Critical Role Abridged
All the twists and turns of an episode of Critical Role in half the time! In Critical Role Abridged, the rich tapestry of a Critical Role campaign is lovingly distilled to its most pivotal, hilarious, and poignant moments in about 60-90 minutes per episode.
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Episodes
123 episodes. Playback and audio depend on the available source.
0184 minS1:E1 The Draw of Destiny
Disparate souls collide in the mountain spires of Jrusar when three different groups of adventurers meet during a battle against an unusual array of enemies...
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0273 minS1:E2 Trial by Firelight
The three groups of adventurers slowly begin to form a cohesive unit as a tentative alliance is forged with the vigilant and mysterious Lord Eshteross...
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0364 minS1:E3 The Trail and the Toll
While investigating a series of thefts at the behest of their potential patron, the group stumbles onto something much more dangerous than they anticipated, with lasting consequences...
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0463 minS1:E4 On the Trail of a Killer
Determined to avenge a tragic loss, the group takes to the streets in search of answers, but their probing into Jrusar's secrets could have dangerous ramifications...
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0564 minS1:E5 The Threat Between the Walls
After stumbling into a literal den of thieves, the group picks up their quarry’s trail and seek the end of the thread they’ve pulled…
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0663 minS1:E6 Growing Bonds and Teasing Threads
The group celebrates their success by getting to know each other better and looking into the background of Orym's contact in the city, but the past is following one of them closely...
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0767 minS1:E7 Behind the Curtain
After a performance goes slightly awry, the group begins investigating the strange disappearances that have all taken place in and around the Dreamscape Theater...
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0861 minS1:E8 A Woodworker's Quandary
The group gets to know a very unusual new friend who requests their help in a missing person's case while Dorian receives some unwelcome tidings from a beloved family member...
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0971 minS1:E9 Thicker Grows the Meal and Plot
The group continues their search for Chetney's missing friend, even as their discoveries yield stranger and stranger reports about the man they're looking for...
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1064 minS1:E10 Ghosts, Dates, and Darker Fates
After a successful but interrupted burglary, the party splits in order to follow leads, go on a date, and investigate the machinations of the mysterious Nightmare King...
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1173 minS1:E11 Chasing Nightmares
The group comes face to face with the terrifying entity known as the Nightmare King but the interaction leaves only questions to an increasingly perplexing puzzle...
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1270 minS1:E12 Make It Fashion
The group readies themselves for the ball while beginning to piece together a cryptic puzzle of criss-crossing threads of fate...
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1364 minS1:E13 A Dance of Deception
With a heist somewhat planned the group attends the masquerade ball but have trouble keeping a low profile as various complications arise...
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1473 minS1:E14 In Too Deep
The ball takes several unexpected twists and turns when dancing shifts to fighting and fighting shifts to fleeing...
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1570 minS1:E15 The Tunnels Below
Bells Hells awaken to the repercussions of their antics at the ball, but the unwanted attention of certain parties could be the key to unraveling some of Jrusar’s mysteries…
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1674 minS1:E16 The Shade Mother
With a new alliance made, Bells Hells discover an unsettling entity within the mines beneath the city whose terrors are more potent than any of them bargained for...
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1763 minS1:E17 Heart-to-Heartmoor
With a strange job to take and stranger mysteries to chase, Bells Hells prepares for their journey into the Oderan Wilds while opening up about their lives and their secrets...
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1863 minS1:E18 A Hungry Jungle
While traveling to the Heartmoor Hamlet, Bells Hells find their night's rest interrupted by an enormous fey plant creature intent on devouring them whole...
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1966 minS1:E19 Omens Above
Newly arrived in the Heartmoor Hamlet, Bells Hells seek answers to long-sought questions and prepare for the midnight museum heist...
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2064 minS1:E20 Breaking and Entering...
With the heist underway, Bells Hells explore the traps and trinkets of the Twilight Mirror Museum, finding unexpected dangers as they venture deeper into the vault...
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2167 minS1:E21 Fight at the Museum...
Bells Hells may have located their quarry, but the heist is far from over as they face down freshly formed formidable foes...
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2271 minS1:E22 Promise and Potential
Now returned to Jrusar, Bells Hells meet with old and new allies to catch up on the city news and determine their next mission...
