Daggerheart - Dark Bargains
Investigate monstrous incursions within the city by gaslight where your hidden vices grant great power, but every bargain risks your soul!
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Friday - 6:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
Campaign Length / 10–12 Sessions
2 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
The age of knights and castles is long past. Society has marched onward, trading agrarian hamlets for sprawling cities, longbows for firearms, and torches for gaslight. Top hats and corsets are the fashion in the empire, and the hum of clockwork carriages and mechanized mills drowns out ancient superstitions. Yet, for all this vaunted progress, monsters haven't vanished… they've simply adapted. No longer do they lurk in forgotten dungeons; now, they hide just beyond the Veil to hunt us or lurk in even more sinister lairs: the hearts of those who live and work all around us. When you play in a Dark Bargains campaign, you will create a character who would feel at home in a Gothic novel, one who will have a hidden vice or inner monster against which you continually struggle. This dark part of your nature may one day consume you but for now provides the power you need in this moment to fight against even greater evils. Incorporating multiple parties, on many different adventures, Dark Bargains is a different experience to the standard Daggerheart fantasy game - darker, more chilling, more suspenseful. Whatever the outcome of your adventure, your character will never be the same again ......
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Rules as Written (RaW)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(13)
2 years on StartPlaying
46 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Voices
Average response time: 4 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
Join me in a realm where quality storytelling meets heart-pounding excitement. Together, we'll forge narratives that echo with laughter, spark with intrigue, and reverberate with the pure joy of collaborative creativity! Whether you're a seasoned adventurer or a first-time traveller, the magic of role-playing games awaits! Infused with a theatrical spirit, my storytelling transcends mere narration. Every character springs to life, each plot twist unfolds like a scene on a grand stage. Drawing from my background in acting, I bring an extra layer of depth to your tabletop odyssey, where your every decision, every roll of the dice, is a stepping stone towards an unforgettable epic!!
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Creating your character
We will hold an initial, free Session 0 in which we shall explore and discuss the themes and content of the game, and create characters collaboratively building connections and relationships between the different player-characters. Whether you have played before, or are brand new, I will walk you through the character creation process, ensuring you understand the way the mechanics of the game support your narrative choices. All you need is a free Demiplane account to create your digital sheet. I will share my Daggerheart content with you for full character creation options.
Party composition will be dealt with during Session 0, when we come together to create linked characters. However, do please come prepared with minimum 3 character concepts - starting ideas for characters you would like to play. If you have any questions regarding thematic flavouring into the campaign frame, please reach out and ask - I will be more than happy to have a chat.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Virtual Tabletop will be hosted on Roll20 - a free account is all you need. A link to the VTT will be provided upon acceptance to the Session 0. Character Sheets will be digitally hosted on the Daggerheart Nexus on Demiplane. A free account, linked to Roll20, is all you need. At the start of Session 0, Pete will need your email address in order to share content with you. Voice/video chat will be provided via purpose built Discord Server. Cams will be on for this game. It is recommended Discord is run through your phone, as this will take care of both camera and microphone for you. Headphones are optional, however, it is expected there is no/minimal background noise.
What DM PeteWookiee brings to the table
Daggerheart is a collaborative story-telling Role-Playing Game, and as such follows the tenet of "Rulings over Rules". Interpretation, and Rule of Cool, is key here, and as such, there are no bad suggestions for what your character can attempt to do. If anything, the more imaginative the suggestion, the better! I love using different voices and characterisations, and will be including many throughout the game. HOWEVER - there is no expectation for you to engage in the same if you don't feel comfortable. It is encouraged, but not compulsory. Encounters in this game will not be easy. Death is a real consequence for your characters. However, fortune favours the bold, so don't hold back - because the Monsters certainly won't be!
Homebrew rules
A Morality Scale ranging from -6 to +6, that will add extra consequence to your choices and decisions!
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Headphones
Computer or Mobile Device
Mobile Phone
Webcam
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Safety
How DM PeteWookiee creates a safe table
We will be holding a full Session 0 free of charge before the first session. This will be an opportunity to discuss the themes and content that will be in the game, and for players to voice their hard and soft lines in regards to said content. If you would prefer to discuss your Lines and Veils privately, this will also be entirely possible, and such discussions can take place prior to the Session 0. Daggerheart is a collaborative storytelling experience, and I am open to almost all topics for inclusion - within reason! The key phrase here is "only when it benefits the narrative" which means nothing should be needlessly gratuitous. However, there is no place for racism, homophobia, transphobia, bullying, or victimisation at my table. Anyone found exercising such behaviours will be removed from the table.
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