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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
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What time do new Legend of Vox Machina episodes come out? Here's the season 4 release schedule for Critical Role's Prime Video series
What is The Legend of Vox Machina's season 4 release date? How many episodes will The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 be? We're here to tell you what we know about Prime Video's latest Critical Role adaptation
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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How Critical Role's Sam Riegel would make a Phoenix Wright movie
"You can't handle the - OBJECTION!" Phoenix Wright fans, Critical Role mainstay (and voice of Wright himself) Sam Riegel has a movie pitch you're gonna want to hear
April 10, 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 release schedule (Updated April 2026): What time do the new Critical Role episodes come out? Here's the Campaign 4 schedule
Critical Role's Campaign 4 is showing no signs of slowing down, but if you fall behind, don't fret. Popverse is here to catch you up on everything you need to know about the D&D actual play series' next episode release dates
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
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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
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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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Matt Mercer continually underestimates Critical Role - and that's how he likes it
Even with the wild success of The Legend of Vox Machina Kickstarter "burned into his soul," Matt Mercer finds himself surprised at how popular Critical Role proves to be.
April 02, 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
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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
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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
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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
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Critical Role's Campaign 4 characters ranked (as of episode 18)
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
March 11, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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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
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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
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“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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Mighty Nein forced Critical Role's Taliesin Jaffe to play Mollymauk Tealeaf differently than in Campaign 2
OG Critical Role star Jaffe knows what's ahead for fan-favorite teafling Mollymauk in Prime Video's newest Exandrian adaptation - unlike when he first started playing him in 2018
February 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Critical Role's Matthew Mercer argues cringe culture discourages authenticity (and I kinda agree with him)
Critical Role’s Matthew Mercer says the word “cringe” is overused, and it denigrates people for being their authentic selves
February 03, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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What is the Mercer effect? Let Critical Role Campaign 4 GM Brennan Lee Mulligan tell you
Brennan Lee Mulligan says Critical Role & the Mercer Effect gave an entire generation of GMs jobs.
February 02, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
The best way to watch the Critical Role campaigns, TV series, and everything else
It's been over a decade since Matthew Mercer, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Liam O'Brien, Ashley Johnson, Taliesin Jaffe, Marisha Ray, and Laura Bailey began exploring Exandria in Campaign 1. We'll tell you how to catch up here
September 12, 2023
Avery Kaplan