Stormspire: Shadows of Cedric – Daggerheart Codex 1 (Digital Download)

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Stormspire: Shadows of Cedric (Codex 1)

Beneath the gleaming districts of commerce and prayer, in the lower industrial terraces where steam bleeds through cracked pipe and whispers travel faster than law, a renegade Artificer has done what no one in Stormspire was meant to do. He has wedded science to divinity, and a Relic Key, traded long ago by a missing broker named Cedric Vann, was the final piece required to awaken his creation.

The experiment succeeded.

What stands now in the dark beneath the Rustfen District is a malformed miracle: a hybrid of divine essence and mechanical will, equal parts blasphemy and breakthrough. The party's arrival coincides with its awakening, and the choice they face is the kind Stormspire is built to ask. Finish the Syndicate's work, or protect what should never have been made.

Stormspire: Shadows of Cedric is the first entry in the Stormspire Codex line: lore-rich, faction-defining adventures designed for flexible integration within any Stormspire campaign.

New to the world? Roll a Level 2 party and step straight into the storm, the included Stormspire World Frame gives you everything you need to start here.

Already running Whispers of the Lost and Faces of the Goddess? Shadows of Cedric picks up exactly where Campaign Two leaves off and plays as the third installment of the saga. Each Codex explores the unseen corners of the city, its debts, its betrayals, and its divine remnants, while giving Game Masters a ready session when the main narrative pauses or a faction demands attention.

Designed for the Daggerheart TTRPG system — accessible to new players and a natural continuation for returning Stormspire tables.

✅ A Level 2 to Level 3 module that plays as a standalone gothic mystery or a direct continuation from Whispers of the Lost and Faces of the Goddess

✅ A three-act structure built around the Codex line's signature shape: Discovery and Approach, Confrontation and Revelation, Resolution and Report

✅ Launches the Stormspire Codex format: lore-rich adventures that reshape the moral terrain of the city without altering the main campaign arc

✅ Expands the Faction Favor & Boon system with new Marks of Favor outcomes for the Lily Syndicate and the Well Goddess, with multiple branching endings tied to player choice

✅ A custom Elder Futhark rune logic puzzle with full-color player handout and GM solution key

✅ Tier 2 and Tier 3 adversaries built on the Stormspire Adversary framework, including the Clank Abomination and the Hollow Fae

✅ Madness and Reputation mechanics carried forward from the Stormspire World Frame, including the Coping Score and Rehabilitation system

✅ Combat maps, adversary stat blocks, and player handouts

✅ Fully written encounters and boxed text

✅ Custom GM tools and printable Adversary Combat Worksheets

✅ Instant Digital Download — start playing tonight

✅ Lovecraftian horror, high fantasy flavor

What's Inside:

• GM adventure guide and full narrative
• The Stormspire World Frame (included for new players)
• Three-act Codex scene structure
• Expanded Favor & Boon outcomes for the Lily Syndicate and the Well Goddess
• Elder Futhark rune puzzle with handout and GM solution key
• Stat blocks and printable Adversary Combat Worksheets
• Cedric Vann's complete return arc, with consequences carried into Campaign Three
• PDF and ePub versions

⚡ Exclusive Digital Bonus Pack: Battle Maps, Adversary Tokens, NPC Markers, and Player Handouts for use with your favorite Virtual Table Top platforms (VTT)!

⚡ A faction-defining session built to leave a mark on every campaign it touches.

⚡ Mercy, once sold, can never truly be reclaimed.

Stormspire Codex 01 The tragedy of corrupted mercy.

Shadows of Cedric asks what happens when forgiveness becomes a commodity, when sacred truth is buried beneath brass and blood, and when faith survives only through the guilty. It is a gothic investigation steeped in grime and revelation, dripping condensation, candlelight reflected in water, the echo of machinery that sounds almost like breath.

The horror here is human. Ambition unrestrained. Loyalty misplaced. Faith misunderstood. The monster is merely its reflection.

Whether your party owes the Syndicate a debt, walks with the Well Goddess, or steps into Stormspire for the very first time, this is the Codex where the city's quieter ruins are made loud, and the choices made in the dark beneath the Hovel will follow your table into Campaign Three.

The Storm Rages On! Stormspire: Whispers of the Lost (Campaign One) and Stormspire: Faces of the Goddess (Campaign Two) are available now. Codex 01: Shadows of Cedric plays beautifully alongside both, or entirely on its own.

Note on AI-Generated Content: All story elements, mechanics, writing, and world design in Stormspire Codex 01: Shadows of Cedric were fully created by the author. AI was used during early conception stages for select artwork, which was then heavily modified and finalized by the author using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. This Codex was developed and refined alongside the broader Stormspire publication series, with mechanical content built against the Daggerheart SRD under the Darrington Press Community Gaming License.

About the Author Steve Johnston is the creator of Stormspire, a gothic dark-fantasy setting for the Daggerheart TTRPG. A clinical psychologist by training, he writes for tables that want stories with weight: stories that take adventure, corruption, and the cost of power seriously, and that linger after the dice are put away. He lives in Florida with his partner, Harold, and their black Labrador, Sage, who is an excellent helper and a shameless snack thief.

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Includes: PDF, and Digital Bonus Pack with VTT-ready  Battle Maps, Adversary Tokens, NPC Markers, and Player Handouts for use with your favorite Virtual Table Top platforms (VTT)!

Estimated Playtime: 5 - 15 hours | Recommended Level: 2–3 | Rated Mature