The Talk Of Ghost Pirates And Ships This Episode Got Me Thinking

The talk of ghost pirates and ships this episode got me thinking…

What if Bells Hells were pirates?

Here’s the roles I came up with (my knowledge of ship roles is very limited)

Captain: Imogen (mainly cause I love seeing Imogen take leadership roles, but she’s weathered many storms—hah, get it—so she’d be able to handle herself)

Quartermaster: Ashton (hooked on Ashton and Imogen’s dynamic recently plus he’d make sure everyone stays in line)

Sailing Master/Lookout: Orym (his perception is insane, plus it’s funny imagining him climbing up to the crow’s nest and barely being able to see over the railing)

Gunner: Fearne (letting Fearne handle the firearms is a great idea)

Powder Monkey: Mister (it’s perfect not only because it has monkey in the name but also because it’s kind of a helper role to the gunner)

Boatswain/Cooper: Chetney (makes sure the boat is in tip top shape cause he’s great at woodworking, and makes the barrels too)

Carpenter: Laudna (answers to Chetney cause he’s the woodworking master but her mending allows her to fix up the boat as well. She also handles the interior design obviously)

Doctors: mainly FCG with Fearne helping a bit (cleric, FCG also acts as the ship therapist of course)

Cook: FCG (he’s like the only one who has mentioned cooking/baking I believe)

Musician/Entertainment: Pâté (he’s great at singing—if you ask Laudna. Others might disagree—and he’s sometimes used as a kite when the winds are just right as well as other games that the crew makes up to entertain themselves)

As for the ship, I can see it maybe being called Bell’s Hell, and maybe the crew itself would be called Bell’s hellish pirates(?) I’d say it’s Bertrand’s ship and he brings the whole crew together akin to the start of campaign 3. Due to that I could see the figurehead being some dramatized figure of himself

When I tell you I have wanted Laura and Aimee in a campaign/one-shot together for months, I mean it. And the Queen by Midnight stream only turns that want into a need

They are just both so chaotic and funny, and this back and forth is enough to tell me their energy in rp would be incredible

And I know Aimee has already been a guest on C3 as Deni$e, but I desperately want Imogen and Opal interactions. Like two young adults plagued by a plethora of voices and unwanted responsibilities.

Is anyone else still caught up on the parallels between Imogen and Opal?? Because I am.

I was revisiting my c3e92 and c3e93 live thoughts and came across two big points:

Firstly the parallel of Ted disappearing in order to protect Opal with Liliana disappearing to protect Imogen. And the contrast of Ted, who did so by becoming an inseparable part of Opal while Liliana tore herself away desperately trying to separate herself from Imogen. Both done out of a will to protect the other. (Fyi This was written during e92 before the Aevilux reveal)

Secondly, after the Aevilux reveal, this connection hit me: The locket Imogen got from Relvin (potentially carried by Liliana) carried her baby fingerprint and the words “The better halves make/become a better whole.” A sentiment that Imogen tries to use at the Malleus Key and on Ruidus to get through to her mom. And who is a near perfect literal manifestation of this? THE AEVILUX. The people who split their souls in two (or were born separate in Opal/Ted’s case) and live independently before reuniting again and becoming more powerful for it.

Now imagine Imogen and Opal were to meet (obviously possible as both are being pushed to fight Predathos/those trying to free it) and Imogen repeats the locket phrase and something about it sounds so familiar to Opal, but she just can’t remember it. The group realize that there are gaps in Opal’s memory. Eventually Imogen is able to restore Opal’s memories, living through them alongside Opal in the process (kind of like how she projected herself into Laudna’s head in e103). Then Opal helping Imogen get through to her mom in turn. Or even just them fighting side by side to prove how much stronger you can be if you stop running from your better half. That coming together is a way better way to protect someone than running away and fighting those battles alone.

TLDR: I need Imogen and Opal to meet and talk this instant. Please Mattholomew Mercer I would do anything.

From Critical Role C3EP66

Witches be bitches this episode.

I don't know if I can physically handle a BBEG fight with Vox + M9 + Bell's Hells.

Could you even IMAGINE the dynamics??? How absolutely unhinged and chaotic omg.

Level whatever the heck Percy and his weapons watching Mister in action with the fire shit gun he made for him

All of the spell casters trying to one up each other in the most flirtatious battle mage way

The femme magic lesbians and the butch melee lesbians fighting alongside one another

Pike a cleric AND baker- meeting Jester Lavore baked good enthusiast AND cleric meeting FCG now certified OVEN and cleric

Orym and Yasha bonding over battle, soft spoken conversations, and loss

Laudna and Fjord getting one another immediately after the first ELDRITCH BLAAAST

Kingsley meeting Chetney another blood hunter with respect BUT THEN seeing him shift mid battle and -

Fearne and Nott - the sticky finger bandits - clashing while they try to steal the same thing at the same time and Vex fixing the hot mess they created

Ashton's entire existence gaining so much respect from the fighters but so much intrigue from the wizards

And if I say Imogen wanted to dance with Laudna…

Like sure she said “I want to see them [the people] dancing,” but she could have definitely used that as a cover to get to dance with Laudna

And just imagine a Tangled Kingdom Dance esque type scene with Imogen and Laudna dancing with the people of Zephrah