Sleeping Gods

Overview

Sleeping Gods is a cooperative campaign adventure game where players control Captain Sofi Odessa and her crew aboard the steamship Manticore. Mysteriously transported to a strange world called the Wandering Sea, players must explore an atlas of interconnected maps, complete quests, and discover totems to find a way home. The campaign spans approximately 10-20 hours across multiple sessions, with a save/load system allowing players to pause and resume.

Components

• 1 Ship Board (double-sided for 1-2 or 3-4 players)
• 9 Crew Boards (one per crew member)
• 1 Atlas (9-page foldout game world)
• 1 Storybook
• 90 Adventure Cards, 32 Market Cards, 180 Quest Cards
• 54 Event Cards (18 Mild, 18 Perilous, 18 Deadly)
• 78 Enemy Cards, 60 Ability Cards, 24 Level Cards
• 35 Damage Tokens, 7 Five-Damage Tokens
• 14 Command Tokens, 18 Fatigue Tokens
• 4 Combat Action Tokens, 9 Synergy Tokens
• 8 Explore Tokens (A-H), 11 Ship Damage Cubes
• 41 Coin Tokens, 6 each of Meat/Vegetables/Grain/Materials/Artifacts
• 1 Ship Miniature, 1 Ship Action Figure, 1 Captain Token

Setup

1. Open atlas to page 2; place ship in region 2.
2. Place Ship Board with the appropriate side up (1-2 or 3-4 players).
3. Distribute 8 crew boards evenly among players; place Captain Sofi Odessa in center.
4. Shuffle Ability deck; give each player 1 command token and 1 ability card.
5. Assemble Event deck: shuffle by rarity, draw 6 Deadly, 6 Perilous, and 6 Mild cards, stack them (Deadly on bottom, Mild on top).
6. Place starting Adventure Cards nearby (Gloria Walker, Soup, Gear, Flapjacks).
7. Distribute synergy tokens to corresponding crew boards.
8. Create Journey Log sheet; note normal or brutal mode.

Turn Structure

Each turn follows four phases:

Phase 1: Ship Action

Move the ship action figure to one of five rooms (must differ from previous turn):

• Bridge: Draw 1 ability card, gain command tokens, remove all command from crew/adventure cards.
• Galley: Draw 2 ability cards (1 with 1-2 players), gain command, optionally discard 1 ability card to remove 1 fatigue from any crew.
• Deck: Gain command tokens, draw up to 3 search tokens (apply all ship damage shown, keep rewards from one).
• Quarters: Draw 1 ability card, gain command, remove 3 command tokens (2 with 1-2 players) from crew/adventure cards.
• Sick Bay: Draw 1 ability card, gain command, restore 1 health to any crew member.

Phase 2: Event

Draw and resolve one event card from the event deck.

Phase 3: Two Actions

Perform two actions (may repeat same action twice or skip for 1 command each):

• Travel: Perform craft challenge to move ship to a new region.
• Explore: Visit a location in the current region (red circle outline) and read the corresponding storybook entry.
• Market: Purchase from 7 drawn market cards using coins.
• Port: Use inn (pay 4 coins, each crew restores 2 health and removes 1 fatigue), shipyard (repair ship damage), healer (pay 1 coin per crew, restore all health), or spend XP on level cards.
• Skip: Gain 1 command per action skipped.

Phase 4: End of Turn

Pass captain token to the player on the left; that player becomes the active player.

Actions

Challenge System

Challenges test crew skills (Strength, Perception, Savvy, Craft, Cunning):

1. Select participating crew (other players pay 1 command to add their crew). Place 1 fatigue on each participant.
2. Add relevant skill numbers from participants.
3. Draw fate (top ability card number).
4. Alter fate using crew abilities, adventure cards, or discarding ability cards (+1 per card).
5. If total >= challenge number, succeed; otherwise apply failure consequences.

Combat System

1. Retrieve enemy cards; shuffle and place face-up in a row.
2. Distribute 4 combat action tokens among players.
3. Attack Phase: Place token on a crew member, choose target enemy, draw fate + weapon accuracy. If total >= enemy defense, hit and place damage tokens on enemy. Enemy counterattacks if it survives (apply weapon block). On miss, deal 1 damage after counterattack.
4. End of Round: Undefeated enemies attack (active player chooses targets).
5. Continue rounds until all enemies defeated.

Command System

Command tokens can be spent at any time to equip ability cards, activate crew/adventure card abilities, transfer combat action tokens (1 command), or allow other players’ crew to participate in challenges (1 command).

Scoring / Victory Conditions

The campaign ends when reaching specific story outcomes. Final score is calculated:

• 2 points per adventure card (4 if totem)
• 1 point per quest card
• 2 points per level card
• 1 point per 2 remaining coins
• 1 point per artifact
• 10 points for reaching an ending
• -10 per defeat (normal mode)
• +25 bonus for brutal mode

Defeat occurs if all crew members reach 0 health or the ship accumulates 11 damage. In normal mode, the crew recovers at the nearest port but discards 6 event cards. In brutal mode, the campaign ends.

Special Rules & Edge Cases

• Fatigue: Crew gain 1 fatigue when participating in challenges. At 2 fatigue: -1 damage in combat, cannot participate in challenges.
• Status Tokens: Venom (1 damage/turn), Frightened (cannot attack), Weakened (-2 to all skills), Madness (1 damage when participating in challenges), Low Morale (costs 1 extra command for challenges). No duplicates of the same status on one crew member.
• Ship Damage: Draw 1 ability card per damage; place damage cube on matching room. Rooms with 2 damage cubes cannot be used. Hull holds 1 damage maximum.
• Event Deck Cycling: The event deck recycles 3 times per campaign, with special story paragraphs read at each recycling.
• Synergy Tokens: Start each combat on crew boards. When crew places damage on an enemy synergy square, place their token on a different crew board to grant that crew access to the original crew’s special ability.
• Ability Card Hand Limit: 3 cards maximum. Each crew can have 2 equipped ability cards (not counting level cards/weapons).
• Enemy Abilities: First Strike (enemy attacks first), Flying (+1 defense vs non-ranged), Regen (removes damage at end of round), and various status-giving abilities.
• Adding/Removing Players: Can occur at end of any turn; redistribute crew evenly. Flip ship board if player count crosses 1-2/3-4 threshold.

Player Reference

Phase	Action
1. Ship Action	Move figure to a new room; gain its benefits
2. Event	Draw and resolve 1 event card
3. Two Actions	Travel, Explore, Market, Port, or Skip (x2)
4. End of Turn	Pass captain token left

Skills: Strength, Perception, Savvy, Craft, Cunning

Challenge: Skill total + Fate draw + modifiers >= Challenge number = Success

Combat: Accuracy (weapon + fate) >= Defense = Hit; deal weapon damage to enemy