Age Of Umbra Mini Series Announced By Critical Role

Critical Role’s next mini-series has been revealed. 

Entitled Age Of Umbra, this new series is described as: 

“Death lurks around every corner, but five characters of the small community of Desperloch must band together to fight for hope for their community, risking it all for those they love.”

This will be using the newly launched Daggerheart RPG, and it will be completely different to the Open Play Test one-shots, or even the Daggerheart Critmas Story one-shot from back in December.

As for where the game is taking place, the world is described as: 

“Lethal and foreboding, the world of the Halcyon Domain is a world abandoned by gods, where souls of the dead are cursed and reborn into twisted, nightmarish forms. A dark, ethereal mass known as the Umbra roams and holds these fiendish monstrosities, further corrupting anything it touches. But flickers of hope remain—Sacred Pyres keep the Umbra at bay, with small communities enduring and surviving through cooperation. Out in the beyond, whispers speak of ancient secrets and powers, wonders of a lost age, ready for discovery to those brave enough (or foolish enough) to seek them.” 

Now, before the show premieres on May 29th, Session 0 is dropping tonight. Players Sam Riegel, Marisha Ray, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham, and Ashley Johnson will work with DM Matt Mercer to create and prepare their characters for the series. 

The show will drop next Thursday on CR’s YouTube, Twitch, and on Beacon as well. The show will take a brief break on July 3rd, with the final episode airing on July 24th. VODs will be available on the Monday after each episode airs. The podcast version of the episodes will be available instantly to Beacon subscribers once the episode premieres. Everyone else will get access first with Part 1 on the Thursday after the premiere. Part 2 will drop the following Tuesday.