HeroQuest: Barbarian Quest Pack
HeroQuest: Barbarian Quest Pack Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Alchemist's Shop
- The Barbarian Quest Pack
- Door Assembly
- Slippery Ice
- Magic Ice
- Ice Ledge
- Ice Vault
- Ice Tunnels
- Ice Slide
- New Tiles and Rooms
- Playing the Barbarian Quest Pack
- A Message From Mentor
- Quest Map Guide
- Quest 1 — Solo Quest: Xanon Pass
- Quest 2 — Solo Quest: Trial by Ice
- Quest 3 — Solo Quest: The Rescue
- Quest 4 — Group Quest: The Glacial Gate
- Quest 5 — Group Quest: The Deadly Depths
- Quest 6 — Group Quest: The Frosted Path
- Quest 7 — Group Quest: The Halls of Kelvinos
- Quest 8 — Group Quest: The Search for the Scepter
- Quests 9 & 10 — Double Quest: The Heart of Ice
- Conclusion
- Mercenaries Chart
- Monster Chart
Alchemist's Shop
These potions may be purchased only between Quests.
Potion of Battle Rage Cost: 400 Gold Coins
Only the Barbarian can drink this purple-red concoction. It grants him 2 attacks per turn as long as there are monsters in sight. As soon as there are no monsters in the Barbarian's line of sight, this potion's effect wears off.
Potion of Rejuvenation Cost: 500 Gold Coins
Any Hero who drinks this bright yellow liquid regains up to 6 lost Body Points. Roll 1 red die to see how many Body Points the Hero gets back. This potion cannot give the Hero more than his starting number of Body Points.
Potion of Icy Strength Cost: 200 Gold Coins
This bubbling, orange mixture grants the Barbarian superhuman strength for one turn. After the Barbarian drinks this potion, his next attack causes twice as many Body Points of damage as are rolled on the combat dice. No other Hero can use this potion.
Potion of Frost Skin Cost: 300 Gold Coins
Only the Barbarian is affected by this slushy drink. It enables the Barbarian to roll 2 extra combat dice when defending against attacks. As soon as there are no monsters in the Barbarian's line of sight, this potion's effect wears off.
Three of the above potions can be used only by the Barbarian. Different potions may also be purchased from the Alchemist's Shop in other Quest Packs.
The Barbarian Quest Pack
The adventure continues! The Barbarian Quest Pack is an expansion set used with your original Hero Quest Game System. You must have the Game System in order to play the adventures in this booklet.
Contents: Plastic Figures: 1 Female Barbarian, 6 Mercenaries, 3 Ice Gremlins, 2 Polar Warbears, 2 Yeti, 1 Frozen Horror; 30 Game Cards, Cardboard Tile Sheet.
Cardboard tile sheet includes:
- 1 Iron Door
- 1 Wooden Door
- 11 Slippery Ice Tiles (4 sizes)
- 1 Bottomless Chasm Tile
- 6 Ice Tunnel Tiles
- 1 Ice Cave Entrance Tile
- 6 Blocked Square Tiles
- 2 Ice Vault Tiles (2 sizes)
- 2 Icy River Tiles (2 sizes)
- 1 Ice Slide Tile
- 6 Magic Ice Tiles
- 1 Living Fog Room Tile
- 1 Ice Ledge Tile
- 1 Cage Room Tile
- 1 Scepter Room Tile
- 1 Frozen Crypt Tile
- 1 Crystal Key Tile
- 1 Seat of Power Tile
- 1 Ice Gremlin Treasure Room Tile
- 8 Skull Tiles
All cardboard components should be carefully removed from the cardboard sheet. The plastic figures and weapons should be removed from their runners. Discard waste cardboard and plastic. New game components are described at right and on the following pages.
Note: The cardboard tiles listed above are two-sided. The front and back of many tiles are different.
New Components
Monster Assembly
The Frozen Horror, Polar Warbear and Yeti require assembly before they can be used. Assemble these monsters as shown below. There are also 6 Mercenaries that sometimes serve as monsters. See page 9 for more about Mercenaries and how to assemble them.
Figures shown: Frozen Horror, Polar Warbear, Yeti.
New Monsters
To learn more about the new monster figures, see the monster cards that come with this Quest Pack, as well as the Monster Chart on the back cover of this book.
Note: The new cardboard components are shown below. Next to most components is a matching Quest map symbol. These symbols appear on each map to show you where to place components on the gameboard. For example, the iron entrance door shown below is represented on the Quest map by the symbol shown to the right of the door.
These symbols are also the exact size needed for the blank, "create your own" Quest map provided in the Game System Quest Book. All you have to do is photocopy the symbols and cut them out.
Door Assembly
Take 2 plastic door stands from the Game System. The 2 new doors in this Quest Pack should be fitted into the door bases as shown at right. These doors are described below.
