Final Girl: Slaughter in the Groves Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Sacred Groves
  • Special Setup
  • Special Rules
    • Divine Wrath
    • Divine Wrath card
  • Sacred spaces
  • Hallowed Ground
  • Terror cards
  • Bloodlust track (Sacred Groves)
  • Sacred Groves achievements
• The Avenger (Inkanyamba)
  • Killer Wrath card
  • Dark Power cards
  • "Wrath of Death" Terror card
  • Killer Wrath
  • Special Setup (Inkanyamba)
  • Atonement Action cards
  • The Avenger achievements

Sacred Groves

Components

• 1 Location board
• 10 Event cards
• 5 Setup cards
• 17 Item cards
• 8 Terror cards
• 5 Various tokens
• 1 Divine Wrath card
• 1 Sacred Groves Finale token
• 1 Sacred Groves Bloodlust track

Special Setup

Setup the game as normal, with the following changes when playing with the Sacred Groves:

1. Place the Divine Wrath card in the play area and place a tracking marker on level 2.
2. Place the Sacred Groves Bloodlust Track directly to the right of the chosen Killer's board, lining it up with the bottom on the Killer's Bloodlust track.
3. Set the Sacred Groves Finale token to the side. It is only needed if the Finale is revealed.
4. Include both Atonement Action cards in the Action Tableau (these are included with Inkanyamba).

Special Rules

Divine Wrath

• Whenever you are instructed to Increase or Decrease [Divine Wrath icon], move the tracking marker on the Divine Wrath card up or down the appropriate number of levels. The marker can never be below 1 or above 10, so ignore any additional increases or decreases that would move the marker beyond those levels.
• Whenever you are instructed to Unleash [Unleash icon], check the current level on the Divine Wrath card and apply any effects listed there.
• Horror: Whenever Horror increases, in addition to applying any effects on the Killer board (such as increasing or revealing the Killer's Dark Power), you must also apply the effect (if any) listed on the matching line of the Sacred Groves Bloodlust track.
• Some Items or card effects will allow you to reduce Divine Wrath, but the primary way is to purchase and play Atonement Action cards.
• Finale: If the Finale is triggered, take the Sacred Groves Finale token and place it on top of the Finale card. During the Killer phase, after the Killer Action is completed, you must Unleash and then Increase Divine Wrath by 1, as indicated on the token.

Divine Wrath card

Read from the card, level 10 at the top to level 1 at the bottom. Icons are shown as printed; bracketed icons are not glossed in the printed text.

• Level 10: Discard ALL Action cards except Atonement and decrease Divine Wrath by the number of cards discarded.
• Level 9: [Horror] [Horror] → [Killer Wrath icon] 4
• Level 8: Discard 2 random Action cards → [Killer Wrath icon] 5
• Level 7: Discard 1 random Action card → [Horror] → [Killer Wrath icon] 2
• Level 6: [Horror] [Horror]
• Level 5: [Killer Wrath icon] 4
• Level 4: Discard 1 random Action card
• Level 3: [Horror]
• Level 2: [Killer Wrath icon] 2
• Level 1: [Killer Wrath icon] → Increase [Divine Wrath icon] by 1

Sacred spaces

Sacred spaces are a new type of space on the Sacred Groves Location board. The Burial Ground, Sacred Shrine, and Holy Groves are all considered Sacred spaces. The more Victims that are located at Sacred spaces, the angrier the gods may become, and the higher the chance that will increase.

Hallowed Ground

Event card: "I don't put much stock in the supernatural, but even I can feel that this place is different."

Roll a die and place the Hallowed Ground token on the:

• 1-2: Burial Grounds
• 3-4: Sacred Shrine
• 5-6: Holy Groves

Anytime you end the Action phase on that space, gain 2 [icon not legible in source].

Terror cards

The Sacred Groves Terror card shown in the printed rulebook (quote on the card: "No one will notice if I break off one of these pretty branches..."):

• Increase [Divine Wrath icon] by # of Victims at [Sacred space icon] spaces.
• Unleash [Unleash icon].
• Place 2 new Victims at the Holy Groves.
• All Victims adjacent to the Holy Groves move there.

The printed component list gives 8 Terror cards for the Sacred Groves. The source does not show the other seven individually, so they are not transcribed here.

Bloodlust track (Sacred Groves)

The printed Sacred Groves Bloodlust track shows these rows, top to bottom. The printed track has no visible level numbers, and its lower rows are cut off in the source (see the transcription note above).

