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Game Overview

Components

This cooperative adventure provides a new way to play Descent: Journeys

in the Dark Second Edition by removing the overlord player and
presenting a new quest for one to four hero players. Players should be
familiar with the Descent: Journeys in the Dark Second Edition rulebook
before reading these cooperative adventure rules.

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General Setup

7. Prepare the First Encounter: Place the Exploration card that

represents the starting encounter (identified by the star in the upperleft corner) faceup on the table next to the Exploration deck. It is now
the active Exploration card. Use the encounter guide at the back of
this rulebook to set up the encounter (see Exploration on page 5).

Before playing this cooperative adventure, perform the following setup steps
instead of those described in the base game.
1. Assemble the Exploration Deck: Take all Exploration cards and
assemble the Exploration deck (see Assembling the Exploration
Deck on page 4). Place it within easy reach of all players.

The Onset
Each time a hero enters a space that is not
adjacent to another hero, the hero who entered
that space suffers 3 .

2. Prepare the Track Sheet: Place the track sheet within easy reach
of all players. On the overlord track, place an orange hero token
on the space that corresponds to the number of heroes playing; this is
the doom token. Then, place a purple hero token on the upper space
of the track; this is the fate token. On the loot track, place a fatigue
token on the lowest space of the track.

If there are no monsters on the map, discard this

Exploration card.

Encounter Guide
The Onset

As you make your journey into the dungeon, corpses that lined
the floor begin to writhe with life. Behind you, near the sealed
entrance, monsters appear from the shadows!
You must stand together!
Each hero places his figures on a space marked with an
X. Spawn zombies and barghests as indicated.

You are ill-prepared for the surprise attack. Zombies

feast on your flesh while barghests gnaw at the bones
underneath. This dungeon may be your grave.

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Advance doom by 1. Then,

discard this Exploration card.

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Treasure Vault

The room glows a magnificent golden hue. Riches from the

rich, forgotten valuables from the poor.
Collect 1 red, 1 green, and 1 blue objective token. Shuffle
the tokens together and place them facedown on the map as
indicated. No players should know which objective tokens
are which color.

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Shiny Corridor

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Encounter Guide

You catch a glint of something shiny in the corner of your eye,

but as you move forward it begins to vanish!

30B

Hall of Riddles

A lengthy riddle is inscribed onto the door at the far end of the
hall. The markings are handmade; the deep crevices hollowed
by unknown hands.

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Tunnels End

There is a ghastly pounding coming from the other side of the

door. Quick, quick, come my heroes, shhh, quick, stop it, come,
now! The voices fade and the pounding stops. The locked door
will require the force of two heroes.

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8. Prepare Tokens: Sort all damage, fatigue, hero, condition tokens and
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Note: Certain card and hero abilities from the base game and other
expansions do not directly apply to cooperative play. If a player uses
such a card or ability, he ignores any part of it that has no effect on
the game (e.g., the Wildlander Class card Danger Sense causes the
overlord to discard 1 Overlord card. This ability would be ignored in
a cooperative adventure because there is no overlord and there are no
Overlord cards).

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Engagetheherowhoisclosesttoan
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10. Spend Experience Points: Each hero starts the game with
1 experience point that he can spend immediately on a Class card or
save for future use.

Barghests

EngagetheclosestDiseasedhero.
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3. Prepare Monsters: The monster groups required for this quest are
listed on each Activation card. Take all Act I Monster cards and
figures for the required monster groups and place them within easy
reach of all players.

Shadow Dragons

9. Hero Setup: The players follow the normal hero setup steps from the
base game, with the following exceptions: If there is only one player,
the lone hero player must control two heroes. If there are two or more
players, each player controls one hero. A player makes independent
decisions and takes separate turns for each hero he controls.
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4. Assemble the Activation Deck: Take all Activation cards and shuffle
them together. This is the Activation deck. Place it facedown near the
Exploration deck.
5. Assemble the Peril Deck: Take all Peril cards and shuffle them
together. This is the Peril deck. Place it facedown near the overlord track.
Apparitions surround your party. Your
senses dull and your mind becomes clouded.
Then, without a sound, they are gone.
Each hero tests an attribute of his
choice twice. Each hero who fails
at least one test is Stunned.

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uses all of his energy to heal a damaged ally.
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has the most damage tokens recovers
equal to the amount of rolled.

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Peril Card
6. Assemble the Search and Shop Item Decks: Take all Search cards
from the base game and shuffle them together; this is the Search deck.
Place the Search deck facedown near the Track sheet. Separate the
Act I and Act II Shop Item cards and shuffle them separately; these
are the Act I and Act II Shop Item decks. Place the Act I Shop Item
deck facedown near the loot track. Place the Act II Shop Item deck to
the side for now.

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The Onset
Each time a hero enters a space that is not
adjacent to another hero, the hero who entered
that space suffers 3 .
If there are no monsters on the map, discard this
Exploration card.

You are ill-prepared for the surprise attack. Zombies

feast on your flesh while barghests gnaw at the bones
underneath. This dungeon may be your grave.

Advance doom by 1. Then,

discard this Exploration card.

1. Exploration Cards: The players assemble the Exploration deck

and place it facedown.

6. Shop Item Deck I: The Act I Shop Item deck is shuffled and
placed facedown next to the loot track.

2. Track Sheet: This sheet contains the overlord and loot tracks.
The doom and fate tokens, as well as a fatigue token, are placed
on their respective tracks.

7. Shop Item Deck II: The Act II Shop Item deck is shuffled and
placed facedown to the side.
8. Starting Encounter: This Exploration card is placed faceup on
the table to indicate that it is active.