Iron Entrance Door
This iron door is placed on the edge of the gameboard in many of the Quests. Heroes line up outside the iron door to begin these Quests.
Wooden Exit Door
In many Quests, this special wooden door is used to exit the gameboard at the end of a Quest.
Slippery Ice
Do not place a slippery ice tile on the gameboard until a Hero steps on the appropriate square. Whenever a Hero moves onto a slippery ice square, the Hero rolls 1 combat die. If a white shield is rolled, the Hero falls and his turn ends immediately. Any other roll means the Hero can continue moving (if he has moves left). The Hero must roll for each slippery ice square moved onto. A fallen Hero cannot take any actions or defend against attacks until his next turn. Monsters are not affected by slippery ice.
A slippery ice square cannot be found by searching, nor can it be disarmed. Once it is placed on the gameboard, it can be jumped over as a pit.
Four sizes: 1 square, 1x2 squares, 1x3 squares, 2x3 squares.
Magic Ice
These tiles are used with the Ice Bridge spell scroll and the Ice Wall Chaos spell.
Ice Ledge
This slippery ledge surrounds a deep crevasse in the icy mountain. The Heroes must walk around the crevasse on the ledge, inches from a fall to the death.
Ice Vault
This frigid room drains heat from Heroes. For each turn in which a Hero enters or remains in this room, the Hero rolls 1 combat die. He loses 1 Body Point if he rolls a skull. Monsters are not affected by the heat-draining property of this room.
Two sizes: 2x3 squares, 3x4 squares.
Ice Tunnels
A pair of tunnel entrances connect two apparently unconnected rooms via an unseen tunnel. Any Hero or monster landing on one of these entrances immediately moves to the other entrance. After moving from one tunnel entrance to the other, the Hero's or monster's turn is over.
Ice Slide
Do not place the ice slide tile on the gameboard until a Hero steps on the first square of the slide. Any Hero who does step onto this slippery chute of ice is whisked away in the direction indicated by the arrow. The Hero immediately moves to the last square of the slide. (More than one Hero may occupy the exit square.) This ends the Hero's turn.
The slide is hidden and it cannot be searched for as a trap, nor can it be disarmed. When a Hero slips down an ice slide, he rolls 1 combat die. He loses 1 Body Point if he rolls a white shield. Monsters cannot move onto ice slide squares. Heroes cannot climb up an ice slide in the direction opposite to that indicated by the arrow.
New Tiles and Rooms
Ice Cave Entrance
This special tile is used as an entrance or exit.
Scepter Room
The Frozen Horror has hidden the Scepter of Glacial Majesty, an artifact of great power, in this room.
Crystal Key Tile
Use this magical key to open the door to the Seat of Power Room, where the Frozen Horror awaits.
Living Fog Room
This room is filled with an eerie, swirling fog. Monsters seem to appear on all sides of the Heroes, only to disappear into the fog when attacked.
Cage Room
This room serves as a prison for servants who have displeased the Frozen Horror.
Bottomless Chasm Room
The crevasse that divides this room can be jumped over as a pit, but any Hero who falls into it is lost "forever."
Frozen Crypt Room
Monstrous servants of the Frozen Horror are encased in thick ice within this room. These monsters are freed when a Hero opens the appropriate door.
Ice Gremlin Treasure Room
Ice Gremlins steal anything they can get their cold hands on. Their booty is all stored in this room.
The Seat of Power Room
The Frozen Horror rules from this room, devising evil plans for the conquest of the Empire.
Icy River
Each square of these underground streams counts as 2 squares for movement purposes. Each time a Hero enters an icy river square, he rolls 1 combat die. He loses 1 Body Point to the cold if he rolls a white shield. Monsters suffer neither movement penalties nor damage from the icy river.
Two sizes: 1x3 squares, 1x8 squares.
Playing the Barbarian Quest Pack
These ten new Quests are generally played the same way as the Quests in the Game System. As in the Game System, Heroes are returned to full strength between Quests. (All Body and Mind Points are restored.)
There are a few gameplay differences in the Barbarian Quest Pack.
1. The Quests
The first three Quests are solo adventures, designed for play by a Barbarian alone. These can be used as an introduction to Hero Quest for a new player or as fun Quests to play when only two players are available. Also, if a new Barbarian is to join a party of experienced characters, these three Quests will enable the Barbarian to catch up with the other Heroes by gaining gold, equipment and magical items.
The next five Quests are all group Quests. The last two Quests are also group Quests, but they are played as a single, double-sized Quest, as the Heroes must cross between the two Quests to achieve ultimate victory.
2. Female Barbarian
This Quest Pack includes a figure for a female Barbarian. Her statistics are the same as the male Barbarian in the Game System. She can be used to replace the male Barbarian figure, if the player prefers to play a female character. Any reference to "Barbarian" in Quest Packs also applies to the female Barbarian. A group of Heroes can contain only one Barbarian at a time.
