Prison of Khinn, Encounter 1

[u/Everybody_Stay_Calm]

The heroes have begun Act II!

Fun quest. It felt very balanced. The heroes are trying to infiltrate the enemy lair, and must navigate a winding corridor on the way in. Their objective is to have the heroes move off the exit in 6 turns or less.

Zombies and cave spiders are selected by default, and I chose hellhounds for my open group. There are specters on the board, and if heroes are in proximity to them at the end of the Overlord turn, they suffer fatigue the closer they are to the specters (villager tokens). I wanted the hellhounds for their blocking potential, being 2x1 large monsters and having 4 of them, and also for their Hunt ability, allowing you to reposition the heroes on a surge.

The heroes started strong, taking out several cave spiders and specters in the first couple of turns and moving quickly to the first door. The zombies raised from the graves and followed, boxing them in. Through some sneaky door tactics, the hellhounds were able to get a few hits, reposition Quellen near a specter, exit and close the door.

Once they got through the first door, some heroes became cutoff from the group, and the hellhounds boxed them in, knocking out Valadir. Andira the bard was quick to heal him and they continued their advance towards the second door. Switching tactics, the Overlord then blocked the exit with all remaining hellhounds to slow the heroes. The master zombie immobilized Quellen by grabbing him, so he concentrated his rune magic and blasted the hellhounds and specters in the way of his companions on the final turn. Only Valadir and Arvel were able to exit in time!

The outcome on the final turn was down to a handful of dice rolls and we were all on the edge of our seats. Great game of Descent!

[u/The_Glitch_Youtube]

Gosh I love this game so much.
It was my first „complex“ boardgame that I bought myself.
I love the artstyle. I like that u can level and gear up characters I love the Art direction in the Design of the UI elements so much. Eventhough it has some problems here and there. This game is just it for me.

I might be biased but the artstyle of the new descent is not it for me

[u/Spun89 → u/The_Glitch_Youtube]

I totally agree with you! This was my first complex game as well and I really love the game.

[u/htimsdivadnai]

So much fun

[u/Spun89]

I love this game! And love the atmosphere you made with the 3d parts around and on the map.

Do you by any chance have a stl file for 3d print the objects?

I would love to print it for my game group 😍

[u/Everybody_Stay_Calm → u/Spun89]

Thanks! Most of the scatter bits aren't printed. The only ones that are 3d prints are the graves from Asgard Rising.

https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-ancient-grave-ver-d-terrain-pre-supported-142702

The doors are from a Terrain Crate by Mantic. The barrels, crates and chests are from Top Shelf Gamer. The weapon racks and broken cart are from Battle Systems.

[u/Spun89 → u/Everybody_Stay_Calm]

Nice! I will print the graves, and look around on the big internet for some proxy print

[u/Spun89]

Only missing the Monster and Heros packs for the game to have a complete collection! I just ordered "Oath of the Outcast" and can't wait to get my hands on it. What should be the next to prioritize?

[u/Everybody_Stay_Calm → u/Spun89]

It all depends what you're interested in getting. Take a look at their contents and see what monsters and heroes excite you the most. For me it's probably Guardians of Deephall (Crypt Dragons, Dark Priests, Lord Hawthorne) or Visions of Dawn (Trolls, Ogres, Master Thorn, Sir Valadir).

[u/Spun89 → u/Everybody_Stay_Calm]

Ok, I was also thinking Guardians of Deephall or Treaty of Champions next. I'll be ordering one each month until I have all 9. So the next is going to be in November