D&D: Critical Role & Stephen Colbert Together Again
Critical Role’s Matt Mercer and TV’s Stephen Colbert team up to play D&D and fight poverty once again. But they need you.
Stephen Colbert is a legendary D&D fan. The tales of his paladin spread far and wide in the before times. Let’s try not to think about how the before times are barely three years ago now, but this is the world we live in.
Even so, back in 2019, Colbert and Mercer teamed up like a classic comedy duo. Only instead of doing a vaudeville routine, they played D&D and raised more than $130,000 for charity. Now they’re back at it again, working with Red Nose Day to raise money to combat child poverty. But not only do they need your help – you get to decide the fate of Stephen Colbert’s D&D character. Here are the details.
Mercer and Colbert, Another Fine Kettle Of Fish
Here’s information about the upcoming collaboration, courtesy of Critical Role:
To help end the cycle of child poverty, Critical Role, through the Critical Role Foundation, is once again joining forces with the one and only Stephen Colbert for a special tabletop roleplaying-based fundraising campaign benefiting Red Nose Day. Red Nose Day is an annual campaign that raises funds to ensure a healthy future for all children. Money raised supports critical programs that keep children safe, healthy, educated and empowered in the US and around the world.
In 2019, Critical Role and Stephen Colbert raised over $120,000 through the Choose Stephen Colbert’s Adventure fundraising campaign, in which Critical Role’s Co-founder and CCO Matthew Mercer conducted a one-shot mini-adventure with Stephen consisting of fan-voted game and story elements. For their next collaboration, Choose Stephen Colbert’s Adventure… Again, they are once again allowing fans to decide on the storytelling elements for Stephen’s mini-adventure through donation-based votes, all benefiting Red Nose Day.
From March 26 at 9AM Pacific through April 1 at 6PM Pacific, donations made through Critical Role’s Tiltify page at critrole.com/rednoseday can be allocated towards voting in special polls which will shape Stephen’s adventure. The more a donor contributes, the more the scales will be tipped in favor of the donor’s preferred story elements. The story elements that gain the most donations will be utilized in the campaign, which will air on Thursday, April 28 at 7PM Pacific.
Starting this Saturday, you’ll be able to donate and vote for the fate of your dreams. But Colbert won’t be tackling the adventure alone. He’ll be facing down Matt Mercer with a few other familiar faces.
Find out more at Critical Role’s Red Nose Day page.
Happy Adventuring!
