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Allison the Twilight Knight Allison the Twilight Knight Setup -Allison’s Torso (proxy card 2):
Level Mov Tgh Spd Dmg Reaction - Wound: Without turning, move Allison 2
Allison the Twilight Knight appears in your settle- Custom spaces directly away from the attacker.
1 Deck List 6 11 - -
ment, and challenges the survivors to prove them- Critical - None
selves in battle. Choose your 4 best survivors to S Life: 10
defend the pride of the settlement. As the survivors -Allison’s Sword (proxy card 3):
step up to fight, they know that, for Allison, this is Reaction - Failure: Perform Basic Action, target the
merely a training exercise. attacker.
Critical - None
Instinct: Repose
Allison’s challenge scenario can be played any time
during your campaign. We recommend attempting it Full move Allison towards the center of the -Allison’s Leg (proxy card 4):
between Lantern Years 8-12. This scenario is a spe- showdown board. Reaction - None
cial showdown and does not advance the timeline. It Critical - Allison gains -1 movement token.
can be played during your Monster play session or
on its own. When you build a deck with multiple card backs,
draw from the bottom of the deck rather than the
The rewards from this challenge are designed to be Type: King’s Man top to avoid revealing what card comes next.
added to your Monster campaign. We recommend Hunt: None (nemesis)
gaining the rewards from this scenario once per Terrain and Deployment: Use King’s Man setup. Aftermath
Monster campaign. Keep in mind that it might require
several attempts to earn them. Custom AI Deck Victory
-Butcher: Hack, Hew, Hack City At the end of the showdown, restore all survivors
The Challenge Scenario -Screaming Antelope: Run Down who perished and heal all permanent injuries suf-
You will use The Allison the Twilight Knight pro- -King’s Man: Cleave, Coup de Grace fered this showdown. If the settlement does not have
motional miniature and your survivor miniatures. In a Twilight Sword rare gear, nominate a victorious
addition, you will need terrain tiles, AI cards, and Hit Allison uses the King’s Man’s Basic Action card. survivor to gain it. The survivor in the settlement with
Location cards from the Kingdom Death: Monster Replace all instinct actions with Repose. the Twilight Sword gains the following ability:
core game to set up your showdown.
Custom HL Deck Twilight Succession: If you die during the
Non-lethal Training Scenario Use the White Lion’s Clever Ploy, as well as 2 cop- showdown and you have a Twilight Sword,
This challenge scenario is a special showdown ies of each proxy card (included in the core game) to nominate another survivor on the showdown
where Allison arrives to train the survivors. Her goals represent the following: board to gain the Twilight Sword and this ability.
are not lethal. If survivors are killed during the show-
down, they are merely ejected from the training. -Allison’s Head (proxy card 1): Defeat
Reaction - Reflex: Attacker suffers 1 brain damage, You have failed Allison’s test. Restore all survivors
bash, and knockback 5. who perished and heal all permanent injuries they
Critical - None suffered this showdown. If the settlement has a
Twilight Sword, she disdainfully snatches it on her
exit. Archive it.

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Candy & Cola The Young Lion Setup Aftermath
Level Mov Tgh Spd Dmg
The settlement’s hunting party finds one of their own Custom Victory
1 Deck List 7 8 - -
gravely injured on the way to hunt. As they try to You manage to defeat the Young Lion, and save the
return to the settlement, they’re cornered by a young hurt survivor. Gain Level 1 White Lion rewards.
A Ground Fighting
lion and find themselves in trouble. Luckily, Candy In addition, gain the Cola Bottle Lantern rare gear
and Cola appear to help the survivors take down the card, and if she is still alive, Candy and Cola join
lion. your settlement (+1 population).
Type: White Lion
The Candy & Cola challenge scenario can be played Hunt: Use Level 1 White Lion Setup. Choose a play-
any time during your campaign, but is recommended er to use Cola & Candy instead of a survivor from the
Cola Bottle Lantern
for lantern years 1-3. settlement. item, fragile, other

This scenario must be played in your campaign during Terrain and Deployment: Use White Lion setup.
a year without a nemesis encounter and replaces a
normal hunt and showdown phase of that year. Custom AI Deck
The Young Lion is more playful than most White
The rewards from this challenge will give you gear Lions, and has a custom AI deck to reflect this.
and add survivors to your settlement that can be Make the Lion’s deck using the following cards:
+1 Accuracy
used in your Monster campaign. Bat Around, Claw x2, Alert, Lick Wounds, Power
All survivors gain +1 Accuracy until the
Swat, Size Up, Chomp. Ground Fighting. end of the round. Use once per round
We recommend gaining the rewards from this sce- The Young Lion begins the encounter with Ground
nario once per Monster campaign. Keep in mind that Fighting already in play.
it might require several attempts to earn them. Defeat
The Young Lion rips into the survivors’ corpses with
The Challenge Scenario. Candy & Cola - Survivor abandon. Archive all Cloth gear in their gear grids.
You will use the Candy & Cola promotional minia- When taking control of Candy & Cola, start a new
ture, and the White Lion and Survivor miniatures character sheet. She begins with 2 Survival, +1
from the Kingdom Death: Monster core game. permanent movement, the Hyperactive disorder,
In addition, you will need terrain tiles from and the following gear in her grid: Founding Stone,
the Monster core game to set up your showdown. Cloth, Soda Bottle Lantern. She has access to all
of your settlement’s survival actions.

