Independent Witches | 4-Sided Dive | Episode 4: Discussing Up To C3E24 & Calamity 

Ashley Johnson has metamorphosed into the coziest person in the world.

Ok sooo... Marisha characters have relationships with people who can fly. Laura characters have relationships with people who have evil presences in their heads...

“So I sent the Library of Alexandria to a 14 year old” Aaaaand now that girl lives in a YA novel.

I think it’s funny that they have a structure to this show like we wouldn’t all watch them just bullshit for 3 hours.

Hilarious that this was by far the most "bro" ish episode. They even did beer pong.

"I built a brick shithouse wizard. Caleb get good." absolute gigachad energy from Aabria, we have no choice but to put respect on Laerryn's name

I bursted out laughing when Aabrya mentioned Laerryn and Loquatius' kinks because after seeing those two interact for more than 60 seconds during Episode 1, all I could think about was: "Man... those two must have trashed more than a few hotel rooms during their honeymoon."

Y'all gotta give us Critical role karaoke night. I mean most of the cast is usually singing regardless so why not give em a reason

Laura: “I’m haunted by the moon…” Me: “That’s rough, buddy”

Marisha looking through her closet: "How can I cause the most amount of gay panic today?"

54:04 Imogen: "Moon's haunted." Laudna: "What?" Imogen: *cocks shotgun* _"Moon's. Haunted."_

Abria constantly referring to the Drashari and tree of names as "nerds" while simultaneously having played the Nerdiest class (in the most jock way granted) fucking sent me

I didn't realize poor Dani was STANDING while Omar slept on her feet lol what a queen Edit: thanks for almost 1000 likes crit fam!

"Imogen watches other people's dreams" the Imodna smut is typing itself..

"The air is drugs, I think! Let's go!" Is the best way I've ever heard the feywild described. Aabriya always has the best one liners 🤣

Omg I heard Abria say "age of arcanum" but the text wrote "age of our condom" and... well that is one way to call the age of a bunch of high powered wizards who doesn't seem to have any kids.

I find it kind of amusing that Pike got with the most promiscuous character in Campaign 1. Yasha got with the most promiscuous character in Campaign 2... and it seems Fearne Calloway is likely to BE the most promiscuous character in Campaign 3.

Today on 4-Sided Dive: Ashley Johnson's Pajama Ramma Omar Sleeps on Dani's Feet Wizard Girlbosses Aabria absolutely killing it at Beer Pong and Laura Bailey totally not farting.

1:20:00 "I wanna see other people!" "I AM other people! Let's GO!!" Aabria kills me 😂😂

Marisha is like the must "hey dude" guy I've ever seen

11 seconds in. Thinks, "Omar has a Go Pro.... OMAR HAS A GO PRO!" Skips through to find Omar Cam. The rest can be watched later.

It would have been funny if Marisha had said "Hey There Delilah" for Laudna

I love the irony of Ashley saying a 'clicker' apocalypse is too spoopy when *she is the protagonist in it.*

Why did I ever think this would be less chaotic than the others?

Aabria is the absolute best. The outfit. LORRAINE?!?. suggesting Bring Me To Life for Laudna's karaoke song. I'm dying every second she is on screen

Marisha giving strong Jocks Machina energy

Some say Dani is still stuck with a pup on her feet to this day.

