Talisman: The Blood Moon Expansion

By Velhart, in Talisman

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Velhart said:

Nemomon said:

Hello Velhart, my Dear Friend too! happy.gif

For me it will be a little hard to use custom picture for Doomsayer, considering my Talisman Art Database, or generally how I am reporting about new artwork. I think after a few games You will habit to its appearance ;)

Hi Nemomon,

Oke i understand your situation.

Anyway, i am planning to use a real Doom Sayer miniature and i am also gonna change the artwork

Somebody will paint it for me too.

The official miniature will be used as a Pit fighter, and also the artwork on the card.

It will be cool to use this miniature who can double the strength of weapons in battle:)

So i have 4 characters instead of 3:)

It's quite funny that you don't like FFG using this artwork for a character and yet you have never once criticised the awful design of some of the Mephisto characters! lol

Don't worry I'm not being critical of you Velhart cool.gif

Ell.

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It seems that Peter(Azoic has uploaded the official Horrible Black void alternate ending card on boardgamegeek.

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Tee-hee. Poor toad =)

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I really like the co-op aspect of the light bearers ending. Def something I think my wife would enjoy.

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Draii said:

Tee-hee. Poor toad =)

Indeed, poor toad gran_risa.gif Rest in Pieces… I mean Peace happy.gif

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Anyway, Ralph Horsley finally made a news about Blood Moon front artwork, this time however we did not get hi res of it. You can see the news there: ralphhorsley.blogspot.com/2012/05/talisman-blood-moon.html

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Nemomon said:

Draii said:

Tee-hee. Poor toad =)

Indeed, poor toad gran_risa.gif Rest in Pieces… I mean Peace happy.gif

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Anyway, Ralph Horsley finally made a news about Blood Moon front artwork, this time however we did not get hi res of it. You can see the news there: ralphhorsley.blogspot.com/2012/05/talisman-blood-moon.html

Wow, I am glad FFG has change the costume from the Vampire Hunter to black.

Those red colors on the cover pay too much attention.

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0beron said:

A truly evil Event card could be the Midnight Carriage, it becomes Night and a deathly horse driven carriage spirits you and all followers to the Vampire Tower to suffer that space! (of course you'll probably want to retreat back down as soon as you can…)

- Oberon

A Midnight Carriage with the effect of the Hag:)

It becomes Night and the Midnight Carriage steals all your followers.

They go to the discard pile:)

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I must concede, Velhart - your idea is better than mine, though using or giving credit. Thanks! Likewise maybe a Vampire or other Undead's "Castle" (place card that remains) with similar or various effects on a die roll.

Since the various promos also talk about Witches and spells' effects being greater at night, I also wonder what they will do with those ideas.

Oberon

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0beron said:

I must concede, Velhart - your idea is better than mine, though using or giving credit. Thanks! Likewise maybe a Vampire or other Undead's "Castle" (place card that remains) with similar or various effects on a die roll.

Since the various promos also talk about Witches and spells' effects being greater at night, I also wonder what they will do with those ideas.

Oberon

Thanks Oberon:)

I hope that there is also some undead included, because they have been mentioned on the FFG news page.

I have not seen them yet on any artwork or card.

Seeing the return of the Undead Champion and the skeleton warriors from third edition would be nice:)

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Velhart said:

0beron said:

I must concede, Velhart - your idea is better than mine, though using or giving credit. Thanks! Likewise maybe a Vampire or other Undead's "Castle" (place card that remains) with similar or various effects on a die roll.

Since the various promos also talk about Witches and spells' effects being greater at night, I also wonder what they will do with those ideas.

Oberon

Thanks Oberon:)

I hope that there is also some undead included, because they have been mentioned on the FFG news page.

I have not seen them yet on any artwork or card.

Seeing the return of the Undead Champion and the skeleton warriors from third edition would be nice:)

I never saw the third ed, and that sounds very interesting. Of course with skeleton warriors I get the old Sindbad or Jason/Argonaut images going. Cool!

With 110 cards I am sure there will be a good mix of undead - vampires, lichs, ghosts, ghouls, zombies,e tc. to mix in with the cards we already have. I think there should be a Zombie castle raid etc, like the dragon raids from that expansion. Zombies, ghouls, skeletons charging the Castle or other spaces!

-Oberon

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Perhaps we will see the Band of Zombies again from the 2nd edition in the Blood Moon Expansion!

Ell ;-)

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0beron said:

Velhart said:

0beron said:

Thanks Oberon:)

I hope that there is also some undead included, because they have been mentioned on the FFG news page.

I have not seen them yet on any artwork or card.

