Critical Role — Specials

Sept 20143m

Here is the Roleplaying group for the campaign I've been running for nearly two years, consisting of some wonderfully talented folks whom I consider dear friends (and GREAT players)!

Jul 201551m

Critical Role Live at Comic-Con 2015

Oct 20153h 8m

Critical Rejects (affectionately titled "Critical Trolls" by our fans) featuring "Vox Moronica's" Salty Pete, Snugglelord, Ulfgar Fireforge, and a few of the Critical Role regulars.

Oct 201530m

Join Vin Diesel as he sits down with Geek and Sundry and Nerdist for a game of Dungeons and Dragons!

Nov 20151h 29m

Scanlan finds himself alone, caught in a Briarwood trap! Meanwhile, the party fuels the fire of rebellion, but will the price the town of Whitestone pays be too high? The revolution has begun, and nothing can stop it now!

Dec 20151h 51m

Enough fighting for Percy's soul, time for some Critmas.

Jan 201622m

Jan 2016

Come hither as Matt Mercer tells you how to be a better GM / DM. Today’s episode shows you how to build engaging encounters: everything from enemy creation and difficulty level to shaping battlefield terrain.

Jan 2016

Come hither as Matt Mercer tells you how to be a better GM / DM. Today’s episode he teaches you how to create NPCs—both good and evil.

Feb 2016

Come hither as Critical Role’s Matt Mercer tells you how to be a better GM / DM. Today’s episode shows you how to roll with the unexpected player choices!

Feb 2016

Come hither as Critical Role’s Matt Mercer tells you how to be a better GM / DM. In today’s episode he shows you how to build social and other non-combat encounters!

Feb 20166m

Come hither as Critical Role’s Matt Mercer tells you how to be a better GM / DM. In today’s episode he shows you how to roll with the punches, and supsend

Feb 20161h 9m

Critical Role panel at Wizard World Portland w/ Matthew Mercer, Sam Riegel, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham, Laura Bailey & Marisha Ray

Feb 20167m

Come hither as Critical Role’s Matt Mercer tells you how to be a better GM / DM. In today’s episode he has some word on RPG etiquette

Feb 20163h 41m

Some critters couldn't make it here, so instead we answer some questions you might have!

Feb 2016

If there’s one thing Playable Characters like more than setting things on fire, it’s treasure. It’s an incredible motivator and not giving out enough treasure is a great way to make PCs grumpy. Give out too much, though, and suddenly their power will spiral out of control! Here are some tips to help you give out just the right amount of treasure in your game.

Mar 2016

Come hither as Critical Role’s Matt Mercer tells you how to be a better GM / DM. In today’s season finale, he answers some frequently asked questions.

Mar 20162h 8m

A few of the Critical Role members including: Matthew Mercer , Travis Willingham, Laura Bailey, and Marisha Ray come into the office to play some Dungeons and Dragons with Alexa and Danny.

Apr 20161h 17m

A few of the Critical Role crew (Taliesin Jaffe and Liam O'Brien) along with guest DM Ivan Van Norman and special guests Felicia Day and Sid the Sloth play a one-shot game of Dungeons and Dragons.

Apr 201636m

The amazing Matthew Mercer, Laura Bailey, Travis Willingham, and Marisha Ray of Critical Role join us to play Dungeons & Dragons.

Apr 201624m

The amazing Matthew Mercer, Laura Bailey, Travis Willingham, and Marisha Ray of Critical Role join us to play Dungeons & Dragons.

Apr 201632m

The amazing Matthew Mercer, Laura Bailey, Travis Willingham, and Marisha Ray of Critical Role join us to play Dungeons & Dragons.

Apr 201618m

The amazing Matthew Mercer, Laura Bailey, Travis Willingham, and Marisha Ray of Critical Role join us to play Dungeons & Dragons.

Apr 20163h 32m

A special episode of Critical Role sponsored by Paizo's Pathfinder and Syrinscape. With Ashly Burch, Phil LaMarr, Ivan Van Norman, Taliesin Jaffe, Marisha Ray, and Matthew Mercer.

May 20164h 30m

In the first half of the episode, Matthew Mercer, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Liam O'Brien, and Marisha Ray answer questions sent in by the audience. In the second half of the episode, Percy, Pike, Keyleth, and Vax'ildan fight one another in a battle to the death.

Jun 201622m

Critical Role is a team of professional voice actors. What's that like? Danny finds out.

Jun 20162h 50m

A Deadlands RPG one-shot between. It was part of Geek & Sundry's 24-hour fundraising livestream for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Jun 20163h 12m

As the guest Dungeon Master for this campaign, Liam O'Brien leads the players—who are playing themselves—through a mundane voice acting session when extraordinary events leave them struggling to survive in a Lovecraftian horror adventure based on popular movies and video games.

Jul 201654m

The cast of Critical Role live at Camp Conival, during this year's San Diego Comic Con 2016!

Jul 201643m

The cast of Critical Role live at Camp Conival, during this year's San Diego Comic Con 2016!

Sept 20164h 55m

In this one-shot Dungeons & Dragons adventure created by Dungeon Master Liam O'Brien, several members of the Clasp set off on a heist in Emon's recent past.

Oct 2016

Matt Mercer is back with another round of tips and tricks for aspiring and skilled Game Masters alike. Today, he’s giving us a bird’s eye view of what’s behind his game master screen so you can get a good idea of what you may like to have behind yours.

Oct 2016

Matt Mercer is back for another round of Game Master Tips! Regardless of all the planning and plotting and scheming and dreaming, your players will deviate from the your prescribed path. This week, Matt will be giving a few helpful hints on how to plan for those little detours.

