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Fear Fest

A spooky, community driven Daggerheart compatible supplement and mentorship program for designers ready to earn their first produced credit.

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Carlos Cisco

Daggerheart Additional Designer

Mike Underwood

Daggerheart Additional Designer

Work with professional Daggerheart designers

Fear Fest exists to give unproduced Daggerheart designers mentorship, production structure, and a platform for their work. Selected designers will develop an adversary and a complimentary environment with professional guidance, playtest support, feedback, editing, and layout.

Adversary Guidelines

Something Whimsical

A mischievous, stag-like creature with a jack-o-lantern for a head, that stalks the haunted wood.

Something Scary

A spindly limbed spectre that robs its victims of the ability to see before it strikes.

Something Revolting

A mound of quivering flesh, blight-weeping pustules, and too many eyes, that resonates with terrifying psionic energies.

What We Will Look For

Word Count

Keep the Features section at 150 words maximum.

Style Accuracy

Use correct Daggerheart formatting, bolding, italicizing, and mechanical language.

Original Feature

You can use SRD features, but the adversary must include at least one original feature.

Balancing

Balance damage and threat level using Chris Davidson’s balancing guide.

Narrative + Mechanics

Show a strong marriage of narrative and mechanics. We should learn about the creature’s habits, defenses, and story through the stat block itself, not just the prompt.

Ready?

Enter Fear Fest.

Upload one adversary PNG with your contact details, social handles, and a 200 word bio.

Full Name

Social Media Handles

Prompt

Something Whimsical A mischievous, stag-like creature with a jack-o-lantern for a head, that stalks the haunted wood. Something Scary A spindly limbed spectre that robs its victims of the ability to see before it strikes. Something Revolting A mound of quivering flesh, blight-weeping pustules, and too many eyes, that resonates with terrifying psionic energies.

200 Word Bio

0/200 words

Adversary Stat Block PNG

PNG only, 8 MB max.

I confirm I do not have a credit in a paid Daggerheart supplement. I understand I retain ownership over my submitted work unless I separately agree otherwise.

After Submissions

The rest still matters.

Mentorship Picks

Carlos and Mike each select four designers to mentor through production.

Community Favorites

Submitted stat blocks can be sent to the group for voting, with 10 favorites selected.

Final Release

Cleaned-up designs move into layout, with art support and ownership retained by submitters.

Fear Fest Questions

When is the submission period?

Submissions are planned to stay open through June 14th. The selected mentorship winners will be announced by June 19th, and the remaining community favorites are planned to be chosen by June 26th.

Can I use features from the Void?

No. Keep the submission within the allowed Daggerheart SRD materials for this event.

Can I submit something that is not one of the listed prompts?

No. Your adversary needs to be built from one of the three prompts on this page.

Where can I find the SRD?

You can review the Daggerheart SRD here: Open the SRD. It is worth checking before you finalize your submission.

What happens after submissions close?

Carlos and Mike will select their mentorship picks first. After that, the remaining submitted stat blocks can move into the community favorites process, followed by cleanup, layout, and the final release work.

Important Disclaimer

Fear Fest is a community project run through Heart of Daggers and is completely unconnected to Darrington Press. It is not sponsored by, endorsed by, officially affiliated with, or administered by Darrington Press.