Daggerheart + World Ripples

Hei Game Master. And happy New Year.

On Sunday I got to play in a Daggerheart one-shot run by @mungo9494. Great session. Fun system too, though I need to lean more into the Hope mechanics next time.

The GM did something at the end that I liked a lot. And I’m now noodling on how I might incorporate this into long-term campaign play.

Our party was tasked with entering a temple and getting to the bottom of an ancient mystery. Literally and figuratively.

We emerged as victors against rats and evil priests, though we lost Nalbab Phigol, Wildborne Fungril Warden of the Elements, in the final melee.

We played over Discord and used its whiteboard feature for the first time. It worked quite well.

After Room V, mungo9494 then asked each of us what our characters will do with the incredible world secret we uncovered.

I said that my PC, Kellgrath the Wise, would journal the whole thing and finish the incomplete book he had as starting equipment.

One hero dipped his weapon in the BBEG’s blood. Another gave a rousing speech for the ages.

The reason the GM asked us was to create ripple effects in his campaign. How did this event change the world?

I could tell from his reaction that a couple of player ideas surprised him and he was quite excited. Players are great at surprising us, eh?

So I love this idea.

Ask players after sessions where key events happened what their characters do to memorialize, celebrate, or communicate this to the world.

The GM is using these ideas to seed future one-shots. For campaigns, I think the downtime phase might serve well. But I felt the coolness of the technique was capturing in-the-moment the vibe of the party and inspiring players to take creative actions with setting impact.

I’m still noodling.

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Johnn
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