Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire: A Daggerheart Adventure https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com Join our young Poets of Lacuna as they weather a royal clash between Hope and Fear--and fight to save a land born of both. A love letter to the brand new Daggerheart TTRPG system by Darrington Press. (By/for fans of Actual Play who love drama and gaming in equal measure.) 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 Logo Art 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. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:04:19 -0400 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Fiction:Drama 1440 serial Join our young Poets of Lacuna as they weather a royal clash between Hope and Fear--and fight to save a land born of both. A love letter to the brand new Daggerheart TTRPG system by Darrington Press. (By/for fans of Actual Play who love drama and gaming in equal measure.) 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 Hag Deal Logo 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. Hag Deal Gaming Hag Deal Gaming No true https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20816629/square_200067g1y.jpg Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire: A Daggerheart Adventure https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com 144 144 Episode 1: Turn and Look Episode 1: Turn and Look https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-1-turn-and-look/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-1-turn-and-look/#comments Mon, 26 May 2025 01:59:14 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/b507806a-30c8-3f91-bcd3-59c98a0710ac Four young Poets--the realm of Lacuna's specially gifted guardians--embark upon a simple visit to a neighboring town, as part of their training. Surely, despite the strange omens they've all seen, things will go as planned...

A love letter to the brand new Daggerheart TTRPG system by Darrington Press. (By/for fans of Actual Play who love drama and gaming in equal measure.)

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

Hag Deal Logo 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.]]> Four young Poets--the realm of Lacuna's specially gifted guardians--embark upon a simple visit to a neighboring town, as part of their training. Surely, despite the strange omens they've all seen, things will go as planned...

A love letter to the brand new Daggerheart TTRPG system by Darrington Press. (By/for fans of Actual Play who love drama and gaming in equal measure.)

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

Hag Deal Logo 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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming false No 8046 1 1 full Episode 2: Howl Episode 2: Howl https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-2-howl/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-2-howl/#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2025 19:00:00 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/ccc72688-f6eb-36c8-8ef2-37465fb33d6c WARNING: We curse in this one! The dice will do that to you.

Our heroes scramble to reckon with the strange force they've unleashed. As the Ward cracks around them, they must stretch their Poetic powers into territory fearful and new. They've never been tested before--can they step up and save people, including each other?

An action-packed episode (with some lore at the end).

 

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.]]> WARNING: We curse in this one! The dice will do that to you.

Our heroes scramble to reckon with the strange force they've unleashed. As the Ward cracks around them, they must stretch their Poetic powers into territory fearful and new. They've never been tested before--can they step up and save people, including each other?

An action-packed episode (with some lore at the end).

 

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming true No 6432 1 2 full Episode 3: Upon a Zephyr Episode 3: Upon a Zephyr https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-3-upon-a-zephyr/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-3-upon-a-zephyr/#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2025 19:00:00 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/35055534-9125-390f-86de-ab10a644b48f 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.

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.]]> 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.

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming true No 5068 1 3 full Episode 4: What's in a Name? Episode 4: What's in a Name? https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-4-whats-in-a-name/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-4-whats-in-a-name/#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2025 19:00:00 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/bfd9f497-c953-3bf0-9fe3-05530e8f3d9a 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.

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.]]> 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.

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming true No 6418 1 4 full Mini-sode! The Poets Level Up Mini-sode! The Poets Level Up https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/mini-sode-the-poets-level-up/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/mini-sode-the-poets-level-up/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2025 19:00:00 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/fb7c3301-5b3a-36d5-b384-f2adb46ce761 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.

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.]]> 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.

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming false No 741 1 bonus Duality Bites! Ep 1: "How Do I Optimize?" (Domains, Experiences, & the New Three Pillars) Duality Bites! Ep 1: "How Do I Optimize?" (Domains, Experiences, & the New Three Pillars) https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-1-how-do-i-optimize-domains-experiences-the-new-three-pillars/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-1-how-do-i-optimize-domains-experiences-the-new-three-pillars/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:47:21 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/61a99371-8366-31d4-9c3f-adf6cb7e50dc 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.

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.]]> 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.

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming false No 1647 10 1 full Duality Bites! Ep 2: The Only Thing We Have To Fear (A GM Self-Review) Duality Bites! Ep 2: The Only Thing We Have To Fear (A GM Self-Review) https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-2-i-make-money-moves-a-gm-self-review/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-2-i-make-money-moves-a-gm-self-review/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:00:00 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/395e594e-e880-371f-afe0-02bd081f4779 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. 

