History TabletopGame / HeroRealms

In addition to the base game, Campaign Decks add more of a Roleplaying Game aspect, allowing players to develop their personal deck during those sessions. ''Hero Realms: The Ruin of Thandar'' is one of these Campaigns, released in late 2017.

* DrawAggro: Guard Champions, which players must defeat first before attacking non-Guards or their opponents.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Empire seems to be Medieval Christian Europe.

* ProfessionalKiller: The Guild provides these. Rake, Master Assassin is so good that everybody knows his (or her?) name. Although, these hits don't apparently kill Champions in game as they're only Stunned instead.

In addition to the base game, Campaign Decks add more of a Roleplaying Game aspect, allowing players to develop their personal deck during those sessions.

* MookCommander: The Man-at-Arms and Master Weyan increase Damage for each other additional Guards or Champions on the field.

* ReligionOfEvil: Necros, whose cult also provides destructive curses, includes Vampires and necromancers, and worship demons.

* ArbitraryEquipmentRestriction: Players can only use their Dagger and Shortsword cards only when they are in the player's hand. Considering the players are Fantasy heroes, it seems odd that such a character wouldn't be able to use their weapons at any time.

* AdventureFriendlyWorld: The setting is set up for this. Thandar is a melting pot of a trade city were various civilizations and cultures mingle and connect. It was founded by a massive Empire as a means for peaceful expansion. Trade attracts criminals, and allows for the formation of a powerful underworld. As with most urban areas, there will be those who are homeless and plenty of run down buildings - both perfect for the needs of a wicked cult. There's plenty of resources and opportunity for adventurers to grow and become powerful.

* ExcusePlot: The base game doesn't give much of a plot: you're a sword/dagger welding Fantasy hero fighting other fantasy heroes for some unknown reason. The Campaign and Boss Decks avert this, as they provide some story to the game.

* {{Necromancer}}: Varrick, who has this as his title. Despite the sinister connotations of his profession and being a Nerco, Varrick is rather benevolent. He can return discarded champions to the deck, help draw a card, and deals no damage. And as if to further offset fantasy stereotypes, the Necromancer is buff, youthful, and has thick blonde hair.

* WarriorMonk: Master Weyan, who can generate damage. Despite the Imperial's European influenced styling, Weyan's robes, topknot, and combat stance invokes a Oriental look.

* MerchantCity: Thandar grew from a trade outpost to a major city thanks to commerence. Helps being located where four major rivers meet.

* FantasyCharacterClasses: Custom starting decks for several of these classes are available: Fighter, Cleric, Thief (as the Rogue class), Ranger, and Wizard (Magician class).

* ''Wild'': An umbrella term for the nations or tribes in the unsettled East. This includes Elves, Orcs, Trolls, Human barbarians, and wildlife. Their focus is dealing lots of damage, drawing and discarding cards, and forcing other players to discard.

* AllThereInTheManual: The backstory can be found in the rulebook.

** Captain Koska, a Human mercenary. While unaligned, Koska has the ability to be any Faction the player chooses when the card is first played.

[[caption-width-right:350:Just a few of the Champions that will aid the Heroes...]]

* ThievesGuild: Played with the Guild. While not above bulgury, the faction isn't the only criminals in town (a player can be an unaligned theif) - the Guild is just much more organized, larger, and offers more services such as extortion, bribery, and smuggling.

* FantasyCharacterClasses: Custom starting decks for several of these classes are available: Fighter, Cleric, Thief (as the Rogue class), Ranger, and Wizard (Magician class). Only one character deck averts using this system: Dragon, as in an actual fire-breathing kind.

* ThievesGuild: Averted with The Guild. Although they're not above bulgary, the faction are well organized criminals who are not recognized by the authorities.

* DeathIsCheap: When Champions are destroyed, instead of being killed they are "stunned" instead. Makes sense in a deckbuilder, were discarded cards are reshuffled when the deck is reformed. Having "dead" champions show up again would be odd without explanation.

* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: The Empire somehow managed to make an alliance with Dragons, allowing both to rise in power. Arkus, Imperial Dragon is the only Dragon champion in the game, but provides plenty of benefits.

->"Give me your gold, or I'll give you my knife."

