Daggerheart Open Game - The Blackened Book

Before you RSVP - Read all of the instructions below (click ‘read more’ on meetup). If you do not submit a character according to the guide you will be moved to ‘not going’ to make room for other players.

The sun has darkened. The world is getting colder. The harvest season will yield nothing. Everyone is fleeing to the city where magic artifice keeps the lights on. The streets are overcrowded with refugees from the night and the city teeters on the edge of riot.

With the darkness comes the monsters. Creeping shadows hide glistening fangs as the underbelly of the world regurgitates what the sun can no longer hide. Vampires, ghouls, lycanthropes and worse stalk the lower city. Gambling halls run by the old crime families now house demon cults operating in the open. Unhindered by starvation, rebel warforged factions have emerged in the industrial heart of the cogs, sealed the lifts and begun digging downward.

The dragonmarked houses probe the depths of the nation’s despair for profit. With the wheat fields dead, House Ghalladra has opened the caverns below the city to farm glowing fungus and giant insects for food. Any inn not bearing their seal faces bankruptcy. Following the abdication of Sharn Watch, the Orcs and Goblins of Houses Tharashk and Deneith have carved out new de facto territory ensuring the “security” of the residents who can afford to pay them. And from the mouth of the long obelisk of House Cannith, rows of a new breed of warforged titan have emerged to defend what is left of the monarchy. Behind closed doors, one can hear rumors of a new, more favorable agreement between the crown and the dragonmarked dynasty.

In the upper towers, an artificial star illuminates the manors of the city's rich and powerful, sponsored by a mysterious group of private investors. In its alien light, scholars and mages whisper of the worst - a new age of demons is upon us...

You are a member of The Blackened Book, a section of Sharn Watch charged with investigating magical crimes and anomalies. At least that's what you did before the sun went dark. Now it seems you're just trying to survive.

This is an open game of episodic Daggerheart adventures in the Eberron setting. Each session is designed to be a standalone story, so you can drop in and out freely - no previous attendance or experience is required. You will be playing an investigator in the dystopian fantasy city of Sharn, struggling to keep the city and yourself together under the assault of the forces of darkness - humanoid and infernal alike.

What to Bring

1. A set of dice (d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20). You need two d12 dice. I do have extra dice you can borrow if you do not have your own.
2. A method of taking notes, such as a notepad and pen.
3. A phone or tablet to view your character on Demiplane.

How to Prepare

1. RSVP to the event
2. Join the Seattle RPG Variety Society discord server and say hi in the #raygun-general channel. This is where we will communicate about the game before the session.
3. Join the Demiplane Campaign
4. Message @woundedspider (Jesse) on discord to let me know so I can make sure you have acccess to content sharing.
5. Make a level 3 character in demiplane and let me know when you are done (if you're new, don't worry - it's easy). If you do not make a character within 24 hours of RSVPing you will be moved to "not going" until you send me a character, which may result in you losing a spot in the game. It’s okay to make changes to your character before the session, as long as you created an initial one.
6. (Optional) Check out the Daggerheart SRD for an overview of the rules.

Table Rules

1. Content Warning, 18+: Fantasy violence, body horror, drug use, food and housing insecurity.
2. You and your fellow players are part of a team. Do your best to ensure everyone at the table has a good time. Read the Daggerheart Player Principles.
3. Your character and your fellow player’s characters are part of a team. Make a character that wants the team to win.
4. Make an original, in-universe character. No joke characters, punny names, or references to existing media or historical figures.
5. We will use the X-Card Safety Tool to ensure the wellbeing of everyone at the table.
6. This is a pro-LGBTQ+ table.