BEYOND THE GRAVE

CAMPAIGN BOOK
ARCADIA QUEST - Rulebook
 TALES FROM
THE GRAVE
And yet another villain was vanquished, and Arcadia was safe A mere scrap of a legend, the Dread King had been all but
once more. And all was right with the world! erased from history. As the tale went, Arcadia was founded
on the ruins of a much older city (barely a few standing stones
… Until midnight. to mark the crypts). Before that time, the Dread King ruled a
twilight empire, caught between eternal day and night. As his
(Wait, what, again?? Don’t tell me it’s the Temple this time. … reign progressed and his children grew, it became abundantly
It’s not? Whew. That’s a relief!) clear that neither of them were fit to rule.

The victorious Guild was holding a tasteful dinner party for the His eldest preferred nothing more than dancing away the day
victors (and a consolation dinner for the losers). They’d learned with the elves in the Daylight Woods, and his youngest would
their lesson about a raucous night of too much wine, but, alas, be gone for weeks on end, marauding with the orcs in the
there is no rest, even for the wary. (See what I did there?) Nocturnal Mountains. There wasn’t a scrap of twilight in either
of these two! (Which some still argue is always for the best).
At the stroke of midnight on the city’s massive clock tower, a
chilling wind swept through Arcadia, and a booming skeletal So, the Dread King conceived a simple plan: he would live forever!
laugh rang out across the city! (Yes, the laugh was skeletal. You
know, kind of hollow, but with that awesome reverb? … Well, I First, he disowned his children. Easily done with the aid of his
don’t have an adjective for that. I’m a narrator, not a thesaurus.) lawyers. And then, he found a specialist in immortality (once
again via his lawyers). … In fact, one wonders if the lawyers
As the evil laugh died and the wind rose, crypts, graves, and might not have had a hand in what happened next. … Nah.
tombs burst open, and the city was overrun by horrors from
beyond the grave! It didn’t take long for the Guilds’ most wise The dark wizard (for there were no necromancers at that time)
and learned scholars to figure out what had happened: drew up a contract for the Dread King. He would, indeed, live
forever so long as the last stone of his kingdom still stood. And
The Dread King had risen! then there was a bunch of fine print, which the Dread King let
his lawyers look over and approve. He signed his name, and was
instantly transformed into the undead horror that still stalks the
world today.

It would appear that the fine print did indeed contain a note or
two about the condition in which the Dread King would live on.
You might say that’s the oldest trick in the book, but really that
was the first time someone tried it. And the lawyers must have
simply missed that line, right? … I’m informed by our lawyers not
to speculate further in this line of thought. MOVING ON!

The Dread King’s sons returned to the city in a flash! Their father
had become a terror upon his citizens. He could raise the dead
with a wave of his hand, and he could make people dead with
the slash of his sword. Which he did. Often. At his lawyer’s office,
strangely.

The sons united under the same banner to bind the Dread King
in his royal crypt, deep beneath the city. There they sealed him
within, to live out his remaining contract until the very last
stone of his kingdom had indeed fallen.

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 Dr. Spider removed the seals on the tomb, business card in hand,
when the Dread King flung the door aside and emerged. He
laughed, triumphant! For at least one stone of his old kingdom
still stood! As to which stones those were, no one had any idea,
but the Dread King searches for them even now.

Since then, the city has been overrun with undead! It’s virtually
uninhabitable to the living. Sure, night and day are functioning
just fine (the Guilds finally figured out how to lock the Temple
doors), but night time is a ghastly affair, with zombies shuffling
through the streets and ghosts peeping in on the few citizens
brave enough to give normal life a go.

And, Dr. Spider even completed one of his grandest experiments

yet in the form of Frank, a walking mountain of moldering
murder. (I am again informed by our lawyers that I should always
avoid alliteration. … Oops.)

Something must be done!

To aid this cause, the sons destroyed as much of the city The Guilds have sent forth the call once more, to heroes far
as thought possible, and then let nature take its course. and wide! Return to Arcadia, put a stop to Dr. Spider’s vile
Humankind was, alas, scattered, until the founding of Arcadia schemes, and defeat the Dread King, who seeks to rule from
many centuries later. Beyond The Grave!

When along came a Spider. A Dr.

Spider, that is. Once a student of
Arcadia University, Doctor Spider’s
bizarre experiments raised eyebrows
to put it mildly. Even Professor
Morgan, the Dean of Necromantic
Studies, was heard to hiss and draw
away from the abominations that
Dr. Spider created. Dr. Spider was
eventually expelled, particularly
after his assistant, Ivan, took the
phrase ‘pick my colleagues’ brains’
a little too seriously.

Dr. Spider wanted nothing less

than to cure death, and grant
immortality to every living soul
in the world. In fact, it was in
pursuit of immortality that he ran
across the Dread King’s tomb. He
reasoned that if the Dread King did
indeed still live, then adding flesh
to his skeletal frame should prove
no problem. He searched long
and far, and finally discovered the
resting place, right beneath the
Arcadia Mausoleum itself!

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 CONTENTS GAME COMPONENTS
TALES FROM THE GRAVE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
GAME COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
TOMBSTONE CARDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Setting Up Tombstone Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Revealing Tombstone Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Tombstone Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Activating Monsters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
EXPANDING THE UPGRADE DECKS. . . . . . . . . . 5
Removed Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
HUGE CHARACTERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1 Campaign
Shove. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1 Campaign Book Sheet pad
BANISHMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Respawning Banished Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
GHOSTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BEYOND THE GRAVE CAMPAIGN. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
CAMPAIGN MAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 14 Tombstone
2 Hero cards cards
HAUNTED BARRACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
SLAUGHTERHOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
CRYPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
BRIDGE OF THE DAMNED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
THE GRAVEYARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
BLACK SHRINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 36 Monster cards
MILL OF SOULS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22 48 Upgrade cards
SECRET LABORATORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
THE UNHOLY MAUSOLEUM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
HEROES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
THE ENEMY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31 14 Quest cards

2 Heroes: 4 Axe Flinger 6 Skelebones 4 Ghosts 

Darryn & Chaz Zombies

2 Slasher 2 Necromancers 1 Ivan 1 Frank 1 Dr. Spider 1 Dread King

Zombies
24 figures 3 double-sided
game tiles
 INTRODUCTION
Beyond the Grave is a campaign expansion for Arcadia Quest. It
introduces not only a new campaign with 9 brand new scenarios
for you and your friends to play, but also new heroes, monsters
and upgrade cards with new unique abilities, new game tiles and
an entirely new game mechanic in the Tombstone cards.

