League of Heroes

Lords of the League (LOTL) is an RPG-enhanced fantasy football game mode that layers hero creation, character progression, and strategic resource management on top of traditional dynasty fantasy football. Each manager creates a hero with a race, path, and class, then uses stats, equipment, skills, and quests to gain advantages in weekly matchups. The official record and scoring location is lordsoftheleague.com, which serves as the source of truth for all scoring, even if a 3rd-party platform (Sleeper) is used for roster management.

Kickers and DST are NOT supported in LOTL leagues. The default season is 14 regular-season weeks with 3 rounds of playoffs. Gold and XP from matchup wins are only awarded during the regular season.

Character Creation

Each manager chooses one race and one path for their hero. Heroes start with 10 gold, 0 XP, and 0 Ability Points (AP). Your path serves as an apprenticeship and dictates which classes you can access later. Upon gaining 5 XP or completing a season (whichever comes first), you complete your apprenticeship, reach Level 1, and choose a class.

Races

LOTL offers 9 unique races, each with different starting stats and a passive racial skill. Racial passives range from raw point bonuses, to stat penalties applied to opponents, to utilities like extra draft picks. Any race can be any class, but some combinations complement each other better than others.

Paths

There are 6 Paths to choose from, each leading to 4 possible class choices. Each Path has a unique skill (costs 1 AP) and grants +1 to a specific stat upon reaching Level 1. Each class can only be accessed via two Paths, so plan your Path based on your desired class.

Classes

LOTL offers 12 unique classes, including Bard, Druid, Shadow Knight, Alchemist, Ranger, Rogue, Barbarian, Cleric, Infernist, Mentalist, Necromancer, and Paladin. At levels 1, 3, and 5 you gain a new class skill or ability. At levels 2 and 4 you add +1 to a stat of your choice.

Stats

Each hero has six stats: Athletics, Dexterity, Intellect, Shiftiness, Vigor, and Willpower. Stats have a raw value (0-30) and a calculated modifier (-5 to +10). A raw value of 10 or 11 is neutral (mod 0). Starting at 12, your mod increases by +1 for every even number. Below 10, your mod decreases by -1 for every odd number. Mods directly impact fantasy scoring for specific stat categories.

Equipment

Heroes have 6 equipment slots: Head, Chest, Finger, Neck, Main Hand, and Off Hand. Equipment modifies raw stats and must be equipped before the first game of the week. Equipment can be purchased from The Armory with gold, traded between players (unless marked "No Trade"), or sold back for 25% of the marked price (rounded down to the nearest 5 GP). Heroes may own unequipped items but only one of each.

Gold serves a dual purpose in LOTL: it is both your currency for purchasing equipment and items AND your Free Agent Auction Budget (FAAB). All free agent pickups run through waivers with a minimum bid of $1 (1 gold). Balance your spending between roster improvements and hero equipment carefully.

Earning Gold

Gold is awarded for winning weekly matchups during the regular season using the formula: 3 + ((1+Y) x dX) GP, where Y is the level difference between you and your opponent, and X is the score margin rounded down to the nearest 5 (max 10, min 1). Winners always roll at least 1 die. Tie games award no gold. Gold can also come from quests and certain skills.

Spending Gold

Heroes gain 1 XP per regular-season matchup win against an equal or lower-level opponent. Beating a higher-level opponent awards bonus XP equal to the level difference. For example, a Level 2 hero beating a Level 4 hero earns 3 XP (1 + 2). XP and gold are only awarded during the regular season.

Level Thresholds

Heroes may use one activated skill per week (unless they have a multi-skill ability), provided they have enough AP. Activated skills must be declared before the first game of the week starts. AP regenerates at a rate of 1 AP per week during the season. Characters begin each season with 0 AP.

AP Caps by Level

Consumable items (potions, etc.) may also be used once per week at skill declaration time. Unless noted otherwise, consumables are one-time use and may be traded unless marked "No Trade".

A variety of counting stats (passing yards, rushing first downs, total tackles, etc.) are tracked weekly, and heroes receive quest items tied to those stats. For example, for every 80 passing yards accumulated, you receive 1 Arrowhead. Quest items accumulate over time and can be turned in to Quest Givers in the "Town" for rewards.

In addition to standard commissioner duties, LOTL commissioners are responsible for the following gameplay-specific tasks:

LOTL supports both offense-only and IDP scoring. Kickers and DST are NOT supported. While LOTL works with any combination of starters and scoring, it has been balanced around the following recommended settings. Deviating from these may result in imbalanced gameplay.

Recommended Offensive Starters

Recommended Offensive Scoring

Recommended IDP Scoring

Note on scoring accuracy: The stat provider may have minor discrepancies compared to nfl.com. Commissioners have the option to override individual matchup scores, but lordsoftheleague.com is the official source of truth. Max PF is calculated after all modifiers, renown, racial abilities, and skills are applied.

Note: These are the base Sleeper scoring settings for this league. In LOTL, hero stats (Athletics, Dexterity, Intellect, Shiftiness, Vigor, Willpower) apply modifiers on top of these base values. See the LOTL Scoring / Settings section for recommended values.

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Misc

Kicking

Defense/ST

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