FEAR the DARK - HeroQuest fanzine - issue 5

FEAR the DARK

an HeroQuest fanzine and a tribute
issue #5

JUNE 2021

FEAR the Dark is a fanzine dedicated to HeroQuest - the popular fantasy board game of the 90s which introduced so many of us to dungeon crawling and miniatures.

With issue 5, this fanzine continues to present a set of additional rules which aim to make the game last longer, funnirer and slightly crunchier (without drifting too far from its original simplicity). In this issue you’ll find four new characters sheets which allow your players to pick up the old heroes miniatures giving them a new life. These characters, though, are not born “heroes” but “adventurers”.

The first thing that comes to mind, when thinking of adventurers and dungeon crawling, is that characters venture in dark and dangerous dungeons to find treasures, and with treasures come experience and improvements. These improvements are something to look forward to; characters start weak and may have to retreat from missions which are too dangerous. They cannot face any kind of threat from the start - but players know that their characters can become stronger in time, and this makes up for their early struggles.

Issue number 5 – June 2021:

- A short introduction

- New characters sheets for each adventurer: barbarian, dwarf, elf, wizard

- A simple experience system 

- Advancements for each adventurer

- A simple encumbrance system with movement penalty