Tell Your Own Story
Custom Tabletop Campaigns built around you!
Have you been looking for a campaign where authentic roleplay is the focus, the players are invested, and the world feels immserive and alive? Are you inspired by groups like Critical Role or Dimension 20? Then you're in the right place!
Welcome to CRIT FAILS and FAIRY TALES -- a gaming community founded on the concept of building unique and memorable games that focus on the players and the stories THEY want to tell. At Crit Fails, no adventure is too big. No matter which one of our professional DMs you work with, every corner of the world you play in will hold secrets to be unfurled, challenges to overcome, and memories to be made. You'll start a campaign with new party members and end among good friends. Be prepared to laugh, cry, roll and (crit) fail your way to level 20. Our sessions will leave you on the edge of your seat, excited for next week's session to come around!We also teach dungeon masters to run games at the same level as ours whether you want to run paid games or just take your home game to another level. Join our school for video guides that cover every aspect of tabletop gaming as well as a community of DMs available to help you anytime issues arise.Join our Discord to get your journey started now!
Crit Fails Academy
Become the Dungeon Master Your Players Never ForgetBuild unforgettable worlds. Run better sessions. Join a community of DMs dedicated to mastering the craft.Whether you're running your very first campaign, looking to elevate your home game, or planning to make a living as a professional Dungeon Master, Crit Fails & Fairy Tales gives you the knowledge, tools, and community to make it happen.---
--Everything You Need to Run Professional Level Games--Stop searching through hundreds of Reddit posts, YouTube videos, and blogs hoping to find answers.Our step-by-step video library teaches you how to confidently run engaging tabletop RPGs from beginning to end.Learn how to:
* Build memorable adventures and story arcs
* Design cities, kingdoms, and living worlds
* Create balanced, exciting encounters
* Run immersive roleplaying sessions
* Keep players engaged every week
* Handle difficult players and table conflicts
* Pace your campaigns like a professional
* Improve improvisation and storytelling
* Build long-term campaigns your players will talk about for yearsWhether you play Dungeons & Dragons or another tabletop RPG, these principles apply to nearly every system.
More Than Just Video CoursesWhen you join, you also become part of an active community of Dungeon Masters helping each other improve every day.--Inside the Community Discord--* Live help from experienced Dungeon Masters
* Q&A channels for campaign advice
* Weekly live office hours where you can ask questions directly
* Resource libraries filled with our favorite tools
* Map-making software recommendations
* Name and item generators
* Patreon creators and artists worth using
* Campaign planning resources
* DM discussions and feedback from fellow Game MastersInstead of figuring everything out alone, you'll have experienced DMs ready to help whenever you get stuck.
Learn From Someone Who Does This Every WeekI've spent over 10 years running tabletop RPGs professionally.Today I run 7 campaigns every week, constantly refining my techniques through real games with real players.Over the years I've compiled hundreds of hours of research, testing, and experience into one complete system so you don't have to spend years piecing everything together yourself.As new questions come up inside the community, I continue creating new lessons and expanding the library, so your membership keeps getting more valuable over time.---Our MissionAt Crit Fails & Fairy Tales, our goal has always been simple:Teach players and Dungeon Masters to be batter at tabletop games to improve the quality of games for everyone.Whether your inspiration comes from your own imagination or productions like Critical Role and Dimension 20, we'll teach you the skills behind creating immersive, memorable tabletop experiences.---Want to Become a Professional Dungeon Master?If your goal is to earn money running games, we'll help with that too.Members have the opportunity to:
*Apply to run paid games in our Discord
* Advertise their games through Crit Fails & Fairy Tales
* Have us help find players from all across the internet
* Focus on building amazing campaigns while we help fill your tablesRun at least one active table through our community, and your school membership is completely free.
--Everything Included--✔ Complete Dungeon Master video library✔ New lessons added regularly✔ Private Discord community✔ Weekly live Q&A sessions✔ Campaign planning resources✔ Recommended tools and software✔ Help from experienced professional DMs✔ Opportunities to grow into paid Game Mastering---Join TodayBecome part of a community dedicated to creating unforgettable tabletop adventures.Get instant access to every lesson, every resource, every update, and a network of Dungeon Masters ready to help you become the best Game Master you can be.Start your membership today and take your games to the next level.
