A story event is a moment in time shared by all the players. When a story event is triggered, everything that is currently happening in the game freezes. Pass the rulebook to a player, and turn to the indicated story event, and read out loud what happens next. Share the full-page artwork with everyone. Once the story event is resolved, and all outcomes have been recorded, the game and anything that was happening resumes. Story events arise as survivors confront important philosophical decisions, explore and gather resources during the hunt, and gain new power. Each monster has a showdown story event that has all the information the players will need to hunt and fight it.
When you see the
icon, trigger the indicated story event immediately. Story events are listed on the settlement's timeline, on some monster cards, on innovations, survivor record sheets, and through other in game events.[1]
Some story events may have an icon of a monster's crest, or a specific pillar preceding the story event's name. This icon directs players to the expansion rulebook where the story event is contained.
Core Game Story Events[edit | hide]
Age
Armored Strangers
Birth of a Savior
Blackout
Bold
Bone Witch
Cooking
Crush & Devour
Endless Screams
Game Over
Hammer and Nail
Hands of Heat
Herb Gathering
Hooded Knight
Insight
Intimacy
King's Curse
King's Step
Lantern Research
Legendary Lungs
Legendary Monsters
Mineral Gathering
Overwhelming Darkness
Oxidation
Phoenix Feather
Principle: Conviction
Principle: Death
Principle: New Life
Principle: Society
Prologue
Regal Visit
Returning Survivors
Run Away
See the Truth
Showdown: Butcher
Showdown: Gold Smoke Knight
Showdown: King's Man
Showdown: Phoenix
Showdown: Screaming Antelope
Showdown: The Hand
Showdown: Watcher
Showdown: White Lion
Watched
White Secret
White Speaker
Zero Presence
Black Knight Expansion Story Events[edit | hide]
Animal Empathy
Black Roots
Cain's Curse
Darkened Workshop
Death of the Black Knight
Glimpse
Mountain Ascent
Old Body, Old Mind
Scramble to Survive
Showdown: Black Knight
The Bell Rings
Time Forge
Waiting Bell
Dragon King Expansion Story Events[edit | hide]
Awake
Death of the Dragon King
Faces in the Sky
Foundlings
Glowing Crater
Intimacy (Dragon King Expansion)
Meltdown
Midnight's Children
Showdown: Dragon King
Showdown: Tyrant
The Tomb
Unveil the Sky
Dung Beetle Knight Expansion Story Events[edit | hide]
Black Harvest
Rumbling in the Dark
Secret Meeting
Showdown: Dung Beetle Knight
Spelunking of Death
Underground Sow
Flower Knight Expansion Story Events[edit | hide]
A Crone's Tale
A Warm Virus
Breakthrough
Necrotoxic Mistletoe
Sense Memory
Showdown: Flower Knight
The Forest Wants What It Wants
Frogdog Expansion Story Events[edit | hide]
Devour the White Lion
Lingering Cough
Metamorphosis Festival
Noodling of Death
Sad Frogdog Song
Showdown: Bullfrogdog
Showdown: Frogdog
Gambler’s Chest Expansion Story Events[edit | hide]
A Song for the Darkness
Beating Backwards
Death of Song
Decomposing Labyrinth
Designs & Dandelions
Devour the White Lion
Dreamless Respite
Emotional Breakdown
Encounter Showdown - Bone Eaters
Extinguished Guidepost
First Meal
Great Divide
Intimacy (Arc Survivors)
Kingdom Death
Lantern Festival
Limitless King
Logistics of Death
Missing Statue
Self-invited Guest
Showdown: Atnas the Child Eater
Showdown: Crimson Crocodile
Showdown:King
Showdown: Smog Singers
Stained
The Awaited
Prologue - The Recurrent Story
The Game
Unwanted Gifts
Vaultless
Wondrous Design
Perfect Punt
Showdown: Gambler
Game Theory
Showdown: Godhand
Epilogue
Gorm Expansion Story Events[edit | hide]
Fetid Grotto
Final March
Melting Horror
Showdown: Gorm
The Approaching Storm
Lion God Expansion Story Events[edit | hide]
A Gracious Host
Death Reading
Necropolis
Showdown: Lion God
The Knowledge Worm
The Silver City
Lion Knight Expansion Story Events[edit | hide]
An Uninvited Guest
Finale
Intermission
Places, Everyone!
Showdown: Lion Knight
Strange Caravan
Lonely Tree Expansion Story Events[edit | hide]
Showdown: Lonely Tree
The Lonely Lady
Manhunter Expansion Story Events[edit | hide]
Bleeding Heart
Death Pit
Lottery
Showdown: Manhunter
Sonorous Rest
The Hanged Man
Tools of War
Slenderman Expansion Story Events[edit | hide]
Dark Place
Forgotten Fear
It's Already Here
Light-Forging
Showdown: Slenderman
Spidicules Expansion Story Events[edit | hide]
Puppet's Embalming
Showdown: Spidicules
Silk Surgery
Spidisisyphus
Taken
The Forest Wants What It Wants
Young Rivals
Sunstalker Expansion Story Events[edit | hide]
Birth of Color
Conquer Your Shadow
Edged Tonometry
Final Gift
Intimacy (Sunstalker Expansion)
Promise Under the Sun
Showdown: Sunstalker
Sky Fishing
Sun Dipping
The Great Devourer
The Great Sky Gift
The Pool and the Sun
Umbilical Symbiosis
Warriors of the Sun
Vignette of Death: Killennium Butcher Story Events[edit | hide]
Brave's Ending
Brave + Hollow Ending
Brave + Forgot Ending
Brave + Red Ending
Butcher's Ending
Forgot's Ending
Frozen Wish
Forgot's Ending
Memory Lock
Red's Ending
Showdown: Killennium Butcher
Wish Seekers
Vignette of Death: White Gigalion Story Events[edit | hide]
Vignette: The Gigantic Cat
Showdown: White Gigalion
- ↑ Kingdom Death: Monster 1.6 Core Rulebook, pg. 38
icon, trigger the indicated story event immediately. Story events are listed on the settlement's timeline, on some monster cards, on innovations, survivor record sheets, and through other in game events.[1]