Dark Ages

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Dark Ages
Dark Ages.jpg
Info
Type Extra-large Expansion
Icon Dark Ages icon.png
Cards 500
362 (35 sets)
35
Other Card(s)
Theme(s)
Release August 2012
Cover artist Raven Mimura
Official Rulebook PDF

Dark Ages is the seventh Dominion expansion. It was released in August, 2012. It is a large expansion. The box contains 35 sets of Kingdom cards, with 500 cards, as well as other new types of cards such as Shelters, Ruins, and SpoilsSpoils.jpg. Many cards in Dark Ages have a theme related to trashing and upgrading.

Contents

[edit] Contents

[edit] Kingdom cards

There are 20 copies of RatsRats.jpg. The 10 cards in the KnightsKnights.jpg pile are unique.

[edit] Ruins

50 cards, 10 of each:

[edit] Shelters

18 cards, 6 of each:

[edit] Non-Supply cards


[edit] Additional rules

  • Dark Ages has two piles of cards that have a variety of cards in them: the Ruins pile has a mix of five different Ruins, and the KnightsKnights.jpg pile has ten different Knights. These piles should be shuffled before each game, as explained under Preparation. The only card that may be bought or gained or chosen from one of these piles is the card on top. Players cannot look through the piles, only at the top card; turn the top card over any time it is face down. If a card is returned to one of these piles with AmbassadorAmbassador.jpg (from SeasideSeaside.jpg), the returned card goes on top. Ruins cards with different names, and Knights with different names, count as differently named cards for cards that care about this. For example, if MenagerieMenagerie.jpg (from CornucopiaCornucopia.jpg) reveals a hand of CopperCopper.jpg, Ruined MarketRuined Market.jpg and Ruined LibraryRuined Library.jpg, then it will give +3 Cards. When ContrabandContraband.jpg (from ProsperityProsperity.jpg) is played, a player can name a Ruins or Knight, but that only stops that specific Ruins or Knight from being bought. However an EmbargoEmbargo.jpg token (from SeasideSeaside.jpg) placed on the Ruins or Knight pile will affect any cards bought from it.
  • Players can buy Ruins even though they normally will not wish to. Ruins cards are Actions; they may be played in the Action phase, and count as Actions for things that refer to Action cards, such as ProcessionProcession.jpg. The Ruins pile, when used, is in the Supply, and if it is empty that counts towards the normal end condition. Cards that try to get specific cards from the Supply fail to get a Ruins or Knight if the correct one is not the top one. For example, if you buy a Ruined MarketRuined Market.jpg with TalismanTalisman.jpg (from ProsperityProsperity.jpg), you only gain another Ruined Market if that is the top Ruins under the one you bought; if you use AmbassadorAmbassador.jpg (from SeasideSeaside.jpg) to return Sir MartinSir Martin.jpg to the Supply, the next player will gain that Sir Martin, but the player after that will not gain a card, as the next Knight will not be Sir Martin.
  • Many cards in Dark Ages do something "when you trash" that card. These abilities function no matter whose turn the card is trashed on. The player that a "when you trash this" ability functions for is the player told to trash the card, regardless of whose card trashed the card. These abilities happen directly after the card is put into the trash, and can function in the middle of resolving effects for an Action card; for example, if a player plays GraverobberGraverobber.jpg and uses it to trash a CultistCultist.jpg, they first draw three cards for trashing Cultist, then continue with resolving Graverobber and gain a card costing up to $8. Cards can sometimes leave a player's deck without being trashed, such as by being returned to the Supply with AmbassadorAmbassador.jpg (from SeasideSeaside.jpg) or passed to another player with MasqueradeMasquerade.jpg (from IntrigueIntrigue.jpg). When two or more cards are trashed at the same time, such as due to CountCount.jpg, first trash them all, then pick an order to resolve things that happen due to trashing them. A "when you trash" ability is not itself a way to trash a card; some other card will be needed to actually trash the card and make the ability happen.
  • Six cards in Dark Ages are never part of the Supply: SpoilsSpoils.jpg, MadmanMadman.jpg, MercenaryMercenary.jpg, and the three Shelters: HovelHovel.jpg, NecropolisNecropolis.jpg, and Overgrown EstateOvergrown Estate.jpg. Keep these cards handy for when they are needed. These cards cannot be bought, and cannot be gained by cards that gain cards from the Supply, such as ArmoryArmory.jpg. They cannot be returned to the Supply with AmbassadorAmbassador.jpg (from SeasideSeaside.jpg). They can end up in the trash if something trashes them. These piles being empty does not count towards the end condition for the game, or towards the count of empty piles for cards like PoacherPoacher.jpg.

[edit] Shelters

See the Shelters page.

[edit] The original Lose Track rule

See the Lose Track rule page.

[edit] The modified Lose Track rule, called Stop-Moving rule

See the Stop-Moving rule page.

[edit] "No visiting" rule

  • When a card is gained to a location other than a discard pile, it does not "visit" the discard pile – it goes directly to where it was gained. For example ArmArmoryOld.jpgoryArmory.jpg gains cards directly to the top of a deck.

In conjunction with the Lose Track rule above, this means that when a card is gained somewhere other than the discard pile, a card that looks for a gained card will not lose track of it.

[edit] Flavor text

Times have been hard. To save on money, you've moved out of your old castle, and into a luxurious ravine. You didn't like that castle anyway; it was always getting looted, and never at a reasonable hour. And if it wasn't barbarians it was the plague, or sometimes both would come at once, and there wouldn't be enough chairs. The ravine is great; you get lots of sun, and you can just drop garbage wherever you want. In your free time you've taken up begging. Begging is brilliant conceptually, but tricky in practice, since no-one has any money. You beg twigs from the villagers, and they beg them back, but no-one really seems to come out ahead. That's just how life is sometimes. You're quietly conquering people, minding your own business, when suddenly there's a plague, or barbarians, or everyone's illiterate, and it's all you can do to cling to some wreckage as the storm passes through. Still, you are sure that, as always, you will triumph over this adversity, or at least do slightly better than everyone else.