You will need the Arcadia Quest core box in order to play
Beyond the Grave. The components in this box can be used not
only to play the Beyond the Grave campaign contained in this
book, but also to bring a different flavor to other campaigns and
scenarios you play, be them official or homemade.

The following chapters explore some of the new spooky features

introduced by this expansion.

TOMBSTONE CARDS
a Tombstone card that is in his Space. The player takes the card
That tombstones are a direct connection to the world beyond from the board, reads it, executes what the card’s text indicates
the grave is something that Dr. Spider realized early on in his and then discards the card. Unlike an Exploration token, a
experiments. But the Guilds eventually did catch on and the Hero is not obligated to reveal a Tombstone card that’s in his
heroes came to learn how to use this eerie connection to Space. It also doesn’t block Line of Sight or Movement in any
their advantage. By performing arcane rituals on a tombstone, way. A Tombstone card can be revealed even if there’s an Enemy
chanting words of power to them, or perhaps just bashing the sharing the Space with the active Hero, and revealing it does
things with a hammer at just the right angle, heroes are able to not trigger a Guard Reaction in Close Monsters.
stir the fabric that separates this world from the next. The results
of such meddling are always unpredictable (and not necessarily
always welcome), but how can a hero resist the temptation of TOMBSTONE EFFECTS
taking a peek inside when he passes by a tombstone?
The effects described on a Tombstone card must be executed
by the active player immediately when it is revealed (unless
SETTING UP TOMBSTONE CARDS some factor makes it impossible to be executed, in which case it
has no effect). The vast majority of the cards benefit the active
The description of each scenario indicates how many Tombstone player one way or another.
cards are used in it. Shuffle all the Tombstone cards and separate
the requested amount, placing the rest back in the box without ACTIVATING MONSTERS
looking at their content. Then distribute the cards on the Spaces Several Tombstone cards allow the player to activate a Monster
indicated on the map, with the text face down. on the board belonging to a specific Monster Tier. The player
selects the Monster he wishes to activate and performs its
Movement and/or its Attack, in any order, following that
REVEALING TOMBSTONE CARDS Monster’s normal stats and choosing any Hero as the primary
target. While the Monster is being controlled by the player, it
Revealing a Tombstone card works very much like opening a doesn’t count as a Hero from his Guild. It cannot accomplish
door or using a portal. During the Movement part of a Hero’s Quests, and if it kills anybody, the credit goes to the game as
activation, he may choose to spend 1 Movement Point to reveal usual, not to the active player.

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 EXPANDING HUGE
THE UPGRADE DECKS CHARACTERS
This expansion contains new Upgrade cards for the Upgrade Beyond the Grave in-
decks at all levels. These new cards should be mixed with those troduces a new class of
from the core box to create expanded Upgrade decks. Character with the Dread
King: Huge Characters!
When dealing out the Starting Equipment, all players receive The figure of such a
the 5 normal Starter cards, plus one copy of the new Starter card Monster has a base so
“Sickle”. However, each Guild is allowed to keep only 5 Starter large that it occupies a
cards, so each player must choose 1 of the Starter cards to discard. whole Space all by itself,
and so it works a little
differently from normal
figures. Basically a Huge Character counts as two Characters
on the board: its space is always considered Full to its Allies
and Blocked to its Enemies. It blocks Line of Sight to its
Enemies, as well as their Movement.

SHOVE
Some particularly imposing Characters (usually Huge ones) are
For the other Upgrade decks, players can simply add the 6 new able to Shove others when moving. A Character with this ability
cards to the normal ones for each level, creating larger decks. To never has his Movement blocked by other Characters, whether
ensure a better balance of the cards, however, it is recommended Ally or Enemy. Whenever he enters a Space, all Characters in
that players remove 1 copy of each of the following cards from it are placed in any other Close Spaces. The player controlling
each deck when adding the new cards from Beyond the Grave: the Shoving Character decides where each Shoved Character
goes. They can even be placed in the Space that the Shoving
Character just vacated. Heroes being displaced by a Shove do
not trigger Guard Reaction in Close Monsters.
REMOVED CARDS
LEVEL 1
Trusty Blade, Bleeder, Crescent Bow, Wind Blast, Cleave,
Orc Beater.
LEVEL 2
Decimator, Smashface, Hate, Heart of the Unicorn,
Blazing Shot, Knight’s Plate.
LEVEL 3
Brimstone, Thorn, Windblast II, Battle Cry, Nova Bolt II,
Sun Ring II.
LEVEL 4
Frostbite, Bloodthirst, Hate II, Burninate, King’s Shield,
Heart of the Phoenix.
LEVEL 5
Bomb Apettit, Trueshot, Astral Strike II, Burninate II,
Emperor’s Plate, Moon Ring III. Example: When the Dread King moves into the occupied Space,
both the Zombie and Chaz are placed in any available Close
Spaces. The nearby Ghost’s Guard Reaction is not triggered.

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 BANISHMENT GHOSTS
Ghosts have a very tenuous relationship with the physical
Beyond the Grave, and its meddling with the afterlife, makes world, which is why they are able to completely ignore all
the Spawn tile an even more integral part of the game. Some blocking elements such as walls, closed doors and blocked
Monster abilities, Tombstone cards or Upgrade cards allow a spaces. For them, it is as if these elements were not even
Character to be sent straight to the Spawn tile, without even there. That means they can move through walls and attack
being killed. And yes, even a Hero can be banished to the through them. All Spaces sharing an edge with theirs are
considered Close to them, regardless of obstacles.
Spawn tile!
This also means that their Guard Reaction is triggered
when a Hero moves out of any Space Close to them, even
if there’s a wall between them. The Hero may not be able
to attack the Ghost, but the Ghost sure can attack him.
In such a situation, where a Ghost is right behind a wall,
it doesn’t have its Guard Reaction triggered by the Hero
ignoring him or other Close Monsters and attacking
somebody else, because the Ghost is not considered to
be Close to the Hero (only the Hero is considered to be
Close to the Ghost).

