Legend of Heroes Rules

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EGEND

O H RO S

ST RT R

G M RUL S

R ead Th es e i r s t

F MILY DVENTURE O RDG ME

T his s pe cia l S ta rte r G am e ta ke s y ou th ro ug h y ou r firs t

adventures in the Dungeons of Legend. You can use the

Expanded Gam e rules stra ight away if you w ant to, but ~ is

e as ie r if yo u p la y the S ta rte r G am e firs t.

The Idea of the Game

E ach player takes the part of a heroic w arrior (a F ighter ) on a

perilous exploration of the D ungeons of Legend - an

u nd erg ro un d la by rin th w he re th ere a re ric h tre as ure s to b e w on ,

fie rc e m on ste rs to b e fo ug ht, a nd d ea dly tra ps to ov erc om e.

The player w ith the m ost treasure at the end of the gam e w ins

Readln g the Rules

If y ou don't w ant to read all of these S tarter G am e rules at once,

you can start p laying stra ight aw ay after S etting U p and

reading the rules for M oving A round and E xploring

R oom s. You can read the rules for Dangers In the

D ungeon later when they are needed during the gam e. If y ou

w ant to play the gam e on your ow n, read all these rules first and

then the specia l ru les for P laying S olo.

Setting Up

Lay the board out on a table. The board shows the room s and

c orrid ors o f th e D un ge on s o f L eg en d.

D u ng eo n E n tra nc e

purple)

S eparate out the five kinds of Action cards Rooms, Features,

Monsters, Hazards

an d

Treasures)

fro m th e pa ck a nd s hu ffle

each pile. P ut the rest of the pack on one side for a m inute.

A ctio n C a rd s

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. D ea l o ne Room card (face down) onto each room space on the

board. The two Room cards left over are not used so put them

on one side (th is is the start of the Discard Pile). P ut th e o th er

four piles of A ction cards (face dow n) next to the board.

P ick up the m ain pack again, separate out the Fighter cards

and give one to each player (there is no advantage in having

any particular one). The card show s the Fighter's nam e and

w ha t h e lo ok s lik e; it goes on the table in front of the player w ith

th e c olo ure d n on -w ou nd ed s id e fa ce u p.

Hero & S p e ll C a rd s

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T he o th er H ero ca rd s Clerics, Rogues, Magic Users an d

Dwarves) a nd th e Spel/cards a re o nly us ed in th e E xp an de d

Gam e, so put them on the D iscard P ile along w ith any unused

F ig h te r c a rd s .

L et e ach p la ye r try ro llin g o ne o f th e

special20-sided LE GE ND O F

H ER OE S dice. They w ork just like

ordinary dice - your score is the

num ber on the top. Example: in t he

illu stra tio n o n th e rig ht th e s co re w ou ld

b e 8 ). T he p la ye r w ith th e hig he st

s co re g oe s firs t in th e g am e.

In tu rn , e ac h p la ye r c ho os es a c olo ure d to ke n to re pre se nt th eir

F ighter as he explores the Dungeon and puts it o n a red

doorway square next to one of the five purple dungeon entrance

c irc le s (on ly on e F ig hte r c an s tart fro m e ac h e ntra nc e).

Moving round

D urin g th e g am e, p la ye rs ta ke tu rn s to m ov e th eir F ig hte rs .

You do not use the dice to m ove. Each turn your F ighter m oves

from one of the red doorway squares to a no th er. T he o nly

restrictions are that the tw o doorw ays m ust be linked by a

corridor or room (w ith no other doors in betw een), and that you

cannot m ove to the sam e doorw ay as another F ighter.

Example:

in th e s itu atio n b elo w th e F ig hte r c an m ov e th ro ug h

the room to A, or along the corridor to B or C, but he cannot

m ove stra ight to D or E ).

If

your Fighter s move takes him through

a

room containing

a

Room card or any other Action card Feature, Monster, Hazard

or Treasure) then he

u t

pause to explore the room...

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Exploring Rooms

W hen your F ighter enters a room contain ing an A ction card, the

player on your right p icks it up and reads out the title and

d es crip tio n. T his p la ye r is c alle d th e

Narrator. Note:

i f ve r y

young children are playing then any older player can be the

Narrator).