3. Monster Cards: The monster cards corresponding to the

monsters in this quest are placed in view of all players.
4. Activation Cards: The players shuffle the deck of Activation
cards and place it facedown.

9. Starting Encounter Map: The starting encounter is set up as

instructed by the encounter guide, leaving adequate space for
expansion.

5. Peril Cards: The players shuffle the deck of Peril cards and place
it facedown.

10. Class Card: Players may choose to spend the 1 experience they
gain during General Setup on a Class card.

Overlord Phase

Assembling the
Exploration Deck

The Overlord phase occurs after all hero players have completed their
turns. The Overlord phase is broken into three steps as follows:
1. Overlord Effects: Follow all effects printed in the red box of the
active Exploration card (see Overlord Effects on page 6).

The Onset
Each time a hero enters a space that is not
adjacent to another hero, the hero who entered
that space suffers 3 .

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3. Monster Activation: Activate each monster on the map (see

Monster Activation on page 7).

You are ill-prepared for the surprise attack. Zombies

feast on your flesh while barghests gnaw at the bones
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resolve one Peril card (see The Overlord Track below).

If there are no monsters on the map, discard this

Exploration card.

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Advance doom by 1. Then,

discard this Exploration card.

These steps are described in detail on pages 6-9. All rules regarding
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in cooperative adventures.

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To win, the heroes must successfully complete the third main encounter
of the quest (see Main Encounters and Experience Points on page 10).
The heroes win or lose the game together.

Remove the starting encounter (identified by the star

in the upper-left corner) from the other Exploration
cards and set it aside. It is not used to assemble the
Exploration deck.

2.

Remove the three main encounters (identified by

a number in the upper-left corner) from the other
Exploration cards and set them aside.

3.

Shuffle the remaining Exploration cards 33and deal

them into three facedown stacks: two stacks of three
cards and one stack of two cards.

4.

Shuffle the #3 main encounter into the stack that

only has two cards and place that stack facedown
within easy reach of the players.

5.

Shuffle the #2 main encounter into one of the other

stacks and place that stack facedown on top of the
previous stack.

6.

Shuffle the #1 main encounter into the remaining

stack and place that stack facedown on top of the
other two stacks. The three combined stacks make up
the Exploration deck.

THE OVERLORD TRACK

The doom (orange) and fate (purple) tokens advance toward each other
on the overlord track as the heroes fail to complete encounters, move
too slowly, or succumb to deadly perils. If the doom or fate tokens ever
occupy the same space on the overlord track, the heroes immediately fail
the quest and lose the game.
If a card or effect instructs players to advance fate, they move the fate
token down the overlord track the required number of spaces. If a card or
effect instructs players to advance doom, they move the doom token up
the overlord track the required number of spaces.
If a card or effect instructs players to move fate backward, they move the
fate token up the overlord track the required number of spaces. Players
cannot move the doom token down the overlord track.
If a card or effect instructs players to refresh fate, they move the fate token
to the top space of the overlord track.

Playing The Game

The game is played over a number of game rounds. A round consists of

two phases, the Hero phase and the Overlord phase. Each hero takes one
turn during the Hero phase, followed by monster activations and various
game effects in the Overlord phase. Once the Overlord phase is complete,
the round ends and a new round begins.

1
2
1. Doom
Advances by 1

Hero Phase

During the Hero phase, each hero takes one turn, following the normal
steps of a hero turn in the base game. Each hero completes his entire turn
before another hero begins his turn. At the start of each round, the players
decide as a group the order in which each hero activates. This order may
be different each round. If they cannot agree, they proceed clockwise,
starting with a player determined at random. After all heroes have
completed their turns, the Overlord phase begins.

3
3. Fate Moves
Backward by 1

4
2. Fate
Advances by 1

4. Fate
Refreshes

Additional Hero Rules

In addition to the actions a hero can normally take during his turn, heroes
now have the chance to explore and discover new encounters.

Exploration Card Anatomy

1

Exploration

When a hero performs an open a door action, he follows the steps below:

1. Draw the top card of the Exploration deck and place it faceup on the
table. That Exploration card is now active. An active Exploration
card defines an encounters rules for as long as the card is active.

1.

Advance doom by 1. Then,

discard this Exploration card.

2.

Encounter Name: This area displays the name of

the encounter.

3.

Encounter Rules: These are the effects that occur

while the Exploration card is active.

4.

After Setup Rules: These effects occur

immediately after the encounter is set up.

5.

Flavor: This text describes what happens when the

overlord effects occur.

6.

Overlord Effects: These effects occur at the start of

each Overlord phase.

Lengthy Sewers

21B

26B

Spawn flesh moulders as indicated.

21B

26B

A green smog swirls from the door as you pull it open. Villagers
of Summers Glade begin to move towards you with their
hands outstretched. Once they get close you begin to
Fog-Filled
realize something:Passage
theyre all dead.
A green smog swirls from the door as you pull it open. Villagers
Spawn
indicated.
of Summers Glade
beginzombies
to moveastowards
you with their
hands outstretched. Once they get close you begin to
realize something: theyre all dead.

20B
20B

Spawn zombies as indicated.

Trash Heap

An unbelievable stench hangs in this dreary space. The aroma

is intensified by an extreme heat coming from the far side of
the room. These are more of Tharns followers, blocking the
Heap
way to the locked Trash
exit. A magical
key crafted from a dragons
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but if the
dragons are
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*In a 3 hero game, spawn only the master shadow
as the
indicated.
Place search tokensdragon
equal to
number of heroes as
indicated. Spawn shadow dragons as indicated.

