Hollowed Edition

Version 1.2.1

by
Santuric
Leveling Cost
Quick Reference Actions

Base to Tier 1 costs: 2 souls Major actions

Tier 1 to 2 costs: 4 souls Attack
Tier 2 to 3 costs: 6 souls Reaction
Ember
Shop Cost Minor actions
Move
When buying, pick up 2 cards. Choose one Rest
and discard the other. Tier 2 deck Estus
available after defeating first boss. Free actions
Swap
Tier 1 deck: 1 soul Heroic ability
Tier 2 deck: 2 souls
Gain 1 stamina passively on turn start.
Encounter rewards
Reactions
Encounter lvl + 2 individual souls
Strength
Completing more than one encounter in a Absorb damage
row without returning to The Bonfire,
rewards players with shared souls. Does Dexterity
not reset in the case of death, unless the Parry
entire party wipes. Bosses do not count for
streaks. Intelligence
Buff ally damage
x2 - 1 shared soul/player
x3 - 2 shared souls/player Faith
x4 - 3 shared souls/player Buff ally defense

Boss rewards Out of Combat

Mini - 10 + 2 shared souls/player Restore all stamina and 2 health.

Main - 10 + 4 shared souls/player
Mega - 10 + 6 shared souls/player Respawn dead players, with only estus.

Bosses also reward their respective boss May recharge tokens.

items, and 1 spark for the spark dial.
Coin token 1 soul
Death Estus token 2 souls
Pendant token 2 souls
Respawn with hollowing.
Conditions
Hollowing per death: +2 / +1 / Defeat
Bleed. At 2 stacks, consume all for
May be reversed by becoming embered. 3 damage.

Drop souls on death, regain by surviving Poison. ∞ stack, consume all on

an encounter. turn end for 1 damage each.

Phantoms Stagger. Lower player defense,

resist and dodge. Lower enemy attack.
Invaders trigger whenever a player is
embered. Once per floor. Frostbite. Player attacks and
movement costs more. Enemy dodge and
Summons can be summoned into any movement lowered.
room, at the cost of reducing rewards by
half rounded down. Once per floor.
 Introduction
I very much enjoy the Dark Souls Board Game, but
like many others, I find the vanilla rules lackluster
at certain points. Most of these issues have to do
with player downtime, loot progression, and time
spent on grinding. Moreover, while a lot of
mechanics emulate the video game well, certain
mechanics do not, taking you out of the experience.
This overhaul is aimed at players who are already
familiar with reading tokens and cards, general
rules for enemy behavior, and using the character
sheets. All other rules are explained in detail.
This ruleset aims to improve upon the game
without radically overhauling the structure of the
vanilla rules. The aim is to create an experience
closer to the actual video games, that is more
focused on player decision making and resource
management, instead of random chance and
grinding. It makes for a more difficult, but less
unfair and frustrating experience. And most
importantly, more focus on fighting bosses.

Have fun. Don’t you dare go hollow.

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 Setup
Each player chooses a starting class, with the
appropriate starting gear. Place the estus, coin, and
pendant tokens on the board face up, but not the ember
token. Place a white cube on the base level of each stat.
Find the class and transposed treasures of the chosen
classes.

Shuffle the treasure cards into two piles. The tier 1 pile
contains all items with a stat requirements of 24 and
below, three random legendary items, all basic class items
of the chosen classes, and half of all embers and titanite
shards rounded down.

The tier 2 pile contains all items with at least one stat
requirement of 25 and above, the remaining seven
legendary items, all transposed items of the chosen
classes, and the remaining embers and titanite shards.

Add armor sets from the Characters Expansion to

either or both item decks, if available.

Chose which bosses will be encountered during the

campaign. Set aside their boss items, and keep the
remaining unused ones at hand.

Choose whether or not to use mimics and phantoms

during this campaign, and prepare the necessary models
and tokens.

Turn the spark dial according to the amount of players.

Solo players begin with 6 souls.

Select four room tiles at random and place them in any

formation from the bonfire tile. Place the mini-boss tile at
the end, with the fog door token at the entrance.

Select a mini boss. Place encounter cards face down on

the room tiles, according to the difficulty of the mini boss.
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Repeat the tile and encounter setup process after the
mini boss, but choose a main boss instead, and add the
main boss tile to the mini boss tile. Mega bosses are
preceeded by a single level 4 encounter.

