Solo campaign using Jenny.

By silverthorn, in Arkham Horror: The Card Game

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THE DUNWICH LEGACY SCENARIO 3.1 - THE ETERNAL SLUMBER (STANDARD DIFFICULTY WITH JENNY BARNES).

Assets

  • 1x Green Man Medallion:Hour of the Huntress (Books)

  • 1x Beat Cop (Core Set)

  • 2x First Aid (Core Set)

  • 2x Switchblade (Core Set)

  • 2x Hard Knocks (Core Set)

  • 2x Leo De Luca:The Louisiana Lion [1] (Core Set)

  • 2x Arcane Studies (Core Set)

  • 1x Jenny's Twin .45s:A Perfect Fit (The Dunwich Legacy)

  • 2x Liquid Courage (The Dunwich Legacy)

  • 1x Dr. Henry Armitage:The Head Librarian (The Dunwich Legacy)

  • 1x Dr. Francis Morgan:Professor of Archaeology (The Dunwich Legacy)

  • 1x Adaptable [1] (The Miskatonic Museum)

  • 1x The Necronomicon:Olaus Wormius Translation (The Miskatonic Museum)

  • 2x Lone Wolf (Blood on the Altar)

  • 2x Lockpicks [1] (The Path to Carcosa)

  • 1x Trench Coat (Heart of the Elders)

Events

  • 2x Elusive (Core Set)

  • 2x Think on Your Feet (The Dunwich Legacy)

  • 2x Cheap Shot (A Phantom of Truth)

  • 2x Coup de Grâce (The Depths of Yoth)

Skills

  • 2x Opportunist (Core Set)

  • 2x Unexpected Courage (Core Set)

Treacheries

  • 1x Amnesia (Core Set)

  • 1x Searching for Izzie (The Dunwich Legacy)

Enemy

  • 1x Sacrificial Beast (Books)

The campaign log contained:

  • I rescued Dr. Francis Morgan.

  • I took custody of the Necronomicon.

  • Professor Warren Rice was kidnapped.

  • The O'Bannion gang has a bone to pick with me.

  • The students were rescued.

  • Gained XP: 8.

  • Used XP: 6.

  • Remaining XP: 2.

I entered play with 5 resources, the permanent Adaptable and a opening hand containing Cheap Shot, Green Man Medallion, Lone Wolf, Opportunist and Switchblade.

I paid 2 XP and set up the scenario by setting cards aside, putting Cairo Bazaar, Expedition Camp, Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Outskirts of Cairo, Streets of Cairo (with Jenny and 2 clues) and Temple Courtyard, placed the Brotherhood cards under the scenario reference card, put one resource on Strength of the Abyss and shuffled the encounter deck.

Round one began with the investigation phase, which comprised paying 1 to play Switchblade, investigating (drawing 0 and claiming a clue) and paying 1 to play Lone Wolf.

At the end of the round I gained 2 resources and drew First Aid.

Round Two began with my gaining 1 resource and agenda 1a gaining a doom before I drew Abyssal Reach (drawing -2 and just passing).

In the investigation phase I investigated (drawing Skull and failing), investigated (drawing 0 and claiming the clue) and paid 1 clue to randomly draw Farid and play him at the Cairo Bazaar.

I ended the round by gaining another 2 resources and drawing Dr. Henry Armitage.

Round Three began with my gaining another resource and agenda 1a gaining a second doom before I drew Terror Under The Pyramids (drawing 0 and passing).

In the investigation phase I moved to the Cairo Bazaar, paid 4 resources to parley with Farid (drawing +1 and adding him to the victory display) and investigated (drawing -1 and claiming the clue).

At the end of the round I gained 2 resources and drew Searching For Izzie (playing it at Expedition Camp).

Round Four began with my gaining a resource and agenda 1a gaining a third doom before I drew Eclipse (drawing -3, failing and taking 2 horror).

My investigations comprised moving to Streets of Cairo, moving to Outskirts of Cairo (adding 1 clue) then moving to Expedition Camp.

I ended the round by gaining 2 more resources and drawing Liquid Courage.

Round Five begn with my gaining another resource and agenda 1a gaining a fourth doom before I drew Swarm of Locusts (drawing -1 and losing 1 resource).

In the investigation phase I investigated (drawing -4 and failing), investigated (drawing Skull and discarding Searching For Izzie) and moved to Outskirts of Cairo.

At the end of the round I gained 2 more resources and drew Elusive.

Round Six began with my gaining another resource and agenda 1a gaining a fifth doom before I drew Abyssal Reach (drawing 0 and passing).

In the investigation phase I paid 1 clue to randomly draw Dr. Layla El Masri and play her at the Expedition Camp, moved to the Expedition Camp and discarded Liquid Courage, Dr. Henry Armitage and First Aid to parley with Dr. Layla El Masri, adding her to my victory display.

At the end of the round I gained 2 resources and drew another Elusive.

Round Seven began with my gaining a resource and adding a doom to agenda 1a before I drew another Eclipse (drawing +1 and passing).

In the investigation phase I paid 1 clue to randomly draw Professot Nathaniel Taylor (playing him at the Outskirts of Cairo), moved to the Outskirts of Cairo and discarded Green Man Medallion, Opportunist and Elusive to parley with Professor Nathaniel Taylor, adding him to the victory display.

At the end of the round I gained 2 resources and drew Arcane Studies.

Round Eight began with my gaining a resource and adding a final doom to agenda 1a (advancing the agenda, shuffling two copies of Abyssal Revenant and the encounter discard pile into the encounter deck, adding 1 strength to the Abyss and advancing the act, which created the Exploration deck and removed all clues in play) before I drew Dark Sacrifice and added it to my staging area.

In the investigation phase I moved to the Expedition Camp and explored, drawing Dunes of the Sahara and moving there.

At the end of the round I gained 2 more resources and drew Unexpected Courage.

Round Nine began with gaining another resource and adding a doom to agenda 2a before I drew Sandstorm (drawing 0 and passing).

In the investigation phase I investigated (drawing -1 and failing), investigated (drawing Tentacle and failing) and investigated (drawing -2 and failing).

At the end of the round I gained another 2 resources and drew Dr. Francis Morgan.

Round Ten began with my gaining another resource and adding a doom to agenda 2a before I drew Abyssal Reach (drawing -4 and banning me from playing cards this round).

In the investigation phase I really, really randomised the chaos bag, then investigated (drawing Skull and failing), investigated (drawing +1 and claiming the clue) and moved to Expedition Camp.

I ended the round by gaining 2 resources and drawing Coup De Grace.

Round Eleven began with gaining a resource before I added a doom to agenda 2a and drew another Abyssal Reach (drawing +1 and passing).

My investigations comprised Exploring, drawing Sands of Dashur, putting it into play and travelling to it, exploring, drawing Desert Oasis, putting it into play (adding 1 clue) and travelling to it and discarding Elusive and Arcane Studies to investigate (drawing Elder Sign and succeeding).

I ended the round by gaining another 2 resources and drawing Hard Knocks.

Round Twelve began with gaining another resource and adding a doom to agenda 2a before I drew Swarm of Locusts (drawing -2 and discarding 2 resources).

My investigations comprised exploring, drawing Faceless Sphinx and playing it (with 1 clue), then moving to it, investigating (drawing 0 and claiming the clue), paying 3 clues to advance the act (adding a damage token to each Cairo location and playing Neith on Streets of Cairo) and moving to Desert Oasis.

In the enemy phase Neith moved to Outskirts of Cairo.

At the end of the round I gained another 2 resources and drew Jenny's Twin .45's.

Round Thirteen began with my gaining a resource and agenda 2a gaining another doom before I drew Eclipse (drawing 0 and passing).

In the investigation phase I discarded Switchblade and paid 10 to play Jenny's Twin .45's (with 10 ammo), moved to Sands of Dashur and moved to Expedition Camp.

In the enemy phase Neith travelled to Expedition Camp and attacked me, doing 2 horror.

At the end of the round I gained 2 resources and drew Cheap Shot.

Round Fourteen began with gaining a resource and adding a final doom to agenda 2a, advancing the agenda (shuffling the encounter discard pile into the encounter deck and adding another strength to the abyss adding a damage and a horror to me) before I drew Terror Under The Pyramids (drawing -1 so I discarded Dr. Frances Morgan).

In the investigation phase I paid 1 from Jenny's Twin .45's to fight Neith (drawing -1 and doing 2 damage), paid 1 from Jenny's Twin .45's to fight Neith (drawing -1 and doing another 2 damage) and paid 1 from her guns to fight Neith (drawing Elder Sign and killing Neith, which advanced the act. Given a choice I opted to destroy Neith so the following occurred:

  • The curse of slumber was lifted.

  • Dreamers in the abyss: 3.

  • Brotherhood agents who escaped:

  • Nassor,

  • Dr. Wentworth Moore,

  • Nadia Nimr,

  • I gained 4 XP.

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Return To The Dunwich Legacy Scenario I-A: Extra-Curricular Activity (Standard Difficulty)

The Investigators

Leo Anderson:

Assets : .45 Automatic x2, Beat Cop x2, Decorated Skull (Doom Begets Doom) x2, First Aid x2, Guard Dog x2, Leo De Luca x2, Liquid Courage x2, Machete x2, Mitch Brown and Venturer x2.

Events : Dodge x2, Dynamite Blast x2, Emergency Cache x2 and Trusted x2.

Skills : Inspiring Presence x2 and Unexpected Courage x2.

Weaknesses : Bought In Blood and Through The Gates.

Ursula Downs:

Permanents : Shrewd Analysis.

Assets : Dr. Elli Horowitz x2, Dr. Milan Christopher x2, Fieldwork x2, Jake Williams, Magnifying Glass x2, The Chthonian Stone (Stygian Waymark) x2 and Tooth of Eztli (Mortal Reminder) x2.

Events : Emergency Cache x2, Shortcut x2, Unearth The Ancients x2 and Vantage Point x2.

Skills : Deduction x2, Eureka x2, Inquiring Mind x2, Perception x2 and Unexpected Courage x2.

Weaknesses : Call of the Unknown and Chronophobia.

Investigator Set Up

Leo (the lead investigator) started with 5 resources and a opening hand containing .45 Automatic, Dynamite Blast, Emergency Cache, Guard Dog and Venturer.

Ursula started with the permanent Shrewd Analysis, 5 resources and a hand containing Deduction, Dr. Elli Horowitz, Dr. Milan Christopher, Magnifying Glass and Unearth The Ancients.

Scenario Set Up

I put cards aside and out of play, put the Administration Building, Humanities Building, Miskatonic Quad (with Leo and Ursula there), Orne Library, Science Building and Student Union into play and shuffled the encounter deck.

Round One

II: Investigation Phase

Leo paid 4 to play .45 Automatic (with 4 ammo), moved to the Student Union (adding 2 clues and putting the Dormitories into play) and investigated (drawing -1 and claiming a clue).

Ursula paid 3 to play Dr. Elli Horowitz (pulling Emergency Cache, Inquiriing Mind, Perception, Chronophobia, Unexpected Courage, another Emergency Cache, Dr. Elli Horowitz, The Chthonian Stone and Inquiring Mind, attaching The Chthonian Stone to Dr. Elli Horowitz (with a Skull from the chaos bag sealed to it) and shuffling the rest back into her deck), moved to the Administration Building (adding 2 clues and putting the Faculty Offices into play, investigated (drawing +1 and claiming a clue) and investigated (drawing -1 and failing).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Leo gained a resource and drew Machete.

Ursula gained a resource and drew Inquiring Mind before discarding Unexpected Courage.

Round Two

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a first doom counter.

Leo drew Eager For Death (drawing -1 and passing the test).

Ursula drew Resurgent Evils (option to add a second doom to agenda 1a).

II: Investigation Phase

Leo paid 2 to play Guard Dog, investigated (drawing +1 and claiming the clue) and moved to Miskatonic Quad.

Ursula investigated (drawing -2 and failing), investigated (drawing 0 and claiming a clue) and moved to the Miskatonic Quad.

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Leo gained a resource and drew Machete.

Ursula gained a resource and drew Fieldwork.

Round Three

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a third doom counter.

Leo drew another Eager For Death (drawing +1 and passing the test).

Ursula drew Haunting Recollections (discarding Tooth of Eztli, Unexpected Courage and Inquiring Mind).

II: Investigation Phase

Leo moved to Humanities Building (adding 4 clues), investigated (drawing -1 and failing) and played Emergency Cache to gain 3 resources.

Ursula moved to the Humanities Building and investigated (drawing Elder Sign and claiming a clue), investigated (drawing -1 and claiming a clue), paid 4 clues from Ursula and 2 clues from Leo to advance the act (shuffling the encounter discard pile and “Jazz” Mulligan into the encounter deck) and investigated (drawing -1 and claiming a clue).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Leo gained a resource and drew Dynamite Blast.

Ursula gained a resource and drew another Dr. Elli Horowitz.

Round Four

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a fourth doom counter.

Leo drew Beyond The Veil (adding it to his threat area).

Ursula drew Infinite Doorway (playing it at the Humanities Building).

II: Investigation Phase

Leo discarded First Aid to move to Miskatonic Quad, moved to the Orne Library (adding 2 clues) and drew Venturer.

Ursula investigated (drawing -4 and failing), investigated (drawing -1 and claiming the clue) and paid 1 clue to discard the top 5 cards of the encounter deck.

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Leo gained a resource and drew Leo De Luca.

Ursula gained a resource and drew Jake Williams.

Round Five

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a fifth doom counter.

Leo drew Thrall (engaging her).

Ursula drew Visions of Futures Past (drawing -4 and discarding Eureka!, Dr. Milan Christopher, Shortcut, Vantage Point and The Chthonian Stone).

II: Investigation Phase

Leo fought the Thrall (drawing Skull and doing 1 damage), paid 1 ammo from the .45 Automatic to fight the Thrall (drawing +1 and killing the Thrall) and moved to the Miskatonic Quad.

Ursula drew Chronophobia, adding it to her threat area to move to the Miskatonic Quad and used her last 2 actions to discard Chronophobia.