M ost A ction cards lead on to another A ction card. W hen the

N arrator reaches the bottom of a card the red arrow t ells h im

w hat kind of card to pick up next (from the appropriate pile). In

th is w ay, the N arrator reads through a series of cards to reveal

th e d an ge rs a nd re wa rd s w hic h a wait y ou r F ig hte r.

iO L D C A N D I F I IC K

M P R OO M

S t ra n ge m a ps 0 1 e v er y

d es cr ip ti on h an g o n a ll

t ou r w al ls o f t h is r oo m ,

a nd o th er s h e he ap ed o n

t he f lo or . Y o u e nt er , b ut

f i nd y o u a r e n o a l on e

F ac in g y ou i s a . . .

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pick

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the room

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Room Card M onster C ard Treasure Card

The description on each card fo llow s on from the previous one

so that the series of cards reads like a story. Example: I f t he

N arrator picks up the M ap R oom card follow ed by the Troll card

he should read out: M ap room . S trange m aps of every

description hang on all four w alls of th is room , and others lie

heaped on the floor. Y ou enter, but find you are not alone.

F ac in g y ou is a ... T ro ll w hic h g rin s e vily a s it a tta cks . )

W hen the N arrator com es to the bottom of a card w ith an End of

Room box then the exploration of that room is finished. Y ou

m ove your F ighter to one of the doorw ays leading out of the

room (your choice - you can go to the sam e doorway that you

cam e in by if you like), the N arrator puts the used A ction cards

on the D iscard P ile and

your turn ends.

W hen the Narrator draw s a Treasure card he reads the title and

description as usual and draw s another card if t he red arrow

te lls h im to . Thenhe gives you the Treasure card tokeep.

Treasure cards are not put on the D iscard P ile.

There are special rules for dealing with Monster and Hazard

cards. These rules are in the Dangers In the Dungeon

section below . If y ou w ant you can w ait until you encounter a

m on ste r o r h az ard b efo re re ad in g th es e ru le s.

Ending the G am e

The gam e ends w hen all the room s have been explored. Add up

th e v alu es (in

Gold Pieces)

of the treasures w hich each of the

Fighters has collected, and the player w ith the m ost is the

winnerl

Dangers in the Dungeon

Monster and Hazard ards

W hen the Narrator draw s a M onster or H azard card he reads out

th e firs t p art o f th e d es crip tio n (a bo ve th e p ic tu re) a nd p uts th e

card face up next to your F ighter so that the boxes line up.

R ND ~

F ig hte r F ac in g a M on ste r

F l L IN G

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d ro ps f ro m t he r oo f

F ig hte r fa cin g a H az ard

A f te r d e al in g W i th the

f al li ng s la b t ra p, y ou g o

on searching and find a

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N ow it's up to your F ighter to try to overcom e the danger. R ead

off the num ber on the M onster/H azard card next to the

red dot

o n yo ur F ig hte r c ard Example:for B ra nd a ga in st th e T roll th e

num ber is 1 2 and against the Falling S lab it is 1 0) and roll one of

th e d ic e.

your Fighter s roll is the same

as

or more than the

number, th en y ou r F ig hte r h as kille d th e M on ste r o r o ve rc om e

th e H az ard . T he N arra to r re ad s o ut th e re st o f th e d es crip tio n

and draw s another card if the red arrow tells him to.

your Fighter s roll is less than the number, then:

-If the danger is a Hazard y ou r F ig hte r is w ou nd ed .

This ends your turn (see Being W ounded - below).

Ifthe danger Is a Monster y ou r F ig hte r's a tta ck h as

m is se d a nd th e M on ste r a tta ck s b ack :

The N arrator finds the num ber on your F ighter card next to

the red dot on the M onster card Example: F or th e T ro ll a ga in st

B rand this num ber is 1 3) and rolls one of the dice.

if th e M on ste r's ro ll is th e same as or mor e than th e

num ber, then the M onster has hit and w ounded your F ighter

(see Being W ounded - below).

If t he M on ste r's ro ll is Jess than the num ber, then it has

m is se d a nd y ou r Fig hte r a tta ck s a ga in . If yo ur F ig hte r m is se s

then the M onster attacks again, and so on until he either kills

th e M on ste r o r is w ou nd ed . No matter how many attacks this

takes, they are all contained withinyour one turn.

B ein g W ou nd ed

If your F ighter Is w ounded:

- Y ou turn your F ighter card over to show the ''W ounded

Fighter side.

- Y our F ighter retreats to the sam e red doorway square that he

cam e into the room by.