Choose a player to receive the first activation token.

Prepare to die.

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 Resting
The Bonfire
The Bonfire is your home base, where you
rest and spend your hard-earned souls. The
Bonfire tile also stores your souls, sparks,
and inventory.
Players may choose to return to The Bonfire
at any time when not in combat, in order to
rest, purchase items, and level up.
Returning to The Bonfire resets the bonus
soul streak.
Resting heals all stamina and health for all
players. Hollowed players remain hollowed
when resting. Resting also recharges the
estus, luck, and heroic action tokens.
The Firekeeper
The Firekeeper is available when resting at
The Bonfire, and allows players to level up
their stats in exchange for souls.
The cost of leveling up depends on the tier
in question.
Base to Tier 1 costs: 2 souls
Tier 1 to 2 costs: 4 souls
Tier 2 to 3 costs: 6 souls
Once an attribute is at tier 3, it may be
leveled once more to tier 4. This costs 8
souls. Doing this sets the attribute to 40
points. Indicate tier 4 by replacing the white
cube with a red cube.
Sparks
Sparks may be used to reverse hollowing
when resting at The Bonfire. One spark
grants the embered status to a single
player.
The amount of sparks scale with the
amount of players, and can only be
increased by beating a boss.
Sparks are counted using the spark dial.
Note that the amount of sparks cannot go
above 5.
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Blacksmith Andre
Blacksmith Andre allows players to
purchase items, and upgrade weapons and
armor, when resting at The Bonfire.
When setting up the game, shuffle the
treasure cards into two piles. The tier 1 pile
contains all items with a stat requirements
of 24 and below, three random legendary
items, all basic class items of the chosen
classes, and half of all embers and titanite
shards rounded down. May also contain the
special low tier armor sets.
The tier 2 pile contains all items with at
least one stat requirement of 25 and above,
the remaining seven legendary items, all
transposed items of the chosen classes, and
the remaining embers and titanite shards.
May also contain the special high tier armor
sets.
The tier 1 items are always available, and
may be purchased for 1 soul.
The tier 2 items are available after beating
the first boss, and may be purchased for 2
souls.
When purchasing items, pick up two cards
from the given deck. Select one item to add
to the inventory, and discard the other.
Andre can upgrade weapons for free, if you
have the necessary materials and stats.
However, weapon upgrades cannot be
removed, only replaced. Discard any
replaced upgrades.
Armor can also be upgraded for free, using
armor upgrades like rings. These can be
removed and swapped freely when resting
at The Bonfire, or when exploring and out of
combat.
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 Exploration
Vanquishing
After defeating an encounter, keep all
terrain and trap tokens on the tile, and keep
the encounter card face up. Opened chests
and broken barrels remain as such. If all
players die in an encounter, the latest room
to be defeated respawns. This room grants
normal rewards, and terrain is reset.
Otherwise, encounters remain cleared.
Mimics
If mimics are enabled for the current game,
place 4 face down mimic cards next to the
game tiles when setting up the dungeon.
If an encounter contains a chest, players
may risk awakening a mimic when opening
it.
After defeating all enemies in an encounter,
chose whether to open or forgo the chest.
Players regain their stamina and 2 health
points as normal, but do not have the
opportunity to change equipment, recharge
tokens, or move before opening. Dead
players respawn on the same node they
entered from, now hollowed.
Flip the mimic card to see whether the chest
is actually a mimic. If so, begin the mimic
fight immediately, with players in the same
position as they were when the encounter
ended. Mimic rewards count as opening two
chests.
If players forgo opening the chest, it can
only be opened again if the encounter is
repopulated.
Summons
Before entering a new room, the players
may choose to summon a friendly phantom
to aid them in the upcoming fight. This can
be done for both normal encounters and
bosses, but only once per floor.
Summons are chosen at random. If the
players have not beaten the first boss yet,
use the standard phantom cards, otherwise
use the advanced phantom cards.
If the players defeat the encounter, they
gain only half the amount of souls rounded
down, regardless of whether the phantom
lives or dies.
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Encounter Rewards
When an encounter has been defeated,
players receive souls according to the
difficulty of the encounter. Souls are either
individual or shared. Individual souls can
only be used by the respective player, but
can be used for shared goals like buying
items. Shared souls can be used in
combination with individual souls by any
player.
Encounter rewards
Encounter lvl + 2 individual souls
Completing more than one encounter in a
row without returning to The Bonfire,
