Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms

Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is a free-to-play idle game developed by Codename Entertainment. It was released for early access on September 7, 2017.

DescriptionEdit

The core gameplay of Idle Champions revolves around the player selecting "champions" (such as Bruenor, Minsc, and Celeste, among others) to fight waves of increasingly difficult monsters, thereby accumulating gold. This gold is used to upgrade the player's champions, or unlock new ones. The individual champions have both strengths and weaknesses, often improving other champions that meet various criteria. The player needs to figure out a "formation" to place these champions in to ensure progress can be made against higher-level waves of monsters. As players complete objectives, or reset their current adventure, they accumulate "Favor" with a specific deity, which increases the amount of gold they find in subsequent sessions. Furthermore, players can collect items that permanently boost their champions further, either as random drops, or through purchasing "chests" filled with random items.

The game is segmented into several "campaigns", each with its own unique Favor, ensuring progress does not carry over between campaigns. Each campaign has a unique formation pattern, forcing players to rethink how to arrange their champions. Some of the campaigns are permanent, while others are event-based and only available for a short time. These event campaigns often reward unique champions that are only available to unlock during their respective events. All the campaigns are further divided into "adventures", which are narrative frames for the core gameplay, for example recounting how the player's champions help a farmer rescue a farmer's daughter who has been kidnapped by werewolves. Most adventures also have additional challenge modes, unlocked after meeting various criteria. These challenge modes present the player with new obstacles to overcome, for example through limiting the champions available to choose from.

IndexEdit

CharactersEdit

Lore Champions

Arkhan • Artemis • Asharra • Azaka • Barrowin • Birdsong • Black Viper • Bruenor • Catti-brie • Celeste • Deekin • Delina • Dhadius • Donaar • Dragonbait • Drizzt (and Guenhwyvar) • Farideh • Havilar • Hitch • Jaheira • Jarlaxle • Jim • K'thriss • Krull • Krydle • Makos • Melf • Minsc (and Boo) • Môrgæn • Nayeli • Nerys • Omin • Pwent • Regis • Rosie • Shandie • Ulkoria • Walnut • Wulfgar

Original Champions

Gromma • Korth • Krond • Lazaapz • Nrakk • Sisaspia • Stoki • Turiel • Warden • Xander • Zorbu

Stream Champions

Aila • Avren • Beadle & Grimm • Binwin • Briv • Calliope • Evelyn • Freely • Ishi • Jamilah • Lucius • Nova • Paultin • Qillek • Sentry • Spurt • Strix • Tyril

Patrons

Mirt • Strahd von Zarovich • Vajra Safahr

Foes

Acererak • Ammalia Cassalanter • Arvaiss • Baba Lysaga (and hut) • Baggy Nana • Bailiearyl Tavebent • Balsag (with Grip and Fang) • Belak • Braford • Brave Baker of Triboar • Calcryx • Chotyn • Crissann • Cutpurse Prince • Daring Dwarf of Dessarin • Doru • Durnn • Extremiton • Eye of Gruumsh • Fenthaza • Feonor • Gideon Lightward • Hero of the Vale • Heroine of Longsaddle • Hrabbaz • Kaddrus • Kasharra • Kenda • King of Feathers • Lif • Lucille • Manshoon • Menace of Morgur's Mound • Mickey • Nanny Pu'pu • Nihiloor • Nim • Noska Ur'gray • Ott Steeltoes • Peggy Deadbells • Rahadin • Ras Nsi • Sharwyn • Shifty Saradac • Shunn Shurreth • Thalamra Vanthampur • Thavius Kreeg • Trenzia • Tzindelor • Urstul Floxin • Valdemar • Valindra Shadowmantle • Varnic • Victoro Cassalanter • Vilnius • Widow Groat • Withers • Xanathar • Yusdrayl • Zariel

