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Descent 2nd Edition: Zachareth Lieutenant
Expansion of: Descent: Journeys in the Dark 2nd EditionThe Zachareth Lieutenant Pack features a detailed plastic figure that places its deadly operative, the core game’s primary protagonist, on equal footing with Terrinoth’s champions.
2 - 5 Players
Ages 14+
HordeKing
Plastic figure to replace the cardboard token. Pros: + Nicely detailed figure + Plot Deck for Overloard Cons: - Too many threat tokens
DaedalDurst
Upon starting my Descent into... Well... Descent, I had no idea what to expect with the Lieutenant packs, imagine my surprise when I find out they add a whole new layer to the game. The figure itself looks pretty good and you can't really complain. Swapping out that cardboard Zachareth token makes everything so much better to look at whilst playing. You may not know it yet, but you are actually here for Baron Zacareth's plot deck. Be honest, did you find it a little difficult to find friends to play Descent with? Would you like to destroy your gaming group just to get the win and then have to find a new gaming group? Well look no further as this is the pack for you! Pretty much every card in the plot deck is cruel, you can discard search cards, ruin attribute rolls, refresh your hand, reduce shop item numbers (which is sinister in a 2 hero game) and even reduce your deck count to grab all the good cards you want easier. Of course you can't use or buy these for free as you need threat tokens which are used to not only buy cards, but to active them as well. Using threat tokens for card activation will allow heroes to get fortune tokens, meaning they can get a few benefits going such as added surges, or more shop items. The game swings everything into the overlords favour with these cards, but if the heroes play tactically with their fortune tokens, that pendulum will swing right back to their benefit. Threat tokens could be the difference between victory or defeat in an otherwise difficult situation, If one of your monster groups isn't holding up too well, why not just summon Zachareth to the field in their place? The look on the faces of a hero player that got so close to getting to an objective, only to have the Baron himself just magic in front of them is enough to make them weep. If you don't have a plot deck, I'd say this isn't just a good place to start, it's the best place to start.
soccastar001
At least one lieutenant pack is necessary for any Overlord playing Descent. The game is more than a bit unbalanced in favor of the heroes and these provide more options for the Overlord that might give him a bit of a fighting chance. These lieutenant packs contain a deck of cards, tokens, and a plastic miniature. The deck of cards provides the Overlord with some additional options by spending tokens that he earns through adventures. This eventually swings back in the favor of the heroes a little bit because after spending these tokens they are given to the heroes to use for small bonuses. An Overlord can only use one lieutenant pack per campaign so I haven't used them all but have bought many due to the awesome plastic miniature to replace the cardboard token representing most of the villains in the game. One day I plan to paint them all but that is more of a pipe dream than attainable goal...