Adventure 8: The Horror Inside the Ancient Halls of Sunca (fan expansion for HeroQuest) Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Words for Zargon
• New Rules
  • Mind Points
  • Large Monsters
  • Spell Scrolls
  • Multiple Attacks
• New Trap
• New Monsters
  • Ice Gremlin
  • Polar Warbear
  • Yeti
• Monster Chart
• New Tiles and Quest Map Symbols
  • Iron Entrance Door
  • Wooden Exit Door
  • Locked Door
  • Large Door
  • Trap Door
  • Key
  • Magic Ice
  • Slippery Ice
  • Ice Vault
  • Icy River
  • Ice Ledge
  • Ice Gremlin Treasure Room
  • Cage Room
• Quest Book
• Quest 1
• Quest 2
• Quest 3
• Quest 4
• Quest 5
• Quest 6
• Quest 7
• Quest 8
• Quest 9
• Quest 10
• Quest 11
• Quest 12
• Quest 13
• Quest 14
• Card Text
  • Spell Scrolls
  • Spells
  • Artifacts
  • Potions, Poison and Healing
  • Monster Cards

Words for Zargon

We begin this adventure right after the expansion "The Frozen Horror" So I allowed my Heroes to keep all that they had collected from the game.

My Heroes really liked having the mercenaries, they kept two, a Swordsman and a Crossbowman. So to keep my Heroes happy, I had to allow the mercenaries to be able to search for treasure and I also gave them two Heart Strengthen Potions to increase their Body Points. This adventure was made with 6 Heroes. You can play with more or less. More will be easier and very crowded and less will be a bit harder. The maps are not carved in stone. Zargon you can adjust the game accordingly. Keeping your Heroes happy.

Tell your Heroes to buy 4 torches.

I like the Yeti's hug attack. When a Yeti has a Hero, the Yeti can't attack, but he still has 3 Defense dice. Also when the Yeti has a Hero, remove that Hero from the board. Yeti and Hero share the same square. This allows his friends to get in close enough in crowded spots.

I was having trouble with one of my Heroes stretching his red dice roll. Watch your Heroes that they don't start cheating in this way.

Potions of Dexterity give a Hero 5 extra spaces when he has a bad roll. They only cost 10 gold coins.

Give the Wizard and Elf their new spells in Quest 5.

Remember the Heroes can see a suspicious spot and gets a chance to disarm the trap. If he then trips the trap, then he must take the consequences.

New Rules

Mind Points

When a Hero reaches zero Mind Points, he is not dead but in shock. (A Hero cannot go below zero Mind Points.) He rolls only 1 red die to move, attacks with only 1 combat die, and defends with only 2 combat dice. (Armor, weapons and most artifacts do not increase the attack or defend dice when a Hero is in shock.) The Hero's attack and defend dice can be temporarily increased by some spells and spell scrolls.

In this and other Quest Packs, it is important to keep track of Heroes' current Mind Points. Tell the players to use the bottom row of "Body Point" boxes on their Character Sheets to record Mind Point damage.

Large Monsters

When a monster takes up more than one square (the Frozen Horror in this Quest Pack, for instance), that monster can attack anyone in any adjacent square (including diagonally), even if the monster's figure is facing away from the target.

Spell Scrolls

When a spell scroll is found, the Hero should record it on his Character Sheet. After the scroll has been used, it must be crossed off the Hero's Character Sheet.

Multiple Attacks

A Hero rolls defend dice once for each attacking monster. For example, a Hero attacked by 3 Zombies gets 3 separate defend rolls. A Hero attacked by a monster with multiple attacks (such as the Polar Warbear), however, gets only 1 defend roll against that monster per turn, no matter how many of the monster's attacks are directed at the Hero.

New Trap

The Swinging Axe trap do not have tiles.

Swinging Axe Trap: When a Hero moves onto this square, a huge axe swings out from a hidden alcove in the ceiling. The Hero then rolls 2 combat dice and loses 1 Body Point for each skull rolled. The Hero does not get to roll defend dice. A Swinging Axe trap can be searched for and disarmed. Until it is disarmed, a Swinging Axe trap affects every Hero who steps onto the square. Monsters do not spring Swinging Axe Traps.

New Monsters

Ice Gremlin

During Zargon's turn, each Ice Gremlin can either attack a Hero or it can steal one item from one Hero (Zargon's choice). The item stolen cannot be the armor or shield a Hero is using, nor the weapon he is wielding. As soon as an Ice Gremlin has stolen an item, it runs away at full speed. The Heroes can chase the Ice Gremlin on their turn. If they catch it and destroy it, they regain the stolen item. If no Hero can see the Ice Gremlin at the start of Zargon's turn, the Ice Gremlin has escaped with the item. The item should be crossed off the Hero's Character Sheet. Remove the Ice Gremlin figure from the gameboard.

Polar Warbear

The Polar Warbear attacks once with its mighty paw and once with its spiked mace. Two attacks can be made against one opponent or one attack can be made against each of two different opponents.

Yeti

Whenever the Yeti's attack causes a Hero to lose at least 1 Body Point, the Yeti grabs the Hero in a powerful hug. This hug inflicts 2 Body Points of damage to the Hero at the start of each subsequent Zargon turn. The Hero cannot defend against this attack, nor can he take any actions. The Yeti can make no other attacks while hugging. This continues until either the Hero dies or the Yeti is killed by the Hero's companions.

Monster Chart

The Monster Chart lists these monsters. Each monster also has a map symbol, which is not reproduced here.

