Category Archives: Dungeon Sagas

Mantic UniCast Model

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Quirkworthy

This is the last bit I’m going to be doing about UniCast for now. If you’ve been reading my other articles on the topic then you’ll know the drill by now. If not, then why go and have a quick read? I’ll wait. … Continue reading →

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DS: Behind

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Quirkworthy

He’s behind you! Oh no he isn’t! Oh yes he is! Sound like a Christmas panto? Sadly it’s Dungeon Saga. Q: When is a model behind another? A: When all the squares covered by its base are in the area … Continue reading →

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DS Arcs

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Quirkworthy

Following on from the discussion about LOS, we have some queries about arcs. This confusion is my fault. Apologies for that. The issue is one of precision, and things being added to the core rules (multi-base models) without being adequately accommodated in … Continue reading →

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LOS in DS

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Quirkworthy

As I mentioned at the end of last week, I’m going to go through some of the DS FAQ this week. Rather than just dump it into the file, I’m going to post these additions up as discussion articles for … Continue reading →

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A Dungeon Saga Question…

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Quirkworthy

…and answer. This one came up yesterday, and I thought I’d pass it on before I forgot 🙂 The following follows my usual Question, Answer, Discussion format. Q: What happens when a Hero that starts without any Shooting skill gains a … Continue reading →

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DS Reprints

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Quirkworthy

Mantic asked me today if there were any bits that needed correcting in RoV or AC. I said we should ask you guys, so here I am 🙂 The instructions on what sort of thing they’re after was: “We’re looking for typos … Continue reading →

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DZ & DS

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Quirkworthy

With the unexpected arrival of the Deadzone beta, I’ve been a little sidetracked into answering the questions on that thread. This is fine – after all, that’s why the thread is up in the first place. However, it might make … Continue reading →

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Balancing DS Campaigns

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Quirkworthy

The campaign rules on page 31 of the DKQ quest book include a simple balancing mechanism to tailor things to your group. The balance of the metagame is very sensitive to the relative skills of the different players, especially how cunning the Overlord is … Continue reading →

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DS Commands & Command Cards

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Quirkworthy

One of the changes on the DS FAQ is a piece of errata for page 76, explaining the numbers of Commands per turn and Command cards the Overlord has. Some folk have found this a bit contra-intuitive, but it is … Continue reading →

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A Couple More

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Quirkworthy

Added a few more bits to the DS FAQ. Little by little…

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