Oathsworn Training Camp (Part 6): Ending an Encounter

It's down to the wire. Will we finally dispatch this behemoth? Or will we go down in a sea of gnashing teeth and slashing claws?
Corrections & Clarifications
Contrary to the video, enemies DO consider the 'extra distance' of water effect tiles, when chosing a target. So at 3:10, the Broodmother should have targetted the Ursus (2 movement away) not the Exile (4 movement away). (As clarified by Shadowborne, on BGG).
At 2:30, I mention that Breaking a Location interrupts any effects which come after the attack. In fact, only effects which target the enemy (such as knockback or bleed) are lost. Effects targetting friendly characters (such as gaining combat tokens) are still applied.
At 5:35, I apply damage from the fire tile immediately. This is correct for the first edition of the game, but in Oathsworn 2.0, this happens during the End of Round phase, instead.
At 11:27, Oathsworn receive four common items, as loot. This is correct for the first edition of the game, but in Oathsworn 2.0, this has been reduced to three common items.
At 12:17, I mention that in some cases Oathsworn may need to take an injury card, even if they have 1 or 2 hit points remaining. This applies to Hardcore Mode (not higher Difficulty Levels, as stated in the video).
At 13:12, I state that if you have an injury card in your hand, you must play it before you play any other ability cards. Note that this is true only if the injury card was in your hand on your first turn of the round.
Kickstarter page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Shadowborne Games: www.shadowborne-games.com
Oathsworn on BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25...
00:00 Intro
01:13 The Ranger (Ricochet)
02:30 Breaking a Location
06:00 The Ursus
07:27 End of Encounter
07:30 Knockout Track
07:57 Replays
09:51 Levels
11:10 Loot
12:03 Losses
12:55 Injuries
14:25 Outro
All Oathsworn content is copyright Shadowborne games. Thanks to Shadowborne Games, Blender Foundation, FXhome, Pixabay, Textures.com. CCBY attribution for images by Gregor Cresnar, parkjisun, soremba96, Engin Akyurt. Music by Nicolas Jeudy of Dark Fantasy Studio.

[@Fetalis]

Congratulations for such a well done series. Very helpful and inspiring. Made the waiting even more painful!

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Thanks, and congrats on reaching the end. I'm looking forward to it, too. At least we'll be able to hit the ground running, when it does arrive.

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[@user-mg5vx5jk1l]

Thank you so very much your time considerable time and effort in creating this series. I was utterly intimidated by this game, but so hungry to learn it, and your videos really helped me eat the elephant. In fact, as I listened, I wrote my own step by step player aid (as I found the ones in the game or online severely lacking) and now I'm getting a handle on it and loving it. Your articulation, humour and the visuals all made for an entertaining and easily digestible guide. Just amazing.

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Thanks Paul. Nice of you to say, and I'm glad it was helpful. Fare well on the wire road!

[@SimonEBurgess]

2:40 . As of 2.0, you still get to finish friendly effects, so tou would still gain a potential battle token when breaking a location, if I rexall correctly. Thanks for an awesome series! 3:40 . 2.0 also changed that you calcumate the movement points it takes, not the range, so the broodmother would not move towards the exile. This is due to it being easy in 1.0 to game the boss by using water tiles, forcing it to not attack anything in many situations by just stopping short. 5:40 Fire is now resolved at the end phase.

[@adietk716]

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[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Wow, high praise indeed - thanks for the encouragement!

[@timboiv1821]

That was one of the best explanation videos I’ve ever watched and I’ve watch hundreds! Is there anyway you could make another video of all the characters and explain each of their skills?

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Thanks for the feedback, I'm always glad to hear that the videos are useful to some. And yes - they're unlikely to be the only Oathsworn content I create. Though, the official kickstarter updates have done such a great job of exploring the character classes already. No doubt there'll be lots of new KZbin content when the game comes out - can't wait!

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[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

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[@TheGlassesPush]

I'll echo everyone else here: This was a wonderful series. Thank you for getting me more excited for this game, and also giving me the best explanation of the mechanics yet!

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Thanks. Hopefully it will help people jump straight into chapter one, when the game lands in 2022.

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[@jasonpmathew]

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[@FinubJames]

Very impressive work! I hope game designers hire you to make tutorial videos for board games.

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Thanks. Kudos to Shadowborne for spending valuable time to help me out, from the start. (I've reached out to other board game companies, offering to create content for free, and received no reply).

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[@beef5570]

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[@pandom_]

Found my way here by way of the reprint and the companion app. Thanks for helping me.

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[@darkside2329]

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[@tonybowers9490]

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[@mattosu7]

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[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Thanks. I thought the videos were a little dry in places, so it's good to hear that some people have enjoyed them. Like you, I look forward to the real thing!