Monster	Movement Squares	Attack Dice	Defend Dice	Body Points	Mind Points
Ice Gremlin	10	2	3	3	3
Polar Warbear	6	4/4	3	6	2
Yeti	8	3	3	5	2
Frozen Horror	8	5	4	6	4

New Tiles and Quest Map Symbols

Iron Entrance Door

This iron door is placed on the edge of the gameboard. Heroes line up outside the iron door to begin the Quest.

Wooden Exit Door

This special wooden door is used to exit the gameboard in the end of a Quest.

Locked Door

These doors are locked and will require a key to be opened.

Large Door

When opened, replace the closed big door with the open big door.

Trap Door

These two trap doors link apparently unconnected rooms via an unseen tunnel. When a Hero or monster steps on a trap door square, he moves instantly to the other trap door square.

Key

This key comes in different colors on the Quest map. They unlock the doors with the same color.

Magic Ice

These tiles are used with the Ice Bridge spell scroll.

Slippery Ice

Do not place a slippery ice tile on the gameboard until a Hero steps on the appropriate square. Whenever a Hero moves onto a slippery ice square, the Hero rolls 1 combat die. If a white shield is rolled, the Hero falls and his turn ends immediately. Any other roll means the Hero can continue moving (if he has moves left). The Hero must roll for each slippery ice square moved onto. A fallen Hero cannot take any actions or defend against attacks until his next turn. Monsters are not affected by slippery ice.

A slippery ice square cannot be found by searching, nor can it be disarmed. Once is it placed on the gameboard, it can be jumped over as a pit.

Three sizes: 1 square, 1x2 square, 2x3 squares.

Ice Vault

This frigid room drains heat from Heroes. For each turn in which a Hero enters or remains in the room, the Hero rolls 1 combat die. He loses 1 Body Point if he rolls a skull. Monsters are not affected by the heat-draining property of this room.

Two sizes: 2x3 squares, 3x4 squares.

Icy River

Each square of these underground streams counts as 2 squares for movement purposes. Each time a Hero enters any icy river square, he rolls 1 combat die. He loses 1 Body Point to the cold if he rolls a white shield. Monsters suffer neither movement penalties nor damage from the icy river.

Ice Ledge

This slippery ledge surrounds a deep crevasse in the icy mountain. The Heroes must walk around the crevasse on the ledge, inches from a fall to the death. When a Hero steps through a door and moves onto his first square in this room, he must roll 1 combat die. The Hero is safe and can continue moving if a skull or white shield is rolled. If a black shield is rolled, however, the Hero begins slipping into the crevasse, suffering 1 Body Point of damage. The Hero must immediately roll another combat die. If another black shield is rolled, the Hero plummets into the crevasse, never to be seen again. Any other roll means the Hero returns to the square in which he entered the room, ending his turn. At the beginning of any turn in which a Hero is in this room, he must first roll to see if he slips in the crevasse.

Ice Gremlin Treasure Room

Ice Gremlins steal anything they can get their cold hands on. Their booty is stored in this room.

Cage Room

This room serves as a prison for servants who have displeased the Frozen Horror.

Living Fog Room

This room is filled with an eerie, swirling fog. Monsters seem to appear on all sides of the Heroes, only to disappear into the fog when attacked.

Scepter Room

The booklet prints no text for this room.

The Seat of Power Room

The Frozen Horror rules from this room, devising evil plans for the conquest of the Empire.

Quest Book

The Quest Book gives the setup for each Quest. Each Quest has its narrative, its room notes keyed to the printed map, and the monster that appears as a Wandering Monster in that Quest.

Quest 1

The council of elders from the city of Sunca have summoned you and your friends to their northern Kingdom. Two towns have been destroyed. The people are gone. The invaders have disappeared without a trace. You and your friends are needed to put a stop to this before it goes any further.

You buy supplies and head out to the first town. You arrive to find the burnt ruins lightly buried in the new fallen snow. "What do you make of it?" Asks the Barbarian. "I just cannot see how anyone could come in and attack this village without any warning like this. This mountain makes the perfect defense." Says the Elf. "Unless they came through the mountain." Says the Dwarf. "See that ridge up there?" He continues. "There's no snow on that ridge. My guess is that it is a door." "Let us go and see then." Says the Barbarian.

You find a path that leads right up to the ridge. The Dwarf sees a stone in the side of the mountain that catches his eye. "I don't believe it." He says. "What is it?" You ask. "This stone! It is the latch. My teacher told me about them, it's an ancient dwarf design, but we stop making them like this centuries ago, because they are so easy to spot." He presses on the stone and a large opening appears. Torches on the inside walls prove that there's someone here. You go inside.

Notes

• A: This Zombie has a crossbow.
• B: When the Heroes search this room, they discover inside the bookcase a spell scroll artifact. Shuffle the 6 cards and allow the Heroes to pick 2 cards from the deck. Record these scrolls on the Heroes status sheet and return cards to the deck.
• C: When the Heroes search this room, they discover a man tied to the rack. HE'S ALIVE! You untie him and he tells you this. "They came out of nowhere. They were upon us during the night. I've lived here all my life and never noticed that this place was here. How did they know about it?" You give the man food and water and tell him to wait here until you return.
• D: When the Heroes search this room, they discover on the weapon's rack a well-made longsword.
• E: These 2 wooden doors are locked. 5 hit points will break them in. Inside these 2 rooms are Human prisoners. They are badly beaten and weak, but they are alive. You tell them to wait here until you return.
• F: This chest is booby trapped. 2 hit points if sprung. Inside are 2 Heroic Brews and 40 gold coins.
• G: This chest is safe. Inside the Heroes make a great discovery. They find 2 Armbands of Ice from the Artifacts Cards.
• H: When the Heroes search this room, they discover a note to Zargon inside the desk. "They are not an invading force, they are a scouting party. This note says that they're exploring the area. Most of the people were taken back as slaves." Says the Wizard. "Taken where?" Asks the Barbarian. "I do not know. That's still a mystery." Says the Wizard.
• I: This Warlock will cast Chill spell as long as he is able to. When the Heroes search this room, they discover a spell scroll artifact on the altar.

