Critical Role’s NordVPN Ads Got So Out Of Hand They Became An RPG One Shot Stream
If you’re a fan of Critical Role, then you know how outlandish their ads can be. The NordVPN saga, though, takes the cake.
Critical Role, as a crew of beloved voice actor weirdos, are known for going off the rails and into the woods. And nowhere is that more relevant than their pre-game sponsorship ads. They take on a life of their own.
Like the unstated b-story that saw Sam Reigel slowly turn into a sunflower over the course of a number of ads for Quip. And now, they’ve partnered with NordVPN, who use their virtual private network funds to singlehandedly keep afloat your favorite podcast, YouTube Channel, livestreamed game, Fortnite streamer, cool influencer, or whatever other new media frontiers have yet to be discovered.
Over the past few ads, the cast has developed a Nordverse, which is a 90’s hacker pastiche. Naturally things have escalated to the point where they’re running a one shot.
Critical Role’s NordVPN One Shot
This episode is sponsored by Nord VPN. Get 4 months for free on a 2-year plan here: NordVPN.com/criticalrole It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee!
Players Laura Bailey, Aimee Carrero, Christian Navarro, Liam O’Brien, and Lou Wilson, are led by game master and sponsorship legend… Sam Riegel on a journey through the information superhighway (aka the internet). PLUS we’ll unveil a special guest that you won’t want to miss!
It’s 5th Edition loosely. But the rules quickly go out the window. If you enjoy the over-the-top 90’s pastiche of all of this, then you’ll love it. If you don’t, then you won’t. It’s worth it all, especially for the special guest star, Matthew Lillard of 95’s Hackers fame here to bring more energy than a sponsorship deal deserves.
Who knows where this leaves the extended Nordverse. You’ll just have to wait for next Thursday to find out.
Hack the planet!
