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Gate encounter I'm sure this won't go entirely terrible! I have an axe!
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Stanley grabs a Debt and a Bible. Reserve reveals: Witch Doctor (Ally, 3): Investigators on your space may recover 1 additional Health or discard a Cursed condition when resting. Scarborough grabs a Clue and heads for Istanbul.
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May 15, 2014 22:08
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My main objective as Lily is to get as many +stat encounters as possible, because they count twice for her. With a starting strength of 4 and a reroll, getting +2 strength means she can punch really hard. That said, it'll be two turns before I get to Sidney, and there is a gate right here, so for now, let's start this chain of bad ideas: Prepare for travel: train ticket Buy assets Punch the Banshee in the face Close the gate, if possible
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May 15, 2014 22:13
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You can't get assets with a monster around! But you can adquire train ticker.
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May 15, 2014 22:14
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I thought that it only applied to resting. Punch her anyway, skip one of my actions.
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May 15, 2014 22:16
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Chen grabs a train ticket. Action Queue - Kane, Withers: 2 actions. Pending Encounters - Culver: Arkham Gate - Stanley: Buenos Aires - Chen: Shanghai Gate - Scarborough: Istanbul
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May 15, 2014 22:20
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Move to 5. Acquire Assets (itshappening.gif)
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May 15, 2014 22:20
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I'm shocked. Kane goes on the election trail to Dakota and buys a bunch of poo poo. (Influence: 1 3 3 5 6 6)
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May 15, 2014 22:25
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Mystic Bounty Hunter to Withers, Tear Gas to Chen
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May 15, 2014 22:33
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Okay I think I got an idea of what to do Use Feed the Mind on Culver Get Train Ticket and Arkham Encounter I guess
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May 16, 2014 00:41
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Kane hands off some gifts. Reserve reveals:
Withers grabs a Train Ticket, then puts his new Goth to work. (Lore: 4 4 4 5) Feed The Mind, 1 success posted:A wealth of knowledge overwhelms your mind. The chosen investigator loses 1 Sanity. Action Queue - Withers: Choose skill to upgrade for Culver. Pending Encounters - Culver: Arkham Gate - Stanley: Buenos Aires - Chen: Shanghai Gate - Scarborough: Istanbul - Kane: Generic City - Withers: Arkham Stelas fucked around with this message at 01:28 on May 16, 2014 |
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May 16, 2014 01:25
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I'm not sure what skill is best for gate encounters, but that'd be the skill I'd like most, Withers.
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May 16, 2014 01:28
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It's very rough (sometimes the game likes to gently caress with you and use the opposites on some cards) but: Lore is usually used when closing Gates and casting Spells. Influence is usually used when buying items and when doing City encounters. Observation is usually used when doing Expeditions and Clue encounters. Strength is usually used when doing Expeditions and fighting enemies. Will is usually used when closing Gates and fighting enemies.
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May 16, 2014 01:30
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based on the wording of the spell, it should be Culver's choice shouldn't it?Stelas posted:
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May 16, 2014 01:36
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Oh, welp, yeah I guess. We're normally too lazy to follow FFG's word. 
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May 16, 2014 01:40
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Well, if it's my option, I'll take some sweet, sweet Lore.
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May 16, 2014 01:41
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Culver improves his Lore. Encounter phase coming up...
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May 16, 2014 01:41
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TURN 1 - ENCOUNTER PHASE A reminder - I will use rerolls where I can to prevent failures unless it's a consumable or a Clue, in which case yell and I'll redo the check. Case in point, I'm going to pause a moment in case Chen wants to huck a can of tear gas around. Status - Turn 1 posted:Monsters: COMBAT Chen takes on a Byakhee. (Effective stats: Strength 4, Will 4)
Combat - Strength vs 2: 3 3 4 5 Rabbit Foot: 2. 1 Health loss. Byakhee takes 1 damage. ENCOUNTERS Charlie Kane Generic City posted:A shop in the old part of town is reputed to have an amazing collection of rare books, but the shop cannot always be found. You research the legend and do your best to find it. (Lore-2: 5) If you pass, gain 1 Tome Artifact. The Dreamlands posted:In Dylath-Leen, a suspicious-looking thug in a dark robe offers you his help. However, he warns you that he's a fugitive beign hunted by the prince's agents and will require your protection. (Strength-2: 3) The Eyes of Dylath-Leen capture you and sell you as a slave. You try to persuade the other slaves to fight back. (Influence: 3 5 6) if you pass, the former slaves gratefully help you; close this Gate. Buenos Aires posted:In an ancient underground chamber, you study strange scientific and magic paraphenalia once used by the Serpent Men. (Lore: 2 3 5 6) If you pass, you manipulate the devices to transform yourself and gain a Blessed condition. Trish Scarborough Istanbul posted:You find a crude carving of a worm-like creature in a nearby cave. The image seems familiar. (Lore: 4) If you fail, the disturbing image haunts your thoughts; lose 1 Sanity and gain a Paranoia condition. Arkham posted:You are suddenly confronted on Meadow Hill by an unnamable presence! The sight of the creature horrifies you beyond description. (Will: 3 4 6 6) If you pass, it imparts strange knowledge to you; gain an Incantation Spell.
