Daggerheart to Heart

TheWelshDM
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The Welsh DM and Nico De Gallo dive into Daggerheart. Sharing their thoughts and experiences within the collaborative game and the stories told with it.

  1. 6d ago

    013 - Community Spotlight Special

    There is so much incredible community produced content for Daggerheart, and as best as we do to spotlight it every episode, there's only so much we can do. So this week we're catching up and showing you a bunch of outstanding content to pick up for your games of Daggerheart! Gethin: @thewelshdm Nico: @NicodeGallo === COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHTS === Grab yourself the products we spoke about in the episode at the links below! Don't forget to leave a Review and let them know we sent you. Fearless Vol. 1 - heartofdaggers.com/products/fearless-vol-1/ Halflight Halls - heartofdaggers.com/products/halflight-halls-campaign-setting-starter/ Ghosts! - heartofdaggers.com/products/ghosts/ Branneth's End - heartofdaggers.com/products/branneths-end/ Traps! - heartofdaggers.com/products/traps/ Starheart - heartofdaggers.com/products/starheart/ Return to Daggerworld - heartofdaggers.com/products/return-to-daggerworld/ Topics: 00:00 - Intro 01:23 - Announcing Difficulty of Rolls 06:57 - Fearless Vol. 1 13:24 - Halflight Halls 22:42 - Ghosts! 34:54 - Branneth's End 42:45 - Traps! 49:29 - Starheart 57:01 - Return to Daggerworld 1:04:24 - Outro Music - Middle-Earth by Luis_Humanoide

  2. Jul 7

    012 - Exploration in Daggerheart

    The Exploration player is the oft forgotten, but perhaps most important element of a heroic fantasy TTRPG, and Daggerheart provides a wealth of tools to explore this pillar of play. But even the best of us still can struggle with it, so we discuss our tips for running interesting, compelling, evocative Exploration in Daggerheart. Gethin: @thewelshdm Nico: @NicodeGallo === COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT - CRYPT OF THE NEKROLYCH === A Villain Frame for Daggerheart that brings the ancient NekroLych to life in your games, by Tomas Gimenez Rioja You already know what a Campaign Frame is. Now, a Villain Frame is the same, except it puts a villain as its main point. The primary villain, in this case the NekroLych, becomes the Big Bad Evil of the campaign you port this Villain Frame to, and gives you everything you need to know about its backstory, motives, and plans to not only have a villain, but a compelling 3-dimensional villain your players will absolutely love to hate! Support the Project: https://tgimenezrgm.itch.io/crypt-of-the-nekrolych Follow Tomas: https://bsky.app/profile/tgimenezrgm.bsky.social Topics: 00:00 - Intro 03:07 - Our Mimic Traps 04:21 - News & Releases 14:17 - What is Exploration in TTRPGs? 23:33 - Exploration in Daggerheart 34:56 - Engaging Players with Exploration 44:25 - Community Spotlight 53:00 - Outro Music - Middle-Earth by Luis_Humanoide

  3. Jun 20

    011 - Social Pillar in Daggerheart

    The Social Pillar is often one of the least supported pillars in TTRPGs. This happens because it's hard to plan for every element. Daggerheart still has plenty of tools to help you out though. Gethin: @thewelshdm Nico: @NicodeGallo === COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT - THE DICE ROLETH === Made up of an unexpected party of heroes from the Heart of Daggers community, The Dice Rolleth is a mostly Daggerheart Actual Play! https://www.youtube.com/@UCJANKDCZ6YtnSuUUbGjnCVA Topics: 00:00 - Intro 02:54 - Your Best NPC Voice 06:40 - New Daggerheart Actual Plays 11:57 - The Art of Daggerheart 12:59 - Fear Fest! 16:15 - The Challenge of Social Encounters 22:22 - Social Sub-systems 27:47 - Using Stress 30:17 - When to Use Mechanics 35:58 - Know Your NPCs 39:00 - Community Spotlight Music - Middle-Earth by Luis_Humanoide

