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The Omen Archive was founded in 2024 to carry on the work of CritRoleStats after its retirement. Cataloging and analyzing data from Campaign 3, 4, and beyond 🎲
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And, lastly: Dark Horse Wines. Studies show you will only roll 19 or higher on their dice.
An image of Sam during the post-cold-open ads. The captions show he is saying "Dark Horse Wines guarantees..." He has a bottle of wine next to him and is holding a dragon claw with a d20 in it. To the left, Taliesin is visible looking at the dragon claw in Sam's hands. An image of Sam during the post-cold-open ads. The captions show he is saying "...that you will only roll high on their dice." He has a bottle of wine next to him and is holding a dragon claw with a d20 in it. To the left, Taliesin is visible laughing, and a hand is visible held out to take the claw. An image of the bottom table, with Robbie standing up and raising an index finger. He is saying, "That's a 19." Whitney and Sam look amazed. An image of the bottom table, with Sam holding up a d20 and saying, "That's a natural 20." Robbie and Whitney both look at him with the beginnings of amazement on their faces.
December 31, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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We also learned a Candescent Creed parable about a young girl named Beatrix. A rare artist’s rendering was unearthed on Amazon Prime, pictured below.
A screenshot from the Mighty Nein animated series of a young Caleb standing in front of a burning house. Caleb, wearing a cloak, is facing away from the viewer. He is cast entirely in silhouette from the light of the flames. The house is two stories, its roof sloping steeply up to a point. Two wooden fences emerge from out of frame and draw the eye towards the scene.
December 31, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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Our bird count went up by 4, all in the space of about 12 seconds during the cold open. Nice.
Text: Running Bird Count. Image: Egg with the number 69 on it. Text: *See our note on how we count this. Four lines of the birds table from the Omen Archive site, with species and quoted line for each. All are between the time stamps 00:51:11 and 00:15:23.
December 31, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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And now for something completely different! We are kicking ourselves for not realizing that of COURSE Sam would have a more over-the-top and inconveniently-sized drinking vessel coming.
Sam sitting at the table behind a large ornate silver chalice. The chalice has spokes emerging from the curve of its cup reminiscent of Candescent Creed sun ray designs. A turquoise gem is set in the side with more sun ray designs drawn in black around it, exactly matching Wicander’s circlet. Four more turquoise gems are set around the wide base of the chalice. Sam looks forward, mischief on his face. A splint is on his right ring finger.
December 31, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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The numbers for this episode tell us multiple stories. Thimble came out on top with damage dealt and enemies slain (five of eleven!), Wicander took the most damage like a champ, and Kattigan tried his best.
A table of character names and for each one their damage dealt, damage taken, and hit point total. Kattigan: 13 dealt, 9 taken, 31 total. Teor: 50 dealt, 38 taken, 36 total. Thimble: 168 dealt, 31 taken, 24 total (33 at level 4). Tyranny: 37 dealt, 10 taken, 30 total (37 at level 4). Wicander: 61 dealt, 56 taken, 20 total (35 at level 4). Wulferic: 7 dealt, 17 taken, 20 total.
December 31, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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Lastly, we wanted to highlight Sam’s shirt from this episode. We love you very much.
Sam sitting at the table, wearing a black T-shirt reading “PROTECT TRANS LIVES” in a heavy metal font. The words are blue, white, and pink respectively. Over the shirt Sam wears a thick green button-up. Sam leans back, stretching, looking slightly worried.
December 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Our bird count is now up to 65, with crows and nightingales currently tied for most-mentioned birds. Falcons are in a close second place. There have been a total of 16 bird species mentioned (counting both eggs and the generic unknown “bird”).
Text reading "Running Bird Count" over an image of an egg with the number 65 superimposed on top. Below is a link: "see our note on how we count this."
December 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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In roleplay-heavy episodes, it can sometimes get hard to keep track of NPCs. Don’t forget that we keep an ongoing list of them, including identifiers, descriptions, and first mentions/appearances.
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A table of four NPCs from the link in the post: Arathea, Lady Kasswyn, three Tybry's Lea kids, and Sir Felltower.
