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Polygon - Critical Role’s Daggerheart lets players ‘steer the ship,’ lead designers explain

Polygon has an interview with longtime D&D designers Jeremy Crawford and Christopher Perkins who left Wizard of the Coast to join Darrington Press and work on Daggerheart. This interview doesn't reveal much about Daggerheart that we didn't already know but the theme here is about the game's collaborative storytelling approach. 

Further, I like that Darrington Press is looking at Daggerheart as something of a blank slate for the tabletop RPG industry. What is a Daggerheart adventure, exactly? It could be similar to D&D, sure, but it doesn't need to be. 

“It’s exciting to think about just what a Daggerheart adventure is,” Perkins says. “We literally only have one or two adventures out there in the universe. It's a delightful thought exercise, and one I've never been part of, because D&D adventures are kind of established and codified. Here, we're starting right at the outset with carte blanche, and we are going to take some chances, experiment a little, and see what lands.”

I like the sound of this. It is an encouraging sign of the future for me as someone who absolutely loves Daggerheart. Is it a revolution for the TTRPG industry? I don't know. That's a big question. I do think it brings something unique, refined, and exciting to the table. It will only continue to grow from here on out and that can only be a good thing. 

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