Explorers of the Woodlands

Each Round

Phase 1 - Forest Growth

Each player draws one Forest tile and adds it to the map. Paths must connect; avoid dead ends where possible. If the tile pile is empty, the Boss is immediately revealed.

Phase 2 - Adventure

The active player rolls 4 red Hero dice. One reroll is permitted (at least one die from the first roll must be kept). Assign dice to actions on the Hero board:

• Movement
• Concentration
• Special Actions
• Summoning

Movement and Tile Entry

When a Hero enters a tile, resolve Thorns first, then Monsters, before continuing movement.

Moving into an empty space reveals the top tile from the stack. The Hero gains 1 Orb for the risk.

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Combat

Roll Combat and Power dice. Each die that equals or exceeds the Monster's defense value deals 1 damage. The Monster is defeated when it takes damage equal to its health.

• Rerolls: Spend 1 Orb per Combat die you wish to reroll.
• Group Combat: Non-active Heroes on the same tile support by rolling their Combat dice. Active Heroes take full penalties on a loss; supporting Heroes take 1 damage.

Health and Defeat

• Knocked Down: At 0 Health, lay meeple on its side. Turn ends and all status markers are lost.
• Standing Up: Via a Healing Potion, ending a turn on a Campfire tile, or an active Hero on the same tile spending Orbs equal to the player count.

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Wildscale Swamps - New Mechanics

Rowboat

Boarding and disembarking are free actions at specific icons. Moving the boat requires assigning a die to movement or using a Paddle Loot card. Heroes on the boat are immune to Thorns.

Monster Trophies

Defeated Monsters are kept as trophies. Spend them at:

• Altar Ruins: Draw Amulets or remove Swamp Fevers.
• River Peddler: Buy specific expansion Loot.

Advanced Unique Powers

Once a Hero's second power is active, spend 4 Orbs to unlock their 3rd (Advanced) power.

Forest Tile Icons

Icon	Effect
Treasure	Discard Chest marker to draw a Loot card (only if no Monsters present)
Event	Discard the marker and resolve one Event card
Monster	Reveal the marker on entry and begin combat
Boss	Reveal the Boss card and start its Threat Track
Vortex	Spend 1 Orb to teleport to the Start tile
Energy Well	Collect an Orb marker for bonus Orbs (limit one per player)
Campfire	Recover all Health at end of turn here
Thorns	Roll a die and apply the result from the Thorns card to all Heroes on the tile
Peddler	Buy revealed Loot for 3 Orbs, or sell for 1 Orb

Wildscale Swamps - New Monsters

Monster	Special Rule
Mirelings	Gain +1 defense on River tiles
Buzzwings	If undefeated, move to nearest rune tile and inflict Swamp Fever
Scaleguards	Gain +1 defense if 2+ Heroes are on their tile

Expansion Bosses

• Chief Gillvaris
• Queen Zaruna
• Champion Krogarr
• Ancient Murkgol

Each features unique disruptive combat skills.