Nov 2016

Matthew Mercer teaches us how to get your group to roleplay, because sometimes it doesn't come naturally. Character background stories, engaging conversation comfortably, and leaving your comfort zone are just a few ways to get started.

Nov 2016

Customizing the creatures and characters in your campaign can add a nice flavor to the experience. How you customize is dependent on many factors: party size, mobility, recovery ability, story relevency, and more.

Nov 2016

Part of any great campaign is having custom items in your arsenal, but before you do, you'll need to consider the enchantment levels, distribution rules, and more.

Nov 2016

Game Masters create beautiful worlds, creatures, items and more, but mistakes can easily be made. One small mistake can throw everything off. Matt Mercer runs us through common mistakes and ways to resolve them!

Dec 2016

Player death is inevitable in a campaign, and Matt Mercer gives us some tips to handle the event properly. Thematics, last words, mourning, and properly moving on are just a few ways to help soften the blow.

Dec 2016

Are your adventurers making questionable decisions? Are they becoming evil? Do you want to run an evil campaign the right way? Matt Mercer shows us how to keep things on track even with Murder Hobos in this installment of GM Tips!

Feb 2017

Matt Mercer offers helpful tips and tricks for creating homebrew content for your campaign.

Mar 2017

Matthew Mercer outlines a basic structure to designing your own one-shot, and gives some tips to make them better.

Mar 2017

Choosing personality archetypes can lead to fun characters, and the real meat comes from the backstory and the experience. Game Master Matt Mercer lays out a few tips for roleplaying against type in this episode of GM Tips!

Mar 2017

Apr 201757m

Apr 20174h 42m

In this sequel to "Critical Role EXTRA – Liam's Quest!", Laura, Taliesin, Sam, Travis, Ashley, Marisha, and Matt find themselves lost in time after the battle against Conan O'Brien. As they continue to loop through apocalyptic versions of Los Angeles they must ask themselves what they're willing to sacrifice in order to return everything to normal.

Apr 20172h

Matthew Mercer sits down by the fireside with a comfortable robe and some port wine to answer your questions, whatever they may be. Turn down the lights and turn up the fire, for this intimate two-hour Q&A session.

May 20173h 59m

Grog, Keyleth, Percy, Vex'ahlia, and Taryon Darrington fight one another in a battle to the death.

May 20171h 12m

Frequent colleagues Taliesin Jaffe, Matt Mercer & Marisha Ray are multi-hyphenated actors/writers/directors on other projects too: the Persona & Street Fighter franchises, Geek & Sundry's Wednesday Club & Signal Boost, anime Sengoku Basara, Hellsing.

May 20171h 5m

Join Brian W. Foster (Host of Talks Machina) as he moderates a special episode featuring Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, and Taliesin Jaffe from Critical Role.

Jun 20172m

Taryon Darrington introduces… The Slayer’s Cake! Get all the delicious baked goods that you need in your life.

Jul 20171h

Aug 20174h 6m

In a bustling tavern nestled on the outskirts of the winter worn village of Jorenn, an unlikely collection of misfits find themselves swept up in a bar room brawl for the ages.

Oct 20171h 38m

This episode is the first part of a one-shot taking place in the world of the Middle-Earth: Shadow of War video game.

Oct 20171h 47m

This episode is the second part of a one-shot taking place in the world of the Middle-Earth: Shadow of War video game.

Oct 20173h 53m

Taliesin DMs for the first time, leading Laura, Liam, Matt, Marisha, Travis, and Sam on a Vampire: The Masquerade game set in the Geek & Sundry offices.

Oct 20173h 24m

Taliesin concludes his Vampire: The Masquerade campaign with the surviving characters as they find their way through the outside world.

Nov 20173h 57m

Travis DMs for the first time, portraying Grog playing a game of "Bunions and Flagons" with Percy de Rolo, Scanlan Shorthalt, Vax'ildan, and Vex'ahlia.

Nov 20173h 43m

Marisha DMs for the first time, playing Honey Heist with Matt, Taliesin, Sam, Liam, and Brian.

Nov 20174h 12m

Sam DMs for the second time, leading Amy Vorpahl, H. Michael Croner, Molly Ostertag, ND Stevenson, Stefanie Woodburn, and Yuri Lowenthal on a fairytale singles' cruise.

Nov 20171h 33m

Join cast members Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, Liam O’Brien and Taliesin Jaffe as they dive deep into the past adventures of Vox Machina, what may be in store for the next campaign, and answer your burning questions.

Nov 20174h 8m

Matt returns to the DM chair, leading Laura, Liam, Taliesin, Travis, and special guest Jennifer Hale on a Hearthstone themed dungeon crawl.

Dec 20174h 44m

Grog, Keyleth, Percy, Scanlan, and Vax fight to the death.

Dec 20173h 54m

Dec 20172m

Introducing "CR" the new perfume from Critical Role. Not a Real Product

Jan 20182h 23m

With the new campaign just around the corner, the cast of Critical Role joined Brian Foster for a special Talks Machina to answer questions from you. They answered some questions about the last campaign and hint with tidbits about the new campaign

Mar 20181h

Join Brian W. Foster as he moderates a special episode featuring the cast of Critical Role from the arena at WonderCon 2018. Watch as they dive deep into the adventures of the Critical Role Campaigns and answer your burning questions.

Apr 201855m

The players of Critical Role talk about campaigns and more in this full panel from C2E2.

