Mym's Well

Release Date: August 25th, 2026 (in Critical Role shops, Darrington Press Guild stores, and other friendly local game stores, plus digital versions on Demiplane and DriveThruRPG). Wider retail availability – everywhere else books and games are sold – follows on September 22nd.

Official Daggerheart Hope & Fear Unveiled

Overview

Hope & Fear is the first official expansion for Daggerheart, the narrative-driven fantasy RPG from Critical Role and Darrington Press. It nearly doubles the game’s worldbuilding and character-building toolset, giving both players and GMs a substantial pile of new material to bring to the table – new ways to build characters, new threats to throw at them, and new mechanics to shape the story.

It comes in two flavors: a standard edition (~$39.99 USD) with a ~200-page book and a box of cards plus two rip pads of blank adversary sheets, and a deluxe edition with a gold foil box, alternate cover art, a GM screen with sliding Fear tokens, exclusive dice, and gold foil-edged cards. The deluxe edition remains exclusive to Darrington Press Guild stores and Critical Role shops.

Main Expectations

• 4 New Classes: Witch, Warlock, Brawler, and Assassin – each with two unique subclasses.
• A New Domain – Dread: A completely new set of Domain cards unlocking ghastly, macabre magic tied to the Witch and Warlock classes.
• 130+ New Adversaries & 28 New Environments: A major expansion of the GM’s toolkit for building encounters and settings.
• Transformation Cards (New Mechanic): Six cards letting characters transform during a campaign or at creation – Vampire, Werewolf, Reanimated, Shapeshifter, Ghost, or Demigod.
• 6 New Community Cards: Duneborne, Hearthborne, Frostborne, Warborne, Freeborne, and Reborne.
• 6 New Ancestry Cards: Skykin, Tidekin, Earthkin, Emberkin, Gnome, and Aetheris.
• New Campaign Frames: Fresh themes and custom mechanics to open the door to different kinds of stories and genres beyond the core game.
• Blank Adversary Rip Pads: Included to make homebrewing your own monsters and NPCs easier.

Pre-Order Perks

Pre-ordering nets you a PDF of the rulebook ahead of release – an early copy ships roughly two weeks before the print edition, with the full final text delivered closer to the August 25th date. DPG (Darrington Press Guild) store purchases also include a free PDF.