rewards players with shared souls. Does
not reset in the case of death, unless the
entire party wipes. Bosses do not count for
streaks.
x2 - 1 shared soul/player
x3 - 2 shared souls/player
x4 - 3 shared souls/player
Boss rewards
Mini - 10 + 2 shared souls/player
Main - 10 + 4 shared souls/player
Mega - 10 + 6 shared souls/player
Bosses also reward their respective boss
items, and 1 spark for the spark dial.
After defeating a boss, players return to The
Bonfire and gain all resting benefits. They
do not become embered.
Out of Combat
After defeating an encounter, all surviving
players recover 2 health points and all
stamina points. The players may choose to
continue exploring, or return to The
Bonfire.
Dead players respawn after the encounter
has been cleared, with an additional stage
of hollowing.
While exploring, character tokens may be
recharged for souls, without returning to
The Bonfire.
Coin tokens may be recharged for 1 soul.
Estus tokens may be recharged for 2 souls.
Pendant tokens may be recharged for 2
souls.
 Hollowing
Death
When a player dies, they lose their ember
and begin to hollow. Hollowing decreases
the maximum health of the player, which is
indicated by placing black cubes on the
right side of the stamina bar. This lowers
max health, and cannot be removed by
normal means.
After the first death, place 2 black cubes on
the right side of the stamina bar.
After the second death, place 1 additional
black cube on the right side of the stamina
bar.
If any player dies while on the second stage
of hollowing, all players lose the game.
Hollowing can be reversed by becoming
embered. Players can become embered two
ways.
The first way is to consume a spark while
resting at The Bonfire. The second way is to
consume an ember while either out of
combat, or as an action in combat.
A player does not die from having a full
stamina bar. They only die if they take
damage in excess of empty slots. Players
cannot use more stamina than they have
empty slots.
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Embers
Embers can be found when buying items at
the shop. They can be consumed while
resting, or while exploring and out of
combat. They can also be used in combat.
Becoming embered removes all stages of
hollowing, recharges the coin and pendant
tokens, and gives you the embered buff.
When taking 3 or more damage in a single
hit while embered, you may reduce that
damage by 1.
To use an ember in combat, it must be
equipped as you would a weapon. It can be
consumed during combat as a major action.
Consuming an ember in combat heals all
damage and stamina, in addition to the
regular benefits.
Respawning
If a player dies, the remaining player
continue fighting. Only if all players die is
the encounter lost. Dead players do get
souls from the encounter.
Once an encounter has been defeated, any
dead players respawn. Dead players gain an
additional stage of hollowing, lose their
ember, and deactivate their coin and
pendant tokens, but do regain their estus
token.
Dropped Souls
When a player dies, they drop their
individual souls. If all players die, the
shared souls are dropped too.
Dropped souls can only be regained by
defeating another encounter without dying.
If a player with dropped souls die again
before recovery, those souls are lost for
good. All dropped souls are recovered if a
boss is defeated, even if that player died
during the boss encounter.
 Obstacles
Terrain
Some encounters contain terrain obstacles.
Terrain does not respawn after being
broken or opened, even if the encounter
repopulates.
Barrels are impassable to regular
movement, but can be broken by spending
one stamina while moving, or while dodge-
rolling. After ending the encounter, roll one
black die for each barrel, and receive shared
souls equal to the amount of symbols.
Tombstones are impassable. They also
block line of sight for ranged attacks. When
entering the boss room, reveal behavior
cards equal to the amount of tombstones
found on that floor. These cards remain face
up, even after the deck is reset or shuffled.
Chest are impassable. After ending the
encounter, the party may open it and
receive one random boss treasure, amongst
the unused boss treasures of the same tier
as the current boss. Beware of mimics.
Crystal Lizards are optional chances for
treasure. Players must defeat lizards before
ending the encounter to receive their items.
Lizards do not come back if the encounter
is reset, even if not killed.
If the encounter is trapped, place trap
tokens face down on all yellow nodes,
excluding edges with a connected doorway.
Resolve traps when a player moves onto
that node.
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Invaders
Invaders are attracted to embers, and will
try to take them from you by force.
Whenever any player is embered, place
invader tokens on all undefeated
encounters.
All but one token must be empty. The
remaining token is chosen at random, and
indicates which phantom will invade.
Before defeating the first boss, use standard
invaders. Otherwise use advanced invaders.
Invaders spawn on the middle node of the
board, and fight you alongside normal
