Leaders

“	“Gathering together the most accomplished explorers in Paris, I looked closely at each. Who would become my new right hand?”

The Leader Selection screen with six of the eight leaders unlocked, as of Alpha 12

The Leader is your chosen avatar, the head of your party and central member of any given expedition. Leaders are chosen at the beginning of the Campaign and cannot be changed or removed as long as they remain alive. At first, only the Big Game Hunter and Anthropologist are unlocked, but as requirements are met over the course of play, further explorers are added to the list of options. Each Leader has unique abilities that will direct and in some cases restrict how adventures are played out. Some also have unique Perks available after each trek in addition to the standard perks.

Leaders start with more Health than Companions, and have a carrying Capacity of 4 instead of 2. They start the campaign at Experience Level 2.

Note: In the table below, Health and Dice face colors are for start Level 2, and "Ability X, +Y/promotion" means that "ability" starts at X at Level 2 and increases by Y for each additional level from 3 onward.

Class	Abilities	H	R	G	B	Unique Perks
Big Game Hunter	Free Ambush attack on combat start	80	1	2	1	? ? ?
Anthropologist	Anthropological Studies Fame +40%, +20%/promotion Revealing Village grants 25 Fame	65	0	2	2	Polyglot Good Standing Native Diplomacy
Plunderer	Plunderer's Kit Sanity +60%, +10%/promotion Robbing Shrine altar grants 15 Sanity, +3/promotion Cannot rest in villages	65	0	4	0	Archaeology ? ?
Cartographer	Cartographer's Kit Fame +40%, +20%/promotion	65	0	2	2	? ? ?
Taxonomist	Animal trophy Fame +38%, +3%/promotion	65	2	0	2
Shennong Herbalist	Can get Medicinal Herbs from Native locations Herbs Health/Sanity/Fame +20%, +20%/promotion Immune to Poisoned effect	65	1	2	1
Red Flag Pirate	Plunderer's Kit Sanity +60%, +10%/promotion Free Treasure Map on trek start Cannot rest in villages	65	3	1	0
Nahua Seeker	Cartographer's Kit Fame +40%, +20%/promotion Attention Chance -28%, -3%/promotion 1 extra die (duplicate)	65	0	0	4

Leaders start with one pre-determined Level 1 Hand Item and two pre-determined Level 1 Companions.

Note: In the table below, the Dice face columns show the total numbers among the Leader and their two starting Companions. You can use this information to help choose your first recruits.

Class	Hand Item	Companions	R	G	B
Big Game Hunter	Hunting Knife	Field Nurse Hunting Dog	6	4	2
Anthropologist	Spear	Translator Native Shaman	4	2	6
Plunderer	Whip	Street Rat Donkey	4	6	2
Cartographer	Machete	Roma Trader Native Scout	2	5	5
Taxonomist	Ornamental Revolver	Cook Horse	4	6	2
Shennong Herbalist	Censer	Travelling Quack Donkey	5	4	3
Red Flag Pirate	Storm Lantern	Sailor British Soldier	9	1	2
Nahua Seeker	Shamanic Staff	Sailor Arbiter	4	2	13