Lairs

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• How do conserved cubes interact with energy strikes? — Conserved cubes count as Fresh cubes for penalty purposes, so a "strike" that fatigues Fresh cubes can fatigue a Conserved cube too. When a Monster or Trap strikes you, the penalty (often to fatigue a…
• How do you conserve dice in a Monster Lair? — Use the Conserve action to move up to three Fresh cubes into your Conserved slots, which immediately ends your turn. The Conserve action lets you move 1–3 Fresh cubes into the Conserved slots beside y…
• Do you have to fight the Monster in a known Lair space? — No—if a Monster is in a Known space, you don't have to fight it immediately, but you can only fight it or leave its space; no other actions are allowed. When you move into a space containing a Monster…
• How do Treasure and monsters interact with Lairs? — Monsters are Hazard Features placed in lair spaces, while Treasures are found inside Chests (a Goal Feature); both count toward achievements needed to Exit and toward final scoring. During Lair buildi…
• What happens if I have no cubes to fatigue for Lairs? — You fatigue as many cubes as you can, then fatigue one additional cube of your choice for each unfulfilled increment of the penalty. When you must fatigue cubes but don't have enough available, you fu…
• How do traps interact with Lairs? — Traps are Hazard Features you place in your lair during building; Explorers must disarm them or suffer damage when encountered. Traps are one of two types of Hazards (along with Monsters) that you pla…