Critical Role's major D&D campaign officially returns in 3 weeks

The best thing about Critical Role is that the creators behind the actual-play tabletop show aren't ever afraid to tell different stories in multiple genres. We've had several high fantasy adventures with Critical Role's three 100+ episode campaigns, and even gothic horror with Candela Obscura and the latest Age of Umbra miniseries, Sallowlands. The latter was even led by Matthew Mercer, who returned to his role as Dungeon Master after stepping back for the latest Campaign series. In October 2025, Brennan Lee Mulligan of Dimension 20 and Dropout fame took Mercer's place to lead the new Dungeons & Dragons Critical Role campaign. Unlike the previous campaigns, set in the fantasy world of Exandria, Campaign 4 has Mulligan and his players weaving a tale of magic, death, and revolutions in the godless world of Aramàn. Mulligan also applied a West Marches frame to the campaign, dividing his 13-player cast into three tables representing three D&D playstyles, labeled Soldiers, Seekers, and Schemers. While there has been plenty of politics and scheming in Exandria, Campaign 4 has felt like a much more serious, almost Game of Thrones-esque story from the very beginning. Its four-episode over