Fireside Chat

Fireside Chat LIVE with Matthew Mercer – May 2024

Join us in the tavern for our first Beacon Exclusive fireside chat with our legendary game master, Matthew Mercer!

May 21, 2024

Fireside Chat LIVE with Marisha Ray – Jun 2024

Our incredible creative director, Marisha Ray, joins us in the tavern for an exclusive Fireside Chat with Beacon members!

Jun 24, 2024

Fireside Chat LIVE with Sam Riegel – Jul 2024

Our fearless leader, bard extraordinaire, and true inspiration, Sam Riegel joins us in the tavern for an exclusive Fireside Chat with Beacon members!

Jul 16, 2024

Fireside Chat LIVE with Taliesin Jaffe – Aug 2024

The immortal executive goth, Taliesin Jaffe, is stepping out of the shadows and joining us in the tavern for an exclusive Fireside Chat with Beacon members!

Aug 19, 2024

Fireside Chat LIVE with Ashley Johnson – Sep 2024

The wonderfully sweet and incredibly talented Ashley Johnson is making her way to the tavern for a Beacon exclusive Fireside Chat and Q+A!

Sep 23, 2024

Fireside Chat LIVE with Travis Willingham – Oct 2024

Our guiding force and CEO Travis Willingham is making his way to the tavern for Beacon exclusive Fireside Chat and Q+A!

Oct 21, 2024

Fireside Chat LIVE With Liam O'Brien – Nov 2024

The immensely talented storyteller and resident Critical Role Art Dad, Liam O’Brien is headed to the tavern for a Fireside Chat!

Nov 19, 2024

Fireside Chat LIVE with Robbie Daymond – Dec 2024

Our loveable, hilarious, and remarkable friend, Robbie Daymond, is making his way to a Fireside Chat with our Beacon Bits!

Dec 10, 2024

Fireside Chat LIVE With Laura Bailey – Jan 2025

The one and only chaos-causing, dice-hoarding merch queen, Laura Bailey is heading to the Tavern for a Fireside Chat!

Jan 21, 2025

Fireside Chat LIVE With Matthew Mercer – Feb 2025 – Campaign 3: Bells Hells Finale

Matthew Mercer is returning to the tavern for a special fireside chat to address any lingering questions from our Bells Hells campaign!

Feb 11, 2025

Fireside Chat LIVE With George Primavera & Nick Williams – Mar 2025

Our incredible Game Masters from The Re-Slayer’s Take, George Primavera and Nick Williams, are heading to the tavern to answer your burning questions about The Re-Slayer’s Take and the jaw dropping conclusion of Season 2!

Mar 17, 2025

Fireside Chat LIVE With Sam Riegel – Apr 2025

Join our Wildemount Wildlings Game Master Sam Riegel as he returns to the tavern to discuss the latest adventures at Camp Wildemount, Veth's time as a game show contestant, and anything else the Beacon Discord asks about!

Apr 28, 2025

Fireside Chat LIVE With Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe – May 2025

Our resident weirdos Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe are making their way to the Tavern for a joint Fireside Chat to answer all your delightfully strange questions, give you the inside scoop on Weird Kids, and chat about the latest shenanigans in Critical Role land!

May 12, 2025

Fireside Chat LIVE With Matthew Mercer and Elise Rezendes – Jun 2025

Daggerheart is out in the world! Join our Senior RPG Producer Elise Rezendes and Game Designer Matthew Mercer as they answer all your burning questions and tell you everything you need to know about Daggerheart!!

Jun 3, 2025

Fireside Chat LIVE With Dani Carr and Jared Deiro – Jul 2025

Our Lore Keepers are in the building! The all knowing Dani Carr and Jared Deiro are the guardians of narrative integrity for all of our shows and their heading to the tavern to answer YOUR burning questions! So if you've ever had a deep question about Critical Role, Age of Umbra, The Midst Cosmos, or any of our subsequent shows, these lore keepers are the ones to ask!

Jul 14, 2025

Fireside Chat LIVE With Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford – Aug 2025

Get to know iconic duo and newcomers to Darrington Press, Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford, by joining us at the tavern for a Fireside Chat! They’ll answer questions from our Beacon Discord about TTRPGs, their careers, their creative process, and more.

Aug 12, 2025

Fireside Chat LIVE With Matthew Mercer & Brennan Lee Mulligan – Aug 2025

Not one but TWO legendary game masters are heading to the tavern! Brennan Lee Mulligan and Matthew Mercer are here to delve into Campaign 4, discuss the west-marches format, and answer YOUR burning questions directly from the Beacon Discord!