3. Starting and Ending a Quest
The Heroes do not always start and end their Quests on the spiral stairway. The message from Mentor at the beginning of each Quest tells where the Heroes start and end the Quest. When there is an iron entry or wooden exit door, it is indicated on the Quest map by an arrow (pointing into the gameboard for the entry door, and out of the gameboard for the exit door). When there is an entry door, it is always placed on the gameboard in its specified location before each Quest begins. At the start of an adventure, the Heroes line up outside the door and ask Zargon to open it.
Note: As with a regular door, an exit door is not placed on the gameboard by Zargon until a Hero looks down the appropriate corridor.
4. Mind Points
- When a Hero reaches zero Mind Points, he is not dead but in shock. (A Hero cannot go below zero Mind Points.) He rolls only 1 red die to move, attacks with only 1 combat die, and defends with only 2 combat dice. (Armor, weapons and most artifacts do not increase the attack or defend dice when a Hero is in shock.) The Hero's attack and defend dice can be temporarily increased by some spells and spell scrolls.
- The extra Mind Points gained from certain artifacts (such as the Talisman of Lore), can be lost in battle. For example, a Barbarian with the Talisman of Lore (for a total of 3 Mind Points) goes into shock after he accumulates 3 Mind Points of damage.
- In this and other Quest Packs, it is important to keep track of Heroes' current Mind Points. Tell the players to use the bottom row of "Body Point" boxes on their Character Sheets to record Mind Point damage.
5. Rule Clarifications
- Passing Items: A Hero can pass a potion, artifact, weapon, or any other item to another Hero only if the 2 Heroes are in adjacent squares and neither Hero is adjacent to a monster.
- Spiral Stairway: During a Quest, if a Hero stands on a spiral stairway and attacks monsters, the monsters can attack back on Zargon's turn. When a spiral stairway is used as the exit at the end of a Quest, any Hero who moves onto that spiral stairway is immediately removed from the gameboard.
- Multiple Attacks: A Hero rolls defend dice once for each attacking monster. For example, a Hero attacked by 3 Zombies gets 3 separate defend rolls. A Hero attacked by a monster with multiple attacks (such as the Polar Warbear), however, gets only 1 defend roll against that monster per turn, no matter how many of the monster's attacks are directed at the Hero.
6. Wandering Monsters
Several Quests in this Quest Pack have multiple wandering monsters. These monsters may appear if a Hero draws a Wandering Monster card from the Treasure card deck or if a Hero moves onto a Wandering Monster trap as described above right. For example, when the Quest notes say, "Wandering monsters in this Quest: 3 Goblins," place 3 Goblins adjacent to the Hero who initiated the wandering monster encounter. If fewer than 3 adjacent squares are available, place the remaining monsters as close to the Hero as possible.
Note: If you run out of the monsters called for, substitute other monsters of similar strength.
7. New Traps
The Wandering Monster trap, the Stalactite trap and the Swinging Axe trap do not have tiles.
Wandering Monster Trap: When a Hero moves onto a square with the trap symbol shown at left, tell the player that the Hero must stop on that square. The monster or monsters listed as wandering monsters for that Quest appear on any square or squares adjacent to the Hero or as close as possible. The monsters immediately attack and the Hero defends. (If the Hero has not already taken an action that turn, he may do so after he defends.) Otherwise the turn passes to the next player (or to Zargon). Each Wandering Monster trap can be activated only once. Monsters cannot activate it. Ignore the trap after the first time a Hero springs it. Wandering Monster traps are so well concealed that they are not detected when a Hero searches for traps.
Stalactite Trap: This deadly spear of ice clings to the ceiling of ice caverns. Unless searched for and disarmed, the stalactite falls upon the first Hero to move onto the trap square, causing 1 Body Point of damage. Monsters do not spring Stalactite traps.
Swinging Axe Trap: When a Hero moves onto this square, a huge axe swings out from a hidden alcove in the ceiling. The Hero then rolls 2 combat dice and loses 1 Body Point for each skull rolled. The Hero does not get to roll defend dice. A Swinging Axe trap can be searched for and disarmed. Until it is disarmed, a Swinging Axe trap affects every Hero who steps onto the square. Monsters do not spring Swinging Axe traps.
8. Large Monsters
When a monster takes up more than one square (the Frozen Horror in this Quest Pack, for instance), that monster can attack anyone on any adjacent square (including diagonally), even if the monster's figure is facing away from the target.
9. Selling Excess Items
As the Heroes gain better equipment, they can sell some of their old items to the Armory. Only items that are listed for sale in the Armory (on the cardboard platform in the Game System) can be sold back to the Armory. The Hero receives gold coins equal to half of the Armory's price when selling items to the Armory. Thus a Hero who sells a longsword (which costs 350 gold coins) back to the Armory receives 175 gold coins. Items sold at the Armory for odd sums (the dagger at 25 gold coins, for example) can be sold back for half price, rounded down (12 gold coins for the dagger).
