Daggerheart Session Zero I Character Creation
Channel: The Faint Divinities
Date: 2024-04-05

***Timestamps below***

A nerdy group of friends prepare to play Daggerheart with a Session Zero! Join in as we talk about Safety Tools, do COMPREHENSIVE Character Builds, talk Daggerheart and TTRPG-general mechanics with tabletop Newbies Kala and Chris and roll some Duality Dice Skill Check Tests!

***Welcome to the Faint Divinities!*** We're a small group of friends who will be play-testing the Open Beta of the new TTRPG: Daggerheart from Critical Role's Publishing House: Darrington Press!

We'll be live-streaming actual-play sessions of the system and table-talks to discuss the system: what we love, what we think could be tweaked, and more. If you'd like to follow our journey, please follow us on Twitch! ***Happy Adventuring!***

Links to Daggerheart Materials:
Daggerheart Open Beta: https://www.daggerheart.com

Demiplane's Daggerheart Nexus: https://app.demiplane.com/nexus/dagge...

The Faint Divinities - Where to Find Us:

Catch the Live Streams on Twitch:
 https://www.twitch.tv/thefaintdivinities

Join the Discord to Talk with our Group:
 https://discord.gg/K3eFgjJF56

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***Timestamps:***
- 00:01:30 - The Faint Divinities Channel and Player Introductions

- 00:04:06 - What is a Session Zero?
- 00:05:00 - Daggerheart's Suggested Safety Tools: Lines & Veils, X-Card, Open Door Policy

- 00:09:30 - Character Building Introduction: Demiplane vs. Paper Building, Character Creation Steps and Class Specific Character/Class Sheets

- 00:11:35 - Classes and Subclasses (Chris - Call of the Brave Warrior, Kala - Troubadour Bard, Justin - [TBD] Rogue, Stephen - Beastbound Ranger)

- 00:21:27 - Heritage: Ancestries Introductions
- 00:23:42 - Ancestry Flexible Appearances (Examples: Katari & Faerie)
- 00:31:32 - Ancestry Option: Shadowheart

-00:32:30 - Player Ancestry Choices (Chris - Faerie, Kala - Ribbet, Justin - Dwarf, Stephen - Simiah)

***Small Ancestry Party! Four Halflings in a Trench Coat!***

- 00:37:03 - Heritage: Communities Introductions
- 00:41:28 - Player Community Choices (Chris - Wanderborne, Kala - Highborne, Justin & Stephen - Ridgeborne #Ridgebros) 

- 00:46:55 - Character Sheet Guidance: Completing Level, Heritage, Class, Class Feature & Subclass

- 00:48:22 - Player Ancestry Wrap Up - Ancestry Skills for Selected Ancestries
- 00:49:26 - Guidance for Traits, Evasion & Armor Score Adjustments during Build Selections

- 00:52:42 - Setting Ability Scores/Traits (Agility, Strength, Finesse, Instinct, Presence, Knowledge) - Standard Array Scores and How to Complete
- 00:53:31 - Suggested Traits for Simple Builds

- 00:55:15 - Player Trait Selections

- 00:58:25 - Evasion Score - what it is and how to Calculate the Score

- 01:00:30 - Hit Point Thresholds, Stress and Taking Damage

- 01:02:28 - Set Starting Hope

- 01:03:16 - Choose Weapons and Armor
- 01:10:08 - Damage Rolls & Proficiency Usage
- 01:13:40 - Armor Score and How Armor Works
*** - 01:16:27 - Suggested Weapons and Armor***

- 01:16:05 - Starting Inventory & Class Specific Options (Gold, Potions and Player Selections)

- 01:19:21 - Character Descriptions

- 01:20:00 - Domain Cards in Daggerheart, Warrior, Ranger, Bard and Rogue Domain Options and Player Choices

- 01:33:30 - Character Backgrounds
- 01:47:00 - Wrapping Up: Name and Pronouns

*** - 01:47:22 - Official First Draft Character Introductions***

***Stephen***: Teddios the Ridgeborne Simiah Beastborne Ranger (Rooster Companion)
***Kala***: Swamp Princess Anura the Highborne Ribbet Troubadour Bard
***Chris***: Tank Molarson aka "Tankerbell" the Wanderborne Faerie Call of the Brave Warrior
***Justin***: Gimbo the Ridgeborne Dwarven Syndicate Rogue 

- 01:50: 07 - Building Character Party Connections

- 01:54:50 - Duality Dice Test Rolls 

Test Roll 1: Agility - Avoid the Falling Tree!
Test Roll 2: Presence - Convince the Sexy Librarian you're not the droids she's looking for!
Test Roll 3: Player Choice: Disarm the Explosive Device!
Test Roll 4: Swamp Princess: Dismantle the Patriarchy!
Test Roll 5: Tankerbell: Pet that Dog!

- 02:12:40 - Final Test Roll: GM Special Heart Attack

- 02:15:07 - Closing, Goodbyes and Thank you!

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