Darrington Press has launched new playtest materials for its fantasy TTRPG, Daggerheart. This new batch sees the debut of the Daggerheart Blood Hunter, an adaptation of the category created by Matt Mercer for the precise play collection, Essential Function.
The Daggerheart Blood Hunter Playtest
Like all prior playtest materials, the Daggerheart Blood Hunter playtest is on the market on Darrington’s The Void hub. The playtest consists of the Blood Hunter character sheet, a handful of printable class playing cards, and guidelines for 3 of its subclasses: Order of the Mutant, Ghost Slayer, and Lycan respectively.
For followers of Essential Function, the Blood Hunter is a beloved character class launched in Marketing campaign 2 of the particular play collection. The category was created by Matt Mercer and is closely impressed by The Witcher collection. The distinctive hook of the category is invoking blood magic, which grants the character enhanced skills and devastating assaults. All at the price of their very own well being.
Since its AP debut, the Blood Hunter class has been accessible by means of D&D Past as Essential Function fan content material. Except for a redesign in 2020, the category hasn’t obtained a lot official help, partially as a consequence of its nebulous standing as official content material for Dungeons & Dragons.
The central gimmick of buying and selling well being for energy remains to be current within the Daggerheart Blood Hunter playtest. A number of key options from the D&D model make the bounce to Daggerheart. Crimson Ceremony allows you to mark a success level and acquire bonus harm. Blood Maledict prices you 3 Hope however grants benefit on motion rolls in opposition to a single goal. And you may nonetheless monitor a goal with Model of Castigation.
The playtest does introduce some new wrinkles reminiscent of distinctive spells. Blood Puppet allows you to management somebody, dwelling or useless, by means of their blood. Lifeblood Talisman allows you to create a particular trinket that reduces harm taken by its wearer. There’s even some help with Weave The Flesh, which helps you to mark a success level or stress to let your allies heal.
