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Critical Role: Exandria Unlimited Episode 4: By the Road  Season 3, Ep 10000

The adventurers continue their travels south through Tal'Dorei, but the past comes calling for them all in very different ways...
posted by nubs on Jul 20, 2021 - 3 comments

Critical Role: Exandria Unlimited Episode 3: A Glorious Return  Season 3, Ep 10000

The group must return to Emon to seek the expertise of a powerful runechild, but the seeming simplicity of this task is made more complicated by the Nameless Ones' relentless pursuit...
posted by nubs on Jul 13, 2021 - 4 comments

Critical Role: Exandria Unlimited Episode 2: The Oh No Plateau  Season 3, Ep 10000

The party makes their way to the Fire Ashari, but their search for answers yields only more questions and deeper conflict...
posted by nubs on Jul 6, 2021 - 8 comments

Critical Role: Exandria Unlimited: The Nameless Ones Ep 1  Season 3, Ep 10000

Five burgeoning adventurers explore the Upper Slums of Emon and take a job offered by a mysterious thief, but what they discover may be more dangerous than any of them bargained for... [more inside]
posted by nubs on Jun 28, 2021 - 6 comments

Critical Role: Critical Role Campaign 2 Wrap Up  Season 2, Ep 10000

Now that the Mighty Nein's Campaign 2 adventures have come to an end, the cast sits down for a roundtable discussion of every arc of their journey.
posted by bleary on Jun 22, 2021 - 10 comments

Critical Role: Vox Machina vs. Mighty Nein  Season 2, Ep 10000

Vox Machina and the Mighty Nein face off in a team deathmatch! Which team of legendary Exandrian heroes will come out victorious? A special one-shot that was unlocked as part of their Kickstarter. [more inside]
posted by nubs on Jun 20, 2021 - 4 comments

Critical Role: Fond Farewells  Season 2, Ep 141

The Mighty Nein return to the Blooming Grove to process what they've endured and to take their first steps towards embracing whatever the future holds in store...
posted by nubs on Jun 7, 2021 - 18 comments

Critical Role: Long May He Reign  Season 2, Ep 140

Deep in the heart of Cognouza, the Mighty Nein face the second form of the Neo-Somnovem in hopes of bringing an end to his nightmarish dominion.
posted by nubs on May 31, 2021 - 10 comments

Critical Role: Rebirth  Season 2, Ep 139

The Mighty Nein prepare for an intense confrontation with their transformed former friend, but the Nonagon who awaits them above the streets of Cognouza is more powerful than any of them anticipated...
posted by nubs on May 24, 2021 - 8 comments

Critical Role: Where There is a Will...  Season 2, Ep 138

The Mighty Nein wrangle with Cree as they attempt to stop Lucien's plan, but the Nonagon still has a few surprises in store for them all...
posted by nubs on May 17, 2021 - 4 comments

Critical Role: Welcome to Cognouza  Season 2, Ep 137

Floating through the Astral Sea, the Mighty Nein arrive at their unsettling destination and begin exploring the living city that has haunted their dreams...
posted by nubs on May 10, 2021 - 5 comments

Book: The Other Wind

The sorcerer Alder fears sleep. The dead are pulling him to them at night. Through him they may free themselves and invade Earthsea. Alder seeks advice from Ged, once Archmage. Ged tells him to go to Tenar, Tehanu, and the young king at Havnor. They are joined by amber-eyed Irian, a fierce dragon able to assume the shape of a woman. The threat can be confronted only in the Immanent Grove on Roke, the holiest place in the world, and there the king, hero, sage, wizard, and dragon make a last stand. (Book 6 of the Earthsea cycle) [more inside]
posted by Cash4Lead on May 7, 2021 - 2 comments

Critical Role: Hell or High Water  Season 2, Ep 136

The Mighty Nein fight against time as they search for the Immensus Gate, but their quarry has his own tricks up his sleeve...
posted by nubs on May 3, 2021 - 7 comments

Critical Role: The Genesis Ward  Season 2, Ep 135

The Mighty Nein plunge deeper into both Aeor's ruined depths and its endless mysteries as they continue to chase after the elusive remaining Tombtakers...
posted by nubs on Apr 26, 2021 - 6 comments

Critical Role: The Streets of the Forgotten  Season 2, Ep 134

Now following the Tombtakers’ trail, the Mighty Nein converse with voices of the past for clues and meet some of Aeor’s creations...
posted by nubs on Apr 19, 2021 - 6 comments

Critical Role: Hunter and Hunted  Season 2, Ep 133

As the Mighty Nein tentatively explore the edges of Aeor, they debate whether to delve further into mystery or hold the line and set traps for their rapidly approaching enemies...
posted by nubs on Apr 12, 2021 - 9 comments

