#(which imo would have been fine if the somnovum arc was only a detour!)

[belligerentbagel]

clearing out the elephant graveyard; eternal wips 😔

#manifesting the 'oh no! ...............anyway.' mood #on feeling Very Neutral about the end of the mighty nein campaign #i think the aeor arc (coupled with 3+ months of not being able to tune in for the livestream) just ended my investment? #things i like in a campaign: travelling around. meeting people. solving problems that are relevant; that you feel like you have earned. #things that suffocate my interest in a campaign (also happened with taz graduation): being tossed a WORLD-ENDING PROBLEM of IMMEDIATE IMPORT #(and episodes that only feel like inching towards progress; or tedious fights that dominate multiple hours; or circling indecisively around) #i think the somnovum stuff felt like an intrusion on several strands of character and arc development #(which imo would have been fine if the somnovum arc was only a detour!) #but it quickly took on a life of its own (ha) and truncated the story - because where are you supposed to go; after saving the world? #it's strange to feel completely dispassionate about the ending of something that once consumed my every thursday #it's over. i'm glad it's over for the sake of the cast; it seemed like they were getting strung out trying to maintain tension & drama #(full acknowledgement that ofc the changed setup for pandemic safety was; unavoidably; something that muffled table dynamics) #i'm glad that some things happened; i think that many others deserved to be given more time and thought and development #if you enjoyed the finale and found it fulfilling and satisfying; i am glad that it worked for you #critical role #wip #draws #jester lavorre #anyways i'm fond of that jester piece and am actually a bit sad that i can't muster up the care to finish the painting