DodoBorne: A Daggerheart Actual Play Podcast

DodoBorne

DodoBorne is an improvised comedy storytelling podcast where five friends dive into Daggerheart, the tabletop roleplaying game from Darrington Press.

Whether you're looking for adventure, romance, mystery, or nonsense, DodoBorne offers a welcoming mix of humor, heart, and collaborative storytelling that we hope will keep you coming back for more.

With Season 3 serving as a fresh starting point for new viewers, there's never been a better time to join the flock!

New episodes air every other Monday.

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Monday · 48 min
3.4 Cove of Compulsion
Season 3 now has video! Season 3 video episodes have art, animations, and callouts to enhance your viewing experience, and you'll still be able to learn the Daggerheart Ttrpg with interstitials from your GM, Isaac Allen Burns! Video episodes can be found on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Check out the Season 3 video premiere by clicking HERE! _____________________________________ Deep in a riverside cove, our dodos find themselves entranced with beautiful song. Little do they know, while they are charmed by beautiful visions from the depths of their psyche, terrible beasties from the deep threaten to swallow them whole! Will our heroes be able to stave off the alluring music? Will their Odyssey be sent off course by the sirens that await them? Will the GM survive all the crits? Find out now! Join the Flock on our Patreon for episode talk backs, GM insights, deleted scenes, and more! Powered by the Daggerheart TTRPG, DodoBorne blends character-driven storytelling, collaborative roleplaying, heartfelt moments, and plenty of laughs around the table. System: Daggerheart Genre: Fantasy Actual Play New episodes every other Monday Learn more at Dodoborne.com Character sheets and user interface in Dodoborne powered by Demiplane.com Music in this episode created by: Daniel Bukin Raine B The Beekeeper Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
July 13 · 39 min
3.3 Coerced Compliance
Season 3 now has video! Season 3 video episodes have art, animations, and callouts to enhance your viewing experience, and you'll still be able to learn the Daggerheart Ttrpg with interstitials from your GM, Isaac Allen Burns! Video episodes can be found on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Check out the Season 3 video premiere by clicking HERE! _____________________________________ Our heroes have just been summoned to the Adventuring Guild for some missions! The job is never finished, it seems. But an unfamiliar face awaits, ready to make their work even harder. Are the dodos willing to rise to meet this new challenge? Find out now! This episode is sponsored by Heart of Daggers! Heart of Daggers gives Daggerheart players and GMs a full online toolkit for free, including the character creator, encounter manager, adventure builder, campaign manager, homebrew vault, and more! Check it out at HeartofDaggers.com Join the Flock on our Patreon for episode talk backs, GM insights, deleted scenes, and more! Powered by the Daggerheart TTRPG, DodoBorne blends character-driven storytelling, collaborative roleplaying, heartfelt moments, and plenty of laughs around the table. System: Daggerheart Genre: Fantasy Actual Play New episodes every other Monday Learn more at Dodoborne.com Character sheets and user interface in Dodoborne powered by Demiplane.com Music in this episode created by: Daniel Bukin Isaac Allen Burns Rowan Collins Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
June 29 · 39 min
3.2 Couple of Milkshakes
Season 3 now has video! Season 3 video episodes have art, animations, and callouts to enhance your viewing experience, and you'll still be able to learn the Daggerheart Ttrpg with interstitials from your GM, Isaac Allen Burns! Video episodes can be found on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Check out the Season 3 video premiere by clicking HERE! _____________________________________ A shadow in the alley. An old friend (acquaintance?) in the streets. What a bustling market! Our dodos take a light stroll down the lane for sweets and treats and try desperately to ignore the growing tension in the air. Will it simply go away? Or will it snap! Find out now! This episode is sponsored by Heart of Daggers! Heart of Daggers gives Daggerheart players and GMs a full online toolkit for free, including the character creator, encounter manager, adventure builder, campaign manager, homebrew vault, and more! Check it out at HeartofDaggers.com Join the Flock on our Patreon for episode talk backs, GM insights, deleted scenes, and more! Powered by the Daggerheart TTRPG, DodoBorne blends character-driven storytelling, collaborative roleplaying, heartfelt moments, and plenty of laughs around the table. System: Daggerheart Genre: Fantasy Actual Play New episodes every other Monday Learn more at Dodoborne.com Character sheets and user interface in Dodoborne powered by Demiplane.com Music in this episode created by: Daniel Bukin Isaac Allen Burns Rowan Collins Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
