Opening Hand: Neither Rain nor Snow, .18 Derringer, Dr. Francis Morgan, Lucky!, "Look what I found!"
Kept: All
Replacements: None
Starting Location: Theatre
That’s a good start!
R1 (2D, 4H, 5$, 0C): 0/6 doom
-Encounter: None
- Play Dr. Francis Morgan [-3$]
- Play .18 Derringer [-2$]
- Move to Lobby: Lobby Doorways A & B enter play
-Draw Lucky! [+1$]
R2 (2D, 4H, 1$, 0C): 1/6 doom
-Encounter: Rotting Remains 3 vs. 3 ( is +1): pass
- Move to Lobby Doorway A - Box Office
- Move to Lobby
- Move to Lobby Doorway B - Lighting Box
-Draw "Look what I found!" [+1$]
R3 (2D, 4H, 2$, 0C): 2/6 doom
-Encounter: Swarm of Rats spawns and engages
- Fight Swarm of Rats 4 vs. 1 (-1): pass [+1D, defeated]
- exhaust Dr. Francis Morgan: draw Take Heart
- Move to Lobby
- Investigate, commit Take Heart 2 vs. 4 ( is -3): fail [draw Grisly Totem, Sharp Vision, +2$]
- Stella Clark: Take an additional action this turn
- Investigate, commit Sharp Vision 5 vs. 4 (+1): pass [+1C]
-Draw Atychiphobia [threatens] [+1$]
R4 (2D, 4H, 5$, 1C): 3/6 doom
-Encounter: Rotting Remains 3 vs. 3 ( is +1): pass
- Discard Atychiphobia
- Move to Balcony
-Draw Peter Sylvestre [+1$]
R5 (2D, 4H, 6$, 1C): 4/6 doom
-Encounter: Spirit's Torment attaches to Balcony
- Play Peter Sylvestre [-3$]
- Move to Lobby [1H Peter Sylvestre]
- Investigate 2 vs. 4 (0): fail, play "Look what I found!" [-2$, +1C from Lighting Box, +1C from Balcony, +2 Victory]
- Stella Clark: Take an additional action this turn
- Advance Act [-3C]: The Man in the Pallid Mask spawns at Backstage Doorway A
- Move to Theatre
-Peter Sylvestre heals 1H
-Draw Old Keyring [+1$]
R6 (2D, 4H, 2$, 0C): 5/6 doom
-Encounter: Black Stars Rise, commit Neither Rain nor Snow 5 vs. 4 (0): pass
- Move to Backstage: Backstage Doorways B & C enter play
- Move to Backstage Doorway A - Dressing Room (Holy crap a 4 shroud location with the Pallid Mask, going to have to regroup and come back)
- Move to Backstage
-Draw Sharp Vision [+1$] (even this won’t help as much since it isn’t a basic investigate, but every icon will help!)
R7 (2D, 4H, 3$, 0C): 6/6 doom
-Agenda advances: Royal Emissary spawns at Theatre
-Encounter: Spirit's Torment attaches to Backstage
- Move to Backstage Doorway B - Rehearsal Room [1H Peter Sylvestre]
- Play Old Keyring [-1$]
- Use Old Keyring: Investigate 2 vs. 0 ( is -3): pass [+1C, +1 Victory, -1X]
-Peter Sylvestre heals 1H
-Royal Emissary move to Backstage [1H Peter Sylvestre]
-Draw Perception [+1$]
R8 (1D, 5H, 3$, 0C): 1/6 doom
-Encounter: Poltergeist spawns and engages
- Evade Poltergeist 5 vs. 4 (0): pass [evaded]
- Move to Backstage, Royal Emissary is engaged
- Use .18 Derringer [-1X]: Fight Royal Emissary 6 vs. 4 (, heal 1D, heal 1H): fail [+1X]
- Stella Clark: Take an additional action this turn
- Use .18 Derringer [-1X]: Fight Royal Emissary 7 vs. 4 (-1): pass [+2D]
-Peter Sylvestre heals 1H
-Royal Emissary attacks [2D Dr. Francis Morgan]
-1H Peter Sylvestre
-Poltergeist readies
-Draw Resourceful [+1$]
R9 (1D, 3H, 4$, 1C): 2/6 doom
-Encounter: Whispers in Your Head (Anxiety) [added to hand] (That’s funny that you think I have any of those)
- Use .18 Derringer [-1X]: Fight Royal Emissary 6 vs. 4 (-1): pass [+2D, defeated, +2 Victory]
- exhaust Dr. Francis Morgan: draw Called by the Mists [threatens]
- Agenda reset, +3 doom
- Move to Dressing Room (Ok here we go!)
- Use The Man in the Pallid Mask: Investigate, commit Resourceful, Perception, "Look what I found!", Sharp Vision 8 vs. 6 [1D Dr. Francis Morgan] (+1): pass [draw Chainsaw, return Neither Rain nor Snow to hand from discard, advance Act: The Man in the Pallid Mask moved to Lobby, 1H on Theatre] (phew, was expecting the tentacles to show up there)
-Peter Sylvestre heals 1H
-Draw Resourceful [+1$]
-Fire spreads [1H on Lobby, 1H on Backstage]
R10 (1D, 3H, 5$, 1C): 4/6 doom
-Encounter: Fanatic spawns at Rehearsal Room (You can go keep the poltergeist company)
- Move to Backstage, commit Resourceful, Grisly Totem 7 vs. 3 (): fail [1D] (Fine, now my face is on fire)
- Stella Clark: Take an additional action this turn
- Move to Theatre [1H Peter Sylvestre], 5 vs. 3 (+1): pass
- Move to Lobby, 5 vs. 3 (-1): pass
- Use The Man in the Pallid Mask: Investigate, commit Neither Rain nor Snow 5 vs. 6 ( is -4, 1H Peter Sylvestre), play Lucky! x2 [draw Neither Rain nor Snow, .18 Derringer]: pass [defeated]
- exhaust Dr. Francis Morgan: draw Timeworn Brand
-Peter Sylvestre heals 1H
-Draw Winging It [+1$]
-Fire spreads [1H on Rehearsal Room (maybe that’ll kill the poltergeist), 1H on Balcony]
R11 (3D, 3H, 6$, 1C): 5/6 doom
-Encounter: Rotting Remains, commit Neither Rain nor Snow 7 vs. 3 (0): pass
- Use Lobby: Resign
-Advance Act: Resolution 2
Resolution 2:
-Stella chose not to go to the police
+1 doubt (Total: 1)
-Gain The Man in the Pallid Mask
+2 marks Chasing the Stranger (Total: 2)
5 experience (5 Victory)
I have never played through the doubt path of Carcosa, so I’m trying it out now!