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With the Cultist faction growing in size and power, we wanted to both a)better reflect their presence throughout a run, and b) ramp up the challenge at the end of each region. Upon being properly worshiped, the Exemplar unleashes a massive attack on 2 random heroes and summons a fresh Cultist to join the fight! Once an ally has enough worship tokens, the Exemplar will consume it - gaining the worship, healing effects, and riposting. A key concern in this encounter is finding a way to deal with the worship tokens that accrue throughout the fight. It is a massive (size-3) Cultist unit that, like other mini-bosses, gets an additional action per round. The Exemplar appears before the third Inn, and again at the first Mountain combat encounter. A Cultist capable of fueling its own wild Exultations, demonstrably devouring the world piece by piece. The Exemplar is an apex predator within its own faction a Cultist so powerful that it could generate its own worship or consume lesser cosmic servants for theirs. A warning: do not leave the Altar unattended… The Exemplar The Altarįulfilling a vital support role within its faction, this writhing mass of tentacles empowers its hateful kin buffing allies with single-target or group-wide blessings. An appropriate harbinger of the end times, the Herald packs a more direct punch than the harassment delivered by Cherubs. With Evangelists covering melee offense and Cherubs acting as debuffers, there was a clear role for the Herald to fulfill: ranged damage and stress burst. Using its infernal instrument to strike dread and pain into the player’s party, the Herald also has a unique ability to absorb the negative tokens from the rest of the Cultists, to convert them next turn into positive tokens. The Herald is a back row combatant capable of high stress and token manipulation. These new units will provide some much needed texture, variety and challenge to the game’s most sinister faction. Three new enemies will be added to all the current locations in the game where Cultist monsters are encountered: ambushes, guardian encounters, and Cultist encounters. Hear the demoniac piping of the Herald, prostrate yourself before the Altar, but gaze not upon the high Exemplar, for you are not worthy of such honors. New avatars of the Loathing demand your supplication! Join the denizens of this crumbling world and worship the yawning void.