Wandering Monster in this Quest: Hobgoblin.

Quest 2

You return to the people and help them travel back to the city of Sunca. The elders do not know what to make from your report. More than three quarters of the people are missing. They ask you to go to the second town and see if you can discover anything about this mystery. You travel quickly and discover nothing inside the burnt remains. You scan the countryside. The Elf spots a faint steam cloud coming from a spot up on the mountainside. "A hot spring?" You ask. All of you climb up the mountain to go have a closer look. "It's not steam, it's smoke. Coming out of a chimney." Says the Elf. Your friend the Dwarf starts looking for the hidden door. He soon finds it. "Just like the other one." He says. You go inside.

Notes

• Zargon, these Orcs are heavily armored. They all have 5 Defense dice.
• A: When the Heroes open the door to this storage room, the Dwarf is in awe. "I tell you lads, this place was carved out by Dwarves." He says. "I believe you." Says the Elf. "For I have visited your halls years ago. Look at this place, even though it is very old and decaying, it's still beautiful." "Then how can Zargon's monsters find these places when the local people never knew of them." Asks the Wizard. "I do not know the answer." Grumbles the Dwarf.
• B: When the Heroes search this room, they discover inside the bookcase a spell scroll artifact.
• C: When the Heroes search this room, they discover a woman tied to the rack. She is very weak, but alive. You untie her. "Oh thank you, those Fimir were going to eat me. They attacked us in the night. We never had a chance." She tells you. "Where did they come from?" You ask. "I don't know, there were so many. They took all of us alive. They brought me here. I don't know what has happen to my family." "Stay with us. We will keep you safe." You say. The woman follows behind you.
• D: These giant metal doors are locked. The Heroes need the iron key to open them.
• E: When the Heroes search this room, they discover inside the cupboard all sorts of good food. "They came prepared." Says the Dwarf. "Looks like they were going to stay for a while." Says the Barbarian.
• F: This trap door leads to the other trap door marked F. The passage way is safe.
• G: When the Heroes search this room, they discover a note to Zargon inside the desk. "These monsters were part of the first scouting party. There's a third part and they're heading for the next village." Says the Wizard. "We must hurry." Says the Barbarian. The chest is booby trapped. 2 hit points if sprung. The chest is full of gold taken from the town, 5000 pieces worth. Heroes also find the iron key.

Wandering Monster in this Quest: Hobgoblin.

Quest 3

You free, feed and return the gold back to the people. They thank you for their rescue. The woman that you untied from the rack comes to you. "I can't find my family. Please help me." She asks. "We will do what we can. You and your people need to travel back to Sunca. My friends and I must travel quickly to the next village. We fear that they are under attack even now as we speak." You tell her.

You and your friends travel quickly. You come to the next village to see the people fighting bravely against Zargon's monsters. They are losing the battle. You join in the fight. Your skill is a turning factor in the battle. The Wizard comes up to you. "We need to take some of the Orcs captive so that we can get some answers."

You succeed in taking three Orcs captive. All the other monsters are dead. The people tend to their wounded and dead as you question the Orcs. They will tell you nothing. "I have an idea." Says the Wizard. "Let us allow the Orcs to escape and then we will follow them and see where they go." You like the idea and explain it to the people. They agree to help you.

That night the Orcs escape and you follow them back into the mountains. Your friend the Elf has no problem following their trail, until they disappear into the side of the mountain. The Dwarf has no trouble finding the stone latch to the entrance. He presses the stone and the door opens silently. "They went in here alright. We need a torch." Says the Barbarian.

Notes

• Zargon, the Heroes need a torch for this Quest. If they do not have one they lose 2 Attack dice and 1 Defense dice.
• A: This Ghoul has a crossbow that he uses to shoot at the Heroes.
• B: When the Heroes search this room, they discover a small chest inside the bookcase. This chest is booby trapped. 1 hit point if sprung. Inside is a large sapphire worth 200 gold coins. The Heroes also discover the secret door.
• C: When the Heroes enter this room, they see a giant carving on the wall. "Look at this." You say. "It is all the different races of man, Dwarfs, Elves, Barbarians, Sprites, Humans, they're all here." "These are Kings. Though I do not recognize any of their faces." Says the Wizard. "A craving like this would not have been made unless all the races were living here together." He says. "I have a feeling that these halls go all the way through the mountain." Says the Dwarf.
• Unlettered in the printed notes, placed after C: The chest in this room is safe. Inside are 2 Elixirs of Life.
• D: When the Heroes search this room, they discover inside the bookcase a small chest. This chest is booby trapped. 1 hit point if sprung. Inside are 50 gold coins.
• E: When the Heroes search this room, they discover on the fireplace a small chest. This chest is booby trapped. 1 hit point if sprung. Inside are 2 pearls worth 100 gold coins each.
• F: When the Heroes search this room, they discover inside the desk a note to Zargon. "You were right." Says the Wizard to the Dwarf. "These halls travel north through the mountains, Zargon's monsters discovered this passage and are using it to invade the people." "Well, we will put a stop to that." Says the Barbarian. "They have taken the missing people on to the other side." Says the Wizard.
• G: Zargon, these Fimir know magic. If any survive the Heroes' first attack, then they cast Ice Storm on the Heroes.

