Hunter's Guild: The Vampire Forest Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Components
• Setup
• In Hand
• In Play
• Health Gems & Taking Damage
• Armors & Shields
• Weapon Cards
• Vampire Slaying Item Cards
• Game Round
• Day Phase
• Night Phase
• Creature Cards
• Critical Hit Roll
• Dodge Roll
• Loot
• Feed
• Vampire Card
• Playing as an Infected Hunter
• Winning the Game
• Card Appendix
  • Attack Modifiers
  • Surprise Attack
  • Visit Blacksmith
  • Dodge
  • Flee
  • Antidote
  • Health Modifiers
  • Full Revive
  • Feed
  • Bump in the Night
  • Encounter Thieves
  • Lose Weapon / Armor / Shield
  • Lost in the Woods

Components

• 100 Day Cards
• 100 Night Cards
• 4 Hunter Cards
• One 20-sided Die
• Rules Sheet

Setup

This game requires 2-4 mortals to play. Each player must select a Hunter Card to represent their game character. The Hunter Card is placed in front of each player. Divide the cards into the Day Deck and the Night Deck & shuffle both decks separately. Keep separate face-up discard piles for both decks.

When a deck runs out reshuffle its discard pile & continue play. Decide who goes first by rolling the die, the highest number rolled leads the hunt. When order has be decided, deal four cards from the Day Deck to each player starting with the player that will lead.

In Hand

Cards in your hand are not "In Play" until placed in front of you. At the end of each turn you may have no more than 8 cards in your hand. Any extra cards must be discarded before the end of your turn.

In Play

These are the cards face up in front of you showing the items you have equipped. These cards consist of weapons, shields & armors. Only one of each is allowed In Play at a time. If a Hunter is using a 2-handed weapon no shield may be equipped. All item cards must be equipped & put In Play during the Day Phase & before the end of each Hunter's turn. In Play cards cannot be modified during the Night Phase or battles. The In Play cards do not count towards your limit of 8 cards In Hand.

Health Gems & Taking Damage

Hunter Cards have 4 Health Gems at the top, right, bottom & left of the card. Each unsuccessful attack on a Creature results in the loss of 1 Health Gem. Turn your Hunter Card counter-clockwise 1 turn to show damage taken to your Health Gems. Once your Hunter Card has taken 4 damage (made one full rotation), your Hunter is mortally wounded & loses all cards In Hand & In Play. On the next Day Phase your Hunter draws 4 new cards from the Day Deck for your turn & you are back in the game.

[Diagram: four Health Gem diamonds, showing the gems lost as damage is taken.]

Armors & Shields

Armors & Shields have Health Gems at the top, right, bottom & left of each card. Health Gems range from 2-4 depending on the item. Armor & Shield cards that are In Play sustain damage before your Hunter Card's Health Gems. The player may choose which item sustains the damage each time they are hit. If you swap out a damaged Shield or Armor, it must be discarded. Non damaged items can be swapped out & returned to your hand.

Weapon Cards

Weapons have attack & damage modifiers listed on each card. The number labeled "ATTACK" is the number added to your roll during an Attack Roll. The number labeled "DAMAGE" is the amount of Health Gem damage the weapon inflicts after a successful Attack Roll. If a Hunter has no weapon card In Play the base damage inflicted is 1.

Vampire Slaying Item Cards

The 4 Vampire Slaying Item Cards consist of: Hammer & Stake, Holy Water, Garlic, & Cross. One of each of these item cards are needed to slay the Vampire & win the game. These cards may be used separately to repel the Vampire's attack. The item card must be discarded if used as a repel.

Game Round

Each game round consists of one Day Phase & one Night Phase.

Day Phase

In turn order, each player draws 1 card from the Day Deck face down and adds it to their hand. Players must place all items they want to equip In Play before the end of their turn during the Day Phase. Players must discard card(s) of their choice if they are over the limit of 8 cards in their hand. After the last player has completed their Day Phase the Night Phase of the round begins.

You may choose to skip your day turn to rest & regain 1 Health Gem to your Hunter Card. This can only be done by non-infected Hunters.

Night Phase

In turn order, each player draws 1 card from the Night Deck face up & plays accordingly.

Creature Cards

If a Creature Card is drawn the player must battle the Creature alone unless "All Slay" is indicated on the card. If the Creature Card is marked with an All Slay icon in the upper left corner all players team up to battle the Creature together. Players still take turns battling in their respected order starting with the player that drew the card. No player is permitted to "Flee" an All Slay battle.

Each Creature Card has a "Level" number represented in the upper right corner of the card. Players roll one 20-sided die to match or exceed this number to try to successfully land an attack. All missed attack rolls are treated as the Creature landing a successful strike on your Hunter. All Creatures inflict one damage per attack, regardless of their level.

[Example cards shown: a Solo Encounter (Skeleton Guard, Level 10) and an All Slay encounter (Troll, Level 17).]