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Adam & Anna: Explorers of Death Level

Custom
Mov Tgh Spd Dmg Partnership Powers
2 Deck List 5 11 +1 +1 Adam and Anna may choose to spend their activa-
Adam and Anna are exploring when they find them- tion on the following special abilities. Each may be
selves cornered by the Corpulent Lion. Help them used once per round:
tame the mighty and yet slow-moving beast. Partner Strike: If Adam and Anna are adjacent to
the monster and each other, it takes 1 wound. Do not
The Explorers of Death challenge scenario can be draw a HL for this.
played any time during your campaign. This scenario Instinct: Snack Distraction: Gain the priority target token.
is a special showdown and does not advance the Shield of Love: If Adam and Anna are adjacent to
timeline. It can be played during your Monster play The Corpulent Lion full moves towards the one another, they gain +2 evasion until one of them
session or on its own. center of the showdown board and moves or the end of the next monster turn.
heals 1 wound.
The rewards from this challenge are designed to be Partnership Drawback
added to your Monster campaign. The Explorers have spent so much time together
than neither is can win the showdown without the
We recommend gaining the rewards from this sce- other. If either of them dies, the scenario ends in
nario once per Monster campaign. Keep in mind that Explorers of Death- The Survivors failure.
it might require several attempts to earn them. When taking control of Adam and Anna, start two
new character sheets. Aftermath
The Challenge Scenario Adam begins with Survival 4, Insanity 4,
For this challenge scenario, you will setup a special Courage 6, Understanding 3, 3 ranks in the Sword Victory
showdown board. You will use the Anna and Adam weapon proficiency, +1 permanent Strength, the You manage to defeat the Corpulent Lion!
promotional miniatures and the White Lion minia- Timeless Eye fighting art and the Partner (Anna) The bonds of partnership make this world seem a
ture from the Kingdom Death: Monster core game. skill. little bit brighter. Add the Partnership Innovation
In addition, you will need terrain tiles, gear cards, Anna begins with Survival 4, Insanity 4, to your settlement right now. If you already have it,
White Lion AI cards, and White Lion Hit Location Courage 3, Understanding 6, 3 ranks in the Spear gain 2 endeavors that are only usable to activate the
cards from the Monster core game to set up your weapon proficency, +1 permanent Evasion, the innovation.
showdown. Familiarize yourself with the Partnership Leader fighting art and the Partner (Adam) skill.
innovation if you haven’t already. Failure
Both survivors have access to all of your settlement’s The future seems even more bleak, as if something
Corpulent Lion Setup survival actions. special has faded from this world. If you have the
Type: White Lion Partnership Innovation, immediately archive it.
Hunt: None (special showdown). Only Adam and Use the following gear for the Explorers:
Anna may depart.
Terrain & Deployment: Use White Lion Setup Adam: Leather Mask, Leather Cuirass, Leather
Custom AI Deck: Vicious Claw, 2x Claw, Grasp, Bracers, Leather Skirt, Leather Boots, Scrap Sword
Power Swat, Grasp, Revenge, Combo Claw, Chomp,
Bat Around, Terrifying Roar, Lick Wounds, Bloody Anna: Leather Mask, Leather Cuirass, Leather Brac-
Claw, Enraged, Bloodthirsty ers, Leather Skirt, Leather Boots, King Spear.

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Paul the Savior The Halberdless Man Setup Paul has access to all of your settlement’s survival
Level Mov Tgh Spd Dmg actions, and starts the showdown with 1 token on
Paul is angry! After spending an afternoon sky-fish- Custom Battle Tempo.
1 Deck List 3 14 - -
ing, Paul returns to the settlement to find his wife and
son murdered by the Halberdless Man. Harness his Weak Spot Silent Hymn Life: 10 Use the following gear for the Paul the Survivor:
rage and avenge his family. King's Aura Battle Tempo Rawhide Pants, Rawhide Gloves, Rawhide Vest,
Rawhide Boots, Bone Dagger, Scrap Sword, and the
The Paul the Survivor challenge scenario can be Piranha Helm and Petal Lantern rare gear (both
played any time during your campaign. This scenario Type: King’s Man included with this challenge scenario).
is a special showdown and does not advance the Hunt: None (special showdown). Only Paul the
timeline. It can be played during your Monster play Savior may depart. Aftermath
session or on its own. Terrain & Deployment: Use King’s Man setup.
Victory
The rewards from this challenge are designed to be Custom AI Deck Vindicated, Paul casts his lure into the sky. Some-
added to your Monster campaign. We recommend Due to his lost weapon, the Halberdless Man is limit- thing in the clouds lifts him off his feet, and he is
gaining the rewards from this scenario once per ed in his actions. Use the following cards to construct pulled upwards into the darkness, never to be seen
Monster campaign. Keep in mind that it might require an AI deck: Hammer, Perfect Thrust, Familiar Face, again. Add the Sworn Enemy disorder to the disor-
several attempts to earn them. King’s Grace, Lantern Mirage, Force Thrust and der deck. Gain the Piranha Helmet rare gear.
Coup de Grace.
The Challenge Scenario
2 Piranha Helm
For this challenge scenario, you will setup a special Custom HL Deck armor, set, rawhide
showdown board. You will use The Paul the Survivor The Halberdless Man also loses the defensive
promotional miniature and the King’s Man miniature aspects of his lost weapon. Use the King’s Man’s hit
from the Kingdom Death: Monster core game. In ad- location deck, excluding the following cards: Regal
dition, you will need terrain tiles, AI, and Hit Location Sheath, Regal Skirt, Halberd Handle, Halberd Spear.
cards from the Monster core game to set up your
showdown. Paul - Survivor
When taking control of Paul the Survivor, start a new
Petal Lantern
item, lantern, other character sheet. He begins with Survival 5, Insanity You may spend survival while Frenzied.
9, Courage 3, Understanding 3, the Thrill Seeker,
Clutch Fighter, and Extra Sense fighting arts. Paul
also has the Rageholic and Sworn Enemy (included
in this scenario) disorders. Defeat
The Halberdless man takes its prize and leaves the
Sworn Enemy: When you gain this, choose a settlement. If the settlement has the Lantern Halberd
monster. You may only depart to face the cho- rare gear or the Guidepost innovation, archive them.
After rolling on the severe injury table, you
may spend any amount of survival to add sen monster. Your attacks against the chosen
that number to your roll result. monster gain +1 speed and +1 strength.

