Allied HeroQuest Questbook Against the Ogre Horde

Allied HeroQuest Questbook Against the Ogre Horde

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Descent in the Dark

AGAINST THE

OGRE HORDE

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Necessary Components

To play the quests from this “Against the Ogre Horde” Questbook, you will need following extra components.
(In addition to both the basic sets of HeroQuest© and Advanced HeroQuest©.)

- 6 or more Ogre miniatures on small bases (25mm) (Alternatives from DarkWorld or Legend of Zagor
would be acceptable options.)
- 1 “Pit of Chaos” template
- 1 “Outside” template

Optional components that are not really necessary to be able to play “Against the Ogre Horde” quests:

- Chaos Spell Tokens (You could use other tokens combined with the rules from the original book.)
- 1 Ogre Throne (You could use a regular Throne instead.)
- 1 Ogre Champion miniature. (You could use a regular Ogre miniature.)
- 1 Ogre Lord miniature. (You could use a regular Ogre miniature.)
- 1 Chasm Room template. (You could use a 5 by 5 room with added Chasm tile.)
- Pit of Darkness tiles.
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Special Rules

A gainst the Ogre Horde - Monsters

Shown below are the Monsters and Characters that can be encountered in Quests from this book.
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Ogre Background
Ogres see the world as one long series of meals:
enemies mean lunch or breakfast. Depending on
the time of day. More often than not, Ogre
duels are vast eating competitions – although
violent brawls make a good substitute. As
enemies, Ogres are ruthless foes who show no
mercy once their appetite has been whetted.
Anyone brave enough to do battle with Ogres
must be sure of their own fighting prowess.
Otherwise, they might not end up just dead…
they’ll end up as someone’s dinner!
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Ogres are not evil as such. Just permanently
hungry and frighteningly violent. Often they
just wander about alone. At other times they
group together in clans led by an Ogre Lord, also
known as a Tyrant. These are some of the
meanest, nastiest and hungriest of all Ogres. It
is possible for both the Empire and the forces of
Chaos to hire Ogres as mercenaries, so long as
they are guaranteed a good time – a brawl and
plenty to eat (usually as a result of the
fighting). But their habits make them
unpredictable and horribly dangerous.
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Quest I – Search for the Ogre Fortress

Map:
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"You, my Heroes, must find the gateway to the Ogre Fortress which is
hidden within the coils of a vast cavern complex. But tread warily for
the denizens of that Fortress will surely have placed guardians
and traps to protect their domain."

Route:

Two Passages.

Notes:

Chaos Link – You can play a Character Threat Token E. These Orcs can attack with their bows. They have
to summon Tograk or Nexrael in room “H” or at any a ranged attack of three Skulldice. This room has no
Spawnpoint. (If they are/were not on the board yet.) walls. It counts as a corridor section.

Fresh Air – The “Outside” tile counts as a Glyph. F. Fireballs launch down the corridor. They move
D12 each GM turn until they cover a wall or any
Spears – All Orcs in this Quest can attack diagonally miniature(s). A hit miniature loses three Body points.
(with 3 Skulldice).
G. This stone Gargoyle has three Body points.
Gates – A Hero can open a Portcullis like a regular
door. Miniatures cannot enter or pass the tile but
they can see through the Portcullis.

A. Any Hero or Henchman stepping on this square

opens door “B”.

C. Each Chest contains 2 emeralds worth 100 Gold

Coins each. The first Hero to search for Treasures
here chooses any one card from the Treasure deck.
Reshuffle deck and replace. He also finds a useable
Hand Axe at the Weapons Rack.
D. You can play a Trap Threat Token in this room or
corridor section to activate a regular Pittrap or a Pit
of Darkness Trap.
H. This is the Eating Hall of the Ogres. They hate it
to be disturbed in their favorite pastime.
When searching for Treasure here, the Hero finds
200 Gold Coins scattered across the room.
I. At the start of each GM turn, if any Hero or
Henchman is in any of these corridor sections, roll a
D12. If the result is 1,2,3 or 4, then open door “H”.

Characters: Tograk, Ogre Chief.

Nexrael, Chaos Sorcerer. Move 8 / Att 3 / Def 4 / 1 Body / Mind 5 / 4 Chaos Spell Tokens.

Denizens: “Plunderers”.
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Quest II – The Pit of Chaos

Map:
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"You passed through the Ogres’ eating halls where they pursue one of their
favorite pastimes and have now entered the inner reaches of the Fortress.
Tread carefully Heroes, for I sense that you are now approaching a source of
Chaos power. You must destroy this source by finding Festral’s Ring of Power
and hurling it into the Pit."

Route:

Two Passages OR “Search for the Ogre Fortress” followed by one Passage.

(All Passages use “Plunderers” Denizens.)

Notes:

Engage! – The Heroes start this Quest on the stairs E. Anyone who falls into the Chasm is killed. It can
next to room “A”. be crossed at the Rope Bridge. Any miniature trying
to jump to the other side rolls 2 Skulldice, if any skull
Nexus of Evil – The Hero who finds Festral’s Ring as result, the miniature falls into the Chasm.
must go to the Pit of Chaos room. When the ring is
thrown into the pit, the magical force field at “C” is
removed. After destroying the ring the Heroes win
this Quest by leaving through the Glyph nearby “C”.