[edit] Cards gallery

[edit] Kingdom cards

Poor House.jpgBeggar.jpgSquire.jpgVagrant.jpgForager.jpgHermit.jpgMarket Square.jpgSage.jpgStoreroom.jpgUrchin.jpgArmory.jpgDeath Cart.jpgFeodum.jpgFortress.jpgIronmonger.jpgMarauder.jpgProcession.jpgRats.jpgScavenger.jpgWandering Minstrel.jpgBand of Misfits.jpgBandit Camp.jpgCatacombs.jpgCount.jpgCounterfeit.jpgCultist.jpgGraverobber.jpgJunk Dealer.jpgKnights.jpgMystic.jpgPillage.jpgRebuild.jpgRogue.jpgAltar.jpgHunting Grounds.jpg

[edit] Knights

Dame Anna.jpgDame Josephine.jpgDame Molly.jpgDame Natalie.jpgDame Sylvia.jpgSir Bailey.jpgSir Destry.jpgSir Martin.jpgSir Michael.jpgSir Vander.jpg

[edit] Ruins

Abandoned Mine.jpgRuined Library.jpgRuined Market.jpgRuined Village.jpgSurvivors.jpg

[edit] Shelters

Hovel.jpgNecropolis.jpgOvergrown Estate.jpg

[edit] Non-Supply cards

Madman.jpgMercenary.jpgSpoils.jpg

[edit] Impact

Dark Ages introduced several new cards to Dominion that broke previous unwritten (or even written) rules of card structure and gameplay, substantially broadening the scope of the kinds of things possible in Dominion. Dark Ages contains the only cards that cost $1 (Poor HousePoor House.jpg and Shelters), the only supply piles that consist of multiple shuffled differently-named cards (Knights and Ruins), the only kingdom card of which there are more than twelve copies (RatsRats.jpg), and more paradigm-breaking effects.

Dark Ages has been described as a highly advanced set, hard to introduce to new players, not only because of its paradigm-breaking cards, but also because many cards in it require high skill to play optimally and may depend on tricky combos with other cards.

Just prior to the release of Adventures, a poll on the forums found Dark Ages to be the most popular set, narrowly beating Prosperity. Reasons for this included the size of the set (more cards means more things to like), but also the overall quality of the cards, and the interesting new strategies brought to the game with their inclusion.

[edit] Shelters

Shelters games cause many Kingdom cards to work differently, and affects the opening two turns as well.

  • Weakened cards:
    • AmbassadorAmbassador.jpg, since Shelters can't be returned to the supply, and JesterJester.jpg, since Shelters can't be gained from the supply
    • Cards that interact with Estates (or Victory cards in general), such as BaronBaron.jpg, Silk RoadSilk Road.jpg and InheritanceInheritance.jpg aren't able to interact with them from the start
    • Cards whose value as openers depends on the fact that Estates cost $2, such as RemakeRemake.jpg and SalvagerSalvager.jpg, get less benefit out of the $1 cost of Shelters
    • Cards that dislike junk variety, like Hunting PartyHunting Party.jpg and JourneymanJourneyman.jpg
    • MagpieMagpie.jpg is weakened slightly; if Hovel is revealed, it's only a cantrip
  • Strengthened cards:
    • Cards that like any variety, like HarvestHarvest.jpg and FairgroundsFairgrounds.jpg
    • Engines, in general, are strengthened due to the addition of a Village to your starting cards, and the fact that trashing your starting cards doesn't lose you 3 VP
    • Trashers that don't care so much about the cost of the trashed card get a slight boost from Overgrown Estate's when-trash draw

Necropolis allows for more flexible openings, since there is a lower chance of two opening terminals colliding. Hovel makes for strategic decisions when purchasing Victory cards, especially Alt VP.

[edit] Ruins

The addition of Looters can lead to games where twice the normal amount of junk cards are being distributed, leading to longer games. CultistCultist.jpg can also distribute Ruins faster than any Curser due to its chaining. With both a Looter and a Curser present in a kingdom, the game slows down considerably, but three-pile endings are much easier to achieve, since the Ruins count as a supply pile.

[edit] Trashing

Given that it is one of the themes of the set, Dark Ages contains some of the strongest trashers in the game.

  • AltarAltar.jpg - expensive, but incredibly useful - turning bad cards into $5 Actions in the early game, and gaining Duchies in the late game
  • CountCount.jpg - although it comes with stipulations, it can still usually trash 2 or 3 cards per use, and transitions into something more useful later in the game
  • CounterfeitCounterfeit.jpg - one of the best Copper trashers, especially since it continues to be useful after your Coppers are all gone
  • Death CartDeath Cart.jpg - it gives the highest non-variable +$ in the game
  • ForagerForager.jpg - it has to be built up to get the full benefit, but as a non-terminal trasher, it is typically a good opener
  • GraverobberGraverobber.jpg - one of only two cards that can gain from the trash, and the more effective of the two - it can also turn $5 Actions (like itself) into Provinces
  • HermitHermit.jpg - the best CurseCurse.jpg defense behind only WatchtowerWatchtower.jpg, since it can trash cards directly from your discard pile, making it as though the Curser hadn't even been played
  • Junk DealerJunk Dealer.jpg - the Peddler variant trasher
  • KnightsKnights.jpg - while swingy, they can be quite devestating in large numbers
  • MercenaryMercenary.jpg - trashes very quickly while still giving a benefit and harming your opponent
  • ProcessionProcession.jpg - while chiefly best with other Dark Ages cards, it can be quite good in engines, especially on boards with Actions of every cost
  • RatsRats.jpg - useless on its own, it is a powerhouse when paired with trashers that care about cost (like BishopBishop.jpg) or card type (like Death Cart)
  • RebuildRebuild.jpg - perhaps the most powerful card in this set (or even all of Dominion), it forgoes both engine and big money to directly turn Estates and Duchies into Provinces
  • RogueRogue.jpg - a weak card, but one of the few capable of stealing non-Treasure cards from other players

There are also several cards that benefit when trashed by other cards, or simply when another card is trashed.

  • CatacombsCatacombs.jpg - it gains a cheaper card when trashed, mirroring Border VillageBorder Village.jpg
  • CultistCultist.jpg - draws 3 cards when trashed
  • FeodumFeodum.jpg - can be trashed as part of a big money strategy, or as a means to get more Silvers to increase your point total from your other Feoda
  • FortressFortress.jpg - the first card that can never be removed from your deck via trashing - as it can be infinitely trashed, it does great with cost-caring trashers
  • Hunting GroundsHunting Grounds.jpg - gains a Duchy or three Estates when trashed
  • Market SquareMarket Square.jpg - the trashing analogue to TunnelTunnel.jpg, it is very effective at gaining Gold in heavy trashing games, and then putting that Gold to use with its +Buy
  • RatsRats.jpg - though it does trash, its main role is to be trashed, similarly to Fortress
  • Overgrown EstateOvergrown Estate.jpg - draws a single card when trashed
  • Sir VanderSir Vander.jpg - gains a Gold when trashed
  • SquireSquire.jpg - can gain any Attack, no matter its cost, when trashed

[edit] Engines

Because of its minor theme of card combinations, many Dark Ages cards are well suited for engines.

