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A Digital Critical Role Land Awaits

We're excited to welcome you to BEACON, our magical new membership service and home of all things Critical Role!

Nothing changes with how you can watch or listen to our content currently, we’ll continue to be on Twitch, YouTube, & podcast platforms as usual. Beacon simply gives us the flexibility to create special perks, stay better connected with you all, and provide you with a better, unfiltered experience. We’re really excited for all there is to come!

Beacon members will receive live event presales, merch discounts, a members-only Discord, and more - including early access to things like the never before seen Re-Slayers Take and, exclusives like Critical Role Cooldown!

Let Ashley Johnson fill you in and head over to Beacon.tv to begin your journey today.

Almost a year ago, we announced that we’ve been working hard behind-the-scenes on Daggerheart, our contribution to the world of high-fantasy tabletop roleplaying games.

Daggerheart is a game of brave heroics and vibrant worlds that are built together with your gaming group. Create a shared story with your adventuring party, and shape your world through rich, long-term campaign play.

When it’s time for the game mechanics to control fate, players roll one HOPE die and one FEAR die (both 12-sided dice), which will ultimately impact the outcome for your characters. This duality between the forces of hope and fear on every hero drives the unique character-focused narratives in Daggerheart.

In addition to dice, Daggerheart’s card system makes it easy to get started and satisfying to grow your abilities by bringing your characters’ background and capabilities to your fingertips. Ancestry and Community cards describe where you come from and how your experience shapes your customs and values. Meanwhile, your Subclass and Domain cards grant your character plenty of tantalizing abilities to choose from as your character evolves.

And now, dear reader, we’re excited to let you know that our Daggerheart Open Beta Playtest will launch globally on our 9th anniversary, Tuesday, March 12th!

We want anyone and everyone (over the age of 18, please) to help us make Daggerheart as wonderful as possible, which means…helping us break the game. Seriously! The game is not finished or polished yet, which is why it’s critical (ha!) to gather all of your feedback ahead of Daggerheart’s public release in 2025.

Here’s exactly how you can participate in our open beta playtest, which is completely free!

PLAY

When the Daggerheart Open Beta launches, you’ll find everything you need to know about the playtest on daggerheart.com. We’ll have a few different ways for you to enjoy and play:

• On the Daggerheart website, we’ll provide PDF materials for you to use, which can be printed in case you prefer tangible materials.
• Our platform partners for the open beta include Demiplane (character creator and Nexus) and DriveThruRPG (playtest material PDFs).

REPORT BACK

Please play often and bring that feedback to us via our surveys! Surveys will be located on daggerheart.com. While we enjoy seeing your feedback anywhere we can, our surveys are the best way for us to efficiently manage and incorporate all your thoughts in one streamlined process. Your feedback is a crucial part of this open beta and we cannot wait to see what you think of the game so far.

STREAM AND SHARE

You are welcome to review, stream, and share content from the open beta playtest as long as you adhere to the Darrington Press Community Gaming License. All that we ask is that you link back to daggerheart.com so that others can join our playtest easily.

JOIN US ON MARCH 12

Throughout the day on March 12th, we’ll share a few videos that we created to help you create your own character and better understand the basics of playing Daggerheart. Be sure to keep your eye on the Critical Role YouTube channel.

And, that’s not all! To celebrate the launch of our open beta playtest, the cast of Critical Role will livestream (YES, LIVE LIVE) a special Daggerheart one-shot on Tuesday, March 12th at 7pm Pacific on our Twitch and YouTube channels. VOD will be available the following day on YouTube and the audio will be available through your favorite podcasting services the following day as well.

Last but certainly not least, we wanted to take a moment to thank everyone that was able to participate in our closed beta playtest. You have set the bar high for providing so much invaluable feedback through our surveys. We hope that you continue to play Daggerheart through our next exciting playtesting phase.

@[email protected] has been the most valuable member of our community who has been keeping this place alive.

I really appreciate all the time and effort you've put in here, and also for helping out as a mod.

I don't know too much about how CR is involved. Is the company in video games production?

Join gamemaster Liam O’Brien and players Robbie Daymond, Xanthe Huynh, Krystina Arielle, Jared Goldstein, and Matthew Mercer for an epic Persona 5 Tactica one-shot.

YouTube VOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zs-c67IOA4

The fight against the otherworldly evils plaguing the Fairelands shall continue with a new three episode chapter that includes a new circle, a new gamemaster, and a whole new set of magickal foes. This chapter of Candela Obscura will include investigators Gina Darling, Sam Riegel, Noshir Dalal, Liam O’Brien, and Ashly Burch, alongside our Gamemaster, Aabria Iyengar.

Candela Obscura: The Circle of Tide & Bone will premiere on November 30th at 7pm Pacific on Twitch and Youtube.

As shadows grow long in the foggy streets of Newfaire and darkness descends on the city, we return to the haunted Fairelands TONIGHT at 7PM PDT on Twitch and YouTube for The Final Installment of Candela Obscura: The Circle of Needle & Thread. Who knows what new terrors lie in wait beyond the cobbled streets and the realms of the seen...

Tonight's haunting Candela Obscura: Needle & Thread finale has a run time of 6 Hours and 30 Minutes, the break will begin at 2 Hours. This is a long haul, so please be sure to take regular breaks and stay hydrated as we watch along together!

For 2023, our Choose Their Adventure… Again campaign will feature a special adventure set within the archipelago of the Shattered Teeth, AND feature two of the most talented humans that have been on our table wish list for an eternity: Sam Richardson and Tony Hale! You might know Sam from Veep, Ted Lasso, and a ton of other projects. Joining Sam will be two-time Emmy Award winning actor Tony Hale, who co-starred with Sam in Veep, but is also known for projects like Arrested Development and even played a role in a little animated series called The Legend of Vox Machina.

Since we want to give Matthew and the rest of our all-star cast a proper chance to plan their characters including the final results from our polls, we will need to close polls ahead of Giving Tuesday. This means you only have a few days to get those votes in!

The polls are open RIGHT NOW so please, without further ado — make your voice heard! Polls will close on Friday, November 3rd at 11:59pm Pacific.

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They've previously done this with Stephen Colbert and it was so much fun.