Other

Agracon • Alisanda Rayburton • Amber Strakeln • Amrik Vanthampur • Arabelle • Arannis Nur'zekk • Artus Cimber • Aurinax • Bag of Nails • Barnabas • Beirn • Boderik Hearthtender • Bosh • Chadwick • Chukka • Clonk • Davian Martikov • Dembo • Donavich • Dumpling • Durnan • Ellis • Elminster Aumar • Erky Timbers • Essex • Ezmerelda d'Avenir • Fernax • Gargauth • Giles • Glom • Grinda Garloth • Halaster Blackcloak • Hariel • Harkina Hunt • Heiley • Hew Hackinstone • Hoistsail • Hurf • Ireena Kolyana • Ishmakahl • Ismark Kolyanovich • Ivor Bakovski • Jarl • Jot • Kara Bakovski • Kasimir Velikov • Kaylaar Allun • Jenks • Laeral Silverhand • Lazlo • Little One • Lulu • Luvash • Lyari • Mad Maggie • Madam Eva • Manfred Wagonweaver • Meepo • Meilee • Mera • Mortlock Vanthampur • Mot • Nat • Needle • Needles • Nordom • Olla • Orond Gralhund • Orvex Ocrammas • Pavel Nonov • Pins • Pherria Jynks • Portitia • Quietude • Randal Amberwood • Renaer Neverember • Renlyn • Reya Mantlemorn • Rudolph van Richten • Saja N'baza • Samara Strongbones • Sekelok • Seltern Obranch • Sibonseni • Slarin • Squiddly • Sylgar • Sylvira Savikas • Terminatur • Thaddeus • Thurstwell Vanthampur • Tollin • Tossin • Traxigor • Ukurlahmu • Ulder Ravengard • Valetta • Vanessa • Volothamp Geddarm • Vorn • Waldo • Wazzik • Wrerdor • Wulfa • Wyllow • Xopal • Yalah Gralhund • Yorb • Zek • Ziraj • Zitembe • Zodge • Zook Timbers • Zoonie • Zouillotte

Referenced only

Adolican Rhand • Ahghairon • Arikas • Aubrin Crownsilver • Beornegar • Bidderdoo Harpell • Courageous Kobold of Cold Keep • Dagult Neverember • Dahl Peredur • Dalakhar • Deniak • Elzerina Cassalanter • Erasmus • Floon Blagmaar • Gadof Blinsky • Galor Rockshield • Hadar • Imoen • Ingeloakastimizilian • Kale Kobold King • Khalid • Khorsaya • Kolyan Indirovich • Lorcan • Maldwyn Daggerford • Mwaxanaré • Na • Pandorym • Patrina Velikovna • Piscaethces • Rishaal • Sergei von Zarovich • Szass Tam • Talgen • Tam Zawad • Tatyana • Terenzia Cassalanter • Torogar Steelfist • Tymofarrar • Zaerith Menyar-Ag-Gith • Zaknafein Do'Urden

CreaturesEdit

aarakocra • aasimar (scourge) • abishai (white) • aboleth • aldani • almiraj • assassin vine • atropal • axe beak • azer • banshee • basilisk • bat • bear (grizzly) • black pudding • blight (needle, tree, twig, vine) • boar • bugbear • bullywug • cambion • carrion crawler • cat • centipede (giant) • chicken (abyssal) • chitine • chwinga • cow • crab (abyssal, giant) • crawling claw • crocodile • crow • decaton • deinonychus • devil (barbed, bearded, bone, chain, pit fiend, spined) • devourer • dimetrodon • displacer beast • dog (blink, death, mastiff) • dolgrim • doppelganger • dove • dragon (blue, bronze, faerie, gold, green, red, white) • dragonborn • dretch • dryad • duck • duodrone • dwarf (duergar, gold, shield, tomb) • eladrin • elemental (air, fire) • elder brain • elf (drow, dusk, moon) • erinyes • firbolg • firefly • fish • flameskull • flumph • fly (abyssal, firefly, giant) • flying monkey • fox • froghemoth • galeb duhr • gargoyle • gas spore • gazer • gear spirit • gelatinous cube • ghast • ghost • ghoul (shadow) • giant (frost, hill) • giant bee • giant caterpillar • giant fire beetle • giant frog • gibbering mouther • girallon • githyanki • githzerai • gnoll • gnome (forest, rock) • goat • goblin (batiri) • golem (amber, clay, diamond, fiendish flesh, flesh, stone) • goldfish • goose • grell • grimlock • grung • Gulthias tree • hag (green, night, sea) • half-elf • half-orc • halfling (lightfoot) • harpy • hell hound • hellwasp • hobgoblin • hollyphant • horse • human • hydra • imp (shadow) • intellect devourer • jaculi • kamadan • kenku • knucklehead trout • kobold • kraken • lich (arch) • lizardfolk • madcap • mephit (ice, magma, mud, steam) • mimic • mind flayer (mindwitness, ulitharid) • miniature giant space hamster • minotaur • mongrelfolk • monodrone • mouse • naga (bone • guardian) • nimblewright • nothic • ochre jelly • ogre • orc • orog • otter • owl (barn) • owlbear (snowy) • panther • parrot • pegasus • pentadrone • pixie • plesiosaurus • pseudodragon • pterafolk • quadrone • quaggoth • quasit • quetzalcoatlus • rabbit • raccoon • rat (cranium, giant) • raven • redcap • revenant • roc • salamander • satyr • saurial • scarecrow • scorpion (giant) • sea spawn • seagull • shadow • shambling mound • shield guardian • skeleton • skunk • snake (fire, flying) • specter • spider (giant, giant wolf, tarantula) • sprite • stegosaurus • Steller's jay • stirge • stone juggernaut • su-monster • succubus • tabaxi • tanarukk • tiefling • tiger • tomb guardian • tortle • treant • tressym • tri-flower frond • triceratops • tridrone • troll (ice) • tyrannosaurus • umber hulk • vampire (spawn) • vegepygmy • velociraptor • vrock • vulture • warforged • wasp • werebat • werebear • wereboar • wererat • wereraven • weretiger • werewolf • wight • will-o'-wisp • wolf (dire, winter) • wood woad • worg • wraith • yellow musk creeper • yeti • yuan-ti (abomination, broodguard, malison, pureblood) • yugoloth (arcanaloth, mezzoloth, ultroloth) • zombie • zorbo

