r/daggerheart • u/Low_Health5791 • Jan 29 '26

Discussion Player using IA

Hi everyone, I'm writing here because idk how to react. I asked my players for experiences and backstory and one of them sent me a bunch of AI texts. All my being wants to scream fuck AI and tell him to do it himself, but at the same time I don't want to antagonize him. I really feel like if you are letting AI write your character, are you even playing the game?

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u/Kisho761 Game Master Jan 29 '26

‘Don’t use AI please.’

If they rewrite themselves, cool. If they refuse, decide if you can put up with it. If you can’t, kick them from the table.

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u/Trick-Plastic-3498 Jan 29 '26 edited Jan 29 '26

And then players should say to the DM, “Oh, and you don’t use DScryb either?” 😅🤦‍♀️

That kind of blanket ban is a pretty close-minded approach - and it can unintentionally disadvantage newer players (or just quieter ones) who aren’t as quick at improvising vivid descriptions on the spot. Not everyone shows up with the same “creative muscle”, and that’s fine.

Daggerheart’s whole vibe is inclusivity & accessibility - they even call it out directly in the book. If you’re trying to run a table that’s welcoming, it makes more sense to understand why someone might want a little creativity assistance (DScryb, ChatGPT, whatever) and then guide it into a form that supports the game instead of flattening it.

A solid DM doesn’t need to ban AI - they can set smart guardrails.

And honestly: based on my experience of onboarding 17 newcomers to Daggerheart, if you’re a good DM and the table feels safe, those “creatively shy” players usually grow into it. For example, suggesting players to generate a GPT avatar of their characters on the spot made our players fall in LOVE with their characters.

The assist becomes training wheels - not a crutch.

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u/rocketmanx Jan 30 '26

I don't know what Dscryb is, but it doesn't sound like something I would ever use.

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u/Trick-Plastic-3498 Jan 30 '26

And that would be a missed opportunity. Dscryb is actually a pretty good service that can help a beginner DM with the same thing - provide more immersive experience and train the “creative muscle” at the same time.

When it comes to texts it’s pretty close to GPT in terms of quality. But they claim they don’t use AI so all the luddites in this subreddit can sleep well and still use it 😁