Timestamps 1:00 - Roll for Tavern Keep 1:40 - Laura is our Tavern Keep 2:33 - Lorraine 3:39 - Destiny's Child 4:15 - We officially Start 4:41 - What the f*** is up with that 4:55 - Gnarlrock shard shatters witches’ friendship 6:09 - What’s more girl boss than getting a drastic hair cut after a break up? 6:13 - Omar Cam 6:26 - Ashley’s reaction to the breakup 6:54 - Vaxleth Reference 7:30 - Did Marisha have any idea what Delilah/Matt was doing in the moment? 8:26 - How can Laudna break free from Delilah? 8:40 - Delilah coming back to life? 9:00 - Marisha hates friend conflict 9:40 - How Laura would have handled it 10:15 - Real Housewives of Taldorei 10:29 - Omar Cam 2 11:10 - Erica 11:35 - Aabria wants them to talk 11:49 - What is up with Calamity 12:20 - Travis’ discussions of Calamity 13:00 - Ashley likes the technology 13:35 - Those Druids 13:50 - Brennan’s GMing 14:14 - Laura’s Original Character ideas 16:00 - Politics 16:19 - Established Characters with High Status 16:50 - No Technology was written down 17:20 - Intimidating high levels 17:42 - The Lore Doc 18:26 - Matt’s Lore Docs 18:50 - Beefy Doc Bassuras 19:20 - CR terrifies Aabria 19:45 - Ashley’s Reaction to the first episode 20:29 - Playing Characters Already at the Top 21:13 - Lou’s Assertiveness 21:49 - Learning to Care Arc 22:00 - Patia & Selfish Choices 22:05 - Ring of Brass would all be Normal NPCs 22:25 - NPCs becoming People 22:40 - What actually happened in the Calamjty 23:35 - Aabria & Niirdal-Poc 24:50 - Lack of Balance 25:25 - More risk with fewer hours of play 26:09 - What kind of Apocalypse do you think you would thrive in? 26:35 - babies 27:10 - Omar’s asleep on Dani’s feet 27:23 - Omar Cam 3 (Sleeping) 27:45 - Shoes 28:03 - Aabria’s accidental attacks on Travis 28:20 - Apocalypse Topic 28:45 - Hardcore 29:07 - Laura the Silent Matriarch 29:35 - No fast zombies 30:15 - Waterworld 30:25 - Tower of Inquiry 30:48 - Aabria pulls a block 31:49 - If your character got turned into a potted plant, what type of plant would they be? 32:24 - Lorraine would be a plant 33:11 - Laudna the Venus Flytrap 33:55 - Imogen the Violet 34:25 - Ashley the Pilea Pepperomi 35:12 - Fearne the Oleander 35:33 - Patia the Orchid 36:09 - Kentucky Plant Magic 37:20 - Marisha pulls a block 38:16 - What would be your character’s go to karaoke song? 38:32 - Laerryn - Fiona Apple’s “Criminal” 38:40 - Fearne - “Kiss from a Rose” 38:56 - Imogen - Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams” 39:20 - Laudna - Fleetwood Mac’s “Break the Chain” 39:33 - Also Laudna “Bring me to Life” 40:06 - You Oughta Know - Marisha’s go to 41:04 - Toxicity - System of a Down 42:30 - Evergreen the new Synergy 43:00 - Listen for Evergreen 43:46 - *The Deep Dive* 44:10 - Tankards! 44:40 - Imogen, what was the Skyship like for Imogen? 45:22 - Aabria, how do you feel about Laerryn’s final moments? 46:40 - Sam & Aabria being a divorced couple 48:08 - What was it like to have two death scenes for Patia? How did they differ for you as a player and how did you feel about Patia’s true final moments? 50:02 - Ashley, tell us more about Nana Mori Calloway. She raised Fearne but what kind of a person is she? Are she and Fearne close? 53:20 - Laura, how does Imogen feel about choosing to chase Armand instead of learning more about her constantly changing powers? 54:32 - Laerryn was trying to master planar travel. What was her inspiration behind this dream? Does she feel, as she kept repeating, that it was all worth it? 57:34 - Marisha, what is the relationship between Laudna and Delilah like? Has it changed or grown over the years? 59:00 - Does a part of Laudna like what happened to her cause it made her special? 1:00:35 - What is it like to play a character as chaotic as Fearne, and where does the inspiration for her mischief come from? 1:01:14 - Truck Nutz 1:02:31 - Omar Cam 4 1:02:55 - Omar the cutie 1:03:40 - Imogen flew for the first time. How does she feel about this new ability? 