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Critical Role has discussed doing Marvel-style 'What If...?' stories for their campaigns, says Travis Willingham
What if Yasha never met The Mighty Nein? What if Taryon Darrington wasn't a fan of Vox Machina? What if Essek wasn't as hot? If Critical Role's MCU-esque idea gets off the ground, maybe we'll get answers...
July 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role's Marisha Ray would love to see Laura Bailey on House of the Dragon, but Bailey has another fantasy franchise in mind
The Legend of Vox Machina's Ray & Bailey are already icons in the fantasy genre, but when asked to fancast each other in different franchises, the OG Critical Role stars had other sword & sorcery stories in mind
July 18, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Legend of Vox Machina's Marisha Ray & Liam O'Brien thought it would be so cool to write a heist. Then they got to De Rolo's Eleven
Writing The Legend of Vox Machina's season 4, episode 5 was harder than the Keyleth and Percy voice actors thought it was going to be
July 17, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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How does Critical Role's Ashley Johnson get into character? Sometimes, by watching a really messed-up true crime doc
Critical Role's Johnson has gone to some dark places in media like The Killing and The Last of Us. So maybe it isn't a surprise that, for inspiration, she's worked her way through Netflix's true crime category
July 16, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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James Gunn’s DC Universe already has one eager Poison Ivy candidate: Marisha Ray of Critical Role
Ray, who plays The Legend of Vox Machina's similarly plant-loving druid Keyleth, would portray DC's most eco-conscious villain in any medium she can
July 15, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role's Laura Bailey explains why no other Vox Machina members were at Percy & Vex's wedding
Bailey, who plays The Legend of Vox Machina's Vex'ahlia, revealed the between-season shenanigans that got her and costar Taliesin Jaffe's character Percival de Rolo to the altar
July 14, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role is so successful because they were an adventuring party before they were a business, claims Laura Bailey
Before they were the folks producing The Legend of Vox Machina and The Mighty Nein, the Critical Role cast were the kind of plucky, ragtag team those adventures are about. And according to Bailey, that's the secret to their success
July 13, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role's Laura Bailey has been reading Dungeon Crawler Carl, and is already fancasting Marisha Ray and herself
Dungeon Crawler Carl fan and OG Critical Role cast member Bailey has the perfect role for Ray in Peacock's upcoming animated adaptation. Well, I guess 'perfect' is a rather subjective term...
July 10, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Why is The Mighty Nein so much darker than The Legend of Vox Machina? Critical Role's Ashley Johnson has an idea
Johnson, who plays Yasha Nydoorin in Prime Video's second animated Critical Role adaptation, says that the darker tone of the series goes all the way back to the cast's character creation in Campaign 2
July 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 fulfilled a lifelong dream for Critical Role's Taliesin Jaffe
Jaffe has done a lot of things over his Critical Role career - but until this season of The Legend of Vox Machina, he's never been a very specific part of a fantasy heist
July 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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For Critical Role's Marisha Ray, recording The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 meant revisiting the "really bad day" of Campaign 1
Critical Role cast member Ray revisited one of the hardest days of her TTRPG actual play career in The Legend of Vox Machina season 4
July 07, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Critical Role writers have discussed a Taryon Darrington spinoff. Wayne Brady would reprise the role "in a heartbeat"
Does The Legend of Vox Machina's human artificer Darrington have a future beyond the climactic season 5? Brady isn't confirming that, but he is saying he'd be down
July 06, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The real inspiration behind Sam Riegel's Mighty Nein character? Parenting
Parenting is tough, but parenting in the middle of a Critical Role campaign is something else entirely.