December 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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C4E009 set a new campaign record for PC Nat 20s, with seven total (three by Thimble, three by Teor, and one by Kattigan). While we’re only nine episodes into the campaign, make no mistake: that’s a lot. It's more than in a solid 76% of Campaign 3 episodes!
A small table of PC Nat 20s by episode for Campaign 4. Episode 9 has 7, episode 4 has 5, and episodes 1, 2, 5, 7, and 8 have three.
December 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Lastly, thanks to @samriegel.bsky.social on Beacon, we now know four of the Seven Shining Tenets! We will reverse-engineer this homemade bible yet. Check out the rest of our Candescent Creed data at omenarchive.com/c4/candescen....
Text of the tenets available by clicking through on the link.
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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(Okay, actually, here are some real battle map shots. This one was a beaut! Check out our Battlemaps page for more: omenarchive.com/c4/battlemaps/)
A battlemap of a ruined stone castle focused on a giant red squid in the interior of a small circular tower room. Tyranny stands to the side of the creature, while two armored soldiers face off against it, one wielding a spear and the other without a visible weapon. A staircase curves up along the edge of the room. A battlemap of a ruined stone castle with sparse dead trees around its edges. The walled courtyard has a tower at each corner. The bottom-left tower has collapsed. Thimble stands in the top right tower. Tyranny stands in the bottom right tower with three armored individuals. More armored knights are in the courtyard, and two guards stand in front of the open entry door. A battlemap of a stone castle courtyard focused on Tyranny and Wicander standing in a circle with a number of armored knights. Casimir, dressed in black with a cape and holding a dagger point down, stands across from Tyranny and Wicander. Some rubble is on the ground and a raised walkway is visible at the top of the back wall. A battlemap of a stone castle focused on Thimble, Teor, Kattigan, and Wulferic standing by an exterior wall. A dead leafless tree rises nearby, and thin tangled roots emerge from the stonework. Empty windows are set in the wall above the party.
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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We also have some lovely battlemap highlights. This isn’t one, but it could be.
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Next, we have this mathematical diagram offering Teor instructions on how to always land on his feet.
A hand-drawn diagram from an academic paper of a cat modeled as two cylinders flipping itself feet-down as it falls. A tail, four feet, and a smiling cat face are in-expertly drawn onto the cylinders, mixing the style of a geometric figure with a child’s doodle. The diagram is labeled “6.1. A Cartoon. Probably the simplest path resulting in the cat flip is the one depicted below.” The diagram is in five stages. First, labeled “a (begin)”, the two cylinders are end-to-end and the cat is feet-up. In stage “b”, the cylinders pivot at their joining point towards each other, moving the cat’s front and rear legs together. In stage “c”, the cylinders are touching on their long ends, modeling the cat bending in half at the waist, the cat’s smiling face and tail both facing straight up. In stage “d”, the cylinders flip so that the cat’s legs are facing out, modeling the cat bending fully in half backwards so its head is level with its butt. In stage “e (end)”, the cylinders are end-to-end again.
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Hi, Critters! We have Episode 8 #CriticalRole stats ready to go for you.

First, a shoutout to top damage dealer Thimble, who dealt 83 points of damage across six hits over the course of three rounds in order to completely destroy Casimir. Can you hear it now?
Text: Top Damage Dealer: Thimble, 83. Image: Thimble from the shoulders up. A white-skinned pixie with brown hair in a pixie cut and large, iridescent, dragonfly-like wings sprouting from her back. She wears a knit green sleeveless crop top. A metal rod pierces her right ear.
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Happy Thursday, Critters! Our Episode 8 stats are running late due to grad school finals but will be online this weekend. In the interim, a snapshot of Castle Sloan ready for combat:
A Roll20 combat map of a black outline of a vaguely squarish castle with round towers at each corner. Red dots symbolizing enemies are scattered around the bottom center and right of the map. Two grey dots symbolizing Wick and Tyranny are in one of the tower circles with four of the red dots. Grey circles symbolizing Teor and Thimble are at the top right. A grey circle symbolizing Kattigan is at the top left. Dark red dots symbolizing two horses and a mule are in the bottom right.
December 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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We also now have Flando’s timestamps backfilled for all of Campaign 3. Remind yourself of Chetney’s final form, Deanna’s goat murder, Imogen and Laudna’s first kiss, and lots more SPOILERS under the thing: www.omenarchive.com/c3/flando-ti...