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2365 minS1:E23 To The Skies
Bells Hells finish their business in Jrusar and take to the skies on The Silver Sun skyship, where wonders and dangers lurk among the clouds…
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2472 minS1:E24 The Hellcatch Valley
Bells Hells’ fantastical flight takes them to the lawless town of Bassuras, where danger, deception, and delight lurk behind every corner…
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2573 minS1:E25 A Taste of Tal'Dorei
Bells Hells explore Bassuras and the Paragon's Call stronghold while getting to know their new friend Dusk, whose past strangely intersects with one of their own...
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2671 minS1:E26 Hidden Truths
Bells Hells seek out allies and options in their evolving plan to infiltrate Paragon’s Call…
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2764 minS1:E27 A Race for the Prize
Bells Hells tend to their inner relationships before returning to the Seat of Disdain, but a surprising face in Paragon's Call rattles several members of the group...
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2866 minS1:E28 The Deathwish Run
Bells Hells enter the deadly crawler race known as Deathwish, where survival is the only rule and winning is the only option...
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2963 minS1:E29 Dark Portents
With a mother-daughter reunion interrupted by deception, Bells Hells must decide who they can trust and how to navigate the tides of dangerous new knowledge...
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3065 minS1:E30 Reunion & Revelation
Bells Hells entangle themselves further in dangerous Fey business as they ride across the treacherous Hellcatch Valley to find answers to a growing mystery…
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3170 minS1:E31 Breaking Point
Bells Hells process their feelings as they work through moon mysteries, family conflict, and a shocking revelation about one of their own...
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3271 minS1:E32 A Stage Set
Bells Hells tinker with former friendships and robotic inner workings before returning to Paragon's Call, this time as newly minted members...
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3374 minS1:E33 Blood and Dust
Surrounded by chaos, Bells Hells act quickly to secure their quarry, but their attempted escape leads to an unexpected confrontation with a deadly foe...
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3478 minS1:E34 What Dreams May Come
Bells Hells grapple with a devastating loss, refusing to accept fate's machinations as they attempt to stay a step ahead of Paragon's Call...
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3580 minS1:E35 Pyrrhic Return
Bells Hells sail the stormy skies as they return to Jrusar and reconnect with allies in a race to keep hope alive...
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3671 minS1:E36 A Desperate Call
Bells Hells magically arrive in the city of Whitestone and meet a few legendary heroes in their search to save Laudna, but discover that her soul is not so easily retrieved...
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3768 minS1:E37 From the Boughs
Bells Hells traverse a dark and corrupted Whitestone and face twisted traumatic shadows of the past in their effort to save Laudna's soul...
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3874 minS1:E38 A Dark Balance
Bells Hells return to safety from the treacherous shadow realm with renewed hope to save their lost friend...
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3967 minS1:E39 The Momentum of Murder
Bells Hells must contend with the bureaucracy of being murder suspects before they can begin their turbulent travels to southern Marquet...
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4070 minS1:E40 Compulsions
Bells Hells reflect upon the latest and strangest moon developments as they near the Gloomed Jungles and prepare for a potential rendezvous with the Gorgynei lycans...
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4171 minS1:E41 Call of the Wild
Bells Hells travel deep into the Gloomed Jungles with the Gorgynei to seek a godly trial that may help Chetney's plight...
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4266 minS1:E42 The City of Flowing Light
Bells Hells depart from their new allies and head to Yios, where they are quickly dazzled by the lake-top metropolis' glamor and gambling...
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4370 minS1:E43 Axiom Shaken
Bells Hells seek out answers about the stolen texts from members of the Grim Verity, but the knowledge revealed could change everything they know about the gods of Exandria…
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4471 minS1:E44 Bawdy Basement Belligerence
Trapped in the basement of a fugitive, Bells Hells turn to chaos in an effort to escape their hunters and learn more about who leads their adversaries...
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4570 minS1:E45 Ominous Lectures
Bells Hells return to the Aydinlan Seminary to speak with two professors about the mysteries affecting their friends, but an unexpected guest complicates everything...
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4670 minS1:E46 Night at the Ligament Manor
Bells Hells travel to the Fey Realm, where they meet Fearne's curious Nana Morri and learn more about Fearne's unconventional upbringing...
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4772 minS1:E47 The Fey Key
Bells Hells carefully traverse the shadowy side of the Fey Realm and dodge numerous dangers in their attempt to destroy the first Malleus Key…
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4869 minS1:E48 An Exit Most Fraught
Bells Hells need to leave the Fey Realm behind, but the threats on their scent are extremely unkind...
