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The crew must decide whether or not to intervene with history as a ritual begins. Mawrow asks for more and gets spit on. Eldric rejects Warbles.Lucerio gets a reach around. Su practices his rope work .Warbles bares it all and asks the others to do the same.

Played on D&D 5.5e

The crew set sail as they follow their internal compass (and a literal one) to the birthplace of the greatest danger their time will know.

Warbles walks away

Lucerio misses his muse (fail)

Su holds his cards close and sends a signal

Eldric figures out freedom

Mawrow parlays with someone who could call the tides

The crew prefer their enemies the same way they prefer their leafy greens: crunchy, bitter and a tad condescending.

Eldric searches for the big V.

Warbles gets sticky.

Su gets penetrated.

Lucerio goes deep.

Mawrow laps at something wet and warm.

The crew of the Scurvy Lady chase their leads after the battle in the water ways.Warbles gets petty fast.

Su ghosts his captain.

Lucerio is picky.

Eldric isn't.

Mawrow (and Gavin) put the pieces together (eventually… with some nudges…and a couple of hints).

When two face a foe alone, the rest of the crew race to get to them in time.

Eldric warms up by the fire.

Su gets totally hooked.

Mawrow takes a nap. Sort of.

Lucerio soaks it all up.

Warbles takes care of business.

Played on D&D.

Eldric compares the sun and windMawrow lays down his cardsLucerio earns feathery favourWarbles melds mindsSu swaps spit

The crew encounters an enemy that feels less aggressive and more lab accident. Mawrow enters his emo era and gives a piggyback ride.Lucerio links hands and makes a capital connection. Warbles sends someone down a dark path, and enters his own. Eldric reaches out to his god… with crushing results.

Played on D&D.

The crew search for a new lead as their current path smoulders. 

Eldric gets cagey about the woman back home.

Warbles wells up.

Mawrow finds a match.

Su pears up and makes some cream.

Lucerio gets sweaty and strips down.

Played on D&D.

The crew splits up to track the source of strange magic in Bracken Reach. 

Su encounters a swampy sneak. 

Warbles tries a hot wraparound. 

Mawrow gets thoroughly sloshed. 

Lucerio is reclaimed.

Played on D&D.

The crew settles in with their new hosts as fresh allegiances form and old ones start to split.

Eldric runs his mouth.

Su returns to the kitchen.

Warbles takes out a hit. Maybe.

Lucerio takes it to the mattresses.

Mawrow shelters an unlikely stowaway.

Played on D&D.

Five years after Warbles, Eldric, Mawrow, Su, and their allies toppled the corrupt Tide Sovereign, the crew of the Scurvy Lady reunite to face a far greater threat: a colossal lich known only as the Maw.Mawrow gets a taste of sugar and an offer for more.Eldric is told to get lost before he can ever feel found.Warbles glimpses the results of kindness to those with fangs.Su’s time with fish and flour leaves him truly beefy.And a new crewmate signs on for whatever waits beyond the horizon

That's a wrap! Now we get to pick Sean's brain about his game. That means we all basically watch Chelsea bombard him with endless questions. So grab a popcorn, put on your favourite sweat pants and enjoy some behind the scenes magic.

Played on Vaesen!

Our season concludes with our investigators hot on the heels of Butcha and Julius. Their final confrontation with Dunsmuir and Johanna Lampinen at Hatley castle stretches the realm of what's possible in this blood soaked conclusion of Vaesen - High Society.

Emery taps a tree

Dick loses control

Sister Anastazjia whistles a tune

Percy meets Butcha

Daina confronts her mentor

Played on Vaesen!

Its fight night!

Our investigators gather to support Dick Dickerson for his bareknuckle boxing match. But things get a bit hairy for Dick as Julius throws a curveball at him. As our investigators have to act fast as a rapid chain of events threaten to tear everything apart.

Emery gets stuck in a shitty situation

Sister Anastazjia goes ringside

Mick shows another side of himself

Daina gets her bell rung

Dick fights the odds

Played on Vaesen!

Our investigators race against time to reunite on Saltspring as the mystery coalesces at the Hultgren Banquet. Sister Anastazja confronts her past.

Did Emery and Tom just become best friends?

Dick jumps for the moon.

Daina meets an old flame.

Mick is a mystery.

Wait... where's Percy?

Played on Vaesen!

Dick and Sister Anastazjia begin to unravel the mystery on Saltspring and things begin to tie back the Sisters homeland of Galacia.

