GAME OVERVIEW

In The Dragon Prince: Battlecharged, you control the

­heroes of Xadia in fast-paced magical combat!
Your Goal: Deal damage to knock out your foes.
If your team achieves three knockouts, you win!

Every turn, each hero on your team may take the

following actions in any order:

A team consists of two or three heroes. In a 2-player game,

Play one Move card or
you and your opponent each ­control two heroes. Every
Basic Move to run (   ) or
hero ­miniature comes with its own hero card and 16-card
jump (   ) up to the listed
action deck.
number of squares.

Many cards cost energy (   ) to play. To recharge energy,

use your hero card’s charging ability!

Play one Attack card or Basic

Attack. To attack, you must
target an enemy within range
(   ) and line of sight.
If the attack is not blocked, it
hits the target and deals the
listed damage (   ).
During combat, either team can play React ( ) cards.
One block (   ) will cause an attack to miss, but every
Play any number of other boost (   ) will cancel a block.
cards. Techniques ( ) have
If an attack hits, its damage depletes the target’s health
immediate effects.
(   ). When a hero has zero , they are knocked out until
Ongoing ( ) cards remain on
the start of their next turn!
the table, in play.

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 COMPONENTS
WELCOME TO
THE BATTLE!
Long ago, the world was divided in two:

in the West were the human kingdoms,

and in the East, the magical lands of

Xadia. Now a band of young heroes will

fight to bring the world back together,

8 Hero Miniatures and 6 Base Rings

while facing off against a cunning dark

sorcerer and his allies. This is the story

of the epic animated series The Dragon

Prince, and Battlecharged brings those

battles to the tabletop!

6 Energy Dice
Will you charge into battle with Soren or
128 Action Cards
Rayla? Guide animal companions with
(8 × 16-Card Action Decks) 8 Hero Cards
kind-hearted Ezran? Wield dark
magic with Viren or Claudia? Or master

the power of primal Sky magic with the

48 Health Tokens
human mage Callum?

Mix and match your favorite characters,

but choose your moves wisely. Each

character charges their energy for

battle in different ways. You’ll have

to master each hero’s unique play style

3 Double-sided Battle Maps
to triumph! 7 Victory Tokens

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 GAME SETUP
Setting up a game of The Dragon Prince: Battlecharged is easy!

1. Pick teams: Split all players into two teams. Each player 3. Choose a map and starting zones: Each team then rolls a
then chooses which hero(es) they will control during the die. The high roller gets to pick the map and assign starting
game. Team size varies based on the number of players: zones for this battle. Place the map in the center of the play
area, with five victory tokens nearby.
» 2 players: each player controls 2 heroes.
4. Place miniatures: Each team places their miniatures in their
» 3 players: one player controls 2 heroes, while the other
side’s starting zone. Find the four-pointed stars on the map.
two ­players form a team, with each controlling 1 hero.
The squares that touch these stars are the starting zones.
» 4 players: each player c
­ ontrols 1 hero (depicted below).
5. Draw cards: Each player draws their starting hand:
For 5-6 player games, see the special rules on page 15.
» If you control 1 hero, draw to your hand size of 4 cards.
2. Prepare heroes: Give each player an energy die and
» If you control 2 heroes, draw to your hand size of 7 cards.
sufficient health tokens for each of their heroes, along
with those heroes’ miniatures, hero card, and 16-card 6. Begin play: The team that lost the die roll decides which
action decks (each marked with a matching 3-letter code). team will play first. Play will proceed clockwise around the
table. If a team has two players, they should sit next to each
Use energy dice and health tokens to set each hero’s energy
other as they will each take their turns in sequence before
and health to their starting values.
the opposing team takes their turn.
Heroes on the same team should be given the same color
base rings to help tell friend from foe.
First player rule: In 2-4 player games, the team that
Each player then shuffles their deck and places it face-down
plays first may not play any Attack cards on their first
on the table. A player controlling two heroes must shuffle
turn(s).
their two decks together.

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 HERO CARDS AND ENERGY
Each hero has their own hero card, which contains important information
Your hero’s affinity symbol (if any)
about that hero’s capabilities. Hero cards remain in play for the entire game.
­indicates their connection to magic.

