#like my dude your traumatic backstory hinges pretty heavily on someone using magic to manipulate your mind

You know, there’s something that’s been bothering me about Caleb, and I’ve finally determined what it is:

As much as I enjoy his PTSD flare-ups when he uses fire to kill someone, I get some major cognitive dissonance from the fact that he’s super fine using suggestion and other mind-affecting spells to get people to behave the way he wants them to.

#Critical Role #Caleb Widogast #it just #doesn't make sense to me??#like my dude your traumatic backstory hinges pretty heavily on someone using magic to manipulate your mind #how is it that doing that to other people doesn't even give you a second's pause??