelus and Occtis, and a bit further back Hala, an aspirant demon, and Thaisha. White foam caps waves in the water below. A battlemap of an ornate stone bridge over water leading to a stone wall with parapets and towers. Six armored soldiers form a line blocking Thaisha from reaching a gate through the wall at the end of the bridge. Just behind Thaisha are Julien and Agony. White foam caps waves in the water below. A battlemap of an ornate stone bridge over water leading to a stone wall with parapets and towers. Six armored soldiers lay on the ground between Thaisha and a gate through the wall at the end of the bridge. Just behind Thaisha are Julien and Agony. White foam caps waves in the water below. A battlemap of an ornate stone bridge focused on Petra and Ryah Tachonis standing side-by-side. They both wear light metal armor, cloaks, and knee-length boots, and wield daggers in opposite hands. Their hair is white and done up in a bun on top of their heads. Behind them some stairs rise along the bridge.

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NOTE: Numbers represent damage as dealt, taking into account resistances and other effects, and may differ from the damage as rolled.

Total: 135

Character Damage dealt
Teor 0
Thimble 0
Julien 85
Thaisha 30
Occtis 20
Vaelus 0

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NOTE: Numbers represent damage as taken, taking into account resistances and other effects, and may differ from the damage as rolled.

Total: 66

Character Damage taken
Teor 0
Thimble 0
Julien 21
Thaisha 27
Occtis 0
Vaelus 18

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Total: 21

Character Healing performed
Teor 0
Thimble 0
Julien 0
Thaisha 21
Occtis 0
Vaelus 0

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Total: 6

Timestamp Character(s) Description
3:13:04 Julien Frons Tachonis, Falling, HDYWTDT
3:22:59 Thaisha Tachonis Guard, Lloy Staff with Heat Metal
3:30:22 Julien Tachonis Guard, Rapier with Weapon Mastery (Vex)
3:31:29 Julien Tachonis Guard, Rapier with Sneak Attack and Weapon Mastery (Vex)
3:35:54 Julien Tachonis Guard, Demi-Gauntlet
3:36:16 Julien Tachonis Guard, Rapier

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Total: 1

Timestamp Character(s) Description
3:13:07 Julien Frons Tachonis, Falling

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Totals
Spells Leveled Spells Only Spell Levels
14 8 11
Character Spell Base level Cast at Notes
Vaelus Shield of Faith 1 1 on Occtis
Occtis Chill Touch Cantrip Cantrip
Vaelus Guiding Bolt 1 - via Magic Initiate (Cleric), presumed
Thaisha Fog Cloud 1 1
Occtis Summon Undead Critter 2 2
Occtis Fire Bolt Cantrip Cantrip
Vaelus Holy Word Cantrip Cantrip
Thaisha Barkskin 2 2
Thaisha Primal Savagery Cantrip Cantrip
Occtis Chill Touch Cantrip Cantrip
Occtis Prestidigitation Cantrip Cantrip
Vaelus Guiding Bolt 1 1
Thaisha Heat Metal 2 - via Lloy Staff
Thaisha Cure Wounds 1 1 Julien heals for 12 points

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Total: 14

Character Ability/Feature/Trait Type From Notes
Julien Vex Weapon Mastery -
Julien Sap Weapon Mastery -
Julien Sap Weapon Mastery -
Thaisha Land's Aid Subclass Feature Circle of the Land
Thaisha Adrenaline Rush Species Feature Orc
Julien Tactical Mind Class Feature Fighter
Thaisha Adrenaline Rush Species Feature Orc
Julien Vex Weapon Mastery -
Julien Sap Weapon Mastery -
Julien Vex Weapon Mastery -
Julien Action Surge Class Feature Fighter
Julien Sneak Attack Class Feature Rogue
Julien Vex Weapon Mastery -
Julien Vex Weapon Mastery -

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PC natural 20s

Total: 8

Timestamp Character Description
0:54:30 Thaisha Insight Check on whether Occtis is in danger from the other druids
1:03:57 Occtis Intimidation Check on Amadah
1:14:41 Occtis Persuasion Check to tell his story to the druids
2:12:09 Thaisha Intimidation Check to scare the Tachonis soldiers with her fog
2:58:13 Undead Monitor Lizard Rotting Rend attack with advantage on Agony
3:20:10 Vaelus Intimidation Check to scare the Tachonis soldiers with her Guiding Bolt in the fog
3:27:18 Occtis Persuasion Check with advantage to tell the Tachonis soldiers to stand down
3:36:08 Julien Rapier attack on Tachonis Guard

