Matthew Mercer
Game Master
Series SeasonSeason 3 episodes2021
Critical Role
Campaign 3: Bells Hells
Set in the magical world of Exandria, on the continent of Marquet, Critical Role's third campaign is the story of an eccentric band of adventurers who find themselves entangled in fey chaos within the city of Jrusar and embroiled in the ancient mysteries surrounding the red moon Ruidus.
Episodes
Each episode has its own detail page.
Episode 1239 min2021-10-21
The Draw of Destiny
Disparate souls collide in the mountain spires of Jrusar when three different groups of adventurers meet during a battle against an unusual array of enemies...
Episode 2248 min2021-10-28
Trial by Firelight
The three groups of adventurers slowly begin to form a cohesive unit as a tentative alliance is forged with the vigilant and mysterious Lord Eshteross...
Episode 3249 min2021-11-04
The Trail and the Toll
While investigating a series of thefts at the behest of their potential patron, the group stumbles onto something much more dangerous than they anticipated, with lasting consequences...
Episode 4233 min2021-11-11
On the Trail of a Killer
Determined to avenge a tragic loss, the group takes to the streets in search of answers, but their probing into Jrusar's secrets could have dangerous ramifications...
Episode 5266 min2021-11-18
The Threat Between the Walls
After stumbling into a literal den of thieves, the group picks up their quarry’s trail and seek the end of the thread they’ve pulled…
Episode 6235 min2021-12-02
Growing Bonds and Teasing Threads
The group celebrates their success by getting to know each other better and looking into the background of Orym's contact in the city, but the past is following one of them closely...
Episode 7230 min2021-12-09
Behind the Curtain
After a performance goes slightly awry, the group begins investigating the strange disappearances that have all taken place in and around the Dreamscape Theater...
Episode 8203 min2021-12-16
A Woodworker's Quandary
The group gets to know a very unusual new friend who requests their help in a missing person's case while Dorian receives some unwelcome tidings from a beloved family member...
Episode 9255 min2022-01-06
Thicker Grows the Meal and Plot
The group continues their search for Chetney's missing friend, even as their discoveries yield stranger and stranger reports about the man they're looking for...
Episode 10197 min2022-01-13
Ghosts, Dates, and Darker Fates
After a successful but interrupted burglary, the party splits in order to follow leads, go on a date, and investigate the machinations of the mysterious Nightmare King...
Episode 11293 min2022-01-20
Chasing Nightmares
The group comes face to face with the terrifying entity known as the Nightmare King but the interaction leaves only questions to an increasingly perplexing puzzle...
Episode 12277 min2022-02-03
Make It Fashion
The group readies themselves for the ball while beginning to piece together a cryptic puzzle of criss-crossing threads of fate...
Episode 13241 min2022-02-10
A Dance of Deception
With a heist somewhat planned, the group attends the masquerade ball but have trouble keeping a low profile as various complications arise...
Episode 14286 min2022-02-17
In Too Deep
The ball takes several unexpected twists and turns when dancing shifts to fighting and fighting shifts to fleeing...
Episode 15283 min2022-03-03
The Tunnels Below
Bells Hells awaken to the repercussions of their antics at the ball, but the unwanted attention of certain parties could be the key to unraveling some of Jrusar’s mysteries…
Episode 16253 min2022-03-10
The Shade Mother
With a new alliance made, Bells Hells discover an unsettling entity within the mines beneath the city whose terrors are more potent than any of them bargained for...
Episode 17252 min2022-03-17
Heart-to-Heartmoor
With a strange job to take and stranger mysteries to chase, Bells Hells prepares for their journey into the Oderan Wilds while opening up about their lives and their secrets...
Episode 18204 min2022-03-24
A Hungry Jungle
While traveling to the Heartmoor Hamlet, Bells Hells find their night's rest interrupted by an enormous fey plant creature intent on devouring them whole...
Episode 19236 min2022-04-07
Omens Above
Newly arrived in the Heartmoor Hamlet, Bells Hells seek answers to long-sought questions and prepare for the midnight museum heist...
Episode 20217 min2022-04-14
Breaking and Entering...
With the heist underway, Bells Hells explore the traps and trinkets of the Twilight Mirror Museum, finding unexpected dangers as they venture deeper into the vault...
Episode 21228 min2022-04-21
Fight at the Museum...
Bells Hells may have located their quarry, but the heist is far from over as they face down freshly formed formidable foes...
Episode 22262 min2022-05-05
Promise and Potential
Now returned to Jrusar, Bells Hells meet with old and new allies to catch up on the city news and determine their next mission...
