Critical Role–related products

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Critical Role, an American web series in which a group of professional voice actors play Dungeons & Dragons, has spawned many related products, including books, comics and an upcoming animated series, which are produced by Critical Role Productions. Various third-party, licensed works have also been released since Critical Role began in 2015.

Animated series[]

Main article: The Legend of Vox Machina

On March 4, 2019, the Critical Role cast launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a 22-minute animation called Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina Animated Special.[1] The animated story was to be set just before the streaming portion of the campaign started—when the players were around level seven—during a time when, canonically, there is an in-game period of roughly six months when the members of Vox Machina were not all together at the same time. The cast projected a cost of US$750,000 for a single 22-minute animated short, fulfilling the other campaign rewards, and the fees associated with a crowdfunding campaign. Not knowing how long this would take to raise, the campaign length was set at 45 days.[2][3]

Within an hour of launch, however, the Kickstarter had reached more than $1,000,000.[2] At the end of the first full day, all of the announced stretch goals had been unlocked, and the total had reached more than $4.3 million.[2][4] With four 22-minute episodes funded in the first 24 hours,[2] additional stretch goals were added, expanding the project into an animated series. The first two episodes would cover the pre-stream story arc. The subsequent episodes would adapt the Briarwoods' arc, also from the Vox Machina campaign. By March 18, 2019, eight 22-minute episodes had been funded.[5][6][7] Finally, on April 4, 2019, the last published stretch goal of $8.8 million was reached during the airing of episode 57 of campaign two, pushing the total length of the animated series to ten episodes. A "secret" $10M stretch goal of Willingham being filmed going around a haunted house was reached April 16.[8][9] The final total raised by the Kickstarter when it closed on April 19, 2019, was $11.3M.[10][11] When the campaign closed, it was one of the most quickly funded in Kickstarter history, and was the most funded Kickstarter for TV and film projects.[12][13]

The cast will reprise their respective Vox Machina roles, with the exception of Orion Acaba.[14][15] The animated series will be written by Jennifer Muro, and animated by Titmouse, Inc.[2][16][17] In November 2019, Amazon Prime Video announced that they had acquired the streaming rights to The Legend of Vox Machina, and had commissioned 14 additional episodes (two additional episodes for season 1 and a second season of 12 episodes).[18] An update posted to the Kickstarter campaign assured backers they would have access to the first season.[19][20][18] The project was originally slated for release in late 2020, however in June 2020, it was announced that the debut would be missed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[21][22][23] The premiere date for The Legend of Vox Machina will now premiere on January 28, 2022.[24][25]

Books[]

The Chronicles of Exandria
  • Vol. I: The Tale of Vox Machina
  • Vol. II: The Legend of Vox Machina
  • The Mighty Nein
AuthorMatthew Mercer, Dani Carr, Liam O'Brien, Taliesin Jaffe, James Haeck, Lauryn Ipsum, and the cast of Critical Role
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Publisher
  • Hunters Books & Apparel
  • Dark Horse Books
Published2017 - 2020
No. of books3

Art books[]

On August 18, 2017, at a live show in Indianapolis, a Critical Role art book titled The Chronicles of Exandria Vol. I: The Tale of Vox Machina was announced. It includes backstories for Vox Machina and some of the non-player characters (NPCs), and features artwork from the community. It was released in November 2017.[26] The Chronicles of Exandria Vol. II: The Legend of Vox Machina, a sequel to the first art book, was released in November 2018.[27][28] The first Mighty Nein art book, The Chronicles of Exandria: The Mighty Nein, was published on March 31, 2020.[29][30]

Novels[]

A prequel novel, Critical Role: Vox Machina – Kith & Kin by Marieke Nijkamp, was released on November 30, 2021.[31] The novel focuses on the twins, Vex’ahlia and Vax’ildan, encounter with the criminal organization known as The Clasp.[32] "This is the first fiction novel released by Penguin Random House's Del Rey imprint, following a 2019 licensing agreement".[33]

Other[]