Referenced only

alligator • asp • beholder • black pudding • decapus • earth elemental • genasi • goliath • griffon • lobster • mole • porcupine • quipper • raptor • shadowhunter bat • shark • turkey • unicorn • white dragon

EventsEdit

Seasonal Events

Ahghairon's Day • Brightswords • Dragondown • Fair Seas Festival • Feast of the Moon • Festival of Fools • Fleetswake • Founders' Day • Grand Revel • Great Modron March • Greengrass • Highharvestide • Liars' Night • Midsummer • Midwinter • Simril • The Running • Wintershield

Other Events

Blood War • Running of the Saurs

Referenced only

Day of Wonders • Shieldmeet • Spellplague • The Retreat

LocationsEdit

Buildings & Sites

Amber Temple • Blackstaff Tower • Beloved Ranger • Bent Nail • Book Wyrm's Treasure • Cassalanter Villa • Field of Triumph • Gralhund Villa • Grand Coliseum • Grand Souk • Hall of Gold • High Hall • House of the Crocodile • Orolunga • Queenspire • Temple of Gond (Waterdeep) • Temple of Savras (Port Nyanzaru) • Trollskull Manor • Van Richten's Tower • Vanthampur Villa • Vault of Dragons

Inns & Taverns

Blood of the Vine • Guts & Garters • Low Lantern • Skewered Dragon • Wayside Inn • Wizard of Wines • Yawning Portal

Dungeons

Castle Ravenloft • Dungeon of the Dead Three • Fane of the Night Serpent • Sunless Citadel • Tomb of the Nine Gods • Undermountain (Arcane Chambers, Dungeon Level, Sargauth Level, Seadeeps, Wyllowwood) • Wyrmheart Mine • Xanathar's lair

Districts

Baldur's Gate (Lower City, Upper City) • Waterdeep (Castle Ward, City of the Dead, Dock Ward, Field Ward, Lower City, North Ward, Sea Ward, Southern Ward)

Roads

Blackford road • High Road • Triboar Trail • Trollskull Alley • Way of the Lion

Settlements

Baldur's Gate • Barovia (village) • Camp Righteous • Camp Vengeance • Candlekeep • Daggerford • Elturel • Fort Knucklebone • Hornfirth • Kir Sabal • Longsaddle • Mbala • Mezro • Omu • Port Castigliar • Port Nyanzaru • Shilku • Skeefan • Skullport • Triboar • Waterdeep • Yartar • Yellyark

Rivers

River Chionthar • River Soshenstar • Sargauth • Styx

Wilderness

Aldani Basin • Ataaz Kahakla • Fields of the Dead • Grandfather Tree • Heart of Ubtao • High Forest • Lurkwood • Mere of Dead Men • Needle's Bones • Neverwinter Wood • Shilku Bay • Sword Mountains • Trollbark Forest • Tserl Falls