Wandering Monster in this Quest: Orc.

Quest 4

You and your friends travel down the long hallway. Just as your torch begins to die out, you see light ahead. You hear a man scream. You race ahead.

Notes

• Zargon, all Orcs for this Quest have 5 Defense dice.
• A: These Fimir have just eaten, they have an extra Body Point. They also have a Potion of Defense that they drink when the Heroes attack. If any survive the Heroes' first attack then they drink a Heroic Brew before making their attack. When the Heroes search this room, they discover a dead man on the rack. There is nothing they can do for him.
• B: The Hero that searches the tomb is attacked by a Mummy. When the Mummy is killed that Hero discovers a gold necklace on the Mummy worth 50 gold coins.
• C: When the Heroes search this room, they discover inside the bookcase a small chest. The chest is booby trapped. 1 hit point if sprung. Inside is a large diamond worth a 200 gold coins.
• D: All of these Chaos Warriors have an Elixir of Life that they drink.
• E: This is a living fog room. Heroes need to roll 1 combat dice to see if they attack a real monster. A white shield means that they attacked correctly. The Heroes cannot search this room.
• F: When the Heroes search this room, they discover a note to Zargon inside the desk. "Their leaders are asking for reinforcements. They have taken over these halls and they are working to make it a permanent fort." Says the Wizard. "So the fighting is going to get harder, when we meet up with their reinforcements." Says the Barbarian. "Yes, and I worry for the safety of the people. We still don't know what their plans are for them." Says the Wizard.
• G: This Warlock has an Elixir of Life that he drinks. He keeps on casting Ice Storm as many times as he can. He is unaffected by the spell.
• H: When the Heroes search this room, they discover inside the cupboard a lot of good food and 2 Heroic Brews. If the Heroes eat a bit they regain 1 lost Body Point. The Heroes also discover the secret door.

Wandering Monster in this Quest: Skeleton.

Quest 5

You use the key to the metal door. You return to the people and give them the food that you found inside the cupboard. You tell them to head back for the safety of Sunca. They thank you for rescuing them and leave.

You and your friends go through the metal door. The halls are lit with the glow of many torches. "This place looks really busy." Says the Dwarf. "Looks like we got our work cut out for us then." Says the Barbarian. You head on down the long hallway. You come to a door. When you open the door, the sting of heavy smoke burns your lungs. You make your way inside.

Notes

• Zargon, the Orcs for this Quest have 5 Defense dice.
• A: This Zombie has a crossbow that he uses to shoot at the Heroes.
• B: When the Heroes search this room, they discover that these Orcs were making armor. "That explains all the smoke." Says the Dwarf. "They turned this hall into a forgery."
• C: When the Heroes search this room, they discover the secret door. "Look!" Says the Wizard. "It's the mark of the wizard's society. But I have never seen this other mark that is next to it before." "It is the symbol my people use for our healers." Says the Barbarian. "I wonder what it means." He asks.
• D: When the Heroes enter this room, they discover a Wizard's study. "This is incredible." Says the Elf. "Look at this spell book. The pages are made from copper. It has new spells."
• Unlettered in the printed notes, after D: Zargon, give the Elf and Wizard their new spells. The chest is safe. Inside are 3 heart strengthening potions. A Hero can only drink one. When they do, they gain 2 Body Points on their status sheet. There are also 2 Elixirs of Life and 4 Heroic Brews.
• E: When the Heroes search this room, they discover inside the desk a note to Zargon. "This note talks about all the iron that they are finding down inside the mines. They're sending all the armor back to their city. There is no mention about the prisoners." Says the Wizard.
• F: The Heroes see a sunbeam shinning inside this room. "These monsters must have come in here for a bit of fresh air. Can't blame them, this smoke is really getting to me too." Says the Elf.
• G: When the Heroes search this room, they discover inside the cupboard a storehouse of good food. "Would you look at this!" Says the Barbarian. "They got more food than most taverns I have visited." "Where are they getting all of this, way up here in this frozen land?" Asks the Elf. If Heroes eat a bit they regain 1 lost Body Point.

Wandering Monster in this Quest: Zombie.

Quest 6

You follow the stairs down. "For crying out loud! How far down do these stairs go?" Grumbles the Dwarf. You finally reach the bottom. You can hear the sounds of Zargon's monsters mining the metal. It's dark, very dark as you make your way off the stairs.

Notes

• Zargon, the Heroes need a torch for this Quest. The Ocrs are wearing heavy leather; they all have 5 Defense dice. Also they have heavy pick axes, they all have 4 Attack dice. All of the doors are open for this Quest. The Heroes need to sneak up on the monsters. They should not walk pass any doorways.
• A: The Heroes start on these stairs. When they search the room, they discover a lot of good food inside the cupboard. The chest is safe. Inside are bottles of wine.
• B: These and all the Orcs for this Quest are mining. They are facing the walls. "They're using the Undead to haul the metal." Says the Barbarian.
• C: This chest is safe. Inside are bottles of wine and 40 gold nuggets, worth 40 gold coins.
• D: These stairs lead back up to the next level.

Wandering Monster in this Quest: Ghoul.

Quest 7

You make your way up the stairs. "Thank God! The air is getting fresher." Say the Dwarf. "I wonder how far these halls go on for? I wonder how thick these mountains are?" Asks the Wizard. No one has an answer. You come to the top of the stairs. Two Zombies guard the doorway.

