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Agreed. Think Age of Umbra shows the problem with this system and horror/survival themes. It’s too much on the players side to create the right mood.

Yeah, I see a lot of 4e roots in DH. And because it's not D&D, the game can experiment in ways that D&D couldn't/cant. The brilliant fix to 4e that DH has made is how the hope/fear mechanic plays into "encounter/daily" powers as a self balancing resource throughout the 'adventuring day'.

3e Manual of the Planes. It's been a constant source of reference and inspiration for me for 20 years now. I've used it more extensively in 5e games than I did in 3e.

I was wondering the same thing. In fact, I'd be surprised if this move doesn't mean even more 5e compatible content coming out of DP. Exandria could easily support 3-4 more setting books with APs and mini adventure compilations. Why not try to become the largest D&D 3rd party publisher at the...

Wow, that is a major win for Darrington Press and shows that they are absolutely looking to become a force as a TTRPG publisher. Spencer is okay as a game designer, but P&C are going to elevate the product to the next level, perhaps one that truly could compete with D&D.

While watcing Age of Umbra had something click for me with this system. I don't think it's a more 'narrative' version of D&D at all. I think Daggerheart a more cinematic version of D&D. Which makes a lot of sense, because Spencer, in talking about and running Candella, constantly emphasized...

Really, really like this new class overall, feels like there are some great stories to be told with it. Heck, I might make a couple of villains to antagonize my current group using this UA as a guide. I wouldn't mind seeing a way to convert spell slots to psi die (like the sorcerer) but...

Agreed, I want to play a Plasmoid Metamorph in Spelljammer like yesterday.

It also created a lot of book fans, like me. I'd tried the series a decade ago and couldn't get past the first book. After the first two seasons, I picked it back up and now am on book 11. From my perspective, the changes they've made to accomodate the medium are mostly improvements. No...

Season 2 and 3 had some of the best episodes of Fantasy TV I’ve ever seen. It’s really too bad there wasn’t enough of an audience to keep it going. On the bright side I’ve made it to book 11 in the series, so at least I’ll find out soon how this all ends!

Here's a quick workup of the frame I'm thinking about for a Daggerheart game. The big question I have is, does the system have ways to help resolve differences between the players in the worldbuilding? Like, in the example below, what if one player wants to join the Corpo and another wants to...

Okay, this is the best explanation I've seen on how the hope/fear duality play out to change the 'narrative' of the story being told. I like this example alot. Is there a Sci-fantasy frame in the core rulebook? I've been wanting to run a game that mixes Cyberpunk, Star Wars, Mass Effect and...

Friction from restraints isn’t necessarily a detriment to the creative process and can in fact lead to better results.

I think that D&D is created with the purpose in mind to be a fantasy story generator and that the combination of lore and rules refinement over the last 50 years has made it very good at doing exactly that. It's designed to enhance the storytelling abilities of those playing it. The better...

Not saying that D&D makes a game or a show good, I said that when talented people use it, the outcomes are better than when they don't. So Solasta would have been worse if it had used it's own system. I've watched and listened to quite a few, though the vast majority were from groups who's...