Critical Role Critical Role’s 7-hour Campaign Finale

It’s not the last of Critical Role (obviously) but it is the end of their second campaign this Thursday. And it’s 7 hours long!

Critical Role’s highly successful second campaign -- The Mighty Nein -- premiered over three years ago and has built up over 530 hours of adventures, including over 440 villains conquered and over 100 hours of battles (source: CritRoleStats), and this Thursday, June 3, the epic saga of Critical Role’s second campaign is set to embark on its final adventure.

Since the launch of the campaign on January 11, 2018, Critical Role has chronicled the story of Jester Lavorre (Laura Bailey), Yasha Nydoorin (Ashley Johnson), Caleb Widogast (Liam O’Brien), Beauregard "Beau" Lionett (Marisha Ray), Nott the Brave/Veth Brenatto (Sam Riegel), Fjord (Travis Willingham), Mollymauk "Molly" Tealeaf and Caduceus Clay (both played by Taliesin Jaffe) of The Mighty Nein as they explored Wildemount, formed relationships, spat in the face of death and buried allies, realized that not all goblins are as they seem, discovered the power a friendly cupcake (sprinkled with some Dust of Deliciousness) can have in befriending powerful foes, and showcased the resiliency one can have in the face of insurmountable odds time and time again.

Experience the final chapter of The Mighty Nein as Critical Role concludes the legend of this ragtag group of miscreants that millions across the globe have come to know and love. How will their journey end and what’s next from the world of Critical Role? Tune in to find out!

The final episode of Critical Role’s Campaign 2: The Mighty Nein airs this Thursday, June 3 2021 at 7PM PST simultaneously on Twitch (twitch.tv/criticalrole) and YouTube (youtube.com/criticalrole), with the replayable VOD of the show available on Critical Role’s YouTube channel the following Monday.

Critters…. How do you want to do this?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I'm really old I guess, I don't understand the pleasure seeing other play the game. I don't get eSports either. Let me find a cloud to yell at.

I don't understand the appeal of watching other people play videogames, which many in Gen Z find riveting, but I think a well done actual play D&D game with professional performers, like Critical Role, Dimension 20, Not Another D&D Podcast or Nerd Poker all are*, gives you both an entertaining story (the Hot Boy Summer arc in Not Another D&D Podcast was one of the funniest entertainments I consumed during the pandemic) and, often, it works as great D&D advice. I've learned quite a bit from all the above shows, even if the advice was "ooh, don't fall into that particular DMing trap."

* One might put The Adventure Zone in here as well, but as an actual play, it's pretty lacking. Top notch as entertainment, though.

 

[Morrus]

That makes it among the most popular forms of English language entertainment going.

Well that's going a bit far!

 

[Iry]

I'm really old I guess, I don't understand the pleasure seeing other play the game. I don't get eSports either. Let me find a cloud to yell at.

I can't speak for anyone else, but it's the emotion for me. Listening to people feel REAL emotions, far more emotion than I could ever muster at a gaming table, is a little awe inspiring for me. Like, I can't imagine feeling that strongly about something, but they do. They really do. And it's infectious. I get the same thing from other players at my own gaming table, but I can't get that on demand.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

So you agree with me on the core point but decided to rake me over the coals for suggesting that people who disagree with both of us might be less informed on the subject. Thank you for your brave service to pedantry. The internet owes you some sort of medal.

I think you came out guns blazing for no reason, when you're no more informed than the people you disagree with, but decided to open with insulting anyone who might preemptively.

 

[Mercador]

I see.. I guess I should try it once at least. Critical Role is the main contender I guess ? Not sure I'm enough good in English to get all the jokes but it wouldn't hurt that I tried at least.

 

[Mercador]

I can't speak for anyone else, but it's the emotion for me. Listening to people feel REAL emotions, far more emotion than I could ever muster at a gaming table, is a little awe inspiring for me. Like, I can't imagine feeling that strongly about something, but they do. They really do. And it's infectious. I get the same thing from other players at my own gaming table, but I can't get that on demand.

They are actors don't they?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Well that's going a bit far!

You're right. I just checked: If Critical Role was a TV show, it would be on the bubble in terms of getting renewed vs. cancelled. It's just a little less popular than the Bachelorette, which is cheap to produce and will be renewed until the sun swallows the Earth, but only a hair more popular than shows like the McGuyver reboot, which was cancelled.

Still, a bunch of self-described nerds playing D&D being as popular as the Bachelorette is a pretty enormous deal.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I see.. I guess I should try it once at least. Critical Role is the main contender I guess ? Not sure I'm enough good in English to get all the jokes but it wouldn't hurt that I tried at least.

It's not as wordplay-heavy or jokey as many D&D podcasts (all the other ones I listen to are joke, joke, joke). When there's a joke in Critical Role, it's almost always a sex joke.

 

[Iry]

They are actors don't they?

They are pretty charismatic people, yes. My own players perform at about the same level, with somewhat better knowledge of the rules. Except maybe Sam when he's getting his songs on in Campaign 1 - that's a real feat.

 

[Morrus]

You're right. I just checked: If Critical Role was a TV show, it would be on the bubble in terms of getting renewed vs. cancelled. It's just a little less popular than the Bachelorette, which is cheap to produce and will be renewed until the sun swallows the Earth, but only a hair more popular than shows like the McGuyver reboot, which was cancelled.

Still, a bunch of self-described nerds playing D&D being as popular as the Bachelorette is a pretty enormous deal.

Well I've heard of CR, but not that other thing!