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Xyphistor reacted to Dadler93 in Summoned stone
No, Since the Summoned stone is a familiar that istreated as an obstacle instead of treated as a hero.
This is some information you can find in the Community Rules Reference guide on page 17.
Since the Barghest Howl affects "heroes", the Stone is not affected by that monster skill.
However if Howl is used on a familiar like Necromancer's Reanimate or Beastmaster's Wolf, they will be affected since those kinds of familiars are treated as heroes.
It's nice to see that you're having fun with the game! Don't be afraid to ask questions.
I advise you to download the Community Rules Reference guide though. it is searchable so just type in a word like "Summoned Stone" and you'll find lots of information that probably will answer your questions
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Xyphistor got a reaction from Watercolour Dragon in Keeping second edition's 'journeys' going....
FFG have apparently confirmed that they will continue printing 2E:
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/2531169/article/36165250#36165250
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Xyphistor got a reaction from Strawhat in Keeping second edition's 'journeys' going....
FFG have apparently confirmed that they will continue printing 2E:
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/2531169/article/36165250#36165250
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Xyphistor got a reaction from Dadler93 in Keeping second edition's 'journeys' going....
FFG have apparently confirmed that they will continue printing 2E:
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/2531169/article/36165250#36165250
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Xyphistor got a reaction from kris40k in Keeping second edition's 'journeys' going....
FFG have apparently confirmed that they will continue printing 2E:
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/2531169/article/36165250#36165250
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Xyphistor got a reaction from MulvaVandelay in Keeping second edition's 'journeys' going....
FFG have apparently confirmed that they will continue printing 2E:
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/2531169/article/36165250#36165250
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Xyphistor reacted to AwesomeTree_in_the_Dark in Bigging up the love for Runewars Miniatures kit
Runewars Lord Hawthorne mount used for custom class Gksozae's Cavalier
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Xyphistor got a reaction from Zaltyre in The Trollfens - Food For Worms - Questions
The rule as written is fine, you've just completely misunderstood it.
"Figure" is a keyword, it's not a generic fluff term... What 'figures' did you physically remove from the sinking carriage in order to place a prisoner in an adjacent empty space?
The prisoners are not treated as figures or heroes until their villager tokens are placed on the map, which only happens when a hero spends a special action to do so, which can only be done after the lock is opened (destroyed).
The whole point of the 'Sink or Swim' section of the rules which contains the bit you've quoted is to add another dimension to the encounter - since the overlord gets an extra fatigue token at the start of his turn if there are any figures on the carriage spaces, it is in the overlord's interest to move monsters into those spaces, and it's in the heroes' interest to test strength to throw them off... The implication being that if things are standing on the carriage it sinks faster... They've also given Bolgoreth the ability to throw all the heroes off the carriage to slow down the opening of the lock.
It doesn't affect the release of the prisoners in any way, that's handled in the rules described in the 'Rescue Mission' section...
Yes, the carriage continues to sink at 1 fatigue per turn, continuing to delay the arrival of the plague worms.
If the Overlord makes a monster stand on it it'll sink twice as fast...
Yes, the Overlord would receive the 'Toxic Reprisal' overlord card. If played properly this is pretty unlikely to occur.
'Figures treated as heroes' are not affected by Quest Rules, therefore the attribute test doesn't apply to them, so you played it correctly.
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Xyphistor reacted to any2cards in D2e Card Viewer Digital Assets Update
Not sure what you are asking here as both my test pages and my GitHub site have both agents and lieutenants (under separate headings).
EDIT: LOL, all this time, and I never noticed that my GitHub Pages showed the Lieutenant card for the Agents. I never noticed because I have a separate page that I use that shows side by side image comparisons between my original (old) images and the latest versions. On this page, each card is separately coded, so I didn't have the issue you did in seeing Agents. I rarely actually use the test page. Doh ! Fixing now ...
EDIT: In order to see the agents, you need to type "A-" + the agent name. I have modified my Github Pages and updated the site. Waiting for it to propagate ...
EDIT: Ok, it all works now. Turning 79 on July 6th. It really shows. Lol.
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Xyphistor got a reaction from Lightningclaw in How does Lash work?
This is thematic, but incorrect.
This is just not true.
Lash can move the hero to ANY empty space within two spaces of the monster. Could be the other side of it. If the monster is attacking someone three spaces away and using Extend, they can be moved 5 spaces away from their fellows to behind it...
In Road to Legend if you click on the Skull icon above monster activations (or click on the monster in the tracker and choose Info) it will generally tell you what the monster type does with surges.
In the case of the Bone Horror, it says this:
So that's the answer to the OP question: Place the hero as far as possible from the closest other hero.
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Xyphistor reacted to The_Han in How does Lash work?
You're right. I was reading the card and going as basic as my brain made it. You opened a world of opportunities for me while playing Overlord and using a Bone Horror. I don't tend to think of ALL the possibilities of an ability, just the initial basic concepts. Thanks for chiming in and setting everything straight.
