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It’s so dark! Without Torches Ursula has two less cards in her opening hand, but that problem is mitigated by double Studious. We’ve managed to navigate the entire campaign so far without trauma and Ursula’s deck is decently upgraded, so we should be able to succeed in spite of Alejandro and his cultists. However, if it comes to it, Ursula will find it more difficult to surrender to the Yithians, because Pnakotus is going to be hidden among more numerous locations and the exploration deck itself is going to be constantly refilled with encounters. We’ll see. Still, I get the feeling that the further into the campaign the less impactful the Return variant becomes. It’s not a bad thing, because the final two scenarios needed the fewest improvements.
Supplies: Binoculars, Blanket, Canteen, Chalk, Compass, Key of Eztli, Map, Medicine, Mysterious Specter, Rope
Pre-Mulligan Hand: Dream Diary, Crystalline Elder Sign, Perception, Burning the Midnight Oil, Perception
Opening Hand: Dream Diary, Crystalline Elder Sign, Inquiring Mind, Inquiring Mind, Burning the Midnight Oil
#1
- PLAY Dream Diary
- PLAY Crystalline Elder Sign (seal +1)
- EXPLORE to Great Hall of Celeano ( Burning the Midnight Oil, 2 resources, 0, 1 clue)
- Upkeep: draw Crack the Case, 3 resources total.
#2
- Mythos: 1/6 doom, Tindalos Alpha
- Dream Diary
- EVADE (commit Essence of the Dream, , exhaust Tindalos Alpha)
- INVESTIGATE (+1, 1 clue)
- advance act (1A→2A)
- MOVE to Nexus of N'kai (1 horror, INVESTIGATE, )
- Upkeep: draw Crack the Case, 4 resources total, discard Tindalos Alpha.
#3
- Mythos: 2/6 doom, Merging Timelines
- Dream Diary
- EXPLORE to City of the Unseen ( INVESTIGATE, commit Essence of the Dream, -1, 1 clue)
- MOVE to Nexus of N'kai
- EXPLORE to A Pocket in Time
- advance act (2A→3A)
- Upkeep: draw Shortcut, 5 resource total.
Ursula’s already at the Pocket! Excellent. No allies so far, so it’s entirely possible our wayfarer is going to finish the scenario alone. Could it be the friends she made along the way were lost in the dark? So far we can confirm the fate of Dr. Maleson, as both his copies discarded to Merging Timelines alongside Pathfinder. Hmmm… perhaps confirm is too optimistic. But we can at least speculate that Maleson had in fact never joined our adventure and is still working on his time machine back in Arkham. Yup, his “something big” is definitely a time machine.
Board State Reminder: 7 health, 6 sanity, 5 resources, 1 clue
In Play: Dream Diary, Crystalline Elder Sign
In Hand: 2× Inquiring Mind, 2× Crack the Case, Shortcut
#4
- Mythos: 3/6 doom, Temporal Devourer (at A Pocket in Time, 1 doom)
- Dream Diary
- EVADE (commit Essence of the Dream, -1, exhaust Temporal Devourer)
- EXPLORE to Atlantis ( INVESTIGATE, , 1 clue)
- The Yithian Relic (draw Relic of Ages)
- Enemy: Temporal Devourer readies
- Upkeep: draw Jake Williams, 6 resources total.
#5
- Mythos: 5/6 doom, Words of Power
- Dream Diary
- INVESTIGATE (commit Inquiring Mind, -2, 1 clue)
- Crack the Case (3 resources)
- PLAY Relic of Ages
- advance act (3A→4A, Alejandro Vela at A Pocket in Time)
- Mend the Shatter (commit Essence of the Dream, , attach Atlantis, move to A Pocket in Time, move to Nexus of N'kai)
- Shortcut
- Enemy: Temporal Devourer attacks (1 damage & 1 horror), Alejandro Vela attacks (1 damage & 2 horror)
- Upkeep: draw Call of the Unknown, 7 resources total.
