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Critical Role Campaign 4 found a great solution to D&D's most boring activity

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Brennan Lee Mulligan reveals the surprisingly personal inspiration behind Critical Role Campaign 4

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Critical Role's Schemer table is redefining a fundamental aspect of Dungeons & Dragons
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Some of us have jobs, y'know?

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Matt Mercer explains Daredevil subclass for Critical Role's Campaign 4: 'High risk, high reward'
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Riding the edge of combat

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Brennan Lee Mulligan, wearing a hoodie and white shirt underneath, raises his hand. Behind him on a pink background is the rest of the Critical Role cast.
The Seekers table reveals a bigger flaw with Critical Role Campaign 4's new format
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And we doubt it will change anytime soon

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Critical Role Campaign 4 is making a major scheduling change for the better
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Fans won't have to wait long for new episodes

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A Critical Role movie could be in the future, Sam Riegel says

Grab the popcorn, Critters, a Calamity animated movie could be coming

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We finally know the reason behind that shocking Critical Role character death

House Tachonis isn't messing around

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Critical Role just changed a classic D&D spell for the better
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There's life in these old bones yet

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Codenames: Critical Role Adventures turns D&D into a word game
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Play characters from the actual play show’s first three campaigns

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Critical Role's mightiest heroes return this summer in The Legend of Vox Machina season 4
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Vox Machina makes a triumphant return on Amazon this June

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I finally understand why Critical Role chose West Marches for Campaign 4

The narrative impact of a West Marches-style is paramount to Campaign 4

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Critical Role Campaign 4 moves onto its next table, the Schemers

Skulduggery awaits!

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Critical Role's streaming strategy keeps expanding with high-profile hire

A new role highlights a critical new era for the multimedia company

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Critical Role's new card game lets you unleash your inner beast
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A Familiar Find lets you play as Trinket the Bear

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Matt Mercer says Critical Role's future isn't about Critical Role

Critical Role's founder looks forward to sharing the platform with other creatives

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Critical Role's big plot twist explained: Are the Seekers in trouble?

The Seekers may have walked into a trap in the big cliffhanger of Campaign 4's latest episode

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Please Critical Role, give us the only thing missing from Campaign 4

The one piece missing from an enthralling campaign

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Critical Role Campaign 4 teases a surprise connection with Vox Machina

A familiar divergence appears

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Critical Role Campaign 4 rolls onto its next table

The Soldiers' tale is over for now, as the campaign moves onto the next table

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Critical Role Campaign 4 is finally back this week: Here's a quick refresher

Not caught up? We're here to help

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Critical Role's animated intros are a master class in storytelling

An new campaign intro from Critical Role is always going to be a grand time

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