[edit] Weird cards

Some of the cards introduced in Dark Ages were completely unlike anything seen before, and are still regarded as oddities.

  • Poor HousePoor House.jpg - the only card to subtract $, and the only Kingdom card with a cost of $1
  • FortressFortress.jpg - the only card that can never be removed from your deck through trashing
  • RatsRats.jpg - hard to see the point of at first, and the first Action card pile with more than 10 cards
  • Band of MisfitsBand of Misfits.jpg - the first card that could emulate other cards without playing a physical copy of them
  • GraverobberGraverobber.jpg/RogueRogue.jpg - the first cards that could gain from the trash

[edit] Fixes

Like Hinterlands before it, Dark Ages contains cards that address issues with previously published cards.

  • SaboteurSaboteur.jpg - KnightsKnights.jpg and RogueRogue.jpg can remove good cards from other players decks, but do not require time-consuming digging, can't easily trash Provinces, and give a benefit to the player (Saboteur was removed from the revised edition of Intrigue)
  • Wishing WellWishing Well.jpg - MysticMystic.jpg does not give +1 Card before guessing, which enables synergy with cards like Pearl DiverPearl Diver.jpg which give knowledge of the top card of the deck, as well as other Mystics

[edit] Theme

Game designer Donald X. offered some insight into some themes of the set here.

  • 4 Ruins: Marauder, Cultist, Death Cart, Vagrant (Ruined Library, Ruined Market, Ruined Village, Abandoned Mine, Survivors)
  • 3 Spoils: Marauder, Pillage, Bandit Camp (Spoils)
  • 8 When-trash: Market Square, Fortress, Squire, Hunting Grounds, Feodum, Cultist, Catacombs, Rats (Overgrown Estate, Sir Vander)
  • 7 Other upgrade: Hermit, Urchin, Rats, Altar, Graverobber, Procession, Rebuild
  • 8 Other trashing: Junk Dealer, Counterfeit, Forager, Death Cart, Count, Knights, Rogue, Pillage (Mercenary, Hovel, Dame Anna)
  • 3 Look at trash: Graverobber, Rogue, Forager
  • 7 Live with junk: Poor House, Sage, Storeroom, Ironmonger, Scavenger, Wandering Minstrel, Catacombs (Survivors)
  • 4 Off-theme: Beggar, Armory, Band of Misfits, Mystic (Madman, Necropolis)

[edit] Trivia

Dark Ages is the only Dominion expansion that does not contain a curser. It is also the expansion which introduces the most new kingdom cards.

[edit] In other languages

  • Czech: Temné časy
  • Dutch: De Donkere Middeleeuwen
  • Finnish: Katovuodet (lit. famine years)
  • French: L'âge des ténèbres
  • German: Dark Ages
  • Japanese: 暗黒時代 (pron. ankoku jidai)
  • Korean: 암흑의 시대 (pron. amheug-ui sidae)
  • Polish: Mroczne wieki (note: as referred to in Polish Empires rulebook)
  • Russian: Тёмные Времена (pron. tyomnyye vryemyena)
  • Spanish: Edad Oscura

[edit] Development timetable

I started working on "War" in February 2007. The last change to Dark Ages cards was January 2012. I was working on the rulebook in March / April 2012. "Work" in some form continues past that point, since there is proofreading whenever the files are ready, and complaining about art to the degree that I get to, and writing previews and a secret history.

[edit] Secret History

When I showed Dominion off to RGG, I had five expansions. They were: Intrigue; Seaside and Hinterlands combined; Prosperity; "War;" and a large version of Alchemy with a touch of Cornucopia.

War was interaction-themed. Different ways for players to interact. Its cards included versions of SwindlerSwindler.jpg, Trade RouteTrade Route.jpg, TributeTribute.jpg, Council RoomCouncil Room.jpg, and SmugglersSmugglers.jpg. Council RoomCouncil Room.jpg kept the same name when I moved it to the main set; now you know how it got that name.

War was my favorite expansion, but the problem was, every expansion needed interactive non-attack cards. Every expansion needed a certain percentage of interactive cards, and attacks slow the game down, whereas non-attack interactive cards may not, and may even speed it up. So I had to spread them around. I made War more attack-themed and gave each other set at least one non-attack interactive card. Man do I need an acronym for that? Maybe I am done saying it.

During work on the main set, I briefly tried rearranging everything into 16-card expansions, and at that time I had an expansion that was top-of-your-deck themed. This theme was no good; it's fine for making some cards that play well with each other, but since I do that kind of thing in every set, the theme is invisible. So I broke that one up, and War ended up taking a few of those cards, thinking maybe it would end up with a mild top-of-your-deck subtheme, which fit with some of the attacks. In the end it only kept ArmoryArmory.jpg. Those of you noting that Dark Ages is the 7th expansion, and that in the Secret History for Dominion I say that AdventurerAdventurer.jpg came from the 7th expansion: that 7th expansion was the top-of-deck one. Ditto for Shanty TownShanty Town.jpg.

Around the time I was working in earnest on Cornucopia, I realized I had to decide what to do about the sizes of the last two large sets. The main set and Intrigue were standalones, and so 500 cards; Seaside and Prosperity had playmats and metal tokens. Hinterlands and Dark Ages did not have such things. Could they just be cheaper or what? I did not know yet if that was okay. However, I could dodge the issue for one of the sets by making it a standalone, and it seemed good to do another standalone anyway. I picked Hinterlands for that and worked to keep that set from getting too complex. And then what could Dark Ages have? And of course I realized that it could just have more cards; it could be 500 cards rather than 300. This would let me do some stuff that might not seem worth the space otherwise, like having a new kind of penalty card or cards that turned into other cards. So I expanded the expansion.