- The N arrator puts the M onster or H azard card w hich w ounded

your Fighter face down on the room space and puts the other

used A ction cards (but not Treasure cards, w hich you keep) on

th e D is ca rd P ile .

- Y our turn ends. Note:The exploration of the room can be

continued later; see Partly Explored Room s - below ).

Y ou do not m iss a turn after being w ounded. At the start of your

next turn your F ighter has recovered from his w ounds - turn the

Fighter card back over and carry on as usual.

Partly Explored R oom s

A ny Fighter can enter a partly explored room and take up the

action from w here it w as left off. The first th ing he has to do is to

d ea l w ith a ny M on ste r o r H az ard c ard le ft th ere .

In the turn after your F ighter has been w ounded, he can either

go stra ight back into the room or m ove aw ay to try som ew here

else. If y ou m ove aw ay, you can return to the room later, but

th is m ay give other players the chance to go in and fin ish the

ex plo ra tio n w hile yo u are a wa y. Note: If a no th er F ig hte r w as

w aiting at one of the other doorw ays to the room during your

turn he w ill have the chance to slip in before your turn com es

r ou n d a g ai n) .

Playing Solo

LEG E ND O F H ERO ES TM is a very easy gam e to play on

your ow n. Y ou explore the Dungeon in the norm al way, but

the gam e ends after your F ighter has been w ounded eight

tim es (tick them off on a piece of paper). A fter he has

s uffe re d e ig ht w ou nd s y ou r F ig hte r is s o e xh au ste d th at

he has to leave the Dungeon, so add up how m uch

treasure he has found. N ext tim e you play, your object is

to collect m ore treasure w hile only being w ounded the

s am e n um be r o f tim es .

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EGEND

OF HEROES

F MILY DVENTURE O RDG ME

EXPANDED GAME RULES

R ead the S tarter Game R ules F irst

The E xpanded G am e builds on the S tarter Gam e, add ing new challenges and extra

excitem ent to your adventu res. If y ou have not p layed the S tarter Gam e, you m ay want

to try it first be fore a ttem pting the E xpanded gam e.

What s Different About the Expanded Game?

In the E xpanded G am e there are rules for Using M agica l

S pe lls and new ru les for Be ing Wounded. H owever, the

m ost im porta nt diffe re nce is th at, in stea d o f just a so lita ry

F igh ter, each p layer now takes a group (ca lled a Party ) o f

five heroic com pan ions on an exp lora tion of the Dungeons of

Legend. E ach of the five H eroes has h is own specia l pow ers

and ab ilit ie s :

- F ighters and Dwarves are good at figh ting m ost kinds of

Monsters,

- C lerics are good a figh ting som e Monsters and can hea l

w ou nde d H e roe s,

- R ogues are very good at dealing w ith H azards, and

- Mag ic Users can cast m agical spe lls .

The way to w in is still to have the m ost treasure at the end of

the gam e w hen a ll o f the room s have been exp lored .

New Rules

The E xpanded Gam e uses m any of the sam e rules as the

S tarte r G am e. The im portant new ru les are printed in it lli s

and m arked w ith a star *).

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Setting Up

Lay the board out on a tab le. The board shows the room s and

c orrid ors of th e D un geo ns of Le gen d.

D u ng eo n Entr an ce

(purple)

--~ --:::::::~-::Room be;ge)

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S epa ra te o ut th e fiv e k ind s o f A ctio n C ards (R oom s, F ea tu re s,

M on sters, H aza rd s a nd T re asu re s) from the p ack an d sh uffle

each pile . P ut the rest of the pack on one side for a m inute.

Ac tio n Ca rds

Deal one Room card (face down) onto each room space on the

board. The two Room cards le ft over are not used so put them

on one S ide (this is the start o f the Discard P ile). P ut the other

four p iles of Action cards (face dow n) next to the board.

Let each player try rolling one of the

specia l20-sided LE GEN D O F

H ERO ES dice. They work just like

ord inary dice - your score is the

num ber on the top. (E xam ple: in the

illu stra tio n o n th e rig ht th e s co re w ou ld

b e 8 ). T he p la yer w ith th e h ig hes t

s co re g oe s firs t in the ga me.

