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Daggerheart is versatile enough to handle multiple different campaign settings - how does this compare with D&D’s strengths and weaknesses?
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:05 - Very Few Core Assumptions
07:14 - Fairies, Fungril, and Frogs?
12:27 - Building the World Together in Session Zero
14:26 - Campaign Frames
19:22 - A Word From Our Sponsor
20:56 - A Game You Can Reskin
25:38 - Good Lore Provides a Solid Foundation
32:08 - Final Thoughts
36:51 - Outro
Recommended Reading:
The REAL Reason Wizards of the Coast Removed Orcs from the Monster Manual: youtube.com/watch?v=gdk5__UYjXU
How Critical Role STOLE D&D’s Best Pantheon! | Stealing From Older Editions: youtube.com/watch?v=m-DnddGY0BQ
“What Was So Bad About Spelljammer's Hadozee?” A Good Faith Answer: youtube.com/watch?v=ld9kTfwO06E
Why I Don't Ban Character Races/Ancestries in D&D | Worldbreaking: youtube.com/watch?v=HneJ1u1_EdU
How Daggerheart Teaches You to Worldbuild Like Matt Mercer | Daggerheart Demystified: youtube.com/watch?v=BCpDPPnRyWQ
Why I Don't Like the Forgotten Realms (as the Default 5E Campaign Setting) youtube.com/watch?v=BJ0T6BFCWv8
Is Greyhawk the Perfect Default D&D Campaign Setting? (2024 Dungeon Master Guide Review) youtube.com/watch?v=CsKpKuZ829g
The Implicit Worldbuilding of the Shadowdark Core Rulebook: youtube.com/watch?v=8HYgwW9VZeg
The Big Bad in the Shadows: youtube.com/watch?v=NSE5dSxVP6g
Using the 5-Room Dungeon Method to Build a Fire Plane Fortress! (Dungeon Jam 2025) youtube.com/watch?v=kt-5OMyBZyY
Structuring Your Campaign Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF5zBOWphfZB1gt_jGYbE2cugAeYv-aJD
Music from Epidemic Sound
#daggerheart #darringtonpress
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Daggerheart is versatile enough to handle multiple different campaign settings - how does this compare with D&D’s strengths and weaknesses?
Thanks so much to WorldAnvil for sponsoring this video! Visit worldanvil.com/supergeekmike and use the promo code SUPERGEEK to get 51% off any annual membership!
worldanvil.com/supergeekmike
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:05 - Very Few Core Assumptions
07:14 - Fairies, Fungril, and Frogs?
12:27 - Building the World Together in Session Zero
14:26 - Campaign Frames
19:22 - A Word From Our Sponsor
20:56 - A Game You Can Reskin
25:38 - Good Lore Provides a Solid Foundation
32:08 - Final Thoughts
36:51 - Outro
Recommended Reading:
The REAL Reason Wizards of the Coast Removed Orcs from the Monster Manual: youtube.com/watch?v=gdk5__UYjXU
How Critical Role STOLE D&D’s Best Pantheon! | Stealing From Older Editions: youtube.com/watch?v=m-DnddGY0BQ
“What Was So Bad About Spelljammer's Hadozee?” A Good Faith Answer: youtube.com/watch?v=ld9kTfwO06E
Why I Don't Ban Character Races/Ancestries in D&D | Worldbreaking: youtube.com/watch?v=HneJ1u1_EdU
How Daggerheart Teaches You to Worldbuild Like Matt Mercer | Daggerheart Demystified: youtube.com/watch?v=BCpDPPnRyWQ
Why I Don't Like the Forgotten Realms (as the Default 5E Campaign Setting) youtube.com/watch?v=BJ0T6BFCWv8
Is Greyhawk the Perfect Default D&D Campaign Setting? (2024 Dungeon Master Guide Review) youtube.com/watch?v=CsKpKuZ829g
The Implicit Worldbuilding of the Shadowdark Core Rulebook: youtube.com/watch?v=8HYgwW9VZeg
The Big Bad in the Shadows: youtube.com/watch?v=NSE5dSxVP6g
Using the 5-Room Dungeon Method to Build a Fire Plane Fortress! (Dungeon Jam 2025) youtube.com/watch?v=kt-5OMyBZyY
Structuring Your Campaign Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF5zBOWphfZB1gt_jGYbE2cugAeYv-aJD
Music from Epidemic Sound
#daggerheart #darringtonpress
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Address for Packages:
Mike Christensen
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Moorpark, CA 93021
- PLEASE don't address things to "SupergeekMike"; I need to show I.D. when I pick up packages, and that isn't the name on my driver's license
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Moorpark, CA 93020
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