1:04:33 - Aabria, what was that moment of casting Blight on the tree of names like, as well as the realization of what that spell unleashed? 1:05:07 - Ashley & Omar 1:05:23 - Omar on the table 1:05:50 - Corgi Bridge 1:06:29 - Marisha, how did Laudna feel about traveling by Skyship? Did she use a skyship or a boat to get to Marquet from Taldorei? 1:06:40 - Marisha, what is Patia’s hope in sending her knowledge to Cerrit’s daughter, Maya? 1:09:09 - Ashley, what drew you to the Circle of Wildfire subclass for Fearne? 1:10:09 - How’s Little Mister doing? 1:10:34 - Ashley pulls from the tower 1:12:20 - What is your character’s favorite thing about the world they live in? What is your favorite part as a player? Are they the same or do they differ? 1:12:43 - Laura’s chair squeaks 1:15:40 - Imogen’s favorite thing about the world is Laudna 1:17:10 - Ashley likes Aeor & Jrusar 1:18:18 - Laura pulls a block 1:19:27 - What do your characters’ get up to when they find it hard to sleep? 1:19:42 - Larrryn and Quay **** as their friends 1:20:53 - Imogen sees other people’s dreams 1:23:08 - Fearne messes with people 1:24:15 - Laudna crafts and plays dolls 1:25:15 - Are Sashimi and Pate named after the last meal Laudna had before she died? 1:28:05 - BREAK STARTS 1:35:56 - BREAK ENDS 1:36:50 - The A Team vs The Charmed Ones 1:39:26 - What was Laura’s worst bad hair day? 1:40:39 - Laura’s glowing hair 1:41:10 - Laura, if you have the ability to read people’s minds. Would you use it all the time or only in certain situations? 1:41:59 - Laura’s bathroom mirror 1:43:14 - Marisha, what if Grey Griffin lived inside your mind, what boons would she give you? 1:43:59 - Grey is a great singer 1:45:30 - If Pate and Omar went on a date where would they go out and what time would you want them home by? 1:47:01 - Laura, do you have any weird recurring dreams or nightmares? 1:48:12 - Ashley, how would Fearne have greeted Chetney if he hadn’t overslept? 1:49:02 - Aabria, if you could planeshift you and your friends to any plane and have a party, which plane would you choose and why? 1:50:56 - Aabria, if you could invent a machine that had one specific but ultimately selfish purpose, what would it be as why? 1:51:19 - Aabria, if Patia and Laerryn were Thelma and Louise-ing around Earth, where would Laerryn want to go first and why? 1:52:26 - Laura, due to scheduling you had to drop out of Calamity, what are your impressions of Patia and how is she different from the character you had in mind? 1:54:26 - Aabria, tell us about your clutch Arcane Ward and Eldritch Initiate power game move that Laerryn had. 1:55:19 - Ashley, if you could steal one thing on Earth and get away with it, what would you steal and why? 1:57:19 - Marisha, what’s one aspect of being a Hollow One that you think would come in handy in real-life? 1:58:10 - USA decorations 1:58:21 - Marisha, if Patia and Laerryn were Thelma and Louise-ing around Earth, where would Patia go first and why? 2:00:20 - Aabria, what do you imagine Laerryn and Loquatius’ wedding was like? Close friends and family? A big lavish event? Did they elope? 2:01:23 - Ashley, can you tell us anything about why Fearne detests fairies? Is there a story there or were the insults just Ashley being a comedic legend? 2:02:48 - Laura, if Vex had to give a eulogy at Bertrand’s funeral, how would she start it? 2:03:57 - Bert Pong structure 2:04:14 - A Team Wins! 2:04:40 - Ashley gets a medal 2:05:07 - Marisha, tell us about your first crush. Who is YOUR Whitestone Andy? 2:05:37 - Ashley, what major celebrity would you cast to be the voice of Mister if he were capable of speech and why? 2:06:09 - Outro 2:07:02 - Song Starts 2:08:07 - Bottle explosion *Let me know if I missed any moments*

