Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is a Dungeons & Dragons strategy management game uniting characters from throughout the D&D multiverse into a grand adventure.
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Getting Started
What is the goal of Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms?
The goal of Idle Champions is to collect Champions and send them on adventures through various campaigns set within the Forgotten Realms. Your Champions will face endless foes, amass fortunes in gold and Gems, earn powerful Equipment, and combat unforgettable boss monsters as you play stories based on Dungeons & Dragons.What are Champions?
Champions are the collectable adventurers in the game. Each Champion is designed with a unique combination of Races, Classes, Alignments, Roles, Affiliations, Ability Scores, Base Attacks, Ultimate Attacks, Formation Abilities, Specializations, Feats, and Equipment.Who is the Champion in the tutorial?
That is Bruenor Battlehammer, one of the first characters introduced in “The Crystal Shard,” a Forgotten Realms novel by author R.A. Salvatore.How do I collect more Champions?
Players begin the game with 12 Champions available, starting with Bruenor and progressing to Celeste, Nayeli, Jarlaxle, Calliope, Asharra, Minsc, Delina, Makos, Tyril, Jamilah, and Arkhan. Additional Champions are unlocked through limited time in-game Events, Time Gates, and Adventure Variants. Champions may also be purchased through the in-game shop.What are Adventures, Variants, and Free Plays?
Adventures, Variants, and Free Plays make up much of the gameplay in Idle Champions, presenting unique and often connected stories, while unlocking and upgrading Champions to defeat enemies and collect treasure. Adventures are the initial stories you play through, while Variants become available only after you complete the corresponding initial Adventure. Variants allow you to replay Adventures with additional unique challenges to earn one-time greater rewards. Free Play is available once you complete an initial Adventure, allowing you to replay that story as many times as you like for more limited rewards.How do I complete Adventures?
You begin each adventure with a Bench Slot 1 Champion in the formation. As your Champion kills enemies you will earn gold to level up your first Champion and eventually enough gold to unlock additional Champions. Once your party has reached the Area objective for an adventure you may 'Complete Adventure' to receive your rewards. However, you may also choose to continue - adventures loop after Area 50 and will keep repeating forever, with enemies growing ever stronger and dropping increasing amounts of gold the further you progress. You may continue until you reach your 'Wall'.How is Adventure difficulty determined?
All Adventures and Variants (including Events, Time Gates, and other special game modes) use a difficulty rating, from "Easy" to "Normal" to "Deadly" based on how much Divine Favor you possess for that Campaign. Your unlocked Champions, collected Equipment, Blessings, Patron Perks, Modron Cores, or any other method of increasing your power are not taken into account for the difficulty rating.What is the 'Wall'?
When your Champions are unable to progress any further in an adventure and you have exhausted all your options to make them more powerful, you have reached your 'Wall' and it is time to 'Reset' by Completing your adventure. The gold earned will be converted to Divine Favor which increases the amount of gold found on subsequent adventures in that Campaign, allowing you to progress more quickly and level up your Champions even higher. Sometimes you will need to Reset before completing your Adventure objectives - this is normal! Each Reset increases Divine Favor for future adventures.What are Campaigns?
Campaigns are groups of connected Adventures that tell one story. Divine Favor is earned by completing Adventures, Variants, and Free Play, and used only for Adventures in that Campaign. Campaigns are available at all times and are frequently updated to add additional content to play.What other modes and features are there?
In addition to the Adventures, Variants, and Free Plays available in Campaigns, there are also limited-time Events and Time Gates where you can unlock new Champions and collect their Equipment. Additional features include Patrons, Seasons, Modron Automation, Multi-Party Mode, and Trials of Mount Tiamat.What rewards can I earn from playing the game?
During every Adventure, Variant, and Free Play you earn gold by defeating enemies, which becomes Divine Favor when the Adventure ends. Defeating boss monsters earns you Gems and occasionally Silver or Gold Chests. Achievements (or "Milestones") that you complete give a compounding power bonus to all of your Champions. You may unlock Familiars to help automate tasks for you. Additional game modes and gameplay features are rewarded for completing special challenges.How does combat work?
You will encounter many different enemies from throughout the history of Dungeons & Dragons. Enemies arrive in waves on each stage of your Adventure, heading toward your Formation of Champions to attack. Champions will defend themselves automatically, attacking whatever threat stands before them. Some Champions have special abilities that apply when fighting specific types of enemies. Occasionally, you may be challenged by a foe with "armored health" which requires many powerful attacks to defeat. If a battle goes on long enough, the enemies will Enrage, becoming exponentially stronger over time unless defeated.What are Formations?