When an ability instructs you to place a Character in the Spawn

tile, its figure is taken from the board and placed standing up in
the first available slot of the Spawn tile, but that doesn’t mean
it’s been killed. It’s just been banished to that world beyond
the grave, awaiting a chance to return. The Character retains all
Wounds he’s suffered and a Hero doesn’t lose any Exploration
tokens in his possession (who says you can’t carry anything out of
this world?). However, any special condition tokens placed on
the Character are removed.
Examples: Darryn and Chaz are considered to be Close
Note: Pay attention to the scenario descriptions for notes on to the Ghost, even though there’s a wall and a closed door
specific Monsters that may not be banished. between them.
1 - When Darryn attempts to move out of his Space, he
triggers the Ghost’s Guard Reaction and is attacked.
RESPAWNING
2 - Chaz makes a ranged attack against a Skelebone
BANISHED CHARACTERS that is not Close to him. However, since the Ghost is not
considered to be Close to him behind that closed door, its
When the Spawn tile becomes full, players roll a Monster Spawn Guard Reaction is not triggered.
as usual, including any banished Characters. If the banished
Character is a Monster, it works just like a normal Monster Spawn,
with the figure either being placed on a board Space containing
the Spawn token (but still with any Wounds it suffered) or being If a player Rests his Guild while his Hero is still banished to
returned to the game box. If the banished Character is a Hero, the Spawn tile, he can choose to bring him back to the board
however, things work a bit differently. If the Spawn roll places the immediately, either on his Starting Area or Close to an Ally.
Hero in a Free space, its figure goes to that Space on the board
(still with any Wounds it suffered), but if the roll would eliminate Note: If the Spawn tile happens to already be full when a Hero
the Hero, his figure is instead placed back on the board either on is banished, he is placed straight into his Starting Area or Close
his Starting Area or Close to an Ally, as if it had been Resurrected to an Ally.
(though it still retains any Wounds suffered).

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 BEYOND THE GRAVE CONNECTED FROM
Each scenario might have a Title connection FROM other
CAMPAIGN scenarios. If it does, this section will indicate which other
scenarios offer a Title that can benefit a player in this scenario.

CONNECTS TO
This book contains all nine scenarios of Arcadia Quest - Beyond Each scenario might have Title connections TO other scenarios.
the Grave and provides all the necessary information for setting If it does, this section will indicate which other scenarios benefit
up and playing each scenario. You can play the Scenarios in this from the Title that can be obtained in this scenario.
book either as a Campaign or in Episodic Mode.
TITLE
CAMPAIGN AND EPISODIC MODE In most scenarios, one Quest grants a Title to the Guild who
The Arcadia Quest - Beyond the Grave campaign is divided into accomplishes it. Each Title offers an advantage that this Guild
three stages: the Outer Circle, the Inner Circle and the Final will be able to enjoy when playing certain subsequent scenarios.
Showdown. During a campaign, just six of the nine scenarios This section specifies which of its Quests is associated with a
contained in this Campaign Book will be played, so each new Title, what advantage it brings, and which subsequent scenarios
campaign can take different paths and offer all new scenarios benefit from that Title.
for the players.
QUESTS
Outer Circle - Of the five scenarios available in the Outer Each scenario possesses a number of Quests that the Heroes
Circle, three must be completed before the players move into must accomplish in order to be victorious. The specific Quest
the Inner Circle. cards for each scenario are listed in this description and they’re
divided into two kinds: Player vs. Player (PvP) and Player vs.
Inner Circle - Of the three scenarios available in the Inner Environment (PvE). PvP Quests relate to defeating the Heroes
Circle, two must be completed before the players move to the of the enemy Guilds. PvE Quests are specific feats related to
Final Showdown. the scenario at hand, such as defeating a specific Monster or
performing a specific task. This section also indicates whether
Final Showdown - All campaigns end with the Final Showdown a Quest grants a Reward card or a Title to the player who
scenario. accomplishes it.

At the beginning of the campaign, players choose which of REWARD CARD

the Outer Circle scenarios will be the first (it is recommended Each scenario has one, or more Quests that grant a Reward card.
that first-time players begin the campaign with the Haunted This section indicates what Reward cards can be gained in the
Barracks scenario). Afterwards, the winner of the previous scenario.
scenario chooses which scenario will be played next.
SPECIAL SETUP
However, if a group of players desires to simply have some fun Some scenarios might have specific setup rules. This section
in a disconnected way, just gathering some Heroes and playing a explains those rules.
scenario without greater repercussions, they can play in Episodic
Mode. SPECIAL RULES
Each scenario has some unique rules specific to it. This section
In Episodic Mode, players quickly set up their Guilds, with Heroes explains those rules, including a more detailed explanation of
and Upgrade cards in any level of their choice, and go tackle any what the players need to do in order to accomplish the scenario’s
scenario in this Campaign Book. For more information about PvE Quests.
the Episodic Mode, see page 30 in the Arcadia Quest Rulebook.
TITLE ADVANTAGES
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK This section explains the effects that Titles gained in previous
Each scenario’s description contains different sections that are scenarios have in the current scenario.
described below. See the chapter “Scenario Setup” on page 10
in the Arcadia Quest Rulebook for a detailed description of MAP KEY
how to set up the board for a scenario to be played. This section details which components, and their respective
quantities, are needed to play the scenario.

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 CAMPAIGN MAP
The map below shows the city of Arcadia and all nine available Each scenario lists its relative difficulty and complexity (either
scenarios for this campaign. They are divided into five scenarios Easy, Medium or Hard). To help players visualize the Title
in the Outer Circle, three scenarios in the Inner Circle and the connections between scenarios, each Title is represented by a
Final Showdown at the center of the city. symbol. The Title that can be gained in a scenario is displayed
above its name, and the Titles that offer an advantage in a
scenario are displayed under its name. This way you can quickly
determine which scenarios connect to each other.

HAUNTED
BARRACKS
EASY

SLAUGHTER
-HOUSE SECRET BLACK
MEDIUM
LABORATORY SHRINE BRIDGE
HARD EASY
OF THE
DAMNED
HARD

THE UNHOLY
MAUSOLEUM

MILL
OF SOULS
MEDIUM

CRYPTS THE GRAVEYARD

MEDIUM HARD

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 QUESTS
PVE
- “Investigate the Quarters” - Grants Title
- “Secure Weapons Cache”. Collect 1 Quest token. - Grants
Reward card

PVP
- “Kill Blue”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Blue Guild
- “Kill Red”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Red Guild
- “Kill Green”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Green Guild
- “Kill Orange”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Orange Guild

REWARD CARD
Spinal Tap (x2)

SPECIAL RULES
- When a Hero enters a Space containing either the Red, Green,
Blue or Orange Quest tokens, and has no Enemies on the same
Space, he accomplishes the “Secure Weapons Cache” Quest and
exchanges the token for one of the Reward Cards. The same
player cannot collect more than one Quest token. While it is
possible for all players to complete this Quest, only the first 2
HAUNTED will get Reward cards. The Quest “Secure Weapons Cache” will
still be available to other players, but after completing it, they
BARRACKS will not get the associated Reward Card.

