0x15 - Rewarding Your Players! (Game Master Tips)

February 26, 2016

If there’s one thing Playable Characters like more than setting things on fire, it’s treasure. It’s an incredible motivator and not giving out enough treasure is a great way to make PCs grumpy. Give out too much, though, and suddenly their power will spiral out of control! Here are some tips to help you give out just the right amount of treasure in your game.

0x16 - Critical Role Invades GameSpot

March 22, 2016

A few of the Critical Role members including: Matthew Mercer, Travis Willingham, Laura Bailey, and Marisha Ray went to the GameSpot office to play some Dungeons and Dragons with Alexa and Danny.

0x17 - Critical Sloth

April 9, 2016

A few of the Critical Role crew (Taliesin Jaffe and Liam O'Brien) along with guest DM Ivan Van Norman and special guests Felicia Day and Sid the Sloth play a one-shot game of Dungeons and Dragons.

0x18 - Critical Role x Kinda Funny: Dungeons & Dragons (1)

April 11, 2016

0x19 - Critical Role x Kinda Funny: Dungeons & Dragons (2)

April 12, 2016

0x20 - Critical Role x Kinda Funny: Dungeons & Dragons (3)

April 13, 2016

0x21 - Critical Role x Kinda Funny: Dungeons & Dragons (4)

April 14, 2016

0x22 - TO THE POOP! - The Goblins

April 18, 2016

Critical Role Pathfinder One-Shot for International Tabletop Day 2016.

0x23 - Critical Role Q&A and Battle Royale: Take II

May 26, 2016

This week on Critical Role, Matt Mercer hosts a Question & Answer session and battle royale with Taliesin Jaffe, Marisha Ray, Ashley Johnson, and Liam O’Brien.

0x24 - Critical Role and GameSpot at E3 2016

June 16, 2016

0x25 - Deadlands One-Shot for MDA Charity!

June 28, 2016

To support Geek and Sundry's and Amy Poehler Smart Girl's charity stream which benefited MDA, Matt Mercer, Marisha Ray, Liam O'Brien, Laura Bailey, and Travis Willingham teamed up for a one-shot campaign in the western roleplaying game Deadlands. Audience members were allowed to make donations in order to "buy" Fate chips for players, which had the power to re-roll or add dice to rolls. With a high enough donation, a generous audience member could add a single sentence that could completely change the game.

0x26 - Critical Role Extra - Liam's Quest!

June 30, 2016

This week on Critical Role, Liam O’Brien take the DM chair as Laura Bailey, Sam Riegel, Taliesin Jaffe, and Travis Willingham go on their own epic adventure of danger and hula hoops.

0x27 - Critical Role's 'The Dating Game' Panel – SDCC 2016

July 25, 2016

Matthew Mercer and the cast of Critical Role field questions from the audience at San Diego Comic Con 2016, starting off with a Vox Machina Dating Game.

0x28 - Critical Role Answers Your Questions at SDCC!

July 25, 2016

Matthew Mercer and the cast of Critical Role answer questions in their second panel at San Diego Comic Con 2016.

0x29 - Critical Role Extra - The Return of Liam!

September 1, 2016

The man in the black hat returns, and this time, he’s bringing some guests along for the ride. Mary McGlynn and Ashly Burch join Travis, Sam, and Laura as Liam takes the DM seat yet again for this episode of Critical Role. Who will live, who will die, and who will have the best looking mustache? (For that last one, the answer is Obby.)

0x30 - Setting up your Gamemaster's Screen! (Game Master Tips)

October 20, 2016

Matt Mercer is back with another round of tips and tricks for aspiring and skilled Game Masters alike. Today, he’s giving us a bird’s eye view of what’s behind his game master screen so you can get a good idea of what you may like to have behind yours.

0x31 - Improv and the Unexpected (Game Master Tips)

October 27, 2016

Matt Mercer is back for another round of Game Master Tips! Regardless of all the planning and plotting and scheming and dreaming, your players will deviate from the your prescribed path. This week, Matt will be giving a few helpful hints on how to plan for those little detours.