In turn, ea ch p la ye r ch oos es a c olo ure d tok en to re pre se nt th eir

Party of Heroes as they explore the Dungeon, and puts it o n a

red doorw ay square next to one of the five purp le dungeon

en tra nce c irc le s (o nly o ne P arty ca n start fro m e ac h e ntra nc e).

Separate out the S pell cards from the pack, shuffle them and

deal one to each player. Put the left-over S pell cards in pile

(face dow n) next to the board. This is the S pell P ile .

S epa ra te o ut the fiv e kin ds o f H ero c ard s (F ig hters, D wa rv es ,

Clerics, R ogues and M agic U sers) from the pack and give one

of each kind to each player. T here is no advantage in having

any particular ones, but you m ust have one of each type. Any

H ero cards left over go on the D iscard P ile.

Sorting the arty

A s y ou r p arty of H ero es e xplo re s th e D un ge on, it is im po rta nt

to know which of them is at the front of the group (the Leeder ).

T o s how which H ero is at the front, layout your five Hero cards

in ro w w ith th e c olo ure d, n on -w ou nd ed s id es u p. P ut th e

H ero that you w ant to have in the lead at the right-hand end.

D urin g th e ga me the re w ill b e p le nty o f op portun ities to ch ang e

w hic h H ero is le ading . (H in t: T o b eg in w ith , m ost pla yers p ut

th eir F ig hter or D wa rf a t the fron t). P ut the S pell c ard (fa ce u p)

n ea r the M agic U ser.

A Party of H eroes w ith R olfe as the Leader

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Moving round

D uring the gam e, p layers take turns to m ove their P arties of

Heroes.

You do not use the dice to m ove. Each turn your Party moves

from one of the red doorw ay squares to another. T he only

restric tions are that the tw o doorw ays m ust be linked by a

corridor or room (w ~h no other doors in betw een), and that you

cannot m ove to the sam e doorw ay as another P arty. (Exam ple:

in the situation below the P arty can m ove through the room to A ,

or a long the corridor to B or C , but they cannot m ove straight to

D

or E ).

If your P arty s m ove takes them through a room conta in ing a

R oom card or any other A ction card (Feature, M onster, H azard

or Treasure) then they m ust pause to explore the room ...

xploring Rooms

W hen your P arty enters a room conta ining an Action card, the

pla yer on y ou r rig ht p ic ks

it

up and reads out the title and

d es crip tio n. T his p la ye r is c alle d th e N ar ra to r. (N ote :

i

very

young children are playing then any older p layer can be the

Narrator).

M ost A ction cards lead on to another Action card. W hen the

N arrator reaches the bottom of a card the red arrow tells him

w hat kind of card to p ick up next (from the appropriate p ile). In

this w ay, the N arrator reads through a series of cards to reveal

the dangers and rew ards w hich aw ait your Heroes .

R ea din g a S eries of A ctio n C ard s

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t he u cc r. Y ou e nt er , b ut

f in d y ou a re n ot a lo ne .

F ac in g y ou i s a . .

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g ol d p ie ce s. S m il in g. y ou

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M on ste r C ar d

T re as ure C ard

R oo m C ard

T he description on each card follow s on from the previous one

s o tha t th e s erie s o f ca rd s re ads like a s to ry. (E xa mp le: th e

N arrator p icks up the M ap R oom card fo llowed by the Troll card

he should read out: M ap room . Strange m aps of every

descrip tion hang on all four w alls of th is room , and others lie

heaped on the floor. Y ou enter, but find you are not a lone.

F acin g y ou is a ... T roll w hich grins ev ily a s it a tta ck s. )

W hen the Narrator com es to the bottom of a card w ith an End of

R oom bo x th en the e xplo ra tion o f th at roo m is finis hed . Y ou

m ove your Party to one of the doorways leading out of the room

(your choice - you can go to the sam e doorway that you cam e

in by if y ou like), the N arrator puts the used A ction cards on the

D is ca rd P ile a nd yo ur turn e nds .

W hen the N arrator draw s a T reasure card he reads the title and

descrip tion as usual and draw s another card if t he red arrow


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te lls h im to. Then he gives you the Treasure card to keep.

Treasure cards are not put on the D iscard P ile .

There are specia l ru les for dealing w ith M onster and H azard

cards. These rules are in the Dangers In the Dungeon

section.

nding the Game

The gam e ends when all the room s have been explored. Add up

the value (in G old P ieces) of the treasures which each P arty

has collected - the player w ith the m ost is the w inner

angers in the ungeon

hanging Leader

W hen th e N arra to r c om es

to a

re d a rro w te llin g h im

to

draw

a

M onster or Hazard card he m ust tell you what type of card

(Mo ns te r o r H az ar d)

is

com ing and give you

chance

to

change

your party Leader before he draw s the card from the pile .