Aug 21, 2025

Fireside Chat LIVE With Marisha Ray and Travis Willingham – Sep 2025

Is this a State of the Role? No, it's Marisha Ray and Travis Willingham taking to the tavern for a Fireside Chat! What do our CEO and Creative Director have to say about the past, present, and future of Critical Role? Ask and find out!

Sep 23, 2025

Fireside Chat LIVE With Alexander Ward – Oct 2025

It's spooky season! So let's talk with our very own spooky boy these days before Halloween. Alexander Ward is our tavern guest this evening and here to orate on everything Overture and Occtis.

Oct 28, 2025

Fireside Chat LIVE With Liam O'Brien – Nov 2025

Liam O'Brien is warming up by the hearth before we take our Thanksgiving break. Get your fill of answers on everything from Campign 4's Halandil Fang to Caleb Widowgast in The Mighty Nein on Prime Video.

Nov 24, 2025

Fireside Chat LIVE With Sam Riegel and Tasha Huo – Dec 2025

Executive Producer Sam Riegel has invited Executive Producer Tasha Huo of The Mighty Nein on Prime Video to our festive fireside to talk about everything from Animation to Zadash.

Dec 16, 2025

Fireside Chat LIVE Oops! All Crew – Jan 2026

Marisha Ray will be soft hosting our first Fireside Chat of the year, we willl have a rotating retinue of crew who will join her in our tavern's hotseat by the hearth. We have producers, camera crew, editors, and more that you may recognize from off-stage yells, short cameos, and the Beacon Discord chat and they are ready your questions!

Jan 6, 2026

Fireside Chat LIVE With Whitney Moore – Feb 2026

Tyranny is getting toasty in The Tavern! Whitney Moore is here to answer your fireside questions, not only about The Soldiers' table, but her new role as host of Tale Gate!

Feb 10, 2026

Fireside Chat LIVE With Luis Carazo – Mar 2026

Luis Carazo is scheming for his appearance at The Tavern! Prepare all your burning questions, from Azune to Zerxus, for him now!

Mar 31, 2026

Fireside Chat LIVE With Chris Prynoski & Josh Knapp – Apr 2026

A Titmouse two-fer in the Tavern! Studio owner Chris Prynoski and Draw Your Weapons GM Josh Knapp are ready for you to sketch up some questions for both our new actual play and animated shows!

Apr 27, 2026

Fireside Chat LIVE With Liam O'Brien & Sam Riegel – May 2026

The OG AWNP podcasters are popping by The Tavern. Prepare your pondering questions for Liam O'Brien and Sam Riegel now!

May 12, 2026

Fireside Chat LIVE With Laura Bailey & Travis Willingham – June 2026

Our CEO & Merch Maven flank the Fireside together tonight in the Tavern. Travis Willingham & Laura Bailey are ready for your questions concerning Campaign 4, LoVM Season 4, and anything else from Critical Role land.

Jun 23, 2026

Fireside Chat LIVE With Matthew Mercer – July 2026

Gather around the safety of the sacred flame for this pyre-side chat with Age of Umbra: Sallowlands' devious GM Matthew Mercer! From keeping the tension high in the Halcyon Domain, to embodying the bestest bat in the blighted lands (Badger)... What do YOU want to know? Steady your nerve and ready your questions about the Daggerheart mini-series, Echoes of Exandria live shows, or anything else Critical Role

Jul 27, 2026

Fireside Chat LIVE With Zachery Renauldo – August 2026

Zachery Renauldo - AKA @ZachTheBold - Also AKA Alphonse Brute of Sallowlands, is ready to chat with more than just himself on tonight's Fireside Chat. Get all of your questions curated for this "After Umbra" debrief.

Aug 18, 2026

Fireside Chat LIVE With Ashley Johnson – September 2026

Vaelus' fractured faith is first and foremost with Ashley Johnson in this edition of Fireside Chat. What's up with this Weird Kid and her character? Let's find out together!

Sep 15, 2026

Fireside Chat LIVE With Taliesin Jaffe & Whitney Moore – October 2026

Ready to talk about the pit of despair with Bolaire and The ACTUAL Pit with Tyranny? Bring your questions, and maybe get a Tarot reading or two, in this Fireside Chat with Taliesin Jaffe and Whitney Moore!

Oct 14, 2026

Fireside Chat LIVE With Marisha Ray – November 2026

Nov 23, 2026

Fireside Chat LIVE With Matthew Mercer & Nerissa Ravencroft – December 2026

Dec 15, 2026