e. the classes, which are every bit as fun as those in Spire), I thought I really should go over equipment and resources.

The very nature of the Heart means any of them could be correct at any given time, no matter how contradictory their theories.If you enjoyed reading this, consider following our writing staff on Twitter, where you can find Cameron and Edgar. There appear to be two notable routes towards Hang Station (a Technology) – through the singing, open railways of the Vermissian Railways – maybe hoping to catch a train some of the way, or a darker, lower way, through Sump Station (a Warren) – the flooded remains of an old station now submerged.

Drow are the same as in Spire - monochromatic elves who blister at the touch of the sun and worship a triple Goddess of the Moon. I know I'm going to give them Greed of t he Red Kingas their Major, letting them see what people want most and smell valuables, and both Mark of Shadow and Rust and Iron as minors to let them sneak well, and upgrade gear in ways that makes it dangerous.When you use THE RED FEAST to consume a resource that has a domain you can access, remove stress from Blood or Echo equal to the amount rolled on the dice instead. You will be hired by a prominent aelfir to acquire a mysterious item -- the Iron Crown -- from where it rests among the horrors of the Heart in the area known as the Spreading Stain. In Heart, your desperate treasure-hunters delve into the living, beating dungeon beneath the occupied city of Spire to find eldritch treasures – and themselves. Once again, characters are a bit more focussed here, with respect to Domains, and this helps, I think, define party roles a bit more cleanly.

Likewise, if the player accepts it, two Major Fallouts can combine to result Critical Fallout - this means that the character will shortly die or otherwise leave the campaign. This is generally unchanged from Spire, but difficulty removes dice after the roll, making higher difficulties much more dangerous. You’re already doomed, you’re already in Hell looking for your own personal Heaven, what’s one more gunshot wound. Finally, Mend equipment can be used to remove stress from a character's resistances, at least Blood (bandages, surgical gear), Mind (drugs, mostly) and Supplies (scavenging, good delving supplies, spare materials). Aelfir, the High Elves are the masked rulers of the City Above, alien with bizarre and baroque customs and tradition.

They have two Core Abilites; Heartsblood gives them a minimum protection value for all resistances equal to the Tier they're currently on (0 for the City Above, 4 for the Heart itself), making them tougher the deeper they go.

Ostrer insists that they need to purchase some supplies – ropes and pulleys – but at this point you encounter the rival delvers, Protector Baram and his men. What’s the most dangerous beast or individual you’ve heard tell of, and why haven’t you defeated them yet? They could not see how her stomach distended, or that their teeth were gone and replaced with crude metal. Even if the character still wants something after their main goal is met, do they want it enough to destroy themselves to get it? Using the Resistance System first developed in Spire: The City Must Fall, Heart focuses on what player characters have to lose in pursuit of their goals whether that’s supplies, friends, sanity, blood, a way home, or spatial or bodily integrity.Major beats are more conventional heroism; slaying a might beast, saving a Haven, hiring a bard to sign of your exploits. If this is equal or less than the total amount of stress the character has, they suffer Fallout - if this roll is 6 or less, then it's Minor, 7 or more and it's Major (much more consequential). It uses an expanded and updated version of the Resistance system, the mechanics that power Spire, to help you tell stories of desperation, hubris and adventure in the City Beneath.