Critical Role Presents Age of Umbra May 29 | popgeeks.com

Critical Role trod new ground with their latest mini-saga, Threshold. Unlike all the other RPG-based stories they’ve weaved up, which tended to be adventure comedies, Threshold was CR’s first attempt at horror. They must have felt inspired enough to try it again: the next mini has been announced and it is also dark and dramatic.

Age of Umbra is what they call this eight-parter set in the Halcyon Domain, a world abandoned by gods and consumed by darkness. The series will follow five people from the isolated community of Desperloch, a place surrounded by bloodthirsty monsters and other nightmares. By the way, the mini also ties into Daggerheart, the upcoming TTRPG designed by Mercer and planned for release May 20, before this campaign starts.

The Halcyon Domain is a lethal, foreboding land where the souls of the dead are cursed to return as twisted, nightmarish forms. A dark, ethereal mass known as the Umbra roams and holds these fiendish monstrosities, further corrupting anything it touches. Sacred Pyres keep the corruption at bay, and small communities endure through cooperation. Out in the beyond, whispers speak of ancient secrets and powers, wonders of a lost age, ready for discovery to those brave enough (or foolish enough) to seek them.

Unlike the previous few minis, everyone’s back for this one: the main Critical Role team you know and love. Ashley Johnson, Laura Bailey, Liam O’Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham and Game Master Matther Mercer will play all the parts.

The series will be preceded by an “Episode Zero” where the CR team will develop their characters live, along with locations, adventure hooks, and narrative threads. If you wish not to spoil yourself, the actual story starts the following week, May 29 at 7 PM Pacific / 10 PM Eastern, at any place Critical Role traditionally broadcasts from: Twitch.tv/CriticalRole, YouTube.com/CriticalRole, and beacon.tv.