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Critical Role pairs courtly revels with a sleepytime anthology

The Long Rest premieres October 18, alongside announcements covering a 2027 tour, games and new programming.

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A Heavy Crown | Critical Role | Campaign 4, Episode 38

An evening with King Gus gave Critical Role plenty to work with: questionable elven dancing, a dwarven drinking song and an undead fox worth showing off. Around that Campaign 4 gathering, the channel also found room to announce what happens beyond the table.

"A Heavy Crown | Critical Role | Campaign 4, Episode 38" was the most-watched of nine new uploads, reaching roughly 352,000 views. The Seekers spend the evening in Sloak making an impression on the Timmonish court. In the comments, viewers contrast their social outing with the Schemers' troubles, while Ashley Johnson's interest in the hounds and a veiled elf choosing canine company over conversation supply smaller talking points.

The episode's offshoots have their own life. "Elven Dancing | Campaign 4" puts Vaelus's unsuccessful performance check in the spotlight, while "Dwarven Song | Campaign 4" gives Game Master Brennan Lee Mulligan the drinking-song duties. The busiest upload right now is "Show n' Tell | Campaign 4," featuring Alexander Ward's Occtis Tachonis introducing his undead fox familiar.

Away from court, Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray and Travis Willingham delivered "State of the Role: New Shows, Video Games, Live Events, and More!" Its subjects include Reign of the Weredragon, ROCKBEASTS, new music and next year's live shows. A separate tour announcement accompanied it.

Subscribers held steady, but daily viewing is substantially above the channel's usual level. And amid all that activity comes a deliberately gentler project: the promotional upload for The Long Rest introduces a sleepytime podcast anthology, with short stories drawn from Critical Role's worlds, premiering on Beacon on October 18.

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What viewers say

Schemers: OH NO, IT'S THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR ACTIONS. D: D: D:
Seekers: Oh hey, it's the consequences of our actions! :D :D :D
@TheKokorolessSee it on YouTube
Ashley wanting to pet the dogs so bad, and Brennan even made a mini game for playing with hounds, that's so cute!
@Randi_Y_131See it on YouTube
I love that the mysterious veiled elf is the one who goes to the party and just sits on the floor with the dog instead of socializing. ❤️
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Occtis AND King Gus totally zoneing out during "nobility conversations" was SUCH a funny yet intrigueing scene
@likecat7886See it on YouTube
Robbie's cackle after "I'm not as drunk as you think I am" really got me
@JeraWizardSee it on YouTube
the genre whiplash from last episode to this one threatens to break my neck
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