Put your young Hero card and their weapon into the arena (the playing area).

Set aside any Equipment cards you have; they will not be used in the Quickstart game.

Shuffle all other cards into your deck.

You'll need a way to keep track of your hero's Life, which is the number next to the green symbol in the bottom-right corner of your Hero card.

Randomly decide who will play first.

Each player draws cards equal to their hero's Intellect, which is the number next to the blue symbol in the bottom-left corner of your Hero card.

You are now ready to begin.