Critical Role to Use D&D 2024 Rules For Campaign Four, Expands to Three Tables and Thirteen Players

Critical Role will continue to use Dungeons & Dragons as the play system for its upcoming campaign, with the cast expanding to three distinct tables consisting of a total of 13 players. Today, Critical Role announced new details about its new campaign, which is set to air on October 4th. The new campaign will feature the full founding cast members as players, alongside several new players. In total, the cast includes Laura Bailey, Luis Carazo, Robbie Daymond, Aabria Iyengar, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Matthew Mercer, Whitney Moore, Liam O’Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, Alexander Ward, and Travis Willingham, with the previously announced Brennan Lee Mulligan serving as GM.

The campaign itself will be run as a "West Marches" style of campaign, with three separate groups of players exploring the world. The groups are divided into gameplay styles, with a combat-focused Soldiers group, a lore/exploration-focused Seekers group, and a intrigue-focused Schemers group. All three groups will explore the world of Araman, created by Mulligan for the campaign.

Perhaps most importantly, Critical Role will not be switching to Daggerheart for the fourth campaign. Instead, they'll be opting for the new 2024 ruleset of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. Daggerheart will be represented at Critical Role via the Age of Umbra and "other" Actual Play series, as well as partnerships with other Actual Play troupes.

 

[Chaltab]

This may have been posted alreadym but if not: this is a good overview and one "theory" about the whys and hows.

Kind of clickbait title/thumbnail, but the actual argument makes sense as a potential reason.

Comments are basically what I'd expect. So salty and full of conspiracy theories. I'm honestly amazed at how personally people are taking this... it's almost funny, but also kind of sad.

 

[Clint_L]

According to a few industry insiders... yes. To the tune of several million dollars.

Definitely seems legit. If it's from anonymous insiders and all.

 

[Scribe]

Kind of clickbait title/thumbnail, but the actual argument makes sense as a potential reason.

Comments are basically what I'd expect. So salty and full of conspiracy theories. I'm honestly amazed at how personally people are taking this... it's almost funny, but also kind of sad.

Some other video I think make it all pretty clear.

Ads = Money.
CR charges a lot for Ads.
Wizards has Money.
CR is a company, and wants (needs, thanks to their production values) Money.

The world turns on a few basic things, and money, is one.

 

[billd91]

Crispy's Tavern has a take on it that's pretty reasonable.

 

[Reynard]

Kind of clickbait title/thumbnail,

Welcome to YouTube. It is so hard to find channels without clickbait thumbnails.

but the actual argument makes sense as a potential reason.

Comments are basically what I'd expect.

Never read the comments!

So salty and full of conspiracy theories. I'm honestly amazed at how personally people are taking this... it's almost funny, but also kind of sad.

I'm convinced social media is put Great Filter.

 

[AlViking]

I assume yet more "bribery" conspiracy theories? Because they can't just enjoy playing D&D, think its better for the long run campaigns CR is known for, DH is still a new system and by doing a rotating cast they can do D&D and DH both? Nah. Must be bribery.

 

[kermit4karate]

I assume yet more "bribery" conspiracy theories? Because they can't just enjoy playing D&D, think its better for the long run campaigns CR is known for, DH is still a new system and by doing a rotating cast they can do D&D and DH both? Nah. Must be bribery.

And even if money or trade was involved, why would paying or trading something of value with someone to perform a service, like using and promoting your product, equate to "bribery"?

 

[Tonguez]

They have their own game now, two actually, but they have never given any indication they are moving away from D&D.

Talking about 2 games - thats obscura whatsit innit? how is that one going sales wise? Ive not heard much since its launch.

Im surprised theyre not pushing Daggerheart more, just from a marketing standpoint

 

[UnplayedRanger]

I assume yet more "bribery" conspiracy theories? Because they can't just enjoy playing D&D, think its better for the long run campaigns CR is known for, DH is still a new system and by doing a rotating cast they can do D&D and DH both? Nah. Must be bribery.

Some people really can’t accept the simple fact that there are folks out there who just actually enjoy playing DND.

 

[Chaltab]

Talking about 2 games - thats obscura whatsit innit? how is that one going sales wise? Ive not heard much since its launch.

Im surprised their not pushing Daggerheart more, just from a marketing standpoint

Candela didn't review very well and I presume hasn't set the sales charts on fire. Daggerheart has fared much better.