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.]]> 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. 

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming false No 1048 10 2 full Episode 5: The Heretics of Lacuna Episode 5: The Heretics of Lacuna https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/the-heretics-of-lacuna/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/the-heretics-of-lacuna/#comments Sun, 03 Aug 2025 19:00:00 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/55a71ba8-edba-3c92-afd1-a313aa0430fc 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.

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.]]> 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.

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming false No 4063 1 5 full Duality Bites! Ep 3: A Clank By Any Other Name (Customizing Heritage) Duality Bites! Ep 3: A Clank By Any Other Name (Customizing Heritage) https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-3-a-clank-by-any-other-name-customing-heritage/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-3-a-clank-by-any-other-name-customing-heritage/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2025 19:00:00 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/4861dbbc-b1bf-351e-8917-d58144e02ae1 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. 

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.]]> 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. 

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming false No 1513 10 3 full Episode 6: A Road Diverged Episode 6: A Road Diverged https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-6-a-road-diverged/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-6-a-road-diverged/#comments Sun, 17 Aug 2025 19:00:00 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/74860e25-a25b-3ca3-9724-31696ef9261a 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.

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.]]> 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.

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming true No 7550 1 6 full Duality Bites! Ep 4: One Hand Tied (Playing Sub-Optimally, for the Fiction) Duality Bites! Ep 4: One Hand Tied (Playing Sub-Optimally, for the Fiction) https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-4-one-hand-tied-playing-sub-optimally-for-the-fiction/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-4-one-hand-tied-playing-sub-optimally-for-the-fiction/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:14:45 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/73ff0f55-3025-30c4-b9e2-1c506f6c2c76 Carmela and Jay Ben return to discuss playing half a season using only one of their two domains. What's it like to be a spellcaster who won't cast spells? (Yes, both of them.) 

Featuring Carmela Smith and Jay Ben Markson Edited by Asteria

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.]]> Carmela and Jay Ben return to discuss playing half a season using only one of their two domains. What's it like to be a spellcaster who won't cast spells? (Yes, both of them.) 

Featuring Carmela Smith and Jay Ben Markson
Edited by Asteria

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.]]> Carmela and Jay Ben return to discuss playing half a season using only one of their two domains. What’s it like to be a spellcaster who won’t cast spells? (Yes, both of them.)  Featuring Carmela Smith and Jay Ben Markson Edited by Asteria Hag Deal Gaming false No 987 10 4 full Duality Bites! Ep 5: Prologue Dice! (Homebrew Mechanics & Collaborative Storytelling) Duality Bites! Ep 5: Prologue Dice! (Homebrew Mechanics & Collaborative Storytelling) https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-5-prologue-dice-homebrew-mechanics-table-collaborative-storytelling/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-5-prologue-dice-homebrew-mechanics-table-collaborative-storytelling/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2025 22:02:00 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/5e3fd6e1-9750-379b-a741-5269ba912a3e Asteria and Carmela visit Katie in Chicago for our first ever in-person coven meeting! In this portion, we talk about the homebrew mechanics of Season 1, our biggest collaborative storytelling moments, and the inherent Daggerheart-iness of fitting your method to your madness. 

Featuring Katie McLean Hainsworth, Carmela Smith, and Asteria (aka Liz Thaler) Edited by Asteria

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.]]> Asteria and Carmela visit Katie in Chicago for our first ever in-person coven meeting! In this portion, we talk about the homebrew mechanics of Season 1, our biggest collaborative storytelling moments, and the inherent Daggerheart-iness of fitting your method to your madness. 

Featuring Katie McLean Hainsworth, Carmela Smith, and Asteria (aka Liz Thaler)
Edited by Asteria

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming false No 1863 10 5 full Episode 7: Touched by Fire Episode 7: Touched by Fire https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-7-touched-by-fire/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-7-touched-by-fire/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2025 23:15:25 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/54436ef6-32c1-39d9-b8ef-dfe1edd11611 As night falls on the Shadowjack camp, our heroes are drawn apart--by their pasts, by their fates, and by curiosity. Though they call themselves allies, each mysterious figure here sings a different siren song. What will our young Poets discover about themselves in the shadows? They may have changed the world, but they're now learning how strange it already was... Gird yourself for flashbacks, new characters, and an ever-thickening plot. Plus, the juiciest of reveals: Soren's age.

