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Two nerdy-ass podcasters sit around and talk about how we can learn from the greats, Critical Role! We hope you enjoy!

A show where two nerdy-ass podcasters, Josh and Dev, sit around and talk about Dungeons & Dragons and how to level up your skill in storytelling and roleplay by looking to the greats, the cast of Critical Role. We created this podcast because we would have these conversation about what we could learn from the cast of Critical Role and we had so much fun talking about it, that we felt Critters and non-Critters alike would appreciate and learn from them.

23/07/2024

Have you ever watched Critical
Role and wondered how you can be more like them at
your own games? We have a great resource for you!

Critical Role Models is a fan-created podcast teaching
you how you can level up your storytelling and role play
skills by learning from the greats, the cast of Critical
Role! We wrapped up our first season last month and
have all sorts of topics for you to explore from
character creation and arcs to intra-party conflict and
betrayal. There's something for everyone! Make sure to
follow us on IG at criticalrolemodelspodcast for more
content and updates on Season 2.

Legal says to say this: This is unofficial fan content and
is not approved or endorsed in any way by Critical
Role.

18/07/2024

It's Thursday night!! Who's excited for a new episode of Critical Role? Part 2 of Downfall with .

11/07/2024

Have you ever watched Critical Role and wondered how you can be more like them at your own games? We have a great resource for you!

Critical Role Models is a fan-created podcast teaching you how you can level up your storytelling and role play skills by learning from the greats, the cast of Critical Role! We wrapped up our first season last month and have all sorts of topics for you to explore from character creation and arcs to inter-party conflict and betrayal. There's something for everyone! Make sure to follow us on IG at criticalrolemodelspodcast for more content and updates on Season 2.

Legal says to say this: This is unofficial fan content and is not approved or endorsed in any way by Critical Role.

09/07/2024

We love you, Sam! So glad you're okay. 🫂 We missed you, !

If you missed it, Sam explained in a recording on Facebook why he's been out for the past several months and that it was due to cancer caused by HPV. Please, everyone, get vaccinated and be proactive about your health. It was because Sam noticed something off about his taste that he was able to get ahead of this. We wish him the smoothest recovery and look forward to seeing him in upcoming Critical Role content!

03/07/2024

Use drugs - I mean, Critical Role - responsibly. 😂

28/06/2024

Normally a new episode would release today, but we just wrapped season 1. Parting is such sweet sorrow! 😭
We had a great first season! Here are a few of the things were most proud of:
🎼Music created by our friend Sarah Vinci ()
🎨Podcast and guest art created by Amy Santana ()
🎙️We recorded 18 episodes and released them biweekly!
👥Two guests joined us for a total of 7 episodes - Scott Mayfield (.studio) and Ryan McLaughlin ()
📝Over 100 posts on IG.
🎧Over 1500 total plays of our podcast.
🍻New friends made everyday!

Thank you, everyone, for your support! As we get ready for the next season, we'll post updates and some new content here on IG. Let us know what more you'd like to see from us or which topics you'd be interested in us covering next season. 🥳

26/06/2024

What's your favorite teambuilding and trust building moment with Critical Role?

Our Season 1 Finale on Repair & Teamwork is out now! We cover examples from all three Critical Role campaigns up to episode 81⚠️. Check it out wherever you get podcasts or follow the link in our bio. 🔗

21/06/2024

"What the f**k is up with that?" is a questioning-game that Ashton (played by Taliesin Jaffe ) came up with as a way to ask the hard questions. This is a great activity to incorporate in your own games if you want to bring more vulnerability and bonding. Have you tried it yet? We have!

Our Season 1 Finale on Repair & Teamwork is out now! We cover examples from all three Critical Role campaigns up to episode 81⚠️. Check it out wherever you get podcasts or follow the link in our bio. 🔗

19/06/2024

D&D can really teach us valuable skills in teamwork. In this clip, Josh talks a little about how this relates to his professional job.