July 01, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Are you loving Wayne Brady in The Legend of Vox Machina season 4? You have Disney Junior to thank
OG Taryon Darrington Sam Riegel met current Legend of Vox Machina breakout star Wayne Brady not on the Critical Role set, but as a voice coach on a Disney princess series
June 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Mighty Nein season 2 release date schedule (Updated June 2026): When the Critical Role series returns to Amazon's Prime Video
What time do new Mighty Nein episodes come out? Here's what we know so far about the season 2 schedule
June 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Is Critical Role taking a break after Campaign 4, episode 31? Yes and no
Go to any Critical Role Campaign 4 forum and you'll see an upcoming change in what's been a pretty regular release schedule. We're here to explain that
June 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
They've tackled Critical Role's Briarwoods, Cassandra, & Ripley - now Marieke Nijkamp wants to write Percy & Vex's kid
With Dark Horse's The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods wrapping up their prequel OGN trilogy, Mijkamp is thinking of which Critical Role character would be the most fun to write next
June 23, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Critical Role cast agrees: Out of every Campaign, Exandria Unlimited: Calamity is most deserving of a TV show
"It's some of the the best storytelling we've ever had" - says Travis Willingham, who just happens to play Calamity's fan-favorite birdperson Cerrit Agrupnin
June 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Critical Role’s Whispered One is even more dangerous than Vox Machina has shown
Nijkamp, who is wrapping up their Exandrian prequel trilogy with Dark Horse's The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods, has insight into The Legend of Vix Machina's big bad
June 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Why are Critical Role’s Briarwoods always associated with purple? One creator has a theory
Anime, real history, and good ol' magic went into the titular characters of The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods. And artist Aviv Or told us how
June 18, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Critical Role's Darrington Brigade deserves its own longer story, according to Whitestone Chronicles artist Aviv Or
Aviv Or, the artist on The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods, ponders the future of Taryon Darrington's silly band of adventurers
June 17, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Critical Role fans are about to see a side of Delilah Briarwood they’ve never seen before
The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods author Marieke Nijkamp teases a less-learned, less-evil (?) Deliliah ahead of the OGN trilogy's deadly conclusion
June 16, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Critical Role cast can’t agree on the franchise’s most misunderstood character, but their picks are eye-opening
In honor of Legend of Vox Machina season 4, Critical Role's Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jafe, Marisha Ray, Travis Willingham, Ashley Johnson, LIam O'Brien, and Sam Riegel sat down to debate which of their characters was least appreciated
June 16, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Mighty Nein's Caleb Widogast & Essek Thelyss will stay together, says Liam O'Brien.... but may not say exclusive
Critical Role’s Liam O’Brien reveals a surprising new detail about Caleb and Essek’s future.
June 12, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Legend of Vox Machina is a chance for the Critical Role cast to make better choices than they did in Campaign 1, says Travis Willingham
Willingham, who plays The Legend of Vox Machina's Grog Strongjaw, says that the OG Rolers were ever "very interested in doing a a beat-for-beat retelling" of Critical Role campaign 1
June 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role's Taryon Darrington is Wayne Brady's introduction to the Legend of Vox Machina... but he's not the kind of D&D character Brady usually plays
Ask the Critical Role cast and they'll all tell you that Wayne Brady is perfect as Vox Machina & Campaign 1's beloved artificer. But if the improv kind were to invent a new character himself, it would look very different than Taryon
June 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Whose D&D game is it anyway? Wayne Brady vs. Brennan Lee Mulligan on improv in liveplay
It's no surprise that Legend of Vox Machina season 4's Brady and and Critical Role Campaign 4's Mulligan, two titans of the improv comedy world, are well-versed in playing TTRPGs. What might be a surprise is that their philosophies differ
June 05, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Liam O’Brien wanted his new Critical Role character to be fantasy Faceman from The A-Team
There's a whole lot of Liam O'Brien's own past as a theater person in Critical Role Campaign 4's Halandil Fang. But there's some classic '80s TV in there as well
June 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Why Pike and Grog are Vox Machina's best (and worst) pals, according to the Critical Role cast
Critical Role's Travis Willingham and Ashley Johnson break down what makes Pike and Grog so special together on The Legend of Vox Machina
May 29, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Vox Machina Season 4 begins with Percy finally happy — but it won’t last, warns Taliesin Jaffe
According to Taliesin Jaffe, Percy struggles with his paranoid nature even when the going's good in the Legend of Vox Machina season 4
