Play@YSDC

In the wake of the disaster at your home, Lita Chantler, the red-haired woman from your parlor, lays out a tale that - even in light of what you have just witnessed - strains the limits of your belief. "The creatures in your home," she claims, "are called ghouls - cruel beings who plague the crypts, caverns, and tunnels beneath the city of Arkham..."

"These creatures feed on the corpses of humans, and they are served by a dark cult within Arkham whose members have inexplicably come to worship the ancient master of the ghouls. This cult has been killing innocent people and feeding them to the ghouls, satiating a monstrous hunger. A dark balance was maintained. Until now. Recently," Lita continues, "one of their lairs, where the corpses were stored, was destroyed. Since then, the ghouls have been more active than usual. I have tracked their movements and tried my best to stop them from running amok throughout the city. But I think there is something worse going on. The cult has been planning something darker, and more ominous, than anything I have yet observed. Indications are that this plan shall come to fruition tonight, shortly after midnight. Beyond that, I cannot fathom what to expect."

"Many of the cultists," Lita continues, "will seem like everyday people, despite their foul intentions. Whenever the cult meets, its members don masks shaped like the skulls of various animals to protect their identities from one another. These masks are our mark. Symbols of death and decay. We must unmask the cultists to expose and derail their plans. We have but a few hours. The more cultists we find before midnight, the better."

OOC:   I'll post our starting hand tomorrow.

OOC:   What do you think? Take a mulligan if you wish.

1 doom [Acolyte at Southside]

[Investigators]

Skids's house burned. "I only had the one picture of my mother--in a frame, on my desk." He leant against the warehouse wall, watching the water ripple and bubble. "I guess it's gone by now." He said to Daisy: "Let's clean up this place," and pulled a .41 Derringer out of his jacket pocket.

OOC:   I propose that Skids plays .41 Derringer, moves to Southside, and fights the cultist.

Turn 1 Investigation Phase

"Right," says Daisy with a determined nod. "If we split up, we can cover more ground in less time. I'll start by looking for information in this neighborhood."

OOC,Sounds good. I think I should play the Old Book of Lore, use it (for free), and investigate twice to try to find both clues, which I will as long as I don't roll tentacles. It may be best if I go first. That way you can be the one who draws three cards and chooses one this turn, and if for some reason I miss a clue here, you could have a crack at it before moving. I was going to say that a location is missing, but when I looked at arkhamdb I saw that one of them was Your House, which is now gone.

Turn 1 Investigation Phase

Daisy looks through an old book she managed to salvage from the house before it burned down and finds some useful bits of information that she shares with Skids. Then she scours the neighborhood for clues as to where the members of the cult might be found.

OOC,We're going to need the Easy/Standard side of the scenario card. Action 1: Play Old Book of Lore. 3 resources spent. Action (Free): Activate Old Book of Lore. [b]Skids[/b] searches the top 3 cards of his deck, draws one, and shuffles the others back into his deck. Action 2: Investigate: Intellect 5 vs. Shroud 1: [dice]0[/dice] Success! 1 Clue gained. Action 3: Investigate: Intellect 5 vs. Shroud 1: [dice]1[/dice] Success! 1 Clue gained. Elder Sign effect causes me to draw 3 cards. Wow, we're off to an excellent start! :D .

OOC:   Midnight Masks scenario card is now up.

Skids draw,[img]https://arkhamdb.com/bundles/cards/01048.png[/img]

OOC:   Superb!

Turn 1 Investigation Phase

Action 1: play .41 Derringer; spend 3 resources.

Action 2: move to Southside.



Action 3: Fight [.41 Derringer] the cultist.



Spend 1 ammo. Strength 3 +2[.41 Derringer] Chaos token [dice]0[/dice] [skull -1] vs. 3

Acolyte added to our victory display [1].

"Much appreciated, Miss Walker," said Skids.

He whistled as he walked over to Southside. The inviting aroma of hotpot drew Skids into Ma's Boarding House, a regular haunt of his, where he was soon sat at table, armed with his racing spoon before a steaming dish of stew.

"What's the meat, Ma?" he asked the elderly proprietress. "Smells," he inhaled appreciatively, "mighty good!"

"Hell man! What the fuck you talking' about?" spat out a guest, who had been glaring at Skids ever since he entered Ma's' dining room. "It's dog, can't you see the snout?" Skids looked into the dish... there was something odd about the stew... "Now calm--" he started saying.