Our Season 1 Finale on Repair & Teamwork is out now! We cover examples from all three Critical Role campaigns up to episode 81⚠️. Check it out wherever you get podcasts or follow the link in our bio. 🔗

14/06/2024

And my last spell slot! What's your favorite reaction for helping out a party member during combat?
Counterspell is a pretty clutch spell to have in your back pocket as we see with Caleb in Campaign 2! (Played by Liam O'Brien, Critical Role)

Our Season 1 Finale on Repair & Teamwork is out now! We cover examples from all three Critical Role campaigns up to episode 81⚠️. Check it out wherever you get podcasts or follow the link in our bio. 🔗

12/06/2024

Every main PC in Campaign 3 has the potential to betray the party...don't you agree?
Our latest episode on Betrayal goes over main PC and guest PC examples of betrayal from Campaign 3. Spoilers for up to episode 81⚠️. Check it out wherever you get podcasts or follow the link in our bio. 🔗

07/06/2024

The worst betrayals are the ones that are closer to home...🎲

Our latest episode on Betrayal goes over main PC and guest PC examples of betrayal from Campaign 3. Spoilers for up to episode 81⚠️. Check it out wherever you get podcasts or follow the link in our bio. 🔗

Meme credit: acethelibrarian on reddit.

04/06/2024

The reveal is the best part of the betrayal! Have you ever betrayed your own party? Were you a shapeshifter? 😈

Our latest episode on Betrayal goes over main PC and guest PC examples of betrayal from Campaign 3. Spoilers for up to episode 81 ⚠️. Check it out wherever you get podcasts or follow the link in our bio. 🔗

30/05/2024

Wanna spice things up by bringing a little betrayal into your games? 😈 Best to turn to the greats: Critical Role!
Playing a warlock with a patron who constantly tests their loyalty is one way to go about it! We see this happen to Travis Willingham's character, Fjord, in Campaign 2 🐉and to Marisha Ray's character, Laudna in Campaign 3 🧟‍♀️.

Our latest episode on Betrayal goes over main PC and guest PC examples of betrayal from Campaign 3. Spoilers for up to episode 81 ⚠️. Check it out wherever you get podcasts or follow the link in our bio. 🔗

Feel free to use our meme, Maya!

28/05/2024

How do you sense when conflict is brewing at your table? It could first appear in how the players start reacting out of character like rolling their eyes to something happening in the scene. 🙄

This is the first part in our Player Character Conflict & Resolution series out now on
Critical Role Models wherever you get your podcasts!🎙️
⚠️We spoil up to episode 78 of Campaign 3.

23/05/2024

Time and time again we see artifacts bring conflict to the table in Critical Role: Grog and Percy with the skull; Beau and Caleb with the bowl, and Ashton with the shard. What other stories have powerful artifacts at the center of the conflict?

This is the first part in our Player Character Conflict & Resolution series out now on
Critical Role Models wherever you get your podcasts!🎙️
⚠️We spoil up to episode 78 of Campaign 3.

21/05/2024

Should the DM intervene when intra-party conflict happens? In this clip, we talk about what Matt has said about not intervening. 🤷‍♂️🙎‍♀️

This is the first part in our Player Character Conflict & Resolution series out now on
Critical Role Models wherever you get your podcasts!🎙️
⚠️We spoil up to episode 78 of Campaign 3.

16/05/2024

Much like Travis pushing the red button, intra-party conflict can also make a big mess and be difficult to clean up. 😂

The first part of three in our Player Character Conflict and Resolution series is out now on Critical Role Models wherever you get your podcasts!🎙️

⚠️We spoil up to episode 78 of Campaign 3.

Image credit: acebender on tumblr.

14/05/2024

Which is your favorite deity relationship from Critical Role?

Over the course of our 3-episode series on Religion and Deities we use examples from each campaign to talk about the characters' relationships with their deities and how they each express their faith.

"Or Not to God?" is out now on Critical Role Models wherever you get your podcasts! This is the last part in our Religion and Deities series with Ryan McLaughlin from D&D for the Deconstructed () 🎙️
⚠️We spoil up to episode 65 of Campaign 3.

10/05/2024

Which god would you or your character follow from the Critical Role/Exandria Pantheon? 😇🏛️

This clip is from our Blanking with Critical Role segment and we all agreed that the Wild Mother would be our first choice especially after seeing the journey Fjord went on in Campaign 2. 🌎🤗

We also debut a new sound intro for the segment...what do you think??

This is the last part in our Religion and Deities series with Ryan McLaughlin from D&D for the Deconstructed () "Or Not to God?" is out now on Critical Role Models wherever you get your podcasts!🎙️

⚠️We spoil up to episode 65 of Campaign 3.