May 29, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Critical Role's Taryon Darrington was an improvised creation. So in The Legend of Vox Machina season 4, Wayne Brady improvised a lot of his dialogue
There was no script for Sam Riegel when he was playing Taryon Darrington in Critical Role's Campaign 1, and when Wayne Brady took over the role, he did a lot off-book himself
May 29, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role cast members Laura Bailey and Liam O'Brien on how they're tackling "harder moments" in The Legend of Vox Machina season 4
There are some pretty harrowing events coming for Vex & Vax in the upcoming season of The Legend of Vox Machina. Bailey and O'Brien shared how they got into those as actors and, ironically, the benefits of such storytelling
May 29, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role wants to do more with the Darrington Brigade because it gives them an excuse to just be silly
The Darrington Brigade recently returned for a one-shot during Sam Riegel's 24-hour livestream - and the way the Critical Role cast love them, we wouldn't be surprised to see more
May 29, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The outrageous success of the Vox Machina Kickstarter taught Critical Role the "power" of their community
In just an hour's time, the Legend of Vox Machina Kickstarter from Critical Role raised over a million dollars
May 29, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Critical Role star Sam Riegel admits Wayne Brady may have replaced him as the definitive Taryon Darrington in Legend of Vox Machina season 4
Sam Riegel feels that Wayne Brady is "more Taryon Darrington" than he is at this point because of the Legend of Vox Machina
May 28, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Keep an eye (or two) out for "dope monk shit" and some Mighty Nein Easter Eggs in Legend of Vox Machina Season 4
Season 4 of Prime Video's Legend of Vox Machina Critical Role show will show you why you should never underestimate a monk, a librarian, or both
May 28, 2026
Trent Cannon
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The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 is finally making Grog the smart one, as Travis Willingham teases an an "inflection point" for the "unintentionally wise" half-giant
"Grog's gonna peel back the layers," says Willingham, who has played the half-giant since Critical Role campaign 1. "He's gonna, he's gonna get rid of the things that have held his mind back."
May 28, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Wayne Brady's Legend of Vox Machina character Taryon Darrington is so good the Critical Role staff are already talking about a spin-off for him
Ahead of the character's introduction to Prime Video's Campaign 1 adaptation, Sam Riegel revealed that there is a concerted effort to get Taryon Darrington (Wayne Brady) his own show. From one writer, at least
May 28, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role isn't ready to reveal who Andy Serkis's Legend of Vox Machina role just yet, but says he's "very important" to the story
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum director and fantasy legend Serkis has joined Prime Video's Critical Role Campaign 1 adaptation and is "going to shine" teases Travis Willingham
May 28, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The stars of Critical Role will never be ready to retire Vox Machina completely
The Critical Role cast might be willing to walk away from their Vox Machina characters "when we're dead." So hopefully not soon.
May 28, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Critical Role campaign 4's Wicander Halovar is going to die... or at least Sam Riegel thinks he will, so he already has a plan B
OG Critical Role star Riegel has serious doubts as to whether Wicander Halovar is going to make it through Brennan Lee Mulligan's Campaign 4. But he does have a back-up plan, should the worst happen
May 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Our Flag Means Death's Vico Ortiz joins Critical Role's next Daggerheart actual play - Age of Umbra: Sallowlands
From the High Seas to the TTRPGS, Our Flag Means Death breakout star Vico Ortiz will join the Critical Role family this coming July
May 20, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The cast of Critical Role Campaign 4 answer: Which Dimension 20 campaign would you want to be a part of?
Dimension 20 creator Brennan Lee Mulligan has stepped up as the Critical Role Campaign 4 GM - now which of his previous campaigns do his current players wish they could join?
May 20, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role's Laura Bailey & Travis Willingham both want the same thing from Dispatch 2: more Malevola Gibb
Bailey & Willingham - who voice Dispatch's Invisigal and Phenomaman, respectively - want to see more of the game's demonic ex-villain, voiced by Alanah Pierce
May 20, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role's surprise death of Occtis Tachonis originally happened before Campaign 4 even began, reveals Alexander Ward
Critical Role Campaign 4, episode 4 featured the first PC death of Brennan Lee Mulligan's Aramán, but the way that P tells it, his C was supposed to already be RIP
May 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role's Laura Bailey began Campaign 4 with one heartbreaking hope - that she could save Thjazi Fang
Would enough Nat20s have saved Thjazi Fang from GM Brennan Lee Mulligan's tragic schemes? Maybe not, but that didn't stop Thimble, AKA Laura Bailey, from wishing
May 13, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Sam Riegel's iconic Critical Role sponsorships have been a bit too, er, iconic for some of their sponsors
"Some advertisers specifically request me," says Critical Role's oddball hypeman Sam Riegel, "And some specifically request not me."
