Category: Critical Role
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My reactions to the Age of Umbra mini-series
(Author’s Note: I wrote this post a few weeks ago before the Campaign Four announcement. My revisions may reflect that knowledge, but most of this stayed the same. I also probably won’t write anything about the Campaign Four announcement otherwise because I don’t have a unique take. I defer to the internet on that) I…
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Thoughts on Daggerheart in Critmas 2024
Last month, the cast of Critical Role played Daggerheart for their Critmas 2024 show. Not only is it good old-fashioned Critical Role fun, it also was our first look at the final rules for Daggerheart. Building the World Together One of the principles in the open beta rules is “Build the World Together.” Rather than…
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Takeaways from Watching Critical Role Play Daggerheart
(Author’s Note: this post was written based on the Daggerheart Open Beta v1.5) Daggerheart seems to be the TTRPG that Critical Role wants to play: the system leans towards a narrative focus, but it stays surprisingly close to 5e. Given that, it’s very helpful to see what they do with the system. At this time,…