In the Campaign format, players keep track of the experience (XP) earned from cards played, characters defeated, and quests or objectives completed during gameplay. Each card has an EXP value that is used for other game effects, but in Campaign format, this value is also used to assign the XP earned from each card. Experience earned is tracked and accumulated over time, and when players reach the required milestone amounts to level up, their overall performance is increased.

 

Player level serves to increase your character’s all-around durability, strength, and game stats, but also provides a goal and reward system that can be carried over from round to round of the Campaign format game experience. At the end of each game round, and after all the rewards have been resolved, the playgroup's Lore Master will record each player's level and experience earned.

 

Experience earned is applied to the entire group, which encourages all players to contribute since all players are rewarded based on combined contributions. Any remainder experience (XP) at the end of a round that was not enough for a Player level increase is carried over to the next round and recorded as well. These are items the game’s Lore Master is responsible for tracking.

 

Methods of Tracking

The Lore Master is responsible for tracking experience, and it is recommended to use a calculator to track each game round's total experience earned. Whether that's a calculator app or an actual calculator is your preference. Game resources designed to track this are in development.
 

As a playgroup, before the Campaign Adventure begins, select one of the following methods of tracking experience during each game round:

• Option 1: Most Accuracy
  • Most Accuracy consists of calculating the full value of a card's experience rewarded before moving on to the next.
• Option 2: Most Efficient
  • Most Efficient consists of just taking the base EXP value of a card as it's played, and then adding multipliers to the sum at the end of the game round.

 

At the end of each game round, players will take turns (using the same turn order used during the round) to select a card in the Stash and exchange it for a reward before the beginning of the next game round. Players have three available reward options. Players must choose one of these options for each card in the Stash. Each card and exchanged reward must be resolved before the next round.
 

• Reward Option 1:
  • Remove this card from the Stash to gain “X” XP. Where X is the EXP value of the card removed this way.
  • For Campaign format and the sake of object continuity, the object is added to the character's inventory when you select this option.
    • This can be handled either by updating the player's deck before the next game round or simply adding the item to their inventory.
      • We recommend that if the reward is an Item card that the player could include in their deck, the player decides whether they want to include this card in their deck when it is rewarded. This way, it's already taking place between game rounds and won't affect the round just completed or anything happening in the next or current.
      • If a player does not want to update their deck, but they do want to keep a card to represent the Item reward, they could keep a separate pile to represent these items; to clarify, this would not be a game zone or usable during any game rounds.
    • You should discuss with your group how you want to handle these situations before you begin your Campaign adventure.
       
• Reward Option 2:
  • Remove this card from the Stash to earn X gold, where X is the EXP value of the card removed this way. If the EXP value of the card removed this way is 7 or greater, double the amount of Gold earned instead.
     

The play group may determine a starting and ending level for the Campaign as they see fit. Determine a Level Cap before beginning the Campaign format adventure. We recommend that for a first-time Campaign playthrough, you set a Level Cap of twenty (20). Players are granted +1 ATK and +1 AC for every other level they have acquired. Player’s Hero characters are granted +5 HP to their maximum HP for every five (5) levels acquired. Hero characters are granted +1 damage for every 10 levels acquired. These bonuses are outlined below.

Examples of this in effect:

• Kinedas Liadon, an Epic character with an EXP value of eight (8), has the following attached to it: A weapon with an EXP value of six (6). An Epic armor with an EXP value of eight (8), and a Spellcraft card attached with an EXP value of seven (7). The Lore Master matches the player’s level of twenty (20). The game’s four players have agreed to play with an Epic-level Boss difficulty modifier applied. This would be calculated as follows:
  • 8 (Kinedas) + 6 (Weapon) + 8 (Armor) + 7 (Spellcraft) = 29 (sum of all Cards’ EXP values)
  • 29 + 4 (# of Players) = 33
  • 33 + 20 (Player Level) = 53)
  • 53 x 3 (Difficulty = Epic) = 159
  • 159 x 3 (Epic Character) = 477 (Total experience earned)

 

• Ytaxian Scout, a Chaotic character with a treasure cost of five (5), has one weapon attached to it with an EXP value of four (4). This is a legendary boss difficulty tier game, and there are four (4) total players. Players are level ten (10).

  • 5 (Ytaxian Scout) + 4 (Weapon) + 4 (# of Players) + 10 (Player Level) = 23
  • 23 x 2 (Difficulty = Legendary) = 46 (Total experience earned)

 

Tips on Assigning Player Level

• The Player level system is applied to the Lore Master as well for scaling difficulty. Increasing the XP requirement per level will help keep your Heroes' power from increasing too rapidly. You can try to control the amount of XP your players gain by including lower treasure cost cards in your Loot deck or Lore Master deck.