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=== Complexity: ★ ===
=== Complexity: [[Core Rules#To Start a Standard Game|★]] ===


== Faction Rules & Upgrades ==
== Faction Rule ==


=== Profane Beings ===
=== Profane Beings ===
If a piece on this team would be [[Curses|Cursed]] by a tarot card, instead give them 1 [[Advantage token]]. If a piece on this team would be [[Blessings|Blessed]] by a tarot card, instead give them 1 [[Disadvantage tokens|Disadvantage token]].
If a piece on this team would be [[Core Rules#Cursed|Cursed]] by a tarot card, instead give them 1 [[Core Rules#Advantage and Disadvantage Tokens|Advantage token]]. If a piece on this team would be [[Core Rules#Blessed|Blessed]] by a tarot card, instead give them 1 [[Core Rules#Advantage and Disadvantage Tokens|Disadvantage token]].
 
== Upgrades ==


=== Bump in the Night (Costs 2 points) ===
=== Bump in the Night (Costs 2 points) ===
At the start of each turn, you may remove up to 3 Curses from enemy pieces. If you do, choose a piece of yours on the board that has the same point cost as the amount of Curses removed, then place that piece into an unoccupied black square on the board.
At the start of each turn, you may remove up to 3 Curses from enemy pieces. If you do, choose a piece of yours on the board that has the same point cost as the amount of Curses removed, then place that piece onto an [[Core Rules#Other Common Rules, Rule Tags, and Shorthand Terms|unoccupied]] black square on the board.


=== Recurring Nightmare (Costs 1 point) ===
=== Recurring Nightmare (Costs 1 point) ===
At the start of each turn, you may remove up to 4 Curses from ally and/or enemy pieces. If you do, choose a slain piece of yours whose point cost is 1 fewer than the amount of Curses removed. Redeploy that piece.
At the start of each turn, you may remove up to 4 Curses from ally and/or enemy pieces. If you do, choose a slain piece of yours whose point cost is 1 fewer than the amount of Curses removed. [[Core Rules#Other Common Rules, Rule Tags, and Shorthand Terms|Redeploy]] that piece.


== Piece Options ==
== Piece Options ==
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|King
|'''Death Magic (major arcana):''' When this King slays a piece with an Attack, choose one: Curse an enemy; slay a Cursed non-King enemy<ref>This does not count as an Attack.</ref>; or [[Divinate]] (The Devil, Death, The Tower).
|'''Death Magic ([[Core Rules#Major Arcana|Major Arcana]]):''' When this King slays a piece with an Attack, choose one:  
'''Acolyte of Darkness:''' This King cannot be Blessed. If this King would be Slain while The Devil is the active card, instead move him to an unoccupied adjacent square (he is not slain). While The Sun is the active card, this King rolls his dice at Disadvantage and cannot gain Advantage tokens.
 
* Curse an enemy;  
* slay a Cursed, non-King enemy<ref>This does not count as an Attack.</ref>;  
* or Divinate (The Devil, Death, The Tower).
'''Acolyte of Darkness:''' This King cannot be Blessed. If this King would be Slain while The Devil is the active card, instead Bump him ([[Core Rules#Avoiding Death|his slaying is prevented]]). While The Sun is the active card, this King rolls his dice at Disadvantage and cannot gain Advantage tokens.
|'''Faction Leader'''
|'''Faction Leader'''
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|Queen
|Queen
|'''It's Alive!:''' When a piece [[Divinate|Divinates]], Reactivates, or is Summoned, immediately give this Queen 2 Advantage tokens<ref>This happens immediately: as soon as a piece starts to Divinate, at the start of a piece’s Reactivation, or right when an enemy is slain.</ref>. This Queen gains +X to its Defence totals where X is the number of tokens it has on itself.
|'''It's Alive!:''' When a piece [[Divinate|Divinates]], [[Core Rules#Reactivation|Reactivates]], or is [[Core Rules#Other Common Rules, Rule Tags, and Shorthand Terms|Summoned]], immediately give this Queen 2 Advantage tokens<ref>This happens immediately: as soon as a piece starts to Divinate, at the start of a piece’s Reactivation, or right when an enemy is slain.</ref>. This Queen [[Core Rules#Other Types of Roll Modifiers|gets +X]] to its Defence totals where X is the number of tokens it has on itself.
'''Withdrawn:''' At the start of any piece's Activation, if this Queen is adjacent to 3 or more pieces, immediately remove it from the board (it loses any tokens it has). If this Queen has been removed from the board this way, redeploy it at the start of the next turn.
'''Withdrawn:''' At the start of <u>any</u> piece's Activation, if this Queen is adjacent to 3 or more pieces, immediately remove it from the board (it loses any tokens it has). If this Queen has been [[Core Rules#Pieces off the Board|removed from the board]] this way, redeploy it at the start of the next turn.
|'''Legendary'''
|'''Legendary'''
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|Bishop
|Bishop
|'''Carcass Collection (Bone Reading):''' Whenever this Bishop or an ally slays an enemy, add a die of that enemy piece’s type to your bone pool. After this Bishop Moves, you may roll the bones. For each die that rolled its highest possible result or rolled a 1, Curse an enemy.
|'''Carcass Collection ([[Core Rules#Bone Reading|Bone Reading]]):''' Whenever this Bishop or an ally slays an enemy, add a die of that enemy piece’s type to your bone pool. After this Bishop Moves, you may roll the bones. For each die that rolled its highest possible result or rolled a 1, Curse an enemy.
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|Rook
|Rook
|'''Outta my swamp!:''' When an enemy:
|'''Outta my swamp!:''' Curse an enemy when they:


* relocates<ref name=":0">Relocation includes: placement, random placement, redeployment, random redeployment, combat movement, or any involuntary Moves/Attacks.</ref> this Rook,  
* relocate<ref name=":0">Relocation includes: Bumping, placement, random placement, redeployment, scattering, [[Core Rules#Attack|combat movement]], or any involuntary Moves/Attacks.</ref> this Rook,  
* ends their Re/Activation in your deployment zone,  
* end their Re/Activation in your deployment zone, or
* or Attacks an ally<ref>As soon as the enemy is placed into the ally’s square for the Attack and before dice are rolled, give them the Curse.</ref> that is adjacent to this Rook,
* Attack an ally<ref>As soon as the enemy is placed into the ally’s square for the Attack (between steps 1 and 2 of the Attack sequence), give them the Curse.</ref> that is adjacent to this Rook.


Curse that enemy before any dice are rolled.
When an enemy ends their Re/Activation in your deployment zone, you may redeploy this Rook [[Core Rules#Turn Structure|between Activations]].
|'''Castle'''
|'''Castle'''
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|'''Dulachán'''
|'''Dúlachán'''
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|Knight
|Knight
|'''Beckon Death:''' At the start of this Knight’s first Activation, and each of its Reactivations, Curse a non-King piece.
|'''Beckon Death:''' At the start of this Knight’s <u>first</u> Activation of the game, and at the start of each of its Reactivations, Curse a non-King piece.
'''Spine Whip:''' This Knight gets +X to its Attack totals where X is the number of slain enemies.
'''Spine Whip:''' This Knight [[Core Rules#Other Types of Roll Modifiers|gets +X]] to its Attack totals where X is the number of slain enemies.
|'''Mounted Advantage'''
|'''Mounted Advantage'''
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|Joker
|Joker
|'''Long for this world:''' When Grummswol is slain, remove all Curses from the board. If Grummswol would be slain while a Joker card is face up, instead turn it face down and move them to an unoccupied adjacent square (they are not slain).
|'''Long for this world:''' When Grummswol is slain, remove all Curses from pieces on the board. If Grummswol would be slain while a Joker card is face up, instead turn the card face down and Bump Grummswol ([[Core Rules#Avoiding Death|their slaying is prevented]]).
'''Pandemonium:''' While all Joker cards are face down, if your opponent relocates<ref name=":0" /> one of your pieces - <u>excluding relocations caused by this rule</u> - you may place one of their pieces into an unoccupied adjacent square, and vice versa.<ref>In the opposite case, if you relocate one of your opponent's pieces under the condition (all Joker cards face down), they get to place one of your pieces into an unoccupied square adjacent to itself.</ref>
'''Pandemonium:''' While all Joker cards are face down, if your opponent relocates<ref name=":0" /> one of your pieces - <u>excluding relocations caused by this rule</u> - between Activations you may [[Core Rules#Bump|Bump]] one of their pieces, and vice versa.<ref>In the opposite case, if you relocate one of your opponent's pieces under the condition (all Joker cards face down), they get to Bump one of your pieces between Activations.</ref>
|'''Fool's Endeavour;'''
|'''Fool's Endeavour;'''
'''Legendary'''
'''Legendary'''
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|Pawn
|Pawn
|'''Foul Omens:''' When an enemy slays this Pawn, Curse them. When an ally positional is slain by an enemy, you may slay a Pawn with this rule - if you do, Curse that enemy.
|'''Foul Omens:''' When an enemy slays this Pawn, Curse them. When an ally [[Core Rules#Other common rules, rule tags, and shorthand terms|positional]] is slain by an enemy, you may slay a Pawn with this rule - if you do, Curse that enemy.
|'''En Passant;'''
|'''En Passant;'''
'''Promotion'''
'''Promotion'''
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|}


== FAQ & Elaborations ==
=== <big>Suggested list for new players</big> ===
 
==== Composition ====
* Recurring Nightmare
* 1x Reanimated Flesh Hulk
* 1x Ghoul Shaman
* 1x Bayou Ogre
* 2x Dúlachán
* 2x Vexing Imp
 
==== Strategy ====
* Use your Dúlacháns and Ghoul Shaman to produce many Curses early.
** Note that Dúlacháns can place their Curses on any piece, not just enemies - if your opponent has easy ways of cleansing Curses from their own pieces, it might be helpful in the long run to Curse a piece of your own so you can spend it later via Recurring Nightmare.
* Keep your Reanimated Flesh Hulk away from clusters of pieces, and use them to attack lone enemies.
 
