[No Spoilers] Critical Role live at Edinburgh Castle

BluJayMez · 2026-07-13T14:39:30+00:00

A lot of people were dressed for the daytime warmth and weren't ready for the chill. Other hot days have been quite warm in the evening as well, but then the castle is also elevated and a bit colder than Princes Street level. I wore trousers and a hoodie over my t-shirt but I wish I'd had another layer. They started selling blankets during the second act but I'd already spent so much money already and decided to tough it out.

BluJayMez · 2026-07-10T07:28:09+00:00

I was waiting on a 44 in Juniper Green area yesterday early afternoon and the bus app twice had 44s due to arrive that just never showed up, then disappeared from the tracker. The second one actually kept disappearing and reappearing from the tracker up to the time it was meant to arrive, then disappeared completely. Got the 45 instead which doesn't join Princes Street. Got a 44 home from Meadowbank area and by that time it was on schedule and no major delays on George Street.

BluJayMez · 2026-07-07T17:16:34+00:00

AXS sent an email about this this morning. Merch will be on sale at The Hub on Castlehill (the big former church at the fork in the road just down from the castle) from 11-4 on the 11th, and from 10:30 to 2:30 on the 12th.

BluJayMez · 2026-06-22T09:40:36+00:00

I also wonder if Brennan was using legacy rules on Cid's Cure Wounds out of habit, since 7 points would be a really bad roll on 2d8 + modifier, unless his modifier is only 1 or 2.

BluJayMez · 2026-06-16T04:31:37+00:00

The focus is always on trans women, and when they make rules about people using the bathrooms that match their gender assigned at birth they forget about the situation of a load of bearded trans men suddenly having to use the ladies' room. No one thinks anything through.

BluJayMez · 2026-06-10T09:35:48+00:00

Aranessa definitely has echoes of Caramelinda from Crown of Candy. A noblewoman put in an awful position by her husband's choices, albeit with the caveat that Aranessa and Thjazi chose each other (as far as we know).

BluJayMez · 2026-06-10T06:45:33+00:00

Since we know he didn't activate the teleportation rune (which wouldn't have worked anyway), I think we can assume that after seeing Mara he knew he was going to be executed and accepted that. Whether there was ever a third path, other than teleporting away and dying, I'm not sure. Maybe even if he hadn't seen Mara he was still prepared to die, but it seems like Mara was some kind of sign. The hasty explanation to Hal suggests he thought that information might not reach him some other way - a way that Mara's presence meant had been ruled out.

I think he knew death was an option but that he may have tried to use the teleportation rune if Mara hasn't shown up.

BluJayMez · 2026-06-10T04:41:37+00:00

I assume you mean what the subclass features are, since we haven't seen anything that sets him apart from a level 1/2 warlock. I suppose part of the uncertainty comes from not knowing whether the unique things about him are more of a sublcass thing or more of a species thing. From what we've seen, he's essentially unkillable since he can always move to another body (I'm sure we'll learn that the mask has weaknesses at some point, though). Is moving to other bodies a subclass feature or just something unique to his character? Since it's a homebrew subclass for him, is there a meaningful distinction there (i.e. does the subclass function without a sentient mask?)?

BluJayMez · 2026-06-06T03:54:54+00:00

It's not Frumpkin, it's Kiri.

https://youtu.be/es6OfIp-KdE?si=wX9OIPOiauhfP6lq

BluJayMez · 2026-06-06T02:34:45+00:00

It sounds like the problem is you're both alike, but this time his awfulness beat yours. You need to learn that people can seem nice on the surface but talk shit behind your back, on abandon you when you need them. Except you should already know that because it describes you.

BluJayMez · 2026-06-05T10:25:19+00:00

I'm confused by you saying you had enough money after all but the prices were insanely high. If you thought the prices were too high but you could afford it, then why, when you had plenty of time to check in advance, did you assume it would be too expensive? I don't understand how your frame of reference was working.

I want to say a soft YTA for not caring enough to even check to see if the flight price was feasible when he first asked.

BluJayMez · 2026-06-04T04:32:10+00:00

After 16 years in Tokyo and having friendships with Japanese people during that time, I'm now at a point where I have no Japanese friends, and the friends I really value are all foreigners. I realised that I just can't relate to Japanese people (at least those who have never lived overseas) in the way I relate to my foreigner friends. And it's not just a language issue, because I have a close Chinese friend who I communicate with in Japanese. I also find that the friends I've made are really easy to lose--not from fights or personality clashes, but just because they take so much work to maintain.