08/05/2024

In Campaign 3, FCG is figuring out what faith means to them and seems to be the character with the most faith out of the entire party. We discuss our opinions on how the party decided to go to the moon and FCG's flipping a coin as a display of faith. 🤖🪙

This is the last part in our Religion and Deities series with Ryan McLaughlin from D&D for the Deconstructed ()"Or Not to God?" is out now on Critical Role Models wherever you get your podcasts!🎙️

⚠️We spoil up to episode 65 of Campaign 3.

06/05/2024

Apologies to all our Critters for our last episode when we improperly said Uk'otoa...Uk'otoa...Uk'otoa. 🐉🌊

This is the last part in our Religion and Deities series with Ryan McLaughlin from D&D for the Deconstructed ()"Or Not to God?" is out now on Critical Role Models wherever you get your podcasts!🎙️

⚠️We spoil up to episode 65 of Campaign 3.

02/05/2024

What do you think Bells Hells should do when the time comes? 🔴

Our latest episode of Critical Role Models (out now) focuses on a world without gods using examples from Critical Role's current campaign. We spoil up to episode 65 of Campaign 3. This is the last part in our Religion and Deities series with Ryan McLaughlin from D&D for the Deconstructed ()🎙️

30/04/2024

"D&D gives us the opportunity to test things out and make sense of things in ways that are far more difficult when our egos are in the way."
Worldbuilding can help us grapple those beliefs and Matt Mercer () can be seen as a role model for this and in the campaigns he runs.

Players can also do this with their characters.

Ryan McLaughlin from D&D for the Deconstructed () joins us for Part 1, "To God...?" The second episode in a three-part series on Religion & Deities from Critical Role Models podcast. 🎙️

25/04/2024

Have you ever played a character whose beliefs contrasted with your own? We chat about how Taliesin Jaffe () did this with Caduceus from Campaign 2.

What are some of your favorite Cad moments or lines?

Ryan McLaughlin from D&D for the Deconstructed () is back for
Part 1, "To God...?" The second episode in a three-part series on Religion & Deities from Critical Role Models podcast. 🎙️

23/04/2024

Do you include deities in your trrpgs? In this clip, our guest guest Ryan McLaughlin from D&D for the Deconstructed () shares why one might want to include gods in their stories.

Part 1, "To God...?" is out now wherever you get your podcasts. The second episode in a three-part series on Religion & Deities from Critical Role Models podcast. 🎙️

19/04/2024

To God...or Not to God? That is the question...
..which we cover in our next two episodes with special guest Ryan McLaughlin from D&D for the Deconstructed ). Part 1, "To God...?" is out now wherever you get your podcasts. We focus on characters from C2 and their relationships with deities.

The second episode in a three-part series on Religion & Deities from Critical Role Models podcast. 🎙️

17/04/2024

D&D can provide a safe place of us to be able to use our characters to process grief, and we see Liam do that as Vax from C1. Like or comment if you can relate to doing that at your own table. 😢

Our episode on Therapeutic D&D with guest star Ryan McLaughlin from D&D for the Deconstructed () is out now wherever you get your podcasts. This is the first episode in a three-part series on Religion & Deities 🎙️

12/04/2024

Have you ever created a character to process stuff going on in your life or one where you accidentally incorporated your shadow? 🌗

Our episode on Therapeutic D&D with guest star Ryan McLaughlin from D&D for the Deconstructed () is out now wherever you get your podcasts. This is the first episode in a three-part series on Religion & Deities 🎙️

11/04/2024

Did you know there's a genderbent version of Curse of Strahd? It's by Beth the Bard (), and it's the campaign that was chosen for the actual play podcast, D&D for the Deconstructed. ()

Listen to the clip to catch that Freudian slip (this one's for you 😉)

Our episode on Therapeutic D&D with guest star Ryan McLaughlin is out now wherever you get your podcasts. This is the first episode in a three-part series on Religion & Deities 🎙️

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Normally a new episode would release today, but we just wrapped season 1. Parting is such sweet sorrow! 😭 We had a great first season! Here are a few of the things were most proud of: 🎼Music created by our friend Sarah Vinci (@sarahisli) 🎨Podcast and guest art created by Amy Santana (@pastripink) 🎙️We recorded 18 episodes and released them biweekly! 👥Two guests joined us for a total of 7 episodes - Scott Mayfield (@skawtsalot.studio) and Ryan McLaughlin (@rgmclaughlin12) 📝Over 100 posts on IG. 🎧Over 1500 total plays of our podcast. 🍻New friends made everyday! Thank you, everyone, for your support! As we get ready for the next season, we'll post updates and some new content here on IG. Let us know what more you'd like to see from us or which topics you'd be interested in us covering next season. 🥳