Percy and Daina make some hard choices as they are called into Jaspers office.

Emery recovers from his ordeal .

Dick eats his cheese, but not his words.

Sister Anastazja hears the birds.

Daina dips a toe into dark waters.

Percy makes a hard choice.

Played on Vaesen.

Our investigators continue their no-good, truly-rotten, not-fun day as Emery's "Dark Passenger" makes its presence known.

Dick and Sister Anastazja go on a side quest.

Daina makes some hard choices.

Percy wakes up on the wrong side of the bed.

Emery takes a trip down memory lane.

Played on Vaesen.

Our Christmas 2025 special!!!

Join us for this very special episode, as our guest and very willing DM sits down behind the screen for his one-and-only effort, in this plot-heavy tale featuring incredibly deep NPCs, genius level riddles, and a very unique gaming system you've definitely never heard of before.

"Jangle Bell" - The fastest elf in Christmas town. "Tingle Tangle" - An elf that is not only known for her ability to fold a sharp corner, but for the fact that she wears nothing other than ribbons. "Wrangler Deer" - an elf that, wrangles..... deer?!?! And "Chestnut" - a sentient chestnut (or is he?)

Four friends that have been tasked with saving Christmas despite several incredibly well-written and thoughtful stumbling blocks that are so craftfully placed before them!

Happy Holidays from the whole C&F Crew!!!

Our investigators are put on their heels as Percy throws a wrench in everyone's plans.

Emery gaps out

Dick gets gardening supplies

Daina gets a taste of her own medicine

The Sister knows a thing about boilers.

Percy gets kisses

Played on Vaesen

The murmurings of a new investigation reach our investigators while they attend an art gala but they are forced to assess their priorities as a multiple secrets that threaten their safety come to light at the same time.

Emery is a man, akin to a puppet

Dick does some palm readings

Daina does it again

Percy feels the pressure

Sister Anastazjia learns about the birds and the beads.

Kisses 💋

Played on Vaesen.

The thrilling conclusion to the Nanaimo saga as our investigators attempt to escape another mine collapse and weigh the realities of stopping an entire industry or a hill troll...

Emery remains stoic

Percy is a real strong boy

Dick goes double barrel

Sister Anastazja goes humpty dumpty

Daina buries the hatchet

Played on Vaesen.

Our investigators discover the problem is much more complicated than they'd originally thought.

Emery has some bad chicken .

Dick and Daina sitting in a tree....

Percy fights a nun.

Sister Anastazja fights a Percy.

Played on Vaesen

We follow Sister Anastazja in the months and days before our investigators landed in Nanaimo. Meanwhile our investigators prove to be unexpectedly adept at tracking drunken miners.

Dick feels like poop

Emery is as stealthy as night itself

Daina and Percy bond over claustrophobia

Sister Anastazja enters the mystery

And Sean hits a new record of saying "GODAMMIT" at his players.

Played on Vaesen.

The party reconsiles with the events of the Seance until Mr Dunsmuir shows up personally to task them with a case.

Dick is now ball bearing.

Percy looks for a mysterious package

Elofe chooses her name.

Emery gets a giiiiiiiirlfrriiiend, not really, maybe, it's classified.

Played on Vaesen.

As our investigators look to upgrade the castle they search out an expert in the occult to assist them but get so much more than they bargained for...

Emery meets and old friend

Percy gets hot and bothered

Dick takes on a suspicious job

Elofe receives sound advice

Played on Vaesen.

Our Halloween 2025 special!!!

The mid-autumn festival begins. In Battle, the air tastes like smoke and memory. The villagers whisper of lights in the forest, and a woman who calls each of them by name.

Check out the prequel from Halloween 2024 here.

Played on Dread.

Dick confronts Sir John McCreight.

Emery goes full method and forgets Emery.

Elofe shushs a Vaesen.

And Percy finds a spine!

Played on Vaesen.

Thought we'd re-release our Halloween 2024 special, played using the Dread system.

The Rocky Mountains have always been a place of ancient mysteries and untold stories, where the line between legend and truth blurs like a mist settling over the peaks. For centuries, the mountains have loomed over travelers with a quiet, solemn weight, as if guarding secrets older than memory itself. Stories of strange occurrences have a way of echoing through the high, pine-covered valleys—spoken in hushed voices around campfires, or scratched into the walls of abandoned cabins like warnings from those who came before.

As darkness falls, the wind picks up, carrying with it the uneasy feeling that perhaps those old stories are more than just words. Perhaps the mountains are still waiting, listening… and watching.

