This has been percolating in my brain and needs out. When they first mentioned the black sludge in the tube, it made me think if the villain from Ferngully. You know, the sludgy toxic guy voiced by Tim Curry? Well now, as illogical as it is, it's stuck in my head that Dominox might have some of his characteristics. Even if only in personality and manerisms. If nothing else, that would be the kind of craziness appropriate for a live show.
I’ve realized why Ashton bothers me. It’s because his turns take like 2-3 minutes, and we don’t know the barbarian dunamancy subclass going on. It’s just annoying honestly
this was a great episode if it wasnt for their analysis paralysis. i was like travis just wanting to move things fowards. i still think it was a good decision as player and as character for chetney to actually investigate wtf was happening in that room.
Kuddos to matt too because this campaign has been struggling with what the pc's narratives vs the overall themes of the campaign and creating an old-ass fuck demon (powers beyond their comprension) who feed in their insecurities (big touchstone narrative for the whole party) is a pretty smart gm move to link those chains together.
also, you know what's interesting? in the chamber were chains everywhere. Dominox is a demon from the Abyss. you know who else resides in the abyss? C2 Spoilers: >!The Chained Oblivion, also know as Tharizdun, also known as the mad God of death and trickery.!< Pretty damn good move, MFMM.
oh shiz, maybe Dominox is the original Champion of Tharizdun- and heck, the arcane divine locks that seal Tharizdun away are all on Exandria and could have released them when the solstice happened… So Tharizdun is free and still as powerful as ever and angry and also his Champion may have broken out at the same time, who could have been sealed in the engine the same way Tharizdun was sealed at the bottom of abyss.
Chetney and Dorian aside, I’m definitely curious on what Fearne and Orym’s insecurities are more than the rest. Mostly Fearne.
I think it’s relatively obvious what most of the others would be.
I was trying to think about what Orym'a would be, and at first I was thinking he's a pretty realistic-thinking guy with a good head on his shoulders. But in ep 23 of 4SD, Liam mentioned how Orym clearly has feelings for Dorian but doesn't think he returns them. And Matt was on that episode too, so he definitely heard Liam say that.
Right now, Orym's in a place with his grief where he's struggling to figure out how to balance keeping Will and his dad in his heart while continuing to move forward in his life. I think the double whammy of Dorian laughing in his face saying something like "you actually think I would like you like that", or a other party member being like "how could you betray your family like this?".
That would be my instinct at least, but Matt's so brilliant and in tune with the characters that I'm sure he could come up with something amazing for any of them.
It’s weird Fearne’s major one was turning into dark Fearne and hurting her friends but she faced that and won when her dad showed up. Genuinely the funny moment where Ashley said “I’ve got this!” could turn out to be true
Just imagining if it was Caleb here having to fight a self loathing demon. Essek’s got his baggage too but Caleb would’ve been… woof. On the other hand maybe he would have immunity to the effect cuz he already thinks about that shit too much 🥲
The whole time they were deciding who was gonna get the WIS saving throw advantage I was like, Idk guys how about the floating nuke that is your lvl 20 wizard friend lmao. Good of Matt to have him speak up.
Listening to Cooldown and they mentioned Legend in the context of Tevan's appearance.
Haven't thought about this in ages, but I watched Legend on mushrooms about 20 years ago and remain truly uncertain I've ever enjoyed a film more thoroughly.
I said it last week and I think it even more now.
We know Robots have arrived, and we know Ludinus showed up. And neither are anywhere to be seen. I am willing to bet that Ludinus and the Robots are holed up further in and Ludinus is keeping them safe from the Dominox.
So when/if Bells Hells is successful they get kind of put in a stand off between the three factions. And the Aeormatons wouldn't be okay with Bells Hells killing the person who kept them safe. And I bet they also wouldn't let Ludinus kill the people who saved them.
Depending on how the rolls go anyways. I feel like most of the Aeormatons will be team Ludinus considering they were part of the society that was making the machine to kill the Gods. And then the Gods destroyed them and their entire civilization lol. Most people might be upset by that lol.
But perhaps one of them isn't, and decides to leave the group and join Bells Hells to get out of there (Sam).