"What the f**k is up with that?" is a questioning-game that Ashton (played by Taliesin Jaffe @executivegoth) came up with as a way to ask the hard questions. This is a great activity to incorporate in your own games if you want to bring more vulnerability and bonding. Have you tried it yet? We have! Our Season 1 Finale on Repair & Teamwork is out now! We cover examples from all three Critical Role campaigns up to episode 81⚠️. Check it out wherever you get podcasts or follow the link in our bio. 🔗 #dungeonsanddragons #criticalrole #dnd5e #ttrpg #teambuilding

D&D can really teach us valuable skills in teamwork. In this clip, Josh talks a little about how this relates to his professional job. Our Season 1 Finale on Repair & Teamwork is out now! We cover examples from all three Critical Role campaigns up to episode 81⚠️. Check it out wherever you get podcasts or follow the link in our bio. 🔗 #dungeonsanddragons #criticalrole #dnd5e #ttrpg #teambuilding

The reveal is the best part of the betrayal! Have you ever betrayed your own party? Were you a shapeshifter? 😈 Our latest episode on Betrayal goes over main PC and guest PC examples of betrayal from Campaign 3. Spoilers for up to episode 81 ⚠️. Check it out wherever you get podcasts or follow the link in our bio. 🔗 #dungeonsanddragons #criticalrole #dnd5e #ttrpg #betrayal

How do you sense when conflict is brewing at your table? It could first appear in how the players start reacting out of character like rolling their eyes to something happening in the scene. 🙄 This is the first part in our Player Character Conflict & Resolution series out now on Critical Role Models wherever you get your podcasts!🎙️ ⚠️We spoil up to episode 78 of Campaign 3. #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #criticalrole #TTRPG #conflictmanagement

Time and time again we see artifacts bring conflict to the table in Critical Role: Grog and Percy with the skull; Beau and Caleb with the bowl, and Ashton with the shard. What other stories have powerful artifacts at the center of the conflict? This is the first part in our Player Character Conflict & Resolution series out now on Critical Role Models wherever you get your podcasts!🎙️ ⚠️We spoil up to episode 78 of Campaign 3. #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #criticalrole #TTRPG #conflictmanagement

Should the DM intervene when intra-party conflict happens? In this clip, we talk about what Matt has said about not intervening. @matthewmercervo 🤷‍♂️🙎‍♀️ This is the first part in our Player Character Conflict & Resolution series out now on Critical Role Models wherever you get your podcasts!🎙️ ⚠️We spoil up to episode 78 of Campaign 3. #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #criticalrole #TTRPG #conflictmanagement

Which god would you or your character follow from the Critical Role/Exandria Pantheon? 😇🏛️ This clip is from our Blanking with Critical Role segment and we all agreed that the Wild Mother would be our first choice especially after seeing the journey Fjord went on in Campaign 2. 🌎🤗 We also debut a new sound intro for the segment...what do you think?? This is the last part in our Religion and Deities series with Ryan McLaughlin from D&D for the Deconstructed (@forthedeconstructed) "Or Not to God?" is out now on Critical Role Models wherever you get your podcasts!🎙️ ⚠️We spoil up to episode 65 of Campaign 3. #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #criticalrole #TTRPG #wildmother

In Campaign 3, FCG is figuring out what faith means to them and seems to be the character with the most faith out of the entire party. We discuss our opinions on how the party decided to go to the moon and FCG's flipping a coin as a display of faith. 🤖🪙 This is the last part in our Religion and Deities series with Ryan McLaughlin from D&D for the Deconstructed (@forthedeconstructed)"Or Not to God?" is out now on Critical Role Models wherever you get your podcasts!🎙️ ⚠️We spoil up to episode 65 of Campaign 3. #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #criticalrole #TTRPG #FCG #freshcutgrass

Apologies to all our Critters for our last episode when we improperly said Uk'otoa...Uk'otoa...Uk'otoa. 🐉🌊 This is the last part in our Religion and Deities series with Ryan McLaughlin from D&D for the Deconstructed (@forthedeconstructed)"Or Not to God?" is out now on Critical Role Models wherever you get your podcasts!🎙️ ⚠️We spoil up to episode 65 of Campaign 3. #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #criticalrole #TTRPG #mattmercer #ukotoa