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Leo gained a resource and drew Dodge.

Ursula gained a resource and drew then discarded Perception.

Round Six

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a sixth doom counter.

Leo drew “Jazz” Mulligan (placing him at Miskatonic Quad).

Ursula drew Visions of Futures Past (drawing +1 and discarding Magnifying Glass).

II: Investigation Phase

Leo parleyed with “Jazz” (drawing Elder Sign, taking control of “Jazz” and advancing the act, putting the Alchemy Labs into play with the Experiment there before Leo searched Liquid Courage, Beat Cop and Guard Dog and added Beat Cop to his hand before shuffling his deck), moved to the Administration Building and moved to the Faculty Offices (adding 4 clues and searching the encounter deck for a Thrall and playing it engaged with Leo before shuffling the encounter deck).

Ursula moved to the Administration Building, moved to the Faculty Offices and investigated (drawing -2 and claiming a clue) and investigated (drawing Skull and claiming another clue).

III: Enemy Phase

The Thrall attacked Leo, doing 1 damage and 1 horror.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Leo gained a resource and drew Guard Dog before discarding Guard Dog and Venturer.

Ursula gained a resource and drew and discarded Emergency Cache.

Round Seven

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a seventh and final doom counter, advancing the agenda (Ursula took 2 horror).

Leo drew Resurgent Evils (adding a first doom to agenda 2a).

Ursula drew Secret Door (playing it at the Faculty Offices).

II: Investigation Phase

Leo paid 1 ammo from the .45 Automatic to fight the Thrall (drawing -2 and killing the Thrall), investigated (drawing -2 and failing) and investigated (drawing +1 and claiming a clue). I paid 1 clue from Leo and 3 from Ursula to win the scenario.

In the end I added the following to the Campaign Log:

The investigators rescued Professor Warren Rice.

The investigators failed to rescue the students.

Each investigator gained 1 XP.

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In Round 2, Leo only took 2 actions.

Playing the Guard Dog can be done as a Reaction if done first.

It didn't cost you anything, but particularly if you pick up Charisma, that "better-than-free action" to spam friends and meat shields is something to remember and over-use.

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I've never played Leo or Ursula so it's all a learning experience.

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Return To The Dunwich Legacy Scenario I-B: Return To The House Always Wins (Standard Difficulty)

The Investigators

Leo Anderson:

Assets : .45 Automatic x2, Beat Cop x2, Decorated Skull (Doom Begets Doom) x2, First Aid x2, Guard Dog x2, Leo De Luca x2, Liquid Courage x2, Machete x2, Mitch Brown, Professor Warren Rice and Venturer x2.

Events : Dodge x2, Dynamite Blast x2, Emergency Cache x2 and Trusted x2.

Skills : Inspiring Presence x2 and Unexpected Courage x2.

Weaknesses : Bought In Blood and Through The Gates.

XP Earned : 1.

XP Spent : 0.

Ursula Downs:

Permanents : Shrewd Analysis.

Assets : Dr. Elli Horowitz x2, Dr. Milan Christopher x2, Fieldwork x2, Jake Williams, Magnifying Glass x2, The Chthonian Stone (Stygian Waymark) x2 and Tooth of Eztli (Mortal Reminder) x2.

Events : Emergency Cache x2, Shortcut x2, Unearth The Ancients x2 and Vantage Point x2.

Skills : Deduction x2, Eureka x2, Inquiring Mind x2, Perception x2 and Unexpected Courage x2.

Weaknesses : Call of the Unknown and Chronophobia.

XP Earned : 1.

XP Spent : 0.

Investigator Set Up

Ursula (taking over as the lead investigator) started with the permanent Shrewd Analysis, 5 resources and a hand containing Dr. Milan Christopher, Fieldwork, Magnifying Glass, Perception and The Chthonian Stone.

Leo started with 5 resources and a hand containing Beat Cop, First Aid, Machete, Trusted and Unexpected Courage.

Scenario Set Up

I put cards aside, put the Clover Club Bar, Clover Club Cardroom, Clover Club Lounge (with the Clover Club Pit Boss there) and La Bella Luna (with Leo, Ursula and 2 clues there) locations into play and shuffled the encounter deck.

Round One

II: Investigation Phase

Ursula paid 4 to play Dr. Milan Christopher, investigated (drawing -1 and claiming a clue and a resource) and investigated (drawing -3 and just claiming another clue and resource).

Leo paid 3 to play Machete, moved to the Clover Club Lounge (putting the Clover Club Stage into play) and triggered the ability on the Lounge (drawing Liquid Courage and adding it to his hand).

III: Enemy Phase

The Clover Club Pit Boss moved to La Bella Luna.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Ursula gained a resource and drew Jake Williams.

Leo gained a resource and drew Leo De Luca.

Round Two

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a first doom counter.

Ursula drew Cursed Luck (adding it to her threat area).

Leo drew Caught Cheating, which did nothing but surge to Swarm of Rats (which engaged Leo).

II: Investigation Phase

Ursula moved to the Clover Club Lounge, moved to the Clover Club Stage and paid 1 to add a resource to Clover Club Stage.

Leo used his Machete to fight the Swarm of Rats (drawing 0 and killing the Swarm), moved to the Clover Club Cardroom and paid 2 to trigger the Cardroom (drawing -2 and gaining 2 clues).

III: Enemy Phase

The Clover Club Pit Boss moved to Clover Club Lounge.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Ursula gained a resource and drew Shortcut.

Leo gained a resource and drew Bought In Blood, forcing him to discard Leo De Luca and Beat Cop from his hand).

Round Three

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a second doom counter.

Ursula drew Twist Of Fate (drawing a Skull and taking 2 horror).

Leo drew Mobster (playing him at the Clover Club Cardroom).

II: Investigation Phase

Ursula paid 1 resource to trigger the ability on Clover Club Stage (gaining 2 clues), paid 3 to play Jake Williams and moved to the Clover Club Bar.

Leo paid 2 resources to trigger the Cardroom (drawing -4 and gaining 2 clues. I paid 4 clues each from Leo and Ursula to advance the act, putting the Darkened Hall into play and discarding cards until I put a O'Bannion's Thug there), moved to the Darkned Hall (playing 3 Back Hall Doorways) and moved to a random Back Hall Doorway (flipping it to Back Alley and adding 2 clues).

III: Enemy Phase

The Clover Club Pit Boss moved to the Clover Club Bar.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Ursula gained a resource and drew Unexpected Courage.

Leo gained a resource and drew Trusted.

Round Four

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a third doom counter.

Ursula drew another Cursed Luck (adding it to her threat area).

Leo drew Twist Of Fate (drawing 0 and taking 1 damage).

II: Investigation Phase

Ursula moved to the Clover Club Cardroom, moved to the Darkened Hall and moved to a random Back Hall Doorway (flipping it to Art Gallery and adding 2 clues).

Leo investigated (drawing Skull and claiming a clue), investigated (drawing 0 and claiming a clue) and gained a resource.

III: Enemy Phase

The Clover Club Pit Boss moved to the Clover Club Cardroom.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Ursula gained a resource and drew Vantage Point.

Leo gained a resource and drew Through The Gates (discarding 2 copies of Inspiring Presence and shuffling his deck).

Round Five

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a final doom counter, advancing the agenda, shuffling the encounter discard pile into the encounter deck and advancing to agenda 2b (randomly spawning a Servant of the Lurker at the Clover Club Lounge and shuffling a lot of cards into the encounter deck before removing La Bella Luna from the game).

Ursula drew Arousing Suspicions (losing 2 resources).

Leo drew Need For Knowledge (drawing -1 and passing the test).

II: Investigation Phase

Ursula investigated (drawing Elder Sign and gaining a clue and a resource), investigated (drawing -1 and claiming a clue and a resource and discarding both Cursed Lucks) and paid 3 to play The Chthonian Stone (sealing a Cultist token to it).

Leo moved to the Darkened Hallway, engaging the O'Bannion's Thug, used his Machete to fight the Thug (drawing 0 and killing the Thug) and moved to the last Back Hall Doorway (flipping it to the VIP Area and adding 2 clues).

III: Enemy Phase

The Clover Club Pit Boss moved to Darkened Hall and the Servant of the Lurker moved to the Clover Club Cardroom.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Ursula gained a resource and drew Vantage Point.

Round Six

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 3a gained a first doom counter.

Ursula drew Arousing Suspicions (discarding 2 resources).

Leo drew Caught Cheating, which surged to Something In The Drinks, which surged to Violent Commands (which was added to his threat area).

II: Investigation Phase

Leo moved to the Darkened Hallway, engaging the Clover Club Pit Boss, used his Machete to fight the Pit Boss (drawing Elder Sign, doing 2 damage and adding a Venturer to his hand) and used his Machete to fight he Pit Boss (drawing a Tablet and killing the Pit Boss).

Ursula moved to the Darkened Hallway, played Shortcut to move Leo to the VIP Area, moved to the VIP Area, investigated (drawing -2 and claiming a clue) and investigated (drawing +1 and claiming a clue) before paying 4 from Ursula to advance the act, spawning Peter Clover and a Conglomeration of Spheres at the Clover Club Bar and shuffling the encounter deck).

III: Enemy Phase

The Servant of the Lurker defeated the Mobster and moved to the Darkened Hall before the Conglomeration of Spheres moved to the Clover Club Cardroom.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Leo tested against Violent Commands (drawing -1 and passing the test).

Round Seven

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 3a gained a second doom counter.

Ursula drew Twist Of Fate (Drawing -3 and taking 1 damage).

Leo drew Twist Of Fate (drawing 0 and taking 1 damage).

II: Investigation Phase

Leo moved to the Darkened Hallway, engaging the Servant of the Lurker, used the Machete to fight the Servant (drawing -1 and doing 2 damage) and used the Machete to fight the Servant (drawing +1 and doing 2 damage).

Ursula moved to the Darkened Hallway, engaged the Servant of the Lurker and attacked it (discarding Unexpected Courage and drawing Elder Sign, defeating the Servant) before drawing Shortcut.

III: Enemy Phase

The Conglomeration of Spheres moved to the Darkened Hall and engaged Leo before hitting him for 1 wound and 1 horror.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Ursula gained a resource and drew another Dr. Milan Christopher.

Leo gained a resource and drew Decorated Skull, then tested against Violent Commands (drawing +1 and passing the test).

Round Eight

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 3a gained a third doom counter.

Ursula drew Raise The Stakes, playing it into her threat area.

Leo drew Need For Knowledge (drawing -1 and passing the test).

II: Investigation Phase

Leo attempted to evade the Conglomeration of Spheres (discarding Unexpected Courage and Decorated Skull and drawing 0 and succeeding), moved to the Back Alley and resigned.

Ursula moved to the Back Alley and resigned, ending the scenario.

The resolution stated:

The O'Bannion gang has a bone to pick with the investigators.

Dr. Francis Morgan was kidnapped.

Each investigator gained 6 XP.

I proceeded to Interlude I: Armitage's Fate, which stated:

The investigators rescued Dr. Henry Armitage. [\spoiler]

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Return To The Dunwich Legacy Scenario II: Return To The Miskatonic Museum (Standard Difficulty)

Campaign Pool

Dr. Francis Morgan was kidnapped.

The investigators failed to rescue the students.

The investigators rescued Dr. Henry Armitage.

The investigators rescued Professor Warren Rice.

The O'Bannion gang has a bone to pick with the investigators.

Leo Anderson:

Permanents: Adaptable* and Charisma***.

Assets : .45 Automatic x2, Beat Cop x2, Decorated Skull (Doom Begets Doom) x2, First Aid x2, Guard Dog x2, Leo De Luca* x2, Machete x2, Mitch Brown, Professor Warren Rice, True Grit x2 and Venturer x2.

Events : Dodge x2, Dynamite Blast x2, Emergency Cache x2 and Trusted x2.

Skills : Inspiring Presence x2 and Unexpected Courage x2.

Weaknesses : Bought In Blood and Through The Gates.

XP Earned : 7.

XP Spent : 6.

Ursula Downs:

Permanents : Relic Hunter*** and Shrewd Analysis.

Assets : Ancient Stone (Unidentified)* x2, Dr. Elli Horowitz x2, Dr. Henry Armitage, Dr. Milan Christopher x2, Fieldwork x2, Jake Williams, Magnifying Glass x2, Pathfinder* x2 and Tooth of Eztli x2.

Events : Emergency Cache x2, Shortcut x2 and Unearth The Ancients x2.

Skills : Deduction x2, Eureka x2, Inquiring Mind x2, Perception x2 and Unexpected Courage x2.

Weaknesses : Call of the Unknown and Chronophobia.

XP Earned : 7.

XP Spent : 7..

Investigator Set Up

Ursula (staying the lead investigator) started with the permanents Relic Hunter and Shrewd Analysis, 5 resources and a hand containing Ancient Stone ((Unidentified), Fieldwork, Pathfinder, Perception and Tooth of Eztli.

Leo started with 5 resources, the permanents Adaptable and Charisma and a hand containing .45 Automatic, Emergency Cache, Machete, Unexpected Courage and Venturer.

Scenario Set Up

I put cards aside, put the Administration Office, Museum Entrance (with Leo, Ursula and 2 clues there), Museum Halls and Security Office locations into play, created the Exhibit deck and shuffled the encounter deck.

Round One

II: Investigation Phase

Ursula paid 3 to play Pathfinder, investigated (drawing -1 and claiming a clue) and investigated (drawing a Tentacle and failing).

Leo paid 4 to play .45 Automatic (adding 4 ammo), investigated (drawing a Tablet and failing) and investigated (drawing Elder Sign, gaining a clue and Leo De Luca, Professor Warren Rice and True Grit, adding Leo De Luca to hand and shuffling the rest back into his hand). I paid 1 clue each from Leo and Ursula to advance the act, putting Adam Lynch into play under Leo's control and flipping the Museum Halls.

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Ursula drew another Tooth of Eztli.

Leo drew True Grit.

Round Two

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a first doom counter.

Ursula drew Passage Into The Veil (drawing 0 and passing).

Leo drew Ephemeral Exhibits (drawing -3 so he would have no actions this turn).

II: Investigation Phase

Ursula moved to the Museum Halls, exhausted Pathfinder to move to the Administration Office (adding 2 clues) and gained a resource.

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Ursula gained a resource and drew Magnifying Glass.

Leo drew Beat Cop.

Round Three

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a second doom counter.

Ursula drew Inexplicable Cold (drawing Elder Sign and passing the test).

Leo drew Haunting Recollections (discarding Guard Dog, Machete and Decorated Skull from his deck).

II: Investigation Phase

Ursula investigated (drawing -2 and claiming a clue), investigated (drawing -1 and claiming a clue), exhausted Pathfinder to move to the Museum Halls and paid 2 clues to put the top card of the Exhibit Deck into play.

Leo moved to the Museum Halls, moved to the Security Office (adding 2 clues) and investigated (drawing -3 and failing).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Ursula gained a resource and drew Call of the Unknown (adding it to her threat area).

Leo gained a resource and drew Leo De Luca.

Round Four

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a third doom counter.

Ursula drew A Baleful Welcome (choosing move and investigate).

Leo drew Passage Into The Veil (drawing 0 and passing the test).

II: Investigation Phase

Ursula exhausted Pathfinder to move to the Exhibit Hall (flipping it to Medusa Exhibit and adding 2 clues) and investigate (drawing -1 and claiming a clue), investigated (drawing a Skull and claiming the clue), moved back to the Museum Halls and paid 2 clues to put the top card of the Exhibit deck into play.

Leo investigated (drawing 0 and claiming a clue), investigated (drawing -1 and claiming a clue) and moved to the Museum Halls.

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Ursula gained a resource and drew Unexpected Courage.

Leo gained a resource and drew True Grit.

Round Five

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a fourth doom counter.

Ursula drew Night Beyond Void (adding 1 resource to Shadow-Spawned).

Leo drew Cursed Luck (adding it to his threat area).

II: Investigation Phase

After selecting the Exhibit Hall, Ursula exhausted Pathfinder to move there (flipping it to Hall of the Dead and adding 4 clues) and investigated (drawing -1 and claiming a clue), investigated (drawing a Tentacle and suffering a horror), investigated (drawing 0 and claiming a clue) and investigated (drawing -1 and claiming another clue).

Leo paid 2 clues to put another Exhibit Hall into play, played Emergency Cache to give himself 3 resources, paid 5 to play Leo De Luca and moved to the Exhibit Hall (flipping it to the Athabascan Exhibit).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Ursula gained a resource and drew Deduction.

Leo gained a resource and drew Decorated Skull.

Round Six

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a final doom counter, advancing the agenda (spawing the Hunting Horror with Shadow-Spawned and 2 resources attached to the Museum Halls and shuffling the encounter deiscard pile into the encounter deck).

Ursula drew Haunting Recollections (discarding Jake Williams, Dr. Milan Christopher and Shortcut from her deck).

Leo drew Beyond The Veil (adding it to his threat area).

II: Investigation Phase

Leo moved to the Museum Halls (engaging the Hunting Horror), paid 1 ammo from his .45 Automatic to fight the Hunting Horror (drawing 0 and doing 2 damage), paid 1 ammo from his .45 Automatic to fight the Hunting Horror (drawing another 0 and doing 2 damage) and paid 1 ammo from his .45 Automatic to fight the Hunting Horror (drawing +1 and doing 2 damage, killing the Horror) before playing a Decorated Skull.

Ursula investigated (drawing Elder Sign, claiming the clue and travelling to the Museum Halls), paid 2 to play the next card off the Exhibit Deck, exhausted Pathfinder to move to the Exhibit Halls (flipping it to the Restricted Exhibit and adding 4 clues as well as advancing the act, which put the Hunting Horror into play there with 4 resources attached).

III: Enemy Phase

The Hunting Horror attacked Ursula, doing 1 damage and 1 horror.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Ursula gained a resource and drew, then discarded Pathfinder.

Leo gained a resource and drew Dynamite Blast.

Round Seven

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 3a gained a first doom counter.

Ursula drew Twist Of Fate (drawing 0 and taking another damage).

Leo drew another Beyond the Veil, which surged to Passage Into The Veil (drawing 0 and passing the test).

II: Investigation Phase

Leo moved to the Restricted Hall, paid the final ammo from his .45 Automatic to fight the Hunting Horror (discarding Unexpected Courage and drawing 0 so doing 2 damage but discarding the .45 Automatic), took 1 horror and 1 damage to pay 3 to play Machete and used the Machete to fight the Hunting Horror (discarding Beat Cop and drawing Elder Sign to do another 2 damage).

Ursula did nothing to avoid attacks of opportunity.

III: Enemy Phase

The Hunting Horror attacked Leo and Ursula, doing 1 damage and 1 horror to each.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Ursula gained a resource and drew Dr. Elli Horowitz, then discarded Pathfinder.

Leo gained a resource and drew Professor Warren Rice.

Round Eight

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 3a gained a second doom counter.

Ursula drew Beyond The Veil, which was added to her threat area and surged to Twist Of Fate (drawing +1 and passing the test).

Leo drew Oppressive Mists (adding it to the Restricted Hall).

II: Investigation Phase

Leo used his Machete to fight the Hunting Horror (discarding Unexpected Courage and drawing Elder Sign, doing 2 damage) and used his Machete to fight the Hunting Horror (Ursula discarded Unexpected Courage before Leo drew 0 and finally killed the Hunting Horror again) before investigating (drawing -2 and failing) and investigating (drawing +1 and claiming a clue).

Ursula investigated (drawing -1 and claiming a clue), investigated (drawing 0 and claiming another clue) and investigated (drawing +1 and claiming the final clue, which advanced the act. I decided that Leo and Ursula would not destroy the book so the resolution stated:

The investigators took possession of the Necronomicon.

Each investigator gained 3 XP.

At this point I'm probably going to take Leo and Ursula on a side-story.

The Investigators

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Return To The Dunwich Legacy Scenario III: The Essex County Express (Standard Difficulty)

Campaign Pool

Dr. Francis Morgan was kidnapped.

The investigators failed to rescue the students.

The investigators rescued Dr. Henry Armitage.

The investigators rescued Professor Warren Rice.

The investigators took possession of the Necronomicon.

The O'Bannion gang has a bone to pick with the investigators.

The Investigators

Leo Anderson:

Permanents: Adaptable* and Charisma***.

Assets : .45 Automatic x2, Bandolier x2, Beat Cop x2, First Aid x2, Guard Dog x2, Leo De Luca* x2, Machete x2, Mitch Brown, Professor Warren Rice, The Necronomicon (Olaus Wormius Translation), True Grit x2 and Venturer x2.

Events : Dodge x2, Dynamite Blast x2, Emergency Cache x2 and Trusted x2.

Skills : Inspiring Presence x2 and Unexpected Courage x2.

Weaknesses : Bought In Blood and Through The Gates.

XP Earned : 11.

XP Spent : 10.

Ursula Downs:

Permanents : Chaon's Opal*, Relic Hunter*** and Shrewd Analysis.

Assets : Ancient Stone (Unidentified)* x2, Dr. Elli Horowitz x2, Dr. Henry Armitage, Dr. Milan Christopher x2, Fieldwork x2, Jake Williams, Magnifying Glass x2, Pathfinder* x2 and Tooth of Eztli x2.

Events : Emergency Cache x2, Shortcut x2 and Unearth The Ancients x2.

Skills : Deduction x2, Eureka x2, Inquiring Mind x2, Perception x2 and Unexpected Courage x2.

Weaknesses : Call of the Unknown and Chronophobia.

XP Earned : 11.

XP Spent : 9.

Investigator Set Up

As the lead investigator, Ursula started with the permanents Charon's Opal, Relic Hunter and Shrewd Analysis, 5 resources and a hand containing Dr. Milan Christopher, Fieldwork, Jake Williams, Pathfinder and Unearth The Ancients.

Leo started with 5 resources, the permanents Adaptable and Charisma and a hand containing Dodge, First Aid, Mitch Brown, Unexpected Courage and Venturer.

Scenario Set Up

I put cards aside, put six random Train Cars and a Engine Car into play (flipping the leftmost Train Car to Parlour Car and adding 2 clues, Leo and Ursula there), added a -3 counter to the chaos bag and shufled the encounter deck.

Round One

II: Investigation Phase

Ursula paid 3 to gain a clue, gained a resource and paid 3 to gain a clue.

Leo moved right to the Baggage Car and discarded First Aid and Unexpected Courage to claim 2 clues.

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Ursula gained a resource and drew Unexpected Courage.

Leo gained a resource and drew Machete.

Round Two

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 0a gained a first doom counter.

Ursula drew Broken Rails (giving her one less action this turn).

Leo drew Broken Rails (giving her one less action this turn).

II: Investigation Phase

Ursula moved to the Baggage Car, discarded Fieldwork to claim the clue and moved to a Passenger Car (adding 2 clues but taking 2 damage from the effect on the card) and investigating (drawing +1 and claiming a clue).

Leo paid 2 to play Mitch Brown, moved to the Passenger Car (taking 2 damage) and paid 3 to play Machete.

III: Enemy Phase

No enemy actions.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Ursula gained a resource and drew Dr. Henry Armitage.

Leo gained a resource and drew .45 Automatic.

Round Three

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 0a gained a final doom counter, advancing the agenda and playing The Conductor at the Parlor Car.

Ursula drew Acolyte (playing him at the Baggage Car with 1 doom on it).

Leo drew Claws of Steam (drawing 0 and passing the test).

II: Investigation Phase

Ursula investigated (drawing Elder Sign, claiming the clue and moving to Frieght Car, adding 4 clues), investigated (drawing -2 and claiming a clue), investigated (drawing a Cultist and claiming a clue) and investigated (drawing -1 and claiming a clue).

Leo moved to the Freight Car, investigated (drawing -4 and failing) and investigated (drawing Tablet, claiming the final clue and adding another doom to the Acolye in play).

III: Enemy Phase

The Conductor moved to the Baggage Car.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Ursula gained a resource and drew Pathfinder, then triggered the Freight Car (drawing -2 and passing the test).

Leo gained a resource and drew Bandolier before triggering the Freight Car (discarding Dodge and drawing .a Cultist so passing the test).

Round Four

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a doom counter, which together with the doom on the Acolyte advanced the act, putting the Parlor Car in the victory display and removing all doom counters and clues in play.

Ursula drew Wizard of the Order, adding it to the Passenger Car.

Leo drew Grappling Horror (which engaged him).

II: Investigation Phase

Ursula moved to the Sleeping Car (adding 1 clue) and investigated (drawing -1 and failing), investigated (drawing 0 and claiming a clue) before moving to another Passenger Car (adding 2 clues and taking 1 horror and 1 damage from the card effect).

Leo used his Machete to fight the Grasping Horror (drawing -2 and doing 2 damage), used his Machete to fight the Grasping Horror (drawing 0 and killing the Grasping Horror) and moved to the Sleeping Car.

III: Enemy Phase

The Conductor moved to the Passenger Car.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Ursula gained a resource and drew Perception.

Leo gained a resource and drew Dynamite Blast.

Round Five

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 2a gained a doom counter.

Ursula drew Haunting Recollections (which discarded Eureka, Dr. Elli Horowitz and Inquiring Mind from her deck).

Leo drew Need For Knowledge, which surged to Haunting Recollections (discarding Guard Dog, Inspiring Presence and Leo De Luca from his deck).

Wizard of the Order gained a doom counter.

II: Investigation Phase

Ursula investigated (drawing Skull and claiming a clue), investigated (drawing -1 and claiming the clue), moved to the Engine Car (advancing the act, I opted to make the Agility test (discarding Dr. Henry Armitage and drawing -2 so passing the test before I added 4 clues and put the Engineer into play) before investigating (drawing Elder Sign and claiming a clue).

Leo moved to the Passenger Car (discarding Unexpected Courage), moved to the Engine Car and investigated (drawing +1 and claiming a clue).

Wizard of the Order gained another doom counter.

III: Enemy Phase

The Conductor moved to the Freight Car.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Ursula gained a resource and drew Call of the Unknown (adding it to her threat area).

Leo gained a resource and drew First Aid.

Round Six

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 2a gained a doom counter, which together with the doom on the Wizard of the Order advanced the act, discarding the Acolyte and Baggage Car and removing all doom counters and clues in play.

Ursula drew Mysterious Chanting (adding 2 doom to the Wizard of the Order).

Leo drew another Mysterious Chanting (adding 2 more doom to the Wizard of the Order.

The Wizard of the Order gained another doom.

II: Investigation Phase

Ursula nominated the Passenger Car to her left, investigated (drawing -3 and failing), investigated (drawing 0 and claiming a clue) and investigated (discarding Perception and Unearth The Ancients then drawing Cultist and claiming the final clue, advancing the act.

At the end of the game the investigators each gained 2 XP and nothing was added to the Campaign Log.

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Path To Carcosa Scenario I: Curtain Call (Roland Banks on Standard Difficulty)

My deck comprised:

Packs: From Core Set (2) to Books

Assets

1x Roland's .38 Special (Core Set)

2x .45 Automatic (Core Set)

2x Physical Training (Core Set)

2x Machete (Core Set)

2x Magnifying Glass (Core Set)

2x Dr. Milan Christopher:Professor of Entomology (Core Set)

2x Hyperawareness (Core Set)

Events

1x Mysteries Remain (Books)

2x Evidence! (Core Set)

2x Dodge (Core Set)

2x Emergency Cache (Core Set)

2x "If it bleeds..." (Undimensioned and Unseen)

2x Connect the Dots (The Circle Undone)

Skills

2x Vicious Blow (Core Set)

2x Unexpected Courage (Core Set)

2x Inquiring Mind (Undimensioned and Unseen)

2x Steadfast (The Circle Undone)

Treacheries

1x The Dirge of Reason (Books)

1x Cover Up (Core Set)

1x Drawing the Sign (The Path to Carcosa)

Starting Resources: 5.

