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Mansions of Madness posted:The Antarctic fog parted, and the towering mountain range suddenly became visible. The dark peaks reached impossibly high into the air, vast and foreboding. What? Eldritch Horror is Fantasy Flight Games' attempt to cut away the bloated carcass of Arkham Horror and return to the base game's roots, fixing as many problems as they can along the way. By and large, they succeed - the game's much easier to learn and play, with only a handful of rules outside of anything scenario specific, and a lot more balanced than anything Arkham Horror managed. Mountains of Madness offers a new sideboard, several new characters and a whole bunch of extra cards, fortunately saving the players from too much Arkham bloat by hiding most of it behind specific Elder Ones. Much like Arkham Horror, the players' general course of action is to build up their power, and then run around dealing with the succession of problems that will mount up on the board. Along the way, their ultimate goal is to accomplish several Mysteries that will uncover the Elder One's plans - but it's a balancing act between getting that done and staying alive. Players will need to work together, taking on certain responsibilities based upon their stats and capabilities, in order to be able to accomplish things across the entire board in time - because if the Mythos deck runs out, that's it. Why? Because I have a soft spot for the game a mile wide, it's the first PBP I ever ran on these forums, and I haven't run it in like 2 years and now there's a Vassal module to automate a bunch of poo poo for me. The Game
Base Game Rulebook (If you need to learn the game, just read this.) Base Game Reference Guide Mountains of Madness Rulebook FAQ / Errata Previous Game 1: Something Fiddly This Way Comes - http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3596014 Game 2: What I R'yleh R'yleh Want - http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3602735 Game 3: Purple Prose and Yellow Kings - http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3614240 Game 4: Viper? I never touched 'er! - http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3634228 Stelas fucked around with this message at 01:47 on Jun 7, 2016 |
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REFERENCE The Ancient One Rise of the Elder Things posted:Eons ago, the elder things were driven underground by the changing climate, hibernating in the cities they had built into the mountains or in the depths of the ocean. With the disturbance of the Miskatonic Expedition, they have begun to reclaim the world they once dominated.
During the action phase, investigators may do two different actions from the following list:
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 00:59 |
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I'm in for a Stelas game. Either Trish Scarborough , or George Barnaby
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 01:10 |
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I'm in. ##Charlie Kane or Trish Scarborough
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 01:10 |
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Wait, I can play this instead of being insane to run it myself? Daisy Walker the Librarian or Diana Stanley the Reformed Cultist
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 01:14 |
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Finn Edwards or Jim Culver It's been years since I last touched this game, so I may be a bit rusty on the rules.
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 01:20 |
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Your FAQ/Errata link points to the reference guide again. Finn Edwards or Leo Anderson
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 01:20 |
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I play way too much Eldritch Horror so of course I want in on another game! Jacqueline Fine the psychic, or Silas Marsh the surprisingly useful go fast on the water man.
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 01:21 |
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I'd like to be in as Silas or
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 01:24 |
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Always up for a Stelas game. Put me down for Charlie Kane or Agnes Baker.
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 01:25 |
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I don't know if there's room or not, but if there is I'll not be a boring gently caress and I'll take Wilson or Lola.
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 01:32 |
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malkav11 posted:Your FAQ/Errata link points to the reference guide again. aieeee Krysmphoenix posted:Wait, I can play this instead of being insane to run it myself? son I was running this long before you were insane enough to try it drat kids
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 01:42 |
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fool_of_sound posted:It's been years since I last touched this game, so I may be a bit rusty on the rules. Don't worry about it, that's why I'm here. A quick read of the base rulebook, followed by a glance at the second post, should get you up to speed pretty fast.
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 01:45 |
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Jedit posted:I don't know if there's room or not Traditionally, I've always done a 24 sign up period then picked randomly, and this'll be the same. I don't like accidentally leaving out certain timezones, when it comes down to it.
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 01:46 |
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I'm in either Diana or Akachi.
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 02:24 |
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Representing the arts, I'm in as Patrice or Lola
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 02:45 |
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Stelas posted:Traditionally, I've always done a 24 sign up period then picked randomly, and this'll be the same. I don't like accidentally leaving out certain timezones, when it comes down to it. While that's incredibly fair and I appreciate it on a rational level, my goon-titlement is offended.