The World of Critical Role: The History Behind the Epic Fantasy
AuthorLiz Marsham, the cast of Critical Role
Audio read byMary Elizabeth McGlynn, Felicia Day
PublisherTen Speed Press
Publication date
October 20, 2020
Pages288
ISBN9780593157435

On October 20, 2020, the coffee table book The World of Critical Role: The History Behind the Epic Fantasy by Liz Marsham was released.[34] In The New York Times Best Seller list for November 8, 2020, the book was #9 in "Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous".[35] James Grebey, for SyFy Wire, wrote: "In addition to recounting Critical Role’s early days (although not a full history — longtime Critters will probably be unsurprised to know that controversial moments like original castmember Orion Acaba’s exit are largely glossed over), The World of Critical Role offers insights into why the cast made their characters make certain decisions during iconic moments from the campaigns, and it explains how the real-life biographies of the cast influenced their character creation."[36]

Comics[]

Geek & Sundry produced a six-panel series of webcomics weekly from November to December 2015 that describes a "Winter's Crest Festival" that occurred pre-series. The webcomics were written by cast members Ray and Jaffe, and feature artwork by Wendy Sullivan Green.[37]

Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins[]

Main article: Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins

On July 22, 2017, at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that a comic book that covers the beginning of Vox Machina pre-stream and pre-game would be published by Dark Horse Comics.[38][39][40] The first issue was published digitally in September 2017.[41] A hardcover collection of the first volume was released on May 31, 2018; the trade paperback was then was released on October 15, 2019.[29] In July 2019, issue one of the second volume was released digitally and in print;[42][43] the collected trade paperback was released on August 12, 2020.[44] The creative team of the second volume returned for the third volume[45] with the first issue released in February 2021.[46]

Volume Issues Creative team Publication date Ref.
1 6 Matthew Colville, Matthew Mercer (writers), Olivia Samson (illustrator), Chris Northrop (colors & letters) September 20, 2017 April 18, 2018 [47][48][49][41]
2 6 Jody Houser, Matthew Mercer (writers), Olivia Samson (illustrator), MSASSYK (colors), Ariana Maher (letters) July 10, 2019 June 3, 2020 [42][43]
3 6 February 10, 2021 TBA [46]

Critical Role: The Tales of Exandria[]

In December 2020, it was announced that a comic anthology exploring the side stories of NPCs would be published by Dark Horse Comics. The first miniseries concentrates on Leylas Kryn, the Bright Queen of the Kryn Dynasty, and her eternal lover Quana.[50][51] The series was written in consultation with Mercer.[52][53]

Volume Issues Title Creative team Publication date Ref.
1 4 Critical Role: The Tales of Exandria – The Bright Queen Darcy Van Poelgeest (writer), CoupleofKooks (illustrator), Cris Peter (colors), Ariana Maher (letters) October 20, 2021 February 9, 2022 [52][53][54]

Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins[]

In November 2020, it was announced that a graphic novel series exploring the backstories of the main characters would be published by Dark Horse Comics. Each book will have a different creative team and will be released as a hardcover.[55][56]

Title Creative team Publication date Ref.
Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins – Jester Lavorre Sam Maggs (writer), Hunter Severn Bonyun (line art), Cathy Le (colors) November 3, 2021 [55][57]
Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins – Caleb Widogast Jody Houser (writer), Selina Espiritu (illustrator), Diana Sousa (colors) January 12, 2022 [55][58]
Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins – Yasha Nydoorin Cecil Castellucci (writer), Matthew Mercer, Ashley Johnson (contributors), William Kirkby (illustrator), Diana Sousa (colors), Ariana Maher (letters) February 23, 2022 [59][60]
Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins – Nott the Brave Sam Maggs (writer), Matthew Mercer, Sam Riegel (contributors), William Kirkby (illustrator), Mildred Louis (colors), Ariana Maher (letters) April 6, 2022 [61][62]
Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins – Fjord Stone Kevin Burke, Chris Wyatt (writers), Matthew Mercer, Travis Willingham (contributors), Selina Espiritu (illustrator), Diana Sousa (colors), Ariana Maher (letters) July 13, 2022 [63]

