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Critical Role & Sagas of Sundry

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Welcome to Geek & Sundry’s hub for all things RPG! Each week, our collection of deeply nerdy storytellers take you on epic journeys across the multiverse in our critically acclaimed actual play podcasts that use tabletop role-playing games to tell ever-evolving, improvised stories, including the complete collection of Critical Role’s Campaign 1. Current Season: Ten Candles: Eclipse 40 players, one game master, zero survivors. Welcome to Ten Candles: Eclipse, a captivating series based on a game of tragic horror. Join storyteller Ivan Van Norman and a rotating cast of doomed souls as they rage, rage against the dyling of the light. And then get prepared to meet some of the coolest people from around the gaming world in Quests N’ Answers, our deep dive interview series! Craving even more adventures? Past seasons include: Critical Role Campaign 1 | Vox Machina (C1E1-C115): A band of eight unlikely heroes, find themselves on a quest to save the realm of Exandria from dark magical forces in this epic saga starring Matthew Mercer, Travis Willingham, Laura Bailey, Liam O’Brien, Ashley Johnson, Marisha Ray, and Sam Riegel. The show that inspired Prime Video’s The Legend of Vox Machina animated series. Critical Role Campaign 2 | Mighty Nein (C2E1-C2E19): Set 20 years after the events of Campaign One, a group of seven adventurers coalesce on the continent of Wildemount where they discover ancient evils, sinister plots, and far more than they bargained for. Experience the rest of the story on CriticalRole.com. Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode: Three monstrous minions find themselves in charge for once when the evil necromancer they serve mysteriously disappears. Will they remain in the dungeon or venture into the light to tell their own tale? Find out on Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode with gamemaster Amy Vorpahl and cast members Jason Nguyen, Danielle Radford, and Dan Casey. Relics & Rarities: Created by Deborah Ann Woll (Daredevil, True Blood), this bold episodic fantasy story transports you to a world of magic, murder, and monsters. In a story guided by Woll, using Dungeons & Dragons as a core narrative mechanic, a crew of bold players embark on a quest to stop an unholy prophecy from coming to fruition. Special guests include Matthew Lillard, Kevin Smith, Charlie Cox, and more. Plus, we have a plethora of one-shot adventures under our CelebriD&D banner, with guest stars like Vin Diesel, Joe Manganiello, and many more! Video versions and more information available on https://www.geekandsundry.com

Chart trend

Position in the Games chart (US), last 90 days.

#3
all-time peak
63
days in the top 3 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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Daggerheart: Hope & Fear Expansion Explained w/ Spenser Starke & Rowan Hall

The first formal expansion for Daggerheart is finally here and it is massive! To take you deeper inside Daggerheart's first expansion, Dan Casey say down with lead design

Aug 31
1 h 00 min

Episode 3: Aloft | Overlight: Fractured Paradox

Before the party can depart for Zenith, they must make it off of Banyan in one piece. A motley crew of Skyborn explorers encounter strange occurrences in their fractured

Aug 31
2 h 42 min

Episode 2: Bondmates | Overlight: Fractured Paradox

Fennel, Mat, Udos, and Thokmay discover what's at the end of the tunnel. A motley crew of Skyborn explorers encounter strange occurrences in their fractured, floating wo

Aug 24
2 h 47 min

Episode 1: A Light in the Woods | Overlight: Fractured Paradox

A motley crew of Skyborn explorers encounter strange occurrences in their fractured, floating world. Using the Overlight RPG system, this kaleidoscopic fantasy crosses th

Aug 17
2 h 44 min

Episode 12: In the Shadow of Lewis and Clark | We're Alive: Frontier | Season 1

At the government building in Osage, every choice the survivors have made culminates in this moment. Based on the hit We’re Alive podcast, Ivan Van Norman leads a game o

Aug 10
56 min

Episode 11: Return to Osage | We're Alive: Frontier | Season 1

The Survivors infiltrate the depths of Osage, where they explore the inner workings of the city. Based on the hit We’re Alive podcast, Ivan Van Norman leads a game of su

Aug 3
1 h 20 min

Episode 10: The Outcast | We're Alive: Frontier | Season 1

With Osage behind them, the survivors explore the northern side of the Missouri and face a dire decision. Based on the hit We’re Alive podcast, Ivan Van Norman leads a g

Jul 27
1 h 19 min

Episode 9: Osage | We're Alive: Frontier | Season 1

Dangerous inhabitants in the ruins of Jefferson City derail the survivors' plans. Based on the hit We’re Alive podcast, Ivan Van Norman leads a game of survival for a gr

Jul 20
1 h 03 min

How Comics Changed Erika Ishii & Brennan Lee Mulligan’s Lives | Worlds Beyond Number

Worlds Beyond Number is transcending the world of audio to come to a friendly neighborhood comic book store near you. Worlds Beyond Number's Erika Ishii and Brennan Lee M

Jul 14
39 min

Episode 8: The Toll | We're Alive: Frontier | Season 1

The survivors receive a grim offer in return for safe passage on the railway. Based on the hit We’re Alive podcast, Ivan Van Norman leads a game of survival for a group

Jul 13
50 min

Episode 7: The Damned | We're Alive: Frontier | Season 1

With the waters rising around New Haven, the survivors only have one shot to save the town. Based on the hit We’re Alive podcast, Ivan Van Norman leads a game of surviva

Jul 6
1 h 09 min

Quests N’ Answers: The Adventure Zone w/ The McElroy Family

The Adventure Zone: Balance is coming to an end all over again! The Adventure Zone: Story and Song is the final volume of the graphic novel adaptation of the critically a