10. Treasure
To eliminate conflicts among the Heroes, large gold coin treasures found in treasure chests should be divided among all surviving Heroes.
11. New Treasure Cards
The 6 new treasure cards should be mixed into the Game System's deck of treasure cards before play begins. Draw from this deck when a Hero searches for treasure.
12. New Artifact Cards
- Amulet of the North, Ring of Warmth and Snowshoes of Speed: These artifacts are similar to the artifacts in the Game System. When a Hero finds one of these artifacts, he should record it on his Character Sheet.
- Spell Scrolls: Six of the artifact cards in this Quest Pack are spell scrolls. These are used just like the spell cards in the Game System. However, a spell scroll can be used by ANY Hero (not just the Wizard and Elf) who finds one. Note that spell scrolls can be used only once.
When a Hero finds an unnamed spell scroll, Zargon should turn all of the spell scroll cards in this Quest Pack facedown, mix them up, and let the Hero draw one at random. The Hero should then record the spell scroll on his Character Sheet and return the scroll card to the scroll deck. After a spell scroll has been used, it must be crossed off the Hero's Character Sheet.
13. Mercenaries
This Quest Pack contains 6 Mercenary figures, with 12 interchangeable weapons that enable you to put together the 4 different types of Mercenaries (the Scout, the Swordsman, the Crossbowman and the Halberdier).
In some Quests, Mercenaries serve as evil monsters who oppose the Heroes. Whenever a Mercenary is shown on a Quest map, it should be considered a monster controlled by Zargon.
Mercenaries are also soldiers who can be hired by a Hero before a Quest begins. They will accompany any Hero on a Quest, if the Hero pays their fee. The fee for each type of Mercenary is given on the Mercenary's card, as well as on the Mercenaries Chart on page 33 of this book. The gold must be paid before the Quest begins. Mercenaries may be hired for any group Quest in this Quest Pack, but not for the solo Quests.
A Mercenary is controlled by the Hero who hired him. The Mercenary moves and attacks immediately after that Hero's turn. A Hero can control as many Mercenaries as he can afford to hire. A Mercenary can move, open doors, attack and defend as a Hero, but he can take no other actions (except for the Scout, who can search for and disarm traps). A Mercenary does not receive any treasure. If a Hero dies on a Quest, any Mercenary hired by that Hero continues on the Quest, controlled by the fallen Hero's player.
The Scout, Swordsman, Crossbowman and Halberdier each have different statistics and abilities. These are detailed on the cards that come in this Quest Pack, as well as on the Mercenaries Chart on page 33 of this book.
If a Quest map calls for a type of Mercenary that is not available because they've all been hired by Heroes, Zargon may substitute a different type of Mercenary, or another monster altogether.
Attach one of the plastic weapons to each Mercenary as shown.
Zargon, study this book carefully! Although it is your guide to running these adventures, it may not answer every question you have during play. When in doubt, use your experience and imagination to make the best choice. Remember that you are the ultimate authority in your HERO QUEST world!
A Message From Mentor
[The printed "A Message From Mentor" letter is flavour fiction and is omitted here.]
Quest Map Guide
The Quest map symbols are color-coded to help you guide the Heroes through these Quests. Here's what the various map symbol colors mean.
- Gold: This color is used to highlight traps that the Heroes can detect by searching.
- Light Green: This color is used to highlight traps and other hazards that the Heroes can neither see nor detect by searching.
- Dark Green: This color is used to highlight monster symbols. See the Monster Chart on the back cover for actual symbols.
In each Quest, notes prefaced with a capital letter correspond to a matching letter location on the Quest map. Remember that Mercenaries cannot be hired in Quests 1-3.
Quest 1 — Solo Quest: Xanon Pass
[Quest map omitted: the gameboard layout for each Quest is a printed graphic, not text. The printed map is needed to play.]
At the beginning of each Quest, read aloud the parchment message from Mentor. The Quest notes that follow the message are for Zargon's eyes only!
"Good luck, Barbarian, on this, your first of three trials! Servants of the Frozen Horror have overrun the fortress that guards Xanon Pass. This is the only pass over the Cyberian Range, which you must cross to reach Ice Mountain. An iron door is your entry into the fortress. You must find the wooden exit door that leads out to the far side of the pass."
Notes:
- A: If the Barbarian searches for treasure in this room, 75 gold coins are found in the chest.
- B: The evil Crossbowman does not move but fires his crossbow at the Barbarian once during each of Zargon's turns until the Barbarian reaches him. If the Barbarian moves next to the Crossbowman and attacks, the Crossbowman surrenders immediately, offering his crossbow in exchange for his life. The Crossbowman then runs away. The Barbarian should add the crossbow to his Character Sheet. (See the Armory on the cardboard platform in the Game System for this weapon.)
