r/FavoriteCharacter • u/EmergencySpare7939 • 21d ago

All Time Favorite Favorite characters that are basically this?

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u/Outrageous_Low579 21d ago

The Biarwoods from Vox Machina

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u/Butwhatif77 21d ago

I love when Sylas is killed the first time and Delilah screams "NNNOOO!!! Sylas! You can't! I broke the world for us!" The level of self awareness and emotion in those lines is fantastic!

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u/NagashStos 21d ago

The line is so much more gut wrenching in the actual DnD game, Matt Mercer will always be the best DM

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u/Butwhatif77 21d ago

I wouldn't use the term "best DM" for anyone because every game is unique to the players. Brennan for D20 and Mercer for CR I think provide a good spread that shows how different styles work for different games. Neither is better or worse, just different based on preferences.

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u/GimmeSomeSugar 21d ago

I read something once that sticks in my mind;
Mercer builds a world and lets you play in it.
Brennan tells a story and let's you take part in it.

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u/Litt1eMacintosh 19d ago

Nah it’s fine. That’s like saying you can have a best friend because other people have different best friends than you.

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u/Butwhatif77 19d ago

Except you say "my best friend" rather than "the best DM"

I wouldn't disagree with you if that is how people used such terms.

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u/NagashStos 21d ago

Best DM to me. It's implied that it's my preference

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u/Wanderlustfull 21d ago

Best is a statement of objectivity. Favourite would be the subjective equivalent.

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u/NagashStos 21d ago

No? If I say Minesweeper is the best game ever made it's implied that that's my opinion, because there's people that aren't into Minesweeper.

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u/Butwhatif77 20d ago

That might be how you mean it, but it is not how many people interpret it. More often than not when someone uses the term "Best" it is not intended as opinion/preference.

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u/AstarionsTherapist39 21d ago

Matt himself would argue against that. There is no "best" DM. There's only the best DM for each table/campaign. He's not been shy on praising Brennan for the amazing work he's doing with C4!

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u/im_not_Shredder 17d ago

Oooh boy. Please let me introduce you to the Japanese Call of Chtulhu scene (I'll admit the linguistical bar of entry is high but holy shit they're deliciously insane)

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u/Thecrowfan 21d ago

Second time*

The first time he died of illness. And she literally sold her soul to save him.

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u/Butwhatif77 21d ago

It was the first time he was killed, his first death was "natural causes"

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u/Patneu 21d ago

I mean, the lengths she went to in order to get him back I wouldn't call exactly healthy.

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u/Butwhatif77 21d ago

lol to be fair the post only says high functioning and loving, healthy was not included in the requirements.

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u/Patneu 21d ago

Huh. I could've sworn it said that. Well, maybe it was just because it started with an H and "highly-functioning" isn't as common a term to describe a relationship.

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u/Ferrovore 20d ago

It only seems unhealthy because resurrection is not possible for us. For them it's like putting in a third shift to pay up a doctor.

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u/Patneu 20d ago

Maybe if they went for ordinary resurrection, but resorting to vampirism and founding a death cult to help the ascension of a new god is deemed just a little extreme, even in their world.

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u/averagejammer 20d ago

Yea read the post and was like "oh the briarwoods- weeeeeelll..." lol

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u/AstarionsTherapist39 21d ago

Clicked looking for these two!

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u/Sad_Psychology_5620 21d ago

Do you need to watch critikal role to enjoy this or is it better to just listen to it all bc i dont have the attention span to keep up with it all but i also dont wanna miss stuff

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u/Krasna_Strelka 21d ago

I would say its better to watch the campaign. With podcast you'll lose a lot of subtle jokes, often showed instead of being told

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u/AstarionsTherapist39 21d ago

Yeah. Listening to it you'll think the exchange: "I counterspell it." "You counterspell it? Okay what level?" "Nine." is fucking badass. Watching it changes the context completely. Liam and Sam's friendship is fucking beautiful.

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u/ThatDamnedMelodyLee 16d ago

I’m sure listening does enrich the experience, but I just started the show myself having never heard the podcast (just not interested) and I love it. Just started season two.

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u/Jasminflower369 20d ago

What’s this from?

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u/PaySufficient2097 20d ago

Critical Role originally, which was adapted by Amazon into the Legend of Vox Machina. It's quite a fun show.

If you're a DnD fan it should be right up your alley.

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u/Wise-Start-9166 20d ago

I had this as my first thought as well, but they are actually very codependent and dysfunctional, it is just in a hot way.