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 02:53 |
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Don't think I have played this, sounds similar to something else I have played which may have been Arkham Horror, a game set in a building trying to stop some insane summoning. Sounds interesting and if there is room I would like to try with either Lily Chen or Mark Harrigan.
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 02:55 |
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Ryuujin posted:Don't think I have played this, sounds similar to something else I have played which may have been Arkham Horror, a game set in a building trying to stop some insane summoning. Set in a building might have been Mansions of Madness. Arkham Horror covers the whole town, if I recall correctly
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 02:57 |
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It was just a building, and it wasn't preset if I remember correctly. Had tiles for each room that were drawn randomly when you entered the room. I do think it had a Doom Counter though.
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 03:01 |
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I'd be interested in playing Agnes Baker or Daisy Walker.
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 03:11 |
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Ryuujin posted:It was just a building, and it wasn't preset if I remember correctly. Had tiles for each room that were drawn randomly when you entered the room. I do think it had a Doom Counter though. If the mechanics were broken-as-gently caress and it was one person vs. many, it was Mansions of Madness.
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 03:14 |
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Ryuujin posted:It was just a building, and it wasn't preset if I remember correctly. Had tiles for each room that were drawn randomly when you entered the room. I do think it had a Doom Counter though. That sounds like Betrayal at House on the Hill to me.
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 04:02 |
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'Aight, I can use some board games in my life. I pick Tommy Muldoon, the Rookie Cop or Wilson Richards, the Handyman. TheNabster fucked around with this message at 08:19 on Jun 7, 2016 |
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SETUP Signups are closed. Sorry to everyone who didn't get in - I was not expecting so many signups! The rest of you get priority on the next game if you're still up for it by then. Unfortunately, EH is a little involved to really run two simultaneously. Our brave and intrepid explorers: Some Numbers snipes Lead Investigator as Charlie Kane. Tricky as Agnes Baker. Mykkel as Diana Stanley. Tendales as Jacqueline Fine. Krysmphoenix as Daisy Walker. fool_of_sound as Finn Edwards. The players are up against the Rise of the Elder Things: Rise of the Elder Things posted:Eons ago, the elder things were driven underground by the changing climate, hibernating in the cities they had built into the mountains or in the depths of the ocean. With the disturbance of the Miskatonic Expedition, they have begun to reclaim the world they once dominated. Doom is set to 16. The Omen is set to Green. The Reserve is filled. Gates spawn in City of the Elder Things (Blue, with a Warlock) and Istanbul (Green, with a Ghoul). The Expedition Token is placed in The Pyramids. Clues spawn in locations 14, 20, and Buenos Aires. A Prelude card is drawn. Doomsayer from Antarctica posted:An expedition to Antarctica has unveiled a startling secret. Though only one man returned, he spoke of a lost city frozen in the mountains. Mysterious Disappearances posted:People have been reported missing all over the world, but more alarming are those who have returned, proclaiming the benevolence of the elder things and the potential for a grand alliance.
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 12:40 |
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TURN 1 - ACTION PHASE Charlie Kane (Some Numbers) - Lore 2, Influence 4, Observation 3, Strength 2, Will 2. 4/4 Health, 8/8 Sanity. 0 Clues, 0 Focus, 0 Tickets. Agnes Baker (Tricky) - Lore 4, Influence 3, Observation 2, Strength 2, Will 2. 7/7 Health, 5/5 Sanity. 0 Clues, 0 Focus, 0 Tickets. Diana Stanley (Mykkel) - Lore 4, Influence 2, Observation 3, Strength 3, Will 1. 7/7 Health, 5/5 Sanity. 0 Clues, 0 Focus, 0 Tickets. Jacqueline Fine (Tendales) - Lore 4, Influence 2, Observation 3, Strength 1, Will 3. 4/4 Health, 8/8 Sanity. 1 Clue, 0 Focus, 0 Tickets. Daisy Walker (Krysmphoenix) - Lore 4, Influence 3, Observation 2, Strength 1, Will 3. 5/5 Health, 7/7 Sanity. 0 Clues, 0 Focus, 0 Tickets. Finn Edwards (fool_of_sound) - Lore 2, Influence 3, Observation 3, Strength 2, Will 3. 6/6 Health, 6/6 Sanity. 0 Clues, 0 Focus, 0 Tickets. Action Queue - All players: 2 actions. - Charlie: Move to Miskatonic Outpost? Stelas fucked around with this message at 12:57 on Jun 7, 2016 |
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Note to self, remember to login to imgur each time so that you don't get a quality hit on the main map. Looking at imgur's limits I can probably improve the map quality a bit, but we'll see how we go. Note that I'm turning over monsters to show their stats because really who caaaares what they're called. Lots of spellcasters, lots of tomes flying around. Not so much anyone with any muscle. Remember that you have four Mysteries to solve this time around, and 20 turns to do it in.
