I am playing the Fortune and Glory quest next week as the Over-Lord and am doing some prep. In encounter 1, I don't see anywhere that says the prisoner is dropped if a hero is knocked out. If a hero picks up the prisoner, and just sits there, how do I win?! What am I missing? Text says "The prisoner can be targeted and affected by monster attacks while not being carried by a hero." - So a hero could pick up the prisoner, and just hold onto it forever? It doesn't say if a hero is knocked out the prisoner is dropped or goes in it's space, so how does the overlord win? Am I missing key text somewhere, I've read it like 45 times.

Base game rulebook, page 15 paragraph on "Carrying Objective Tokens" tells us that if a figure carrying an objective token is defeated, the token is placed in its space. This is the default case unless quest rules contradict (and therefore override) it.

Thank you so much Zaltyre. I see you on here lots, are you one of the developers?

You're welcome. I am neither a developer nor an employee of FFG. I've just spent a lot of time enjoying this game with friends and getting familiar with the rules.

Zaltyre is too modest. He is a pillar of this community and answers the majority of the questions on the board.

He also is a Quest Vault campaign creator and has produced or contributed to many invaluable Descent resources (e.g. unofficial Descent glossary of terms, and the Community Rules Guide)