Tales from the Red Dragon Inn

Sequence of Play

Phase 1 - Ready

1. Invigorate all abilities: remove 1 countdown token from each.
2. Roll scheme dice for each type of schemer (and Pooky).
3. Fill the initiative bag.

Phase 2 - Combat

For each hero and type of schemer, draw an initiative token and activate:

• Gold border token: 2 actions + 1 shenanigan.
• Red border token: 1 action.
• Schemer token: Activate each schemer of that type in order.

When activating, follow these steps:

1. Declare targets.
2. Determine damage.
   • If inspire symbols rolled exceed Epic Pool dice: add 1 Epic die to the pool (can be used to empower attacks or reduce damage).
   • Critical hit: add 1 to damage and roll again.
   • If attacker has weaken tokens: subtract 1 damage per token, then discard used tokens.
3. Deal damage to targets.
   • Damage boost tokens: add 1 damage per token spent.
   • Shield tokens: subtract 1 damage per token, then discard used tokens.
   • Evade token: reposition after taking damage (Avert Harm, Leap 2 per token spent), then discard used tokens.
   • Toughness token: ignore all damage and Harm effects, then discard token.
4. Optional: If damage was dealt, use Harm effects.
5. Remove defeated targets.

Phase 3 - Objective

Check for win conditions, loss conditions, and story event conditions.

Token Reference

Token	Effect	Discarded?
Weaken	Subtract 1 from damage dealt per token	Yes
Damage Boost	Add 1 damage per token spent	Yes
Shield	Subtract 1 from damage received per token	Yes
Evade	Reposition after damage (Avert Harm, Leap 2 per token)	Yes
Toughness	Ignore all damage and Harm effects	Yes

Epic Pool

When the number of inspire symbols rolled exceeds the number of Epic Pool dice, add 1 Epic die to the pool.

Epic Pool dice can be spent to empower attacks or reduce incoming damage.

Initiative Tokens

Border	Actions
Gold	2 actions + 1 shenanigan
Red	1 action
Schemer	Activate all schemers of that type in order