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Errata and FAQ Version 1.5

Errata and FAQ Version 1.6

Updated 2/9/2015

Updated 1/18/2016

This document contains errata, rule clarifications, and frequently

asked questions for Descent: Journeys in the Dark Second Edition and

expansions. Additions since the last update appear in red text.

Errata

The following section contains official clarifications and errata to

Descent: Journeys in the Dark Second Edition.

Rulebook

Page 16, “Large Monsters”: Add, “When interrupting a large monster’s

movement to perform an action, the overlord must be able to declare the

action that the large monster will perform before placing the monster’s

figure on the map.”

Page 18, “Pit”: This section should read, “Pit spaces are defined by a

green line surrounding them. Each time a figure enters a pit space, that

figure suffers two damage. A figure in a pit space cannot spend movement

points. Other game effects that move a figure a number of spaces or place

a figure in a different space without spending movement points can

be used to exit a pit space. A figure in a pit space only has line of sight

to adjacent figures, and only figures adjacent to a pit space have line of

sight to a figure in that pit space. As an action, a figure in a pit space may

remove his figure from the map and place it in an adjacent empty space;

if there is no adjacent empty space, the figure cannot perform this action.

Large monsters suffer the effects of entering and being in a pit space only

if their movement ends or is interrupted so that each space they occupy is

a pit space.”

Page 18, “The Golden Rules”: The first bullet point should read,

“Some cards and abilities come in direct conflict with the rules found in

this rulebook. Cards and abilities take precedence over the rules in this

rulebook. Furthermore, many quest rules listed in the Quest Guides come

in direct conflict with cards, abilities, and the rules found in this rulebook.

The quest rules listed in the Quest Guides take precedence over cards,

abilities, and the rulebook.”

Page 18: Add “Two-Hero Game” section:

When playing with two heroes, the heroes receive an additional

advantage. Once during each hero’s turn, that hero may perform

one attack that does not require an action. This attack cannot be a

special action that includes an attack (“Rage” or “Exploding Rune” for

example); the attack must be a regular attack action. This attack can only

be performed during the “Perform Actions” step of the hero turn and

can be performed before or after either of his actions.

At the end of each hero’s turn, if that hero did not or could not perform

the free attack during his turn, he may instead recover 2 �.

Page 20 and 24, “The Campaign Phase”: The “Shopping” step should

occur before the “Spend Experience Points” step; “Shopping” is step 4, and

“Spend Experience Points” is step 5.

Page 21, “Shopping” third paragraph: The second sentence should read,

“Shuffle the Shop Item cards and reveal five Shop Item cards.”

Page 22, “Act II” transition steps: These steps should read:

1. Perform steps 1-3 of the campaign phase found on page 20.

2. Instead of performing a normal shopping step, the heroes can now

purchase any Act I Shop cards. Deal out all remaining Act I Shop Item

cards faceup. The hero players may purchase any number of Act I Shop

Item cards.

3. Return all unpurchased Act I Shop Item cards, Act I Monster

cards, and Act I Lieutenant cards to the box. Retrieve the Act II Shop

Item cards, Act II Monster cards, and Act II Lieutenant cards from

the box. From now on, all monsters and lieutenants use their Act II

characteristics. Act I Shop Item cards currently in possession of the

heroes are unaffected. Any Act I Shop Item card sold by the heroes

during Act II is returned to the box.

4. Complete the campaign phase by performing steps 5-8 of the

campaign phase found on page 20.

Overlord Cards

Unholy Ritual: The card should read, “Play this card at the start of your

turn. Choose one of your monster groups and draw Overlord cards equal

to the number of figures from that group on the map. Choose and keep

2 cards and discard the rest. Each monster in that group performs 1 less

action during this turn.”

Bloodlust: The card should read, “Play this card when a hero is knocked

out. Draw 2 Overlord cards. This is in addition to your normal 1

Overlord card drawn for defeating a hero.”

Reinforce: The card should read, “Play this card at the end of your turn

and choose a master monster on the map. Place minion monsters of that

monster’s group in empty spaces adjacent to that monster, up to the group

limit.”

limit. These monsters may not be placed within 3 spaces of any hero, but

may otherwise be placed in any empty space.”