You do not have

to

change Leader, but if y ou w ant

to

then

decide w hich H ero you want

to

be the new Leader and swap the

two ca rd s .

M aking Brand the N ew Party Leader

Monsters

W hen the N arrator draws a Monster card he reads out the first

p art o f the de scription (a bo ve th e p ic ture) a nd pu ts th e c ard

face up next to your Party Leader so that the boxes line up.

Now it s up to your Leader to try to fight the M onster. Read off

the num ber on the M onster card next to the red dot on your

Le ad er s ca rd (E xa mp le : fo r B ra nd ag ains t th e T ro ll th e nu mb er

is 12) and ro ll one of the dice.

If y our Leader s ro ll is the sam e as or m ore than the

nu mbe r th en y ou r L ead er h as k ille d th e M on ster. Th e N arra to r

reads out the rest of the descrip tion and draw s another card if

necessary.

If your Leader s ro ll is less than the num ber, then your

Leader s attack has m issed and the M onster attacks back. The

N arrator finds the num ber on your Leader s card next to the red

dot on the M onster card (E xam ple: For the Tro ll against Brand

this num ber is 13) and ro lls one of the dice. If t he M onster s roll

is the sam e as or m ore than the num ber, then the M onster

has hit and w ounded your Leader (see the new rules for Being

W ounded - below). If the M onster s ro ll is less then

it

ha s

missed.

A fter the M onster has attacked back (and w hether or not

it

hi t

your Leader) you can retreat from the room you w ant to by

putting your P arty back on the doorw ay square from w hich they

cam e into the room . The N arrator puts the M onster card face

down on the room and the other used action cards on the

D isc ard pile, a nd yo ur turn e nd s.

/( you did not retreat, you can change Leader if y ou want to by

sw apping his card for one of the other Heroes. N ow your Leader

a ttac ks th e M on ster, a nd so o n u ntil th e M on ste r is k ille d o r y ou

retreat. N o m atter how m any attacks this takes, they are all

c onta in ed w ithin yo ur on e turn . Y ou h av e th e o ptio n to re tr ea t o r

c han ge Le ad er afte r e ac h o f th e M on ster s a tta ck s.

Using Magical Spells

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a

f ig h t w it h

a

M onster your M agic User can attack in the

sam e way

s

the other H eroes, but he

is

n ot v el) go od a t

it

The

best w ay for M agic U sers to attack is b y us in g M agica l S pells .

Your m agic User can only cast a M agical S pell if he has a Spell

card and if he is a t th e fro nt o f the P arty . In stea d o f p uttin g the

M agic U ser and M onster cards next to each other, you put the

Spell card (face up) betw een them so that the boxes line up .

Then you roll one of the dice.

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Success

Success

Success

Success

If the m agic U ser s roll is Jess than the num ber given under

th e sp ell na me th en the sp ell h as au to matica lly fa ile d.

(E xam ple: an Ice S torm spell fa ils if y ou ro ll less than 7).

If

the M ag ic U se r s ro ll is the sam e

as

or more than the

num ber then the M onster has been overcom e by the spell

unless it

is

im mune to its effects. T o check for this, read w hat

is written on the Spell card in the box next to the red dot on the

M on ste r c ard . S uc ce ss m ea ns th at th e M on ste r is overcome

a nd th e fig ht is o ve r. N o E iie ct m ea ns th at th e M on ste r is

unaffected and can attack the M agic U ser in the usual w ay.

( Hi nt : It is w ise to m ake sure that monster is not im mune to

sp ell b efo re y ou ca st it).

W hether or not your spell is successfu l it can only be used

on ce . A fte r it is cast, put the spell card back with the others in

the Spell P ile and shuffle them .

Regalnglng Spells

A M agic User who has cast h is spell can learn a new one by

taking tim e to read his spell books. T o g ive him tim e to do th is

you m ust m iss turn. A t the end of the turn you take the top

card from the S pell P ile and put it w ith your m agic User.

A Magic User can only have one Spell card at a tim e.