Episode 23255 min2022-05-12
To The Skies
Bells Hells finish their business in Jrusar and take to the skies on The Silver Sun skyship, where wonders and dangers lurk among the clouds…
Episode 24236 min2022-05-19
The Hellcatch Valley
Bells Hells’ fantastical flight takes them to the lawless town of Bassuras, where danger, deception, and delight lurk behind every corner…
Episode 25264 min2022-06-30
A Taste of Tal'Dorei
Bells Hells explore Bassuras and the Paragon's Call stronghold while getting to know their new friend Dusk, whose past strangely intersects with one of their own...
Episode 26251 min2022-07-07
Hidden Truths
Bells Hells seek out allies and options in their evolving plan to infiltrate Paragon’s Call…
Episode 27242 min2022-07-14
A Race for the Prize
Bells Hells tend to their inner relationships before returning to the Seat of Disdain, but a surprising face in Paragon's Call rattles several members of the group...
Episode 28269 min2022-07-21
The Deathwish Run
Bells Hells enter the deadly crawler race known as Deathwish, where survival is the only rule and winning is the only option...
Episode 29217 min2022-08-04
Dark Portents
With a mother-daughter reunion interrupted by deception, Bells Hells must decide who they can trust and how to navigate the tides of dangerous new knowledge...
Episode 30218 min2022-08-11
Reunion & Revelation
Bells Hells entangle themselves further in dangerous Fey business as they ride across the treacherous Hellcatch Valley to find answers to a growing mystery…
Episode 31233 min2022-08-18
Breaking Point
Bells Hells process their feelings as they work through moon mysteries, family conflict, and a shocking revelation about one of their own...
Episode 32275 min2022-09-01
A Stage Set
Bells Hells tinker with former friendships and robotic inner workings before returning to Paragon's Call, this time as newly minted members...
Episode 33237 min2022-09-08
Blood and Dust
Surrounded by chaos, Bells Hells act quickly to secure their quarry, but their attempted escape leads to an unexpected confrontation with a deadly foe...
Episode 34221 min2022-09-15
What Dreams May Come
Bells Hells grapple with a devastating loss, refusing to accept fate's machinations as they attempt to stay a step ahead of Paragon's Call...
Episode 35276 min2022-09-22
Pyrrhic Return
Bells Hells sail the stormy skies as they return to Jrusar and reconnect with allies in a race to keep hope alive...
Episode 36257 min2022-10-06
A Desperate Call
Bells Hells magically arrive in the city of Whitestone and meet a few legendary heroes in their search to save Laudna, but discover that her soul is not so easily retrieved...
Episode 37251 min2022-10-13
From the Boughs
Bells Hells traverse a dark and corrupted Whitestone and face twisted traumatic shadows of the past in their effort to save Laudna's soul...
Episode 38261 min2022-10-20
A Dark Balance
Bells Hells return to safety from the treacherous shadow realm with renewed hope to save their lost friend...
Episode 39213 min2022-11-03
The Momentum of Murder
Bells Hells must contend with the bureaucracy of being murder suspects before they can begin their turbulent travels to southern Marquet...
Episode 40237 min2022-11-10
Compulsions
Bells Hells reflect upon the latest and strangest moon developments as they near the Gloomed Jungles and prepare for a potential rendezvous with the Gorgynei lycans...
Episode 41252 min2022-12-08
Call of the Wild
Bells Hells travel deep into the Gloomed Jungles with the Gorgynei to seek a godly trial that may help Chetney's plight...
Episode 42234 min2022-12-15
The City of Flowing Light
Bells Hells depart from their new allies and head to Yios, where they are quickly dazzled by the lake-top metropolis' glamor and gambling...
Episode 43255 min2022-12-22
Axiom Shaken
Bells Hells seek out answers about the stolen texts from members of the Grim Verity, but the knowledge revealed could change everything they know about the gods of Exandria…
Episode 44234 min2023-01-05
Bawdy Basement Belligerence
Trapped in the basement of a fugitive, Bells Hells turn to chaos in an effort to escape their hunters and learn more about who leads their adversaries...
Episode 45216 min2023-01-12
Ominous Lectures
Bells Hells return to the Aydinlan Seminary to speak with two professors about the mysteries affecting their friends, but an unexpected guest complicates everything...
Episode 46257 min2023-01-26
Night at the Ligament Manor
Bells Hells travel to the Fey Realm, where they meet Fearne's curious Nana Morri and learn more about Fearne's unconventional upbringing...