Monster Cards

Elemental, Act I and II: The Air ability should read, “Until the start of

your next turn, this monster can only be affected by attacks from adjacent

figures.”

Hero Sheets

Grisban the Thirsty: Grisban’s hero ability should read, “Each time you

perform a rest action, you may immediately discard 1 Condition card

from yourself.”

Class Cards

Runemaster, “Break the Rune”: This card should read, “Perform an attack

with a Rune weapon. This attack ignores range and targets each other figure

within 3 spaces and in your line of sight. Each figure rolls defense dice

separately. “

Knight, “Guard”: This card should read, “When a monster moves into an

empty space adjacent to you, exhaust this card to interrupt that monster’s

activation and perform an attack with a Melee weapon. After this attack is

resolved, if the monster was not defeated, it may continue its activation.”

Necromancer, “Raise Dead”: The card should read, “Place your

Reanimate familiar token in an empty space adjacent to you.”

Necromancer, “Dying Command”: This card should read, “Exhaust this

card after you or your Reanimate resolves an attack. Choose 1 monster

defeated by that attack and test �. If you fail, recover 1 �. If you pass,

perform the following in order: return that monster to the map, move it up

to its Speed, perform 1 attack with it, and remove it from the map.”

Spirit Speaker, “Ancestor Spirits”: This card should read, “Exhaust this

card when 1 or more monsters suffer � from 1 of your class skills. Each of

those monsters is Poisoned.

Exhaust this card when 1 or more heroes recover � or � from 1 of your

class skills. Each of those heroes recovers 1 � and 1 �.”

Quest Guide

Wildlander, “Running Shot”: This card should read, “Each time you

perform an attack with a Bow, you may move up to 2 spaces either before

declaring a target or after the attack resolves. If you have Heavy Armor

equipped, you may only move 1 space.”

The Shadow Rune Quest Guide

Page 6, “Castle Daerion,” Special Rules: Villager Health should be 8

instead of 6.

Page 7, “Castle Daerion.” Setup: Should read, “Any surviving villagers

from Encounter 1 are placed on the Entrance tile or the closest available

empty spaces at the end of the last hero’s first turn.”

Page 7, “Castle Daerion,” Special Rules: Add, “After testing to marshal

defenders, Sir Palamon may perform 1 move action.”

In addition, the brown defense die listed for Sir Palamon’s Defense should

be a gray defense die instead, and instead of 0, his listed Speed should be 4.

Page 9, “The Cardinal’s Plight,” Special Rules: “When a hero ends his

turn adjacent to Cardinal Koth,” should be changed to “When a hero first

opens the door to the Library,”

Page 10, “The Masquerade Ball,” Victory: Change 3rd line to, “The

heroes roll a die (depending on the number of heroes) to determine

whether Lord Theodir is among the guests they have rescued; roll a brown

defense die for a 2-hero game, a gray defense die for a 3-hero game, or a

black defense die for a 4-hero game. If the heroes did not rescue at least 1

guest, they did not rescue Lord Theodir regardless of the result.”

Page 40, “The Man Who Would Be King”: Splig should start the quest

in the adjacent space on the opposite side of the door.

Reference Cards

Overlord Turn Summary, “1. Start of turn”: Should read,

I. Draw 1 Overlord card and start of turn abilities.

II. Refresh cards.

Frequently Asked Questions

The following section provides answers to many Descent: Journeys in the

Dark Second Edition rules questions.

General Rules

Q: Do hero players have to agree on their turn order before the first hero acts?

A: Hero players do not have to determine the exact order in which each

player takes his turn at the start of the round. They only need to decide

who is going to take their turn first. After each hero player takes his turn,

they can decide who takes their turn next.

Q: In the Epic Play Variant, can heroes sell back their starting equipment for

25 gold each before the game begins like they can in Campaign mode?

A: Yes, hero players may sell back any starting equipment before the

game. Starting equipment is sold for 25 gold each.

Q: When exactly can cards with a timing of “during your turn” be used?

