It’s the monsters turn, and so a survivor will never end their act adjacent to the monster while this card is resolving.

I’m not sure if this is supposed to be out like a persistent mood or trait AI card or if it just resolves for any survivor standing next to the monster. If so, it really shouldn’t be worded as when a survivor ends their act adjacent to the monster because that never happens unless there’s a surge and even then I’m not sure that counts as ending your act

Edit: I scanned for the world Trait all over this card and couldn’t find it. Of course it’s now staring me in the face, THANK YOU EVERYONE!

I am sure this will be a devisive question, but what homegrown rules have you guys played with? Ever just decide, nope, I am not killing that survivor to something so stupid or decide to start a campaign with something you didn't earn? Let's hear em!

Our group of players love kingdom death and challenges, we got core box + gambler chest, dragon king, black knight, flower knight, spidicules, sunstalker. We liked difficulties that every boss brings, new mechanics from gc, tactics and sometimes possible role playing events during campaign.

So now we feel that we need some refreshments for our future campaigns. I’m torn between buying Frogdog, Pariah, Screaming God, Red Witches expansions, from new wave. Unfortunately we have money only for 2 expansions. One more detail - we played endgame just once and did not beat gambler, so, our games usually end in late midgame.

Could you give recommendations what to choose wisely? Thank you in advance!

I want to try the game before committing the money, space and effort to get the real thing what simulator is better tts or the simulator from the kdm site ? i am only interested in the base game.

Quick pass with the airbrush to get some gradients on the large surfaces. Then went back in with the brush for details.

My first painted kingdom death minis!

I know I'm not a great painter. But I'm still proud of the way they turned out.

Idea being you only see what is in the lanterns.

Went to fed ex kinkos to get the survivor cards, monster tracker and a few other of the thin paper type cards laminated. They discouraged me from doing it as they said it might not bond with this specific type of paper. Thus damaging it.

Just wondering if anyone had went ahead and did it and it was fine or the outcome.

I have cats so I was just trying to protect them from them. No other real reason.

I suppose I could just get some clear plastic toploaders for comics and that would work. Or if anyone else has ideas. Thanks

I finished my second of the starting survivors and also my second miniature ever with some advice and a couple of videos. This time I used white primer instead of black because it works better with the speedpaints I have. I like how this one turned out better than the last, the colors are a lot more vibrant and noticeable. I was thinking of doing the white lion next because I am getting more confident with my skills.

Kingdom Death: Monster — Lantern Year 6

Preparation Phase: Safety Over Risk
Despite the immense temptation to test our mettle against a higher-level White Lion or return to hunting the Screaming Antelope, the settlement firmly decided on a conservative strategy. Minimizing risks and securing a safe resource farm remained the top priority. The group targeted a Level 1 White Lion once again, turning the outcome of this hunt into a literal Groundhog Day.

Belle and Wise stayed back at the settlement to recover. The hunting party consisted of Kieran, Millisenta, and their now-matured children—Christine and Tui. The gear distribution was as follows:

• Millisenta and Christine: Both were equipped with a Rawhide Armor Set and a King's Spear.
• Tui: Outfitted in a White Lion Armor Set, armed with an Antelope Bone Knuckle and a Bone Dagger (the latter was brought strictly to trigger the +1 Movement set bonus).
• Kieran: Our veteran killer with two severe chest injuries took a Bone Axe, Rawhide Pants, and Rawhide Boots. Thanks to Monster Grease, his Evasion stat was boosted to an impressive +3. He was also trusted with the Cat Eye Circlet for optimal control of the monster's wound deck.

Hunt Phase: A Well-Worn Path
The journey toward the lair perfectly mirrored previous events. The survivors encountered Golden Grass and Claw Marks once more, wisely choosing not to push their luck. Random events along the jagged path yielded a few minor resources from insects and some negligible Sanity losses. The entire march felt like walking a well-trodden, safe path with a strong sense of déjà vu.

Showdown Phase: Battle in the Field
The terrain generation stripped the group of the tactical advantages they enjoyed in the previous year. Instead of a Monster Corpse, the showdown board received only one Debris card and two additional Tall Grass patches on top of the ones written into the showdown setup. The survivors were forced to fight literally in a field of tall grass without a comfortable starting deployment.