A hero can play any card from their

own action deck (see page 5). When
shuffling together two decks, a
hero can play:
• Cards with icons that match the
affinity on their hero card.
• Cards with their hero’s name in
This is your hero’s Basic
the card-type bar (the center bar
Move. If you don’t play a
below the card art).
Move card, you can move
up to this many squares • Cards that don’t specify a hero
instead. For more on or affinity.
Movement, see page 6.

Many cards require you to pay

energy (   ). Each hero has a
This is your hero’s Basic unique charging ability, which
Attack. If you don’t play defines how they charge . Don’t
an Attack card, you can neglect this ability, because gaining
make this attack instead. and replenishing is crucial to
For more on Attacking, see victory!
page 7.

This is your hero’s starting (and maximum) health (   ). This is your hero’s starting energy ( ). To play a card
To track a hero’s health, place that many tokens on with a cost, you must pay that much . Rotate your
their hero card. Each point of damage ( ) done to a hero energy die to keep track of how much you have.
removes one token from their card. When all tokens A hero may charge past their starting , but can never
have been removed, your hero is knocked out. For more on have more than 5 (or less than 0) even if a card or effect
knockouts, see page 7. would give you more than 5 .

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 TURN ORDER AND ACTION CARDS
On your turn, each hero you control may
play:
» One Move card (or Basic Move), AND
» One Attack card (or Basic Attack), AND
» Any number of Technique, ­React, or
Ongoing cards.
A hero’s actions may be played in any
order. If you control two heroes, you may
play their cards in any order.
To play a card, reveal it and pay the
energy cost ( ) listed in its top left
corner. You must pay that energy even if
another card effect cancels your card.
You must resolve one card’s effects
before playing another.
Once you have played a card:
» If it is an Ongoing card, place it next to
your hero card. It remains in play.
» If the card has a icon, it may affect
a future turn. Place it by the ­battle map
until its effects have expired.
» Otherwise, place it face-up in a
­discard pile next to your action deck.
If you do not wish to play any more
actions, or are unable to do so, end
your turn. Discard any unwanted
cards and then draw up to your
hand size. If your deck has
run out of cards, shuffle
your discard pile to form
a new draw deck.

Make sure to pay attention to your hero’s charging ability! Some heroes can
charge during a turn, while other charging abilities trigger at the end of the turn.

ONCE PER TURN ANY NUMBER OF CARDS PER TURN

Each hero can play one Move You may play any number of Technique, Ongoing, and React cards per turn
and one Attack per turn. (as long as you pay their costs).

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 MOVEMENT AND TERRAIN
Every Move card indicates how many squares your hero can move on their turn. You do not have to use all of your movement, but
you must always move all at once. There are two types of movement:

RUNNING (   ) cannot cross squares that are blocked (marked with white borders)
or hazardous (marked with red borders).

Callum’s Basic Move allows
him to run (   ) 3 squares.
Each square of movement may be made diagonally or Heroes may not run (   ) through:
­orthogonally. Here, Callum (using his Basic Move) uses • Blocking terrain (outlined in white), or two squares of
his first square of movement to move northeast of his blocking terrain meeting at a corner
starting position. • Walls (edged in white)
• Hazardous terrain (outlined in red)

Note that heroes themselves do not block movement. You may

always run through an ally or enemy, but cannot end your
movement in an occupied square.

JUMPING (   ) can cross any square, but may not move through walls.

The Leap card allows a hero
to jump (   ) 4 squares.
Jumps (   ) may move through hazardous terrain, marked by
red outlines, but a hero can never end their move on hazardous
terrain (or be placed there by a card effect played by another
hero). In this example, Callum can use Leap to move over the
lava to his north. Claudia, using a     move, is not able to move
through the lava.
Doors, ladders, and stairs are only passable by using the
two squares connected by a black arrow. Even if you are
using a jump (   ), you cannot move diagonally through
a door. Here, Callum can move diagonally past a wall, but
Claudia must spend two squares of movement to move
through the door.

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 ATTACKING
Just as each hero can take one Move action each turn, they can also take one
attack action, either by playing an Attack card or by using their Basic Attack.
Attack cards all have the same layout: Most attack cards have an energy
(   ) cost that you must pay to
play the attack. Track your
using your energy die.

