Rules

122 rules · 6 books

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DH CORE

Introduction

p.4 · 5 rules
Welcome to Daggerheart p.4
Using This Book p.7
What Do You Need to Play? p.8
A Table for All p.9
Player Principles p.9

Chapter One: Preparing for Adventure

p.11 · 6 rules
World Overview p.11
Character Creation p.13
Starting Equipment p.18
Starting Gold p.18
Example Character p.22
Additional Player Guidance p.82

General

p.32 · 10 rules
Beastform Options p.32
Ranger Companion p.40
Ancestry Overview p.52
Mixed Ancestry p.71
Communities Overview p.72
Equipping, Storing, and Switching Equipment p.112
Using Weapons p.112
Weapon Statistics p.113
Using Armor p.114
Campaign Frame Breakdown p.253

Chapter Two: Playing an Adventure

p.87 · 29 rules
Flow of the Game p.87
Core Mechanics p.89
On Your Turn p.89
The Spotlight p.89
Duality Dice p.90
Evasion p.91
HP & Damage Thresholds p.91
Action Rolls p.92
Stress p.92
Example Action Roll p.95
Story is Consequence p.95
Special Action Rolls p.96
Damage Rolls p.98
Reaction Rolls p.99
Advantage & Disadvantage p.100
Battling Adversaries p.100
Domain Cards p.101
Conditions p.102
Countdowns p.102
Maps, Range, & Movement p.103
Cover, Sight, & Darkness p.104
Gold p.104
Targets & Groups p.104
Downtime p.105
Death p.106
Additional Rules p.107
Player Best Practices p.108
Leveling Up p.109
Full Example of Play p.134

Chapter Three: Running an Adventure

p.140 · 19 rules
Core Guidance p.140
Introduction p.140
Calling for Action Rolls p.148
Core GM Mechanics p.148
Making GM Rolls p.148
Making Moves p.149
Fear p.154
Setting Roll Difficulty p.157
Adversary Rolls p.160
Giving Advantage and Disadvantage p.160
Class Hope Features p.161
Countdowns p.162
Gold, Equipment, and Loot p.165
Running GM NPCs p.166
Optional GM Mechanics p.168
Session Zero & Safety Tools p.169
Running a Session p.173
Running a One-Shot p.184
Running a Campaign p.185

Chapter Four: Adversaries and Environments

p.193 · 24 rules
Adversary Breakdown p.193
Using Adversaries p.193
Adversary Experiences p.194
Adversary Features p.194
Adversary Types p.194
Battle Guide p.197
Choosing Adversaries p.197
Bruiser p.198
Horde p.199
Leader p.200
Minions p.201
Ranged p.202
Skulks p.203
Social p.204
Solo p.205
Standard p.206
Support p.207
Defeated Adversaries p.208
Improvising Adversaries p.208
Environment Breakdown p.240
Using Environments p.240
Environment Features p.241
Environment Types p.241
Adapting Environments p.242