Critical Role Could Critical Role launch their own RPG?

"Could"? Yes.

"Will"? No idea.

The former is trivial and not very interesting. The latter is speculation in the extreme--speculation with neither evidence nor precedent.
 

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CapnZapp

Legend
"Could"? Yes.

"Will"? No idea.

The former is trivial and not very interesting. The latter is speculation in the extreme--speculation with neither evidence nor precedent.
What's interesting is that WotC is basically forcing every content creator to do the one thing they don't want them to do - pick another game for their new content than D&D One.

Critical Role doesn't necessarily need to make their own new game for this. They could also select any of the existing (non-OGL) games out there, or wait for the inevitable slew of D&D One competitors that will materialize at and around GenCon 2024...
 

wedgeski

Adventurer
Part of CR's appeal must surely be the ease and familiarity of the rules. That's the reason they moved from Pathfinder in the first place. I for one would lose some interest in the show if they started playing a rules-set that I wasn't playing regularly. (I can say for sure that I never would have been interested in it if they had continued with Pathfinder.)
 

Clint_L

Hero
They originally switched from Pathfinder to D&D because Geek&Sundry wanted D&D's much higher name recognition. That's still true, but now Critical Role has very high name recognition of their own.

Imagine a Kickstarter for Critical Role, the Roleplaying Game...
 
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overgeeked

B/X Known World
I don’t care what rules they use. I watch for the people involved and the stories they tell. If they switch to a non-d20 system I’ll miss seeing them light up when they nat 20. But that’s about it re: system and mechanics. Something lighter and more story focused is probably way better for their style anyway.
 


billd91

Not your screen monkey (he/him)
The OGL drama really has changed the calculus on this topic. It may be one thing to continue to use a rule system that's pretty easy, widely known by the audience, and all that. But it would sure be very hard to act as an outside ambassador for D&D right now.
 

They originally switched from Pathfinder to D&D because Geek&Sundry wanted D&D's much higher name recognition. That's till true, but now Critical Role has very high name recognition of their own.

Imagine a Kickstarter for Critical Role, the Roleplaying Game...
But we also know their numbers go down when they play one/two shots in other systems.
 


OB1

Jedi Master
This reminds me that a couple of years ago, between C2 and C3, CR had it's own mini-controversy when it updated it's Fan Content policy to better protect their own IP (including, among other thing, reserving the right to use Fan Content for their own purposes without compensation to the original artists).

I suspect now that they will have to make the same choice that many others are making, looking at the cost/benefit of staying linked to D&D vs going their own way. Since many of the same potential issues would exist if they went with another publisher's game as it would staying with D&D, if they decided to break from D&D I would guess it would be to use their own system.

What I hope is that CR (or anyone who decides to stay with D&D) doesn't get hate-flamed for the decision.
 

They originally switched from Pathfinder to D&D because Geek&Sundry wanted D&D's much higher name recognition. That's till true, but now Critical Role has very high name recognition of their own.

Imagine a Kickstarter for Critical Role, the Roleplaying Game...
Will that one require a Kindle Unlimited subscription to read the book? ;)
 

mewzard

Explorer
I'm personally rooting for them to switch to Pathfinder Second Edition, assuming the OGL issues don't cause Paizo issues. Though if they want to do their own gamew, I'd certainly be intrigued to see what it is.
 



thundershot

Adventurer
Not to target @thundershot but why is there always at least one of these responses in every Actual Play/Live Stream/Critical Role thread?

Not to target me, but you targeted me. I’d delete my post if I could. Sorry for intruding on your thread. I wasn’t putting anyone down.. I just couldn't get into watching other people play without slinging my own dice.
 


DarkCrisis

Legend
I wish Crit Role would get out from under D&D's yoke. I'd love to see them use their talents on other games constantly instead of just the occasional other system on a one night special.

I'm honestly surprised they havent started a 2nd streamed game with the core cast (or most of) . Seems like money on the table to me. Imagine a weekly Cyberpunk Red or Shadowrun show.
 

Reynard

Legend
I wish Crit Role would get out from under D&D's yoke. I'd love to see them use their talents on other games constantly instead of just the occasional other system on a one night special.

I'm honestly surprised they havent started a 2nd streamed game with the core cast (or most of) . Seems like money on the table to me. Imagine a weekly Cyberpunk Red or Shadowrun show.
They have other work. A second stream would probably stretch them pretty thin.
 


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