June 17 · 46 min
3.1 Cut To!
Season 3 now has video! Season 3 video episodes have art, animations, and callouts to enhance your viewing experience, and you'll still be able to learn the Daggerheart Ttrpg with interstitials from your GM, Isaac Allen Burns! Video episodes can be found on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Check out the Season 3 video premiere by clicking HERE! _____________________________________ Join our Patreon for episode talk backs, GM insights, deleted scenes, and more! Well hello there again friends and otherwise! We’ve returned to our story about a few small-town heroes venturing into the great big world of Althea. With a new team and a fresh start, our dodos are ready to tackle the day. But little do they know the day is ready to tackle them back! Find out what awaits our dodos (old and new) in this thrilling premiere! This episode is sponsored by our friends at Demiplane. Check out their digital tools for Daggerheart and other tabletop RPGs at Demiplane.com Follow us on Bluesky, Instagram, or join our Discord for more Dodoborne! Music in this episode created by: Daniel Bukin Isaac Allen Burns Raine B Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE "Daggerheart (Main Theme Soundtrack)" by Taylor Ash & Lindsay Dills Powered by the Daggerheart TTRPG, DodoBorne blends character-driven storytelling, collaborative roleplaying, heartfelt moments, and plenty of laughs around the table. Learn more at Dodoborne.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
June 4 · 51 min
Bonus: The Polaris University Squawk-back Episode
Season 3 now has video! Season 3 video episodes have art, animations, and callouts to enhance your viewing experience, and you'll still be able to learn the Daggerheart Ttrpg with interstitials from your GM, Isaac Allen Burns! Video episodes can be found on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Check out the Season 3 video premiere by clicking HERE! _____________________________________ Join the Dodos as we discuss everything from our limited series, Polaris University. The mystery Favorite moments Highs and lows Theories Questions from you, our amazing Squawk Squad! Thank you for all your support. We hope you had as much fun listening as we did making it! See you in Dodoborne Season 3! 👀 Music in this Polaris University was created by Daniel Bukin, Raine B, and the Beekeeper. Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE! DodoBorne is a comedy storytelling actual play podcast where four friends dive into the world of Daggerheart, a tabletop roleplaying game by Darrington Press. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
June 2 · 58 min
Polaris University 1.7: Resurrection
Season 3 now has video! Season 3 video episodes have art, animations, and callouts to enhance your viewing experience, and you'll still be able to learn the Daggerheart Ttrpg with interstitials from your GM, Isaac Allen Burns! Video episodes can be found on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Check out the Season 3 video premiere by clicking HERE! _____________________________________ We've found it! The one behind all the tricks and trickery. In this thrilling conclusion to our little side adventure, the team must work together to stop the experiment before it consumes them all. But will their combined powers be enough? Will a scheme that could only be hatched in the magical mishap metropolis of Polaris come to fruition? Will Ilya, of all people, be able to survive this fight? Find out now! Vivi's persistence pays off. Hickory's kicks come into play. Rainy's guts get insulted. Music in this episode created by Daniel Bukin, Raine B, and the Beekeeper Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE! DodoBorne is a comedy storytelling actual play podcast where four friends dive into the world of Daggerheart, a tabletop roleplaying game by Darrington Press. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
May 26 · 48 min
Polaris University 1.6: Revelations
Season 3 now has video! Season 3 video episodes have art, animations, and callouts to enhance your viewing experience, and you'll still be able to learn the Daggerheart Ttrpg with interstitials from your GM, Isaac Allen Burns! Video episodes can be found on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Check out the Season 3 video premiere by clicking HERE! _____________________________________ The plots converge! Our students are creeping ever closer to the answers they seek and are soon about to discover who is behind all of this. After detaining the mysterious individual in broad daylight, the trio must figure out where to go from here and how to solve the final mystery. Will they be victorious, or will they wind up as cute little Gamatochis just like their dear professor? Find out! Hickory builds the team. Rainy keeps the peace. Vivi faces the past. Music in this episode created by Daniel Bukin, Raine B, and the Beekeeper Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE! DodoBorne is a comedy storytelling actual play podcast where four friends dive into the world of Daggerheart, a tabletop roleplaying game by Darrington Press. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