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.

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.]]> As night falls on the Shadowjack camp, our heroes are drawn apart--by their pasts, by their fates, and by curiosity. Though they call themselves allies, each mysterious figure here sings a different siren song. What will our young Poets discover about themselves in the shadows? They may have changed the world, but they're now learning how strange it already was...

Gird yourself for flashbacks, new characters, and an ever-thickening plot. Plus, the juiciest of reveals: Soren's age.

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.

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming true No 8039 1 7 full Duality Bites! Ep 6: Back to the Future (Backstory Collab & Dramatic RP) Duality Bites! Ep 6: Back to the Future (Backstory Collab & Dramatic RP) https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-6-back-to-the-future-backstory-collab-dramatic-rp/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-6-back-to-the-future-backstory-collab-dramatic-rp/#comments Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:52:15 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/7e4fb1b5-1644-3c9f-b02b-e1b487b57a0c Asteria and Jay Ben share the collaboration and pre-campaign discussions that led to Lemma's flashback scenes and backstory reveals. Looking back on the vignette of Lemma's kindling, we discuss how we've been able to set each other up for dramatic improvisation and build off each other's storytelling--while still, ideally, ruining each other's lives. (It's a game after all.)

Contains heavy spoilers for episodes 1-7 of Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire.

Featuring Asteria and Jay Ben Markson Edited by Asteria

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.]]> Asteria and Jay Ben share the collaboration and pre-campaign discussions that led to Lemma's flashback scenes and backstory reveals. Looking back on the vignette of Lemma's kindling, we discuss how we've been able to set each other up for dramatic improvisation and build off each other's storytelling--while still, ideally, ruining each other's lives. (It's a game after all.)

Contains heavy spoilers for episodes 1-7 of Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire.

Featuring Asteria and Jay Ben Markson
Edited by Asteria

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming false No 1831 10 6 full SPOILER-FREE BONUS Duality Bites! Ep 6.5: Improv is Scary, RPGs Are Great SPOILER-FREE BONUS Duality Bites! Ep 6.5: Improv is Scary, RPGs Are Great https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/spoiler-free-bonus-duality-bites-ep-65-improv-is-scary-rpgs-are-great/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/spoiler-free-bonus-duality-bites-ep-65-improv-is-scary-rpgs-are-great/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:04:16 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/f48ce7ff-c238-364e-84c3-9381f54c414f The second half of our most recent chat episode, for those who haven't yet listened to episodes 6 and 7 of Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire. 

In this section, Asteria and Jay Ben discuss the pre-campaign groundwork that went into creating the Elegists, and into building comfort with group worldbuilding and storytelling as a whole. 

 

Featuring Asteria and Jay Ben Markson Edited by Asteria

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.]]> The second half of our most recent chat episode, for those who haven't yet listened to episodes 6 and 7 of Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire. 

In this section, Asteria and Jay Ben discuss the pre-campaign groundwork that went into creating the Elegists, and into building comfort with group worldbuilding and storytelling as a whole. 

 

Featuring Asteria and Jay Ben Markson
Edited by Asteria

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming false No 789 10 bonus Episode 8: Waking Episode 8: Waking https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-8-waking/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-8-waking/#comments Sun, 28 Sep 2025 21:36:58 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/cedf3adb-1a98-3527-ac14-1bf1642956a8 Strange visions greet our Poets in their sleep. Stranger still is the task that awaits them on the morrow... 

 

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

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.]]> Strange visions greet our Poets in their sleep. Stranger still is the task that awaits them on the morrow... 

 

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

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming true No 8114 1 8 full Duality Bites! Ep 7: Fish Don't Know They're Wet (Knowledge Rolls & World-Building) Duality Bites! Ep 7: Fish Don't Know They're Wet (Knowledge Rolls & World-Building) https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-7-fish-dont-know-theyre-wet-knowledge-rolls-world-building/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-7-fish-dont-know-theyre-wet-knowledge-rolls-world-building/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2025 01:36:50 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/1371340b-d4e1-31eb-8226-8d821e6b1a1f Part 2 of our Live From Chicago session! Asteria, Carmela, and Katie talk about exploring the Realm of Lacuna through player questions and dice rolls. Plus, these veterans of multiple systems compare the Daggerheart experience to other games in their wheelhouse (especially the super-crunchy ones). 