A: Any skill or ability with a timing of “during your turn” can only be

used during the Perform Actions step of a hero’s turn for the heroes and

during the Activate Monsters step of the overlord’s turn for the overlord.

A player cannot use these skills or abilities at the start of his turn or at the

end of his turn.

Q: What abilities affect “figures treated as hero figures?”

A: Hero abilities, monster abilities, monster attacks, and Overlord cards

that can target a hero can also target a figure that is treated as a hero

figure. Figures treated as hero figures may be given conditions and are

affected by terrain. Nothing else affect figures treated as hero figures

unless specifically stated (for example, quest rules and Plot cards).

Line of Sight and Adjacent Spaces

Q: When tracing line of sight to the corner of a space containing a figure, does

the figure occupying the target space block line of sight?

A: Yes, if the line passes through any blocked space (a space containing a

figure or obstacle) the target space is not in line of sight. This includes the

target space itself.

Q: Are spaces that are separated by a wall (edge of a map tile) adjacent to

each other?

A: No, spaces that are separated by a wall (the black edge of a map tile) are

not adjacent nor are they in line of sight to each other. Although the two

spaces technically share a corner, the wall blocks both movement and line

of sight between the two spaces on either side.

Q: When counting spaces for skills and abilities, such as the Thief skill

“Greedy,” do other figures block the path? How about doors?

A: When counting spaces like this, players ignore all other figures on the

path. Unless line of sight is specifically stated as a requirement, figures

only need to be in range for these skills or abilities to work. However,

doors do block this path. A Thief cannot use “Greedy” through a door

because he cannot count spaces through the door.

Q: Should gaps in a map (areas where there are no tiles) be defined as

blocked spaces when considering other rules, such as line of sight?

A: Areas between map tiles do not contain any spaces because they are

not on map tiles. In addition, the black borders found on the edge of map

tiles represent impassable walls that block line of sight, movement, and

any path when counting spaces.

Class Cards

Q: Can the Knight use “Advance” to move without performing the attack?

A: Yes.

Q: Does the Disciple’s “Prayer of Healing” require an action?

A: No. Any skill or ability that requires an action to perform is denoted

with a �.

Conditions

Q: Does the Stunned condition take away a figure’s entire turn?

A: No, the Stunned condition causes a figure to use its first action to

discard the Condition card. After a Stunned card or token is discarded,

the figure is free to perform a second action. If a figure becomes Stunned

during its turn after performing its first action, its second action must be

used to discard the Stunned card or token.

Q: What happens when a figure is Immobilized during a move action?

A: That figure’s move action immediately ends, and that figure’s

remaining movement points are reduced to 0.

Q: When Immobilized, can a figure use skills and abilities that allow

movement not related to a move action?

A: Yes. Any skill or ability that does not refer to performing a move

action may be used while a figure is Immobilized. This includes skills

or abilities that remove a figure from the map and place it in another

space, skills or abilities that allow a figure to move an amount of spaces

based upon its Speed, and skills and abilities by which a figure can gain

movement points.

Q: If a condition is applied to an attack that uses Blast, do all figures affected

by the attack suffer the condition?

A: Yes, but each figure affected by the attack still needs to be dealt at least

1 � (after its own defense roll) in order to suffer the condition.

Knocked Out Heroes

Q: What happens when a hero is defeated during his turn?

A: If a hero is defeated during his own turn, that hero’s turn immediately ends.

A: If a hero is defeated during his own turn, his turn immediately ends.

Q: Can a knocked out hero do anything after standing up during his turn?

A: After performing a stand up action, the hero’s turn immediately ends.

This means the hero cannot suffer any fatigue to gain movement points

or use any other skills or abilities.

Q: If a hero is knocked out, does he have to stand up during his turn?

A: A hero is not required to perform any actions on his turn. If a hero is

A: No. A hero is not required to perform any actions on his turn.

knocked out, he can choose to remain knocked out by not performing any

actions, thus ending his turn.

Movement

Q: Can a figure interrupt its move action to perform another move action,

and if so, how are the spaces moved through during the first and second move

action differentiated (and what happens if a card instructs you to “end your

move action”)? How do the players differentiate between spaces that were

moved through due to an action and spaces that were moved through due to

suffering fatigue?