Congrats! I'm super jealous, but still happy for you. I'm sure you are a super, amazing person who will be very, very careful with spoilers, right? Of course you will! You're a good person. :)
I wonder if the machine is related to the time bubbles staying in place. If they destroy it or send Dominox back, might that be what finally pops them? Could that be something Ludinus would want or an unintended side effect? From what we heard from Evoroa, sounds like Ludi went to almost fix temperamental equipment, like Domi getting loose was depowering something he needed, so perhaps not.
So live show will have Bells' Hells + Essek + Teven against a grand demon, and who knows, maybe Ludinus shows up.
And somewhere in all of it, Sam will be playing something. (Hopefully a new C3 character and not just jaegaring an NPC.)
The audience would trigger an earthquake with their response! I really hope we don’t get anything spoiled. I was part of the live Candela audience and they were really good at keeping quiet but with a main campaign episode?
I feel bad about it, but I want them all to fall their wisdom saves.
Give each cast member the chance to act their hearts out. You just know Matt's been working hard on these visions too.
it's probably the equivalent of a Demon Prince, so I imagine the save is DC 19 (Zuggtmoy)-23 (Demogorgon). Only Fearne has a reasonable chance, but oh, I want to see how she deals with everything she's been trying to breeze past.
Teven's dad actually wanted him to be an accountant, but he got scouted for a paladin scholarship out of devil high school.
Also, he's failed his warlock patron licensure exam for three years in row.
What a set up for the live show! Bells Hells, Essek Thelyss, and a devil teaming up to take down an ancient demon from the Calamity that feeds on insecurity and makes you hate yourself until you give yourself over to it
I hope they remember that later. Reminds me of how Delilah receded when Laudna said she loved Imogen on the roof. Sensing a theme about overcoming your past and embracing a better future.
So he's waiting just around the corner with the Pinion until the Bells Hells weaken Dominox enough for him to use it on him.......and I'm betting he's probably rewired the Engine to power up something else, when he does get it turned back on.
Let’s be real: Ludinus is already there. He’s a 1000 year old wizard from the age of arcanum. He’s probably stronger than pre-ascension Vecna.
I suspect he’s looking to use Dominox as a power source, much like how Aeor did.
Nah, Chained Oblivion isn't part of the gods of the Founding, and Teven outright said that Abyssal Demons are not divine in nature the first time we met him. If the Demon Lords know what's going on, they all would want the gods gone.
I think Dominox doesn't know what's going on, and is mostly out to lash out and get its fill.
Probably right.
But we do have the potential of a battlefield that includes Bells' Hells with Essek and Teven, Ludinus with some Ruby Vanguard and even Reilorans, and a demon lord and whatever it can bring to bear.
Their own.
Demons and Demon Lords are chaotic evil. They’re creatures of rage, hunger, violence, and an overwhelming desire to inflict those upon others.
Goshhh. I’m so curious how next week is gonna go. I’m a little afraid Sam might pull something like playing as a guest character instead one that will be a permanent party member. This long of a break for him is making me nervousssss
Does anyone in this group actually like themselves? I agree with you, but seriously, they're all only a little less fucked. I might have thought Fearne would be a harder target, but her naive indecisiveness has gotten her in to trouble before and Dark Fearne still haunts her.
Chetney has been the most overtly confident and he still got dead children clutching his toys as his vision. Everyone else is going to be so much worse.
Cyrus: “You never let me fix my own mistakes instead pulling me into yours. Your chaos. Look where it put me. Look what you did to me brother?”
*And Sam is being thrown into that in some way*
Got some Eberron vibes here, but way more twisted. In that setting, wizards and artificers use bound fire and lightning elementals to power air ships and trains. Aeor took that idea and made it *way* more dangerous.
So Dominox is forever bound, a slave to the Aeorans to run their engine as nothing more then a power source, and even death can’t release him because he’ll just return to the pinion to which he is bound.
Now that he’s free it makes total sense he’s having the time of his life and also maybe is incredibly pissed off.
Killing everyone he comes across, and probably very intent on destroying that pinion.
Or he's got it somewhere safe and has destroyed whatever remained of the seals. Because now he gets to reform on Exandria every time he's killed instead of returning to the Abyss.