Featuring Katie McLean Hainsworth, Carmela Smith, and Asteria (aka Liz Thaler) Edited by Asteria

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.]]> Part 2 of our Live From Chicago session! Asteria, Carmela, and Katie talk about exploring the Realm of Lacuna through player questions and dice rolls. Plus, these veterans of multiple systems compare the Daggerheart experience to other games in their wheelhouse (especially the super-crunchy ones). 

Featuring Katie McLean Hainsworth, Carmela Smith, and Asteria (aka Liz Thaler)
Edited by Asteria

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming true No 1816 10 7 full Episode 9: A Ring Afire Episode 9: A Ring Afire https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-9-a-ring-afire/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-9-a-ring-afire/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2025 21:03:31 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/dbe0da02-c977-3c5f-b83c-95a9c7e152f0 The Poets at last find themselves in a fight they can't escape. What will they learrn about themselves in this trial by chaotic fire? Will motes of Madness herself change their fates? 

 

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

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.]]> The Poets at last find themselves in a fight they can't escape. What will they learrn about themselves in this trial by chaotic fire? Will motes of Madness herself change their fates? 

 

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

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming true No 7106 1 9 full Duality Bites! Ep 8: The Great Weasel Trap (Environments, Adversaries, & Combat Design) Duality Bites! Ep 8: The Great Weasel Trap (Environments, Adversaries, & Combat Design) https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/db-8-environments/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/db-8-environments/#comments Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:00:00 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/82ecc53a-3597-3075-902b-7040251923ef Asteria and Carmela react to the big Episode 9 combat, and break down Asteria's use of the "Burning Heart of the Wood" environment. Listen to the actual play podcast we're talking around, "Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire," at https://www.hagdealgaming.com/qod-podcast

Featuring Carmela Smith and Asteria (aka Liz Thaler) Edited by Asteria

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.]]> Asteria and Carmela react to the big Episode 9 combat, and break down Asteria's use of the "Burning Heart of the Wood" environment. Listen to the actual play podcast we're talking around, "Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire," at https://www.hagdealgaming.com/qod-podcast

Featuring Carmela Smith and Asteria
(aka Liz Thaler) Edited by Asteria

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming true No 2088 10 8 full Episode 10: What Hath Iron Wrought Episode 10: What Hath Iron Wrought https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-10-what-hath-iron-wrought/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-10-what-hath-iron-wrought/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2025 19:06:13 -0500 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/f168af88-2b45-3a7c-9ea5-bc3d6eaa2706 Faced with a showdown between Glory and Fortune themselves, the Poets make some quick decisions--and try to put together the pieces of all that's befallen Lacuna in a few short days.

 

 

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

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.]]> Faced with a showdown between Glory and Fortune themselves, the Poets make some quick decisions--and try to put together the pieces of all that's befallen Lacuna in a few short days.

 

 

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

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming true No 6627 1 10 full Episode 11: A Harrowing Episode 11: A Harrowing https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-11-a-harrowing/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-11-a-harrowing/#comments Sun, 16 Nov 2025 20:52:26 -0500 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/fa0a2ee2-76a6-3bc0-ac20-44835b1eec41 The Harvest Court contains multitudes, and our Poets no longer no whom, or what, to trust. It's been a long, weary road, after all, marked by loss and upheaval. But when the Queen of Harrows questions you, you don't want to lose your head...

 

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

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.]]> The Harvest Court contains multitudes, and our Poets no longer no whom, or what, to trust. It's been a long, weary road, after all, marked by loss and upheaval. But when the Queen of Harrows questions you, you don't want to lose your head...

 

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

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming true No 6321 1 11 full Episode 12: Reap What You Sow (Part 1) Episode 12: Reap What You Sow (Part 1) https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-12-reap-what-you-sow-part-1/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-12-reap-what-you-sow-part-1/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:46:18 -0500 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/d6ea0903-93eb-38f8-85f7-f927dc0d3aea Separated in the Queen of Harrow's palace, our young Poets must tread carefully. Even a tiny cut from ones own dagger can have grave consequences--imagine saying the wrong thing to (or stealing the wrong book from) the Queen's most mysterious agent...

The first half of Season 1's penultimate session! Stay tuned as these heroes step further into the core of Lacuna, the source of the Ward, and, at last, towards the Heart Afire. 