Episode 47260 min2023-02-02
The Fey Key
Bells Hells carefully traverse the shadowy side of the Fey Realm and dodge numerous dangers in their attempt to destroy the first Malleus Key…
Episode 48236 min2023-02-09
An Exit Most Fraught
Bells Hells need to leave the Fey Realm behind, but the threats on their scent are extremely unkind...
Episode 49302 min2023-02-16
The Aurora Grows
Bells Hells travel the aurora-filled skies of the Hellcatch Valley, concocting plans and gathering allies as the days tick down to the apogee solstice...
Episode 50232 min2023-03-02
Red Moon Rising
With the apogee solstice imminent, Bells Hells begin their infiltration of the Tishtan ruins, where they encounter new faces in the fight against the Ruby Vanguard...
Episode 51278 min2023-03-09
The Apogee Solstice
Bells Hells race against time and lifelong plotting as they attempt to stop the Ruby Vanguard from releasing the god-eater Predathos and potentially dooming the world...
Episode 52229 min2023-03-16
Far From The Others
With the magic of the apogee solstice having split the party across Exandria, half of Bells Hells must contend with the dangers and surprising connections of Northern Wildemount...
Episode 53243 min2023-03-23
Ripples
The Team Wildemount half of Bells Hells arrive in Uthodurn, where they get a wider sense of how magic is responding to the events of the apogee solstice...
Episode 54259 min2023-04-06
Treacherous Toys
Bells Hells' Team Wildemount tangles with the pasts of some of their own through enigmatic dreams and illuminating confrontations...
Episode 55216 min2023-04-13
Hope Within History
Bells Hells' Team Wildemount meets with the King and Queen of Uthodurn, where insight on Ludinus Da'leth reveals a new focus and destination for the group...
Episode 56251 min2023-04-20
By Goat or By Boat
Bells Hells' Team Wildemount travel through the cursed Savalirwood as they attempt to locate the ruins of the corrupted city Molaesmyr...
Episode 57218 min2023-05-04
The Sorrow of Molaesmyr
Bells Hells’ Team Wildemount venture deeper into the haunted ruins of Molaesmyr and search for the tower that once belonged to the imperious mage Ludinus Da’leth…
Episode 58245 min2023-05-11
Escape From The Past
Bells Hells' Team Wildemount are assailed by the corrupted creatures of Molaesmyr as they attempt to flee with the secrets they've obtained from the ruins...
Episode 59251 min2023-05-18
Somewhere Out There
Orym, Ashton, and Laudna find themselves in an unfamiliar land, meeting unfamiliar people, as they attempt to piece together why they were separated from their friends and where exactly they are in the world...
Episode 60254 min2023-06-01
Faith or Famine
Team Issylra makes their way towards civilization, where a small town's troubles with an overbearing temple offers a new perspective on how helpful the gods can be...
Episode 61293 min2023-06-08
Crisis of Faith
Team Issylra battles agents of the Dawnfather as they attempt to release the temple's unwanted and autocratic rule over the town of Hearthdell...
Episode 62224 min2023-06-15
A Long Walk of Reflection
Team Issylra trek towards the mountains of the Demithore Valley in search of a teleport spell while taking time to bond as friends and as a team...
Episode 63246 min2023-06-22
A Haunted Past
Team Issylra must battle a strange shadow entity in order to find a way home, but plans stall when a shocking revelation rocks the group to its core...
Episode 64257 min2023-07-06
Reunited
Though split across the continents of Exandria and separated by the constraints of weird magic, both teams of Bells Hells converge in Jrusar to finally reconvene with their companions...
Episode 65248 min2023-07-13
A Path of Vengeance
Bells Hells settle into their reunion, comparing notes between experiences and dealing with the consequences of past actions...
Episode 66284 min2023-07-20
Aid of the Tempest
Bells Hells arrive in Orym's hometown of Zephrah and learn of a possible solution to Keyleth's lingering wounds, but acquiring the key ingredient is a dangerous endeavor...
Episode 67288 min2023-08-03
Bloody Flowers
Bells Hells search for a way to cure Keyleth and confront the demonic denizens that have made the cursed Grey Valley their homebase...
Episode 68229 min2023-08-10
For The Tempest
Bells Hells race to return to Zephrah with faith that their gains in the Grey Valley will save Keyleth and return hope to their fight...
Episode 69238 min2023-08-17
Nice
Bells Hells take some time to enjoy Zephrah before resuming their search for answers and aid in their fight against Ludinus and the Ruby Vanguard...
Episode 70279 min2023-08-24
Embattled in Bassuras
Bells Hells return to Bassuras, seeking their friend Imahara Joe's assistance, but they quickly discover that Joe needs their aid first... and fast...
