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I've really enjoyed the books, eagerly awaiting the next one. I'm impressed how much this has taken off, but I'm still unsure if I'm in for the TTRPG

This is something I expect to improve as the game expands. As it is, Hope & Fear will have the Assassin, which is a Midnight and Blade class that covers a more stabby style Rogue. And the Witch covers Nature mages that don't want to be shapeshifting Druids. Tbh, I think this will make the game...

I think there's a certain evangelical nature to some DH fans, this feeds this "right way to play" mentality, but I don't subscribe to that part of it, and reading the long list of influences that Daggerheart draws from (it's in the book), it's clear to me the designers feel the same. But to...

That is the plan, they are going to release a GM screen, it was announced at the same time as Hope & Fear last year, but still no details on when and how much.

Yeah, since I have the standard base game, getting the standard Hope & Fear will mean the two books will match better on my shelf ... but I bought the deluxe because I want all the shiny extras like the dice and GM screen. Watching the unboxing of the deluxe was a roller coaster, because it is...

https://darringtonpress.com/daggerheart-hope-fear-unveiled/ Formal announcement, Hope & Fear arrives August 26th, copies on sale at Gen Con.

There is a flexibility to Daggerheart that I find helpful. I've run pure improv sessions as well as more "scripted" sessions and the system can handle both. What I really like is the encounter math is pretty simple, small numbers to add up instead of XP budgets. In general, Daggerheart does this...

Both. I've used Cult Ritual and Heist (from The Void, and expected to be in Hope & Fear) as written and they've more or less allowed me to run a whole session with them. But I've stolen the Cult Ritual's Desecrated Ground passive in a few other areas. Sometimes with the added "Players may mark a...

I just finished There is No Antimemetics Division by QNTM and ... I really enjoyed it. Legit frightening and enthralling.

I might've become a real baseball fan, which is distressing to me. Because I've been watching the Blue Jays, and wanting to get a Ernie Clement jersey (Who am I?!?). After a promising start, things are unravelling and injuries mounting and I care, which ... didn't expect that. Aside from that...

I've just joined an ongoing Daggerheart campaign as a PC, but I've also DMed Daggerheart a fair bit (one-shots, an ongoing campaign and a short 4-session adventure which is wrapping up this week), and tbh, this is my new fav system. I don't find there's a lack in tactics. Freeform initiative...

Rime of the Frostmaiden: Wait ... cute? Mind Flayers? Confused

I think Darrington has enough on their plate, but I do wonder if Daggerheart's core mechanics could work for a Star Wars system. Instead of rolling with Hope or Fear, it could be rolling with "Light Side" or "Dark Side". Domains can work for capturing Force powers and also other abilities.

I'm currently on an IRL kick for TTRPGs, because after online only during the pandemic I had had enough of all the issues with digital play, and missed the reactivity of irl play. But I still like apps for my tablet, and I see myself getting back into online play ... eventually

The deluxe version includes one, but a standalone GM screen is coming, details and release date still unknown