Tomble has opened the door and is therefore exploring. Players

draw the Fog-Filled Passage encounter from the Exploration
deck. This is now the active Exploration card.

2B

*In a 3 hero game, spawn only the master shadow

dragon as indicated.

2B

Deadly Kennel

2.

Advance doom by 1 and discard the

farmer. Each hero receives 2 XP.
Transition to Act II. Then,
discard this Exploration card.

Encounter Icon: If this icon is present, it signifies

that this encounter is a main encounter or the
starting encounter.

Lengthy Sewers

Fog-Filled Passage

Threads of fungus, concealed by the dense fog, coil

themselves around your legs, tightening their grip
with every step. Zombies thrash at your sluggish
bodies over and over, tearing your flesh clean off.

1.

Water drips from the ceiling as a cool breeze sweeps through

the putrid air. A burst of concentrated energy flies overhead,
just missing you!
Spawn
flesh moulders
indicated.
Water drips from
the ceiling
as a cool as
breeze
sweeps through
the putrid air. A burst of concentrated energy flies overhead,
just missing you!

Deep breathing and muffled yelps come from a pile of resting

barghests. The smell of rotting flesh still lingers between their
teeth. You spot a trap lever in the corner held in place by a
Deadly
Kennel
woven sack. You
lean in forward
to get a better look, but you
Deep breathing and
yelps into
comethe
from
a pile of resting
trip muffled
and stumble
room!
barghests. The smell of rotting flesh still lingers between their
teeth.
You spot
a trapaslever
in the corner
heldexploring
in place by
a
Spawn
barghests
indicated.
Move the
hero
one lean
spaceintowards
barghest.
woven sack. You
forwardthe
to master
get a better
look, but you
trip and stumble into the room!

Players locate the necessary tiles as indicated in the encounter

guide and set up the map.
Spawn barghests as indicated. Move the exploring hero
one space towards the master barghest.

5B
5B

13

3.

Players attach the entrance of the new encounter to the exit of

the previous encounter.

4.

Players read the setup text in the green box of the corresponding
encounter guide and place the hybrid sentinels, objective tokens,
and search token as indicated, based on the number of heroes.

5.

Players now read the Exploration card for all rules regarding the
encounter.

13

An incredible tremor shakes the dungeon floor. Tharn

approaches. With a quick swipe and a bloodcurdling
scream, the farmer is gone, and so is the beast.

Exploration Example

Fog-Filled
Passage

If there are no zombies on the map, refresh fate

and discard this Exploration card.

If a hero saves the farmer, discard the farmer and

key. Each hero receives 3 XP. Transition to Act II.
Then, refresh fate and discard this Exploration card.

A hero cannot open a door if there is an active Exploration card. Doors

cannot be closed.

Each zombie gains 1 additional for each other

zombie within 2 spaces of its figure.

As an action, while adjacent to the key, a hero

may pick it up. If the hero carrying the key ends
his turn in a space containing the farmer, he saves
the farmer.

AFTER SETUP: Activate flesh moulders.

3. Refer to the Exploration card for all rules regarding the encounter.
Effects in the blue area of Exploration cards trigger from top to
bottom. Any text that says "After Setup" occurs immediately after the
encounter has been set up. Refer to Monster Activation During a
Hero Turn on page 11 for Exploration cards that require monster
activation after setup.

Heroes cannot suffer to gain movement points.

Each time a hero enters a space adjacent to a
zombie, he suffers 1 .

Each flesh moulder adds 1 brown die to its

defense pool. If the master flesh moulder is
defeated, place 1 blue objective token in its space.
This is the key.

2. Locate the encounter in the encounter guide (found at the back

of this rulebook) and set up the map as shown. Attach the map so
that the entrance of the new encounter is connected to the exit of
the previous encounter. Then, read aloud the italicized flavor text
located under the encounter name. Finally, follow any text listed in
the corresponding green box of the encounter guide, placing monsters
and tokens as indicated.

The Lava Tomb

If the heroes failed to destroy the cauldron in the
Room of Souls, each barghest adds 1 brown die to
its defense pool.

Loot

Overlord Phase in Detail

When a hero defeats a monster, he places a number of damage tokens

on the loot track equal to the number of spaces the monster figures base
occupied (e.g., if the hero defeats a barghest, he places two damage tokens
on the loot track). Each time a hero places a damage token on the loot
track, he places that token on the lowest empty space of the track.

The overlord phase occurs after all hero players have completed their
turns. The players perform various steps that facilitate dangerous events
and monster activity during the adventure.

Fog-Filled
1. Overlord Effects
Passage

If a hero defeats a master monster, he moves the fatigue token on the loot
track up one space. This is done before he places any damage tokens on
the loot track for defeating the monster. The fatigue token on the loot
track cannot go past the highest space of the track.