May 19 · 43 min
Polaris University 1.5: Frescos
Season 3 now has video! Season 3 video episodes have art, animations, and callouts to enhance your viewing experience, and you'll still be able to learn the Daggerheart Ttrpg with interstitials from your GM, Isaac Allen Burns! Video episodes can be found on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Check out the Season 3 video premiere by clicking HERE! _____________________________________ As the true colors of one Lysander Bellor start to solidify, the gang decides to get some air. Hickory feeds the local wildlife. Vivi gets a new perspective. Rainy shoots her shot. Music in this episode created by Daniel Bukin, Raine B, and the Beekeeper Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE! DodoBorne is a comedy storytelling actual play podcast where four friends dive into the world of Daggerheart, a tabletop roleplaying game by Darrington Press. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
May 12 · 42 min
Polaris University 1.4: Threads
Season 3 now has video! Season 3 video episodes have art, animations, and callouts to enhance your viewing experience, and you'll still be able to learn the Daggerheart Ttrpg with interstitials from your GM, Isaac Allen Burns! Video episodes can be found on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Check out the Season 3 video premiere by clicking HERE! _____________________________________ As this web is woven thicker and thicker, our students unravel more mysteries, including one that was definitely not meant for their ears. Hickory gets career advice. Rainy is interrogated. Vivi decodes a message. Music in this episode created by Daniel Bukin, Raine B, and the Beekeeper Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE! DodoBorne is a comedy storytelling actual play podcast where four friends dive into the world of Daggerheart, a tabletop roleplaying game by Darrington Press. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
May 5 · 46 min
Polaris University 1.3: Secrets
Season 3 now has video! Season 3 video episodes have art, animations, and callouts to enhance your viewing experience, and you'll still be able to learn the Daggerheart Ttrpg with interstitials from your GM, Isaac Allen Burns! Video episodes can be found on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Check out the Season 3 video premiere by clicking HERE! _____________________________________ Whew, what a day it’s been! Our students need time to recover after the intense discovery they made yesterday. Little do they know that whoever “Zelda’d” the poor professor isn’t the only one keeping secrets! Hickory has a rendezvous. Rainy tries her best. Vivi is hot to trot. Music in this episode created by Daniel Bukin Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE! DodoBorne is a comedy storytelling actual play podcast where four friends dive into the world of Daggerheart, a tabletop roleplaying game by Darrington Press. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
April 28 · 47 min
Polaris University 1.2: Discovery
Season 3 now has video! Season 3 video episodes have art, animations, and callouts to enhance your viewing experience, and you'll still be able to learn the Daggerheart Ttrpg with interstitials from your GM, Isaac Allen Burns! Video episodes can be found on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Check out the Season 3 video premiere by clicking HERE! _____________________________________ Gadzooks and Jinkies! A body has been found! While I can assure you it wasn't Hickory in the Lab with the Lead Pipe, I CAN assure you that a mystery is afoot! Our students must put their heads and antennae together to figure out what happened to their professor. What secrets lie in wait? What strange things will be found? Find out now! Rainy causes a kerfuffle. Hickory is confused. Vivi has mixed results with her magic. Music in this episode created by Daniel Bukin Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE! DodoBorne is a comedy storytelling actual play podcast where four friends dive into the world of Daggerheart, a tabletop roleplaying game by Darrington Press. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
April 21 · 44 min
Polaris University 1.1: Detention
