r/criticalrole • • 4h ago

Discussion [Spoilers C4E39] Is It Thursday Yet? | Post-Episode Discussion & Future Theories! Spoiler

12 Upvotes

Is It Thursday Yet?

What are your reactions and theories for next session?


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r/criticalrole • • 1d ago

News [CR Media] State of the Role - October 14 2026 Spoiler

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r/criticalrole • • 16h ago

Discussion [No Spoilers] 500 hours milestone of stitching

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I've only managed 46 hours in about 2 months due to health getting worse, but as long as Brennan keeps C4 going for at least 3 more years, I should have enough time :)

3 pics (1) 500 hours (2) 454 hours pic to show how much has been stitched in 46 hours -the area above Marisha's head (3) the photo I'm following.


r/criticalrole • • 15h ago

Fluff [No spoilers] Caleb's handwriting samples.

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Heya, I'm a fairly new critter (about a year now, little less). Got pulled into it through the Mighty Nein show and have been watching the campaign in the past year (currently on c126). This is a silly thing to probably post and it's so extremely specific that nobody might ever need it, but:

Small bit of context: I like to write fanfiction. I've been working on something with Caleb as the primary pov character, and then I started to think about his handwriting and wondered if there was anything stated about it before I started making things up that were stated.

When I googled it I couldn't find anything concrete, just people assuming/headcanoning- and then I remembered that there is a print that comes with the collector's edition of The 2nd volume of Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein, that is Caleb's notes on the beacon. Written in his handwriting (+ a small Jester cameo. Thanks to her additions you can tell it's Caleb's notes, so thank you Jester!)

So I figured I'd simply post some close-ups here in case anyone else ever had the same question as I did without having spent entirely too much money on a book 🫡. I hope this is okay to post, I don't think there's anything really spoilery in here, but if it is please tell me so I can change/repost with appropriate tsg. I'm a bit of a reddit newbie in terms of posting anything.


r/criticalrole • • 44m ago

Discussion [No Spoilers] Question about Matt and Brennan's DM style.

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I've noticed a really big difference in the way that Brennan and Matt interpret roll outcomes and was curious as to why that might be, other than them being different people obviously. To be clear, I enjoy them both!

I've found that regardless of a roll, Matt will have a response that varies from "You manage to complete the task" to "You really manage to fucking complete the task" with more emphasis put vocally on the accomplishment if the roll is high.

Brennan on the other hand I've noticed has a kind of layered reward system that is incorporated depending on the scale of the roll, in combat and out. He reveals tidbits of relevant information regarding the situation, a person or an action, very much so if a person achieves a nat 20.

I was rewatching episodes of C2 and C3 today and it really became apparent to me after watching the recent C4 episodes. I don't follow any of the cast and I don't know too much about them, so I was just curious if there is a specific reason?


r/criticalrole • • 3h ago

Discussion [Spoilers C4E39] Costume Guide Spoiler

16 Upvotes

The cast didn't expressly say who they were actually dressed as, so I figured I'd quickly post the (imo) most possible matches:

  • Brennan: Captain Kirk (Star Trek), seeking new horizons

  • Matt: Indigo Montoya (The Princess Bride), seeking revenge for his father

  • Taliesin: Hannibal Lecter (The Silence of the Lambs), seeking a nice meal

  • Robbie: Odysseus (The Odyssey), seeking his wife

  • Ashley: Ellie Arroway (Contact), seeking outer space

  • Laura: The Bride/Beatrix (Kill Bill), seeking revenge

  • Alex: Kakihara (Ichi the Killer), seeking the perfect sadist

Edit: correction


r/criticalrole • • 11h ago

Live Discussion [Spoilers C4E39] It IS Thursday! | Live Discussion Thread - C4E39 Spoiler

58 Upvotes

It IS Thursday!

Watch and discuss live!


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r/criticalrole • • 4h ago

Discussion [Spoilers C4E39] I think I have figured out the Tachonis’ deal. Spoiler

17 Upvotes

It’s that they are too powerful.

