Proving Grounds

Core Setup

1. Place encounter board.
2. Shuffle enemy deck face down.
3. Draw six enemy cards and place face up around the encounter board.
4. Place a battle marker on the start space of each enemy.
5. Place the health marker on the top left of the health track.
6. Place one white attack die on each space of the exhaustion track (3 dice total).
7. Stack one green, one blue, and one yellow die on the colored health track space.
8. Place 8 attack dice in the dice pool:
   • 1 green
   • 1 yellow
   • 1 blue
   • 5 white

Fatigue Track variant: Place the fatigue track nearby with markers on the first 10 of the round track and the last 10 of the rolls track.

Module Setup

1. The Dragonling: Add the dragonling die to the dice pool.
2. Chariots: Shuffle chariot cards, draw one, and place it face up next to the board.
3. Inspiration Powers: Remove inspiration cards for any modules not in play. Shuffle remaining cards and draw one.
4. Shields: Place six shield tokens nearby.
5. Conspirators: Shuffle conspirator cards, draw one, and place it face up above the board.
6. Sun and Moon: Attach the sun and moon dial to the encounter board. Place the three colored dice on the dial instead of the health track.

Begin Game

Objectives

WIN: Defeat eight enemies.

LOSE: Health marker reaches the last space.

Difficulty Adjustments

Easier:

• Play with The Dragonling module.
• Play with Inspiration Powers module.
• Play with Fatigue track instead of timer. (BGG fan variant)
• Check for wounds and defeat while moving battle markers instead of after. (BGG house rule)
• Exhaust two dice to heal 1 HP. (BGG house rule)
• Exhaust replaced dice instead of discarding them. (House rule)
• Allow sets to be split when rerolling. (House rule)
• Draw two inspiration cards instead of one. (House rule)

Harder:

• Play with Shields module.
• Play with Chariots module.
• Play with Conspirators module.
• Play with Sun and Moon module.
• Use timer - one-minute limit for rerolling.
• Allow enemies to gain 1 or more shields. (BGG house rule)