Daggerheart

Daggerheart by Darrington Press is the primary supported system in Skryrún. Stat blocks, the encounter builder, and the Adversary Library are all built around Daggerheart's native format first.

Enable Daggerheart for your world

Go to World Settings → Game System and select Daggerheart. This enables the native stat block form and encounter builder. New worlds default to Daggerheart.

Stat block fields

FieldDescription
RoleCreature role — see list below
Tier1–4
DifficultyTrivial / Easy / Medium / Hard / Deadly
HPHit points
StressStress capacity
Attack BonusFlat bonus added to attack rolls
Weapon NameName of the adversary's primary attack
Damage Formulae.g. 2d6+4
Damage TypePhysical, magic, etc.
Minor Fear ThresholdFear triggered on a minor failure result
Major Fear ThresholdFear triggered on a major failure result
Motives & TacticsFree-text field for GM-facing notes

Roles

Bruiser, Leader, Minion, Support, Solo, Horde, Standard, Ranged, Social, Exploration, Traversal, Event.

Role renders as a badge on every adversary card in the encounter deck so you can read encounter composition at a glance without opening the full stat block.

Encounter display

Each card in the encounter deck shows: role badge + tier indicator + ATK + DMG + HP + Stress. All key values visible without expanding the entry.

Fear counter

The Encounter Tracker includes a global Fear counter for Daggerheart sessions. It tracks the GM's Fear resource in real time.

  • Click + to gain Fear, to spend it
  • If players are on the player portal, the Fear total is visible to them — use that to build table tension deliberately
💡Tip

Pin the Encounter Tracker to a second monitor or browser tab during sessions so the Fear counter stays in view while you reference other panels.

Encounter templates

Start a new encounter from a template rather than from scratch:

TemplateSetup
AmbushPositional advantage for attackers; Fear starts elevated
Boss FightSolo or high-tier adversary with minion support slots
Escort DefenseStatic objective; adversaries target the objective
Social ConfrontationSocial-role participants; no combat tracker
Chase SequenceTraversal adversaries; zone-based movement

Templates pre-fill role suggestions, difficulty, and tracker configuration. Everything is editable after applying.

Adversary Library

The free Adversary Library is Daggerheart-first. Filter by Role and Tier to find adversaries that fit your encounter, then add them directly to an open encounter or save them to your world's stat block compendium.

Importing stat blocks

Open the Import tool from the stat block compendium, paste a Daggerheart stat block in markdown format, and the parser maps it to the native fields.

📝Note

If a field does not map cleanly on import, edit it manually afterward — you do not need to re-enter the whole stat block from scratch.

See also