# Descent: The Road to Legend

Descent: The Road to Legend is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 120–240 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 5. It is rated 9.1 out of 10 by 7 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 5)
- **Playing time:** 120–240 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2008
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Expansion for Base-game, Adventure, Exploration
- **Mechanics:** Role Playing, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, Modular Board
- **Ludoya rating:** 9.1 out of 10, from 7 reviews
- **Owned by:** 22 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 1

**Designers:** Kevin Wilson, Robert A. Kouba

**Artists:** John Goodenough, Frank Walls, Jesper Ejsing

**Publishers:** Fantasy Flight Games

## Rules questions

### Do I have to use the app to play Road to Legend, or can we run monsters manually?

Yes—the app is required: it runs the overlord role, manages monster activations, events, and the campaign/quest flow, replacing the manual overlord tasks from core Descent (see Rulebook pp. 4 and 13).

### Can I target enemies through other figures or open a clear line of sight past obstacles? How does line of sight and range work?

Attacks require line of sight and must meet any range or melee restrictions; obstacles and certain terrain block or modify line of sight and range as described in the attack and movement sections (see Rulebook pp. 6–7 and 17).

### What happens when a hero is knocked out—are they out of the quest forever or can they be brought back?

A knocked-out hero is removed from the map and is out of action but can be returned to play by a Revive/Stand Up action or other effects; a hero that is defeated is removed from the quest with the campaign consequences described in the rules (see Rulebook pp. 5 and 8).

### Do monsters always perform every action listed on their card, and who decides targets and choices during activation?

Monsters follow the activation list and special effects the app displays, and the app controls decisions, triggers, and any steps that can be skipped or finished during an activation—players follow the app’s instructions for monster behavior (see Rulebook pp. 16 and 15, and the app integration notes on p. 13).

### Can monsters move past heroes freely, and how do engage/retreat rules work?

Engagement and spotting follow specific rules: a monster becomes engaged when in contact per the rules, monsters move toward or away using the app-directed movement, and retreating/movement-toward-or-away follow the detailed movement and retreat rules (see Rulebook pp. 5, 17–18).

### How do objective tokens, monster groups, and lieutenants work—can more monsters spawn than a group's limit?

Monsters are organized into groups with group limits; lieutenants and unique monsters are handled by the app and group rules, and you cannot exceed a group’s limits beyond what the rules and app allow (see Rulebook p. 10, and Act handling on p. 22).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/descent-the-road-to-legend)
- [Descent: The Road to Legend in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/descent-the-road-to-legend)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29298)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-23. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._