Super Dungeon Explore: Herald of Vulcanis
Super Dungeon Explore: Herald of Vulcanis Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Herald of Vulcanis (Classic Mini-Boss)
Dark Celestian Mini-Boss. Card name: Herald of Vulcanis.
Status bar: Immune: Fire (the fire icon in the bar carries the immunity mark).
Abilities, as printed:
- Flaming Javelin (2 action points): Missile Range 6, Burst 1, +1 DEX, Fire.
- Shield Bash (2 action points): a sword icon (Melee Range), +1 STR, Knockdown.
- Phalanx (1 action point): a blue banner icon (no legend printed on the card), Aura 2, +1 ARM.
Each action's number in a red or blue circle is its action point cost, as the base rulebook describes action costs. The stat values (attributes, Hearts and Skull Points) are printed on the game card and are not reproduced here.
Herald of Vulcanis (Arcade Mini-Boss)
Dark Celestian Mini-Boss, Arcade side. The German card heading is "Herold des Vulcanis", the same character as the Classic card; the English scan of this side was not obtained, so the heading uses the Classic card's English name. Translated from the German sheet.
Status bar: Immune: Fire.
Abilities:
- Javelin (1 action point): Missile 6, Fire.
- Shield Bash (2 action points): +1 ATT, Massive Damage.
The stat values for the Arcade side (ATT, RÜS, WILL, GES, Hearts and Skull Points) are printed on the game card and are not reproduced here.
Dark Centurion (Hero)
Dark Celestian Hero. Card name: Dark Centurion.
Status bar: Immune: Fire and Immune: Knockdown (each icon carries the immunity mark).
Abilities, as printed:
- Flaming Javelin (1 action point): Missile Range 6, +1 DEX, Fire.
- Shield Bash (2 action points): a sword icon (Melee Range), +1 STR, Knockdown.
- Phalanx Phial (blue vial marker with the number 1, no legend printed on the card): a blue banner icon (no legend printed on the card), Wave 5, Pull 4.
The stat values are printed on the game card and are not reproduced here.
The fall of Celestia scarred the Celestian people, leading many to turn from the Goddess's grace. Centuries later some have seen the error of their ways and seek true redemption in the Goddess's light.
Vulcanis's Maul (Treasure)
Treasure card name: Vulcanis's Maul (the name used in the product text; the German card reads "Vulcanis' Hammer").
Bar: Fire. The German card prints this bar with no "Immune" prefix, so it is transcribed as a Fire keyword bar.
Bonus: +1 ATT.
Ability, as printed:
- Throw Back (1 action point): Wave 1, Push 2, Dangerous.
It is said that even the toys Vulcanis made for his sons can move mountains.
Keywords Printed on the Card Backs
The English card backs of the Classic Herald and the Dark Centurion define these two keywords. The text is verbatim.
Fire: A model suffering Fire suffers one wound during its upkeep.
Knockdown: A model suffering Knockdown may not move or perform any other action until it spends 1 action point or all of its movement points to remove the Knockdown token. (Arcade: A monster suffering Knockdown may not perform commands until the next Move command. Instead of moving it must remove the Knockdown token.)
The German Arcade side of the Herald has no card back keyword text on the sheet, so its Immune: Fire entry is defined by the Fire keyword above.
Translator's Notes
These notes cover the two cards with no English scan (Herald of Vulcanis, Arcade side, and Vulcanis's Maul), and the choices made for their German text.
- Source: The German sheet is the official German card set for the Soda Pop Miniatures promo models (2013). Its Herald page prints the Arcade side's abilities and the Vulcanis' Hammer treasure card; the German sheet shows the Arcade side's back with flavour text only.
- Attribute abbreviations: The Arcade side uses ATT, RÜS, WILL and GES. These are the German attribute abbreviations printed on the card. They are not reproduced in the stat list here.
- Term choices: Wurfspeer is rendered as Javelin, Schildschlag as Shield Bash, Geschoss as Missile (as the repository's Caverns of Roxor glossary renders it), Massiver Schaden as Massive Damage (the same glossary), Welle as Wave, Schieben as Push, Gefährlich as Dangerous, and Immun: Feuer as Immune: Fire.
- Throw Back: Zurückwerfen is rendered literally as "Throw Back". The English card text was not reachable, so this keyword name is the translator's rendering and may differ from the English card.
- Treasure name: The German sheet calls the treasure card "Vulcanis' Hammer". The English name "Vulcanis's Maul" is taken from the BGG product text for this pack.
- Unlabelled icons: The blue banner icon on the Classic Herald's Phalanx and on the Dark Centurion's Phalanx Phial, and the blue vial marker on the Phalanx Phial, carry no printed legend. They are transcribed as unlabelled icons. The Vulcanis' Hammer's red circle with the number 1 is read as an action point cost, as with the other cards.
- Card layout: A blue-and-yellow faction badge sits at the left of each English status bar. It has no printed legend and is not transcribed.
- Stats: Attribute values, Hearts and Skull Points are printed on the game cards and are not reproduced here, as with the other promo rulebooks.