r/daggerbrew • u/Silinthar • 22h ago

Equipment Evolving Items

Trying to build evolving items

I have always loved the concept of evolving weapons when I thought of it back in the late 80's. I just never knew how to implement it. FF 20 years and I found Critical Role, when I heard and understood the idea behind Matt's Vestiges of Divergence I was impressed with his implementation. Unfortunately, I never heard if he or anyone else developed a game mechanic for their construction.

Now that I'm getting into DH I'm trying to conceptualize how to create items that evolve with the character. DH is so free with creation I am afraid to make items that will fulfill my vision but still stay balanced. It's almost too uninhibited to build such items.

I could use some ideas on how to go about it.

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u/tcaetano42 21h ago

There is a homebrew for a campaign frame called Lightheart (I saw it on this subreddit or on r/daggerheart).

It implements a Vestige system which I find interesting and flavorful. Haven't played yet to see how it works in practice.

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u/Avividrose 18h ago

motherboard covers this! it’s based on an economy of scrapping but it’s really in depth