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4969 minS1:E49 The Aurora Grows
Bells Hells travel the aurora-filled skies of the Hellcatch Valley, concocting plans and gathering allies as the days tick down to the apogee solstice...
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5063 minS1:E50 Red Moon Rising
With the apogee solstice imminent, Bells Hells begin their infiltration of the Tishtan ruins, where they encounter new faces in the fight against the Ruby Vanguard...
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5175 minS1:E51 The Apogee Solstice
Bells Hells race against time and lifelong plotting as they attempt to stop the Ruby Vanguard from releasing the god-eater Predathos and potentially dooming the world...
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5271 minS1:E52 Far From The Others
With the magic of the apogee solstice having split the party across Exandria, half of Bells Hells must contend with the dangers and surprising connections of Northern Wildemount...
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5365 minS1:E53 Ripples
The Team Wildemount half of Bells Hells arrive in Uthodurn, where they get a wider sense of how magic is responding to the events of the apogee solstice...
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5469 minS1:E54 Treacherous Toys
Bells Hells' Team Wildemount tangles with the pasts of some of their own through enigmatic dreams and illuminating confrontations...
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5570 minS1:E55 Hope Within History
Bells Hells' Team Wildemount meets with the King and Queen of Uthodurn, where insight on Ludinus Da'leth reveals a new focus and destination for the group...
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5664 minS1:E56 By Goat or By Boat
Bells Hells' Team Wildemount travel through the cursed Savalirwood as they attempt to locate the ruins of the corrupted city Molaesmyr...
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5764 minS1:E57 The Sorrow of Molaesmyr
Bells Hells’ Team Wildemount venture deeper into the haunted ruins of Molaesmyr and search for the tower that once belonged to the imperious mage Ludinus Da’leth…
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5862 minS1:E58 Escape From The Past
Bells Hells' Team Wildemount are assailed by the corrupted creatures of Molaesmyr as they attempt to flee with the secrets they've obtained from the ruins...
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5972 minS1:E59 Somewhere Out There
Orym, Ashton, and Laudna find themselves in an unfamiliar land, meeting unfamiliar people, as they attempt to piece together why they were separated from their friends and where exactly they are in the world...
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6067 minS1:E60 Faith or Famine
Team Issylra makes their way towards civilization, where a small town's troubles with an overbearing temple offers a new perspective on how helpful the gods can be...
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6167 minS1:E61 Crisis of Faith
Team Issylra battles agents of the Dawnfather as they attempt to release the temple's unwanted and autocratic rule over the town of Hearthdell...
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6263 minS1:E62 A Long Walk of Reflection
Team Issylra trek towards the mountains of the Demithore Valley in search of a teleport spell while taking time to bond as friends and as a team...
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6363 minS1:E63 A Haunted Past
Team Issylra must battle a strange shadow entity in order to find a way home, but plans stall when a shocking revelation rocks the group to its core...
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6468 minS1:E64 Reunited
Though split across the continents of Exandria and separated by the constraints of weird magic, both teams of Bells Hells converge in Jrusar to finally reconvene with their companions...
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6565 minS1:E65 A Path of Vengeance
Bells Hells settle into their reunion, comparing notes between experiences and dealing with the consequences of past actions...
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6667 minS1:E66 Aid of the Tempest
Bells Hells arrive in Orym's hometown of Zephrah and learn of a possible solution to Keyleth's lingering wounds, but acquiring the key ingredient is a dangerous endeavor...
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6768 minS1:E67 Bloody Flowers
Bells Hells search for a way to cure Keyleth and confront the demonic denizens that have made the cursed Grey Valley their homebase...
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6869 minS1:E68 For The Tempest
Bells Hells race to return to Zephrah with faith that their gains in the Grey Valley will save Keyleth and return hope to their fight...
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6974 minS1:E69 Nice
Bells Hells take some time to enjoy Zephrah before resuming their search for answers and aid in their fight against Ludinus and the Ruby Vanguard...
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7070 minS1:E70 Embattled in Bassuras
Bells Hells return to Bassuras, seeking their friend Imahara Joe's assistance, but they quickly discover that Joe needs their aid first... and fast...
