Scout rules

By Melgrin, in Talisman Rules Questions

Hi everyone,

I just got the woodlands expansion and am confused about the scout. The way his ability is worded it doesn't place any limitation on the number of cards that can be drawn each turn. So say he lands on a "draw one card space" while he still has all of his tokens with him, and the top 6 cards of the adventure deck are a combination of strangers, places, and enemies, could he potentially draw all 6 cards that turn by placing a hidden path token on each of the first five cards one by one as he drew them ? Also can he encounter a card with a hidden path token on it in the same turn he placed the token on it? If so this seems quite op.

So say he lands on a "draw one card space" while he still has all of his tokens with him, and the top 6 cards of the adventure deck are a combination of strangers, places, and enemies, could he potentially draw all 6 cards that turn by placing a hidden path token on each of the first five cards one by one as he drew them ?

Yes he can.

Also can he encounter a card with a hidden path token on it in the same turn he placed the token on it?

Yes.

If so this seems quite op.

Hard to say. Many things in talisman seem op or useless until you actually test them in game.

I would say the Scout is now one of the very best characters. His abilities are great.

Thanks bludgeon!