Funko, McFarlane get Critical Role license
 

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I've honestly never heard of Critical Role before.

I have, but have never actually seen it. I'd have to imagine it's similar to watching someone else play a video game. I know tons and tons of people really enjoy that, but it's just not for me.

At the same time though, I'm not going to say no to some cool D&D figures, if that's what McFarlane intends to produce.

It's more like theatre, since you have the actors playing in character, but yes it's not to everyones taste and even if it is watching a three or four hour episode each week is tough.

Um... how can they do toys for something like Critical Role? It's not like there are actual characters designed for this thing. It's just them playing live.

It's a bunch of anime voice actors playing D&D and speaking like their characters.

Do they use miniatures? Maybe it's figures based off their minis.

Their characters have formal character designs that they used for their comic and have mini's created by SteamForged Games. They had a very successful kickstarter (over 10 million) that succeeded to fund a season based on their first campaign characters, Vox Machina, that is in production status with Titmouse Animation. They are well known voice actors who know how to tell great stories. And yes, I'm a Critter.