Terrorscape FAQ
194 questions players ask · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Full rulebook
Components and Setup
- How many block tokens can be on the map at once?
- How many Survivors are in play in a two-player game, and who controls them?
- Does it matter which player controls which Survivor when the Killer plays against three?
- Can killers, survivors and maps from expansions be mixed with the base game?
- Where do Survivors start on the map?
- What is the colour-backed key card for, and where does it go at setup?
- What are the two extra dice slots on the Survivor extension board for?
- What are the two black boards in the box for?
- Do all item cards, including discovered ones, share one discard pile?
- Which extra Butcher deck cards should be set aside when building the Butcher deck?
- Do the deluxe door standees (planks, vines, tombstone) work differently from the standard block tokens?
- Does Hypervigilance stop a Survivor from being overwhelmed by fear?
- Does Morale Boost remove Fear from one chosen location or from every location?
Key Concepts
- How many fear tokens does stepping into the Skull Trap give?
- Can a HEAL target an injured Survivor in another location?
- What must the Killer announce or disclose during their turn?
- What must Survivors tell the Killer during the game?
- Can Survivors talk openly and bluff during the game?
- What must Survivors say when the Killer senses a zone?
- How far does a Range 1 effect reach, such as Fear at range 1, Revving Chainsaw or Death Blossom?
- What is the difference between 'within 1 range' and 'adjacent'?
- Does a block token stop ranged effects, fear, or thrown items?
- Can the Killer move through a block token, and what happens to it?
- Can a barricade go on an exit space, the front door or the hidden exit?
- What happens if you run out of block tokens and want to place another?
- Must a Survivor tell the Killer when they remove a block token, and who has to announce it?
- Can a Survivor remove a block token while in the same location as the Killer?
- How many noise tokens can one location hold, and what do Survivors report?
- Does the Toolbox make noise when it is found and when it is used?
- Does taking a card from the discard pile make noise?
- When a Survivor's third fear makes them reveal their location, are the fear tokens removed?
- Must a Survivor reveal their location on a third fear even if a noise token is already there?
- What happens when a Survivor keeps being overwhelmed by fear?
- Does a Survivor's Fear reset after an encounter?
- Do the Murderer's level-up abilities happen once or every time?
- Can the Killer's strength go above 10?
- How many cards does the Killer start with, and when do they draw?
- Are the cards a Killer discards to pay for a skill card taken from hand or from the deck?
- Are cards played by Survivors and the Killer discarded after use?
- Can Survivors use secret passages, and how do they connect?
- Can Killers use secret passages?
- If a Survivor draws two keys from the discover deck, do they keep both?
- Can the Killer see which deck a key card came from?
Survivors' Turns
- Are items like Marco's Med-Kit and Sophia's Camera discarded after use?
- Can George Carpenter's special action advance the radio repair when he is not in the radio room?
- Can a survivor use the same extra action more than once in a turn?
- Is using a secret passage a special action, an extra action or a move?
- What does Sophia's Camera do?
- Can an extra action or an exchange come in the middle of a main action?
- In what order do survivors take their actions, and can the order change each round?
- Is the Discover step mandatory for survivors every turn?
- Can the same survivor perform Discover every round?
- Is Discover part of the Killer's Search, and when does it happen?
- Can an extra-action card drawn during Discover be used right away?
- Does a noise icon on a Discover card make noise if the survivor discards it or does not take it?
- Does the Killer learn which survivor drew the Discover cards?
- When are noise tokens revealed to the Killer, and can a location hold more than one?
- If a fear-overwhelmed survivor is already in a room with a noise token, must they still tell the Killer where they are?
- When fear-overwhelmed survivors make noise, what does the Killer learn: only locations, or who made each noise?
- Must a survivor tell the Killer when removing fear, or when using the First Aid Kit?
- What must survivors tell the Killer during their turn?
- Must survivors tell the Killer when they obtain the Secret Map?
- May survivors whisper or talk privately during their turn?
- Can a survivor pass their turn instead of taking a main action?
- Can a survivor take the Remove Fear action when they have no fear tokens?
- Can a survivor remove all fear tokens as their action at any time?
- Can a survivor move one step out and back to end on the same space?
- Is a survivor's move (x1-2 or x3) optional, or must the stated number of steps be taken?
- Can a survivor move into, through or stop in the Killer's location?