A: When a figure performs a move action, that figure receives a number

of movement points equal to his Speed. A figure can interrupt its move

action to perform an additional move action, which gives that figure

additional movement points. There is no need to differentiate the two

move actions because they are both move actions. If a card instructs you

to end your move action and that figure performed two move actions,

then both actions end and that figure loses all unspent movement points.

However, if a hero player wishes to suffer fatigue to gain movement

points in the middle of a move action, he must declare exactly when he is

suffering the fatigue within the move action and which spaces he moves

into with those additional movement points.

Q: If a figure interrupts a move action to perform another action, does the

figure have to be in an empty space?

A: Yes, a figure must be in an empty space when ending or interrupting its

movement.

Q: If a skill or ability allows a figure to gain movement points during

another player’s turn, when can those movement points be used?

A: Any movement points gained during another player’s turn, such as

if the Wildlander uses the First Strike skill with the Running Shot skill

during the overlord’s turn, must be used immediately. If these movement

points not used before the active player resumes his turn, the movement

points are lost.

Q: Does a large monster suffer damage when “expanding” into spaces

containing lava?

A: No. A figure only suffers damage when entering a space containing

lava. When ending its movement, the large monster is only considered to

have entered the one space in which it ended its movement.

Familiars

Q: Can a hero activate a familiar while knocked out?

A: Yes, a familiar can be activated before the knocked out hero performs a

stand up action, but not after (because standing up immediately ends the

hero’s turn).

Q: Can monster abilities that are not attacks affect familiars that are treated

as figures?

A: Yes, any hero or monster ability, monster attack, or Overlord card that

targets a hero can also target a familiar that is treated as a figure. Quest

special rules that refer to heroes do not include familiars that are treated

as figures unless specifically stated.

Q: If the Necromancer is defeated, is his reanimate defeated and removed

from the map as well?

A: No, the reanimate is not defeated when the Necromancer is defeated.

Unless specifically noted otherwise, familiars treated as figures are only

defeated when they suffer damage equal or greater than their Health.

Q: Can the Necromancer activate his Reanimate familiar at the start of his

turn, voluntarily destroy it, spend an action during his turn to create a new

Reanimate familiar, and then activate this new Reanimate at the end of his

turn?

A: No, a familiar can only be activated once per round. Even though the

Reanimate was removed and placed again, it is still the same familiar.

Q: What happens if a familiar treated as a figure suffers fatigue?

A: Similar to monsters, if a familiar treated as a figure suffers any amount

of fatigue, it suffers that amount of damage instead.

Q: Can a hero spend a surge rolled during a familiar’s attack to recover 1

fatigue?

A: No.

Q: Can Widow Tarha use her hero ability on attacks made with her

Reanimate?

A: No, Widow Tarha’s hero ability only affects her own attack rolls.

Q: How much damage (if any) does the Reanimate suffer from the Overlord

card “Explosive Runes”?

A: Zero damage. The Reanimate automatically fails any attribute test, but

since there is no attribute test rolled, the Reanimate does not suffer any

damage from “Explosive Runes.”

Q: If a Reanimate is on the map when the first encounter of a quest ends, does

it start on the map for the second encounter or does it have to be summoned?

A: No, the Reanimate does not start any encounter on the map.

Monsters

Q: When tracing a path for the Fire Breath ability, does the path have to be

a straight line?

A: No, the path can be traced in any direction and can even change

direction.

Q: When a large monster interrupts its movement to perform an action, does

the figure have to be placed on the map in all empty spaces?

A: Yes, a large monster cannot interrupt its movement unless it can be

placed on the map and all the spaces it occupies are empty spaces.

Q: Can the overlord side of “The Shadow Rune” Relic card only be wielded

by Zachareth?

A: Yes, Zachareth is the only lieutenant that can wield “The Shadow

Rune.”

Q: Can zombies be affected by a “Dash” Overlord card?

A: Yes, a zombie can perform two move actions during its activation if a

“Dash” card is played on it.