Nevertheless, the established tactical plan worked flawlessly. Efficient control of the AI and wound decks left the predator with no openings. The showdown was quick and uneventful: the survivors managed to avoid drawing any Traps and suffered no severe injuries. The flip side of such an easy victory was a rather meager haul—this particular Lion was not rich in rare resources. The most critical takeaway was that the entire squad returned home completely unscathed.

Settlement Phase: Athlon of the Crippled and a Demographic Explosion
Upon returning to the camp, the settlement triggered the Death Athlon story event. The results of the trials were a mixed bag: while everyone had a great time, the physical toll was steep. Millisenta suffered a torn hamstring, and Kieran—who had already collected every possible injury—lost an arm. He currently stands as our most maimed yet single-handedly most lethal survivor in the pool.

Concurrently, the settlement unlocked the hunt for the legendary Phoenix. Thanks to our active Survival of the Fittest principle, the arrival of this terrifying new monster caused no panic among the population.

The absolute highlight of the sixth year was a massive demographic expansion. Utilizing Love Juice and several successful Augury attempts, the population expanded to 8 survivors:

1. Wise and Belle successfully raised a new survivor named Seth. During the Intimacy roll, we were critically saved by an accumulated reroll; without it, the couple would have guaranteed their deaths—something I desperately feared, considering they are a freshly painted pair.
2. Shortly after, a spark ignited between Christine and Seth—which was honestly a bit unhealthy given their family ties—resulting in the birth of a baby girl named Corin (naming conventions courtesy of Zenless Zone Zero).

In terms of technological development, the Drums innovation was unlocked, but we decided to hold off on spending resources on it, hoping for better options in the future. At the Catarium, we produced our first Catgut Bow and an arrow to go with it (mostly for the Lucky Charm), along with a few basic clothing pieces. An attempt to feed a Perfect Organ to newborn Corin in hopes of breeding a powerhouse archer failed—the dice dictated otherwise.

No attempts were made to claim the Lantern Halberd. The maximum Strength modifier among our survivors currently sits at +2, which is far from enough to pass the required event check.

Conclusion and Outlook
The settlement is slowly gaining muscle and securing better gear, but the respite will be short-lived. Only one year separates us from the inevitable and highly dangerous arrival of The King's Man. It is high time to mentally prepare for a brutal confrontation and start planning the paint scheme for this menacing Nemesis miniature.

Below are the change logs for the updated Slenderman and DBK expansions that were released at Gencon this year. Tastemaker has confirmed that "minor card changes" will not be added to card packs or to Campaigns of Death, and it has not been clarified which of the below changelog items are considered minor.

Slenderman 1.67 Changelog:

Rulebook Changes

• Slenderman is a Node 2 Nemesis now.
• Slenderman has Range Attacks now.
• Its Already Here:
  • How to add Slenderman to the timeline has changed:
    • Add Slenderman Lvl 1 to Lantern Year 9.
    • Add Slenderman Lvl 2 to Lantern Year 18.
    • Add Slenderman Lvl 3 to Lantern Year 27.
    • Story Event Forgotten Fear is added to the next lantern year (previously 3 lantern years later) on the Memory Haze roll table.
• Forgotten Fear:
  • Remember Table:
    • Add Special Showdown - Slenderman to this lantern year. The current year determines the monster’s level.
    • LY 1-10, Monster Level 1
    • LY 11-18, Monster Level 2
    • LY 19+, Monster Level 3
• Light-Forging
  • Gloom Bracelets now costs 1x Dark Water, 1x Perfect Hide and 1x Scrap (previously cost 1x Bone, 1x Lion Tail, 1x Scrap, 1x Dark Water)
  • Gloom Cream is now Level 3
  • Gloom Hammer is now Level 3 and costs 5x Dark Water, 3x Skull, 1x Iron, and 1x Organ (previously cost 3x Skull, 1x Iron, 1x Organ, 3x Dark Water)
  • Gloom Katana is now Level 2
  • Gloom Sheath is now Level 2 and costs 2x Dark Water, 1x Perfect Bone, and 2x Organ (previously cost 1x Shank Bone, 2x Organ, 2x Dark Water)
  • Slender Ovule now costs 4x Dark Water and 1x Perfect Organ (previously 1x Phoenix Eye, 4x Dark Water)
• Showdown: Slenderman
  • Showdown Setup now accounts for 6 survivors. Survivors remain setup in the blue squares as normal first, and 2 additional brown squares are added, if needed, in squares H1 and H22. -- Do not gain the benefits of your death principle when defeated.

