Series synopsis
Daggerheart is an American sci-fi & fantasy comedy action & adventure television series that premiered on YouTube on December 3, 2024. It was created by Matthew Mercer. It stars Marisha Ray, Travis Willingham, Ashley Johnson and Sam Riegel.
Baradun and the Dickheads return, and this time they have landed in Daggerheart! What begins as a light-hearted adventure in the Beast Feast campaign frame, filled with bizarre creatures & questionable cooking, soon reveals a much darker mystery.
Premise
Baradun and the Dickheads return, and this time they have landed in Daggerheart! What begins as a light-hearted adventure in the Beast Feast campaign frame, filled with bizarre creatures & questionable cooking, soon reveals a much darker mystery.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Marisha Ray as Bunnie
- Travis Willingham as Kexon Peros
- Ashley Johnson as Oppenheimer Betabean
- Sam Riegel as Pango Small
- Taliesin Jaffe as Danté Terrapin
- Laura Bailey as Sweetpea Betabean
- Liam O'Brien as Xarlo Grandall
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 15 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 6 | March 12, 2024 | December 23, 2024 |
| Season 1 | 4 | December 3, 2024 | July 21, 2026 |
| Season 2 | 5 | May 20, 2025 | May 27, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
How to Play Daggerheart | Open Beta Creators Matthew Mercer and Spenser Starke walk you through the gaming mechanics of the Daggerheart system with basic dice rules, character creation processes, combat techniques, and more! |
March 12, 2024 |
| 2 |
How to Make a Character in Daggerheart | Open Beta Game Master Matthew Mercer and fellow Critical Role founder Travis Willingham create the Campaign 3 character Bertrand Bell using the Daggerheart character creation system. |
March 12, 2024 |
| 3 |
The Menagerie Levels Up with Daggerheart! | Open Beta The Menagerie characters level up to level 4 after the events of their first one-shot! Watch as the adventurers gain more experience, increase their abilities, and choose new domain deck cards. |
May 14, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Critical Role Creates Characters in Daggerheart | Open Beta Game Master, Matthew Mercer, leads the entire cast of Critical Role in a special Daggerheart Session Zero to create a brand new band of adventures! These characters will be used in the first ever LIVE Daggerheart One-Shot. |
December 3, 2024 |
| 2 |
Critical Role plays Daggerheart | Live One-Shot | Open Beta Join game master Matthew Mercer as he leads players Ashley Johnson, Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, and Liam O’Brien through a LIVE One-Shot using the Daggerheart system! Though Daggerheart is still in Beta testing, we hope this one-shot can give insight into how the game can be played. |
March 12, 2024 |
| 3 |
The Menagerie Returns! | Live One-Shot | Open Beta The Menagerie returns! Join game master Matthew Mercer as he leads the cast of Critical Role through a LIVE One-Shot using the Daggerheart system! Though Daggerheart is still in Beta testing, we hope this one-shot can give insight into how the game can be played. |
March 30, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
How to Play Daggerheart! All you need to know about the central rolls, roles, and rules of Daggerheart! Discover the dynamic highs and ominous lows from rolling your 2d12 Duality Dice, how to evade damage or use your armor slots to take the brunt of the blow when you get hit, how to recuperate when your character is drained, and more. |
May 20, 2025 |
| 2 |
Create a Character in Daggerheart! Let’s make a Daggerheart character! Matthew Mercer walks you step by step through making your next Daggerheart character, from selecting your class, your traits, building out experiences and backstory, and all that equipment your character has stashed in their pockets (starting inventory). Grab your sheet and follow along! |
May 21, 2025 |
| 3 |
Level Up in Daggerheart! It’s time to level up your character! Matthew Mercer brings you step by step to advancing your Daggerheart character to the next level. |
May 22, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | YouTube |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 3, 2024 |
| Last aired | May 27, 2025 |
| Status | continue |