Q: When an Overlord card allows a monster to perform an attack action in

addition to its two normal actions, does this allow the monster to perform

two attacks in the same turn?

A: Yes, playing a “Frenzy” card on a monster allows that monster to

perform two attack actions during its activation.

Q: If a hero is adjacent to a master cave spider and he has suffered fatigue

equal to his Stamina, can he suffer a damage instead of a fatigue as payment

for the spider's Web ability?

A: Yes, the hero would suffer 1 damage if he moves out of his current

space.

Q: Does the “Stealthy” ability affect Melee attacks?

A: Yes. Although Melee attacks do not usually require range to be

checked, “Stealthy” adds that requirement. When performing a Melee

attack targeting a figure with “Stealthy,” add the 3 additional range to the

0 normally required. When performing a Melee attack from a space that

is not adjacent (such as an attack using the “Reach” ability), the required

range is 0 plus the additional 3 from “Stealthy.”

Overlord Cards

Q: Does “Word of Misery” cause a hero to suffer 1 fatigue for each damage

suffered?

A: No, “Word of Misery” causes a hero to suffer 1 fatigue each time he

would suffer any amount of damage. For example, if a hero suffers 3

damage, he would suffer 1 fatigue in addition to the 3 damage he suffered.

Q: If a hero has suffered fatigue equal to his Stamina and is affected by

“Word of Misery,” would the damage he suffers in place of the fatigue trigger

the effect again?

A: No.

Q: Can a hero suffer fatigue to gain a movement point in response to a "Pit

Trap" in order to avoid being Stunned?

A: No, the effects of “Pit Trap” are applied immediately.

Q: Can “Frenzy” be used to perform actions that include attacks, such as the

elemental’s “Fire” ability?

A: No. “Frenzy” provides the monster’s basic attack and cannot be used

for other abilities.

Quest Guide

The Shadow Rune Campaign

Q: In Encounter 2 of “A Fat Goblin,” if the heroes manage to kill all the

goblins before Splig finds Frederick, is this an automatic win for the Heroes?

Can Splig go fetch/interrogate the remaining prisoners?

A: During Encounter 2 of “A Fat Goblin,” Splig can pick up and carry

prisoners just like goblin archers. However, Splig must be in the Torture

Chamber to interrogate the prisoner.

Q: Does “The Masquerade Ball” end if only cultists are left unmasked?

A: No, the encounter cannot end before all guests are unmasked. After

all guests are unmasked, if there are no guests or monsters remaining, the

encounter ends.

Q: In “The Shadow Vault,” when Zachareth is defeated and placed on the

Entrance, does he come back with full Health?

A: Yes, Zachareth fully recovers all damage and is placed on the Entrance.

Q: In Encounter 1 of “The Ritual of Shadows,” what happens if Lord Merick

Farrow is defeated without a hero dealing at least 1 � to him, such as if the

overlord plays the “Blood Rage” Overlord card?

A: The heroes win the encounter.

Q: In Encounter 1 of “Death on the Wing,” what happens to the overlord

victory condition if players have incorporated an expansion that contains

additional objective tokens?

A: Ignore any objective tokens added from other expansions. If all 10

objective tokens from the base game are on the map at the same time, the

overlord wins the encounter.

Lair of the Wyrm

The following sections include all errata

and frequently asked questions for the

Lair of the Wyrm expansion.

Errata

The following section contains official

clarifications and errata to the Lair of the

Wyrm expansion.

Class Cards

Geomancer, “Quaking Word”: This card should read, “�: Perform an

attack with a Magic weapon. This attack gains: �: Each monster within 2

spaces of a Summoned Stone tests �. Each figure that fails is Stunned.”

Rulebook

Page 5, “Exploring a Secret Room”: Add, “A hero cannot explore a

secret room if there is already a Secret Room card in play.”

Page 7, “Act Specific Quest Cards”: This section should read,

Some Rumor cards are restricted to particular acts. This is designated

by the act icon on the upper left of the Rumor card. The overlord can

only play Rumor cards during the act that corresponds with this icon.