Critical Role: Aeor  Season 2, Ep 132

Having located the secret entrance to Aeor, the Mighty Nein take stock of what waits for them both above and below the ice...
posted by nubs on Apr 5, 2021 - 13 comments

Book: Tales from Earthsea

The tales of this book explore and extend the world established by the Earthsea novels—yet each stands on its own. It contains the novella “The Finder”, and the short stories “The Bones of the Earth”, “Darkrose and Diamond”, “On the High Marsh”, and “Dragonfly”. (Book 5 of the Earthsea cycle) [more inside]
posted by Cash4Lead on Apr 2, 2021 - 5 comments

Critical Role: Into the Eye  Season 2, Ep 131

After wrapping up with family and steeling their nerves, the Mighty Nein return to the frozen peaks and valleys of Eiselcross to weigh allies and plot their next course of action...
posted by nubs on Mar 29, 2021 - 8 comments

Critical Role: The Calm Before the Storm  Season 2, Ep 130

Reunions abound as the Mighty Nein find a momentary refuge among family and friends, but their uncertain and dangerous future casts a pall on their time together...
posted by nubs on Mar 22, 2021 - 2 comments

Critical Role: Between a Ball and a Hot Place  Season 2, Ep 129

Split into two teams, the Mighty Nein must contend with the dangerous surroundings of two very different planes while trying to get back home...
posted by nubs on Mar 15, 2021 - 5 comments

Critical Role: Cat and Mouse  Season 2, Ep 128

With their heist uncovered and danger closing in around them, the Mighty Nein must make tough decisions to keep themselves and their loved ones safe...
posted by nubs on Mar 8, 2021 - 4 comments

Movie: Raya and the Last Dragon

In a realm known as Kumandra, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon and defeat the mysterious Druun.
posted by EndsOfInvention on Mar 7, 2021 - 24 comments

Book: Tehanu

Years before, they had escaped together from the sinister Tombs of Atuan—Tenar, an isolated young priestess, and Ged, a powerful wizard. Now she is a farmer's widow, having chosen for herself the simple pleasures of an ordinary life. And he is a broken old man, mourning the powers lost to him not by choice. A lifetime ago, they helped each other at a time of darkness and danger. Now they must join forces again, to help another—the physically and emotionally scarred child whose own destiny remains to be revealed. (Book 4 of the Earthsea cycle) [more inside]
posted by Cash4Lead on Mar 5, 2021 - 15 comments

Critical Role: Sarsaparilla, Licorice, and Red Hot  Season 2, Ep 127

The Mighty Nein enact a heist on the storage vaults of the Vergessen Sanitorium, but their quick caper proves more difficult and dangerous than they'd anticipated...
posted by nubs on Mar 1, 2021 - 16 comments

Critical Role: Worth Fighting For  Season 2, Ep 126

Faced with unsettling visions and a leering countdown, the Mighty Nein take stock of supplies, of lingering wounds, and of matters of the heart.
posted by nubs on Feb 22, 2021 - 8 comments

Critical Role: The Neverending Day  Season 2, Ep 125

Having escaped the frozen fields of Eiselcross, the Mighty Nein search for allies and assets to help them in their fight against the nine eyes...
posted by nubs on Feb 15, 2021 - 9 comments

Critical Role: A Walk to Warmer Welcomes  Season 2, Ep 124

Exhausted and hunted, the Mighty Nein search for sanctuary in Aeor while contemplating their own potential chess moves...
posted by nubs on Feb 8, 2021 - 2 comments

Book: The Farthest Shore

Darkness threatens to overtake Earthsea. As the world and its wizards are losing their magic, Ged—powerful Archmage, wizard, and dragonlord—embarks on a sailing journey with the highborn young prince, Arren. They travel far beyond the realm of death to discover the cause of these evil disturbances and to restore magic to a land desperately thirsty for it. (Book 3 of the Earthsea cycle) [more inside]
posted by Cash4Lead on Feb 5, 2021 - 6 comments

Critical Role: Fair-weather Faith  Season 2, Ep 123

The Mighty Nein must contend with eye-opening revelations and ever-shifting power dynamics as they continue to forge towards Aeor...
posted by nubs on Feb 1, 2021 - 8 comments

Critical Role: Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained  Season 2, Ep 122

With secrets and mysteries ever growing, the Mighty Nein must navigate the rising tension between themselves and their ersatz allies as their travel to Aeor continues...
posted by nubs on Jan 25, 2021 - 4 comments