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Kara Black The Silver Antelope Setup Aftermath

Level Mov Tgh Spd Dmg
Kara Black is hot on the trail of the dangerous beast Custom Victory
known as The Silver Antelope. After tracking it for 1 Deck List 7 8 - - You manage to defeat the Silver Antelope, and save
days, she’s found its lair near your settlement. She the hurt survivor. Gain Level 2 Screaming Antelope
S Trample
approaches the lantern hoard, explaining that she rewards.
needs your help, and calling for 3 survivors to come
along to confront it.
Type: Screaming Antelope
The Kara Black challenge scenario can be played
Giant Stone Face
1 weapon, melee, grand
any time during your campaign, but it is recommend- Hunt: Use Screaming Antelope Level 2 setup. One heavy, two-handed, stone
6+
ed that a level 1 Screaming Antelope is defeated in player departs with Kara Black instead of a survivor
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the campaign first. This scenario is designed to take from the settlement.
the place of the normal hunt and showdown phase
for the Lantern Year, and should not be used to Terrain & Deployment: Use Screaming Antelope
replace a nemesis encounter. setup.

The rewards from this challenge will give you gear Custom AI Deck: Bite, 2 x Chow Down, Bolt, Gore, Devastating 1.
If your attack roll result is a 1, archive this card
and survivors that can be used in your Monster Run Down, Stomp, Lone Rampage, Crush and and place a Giant Stone Face terrain tile in any
adjacent space.
campaign. Devour, Skewer.

We recommend gaining the rewards from this sce- Custom HL Deck: Use the Screaming Antelope’s In addition, gain the Giant Stone Face rare gear
nario once per Monster campaign. Keep in mind that Hit Locations, but replace Wailing Slide with the card, and if she is still alive, Kara Black joins your
it might require several attempts to earn them. Butcher’s Overpower. settlement (+1 population).

The Challenge Scenario When you build a deck with multiple card backs, Defeat
For this challenge scenario, choose departing draw from the bottom of the deck rather than the The Silver Antelope gorges itself before moving on.
survivors as normal. You will use the Kara Black top to avoid revealing what card comes next. Each survivor archives a consumable gear in their
promotional miniature, and the White Antelope and gear grid.
Survivor miniatures from the Kingdom Death: Mon- Kara Black - Survivor
ster core game. When taking control of Kara Black, start a new char-
In addition, you will need terrain tiles from acter sheet. She begins with 3 Survival, +1 perma-
the Monster core game to set up your showdown. nent strength, the Leader and Tough fighting arts,
and the following gear in her grid: Founding Stone,
Cloth, Giant Stone Face. She has access to all of
your settlement’s survival actions.

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The Messenger of the First Story The Radiant Lion Setup Aftermath
Level Mov Tgh Spd Dmg
Custom
The Radiant Lion has been following the Messenger 2 Deck List 7 10 +1 +1 Victory
for a long time, as she travels from settlement to You manage to defeat the Radiant Lion, and save
settlement. When the Lion gets ahead of her, it de- S Life: 10 the settlement
cides that your settlement is the place to finally try to Add the White Speaker-Story of the Goblin story
ambush her. The Messenger knows that this vicious event to the next lantern year on the timeline. After
beast will ravage your settlement if she fails, and resolving White Speaker, gain the Arm of the First
prepares herself for a possibly fatal showdown. Type: White Lion Tree rare gear.

The Messenger of the First Story challenge scenario Hunt: None (special showdown). Only The Messen-
can be played once during your campaign, on any ger of the First Story may depart.
Arm of the First Tree
lantern year. Its rewards are designed to be added
2 weapon, melee, club
to your Monster campaign. This scenario is a special Terrain & Deployment: Use Level 2 White Lion
6+
showdown and does not advance the timeline. It can setup.
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be played during your Monster play session or on its
own. Custom AI Deck: Claw, Combo Claw, Terrifying
Roar, Vicious Claw
The Challenge Scenario
For this challenge scenario, you will set up a special Custom HL Deck: Beast’s Ear, Beast’s Elbow,
showdown board. You will use the Messenger of the Beast’s Femur, Beast’s Flank, Beast’s Knee, Beast’s On a Perfect Hit, the monster gains -1 toughness
token until the end of the round. A monster can
First Story promotional miniature, and the White Lion Ribs, Clever Ploy, Fleshy Gut, Glorious Mane only suffer this once per round.
and Survivor miniatures from the Kingdom Death:
Monster core game. In addition, you will need terrain Messenger of the First Story- Survivor
tiles from the Monster core game to set up your When taking control of Messenger of the First Story, Defeat
showdown. start a new character sheet. She begins with Survival The Radiant Lion attacks the settlement! Immediately
6, Insanity 6, Courage 6, +1 permanent strength, +1 choose 4 survivors from the settlement to depart on
permanent evasion, +1 permanent speed, and the a special showdown against the Radiant Lion. If the
Last Man Standing fighting art. She has access to survivors are victorious, they gain Level 2 White Lion
all of your settlement’s survival actions. rewards and 1 Broken Lantern basic resource. If they
are defeated, follow the rules for White Lion defeat.
The Messenger of the First Story uses the following You may attempt this scenario again next campaign.
gear: Screaming Horns, Screaming Coat, Screaming
Skirt, Screaming Bracers, Screaming Leg Warmers,
Monster Grease, Cat Eye Circlet, Dried Acanthus,
and the Arm of the First Tree rare gear (included
with this challenge scenario).