The absurd man pulled a mortified-looking Ma downward and plunged her face into the scolding stew.

"Bastard!" cried Skids, and shot the cultist between the eyes.

Turn 1 Upkeep Phase

Skids: and gain 1 resource.

Daisy: and gain 1 resource.

Turn 2 Mythos Phase

Place 1 doom on the agenda [1/6].

Skids:

OOC:   Skids has Unexpected Courage [+2], but discarding his .41 Derringer wouldn't be a huge loss...

Revelation: Willpower 2 Chaos token [dice]0[/dice] [0] vs. 4

Discard .41 Derringer.

Daisy:

Attached to Southside.

Turn 2 Investigation Phase

Having discovered an important lead, Daisy slips on the strange amulet Lita had given her and hurries after Skids to fill him in on what she's learned and check out an address there that may have significance. While the door proves to be locked, she discovers an open window. Throwing caution to the wind, she climbs inside.

OOC,Action 1: Play Disc of Itzamna. 3 resources spent. Action 2: Move to Southside Action (Free): Activate Old Book of Lore. [b]Skids[/b] searches the top 3 cards of his deck, draws one, and shuffles the others back into his deck. Action 3: Play Drawn to the Flame. Encounter card drawn.

Play Drawn to the Flame...

OOC:   Yes. Disc and Old Book are worth hanging on to.

Turn 2 Investigation Phase

Daisy finds that the interior of the house is bitterly cold, and she shivers as her teeth chatter. She is tempted to light a fire in the empty hearth, but the only flammable thing she has is her book, and she cannot give that up, so she toughs it out. Eventually her search uncovers the name and address of a member of the cult, and she goes back outside to tell Skids.

OOC,Will test (3 + 2[Unexpected Courage] + 1[Fearless] = 6 vs. 4): [dice]0[/dice] Success! No effect from Crypt Chill. [b]Skids[/b] draws a card. 2 clues discovered from Southside.

"Ruth Turner," read Skids, "a mortician at St. Mary's Hospital." He noticed how cold Daisy was, and gallantly hung his jacket over her shoulders. "Good work," he tapped the address book which Daisy had found. "It's a big place--this Ruth Turner may be tricky to find."

OOC:   Gain a resource, move to St Mary's, and evade Ruth Turner--if I add Pickpocketing to the test, that's 5 vs. 5, any negative modifier and Skids will play Sure Gamble?

Turn 2 Investigation Phase

Action 1: gain 1 resource.

Action 2: move to St. Mary's Hospital.



Action 3: evade Ruth Turner. Agility 4 +1[Pickpocketing] vs. 5 Chaos token [dice]0[/dice] [-2] play Sure Gamble and spend 2 resources, token changes to +2. Success.

OOC:   I'm sure that the Acolyte counts toward our search for 6 unique cultists.

St. Mary's Hospital is a large building; Skids's hope of finding the mortician in the warren of rooms took a nasty dent. He wandered inside, staring up at the list of departments: Paediatric, Chiropractic, Surgery, Basement... "ah," he thought, "she must be down there in the basement, where else?"

He "accidentally" bumped into a fat man in white coat, removing the name tag at the same time.

"Can I access the Mortuary?" said Skids to a sullen-looking youth. "I'm Dr. Roxas," and he fingered the tag pinned to the shirt. The youth pressed a switch, there was a buzzing sound and a click, which came from the door he guarded.

Skids entered a white-tiled laboratory, or dissecting room. The mortician looked up from a cadaver, the apron she wore was smeared in red stuff, her expression changed to one of impatient question.

"Ruth Turner?" said Skids.

Turn 2 Upkeep Phase

Skids: and gain 1 resource.

Daisy: and gain 1 resource.

Turn 3 Mythos Phase

Place 1 doom on the agenda [2/6].

Skids:



Revelation: Agility 4 vs. 4

[dice]0[/dice] [-2] Take 1 damage and 1 horror and move to Rivertown.



A shroud of darkness enveloped Skids. Did he lose consciousness? Whatever, next he heard a rhythmic beat, flap, flap, flap... and then a looseness in his limbs but a clamp-like sensation on his shoulders. Was he falling?... he opened his eyes. To his horror he found himself dangling above Arkham, being borne through the evening sky. Again, he lost consciousness. He came round, aware of the river, bubbling and rippling, near to where he lay.

Daisy:

Turn 3 Mythos Phase

Daisy walks down the rainy street, sensing a presence behind her. Glancing back, she sees a shadowy figure. A searing pain suddenly shoots through her head, which she clutches in agony as her vision swims and she gets dizzy.