Current Session Openings
All times are posted in ESTCharlie Suits
Fridays 7 PM [Londorwin Homebrew 5e]
Tuesdays 7 PM [Londorwin Homebrew 5e]Dragon of Dice
Fridays 7:00 PM [5e Homebrew Campaign]
Fresh StartNinjaxus
Wednesdays 7:00 PM [Al'Kesh Homebrew 5e]
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Saturdays 3:00 PM [Al'Kesh Homebrew 5e]Orpheus
Sundays 7 PM [Homebrew 5e]
Fresh StartLuckReaper
Fridays 7 PM EST [Homebrew 5e]
Fresh Start
Saturdays 11 AM EST [Homebrew 5e]
Fresh Start
Sundays 7 PM EST [Homebrew 5e]
Fresh StartPacificAtlantic
Thursdays 7 PM EST [Homebrew 5e]
Fresh Start
Sundays 12 PM EST [Homebrew 5e]
Fresh StartsIpsi
Thursdays 8:00 PM [Thylea Homebrew Ancient Greece 5e]
Fresh StartNarrator of the Gods
All Sessions FullComfortable Grey
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Become a Professional Dungeon Master
Are you interested in DMing professionally but unsure where to start? Running games for Crit Fails and Fairy Tales makes your job easier!We take care of advertising your games to bring you players, offer in-depth guidance to take your games to the next level, and provide a wide variety of content for use in your games like music, homebrew content, VTT assets and more. Whether you are a veteran or completely new to DMing, we are available for guidance as you run your campaigns.Premium campaigns are in high demand, making finding players easier than ever!The high quality of our games is the pride and charm of Crit Fails and Fairy Tales. Joining our team of DMs means upholding our standards and meeting the expectations of our players. This means that any game you run must be player-focused and customized around the stories they want to tell, so that we can ensure a consistent experience across our games-- but don't stress! We are here to help you achieve this so that both you and the players are getting as much enjoyment from your games as possible!We also take a smaller cut than other platforms so you get more for running games with us!WHAT WE OFFER:
✦ Voice acting lessons
✦ Worldbuilding guidance
✦ Storytelling and writing guidance
✦ Game balancing
✦ VTT/Discord training
✦ Game flow + scene control training
✦ Large multi-table events
✦ Advertising
✦ Custom content for use in your games, including: music, items, races, classes, maps, and more!If you are interested in DMing for us, join the Discord and reach out to a mod or admin! You can also leave us an email with the contact form!
About Us
Crit Fails and Fairy Tales is a gaming community founded on the concept of building unique and memorable games that focus on the players and the stories THEY want to tell. From the beginning, it has been our goal to help our players elevate their gameplay experience to the next level by encouraging authentic roleplay and collaborative storytelling... but DON'T worry! If you're new to playing TTRPGs this way, our supportive community is always here to help you learn!
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Unlike some other online platforms, we curate and train our team of Dungeon Masters to guarantee a smooth and fun experience, and consistent quality across every campaign. This means you can expect professional voice acting, immersive worlds, and memorable storytelling that's built around the players, no matter the setting or style.
Some of our DMs run campaigns in worlds you may be familiar with, such as Faerûn or Eberron, while others will have their own unique worlds for you to explore. Both will tailor elements of the world and story to the Player Characters, making it feel like you are truly part of the world! We also use homebrew content, so be prepared for custom rules, magic items, races, classes, and more!
Campaigns always begin with session 0's that allow you to explore your backstory and meet just a few party members, enabling players to develop bonds with one another in a unique way before the full party convenes in Session 1. This also allows you to make sure the DM, campaign setting, and system are the perfect fit for you.
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You'll feel right at home in the Crit Fails community. Our Discord is home to a diverse, creative, and welcoming group of DMs and players of various experience levels who all share a passion for roleplay and storytelling -- and we're growing every day!
We keep our Discord Events up-to-date so you can see when sessions are happening in the server! Players are always welcome and encouraged to sit in and listen to other games!Join our Discord to get your journey started now!