Hazards

H aza rd s a re trea te d ve ry m uc h like M on sters. P ut th e H aza rd

card next to the Leader so that the boxes line up and read off

the num ber next to the red dot on the Leader s card. (E xam ple:

If B rand is facing the Falling S lab the num ber is 10). Then ro ll

on e o f th e d ice .

If the Leader s ro ll is the sam e as or m ore than the num ber

then he has overcom e the H azard. The N arrator reads out the

re st o f th e d es crip tio n an d d ra ws an oth er c ard if n ece ss ary.


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yourLeader's roll is less than the num ber, then he is

wounded (see the new rules for Being W ounded - below).

If

you want, you can retreat from the room by putting your Party

back on the doorway square from which they cam e into the

room . T he N arrator puts the H azard card face dow n on the room

and the other used action cards on the D iscard pile, and your

t ur n e nd s.

you do not want to retreat, you can change Leader if y ou

want to by swapping his card for one of the other Heroes. Now

. you r L ead er h as a no th er attem pt at ov erco min g th e ha za rd ,

an d

so

on until you are successfu l or until you retreat. No

m atte r ho w m any tries this tak es , th ey a re a ll c on ta in ed w ithin

your one turn. You have the option to retreat or change Leader

a ft er e ac h a tt em p t.

M agic al S pe lls ha ve no effec t on H az ards .

..Being Wounded

W hen Hero is wounded you turn his card over to show the

Wounded side.

W ou nde d H eroe s do n ot rec ov er from th eir in ju ries

a utom atic ally. Ins te ad, the re are tw o s pe cial w ay s o f h ea ling

them:

th ere is a C leric in your P arty he can use his specia l

m agical powers of healing to cure all o f your w ounded H eroes

(inc lu ding h im se lf). T o give th e C leric tim e to d o th is y ou m us t

miss (urn. A t the end of the turn, turn all w ounded H ero cards

b ac k o ve r to s ho w th e n on -w ou nd ed s id e.

If you do not have C le ric the n y ou r H ero es c an v is it th e

M agic al F ou ntain n ea r th e c entre of th e D un ge on.

If

you end a

turn on the red doorw ay square next to the Founta in you can

im mediate ly turn over a ll your w ounded H ero cards. You do not

have to m iss a turn.

The Magical Fountain

Your M agic U ser can learn new spell during the sam e turn

th at yo ur C le ric is he alin g H eroe s, b ut trip to th e M ag ic al

F ou ntain w ill no t g ive him

a

ne w sp ell .

Killing Heroes

*I f a Hero Is wounded again while he Is already

wounded then he Is dead Rem ove his card from its p lace

,at the front of the party and put it on the Discard Pile. T he next

Hero along autom atica lly becom es the new Leader .

* If all o f your Heroes are killed you are out of the

game

Partly Explored Rooms

Any Party can enter a partly explored room and take up the

action from w here it w as le ft o ff. The first thing they have to do

is to deal w ith any M onster or H azard left there .

In the turn after your Party has retreated, they can either go

straigh t back into the room or m ove aw ay to try som ew here

else. If y ou m ove away, you can return to the room later, bu t

this m ay g ive other players the chance to go in and finish the

exp lora tion w hile you are aw ay. (N ote : If an othe r P arty w as

w aiting at one of the other doorw ays to the room during your

turn they w ill have the chance to slip in before your turn com es

r ou nd a g ai n) .

RUL S OR SUP RH RO S

LEGEND OF H ERO ES is what is known as a

r ol e- pla yin g a dv en tu re g am e .

O ne exciting thing abo ut role-play ing ad venture gam es is

that, once you get used to the norm al w ay of playing , you can go on add ing or changing rules to increase the interest or excitem ent of

the adventures - or just to see w hat happens

There is m ore about role -play ing adventure gam es in the section W hat N ext ... T but first here are som e optiona l ru les w hich you m ight

like to try afte r you have played the Expanded Gam e a few tim es. You don 't have to use a ll o f them (or any of them if y ou don 't want to)

and you m ay find that you enjoy som e m ore than others. Anyway, here goes ...

Choosing Spells

At the start o f the gam e, instead of draw ing a Spell card at

random for their M agic U sers, players can choose (in turn)

w hich one they w ant from the ones ava ilable . In a s im ilar w ay,

w hen your M agic User learns a new spell, you can choose

w hich one to take from the Spell P ile .