0x32 - Getting Players To Roleplay (Game Master Tips)

November 3, 2016

Matthew Mercer teaches us how to get your group to roleplay, because sometimes it doesn't come naturally. Character background stories, engaging conversation comfortably, and leaving your comfort zone are just a few ways to get started.

0x33 - How to Customize Creatures (Game Master Tips)

November 10, 2016

Customizing the creatures and characters in your campaign can add a nice flavor to the experience. How you customize is dependent on many factors: party size, mobility, recovery ability, story relevancy, and more.

0x34 - Creating Magical Items (Game Master Tips)

November 17, 2016

Part of any great campaign is having custom items in your arsenal, but before you do, you'll need to consider the enchantment levels, distribution rules, and more.

0x35 - Fixing GM Mistakes! (Game Master Tips)

November 24, 2016

Game Masters create beautiful worlds, creatures, items and more, but mistakes can easily be made. One small mistake can throw everything off. Matt Mercer runs us through common mistakes and ways to resolve them!

0x36 - Player Character Deaths (Game Master Tips)

December 1, 2016

Player death is inevitable in a campaign, and Matt Mercer gives us some tips to handle the event properly. Thematics, last words, mourning, and properly moving on are just a few ways to help soften the blow.

0x37 - Frequently Asked Questions about RPGs! (Game Master Tips)

March 16, 2016

Come hither as Critical Role’s Matt Mercer tells you how to be a better GM / DM. In today’s season finale, he answers some frequently asked questions.

0x38 - How to Run an EVIL RPG Campaign! (Game Master Tips)

December 8, 2016

Are your adventurers making questionable decisions? Are they becoming evil? Do you want to run an evil campaign the right way? Matt Mercer shows us how to keep things on track even with Murder Hobos in this installment of GM Tips!

0x39 - Creating Homebrew Content in RPGS! (Game Master Tips)

February 23, 2017

Matt Mercer offers helpful tips and tricks for creating homebrew content for your campaign.

0x40 - Write One-Shot RPG Campaigns! (Game Master Tips)

March 2, 2017

Matthew Mercer outlines a basic structure to designing your own one-shot, and gives some tips to make them better.

0x41 - Roleplaying Against Type in D&D! (GM Tips w/ Matt Mercer)

March 9, 2017

Choosing personality archetypes can lead to fun characters, and the real meat comes from the backstory and the experience. Game Master Matt Mercer lays out a few tips for roleplaying against type in this episode of GM Tips!

0x42 - How to Prevent RPG Game Master Burnout! (GM Tips w/ Matt Mercer)

March 16, 2017

0x43 - Talking CRITICAL ROLE Live From WONDERCON! (Talks Machina)

April 7, 2017

Brian Wayne Foster is joined by the cast of Critical Role - live in Anaheim at WonderCon 2017! The cast talks about their Critical Role experiences, from inspiring their audience, to entering Hell and drinking ale, and answer some great questions from the audience. Beef jerky is not included, unfortunately.

0x44 - Critical Role Extra - Liam's Quest: Full Circle

April 20, 2017

Liam takes control once again, as we follow our cast through the darkest timeline.

0x45 - Fireside Q&A with Matthew Mercer

April 28, 2017

Matthew Mercer sits down by the fireside with a comfortable robe and some port wine to answer your questions, whatever they may be. Turn down the lights and turn up the fire, for this intimate two-hour Q&A session.

0x46 - Level 17 Battle Royale!

May 25, 2017

It’s a Critical Role one shot as Grog, Keyleth, Percy, Vex, and Taryon battle for the pleasure of an strange, all-powerful being!

0x47 - Beyond Critical Role at MomoCon 2017

May 26, 2017

**** Spoilers E98 **** Matt Mercer, Marisha Ray, Taliesin Jaffe and Brian Wayne Foster are talking about Critical Role, their experiences and take questions from the audience. (Friday panel)

0x48 - Talks Machina with Critical Role at MomoCon 2017

May 27, 2017

Join Brian W. Foster (Host of Talks Machina) as he moderates a special episode featuring Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, and Taliesin Jaffe from Critical Role. Cast members will discuss the latest adventures of Vox Machina and answers your questions. (Saturday panel)

0x49 - Talks Machina with Critical Role at SDCC 2017

July 22, 2017

During San Diego Comic-Con 2017, Brian Wayne Foster was joined by the whole cast of Critical Role to talk announcements, Critical Role, and answer questions from the audience!