[@alastairbishop2450]

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[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Thanks, and congrats on watching the lot - it's a marathon. Shadowborne Games helped me iron out errors, which was super helpful. Happy hunting.

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[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Yeah, epic is the word. It's cool to hear how many people are really looking forward to diving into the Deepwood.

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[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Thanks for the feedback, it's appreciated.

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[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Thanks for the feedback. BTW, Paul Grogan has made a fantastic Frosthaven series. Amongst others.

[@2bitcents429]

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[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Yeah, Shadowborne have been so helpful and supportive as I worked on these, and it was fantastic to get their shout out, and then appreciation from the community. Thanks!

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[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Thanks, glad it was helpful.

[@niels-peter5304]

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[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Thanks. Though I now agree with others who have pointed out that the damn videos have made the wait even longer!

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This was really enjoyable and informative. I forgot 4 videos ago that this was even a tutorial of sorts.

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Thanks! I think the gameplay is _much_ more fun than I managed to convey in these videos.

[@lotterwinner6474]

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[@michaeledmonds4849]

This series was great. Now to wait until Oct 2023 for my game to arrive.

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Thanks for watching & commenting, and good luck with the wait. :-)

[@gustaff.weldon]

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[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Congrats on watching the whole lot!

[@billwhitteaker2722]

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[@original_sveu]

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[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Thanks. Hopefully it will make people's first game a bit easier. Fingers crossed for fewer misses!

[@Harrytoulacisverified]

This was the best!

[@andrewlawson7148]

Brilliant tuition video. Probably the best I have seen and definitely the best produced. And funny. Well done. Any more to come?

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Thanks. I haven't decided what I'll do next.

[@alfredharrigan9409]

Great series! Would give 2 thumbs ☝.

[@BernieTime1]

Thanks so much for this wonderful series. I only have one real quibble is that the way the videos are cut you end up skipping over the battleflow steps where cards get rotated/returned to hand. You covered the mechanics back in Part 3, but it would have been nice to see the actual phase taking place during the subsequent parts. Everything else was brilliant.

[@gondogeek]

What? Only 6 video's? Surely there is more to learn about Oahtsworn!.....

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

I know, right?! The muppet who created these was so lazy, he skipped an entire rulebook!

[@Newt211]

All 6 of these videos are incredible! I am so glad I watched them, and I can't wait to get this game. Any news on what the Oathsworn logo teased recently means?

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

I'm glad the videos were helpful. If I had to guess, I'd predict that a reprint of the game will be Shadowborne's next big project, after the game delivers.

[@elzheiz]

Incredible series, it makes me sad I didn't back the game haha!

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Fortunately, a reprint is expected later this year. www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadowborne-games/oathsworn-into-the-deepwood-second-printing

[@RayMunchies]

I am sad that it is over... You can make more Vids about the characters? Whould be totally awesome. I love your animation skills. Next Ideas: Monster Hunter, Gloomhaven/Frosthaven, Valor and Villany, Spirit Island If u keep up this amazing work maybe further kickstarter companys will contact you for this kind of videos. 😁

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Yes, I'm bound to make more board game content. Thanks for watching.

[@kasaklubdemola8625]

Best teaching ever! 👊 How long did it take to create these videos?🤔

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Haha, way too long! 😛I chipped away at them for several months.

[@jdaddyaz]

Nice job on the video buddy. Publishers should have you on the payroll.

[@sonkehagen8219]

At first, amazing video series. I did greatly enjoy it; very refreshing after the study of the rulebooks. One question arose while watching, that never accured while reading. Maybe you have an answer. Imagine your Free Company has had some bad luck: One or more unconscious Oathsworn while winning one encounter, getting ambushed on the following with some Injury Cards. Are you allowed to play Interrupt Abilities in the ensuing Encounter Phase without playing the Injury Cards first? The wording in the Rulebook may suggest that you can, because it's not your turn. But it's not clear for me. Thanks for your thoughts.

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Good question. The requirement to play injury cards only applies to the Oathsworn Phase (and only to your first turn of each round). So you're right: it won't affect Interrupt Abilities (or playing ability cards for their Defense value), which aren't part of your turn. Once the game has been released, the community will hopefully produce an FAQ, to help with clarifying such subtleties.

[@sonkehagen8219]

@@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283 Thanks for your answer, glad that I wasn't far off. An FAQ would be nice - spoiler-save of course. I think the community will get to that. Have a great day! The waiting for the game gets excruciating, though 🤪

[@TMansboardgamechannel]

I thought breaking a dice didnt spread the brood, i mustve played it wrong then...anyways great videos! Keep it up!

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Well, you're right that minions don't *activate* (i.e. move and attack) until the Encounter Phase. But breaking a location will trigger the next Stage Card, which usually says "Release the Brood". Thanks for the feedback.

