Opening Hand: Neither Rain nor Snow, Jessica Hyde, Drawing Thin, Meat Cleaver, Winging It
Kept: Neither Rain nor Snow, Jessica Hyde, Drawing Thin
Replacements: Granny Orne, Perception
Starting Location: Base of the Hill
Orne is a welcome sight and will help me the most at getting these locations out.
R1 (0D, 2H, 5$, 0C): 2/12 doom
-Encounter: None
- Play Granny Orne [-4$]
- Use Base of the Hill: Investigate 3 vs. 3 (-3): fail
- Stella Clark: Take an additional action this turn
- Use Base of the Hill: Investigate, commit Perception 5 vs. 3 (0): pass [Diverging Path A enters play]
- Move to Diverging Path A - Frozen Spring (I mean if I had to find this location, using my last action was a good time for it!)
-Conglomeration of Spheres moves to Base of the Hill (Let me just take a moment here and explain how much I hate the fact that I sped up rescuing people and now have to deal with this annoying thing that I have to spend multiple rounds punching to death, why multiple?...)
-Draw Peter Sylvestre [+1$]
R2 (0D, 2H, 2$, 0C): 3/12 doom
-Encounter: Vortex of Time [no effect]
- Play Drawing Thin
- Investigate, exhaust Drawing Thin [+2$] 3 vs. 5 (-2): fail
- Stella Clark: Take an additional action this turn
- Play Peter Sylvestre [-3$]
- Draw Old Keyring
-Conglomeration of Spheres moves to Frozen Spring, engages, attacks [1H Peter Sylvestre, 1D]
-Draw Resourceful [+1$]
R3 (1D, 2H, 2$, 0C): 4/12 doom
-Encounter: Servant of the Lurker spawns and engages (…because now I have to spend one action each turn keeping this thing away from me, meaning it will take me at least 3 rounds to kill the spheres)
- Evade Servant of the Lurker, exhaust Drawing Thin [draw Sharp Vision] 5 vs. 4 ( is +1): pass [evaded]
- Fight Conglomeration of Spheres 3 vs. 1 (0): pass [+1D]
- Fight Conglomeration of Spheres 3 vs. 1 (-1): pass [+1D]
-Peter Sylvestre heals 1H
-Conglomeration of Spheres attacks [1H Peter Sylvestre, 1D]
-Servant of the Lurker readies and engages
-Draw Earl Sawyer [+1$]
R4 (2D, 2H, 3$, 0C): 5/12 doom
-Encounter: Dissonant Voices [threatens] (Right, because I have time to try and play anything right now)
- Evade Servant of the Lurker, exhaust Drawing Thin [+2$] 5 vs. 4 (0): pass [evaded]
- Fight Conglomeration of Spheres 3 vs. 1 (-3), exhaust Granny Orne: pass [+1D]
- Fight Conglomeration of Spheres 3 vs. 1 (+1): pass [+1D]
-Peter Sylvestre heals 1H
-Conglomeration of Spheres attacks [1H Peter Sylvestre, 1D]
-Servant of the Lurker readies and engages
-Draw Old Keyring [+1$]
-Discard Dissonant Voices
R5 (3D, 2H, 6$, 1C): 6/12 doom
-Encounter: Thrall spawns and engages (It’s a party at the Frozen Spring, everyone come join!)
