Heya speed racer - you look like someone with a daring spirit.
Go forth to chase glory:
It is time for the Tour de Pond!
Every year, the dwellers of Lake Velocipond celebrate their shared love for racing in the form of the “Tour de Pond” - a daring and thrilling race in which participating Crews with self-made Chariots are pulled by aquatic Beasts through an obstacle course. The victors will receive the coveted Gilded Gill trophy - honoring their speed, cunning and collaboration during the race. Traditionally, this trophy has gone not to the swiftest, but to those who paired sharp thinking with strong morale.
Tad Paul’s Tour de Pond is a Daggerheart-compatible adventure frame for 1-5 players and 1 game master. It is a Tier 1 One-Shot for players who enjoy exploring their adventuring parties’ interpersonal dynamics.
DEDICATION
This Adventure Frame was created to commemorate Tad Paul’s victory in the Heart of Daggers (HoD) Character Creation Contest in 2026. Tad Paul (he/them) is a Ribbet Seraph who believes his patron to be He-Ron (he/him), the god of birds (but in reality it is just a regular heron). Participants could submit fun character concepts. The 10 best concepts were turned into pre-gen characters for HoD’s Character Creator.
In this adventure, Tad Paul can either participate as a player character or an NPC.
THEMES
aquatic race • collaboration • team spirit • cinematic action scenes • role-play • interpersonal dynamics • overcoming challenges • riddles
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- An original Adventure Frame & story only available on Heart of Daggers (12 pages PDF)
- Tier 1 Adventure for 1-5 players and 1 GM
- Pre-game Collab system to build your Crew, your Rivals and your PCs’ motivations
- 4 new Environments and 2 Adversaries (print-friendly version included)
- Hand-drawn Adversaries VTT Tokens
CONTENT ADVISORY
deep/open water • drowning • thalassophobia • claustrophobia • swamps/bogs • snakes • sharks • crocodiles and other large predators • piranhas • sirens • loss of agency • disorientation
> Original human-made art and design throughout <
Game Design, Writing Azu the Bard
Cover Art, Lettering and Illustrations, Layout Sina (The Gemmy Raven)
Tad Paul Character Art Tiago “Talexior” Alexandre
