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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 0:12:08

Episode Start 0:19:22

Break Start 1:36:53

Break End 1:46:19

Running Bird Count

116

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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
1:13:38AzunePerception Check
3:05:44AzuneLuck Check
3:10:32AzuneInsight Check
3:20:03AzuneInsight 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 Hawthorn’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
0:01:05 Teor and Kattigan
0:03:00 Asking about Ariana
0:06:05 Checking on Cyd
0:07:35 A dead man’s letter
0:09:15 Reading the letter
0:11:05 We’re too stupid to understand this letter
0:12:05 Critical Role Announcement Playhouse
0:12:30 Still better Star Trek than the Section 31 movie
0:18:00 Intro cinematic
0:19:20 EPISODE STARTS
0:21:45 The Employed Table
0:25:40 Recap ends
0:30:05 Orus thinks it’s a sting operation
0:33:15 The Forgery and the Genuine
0:44:25 Orus has gotten in too deep
0:48:40 Camilla is the jealous type
0:50:25 Marisha and Murray have similar energy (they don’t sleep)
0:59:30 Azune shakes his pants off
1:02:30 Where Thjazi wanted to be buried
1:05:55 Bolaire has a single man apartment
1:09:50 Thjazi taking in Azune flashback
1:14:25 Azune has a premonition
1:25:20 Filoneus thinks Azune is one of the good ones
1:32:15 Orcs don’t need to turn the lights on
1:36:55 BREAK STARTS
1:46:15 BREAK ENDS
1:51:05 Hal and Azune scene start
1:56:00 Azune wouldn’t have made it out
2:04:45 Long Rest (Murray gets her horoscopes)
2:06:15 Azune’s inspiration radiates to Hal
2:07:45 Murray’s apartment
2:14:10 Murray apologizes to Kora
2:17:30 Kora does still suck
2:25:00 Kora and Murray are girlbosses
2:27:40 Return of Tracy
2:29:30 Internship program
2:32:35 Kora invents the concept of work-study programs
2:36:45 Kora has completely fallen for it
2:38:15 Demodus Blix, my favorite Star Wars character
2:43:10 One drink maximum mixers (Kora is real bad)
2:44:50 Bolaire’s apartment
2:47:10 Bolaire does not eat much
2:51:50 Makmaz Gelfidar and Bolaire
2:54:30 Makmaz doesn’t prefer anyone
3:05:40 Brennan will honor the Nat 20
3:07:25 Varen Kadorn received the letter from the Seekers
3:16:55 Azune is put on the Royce case
3:19:55 Luis’s third nat 20
3:22:45 Azune tries to be a leader
3:29:00 Bringing Thjazi’s body to Olgud’s house
3:34:05 What are producers for?
3:35:15 Inez Rountree
3:40:20 The Grey Library and Byrindra Moss
3:44:05 Mooey decimal system (researching Bolaire)
3:52:30 King Valian arrives
3:54:15 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 0:00:00 0:12:08 0:19:22 1:36:53 1:46:19 3:53:23

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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
21st Trozemere
Weaver’s Day / Luniere
22nd Trozemere
1
Hunter’s Day / Chassaire
23rd Trozemere
2
Victor’s Day / Victoire
24th Trozemere
3
Smith’s Day / Forgiere
25th Trozemere
4
Farmer’s Day / Viére
26th Trozemere
5
Trader’s Day / Marchandiere
27th Trozemere
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
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 Kattigan read letter from Jauf meant for Thjazi and find a cryptic message from someone known as "Professor" [ep. 19]
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
1:13:38 Azune Perception Check to scope out Halandil’s house
3:05:44 Azune Luck Check walking to the Falcon’s Rest
3:10:32 Azune Insight Check that Varen Kadorn is having a traumatic episode
3:20:03 Azune Insight Check on Captain Fazir’s willingness to rock the boat

DM natural 1s

Total: 1

Timestamp Character Description
1:35:54 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
2:04:50 Long Azune, Bolaire, Halandil, Murray

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Total: 19

Timestamp Item Payer Recipient How obtained Notes
0:31:47 ceramic transportation glyph Azune Orus Blade lent
0:31:47 counterfeit glyph Azune Orus Blade lent
0:43:41 spell glyph shards Orus Blade Azune gave
0:44:00 ceramic transportation glyph Orus Blade Azune returned Presumed, time approximated
0:44:00 counterfeit glyph Orus Blade Azune returned Presumed, time approximated
1:05:22 letter requesting assistance at the Archanade Bolaire Murray gave
1:47:40 meal of honey, bread, and cheese Halandil Azune gave
1:48:30 fabric flower Shadia Fang Halandil left for
1:50:25 meal of honey, bread, and cheese Azune - ate
2:28:51 letter requesting assistance at the Archanade Murray Dean Kora Keplenvaisreck gave
2:35:13 stack of applications Dean Kora Keplenvaisreck Murray gave
2:47:51 small amounts of jerky, fruit, water - Bolaire ate
3:17:06 slip written by Lord Harondus Einfasen regarding magical wrongdoings at Palazzo Davinos Captain Edrian Fazir Azune gave
3:28:54 Thjazi's body on a slat of wood - Halandil takes
3:29:11 cloak - Halandil takes
3:29:16 small wagon - Halandil uses
3:33:23 Thjazi's body on a slat of wood Halandil Olgud Akarat leaves in care of
3:33:23 small wagon Halandil Olgud Akarat leaves in care of assumed
3:43:45 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 0:43:34 C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 2:51:47 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. Becomes Arch Preserver after Oscuro Milanti is fired. (He/him)
Varen Kadorn C4E011 Make Merry at 1:13:55 C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 3:07:32 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, has thick facial hair, six or seven years older than Azune. Recruits dismissed Revolutionary Guard members for the Schemers. (He/him)
"Professor" C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 0:10:14 Wrote a cryptic letter to Thjazi ("Shadow") that was meant to be delivered by Jauf the bowka. Part of The Cloak, a group trying to re-anchor the lost afterlives. (He/him)
Oscuro Milanti C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 2:27:19 (Former) Arch Preserver of the Archanade The "preserver" at the Archanade. Has knelt at the feet of the Lloy family for years. Arrested, released, fired.
Demodus Blix C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 2:38:21 C4E021 King of Cards at 3:27:46 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. Leaves Dol-Makjar to go work for King Gus of Timmony. (He/him)
Dala C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 3:25:20 C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 3:25:20 Enquirer Arcane Marshal under Azune alongside Horace and Groto.
Byrindra Moss C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 3:41:04 C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 3:41:04 Bullfolk Librarian at the Grey Library (of the Grey Tower) Older. Wears long spectacles on the edge of her snout and has big horns. (She/her)
Sir Marten C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 3:52:27 C4E019 Hand & Wheel at 3:52:27 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
0:46:09 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.'"
0:46:27 - "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. (0:49:07, 1:01:21).
2:04:27 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--"
3:07:22 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."
3:07:28 Falcon (egg) "You don't see any birds, any laid eggs up here."
3:10:18 Falcon "'What did they do? Where are the fucking falcons?' You see he looks around. I think, give me an insight check."