Apr 201858m

The cast of Critical Role (Travis Willingham, Marisha Ray, Talliesin Jaffe, Sam Riegel, Liam O'Brien, Laura Bailey, Matthew Mercer) go straight to the fan Q&A during their panel including what was unexpected from the narrative that affected their character.

Jun 20181m

As the second campaign of Critical Role got underway, every week Sam Riegel found a fun way to tell everyone about show sponsor D&D Beyond. In February, he composed a catchy jingle that seemed like it just had to be animated in the style of some of the most beloved cartoons from the 1980s.

Jul 20181h 2m

Brian W. Foster hosts a special Critical Role community Q&A live from San Diego Comic-Con with Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, Liam O'Brien, Sam Riegel, and Taliesin Jaffe. The cast answer fan questions about Vox Machina, the Mighty Nein, and anything and everything Critical Role!

Aug 20181h 8m

Matthew Mercer sits down with a bottle of port in one hand and an iPad in the other to answer YOUR questions during this special fireside chat live stream. Join him for a fan-guided NPC build (to be used in an upcoming game of Critical Role), enabled by your charitable donations to 826LA!

Aug 20183h 46m

In a sequel to "Trinket's Honey Heist", Marisha returns to lead Matthew Mercer, Liam O’Brien, Taliesin Jaffe, Sam Riegel, and Brian W. Foster through another game of Honey Heist.

Aug 20183h 57m

Join Dungeon Master Liam O'Brien as he takes his guests through a werewolf adventure in Wildemount! The Lorelei siblings return home to discover their castle ransacked, their staff murdered, and their father missing...

Sept 20182h 53m

Sam Riegel's raucous raccoon speedsters are hitting the road with our special Crash Pandas one-shot!

Oct 20182h 47m

Five students at the magical school of Shmogwarts escape detention and learn that they're more than their 80s-themed archetypes!

Oct 201856m

The cast of the wonderful web series Critical Role joined us at MCM Comic Con London for an hour long Q&A session on all things Dungeons & Dragons.

Nov 201835m

The cast of Critical Role, together with Brian W. Foster are visiting Europe for the very first time!

Nov 20183h 10m

Tova's back. And she's rounded up five un-bear-ably funny ladies for the ultimate caper.

Nov 20181h 15m

A kimono-clad Sam Riegel sits down with a glass of wine to answer questions from a titillated home audience, thanks to YOUR support of our recent Pablove Foundation campaign with our buddy Blair Herter!

Dec 20182m

Check out the Mighty Nein's animated intro for Campaign 2!

Dec 20184h 38m

It's Christmas Eve at Santa's workshop, in the final hours of toy production. The North Pole has been hit by a violent strain of flu. Only a small crew of seven remaining healthy elves has been put together at the last minute to finish making the toys.

Feb 20194h 42m

After pulling a card from the Deck of Many Things, Grog's soul was stolen and trapped in the Plane of Pandemonium. This is the story of Vox Machina attempting to find and rescue their big buddy, Grog.

May 201953m

Dungeon Master Matthew Mercer runs a special one-on-one D&D adventure for Stephen Colbert, shaped by Red Nose Day donations! Join Matt as he leads Stephen through a special adventure in the Menagerie Coast in Wildemount.

May 20193h 39m

GM Mark Hulmes guides his players through a ridiculously wholesome My Little Pony: Tails of Equestria adventure!

Jun 20193h 59m

Vox Machina returns in this special one-shot, canonically taking place immediately following Campaign 1 and the events of "The Search For Grog".

Jul 20194h 4m

Investigators Alexandra Elise O'Neil, Hanako Hayashi, Septimus Goodfellow, Ida Codswell, Dr. Mason Pocket, and Captain Bentley Badger attempt to survive this harrowing scenario that is set in a decadent 1890s London.

Aug 20194h 9m

After Vox Machina's journey to the Plane of Pandemonium, they reassemble to celebrate the wedding of Percival and Vex'ahlia in the beautiful coastal resort of Dalen's Closet, filled with warm reunions and a few new faces.

Oct 20192h 38m

A very funny one shot DM'ed by Sam Riegel using Wendys sponsored promotional rules and campaign guide Feast of Legends.

Oct 201911m

Thanks to your generous support of the Legend of Vox Machina Kickstarter campaign, we got to take our dear Travis Willingham through a haunted house and scare the ever-living sh*t out of him as part of a special, unannounced $10M stretch goal.

Oct 20192h 4m

Five strangers to both each other and the historic mining town of Deadwood are hired to investigate supernatural rumors by a local community pillar.

Oct 20192h 41m

After being bestowed with mysterious power and a sense of coming dread, our wary clan finds some of Deadwood's residents might not be as frightened as they seem.

Nov 20192h 4m

On the trail of the puppet master, Arabella faces a devastating choice while the mystery's home grows closer.

Nov 20192h 18m

Our heroes close in on the Necromancer after another personal loss, and come to realize justice takes many forms.

Nov 20194h 36m

Join Taryon Darrington as he leads the Darrington Brigade, a group of unlikely miscreants, through a dangerous journey in search of glory.

Dec 20191h 44m

The cast of Critical Role sits down to answer questions and play some games in a fireside chat to close out 2019.

Feb 20204h 35m

Welcome to the special Valentine's Day Monsterhearts one-shot! Four teenagers take on the horrors of high school - hormones, social cliques, teen angst... Oh, and they're also monsters.

Mar 20203h 42m

Game Master Matthew Mercer leads a horde of demons on an adventure based on the DOOM Eternal FPS.

Mar 20201h 44m

Matthew Mercer answers questions about Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, our new campaign guide with Dungeons & Dragons, in this... special... fireside chat produced and hosted from home by Marisha Ray.