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Aya, the Survivor Showdown Setup The Greedy Antelope’s Turn

At the start of the monster turn, the Greedy Antelope
A Greedy Screaming Antelope stole into Aya’s camp, will Patrol or Pursue.
Toppled Pillar
stealing away her precious necklace. Tracking the Stone Column
monster, Aya discovers the Greedy Antelope proudly Giant Stone Face Check if Aya is in the monster’s field of view. If she
M2 Nightmare Tree
patrolling its den, licking the chops of its enormous E
M1 Monster Location is, the Antelope Pursues. If she isn’t, it Patrols.
under-maw. (M1-M5)
M3 Entrance/Exit (E),
Knowing she could never best the beast M4 Objective (O) Patrol: Roll 1d5 and move the Greedy Antelope to
M5
alone, her only hope is to sneak into the heart of its its corresponding spot on the showdown board.
den and retrieve her treasure. O

The Aya the Survivor challenge scenario can be Set up the showdown board according to the dia-
played any time during your campaign. This scenario gram above. Patrol Example
is a special showdown and does not advance the Monster turn 1: 8 move to M4
timeline. It can be played during your Monster play Aya starts the encounter on the Entrance (E) space. Monster turn 2: 3 move to M2
session or on its own.
Start the Greedy Antelope on the space labeled M1 M2
Since the Greedy Antelope’s den is filled with ob- on the Showdown Setup diagram. Use black lantern M1
stacles, refer to the Terrain section and Showdown tokens to label the monster locations (M1-M6). M3
Section on field of view in the Core Game Rules to M4
M5
help navigate this challenge. Place a token to mark Aya’s necklace, located at the
Objective (O).
We recommend gaining the rewards from this sce-
nario once per Monster campaign. Keep in mind that The monster goes first. If the Greedy Antelope is already on the spot it rolls,
it might require several attempts to earn them. it does not move.
The Greedy Antelope
The Challenge Scenario The Greedy Antelope has hidden Aya’s necklace If Aya is in the Greedy Antelope’s field of view at the
For this challenge scenario, you will use Aya, The with the rest of his cache, in a hollow formed by two start of its turn, it Pursues Aya.
Survivor promotional miniature and the Screaming Stone Columns. If she retrieves it and returns to the
Antelope miniature from the Kingdom Death: Mon- entrance of the antelope’s den, she is victorious. If Pursue: Full move the antelope directly towards
ster core game. In addition, you will need terrain tiles the Greedy Antelope catches her, she is defeated! Aya. If the Greedy Antelope reaches her, Aya is
from the Monster core game to set up your show- defeated!
down. The Greedy Antelope doesn’t have an AI or Hit Lo-
cation deck for this special showdown. The monster
controller controls it using the instructions here or the
custom Trait cards found in the Cards section at the
end of this book.

At the end of the Greedy Antelope’s turn, whether it

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Patrolled or Pursued, check to see if Aya is in the Aya - Survivor
monster’s field of view. If she is, it will Pursue her on Aya the Survivor moves around the board as usual
its next turn even if she leaves the monster’s field of for a survivor in Kingdom Death: Monster. She has 1
view on her turn. In order for the Greedy Antelope to Survival, access to the Dash survival action, and the
stop Pursuing Aya, she must remain out of its field Hyperactive disorder.
of view for an entire turn.
Aya’s Gear
Aya does not have a gear grid during this challenge
scenario. Instead, she has 3 pieces of gear and the
knowledge of how to use them to help her bypass
Aya’s Gear the Antelope.
Aya’s Sword
Aya can reflect lantern light off her sword to Victory
misdirect the Greedy Antelope. Once during the If you manage to guide Aya to the Antelope’s cache
showdown, Aya can spend her activation to add and back, she succeeds in reclaiming her lost
or subtract up to 1 to the result of the next Ante- monster tooth necklace. Next lantern year, instead
lope location roll. of a normal settlement event, Aya shows up in the
settlement. After sharing her story with the survivors,
Aya’s Spear she departs, leaving behind her sword and spear to
Once during this showdown, Aya may hurl her inspire the settlement.
spear to a square up to 6 spaces away from her
current location. On the next monster turn, move Gain the Aya’s Sword and Aya’s Spear gear cards.
the monster to that location instead of rolling a These weapons are very special, and can be paired
die. Roll as normal on the next turn. with one another as long as they are adjacent in your
gear grid. As long as they are using the paired rule, a
Aya’s Lantern survivor may use both the Sword and Spear special-
Once during this showdown, Aya may extinguish ization or mastery while activating either weapon.
her lantern to hide from the Antelope. After she
does this, Aya is considered to out of the mon- Failure
ster’s field of view until she moves or until the end If the Greedy Antelope catches Aya at any point, the
of the next monster turn. On Aya’s next turn, she showdown ends, as Aya is run out of the Antelope’s
must relight her lantern, and does not domain.
gain activation.
Try again another Lantern Year, if you dare.

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The Messenger of Courage Messenger of Courage - Survivor Aftermath

When taking control of Messenger of Courage, start
The Messenger of Courage has been charged with a new character sheet. She begins with 6 Survival, Victory
defeating a series of opponents to gather the items 9 Insanity, Courage 9, Understanding 5, +1 Str, +1 When all three monsters are defeated, the Paragon
needed for a special event. Evasion, +2 Speed, 2 Hunt XP, 5 ranks in the Twi- of Courage emerges! She ascends towards a sword-
light Sword weapon proficiency, and the Last Man shaped castle in the sky on her next quest, leaving
The Messenger of Courage challenge scenario can Standing fighting art. She has access to all of your some of her gear behind. Gain the Scout’s Tunic
be played any time during your campaign. This sce- settlement’s survival actions. rare gear and, if the Messenger did not use it, the
nario is a special showdown and does not advance Fairy Bottle rare gear.
the timeline. It can be played during your Monster Use the following gear for the Messenger of Cour-
play session or on its own. age: Scout’s Tunic and Fairy Bottle (included in this Defeat
scenario), Leather Skirt, Leather Boots, Leather The Messenger of Courage’s quest is hindered, but
The rewards from this challenge are designed to be Bracers, Feather Mantle, and the Twilight Sword rare she is not defeated. You may attempt this challenge
added to your Monster campaign. We recommend gear. scenario again in d5 lantern years.
gaining the rewards from this scenario once per
Monster campaign. Keep in mind that it might require
2 Scout’s Tunic Fairy Bottle
several attempts to earn them. armor, set, leather item, fragile, other

The Challenge Scenario

For this challenge scenario, you will setup a series of
special showdown boards. You will use The Messen-
ger of Courage promotional miniature and the White
When you would die for any reason, instead
Takes the place of the Leather Mask and
Lion, Screaming Antelope, and Phoenix miniatures Leather Cuirass for completing the
restore all lost armor points and health levels,
remove all bleeding tokens, and archive this card.
Leather Armor set.
from the Kingdom Death: Monster core game.
In addition, you will need terrain tiles, gear,
resources, AI cards, and Hit Location cards from the Choose a monster to face, then set up the show-
Monster core game to complete this scenario. down board according to its rules. The monsters do
not have hunt phases, and each must be faced by
The Quest the Messenger of Courage alone. When you defeat
Alone, the Messenger of Courage must face a a monster, heal the Messenger of Courage, reset
special White Lion, Screaming Antelope and Phoenix her survival to 6 and insanity to 9, gain +1 Hunt XP
in the order of your choosing and emerge as the and +1 Weapon Experience, record any permanent
Paragon of Courage. changes, grid in any new gear if desired, and pick a
new monster to fight.