Darrington Press[]

In October 2020, Critical Role announced a "new board and card game" imprint called Darrington Press; it will be run by Ivan Van Norman with Mercer as the creative advisor.[64] Van Norman has stated: "At this time, Darrington Press is not looking to utilize crowdfunding for any game releases".[65] Games will be set both inside and outside of the Exandria setting. Four games have been announced:[64][66]

Title Type Publication
Uk'otoa Semi-cooperative card game May 27, 2021[67]
Critical Role Adventures Cooperative legacy-lite campaign game TBA
Syndicult Modern magic roleplaying game TBA
Guardians of Matrimonia Cooperative deck card game TBA

Charles Theel, in his review of Uk'otoa for Polygon, wrote: "The good news is that, as a visually attractive curio, this product makes a great collector’s item. The bad news is that the gameplay itself isn’t all that much fun. [...] I was hoping for a design that captured some of the feel of friction-heavy board game classics, such as Lifeboats or Survive: Escape From Atlantis, dressed up in the trappings of Exandria. What I got was a Critical Role bauble which can chew up a half hour of time. Sadly, anyone seeking out a truly noteworthy tabletop experience is better off looking elsewhere".[68]

Licensed collectibles[]

In 2019, Critical Role announced it had "entered into licensing agreements with Funko, McFarlane Toys, Penguin Random House, and Ripple Junction".[69]

Funko Pop![]

In fall 2020, Funko Pop figures based on the main Vox Machina characters were released.[70][71] Christian Hoffer, for ComicBook.com, wrote, "The figures should delight any Critical Role fan, with small nods and touches to Vox Machina's long history. [...] Funko previously released a special 'Vex on Broom' figure earlier this summer that was made available only at Best Buy and quickly sold out [...]. These new figures are the first 'mass release' Funko Pop! figures and should be hot sellers".[71] Gavin Sheehan, for Bleeding Cool, wrote, "Overall, the Critical Role set is a mighty fine one. There are times we look at Funko figures and we see that they basically just took the design skin of something, [...] and just slapped that design on the standard figure and walked away without any attention to detail. On each of these you can see they worked with the cast to make sure they were as accurate as they could make them within the Funko design. Detailed enough for fans to appreciate, which makes them well worth the money spent on whichever ones you decide to get".[70]

McFarlane Toys[]

In July 2020, a 12-inch action figure of Mollymauk Tealeaf from McFarlane Toys was released.[72][73] CBR highlighted that the figure is a limited-edition.[72]

Licensed miniature figures[]

Steamforged Games[]

In July 2018, Steamforged Games (SFG) raised approximately $1.2M in a Kickstarter campaign for a collection of licensed miniature figures based on player characters (PCs) and non-player characters (NPCs) from both Critical Role campaigns.[74] The Kickstarter campaign included miniatures of both Vox Machina and the Mighty Nein, and exclusive miniatures of Taryon Darrington, Doty, Pumat Prime, and three Pumat Sols.[75] Because Caduceus was not part of the Mighty Nein until after the SFG Kickstarter campaign finished he is not included in the Mighty Nein set of figures.[76]

In a February 2019 update, backers were informed that the expected March 2019 fulfilment date would be missed, as quality control samples had failed to meet both SFG's and the Critical Role cast's standards.[77] The miniatures began shipping to backers June 2019,[78] and have since been added to various online and hobby stores.[79][80]

A Caduceus miniature was announced as part of SFG's continuing "Vault" line of Critical Role miniature figures in July 2019.[76] The Vault line are limited edition figures, which are produced in resin at lower volumes than the PVC figures in the Kickstarter campaign.[81][80] A new Caduceus miniature was released in October 2020.[82] This new design is also produced by SFG. Unlike their previous Caduceus miniature from SFG's Vault line; this version has been produced in PVC, and is not stated to be limited edition.