May 13, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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All of the Critical Role Campaign 4 convergence episodes have already shot, and it took almost eight hours according to Sam Riegel
Riegel, along with costars Taliesin Jaffe, Whitney Moore, Alexander Ward, and Luis Carazo, says Critical Role's Campaign 4 characters are coming back together soon, and they're going to have a very long reunion
May 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role's The Mighty Nein season 2 release date seems imminent, because all the episodes are "almost entirely finished" says Travis Willingham
The Mighty Nein season 2, which finished its voice recordings alongside season 1, is currently in the post-production stage. So when will Prime Video announce a release date? Travis Willingham thinks "soon"
May 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Spoilers!Critical Role: An abandoned Tusk Love idea would've created an in-universe reason Jester Lavorre can't remember the main character's name
Yes, The Mighty Nein's tiefling cleric does have a reason for getting 'Guinevere' wrong in Campaign 2. But according to Critical Role's lorekeeper Dani Carr, Tusk Love almost provided another excuse
May 05, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Critical Role official lorekeeper has so much of Exandrian history mapped out, you'd forget she loves working in the undecided territory
When a new GM comes into Critical Role's Exandria, there's a lot of mytical history they need to know. That's where legendary lore-keeper Dani Carr comes in
May 04, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Think you want the Critical Role live events to be streamed into your home? According to lore-keeper Dani Carr, you don't
Yes, Critical Role episodes are livestreamed. But the live theater shows are a different beast, argues Carr, and that beast requires an editor
April 28, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Vox Machina season 4 release date (Updated June 2026): The release dates for all episodes
Here is a schedule of all of the Legend of Vox Machina season 4 release dates.
April 23, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role Campaign 4: Halandil Fang is Liam O'Brien's desperate attempt to break his sad boi streak
O'Brien, who played such traumatized characters as Vax, Caleb, & Orym in Critical Role's campaigns past, once heard that he didn't need tragedy to build a strong character. So he's testing that out
April 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role's Liam O'Brien refuses to create headcannon for Caleb & Essek's romance: "I don't want to limit the future"
We know that Caleb Widogast and Essek Thelyss get together at the end of Campaign 2, which is where we get the story of The Mighty Nein. But what happens next? Liam O'Brien doesn't want to narrow down the possibilities
April 21, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role's Weird Kids, starring Ashley Johnson & Taliesin Jaffe, returns this May!
Former child actors turned actual play legends Johnson & Jaffe are back for 24 all-new episodes of Weird Kids, streaming on Critical Role's Beacon.tv next month
April 16, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Daggerheart's romantasy campaign is a "testing ground" to see what TTRPG audiences want, says Critical Role mastermind Matt Mercer
Daggerheart's new campaign, With Love and Magic, is expected to be a digital-first release sometime in 2026. And according to Critical Role's Mercer, it's a test to see how interested players are into that kind of release
April 15, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Why is Critical Role Campaign 4 so different? According to Matt Mercer, it's partially that the original cast is "starting to pass the torch"
Matt Mercer says even parts of Critical Role Campaign 3 were the beginnings of a plan to "expand beyond just the eight of us" - that is, the OG cast members
April 10, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Why Fjord Stone's introduction in The Mighty Nein is different than in Critical Role Campaign 2 (and the Dark Horse Origin comics), according to Travis Willingham
Willingham, who plays Stone in both Critical Role Campaign 2 and Prime Video's The Mighty Nein, said that audiences entered the latter in "a deeper point canonically"
April 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Critical Role schedule (Updated June 2026): When the Campaign 4 release dates are
When is the next Critical Role episode? Right now, nobody knows.
April 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Is Critical Role developing a live-action show set in Exandria? Here's what Sam Riegel actually said
Is there a Critical Role live-action series in development? Yes and no - but to be clear, there's no chance we're heading to Exandria in anything but animation anytime soon
April 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role's Sam Riegel confirms at least one Campaign 2 guest star is coming to The Mighty Nein... and we even have a list of who it might be
Critical Role Campaign 2 guest stars Deborah Ann Woll or Chris Perkins might just make an appearance in Prime Video's The Mighty Nein. But they're not the only possibilities...