At the start of Act II, the overlord must discard all Rumor cards that

have the Act I restriction from his hand. Any Rumor cards that are

in play that have the Act I restriction are also discarded. He does not

draw additional Rumor cards to replace the discarded cards.

Secret Room Cards

Hidden Stash: The card should read, “Then discard this Secret Room

card and the secret room entrance token.”

Frequently Asked Questions

The following section explains answers to many Lair of the Wyrm

expansion questions.

General Rules

Q: If an Act I Rumor card with an available quest is in play, are the heroes

and overlord forced to play it before the Interlude?

A: No, but that quest will no longer be an eligible choice after the

Interlude has been completed.

Class Cards

Q: Does a hero discard valor tokens from his Hero sheet when he is defeated?

A: No.

Monster Cards

Q: How does the hybrid sentinel’s “Prey on the Weak” ability affect a figure

that is treated as a hero but does not have attribute values, such as a familiar?

A: It has no effect on that figure.

Quest Guide

Q: In Encounter 2 of “Armed to the Teeth,” can each hybrid sentinel perform

the special action to equip the troops each round?

A: Yes.

Labyrinth of Ruin

The following sections include all errata

and frequently asked questions for the

Labyrinth of Ruin expansion.

Errata

The following section contains official

clarifications and errata to the Labyrinth

of Ruin expansion.

Rulebook

Page 4, “Elixir Tokens”: Add, “Allies and familiars

Page 4, “Elixir Tokens”: Add, “Allies and familiars treated as hero figures

can also gain elixir tokens. Each time an ally or familiar gains one elixir

token, place it on their card. Allies and familiars

token, place it on their card. Allies and familiars treated as hero figures

can discard elixir tokens to recover damage just like heroes. Allies and

familiars discard all elixir tokens on their card

familiars treated as hero figures discard all elixir tokens on their card

when they are defeated, when they are summoned, and at the end of each

encounter.”

Class Cards

Apothecary, “Potent Remedies”: This card should read, “When a hero

discards an elixir token from his Hero sheet, he may roll 1 additional

green power die and recover � equal to the � rolled, in addition to any

� recovered (even if this card is exhausted). You may exhaust this card to

revive an adjacent hero without using an action.”

Quest Guide

Page 29, “Fortune and Glory,” The Hidden Passage: Add, “Doors

Page 14, “Reclamation,” Special Rules, first sentence: Should read,

cannot be opened or closed normally.”

“The overgrowth in this encounter is extremely dense and difficult to

Page 31, “Heart of the Wilds,” Defiled Ground, first sentence: Should

move through.”

read, “As an action, while on the Wild Garden, a monster with the

Page 16, “Through the Mist,” Special Rules, second paragraph: “If a

Cursed monster trait may sacrifice itself.”

lost hero or ally

Page 33, “Let the Truth be Buried,” Special Rules: Add, “While Splig is

under the overlord’s control, he cannot suffer � or be defeated.

Page 34, “Fountain of Insight,” Possessing Allies, last sentence of

second paragraph: Should read, “The overlord can only possess 1 ally and

cannot possess an ally that has been cleansed.”

Page 36, “Tipping the Scales,” Special Rules, first sentence: Should

read, “As an action, while adjacent to a faceup objective token, a hero that

is not carrying an objective token may pick it up.”

Page 38, “Web of Power,” Special Rules, first sentence of third

paragraph: Should read, “While Ariad has at least 1 fatigue token on her

Lieutenant card, she cannot move, be moved, or be activated.”

Page 44, “A Glimmer of Hope,” Monsters: Should read, “Ariad. Lord

Merick Farrow. Splig. Serena or Raythen. Zombies. 4 open groups.”

Page 44, “A Glimmer of Hope,” Setup, fourth paragraph: Should

read, “Gather 1 red, 1 blue, 1 green, and 1 white objective token. Place 1

objective token faceup on each open monster group’s Monster card.”

Page 44, “A Glimmer of Hope,” Magical Wards, third paragraph:

Should read, “At the end of each overlord turn, if there are no objective

tokens on the map, place 1 fatigue token in the overlord’s play area.

The Trollfens

The following sections include all errata

and frequently asked questions for the

The Trollfens expansion.