Range (   ) is the maximum

A card’s affinity or required hero
number of squares your hero can
is shown here. For example, only
be from your target. For example,
Callum can use Sky cards. If no
Aspiro can target an enemy up to
requirement is listed, any hero
3 squares away.
can use that attack.

If an attack has any special

Damage (   ) is the amount of abilities, they will be listed here.
the enemy loses if the attack is not An ability that says Hit means
blocked. This attack deals 2 . “if this attack is not blocked,
activate this special ability.”

Note: some Technique cards damage opposing heroes but are not attacks.
For more on Techniques, see page 11.

KNOCKOUTS
When a hero loses their last , they are knocked out. When that happens:

» The opposing team gains
one victory token. The
first team to earn three
victory tokens wins the
match!
» Set the knocked-out
hero on their side in their
square, to indicate that
they’ve been knocked out.
» On a hero’s next turn after » Stand the hero back up
being knocked out, reset in their square. They are
that hero’s back to ready to resume combat
their starting health, but and take their full turn as
do not adjust their . normal.

A knocked-out hero may not be targeted by attacks or card effects, nor may they charge or play Reacts. Discard any
cards they had played. A knocked-out hero still counts as “adjacent,” and movement may not stop on that hero’s square.

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 LINE OF SIGHT
Attacks are only playable if the attacker has line of sight to the target and the target is within range of that attack.
To have line of sight:

You must be able to draw a straight line That line cannot cross any walls That line may cross other
between the center of the attacker’s square or blocking terrain (marked with miniatures, as well as hazardous
and the center of the target’s square. white outlines). terrain (marked with red outlines).

2 3

An attack must have a clear line of sight to the target. Enemies, allies, and
hazardous terrain do not block line of sight, but blocking terrain does -
including two pieces of blocking terrain connected at a corner. In this example,
Soren, using his basic attack (1  2  ), has line of sight to Callum but not to
Rayla, as the wall of the house blocks line of sight. Callum is a potential target
for this attack, but Rayla is not.
Once line of sight has been determined, check range (   ) by counting the
distance from the attacker to their target. Start with the first square adjacent
to the attacker, and count the number of squares along the shortest path to the
target, ending in the target’s square. Because Soren’s Basic Attack only has a
range of 1, he can only hit adjacent heroes. Soren is in range to hit Rayla, but his
line of sight is blocked by the wall. Soren has line of sight to Callum, but Callum
is 3 squares away — too far away for Soren’s Basic Attack range of 1.

In this example, the Soren player

is using Soren’s Basic Attack as his
attack for the turn.

Soren’s Basic Attack has a range

( ) of 1. If the attack is
successful, it will do 2 .

Before attacking, Soren uses his Basic Move to move 2 squares towards Callum.
Soren still does not have line of sight to Rayla because she is behind the walls of
the house. However, Soren still has line of sight to Callum, and he is now within
range to make a Basic Attack.

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 LINE OF SIGHT EXAMPLES
Claudia wants to use her Basic Attack (3  1  ) this turn. She has a clear
line of sight to Callum and may attack him. Claudia’s line of sight to Rayla is
blocked by the rock between them, so Claudia may not attack Rayla at
this time.
Claudia wants to use her Leaping Flame (3  2  , “You may
target up to two enemies”) to attack Rayla and Callum, both of whom
are in range. But, because an attack must have a clear line of sight
to its target (see page 8), Claudia cannot hit Rayla. To target both
heroes, Claudia will have to move.
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On the following turn, Rayla has moved between Claudia and
Callum, and Callum is ready to make an attack. Using the basic
rules, miniatures do not block line of sight. Callum may proceed
with his attack.
Line of Sight may be traced through doorways. In this case, Claudia
wishes to attack Rayla with a Basic Attack. Claudia may make this
attack, as she is able to trace a clear line of sight directly from the
center of her square to the center of Rayla’s.
 BLOCKS AND BOOSTS
Once an attack has been played, check to any time. You may play multiple blocks
see if it hits. An attack automatically hits against a single attack, but the attacker
unless the defender plays a card that may respond with boost (   ) Reacts.
blocks the attack. Each cancels one .
Blocks (   ) typically come from playing If there are more blocks ( ) against
React cards, which may be played at an attack than there are boosts (   )
for it, the attack misses. Otherwise,
the attack hits and damage and special
abilities are applied.
There’s no such thing as a partial block;
a successful attack always does its full
damage.

