Tales by Daggerlight

About Tales by Daggerlight

Tales by Daggerlight is a TTRPG actual play podcast where seven storytellers dive headfirst into a unique world of lore and mystery. We weave bold choices, heartfelt connections, and glorious chaos into an unforgettable adventure, one episode at a time. Join us at the Blade’s Edge every other Sunday for new episodes! 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/ (https://www.daggerheart.com/). There are no previous modifications by others.

Publisher

Tales by Daggerlight

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

23 Dec 2025

Latest episode

27 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Sept 2026

   C1 | Fall of the Warden | S1E19

   Episode Summary Oryx has come to Hallowmere. The first wave has broken, but the village is still surrounded, the roots are trembling, and the former warden of the First Blood is calling Basagar home. Basagar answers with fire, claw, and every ounce of rage he has been carrying since Haemawud fell. What follows is not a clean fight. It is a desperate scramble through rot, blackwater, briars, broken armor, and choices made a little too close to the blast radius. Zeph throws himself between friends and ruin. Seraphina reaches for the flame she finally remembers. Ciaran and Kua turn shadow and arrows into something surgical. Severian sees what Oryx has done to his people, and what might still be left inside the thing wearing his name. The wardens clash. And Hallowmere waits to see what survives. Content Warnings Intense fantasy combat Blood, injury, and severe wounds Body horror and corrupted plant/animal imagery Magical rot, ooze, and sickness Explosions / arcane blast Vomiting / illness Death and dying Family and community trauma Threats of violence against civilians Music / SFX Licensing Music and Sound by Soundstripe, Monument Studios’ Fantasy+, and Syrinscape! https://www.soundstripe.com/ (https://www.soundstripe.com/) https://www.fantasyplus.app/ (https://www.fantasyplus.app/) https://syrinscape.com/Tales_by_Daggerlight (https://syrinscape.com/Tales_by_Daggerlight) Because Epic Games Need Epic Sound! Complete list of Syrinscape credits used in this episode here: https://tinyurl.com/TBD-Syrinscape-19 (https://tinyurl.com/TBD-Syrinscape-19) Links Socials: https://talesbydaggerlight.com/community (https://talesbydaggerlight.com/community) Daggerheart Notice 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/ (https://www.daggerheart.com/). There are no previous modifications by others.

2. 

   13 Sept 2026

   C1 | Clash of the Wardens | S1E18

   Episode Summary Hallowmere has been warned, and this time the Mare of Echoing Roots is very clear: something is coming. The party spends the daylight turning a swamp village into a fortress. Seraphina gives the people something to hold onto. Zeph and Severian fortify the Rootbound Hall. Kua arms civilians with whatever Hallowmere can spare. And Basagar, caught between the people he came from and the people he’s choosing to protect, reaches into the Mare for help, and finds something ancient reaching back. Then the forest goes silent. Briar Warriors pour into Hallowmere from every direction, and the village answers with steel, magic, tooth, claw, and a surprising amount of weaponized swamp water. The first wave breaks. Then Oryx steps out of the trees. And he came for Basagar. Content Warnings • Warfare and mass violence • Blood, gore, and decapitation • Body horror and magical corruption imagery • Civilians and children in danger • Refugees and displacement Music / SFX Licensing Music and Sound by Soundstripe, Monument Studios’ Fantasy+, and Syrinscape! https://www.soundstripe.com/ (https://www.soundstripe.com/) https://www.fantasyplus.app/ (https://www.fantasyplus.app/) https://syrinscape.com/Tales_by_Daggerlight (https://syrinscape.com/Tales_by_Daggerlight) Because Epic Games Need Epic Sound! Complete list of Syrinscape credits here: https://tinyurl.com/TBD-Syrinscape-18 (https://tinyurl.com/TBD-Syrinscape-18) Links Socials: https://talesbydaggerlight.com/community (https://talesbydaggerlight.com/community) Daggerheart Notice 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/ (https://www.daggerheart.com/). There are no previous modifications by others.

3. 

   30 Aug 2026

   C1 | Visions of the Lumora | S1E17

   Episode Summary Hallowmere has shelter. It also has questions. Beneath the Chapel of the Ninefold Root, the party meets Thistle, the last of the Rosari, and finds that the Verdance has been trying to speak through rot, memory, and blackwater. The Lumora offer answers, but not gently. Zeph sees old ties tightening in Virelia. Kua finds proof that hope may still be moving inside the fallen city. Seraphina remembers fire as something other than fear. Severian sees what his people were, what they may have become, and what Oryx has taken from them. Basagar is shown a beginning he was never meant to remember. Every vision gives them something useful. Every truth takes something back. And somewhere beyond Hallowmere, the Heartwood is still bleeding. Content Warnings • Disturbing visions and memory loss • Body horror imagery • Blood and injury • References to death and public execution • War / apocalyptic imagery • Family trauma and lost identity • Prejudice / dehumanizing language Music / SFX Licensing Music and Sound by Soundstripe, Monument Studios’ Fantasy+, and Syrinscape! https://www.soundstripe.com/ (https://www.soundstripe.com/) https://www.fantasyplus.app/ (https://www.fantasyplus.app/) https://syrinscape.com/Tales_by_Daggerlight (https://syrinscape.com/Tales_by_Daggerlight) Because Epic Games Need Epic Sound! Complete list of Syrinscape credits here: https://tinyurl.com/TBD-Syrinscape-17 (https://tinyurl.com/TBD-Syrinscape-17) Additional Freesound credit: 25th of May 2014 thunderstorm in Pécel by csengeri https://freesound.org/s/238678/ (https://freesound.org/s/238678/) -- License: Attribution 4.0 Links Socials: https://talesbydaggerlight.com/community (https://talesbydaggerlight.com/community) Daggerheart Notice 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/ (https://www.daggerheart.com/). There are no previous modifications by others.

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4.8 / 5

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