enemies. They always activate after
enemies.
Defeating an invaders immediately rewards
you with their specific items, as well as
souls.
Standard 1 shared soul/player
Advanced 2 shared souls/player
If all players are defeated during an
invasion, the invader leaves. They do not
come back, even when re-entering that
encounter.
Errata
The Titanite Demon Titanite Shard item is
now a Titanite Chunk, and grants +2
damage.
The Stray Demon Titanite Shard item is now
a Titanite Slab, and grants +3 damage.
Tiny Beings Ring now grants 1 health gain
at the beginning of the activation.
Chloranthy Ring increases the passive
stamina gain to 2 instead at the beginning
on activation for all players on that node.
Covetous Silver Serpent Ring now grants 1
additional shared soul per player.
Mon Ring can now be used once per floor.
Dragon Tooth now grants 1 black die to
block and resist rolls until your next turn,
when using the 0-cost attack.
Old Leo Ring now counts since the last
activation of the equipped player.
Players only receive boss items from the last
of Ornstein and Smough to fall.
 Combat
Activations
Turns are divided into activations.
Enemies always activate first when entering
an encounter.
Invaders activate after enemies, if present.
Players then activate one at a time.
At the beginning of a players activation,
that player gains the aggro token. They also
passively recover 1 stamina.
Then, repeat from monster activation. The
player to the left of the active player is next
to activate.
When first entering an encounter, the first
player to activate is the one who holds the
first activation token. No player holds the
aggro token before the first player activates.
After clearing or losing an encounter, give
the first activation token to the player on the
left.
Enemy Behavior
Monsters will attack players depending on
their behaviour card, be that the closest
player, or the aggro player. Ties are
determined by highest threat score.
Monsters will stop movement as soon as
their target is in range. Monster still expel
players from their node if a push symbol is
present on movement order. For example,
they will not move into the target’s node, if
they have a range 1 attack.
If monster behaviour would cause it to move
into a node with three models already on it,
it pushes the monster who has been there
the longest. If no monsters are on the node,
the player with the lowest threat score is
pushed.
When a model is pushed, it must move in a
logical direction away from the source of the
push. If the push originates on the same
node, such as a leap or expel, the player
may choose freely.
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Actions
During their activation, a player can
perform a major and a minor action, or two
minor actions. Actions can be done in any
order. Free actions can be done at any time
during the activation.
Attack - Major action
Perform an attack with one or both
equipped items. Pay the relevant stamina
costs for all attacks.
Reaction - Major action
Prepare a reaction based on one of your
stats.
Ember - Major action
Consume an equipped ember to recover
all damage and stamina, cure all
conditions, and gain the embered status.
Cannot be used if already embered.
Move - Minor action
Move one node for no stamina cost, or
several at the cost of one stamina for each
node beyond the first. Repeatable.
Rest - Minor action
Stand still to recover 2 stamina.
Repeatable.
Estus - Minor action
Drink your estus to recover all damage,
and cure conditions. Flip estus token to the
empty side.
Swap - Free action
Swap equipment between your hand
and your back.
Heroic Ability - Free action
Flip the pendant token to use a heroic
ability. Can be used outside of player
activations, if applicable.
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 Reactions
Reactions are effects which are triggered
outside of the activation of that player.
Reactions are based on your stats, and only
one type of reaction can be prepared at a
time, and each reaction has a specific
trigger. Each level in a stat raises its tier.
Reaction effects are based directly on the
tier of the stat in question. Higher tiers
allow you to perform better effects.
Activating a reaction effect costs stamina
equal to the stat tier that is being activated.
The stamina cost is paid as the reaction
triggers. A player can choose to not react, or
to use a lower tier reaction if they so wish.
Preparing a reaction is a major action, and
a stat must be chosen at that point. The
type of prepared reaction cannot be
changed.
Strength
Allows you to absorb damage from an ally.
Can trigger when an ally within 1 range
takes damage. Roll 1 black die for each stat
tier. The amount rolled is the maximum
amount of damage you may absorb. You
may roll defense or resistance for the
damage you absorb.
Dexterity
Allows you to perform parries. Can trigger
when attacked within range of your
currently equipped weapon, but not boss
arc attacks or push attacks. Roll 1 dodge
die for each stat tier. If the amount is equal
to or above the dodge difficulty of the
attack, you succeed and may perform a free
attack with one of your equipped weapons.
