THE START OF OUR SECOND ARC - The Scorchborn Saga

After leaving the dungeon below Skyland, the party rests and wakes up in the morning to startling news - Maz has gone missing. The only thing she left behind was a note saying not to follow her... so of course the party, with help of new friend Salvador Darkwalker, immediately starts retracing her steps. 

The first step takes them to Kraken's Harbor, a dock on the northern coast of The Shatterlands. It's pretty a pretty typical shipping port, full of colorful characters and sights to see... except for the big, ominous warehouse in the center that seems to be a frequent stopping point for shadowy figures in dark robes.

Where has Maz gone? What are the mysterious symbols Svetlana finds that reminds her of her god? Will the party find the daemon in the fancy hat?

The players -
@teecha.bsky.social as the GM
@jenittowinit.bsky.social as Yriel (and Pazu!)
@olympuslives.bsky.social as Bogha-Froise
@rianth.bsky.social as Hilo
@mrstoomuch.bsky.social as Svetlana
and @revealingtoomuch.bsky.social as Sal

The Naturolls is your seat at the table for a Daggerheart TTRPG actual play. Listen in as a group of friends from around the world tells campfire stories (and puns) in The Shatterlands, a once-divided kingdom whose 100 years of peace is unexpectedly ended by a dangerous threat. 

The Naturolls is powered by Daggerheart, a new fantasy TTRPG from Darrington Press. Learn more and play for yourself at daggerheart.com

Intro and outro song - 'Ignis' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

THE END OF OUR FIRST ARC!

Our plucky band of adventurers reach the end of the dungeon and the monster who hides there, and are horrified to find that he recognizes one of them. They discover a ritual that may be at the heart of the destruction of Skyland, and decide that there's no negotiating with evils from your past. 

PLUS a cliffhanger so good, it just might change the future of The Naturolls FOREVER.

Our first arc, The End of the 100 Year Peace, concludes with this episode. Next episode begins... The Scorchborn Saga. 

The players -
@teecha.bsky.social as Maz
@jenittowinit.bsky.social as Yriel (and Pazu!)
@olympuslives.bsky.social as Bogha-Froise
@rianth.bsky.social as Hilo
@mrstoomuch.bsky.social as Svetlana
and @revealingtoomuch.bsky.social as The GM

The Naturolls is your seat at the table for a Daggerheart TTRPG actual play. Listen in as a group of friends from around the world tells campfire stories (and puns) in The Shatterlands, a once-divided kingdom whose 100 years of peace is unexpectedly ended by a dangerous threat. There's always a plan, but nothing is written… until it’s said at the table.

The Naturolls is powered by Daggerheart, a new fantasy TTRPG from Darrington Press. Learn more and play for yourself at daggerheart.com

Intro and outro song - 'Ignis' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

This dungeon beneath Skyland just keeps going, doesn't it? As the adventurers inch ever closer to the answers that they seek, more foul creatures lie in wait to ambush them. Toko stumbles on a memory of his past, hinting that whatever lies ahead may be more personal for him than the rest of the party. Maz goes on the offensive and almost takes it too far. Bogha stands toe to toe with a monster ten times her size. Yriel captures a villain. Svetlana reasons with him. Hilo stabs something clean through. Pazu does cool sandcat things.

All this and more on the latest episode of... The Naturolls!

The players -
@teecha.bsky.social as Maz
@jenittowinit.bsky.social as Yriel (and Pazu!)
@olympuslives.bsky.social as Bogha-Froise
@rianth.bsky.social as Hilo
@mrstoomuch.bsky.social as Svetlana
and @revealingtoomuch.bsky.social as The GM

The Naturolls is your seat at the table for a Daggerheart TTRPG actual play. Listen in as a group of friends from around the world tells campfire stories (and puns) in The Shatterlands, a once-divided kingdom whose 100 years of peace is unexpectedly ended by a dangerous threat. There's always a plan, but nothing is written… until it’s said at the table.

The Naturolls is powered by Daggerheart, a new fantasy TTRPG from Darrington Press. Learn more and play for yourself at daggerheart.com

Intro and outro song - 'Ignis' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

Our plucky band of adventurers have a quick decision - face the guards who've just watched Bogha's magical transformation, or push through the door into the dark, foul-smelling unknown deeper in the dungeon below Skyland. Something waits for them beyond that door. Will they creep past or charge headfirst into whatever lurks there?

Plus! Our GM goads the players into making a potentially profitable but dangerous decision, and Yriel whips up a little surprise for Toko.

The players -
@teecha.bsky.social as Maz
@jenittowinit.bsky.social as Yriel (and Pazu!)
@olympuslives.bsky.social as Bogha-Froise
@rianth.bsky.social as Hilo
@mrstoomuch.bsky.social as Svetlana
and @revealingtoomuch.bsky.social as The GM

The Naturolls is your seat at the table for a Daggerheart TTRPG actual play. Listen in as a group of friends from around the world tells campfire stories (and puns) in The Shatterlands, a once-divided kingdom whose 100 years of peace is unexpectedly ended by a dangerous threat. There's always a plan, but nothing is written… until it’s said at the table.

