crafts and cupcakes

Vico Ortiz is truly doing the absolute most when it comes to RP and I am so incredibly here for it. The scene with Mr. Beaks should be considered a masterclass.

critical role fandom misogyny can sometimes feel even more egregious than regular fandom misogyny because the usual suspects can't even fall back on the usual 'well the female characters are all underwritten and unrealistic while the male characters get better writing' excuse. the female characters are almost all "written" and played by women. obviously people are allowed to have favorites, but there’s a pattern in the fandom where the women’s struggles and importance to the story are often downplayed in favor of the men’s. male pcs are allowed to be flawed and emotionally complicated in ways that female pcs often aren’t given the same grace for, without getting relentlessly criticized for it

Jester Lavorre, recognizing that her guerrilla Sending tactics keep causing people to get obsessed with her and then trying to kill everyone she loves:

I didn't see it in the broadcast, though I think it IS audible, but in response to the Plank King's first reply to Jester, Travis snaps his pencil. i can attest to it, as does someone else on Twitter. he threw the pencil into the crowd, and someone caught it: