Rita's RttDL Solo Run #7: Where Doom Awaits

Opening Hand: Flashlight, Peter Sylvestre, Newspaper, Alter Fate, Naomi O'Bannion

I've invested in Charisma specifically because Naomi's in the deck and she even found her way into the opening hand. Naomi is an exceptionally powerful ally, but at the same time she's expensive and rarely gets to be used. I really wouldn't mind if she perhaps started the scenario as an additional card in an investigator's hand. Regardless, since we've got our investigation tools in hand our friend Peter has priority over Naomi.

#1

• PLAY Peter Sylvestre
• PLAY Newspaper
• RESOURCE
• Upkeep: draw "I'm done runnin'!", 3 resources.

#2

• Mythos: 1/12 doom, Avian Thrall
• EVADE (-2, exhaust & 1 damage to Avian Thrall)
• PLAY Flashlight
• INVESTIGATE with Flashlight (2 supplies left, -2, Newspaper, two Diverging Paths)
• Enemy: Avian Thrall readies
• Upkeep: draw Track Shoes, 2 resources.

#3

• Mythos: 2/12 doom, Lupine Thrall (at Sentinel Peak)
• EVADE (, exhaust & 1 damage to Avian Thrall)
• MOVE to Diverging Path (Slaughtered Woods)
• INVESTIGATE (-3)
• Enemy: Avian Thrall readies, Lupine Thrall hunts to Ascending Path
• Upkeep: draw "Look what I found!", 3 resources.

#4

• Mythos: 3/12 doom, Rites Howled (discard 3 cards)
• INVESTIGATE with Flashlight (1 supply left, -3, 1 clue)
• MOVE to Base of the Hill
• EVADE (, exhaust Avian Thrall, move to Diverging Path. Frozen Spring)
• Enemy: Avian Thrall readies, Lupine Thrall hunts to Base of the Hill
• Upkeep: draw Haunted, 4 resources.

#5

• Mythos: 4/12 doom, Rites Howled (discard 3 cards)
• Haunted
• INVESTIGATE with Flashlight (no supplies left, +1, 1 clue)
• advance The Path to the Hill to Ascending the Hill (v. III)
• Enemy: Avian Thrall hunts and attacks (1 horror to Peter Sylvestre, 1 damage), Lupine Thrall hunts and attacks (1 horror to Peter Sylvestre, 1 damage)
• Upkeep: draw Last Chance, 5 resources.

Rita's Boardstate: 7 health, 5 sanity, 5 resources, 0 clues

In Play: Peter Sylvestre (2 horror), Flashlight (no supplies), Newspaper

In Hand: Alter Fate, Naomi O'Bannion, "I'm done runnin'!", Track Shoes, "Look what I found!", Last Chance

The choice in the last round was between removing Haunted and evading more proactively. I've decided to accept the attacks there was no way to tell when Rita would get another opportunity to deal with that weakness. If, say, Hoods appeared right now she would be in serious trouble even with full health and Peter Sylvestre on hand to deal with horror.

#6

• Mythos: 5/12 doom, Oppressive Mists
• PLAY "I'm done runnin'!"
• EVADE (, defeat Avian Thrall)
• EVADE (, 2 damage to Lupine Thrall)
• EVADE (-2, defeat Lupine Thrall, move to Base of the Hill)
• Peter Sylvestre
• Upkeep: draw Psychosis, 6 resources.

#7

• Mythos: 6/12 doom, Beyond the Veil, Crazed Shoggoth (fizzles)
• Psychosis
• PLAY Naomi O'Bannion
• Peter Sylvestre
• Upkeep: draw Live and Learn, 2 resources.

#8

• Mythos: 7/12 doom, Resurgent Evils (1 doom)
• MOVE to Ascending Path
• INVESTIGATE (, Live and Learn, , , Newspaper, two Altered Paths)
• MOVE to Altered Path (Uprooted Woods, discard 5 cards)
• Upkeep: draw Cornered, 3 resources.

