Critical Role is a weekly livestreamed Dungeons & Dragons game set in the fictional world of Exandria, which was created by veteran voice actor and Dungeon Master Matthew Mercer. Mercer's co-stars on the show are also fellow voice actors Ashley Johnson, Marisha Ray, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey, and Liam O'Brien.
The group's first campaign ended in November 2017 after 115 episodes and 373 hours of gameplay (via Crit Role Stats).
The show is now in its second campaign, in which the cast begin a new adventure in Wildemount.
Critical Role has announced a brand new podcast series on the way, as Taliesin Jaffe and Ashley Johnson will host Weird Kids starting next week. The show is being touted as a "love letter to anyone who has ever felt like an outsider" by two of the cast members who grew up as child actors […]
Penguin Random House has partnered with Critical Role again to release a brand new book this Fall, as they revealed Critical Role: Smiley Day. This book is basically a parody of all the self-help and motivational speaker books you see out on the market; only this one is told from the perspective of Fresh Cut Grass, […]
Darrington Press, the publishing wing of Critical Role, has confirmed the official release date for their all-new TTRPG, Daggerheart. After a couple of years of testing the game and teasing it forever on their own shows, the game will finally be released on Mat 20, 2025. The team is offering a Standard Core Set and […]
Yesterday, Critical Role released a brand new video for the company, as they gave fans their annual State Of The Role presentation for everything to come in 2025. Well, let's be real, the stuff they want us to know about right now, as we're sure there are a number of top-secret projects, and they have […]
Critical Role has announced a new event taking place this week to aid in the charity relief efforts following the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. The crew will hold a special live one-shot featuring the group Bells Hells from Campaign Three, as they will raise funds throughout the show with the aid of their nonprofit arm, […]
Random House Worlds and Critical Role have come together to announce a new book, as Critical Role: Vox Machina—Stories Untold will be released this March. Without actually saying it, this is basically an anthology of stories, all of them being original with contributing members of the show and friends of the show. Contributors to this […]
UVS Games released a new trailer for UniVersus, as they hyped up the all-new set on the way for Critical Role: Heroes of Exandria. In case you didn't already know, this set will mark the show's 10th Anniversary, as they have brought the characters and settings from the first two campaigns together for a competitive […]
While it was already teased a month ago, Critical Role has revealed new details for their Christmas album, Winter's Crest. Being released on Scandlan Shorthalt Music, their new music-publishing wing, this album will be 11 tracks filled with references to the first three campaigns in the series, all sung by the core eight members of […]
Critical Role has partnered with Penguin Random House to release one of the weirdest references from the series, as we're getting a Tusk Love novel. For those who are unaware of the reference, back in Campaign Two, the team went to a book shop where Jester Lavorre (played by Laura Bailey) went looking for romance […]
Penny Arcade and ReedPop revealed more additions to PAX Unplugged 2024's programming, as Critical Role has been added to the lineup. The team confirmed that both Matthew Mercer and Ashley Johnson will be on hand to provide a first look at Daggerheart, while also confirming the event will have a new edition of Penny Arcade's […]
Critical Role announced a brand new set of touring dates for 2025, as the company is working with AEG Presents and Frontier Touring to celebrate their 10th Anniversary. The three companies have come together to set up a set of dates across the United States and Australia between April and October 2025, as all eight […]
Beadle & Grimm's revealed a new Premium Edition on the way, as they're working with Critical Role's publishing division, Darrington Press, for a new Candela Obscura release. Specifically, they are releasing one for their latest horror adventure, Horrors of the Fairelands. As it is with many of their special edition releases, this boxed set comes […]
Darrington Press, the publishing arm of Critical Role, has confirmed that pre-orders have begun for the official launch of Daggerheart. The game has gone through several testing phases over the past few years, including some liveplay sessions from the cast on their own channel as they have worked to iron out all the wrinkles and prepare […]
Critical Role released a new video and information earlier this week detailing their Fall 2024 programming schedule for Twitch, YouTube, and their own Beacon subscription service. Hosted by Marisha Ray, the four-minute video basically goes over all of the content they have coming up, as they have practically turned themselves into an all-things tabletop gaming […]
Innersloth revealed a brand new crossover happening in Among Us right now, as multiple characters from Critical Role have invaded the game. The two sides have collaborated on a new block of cosmetics that you can get in the game simply by playing and earning credits to unlock them. However, to get the block of […]
Critical Role announced a brand new miniseries this morning centered around the cast of Midst, as Moonward will make its debut next month. The show will feature the trio from Third Person (the team behind Midst) and two of the main cast from Critical Role to tell an all-new experimental story that will break the […]
Critical Role has revealed their next official live show, and this one will be a special occasion, as it will be the first official Candela Obscura live game session. Up until now, the show has been pre-recorded weeks, even months in advance before it airs on the last Thursday of the month. Now fans will […]
Critical Role announced this morning they have partnered with Matthew Lillard's Find Familiar Spirits to release a limited-edition whiskey called Sandkheg's Hide. if you're not entirely familiar with the reference, it comes from the Vox Machina campaign, in which they ordered an alcoholic drink so powerful (and expensive) that it basically numbed and inebriated the […]
Critical Role announced the latest chapter of Candela Obscura today, as Circle Of The Crimson Mirror will debut at the end of February. The latest chapter brings together a new set of names, with one exception as Liam O'Brien will be the first returning member of the main CR crew to play a part in […]
Metapigeon, the development and production side of Critical Role, has announced the third and final season of the sci-fi podcast Midst will premiere this February. The series will premiere on Wednesday, February 14, dropping on the podcast feeds (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts) starting at 5am PT, and then on Critical Role's YouTube at 10am PT. […]