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Xyphistor reacted to Felin in Familar target
Just as a complement to Xyphistor answer we are on the App/Road to Legend part .. so don't forgot to read the correspondant part :
- either on the CRRG always on p17 the frame down right of the page
- or on the Road to legend Rule book p.11 & 23
In short :
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Xyphistor got a reaction from any2cards in Familar target
From page 17 of the CRRG:
2. Familiars treated as figures/heroes
• are treated as heroes for the purpose of attacks, Monster
actions, Hero abilities and feats, hero skills, abilities of
items, relics, Search cards, and Overlord cards.
• are not treated as heroes for the purpose of ally skills,
quest rules, Plot cards, travel events, Rumor cards and all
other game effects unless noted otherwise.
• may not trade equipment with heroes.
• do block line of sight and movement and are considered
friendly fgures to heroes.
• follow the same movement rules as heroes concerning
terrain.
• can be affected by conditions and automatically fail
attribute tests.
• may use one of their available actions to perform an action
on a Condition card (e.g. to remove Stunned, Bleeding,
and Burning) or to climb out of a pit space.
• may receive insight, elixir, and valor tokens.
• familiars of this type: Brightblaze, Reanimate, Wolf
Generally the CRRG is your source of answers to this type of question
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Xyphistor got a reaction from Dadler93 in RAMV Printable Cards?
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/2319054/redjaks-automated-monster-variant-2020-update
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Xyphistor got a reaction from palatinus in Unofficial Campaign Tracker for Descent!
You have to record the Shopping stage before you record the Spend XP stage...
You can click on the blue Add Items bar to go enter the shopping stuff, then once that is completed you'll be able to click on Skills to record the XP spent.
After you've done both of those you'll be able to choose the next quest, or re-open the specific steps for editing again.
It's a little cumbersome but you'll get used to it
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Xyphistor reacted to tomkat364 in AMA with Andrew Navaro
Hear Hear! I would like to know the same information.
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Xyphistor reacted to kbalazsa in AMA with Andrew Navaro
Yes, some news regarding Terrinoth would be nice to have, or Descent, Heroes of Terrinoth at least
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Xyphistor reacted to rugal in AMA with Andrew Navaro
I second this.
And what about runebound's universe ?
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Xyphistor reacted to edgeseeker in AMA with Andrew Navaro
What's next for Terrinoth? When can we see an update for Descent: Journeys in the Dark?
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Xyphistor reacted to any2cards in AMA with Andrew Navaro
What is the future of Descent ...
Will FFG ever produce the missing 12 Heroes from D1e for D2e?
Will there be any further development for D2e (*** NOT *** for the app, but physical content)?
Will there be a D3e?
EDIT: Why is the D2e Quest Vault and its various issues, bugs, etc. completely ignored? It started as BETA about 5+ years ago, and continues in that state today. There would be far more community development for the game if the software simply worked. There is already an extensive bug report thread for the vault, so all it takes is someone at FFG to pay attention. If you don't want to maintain it anymore, would you be willing to provide access to the code, so that the community could host it and maintain it?
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Xyphistor reacted to any2cards in D2e Card Viewer - Image Update Project
D2e Card Viewer - a Chrome extension which operates on key websites to underline Descent 2nd Edition card names, which allows you to see images of the cards while you discuss them in forums, threads, etc.
For a long time now, I have been very dissatisfied with many of the card images that are displayed by the D2e Card Viewer. This is due mostly to the fact that I did not have access to the original digital assets of the game, and relied on scanned images; even if those scans were high resolution (300 dpi, 600 dpi, even 1200 dpi), the images tended to looked washed out, blurry, etc. This left the final product leaving much to be desired in my eyes.
If you compare the D2e images across most expansions to the excellent images that exist for Sadgit's Sands of the Past, or even of his re-done Lost Legends cards, the difference is incredible. Further, after working very hard with Isaac Childres (aka Cephalofair - creator of Gloomhaven) and Marcel Cwertetschka (aka Morthai - creator of Forgotten Circles) to utilize the original digital assets of those games in the creation of the Gloomhaven Card Viewer, it further accentuated the enormous difference of quality of images.
Being the perfectionist I am, I couldn't stand it anymore. Since I am 78 years old, I have a plethora of time on my hands. At the urging of Sadgit (and his on-going patience, assistance, direction, etc.), this old dog is learning new tricks ... specifically, how to utilize Adobe's inDesign to create new card images.
So, I am officially announcing my intent ... my grand project if you will ... to re-create ALL of the card images for the game D2e, and thus for the card viewer. I am starting with the Class skills cards and items. I have completed the re-creation of the Apothecary class. If you are using the viewer, you can see a sample of the new cards here:
Bottled Courage
Obviously, this effort is going to take time ... but I feel that it is worth it, as I get to learn new software, new skills, and attempt to keep the mind sharp. Now, as it is necessary to literally re-create all facets of each of the cards (XP, Fatigue, Text, Images, etc.), it is possible, even perhaps likely, that I make mistakes. If you find such mistakes, I would appreciate it if you would point them out to me !
