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Daggerheart: Braving the Witherwild - Play with a Designer!
When an invading nation attacks an ancient forest deity, a virulent overgrowth spreads throughout the land.
$35.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Tuesday - 11:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 2.5–3 hours
3 / 3 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
Fanewick was once a place of great abundance and peace—dangerous to those unfamiliar with the land, but a cornucopia to those who respected its ways. When Haven invaded the wilds and forced the land into eternal spring, a dangerous bloom known as the Witherwild took hold and now threatens the lives of all who live there. In a Witherwild campaign, you’ll play unlikely heroes from humble beginnings who are reckoning with their newfound duty to save Fanewick’s people from dangerous corruption. -- Play Daggerheart with one of the game's designers! I have expert-level knowledge of the game and how to make it sing. We'll develop our version of the setting together and I'll customize the story to the group's interests, with your characters as the protagonists in a sweeping heroic fantasy tale. My author website: https://michaelrunderwood.com/ -- Credits Art licensed from Depositphotos, used with permission
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(19)
4 years on StartPlaying
109 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Storytelling, Creativity
About me
Hi! I'm Mike, a professional science fiction and fantasy author (writing as Michael R. Underwood) as well as a ttrpg designer and actual play creator. It takes a lot of hats to make it as a creative these days. :) My author website: https://michaelrunderwood.com/ My most recent work is as one of the designers of Daggerheart (credit: Additional Designer), Critical Role's fantasy RPG from Darrington Press. I was a game design consultant and additional writer on Candela Obscura and my sci-fi comedy game The Only Logical Solution is Hijinx was published in 2022. I'm also developing Let's Go Steal an Ending: a Forged in the Dark RPG based on my novella series Genrenauts. As an actual play producer, I was a nominee for the Best Game Master (Actual Play Video) award at the 2023 New Jersey Web Fest for my work on VALLOWARD (which was an official selection at five web festivals). I've been playing ttrpgs nearly my whole life. RPGs were a major part of how I learned to tell stories, make friends, and imagine possibilities in what the world can be. I worked in a game store all through college, I wrote my master's thesis on ttrpgs, and I co-hosted an actual play show (Speculatesf.com) for six years. As a professional author, I love games that prioritize storytelling, cool worldbuilding, and collaboration. I grew up with D&D and I'm especially fond of Powered by the Apocalypse and Forged in the Dark games like Blades in the Dark, Masks, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Scum & Villainy, etc. Some of my other favorites include Heart, Exalted, 7th Sea, and Boy Problems. All of my game listing images and in-game art assets are human-made. Find my writings about and Daggerheart-compatible designs at patreon.com/michaelrunderwood
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Creating your character
Characters will be created together in-session during our session zero. We will also cover character relationships, safety tools, and a discussion of tone/content players want from the campaign. Pre-generated characters are available upon request.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will need: A microphone that you can connect to your computer and use on a Zoom call. A free Roll20 account (https://app.roll20.net/create-account). A free Demiplane account https://app.demiplane.com/home An internet connection strong enough to be on Zoom and use Roll20 at the same time (you can get a free Zoom account at https://zoom.us/signup#/signup). and a webcam is encouraged but not required. After joining the game, you'll want to join my Discord for planning/between-game discussion (I will send a Discord invite via SPG).
What Mike brings to the table
Expert-level knowledge of the rules as one of the game's designers. The Demiplane and Roll20 materials for online play, beautiful maps and splash screens, unforgettable NPCs, and a epic fantasy novel-scale plot drawing on my skills as a professional novelist.
Homebrew rules
As Daggerheart is a game of rules over rulings, there may be some variations in the rules that come up through play.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Mike creates a safe table
Session zero will cover safety tools, walk through character creation as needed. We'll establish character bonds, the group's relationships to one another and to other groups. The content warnings listed encompass a range of what *could* but will not necessarily show up. Our Lines & Veils will be a living document and we have tools for in-the-moment check-ins.
Content warnings
Safety tools used