Bargain Quest: 8-Bit Theater
Bargain Quest: 8-Bit Theater Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Hero Cards
Each hero card shows its name, its gold value (the bag icon at the top right of the card), its attack and defense values, and its printed ability.
Fighter
Class: [Fighter]. Attack 3, defense 3, gold 15.
Dumb Luck: This hero ignores all negative attack and defense bonuses from items and adventure cards.
Thief
Class: [Rogue]. Attack 2, defense 2, gold 25.
Shoplifting: When this hero enters your shop, this hero steals and equips 1 random [Rogue] item in your display.
Black Mage
Class: [Mage]. Attack 3, defense 2, gold 20.
Backstab: At the end of the Adventure Step, choose another hero. Discard and replace that hero as though it were defeated.
White Mage
Class: [Cleric]. Attack 2, defense 3, gold 25.
Healer's Oath: Whenever another hero card would be discarded, shuffle it into the hero deck instead. Then, place 5 coin tokens on this hero.
Red Mage
Class: all four classes shown on the card's left edge ([Mage], [Rogue], [Fighter] and [Cleric]). Attack and defense are printed as "?" on the card. Gold 20.
Versatile: This hero's base attack and defense values are equal to the total number of different class icons on his equipped items.
Item Cards
Item cards show a gold price on a tag at the top left and the item's name on a banner. The class icons down the left edge of each item are its hero-class icons. The number of hearts is the item's Appeal value.
Healing Shiv
Price 5 coin tokens. Class: [Cleric]. Appeal 2 hearts. No attack or defense bonus is printed.
Ability: When the equipped hero confronts the monster, flip a coin token. If it lands number side up, the hero gains +3 attack. Otherwise remove 1 wound token from the monster.
Sword Chucks
Price 10 coin tokens. Class: [Fighter]. Appeal 2 hearts. Attack +3, defense -1. No ability text is printed.
Stabbin' Knife
Price 10 coin tokens. Classes: [Mage] and [Rogue]. Appeal 2 hearts. Attack +2. No defense bonus is printed.
Ability: At the end of the Adventure Step, discard another hero of your choice and replace it as though it were defeated.
Armoire of Invincibility
Price 10 coin tokens. No class icon is printed. Appeal 3 hearts. Attack -2, defense +5.
Ability: This item can be equipped by any hero regardless of class.