The original interactive theme was gone, and the attack theme was not going to cut it. Joe Dominion just doesn't want a heavy attack environment, that's what I think. And anyone who does can rig it themselves by including more attacks on the table. I figured attacks could still be a minor sub-theme, but slowly the cards that worked with attacks left, until Squire is all that remains (yes plus Beggar but that doesn't count). And as I mentioned, the top-of-deck theme was never going to amount to much.

I filled the void with an upgrading theme and a trash theme. Lots of cards turn cards into other cards, or themselves into other cards, and then a bunch of cards care if they're trashed, and a few care about the trash other ways. And of course the stuff I did with the extra 200 cards amounted to various minor themes too.

War was an unacceptable theme for Hans im Gluck, and I knew this basically from the day they took on Dominion. So way back when I knew I would be retheming the set. Dark Ages, there's a theme. It could be the poor to Prosperity's rich. Then when Alchemy became a small set, it looked like this set, though originally 4th, would be the last Dominion set, and that seemed cool too, going out with the Dark Ages (then Guilds got bumped to after it due to the basic cards product, which is also why Hinterlands wasn't a standalone).

Two cards from the original 2007 version of the set remain basically intact - AltarAltar.jpg and Band of MisfitsBand of Misfits.jpg. The KnightsKnights.jpg were in the original set in a different form, and there was a "+1 card +1 action" trasher which can claim to be an ancestor of RatsRats.jpg and Junk DealerJunk Dealer.jpg. The other 16 cards went elsewhere or didn't survive, being replaced by 31 new cards, some themselves from other sets but many new to this one. And of course I added those other cards, the Ruins and Shelters and things. The original war flavor and interaction theme are gone, replaced by the Dark Ages, upgrading, and the trash. The original set was my favorite and it turns out the final set is still my favorite. I liked the original for the interaction between players, and I like the final version for the interactions between cards. It is the crazy combos set.

On to the endless outtakes.

- The reaction part of TraderTrader.jpg started here, first by itself, and then for a while as a treasure-reaction worth $1. The top half of InnInn.jpg started here too, for $4 (it was fine, I just needed someplace to put the bottom half of InnInn.jpg). There was also a similar card here later, "+2 Cards +1 Action, discard a card," for $4, which ended up being too good. Spice MerchantSpice Merchant.jpg without the WoodcutterWoodcutter.jpg option was here, but didn't exactly lead to Spice MerchantSpice Merchant.jpg. Fool's GoldFool's Gold.jpg was in here at one point, in addition to the bottom being tried on Bandit CampBandit Camp.jpg. CartographerCartographer.jpg started here; it was a simple card that seemed perfect for Hinterlands, at the time a standalone.

- SwindlerSwindler.jpg, Trade RouteTrade Route.jpg, TributeTribute.jpg, and Council RoomCouncil Room.jpg started here. Council RoomCouncil Room.jpg originally cost $4; TributeTribute.jpg didn't say "differently named" and revealed the top card of each adjacent player; SwindlerSwindler.jpg didn't give +$2 and instead gave them a card for $2 less than the trashed card; and Trade RouteTrade Route.jpg was "+1 Card +1 Buy +$1, if a ProvinceProvince.jpg has been gained this game, +1 Card." SmugglersSmugglers.jpg had its roots in a card here that was "+$2, cards gained on the previous turn cost $1 less this turn." I tried a victory card with the Horse TradersHorse Traders.jpg reaction here. Hunting PartyHunting Party.jpg and SpySpy.jpg were briefly in this set before getting whisked away.

- VineyardVineyard.jpg was in the set for a while, sometimes with a reaction. MasqueradeMasquerade.jpg visited. MonumentMonument.jpg was here for a bit, after leaving Prosperity and before returning to it. The card that ended up being Horn of PlentyHorn of Plenty.jpg was here for a while after leaving Intrigue. When it was here it was some version of, "+2 Actions +1 Buy, while this is in play, when you play an action +$1."

- There was an attack that gave out Confusions and doubled as a MoatMoat.jpg. There was an attack that was +1 Card +1 Action, name a type, each other player reveals their top card and trashes it if it matches. I tried a weaker version that only hit $3-$6's before killing it.

- For a long time there was an attack which in its best form was "+$2, they trash the top card of their deck and gain a cheaper card that shares a type with it, or a Ruins if they can't." I liked it. Eventually I decided though that there was enough hatred of trashing attacks out there that I should just stick with the KnightsKnights.jpg (plus RogueRogue.jpg, but it's only a fractional attack).

- There was an attack, gain an EstateEstate.jpg, they gain a CurseCurse.jpg, for $3. It dominated games too much. I replaced it with MarauderMarauder.jpg, and used the Estate/Curse thing on FollowersFollowers.jpg.

- There was a trashing attack that could only trash cards that didn't match cards in the trash.

- There was a SpySpy.jpg variant for $2 that put bottom cards on top or didn't.

- There was a flipped version of MargraveMargrave.jpg - +2 Cards, each other player discards down to 2, then draws a card. Oh man. So painful. A version that was around for a while cost $4 and gave you 2 SilverSilver.jpgs if it was trashed. Another version cost $5 but came with a SpoilsSpoils.jpg.

- After that attack died, I tried, they discard down to 3, you look through your discard pile and either get a card from it into your hand or draw 2 cards. It needed the +2 Cards option in case your discard pile was empty. Well I decided ScavengerScavenger.jpg was okay, but you don't need to see too many of these getting back Platinums.

- Early on Intrigue had had a one-shot that played every attack in your deck (digging them out of it). It moved here and stopped being a one-shot, then gained the setup of "add an attack pile to the game." It was in the set for a while, producing gigantic piles of pain.

- There was a VillageVillage.jpg that had you SpySpy.jpg first whenever you played an attack. Play three of them and you'd be making three decisions per player per attack. I liked it for a while.

- There was a Throne RoomThrone Room.jpg variant that gave +1 Card +1 Action, and had every opponent play the card you Throned on their next turn. It had built-in super-crazy just by playing it on itself.

- Another Throne was "Choose one: +1 Card +1 Action; or Throne." It cost $4 when Throne RoomThrone Room.jpg itself cost $3. When Throne RoomThrone Room.jpg had to cost $4 there was no place for this card, which would be sad at $5.