Time stamps and Flando description text from C3E044 Bawdy Basement Belligerence
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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Additionally, we've added a few things to the site! We now have a dedicated data type for abilities rather than grouping them with spells. This allows us to track them more thoroughly and in greater detail. www.omenarchive.com/c4/abilities...
A text-heavy table with the columns Episode, Character, Ability/Feature/Trait, Type, From, and Notes. Click through for accessible data.
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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We also keep a running list of NPCs, if you ever find yourself trying to remember a name or struggling to match one to their corresponding lore. omenarchive.com/c4/npcs/.
Text of NPC table, accessible at hyperlink in body of post, with columns including First Mention, First Appearance, Race (if given), Identifier (if relevant), and Description (if given). Text of NPC table, accessible at hyperlink in body of post, with columns including First Mention, First Appearance, Race (if given), Identifier (if relevant), and Description (if given).
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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A reminder that we have images from each week’s ad skits! Revisit the memories that certain cast members might rather forget at omenarchive.com/c4/ad-skits/.
The Critical Role Announcement Playhouse table. Taliesin is dressed in a bright rave outfit and candy necklaces, while Marisha and Laura on either side of him eat from those necklaces. Taliesin wears a metallic rainbow tanktop and a pink, white, and brown wig, and clasps his hands in front of him in good-natured discomfort. Marisha grabs one end of a necklace in both hands and chomps down on it, while Laura holds the other end of the necklace, looking off screen, smiling and chewing. Taliesin dancing uncomfortably, green-screened onto an empty rave dancefloor. He wears a metallic rainbow tanktop, short metallic shorts, and a number of candy necklaces, and carries a green glow stick in each hand. The green-screened background has a disco ball, a scattering of colorful lights across the walls and floor, a blue sphere sitting on the ground, and tiled bench-like platforms lining the edges of the room.
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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Running Bird Count: 54, for those of you keeping track at home. www.omenarchive.com/c4/bird-ment...
Top text: Running Bird Count. Image: The number 54 overtop of an egg. Bottom text: *See our note on how we count this [hyperlinked]
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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We also pulled time stamps for some of Wick’s absurdly luminous luck—click through at omenarchive.com/c4/e7/#headi... to view. There’s some new Candescent Creed scripture as well, at omenarchive.com/c4/e7/#headi....
Header: Luminous Luck Subhead: The Light is strong with Wick Hyperlinked bullet points: 21 religion check to display the Light in Hawthorn’s Glade. DM nat 1 to hit Wick with Life Drain. Double nat 20 on stealth with disadvantage. 25 persuasion check on Sir Gully Breeches.
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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First, for no particular reason, we have some information on the ranks of the English peerage. Enjoy your castle, Casimir.
English Peer Ranks, Descending Order of Importance: 1. Duke. 2. Marquess. 3. Earl. 4. Viscount. 5. Baron. ("Baron" is hyperlinked.)
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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We can also share this screenshot from our episode 6 tracking—Roll20's combat tracker is a staple here!—and the news that we have a campaign calendar in the works and coming soon.
A square image of a grey grid with a variety of grey circles (labeled with the names of the Soldiers) and red circles (labeled Zombie 1-4, Wraith, and Wraith Tree). Four pale circles overlap: two smaller circles centered around Wick and Thimble, and paler circles to a larger radius around each of those.
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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...and your next cast photo shirt.
Campaign Firsts Sam’s Chalice. Yummy Angel Blood, 02:42:47. Sam’s Cast Shirt. Tide CEO Brennan, 03:42:22. Sam sitting at the table, wearing a yellow T-shirt with an image of a wild-haired, wide-eyed Brennan printed on the front. Brennan wears a striped jacket. The image of Brennan is from the video "Tide CEO: Soap Isn't Medicine". Sam stretches out the shirt for visibilty, looking to his right and making a goofy frightened expression.
November 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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Anyway, @samriegel.bsky.social, may the filament (?) be with you through lies and dimness. We eagerly await your next revelation.
A New Revelation! Ember Eternalis, Chapter 10. “And ye shall be tested,” the blind priest said, “through lies and dimness, even your kin will turn against you, but the light will bear the truth.”
November 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM