Delve With Hope

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So committed to #daggerheart that words here are not enough. So there's a blog. https://blog.delvewithhope.com

Greetings TTRPG Rising folks! I'm at Gamehole Con 2025 in Madison, Wisconsin! ... We're doing a weekly roundup, plus a weekend round-up of new and fun things at the con (games, products, etc). Consider subscribing to get updated on the goods!! open.substack.com/pub/chaotica...

There Are Games In This Hole! (Dungeon Delve #39)

We're off to Gamehole Con 2025! Plus, Cosmic Corsairs, Fabula Ultima TTJRPG Celebration Edition, Hocus Pocus Hyperfocus, Lynnvander Dice, and more!

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That was an absolute blast. I am dead tired, but had a great time. Not much of an opportunity for pictures, but I did get one for the first group. I hope my voice holds out for the game tomorrow

Top down view of a Battlestar for daggerheart where 2 players have just been ambushed

“Does [Tusk Love] subvert any tropes in orc romance?” There’s nothing quite like book club to bring serious discussion questions to niche genre fiction Also it was surprisingly hard to explain how Tusk Love came to be to non-critters

I ran the part 1 of the Draw Steel Delian tomb start here adventure last And it is very, VERY good at what it is (tactical heroic fantasy) I haven’t finished reading the rules or played much noncombat, so there’s a lot more here to do I gotta up my tactics though if I want to keep running it

In daggerheart today, one of my players got 3 crits in a row to: 1. Haggle 2. Charm a grandma 3. Drink some nasty tea He then failed rolls to 1. Swing over quicksand 2. Get out of the quicksand I think that’s instant karma? True skill is rolling well when it matters

I know Gen Con was awhile ago, but I'm trying to stretch the content out. Here how I setup the table. 2 big ideas: 1. Make name tent cards 2. Keep the rules short Also play dough was a hit. Hope this help others run Daggerheart con games! blog.delvewithhope.com/how-i-ran-da...

How I Ran Daggerheart at Gen Con - Delve With Hope

At Gen Con this year, I had the opportunity to run a new Daggerheart adventure for Darrington Press. I previously wrote about some takeaways from the experience, but I also wanted to share how I appro...

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I'm a bit late, but I did finish watching Critical Role play Daggerheart in Age of Umbra! I have thoughts blog.delvewithhope.com/my-reactions... 1. Boy I'm not used to long-form actual play 2. PC dying in a CR mini-series works, but in a campaign? 3. Countdowns are great 4. I love small parties

My reactions to the Age of Umbra mini-series - Delve With Hope

(Author’s Note: I wrote this post a few weeks ago before the Campaign Four announcement. My revisions may reflect that knowledge, but most of this stayed the same. I also probably won’t write anything...

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Having run five sessions of Daggerheart at Gen Con, I have several blog posts queued up about my takeaways. First up is a listicle (confirmed easiest writing structure) about what I learned as a GM from Gen Con both watching other GMs and for myself blog.delvewithhope.com/5-gm-things-...

5 GM Things I Learned Running Daggerheart at Gen Con - Delve With Hope

I had the pleasure of running Daggerheart at Gen Con 2025, and I wanted to share five lessons from the event.

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I just renewed the domain delvewithhope.com . I had only registered it for a year since I wasn't sure if I was really committed. But here we are! I optimistically renewed the domain for another 5 years and hope to enjoy this Daggerheart journey! P.S. blog post coming soon

I ran a Daggerheart adventure this morning at Gen Con but didn’t bring any minis or terrain with me. Pretzel sticks for terrain, animal crackers for monsters, chocolate candy for tokens, and play dough PCs are pretty much the same, right?

Battle map for a game of daggerheart using a variety of food for minis and terrainBattle map for a game of daggerheart using a variety of food for minis and terrain