Table Of Contents
Introduction
Welcome to Daggerheart
Heart of the Game
Player Principles
- Be a Fan of Your Character and Their Journey
- Spotlight Your Allies
- Play to Find Out What Happens
- Address the Characters and Address the Players
- Hold On Gently
- Build the World Together
World Overview
What Do You Need To Play?
- 2-5 Player Characters
- A Game Master
- Game Dice
- Character Tokens
- Game Cards
- Character Sheets & Notes
- Optional: Maps and Miniatures
A Table For All
Using This Book
Chapter One
Preparing for Adventure
Character Creation
- Getting Started
- Step 1: Choose Your Class
- Step 2: Choose Your Heritage
- Step 3: Assign Character Traits
- Step 4: Record Additional Character Information
- Step 5: Choose Your Starting Equipment
- Step 6: Create Your Background
- Step 7: Choose Your Experiences
- Step 8: Choose Your Domain Cards
- Step 9: Create Your Connections
- Building Higher-Level Characters
Example Character
Domains
Class
- Clank
- Daemon
- Drakona
- Dwarf
- Elf
- Faerie
- Faun
- Firbolg
- Fungril
- Galapa
- Giant
- Goblin
- Halfling
- Human
- Katari
- Orc
- Ribbet
- Simiah
- Mixed Ancestry
Community
Additional Player Tools
Chapter Two
Playing an Adventure
Flow of the Game
Core Mechanics
- On Your Turn
- Duality Dice
- Evasion Score
- Hit Points and Damage Thresholds
- Stress Points
- Action Rolls
- Damage Rolls
- Reaction Rolls
- Advantage and Disadvantage
- Domain Cards
- Conditions
- Countdowns
- Maps, Range, & Movement
- Gold
- Downtime
- Death
- Action Tracker
- General Rules
Player Best Practices
Leveling Up
- Tiers of Play
- Level Achievements
- Choosing Advancements
- Raising Damage Thresholds
- Taking Domain Cards
- Multiclassing
- Example of Leveling Up
Equipment
- Equipping, Storing, and Switching Equipment
- Using Weapons
- Using Armor
- Primary Weapon Tables
- Secondary Weapon Tables
- Armor Tables
Loot
Full Example of Play
Chapter Three
Running an Adventure
Core Guidance
Core GM Mechanics
- The GM's Die
- Calling for Action Rolls
- Making Moves
- Fear
- Using the Action Tracker
- Setting Roll Difficulty
- Giving Advantage & Disadvantage
- Adversary Action Rolls
- Adversary Attack Rolls
- Adversary Reaction Rolls
- Countdowns
- Gold, Equipment, and Loot
- Optional GM Mechanics
Running GM NPCs
Session Zero and Safety Tools
Running A Session
- Thinking In Beats
- Preparing Combat Encounters
- Session Rewards
- Crafting Scenes
- Sharing the Spotlight
- Using Conflict
- Using Downtime
- Character Death
- Leveling Up Your Party
Running a One-Shot
Running a Campaign
Chapter Four
Adversaries and Environments
Using Adversaries
- Adversary Breakdown
- Adversary Types
- Adversary Experiences
- Adversary Features
- Choosing Adversaries
- Defeated Adversaries
- Improvising Adversaries
Adversary Stat Blocks
- Adversaries by Tier
- Tier 1 Adversaries (Level 1)
- Tier 2 Adversaries (Levels 2-4)
- Tier 3 Adversaries (Levels 5-7)
- Tier 4 Adversaries (Levels 8-10)
Using Environments
Environment Statblocks
Chapter Five
Creating Your World
Campaign Frames
Locations
Sablewood
Rime of the Colossi
Gindalia, City of Obligation
Solsunk Sea
The Kinekozan Jags
Themes
Chapter Six
Adversary Balance
- Scaling Attack Modifiers
- Scaling Damage
- Scaling Difficulty
- Scaling Damage Thresholds
- Example Adversary Scaling