Advanced Heroquest (1989)

Advanced HeroQuest is a revised and expanded version of the Milton Bradley HeroQuest game. The basic concept is the same: four heroes venture into a dungeon to fight monsters and gain treasure, but Advanced HeroQuest's rules are more detailed and complex.

The major additions and changes include:

• random dungeon generation system
• modular game board
• ranged combat
• multiple colleges of magic and spell books
• henchmen
• critical hits and fumbles
• fate points (the "undo" feature)

Games Workshop set Advanced HeroQuest in the Warhammer universe, presumably to foster sales of their miniatures. The campaign world is easy to ignore, however, should players rather keep things generic. Advanced HeroQuest also includes rules for using the characters and monsters from HeroQuest, should players want to do so.

The game is supplied with Skaven figures that make up the quest within the rulebook. The exact same Skaven, henchmen and hero miniatures were also included in Mighty Warriors, also by Games-Workshop.

The following White Dwarf issues contain adventure scenarios, spell lists, or other information for Advanced Heroquest:

Issue #121 The Quest for Sonneklinge (scenario and Jade spell list)
Issue #122 The Priests of Pleasure
Issue #125 The Dark Beneath the World (scenario and Amethyst spell list)
Issue #134 The Trollslayer's Oath
Issue #138 Henchmen (new followers for AHQ: the Dwarf Trollslayer, the Elf Wardancer, the Human Captain, and the Wizard's Apprentice -- this material is duplicated in Terror in the Dark)
Issue #139 Treasure
Issue #145 The Eyes of Chaos (has rules for both AHQ and HQ)
Issue #150 The Changing Faces of Tzeench
Issue #159 Rivers of Blood

Game contents

36 Finely-Detailed Miniatures (34 Shields):

• 1 Warrior
• 1 Dwarf
• 1 Elf
• 1 Wizard
• 20 Skaven
• 12 Henchmen

6 Plastic Doors

Dungeon Sections (66):

• 15- 2X5 Passage Tiles
• 3 - 2X5 Dead End Tiles
• 6 - 2X2 T-Junction Tiles
• 10- 2X2 Corner Tiles
• 5 - 2X2 Intersection Tiles
• 2 - 2X2 Stair Tiles
• 3 - 5X10 Large Room Tiles
• 6 - 5X5 Small Room Tiles
• 1 - 5X5 Revolving Room Tile
• 1 - 2X5 Chasm Tile
• 1 - 2X2 Rope Bridge Tile
• 1 - 2X2 Throne Tile
• 1 - 2X2 Magic Circle Tile
• 2 - 2X2 Fireball Tiles
• 1 - 2X2 Pool Tile
• 2 - 1X2 Long Shallow Pit Tiles
• 2 - 1X2 Portcullis Tile
• 2 - 1X1 Treasure Chest Tiles
• 1 - 1X1 Trap Door Tile
• 1 - 1X1 Grate Tile

24 Dungeon Counters:

• 4 Trap Counters
• 4 Wandering Monster Counters
• 4 Ambush Counters
• 4 Escape Counters
• 4 Character Counters
• 4 Fate Counters

14 Character Monster Counters (2 Colors):

Blue:

• 1 Chaos Lord
• 1 Chaos Sorcerer
• 1 Minotaur Lord
• 1 Orc Warchief
• 1 Ogre Chieftain
• 1 Undead Champion
• 1 Daemonette
• 1 Greater Daemon of Tzeentch

Yellow:

• 1 Clan Eshin Assassin
• 1 Clan Pestilens Plague Monk
• 1 Clan Pestilens Plague Censer Bearer
• 1 Clan Skryre Warpweaver
• 1 Clan Skryre White Skaven Sorcerer
• 1 Clan Mors Warlord

32 Monster Wound Counters:

• 10- 1 Wound Counter
• 8 - 2 Wounds Counter
• 4 - 3 Wounds Counter
• 2 - 4 Wounds Counter
• 2 - 5 Wounds Counter
• 2 - 6 Wounds Counter
• 2 - 7 Wounds Counter
• 2 - 8 Wounds Counter

1 Solkan's Amulet (4 Parts)

4 Treasure Maps:

• The Warlord's Lair
• The Magic Maze
• The Plague Temple
• The Amber Room

1 Spine for Games Workshop folder

2 (Blue with White numbers) or (White with Black numbers) 12-Sided (d12) Dice

1 Game Manual (64 pages) containing:

• Rules for Solo Play
• Rules for converting HeroQuest Quests into Advanced HeroQuest format.
• 8 Reference Sheets
• 2 Pages of Blank Game Sheets
• 1 Solo Quest: Tobaro's Bane
• 1 Campaign (The Quest for the Shattered Amulet - 5 Quests):
  • Quest 1 - The Warlord' Lair
  • Quest 2 - The Magic Maze
  • Quest 3 - The Plague Temple
  • Quest 4 - The Amber Room
  • Quest 5 - The Prison of Ice