#tlt cr xover

[mayasaura]

The lovely Gideon and Yasha art that you reblogged a bit ago is giving me so many Critical Role crossover feelings <3 I feel like Gideon would be a little put off by Jester's peppy cheeriness but would love her terrible dirty jokes. And she and Beau would get along right away - Beau's really cool and an incredibly skilled fighter and seems to genuinely like her and she doesn’t really know what to do with that but it’s nice??? I think Caleb and Harrow would understand each other too in a way.

Gideon Nav Is Not Immune To Jester Lavorre 😂

I think Gideon would fall head over heels in love with Jester, at least for a little while. She leads with her heart, and loving Jester is basically a rite of passage at this point. Especially for lonely isolated people who crave kindness and connection but feel deep down like they don't deserve it. She'd be completely overwhelmed by her at first, but give her a few days to get used to it and a couple of hugs, and she'd be a goner. Jester is a kind person who sincerely wants to make people feel good about themselves and doesn't want anything in return. It would take a long time for Gideon to trust that, but it wouldn't take her long at all to respond to it. Especially if Jester has given up on the cult thing already.

Late campaign Beau would mentor Gideon, early campaign Beau would butt heads with her. Either way they would end up in the fighting pit, and Gideon would think Beau was extremely cool.

Fjord meanwhile has a weakness for orphans looking for somewhere to belong, and is a natural born lesbian's wingman. Dark horse brotp, he and Gideon could have some very nice heart to hearts.

Caleb and Harrow, it depends some on when in their character development they meet. Caleb would see himself in her, but how he felt about that would depend on where he's at. Early campaign Caleb would see Harrow as a threat, and be frustrated with the rest of the group for not taking it seriously enough because of her youth. Caleb knows exactly how dangerous a powerful teenager can be. Late campaign Caleb would want to help her, but depending on where Harrow is in her character development, he may struggle to connect with her. Caleb can be a little condescending, and Harrow despises being condescended to. They would have some very interesting conversations.

If Nott/Veth decides Harrow is a joint project with Caleb, now that I'd love to see. Harrow has never seen a goblin before, so Nott would be fascinating to her, and Nott has a proven weakness for guilt-ridden emotionally tortured wizards. And that's before you factor in the shared drowning motifs, the way they're both disgusted by their own existences, how they both feel like they ought to be dead but will fight like cornered animals to survive anyway, and how deep down Harrow craves parental affection and Nott is a mother trying to fill a child-shaped hole in her life. Veth would be less intense in her connection with Harrow. Partially because Veth is less intense in general, partially because she has her family back, and doesn't have that emotional energy looking for a home anymore. That said, she's still the same basic person and could easily get attached. And Veth would be a much more comforting presence for Harrow than Nott. She'd probably take to maternal concern a lot better from a small round woman a decade older than her than from a small green creature with claws and protruding fangs. If the Nein met Harrow and Gideon together (or even better, met one of them first and helped them find the other) I would pay actual cash money to see Veth go full yenta on them.

Then there's Caduceus. He would be polite about it, but the necromancy would be a Thing. His fur would stand on end every time Harrow entered a room. Not out of personal distaste for her, but because she's a conduit for something so clearly Unnatural and fundamentally opposed to the Wild Mother. Gideon would mostly just find him confusing.

Molly would get along better with Gideon than with Harrow. They'd both sense his bullshit, but Gideon would be cool with it and Harrow would be Highly Suspicious. Gideon would be drawn his kindness, his stories, and how eager he is to share the world and all its riches. He'd love introducing her to new foods, textures, and experiences. Maybe too many new experiences. 🤣 Harrow otoh would be deeply offended by his philosophy that the past is dead and doesn't matter, and think he was obscene on every level.

Best for last, Yasha. Yasha is also going last because I think she'd relate equally well to both Harrow and Gideon. Gideon, obviously, big sword warrior women who learned early that violence is the best path to being acknowledged and valued, but are too used to being used. Harrow is less obvious on the surface, but one of Yasha’s main themes is grief and guilt, and learning how to live again past it. Yasha would have a lot to say that Harrow after the end of Harrow the Ninth might need to hear. Like, 'she died for you, and you feel like it's your fault, and I know how impossible that feels to live with, and I'm sorry. I'm sorry that happened to you.' and 'I know there is nothing I can say to make it better, but I know some of what you're feeling and want you to know you don't have to be alone for it. If you want to be alone, I'll go, but otherwise I would like to just sit here for a while.' and 'Can you tell me about her?'.

#critrole #the locked tomb #tlt cr xover #I think my ideal crossover would be the M9 meeting Harrow (in her own body) after the end of HtN and adopting her #and taking her on a Guest Character Spotlight quest that ends up reuniting her with a living Gideon #long post #such a long post #turns out I had a lot to say on this!! #please!! talk about this crossover with me!!