Daggerheart’s First Expansion: Hope & Fear for Players and GMs!

Daggerheart is leveling up with a brand new expansion—Daggerheart: Hope & Fear nearly doubles the worldbuilding and character building toolset! Players and GMs will find its pages, cards, and accessories indispensable in their adventures and storytelling. From the new character options (like the Witch, Warlock, Brawler, and Assassin classes) to the over 130 adversaries to challenge them with, this is an expansion that makes it even easier to tell the stories you want to tell.

Pre-orders for a standard edition and a features-packed deluxe edition (GM screen, dice, trackers) are now open at Daggerheart.com/pre-order, with sneak peeks and pre-order promos available at the PAX Unplugged Darrington booth #3637 this weekend! Daggerheart: Hope & Fear will release in Summer 2026, but as a pre-order bonus, the rulebook PDF will be delivered two weeks before full release!

What’s Included: Standard Edition

The Daggerheart: Hope & Fear standard edition ($39.99 USD) comes with a book (around 200 pages) and a box containing cards and a rip pad of blank adversary sheets! 

Inside the book, you’ll find:

  • New character options, including 4 new classes: the Witch, Warlock, Brawler, and Assassin, each with 2 unique subclasses!
  • 130+ new adversaries and 28 environments, plus a rip pad of blank adversary sheets to help you easily create your own
  • 100+ weapons, armor, item, and consumable options
  • 4 new Campaign Frames introducing new worlds and settings for you to explore

The cards include:

  • A set of 10 rhombic d12s for players to use as Hope & Fear dice
  • Pre-order Now with a Summer 2026 Release

    Pre-orders for Daggerheart are open NOW at Daggerheart.com/pre-order, offering both standard and deluxe editions. As a pre-order bonus, the rulebook PDF will be delivered two weeks ahead of release date. Upon full release, the deluxe edition will remain an exclusive offering at Darrington Press Guild stores and Critical Role shops (US, UK, CA, AU, and EU), while the standard edition will also be available at other friendly local game stores and everywhere else that books and games are sold, thanks to the Darrington Press partnership with Macmillan Publishers.

    Take a Closer Look at PAX Unplugged

    Darrington Press is showcasing Daggerheart: Hope & Fear this weekend at PAX Unplugged (Philadelphia, Nov 21–23) at booth #3637, along with a closer look during their Daggerheart panel, Daggerheart Live: Building the Next Chapter, on Saturday Nov 22 10am-noon Eastern, which will also be livestreamed to the Darrington Press YouTube channel.

    Daggerheart just leveled up with this rich expansion for players and GMs! For more information, visit Daggerheart.com/pre-order.

  • Dice, dice, and more dice! The gorgeous deluxe-edition-exclusive dice include:
    • A set of 7 sharp-edged polyhedral dice
    • An oversized d20 for the GM
    • A set of 10 rhombic d12s for players to use as Hope & Fear dice
  • Pre-order Now with a Summer 2026 Release

    Pre-orders for Daggerheart are open NOW at Daggerheart.com/pre-order, offering both standard and deluxe editions. As a pre-order bonus, the rulebook PDF will be delivered two weeks ahead of release date. Upon full release, the deluxe edition will remain an exclusive offering at Darrington Press Guild stores and Critical Role shops (US, UK, CA, AU, and EU), while the standard edition will also be available at other friendly local game stores and everywhere else that books and games are sold, thanks to the Darrington Press partnership with Macmillan Publishers.

    Take a Closer Look at PAX Unplugged

    Darrington Press is showcasing Daggerheart: Hope & Fear this weekend at PAX Unplugged (Philadelphia, Nov 21–23) at booth #3637, along with a closer look during their Daggerheart panel, Daggerheart Live: Building the Next Chapter, on Saturday Nov 22 10am-noon Eastern, which will also be livestreamed to the Darrington Press YouTube channel.

    Daggerheart just leveled up with this rich expansion for players and GMs! For more information, visit Daggerheart.com/pre-order.

  • Dice, dice, and more dice! The gorgeous deluxe-edition-exclusive dice include:
  • Pre-order Now with a Summer 2026 Release

    Pre-orders for Daggerheart are open NOW at Daggerheart.com/pre-order, offering both standard and deluxe editions. As a pre-order bonus, the rulebook PDF will be delivered two weeks ahead of release date. Upon full release, the deluxe edition will remain an exclusive offering at Darrington Press Guild stores and Critical Role shops (US, UK, CA, AU, and EU), while the standard edition will also be available at other friendly local game stores and everywhere else that books and games are sold, thanks to the Darrington Press partnership with Macmillan Publishers.