- Can survivors search, repair or use a toolbox while the Killer is in their location?
- Can survivors search or repair while the Killer is in Stealth in the same room?
- Can a survivor keep searching the same key room, turn after turn?
- Does Anna's no-noise ability apply to the end-of-round Discover draw?
- Does swapping a newly drawn item for one already in the inventory make noise?
- Does a survivor who finds a key need a free inventory slot to take it?
- If a survivor's inventory is full, can they discard an item to make room for a new one?
- Can a survivor give an item to another survivor without getting one back?
- Can survivors with full inventories exchange items with each other without discarding first?
- Do survivors need to share a location to heal each other or use an item on another survivor, such as Marco's Med-Kit?
- How can a survivor get out of a room where every door is blocked?
- Can William's special action be used repeatedly without discarding anything?
- Does William Hooper make noise at every space he walks through, or only where he stops?
- Does Sophia's Observative count as an extra action when she holds the Flashlight?
- How much does a toolbox add to a radio repair, and can you use two toolboxes in one repair?
- How many times per round can the radio repair progress go up?
- Does removing a barricade make noise, and must the survivor say how it was removed?
- Does discarding a key with Caleb's lucky coin put it on the key display, and does the discard make noise?
- Can George's Brainy and Smart draw from the search deck without discarding a Toolbox?
- Can survivors place a contraption gate over an existing barricade block?
- Does the Tranquilizer remove fear from all survivors, or only the target?
- Is Marco's "replace action" the same as a special action?
- Can George gain a note from the discard pile?
Encounter and Attack
- Can the Ancient Amulet prevent the damage from a Level 5 killer ability?
- Can the Killer attack the same survivor twice in one encounter, or defend again after being attacked?
- Which survivors may flee after an encounter, including ones who did not take part?
- What counts as an encounter: a search that finds survivors, or simply sharing a location?
- When the Killer fights several survivors in one encounter, can each survivor use an item?
- Can George's Notes be used with another item to defend, and how much does it add?
- Does damage from a card count as an encounter, so the survivor can defend or move away afterwards?
- Does the fear from a Revving Chainsaw apply to a survivor in the Killer's own room?
- Can a survivor move after an encounter if every door of their room is blocked?
- Must survivors tell the Killer whether or where they fled after an encounter?
- Can a fleeing survivor stay in the same room as the Killer?
- Which defence dice are removed when a survivor has fear tokens?
- How many defence dice does a survivor roll when they have fear tokens?
- How does a trap token add to a defence: is the +2 optional, and does it apply to every attack in the location?
- Does a survivor need to beat the Killer's strength to win an encounter, or is matching it enough?
- When does the Killer discard two cards after an encounter?
- Must a defending survivor show the item they use to the Killer?
- Can the Killer play more than one attack skill card in a single encounter?
Winning the Game as Survivors
- Do all three survivors need to be on the same exit, with five keys, to escape?
- How do survivors escape through the Hidden Exit, and when is it checked?
- Can survivors escape through an exit while the Killer is in the same location?
- If the Discover deck is empty, do survivors with all five keys still win?
- What happens when a survivor is eliminated?
- When does the rescue token start moving once the radio is fully repaired?
The Killer's Turns
- Does a Killer in stealth have to say how far they will move?
- Does the card played for stealth still count toward the Killer's hand limit?
- When the Killer may place several block tokens, must they place the full number?
- How does the Killer's Stealth action work, for example Stealth 0-2?
- Can Survivors search or repair while the Killer is in stealth?
- Can Frenzy Vine kill a Survivor who is already injured?
- Does Creepy Tunnel let the Killer stealth 0-1, or stealth to any location with a secret passage?
- Do all three effects of the Camouflage evolve card apply?
- What does Sonic Proprioception make Survivors reveal?
- Must the Statues Killer tell Survivors whether they switch the main statue?
- Must the Statues Killer say whether a move is a basic action or a skill card?
- Can the Statues add Encirclement from the discard pile after reaching level 4?
- Can the Statues' lock special action be used without telling the Killer?
- Can any Statue use the Execution card, or only the main Statue?
- Does Revving Chainsaw damage Survivors in the space where the Butcher ends his move?
- Must a Killer skill card's effects be used in printed order?
- Does Revving Chainsaw still cost discards once it becomes a fast card?
