

If the player has completed fewer than 15 Campaign Challenges: The Dealer draws a Brimstone Captain of Steel.Īfter defeating Brimstone Captain Cassius: Captain Cassius strides toward you - the colour has faded from his uniform, and his eyes burn like embers. You hear a piercing scream of frustration from the back of the tavern. While enjoying a pint of Imperial ale, you smirk derisively at a portrait of the Emperor hanging over the bar. If the player has completed at least 11 Campaign Challenges: "You again!" The Dealer draws a Captain of Steel. "You're the mercenary who made that brilliant remark about the Emperor's wide forehead! What a lark!" Before you can respond, he is pushed aside by the furious Captain Cassius. If the player has completed fewer than 11 Campaign Challenges:Ī drunkard claps your back in an Imperial tavern. He clutches his shiny new captain's helmet in one hand, knuckles white with outrage. The laughter is cut short by the sound of a tankard breaking on the floor. While carousing at an Imperial tavern, you suggest that the Emperor's forehead is overly wide. Though merely a corporal, you sense his eagerness to prove himself. In order to attain this card's Shard, the player must complete at least 20 of the story Challenges and defeat Brimstone Sir Cassius in a duel.Ī careless comment in an Imperial tavern gains you some unwanted attention. This is an Encounter Card in Hand of Fate 2.Īs the player defeats Cassius and progresses through the story Challenges, Cassius will be promoted within the Imperial Army, and he will become more difficult to duel. The game will be called Hand of Fate: Ordeals and is a competitive or co-operative game for 1 to 4 players."Thus, we see the contempt the Empire holds your kind in."

It continues the story from the first Hand of Fate game with improved combat mechanics and new encounters.ĭue to the popularity of the two games Defiant Development have raised funds for a Hand of Fate boardgame on Kickstarter. Hand of Fate 2 was released in February 2015 by Defiant Development. Malaclypse: The Magician who can cast a protective shield around you that lasts until you get hit.Ĭolbjorn: The Northerner who can charge at enemies and stun them for a short while.Įstrella: The Empire Soldier with a ranged attack.Īriadne: The Blacksmith who has a special ability that smashes through armour. This means you can complete a quest partially but still move forwards with the adventure. Some quests have both a gold and silver token. Choosing the right cards and equipment for a quest can make progress through it much easier. It also features companions, each with their own bonuses and attack styles, 22 new quests that are unlocked as you complete missions and hundreds of new encounters, equipment and artifacts to find.īefore each quest you’ll have a chance to design your deck based on what cards you’ve already unlocked.

The combat portion of the game has been vastly improved from the first instalment. As you progress you’ll unlock more cards which will bring new encounters, weapons and equipment.

Hand of Fate 2 is a deck-building role-playing game that takes you through a number of quests.
