Critical Role Could Critical Role launch their own RPG?

[UngainlyTitan]

Advice for Matt Mercer:

Step 1: Post on Enworld, "Hey gang, I'm writing a new Critical Role RPG, what should (and shouldn't) be in it?"

Step 2: Wait for consensus.

Step 3: Goto step 2.

A consensus on ENWorld!!!!
I am not sure I could achieve a consensus on this forum with myself.

 

[Steampunkette]

I'd just love them to get a De-OGL-ified Level Up and use that.

It's a lot closer to 5e than Pathfinder was, so it'd be a ton easier to swap over without reworking most stuff. It would also make Level Up massively more popular, I think.

 

[FormerLurker]

Critical Role isn't a home game, though. A PbtA game would let his players just perform rather than everyone having to explain some rules element. It'd definitely be better for the show.

PbtA is much more of player controlled game where the player can narrate and describe what they do, which is something Matt tends to save for deathblows. It's described as "a conversation" in many books with a back-and-forth. Which is fun to play, but less fun to watch.
The more traditional RPG experience of the DM presenting the story works better as the viewer and players experience the story at the same time, rather than one.

That said, I wouldn't put money on them changing unless things get a lot worse.

It's a new market they can sell products in. Critical Role might be very happy to have the excuse to sell RPG books and supplements.

 

[Staffan]

Step 2: Wait for consensus.

 

[jgsugden]

I have a feeling that if Critical Role makes their own RPG, it will be cooperative with other groups to ensure support and that it will be designed to appeal to the D&D audience. Darrington Press announced that Matt was working on an RPG system when they revealed DP, and we've heard nothing more of it, so it may be that they redirected and he has been working on a full RPG with people behind the scenes for a while ... it is a possibility.

 

[Reynard]

If CR was to leave D&D I think they would do so in partnership with another publisher and launch a new game at the launch of the next season (and keep it pretty quiet up until then).

 

[FormerLurker]

If CR was to leave D&D I think they would do so in partnership with another publisher and launch a new game at the launch of the next season (and keep it pretty quiet up until then).

CR quickly left G&S to be its own brand. They've always valued independence.
After being negatively associated with D&D and dndbeyond over the OGL and people calling for a CR boycott over taking sponsorship money, why on Earth would CR partner with someone else and risk this happening again when they're on a first name basis with a dozen excellent game designers?

 

[Reynard]

CR quickly left G&S to be its own brand. They've always valued independence.
After being negatively associated with D&D and dndbeyond over the OGL and people calling for a CR boycott over taking sponsorship money, why on Earth would CR partner with someone else and risk this happening again when they're on a first name basis with a dozen excellent game designers?

Are people calling for a CR boycott? I haven't seen such a thing cross my news feed and I feel like that would be a pretty big story.

And the reason they would partner with someone is that they aren't a game studio on the scale of Paizo or Kobold. I guess Darrington press could expand, but that is a lot of investment for an uncertain venture.

 

[FormerLurker]

Are people calling for a CR boycott? I haven't seen such a thing cross my news feed and I feel like that would be a pretty big story.

Yes.
There are multiple threads on one of the CR subreddits and calls fir an official statement breaking ties with dndbeyond

 

[Reynard]

Yes.
There are multiple threads on one of the CR subreddits and calls fir an official statement breaking ties with dndbeyond

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