Seeing the return of the Undead Champion and the skeleton warriors from third edition would be nice:)

I never saw the third ed, and that sounds very interesting. Of course with skeleton warriors I get the old Sindbad or Jason/Argonaut images going. Cool!

With 110 cards I am sure there will be a good mix of undead - vampires, lichs, ghosts, ghouls, zombies,e tc. to mix in with the cards we already have. I think there should be a Zombie castle raid etc, like the dragon raids from that expansion. Zombies, ghouls, skeletons charging the Castle or other spaces!

-Oberon

Well, they were included in the Dragon tower, and the undead champion has a strenght of 7, but if you lose, you must fight him again.

So that would be too strong and nasty for the outer region:)

Haha, i have also jason and the argonauts movie:)

Anyway, we need to wait until someone knows the card list of this expansion.

Then we can see from the names what the expansion has to offer.

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Velhart said:

Velhart said:

Anyway, we need to wait until someone knows the card list of this expansion.

Then we can see from the names what the expansion has to offer.

But… waiting is so… WAITFUL!

-Oberon (PS: I remember Band of Zombies from 2nd - was pretty cool!)

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There is more news today.

You can take a look at the Vampiric Thirst artwork from Christopher Burdett here, that has show up in the rulebook as a Lunar event.

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Lunar Event:

Perigee Moon

All characters are turned into Lycanthropes.

Ok this is only me messing about, but there was a Perigee Moon yesterday and we all know that's a super full moon lol

Ell.

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talismanamsilat said:

Lunar Event:

Perigee Moon

All characters are turned into Lycanthropes.

Ok this is only me messing about, but there was a Perigee Moon yesterday and we all know that's a super full moon lol

Ell.

Nice Lunar event then.

I assume that this is for every character on the board, including regions:)

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I'm not sure I would favor an event that turned all players into lycanthropes…

unless there are some cards that have antidotes for the condition. Some popular werewolf novels, stories have explored that a little bit; silver components or charms/amulets. I think there were even some movies that showed a character using some mystic or alternative method of curing or containing the werewolf beast within.

I did think that turning into a toad, as a way of curing the lycanthrope was clever. Perhaps there are some new cards in this deck that has new witches or magic users, or new shrines or temples, where the lycanthrope can be cured?

- Oberon

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0beron said:

I'm not sure I would favor an event that turned all players into lycanthropes…

unless there are some cards that have antidotes for the condition. Some popular werewolf novels, stories have explored that a little bit; silver components or charms/amulets. I think there were even some movies that showed a character using some mystic or alternative method of curing or containing the werewolf beast within.

I did think that turning into a toad, as a way of curing the lycanthrope was clever. Perhaps there are some new cards in this deck that has new witches or magic users, or new shrines or temples, where the lycanthrope can be cured?

- Oberon

I am wondering if a character really wants to be cured…

Getting a +2 to the attack roll in the night feels like a blessing:)

The only downside is that a character should stay away from other characters, if he is too weak to fight them.

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I honestly haven't read these new rules enough to understand those distinctions; you're right and some would see 'it' as an advantage.

To this, I would say I hope it isn't too easy to become a lycanthrope.

At any rate, I suppose different players have different strategies or resonance, even, towards these different scenarios. My wife, the only one I play with, does not like to encounter Dragon Prince cards and will always encounter the alternative when possible. She knows there are real cool objects, spells, etc to receive possibly, but considers it a risk she won't take.

This new set seems to have something for everyone, from what I've heard so far. I don't remember being as excited for any of the previous sets.

-Oberon

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0beron said:

I honestly haven't read these new rules enough to understand those distinctions; you're right and some would see 'it' as an advantage.

There is a lycanthropy card on the first page of this topic.

So you can see what it does.

It was also included in one of the talisman previews from FFG.

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Velhart said:

0beron said:

I honestly haven't read these new rules enough to understand those distinctions; you're right and some would see 'it' as an advantage.

There is a lycanthropy card on the first page of this topic.

So you can see what it does.

It was also included in one of the talisman previews from FFG.

Uuuuummmmmm, I meant I was too lazy to read them just yet…

-Oberon

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To this, I would say I hope it isn't too easy to become a lycanthrope.
I have this concern as well. If one or two people get lycanthropy it's interesting, but if the game goes on long enough everyone will have it. That isn't so interesting.
In my games, I plan to only allow lycanthropy to be spread during the night, to lessen the odds of a game-wide werewolf pandemic. That seems more in theme with the mythos behind werewolves, also.

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Advertising for the new expansion is springing up all over the net. Not long now me thinks!

Ell.

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That's right.

They are saying that they have the bloodmoon expansion next month in stock:)

Can't wait to experience this new expansion set.