  4. Jun 6

    010 - Digital Tools in Daggerheart

    Looking around the internet there is a wealth of digital tools available for Daggerheart and TTRPGs. But do you need them to have a good game? Which ones are useful? And can they get in the way of the system? Gethin: @thewelshdm Nico: @NicodeGallo === COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT - HEART OF DAGGERS === Heart of Daggers is a one-stop shop for all things Daggerheart. Whether you are looking for 3rd party content to expand your games. A Character Creator for your dozens of character ideas. Or GM tools to help you run smoother and more enjoyable games. https://heartofdaggers.com/ Topics: 00:00 - Intro 02:45 - News 06:57 - Digital Tools in Daggerheart 37:41 - Heart of Daggers Music - Middle-Earth by Luis_Humanoide

  5. May 23

    009 - Daggerheart Anniversary

    Daggerheart turned 1 year old this week, and Darrington Press did a big ol' birthday stream announcing all sorts of new releases for Daggerheart. We discuss it, and question what it means for Daggerheart's future.Gethin:  @thewelshdm  Nico:  @NicodeGallo  === COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT - THE NEW UNKNOWN ===The New Unknown is a full science-fiction Core Rulebook for Daggerheart™ Compatible. It works as a stand-alone TTRPG system using and building onto the core mechanics of Daggerheart's freely available SRD, providing you with everything you need to start your own science-fiction roleplaying campaign!Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1981524065/the-new-unknown-a-sci-fi-role-playing-gameTopics:00:00 - Intro05:14 - Age of Umbra Season 2k08:25 - Dice & Music10:52 - Adversary Builder16:38 - Adventure Pipeline28:21 - Hope & Fear41:13 - Community SpotlightMusic - Middle-Earth by Luis_Humanoide

  6. May 9

    008 - Campaign Frames

    Campaign Frames were an innovative alternative to a singular world, campaign settings, or adventure modules at Daggerheart's launch. What do they provide as us GMs and Players in creating exciting games?Gethin:  @thewelshdm  Nico:  @NicodeGallo  === COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT - BEACON OF HOPE ===Now, after centuries, one nation has shattered the towers and slain their draconic overlord. In the newly-free country of Bastion, a defiant few stoke the flames of revolution. In a Bastion of Hope campaign, you’ll face impossible odds as you fight to end the age of tyrants. This original campaign frame provides everything needed to play using the Daggerheart rules, including: Heart of Daggers - itch.io - https://michaelrunderwood.itch.io/bastion-of-hopeTopics:00:00 - Intro01:18 - Hope & Fear Excitement06:02 - Main Topic: Campaign Frames11:44 - Inciting Incidents Value18:47 - Campaign Mechanics25:17 - What About Adventures?31:00 - Community SpotlightMusic - Middle-Earth by Luis_Humanoide

  7. Apr 25

    007 - Raging Against the (AI) Machine

    As the cursed artifact of polluted mimicry becomes more prevelant in modern society, this weeks episode discusses AI in Daggerheart, the community's usage of it, and what other options are available to us for our tables and design work. Gethin: @thewelshdm Nico: @NicodeGallo === COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT - TTRPG RESOURCES === If you need to find art, artists, or other resources for your Daggerheart - other other TTRPG - experiences, ttrpgresources.com is the place to go. A centralised hub of public access artwork, places to find artists, and other ethical generative content. https://ttrpgresources.com/ Topics: 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - Iconic Items in Daggerheart 02:35 - The Presence of AI 04:57 - The Need for Art in TTRPGs 08:14 - Why AI is Bad 14:27 - Other Options to AI 18:38 - Community Response to its Use 25:04 - Community Spotlight 35:35 - Character Sheet Tangent 39:41 - Outro Music - Middle-Earth by Luis_Humanoide

  8. Apr 11

    006 - Designing in Daggerheart

    Daggerheart is still a new system, barely a year old, and yet we've seen loads of great 3rd party content already. This week we ask Carlos Cisco how they've found desigining in Daggerheart, and share our own experiences as well. Gethin: @thewelshdm Nico: @NicodeGallo === COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT - PISTOLHEART VOL 2 === Heart of Daggers: DriveThruRPG: Topics: 00:00 - Intro 02:32 - Iconic Items in Daggerheart 05:24 - Daggerheart Survey 08:30 - Designing in Daggerheart 18:45 - Shifting to Daggerheart 23:06 - Homebrew vs Publishing 26:57 - Designing to a Theme 29:44 - Community Spotlight Music - Middle-Earth by Luis_Humanoide

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The Welsh DM and Nico De Gallo dive into Daggerheart. Sharing their thoughts and experiences within the collaborative game and the stories told with it.

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    TheWelshDM
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    13
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