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Critical Role

Critical Role is a weekly live show in which voice actors play the roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons. Led by Matthew Mercer, as the Dungeon Master, and featuring Travis Willingham, Marisha Ray, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Liam O'Brien, Laura Bailey and Sam Riegel the show airs first on Twitch before being uploaded to YouTube later.

Since 2018, Critical Role is the name of the studio co-owned by the cast and which has produced other shows and roleplaying supplements.

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Critical Role Reports

Geek Native provides an authoritative and independent perspective on Critical Role, a topic we have followed for more than 8 years. This collection of 93 articles evaluates industry shifts through original reporting and critical analysis. This resource evaluates first-hand data from official industry announcements and crowdfunding mechanics.

Sagas of Sundry: Darkling Gate brings Call of Cthulhu horror to the Regency era

October 20, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek & Sundry launches Sagas of Sundry: Darkling Gate, an eight-part Regency Call of Cthulhu series run by Ross Bryant and syndicated through Critical Role feeds.

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium, critical role, geek & sundry

Critical Role teams with Lichthund to co-publish Rockbeasts

October 1, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Critical Role partners with LICHTHUND to co-publish 1990s grunge management RPG ROCKBEASTS, featuring voice work from the core cast alongside Iggy Pop.

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: critical role, Steam

Critical Role’s Daggerheart and vintage Dungeons & Dragons headline Lucca60 in Tuscany

September 24, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Lucca Comics & Games celebrates 60 years with Daggerheart’s Hope & Fear, Joe Manganiello’s D&D Icons, and Marko Djurdjevic’s new roleplaying game project.

Filed Under: Comics, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chris Perkins, conventions, critical role, daggerheart, darrington press, Dragonlance, Dungeons & Dragons, Fabula Ultima, greyhawk, Joe Manganiello, Lucca Comics & Games, need games, Tracy Hickman

Routinely Itemised: RPG #375

August 21, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Catch up on the latest tabletop RPG news in Routinely Itemised: Warhammer FRPG 5 updates, Cypher Advanced, Dark Conspiracy, and Olaf Falafel on GMing.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: critical role, Dungeons & Dragons, edinburgh, marvel, Marvel Multiverse Tabletop Role-Playing Game, routinely itemised

Vox Machina adventure dice sets arrive as Sirius Dice reveals Mighty Nein plans

August 11, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Sirius Dice launches officially licensed Critical Role Vox Machina dice sets, alongside previews for upcoming Mighty Nein and Bells Hells collections.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: collectables, critical role, dice, sirius dice

Sharp edges and silent gaps: A look at the new Vox Machina adventure dice sets

May 27, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

As Sirius Dice gears up to release seven character-inspired Vox Machina sets, a curious hybrid production method introduces a single sharp-edged d20 to standard tumbled geometry.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: critical role, dice, sirius dice

Critical Role doubles down on Beacon with 24-episode Weird Kids order

April 16, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe return to Beacon on 5 May for a massive 24-episode season of Weird Kids, exploring the strange reality of growing up in Hollywood.

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: Ashley Johnson, critical role, Taliesin Jaffe

Academic paper explores the murderhobo phenomenon in tabletop roleplaying games

April 12, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Academic Steven Dashiell explores the murderhobo playstyle in a new paper, questioning if the modern roleplaying generation understands this classic trope.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: critical role, Old School Renaissance

Viva La Dirt League and Critical Role team up for Daggerheart: Azerim

January 14, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Viva La Dirt League partners with Critical Role for Daggerheart: Azerim. The new actual play series features Baradun and the Dickheads facing a Void horror.

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: critical role, daggerheart

Routinely Itemised: RPG #340

December 19, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Critical Role heads to London Comic Con, Steve Jackson Games brings back Toon and there are major staff changes at Wizards of the Coast.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: backerkit, critical role, draw steel, green ronin, James Ohlen, routinely itemised, Steve Jackson Games, the expanse rpg

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