Notes

• Zargon, the Orcs have 5 Defense dice.
• A: The Heroes start on the stairs.
• B: All these Fimir know magic. They cast Chill or Ice Storm as often as they can. They all have an Elixir of Life that they drink. When the Heroes search this room, they discover the iron key on one of the Fimir.
• C: This metal door is locked. Heroes need the iron key to open it. When the Heroes search this room, they discover the secret door.
• D: This Chest is safe. Inside is a large necklace worth 300 gold coins. "This necklace was made by Dwarves, for their King." Says the Dwarf. "Look at the symbols on the wall. I am not familiar with these signs. Do you know what they mean?" Asks the Wizard. "They are the symbols of an ancient royal family. Their blood line ran out a long time ago." Says the Dwarf. "This bookcase is full of books. There is a lot of history here. It's a crime against history that we can't take these books with us." Says the Wizard. "Let us not take too long. We still got a job to do and some people to save." Says the Barbarian. "This book says that there is a green valley on the north side of this mountain, with a small river that runs from the mountains out to the sea." Says the Dwarf. "Can that be possible? This area has a very short summer for growing crops and the towns people told me that the ground is very rocky, making for very hard plowing." Says the Elf. "This book also says that all the races built these halls together. Look at the date that they used here." Says the dwarf. "Then these halls are nearly 2000 years old. And they're still pretty solid, what an achievement. Imagine an age where we all live together. It must have been soon after we won our lives back from Zargon's rein." Says the Wizard. "It says here that the Dwarfs built in a destruction lever in case these halls ever needed to be destroyed." "Do you think you can find this lever?" Asks the Barbarian. "Oh sure, we still use them today. You never know when you need to stop an invading army." "Alright then, my friends, let us move on." Says the Barbarian.
• E: This Warlock's 1st spell is Summon Orcs. His 2nd spell is Summon Undead. His 3rd spell is Summon Fimir. Then he resorts to physical combat.

Wandering Monster in this Quest: Orc.

Quest 8

You make your way down the long hallway. "We're coming out, I can smell the fresh air." Says the Dwarf. You come to a massive door. The Dwarf finds the lever and opens the entrance. The bright sunshine hurts your eyes. You wait for your eyes to adjust and then you make your way out. The cold makes your breath steam. "A valley, just like the book said. But it looks like winter came to this place and has never left." Says the Elf. "Maybe 2000 years ago this valley was a lot different. Maybe that's why they all left. Look! A castle. Two castles, one on each side of this valley." "Let us check this one out first, see what Zargon's up to" Says the Barbarian. You agree and follow your friend up to the main gates.

Notes

• Zargon, the Orcs have 5 Defense dice.
• A: Starting place of the Heroes.
• B: Follow the rules for the crevasse tile. If a Hero is really curious. The chest is safe. Inside are 500 gold coins.
• C: Zargon, we lost our Dwarf in the crevasse. If this happens to your players then provide a replacement Hero in this room. He has the same stats as the lost Hero and he just happens to have all the same belongings in his backpack that is in the corner of the room. If all of your Heroes have made it through all right. Then they find the half-eaten remains of a Human man on the rack.
• D: When the Heroes search this room, they discover inside the bookcase a secret compartment. Inside is a very large emerald worth 500 gold coins.
• E: When the Heroes search this room, they discover 3 good throwing axes and 2 throwing stars on the weapon's rack. Also, they see something inside the ice. 5 hit points will chop it out. "What is it?" You ask. "It is a giant key," Says the Dwarf. "These keys were used to unlock a secret door that lead to an escape tunnel." "Well at least we won't have to go back across that crevasse." Says the Wizard. You keep the key.
• F: This metal door is locked. When the Heroes enter this room they are attacked by a swarm of rats. 1 rat attacks each Hero. When the Heroes search this room, they discover the secret door.
• G: This Zombie has a crossbow that he uses as the Heroes come down the hallway.
• H: This metal door is locked. Heroes need the iron key to open it.
• I: When the Heroes search this room, they discover good food inside the cupboard. If the Heroes eat quickly, they will regain 1 lost Body Point. Heroes also discover the iron key.

Wandering Monster in this Quest: Orc.

Quest 9

You and your friends travel along the escape tunnel. You have to use a torch to see. "Wow! This goes on for a long way." You say. "And it is very deep." Says the Elf. "Do you think it is taking us under the river?" He asks. "Probably to the other castle. It would be the best place to go." Says the Dwarf. You travel as quickly as you are able to, over the icy floor. You come to a dead end. "Use that key here." Says the Dwarf. You open the secret door in the ceiling and climb up. You are inside a small room.

Notes

• Zargon, the Heroes need a torch for this Quest or they lose 2 Attack and 1 Defense dice. All the Orcs are Mountain Orcs and all the Skeletons are Iron Skeletons.
• A: Starting place of the Heroes.
• B: This metal door is locked. Heroes need the iron key to open it.
• C: This metal door is locked. Heroes need brass key to open it.
• D: When the Heroes search this room, they find a great discovery inside the cupboard. All 6 spell scrolls from the Artifacts Cards. Heroes also find the iron key.
• E: When the Heroes search this room, they discover 2 throwing axes on the weapon's rack.
• F: This chest is booby trapped. 2 hit points if sprung. Inside is an evil ruby and diamond medallion worth 200 gold coins. "I wonder what the Warlock is doing that he is not here?" Asks the Barbarian. "I'm sure that we will find him soon enough." Says the Dwarf. Heroes also find the brass key on the altar.
• G: This chest is booby trapped. 2 hit points if sprung. Inside are 1000 gold coins. When the Heroes search this room, they discover notes to and from Zargon on the desk. "The Mountain Orcs want more Human skeletons, but Zargon wants the captives for slaves to work in the city, Cartaus." Says the Wizard. "The city Cartaus! A city! What are we walking into?" Says the Barbarian. "This is getting big. It says that they took the people to Cartaus. There must be another passage through this next mountain. We really got our job cut out for us, if we are going to save these people." Says the Wizard.
• H: There is nothing among the Gremlin's hoard that is useful to the Heroes.
• I: When the Heroes enter this room, they see 2 Gremlins inside the cage. They beg you to set them free. They say that if you set them free, they will show you a vast treasure. Zargon, if the Heroes set the Gremlins free. Then the Gremlins attack the Heroes with scrap metal daggers that they made while inside the cage.

