Descent is a gaming masterpiece. The campaigns are well balanced with branching story arcs. The heroes feel unique and there is a definite sense of progression as they unlock new and more powerful abilities. There are a bevy of enemy groups for the Overlord player to choose, allowing each quest to be played in a number of ways. And the art style is perfectly balanced between realism and whimsy, fostering a lighthearted yet challenging atmosphere. Oh… and there’s mounds and mounds of plastic miniatures! (If one were barbaric enough to pile their miniatures into mounds, that is.)
Content for Descent was released in several different formats which allowed for entry level players to enjoy the game as easily as hard-core completionists. The primary method of expansion was in the form of boxed campaigns containing new quests, new monster classes that were featured in those quests, new Overlord cards, Hero characters, and Hero classes. These campaigns would also feature several Lieutenant characters which served the roles of mini-bosses and main bosses for the stories. The boxed releases would utilize cardboard tokens to represent the Lieutenants, while their miniatures could be purchased in separately released blister-packs.
Although these optional additions would keep gameplay fresh and varied for years, they all depended on the components that were initially released as part of the Second Edition Core Box, which contained the following cast of characters:
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Heroes:
Lieutenants:
Monsters:
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