#khari payton

[laurasbailey]

ONE CRITICAL ROLE SCENE PER EPISODE C2E7: Hush

#critteredit #criticalroleedit #shakäste #nott the brave #fjord #khary payton #sam riegel #travis willingham #marisha ray #liam o'brien #matthew mercer #taliesin jaffe #laura bailey #critical role #c2 #~ #crscene2 #this is two scenes so it’s cheaty but STILL

[nikolailantsovhoe]

#stray gods: the roleplaying musical #stray gods #stray gods pan #pan x grace #laura bailey #khary payton #critical role #summerfall studios #this is like my otp at the moment #ahhhhh #let's go

[vikaq]

Vic this week 011724

#victor stone #cyborg #ray fisher #khary payton #dc comics

[that-ari-blogger]

What exactly does Pan teach you?

So, Pan's inclusion in Stray Gods is weird, right? Not in a sense of he doesn't belong or fit in the story, because he certainly does. But why Pan?

When you think of the Greek gods, chances are you think of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. In Stray Gods, these big names are absent, and here is Pan, someone a large portion of players had never heard about before now, offering you some advice.

SPOILERS AHEAD

First up, mythologically, Pan was the god of the wilds, usually. I say usually because there was no cannon for Greek Mythology because of how ancient Greece works. It wasn't so much one unified nation, but a collection of city-states with shared cultural elements. As such, different states had very different views of the deities, and these shifted over time. For example, Artemis is usually defined by a lack of romantic interest, but Sparta worshiped an epithet called Artemis Orthia, who was a goddess of fertility and childbirth. You can see why this gets complicated.

With that said, Pan is usually a god of nature and freedom, sometimes associated with medicine, sometimes associated with madness and fear, and sometimes associated with music. This is a figure who is hard to pin down.

This doesn't really answer the question: Why is Pan?

I think the answer is his distance from the rest of the idols. Olympus is defined by tradition and the past. It is burdened by trauma, and Pan, the god of freedom, represents the exact opposite. This is a character who is desperately looking forward. He seeks grace out because of guilt over Caliope's death, and instead of confronting that, he runs as fast as he can into the future. He isn't as free as first impressions would tell you.

Ok, enough preamble, what is this song about?

First up, this song takes the "why are they all singing" comment about musicals and looks you directly in the face to say "its magic, deal with it."

But second, and more importantly, this song offers you another choice. Stray Gods is about choosing your own fate, and the teaching song gives you an obvious one. Freddie, Pan, or neither.

Stray Gods isn't short of incredible visuals, but this is by far my favourite. And it isn't what you think. In any other story, this would be the choice between going on the adventure or staying home, but you're going, otherwise, Grace will be killed. This is asking you how you will go about that.

Freddie, identified with small comfort, is contrasted against Pan with the very whimsical imagery of the tree. Freddie represents safety, Pan represents urgency. Freddie represents using what you know, Pan represents diving headfirst.

Speaking of that metaphor, welcome to the waters. It's deep, you can't see the surface from here, and the murk stops you from seeing much other than Freddie and Pan. Who do you choose? Who do you trust?

What does Pan actually teach you? Not much, he explains how Grace's powers work and that's pretty much it. Except for one thing, Pan, quite accidentally, teaches you how this story will work.

Welcome to the world, it's going to be murky, you're not always going to be able to tell what is in front of you, but you can always make a choice, and you have to deal with the consequences.

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#rants #character analysis #literary analysis #greek mythology #stray gods #literature analysis #what's so special about...? #stray gods pan #khary payton #khary payton kills in this role

[dailymarisharay]

#critical role #marisha ray #matt mercer #matthew mercer #undeadwood #khary payton #arabella Whitlock #aloysius fogg #Clayton sharpe

[utilitycaster]

Candela Obscura spinoff minigame called Fancy Man Does Arson in which you are a Fancy Man and the other player is The Obstacle and through d6-based Rollies you either do or do not do arson

