Descent: The Journey into the Dark
| Descent: The Journey into the Dark | |
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 Situation out of the game |
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| Game data | |
| author | Kevin Wilson |
| publishing company | Heidelberger Spieleverlag |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| Art | Board game |
| Teammates | 2 to 5 |
| Duration | 2 to 4 hours |
| Age | 14 years and older |
Descent: The journey into the dark (English Descent: Journeys in the Dark) is a board game from the fantasy area .
background
Similar to Hero Quest or Talisman , this game is based on fantasy role-playing games . Originally the game was published by Fantasy Flight Games . The game has no connection to the Descent computer game series, but with the previously published Doom board game, which is based on the computer game of the same name.
The game shares a fantasy universe called " The Realms of Terrinoth " with Runebound and other games. The author is Kevin Wilson. It was published in German in 2006 by Heidelberger Spieleverlag .
Game description
Up to four players each choose a hero and try to complete a task as a group in a dungeon set up according to instructions . Opposite them is another player who takes on the role of overlord . In the dungeon, the hero group encounters monsters and traps that are commanded by the overlord. To survive, the heroes need to upgrade their equipment and be tactical. Each hero has movement, health and stamina points as well as an armor value. A certain distribution of melee, ranged and magic talents ensures a distribution of roles within the group. The game is turn-based, so that heroes and overlord always move in turns.
The aim of the heroes is to complete the task set at the beginning, while the overlord wins the game if he manages to kill enough heroes. In addition to the possibility of activating the monsters that are present from the ground up, the overlord cards are available to him, with which he can create new monsters, reinforce existing monsters, play traps or add new permanent effects to the dungeon.
The fight is fought over a dice system, in which the basic talents of the heroes and monsters, as well as equipment and special abilities influence which and how many dice are rolled.
Extensions first edition
Several extensions have already been released for Descent:
- 1.Descent: Source of Darkness (2007)
- 2. Descent: Altar of Despair (2008)
- 3. Descent: Roads to Fame (May 2009)
- 4.Descent: Crypt of Ice (December 2009)
- 5.Descent: Horrors of the Sea of Blood (August 2010)
While the 1st, 2nd and 4th expansions mainly bring new game elements, a campaign system is being introduced in Paths to Glory , which goes into the second round in Terror of the Sea of Blood . In addition, 4 separate hero characters and 10 miniatures belonging to the "Paths to Glory" campaign expansion have been released.
Extensions second edition
In October 2012, the second edition of Descent appeared, which, in addition to some rule changes, also contains the campaign system. In order to be able to play the first edition and its extensions according to the new rules, an upgrade kit was released at the same time . In the period that followed, only extensions to the second edition appeared.
Type of extensions
For the second edition there are different types of extensions, each with different content:
- Big expansion: A complete campaign including Acts I + II, new heroes, new monsters, new captains, new map tiles
- Small expansion: mini campaign (can be played individually or in combination with the basic game campaign), new heroes, new monsters, new captains, new map tiles
- Co-op expansion: Campaign to play Descent 2 without an overlord.
- Captain set: a modeled captain figure, threat tokens, action cards, leader card
- Heroes and Monster Set: new heroes, new monsters, new quests
- Campaign Books: A full-fledged campaign as a hardcover book
While the hero and monster sets only bring more heroes and monsters into play, most of the other expansions also add new campaigns. Only the Lindwurm's Cave adds side quests and secret rooms to the game, and Forgotten Souls replaces the overlord player with a card system so that only one to four players play the heroes together. In addition, the dice can be purchased as a set, as well as 17 plastic figures that can be used for the captains of the overlord. These are usually symbolized by cardboard markers. The captain packs also bring the new element of threat tokens into play, with which the overlord can use new action cards that involve the respective captain more in the campaigns. Most of the products in the second edition were translated into German by Stephan Rothschuh.
List of known extensions
Big extensions
- Labyrinth of Doom (September 2013)
- Shadow of Nerekhall (3rd Quarter 2014)
Small extensions
- The Lindworm's Cave (June 2013)
- The Troll Marshes (December 2013)
- Rabenfels Castle (February 2015)
- Fog of Bilehall (August 2016)
- Rusting Chains (October 2017)
Hero and Monster Sets
- Oath of the Exiles (4th Quarter 2014)
- Destiny Crown (Q1 2015)
- Deephall Guardians (Q2 2015)
- Crusade of the Forgotten (Q2 2015)
- Prophecy of a New Beginning (3rd Quarter 2015)
- Awakening of the Wild (April 2016)
- Shards of Everdark (January 2017)
- Undefeated Contract (May 2016)
- Keeper of the Secret
Further extensions
- Upgrade Kit (October 2012)
- Forgotten Souls POD (October 2014)
- Wrath of Nature POD (Q2 2015)
- Campaign Book: The Blood Legacy (Q4 2015)
- Reprint: base game with campaign blood legacy (1st quarter 2016)
- Compangion App: Roads to Fame (June 2016)
- Dark elements POD
In preparation
- The Shadow Rune: Campaign Book (no announcement)
- Immortal Legends POD (June 2020)
Web links
- Descent: The journey into the dark in the Luding games database
- Detailed page about the game
- Website with information about the upcoming 2nd edition
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from September 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