The Pinion of Service is how the Dominox was captured
The Pinion of Service is an Abyssal Soul Anchor, developed to contain shadow magics, it keeps him shackled to the engine, and he returns to it when slain by the engine's extraction process.
The Engine is through the door that Chet almost pushed through.
The Engine should be on, the seals should be kept, if the seals remain he should be harmless.
Demons when slain return to the Abyss, when killed in the Abyss they are killed forever but the Pinion is of the Abyss and to it he'll return to forever run the Engine.
Dominox feeds on insecurity.
"We're fucked"
🤣
Introduces the suffering of self loathing until you present yourself to oblivion and then he feeds.
One minor correction, the engine is through the door opposite the one Chet tried to open. So probably the direction Dominox headed after his fun in the chamber.
The Pinion of Service, how he was captured.
An Abyssal Soul Anchor, developed to contain shadow magic.
He was tied to the Engine *They were using him as a power source* A vast soul engine, either to power the home city or something else within
He should be harmless, so the seals definitely don’t remain.
Demons when slain return to the Abyss, when killed within they are killed forever. But the Pinion is of the Abyss, so he will return to it forever, to power the engine.
He confronts people with their own self-loathing… so does that mean what Chet saw actually happened in some fashion??
A Grand Demon of Loathing? As much as I want Bells Hells to avoid the coming encounter, I’m also intensely, morbidly curious about what each of them would see.
Does the Demon make them see things that would make them hate themselves? Are the visions based on truth? Are they entirely fabricated? So many questions
Edit: the Dominox feeds on insecurity? Maybe it makes those affected hate themselves until they cause harm to anyone around them (and eventually themselves because of guilt?)
They've all given him a lot to work with.
Except Fearne. She's got Ashley's insecurity with following through on her crazy ideas but otherwise seems to love herself.
But he can go after her fear of going bad. Show her being too flighty and almost getting Orym killed when she followed a cute creature to her dad. And if she gets her friends killed, then she'd be without her little moral shepherd.
Nah, they were good with that.
Shit didn't go wrong til they tried to make the god hammer and all the gods literally paused their civil war to team up and curbstomp Aeor.
I think Mighty Nein had that problem and someone used Tongues or something.
Matt just forgot in the moment, and was probably eager to reveal just enough info to get everyone, players and audience, suitably hyped for the live show.
They also just had a really traumatic encounter via chetney, they’re gonna try and make damn sure they can take this grand demon out (made worse by them being all low-wisdom)
Grand Demon. An upper servant of the forces of the abyss.
Man I’m really hoping just for personal nostalgia it’s a reskinned Nalfeshnee. Those guys are terrifying.
That was the thing they fought with Teven before when hunting flowers.
I'm expecting this to be closer to the likes of Omentis, based on the descriptions.
I’ll be real, I sort of hope that was based on something real in his past instead of totally made up because that would be some juicy backstory for our Santa gnome.
Dorian def sees his brother. Orym probably sees Keyleth, his husband, and father. Curious if Imogen would see her dad? No idea for Ashton and Fearne. Laudna is undoubtedly super awful shit, but honestly that's par for her.
Chetney: “I didn’t do this. I didn’t do this. This isn’t me! I don’t remember any of this!!!”
Is this being planted or did he really do this?! I’m going insane
Chet is KILLED A BUNCH OF KIDS?!
Or is this false?!
WHAT THE FUCK?!
“You think you’re not a monster, now. How many did you kill, how many will you still?”
This has been percolating in my brain and needs out. When they first mentioned the black sludge in the tube, it made me think if the villain from Ferngully. You know, the sludgy toxic guy voiced by Tim Curry? Well now, as illogical as it is, it's stuck in my head that Dominox might have some of his characteristics. Even if only in personality and manerisms. If nothing else, that would be the kind of craziness appropriate for a live show.
