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1. FIGHT ADJACENT ENEMIES/ MONSTERS
Wandering Monsters: You may hire instead of
fighting, or subdue instead of killing.
Squads that fight may not act or move in
Actions phase (but may pick up or pass items)
2. CONJURE (Draw a card)
Draw a card from a conjure deck and keep it or
discard to take 1 kind of resource listed. Set
aside event cards.
Instead of drawing a card, take (and keep) the
top discard from any pile.
3. ACTIONS (Each squad takes one action)
Free activities: move squad, move creature into
adjacent squad if there is room, pick up, pass,
unique abilities.
Invoke
(Necromancer squad only)
Necromancer squad pays resources and
brings an item, spell or creature card into
play. Card may only go to an adjacent
squad.
Squads that receive a card: either these
move, or the necromancer moves, not both
in the same cycle.
Secondary Conjuration
(Stationary Necromancer squad only)
Necromancer draws a card instead of
moving. Like “conjure” above, except no
resources can be gathered.
1. FIGHT ADJACENT ENEMIES/ MONSTERS
Wandering Monsters: You may hire instead of
fighting, or subdue instead of killing.
Squads that fight may not act or move in
Actions phase (but may pick up or pass items)
2. CONJURE (Draw a card)
Draw a card from a conjure deck and keep it or
discard to take 1 kind of resource listed. Set
aside event cards.
Instead of drawing a card, take (and keep) the
top discard from any pile.
3. ACTIONS (Each squad takes one action)
Free activities: move squad, move creature into
adjacent squad if there is room, pick up, pass,
unique abilities.
Invoke
(Necromancer squad only)
Necromancer squad pays resources and
brings an item, spell or creature card into
play. Card may only go to an adjacent
squad.
Squads that receive a card: either these
move, or the necromancer moves, not both
in the same cycle.
Secondary Conjuration
(Stationary Necromancer squad only)
Necromancer draws a card instead of
moving. Like “conjure” above, except no
resources can be gathered.
Cast spells
(squads with spellcaster)
Spellcasters may cast spells they are
carrying (spells must first be ‘invoked’ into
play before they can be cast).
Excavate/collapse
(squads with digger)
First action: Declare excavate or collapse. If
squad digging speed is 4, reveal and
execute excavation card. Otherwise, put
excavation card face down, add 3 rock
markers. Further actions, if needed: remove
1 rock per digging speed of each digger.
Card is revealed when last rock is removed.
No actions when digging except defending
in combat. Otherwise start over.
Initiate Combat
(any squad)
Best 2 out of 3 rounds. First attacker
chooses attribute. Then defender chooses
adjacent attribute. Then use the other
adjacent attribute. Ranged attack: attacker
adds attribute of ranged attacker, defender
adds attributes of entire squad. Must be
LOS (but not for abilities). Flank attack:
simultaneous attack action by multiple
squads. Add attributes etc. as though one
squad. There is no defensive ranged flank.
Wandering monsters flank if they are
adjacent to your enemy.
Cast spells
(squads with spellcaster)
Spellcasters may cast spells they are
carrying (spells must first be ‘invoked’ into
play before they can be cast).
Excavate/collapse
(squads with digger)
First action: Declare excavate or collapse. If
squad digging speed is 4, reveal and
execute excavation card. Otherwise, put
excavation card face down, add 3 rock
markers. Further actions, if needed: remove
1 rock per digging speed of each digger.
Card is revealed when last rock is removed.
No actions when digging except defending
in combat. Otherwise start over.
Initiate Combat
(any squad)
Best 2 out of 3 rounds. First attacker
chooses attribute. Then defender chooses
adjacent attribute. Then use the other
adjacent attribute. Ranged attack: attacker
adds attribute of ranged attacker, defender
adds attributes of entire squad. Must be
LOS (but not for abilities). Flank attack:
simultaneous attack action by multiple
squads. Add attributes etc. as though one
squad. There is no defensive ranged flank.
Wandering monsters flank if they are
adjacent to your enemy.
4. EVENTS (end of turn)
Resolve any events drawn in previous phases.
Discard new event cards drawn during this
phase.
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MOVEMENT RULES
Ÿ Squad moves at the pace of its SLOWEST
MEMBER.
Ÿ After MERGING squads, move at the slowest
pace minus movement points already
spent. Squad can’t take an action if one of
its members already did.
Ÿ SPLIT squads. This uses a control card.
Ÿ Squads can’t share a HEX (can’t move
through each other).
Ÿ Movement must STOP at adjacent enemy or
wandering monster.
Ÿ Squad can’t stop on a SPAWN PIT (most
move through).
Ÿ NO MOVEMENT AFTER combat (killing, hiring
or subduing) or secondary conjuration.
NECROMANCER RULES
Ÿ Shadow Necromancer defends crystal only
with raw attributes (no items, spells, squad
abilities, etc).
Ÿ Dead necromancer’s squads become
wandering monsters, items etc are dropped.
Ÿ Necromancer’s ability can’t be used to win
the game (to finish Awakened Evil).
4. EVENTS (end of turn)
Resolve any events drawn in previous phases.
Discard new event cards drawn during this
phase.
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MOVEMENT RULES
Ÿ Squad moves at the pace of its SLOWEST
MEMBER.
Ÿ After MERGING squads, move at the slowest
pace minus movement points already
spent. Squad can’t take an action if one of
its members already did.
Ÿ SPLIT squads. This uses a control card.
Ÿ Squads can’t share a HEX (can’t move
through each other).
Ÿ Movement must STOP at adjacent enemy or
wandering monster.
Ÿ Squad can’t stop on a SPAWN PIT (most
move through).
Ÿ NO MOVEMENT AFTER combat (killing, hiring
or subduing) or secondary conjuration.
NECROMANCER RULES
Ÿ Shadow Necromancer defends crystal only
with raw attributes (no items, spells, squad
abilities, etc).
Ÿ Dead necromancer’s squads become
wandering monsters, items etc are dropped.
Ÿ Necromancer’s ability can’t be used to win
the game (to finish Awakened Evil).