A. The Goblins in this room are armed with Short

Swords and bows with a ranged attack of 2 Skulldice.

B. This is the Pit of Chaos room. Festral is revealed
at square “B”. All Chaos Warriors in this room are
Bodyguards of Festrall. Any Hero falling into the
greyed out Pit of Chaos squares comes under control
of the GM. Any Henchman or Monster falling into
the Pit of Chaos is killed.
C. This Magic Circle is a force field and cannot be
entered nor passed by any miniature. It prevents the
adjacent Spawn Point from being used.
D. The first Hero to search for Treasures in this
room finds a hollow book with Festral’s Ring and 7
diamonds worth 100 Gold Coins each.
Characters: (Do not use Character Threat Tokens. See Quest Notes “B”.)
F. Hero Spellcasters can exchange one Mind point
for one random Chaos Spell Token when adjacent to
the Sorcerer’s Table. This dark study Exhausts the
Spellcaster. Replace “Chaos Sorcerer” by “caster of
this spell” when a Hero uses the token.
The first Hero to Search for Treasures in this room
finds 5 diamonds worth 100 Gold Coins each behind
the Sorcerer’s Table.
G. The first search for Treasures here reveals 200
Gold Coins hidden in the Alchemist’s Bench.
H. Spend a Trap Threat Token to spring a Pittrap.

Festral, Evil Sorcerer. Move 6 / Attack 4 / Defence 5 / Body 3 / Mind 8 / 9 Chaos spell Tokens.
Festral's Bodyguard. Chaos Warriors with 5 Attack and 5 Defence Skulldice.
Denizens:

“Ogre Lair”.
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Quest III – Fortress of the Ogre Tyrant

Map:
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"At last you have reached the heart of the Ogre Fortress where the lord of
the Ogres presides over his clan. If you can kill the Ogre Tyrant you will
break the unity of the Ogre Horde and save the Empire from their threat."

Route:

Two Passages with “Chaos Horde” Denizens.

OR “Search for the Ogre Fortress” and “The Pit of Chaos”.

Notes:

Run! – The Heroes start this Quest on the stairs.
Chaos Link – You can play a Character Threat Token
to summon Xenloth in room “D” or at Spawn points.
(Summon Xenloth only once per game this way.)
Panic –AmbushThreat Tokens are not recycled after
use. Remove them from play when used.
Flight to the Surface – When the Ogre Tyrant is
killed, instead of drawing a Threat Token at the start
of the GM’s turn, you may open any one door
(revealing the room behind it) or summon three Orcs
at any Spawn point. The Heroes win this Quest if
they reach the “Outside” template Glyph.
D. This is the Room of Magic. Do not discard Spell
cards or Spell Tokens when cast here.
E. You can play a Trap Threat Token in this room or
corridor section to activate a regular Pittrap or a Pit
of Darkness Trap.
F. Restore one lost Body point of the Ogre Tyrant
(Lord) when he is adjacent to one of these ration
Chests. Remove the cardboard Chest token when
used. Any Hero can open a ration Chest to make the
contents useless to the Ogre Tyrant. Remove the
ration Chest when opened, then roll 1 Skulldice, that
Hero loses a Body point due to a trap when a skull is
rolled. Finally, when the Ogre Tyrant is killed:

“A thousand praises my Heroes! You have

destroyed the Ogre Tyrant and shattered the
might of the Ogre horde.

A. The 3 Orcs in this corridor can attack with their
bows. They use 3 Skulldice for their ranged attacks.
B. A Trap Threat Token can be played in any of these
corridor sections to activate a Falling Rocks Trap.
C. Each Chest here contains 250 Gold Coins.
Characters:
But beware for we cannot rejoince yet! You are
still deep within the Ogre Fortress and the
alarm has now been raised. You must escape and
if you can reach the surface you will be able to
lead the Emperor’s forces against the remnants
of the Ogre Horde.”

Xenloth, Chaos Mage. Move 6 / Attack 2 / Defence 4 / Body 1 / Mind 4 / 10 Chaos Spell Tokens.
The Ogre Tyrant. He has the stats of an Ogre Lord. (He ignores Character Threat tokens.)
Denizens:

“Ogre Horde”.
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Conclusion
A solitary traveler stepped
forward and addressed the
sinister presence on the throne.
“My lord Morcar, I come
bearing grave tidings. I must
report the failure of your plan
to raise the Ogre Horde against
the Empire. Once again we were
routed by his accursed
Champions and once again we
were forced to flee.”
The figure on the throne shifted
and a voice like death broke the
silence.
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“I am aware of your failure,
Festral. But as in all things I
have learned from my failures.
Firstly I have learned not to
underestimate the Emperor’s
Heroes. Secondly, I have learned
not to rely on fools.
I have therefore conceived a new
scheme to destroy the Emperor’s
Heroes forever.
I have chosen four Lieutenants to
carry out my plan…”
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Errata:

Questmap I should have one Spawn point in room “H”. It is located 4 squares to the right
of mark “H”, on the wall to the East.

There should be 2 Ogre Warriors in room “H”, but the icons are missing. Place the Ogre
Warriors on any square adjacent to the table furniture.