This was probably the most fun i've had making a video, i hope you all enjoyed it. What are you most curious about for Exandria Unlimited Calamity?? If you are watching this soon after upload I will be live on my twitch stream from 8am - 12pm cst come say hi! www.twitch.tv/fraudonthetele
Considering the campaign takes place right before the calamity, and that the calamity lasted more than a hundred years, I doubt we'll see the fight between Gruumsh and Alyxian, as I got the impression that that battle didn't happen right at the start. I think it will mostly be the events preceding the calamity, and maybe also the siege of Vasselheim, since that was the battle that started it.
it would be perfect for a rapid character creator playstyle lol. imagine having to directly contest with actual gods and your character dies regularly, so you're constantly rerolling. that actually sounds kind of fun.
Exu: Calamity was Brennan's idea and it's for the most part his story. Matt helped fit the lore, and he created the world and had broad strokes about the event, but Brennan was the one to pick this time period and flush out and prep all sessions and the actual plot.
you know what'd be cool? a age of arcanum/Calamity sourcebook of some kind, cause like, clearly this age is incredibly popular and interesting, i bet lots of people would love to run it
Just started watching Calamity, Im a Dimension 20 fan and came for Brennan and Lou. Very grateful that you filled me in on a lot of stuff that went over my head in the first episode.
2 small points, no worries: - my understanding is that vecna was a lich trying to reach godhood pre-calamity, and wasn't a god a the level of the betrayer gods. - at least for the sake of critical role's universe and the general 5e "multiverse," there's technically a difference between how the gods are depicted artistically - the wildmother and ioun here off the top of my head are different in how critical role and how the other books portray them.
I believe Vecna came much later. He was a wizard to turned himself into an arch lytch and then saught to attain godhood, which he did at the close of CR Campaign 1, but was then banished behind the Divine Gate after an epic battle in Vassleheim. Everything else seems pretty legit.
although i agree that the Netherdeep will come into C3 in some way, I doubt that it will be a central theme of later on in the campaign because what Bells Hells do will affect how the Netherdeep will be addressed by Matt. Since "Call of the Netherdeep" details the layout of Cael Morrow and the Netherdeep as a separate demiplane (by the way, the book isn't a campaign guide like Explorers Guide to Wildemount, it's an adventure module), I don't think that BH will go through the Netherdeep because the layout has already been spoiled and people will know what the Netherdeep is like just by reading the book. that isn't how Matt has normally worked. it may be that the canonical lore may change because of the choices that BHs make, leaving aside what the group do in EXU: Calamity...
Firstly, this is awesome. It is probably the single most comprehensive and accessible catalogue of this information. That being said, I have a couple of notes on the information you provided. Firstly, Vecna was not one of the Betrayer Gods. He was a mortal mage who achieved Lichdom, was struck down, and eventually resurrected and ascended to godhood during the events of campaign 1. Secondly, Tal'Dorei was known as Gwessar during the Age of Arcanum, before Melora and Bane battled and the goblinoids were freed.
This was a great refresher to so many things that seemed familiar but I couldn't remember. But when did C3 mention Vespin Cloras (however you spell it)??
Well Netherdeep also has another Party you come across early on and basically can choose to be friendly or rivals and it helps shape the campaign near the end for the high level battles. So I think C3 is Call of the Neatherdeep, with the creator/Author/Company getting to really sell how complex it can get when combined with other stories from the same world Matt has built. Honestly from a business POV, they have the perfect marketing plan lol. And most have no idea they are being sold something lol.
Do I need to watch something before Excelsior | Exandria Unlimited? I just started and everyone is super excited over things I have no reference too and hyped over some random person who looks like the sun.
Vecna isn't one of the betrayer gods. He only became a god after the events in campaign 1, in Exandria. I'm not even sure he was alive for the Calamity, but before his ascension he was just a very powerful lich.
C3 had that scene where Fearne went into that fountain and it was a water world or something on the other side. Maybe that was the Netherdeep or a portal to it.
@@Stairway2Seven I suspect it was one of the portals that supplied one of the floating cities with fountains and waterfalls, still running, the source of the swamp.
Live Thursday nights at 10 pm est on Twitch or UA-cam. And on demand on UA-cam the following Monday I believe. Their channel also has most of the previous material available as well.
This was probably the most fun i've had making a video, i hope you all enjoyed it. What are you most curious about for Exandria Unlimited Calamity?? If you are watching this soon after upload I will be live on my twitch stream from 8am - 12pm cst come say hi! www.twitch.tv/fraudonthetele
This was a great video!
I love the editing 🙂
Considering the campaign takes place right before the calamity, and that the calamity lasted more than a hundred years, I doubt we'll see the fight between Gruumsh and Alyxian, as I got the impression that that battle didn't happen right at the start. I think it will mostly be the events preceding the calamity, and maybe also the siege of Vasselheim, since that was the battle that started it.
it would be perfect for a rapid character creator playstyle lol.
imagine having to directly contest with actual gods and your character dies regularly, so you're constantly rerolling. that actually sounds kind of fun.
