Jester and the Traveler - Am I in a Cult 

One of us, one of us...

thats so terry pratchet lol

Can someone pass the cool-aid

@@finn9707 Koolaid

@@underilli8867 Flavor-Aid if we're being specific.

as the traveler fades he realized that it was really a cult and whispers "FUCK" before he dispear

Dude that would be amazing

Wait no more, just go watch ep 94

She's more ... Way more... SPOILER Traveler seeks her guidance!

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She is less high priest and more, pope

SPOILER Even Traveler seeks her guidance!

@@CatCheshire SPOILER ITS A CULLLLTTTT

@BookwormPunk Poor Laura lol first Rogue got taken from her by Liam during the first campaign, and Travis took Warlock for this campaign. She should get first pick next time

under a Arch Fey...

I like to go with the idea that the traveler thought he was creating a warlock and was shocked when Jester manifested cleric powers. The Traveler made Jester a Cleric but Jester put the Traveler on the path to being at least a minor deity.

@@angie.castle And they both milticlassed into Paladin. I think in campaign 3 Laura should just be a Paladin

I really like the idea of using Cleric domains as Warlocks though I mean, for example, lets say your patron is a super technological abomination, well, there's no Warlock subclass for that. Except there is, Forge Domain Let's say your patron is an old force of nature, an arch druid or magnificent beast though, there's no Warlock subclass for that. Except there is, Nature Domain And so on, and so forth

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Is... is that a Yes?

#notacult

If jester becomes the leader, yeah, they're a cult.

OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH SHIT

Grey Shard Literally everyone denies they're in a cult, whether they're actually in a cult or not. Are girl scouts in a cult? No, and yet their answer to "are you in a cult" will be exactly the same as someone in a cult. Rational person: Are you in a cult? Girl scout: I'm not in a cult! scientologist: I'm not in a cult! heaven's gate acolyte: I'm not in a cult! Your precept is asinine.

So like Scientology

So fightclub is a cult?

@@ironrose6 I think they were making a joke. -_-

@@AflacMan13 A small group fanatically devoted to a charismatic leader? Yes, Fight Club is a cult of sorts.

BlackLion *campaign one flashbacks*

Still like that fan theory.

@@jcoonie2 Liam even says "choking" to Marisha at 6:46 ;D

Hee hee

@@jcoonie2 well, now its not a fan theory anymore

Grace I've been saying the Traveler is a piece of trash cult leader since before he pretended to help Jester escape from the Iron Shepherds. I'm really not sure why anyone thought differently, he's horribly manipulative and his rise to power is almost exactly like Vecna's.

You could say the same thing for vesh in cr1

I mean isn't he part of the dark six?

"Beware the gifts of the Traveler." Essek knows.

@Grace Which of the vast pantheon of gods do you swear that too? Choose carefully!

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Is this a my favourite murder reference?

hahaha nice M reference

I can just imagine this after episode 94 (so spoilers- Jester SENDS to the Gentelman: So Dad... I may or may not have helped found a cult when I was a child for a powerful being that now needs my help. The Gentleman facepalms.

Well they've already been kicked off one island so that checks out

Shit's going down at Onigashima, bring beer.

If Jester is the planning committee it surely will be.

Lol Travis made that comment mid-stream when jester suggested it be in the volcano

oh, you have no idea

"I magically compel you to do as I say" "... okay"

Completely believe Artagan is the traveler back on the material plane and having fun. Artagan was a trickster with that dark Fey side that makes things a little shady.

Would be awesome. Especially with the revelations about the far realm of 19th of september this theory gained some credibility. Can't say too much for spoilers, but imagination seems to be more powerful then initially thought

It would explain why he likes her so much more than his other followers. Per this theory, in a bizarre way, Jester would be like the Traveler's mom.

Unfortunately the fact that the traveler is a known god implies that he existed long before jester was born

spoiler alert: jester basicly admitted to being in love with him. Which is, you know, weird af with this theory😂

He was a kid when she was a kid and grew up with her

Omfg, I love it

We already have that. We're called Critters. :)

The Jester fan club, the Traveler is the leader, founding member and current president

Huh The Traveler cult actually scores pretty low I’d say.