Overlord effects are printed in the red boxes on the lower portion of
Heroes cannot suffer to gain movement points.
Exploration cards
(see Exploration on page 5). At the start of the
Each time a hero enters a space adjacent to a
Overlord phase,zombie,
all Overlord
he sufferseffects
1 . on the active Exploration card trigger
in order from top to bottom.
Each zombie gains 1 additional for each other

The loot limit is influenced by the number of heroes playing and is

7 cards
represented on the loot track
by gray silhouettes. When the number of
damage tokens on the loot track equals the loot limit, the hero that last
placed a damage token on the track draws a number of Shop Item cards
from the current act's Shop Item deck equal to the number indicated by
6 cards
the fatigue token. He gives one of the Shop7Item
cardscards to any hero of his
choice and places any remaining cards at the bottom of the Shop Item
deck. Then, he removes all damage tokens from the loot track and moves
the fatigue token back to5its
starting position.
cards
LOOT TRACK

2 Hero
Loot Limit

4 cards

OVERLORD TRACK

OVERLORD TRACK

6 cards

of its figure.
When one of these effects
Some Overlordzombie
effectswithin
have 2a spacessymbol.
triggers, do notIfresolve
text.refresh
Instead,
there arethe
no corresponding
zombies on the map,
fate place one fatigue
andsymbol.
discard this
Exploration
token next to the
After
placingcard.
a fatigue token, if the number
symbol,
of fatigue tokens matches the number associated with the
the corresponding text triggers, and all tokens are removed. Continue
placing one fatigue token during each Overlord phase for as long as the
Exploration card remains active.

7 cards

3 Hero 5 cards4 Hero

6 cards
Loot Limit
Loot Limit

Threads of fungus, concealed by the dense fog, coil

themselves around your legs, tightening their grip
with every step. Zombies thrash at your sluggish
bodies over and over, tearing your flesh clean off.

LOOT TRACK

Any tokens that would be

placed above the loot limit as the result of an
3 cards
4 cards
attack are ignored.
5 cards

Heroic Feats1 card

2 cards
Heroic feats do not refresh in cooperative play.
Each hero may
only use
3 cards
his heroic feat once per quest.
1 card

Loot Track Anatomy

Otherwise, advance fate by one (see page 4) and resolve one Peril card.

6 cards

Each Peril card contains one or more effects that provide deadly surprises
for the heroes. Players perform the following when they resolve a Peril card:

2 cards

LOOT TRACK

OVERLORD TRACK

PERIL CARDS

5 cards

3 cards

Overlord Effects Section of an

Exploration Card

If there is an active Exploration card, skip the Fate step.

1 card

4 cards

Advance doom by 1. Then,

discard this Exploration card.

2. Fate

2 cards

7 cards

LOOT TRACK

OVERLORD TRACK

At any time during a heros turn, he may flip one of his heros faceup
2 cards the effects of the card. If he does, he adds
Search cards facedown, ignoring
3 cards
two damage tokens to the loot track.
4 cards

1. Draw one Peril card.

2. If the card is divided into two sections, do the following:

If there are no monsters on the map, resolve the effect listed on

the top half of the card.

1 card

If there are monsters on the map, resolve the effect listed on the
bottom half of the card.

1.

Loot Stack: Damage tokens will be placed in the

spaces of this section, until the loot limit is reached.

3. If the card is not divided into two sections, resolve the entire cards
effect.

2.

Loot Limit: These spaces represent the loot limit

depending on the number of heroes.

4. Discard the Peril card.

3.

If the Peril deck runs out of cards, the discard pile is immediately shuffled
to create a new Peril deck.

Loot Payout: The fatigue token will be moving up

the spaces of this section, determining the number of
cards drawn when the loot limit is reached.

Peril effects do not apply to familiars, figures treated as heroes, and heroes
who are not on the map.

3. Monster Activation

If there are any monsters on the map during this step, draw one
Activation card and perform the following:

Peril Card Anatomy

1. Determine Monster Group: The order that the monster groups

activate is determined by their location on the Activation card, as
shown below. Locate the first group (lowest number on the diagram)
that is on the map and has not yet activated.
Flesh Moulders

Each attack flesh moulders perform gains +2 Range.

SpottheclosestherowhohasaRanged
weaponequipped.
AttacktheclosestheroinLOSwhohasa
Rangedweaponequipped.
Spottheclosesthero.
AttacktheclosestheroinLOS.

Grab.
EngagetheherowhohasthehighestSpeed.

Engagetheherowhoisclosesttoan
objectivetoken.
Attackanadjacenthero.
Ifthismonsterperformedanengageaction,
engagethesametargetagain.
Engagetheclosesthero.

Roll 2 red power dice. The heroes

must collectively suffer equal to the
amount of rolled. Damage may be
unevenly distributed among heroes.

The monsters eyes glow red with anger;

a powerful energy drives them to action.

Barghests

A fireball rushes at your group! Who will

bear the brunt of this attack?

Shadow Dragons

Zombies

EngagetheclosestDiseasedhero.
Attackanadjacenthero.Then,ifthathero
isDiseased,perform1additionalattack
targetingthathero.
Engagetheclosesthero.

Engagetheherowhohasthemostdamage
tokensonhisherosheet.
Howl.

Draw 2 Activation cards instead of 1

during the next Monster Activation
step of the Overlord phase and activate
monsters once for each Activation card.
9/10

Attackanadjacenthero.
Engagethefurthesthero.
Attackanadjacenthero.
Ifthismonsterperformedanengageaction,
engagethesametargetagain.

1.

Flavor: This italicized text describes the peril that

has arisen.

2.

Effect without Monsters: This effect is resolved if

there are no monsters on the map.

3.

Effect with Monsters: This effect is resolved if there

are monsters on the map.

1/10

2. Note Active Effects: Note any active effects for that group. Active effects
are printed in italics directly under the name of each monster group.
3. Choose a Monster:
If there are yellow and red boxes, minion (yellow box) and
master monsters (red box) activate separately. The order in
which monsters are activated is defined from top to bottom,
with all monsters of the top box activating before any monsters
of the bottom box. Choose one monster that has not activated
from the top box. If all monsters of the top box have activated,
choose one monster that has not activated from the bottom box.
If there are no yellow and red boxes, choose any monster of that
group that has not activated.