Outer Circle

While zombies and skeletons can generally get along without

weapons, they’re sooo much more entertaining with an axe or
a sword. Fortunately, the Arcadian Barracks was chock-full of
cast-off orc weapons and armor. The only problem was getting
the zombies to follow directions long enough for outfitting.
But now, inexplicably, newly-risen dead travel to the Haunted
Barracks seemingly of their own accord. If the Guilds are to have
any chance at re-taking Arcadia, they’d do well to halt the flow
of weapons and corpses coming and going from this place.

CONNECTS TO
- Black Shrine
- Mill of Souls

TITLE
When a Hero is in another player’s Starting Area, and has no
enemies on any Space of that Starting Area, he accomplishes the
“Investigate the Quarters” Quest and becomes the “Speaker for
the Dead”. When playing the “Black Shrine” or “Mill of Souls” - When a Hero is in another player’s Starting Area, and has no
scenarios, all of his Heroes will get +1 Reroll per Character in the enemies on any Space of that Starting Area, he accomplishes the
Spawn tile. “Investigate the Quarters” Quest.

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 2A 3A 10B
6A 1A 12A

Closed Small open Exploration Spawn Tombstone Portal

door x4 door x4 token x8 token x4 Cards x8 x6

Quest Axe Flinger Slasher Skelebone

tokens x4 Zombie x4 Zombie x2 x6

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 QUESTS
PVE
- “Kill Ivan” - Grants Title
- “Destroy Food Reserves”. Destroy 1 Quest token - Grants
Reward card

PVP
- “Kill Blue”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Blue Guild
- “Kill Red”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Red Guild
- “Kill Green”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Green Guild
- “Kill Orange”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Orange Guild

REWARD CARD
Flaming Chain (x2)

SLAUGHTER
HOUSE
Outer Circle

Even zombies gotta eat. There just aren’t enough citizens still
around to take care of the food supply problems. The Guilds
keep sending in fresh troops, but resurrection vanishes the
corpses straight from zombie hands. Fortunately, not every
corpse in Arcadia can answer the Dread King’s call, and that’s
where the Slaughterhouse comes in. Zombies labor day and
night to unearth and haul ‘fresh’ supplies from the graveyards
and crypts to this macabre meat factory. Ivan spends a lot of SPECIAL RULES
time here, poking through the fresher meat for new brains for - The Heroes may attack any of the four Quest tokens as if
his collection. they were a Character. If the attack rolls any CRIT, the token
is destroyed. The Hero completes the Quest “Destroy Food
CONNECTS TO Reserves” and exchanges the token for one of the Reward
- Mill of Souls Cards. The same player cannot destroy more than one Quest
- Secret Laboratory token. While it is possible for all players to complete this Quest,
only the first 2 will get Reward cards. The Quest “Destroy
TITLE Food Reserves” will still be available to other players, but after
If a player defeats Ivan, that player completes the Quest “Kill completing it, they will not get the associated Reward Card.
Ivan” and becomes the “Mastermind”. When playing the “Mill
of Souls” or “Secret Laboratory” scenarios, when that player - If a player kills Ivan, he immediately completes the Quest “Kill
triggers any kind of Reaction on a Monster and there is another Ivan”.
Hero Close to it, the monster will attack that Hero instead. If
there is more than one Hero Close to the active Monster, the - In this scenario, Ivan ignores any effect that would place him
“Mastermind” player chooses which Hero will be attacked. in the Spawn tile.

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12B Closed
door x9
6A 9B
8A 2B Small closed
door x2
11B
Open
door x2

Quest
tokens x4

Exploration
token x8

Spawn
token x4

Portal x4 Portal x4

Tombstone
Cards x8

Axe Flinger Slasher

Zombie x4 Zombie x2

Skelebone Ghost
x6 x2

Necromancer Ivan
x2 x1

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 QUESTS
PVE
- “Cleanse the Noble Crypts”. Take your Guild’s Quest token
to the designated Space. - Grants Title
- “Kill Necromancer” - Grants Reward card

PVP
- “Kill Blue”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Blue Guild
- “Kill Red”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Red Guild
- “Kill Green”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Green Guild
- “Kill Orange”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Orange Guild

REWARD CARD
Soulstone (x2)

CRYPTS
Outer Circle
SPECIAL SETUP
The Arcadian nobility have long interred their deceased in this - All players start the scenario in possession of their Guild’s Quest
lonely place. As nobles themselves, they resisted the Dread tokens. The player must place the token on one of his Heroes’
King’s call far better than the common peasantry which make cards. During the scenario, players can never take a Guild token
up most of the Usurper’s undead horde. For these resistant belonging to an opposing Guild.
corpses, a more personal touch is required. The Dread King has
tasked his Necromancers to bring Arcadia’s ancient nobility back - This scenario starts with some Monsters on the Spawn tile, as
to kneel in allegiance at his feet (and serve as Wave Two in his indicated on the setup map.
expanding plans). The Guilds face not only an imminent threat
but enormous political pressure to keep the current aristocracy’s SPECIAL RULES
relatives safe and in their crypts. Besides, if any of them wake - If a player kills a Necromancer he completes the Quest “Kill
up, wouldn’t their titles revert back to them? Averting the legal Necromancer” and gets the Reward Card. The same player
nightmares alone is worth ten times the effort! cannot kill more than one Necromancer. The Necromancer is
not placed in the Spawn tile, but returned to the game box, so
CONNECTS TO a maximum of 2 players will be able to complete the Quest and
- Black Shrine get the Reward Card.
- Secret Laboratory
- In this scenario, the Necromancers ignore any effect that
TITLE would place them in the Spawn tile.
The player who takes his own Quest token to one of the
designated areas completes the Quest “Cleanse the Noble - If a player takes his own Quest token to one of the Spaces
Crypts” and becomes the “Purifier”. When playing the “Black designated with a “!” and has no Enemies on the same Space, he
Shrine” or “Secret Laboratory” scenarios, that player will not completes the Quest “Cleanse the Noble Crypts” and discards
need to Rest to Resurrect a dead Hero; he may do it freely on the token.
his turn.

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 12B 7B 11B
2B 10A 9B
4B 5B

Closed Small closed Open Portal Axe Flinger Slasher Skelebone

door x6 door x4 door x2 x2 Zombie x4 Zombie x2 x6

Spawn Exploration Tombstone Portal Ghost Necromancer

token x5 token x8 Cards x8 x3 x4 x2

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 TITLE
A Hero may collect his Guild’s Quest token and take it back to
his own Starting Area. If the Hero carrying his Guild’s token is
in his Starting Area and has no Enemies sharing the same Space,
he completes the Quest “Gather Frank’s Bride”. The first player
to do it becomes the “Matchmaker” and, when playing the final
scenario “The Unholy Mausoleum”, every time he kills 1 enemy
he may activate Frank, performing its movement and/or attack
against any Hero or Minion of his choice.