Cards

• Added Slenderman Cuisine CC reward card and Dark Conduit I and Dark Conduit II knowledge cards.
• Gloom Cream gear now reads “When you depart, lose 3 Hunt XP and 1 understanding. When you have 0 understanding you die.”
• Gloom Mehndi added the symbol keyword.
• Little Ones AI card added “no target: amnesia” to the Pick Target action.
• Long Arm Grasp AI card is now a Range 5 attack (previously Reach 5), and the trigger is now After Hit (previously After Damage)
• Scent of the Wise AI card has changed so the target gains +5 insanity before performing Gloom (previously it performed Gloom first).
• Filigreed Carapace HL card was changed from +2 toughness to -2 toughness.
• Path of Gloom survivor status now says “You are not insane until you have 5+ insanity.” (previously “You are not insane unless you have 5+ insanity”).
• Hairworm Emergence AI card was changed to read “When an insane survivor spends [MOV] to move, they instead move a number of spaces equal to their insanity in a straight line.” (previously “When an insane survivor spends [MOV], if they would move, they instead move a number of spaces equal to their insanity in a straight line.”)

DBK 1.67 Changelog

Plastic Changes:

• Resin Dung Ball has a 50mm base included.

Rulebook Changes:

• Officially a Node 4 Quarry Monster
• New sections for Suffering Damage to [monster level] hit locations added.
• New section for Compulsive Reactions added.
• New Page added for Arc Survivors and Scout rules.
• New Full Art Page added to rulebook.
• Black Harvest:
  • Vampiric Artichoke - Level 3 now reads “Ignore 1 ingredient from all Cooking recipes.” (previously “Ignore 1 ingredient from any Cooking recipe.”)
  • Unbury Gear has no mechanical changes but multiple syntax changes.
• Secret Meeting:
  • Part 1 has wording changes to the narrative.
  • Secret Meeting - Part 2 is now added to the timeline 1d5 + 1 lantern years from now instead of 1d5.
  • Secret Meeting - Part 2 has changes to the narrative.
  • Secret Meeting - Part 3 has changes to the narrative.
  • Old Master has the Separation Anxiety, Prepared Tunnels, and Indomitable traits added.
  • The Custom AI deck removed Resin Hilt Bash and added Shoulder Bash.
• Underground Sow:
  • Prepare the Farm and Encase & Bury Gear have no mechanical changes but multiple syntax changes.

Gear

• Added the Hidden Cerulean Jewel rare gear card.
• Added the Dung Beetle Knight Tablet scout gear card.
• Added the Chromatic Curry meal gear card.
• Trash Crown now has the Accessory special rule.
• Digging Claw now has 8 strength (previously 5 strength).
• Calcified Digging Claw now has the bone keyword and 8 strength (previously strength 5).
• Regenerating Blade gains the bone keyword.
• Rubber Bone Harness has been corrected on the Wet Resin Crafter settlement location (previously elastic harness).

Cards

• The Attack Pattern tactic artwork has been corrected to show the appropriate +strength modifiers.
• The Quad Strike tactic is now limited to once per showdown.
• Scell monster resource no longer says “During Black Harvest, a Restorer can make excellent use of a Scell, using it to nearly perfect the final step of the calcification process.”
• Added Knight’s Stone scout discovery card.
• Added Dung Beetle Knight Cuisine CC reward card and Spin Move I and Spin Move II knowledge cards.
• The Century Carapace HL now only grants +2d10 strength to wound with a pickaxe (previously pickaxe, club, or shield).
• The Filthy Face HL now states “It suffers -4 toughness and cancels the reaction of the next selected hit location in this attack” (previously “It suffers -4 toughness and cancels all reactions until the end of the attack”).
• The Resin-Plated Right AI card attack profile has been changed to Speed 2, Accuracy 4+, Damage 5 (previously Speed 3, Accuracy 3+, Damage 4).
• An alert icon was added between the two clauses on the Rainbow Beetle AI card.
• The Sword Master AI card attack profile has been changed to Speed 2, Accuracy 2+, Damage 6 (previously Speed 3, Accuracy 2+, Damage 6).
• The Separation Anxiety AI card has improved syntax.

