2021Julie Ahern, Nick Blain, Will Donovan
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1 - 5 players90 - 120 minHeavy weight

2017Nick Blain, Will Donovan
Mostly playthroughs and reviews. Folklore: The Affliction is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 17 reviews, 5 how-to-play guides, 29 recorded sessions, 5 unboxings, and 11 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Embark on a cooperative epic adventure that is Folklore the Affliction. Find and destroy the source of the evil spreading its claws into the heart of the land, decimating its people and resources. Free the denizens from the scourge of vampirism and lycanthropy and expand your power and abilities. Are you a survivor, or will you play as your ghost? Will you fall to the bloodlust or the taint of lycanthropy yourself? Folklore: The Affliction is an expandable ongoing horror RPG board game for 1-5 players that focuses on immersive storyline, strategic combat, character development and intense character customization elements. Your successes and failures, encounters and challenges can affect the entire group raising the ante and fueling interaction. Play one of six customizable and unique characters in a quest to gain Lore by conquering the supernatural Afflictions. Travel the land and enter dark locations where the action becomes a miniature based dungeon crawl. Uncover deeper and more intriguing storylines as you go further into darkness in your quest to drive the evil back into the hell it came from. Dying in Folklore is not the end for your character... dead characters play on as their ghost with ethereal powers to strike down your foes from beyond the grave. You are never truly out of the action. Customizable abilities even include those that can strengthen your character in the afterlife!
Folklore: The Affliction has 67 videos from 39 creators: 17 reviews, 5 how-to-play guides, 29 playthroughs, 5 unboxings and 11 other videos. They date from 2014 to June 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Folklore: The Affliction Combat Encounter Game Play Preview" by GreenBrier Games, which runs 18 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Folklore: The Affliction Review" by UndeadVikingVideos. 16 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Folklore: The Affliction: "Our Journey Begins" EP01" by One Stop Co-op Shop, one of 29 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Folklore: The Affliction – Fall of the Spire, also by Nick Blain, or The City of Kings, Middara: Unintentional Malum – Act 1 and Vagrantsong, which share several of its mechanics. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2017 and Gen Con 2015.
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1 - 5 players90 - 120 minHeavy weight
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From BoardGameGeek:
Embark on a cooperative epic adventure that is Folklore the Affliction. Find and destroy the source of the evil spreading its claws into the heart of the land, decimating its people and resources. Free the denizens from the scourge of vampirism and lycanthropy and expand your power and abilities. Are you a survivor, or will you play as your ghost? Will you fall to the bloodlust or the taint of lycanthropy yourself? Folklore: The Affliction is an expandable ongoing horror RPG board game for 1-5 players that focuses on immersive storyline, strategic combat, character development and intense character customization elements. Your successes and failures, encounters and challenges can affect the entire group raising the ante and fueling interaction. Play one of six customizable and unique characters in a quest to gain Lore by conquering the supernatural Afflictions. Travel the land and enter dark locations where the action becomes a miniature based dungeon crawl. Uncover deeper and more intriguing storylines as you go further into darkness in your quest to drive the evil back into the hell it came from. Dying in Folklore is not the end for your character... dead characters play on as their ghost with ethereal powers to strike down your foes from beyond the grave. You are never truly out of the action. Customizable abilities even include those that can strengthen your character in the afterlife!
Designers
Nick Blain, Will Donovan
Artists
Jason Engle, Stephen Gibson, Henning Ludvigsen
Publisher
Greenbrier Games
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