"D&D gives us the opportunity to test things out and make sense of things in ways that are far more difficult when our egos are in the way." Worldbuilding can help us grapple those beliefs and Matt Mercer (@matthewmercervo) can be seen as a role model for this and in the campaigns he runs. Players can also do this with their characters. Ryan McLaughlin from D&D for the Deconstructed (@forthedeconstructed) joins us for Part 1, "To God...?" The second episode in a three-part series on Religion & Deities from Critical Role Models podcast. 🎙️ #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #criticalrole #TTRPG #worldbuilding #mattmercer

Have you ever played a character whose beliefs contrasted with your own? We chat about how Taliesin Jaffe (@executivegoth) did this with Caduceus from Campaign 2. What are some of your favorite Cad moments or lines? Ryan McLaughlin from D&D for the Deconstructed (@forthedeconstructed) is back for Part 1, "To God...?" The second episode in a three-part series on Religion & Deities from Critical Role Models podcast. 🎙️ #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #criticalrole #TTRPG #deities #caduceusclay

Do you include deities in your trrpgs? In this clip, our guest guest Ryan McLaughlin from D&D for the Deconstructed (@forthedeconstructed) shares why one might want to include gods in their stories. Part 1, "To God...?" is out now wherever you get your podcasts. The second episode in a three-part series on Religion & Deities from Critical Role Models podcast. 🎙️ #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #criticalrole #TTRPG #deities

D&D can provide a safe place of us to be able to use our characters to process grief, and we see Liam do that as Vax from C1. Like or comment if you can relate to doing that at your own table. 😢 Our episode on Therapeutic D&D with guest star Ryan McLaughlin from D&D for the Deconstructed (@forthedeconstructed) is out now wherever you get your podcasts. This is the first episode in a three-part series on Religion & Deities 🎙️ #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #criticalrole #Grief #TTRPG #voxmachina

Have you ever created a character to process stuff going on in your life or one where you accidentally incorporated your shadow? 🌗 Our episode on Therapeutic D&D with guest star Ryan McLaughlin from D&D for the Deconstructed (@forthedeconstructed) is out now wherever you get your podcasts. This is the first episode in a three-part series on Religion & Deities 🎙️ #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #criticalrole #shadowwork #TTRPG

Did you know there's a genderbent version of Curse of Strahd? It's by Beth the Bard (@itsbeththebard), and it's the campaign that was chosen for the actual play podcast, D&D for the Deconstructed. (@forthedeconstructed) Listen to the clip to catch that Freudian slip (this one's for you @aliciafigliuolo 😉) Our episode on Therapeutic D&D with guest star Ryan McLaughlin is out now wherever you get your podcasts. This is the first episode in a three-part series on Religion & Deities 🎙️ #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #criticalrole #CurseofStrahd #TTRPG

"I think about psychology and creativity a lot and how the two intersect and how you can heal through being creative." Have you experienced this in your own games? 🤔 Our episode on Therapeutic D&D with guest star Ryan McLaughlin from the popular podcast, D&D for the Deconstructed, is out now wherever you get your podcasts. 🎙️ (@forthedeconstructed For the Deconstructed @geektherapeutics Geek Therapeutics) #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #criticalrole #geektherapy #TTRPG

Anyone remember that infamous scene of Grog pretending to go to the bathroom so he could chat with Craven Edge? ⚔️ 🚽💩 Homebrewing magical items can increase player engagement and add to the story and character arc, which is what we see happen with Grog in C1. Part 2 on Homebrew with guest star Scott Mayfield (@skawtsalot.studio) is out now wherever you get your podcasts. 🎙️ #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #criticalrole #mattmercer #homebrewing #TTRPG

DMs: What are ways you make your players feel like the hero? 🦸 PLAYERS: What are ways your DM makes you fee like the hero? 🦸 Part 2 on Homebrew with guest star Scott Mayfield (@skawtsalot.studio) is out now wherever you get your podcasts. 🎙️ #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #criticalrole #mattmercer #homebrewing #roleplaying #TTRPG

Which of Matt's tips for homebrew monstahs do you like the most? 🐉 Part 2 on Homebrew with guest star Scott Mayfield (@skawtsalot.studio) is out now wherever you get your podcasts. 🎙️ #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #criticalrole #mattmercer #homebrewing #roleplaying #TTRPG

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