== Footnotes ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions]]

Latest revision as of 14:26, 10 July 2025

Complexity: ★

Faction Rule

Profane Beings

If a piece on this team would be Cursed by a tarot card, instead give them 1 Advantage token. If a piece on this team would be Blessed by a tarot card, instead give them 1 Disadvantage token.

Upgrades

Bump in the Night (Costs 2 points)

At the start of each turn, you may remove up to 3 Curses from enemy pieces. If you do, choose a piece of yours on the board that has the same point cost as the amount of Curses removed, then place that piece onto an unoccupied black square on the board.

Recurring Nightmare (Costs 1 point)

At the start of each turn, you may remove up to 4 Curses from ally and/or enemy pieces. If you do, choose a slain piece of yours whose point cost is 1 fewer than the amount of Curses removed. Redeploy that piece.

Piece Options

Name (ranked highest to lowest) and quantity allowance Piece Type Additional Special Rules Common

Special Rules

Lich Duke

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King Death Magic (Major Arcana): When this King slays a piece with an Attack, choose one:
  • Curse an enemy;
  • slay a Cursed, non-King enemy[1];
  • or Divinate (The Devil, Death, The Tower).

Acolyte of Darkness: This King cannot be Blessed. If this King would be Slain while The Devil is the active card, instead Bump him (his slaying is prevented). While The Sun is the active card, this King rolls his dice at Disadvantage and cannot gain Advantage tokens.

Faction Leader
Reanimated Flesh Hulk

(0-1)

Queen It's Alive!: When a piece Divinates, Reactivates, or is Summoned, immediately give this Queen 2 Advantage tokens[2]. This Queen gets +X to its Defence totals where X is the number of tokens it has on itself.

Withdrawn: At the start of any piece's Activation, if this Queen is adjacent to 3 or more pieces, immediately remove it from the board (it loses any tokens it has). If this Queen has been removed from the board this way, redeploy it at the start of the next turn.

Legendary
Ghoul Shaman

(0-1)

Bishop Carcass Collection (Bone Reading): Whenever this Bishop or an ally slays an enemy, add a die of that enemy piece’s type to your bone pool. After this Bishop Moves, you may roll the bones. For each die that rolled its highest possible result or rolled a 1, Curse an enemy.
Bayou Ogre

(0-2)

Rook Outta my swamp!: Curse an enemy when they:
  • relocate[3] this Rook,
  • end their Re/Activation in your deployment zone, or
  • Attack an ally[4] that is adjacent to this Rook.

When an enemy ends their Re/Activation in your deployment zone, you may redeploy this Rook between Activations.

Castle
Dúlachán

(0-2)

Knight Beckon Death: At the start of this Knight’s first Activation of the game, and at the start of each of its Reactivations, Curse a non-King piece.

Spine Whip: This Knight gets +X to its Attack totals where X is the number of slain enemies.

Mounted Advantage
Grummswol

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Joker Long for this world: When Grummswol is slain, remove all Curses from pieces on the board. If Grummswol would be slain while a Joker card is face up, instead turn the card face down and Bump Grummswol (their slaying is prevented).

Pandemonium: While all Joker cards are face down, if your opponent relocates[3] one of your pieces - excluding relocations caused by this rule - between Activations you may Bump one of their pieces, and vice versa.[5]

Fool's Endeavour;

Legendary

Vexing Imp

(0-8)

Pawn Foul Omens: When an enemy slays this Pawn, Curse them. When an ally positional is slain by an enemy, you may slay a Pawn with this rule - if you do, Curse that enemy. En Passant;

Promotion

Suggested list for new players

Composition

  • Recurring Nightmare
  • 1x Reanimated Flesh Hulk
  • 1x Ghoul Shaman
  • 1x Bayou Ogre
  • 2x Dúlachán
  • 2x Vexing Imp

Strategy

  • Use your Dúlacháns and Ghoul Shaman to produce many Curses early.
    • Note that Dúlacháns can place their Curses on any piece, not just enemies - if your opponent has easy ways of cleansing Curses from their own pieces, it might be helpful in the long run to Curse a piece of your own so you can spend it later via Recurring Nightmare.
  • Keep your Reanimated Flesh Hulk away from clusters of pieces, and use them to attack lone enemies.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ This does not count as an Attack.
  2. ↑ This happens immediately: as soon as a piece starts to Divinate, at the start of a piece’s Reactivation, or right when an enemy is slain.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Relocation includes: Bumping, placement, random placement, redeployment, scattering, combat movement, or any involuntary Moves/Attacks.
  4. ↑ As soon as the enemy is placed into the ally’s square for the Attack (between steps 1 and 2 of the Attack sequence), give them the Curse.
  5. ↑ In the opposite case, if you relocate one of your opponent's pieces under the condition (all Joker cards face down), they get to Bump one of your pieces between Activations.
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