 

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

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.]]> Separated in the Queen of Harrow's palace, our young Poets must tread carefully. Even a tiny cut from ones own dagger can have grave consequences--imagine saying the wrong thing to (or stealing the wrong book from) the Queen's most mysterious agent...

The first half of Season 1's penultimate session! Stay tuned as these heroes step further into the core of Lacuna, the source of the Ward, and, at last, towards the Heart Afire. 

 

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

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming true No 7477 1 12 full Duality Bites! Ep 9: Thirsty Sword Thespians (The Dramaturgy of Daggerheart) Duality Bites! Ep 9: Thirsty Sword Thespians (The Dramaturgy of Daggerheart) https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-9-thirsty-sword-thespians-the-dramaturgy-of-daggerheart/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-9-thirsty-sword-thespians-the-dramaturgy-of-daggerheart/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2025 23:09:07 -0500 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/b7e3801a-9cfa-3ff7-9513-3b45afb245fe In a wide-ranging episode, David and Asteria wax philosophical--and psychological, and dramaturgical--about the art of TTRPG storytelling. Get ready for two hyper-intellectual elder millennials who've made theater together since the 90s, cuz they're gonna talk about Daggerheart! (And Jacques Lacan. And we cut the part where they try to remember the plot of Armageddon.)

Listen to the actual play podcast we're talking around, "Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire," at https://www.hagdealgaming.com/qod-podcast

Featuring David Skeist and Asteria (aka Liz Thaler)

Edited by Asteria

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.]]> In a wide-ranging episode, David and Asteria wax philosophical--and psychological, and dramaturgical--about the art of TTRPG storytelling. Get ready for two hyper-intellectual elder millennials who've made theater together since the 90s, cuz they're gonna talk about Daggerheart! (And Jacques Lacan. And we cut the part where they try to remember the plot of Armageddon.)

Listen to the actual play podcast we're talking around, "Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire," at https://www.hagdealgaming.com/qod-podcast

Featuring David Skeist and Asteria
(aka Liz Thaler)

Edited by Asteria

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming false No 2301 10 9 full Episode 13: Reap What You Sow (Part 2) Episode 13: Reap What You Sow (Part 2) https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-12-reap-what-you-sow-part-2/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/episode-12-reap-what-you-sow-part-2/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2025 21:53:20 -0500 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/0bcd98cb-8539-3ce0-b48f-61666c4136bf The morning brings many surprises in the Queen of Harrows' palace: breakfast, gifts, hexes, childhood friends...and a voyage into the forbidden. 

The second half of Season 1's penultimate session! It is a twisting trail indeed that leads our young Poets to their goal--a trail that may know their goals better than they do.

 

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

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.]]> The morning brings many surprises in the Queen of Harrows' palace: breakfast, gifts, hexes, childhood friends...and a voyage into the forbidden. 

The second half of Season 1's penultimate session! It is a twisting trail indeed that leads our young Poets to their goal--a trail that may know their goals better than they do.

 

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

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming true No 8352 1 13 full SEASON FINALE: Purest Heart's Desire SEASON FINALE: Purest Heart's Desire https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/season-finale-purest-hearts-desire/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/season-finale-purest-hearts-desire/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:51:31 -0500 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/7c59701d-e1ea-386c-bd36-5d695477709a The Heart Afire is finally within reach...in the claws of a grinning hag. Our young Poets will have their wits to rely on, but this quest has drawn them deeper, into their own exiled Hopes. What can they trust, here at the Ward's source? What will they trade, and what will they choose? Our Season 1 Finale.

CW: Thoughts and urges related to self-harm - [1:41:43-1:50:02]

 

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

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.]]> The Heart Afire is finally within reach...in the claws of a grinning hag. Our young Poets will have their wits to rely on, but this quest has drawn them deeper, into their own exiled Hopes. What can they trust, here at the Ward's source? What will they trade, and what will they choose? Our Season 1 Finale.

CW: Thoughts and urges related to self-harm - [1:41:43-1:50:02]

 

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

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming true No 7835 1 14 full Duality Bites! Ep 10: Two GMs Is a Crit (ft. Isaac Allen Burns) Duality Bites! Ep 10: Two GMs Is a Crit (ft. Isaac Allen Burns) https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-10-two-gms-is-a-crit-ft-isaac-allen-burns/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-10-two-gms-is-a-crit-ft-isaac-allen-burns/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:11:02 -0500 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/d3d7004a-9377-37a4-ac71-6a40c4167a6b Can one podcast withstand the might of *two* Daggerheart GMs? Nope! We had to split this one up, it was just too powerful.

