Cyraveth: City of a Thousand Lights | A Daggerheart Campaign

Creating your character

Characters will begin at Level 1 using the Daggerheart rules. All standard Daggerheart classes, subclasses, ancestries, and communities are welcome. Cyraveth is a large cosmopolitan city, so nearly any character concept can find a place here. This campaign also includes optional setting-specific material, including the Tymbral ancestry, Aetherglass equipment, Conduit Arms, and other character options that I will provide to the group. During Session 0, we'll create characters together and establish how each character fits into Cyraveth. Every character should have at least one person, neighborhood, organization, or place within the city they genuinely care about. We'll also establish connections between the party and collaboratively add a few neighborhoods, NPCs, rumors, and locations to our version of Cyraveth. You do not need to arrive at Session 0 with a completed character. A rough concept is more than enough. That collaborative city-building approach is baked directly into the campaign frame. Each player is intended to contribute a home neighborhood, important location, local NPC, Aetherrail stop, and rumor about what lies beneath the city.

Preparing for the session

You'll need: A free Discord account for voice chat and campaign communication. A working microphone and stable internet connection. A Daggerheart character sheet made using Heart of Daggers so we can all be connected to the campaign page. No previous Daggerheart experience is required. If you're new to the system, I'm happy to help you learn as we play. Before Session 0, I recommend coming with a loose idea of the kind of character you'd like to play and thinking about one simple question: What does your character love about Cyraveth? We'll build everything else together.

What Christian Sullivan brings to the table

I'll provide everything needed to experience Cyraveth as a living campaign setting, including: -Original maps and locations -Hand-made battle maps -Ambient music and sound effects -NPC voices -Original adversaries and encounters -Setting guides and player handouts -Custom Aetherglass equipment -Conduit Arms -Callglass communication devices -Construct Striders and Aetherrail travel -Optional character options unique to Cyraveth -A campaign that responds to player choices rather than following a predetermined script My games balance roleplay and combat, with combat leaning cinematic and tactical. I generally follow the rules while embracing the Rule of Cool when it creates a memorable moment without stepping on another character's abilities.

Homebrew rules

This campaign uses the standard Daggerheart rules alongside original material created specifically for Cyraveth: City of a Thousand Lights. The largest additions are setting-specific rather than replacements for the core rules. These include Aetherglass-powered equipment, Conduit Arms, Callglass communication, construct vehicles known as Striders, the Aetherrail, custom adversaries and environments, and several campaign mechanics tied to the instability of Aetherglass. The campaign introduces Resonance, representing increasing exposure and connection to unstable Aetherglass, as well as City Strain, which tracks the deteriorating condition of Cyraveth as events unfold. I will explain any homebrew mechanics before they become relevant, and players will have access to the campaign's player-facing rules. The frame deliberately introduces these systems as additions to Daggerheart rather than trying to rewrite its core gameplay.

How Christian Sullivan creates a safe table

This game will generally sit around a PG-13 rating, occasionally pushing toward R territory for violence, unsettling imagery, or darker themes rather than sexual content. We'll use Session 0 to discuss everyone's boundaries before the campaign begins. Lines and Veils will establish subjects that should either never appear or remain off-screen, and the X-Card will always be available during play. Players never need to justify using a safety tool. Because Cyraveth includes mysteries involving political corruption, magical contamination, industrial accidents, and potentially disturbing transformations, we'll also discuss how strongly the group wants those elements portrayed before they appear. The goal is adventurous fantasy with moments of darkness and tension, not a campaign designed to make players uncomfortable.