OOC,2 damage taken. On my turn, I plan to use my free action on the Necornomicon, activate Ma's Boarding House to draw [b]Dr. Chirstopher Milan[/b], move to St. Mary's, and get healed. I hate to waste a point of healing, as I'm only down by 2, but I can't go around this low on health either. I think you should go first this time, just in case something happens on your turn that requires my attention. None of my planned actions have any random outcomes, but yours might.

Turn 3 Investigation Phase

OOC:   I've got Leo in my hand, but Skids only has 3 resources, to increase these I shall stick around Rivertown for this turn.

Action 1: play Burglary.

Action 2: exhaust Burglary: Investigate Rivertown. Intellect 3 vs. 1 Mythos token [dice]0[/dice] [-1] gain 3 resources.

Action 3: play Leo de Luca.

Action 4: gain 1 resource.

Turn 3 Inveetigation Phase

Daisy leafs through one of her books of arcane knowledge, shuddering as the text warps her mind. She then goes inside Ma's Boarding House, where Dr. Milan Chirstopher has just finished dinner. "Miss Walker," he says, "I'm glad to see that you're all right. I called the fire department when I saw that that house was burning. Are you all right?"

"To be honest, I'm not feeling so well," says Daisy. "Can you please come with me to the hospital?"

"Of course." Dr. Milan offers her his arm and helps her to St. Mary's, where she receives expert treatment.

OOC,Free Action: Activate Necronomicon to move 1 horror from it to myself Action 1: Activate Southside to draw [b]Dr. Milan Christopher[/b] Action 2: Move to St. Mary's Hospital Action 3: Active St. Mary's Hospital to heal 3 damage.

Turn 3 Upkeep Phase

Skids: and gain 1 resource.

Daisy: and gain 1 resource.

OOC:   How fab are these cards!

Turn 4 Mythos Phase

Place 1 doom on the agenda [3/6].

Skids:

OOC:   Nuts! I wanted to use Burglary next turn.

Daisy:

1 doom.

OOC:   Where to place Acolyte? Rivertown is connected everywhere except St. Mary's, Northside and Downtown; if Skids is to kill it he needs a weapon, what he has in hand is too valuable... maybe use Daisy's Old Book?

Rivertown [Obscuring Fog] SKIDS <-> Southside, Miskatonic U., Graveyard, Easttown.

Downtown <-> Northside, Easttown.

St. Mary's [2 clues] DAISY <-> Miskatonic U., Southside [Locked Door].

Northside <-> Miskatonic U., Downtown.

OOC:   OR leave Acolyte for now, Daisy to gather clues, Skids to unlock Easttown?

Acolyte to Southside.

Turn 4 Investigation Phase



Action 1: move to Easttown.

2 Clues.

Action 2: Investigate--Intellect 3 vs. 2, Mythos token [dice]0[/dice] [Cultist -2. Place 1 doom on the nearest Cultist.] Fail and Acolyte in Southside now has 2 doom--oops!

Action 3: Investigate--Intellect 3 vs. 2, Mythos token [dice]1[/dice] [-1] Success, gain 1 Clue.

Action 4: Investigate--Intellect 3 vs. 2, Mythos token [dice]2[/dice] [-1] Success, gain 1 Clue.

Turn 4 Inveetigation Phase

Daisy finishes leafing through the horrid book and throws it away in disgust. Then she searches St. Mary's Hospital for information that will help her locate other members of the cult. She finds some helpful leads in Ruth Turner's locker and abandoned purse.

OOC,Free Action: Activate Necronomicon to move 1 horror from it to myself Action 1: Activate Necronomicon to move 1 horror from it to myself. Necronomicon discarded. Action 2: Investigate: Intellect 5 vs. Shroud 2: [dice]0[/dice] Success! 1 clue gained. Action 3: Investigate: Intellect 5 vs. Shroud 2: [dice]1[/dice] Success! 1 clue gained.

Turn 4 Upkeep Phase

Skids: and gain 1 resource.

Daisy: and gain 1 resource.

Rivertown [Obscuring Fog] <-> Southside, Miskatonic U., Graveyard, Easttown.

Downtown <-> Northside, Easttown SKIDS.

St. Mary's DAISY <-> Miskatonic U., Southside [Locked Door, Acolyte with 2 doom].

Northside <-> Miskatonic U., Downtown.