Starting Hand: Hyperawareness, Inquiring Mind, Machete, Physical Training and Steadfast.

Scenario Set Up

I put cards aside, put the Backstage, Balcony, Lobby and Theatre (with Roland there) locations into play and shuffled the encounter deck.

Round One

II: Investigation Phase

I paid 3 to play Machete, moved to Backstage (adding 1 clue and putting 2 random Backstage Doorways into play) and investigated (drawing 0 and claiming the clue).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I gained a resource and drew Unexpected Courage.

Round Two

I: Mythos Phase

I added a doom to agenda 1a and drew Frozen In Fear, which was added to my threat area.

II: Investigation Phase

I moved to a Backstage Doorway (flipping it to Trap Room, adding a clue and searching the encounter deck for a Swarm Of Rats, putting it into play engaged with me and shuffling the encounter deck) and used the Machete to fight the Swarm of Rats (drawing Skull, killing the Swarm of Rats and claiming the clue).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I gained a resource and drew another Hyperawareness, then attempted to discard Frozen in Fear (drawing +1 and discarding it).

Round Three

I: Mythos Phase

I added a second doom to agenda 1a and drew Descent Into Madness, which did nothing but surge into Spirit's Torment, which I placed at Trap Room.

II: Investigation Phase

I used two actions to move to Backstage, then moved to the other Backstage Doorway (flipping it to Rehearsal Room and adding 1 clue).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I gained a resource and drew Magnifying Glass.

Round Four

I: Mythos Phase

I added a third doom to agenda 1a and drew Descent Into Madness, which surged to Dissonant Voices, which was added to my threat area.

II: Investigation Phase

I investigated (drawing -1 and claiming a clue), paid 3 clues to advance the act (putting a Lobby Doorway into play and spawning the Man In The Pallid Mask there and advancing to a random act 2a), moved to Backstage and moved to the Theatre.

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I gained a resource and drew Physical Training before I discarded Dissonant Voices.

Round Five

I: Mythos Phase

I added a fourth doom to agenda 1a and drew Rotting Remains (drawing -1 and taking 1 wound).

II: Investigation Phase

I moved to the Lobby (adding 1 clue and putting the remaining Lobby Doorways into play), moved to the Lobby Doorway with the Man In The Pallid Mask there (flipping it to Box Office) and investigated (discarding Unexpected Courage and drawing 0, so defeating the Man In the Pallid Mask and advancing the act, moving the Man In The Pallid Mask to the Lobby, adding 2 cultists to the chaos bag and adding a horror token to the Theatre).

III: Enemy Phase

No actions.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I gained a resource and drew Evidence before adding a horror to Backstage and Lobby.

Round Six

I: Mythos Phase

I added a fifth doom to agenda 1a and drew The King's Edict, which surged to Rotting Remains (drawing -1 so taking another horror).

II: Investigation Phase

I moved to the Lobby (discarding 2 copies of Hyperawareness and drawing 0 so taking no damage), investigated (discarding Inquiring Mind and Evidence and drawing +1 so defeating the Man In The Pallid Mask) and resigned.

Given the options presented I decided to tell the Police, so added the following to the Campaign Log:

Tried to warn the police.

Conviction: 1.

The Stranger is onto you.

Chasing The Stranger: 2.

XP Earned: 2.

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Path To Carcosa Scenario II: The Last King (Roland Banks on Standard Difficulty)

My deck comprised:

Roland Banks

Packs: From Core Set (2) to Books

Assets

1x Roland's .38 Special (Core Set)

2x .45 Automatic (Core Set)

2x Physical Training (Core Set)

2x Machete (Core Set)

2x Magnifying Glass (Core Set)

2x Dr. Milan Christopher:Professor of Entomology (Core Set)

2x Pathfinder [1] (The Miskatonic Museum)

Events

1x Mysteries Remain (Books)

2x Evidence! (Core Set)

2x Dodge (Core Set)

2x Emergency Cache (Core Set)

2x "If it bleeds..." (Undimensioned and Unseen)

2x Connect the Dots (The Circle Undone)

Skills

2x Vicious Blow (Core Set)

2x Unexpected Courage (Core Set)

2x Inquiring Mind (Undimensioned and Unseen)

2x Steadfast (The Circle Undone)

Treacheries

1x The Dirge of Reason (Books)

1x Cover Up (Core Set)

1x Drawing the Sign (The Path to Carcosa)

Enemy

1x The Man in the Pallid Mask (The Path to Carcosa)

XP Earned: 2.

XP Spent: 2.

Starting Resources: 5.

Starting Hand: Dr. Milan Christopher, Emergency Cache, Pathfinder, Roland's .38 Special and Unexpected Courage.

The campaign log comprised:

Chasing The Stranger: 2.

Conviction: 1.

The Stranger is onto you.

Tried to warn the police.

Scenario Set Up

I put cards aside and under the scenario reference card, put the Ballroom (with Ishimaru Haruko and 2 clues on her), Courtyard (with Ashleigh Clarke and 2 clues on her), Dining Room (with Jordan Perry and 2 clues on him), Foyer (with 1 clue and Roland there), Gallery (with Sebastien Moreau and 2 clues on him) and Living Room (with Constance Dumaine and 2 clues on her) locations into play and shuffled the encounter deck.

Round One

II: Investigation Phase

I paid 3 to play Pathfinder, investigated (drawing Cultist and claiming a clue), exhausted Pathfinder to move to the Living Room and Parleyed with Constance Dumaine (drawing 0 and claiming a clue as well as drawing Inquiring Mind).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I gained a resource and drew Magnifying Glass.

Round Two

I: Mythos Phase

I added a doom to agenda 1a and drew Corrosion, which surged to Dance of the Yellow King, which surged to Marked By The Sign (I drew -1 and passed the test).

II: Investigation Phase

I parleyed with Constance Dumaine (drawing Elder Sign and claiming the last clue as well as flipping Constance and noting that I interviewed her and drawing .45 Automatic), paid 3 to play Roland's .38 Special (with 4 ammo), exhausted Pathfinder to move to the Gallery and parleyed with Sabastien (drawing 0 and claiming a clue).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I gained a resource and drew Steadfast then made a will test due to Gallery (drawing -1 and passing the test).

Round Three

I: Mythos Phase

I added a second doom to agenda 1a and drew Marked By The Sign (drawing +1 and passing the test).

II: Investigation Phase

I parleyed with Sebastiane (drawing 0, passing and claiming the clue, flipping Sebastiane and noting I interviewed Sebastiane), exhausted Pathfinder to move to the Courtyard, moved to the Ballroom and parleyed with Ishimaru (drawing -1 and claiming a clue and 2 resources).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I gained a resource and drew Machete.

Round Four

I: Mythos Phase

I added a third doom to agenda 1a (advancing the agenda (putting Diane Devine into play at the Ballroom and shuffling the encounter discard pile into the encounter deck) and drew Fine Dining (moving one of my clues to Ashleigh Clarke).

II: Investigation Phase

I exhausted Pathfinder to move to the Courtyard (discarding Ancient Evils), paid 2 actions to Parley with Ashleigh Clarke (gaining a clue) and gained a resource.

III: Enemy Phase

No enemy actions.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I gained a resource and drew Evidence.

Round Five

I: Mythos Phase

I added a doom to agenda 2a and drew Ooze and Filth (attaching it to agenda 2a).

II: Investigation Phase

I paid 4 to play Dr. Milan Christopher and used 2 actions to Parley with Ashleigh.

III: Enemy Phase

No enemy actions.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I gained a resource and drew, then discarded Dr. Milan Christopher.

Round Six

I: Mythos Phase

I added a second doom to agenda 2a and drew Young Psychopath (putting her into play engaged with me, I took 1 horror).

II: Investigation Phase

I used 1 ammo to use Roland's .38 Special (drawing -1 and killing the Young Psychopath) then paid 2 action to parley with Ashleigh Clarke (gaining a clue, flipping Ashleigh and noting that I interviewed Ashleigh).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemy actions.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I gained a resource and drew Mysteries Remain before discarding Magnifying Glass and Ooze and Filth.

Round Seven

I: Mythos Phase

I added a third doom to agenda 2a (advancing the agenda, randomly drawing Ashleigh Clarke (I took another horror) and replacing the Bystander version. She engaged me) and drew Ancient Evils (adding another doom to agenda 2a).

II: Investigation Phase

I used Roland's .38 Special to fight Ashleigh (drawing -1 and doing 2 damage), used Roland's .38 Special to fight Ashleigh (drawing -3 and doing 2 damage), used Roland's .38 Special to fight Ashleigh, discarding the .38 Special (drawing Elder Sign and killing Ashleigh) before I exhausted Pathfinder to move to the Foyer.

III: Enemy Phase

No enemy action.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I gained a resource and drew Connect The Dots before discarding Steadfast.

Round Eight

I: Mythos Phase

I added a second doom to agenda 2a and drew Corrosion, which surged to Tough Crowd (which was attached to the agenda).

II: Investigation Phase

I resigned.

Resolution 1 added the following to the campaign log.

VIP's interviewed: Ashleigh, Constance and Sebastiane.

VIP's slain: Ashleigh.

XP gained: 4.

During Interlude 1 I decided to investigate further, which added the following to the campaign log:

I intruded on a secret meeting.

Doubt: 1.

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A few notes:

  • It's been confirmed that, as far as Ms Devine is concerned, zero is a number. She should have spawned guarding Constance or Sebastiane, letting you potentially interview Ishimaru and gain an extra clue. Furthermore, with Diane in the right place, you could have place the clue from Fine Dining on Ishimaru, letting you pick it back up easily and saving yourself an action. That would have left you with an odd number of clues, so you'd have been able to play Mysteries Remain to get another experience point.
  • Speaking of resigning, why resign so early? I might be misunderstanding your board state (an occasional update on your damage/horror would help), and I'm hardly blaming you for ignoring Jordan (maybe if he'd been adjacent to the Foyer, you could have gone for him, but you were unlucky with that setup), but with Ashleigh dead, you were in a secure enough location to gear up and potentially kill another VIP. Even Cover Up wouldn't be so bad, since you could use Mysteries Remain to get an extra clue in play and clear it. Again, though, I might be misinterpreting, and you could have been in worse shape than I thought, and 4 XP is nothing to scoff at.
  • Roland's gun doesn't discard itself when it runs out of ammo. Thus, you would have discarded it to Corrosion instead, and Corrosion would not have surged (not that it would have mattered, since you resigned immediately anyway).
  • Could we have a bit of context for your campaign decisions? Are you aiming for a particular path, or trying to set up the chaos bag, or just roleplaying?
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It's been confirmed that, as far as Ms Devine is concerned, zero is a number. She should have spawned guarding Constance or Sebastiane, letting you potentially interview Ishimaru and gain an extra clue. Furthermore, with Diane in the right place, you could have place the clue from Fine Dining on Ishimaru, letting you pick it back up easily and saving yourself an action. That would have left you with an odd number of clues, so you'd have been able to play Mysteries Remain to get another experience point.

I assumed that there had to be clues in play for her to move to their location.

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Speaking of resigning, why resign so early? I might be misunderstanding your board state (an occasional update on your damage/horror would help), and I'm hardly blaming you for ignoring Jordan (maybe if he'd been adjacent to the Foyer, you could have gone for him, but you were unlucky with that setup), but with Ashleigh dead, you were in a secure enough location to gear up and potentially kill another VIP. Even Cover Up wouldn't be so bad, since you could use Mysteries Remain to get an extra clue in play and clear it. Again, though, I might be misinterpreting, and you could have been in worse shape than I thought, and 4 XP is nothing to scoff at.

After the last few times I've ran this campaign I've become a little gun-shy concerning the fact that

you can lose the campaign on scenario 4

. Especially when playing solo with Roland (and his somewhat low Sanity) I tend to err on the side of caution. I'd got three interviewed folks and killed a potential enemy so I decided to get while the getting's good. I'm going to give putting a update on the board state into these write-ups.

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Could we have a bit of context for your campaign decisions? Are you aiming for a particular path, or trying to set up the chaos bag, or just roleplaying?

I mostly go for what the character or characters would do before wondering about what would effect the campaign. I'm going to restart the Path To Carcossa campaign with a new line-up and go more character driven, as far as the campaign goes (since Roland solo is a bit of a square). I'm going to take advantage of the fact that the investigators in Path To Carcosa don't necessarily start together to try an approach I've never tried before.

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The Forgotten Age Scenario I: The Untamed Wilds (Leo and Ursula on Standard Difficulty)

Investigator Set Up

Leo Anderson

Packs: From Core Set (2) to The Pallid Mask

Assets

2x .45 Automatic (Core Set)

2x Beat Cop (Core Set)

2x First Aid (Core Set)

2x Machete (Core Set)

2x Guard Dog (Core Set)

2x Leo De Luca:The Louisiana Lion (Core Set)

2x Lone Wolf (Blood on the Altar)

1x Mitch Brown:Sole Survivor (The Forgotten Age)

2x Venturer (The Forgotten Age)

2x Trench Coat (Heart of the Elders)

Events

2x Dynamite Blast (Core Set)

2x Emergency Cache (Core Set)

2x Contraband (The Miskatonic Museum)

2x Trusted (The Forgotten Age)

Skills

2x Unexpected Courage (Core Set)

2x Inspiring Presence (The Pallid Mask)

Treacheries

1x Bought in Blood (The Forgotten Age)

1x The Thirteenth Vision (The Circle Undone)

Starting Health: 8.

Starting Sanity: 6.

Starting Resources: 5.

Starting Hand: Beat Cop, Guard Dog, Lone Wolf, Mitch Brown and Trusted.

Starting Supplies: Binoculars, Blanket, Medicine and Provisions.

