Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago

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We’re back, baby!

This project is unofficial fan content and is not approved or endorsed in any way by Critical Role.

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:31 - Starting with a Map Tour
04:00 - Excellent Map Design
07:36 - Why the Villains Don’t Move the Same Way
09:34 - #NoRegerts
12:58 - The Consequences of Falling
18:35 - Hot Fuzz
21:20 - Getting the Rules Right
27:56 - Some Thoughts on Player Agency
39:49 - The Consequences of Fighting in the Streets
48:17 - Shutting Down a Potential Sidequest
50:54 - Why Pike Will Never Trust Senokir
55:26 - Players: It’s Okay If Your Surprise Gets Spoiled
56:49 - The Consequences of the Sidequest
59:19 - Outro

Recommended Reading:

How Should You Recap Your D&D Sessions? youtube.com/watch?v=9Vwnufq16a0

Matt Mercer's Best Combat Ever? Vox Machina, Ep. 52 | Critical Role Demystified: youtube.com/watch?v=3Ba7ly9dRKU

The Bad Guys Want to Win (feat. Keith Ammann) youtube.com/watch?v=uygyu6zcdvg

The 2025 Rust Monsters Nearly Killed My Whole Party! youtube.com/watch?v=LSjnOH_mSKU

The Many Types of Metagaming: youtube.com/watch?v=drjCzU24gks

The Big Bad in the Shadows: youtube.com/watch?v=NSE5dSxVP6g

MegaphoneMan Map Highlights: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF5zBOWphfZA1pICGBEm4JKZoqIpnEyMO

You can watch the full episode here:
Episode 76 - Brawl in the Arches
youtube.com/watch?v=L4Sb53wvbKI&list=PL1tiwbzkOjQz7D0l_eLJGAISVtcL7oRu_&index=80

Music from Epidemic Sound

The Pyre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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