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Do X action costing Y power
Resolves Z other ability as a free action (if applicable)

Remaining power totals:
Great Cthulhu: 6
Crawling Chaos: 5
Black Goat: 2
Yellow Sign: 0

Next up: Crawling Chaos

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Move 1 Acolyte from West Africa to East Africa. Move 1 Acolyte from West Africa to North Atlantic, costing 2 power
Claim unclaimed gate in North Atlantic

Remaining power totals:
Great Cthulhu: 6
Crawling Chaos: 5
Black Goat: 2
Yellow Sign: 0

Next up Black Goat

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Move 1 Acolyte from West Africa to East Africa. Move 1 Acolyte from West Africa to North Atlantic, costing 2 power
Claim unclaimed gate in North Atlantic

Remaining power totals:
Great Cthulhu: 6
Crawling Chaos: 5
Black Goat: 2
Yellow Sign: 0

Claim a spellbook for controlling 3 gates:

Abduct (Pre-Battle) Eliminate one or more Nightgaunts in the Battle Area. For each such Nightgaunt, your opponent must eliminate one of his own Monsters or Cultists (his choice) in the Area. After this, combat proceeds.

Next up Black Goat

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Faction Ability

The Beyond One (Action: Cost 1): Select your unit with a Cost of 3+ in an Area with a Gate, but lacking an enemy Great Old One. Move your Unit to any Area on the map lacking a Gate. In doing so, your Unit takes the Gate with him, plus any controlling unit.

Great Old One(s)

Yog-Sothoth: Cost 6, Combat "Equals twice the number of enemy-controlled Faction Great Old Ones in play."

How to Awaken Yog-Sothoth:

You must have a Spawn of Yog-Sothoth on the map.
Pay 6 Power. Replace the Spawn with Yog-Sothoth.
The Key and the Gate (Ongoing): Yog-Sothoth counts as a Gate for every purpose, except for The Beyond One ability (Also he is not Controlled by a Cultist, and can exist in the same Area as another Gate).

Spellbooks

Dread Curse of Azathoth (Action. Cost 2): Select an Area and roll 1 Combat die per Abomination and Spawn of Yog-Sothoth in play. Apply the die results as Kills and Pains to enemy Factions in the Area (you choose which Faction receives which results). No Battle-type abilities apply. You choose to which Area(s) Units are Pained.
The Million Favored Ones (Post-Battle): After Pains and Kills are resolved, "promote" any or all surviving Acolytes to Mutants, Mutants to Abominations, and Abominations to Spawns of Yog-Sothoth. You can Promote a Spawn of Yog-Sothoth by transforming it into as many Mutants as are in your Pool.
They Break Through (Ongoing): You can Summon Monsters at Enemy Controlled and Abandoned Gates. You do not need to have any Units present in the Area.
Dragon Ascending (Once Only): Once during the game (at any time), set your Power to be equal to the current Power of one chosen enemy Faction. Flip this spellbook face-down after use to indicate you cannot use it again.
Dragon Descending (Once Only): Once during the game when you perform a Ritual of Annihilation, you receive twice the normal Doom points. Flip this spellbook face down after use to indicate you cannot use it again.
Channel Power (Battle): After rolling Combat dice, you may pay 1 Power to reroll all dice which "missed" (i.e., were not Kills or Pains).

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Faction Ability

Hibernate (Action: Cost 0): Add +1 Power to your total for each enemy Great Old One in play, but you cannot more than double your current Power in doing so. You can perform no more Actions during the rest of this Action Phase (as if you were at 0 Power). Add your current Power to your total next Gather Power Phase.

Great Old One(s)

Rhan-Tegoth: Cost 6, Combat 3

How to Awaken Rhan-Tegoth:

Pay 6 Power.
Rhan-Tegoth appears in an Area containing the Windwalker Glyph.
Eternal (Post-Battle): If Rhan Tegoth receives a Pain or a Kill, you may pay 1 power to cancel its effect on him. He can only receive one combat result per battle.

Ithaqua: Cost 6, Combat "Equals half the Doom total of your opponent, rounded up."

How to Awaken Ithaqua:

Rhan-Tegoth has been awakened (he need not be in play).
A Gate must exist in an Area marked with your Glyph. You need not control the Gate.
Pay 6 Power and replace the Gate with Ithaqua.
Ferox (Ongoing): While Ithaqua is in play, your Cultists cannot be captured by enemy Monsters. They are still vulnerable to enemy Great Old Ones.