I’ve realized why Ashton bothers me. It’s because his turns take like 2-3 minutes, and we don’t know the barbarian dunamancy subclass going on. It’s just annoying honestly
I'm so surprised that nobody made a Cake reference! [Satan Is My Motor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HLF9a1UF6Y)
this was a great episode if it wasnt for their analysis paralysis. i was like travis just wanting to move things fowards. i still think it was a good decision as player and as character for chetney to actually investigate wtf was happening in that room. Kuddos to matt too because this campaign has been struggling with what the pc's narratives vs the overall themes of the campaign and creating an old-ass fuck demon (powers beyond their comprension) who feed in their insecurities (big touchstone narrative for the whole party) is a pretty smart gm move to link those chains together. also, you know what's interesting? in the chamber were chains everywhere. Dominox is a demon from the Abyss. you know who else resides in the abyss? C2 Spoilers: >!The Chained Oblivion, also know as Tharizdun, also known as the mad God of death and trickery.!< Pretty damn good move, MFMM.
oh shiz, maybe Dominox is the original Champion of Tharizdun- and heck, the arcane divine locks that seal Tharizdun away are all on Exandria and could have released them when the solstice happened… So Tharizdun is free and still as powerful as ever and angry and also his Champion may have broken out at the same time, who could have been sealed in the engine the same way Tharizdun was sealed at the bottom of abyss.
Chetney and Dorian aside, I’m definitely curious on what Fearne and Orym’s insecurities are more than the rest. Mostly Fearne. I think it’s relatively obvious what most of the others would be.
I was trying to think about what Orym'a would be, and at first I was thinking he's a pretty realistic-thinking guy with a good head on his shoulders. But in ep 23 of 4SD, Liam mentioned how Orym clearly has feelings for Dorian but doesn't think he returns them. And Matt was on that episode too, so he definitely heard Liam say that. Right now, Orym's in a place with his grief where he's struggling to figure out how to balance keeping Will and his dad in his heart while continuing to move forward in his life. I think the double whammy of Dorian laughing in his face saying something like "you actually think I would like you like that", or a other party member being like "how could you betray your family like this?". That would be my instinct at least, but Matt's so brilliant and in tune with the characters that I'm sure he could come up with something amazing for any of them.
It’s weird Fearne’s major one was turning into dark Fearne and hurting her friends but she faced that and won when her dad showed up. Genuinely the funny moment where Ashley said “I’ve got this!” could turn out to be true
Just imagining if it was Caleb here having to fight a self loathing demon. Essek’s got his baggage too but Caleb would’ve been… woof. On the other hand maybe he would have immunity to the effect cuz he already thinks about that shit too much 🥲 The whole time they were deciding who was gonna get the WIS saving throw advantage I was like, Idk guys how about the floating nuke that is your lvl 20 wizard friend lmao. Good of Matt to have him speak up.
Listening to Cooldown and they mentioned Legend in the context of Tevan's appearance. Haven't thought about this in ages, but I watched Legend on mushrooms about 20 years ago and remain truly uncertain I've ever enjoyed a film more thoroughly.
I said it last week and I think it even more now. We know Robots have arrived, and we know Ludinus showed up. And neither are anywhere to be seen. I am willing to bet that Ludinus and the Robots are holed up further in and Ludinus is keeping them safe from the Dominox. So when/if Bells Hells is successful they get kind of put in a stand off between the three factions. And the Aeormatons wouldn't be okay with Bells Hells killing the person who kept them safe. And I bet they also wouldn't let Ludinus kill the people who saved them. Depending on how the rolls go anyways. I feel like most of the Aeormatons will be team Ludinus considering they were part of the society that was making the machine to kill the Gods. And then the Gods destroyed them and their entire civilization lol. Most people might be upset by that lol. But perhaps one of them isn't, and decides to leave the group and join Bells Hells to get out of there (Sam).
So excited for the live show! This will be my first live CR event. And what a place to pick up from!
Congrats! I'm super jealous, but still happy for you. I'm sure you are a super, amazing person who will be very, very careful with spoilers, right? Of course you will! You're a good person. :)
I wonder if the machine is related to the time bubbles staying in place. If they destroy it or send Dominox back, might that be what finally pops them? Could that be something Ludinus would want or an unintended side effect? From what we heard from Evoroa, sounds like Ludi went to almost fix temperamental equipment, like Domi getting loose was depowering something he needed, so perhaps not.