QUESTS
PVE
- “Gather Frank’s Bride”. Recover your Guild’s Quest token and
bring it to your Starting Area. - Grants Title
- “Kill Frank” - Grants Reward card

PVP
- “Kill Blue”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Blue Guild
- “Kill Red”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Red Guild
- “Kill Green”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Green Guild
- “Kill Orange”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Orange Guild

REWARD CARD
Power Harness (x1)

BRIDGE OF
THE DAMNED
Outer Circle

The Bridge of the Damned (which is its actual name!) has SPECIAL SETUP
long had a history as THE place from which forlorn lovers hurl - Separate all the Quest tokens and place them face up on the
themselves to end their angst-driven vapors. Tower battlements side of the board opposite to their respective Guild’s starting
are just too high for a proper spectacle, and, plus, the river areas, as indicated on the map.
really isn’t THAT far down. And yet, a few tragic souls still never
make it to the surface. Poor Frank has been fishing from the SPECIAL RULES
bridge ever since he heard about its history. He’s really hoping - If a player kills Frank, he completes the Quest “Kill Frank” and
to find his soul-mate’s body somewhere down in the depths. gets the Reward Card.
Unfortunately, his constant weeping and sniveling is driving the
few surviving citizens mad. They’re locked in their houses by - In this scenario, Frank ignores any effect that would place him
night, and by day, nothing can dislodge poor Frank from the in the Spawn tile.
bridge. It’s up to the Guild to either find what he’s looking for,
or drive him off for good! - A Hero may take his Guild’s Quest token and bring it to his
own Starting Area. When the Hero is in any Space of his Starting
CONNECTS TO Area and has no Enemies sharing the same Space, he completes
- The Unholy Mausoleum the Quest “Gather Frank’s Bride” and discards the token.

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2B
9A 1A 7A

Closed Spawn
door x5 token x4
Axe Flinger Slasher Skelebone
Zombie x4 Zombie x2 x6
Open Quest
door x7 tokens x4 Portal x4

Small open Exploration Tombstone Ghost Necromancer Frank

door x4 token x8 Cards x8 x4 x2 x1

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 QUESTS
PVE
- “Stop the Ritual”. Take 1 Death token to the central Space of
the graveyard. - Grants Title
- “Kill Dr. Spider” - Grants Reward card

PVP
- “Kill Blue”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Blue Guild
- “Kill Red”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Red Guild
- “Kill Green”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Green Guild
- “Kill Orange”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Orange Guild

REWARD CARD
Tombstone Shield (x1)

SPECIAL SETUP
- This scenario starts with some Monsters on the Spawn tile, as
indicated on the setup map.

- Separate all Quest tokens, shuffle them and place them, face
down, in the Spaces indicated on the map.

- Place 4 Death tokens on the board as indicated. Instead of

THE GRAVEYARD their normal use, they behave the same as Quest tokens.

SPECIAL RULES
Outer Circle - If a Hero is on a Space containing one of the 4 Quest tokens
and has no Enemies on the same Space, the content of the token
is revealed. If a Hero finds the Red Quest token, it is replaced
The Graveyard was once beyond Arcadia’s city walls, but has by Dr. Spider. If a Hero finds the Blue, Orange or Green Quest
since been enclosed. It was built on the site of a famous battle tokens, it is replaced by a Ghost, who immediately attacks the
wherein thousands upon thousands are said to have perished. Hero who found it. (*)
And that’s ALL the encouragement Dr. Spider needs to carry out
his grandest experiment yet. Combining mad magic and insane - If a Hero kills Dr. Spider he completes the Quest “Kill Dr.
science, he’s devised a means to raise both armies at the same Spider” and gets the Reward Card.
time! Even the Dread King might have trouble reigning over the
risen hordes, but who can say no to instant legions? The heroes - In this scenario, Dr. Spider ignores any effect that would place
must re-bury the skulls being used before Dr. Spider succeeds, or him in the Spawn tile.
risk being completely overrun!
- If a Hero is on a Space containing one of the Death tokens and
CONNECTS TO has no Enemies on the same Space, he collects the token. This
- The Unholy Mausoleum Death token works just like a Quest token, with the difference
that it is placed on the Hero’s figure instead of on his card. The
TITLE Hero must now take the token to the central Space of the
If a Hero collects any of the four Death tokens placed on graveyard. When the Hero carrying the Death token is on the
the board during setup, he must take it to the central space central Space of the Graveyard and has no Enemies sharing the
of the Graveyard. When the Hero carrying the token is at the same Space, he discards the token from the game and completes
indicated Space and has no Enemies sharing the same Space, he the Quest “Stop the Ritual”.
completes the Quest “Stop the Ritual”. Only the first player to
do it becomes the “Undertaker” and, when playing the final
scenario “The Unholy Mausoleum”, may remove Death Curse
cards from his Heroes by paying only 1 Coin per card.

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 2A 9A
7A 10A 11B
12B 5B

Closed
door x6 Quest Portal
tokens x4 x6

Open Axe Flinger Slasher Skelebone

door x2 Zombie x4 Zombie x2 x6

Tombstone Exploration
Cards x8 token x8
Small closed
door x2

Ghost(*) Necromancer Dr. Spider(*)

Small open Spawn Death x4 x2 x1
door x2 token x5 token x4

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 CONNECTS TO
- The Unholy Mausoleum

TITLE
If a player collects and escorts one of the members of the
Militia (Red, Green, Orange or Blue Quest token) to the exit,
he completes the Quest “Rescue the Militia” and becomes
a “Captain of the Militia”. When playing the final scenario,
“The Unholy Mausoleum”, the Militia will share with his Guild
the secret of the magic back door to the Temple of Dawning
Twilight, giving him access to the portal inside.

QUESTS
PVE
- “Rescue the Militia”. Escort one Quest token to the exit. -
Grants Title
- “Kill Frank” - Grants Reward card
- “Kill Ivan” - Grants Reward card

PVP
- “Kill Blue”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Blue Guild
- “Kill Red”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Red Guild
- “Kill Green”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Green Guild
- “Kill Orange”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Orange Guild

REWARD CARD
Holy Water (x2)

BLACK SPECIAL RULES

- If a player kills Frank, he completes the Quest “Kill Frank” and
SHRINE gets a Reward Card.