Excuse me but I need a Real Housewives of Tal'Dorei with this group.

I am both LIVING for Aabria's commitment to discussing Laerryn and Quay's sex life in vivid detail given the tiniest fraction of an opportunity to do so, and actively terrified of how Sam Riegel is going to escalate this next time anyone asks him literally any question in the world on camera. (Also, my god, Cerrit's comparatively normal existence just gets funnier and funnier. While the rest of them were tearing their clothes off and the fabric of reality asunder, he studied the blade.)

I definitely pledge my allegiance to matron Laura. Laura has always had mad Galadriel vibes.

“I feel like ‘evergreen’ is the new ‘synergy’-“ Me, falling out of my chair to literally say out loud YES. OMG ASHLEY. THE LAST STARTUP I WORKED AT USED IT CONSTANTLY.

The wildly differing fashions going on here just really make this episode peak chaos. Everyone looks so good!

The whole “the worst thing to happen to me has already happened” thing hit me HARD, and is really helping me deal with my grief.

1:46:51 The captions are gold. "You automatically win menopause!"

Everyone is talking about "age of our condom" and "you win menstruation" but my favorite cc fuck-up in this one is how Niirdal-Pac became "Needle Park". I don't know if it sounds as magical, and I DEFINITELY wouldn't want to visit that 😂

22:05 I now want a telltale game of the Calamity, with the player as Purvahn Suul.

"The Platonic Ideal of a baby is a dog, but worse" That's too fuckin perfect XD

Absolutely, 100% the best 4 sided dive yet. The ladies were so comfortable, hilarious, & so real. Great great episode. Need more ladies nights on here - they are AMAZING together.

I would pay good money to see a game with Emily Axford and Laura Bailey in it gm'd by Brennan

I assumed that the Orb sent by Marisha's character was a catalyst to create the Progenitor of the Cobalt Soul. Perhaps an easter-egg, perhaps nothing, only time will tell.

Please make the Cuppa Question thing a recurring thing. I would LOVE to see the competitive sides of the CR cast come to the forefront during that insanity. :D

I am very disappointed that the potted plant question was #41, and not #42, because becoming a potted plant is a Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy reffrence, so having its number also be a HhGttG Reffrence would have been perfect.

I love that everyone got a different memo about what they would do for ladies night. Nice difference between Aabria ("I was told we would go out?!") and Ashley ("Wait, this is not just a sleepover??")

I saw a comment on another video talking about a theory that Cerrit started what would eventually become the Cobalt Soul in wildmount. Which is a pretty cool idea all things considered.

"what's imogen's favorite part of exandria" me, a humble gay mess, under my breath: laudna laura: laudna me: I MEAN I WAS JOKING BUT THANKS FOR THAT

I love that when Aabria asked Marisha that really deep question about Laudna, Marisha slipped a little into the Laudna voice on the back pedal like it was such a shocking question that it manifested Laudna like a seance lmao

33:50 violets are a flower that symbolizes sapphic love. perfect for imogen lol

I love that Ashley’s eye shadow matches her pyjama pants.

Not LaeQuay being the freakiest couple in Critical Role history 😂😂😂. I appreciate how Aabria’s not afraid to get weird, definitely one of the reasons she and Sam had such beautiful *synergy* lol Laerryn: I wanna see other people! Quay: Well why didn’t you just say so? I take requests 🥴~

24:40 Amazing Closed Captions. I, too, enjoyed seeing a story set in the 'age of our condom.'

I just have to say, Ashley Johnson looks so cute in her Pj pants. But Aabria looks Fantastic in her outfit. The whole group had a very relaxed look & feel. It was really nice.

1) the ice cube thing with orchids is absolutely false. They need a good soaking (but don't keep the roots wet). Remember- they come from rain forests. 2) the mayonnaise thing is just to make the leaves of broad-leafed plants shiny again so they can better photosynthesize.

"That's parasocial, take a lap" is S tier.

THIS IS THE BEST EPISODE!!! I'm so glad Aabria gets to be on here. The flow and mood is on point, no one is trying to be the center of attention, everyone's just enjoying each other's company and interested/invested in what each person has to say. Chef's kiss

I'm waiting for Lorraine fan art. I imagine her wearing librarian glasses with a chain attached.

Marisha's "We're out, right?" was just so funny! XD Y'all weren't and I don't mind it one bit! XD

“What’s Imogen’s fav thing about the world?” “…Laudna :D” COME ON MAN

Marisha's top reads both as "Girls" and "Gods", and I can't make my mind up if it's intentional or not. Either way it's very fitting, and a cool top!

Fun fact: In the forgotten realms and some other settings lore when a Warlock breaks the pact with their patron or vice versa the warlock doesn't lose its powers but doesn't get stronger (basically can't level As a warlock without a patron). In this lore it is described as the patron of the warlock teaching the warlock their eldritch knowledge instead of letting them channel it like a cleric would from a god.

Marisha: You automatically win beer pong. Captions: You automatically win menopause. lmao

the irony is that evergreen will eventually lose relevance much as synergy did, thus no longer being evergreen, but synergistic with the word synergy

This was the best episode ever Aabria confirmed to be a 7ft amazon, Omar being best dog, laura being aderpable Ashley being Ashley and i really wanna go see Marisha do Karaoke now

14:09 one step closer to Emily Axford and Laura Bailey at the same table

Ashley's reactions to the spoilers are just hilarious to watch. Every time they say something she doesn't know her mouth just opens wide and her eyes get so big lol.

