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C4E019 Hand & Wheel

C4E018 Vindicta & Vale
C4E020 The Vanishing

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Thumbnail for Critical Role IV episode 19, with a red emblem around the episode number and birds in the bottom corners. A split image having the effect of cracked plaster, with a photo of Marisha on the left and a photo of Luis on the right. Both smiley widely. Marisha laughs, holding a silver mug and wearing a knit rug-like top and a golden necklace. Luis grins happily, wearing a plain white shirt.

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Runtime

3h 54m 45s

Cold Open End 00:12:08

Episode Start 00:19:22

Break Start 01:36:53

Break End 01:46:19

Running Bird Count

113

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Major Antagonists for Each Schemer

Ad Skit

An animated image of Taliesin, Sam, Marisha, and Liam all dressed in Star Fleet uniforms on a green-screened star ship bridge. The camera is tilted to indicate the ship is shaking, and the cast is pretending to be thrown around. Taliesin wears a blue shirt and Spock ears. Sam and Liam wear red shirts. Marisha wears a yellow shirt and a thick leathery alien forehead prosthetic. Taliesin and Marisha look scared, while Sam and Liam laugh. A sound mixing board resembling a control panel sits in front of Sam.

“What a streak!”

Every Nat 20 This Episode

TimestampCharacterDescription
01:13:38AzunePerception Check
03:05:44AzuneLuck Check
03:10:32AzuneInsight Check
03:20:03AzuneInsight Check

This Day in Aramán

Day 3 of Campaign, Forgiere
Soldiers
  • Meet and free Abalang
  • Meet Ulbid Morn
Seekers
  • Occtis brought back to “life”
  • Leave Dol-Makjar
Day 4 of Campaign, Viére
World
  • Cyd captured
Soldiers
  • Departure from Ulbid Morn
  • Arrival in Hawthorne’s Glade
  • Battle at the Wraith Tree

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HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing:

Created by Flando Maltrizian, Master of Time(stamps)
Timestamp Description
00:01:05 Teor and Kattigan
00:03:00 Asking about Ariana
00:06:05 Checking on Cyd
00:07:35 A dead man’s letter
00:09:15 Reading the letter
00:11:05 We’re too stupid to understand this letter
00:12:05 Critical Role Announcement Playhouse
00:12:30 Still better Star Trek than the Section 31 movie
00:18:00 Intro cinematic
00:19:20 EPISODE STARTS
00:21:45 The Employed Table
00:25:40 Recap ends
00:30:05 Orus thinks it’s a sting operation
00:33:15 The Forgery and the Genuine
00:44:25 Orus has gotten in too deep
00:48:40 Camilla is the jealous type
00:50:25 Marisha and Murray have similar energy (they don’t sleep)
00:59:30 Azune shakes his pants off
01:02:30 Where Thjazi wanted to be buried
01:05:55 Bolaire has a single man apartment
01:09:50 Thjazi taking in Azune flashback
01:14:25 Azune has a premonition
01:25:20 Filoneus thinks Azune is one of the good ones
01:32:15 Orcs don’t need to turn the lights on
01:36:55 BREAK STARTS
01:46:15 BREAK ENDS
01:51:05 Hal and Azune scene start
01:56:00 Azune wouldn’t have made it out
02:04:45 Long Rest (Murray gets her horoscopes)
02:06:15 Azune’s inspiration radiates to Hal
02:07:45 Murray’s apartment
02:14:10 Murray apologizes to Kora
02:17:30 Kora does still suck
02:25:00 Kora and Murray are girlbosses
02:27:40 Return of Tracy
02:29:30 Internship program
02:32:35 Kora invents the concept of work-study programs
02:36:45 Kora has completely fallen for it
02:38:15 Demodus Blix, my favorite Star Wars character
02:43:10 One drink maximum mixers (Kora is real bad)
02:44:50 Bolaire’s apartment
02:47:10 Bolaire does not eat much
02:51:50 Makmaz Gelfidar and Bolaire
02:54:30 Makmaz doesn’t prefer anyone
03:05:40 Brennan will honor the Nat 20
03:07:25 Varen Kadorn received the letter from the Seekers
03:16:55 Azune is put on the Royce case
03:19:55 Luis’s third nat 20
03:22:45 Azune tries to be a leader
03:29:00 Bringing Thjazi’s body to Olgud’s house
03:34:05 What are producers for?
03:35:15 Inez Rountree
03:40:20 The Grey Library and Byrindra Moss
03:44:05 Mooey decimal system (researching Bolaire)
03:52:30 King Valian arrives
03:54:15 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 54m 45s 3h 36m 43s 1h 29m 39s 2h 7m 4s 9m 26s 00:00:00 00:12:08 00:19:22 01:36:53 01:46:19 03:53:23