Apr 202050m

Need to study, catch up on some reading, or just need a moment to relax? Come hang out with us for Mighty Vibes and enjoy a carefully curated playlist of chill tunes to help put your mind at ease.

May 202053m

Need to study some betrayer gods, catch up on some reading, learn some new spells, or just relax? Chill out with Mighty Vibes and enjoy a carefully curated playlist of tunes to help put your mind at ease.

Jul 20204m

The Mighty Nein leveled up after the events of Episode 99, so when the cast got together for our social-distance set's technical rehearsal they rolled some hit dice for LEVEL 12!

Jul 202055m

Need to study some herbal remedies, catch up on some reading, chat with the Wildmother, or just relax? Chill out with Mighty Vibes and enjoy a carefully curated playlist of acoustic tunes to help put your mind at ease.

Feb 202153m

Sit back and join these very best buddies to relax with the chill lofi beats and sweet animation of Mighty Vibes!

Feb 20212h 19m

We teamed up with BlizzConline 2021 for a special one-shot inspired by Diablo! Matthew Mercer runs players Laura Bailey Marisha Ray Liam O'Brien and special guests Mica Burton and Carlos Luna through a dungeon-crawling adventure!

Jan 202154m

Take a short rest from your Aramente with the chill tunes and relaxing animation of Mighty Vibes!

May 20213m

The Mighty Nein leveled up to Level 15 after the events of Campaign 2, Episode 136! Before Episode 137 was recorded, everybody rolled their hit dice. Please note, new stats reflect added feats, attuned items, and other elements.

May 20213h 38m

Game Master Matthew Mercer leads a group of restaurateurs on an adventure inspired by The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood!

Jun 20214h 11m

Now that the Mighty Nein's Campaign 2 adventures have come to an end, the cast sits down for a roundtable discussion of every arc of their journey.

Jun 20214h 19m

Legendary Exandrian heroes Vox Machina and the Mighty Nein face off in an epic TEAM DEATHMATCH!

Aug 20214h 20m

Game Master Marisha Ray leads a group of restaurateurs on their second adventure inspired by The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood!

Sept 20213h 23m

When the last of humanity is in cryostasis on the Ark, it’s up to the intrepid crew of the Nautilus to ferry them to a fresh start on a new planet… If they can make it. Ashley Johnson DMs.

Sept 20211h 3m

You're in luck! You still have a few hours left on your Exandria Online CD, so grab your favorite twin, crack open your textbook, and study to the chill tunes of Mighty Vibes!

Oct 202110m

Take a deep lore dive into the history of how Exandria came to be, from the Founding, to the Calamity, to the Age of Arcanum, and beyond -- narrated by Exandria's architect and our very own Game Master Matthew Mercer.

Oct 20219m

See how the set for Critical Role Campaign 3 went from concept to reality in this behind-the-scenes video! Special thanks to Shaun Ellis, Holly Hodges, and the team at Flip This Bitch for helping us realize this long brewing dream.

Oct 20214h 29m

Game Master Liam O'Brien leads a group of restaurateurs on the final installment of their adventure inspired by The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood!

Dec 20213m

Join us for an adventure with Campaign 3's new opening title and brand new theme song!

Jan 20223h 39m

Five warriors are plucked from Exandria's timeline and forced to fight in an alternate reality TV show — Garyon Garrington's Plunder Games. The last contestant standing will be awarded one use of the Wish spell.

Feb 20223m

Our adventurers leveled up after the events of Campaign 3, Episode 11, so before Episode 12 they rolled some hit points!

Mar 20224h 38m

GM Matthew Mercer leads a group of the Tarnished comprised of our very own Marisha Ray and Sam Riegel, as well as special guests Krystina Arielle, Brennan Lee Mulligan, and Alexander Ward through the Lands Between.

Mar 20224m

We're closing out this 7-year anniversary week of celebration with some BLOOPERS! Thank you for joining us on this adventure and all of the laughter and joy you've shared with us.

Mar 20223h 26m

In our Tiny Tina's Wonderlands One-Shot Bunker Master Ashly Burch leads Ify Nwadiwe Laura Bailey Ashley Johnson Travis Willingham and Robbie Daymond through an ACTION-PACKED adventure of magical mayhem @PlayWonderlands. Special thanks to Nerdvana Games for the copy of Bunkers & Badasses.

Apr 20221h 24m

Game Master Matthew Mercer guides an adventure shaped by Critter donations to the Critical Role Foundation for Red Nose Day 2022, starring special guest Stephen Colbert.

Jun 20223h 39m

Marisha Ray takes the RPG A Familiar Problem to Exandria with a chaotic crew of scrappy, stressed-out animal pals on an adventure! This one-shot features Critical Role's own Laura Bailey, Matthew Mercer, and Travis Willingham with special guests Heidi N Closet (RuPaul's Drag Race) and Isabella Roland (Dimension 20).

Jun 20221h 50m

Exandrian GMs sit down for a roundtable discussion of their experiences and best practices for game mastering in Critical Role's world of Exandria.

Jul 20223m

Check out our brand new opening title sequence for our "It's Thursday Night" Theme Song! We worked with an incredibly talented team of animators to bring our Critical Role Theme Song to life.

Jul 202259m

After almost three long years... we finally reunited with the Critters at San Diego Comic Con!

Sept 20223m

Our adventurers leveled up after the events of Campaign 3, Episode 31! Watch them roll hit points for Level 7!

Nov 20223h 52m

Sponsored by NordVPN, the players were led by game master and sponsorship legend Sam Riegel on a journey through the information superhighway (aka the internet).

