5 Players
The mercenaries have no more time to lose. After arriving in Kordava they embark towards Stygia because Conan now knows where to look for the magic dagger. He wants to go up the River Styx, and then ride across the plains of Shem and the Eastern Desert to reach the sea of Vilayet. Even so, there is something bothering the morose Cimmerian warrior. In his memory, there was nothing else on the island of Xapur but old, forgotten ruins.
After a few days of travel, Conan is drawn out of his dark thoughts by a ship sailing towards them. The infallible instinct of the barbarian helps him predict danger even before the lookout shouts the bad news. It's the Vandal, the ship of Zaporavo, the Zingaran renegade. Collision is unavoidable. Soon, bodies fall pierced by the arrows raining down. Under the roar of Conan, the sailors seize their weapons to courageously face their enemies.
On the deck of the enemy ship, a seemingly oriental sorcerer chants sinister incantations. immediately a whirlpool is formed under the keel of Conan’s galleon, and Horrifying tentacles emerge from the waves, while a gigantic mass from the dawn of time looms from the water. The situation is critical, but the barrels of pitch embarked before departure could make the difference.
Uses content from: Core Game King Pledge Stretch Goal Legend of the Devil in Iron
Winning the Game
Heroes
If the heroes kill Thaug before the end of turn 7; the heroes win the game.Overlord
If Thaug is still alive by the end of turn 7; the Overlord wins the game.Setup
Heroes
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The heroes deploy freely in the areas marked
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Suggested Heroes and Equipment: Follow Campaign Rules for level and starting equipment |
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Amra the Lion | |
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Zelata | |
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Savage Bêlit | |
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N’Gora |
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After setup, each hero moves 4 gems from their Reserve zone to their Fatigue zone. |
Overlord
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The game starts with the Overlord’s turn. |
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The Overlord starts with 12 gems in their Reserve zone and 0 in their Fatigue zone, and places the recovery token showing a recovery value of “7” in the Book of Skelos. |
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When an event tile is activated the Overlord resolves any one of the following events: Reinforcement: 3 reinforcement points
Tentacle Movement: The Overlord can remove up to two Tentacles models from the board and then places them on any water area on the board (provided all Tentacle restrictions for this scenario are met). |
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Khemsa has Magic Block and Kiss of Death. |
The River
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Special Rules
Thaug:
During setup, the Overlord places the Thaug model as indicated by the setup
diagram, straddling the two areas to the East. These two areas are considered
occupied. The Overlord places Thaug’s Life Point marker
on position “12” of the turn track. Thaug can only be
wounded with the help of kegs of pitch. There is no Unit tile for Thaug in
the scenario.
Kegs of Pitch:
During setup, the Overlord places the 4 kegs of pitch
as indicated
by the setup diagram. A hero in a keg’s area can pick it up by performing
a simple Manipulation. The Overlord’s units cannot pick up kegs of pitch.
If a hero carrying a keg falls into the water (because of a failed leap,
of constriction, because he chose to leap into the water, etc.), the keg
remains in the last ship area it was in before the hero fell into the water.
A keg of pitch has an encumbrance of 4.
Wounding Thaug: The only way to wound Thaug during this scenario is to light a keg of pitch and throw it at him. A hero in one of the areas adjacent to one of the two areas occupied by Thaug can perform a simple Manipulation to light the keg and throw it at him. Once the keg is thrown, it is removed from the game and Thaug immediately suffers 3 wounds.
Tentacles: There can never be more than one Tentacle model per area. If a leap is performed over a Tentacle’s area, the difficulty of the leap is increased by 1. Overlord units are also affected by this hindering.
Reinforcement: During reinforcement the Overlord can choose to reinforce Pirates and Tentacles. Pirates are reinforced normally. When reinforcing Tentacles, the Overlord places their models on whichever water area they choose, on the condition that there is never more than one Tentacle model per area.
Leap: If a hero’s or Overlord’s model fails to Leap, they fall into the water and their model is placed on the water area they leaped over. The heroes or Overlord units can decide to fall directly into the water; this does not cost any extra movement points and does not require any particular skill.
Water Area: A model on a water area can still fight without penalty. Characters with Swimming can move from one water area to the adjacent water for 1 extra movement point. A model (with or without Climb)on a water area can climb up onto an adjacent ship area for 2 extra movement points. A character that does not have Swimming cannot move from one water area to another water area, but can climb up onto an adjacent ship area by spending an extra 2 movement points with or without Climb.
Chests: During setup, the Overlord places 4 chests on the board as indicated by the setup diagram. The asset deck contains: 2 Life Potions, 1 Leather Armor and 1 Throwing Knives.
Campaign Results
Heroes’ Victory: The mercenaries have succeeded in eliminating the foul creature using burning pitch barrels and getting rid of the Vandal. Conan can now sail to Stygia and continue his journey to the Yuetshi region.
The heroes’ side earns 1 victory point.
The next scenario to be played is scenario 14, “The Mystical Dagger”.
Overlord’s Victory: Conan’s ship is in the hands of Zaporavo and the fight has finished in a massacre. The last sailors sell their lives dearly to the blows of swords and the hideous sea creature feeds on the corpses. The mercenaries escape aboard a rowboat to reach the coast and get to the Yuetshi region as soon as possible.
The Overlord’s side earns 1 victory point.
The next scenario to be played is scenario 14, “The Mystical Dagger”.