- C: If the Barbarian searches for treasure in this room, a shield is found in the tomb. (See the Armory on the cardboard platform in the Game System for this item.)
- D: If the Barbarian searches for treasure in this room, a longsword is found in the weapons rack. (See the Armory on the cardboard platform in the Game System for this weapon.)
Wandering Monsters in this Quest: 2 Skeletons
Quest 2 — Solo Quest: Trial by Ice
[Quest map omitted: the gameboard layout for each Quest is a printed graphic, not text. The printed map is needed to play.]
"Xanon Pass leads to an underground outpost on the slopes of the Cyberian Range. This outpost is a base of operations for minions of the Frozen Horror. It threatens several nearby villages. You must enter the outpost and slay one of the Frozen Horror's lieutenants, a Chaos Warrior named Krag. The only way in or out is through the ice cave entrance. Your Quest begins and ends there."
Notes:
- A: This ice tunnel is connected to the ice tunnel in the other room "A." The Barbarian or any monster landing on one of these squares immediately moves to the other ice tunnel square.
- B: This treasure chest is empty.
- C: If the Barbarian searches for treasure in this room, a Potion of Warmth is discovered atop the sorcerer's table. (See the matching treasure card in this Quest Pack.)
- D: If the Barbarian searches for treasure in this room, 120 gold coins are found in the chest.
- E: The Chaos Warrior Krag is in this room. His stats are as follows:
| Movement | Attack | Defend | Body | Mind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Wandering Monsters in this Quest: 2 Goblins
Quest 3 — Solo Quest: The Rescue
[Quest map omitted: the gameboard layout for each Quest is a printed graphic, not text. The printed map is needed to play.]
"The minions of the Frozen Horror have captured Gothar, the Barbarian tribe's Great Elder. He has been taken to an evil Chaos stronghold near Ice Mountain. Gothar has great wisdom, but he is old and frail. He cannot survive long in the cruel hands of the creatures of Chaos. Your final solo test is to enter the stronghold, find Gothar, and bring him out safely. Begin on the spiral stairway and return to it to end your Quest."
Notes:
- A: If the Barbarian searches for treasure in this room, the weapons rack holds a battle axe. (See the Armory on the cardboard platform in the Game System for this weapon.)
- B: If the Barbarian searches for treasure in this room, 70 gold coins are found in the chest.
- C: If the Barbarian searches for treasure in this room, a helmet is found in the chest. (See the Armory on the cardboard platform in the Game System for this item.)
- D: This chest has a poison needle trap on it. If the Barbarian searches for treasure before the trap is disarmed, he loses 1 Body Point. One hundred and fifty gold coins are found in the chest.
- E: As the Barbarian enters this room, the two Chaos Warriors have just tied Gothar down on the rack. They ignore Gothar and concentrate on attacking the Barbarian. If the Barbarian kills the Chaos Warriors, Gothar is freed. Use any available Hero figure for Gothar; place him next to the Barbarian. Gothar is under the Barbarian's control and moves after him. Gothar's stats are as follows:
| Movement | Attack | Defend | Body | Mind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
The Barbarian must bring Gothar to the spiral stairway to fulfill this final solo Quest. Any monsters encountered attack only the Barbarian, as they are under orders to capture Gothar alive. If the Barbarian dies, Gothar is automatically captured.
Wandering Monsters in this Quest: 2 Orcs
Quest 4 — Group Quest: The Glacial Gate
[Quest map omitted: the gameboard layout for each Quest is a printed graphic, not text. The printed map is needed to play.]
"You have done well, Barbarian! The tribal elders have appointed you their champion to oppose the Frozen Horror and its minions. Now you and your companions—the Dwarf, the Elf and the Wizard—are ready to assault Ice Mountain. An iron door is your entry into the outer chambers of the Frozen Horror's subterranean fortress. Find the wooden exit door to enter the deeper recesses of the mountain."
Notes:
- A: The first Hero to search for treasure in this room finds the Snowshoes of Speed lying atop the tomb. (See the new artifact card.)
- B: The Heroes see a locked cage in the center of this room. There is an Ice Gremlin inside. It pleads with the Heroes to free it, saying that the Frozen Horror has left it there to die and it wants revenge. If a Hero announces that he's freeing the Ice Gremlin and moves adjacent to the cage, the cage opens. The Ice Gremlin leaps out and steals one item from the Hero who freed it. The Ice Gremlin decides which item to steal, but it cannot be the armor or shield a Hero is using, nor the weapon he is wielding. The item stolen should be crossed off the Hero's Character Sheet. The Ice Gremlin immediately disappears through a hole in the floor. (Remove the Ice Gremlin figure from the gameboard.)
- C: The first Hero to search for treasure in this room finds a spell scroll hidden in the bookcase. The Hero draws a spell scroll card at random and lists it on his Character Sheet.