Ursula Downs

Packs: From Core Set (2) to Black Stars Rise

Assets

2x Magnifying Glass (Core Set)

2x Dr. Milan Christopher:Professor of Entomology (Core Set)

2x Knife (Core Set)

2x Fieldwork (The Path to Carcosa)

1x Jake Williams:Loyal Companion (The Forgotten Age)

2x Dr. Elli Horowitz:Assistant Curator (The Forgotten Age)

2x Tooth of Eztli:Mortal Reminder (The Forgotten Age)

2x The Chthonian Stone:Stygian Waymark (The Forgotten Age)

2x Backpack (The Forgotten Age)

Events

2x Emergency Cache (Core Set)

2x Shortcut (The Dunwich Legacy)

2x Guidance (Black Stars Rise)

2x Unearth the Ancients (The Forgotten Age)

2x Connect the Dots (The Circle Undone)

Skills

2x Unexpected Courage (Core Set)

2x Inquiring Mind (Undimensioned and Unseen)

Treacheries

1x Amnesia (Core Set)

1x Call of the Unknown (The Forgotten Age)

Starting Health: 7.

Starting Sanity: 7.

Starting Resources: 5.

Starting Hand: Dr. Milan Christopher, Inquiring Mind, Shortcut, The Chthonian Stone and Tooth of Eztli.

Starting Supplies: Blanket, Compass, Medicine and Provisions.

Scenario Set Up

Made Leo lead investigator.

Put cards aside.

Put the Expedition Camp into play (with Leo and Ursula there).

Shuffled the encounter deck.

ROUND ONE

II: Investigation Phase

Leo paid 2 to play Mitch Brown.

Leo paid 3 to play Guard Dog.

Leo Explored (drawing Rope Bridge, putting it into play with 2 clues there and moving Leo there).

Ursula paid 4 to play Dr. Milan Christopher.

Ursula moved to the Rope Bridge and explored (taking a Agility test on base 4 against 2 difficulty and drawing -1 to pass before taking a Intellect test on base 4 against difficulty 2 and drawing -2 to pass and gained a clue and a resource).

Ursula investigated (base 4 against difficulty 2 and drawing Skull so passing and gaining a clue and a resource).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Leo drew Contraband.

Ursula drew Backpack.

Leo gained 1 resource.

Marie gained 1 resource.

ROUND TWO

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a doom.

Leo drew Pit Viper (putting it into play engaged with him).

Ursula drew Ancient Evils (adding a second doom to agenda 1a).

II: Investigation Phase

Leo paid 1 to play Trusted on Mitch Brown.

Leo fought the Put Viper (base 4 vs 3 difficulty and drawing 0 so killing the Pit Viper and adding it to the victory display [Vengeance: 1]).

Leo explored (drawing Snake Bite and taking a Agility test, discarding Lone Wolf for base 2 vs difficulty 3 and drawing Elder Sign, passing it and pulling First Aid, Venturer and Guard Dog from his hand before adding Venturer to his hand and shuffling his deck).

Leo explored (drawing River Canyon, putting it into play with 2 clues and moving Leo there).

Ursula moved to the River Canyon and investigated (base 5 vs difficulty 4, drawing 0 and claiming a clue and a resource).

Ursula investigated (base 5 vs difficulty 4, drawing -1 and claiming a clue and a resource).

Ursula paid 3 to play Tooth of Eztli.

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Leo drew Contraband.

Ursula drew The Chthonian Stone.

Leo gained 1 resource.

Ursula gained 1 resource.

ROUND THREE

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a third doom.

Leo drew Voice of the Jungle (adding it to his threat area).

Ursula drew Creeping Poison, which surged to Voice of the Jungle (adding it to her threat area).

II: Investigation Phase

Leo attempted to get rid of Voices In The Jungle (base 4 against diff 3 and drawing -5 so failing).

Leo attempted to get rid of Voices In The Jungle (base 4 against diff 3 and drawing -1 so discarding it).

Leo explored (drawing Serpent's Haven and putting it into play, adding 2 clues before putting Leo there).

Ursula moved to Serpent's Haven and investigated (base 5 vs diff 2, drawing -3 and claiming a clue and a resource).

Ursula investigated (base 5 vs dif 2, drawing 0 and claiming the clue).

I paid 6 clues from Ursula to advance the act, putting Ichtaka into play at Serpent's Haven and shuffling the encounter discard pile into the encounter deck).

Ursula attempted to parley with Ichtaka (base 5 vs diff 4, drawing 0 and placing a clue on Ichtaka).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemy actions.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Leo drew Trench Coat.

Ursula drew Tooth of Eztli.

Leo gained 1 resource.

Ursula gained 1 resource.

ROUND FOUR

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a fourth doom.

Leo drew Pit Viper, putting it into play engaged with him.

Ursula drew Snake Bite (I took an agility test, base 5 vs diff 3, drawing a Skull for -1 and passing the test).

II: Investigation Phase

Ursula parleyed with Ichtaka (base 5 vs diff 4 and drawing -1 and adding a second clue to Ichtaka, placing her in the victory display [Victory: 1] and advanced the act (noting that Ichtaka is leading the way, adding a cultist to the chaos bag and shuffling more cards into the exploration deck.

Ursula attempted to discard Voices In The Jungle (base 4 vs diff 3, drawing -1 and discarding it).

Ursula explored (drawing Path of Thorns, adding 2 clues to it and moving to it and investigating (base 5, diff 3 and drawing Eldritch Horror for -2 and claiming a clue and a resource).

Leo fought the Pit Viper (base 4 vs diff 3 and drawing Cultist, so killing the Pit Viper and adding it to the victory display [Vengeace: 2].

Leo explored, drawing Arrows From The Trees, which did nothing.

Leo explored, drawing Low On Supplies (Leo and Ursula lost 2 resources each).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Leo drew Unexpected Courage.

Ursula drew Knife.

Leo gained 1 resource.

Ursula gained 1 resource.

ROUND FIVE

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a fifth doom.

Leo drew Ancient Evils (adding 1 doom to agenda 1a, advancing the agenda, shuffling the encounter discard pile and more cards into the encounter deck).

Leo tested his willpower (discarding Contraband for base 5 vs diff 3 and drawing 0 so passing).

Ursula tested her willpower (base 5 vs diff 3 and drawing -1 so passing).

Ursula drew Ancient Evils, adding a doom to agenda 2a).

II: Investigation Phase

Leo explored, drawing Temple of the Fang and putting it into play with 2 clues and moving Leo there.

Leo investigated (discarding Unexpected Courage for base 5 vs diff 4 and drawing -1 so claiming a clue).

Leo investigated (discarding Contraband for base 4 vs diff 4 and drawing 0 so claiming a clue).

Ursula investigated (base 5 vs diff 3 and drawing 0 so claiming a clue and a resource).

Ursula explored (drawing Lost In The Wilds (base 4 vs diff 3 and drawing Elder Sign so passing).

Ursula explored (drawing Overgrowth and playing it at Path of Thorns).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemy actions.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Leo drew Trusted.

Ursula drew Guided.

Leo gained 1 resource.

Ursula gained 1 resource.

ROUND SIX

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 2a gained a second doom.

Leo drew Arrows From The Trees, which did nothing.

Ursula drew Curse Of Yig, adding it to her threat area.

II: Investigation Phase

Leo moved to the Serpent's Haven.

Leo explored, drawing the Ruins of Eztli, putting it into play with 4 clues there and moving Leo there.

Leo investigated (base 3 vs diff 3, drawing +1 and claiming a clue).

Ursula tried to remove Curse of Yig (base 4 vs diff 2, drawing 0 and discarding it).

Ursula moved to Serpent's Haven.

Ursula moved to Ruins of Eztli, then investigated (base 5 vs diff 3 and drawing -2 so claiming a final clue).

I paid 3 each from Leo and Ursula to advance the act, ending the quest.

The following was added to the campaign log.

> The Investigators cleared a path to the Eztli ruins.

> Alejandro chose to remain at camp.

> The investigators have earned Ichtaka's trust.

> Yig's Fury: 2.

> XP Earned: 3.

During Interlude I, I discovered the following:

> I crossed a Provisions each from Leo and Ursula.

> I made Leo the group's lookout, each investigator gained 2 extra XP.

With 5 XP each to spend, Leo paid 4 total XP to gain the permanents Adaptable and Charisma, then used Adaptable to replace both copies of Contraband with Calling In Favours whilst Ursula paid 5 XP to replace both copies of The Chthonian Stone with Ancient Stone [1], gain the permanent Shrewd Analysis (which I really should have taken at the start of the campaign) and replace both copies of Knife with Spirit Athame [1].

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*sigh* I was so looking forward to your solo Jenny FA report for the Tomb Raider analog because I've always wanted to try that and yet never have the time to play a solo campaign. I was going to live vicariously. QQ

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I admit I was tempted to go solo Jenny for FA (and will probably do a solo run with her at a point) but, after building the two decks for a different campaign I realized they were massively thematic for Forgotten Age).

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A few rather painful notes:

  • Arrows from the Trees cannot "do nothing." When it says that "each other investigator at an Ancient location must also resolve this effect," it means that you have to resolve it regardless of your own location. That's an extra six damage to Leo.
  • Ichtaca is Alert, not Aloof. She engages as normal, and attacks normally during the Enemy phase. Two more damage to whichever investigator would have engaged her.
  • Voice of the Jungle can only be staved off by exploring , not investigating . That's one horror to Ursula, though that's relatively minor.
  • Scouting with binoculars gives 2 experience to the scout only, not the other investigator.

I'm fairly certain you would have won regardless, but it would have been a lot tighter. The big difference is that Ursula should have only earned 3 XP, which might have influenced your decision to bug out so early (but, then again, Leo would have been in much worse shape, so it probably evens out).

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The Forgotten Age Scenario II: The Doom of Eztli (Leo and Ursula on Standard Difficulty)

Investigator Set Up

Leo Anderson

Packs: From Core Set (2) to The Pallid Mask

Assets

2x .45 Automatic (Core Set)

2x Beat Cop (Core Set)

2x First Aid (Core Set)

2x Machete (Core Set)

2x Guard Dog (Core Set)

2x Leo De Luca:The Louisiana Lion (Core Set)

1x Adaptable [1] (The Miskatonic Museum)

1x Charisma [3] (The Essex County Express)

2x Lone Wolf (Blood on the Altar)

1x Mitch Brown:Sole Survivor (The Forgotten Age)

2x Venturer (The Forgotten Age)

2x Trench Coat (Heart of the Elders)

Events

2x Dynamite Blast (Core Set)

2x Emergency Cache (Core Set)

2x Calling in Favors (The Unspeakable Oath)

2x Trusted (The Forgotten Age)

Skills

2x Unexpected Courage (Core Set)

2x Inspiring Presence (The Pallid Mask)

Treacheries

1x Bought in Blood (The Forgotten Age)

1x The Thirteenth Vision (The Circle Undone)

Starting Health: 8.

Starting Sanity: 6.

Starting Resources: 5.

XP Earned: 5.

XP Used: 4.

Permanents: Adaptable [1] and Charisma [3].

Starting Hand: .45 Automatic, Beat Cop, Calling In Favours, Dynamite Blast and Trusted.

Starting Supplies: Binoculars, Blanket and Medicine.

Ursula Downs

Ursula Downs

Packs: From Core Set (2) to Black Stars Rise

Assets

2x Magnifying Glass (Core Set)

2x Dr. Milan Christopher:Professor of Entomology (Core Set)

2x Fieldwork (The Path to Carcosa)

2x Spirit Athame [1] (The Path to Carcosa)

1x Jake Williams:Loyal Companion (The Forgotten Age)

2x Dr. Elli Horowitz:Assistant Curator (The Forgotten Age)

2x Ancient Stone:Unidentified [1] (The Forgotten Age)

2x Tooth of Eztli:Mortal Reminder (The Forgotten Age)

2x Backpack (The Forgotten Age)

1x Shrewd Analysis (Threads of Fate)

Events

2x Emergency Cache (Core Set)

2x Shortcut (The Dunwich Legacy)

2x Guidance (Black Stars Rise)

2x Unearth the Ancients (The Forgotten Age)

2x Connect the Dots (The Circle Undone)

Skills

2x Unexpected Courage (Core Set)

2x Inquiring Mind (Undimensioned and Unseen)

Treacheries

1x Amnesia (Core Set)

1x Call of the Unknown (The Forgotten Age)

Starting Health: 7.

Starting Sanity: 7.

Starting Resources: 5.

XP Earned: 5.

XP Used: 5.

Permanents: Shrewd Analysis.

Starting Hand: Dr. Elli Horowitz, Dr. Milan Christopher, Emergency Cache, Fieldwork and Magnifying Glass.

Starting Supplies: Blanket, Compass and Medicine.

Campaign Log

> The Investigators cleared a path to the Eztli ruins.

> Alejandro chose to remain at camp.

> The investigators have earned Ichtaka's trust.

> Yig's Fury: 2.

Scenario Set Up

Made Leo lead investigator.

Put the Entryway into play (with Leo, Ursula and 2 clues).

Created the Exploration deck.

Put cards aside.

Shuffled the encounter deck.

ROUND ONE

II: Investigation Phase

Leo paid 3 to play Beat Cop.

Leo investigated (base 3 vs diff 2, drawing -1 and claiming a clue).

Leo investigated (base 3 vs diff 2, drawing Skull and claiming the clue).

Ursula paid 3 to play Dr. Elli Horowitz, searching her deck, attaching a Spirit Athame to Elli and shuffling her deck.

Ursula explored, drawing Final Mistake (base 4 vs diff 2, drawing 0 and passing the test).

Ursula explored, drawing Ancient Hall, adding 4 clues and moving there before investigating (base 4 vs 3 diff, drawing -5 and failing).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Leo drew Calling In Favours.

Ursula drew Inquiring Mind.

Leo gained 1 resource.

Ursula gained 1 resource.

Flipped one clue on Ancient Hall to doom.

ROUND TWO

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a doom.

Leo drew Fang Of Yig, putting it into play engaged with him.

Ursula drew Ill Omen, adding another doom to Ancient Hall and doing 1 horror to Ursula.

II: Investigation Phase

Leo fought the Fang of Yig (base 4 vs diff 3, drawing Skull and doing 1 damage).