April 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role's The Mighty Nein showrunner, Tasha Huo, reveals a Campaign 2 scene that didn't make it into the Prime Video adaptation
There's a battle from Critical Role Campaign 2, episode 7, that was part of the original plan for The Mighty Nein season 1, says showrunner Huo, that ended up failing its last saving throw
April 06, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
What's next for TTRPG actual play, according to Critical Role stars Matt Mercer, Travis Willingham, & Sam Riegel
From choreographed swordplay to underground rap battles, the future of D&D actual plays like Critical Role and Dimension 20 is a universe of possibilities, as some of the most important figures in the medium explain
April 06, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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How many seasons of Critical Role's The Mighty Nein will be on Prime Video? Sam Riegel says the team "could tell a story" in 5, but wants to do around 7
Despite the pun, says Critical Role's Riegel in a joint interview with Mighty Nein showrunner Tasha Huo, "nine seems excessive."
April 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role had helped bring the fantasy sports crowd into D&D, according to Matt Mercer
You can be a massive sports fan and love D&D thanks to Actual Play shows like Critical Role
April 03, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Daggerheart Creative Director Chris Perkins says Darrington Press can't be "vanity press" for Critical Role
The games and expansions that come out of Daggerheart can't just be for the enjoyment of the Critical Role crew
April 03, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Matt Mercer hopes Daggerheart follows Critical Role's example and helps more people find their found family
Daggerheart - and tabletop games in general - can help form powerful friendships just as much as Critical Role fans have over the years.
April 01, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Matt Mercer is aware of (and humbled by) Critical Role's place in D&D history
Critical Role didn't set out to have such an impact on tabletop gaming, but it undeniably has
April 01, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Most Daggerheart players aren't originally Critical Role fans, explains Darrington Press' Chris Perkins
The Critical Role fandom is huge, but Daggerheart has already proven it isn't reliant on the show's success to draw in players.
March 30, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
What Critical Role looks for in a new cast member, according to Sam Riegel & Travis Willingham
"I think we don't all have to be voice actors," says Riegel, turning a familiar phrase for Critical Role fans, "But we have to be nerdy-ass."
March 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role’s Sam Riegel forgot to bring his socks to a convention, and it led to one of the most spontaneous (and smelliest) panel moments ever
What happens when you forget to pack your socks for a convention? If you’re Critical Role’s Sam Riegel, you get creative
March 21, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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What does it take to create a good RPG character? “Trauma,” says Critical Role’s Taliesin Jaffe
The Critical Role cast discuss what it takes to develop a good campaign character
March 20, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Beyond D&D: Critical Role is expanding into new TTRPG genres like Draw Your Weapons and Weird Kids
Marisha Ray says Critical Role is exploring new types of programming, including new games like Draw Your Weapons
March 20, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The favorite Critical Role campaign moments, according to Critical Role themselves
The Critical Role cast reveal which campaigns they would like to go back in time and revisit
March 20, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Yes, there is a Critical Role group chat (but we’ll never see it)
The Critical Role cast reveal that they have a chaotic text thread that they will never share
March 19, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Guides
Critical Role's Campaign 4 characters ranked (as of May 2026)
We've been with the PCs of Critical Role Campaign 4's Aramán long enough that we can start picking our favorites - but don't think for a second that means those favorites can't change
March 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
What the Critical Role Exandrian video game is taking from Dispatch, according to Travis Willingham
The hit game Dispatch was made with a lot of Critical Role support - and now the success of that game is informing Critical Role's first video game.
March 18, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
How Critical Role uses tabletop gaming to tackle PTSD
“PTSD is something that lies underneath the surface”: Critical Role’s Travis Willingham discusses PTSD
March 13, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Photo gallery: The official Critical Role panel from Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026
See over a dozen photos of the cast & fans from the official Critical Role panel at ECCC 2026.
