Thousand Hells Hero Bag, Team Bag, and Actions

How do the Hero Bag and Team Bag work in the public explanation?

The player chooses one hero to lead an encounter. The leader’s traits and relevant actions enter the Hero Bag, while other teammates contribute through the Team Bag. The player then matches available actions to situations. This is a documented model for the demonstration, not a promise that every challenge uses identical rules.

Element	Recorded role
Leader	Chosen hero for the current challenge
Hero Bag	Actions associated with the leader
Team Bag	Actions contributed by other teammates
Situation	Problem or possible story development
Action	Trait, skill, or prior achievement applied to a situation

Use trait interactions when a trait-to-action claim needs testing.

What win and loss numbers are shown?

The supplied encounter material describes earning four successes before three losses. Record this as a pre-release demonstrated threshold. Do not apply it to every encounter until multiple release-build challenges confirm that it is universal.

The encounter consequences page tracks what happens beyond the score.

How should an action matchup be recorded?

Save the situation text, action text, leader, contributing hero, result, and cost. If the same action works differently after a wound, failed situation, or route choice, keep those variables in the record rather than flattening them into a single answer.

See encounter types and character recruitment for classification and party context.