4. Perform Actions: Resolve all actions listed for that monster in order,
from top to bottom, repeating the list of actions until that monster
has performed two actions or follows the entire list and is unable to
perform a listed action.

2
3

5. Continue/Complete Activation: If there are monsters of the

activating group on the map that have not yet activated, repeat from
step 3. If there are more monsters of a different group that have not
yet activated, repeat from step 1. If all monster groups have been
activated, discard the Activation card.

Activation Card
Anatomy
Flesh Moulders

Spottheclosesthero.
AttacktheclosestheroinLOS.

Spotthefurthesthero.
Performanattacktargetingallherofigures
inLOS,ignoringrangerequirements.Each
figurerollsdefensediceseparately.

4
5

If an action has no effect, monsters do not perform that action. For

example, if an action reads attack an adjacent hero and there is no hero
adjacent to the active monster, then the monster does not perform that
action. Always follow monster rules outlined in the base game (e.g., only
one attack per turn, two actions per monster) unless specifically noted on
the card.

Shadow Dragons

Engagethefurthesthero.
Attackanadjacenthero.
Ifthismonsterperformedanengageaction,
engagethesametargetagain.

Engagetheclosesthero.
Attackanadjacenthero.

Zombies

Barghests

Choose a hero within 3 spaces of a

Barghest. That hero is the Target.

Zombies reroll each X result until

there are no X results remaining.

Engagetheclosesthero.
Attacktheadjacentherowhohasthelowest
remainingHealth.

EngagetheTargethero.
AttacktheTargethero.
Engagetheclosesthero.
Attackanadjacenthero.
2/10

1.

Monster Group Name: This area displays the name

of the monster group.

2.

Minion Activation: This section is yellow and

specifies the actions for the minion monsters of the
corresponding group.

3.

Master Activation: This section is red and

specifies the actions for the master monsters of the
corresponding group.

4.

Active Effects: These effects are active during the

activation of the corresponding monster group.

5.

General Activation: This section specifies the

actions that all monsters of the specified group will
take. The order in which monsters activate is decided
by the players.

If a monster has multiple potential targets during monster activation, the

target closest to the activating monster is chosen.
If a monster has a condition that can be discarded by using an action, such
as Stun, its first action must be to discard that condition. If a monster is
in a pit space, its first action must be to exit the pit space and enter the
adjacent space closest to the exit of the current encounter (see Current
Encounter on page 10).
When an Activation card refers to a "hero," this includes figures treated as
hero figures.
If the Activation deck runs out of cards, the discard pile is immediately
shuffled to create a new Activation deck.

Monster Activation Example

1.

During the Monster Activation step of the Overlord phase players draw one Activation card. There are flesh moulders and
zombies on the map, so flesh moulders activate first followed by zombies.

2.

The Activation card instructs the minion flesh moulder to spot and then attack the closest hero in line of sight. The minion
flesh moulder must move one space to spot (gain line of sight to - see page 9) Leoric of the Book, who is the closest hero to the
flesh moulder's figure. Then, the minion attacks Leoric of the Book. Its activation is now complete.

3.

Now that all minion flesh moulders have activated, the master flesh moulder activates. The Activation card instructs the master
flesh moulder to spot the furthest hero and then attack all heroes in line of sight. The master flesh moulder must move two
spaces to spot (gain line of sight to - see page 9) Widow Tarha, who is the furthest hero from the master flesh moulder's figure.
Then, the master flesh moulder performs an attack that targets both Leoric of the Book and Widow Tarha. Its activation is now
complete.

4.

There are no yellow or red boxes for the zombies' activation, so the heroes decide to activate the master zombie first. The
master zombie moves three spaces to engage (attempt to move as close as possible to - see page 9) Widow Tarha, who is the
closest hero to the master zombie's figure. Then, the master zombie attacks Widow Tarha since she is the only adjacent hero. Its
activation is now complete.

5.

Next, the remaining zombie activates. The Activation card instructs the minion zombie to engage the closest hero and attack
the adjacent hero with the lowest remaining health. The minion zombie moves up to its Speed of 3 spaces to engage (attempt
to move as close as possible to - see page 9) Widow Tarha, who is the closest hero to the minion zombies' figure. The minion
zombie has a melee attack and is not adjacent to any hero so the attack action does not trigger. The list of actions repeats.
6.

2
3

Flesh Moulders

Spottheclosesthero.
AttacktheclosestheroinLOS.

Spotthefurthesthero.
Performanattacktargetingallherofigures
inLOS,ignoringrangerequirements.Each
figurerollsdefensediceseparately.

Zombies

4
5

The minion zombie attempts to engage again, but it cannot because

the Shamble
abilityDragons
prevents it from taking a second move action. The
Shadow
engage action does not trigger. The minion zombie is still not adjacent
Engagethefurthesthero.
to
any
hero, so the attack action does not trigger. Since the players have
Attackanadjacenthero.
Ifthismonsterperformedanengageaction,
gone
through the entire list of actions and not triggered any of the
engagethesametargetagain.
actions,
this monsters activation is complete.

Engagetheclosesthero.
Attacktheadjacentherowhohasthelowest
remainingHealth.

5
Disease

Shambling
Barghests

Choose a hero within 3 spaces of a

Barghest. That hero is the Target.

Zombies reroll each X result until

there are no X results remaining.

Engagetheclosesthero.
Attackanadjacenthero.

