Dark Souls the board game Run A Part 1: Titanite Demon 

"You can't behead the headless." Just use divine confetti lol.

in the rulebook it says that you take away the maker after the character get's dmged the second time. So you need one aditional attack 2 reactivate it. but thx 4 uploading this. it was very informing and interresting 2 watch. (sorry 4 my bad english (not nativ and in hurry)).

vipergecko03 you know I'm not sure anymore. At first I thought you were right, but I went back to the rules and it said when a model gets HIT, I give it then bleed token, then bleed activates when it takes damage, so we might be able to look at the order of operations like this: Declare attack, roll dice, hit, add bleed, deduct for defense, do damage, trigger bleed (if the attack did damage), but that seems even more OP Just like when monsters "hit" you, but don't damage you; you still take the hit effects. I think I'll just avoid using the claymore in the next episode to avoid this issue

vipergecko03 It seems OP because it's a solo run. In multiplayer it doesn't work as well because it will a couple of turns before that player attacks again. so if another player strikes the demon it will cause the bleed to trigger, but now it's gone till the Player with the bleed attachment can deal damage again. In solo it becomes OP...cause he'll need it. It's only him taking the full assault of the boss. At least that's how I see it.

The order of operations is declare attack -> roll dice -> hit -> deduct damage -> (if the enemy already has the Bleed condition, resolve it now: add 2 damage and remove the token) -> (if the attack has Bleed, add the Bleed token now). See this comment in the SFG forums: forums.steamforged.com/index.php?/topic/35980-rulebook-unclear-rulesmechanics/&page=11#comment-116226

ok so hit effects resolve at the end of combat, as i was doing it in the video

Sowash yeah. Do somebody know where that selling?

yes please

Thomas Berard once it reaches zero you have no lives remaining or rests. If you die from then on the game is over and you lose.

Bronson Jarrard Because it moves twice- it will change facing before each step it takes otherwise you would be right in that situation HOWEVER- it does not ALWAYS change facing before movement, only if the movement targets a model will it change facing. If the movement just said to move in a direction, then it would just move and not change facing

the movement on that behavior said "0", so it doesn't move any spaces, but it still turns to face the targeted player

1. I'm not sure i understand what you mean, but models sharing a node behave normally. if the monster is moving towards a different target than the one on its node, it just moves like normal. if its move includes a push behavior, push the player first then move the monster like normal. if the monster is moving towards the player in its node, it doesn't move because it is in range unless its a bow because a bow can't shoot at a target in its own node 2. The aggro token stays with the last player who had it in at the end of the encounter (but it doesn't matter because you get to choose who gets it at the beginning of the next encounter) 3. The assassin's ability activates AFTER you succeed a dodge, so you have to spend stamina, (optionally)move, roll, succeed, THEN decide to use the ability, so no 4. yes 5. I think all boss movement has the push behavior, so the player gets pushed off first (for free, no damage), then the boss moves like normal, pushing the player even further as needed

thank you!

The way the rules and cards work now, you can't swap out items once you start your activation; it at the beginning of your turn that you can change items around, so once you do- you're stuck with it until your next activation. This does mean that great magic weapon can almost never be used with 2-handed weapons unless there is a card or heroic ability that gets released afterwards that says spells in your backpack can be activated during your turn. 2 handed weapons are the most inflexible weapons because of this

that makes sense. I was playing around just seeing what it would be like and yeah a greataxe with 2 upgrades and doing magical damage seemed wayyy too strong. but it doesn't seem like 2 handed weapons are really worth it if you can't even use a simple heal in the same turn :/

You can switch weapons once during your turn, and attack once with each hand. Therefore you might be able to use Magic Weapon in your left hand, cast it, then swap your equipment to Left: Empty/Right: Greataxe and attack with the Greataxe that's now buffed. You are attacking with a different slot, the other slot is empty so you can use the Greataxe, and you only swapped weapons once. Works for me.

you can only switch your weapons around at the BEGINNING of your turn

I'll do a quick re-read of the rules - I've probably skimmed that section.

The short version is that push that appears with the leap IS what tells you to do the push. Leap just tells you to pick up and put down, but you can't just land on top of another model like that and pick a ark to end up on > you have to be pushed once, so that's what the icon tells you. I can explain the long version, but it goes into re-explaining how push works in general

@@CynicallyAwesome thats very helpful thanks!

DonnyCaballero If you look closely at the movement behavior icon, it does not have the symbol that targets a specific player (notice the skull on the attack behavior, but nothing in that same spot for the movement). That means the monster just moves in the indicated direction relative to it

Makes sense, thanks!

That symbol means nearest player. The boss should have faced him even if he is out of range.

Ok i've seen my mistake : that wasn't your luck token, but your heroïc token!

