• Episode 6: A Road Diverged
    Aug 17 2025

    A jam-packed episode! Our Poets are caught in the thick of a shadowy ambush. In the aftermath, they'll learn things about Lacuna--and themselves--they never imagined.

    The beginning of a big second arc. Who (and what) are the Shadowjacks? Where is the Sallow Ring, and why are generations of Poets drawn there? How many accents will Asteria attempt in just one session? Stay tuned.

    STARRING

    Jay Ben Markson as Lemma Katie McLean Hainsworth as Evelyn David Skeist as OrLeon Carmela Smith as Ginny and Asteria the Hag as Game Master

    Produced by Asteria (aka Liz Thaler) and Carmela Smith

    Sound Editor Carmela Smith

    Logos by Hazumonster

    www.hagdealgaming.com

    This product includes materials from the Daggerheart Playtest Manuscript 1.5 © Critical Role, LLC. under the terms of the Darrington Press Community Gaming (DPCGL) License. More information can be found at https://www.daggerheart.com/. Any intentional modifications are identified as such as they occur.

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    2 hrs and 6 mins
  • Duality Bites! Ep 3: A Clank By Any Other Name (Customizing Heritage)
    Aug 10 2025

    Carmela Smith (producer, editor, and hag-about-town) chats with her fellow player Jay Ben Markson about his PC's custom ancestry, and about how both Ginny and Lemma (their Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire PCs) use the Orderborne community. A great discussion for anyone intereted in the mesh of mechanics and flavor/backstory in the Daggerheart system.

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    25 mins
  • Episode 5: The Heretics of Lacuna
    Aug 3 2025

    Our Poets hit the road, and the books. Will unraveling Lacuna's past help them decide its future? And while they're choosing the realm's path, they'd better keep an eye on their own...

    STARRING

    Jay Ben Markson as Lemma Katie McLean Hainsworth as Evelyn David Skeist as OrLeon Carmela Smith as Ginny and Asteria the Hag as Game Master

    Produced by Asteria (aka Liz Thaler) and Carmela Smith

    Sound Editor Carmela Smith

    Logos by Hazumonster

    www.hagdealgaming.com

    This product includes materials from the Daggerheart Playtest Manuscript 1.5 © Critical Role, LLC. under the terms of the Darrington Press Community Gaming (DPCGL) License. More information can be found at https://www.daggerheart.com/. Any intentional modifications are identified as such as they occur.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Duality Bites! Ep 2: The Only Thing We Have To Fear (A GM Self-Review)
    Jul 30 2025

    GM Asteria, in a solo episode, considers a hallmark of the Daggerheart system: Making GM Moves. A nerve-wracking prospect--especially when your players roll with Fear! Eight months after the Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire campaign began, what has Asteria learned the hard way? What might she do differently? Our Episode 2 look back at our other Episode 2.

    Because hindsight is 20-20--or, as we say in Daggerheart, 12-12.

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    17 mins
  • Duality Bites! Ep 1: "How Do I Optimize?" (Domains, Experiences, & the New Three Pillars)
    Jul 24 2025

    GM Asteria chats Daggerheart mechanics! Joined by Katie McLean Hainsworth and Jay Ben Markson after the debut episode of Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire, and the Daggerheart system itself. Just three theater folk who love spreadsheets, trying not to get hit.

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    27 mins
  • Mini-sode! The Poets Level Up
    Jul 20 2025

    After Episode 4, Asteria and the players pause to talk through their level-up decisions. Almost NO SPOILERS or campaign familiarity required--just good clean system talk. (Plus some hard-hitting nostalgia around backpacks.)

    Though Season 1 used the Daggerheart playtest, almost everything we discuss here is applicable to the official release rules! Carmela explains at top of the episode.

    If you're not interested in the mechanical nitty-gritty, we'll be back in two weeks with Episode 5. (You won't miss any story if you skip this one.)

    This product includes materials from the Daggerheart Playtest Manuscript 1.5 © Critical Role, LLC. under the terms of the Darrington Press Community Gaming (DPCGL) License. More information can be found at https://www.daggerheart.com/. Any intentional modifications are identified as such as they occur.

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    12 mins
  • Episode 4: What's in a Name?
    Jul 6 2025

    Everyone loves a carnival! Our heroes aren't exactly in the mood, but then they don't exactly have a choice, as the Rain Queen's court has blown into town as it always does--unexpectedly. If only they truly thought this was all a coincidence...

    Games of chance, mob unrest, and trying to figure out what it means for a person to be made out of your friend's soul: what else would a day at the fair hold in store for our young Poets of Lacuna?

    STARRING

    Jay Ben Markson as Lemma Katie McLean Hainsworth as Evelyn David Skeist as OrLeon Carmela Smith as Ginny and Asteria the Hag as Game Master

    Produced by Asteria (aka Liz Thaler) and Carmela Smith

    Sound Editor Carmela Smith

    Logos by Hazumonster

    www.hagdealgaming.com

    This product includes materials from the Daggerheart Playtest Manuscript 1.5 © Critical Role, LLC. under the terms of the Darrington Press Community Gaming (DPCGL) License. More information can be found at https://www.daggerheart.com/. Any intentional modifications are identified as such as they occur.

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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • Episode 3: Upon a Zephyr
    Jun 22 2025

    As strange music heralds the arrival of the Rain Queen's court, our heroes find themselves separated.

    Soren shows OrLeon what it's like to live amidst chaos; Ginny discovers yet another Duality; Evelyn is abandoned, but not alone; Lemma is faced at last with a choice he cannot ignore...but will he?

    An RP-heavy episode, with some major players revealed.

    STARRING

    Jay Ben Markson as Lemma Katie McLean Hainsworth as Evelyn David Skeist as OrLeon Carmela Smith as Ginny and Asteria the Hag as Game Master

    Produced by Asteria (aka Liz Thaler) and Carmela Smith

    Sound Editor Carmela Smith

    Logos by Hazumonster

    www.hagdealgaming.com

    This product includes materials from the Daggerheart Playtest Manuscript 1.5 © Critical Role, LLC. under the terms of the Darrington Press Community Gaming (DPCGL) License. More information can be found at https://www.daggerheart.com/. Any intentional modifications are identified as such as they occur.

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    1 hr and 24 mins