Beauty of Exandria: Creation - Calamity Woven Blanket

I could have sworn I left a review for this blanket when I bought it, but I couldn't find it in the reviews. Originally, I was unhappy with the blanket. It's really more of a tapestry that you would hang on the wall. For those of us who LOVED the map blanket with all its soft coziness, this was a stark contrast. As an older person, I found the fabric to be scratchy. I've never owned a woven tapestry-like item before so it felt like a burlap sack against my skin. I put it back in its bag for safekeeping and put it up with my other linens. Fast forward to now (November 2023), it's 51°, I'm freezing to death and my sister took all my full-sized bed linens when she and my brother came in to unclutter my apartment. I wound up buying a full-sized bed again and had nothing to put over my one comforter that was made for Florida weather. I pulled this Critical Role Calamity blanket down, folded it over in half, and put it on top of my comforter and oh my gosh was it EVER warm!!! After freezing to death, using this thing over my comfy comforter made me so warm and comfy (I folded the extra from my comforter over the top of the tapestry so it wouldn't scratch my face) I slept better than I've slept in a quite a while. I actually stayed in bed all day (it's supposed to warm up tomorrow). If you're wondering if this is worth the purchase, it DEFINITELY is, even if you live in Florida as a topper to whatever bed linens you normally use. It keeps the warm inside very well.

So I bought this for use as a blanket but it’s rather rough right out of the box and instead of trying to soften it up we hung it on the wall and it looks awesome!

it is a awesome depiction of the moment from calamity, the blanket itself is a little rough(never had blanket quite like this before so not sure of thats normal) but other than that i love it

I've never owned a woven blanket before, so I'm not sure if the texture is something to be expected, but I found it to be a little rough to the touch and not very comfortable to snuggle with. If you are more interested in displaying this as a tapestry, I think it is definitely worth it. The artwork itself is very vibrant and eye catching, and you can tell just by feeling that it's going to last a long time. If it weren't for the lack of comfort, I would be rating this 5 out of 5.

It feels like there must be some serious quality control issues at the manufacturer, because like the other handful of negative reviews, I was very disappointed with this... blanket? I cannot imagine there are so many 5 star reviews if they got the same product I did. Out of the box, it had an extremely rough and coarse texture and was almost stiff, everywhere but the fringe. It was not a texture I would describe as "comfy" and not something I would want to have this touching me. I can see why one of the 5 star reviews says they have it hanging on their wall like a tapestry. I have bought several items from the Critical Role store, including their other blankets and clothing and always been pleased. This one was a real miss for me.