Polygon has rounded up five of the most memorable moments from Critical Role's Campaign 4 so far, ahead of the premiere of the show's second arc. The Dungeons & Dragons livestream, which began in October 2025 with 13 players and Dungeon Master Brennan Lee Mulligan running a West Marches-style format, has been marked by shocking deaths, twists and battles, prompting the retrospective as fans anticipate the next instalment.

The highlights include the House Tachonis assassins' brutal attack on Palazzo Davinos early in the campaign, which set a Game of Thrones-like tone of constant peril; the death of Thjazi Fang, the character who united the party, followed by his ally Thimble's revenge duel against his betrayer; and the death and resurrection of Occtis Tachonis, later explained by a plot to turn him into a weaponised celestial monster. Also featured is a pivotal Portent roll by the character Murray Mag'nesson during the Schemers Arc, which unexpectedly exposed that Photarch Yanessa Halovar had faked her own death — a moment described as unprecedented in the show's history.