Creature Behaviors (ADP)

These are revised AI rules that have been merged from the AI reference cards and the General Behavior rules of the rule book. They are optimized in such a way that they can be read and implemented quickly while playing, without knowing all General Behaviors by heart.

How to Use

Instructions are always carried out from top to bottom. In the case of lists, only the first point is carried out, which can also be dealt with.

Setup

Once a character of this AI type is placed on the board, these instructions must be followed.

Attack Type

Perform the first action that is applicable.

Disengagement

If a character is engaged in combat, you can find out if he is trying to disengage.

Target Priority

The target the character is going to attack. This can be overridden by the Quest's rules.

Activation

These instructions are telling how a character will act when he is activated. Usually this means how far he will move towards his target and if he will retreat after attacking.

Defense

If a character has the option to defend in a special way (e.g. Defensive Shots, Dispelling) this is described here.

Pushing

Information if a character will try to push after attacking or defending (with shield) and if he will take the previous position of his enemy.

Melee

Setup	-
Attack Type (skip to next if not applicable)	1. Non-Offensive Action (1D6 4+) 2. Spells 3. Ranged (also by Skill) 4. Melee (also by Skill)
Disengagement	Never disengages from Enemy
Target Priority (skip to next if not applicable)	1. Engaged enemy / Quest target 2. Enemy engaged with Leader (only Grunt/Champion) 3. Enemy easiest to hit 4. Enemy with lowest armor 5. Nearest enemy
Activation	Move towards target, if not reachable use Running to move as closest as possible (see Moving ADP's Characters )
Defense	-
Pushing	Always (as attacker), take enemy's previous position (Long Ranged weapon: not when ending in an enemy's Melee Range)

Ranged

Setup	-
Attack Type (skip to next if not applicable)	1. Non-Offensive Action (1D6 4+) 2. Spells 3. Ranged (also by Skill) 4. Melee (also by Skill)
Disengagement	Always ( 2+) Success: Move 3 squares Failure: Attack in melee
Target Priority (skip to next if not applicable)	1. Engaged enemy / Quest target 2. Enemy easiest to hit 3. Enemy with lowest armor 4. Nearest enemy
Activation	Target in LoS: Attack, no movement Target not in LoS: Move until LoS, attack
Defense	Always use Defensive Shots
Pushing	Always (as attacker), don't take enemy's previous position

Sorcerer

Setup	-
Attack Type (skip to next if not applicable)	1. Non-Offensive Action (1D6 4+) 2. Spells 3. Ranged (also by Skill) 4. Melee (also by Skill)
Disengagement	Always Failure: Attack in melee
Target Priority (skip to next if not applicable)	1. Engaged enemy / Quest target 2. Enemy easiest to hit 3. Enemy with lowest armor 4. Nearest enemy
Activation	1D6 (skip to next result if not applicable): 1: Random skill 2: Cast Protecting, Enhancing or Healing spell if suitable target 3+: Cast Magic Projectile, Control or Damage Target in LoS: Cast, move out of enemies' LoS and range Target not in LoS: Move until LoS, cast If out of mana and cannot recover: move away as far as possible from enemies
Defense	Dispel all enemies' spells
Pushing	Always (as attacker), don't take enemy's previous position

Battle Sorcerer

Setup	-
Attack Type (skip to next if not applicable)	1. Non-Offensive Action (1D6 4+) 2. Spells 3. Ranged (also by Skill) 4. Melee (also by Skill)
Disengagement	Always Failure: Attack in melee
Target Priority (skip to next if not applicable)	1. Engaged enemy / Quest target 2. Enemy easiest to hit 3. Enemy with lowest armor 4. Nearest enemy
Activation	1D6 (skip to next result if not applicable): 1: Random skill 2: Attack in melee (if enemy with lower in range) 3: Cast Protecting, Enhancing or Healing spell if suitable target 4+: Cast Magic Projectile, Control or Damage Target in LoS: Cast, move out of enemies' LoS and Range Target not in LoS: Move until LoS, cast If out of mana and cannot recover: Attack in melee
Defense	Dispel all enemies' spells
Pushing	Always (as attacker), don't take enemy's previous position

Animals Vermin

Setup	-
Attack Type (skip to next if not applicable)	1. Non-Offensive Action (1D6 4+) 2. Spells 3. Ranged (also by Skill) 4. Melee (also by Skill)
Disengagement	Never
Target Priority (skip to next if not applicable)	1. Engaged enemy / Quest target 2. Nearest Enemy 3. Enemy with lowest armor 4. Enemy easiest to hit
Activation	If wounded and enemy (same height or larger): test Failure: Move away from enemies (no running, no disengangement test required)
Defense	-
Pushing	Always (as attacker), take enemy's previous position

Flying

Setup	-
Attack Type (skip to next if not applicable)	1. Non-Offensive Action (1D6 4+) 2. Spells 3. Ranged (also by Skill) 4. Melee (also by Skill)
Disengagement	s. Activation
Target Priority (skip to next if not applicable)	1. Engaged enemy / Quest target 2. Enemy easiest to hit 3. Enemy with lowest armor 4. Nearest enemy
Activation	If not engaged: Fly (height 4) If engaged with enemy (higher ): Disengage
Defense	-
Pushing	Always (as attacker), don't take enemy's previous position but is considered as flying if not engaged by another enemy

Undead

Setup	-
Attack Type (skip to next if not applicable)	1. Non-Offensive Action (1D6 4+) 2. Spells 3. Ranged (also by Skill) 4. Melee (also by Skill)
Disengagement	Never
Target Priority (skip to next if not applicable)	1. Engaged enemy / Quest target 2. Enemy engaged with Leader (only Grunt/Champion) 3. Enemy easiest to hit 4. Enemy with lowest armor 5. Nearest enemy
Activation	Move towards target, if not reachable use Running to move as closest as possible (see Moving ADP's Characters )
Defense	-
Pushing	Always (as attacker), take enemy's previous position

Berserker

Setup	-
Attack Type (skip to next if not applicable)	1. Non-Offensive Action (1D6 4+) 2. Spells 3. Ranged (also by Skill) 4. Melee (also by Skill, "Onslaught" & "Sweep" never against enemies with 4 +)
Disengagement	Never
Target Priority (skip to next if not applicable)	1. Engaged enemy / Quest target 2. Nearest Enemy 3. Enemy easiest to hit 4. Enemy with lowest armor
Activation	Effects of skill "Berserker" will be applied, when an enemy is in LoS during whole activation. Effects will stay until character is Knocked Out or combat is over.
Defense	-
Pushing	Always (as attacker), take enemy's previous position

Large/Huge

Setup	3D6 (per result X): 1 Upgrade of X VP paid by RP (highest VP paid first)
Attack Type (skip to next if not applicable)	1. Non-Offensive action (1D6 4+) 2. Spells 3. Ranged (also by Skill) 4. Melee (also by Skill, "Onslaught" & "Sweep" never against enemies with 4+)
Disengagement	Never from smaller enemies
Target Priority (skip to next if not applicable)	1. Engaged enemy / Quest target 2. Enemy easiest to hit 3. Enemy with lowest armor 4. Nearest enemy
Activation	Move towards target, if not reachable use Running to move as closest as possible (see Moving ADP's Characters )
Defense	-
Pushing	Always (as attacker), take enemy's previous position

Leader

Missing