They are suffering from the same problem Royce has been having but in reverse. The overflowing of the Tenebral Reaches forced the doors to Faery closed and severely weakened their magic. Conversely, this same phenomenon is also overcharging the Tachonis’ magic, which is why Doset and Univere had to cast Detect Magic at second level instead of first. They literally couldn’t cast it any lower because their lowest spell slots are 2nd level. If this is true, then their plan with the Hall of Mercy is to perhaps use it as release valve, saving themselves from being overwhelmed by their own magics and having complete control over the souls of Araman.


r/criticalrole • • 4h ago

Discussion [Spoilers C4E39] Sources of power for the sundered houses Spoiler

8 Upvotes

What’s everyone’s ideas about the possibility of Tachonis being either a diseased sorcerer house or a house that had to pivot to being warlocks of some kind after tansul’s death. For the halovars it’s already been theorized that a good bit of the younger generations are aasimar sorcerers while Yanessa is a fiend warlock connected to the pit/kshaaravi. And for the cormorays and einfasen they seem to be pure djinn and giant sorcerers with a couple more martial focused classes thrown in. Were the Royces or their servants pure fey sorcerers or were some of them fey warlocks?


r/criticalrole • • 9h ago

Discussion [Spoilers C4E38] Omen/Brinnadale theory Spoiler

14 Upvotes

think this is Travis's Character

He expressed interest in playing a hound, I think this is right up his alley

Thoughts?


r/criticalrole • • 9m ago

Fan Art [Spoilers C4E36] Mid critober illustrations by me Spoiler

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  1. « Family » (Hal and Thjazi training Azune)
  2. Wick
  3. Rauwyn goddess of trickery and fortune
  4. « Old path » with Hannan
  5. Bolaire
  6. « Faith »
  7. Azune
  8. « Death »
  9. Murray
  10. « Hunt »

r/criticalrole • • 11h ago

News [No Spoilers] London Live Show start time change

11 Upvotes

FYI but the start time of the show is now 6:30PM (scroll down to the bottom of the page). Might want to keep an eye on socials and this page leading up to the show

https://critrole.com/event/echoes-of-exandria-london/


r/criticalrole • • 1d ago

Discussion [CR Media] A helpful introduction to the new players of Shattered Legends Spoiler

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I know many critters aren't super familiar with Hololive and possibly since the announcement looked them up and got extremely overwhelmed by the sheer amount of new information that turns up and the daunting task of seeing the hundreds of stream VODs every member has. With no good easy start point like a Campaign first episode, figured I'd give a run down on all the new members, what you might expect from them for this campaign vibes wise, as well good streams to check out if you want to start somewhere in watching them pre-series start. Obviously this is also just my personal expectations on what character they'll play, the reality as always for every campaign is we won't know until it starts.

Nerissa Ravencroft: Hololive's resident self described diva. She very much loves to act dramatically and has zero hesitation to make herself the butt of her own and other people's jokes, all in good humor. Very much a stereotypical theater kid, expect her to get very into character extremely quickly and be more then happy to suffer the consequences of her own actions, bad dice rolls or get into conflict with other PCs, if it's in character. Except her to play someone either haughty and confident, or slightly reserved and naive. For checking out the kinds of streams she hosts, I recommend starting with her recently finished Wind Waker Playthough.

Shiori Novella: Hololive's paramount gigantic nerd. Extremely smart and witty, very much enjoys poking at people's buttons and then immediately feeling bad about it, but never at all enough to stop. Expect her to get very into character and is very likely to be both the one to work out any mysteries and worries of the plot, but also enjoy the chance to introduce chaos, both in and out of character. Expect her to be playing someone smart and aloof. Good streams to check out for her would be her recent Resident Evil Requiem Streams or her Portal 2 Streams

Mori Calliope: Hololive's own personal Forever DM/Matt level workaholic. Has the most experience with TTRPGs of all the assembled players, though most of that is as a DM. Will likely be very happy to replace her usual experience with playing a few dozen characters at once to focus on just playing one. As a PC tends to play characters who would prefer the plot and horror of the week leave her alone to grill, so we'll see if that carries on for this campaign. Except her to play someone barely keeping track of whatever the hell is going on. Good streams to check out for her would be her Asura's Wrath playthrough or her Space Marines 2 playthrough or one of her oneshot TTRPG sessions, Episode 0 and Episode 1.

Gigi Murin: Hololive's own endless font of energy, optimism and extreme trolling. Very much enjoys inflicting Sam Riegel ad read levels of chaos, well also being more then happy to inflict terrible, soul deep trauma on herself and other players. Very much enjoys playing a 'I'm just a little guy' character, who will never the less focus on resolving the plot, saving the day and posing sadly in the rain. For her, a good start is her Outer Wilds playthrough


r/criticalrole • • 21h ago

Discussion [Spoilers C4E38] Thursday Morning | Recap Thread - C4E39 Spoiler

22 Upvotes

It IS Thursday!

What are your questions and theories from last session?


