1. CREATE THE DICE POOL. Set the 17 unit dice in the dice pool.

2. CREATE THE STACKS. Shuffle the 45 conflict cards and divide them into three face-up stacks of 15 cards each, placed in the middle of your play area.

3. CHOOSE YOUR HERO. There are three doublesided hero cards, with six heroes in total to choose from. Select one to use and place it above the conflict card stacks. Place the three stat dice beside your hero, set to the values shown on the hero card.

4. SHUFFLE BOSSES. Shuffle and set the four boss cards in a face-down deck to the side. A boss will not be faced until the endgame, but some cards may allow you to interact with this deck.

5. MISSIONS. If this is your first game, we recommend you play without missions. If playing with them, shuffle the mission cards and deal out four of them, from left to right, at the top of your play area. Then, choose one mission to discard, leaving the other three in the same order they were dealt. Place the chip in the chip holder with its counter side face up near the missions.