Wandering Monster in this Quest: Mountain Orc.

Quest 10

You lead the people out of the castle and show them the cave that will lead them back home. They want to come with you and help. But, you reason with them that it would be best if you went on alone. They thank you for your rescue and head home. Your friend the Elf has no trouble finding the path to the entrance of the next hall. The Dwarf quickly finds the secret lever and opens the secret door. You go inside. You travel down a wide hallway, soon you see two massive wooden doors before you. They are locked.

Notes

• A: Starting place of the Heroes.
• B: These massive wooden doors are locked. The Wizard needs to cast a spell on them. Trying to chop through would take a very long time.
• C: When the Heroes search this room, the Dwarf discovers a carving in the floor. "Look at this, lads. This is a map of the halls here. See this? It shows that the halls split up and divide into two and that they then join back up again down here." He says. "What should we do?" You ask. "If we split up, it could be dangerous, but if we only take one path, then we could miss something that could save our lives." "Let us split up, so that we don't miss anything and we still make good time, we got people to save." Says the Barbarian. You all agree and split into two teams.
• D: When the Heroes search this room, they discover a secret door.
• E: When the Heroes search this room, they discover a small chest inside the bookcase. This chest is booby trapped. 1 hit point if sprung. Inside is a small emerald worth 50 gold coins.
• F: When the Heroes search this room, they discover 50 gold coins and a small metal chest. This chest is booby trapped. 1 hit point if sprung. Inside are 6 Heroic Brews.
• G: When the Heroes search this room, they discover a secret door.
• H: This room is freezing cold. Any Hero that enters it will lose 2 Body Points for every turn that he spends inside. If the Wizard is here he could cast Boil on the Hero that enters and no harm would come to him. This chest is booby trapped. 1 hit point if sprung. Inside are 3 spell scrolls form the Artifacts Cards. A Warmth spell, a Psychic Recovery and an Ice Bridge. Also inside the chest are 50 gold coins and 4 Heroic Brews. When the Heroes search this room, they discover the Ring of Warmth, from the Artifacts Cards, on the hand of the Ice Gremlin.

Wandering Monster in this Quest: Ghoul.

Quest 11

You open the door and enter the next hall. The many torches on the wall make you concerned. "This place looks busy." You tell your friends.

Notes

• A: This chest is booby trapped. 2 hit points if sprung. Inside is evil Warlock paraphernalia, useless to the Heroes. There is a finely crafted Dwarven shield on the weapon's rack.
• B: When the Heroes search this room, they discover a small chest inside the bookcase. This chest is booby trapped. 1 hit point if sprung. Inside is an iron key.
• C: There's a giant airshaft in the ceiling of this room. When the Heroes search this room, they see the secret door, but it is locked. Heroes need the iron key to open it.
• D: Zargon, use the scepter tile and surround it with wall tiles. This room is extremely cold. Any unprotected Hero that enters this room will lose 2 Body Points for each turn that he spends inside. The chest is booby trapped. 1 hit point if sprung. Inside are 10 Heroic Brews, a Speed Potion, 2 Potions of Battle Rage, a Potion of Thunder and 5 Potions of Defense. When the Heroes look around this room they see something deeply frozen inside the ice. It will take 10 hit points to dig it out. They find the magical spear scepter.
• E: This Warlock will try to wait for all the Heroes to enter the room and then he will cast Cloud of Chaos. If Wizard tries to cast Tempest or Blinding Light, the Warlock casts Annul. When Warlock is attacked physically, he too fights physically. This metal door is locked. Heroes need the brass key to open it.
• F: These Fimir know magic. If any survive the Heroes 1st attack, they use Chill Spell.
• G: When the Heroes search this room, they discover a note from Zargon inside the desk. "It's a letter from Zargon. He wants his monsters to be ready to invade the southern towns. He wants them to make their march two weeks from now." Says the Wizard. "Not to worry lad, we can seal that first hall on our way back, if all goes well for us." Says the Dwarf. "We must not fail or a lot of people will die." You say. The Heroes find the brass key.

Wandering Monster in this Quest: Fimir.

Quest 12

You make your way pass the guards and head through the two massive doors, only to see another group of guards. "GOD HELP US!" You yell as you rush forward with your friends.

Notes

• Zargon, the Orcs in this Quest have 5 Defense dice.

• A: Heroes start through this door. When the Heroes kill all the guards, allow them to search this hallway for treasure, if they want to.

• B: When the Heroes open the door to this room. They see the Warlock in the middle of casting a powerful spell. "Don't attack him" Says your friend the Wizard. "I'll try to cancel his spell."

  Zargon, here's the deal. The Wizard must fight the Warlock first. Wizard must cast his Dispel from the air element spells. If Wizard can roll a 6 on 1 red dice, he turns the spell upon the Warlock and destroys him. Wizard gets 1 roll for each of his Mind Points. If Wizard can't roll a 6, then the Warlock wins and turns himself into a Big Gargoyle that can make 2 attacks on each of his turns.

