Playtest Vol.2 for THE NEW UNKNOWN is released!
Explore THE NEW UNKNOWN!
We just released our second Playtest for TNU: Volume 2.0 - Mind. It's even bigger than the Volume 1.0! With our Playtest series we want to achieve three things:
- Get feedback on our new game mechanics, balancing, and the design, that are still in development and can profit greatly from being playtested by other groups outside our own. Especially we want to hear what's fun and what isn't (yet). The Campaign Frame we introduce in Volume 2.0, Hellrave, is perfect for quick and easy sessions with lots of action!
- Share what we created so far with an amazing, supportive community that came to life in this subreddit! Thanks r/daggerheart!
- And of course we also want to tease your appetite while waiting for this fully Daggerheart compatible sci-fi Corebook, that's scheduled to be delivered to our Kickstarter backers end of the year!
What's in Volume 2.0 - Mind?
- 3 Classes: Protean, Cheat, Architect
- 3 Subclasses: Spectre, Bounty Hunter, Living Arsenal
- 4 Domains: MERCURY – THE IMPULSE, SATURN – THE SHADOW, URANUS – THE SPARK, PLUTO – THE END (each up to level 3)
- 6 Ancestries: Homo Novus - Vigil, Homo Novus - Lucid, Transhuman - Armament, Transhuman - Infused, Android, Visc – and a peak into our Endless Ancestry System with 4 new Ancestry Features!
- 3 Communities: Exodusrooted, Logicrooted, Nebularooted
- Armor, Weapons, Items
- The introduction into our 3rd Campaign Frame: X//666: HELLRAVE – get ready to slay demons and party till the world ends...
We hope you enjoy the playtest! As always: please share your thoughts, critiques, and suggestions. And what do you think of HELLRAVE?
Download the playtest here:
- https://heartofdaggers.com/products/the-new-unknown-2nd-preview-playtest-volume-2-0-mind/
- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/de/product/567806/the-new-unknown-preview-playtest-volume-2-0-mind
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We want to thank you again for all your support, feedback, and passion – we are incredibly grateful for everything.
In that spirit:
Per aspera ad astra!
— Flo, Chris, and Alexander
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Image Credits / Licensing:
Cover and ‘Leviathan’ by David Demaret.
You can check out David’s amazing work at ArtStation and Deviantart.
Other art by Tithi Luadthong and Oleksandra. © Tithi Luadthong / stock.adobe.com and © Oleksandra / stock.adobe.com
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