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James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 8h

A Daggerheart Environment.

James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 8h

@thenaturolls.com - Took a bit longer than I wish it had, but, BEHOLD!

Environment - The Festival of Heroes - Tier 2

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Environment - A Festival of Heroes - Tier 2

Environment - Festival of Heroes - Tier 2 Description: The Festival of Heroes transforms the city’s heart into a living tapestry of color, sound, and renewal. Garlands of silk and lanterns hang betwe...

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James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 2d

Warmth of the People (Passive): Accidents, embarrassment, or even minor scuffles are met with forgiveness instead of hostility. While in this environment, the GM must pay double the cost of Fear in order to escalate any social or hostile interactions- at worst, mishaps lead to humor, not danger.

James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 2d

@thenaturolls.com - For WINSday, I hope to have it finished today, but, I’m working on an Environment - Street Festival - Tier 2 that I need for my next session celebrating the party saving the city via the declaration of a holiday!

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James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 3d

This is like the fourth thing I’ve backed with your name attached to it.

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James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 3d

Just got my flu and COVID shot. Fuck you, RFK.

James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 4d

Daggerheart- The Unseen Seals - Arc Two - Session Nineteen - Heroes.

Syl Gar is dead. The ancient ruins beneath the library are secured and the city is safe- for now. Our heroes emerge, celebrated as victorious heroes, but, the threat of evil still remains. What lies next for this unlikely band?

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James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 5d

I’ve run a home game every two weeks since 1.2. Players are T3 and I’m always looking for new things, if that works. We don’t AP or podcast or anything- just a table of nerds nerding over pizza.

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James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 5d

Me: “Two Warbrutes, a Harbinger and a small army of minions… how the hell are my players going to survive this encounter?”

*nine crits later*

Players: “we’re fine.”

James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 6d

What a Daggerheart session! The first arc of this (so far) two year long campaign comes to an end! A criminal mastermind is dead, but, in his wake, a sinister shadow grows! My players will soon be pressed to venture into a dangerous world on a risk-it-all quest to stop an ancient evil!

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James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 6d

Game Day

Daggerheart - The Unseen Seals - The End Is The Beginning II: After navigating the ancient ruins, the party is finally ready to confront Syl Gar as an old enemy returns to take his revenge- but against whom? The party that imprisoned him? Or the former boss that tried to have him killed?!

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James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 8d

“Liam… someone you love is about to die.”

JFC.

@brennanleemulligan.bsky.social | @criticalrole.bsky.social

James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 9d

TTRPGs are so weird with time. Looking back at our Daggerheart campaign, the next session will be the morning of the 15th of (Month). The night of the 11th of (Month) was a session we had LAST DECEMBER!

Those are some seriously long days!

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James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 10d

A player at my table has said “I’m so freakin nervous right now” more than once.

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James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 10d

Daggerheart Session Prep and @thenaturolls.com. Let’s do this.

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James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 11d

…also, I’m pretty sure I know exactly who you are talking about.

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James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 11d

So many people on their have forced me to just completely give up on any thing Daggerheart related on Reddit. It’s bananas.

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James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 11d

I also added language that allows the GM to spend an additional Fear and add it's Shadow Magic experience to its Hope Eater ability.

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James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 11d

Errata: I realized that I was looking at the T4 improvised stats for thresholds when I made this, so, they were way too high. They've been adjusted back to something reasonable for a T3 Solo. HPs are 8 (instead of the recommended 10) because of its healing ability which is now once a scene only.

James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 11d

Boycotts work.

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James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 11d

@thenaturolls.com - after missing last weeks WINsday, I’m back with a doozie for Daggerheart in the Umbral Court Harbinger, the T3 Solo my party is getting ready to tangle with (along with the Warbrutes, btw!) this Saturday.

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Umbras Court Harbinger - T3 Solo

Umbral Court Harbinger - T3 Solo Description: Harbingers are the heralds of the Umbral Court, shadow warriors clad in void-etched armor and bearing rune-scarred war pikes. They are chosen from among t...

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James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 16d

Having fun building out the timeline of my Daggerheart world with @legendkeeper.com ‘s new Timeline Feature!

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James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 21d

Cancelled Disney, Hulu and ESPN.

When I willing give up the ability to watch hockey, you know shit just got real.

James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 22d

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James Hendry @jameshendry.bsky.social · 22d

When I first started looking at what I was trying to do, I did have the thought of “is this just a vaguely “Battle For Middle Earth” campaign frame? And maybe that actually IS the right way to go? Or is this something different? It wasn’t until I really looked at the Divine Usurper environment.