Choosing Heroes

Instead of each player having one of each kind of H ero , players

can choose w hich five H eroes they w ant to m ake up the ir party.

D uring the Setting U p, the players (in turn) se lect one H ero at a

tim e from the pack until each player has a P arty of five.

D ecid ing w hich H eroes to take is a tricky business since

having m ore than one of any kind of Hero m eans that you will

have to leave behind one of the other types of H ero. In the end,

your P arty w ill be stronger in som e w ays than a norm al Party

and w eaker in others. W e're giv ing no hints, so try a few

co mbin ation s and see w hat h app ens

Note: if you have a Party w ith m ore than one M agic User, each

of them has one spell. Each M agic U ser has his ow n spell(s)

and the y cann ot be sw apped .

Making Treasures Heavy

In a dangerous dungeon it is im portan t not to be w eighed dow n

w ith too m uch baggage. Each H ero can only carry one piece of

treasure, so a Party can on ly have as m any Treasure cards as

it has m em bers. If your Party finds any m ore treasures than th is

(or if any H eroes are killed) then the excess treasure(s) m ust be

dropped at once in the room . Y ou can choose w hich treasure(s)

t o d ro p.

D ropped treasures are unguarded (even ~ t hey are left in a

partly explored room ) and can be picked autom atically up by

any P arty pa ssing through or e xplo ring the ro om .

Design:

Development:

Art:

Graeme Morris

Graeme Morris Rik Rose

Brian Gough & Pete Young

Produced in the UK by :

TSR UK Ltd

The Mill

Rathmore Road

Cambridge CB1 4AD

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a n d t he T SR lo g o a re t ra d em a rk s o f T S R I nc . A l l R i gh ts R e se rv ed .


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WHAT NEXT ...

The LEGEND OF HERO ES gam e is a Role playing Adventure game: Ro le -play ing

b ec au se th e pla ye rs tak e on the role s o f h eroic c ha ra cters, a nd A dve nture b ec au se

those Heroes are taken on an adventure in a land of m ystery and excitem ent. The gam e is

com plete in itself, but you can use it as the first step tow ards even m ore exciting role-playing

adven tu res ...

JUST IMAGINE

An adventure gam e which doesn't use a board, or cards, or tokens - where adventures can

take place anywhere you like and where your own im agination is the only lim it to where you

can go and what you can do

JUST IMAGINE

A role-p laying gam e w here every player's heroic character is unique and w here your hero

lives on from gam e to gam e, gain ing in power and renown, so that the adventure need

n ev er e nd

JUST IMAGINE

A n adventure gam e w ith hundreds of different m onsters and hazards, and m ore am azing

treasures than you could ever dream of. W here the challenges to be m et and the rewards to

b e ga ine d are a lw ay s d iffe re nt a nd a lw ays e xcitin g .

... there is such a game the

FANTASY ROLE PLAYING GAME

In m any ways, the DUNG EON S

DRAG ON S gam e is sim ilar to the LEGEN D O F H EROES

gam e. The players' heroic characters set out on am azing adventures in a m agical w orld

where they m eet fearsom e m onsters and deadly hazards in a search for fam e and riches.

The difference is that the DUNG EON S & DR AGO NS gam e offers a whole host of new

possibilities for role-p laying adventures - so m any m ore that the gam e com es in a w hole

series of Boxed Sets w hich lead on one from the other (a bit like the Expanded rules adding

to th e S ta rte r ru le s).

If you want to take your next step into the am azing world of the DUNG EON S & DRAG ON S

gam e, you should get the D UNG EON S D RAG ONS Basic Set in the red box.

Inside you'll find two big rule books - the Players M anual and the Dungeon M asters

Rulebook - and even m ore special d ice (not just the 20-sided kind used in the LEGEN D O F

H ERO ES gam e). Read the Players M anual first. In it you 'll find a lot of th ings that are

fam iliar, a lot of th ings w hich are new, and a gateway to a whole new world of adventuring


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ESTI RY

... an introduction to the monsters you could meet in the Dungeons of Legend.

U nlik e th e s ta tu es w hic h a do rn old

b uild in gs in o ur o wn w orld , th e g arg oy le s

in the D ungeon of Legend are liv ing

c re atu re s w ith le ath ery w in gs a nd s ha rp

fangs. They are evil and m alic ious, and

hide in the shadow s ready to sw oop

d ow n o n u ns us pe ctin g v ic tim s.

