Ever since the premiere of the fourth campaign, new Dungeon Master Brennan Lee Mulligan has kept fans guessing with extensive world-building, a colorful mix of heroes, and a gripping narrative featuring celestial beings, demons, and dark forces increasing in power within the urban setting.
Warning: Spoilers for the latest installment of the new season lie ahead.
The Soldiers Table Introduced
Episode 3 ended with a huge suspense moment and revealed the premier party of heroes who will branch out from the main group to embark on their separate journey, separate from the other two tables.
The Soldiers table features Teor (played by the voice actor), Thimble (Laura Bailey), the strong-willed figure (Whitney Moore), the cleric (Sam), and Kattigan Vale (the actor).
Why Split the Party?
Considering a large ensemble, it was evident from the outset that keeping everyone at one table would be impossible.
Hence, the initial installments of this story serve as an Prelude, connecting the individual narratives before branching into three distinct groups: Soldiers, Schemers, and Questers.
The Nature of the Combat Party
Per the DM, the warrior group is for participants who prefer a typically action-packed fight-heavy story mode where peaceful solutions are rare.
Upon first impression, characters like the squeamish cleric the cleric might appear out of place, but the events of episode 3 show why these specific adventurers are best suited for the warrior group.
Reasons to Leave
To begin with, the team has a clear idea where to go next after a violent first encounter with the enemy group.
A former ally of Thjazi—whose demise kicked off the campaign’s events—exploited the enemy for his own means, entering Thjazi’s hideout, striking the character, and taking all the magical artifacts to dispose of.
Casimir then settled his obligations and ran away to a Halovar stronghouse in the remote area, north of Dol-Makjar, with Cyd hot on his heels.
Character Drivers
Additionally, each member has a individual motive to leave the city Dol-Makjar:
- The rogue, as Thjazi’s partner and closest confidant, wants revenge.
- The adventurer is familiar with Timmony and advises that it is a hostile environment.
- Tyranny and Wicander, having resisted his family’s wishes to kill the fighter and instead rescued him, have nowhere else to go.
- But, their reputation as important members in House Halovar could assist the team access locations they usually can’t.
- Moreover, The fighter swore a eternal obligation to The savior for his rescue and will now follow him everywhere.
Fugitives
Lastly, all of them are sought by the powers that govern the city for a multiple motives, making remaining behind dangerous:
- The agile adventurer and The character are known criminals.
- Tyranny and Wicander turned against the powerful family and the army of fiends they are partnered with.
- The target is marked for death by the clan.
This means them few options but to journey toward Timmony in quest for the antagonist.
Future Episodes
From the recent installment’s post-show segment, we learn that the Soldiers table will not appear next week, leaving the remaining eight players to round up the Seekers and Planners groups.
Viewers can look forward to finding out which players will be where in Campaign 4’s last Overture episode, released on next week.
