Author: Deramin

Transcript: Hallway drinking party + analysis of Percy’s current mental health, CRC1 Ep084 1:11:11

NOTE: Making conjectures about anyone’s mental health from purely observational information is inherently flawed. I emphatically suggest you don’t do so for real people. It can cause us to make incorrect assumptions about them, misinterpret their intentions, incorrectly assess their abilities, or invite bias against them. I’m also very wary of psychological assessments for fictional … Continue reading Transcript: Hallway drinking party + analysis of Percy’s current mental health, CRC1 Ep084 1:11:11 →

Analysis: How Percy looked to Cassandra for “The Gate Stone” Story

My Twitter followers have voted for me to separate the supporting analysis for my fanfiction from the story itself, and I agree with that wisdom. Cross linking them does add a lot more flexibility. This analysis is the research underpinning “The Gate   Stone.” This analysis also contains my first draft posit of Percy’s mental … Continue reading Analysis: How Percy looked to Cassandra for “The Gate Stone” Story →

Transcript Talks Machina Ep10 for Ep82 Alpha 1:03:31 Twitch 1:29:57 “What’s helped you through your toughest times?”

This is hugely important mental health advise on what helps you and others get through tough times: TLDR: The life savers: Therapy and Medication. Secondary: Friends just hanging out without trying to fix you, to try and fix anything, but just acknowledge that it sucks. Being part of a supportive community of people who want … Continue reading Transcript Talks Machina Ep10 for Ep82 Alpha 1:03:31 Twitch 1:29:57 “What’s helped you through your toughest times?” →

Fiction Ep83 The Gate Stone

All of the fanfiction I’ll be putting up is basically prose analysis, in the style of creative nonfiction, so I believe that it’s important to show my research. After all, this is only an insight check. Analysis: How Percy looked to Cassandra for “The Gate Stone” Story Story The study door unexpectedly opened, startling Cassandra. … Continue reading Fiction Ep83 The Gate Stone →

Transcript Ep69 0:17:29, Ep70 3:01:29 Initial descriptions of Animus

This collection is part on my ongoing effort to consolidate all descriptions of Percy’s guns. This is a collection of the initial information, stated in the episodes, about Animus. If you like this transcript, please consider donating to Critical Role Transcripts, @CRTranscript, to help them provide closed captioning to Critical Role. We’d like to share … Continue reading Transcript Ep69 0:17:29, Ep70 3:01:29 Initial descriptions of Animus →

Transcript Ep45 2:30:06 Scanlan, how do you do it?

This is one of the best insights we get into Scanlan's core philosophy. Not happy-go-lucky so much as comforting nihilism. In being irreverent towards death, he accepts its inevitability and enjoys what he can. At 2:31:26, Scanlan says, "Everything before this was not as good. This is better, that's why. It's very simple. You had … Continue reading Transcript Ep45 2:30:06 Scanlan, how do you do it? →

Transcript Ep5 0:1:50 Character Backstories

All of this transcription was done by Critical Role Transcripts. I’ve merely reformatted it from closed captions to paragraphs, and added the timestamps and links. The longer Critical Role has run, and characters have developed, the clearer it is that the telling of their backstories shows some very core personality traits, beyond the mere history … Continue reading Transcript Ep5 0:1:50 Character Backstories →