The Naturolls is powered by Daggerheart, a new fantasy TTRPG from Darrington Press. Learn more and play for yourself at daggerheart.com

Intro and outro song - 'Ignis' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

Our brave adventurers dive deeper into the dungeon below Skyland, searching for answers about what caused the destruction on the city above them. After reconnecting with a friend, they charge head first into more of the Jagged Knife, throwing axes first and asking questions... never. A run-in with a magic mirror leaves them questioning some of their choices. And once again, they devise a plan so crazy that maybe it just might work.

The players -
@teecha.bsky.social as Maz
@jenittowinit.bsky.social as Yriel (and Pazu!)
@olympuslives.bsky.social as Bogha-Froise
@rianth.bsky.social as Hilo
@mrstoomuch.bsky.social as Svetlana
and @revealingtoomuch.bsky.social as The GM

The Naturolls is your seat at the table for a Daggerheart TTRPG actual play. Listen in as a group of friends from around the world tells campfire stories (and puns) in The Shatterlands, a once-divided kingdom whose 100 years of peace is unexpectedly ended by a dangerous threat. There's always a plan, but nothing is written… until it’s said at the table.

The Naturolls is powered by Daggerheart, a new fantasy TTRPG from Darrington Press. Learn more and play for yourself at daggerheart.com

Intro and outro song - 'Ignis' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

Even a city in the sky has a seedy underbelly...

The adventurers enter the dungeon below Skyland looking for answers. Instead, they find an unexpected friend and the opportunity to make a complicated plan involving costumes, fake captors, hidden swords, and the admiration of butts. 

Will our brave heroes fool the guards and gain entry into the darker depths of the dungeon? And what will they learn about the destruction of the shining capital city above them?

Find out on Episode 5 of... The Naturolls!

The players -
@teecha.bsky.social as Maz
@jenittowinit.bsky.social as Yriel (and Pazu!)
@olympuslives.bsky.social as Bogha-Froise
@rianth.bsky.social as Hilo
@mrstoomuch.bsky.social as Svetlana
and @revealingtoomuch.bsky.social as The GM

The Naturolls is your seat at the table for a Daggerheart TTRPG actual play. Listen in as a group of friends from around the world tells campfire stories (and puns) in The Shatterlands, a once-divided kingdom whose 100 years of peace is unexpectedly ended by a dangerous threat. There's always a plan, but nothing is written… until it’s said at the table.

The Naturolls is powered by Daggerheart, a new fantasy TTRPG from Darrington Press. Learn more and play for yourself at daggerheart.com

Intro and outro song - 'Ignis' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

Skyland is burning and the crew still has this little problem of the boy they "rescued" from the woods. Who do they help? How do they do it? What will they learn when they head into the destruction of the once great city? Will Padre's Potatoes still be standing, or is all hope lost?

The players -
@teecha.bsky.social as Maz
@jenittowinit.bsky.social as Yriel (and Pazu!)
@olympuslives.bsky.social as Bogha-Froise
@rianth.bsky.social as Hilo
@mrstoomuch.bsky.social as Svetlana
and @revealingtoomuch.bsky.social as The GM

The Naturolls is your seat at the table for a Daggerheart TTRPG actual play. Listen in as a group of friends from around the world tells campfire stories (and puns) in The Shatterlands, a once-divided kingdom whose 100 years of peace is unexpectedly ended by a dangerous threat. There's always a plan, but nothing is written… until it’s said at the table.

Learn more about Daggerheart (the game system that powers this TTRPG podcast!) and play for yourself at daggerheart.com

Intro and outro song - 'Ignis' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

Sorry, friends. No new main episode this week. 

Instead, John (@teecha.bsky.social) and Michael (@revealingtoomuch.bsky.social) sit down for a brief chat of some of the major rules of the TTRPG system we're running, Daggerheart.

We're hoping it helps you understand our show better!

Bonus episode time! Good Morning, GM Session 0

To celebrate the official release of Daggerheart, John (teecha.bsky.social) and Michael (revealingtoomuch.bsky.social) sit down to discuss the process of bringing the story of The Shatterlands to life. Along the way, we discuss GM mistakes, what we've learned running (and playing) a year of Daggerheart, and even delve into the depths of ourselves to ask the question - what do the stories we tell mean?

Intro and Outro music - 'Life in Silico' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

In Episode 3, The Naturolls find themselves in the middle of the woods surrounded filled with bandits and bears. They work their way to another camp and find the boy they've been sent to rescue, but they learn that what they were told might not have been the entire truth (or the truth at all).

The players -
@teecha.bsky.social as Maz
@jenittowinit.bsky.social as Yriel (and Pazu!)
@olympuslives.bsky.social as Bogha-Froise
@rianth.bsky.social as Hilo
@mrstoomuch.bsky.social as Svetlana
and @revealingtoomuch.bsky.social as The GM

The Naturolls is your seat at the table for a Daggerheart TTRPG actual play. Listen in as a group of friends from around the world tells campfire stories (and puns) in The Shatterlands, a once-divided kingdom whose 100 years of peace is unexpectedly ended by a dangerous threat. There's always a plan, but nothing is written… until it’s said at the table.

Learn more about Daggerheart (the game system that powers this TTRPG podcast!) and play for yourself at daggerheart.com

Intro and outro song - 'Ignis' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au