“Wayward Wonders Year One” – Daggerheart Teased as a Stretch Goal

Twelve worlds spanning fantasy, steampunk, techno-magic, and science fiction, hundreds of magic items—and possibly Daggerheart content soon as well: With Wayward Wonders Year One, Many Worlds Tavern is bringing together the first year of its monthly release series in a major collection of books and cards. For now, the project is primarily designed for D&D 5E, but the BackerKit page already teases a Daggerheart expansion rather clearly.

Wayward Wonders is built around an unusual concept: Since July 2024, Many Worlds Tavern has been releasing new tabletop RPG content every week. Each month, the team collaborates with a different artist who creates a new world. The result is a series of settings complete with NPCs, magic items, and spells, each accompanied by original artwork created specifically for that world. Wayward Wonders Year One is intended not only to collect the releases from the first twelve months, but also to expand upon them.

Twelve Worlds in One Book

The planned Core Book features twelve settings, ranging thematically from classic fantasy and steampunk to techno-magic and science fiction. Each world is intended to provide enough background material to be easily incorporated into a group’s own games.

The collection also includes 48 ready-to-play NPCs with personalities, motivations, and adventure hooks, as well as more than 250 items and around two dozen spells. For the 5E version, this material is being revised and updated for the 2024 rules. The collection will feature more than 300 original illustrations created by artists from around the world.

In addition to the book, four card decks for D&D 5E are planned. Each deck collects material from three months of releases; together, the four decks contain more than 250 magic item cards and 25 spells.

And What About Daggerheart?

Things get particularly interesting for Daggerheart players toward the end of the pre-launch page. Many Worlds Tavern itself raises the question of Stretch Goals and Daggerheart, promising to reveal additional Stretch Goal content in the weeks leading up to launch. The project description now even promotes the collection as featuring “5E (and Daggerheart?!) content.” A full Daggerheart conversion is therefore not officially confirmed yet, but the hint is anything but subtle.

There is already a taste of what might be coming: Anyone who follows the project on BackerKit gains access to “Remnants of the Coast,” a free Campaign Frame for Daggerheart. Many Worlds Tavern is therefore already actively working with the system, regardless of how prominent a role Daggerheart ultimately plays in the crowdfunding campaign itself.

Wayward Wonders Year One is scheduled to launch on BackerKit in September 2026. Which Daggerheart content will actually become part of the campaign—and whether it will be offered as a Stretch Goal or in some other form—should become clearer over the coming weeks.

Source: Many Worlds Tavern / BackerKit
Project page: Wayward Wonders Year One – BackerKit Pre-Launch