If not, you take full damage from the attack.
Intelligence
Allows you to buff the attack of an ally. Can
trigger when an ally within 2 range attacks.
Roll 1 black die for each stat tier. The
amount rolled is added to the attack of the
ally.
Faith
Allows you to reduce the damage taken by
an ally. May trigger when an ally within 3
range takes damage. Roll 1 dodge die for
each stat tier. If the amount is equal to or
above the dodge difficulty of the attack, the
ally takes half damage rounded up.
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Conditions
Certain attacks inflict conditions. These
conditions have a negative effect, which are
slightly different depending on whether they
afflict a player or a monster.
Most conditions are removed at the end of
an activation. They may also be removed by
consuming an estus or an ember.
Weapons that naturally inflict conditions
can be infused with upgrades that add the
same condition. That weapon will inflict the
condition twice.
Bleed stacks up to 2 times, and is not
removed at the end of activations. When a
model reaches 2 stacks of bleed, the stack
is consumed and it takes 3 damage
unaffected by armor.
Poison can stack indefinitely. At the end
of a poisoned models activation, it
consumes all poison tokens, and takes
damage equal to the amount, unaffected by
armor.
Stagger does not stack, and is removed
at the end of an activation. A player with
stagger suffers -1 success on block, resist
and dodge rolls. An enemy with stagger has
damage values lowered by one.
Frostbite does not stack, and is removed
at the end of an activation. A player with
frostbite must spend 1 additional stamina
to attack, and for each node moved. An
enemy with frostbite has the dodge and
movement values lowered by 1.
Calamity does not stack, and is not
removable. A player with calamity suffers -1
success on all block, resist and dodge rolls,
and all damage taken is increased by 1.
Calamity is inflicted by Kalameet.
Corrosion does not stack, and is
removed upon taking damage. It corrupts
weapons and shields, causing them to
suffer -1 success on both attack, and block
and resist rolls. Armor is not affected.
Corrosion is inflicted by the Gaping Dragon.
All conditions are removed upon ending an
encounter or dying.
 Extensions
How to use
Extensions are optional rule-addons, that
can be used to spice up the game with new
modes, variations, and overhauls.
All extensions have been designed with the
Hollowed Edition ruleset in mind, but
should be applicable to other rulesets with
some tweaking.
Each extension is self-contained, but can in
certain cases be combined with others.
Combine GM Mode with a Covenant? Or
Boss Rush mode with Endgame PvP? The
choice is yours.
Endgame PvP
This rule introduces an optional endgame
round of PvP after the last boss has been
defeated, to determine who becomes the
next Lord of Cinder.
Players should agree on this before starting,
as it may change decisions made during the
campaign. Do you gimp yourself to support
the party, or do you pursue selfish greed for
a chance at winning the duel.
After defeating the last boss, all players are
fully healed and embered. They have one
last chance to adjust their equipment before
the fight begins. Any contested claims on
items are determined by coinflip.
Place all characters in each corner of the
recently used boss tile. The player who
scored the killing blow on the boss goes
first.
Players may not use estus flasks or embers,
as that would be dishonorable. Luck tokens
and heroic actions may be used once.
Dodge difficulty is determined by the
stamina cost of an attack.
0-1 cost - 3 difficulty
2-3 cost - 2 difficulty
4-6 cost - 1 difficulty
When only one player remains, your
journey has come to an end. As the Lord of
Cinder, will you rekindle the first flame, or
usher in an age of dark?
»Beyond the reach of light, beyond the scope
of dark, what could possibly await us?«
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Boss Rush
This mode challenges players to defeat as
many bosses in a row as possible with
limited resources.
In this mode, progressions and rewards
work differently. There are no normal
encounters, only bosses. Bosses are fought
in random order within each tier of
difficulty.
Sparks and health values are set as normal.
Each player receives 12 souls before the
first boss, to spend freely on levels and gear.
The high-tier treasure deck is only available
after defeating all mini bosses.
Defeating a boss rewards 6 souls to each
player. Players may choose one of the
associated boss treasures, and also draw 1
treasure per player from either availabe
treasure deck.
Players do not gain embered status or
receive sparks from defeating a boss, and
do not recharge estus, luck, or heroic action
tokens, but do have a chance to visit the
bonfire.
Players hollow as normal upon death. Dead
players receive no souls if the boss is
defeated. If all players die at any point the
run is over.
»Seek those with names unutterable, beings
endowed with immense souls.«
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 Extensions
Covenants
Covenants are a way to alter the game