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May 16, 2014 02:12
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Chen does in fact lob the Tear Gas at it. (Rerolls: 4 6) She's uninjured and the Byakhee is defeated. Chen piles into the gate: The Past posted:Through the shifting sands of the desert, you spot a deranged-looking man. You try to follow him, but he abruptly disappears. You search the wind-swept landscape for any sign of him. (Observation: 1 4) You wander in the unrelenting heat of the desert, forcing yourself to keep going. (Will-1: 5 5) If you pass, you eventually find an object in the sands; gain 1 Artifact.
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May 16, 2014 07:54
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Nice. I got magical steroids. Gate is still Fat Samurai fucked around with this message at 08:15 on May 16, 2014 |
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May 16, 2014 08:10
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TURN 1 - MYTHOS PHASEPerplexing Stars posted:Perplexing Stars (Yellow The Omen advances to Blue. No Blue Gates are open - no Doom advance. There is a Reckoning: Reckoning posted:Thanks to Yig's influence, a Cultist spawns on Tunguska! Gates open in Istanbul and San Francisco (both Green). A Maniac spawns in Istanbul, and a Hound of Tindalos on San Fran. The Omen retreats to Green! Two Green gates are open; Doom advances twice to 8.
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May 16, 2014 08:11
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TURN 2 - ACTION PHASE Status - Turn 2 posted:Doom: 8 Action Queue: - Everyone: 2 actions.
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May 16, 2014 08:13
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Fat Samurai posted:Nice. I got magical steroids. Gate is still closed, right? Not unless the card says it is! You got the consolation prize, so to speak.
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May 16, 2014 08:15
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Ok, let's try this again: EDIT: DISREGARD, actions updated. A couple of suggestions: - Encounters in Tokio usually remove enemies from the map, so that would be a nice way to remove guys from Tunguska without tying up an investigator. If anyone is near and is going to hang around a city anyway, that may a move to consider. - If I manage to buff myself up (+2 strrength from the milk), I can start making dents on that serpent monster (6 ST total, without equipment). Before we attack it, though, we need an observation-1 roll, so eventually I'd like to request a Feed the Mind from Indigo Cephalopods. It will be a couple of turns before I'm in position, so there's no hurry. Fat Samurai fucked around with this message at 09:38 on May 16, 2014 |
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May 16, 2014 08:36
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Is the milk discarded when used? acquire train ticket Move to pyramids
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May 16, 2014 08:38
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Stelas posted:Not unless the card says it is! I hope, otherwise this may be a bad idea 
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May 16, 2014 08:40
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Stelas posted:The Omen retreats to Green! Two Green gates are open; Doom advances twice to 8. Well that sucks. We'll need to do something about Tunguska. Another reckoning will spit out a cultist and advance doom. Move to Arkham, Acquire Assets. Barry Shitpeas posted:Is the milk discarded when used? I don't think so, it doesnt say it is.
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May 16, 2014 08:44
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Alris posted:Well that sucks. Bear in mind there is only one reckoning in the next 3 cards due to deck construction. I wouldn't mind the Cross to shore up my will, although obviously it doesn't help me right now Also preloading use clue since I have nothing else to do next turn except get a new one
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May 16, 2014 09:09
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Alris posted:We'll need to do something about Tunguska. Another reckoning will spit out a cultist and advance doom. Crap, you're right. I can get there in one turn, and get a free Axe Also, the Shangai gate will advance Doom in two turns, so someone should close it ASAP. Barry, how do you feel about trading places? You close Shangai, I go kill a cultist; next turn, I introduce Mr. Big Snake to Mr. Axe while you stop the cultists? Also, Alris, you could swing to Tokio and try to defeat monsters via encounters while still buying everything in sight.
