Contents: Crossbones (I) and Crossbones (II). Crossbones, Experimental Weapons, and Standard Encounter sets. Three modular sets (Hydra Assault, Weapon Master, and Legions of Hydra).
Setup: Create the Experimental Weapons deck and set it next to the main scheme deck. (see rulebook page 5.)
When Revealed: Discard 1 cards from the top of the encounter deck. Place 1 additional threat here for each boost icon discarded this way.
Hydra. Mercenary.
While Crossbones has a Weapon attachment, his attacks gain piercing. (Discard any tough status cards from the target before dealing damage.)
Hydra. Mercenary.
While Crossbones has a Weapon attachment, his attacks gain piercing.
When Revealed: Search the encounter deck and discard pile for Crossbone's Machine Gun and attach it to Crossbones. Shuffle the encounter deck.
Hydra. Mercenary.
While Crossbones has a Weapon attachment, his attacks gain piercing.
When Revealed: Reveal the top card of the Experimental Weapons deck.
Armor.
Attach to Crossbones.
Forced Interrupt: When Crossbones would take any amount of damage, place it here instead. If there is 5 or more damage here, discard Crossbones' Armor.
When Defeated: Crossbones activates against the player who defeated this scheme.
Weapon.
Attach to Crossbones. Uses (2 ammo counters).
Forced Interrupt: When Crossbones attacks you, remove 1 ammo counter from this card and discard the top card of the encounter deck → take indirect damage equal to the number of boost icons on the discarded card.
When Revealed (Alter-Ego): Surge.
When Revealed (Hero): Discard X cards from the top of the encounter deck, where X is Crossbones' ATK. Take 1 indirect damage for each boost icon discarded this way.
When Revealed: Give the villain a tough status card. If you cannot, heal 3 damage from it instead.
Boost: Give the villain a tough status card. If you cannot, heal 3 damage from it instead.
Hydra.
When Revealed: Choose to either take 2 damage or place 1 threat on the main scheme.
Incite 1. (When this card is revealed place 1 threat on the main scheme.)
When Revealed: Discard cards from the top of the encounter deck until a Weapon attachment is discarded. Reveal that card.
When Revealed: Reveal the top card of the Experimental Weapons deck.
If this stage is completed, the players lose the game.
When Revealed: Reveal the top card of the Experimental Weapons deck.