Your Formation is the group of Champions who you place on the field to do battle in Adventures. Each Campaign, Event, Time Gate, and other special game modes uses a different Formation pattern of circles on the field to denote where you may place your Champions. You must practice Formation Strategy to learn how best to arrange your Champions to make the most use of their power.What is Formation Strategy?
"Formation Strategy" is the act of arranging your Champions in the Formation in ways that best suit their individual Formation Abilities in order to complete Adventures, Variants, and Free Plays.What are Formation Abilities?
Champions unlock new Formation Abilities as they level up and receive upgrades. All Formation Abilities are unique to their respective Champions. Many of these abilities look at the exact positioning of your Champions in the Formation, whereas others may apply to all Champions. Some may only apply at specific times, whereas others may apply at all times. It is very important to read the information about a Champion's Formation Abilities in the game to understand how they work and how best to use them.What is BUD?
Your "Base Ultimate Damage" or "BUD" is a reflection of the highest amount of damage which your Champions recently dealt to any enemy. It is used to determine the power of your Champions' Ultimate Attacks and serves as a useful metric for measuring your Champions' overall power.What is the Bench?
The bottom of the adventure screen is called the Bench. It displays your Champions' portraits, level, and equipment. There are twelve (12) Bench seats (or slots) your Champions occupy. Champions from the same Bench seat cannot be used together in your Formation. If you want to use a Champion from a Bench seat that is already being used by another Champion, you must swap one Champion for the other.What is The Forgotten Realms?
The Forgotten Realms is a popular fantasy campaign setting created by Ed Greenwood for Dungeons & Dragons.What are Familiars?
Familiars are collectible creatures that assist your gameplay by automating certain actions, such as: clicking on enemies and background distractions, picking up gold and quest items, leveling up Champions, and activating Champion Ultimate Abilities. Familiars can be acquired from the in-game Shop or earned during various events.How do I make Champions stronger?
During Adventures you level up your Champions to unlock and upgrade their Formation Abilities. Collecting Equipment and Feats for Champions will improve the potency of their abilities. Choose Specializations wisely to best suit the specific needs of your Formation Strategy.How do I help my Champions survive?
Consider placing Champions with the Tanking Role at the front of your Formation and Champions with the Healing Role in positions where they can heal Tanking Champions. Level up these Champions to unlock and upgrade their respective Formation Abilities and confirm that the Healing Champion is able to heal the Tanking Champion. You can also use consumable Potions of Heroism from your Inventory to increase the maximum health of all of your Champions, enabling them to survive longer in battle.How does Equipment work?
In most cases, when you first recruit a Champion, they will have no Equipment. You will find Equipment for your Champions in Chests. There are multiple tiers of rarity which determine the general power of Equipment: Common Equipment is white in color, Uncommon Equipment is green, Rare Equipment is blue, and Epic Equipment is purple. Each type of Equipment uses item level to determine its strength. Item level is based on all the Equipment you have collected so far for a Champion, with duplicate Equipment contributing additional item levels to your total. The effect given by Equipment is informed by the combination of that Equipment's rarity and item level. Shiny Equipment adds a permanent +50% increase to its power, and Golden Equipment adds a permanent +100% increase to its power instead. It is also possible to forge Legendary Equipment, which is golden orange in color, by participating in the “Trials of Mount Tiamat” game mode and utilizing the Legendary Forge.
Divine Favor & Blessings
What is Divine Favor?
Playing Adventures, Variants, and Free Plays in Campaigns, Events, Time Gates, and other game modes will allow you to earn Divine Favor, a unique currency represented by the various deities of The Forgotten Realms. Divine Favor increases the amount of Gold found during Adventures and can also be used to purchase Blessings.How do I earn Divine Favor?
The Divine Favor you earn is determined by the amount of gold you are able to collect during your adventures. When your adventure ends, the gold collected is converted to Divine Favor which is then added to your total Divine Favor for that Campaign. Each Campaign and Event uses a different Divine Favor, which must be earned separately from the others.What does Divine Favor do?
Divine Favor increases the rate of gold collected during Adventures. The more Divine Favor you possess in a Campaign, the more gold you are able to collect, allowing you to purchase Champions and Champion upgrades much more quickly.What are Blessings?
Blessings are unique buffs for your Champions. They may be purchased from the Blessings menu using Divine Favor. Each Campaign has different Blessings, organized into different tiers of power, which are further categorized as either Local Blessings or Global Blessings.How do I purchase Blessings?