Season 3 now has video! Season 3 video episodes have art, animations, and callouts to enhance your viewing experience, and you'll still be able to learn the Daggerheart Ttrpg with interstitials from your GM, Isaac Allen Burns! Video episodes can be found on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Check out the Season 3 video premiere by clicking HERE! _____________________________________ Welcome to Polaris University! Join us as we follow our three favorite students: Rainy, Hickory, and Vivi, as they navigate school life at the most prestigious bastions of learning in Althea! Watch out though! Because something lurks, observing, and waiting. Vivi takes notes. Rainy gets to work. Hickory definitely does magic. Music in this episode created by Daniel Bukin Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE! DodoBorne is a comedy storytelling actual play podcast where four friends dive into the world of Daggerheart, a tabletop roleplaying game by Darrington Press. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
April 7 · 1 hr 14 min
2.18 The Season Two Squawk-back Episode (Bonus)
Season 3 now has video! Season 3 video episodes have art, animations, and callouts to enhance your viewing experience, and you'll still be able to learn the Daggerheart Ttrpg with interstitials from your GM, Isaac Allen Burns! Video episodes can be found on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Check out the Season 3 video premiere by clicking HERE! _____________________________________ Eyyyy, it's (another) DodoBorne talkback episode! This time we discuss all things season two: Favorite moments NPCs Highs and Lows Theories Questions from you, our awesome Squawk Squad! Thank you all for your support throughout our second season. We have some truly exciting plans ahead, and we can’t wait to show you what’s next. We say it all the time, but we really couldn't do this without you. We'll see you soon! Squawk! Special Squawkback Intro created by our friends Barbamouche and MusclesDynamite, who you can find on the Dodoborne Discord channel Music from season 2 episodes created by: Daniel Bukin and Isaac Allen Burns Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE! DodoBorne is a comedy storytelling actual play podcast where four friends dive into the world of Daggerheart, a brand-new tabletop roleplaying game by Darrington Press. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
February 24 · 47 min
2.17 Casus Belli: Part 2
Season 3 now has video! Season 3 video episodes have art, animations, and callouts to enhance your viewing experience, and you'll still be able to learn the Daggerheart Ttrpg with interstitials from your GM, Isaac Allen Burns! Video episodes can be found on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Check out the Season 3 video premiere by clicking HERE! _____________________________________ It's the thrilling conclusion of Season 2, and what a finale it is! Percival returns! The relic calls! The battle continues! Will the dodo's stop the signal of war being shot out by the mad Walter Zeshthon, or will these banners officially burn? Find out now! Kapi gets his first kill. Pistachio loses someone, but gains a brand new something. Crank is gone. Music in this episode created by: Daniel Bukin and Isaac Allen Burns Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE! DodoBorne is a comedy storytelling actual play podcast where four friends dive into the world of Daggerheart, a tabletop roleplaying game by Darrington Press. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
February 17 · 49 min
2.16 Casus Belli: Part 1
Season 3 now has video! Season 3 video episodes have art, animations, and callouts to enhance your viewing experience, and you'll still be able to learn the Daggerheart Ttrpg with interstitials from your GM, Isaac Allen Burns! Video episodes can be found on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Check out the Season 3 video premiere by clicking HERE! _____________________________________ Death is coming! The Sage's Relic looms large once again. Wired to some mysterious contraption, it calls to all who have ears to hear, and it desires a fresh hand to grasp it. The machinations of the younger Balthazar have come to light, and our dodo's must stop them before something terrible happens. Can war be averted? Or have the flames of war growing great and glowing greater consumed too much of man's souls to be stopped? Kapi whips out his weapon. Pistachio adds another dodo to the book. Crank is.... definitely someone else. Music in this episode created by: Daniel Bukin and Isaac Allen Burns Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE! DodoBorne is a comedy storytelling actual play podcast where four friends dive into the world of Daggerheart, a tabletop roleplaying game by Darrington Press. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
February 3 · 50 min
2.15 A Descent