PickleTheKid they move and attack at the same time, once one of them dies you replace the entire behavior deck, with either ornstien or smoughs entire heat up deck, they also heal 10 for ornstien and 15 for smough.

I make custom foam core inserts for most of my favorite games, this being no exception. it makes set-up and tear-down quick and easy

Jacob Jungers just to add another option, I magnetise the bases of my miniatures. I've lined a box with some sheet metal, so whenever I need to transport something it simply goes in the container. ( also great video :)

@Jacob Jungers I actually spent about an hour trying to figure this out. I use resealable plastic baggies to separate out all the tokens. I also do this with the cards since the card holder is garbage which I just tossed. All the tokens and dice are separated into individual baggies and I shove them into the box that holds the larger models. There's a lot of extra space in there and it keeps everything nice and snug.

Deadpoetic6 It hits one target within range one. It only hits multiple targets if its attack profile has the black dot which means that it hits multiple targets on the same node (the node in question has to be within your range and declared the target of your attack)

ok thanks!

Page 14 of the rulebook, first sentence under Blacksmith Andre: "When the party returns to the bonfire between encounters, they may visit the blacksmith Andre to purchase treasure, change equipment, and upgrade equipment"

I think he forgot to deduct and remove a bleed when he was avoiding at one point too, because he was unsure of what move was forthcoming next (that wouldn't have changed the outcome though because he still removed the -2 on a future attack). This is of course, assuming he explained the rule correctly to us in the first place.

because that specific shield can be equipped while having a two handed weapon

Ok thanks ! :p. (was watching vidz without sound @ work lel)

Estus can be used at any time during your activation phase. Streamforged Games have apparently done a terrible job at translating the rulebook - you're better off downloading the English one and google translating anything you struggle to understand. Although, given that you wrote your comment in English, that doesn't seem to be a problem. You can download all the rules from steamforged.com/dark-souls

Actually it says DURING activation, so you must use estus at the beginning of your turn. So yes, he cheated in this video.

Originally when I played with friends we decided you could drink Estus at any time, but not in response to being killed (we skimmed the rulebook). This provides the loophole for rolling - you can roll, fail the roll, announce you're going to use a luck token, chug Estus (because your death isn't certain) then spend the luck.

During a character’s activation, they may use the Estus Flask to remove all black and red cubes from their endurance bar (p. 20). You can only use it at the beginning of your turn.

If you could use estus while being attacked it would make the game sooooo much easier. That is why you must prepare for the ENTIRE enemy team to attack. Estus is only used DURING ACTIVATION.

Yes, your first move during your turn is free and every other move on your same turn cost 1 stamina. So if the enemy is 3 tiles away you move 1 for free spent 2 stamina to move 2 more times and then attack

this is the example i try to show in my tutorial. people get confused by the nodes. imagine a 3x3 grid. Replace the boxes with dots - that's how the board game works. the center dot can go up, down, left, right and diagonals. Those are all considered one space away. in your example at 4:36, if you turn the board 45 degrees, from the knight's dot, he moves diagonal (top right), then up- that's two spaces. make sense?

@@CynicallyAwesome yes that sounds very plousible :D i was just kinda confused, thx for explaining :D

everyone does that. Did you watch the video or read the rulebook?

CynicallyAwesome I did watch your video on the rules, and I also don’t own the game yet, thanks for asking if I read the rules though mate.

The rulebook is available for free online from SFG on their site here: static1.squarespace.com/static/56728f72a128e6b1e548ec55/t/58ebed0b15d5db2d9d8ac36c/1491856693806/DS-Core-Rules-lores.pdf

Yes, but i don't need to sit at the bonfire, so returning to the actual tile is just a formality especially if I want to immediately venture back out

CynicallyAwesome oh really? Shit that changes everything. I'm still learning how to play.

skipping for the video- I play out the rooms, but doing the same room more than twice on video when i got it down without fail just takes up time

the boss doesn't turn during its attack, but it does turn during movement. for example, if it has a 0 movement behavior, but it has the aggro or nearest player icon on that movement behavior, it will turn to face its target, but not move off its node. As for the claymore, unless my card is misprinted, I see a plus one on both its attacks

Ok good to know, but yeah, there's quite a few misprints, so either of us could be wrong, no clue

The cross bow hollows card states he moves one space away from the target. Not just one step backwards. So he is always looking to be as far away as possible

Doyoubi no Ame you are correct, you place your model in one of the 3 nodes alongside the board edge you came from; do you have the time stamp when I didn’t do that?

Misfiring Chong That movement behavior doesn't have the icon that targets a player, so it just moves in the indicated direction

no, it's only move and attack or attack and move The only current exception to this is the Warrior's heroic ability which lets him move for free and attack although he still can't attack with a weapon he's already used that turn

Oh ok thanks. Wish the rule book explained a few things a little bit better. Like does poison stay on an enemy or character until they die or the encounter is over? And if an enemy moves only 1 space and it has frostbite, does it become immobile? And how do the Gargoyles work in a campaign? Do you fight 1 in the boss room and as soon as it dies another one spawns and you don't get the chance to heal?

