People will talk about a character they hate and be like 'This man is the absolute worst, this man has committed SO many war crimes, probably violated the Geneiva convention, has betrayed, murdered, blackmailed and tortured people to get where he is now and he REPULSES ME'
Round Two - Bracket Three [Dimension 20 NPC of All Time]
Calroy Cruller vs Chungledown Bim
Descriptions under the cut
Calroy Cruller - He/Him
Campaign: A Crown of Candy
Who is he?
Lord Calroy "Cal" Cruller is the Marquis of Muffinfield, and King Amethar's best friend and right hand. He is also officially recognized as the ruler of Candia for a time, after staging a coup against House Rocks, until they return to Castle Candy with allies to overthrow him again.
"That mother. fucking. piece. of cake... In those hot. ass. pants..." ― Ally Beardsley on Lord Calroy Cruller
Why is he the NPC of All Time?
"A friend and pal until he isn’t anymore, one of the best reveals and subsequent villain speeches in d20 history, and he has AMAZING pants also, the end of acoc where lou crits w/ payment day for the first time in the campaign on cruller is such a fantastic moment."
Submitted by: @hanna-lulu
Chungledown Bim - He/Him
Campaign: Dimension 20 LIVE
Who is he?
Bimothy, more commonly known as Chungledown Bim, is a gnome pirate from Leviathan and a warlock of Bill Seacaster. He has an impressive beard that looks like it is made of six mustaches, and an assortment of snaggle-teeth all made of different materials. "Bim" is short for Bimothy. His magic takes the form of gold coins shooting out of his hands.
Why is he the NPC of All Time?
He started a rivalry with Fabian for no reason other than that Fabian wasn't a very good pirate (he never claimed to be). He threatens to shit in Fabian's mouth and chases him across Leviathan. Fabian is so terrified of Chungledown Bim that he appears to him in the Nightmare Forest. Cassandra says that she never sent Fabian a vision of Chungledown Bim suggesting that it was really him haunting Fabian.
Today's Episode is: A Crown of Candy, Episode 1, There is Strength in Sweetness
Original Release Date: 4/8/2020
The Quick Synopsis: We meet the members of the House of Rocks as they prepare to leave for the Grand Tournament, from needing a win to skipping out on lessons to finding seeds in the woods. However, not is all as it seems...
Quotes:
Sir Theobald Gumbar and Chancellor Lapin Cadbury, having a regular argument:
"Chancellor, do they not have a spell that tells you what time it is?"
"Do you want me to rush the education of these princesses? Do you want them to be stupid as they go about the world--"
"How dare you? Give me one reason! Give me one reason!"
"One reason? One reason to what?"
"To nothing."
"Lay your hands on me?"
"Nothing, it's not a threat."
"Oh my goodness."
"If I didn't say it. Princesses!"
"What a large goon you are."
"I was with you, in the muck, in the tents, in the trenches. We've seen each other piss and shit in pots, in dark fields under torchlight. We fought and bled together. I am saying this as your friend, you are a good king." ~ Lord Calroy Cruller
Pure speculation about Ravening War based on "Seeds of Conflict" (episode 1) and the entirety of A Crown of Candy. SPOILERS AHOY for A Crown of Candy
Calorum's history is rich and complex and the fact that we're getting The Ravening War is part of that. Lots of things were mentioned or alluded to in ACoC or the Adventuring Party episodes of that time. (Also possibly in Discord Q&As). I believe Jacques Tomaté being the catalyst for the Ravening War was once such thing mentioned on adjacent media (like AP or Discord).
But Citrina, like many of the Rocks sisters, died over the course of the Ravening War, and Calroy spills almost all the juicy details about the demises of Amethar's sisters. Calroy knows that Citrina didn't die merely by accident, that she was run down in the streets on the orders of Belizabeth Brassica - the broccoli woman's motivations, however, were a mystery even to Lord Cruller. Even though Citrina had always "been sweet" to him, he didn't object or didn't show any remorse for Citrina being eliminated.
Prior to the Ravening War, Belizabeth was "just a bishop". In the first episode of the new series, we see her assisting the aged Archbishop Camille Colliflower and speaking in her stead occasionally. Citrina longs to be associating more with the Bulbian faith. Does she bond with a young Belizabeth over religious interest? Does she become such a shining star of Bulbian excellence that overshadows Bishop Brassica? Camille seems to be an elder,
The part that has always been most curious to me is that Citrina was canonized as a Bulbian saint after her death. I can't decide if that happened in spite of Belizabeth's actions or BECAUSE of Belizabeth's actions, so I'm curious to see if this story will give us more clues.
Ordered to be run over in the street = accident, and nothing to link BB to the scene of the crime. Was death truly the intention or did an attempt at harm go too far? Was it supposed to be insulting or somehow a declaration of higher status on Belizabeth's part?
What was happening on the streets at that time? Was it an uproarious mob of people fleeing, or others of the faith that needed guidance? If she was trying to rescue or help others, it would contribute to the martyrdom aspect that maybe encouraged her canonization.
While there are obvious similarities, I don't want to ascribe a one-for-one ratio of transference between the requirements of canonization for Catholics and Bulbians. But if performing miracles is a part of it, I'm very curious to see Citrina's miracles.
This is the writer in me, but it would be pretty juicy if young Belizabeth, already fueled by jealousy, hears someone talk about how good and saintly Citrina is before she finally makes the order. "The thing about being a martyr means is you have to die."
Especially with rewatching ACoC recently, I want to know more about Citrina's understanding of the world. She was deeply devoted to the Bulb, but we don't actually know how she felt about The Church prior to her death. 5A: During the flashback about Catherine Ghee, Citrina makes a subtle distinction between the judgement of The Church and the judgement of The Bulb. She is concerned with the latter, which makes me wonder if she already saw how the institution was flawed. 5B: Presumably Citrina never had any direct AND public criticisms of the Church. Given that her magic relic is about honesty, I have doubts that she would be talented at covering her tracks like Sapphria.
The honesty power of her Book of Leaves - did that only start after she died, or is it an echo of an ability she had in life?
Did Belizabeth WANT Citrina canonized, or was it a great twist of dramatic irony after wanting her eliminated?