PC natural 1s

Total: 3

Timestamp Character Description
2:47:05 Julien Athletics Check to shove Frons Tachonis
3:09:01 Occtis Luck Check on the arrival of Petra and Ryah Tachonis
3:29:35 Julien Rapier attack on Tachonis Guard

DM natural 20s

Total: 1

Timestamp Character Description
2:05:49 Frons Tachonis Wisdom Save against Enmity’s Dominate Person

DM natural 1s

Total: 1

Timestamp Character Description
0:41:00 Amadah, Mozor, and Hannan Insight Check on Thaisha’s story about Occtis

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Total: 3

Timestamp Item Payer Recipient How obtained Notes
0:49:38 meal - Julien consumed presumed based on mention of meal
0:49:38 meal - Vaelus consumed presumed based on mention of meal
1:38:11 rations Druidic Sanctuary seekers party given

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Total: 6

Name First mention First appearance Race (if given) Identifier (if relevant) Description (if given)
Maned wolf C4E014 A Bridge Too Far at 0:46:14 C4E014 A Bridge Too Far at 0:46:14 Either a druid of a familiar in the longhouse in Schongarten. Long-legged red maned wolf.
The King of Faerie C4E014 A Bridge Too Far at 1:01:45 Married Sylandri.
Mara the Wing C4E014 A Bridge Too Far at 1:17:47 C4E026 Council of Heroes at 0:16:59 Human (currently stuck as a falcon due to Wild Shape) Druid of the Circle of the Hunt May be the same as Mara Weaver. May be a member of "The Cloak" along with Thjazi. A charming scoundrel. Has a powerful ability to travel in and out of the underworld, but prior to Thjazi's execution was somehow prevented from doing so and headed with haste towards Dol-Makjar after instructing Pascard and the Drowned Men to destroy an obelisk in Tannesar. Wore a simple leather vest and leather breeches, barefoot with dirty feet and deep purple ritual-like paint under her eyes. Had ghost-like white hair. Could Wild Shape into a falcon, and due to a curse that eroded her body, must stay in a shifted form. Helped Thjazi retrieve the head waters of the river Gavzidra. Kidnapped by the Tachonis before being rescued in C4E030 Here in the Dark.
El-Naumri C4E014 A Bridge Too Far at 1:21:28 Celestial Angel of Sylandri The Stone of Nightsong was carved from his rib. First Angel of Death of the Elven people.
Tezumriel C4E014 A Bridge Too Far at 1:22:18 Celestial Angel of Sylandri An angel of deep forest and birdsong.
Frons Tachonis C4E014 A Bridge Too Far at 2:03:00 C4E014 A Bridge Too Far at 2:03:00 Occtis’s brother Wears a knight's heavy armor. Fifth Tachonis child in birth order. Killed by Julien in C4E014 A Bridge Too Far. (He/him)

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Sam at the Critical Role Announcement Playhouse table, with the floating head of Taliesin dressed like a devil over his right shoulder, and the floating head of Marisha with her hair in a bun over his left shoulder. Taliesin and Marisha are making frightening faces, Taliesin yelling and Marisha sticking out her toungue fiendishly. Sam looks frightened. Two red horns curl out of Taliesin’s head. Liam sits next to Sam, laughing.

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This category includes any mention of a bird by Brennan. Things named after birds (i.e. The Crow Keepers) are only counted in Bird Lore. Things associated with birds (i.e. feathers), metaphors, idioms, and catchphrases including birds (i.e. “I can still hear the falcon’s cry”), and actual birds are counted on all mentions.

Summary
Species Count
Total 2
Giant eagle 1
Nightingale 1

Total: 2

Timestamp Species (if given) Line Notes
1:22:27 Nightingale "When El-Naumri died, Tezumriel, another angel of Sylandri, an angel of deep forest, and of birdsong—nightingale—carved this into the stone you see before you."
1:28:58 Giant eagle "There are eagles across the Hachvallen Brücke. Is your urgency so great that you would wish to travel at once or would you welcome rest?"