- Another Throne hung around, set aside, until you wanted to use it (it was $5 and also gave you +1 Action when played). This works differently from Throne in multiples; two of them would let you do an action three times total, since each one just did it an extra time. This card was cool and was in the set for a while, but setting it aside indefinitely was problematic - in the past we've included playmats for that, and I didn't want playmats here - and the card was strong. A few times Bill Barksdale built a deck with lots of these Thrones and an AltarAltar.jpg, which would take advantage of not actually having to trash a card to AltarAltar.jpg if there are none in your hand, and would suddenly buy a pile of DuchiesDuchy.jpg. One of those games, Bill pared his deck down to just an AltarAltar.jpg and five copies of this Throne, drew the five Thrones and then watched a trashing attack trash his Altar. Good times.

- Another Throne had you draw 2 cards, play an action twice, then discard 3 cards. That may look straightforward, but it's all kinds of weird.

- I had discarding victory cards for +$2 each. It started out at $4, went up to $6, moved to Hinterlands, then was dropped for not being interesting enough.

- There was a RemodelRemodel.jpg that put the card into your hand. Originally it didn't give +1 Action; then it did and was crazy.

- There was a RemodelRemodel.jpg for $4 that RemodelRemodel.jpg'd one of the top 3 cards of your deck, putting the new card on top. I thought it was a keeper, but in one set of surveys it became clear that it was a dud for several playtesters.

- Another RemodelRemodel.jpg turned one card into two different cards that each cost exactly $2 more. I did DevelopDevelop.jpg instead.

- There was a victory card for $6 that was worth 2 VP and you gained two copies of it. That runs out the pile twice as fast, so I changed it to 1 VP but it came with a DuchyDuchy.jpg. That moved to Hinterlands, was there for a while, then left when I made Border VillageBorder Village.jpg cost $6.

- I tried a victory card that was worth 1 VP per 3 copies of whatever action you had the most copies of. I had a few different reactions on the bottom, including MoatMoat.jpg and giving you a new hand when attacked.

- I tried a version of Wall here, which had been a Hinterlands card that I did a better way as Island, then tried to do another version of for a while. The version here was an action-victory worth 2 VP with "look through your discard pile, shuffle all but 5 cards from it into your deck." The various Walls all were ways to shuffle your deck without so much garbage in it; I dropped it from Hinterlands in the end because I did Inn.

- There was an old old card, gain a SilverSilver.jpg to hand, each other player gains a CopperCopper.jpg to hand, for $5. Way back when, we didn't know any better, and this card seemed okay. Then I tried a bunch of things to make this good enough, eventually drifting into "+1 Card +1 Action +$1, each other player gains a CopperCopper.jpg in hand then discards down to 4." In the end nothing has survived. Giving other players CopperCopper.jpg is bad in general because the pile varies in size so much, depending on the number of players and whether or not you add together the main set and Intrigue. It's fine if the attack is limited as to how much CopperCopper.jpg it will really give out, like JesterJester.jpg and Noble BrigandNoble Brigand.jpg and AmbassadorAmbassador.jpg.

- There was a card from Seaside, "+$2, when you discard this from play you may put this on your deck," for $3. It seemed innocent for a long long time. Steve Wampler eventually demonstrated that it was not. ScavengerScavenger.jpg provides a way to get that +$2 every turn, but you need two of them, and might draw them together.

- I tried a few ways to give you a combination of +'s that you picked. It sounded like something but was never interesting.

- There was "+1 buy +$1, if you buy a 2nd card on a turn with this in play, trash this and gain 2 SilverSilver.jpgs." I tried a few different "turns into 2 SilverSilver.jpgs" cards over the years; this was its last stand.

- When it looked like Band of MisfitsBand of Misfits.jpg wouldn't survive, I made a card that was just a big choose one with the kinds of things you'd like to see on the table with Band of MisfitsBand of Misfits.jpg.

- A few cards tried to provide other uses for the Ruins pile. One was "+1 Card +1 Action, play the top Ruins, put it on the bottom." It was cute but there's a tracking issue. I did IronmongerIronmonger.jpg instead. Another card played the top four Ruins. It gave you +$3 instead if the Ruins ran out, because what fun is that.

- Here's a weird one. WoodcutterWoodcutter.jpg, copies of cards in the trash cost $1 less this turn; setup: we each put a kingdom card into the trash. Let me tell you, some slow decisions there, and then you have to keep the trash all spread out. It was interesting though. Those of you complaining about the Band of MisfitsBand of Misfits.jpg FAQ, this is how you could get King's CourtKing's Court.jpg to cost less than Band of MisfitsBand of Misfits.jpg.

- The original main set had "Trash a card from your hand, discard a card, draw 3 cards." I dropped it from the main set for being redundant; there were other trashers. I slotted it right into Intrigue and then bumped it from there too. I stuck it here and well. It was interesting in its day, but wasn't so interesting these days, being similar to various other cards.

- An old card drew you 2 extra cards in your next hand, and was a MoatMoat.jpg. The idea was to increase your chance of having reactions in hand for attacks.

- A few times over the years, I tried to make a card that cost the other players a victory card at the end of the game. It attacks your score. This version I'm looking at was an "Action - Endgame." I tried versions that made one card not score, or two. At two no-one scores. At one it just wasn't interesting enough. The rest of the card can't exactly compensate; the text doing this weird thing has to be worth it.

- I tried $2, "+1 Card +1 Action, each player draws a card." It's pretty rude with MilitiaMilitia.jpgs.

- I briefly had a card-drawer that gave you cards when it was trashed. I guess that still describes CultistCultist.jpg.

- A somewhat late card read, "+1 Buy +$2, while this is in play, when you gain a card, you may trash a card from your hand." It was fine, it was just lackluster. I see another WoodcutterWoodcutter.jpg here I don't remember; WoodcutterWoodcutter.jpg, a card costs $1 less this turn per copy you reveal from your hand.

- Another late card was a treasure-victory card, worth $1 plus $1 per nontreasure in your hand, and worth 1 VP per 10 cards in the trash. The VP part was crazy, and I replaced this with a treasure worth $1 per different card type in your hand. It was cute in all-Dark Ages games and not so great otherwise. It flirted with staying in the set, then I replaced it with RebuildRebuild.jpg.

- More late cards, briefly tested in case they somehow worked out, all costing $5. A two-use GoldGold.jpg (you trash it and gain a SpoilsSpoils.jpg). +3 Cards, we all set aside a card from our hand, then we all take one of those cards. +1 Card +1 Action, When you gain or trash this each other player gets a Ruins. +1 Card +1 Action +$1, may discard x cards to gain a card costing $x. +4 Cards, +1 Action, discard 3 cards. And there was a hot potato card - you passed it left when you played it and got some benefit, and at end of game it was worth negative VP - that I tested but did not make a prototype card image for. The slot all these cards were tested for went to MysticMystic.jpg.

