Objective

If one or more Heroes have fled the village with Yselda and Zogar Sag’s head, Yselda is returned safely to her father; the Heroes win the game.

Setup

The game starts with the Heroes’ turn.

• Warrior: Conan (Battle Axe, Buckler, Leather Armor)
• Rogue: Shevatas (Kris, Throwing Knives)
• Sorcerer: Hadrathus (Dagger, and 3 spells: Teleportation, Mitra’s Halo, Lightning Storm). He starts with Mitra’s Halo cast.

Shuffle the “Yselda” Treasure token with two “Nothing” Treasure tokens and place them face-down in a stack beside the game board. Add the remaining “Nothing” Treasure tokens on top of this stack. This forms the Hut Search stack.

x7 Nothing

x1 Yselda

After setup, each Hero moves 4 gems from their Reserve zone to their Fatigue zone.

Asset Deck

Chests require a complex Manipulation with a difficulty of 2 to open. The Asset deck contains: Explosive Orb x2, Life Potion x2, Chainmail, Crossbow, Shield, Bossonian Bow.

Events

Reinforcements: Reinforce up to six Pict Hunters. Place the first in the reinforcement area marked 1, the second in area 2, the third in area 3, the fourth back in area 1, the fifth in area 2, and the sixth in area 3.

Then reinforce up to three Pict Warriors. Place the first in reinforcement area 3, the second in area 2, and the third in area 1.

Special Rules

Game Board Rules: Standard game board rules apply except Overlord units do not spend 1 extra movement point to move across a hut flap.

Searching the Huts: When a Hero enters a hut for the first time, draw the top Treasure token from the Hut Search stack. and place it with the number side up in the hut. If the number is 1, the hut does not contain Yselda. If the number is 2, place the Princess miniature in the hut’s area.

Yselda is unconscious, counts as an object with an Encumbrance value of 6, and can be picked up by a Hero by performing a simple Manipulation. That Hero takes the Princess miniature and places it next to their Hero sheet. Yselda has one life point and no Armor. If she suffers any damage (such as an area attack), she dies and the Heroes immediately lose the game.

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: Overlord units in huts only move if they can reach a target or if there is a Treasure token in their hut indicating it has been searched. If units in an unsearched hut cannot reach a target, their activation is wasted.

Hyenas: Every time this tile is activated and there aren’t five Hyenas on the board, place additional Hyenas on the board to bring the total to five. The first Hyena should be placed in reinforcement area 1, the second in area 2, the third in area 3, the fourth in area 1, and the fifth in area 2.

Critical Hit: If a Hyena rolls 2 successes during an attack, roll 1 and add the result to the attack roll.

Zogar Sag: When Zogar Sag dies, place his Life Point token in his area to represent his head. A Hero may pick the head up by performing a simple Manipulation. That Hero takes Zogar Sag’s Life Point token. The head has an Encumbrance value of 2.

Fleeing the Village: A Hero can flee the village from an area at the edge of the board by spending movement points as though crossing a border. Once a Hero has fled, they cannot return to the board. A Hero that has fled is not considered to be killed; they are still counted for the number of Activation tokens to be drawn.

Options

Four Player Mode

• Sellsword: Bêlit (Ornamental Spear), starts in the same area as any Hero.
• Reminder: The Overlord activates four times per turn.