* ThievesGuild: Averted with The Guild. Although they're not above bulgary, the faction are organized criminals and not recognized any authorities.

* KillItWithFire: Spark, a spell dealing damage. It features a fireball forming on its artwork.

* MerchantCity: Thandar grew from a trade outpost to a major city thanks to trade. Helps being located where four major rivers meet.

** The Wild faction is also used in the ''TabletopGame/EpicCardGame'', both sharing green and the use of a paw as their symbol.

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Part of the Nercos, with two Vampire Champions. One is a suave noble, the other looks like a ghoul out of a nightmare. They also allow removing cards with the added benefit of gaining Combat in the process.

* PrivateMilitaryContractors: Borg, Ogre Mercenary - able to take damage and deal it as well. Interestingly, he's a Guild Card instead of [[OurOgresAreHungrier the expected Wild affiliation]].

Based on the ''TabletopGame/StarRealms'' engine, the two games have similar gameplay: Players start with a standard low-power deck, play five cards, buy from a common market, attack, discard, and draw new cards. But whereas Star Realms has a strategic space war theme, Hero Realms is more akin to a Fantasy Roleplaying Game- each person is a PlayerCharacter. Instead of leading fleets and bases, the hero has Actions, personal weapons, and Champions working for them. As part of this new thematic focus, the game also offers Character Decks that offer specific classes with their own unique items and powers.

The players can buy new cards for their decks from four factions:

In addition to the base game, Campaign Decks add a Roleplaying Game aspect, allowing players to develop their personal deck during those sessions.

* BigRedDevil: Tyrannor, the Devourer - big horns, red skin, skull face, and being very large.

* DeathIsCheap: When Champions are destroyed, instead of being killed they are "stunned" instead. Makes sense in a deckbuilder, were discarded cards are reshuffled when the deck is reformed. Having "dead" champions show up again would be odd.

* ExcusePlot: The base game doesn't give much of a plot: you're a sword/dagger welding Fantasy hero fighting other fantasy heroes for some unknown reason.

* HitPoints: Health points. Unlike Star Realms' Authority, the Health correlates directly to the player's life.

''Hero Realms'' is a Fantasy TurnBasedCombat DeckBuildingGame designed by Darwin Kastle and Robert Dougherty. It was published by White Wizard Games in 2016. Set in the city of Thandar, the players are characters attempting to gain resources to win- get more Gold points to gain more Combat points, and reduce their foe's Health to zero.

A spin off from ''TabletopGame/StarRealms'', the two games have similar gameplay: Players start with a standard low-power deck, play five cards, buy from a common market, attack, discard, and draw new cards. However there are differences between the two games. Whereas Star Realms has a strategic perspective, the players of Hero Realms have a more personal viewpoint: they are their own PlayerCharacter. Instead of leading fleets and bases, the hero has actions, personal weapons, and other characters working for them. As part of this new thematic focus, the game also offers Character Decks that offer specific classes with their own unique items and powers.

* ''The Guild'': A criminal syndicate consisting largely of humans and ogres, that grew as the city's trade increased. Represented in blue, their agents allow the player to gain gold, draw cards, and to stun Champions.

* ''Imperials:'' Those affiliated with the Empire, the nation of humans and dragons that founded Thandar. A militaristic (though not necessary warlike) group represented in Yellow. They have many Champions, allows the players to draw cards and replenish Health.
* ''Wild'': An umbrella term for the nations or tribes in the unsettled East. This includes Elves, Orcs, Trolls, Human barbarians, and wildlife. Their focus is dealing lots of damage and forcing players to discard.

''Hero Realms'' is a Fantasy DeckBuildingGame designed by Darwin Kastle and Robert Dougherty. It was published by White Wizard Games in 2016. Set in the city of Thandar, the players are characters attempting to gain resources to win- get more Gold points to gain more Combat points, and reduce their foe's Health to zero.

A spin off from ''TabletopGame/StarRealms'', the two games have similar gameplay: Players start with a standard low-power deck, play five cards, buy from a common market, attack, discard, and draw new cards. However there are differences between the two games. Whereas Star Realms has a strategic perspective, the players of Hero Realms are playing as single characters. Instead of leading fleets and bases, the hero has actions, personal weapons, and other characters working for them. As part of this new thematic focus, the game also offers Character Decks that offer specific classes with their own unique items and powers.