Nov 20224h 33m

Picking up several months after the events in Cognouza, The Mighty Nein have all started new chapters in their lives. However, when some discover that there are still old chapters yet to be closed, our unsung heroes must reunite for more stories untold…

Dec 20225h 22m

The reunion isn't over yet! Picking up several months after the events in Cognouza, our unsung heroes have all started new chapters in their lives. However, when some discover that there are still old chapters yet to be closed, The Mighty Nein must reunite for more stories untold.

Dec 20223m

Our adventurers leveled up after the events of Campaign 3, Episode 41! Watch them roll hit points for Level 8!

Mar 20233m

Our adventurers leveled up after the events of Campaign 3, Episode 51! Watch them roll hit points for Level 9!

Mar 20236m

Given recent changes regarding the little red moon known as Rudius, the Cobalt Soul wants to set the record straight with a deep lore dive into the history of Rudius and the Gods. Starring our beloved Lore Keeper Dani Carr, we hope it serves as a helpful resource as ongoing updates with Ruidus continue to unravel.

May 20234h 50m

Join the voice of Ganondorf himself, Matthew Mercer, as he leads Emily Axford, Omar Najam, Robbie Daymond, Liam O’Brien and Marisha Ray on a wild adventure through Hyrule.

Jul 20233m

Our adventurers leveled up after the events of Campaign 3, Episode 63! Watch them roll hit points for Level 10!

Jul 202358m

Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Matthew Mercer, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, and Travis Willingham discuss everything going on in Critical Role Land with a fireside chat and short Q&A.

Sept 20233h 41m

Game master Marisha Ray leads a Mortal Kombat themed smackdown with players Sam Riegel, Noshir Dalal, Travis Willingham, and Gina Darling using Till The Last Gasp by Darrington Press!

Sept 20232h 57m

Princesses Aimee Carrero, Aabria Iyengar, Laura Bailey, and Taliesin Jaffe fight to become Queen by Midnight alongside our illustrious Midnight Crier and game designer Kyle Shire!

Oct 20244m

Check out Bell Hell's new animated intro for Campaign 3!

Oct 20234h 44m

Live from Wembley Arena in London, UK! In the wake of the chaos after the Apogee Solstice, The Mighty Nein join forces yet again to deal with the rolling dangers suddenly unleashed…

Nov 20233h 59m

Join gamemaster Liam O'Brien as he leads the rebellious players Robbie Daymond, Xanthe Huynh, Krystina Arielle, Jared Goldstein, and Matthew Mercer in a one-shot inspired by Persona 5 Tactica!

Nov 20232h 29m

Game Master Matthew Mercer guides a quest shaped by your donations for CRF's Red Nose Day fundraiser!

Jan 20241h 55m

Critical Role takes a sick day! With some of the cast out sick the healthy cast does a live stream in their comfiest clothes and make their Bells Hells characters using the Baldur's Gate 3 character builder.

Mar 20241h 59m

Game Master Matthew Mercer leads the entire cast of Critical Role in a special Daggerheart Session Zero to create a brand new band of adventures! These characters will be used in the first ever LIVE Daggerheart One-Shot.

Mar 20244h 34m

Join game master Matthew Mercer as he leads players Ashley Johnson, Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, and Liam O’Brien through a LIVE One-Shot using the Daggerheart system! Though Daggerheart is still in Beta testing, we hope this one-shot can give insight into how the game can be played.

May 202454m

Join us in the tavern for our first Beacon Exclusive fireside chat with our legendary game master, Matthew Mercer!

May 202425m

The Menagerie characters level up to level 4 after the events of their first one-shot! Watch as the adventurers gain more experience, increase their abilities, and choose new domain deck cards.

May 20243h 44m

The Menagerie returns! Join game master Matthew Mercer as he leads the cast of Critical Role through a LIVE One-Shot using the Daggerheart system!

Jun 202426m

The Menagerie characters level up through Levels 5 and 6 after the events of their latest one-shot! Watch as the adventurers gain more experience, increase their abilities, and choose new domain deck cards.

Jun 20244h 10m

The Menagerie is back again! Join game master Matthew Mercer as he leads the cast of Critical Role through a LIVE One-Shot using the Daggerheart system!

Jun 20241h 9m

Our incredible creative director, Marisha Ray, joins us in the tavern for an exclusive Fireside Chat with Beacon members!

Jul 20241h 1m

Our fearless leader, bard extraordinaire, and true inspiration, Sam Riegel joins us in the tavern for an exclusive Fireside Chat with Beacon members!

Jul 202444m

Laura Bailey, Ashley Johnson, Matthew Mercer, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, and Travis Willingham (sadly minus Taliesin Jaffe and Sam Riegel) discuss everything going on in Critical Role Land with a fireside chat and short Q&A. PLUS, get a sneak peek of what we've been working on with our partners at Amazon Studios!

Aug 20241h 1m

The immortal executive goth, Taliesin Jaffe, is stepping out of the shadows and joining us in the tavern for an exclusive Fireside Chat with Beacon members!

Aug 20241h

Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Matthew Mercer, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, and Travis Willingham make their first apearance at AnimeNYC and discuss everything going on in Critical Role Land with a fireside chat and short Q&A.

Sept 202458m

The wonderfully sweet and incredibly talented Ashley Johnson is making her way to the tavern for a Beacon exclusive Fireside Chat and Q+A!

Oct 20241h 1m

Our guiding force and CEO Travis Willingham is making his way to the tavern for Beacon exclusive Fireside Chat and Q+A!

