When it comes toDungeons and Dragonslive plays, few shows have managed to reach quitethe level of popularity as Critical Role. The all-star cast of talented voice actors have put together two campaigns that both managed to become incredibly important to the modern DnD community.
Like most tables, the Critical Role group uses a handful of house rules and plenty of homebrew settings, items, and even subclasses to make the tabletop RPG their own. Although some of the Critical Role custom items and subclasses have already become official thanks to The Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount, two additionalDungeons and Dragonshomebrew subclasses are also available on DnD Beyond now.
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Before diving into the details, consider this a bit of aspoiler warningfor campaign two. One of the subclasses reveals a multi-class choice made by one of the players, so fans of the show who want to avoid that type of mechanical (and plot) spoiler should stop reading here until they are all caught up.
As of last week,Matt Mercer finalized two new subclassesthat can be selected by players who have opted to turn on the Critical Role content for their characters. First is the Way of the Cobalt Soul, a new Monk subclass that is used by Marisha Ray’s character Beauregard.
The second new subclass, which may be considered a slight spoiler, is the Oath of the Open Sea. This Paladin subclass is inspired by the oath that Fjord takes in campaign two.
Each of the new subclasses offer some exciting options forDnDplayers to explore as they level up their Monks or Paladins. Previous subclasses designed by Mercer, includingthe Echo Knight and two new Wizard subclasseswere all well-received. Some of Mercer’s subclasses can tend to be slightly overpowered, so it will be interesting to see how the Oath of the Open Sea and the Way of the Cobalt Soul work out in the hands of non-Critical Role cast members.
The Explorer’s Guide to Wildemountoffers players everything they need to start an adventure in the official campaign two setting, but obviously these subclasses could be used in any campaign where the DM allows them. There’s no need to use them only in Exandria.
Now thatRime of the Frostmaidenis in the wild, players can start looking forward tothe final DnD book of 2020:Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything. Tasha’s Cauldron will arrive a bit closer to the holiday season, in late November, so that gives players plenty of time to play through Rime of the Frostmaiden while they wait.
Dungeons and Dragons: Icewind Dale Rime of the Frostmaidenreleases everywhere on August 02, 2025.
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