Critical Role Campaign 4 is finally making death interesting in D&D

Love and friendship have always been significant thematic pillars in the storytelling of Critical Role‘s Exandria’s campaigns — but so have death and grief. There’s been Vax’s sacrifice in Campaign 1, the role of Molly in Campaign 2, and anything and everything about Laudna in Campaign 3. And considering Campaign 4 started its story with the death of Thjazi Fang, whose presence has been haunting the narrative ever since, this new story is no exception. However, Campaign 4’s unique approach to death also appears to be taking Critical Role in a surprising new direction, one that could address a longstanding issue in D&D-related storytelling: death means very little.