- A few cards moved to Guilds, including one that then didn't survive there, but that story will have to wait.

True story!

[edit] Retrospective

Dark Ages is my favorite of the early sets but has a stand-out number of design mistakes - RebuildRebuild.jpg, CultistCultist.jpg, ProcessionProcession.jpg, Band of MisfitsBand of Misfits.jpg.


From 2007 through the break after GuildsGuilds.jpg, Dark Ages was my favorite expansion. It has lots of card interactions, that's the draw. The sets ramped up in polish as of AdventuresAdventures.jpg, and there are a bunch of those sets at this point. Then I made 2E's for the main setDominion2.jpg andIntrigue2.jpg fourSeaside2.jpg earlierProsperity2.jpg expansionsHinterlands2.jpg. So at this point Dark Ages stands out for not having gotten that treatment. It has a few problematically powerful/monolithic cards, and a bunch of duds.


[edit] Second Edition

It would be nice to replace Band of MisfitsBand of Misfits.jpg and ProcessionProcession.jpg, ideally with fixed versions as if. I've wanted to kill RebuildRebuild.jpg for a while, and people would probably be happy to have a better-to-print CultistCultist.jpg and UrchinUrchin.jpg (which is two cards). That leaves just one card left to replace (to have the same size update pack). Nothing else has to go but something else could be improved on; I'm personally not much of a fan of StoreroomStoreroom.jpg or SageSage.jpg. ScavengerScavenger.jpg would be safe though.


[edit] Recommended sets of 10

All sets include the Shelters.

[edit] Dark Ages only

Grim Parade [images]
Armory Band of Misfits Catacombs Cultist Forager
Armory.jpg Band of Misfits.jpg Catacombs.jpg Cultist.jpg Forager.jpg
Fortress.jpg Hunting Grounds.jpg Knights.jpg Market Square.jpg Procession.jpg
Fortress Hunting Grounds Knights Market Square Procession
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Ruins Shelters
Abandoned Mine.jpg Shelters.jpg
Chess With Death [images]
Bandit Camp Graverobber Junk Dealer Mystic Pillage
Bandit Camp.jpg Graverobber.jpg Junk Dealer.jpg Mystic.jpg Pillage.jpg
Rats.jpg Sage.jpg Scavenger.jpg Storeroom.jpg Vagrant.jpg
Rats Sage Scavenger Storeroom Vagrant
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Shelters
Shelters.jpg

[edit] Dark Ages & Dominion

High and Low [images]
Cellar Moneylender Throne Room Witch Workshop
Cellar.jpg Moneylender.jpg Throne Room.jpg Witch.jpg Workshop.jpg
Hermit.jpg Hunting Grounds.jpg Mystic.jpg Poor House.jpg Wandering Minstrel.jpg
Hermit Hunting Grounds Mystic Poor House Wandering Minstrel
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Shelters
Shelters.jpg
Chivalry and Revelry [images]
Festival Gardens Laboratory Library Remodel
Festival.jpg Gardens.jpg Laboratory.jpg Library.jpg Remodel.jpg
Altar.jpg Knights.jpg Rats.jpg Scavenger.jpg Squire.jpg
Altar Knights Rats Scavenger Squire
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Shelters
Shelters.jpg

[edit] Dark Ages & Intrigue

Prophecy [images]
Armory Ironmonger Mystic Rebuild Vagrant
Armory.jpg Ironmonger.jpg Mystic.jpg Rebuild.jpg Vagrant.jpg
Baron.jpg Conspirator.jpg Nobles.jpg Secret Passage.jpg Wishing Well.jpg
Baron Conspirator Nobles Secret Passage Wishing Well
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Shelters
Shelters.jpg
Invasion [images]
Beggar Marauder Rogue Squire Urchin
Beggar.jpg Marauder.jpg Rogue.jpg Squire.jpg Urchin.jpg
Diplomat.jpg Harem.jpg Swindler.jpg Torturer.jpg Upgrade.jpg
Diplomat Harem Swindler Torturer Upgrade
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Ruins Shelters
Abandoned Mine.jpg Shelters.jpg

[edit] Dark Ages & Seaside

Watery Graves [images]
Corsair Native Village Salvager Treasure Map Treasury
Corsair.jpg Native Village.jpg Salvager.jpg Treasure Map.jpg Treasury.jpg
Count.jpg Graverobber.jpg Hermit.jpg Rats.jpg Scavenger.jpg
Count Graverobber Hermit Rats Scavenger
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Shelters
Shelters.jpg
Peasants [images]
Fishing Village Haven Island Lighthouse Warehouse
Fishing Village.jpg Haven.jpg Island.jpg Lighthouse.jpg Warehouse.jpg
Armory.jpg Band of Misfits.jpg Poor House.jpg Forager.jpg Vagrant.jpg
Armory Band of Misfits Poor House Forager Vagrant
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Shelters
Shelters.jpg

[edit] Dark Ages & Alchemy

Infestations [images]
Armory Cultist Feodum Market Square Rats
Armory.jpg Cultist.jpg Feodum.jpg Market Square.jpg Rats.jpg
Wandering Minstrel.jpg Apprentice.jpg Scrying Pool.jpg Transmute.jpg Vineyard.jpg
Wandering Minstrel Apprentice Scrying Pool Transmute Vineyard
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Potion Ruins Shelters
Potion.jpg Abandoned Mine.jpg Shelters.jpg
Lamentations [images]
Beggar Catacombs Counterfeit Forager Ironmonger
Beggar.jpg Catacombs.jpg Counterfeit.jpg Forager.jpg Ironmonger.jpg
Pillage.jpg Apothecary.jpg Golem.jpg Herbalist.jpg University.jpg
Pillage Apothecary Golem Herbalist University
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Potion Shelters
Potion.jpg Shelters.jpg