Season 3 now has video! Season 3 video episodes have art, animations, and callouts to enhance your viewing experience, and you'll still be able to learn the Daggerheart Ttrpg with interstitials from your GM, Isaac Allen Burns! Video episodes can be found on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Check out the Season 3 video premiere by clicking HERE! _____________________________________ Down the stairs they go, into an abyss both physical AND emotional. What secrets are wiating in the basement of the warehouse? Answers will be revealed, plots uncovered, and lore dropped! Will Callie actually break up with Ingeborg? Find out! Kapi goes off on his own again. Pistachio makes discoveries. Crank is.... maybe someone else? Music in this episode created by: Daniel Bukin and Isaac Allen Burns Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE! DodoBorne is a comedy storytelling actual play podcast where four friends dive into the world of Daggerheart, a brand-new tabletop roleplaying game by Darrington Press. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
January 13 · 52 min
2.14 A Door is Opened
Season 3 now has video! Season 3 video episodes have art, animations, and callouts to enhance your viewing experience, and you'll still be able to learn the Daggerheart Ttrpg with interstitials from your GM, Isaac Allen Burns! Video episodes can be found on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Check out the Season 3 video premiere by clicking HERE! _____________________________________ Into the warehouse! Our group sneaks and stealths into the warehouse of the Zesthon family, which proves to hide many secrets and oddities. Familiar faces will be seen AND felt, as darkness closes in on our heroes. Pistachio loses their patience. Kapi goes toe to toe. Crank discovers his purpose. Music in this episode created by: Daniel Bukin and Isaac Allen Burns Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE! DodoBorne is a comedy storytelling actual play podcast where four friends dive into the world of Daggerheart, a brand-new tabletop roleplaying game by Darrington Press. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Dec 30, 2025 · 48 min
2.13 ...And a Whole Lotta Faerie Dust.
Wowee, the hunt is on! An attack at the pier? A kidnapping of Ingeborg? Crank's voice is acting up? What gives!? Will our dodos be able to pull it together? Or are the fractures forming from faerie and friends too much for them? Pistachio does some journaling. Kapi moves on quick. Crank's starting to hear things. Music in this episode created by: Daniel Bukin and Isaac Allen Burns Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE! DodoBorne is a comedy storytelling actual play podcast where four friends dive into the world of Daggerheart, a brand-new tabletop roleplaying game by Darrington Press. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Dec 16, 2025 · 46 min
2.12 A Little Bit of Trust...
A fight on the docks! Pistachio and Crank are tussling with Wally “Two-Face” Drupe while Kapi investigates the ship. What secrets will he find? What scores will they settle? Will someone take a swim with concrete shoes? Find out! Pistachio takes sibling rivalry to the next level. Kapi has look back into the past. Crank meets his mentor again. Music in this episode created by: Daniel Bukin and Isaac Allen Burns Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE! DodoBorne is a comedy storytelling actual play podcast where four friends dive into the world of Daggerheart, a brand-new tabletop roleplaying game by Darrington Press. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Dec 2, 2025 · 49 min
2.11 A Port of Whine
Shiver me timbers, the gang goes to the docks! Pistachio is taking the lead and will have to summon all their wits and wiles to get any kind of useful information from their eldest sibling. One step closer to the Loewenherz Gang.... they think. Meanwhile, we take a glimpse at the capital of Armada! The strongest pirate captains meet in the war room of New Lacerta City and we taste a morsel of the best laid schemes of bilge rats and sea dogs. But avast, will these too go oft astray? Pistachio lays it on thick. Kapi plays around too much. Lil Benny stays in character. Music in this episode created by: Daniel Bukin Listen to the music from this episode and other Dodotunes HERE! DodoBorne is a comedy storytelling actual play podcast where four friends dive into the world of Daggerheart, a brand-new tabletop roleplaying game by Darrington Press. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

DodoBorne: A Daggerheart Actual Play Podcast

Support the show

3.4 Cove of Compulsion

3.3 Coerced Compliance

3.2 Couple of Milkshakes

3.1 Cut To!

Bonus: The Polaris University Squawk-back Episode

Polaris University 1.7: Resurrection

Polaris University 1.6: Revelations

Polaris University 1.5: Frescos

Polaris University 1.4: Threads

Polaris University 1.3: Secrets

Polaris University 1.2: Discovery

Polaris University 1.1: Detention

2.18 The Season Two Squawk-back Episode (Bonus)

2.17 Casus Belli: Part 2

2.16 Casus Belli: Part 1

2.15 A Descent

2.14 A Door is Opened

2.13 ...And a Whole Lotta Faerie Dust.

2.12 A Little Bit of Trust...

2.11 A Port of Whine