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Diana Stanley (Mykkel) - Lore 4, Influence 2, Observation 3, Strength 3, Will 1. 7/7 Health, 5/5 Sanity. 0 Clues, 0 Focus, 0 Tickets.
Diana headed up the ship that would take her to Buenos Aires with satisfaction. Her report to Sanford had been accepted last night, the Order wouldn't know she had left Panama for at least 24 hours. She should be able to slip into Buenos Aires and out before the Order agents there were notified that she had gone rogue. She wasn't sure why, but she knew disrupting the Order's plans required her to see the Christ of Buenos Aires statue. Actions: 1. Move Move to Buenos Aires 2. Acquire Assets If I get at least 1 success, I'll get a bank loan, and take Conspiracy Theorist. If I generate zero successes, I'll pass on the loan. Encounter: Mysterious Disapperances Encounter Notes: Edit because I am an idiot and misread Elder Sign, rerolling my 1 will die is not worth a debt condition. Mykkel fucked around with this message at 20:46 on Jun 7, 2016 |
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Daisy Walker (Krysmphoenix) - Lore 4, Influence 3, Observation 2, Strength 1, Will 3. 5/5 Health, 7/7 Sanity. 0 Clues, 0 Focus, 0 Tickets.
This was not how Daisy wanted her Tuesday morning to go. It looked like Henry Armitage's predictions were correct. The dead were rising in Istanbul. And they were hungry. Without staying another day there, Daisy immediately sent a telegraph to Miskatonic University about her encounters. Then another to her old friend Agnes Baker. A fellow companion in the search for ancient knowledge. Maybe she would know a way to get rid of the Ghoul. Actions: Move: Getting the hell out of there. Moving to Rome. Personal Action: Test Observation, if pass gain a random Tome Asset from the deck. (There's none on the reserve I want.) Encounter: I'll take a Rome encounter. Higher Will would be nice. Notes: Charlie, I'd appreciate the Search the Archives asset. It's a rather low priority though, so only if you have the dice to spare or want to cycle the reserve for something new. Krysmphoenix fucked around with this message at 21:04 on Jun 7, 2016 |
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I'm pretty sure I don't want to move to Miskatonic Outpost, because if so, I can't buy poo poo for people, right?
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 17:50 |
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[Finn: Unless someone has a better idea, I'm just going to use my character action to double move to London for my Courier Run]
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 18:08 |
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Agnes Baker - Lore 4, Influence 3, Observation 2, Strength 2, Will 2. 7/7 Health, 5/5 Sanity. 0 Clues, 0 Focus, 0 Tickets.
The pieces of her past life were becoming more and more vivid. If only she could fully understand the arcane secrets, the power to eradicate this evil would be hers! Agnes quickly booked passage on a ship to Rome. If she was to help Daisy with her ghoul problem, she couldn't well do it from London. 1. Personal Action: Test Lore-1 to gain a spell. 2. Move to Rome. Encounter: Rome.
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 18:19 |
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Charlie Kane (Some Numbers) - Lore 2, Influence 4, Observation 3, Strength 2, Will 2. 4/4 Health, 8/8 Sanity. 0 Clues, 0 Focus, 0 Tickets.
1. Acquire Assets I'll need my results before I decide on my second Action. Speaking of, does anyone need a third Action?
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 20:27 |
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Can someone remind me exactly how the Bank Loan works?
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 20:34 |
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bank loan is 2 auto successes for Influence test, and you get a debt condition.
