Darrington Press

Darrington Press is Critical Role’s publishing imprint for tabletop games. Critical Role announced imprint in October 2020, expanding beyond broadcasts. Its name references Taryon Darrington, a character created by Riegel. Taryon Darrington founded the Darrington Brigade, a fictional adventuring organization. The imprint therefore connects its identity directly to Critical Role’s setting. Darrington Press publishes games, roleplaying books, and related tabletop products. Its catalog reflects Critical Role’s own story driven tabletop interests. Darrington Press is not merely a generic fiction publishing business. Its most recognizable releases originate in Critical Role’s fictional worlds. Other releases explore original settings and standalone tabletop formats too. Uk'otoa was one of Darrington Press's earliest major tabletop announcements. It takes its title from Uk'otoa, Exandria's leviathan deity notorious. That deity appeared prominently in Critical Role's first campaign's story. In Uk'otoa, players command ships pursuing treasure and avoiding danger. The game translates a campaign element into competitive tabletop play. This release demonstrated its direct connection to the show's mythology. Darrington Press published Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn with Green Ronin. The book revisits Critical Role's original region for fifth edition. It updates Tal'Dorei after Vox Machina's adventures and expands lore. Its publication gave fans setting material focused on Exandria's history. Candela Obscura presents a roleplaying game rather than Exandria material. Critical Role introduced Candela Obscura through streaming series in 2023. Its setting is Fairelands, gaslamp world threatened by supernatural phenomena. Players portray investigators belonging to the occult organization Candela Obscura. Darrington Press published game's core rulebook alongside Critical Role's launch. The rules emphasize investigation, consequences, relationships, and dangerous supernatural assignments. This project also supported new actual play series for viewers. Unlike Exandrian releases, Candela Obscura establishes its own fictional setting. That distinction shows publisher developing properties beyond Critical Role's campaigns. It nevertheless retains the company's characteristic focus on collaborative storytelling. Till the Last Gasp is duel game about dramatic swordfights. It uses a roleplaying structure in which two characters clash. Players shape the confrontation through choices, dialogue, and changing circumstances. The design turns one familiar duel into compact theatrical experience. Darrington Press released it as standalone game for smaller groups. The Queen by Midnight offers another original competitive tabletop experience. It places players in contention for a vacant supernatural throne. Players control factions, each with distinctive powers and strategic goals. The game's presentation combines courtly intrigue with fairy tale menace. These titles broaden Darrington Press beyond adaptations of televised campaigns.