What Teens Are Doing With Those Role-Playing Chatbots

Harassing bots with “funny violence.” Confiding about a broken heart. Chatting with a block of cheese. Filling a void of ...
Polygon

An explosive episode of Critical Role kept viewers hooked for 5 horrifying hours

Typically, the live viewership for Critical Role dips after its break around midnight Eastern, as a good chunk of the audience heads to bed with plans to catch the rest of the Dungeons & Dragons ...
nerdist

Exploring CRITICAL ROLE: From a Plucky Underdog to a Beloved Multimedia Powerhouse

Critical Role’s transformation from a plucky underdog to an established multimedia brand shows the power of TTRPGs. In March 2015, the then fledgling Geek & Sundry network aired the first episode of ...
Polygon

Critical Role campaign 4's lore is a lot to take in: Here's a guide

Critical Role Campaign 4 delves into the brand-new setting of Aramán, a world that is vastly different from that of Exandria, where the previous three campaigns were set. In this world, the gods were ...
nerdist

CRITICAL ROLE Announces Campaign 4 & NEW GM Brennan Lee Mulligan (Matt Mercer ‘Takes Breather’)

Okay, Critters, we’re gonna need you to take some deep breaths with us. Yes, inhale, hold, exhale. Breathe. We know there is a lot of Critical Role excitement in the air, and also many ch-ch-ch-anges, ...
CNBC

How a Dungeons & Dragons livestream became a multiplatform media company

Critical Role has expanded from a single live-stream of Dungeons & Dragons into a multiplatform media company. It operates a production studio, a publishing arm, a gaming division, a streaming service ...
Forbes

Are You Suffering From Role Friction?

Role friction is a major factor in organizational conflict. Role friction saps organizational energy. Role friction is an often unseen root cause that, when unaddressed, drives chronic symptoms, ...