When Crit Happens

The party ventures onto the waters of Deep Reach Bay, with boats full of kids. Will they make it to the ships safely? What fantastical encounter could wave-lay them? Join us to find out.

And after the gameplay, Dirty Crit takes the time to problematize everything, and Jo reminds us that there’s no going home.

This episode includes the inception for our first livestream, where we built out a unique Wild Magic Surge table for Jo. You can watch it now, by becoming a member:

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Content Warnings: swearing, threats to children, death of animals, heights, gore, body horror, death, misgendering, alcohol, guns.

Theme Music: Cullen Fitzpatrick

Original Musical Underscoring: Wormwood, Baylen Wagner and Benjamin Burgdorf

Logo Design: Casey Hoekstra

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With an entire student body as an entourage, the party heads down into the underground sea caves of Typhon Head to make their escape from impending battle. Jasoo practices her stealth, Jo works on her diplomacy, and Titan finally tries out their new toy. Then, in Dirty Crit, a discussion of how mechanics can lead a game toward certain types of role play.

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Content Warnings: swearing, threats to children, death of animals, heights, gore, body horror, death, misgendering, alcohol.

Theme Music: Cullen Fitzpatrick

Original Musical Underscoring: Wormwood, Baylen Wagner and Benjamin Burgdorf

Logo Design: Casey Hoekstra

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The party makes it to Typhon Head, and one of them has to step up to the plate to get them where they need to go. An old friend shows up, and they finally get a nap and a snack. But before the night is over, something new comes flying in.

This one embraces the messiness of improvised narrative gameplay, and you don't want to miss the Dirty Crit that gets deep into the mire.

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Content Warnings: swearing, threats to children, death of animals, heights, gore, body horror, death, misgendering, alcohol, sexism.

Theme Music: Cullen Fitzpatrick

Original Musical Underscoring: Wormwood, Baylen Wagner and Benjamin Burgdorf

Logo Design: Casey Hoekstra

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In a race against an army and some pirates, Jasoo, Jo, and Titan traverse the Storm Crest peninsula, trying beat everyone else to Typhon Head to help the kids inside. When the party waylays a group of Koro outriders and manages to get some information from them, the vibe goes from dicey to dice rolly. Then, in the midst of the ensuing skirmish, some familiar faces appear, emphasis on the "family."

Afterward, Dirty Crit explores in-game peer pressure, the value of meta-game conversations, and how to know if you’re being a selfish player. 

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Time Stamps:

1:40 Recap

5:00 Game play

57:40 Reviews

1:02:09 Dirty Crit

Content Warnings: swearing, threats to children, death of animals, heights, gore, body horror, death, misgendering, alcohol.

Theme Music: Cullen Fitzpatrick

Original Musical Underscoring: Wormwood, Baylen Wagner and Benjamin Burgdorf

Logo Design: Casey Hoekstra

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Kylee takes over and gives a DnD 101 class. Listeners who don’t have a ton of experience with the game, we hope this makes When Crit Happens more accessible to you! 

And for more experienced players, there are some juicy stories and GM tips in here for you, too.

We go through the most common things that come up when we're playing, and some of the basic principles of the game--which we hope will make it easier for you to follow the story when you're listening to the Rokhatima Campaign!

In the process, Torsten and Kylee get drawn into a couple tangents, all in the service of demystifying gaming jargon.

Plus, we've got some questions from listeners about their most burning DnD questions!

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Time Stamps:

2:45 Intro to the Topic

3:45 Kylee's Journey with DnD

8:30 Difference Between DM and GM

12:15 Dungeons and Dragons 101

16:00 Choosing Your Character's "Race" (we'll problematize this later)

17:00 Choosing Your Character's "Class"

19:00 Choosing Your Character's "Ability Scores"

24:30 Skill Checks (Perception, etc)

28:00 Types of Dice

31:30 Questions from Listeners

43:15 Wrap Up (What is Crunch)

Content Warnings: swearing, threats to children, discussion of corpses, death of animals, gore, body horror, death, misgendering, alcohol.

