Complete Newbie to Daggerheart- are martials viable to play as?
Hey everybody! I only found out about this game yesterday but have done a small amount of studying up on it. I'm interested in GMing it myself, and then playing if I can convince any of the other GMs in my circles that it's worth trying for them, too.
One thing I've just gotta know about the game is whether martials are more viable in Daggerheart than they infamously are in a certain other TTRPG. Now, I understand with the setting-based rules of Daggerheart, a GM could simply make martials capable of standing toe-to-toe with spellcasters (I think), but do the universal rules make it so that I could play as warrior thirsting for glory in battle, a knight seeking to use his blade and not much else to vanquish the forces of darkness, or a conniving swashbuckler wishing to rule the high seas with his tricks and trinkets without having to run to the nearest magician whenever things look a little rough?
In that other TTRPG, when I play, I'm usually quite stubborn about the fact that I like playing as fighters and barbarians more often than I play casters (though I do like going out as the occasional bard or wizard) and usually just accept the downsides and hope the DM- I mean GM is nice to me.
Thanks for your time and reading! Have a nice day, y'all! And if you have any tips on building my first martial character in Daggerheart, I'd love to hear them!