You must spend Divine Favor to purchase Blessings. Local Blessings have multiple ranks to purchase individually while Global Blessings only need to be purchased once. You cannot spend more Divine Favor than you currently possess. Each tier of Blessings requires a certain number of Blessings purchased from previous tiers before it becomes available. Higher tiers of Blessings and individual ranks of Blessings cost increasing amounts of Divine Favor.What is the difference between Local and Global Blessings?
Local Blessings have multiple ranks to purchase using Divine Favor, and their benefits apply only when playing adventures in the Campaign associated with that Divine Favor. Global Blessings need only be purchased once, and their benefits apply at all times across Campaigns, Events, Time Gates, and other game modes.Why am I being warned when I try to purchase Blessings?
A warning prompt appears when you try to spend more than one percent of your current Divine Favor on Blessings for a given Campaign. You may disable this warning by deactivating the checkbox for "Warnings Enabled" in the Blessings menu. Be careful not to spend too much Divine Favor or your adventure progress may be slowed significantly.How do I reset my Blessings and what happens when I do?
There may be times you wish to redistribute your spent Divine Favor for Blessings. Select the "Reset Blessings" button in the Blessings menu for a specific Campaign and confirm in order to recall 99% of your spent Divine Favor for that Campaign. Doing so disables all Blessings you previously purchased for that Campaign until you spend Divine Favor to purchase them again.What is Divine Favor Conversion?
Limited time game modes such as Events and Time Gates allow you to earn Divine Favor for the adventures in those game modes which may be later used to gain a boost to Divine Favor for a Campaign. This is called Conversion.
Events
What are Events?
Events are a game feature in the form of limited time Campaigns which occur in a set rotation each calendar year. During Events you can unlock Champions from the most recent three years of that event. You can also earn Chests to collect Equipment for those Champions and Divine Favor unique to that event which may be converted to another Campaign once the Event ends.When do Events happen and for how long are they available?
There are 17 Events each year, beginning with Highharvestide and ending with Brightswords. Events usually occur every three weeks, beginning on Wednesdays at 12:00PM PT and ending twelve days later on a Monday at 12:00PM PT.What are Event Champions?
Many of the Champions in Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms are Event Champions. Event Champions are unlocked by participating in Events or Time Gates. Equipment for Event Champions will not appear in regular Silver or Gold Chests.How do I unlock an Event Champion?
The starting adventures in each Event allow you to permanently unlock the Champions associated with that Event by completing the area objective and ending the adventure.How do I use an Event Champion I've unlocked?
All Champions occupy one of the bench seats at the bottom of the adventure screen. There are limited seats available, and so Champions must be swapped for their fellow Champions in the same seat in order to use those other Champions. If you do not see a Champion you have recently unlocked, check to see if you have any available Champions to swap by opening a Champion's character sheet.How do I collect Equipment to power up my Event Champions?
Equipment for Event Champions you have unlocked may be acquired from gold and silver Chests unique to that Champion, from Electrum Chests, from Patron Chests for Patrons which that Champion fits the Patron's restrictions, and more.What are gold and silver Event Champion Chests?
Each Event Champion has both gold and silver Chests unique to them, which contain Equipment for only that Event Champion. These may be earned by participating in the Event associated with that Champion, Time Gates for that Champion, or premium purchases.What are Event Adventures, Variants, and Free Plays?
Similar to Adventures in Campaigns, each Event offers multiple gameplay options. Complete an Event Champion's base adventure in the Event to permanently unlock that Champion and gain access to that Champion's Event Variants. Event Variants allow you to replay that same adventure with added difficulty to earn a Gold Event Chest for that Champion. Event Free Plays allow you to replay that same adventure without any added difficulty, to earn a Silver Event Chest or possibly a Gold Event Chest when you end the Free Play any time after defeating the boss at area 50.What are Event Tokens?
Event Tokens are a type of currency used to participate in Events. Each Event has its own unique form of Event Tokens which may be referred to as its unique identifier, such as Acorns.How do I use Event Tokens?
Event Tokens are used to pay for entry to Event Adventures, Variants, and Free Plays. The Event Token cost for these gameplay options can vary. You must spend your Event Tokens wisely to make the most of your time in each Event.How do I get more Event Tokens?
You collect Event Tokens from enemies you defeat in your adventures at a specific rate while the Event is live. You continue to collect Event Tokens even while the game is closed. You can use Bounty Contracts you find in Chests while an Event is active to gain bonus Event Tokens. There may exist other ways to increase your total Event Tokens, such as through Blessings.What rewards can I earn from Events?
You may permanently unlock specific Champions associated with each Event, You may collect Equipment for those Champions by opening gold and silver Chests you earn during each Event. You may also earn Achievements unique for each Event. You may also earn Divine Favor unique for each Event which may be converted to boost the Divine Favor of another Campaign when the Event ends.How do I earn Achievements during an Event?