Theme Music: Cullen Fitzpatrick

Original Musical Underscoring: Wormwood, Baylen Wagner and Benjamin Burgdorf

Logo Design: Casey Hoekstra

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The party confronts Dafne and Carl, who seem to have a particular interest in the crystal Jo carries, from her father–which also bears resemblance to the ones in the courtyard pool. Titan and exerts their will over Carl, and Jo magically befriends Dafne. Meanwhile, Yama tries to help Jasoo see the impact she’s having on the corrupted landscape. 

In the end, allies are found in unlikely places, and good friends part ways. 

This episode marks the end of the Tempest Top arc, wrapping up at least one of the campaign threads. But there are plenty of other loose ends, so the party is hastily on to the next!

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Time Stamps:

2:45 Recap

5:50 Game play

42:50 Patron Shout Out

1:03:30 Dirty Crit

Content Warnings: swearing, threats to children, discussion of corpses, death of animals, gore, body horror, death, misgendering, alcohol.

Theme Music: Cullen Fitzpatrick

Original Musical Underscoring: Wormwood, Baylen Wagner and Benjamin Burgdorf

Logo Design: Casey Hoekstra

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The party is reunited in the depths of Tempest Top, with some soup, some rest, and a chance to examine what exactly is going on up here in the Storm Crest. Then they venture up to the Viewpoint, and what they see is shocking, to say the least.

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Time Stamps:

3:05 Recap

7:00 Game play

25:50 Reviews

1:02:51 Dirty Crit

Content Warnings: swearing, threats to children, death of animals, heights, gore, body horror, death, misgendering, alcohol.

Theme Music: Cullen Fitzpatrick

Original Musical Underscoring: Wormwood, Baylen Wagner and Benjamin Burgdorf

Logo Design: Casey Hoekstra

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Welcome to the Podcast Before the Podcast. 

Join the Couples of Crit as they catch up with each other and check in about the upcoming game session. 

This is the first official edition of the Patreon Preshow, but there are already two unofficial Preshows available for Episodes 5 and 6. And after this, it's a regular thing.

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Time Stamps:

1:45 Check Ins with the Cast

7:15 Pregame Question: "Jo, where do you keep your light?"

8:00 Meta Question: "Do you all want to go into battle or go back to Stormhaven?"

Theme Music: Cullen Fitzpatrick

Original Musical Underscoring: Wormwood, Baylen Wagner and Benjamin Burgdorf

Logo Design: Casey Hoekstra

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Content Warning: death, viewing death, swearing, blood, gore, body horror, misgendering, alcohol. Explicit descriptions of death throughout the entire episode.

Find out the fate of Jasoo, and how Jo, Titan, and Yama will handle it.

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Time Stamps:

5:00 Recap

7:32 Game play

58:00 Dirty Crit

1:23:45 Patron Shout Outs

Content Warnings: swearing, threats to children, discussion of corpses, death of animals, gore, body horror, death, misgendering, alcohol.

Theme Music: Cullen Fitzpatrick

Original Musical Underscoring: Wormwood, Baylen Wagner and Benjamin Burgdorf

Logo Design: Casey Hoekstra

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In the aftermath of a big fight outside the ruins of Tempest Top, Jasoo, Jo, and Titan start to put some pieces together about what these Koro soldiers are up to. Yama gets cagey when confronted with an old key, and June comes down from the ledge high up on the cliffs. 

Then stay tuned for some Dirty Crit. You won't want to miss this one.

Seriously, it's straight fire.

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Time Stamps:

2:40 Recap

4:20 Game play

34:45 Dirty Crit

1:04:08 Reviews

Content Warnings: swearing, heights, gore, body horror, death, misgendering, alcohol.

Theme Music: Cullen Fitzpatrick

Original Musical Underscoring: Wormwood, Baylen Wagner and Benjamin Burgdorf

Logo Design: Casey Hoekstra

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