0x50 - Bar Room Blitz - A Sam Riegel One-Shot

August 31, 2017

In a bustling tavern nestled on the outskirts of the winter worn village of Jorenn, an unlikely collection of misfits find themselves swept up in a bar room brawl for the ages.

0x51 - Critical Role One-Shot - Shadow of War (1)

October 3, 2017

The cast of Critical Role sit down to play a special one-shot RPG inspired by the upcoming video game Middle-earth: Shadow of War! Matt Mercer DMs this adventure with players Laura Bailey, Darin De Paul, Sam Riegel and Travis Willingham adventuring through Mordor as a group of orcs from the Marauder tribe against a mysterious new enemy.

0x52 - Critical Role One-Shot - Shadow of War (2)

October 9, 2017

This week, Critical Role sits down to play a special one-shot RPG inspired by the upcoming video game Middle-earth: Shadow of War. Join Dungeon Master and voice actor Matthew Mercer as he leads fellow voice actors Laura Bailey, Darin De Paul, Sam Riegel and Travis Willingham through Mordor as a group of Orcs from the Marauder tribe against a mysterious new enemy.

0x53 - Critical Role One-Shot: Thursday By Night (1)

October 19, 2017

In this week’s special one-shot, our Storyteller Taliesin Jaffe takes the Critical Role cast through a dark yet strangely familiar world of vampires, werewolves, and other assorted creatures of the night in Vampire the Masquerade!

0x54 - Critical Role One-Shot: Thursday By Night (2)

October 26, 2017

In part two of our special one-shot, our Storyteller Taliesin Jaffe takes the Critical Role cast through a dark yet strangely familiar world of vampires, werewolves, and other assorted creatures of the night in Vampire the Masquerade!

0x55 - Critical Role: Grog's One-Shot

November 2, 2017

This week, Travis Willingham takes over for a Grog Strongjaw one-shot called… Bunions & Flagons!

0x56 - Critical Role One-Shot: Trinket's Honey Heist

November 9, 2017

This week, Marisha Ray took over the DM chair to play Honey Heist – a one-page roleplaying game where players play criminal bears who have two stats, criminal and bear, and their only goal is to raid HoneyCon 2017.

0x57 - Critical Role One-Shot: Sam's One-Shot

November 16, 2017

This week, Sam Rigel took the DM chair (in his words, “for the second time ever”) to sail with a talented cast on a fairytale singles cruise for love and a storybook happy ending.

0x58 - Critical Role Panel: Pax Unplugged 2017

November 17, 2017

0x59 - Critical Role One-Shot: Hearthstone One-Shot

November 30, 2017

This week, Matt Mercer returns to the DM chair for a World of Warcraft-set adventure where the Burning Legion has set upon an apocalyptic march on Azeroth and the forces of the Horde and Alliance have come together to stop them.

0x60 - Critical Role: Epic Level Battle Royale

December 7, 2017

This week, Matt Mercer DMs the cast in yet another epic battle royale for the pleasure of a mysterious, all-powerful being.

0x61 - Talks Machina - Campaign Wrap-up

December 18, 2017

With the escapades of Vox Machina concluded, it is finally time to find out the answers to questions both viewers and the adventurers themselves have wondered about for months—and years. Matthew Mercer, Travis Willingham, Laura Bailey, Marisha Ray, Taliesin Jaffe, Liam O’Brien, and Sam Riegel, joined by Ashley Johnson over video chat, talked at length about their characters, their motivations and pasts, and their own personal feelings about a campaign that has touched the lives of thousands of people. This is the first chapter of Critical Role.

0x62 - Talks Machina - Fireside Chat

January 8, 2018

With the new campaign just around the corner, the cast of Critical Role joined Brian Foster for a special Talks Machina to answer questions from you. They answered some questions about the last campaign and hint with tidbits about the new campaign

0x63 - Talks Machina - Live from WonderCon 2018

March 25, 2018

Join Brian W. Foster as he moderates a special episode featuring the cast of Critical Role from the arena at WonderCon 2018. Watch as they dive deep into the adventures of the Critical Role Campaigns and answer your burning questions.