Tiduspeco Poison is removed at the end of the models activation (or the end of the encounter if it's a character). It doesn't move for that turn, then removes frostbite at the end of its activation. That's my understanding, beat one gargoyle, then immediate setup a new one

CynicallyAwesome oh ok thanks. so you mean after the enemy finished it's turn, it takes the poison damage and then the poison is removed? and if it's a player you keep your poison and take damage every turn?

Tiduspeco No, it's the same for both players and monsters. (End turn, remove poison, take one damage) But if the encounter ends before a player got the chance to remove it, you just take it off anyway

Nevermind, just see the number "0" on the card.

I dont believe I forgot it- The Titanite Demon's ability is that it reduces damage by one every time it takes 3 or more damage. I calculate most, if not all, of the damage out loud, so i do believe i do that when i do 3 or more damage unless i missed it once or twice. Remember, this means if I do 1 or 2 damage (after resistance), it doesn't get further reduced

qwertyman459 titanite demon is a mini boss. The skull icon on his card does not have a crown, so he is a mini boss

ow ok sorry. my mistake.

You only do that if you spend a spark by resting at a bonfire (which resets the tokens on your character board) or die (which also reduces the spark count and resets the character tokens) you can go back to the bonfire and level up, buy treasure, modify equipment without spending a spark or resetting the tiles

your timestamp confuses me because I'm not sure it shows the example you're trying to tell me. when i block a silver knight swordsman attack, even if i negate all the damage- the attack still "hit" me, so i must take the push effect. if i dodged the swordsman attack successfully, i wouldn't be pushed because i wasn't "hit". If i dodged and was unsuccessful, i would still have to spend stamina (for the dodge), move to an adjacent node (because of dodge if i wanted to), and i would take the damage and suffer push because the attack hit me, even if i'm much farther away because of the dodge.

Oh know I see thanks!

PSA for Large Hollow Soldier I've seen a lot of people getting confused over the AI card for this guy, and the same question getting asked over and over, so thought I'd clarify how he works :) I'll go in stages starting at the beginning of his activation, so just follow along at home kids! 1. The Large Hollow Soldier targets the nearest character. If two or more characters are tied for being nearest to him, then he targets whichever one of them has the aggro token. If none of them have the aggro token, he targets the one with the highest taunt value. 2. Any models on the same node as the Large Hollow Soldier then get pushed off of his node onto any legal node (taking into account node model limits, scenery etc). This initial push DOES NOT cause damage to any characters. 3. The Large Hollow Soldier then moves one node towards the targeted character. If he lands on their node he pushes them (normal rules for pushing apply), this push deals 5 physical damage that can then be blocked or dodged as the player wishes. And that's your lot! Hope that helps, I've seen this model come up time and time again on here and BGG with people being unsure of how he works. Have fun, and happy Dark Souls-ing

@@lostburn this comment should go right on top thank you so much for this clarification !

Do your full move then full attack or vice versa, yes. you CANNOT move, attack move OR attack with one weapon, move, attack with second weapon.

CynicallyAwesome thanks a lot!

As a general rule you can move and then attack. Or attack and then move. Unless your the warrior and are dual wielding. His special ability allows him to break this rule. You can move and attack with your first weapon. And then use your special ability which allows you to move one space and attack for free. Some weapon attacks can be repeated. And some have movement included in their attack. If you combine this special ability with a weapon that could repeat attacks and move.. you can do a lot of crazy stuff...

@@CynicallyAwesome you can't attack with one weapon and then move and attack with another weapon. You can only have 1 movement phase and 1 attack phase.

Areoss that’s what I said

yes. Imagine a 3 by 3 grid where i was at the center and i moved to a node that was diagonal from that point. If you turn the board at a 45 degree angle, you can see the grid I'm talking about more easily. If i can do that, so can the monster

+CynicallyAwesome Ahh, I tilted my head and immediately saw what you were referring to. Thank you, that will make movement much less complicated next time I play hahaha.

@@CynicallyAwesome I know what you mean by turning the board but I believe you can't do that with your free move. I believe that counts as 2 spaces. Edit: I looked it up myself. Page 10 The highlighted green circles are adjacent this being able to move there. I apologize.

ignore me you got it right.

benjamin handziak No, each attack is resolved separately, so neither weapon dealt any damage in your scenario

Pascal Babin Sure, it only says to use the estus during your activation, so you couldn't do it on a different player's turn or during the monster's turn

Thanks for the quick answer :). I really enjoyed this run and learned a lot about boss fighting in this game. Go for Ornstein and smough after.

It's attack then move or move then attack.