- Evade Servant of the Lurker, exhaust Drawing Thin [draw .18 Derringer (So very late…)] 5 vs. 4 ( is -2), exhaust Granny Orne: pass [evaded]
- Fight Conglomeration of Spheres 3 vs. 1 (+1): pass [+1D]
- Fight Conglomeration of Spheres 3 vs. 1 (0): pass [+1D, defeated] (Finally done with that nonsense)
-Peter Sylvestre heals 1H
-Thrall attacks [1H Peter Sylvestre, 1D]
-Servant of the Lurker readies and engages
-Draw Live and Learn, discard Old Keyring, Earl Sawyer [+1$]
R6 (4D, 2H, 7$, 0C): 7/12 doom
-Encounter: Crazed Shoggoth [discarded]
- Evade Servant of the Lurker 5 vs. 2 (-1): pass [evaded]
- Evade Thrall 5 vs. 2 (-1): pass [evaded]
- Move to Base of the Hill
-Peter Sylvestre heals 1H
-Servant of the Lurker, Thrall ready
-Draw Resourceful, discard Sharp Vision [+1$]
R7 (4D, 2H, 8$, 0C): 8/12 doom
-Encounter: Obscuring Fog attached to Base of the Hill (because I wasn’t already delayed enough with other nonsense, now it’s more annoying to get out the second location I need)
- Use Base of the Hill: Investigate 3 vs. 5 ( is -1): fail, Stella Clark: Take an additional action this turn, play Live and Learn, commit Neither Rain nor Snow, Resourceful 9 vs. 5 ( is -2): pass [Divergent Path B enters play, Obscuring Fog discarded, return Old Keyring to hand from discard]
- Play Jessica Hyde [-3$]
- Play .18 Derringer [-2$]
- Move to Diverging Path B - Slaughtered Woods [2H Peter Sylvestre]
-Jessica Hyde heals 1D, Peter Sylvestre heals 1H
-Servant of the Lurker moves to Base of the Hill
-Draw Lucky! [+1$]
R8 (4D, 2H, 4$, 0C): 9/12 doom
-Encounter: Rites Howled [discard Winging It, Bandolier, .18 Derringer from deck]
- Play Old Keyring [-1$]
- Use Old Keyring: Investigate, exhaust Drawing Thin [draw Unspeakable Oath (Cowardice)] 3 vs. 2 (0): pass [+1C, -1X]
- Gain a resource [+1$]
-Jessica Hyde heals 1D, Peter Sylvestre heals 1H
-Servant of the Lurker moves to Slaughtered Woods, engages, attacks [2D Jessica Hyde, 2H Peter Sylvestre]
-Draw Meat Cleaver [+1$]
R9 (4D, 2H, 6$, 1C): 10/12 doom
-Encounter: Crypt Chill, exhaust Drawing Thin [+2$] 5 vs. 6 ( is -1): fail [discard Drawing Thin] (Finally a bit more stabilized with cards and money, so I figured I could get rid of it and turn it into a free action)
- Stella Clark: Take an additional action this turn
- Use .18 Derringer [-1X]: Fight Servant of the Lurker 6 vs. 4 ( is -2): pass (+2D)
- Use .18 Derringer [-1X]: Fight Servant of the Lurker 6 vs. 4 (0): pass (+2D)
- Use .18 Derringer [-1X]: Fight Servant of the Lurker 6 vs. 4 (0): pass (+2D, defeated, +1 Victory)
- Move to Base of the Hill
-Jessica Hyde heals 1D, Peter Sylvestre heals 1H
-Draw Neither Rain nor Snow [+1$]
Ok, finally everything that needs to die is gone, can we make forward progress now please?