DODOBORNE'S Isaac Allen Burns joins Asteria to squawk about collaborative GMing, the eerie power of their words, and how they both fell in love with Daggerheart on sight.

Dodoborne: www.dodoborne.com

YouTube:  @DodoBornePod 

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dodoborne.com

Listen to the actual play podcast we're (normally) talking around, "Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire," at https://www.hagdealgaming.com/qod-podcast

 

Featuring Isaac Allen Burns and Asteria (aka Liz Thaler)

Edited by Asteria

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.]]> Can one podcast withstand the might of *two* Daggerheart GMs? Nope! We had to split this one up, it was just too powerful.

DODOBORNE'S Isaac Allen Burns joins Asteria to squawk about collaborative GMing, the eerie power of their words, and how they both fell in love with Daggerheart on sight.

Dodoborne: www.dodoborne.com

YouTube:  @DodoBornePod 

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dodoborne.com

Listen to the actual play podcast we're (normally) talking around, "Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire," at https://www.hagdealgaming.com/qod-podcast

 

Featuring Isaac Allen Burns and Asteria (aka Liz Thaler)

Edited by Asteria

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming true No 2463 10 10 full Duality Bites! Ep 11: Don't Say Action Tracker (ft. Isaac Allen Burns) Duality Bites! Ep 11: Don't Say Action Tracker (ft. Isaac Allen Burns) https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-11-dont-say-action-tracker-ft-isaac-allen-burns/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-11-dont-say-action-tracker-ft-isaac-allen-burns/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:18:11 -0500 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/d1118fc7-c216-323a-b298-f49a42de02b9 Two Daggerheart actual play GMs? Definitely not a hat on a hat. Part 2 of Asteria's chat with DODOBORNE'S Isaac Allen Burns—A gleeful GM squawkfest on such topics as collaborative combat, facing up to table conflict, and how those darn players foil ones evil schemes. 

Dodoborne: www.dodoborne.com

YouTube:  @DodoBornePod 

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dodoborne.com

Listen to the actual play podcast we're (normally) talking around, "Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire," at https://www.hagdealgaming.com/qod-podcast

 

Featuring Isaac Allen Burns and Asteria the Hag

Edited by Asteria

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.]]> Two Daggerheart actual play GMs? Definitely not a hat on a hat. Part 2 of Asteria's chat with DODOBORNE'S Isaac Allen Burns—A gleeful GM squawkfest on such topics as collaborative combat, facing up to table conflict, and how those darn players foil ones evil schemes. 

Dodoborne: www.dodoborne.com

YouTube:  @DodoBornePod 

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dodoborne.com

Listen to the actual play podcast we're (normally) talking around, "Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire," at https://www.hagdealgaming.com/qod-podcast

 

Featuring Isaac Allen Burns and Asteria the Hag

Edited by Asteria

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming true No 2948 10 11 full Duality Bites! Ep 12: Settling the Score (Musical Storytelling) Duality Bites! Ep 12: Settling the Score (Musical Storytelling) https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-12-settling-the-score-musical-storytelling/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-12-settling-the-score-musical-storytelling/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2026 23:40:54 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/ac70467f-e8e5-3f22-9a52-754294129231 David was bursting to ask Carmela about her approach to the sound editing of the podcast--specifically, her use of music. Carmela walks us through how she taught herself to score hours and hours of actual play, with the help of her tingly brain. 

Listen to the actual play podcast we're talking around, "Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire," at https://www.hagdealgaming.com/qod-podcast

Featuring David Skeist and Carmela Smith

Edited by Asteria

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.]]> David was bursting to ask Carmela about her approach to the sound editing of the podcast--specifically, her use of music. Carmela walks us through how she taught herself to score hours and hours of actual play, with the help of her tingly brain. 

