Keywords & Conditions

Keywords

Keywords appear bolded in white on various game components. The icons shown below denote the Volume in which the Keyword first appears.

: Volume I: The Valley of the Dead King

: Volume II: The Forests of Adrimon

: Volume III: the Sands of Shurax

Keywords List

Keyword	Definition
Block: X	Reduces total damage taken during the Resolution phase by the Block amount, beginning with Energy damage.
Boost	Temporarily increases a numeric effect as specified.
Corrosive	This damage cannot be Healed the round during which it is suffered. If suffered outside of combat, Corrosive damage cannot be Healed for the remainder of the current Game Turn. Corrosive damage prevents Vitals from being Raised above their maximum.
Counterattack: X	Heroes who Counterattack immediately gain a bonus Attack action against their opponent. Counterattack may include a number in parenthesis. This is the number of Health damage that an opponent will deal to a target when they Counterattack. A Counterattack cannot be Counterattacked.
Defend: X	Reduces each incoming damaging effect by the Defend amount during the Resolution phase.
Energetic	If an opponent has at least half their Energy remaining, that ability will have an additional effect.
Energy Drain	This is a type of Energy damage. If the damage exceeds the target’s current Energy, the remainder is converted to Health damage.
Heal: X	Increases current Health and/or Energy (as specified) up to the target’s maximum by the Heal amount during the Resolution phase of combat, or anytime outside of combat.
Negate	Stops and removes an effect or attack, and all of its side effects.
Nonlethal	Nonlethal damage cannot drop a Vital to 0, instead dropping it to a minimum of 1.
Piercing: X	Deals damage which cannot be Defended or Blocked by the Piercing amount.
Raise: X	As Heal, except the total Healing may exceed the target’s maximum Vitals, temporarily increasing the total by the Raise amount. Unless otherwise stated, Raised Vitals remain through the duration of the Game Turn in which they were gained, or until lost.
Reflect	Alters the target of an attack and/or effect back onto the attacker. An attack or effect may only be Reflected once.
Regen: X	As Heal, except the Healing occurs during the Declaration phase of each round. Regen cannot stack with itself. Applicable only during combat.
Revive	Brings back a deceased target and restores them to full Vitals unless otherwise stated.
Size Matters	Modify the specified value by a target’s Food Rating. This keyword might include a parenthesis that describes the modification: Increase (+), Decrease (-), or Multiply (x). If an effect is targeting multiple heroes, each hero is affected individually and Food Ratings are not combined.
Strengthen	Permanently increase a numeric effect when specific criteria are met.
Summon	Creates an ally for the summoner. During combat, this ally acts on behalf of the summoner. It may become a target, and may be damaged and/or killed.
Sustain	You may spend 1 Energy each round to power the effect and may use other Abilities while the Sustained Ability continues throughout subsequent rounds. Unless otherwise stated, only one instance of the Sustained effect may be active at any time.
Teleport: X	Instantly move to a new location up to the Teleport amount or where specified. Unless otherwise stated, Teleport may be used during any phase, but when used during the Movement phase, the group is considered to be Moving Normally.
Unyielding	Targets may be targeted more than once by this attack. Roll for targets for each attack made.

Conditions

Many opponents do more than just cause damage. The Conditions listed below may also affect your group (or your opponents). Unless otherwise noted, damage dealt resolves before applying Conditions during the Resolution phase.

Icons below each Condition show the Volume(s) in which the Condition appears.

