12-06-2014, 03:16 AM
Yes, getting artifacts is going to be more heroic than in the past. And then, the artifacts themselves will be more powerful. Hopefully in 4th Scenario (still on Resurgent map) we review all artifacts and their abilities, and classify them, as has been mentioned elsewhere. The Ring of Power will likely be stronger, and always have a Superior guardian, rather than a random association.
So encounters will be more difficult, surviving leaders will advance much more frequently, guardians will be matched to the power of the artifact at the sighting, the artifacts at sightings will be classified Fine, Excellent, or Superior, and the artifacts themselves will be more powerful in many cases - no wimpy artifacts, but no bend down and pick it up encounters either.
So encounters will be more difficult, surviving leaders will advance much more frequently, guardians will be matched to the power of the artifact at the sighting, the artifacts at sightings will be classified Fine, Excellent, or Superior, and the artifacts themselves will be more powerful in many cases - no wimpy artifacts, but no bend down and pick it up encounters either.