I will update the bottom of this post as I complete card sets.
D2e Image Update Project - Finished Images
August 10, 2019
Class - Apothecary
Class - Bard
August 11, 2019
Class - Disciple
Class - Prophet
Class - Soul Reaper
Class - Spiritspeaker
August 12, 2019
All Class Items
August 13, 2019
Class - Hierophant
August 14, 2019
Class - Conjurer
Class - Elementalist
Class - Geomancer
Class - Hexer
Class - Necromancer
Class - Psychic
Class - Runemaster
Class - Bounty Hunter
Class - Shadow Walker
Class - Stalker
Class - Thief
Class - Treasure Hunter
Class - Wildlander
Class - Beastmaster
Class - Berserker
Class - Champion
Class - Knight
Class - Marshal
Class - Skirmisher
August 15, 2019
Hybrid Class - Crusader
Hybrid Class - Heretic
Hybrid Class - Watchman
Hybrid Class - Battlemage
Hybrid Class - Lorekeeper
Hybrid Class - Truthseer
Hybrid Class - Monk
Hybrid Class - Ravager
Hybrid Class - Trickster
Hybrid Class - Avenger
Hybrid Class - Raider
Hybrid Class - Steelcaster
August 16, 2019
Act I Shop Item Cards
August 17, 2019
Act II Shop Item Cards
August 18, 2019
Condition Cards
Familiar Cards
Class Familiar Cards
August 28, 2019
Implement feedback provided for the following cards:
class-familiars
class-items
class-skills
conditions
familiars
hybrid-class-skills
August 30, 2019
Created and made public a test page for all D2e cards: D2e Card Viewer Test Page
August 31, 2019
Monster Cards (Front & Back):
Arachyura
Bandit
Bane Spider
Barghest
Beastman
Blood Ape
Bone Horror
Broodwalker
Burrowing Horror
Carrion Drake
Cave Spider
Changeling
Chaos Beast
September 1, 2019
Monster Cards (Front & Back)
Crow Hag
Crypt Dragon
Dark Minotaur
Dark Priest
Deep Elf
Demon Lord
Elemental
Ettin
September 3, 2019
Monster Cards (Front & Back)
Ferrox
Fire Imps
Flesh Moulder
Giant
Goblin Archer
Goblin Witcher
Golem
Harpy
Hellhound
September 4, 2019
Monster Cards (Front & Back)
Hybrid Sentinel
Ice Wyrm
Ironbound
Kobold
Lava Beetle
Manticore
Marrow Priest
Medusa
Merriod
September 5, 2019
All Monster Cards (Front & Back) have been completed.
September 8, 2019
All Rumor cards have been completed.
September 10, 2019
All Search cards have been completed.
All Advanced Quest cards have been completed.
September 11, 2019
Plot Decks
Burning Ambition
Cursed By Power
Dark Illusions
Dragon's Green
September 12, 2019
Plot Decks
Endless Thirst
Eternal Agony
First Legion
Goblin Uprising
Hybrid Loyalty
Inner Corruption
September 13, 2019
Plot Decks
Raging Infection
Seeds of Betrayal
Silent Protector
Skulduggery
September 14, 2019
All Plot Decks have been completed.
September 19, 2019
Agents (Front & Back)
A-Ardus Ix'Erebus
A-Ariad
A-Baron Zachareth
A-Belthir
A-Bol'Goreth
A-Gargan Mirklace
A-Kyndrithul
September 20, 2019
Agents (Front & Back)
A-Lady Eliza Farrow
A-Lord Merick Farrow
A-Queen Ariad
A-Raythen
A-Rylan Olliven
A-Serena
A-Sir Alric Farrow
A-Skarn
September 21, 2019
All Agents (Front & Back) have been completed.
All Ally Skills have been completed.
September 22, 2019
All Allies (Front & Back) have been completed.
September 23, 2019
All City Event Decks (Shadow of Nerekhall) have been completed.
All Corrupt Citizen cards have been completed.
October 7, 2019
All Relics have been completed.
Overlord Decks - Basic has been completed.
Overlord Decks - Basic II has been completed.
Overlord Decks - Enchanter has been completed.
Overlord Decks - Infector has been completed.
October 9, 2019
Overlord Decks - Overlord Reward has been completed.
Overlord Decks - Punisher has been completed.
Overlord Decks - Quest Reward has been completed.
Overlord Decks - Rumor Reward has been completed.
October 10, 2019
All Overlord Decks have been completed.
October 13, 2019
All Tainted cards have been completed.
October 14, 2019
All Secret Room cards have been completed.
October 15, 2019
All Lieutenant cards have been completed.
This project is now complete. I have generated a new post noting same.