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 20:39 |
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Jacqueline Fine 1: Take a boat ticket in arkham 2: Acquire Assets Can't really plan ahead too well on this. As standing orders, I'll use my passive ability any time the opportunity arises. I'll try to be on the ball with Flesh Ward, too, but any time it's obvious to use (or if anyone just asks for it to be used on them) I'll go ahead and use it. Encounter will be an Arkham encounter. If Charlie Kane doesn't have anything better to do with his actions, I'd recommend he start heading to Tokyo. Without any heavy hitters, we might need the monster killing encounters. Tendales fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Jun 7, 2016 |
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Finn Edwards - Lore 2, Influence 3, Observation 3, Strength 2, Will 3. 6/6 Health, 6/6 Sanity. 0 Clues, 0 Focus, 0 Tickets.
'Welcome to the Finn Edwards Express, Miss Fine!' the smuggler shouted over the thunderous roar of the freight car. 'We'll be in Arkham before breakfast, so please sample our quality accomidations,' he continued with a flourish towards a pile of flour sacks, '...and enjoy your speedy and thrifty trip, courtesy of yours truly.' And after that, he thought to himself, just the small matter of slipping onto a cargo ship in Boston, and 1318 East End Street, London awaited. He patted his jacket pocket; someone was paying quiet dearly to send this letter. Finn had to wonder what secrets it must contain... 1. Personal Action: Move both Jacqueline Fine and himself to Arkham 2. Move to London. Encounter: London [Save yourself an action, Tandales]
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 21:46 |
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Tendales posted:If Charlie Kane doesn't have anything better to do with his actions, I'd recommend he start heading to Tokyo. Without any heavy hitters, we might need the monster killing encounters. Sure, I can do that.
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 21:50 |
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TURN 1 ACTION PHASE, CONT. Charlie acquires assets. (Influence: 3 3 6 6 6 r2) Agnes heads to Rome, seeking ancient knowledge. (Lore-1: 2 5 6) She draws Intervene. Diana heads to Buenos Airies, and acquires assets. (Influence: 3 6) Daisy heads to Rome, also seeking ancient knowledge. (Observation: 5 6) She draws the Astronomy Guidebook. Tendales posted:1: Take a boat ticket in arkham Technically, you can't do this. Finn comes later in the turn order than you do - as such, your actions come before he moves you to Arkham. I'll hold off on your and Finn's actions in case you both want to organize around each other. Action Queue: - Charlie: Buy assets (3 successes). - Charlie: 1 Action. - Diana: Buy assets (1 success). (This may depend on what Charlie does.) - Jacqueline: 2 Actions. - Finn: 2 Actions. Charlie Kane (Some Numbers) - Lore 2, Influence 4, Observation 3, Strength 2, Will 2. 4/4 Health, 8/8 Sanity. 0 Clues, 0 Focus, 0 Tickets. Agnes Baker (Tricky) - Lore 4, Influence 3, Observation 2, Strength 2, Will 2. 7/7 Health, 5/5 Sanity. 0 Clues, 0 Focus, 0 Tickets. Diana Stanley (Mykkel) - Lore 4, Influence 2, Observation 3, Strength 3, Will 1. 7/7 Health, 5/5 Sanity. 0 Clues, 0 Focus, 0 Tickets. Jacqueline Fine (Tendales) - Lore 4, Influence 2, Observation 3, Strength 1, Will 3. 4/4 Health, 8/8 Sanity. 1 Clue, 0 Focus, 0 Tickets. Daisy Walker (Krysmphoenix) - Lore 4, Influence 3, Observation 2, Strength 1, Will 3. 5/5 Health, 7/7 Sanity. 0 Clues, 0 Focus, 0 Tickets. Finn Edwards (fool_of_sound) - Lore 2, Influence 3, Observation 3, Strength 2, Will 3. 6/6 Health, 6/6 Sanity. 0 Clues, 0 Focus, 0 Tickets.
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# ? Jun 7, 2016 22:53 |
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Why has the image capture tool started paying attention to the blank greenspace around the map? Vassal is a magical and special snowflake.
Stelas fucked around with this message at 23:08 on Jun 7, 2016 |
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