Before each game, the players select one of the quests listed in the Quest Guide.
Each quest presents the players with specific objectives they need to complete to win the
game. The heroes will either win or lose as a team, while the overlord wins or loses individually.
The game can also be played as a campaign with multiple quests linked together to form an
epic story. During a campaign, players earn upgrades and increase in power over the course
of several play sessions. The majority of this rulebook is written assuming that players are
playing a single scenario (and not the campaign). Campaign rules are explained later in this
rulebook (see “Campaign Rules” on page 19)