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27-01-2025
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‘Critical Role' Announces ‘Dungeons & Dragons' Livestream to Benefit L.A. Fire Recovery Efforts
Critical Role will host a live one-shot Dungeons & Dragons adventure fundraiser to help those affected by the Los Angeles fires. The livestream, titled 'Freaky Thursday,' will be held on Jan. 30 and will feature Bells Hells, and other key characters. The 'chaotic and interactive' livestream will feature the characters played by Ashley Johnson, Marisha Ray, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey, and Liam O'Brien and game master Matthew Mercer. More from Rolling Stone Blink-182 Announce Fire Relief Benefit Show in L.A. With Alkaline Trio They Saved 54 Horses From the L.A. Fires - But Lost Their Farm Live Songs by Jonny Fritz, Dylan Earl, and 55 Others Anchor New L.A. Fire Benefit Album 'Let's do some chaotic good,' wrote O'Brien on X, sharing the announcement. Freaky Thursday will be livestreamed on Beacon, Twitch, and YouTube at 7 p.m. PT. Fans will be able to make donations or purchase rewards to shape the story through Tiltify. The group has set a goal of raising $180,000 with the livestream, and each milestone will unlock in-game surprises like 'new allies, unexpected adversaries or even character sheet swaps, ensuring an unpredictable and exciting adventure shaped entirely by the community's contributions,' Critical Role said. The one-shot will provide donations to the California Community Foundation Wildfire Recovery Fund, the Latino Community Foundation, and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation. As of Saturday, 28 people have died in the fires, according to NBC News. Hundreds of others have lost their homes and thousands more people were forced to evacuate. Critical Role has evolved into a multimedia enterprise with its core show, one-offs and spinoff web series, comics and books, an animated series, and their own subscription-based streaming platform, Beacon. They've also developed tabletop gaming systems, such as Candela Obscura and Daggerheart. 'We've worked so hard to build the foundation of this company that we want to be the rest of our lives in a way that will shepherd everything we want to create,' Mercer previously told Rolling Stone about Critical Role's legacy. 'And in time shepherd to the next generation of storytellers. I hope to one day pass the torch to a bunch of incredible people with new ideas and new perspectives and give them the space to tell their stories. And we can be the distant creative grandparents to them and be proud from the shadows.' Best of Rolling Stone Every Super Bowl Halftime Show, Ranked From Worst to Best The United States of Weed Gaming Levels Up
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27-01-2025
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Critical Role to Host One-Shot D&D Livestream to Benefit L.A. Wildfire Relief: ‘Let's Do Some Chaotic Good'
Critical Role announced a special live one-shot D&D adventure aimed at continued fundraising for wildfire recovery efforts in L.A. Critical Role will host a 'chaotic and interactive' one-shot charity livestream titled 'Freaky Thursday,' featuring Bells Hells, the characters from its third D&D campaign played by Ashley Johnson, Marisha Ray, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey and Liam O'Brien, with game master Matthew Mercer. Critical Role — whose fans are affectionately called 'Critters' — is behind the hit Amazon Studios animated series 'The Legend of Vox Machina.' More from Variety LeVar Burton, Alison Brie, Scott Derrickson Among Supporters of Petition Urging Increased Production Incentives Amid L.A. Fires 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Post-L.A. Fires Episodes Led Last Week in Late Night With Key 18-49 Demo Bright Eyes, Andrew Bird and More to Perform for 'I Love LA' Eaton Fire Relief Concert The Freaky Thursday adventure will be livestreamed on Critical Role's membership service Beacon, as well as its Twitch and YouTube channels, starting Thursday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. PT. Through Critical Role's Tiltify page (at this link), fans can donate or purchase rewards that directly shape the story — and story elements with the most donations will take center stage in the adventure. The group has set a goal of raising $180,000. Each fundraising milestone reached will unlock unique surprises, including 'new allies, unexpected adversaries or even character sheet swaps, ensuring an unpredictable and exciting adventure shaped entirely by the community's contributions,' Critical Role said. 'Let's do some Chaotic Good. <3,' O'Brien posted Monday on X about the charity one-shot. The charity livestream will go toward organizations providing on-the-ground aid throughout Los Angeles: California Community Foundation Wildfire Recovery Fund, Latino Community Foundation and the L.A. Fire Department Foundation, In addition 10% of each donation will be 'stashed into our overall emergency fund, which allows CRF to send help quickly in the event of a future unforeseen natural emergency,' the company said. Through its Critical Role Foundation nonprofit arm, the company has already contributed $30,000 from its emergency fund to the California Community Foundation's Wildfire Recovery Fund. Fans can continue to support Critical Role's wildfire relief efforts through Feb. 28 by donating directly to the Critical Role Foundation as well as purchasing CRF-branded merchandise through Critical Role's online shop. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in February 2025 What's Coming to Netflix in January 2025