Turn 5 Mythos Phase

Place 1 doom on the agenda [4/6] +2[Acolyte].

Advance the agenda...

OOC:   Engaged with Skids. He could Evade and use Sneak Attack, Move, and then throw 2 sticks of dynamite.

OOC:   Resources--I forgot about those... Oh, here's our encounter.

Skids:

He takes 2 damage.

Daisy:

OOC:   Oh dear!

Turn 5 Mythos Phase

As Daisy makes her way out of the hospital, a horrid black winged creature swoops down on her from above! Shrieking, she thrusts her amulet at it. A bright light flares, and when it is gone, so is the monster.

OOC,Discard Disc of Itzamna. Discard Hunting Nightgaunt. Boy am I glad I had that thing!

Turn 5 Investigation Phase

Action 1: Evade the Masked Hunter--Agility 4 vs. 2, Mythos token [dice]0[/dice] [-1] Success, Masked Hunter exhausted.

Action 2: Play Sneak Attack [spend 2 resources]--Masked Hunter [2/8]

Action 3: Move to Northside.

4 clues.

Action 4: gain 1 resource.

OOC:   I messed up. The shroud is too high at Northside for Burglary. Should've gone back to Rivertown.

He saw the leather jacket at first, and couldn't help but think: "How cool is that?"; then the curved blade and animal skull mask... The Masked Hunter stalked purposefully through the rain; Skids knew that he was no match against it. Skids pressed himself close to a wall, feeling terribly frightened. Breathing steady, shallow puffs, gripping the makeshift garrotte, a cheese wire, he waited for it to pass by.

He wiped bloody fingers upon his trouser leg as he looked around the train station. There were so many passengers that he groaned in despair: he'd never be able to burgle the place. Some careless person had left a parcel unattended; he picked it up, took a few steps away, and was quickly swallowed by the crowd.

OOC:   Oh yeah, I forgot about Obscuring Fog, I didn't mess up then. Remember, the Masked Hunter is in Easttown.

Spend 4 clues.

OOC:   Tut. Re. Skids move, I've just realised that Northside is NOT connected to Easttown. I'm inclined to let it go, what do you think?

Start of Turn 5.

Rivertown [Obscuring Fog] <-> Southside, Miskatonic U., Graveyard, Easttown.

Downtown <-> Northside, Easttown SKIDS.

St. Mary's DAISY <-> Miskatonic U., Southside [Locked Door, Acolyte with 2 doom].

Northside <-> Miskatonic U., Downtown.

OOC:   Daisy's cards coming...

Turn 5 Inveetigation Phase

Daisy makes her way through the darkened streets of Arkham to Rivertown, where she once again meets up with Skids. Together, they are able to compare notes and figure out the identity and location of another of the cultists.

OOC,Action 1: Spend 4 clues as a group to draw the top card of the Cultist deck. Action 2: Move to Miskatonic University (unlocking it). Action 3: Move to Rivertown Free Action: Activate Old Book of Lore to allow [b]Skids[/b] to search the top 3 cards of his deck and draw one, shuffling the others back in. I would have liked to play my Knife and have you spend your fourth action to reveal the Cultist. If you're willing to do that, then I'll play my Knife instead so that I don't have to discard a card needlessly. You can still guarantee getting 5 resources next turn so you can use a Dynamite Blast (you'll still have one, you'll gain one in Upkeep, and you can collect three more before using your fourth action for the Dynamite Blast next turn.

OOC:   Okay. Skids to ditch 1 resource but instead to spend action revealing Herman.

Skids:

Hard Knocks added to hand.

Turn 5 Upkeep Phase

Skids: and gain 1 resource. (I did shuffle my deck.)

Daisy: and gain 1 resource.

Start of Turn 6.

Rivertown [Obscuring Fog] SKIDS DAISY <-> Southside, Miskatonic U. [4 clues], Graveyard [Herman Collins], Easttown [Masked Hunter]

Downtown <-> Northside, Easttown

St. Mary's <-> Miskatonic U., Southside [Locked Door, Acolyte]

Northside <-> Miskatonic U., Downtown

OOC:   1 resource added to Skids.

Turn 6 Mythos Phase

Place 1 doom on the agenda [1/8].

Skids:

Revelation--Agility 4 vs. 4, Mythos token [dice]0[/dice] [-2] take 1 damage and 1 horror, move to Rivertown.



From the evening sky came the dreaded flap-flap-flap; Skids shuddered. He reached out to Daisy before being plucked into the air. "Miss Walker," he cried, resignation and despair in his voice.