Charlie Suits - FounderD&D 5e mixed
Dragon of DiceDnD5e/5.5e Mixed
Fabula Ultima
CAIN
Five Torches Deep
NinjaxusD&D 5e Mixed
Ultramodern
Narrator of the GodsD&D 5e Mixed
Pathfinder 2e
Call of Cthulhu
Magical Kitties
The Moon Fucking Hates You
Sentinel and Sanctuary
OrpheusD&D 5e mixed
Pathfinder 2e
LuckReaperDnD5e Mixed
DnD3.5e
FATE
Blades in the Dark
Call of Cthulu
Monster of the Week
Star Wars TTRPG
Traveler
Mothership
Into the Odd
Comfortable Grey SlothD&D 3.5 - 5e
Pathfinder 1/2
Savage Worlds
Star Wars
Daggerheart
FlubbaJubbD&D 5e mixed
Everyday Heroes
Monster of the Week
IpsiPokemon Tabletop United
D&D 5e mixed
Pathfinder 2e
LANCER
LuckReaper
Luxien - The Fated Table𝓦𝓮𝓵𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓣𝓪𝓫𝓵𝓮
Come and stay a while, you must be quite weary. Warm your feet by the fire before we set out on our next adventure.Whether you are a brand new player or a seasoned veteran, there is a seat for everyone around the hearth, where I invite you to bring your passions and laughter to tell a story worth remembering for years to come.At my table, I put my players first. You are the hero, the villain, the tragedy and the glory. With ten years of experience, my games are built around friendship and good vibes, and my number one rule is "if you can dream it, let's make it happen." If you love adventure, this is the place for you.So grab a seat, friend. Sit by the fire. Let's pull out a map and chart our course---for a grand journey lies ahead of us.Systems:
DnD5e Mixed
DnD3.5e
FATE
Blades in the Dark
Call of Cthulu
Monster of the Week
Star Wars TTRPG
Traveler
Mothership
Into the OddVTT
Roll20
Owlbear Rodeo
AvraeAverage Session Length: 3 HoursAverage Adventure Length: 2-3 Year Full Campaigns | 6mo - 1y Mini-Campaigns
Dragon of Dice
Punctual, Prepared, and a Perfectly Painted Picture of your own Character Placed into your Mind in their Moments of Glory! Your courage and cunning will create echoes, being felt across other games, worlds, and perhaps even more as we craft a grand tale together!Are you a brand-new player seeking to learn? A veteran of the game?
I welcome all players to my table! I love to teach and can challenge even the most skilled players!Be a mighty hero, a scoundrel of a rogue, or the most powerful mage in all the lands! Whatever you wish to play, I shall enable with all my heart and efforts!Become immersed in your character and the world, with the very fate of the realm being within your hands! Engage in campaigns ranging across all levels from 1-20, and some even beyond 20!Be it in a custom world with your backstory almost seamlessly woven into it or within the familiar structure of any number of modules from all manner of sources, I’ll run it with an expertise gained over 12 years of TTRPG Experience and Half a Decade of Professional GMing Experience!Systems:
DnD5e/5.5e Mixed
Fabula Ultima
CAIN
Five Torches DeepFoundry VTT/Discord
Avg. Session Length: 3-4 hoursAvg. Campaign Length: 3-4 Years
Orpheus
Hello! My name is Orpheus, and I am a game master and storyteller. My goal is to work with players to create stories built on collaboration, trust, and fun.I run games in unique fantasy worlds designed to challenge players, pull them deeper into the setting, and make their choices matter. The story unfolds through the direct actions, decisions, and consequences created by the players. At my table, the characters are the story's protagonists, not bystanders waiting for the plot to unfold.My campaigns aim for a balanced mix of roleplay, epic set-piece battles, dungeon exploration, and intrigue. I enjoy stories where characters have meaningful backgrounds, personal stakes, and heroic arcs that are woven directly into the campaign.My current campaign is a level 1–20 homebrew Dungeons & Dragons 5e game inspired by Greek and Roman mythology, focused on mythic heroism, legendary monsters, divine conflict, and the rise of heroes into figures of legend.Systems:
D&D 5e Mixed
Pathfinder 2eFoundry VTT/Discord
