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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.

Critical Role D&D subclasses added to D&D Beyond

October 19, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Paladin subclass Oath of the Open Sea and Monk subclass Way of the Cobalt Soul were added to D&D Beyond.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: critical role, dnd beyond, Dungeons & Dragons, Matthew Mercer

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #67

September 25, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised is Geek Native’s bullet-point summary of RPG news. Catch-up on stories on the site, from around the web as well as new releases and gaming tips.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: against the darkmaster, agon, batman, blue rose, Chaosium, chronicles of darkness, critical role, cubicle 7, diego pisa artworks, Dungeons & Dragons, en publishing, Evil Hat Productions, flames of freedom, Free League Publishing, gallant knight games, good strong hands, goodman games, Green Ronin Publishing, grim & perilous studios, HeroQuest, holler, icewind dale, James Introcaso, jetpack 7, Jim Zub, mcdm, Modiphius Entertainment, monolith, mork borg, Necrotic Gnome, open ended games, Pelgrane Press, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, powered by the apocalypse, rime of the frostmaiden, roll20, routinely itemised, sara thompson, skullkickers, soulbound, star trek adventures, starfinder, the yellow king, tiny dungeon, wizards of the coast, world building

These are the Critical Role Foundation charity partners

September 25, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Here are the non-profits and charities who’ll benefit from the patronage of the newly announced Critical Role Foundation.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: charity, critical role, money

Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins continues series III

September 17, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Critical Role and Dark Horse Comics today announced a new series of Vox Machina Origins.

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: critical role, dark horse, Matthew Mercer

A new behind the scenes feature previews Critical Role’s The Legend of Vox Machina

August 26, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Critical Role released a length featurette that brings fans and Kickstarter backers up to date with the animated series.

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: animation, critical role, Matthew Mercer, the legend of vox machina

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #62

August 21, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

UK Games Expo’s free to attend internet convention “Virtually Expo” is on right now, and it has been another busy RPG news week.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: acheron, arium, critical role, curse of hearts, frostgrave, goodman games, Green Ronin Publishing, hellboy, icewind dale, jp chapleau, Kate Welch, magpie games, mantic games, mork borg, Pacesetter Games and Simulations, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, rime of the frostmaiden, routinely itemised, savage worlds, star trek adventures, strata miniatures, sword chronicle, the grinning frog, triple ace games, warcraft, wizards of the coast, wizkids

The Mighty Nein Deluxe Edition Art Book: The Chronicles of Exandria opens for pre-order

August 17, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Deluxe Edition is not cheap, with the oversized hardcover coming in at $124.99.

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: critical role, Liam O'Brien, Taliesin Jaffe

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #56

July 10, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The heated conversations in the RPG community continue as the hobby space looks at ways to encourage diversity and deal with 40 years of history that don’t always get everything right.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 2CGaming, Amanda Hamon, apotheosis studios, Chaosium, critical role, cubicle 7, Dungeons & Dragons, Free League Publishing, Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, Green Ronin Publishing, gumshoe, ico partners, iron kingdoms, Jim Pinto, kids on brooms, kobold press, mythic odysseys of theros, Necromancer Games, orion d. black, Pelgrane Press, Privateer Press, routinely itemised, sara thompson, Shadowrun, vaesen, Vampire: The Masquerade, vault comics, warhammer, wizards of the coast

Critical Role officially denies any wrongdoing with a consultant

July 7, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The hugely popular D&D stream explains that an individual voluntarily offered advice and concerns around their own experience dealing with online bullying.

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: critical role, legal, money

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #54

June 26, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

RPG news summary featuring Wizards of the Coast news about D&D, Paizo on Pathfinder and Starfinder, R. Talsorian Games on Cyberpunk Red and The Witcher, with lots more.

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