Critical Rolefans are literally seeing red as the actual play stream began a teaser campaign for its current storyline. This transmedia storytelling event is currently unfolding on Twitter, and hasDungeons and Dragonsplayers panicking as they await the next episode ofCritical Role.
The current season forCritical Roleis sprinting towards the end of a major story arc for itsthirdDungeons and Dragonscampaignfeaturing the Bells Hells. The most recent episode ended on a massive cliffhanger involving characters from all three campaigns, leading many players to speculate on what is going to happen next.
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Now,Critical Roleis adding more fuel to the fire. Since the episode aired on Thursday, March 9th, the officialCritical RoleTwitter account has been posting cryptic in-universe archivist notes pertaining to the twin moons of Exandria. Ruidis, the smaller, crimson moon, is the primary subject of these notes, and the crux ofCritical Role’s current campaign arc. Though only two of these notes have been published at press time, players expect to see more in the coming days.
Were that not ominous enough,Critical Rolehas been gradually changing its logo on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media outlets. Each iteration replaces the tie-dye background of theCritical Rolelogo with a slowly-eclipsing red, mimicking the celestial event surrounding the red moon Ruidis.Critical Roledid not release a statementabout it doing this event, counting on the audience to discover the cryptic clues for themselves.
Fans were startled and excited to discover this subtle teaser campaign byCritical Role. The clever marketing campaign has drummed up significant excitement online, withCritical Roleand CriticalRoleSpoilers trending on Twitter for several days. Fans have been flooding the internet with fearful and excited speculation on what happened to their favoriteLegend of Vox Machinacharacters, and are eagerly watchingCritical Role’s social media to see what it might post leading up to the next episode.
The most recent episode ofCritical Rolemarked the eight-year anniversary of the popular actual play stream, and the 51st episode of the third campaign besides. UnlikeCritical Role’s Mighty Nein season, Campaign three has been full of callbacks, cameos, and crossovers involving direct connections to the previous two stories.
Fans who enjoyDungeons and Dragonsactual play streams should consider checking outDimension 20. The popularDungeons and Dragonsactual play featuring famous CollegeHumor comedians is also approaching the end of its current campaign. With the nextDimension 20season being run by Matt Mercer, now is the perfect time forCritical Roleplayers to check out the series.