+2

EngagetheTargethero.
AttacktheTargethero.
Engagetheclosesthero.
Attackanadjacenthero.

2/10

Zombie

Grab
+2

Shambling
Disease

4
5
8

COMBAT

SPECIAL MONSTER RULES

When a monster performs an attack, the hero rolling defense dice also
rolls the attack dice for that monster.

Shadow Dragons: The Fire Breath ability targets as many heroes as

possible. The path cannot be traced through any monster figures.

SURGES

Additional Rules

When performing an attack, monsters sometimes gain one or more .

When a monster has to spend, they should be spent in the priority
listed below. If the monster spends a and still has additional to
spend, follow the list again from the beginning. Continue doing this until
the monster cannot spend any more or has no left to spend.

Movement

Monsters cannot enter terrain that causes them to suffer damage during
movement.

MOVEMENT VOCABULARY

1. Hero Skills: A monster spends when certain hero skills, hero

abilities, and heroic feats require the monster to spend to attack.

Activation cards use special vocabulary that is new to cooperative

adventures. Players should familiarize themselves with the terms below.

2. Range: A monster spends on additional range if the monster

cannot hit all of its targets with the monsters current range.

Toward: When a figure moves toward a target, the figure moves into the
targets space if possible. Otherwise, the figure must end its movement in
the closest possible space to the target following normal movement rules.
The figure always takes the route that requires the fewest movement points.

3. Special: A monster spends on special abilities only when it will

have an effect on at least one of the monsters targets (e.g., a monster
will not Poison a hero who is already Poisoned). Special surge abilities
include all abilities that are not Range, Pierce, or Damage.

Away: When a figure moves away from a target, the figure must increase
the number of spaces between the figure and the target with each space
moved. If a figure cannot increase the number of spaces between the
figure and the target, the figure does not move.

4. Pierce: A monster spends on Pierce only when one or more have

been rolled by at least one of the monsters targets.
5. Damage: When monsters spend on , apply the with the
highest bonus first.

Furthest: The target that is the greatest number of spaces away from the
monster.

Closest: The target that is the fewest number of spaces away from the
monster.

Disease
Shambling
+2

Spending Surges Example

Engage: When an effect instructs a monster to engage a target, that

monster performs a move action and moves toward the specified target. If
a monster would not move when performing this action, this action is not
performed.
Spot: When an effect instructs a monster to spot a target, that monster
performs a move action and moves toward the closest space from which
it would have line of sight to the specified target. If a monster already has
line of sight to the target, that monster does not perform this action. If
there is no space on the map from which the monster could have line of
sight to the target, a different target is selected.

Zombie

Grab
+2

Shambling
Disease

1.

An Act II master zombie is attacking a hero. The hero

player rolls all the dice in his defense pool, as well as
the attack dice for the zombie.

2.

The hero player follows the list and notices that

the zombie has Disease, which is a special .
However, the zombie cannot use Disease since it
is not dealing damage, and thus the hero would not be
Diseased. The hero player continues going down the
list.

3.

The next applicable on the list is damage, and the

zombie has +2 . Thus, the zombie spends his
first on +2 .

4.

Since the zombie has another to spend, the hero

player goes to the top of the list again. This time the
zombie spends its on Disease because it is now
dealing damage and the hero will be Diseased.

LOS: Some monster activation actions contain the acronym LOS. This
acronym stands for line of sight and follows all of the rules for line of
sight in the base game.

Spotting Example

LARGE MONSTERS

1.

The master flesh moulder is instructed to spot

Syndrael. However, it already has line of sight
to Syndrael, so it does not attempt to spot her.

2.

The minion flesh moulder is instructed to spot

Syndrael. It must move two spaces in order to
gain line of sight to Syndrael. Once the flesh
moulder has line of sight to Syndrael, it stops.

Engaging Example

When players determine movement for a large monster, they must

choose one space that the monster occupies and count movement from
the chosen space as if the figure occupied one space. When players move
a large monster toward a target, they must choose the space occupied by
the large monster that is closest to the target. When players move a large
monster away from a target, they must choose the space occupied by the
large monster that is furthest from the target. After players move a large
monster toward or away from a target, players must place the monster as
close to or as far away from the target as possible, respectively. Otherwise,
large monsters follow the normal movement rules for large monsters.

Encounters

Encounters in cooperative adventures are different from encounters

in the base game and do not follow the same rules. An encounter
consists of all map tiles shown under the corresponding section of the
encounter guide and follows all rules in this section and on the respective
Exploration card.

The rules of an encounter affect the whole map unless otherwise stated.

MAIN ENCOUNTERS AND EXPERIENCE POINTS

Main encounters are special encounters that are integral to each quest.
Main encounters are labeled with a number on their Exploration card and
corresponding section of the encounter guide. The outcome of one main
encounter will affect the next main encounter, ultimately leading up to
the final main encounter, or the Finale.

Room of Souls
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Then, discard this Exploration card.

AFTER SETUP: Activate flesh moulders.

1.

The minion barghest has a Speed of 4 and is

instructed to engage Tomble.

2.

The minion barghest is two spaces away from

Tomble, but because it is a large monster it can be
placed so that it is adjacent to Tomble.

OVERLAPPING MAP TILES

There are some situations in which players cannot set up an encounter
because it would cause a map tile to overlap with an existing map tile. To
solve this problem players must use end caps. An end cap is a two-square
tile that is connected to other map tiles on only one side.
If map tiles overlap when placing a new encounter,
use end caps to create a hidden passage instead.
Connect one end cap to the exit of the previous
encounter. Then, place the new encounter in an
open space on the table and connect a second
end cap to the entrance of the new encounter.
The two end caps are considered linked.