- When Revving Chainsaw fears a Survivor, does the fear come before or after the move?
- Is Revving Chainsaw damage an encounter, so Survivors get a free move and the Killer's turn ends?
- Does the Killer know whether a Survivor is in the room when Revving Chainsaw's automatic damage lands?
- When does Whizzing By fear Survivors, and which spaces count?
- Can Whizzing By give the same Survivor two fear tokens in one turn?
- When does Scurry's fear apply to Survivors on its path?
- When the Spectre's level 1 fear applies, is it before the encounter dice roll, and does it hit the whole area?
- When can the Spectre use its level 3 ability after a Survivor's fear is overwhelmed?
- When the Spectre's level 3 ability says discard 3 cards, are they from hand or from the draw deck?
- When two Survivors are overwhelmed, who takes the damage from the Spectre's level 3 ability?
- Does a Spectre effect that hits everything in range 1 also affect the Killer's own space?
- Must the two rooms picked for the Murderer's two-room Sense be next to the Murderer?
- Does a Murderer effect that fears all Survivors reach anywhere on the board?
- After the Huntress resets her traps, where can they go, and must Survivors know where they are?
- Do Huntress traps trigger when a Survivor uses a secret passage onto them, or when a trap is placed under a hidden Survivor?
- When a Sense or search card covers a zone or two locations, must Survivors name their exact room?
- When the Killer uses Sense, must Survivors name who is in the zone, or only how many, and does Anna answer?
- Can Death Blossom kill a healthy Survivor within range 1?
- Does the Murderer's locked card that kills all Survivors kill or injure them?
- When the Killer's deck runs out while drawing, when does the level-up happen?
- Does the Killer level up when a forced discard, an item draw or a successful defense empties the deck?
- If a level-up unlocks a skill card and the Killer's hand is full, what happens?
- If the Killer's hand is already full and cards are drawn, can the Killer choose which card to discard?
- Can the Killer discard unwanted cards before or instead of drawing at the end of the turn?
- Does the Killer's strength rise each time it levels up, and are earlier abilities kept?
- When is a locked Killer skill card unlocked, and does it come back after a reshuffle?
- How many unlockable skill cards does each Killer have?
- Does the Butcher's level 3 move-and-wound repeat when he breaks barricades?
- Can the Killer move through the castle gate while in stealth without discarding 3 cards?
- Does the level 5 auto-damage happen before the Killer's attack in an encounter?
- Does the Amorphous Peril Metamorphosis card remove the discarded cards permanently?
- Does the Butcher's level 5 damage hit every Survivor in the location, and can he still attack afterwards?
- Does Brutal Rage repeat, and must its discard cost be paid again?
- How many slow cards can the Strangler play in one slow action phase at level 1?
- Where can the Strangler teleport when a block token is involved?
- Does the Killer have to search before using a slow action?
- Does a failed Search stop the Killer's second action?
- Must the Killer play a fast or slow skill card when one is available?
- Can the Killer skip the Move or Search step and go straight to the slow actions?
- What is the order of a Killer's turn, and can cards be played in any order?
- Do Survivors learn which skill card the Killer played, such as Death Blossom?
- If a Killer reappears or searches into an encounter, does it still draw three cards at the end of the turn?
- Does a search that triggers an encounter end the Killer's turn?
- Does the Killer learn how far the radio repair has progressed?
- Can a Killer or Survivor enter the same location twice in one turn?
General
- Is there a solo mode for Terrorscape?
- What does the Unidentified's Ambush card do?
- Must the Killer announce Lethal Immortals statue movements to the Survivors?
- Do Survivors have to tell the Killer when they take a treasure in the cabin?
- What does freezing a statue do in Lethal Immortals?
- What do the dots on the walls of the board mean?
Variants
Terrorscape: Putrefied EnmityExpansion
- Do zombies benefit from the Queen's level 5 ability?
- Does an unsuccessful zombie attack make the Queen discard 2 cards from her deck?
- What is the range of Ophelia's Encouraging Words?
- After the Queen's Zombie Search card finds no one, can the Killer still play a slow skill card?
- What are the three Killer assistance tokens in Putrefied Enmity?
- Can the Putrefied Enmity relic token be used in consecutive rounds?
- Can Queen-led zombies move stealthily with the Queen after she uses Vaporize?