Echoes of the Firstborne Expansion for Heroes of the Sanctum: The Strategy Card Game – designed by FireTap Games ®
An ancient empire falls… Within the flames of the Imperial City of Themakron, how shall your deeds be remembered?
Six years after The Incursion, the wounds inflicted upon creation have yet to heal. As the Primordial Pattern grows ever more fragile, new rifts continue to tear through the realm. Timeless alliances fracture, old certainties are called into question, and a single secret Edict sets into motion the darkest chapter in Sacred History.
Echoes of the Firstborne is the most ambitious expansion for Heroes of the Sanctum: The Strategy Card Game™ to date. Built around an evolving Quest Deck, your decisions shape the campaign through meaningful choices, hidden discoveries, and multiple endings, while introducing powerful new Traits, Loot, Sanctum Banners, Threats, Regions, and more, expanding both the campaign and Standalone Quests. Season 3 ushers in a new era, featuring the largest narrative campaign and the richest exploration of the Heroes of the Sanctum™ universe to date!
The Quest Deck Returns!
Building upon the Quest Deck System first introduced in Legends of the Damned, the Echoes of the Firstborne campaign features a 69-card Quest Deck, delivering the largest narrative campaign in Heroes of the Sanctum™ to date. Uncover the story through Quest Narratives and Battle cards, complete optional objectives for additional rewards, make meaningful choices that shape your journey, and discover hidden paths that reveal deeper truths. Every decision, discovery, and hard-earned victory brings new opportunities to shape your legend!
Proximity Lines Evolve!
First introduced in Legends of the Damned, Proximity Lines continue to expand the tactical possibilities of every battle. Rescue trapped civilians, defend vital operations, gather essential resources, contend with human adversaries, and much more. From dynamic battlefield objectives to legendary figures fighting alongside your heroes, timing, positioning, and decision-making matter more than ever!
A Living World Like Never Before!
Heroes journey through three epic chapters as the history, institutions, faith, and political struggles that define The Sanctum are revealed for the first time. Meet legendary figures, converse with the people who shape Sacred History, fight beside and against renowned champions, enter an ancient civilisation in its final hours, and uncover hidden narrative threads woven throughout the campaign!
Chronicle Your Journey!
Throughout the campaign, your actions and discoveries grant Narrative Traits that chronicle your journey. These can reveal hidden paths, unlock new narrative choices, and expand the available ending narratives!
Choose Your Tactics!
At key strategic moments throughout the campaign, your decisions grant Tactical Traits that reflect the path you’ve chosen, unlocking new strategic opportunities for the challenges ahead!
Tactical Ascension Returns!
Bring Tactical Traits into Standalone Quests! Tactical Ascension cards are removed from the campaign but remain available in Standalone Quests. When drawn from the Loot Deck, they are removed from the game and instantly replaced with a random Tactical Trait, bringing exciting new strategic possibilities to every battle!
Rally Under New Banners!
Discover powerful new Sanctum Banners through Loot and call upon their abilities at the moment you need them most. Activated via the USE keyword, these mighty relics introduce new tactical possibilities, rewarding careful timing and decisive leadership throughout every battle!
Forge Your Arsenal!
Strengthen your party with powerful new Loot, recruit a unique Companion, and discover legendary Advanced Loot throughout your campaign. For the first time, campaign-exclusive Advanced Loot awaits those who overcome Echoes of the Firstborne’s greatest challenges, offering legendary rewards exclusive to the campaign!
Face New Horrors!
Confront 14 new Threat cards featuring 7 unique enemies across every difficulty level, including formidable new Level 4 Threats. Bring these relentless foes into Standalone Quests to face fresh dangers and new tactical challenges in every adventure!
How Will You Be Remembered?
Every decision, discovery, and sacrifice shapes your journey towards one of multiple dramatic endings. Hidden paths, expanded ending narratives, and secrets await those who uncover the realm’s deepest truths. Experience the largest Heroes of the Sanctum campaign to date through the dedicated 28-page Campaign Book, and discover the legacy your party leaves behind.
The Time Has Come
And so it came to be that sealed Edicts arrived in the hands of the most loyal champions of the Holy City of Velos, the veteran warriors of the Sanctuary of the Firstborne.
The order was to be kept secret.
The target was unprecedented.
And the consequences would forever change the fate of the Sanctum…
Now the burden has fallen to you.
Take up the Edict. Gather your champions. The darkest chapter of Sacred History awaits those who dare to answer the call.
By decree, the Edict commands. By deed, the Chronomikon remembers. When this chapter of Sacred History is written, what shall be your legacy?
