Critical Role Critical Role's New Show - Exandria Unlimited!

Critical Role is launching a new 8-week D&D 5E campaign on June 24th called Exandria Unlimited.

"Exandria Unlimited is the newest eight episode mini-campaign brought to you by, and existing within, the same world as Critical Role. Following a fresh-faced and freshly formed crew of characters, this adventure begins in Emon, a city still recovering from the scars of the Chroma Conclave attack nearly 30 years later."

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The show features Matt Mercer (as a player not DM), Aabria Iyenger (who will be the DM for this show), Aimee Carrero (who currently plays She-Ra), Robbie Daymond (voice of Marvel's animated Spider-man), Ashley Johnson (co-founder of Critical Role), and Liam O'Brien (also from the main Critical Role show).


I am so hyped for this!

HYPE: Exandria Unlimited Premieres June 24th! | Critical Role

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[MarkB]

This must already be filmed.

Otherwise, how are they able to guarantee that a RPG campaign will end in a specific number of sessions...

Plenty of channels do planned limited-run shows, including livestreaming channels. The DM builds with flexibility, and just aims to get the main story beats covered with a bit of wiggle-room.

 

[overgeeked]

This must already be filmed.

It was. Filming is already done.

 

[Shardstone]

When does it start? Never watched CR before, am interesting in hopping on the hype train.

 

[Jaeger]

Plenty of channels do planned limited-run shows, including livestreaming channels. The DM builds with flexibility, and just aims to get the main story beats covered with a bit of wiggle-room.

No issue with a bit of wiggle room - something short, intended for only 6-8 sessions. But the actual final session count would always be in flux until the end.

It's the exact 8 episode run that would raise serious questions if it was not already filmed...

But we have enlightenment:

It was. Filming is already done.

Now that makes complete sense.

No other way to know an exact episode mark with an RPG.

 

[overgeeked]

When does it start? Never watched CR before, am interesting in hopping on the hype train.

Next Thursday. At 7pm PDT on Twitch and YouTube.

 

[BRayne]

Aabria is taking over all the GM chairs this summer it seems, she'll also be running a 4 shot campaign of Kids on Brooms for Dimension 20

 

[jgsugden]

I think it’s fair to say Sam is A list amongst VO directors at this point, and Laura, Ashley, and Travis are in the same tier as Tara Strong or Kevin Conroy, if not necessarily someone like Steve Blum. Although I’d bet more people know their names and who they are than is the case for Strong or Blum.

You can say it. It isn't true from a compensation or demand stand point. I have a lot of respect for them, but they're not there (yet).

They’re top tier. Again, Ashley and Laura have played probably the most important video game female characters in the last decade, and Travis is Thor in animation and video games.

Again - those are not going to be enough to be called the top of voice work. How many Marvel Characters are out there in animation? Laura is the voice of Black Widow as well. A tier is as broad as we define it, but to me it would be the people that can demand what they want in compensation and choose the roles they want. They're not there. Yet.

 

[jgsugden]

Plenty of channels do planned limited-run shows, including livestreaming channels. The DM builds with flexibility, and just aims to get the main story beats covered with a bit of wiggle-room.

It is likely planned for 8 episodes - but I would not be shocked if it grew to 9 or 10. I doubt it is entirely filmed, but I do think they'll be filming 2 or so weeks in advance, just as Crit Role has done for the last year or so. They have done practice sessions, as discussed in the release video.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

You can say it. It isn't true from a compensation or demand stand point. I have a lot of respect for them, but they're not there (yet). Again - those are not going to be enough to be called the top of voice work. How many Marvel Characters are out there in animation? Laura is the voice of Black Widow as well. A tier is as broad as we define it, but to me it would be the people that can demand what they want in compensation and choose the roles they want. They're not there. Yet.

Lol whatever. They’re A tier, and suggesting they aren’t is just silly.

 

[themarkwilkinson]

I will always love Critical Role forever. They are so fun to watch.