Gates of Erebus

Battles in corridors

At the end of each round, where a fight takes place (heroes vs. monsters), and at least one participant (hero or monster) is in a corridor space.

Roll a die (d6) On a roll of 6, a monster appears in the corridor and attacks heroes.

This rule tries to deal with the “gatekeeping”, the tactic where players stay at the door to screen-out monsters.

Dash movement

If, after a move, a hero does not take any action, he/she can take another movement of half squares: +4 for ‘tall’ heroes, +3 for short heroes.

Line of Sight over short characters

Line of Sight of ‘tall’ characters is not blocked by ‘short’ characters. For example an Elf behind a Dwarf has line of sight to a monster. Also, an Orc cannot be covered by a Goblin in front of it, and can be shot by heroes.

No Movement Dice

Heroes do not roll dice for movement. Tall heroes (Barbarian, Elf, Wizard) move up to 8 squares, while the Dwarf may move up to 6 squares.

This rule speeds up the play pace by rolling fewer dice.

Weapon Switching

Weapon switching is an action. To switch a weapon you carry, you have to spend an action, in place of a normal action (e.g. cast a spell, attack, etc.).

It can also be taken instead of movement. So for example, if you don’t move, you can switch weapon and attack.

This rule adds a bit more strategy interest to the battle.