    Take a Closer Look at PAX Unplugged

    Darrington Press is showcasing Daggerheart: Hope & Fear this weekend at PAX Unplugged (Philadelphia, Nov 21–23) at booth #3637, along with a closer look during their Daggerheart panel, Daggerheart Live: Building the Next Chapter, on Saturday Nov 22 10am-noon Eastern, which will also be livestreamed to the Darrington Press YouTube channel.

    Daggerheart just leveled up with this rich expansion for players and GMs! For more information, visit Daggerheart.com/pre-order.

    Pre-order Now with a Summer 2026 Release

    Pre-orders for Daggerheart are open NOW at Daggerheart.com/pre-order, offering both standard and deluxe editions. As a pre-order bonus, the rulebook PDF will be delivered two weeks ahead of release date. Upon full release, the deluxe edition will remain an exclusive offering at Darrington Press Guild stores and Critical Role shops (US, UK, CA, AU, and EU), while the standard edition will also be available at other friendly local game stores and everywhere else that books and games are sold, thanks to the Darrington Press partnership with Macmillan Publishers.

    Take a Closer Look at PAX Unplugged

    Darrington Press is showcasing Daggerheart: Hope & Fear this weekend at PAX Unplugged (Philadelphia, Nov 21–23) at booth #3637, along with a closer look during their Daggerheart panel, Daggerheart Live: Building the Next Chapter, on Saturday Nov 22 10am-noon Eastern, which will also be livestreamed to the Darrington Press YouTube channel.

    Daggerheart just leveled up with this rich expansion for players and GMs! For more information, visit Daggerheart.com/pre-order.

  • 6 new Ancestry Cards: Skykin, Tidekin, Earthkin, Emberkin, Gnome, and Aetheris
  • What’s Included: Deluxe Edition

    An exquisite Deluxe Edition ($119.99 USD) of Daggerheart: Hope & Fear contains a host of unique accessories and enhancements: 

    Pre-order Now with a Summer 2026 Release

    Pre-orders for Daggerheart are open NOW at Daggerheart.com/pre-order, offering both standard and deluxe editions. As a pre-order bonus, the rulebook PDF will be delivered two weeks ahead of release date. Upon full release, the deluxe edition will remain an exclusive offering at Darrington Press Guild stores and Critical Role shops (US, UK, CA, AU, and EU), while the standard edition will also be available at other friendly local game stores and everywhere else that books and games are sold, thanks to the Darrington Press partnership with Macmillan Publishers.

    Take a Closer Look at PAX Unplugged

    Darrington Press is showcasing Daggerheart: Hope & Fear this weekend at PAX Unplugged (Philadelphia, Nov 21–23) at booth #3637, along with a closer look during their Daggerheart panel, Daggerheart Live: Building the Next Chapter, on Saturday Nov 22 10am-noon Eastern, which will also be livestreamed to the Darrington Press YouTube channel.

    Daggerheart just leveled up with this rich expansion for players and GMs! For more information, visit Daggerheart.com/pre-order.

    What’s Included: Deluxe Edition

    An exquisite Deluxe Edition ($119.99 USD) of Daggerheart: Hope & Fear contains a host of unique accessories and enhancements: 

    Pre-order Now with a Summer 2026 Release

    Pre-orders for Daggerheart are open NOW at Daggerheart.com/pre-order, offering both standard and deluxe editions. As a pre-order bonus, the rulebook PDF will be delivered two weeks ahead of release date. Upon full release, the deluxe edition will remain an exclusive offering at Darrington Press Guild stores and Critical Role shops (US, UK, CA, AU, and EU), while the standard edition will also be available at other friendly local game stores and everywhere else that books and games are sold, thanks to the Darrington Press partnership with Macmillan Publishers.

    Take a Closer Look at PAX Unplugged

    Darrington Press is showcasing Daggerheart: Hope & Fear this weekend at PAX Unplugged (Philadelphia, Nov 21–23) at booth #3637, along with a closer look during their Daggerheart panel, Daggerheart Live: Building the Next Chapter, on Saturday Nov 22 10am-noon Eastern, which will also be livestreamed to the Darrington Press YouTube channel.

    Daggerheart just leveled up with this rich expansion for players and GMs! For more information, visit Daggerheart.com/pre-order.