: Volume I: The Valley of the Dead King

: Volume II: The Forests of Adrimon

: Volume III: the Sands of Shurax

Conditions List

Condition	Definition
Bleeding	Bleeding targets lose 1 Health during the Declaration phase of each round. Bleeding continues until the target receives Healing or until combat ends.
Blinded	Blinded heroes must succeed on a Navigate roll during the Declaration phase of each round in order to act normally. If it fails, Ability ranks are halved this round.
Bound	Bound targets are tied to the life force of another being. Anytime the ally they are bound to suffers damage, Bound targets lose the equivalent type and amount of Vitals. Loss of Vitals due to being Bound is only applied once if two targets are Bound to each other.
Brainwashed	Brainwashed targets cannot act normally. They treat their opponent as their only ally and the group as opponents. If the target is attacking, roll target dice to see which group member they target. If the hero is using an Ability or item that can target themselves or an ally, they instead target the opponent (to Heal, Boost, etc).
Burned	Burned targets lose 3 Health at the beginning of the Declaration phase of each round and Heal 3 less Health each time their Health is Healed. The Healing reduction stacks but the Health damage dealt does not.
Captured	Captured heroes must succeed on an Explore roll during the Declaration phase of each round, or they lose their action.
Confused	This Condition resolves before damage is dealt. Roll any die during the Resolution phase of each round. Confused targets lose their action if the result is an even number, or have the numeric effects of their action reduced by half if the result is an odd number.
Cursed	Cursed heroes cannot be Healed. Roll all three Skills during the Declaration phase of each round and during the Movement phase of each Game Turn. If you succeed on all three rolls, you are no longer Cursed.
Disarmed	Disarmed heroes lose their weapon. They may attempt to reclaim it each round by taking a Defend action and rolling a ten-sided die against their Attack rank (as if it were a Skill). While Disarmed, heroes may only deal damage equal to their base Role and Race modifiers.
Diseased	Diseased heroes who wish to use Energy must first succeed on a Survival roll. In order to rid yourself of the Condition, you must Heal in a location that provides Healing (City, Shrine, etc).
Disoriented	Disoriented heroes suffer an increased chance of a Critical Failure for Skill rolls. Their Critical Failure range increases by 2 each time they become Disoriented (8-10 for first, 6-10 for second, etc.).
Drained	Drained targets lose 3 Energy at the beginning of the Declaration phase of each round and Heal 3 less Energy each time their Energy is Healed. The Healing reduction stacks but the Energy damage dealt does not.
Encased	Encased targets are no longer targetable by opponents in combat, but the constraint that Encases them can be targeted by themselves or their allies. Encased targets may only use their Attack each round, targeting only the constraint. This Condition includes a number in parenthesis. This is the number of Health damage that must be dealt to free the target. This Condition may not be removed through other means.
Entangled	Entangled heroes must succeed on a Navigate roll during the Declaration phase of each round in order to act normally. If they fail, they may only Attack or Defend, and do so with a -3 penalty.
Fatigued	Fatigued targets lose 1 Energy at the beginning of the Declaration phase of each round of combat.
Frightened	Frightened heroes may only use their Defend action and do so with a -3 penalty. Roll Survival during the Resolution phase of each round of combat. If successful, the Condition ends.
Frozen	Frozen heroes cannot act. Roll Survival during the Declaration phase of each round. After two successes, you may act normally and are no longer Frozen.
Knocked Down	Heroes who are Knocked Down cannot act and Critically Fail Skill rolls until after they spend a round Defending to get back up. They may not use (or give) an item while Defending in this way.
Petrified	Petrified heroes cannot act. Instead, they Defend each round (but may not use an item). Roll Survival after the final round of combat. If it succeeds, the hero breaks the Petrification. If it fails, the hero dies.
Poisoned	Poisoned heroes lose 1 Health at the beginning of the Declaration phase of each round of combat and at the beginning of each Movement phase. They must also roll and succeed on a Survival roll in order to use Energy. If you Succeed on any 3 Survival rolls, remove the Condition from yourself.
Soul Laced	Soul Laced targets are bound to the life force of their opponent. At the end of the Resolution phase, the opponent gains (or Raises if they already have) a Soul Shield equal to the sum of the target’s current Vitals. The opponent’s Health remains unaffected. If the Soul Shield suffers any damage throughout a round, Soul Laced targets suffer Piercing Energy Drain equal to twice the opponent’s Level. This Condition ends when the opponent loses their Soul Shield and may not be removed through other means.
Surrounded	Surrounded targets suffer 2 Piercing Health damage at the beginning of the Declaration phase of each round.
Swallowed	As Encased except that Swallowed targets may not be targeted by allies. Any damage the Swallowed target deals depletes the opponent’s Health value as if it were normal damage. This Condition includes a second number in parenthesis. This is the number of Health damage that the Swallowed target suffers during the Declaration phase of each round of combat.
Tethered	Tethered targets will die if their Health and/or Energy drop to 0.
Trapped	Trapped heroes must succeed on an Explore roll during the Declaration phase of each round in order to act normally. If they fail, they may only Defend.
Unconscious	Unconscious targets cannot act. At the end of each round, that target rolls a six-sided die. If the result is a hex, they awaken. Each round the chance to wake increases by 1. Heroes may force an Unconscious target to wake by taking a Defend action, but may not use items while doing so. The round after they awaken, the target suffers a -3 penalty to all Ability ranks.
Vulnerable	Vulnerable targets gain +2 to their target die result while in combat and suffer 1 extra damage when damaged.
Wounded	Wounded heroes suffer a -2 penalty to all Ability and Skill ranks until they receive Healing.

Keywords List

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