G ia nt, s pi de rs lo ok ju st l ik e o rd in ary

spiders - except that they are 4 feet

lo ng T he y s cu ttle a ro un d th e D un ge on

c on sta ntly s ea rc hin g for fo od - a nd

y ou re o n th e m en u A vo id the ir d ea dly

p ois on ou s fa ng s a t a ll c os ts l

The cyclops is a giant w ith a single eye in

the centre of his forehead. H e is too tall

for the Dungeon and ~eps bum ping his.

head on the doorways so he always has

a headache and is alw ays very angry

Mino tau r

The m inotaur has the body of a ta ll,

strong m an but the head of a bull. H e

re ga rd s th e D un ge on a s h is p ers on al

d om ain a nd h e w ill a tta ck a ny in tru de rs

w ithout w arning using his horns and the

h ug e b attle -a xe w hic h h e c arrie s.

The ghost of the D ungeon floats around

the room s and corridors, g iv ing out an

e nd le ss , m ou rn fu l w ail. G ho sts ca n b e

nasty w herever you m eet them , and this

o ne is n o e xc ep tio n.

rag on Vam p i re

T he v am pire lo ok s lik e a ta ll, h an ds om e

m an w ith sm all sharp fangs and red

glow ing eyes. H e hates the daylight and

hides in the dark cham bers and

passages of the D ungeon w here he lives

o n th e b lo od o f h is v ictim s. H e s c le ve r,

so be on your guard for a m an in a black

cloak

Ogre

T he d ra go n h as liv ed h ere fo r th ou sa nd s

of years, and is probably the m ost

dangerous of all the m onsters in the

D un ge on s in ce it breathes out a blast of

fire that can frazzle any H ero. E ven so,

w ith a b it o f b ra ve ry (a nd lu ck ), e ve n th is

fe ars om e m on ste r c an b e o ve rc om e.

Hobgob l i n

;r :

~Il.;

.~~

T he h ob go blin s a re u gly m an -lik e

c re atu re s o ve r 6 fe et ta ll. T he y w ere se nt

to the D ungeon to guard a specia l

tre as ure , b ut th ey e ve ntu ally lo st it an d

n ow w an de r a ro un d a im le ss ly .

S om etim es h ob go blin s w ill a tta ck y ou o n

s ig ht, b ut s om etim es th ey ju st ru n a wa yl

Ske le ton

T he o gre s a re a b it lik e th e h ob go blin s-

b ut w orse . T he o nly a dv an ta ge H ero es

have is that ogres are very stupid. If y ou

m eet one, rem em ber that brains are

often just as m uch use in a fight as

brawn.

Tro l l

O ne o f th e s tra ng es t in ha bita nts o f th e

D ungeons of Legend is a skeleton w hich

w alks around as if it w as alive. The

skeleton w as anim ated by m agic and has

a sin gle p urp os e - to a tta ck a ny c re atu re

it meets

Mummy

The m um my is so swathed in bandages

that it m oves very slow ly, but don t let

that g ive you the idea that it isn t

dangerous. O nce it has you in its

in cre dib ly s tro ng a rm s it c an lite ra lly

squeeze the life out of you

ian t Rat

A ny abandoned ruin is like ly to be

in fe ste d w ith ra ts , b ut th e ra ts in th e

D ungeons of Legend are real g iants - as

big as a large dog They aren t too m uch

of a problem for a w ell-arm ed H ero, but

w atc h o ut fo r th eir te eth .

A tro ll is a 9 -fo ot-ta ll, m a n-lik e c re atu re

w ith green skin, b lack eyes, and long

sharp teeth and claw s. Its sense of sm ell

is very good, and

uses it to seek out

v ic tim s in th e d ark ne ss o f t he D un ge on .

Werewo l f

~ jv

r ~

~~ ~

~ ~ ~

The w erew olf is a cursed creature that is

h alf-m an a nd h alf-w olf. S hu nn ed b y th e

ouside w orld, he has taken refuge in the

D ungeons w here he lives w ith the other

m on ste rs. H is h atre d o f a ll th os e fro m

th e o uts id e is so g re at th at h e w ill a tta ck

H ero es o n s ig ht.

Medusa

The m edusa is a w om an w ith w rith ing

snakes instead of hair. H er face is so

horrib le that even a glance can turn you

to stone. The only w ay to avoid th is

h orrib le fate is n ot to lo ok h er.

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