MOTHERBOARD 📟 A Tech-Fantasy Daggerheart Campaign! 🏳️‍🌈

Creating your character

All players will work together during session 0 to create characters and add points of interest on the map to help flesh out the world we will all be playing in. Collaboration with other players to create meaningful story connections is highly encouraged! If you are joining after the start of the campaign we will work with your schedule to connect you to the game in a meaningful way. When thinking about your character and there place in the setting use the following to help ground your ideas within the setting. PLAYER PRINCIPLES Replace Magic with Technology In a Motherboard campaign, all magic is technology. When your character casts spells, consider how the effect manifests in this world. Each time they use a weapon, consider how to align it with the repurposed and rebuilt technology of the fallen world. Contrast the Technological with the Emotional While the Echo Vale is filled with exciting technologies and unique adaptations, it’s also filled with people experiencing hardship, fear, and love. As your character travels through the valley, fighting remnants and political adversaries, consider how the wider story affects them personally. Each time your character interacts with new people and technology, consider how they feel about them and take action based on their emotional response. Create a Shared Language The Echo Vale is built atop an ancient society that perished long ago. The lifestyle and language of the fallen ones was incredibly advanced, yet it still remains obscure to the Echo Vale’s modern people. It’s up to you to make a shared lexicon to describe the technology they use, working with the table to determine what your characters do and do not understand about the fallen world. This includes the terminology, application, and meaning of places and objects. Your characters may use a language that developed from the one spoken and written by their predecessors, but they’ll likely have a different understanding of words because they lack necessary context. Similarly, their people might have ascribed meaning and function to objects with an entirely different original purpose.

Preparing for the session

- Microphone needed - Headphones appreciated to avoid echo during game - Links to our Discord and relevant websites will be found in the preparation materials after joining

What Jonny | Badger Den Games brings to the table

All the books and materials you will need! I enjoy using different voices to denote a variety of caricatures and making use of ambient sounds and music to help set the tone for the session. I don't expect players to use different character voices (but your welcome to) and the volume of background music/ambiance can be adjusted by the player to fit their comfort level. I am definitely a Rule of Cool GM but the rules are there for a reason and I will generally stay within reasonable bounds of them.

How Jonny | Badger Den Games creates a safe table

I encourage players to speak up during session 0 to freely voice any topics that you don't want in your game or areas that you wish to be handled carefully. Players can also send me a Lines and Veils document privately if they do not wish to speak openly about certain subjects. I will never reveal players private information for any reason.