B Soren reacts with Riposte, giving

himself one . This is enough to
A Callum targets Soren
with Aspiro. It will hit
stop the attack. C But Ezran plays Encourage, choosing
Callum. This gives Callum’s attack a
unless it’s blocked. , which makes the attack a hit!

This table summarizes some common vs. results.

The pattern continues as more boosts and blocks are added.
There’s no limit to the number of
Reacts that may be played by any BLOCKS BOOSTS RESULT
player. If Soren or his teammate had None None Hit!
another React that gave Soren a , it
None Miss
could still be played, foiling the attack
unless Callum or his teammate also Hit!
played another . Miss
Hit!

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 TECHNIQUE AND ONGOING CARDS
Technique cards have a wide variety
of effects. A Technique might boost an
attack, charge , heal , or even give
you an extra attack. There’s no limit
to how many Techniques you can play
in one turn! When playing multiple
Techniques, resolve them one at a time,
in the order they were played.
Some Techniques target another hero
and require line of sight (see page 8). If
a Technique says to choose an enemy or
ally, they can be anywhere on the map.
If a Technique is marked with a icon,
it has a “timed” ability that may affect
a future turn. Place it next to the battle
A Technique like Smoky Assassin can deal Because Draw Sigil has a icon, it
map and don’t move it to your discard
damage, but it does not count as an attack. will affect your next turn. If you play
pile until it resolves at the end of And because it says to “choose any enemy,” a attack on your next turn, it
that turn. it does not require line of sight. will have + and +1 .

Ongoing cards are special cards found

only in Ezran’s and Viren’s action decks.
Once played, Ongoing cards remain in
play until the end of the game (unless
a card ability sends them to the discard
pile).
There’s no limit to how many Ongoing
cards you may have in play.

Most cards have instantaneous Bait is the only Ongoing card that can be
effects, but Ongoing cards like the removed from play. Once this card is in play,
Staff of Ziard will remain in play Ezran can send Bait to the discard pile to
until the game has ended. gain + against one attack.

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 ADVANCED RULE: ZONE OF CONTROL
If you’re already an experienced
miniatures gamer, or you’ve gotten the
hang of Battlecharged, you may wish to
use the Advanced Rules. Advanced Rule
#1 is zone of control. All heroes, even
those that have been knocked out, exert
a zone of control in all squares adjacent
to their own. An enemy that enters one of
those squares must stop their movement.
Zones of control do not extend through
walls.
» If a hero begins their turn in an
enemy’s zone of control, they may
move freely away from or around that
enemy, but if they leave that enemy’s
zone of control and reenter it in the
same move, they must stop again.
» Likewise, if that hero enters another
enemy’s zone of control during that
movement, they must stop.
» Heroes using a jump (  ) move
ignore zones of control and may move
through enemy-occupied squares.
» Heroes may move through other
heroes’ squares, but they may only
move through an enemy’s square
if they started their move in that
enemy’s zone of control.

Rayla wants to use her Basic Move to run 3 squares, but Rayla uses the Leap card, which allows her to move up to 4 squares.
she must stop her movement when she enters Soren’s Because this card gives Rayla the icon, she is able to ignore Soren’s
zone of control (marked here with red squares). zone of control.

Here, Rayla starts her turn in Soren’s zone of control. Ladders, doorways, and stairs slightly disrupt zone of control. In these cases,
She may move freely through and out of Soren’s zone zone of control only extends into the squares connected by the black arrows.
of control. Here, Rayla is free to move through the square to Soren’s southwest, but she
will have to stop if she enters the square immediately below Soren’s position.

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 ADVANCED RULE: ENEMIES AND LINE OF SIGHT
In the basic rules of Battlecharged,
characters do not block line of sight.
However, for a more tactical experience,
you may choose to use Advanced Rule #2:
enemies block line of sight.
This allows “tanks” like Soren and
Amaya to serve as shields for more
vulnerable heroes, like Ezran and
Claudia. When using Advanced Rule
#2 and tracing line of sight, enemy
miniatures act as blocking terrain.
Likewise, characters adjacent to blocking
terrain create solid barriers to line of
sight.

