Descent: Legends of the Dark

Description

--- <TLDR> Descent: Legends of the Dark is a co-operative, app-powered dungeon crawler in Terrinoth's "Blood and Flame" campaign, battling undead and demons with 3D terrain and evolving heroes. </TLDR> Key mechanics include: - *App integration* Manages adaptive enemies, status effects, triggers, and hero development based on scenario choices. - *Action economy* Heroes take three actions per turn: one maneuver and two additional actions. - *Hero cards* Double-sided attack cards from sleeved weapons; ready skill cards switch between complementary abilities. - *Campaign progression* Sixteen quests with changing objectives, plus inter-scenario crafting, shopping, and equipment upgrades. - *Scenario design* Multi-level layouts using 46 3D terrain pieces and 40 hero/monster miniatures; reinterpreted combat, fatigue, skills, items. Descent: Legends of the Dark is a co-operative dungeon-crawling board game set in the fractured realm of Terrinoth, threatened by Uthuk Y'llan barbarians and Waiqar the Undying's undead encroaching from the north. Players embody budding heroes with unique playstyles, embarking on the 16-quest "Blood and Flame" campaign alongside companions, facing escalating horrors in dynamic, multi-level scenarios built with 46 3D terrain pieces and 40 miniatures. Powered by a free companion app, it reimagines core systems like combat, fatigue, skills, and items; each turn grants three actions—one mandatory maneuver and two flexible—supported by double-sided attack cards (sleeved weapon pairs) and switchable skill cards. The app automates enemy strategies, intricate status effects, and triggers while enabling hero evolution through choices, alongside between-quest activities such as crafting, city shopping, and upgrades. Incompatible with Descent: Journeys in the Dark. ---