Nope, that shield applies to all familiars (and NPCs) that are treated as heroes. Note that the Geomancers Summoned Stones are treated as obstacles and not as heroes.

Ah, now I understand your confusion.The text in bold just states which spaces should be used in general. It does not give the sequence of the placement. Quote: 3. Each additional monster is placed in spaces at the edges of the map tile oriented as shown in the quest description. Place additional monsters closest to the leftmost space of the top row, rightmost space of the top row, rightmost space of the bottom row, and leftmost space of the bottom row. The last sentence gives the sequence of placements: Quote: Start with the space the first monster was placed in and continue placing monsters clockwise until all monsters are placed. This is in agreement with the figure on the page of the manual.

Sorry for not answering this earlier, but I tend to not check the FFG forum regularly anymore. You can contact me by sending a GeekMail to my account on BGG (sadgit). Question 1: I remember that this was a problem in an earlier version of the rule book. It has been corrected in v1.4. Question 2: I think this is indeed suboptimal. Commands for zombies should be action: Engage the Open Field action: Engage the Open Field action: Attack h hero

Thanks for the praise. Glad you guys enjoy our mod. Here are the corrected cards: https://www.dropbox.com/s/n1dnbhmn720quxd/b9.png?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/lvz20zznhc1jjd7/ac-3.png?dl=0 Files available here: https://descent-community.org/index.php/obtaining-sands-of-the-past/ have also been updated.

Yes, it's an internal balance mechanism. The trap tests get harder if the heroes win a lot.

Given that playtime is notoriously understated on modern boardgames boxes that 120 - 180 min is surprising.

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That was ... unexpected. Description: Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announce Descent: Legends of the Dark, the definitive cooperative dungeon-crawling board game for one to four players! Forge your own legend together with your friends as you adventure across the vibrant fantasy realm of Terrinoth! Powered by its fully integrated free companion app, Descent: Legends of the Dark puts you in the role of a budding hero with their own playstyle and abilities. Together with your unlikely companions, you’ll begin an unexpected adventure – an adventure told across the sixteen quests of the Blood and Flame campaign. Throughout your campaign, you’ll face undead lurking in the mists, demonic barbarians stalking the wilds, and even more terrifying threats. With 46 pieces of 3D terrain and 40 stunning hero and monster miniatures to draw you into the game, your greatest adventure is yet before you! Source: https://spiel.digital/en/games/932220/descent--legends-of-the-dark

I am happy to announce that the Sands of the Past expansion has been released. For more details see my BGG post.