Critical Role Campaign 4 shifts to Aramán with Mulligan as DM

Critical Role is launching Campaign 4 with a bold pivot: Brennan Lee Mulligan will lead a brand-new world as the game master, while the beloved Exandria setting takes a back seat for now. The multi-campaign effort centers on Aramán, a setting that will host a 13-player cast divided across three concurrent tables under a West Marches-style framework. The campaign is scheduled to premiere on October 2, 2025, with instant access on Beacon.tv and streaming via Critical Role’s YouTube and Twitch channels, followed by a day-one VOD for all viewers and a two-part podcast release in the subsequent weeks. The new season will use Dungeons & Dragons’ 2024 rules, complemented by homebrew elements crafted by Darrington Press designers, highlighting a continued blend of established and in-house systems.

Aramán marks a departure from Exandria, the world that has hosted Critical Role’s first three campaigns. The setting emerges some 70 years after the fall of godlike Shapers, a historic upheaval that left magic unpredictable and the world ripe for exploration. In this context, the campaign aims to balance traditional dungeon-delving with broader world-building and political intrigue, anchored...