Daggerheart to Heart

011 - Social Pillar in Daggerheart

Daggerheart to Heart

Show Notes

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!

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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

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