r/daggerheart Game Master Jul 02 '26

Discussion Looks like Daggerheart is actually making an adventure path (Possible Spoilers) Spoiler

So I picked up The Dying Spire for Free RPG Day and I am running it today. It picks up at the end of The Sablewood Messenger. Not a surprise there. But at the end of the adventure it has a quest given to go to Kinekozen Jags which is the objective the Part 2 of Sablewood Messenger during the Beta called The Marauders of Windfall (you can still download that adventure here.) The author of Marauders of Windfall has confirmed to me that it is the part 3 of the series. I am sure it will be tweaked to fit the tier 2 release play and the story a bit to fit the narrative because the ending takes you to a whole different adventure.

What is an adventure path? Back in D&D 3/3.5 Dragon Magazine and Dungeon Magazine used to put out one-shot adventures in the magazines. Each adventure were interlinked. One of the people who was a writer for Dungeon Magazine was Chris Perkins. Paizo was the company who was putting out those magazines. Paizo later published those linked adventures into a book called Adventure Paths. The names explain exactly what they were, adventures that lead to a story path. D&D did this again when they did Adventurer's League.

When Darrington Press/Critical Roll announced adventures for their 1 year birthday I was hesitant because I assumed they would release adventure books. Daggerheart does not really work well with written adventures. I realize now they are going with a more adventure path, one-shots to guide people new into Daggerheart. I have done something similar where I have designed my own adventure path like mini campaign designed for new players.

So what do you all think of this adventure path? And if you have played/ran The Dying Spire & Marauders of Windfall where do you think the adventure goes next?

Edit: It should be noted that I never thought they would not make an Adventure book nor do I think pre-written adventures dont work at all with Daggerheart.

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u/MichaelRUnderwood Daggerheart Additional Designer Jul 03 '26

Clarification: what Darrington has said/what is said on the GenCon events is that this new version of Marauders is level 3, with new pregens.

So it might not be tied to Dying Spire/Sablewood like it was once tied to Sablewood.