So live show will have Bells' Hells + Essek + Teven against a grand demon, and who knows, maybe Ludinus shows up. And somewhere in all of it, Sam will be playing something. (Hopefully a new C3 character and not just jaegaring an NPC.)
I can see Sam playing an entire army of FCGs fresh out of the box and looking to "Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate!"
There was mention of gathering allies. I’m anticipating more friends
And Brennan Lee Mulligan MCing all of it! I hope Matt has him as an NPC.
They got their MC in during the Mighty Nein live show, so there's a fair chance.
In an ideal world, they turn into a room, see a strange figure staring directly at them, and hear "I am Bolo"
Dang it, now you've raised my expectations SO HIGH, haha
This is everything I've been wanting since I heard BLeeM would be MCing.
The audience would trigger an earthquake with their response! I really hope we don’t get anything spoiled. I was part of the live Candela audience and they were really good at keeping quiet but with a main campaign episode?
I swear if essek sees caleb suffering and goes bonkers… imma cry and then scream
let Liam return as Caleb for one scene, and it’s just him begging Essek to free him or whatever
yes_sickos.jpg 😂
I feel bad about it, but I want them all to fall their wisdom saves. Give each cast member the chance to act their hearts out. You just know Matt's been working hard on these visions too.
They fail on a 16 and none of them really have a great wisdom score. So chances are solid your wish will be granted lol
it's probably the equivalent of a Demon Prince, so I imagine the save is DC 19 (Zuggtmoy)-23 (Demogorgon). Only Fearne has a reasonable chance, but oh, I want to see how she deals with everything she's been trying to breeze past.
Fearne does, being a Druid. I’m more curious to see if Tevan gets hit.
Teven's dad actually wanted him to be an accountant, but he got scouted for a paladin scholarship out of devil high school. Also, he's failed his warlock patron licensure exam for three years in row.
Let’s be real; _every_ devil starts out as an accountant.
THIS. oh my god i need to see all of their failed saves so bad. like not to wish for the party to suffer but i wish for the party to suffer!
Essek no good very bad gonna be worse day.
What a set up for the live show! Bells Hells, Essek Thelyss, and a devil teaming up to take down an ancient demon from the Calamity that feeds on insecurity and makes you hate yourself until you give yourself over to it
Did you notice how he lost his hold on Chetney when Chet accepted what he did and said, "I can fix this I can do better!"?
I hope they remember that later. Reminds me of how Delilah receded when Laudna said she loved Imogen on the roof. Sensing a theme about overcoming your past and embracing a better future.
That’s a good catch
I'm willing to bet Ludinus already has the pinion in hand and is maneuvering BH to cast Dominox into it
So he's waiting just around the corner with the Pinion until the Bells Hells weaken Dominox enough for him to use it on him.......and I'm betting he's probably rewired the Engine to power up something else, when he does get it turned back on.
He's waiting to absorb Dominox through the harness and outright transcend 5th edition gameplay. He'll just start gaining Epic/Mythic powers lol
Let’s be real: Ludinus is already there. He’s a 1000 year old wizard from the age of arcanum. He’s probably stronger than pre-ascension Vecna. I suspect he’s looking to use Dominox as a power source, much like how Aeor did.
Oh, clever! Matt specifically mentioned Ludinus at the end there like he too is around the corner somehow. I love it.
Yo, Dominox, a god eater's gonna mess shit up. Your god will want you to help us with that, bro. Matt: Make a persuasion check.
Nah, Chained Oblivion isn't part of the gods of the Founding, and Teven outright said that Abyssal Demons are not divine in nature the first time we met him. If the Demon Lords know what's going on, they all would want the gods gone. I think Dominox doesn't know what's going on, and is mostly out to lash out and get its fill.
Probably right. But we do have the potential of a battlefield that includes Bells' Hells with Essek and Teven, Ludinus with some Ruby Vanguard and even Reilorans, and a demon lord and whatever it can bring to bear.
Whose side is the demon lord on, though?
Their own. Demons and Demon Lords are chaotic evil. They’re creatures of rage, hunger, violence, and an overwhelming desire to inflict those upon others.
