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Expansion for Four Against Darkness
Digressions of the Devouring Dead: Necromantic dungeons for Four Against Darkness, for characters of any level
2019
Rules assistance for Digressions of the Devouring Dead: Necromantic dungeons for Four Against Darkness, for characters of any level
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1 player
- 45–75 min
Rules assistant for Digressions of the Devouring Dead: Necromantic dungeons for Four Against Darkness, for characters of any level
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Digressions of the Devouring Dead: Necromantic dungeons for Four Against Darkness, for characters of any level is an expansion for Four Against Darkness released in 2019 for 1 player and 45–75 minutes per game. It was designed by Erick N. Bouchard and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, and Solo / Solitaire Game.
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About the game
The Devouring Dead Await! Bash undead hordes, outwit the deadliest traps and count your resources carefully in the harshest, most murderous dungeons ever made for Four Against Darkness: the necromantic dungeons! Generate random necromantic dungeons for characters of any level! Rules for complex traps, drawbridges, balconies, levers, deathtraps, neurosis and even ruling an undead city! 64 dungeon tiles on two overlapping levels, with new map features Six new narrative missions, including an undead outbreak! Over 45 new tables and more than 50 monsters! New classes: the shape-changing Atrocity, the doomed Death Leper, the magic-bleeding Mutant, the Necromancer and three Sentient Golem varieties! New deities for your clerics: Akerbeltz, god of witchcraft; Darim, the smith god; Ter Za Necht, the lich dragon god. New Expert skills: Built-in Weapons, Campsite Cooking, First Aid, Ghoulish Familiar, Monstrous Mount, Wings and more! Twelve necromantic spells, including Expert level spells! Necromantic magic items and terrible artifacts New secrets and gear: clockwork chainsaws, firearms and more! Gruesome stuff tables, traps and the infamous amputation table Mini-dungeons and more background on the world of Norindaal Turn the dial to 11 with the optional Hardcore and PSYCHO MODE! Requires only the core Four Against Darkness book. —description from the publisher
Editions
- Digressions of the Devouring Dead: Necromantic dungeons for Four Against Darkness, for characters of any levelenGanesha Games2019
Designers
Publishers
- Ganesha Games
Questions and answers
Digressions of the Devouring Dead: Necromantic dungeons for Four Against Darkness, for characters of any level supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Digressions of the Devouring Dead: Necromantic dungeons for Four Against Darkness, for characters of any level is 45–75 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
Digressions of the Devouring Dead: Necromantic dungeons for Four Against Darkness, for characters of any level belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Horror, and Exploration. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, and Solo / Solitaire Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Digressions of the Devouring Dead: Necromantic dungeons for Four Against Darkness, for characters of any level are: Erick N. Bouchard. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Digressions of the Devouring Dead: Necromantic dungeons for Four Against Darkness, for characters of any level as an expansion for Four Against Darkness. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Four Against Darkness to use it. Check that your edition of Four Against Darkness is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.