The Echoes of Exandria tour, produced in partnership with AEG, will visit Atlanta, Berlin, London, and Fort Worth, with the Edinburgh show scheduled for July 12, 2026.
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.
Ivan Van Norman exits Darrington Press after five years
Ivan Van Normam was Head of Publishing at Critical Role for five years. He was involved in the creative oversight of the Darrington Press brand, represented Darrington Press at conventions, in interviews, and during product announcements, and helped develop the community.
The Daggerheart problem? Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford join Darrington Press
Chris Perkins, ex-Game Design Architect and Creative Director for D&D at Wizards of the Coast (he was there for 28 years) and Jeremy Crawford, ex-Game Director and former Co-Lead Designer for D&D 5e, have joined Darrington Press. Both left Wizards of the Coast around April.
Critical Role announces theatrical rebroadcasts of 2025 Live Shows
The rebroadcasts are part of Critical Role’s 10-year anniversary celebration, which includes a live tour with stops in Australia and the United States.
Critical Role celebrates 10 years with an exclusive whiskey
Whitestone Courage offers notes of buttery biscuit, rich toffee, and a whisper of smoke. Its smooth, velvety texture is the result of careful aging in both charred oak and tempranillo casks, lending depth and a hint of maple bacon.
Freaky Thursday: This Thursday, the founding Critical Role cast in a new charity one-shot
The Critical Role Foundation has donated to the California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Recovery Fund.
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In a year marked by climate catastrophe and industry shifts, the TTRPG world saw Critical Role cancel streaming despite a new distribution deal for Darrington Press, Chaosium celebrate 50 years, and researchers leverage D&D expertise for AI development.
Critical Role’s Darrington Press cut Macmillian deal for TTRPG sales and distribution deal
Macmillian Publishers, part of the German Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, have partnered with Critical Role and Darrington Press.
Critical Role release “Winter’s Crest (A Holiday Album)” today
The album is called Winter’s Crest (A Holiday Album) and is named after the Tal’Dorei holiday. In this fantasy setting, the holiday of Winter Crest celebrates the alliance that defeated the ice elemental Errevon the Rimelord.
Critical Role to announce more 10-Year Anniversary surprises as tour dates are revealed
In partnership with AEG Presents and Frontier Touring, the tour will span five cities across the United States and Australia, with shows scheduled between April and October.