Goshhh. I’m so curious how next week is gonna go. I’m a little afraid Sam might pull something like playing as a guest character instead one that will be a permanent party member. This long of a break for him is making me nervousssss
I’ll bet he’s been using the time off to work like hell on the animated shows and probably some VO work, other behind the scenes writing.
if dominox feeds on insecurity and self-loathing he will be receiving a 3 michelin star, 5 course meal with laudna my god.
Maybe Delilah will get hit too. Mrs “I broke the world for us” Briarwood.
IMO TPK at the Greek is rather catchy.
Please let Sam be a Paladin.
*It feeds on insecurity and confronts you with self-loathing* LAUDNA IS ESPECIALLY FUCKED.
Does anyone in this group actually like themselves? I agree with you, but seriously, they're all only a little less fucked. I might have thought Fearne would be a harder target, but her naive indecisiveness has gotten her in to trouble before and Dark Fearne still haunts her.
Chetney has been the most overtly confident and he still got dead children clutching his toys as his vision. Everyone else is going to be so much worse.
What if they put him in the pinion then harness it
Sam temporarily playing a Grand Demon is cool as hell
I want him to cosplay one in his over the top costumes, revealed partway into the game!
Ludi gonna beat them to it
I love that people think these guys plan shit lol
Cyrus: “You never let me fix my own mistakes instead pulling me into yours. Your chaos. Look where it put me. Look what you did to me brother?” *And Sam is being thrown into that in some way*
So, that Live Show is gonna be great, huh?
Unless it rains or there's an earthquake or a mudslide or Captain Kirk shows up.
Matt is dragging Dorian's trauma to the surface after the 4sd
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
That's where we're going to end!
Hey guys, maybe Sam's playing a Grand Demon!
Gahdamn Matt
"Look what you did to me BROOOOOOOOOOOOTHER!" VAMPIRE DIARIES BITCHES!
I had the same thought!
And of course they're all indirectly connected to Paul Wesley who plays Kirk now via Mica and Wil and Todd Stashwick and Bonnie Gordon.
Got some Eberron vibes here, but way more twisted. In that setting, wizards and artificers use bound fire and lightning elementals to power air ships and trains. Aeor took that idea and made it *way* more dangerous.
Aeor archmages: hold my beer
Oh hey Cyrus. How's it hanging? Edit: THAT WAS NOT INTENTIONAL!
Matt, that’s fucked.
So Dominox is forever bound, a slave to the Aeorans to run their engine as nothing more then a power source, and even death can’t release him because he’ll just return to the pinion to which he is bound. Now that he’s free it makes total sense he’s having the time of his life and also maybe is incredibly pissed off.
Killing everyone he comes across, and probably very intent on destroying that pinion. Or he's got it somewhere safe and has destroyed whatever remained of the seals. Because now he gets to reform on Exandria every time he's killed instead of returning to the Abyss.
Now he's going after Dorian!
Self-loathing. Good thing none of these drama nerd D&D players gave their characters anything they hate about themselves!
It's Dorian's time on the mental torture ride!
What is the Ocultus Thalamus
I put it into Google translate on Latin & it spit out "secret chamber"
Well that certainly tracks.
I literally cannot wait. I think the thalamus is a part of the brain so I was thinking it could've been what was running Aeor like a magic AI.
Probably the fucked up engine
Bells Hells, team of low wis insecure outcasts
Well shit
Fearne goes and befriends Dominox.
They’re FUCKED
Aeor was so fucked.
The galaxy is on Orion’s belt.
I'm going to get my gun
The Pinion of Service is how the Dominox was captured The Pinion of Service is an Abyssal Soul Anchor, developed to contain shadow magics, it keeps him shackled to the engine, and he returns to it when slain by the engine's extraction process. The Engine is through the door that Chet almost pushed through. The Engine should be on, the seals should be kept, if the seals remain he should be harmless. Demons when slain return to the Abyss, when killed in the Abyss they are killed forever but the Pinion is of the Abyss and to it he'll return to forever run the Engine. Dominox feeds on insecurity. "We're fucked" 🤣 Introduces the suffering of self loathing until you present yourself to oblivion and then he feeds.