• C: The Hero that searches the tomb is attacked by a Mummy. When the Mummy is destroyed. That Hero finds a jeweled necklace on the Mummy worth 50 gold coins.

• D: There is a dead man on the rack. The Fimir were eating him. These Fimir have 3 Body Points now.

• E: These stairs lead up and over the hallway. Heroes come down the 2nd set of stairs marked "E" When the Heroes search the bookcase, they discover a secret compartment. Inside are 2 Heroic Brews and 2 Potions of Dexterity.

• F: Zargon, tell the Heroes that this Frozen Horror can only be hurt by the magical spear scepter. Only one Hero can make the attack. The others can help by taking attacks from the Frozen Horror. The spear has 3 Attack dice.

Wandering Monster in this Quest: Fimir.

Quest 13

You open the massive doors and cold air rushes in. "We must be close to the main gates on the other side of this mountain." Says the Dwarf. You and your friends see the Iron Skeleton and Chaos Warrior coming towards you. You make your attack.

Notes

• Zargon, the Orcs have 5 Defense dice.

• A: Heroes can search this hallway, if they want to.

• B: When the Heroes search this room, they discover a small chest inside the bookcase. This chest is booby trapped. 1 hit point if sprung. Inside are 2 Potions of Dexterity and a small ruby, worth 50 gold coins.

• C: When the Heroes search this room, they discover good food on the table. If they eat a bit, they regain 1 lost Body Point.

• D: When the Heroes search this room, they notice a secret compartment behind the weapon's rack. Inside is a Potion of Thunder and 4 Heroic Brews.

• E: When the Heroes search this room, they discover a girl tied to the rack. She's alive. You untie her. "Oh thank you sirs." She says. "They were going to eat me." "You're safe now. Can you walk?" You ask. "Yes. There are more of us behind those doors."

  Zargon, these 2 metal doors are locked. Heroes need the iron key to open them. Also the chest inside this room is made of iron. It is locked. Heroes need the iron key to open it. The Heroes tell the girl to wait here until they return.

• Unlettered in the printed notes, after E: When the Heroes return with the iron key, they open the cell doors and free all the people. The people are frightened, but in good shape. They want to help you. But you reason with them. Two of the people are crying. "They figured out that we are married. They were going to hurt us unless we told them what they wanted to know. We told them everything." What did they want to know?" You ask. "They showed us a map of our land and on the map were locations of secret halls. They wanted to know all about our land, towns close by, food supplies. We told them everything." They sob. You give them kind words of comfort. "So that's how they knew about the all the secret halls. They found an old map." Says the Elf. "These halls make the perfect highway for Zargon to march right on in." You say. "We will put an end to this." Says the Barbarian.

Wandering Monster in this Quest: Chaos Warrior.

Quest 14

You make your way through the main gate and you are amazed at what you see. "Dear Lord, they've built a massive city, I didn't know that the sea came this far east." Says the Elf. "We need to check this out. Curse it! We have come out in midday light. We were in there a long time." Says the Barbarian.

You and your friends spend the next several hours watching. You're amazed at Zargon's monsters building abilities. "Look!" You say. "They're making the people fish on those boats out in the bay." "That mountain over there is a volcano. The earth here must be very fertile." Says the Wizard. "Let us try to get a few hours rest before we try to rescue the people. I don't know how we are going to do it yet. We are in way over our heads here." Says the Barbarian. "I'll take the first watch." You say. Your friends lie down and close their eyes. Sleep comes quickly, as does the sunset.

The Elf wakes you up. "We are in luck. Look! They are bringing all the people to that building in the center of the city. GOD BE PRAISED! We might pull this off yet." You study the layout of the city as the last few rays of sunlight disappear. God smiles down on you as there is no moon tonight. You wait a few more hours and then make your way into the city, towards the building that is holding the people captive.

Notes

• Zargon, the hallways for this game are alleyways and the rooms are buildings. All monsters have 2 extra Defense dice, with 6 as the maximum. The Heroes need to use a torch for this Quest.
• A: Starting place of the Heroes.
• B: This Yeti has its back to the Heroes, if they sneak up behind it, they can have their 1st attack with the Yeti having no defense.
• C: When the Heroes search this room, they discover a note to Zargon on the desk. "We just killed 4 generals. They say that all is ready for the invasion and that they plan for a great victory." Says the Wizard. "This is going a lot better than I thought it would. I hope we don't run into any surprises." Says the Barbarian.
• D: When the Heroes search this room, they discover a small girl tied to the rack. She's in very bad shape. The Heroes need to give her a Healing Potion that will restore 3 Body Points, if they are to save her. After drinking, she is still very weak; one of the Heroes must carry her. That Hero can't do any more physical combat. If the Wizard or Elf carries her, they can still cast their spells.
• E: The Heroes can't take the little girl through the ice vault until they figure out a way to protect her from its effects. They can give her a Ring of Warmth, or the Wizard can cast Boil on her. All unprotected Heroes will lose 1 Body Point going through this room. Once all the Heroes are through this room, the ceiling caves in. "WOW! That was a close call. I guess there is no going back that way." You say.
• F: When the Heroes search this room, they discover a small chest inside the bookcase. This chest is booby trapped. 1 hit point if sprung. Inside is an Elixir of Life.
• G: This Warlock has his back to the Heroes. He is in a trance. If the Heroes attack him without first checking with their Wizard. Then the Warlock explodes causing 3 Body Points of damage to all the Heroes inside the room. If the Heroes check with their Wizard then Wizard can cast Deflect and kill the Warlock. The chest is booby trapped. 2 hit points if sprung. Inside is evil Warlock paraphernalia and 4 Heroic Brews.