Critical Hit Roll

An instant death blow occurs when a Hunter rolls the exact number matching the Creature's level. Attack modifiers may not be used to generate this Critical Hit number.

Dodge Roll

Rolling a 1 is treated as a Dodge. No damage occurs to the Hunter or Creature. In a solo encounter, roll again & continue battle as normal. In an All Slay encounter, this counts as your turn & play continues to the next Hunter in the respected order.

Loot

Some Creatures have a loot value that is represented by a number on the bottom left corner of the card. Loot is always drawn from the Day Deck.

All Slay Creatures may have 2 Loot values: "Final Slayer" (cross icon) & "Party" (group icon). The Hunter to execute the final killing roll takes the amount indicated for Final Slayer, all others that were involved in the battle & rolled the die at least once, take the number of Loot indicated under Party.

Feed

Some Creatures have a Feed value that is represented by a number on the bottom right corner of the card. Only Infected Hunters may feed off of these slain Creatures. Feeding will regain your Health Gems by the amount indicated on the card.

All Slay Creatures may have 2 Feed values: "Final Slayer" (cross icon) & "Party" (group icon). The Infected Hunter to execute the final killing roll takes the Feed amount for Final Slayer, all other Infected Hunters that were involved in the battle & rolled the die at least once, take the Feed value indicated under Party.

Vampire Card

If you do not have all 4 Vampire Slaying Item Cards when a Vampire card is drawn to win the game you may play one of these item cards to repel his attack. If you do not have a Vampire Slaying Item Card, or chose not to use one, you are infected by the Vampire & must turn over your Hunter Card to reveal your new infected form. All newly Infected Hunters start with full health regardless of what their human Hunter's previous health was. You must remain infected until you play an Antidote card.

Playing as an Infected Hunter

When your Hunter is infected by the Vampire game play is the same with 2 exceptions:

1. If you decide to play the Day Phase of a round you lose one Health Gem due to sun damage. Armors and shields do not protect you from going out in the day, the day damage must be taken from your Infected Hunter Card.

2. When in battle, an Infected Hunter adds an attack bonus of +3 to all Attack Rolls. If you draw a Vampire card while Infected you must play a Vampire Slaying Item Card to repel the attack or your Hunter is completely under the power of the Vampire & loses all cards In Hand & In Play. On the next Day Round you start over as a new Non-Infected Hunter (the same Hunter Card may be used) & draw 4 new cards from the Day Deck as your turn & you are back in the game.

Winning the Game

The first Hunter to collect all 4 Vampire Slaying Item Cards and draws a Vampire card wins the game!

Card Appendix

Attack Modifiers

These cards can be played after rolling to add the amount displayed on the card to one Attack Roll. You can use multiple cards at once to chain larger attack amounts. This card can only be used once & must be discarded after use.

Surprise Attack

Must be played before rolling. Roll the die 2x & add both amounts for the total Attack Roll. This card can only be used once & must be discarded after use.

Visit Blacksmith

Can only be used during the Day Phase. This restores your equipped armor & shield back to full strength. Card cannot be used by an Infected Hunter. Must be discarded after use.

Dodge

Can be played after you roll an unsuccessful Attack Roll to avoid taking damage. Must be discarded after use.

Flee

Can be played to Flee a solo battle. No Loot or Feed can be collected. Cannot be played during an All Slay. Must be discarded after use.

Antidote

Can be played to cure an Infected Hunter. This card can be played anytime, day or night & during battles. When turning back to your human form you start with full Health Gems regardless of what your Infected Hunter's previous damage was. Cannot be played after a Vampire card is drawn. Must be discarded after use.

Health Modifiers

Health Modifier cards are played to restore your Health Gems. These cards can be used anytime, day or night & during battles. You can use multiple Health Modifier cards at one time. Can only be played by Non-Infected Hunters. Must be discarded after use.

Full Revive

Used when your Hunter is mortally wounded to be revived to full health. Can only be used by Non-Infected Hunters. Must be discarded after use.

Feed

When this card is drawn, ALL Infected Hunters gain back 1 Health Gem.

Bump in the Night

The player who draws this card must pick another player to blindly swap a card with. Both players fan out their cards & each pick from the other's hand. The player who drew the card picks first. Cards must be picked before the new card is added into the player's hands.

Encounter Thieves

Player must discard one card of choice from their hand.

Lose Weapon / Armor / Shield

Player must discard the respected item that is equipped. Applies to In Play items only.

Lost in the Woods

Player loses a Day Phase turn. Card is placed face up near your Hunter Card, then placed into the discard pile at your respected Day Phase turn. Player may not equip items while they are lost. Players that draw this card are still included in All Slays that occur during that same Night Phase.

Loot the Deck

Player can use this card to take any card from the Day Deck discard pile.

Lucky Draw 2 Cards

Must be played as soon as it's drawn. Player takes 2 cards from the Day Deck.

Sunrise

The Night Phase ends after this card is drawn. The Day Phase will begin with the lead Hunter starting first as normal.