Clue tokens and reroll

By Guest, in Arkham Horror Second Edition

1.If I roll 3 dice for a skill check, for exapmple, and fail, then spend a clue and roll another die and fail, then activate a re-roll ability, do I roll 3 dice or 4?

2. Just want to make sure: The right card is the replacement cards right?

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1. I'm pretty sure you roll 4 dice - definitely better to take the reroll after you've spent some Clues ;)

2. The card on the right is the original Lantern card - is that what you meant?

I mean, what card replaces what? do right replaces left or do left replaces right?

Also, can a Black Druid cause stationary monsters to move?

Also, is it true that when playing with an expansion board the monster limit and outsirkts limit are reduced by 1?

1) You would re-roll 4 dice. Spending clues adds to your dice pool, so the re-roll applies to the dice gained by spending clues.

2) The updated lantern should read: "+1 to Luck checks."

I honestly don't know why they bothered to change it.

3) The Dark Druid question is currently unanswered. I treat it as though other monsters' dimensional symbols came up on black (so yellow monsters would not move, and flying monsters would do their flying thing).

4) No, the rule is for each board expansion you use past the first, you count the game as having one less investigator, to a minimum of 1. That is, if you're playing a 5-investigator game with Kingsport and Dunwich, you treat the game as though it has 4 investigators.

The changes would be:

  • The monster limit is 7, not 8
  • The outskirts limit is 4, not 3
  • The maximum gate limit is 7, not 6
  • Only one monster emerges from each newly opened gate instead of 2
  • If all gates are closed, you need a collective total of 4 gate trophies, not 5.
  • If one of those rumors comes up where you add one token per investigator per turn, you'd add 4 and not 5. (VERY helpful)
  • Final battle is unchanged: you still need 5 successes to remove a doom token!

Once Innsmouth comes out, you could theoretically use all three board expansions and play with 10 investigators, using the limits that you would in an 8-investigator game with only one or zero board expansions.

Great, tnx, much appreciated. For a moment there I thought I threw the replacement lanterns...

kroen said:

Great, tnx, much appreciated. For a moment there I thought I threw the replacement lanterns...

Always keep every card. Maybe you'll want to print out an errata'd common item—or design one of your own. You'll have a card that already blends in with the set!

Tibs said:

Once Innsmouth comes out, you could theoretically use all three board expansions and play with 10 investigators, using the limits that you would in an 8-investigator game with only one or zero board expansions.

I don't feel like it was ment that way.

Starts with the fact that the game still holds only enough skill sliders for up to 8 investigators...

That's why it's theoretical. I'll definitely add a field for 10-investigator games on the stats site ;)

Hmn.

I have to admit, the idea feels great. On the other hand, remembering the chaos that usually occurs during an 8 player game, I wonder if I really want 10 people sitting round my board. Maybe 5 players x 2 Investigators?

A small question:

Where exactly is the rule that when playing with a board expansion the number of players is considered 1 less than the actual number?

Hi Kroen!

it's stated in the Kingsport Horror rules, page 8, under the voice "combining multpile expansions"

Julia

Hmm. Odd it isn't in the Dunwich Horror rules as well. Tnx, I'm gonna check it out online.

kroen said:

Hmm. Odd it isn't in the Dunwich Horror rules as well. Tnx, I'm gonna check it out online.

It isn't in the DH rules because at the time there was no possibility of playing with 2 board adding expansions, as since the reducing only works when combining 2 extra boards to the base game.

Dam said:

kroen said:

Hmm. Odd it isn't in the Dunwich Horror rules as well. Tnx, I'm gonna check it out online.

It isn't in the DH rules because at the time there was no possibility of playing with 2 board adding expansions, as since the reducing only works when combining 2 extra boards to the base game.

So only with 2 boards? where exactly is it said? It's not in page 8...

edit: found it