Thread: Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition):: General:: Monster Mods - A Road to Legend card pack Community Expansion

by Dadler

I am happy to present Monster Mods - a Road to legend Community Expansion for Descent: Journeys in the Dark 2nd edition.
Monster Mods expands Descent: Journeys in the Dark Second Edition - Road to Legend by providing decks of small cards that are used to empower each monster group with different properties.

As we know, the Road to legend Campaigns are very front-loaded. The most challenging quests are often early in the campaign before the heroes have gained enough experience, gold and fame to outscale the end game.

This project introduces a way for players to keep the challenge as they grow stronger throughout the campaign.
The Mod cards give the monsters variety and sometimes force how the heroes would approach a monster.

The heroes may also track their performance by logging played quests and the power of which Monster Mods they’ve used to later sum it all together at the end of a campaign to get a final score. These Mods are in the form of card decks with a power scale from 1 - 4.

Regular monsters
Mod cards are drawn from two separate card piles (minion- & master mod cards) and are applied to the original Monster cards as seen on this Goblin Archer.


Unique monsters/Lieutenants
If a Unique Master monster or Lieutenant appears, apply a Unique/Lieutenant Mod Card instead as seen on the Unique Elemental and Lieutenant Lord Merric Farrow. The stats on these cards are consistent to prevent Interference to a Unique monster's abilities added by the app.


Recommendations
The first time you try Monster mods, It is recommended to choose the Normal difficulty instead of Hard while starting a campaign in the app. Everything Hard does on the app is to reduce starting gold and make peril effects appear faster (See page 24 in Road to Legend Rulebook).

I would not recommend that new players start using the Mod cards right away on the intro quest of a campaign. Add them on a quest when the group of players felt like the quest before was too easy. I would not recommend that players try to upgrade the Mod decks as fast as possible unless they are seasoned players with a well-thought-out hero composition and are going for a high score in the tracking table.


Requirements:
- Base Game and Road to Legend app
- 1x Green power die

Rulebook
Mod Cards - Print at Home (A4)
Tracking Sheet

I would be grateful for any feedback. If you have any questions or find any inconsistencies, please let me know!