Age of Umbra

Age of Umbra is a dark, survival-drama actual play using the Daggerheart system, set in the Halcyon Domain – a realm abandoned by gods and wracked by a corrupting entity called the Umbra. The dead don’t rest: souls are reborn into twisted, nightmarish forms, and the land itself festers under Umbra’s influence.  Small communities survive only by tending Sacred Pyres that ward off corruption; in the enclave of Desperloch, five individuals rise to defend their people. Expect relentless tension, scarce resources, haunted ruins, moral gray decisions, and personal stakes. The system’s Hope and Fear mechanics underscore every desperate moment – your choices carry cost, and there is no easy second chance. Monsters are inscrutable, environments punishing, and victories fleeting, but character bonds and small triumphs keep light in the dark. It’s a show about endurance, loss, and the possibility that light might still matter when everything else fails.