#basil.ramblings

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i’m so happy no matter what re: hishari lore but i am kinda hoping it comes up soon/this nexus is connected just bc it would be hilarious if the day after ashton says “there is nothing else until this [finding the rest of the party] is dealt with,” here comes matt with the fucking backstory baseball bat

#critical role spoilers #basil.ramblings #also it’d just be fun if hishari was on a nexus see: rituals & gateways & ashton being similarly magically displaced #but idk!! it’s just fun to be excited about

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Having a fear of death is so hard because sometimes I'm just fine. I'm chillin. And other times even just thinking about the stars in the sky is a trigger and I have to hit the emergency button in my brain that ends all thoughts immediately to avoid having a panic attack

#I've yet to find a clear pattern between what makes the fine times fine and the bad times bad #I just know when it's a bad time because it's presence is always lingering there like an oily film on my mind #basil.ramble

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the new candela obscura circle !!!!!!

#basil.ramblings #i'm SO. what a good circle holy shit #candela obscura #candela obscura spoilers #update: circle of needle and thread. i am already in love with them

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PERPETUAL SOLSTICE CONFIRMED

#basil.ramblings #cr spoilers #eating all this lore

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i love ashton so much that's all

#i'm a broken record that's all i got!! #cr spoilers #basil.ramblings

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one of the aspects of candela obscura that is so fucking cool to me is the fact that lightkeepers are retired investigators themselves, and in an anthological horror game, there could be the possibility of going into the past and seeing what "present day" lightkeepers were like prior to or even leading up to their retirement, i.e. lightkeeper alexandra or others mentioned in the guide

#basil.ramblings #like !! the sense of dread that would come from knowing you're watching the assignment that lead to them retiring from field work #especially with the idea of 'you investigated & survived these horrors but were fundamentally changed' & how wonderfully #the mechanics lend themselves to that like !!! i don't know it's just really cool #basically i can't stop being extremely fascinated by the notes between ezra and alexandra from the guide lmao #candela obscura

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fearne calling ludinus a dumbass. iconic

#basil.ramblings #cr spoilers

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making a silly little conspiracy string board and connecting the dots between an unknown person/group hiring the nobodies for a “smash and grab” re: hexum to hexum having dealings with the paragon’s call to the new and improved paragon’s call basically being a front for the ruby vanguard to ludinus using the potions of possibility and a beacon for the malleus key to ashton asking milo to contact the nobodies again to ashton checking in with milo/the krook house next episode. anyway i just think it’d be neat if we get to find out more about 1) the nobodies themselves 2) who hired the nobodies and if this was a targeted attack for the purpose of draining resources from the ruby vanguard 3) if that person/group was aware of what hexum was and is smuggling, i.e. dunamancy, that would not only be great for ashton, but it would just be really fun overall to bring the luxon into the current conversation(s) surrounding the gods, the elementals, and predathos

#i have connected the dots (you haven’t connected shit) i’ve connected them #literally so much speculation & it could all be coincidence but i’m just having fun #also i just think it would be really fun timing for ashton see: level 10 path feature #basil.ramblings #cr spoilers #just for the milo mention

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okay but ashton’s response to the corset being “my back hurts, i’m okay with anything.” ashton getting compression wear/clothing real to me

#basil.ramblings #it’s THURSDAY i’m excited #i feel like compression gear just makes sense for ashton. definitely not projecting #tbh i had already kinda been thinking about the belt of momentum as that but that’s just a little headcanon

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this particular seed is located on the other side of tal’dorei, but thinking general terrah thoughts—whether the thing “rooted beneath” could be related to the primordials or to mortals (or both)

#basil.ramblings #cr spoilers #critical role spoilers #i’d LOVE if they go more into the miners potentially fucking up like. the stability of the rift. it’s about mortal hubris #also it’s the brainrot but y’know who else tampered with powerful elemental magic— #also there’s a passage that talks about the somewhat strained relationship between terrah + zephrah bc of the difference #in general temperaments (the freedom/fun of air vs the stability of earth) #it reminds me of when orym gave ashton the flower somewhat jokingly and they were like. what the fuck am i supposed to do with this #WHICH IS SO FUN & INTERESTING BC WE MIGHT GO THERE. AH #we’re already dealing with the celestial/divine nature of ruidus with the keys & the gate; if we don’t delve into its elemental roots #i’ll die. also the fact that they still have 11 days until the solstice & one key left to destroy. the hishari lore summoning circle #remains strong ahsjdj (although idk how i feel about the Clock y’know. so if it happens after i’ll also be rlly happy)

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ashton greymoore. that's all

#basil.ramblings #i really really love team wildmount but i've also been so excited to see how everyone in team aol is doing #especially ashton just because their arc/that cycle of abandonment & his reaction to everything is so interesting #also hishari lore. please #but no matter what i'm just EXCITED i love this show

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ashton calling them family :(

#basil.ramblings #cr spoilers

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holding up ashton just blinking at orym for a solid minute in episode two after he said "ashari" for the first time and now ashton and orym turning towards each other once hevestro said "gau drashari"

#it's still so fun to me that ashton joined bh bc he heard the word 'ashari.' and now we're here!!! #basil.ramblings #cr spoilers

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CANDELA OBSCURA…..

#basil.ramblings #IT’S SO GOOD…. just the imagery of auggie (beloved) meeting lightkeeper alexandra under the street lamp after being kept in the dark by #the oup. also the fucking notes in the guide between lightkeeper ezra and them!! i’m so curious #the whole world is just so cool and i love the characters and the set and the vibe. really excited for more episodes #candela obscura spoilers #just in case bc. tags

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something something both ashton’s past and their present/future being put in front of them. real, concrete answers regarding their parents and where he came from vs running towards bells hells. c’mon, family.

#it’s not that deep but it IS #also y’know. the apocalypse #basil.ramblings #cr spoilers

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ashton going from “i fell, i broke open, someone poured this shit into me, and now this? sure. that’s clearly potential,” to “whatever broken thing that’s in my head, that means that… anything is possible right now, is what i’ve decided.”

#'you can still be the best broken thing you can be' thinking about it. #yes i should be packing yes i am opening photoshop #critical role spoilers #basil.ramblings