• Increase [Horror] by # of Victims at [Sacred space icon] spaces & Unleash [Unleash icon].
• Unleash [Unleash icon].
• (blank row)
• Increase [Horror] by # of Victims at [Sacred space icon] spaces.
• Unleash [Unleash icon].
• (blank row)
• Increase [Horror] by # of Victims ... (remaining rows not shown in source)

Sacred Groves achievements

• Win a game at the Sacred Groves.
• Defeat five different Killers at the Sacred Groves.
• Be in the same space as the Holy Man when he reaches the Killer.
• Use the Airhorn to panic at least 6 Victims at once.
• Defeat the Killer on Hallowed Ground.
• Defeat the Killer at a Sacred space that has been Closed for Maintenance.
• Win a game without playing any Atonement cards.
• Win a game where Divine Wrath never gets higher than 4.
• Deliver the killing blow to the Killer using the Old Rifle while at a Sacred space.
• Witness at least 8 Victims at a single Sacred space.
• Win a game without ever letting the Tour Guide 1) leave your side or 2) die.

The Avenger (Inkanyamba)

Components

• 1 Killer board
• 1 Killer Wrath card
• 3 Finale cards
• 3 Dark Power cards
• 1 Epic Dark Power card (Dark Lightning)
• 2 Final Girl cards (Barbara and Adelaide)
• 2 Atonement Action cards
• 16 Terror cards (including "Wrath of..." cards)

Killer Wrath card

Printed levels legible in the source: level 2 reads "Increase [Killer Wrath icon] by 2" and level 1 reads "Increase [Killer Wrath icon] by 1". The printed card shows levels 3 to 10, but its effect text is not legible enough to transcribe reliably, so those levels are not transcribed here.

The Finale card text printed in the Components section:

• Finale card "Violent Tantrum": Unleash, Increase [Horror] by 3.
• Finale card (top left): If [Killer Wrath icon] is at 1-2, Increase [Horror] by 1.

Dark Power cards

• "Volatile Temper": At the end of Upkeep, make a Horror roll. No effect / Unleash.
• "Dark Lightning" (Epic Dark Power): Whenever Inkanyamba kills a Victim, kill a second Victim in the same or an adjacent space if able.

"Wrath of Death" Terror card

• Unleash [Unleash icon].
• Increase [Horror] equal to your current health.
• If there are no Victims, target the Final Girl instead.

Killer Wrath

• Whenever you are instructed to Increase or Decrease [Killer Wrath icon], move the tracking marker on the Killer Wrath card up or down the appropriate number of levels. The marker can never be below 1 or above 10, so ignore any additional increases or decreases that would move the marker beyond those levels.
• Whenever you are instructed to Unleash [Unleash icon], check the current level on the Killer Wrath card and apply any effects listed there. This may include increasing Horror, Inkanyamba recovering health, Inkanyamba performing a Killer Action, or a combination of things.
• Some card effects will allow you to reduce Killer Wrath, but the primary way is to purchase and play Atonement Action cards.

Special Setup (Inkanyamba)

Setup the game as normal, with the following changes when playing with Inkanyamba:

1. Place the Killer Wrath card in the play area and place a tracking marker on level 2.
2. Include both Atonement Action cards in the Action Tableau.

Atonement Action cards

Atonement cards may be played to try and Decrease Killer Wrath or Divine Wrath. They are unique in that there is an additional success line for if you get 3 or more successes on a Horror Roll.

The Atonement card as printed lists these success lines (icons shown in brackets are not glossed in the source text):

• Decrease [Killer Wrath or Divine Wrath icon] or [icon] to 1.
• Decrease [Killer Wrath or Divine Wrath icon] or [icon] by half, (rounded up).
• Decrease [Killer Wrath or Divine Wrath icon] or [icon] by 1.
• Additional line for 3 or more successes on a Horror Roll: [Horror icon] ▸ 2 [Killer Wrath icon].

The card's flavour line reads: "Maybe this will appease these goddamn gods once and for all."

The Avenger achievements

• Defeat Inkanyamba at the Sacred Groves.
• Defeat Inkanyamba at five different Locations.
• Defeat Inkanyamba in Extreme Horror Mode.
• Defeat Inkanyamba after all five "Wrath of..." Terror cards have been revealed.
• Defeat Inkanyamba without playing any Atonement cards.
• Defeat Inkanyamba before his Dark Power has been revealed.
• Deliver the killing blow to Inkanyamba while the Horror level is maxed out. (Printed as "Delier"; corrected to "Deliver" in this transcription.)
• Deliver the killing blow to Inkanyamba when Killer Wrath is at 10.
• Survive attacks from Inkanyamba in a single turn totaling at least 6 worth of damage.
• Witness Inkanyamba kill 4 Victims in a single turn.