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 SHOWDOWNS: MESSENGER OF COURAGE
White Lion Screaming Antelope Phoenix
Level B A L Mov Tgh Spd Dmg Level B A L Mov Tgh Spd Dmg Level B A L Mov Tgh Spd Dmg
2 6 4 7 10 +1 +1 2 6 4 8 10 +1 +1 1 5 3 8 10 - -

S Cunning S Trample S Diabolical S Materialize S Spiral Age

S Zeal S Dreaded Decade

Instinct: Sniff Instinct: Graze Instinct: Disdain

Type: White Lion Type: Screaming Antelope Type: White Lion
The
Terrain White LionUse
& Deployment: leveland
sniffs ends
2 White itssetup.
Lion Terrain & Deployment:
The monster Usetolevel
full moves 2 Screaming Ante-
the closest Place
Terrain the PhoenixUse
& Deployment: at the
levelcenter of the
2 Phoenix setup.
turn. The
Rewards: UntilMessenger
the end of
ofCourage
the next gains the Cat
round, lopeAcanthus
setup. Plant and ends its turn. If the Rewards: The Messenger
Nightmare of Courage
Tree. It emits gains the
a hissing
Gut all
Bow and Claw are
survivors Head Arrow
now gear cards.
threats, despite monster
Rewards: is on
The or adjacent
Messenger of to an Acanthus
Courage gains the Beacon
moan.Shield gear card. survivors suffer
All non-deaf
Plant, archive the terrain and
Monster Grease and Dried Acanthus heal 1 wound.
gear cards.
any effects that say otherwise. brain damage equal to the monster’s
If there are no Acanthus Plants on the level. Perform Spiral Age. End the
showdown board, instead full move forward Phoenix’s turn.
in a straight line.

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The Messenger of Humanity Showdown Setup

Showdown Setup following page or the custom Trait cards found in the
Cards section at the end of this book.
Legend
A wandering stranger comes to your settlement
one day, and asks everyone to gather around to Messenger At the beginning of each Monster turn, if there are
Retinues
hear a special tale. The man tells the legend of the less than 4 retinues on the board, place retinues in
Messenger of Humanity, and the day of his greatest their starting positions until there are 4.
challenge, when he faced 101 opponents in a single
battle. Then, one at a time, each Retinue on the board
performs Retinue Action.
The Messenger of Humanity challenge scenario can Deployment
be played any time during your campaign. This sce- - Place the Messenger on the blue space. Retinue do not have hit locations. To attack a Retinue,
- Place a retinue in each red area.
nario is a special showdown and does not advance roll to hit normally, then attempt to wound. If a wound
- The Messenger goes first.
the timeline. It can be played during your Monster attempt succeeds, the Retinue is killed and removed
play session or on its own. from the showdown board. If there are unresolved
hits after removing a retinue from the board, you
The rewards from this challenge are designed to be Type: Custom may continue making wound attempts against any
added to your Monster campaign. Hunt: None (special showdown). Only the Messen- other adjacent retinues. Keep track of the number
ger of Humanity may depart. of retinues you defeat.Once the Messenger defeats
We recommend gaining the rewards from this sce- Terrain & Deployment: See above setup. 25 retinues, remove all retinues from the board and
nario once per Monster campaign. Keep in mind that place a standard survivor miniature on the board to
it might require several attempts to earn them. Showdown act as The Last Challenger.
The showdown is divided into two parts. In the first,
The Challenge Scenario he must defeat 25 retinues. If he manages this, he The Last Challenger
For this challenge scenario, you will setup a special advances to the second part where he faces The
showdown board. You will use The Messenger of Last Challenger.
Humanity promotional miniature as your survivor. Last Challenger Attributes
In addition, follow the rules from the Kingdom Death: Retinues Level B A L Mov Tgh Spd Dmg
Monster core game rulebook on how to set up a reti- 1 - - - 5 24 - -
nue, found on the Showdown: Watcher page.
S Life: 4
Retinue Attributes
Level B A L Mov Tgh Spd Dmg
1 - - - 5 20 - -
At the beginning of each monster turn, The Last
Challenger performs Last Challenger Action.
Roll to hit and wound The Last Challenger the same
Use retinues to simulate squads of attackers that as you would the retinue. If the Messenger of Cour-
the Messenger of Humanity must face. Each retinue age defeats The Last Challenger, he is victorious!
represents 4 challengers. The monster controller
controls the retinues using the instructions on the

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Messenger of Humanity - Survivor Aftermath
When taking control of Messenger of Humanity, Retinue Action
start a new character sheet. He begins with Survival Victory
10; Insanity 0; Grand Weapon Specialization; the At the end of the story, the stranger gestures at the
Berserker, Crossarm Block, and Unconscious Fighter sky, where brilliant explosions of light momentarily Pick Target
fighting arts; the Rageholic disorder; and the Bitter blind the settlement. When they look back, the man The Messenger of Humanity
Frenzy and Solid (explained below) abilities. has vanihed.
Next settlement phase, draw the Lights in
Solid: If you would be knocked down, roll 1d10. the Sky settlement event instead of a random settle-
On a 4+, you are not knocked down. ment event and gain the Stone Arm rare gear.