Daisy:

OOC:   Where shall we place him? If Easttown I can throw dynamite, kill it and damage the Masked Hunter...

Place 1 doom on Wizard of the Order.

OOC:   Just realised, Wizard of the Order spawns at an empty location, so I propose Northside. Skids can kill it, and use Evidence Collection, in a few turns; he'll throw dynamite and move to Miskatonnic U. this turn, and then Backstab the Masked Hunter next turn. Daisy to go first. ?

Unlocked,[img]https://arkhamdb.com/bundles/cards/01133.jpg[/img]

OOC:   Er--Easttown is closer to the Graveyard than Miskatonic U., it'll catch Daisy... how about she moves to M. U. as well? Um--now I think that unless we move 2 locations away the Masked Hunter will catch us because 1 location away from Rivertown is also 1 location away from Easttown. Skids to stop in Rivertown, throw dynamite, but take a hit during the Enemy Phase.

Daisy to use Old Book.

Turn 6 Inveetigation Phase

Trembling with fright, Daisy carefully makes her way into the graveyard. She overcomes her terror and ventures into the gravedigger's shack. It is deserted other than for various tools of his trade.

"Well, well, well," said a man carrying a shovel as he entered the shack, filling the doorway. "You shouldn't be wandering around here," he said, his voice dripping with menace. "Something could happen to you."

"Please don't hurt me, Mr. Collins," she says. "I can offer you all sorts of secret knowledge and magical power..."

Collins seemed calmer now. "Well, now we're talking!" Once Daisy has shared what she knows, he smiles and steps out of her way, even giving her some gifts. "Thank you, that was truly fascinating. I really want to tell my cousin Barnabas about this - whenever he wakes up from his long slumber, that is."

OOC,Free Action: Activate Old Book of Lore to allow [b]Daisy[/b] to search the top 3 cards of her deck and draw one ([b]Daisy[/b]''s Tote Bag), shuffling the others back in. Action 1: Move to Graveryard (unlocking it). Will test (3 Will vs. 3 Difficulty) entering the Graveyard: [dice]0[/dice] Success! Action 2: Discard Scrying, Forbidden Knowledge, Knife, and Arcane Initiate. Parley with [b]Herman Collins[/b]. Add him to the victory display. Action 3: Play Emergency Cache. Gain 3 resources.

Turn 6 Investigation Phase



Action 1: gain 1 resource.

Action 2: gain 1 resource.

Action 3: Play Dynamite Blast. Masked Hunter at Easttown takes 3 damage [5/8].

Action 4: Move to Miskatonic U.

Turn 6 Enemy Phase

The Masked Hunter [5/8] moves to Rivertown.

Turn 6 Upkeep Phase

Skids: and gain 1 resource.

Daisy: and gain 1 resource.

Start of Turn 7.

Rivertown [Obscuring Fog, The Masked Hunter] <-> Southside, Miskatonic U. [4 clues] SKIDS, Graveyard [4 clues] DAISY, Easttown

Downtown <-> Northside, Easttown

St. Mary's <-> Miskatonic U., Southside [Locked Door, Acolyte]

Northside [Wizard of the Order] <-> Miskatonic U., Downtown

Turn 7 Mythos Phase

Place 1 doom on the agenda [2/8].

Skids: attached to Miskatonic U.

Daisy:



Place 1 doom on Wizard of the Order [2].

OOC:   Yep, sounds like a good plan.

Turn 7 Investigation Phase



Action 1: gain 1 resource.

Action 2: gain 1 resource.

Action 3: Move to Rivertown.

Action 4: Play Backstab.



Fight the Masked Hunter. Agility 4 +2[Unexpected Courage] +1[Hard Knocks] vs. 4, Mythos token [dice]0[/dice] [-1] 3 damage to Masked Hunter [8/8] defeated.

Could he do it, kill the Masked Hunter? Only horrible misfortune would stop Skids from doing it. As it played out, its despatch was straightforward, and Skids need not have worried at all. He removed the mask, and gazed upon the, quite ordinary, face; yes, that was the worst part...

Turn 7 Investigation Phase

Daisy consults the book she carries for more information.

OOC,Free Action: Activate Old Book of Lore to allow [b]Daisy[/b] to search the top 3 cards of her deck and draw one, shuffling the others back in.

OOC:   Resign? in our moment of triumph. I think that you over estimate their chances.