rules, for a second wave of campaigns.
Players can pledge allegiance to a covenant
before starting a campaign, to make the
game either easier, harder, or stranger.
Blades of the Darkmoon
»O Disciple of the Dark Sun, thou shalt
become a blade that hunts the foes of our
Lords.«
Every floor will have an invader, regardless
of whether anyone is embered. If an invader
defeats the players, a new invader is chosen
at random, and placed at random among
the remaining undefeated encounters.
Warriors of Sunlight
»Our fates appear to be intertwined. Why not
engage in jolly cooperation?«
You may summon friendly phantoms
without gaining reduced soul rewards.
Phantoms may be summoned an unlimited
amount of times per floor.
Covenant of Champions
»Your ability to overcome the hardest of
challenges is legendary.«
Your health and stamina is now doubled,
but so is the health of all enemies.
Chaos Servants
»The Chaos flickers this way and that. Will it
help you, or consume you?«
At the start of each encounter, roll a d12.
For the rest of that encounter you have one
of the following effects, after which they are
removed. Conditions gained this way
cannot be cleansed.
1- 1 bleed when hit
3- 1 poison 2- Gain 1 soul
5- Stagger 4- Recharge luck
7- Frostbite 6- Refill estus
9- -1 minor action 8- Condi immunity
11- -1 on all rolls 10- +1 major action
12- +1 on all rolls
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Path of the Dragons
»You seek to ascend through the path of the
Ancient Dragons.«
You assume a dragon form and can no
longer wear armor. You dragon form has 2
ring slots, and can be improved through
meditation when resting at The Bonfire.
Sacrifice 5 souls to upgrade either block,
resist or dodge one tier. There are four tiers
per stat, including the base tier.
Block - no dice|1 black|1 blue|1 orange
Resist - no dice|1 black|1 blue|1 orange
Dodge - 1 die|2 dice|3 dice|4 dice
Dragon Remnants
»The Ancient Dragons hold power untold, but
it comes at a cost.«
You are permanently afflicted by calamity,
but also deal +1 damage.
Rosaria’s Fingers
»Mother Rosaria grants rebirth to those who
are faithful.«
Once per game, you may refund all souls
spent on leveling, and reset all levels to base
tier.
Mound Makers
»There’s a stash of treasure right down that
hole. Do watch your step. Heh heh heh...«
After clearing an encounter, roll 1 dodge die
and blue dice equal to the level of the
encounter. For bosses roll 1-3 orange dice
instead depending on it being a mini, main,
or mega boss. If the dodge die rolls a
symbol, gain extra souls equal to the
amount the blue or orange dice show.
Otherwise, lose that amount of souls.
Pilgrims of Dark
»If you seek true Dark, I will grant it to you.
As much as you desire.«
Upon your first death, you gain all 3 points
of hollowing. Soul rewards are doubled.
 Extensions
Roguesouls
This extension is a complete overhaul aimed at providing a long-form,
repeatable singleplayer mode. It is based on the roguelike formula, and
sees the player gain unlocks and strength as they progress through
various challenges.
This ruleset uses the entirety of the Hollowed Edition rules, with a few
changes to initial game setup.
The player may choose to use any character for each run. The treasure
decks must only contain class and transposed items from the selected
class. Legendary treasures are also not included in the decks, until they
have been unlocked. Once unlocked, they follow the same rules as the
normal game while being distributed at random between the item
decks.
When first beginning a Roguesouls campaign, the player has limited
resources. Initially, turn the spark dial to 2, and equip only an estus
token. Additional sparks, as well as equipping the coin and pendant
tokens from the start are unlocked through play. The coin and pendant
are still obtainable in-game as normal through purchase and embering.
The player does not start with free souls.
At first, bosses are selected at random. When setting up the game tiles,
shuffle all boss cards of a tier and pick one at random. Place encounter
cards as normal, as detailed by the boss in question. Runs end after the
main boss is defeated, until mega bosses are unlocked. Mini- to mega
bosses are considered a full run.
As detailed on the next page, this mode contains several challenges for
the player to complete. Each challenge unlocks a reward for use in
subsequent runs. These challenges are meant to be just that,
challenging, and to be completed over several runs. Players are
encouraged to print out this page, and keep track of their progress as
they complete runs.
Some challenges require donations, which can be done at any time
while out of combat. Some of these unlock starting equipment, which
can be selected from amongst the class and transposed items of the
active character while setting up the game. One challenge provides free
levelups, which are distributed at the start of the game while setting up
the game.
The ultimate goal of Roguesouls is to complete the five challenges listed
at the bottom of the page. These are meant to be difficult to complete,
but progressing your character helps towards this end.