Leo fought the Fang of Yig (base 4 vs diff 3, drawing -1 and doing 1 damage).

Leo fought the Fang of Yig (base 4 vs diff 3, drawing Elder Sign, killing the Fang of Yig and searching his deck before shuffling his deck.

Ursula investigated (base 4 vs diff 3, drawing Skull and failing).

Ursula investigated (base 4 vs diff 3, drawing Skull and failing).

Ursula investigated (base 4 vs diff 3, drawing -5 and failing).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Leo drew Inspiring Presence.

Ursula drew Dr. Elli Horowitz.

Leo gained 1 resource.

Ursula gained 1 resource.

Flipped 1 clue at Ancient Hall to doom.

ROUND THREE

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a second doom.

Leo drew Crypt Chill (base 4 vs diff 4, drawing 0 and passing).

Ursula drew Creeping Poison, which surged to Ancestral Fear. I opted to add another doom to Ancient Hall before it surged to Curse of Yig, which was added to her threat area.

II: Investigation Phase

Leo moved to the Ancient Hall.

Leo investigated (base 3 vs diff 3, drawing +1 and claiming a clue).

Leo investigated (base 3 vs diff 3, drawing 0 and claiming the final clue).

Ursula attempted to remove the Curse of Yig (base 3 vs diff 2, drawing -1 and discarding the Curse).

Ursula explored (drawing Underground Ruins, putting it into play with 2 clues there), moved to the Underground Ruins and investigated (base 4 vs diff 2, drawing -2 and claiming a clue).

Ursula investigated (base 4 vs diff 2, drawing Elder Sign and claiming the clue).

I paid 4 clues from Leo and 2 clues from Ursula to advance the act, shuffling the Chamber of Time into the Exploration deck and putting act 1a into the victory display [Vengeance: 1].

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Leo drew Trench Coat.

Ursula drew Spirit Athame.

Leo gained 1 resource.

Ursula gained 1 resource.

ROUND FOUR

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a third doom.

Leo drew Final Mistake (base 1 vs diff 6, drawing Cultist, failing and taking 2 damage).

Ursula drew Serpent From Yoth, putting it into play engaged with her.

II: Investigation Phase

Ursula exhausted the Spirit Athame under Dr. Elli to fight the Serpent From Yoth (discarding Spirit Athame for base 4 vs diff 3, drawing Cultist and doing 1 damage).

Ursula fougth the Serpent of Yoth (base 1 vs diff 3, drawing Elder Sign, failing and taking 1 damage and 2 horror).

Ursula attempted to evade the Serpent of Yoth (base 4 vs diff 3, drawing a Tentacle, failing and taking another damage and 2 horror).

Leo engaged the Serpent of Yoth.

Leo fought the Serpent of Yoth (base 5 vs diff 3, drawing Cultist and doing 1 damage).

Leo fought the Serpent of Yoth (base 5 vs diff 3, drawing 0 and doing 1 damage).

Leo fought the Serpent of Yoth (base 5 vs diff 3, drawing -1 and doing 1 damage).

Leo discarded Beat Cop to do 1 damage to the Serpent of Yoth, adding it to the victory display [Victory: 1].

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Leo drew Machete.

Ursula drew Connect The Dots.

Leo gained 1 resource.

Ursula gained 1 resource.

ROUND FIVE

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a fourth doom, advancing the agenda, spawning the Harbinger of Valusia at the Ancient Hall.

Leo drew Brood of Yig, which engaged him.

Ursula drew Brood of Yig, which engaged her.

II: Investigation Phase

Ursula exhausted the Spirit Athame to fight the Brood of Yig (base 3 vs diff 3, drawing -5 and failing).

Ursula fought the Brood of Yig (base 1 vs diff 3, drawing Eldrich Horror, then -2, failing and adding a doom to Underground Ruins).

Ursula fought the Brood of Yig (base 1 vs diff 3, drawing Cultist and failing).

Leo fought his Brood of Yig (base 4 vs diff 3, drawing -3 and failing).

Leo fought his Brood of Yig (base 4 vs diff 3, drawing +1 and doing 1 damage).

Leo fought his Brood of Yig (base 4 vs diff 2, drawing a Skull and failing).

III: Enemy Phase

The Harbinger of Valusia moved to the Underground Ruins.

Leo took 3 damage and 3 horror.

Ursula took 1 damage and 1 horror.

IV: Upkeep Phase

Leo drew First Aid.

Ursula drew Tooth of Eztli.

Leo gained 1 resource.

Ursula gained 1 resource.

ROUND SIX

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 2a gained a doom.

Leo drew another Brood of Yig, which engaged him.

Ursula drew Serpent's Call, putting Poisoned into her threat area.

II: Investigation Phase

Leo fought the wounded Brood of Yig (base 4 vs diff 3, drawing -2 and failing).

Leo fought the wounded Brood of Yig (base 4 vs diff 3, drawing -3 and failing).

Leo fought the wounded Brood of Yig (discarding Inspiring Presence for base 5 vs diff 3, drawing Cultist and doing 1 damage).

Ursula tried to evade the Brood of Yig (base 4 vs diff 2, drawing a Tentacle and failing).

Ursula tried to evade the Brood of Yig (base 4 vs diff 2, drawing -5 and failing).

Ursula tried to evade the Brood of Yig (base 4 vs diff 2, drawing Skull and failing.

III: Enemy Phase

Leo took 3 damage and 3 horror, defeating him.

Ursula took 1 damage and 1 horror, defeating her.

As a result of that glorious success, the following happened.

> I added 3 to Yig's Fury.

>Leo took 1 physical trauma.

>Ursula took 1 mental trauma.

>Ursula gained the Poisoned permanent.

When given the option to head back into the temple I opted to destroy the temple, which added the following to the campaign pool.

>The investigators recovered the Relic of Ages.

>The Harbinger is still alive.

>I added 2 to Yig's Fury.

>Each investigator gained 1 XP.

Interlude I left me with the choice of either to put the relic in a museum. Considering the investigators I decided to go with keeping it, which added the following to the campaign log:

> The investigators gave custody of the relic to Harlan Earnstone.

>Alejandro is continuing his research on his own.

>I added a tablet to the chaos bag.

With insufficient XP to spend on anything my investigators were left with trauma and a angry Ichtaka before I proceed to the next scenario.

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Return To The Night of The Zealot Scenario I: Return To The Gathering (Jenny Barnes on Standard Difficulty)

Since I keep on making errors while trying two-handed play (and bearing in mind the name of this thread) I decided to go back to solo play and try all the campaigns with Jenny Barnes.

Investigator Set Up

My deck contained:

Assets

1x Green Man Medallion:Hour of the Huntress (Books)

2x Switchblade (Core Set)

2x Leo De Luca:The Louisiana Lion (Core Set)

2x Hard Knocks (Core Set)

2x Arcane Studies (Core Set)

1x Jenny's Twin .45s:A Perfect Fit (The Dunwich Legacy)

2x Liquid Courage (The Dunwich Legacy)

2x Bandolier (The Essex County Express)

2x Lone Wolf (Blood on the Altar)

1x True Grit (The Path to Carcosa)

2x Well Connected (The Circle Undone)

Events

1x Backstab (Core Set)

2x Sneak Attack (Core Set)

2x Emergency Cache (Core Set)

2x Think on Your Feet (The Dunwich Legacy)

2x Contraband (The Miskatonic Museum)

2x Narrow Escape (Black Stars Rise)

Skill

2x Unexpected Courage (Core Set)

Treacheries

1x Hypochondria (Core Set)

1x Searching for Izzie (The Dunwich Legacy)

I started the campaign with 5 resources and a opening hand containing Hard Knocks, Lone Wolf, Sneak Attack, Switchblade and Well Connected.

Scenario Set Up

I put cards aside, put cards out of play, put the Bathroom, Bedroom, Guest Hall and Study (with Jenny and a clue) in play and shuffled the encounter deck.

ROUND ONE

II: Investigation Phase

I paid 1 to play Lone Wolf, paid 1 to play Switchblade and investigated (base 3 vs diff 3, drawing Skull for 0 and claiming the clue).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I drew Hard Knocks and gained 2 resources.

ROUND TWO

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a doom before I drew Rotting Remains (base 3 vs diff 3, drawing +1 and passing).

II: Investigation Phase

I gained a resource, moved to Guest Hall, moved to the Bathroom (adding 1 clue) and investigated (base 3 vs diff 1 and drawing -2 so claiming the clue).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I drew Leo De Luca and gained 2 resources.

ROUND THREE

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a second doom before I drew Obscuring Fog, playing it at the Bathroom.

II: Investigation Phase

I gained a resource, paid 6 to play Leo De Luca, moved to the Guest Hall, moved to the Bedroom and investigated (base 3 vs diff 2, drawing -4 and failing).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I drew Switchblade and gained 2 resources.

ROUND FOUR

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a final doom, advancing the agenda. I randomly discarded Switchblade before I drew Frozen In Fear, adding it to my threat area.

II: Investigation Phase

I gained a resource, paid 2 to play Hard Knocks, investigated (base 3 vs diff 2, drawing +1 and claiming the clue) and used 2 actions to move to the Guest Hall, where I spent 3 clues to advance the act, putting Hole In The Wall into play, moving Jenny there (flipping it to Hallway and putting Attic, Cellar and Parlor into play) and forcing me to take a willpower test (base 3 vs diff 4, drawing -2 so I was forced to randomly discard Hard Knocks, Sneak Attack and Well Connected).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I drew Unexpected Courage and gained 2 resources before testing to remove Frozen In Fear (base 3 vs diff 3, drawing 0 and discarding Frozen In Fear).

ROUND FIVE

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 2a gained a doom before I drew Ancient Evils, which added a second doom to the threat area.

II: Investigation Phase

I gained a resource, moved to the Attic (taking 1 horror and adding 2 clues), investigated (base 3 vs diff 1, drawing Skull for 0 and claiming a clue), investigated (base 3 vs diff 1, drawing -1 and claiming the final clue) and moved to the Hallway.

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I drew Think On Your Feet and gained 2 resources.

ROUND SIX

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 2a gained a third doom before I drew Swarm of Rats, which engaged me.

II: Investigation Phase

I gained a resource, used the Switchblade to fight the Swarm of Rats (base 4 vs diff 1, drawing +1 and killing the Swarm), moved to the Cellar (taking 1 damage and adding 1 clue), investigated (discarding Unexpected Courage for base 5 vs diff 4, drawing -1 and claiming a clue) and investigated (base 3 vs diff 4, drawing +1 and claiming the clue).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I drew Green Man Medallion and gained 2 resources.

ROUND SEVEN

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 2a gained a fourth doom before I drew Obscuring Fog, playing it at the Cellar.

II: Investigation Phase

I gained a resource, moved to the Hallway, paid 3 clues to advance the act (flipping the Parlor, putting Lita Chantler in the Parlor and spawning the Ghoul Priest engaged with me), used the Switchblade to fight the Ghoul Priest (paying 4 resources to Hard Knocks for base 7 vs diff 3, drawing a Tablet and doing 2 damage), used the Switchblade to fight the Ghoul Priest (paying 4 resources to Hard Knocks for base 7 vs diff 3, drawing 0 and doing 2 damage) and used the Switchblade to fight the Ghoul Priest (paying 4 resources to Hard Knocks for base 7 vs diff 3, drawing -1 and doing 2 damage).

III: Enemy Phase

The Ghoul Priest inflicted 2 damage and 2 horror to me.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I drew Jenny's Twin .45s and gained 2 resources.

ROUND EIGHT

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 2a gained a fifth doom before I drew Chill From Below (base 3, diff 3 and drawing +1 and passing).

II: Investigation Phase

I gained a resource, used the Switchblade to fight the Ghoul Priest (paying 4 to Hard Knocks for base 7 vs diff 4, drawing 0 and doing 2 damage), used the Switchblade to fight the Ghoul Priest (discarding Jenny's Twin .45s and Green Man Medallion as well as paying 1 to Hard Knocks for base 7 vs diff 4 and drawing -1 so doing 2 damage and killing the Ghoul Priest).

Doing so advanced the act and left me with the option of either or not to burn down my home. I opted not to burn down my home, advancing to Resolution 2, which stated:

> Your house is still standing.

> I gained 7 XP from the events of the evening.

With that much XP to spend I opted to take the permanent Streetwise***, upgrade both Leo De Luca's to Leo De Luca* and replacing both Hard Knocks with 2 copies of Lockpicks*.

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Return To The Night of The Zealot Scenario II: Return To The Midnight Masks (Jenny Barnes on Standard Difficulty)

Investigator Set Up

My deck contained:

Assets

1x Green Man Medallion:Hour of the Huntress (Books)

2x Switchblade (Core Set)

2x Leo De Luca:The Louisiana Lion [1] (Core Set)

2x Arcane Studies (Core Set)

1x Jenny's Twin .45s:A Perfect Fit (The Dunwich Legacy)

2x Liquid Courage (The Dunwich Legacy)

2x Bandolier (The Essex County Express)

2x Lone Wolf (Blood on the Altar)

1x Streetwise [3] (Blood on the Altar)

1x True Grit (The Path to Carcosa)

2x Lockpicks [1] (The Path to Carcosa)

2x Well Connected (The Circle Undone)

Events

1x Backstab (Core Set)

2x Sneak Attack (Core Set)

2x Emergency Cache (Core Set)

2x Think on Your Feet (The Dunwich Legacy)

2x Contraband (The Miskatonic Museum)

2x Narrow Escape (Black Stars Rise)

Skill

2x Unexpected Courage (Core Set)

Treacheries

1x Hypochondria (Core Set)

1x Searching for Izzie (The Dunwich Legacy)

Enemy

1x Sacrificial Beast (Books)

XP Earned: 7.

XP Spent: 7.

The campaign log stated:

> Your house is still standing.

I started the campaign with 5 resources, the permanent Streetwise*** and a opening hand containing Leo De Luca*, Liquid Courage, Lockpicks*, Switchblade and Think On Your Feet.