#the fancy men who did arson are: howard margrove; nathaniel trapp; rajan savarimuthu; and malcolm trills #two professors and two military officers estranged from their wealthy families. someone let khary payton know it's his turn next #(they have a 50% survival rate thus far) #candela obscura #candela spoilers #cr spoilers

[pi-seas]

Cackling at this interaction w/ Pan and Freddie

#stray gods #freddie bandi #stray gods freddie #stray gods grace #stray gods pan #iT IS mE #khary payton who gave you the right to be so fucking funny

[haveyouseenthisseries-poll]

#tv shows #tv series #polls #teen titans #greg cipes #hynden walch #khary payton #2000s series #us american series #have you seen this series poll

[fadinglight123]

So Stray Gods has eaten my brain. I’m working on getting Maestro and just have all the tiny variants of The Ritual left. Way too many hours in this game already, but it basically is perfectly tailored to my interests.

I romanced Freddie first bc I’m a sucker for mutual pining and friends-to-lovers but then I did Pan and shockingly I think he is my favorite overall romance option AND lowkey my favorite character in the game which I did not expect going in.

I’m eagerly hoping the game gets more love and inspires more fanfic soon so I can find other Pan enjoyers

#stray gods #stray gods the roleplaying musical #stray gods pan #pan #Freddie #listen I did not go in thinking I’d love the little bastard man #but somehow #here we are #Khary Payton knocking it out of the park as always with his performance probably helped

[expositor-jo]

So...

I finished my first playthrough of Stray Gods

I'm crying so much

This game is so incredible

#stray gods #laura bailey #janina gavankar #ashley johnson #mary elizabeth mcglynn #erika ishii #troy baker #anjali bhimani #khary payton #abubakar salim #felicia day #rahul kohli #stray gods game

[sleepynegress]

For Those Readying Themselves for Richonne Withdrawals and the Dozens of Us Who Were Already Onboard for Donnie... *ahem*

#khary payton you are not slick #twd #donnie #connie x daryl #daryl x connie #the other ship I've written for in twd #lauren ridloff #daryl dixon #I do have meta on why they make sense... #or did I write it already?? hmm #old-ass fangirl #post-richonne

[abs0luteb4stard]

W A T C H I N G

#INVINCIBLE SEASON 2 #INVINCIBLE (2021) #ATOM EVE #robert kirkman #steven yeun #sandra oh #j. k. simmons #gillian jacobs #andrew rannells #walton goggins #chris diamantopoulos #ross marquand #zachary quinto #jason mantzoukas #malese jow #grey griffin #Kevin Michael Richardson #khary payton #jay pharoah #ben schwartz #zazie beetz #clancy brown #WATCHING #superheroes #IMAGE COMICS

[nikolailantsovhoe]

Thinking about Pan and Grace relationship like this:

#stray gods: the roleplaying musical #stray gods #pan x grace #stray gods pan #summerfall studios #humble games #laura bailey #Khary Payton #critical role #greek myth #greek gods #greek mythology

[vikaq]

Vic this week 032024

#victor stone #cyborg #khary payton #ray fisher #dc comics

[crowreys-wormstache]

You SUSPECT Pan?! You accuse him of the murder?! Oh! Oh! JAIL for Grace!

#stray gods #pan stray gods #khary payton #humble bundle #grace stray gods #laura bailey #jess talks

[stardusted-bookworm]

Godsdammit. Why can't I kiss Persephone in the game?? Let me romance the Queen of the Underworld properly, gosh darn it! I could've easily played an extra few hours if it meant taking her out on dates and romancing her the way she deserves!

Yes, I am complaining like a spoiled child. In my defense..... I'm very gay.....

But ANYWAY, Stray Gods is so good!!! The music is beautiful and hearing all these talented voice actors interact is the stuff of dreams! Laura Bailey, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Khary Payton, Anjali Bhimani, Ashley Johnson, Erika Ishii, Troy Baker, and so so so many more!!

The artwork is also just incredibly beautiful.

10/10 would play again

#stray gods #laura bailey #mary elizabeth mcglynn #khary payton #anjali bhimani #ashley johnson #erika ishii #troy baker