* ''Necros'': Represented in red, an underground evil cult that preys on the weak and serves demons. Despite this the players are willing to work with them. They focus on dealing Damage and removing cards from the player's decks.

In addition to the base game, Campaign Decks add a Roleplaying Game aspect to the game, allowing players to develop their personal deck during those sessions.

* AllThereInTheManual: The backstory is noted in the instruction manual.

* TheEmpire: Founders of Thandar. A nation of humans and allied dragons that used to be nigh unstoppable conquerors. That is, until Internal problems led the Empire to change their tactics and use Trade to achieve peace. It works.
* HeroUnit: Named Champions, who tend to cost more than common Champions, but tend to have higher Defense, and provide very useful abilities.

* PrivateMilitaryContractors: Borg, Ogre Mercenary - able to take damage and deal it as well. Interestingly, he's a Guild Card instead of [[OurOgresAreHungrier the expected Wild affliation]].

A spin off from ''TabletopGame/StarRealms'', the two games have similar gameplay: Players start with a standard low-power deck, play five cards, buy from a common market, attack, discard, and draw new cards. However there are differences between the two games. Wereas Star Realms focuses on a strategic viewpoint, the players are characters working their way through a city, gathering Champions, new weapons, and new actions to defeat their foes. As part of this new thematic focus, the game also offers Character Decks that offer specific classes with their own unique items and powers.

* The Guild: A criminal syndicate consisting largely of humans and ogres, that grew as the city's trade increased. Represented in blue, their agents allow the player to gain gold, draw cards, and to stun Champions.
* Necros: Represented in red, an underground evil cult that preys on the weak and serves demons. Despite this the players are willing to work with them. They focus on dealing Damage and removing cards from the player's decks.
* Imperials: Those affiliated with the Empire, the nation of humans and dragons that founded Thandar. A militaristic (though not necessary warlike) group represented in Yellow. They have many Champions, allows the players to draw cards and replenish Health.
* Wild: An umbrella term for the nations or tribes in the unsettled East. This includes Elves, Orcs, Trolls, Human barbarians, and wildlife. Their focus is dealing lots of damage and forcing players to discard.

In addition to the base game, Campaign Decks add an RPG aspect to the game, allowing players to develop their personal deck during those sessions.

* PrivateMilitaryContrators: Borg, Ogre Mercenary - able to take damage and deal it as well. Interestingly, he's a Guild Card instead of [[OurOgresAreHungrier the expected Wild affliation]].

''Hero Realms'' is a Fantasy DeckBuildingGame designed by Darwin Kastle and Robert Dougherty. It was published by White Wizard Games in 2016. Set in the city of Thandar, the players are characters attempting to gain resources and defeating their foes. To win, get more Gold points to gain more Combat points, and reduce their foe's Health to zero.

It's a spin off from ''TabletopGame/StarRealms'', having similar gameplay. Players start with a standard low-power deck, play five cards, buy, attack, discard, and draw new cards. However there are differences between the two games. Wereas Star Realms focuses on a strategic viewpoint, the players are characters working their way through a city, gathering Champions, new weapons, and new actions to defeat their foes. As part of this new thematic focus, the game also offers Character Decks that offer specific classes with their own unique items and powers.

* The Guild: A criminal syndicate, largely human and ogres, that grew as the city's trade increased. Represented in blue, their agents allow the player to gain gold, draw cards, and to stun Champions.
* Necros: Represented in red, an underground evil cult that preys on the weak and serves demons. Despite this, the players are willing to work with them. They focus on dealing Damage and removing cards from the player's decks.

* DrawAggro: Guard Champions, which players must destroy first before attacking non-Guards or their opponents.
* HeroUnit: Named Champions, who tend to cost more than common Champions, but tend to have higher Defense, and provide interesting effects.

* StartingEquipment: Players start with the same deck of low paying Gold and a Ruby, and low damage Dagger and Shortsword. Character Decks have different Starting gear reflecting their Class.

* HeroUnits: Named Champions, who tend to cost more than common Champions, but tend to have higher Defense, and provide interesting effects.