Regions

Barovia • Chult • Sword Coast • Underdark

Planes

Demiplane of Dread • Nine Hells (Avernus) • Prime Material plane

Referenced only

Abyss • Ahoyhoy • Amn • Amphail • Bay of Chult • Beorunna's Well • Calimport • Castle Greyhawk • Celene • Chessenta • Citadel Felbarr • Copper Cup • Crystal Labyrinth • Cyre • Dessarin River • Dessarin Valley • Djerad Kethendi • Durpar • Elturgard • Evermoors • Feywild • Fields of the Dead • Fireshear • Fort Beluarian • Gauntlgrym • Grandfather Tree • Great Worm Cavern • Gundarlun • Gundbarg • Haruman's Hill • Helm's Hold • High Forest • Icewind Dale • Ironmaster • Kara-Tur • Karse • Kelvin's Cairn • Kingdom of Many-Arrows • Lantan • Laughingflow • Limbo • Long Road • Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth • Luskan • Maddgoth's Castle • Mechanus • Menzoberranzan • Mirabar • Mistcliff Mountains • Mithral Hall • Morgur's Mound • Mount Ghakis • Mount Hotenow • Neverwinter • One Stone • Peaks of Flame • Raven Rock • Reghed Glacier • River Olung • River Rauvin • River Surbrin • Sea of Moving Ice • Secomber • Sembia • Settlestone • Shining Sea • Shipwright's House • Sigil • Silverymoon • Snapping Turtle Bay • Snout of Omgar • Southwood • Spine of the World • Star Mounts • Steam and Steel • Strakeln & Timbers General Goods and Curious Oddities • Sundabar • Ten-Towns • Tethyr • Thay • Thornhold • Tower of Urm • Twisted Caverns • Umberlee's Cache • Unicorn Run • Vallaki • Wild Coast • Xxiphu • Zakhara

MagicEdit

Magic items

Aegis-fang • alchemy jug • amulet of the planes • apparatus of Kwalish • bag of tricks • boots of elvenkind • boots of speed • Charon's Claw • boots of spider climbing • cloak of displacement • cloak of illusions • Dragonstaff of Ahghairon • elven chainmail • figurine of wondrous power • holy avenger • Holy Symbol of Ravenkind • Icingdeath • immovable rod • infernal puzzle box • ioun stone (of awareness • of wisdom) • mask of the beast • necklace of fireballs • periapt of wound closure • piwafwi • quiver of Anariel • ring of devouring • ring of fire elemental command • ring of mind shielding • ring of protection • ring of regeneration • rope of entanglement • Shield of the Hidden Lord • short sword of backstabbing • silver sword • soul coin • Stone of Golorr • Sunsword • Taulmaril • The Teeth of Hadar • Thunderbolt • Twinkle • winged boots • Zagyg's Needle

Spells

acid splash • banishing smite • bless • calm emotions • chromatic orb • circle of death • cloak of flies • cure wounds • eldritch blast • eldritch smite • find steed • fire bolt • fireball • flame strike • globe of invulnerability • guiding bolt • healing word • hellish rebuke • hex • hunger of Hadar • ice storm • insect plague • Jim's magic missile • locate object • mage hand • magic missile • mass cure wounds • Melf's acid arrow • Melf's minute meteors • mirror image • moonbeam • periapt of wound closure • plane shift • prayer of healing • remove curse • sacred flame • scorching ray • shatter • shield of faith • shocking grasp • simulacrum • sleet storm • spiritual weapon • sunbeam • teleport • thunderclap • time gate • wall of stone

Other

death curse

Referenced only

animal friendship • fly • hat of disguise • quiver of Ehlonna • Ring of Winter • silence • Sword of Zariel • the Companion • turn undead

OrganizationsEdit

Acquisitions Incorporated • Arcane Brotherhood • Bidderdoo • Black Rock Gang • Bregan D'aerthe • Cassalanter • City Guard (Waterdeep) • City Watch (Waterdeep) • Clan Battlehammer • Clan Undurr • Companions of the Hall • Cult of the Dragon • Durbuluk tribe • Flaming Fist • Griffon Cavalry • Guild of Watermen • Gutbuster Brigade • Harpell • Harpers • Hellriders • Heroes of Baldur's Gate • House Zolond • Keepers of the Feather • Legion of Azrok • Lords of Waterdeep • Order of the Even-Handed • Order of the Gauntlet • Red Fellowship • Red Wizards of Thay • Tarlain • Tree Ghost Tribe • Tribe of the Elk • Undertakers • Uthgardt • Vanthampur • Vistani • Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors • Xanathar's Thieves' Guild • Zhentarim