Callum wants to use his Basic Attack (3  1  ) against Claudia. Here, Claudia has run behind Soren and a rock. Callum does not have
He is within range, but using Advanced Rule #2, Soren blocks a clear line of sight to Claudia, because using Advanced Rule #2, a
Callum’s line of sight to Claudia. To attack Claudia in this situation, hero adjacent to blocking terrain creates a solid barrier that blocks
Callum will have to move around Soren. line of sight.

Soren and Claudia are allies, so Soren does NOT block Claudia’s line Just as one enemy and a piece of blocking terrain can create a wall
of sight. In this example, Claudia has a clear line of sight to Callum. that blocks line of sight, so too can two enemies. In this case Callum
cannot draw a clear line of sight to Viren, as he is blocked by Soren
and Claudia standing adjacent to each other.

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FAQS
Is there a way to recharge energy without
using my hero’s charging ability? There are
a handful of cards that allow a hero to charge
, but in general, heroes only charge energy
by using their charging abilities. Planning
your turns to trigger your charging ability is
key to mastering the unique play style of each
character in Battlecharged!
Some cards say “choose an enemy,” while
others say “target an enemy.” What’s the
difference? You must have line of sight to
an enemy to “target” them, while you may
“choose” any enemy on the board - even if
you can’t see them.
If a player knocks out their own character,
does the opposing team still get a victory
token? Yes. It’s possible for a player to
damage their own heroes, such as with
Viren’s charging ability or Claudia’s
Corruption card. No matter what causes a
character to be knocked out, the opponent
earns a victory token.
If a Technique like Send Flying says “choose”
or “target” enemies, does that make it an
attack? No. Techniques are never attacks,
and you may play as many of them in a turn
as you have energy for - even if they affect or
damage opponents.
Can I target an ally with an attack? For
example, using Aspiro to move an ally? No.
While the attack Nightfire Orb may catch an
ally in its area of effect, no attack may be
targeted at a member of your own team.
If both teams gain their third Victory
token in the same turn, who wins? The
game immediately ends when a team scores
three victory tokens. If opposing players are
simultaneously knocked out (due to a card
like Nightfire Orb or Heat Shield), and this
causes both teams to gain their third victory
token, the game ends in a tie.
On attacks with multiple targets, how do you
determine who takes damage first? When
an attack hits multiple characters (such as
Leaping Flame, or an attack modified by Blast
Radius), the defending player may determine
the order in which their heroes take damage.
Can I discard multiple cards to keep pumping
the range of Rayla’s Blade Throw attack? No.
You may only discard one card to increase the
attack’s range by +1 . himself being targeted.
Can I play a Technique like Second Wind even
if some of its effects won’t be activated? Yes!
In this case, you could play Second Wind even
if you weren’t knocked out. You would charge
1 , but would not get the . energy to play a React that makes the
Does a Technique that does damage but
doesn’t target a hero (e.g., Lunge) trigger
Soren’s charging ability? It does not.
Which is more important in determining
line of sight: the borders showing blocking
terrain and walls, or the squares they are
marking? The borders on a square are
important for telling you what type of terrain
is there, but when tracking line of sight you
should use the thin black lines that mark the
squares themselves. If a line of sight touches
the corner of a white border but doesn’t
go through the square the white border is
marking, there is a clear line of sight.
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When does Amaya charge during a Basic
Attack? Amaya charges 1 energy the moment
she declares her Basic Attack. She can then
use this energy to play Technique cards that
trigger other combos, making her a whirlwind
of fury and strength on the battlefield.
If I’m playing with two heroes, and a card
ability requires my hero to discard a card
(e.g., Claudia’s charging ability), do I have to
