Steamforged Games SFGBS001 - Bardsung Legend of the Ancient Forge (Core Game)

You begin with a single tile and a destination. What unfolds is a branching labyrinthine dungeon of dangerous enemies wandering monsters challenging puzzles and valuable treasure. Bardsung is a game of choosing your path as you seek to inspire the bard’s songs and live your legend. From your physical passage through the dungeon to your journey of building your character into a fabled hero your choices define your experience. Because dungeons are procedurally generated (like those in a roguelike video game) no two playthroughs will be the same. Lay tiles to build the dungeon as you go ch oosing your direction from the options at hand to seek loot and avoid threats. Encounter different enemies and challenges each time through Event Battle and Challenge decks that spawn new foes and throw curveballs in the form of poisoned weapons traps reinforcements non-player characters and more. As you continue your campaign level up your hero to upgrade their stats access powerful new abilities and enhance existing skills. You have the freedom to either follow your hero’s designated path or to create your own bespoke hero with a unique set of traits and arsenal of attack combos. Bardsung can be enjoyed as a cooperative game of up to five players or as an exciting solo player experience. Explore the dungeon in standalone sessions or as part of a far-reaching narrative campaign that evolves based on your decisions. With swift setup and easy-to-grasp mechanics taught by an intuitive tutorial-based rulebook your descent into the dungeon will be quick. Inspire the songs. Live your legend. Become Bardsung.