Ages of Pain | Age of Umbra Episode 5 Part 1

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🗓️ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Part 1 Past horrors call upon August and Misty in the Screaming Forest and hard decisions come to all as they approach the Amber Gate... DAGGERHEART Daggerheart is OUT NOW! Visit https://daggerheart.com to learn more. Purchase your copy at friendly local game stores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other bookstores, or Critical Role shops: US: https://shop.critrole.com UK: https://shop.critrole.co.uk EU: https://shop.critrole.eu AU: https://shop.critrole.com.au CA: https://canada.critrole.com AGE OF UMBRA Small communities hold fast against the darkness of a dying world in Age of Umbra, a dark, survival fantasy 8-part Daggerheart mini-series with Game Master Matthew Mercer and players Ashley Johnson, Laura Bailey, Liam O’Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, Taliesin Jaffe, and Travis Willingham. Death lurks around every corner, but five characters of the small community of Desperloch must band together to fight for hope for their community, risking it all for those they love. BEACON Curious what happens when the camera turns off after an Age of Umbra episode? Watch the Cooldown episodes with the cast discussion after each episode, exclusively on Beacon! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord. CREDITS Key Art & Character Art by Anthony Chong Jones | @robotpencil Player Miniatures by Hero Forge Special thanks to Solar Simon DM Main Theme Song by Omar Fadel Set Design by Shaun Ellis Set Fabrication and Production Design by Noxweiler Berf Due to the improv nature of RPG content on our channels, some themes and situations that occur in-game may be difficult for some to handle. If hearing discussions of certain episodes or scenes become uncomfortable, we strongly suggest taking a break or skipping that particular episode. Your health and well-being is important to us and Psycom has a great list of international mental health resources, in case it’s useful: http://bit.ly/PsycomResources

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0:00.0	Hey there, Critter Podcast listeners.
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0:46.1	Hey there, Critters. This is Ashley Johnson. And Tell us and Jaffe. And we're popping in here to talk about our new podcast on Beacon Weird Kids. In this series, we're diving into our lives
0:52.2	as former child actors, from unraveling our eccentric upbringings to embracing all the delightfully odd interests we still have today.
0:59.0	We're covering so many topics like antique toys, taxidermy, Japanese pop culture, and honestly, anything else we come up with.
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1:21.0	You can also find fellow weirdos by following the series on our At the Weird kids pod instagram and using the hashtag weird kids so to all the misfits outcasts and weirdos out there come take a seat at our table and celebrate all things unconventional nostalgic and wonderfully weird welcome to weird. New episodes release every Tuesday.
1:47.8	Hey there, Matthew Mercer here, and you're listening to the podcast version of Age of Umbra,
1:53.1	a dark tale and campaign setting from our recently released tabletop RPG Daggerheart from
1:57.6	Darrington Press. You don't need to know anything about the rules or system to enjoy the story, but if you're
2:02.9	inspired to want to play along, we have several short How to Play Resources we lovingly call
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