Fantasy Quest – ND’s First Session Report

I’ve been hesitant to put down a session report for Fantasy Quest so far, because I’ve been tweaking and tinkering and concentrating on the mechanics a lot as we go, which may have read as quite dry and unfocussed.  And the last thing I want is for people to find the game uninteresting!  But there has been quite some demand for more info and development time scales and such, so I hope the following is of interest to a few of you.  We played another two player competitive game of Fantasy Quest last night.  With a few interruptions it took... View Article

Descent: JitD – The Black Orc Plague Part 1

This quest is designed to be relatively quick and easy as an introductory adventure, or part 1 of a progressively harder Campaign. Foul Black Orcs are the heroes’ main enemy in this quest, if Orc figures are unavilable simply use Beastmen figures as suggested by the Map – for this purpose they have exactly the same stats! Thanks to C. R. Kirby for inspiration – “The Rescue” proved to be an excellent short quest and the main idea has been re-produced here with a view to setting up a little campaign of two or three quests. http://app.fantasyflightgames.com/cgi-bin/quests/quest.cgi?command=comment&game=descent&scenario=200610201725455899&admin_id=0

FFG News – Return to Mirkwood for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game

Fantasy Flight Games [News] – There and Back Again Gandalf the Grey suspects the wretched creature known as Gollum holds the key to thwarting the Dark Lord of Mordor. In Return to Mirkwood, the heroes of Middle-earth have captured Gollum and must escort him back to Mirkwood for interrogation in King Thranduil’s palace. With the information he might gain from the interrogation, Gandalf hopes to piece together the truth of the One Ring’s fate in order to keep it out of the Dark Lord’s clutches…

Fantasy Quest Initial Play-testing – some thoughts

Fantasy Quest Play-testing Okay, some of this is pretty stream of consciousness, but I need to get it down asap!  Any questions, please ask… Tuesday 12th July – 3 players Note to self – create a cheat sheet for Fantasy Quest!  Played a 3 player game and it was tough going explaining all the rules and various options available each turn – moreso than any other game I’ve taught my friends.  I think the pressure was on because this time it was my own game. We settled on the “quick-start” game variant with no Sagas, no Ancients, and with a... View Article

Fantasy Quest – First Images!

It’s late, I’m tired, and we only just finished sleeving the damned thing – but here are the photos as promised… Fantasy Quest – the ‘board’ setup: Alternate angle, closer: Detail – two heroes set forth from Sprawl City, and already those pesky Doom Guard are up to no good amongst the peaks of Spire Tor: A Half Elf Ranger – Hero’s play area: I hope that’s enough to be going on with for now because I’m bushed! Good night all, ND