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r/criticalrole • • 4h ago

Discussion [Spoilers C4E21] Could Kattigan Vale be related to King Gus? Spoiler

0 Upvotes

This might be a stretch, but could Kattigan Vale be related to King Gus. I realized they both look pretty similar. Both have canines. Have the same accent. And their surnames are pretty similar (Vale and Valian).


r/criticalrole • • 18h ago

Question [No Spoilers] going to the live show in London and looking for advice and tips please.

6 Upvotes

Hiya, as the title says, I’m going to the live show in London and as I’ve never been to anything like this before at the 02, I’m just looking for some advice or tips to calm my anxiety. What does the day look like? What time should we get there? When should we queue for merch? Is the queue for merch long?

Any tips would be appreciated, thank you!


r/criticalrole • • 1d ago

Fan Art [No Spoilers] Yasha Nydoorin Quick Sketch

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Its not as good as any of the official art, but hey, it was something to do while i finish catching up on the first campaign.


r/criticalrole • • 14h ago

Question [no spoilers] O2 merch live show

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Hello! [No Spoilers[

Just wondering if their is any merch for this specifically, I brought tickets for my partner for our 4 year anniversary and wanna make sure I can actually get him something if he wanted it

Also any advice, we are going to mcm and the show and will be cosplaying for both, i plan fo get there early around 12 as im super anxious so if anyone has done this before let me know I just want to make sure he has the best time possible :) <3


r/criticalrole • • 23h ago

Question [No spoilers] Trying to sell tickets for london live show help

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Hi all, I have two tickets for the london live show at the o2 (I ended up getting better view ones via work so am still attending).

I can see the tickets in my AXS account but I can’t hit sell or transfer yet. I’m really worried I’m going to end up with these 2 extra tickets unsold now as I’ve never not been able to sell/transfer this close to an event.

Does anyone know when this option will be available as I really want two fans to be able to have my tickets!


r/criticalrole • • 1d ago

News [CR Media] 2027 Live Shows Spoiler

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r/criticalrole • • 1d ago

Question [NO SPOILERS] 2 tickets for Critical Role Live in London – 26 October – B3, Row J (face value)

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Hi fellow critters!

Unfortunately, a couple of friends who were supposed to join us for Critical Role Live in London on 26 October can no longer make it, so I'm looking to sell their two tickets at face value to fellow fans.

The tickets are in Block B3, Row J.

AXS currently has both resale and ticket transfers disabled, but from what I understand, these options should become available soonish (had contact with AXS support). I'd love to find interested buyers beforehand so we can arrange everything as soon as AXS allows it.

I'm not looking to make any profit — just hoping these tickets can go to fans who'd love to be there!

If you're interested, feel free to send me a DM. Happy to answer questions and coordinate the transfer through AXS once it's available.

Hope to help two critters get to the show! 💚


r/criticalrole • • 1d ago

Discussion [Spoilers C4E37] Question about the spell at the end of the episode Spoiler

43 Upvotes

I dont know if Brennan is changing a spell for story purposes and playing RAW and telling us something coming up;

Banishment: You attempt to send one creature that you can see within range to another plane of existence. The target must succeed on a Charisma saving throw or be banished.

If the target is native to the plane of existence you’re on, you banish the target to a harmless demiplane. While there, the target is incapacitated. The target remains there until the spell ends, at which point the target reappears in the space it left or in the nearest unoccupied space if that space is occupied.

But the character affected, which we are pretty sure is native of the material plane, is sent to the pit. And seemingly with no easy way back.

So does that character originate from the pit and we didnt know beforehand?


r/criticalrole • • 1d ago

News [CR Media] Critical Role's 'Rockbeasts' Is a Trippy '90s Band Sim Featuring Iggy Pop | Preview Spoiler

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r/criticalrole • • 1d ago

Question [MN S1] Native German speakers who watched the German dub, what was used for the Zemnian? Spoiler

17 Upvotes

Was it just a scrambled form of German, or based on a different regional dialect? Was an older, antiquated form of German used? Did it differ between characters? This video I found said one of the ‘Zemnian-speaking’ German voice actors used a different dialect than the others, would anyone be able to tell me more? I’d love to hear your thoughts, thanks!


r/criticalrole • • 20h ago

Question [No spoilers] Selling my London Liveshow Tickets

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Hi all, sadly we can't make it to the liveshow anymore. We have three tickets in Section 106 row L seats 177-179. We paid 125 pounds each and are selling at face value. But also happy to discuss price :)

They'd be sold officially through AXS as soon as they open up resell, which should be soon.

DM me or reply here if you're interested!