OOC:   Yeah, good thinking. Join with Skids at Rivertown. Next turn, Daisy to Activate Old Book on Skids (hoping for cards with Strength icons), and then Play Blinding Light on the Wizard; if Skids doesn't kill the Wizard he'll Resign.

Turn 7 Investigation Phase

Daisy searches the graveyard and finds some leads on one of the cultists. She finds a rosary, which she puts on before leaving the cemetery and meeting Skids.

OOC,[b]Daisy[/b] keeps Holy Rosary. Action 1: Investigate (Intellect 5 + 1[Magnifying Glass] + 1[Deduction] = 7 vs. 1 shroud): [dice]0[/dice] Success! 2 clues discovered. Action 2: Play Holy Rosary Action 3: Move to Rivertown

Turn 7 Upkeep Phase

Skids: and gain 1 resource.

Daisy: and gain 1 resource.



"Miss Walker--Daisy, may I call you Daisy?" He looked involuntarily at the trash dumpster where he'd thrown the Masked Hunter's corpse, "Four down, only two more of 'em to find. I wish that I had more resources... and you seem to have so much"--eyeing her tote bag. "I'll be better prepared next time, if there is another one for Skids O'Toole, that is."

Turn 7 Upkeep Phase

"Sure, Skids," says Daisy. "We've been through enough together, I guess. I wish Lita were here. She'd be able to help us. Let me see what I've got that might help." She looks through her bag.

OOC,I just hope we don't have nasties spawning on top of us. That .41 Derringer is a great start, it's just a shame you don't have a spare action to get enough resources and equip it. If you pull an Emergency Cache, take it. You can use it with your first action, get another resource with your second, move with your third, and throw the dynamite with your fourth for an automatic kill. Failing that, if you draw another Sneak Attack, that will do the job too after one of us evades it.

Turn 8 Mythos Phase

Place 1 doom on the agenda [3/8].

Skids:

Daisy:

Place 1 doom on Wizard of the Order [3].

OOC:   Hey! We have turn 9 for investigator actions as well. The second step of the Mythos Phase is to advance the agenda, but next turn and at this point doom will equal only 7...

Turn 8 Investigation Phase



Action 1: Evade the Hunting Nightgaunt. Agility 4 vs. 1...

OOC:   If I draw a -2 Skids will fail. He needs 1 more Agility, and Daisy has Blinding Light. Can Skids use it?

Turn 8 Investigation Phase

Daisy continues to rummage through her bag.

OOC,Free Action: Activate Old Book of Lore. [b]Skids[/b] searches the top three cards of his deck and draws one.

Skids chooses the .45.

Turn 8 Investigation Phase

Daisy flees north from the flapping horror overhead, only to run into a nasty-looking robed figure chanting and making arcane gestures. He sees her and rushes at her, but she makes a gesture of her own, and a flash of light explodes in his face and knocks him backwards!

OOC,Action 1: Move to Miskatonic University Action 2: Move to Northside Action 3: Play Blinding Light to Evade Wizard of the Order (Will 3 + 1[Holy Rosary] + 2[[b]Daisy[/b]'s Tote Bag] = 6 vs. 2 Agility): [dice]0[/dice] Success! 1 damage dealt to Wizard of the Order. You should hopefully be able to evade the Nightgaunt. If you draw a cultist token, you'll have to move twice to join me and then make a last desperate attack on the Wizard (or resign if you don't like the odds). Otherwise, you can move to Miskatonic U. and prepare for next turn by collecting resources and getting ready to play the .41 Derringer.

Turn 8 Investigation Phase



Action 1: Evade the Hunting Nightgaunt. Agility 4 +1[.45 Automatic] vs. 1, Mythos token [dice]0[/dice] [0]

Action 2 and 3: gain 1 resource.

Action 4: Play .41 Derringer.

Action 4: Move to Miskatonic U.

Turn 8, end of Investigation Phase

Rivertown [Obscuring Fog, Hunting Nightgaunt (Exhausted)] <-> Southside, Miskatonic U. [4 clues, Locked Door] SKIDS, Graveyard [2 clues], Easttown

Downtown <-> Northside, Easttown

St. Mary's <-> Miskatonic U., Southside [Locked Door, Acolyte]

Northside [4 clues, Wizard of the Order [1/2] +3 doom (Exhausted)] DAISY <-> Miskatonic U., Downtown

OOC:   Edited the game state above.

Turn 8 Upkeep Phase

Ready all exhausted cards.