Check out the follow up episode from Halloween 2025 here.

A governess shows up at Craigdarroch, telling stories of a devil that is haunting her employer's child on a remote lot of land.

Dick finds his ball

Emery tries to figure out what it is this organization actually does

Percy gets into a wrestling match with a senior citizen

Elofe makes a friend.

Played on Vaesen.

After an investigation goes horribly wrong the societies benefactor brings in some outside assistance in an effort to regain order.

Played on Vaesen.

In the season finale of An Unfortunate Use Of Magic we discover the secrets of the Bee keeper and the Golden Dome, the party will have a dilemma on their hands but in true Crit & Fumble style they take it in their stride in hilarious ways. Thanks for coming on the journey with us.

Played on Daggerheart.

Our adventurer’s find themselves reunited with a couple of old friends in the most epic way, well according to one of them I bet. The skys are alive and the golden dome in the Carag mountains encroaches. What will be revealed beyond the edges of the magical dome.

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Played on Daggerheart.

Our adventurers have in their hands the very thing they need, but the city guard and the Obsidian Palace would like that particualr item back. Join them as they try to get out of the city by any means necessary, and maybe with the help of an old friend.

Played on Daggerheart.

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The party seems left without options, but a clear decision is made after one of their own falls in battle. This leads to a wild goose chase that takes our friends to a magnificent palace, maybe one day curiosity will kill the cat.

Played on Daggerheart.

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The crew find themselves making a quick pit stop this week, the past comes to haunt them, they steal shit, and maybe eventually do some light grave robbing. All in a days work for out intrepid explorers. Unleash the chaos!

Played on Daggerheart.

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When you get whisked through a portal you never truly know where you will end up, magic can be a bit unstable like that. One thing for sure is our adventurers have been sent somewhere really "Fun" and the only way to escape is to play the game.

Played on Daggerheart.

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Our party finds itself back in Galdur where they become connoisseurs of the written word, discover a very useful secret about a strange acquaintance, and seemingly become quite the social butterflies all in less than a day. Where will they disappear to next?

Played on Daggerheart.

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In the crevices of the Carag mountains a rushing waterfall deadens the sound of a man gone insane and his evil machinations. What secrets lie in these caverns? Join our adventurous party as they get one step closer to discovering the source of these troubling arcane forces.

Played on Daggerheart.

𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒕 & 𝑭𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒆 returns with "𝔸𝕟 𝕌𝕟𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕦𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕌𝕤𝕖 𝕆𝕗 𝕄𝕒𝕘𝕚𝕔”, a brand new 𝑫𝒂𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕campaign DM’d by Russ Morland in his theatrical, chaos-loving, 10-part-campaign debut.

In our premiere, the party crashes headfirst into trouble: a tavern chase, an ominous skyship, potion peddling, unstable magical loot, and a vicious direwolf attack that leaves a small town reeling… with guidance from a suspiciously lovable, moss-covered druid named Watkins.

And the party itself? Pure mayhem!  Would you expect anyhting else?  How about: a towering three-eyed giant, a silver-tongued simian rogue, a sharp-eyed catfolk ranger, a dreamy spell-slinging faun, and a brooding witch hunter with a very expensive coat. Oh yeah… and there’s another faun, but he’s at home with a bit of a g.i. issue right now. More on that later.

What could possibly go wrong?

Played on Daggerheart.

"𝔸𝕟 𝕌𝕟𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕦𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕌𝕤𝕖 𝕆𝕗 𝕄𝕒𝕘𝕚𝕔" is Russ Morland’s (aka Lurk Loves You) first full campaign with 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒕 & 𝑭𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒆, and we’re diving into it with 𝑫𝒂𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕, the bold, theatrical new TTRPG from Darrington Press 

Meet the new party. Reconnect with familiar faces. Witness our first chaotic dive into the 𝑫𝒂𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 system in this pre-campaign one-shot filled with terrible flirting, questionable plans, and magical hangovers. The Dreyor Valley awaits, but not everyone’s ready for what’s coming.

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𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒊𝒓, 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔. 

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒏𝒔 𝒅𝒐 𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒆. 

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 , 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔. 

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒊𝒓. 

𝑪𝒂𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓? 

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒊𝒓.

Played on Daggerheart.

Step behind the curtain with the Crit & Fumble crew as we unpack the making of Underworld. Hosted by our GM and resident chaos conductor Gavin Vickery, this behind-the-scenes episode dives into the moments that worked, the ones we totally overlooked, and what surprised us most along the way.