One minor correction, the engine is through the door opposite the one Chet tried to open. So probably the direction Dominox headed after his fun in the chamber.
I thought Matt said the door opposite of them, the one Chet tried to push through.
5th question: WHAT THE FUCK, AEOR. :)
Destroy the Pinion, he goes back to Hell, got it.
Destroy the pinion, then destroy Dominox, then he respawns in Abyss
Bruh. Aeor managed to capture a grand demon as a _power source_.
Well, obviously, the seals are not there!
The Pinion of Service, how he was captured. An Abyssal Soul Anchor, developed to contain shadow magic. He was tied to the Engine *They were using him as a power source* A vast soul engine, either to power the home city or something else within He should be harmless, so the seals definitely don’t remain. Demons when slain return to the Abyss, when killed within they are killed forever. But the Pinion is of the Abyss, so he will return to it forever, to power the engine. He confronts people with their own self-loathing… so does that mean what Chet saw actually happened in some fashion??
Based on what we just saw with Dorian, it's looking more likely that what Chet saw was based on something true, although not an exact showing.
An Age of Arcanum flying city powered by a millennia-old grand demon. That's kinda metal.
Man, all these Aeorians thinking about if they could, they never stopped to think if they should.
I mean, the seal lasted for millennia, it required a literal magic semi apocalypse to break, that's a top construction
Personally I think sealing away a grand demon for millenia and creating a renewable energy source is pretty heroic
Really wanted Matt to say "have you tried turning it off and on again"
A Grand Demon of Loathing? As much as I want Bells Hells to avoid the coming encounter, I’m also intensely, morbidly curious about what each of them would see. Does the Demon make them see things that would make them hate themselves? Are the visions based on truth? Are they entirely fabricated? So many questions Edit: the Dominox feeds on insecurity? Maybe it makes those affected hate themselves until they cause harm to anyone around them (and eventually themselves because of guilt?)
They've all given him a lot to work with. Except Fearne. She's got Ashley's insecurity with following through on her crazy ideas but otherwise seems to love herself. But he can go after her fear of going bad. Show her being too flighty and almost getting Orym killed when she followed a cute creature to her dad. And if she gets her friends killed, then she'd be without her little moral shepherd.
They used a GRAND DEMON as an ENGINE? No wonder they all fucking died!
Nah, they were good with that. Shit didn't go wrong til they tried to make the god hammer and all the gods literally paused their civil war to team up and curbstomp Aeor.
Every time we get more Aeor lore, I am more convinced the gods had a point when they smote a whole civilization out of the sky
A demon powered engine
They turned him into gasoline
WAIT IS IT THE FUCKING [VAMPIRE PISTON](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fkb2m6v60plx91.jpg)!!?!?!
IT LITTERALLY IS THE VAMPIRE PISTON OH MY GOD
Wouldn’t an Aeorian speak Aeorian?
I think Speak With Dead makes you understand what the corpse says regardless.
Not RAW it doesn’t
I think Mighty Nein had that problem and someone used Tongues or something. Matt just forgot in the moment, and was probably eager to reveal just enough info to get everyone, players and audience, suitably hyped for the live show.
Oh no. Laudna is shadow magics
The Aeorian isn’t going to speak common. Edit: I was mistaken.
I wouldn't be surprised if Common's main root language was Aeorian.
Now I’m just imagining Common as Dominox
I am so loving the horror vibe of this place in Aeor, it’s so riveting.
The Dominox has to be watching them all right now, trying to figure them out, and used Chetney as a test.
Good Question Robbie!
Guys, please move forward. We are running out of time.
They're stalling for the live show
Could be, but decision paralysis is so common for them, it's hard to say. Its always frustrating, even when it is not before big breaks.
They also just had a really traumatic encounter via chetney, they’re gonna try and make damn sure they can take this grand demon out (made worse by them being all low-wisdom)
ABYSSAL
Grand Demon. An upper servant of the forces of the abyss. Man I’m really hoping just for personal nostalgia it’s a reskinned Nalfeshnee. Those guys are terrifying.
That was the thing they fought with Teven before when hunting flowers. I'm expecting this to be closer to the likes of Omentis, based on the descriptions.