- If a player kills Ivan, he completes the Quest “Kill Ivan” and

Inner Circle gets a Reward Card.

- In this scenario, Frank and Ivan ignore any effect that would
The former Cathedral has been defiled by the Dread King place them in the Spawn tile.
and his Necromancers into a vile Black Shrine to the forces of
darkness. Worse, they’ve been rounding up the few remaining - If a Hero takes any of the Quest tokens to one of the 3 exits of
citizens as ‘new recruits’ to the Dread King’s undead army. the Black Shrine (as indicated on the map) and has no Enemies
Which, yes, means terrible, terrible deaths followed by even sharing the same Space, he completes the Quest “Rescue the
more terrible undeaths. If the Guilds could only get there first! Militia”, discarding the token.
If they could only arm those same citizens and transform them
into new militia leaders! If only there were heroes hardy enough TITLE ADVANTAGES
to undertake such a task!! …. Oh wait! There are! What a happy - If a player got the “Speaker for the Dead” Title by exploring
coincidence! And yet, they must beware, for the Dread King the quarters in the “Haunted Barracks” scenario, all of his
himself occasionally inspects the new recruits in their… er, pre- Heroes get +1 Reroll per Character currently on the Spawn tile.
zombified state.
- If a player got the “Purifier” Title by cleansing the noble crypts in
CONNECTED FROM the “Crypts” scenario, he does not need to Rest his Guild in order
- Haunted Barracks to Resurrect a dead Hero; he may do it freely during his turn.
- Crypts

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Small open Spawn Portal
door x2 token x5 x4 9A 4A 7A
Quest Tombstone 2A 3A 5B
tokens x4 Cards x8
Closed Exploration Portal
door x8 token x8 x2

Axe Flinger Slasher Skelebone Ghost Necromancer Ivan Frank Dread

Zombie x4 Zombie x2 x6 x4 x2 x1 x1 King x1

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 PVP
- “Kill Blue”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Blue Guild
- “Kill Red”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Red Guild
- “Kill Green”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Green Guild
- “Kill Orange”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Orange Guild

REWARD CARD
Skull Helm (x2)

SPECIAL SETUP
- This scenario starts with some Monsters on the Spawn tile, as
indicated on the setup map.

- Separate all the Quest tokens and place them face up on the
MILL Space on the board opposite to their respective Guild’s Starting
Areas, as indicated on the map.
OF SOULS SPECIAL RULES
- If a player kills the Dread King, he completes the Quest “Kill
Inner Circle the Dread King".

- The doors to the Spaces containing the Skelebones cannot

Those corpses that have resisted the Dread King’s call through be opened or closed normally by using a Movement Point.
force of will rather than random chance are not taken to the When a Hero is on the Space containing his Guild token, he
Slaughterhouse for the zombie army’s sustenance. Instead, they chooses one of these doors to open. As long as there’s a Hero
are grist for the Mill of Souls, a cunning engine of necromantic of his Guild standing on the Quest token, the door remains
power that can rend a soul through even the most tenuous open, otherwise it closes immediately. Whenever a Hero enters
attachment to its former body. The resulting Ghosts are rueful, the Space containing his Guild’s Quest token, he may choose
angry, and burning with vengeance, which is exactly what the another door to keep open (closing any other that was being
Dread King wants. Each bends knee to their undead overlord kept open by his Guild). The Guild tokens cannot be collected.
before pursuing the living throughout the city. If the heroes can
stop the Mill (and survive the Dread King himself), they’ll be yet - If a Hero kills a Skelebone, he completes the Quest “Kill
one step closer to freeing Arcadia! Skelebone” and gets a Reward Card, if there’s one still available.
The same player cannot kill more than one Skelebone. The
CONNECTED FROM killed Skelebone is not placed in the Spawn tile, but returned
- Haunted Barracks to the game box.
- Slaughterhouse
- In this scenario, the Dread King and Skelebones ignore any
CONNECTS TO effect that would place them in the Spawn tile.
- The Unholy Mausoleum
TITLE ADVANTAGES
TITLE - If a player got the “Speaker for the Dead” Title by exploring
If a player kills the Dread King, the player completes the “Kill the quarters in the “Haunted Barracks” scenario, all of his
the Dread King” Quest and becomes the “Master of Death”. Heroes get +1 Reroll per Character currently on the Spawn tile.
When playing the final scenario, “The Unholy Mausoleum”,
every time the player kills an Enemy he reveals one of the - If a player got the “Mastermind” Title by killing Ivan in the
unused Tombstone cards. “Slaughterhouse” scenario, when one of his Heroes triggers any
kind of Reaction on a Monster and there is another Hero Close
QUESTS to it, the monster will attack that Hero instead. If there is more
PVE than one Hero Close to the active Monster, the “Mastermind”
- “Kill the Dread King” - Grants Title player chooses which Hero will be attacked.
- “Kill Skelebone” - Grants Reward card

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1A 4B 11B
10B 3A 8B
6A

Dread
King x1

Necromancer
x2
Closed Quest
door x8 tokens x4

Ghost
Open Portal Portal x4
door x4 x5 x3

Tombstone Spawn Exploration Axe Flinger Slasher Skelebone

Cards x8 token x4 token x8 Zombie x4 Zombie x2 x4

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 QUESTS
PVE
- “Kill Dr. Spider” - Grants Title
- “Brew the Serum” - Collect and take 2 Quest tokens to one of
the designated Spaces. - Grants Reward card

PVP

- “Kill Blue”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Blue Guild

- “Kill Red”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Red Guild
- “Kill Green”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Green Guild
- “Kill Orange”. Kill 1 hero from opposing Orange Guild

REWARD CARD
Hulking Serum (x2)

SECRET
LABORATORY
Inner Circle

At last! The lair of the vile Dr. Spider himself! Finally the heroes
can put a stop to his mad experiments once and for all. And yet,
this is no normal laboratory! Science and magic combine here SPECIAL RULES
into an intricate tapestry of infinite fascination and imminent - If a player kills Dr. Spider, he completes the Quest “Kill Dr.
death. One wrong move, and BOOM! (Or even one RIGHT Spider”.
move and still boom!) But, many of the artifacts and chemicals
found in this lab are among the most rare and unusual that can - In this scenario, Dr. Spider ignores any effect that would place
be found anywhere in the world. Why, the heroes may stumble him in the Spawn tile.
upon a most potent secret weapon or two. And yet, they must
beware mixing noxious compounds at random, for Dr. Spider - If a player takes 2 Quest tokens to one of the Spaces indicated
uses no labels, and would only enjoy the chaos that a bad by a “!” on the map and has no Enemies sharing the same Space,
mixture might cause. he completes the Quest “Brew the Serum” and gets a Reward
card, discarding the 2 Quest tokens. The same player cannot do
CONNECTED FROM this twice.
- Slaughterhouse
- Crypts TITLE ADVANTAGES
- If a player got the “Purifier” Title by cleansing the noble crypts
CONNECTS TO in the “Crypts” scenario, he does not need to Rest his Guild in
- The Unholy Mausoleum order to Resurrect a dead Hero, he may do it freely during his
turn.
TITLE
If a Hero kills Dr. Spider, he completes the “Kill Dr. Spider” Quest - If a player got the “Mastermind” Title by killing Ivan in the
and becomes the “Alchemist”. At the start of the “The Unholy “Slaughterhouse” scenario, when one of his Heroes triggers any
Mausoleum” scenario he gets 1 Healing Potion, 1 Refreshing kind of Reaction on a Monster and there is another Hero Close
Potion and 1 Extra Turn Potion from the Exploration tokens. to it, the monster will attack that Hero instead. If there is more
These are placed next to his dashboard, can be spent by any of than one Hero Close to the active Monster, the “Mastermind”
his Heroes and cannot be stolen. player chooses which Hero will be attacked.

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 Closed Open Quest Portal Exploration Spawn Tombstone
door x11 door x2 tokens x4 x6 token x8 token x5 Cards x8

6A 2B 12A
1A 11A 3A
Axe Flinger Slasher Skelebone Ghost Necromancer Ivan Dr. Spider
Zombie x4 Zombie x2 x6 x4 x2 x1 x1
8A 9B 10B

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 The Dread King’s seat of power is not a grand throne room, but
rather the entrance to the vast underground catacombs beneath
this mausoleum. Here his darkness is at its height, and the Guilds
will be sorely tested to oust him from this evil throne. Not only
are his powers exalted in this cursed place, but the Guilds are at
their weakest. Resurrections are tricky to say the least. Death
lingers here, in a very real sense. It’s an epic battle to the finish,
to destroy the Dread King and release him from his dreadful
compact. The last surviving Guild shall emerge triumphant! And
all will be right with the world.

CONNECTED FROM
- Bridge of the Damned
- The Graveyard
- Black Shrine
- Mill of Souls
- Secret Laboratory

QUEST
PVE
- “Kill the Dread King”

SPECIAL SETUP
- If a player got the “Alchemist” Title in the “Secret Laboratory”
scenario, give him 1 Healing Potion, 1 Refreshing Potion and 1
Extra Turn Potion before placing the Exploration tokens on the
board. He keeps these tokens next to his Guild dashboard.
THE UNHOLY - If a player got the “Master of Death” Title in the “Mill of Souls”
MAUSOLEUM scenario, give him 6 face down Tombstone cards before placing
the rest on the board.

Final Showdown CONTINUED ON PAGE 28

12A 5A 6A
Closed Open Small closed Locked
door x4 door x7 door x2 door x1 3A 11A 9B
8B 10A 4B
2B 1B 7A
Exploration Spawn Tombstone Portal Portal
token x10 token x3 Cards x8 x4 x3 

Axe Flinger Slasher Skelebone Ghost Necromancer Ivan Frank Dread Dr. Spider
Zombie x4 Zombie x2 x6 x4 x2 x1 x1 King x1 x1

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 HEROES

DARRYN

SPECIAL RULES
- “The Unholy Mausoleum” scenario has only one Quest that
offers no Rewards or Titles. When a player kills the Dread King,
the scenario -and the campaign- ends.

- Whenever a Hero dies, he receives one Death Curse card

(in addition to the usual Death token). The Death Curses are
cumulative and the Hero must keep all he receives. At any time,
however, a player may remove a Death Curse card by discarding
the same number of coins as the value of the Death Curse card.
For example, if a Death Curse card’s value is 3, the player has to “What’s that, dear? Why yes, you do seem a bit
discard 3 coins to remove it. The player may also discard Treasure thirsty.”
Chest tokens to remove Death Curse cards. Removed Death
Curse cards go to a discard pile. If the Death Curse deck runs Darryn loves his sword. Perhaps a bit too much. Not only does
out, reshuffle the discard pile and make a new deck. he talk to it, he holds long, meaningful conversations with it.
When asked about this peculiarity, Darryn insists he’s just talking
TITLE ADVANTAGES ‘AROUND’ the sword. Not ‘TO’ the sword. (Yes, that’s much less
- If a player got the “Matchmaker” Title by being the first to disturbing.) Regardless, Darryn is just about the most enthusiastic
gather the parts for Frank’s Bride in the “Bridge of the Damned” warrior around. He’ll wade straight into any fray, preferring
scenario, every time his Heroes kill an Enemy he may activate unwounded enemies to those on their last legs. And, if his blade
Frank, performing in any order its movement and/or attack really IS talking to him, well, at least it’s not distracting him from
against any Hero or Minion of his choice. his work.

- If a player got the “Undertaker” Title by being the first to

stop the ritual in the “The Graveyard” scenario, removing Death CHAZ
curse cards costs him only 1 Coin per card, regardless of its value.

- If a player got the “Captain of the Militia” Title by rescuing a

member of the Militia in the “Black Shrine” scenario, his Heroes
consider the locked door at the back of the Temple of Dawning
Twilight to be always open, while the other Guilds consider it
to be always closed. His Heroes are able to attack through the
locked door and move through it, gaining access to the portal
inside the temple.

- If a player got the “Master of Death” Title by killing the Dread

King in the “Mill of Souls” scenario, every time his Heroes kill an
Enemy he reveals 1 of the Tombstone cards that were given to “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.”
him during setup.
Chaz is Darryn’s brother (and they’re known collectively as
- If a player got the “Alchemist” Title by killing Dr. Spider in the Black Brothers, thanks to a marketing deal with the Black
the “Secret Laboratory” scenario, any of his Heroes can use the Armory who supplies their armor). Chaz’s claim to fame is his
potions he was given during setup as if they were on their Hero Power Stance and Stunning Hair. When in his Power Stance
cards, though they cannot be stolen. (and that’s nearly all the time, even sleeping) he’s an unstoppable

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swordsman of supreme skill. Unless someone musses his Stunning SLASHER ZOMBIES
Hair. Then, he might be better described as a fretting nitwit, as he
struggles to comb his hair back into place mid-battle. Thus, it’s a
mark of his prowess that the Guilds give him any work at all. (And
the kickback from the Black Armory don’t hurt anything either).

THE ENEMY

SKELEBONES “They’re not mindless minions. See? The proof is right

there! That noodley part…” –Dr. Spider

Dr. Spider insists there’s absolutely nothing wrong with his basic
zombies. They may not be able to speak, or move terribly fast,
or follow complex instructions (or ANY instructions beyond ‘Eat
Hero Brains’). And yet, they’re a cheap, plentiful, and effective
barrier to Guild invasions. And have we not mentioned the
Zombie Spring Cotillion? Such a grand affair, if somewhat lacking
in conversation. Although, the zombies have discovered a rather
ingenious method of learning what the others are thinking:
Simply swap brains.

“You have a ‘bone to pick with me’, hero? Yes, very

clever. That one never gets old. Grrrr…..” AXE FLINGER ZOMBIES
Skelebones just can’t get any rest. Scavengers dig them up, mad
scientists animate them, and they’re constantly subjected to
the worst humor regarding calcium intake, empty heads, and
poor dentistry. It’s almost as if the heroes can’t resist, and it’s no
wonder Skelebones are always so angry. By way of compensation,
they prey on adventurers to secure as much clothing, armor, and
weapons as their bony frames can carry. As troops, they’re the
ironic ‘brains’ of the foot soldiers, since zombies can’t be relied
upon to do more than shuffle towards the enemy.

“Such entertaining minions! If only the casualty list wasn’t

so high from their practice drills.” –The Dread King

When the Dread King began arming his zombie hordes, he

knew they were terrible marksmen. Thus, he issued swords,
axes, hammers, and other melee weapons. Little did he suspect
that the ‘livelier’ zombies would start flinging their axes at
enemy heroes! The new application was immediately apparent,
although arming every zombie with a dozen axes proved
impractical. A special kind of enchantment was devised to
teleport the axe to the zombie’s hand after flinging. Note: this
enchantment is a marked improvement over the ‘boomerang
axe’ design, which proved hilarious, but… messy.

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 GHOSTS vengeance upon their critics. Even those with the slightest
magical talent can use their disharmonic gifts to raise the dead
“Deaaaath! DEEAAATH awaits yooooouuu!!!! I from their crypts and call back spirits long banished across the
mean… obviously. You’re mortal, right? Right then. I veil of death.
stand by my statement.”

IVAN
“This brain? Umm…. I think it belongs to ‘Abby’
someone….”

Ghosts have been brought back from beyond the veil of death
to haunt the living and scare the pants off heroes. They claim
tremendous insights into the Great Beyond, and often adopt the
air of philosophers and oracles. And yet, when plied for specifics,
they tend to get… hazy. As loyal minions to the Dread King While a perfectly capable lab assistant and toady, Ivan has never
and Dr. Spider, Ghosts like to serve as ‘shock’ troops, although been overburdened with an abundance of brains… until now!
they’re more like ‘ jump scare’ troops in practice. Still, heroes He discovered his love of brain collecting early in service to Dr.
would do well not to underestimate these wispy enemies, since Spider, and now roams graveyards and morgues the world over
they have little to fear from death itself. searching for perfect specimens for his collection. Mind you,
only Ivan can say what makes for a ‘perfect brain’, but he’ll wax
eloquent on the merits and faults of every brain in his bag, some
NECROMANCERS of which have been there for a considerable time. In fact, it’s
good that most of his companions are undead, and thus in no
“Of course this racket will raise the dead. That’s the danger of being bored to death.
whole point, you philistine!”

FRANK
“Frank just want big hug!”

Most Necromancers began their careers as aspiring musicians and

singers attending Arcadia University’s prestigious Conservatory
program. Alas, not everyone is destined for greatness… or even
mediocrity. In fact, most Necromancers can be quite rightfully
labeled as the worst musicians and singers in the realm, and,
like all failed artists, have turned to dark magics to exact their

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While Frank is one of Dr. Spider’s most successful experiments, THE DREAD KING
this hulking monstrosity was implanted with a brain too small
and a heart too big. Frank wants nothing more than to be “Wizards. Worse than lawyers. We won’t be needing
loved. Alas, he has concluded that he’ll never find a soulmate to either when I’m back on my throne.”
match him, so he’ll do the next best thing: build his own! Often
found accompanying Ivan, the duo will scavenge graveyard after
graveyard looking for the right parts. Ivan keeps the brains, and
Frank keeps whatever he needs. Unfortunately for any heroes
that happen upon him, Frank will brook no interference in this
mighty quest of his own!

DR. SPIDER
“No, not ‘Spider’ like the arachnid. It’s pronounced
SPEEDER. Yes, the ‘I’ is a long ‘E’. I think I know how
my own name is pronounced, thank you!”

Once the great and honorable king of his realm, the Dread
King longed to extend his life and continue to rule. He made a
pact with a dark wizard that would grant him immortality. Alas,
dark wizards are known for their treachery, and dark pacts are
known for their fine print. The Dread King was indeed granted
Nobody paid much attention when Dr. Spider was expelled from immortality, but only in a twisted undead form. The Wizard
Arcadia University for excessive experiments into Necromancy. bound him to the crypts deep below Arcadia. Many centuries
Even Lord Fang ignored him after taking over the city, and the bad later, with the Dread King completely erased from history, Dr.
Doctor pillaged the cemeteries and mausoleums of Arcadia for test Spider’s deranged experiments (and insane, cackling laughter)
subjects. Obsessed with his experiments, Dr. Spider retreated to his have finally shattered the last remnants of the decaying binding.
secret lab and worked long hours to tease the secret of immortality Now, risen once more, the Dread King seeks to establish his
from the universe, and to prove, once and for all, that he should kingdom from the ‘trespassers’ in Arcadia, and rule for eternity
have fame, fortune, and (most importantly) tenure! from beyond the grave!

CREDITS
GAME DESIGNERS GRAPHIC DESIGN PUBLISHER
Eric M. Lang, Fred Perret, Mathieu Harlaut David Doust and Chern Ng Ann
Guilherme Goulart and Thiago Aranha
SCULPTOR
PLAYTESTERS
Benjamin Maillet
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Viola Bafile, João Vitor Gonçalves,
David Preti WRITER Tiago Garcia de Souza, Gabriel Mendes
Eric Kelley de Almeida Antonini, Lucas Mendes de
ART
Andrea Cofrancesco, Nicolas Fructus EDITING Almeida Antonini, Carlos “Ave” César
and Mathieu Harlaut Jared Miller, Spencer Reeve, Michael Shinall Carvalho, Fabio Kalaf

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