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Main cast attendance

Brennan Lee Mulligan, Liam O’Brien, Luis Carazo, Marisha Ray, Robbie Daymond, Taliesin Jaffe, and Travis Willingham.

Absent

Aabria Iyengar, Alexander Ward, Ashley Johnson, Laura Bailey, Matthew Mercer, Sam Riegel, and Whitney Moore.

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Week 1

Episodes in week: C4E011, C4E019.

Priest’s Day / Solaire
Weaver’s Day / Luniere
1
Hunter’s Day / Chassaire
2
Victor’s Day / Victoire
3
Smith’s Day / Forgiere
4
Farmer’s Day / Viére
5
Trader’s Day / Marchandiere
World
  • King Augustus Valian of Timmony and entourage arrive in Dol-Makjar [ep. 19]
Soldiers
Seekers
Schemers
  • Azune sees Orus Blade break a spell glyph to activate its spell and realizes Thjazi's spell glyph (fake) was never activated [ep. 11, 19]
  • Conversation with Orus Blade about manufacturing details of spell glyphs, counterfeits, and a recent theft of blank spell glyphs from his ceramics company Hand and Wheel [ep. 19]
  • Azune speaks with Sir Filoneus Halovar, who seeks to extend an "invitation for conversation" with Photarch Yanessa Halovar to Halandil, as Halandil sneaks back into his home and eavesdrops [ep. 19]
  • Azune breaks down to Halandil about his guilt over Thjazi's death [ep. 19]
  • Murray appeases Dean Kora Keplenvaisreck and proposes assisting Bolaire at the Archanade, which spawns the idea of an internship program opportunity tied to the Cormoray scholarship [ep. 19]
  • Bolaire speaks with fellow curator Makmaz Gelfidar about the Archanade wings merger and gains a similarly disgruntled, albeit begrudging, ally [ep. 19]
  • Azune finds Varen Kadorn at Falcon's Rest, where the falcons have gone missing, and learns of arrests of House Royce, Davinos, and Elbrendi forces in Riesingürtle by House Einfasen [ep. 19]
  • Azune convinces Varen Kadorn to begin recruiting trustworthy soldiers to infiltrate mercenary groups working under the Sundered Houses [ep. 19]
  • Captain Edrian Fazir informs Azune he was personally requested by Lord Harondus Einfasen for an investigation that day into possible magical wrongdoing at Palazzo Davinos [ep. 19]
  • Halandil takes Thjazi's body to Olgud Akarat for safe keeping and preparation for his burial [ep. 19]
  • Halandil sets up a meeting with Inez Rountree and her sister Romina, who works for House Einfasen, later that night [ep. 19]
  • Halandil goes to the Grey Library to attempt research into Bolaire [ep. 19]

Week 2

Episodes in week: C4E019.

