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Critical Role in outer space? Ashley Johnson has a pitch ready
Ashley Johnson thinks it would be interesting to do a Critical Role campaign from outer space (but acknowledges that they would need a blank check)
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In 2021 Ashley Johnson stepped into the role of DM for a Critical Role one-shot called The Nautilus Ark: A Johnson Corp Odyssey. Johnson found the experience scary, but she’s open to doing it again under the right circumstances.
“I have had an idea if we did it again for a very long time. It’s written out, it’s ready to go, but the problem is I am so scared to DM,” Ashley Johnson says during a Critical Role spotlight panel at Emerald City Comic Con 2026. “I love it. DMing is very scary, but when you have to do it on camera, it’s extra scary. I would need to gain the courage again to do it.”
In a scenario where money is no object, Johnson has the perfect venue for her next DM stint – outer space.
“I do have some weird ideas that if we had a blank check, I would definitely be able to do, like actually doing it in space. That’s what I would do with a blank check. We’re going to do a one-shot on ISS. Maybe Mars. I don’t know.”
This is obviously a thought-exercise that shouldn’t be taken too seriously, but I think this would be awesome. I don’t know how much it would cost to get the Critical Role crew on the International Space Station, but I have a feeling there are tons of Critters who would be more than happy to fund it.
Watch the official Critical Role: Adventures in Exandria panel from Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026 here:
With two animated series on Prime Video, Campaign 4 in full swing, and so much more Exandrian lore to come, Critical Role is showing no signs of slowing down. That's why the adventuring party at Popverse are here to bring you everything we can from those nerdy-ass voice actors & Bo., including:
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...and much, much more. Roll initiative, player. Magic awaits.
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