Listen to the actual play podcast we're talking around, "Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire," at https://www.hagdealgaming.com/qod-podcast

Featuring David Skeist and Carmela Smith

Edited by Asteria

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming false No 1979 10 12 full Duality Bites! Ep 13: The Actor and The Gamer (or, The One That Got Away) Duality Bites! Ep 13: The Actor and The Gamer (or, The One That Got Away) https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-13-the-actor-and-the-gamer-or-the-one-that-got-away/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/duality-bites-ep-13-the-actor-and-the-gamer-or-the-one-that-got-away/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:10:31 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/6f79a592-1fa2-3e94-b609-347a48bd7dde Carmela and David interview each other about coming from opposite ends of our group's spectra of experience--those who have gamed before, and those who have publicly performed. They also happen to be two of the kindest, most curious people in the world, and their dialogue is a must-listen for *anybody* interested in the art of roleplay.

The Actor and The Gamer, our new duality! For of course, Dearest Listener, both of these players are ::gasp!:: both.

Listen to the actual play podcast we're talking around, "Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire," at https://www.hagdealgaming.com/qod-podcast

Featuring David Skeist and Carmela Smith

Edited by Asteria

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.]]> Carmela and David interview each other about coming from opposite ends of our group's spectra of experience--those who have gamed before, and those who have publicly performed. They also happen to be two of the kindest, most curious people in the world, and their dialogue is a must-listen for *anybody* interested in the art of roleplay.

The Actor and The Gamer, our new duality! For of course, Dearest Listener, both of these players are ::gasp!:: both.

Listen to the actual play podcast we're talking around, "Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire," at https://www.hagdealgaming.com/qod-podcast

Featuring David Skeist and Carmela Smith

Edited by Asteria

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming false No 3622 10 13 full SEASON 2 PREMIERE: Unleashed SEASON 2 PREMIERE: Unleashed https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/season-2-premiere-unleashed/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/season-2-premiere-unleashed/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2026 19:00:00 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/f35ec579-e7b1-3107-b5e5-0ac58752258f The Poets are back! Mere days after the events of last season, our four heroes have split up to explore Lacuna, in very different ways. Their reflections on the events that brought them here are strangely vivid--a well-worn storytelling device, to be sure. But then, in Lacuna, mechanics and meaning are separated thanks to the Caudal Ward, and Wards aren't quite what they used to be... 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

This product includes materials from the Daggerheart System Reference Document 1.0, © Critical Role, LLC. under the terms of the Darrington Press Community Gaming (DPCGL) License. More information can be found at https://www.daggerheart.com. There are no previous modifications by others.

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.]]> The Poets are back! Mere days after the events of last season, our four heroes have split up to explore Lacuna, in very different ways. Their reflections on the events that brought them here are strangely vivid--a well-worn storytelling device, to be sure. But then, in Lacuna, mechanics and meaning are separated thanks to the Caudal Ward, and Wards aren't quite what they used to be...

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

This product includes materials from the Daggerheart System Reference Document 1.0, © Critical Role, LLC. under the terms of the Darrington Press Community Gaming (DPCGL) License. More information can be found at https://www.daggerheart.com. There are no previous modifications by others.

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming true No 6946 2 1 full 2.2 Diversions of the Ward 2.2 Diversions of the Ward https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/22-diversions-of-the-ward/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/22-diversions-of-the-ward/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:00:00 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/fe836d4e-de36-39be-b52e-453d530a7417 Our Poets seek respite amongst the dead of Boreas, in the Archive. 

 

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

This product includes materials from the Daggerheart System Reference Document 1.0, © Critical Role, LLC. under the terms of the Darrington Press Community Gaming (DPCGL) License. More information can be found at https://www.daggerheart.com. There are no previous modifications by others.

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.]]> Our Poets seek respite amongst the dead of Boreas, in the Archive. 

 

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

This product includes materials from the Daggerheart System Reference Document 1.0, © Critical Role, LLC. under the terms of the Darrington Press Community Gaming (DPCGL) License. More information can be found at https://www.daggerheart.com. There are no previous modifications by others.

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming true No 6478 2 24 full Hag Update: CRiT Awards, Conventions, and Beyond! Hag Update: CRiT Awards, Conventions, and Beyond! https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/hag-update-crit-awards-conventions-and-beyond/ https://queenofdaggers.podbean.com/e/hag-update-crit-awards-conventions-and-beyond/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:04:19 -0400 queenofdaggers.podbean.com/655cca4d-53aa-3fb0-8645-d5a26a6c03ad Carmela and Asteria bring you a few announcements about the latest Hag Dealings.

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.]]> Carmela and Asteria bring you a few announcements about the latest Hag Dealings.

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.]]> Hag Deal Gaming false No 650 25 bonus