Critical Role: Ice and Fire  Season 2, Ep 121

Forced to navigate a strange new relationship with the Tombtakers, the Mighty Nein continue their trek to Aeor, where both fiery and magical dangers await any wrong moves...
posted by nubs on Jan 18, 2021 - 3 comments

Critical Role: Contentious Company  Season 2, Ep 120

The Mighty Nein locate their prize but quickly learn that adversaries and conflict can come from even the most unexpected corners...
posted by nubs on Dec 21, 2020 - 3 comments

Critical Role: Malice and Mystery Below  Season 2, Ep 119

Deep within the mysterious Aeorian ruin, the Mighty Nein must first face a terrifying abomination before they can venture further into the strange and unknown...
posted by nubs on Dec 14, 2020 - 4 comments

Critical Role: Solace Between the Secrets  Season 2, Ep 118

The Mighty Nein forge their own way across the tundra to another Aeorian excavation site, but things far more dangerous than frozen relics await them under the snow...
posted by nubs on Dec 7, 2020 - 6 comments

Book: A Wizard of Earthsea

Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tumultuous tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance. (Book 1 of the Earthsea cycle) [more inside]
posted by Cash4Lead on Dec 4, 2020 - 23 comments

Critical Role: The Tortise and the Dare  Season 2, Ep 117

Hard choices await the Mighty Nein, who must decide whether to follow the current path of their former friend or deviate and forge a new one...
posted by nubs on Nov 24, 2020 - 2 comments

Critical Role: Under Timeless Ice  Season 2, Ep 116

The Mighty Nein delve into their first of Eiselcross's excavation sites, hot on the heels of their mysterious quarry...
posted by nubs on Nov 16, 2020 - 4 comments

Critical Role: Fetching Fables & Frosty Friends  Season 2, Ep 115

The Mighty Nein head into the frozen tundra of Foren, led by their grizzled guide, and must contend with more than a few dangerous elements of the landscape...
posted by nubs on Nov 9, 2020 - 4 comments

Critical Role: An Open Window  Season 2, Ep 114

Happy Halloween! Having arrived in Eiselcross, the Mighty Nein get acquainted with their allies even as threads and fates begin to cross...
posted by nubs on Nov 2, 2020 - 7 comments

Critical Role: A Heart Grown Cold  Season 2, Ep 113

While sailing upon icy seas, the Mighty Nein must contend with an unexpected familiar foe that's come to enact revenge...
posted by nubs on Oct 26, 2020 - 2 comments

Critical Role: The Chase Begins  Season 2, Ep 112

While preparing to journey to Eiselcross, the Mighty Nein find themselves torn as they uncover a pressing mystery about a friend thought lost...
posted by nubs on Oct 19, 2020 - 5 comments

Interest in the Earthsea Cycle?

Would anyone be interested in a reread of Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea cycle? [more inside]
posted by Cash4Lead on Oct 7, 2020 - 15 comments

Critical Role: New Homes and Old Friends  Season 2, Ep 111

The Mighty Nein explore a new magical haven before heading to Zadash to investigate some theories and reach out to previous connections...
posted by nubs on Sep 28, 2020 - 5 comments

Critical Role: Dinner with the Devil  Season 2, Ep 110

The Mighty Nein attend a dinner hosted by a monstrous figure from Caleb's past, where both revelations and questions arise in multitude...
posted by nubs on Sep 22, 2020 - 3 comments

Critical Role: Frigid Propositions  Season 2, Ep 109

The Mighty Nein return to the mainland where mysteries, shopping, job offers, and family reunions await their attention...
posted by nubs on Sep 15, 2020 - 5 comments

Critical Role: Traveler Con  Season 2, Ep 108

With their preparations finished and the day upon them, it's time for the Mighty Nein's greatest challenge yet... the celebration of Traveler Con!
posted by nubs on Sep 7, 2020 - 8 comments

Critical Role: Devoutness and Dicks  Season 2, Ep 107

With less than a week until Traveler Con, the Mighty Nein put on their party planning hats to prep Rumblecusp for the unruly event.
posted by nubs on Aug 31, 2020 - 5 comments

Critical Role: A Fog Lifted  Season 2, Ep 106

The Mighty Nein must now face the ramifications of their fight with Vokodo, both within the dangerous cavern itself and amongst the villagers of Vo...
posted by nubs on Aug 20, 2020 - 3 comments

Critical Role: Rumble at Rumblecusp  Season 2, Ep 105

Armed with knowledge and an amorphous plan, the Mighty Nein prepare to confront Rumblecusp's dangerous overlord...
posted by nubs on Aug 11, 2020 - 4 comments

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