Dani Carr

Dani Carr is the Lore Keeper at Critical Role Productions LLC, producer and one-time substitute host for Talks Machina, and writer of Critical Recap. She has also appeared in various Critical Role shows.

Lore Keeper
Dani worked at Geek & Sundry as a Production Coordinator, then continued with that role when the crew transitionned to Critical Role Productions LLC. Starting roughly during the filming of Campaign 2 Arc 6: Weird Magic, Dani's job description was changed to official Lore Keeper of Critical Role. As Lore Keeper, she is in charge of protecting the canonical integrity of the world of Critical Role in its various iterations.

Contributions and appearances
Apart from her role as Lore Keeper, Dani has contributed to Critical Role in many ways.


 * Talks Machina: Dani was the producer of Talks Machina, and had appeared on every episode as an off-screen observer and commentator. She sometimes appeared on screen and had her own dedicated camera, labelled "Dani Cam".
 * 4-Sided Dive: Dani and Kyle Shire developed the questions specific to each guest and chosen during the "Deep Dive" segment by drawing slips of paper out of tankards. Dani also reads the questions pulled out of the "Tower of Inquiry", starts the show with improvised with the cast, and occasionally steps behind the bar to clarify lore details forgotten by the cast.
 * Critical Recap: Dani began hosting Critical Recap with the airing of before the live streams. After the split from Geek & Sundry, new episodes of Critical Recap premiered on Critical Role's YouTube channel on Tuesdays. The final video was for "Unwanted Reunions" (2x88). Since then, Dani has been writting recaps and posting them on the Critical Role website every wednesday.
 * Crit Recap Animated: Dani narrates Crit Recap Animated, and is on the team of writers as well. She appears in the show as an animated version of herself.
 * Narrative Telephone: Dani appeared as a guest on Narrative Telephone Round 2: as a participant in the fifth episode and the storyteller in the sixth episode.
 * EverythingIsContent: Dani and her mom Velita played Spider-Man (2018).

Player characters
Drew Bearymoore, polar bear

Trivia

 * Dani was a fan of Critical Role since the beginning, before she began working with Geek & Sundry. During a very early episode, Dani won a giveaway and her name was said on screen before she met any of the cast members.
 * The phrase "Is it thursday yet?" commonly used to close off episodes was initially coined by Dani.
 * Dani's first D&D character was a Half-Elf Ranger with a wolf companion.
 * Dani played Vizzini in "The Princess Bride" play in her community theater when she was eleven years old.