We answer some great listener questions, reflect on the arc as a whole, things we missed, and surprising character choices. It’s messy (obviously), it’s honest, and it’s a love letter to everyone who joined us for this adventure.

They’ve come too far to turn back.

Cherie, Bastion, Maydor, Sküggi, and Ophelie push through the depths of Wailscar, chasing answers wrapped in shadow, lies, guilt, violence, and pride.

The truth behind the Underworld’s cruel game lies within reach, but so does the edge of ruin. Debts come due. Secrets unravel. Trust falters.

The final confrontation demands more than strength and not everyone will walk away unchanged.

Is it the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning

Either way, the Devouring Will waits to claim what it's owed.

Played on D&D

As Wailscar folds in on itself, reflections twist into revelations.

A younger, merciless Ophelie stalks from the past with eyes too familiar. Maydor drifts through guilt he thought he’d buried, but never stopped bleeding. In the Oracle’s silence, Cherie is handed a blade and the weight of a choice no one else could make. Sküggi, when offered a reflection, chooses tone he failed, and the ache that never left.

The lies they’ve told are no longer safe in the dark.And the cost of truth is only beginning to show.

Played on D&D.

The battle for Bloodhearth reaches its brutal peak as the party faces a monstrous champion in a trial of strength, fire, and resolve. But victory is only the beginning. Beyond the arena lies Grayspire—a place of shifting halls, fractured memory, and reflections that cut deeper than steel.

As old tensions flare, two party members begin to unravel a connection that runs far deeper than they imagined. And when the mirrors turn inward, none of them are ready for what looks back.

Played on D&D.

In Bloodhearth, the air hangs heavy with smoke and heat. Blades clash. A cursed weapon is dragged from the fire and gripped with shaking resolve. Statues dusted in ash watch in silence, their cryptic warnings echoing as the party presses deeper into the trial. Ahead, a monolith of a gate looms… sealed by design, veiled in mystery, and unwilling to open without cost. One falls in the attempt, burned, broken, and bleeding on scorched stone.

They were told this place would be a trial to test their bodies but Bloodhearth forges something else entirely: doubt, desperation, and wounds no weapons could leave.

Played on D&D.

The cracks are starting to show. Whispers. Side glances. A quiet shove that nearly becomes a blade. The weight of what they’ve done, and what they’ve hidden, presses down on the group like never before.
No one says it out loud, but the trust is thinning. As they prepare to face the brutal trials of Bloodhearth, tempers flare and loyalties bend. If the fire doesn’t break them… something else might.

Played on D&D

They say you’re only as young as you feel.
After battling a demon and watching a friend vanish into death, the weight of the Underworld begins to show.
Bastion is back—but not untouched.
Dark dreams creep in. A relic burns with buried power. And trust wears thin among the living.
The party presses on, soul-weary and splintering, while a certain witch watches... waiting.

There’s no youth left here. Only secrets, scars, and the price of power.

Crit & Fumble: Underworld – Episode 4: Young at Heart
Now streaming.

Played on D&D.

In the bleak heart of the Underworld, where every step echoes with the weight of the past, the party finds themselves surrounded by smiles that hide daggers. They can’t trust anyone— not the unnervingly cheerful hag, not the silver-tongued demon offering bargains, and maybe… not even each other.

A relic, long thought lost, glimmers beneath ash and bone. A choice is made. A truth is buried.

And when the flames fade and the voices fall silent… not all of them remain.

Played on D&D.

The party pushes deeper into the 𝖀𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖑𝖉… and things only get stranger. A floating corpse, soul-sucking leeches, and a cursed trinket are just the beginning.

Their gear? Held hostage by a grizzled merchant demanding soul shards as payment.
Their only guide? A soft-spoken seer who knows too much.
And that hag with the warm smile? Yeah… no way that’s normal.

Dark choices, twisted bargains, and shadows that know your name.

Played on D&D.

As we kick off this new campaign, our adventurers find themselves trapped in the unsettling Underworld of Ashmourn. Stripped of their gear and confronted by ghostly echoes of themselves, they encounter a mysterious little girl who holds the key to their predicament.

As they navigate this twisted realm, the party grapples with their fears and memories, challenging them to confront their pasts. Will their interaction with the girl shed light on their situation, or will it lead them deeper into the abyss?

With humor and tension woven throughout, this episode promises unexpected twists and emotional moments. Don't miss the chance to witness how these brave souls attempt to reclaim their identities in a world where nothing is as it seems!

Played on D&D.