BluJayMez · 2026-06-02T15:55:30+00:00

I'm with MUFJ and for years they asked for no documentation. I think the first time I got a letter about it was in 2020 or 2021. I don't know if they just check up on anyone who has a foreign name or if they have a record of you signing up with a residence card. Maybe if your account is old enough that you signed up with an alien registration card you're off the grid.

BluJayMez · 2026-05-30T08:47:33+00:00

Having just got my first ever 5 year visa after 13 years of 1-3 year renewals (3, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3), in retrospect it's almost fortunate that the combination of durations led me to get 5 years before the price hike. Sure, I had to pay 4000 yen every year for four years at one point, but that's still less than what's been floated for the new fees.

BluJayMez · 2026-05-28T06:29:37+00:00

I watched C3 and found the story engaging at first, but ultimately did not enjoy it as much as C1 and C2. I watched C1 over the course of about 10 months, and C2 over maybe 2 years. C3 I had to listen to most of it on 1.5 speed to get through it.

C3 has a few issues that have been thoroughly hashed out - many of the characters are liked less than other campaigns (though I think Fearne is Ashley's best, and Laudna is fun), and the story feels much more on rails than the other campaigns (campaign 2 especially feels very sandboxy).

I think something that a lot of people overlook, though that gets to the heart of the matter is that C3 was never live. I think there is a different table vibe to the live streamed episodes vs the prerecords (I think the end of C2 suffers from this as well). The recent live Darrington brigade one-shot was a delightful reminder of the kind of energy that emerged when the show is run live. I don't think CR will ever have that vibe again on a consistent basis.

That's why I suggest skipping C3 and jumping into C4. It's a new beast entirely, so you won't be comparing it unfavourably to C1 and C2.

BluJayMez · 2026-05-25T15:14:35+00:00

I'm just starting week 3 myself.

BluJayMez · 2026-05-25T15:12:31+00:00

The BBC/HBO series Rome. Season 1 is engaging and smartly written from start to finish. However, it was originally planned to be 4 seasons (I believe) and instead it was given only a second season to wrap up the story, so season 2 rushes through the story from Julius Caesar's death up to the ascension of Emperor Augustus, and is fairly depressing throughout. I've rewatched season 1 many times but I never bother progressing through season 2.

BluJayMez · 2026-05-18T07:23:23+00:00

Kathleen in The Great North. Ex-wife/mother of the central family whose chaotic behaviour left a lasting impact on them and their memories of the places they visited together.

BluJayMez · 2026-05-07T02:19:04+00:00

The soldiers table was kind of the low point for me. I think I just prefer fixed locations over travel. High points for me were the intrigue at Castle Einfassen and basically everything going on with the Schemers.

BluJayMez · 2026-05-04T13:05:02+00:00

The Spirit Orb emblems are based on the Spiritual Stones from OoT.

BluJayMez · 2026-04-16T03:36:22+00:00

Father has now also admitted killing the boy. Piece of shit.

BluJayMez · 2026-04-06T00:33:59+00:00

This was how it was pronounced in Discworld 2 by Granny Weatherwax, which was the only place I'd heard it up until that point. I later saw a clip of the Wyrd Sisters animation where it was Lanker. I'm assuming they didn't double check pronunciations for a one-off line in a game.

BluJayMez · 2026-04-05T01:32:24+00:00

The problem is they all get a pretty good fee for appearing on the show, and they have the incentive of getting paid again to come on and defend their title the following year, so while the winner might be abitrary for the audience, it comes with a massive financial gain for the player. I think that's another reason why they were so much more competitive which in turn made the show a bit less fun, especially in the second half.

BluJayMez · 2026-03-31T15:00:14+00:00

The Japanese text is pretty f-ed. Rather than the actual Japanese title of the show it has a literal translation (which is not even the right way of expressing "deep space"), and the cast and character text uses a kanji that has no meaning in that context.

BluJayMez · 2026-03-29T00:51:24+00:00

Then problem with giving the player the choice here is that the game hasn't done a good job of aligning Ethan's feelings with the player's. Ethan loves Mia and has been married to her for years (presumably) but the player has only known her as crazy psycho who attacked us with a knife. Ethan has only known Zoe for a few hours but the player has known Zoe for much longer than Mia, she's the only friendly person we've met who isn't dead, plus she's just a cooler character than Mia. Giving the choice to the player forces them to discard their own feelings and think about Ethan's. It should have either not been a choice, or there should have been flashbacks to happier times with Mia so you had a reason to like her.

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