Scenario Set Up

I put cards aside and out of play, created the Cultist deck, put the Downtown, Easttown, Graveyard, Miskatonic University, Northside, Rivertown, Southside, St. Mary's Hospital and Your Home (with Jenny and 1 clue there) locations into play and shuffled the encounter deck.

ROUND ONE

II: Investigation Phase

I paid 5 to play Leo De Luca, gained a resource, paid 1 to play Switchblade and investigated (base 3 vs diff 2, drawing 0 and claiming a clue).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I drew Switchblade and gained 2 resources.

ROUND TWO

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a doom before I drew Crypt Chill (base 3 vs diff 4, drawing +1 and passing).

II: Investigation Phase

I moved to Rivertown (adding 1 clue), investigated (paying 2 to Streetwise for base 6 vs diff 4, drawing -1 and claiming the clue), paid 2 clues to draw the top card of the Cultist deck, Ruth Turner, and play her at St. Mary's Hospital and gained a resource.

III: Enemy Phase

No enemy actions.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I drew Green Man Medallion and gained 2 resources.

ROUND THREE

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a second doom before I drew Masked Horrors, adding a third doom to agenda 1a.

II: Investigation Phase

I moved to Southside (adding 1 clue), investigated (base 3 vs diff 2, drawing 0 and claiming the clue), moved to St. Mary's Hospital (adding 1 clue and engaging Ruth Turner) and evaded Ruth Turner (paying 2 to Streetwise and discarding Green Man Amulet for base 7 vs diff 5 and drawing +1, so evading her and sending her to the victory display).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemy actions.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I drew Arcane Studies and gained 2 resources.

ROUND FOUR

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a fourth doom before I drew Hunting Shadows (I opted to take 2 damage).

II: Investigation Phase

I investigated (base 3 vs diff 2, drawing -1 and claiming the clue), paid 2 clues to draw the top card of the cultist deck, Alma Hill and put her into play at Southside, moved to Southside, engaging Alam Hill and used her Switchblade to fight Alma Hill (base 3 vs diff 3, drawing Elder Sign for +3 and doing 2 damage).

III: Enemy Phase

Alma Hill attacked me, doing 2 horror.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I drew True Grit and gained 2 resources.

ROUND FIVE

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a fifth doom before I drew Obscuring Fog and played it at Southside.

II: Investigation Phase

I used my Switchblade to fight Alma Hill (base 3 vs diff 3, drawing 0 and killing her, sending Alma to the victory display), moved to Rivertown, paid 1 to play Liquid Courage and moved to Easttown (adding 1 clue).

III: Enemy Phase

No enemy actions.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I drew Well Connected and gained 2 resources.

ROUND SIX

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a final doom (advancing the act and putting the Masked Hunter into play engaged with me) before I drew Masked Horrors (which added a doom to agenda 2a).

II: Investigation Phase

I used my Switchblade to fight The Masked Hunter (base 3 vs diff 4 and drawing +1 so doing 1 damage), used my Switchblade to fight The Masked Hunter (base 3 vs diff 4 and drawing -4 so failing), used my Switchblade to fight The Masked Hunter (base 3 vs diff 4 and drawing +1 so doing 1 damage) and used my Switchblade to fight The Masked Hunter (base 3 vs diff 4 and drawing +1 and doing 1 damage).

III: Enemy Phase

The Masked Hunter attacked me, doing 2 damage and 1 horror.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I drew Unexpected Courage and gained 2 resources.

ROUND SEVEN

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 2a gained a second doom before I drew False Lead, which surged to Crypt Chill (base 3 vs diff 4, drawing 0, failing and discarding Liquid Courage).

II: Investigation Phase

I used my Switchblade to fight The Masked Hunter (discarding Unexpected Courage for base 5 vs diff 4 and drawing 0 so doing 1 damage), used my Switchblade to fight The Masked Hunter (base 3 vs diff 4 and drawing Elder Sign for +8 and killing the Masked Hunter, sending it to the victory display) before I used the option to resign.

I added the following to the campaign log:

> Cultists We Interrogated: Alma Hill, Ruth Turner and The Masked Hunter.

> Cultists Who Got Away: “Wolf-Man” Drew, Billy Cooper and Victoria Devereux.

I gained 4 XP from the nights activities so I paid 4 XP to swap out both copies of Switchblade for Switchblade** and used Adaptable to swap 2 copies of Arcane Studies for 2 copies of Tooth of Eztli.[/Spolier]

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Return To The Night of The Zealot Scenario III: Return To The Devourer Below (Jenny Barnes on Standard Difficulty)

Investigator Set Up

My deck contained:

Assets

1x Green Man Medallion:Hour of the Huntress (Books)

2x Leo De Luca:The Louisiana Lion [1] (Core Set)

1x Jenny's Twin .45s:A Perfect Fit (The Dunwich Legacy)

2x Liquid Courage (The Dunwich Legacy)

2x Bandolier (The Essex County Express)

2x Switchblade [2] (The Essex County Express)

2x Lone Wolf (Blood on the Altar)

1x Streetwise [3] (Blood on the Altar)

1x True Grit (The Path to Carcosa)

2x Lockpicks [1] (The Path to Carcosa)

2x Tooth of Eztli:Mortal Reminder (The Forgotten Age)

2x Well Connected (The Circle Undone)

Events

1x Backstab (Core Set)

2x Sneak Attack (Core Set)

2x Emergency Cache (Core Set)

2x Think on Your Feet (The Dunwich Legacy)

2x Contraband (The Miskatonic Museum)

2x Narrow Escape (Black Stars Rise)

Skill

2x Unexpected Courage (Core Set)

Treacheries

1x Hypochondria (Core Set)

1x Searching for Izzie (The Dunwich Legacy)

Enemy

1x Sacrificial Beast (Books)

XP Earned: 11.

XP Spent: 11.

The campaign log stated:

> Cultists We Interrogated: Alma Hill, Ruth Turner and The Masked Hunter.

> Cultists Who Got Away: “Wolf-Man” Drew, Billy Cooper and Victoria Devereux.

> Your house is still standing.

I started the scenario with 5 resources, the permanent Streetwise*** and a opening hand containing Emergency Cache, Jenny's Twin .45s, Leo De Luca, Liquid Courage and Sneak Attack.

Scenario Set Up

I put cards aside and out of play, put 2 doom on agenda 1a, put the Main Path (with Jenny there) and 4 random Arkham Woods locations into play, added a Elder Nameless Thing to the chaos bag and shuffled the encounter deck.

ROUND ONE

II: Investigation Phase

I paid 5 to play Leo De Luca, moved to a random Arkham Woods (flipping it to Great Willow and adding 1 clue), investigated (base 3 vs diff 4, drawing 0 and failing), investigated (base 3 vs diff 4, drawing -2 and failing) and gained a resource.

III: Enemy Phase

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I drew Hypochondria, adding it to my threat area, and gained 2 resources.

ROUND TWO

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a third doom before I drew Relentless Dark Young, putting it into play engaged with me.

II: Investigation Phase

I evaded the Relentless Dark Young (base 3 vs diff 2, drawing the Tablet so I failed and took 1 damage and 1 horror), evaded the Relentless Dark One (base 3 vs diff 2, drawing -1 and succeeding, disengaging and exhausting it) and used 2 actions to discard Hypochondria.

III: Enemy Phase

the Relentless Dark One engaged and attacked me, doing 2 damage and a horror.

IV: Upkeep Phase

I drew Bandolier and gained 2 resources.

ROUND THREE

I: Mythos Phase

Agenda 1a gained a final doom (advancing the agenda and discarding cards before spawning a Ravenous Ghoul at the Main Path with 1 doom on it) before I drew Grasping Hands (base 3 vs diff 3, drawing a Tentacle and taking 3 more damage, leaving me with 2 remaining damage).

II: Investigation Phase

With the situation looking grim I pondered my options (which were limited to say the least) before evading the Restless Dark Young (base 3 vs diff 2, drawing 0 and disengaging and exhausting the RDY), moved to the Main Path (engaging the Ravenous Ghoul), evaded the Ravenous Ghoul (paying 2 to Streetwise for base 6 vs diff 3, drawing Elder Nameless Thing for -5 and failing) and fought the Ravenous Ghoul (base 3 vs diff 3, drawing 0 and doing 1 damage).

III: Enemy Phase

The Relentless Dark Young moved to the Main Path before it and the Ravenous Ghoul caused enough damage to defeat me and force me to lose the camapaign.

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The Relentless Dark Young shouldn't have done any damage to you. You had it evaded both rounds.

From a tactical standpoint, you really shouldn't voluntarily attempt a test with a difficulty higher than your skill value unless you're using Survivor fail-to-win cards. You usually want to be +2 or more over the difficulty before pulling; wasting your actions trying to investigate that Shroud 4 location was a mistake. You should have been digging through your deck to get Lockpicks out or playing Emergency Cache and pouring the resources into Streetwise.

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RETURN TO THE DUNWICH LEGACY: SCENARIO 1-A, RETURN TO EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITY

The deck:

Diana Stanley

Packs: From Core Set (2) to Blood on the Altar

Assets

2x Holy Rosary (Core Set)

2x Shrivelling (Core Set)

2x Scrying (Core Set)

1x Arcane Initiate (Core Set)

2x Clarity of Mind (The Dunwich Legacy)

2x Alchemical Transmutation (The Path to Carcosa)

1x Twilight Blade:Sanctum's Reward (The Circle Undone)

2x Enchanted Blade (The Secret Name)

Events

2x Dodge (Core Set)

2x Dynamite Blast (Core Set)

2x Ward of Protection (Core Set)

2x Delve Too Deep (The Miskatonic Museum)

2x Hypnotic Gaze (The Essex County Express)

2x Uncage the Soul (The Path to Carcosa)

1x Dark Insight (The Circle Undone)

2x Delay the Inevitable (The Circle Undone)

2x Deny Existence (The Circle Undone)

2x Eldritch Inspiration (The Circle Undone)

Skills

2x Unexpected Courage (Core Set)

2x Defiance (Blood on the Altar)

Treachery

1x Terrible Secret (The Circle Undone)

Enemy

1x Silver Twilight Acolyte (Core Set)

Investigator Set Up.

I started the campaign with 5 resources and a opening hand containing Dark Insight, Defiance, Deny Existence, Dodge, Twilight Blade and Unexpected Courage.

Scenario Set Up.

I put cards aside, put Administration Building, Humanities Building, Miskatonic Quad (with Diana there), Orne Library, Science Building and Student Union into play and shuffled the encounter deck.

Round One.

II: Investigation Phase.

My investigations comprised:

  • Paying 3 to play Twilight Blade.

  • Moving to the Science Building (adding 1 clue and putting Alchemy Lab into play).

  • Investigating the Science Building (drawing a Skull for -1 and passing, gaining the clue).

III: Enemy Phase.

No enemies in play.

IV: Upkeep Phase.

I refreshed my cards, drew Unexpected Courage and gained a resource.

Round Two.

I: Mythos Phase.

I added 1 doom to agenda 1a, then drew Whippoorwill, playing it at the Science Building.

II: Investigation Phase.

My investigations comprised:

  • Moving to the Miskatonic Quad.

  • Moving to the Student Union (adding 2 clues and putting the Dormitories into play.

  • Investigating the Student Union (drawing 0 and claiming the clue).

III: Enemy Phase.

The Whippoorwill moved to the Miskatonic Quad.

IV: Upkeep Phase.

I refreshed my cards, then drew Deny Existence and gained another resource.

Round Three.

I: Mythos Phase.

I added a second doom to agenda 1a, then drew Beyond the Veil, adding it to my threat area.

II: Investigation Phase.

My investigations comprised:

  • Investigating the Student Union (drawing 0 and claiming the clue).

  • Paying 3 clues to advance the act, shuffling “Jazz” Mulligan into the encounter deck.

  • Moving to the Miskatonic Quad.

  • Moving to the Administration Building (adding 1 clue and putting the Faculty Offices into play).

III: Enemy Phase.

The Whippoorwill moved to the Administration Building.

IV: Upkeep Phase.

I refreshed my cards, then drew Delay The Inevitable and gained another resource before I was forced to discard Delve Too Deep.

Round Four.

I: Mythos Phase.

I added a third doom to agenda 1a, then drew A Baleful Welcome (I opted to not investigate or fight this round).

II: Investigation Phase.

My investigations comprised:

  • Moving to the Miskatonic Quad.

  • Moving to the Humanities Building.

  • Investigating the Humanities Building (drawing the Elder Sign and claiming a clue).

III: Enemy Phase.

The Whippoorwill moved to the Miskatonic Quad.

IV: Upkeep Phase.

I refreshed my cards, then drew Clarity of Mind and gained another resource.

Round Five.

I: Mythos Phase.

I added a fourth doom to agenda 1a, then drew Resurgent Evils (I opted to draw Secret Door, playing it at the Humanities Building and “Jazz” Mulligan, who was played at the Humanities Building).

II: Investigation Phase.

My investigations comprised:

  • Parleying with “Jazz” (discarding Unexpected Courage and drawing 0, so taking control of “Jazz” Mulligan).

  • Advancing the act (spawning The Experiment at the Alchemy Labs).

  • Doing a test (drawing -2) and failing to leave the Humanities Building.

  • Doing a test (discarding Unexpected Courage and drawing -1), passing and discarding the Secret Door).

III: Enemy Phase.

The Whippoorwill moved to the Humanities Building.

IV: Upkeep Phase.

I refreshed my cards, then drew Dynamite Blast and gained another resource.

Round Six.

I: Mythos Phase.

I added a fifth doom to agenda 1a, then drew Beyond The Veil, which did nothing but surge to Haunting Recollections (I took no horror but discarded Terrible Secrets (shuffling it back into my deck), Holy Rosary and Enchanted Blade).

II: Investigation Phase.

My investigations comprised:

  • Moving to the Miskatonic Quad.

  • Moving to the Administration Building.

  • Moving to the Faculty Offices (adding 2 clues and putting a Wizard of Yog-Sothoth into play there before I shuffled the encounter deck).