6
Priest’s Day / Solaire
7
Weaver’s Day / Luniere
8
Hunter’s Day / Chassaire
9
Victor’s Day / Victoire
10
Smith’s Day / Forgiere
11
Farmer’s Day / Viére
12
Trader’s Day / Marchandiere
World
  • Expected opening date of the play "Murzat" at the Hallowed Round [ep. 19]
Soldiers
Seekers
Schemers

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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: 0

Character Damage dealt
Teor 0
Kattigan 0
Halandil 0
Murray 0
Azune 0
Bolaire 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: 0

Character Damage taken
Teor 0
Kattigan 0
Halandil 0
Murray 0
Azune 0
Bolaire 0

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Total: 0

Character Healing performed
Teor 0
Kattigan 0
Halandil 0
Murray 0
Azune 0
Bolaire 0

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Totals
Spells Leveled Spells Only Spell Levels
8 2 2
Character Spell Base level Cast at Notes
Azune Guidance Cantrip Cantrip on self
Azune Message Cantrip Cantrip to Halandil
Azune Message Cantrip Cantrip to Halandil
Azune Message Cantrip Cantrip to Halandil
Azune Detect Magic 1 1
Halandil Minor Illusion Cantrip Cantrip
Azune Message Cantrip Cantrip to Varen Kadorn; Luis says he is spam casting it so it is unclear how many times it was cast during this conversation
Halandil Disguise Self 1 1

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Total: 3

Character Ability/Feature/Trait Type From Notes
Halandil Bardic Inspiration: Granted Class Feature Bard granted to Azune
Murray Portent: Rolled Subclass Feature Divination
Azune Resourceful Species Feature Human give Heroic Inspiration to Halandil

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PC natural 20s

Total: 4

Timestamp Character Description
01:13:38 Azune Perception Check to scope out Halandil’s house
03:05:44 Azune Luck Check walking to the Falcon’s Rest
03:10:32 Azune Insight Check that Varen Kadorn is having a traumatic episode
03:20:03 Azune Insight Check on Captain Fazir’s willingness to rock the boat

DM natural 1s

Total: 1

Timestamp Character Description
01:35:54 Filoneus’s dogs Unknown Check on Halandil’s illusory cat

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Total Long: 1

Total Short: 0

Timestamp Long or Short Characters
02:04:50 Long Azune, Bolaire, Halandil, Murray

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Total: 19

Timestamp Item Payer Recipient How obtained Notes
00:31:47 ceramic transportation glyph Azune Orus Blade lent
00:31:47 counterfeit glyph Azune Orus Blade lent
00:43:41 spell glyph shards Orus Blade Azune gave
00:44:00 ceramic transportation glyph Orus Blade Azune returned Presumed, time approximated
00:44:00 counterfeit glyph Orus Blade Azune returned Presumed, time approximated
01:05:22 letter requesting assistance at the Archanade Bolaire Murray gave
01:47:40 meal of honey, bread, and cheese Halandil Azune gave
01:48:30 fabric flower Shadia Fang Halandil left for
01:50:25 meal of honey, bread, and cheese Azune - ate
02:28:51 letter requesting assistance at the Archanade Murray Dean Kora Keplenvaisreck gave
02:35:13 stack of applications Dean Kora Keplenvaisreck Murray gave
02:47:51 small amounts of jerky, fruit, water - Bolaire ate
03:17:06 slip written by Lord Harondus Einfasen regarding magical wrongdoings at Palazzo Davinos Captain Edrian Fazir Azune gave
03:28:54 Thjazi's body on a slat of wood - Halandil takes
03:29:11 cloak - Halandil takes
03:29:16 small wagon - Halandil uses
03:33:23 Thjazi's body on a slat of wood Halandil Olgud Akarat leaves in care of
03:33:23 small wagon Halandil Olgud Akarat leaves in care of assumed
03:43:45 library parchment square Byrindra Moss Halandil gives

