Glorantha: The Gods War – Chaos Monsters
Glorantha: The Gods War – Chaos Monsters Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
II. Components
Chaos Monster Components
The Monsters expansion adds powerful neutral creatures that can be summoned onto the Spike or fought for their rewards: Androgeus; Juggernaut; Leviathan; Cwim; Mother of Monsters; Sky Terror; Black Dragon; Brown Dragon; Red Dragon; 3 Dragon Rewards; 3 Dragon Loyalty Cards (Black Dragon, Red Dragon, Brown Dragon); 6 Spawn Tokens and 6 matching Spawn Miniatures.
Additional Monsters components: 3 Cosmic Monster Rewards and 3 Cosmic Monster Loyalty Cards (Leviathan, Juggernaut, Androgeus); 3 Chaos Monster Rewards and 3 Chaos Monster Loyalty Cards (Cwim, Sky Terror, Mother of Monsters).
The Mother of Monsters (Chaos Monster) card (recommended no more than 1 Chaos Monster per game; Combat 6, or equal to total Spawn in play — i.e., if 2 Spawn are in play, each has combat 2) reads: Placement: Do not place the Mother of Monsters at the start of the game. When the Chaos Rift opens, place the Mother of Monsters in the Artmal Empire. No buildings may be built or upgraded in the area occupied by the Mother of Monsters. Special Ability — Titanic (Post-Battle): The Mother of Monsters is only affected by routs. She may not be routed to an area containing Spawn. Spawn are affected by battle results as normal, except that they may not be routed to the Mother of Monsters' area (they route to another Spawn's area). Birth (Action; Cost 0 or 1): All players can use this action. Move the Mother of Monsters to an adjacent area that does not contain any Spawn. (She can use movement arrows and freely exit Hell.) If all adjacent areas contain a Spawn, this ability may not be used. Then, place a new Spawn in the area the Mother just vacated. If 0, 1, or 2 Spawn are in play, this action costs 0 Power. If 3+ Spawn are in play, this action costs 1 power. Spawnrise (Action; Cost 1): All players can use this action. Select a Spawn to battle a chosen empire in its area. Spawn can destroy buildings. Killing the Mother of Monsters: The only way to kill the Mother of Monsters is to rout her — and she is unable to retreat due to the presence of Spawn.
XIII. Monsters
Chaos Monsters
Chaos Monsters tend to be unbalancing elements, and are placed when the Chaos Rift opens. They do not attack. Instead, each Chaos Monster has a unique action that can be taken by any player. This special action always moves the Chaos Monster, followed by another effect.
Note: While Chaos Monsters do not attack, the Spawn of the Mother of Monsters DO attack when activated by players.
Chaos Monsters can be attacked. Killing them, as with any Monster, requires that certain requirements be met. For any relevant game purposes, Chaos Monsters are classified as greater gods. The Mother of Monsters' Spawn are classified as mortal minions.
Placement Rules
If players cannot agree on which Monster(s) to place we recommend that the game's owner make the final decision, after wisely weighing his friends' words.
- Chaos Monsters are placed when the Chaos Rift opens.
Monster Card
From top to bottom, Great Monsters have a number of special features:
Placement: This explains where and when the Great Monster is placed on the map.
Movement: All monsters have specific triggers for their movement and abilities. In general, players cannot move monsters through the use of gifts or special abilities. For example, Storm cannot use Teleport to carry a monster along with Storm King.
Special Power: Each Monster has its own special power, which describes how and when it inflicts itself upon the world:
- Action Phase (Chaos Monsters only): All players may activate these Monsters' actions.
Important: The Spawn of the Mother of Monsters are NOT Monsters. They are mortal minions, and they can be killed by normal means.
Combat: As with all units, Monsters have a Combat rating. Dragons instigate battle when they activate, but most Monsters only fight if they are attacked. Though Monsters are affected by gifts, runes, and special abilities, they cannot be destroyed by them – see below, "How to Kill," for details. Example: Sunspear cannot be used to kill Monsters – it always fails against them.
Battle Ability: Most Monsters have battle abilities (usually occurring during Post-Battle) which generally do something undesirable to their enemies.
Killing a Monster: Though Monsters may be affected by gifts, runes, and abilities, they cannot be killed by them. Each Monster can only be destroyed in one specific way, as described on their cards. Monsters are difficult to kill – in every case, some special result or procedure is required in order to destroy them. Once destroyed, a Monster is removed from the game. It will not return.
Reward: A player that kills a Monster is rewarded for his efforts. These rewards are described on the Monsters' cards.
Being Routed by a Monster
If a player controls a Monster when it attacks, that player chooses the area to which routed units are sent. If a player attacks a Monster directly, that player decides where to send any of his units that were routed by the Monster.
XIV. FAQ
Monsters (Chaos Monsters)
Q. Do Monsters and Spawn technically count as units? If killed, do they increment the Mad God's marker? A. Yes, and yes.
Q. What happens to Mother of Monsters if Juggernaut tries to move her into an area containing Spawn? A. She gets moved into the area. Her restriction is that routs and her Birth action can't move her to a Spawn. Juggernaut's move doesn't count as either of those.
Q. Does the Luathans' Devastate also affect Monsters/Spawn? A. Yes, as "all other units rout" and Monsters and Spawn are units. This has the potential to eliminate Mother of Monsters if she can't rout.
Q. What happens if Moon's Enslavement gift is active and she routs a neutral unit, such as one of Mother of Monsters' Spawn? Does that unit go to the Slave Pen? A. No. The ONLY units that can be Enslaved by Moon are those controlled by an empire. Elder race units allied to an empire may be Enslaved in this manner, but neutral units, including neutral elder race units or the above-mentioned Spawn, may never be Enslaved.
Q. Dragons and Spawn attack when activated; when they attack in the Lady of Disease's area, does the activating player have to pay 1 VP? A. No. It is the dragon that is attacking, and not the player.
Q. Does Sky Terror's reward (immediately select any enemy units totaling cost 4 or less and eliminate them) work on units in the Slave Pen? A. Yes.