Critical Role kicks off its newest campaign on Thursday, Oct. 2. Mainstays Matthew Mercer, Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Liam O’Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, and Travis Willingham return, and frequent players Luis Carazo, Robbie Daymond, Aabria Iyengar, Whitney Moore, and Alex Ward will join them. In a surprise move, Campaign 4 won’t be DMed by Matthew Mercer. Instead, Dimension 20 game master Brennan Lee Mulligan will be leading the campaign.
Mulligan isn’t the only new element to Campaign 4. It’ll take place in a new setting, the lands of Aramán. Three rotating tables — “the valiant Soldiers, the vigorous Seekers, and the veiled Schemers,” according to the series’ website — will explore Aramán and its “sorcery stemming from the graveyard of the gods.” Here is the official description for the campaign:
Hero to many. Enemy to some. When Thjazi Fang is marked for execution, various figures from across his remarkable life unite to uncover the truth behind his grim fate. In a land still suffering from the fallout of dead gods and living in the shadow of a tumultuous rebellion, these disparate people will come together across the fractured world of Aramán and connect in ways they never imagined.
As hope and victory fade, a question hangs over Aramán. Without the Gods, what great deeds now fall to us? And who, or what, shall grab their crown from themselves?
When and where does Critical Role Campaign 4 stream?
Campaign 4 will premiere Oct. 2 at 10 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. PDT. Critical Role will stream weekly episodes on Thursdays on Twitch, YouTube, and Beacon.tv, which is Critical Role’s special membership service that also provides live event presales, merch discounts, and access to a private Discord.
If you miss the live broadcast, don’t fret, as there are ways to watch the episodes afterward. Beacon members have instant access to episodes on demand. They’ll also be posted to YouTube the following Monday at 3 p.m. EDT/12 p.m. PDT.
Critical Role also produces a companion podcast for Campaign 4. Beacon members get full access to the podcast at 10 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. PDT the day they’re released, and you can find ad-supported versions of the episodes across podcast platforms as well. The ad-supported episodes will release in two parts, the first a week after the episode airs and the second on the following Tuesday.
You can head to Critical Role’s website for the company’s full schedule, which includes abridged episodes of past campaigns and more.