End Cap

If a figure is on a linked end cap, the figure may spend one movement
point to move to the other linked end cap as if the spaces of both end
caps were adjacent. If both spaces on the end cap a figure is moving to are
occupied, the hero or monster places his figure in the closest empty space
to that end cap.
Monsters and heroes cannot attack through nor draw line of sight
through linked end caps.

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Defeated Heroes

Transition to Act II

Each time a hero is defeated, advance fate by one.

When an Exploration card instructs players to transition to Act II, they

perform the following:

Monster Activation During a

Hero Turn

1. Place the Act I Shop Item deck back in the box, and move the Act II
Shop Item deck next to the loot track. When drawing cards for loot,
players will now draw from the Act II Shop Item deck.

Some Exploration cards cause specific monster groups to activate after

the corresponding encounter is set up, even though it is not the Overlord
phase. To activate monsters during a heros turn, draw an Activation card
and activate only the specified groups, then discard the Activation card.
Monster activation is described in detail on page 7.

2. Replace all Act I Monster cards with Act II Monster cards. The new
cards apply to monsters currently on the map as well as all future
monsters.

Spawn and Place

If the encounter guide instructs players to spawn monsters, the players

place monsters on the map based on the number of heroes as indicated in
the encounter guide. If there are two heroes, place monsters on the spaces
marked 2. If there are three heroes, place monsters on the spaces marked
2 and 3. If there are four heroes, place monsters on the spaces marked
2, 3, and 4.

Overlapping Map
Tiles Example

If players cannot spawn a monster because the required figure is already

on the map, remove that figure from the map, recover all damage and
remove any conditions on that monster, and place it as directed. When
players have to remove figures from the map in order to spawn monsters
for an encounter, those figures cannot come from that encounter.

1
Room of
Souls

Treasure
Vault

If a peril effect or overlord effect instructs players to place new monsters

on the map and there are not enough figures to place, place as many
figures as possible. When players are instructed to place monsters on the
map, they place master monsters first, respecting group limits.

The Golden Rules

Deadly
Kennel

1.

There are two very important rules that players should keep
in mind when playing cooperative adventures. These rules
are below:

The heroes have drawn the Room of Souls from

the Exploration deck. However, they cannot place
the Room of Souls because it would intersect with
the existing Deadly Kennel.

If the text on a card conflicts with the rules listed in this

rulebook, the card takes precedence.
If a game effect has multiple potential targets and the
intended target is unclear, heroes choose the target of the
effect from among the potential targets.

2
Treasure
Vault

Room of
Souls

3
2.

The heroes place an end cap on the encounter that

they are exiting, which is the Treasure Vault.

3.

They also attach an end cap to the newly explored

encounter, which is The Room of Souls. This end
cap is linked to the one on the Treasure Vault.

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Encounter Guide
The Onset

As you make your journey into the dungeon, corpses that lined
the floor begin to writhe with life. Behind you, near the sealed
entrance, monsters appear from the shadows!
You must stand together!
Each hero places his figures on a space marked with an
X. Spawn zombies and barghests as indicated.

19B

Treasure Vault

The room glows a magnificent golden hue. Riches from the

rich, forgotten valuables from the poor.
Collect 1 red, 1 green, and 1 blue objective token. Shuffle
the tokens together and place them facedown on the map as
indicated. No players should know which objective tokens
are which color.

Covered
Treasure

8B

Shiny Corridor

You catch a glint of something shiny in the corner of your eye,

but as you move forward it begins to vanish!

30B

Hall of Riddles

A lengthy riddle is inscribed onto the door at the far end of the
hall. The markings are handmade; the deep crevices hollowed
by unknown hands.

29B

Tunnels End

There is a ghastly pounding coming from the other side of the

door. Quick, quick, come my heroes, shhh, quick, stop it, come,
now! The voices fade and the pounding stops. The locked door
will require the force of two heroes.

28B

Encounter Key
Entrance
Barghests

Exit

Shadow Dragons
Flesh
Moulders

Zombies
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Lengthy Sewers

Water drips from the ceiling as a cool breeze sweeps through

the putrid air. A burst of concentrated energy flies overhead,
just missing you!
Spawn flesh moulders as indicated.

21B

26B

Fog-Filled Passage

A green smog swirls from the door as you pull it open. Villagers
of Summers Glade begin to move towards you with their
hands outstretched. Once they get close you begin to
realize something: theyre all dead.

20B

Spawn zombies as indicated.

Trash Heap

An unbelievable stench hangs in this dreary space. The aroma

is intensified by an extreme heat coming from the far side of
the room. These are more of Tharns followers, blocking the
way to the locked exit. A magical key crafted from a dragons
scale lies in a large mound of filth, but if the dragons are
defeated too soon, the key will be lost with them.
Place search tokens equal to the number of heroes as
indicated. Spawn shadow dragons as indicated.
*In a 3-hero game, spawn only the master shadow
dragon as indicated.

2B

Deadly Kennel

Deep breathing and muffled yelps come from a pile of resting

barghests. The smell of rotting flesh still lingers between their
teeth. You spot a trap lever in the corner held in place by a
woven sack. You lean in forward to get a better look, but you
trip and stumble into the room!
Spawn barghests as indicated. Move the exploring hero
one space towards the master barghest.

5B

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Room of Souls

Servants of the mighty dragon stand guard in front of a large

cauldron. Inside the stone container lies innocent souls, not yet
lost to the dragons control. Releasing the souls into the pit may
be their only chance of salvation. But you stand disturbed,
your presence provokes a chilling moan in the chorus of souls.