Nov 20241h 46m

The cast of Critical Role roll up their characters in Daggerheart ahead of the upcoming Daggerheart Critmas Story Live Show in Camden, NJ on December 7th.

Nov 202458m

The immensely talented storyteller and resident Critical Role Art Dad, Liam O’Brien is headed to the tavern for a Fireside Chat!

Nov 20243h 27m

Princesses Laura Bailey, Aimee Carrero, Taliesin Jaffe, and Aabria Iyengar reunite for a fantastically fun battle royale as they play our new game by Darrington Press, Queen by Midnight: Quarter Past!

Dec 20241h 34m

Critical Role founders and Daggerheart contributors take the stage at PAX Unplugged LIVE at 4pm ET to showcase key features of Daggerheart in an interactive, collaborative panel focused on the campaign frame Beast Feast.

Dec 202432m

Join Marisha Ray LIVE on Beacon for an exclusive backstage tour before our Daggerheart Critmas Story Live Show​! Explore our retro-fabulous set and share special moments with the cast as they prepare for this epic holiday adventure!

Dec 20241h

Our loveable, hilarious, and remarkable friend, Robbie Daymond, is making his way to a Fireside Chat with our Beacon Bits!

Dec 202445m

Check out our VIP Pre-Show of “A Daggerheart Critmas Story” as the cast adds the finishing touches to their characters with our VIP Audience and answers some burning questions!

Dec 20244h 7m

Game Master Matthew Mercer leads players Travis Willingham, Laura Bailey, Liam O’Brien, Sam Riegel, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, and Marisha Ray through a special Daggerheart Critmas one-shot with the spectacular Lenore Riegel (aka Momlan) serving as our Master of Ceremonies.

Jan 20253h 33m

Join Game Master Matthew Mercer as he leads players Emily Piggford, Robbie Daymond, Peter Shinkoda, and Liam O'Brien in an Assassin’s Creed Shadows inspired One-Shot!

Jan 202559m

The one and only chaos-causing, dice-hoarding merch queen, Laura Bailey is heading to the Tavern for a Fireside Chat!

Jan 20254h 37m

Two Elemental Royals have made a wager: Are modern mortal "heroes" as resilient and courageous as those of legend? Hearing of the recent, wild exploits of Bells Hells, these two entities pluck the troupe from Exandria and force a series of challenges to test their skills, wit, and ability... all while the Elementals subtly manipulate the odds between Order and Chaos to serve their bet. Weird magics weave throughout the realm, as onlookers from across the realms alter the dangers mid-contest, rending the battlefield or even swapping souls between the players! Can Bells Hells survive this series of clashes, and does either Order or Chaos truly carve the path of a hero?

Feb 202555m

Join our founding cast, friends, and crew for a special LIVE celebratory pre-show leading into our Bells Hells finale!

Feb 20251h 17m

Matthew Mercer is returning to the tavern for a special fireside chat to address any lingering questions from our Bells Hells campaign!

Feb 20254h 55m

Join Game Master Matthew Mercer for a special Avowed inspired one-shot as he guides players Marisha Ray, Travis Willingham, Anjali Bhimani, SungWon Cho, and Whitney Moore through the Living Lands and shadow-haunted shores.

Mar 20255h 1m

Adventure awaits at the White Deer Inn! Game Master Matthew Mercer leads players Ashley Johnson, Taliesin Jaffe, Arin Hanson, Zeno Robinson, and Zachery Renauldo through the Muse City of Dunan in a special Suikoden inspired one-shot!

Mar 20253h 49m

Join the founding cast, Robbie Daymond, and Brennan Lee Mulligan for a LIVE Exandria Wrap-Up event to discuss the epic conclusion of Campaign 3 and the beautiful new beginnings created in Divergence.

Apr 202548m

Join Marisha Ray LIVE on Beacon for an exclusive backstage tour before our Chicago Live Show​! Explore the venue and hang out with the cast as they prepare for a chaotic adventure voted on by the audience!

Apr 20253h 58m

The cast of Critical Role transforms into one of their original campaign characters (voted on by our audience) for our Chicago Live Show! Watch Game Master Matthew Mercer transport our heroes into the deadly game show ""Total Party Kill,"" hosted by the charismatic Malvolio Contreras (special guest Robbie Daymond).

Apr 20251h 2m

Join our Wildemount Wildlings Game Master Sam Riegel as he returns to the tavern to discuss the latest adventures at Camp Wildemount, Veth's time as a game show contestant, and anything else the Beacon Discord asks about!

Apr 20254h 50m

Explore the lands of Tamriel and join Game Master Liam O'Brien as he guides players Matthew Mercer, Laura Bailey, Jasmine Bhullar, Evan Michael Lee, and Luis Carazo through an enchanted Elder Scrolls adventure inspired by The Elder Scrolls Online.

May 20251h 31m

What shall the future hold for all Exandrians, mortal and immortal alike? Join Taliesin Jaffe, Whitney Moore, Adrienne Cho, and Kether (Taliesin’s mom), for an inside look at our Critical Role 10-Year Anniversary Tarot Deck! They'll walk you through this mystical deck, show off all the neat details, and even give our Beacon Members an exclusive reading of the cards!

May 20251h 12m

Our resident weirdos Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe are making their way to the Tavern for a joint Fireside Chat to answer all your delightfully strange questions, give you the inside scoop on Weird Kids, and chat about the latest shenanigans in Critical Role land!

May 20251h 3m

Our incredible Daggerheart devs and Critical Role Cast Members are coming together to celebrate the LAUNCH DAY of Daggerheart. Join us LIVE as we discuss all things Daggerheart with a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT you don't wanna miss!