Spellbooks

Cannibalism (Post-Battle): After a Battle in which one or more enemy Units were Killed, spawn a Wendigo or Acolyte in that Area, even if you were not involved in the Battle.
Howl (Pre-Battle): Before Battle, if any Wendigos are present, you may force the enemy to Retreat one Unit (of their choice) out of the Area to an adjacent Area.
Berserkergang (Ongoing): For each Gnoph-Keh Killed in a Battle, the enemy must Eliminate one Monster or Cultist.
Herald of the Outer Gods (Ongoing): Pay 5 Power for Windwalker's Ritual of Annihilation, regardless of the position of the Ritual marker.
Arctic Wind (Ongoing): When Ithaqua moves, any or all of his Units in the Area can be moved with him for no additional cost.
Ice Age (Action: Cost 1): Place or move your Ice Age token to any Area. When an enemy Faction takes any Action ending in the Ice Age Area, they must pay +1 Power.

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Faction Ability

Feast (Ongoing): During Gather Power, you gain 1 Power for each Area containing both a Desecration Token and one or more of your units.

Great Old One(s)

King in Yellow: Cost 4, Combat 0

How To Awaken The King In Yellow:

You must have a unit in an Area lacking a Gate
Pay 4 Power. The King appears in that Area.
Desecrate: (Action: Cost 2) If the King is in an Area with out a Desecration Token, roll 1 die and compare to your total units in the Area (including the King). On a roll equal or less than your unit total, place a Desecration Token in the Area. If you succeed or fail, place a Monster or Cultist with a cost of 2 or less in the Area.

Hastur: Cost 10, Combat "Equals the current Cost of a Ritual of Annihilation."

How To Awaken Hastur:

You must have a controlled Gate and the King in Yellow in the same area.
Pay 10 Power. Hastur appears in the King's Area.
Vengeance: (Post Battle) If Hastur is involved in a Battle, choose which Combat results are applied to which enemy Unit. (e.g. apply a Kill to a particular Great Old One.)

Spellbooks

Passion (Ongoing) When one or more of your Cultists are Eliminated by an enemy (Killed, Captured, etc.), gain 1 Power.
Zingaya (Action: Cost 1) If Undead are in an area with enemy Acolyte Cultists, transform one such Acolyte Cultist into an Undead.
Shriek of the Byakhee (Action: Cost 1) Move any or all Byakhee from their current Area(s) to one selected Area, regardless of distance.
The Screaming Dead (Action: Cost 1) Move the King in Yellow to an adjacent Area. Any Undead in the same Area can move with him for free. Immediately after, you may take a second, different, Action. You may NOT take He Who is Not to be Named as your second Action.
He Who is Not to be Named (Action: Cost 1) Move Hastur to any area containing a Cultist of any Faction (the Cultist said his name, possibly by accident). Immediately after, you may take a second, different, Action. You may NOT take The Screaming Dead as your second action.
The Third Eye (Ongoing) If Hastur is in play, the cost of Desecration is reduced to 1. If the Desecration succeeds, you also obtain 1 Elder Sign.

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Faction Ability

Death From Below (Ongoing): In the Doom phase, place your lowest cost Monster in an Area containing any of your Units.

Great Old One(s)

Tsathoggua: Cost 8, Combat "Equals the opponent's current Power or 2, whichever is greater."

How to Awaken Tsathoggua:

You must have a Formless Spawn on the map.
Pay 8 Power. Place Tsathoggua in the area with the Formless Spawn.
Lethargy (Action: Cost 0): If Tsathoggua is in play, do nothing. This counts as an Action.