Cauldron

Spawn flesh moulders as indicated. Place an objective

token facedown on the map as indicated.

4B

The Lava Tomb

The spirits have lured a helpless farmer away from his family and
chained him in this deathly tomb, doomed to suffer the same fate
they had to bear. He struggles with his bonds, like a squirming rat
in the eyes of a large serpent. He is the dragons next meal.

11B

Spawn flesh moulders and barghests as indicated. Place a

villager token on the map as indicated.

27B
12B

Farmer
Throne of the Fallen

Tharn, the massive dragon who commands this dungeon, spots your
band of heroes. With a thunderous roar he beckons the spirits to rise
from the ground. Anger and hatred flare as the dead villagers of
Summers Glade cast their eyes upon you. The only way out is a tunnel
thats been sealed shut. You must be quick and avoid any traps, or you
too will become one of Tharns minions.
Spawn a shadow dragon as indicated. This is Tharn, he is
immediately Immobilized. Spawn barghests as indicated. Collect
1 red and 1 green objective token. Shuffle the tokens together and
place them facedown on the map as indicated. No players should
know which objective token is which color.

18B
Blocked
Tunnel

1B

Trap
17B
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Epilogue

Credits

If you successfully destroy the tunnel in the Throne of the Fallen, read the
following aloud:

Cooperative Adventure Rules Design: Jonathan E. Bove

Special thanks to Nathan I. Hajek and Justin Kemppainen for their
extensive input throughout the design process.

With a mighty blow, the wooden barricade blocking the tunnel is smashed to pieces.
Seeing your escape, Tharn rises in a desperate rage, slamming his tail against the many
pillars of the great room. Piece by piece the dungeon's ceiling falls to the ground, collapsing
the enormous castle. Tharn accepts his fate, but he refuses to allow you to leave alive. You
make your way through the small corridor, spotting the light of day in the distance. An
explosion of fire is released behind you, filling the tunnel with a deadly heat. You make it
outside just before the flames overtake you! The tunnel walls cave in, and you hear a faint
roar in the distance. The dragon's fate is sealed.

Descent: Journeys in the Dark Second Edition Design: Adam Sadler and
Corey Konieczka with Daniel Lovat Clark
Producer: Jason Walden
Editing & Proofreading: Brendan Weiskotten

The heroes win!

Graphic Design: Chris Beck

If the doom and fate counters occupy the same space, or all 8 villager
tokens are placed on the Throne of the Fallen, read the following aloud:

Graphic Design Manager: Brian Schomburg

Cover Art: Jesper Ejsing

Tharn's spirits have grabbed hold of you. Your bodies slow, and your minds become faded.
The world around you changes into a warped dream. In the distance, Tharn approaches.
The beast takes great care with each step; his motions are calm. Then he is upon you. His
warm breath flows around you, yielding a strange sense of comfort. Tilting his head up,
Tharn samples the air, deciding whether his army of spirits will grow, or if his next meal
is prepared. Either way, your fate is sealed.

Managing Art Director: Andrew Navaro

Production Manager: Eric Knight
Executive Game Designer: Corey Konieczka

The heroes lose!

Executive Game Producer: Michael Hurley

Publisher: Christian T. Petersen
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Quick Reference
Turn Summary

1.

Hero Phase

2.

Overlord Phase

Defeated Heroes

Each time a hero is defeated, advance fate by one.

Special Monster Rules

a. Overlord Effects

Shadow Dragons: The Fire Breath ability targets as many

heroes as possible. The path cannot be traced through any
monster figures.

b. Fate (If there is no active

Exploration card, advance fate by
one and resolve one Peril card.)

Movement Vocabulary

c. Monster Activation

Toward: When a figure moves toward a target, the figure

moves into the targets space if possible. Otherwise, the figure
must end its movement in the closest possible space to the
target following normal movement rules. The figure always
takes the route that requires the fewest movement points.

Monster Activation

1.

Determine Monster Group

2.

Note Active Effects

3.

Choose a Monster

4.

Perform Actions

5.

Continue/Complete Activation

Away: When a figure moves away from a target, the figure

must increase the number of spaces between the figure and the
target with each space moved. If a figure cannot increase the
number of spaces between the figure and the target, the figure
does not move.

Monsters Spending

1.

Hero Skills

2.

Range

3.

Special

4.

Pierce

5.

Damage

Furthest: The target that is the greatest number of spaces away

from the monster.
Closest: The target that is the fewest number of spaces away
from the monster.
Engage: When an effect instructs a monster to engage a
target, that monster performs a move action and moves toward
the specified target. If a monster would not move when
performing this action, this action is not performed.

Doom and Fate

Spot: When an effect instructs a monster to spot a target, that

monster performs a move action and moves toward the closest
space from which it would have line of sight to the specified
target. If a monster already has line of sight to the target, that
monster does not perform this action. If there is no space on
the map from which the monster could have line of sight to the
target, a different target is selected.

1
3
1. Doom
Advances
by 1

2. Fate
Advances
by 1

3. Fate
Moves

Backward
by 1

LOS: Some monster activation actions contain the acronym

LOS. This acronym stands for line of sight and follows all
of the rules for line of sight in the base game.

4. Fate
Refreshes

The Golden Rules

If the text on a card conflicts with the rules listed in this
rulebook, the card takes precedence.
If a game effect has multiple potential targets and the
intended target is unclear, heroes choose the target of the
effect from among the potential targets.

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