Jun 20251h 9m

Daggerheart is out in the world! Join our Senior RPG Producer Elise Rezendes and Game Designer Matthew Mercer as they answer all your burning questions and tell you everything you need to know about Daggerheart!!

Jun 20259m

Two cities, two separate adventures, one overarching story. Check out our official prologue for Tag Team at the Teeth! Bells Hells have joined the Mighty Nein at sea in search of Ludinus Da'leth and his safe haven in the Shattered Teeth. As they approach one of the Teeth's mysterious islands, the Nein Hells suddenly find themselves split and separated in parallel realms...

Jun 202548m

Join us LIVE on Beacon for an exclusive backstage tour before our Sydney Live Show​! Explore the venue and hang out with the cast as they get hyped for their first ever Australian one-shot adventure in the Shattered Teeth!

Jun 202545m

Join us LIVE on Beacon for an exclusive backstage tour before our Melbourne Live Show​! Explore the venue and hang out with the cast as they get ready for another (separate) adventure in the Shattered Teeth as some of their chaotic characters from Bells Hells and The Mighty Nein!

Jul 20253h 59m

Check out our 2025 Sydney Live Show! When characters from both the Mighty Nein and Bells Hells find themselves mysteriously split across parallel realms in The Shattered Teeth, they must unite against a common threat… Join Game Master Matthew Mercer and the cast of Critical Role as Jester Lavorre, Ashton Greymoore, Yasha Nydoorin, Caleb Widogast, Veth Brenatto, Chetney Pock O'Pea, and Laudna work together to uncover the truth behind their interdimensional separation in this unforgettable live adventure!"

Jul 20251h 5m

Our Lore Keepers are in the building! The all knowing Dani Carr and Jared Deiro are the guardians of narrative integrity for all of our shows and their heading to the tavern to answer YOUR burning questions! So if you've ever had a deep question about Critical Role, Age of Umbra, The Midst Cosmos, or any of our subsequent shows, these lore keepers are the ones to ask!

Jul 20254h 9m

Check out our 2025 Melbourne Live Show! When characters from both the Mighty Nein and Bells Hells find themselves mysteriously split across parallel realms in The Shattered Teeth, they must unite against a common threat… Join Game Master Matthew Mercer and the cast of Critical Role as Fearne Calloway, Caduceus Clay, Imogen Temult, Fjord Stone, Beauregard Lionett, Orym, and Braius Doomseed work together to uncover the truth behind their interdimensional separation in this unforgettable live adventure!

Aug 202543m

Join us LIVE on Beacon for an exclusive backstage tour before our Indianapolis Live Show​! Explore the venue and hang out with the cast as they get ready for our first ever Daggerheart adventure in Exandria!

Aug 202512m

LIVE from Indianapolis, hear a keynote address from Matthew Mercer, Travis Willingham, Marisha Ray, Jeremy Crawford, and Chris Perkins on the latest from Critical Role, including a special announcement on Campaign 4!

Aug 202556m

Ashley Johnson, Marisha Ray, Taliesin Jaffe, Matthew Mercer, Laura Bailey, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, and Liam O’Brien take a reflective walk down memory lane and look back at the last 10 incredible years of adventure. Plus, they'll answer some of the crowd's burning questions!

Aug 202517m

Travis Willingham, Marisha Ray, Matthew Mercer, AND our Game Master of Campaign 4 Brennan Lee Mulligan are here to fill you in on everything you need to know about Campaign 4 as we embark on this next adventure.

Aug 20251h 19m

Not one but TWO legendary game masters are heading to the tavern! Brennan Lee Mulligan and Matthew Mercer are here to delve into Campaign 4, discuss the west-marches format, and answer YOUR burning questions directly from the Beacon Discord!

Aug 202517m

Join Matthew Mercer as he guides Ashley Johnson in building the beloved Fearne Calloway of the Bells Hells in Daggerheart.

Aug 20254h 22m

Dangerous forces gather as members of Bells Hells deal with their dark bargains and deadly debts mounting to be collected. Featuring the founding cast of Critical Role, Robbie Daymond, and Game Master Matthew Mercer; this show is our very first one-shot set in the world of Exandria and powered by Darrington Press’s roleplaying game: Daggerheart.

Sept 202519m

Robbie Daymond is here to port Dorian Storm into Daggerheart. Watch as Matthew Mercer and Robbie sit down and build the blue bard that has captured all of our hearts to level 8 within the Daggerheart system!

Sept 202520m

This isn't Travis Willingham’s first rodeo when it comes to porting his character into Daggerheart! In this third and final installation of porting Bells Hells characters to Daggerheart, watch as Travis and Matthew Mercer build Chetney Pock O'Pea of Bells Hell using the Daggerheart Core Set, current playtesting content in the Void (the Gnome ancestry), as well as an in-development Blood Hunter class and Blood domain!

Sept 2025

Join Game Master Matthew Mercer and CRF President Ashley Johnson as they invite 90s stars Stacy Keanan (My Two Dads), Will Friedle (Boy Meets World), Christine Lakin (Step by Step), Rider Strong (Boy Meets World) and Jodie Sweetin (Full House) to the table for our Daggerheart Charity One-Shot; TGiT (Thank Goodness It’s Thursday)!

Sept 20251h 14m

Is this a State of the Role? No, it's Marisha Ray and Travis Willingham taking to the tavern for a Fireside Chat! What do our CEO and Creative Director have to say about the past, present, and future of Critical Role? Ask and find out!