0x64 - Critical Role Full Panel - C2E2 2018

April 8, 2018

The players of Critical Role talk about campaigns and more in this full panel from C2E2.

0x66 - D&D Beyond Official Theme

June 4, 2018

As the second campaign of Critical Role got underway, every week Sam Riegel found a fun way to tell everyone about show sponsor D&D Beyond. In February, he composed a catchy jingle that seemed like it just had to be animated in the style of some of the most beloved cartoons from the 1980s.

0x67 - Talks Machina Live from San Diego Comic Con 2018

July 25, 2018

Brian W. Foster hosts a special Critical Role community Q&A live from San Diego Comic-Con with Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, Liam O'Brien, Sam Riegel, and Taliesin Jaffe. The cast answer fan questions about Vox Machina, the Mighty Nein, and anything and everything Critical Role!

0x68 - Fireside Chat & NPC Build with Matthew Mercer

August 7, 2018

Matthew Mercer sits down with a bottle of port in one hand and an iPad in the other to answer YOUR questions during this special fireside chat live stream. Join him for a fan-guided NPC build (to be used in an upcoming game of Critical Role), enabled by your charitable donations to 826LA!

0x69 - Honey Heist 2: Electric Beargaloo

August 10, 2018

Trinket and the Sweet Brothers are at it again in the craziest caper this side of Whitestone! Don't miss Marisha Ray's Honey Heist 2: Electric Beargaloo -- featuring Matthew Mercer, Liam O'Brien, Talisin Jaffe, Sam Riegel, and the inimitable Brian W. Foster in an uproarious ursine romp through Grant Howitt's indie RPG.

0x70 - Liam's One-Shot: The Song of the Lorelei

August 30, 2018

Join Dungeon Master Liam O'Brien as he takes his guests through a werewolf adventure in Wildemount! The Lorelei siblings return home to discover their castle ransacked, their staff murdered, and their father missing...

0x71 - Visit The Slayer's Cake In Downtown Whitestone

June 14, 2017

0x72 - CR: The Perfume from Critical Role

December 18, 2017

Introducing "CR" the new perfume from Critical Role. *Not a Real Product*

0x73 - Sam Riegel's Crash Pandas One-Shot

September 22, 2018

Thanks to generous Critter donations to the Pablove Foundation, game master Sam Riegel takes his friends on the ride of their lives in Grant Showitt's Crash Pandas! Join (most of) the Critical Role gang with special guest Blair Herter in this hilarious one-shot!

0x74 - Critical Role and the Club of Misfits

October 25, 2018

Five students at the magical school of Shmogwarts escape detention and learn that they’re more than their 80s themed archetypes!

0x75 - Critical Role Q&A - MCM London

October 31, 2018

The Critical Role panel from Saturday, 27 October 2018 at MCM London. Taliesin Jaffe, Marisha Ray, Matthew Mercer, Liam O'Brien, Sam Riegel and Brian W. Foster.

0x76 - Sunday Critical Role Interview @ MCM London 2018

November 3, 2018

The Critical Role panel at MCM London from Sunday, 28 October 2018. Taliesin Jaffe, Marisha Ray, Matthew Mercer, Liam O'Brien, Sam Riegel and Brian W. Foster.

0x77 - Honey Heist 3: Tova's Honeys

November 23, 2018

Tova's back. And she's rounded up five un-bear-ably funny ladies for the ultimate caper... Presenting Honey Heist 3: Tova's Honeys, feat. Noelle Stevenson, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Krystina Arielle, Brittany Walloch-Key, Dani Carr, Laura Bailey & game master Marisha Ray!

0x78 - Mighty Nein Intro

December 6, 2018

It's your turn to Role! Check out the new Mighty Nein Critical Role intro and roll on over to Geek & Sundry's Twitch, YouTube, or projectalpha.com to catch the show!

0x79 - The Night Before Critmas

December 21, 2018

Special guest Julie Nathanson joins the cast of Critical Role for a hilarious "slay" ride through Dungeon Master Liam O'Brien's "The Night Before Critmas".

