This summer has flown by! We launched Beacon, had some fun in our Discord with AMAs and Fireside Chats, playtested Daggerheart, released the final season of Midst, journeyed Moonward, saw the DOWNFALL of Aeor, introduced The Re-Slayer’s Take, AND got to see so many of you at our convention appearances and live shows! PHEW.

And we are JUST. GETTING. STARTED. with plenty more stories to tell this Fall! Here are all the exciting new releases coming your way this season!

September 9th

The Re-Slayer’s Take, Season 2

The Re-Slayer’s Take is back with more all-ages adventure in Exandria! Returning to the table are Game Masters, George Primavera and Nick Williams alongside our main cast Jasmine Bhullar, Caroline Lux, Jasmine Chiong, and Jasper William Cartwright! This season will also have some very exciting guests including Matthew Mercer, Alex Ward, Xander Jeanneret, Ashley Johnson, and Billy Boyd!

• In Season 2 of The Re-Slayers Take, the group discovers that, despite having defeated the Timberblight, their mission is far from complete. Issylra’s shadows are still haunted by more ghosts, including some from The Re-Slayers’ own past.

September 23rd

Fireside Chat LIVE with Ashley Johnson

The wonderfully sweet and incredibly talented Ashely Johnson is heading to the tavern for an exclusive Fireside Chat with our Beacon Bits!

• This Fireside Chat will stream LIVE on September 23rd at 7pm PACIFIC only on Beacon.
• All questions will be curated directly from Beacon members via Discord.
• VOD will be available on Beacon immediately after the stream ends.

September 30th

Tales From The Stinky Dragon

We are excited to announce that we’re welcoming Tales From The Stinky Dragon to Beacon! Join the amazing former Rooster Teeth crew including Game Master Gustavo Sorola and players Barbara Dunkelman, Chris Demarais, Jon Risinger, and Blaine Gibson for the much-anticipated Campaign 3 of this beloved family-friendly D&D podcast!

A team of trained soldiers is caught in the middle of a war between distant deities and under-dwelling devils. As they turn the tide of this celestial crusade, a voice beckons them from the beyond—destiny or doom?

• Campaign 3, Episode 1 of Tales From The Stinky Dragon will premiere on Beacon and the Tales From The Stinky Dragon Patreon on September 30th at 12am PST.
• Campaign 3, Episode 1 of Tales From The Stinky Dragon will premiere on your favorite podcast streaming platform and the Tales From The Stinky Dragon YouTube on October 2nd.
• New episodes will follow every other Monday at 12am PST.
• Beacon Members and Patreon Members will receive episodes 48 hours early and have access to the exclusive Tales of the Stinky Dragon bonus show, Second Wind, where they go behind-the-scenes and deep dive into the latest episode.
• Second Wind will be released in between episodes of the series every other Monday at 12am PST

October 3rd

The Legend of Vox Machina, Season 3

Season Three of The Legend of Vox Machina is coming to Prime Video on October 3rd!

You can watch the trailer right now but TLDR – shit gets REAL. To celebrate this kick-ass new season, we’ll be hosting a Season 3 Cocktail Party LIVE on October 4th and two roundtables in a new show we’re calling Insight Additions where we can discuss all the intricate, behind-the-scenes details with you all!

Everything is at stake in the long-awaited Season Three of The Legend of Vox Machina. The Chroma Conclave’s path of destruction spreads like wildfire while the Cinder King hunts down Vox Machina. Our lovable band of misfits must rise above inner (and outer) demons to try and save their loved ones, Tal’Dorei, and all of Exandria.

• Season 3 Cocktail Party will air on October 4th on Beacon, YouTube, and Twitch.
• Insights Additions #1 will discuss Episodes 1-6 of Season 3 and it will air on October 15th at 7pm PACIFIC on Beacon, YouTube, and Twitch. The VOD will be available October 17th at 12pm Pacific on YouTube.
• Insights Additions #2 will discuss Episodes 7-12 of Season 3 and it will air on October 29th at 7pm PACIFIC on Beacon, YouTube, and Twitch. The VOD will be available October 31st at 12pm Pacific on YouTube.

October 9th

MIDST: Unend

OH. Did you think Midst was over? There’s still a whole cosmos to explore out there dear listener…From the incredible minds of Third Person (aka Xen, Matt Roen, and Sara Wile from Moonward & unreliable narrators of Midst), the audio drama UNEND will premiere October 9th on Beacon, Midst.co, your favorite podcast streaming platform, and the Midst YouTube Channel.

We have A LOT more information to share about this audio adventure. But since you’re already reading this article…here is an exclusive first peek of what it’s about!

Several decades after the events of MIDST and Moonward, a supernatural ship and a remarkable crew set forth on an expedition to explore the highest heights, deepest depths, and furthest reaches of the known cosmos. But their journey is fraught with peril as they discover truths and realities far stranger than any of them could ever have imagined.

• The Official Series Trailer will be released on September 25th!
• Episode 1 will be available on October 9th at 10am PACIFIC on the Midst YouTube Channel and 5am PACIFIC on your favorite podcast streaming platform.
• Beacon Members, Fold Members, and Podcast Subscribers will receive the first three episodes of UNEND on October 9th at 5am PACIFIC and remain two weeks ahead of the free feeds.
• New Episodes will air weekly on Wednesdays in the MIDST-LE of the week.

Narrative Telephone

The beloved Narrative Telephone returns in a refreshed monthly series! Originally a way to keep telling stories together when we couldn’t be at our table, we still loved the chaotic yarns that unfurled as we told and retold one another’s tales.

Much like the game of telephone we all played in elementary school, Narrative Telephone involves a group of friends telling and re-telling a short story from one person to the next; with only their memory and improvisational skills to help them recount what they heard. As the story inevitably changes and distorts it becomes more and more outlandish and hilarious. They then gather to watch the results and react, comment, commiserate, and joke about the chaos that ensues.

• The first episode will air October 16th at 12pm PACIFIC on Beacon and will be released on the Critical Role YouTube Channel two weeks later.

Fireside Chat LIVE with Travis Willingham

Our guiding force and CEO Travis Willingham is making his way to a Fireside Chat with our Beacon Bits!

• This Fireside Chat will stream LIVE on October 21st at 7pm PACIFIC only on Beacon.
• All questions will be curated directly from Beacon members via Discord.
• VOD will be available on Beacon immediately after the stream ends.

Special Annoucement for 2025!

Next year is the 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF CRITICAL ROLE! We couldn’t be more grateful for you critters and the endless support you have shown us this past decade and we can’t wait to kick things off with some very exciting news.

Be on the lookout in late October for more information!

Critical Role Presents:

A Daggerheart Critmas Story LIVE

Watch Daggerheart played LIVE for a special Critmas one-shot at the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, NJ on December 7th – just across the bridge from downtown Philadelphia!

Game Master Matthew Mercer will lead players Travis Willingham, Laura Bailey, Liam O’Brien, Sam Riegel, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, and Marisha Ray through an exciting live actual play of Daggerheart with the spectacular Lenore Riegel (aka Momlan) serving as our Master of Ceremonies.

This will be a standalone Critmas themed one-shot with a new setting and characters determined during a Session Zero (which will drop ahead of the live show) using the final Daggerheart game rules.

VIP ticket holders will get to be a part of a 45-minute preshow where the cast will finalize their Session Zero and YOU can contribute suggestions that could affect the story and game ahead of the main show!