SkyrimTAG:Icons

Skyrim - The Adventure Game uses many icons throughout the game in order to help keep cards concise and instructions clear. This glossary lists the most common icons, and their meaning.

Glossary

Name	Icon	Description
Health		The player's health.
Stamina		The player's stamina.
Magicka		The player's magicka.
Combat Push		Many actions can be pushed by paying a resource to roll an extra die.
Die		Roll a Skill Test die.
Gain 1 Die		Roll an additional die.
Skill Test		Roll 3 Skill Test dice.
Threat		Many cards will refer to Threat. Whenever the icon appears, you must place a Threat token on any card that accepts them.
Heavy Armor Point		Armor points that defend against Heavy Attacks.
Light Armor Point		Armor points that defend against Light Attacks.
Magic Armor Point		Armor points that defend against Magic Attacks.
Final Blow		When you receive damage that would reduce your health to your Final Blow or lower, the damage stops at your Final Blow token to give you one last chance to fight back or escape.
Heavy Attack		Attack type that is strong against Light and Magic Armor.
Light Attack		Attack type that is strong against Heavy and Magic Armor.
Magic Attack		Attack type that is strong against Heavy and Light Armor.
Ore Component		Most commonly used for Upgrades.
Plant Component		Most commonly used for Potions.
Soul Gem Component		Most commonly used for Enchanting.
Any Component		Choose any component.
Septim		The currency of Skyrim.
Experience		Earned during your adventures and used to level up your character.
Animal Enemy		Hostile animals.
Human Enemy		Hostile people.
Undead Enemy		Hostile undead.
Daedra Enemy		Hostile daedra.
Automaton Enemy		Hostile automatons.
Dragon Enemy		Hostile dragons.
Trap		Traps that you may find in dungeons.
Circle		The most common symbol on the Skill Test dice (50% probability).
Triangle		The second most common symbol on the Skill Test dice (33% probability).
Diamond		The least common symbol on the Skill Test dice (16.5% probability).
Might		Skills and items focusing on combat. The Might Market deck includes Shields, Heavy Armors, and One Handed and Two Handed weapons, mainly.
Shadow		Skills and items focusing on stealth and deception. The Shadow Market deck includes Daggers, Light Armors, and Bows, mainly.
Sorcery		Skills and items focusing on magic. The Sorcery Market deck includes Spells, Potions, and Robes, mainly.
Wilderness		Wilderness spaces and Narrative Exploration cards.
Town		Town spaces and Narrative Exploration cards.
Follower		Characters that will assist you in battle.
One Handed		Weapons such as swords, staves, and daggers.
Two Handed		Weapons such as greatswords, battleaxes, and warhammers.
Spell		Spell, occupies one hand.
Shield		Shield, occupies one hand.
Bow		Bow, occupies two hands.
Heavy Armor		Armor pieces that provide Heavy Armor protection.
Light Armor		Armor pieces that provide Light Armor protection.
Robes		Armor pieces that provide Magic Armor protection, and can often be enchanted multiple times.
Helmet		Specialised armor that may provide positives and negatives when equipped.
Boots		Specialised armor that may provide positives and negatives when equipped.
Trinket		Specialised equipment, such as jewellery and tools. Only 4 Trinkets and Potions can be held overall.
Potion		Items that typically restore attributes. Only 4 Potions and Trinkets can be held overall.
Backpack		Up to 4 unequipped items can be held in your backpack.
Legendary Skill		A skill that has been improved for 15 Experience. Some enemies may have attacks that are only used when you have a Legendary Skill.
Draw		Draw a card, following the instructions given.
Draw 2		Draw an additional card and select one.
Discard		Remove from the game.
Discard Blades		Remove a card from the Blades deck from the game.
Any Treasure		Any piece of treasure. Also used on Puzzle cards.
Craftable Treasure		Simple equipment that can be crafted at Strongholds.
Basic Treasure		Common equipment found during your adventures.
Advanced Treasure		Rarer equipment found during your adventures.
Dragon Treasure		Extremely rare equipment made from Dragon remains.
Quest Marker		Placed on the board to show you where to continue your quest.
Go To		The location you need to be for the specified action.
Enemy Die: Red Axe Red Fire Red Lightning Red Skull Red Swords Red Blank		Symbols found on the Enemy die and actions.
All Players		All players are affected by this action.
Horse		The horse token, which allows you to move 1 additional space.
Cave		A type of Dungeon with various enemies, traps, and treasures.
Mine		A type of Dungeon with various enemies, traps, and treasures.
Tomb		A type of Dungeon with various enemies, traps, and treasures.
Ruin		A type of Dungeon with various enemies, traps, and treasures.
Dwemer City		A type of Dungeon with various enemies, traps, and treasures.
Daedra Token		Roaming Daedra tokens.
Dragon Token		Roaming Dragon tokens.
Dunmer Token		Roaming Dunmer Cultist tokens.
Thalmor Token		Roaming Thalmor Justiciar tokens.
Troll Token		Roaming Troll tokens.
Vampire Token		Roaming Vampire tokens.
Vampire Token (Dawnguard)		Roaming Vampire tokens, from Dawnguard.
Chosen Token		Roaming Boethiah's Chosen tokens.
Imperial Legion		Used for tracking during certain Campaigns.
Stormcloak		Used for tracking during certain Campaigns.
Move Militia		Indicates that Ulfric's Militia is on the move.
Day		The time of day, introduced in the Dawnguard Expansion.
Night		The time of day, introduced in the Dawnguard Expansion.
Flip		Flip the Day/Night token.
Dawnguard Fortress		Introduced in the Dawnguard Expansion.
Vampire Fortress		Introduced in the Dawnguard Expansion.
Dawnguard		Used for tracking during certain Campaigns in the Dawnguard Expansion.
Vampire		Used for tracking during certain Campaigns in the Dawnguard Expansion.
Vigilant to Vampire		Instructions to move points during certain Campaigns in the Dawnguard Expansion.
Vampire to Vigilant		Instructions to move points during certain Campaigns in the Dawnguard Expansion.