- D: This chest has a trap with an explosive device. If a Hero searches for treasure before the trap is disarmed, all Heroes in the room lose 2 Body Points. The chest contains 600 gold coins.
- E: The ice ledge that surrounds the crevasse is very slippery. When a Hero steps on his first square in this room, he must roll 1 combat die. The Hero is safe and can continue moving if a skull or white shield is rolled. If a black shield is rolled, however, the Hero begins slipping into the crevasse, suffering 1 Body Point of damage. The Hero must immediately roll another combat die. If another black shield is rolled, the Hero plummets into the crevasse, never to be seen again. Any other roll means the Hero returns to the square in which he entered the room, ending his turn. At the beginning of any turn in which a Hero is in this room, he must first roll to see if he slips into the crevasse.
Wandering Monsters in this Quest: 2 Fimir
Quest 5 — Group Quest: The Deadly Depths
[Quest map omitted: the gameboard layout for each Quest is a printed graphic, not text. The printed map is needed to play.]
"Throughout Ice Mountain, alarms are sounding and the evil servants of the Frozen Horror are awakening. Your way into the stronghold becomes harder after this. The Chaos Warlock known as Vilor awaits you in this Quest. Enter through the iron door and search for the wooden exit door. You have far to go before you confront the Frozen Horror itself. Consider hiring Mercenaries on the rest of the Quests, for the dangers may be too great for you to survive without help."
Notes:
- A: This ice tunnel is connected to the ice tunnel in the other room "A." Any Hero or monster landing on one of these squares immediately moves to the other ice tunnel square.
- B: As soon as all the Heroes enter this room, the 2 doors marked "B" close and disappear. Remove the doors from the gameboard.
- C: This door does not appear until the doors marked "B" have disappeared. Leave it off the gameboard until then, even if the Heroes walk right past it. When a Hero opens this door, the ice encasing the monsters cracks and they leap out to attack on Zargon's turn. The tile squares with monster images on them are considered empty spaces once the monsters move off those squares.
- D: The first Hero to search for treasure in this room finds 400 gold coins and a spell scroll. The Hero draws a spell scroll card at random and lists it on his Character Sheet.
- E: The first Hero to search for treasure in this room finds the Ring of Warmth. (See the new artifact card.)
- F: The first Hero to search for treasure in this room finds 2 Potions of Healing. Each potion restores up to 4 lost Body Points.
- G: The Chaos Warlock, Vilor, guards this room. Vilor stands in the square marked "VIL." Vilor's stats are as follows:
| Movement | Attack | Defend | Body | Mind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Vilor knows the following Chaos spells: Chill, Ice Storm, Lightning Bolt, Sleep and Tempest.
Wandering Monsters in this Quest: 2 Mummies
Quest 6 — Group Quest: The Frosted Path
[Quest map omitted: the gameboard layout for each Quest is a printed graphic, not text. The printed map is needed to play.]
"The iron door leads you into hallways that have lain empty for many centuries. Now the hallways are inhabited once again with the foul creatures of Chaos. The Frozen Horror's minions are gathering to stop you from finding the wooden exit door. But find it you must if you are to venture deeper into the heart of Ice Mountain."
Notes:
- A: The first Hero to search for treasure in this room finds 120 gold coins, a longsword and a spell scroll. (See the Armory on the cardboard platform in the Game System for the longsword.) For the spell scroll, the Hero draws a spell scroll card at random and lists it on his Character Sheet. This Hero also finds any items previously stolen by the Ice Gremlins.
- B: The first Hero to search for treasure in this room finds a set of plate mail armor in the weapons rack. (See the Armory on the cardboard platform in the Game System for this item.)
- C: The first Hero to search for treasure in this room finds 250 gold coins and a Potion of Healing in the chest. The potion restores up to 4 lost Body Points.
- D: The first Hero to search for treasure in this room finds a crossbow and a gem worth 300 gold coins. (See the Armory on the cardboard platform in the Game System for this weapon.)
- E: The first Hero to search for treasure in this room finds 2 spell scrolls. For each spell scroll, the Hero draws a spell scroll card at random and lists it on his Character Sheet.
- F: The chest in this ice vault room has a poison gas trap on it. If a Hero searches for treasure before the trap is disarmed, all Heroes in the room lose 2 Body Points. The chest is empty.
- G: See room E of Quest 4 for information on moving along the ice ledge.
Wandering Monsters in this Quest: 2 Chaos Warriors
Quest 7 — Group Quest: The Halls of Kelvinos
[Quest map omitted: the gameboard layout for each Quest is a printed graphic, not text. The printed map is needed to play.]
"Know Mighty Heroes, that Kelvinos was a Barbarian of great power and fame. Centuries ago, he drove the Frozen Horror from Ice Mountain, ending the reign of terror. Sadly, Kelvinos did not return from that final battle; his body was never found. Some say that he walks again, but as an undead servant of Chaos. You shall start at the iron door and explore until you find the wooden exit door that leads you closer to the Frozen Horror."
