The New ‘Essential Function’ Trailer Ushers in Marketing campaign 4

Change is coming to Critical Role with its fourth main marketing campaign: a brand new setting, extra forged members, and Dimension 20‘s Brennan Lee Mulligan on the helm make issues extra completely different than they’ve been in a while for the decade-old Precise Play sequence.

Forward of Marketing campaign 4’s debut in three weeks, the primary actual trailer provides an thought of what to anticipate with this new dynamic. It largely consists of Mulligan narrating because the assembled gamers really play the sport—it’s Dungeons & Dragons once more, the go-to TTRPG for many Essential Function ventures.

Previous to this, we realized the Marketing campaign’s set on the planet Aramán, the place the gods have died and a person named Thjazi Fang has been marked for execution. Three teams of adventurers, the Troopers, Seekers, and Schemers, endeavor to seek out out what occurred to Fang and discover their now godless world.

Forged-wise, the desk contains Essential Function mainstays Laura Bailey as Thimble, Taliesin Jaffe as Bolaire Lathalia, Travis Willingham as Teor Pridesire, Marisha Ray as Murray Magazine’nesson, Liam O’Brien as Halandril Fang, Sam Riegel as Wicander Halovar, Ashley Johnson as Valeus, and Matt Mercer as Julian Davinos.

Recurring Function stars Robbie Daymond, Aabria Iyengar, and Luis Carazo play Kattigan Vale, Thaisha Lloy, and Azune Nayar, respectively; newer gamers Whitney Moore and Alexander Ward will painting Tyranny and Occtis Tachonis. The forged revealed their characters forward of the trailer in a prolonged thread beneath.

The precise three-team composition for this forged hasn’t been revealed, however the Marketing campaign has been likened to Free Marches and can see the teams rotate out every week, if not every episode. The celebrities have additionally teased the vibes of their particular person characters, which you’ll watch here.

WHOSE LEGENDS WILL BE WRITTEN IN ARAMÁN? ⚔️ 🧭 🪶 👀

Take a (respectful) first have a look at our gorgeous new #CriticalRole Marketing campaign 4 adventurers earlier than their story begins on the desk this OCTOBER 2ND!@willingblam is TEOR PRIDESIRE 🦁

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— Critical Role (@CriticalRole) September 15, 2025

Critical Role: Campaign 4 begins October 2.

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