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Hand & Wheel | Critical Role | Campaign 4, Episode 19 Part 1

Mar 26, 2026
Laura Bailey, voice actor playing Thimble, brings sharp investigative instincts. Taliesin Jaffe, voice actor as Bolaire, steers thoughtful planning. Marisha Ray, voice actor as Murray, anchors tense narrative beats. Liam O’Brien, voice actor as Hal, delivers family-tied drama and daring moves. They unpack forged glyphs, black-market blanks, tense city patrols, and a risky return to Dol-Makjar, all amid secretive schemes and mounting stakes.
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INSIGHT

Citywide Upheaval Frames The New Investigation

  • The Schemers Table reconvenes in Dolmachiar to pick up threads about Thiazzi, Talcidimir, and the city's power shifts.
  • Brennan Lee Mulligan lays out recent events: executions, revenant creation, House politics, and factions reshaping Dolmachiar's power balance.
ANECDOTE

Finding A Forged Misty Step And A Stolen Genuine Glyph

  • Azune and Murray test two glyphs: one real Misty Step and one high-quality forgery that mimics the teleportation rune.
  • Orris Blade explains his press was robbed of blanks and that fey flourishes appear on the genuine glyph, pointing to mixed sources and stolen materials.
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Two Production Paths Explain The Glyphs

  • The forgery requires expensive infrastructure unlike the stolen blanks, implying two supply chains: artisanal theft and industrial-scale counterfeit production.
  • Orris notes the fake was made to be enchanted with something else, suggesting intentional misdirection or alternate magical use.
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