[edit] Dark Ages & Prosperity

One Man's Trash [images]
Anvil City Crystal Ball Magnate War Chest
Anvil.jpg City.jpg Crystal Ball.jpg Magnate.jpg War Chest.jpg
Counterfeit.jpg Forager.jpg Market Square.jpg Pillage.jpg Squire.jpg
Counterfeit Forager Market Square Pillage Squire
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Platinum Colony Shelters
Platinum.jpg Colony.jpg Shelters.jpg
Honor Among Thieves [images]
Collection Forge Hoard Quarry Watchtower
Collection.jpg Forge.jpg Hoard.jpg Quarry.jpg Watchtower.jpg
Bandit Camp.jpg Marauder.jpg Procession.jpg Rogue.jpg Squire.jpg
Bandit Camp Marauder Procession Rogue Squire
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Platinum Colony Ruins Shelters
Platinum.jpg Colony.jpg Abandoned Mine.jpg Shelters.jpg

[edit] Dark Ages & Cornucopia

Dark Carnival [images]
Band of Misfits Cultist Fortress Hermit Junk Dealer
Band of Misfits.jpg Cultist.jpg Fortress.jpg Hermit.jpg Junk Dealer.jpg
Knights.jpg Fairgrounds.jpg Hamlet.jpg Horn of Plenty.jpg Menagerie.jpg
Knights Fairgrounds Hamlet Horn of Plenty Menagerie
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Ruins Shelters
Abandoned Mine.jpg Shelters.jpg
To the Victor [images]
Bandit Camp Counterfeit Death Cart Marauder Pillage
Bandit Camp.jpg Counterfeit.jpg Death Cart.jpg Marauder.jpg Pillage.jpg
Sage.jpg Harvest.jpg Hunting Party.jpg Remake.jpg Tournament.jpg
Sage Harvest Hunting Party Remake Tournament
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Ruins Shelters
Abandoned Mine.jpg Shelters.jpg

[edit] Dark Ages & Hinterlands

Far From Home [images]
Cartographer Develop Fool's Gold Weaver Witch's Hut
Cartographer.jpg Develop.jpg Fool's Gold.jpg Weaver.jpg Witch's Hut.jpg
Beggar.jpg Count.jpg Feodum.jpg Marauder.jpg Wandering Minstrel.jpg
Beggar Count Feodum Marauder Wandering Minstrel
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Ruins Shelters
Abandoned Mine.jpg Shelters.jpg
Expeditions [images]
Nomads Oasis Scheme Spice Merchant Tunnel
Nomads.jpg Oasis.jpg Scheme.jpg Spice Merchant.jpg Tunnel.jpg
Altar.jpg Catacombs.jpg Ironmonger.jpg Poor House.jpg Storeroom.jpg
Altar Catacombs Ironmonger Poor House Storeroom
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Shelters
Shelters.jpg

[edit] Dark Ages & Guilds

Stoneground [images]
Hunting Grounds Ironmonger Procession Marauder Rogue
Hunting Grounds.jpg Ironmonger.jpg Procession.jpg Marauder.jpg Rogue.jpg
Advisor.jpg Baker.jpg Candlestick Maker.jpg Plaza.jpg Stonemason.jpg
Advisor Baker Candlestick Maker Plaza Stonemason
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Ruins Shelters
Abandoned Mine.jpg Shelters.jpg
Class Struggle [images]
Feodum Fortress Knights Market Square Poor House
Feodum.jpg Fortress.jpg Knights.jpg Market Square.jpg Poor House.jpg
Butcher.jpg Doctor.jpg Journeyman.jpg Merchant Guild.jpg Taxman.jpg
Butcher Doctor Journeyman Merchant Guild Taxman
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Shelters
Shelters.jpg

[edit] Dark Ages & Adventures

Cemetery Polka [images]
Amulet Caravan Guard Hireling Peasant Relic
Amulet.jpg Caravan Guard.jpg Hireling.jpg Peasant.jpg Relic.jpg
Graverobber.jpg Marauder.jpg Procession.jpg Rogue.jpg Wandering Minstrel.jpg
Graverobber Marauder Procession Rogue Wandering Minstrel
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Ruins Shelters Alms
Abandoned Mine.jpg Shelters.jpg Alms.jpg
Groovy Decay [images]
Dungeon Haunted Woods Ratcatcher Raze Transmogrify
Dungeon.jpg Haunted Woods.jpg Ratcatcher.jpg Raze.jpg Transmogrify.jpg
Cultist.jpg Death Cart.jpg Fortress.jpg Knights.jpg Rats.jpg
Cultist Death Cart Fortress Knights Rats
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Ruins Shelters Lost Arts Pathfinding
Abandoned Mine.jpg Shelters.jpg Lost Arts.jpg Pathfinding.jpg

[edit] Dark Ages & Empires

Tomb of the Rat King [images]
Castles Chariot Race City Quarter Legionary Sacrifice
Castles.jpg Chariot Race.jpg City Quarter.jpg Legionary.jpg Sacrifice.jpg
Death Cart.jpg Fortress.jpg Pillage.jpg Rats.jpg Storeroom.jpg
Death Cart Fortress Pillage Rats Storeroom
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Ruins Shelters Advance Tomb
Abandoned Mine.jpg Shelters.jpg Advance.jpg Tomb.jpg
Triumph of the Bandit King [images]
Capital Charm Engineer Groundskeeper Legionary
Capital.jpg Charm.jpg Engineer.jpg Groundskeeper.jpg Legionary.jpg
Bandit Camp.jpg Catacombs.jpg Hunting Grounds.jpg Market Square.jpg Procession.jpg
Bandit Camp Catacombs Hunting Grounds Market Square Procession
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Shelters Triumph Defiled Shrine
Shelters.jpg Triumph.jpg Defiled Shrine.jpg
The Squire's Ritual [images]
Archive Catapult Crown Patrician Settlers
Archive.jpg Catapult.jpg Crown.jpg Patrician.jpg Settlers.jpg
Feodum.jpg Hermit.jpg Ironmonger.jpg Rogue.jpg Squire.jpg
Feodum Hermit Ironmonger Rogue Squire
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Shelters Ritual Museum
Shelters.jpg Ritual.jpg Museum.jpg

[edit] Dark Ages & Nocturne

Grave Matters [images]
Cemetery Cursed Village Necromancer Skulk Tormentor
Cemetery.jpg Cursed Village.jpg Necromancer.jpg Skulk.jpg Tormentor.jpg
Armory.jpg Forager.jpg Graverobber.jpg Market Square.jpg Squire.jpg
Armory Forager Graverobber Market Square Squire
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Shelters Hexes
Shelters.jpg Hex-back.jpg
Rats and Bats [images]
Changeling Devil's Workshop Sacred Grove Tracker Vampire
Changeling.jpg Devil's Workshop.jpg Sacred Grove.jpg Tracker.jpg Vampire.jpg
Catacombs.jpg Count.jpg Fortress.jpg Hermit.jpg Rats.jpg
Catacombs Count Fortress Hermit Rats
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Shelters Boons Hexes
Shelters.jpg Boon-back.jpg Hex-back.jpg

