Promotional photo of the Critical Role cast for the launch of Campaign 2.
Campaign 2 is the second campaign of Critical Role. It takes place beginning in Sydenstar,[1] 835 P.D.[2], approximately twenty years after the adventures of Vox Machina. The returning cast plays all-new characters (with the exception of Laura Bailey's character, Jester, who previously appeared in two one-shot adventures) and features the continent of Wildemount as its primary setting. In the eighth episode, the adventuring party adopted the name "The Mighty Nein".[3]
The Cast
| Actor | Character | Race | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Bailey | Jester Lavorre | Tiefling | Cleric (Trickery Domain) |
| Taliesin Jaffe | Mollymauk "Molly" Tealeaf | Tiefling (Devil's Tongue) | Blood Hunter (Order of the Ghostslayer) |
| Caduceus Clay | Firbolg | Cleric (Grave Domain) | |
| Ashley Johnson | Yasha Nydoorin | Aasimar (Fallen) | Barbarian (Path of the Zealot) |
| Matthew Mercer | The Dungeon Master | ||
| Liam O'Brien | Caleb Widogast | Human (Variant) | Wizard (School of Transmutation) |
| Marisha Ray | Beauregard "Beau" Lionett | Human (Variant) | Monk (Way of the Cobalt Soul) |
| Sam Riegel | Nott the Brave | Goblin | Rogue (Arcane Trickster) |
| Veth Brenatto | Halfling (Lightfoot) | ||
| Travis Willingham | Fjord | Half-Orc | Warlock (Hexblade; Pact of the Blade), Paladin |
Chapter Summaries
→ Main article: The Adventures of the Mighty Nein
| Chapter | Title | First episode | Last episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapter 9 | "A New Beginning" | 9x01 | 9x12 |
| The new party members first meet in the sleepy town of Trostenwald, but they quickly become involved in an investigation after a zombie attacks the recently arrived traveling carnival... | |||
| Chapter 10 | "A Gentleman's Agreement" | 10x01 | 10x13 |
| The party comes together as a group in the aftermath of the twin attacks on Dayana Prucine and the Zauberspire, exploring the underbelly of Zadash... | |||
| Chapter 11 | "Iron and the Coast" | 11x01 | 11x10 |
| The Mighty Nein recover those who were lost but at a dire cost... | |||
| Chapter 12 | "Followers of the False Serpent" | 12x01 | "The Second Seal" (2x47) |
| The Mighty Nein take to the high seas in search of a deeper understanding of Fjord's mysterious patron. Hijinks ensue... | |||
| Chapter 13 | "Shades of Gray" | 13x01 | "In Love and War" (2x57) |
| The Mighty Nein delve into the wastes of Xhorhas, and are forced to become more involved in the war they had originally hoped to avoid... | |||
| Chapter 14 | "Orphanmaker's Ordeal" | "Wood and Steel" (2x58) | "The King's Cage" (2x69) |
| The Mighty Nein delve into the mysterious past of Yasha as they uncover more clues about the rifts throughout Xhorhas... | |||
| Chapter 15 | "Against the Chains" | "Causatum" (2x70) | "Punishment and Politics" (2x87) |
| The Mighty Nein set out to recover their missing member and stop the cult of the mysterious "Angel of Irons"... | |||
| Chapter 16 | "Unwanted Reunions" (2x88) | ||
| The current story arc. The party defeats the Angel of Irons cult, finds Caduceus's family, restores Nott to her original form, and aids in bringing peace between the Empire and the Dynasty. So far. | |||
Trivia
- For Campaign 2, Matthew Mercer used a house rule for the players to roll their ability scores during character creation. For each score, they rolled 4d6 and dropped the lowest die. If the sum of all ability scores for a player was less than 70, then that player had the option to reroll all scores. They could rearrange the scores as desired.[4]
References
- ↑ See "The Gates of Zadash" (2x08) at 1:29:07. Matt states that the date is the 12th of Fessuran. In-game, the campaign started approximately a month earlier.
- ↑ Matthew Mercer clarified via Twitter that the second campaign starts in 835 P.D.
- ↑ See 9x08 at 1:03:18.
- ↑ Matthew Mercer explained the houserule for rolling stats during character creation (source 1 and source 2).