Roots and Daggers

Updates & news

For anyone who wants to try us out and is hearing our audio quality. Know that we are going back and improving it. We just re uploaded episode 4 with better audio quality and working our way backwards so you don’t start with episode 1, sounds good, then episode 2 sounds terrible. We will eventually re-release 1-3 and give you the audio quality and the sound effect you deserve!!! Also by episode 7 imo is where our group really find there stride and their chemistry. But highly recommend listening to earlier episodes. There are JUICY small details that are small ripples…for now!!!
Hey heroes, so we just released episode 7 and 8. This has started our new little adversary arc of the thought stealer, one of the 4 legendary masks. Amongst the players and listeners, it’s been a BIG HIT. It’s thanks to many factors. For 1, the players roleplaying has improved tremendously, the way they interact with the environment and their gameplay mechanics have straight up IMPROVED. The Dm has a really good direction on how to explain the back stories of each PC narratively, then just doing a “flash back”. We just concluded this arc in our episode 10. We’re all very happy and proud of our work and we hope you are enjoying it as well!

Overview

This is Roots and Daggers, an actual play, TTRPG podcast, using the
Daggerheart https://groupfinder.gg/library/daggerheart-2025
system. We’re going back to the roots of TTRPG, where heroes rise, dice decide our fate and chaos is only 1 roll away. Our story takes place in the world of Soltherra. A world functioning with heroes who wield “the light”. Our 5 heroes have just graduated from the Hero program, but have ranked last….200/200th place. Will they rank up high enough go compete in the grand ascendance, a tournament of the generations best heroes? And will they learn what it means to be a hero? Find out in our podcast Roots and Daggers. We’re all first timers. I’m a first time DM and all of my players are first time players. We’ve done our best to bring you the most intriguing, action packed, comedy, drama, mystery adventure. We do make a lot of jokes, but there are times we reach sensitive topics. Please rate us and tell a friend, you’ll be our hero! See you at the ascendance!

Latest episodes

  • 1h 43m

    S1E9 Lost in tha tha thought part 3

    The Chimpettes are still trapped inside stolen memories, and the way out seems to require revisiting each worst day—then arguing with it. Chimpy meets his younger self, River returns to a tea shop with a dangerously con...

  • 1h 25m

    S1E8 Lost in tha tha thought part 2

    The Chimpettes chase the Thought Stealer straight into their own memories... which would be unsettling enough without giving Xanax a second Xanax to take advice from. Between a royal bedtime gone wrong, a librarian with...

  • 1h 50m

    S1E7 Lost in tha tha thought part 1

    The Chimpettes chase the Thought Stealer straight into Everhome, a town that isn't on any map and where something feels very, very wrong.Between questionable shopping decisions, disappearing memories, and a house that se...

  • 1h 28m

    Oneshot: Route 111

    A group of rescued children, one missing guide, and a candy cart that is definitely not suspicious.While making their way toward safety, five young escapees stumble into free toys, questionable adults, and the unfortunat...

  • 1h 42m

    S1E6 Tha Tha for now

    The Chimpettes have officially left Sablewood... but not before squeezing in one last emotional breakdown, an unexpected wedding, and the adoption of a very loyal goose.As the team begins the journey toward Eldren's hous...

  • 2h 09m

    S1E5 I won't have what she’s having

    You survived the hospital... now comes the real challenge... a festival?After a much-needed long rest, The Chimpettes head to Sablewood's Solstice Festival hoping for a little peace, a little fun, and maybe some fried fo...

  • 2h 13m

    S1E4 The dragon boy with a tattoo (Part 2)

    *RING RING* You have a collect call from… Benzo Magnifico?!With the clock ticking and the hospital moments away from disaster, The Chimpettes receive some suspiciously well-timed advice from an even more suspicious magic...

  • 2h 03m

    S1E3 The dragon boy with a tattoo (Part 1)

    The Chimpettes are back, and things have somehow gone from "deeply concerning" to "oh no... so much worse."A suspicious hospital visit quickly spirals into a dangerous investigation beneath the surface, where every answe...

  • 2h 15m

    S1E2 Sizzle me this

    Team 199 wakes up with a lot of questions.Why are they wearing formal clothes? Why are they trapped in a giant stone pit? Why is a crowd of masked strangers cheering at them? And, perhaps most importantly, why does every...

  • 2h 12m

    S1E1 Who are you

    A Dagger Heart podcast about 5 heros in world of light obscured by darkness, on a quest to prove themselves and uncover the mysteries of the very organization they're a part of.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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