We're also looking for input from fans of Critical Role (Web Series) and the new The Legend of Vox Machina animated TV show as to whether the canon is different enough it should be considered a separate canon to nominate or combined with the Critical Role nominations.
Personally, I think it should probably be separated. There are were some significant changes made to more minor characters as well as some characterization shifts for the main characters and changes to the plot to write out a main character who existed in the early episodes of the webseries but has been completely struck out of the cartoon. There were also some shifts to the timeline, condensing things in a way that means the main characters' relationships with some of the more minor characters are at a very different point than they were in the webseries by this particular part of the storyline.
In addition, there's a fair number of people who got into Vox Machina's story due to the cartoon but haven't actually seen the webseries for a variety of reasons. Combining them would mean anyone in that situation wouldn't be able to offer the fandom as TLoVM only covers episodes 24-35 of the webseries (and a single scene from episode 38) so they wouldn't be familiar with anything from episodes 1-23 or 36-115.
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Date: 2022-10-09 11:15 pm (UTC)Personally, I think it should probably be separated. There are were some significant changes made to more minor characters as well as some characterization shifts for the main characters and changes to the plot to write out a main character who existed in the early episodes of the webseries but has been completely struck out of the cartoon. There were also some shifts to the timeline, condensing things in a way that means the main characters' relationships with some of the more minor characters are at a very different point than they were in the webseries by this particular part of the storyline.
In addition, there's a fair number of people who got into Vox Machina's story due to the cartoon but haven't actually seen the webseries for a variety of reasons. Combining them would mean anyone in that situation wouldn't be able to offer the fandom as TLoVM only covers episodes 24-35 of the webseries (and a single scene from episode 38) so they wouldn't be familiar with anything from episodes 1-23 or 36-115.