History YMMV / CriticalRoleCampaignThree

* ShockingMoments: [[spoiler: Bertrand's death at the end of Episode 3, having been killed by the same dwarf who murdered Danas.]]

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Campaign 3's opening addresses some of the SlowPacedBeginning issues fans had with Campaign 2.
** The party members are more obviously likable from the outset, with even the less friendly ones like Ashton having their JerkWithAHeartOfGold nature emphasized sooner, and all are open to helping each other in-story and in combat.
** Hints of an over-arching story are seeded much earlier, along with an ArcVillain hinted at as early as the second episode.
** Multiple party members have personal goals that are clear to the audience from the beginning, while still being vague enough to keep fans and the players guessing. The very first scene of the campaign is Imogen and Laudna working towards their own personal goals, showing their personalities and what they're after.

* HarsherInHindsight: Robbie Daymond's best known role is as Franchise/SpiderMan, and [[spoiler:Bertrand Bell ends up in the role of Uncle Ben.]]

** Bertrand Bell returning was a bit of a surprise, as the character had only previously shown up in a one-shot and had not been referenced outside of it.

* Fanon: Fan artists often depict Imogen with glasses similar to Laura’s, partly to emphasize the introverted quiet side of the character. The actor hasn’t mentioned glasses and the character portrait doesn’t show them, but they’ve become a remarkably consistent design element after only a few episodes.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Campaign 3's opening addresses some of the SlowPacedBeginning issues fans had with Campaign 2. The party members are more obviously likable from the outset, with even the less friendly ones like Ashton having their JerkWithAHeartOfGold nature emphasised sooner, and all are open to helping eachother in-story and in combat. Hints of an over-arching story are seeded much earlier, along with an ArcVillain, and multiple party members have personal goals that are clear to the audience from the beginning, while still being vague enough to keep fans and the players guessing.
* IKnewIT: Many fans predicted from episode 1 [[spoiler: Bertrand would die so Travis could play a different character. Despite the speculation fans were still genuinely sad to see him go.]]

* TearJerker: In Episode 2, Laudna reveals the dead rat with a bird skull on her belt to be a kind of ImaginaryFriend named Pâté. While her puppeteering the dead rat and putting on a fake voice for it is darkly hilarious, it takes a rather sad turn when "Pâté" reveals that Laudna made it because she spent a long time alone, and made Pâté just to have someone to talk to so she wouldn't [[GoMadFromTheIsolation lose her mind]].
** [[spoiler: Danas and [[{{Retirony}} Bertrand]]s' deaths at the hands of the mysterious dwarf. Bertrand's final words are especially heartbreaking.]]
---> [[spoiler: '''Bertrand''': [[ImpliedLoveInterest Lieve'tel]]...]]

** [[spoiler: Danas and [[{{Retirony}} Bertrand]]s' deaths at the hands of the mysterious dwarf. Bertrand's FamousLastWords are especially heartbreaking.]]

** [[spoiler: Danas and [[{{Retirony Bertrand]]s' deaths at the hands of the mysterious dwarf. Bertrand's FamousLastWords are especially heartbreaking.]]

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* BrokenBase: When Marquet was announced as the main setting of the third campaign, fan reactions were split between those who were critical of the all white cast basing a campaign on a continent that is largely inspired by Middle Eastern culture, and those who believe that as a fantasy world of Matt's own creation, they should be allowed to explore it without real world implications getting in the way. These arguments more or less died down when Matt announced that he was working with sensitivity and cultural consultants when expanding on the continent for the campaign, and will be continuing to do so.

** Dorian Storm, as played by Creator/RobbieDaymond, returning from ''[[WebVideo/CriticalRoleExandriaUnlimited Exandria Unlimited]]'' in the first episode of Campaign 3 was quite unexpected. Dorian wasn’t played by one of the main cast members, and there had been no hint that an eighth player would be starting out the campaign beforehand.

** Dorian Storm, as played by Creator/RobbieDaymond, returning from ''[[WebVideo/CriticalRoleExandriaUnlimited Exandria Unlimited]]'' in the first episode of Campaign 3 was quite unexpected. Dorian wasn’t played by one of the main cast members, and there had been no hint that an eighth player would be starting out the campaign beforehand, let alone a cast member from a previous campaign.

** [[WebVideo/CriticalRoleExandriaUnlimited Dorian, Fearne, Orym]], and [[Characters/CriticalRoleGuestPartyMembers Bertrand Bell]] reappearing in Campaign Three took the fanbase by surprise.

** Dorian Storm returning from ''[[WebVideo/CriticalRoleExandriaUnlimited Exandria Unlimited]]'' in the first episode of Campaign 3 is this in general, as he wasn’t played by one of the main cast members and there had been no hint that an eighth player would be starting out the campaign beforehand.

* UnexpectedCharacter: [[WebVideo/CriticalRoleExandriaUnlimited Dorian, Fearne, Orym]], and [[Characters/CriticalRoleCampaignOne Bertrand Bell]] re-appearing in Campaign Three took the fanbase by surprise.

* UnexpectedCharacter: [[spoiler:[[WebVideo/CriticalRoleExandriaUnlimited Dorian, Fearne, Orym]], and [[Characters/CriticalRoleCampaignOne Bertrand Bell]] re-appearing in Campaign Three]] took the fanbase by surprise.

* BrokenBase: With the reveal that [[spoiler:Travis, Liam, Ashley, and Robbie]] started the campaign playing pre-established characters, the Critters are split between people liking the characters immediately (either via their first appearance in Campaign 3 or [[spoiler:''[[WebVideo/CriticalRoleExandriaUnlimited Exandria Unlimited]]'']]) and disliking them, some feeling cheated out of four new characters.

* UnexpectedCharacter: [[spoiler:[[WebVideo/CriticalRoleExandriaUnlimited Dorian, Fearne, and Orym]] re-appearing in Campaign Three]] took the fanbase by surprise.