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D&D and Critical Role have entered the TTRPG Cold War era and I'm thrilled
As Critical Role continues to expand its grip on the TTRPG world, Wizards of the Coast outlines a new strategy

Is Critical Role still Critical Role without Matt Mercer as DM?
Hiring Brennan Lee Mulligan for Campaign 4 is smart business — but it's still business

Critical Role to stage the greatest unofficial Dimension 20 crossover imaginable
Dropout star Brennan Lee Mulligan is set to lead the next core campaign for the actual play empire

The Mighty Nein Amazon show will breathe new life into Critical Role's clunkiest romance
This slow-burn romance deserves an upgrade

Critical Role’s The Mighty Nein animated series premieres this November
Wildemount’s mightiest defenders

The first Critical Role video game just became a reality
Exandria’s mightiest heroes are going virtual

How Tusk Love, the most popular romance novel in Critical Role’s D&D setting, became a real book
?Tusk Love combines bodice-ripping smut with fantasy fight scenes

Karlach’s fiery voice actor is taking on the role of an aquatic shapeshifter
Samantha Béart’s latest role sees them voice a protagonist with a wet ‘n wild skillset

D&D faces a real rival in Critical Role as a true TTRPG showdown begins
?Appearances may be friendly, but Daggerheart and Critical Role are aiming for D&D’s spot

Top D&D designers join Critical Role after quitting Wizards of the Coast
It’s a fully fledged RPG war now

Critical Role’s Daggerheart TTRPG solves some of D&D’s biggest problems
?Advantage is rebalanced and combat is more dynamic

Critical Role announces new miniseries for Daggerheart, its custom D&D competitor
The Critical Role founders are together again for a game about hope, sacrifice, and survival

Critical Role’s new free comic traps its heroes in the mortification of interactive dinner theater
Read a preview of the story here, before Free Comic Book Day

Check out the beautiful illustrations in Liam O’Brien’s Critical Role fairy tale book
Three original fairy tales penned by Liam O’Brien

Take an exclusive sneak peek at Critical Role’s new Armory of Heroes artbook
Percy de Rolo is looking sharp

I asked Brennan Lee Mulligan and Matt Mercer to invent some new fantasy deities
The Dimension 20 and Critical Role Game Masters showed me how to invent God

The new Vox Machina book finally gives Shaun Gilmore his due —?read an excerpt here
Writer Aabria Iyengar digs into the secret history of Critical Role’s flamboyant merchant

Critical Role is doing an Avowed one-shot with Anjali Bhimani
Who better to headline an Avowed adventure than someone who’s lived it?

‘A New Age Begins’ for Critical Role. Let’s hope it’s one for actual play and TTRPGs, too
What does Critical Role’s finale say about the state of actual play?