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For those that play online ... I discovered from the developer Q&A, that Darrington got Feardaddy.com. So enjoy this fear tracker: https://www.feardaddy.com/

I use poker chips for Fear. We use them for everything during the game so players aren't constantly checking and erasing part of their character sheet. Red for HP, Blue for Stress, Green for Armor and White for Hope (And I use black for Fear). Then they just record their state at the end of session

This is my favourite DnD setting. Here's why: It invites the GM and players to make it their own. Too often I feel like I'm playing in other people's sandboxes in FR or Greyhawk. Eberron explicitly tells you here are things that we left out so you can decide what they are. Pulp and Noir...

First and foremost, any system that is complex enough I feel I need an app or software to do it is a problem. I've done Supers RPGs where I had to download a spreadsheet to make my character and I nearly gave up right there. As a result, most point buy systems I consider too much for me, unless...

Only if they are spending the 3 Hope and it's not their dump stat.

Yes and no. Druids are actually a bit MAD, as different beast forms use different stats to attack, and all the physical stats and Instinct are used. So a Druid that dumped STR is going to be a point or two lower than their primary casting stat even with the Beast form stat bump. Now, several...

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.