III: Enemy Phase.

The Whippoorwill moved to the Miskatonic Quad before I paid 1 to play Dodge, cancel the Wizard's attack and place Dodge under Diana).

IV: Upkeep Phase.

I refreshed my cards, then drew Alchemical Transformation and gained another resource.

Round Seven.

I: Mythos Phase.

I added a sixth doom to agenda 1a, then drew Eager For Death (drawing 0 and passing).

II: Investigation Phase.

My investigations comprised:

  • Paying 5 to play Dynamite Blast, destroying the Wizard of Yog Sothoth and doing 3 damage to Diana.

  • Investigating the Faculty Office (discarding Defiance, naming Tentacle, and drawing Elder Sign, pasing, claiming a clue and moving Dodge to my hand).

  • Investigating the Faculty Office (discarding Deny Existence and drawing -1 so claiming the clue).

  • Paying 2 clues to end the scenario.

Resolution 1 stated:

  • I rescued Professor Warren Rice.

  • I failed to save the students.

  • I gained 2 XP (opting to correct an error I made building the deck and replace the copies of Alchemical Transformation with copies of .45 Automatic).

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(I know it's a shameless self-plug, but if you have any interest in fan scenarios, I'd love to see you play through Jenny's Choice somewhere in your next Jenny campaign if you do another : http://arkhamcentral.com/index.php/jennys-choice/ )

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RETURN TO THE DUNWICH LEGACY: SCENARIO 1-B, RETURN TO THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS

The deck:

Packs: From Core Set (2) to Blood on the Altar

Assets

2x .45 Automatic (Core Set)

2x Holy Rosary (Core Set)

2x Shrivelling (Core Set)

2x Scrying (Core Set)

1x Arcane Initiate (Core Set)

2x Clarity of Mind (The Dunwich Legacy)

1x Professor Warren Rice:Professor of Languages (The Dunwich Legacy)

1x Twilight Blade:Sanctum's Reward (The Circle Undone)

2x Enchanted Blade (The Secret Name)

Events

2x Dodge (Core Set)

2x Dynamite Blast (Core Set)

2x Ward of Protection (Core Set)

2x Delve Too Deep (The Miskatonic Museum)

2x Hypnotic Gaze (The Essex County Express)

2x Uncage the Soul (The Path to Carcosa)

1x Dark Insight (The Circle Undone)

2x Delay the Inevitable (The Circle Undone)

2x Deny Existence (The Circle Undone)

2x Eldritch Inspiration (The Circle Undone)

Skills

2x Unexpected Courage (Core Set)

2x Defiance (Blood on the Altar)

Treachery

1x Terrible Secret (The Circle Undone)

Enemy

1x Silver Twilight Acolyte (Core Set)

Campaign Log.

  • I rescued Professor Warren Rice.

  • I failed to save the  students.

  • I gained 2 XP (opting to correct an error I made building the deck and replace the copies of Alchemical Transformation with copies of .45 Automatic).

Investigator Set Up.

I started the scenario with 5 resources and a opening hand containing Arcane Initiate, Dark Insight, Dodge, Holy Rosary, Shrivelling and Twilight Blade.

Scenario Set Up.

I put cards aside, put Clover Club Bar, Clover Club Cardroom, Clover Club Lounge (with Clover Club Pit Boss there) and La Bella Luna (with Daisy and 1 clue there) into play and shuffled the encounter deck.

Round One.

II: Investigation Phase.

My investigations comprised:

  • Paying 3 to play Twilight Blade.

  • Investigating La Bella Luna (drawing -1 and claiming a clue).

  • Gaining a resource.

III: Enemy Phase.

The Clover Club Pit Boss moved to La Bella Luna.

IV: Upkeep Phase.

I refreshed my cards, drew Clarity of Mind and gained a resource.

Round Two.

I: Mythos Phase.

I added 1 doom to agenda 1a, then drew Twist of Fate, drawing a skull and taking 2 horror.

II: Investigation Phase.

My investigations comprised:

  • Moving to the Clover Club Lounge.

  • Discarded Arcane Initiate to gain 2 clues.

  • Paid 2 to play Holy Rosary.

III: Enemy Phase.

The Clover Club Pit Boss moved to the Clover Club Lounge.

IV: Upkeep Phase.

I refreshed my cards, then drew Ward of Protection and gained another resource.

Round Three.

I: Mythos Phase.

I added a second doom to agenda 1a, then drew O'Bannion's Thug, spawning it at the Clover Club Lounge.

II: Investigation Phase.

My investigations comprised:

  • Moving to the Clover Club Cardroom.

  • Paid 2 to trigger the Cardroom (drawing -2 and claiming 2 clues).

  • Paid 4 clues to advance the act (putting the Darkened Hall into play and discarding cards until I drew another O'Bannion's Thug and put it into play there).

  • Moved to the Darkened Hall (putting 3 Back Hall Doorways into play).

III: Enemy Phase.

The Clover Club Pit Boss moved to the Clover Club Cardroom.

IV: Upkeep Phase.

I refreshed my cards, then drew Delay The Inevitable and gained another resource.

Round Four.

I: Mythos Phase.

I added a third doom to agenda 1a, then drew Hunted Down (I paid 1 to play Ward of Protection, took 1 horror and placed it under Diana before gaining a resource and drawing .45 Automatic).

II: Investigation Phase.

My investigations comprised:

  • Moving to a Back Hall Doorway (flipping it to Art Gallery and adding 1 clue).

  • Investigated the Art Gallery (drawing 0 and claiming the clue).

  • Moved back to the Darkened Hall.

III: Enemy Phase.

The Clover Club Pit Boss moved to the Darkened Hall.

IV: Upkeep Phase.

I refreshed my cards, then drew Deny Existence and gained another resource.

Round Five.

I: Mythos Phase.

I added a final doom to agenda 1a, advancing it (shuffling the encounter discard pile into the encounter deck, spawning a Servant of the Lurker at the Clover Club Lounge and shuffling more cards into the encounter deck before removing La Bella Luna from the gameS. The Clover Club Pit Boss and O'Bannion's Thug engaged me) then drew Caught Cheating, which surged to a Conglomeration of Spheres (I paid 2 to play Dark Insight and shuffle it back into the encounter deck before I placed Dark Insight under Diana and drew Dynamite Blast.

II: Investigation Phase.

My investigations comprised:

  • Evading the O'Bannion's Thug (drawing a tentacle and failing).

  • Evading the O'Bannion's Thug (drawing a skull and failing).

  • Evading the Clover Club Pit Boss (drawing a tablet, failing and losing both resources).

III: Enemy Phase.

The Servant of the Lurker destroyed the O'Bannion's Thug at the Clover Club Lounge before it moved to the Clover Club Cardroom. My engaged enemies attacked me for 4 damage.

IV: Upkeep Phase.

I refreshed my cards, then drew the Silver Twilight Acolyte and put it into play engaged with me.

Round Six.

I: Mythos Phase.

I added a first doom to agenda 2a, then drew Cursed Luck and placed it in my threat area.

At this point I looked my (limited) options over and worked out that there was no way that I could evade all my engaged enemies so would take enough damage for me to lose through damage).

As a result, resolution 1 stated:

  • I would suffer 1 mental trauma from now on.

  • The O'Bannion Gang has a bone to pick with me.

  • Dr. Francis Morgan was kidnapped.

  • I earned 1 XP.

Interlude 1 stated:

  • I rescued Dr. Henry Armitage.

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RETURN TO THE DUNWICH LEGACY: SCENARIO 2, RETURN TO THE MISKATONIC MUSEUM

The deck:

Packs: From Core Set (2) to Blood on the Altar

Assets

2x .45 Automatic (Core Set)

2x Holy Rosary (Core Set)

2x Shrivelling (Core Set)

2x Scrying (Core Set)

1x Arcane Initiate (Core Set)

2x Clarity of Mind (The Dunwich Legacy)

1x Dr. Henry Armitage:The Head Librarian (The Dunwich Legacy)

1x Professor Warren Rice:Professor of Languages (The Dunwich Legacy)

1x Twilight Blade:Sanctum's Reward (The Circle Undone)

2x Enchanted Blade (The Secret Name)

Events

2x Dodge (Core Set)

2x Dynamite Blast (Core Set)

2x Ward of Protection (Core Set)

2x Delve Too Deep (The Miskatonic Museum)

2x Hypnotic Gaze (The Essex County Express)

2x Uncage the Soul (The Path to Carcosa)

1x Dark Insight (The Circle Undone)

2x Delay the Inevitable (The Circle Undone)

2x Deny Existence (The Circle Undone)

2x Eldritch Inspiration (The Circle Undone)

Skills

2x Unexpected Courage (Core Set)

2x Defiance (Blood on the Altar)

Treachery

1x Terrible Secret (The Circle Undone)

Enemy

1x Silver Twilight Acolyte (Core Set)

Campaign Log.

  • Mental Trauma: 1.

  • Total Earned XP: 3.

  • Total Spent XP: 2.

  • Dr. Francis Morgan was kidnapped.

  • I failed to save the  students.

  • I rescued Dr. Henry Armitage.

  • I rescued Professor Warren Rice.

  • The O'Bannion Gang has a bone to pick with me.

Investigator Set Up.

I started the scenario with 1 horror, 5 resources and a opening hand containing Dark Insight, Deny Existence, Dodge, Eldritch Inspiration, Holy Rosary and Ward of Protection.

Scenario Set Up.

I put the Administration Office, Museum Entrance (with Diana and 2 clues), Museum Halls and Security Office locations into play, put cards aside and shuffled the encounter deck.

Round One.

II: Investigation Phase.

My investigations comprised:

  • Investigating the Museum Entrance (drawing 0 and claiming a clue).

  • Investigating the Museum Entrance (drawing -2 and failing).

  • Investigating the Museum Entrance (drawing 0 and claiming the final clue).

  • Paying 2 clues to advance the act (taking control of Adam Lynch and revealing the Museum Halls).

III: Enemy Phase.

No enemy actions.

IV: Upkeep Phase.

I refreshed my cards, drew Clarity of Mind and gained a resource.

Round Two.

I: Mythos Phase.

I added 1 doom to agenda 1a, then drew Ephemeral Exhibits (drawing -4, then playing Deny Existence to lose no action and place Deny Existence under Diana).

II: Investigation Phase.

My investigations comprised:

  • Paying 2 to play Holy Rosary.

  • Moved to the Museum Halls.

  • Moved to the Administration Office (adding 1 clue).

III: Enemy Phase.

No enemy actions.

IV: Upkeep Phase.

I refreshed my cards, then drew Professor Warren Rice and gained another resource.

Round Three.

I: Mythos Phase.

I added a second doom to agenda 1a, then drew A Baleful Welcome (I chose move and investigate for permitted actions this round).

II: Investigation Phase.

My investigations comprised:

  • Investigating the Administration Office (drawing -1 and claiming a clue).

  • Moving to the Museum Halls.

  • Pay 1 clue to put the top Exhibit Hall into play.

III: Enemy Phase.

No enemy actions.

IV: Upkeep Phase.

I refreshed my cards, then drew Dodge and gained another resource.

Round Four.

I: Mythos Phase.

I added a third doom to agenda 1a, then drew Beyond The Veil, which was added to my threat area and surged to Infinite Doorway, which was added to Museum Halls.

II: Investigation Phase.

My investigations comprised:

  • Discarding Delay The Inevitable to move to the Exhibit Hall (flipping it to The Archive).

  • Using 2 actions to claim 2 clues (putting the Hunting Horror into play at the Museum Halls and shuffling the encounter deck).

III: Enemy Phase.

The Hunting Horror moved to the Archive, engaged me and attacked (doing 1 damage and 1 horror).

IV: Upkeep Phase.

I refreshed my cards, then drew Shrivelling and gained another resource.

Round Five.

I: Mythos Phase.

I added a fourth doom to agenda 1a, then drew Dark Bidding, attaching it to the Hunting Horror.

II: Investigation Phase.

My investigations comprised:

  • Fighting the Hunting Horror (discarding Dr. Warren Rice and drawing a Tablet so failing. The Hunting Horror attacked twice, although I paid 1 to play Dodge once, cancelling the attack and putting it under Diana. I took another damage and horror).

  • Fighting the Hunting Horror (drawing 0 and doing 1 damage).

  • Fighting the Hunting Horror (drawing -1,failing so the Hunting Horror did 1 damage and 1 horror).

III: Enemy Phase.

The Hunting Horror attacked me. I paid 1 to play Dodge, cancel the attack and place it under Diana).

IV: Upkeep Phase.

I refreshed my cards, then drew Silver Twilight Acolyte, spawning it engaged with me, and gained another resource.

Round Six.

I: Mythos Phase.

I added a fifth doom to agenda 1a (advancing the agenda, adding a doom to Hunting Horror), then drew Stalked In The Dark (I paid 2 to play Dark Insight, shuffle Stalked In The Dark back into the encounter deck and place Dark Insight under Diana).

II: Investigation Phase.

My investigations comprised:

  • Evading the Hunting Horror (discarding Ward of Protection and drawing a Tablet, failing so the Hunting Horrror attacked, discarding Dark Bidding to do 2 horror and damage and heal 1 damage)

  • Evading the Hunting Horror (drawing -3, failing so the Hunting Horror attacked, doing 1 horror and 1 damage and defeating me).

At this point with 2 permanent mental trauma three scenarios into the campaign I decided to call it a day for the campaign.

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A couple of thoughts:

  • You really don't want to get caught engaged with an enemy that you can't deal with. Diana has a bit of an edge in that she can Dark Insight an early enemy back into the deck, but getting yourself armed should still be priority one. In particular, you really shouldn't have triggered the Archives. Pulling them so early is a bit of a bad break, yes, but you should have just stayed put and drawn cards until you were certain you could take on the Hunting Horror.
  • Punching the Hunting Horror is not very effective. If you really need the Hail Mary, evasion is better. The odds of success are the same, but a successful evasion will actually let you get away and gear up to fight back properly, while a successful punch won't do much of anything.