Exu: Calamity was Brennan's idea and it's for the most part his story. Matt helped fit the lore, and he created the world and had broad strokes about the event, but Brennan was the one to pick this time period and flush out and prep all sessions and the actual plot.
you know what'd be cool? a age of arcanum/Calamity sourcebook of some kind, cause like, clearly this age is incredibly popular and interesting, i bet lots of people would love to run it
Just started watching Calamity, Im a Dimension 20 fan and came for Brennan and Lou. Very grateful that you filled me in on a lot of stuff that went over my head in the first episode.
2 small points, no worries:
- my understanding is that vecna was a lich trying to reach godhood pre-calamity, and wasn't a god a the level of the betrayer gods.
- at least for the sake of critical role's universe and the general 5e "multiverse," there's technically a difference between how the gods are depicted artistically - the wildmother and ioun here off the top of my head are different in how critical role and how the other books portray them.
As well as the Raven Queen and some other gods within lore. Which is perfectly okay for a homebrew campaign
I believe Vecna came much later. He was a wizard to turned himself into an arch lytch and then saught to attain godhood, which he did at the close of CR Campaign 1, but was then banished behind the Divine Gate after an epic battle in Vassleheim. Everything else seems pretty legit.
holly cow Mat has a ton of buttons to make things happen
although i agree that the Netherdeep will come into C3 in some way, I doubt that it will be a central theme of later on in the campaign because what Bells Hells do will affect how the Netherdeep will be addressed by Matt. Since "Call of the Netherdeep" details the layout of Cael Morrow and the Netherdeep as a separate demiplane (by the way, the book isn't a campaign guide like Explorers Guide to Wildemount, it's an adventure module), I don't think that BH will go through the Netherdeep because the layout has already been spoiled and people will know what the Netherdeep is like just by reading the book. that isn't how Matt has normally worked. it may be that the canonical lore may change because of the choices that BHs make, leaving aside what the group do in EXU: Calamity...
Have literally watched no critrole but watching this video because it was suggested to me lol
Firstly, this is awesome. It is probably the single most comprehensive and accessible catalogue of this information. That being said, I have a couple of notes on the information you provided. Firstly, Vecna was not one of the Betrayer Gods. He was a mortal mage who achieved Lichdom, was struck down, and eventually resurrected and ascended to godhood during the events of campaign 1. Secondly, Tal'Dorei was known as Gwessar during the Age of Arcanum, before Melora and Bane battled and the goblinoids were freed.
Came back to watch this video. The video with pictures is so nice. no offense, the picture is just very fun to watch
awesome vid as always fraud can tell you were having fun with this one
3:23 Sam is a cat.
This was a great refresher to so many things that seemed familiar but I couldn't remember. But when did C3 mention Vespin Cloras (however you spell it)??
The BH found a diary of his in one of the more recent episodes. It was fake but imagine if it wasn't...
Well Netherdeep also has another Party you come across early on and basically can choose to be friendly or rivals and it helps shape the campaign near the end for the high level battles. So I think C3 is Call of the Neatherdeep, with the creator/Author/Company getting to really sell how complex it can get when combined with other stories from the same world Matt has built. Honestly from a business POV, they have the perfect marketing plan lol. And most have no idea they are being sold something lol.
Trying to get into D&D is so intimidating! This is a lot of info
I don’t think Vecna was a betrayer god or involved in the Calamity at all, as he wasn’t a god then.
thanks this was helpful to understand whats going on !
Do I need to watch something before Excelsior | Exandria Unlimited?
I just started and everyone is super excited over things I have no reference too and hyped over some random person who looks like the sun.
Vecna isn't one of the betrayer gods. He only became a god after the events in campaign 1, in Exandria. I'm not even sure he was alive for the Calamity, but before his ascension he was just a very powerful lich.
C3 had that scene where Fearne went into that fountain and it was a water world or something on the other side. Maybe that was the Netherdeep or a portal to it.
I think that was the elemental plane of water
@@Stairway2Seven I suspect it was one of the portals that supplied one of the floating cities with fountains and waterfalls, still running, the source of the swamp.
Ah yes, Vespin Chlor-ass
Tips to the bard pls.
Vecna wasn't a God though?
Where can I watch it?
Criticalrole channel on Twitch or at a later date on their UA-cam channel
Live Thursday nights at 10 pm est on Twitch or UA-cam. And on demand on UA-cam the following Monday I believe. Their channel also has most of the previous material available as well.
At this point CR is getting too damn confusing and complicated If you weren't watching everything week by week.
Ironic since you need basically no context to watch exu calamity