Fate: Defenders of Grimheim

Sequence of Play

Player Turn

Each player performs two of the following actions plus any number of free actions:

• Move your hero up to 3 areas on the board. Cannot move through occupied or mountain areas.
• Attack -- add up your attack strength and roll that many attack dice to attack any monster in range
• Prepare -- draw 1 card from event deck. Can only hold 4, but can discard at any time.
• Focus -- Add 1 mana to an ability or equipment
• Mend -- Remove 2 damage from hero. If in Grimheim, can remove from equipment also, up to 5 damage total
• Practice -- Add 1 experience to player board

Free Actions:

• Use Equipment (some take damage up to durability value)
• Use Ability (some require mana)
• Play Event cards (any number) from your hand
• Share Gold with adjacent hero (give or take)

End of Turn:

1. Reset action markers to empty spots
2. Upgrade if you have enough experience (you, a current skill, or gain a new skill)
3. Add mana to all cards that have Mana Generation
4. Draw 1 Event card if you can. If not, may discard one to make room (optional)
5. Optional: May bury top equipment and/or ability card

Monster Turn

1. Move the Time Marker one step. Players win if Freyja's Well remains after last turn.

2. Optional: Roll monster die

3. Monsters Move, starting with ones closest to Grimheim.

• If time marker shows skull, all monsters charge (+1 area on move step)
• Goblins move 2 normally; 3 if charging
• Never move if adjacent to heroes or if next area is blocked
• Always move toward Grimheim
• Straight path to road, then follow road.
• If monster can't attack after move, but CAN attack after charging, it charges automatically
• If monster is not adjacent to hero, it moves normally
• If monster enters Grimheim, remove monster and 1 building. If boss, remove 3.
• Bosses swap places with other monsters in their way

4. Monsters Attack

- All monsters attack if possible, in any order, once per turn

5. Reinforcements

- If time marker shows reinforcement, each player draws 1 monster card and places monsters

If can't place all monsters due to occupation, population, etc:

Bury card and draw again

A hero can only use one monster event card per turn. If he/she draws more, bury them.

General Information

"Spend an action" on quest = place action marker on it but do not gain its normal effect

Can have any number of equipment cards but only 1 main weapon. Replacing it = placing new card over it

If a card lets you perform an action, it is a free action

Attacking:

• Range 1 by default
• For heroes' attacks, add up attack strength and roll that many dice
• Use red damage dice to track damage to monsters
• When monster defeated, gain XP and return monster to supply
• When hero defeated:
  • Return to Grimheim
  • Remove two buildings
  • Restore health to 5 damage

Terrain rules:

• Heroes cannot enter mountains except Troll Caves.
• No one can enter lake spaces except the Nailfare.
• Forest areas provide cover. Hits with circle do not hit.
• Roads guide monsters; have no other effect.
• Grimheim is considered to be a single area. Cannot attack or be attacked in Grimheim.

Sidekicks: Choose a second character to be your main character's sidekick

• Does not use player board or Event deck
• Can only Move, Attack, and Mend (any two per turn)
• Has starting equipment and ability only
• Resources earned go to the main characters
• When knocked out, does not remove town pieces
• Does not perform End of Turn steps