0x80 - Vox Machina: The Search for Grog

January 19, 2019

After pulling a card from the Deck of Many Things, Grog's soul was stolen and trapped in the Plane of Pandemonium. This is the story of Vox Machina attempting to find and rescue their big buddy, Grog.

0x81 - Stephen Colbert's D&D Adventure with Matthew Mercer (Red Nose Day 2019)

May 23, 2019

0x82 - Tails of Equestria One-Shot

May 31, 2019

0x83 - Vox Machina: The Search For Bob

June 21, 2019

After the events of The Search For Grog, Vox Machina are stranded in the Plane of Pandemonium without the necessary components to make it home. Thus, they must search for Bob to recover their components from the thief.

0x84 - Critical Role One-Shot: Shadow of the Crystal Palace

July 29, 2019

Brought to you by our friends at Chaosium, this special Call of Cthulhu one-shot features Keeper of Arcane Lore Taliesin Jaffe guiding investigators Marisha Ray, Erika Ishii, Phil LaMarr, Travis Willingham, Ashly Burch, and Liam O'Brien through a horrifying adventure.

0x85 - Vox Machina: Dalen's Closet

August 29, 2019

Vox Machina return to the beaches of Dalen's Closet for the official wedding of Vex'ahlia and Percival, but no wedding ever goes off without a hitch...

0x86 - Feast of Legends One-Shot

October 3, 2019

0x87 - Travis Willingham's Spooktacular

October 10, 2019

Thanks to your generous support of the Legend of Vox Machina Kickstarter campaign, we got to take our dear Travis Willingham through a haunted house and scare the ever-living sh*t out of him as part of a special, unannounced stretch goal.

0x88 - UnDeadwood: Stay Close, Reverend (1)

October 18, 2019

Five strangers to both each other and the historic mining town of Deadwood are hired to investigate supernatural rumors by a local community pillar.

0x89 - UnDeadwood: God Don't Play Cards (2)

October 25, 2019

After being bestowed with mysterious power and a sense of coming dread, our wary clan finds some of Deadwood's residents might not be as frightened as they seem.

0x90 - UnDeadwood: I Got My Wish (3)

November 1, 2019

On the trail of the puppet master, Arabella faces a devastating choice while the mystery's home grows closer.

0x91 - UnDeadwood: Goodnight, Miss Miriam (4)

November 15, 2019

Our heroes close in on the Necromancer after another personal loss, and come to realize justice takes many forms.

0x92 - The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade

November 29, 2019

Live from the Bass Concert Hall in Austin, TX, Taryon Darrington leads a troupe of unlikely miscreants through a dangerous journey in search of glory! This one-shot takes place 10 years following the end of Campaign 1 and includes some Vox Machina spoilers.

0x93 - Critical Role One-Shot: Cinderbrush: A Monsterhearts Story

February 14, 2020

Four teenagers take on the horrors of high school - hormones, social cliques, teen angst... Oh, and they're also monsters

0x94 - DOOM Eternal One-Shot

March 16, 2020

Game Master Matthew Mercer leads a horde of demons on an adventure based on the DOOM Eternal FPS.

0x95 - Mighty Vibes Vol 1: Lo-fi Beats to Doodle To

April 26, 2020

Need to study, catch up on some reading, or just need a moment to relax? Come hang out with us for Mighty Vibes and enjoy a carefully curated playlist of chill tunes to help put your mind at ease. For more relaxed vibes, check out ChilledCow, whose videos inspired us to do our own version.

0x96 - Mighty Vibes Vol 2: Chill Tunes to Study/Transcribe Magic To

May 24, 2020

Need to study some betrayer gods, catch up on some reading, learn some new spells, or just relax? Chill out with Mighty Vibes and enjoy a carefully curated playlist of tunes to help put your mind at ease. For more relaxed vibes, check out ChilledCow, whose videos inspired us to do our own version.

0x97 - Mighty Vibes Vol 3: Chill Tunes to Drink Tea/Meditate To

July 12, 2020

Need to study, catch up on some reading, or just need a moment to relax? Come hang out with us for Mighty Vibes and enjoy a carefully curated playlist of chill tunes to help put your mind at ease. For more relaxed vibes, check out ChilledCow, whose videos inspired us to do our own version.

