"Nah men, Im not going back to prison. Part 2" a Caleb Widogast story

Travis (internally): Don't give them our free luck point!
Liam (internally, as Caleb): Ohhhh the mighty nein, the mighty nein is the mightiest nein that ever neined!

I think its safe to say Liam's character's actions just won him the election for president of DnD Beyond!

Matt is right, that's a powerful freaking ally to make at level 8 - Half of the map just changed status from "Hostile" to "Friendly"

This was honestly PERFECT for Caleb's arc. A man essentially betrayed and left for dead by the Empire, escapes the mental asylum, becomes a ghost, forgotten to time.  But then returns, with possibly a NUKE, to give to the enemy. The man forgotten, the ghost of Bren Aldric Ermendrud has returned.

This whole moment gave me a mild panic attack until Caleb did that.

I was flabbergasted at the initial chat response to every moment as I watched this.  Caleb's was the only correct move to make.   He colored the narrative.  If he didn't do what he did, the dodecahedron would have been found while their things were being turned inside out in the dungeon.  Instead of Heroes of the Dynasty they would have been imperial thieves and spies.

"WE USED IT IN FRONT OF HER!!!" I died laughing.

Last month
Mercer: and now we will have the naval battle I planned for so long....
Talison: Hold my tidal wave....

This month:
Mercer: I have set up this beautiful set from Dwarven Forge for a big fight or jail break scenario....
Liam: Hold my bier.....

Travis: pulls out map of the Empire "This map... this map right here covers the areas that we just declared war with!"

I don’t get why people are upset about the party losing the dodecahedron. They rarely even used it for re-rolls. They forgot about it most of the time.

This will forever be one of Campaign 2's most pivotal story moments imo.

Had Caleb not done what he did, the direction of the campaign's story would have most likely taken an ENTIRELY different direction!
The repercussions of that one singular decision and the effects it will have on the continent of Wildemount as a whole are going to be felt for years and years to come...

Travis was salty lol. My first thought was, there's no way they aren't going to search everything they're carrying. Better to give it as a gift than for it to be found on enemies

I really wish Ashley and Talisian were here to see their reactions. I cant' wait to see their reactions when they come back. :D

Caleb for the clutch win! Liam does such a great job playing his character.

6:39  Classic Laura Bailey. Even in as tense of a moment as this... she just can't help herself. <3

They are going to build statues of Caleb to honour this event

Fun Fact: Matthew Mercer learned the art of the cliffhanger from the spirit of Scheherazade herself.

I love the M9 and their fly by the seat of their pants, but man...they have got to get over their allergy to the truth. "Hey Bright Queen, you guys have my husband." "Mighty Bright Queen, we sort of stumbled into something we don't understand." Caleb saved us with a sort of half-truth, but dang near every time the Mighty Nein have survived, it's because of some snippet of truth.

Me: D&D is a collaborative creative narrative. No one person is the protagonist, no one story arc is more important than anyone else’s, no one player carries the game more than the other players.
Also me: Caleb is the protagonist of the M9 arc change my mind