critical role
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Dungeons & Dragons Wants Its Own Mighty Nein
Set in the Forgotten Realms of Dungeons & Dragons, The Fallbacks: Bound for Ruin is a new novel from bestselling author Jaleigh Johnson. The novel centres around an all-new adventuring party whose exploits “will be chronicled across multiple publishing initiatives,” according to the press release. Apparently, the main characters—a five-class adventuring party—weren’t created entirely by…
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6 Dungeons & Dragons Actual Plays That Are Easy to Start Listening To
Dungeons & Dragons actual play shows have been popular for years, but the phenomenon really kicked off seven years ago when the McElroy brothers started The Adventure Zone podcast using the newly released Fifth Edition (5e) of the incredibly popular role-playing game as a basis for their comedy storytelling. As the scope of the medium…
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Critical Role’s Cast Talk Episode 4 and All That Bloody Violence
When the creators of Critical Role set out to make an animated adaptation in Legend of Vox Machina, they wanted to keep the show true to its source material. The challenge wasn’t just to keep the characters the same (they mostly are) but also to keep true to their combat: to put it another way,…
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Critical Role’s The Legend of Vox Machina Succeeds A Performance Check in Strong Amazon Debut
Dungeons & Dragons’ appeal lies in the fantasy it promises to fulfil: Grand tales of fighting epic beasts, slinging blades and casting magic, and exploring exciting new lands to become a legend. It can also fulfil more mundane fantasies you may not have realised you needed, like discovering a new facet of your identity, making…