#6
- Mythos: 6/6 doom, advance agenda (1A→2A, Formless Spawn at Nexus of N'kai, 1 vengeance), Brotherhood Acolyte (at Nexus of N'kai, 1 doom)
- × Call of the Unknown at A Pocket in Time
- Dream Diary
- EVADE (commit Essence of the Dream, -2, exhaust Alejandro Vela)
- EVADE (commit Inquiring Mind, +1, exhaust Temporal Devourer)
- Shortcut to A Pocket in Time
- EXPLORE to Valusia ( INVESTIGATE, commit Crack the Case, -3)
- × Call of the Unknown (2 horror, shuffle)
- Enemy: Temporal Devourer & Alejandro Vela ready
- Upkeep: draw Ichtaca, 8 resources total.
That Elder Sign in round #5 is decisive! Notice that combined with Shortcut it provides Ursula with two additional turns free of Temporal Devourer and Alejandro Vela. I want to squeeze as much value as I can out of those turns and because of that I took the attacks and the weakness directly on Ursula’s chin. Once again she’s at her last point of sanity. Thankfully, the exploration deck cooperates to hitherto unseen extent. We’ve had five successful explorations with not one encounter card. So, at the moment Ursula doesn’t need to explore anymore. She’s two clues and one mending away from the finish line.
Board State Reminder: 5 health, 1 sanity, 8 resources, 3 clues
In Play: Dream Diary, Crystalline Elder Sign (+1), Relic of Ages (with Atlantis)
In Hand: Jake Williams, Ichtaca
Threat: Words of Power
#7
- Mythos: 2/7 doom, Tindalos Alpha
- Dream Diary
- EVADE (commit Essence of the Dream, -2, exhaust Tindalos Alpha)
- Valusia
- INVESTIGATE (+1, 1 clue)
- Enemy: Temporal Devourer & Alejandro Vela hunt to A Pocket in Time (1 doom)
- Upkeep: draw Eureka!, 9 resources total, discard Tindalos Alpha.
#8
- Mythos: 4/7 doom, Wracked by Time (commit Eureka!, 0, draw Deduction)
- Dream Diary
- INVESTIGATE (, 1 clue)
- Mend the Shatter (commit Ichtaca & Jake Williams, , attach Valusia, move to A Pocket in Time)
- R1.
Wooo! The timeline is saved. No further comments are needed, expect for me thanking everyone for following Ursula’s Expedition Journal. Thanks!
Campaign Log:
The Untamed Wilds: Ursula interpreted the dreams. Ursula cleared a path to the Eztli ruins. Ursula earned Ichtaca’s trust. Alejandro chose to remain at camp. 8 XP, 1 Physical Trauma, Yig’s Fury: 1.
The Doom of Eztli: Ursula recovered the Relic of Ages. The Harbinger is still alive (0). Ursula gave custody of the relic to Harlan Earnstone. Alejandro is continuing his research on his own. 4 XP, Yig’s Fury: 4.
Threads of Fate: Ursula found the missing relic. Ursula rescued Alejandro. Ursula forged a bond with Ichtaca. Ursula recruited the help of another expedition. The Harbinger is still alive (1). 6 XP, Trauma Healed, Yig’s Fury: 4.
The Boundary Beyond: 4 paths are known to Ursula. The Harbinger is still alive (3). Ichtaca has confidence in Ursula. Ursula mapped the way forward. Ichtaca's faith is restored. 4 XP, Yig’s Fury: 4.
Heart of the Elders: The jungle watches. The Harbinger is still alive (3). 9 XP, Yig’s Fury: 7.
The City of Archives: Ursula resisted captivity. The process was successful. Alejandro is set against Ursula. 7 XP, Yig’s Fury: 7.
The Depths of Yoth: The Nexus is near. The Harbinger is still alive (3). The braziers remain unlit. 5 XP, Yig’s Fury: 9.
Shattered Aeons: Ursula mended the tear in the fabric of time. The investigators saved the civilization of the Serpents. 6 XP, 2 Psychical Trauma, 2 Mental Trauma.