Notes:
- A: The first Hero to search for treasure in this ice vault finds 500 gold coins in the chest.
- B: The first Hero to search for treasure in this room finds 2 Potions of Healing in the chest. Each potion restores up to 4 lost Body Points.
- C: The Barbarian Hero Kelvinos is now a monster, an undead slave of the Frozen Horror. He is in the square marked "KEL." Use the extra Barbarian figure (or any other figure) for Kelvinos. His stats are as follows:
| Movement | Attack | Defend | Body | Mind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
The first Hero to search for treasure in this room finds the Amulet of the North in the chest. (See the new artifact card.)
- D: Few things are as they appear in the living fog room. Monsters and fog likenesses of monsters are all over this room. Whenever a Hero attacks a monster, the Hero first rolls a combat die to see if he attacks a fog likeness instead of a real monster. On a roll of a black shield or skull, the Hero is confused and attacks a fog likeness. (The Hero wastes his attack.) Only on a roll of a white shield does the Hero see a real monster. The Hero may then roll his normal attack and the monster defends as usual. The monsters always see the Heroes correctly.
Wandering Monsters in this Quest: 2 Yeti
Quest 8 — Group Quest: The Search for the Scepter
[Quest map omitted: the gameboard layout for each Quest is a printed graphic, not text. The printed map is needed to play.]
"You have come far, Heroes, but there is still far to go. Nearby is the resting place of the Scepter of Glacial Majesty, the source of much of the Frozen Horror's power. You must find it and destroy it. After you enter through the iron door, search for the scepter. As long as it exists, the Frozen Horror cannot be killed. Once you have destroyed the scepter, find the wooden exit door and go through it to reach the final battle against the Frozen Horror."
Notes:
- A: This ice tunnel is connected to the ice tunnel in the other room "A." Any Hero or monster landing on one of these squares immediately moves to the other ice tunnel square.
- B: The first Hero to search for treasure in this room finds a spell scroll hidden in the bookcase. The Hero draws a spell scroll card at random and lists it on his Character Sheet.
- C: This chest has a poison needle trap on it. If a Hero searches for treasure before the trap is disarmed, that Hero loses 2 Body Points. The chest contains 200 gold coins and 2 Potions of Healing. Each potion restores up to 4 lost Body Points.
- D: This ice tunnel is connected to the ice tunnel in the other room "D." Any Hero or monster landing on one of these squares immediately moves to the other ice tunnel square.
- E: This ice tunnel is connected to the ice tunnel in the other room "E." Any Hero or monster landing on one of these squares immediately moves to the other ice tunnel square.
- F: See room "E" of Quest 4 for information on moving along the ice ledge.
- G: The Scepter of Glacial Majesty rests in the upper right corner square. The scepter is frozen into the wall. The Heroes can neither move it nor use it. Zargon, tell the Heroes that to destroy the scepter, a Hero must be adjacent to it, attack it, and roll at least one skull on the combat dice. The scepter explodes when it is destroyed, inflicting 2 Body Points of damage to all in the room. (Do not tell the Heroes this until it happens.)
Wandering Monsters in this Quest: 3 Ice Gremlins
Quests 9 & 10 — Double Quest: The Heart of Ice
Zargon, Quests 9 and 10 are actually one double-sized Quest. Notes A through F refer to the Quest 9 map; notes G through M refer to the Quest 10 map. The Heroes will be moving back and forth between these two Quests. Mind and Body Points are not restored when the Heroes cross between Quests 9 and 10. Reset the gameboard (as described in Note A at right) when the Heroes cross between Quests.
[Quest maps omitted: the gameboard layouts for each Quest are printed graphics, not text. The printed maps are needed to play.]
"Now that the Scepter of Glacial Majesty has been destroyed, the Frozen Horror is vulnerable. The time to destroy it is now! Start from the iron entrance door. First, you must find the spiral stairway that leads to the Frozen Catacombs. There you will find the Crystal Key. This key will open the final door, the door to the Seat of Power, where the Frozen Horror awaits. Be sure to take Mercenaries along on your Quest!"
Quest 9 Notes:
- A: This is the spiral stairway that leads to room "G" in Quest 10. When a Hero moves onto the stairway to enter Quest 10, remove that Hero's figure from the gameboard. Tell the players that they cannot enter Quest 10 until all the Heroes have moved onto the stairway. Once all Heroes have moved onto the stairway, remove the Quest 9 setup from the board. When the Heroes return to Quest 9, set out only room "A" until they explore other rooms. Monsters they killed previously do not reappear.
- B: See room "D" of Quest 7 for more information about the living fog room.
- C: This ice tunnel is connected to the ice tunnel in the other room "C." Any Hero or monster landing on one of these squares immediately moves to the other ice tunnel square.