The Messenger has access to all of your settlement’s Move & Attack Target
survival actions. Stone Arm Speed Accuracy Damage Trigger
item, stone, heavy
3 6+ 2 After Hit

Use the following gear for the Messenger of

Humanity: Lantern Helm, Lantern Cuirass, Lantern For each Perfect hit, make an
Mail, Lantern Greaves, Lantern Gauntlets, Beacon additional attack roll.
Shield, Dragon Slayer, and the Stone Arm rare gear
(included with this challenge scenario).

Block 1.
Ignore 1 dismembered arm
permanent injury. Last Challenger Action
Defeat Pick Target
At the end of the story, the stranger sadly walks away. The Messenger of Humanity
Next settlement phase, draw the Haunted settle-
ment event instead of a random settlement event.

Move & Attack Target

Speed Accuracy Damage Trigger

4 5+ 3 After Hit

For each Perfect hit, make an

additional attack roll.

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The Messenger of the Spiral Path Messenger of the Spiral Path Setup The Messenger of the Spiral Path uses a custom
Basic Action and instinct. Replace all instinct actions
This Messenger has discovered what he calls the Level Mov Tgh Spd Dmg with Other Vortex.
Custom
Spiral Path, a course of mental discipline. When he 1 Deck List 6 12 - -
encounters your settlement, he decides to put his Custom HL Deck
S Diabolical S Spiral Age S King's Combat
training to the test, whether you want him to or not. S Life: 12 S Burning Spirit S Spiral Path
White Lion: Beast’s Elbow, Beast’s Back, Beast’s
Choose your 4 best survivors to defend the settle- Scapular Deltoid, Beast’s Chest
ment from his relentless attacks. As they approach Screaming Antelope: Ferocious Spasm, Restless
him, their attention is drawn to his intense eyes, Eye
where they notice a strange shimmer. Instinct: Other Vortex Butcher: Butcher’s Mask, Cleaver, Furious Crown,
Furious Shoulder
Perform Spiral Age. All survivors suffer
The Messenger of the Spiral Path challenge scenario King’s Man: Acid Blood Discharge
knockback 7 away from the messenger.
can be substituted for any Level 2 Butcher Nem- Phoenix: Glorious Crest, Glorious Eye, Glorious
esis Encounter. When your settlement challenges Head
the Messenger of the Spiral Path, fill in the Level
2 Butcher milestone normally on your settlement Type: Butcher If a hit location instructs a survivor to gain a mon-
record sheet and depart as you would for a nemesis ster resource, they gain a random basic resource
encounter. Hunt: None (nemesis) instead.
The rewards from this challenge are de-
signed to be added to your Monster campaign. We Terrain & Deployment: Use Level 2 Butcher setup When you build a deck with multiple card backs,
recommend gaining the rewards from this scenario draw from the bottom of the deck rather than the
once per Monster campaign. Keep in mind that it Custom AI Deck top to avoid revealing what card comes next.
might require several attempts to earn them. The Messenger of the Spiral Path uses cards
from the King’s Man, Screaming Antelope, and Aftermath
The Challenge Scenario Phoenix, as well as the Life trait. In addition, the
For this challenge scenario, you will setup a special monster uses two cards and a Basic Action card Victory
showdown board. You will use The Messenger of the unique to this challenge scenario. As the victorious survivors stand over the Messen-
Spiral Path promotional miniature and your Survi- ger’s body, they experience a strange shimmer and
vor miniatures from the Kingdom Death: Monster Use the cards listed from the following monsters to find him standing before them.
core game. In addition, you will need terrain tiles, AI build the Messenger’s AI deck:
cards, and Hit Location cards from the Monster core White Lion: Bloody Claw Dead survivors are reborn.
game to set up your showdown. Screaming Antelope: Bite, Run Down All reborn survivors gain the Fear of the Dark
Butcher: Lantern Hunger, 2x Wild Carve, Double disorder. Heal all dismembered injuries on reborn
Hack survivors.
Phoenix: Ripple, Haze If the settlement does not have a Forsaker Mask
rare gear, immediately gain one.
Adjust all zones on the Messenger of Courage’s AI
cards to conform to it’s 1x1 base size.

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As the last survivor is killed, they experience a Burning Spirit
strange shimmer and find themselves standing in
front of the Messenger. Trait
Dead survivors are reborn. Heal all dismembered in-
juries on reborn survivors. All reborn survivors gain
the Fear of the Dark disorder. Perform the following actions when the
messenger's Life trait falls below the
corresponding numbers:
Add the Weird Dream settlement event to the next
year on the timeline. The dream must mention the
Messenger in a prominent role or automatically be
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considered a poorly told tale. Gain +1 movement and +1 damage tokens.

Messenger of the Spiral Path Cards 6

Gain +1 movement and +1 speed tokens.

Basic Action
Perform other vortex.

- Messenger of the Spiral Path - 5

Turn to face the most survivors. Gain +1 movement and +1 speed tokens.

3
Pick Target Gain +5 movement and +5 speed tokens.
furthest threat, facing, in range
closest survivor
no target: other vortex

The Spiral Path

Trait
Move & Attack Target
Speed Accuracy Damage Trigger

2 2+ 1 After Damage When the messenger collides with a

survivor, they gain 1 bleeding token.
Target suffers bash, bleed 1, and
knockback equal to the number of Survivors' bleeding tokens also count as
spaces the monster moved towards Age tokens.
the target.

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Snow the Savior Level

Custom
Deck List
Mov Tgh Spd Dmg
-
the board, add one to Snow’s space instead.
1 6 9 - Green Glow: Add to all hit locations.
In this challenge, the Relentless Butcher has realized that
Snow can survive in the wilderness without a lantern, and S Berzerker S Fast Target New Terrain: Portals
is tracking her to learn her secrets. Snow must use her This scenario introduces a new piece of terrain, Portals.
wits and special abilities to survive the encounter. When Snow enters a space with a portal, and there is a
Instinct: Portal Rush second portal on the board, she can continue her move-
The Snow the Savior challenge scenario can be played ment from the other portal.
any time during your campaign. This scenario is a special If any Portals are within range, full move
showdown and does not advance the timeline. It can be towards one and destroy it.
Otherwise, full move the butcher
played during your Monster play session or on its own. Moving Through Portals
towards Snow.