»We are amidst strange beings, in a strange land. The flow of time itself
is convoluted, with heroes centuries old phasing in and out. The very
fabric wavers, and relations shift and obscure.«

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Dungeon Unlocks Character Unlocks Legendary Unlocks

Mega Boss Access
Pendant At Start
Avelyn
Defeat any main boss 3 times. Use a heroic ability 5 times. Land 3 killing blows in a single
encounter using a bow, 10 times.






















Boss Select
Coin At Start
Complete a full run. Reroll a die 5 times.

Dark Sword





Land 10 killing blows using parries.

+1 Starting Spark
Defeat all mini bosses.






Embered Status At Start





Donate 20 embers.

Gargoyle

Titanite Demon
Dragon Tooth












Winged Knight Block or resist 10 points of damage












Outrider Knight in a single encounter.

Asylum Demon

Class Item At Start
Drake Sword
Complete 5 full runs total.

+1 Starting Spark Can be exchanged for 3 souls.
Defeat all dragons.
Defeat all main bosses.

Black Dragon Kalameet






Gaping Dragon

Ornstein
Guardian Dragon

Smough

Dancer
Transposed Item At Start

Sif Complete 15 full runs total.
Fume Ultra Greatsword

Artorias Can be exhanged for 6 souls. Overkill 10 enemies with
5+ damage from a single blow.







+1 Starting Spark










Defeat all mega bosses.











Stray Demon

Gaping Dragon
Levelups At Start
Gotthard Twinswords
Soul donation total ___ / 200 Land 11 killing blows while

Black Dragon Kalameet dual-wielding two swords.

Guardian Dragon

Old Iron King
Donate 20 souls total

Donate 50 souls total






The Four Kings







Donate 90 souls total

Donate 140 souls total

Donate 200 souls total
Moonlight Greatsword
Land 10 killing blows using
melee weapons with magic damage.
Completion Goals













Complete A Full Run Using All Classes

Knight
Pyromancer
Sorcerer
Santier’s Spear
Land killing blows with all

Warrior
Mercenary
Deprived non-legendary spears.

Assassin
Thief

Herald
Cleric
Spear

Winged spear

Defeat One Boss From Each Tier Without Taking Damage
Four-Pronged Plow

Rotten Ghru Spear

Partizan

Mini Boss
Main Boss
Mega Boss
Saint Bident

Complete Full Runs With Item Restrictions
Sunlight Straight Sword

Restrictions only apply to killing blows. Heal 10 points of damage in a
single encounter using miracles.

Dual-wield only
Sorcery only
Bows only

Two-handed only
Pyromancy only
Throwables only

Washing Pole
Land 10 killing blows with

Complete A Full Run While Permanently Afflicted By Calamity bleeding damage.

Complete All Dungeon, Character, and Legendary Unlocks