Critical Role Picks D&D for Campaign 4 — Brennan Lee Mulligan to Lead New Aramán, Daggerheart Still on the Way
Critical Role has announced that Campaign 4 will use Dungeons & Dragons, not the studio’s in-house system Daggerheart. The new Game Master will be Brennan Lee Mulligan, and the campaign’s setting is named Aramán.
- Campaign 4 will use Dungeons & Dragons, confirmed Aug. 21.
- Brennan Lee Mulligan is the Game Master and creator of the Aramán setting.
- The show will run on multiple tables and involve a larger player group.
- Critical Role says more Daggerheart content and partner actual plays are planned.
What was announced
On Aug. 21, Critical Role announced that Campaign 4 will be run by Brennan Lee Mulligan and will use Dungeons & Dragons rather than Daggerheart. The announcement also identified Mulligan as the creator of the new setting, Aramán. Producers stated the campaign will involve play across multiple tables and a larger-than-usual player group.
In addition, Critical Role’s founders said that more Age of Umbra and other Daggerheart content are planned, and that partners will run Daggerheart actual plays, including Dungeons & Dads and Legends of Avantris.
Key people and products involved
Brennan Lee Mulligan is joining Critical Role as Game Master for Campaign 4. Mulligan is known for his work with Dimension 20. Meanwhile, Critical Role has continued to develop Daggerheart through Darrington Press, and the game has already sold out in initial runs.
Separately, industry names Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford are reported to be working on a Daggerheart setting, according to announcements tied to the game’s rollout.
What Critical Role has said about Daggerheart
Critical Role’s team explicitly stated that more Daggerheart-related products and media are on the way. They also named partner groups that will run Daggerheart actual plays, indicating the game will continue to be supported across other shows and projects.
Takeaway
In short, Campaign 4 will use Dungeons & Dragons with Brennan Lee Mulligan as Game Master and the Aramán setting. At the same time, Critical Role continues to release and promote Daggerheart content through other channels and partner actual plays.
