Talisman - Dungeon of Doom is the first of three brand new expansion kits that we'll be publishing for Talisman, that add new board sections, decks of adventure cards, and player characters to the game.

Surrounding the land of Talisman are four great realms. Dungeon of Doom allows the players to enter the first two of these realms - the Dungeon of the dread Lord of Darkness, and the Mountain realm of the fierce Eagle King. The remaining two realms will be covered in the second Talisman set.

Each of the realms included in Dungeon of Doom offer great opportunities as well as terrible dangers for those adventurers bold enough to enter them. Beneath the ancient ruins lies the dark and terror haunted catacombs of the dread Lord of Darkness. The corridors and rooms of his dungeon realm are home to an army of powerful monsters that guard his fabled horde of treasure. Meanwhile, beyond the crags lies the mountain realm of the fierce Eagle King. This fierce and noble ruler will help any adventurer that can reach him, but first the adventurer must brave the perils and natural dangers on the mountains below the Eagle King's palace.

Inside the Dungeon of Doom box you'll find a pair of 'L' shaped board sections that attach to opposite corners of the main Talisman board. The two boards depict the two new realms which the players can explore. Each realm also has a new set of adventure cards which detail the events, enemies and followers that can be encountered, and the treasures that can be found there.

In addition to the new boards and decks of cards, Dungeon of Doom contains six new characters: a ferocious Beastman, mighty Chaos Warrior, a wise Priest, pyrotechnical Fire Wizard, mystical Shaman nd a earthly Druid. Each new character is provided with a full-colour character card detailing their strength, craft and special abilities, and is represented by a superbly detailed plastic Citadel miniature.

The basic Talisman rules are let pretty much unchanged, and the game is still won b defeating the Dragon King. However, if Dungeon of Doom is being used then players may move their character's into the new realms by the side of the main Talisman board. Each realm is connected to the main Talisman board at a specific space; the Dungeon connects at the Ruins space, and the Mountains connect at the Crags space. You may enter a realm simply by moving from the appropriate connecting space. To Exit a realm, simply reverse the procedure, moving from the entry/exit space in the realm back to the connecting space on the main board.

When in a realm a player must draw cards from the appropriate realm card deck. In addition, if a player's character starts a turn in a realm he must roll the special Realm Dice to see how many spaces the character may move.

The Realm dice is included with the Dungeon of Doom expansion set and is different to a normal six sided dice. It bears the numbers 1,1,2,2,3,4 instead of the normal 1-6 pips. You will notice that this means you move more slowly in the realms, which is as it should be because each realm is, in its own way, more difficult to move through than the normal board. The realm dice is only used for movement; a normal six sided dice is only used for battles, psychic combat, or anything else that calls for a dice roll.

Unfortunately we couldn't fit all of the characters we'd playtested into Dungeon of Doom, so we've included four of the adventurers we had to miss out here in White Dwarf. To use them simply cut out or photocopy the character sheets and glue them to a piece of thin card, and then shuffle them in with the rest of the character sheets the next time you play the game of Talisman.

The new characters can be represented by an appropriate Citadel miniature from your collection, or see the Mail Order advertisement elsewhere in this issue for a specially selected set of Citadel miniatures you can use. The four new characters included in the game are:

The Thief is a cunning rogue who steals from the rich and keeps the proceeds for himself! He was orphaned at a young age and has always had to live by his wits in order to survive. Although he prefers to achieve his ends by cunning and stealth, his tough life on he streets means that he is perfectly capable of looking after himself in a fight if he has to.

The Dragon Rider is one of the powerful High Elf Princes of Caledor. He has been trained from birth in the arcane secrets required to tame and ride a Dragon, breaking the ferocious beast to his will so that he can ride it into battle. Only the mightiest hero can aspire to master such a ferocious steed.

The Necromancer is an evil wizard with powers over the world of the dead and even over the dead themselves. His magic has enabled him to extend his own life for centuries, and to raise corpses from the ground to protect him and act as his followers. Although the Necromancer's flesh is shriveled and his bones cracked, he is still an immensely powerful and dangerous character.

The Wardancer is one of the wildest of all the Wood Elf warriors. He is trained in the deadly arts of hand-to-hand combat, and is an extremely athletic fighter. He can leap over the head of even the tallest enemy, slashing at their throat with unnerving accuracy, severing limbs and sending heads toppling to the ground.

While this issue of White Dwarf is going to press, Jervis Johnson is putting the finishing touches to the next Talisman expansion - City of Adventure.

This boxed set will add two further boards to the basic set and enable players to visit the Talisman City and venture into the forest lair of the Wraithlord. The city board will include a host of new locations including the Alchemist's shop, the Pawnbroker's and the Armoury where new weapons and equipment can be purchased. Players can also get their wounds healed and life points restored in the Apothecary's shop. This second supplement will also add a six further characters to the basic set and will include six more brand new Citadel miniatures.

Plans are already advanced to add a further expansion to the system in the form of Talisman - Dragon's Tower. Richard Helliwell and Jervis Johnson have been seen hunched in a corner of the Studio secretly working on the design for a 3-dimensional Talisman board that will sit in the middle of the main board and allow the players to venture into the tower itself. Apart from the tower, we're not sure what else this third expansion will contain, but the complete game system will enable the players to participate in perilous journeys of adventure into many realms, taking on the role of a wide range of exciting characters.

For many years now, Talisman has enjoyed worldwide success as a game that is simple to learn, but offers the challenge of fantasy adventures to anyone who is willing to strap on a sword and try their luck.

Good Adventuring.

NEW TALISMAN CHARACTERS

The Thief is a cunning rogue who steals from the rich and keeps the proceeds for himself! He was orphaned at a young age and has always had to live by his wits in order to survive. Although he prefers to achieve his ends by cunning and stealth, his tough life on he streets means that he is perfectly capable of looking after himself in a fight if he has to.

The Necromancer is an evil wizard with powers over the world of the dead and even over the dead themselves. His magic has enabled him to extend his own life for centuries, and to raise corpses from the ground to protect him and act as his followers. Although the Necromancer's flesh is shrivelled and his bones cracked, he is still an immensely powerful and dangerous character.

The Wardancer is one of the wildest of all of the Wood Elf warriors. He is trained in the deadly arts of hand-to-hand combat, and is an extremely athletic fighter. He can leap over the head of even the tallest enemy, slashing at their throat with unnerving accuracy, severing limbs and sending heads toppling to the ground.

The Dragon Rider is one of the powerful High Elf Princes of Caledor. He has been trained from birth in the arcane secrets required to tame and ride a Dragon, breaking the ferocious beast to his will so that he can ride it into battle. Only the mightiest hero can aspire to master such a ferocious steed.

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