discard a card specifically from that hero’s
deck? No, you may discard any card from your
combined deck.
If a hero makes an attack that can target
multiple opponents, and targets both Soren
and an ally adjacent to Soren, does Soren
charge 2 or 1? Soren charges 2 in this
case: 1 for his ally being targeted and 1 for
Does an attack have to hit Soren or an
adjacent ally to activate his charging power?
No. Simply being targeted by the attack is
enough, even if that gives Soren enough
attack miss!
Can Claudia play Viren’s dark magic cards?
Yes! Claudia has the symbol on her
character card and can therefore play any card
in your combined deck that has that symbol,
even if it is normally a “Viren” card.
If an action forces me to discard a type of
card (e.g. Burning Blade), and I don’t have
that type of card, what happens?
Nothing; you ignore the effect.
 PLAY VARIANT: 5-6 PLAYER GAMES
The Dragon Prince: Battlecharged is
optimized for 2-4 players, playing 4
heroes total. However, play with up to
6 players and 6 heroes is supported.
» 5 players: One player controls 2
heroes, and their teammate controls
1. The other three ­players form a
team, with each controlling 1 hero.
» 6 players: Players group up into two
teams, with each player ­controlling
1 hero.
RULES VIDEO
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them being played? We do! We’ve
posted rules and gameplay videos at
brotherwisegames.com. We recommend
watching these videos before you dive
into your first game. Scan the QR code
below to learn more!
Hand size does not change. Players
playing 1 hero still draw up to 4 cards,
and players playing 2 heroes draw up to
7 cards. In a 5- or 6-player game, use
7 victory tokens. The game is won by
the first team to score 4 knockouts.
Players in 6-player games should
alternate from team to team, rather
than all players on a team taking back-
to-back turns. Arrange players around
the table so that every other chair is
occupied by members of a single team.
CREDITS
Battlecharged Game System designed by Johnny
O’Neal - Game design by Brotherwise Games
Development Team
Hayden Dillard (Lead), Riley Smith, Brian Bell, James
Boyer, Jeremy Watson, Noah Bemont, Ben Chance, Colby
Porter, Sam Franklin, Ethan Reid, Nicholas Hausmann,
Daniel Chance, Jacob Gaines, Garrett Porter, Daniel
Huddleston, Matt Thompson, Elijah Thompson, Nathan
Strong, Alexa Strong, Joshua Hill, Connor Hill, Brian
Colin, Wyatt Colin, John Caravella, Kyle Thomas, Kailey
Thomas, Kohl Thomas, Phillip Humphrey, Adelaide
Humphrey, Elsie Grefe, Justin Grefe, Ruth Gornet-Irwin,
Jeremy Irwin, Nolan Williamson, Tim Williamson, Kalin
Young, Jeremiah Goosen, Nolan Ayala, Jason Dolan,
Derek Ramsay, Ethan X. Ramsay, Meg Dufault, and Matt
Molandes
Artist (card frames and backs)
Janette Ramos
Artists (map art)
Dallin Bifano and Party of Two
Miniatures Sculptors
Hector Moran, Leander Pokorny, and Carina
Bichler
Graphic Designer
Matt Paquette Co.
Additional Illustration
Joey Julian
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In a 5-player game, the player
controlling two heroes will move and
attack with both of their heroes on a
single turn.
In 5- or 6-player games, only the very
first player is restricted from making
attacks on their first turn. (This is true
whether the first player controls 1 hero
or 2.)
Editor
Michael Schemaille
Managing Producer
Joe LeFavi - Genuine Entertainment
Printer
Ninox Limited in China
Special thanks to:
Justin Santistevan, Aaron Ehasz, Justin Richmond,
Tim Kaminski, Devon Giehl, Iain Hendry, Emily
Marzonie, and the entire Wonderstorm team, for
creating such a wonderful world in which to play.
The Dragon Prince: Battlecharged (1st Edition;
1st Printing) is published by Brotherwise Games,
LLC.
The Dragon Prince: Battlecharged uses the
Battlecharged game system. The Battlecharged
system and the Brotherwise Games logos are
TM and © Brotherwise Games, LLC. All rights
reserved. Reference to other copyrighted material
in no way constitutes a challenge to the respective
copyright holders of that material.
The Dragon Prince and all associated characters
and elements are © 2018 Wonderstorm, Inc. and
used under license by Brotherwise Games, LLC. All
rights reserved. Artwork and graphics TM and ©
Wonderstorm, Inc. All rights reserved.