The rewards from this challenge are designed to be add-

ed to your Monster campaign. We recommend gaining Survivor start/
the rewards from this scenario once per Monster cam- Custom AI Deck: Construct the Butcher’s AI deck finish
Movement Path
paign. Keep in mind that it might require several attempts with the following cards: Hack x 2, Hew x 2, Backhand, Portal
1 2 3
to earn them. Butcher’s Roar, Kick, Gaze of Truth, Bite, Double Hack, 3 4 5
Hack City
The Challenge Scenario
For this challenge scenario, you will setup a special The Relentless Butcher uses the Butcher’s Basic
showdown board. You will use The Snow the Savior Action card. Replace all instinct actions with Portal
promotional miniature and the Butcher miniature from the Rush.
Kingdom Death: Monster core game. In addition, you will
need Butcher AI cards, and Butcher Hit Location cards Snow the Savior- Survivor Aftermath
from the Monster core game to set up your showdown. When taking control of Snow the Savior, start a new char-
acter sheet. She begins with Survival 6, Insanity 8, Cour- Victory
The Relentless Butcher Setup age 5, Understanding 5 and the Unconscious Fighter Snow manages to defeat the Relentless Butcher, and
Type: Butcher fighting art. Snow has access to the Dash, Dodge, and then disappears as mysteriously as she appeared.
Surge survival actions, whether or not your settlement Next Lantern Year, twin babies are found at the edge of
Hunt: None (Nemesis). Only Snow may depart. has developed the appropriate innovation. the settlement (+2 population). Resolve the Birth of a
Savior story event for each newborn.
Terrain & Deployment: Snow has the following three savior powers available to
- Place 2 Portal terrain tiles 20 spaces apart from each her this showdown, and may use any of them by spend- Defeat
other. Represent them with lantern tokens. ing : Red Glow, Blue Glow, and Green Glow. Hope has died. No saviors in the settlement may endeavor
- Place the Relentless Butcher in the center of the show- or depart this Lantern Year. You may attempt this challenge
down board. Red Glow: Make a melee attack with speed 3, accuracy scenario again when a savior in your settlement retires.
- Place Snow on any short board edge. 7+, and strength 5.
- Snow goes first. Blue Glow: Move a Portal terrain tile on the showdown
board to Snow’s space. If there are less than 2 Portals on

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Basic Action Allison the Twilight Knight Allison’s Head Allison’s Leg
- Allison the Twilight Knight -

Pick Target Level

Custom
Mov Tgh Spd Dmg
1 Deck List 6 11 - -
survivor in blind spot
closest threat Life: 10
Reflex
S

no target: repose Attacker suffers 1 brain damage, bash, and

- Custom AI Deck - - Custom HL -
knockback 5.
Butcher: - 2 x Allison's Head
-1 x Hack - 2 x Allison's Torso
-1 x Hew - 2 x Allison's Sword
-1 x Hack City - 2 x Allison's Leg
Full move towards target. Make a separate (see book)
attack against each survivor in the hilighted Screaming Antelope:
-1 x Run Down White Lion:
zone, in the order indicated by the arrows. - 1 x Clever Ploy
King's Man:
-1 x Cleave
-1 x Coup de Grace

Speed Accuracy Damage Trigger

Critical Wound
3 3+ 3 After Damage Instinct: Repose
Allison gains -1 movement token.
Bash and knockback 5 in the direction Full move Allison towards the center of the
indicated by the arrows. showdown board.

Allison’s Sword Allison’s Torso The Young Lion

Level Mov Tgh Spd Dmg

Custom
1 Deck List 7 8 - -

Ground Fighting
Cola Bottle Lantern
Failure Wound
A
item, fragile, other
Perform Basic Action, target the attacker. Without turning, move Allison 2 spaces - Custom AI Deck - - Custom HL -
directly away from the attacker.
- 1 x Bat Around Use the White Lion's
- 2 x Claw Hit Location deck,
- 1 x Alert unchanged.
- 1 x Lick Wounds
- 1 x Power Swat
- 1 x Size Up
- 1 x Chomp

+1 Accuracy
All survivors gain +1 Accuracy until the
end of the round. Use once per round
Instinct: sniff

The White Lion sniffs and ends its

turn. Until the end of the next round,
all survivors are now threats, despite
any effects that say otherwise.

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The Corpulent Lion Halberdless Man

Level Mov Tgh Spd Dmg Level Mov Tgh Spd Dmg
Custom Custom
2 Deck List 5 11 +1 +1 1 Deck List 3 14 - -

Weak Spot Silent Hymn Life: 10 2 Piranha Helm Petal Lantern

King's Aura Battle Tempo armor, set, rawhide item, lantern, other

- Custom AI Deck - - Custom HL - - Custom AI - - Custom HL -

-1 x Vicious Claw Use the White Lion's - Hammer
-2 x Claw Hit Location deck, - Perfect Thrust Use the King's Man
-1 x Grasp unchanged. - Familiar Face
-1 x Power Swat HL deck, EXCLUDING
-1 x Grasp - King’s Grace
- Lantern Mirage the following cards:
-1 x Revenge - Force Thrust
-1 x Combo Claw - Coup de Grace
-1 x Chomp - Regal Sheath
-1 x Bat Around - Regal Skirt
-1 x Terrifying Roar
-1 x Lick Wounds - Halberd Handle
-1 x Bloody Claw - Halberd Spear
-1 x Enraged
-1 Bloodthirsty After rolling on the severe injury table, you
You may spend survival while Frenzied. may spend any amount of survival to add
that number to your roll result.
Instinct: Snack
The Corpulent Lion full moves towards the Instinct: Guard
center of the showdown board and
heals 1 wound. The King’s Man ends its turn and gains
+5 toughness until the start of the next
monster turn.