Skids: and gain 1 resource.

Daisy: and gain 1 resource.

OOC:   A thought: Skids has Evidence Collection (1 clue for a kill), and there is the location ability as well (2 clues for 5 resources).

Turn 9 Mythos Phase

Place 1 doom on the agenda [4/8].

Advance agenda... [doom is 7/8].

OOC:   These cards are the last two. Next turn I'll need to reshuffle, I think there is a penalty due to an empty deck...

Skids: [1 doom]

OOC:   Where shall he go?

Daisy: Place 2 doom on Wizard [5].

Add 1 doom to Wizard [6].

OOC:   Good news, Acolyte spawns at an empty location. I choose St. Mary's.

Turn 9, end of the Mythos Phase

Rivertown [Obscuring Fog, Hunting Nightgaunt] <-> Southside, Miskatonic U. [4 clues, Locked Door] SKIDS, Graveyard [2 clues], Easttown

Downtown [Acolyte] <-> Northside, Easttown

St. Mary's <-> Miskatonic U., Southside [Locked Door, Acolyte]

Northside [4 clues, Wizard of the Order [1/2] +6 doom, DAISY <-> Miskatonic U., Downtown

Turn 9 Investigation Phase



Action 1: Play .41 Derringer (resource cost paid last turn).

Action 2: Move to Northside.

Action 3: spend 1 ammo: Fight, Strength 3 +2[.41 Derringer] +1[Physical Training] vs. 4, Mythos token [dice]0[/dice] [skull, doom on cultist, a whopping -6]--oh shit!

OOC:   Skids missed and shot Daisy, 1 damage, also the Wizard retaliated and dealt 1 damage to Skids.

Action 4: spend 1 ammo: Fight, Strength 3 +2[.41 Derringer] vs. 4, Mythos token [dice]1[/dice] [+1]. 2 damage dealt to the Wizard.



Play Evidence Collection [spend 1 resource], discover 1 clue.

OOC:   Placed Acolyte Downtown. Daisy can draw.

Turn 9 Investigation Phase

Daisy flees from the robed figure after the blinding flash of light, but the alley she runs into turns out to be a dead end. The wizard steps into the entrance, blocking her retreat, his hands crackling with lightning. "You have interfered for the last time!" he roared, raising his hands. "Now you die!"

"No!" cries Daisy, shrinking back against the wall at the rear of the alley. "Please..." Knowing that she is defenseless, she clenches her eyes shut and waits for the end.

Two shots ring out. Daisy feels something strike her in the shoulder and is slammed into the wall. Her eyes snap open, and she sees the cultist lying dead in the alley entrance. Behind her stands Skids with a smoking derringer in his hand. "Thank you," she says, slumping over. "You've saved my life." Then she clutches her shoulder to stop the bleeding. "Maybe you should practice your shooting some more before you try it again, though." She consults something in the book she carries, and suddenly it all clicks. "I think I know who one of the members of the cult is!"

OOC,Free Action 1: Activate Book of Old Lore. [b]Daisy[/b] keeps Working a Hunch. Fast Action: Play Working a Hunch. Discover one clue at Norrhside. Action 1: Spend 4 clues collectively to draw the top card of the cultist deck. I'll wait until I see what and where the Cultist is before doing my next two actions.

Skids rushed up to Daisy. He gently held her arm just beneath the shoulder wound.

"Miss Walker, please forgive me."

Turn 9 Investigation Phase

"Of course I forgive you," says Daisy, smiling. "I'll live, and I wouldn't have if you hadn't shown up when you did. Anyway, I just put all the pieces together and realized something. The owner of the Curiositie Shoppe told me that there's a woman named Victoria Devereux who is interested in a mysterious mask in his shop. It's right down the street, and she lives in this neighborhood too. The earlier information I learned at the graveyard connects her to the cult. I have some extra cash. I can go buy that mask right now." She hurries to the shop and purchases the mask, spending every last cent she has. Then she leads the way to Victoria's house and offers it to her if she will tell them what she knows.

OOC,Woohoo! :D That was the best possible outcome! I had been hoping there'd be a Cultist that could be taken care of by spending 5 resources, but to have her appear right on top of us is even better. I've got this, and we don't even have to worry about reshuffling the encounter deck. Action 2: Play Emergency Cache. 3 resources gained. Action 3: Parley with [b]Victoria Devereux[/b]. Spend 5 resources to add her to the victory display. There are now 6 unique Cultists in the victory display, so the Act advances.