Wandering Monster in this Quest: Chaos Warrior.

You all come out the other side and cross the valley. The good taste of freedom fills all of you with strength. You enter the next hall and break the pin. You run through. You hear the ceiling caving in behind you. You make it back through and listen as you rest to the ancient halls cave in.

"WE DID IT!" You say. The people cheer. You make your way back to the city of Sunca and report to the elders. "With all of the treasure you brought back for us, we will be able to rebuild and this time we'll be ready if Zargon ever tries to cross the mountains." They tell you. They hold a feast in your honor. But your biggest reward is when a little girl comes up to you and gives all of you a kiss on the cheek.

Card Text

The card faces for this adventure carry the text below, as printed on the card sheet. Names are as printed on the cards. The quest book refers to the "Psychic Recovery" scroll; the card is printed "Physic Recovery", and it is the same card.

Spell Scrolls

• Chill (spell scroll): This spell causes 1 Body Point of damage to any monster adjacent to the spellcaster (though not diagonally adjacent). The victim cannot defend against the attack. Scroll crumbles to dust once used.
• Warmth: This spell bestows a healing warmth on the spellcaster or any one Hero the spellcaster chooses. The warmth restore up to 3 lost Body Points. Scroll crumbles to dust once used.
• Ice Bridge: This spell creates a permanent bridge of Magic Ice tiles that enables Heroes to cross over any pit, trap, chasm, crevasse, or icy square. Scroll crumbles to dust once used.
• Ice Storm: This spell creates a blizzard of ice that affects an area 2 squares wide by 2 squares long. Each monster and Hero in that area is attacked separately by the spellcaster with 3 combat dice. There is no chance to defend. Cannot be used in corridors. Scroll crumbles to dust once used.
• Physic Recovery: This spell restores all lost Mind Points to the spellcaster or any one Hero the spellcaster chooses. Scroll crumbles to dust once used.
• Skate: This spell enables the spellcaster to move quickly through icy caverns and corridors. The spellcaster adds 6 to his red dice movement roll and may pass through monsters and Heroes during movement. The spell lasts only one turn. Scroll crumbles to dust once used.

Spells

• Chill (spell): This spell causes 1 Body Point of damage to any one Hero or monster adjacent to the spellcaster (though not diagonally adjacent). The victim cannot defend against the attack.
• Ice Storm: This spell creates a blizzard of ice that affects an area 2 squares wide by 2 squares long. Each monster and Hero in that area is attacked separately by the spellcaster with 3 combat dice. There is no chance to defend. Cannot be used in corridors.
• Soothe: The healing coolness of this spell restores up to 3 lost Body Points to the spellcaster or any one monster.
• Mind Freeze: This spell ravages the mind of any Hero. The Hero rolls 1 combat die for every Mind Point he possessed before the attack. If 1 or more white shields are rolled, the Hero has 1 Mind Point left. If no white shields are rolled, the Hero has been reduced to zero Mind Points and goes into "shock." (See the Mind Points section of the Instruction Booklet.)

Artifacts

• Snowshoes of Speed: These magical snowshoes add 2 squares to a Hero's movement, and they also negate the effects of slippery ice for as long as they are worn. These can be used only on Quests in cold, icy regions.
• Ring of Warmth: This artifact grants its wearer immunity to the Chill spell, as well as to the effects of ice vaults and icy rivers.
• Armband of Ice: This powerful item grants its wearer immunity to Mind Freeze and Chill spells, plus immunity to damage from ice vaults and icy rivers for as long as it is worn. It also reduces the damage from an Ice Storm spell by 1 point, for the armband wearer only.

Potions, Poison and Healing

• Poison!: You discover a brown flask filled with liquid. Your throat constricts as you taste it, and you realize you've swallowed poison! Roll 1 combat die; a skull means you lose 1 Mind Point. You are unharmed on any other roll. Return this card to the bottom of the deck.
• Potion of Warmth: This miniature jug is warm to the touch. Drinking the potion immediately after suffering damage from Ice Storm or Chill spells, or from ice vaults or icy rivers, restores 2 lost Body Points. Drinking it at any other time restores only 1 lost Body Point. This potion may be used only once.
• Potion of Magic Resistance: The potion in this small, blue bottle negates the effects of any damage-causing spell cast on you. Drink it when the spell is cast and you may ignore the effects of the spell. This works only for the Hero drinking the potion. This potion may be used only once.
• Potion of Renewal: On a small table in the corner of the room, you discover a bottle of brown, frothy liquid. When you drink it, you regain 1 Body Point and 1 Mind Point. This may only be used once. Do not return this card to the deck.
• Anti-poison Quill: Restores any of the owner's Body Points lost by poisoning if used immediately. May only be used once.
• Spark of Life: When this spell is cast upon a Hero, that Hero regains up to 3 lost Body Points. A Hero cannot exceed his starting body statistics.
• Salt of the Earth: When a Hero eats this magical salt he regains up to 3 lost Body Points. A Hero cannot exceed his starting body statistics.
• Breath of Life: When this spell is cast upon a Hero, that Hero regains up to 3 lost Body Points. A Hero cannot exceed his starting body statistics.
• Hope Spell: When this spell is cast upon an unconscious Hero, that Hero regains all his Mind Points and awakens.

Monster Cards

The monster cards print the same stats as the Monster Chart and name one special ability each.

Monster	Movement	Attack Dice	Defend Dice	Body Points	Mind Points	Special Ability
Yeti	8	3	3	5	2	Hug attack
Polar Warbear	6	4/4	3	6	2	Two attacks
Ice Gremlin	10	2	3	3	3	Steal items
Frozen Horror	8	5