The Silver Antelope The Radiant Lion

Sworn Enemy
Level Mov Tgh Spd Dmg Level Mov Tgh Spd Dmg
Custom Custom
1 Deck List 7 8 - - 2 Deck List 7 10 +1 +1

S Trample
Giant Stone Face S Life: 10
1 weapon, melee, grand
heavy, two-handed, stone
- Custom AI Deck - - Custom HL - 6+ - Custom AI Deck - - Custom HL -
-1 x Bite
-2 x Chow Down
Use the Screaming
Antelope's Hit 5 -1 x Claw
-1 x Combo Claw
-1 x Beast’s Ear
-1 x Beast’s Elbow
-1 x Bolt Location deck, but -1 x Terrifying Roar -1 x Beast’s Femur
-1 x Gore replace -1 x Vicious Claw -1 x Beast’s Flank
-1 x Run Down Wailing Slide -1 x Beast’s Knee
-1 x Stomp with the Butcher's -1 x Beast’s Ribs
-1 x Lone Rampage Overpower. -1 x Clever Ploy
-1 x Crush & Devour -1 x Fleshy Gut
-1 x Skewer -1 x Glorious Mane

Instinct: Graze Devastating 1.

When you gain this, choose a If your attack roll result is a 1, archive this card
monster. You may only depart to face The monster full moves to the closest and place a Giant Stone Face terrain tile in any
Acanthus Plant and ends its turn. If the Instinct: Sniff
the chosen monster. monster is on or adjacent to an Acanthus
adjacent space.
Plant, archive the terrain and heal 1 wound. The White Lion sniffs and ends its
Your attacks against the chosen turn. Until the end of the next round,
If there are no Acanthus Plants on the all survivors are now threats, despite
monster gain +1 speed and showdown board, instead full move forward
+1 strength. in a straight line.
any effects that say otherwise.

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Greedy Brain Patrol / Pursue

Trait Trait

At the start of the Greedy Antelope's

Patrol: Roll 1d5 and move the Greedy
Arm of the First Tree turn, if Aya is not in the monster's field of
Antelope to its corresponding spot on Aya’s Sword
view, Patrol. Otherwise, Pursue.
2 weapon, melee, club
the showdown board. 2 weapon, melee, sword

6+ 7+
4 At the end of the Greedy Antelope's turn,
3
Pursue: Full move the antelope
if Aya is in the monster's field of view, directly towards Aya. If the Greedy
the Greedy Antelope will Pursue as its Antelope reaches her, Aya is defeated!
only action for its following turn.

On a Perfect Hit, the monster gains -1 toughness

token until the end of the round. A monster can Pairs with Aya's Spear.
only suffer this once per round.

Retinue Action
Pick Target
The Messenger of Humanity
Aya’s Spear 2 Scout’s Tunic Fairy Bottle
2 weapon, melee, spear armor, set, leather item, fragile, other

7+
3
Move & Attack Target
Speed Accuracy Damage Trigger

3 6+ 2 After Hit

When you would die for any reason, instead For each Perfect hit, make an
Pairs with Aya's Sword. Takes the place of the Leather Mask and restore all lost armor points and health levels, additional attack roll.
Leather Cuirass for completing the remove all bleeding tokens, and archive this card.
Leather Armor set.

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Last Challenger Action Messenger of the Spiral Path Basic Action

- Messenger of the Spiral Path -

Pick Target Level

Custom
Mov Tgh Spd Dmg
Turn to face the most survivors.

The Messenger of Humanity 1 Deck List 6 12 - -

Stone Arm S Diabolical S Spiral Age S King's Combat
item, stone, heavy S Life: 12 S Burning Spirit S Spiral Path
Pick Target
- Custom AI Deck- - Custom HL - furthest threat, facing, in range
White Lion White Lion closest survivor
- Bloody Claw -Beast's Elbow
Screaming Antelope -Beast's Back no target: other vortex
Move & Attack Target - Bite
- Run Down
-Beast's Scap. Deltoid
-Beast's Chest
Butcher Screaming Antelope
Speed Accuracy Damage Trigger - Lantern Hunger -Ferocious Spasm
- 2 x Wild Carve -Restless Eye
4 5+ 3 After Hit - Double Hack Butcher
Move & Attack Target
Phoenix -Butcher's Mask
- Ripple -Cleaver
- Haze -Furious Crown
For each Perfect hit, make an -Furious Shoulder Speed Accuracy Damage Trigger
Block 1. King's Man
additional attack roll. Ignore 1 dismembered arm
-Acid Blood Discharge
Phoenix
2 2+ 1 After Damage
permanent injury. -Glorious Crest
-Glorious Eye
-Glorious Head Target suffers bash, bleed 1, and
knockback equal to the number of
Instinct: Other Vortex spaces the monster moved towards
the target.
Perform Spiral Age. All survivors suffer
knockback 7 away from the messenger.

Burning Spirit The Spiral Path The Relentless Butcher

Trait Trait
Level Mov Tgh Spd Dmg
Custom
1 Deck List 6 9 - -
Perform the following actions when the When the messenger collides with a
messenger's Life trait falls below the survivor, they gain 1 bleeding token. S Berzerker S Fast Target
corresponding numbers:
Survivors' bleeding tokens also count as - Custom AI Deck - - Custom HL -
8 Age tokens. - Hack x 2
- Hew x 2
Use the Butcher's
Hit Location deck,
- Backhand unchanged.
Gain +1 movement and +1 damage tokens. - Butcher's Roar
- Kick
- Gaze of Truth
6 - Bite
- Double Hack
- Hack City
Gain +1 movement and +1 speed tokens.
Perform other vortex.
Instinct: Portal Rush
5 If any Portals are within range, full move
towards one and destroy it.
Gain +1 movement and +1 speed tokens.
Otherwise, full move the butcher
towards Snow.
3
Gain +5 movement and +5 speed tokens.

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