UnderQuest

Game Description from Grey Gnome Games:

• UnderQuest uses a character creation system where you choose your Race, Class, and Companion. 180 pre-designed combinations are available.
• The game is based on a quest system that creates a new story with each playthrough.
• UnderQuest uses a combat system that rewards risk-taking, creating a lot of tension, but also requires careful decisions.
• You can cast spells from three schools of magic: Fire, Ice, and Holy Magic.
• On your adventure, you will find ingredients that you can combine into powerful potions.
• There are 18 basic enemies that can be expanded into over 1600 unique enemies using Abomination cards.
• You earn experience points that you can spend on new abilities or re-rolls.
• UnderQuest offers numerous random encounters that challenge you and enrich your adventure story.
• Over 200 unique illustrations – no two cards are alike!

First, you create your character. Choose one of the six races. Then reveal the remaining race cards to see the available classes. Finally, you choose a companion to accompany you on your adventure. Each of these aspects helps to create a unique character with individual stats, abilities, and starting equipment.

On your turn, you draw two Dungeon cards from the Dungeon deck and keep them face down. You reveal one of the two cards and decide whether you want to play it or pass and draw the unknown card. This simple mechanic creates a lot of tension. Playing the first card is usually the safer way, but maybe you reveal a Skirmish card and want to avoid a fight. Playing the second card is a risky decision with high reward potential. Negative cards like combat cards are more devastating when played as the second card, while positive cards like the treasure card are actually better as the second card.

Played cards are added to your tableau. Each Dungeon card has a half symbol on each side. When you combine the symbols on the tableau to form a complete symbol, you gain the corresponding quest markers. Quest markers are spent to advance the game's story towards the final battle.

Finally, you will find plenty of loot along the way. This includes: Treasures, Equipment, Trinkets, Rewards, and Ingredients. Let's take a quick look at each:

• Treasures – These are powerful items that you primarily find from defeated enemies.
• Equipment – You can buy these items before your adventure to be prepared for the world that awaits you. Sometimes you also find them during the game.
• Trinkets – Although gold is the currency in UnderQuest, you also find trinkets that you can use as currency. They are mostly single-use or tied to specific characters you encounter on your adventure.
• Rewards – These are very powerful items and companions that you receive during your adventure when you complete certain quest or encounter cards.
• Ingredients - You combine these cards to create potions that can restore health, create rations, cure poisoning, and much more.

Sold separately:

• The UnderQuest Playmat Set includes two large, colored neoprene mats (24 x 14 inches each). The player mat can be placed on either side of the main playmat, making it suitable for both right- and left-handed players. The mats make organizing the game easier, allow for quiet dice rolling, easier card pickup, and contribute to the game's atmosphere.

• The UnderQuest Character Sheets are an optional way to track your characters' progress – ideal for those who like the old-school style. They are also great for pausing the game between sessions.

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