Resolution 1: You've managed to obtain some useful information about the cult and its plans. You can only hope it's enough.

In your Campaign Log, under "Cultists We Interrogated," record the names of each unique Cultist enemy in the victory display.
In your Campaign Log, under "Cultists Who Got Away," record the name of each unique enemy still remaining in the Cultist deck or in play. If it is Agenda 1, record "The Masked Hunter" here as well.
If the Ghoul Priest is in the victory display, cross out "the Ghoul Priest is still alive" in your Campaign Log.
Each investigator earns experience equal to the Victory X value of each card in the victory display.

OOC:   Well played. I'll tot up the experience tomorrow.

Skids slumped against the alley wall and sunk down upon his haunches.

"Shoot! We've spent this awful night wiping up these slime balls, and two of 'em are not the kingpins we needed to find." He smiled wryly at Daisy, "And I shot my favourite librarian!"

OOC:   I'm inclined to quit this scenario... we've missed out on 2 xp. What do you think?

Turn 9 Enemy Phase

Hunting Nightgaunt moves to Miskatonic U.

Turn 9 Upkeep Phase

Skids: and gain 1 resource.

Daisy: and gain 1 resource.

Rivertown [Obscuring Fog] <-> Southside, Miskatonic U. [4 clues, Locked Door], Graveyard [2 clues], Easttown

Downtown [Acolyte] <-> Northside, Easttown

St. Mary's <-> Miskatonic U. [Hunting Nightgaunt], Southside [Locked Door, Acolyte]

Northside [2 clues] DAISY, SKIDS <-> Miskatonic U., Downtown

Turn 9 Mythos Phase

Place 1 doom on the agenda [5/8].

(1 doom on Acolyte Downtown and 1 doom on Acolyte Southside).

Skids:

Daisy:

OOC:   Ha ha!--worst possible draw.

"But... but, I just killed the Wizard!"

Turn 10 Investigation Phase



Action 1: Spend 1 ammo .41 Derringer Fight. Strength 3 +2[.41 Derringer] vs. 4, Chaos token [dice]0[/dice] [-4], missed!

OOC:   1 damage to Daisy.

Action 2: Evade Hunting Nightgaunt. Agility 4 vs. 1, Chaos token [dice]1[/dice] [skull -1], success.

Action 3: Move to Miskaytonic U.

Action 4: Evade Hunting Nightgaunt. Agility 4 vs. 1, Chaos token [dice]2[/dice] [0], success.

Skids' last bullet hit Daisy. He couldn't stomach another miss, and its tragic repercussion, so he dodged the faceless thing instead.

"Run!"

OOC:   Daisy has 3 Health remaining. Investigate twice and then Resign?

Turn 10 Investigation Phase

Daisy looks in horror as the robed figure rises from the dead and stands, chasing after her once more. "Die!" he screeches.

Daisy flees, searching for more leads as she does so, but a stray bullet and the man's blows nearly finish her. Giving up, she runs for her life.

OOC,That means I can't afford to use the book. Action 1: Investigate (Intellect 5 + 1[Magnifying Glass] = 6 vs. 3 Shroud): [dice]0[/dice] Success! 1 clue gained. Doom token placed on Wizard of the Order. 1 damage taken. Action 2: Investigate (Intellect 5 + 1[Magnifying Glass] = 6 vs. 3 Shroud): [dice]1[/dice] Automatic failure. 1 damage taken. Action 3: Resign

Ruth Turner 1, Herman Collins 1, Victoria Devereux 1, The Masked Hunter 2.

If no resolution was reached (each investigator resigned or was defeated): Read Resolution 1.

Resolution 1: You've managed to obtain some useful information about the cult and its plans. You can only hope it's enough.

In your Campaign Log, under "Cultists We Interrogated," record the names of each unique Cultist enemy in the victory display.
In your Campaign Log, under "Cultists Who Got Away," record the name of each unique enemy still remaining in the Cultist deck or in play. If it is Agenda 1, record "The Masked Hunter" here as well.
If the Ghoul Priest is in the victory display, cross out "the Ghoul Priest is still alive" in your Campaign Log.
Each investigator earns experience equal to the Victory X value of each card in the victory display.

Those who got away: Peter Warren and "Wolf-Man" Drew.

Hey. I want to take a good, long break from pbp. When I return I'll send you a PM to see if you feel like playing another scenario.

Okay, take care. I'll be ready to play another scenario whenever you are.