Campaign Rules

These special rules apply to the legacy campaign only. For the full game rules, please refer to the Wildtails: A Pirate Legacy rulebook.

IMPORTANT!

Before starting your campaign, quickly check the Errata page for any issues.

Scenario Setup

Setup

Some Chapters have scenarios. These have a Scenario Setup section which lists the Threat A and Objectives B to be used for that particular scenario, as well as a number of scene cards the Threat will capture C from the top of the Deck.

Campaign Progress

If a chapter includes a scenario, you must win that scenario in order to complete that chapter and progress. Once you win the scenario, fill in the circle that matches the completed scenario on the Campaign Log card.

Campaign Progress

If you fail a scenario, fill in one of the squares corresponding to the current chapter on the Defeats tracker of the Campaign Log.

Defeats

Then, you may replay that scenario again. If you have filled in all 3 defeats corresponding to the current set of scenarios then you no longer track defeats for that set of scenarios. You still must win the current scenario to progress.

Difficulty Reduction

If you have logged 3 defeats corresponding to the current set of scenarios, for the remainder of those scenarios, during setup you may choose to reduce the starting captured cards to 0.

Difficulty Reduction

Chapter Unlocks

Once you complete a chapter you gain its Chapter Unlocks. If a chapter does not have a scenario, any Chapter Unlocks are gained as soon as you finish reading it.

New cards, stickers, and rules may be unlocked as a reward.

Whenever anything is unlocked, if it has a symbol, fill it in to show that it is now unlocked and available.

Chapter Unlocks

Note: Building stickers are unlocked at various points during the campaign. These change the appearance of your Empire Card but have no gameplay effect.

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Home Campaign Rules Errata (Updated: Dec. 20th, 2022)
Campaign
Prologue: 1813 Chapter 1: Ratuga Bay Hideout Chapter 2: Smuggling Routes Chapter 3: Golden Opportunity Chapter 4: Through the Blockade Chapter 5: Gnaw's Forces Chapter 6: British Espionage Chapter 7: Pierre's Wrath Chapter 8: Britain Attacks Chapter 9: Lords of Ratuga Bay
Ability Reference

Note: This ability reference list contains spoilers. Use sparingly as needed.

Character Abilities
Character Ability

Spend 1 "Any Resource" to take any amount of stored Resource cards from your Empire.

Restriction: Only the player who uses this ability may take the cards.
Character Ability

Spend 1 Coin to give the active player +2 to a skill check. You may use this after either player performs a skill check.

Restriction: Max 1 per turn.
Character Ability

Spend 1 Sword to give the active player +2 to a skill check. You may use this after either player performs a skill check.

Restriction: Max 1 per turn.
Character Ability

For each "Any Resource" spent the active player gains +1 to a single Skill Check. You may use this after either player performs a skill check.

Restriction: Max 2 per turn.
Character Ability

Each Coin you have may be spent as a Gem.

Restriction: May only be used during Rounds 1-2. Only the character with this ability may use the ability’s effect.

Character Ability

You have 1 permanent Barrel.

Restriction: May only be used during Rounds 1-2. Only the character with this ability may use the ability's effect.

Character Ability

Any Sword you have counts as 2 Swords.

Restriction: May only be used during Rounds 1-3. Only the character with this ability may use the ability's effect.
Character Ability

If the active character autofails a skill check, you may spend 1 Barrel to ignore this and continue to the next step of the skill check instead.
Character Ability

At any point during either player’s turn, you may spend 2 "Any Resource" to switch who the active player is. The new active player completes the current turn where the previous player left off, and then the next player starts their turn as normal. (If playing solo, switch which character is currently active that turn.)
Character Ability

Spend 1 "Any Resource" to flip the Empire Card over from the STRONGHOLD to the FLEET side.
Character Ability

Take any amount of stored Resource cards from your Empire for no cost.

Restriction: May only be used if the Empire card is on the FLEET side. Only the character with this ability may take the cards.
Empire Abilities
Character Ability

For each Cannon spent the active player gains +2 to a single Skill Check. You may use this after either player performs a skill check
Character Ability

Spend 1 Gem to flip the Empire Card over from the STRONGHOLD to the FLEET side.
Character Ability

Spend 1 Cannon to ignore the current Crisis Effect. This may be used before any triggered Crisis is applied. Note that the effect will trigger again next turn if the active scene doesn’t change.