March 13, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Critical Role’s Travis Willingham says they have a ton of Exandria projects in the works
The world of Exandria will be expanded in television, film, video games, and more
March 12, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
The Critical Role crew has 50 (!?!) secret projects in the works, and Liam O'Brien "can’t wait to not have them be secrets"
Liam O’Brien says that there are roughly 50 secret Critical Role projects and he can’t wait to share them
March 12, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
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)
March 11, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Critical Role is reviving All Work No Play, with Marisha Ray teasing some "crazy ideas"
All Work No Play will return for another season, and the Critical Role crew promise some “crazy ideas”
March 11, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Sam Riegel wants to do a Muppet Babies-inspired show for Critical Role called Calamity Babies
Sam Riegel is looking to produce more family friendly content for Critical Role
March 10, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
“Smut transcends realms and time”: Why Tusk Love is the most enduring piece of Critical Role lore
The Critical Role cast want to publish an edition of Tusk Love in Orcish
March 09, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Watch Adventures in Exandria: Live with Critical Role with Taliesin Jaffe, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Ashley Johnson, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey, & Matthew Mercer from Seattle's ECCC!
The Critical Role founding team of Taliesin Jaffe, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Ashley Johnson, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey, & Matthew Mercer were at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and we made it our quest to film their panel
March 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
A Critical Role theme park, a new season of All Work No Play, and more: What the cast would do with a blank check
What would the Critical Role cast do with unlimited money? Make more shows and build an epic theme park
March 09, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Critical Role crew will return to Exandria someday, but says they have to take care of a few surprises first
Liam O’Brien says Critical Role has a few secret projects he can’t wait to share
March 09, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
A Critical Role movie? Sam Riegel reveals a pitch is underway, and even hints it's during Calamity
The Critical Role cast are apparently trying to make an animated Calamity movie.
March 08, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Guides
Critical Role, The Boys, Ming-Na Wen & more - our most anticipated ECCC 2026 panels
Just like you, your favorite TV and gaming stars are getting ready to head to Emerald City Comic Con 2026; here are the panels Popverse won't be missing
March 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Critical Role & Prime Video reveal The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 release date, reveal the first image of Vecna... er, The Whispered One
Critical Role's The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 premieres this summer, and it's bringing with it a popular villain from Campaign 1. What's that character's name? Er, we don't want to get the lawyers involved
March 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Critical Role’s Sam Riegel reveals why the group has never broken up (and it makes total sense)
Critical Role’s Sam Riegel compares the cast to a rock band, and reveals how they avoid the infighting most bands do
March 03, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Watch the Critical Role, Jamie Campbell Bower, Amazing Digital Circus, and more ECCC 2026 panels now with a Popverse membership
Emerald City Comic Con 2026 Main Stage panels are available to Popverse members FIRST!
March 02, 2026
Chris Arrant
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TTRPGs are "an amazing test of life" & help people consider new perspectives, says Critical Role's Travis Willingham
Critical Role’s Travis Willingham says what we’re all thinking about tabletop roleplaying games.
March 02, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
The Critical Role game is still "sacred" to its stars: Matt Mercer responds to criticism that it's all business these days
The Critical Role cast say business hasn’t gotten in the way of them having fun every time they get together on Thursdays
February 23, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Critical Role's Mighty Nein showrunner, Tasha Huo, on the challenges of adapting Naruto from manga to live action for Lionsgate
The Mighty Nein showrunner Huo said the biggest difficulty in adapting manga-then-anime Naruto was "to make it feel real and believable in the world of a live-action movie."
February 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role invites you to play as the cutest characters from The Legend of Vox Machina and Bells Hells with cozy card game A Familiar Find
Trinket the Bear, Little Mister, Pâté de Rolo - play as them all (and more!) with Critical Role's A Familiar Find, from Darrington Press
February 17, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role's Matt Mercer & Brennan Lee Mulligan got better at GMing thanks to Akira Kurosawa
Critical Role's new GM for Campaign 4 says there's a moment in Seven Samurai that teaches storytellers how to avoid the "soulless instinct to optimize." OG GM Mercer says it's a technique even used in shows like The Mighty Nein
February 10, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
How Critical Role's Daggerheart is a great place for the "nervous GM," according to Matt Mercer
What if you, as the GM, don't have something prepared for a scene your players want to explore? Critical Role's Matt Mercer says Daggerheart is structured to accommodate
February 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt