bards

Alas! Poor knightling! The beast heaved its foul Out, out, brief flame! And thus the witcher's life
girth, Let loose a roar and knocked him to earth! was snuffed. All our hopes, alas, had turned to
dust.
Then down came the witcher in one mighty
bound, to give fight to the beast, its plans Like a beau who leaves after love's first spurt, so
confound! the witcher wooed the shaelmaar, then its foul
heart hurt!
The fate of the beast has been weighed by the
gods! Soon the witcher shall triumph, against all Dodge, dive, flee, feint! His razor strikes belly!
odds! Shaelmaar's cries ring aloud, blood transforms
into jelly!
The witcher waited, till the time was true, then
twirled, danced and spun - struck the monster Le Papillon during the shaelmaar fight
right through!
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Bard Abilities Clarifications

Eylembert
Once per Fight: during your Fight Turn, treat
1 card as if it was a Blue card (Fast Attack).
 When using this ability, change the color
of 1 card in your combo to blue instead
of the shown color. It doesn't change the
Extensions colors nor the effects, only
the card color.
12 Bard Cards Le Papillon
Once per Turn: move to any connected
Location twice with 1 card (Only use the
second location action).

game setup  When using this ability, play a card with a

matching terrain for the first Location
and move to a connected second
Location. You may only use the second
Location Action.
First, setup the base game as normal. After, Torgrim
proceed to setup the Bards as follows:
Once per Fight: gain 2 Shields and raise the
Each Player does the following: Shield level of Torgrim or your Witcher /
1. Starting with the Player to the right of the starting Mage. (Energy level for Mages)
Player, then continuing in counter-clockwise order,
 When using this ability, raise by 2 the
each Player takes a Bard card, by performing the
Shield level of Torgrim or the Player's
following steps (one at a time):
Witcher or Mage. Shields gained this way
 Shuffle the 12 Bard cards face-down. can also be shared (1 Shield each).
 Draw 2; then, choose 1 to keep. (Return the
unchosen one back with the remaining cards.)
 The next Player repeats the two previous steps

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Note: Using Bards should shorten the
until all Players have chosen a Bard Companion. game a little bit. For a longer game
Players have to pay 2 Gold to hire a Bard.
2. Place the Bard card 1 next to your Witcher or Mage
Player Board.
 Place a wood token 1
on the top of each
Bard's Defense
Pool (4 Shields). 2

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If you decide to use singing Bards as your
companions, prepare your ears for the most beautiful
of sounds. Will you sacrifice your Bard to gain an
edge or listen to him until the end of the game?
The game structure and the goal of the game
remains the same while playing with the Bards
Expansion. All the changes for the Bards Expansion
are explained below.

BARDS

The Bards are present beside each Player Board

from the beginning of the game.
Players may use their Bard ability once per Fight
when Fighting Monsters and other Witchers, like any
other Companion ability.
Players can also choose, once per Fight, to use their
Bard's Defense Pool to tank the damage of an
attack. If a Bard takes too much damage it will leave
the Player and can't be used again. The Player's Bard
card is put in the game box when he/she leaves.
Players can use their Bard until the end of the game
if they have at least 0 Shield in their Defense Pool.

BARD RULES

Bards have an Ability and a Defense Pool that

can be used. Players have to choose which one
they use in a particular situation.
 When using the Bard's Ability, Players use it like
any other Companion or Equipment ability.
 When using the Bard's Defense Pool, Players can
redirect damage to the Bard Defense Pool.
 When the Defense Pool is below 0 the Bard
leaves and the remaining damage of the attack
goes to the Player's Witcher or Mage Life Pool.
 The Bard's Defense Pool never resets or go up, it
can only go down, unless specified otherwise.
 Track the Defense Pool on the Bard cards with
the wood tokens from an unused Witcher
or Mage.
 Players can't get another Bard in any way when
their starting Bard leaves, so choose carefully
when tanking an attack!

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 BARDS ƒ Mages Expansion

ƒ Monster Trail Expansion

AND OTHER EXPANSIONS
ƒ Legendary Hunt Expansion

ƒ Skellige Expansion
The Bards may be combined with some other
Expansions. During the first game with this The Bards Expansion adds more flavor (and also
Expansion, we suggest not to use too many more singing) from the start of the game.
Expansions. When Players are familiar with Includes 12 unique Bards with different abilities
this Expansion, they may use the Bards and a Defense Pool used to tank small attacks
Expansion with: from Monsters or Witchers.

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Game Design and Project Oversight Game Development and Project

Łukasz Woźniak Oversight
Story Rafał Jaki
Barnaba Drukała Story Editors
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Aleksander Janus Copy Editors
Marketing Marcin Łukaszewski,
Łukasz Simiński, Paweł Podgrudny Robert Malinowski,
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Dawid Bartłomiejczyk Cover Art
Valeriy Vegera
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