Each Event comes with various unique Achievements to earn in the game. These Achievements include unlocking the Champions associated with each Event, collecting Equipment for those Champions, and defeating the boss in certain areas for the Free Plays in each Event. There are also Achievements unique to each Event Champion which requires an understanding of that Champion's formation abilities, but these may be earned at any time.Do I need to reach 100% completion in an Event?
Each Event has a progress bar to represent your completion for Achievements associated with each Champion available during that Event. This is a helpful reminder for any remaining tasks left to do in the current Event. However, it is not required to reach 100% completion for these progress bars to keep the rewards that you have earned from the Event.What happens when an Event ends?
When an Event ends, you lose access to the adventures and any unclaimed rewards for that Event. You keep any rewards which you earned while the Event was active. If an Event ends while you are currently on an adventure for that Event, you will be allowed to finish that adventure at your own pace. Any Event Tokens you did not spend are forfeited and will not be carried over to the next Event, nor to the same Event next year. Any Divine Favor you earned in the Event must be converted to another Divine Favor for a Campaign of your choice. You may choose to convert your Divine Favor immediately, or at any time for the next week. After exactly one week, you will be forced to convert.
Time Gates
What are Time Gates?
Time Gates are a game feature which allows you to permanently unlock Champions from past Events. You can also earn Chests to collect Equipment for those Champions, as well as Mystra's Favor which can help you increase your Divine Favor in other campaigns.How do I open a Time Gate?
There are two ways to open a Time Gate: Time Gate weekends and Time Gate Pieces. Time Gate Weekends usually occur between Events, but have fewer options. You can also start a Time Gate manually at nearly any time using Time Gate Pieces. You can access the Time Gates menu from the map, or by selecting the Time Gates menu icon from the adventure screen.What happens when I start a Time Gate?
Choose a Champion! Free Time Gates offer a random selection of Champions from past Events. Manual Time Gates allow you to choose from the full list of all Champions from past Events. Both types of Time Gates give you the opportunity to permanently unlock the chosen Champion and collect Chests for their Equipment.How much time do I have to earn rewards from Time Gates?
Free Time Gate weekends allow you to start a free Time Gate at any time within a 72 hour period. Once started, all Time Gates remain open and available for 72 hours.Do I have the same Champion options as everyone else?
The selection of Champions during free Time Gate weekends are randomized for each player. There will always be at least one Champion which you do not yet own among the selection. Manual Time Gates allow you to choose any Champion from past Events.What are the objectives and rewards for a Time Gate?
Each Time Gate offers you three Adventures, and a Free Play option. Complete these adventures to earn gold Chests. You will permanently unlock the Champion when you complete the first adventure if you do not already own that Champion. You can earn silver Chests when you defeat the boss on area 100, 200, 300, etc. for the first time in that Time Gate. These Chests contain Equipment for only the chosen Champion for that Time Gate. You will also earn Mystra's Favor as you play.What happens when I close a Time Gate?
When you close a Time Gate, you lose access to the adventures and any unclaimed rewards for that Time Gate. You will be prompted to convert any Mystra's Favor that you earned.What if I don't finish a Time Gate and I have unclaimed rewards?
You will keep any rewards which you have earned from the Time Gate, but you forfeit any unclaimed rewards. If you had any unclaimed rewards from the Time Gate, you will be credited up to two Time Gate Pieces, based on how many rewards you did claim during that Time Gate.How do I manually close a Time Gate?
From the Time Gate menu, select the "Close Gate Early" option and confirm by selecting "Close Gate" when prompted.Can I play multiple Time Gates at the same time?
You cannot start a Time Gate if you have another Time Gate currently open.Can I open a Time Gate for the same Champion multiple times?
Yes. You may start a Time Gate for any Champion which you previously chose for a Time Gate. However, the required area objectives to earn rewards will increase. The required area objectives to earn rewards will decrease after you start a Time Gate for another Champion.What is Mystra's Favor and how do I use it?
The Divine Favor for Time Gates is called Mystra's Favor. Mystra's Favor works like Divine Favor for Campaigns and Events, but applies only for that Time Gate. When the Time Gate closes, you must convert your Mystra's Favor to the Divine Favor for a Campaign of your choice. Mystra's Favor converts at a reduced conversion rate compared to Events.What happens if a Time Gate closes while I'm on a Time Gate adventure?
You cannot manually close a Time Gate while playing a Time Gate adventure. If the 72 hour period for a Time Gate ends while you are on a Time Gate adventure, you will be forced to end your adventure and leave the Time Gate.