Diana Stanley - Solo Curse of the Rougarou

Spoiler Warning

Return to the Night of the Zealot solo (Standard difficulty):
Disclaimer: non-blind run - several decisions within the game as well as in deck-building is done with prior knowledge of the Campaign in mind.

Upgrades:
Steadfast losing effectiveness due to the 3 mental trauma, so dropped for Jewel of Aureolus.
Charisma needed.

Curse of the Rougarou (1XP):

Summary:
Attempting to become the werewolf is very, very difficult.
Took a couple of tries, but managed to pull it off with this setup.
Probably shouldn't use the Jewel of Aureolus in a solo game - not triggering it enough to justify the XP cost (and slot cost)

Game Begins: Put Four of Cups into play

• Turn 1:
  to Fauborg Marigny
  Play Recall the Future (RtF)
  Play Jewel of Aureolus (JoA)

• Turn 2:
  Encounter: Dragged Under (3 vs 3) RtF () (-2: fail)
  Play Shrivelling
  Play Recall the Future (RtF)
  to Audubon Park (2 damage) ignore (Deny Existence) Diana's Special (+1 resource; +1 card)

• Turn 3:
  Encounter: Cursed Swamp Dark Prophecy Diana's Special (+1 resource; +1 card) (4 vs 3) RtF () RtF (-2) (: success; exhaust RtF) JoA (+2 resources)
  Investigate (3 vs 3 shroud) RtF (-1) (0: success)
  Play Lita Chantler
  Play Twilight Blade

• Turn 4:
  Encounter: Ripples on the Surface (4 vs 3) RtF () RtF (-2) (+1: success)
  to Brackish Waters
  Advance Act (spawn The Rougarou, put Lady Esprit, Curse of the Rougarou into play)
  to Foul Swamp
  to Ritual Grounds
  Ritual Grounds: 1 horror, +1 card
  Curse of the Rougarou: 1 horror

• Turn 5:
  Encounter: On the Prowl (to Wilderness) surge Insatiable Bloodlust Ward of Protection Diana's Special (+1 resource; +1 card)
  Drawn to the Flame: draw Slime-Covered Dhole
  Shrivelling on Slime-Covered Dhole (7 vs 2) (0: success - kill Slime-Covered Dhole)
  Play Arcane Initiate
  Arcane Initiate: draw Ward of Protection
  Ritual Grounds: 1 horror, +1 card

• Turn 6: Advance Agenda (move The Rougarou to Wilderness)
  Encounter: Slime-Covered Dhole
  Shrivelling on Slime-Covered Dhole (7 vs 2) (-1: success - kill Slime-Covered Dhole)
  Arcane Initiate: Deny Existence
  to Overgrown Cairns
  Overgrown Cairns: Spend 2 resources - heal 2 horror

• Turn 7:
  Encounter: Bog Gator
  Shrivelling on Bog Gator (7 vs 2) (0: success - kill Bog Gator)
  to Foul Swamp
  Foul Swamp: 3 horror Ignore (Deny Existence) Diana's Special (+1 resource; +1 card) (9 vs 7) RtF () RtF (-3) (-2: success) found an ancient binding stone
  Arcane Initiate: -

• Turn 8:
  Encounter: Spectral Mist (attach to Brackish Waters)
  Arcane Initiate: Eldritch Inspiration
  Delve Too Deep (Swamp Leech)
  Shrivelling on Swamp Leech (8 vs 4) (+1: success - Kill Swamp Leech
  Play Shrivelling

• Turn 9:
  Encounter: Dragged Under (3 vs 3) (: success; return Deny Existence to hand)
  Exhaust Lady Esprit and deal her 1 horror: +2 resources
  Arcane Initiate: -
  Premonition (-1)
  to Brackish Waters
  Brackish Waters: discard 2 assets: (3 vs 4) RtF (-1) (-1: success) gain Fishing Net
  Curse of the Rougarou: 1 horror Ignore (Deny Existence Diana's Special (+1 resource; +1 card)

• Turn 10:
  Encounter: Cursed Swamp (6 vs 4) (0: success)
  Arcane Initiate: -
  to Forgotten Marsh
  to Twisted Underbrush
  Engage The Rougarou
  Curse of the Rougarou: 1 horror
  Enemy: The Rougarou 2 damage, 2 horror "I've had worse…" (cancel damage/horror, +4 resources) Diana's Special (+1 resource; +1 card)

• Turn 11:
  Encounter: Swamp Leech (spawn Brackish Waters)
  Arcane Initiate: -
  Evade The Rougarou commit Take the Initiative (6 vs 3) RtF (-4) (-3: success)
  Attach Fishing Net on The Rougarou
  Engage The Rougarou
  Shrivelling on The Rougarou (7 vs 3) (-3: success - 3 damage)
  The Rougarou moves to Overgrown Cairns

• Turn 12: Advance Agenda (move The Rougarou to Ritual Grounds)
  Encounter: Dark Young Host (spawn on Forgotten Marsh)
  Arcane Initiate: -
  Play Sixth Sense
  Sixth Sense (7 vs 3 shroud) (+1: success)
  Sixth Sense (7 vs 3 shroud) (: success) JoA (+2 resources)
  Curse of the Rougarou: 1 horror
  Agenda: add 1 doom

• Turn 13:
  Encounter: Ripples on the Surface (7 vs 3) (0: success)
  to Forgotten Marsh
  Shrivelling on Dark Young Host (9 vs 4) (-1: success - 3 damage)
  Shrivelling on Dark Young Host (9 vs 4) (-2: success - kill Dark Young Host and add to Victory Display)
  Agenda: add 1 doom

• Turn 14:
  Encounter: Beast of the Bayou Ward of Protection (Twilight Blade)
  Sixth Sense (6 vs 2 shroud) (: success; Investigate Foul Swamp instead) JoA (+1 card)
  Sixth Sense (6 vs 2 shroud) (-2: success)
  Sixth Sense (6 vs 2 shroud) (+1: success)
  Curse of the Rougarou: 1 horror
  Agenda: add 1 doom

• Turn 15:
  Encounter: Ripples on the Surface (6 vs 3) (-2: success)
  to Foul Swamp (-2 resources)
  to Ritual Grounds
  Engage Curse of the Rougarou

Scenario Ends ( R3 : 5VP )
the Rougarou escaped, and you embraced the curse