Ugh…that trailer has lowered my anticipation for the new campaign, significantly. I did not particularly enjoy BLM’s last time DMing CR precisely because the story was dark and apocalyptic. Same with Age of Umbra.
Remember when Critical Role used to be fun? A bunch of friends hanging out, laughing, joking, often being a bit smutty, occasionally eating snacks? For me, that was peak CR.
If the trailer is representative of the typical tone – dark, with occasionaly moments of levity, rather than light, with occasional moments of darkness – then this might be the campaign where I just give up and find something less depressing to listen to while I paint.
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