Splintered Thandar Player’s Guide

Sign up for the 9/23/23 Fall River, MA Splintered Thandar event here.

Thandar has splintered… adventurers are called to explore thirteen unusual battlefields appearing by some mysterious magic around Thandar to test their mettle in one-on-one battle.

Overview: The Splintered Thandar tournament will utilize cards from across Hero Realms sets to create an exciting and immersive tournament experience.

Character Setup:

• Each player will create a character including a Class (Cleric, Fighter, Ranger. Thief, or Wizard) and Ancestry (Dwarf, Elf, Halfling, Half-Demon, Human, Ogre, or Orc).
• Character classes start with the level 3 Ability  and level 1 Skill from Ruin of Thandar.
• Every round, players will level up their characters with class Treasures, Armor, and/or upgraded Skills, Abilities, and Health. By the final round, each character will be the equivalent of “Level 12”.
• Each player will receive a Character Sheet to track their progression throughout the event.

Round Steps:

1. Level Up & Deck Check: Each player levels up their character (as directed by the event organizer), then compares their opponents’ deck/inventory to the character sheet.
2. Battlefield Setup: Follow the Setup instructions on the Battlefield.
3. Quests: Shuffle the Quest pile. Each player draws 5, chooses 3, and returns the other 2 face down. Shuffle the Artifact pile face down (do not put any in Market Deck).
4. First Player: Randomly select first player.
5. Market Row: Shuffle the Market Deck then reveal 5 cards to form the Market Row.
6. How to Win: Complete all three Quests OR reduce your opponent’s Health to 0. When time is called, if a winner hasn’t been determined, the current player finishes the turn, then after the next player finishes the next turn, if there is still no winner, the player with the greatest Health wins.
7. End of Game: Return all Market Deck cards, ensure your personal deck and inventory is restored, and follow the End of Game instructions on the Battlefield. Report the game result to the TO.

Splintered Thandar Event Organization:

• Table Setup: Each table will have a Market Deck, Quests, Artifacts, Fire Gems, and one of 13 unique “Battlefield” scenarios.
• Market Deck: The Market Deck will use cards from all available expansions: Hero Realms (Core Deck), 1st Kickstarter Promos, and Journeys: Conquest, Travelers, & Kickstarter Promos.
• Battlefield: Each Battlefield will provide special rules that modify the game in unique and exciting ways. Many Battlefields incorporate cards from the Campaign and Boss decks. Click here to view Battlefields.

Special Rules and Notes:

• Errata – Play with the cards as printed, not as the cards have been implemented in the app.
• Ability Timing – Card abilities take effect at once when triggered, they do not trigger later.  For example, Recruit counts the number of Champions in play as you play Recruit. Also, when a card ability requiring the opponent to discard is activated, discard occurs immediately, not at the start of turn.
• Health Cap – Players may not increase Health above their characters’ starting Health (including Ancestry/Class modifications).
• Character Points – When you spend a character point (CP), you may choose to upgrade either your class Skill, Ability, or Health.  You may not add a second class Skill or Ability.
• Ancestry – Take careful note of yours and your opponent’s Ancestry restrictions (namely: Ogre, Orc, and Half-Demon).
• Visible Cards – Players may examine face up cards in any pile at any time (including just before a shuffle). Players may not examine face down cards (such as a personal deck) unless directed by a card effect.