DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ADVENTURE SYSTEM:
CAMPAIGN RULES
Developed by Gregory Leeson
This campaign requires components from the Dungeons and
Dragons Adventure System board games, as well as elements
from the Dungeon Command games. Unless otherwise noted,
they use the standard adventure rules presented in the
Rulebook and Adventure Book.
Number of Heroes: This campaign is designed for 2-5 heroes.
Special Adventure Rules
Before you play each adventure, you’ll need to do some
preparation. The required Dungeon/Cavern Tiles will be
specified per adventure. Adventures can be played using
substitute components, in the event that a specified
component is unavailable (for instance, if you don’t have the
Blood of Gruumsh ogre, replace with a troll from Legend of
Drizzt.) For the best experience, try to keep substitutions
thematically similar.
Constructed Decks
The three primary decks will be specified per adventure.
Return unused cards to the game boxes. The following
abbreviations are used:
Castle Ravenloft: CR, Wrath of Ashardalon: WoA, The Legend
of Drizztt: LoD, Temple of Elemental Evil: ToEE, Tomb of
Annihilation: ToA, Dungeon of the Mad Mage: DoMM, Heart of
Cormyr: HoC, Sting of Lolth: SoL, Curse of Undeath: CoU,
Tyranny of Goblins: ToG, Blood of Gruumsh: BoG
Campaign Play
This campaign is designed to be played as part of an
overarching, non-linear campaign. Although adventures can
be played out of sequence, some areas may be inaccessible
without completing prior tasks. The starting resources (items,
Healing Surges, etc.) are carried over from previous
adventures. For your first adventure, each Hero starts at
Level 1 with 1000 Gold Pieces (GP). The Heroes do not
start with any Treasure items or Healing Surges. Healing
Surges may be purchased in town prior to the adventure.
Between Adventures
Between each adventure, the Heroes regain all lost Hit Points
and flip up any face-down Power or Item cards. Before
starting the adventure, you can exchange a Hero’s power with
another power of the same type. For example, you can
replace an At-Will power with a different At-Will power.
Discard any Encounter, Monster, and Experience cards from
the previous adventure. Adjust each deck to include the cards
specified for the adventure and then shuffle that deck.
Hero Selection
You can use any Hero from any of the Adventure System
games. If you choose a Hero class that exists in multiple
games (such as fighter), you can use any combination of
Power cards.
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Visiting Towns
Unless otherwise specified, each adventure of the campaign
will take place near a town. The town for the current
adventure can be visited before and after each adventure
(the town inhabitants, shops, and locations may be altered by
the course of the adventure). Actions that can be taken in the
town include swap powers, sell items (if a shop is available),
trade items/gold with other players, level up, and purchase
advancement tokens. Returning to previously visited towns is
detailed in the section Return To Past Adventures.
Shop and Location Specifics
Four types of shops and locations may exist in a given town.
Not all towns will have all types of locations. The location
types are:
Inn: Players may visit the Inn to level up, purchase Healing
Surges, purchase Advancement Tokens, or hire Allies. The Inn
may also sell items such as healing potions and flasks of oil.
Church/Temple: This type of location may stock items
such as Holy Water or Holy Symbols.
Magic Shop: Advanced magical items and spells can be
purchased at the Magic Shops. These items may include
powerful rings, scrolls, or wands.
Armorer/Blacksmith: These locations will sell powerful
weapon and armor upgrades, including some magically
imbued items.
Swap Powers
You may swap powers between adventures. You are still
bound by the selection requirements on your Hero card.
Sell Items
You may sell item Treasure cards your Hero possesses at any
Inn, Magic Shop, or Armorer/Blacksmith. You cannot sell
items at Churches/Temples. Sold items cannot be purchased
back from the Shop Keeper. Sold items only become available
again for purchase if listed as Shop Inventory for the current
adventure. The maximum sell price for items is 500 GP. If the
price listed price on a Treasure card is more than 500 GP, the
Shop Keeper is still only willing to pay 500 GP for it. Items
with no listed sale price can be sold for 300GP.
Trade Treasure Cards and/or GP
You can barter with other players, exchanging Treasure cards
for other Treasure cards or GP. You may also give other
players Treasure cards or GP without receiving anything in
return.
Level Up
You may spend GP at an Inn level up. The cost to advance to
2nd level is 1500 GP; 3rd level is 2000 GP; 4th level, 3000GP.
Advancement Tokens
You can only purchase advancement tokens after your Hero
has leveled up to 2nd level. Advancement Tokens can never
be traded or given to other Heroes. The available
Advancement Tokens and corresponding purchase price is
listed for each town.
Hire Allies
Some towns may have allies available for hire. The cost of
hiring each ally is listed per adventure. Allies you control
activate first during step 3 of your Villain Phase. If an ally is
at zero hit points at the start of his or her activation, the ally
is defeated and must be removed from play. Allies can be
healed, but they cannot use Healing Surges.
Return To Past Adventures
There may be circumstances when you want to return to a
previously visited town, such as to purchase items that you
could not afford or chose not to purchase at the time.
Traveling to the town from a past adventure is possible, but it
is not without risks. You may only revisit towns from past
adventures. You may not revisit a town for an adventure that
you have not completed yet. All players must agree to revisit
a town, a player (or a subset of players) may not venture off
on their own to revisit a past town. After all players agree to
revisit a town, select one player to roll the 20-sided die. This
player is considered the active player. Check the following
table for the results:
Die roll of 11+: You arrive at the destination town
without incident.
Die roll of 6-10: The destination town is under attack,
you must help save the inhabitants for the onslaught of
monsters. Consult the corresponding adventure for town
layout and for Monster deck construction for the town that is
being revisited. Starting with the active player, each player
draws one Monster card and places its figure on any tile in
the town. Place monsters on tiles that have no monsters first.
You must defeat all Monsters. Players have initiative, starting
with the active player. Do not draw Treasure cards for
Monsters that are defeated in this battle.
Die roll of 1-5: The destination town is under a
devastating assault. Consult the corresponding adventure for
town layout and for Monster deck construction for the town
that is being revisited. Starting with the active player, each
player draws two Monster cards and places the figures on
any tile in the town. Place monsters on tiles that have no
monsters first. You must defeat all Monsters. The monsters
controlled by the active player have initiative. Do not draw
Treasure cards for Monsters that are defeated in this battle.
Healing Surges
Healing Surges are not given at the start of adventures.
Healing Surges must be purchased in town at the listed price
before or after each adventure. Heroes share Healing Surges
between the entire group, regardless of who purchased the
Healing Surge. The party may not have more than five
Healing Surges at any given time. If your Hero is at zero Hit
Points at the start of your turn, you must use a Healing Surge
token or the Heroes lose the adventure. If your Hero uses a
Healing Surge, discard the Healing Surge token and regain Hit
Points equal to your Hero’s Surge Value. You then take your
turn as normal.
Hero Death and Defeat
The heroes lose if the specific requirements for defeat are
met within an adventure or if a Hero is at zero Hit Points at
the start of his or her turn and there are no Healing Surges
left. If the Heroes are defeated, you may attempt an
adventure again with the Treasure items, Advancement
Tokens, and levels that you were at when you started the
adventure.
When You Start The Campaign, Read:
Perusing the Monster Job Board at the edge of town, you
see three opportunities that interest you:
The Burning Plague: The Silver Mines at Duvik’s Pass
are offering a reward for help finding missing miners.
The Forge of Fury: Legend has it that powerful
weapons lie hidden beneath Stone Tooth Mountain.
Werewolf!: A small town in the north is being
tormented by a vicious werewolf.