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Bastion of Hope | Play Daggerheart on Fantasy Grounds!
Stoke the fires of rebellion in a quest to overthrow authoritarian dragons and undead overlords.
$25.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Wednesday - 12:00 AM UTC
May 6 / Session 0
Session Duration / 2.5 hours
4 / 4 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Dragons and undead overlords rule bustling cities while keeping workers hungry and desperate. They do this by siphoning the people’s innate magic, rendering them powerless. After centuries, one nation arose and slain their draconic overlord. In this adventure campaign, take up arms and spread hope to end the age of tyrants. Tone & Feel Defiant, Heroic, Tense, Uplifting Themes Authoritarianism, Community, Isolation vs. Interdependence, Revolution 🌈 This adventure is LGBT+ friendly. 💫 New campaign mechanics: divine boons, innate magic, magitech weapons 💡 Daggerheart is a game of discovery and creation. During the game, you will often be asked to answer questions by inventing new truths about the world, and expected to be flexible when new secrets and huge revelations suddenly come into play. 💥 Combat features prominently, but is more narrative than tactical. 🕒 Long-term open-ended campaign. Ideal for players who can commit to the schedule.
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Combat Heavy
Sandbox / Open World
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(37)
5 years on StartPlaying
383 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Teacher
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
In a time long past, in what looks to be a tiny little bedroom, four young children are seen huddling around a simple small sketchbook, as one of them brings the rest on a grand fantasy adventure where the kids play no characters other than themselves and buy the lie that the fantasy world is real. Fast forward years later, one of those kids, for reasons unbeknownst to him, is drawn especially to two things—board games and speculative fiction. The board games that spoke to him most were Twilight Struggle, Pandemic Legacy, Battlestar Galactica, and Heroscape. These games, rooted in reality (well, except the latter two), told great stories with each play, and revisited the age-long conflict of light vs dark, good vs evil. On the silver screen, he remembers being terrified of the Terminator, the violence that descended upon the man who would soon be Robocop, and aliens bursting out of chests. He was also captivated by the imagined realities of Back to the Future and Last Action Hero. Oh, hi there! Hadn't realized you were here. I'm David! If you're looking for RPG sessions that are fresh, fun, funny, and full of roleplaying opportunities, you've come to the right place! I've been creating narrative experiences for audiences since 2000 as a stage director and actor. So, when I discovered the world of tabletop RPGs in 2018, I instantly fell in love with its interactive and collaborative storytelling potential. I've since gone on to run all sorts of games, from high fantasy and urban fantasy, to supernatural and horror, to slice-of-life and sci-fi. I can't wait to share my love of RPGs with you, and hereby extend an invitation to you in joining me to discover exciting worlds, play awesome characters, and embark on unforgettable journeys. Note: the "timezone" listed on my profile is just for scheduling convenience, especially pertaining to daylight savings adjustments.
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Creating your character
👤 We will create our characters together during Session 0.
▶️ The campaign will begin once we have enough players (at least 3 players at least 24 hours before the scheduled day and time. If we only get enough players fewer than 24 hours before, the campaign will begin the week after). 💬 Our first session together will be a Session 0, charged at the usual rate. 💬 New players who join us after the group Session 0 has taken place will need to partake in a one-on-one Session 0. It's an opportunity for us to go over the safety tools, table rules, expectations of players and the GM, and we can discuss your character ideas and how they're connected to the story. The session will run for up to 1.5 hours and is charged at the usual rate.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
👤 You'll need a Demiplane account, which is free. ⬇️ You'll need a copy of the Fantasy Grounds software, which is free. You can download it from www.fantasygrounds.com. 💻 Familiarity with Fantasy Grounds is not necessary. I'll walk you through it. 📝You can start exploring the character creation process on Demiplane (with the Age of Umbra campaign frame selected. You don't need to complete the process just yet. If you do, please be open to making revisions to your character during Session 0. 🧾 We'll use Demiplane to create our characters, and we'll use the character sheets in Fantasy Grounds to play. 📜 You do not need to have read the rules ahead of time as the rules will be explained as we play.
What David brings to the table
📚 Access to the core rules on Demiplane. 🗺️ Rollable character sheets with fancy 3D dice in Fantasy Grounds. 🎲 Fantasy Ground's best-in-class automation that handles most of the math and tracking of attacks, damage, hit points, stress, resistances, and conditions, so that you can focus more on the story and on roleplaying.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How David creates a safe table
📝 Before Session 0, a link to a Lines and Veils document will be shared for players to fill out. 📜 The Discord server has a code of conduct that everyone has to adhere to. ✨ The aim of this campaign is to have a fun collaborative storytelling journey together and to have a positive experience interacting with others. To this end, players are expected to be compassionate, supportive, and respectful of others.
Content warnings
Safety tools used