I just keep replaying the clip of Aabria going "What's this tree? Fuck this tree. FUCK THIS TREE!"

Aabria is so stupidly fun, she must be a blast to hang out with

Listening to them gush about ExU: Calamity with each other is me except it’s to myself 🤣

I refreshed my RU-vid page multiple times for this, didn’t get to watch it yesterday so now I watch it and see the chaos.

Abria going 'They fuck weird' is always gonna kill me.

Para social relations are so weird. Like, they are having fun as a group of old friends with a new friend and it makes me happy to see that. But like, why? I don't know them and they don't know me but I care. Got damn humans are weirdos. Whatever. I'm glad they had fun. I hope they had a good day and appreciate what they have. Idk

I need people in my life who cried for the Library of Alexandria.

The captions on this ep are wiiiild, pulling a "blog" from the tower, winning menopause and "the age of our condom"?? X)

This entire episode had me in stitches. Absolute Stitches. Aabrya had me laughing so hard I hurt when she busted out the bedroom antics with no shame and no malice.

I'd like to pitch a new youtube series: ashley johnson reacting to plot twist moments in movies. Sixth sense, fight club, etc. Make it happen.

"I built a brick shithouse wizard. Get gud, Caleb." ~Aabria Iyengar, 2022

"You automatically win beer pong" after Aabria's Bark Mitzvah joke was subtitled as "You automatically win menopause" lmfao

Ashley Johnson you need to watch those elbows during pong Sincerely, A concerned Midwesterner

When you cast resurrection on a plant with mayonnaise.

Marisha bringing such powerful "Bro" energy

my heart literaly skipped a beat when she said "Laudna" 1:15:45

I want a Critrole cast Karaoke night now

The idea of giving a powerful artifact to a teenager tickles me, as just over a month ago, I gave a family heirloom to my eldest nephew at his graduation that was given to me by my father, when I was 13.

Yesssss I was so looking forward to a 4SD featuring Ashley and also a 4SD about Calamity. Love this wombo combo 😁

1:55:08 “Caleb, Getgood” BEST LINE

1:38:52 Marisha’s quiet ‘Merica is something so personal to me and makes me crack up every time I play it back

I love Aabria! (all the other too, but today is about her :p) Her example helped me be more expressive around a roleplaying table, and I have taken on some of her twists, such as her mannerisms and the use of expressive makeup, clothing and nail polish because why the fuck not, especially as a guy!

I feel like Fearnes grandmother would literally be the witch who lives in a pancake house.

I forgot Aabria's character's actual name because of this Lorraine disaster 🤣

Ok seriously, "Real housewives of Tal'Dorei" needs to be a one off! Legit!

The problem with entering someone else’s dream is that you might encounter yourself

I have been waiting for this to happen for an embarrassingly long time...

This was my favorite episode of 4SD so far!

The pure joy between all of them has turned this video into a vicarious joy maker. The laughter is infectious and it just makes me happy to see them happy

Honestly I could watch a whole 2 hours of just "What the Fuck is up with that?". Just let it develop into a nice, natural, fluid conversation. All these people have such wonderful chemistry but the constant interruptions kinda makes it feel forced..

Table top Omar is a vibe.

Please make Cuppa Question a regular thing for the cast, I want to see Matt unassuming crush everyone with yet another hidden skill.

So far, there's been a certain level of chaos and order (mostly chaos) with the hosts... Marisha: Very orderly. Some chaos, but still structured. Sam: The amount of chaos I expected from the ex-co-president of dndbeyond. Matt: Orderly-ish. Not as much as his wife, but the structure was visible. Laura: Aaaand we're back with the chaos.

Comment about the EXU:C crew being a bunch of NPCs made me think: Calamity is what happens when an adventuring party fails their campaign. That age had their own Anger of Irons, but they actually succeded and outsmarted the PCs. Eyes of Nine, Chroma Conclave, Vecna, all those could bring about their own Calamity.

kickstarter goal for season two of lovm: laura reveals her senior picture