- D: In the ice vault room, this chest has an exploding latch trap on it. If a Hero searches for treasure before the trap is disarmed, that Hero loses 1 Body Point. The chest contains 400 gold coins and 2 Potions of Healing. Each potion restores up to 4 lost Body Points.
- E: The first Hero to search for treasure in this room finds a spell scroll and a Potion of Healing on the alchemist's table. The potion restores up to 4 lost Body Points. For the spell scroll, the Hero draws a spell scroll card at random and lists it on his Character Sheet.
- F: The door to the seat of power room will not open until a Hero with the crystal key moves adjacent to it and opens it. See the Monster Chart on the back cover for the Frozen Horror's powers.
Quest 10 Notes:
- G: This stairway is also the way back to Quest 9. The Heroes must return here once they find the crystal key.
- H: This ice tunnel is connected to the ice tunnel in the other room "H." Any Hero or monster landing on one of these squares immediately moves to the other ice tunnel square.
- I: This ice tunnel is connected to the ice tunnel in the other room "I." Any Hero or monster landing on one of these squares immediately moves to the other ice tunnel square.
- J: The first Hero to search for treasure in this room finds a spell scroll and 2 Potions of Healing hidden behind the bookcase. Each potion restores up to 4 lost Body Points. For the spell scroll, the Hero draws a spell scroll card at random and lists it on his Character Sheet.
- K: The Ice Gremlin treasure room tile is placed over the two small rooms to make one larger room. If the crystal key was stolen from the Heroes by Ice Gremlins, the key will be here and can be reclaimed by the Heroes.
- L: This ice tunnel is connected to the ice tunnel in the other room "L." Any Hero or monster landing on one of these squares immediately moves to the other ice tunnel square.
- M: This chest has a poison needle trap on it. If a Hero searches for treasure before the trap is disarmed, that Hero loses 2 Body Points. The chest contains the crystal key and a Potion of Healing. The potion restores up to 4 lost Body Points. Give the crystal key tile to the Hero who found it.
Note: Once the Frozen Horror has been destroyed, this Quest is over. Go to the Conclusion on the next page.
Wandering Monsters in these Quests: 2 Polar Warbears
Conclusion
[The printed "Conclusion" letter from Mentor is flavour fiction and is omitted here.]
Mercenaries Chart
| Mercenary | Map Symbol | Cost Per Quest (Gold Coins) | Movement Squares | Attack Dice | Defend Dice | Body Points | Mind Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossbowman | (symbol) | 75 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Halberdier | (symbol) | 75 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Scout | (symbol) | 50 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
- The Crossbowman wields a crossbow—see the Armory on the cardboard platform in the Game System. When adjacent to a foe, the Crossbowman attacks with a broadsword.
- The Halberdier wields a halberd that enables him to attack diagonally.
- The Scout has the Dwarf's ability to detect and disarm traps.
Mercenaries do not collect any treasure. Mercenaries can only move, attack and defend (except for Scouts, who can detect and disarm traps). The cost to hire them is for one Quest only. If a player wants to hire a Mercenary for more than one Quest, he must pay the Mercenary's cost for each Quest.
Monster Chart
| Monster | Map Symbol | Movement Squares | Attack Dice | Defend Dice | Body Points | Mind Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frozen Horror | (symbol) | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Ice Gremlin | (symbol) | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Polar Warbear | (symbol) | 6 | 4/4 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Yeti | (symbol) |
The Frozen Horror can cast the following Chaos spells: Chill, Ice Storm, Ice Wall, Mind Freeze, Skate and Soothe. Zargon can choose an additional 6 Chaos spells for the Frozen Horror from any of the Chaos spells in the Game System, with the exception of the Escape spell.
During Zargon's turn, each Ice Gremlin can either attack a Hero or Mercenary, or it can steal one item from one Hero (Zargon's choice). The item stolen cannot be the armor or shield a Hero is using, nor the weapon he is wielding. As soon as an Ice Gremlin has stolen an item, it runs away at full speed. The Heroes can chase the Ice Gremlin on their turn. If they catch it and destroy it, they regain the stolen item. If no Hero can see the Ice Gremlin at the start of Zargon's turn, the Ice Gremlin has escaped with the item. The item should be crossed off the Hero's Character Sheet. Remove the Ice Gremlin figure from the gameboard.
The Polar Warbear attacks once with its mighty paw and once with its spiked mace. Two attacks can be made against one opponent or one attack can be made against each of two different opponents.
Whenever the Yeti's attack causes a Hero to lose at least 1 Body Point, the Yeti grabs the Hero in a powerful hug. This hug inflicts 2 Body Points of damage to the Hero at the start of each subsequent Zargon turn. The Hero cannot defend against this attack, nor can he take any actions. The Yeti can make no other attacks while hugging. This continues until either the Hero dies or the Yeti is killed by the Hero's companions.