Referenced only

City Watch (Waterdeep) • Clan Verthisathurgiesh • Dripping Fang • Gralhund • Shadovar • Weeping Friars

ReligionsEdit

Campaign Deities

Helm • Kelemvor • Tiamat • Torm

Event Deities

Asmodeus • Auril • Azuth • Chauntea • Gond • Jergal • Lathander • Leira • Lliira • Mystra • Oghma • Rillifane • Savras • Shar • Sune • Tempus • Umberlee • Waukeen

Other Deities

Bahamut • Bane • Beshaba • Bhaal • Clangeddin • Cyric • Dendar • Deneir • Dumathoin • Gorm Gulthyn • Gruumsh • Maegera • Maglubiyet • Moradin • Myrkul • Nine Trickster Gods of Omu (I'jin • Kubazan • Moa • Nangnang • Obo'laka • Papazotl • Shagambi • Unkh • Wongo) • Red Knight • Selûne • Talona • Tyr • Ubtao

Referenced only

Boccob • Haela Brightaxe • Nanna-Sin • Sharess • Yeenoghu

VehiclesEdit

Types

astral brig • galleon • infernal war machine (demon grinder) • war wagon

Ships

Kraken's Folly • Narwhal • Second Sun • Snapping Maiden • Umberlee's Promise

MiscellaneousEdit

Armor

breastplate • chain mail • Helm of Torm's Sight • leather armor • plate mail • scale mail • studded leather

Beverages

ale • garlraw • wine

Books

Book of Doom • Cyrinishad • How to Kiss Better • Red Bess and the Kelpie's Regret • The Giantess's Curse • The Prince of Al-Qadim • The Secrets of the Obarskyrs • The Uthgardt Warrior and the Lonely Widow • Tome of Strahd • Volo's Guide to Chult • Volo's Guide to Lycanthropy • Volo's Guide to Monsters

Food

cheese • firemint • garlic butter • kabob • peanut butter • pepperoni • salmon • waffle

Fungi

bluecap • ripplebark • waterorb • zurkhwood

Gemstones

amber • amethyst • bloodstone • fire opal • pearl • ruby • sapphire • sunstone

Instruments

lute • zither

Materials

adamantine • calcite • copper • gold • iron • leather • mica • mithral • obsidian • onyx • pearl • serpentine stone • silk • silver • steel • tin • velvet • wool

Languages

Common • Deep Speech • Draconic • Thayan • Undercommon

Plants

arrowroot • carrot • cipal fruit tree • moss • palm • pumpkin • ryath root • sinda berry • wheat • wildroot • wukka nut • Ye'Cind's tear

Substances

alchemist's fire • beard grease • shea nut butter • unholy water • water

Tools

compass • nimblewright detector • spyglass

Weapons

axe • battleaxe • bow • caltrop • cutlass • crossbow • dagger • greataxe • greatsword • kris • longbow • mace • naginata • rapier • scimitar • short sword • shortbow • sling • spear • staff • warhammer

Other

dragon (coin) • lycanthropy • taol

Referenced only

blancmange • cider • cilantro • Dragondew • honeysuckle • mayonnaise • tea • violet

AppendixEdit

NotesEdit

Further ReadingEdit

• Matt Chapman (2017-10-31). Click or Die! The Rise of Idle Champions (Web). In Matt Chapman, Bart Carroll eds. Dragon+ #16. Wizards of the Coast. p. 12. Retrieved on 2020-07-13.
• Matt Chapman (2018-12-06). Idle Chatter: Idle Champions on Console (Web). In Matt Chapman, Bart Carroll eds. Dragon+ #23. Wizards of the Coast. p. 8. Retrieved on 2020-07-13.

External LinksEdit

• Official site
• Announcement
• Steam page
• Idle Champions Wiki
• Idle Champions Wikia
• Wizards of the Coast page

ConnectionsEdit