Objective

If the Heroes kill Thaug before the end of turn 10 without letting the Pirates escape with any chests, the Heroes win.

Setup

The game starts with the Overlord’s turn. The Heroes start in the area marked . Shuffle the following Asset cards and randomly place them face-down as indicated: Explosive Orb, Key, Life Potion.

After setup, each Hero moves 0 gems from their Reserve zone to their Fatigue zone.

Asset Deck

To open a chest, a Hero must have the Key and perform a simple Manipulation. The Asset deck contains: Battle Axe, Chain Mail, Harpoon, Shield, Spellbook (Archer of Acheron).

Special Rules

Game Board Rules: Standard game board rules apply, except for the Deep Water rule modified as follows.

Deep Water: Heroes cannot make Ranged Attacks while in a Deep Water area, and their Melee Attack attribute level is reduced by one color (red to orange, orange to yellow).

Dropped Loot: A Hero in an area with a face-down Asset card may perform a simple Manipulation to search the area and take the card.

Pirates: The Pirates are trying to steal the chests. They spend ALL movement points trying to reach the closest area with a chest. When moving, Pirates will avoid hindering if possible. Pirates will only attack a Hero if they end their activation in the area with a Hero.

Every time the Pirates tile is activated, first add a Pirate miniature to each reinforcement area .

If a Pirate activates in an area with a chest that is not being carried, they pick it up and move towards the closest area with a token.

If a Pirate carrying a chest enters a reinforcement area , the Heroes lose.

Chests: Chests have an Encumbrance value of 5.

Tentacles: Tentacles are attempting to pull Heroes into the River. Tentacles target the Strongest Hero in range who isn’t Constricted. If the only Heroes in range are already Constricted, they will attack the Strongest constricted Hero but will NOT constrict them again. When activating Tentacles, begin with those closest to their target.

If a Tentacle activates while Constricting a Hero, instead of attacking it will move 1 area closer to a Deep Water area. If it is already in a Deep Water area, it drowns that Hero, regardless of whether or not the Hero has the Swimming skill.

Flailing: If a Hero is pulled from a land area into a Deep Water area by a Tentacle via Constriction, the Hero does not drown immediately until the Tentacle’s next activation. The Hero is not considered to be Swimming, but may only attack that Tentacle. If the Tentacle Constricting them is killed, the Hero returns to an adjacent land area of their choice.

Thaug: When Thaug activates, it performs the following actions in order:

1. If one or more Heroes are in Deep Water areas, Thaug moves to the area with the Strongest Hero and attacks that Hero.
2. Casts Dagon’s Attack to activate 3 Tentacles. When moving, Tentacles will stay as close as possible to a Deep Water area while still being able to reach their target.

Events

Perform the following actions in order:

1. Regenerate: Add 1 Tentacle to Thaug’s area. If Thaug’s area is occupied, place them in an adjacent water area.
2. Onward! Activate all Pirates.

Options

Non-Campaign Mode

Cache: Conan’s Sword, Leather Armor, Pirate Saber, Sacrificial Dagger, Shuriken, Shuko, Sorcerer’s Staff, Zingaran Bow.

Spells: Eldritch Lance, Spectral Shroud.

Four Player Mode

• Thaug has 6 life points. Dagon’s Attack activates 4 Tentacles instead of 3.
• The Heroes must kill Thaug by the end of turn 9 instead of turn 10.
• Reminder: The Overlord activates four times per turn.