Announcing a new Meetup for Decatur Gamers!

What: Descent: Journeys in the Dark

When: Saturday, March 20, 2010 3:00 PM

Where:
Richland Community College
One College Park
Decatur, IL 62521

Join us, brave adventurers, as we descend into the depths to fight evil and hunt for mysterious treasure! We will be playing Descent: Journeys in the Dark from 3PM to game completion or exhaustion. What is Descent?

Descent: Journeys in the Dark is a semi-cooperative game in which two to five players will take on the antagonistic roles of heroes and Overlord. Up to four players will choose characters with a wide assortment of skills and innate abilities to be the heroes who will explore dungeons in search of treasure and adventure. One player will take on the role of the Overlord and will control the dungeon's many traps, puzzles, and monsters.

The heroes' goal will be to cooperatively conquer the dungeon, seize its many treasures, and achieve other objectives as set by the scenario. If the heroes cooperate and achieve their goals, they will all win. The Overlord's objective is simply to use all the means at his or her disposal - from deadly traps and ferocious monsters - to kill the heroes. Each hero has a certain Conquest Point value to the party and if too many Conquest Points are lost through hero death, the party loses and the Overlord wins.

We will have a predetermined Overlord, and thus room for FOUR stalwart heroes. We will play at RCC (exact room to be determined). You do not need to bring anything, but we do ask that all players review the rules prior to arriving so everyone has an idea of how to play. Please note that there are only 4 spots available, so if you RSVP, please do try to attend. Thanks!

Learn more here:
http://www.decaturgam...

This event has filled up quickly! If someone would like to host a different game that same day/time, I bet we can find space. Any takers?

Will the the Dark Overlord be dressing in costume for the occasion?

What expansions are we using... Just so we know what sections to read?

I think just the core game, no expansions. Here are just the core rules: http://www.fantasyfli...

The other download has some good explanations about some of the rules, but the downside (as you found) is that it has all the rules in it. So maybe just stick with the core rules and this FAQ to clarify some things:
http://www.fantasyfli...

See ya Saturday!

Monster wise, I'd use the expansions to get some variety.

So... Have we figured out what the "TBD" room is yet?

Not completely. BUT, lets meet in the main door area (next to the cafeteria) then we can go from there.

Thanks to all for a great time. Thanks to Chris for bringing this awesome game. Thanks to Rick for securing RCC. :)