[edit] Dark Ages & Renaissance

Stargazing [images]
Border Guard Patron Seer Silk Merchant Swashbuckler
Border Guard.jpg Patron.jpg Seer.jpg Silk Merchant.jpg Swashbuckler.jpg
Hermit.jpg Mystic.jpg Procession.jpg Sage.jpg Wandering Minstrel.jpg
Hermit Mystic Procession Sage Wandering Minstrel
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Shelters Star Chart Horn Lantern Treasure Chest
Shelters.jpg Star Chart.jpg Horn.jpg Lantern.jpg Treasure Chest.jpg
Sewer Rats [images]
Flag Bearer Improve Lackeys Mountain Village Research
Flag Bearer.jpg Improve.jpg Lackeys.jpg Mountain Village.jpg Research.jpg
Count.jpg Counterfeit.jpg Cultist.jpg Graverobber.jpg Rats.jpg
Count Counterfeit Cultist Graverobber Rats
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Ruins Shelters Crop Rotation Sewers Flag
Abandoned Mine.jpg Shelters.jpg Crop Rotation.jpg Sewers.jpg Flag.jpg

[edit] Dark Ages & Menagerie

Friendly Carnage [images]
Animal Fair Cardinal Falconer Goatherd Hunting Lodge
Animal Fair.jpg Cardinal.jpg Falconer.jpg Goatherd.jpg Hunting Lodge.jpg
Altar.jpg Beggar.jpg Catacombs.jpg Fortress.jpg Market Square.jpg
Altar Beggar Catacombs Fortress Market Square
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Shelters Ride Way of the Camel
Shelters.jpg Ride.jpg Way of the Camel.jpg
Gift Horses [images]
Camel Train Destrier Displace Paddock Scrap
Camel Train.jpg Destrier.jpg Displace.jpg Paddock.jpg Scrap.jpg
Hunting Grounds.jpg Pillage.jpg Rats.jpg Sage.jpg Squire.jpg
Hunting Grounds Pillage Rats Sage Squire
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Shelters Bargain Way of the Butterfly
Shelters.jpg Bargain.jpg Way of the Butterfly.jpg

[edit] Dark Ages & Allies

Grave Business [images]
Barbarian Broker Contract Highwayman Wizards
Barbarian.jpg Broker.jpg Contract.jpg Highwayman.jpg Wizards.jpg
Bandit Camp.jpg Beggar.jpg Forager.jpg Graverobber.jpg Poor House.jpg
Bandit Camp Beggar Forager Graverobber Poor House
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Shelters Cave Dwellers
Shelters.jpg Cave Dwellers.jpg
Rat Traders [images]
Emissary Importer Skirmisher Swap Townsfolk
Emissary.jpg Importer.jpg Skirmisher.jpg Swap.jpg Townsfolk.jpg
Count.jpg Death Cart.jpg Knights.jpg Rats.jpg Squire.jpg
Count Death Cart Knights Rats Squire
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Ruins Shelters Desert Guides
Abandoned Mine.jpg Shelters.jpg Desert Guides.jpg

[edit] Dark Ages & Plunder

Dad's Rats [images]
First Mate Maroon Rope Search Shaman
First Mate.jpg Maroon.jpg Rope.jpg Search.jpg Shaman.jpg
Death Cart.jpg Poor House.jpg Rats.jpg Squire.jpg Vagrant.jpg
Death Cart Poor House Rats Squire Vagrant
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Trait for Rats
Inherited
Ruins Shelters
Inherited.jpg Abandoned Mine.jpg Shelters.jpg
Ravagers [images]
Cutthroat Enlarge Grotto King's Cache Trickster
Cutthroat.jpg Enlarge.jpg Grotto.jpg King's Cache.jpg Trickster.jpg
Counterfeit.jpg Forager.jpg Ironmonger.jpg Pillage.jpg Storeroom.jpg
Counterfeit Forager Ironmonger Pillage Storeroom
Landscapes and Additional Cards
Trait for Forager
Tireless
Shelters Invasion
Tireless.jpg Shelters.jpg Invasion.jpg


Dark Ages
Cards $0 Ruins (Abandoned MineAbandoned Mine.jpgRuined LibraryRuined Library.jpgRuined MarketRuined Market.jpgRuined VillageRuined Village.jpgSurvivorsSurvivors.jpg) $0star SpoilsSpoils.jpg $1 Poor HousePoor House.jpgShelters (HovelHovel.jpgNecropolisNecropolis.jpgOvergrown EstateOvergrown Estate.jpg) $2 BeggarBeggar.jpgSquireSquire.jpgVagrantVagrant.jpg $3 ForagerForager.jpgHermitHermit.jpg (MadmanMadman.jpg) • Market SquareMarket Square.jpgSageSage.jpgStoreroomStoreroom.jpgUrchinUrchin.jpg (MercenaryMercenary.jpg) $4 ArmoryArmory.jpgDeath CartDeath Cart.jpgFeodumFeodum.jpgFortressFortress.jpgIronmongerIronmonger.jpgMarauderMarauder.jpgProcessionProcession.jpgRatsRats.jpgScavengerScavenger.jpgWandering MinstrelWandering Minstrel.jpg $5 Band of MisfitsBand of Misfits.jpgBandit CampBandit Camp.jpgCatacombsCatacombs.jpgCountCount.jpgCounterfeitCounterfeit.jpgCultistCultist.jpgGraverobberGraverobber.jpgJunk DealerJunk Dealer.jpgKnightsKnights.jpg (Dames AnnaDame Anna.jpgJosephineDame Josephine.jpgMollyDame Molly.jpgNatalieDame Natalie.jpgSylviaDame Sylvia.jpg • Sirs BaileySir Bailey.jpgDestrySir Destry.jpgMartinSir Martin.jpgMichaelSir Michael.jpgVanderSir Vander.jpg) • MysticMystic.jpgPillagePillage.jpgRebuildRebuild.jpgRogueRogue.jpg $6 AltarAltar.jpgHunting GroundsHunting Grounds.jpg
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