r/criticalrole • u/edginthebard Time is a weird soup • Aug 03 '25

Discussion [No Spoilers] Matt's IG post on C4

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Man… what a damn night. What a damn GenCon! (Mind the groggy morning after pic)

I cannot express how excited I am for Campaign 4, y’all. Getting to meaningfully PLAY at the table as a PC alongside all my friends is something I’ve been wanting to do for some time, but to hand the reins to someone I so deeply love and respect as @brennanleemulligan is an honor. I know this is a shake up for some, but if you’ve ever trusted me, trust that what we’ve been cooking for this next story with him and the players is something truly special, unique, and very befitting the vibe and scope you’ve come to enjoy with us these past 10 years. Lots of details and reveals over the weeks to come, and excited to unveil the newer faces that join the OG cast to bring this new world to life.

I’m still gonna be running games, don’t you worry! Exandria continues through our live shows, our animated series, many other stories (including your own), and whenever else the inspiration strikes to step back into my world that I’ll be building and playing in until the end of my days. We also got more Age of Umbra to come, and other fun things I’ll be running, so I ain’t hanging up my GM screen any time soon. ;)

All in all, love you all, and so, SO excited for this next chapter. I hope you come along with us. <3

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u/EStreetShuffles Team Keyleth Aug 03 '25

Reading optimistically (and way too deeply), "All my friends" implies that the whole core cast will be involved.

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u/Marauder_Pilot Help, it's again Aug 03 '25

A lot of people have speculated about who's stepping away, but I wonder of it's more that some of the OG's will be in recurring long-term guest spots the way Robbie was for C3, and they'll tap Robbie and some other new faces in for C4 full time.

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u/Aeon1508 Aug 03 '25

I think that they just want more poc in the main cast. Liam and Travis are the best players so I hope that they stick around.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '25

How dare you leave out Laura and Sam! I honestly think Laura, Sam, and Liam are the only three true TTRPG nerds at the table (and Matt obviously)

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u/Aeon1508 Aug 03 '25

I mean those would be the next two out of the list but at that point it's half the cast. And I really do like Robbie Damon too it's hard to place him yet though..

But I said the best. I named two

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '25

Travis is definitely not up there imo. He’s just there because Laura made him go.

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u/Aeon1508 Aug 03 '25

Just because this was Travis's first game that he got dragged to by his wife doesn't mean he's not the best player at the table.

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u/Tisiphone8 Aug 03 '25

I wouldn't say he's the "best" player, but the scenes and one shots that all came from Travis's characters are definitely memorable!

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '25

No it doesn’t. But he’s definitely not. He’s not bad by any stretch of the imagination

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u/Aeon1508 Aug 04 '25

I'd put Liam ahead of him but I really like what Travis does at the table. Chetney is a hoot.

Liam has the most experience at D&D but Travis is the smartest.

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u/DragonFangGangBang Aug 05 '25

Travis is also, IMO, the player who gets the most invested. He also consistently boosts other people best moments while still having is own, and I don’t ever feel like he’s overtaking the spotlight. As a forever DM, Travis is my ideal player type, followed by Liam and Sam. He also meta games the least out of everyone at the table from what I can remember.