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7175 minS1:E71 Mist and Whimsy
Bells Hells travel to the fog shrouded islands of the Shattered Teeth and meet several of the unusual denizens of the chaotic land...
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7275 minS1:E72 Phantasmal Parley
Bells Hells engage with a cursed pirate ship filled with ghosts, seeking passage across the waters of the Shattered Teeth, but a parley is not easily granted...
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7379 minS1:E73 Kindling the Spirits
Bells Hells continue their journey through the fog-shrouded ocean of the Shattered Teeth with the skeletal crew of the Crimson Abyss, where surprising requests lead to surprising results...
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7469 minS1:E74 Roots Between Worlds
Bells Hells explore the island of Kalutha and prepare themselves to take counsel from the fated wisdom of the Great Tree of Atrophy...
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7566 minS1:E75 An Ancient Flame
Bells Hells delve into the claustrophobic caverns of Athos Peak, seeking the resting place of an ember of the great fire primordial Emperor Rau'shan...
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7671 minS1:E76 A Gathering of Heroes
Bells Hells return to Whitestone in search of allies and refuge, taking time to reflect on the weight of their choices and the path ahead...
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7777 minS1:E77 The Promise and the Price
Bells Hells' resident witches delve into the hidden horrors of Whitestone Castle and a choice is made regarding the shard of Rau'shan...
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7883 minS1:E78 Fractures
Bells Hells face interparty turmoil as they grapple with the consequences of choices made and broken trust at a crucial crossroads...
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7978 minS1:E79 To Hurt Is to Heal
Bells Hells find respite in the Fey Realm while they seek ways to mend their broken trust and rebuild their friendships...
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8068 minS1:E80 A Test of Trust
Bells Hells put their trust in each other to the test as they tackle Nana Morri's final task for them among tangled and lost ruins within the Fey Realm...
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8177 minS1:E81 The Eve of the Red Moon
Bells Hells ponder fey bargains and prepare for their dangerous race through Ruby Vanguard territory...
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8276 minS1:E82 Rush for the Bloody Bridge
With their Fey Realm tasks complete, Bells Hells turn their attention to the ruddy moon and the foes that block the bridge…
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8373 minS1:E83 Ruidus
Bells Hells take their first steps on Ruidus and begin their investigation of the mysterious ruddy moon…
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8469 minS1:E84 Red Rural Revelations
Bells Hells are introduced to a village on Ruidus and learn about the way of life on the moon…
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8572 minS1:E85 Intense Interrogations
Bells Hells question their captured enemies, but their search for information is interrupted by the pursuing hunt from another foe...
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8675 minS1:E86 Doorways to Darker Depths
Bells Hells stumble upon a secret entrance to Exandria from Ruidus, but this lucky portal leads to a place just as dangerous as the one waiting for them in the sky...
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8775 minS1:E87 Arrival at Kreviris
Bells Hells reach the city of Kreviris, where they explore the surface details of the Ruidian capital…
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8870 minS1:E88 Seeking Sedition
While seeking contact with the Volition rebellion, Bells Hells find themselves cornered with no way out of their underground hideaway as enemies close in...
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8971 minS1:E89 Divisive Portents
Bells Hells join the Volition rebellion, where they learn about the inner workings of Kreviris and its leaders known as the Weave Mind...
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9073 minS1:E90 Mission Improbable
Bells Hells split the party in order to take on two different missions to prove themselves to the Volition, but as the stakes rise, so does the danger...
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9181 minS1:E91 True Heroism
Chaos reigns as Bells Hells attempt to find each other and leave Kreviris, but an old enemy complicates their attempted escape...
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9276 minS1:E92 Broken Roads
Rattled and reeling, Bells Hells prepare to leave Ruidus and return to Exandria, where tensions are escalating and pressure is building…
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9376 minS1:E93 Bittersweet Reunions
The Crown Keepers endure a battle for their lives and the very heart of their team, with dire consequences for every move...
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9468 minS1:E94 Where The Red Fearne Glows
Bells Hells begin their hunt for Ludinus' whereabouts and how to slow his plot, but not before an old foe arrives to test one of their own to the brink…
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9572 minS1:E95 Gathering of Needs
Bells Hells take time to focus inwards on their grief and their healing, but inner demons threaten the harmony of their bond...
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9666 minS1:E96 Shadows New and Old
Bells Hells work to fortify their bonds and friendship in the face of darkness before engaging in a whirlwind of travel stops on the way to Aeor...
