The wait is over. Critical Role premieres its highly anticipated Campaign 4 tonight, ushering in a bold new era for the global storytelling phenomenon. For the first time, celebrated creator Brennan Lee Mulligan takes the seat as Game Master for the flagship series, guiding a rotating cast of 13 players through Aramán, a world outside Exandria that’s brimming with danger, wonder, and intrigue.
At the center of this tale is Thjazi Fang, a hero to some and enemy to others, whose looming execution pulls together disparate figures from across his life. As their stories collide, the campaign weaves high-stakes drama, clandestine scheming, and epic fantasy into a saga that asks: Without the gods, what great deeds now fall to us?
For the first time, Critical Role adopts a West Marches-style format in Campaign 4, with three rotating tables (Soldiers, Seekers, and Schemers) offering audiences multiple vantage points as the story unfolds. Drawing on the updated 2024 Dungeons & Dragons rules, alongside homebrew elements from famed game designers Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins, this campaign sets the stage for epic stories of survival, rebellion, and destiny.
WHEN: Thursday, October 2, 2025, 7:00 PM PT
WHEN & WHERE TO WATCH:
- Campaign 4 premiere airs Thursday, October 2nd at 7pm Pacific on YouTube & Twitch (@CriticalRole)
- For Beacon Members: VOD and Podcast out Thursday, October 2nd at 7pm Pacific
- Beacon members will also get exclusive access to all episodes of Critical Role Cooldown for Campaign 4, where the cameras keep rolling and you get a front row seat to the cast’s post-show reactions.
- Rebroadcasts Friday, October 3rd at 9am Pacific on Twitch
- VOD out Monday, October 6th at 12pm Pacific on YouTube
- Podcast released in two parts
- Part 1 Podcast out Thursday, October 9th at 5am Pacific
- Part 2 Podcast out Tuesday, October 14th at 5am Pacific