Avg. Session Length: 3-4 hoursAvg. Campaign Length: 3-4 Years
Narrator of the Gods
Have you ever looked up it on the skies and wondered whether or not those bright pinpricks of light are actually just the air holes in the lid of a massive alien shoebox? If you have been dealt with these sorts of questions then delving into a fantastical chaotic and unique variations of monsters with tentacles doing things (no, not that), then perchance take a gander at the most adequate representation of characteristics that develop into a competent DM.Hey there, my name is Narrator of the Gods, and my DMing style has been described as "Guillermo del Toro directing the game that has been written by a drunk Neil Gaiman", and sinister whimsy. Fear not though, fair potential adventurer, even if you are level one, I welcome all to my table, I care not of creed nor any other related marker.As long as you treat myself and my fellow players with respect and dignity and perchance a touch, if not even a dash, of worship or snacks, that's fine too. So come and watch or listen, or play along side us as we venture forth into festive and devilish new fields a plenty!Systems:
D&D 5e Mixed
Pathfinder 2e
Call of Cthulhu
Magical Kitties
The Moon Fucking Hates You
Sentinel and SanctuaryFoundry VTT/Discord
Avg. Session Length: 3 hoursAvg. Campaign Length: 3-4 Years
Ninjaxus
I'm a fantasy hero Dungeon Master forging a path for players to delve into the struggle of a Hero's Journey! I've delved into a variety of genres from high fantasy to post apocalypses grim dark with plenty of homebrew to boot. I'm very open to stepping off the beaten path or trying something outside the limits of your character, to create a story that satisfies you and the narrative as a whole.I may set up the world but your the travelers who guide what you do or where these games lead. I always believe that your choices matter and the impact of those choices are important for the story and your characters.I strive to create a game that's fun and immersive for players to get in character and roleplay to their hearts content and create a story that when completed. Leaves everyone satisfied and hopefully calling for more. Till next we meet I say!Systems:
D&D 5e Mixed
UltramodernFoundry VTT/Discord/Owlbear
Avg. Session Length: 3-4 hours
(With willingness for extensions if all players agree. I've run 8+ Hour games.)
Avg. Campaign Length: 3-6 months, played weekly or bi-weekly
Ipsi
My games strive to balance meaningful combat encounters with entertaining and memorable roleplay moments. With nearly a decade of homebrewing and worldbuilding experience (go ahead, ask me about my 100+ page subclass compendium), there are very few ideas I'll say "no" to as long as they can be workshopped into compelling ideas for the entire table to enjoy together. While I'm most familiar with running Forgotten Realms modules, all of my adventures are "back to front" designs: built in reverse from an epic endpoint toward a simple hook for players to iterate upon in their own way, leaving plenty of room for unique content and homebrewed experiences to develop along the way.Systems:
Pokemon Tabletop United
D&D 5e 2014/2024
Pathfinder 2e
LANCERFoundry VTT/Discord
Avg. Session Length: 3 hours
Avg. Campaign Length: 1-2 years
Lawful Cherry
I’m a student of fiction who wants to make your skin crawl. My homebrew games are dark and gritty, with unique worlds and a cast of fun and interesting characters. I like to let the players guide the narrative and decide who they want to work for and who they want to take down. All the while, I’m focused on delivering a satisfying conclusion that follows cinematic story structure. While my games are written as grimdark, I am all for leaning into the fun and silly aspects that players and bad rolls inevitably add to the mix.Systems:
Shadowdark
MothershipFoundry VTT/Discord
2d & Isometric BattlemapsAvg. Session Length: 3-4 hours
Avg. Campaign Length: 4-6 months, played weekly or bi-weekly.