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9769 minS1:E97 Ancient Sins
Bells Hells encounter Aeorian terrors as they explore the ruined city and seek out the wrinkle in Ludinus' plans...
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9879 minS1:E98 The Nox Engine
Live at the Greek Theatre! Bells Hells battle the creeping terror of an unleashed demon, but their own darkest thoughts may prove to be the real enemy...
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9984 minS1:E99 Downfall (1)
In the midst of a lull in the Calamity, a group of powerful individuals embark on a divine mission to the flying city of Aeor...
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10085 minS1:E100 Downfall (2)
The Divine continue their infiltration of Aeor, looking deeper into the city's flaws and virtues as they seek out the center of its hubris...
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10155 minS1:E101 Downfall (3A)
All of the Divine planning and improvising comes to a head in the final battle within Aeor's underbelly...
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All of the Divine planning and improvising comes to a head in the final battle within Aeor's underbelly...
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10389 minS1:E103 Reconciliation
Bells Hells contemplate the revelations of the Occultus Thalamus while one of their own is brought low by darkness and desire...
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10477 minS1:E104 Cages
Bells Hells seek a way to cut Delilah's puppet strings once and for all...
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10577 minS1:E105 The Cradle's Convocation
Bells Hells meet with the Exandrian Accord in Vasselheim, where plans begin to form and connections begin to solidify...
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10680 minS1:E106 Collecting Legends
Bells Hells take center stage in the Platinum Sanctuary, where they must prove themselves as worthy potential heroes to the Exandrian Accord...
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10772 minS1:E107 Unseelie Interrupted
Bells Hells return to the Fey Realm in an attempt to tangle an upcoming meeting between Ludinus and the Unseelie Court...
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10878 minS1:E108 Under the Arch Heart's Eye
Bells Hells endure rocky combat and fey wiles within a temple of the Arch Heart, but come face to face with a surprising eavesdropper with plans of their own..
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10976 minS1:E109 Looming
Bells Hells learn just how resilient the Fey can be when it comes to matters of the mind and seek answers from Fearne's estranged, strange father...
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11080 minS1:E110 A Test of Fate
Bells Hells make haste to the Raven's Crest temple in Vasselheim by invitation from the Matron of Ravens, but the welcome they receive puts them all on the edge...
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11176 minS1:E111 In the Shadow of War
Bells Hells reel from their recent conversations with the divine and seek out calmer heads and resolute monoliths within the city of Vasselheim...
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11278 minS1:E112 The Nein Hells
Bells Hells meet their new allies on the road to Kreviris and learn just what makes this team so mighty...
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11382 minS1:E113 The Assembling of Legends
Bells Hells introduce the Mighty Nein to the moon before flashing backwards to the reunion of Exandria's most legendary heroes...
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11481 minS1:E114 Assault on the Malleus Key
With allies in tow and an army at their backs, Vox Machina begin their assault on the Malleus Fortress...
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11581 minS1:E115 Fight for the Bloody Bridge
Vox Machina assail the Malleus Key, intent on rescuing the trapped Vax’ildan as enemies attack from all sides...
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11672 minS1:E116 To the Arx Creonum
Bells Hells and the Mighty Nein wait in the shadows of the moon city before launching an explosive attack on the Weavemind's stronghold...
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11774 minS1:E117 The Weave Mind
The Mighty Nein steal their way through the Arx Creonum to confront the psychic minds that control the Ruidian populace...
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11877 minS1:E118 Race to the Ruidian Core
Bells Hells delve into the fungal network of Ruidus, seeking Ludinus, Liliana, and the Hallowed Cage...
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11997 minS1:E119 The Hallowed Cage
Bells Hells face Ludinus Da'leth, attempting to stop his infiltration of Predathos' glass prison...
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12083 minS1:E120 Predathos Awakened
With one of their own absorbed and threats from all directions, Bells Hells bring the fight to Predathos itself...
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12183 minS1:E121 The Red End
Bells Hells face Predathos and its terrifying second form as they attempt to bring a god-eater to heel...
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12290 minS1:E122 A New Age Begins (1)
Bells Hells return to Exandria with a proposal for the gods and their own visions for the future to come...
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123135 minS1:E123 A New Age Begins (2)
Bells Hells return to Exandria with a proposal for the gods and their own visions for the future to come...
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