Ashmoor Delve

2 players, together · samen

Two heroes, the Warden and the Lanternwright, go down into the ash-choked halls under Ashmoor: three scenarios in a row on a hex map. Each round every hero secretly picks two ability cards (one sets the initiative) or rests; each monster type turns over a behaviour card. In order of initiative, heroes use the top half of one card and the bottom half of the other (or a basic attack or move instead; a half that moves is carried out first), and monsters walk to the nearest hero they can hit. Cards run out, so heroes must rest, and a hero who cannot play or rest is exhausted. Gold, experience (more hit points) and items carry over; the key from the archive breaks the Ash King's ward. A scenario may be tried twice; win all three to win the campaign.

Original game. A hero's hand is all eight of their cards. Each monster type turns over a random one of its six behaviour cards every round (there is no behaviour deck to run through). Conditions last until the end of the affected figure's next turn, except poison, which lasts until healed: a poisoned figure takes 1 extra damage from every hit, and the first heal or rest removes the poison instead of healing. A shield lasts from the figure's turn to the end of the round. Traps go off when a hero ends a move on them.