The World of Critical Role

The History Behind the Epic Fantasy

By: Liz Marsham, Cast of Critical Role, Critical Role

Narrated by: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Felicia Day

Dive deep into the history of the world’s most popular fantasy RPG livestream with the cast of Critical Role in this definitive guide.

From its unassuming beginnings as a casual home game between friends to the role-playing phenomenon it is today, Critical Role has become the stuff of legend. These pages chronicle how a circle of friends who all happen to be talented voice actors built the most-watched tabletop role-playing livestream of all time.

Discover richly written insights into the locations, characters, and adventures featured in the hundreds of episodes across Critical Role’s two campaigns, Vox Machina and the Mighty Nein. Go behind the scenes with exclusive interviews with Dungeon Master Matt Mercer and the entire Critical Role cast as they explore their characters’ most triumphant moments and darkest hours. And celebrate the massive community of Critters who support and expand the show’s world through a highlighted tour of the crafts, cosplay, and art they create every day.

Featuring a foreword from the cast and the inside story you won’t find anywhere else, this audiobook is your indispensable guide to Critical Role. The adventure begins!

Great for Critical Role fans

Beware spoilers for campaign 1 and 2. People who are not already fans of Critical Role, and the cast will not likely enjoy this book.

it's a world of its own

Loved listening to how the critical roll came together and all the things they have accomplished was a very interesting listen

This book is a treasure for any fan

Just picked up my copy (so to speak). Kinda sad the cast doesn't read any of it but Mary Elizabeth McGlynn knocks it out of the freaking park. You can tell this was a labor of love for all involved. If you, like me, prefer to listen instead of reading, I totally recommend it. I absolutely love good audio performances (the voice actor cast is what attracted me to critical role in the first place) and my ADHD has progressed to the point where it's extremely hard for me to sit down and read so I'm so freaking happy they made an audiobook of this and made a great production to boot!

P. S. Felicia Day wrote and narrates the forward. I'm eternally grateful to her for starting the critter ball rolling.

Happy this had an audibook

Fantastic! Just some pronunciation errors made by the narrator which was a little distracting.

a love letter

this book is a love letter between cast mates, friends, and the crit role community at large. its also a love letter to dnd. if you like dnd in any way you should check this out to see what the phenomenon of critical role is all about.