Beriweyr
Greetings! I’ve been enjoying the world of TTRPGs since 2016. I was always curious about D&D and finally took the plunge—and I’ve been in love with the game ever since.My tables strike a great balance between rich roleplay and exciting, tactical combat. I especially enjoy running homebrew adventures where anything can happen, but I also love guiding players through the iconic worlds of 5e. Some of my favorite modules include Curse of Strahd, Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, and Rime of the Frostmaiden.I craft adventures across a wide range of settings and genres: from daring heists in the streets of Waterdeep, to high-speed battles atop Eberron’s lightning rails, to creeping horror in the mists of Barovia, or even star-hopping on a spelljamming ship. Whether I'm running a published campaign or one of my own design, I focus on weaving character backstories into the narrative and making the world feel alive and responsive to player choices.Not in the mood for fantasy? I also have experience with Star Trek Adventures (2e) and would be thrilled to take a crew where no one has gone before!Systems:
D&D 5e (2014 and 2024)
Star Trek Adventures 2EFoundry VTT/DiscordAvg. Session Length: 3-3.5 Hours
Avg. Campaign Length: 25-60 sessions
Athena
My games are high fantasy stories focused on players' choices and themes. These campaigns tend to be set in my expansive homebrew world that I’ve been working on and adding to ever since I've been GMing! These stories take players from the fun (or horrors) of their backstories all the way to the higher levels of titan-slaying and worldwide stakes. Prepare yourselves for an adventure with tons of roleplay moments, intense story-driven combats, with the occasional lore-filled dungeon.Systems:
D&D 5e (2014 and 2024)Foundry VTT/DiscordAvg. Session Length: 4 hours
Avg. Campaign Length: 1-2 years
FlubbaJubb
I run my games with about a 70/30 split on roleplay vs combat (respectively), utilizing player created backstories, taking into account what worked and what didn't worked in my past games I've run from various systems, as well as reverse-engineering the campaigns I've just been a player in to find out what worked about that to use as inspiration and advice in my future campaigns. I prioritize creating interesting characters, encounters and stories to make for a satisfying campaign that is tailor-made for the type of game my players wish to playSystems:
D&D 5e/5.5e mixed
Everyday Heroes
Monster of the WeekFoundry VTT/Discord
2D/3D Battlemaps
Avg. Session Length: 2-3.5 hours
Avg. Campaign Length: 2-3 years if played bi-weekly
1-2.5 years if played weekly
Patrick
I run my games in a custom high-fantasy world, built from the ground up and ever-changing based on the players' actions. My campaigns are connected through characters and events that appear throughout all of them, each campaign taking place in a different section of the overall timeline. We focus on roleplay and storytelling, with a good mix of combat, dungeon crawls, and puzzles included for a full level 1-20 experience!Systems: 5e 2014/2024 mixed
Foundry VTT/Discord
2D/3D Battlemaps
Avg. Session Length: 4 hours
Avg. Campaign Length: 3-5 years
Comfortable Grey
Hi, you can call me Eli and I love TTRPGs.My childhood was rich with systemless roleplaying games, just me and my friends or family creating stories in the woods between our parents' homes. The first system I played was D&D 3e, when I was 10 years old, so you would be underselling it to say that tabletop roleplaying games are my passion. Before 3.5e was released I had already explored roleplaying games beyond the d20, and so my focus has always been the connection between players and the tales we tell without limiting ourselves to one set of dice. I have been a dungeon master almost as early as my first games, giving me over two decades of experience across a diverse set of rulebooks. My favorite games to play are nWoD Mage, and GURPS 3e, because I think customizability in the context of a specific universe is important to framing a one-shot or a campaign. My longest running campaign was Exalted (three years). When I am a player I tend to create quirky characters.I want to play all systems, I've got a lot of experience across many of them and I can pick up new ones quickly. I will switch tones between scenes, and control the narrative between groups. I'm a master of many practical things, rather than a jack-of-all trades, so I admit to some shortcomings where the skills do not overlap.
Charlie Suits - Founder
I run my games in a custom high-fantasy world, built from the ground up and ever-changing based on the players' actions. My campaigns are connected through characters and events that appear throughout all of them, each campaign taking place in a different section of the overall timeline. We focus on roleplay and storytelling, with a good mix of combat, dungeon crawls, and puzzles included for a full level 1-20 experience!Systems:
5e 2014/2024 mixedFoundry VTT/Discord
2D/3D Battlemaps
Avg. Session Length: 4 hours
Avg. Campaign Length: 3-5 years
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