0x98 - Mighty Vibes Vol 4: Lofi Beats for Best Buddies to Listen To

February 12, 2021

Sit back and join these very best buddies to relax with the chill lofi beats and sweet animation of Mighty Vibes!

0x99 - BlizzConline Presents: A Critical Role Diablo Campaign

February 20, 2021

Critical Role hosts a custom Diablo-themed adventure about a band of warriors pursuing whispered rumors of something ancient and evil stirring beneath the ruins of Old Tristram.

0x100 - Mighty Vibes Vol 5: Lofi Beats with a Light Breeze [Zephrah Radio]

April 11, 2021

Take a short rest from your Aramente with the chill tunes and relaxing animation of Mighty Vibes!

0x101 - The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood - Death & Taxes (1)

May 24, 2021

0x102 - Campaign 2 Wrap Up

June 17, 2021

Since the Mighty Nein have reached the end of their Campaign 2 adventures, the Critical Role cast sit down for a roundtable-style discussion to dive deeper into each arc and learn all the secrets.

0x103 - Vox Machina vs. Mighty Nein One-Shot

June 18, 2021

Vox Machina and the Mighty Nein face off in a team deathmatch! Which team of legendary Exandrian heroes will come out victorious? Thank you to all of the incredible Kickstarter backers who unlocked this adventure as part of The Legend of Vox Machina Kickstarter Campaign!

0x104 - The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood - A Faulty Foundation (2)

August 19, 2021

0x105 - The Nautilus Ark: A Johnson Corp Odyssey

September 9, 2021

When the last of humanity is in cryostasis on the Ark, it’s up to the intrepid crew of the Nautilus to ferry them to a fresh start on a new planet… If they can make it.

0x106 - Mighty Vibes Vol 6 - Lofi Beats to Study with Your Twin to

September 24, 2021

0x107 - Exandria: An Intimate History

October 13, 2021

Take a deep lore dive into the history of how Exandria came to be, from the Founding, to the Calamity, to the Age of Arcanum, and beyond -- narrated by Exandria's architect and our very own Game Master Matthew Mercer.

0x108 - The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood - The Golden Goose (3)

October 26, 2021

0x109 - Dungeons & Dragons: Vox Style

September 15, 2014

A short video created by Matt Mercer, showcasing the team and players long before the first episode of Critical Role. Includes many iconic scenes mentioned in the series, including Scanlan finding the magic carpet.

0x110 - Guest Battle Royale

January 27, 2022

Game Master Sam Riegel guides our returning guests masterfully through a battle royale for the ages that goes exactly according to plan… To set the scene: Five warriors are plucked from Exandria’s timeline and forced to fight in an alternate reality TV show — Garyon Garrington’s Plunder Games. The last contestant standing will be awarded one use of the Wish spell.

0x111 - Elden Ring One-Shot: O Ye of Little Faith

March 1, 2022

GM Matthew Mercer leads a group of the Tarnished comprised of our very own Marisha Ray and Sam Riegel, as well as special guests Krystina Arielle, Brennan Lee Mulligan, and Alexander Ward through the Lands Between.

0x112 - Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands One-shot

March 28, 2022

0x113 - Dignity: An Adventure with Stephen Colbert

April 28, 2022

0x114 - One Shot – A Familiar Problem: Sprinkle’s Incredible Journey

June 23, 2022

Sometimes the smallest heroes are also the most stressed out.. Join us for this One Shot as we play our new one-page RPG, A Familiar Problem! The episode will be run by Marisha Ray and will include an incredible cast of animal familiars: Laura Bailey, Matthew Mercer, and Travis Willingham with special guests Heidi N Closet (Ru Paul’s Drag Race) and Isabella Roland (Dimension 20). This scrappy and stressed out team of familiars will set out on a daring (and chaotic) quest to prove they’re up for adventure.

0x115 - New Animated Campaign 3 Opening Title | It’s Thursday Night (Critical Role Theme)

July 1, 2022

Check out our brand new opening title sequence for our "It's Thursday Night" Theme Song! We worked with an incredibly talented team of animators to bring our Critical Role Theme Song to life.