Jun 30
46 min

Episode 6: Into the Mines | We're Alive: Frontier | Season 1

In order to fulfill their agreement with New Haven, the survivors venture off the rail line and into the mountains. Based on the hit We’re Alive podcast, Ivan Van Norman

Jun 29
1 h 20 min

Episode 5: New Haven | We're Alive: Frontier | Season 1

The survivors encounter a stranger with an unknown past on the way to the Livingston community. Based on the hit We’re Alive podcast, Ivan Van Norman leads a game of sur

Jun 22
1 h 34 min

Episode 4: Along the River | We're Alive: Frontier | Season 1

Our survivors face a difficult choice, as the rail driver continues its journey to an abandoned town outside of Eureka. Based on the hit We’re Alive podcast, Ivan Van No

Jun 15
59 min

Episode 3: Eureka | We're Alive: Frontier | Season 1

Departing from Archtown, the band of survivors take a reprieve to gather supplies outside of the township Eureka, stumbling upon something unusual. Based on the hit We’r

Jun 8
1 h 26 min

One Night Only | Sagas of Sundry: Madness

Sit down with us as the cast and creators of Madness have a discussion around the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 1
2 h 08 min

Episode 2: On the Rails | We're Alive: Frontier | Season 1

Our band of survivors find themselves in a desperate situation while acquiring the necessary supplies for the trek ahead. Based on the hit We’re Alive podcast, Ivan Van

Jun 1
1 h 30 min

Episode 1: A Chance Meeting | We're Alive: Frontier | Season 1

In the year 2026, seventeen years after The Outbreak, a band of survivors meet at the edge of the Mississippi line to embark on a journey into the infected Midwest. Base

May 25
1 h 22 min

Chapter Eight: The Horsemen | Sagas of Sundry: Madness

The tenants have one last task they must complete. This is why they were brought together. But will everyone survive what awaits them? Learn more about your ad choices. V

May 18
48 min

Chart positions

Where Critical Role & Sagas of Sundry ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 2, 2026).

#10 ▼ 1 Games US
#45 ▲ 4 Leisure US

What listeners say

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I am not usually a horror person, but I was entranced and enthralled as I listened to these two horrifying episodes as a break from the actual hellscape in which we are currently living. Thank you for the escape and the voice of the DM will live in my dreams.

Meledy · Apr 2025

Critical Role is the live-play DnD show that breathed new life into an entire genre of tabletop gaming. Is it true that early on some of the technical aspects were less than stellar? Yes, but folks here may forget or not know that initially these folks all played on a set for a live Twitch stream back before Twitch streaming was what it has become today. This was a hobby and a side hustle for a group of professional voice actors, but it rapidly became the reason that thousands (millions?) of people who’d never played DnD or any TTRPG were suddenly enthralled with it. Speaking for myself, I’d been a video game RPG fan in my youth (Final Fantasy FTW) but adulthood, marriage, and kids steadily robbed me of all my hobbies. Then I discovered CR on YouTube just before the pandemic. I don’t like to give too much credit to mere mortals, but Vox Machina became a companion to my long, miserable days stuck at a computer “teaching”. When I literally saw not another face all day long, I would see these doofuses and giggle along with their hijinks and thrill to their victories. For those who wonder about why the podcast cuts off suddenly after the start of campaign 2, CR had been distributing through a network named Geek & Sundry, but they started their own Critical Role Podcast Network and that’s where all their stuff has posted since then. In the meantime I believe Geek & Sundry was bought out by Realm, and they seem to be the ones who choose to put ads at the points of greatest tension in the gameplay. I’ve listened to other Realm podcasts and it’s the same way with them, too. But, if that annoys you, that’s the point, because that’s when you’re most likely to be paying attention. Don’t hate the player, hate the game. As for the sometimes repeated audio snippets, that’s a glitch on Realm’s end, which may have come from compressing the files, or their distribution software, or who knows what. I do know that the YouTube videos playback seamlessly, so you can always see them that way. And these ads are certainly less annoying that the constant barrage of Raid Shadow Legends advertising I got in 2019. Sheesh. So, to the ragamuffin band of adventurers that Matt Mercer himself later called “slapdicks”, three cheers and a huzzah!

ch3mboi · May 2024

If you are a fan of D&D, or at least a little bit interested in the game. This is a great podcast to listen to! The comedy is great (Altough, the podcast IS explicit-even though the rating says otherwise) and it has actors you may know from games or movies (Matt Mercer voices Cassidy from Over Watch!), the fights are often fast paced, although the boss fights are usually much longer. The players also play characters that are surprisingly fleshed out (Atleast compared to other podcast I’ve seen), and the roleplaying aspect is amazing-They are voice actors, after all. ALSO, this podcast if from when they were part of Geek and Sundry, but then they went independent. If you want to see the other show, just look up the normal critical roll channel. Happy listening!

NotGriims · Aug 2023

Getting into this in 2023. Why did I wait so long to give this a go? It has everything you could ever ask for. Adventure, comedy, action, mystery, emotion. Mercer and cast do an absolutely fantastic job of bringing the characters and world to life.

Turtleshrugged · Jul 2023

Only place I can listen to the first 19 episodes of c2 of critical role, ads used to be manageable but are now randomly scattered through the episode and there are way more than there used to be. Usually I wouldn’t complain and just deal with the ads but the random placement interrupted the flow of the episode.

Fudge fries · Apr 2025

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