[@TMansboardgamechannel]

@@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283 yeh, i guessed as much. Should have had more rats around then 😆oh well

[@wingmansion]

Just wow! So good and easy to follow. Now, I would like to see some making of tutorials with Davinci Resolve. How do you plan those videos? How long didi it take you?

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Not gonna lie, they were time-consuming to make. Fun, though. And as an added bonus, I now know the Oathsworn rules _really_ well!

[@blooper1098]

Funniest kiwi award 🏅

[@sonderby]

Just to be sure - breaking the 4th die on the Brood Mother advances the Reaction Cards to the next stage - however is the immediate reaction from her unchanged vs before (ie the Stege 2 card that was face up prior ot the die being broken), or is the reaction card replaced with a new unknown one from Stage 3?

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

The second option. Advancing the Stage deck can reveal a brand new card, and an unanticipated reaction.

[@zhhrah]

So after killing the brood mother the remaining giant rats on the board just despawn? No need to kill them?

[@mushroom585]

On the broodmother's last move, why didn't she turn to face the warbear?

[@zrissl]

@03:50 the broodmother is just 2 movement away from the ursus and 4 movement away from the exile. Shadowborne Games confirmed in a bgg thread, that the extra movement created by water is included in the calculation. Shouldn't the broodmother go to the ursus? Do I miss something? maybe you could help me understand? I will play my first session in 2 days. Without your help I would have made a ton of mistakes. Thanks so much for your videos!!

[@zrissl]

Sorry I found it in your clarifications!! thanks :)

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Yes, unfortunately that's an error in the video. All corrections have been listed in the video description. Apologies for the inconvenience. Good luck in the deepwood!

[@BigBlack20]

I have a question about using the white cards. After you used however many you decided to use, do you shuffle them after you put them back into their area?

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

You only shuffle might cards when you refresh the deck.

[@BigBlack20]

@@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283 and I assume you refresh the deck at the beginning of your turn right?

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Nope, just when the deck runs out of cards. (Or a game effect says "Refresh Might Decks")@@BigBlack20

[@BigBlack20]

@@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283 you respond so quickly and I really appreciate that. I just got this game a few months ago and was having the hardest time learning this game until I found you. I thank you, I will continue to ask questions on your videos as they come up

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Thanks for the feedback and good luck with the game - it's well worth the effort. BTW, Might cards aren't covered very well in the video, but the rulebook should help.@@BigBlack20

[@tehdiplomat]

At 2ish minutes you reroll a miss into a critical. That also means you should have drawn an extra card for the critical roll correct? (Obviously you didn't need it for anything in the example)

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Actually the redraw wasn't a critical (as it didn't have the squiggly brackets). White Might Cards include both an ordinary 2, and a critical (2). But you are correct that, if it had been a critical, I would have drawn an additional card.

[@JesseAStern]

One thing I remember reporting as being ambiguous from an earlier rulebook draft was if an enemy with one movement point could enter a water tile. Since you have the final version, do you happen to know the answer?

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Hi Jesse, yes in the finalized rulebook it takes 2 movement to enter a water tile, and if an enemy has only one movement point, they'll simply stop, before entering the tile. (Their final movement point is lost). Hope this helps to clarify.

[@JesseAStern]

@@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283 Yep that's great thanks! They said they were gunna fix it, but I was just curious what they decided in the end. Thanks for the exceptional videos! Even to those of us who read the rules, these are a great refresher! Out of curiosity, did you sign up to be a playtester, or will you also be going in mostly blind?

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

@@JesseAStern Thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoyed the vids. I wasn't a playtester, and I've avoided any KZbin videos which showcase the story part, so I'll be going in completely blind (just the way I like it!)

[@BrussLSprouts]

So injury cards are only for the next encounter right? Not permanent?

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

No, injuries are permanent, and stay with you for the rest of the campaign. (Unless you can discover a way of getting rid of them. For example, the Free Company Trait "Field Medic"). This game is no stroll in the forest!

[@BrussLSprouts]

@@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283 wow hardcore! So if you have 3 injury cards, all 3 gotta be played before you can do anything?😳 I’m liking it!

[@grahamtravers4522]

Thank you very much for these very helpful and comprehensive videos. You may like to know that you have persuaded me to part with real cash to buy a copy of the game. Cheers !!

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Yeah, KZbin can be expensive that way. Enjoy the horrors of the Deepwood!

[@patrickvalo8822]

You said you get 4 items from the common deck but rules say you get 3 items at rhe end of encounter

[@adventuresincreativesoftwa6283]

Yeah, thanks for pointing that out. It was correct when I made the video (Oathsworn 1.0), but the reprint (Oathsworn 2.0) changed a few rules, including that one. I'll add a note in the description.