Sept 202520m

Love is in the air! Join Jester Lavorre and Fjord Stone as they dream up their perfect Nicodranas wedding. From picking a venue to setting the guest list, see how this Mighty Nein couple plans their big day.

Oct 202532m

Join us LIVE on Beacon for an exclusive backstage bachelor/bachelorette party before The Wedding of Jester & Fjord filmed live at Radio City Music Hall.

Oct 202517m

Get your overview of the Overture and all the incredible new characters of Campaign 4!

Oct 20251h 2m

It's spooky season! So let's talk with our very own spooky boy these days before Halloween. Alexander Ward is our tavern guest this evening and here to orate on everything Overture and Occtis.

Oct 20254h 15m

It's just a regular Monday at the Burbank branch of the SDN until the efficiency experts show up. Game Master Jasmine Bhullar leads players Laura Bailey, Travis Willingham, Matthew Mercer, and Erin Yvette as they fight to stay employed in this Dispatch inspired one-shot using Daggerheart!

Nov 20254h 8m

Join us for an unforgettable evening of love and peril at the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City, as two of our Mighty Nein lovebirds, Jester and Fjord, embark on their greatest adventure yet: marriage!

Nov 2025

The immensely talented storyteller and resident Art Dad, Liam O'Brien is heading to the tavern for a Fireside Chat!

Dec 20251h 6m

Executive Producer Sam Riegel has invited Executive Producer Tasha Huo of The Mighty Nein on Prime Video to our festive fireside to talk about everything from Animation to Zadash.

Dec 202518m

Brennan Lee Mulligan introduces a new narrative-driven twist to the leveling up in Campaign 4. In this new process, players roll their new hit points and share a few feats, spells, or subclasses they are considering. In the following episodes, players will find a character-appropriate moment to announce their level-up, revealing their new abilities they've just unlocked.

Jan 20262h 32m

Marisha Ray will be soft hosting our first Fireside Chat of the year, we willl have a rotating retinue of crew who will join her in our tavern's hotseat by the hearth. We have producers, camera crew, editors, and more that you may recognize from off-stage yells, short cameos, and the Beacon Discord chat and they are ready your questions!

Jan 202610m

We're diving into the events of the Soldier Table's first arc!

Feb 20263h 45m

Game Master George Primaver leads players Ashley Johnson, Deborah Ann Woll, Gina DeVivo, Nick Marini, and Liam McIntyre through the tribulations of 15th century Kuttenburg in this KCD2 inspired adventure.

Feb 202616m

Brennan Lee Mulligan introduces a new narrative-driven twist to the leveling up in Campaign 4. In this new process, players roll their new hit points and share a few feats, spells, or subclasses they are considering. In the following episodes, players will find a character-appropriate moment to announce their level-up, revealing their new abilities they've just unlocked.

Mar 202610m

After a harrowing journey driven by the pursuit of truth and the weight of revenge, the first arc of the Seekers' Table has come to a close and we're here to unpack it all!

Apr 20263h 33m

After 24 straight hours awake, Sam Riegel takes the Game Master's seat to lead the Darrington Brigade on an unhinged adventure across the skies in the maiden voyage of Exandria's largest skyship.

Apr 202618m

Brennan Lee Mulligan introduces a new narrative-driven twist to the leveling up in Campaign 4. In this new process, players roll their new hit points and share a few feats, spells, or subclasses they are considering. In the following episodes, players will find a character-appropriate moment to announce their level-up, revealing their new abilities they've just unlocked.

May 202610m

The Schemer Table's first arc has come to a close and but their plots are just beginning to unfold.

May 202622m

Join us LIVE on Beacon for an exclusive backstage pass before Bells Hells explore the Maelstrom Kingdom. Streamed live from Gas South Arena on May 26th 2026 in Atlanta, the first stop in our Echoes of Exandria 2026 Live Show Tour.

May 20264h 5m

With the new age of Exandria upon us, and the chaos that has followed in its wake, a once-isolated undersea kingdom of Exandria has breached their waters with dark intent! Bells Hells must delve into the depths to confront this tumult, or be swallowed by what lurks in the dark below...

Jul 202652m

Get your all-access pass to our [PROJEKT] Funball Live Show in Berlin! Shot and released the same day as the show, we're taking Beacon Bits behind the scenes of Uber Arena with cast and crew run-ins, a first look at the stage, fan meetups, and any other shenanigans the day throws at us.

Jul 202646m

Get your all-access pass to our Darktow Live Show in Edinburgh! Shot and released the same day as the show, we're taking Beacon Bits behind the scenes of Edinburgh Castle with cast and crew run-ins, a first look at the stage, fan meetups, and any other shenanigans the day throws at us.

Jul 20268m

Hit the road with our cast and crew in a mini-vlog where we make our way to Berlin for our [PROJEKT] Funball Live Show!

Jul 20263h 52m

An Experiment gone wrong has caused Caleb and Essek's continued exploration of the Folding Halls of Halas to become an even more terrifying labyrinth, with a corrupted Caleb Widogast as the maze master. The rest of the Mighty Nein must now brave this twisted dimensional dungeon to recover and restore their friend... before they become part of it themselves.

Jul 20266m

Hit the road with our cast and crew in a mini-vlog where we make our way to Edinburgh for our Darktow Live Show!

Jul 20264h 2m

Many years of slow-moving machinations come to a head as the Plank King discovers Kingsley's plot to take Darktow, and the Revelry is now hunting the would-be usurper! His hand forced, Kingsley must call the Mighty Nein to his aid and rush to claim the throne of Darktow before the Plank King claims him!