R10 (4D, 2H, 9$, 1C): 11/12 doom
-Encounter: Visions of Futures Past 5 vs. 5 (-2): fail [discard Neither Rain nor Snow, Perception from deck]
- Stella Clark: Take an additional action this turn
- Move to Frozen Spring, Thrall engages
- Evade Thrall 5 vs. 3 ( is +1): pass [evaded]
- Use Old Keyring: Investigate 3 vs. 1 (0): pass [+1C, -1X, discarded], advance act: reveal Ascending Path
- Move to Base of the Hill
-Jessica Hyde heals 1D, Peter Sylvestre heals 1H
-Thrall readies
-Draw Called by the Mists [threatens] [+1$]
R11 (4D, 2H, 10$, 0C): 12/12 doom
-Agenda advances: encounters reshuffled
-Encounter: Crazed Shoggoth [discarded]
- Move to Ascending Path
- Play Old Keyring [-1$]
- Use Ascending Path: Investigate 3 vs. 3 (): fail
- Stella Clark: Take an additional action this turn
- Use Ascending Path: Investigate 3 vs. 3 ( is +1): pass [Altered Path A enters play]
-Draw Winging It [+1$]
R12 (4D, 2H, 11$, 0C): 1/10 doom
-Encounter: Thrall spawns at Frozen Spring (Good, go join your friend, he was getting lonely)
- Use Ascending Path: Investigate 3 vs. 3 (+1): pass [Altered Path B enters play]
- Move to Altered Path A - Uprooted Woods
- Use Old Keyring: Investigate 3 vs. 0 (-1): pass [+1C, -1X]
-Draw Take Heart [+1$]
R13 (4D, 2H, 12$, 1C): 2/10 doom
-Encounter: Rotting Remains 5 vs. 3 ( is -3): fail [1H Peter Sylvestre]
- Stella Clark: Take an additional action this turn
- Move to Ascending Path
- Play Meat Cleaver [-3$, discard .18 Derringer]
- Move to Altered Path B - Lost Memories [1H Peter Sylvestre]
- Use Old Keyring: Investigate 3 vs. 0 ( is -4): pass [+1C, -1X, discarded]
-Peter Sylvestre heals 1H
-Draw Rabbit's Foot [+1$]
R14 (4D, 2H, 10$, 2C): 3/10 doom
-Encounter: Devotee of the Key spawns at Base of the Hill
- Move to Ascending Path
- Draw Rabbit's Foot
- Play Rabbit's Foot [-1$]
-Peter Sylvestre heals 1H
-Devotee of the Key moves to Ascending Path, engages
-Draw Track Shoes, discard Winging It [+1$]
R15 (4D, 2H, 10$, 2C): 4/10 doom
-Encounter: Visions of Futures Past 5 vs. 5 (-2): fail [discard Drawing Thin, Take Heart from deck]
- Exhaust Rabbit's Foot: draw Granny Orne
- Stella Clark: Take an additional action this turn
- Evade Devotee of the Key, commit Track Shoes 6 vs. 3 (-3): pass [evaded]
- Use Unspeakable Oath (Cowardice): Evade Devotee of the Key, commit Resourceful 6 vs. 3 (-3): pass [discard Unspeakable Oath (Cowardice), draw Neither Rain nor Snow from discard]
- Use Meat Cleaver: Fight Devotee of the Key 5 vs. 3 ( is +1): pass [+1D]
- Use Meat Cleaver [1H Peter Sylvestre]: Fight Devotee of the Key, commit Rabbit's Foot 6 vs. 3 ( is -4), exhaust Granny Orne: pass [+2D, defeated, heal 1H]
-Peter Sylvestre heals 1H
-Draw Grisly Totem [+1$]
R16 (4D, 1H, 11$, 2C): 5/10 doom
-Encounter: Ancient Evils [+1 doom]
- Move to Sentinel Peak [-2C]
-Advance act: Seth Bishop spawns with 1D, engages
- Use Meat Cleaver [1H Peter Sylvestre]: Fight Seth Bishop, commit Neither Rain nor Snow 8 vs. 5 [1D Jessica Hyde] (): fail (Oh so that’s how it’s gonna go down on the last turn), Exhaust Rabbit's Foot: draw Lucky!, Stella Clark: Take an additional action this turn, play Live and Learn, commit Neither Rain nor Snow 8 vs. 5 [1D Jessica Hyde] (0): pass [+2D, defeated, +1 Victory, heal 1H]
- Play Winging It from discard [-1$]: Investigate 3 vs. 3 ( is -1), exhaust Granny Orne: pass [+2C, +2 Victory, Winging It reshuffled]
- Advance act: Resolution 1
Resolution 1:
-Stella entered the gate
4 experience (4 Victory)
That was a wild ride, wasn’t sure I was ever going to get through all the enemies on me early game, but the easy token bag was forgiving.