WizKids[]

In January 2021, Critical Role announced a partnership with WizKids to create Wildemount themed miniatures. The announced boxsets are: Monsters of Wildemount Set I, Monsters of Wildemount Set II, Monsters of Wildemount Udaak premium figure, Factions of Wildemount – Dwendalian Empire, Factions of Wildemount – Kryn Dynasty & Xhorhas, Factions of Wildemount – Clovis Concord & Menagerie Coast.[83][84][85] WizKids has announced that the initial boxsets will be released in Spring 2021 at local game stores worldwide.[86][85]

Tabletop games[]

Campaign setting books[]

On August 8, 2016, Green Ronin Publishing announced that it had signed a licensing agreement with Geek & Sundry to release a roleplaying game sourcebook series set in the world of Exandria, written by Mercer and based on the Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition rules via the Wizards of the Coast Open Game License.[87][88]: 143  The announcement was made by Chris Pramas, president of Green Ronin and Ryan Copple, General Manager of Geek & Sundry, live on the 62nd episode, Uninviting Waters, at Gen Con 2016.[87] On July 14, 2017, Green Ronin revealed the cover of the first book by illustrator Aaron Riley on Twitter.[89] Only one book was published with Green Ronin—Critical Role: Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting—and it is set on the continent of Tal'Dorei where most of Vox Machina's adventures take place.[90] The hardback edition was released at Gen Con 2017 on August 17, 2017,[91] while the PDF version was released on July 17, 2017.[92][93] A revised edition, titled Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, was announced in July 2021 and is scheduled to released by Darrington Press in late 2021 or early 2022.[94][95]

On January 13, 2020, Wizards of the Coast and Critical Role announced the launch of the second book: Explorer's Guide to Wildemount.[96] The campaign sourcebook was released on March 17, 2020.[97][98] Over the course of two years, Mercer collaborated with Wizards of the Coast to develop the sourcebook which includes a new source of magic, Dunamancy, that is featured in the second campaign.[99][100][101]

Roleplaying modules[]

In March 2020, Critical Role released a special one-shot episode to promote the release of Doom Eternal.[102] The special was adapted and published as a tie-in Dungeons & Dragons module entitled Assault on Amaros Station. The game was written by Christopher Lockey and Matthew Mercer, and received a digital release via the Critical Role store on December 16, 2020.[103]

On October 12, 2021, Wizards of the Coast and Critical Role announced a new adventure module titled Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep with Mercer, James Haeck and Chris Perkins as lead designers. It is scheduled to be released on March 15, 2022. The adventure starts in the Wastes of Xhorhas before players head to the city of Ank'Harel (on the continent of Marquet);[104][105] from there, players will be drawn into the Netherdeep "a terrifying cross between the Far Realm and the deep ocean".[104]

Other games[]

A licensing agreement with The Op to produce Critical Role themed games was announced in March 2020.[106][107] Two 1000 piece puzzles were then released in fall 2020; the puzzles are themed around each campaign's respective party and feature art by fan artist Lauren Walsh.[107][108][109] In March 2021, a Critical Role themed version of Munchkin was released. Cass Marshall, for Polygon, wrote, "Munchkin: Critical Role keeps the general structure of the core game, with plenty of room for back-and-forth card exchanges and battles, but it is otherwise very much a Critical Role adaptation that stands alone as its own game".[110] William Cennamo, for Screen Rant, wrote, "fans of Critical Role will get quite a kick out of playing as their favorite characters from the show, and the simplistic gameplay style of Munchkin makes for an easy starting point into more modern board and card games. However, fans of Munchkin that are looking for something new and fresh may be disappointed by the simplistic reskin of every other Munchkin version out there".[111]

Video games[]

Obsidian's RPG Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire received a free DLC entitled Critical Role Pack on launch day, adding additional character voices and portraits. The set corresponds with eight characters from the first campaign, making up the bulk of Vox Machina, and are voiced by the original cast.[112][113][114][115]

Additionally, the characters Arkhan the Cruel and Spurt the Kobold appeared as playable characters in Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms. Arkhan's inclusion was announced on Talks Machina as part of a sponsorship deal.[114]

A Critical Role video game is currently in early development.[116]

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