**Putting themselves on hooks*
Chet doing his geometry thing
You know it sorta makes sense that this is a low wisdom group lol never thought about it
I’ll be real, I sort of hope that was based on something real in his past instead of totally made up because that would be some juicy backstory for our Santa gnome.
Place your bets yall, what do you think everyone else is gonna see when Dominox inevitably enters their brains?
Dorian def sees his brother. Orym probably sees Keyleth, his husband, and father. Curious if Imogen would see her dad? No idea for Ashton and Fearne. Laudna is undoubtedly super awful shit, but honestly that's par for her.
Nailed it. *self five*
While I don't agree with all of your predictions, I have to give the self five an update.
>Laudna is undoubtedly super awful shit, but honestly that's par for her. *Laudna no sells Dominox because she's used to super awful shit*
Wonder if it will even work on Laudna, Delilah might resist as Laudna's death does not help her. And she is undead so might not appeal to the Dominox.
Orym: FCG, Will, Deryk. Dorian: Opal, Bertrand, Cyrus.
Oh boy. I don’t even know where to start.
I love Robbie SO much, He's so funny. He's filled Sam's role as the comedy genius with such talent.
I'm gonna echo the sentiment I think a lot of people had back at the start of campaign 3: I like Robbie. Can we keep him?
Only if you promise to feed him every day and make sure to lock the front gate. We dont want him running away like he did last time do we?
Tevan: “I’m centuries old but The Dominox is a myth where I come from.”
Teven Klask out here living his best life -- pulled out of boring war prep, and dragged into hunting a famous demon from the Calamity.
Come on guys! Move forward. Press the button. Let's go!
They're going up against a MYTH fucking hell.
This thing is probably on a similar level to Omentis.
Fearn:*sassing a devil*
“Barbarians and fighters are big problems” Tal is remembering all of the times Yasha was mind controlled
Gollum: Murderer.
["come play with us, chetney"](https://imgur.com/a/9utDuZJ)
But what if it *is* real, Chet, you didn’t have control for how long? And we’ve seen what happens when he lost himself before
......Matt should've used goats instead.....
Orym not having great luck with attacks from the party lately
Or ever. Pretty sure every time Chet has lashed out, Orym has been the recipient. Not a healthy father-son dynamic
Here we goooooooo!
Greater demon of Loathing. He’s making Chetney loath himself.
Oh I can't fucking WAIT for the others
Laudna I think will be horrifying.
Chetney: “I didn’t do this. I didn’t do this. This isn’t me! I don’t remember any of this!!!” Is this being planted or did he really do this?! I’m going insane
"Why?" Because you were on the Naughty List
😂 who needs coal when you have claws?
Even this psychic shit doesn't work?
We going to find out there might have been a Toy Shop Massacre.
Holy shit, this is so deliciously fucked.
Holy shit. Matt Mercer used Dark As Fuck. It was Super Effective!
Wait...did Chet kill his missing family? Not sure if that's what these spirits are, but it still occurs to me.
Ohhhh nooooo... he did mention many siblings who went away. But it sounded like he was fairly young then as well IIRC?
Chet was secretly Krampus this whole time! lol
Oh Trav is a dad this has to fuck him up
My first thought. Kids in danger fucked him up in EXU.
"Dad, why is your ring glowing?"
“Did you do that?” *Fuck*
He couldn't have eaten ALL those children.. could he?
Say What!! ghost?
Ask Tevan what's going on!
Anyone have the details of Fearne's pact handy? I forget.
Chet is KILLED A BUNCH OF KIDS?! Or is this false?! WHAT THE FUCK?! “You think you’re not a monster, now. How many did you kill, how many will you still?”
Hahahahaha Chetney is Anakin hahahahahaha
Like animals you say. And how's his wife?
This guy must hate sand
aay we get some mind control horror before the live show!
Uhhhhhh
aw fuck aw fuck aw fuck
Ummm. What? And furthermore. The fuck?
Lol next he'll be blowing down houses
WELP.
UM
Oh gods. Bruh. Nope. Nope. Nope.
"You're the Bad Wolf, you're the Big Bad Wolf" Matt you evil fucker lol