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May 16, 2014 09:15
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Fat Samurai posted:Crap, you're right. I can get there in one turn, and get a free Axe The axe is from the Maniac in Istanbul, not the Cultist. Also I am really bad at closing gates whereas fighting the Children is right in my skillset
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May 16, 2014 09:24
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Barry Shitpeas posted:The axe is from the Maniac in Istanbul, not the Cultist. Also I am really bad at closing gates whereas fighting the Children is right in my skillset I didn't realize you have the highest Observation around. Problem is we're going to eat a doom advance this turn unless someone stops the Tunguska guys, and 2 in the following turn via the gate in Shangai. Anyway, new orders. I have better chances of killing a cultist than I have of closing the gate. Drink the Milk, travel to Tunguska, burning a train ticket. I'll decide which encounter to have after the ambush. EDIT: Also, apologies if I'm coming across as opinionated and quarterback-y. Today is a slow day at work. Fat Samurai fucked around with this message at 09:48 on May 16, 2014 |
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May 16, 2014 09:41
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Fat Samurai posted:I didn't realize you have the highest Observation around. Problem is we're going to eat a doom advance this turn unless someone stops the Tunguska guys, and 2 in the following turn via the gate in Shangai. As I said earlier we only have a 1/3 chance of a reckoning this turn (and if we do there won't be another for 2 turns) and we also have a 1/3 chance of the Omen not advancing
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May 16, 2014 09:50
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The Milk doesn't go away when used. You found that stuff in a eldritch desert, you think actually drinking it is going to stop it? It's probably worth clarifying - you can only use one pure skill increase per test, but you can use as many secondary abilities (rerolls, number changes) as you can get your hands on. Barry Shitpeas posted:Also preloading use clue since I have nothing else to do next turn except get a new one Fair enough. I'll hold off on it once you guys get a Clue-base Mystery or Rumour, though.
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May 16, 2014 09:57
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Yeah I only meant for as long as I'm fighting the Children anyway
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May 16, 2014 10:03
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Barry Shitpeas posted:The axe is from the Maniac in Istanbul, not the Cultist. Also I am really bad at closing gates whereas fighting the Children is right in my skillset Because you said that it'll double advance next turn  Fat Samurai posted:Alris, you could swing to Tokio and try to defeat monsters via encounters while still buying everything in sight. That's my eventual plan, to sit in Tokyo and spam Acquire Assets and either my second ability or Cultes des Goules (for clues to spend on asset acquisition), but right now I'd like to focus on building Influence in Istanbul. The sooner it's beefed up the sooner everyone benefits from my massive amount of CAPITALISM  .
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May 16, 2014 10:37
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Alris posted:That's my eventual plan, to sit in Tokyo and spam Acquire Assets and either my second ability or Cultes des Goules (for clues to spend on asset acquisition), but right now I'd like to focus on building Influence in Istanbul. The sooner it's beefed up the sooner everyone benefits from my massive amount of CAPITALISM Yeah, it's more of a long term plan.
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May 16, 2014 10:44
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Speaking of axes, I'm supposed to have one, aren't I? Also, where did I lose that second sanity from? My tentative plan of action is to head to San Fran to kill that maniac and close the gate, unless someone has a better suggestion. Edit: Oh wait, that's a Hound of Tindalos, not a maniac. How good is that axe supposed to be? I might want to get some more tools before heading out monster hunting.
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May 16, 2014 13:41
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With all of the ingame chat, I am expecting someone to save a holiday by killing at least 4 monsters who are all partying in a city. I'm just saying.
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May 16, 2014 13:51
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Meinberg posted:Speaking of axes, I'm supposed to have one, aren't I? You only get the axe if you kill the maniac in combat. You lost 1 sanity from your spell and 1 from Norman's
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May 16, 2014 13:53
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Alright, altered battle plan. Buying assets Move to 5 North American encounter
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