Spellbooks

Energy Nexus (Ongoing): Just before a Battle occurs in an Area containing a Wizard, you may take one Action that originates in the Area, for normal Power Cost. When you finish the Action, the Battle proceeds, starting with the Pre-Battle spellbooks and abilities.
Ancient Sorcery (Action: Cost 1): Remove a Serpent Man from the map, and place him on an enemy Faction’s card. For the remainder of that turn, you have access to the enemy Faction's Unique Ability. During the Doom phase, gain 1 power, and the Serpent Man returns to the map to An area of your choice. If the Unique Ability mentions a Faction’s Great Old One, it is considered to also include Tsathoggua.
Demand Sacrifice (Pre-Battle): If Tsathoggua is in play, your opponent chooses ONE of the following options before a Battle with you:
You gain an Elder Sign OR All their Kill results count as Pains on your units this Battle.
Capture Monster (Action: Cost 1): Tsathoggua can Capture Enemy Monsters in the same manner as Cultists are Captured. They are sacrificed for 1 Power in the next Gather Power Phase.
Burrow (Ongoing): After a Move Action in which you spend 2 or more Power moving Units, regain 1 Power.
Cursed Slumber (Action: Cost 1): Remove your Controlled Gate and its Cultist from the map and place it on your Faction Card. This Gate and Cultist still provide Power and count normally for Doom points, but are immune to enemy action. As a Cost 1 Action, return the Gate and Cultist to any Area lacking a Gate. You may only have one Gate on your Faction Card at a time.

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Faction Ability

Flight (Ongoing): All your Units can fly (even Cultists). When moved, they can travel 2 Areas. They can fly over Areas containing enemy Units.

Great Old One(s)

Nyarlathotep: Cost 10, Combat "Equals the total of your own Faction Spellbooks plus the Faction Spellbooks of your opponent in the Battle."

How to Awaken Nyarlathotep:

You must have a Controlled Gate.
Pay 10 Power. Nyarlathotep appears at the controlled Gate.
The Harbinger: (Post Battle) If Nyarlathotep is in a Battle in which one or more enemy Great Old Ones are Pained or Killed, you receive Power equal to half the cost to Awaken those Great Old Ones. (Even if Nyarlathotep is killed or Pained himself.) Per enemy Great Old One, you may choose to receive 2 Elder Signs instead of the Power.

Spellbooks

Abduct (Pre-Battle) Eliminate one or more Nightgaunts in the Battle Area. For each such Nightgaunt, your opponent must eliminate one of his own Monsters or Cultists (his choice) in the Area. After this, combat proceeds.
Invisibility (Pre-Battle) Select one Monster or Cultist (from either Faction) per Flying Polyp present and "exempt" it. The selected Unit takes no part in the rest of the Battle.
Seek and Destroy (Pre-Battle) Immediately move any or all Hunting Horrors from any Area to the Battle Area.
Emissary of the Outer Gods (Post-Battle) Unless an enemy Great Old One is involved in the Battle, any Kill inflicted on Nyarlathotep becomes a Pain.
The Thousand Forms (Action: Cost 0) If Nyarlathotep is in play, roll 1D6. Your foes must lose that much Power between them, they have 1 minute to decide how much each loses. If they cannot agree, you get the rolled number as Power added to your total. Flip this spellbook face-down to indicate it cannot be used again this turn. During Gather Power, flip it face up again.
Madness (Ongoing) You get to choose to which adjacent Area enemy Units flee to on a Pain result. This happens even in Battles in which you do not participate.

Kerro posted:

Kerro posted:

Alright, let's get this show on the road. Please pick your factions in the following order:

King of Bleh
Mr Squishy
Dancer
Some Numbers

The player order for the first round will be as above, but starting with whichever player picks Great Cthulhu (e.g. if Dancer ended up with Cthulhu, player order for round one would be Dancer, KoB, Squishy, SN) so once everyone has picked you can go ahead and start the first turns. Initial power is 8 for everyone.

I'll provide an initial update as soon as I can.

Kerro posted:

If it's your first game (or you're playing a new faction I guess) it's worth checking out the sections in the rulebook linked in the first post on playing as/against each faction that gets picked. You can also find an overview of the factions and their abilities here: http://cthulhuwars.wikia.com/wiki/Cthulhu_Wars_Strategy_Wikia

Kerro posted:

Alright, you'll pick last after Some Numbers.

Mr. Squishy posted:

I bodged in the tcho tvho to a vassal mod, i could send you that if you'd like.

Dancer posted:

If Sleeper's piece colour is purple, I pick them (I like purple), otherwise the Yellow Sign.

Mr. Squishy posted:

Sleeper's orange, Opener's purple. YS it is I guess.

Some Numbers posted:

So I just realized that Sleeper is the orange faction and starts in North America.

I'm hereby renaming my GOO to Trump.

Jedit posted:

Wait until you see his abilities and spellbook requirements. Lazy, greedy, hates people moving into his territory, takes credit for other people's achievements, makes deals then breaks them, and can't win without performing the Ritual of Annihilation. It's amazing to think it was designed before 2016.