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Daggerheart: Hope & Fear Expansion Adds New Options

Critical Role's TTRPG gets a major upgrade with new classes, domains and transformations.

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Nov 14, 2026

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Daggerheart: Hope & Fear Expansion Adds New Options

Critical Role's TTRPG gets a major upgrade with new classes, domains and transformations.

In brief

Critical Role's TTRPG gets a major upgrade with new classes, domains and transformations. Daggerheart: Hope & Fear expansion adds four new classes, six ancestries, over 100 gear items and a Transformations system for Critical Role's TTRPG. Originally reported by IGN.

Daggerheart Expansion Review

Critical Role's TTRPG gets an upgrade with new options for players and game masters.

Hope And Fear Mechanic

The Hope and Fear dice system lets players earn Hope resources or give GMs Fear points during checks.

New Classes And Domains

New Classes And Domains

Four new classes including Assassin, Brawler, Warlock and Witch with two subclasses each.

Dread Domain Features

The Dread domain gives players abilities like Avatar of Terror and Dire-Strike to affect GMs.

Transformations System

Six transformation options including demigods, werewolves and ghosts with unique bonuses and downsides.

New Campaign Frames

Four campaign frames including Castle High, Reign of the Weredragon and Journey to Horizon.

Dread Domain Benefits

The Dread domain lets players gang up to shut down GMs during gameplay.

New Ancestries

Six new ancestries including Aetheris, Elemental Kin and Gnomes with unique features.

Castle High Campaign

Castle High is a modern wizard school campaign frame with flying teenagers and floating islands.

Reign Of The Weredragon

Reign of the Weredragon features slaying a weredragon tyrant in a challenging campaign.

Journey To Horizon

Journey to Horizon involves resurrecting a goddess through difficult challenges.

Transformations Details

Transformations include demigods, werewolves, vampires and ghosts with unique mechanics.

Here's the gist

Daggerheart: Hope & Fear expansion adds four new classes, six ancestries, over 100 gear items and a Transformations system for Critical Role's TTRPG.

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