@@NKM5896 because they're not really a cult, they're a buncha people doing pranks and parading around dick statues. if that's the standard of culthood, my friends and I absolutely qualify, we've done far cultier shit than that. every smoke circle is cultier shit than the traveler followers. they're just dudes worshipping a concept, isn't that what everyone is?

I mean, he’s a god of Trickery if Jester’s to be believed. Trickery just comes with an inherent shadiness. Doesn’t mean he’s bad. Just look at Loki or Coyote. I look at the Traveler the same way.

@@treycool9565 So is the Traveler going to cause Ragnarok or something?

@@treycool9565 I mean, Loki is just the _worst_ (and kinda evil, at least in the stories we have of him)

If you read the actual Norse myths, all the gods are kinda evil.

Think of a certain person that strangled him with the same voice in c1

Brandon Gonzales kinda yes, if enough people believe in a god it becomes so. Or with enough belief from someone but it would need to be a lot of belief.

If you can read about the Kua-toa, they were driven mad after years of being slaves to mind flayers, their minds shattered beyond repair they adopted a religious fervor, inventing gods to protect them against threats. ( if enough kuo-toa believe in a god it may take form) most of their gods are mad like themselves.

Belief makes thing happen in D&D. In different planed from the material one it works better, like in Sigil, the Lady of Pain forbids all worship, because they could accidently spawn a god. In Limbo, if you have enough willpower, you could carve reality out of pure chaos. And I am sure Arborea mutates with the will of its inhabitants.

Technically it’s differs from world to world but I’m pretty sure that normally gods gain power from the amount of followers and the devotion of there followers. So basically a god with a thousand people who regularly make blood sacrifices is equal to one the has 100000 who go to church once a month It normally goes demigod then lesser god then intermediate gods then greater gods Demigods are basically the power of several level 20 mortals and everything else would take 100s of level 20s and greater gods can’t be defeated

I think its because there is an actual war between the Empire and the Dynasty.

Seemed like a regular figure of speech to me

I think it's the way she said it which they found funny. I did too, because she said it casually like she was talking about a problem at her office job, instead of talking about a epic heroic fantasy artefact.

I just found it funny because it’s such an important relic that made even the bright queen shed tears and Jester is so casual about it Her talking to the traveller is like her inner thoughts and hearing her see everybody as overdramatic is hilarious to me when she’s so overdramatic herself 😭😭

I think the funny part is that it was used literally. Most people say it when people are angry. However, the arms part stands for armaments, or weapons. And the beacons literally have two nations armed for war over them.

Plenty of religions would do that too.

This is very much not true. Apostasy being considered a crime is in no way a cult thing. In fact, even today, there are still organized religions in some parts of the world that view it as a crime punishable by death. And it was definitely a crime for most of christian history. And there were many cults throughout history where apostasy as a concept wasn't even a thing, i.e. Cult of Dyonysus in ancient Greece. In fact, Travelerism is more of a religion than most religions on Earth, considering they worship a figure that is 100% without debate proven to exist, with powers easily considered deific. Only if the Traveler was a person claiming a rightfully higher position and demanding worship baselessly could it actually be a cult based on Earth's standards. Fantasy standards, idk, Tiamat is a legit goddess yet she only ever has a cult (that reaches further and is often more organized and ingrained in society than a lot of D&D's organized religions).

I’d be more worried about the emotional toll of leaving. It’s possible that even if Jester did want to leave, she wouldn’t because she’s spent most of her life very dependent on the Traveler.

By your explanation, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Hinduism are cults.

old.freedomofmind.com/Info/BITE/bitemodel.php The best current way to determine cult-ness of a group.

Spoiler from ep 94: Yep it is

Trickery He is a chaotic entity

Well, it is kinda tied to a pretty intense spoiler so in case you don't want to be robbed of a super awesome scene, you should go and watch episode 72 (Clay and Dust)

SPOILERS Fjords southern accent was actually Vandrin, his mentor, who he was emulating so he could pretend to be someone he's not. Fjord has recently rejected ukatoa's power and revealed his true english voice to the mighty nein.

it was fake i think. but i also don't really watch so take it with a grain of salt.

Oh boy are you in for a roller coaster of emotions

Boy are you late

Or maybe her powers are natural and she thought up the traveler as an explanation rather than face that fact.

I was almost wondering if it was an imaginary friend and Jester was The Traveler. Her powers coming from her belief in a god, but not an actual god. Probably not true, but very interesting to think about.