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Total: 8

Name First mention First appearance Race (if given) Identifier (if relevant) Description (if given)
Makmaz Gelfidar C4E011 Make Merry at 00:43:34 C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 02:51:47 Orc Around 6'5" and estremely reedy/skinny. Wears spectacles, robes, and a partial mask over an ear to cover a bad injury to it, as well as a silver half-gauntlet to cover two missing fingers. Curator of the Selodyne Wing, which holds artifacts and old emblems of the gods. (He/him)
Varen Kadorn C4E011 Make Merry at 01:13:55 C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 03:07:32 Azune’s contact for establishing inside people with the Revolutionary Guard Former Falconer's Rebellion fighter and guard for the Royce Vassal House Elbrendi. Previously a member of the Revolutionary Guard. Tall, shaved head, wears half plate armor. (He/him)
"Professor" C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 00:10:14 Wrote a cryptic letter to Thjazi ("Shadow") that was meant to be delivered by Jauf the bowka.
Oscuro Milanti C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 02:27:19 The "preserver" at the Archanade.
Demodus Blix C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 02:38:21 C4E021 King of Cards at 03:27:46 Gnome Grad student and TA at the Penteveral A 22-year-old grad student at the Penteveral. Darkish brown skin and, in flashback, an ice cream swirl of froompy hair that goes up, as well as a little blue jacket and sharp vest. Wears school badges on the vest and a deep blue chest binder with wizard stars on it underneath. A graduate of the school of illusion now studying for his doctorate. Brilliant, dedicated, full of school spirit. Has a chamelon familiar. Came to the school at age 12. Has always dreamed of being a professor there. Has a condition where his irises are the color of whatever's behind him. Was a busker doing illusion shows in the Ogrimok Marketplace before arcane magic was banned there, and knows Bolaire from that time. Missed the class he was supposed to teach the morning of C4E019 Hand & Wheel, which is out of character, and seems to have been somehow roped into a cover-up of the massacre at the Palazzo Davinos by the Tachonis. Was sold out to the Crow Keepers by Pimley Morn. (He/him)
Dala C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 03:25:20 C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 03:25:20 Enquirer Arcane Marshal under Azune alongside Horace and Groto.
Byrindra Moss C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 03:41:04 C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 03:41:04 Bullfolk Librarian at the Grey Library Older. Wears long spectacles on the edge of her snout and has big horns. (She/her)
Sir Marten C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 03:52:27 C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 03:52:27 Hound of the King Hound of the King Young, muscular and broad-chested, foxlike (almost halfway between a coyote and a husky). Traveling with King Gus's party. (He/him)

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Taliesin, Sam, Marisha, and Liam all dressed in Star Fleet uniforms on a green-screened star ship bridge. The camera is tilted to indicate the ship is shaking, and the cast is pretending to be thrown around. Taliesin wears a blue shirt and Spock ears. Sam and Liam wear red shirts. Marisha wears a yellow shirt and a thick leathery alien forehead prosthetic. Taliesin and Marisha look scared, while Sam and Liam laugh. A sound mixing board resembling a control panel sits in front of Sam. Taliesin, Sam, Marisha, and Liam all dressed in Star Fleet uniforms on a green-screened star ship bridge. Taliesin wears a blue shirt and Spock ears. Sam and Liam wear red shirts. Marisha wears a yellow shirt and a thick leathery alien forehead prosthetic. Sam clenches his fist dramatically in a Kirk-like manner, while Taliesin explains something, Liam mugs directly at the camera, and Marisha looks at the camera blankly. A sound mixing board resembling a control panel sits in front of Sam, along with a power strip, tape, a mug, and a couple small monitors.

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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 6
Falcon 3
Goose 1
Magpie 1
Unknown 1

Total: 6

Timestamp Species (if given) Line Notes
00:46:09 Goose "'Well, it seems these Sundered Houses have no problems printing spell glyphs. What's good for the goose, clearly, not so good for the gander. I think I have some strong words to share.'"
00:46:27 - "This guy had more bravado talking shit before he was in a shadowy aviary with a bunch of people being like..." Aviary is mentioned multiple times in this scene. (00:49:07, 01:01:21)
02:04:27 Magpie "You go to sleep. Look out and see on your window sill a little mama magpie sleeping over her chicks that are all snoozing underneath her, and--"
03:07:22 Falcon "You walk up and see, as you approach the Falcon's Rest, waiting by the colonnade where the names are written, you look and see a couple things. Number one, the falcons' nests up here are empty."
03:07:28 Falcon (egg) "You don't see any birds, any laid eggs up here."
03:10:18 Falcon "'What did they do? Where are the fucking falcons?' You see he looks around. I think, give me an insight check."