Episode 71258 min2023-09-07
Mist and Whimsy
Bells Hells travel to the fog shrouded islands of the Shattered Teeth and meet several of the unusual denizens of the chaotic land...
Episode 72236 min2023-09-14
Phantasmal Parley
Bells Hells engage with a cursed pirate ship filled with ghosts, seeking passage across the waters of the Shattered Teeth, but a parley is not easily granted...
Episode 73268 min2023-09-21
Kindling the Spirits
Bells Hells continue their journey through the fog-shrouded ocean of the Shattered Teeth with the skeletal crew of the Crimson Abyss, where surprising requests lead to surprising results...
Episode 74228 min2023-10-05
Roots Between Worlds
Bells Hells explore the island of Kalutha and prepare themselves to take counsel from the fated wisdom of the Great Tree of Atrophy...
Episode 75236 min2023-10-12
An Ancient Flame
Bells Hells delve into the claustrophobic caverns of Athos Peak, seeking the resting place of an ember of the great fire primordial Emperor Rau'shan...
Episode 76242 min2023-10-19
A Gathering of Heroes
Bells Hells return to Whitestone in search of allies and refuge, taking time to reflect on the weight of their choices and the path ahead...
Episode 77271 min2023-11-09
The Promise and the Price
Bells Hells' resident witches delve into the hidden horrors of Whitestone Castle and a choice is made regarding the shard of Rau'shan...
Episode 78241 min2023-11-16
Fractures
Bells Hells face interparty turmoil as they grapple with the consequences of choices made and broken trust at a crucial crossroads...
Episode 79240 min2023-12-07
To Hurt Is to Heal
Bells Hells find respite in the Fey Realm while they seek ways to mend their broken trust and rebuild their friendships...
Episode 80231 min2023-12-14
A Test of Trust
Bells Hells put their trust in each other to the test as they tackle Nana Morri's final task for them among tangled and lost ruins within the Fey Realm...
Episode 81217 min2023-12-21
The Eve of the Red Moon
Bells Hells ponder fey bargains and prepare for their dangerous race through Ruby Vanguard territory...
Episode 82260 min2024-01-11
Rush for the Bloody Bridge
With their Fey Realm tasks complete, Bells Hells turn their attention to the ruddy moon and the foes that block the bridge…
Episode 83235 min2024-02-01
Ruidus
Bells Hells take their first steps on Ruidus and begin their investigation of the mysterious ruddy moon…
Episode 84233 min2024-02-08
Red Rural Revelations
Bells Hells are introduced to a village on Ruidus and learn about the way of life on the moon…
Episode 85212 min2024-02-15
Intense Interrogations
Bells Hells question their captured enemies, but their search for information is interrupted by the pursuing hunt from another foe...
Episode 86239 min2024-02-22
Doorways to Darker Depths
Bells Hells stumble upon a secret entrance to Exandria from Ruidus, but this lucky portal leads to a place just as dangerous as the one waiting for them in the sky...
Episode 87262 min2024-03-07
Arrival at Kreviris
Bells Hells reach the city of Kreviris, where they explore the surface details of the Ruidian capital…
Episode 88205 min2024-03-14
Seeking Sedition
While seeking contact with the Volition rebellion, Bells Hells find themselves cornered with no way out of their underground hideaway as enemies close in...
Episode 89217 min2024-03-21
Divisive Portents
Bells Hells join the Volition rebellion, where they learn about the inner workings of Kreviris and its leaders known as the Weave Mind...
Episode 90259 min2024-04-04
Mission Improbable
Bells Hells split the party in order to take on two different missions to prove themselves to the Volition, but as the stakes rise, so does the danger...
Episode 91283 min2024-04-11
True Heroism
Chaos reigns as Bells Hells attempt to find each other and leave Kreviris, but an old enemy complicates their attempted escape...
Episode 92267 min2024-04-18
Broken Roads
Rattled and reeling, Bells Hells prepare to leave Ruidus and return to Exandria, where tensions are escalating and pressure is building…
Episode 93246 min2024-05-02
Bittersweet Reunions
The Crown Keepers endure a battle for their lives and the very heart of their team, with dire consequences for every move...
Episode 94224 min2024-05-09
Where The Red Fearne Glows
Bells Hells begin their hunt for Ludinus' whereabouts and how to slow his plot, but not before an old foe arrives to test one of their own to the brink...
Episode 95279 min2024-05-16
Gathering of Needs
Bells Hells take time to focus inwards on their grief and their healing, but inner demons threaten the harmony of their bond...
