Critical Role is embarking on a new tabletop adventure in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth through a collaboration with Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. This special one-shot event is scheduled to take place at TwitchCon San Diego on November 15.
A Middle-earth One-Shot at TwitchCon
The event, titled "The Rings of Power: A Middle-Earth One-Shot," will be hosted in the Glitch Theater at 11 AM. Liam O’Brien, a co-founder of Critical Role and known for his role as Vax'ildan in Campaign 1, will be leading the session. This collaboration will bring together cast members from Critical Role and The Rings of Power for a unique Dungeons & Dragons experience.
Details regarding the specific game system to be used have not yet been confirmed. While many Critical Role one-shots utilize the Dungeons & Dragons ruleset, the group has also employed their own TTRPG, Daggerheart, for certain collaborations, such as the Overwatch one-shot. There is also a possibility the game could adopt the ruleset of The One Ring, a TTRPG specifically set in Tolkien's Middle-earth.
The specific cast members from both The Rings of Power and Critical Role who will participate have also not been announced, though more information is expected to be released by TwitchCon's official channels soon.
This is not the first time Critical Role has delved into a Lord of the Rings-related setting. In 2017, the cast collaborated with Warner Bros. for an actual-play session set in the world of Shadow of War. It remains to be seen if the players will take on roles like trolls or orcs in this upcoming Middle-earth adventure.
