The Path to Carcosa

[Mr. Handy]

Turn 1 Investigator Phase

Mark takes out his shotgun from underneath his trench coat and heads upstairs, having heard a noise up there.

OOC,Well done! Are you sure you get a fourth action, though, considering the resolution of the last scenario? Action 1: Play Shotgun, spending 5 resources. Action 2: Move to Quiet Halls (second floor). Action 3: Move to Quiet Halls (third floor).

[Tabs]

Righto, action 4 didn't happen for Withers. And here's the Seeker of Carcosa's location [dice]0[/dice]

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,Save that token bag draw for next turn. As long as nothing in the Mythos Phase interferes, you can use it then. I can't stop it from eating the first clue, but with luck I can take it down next turn. Also, what is the mix for the token bag, and what do the special tokens do in this scenario?

[Tabs]

Thanks but I forgot to add the new tokens as per setup, so I'll draw again with the correct tokens in the bag. S/be

+1
+1
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
skull
skull
skull
cultist
tablet
squid
tentacles
elder sign



Turn 1 Upkeep Phase

Withers draws 1 card (Deduction) and gains 1 resource

Revealed card

[Mr. Handy]

Turn 1 Upkeep Phase

Mark readies his shotgun and prepares to rush through one of the doors in the hall, through which he can hear rummaging.

OOC,Thanks! Glad there's nothing worse than a -2 in those special tokens, unless enemies collect a lot of doom. Draw 1 card and gain 1 resource.

[Tabs]

MAP



[Withers, 1 clue]

Ground Floor -> red square



Second Floor -> yellow circle

Second Floor -> yellow circle

[Harrigan]

Third Floor -> black star

[Seeker of Carcosa, 4 clues]

[Tabs]

Turn 2 Mythos Phase



Place 1 doom on the agenda (1/4)



Harrigan spawn?--you choose and 1 doom

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,Doom isn't placed on the agenda, as the agenda itself says. Instead, the Seeker of Carcosa takes one of the clues in its room onto itself and turns it into a doom token at the end of the mythos phase. Also, you went first, so you should get False Lead. Since you actually have a clue, it doesn't get surge. That means I still get the Acolyte. I'll put it in the unexplored third floor location. That's the best I can do. I can easily kill it later, but I have to deal with the Seeker first. Shall I go first and kill it with the shotgun, or do you want to finish searching the room for clues first?

[Tabs]

Withers 5 +1[Preposterous Sketches skill] vs 4 chaos token -2 success!

Acolyte spawns at [dice]0[/dice]

1 doom

Yes, Harrigan go first

[Mr. Handy]

Turn 2 Investigator Phase

Hearing rummaging through the door on his right, Mark pushes it open with the barrel of his shotgun and sees a masked figure in a hooded yellow robe cackling gleefully while taking books from the shelves and destroying them. Mark creeps up on him and sticks the barrel of the shotgun in his face. "That's enough of that," he says. "This is a library. You can't go around ruining the books. Also, you're making too much noise." And with that, he pulls the trigger and blows off the masked man's head, the loud boom echoing through the building.

OOC,The Acolyte also has 1 doom. [spoiler]1: +1 2: +1 3: 0 4: 0 5: 0 6: -1 7: -1 8: -1 9: -2 10: -2 11: skull 12: skull 13: skull 14: cultist 15: tablet 16: squid 17: tentacles 18: elder sign[/spoiler] Action 1: Move to Historical Library. Action 2: Engage Seeker of Carcosa. Action 3: Activate Shotgun, spending 1 ammo. Fight 5 + 3[Shotgun] = 8 vs. 2[Seeker of Carcosa]): [dice]0[/dice] -2, success! Seeker of Carcosa takes 4 damage and is defeated.

[Tabs]

Turn 2 Investigator Phase

Action 1 Investigate 5 vs 2 chaos token squid -2 success! 1 clue gained (2 in total)

Action 2 Move [dice]0[/dice]

Action 3 Investigate the Record Office 5 vs 2 chaos token skull -1 success! 1 clue gained (3 in total)

Withers finishes up in the museum, finding all that there is to find.

He opens a door, it's to the Record Office. Immediately he begins searching it too; when he opens the filing cabinets he reveals a black sludge which is covering most of the documents, the sludge is so sticky and glutinous that they're unreadable; but then he comes across a letter addressed to Mr. S, Moreau, the erstwhile producer of The King in Yellow. Like the old duffer that he is, he's in a quandary about whether or not to read another's letter... BOOM! ...His 'eyes open' to the horrible predicament he's in; hurriedly, he unfolds the page inside the envelope

Ach! I just noticed that the ground floor Museum is connected to the Entry Hall (red circle) and the second floor Museum (black hourglass) and not to the other ground floor location, the Record Office. But the second floor Museum may have been one of the locations discarded! What do you think?--leave my post as is or have Withers' third action moving back to the Entry Hall.

[Mr. Handy]

Turn 2 Upkeep Phase

Mark hears a noise across the hall and prepares to check out what's causing it.

OOC,You only spent one action in the Historical Museum, so your second action should take you to the Entry Hall and your third to the Record Office. Then next turn, as long as you're still able, you can apply that chaos bag draw to your first investigation there. Draw 1 card and gain 1 resource.

[Tabs]

Okay. So Withers is in the Record Office but hasn't yet investigated it

Turn 2 Upkeep Phas

Withers draws 1 card (Trench Coat) and gains 1 resource

Revealed card

MAP





[2 clues, Withers]



Second Floor -> yellow circle

Second Floor -> yellow circle

[Harrigan]

[4 clues, Acolyte and 1 doom]

[3 clues, Harrigan]

[Tabs]

Turn 3 Mythos Phase





Harrigan

[Mr. Handy]

Turn 3 Mythos Phase

Mark realizes that he's been diverted down a false trail and turns around.

OOC,I don't have a clue, so I have no choice but to put 1 doom on the agenda.

[Tabs]

Turn 3 Mythos Phase



The monk slinks towards Withers

"Hey! I know you" he says, taking a step backward so that a filing cabinet is between them

What's the plan for this turn? Withers could cast Mists of R'yleh and then investigate

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,Sounds good. Don't forget to save an action to get out of the room so he doesn't attack you when he wakes. I'll go try to kill the Acolyte. I'd like to blow away the Agent of the King with my Shotgun, but that'll have to wait. I'm too far away. Eventually, he'll follow you upstairs and I'll be close enough to take him down. Do you want to go first?

[Tabs]

Turn 3 Investigator Phase

Action 1 Evade Agent of the King spending 1 charge. 4 +3 vs 2 +1[location] chaos token +1 ; success!

Action 2 Investigate 5 vs 2 chaos token squid -2 ; success! 1 clue gained (3)

Action 3 Investigate 5 vs 2 chaos token 0 ; success! 1 clue gained (4)

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,You do know that the Agent of the King will activate and attack you in the Enemy Phase, right? That's why I said to save your last action to get out of the room. He won't get one of your clues if you spend them now to advance the act, which you should definitely do if you really want to stay in the room with him. He'll still do a lot of damage to you, though, and I can't get there this turn. Otherwise, you should move back to the hall with your third action and just leave that last clue in the room for now. Please let me know what you decide to do, and then I'll take my turn.

[Tabs]

Ah no. Once evaded the Agent it is exhausted until readied during the Upkeep Phase, the first step of that phase is to ready all cards—which I rarely type. See Rules Timing and Gameplay https://arkhamdb.com/rules#Upkeep_Phase