Primal: The Awakening – Feather Expansion
Primal: The Awakening – Feather Expansion Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Expansion Overview
This expansion introduces a new category of monsters. It includes all the components associated with the new monsters, 5 new quest cards that expand the Campaign mode, and a new forge card that relates to the element Feather, as well as the corresponding equipment cards.
The two new monsters can be used in both Campaign mode, where the players explore a new region of Thyrea, and Expedition mode, using the scenarios featured on pages 5-6.
Note: The Primal: The Awakening base game is required to play this expansion.
Components
- 16x Paralyzing Spore card
- Pazis monster board
- Pazis miniature
- 6x Pazis Stance card
- 3x Pazis Peril card
- 18x Pazis Behavior card
- 1x Pazis Objective card
- Nagarjas monster board
- Nagarjas miniature
- 6x Nagarjas Stance card
- 3x Nagarjas Peril card
- 18x Nagarjas Behavior card
- 1x Nagarjas Objective card
- 2x The Awakened Behavior card
- 2x Jungle Brush terrain token
- 5x Quest card
- 6x Reward card
- 30x Item card
- 15x Armor card
- 15x Helm card
- 12x Weapon card
- 3x Forge card
- Expansion Rules and Campaign Book
New Rules
This expansion introduces new monster rules, new keywords and a new type of terrain. All the special rules are explained here in detail, so refer to this section when required, to understand the card abilities and scenarios included in this expansion.
New Terrain
Jungle Brush: At the start of your Movement phase, if you are in a sector with a jungle brush terrain token, you may recycle an aggro card from your hand to hide in the jungle brush. If you do, place your miniature on the jungle brush terrain token. Your turn pauses and play passes to the next player in player order. Then name a player who has not yet played their turn this round. When that player has completed their turn, leave the jungle brush and resume your turn with the Movement phase.
While your turn is paused, you are not the active player and cannot assist other players or taunt the monster. When you resume your turn, you are once again the active player and play out your turn in the usual way.
Note: Only one player at a time can hide in the jungle brush.
Monster Rules
Paralyzing Spore Cards (Pazis)
Pazis can add Paralyzing Spore cards to the players' deck through card ability effects. When a card ability instructs you to add a Paralyzing Spore card to your discard pile, take a Paralyzing Spore card from your personal reserve and place it on top of the discard pile for your action deck. Each player has a reserve of 4 Paralyzing Spore cards, which can be identified by the class icon on the back of the card.
Similar to Wound cards, Paralyzing Spore cards clog up your action deck, making it less efficient. However, unlike Wound cards, these cards prevent you from moving while you have them in your hand.
Paralyzing Spore card (card text): "While this card is in your hand, you cannot move. At the end of your action phase, discard this card from your hand."
New Keywords
Evasion (Nagarjas)
This is a card trait. A trait has no inherent effect in the game, but card abilities may reference other cards that possess or lack specific traits.
Quick Refresh
When a peril card features this keyword, skip the Behavior Refresh step during the Monster Upkeep phase. Perform a Behavior Refresh step at the end of each player turn instead.
Campaign Mode Expansion
To integrate the quests of this expansion into your campaign, follow these rules:
- Campaign Setup: When you set up your campaign, add all the quest cards in this expansion to the quest deck. The Campaign Book in the base game will tell you when to unlock these quests, based on specific conditions during the campaign.
- Scenario Setup: To set up and play the scenarios for the quests in this expansion, use the Campaign book - The Path of the Lantern (you will find the campaign scenarios for this expansion in numerical order, starting on page 6).
- Quest Rewards and Expiration: Use the Quest Rewards and Expiration section in the Campaign book - The Path of the Lantern to find the rewards and expiration consequences for each quest in this expansion.
The printed rulebook illustrates these steps with a diagram: the Quest number (for example 36) printed on the quest card is matched to the same number on the Quest Scenario page, the Quest Reward page and the Quest Expiration page of the Campaign book - The Path of the Lantern.
Expedition Mode Expansion
This expansion introduces 4 new expedition scenarios for you to play outside of the Campaign mode. You can find the setup rules for each of these scenarios on pages 5-6.
Pazis
Special rules
- Paralyzing spores: Each player has a reserve of 4 Paralyzing Spore cards associated with their hunter (see the matching class icon on the card back). Keep those cards close at hand and use them when instructed by card abilities during the game. Paralyzing Spore cards are explained in detail on page 3 of the Feather Expansion rules.
- Special behavior deck setup: Leave Pazis' Aerial Evasion card out of the behavior deck. This card is considered to be out of play until a card ability instructs you to interact with it.
Expedition 1 – terrain tokens: 1x Synaerea, 1x Brush, 1x Jungle Brush, 1x Baethanis
Expedition 2 – terrain tokens: 1x Brush, 1x Jungle Brush, 2x Wildmaw, 2x Synaerea
Nagarjas
Expedition 1 – terrain tokens: 1x Brush, 1x Jungle Brush, 1x Baethanis, 1x Synaerea
Expedition 2 – terrain tokens: 1x Brush, 1x Jungle Brush, 2x Water, 2x Wildmaw, 2x Synaerea
Each expedition's printed page also shows a sector map with the terrain tokens placed on it. Those placement diagrams are not reproduced in text; use the printed map on pages 5-6 for token positions.