Episode 96246 min2024-05-23
Shadows New and Old
Bells Hells work to fortify their bonds and friendship in the face of darkness before engaging in a whirlwind of travel stops on the way to Aeor...
Episode 97222 min2024-06-06
Ancient Sins
Bells Hells encounter Aeorian terrors as they explore the ruined city and seek out the wrinkle in Ludinus' plans...
Episode 98233 min2024-06-20
The Nox Engine
Live at the Greek Theatre! Bells Hells battle the creeping terror of an unleashed demon, but their own darkest thoughts may prove to be the real enemy...
Episode 99258 min2024-07-11
Downfall (1)
In the midst of a lull in the Calamity, a group of powerful individuals embark on a divine mission to the flying city of Aeor...
Episode 100241 min2024-07-18
Downfall (2)
The Divine continue their infiltration of Aeor, looking deeper into the city's flaws and virtues as they seek out the center of its hubris...
Episode 101371 min2024-07-25
Downfall (3)
All of the Divine planning and improvising comes to a head in the final battle within Aeor's underbelly...
Episode 102247 min2024-08-01
Reconciliation
Bells Hells contemplate the revelations of the Occultus Thalamus while one of their own is brought low by darkness and desire...
Episode 103227 min2024-08-08
Cages
Bells Hells seek a way to cut Delilah's puppet strings once and for all...
Episode 104272 min2024-08-15
The Cradle's Convocation
Bells Hells meet with the Exandrian Accord in Vasselheim, where plans begin to form and connections begin to solidify...
Episode 105234 min2024-08-22
Collecting Legends
Bells Hells take center stage in the Platinum Sanctuary, where they must prove themselves as worthy potential heroes to the Exandrian Accord...
Episode 106251 min2024-09-05
Unseelie Interrupted
Bells Hells return to the Fey Realm in an attempt to tangle an upcoming meeting between Ludinus and the Unseelie Court...
Episode 107269 min2024-09-12
Under the Arch Heart's Eye
Bells Hells endure rocky combat and fey wiles within a temple of the Arch Heart, but come face to face with a surprising eavesdropper with plans of their own..
Episode 108258 min2024-09-19
Looming
Bells Hells learn just how resilient the Fey can be when it comes to matters of the mind and seek answers from Fearne's estranged, strange father...
Episode 109279 min2024-10-03
A Test of Fate
Bells Hells make haste to the Raven's Crest temple in Vasselheim by invitation from the Matron of Ravens, but the welcome they receive puts them all on the edge...
Episode 110246 min2024-10-10
In the Shadow of War
Bells Hells reel from their recent conversations with the divine and seek out calmer heads and resolute monoliths within the city of Vasselheim...
Episode 111213 min2024-10-17
The Nein Hells
Bells Hells meet their new allies on the road to Kreviris and learn just what makes this team so mighty...
Episode 112266 min2024-10-24
The Assembling of Legends
Bells Hells introduce the Mighty Nein to the moon before flashing backwards to the reunion of Exandria's most legendary heroes...
Episode 113306 min2024-11-07
Assault on the Malleus Key
With allies in tow and an army at their backs, Vox Machina begin their assault on the Malleus Fortress...
Episode 114288 min2024-11-14
Fight for the Bloody Bridge
Vox Machina assail the Malleus Key, intent on rescuing the trapped Vax’ildan as enemies attack from all sides…
Episode 115263 min2024-11-21
To the Arx Creonum
Bells Hells and the Mighty Nein wait in the shadows of the moon city before launching an explosive attack on the Weavemind’s stronghold…
Episode 116287 min2024-12-05
The Weave Mind
The Mighty Nein steal their way through the Arx Creonum to confront the psychic minds that control the Ruidian populace...
Episode 117277 min2024-12-12
Race to the Ruidian Core
Bells Hells delve into the fungal network of Ruidus, seeking Ludinus, Liliana, and the Hallowed Cage...
Episode 118298 min2025-01-02
The Hallowed Cage
Bells Hells face Ludinus Da'leth, attempting to stop his infiltration of Predathos' glass prison...
Episode 119245 min2025-01-16
Predathos Awakened
With one of their own absorbed and threats from all directions, Bells Hells bring the fight to Predathos itself...
Episode 120289 min2025-01-23
The Red End
Bells Hells face Predathos and its terrifying second form as they attempt to bring a god-eater to heel...
Episode 121517 min2025-02-06
A New Age Begins
Bells Hells return to Exandria with a proposal for the gods and their own visions for the future to come...