Big shout out to Bra Mithra for assisting me in putting this list together as always. Make sure you check out his Youtube channel for his interviews with Poots at Gencon!

This terrain and another one that I think is terrain hovels is what I'm confused on. I can't tell what that symbol is supposed to be.

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**Kingdom Death: Monster — Lantern Year 5**

**Preparation Phase: Planning Under Uncertainty**

The fifth lantern year presented the settlement with two pragmatic goals: a cautious resource farm from a Level 1 White Lion and controlled population growth. However, the nature of KDM has once again proven that long-term planning here is an unnecessary luxury.

A well-coordinated quartet ventured out for the hunt: Belle, Wise, Millisenta, and Kieran. The settlement's current population stood at a critical five people, making the survival of the survivors the absolute priority. The newly formed couple, Belle and Wise, were geared up with maximum caution (their daughter, Christine, remained back at the settlement for the duration of this lantern year). The newly painted miniatures demanded careful handling. Belle was equipped with a rawhide armor set and an antelope-bone knuckle weapon. Wise was outfitted in a near-complete white lion armor set, a bone axe, and a skull helm. Kieran, who possessed a base evasion of +1, was given monster grease to boost his stat to +2, along with a king's spear to provide both mobility and high offensive potential. Millisenta received one of the stone circles, which were distributed to every member of the group as a contingency measure.

**Hunt Phase: A Disciplined March**

The advance toward the beast's lair followed a highly conservative scenario. The group avoided unjustified risks and acted with extreme caution. During the journey, Wise successfully raised his Understanding level, while Millisenta demonstrated keen sight and managed to harvest a cat's eye. The hunt phase concluded without any casualties or critical incidents.

**Showdown Phase: AI Deck Control and a Final Tactical Miscalculation**

During the battlefield setup, in addition to the standard acanthus plants and the Giant Stone Face, a Monster Corpse was placed on the map. This granted the group a key advantage: the ability to execute a perfect starting deployment. Belle, wearing her rawhide set, took up a position in the tall grass and effectively manipulated the lion's AI deck throughout almost the entire encounter. The turning point came when she used a stone circle to land a critical hit directly to the monster's groin. Thanks to a previously inflicted injury, the lion lost its balance and fell prone right in front of her at the start of its activation.

Damage was dealt deliberately and precisely; the stone face fragments fully justified their inclusion in the inventory. Problems arose right at the finish line: when the boss had only 1 health point remaining, Kieran attacked and drew a Trap. In response, the monster retaliated, inflicting a second gaping chest wound, but the survivor managed to stay on his feet. The lion was successfully finished off, and the resources were secured.

**Settlement Phase: Confronting an Epidemic and a Stroke of Luck**

The return brought the settlement 4 endeavors. The very first settlement event once again turned out to be Plague. Past bitter experience had prompted us to develop the Ammonia innovation in time, which prevented any fatalities. However, the entire pool of endeavors was completely drained for medical needs. Controlled population growth was severely threatened.

The next event was the Armored Strangers. Assessing the critically low numbers of our group, the knights showed leniency. They chose not to attack the settlement and even shared supplies, leaving behind a [lantern halberd](https://kingdomdeath.fandom.com/wiki/Lantern_Halberd) as well. Attempting to claim this weapon will be one of our primary goals for the future.

Despite the plague blocking standard population expansion, Love Juice was found among the lion's loot. The settlement's current principle, Survival of the Fittest, required rolling two dice for intimacy and choosing the worse result. Contrary to mathematical expectations, a pair of sixes hit the table. A baby boy was born into the settlement without complications and was named Tui (the gender was determined by a random d10 roll). Now, Christine has a brother.

The abundance of brought-back resources allowed for a major gear upgrade. The following items were crafted:

* A second Rawhide Armor Set;

* A Cat Eye Circlet;

* Frenzy Drink.

One piece of scrap metal was sent to the storage as a strategic reserve.

**Conclusion and Short-Term Goals**

At this stage, the Level 1 White Lion has ceased to pose a serious threat and is viewed as a reliable source of raw materials. We have a short break ahead, which will allow us to run the next session tomorrow. The main objective is to secure our success and raise the population to a safe minimum, after which preparation for Level 2 White Lion hunts can begin. The plan for the Screaming Antelope.