Critical Role Campaign 4's best combat episode so far was a total surprise

Despite being only 21 episodes in, Campaign 4 of Critical Role has provided fans with a number of amazing fights, from the gritty bar brawl against the Crow Keepers in episode 3, “The Snipping of Shears”, that epic Thimble vs Casimir stand-off during episode 8 “Fanged Revenge”, and even the Seekers have had a pretty monumental “last stand on a bridge” against the demonic sisters of the Candescent Creed episode 14, “A Bridge Too Far.” However, the latest episode following the Schemers — affectionately nicknamed the "Employed Table" by players Taliesin Jaffe, Luis Carazo, Marisha Ray, and Liam O’Brien — has proven that, despite their declared focus on political intrigue, the players in this group are far from being slouches when it comes to combat.

But living up to their name, the way the Schemers handle Dungeons & Dragons combat is very different from what we’ve seen with the Soldiers and Seekers.

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This article contains spoilers for Critical Role Campaign 4 episode 21.] Image: Critical Role In the latest episode, “The Point of No Return,” the Schemers uncover the whereabouts of Desmodus Blix, a student at the Penteveral, a magical academy, who recently went missing under suspicious circumstances.

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They discover him in the clutches of the Crow Keepers in the Dol-Makjar sewers and try to rescue him.

However, there are some very big problems.

The first, as discovered by the use of Tremorsense by Murray (played by Marisha Ray), is that they are vastly outnumbered.

Second, there’s a scary “mold spirit” in the room, conducting a shady deal with the Crow Keepers.

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Finally, the four Schemers are recognizable figures in the city of Dol-Makjar.

Murray is the bursar of the Penteveral; Hal (Liam O’Brien) is a renowned theater director and the brother of the recently executed Thjazi Fang; Bolaire (Taliesin Jaffe) is a curator of the Lloy wing at the Archanade museum; and Azune (Luis Carazo) is one of the few arcane marshals left in the Revolutionary Guard ## Editor's Note This announcement has sparked considerable discussion among gamers. Source: [Polygon](https://www.polygon.com/critical-role-campaign-4-combat-episode-21/)