#9

• Mythos: 9/12 doom, Visions of Futures Past (, discard 4 cards)
• PLAY Track Shoes
• INVESTIGATE (, 1 clue)
• MOVE to Ascending Path
• Upkeep: draw Perception, 1 resource.

#10

• Mythos: 10/12 doom, Spaces Between
• MOVE to Altered Path (Dimensional Gap, Thrall)
• EVADE (-2, exhaust & 1 damage to Thrall)
• INVESTIGATE (commit Perception, , Naomi O'Bannion, -5)
• Enemy: Thrall readies
• Upkeep: draw Last Chance, 2 resources.

Rita's Boardstate: 7 health, 5 sanity, 2 resources, 1 clue

In Play: Peter Sylvestre, Naomi O'Bannion, Flashlight (no supplies), Newspaper, Track Shoes

In Hand: Alter Fate, "Look what I found!", 2x Last Chance, Cornered

Threat: Thrall (1 damage), Beyond the Veil (6 cards remaining)

Round 6 was sheer awesomeness. Rita's elder sign rarely gets to be utilized to such degree. That was 5 damage and two enemies downed. All the same, don't overlook round 8 with an exemplary use of Live and Learn to dodge the dreaded tentacle token. As of now we've got one looming issue, the timing of Alter Fate. Use it too early and the encounter deck might produce another Beyond the Veil, save it until the very last moment and the encounter deck might throw an unconditional discard effect at Rita, as already happened in rounds 4 and 5. Fortunatelly, Across Space and Time is already in the discard pile.

#11

• Mythos: 11/12 doom, Light of Aforgomon (attach to the agenda)
• EVADE (, defeat Thrall)
• PLAY Cornered
• INVESTIGATE (commit Last Chance, -3, Naomi O'Bannion, -1, 1 clue)
• Upkeep: draw Perception, 1 resource.

#12

• Mythos: 12/12 doom, Calling Forth the Old Ones advances to Beckoning for Power (discard Light of Aforgomon), Thrall (at Ascending Path)
• MOVE to Ascending Path ( Track Shoes, )
• FIGHT ( Cornered, discard Perception, 1 damage to Thrall)
• EVADE (-5, defeat Thrall)
• Upkeep: draw Hoods, 2 resources.

#13

• Mythos: 1/10 doom, Idle Hands
• EVADE (, exhaust Hoods, Hoods attack, 1 damage to Naomi O'Bannion, 1 horror to Peter Sylvestre)
• MOVE to Sentinel Peak
• advance Ascending the Hill (v. III) to The Gate Opens (spawn Seth Bishop with 1 damage)
• EVADE (commit Last Chance, -3, exhaust & 1 damage to Seth Bishop)
• Idle Hands (1 horror to Peter Sylvestre)
• Peter Sylvestre
• Enemy: Hoods ready, Seth Bishop readies
• Upkeep: draw Flashlight, 3 resources.

#14

• Mythos: 2/10 doom, Thrall (at Sentinel Peak)
• EVADE ( Cornered. discard Flashlight, , +1, defeat Seth Bishop)
• INVESTIGATE (Thrall attacks, 1 damage to Naomi O'Bannion, 1 horror to Peter Sylvestre, )
• INVESTIGATE (Thrall attacks, 1 horror to Naomi O'Bannion, 1 damage, 0, Newspaper, 2 clues)
• R1.

So many thralls! Still, with solid foundations Rita was able to slog through her opponents and jump into the portal. Yeah, she's no stranger to jumping into portals, is she?

Campaign Log:

Extracurricular Activity: The students were rescued. Professor Warren Rice was kidnapped. 3 XP (Vassal of the Lurker, Orne Library, Dormitories).

The House Always Wins: Naomi has Rita’s back. Dr. Francis Morgan was kidnapped. Rita rescued Dr. Henry Armitage. 4 XP (Servant of the Lurker, Art Gallery, VIP Area, Back Alley).

The Miskatonic Museum: Rita destroyed the Necronomicon. 4 XP (Nature Exhibit, Hall of the Dead, Restricted Hall, Medieval Exhibit).

The Essex County Express: Dr. Henry Armitage was kidnapped. Rita was delayed on her way to Dunwich. 1 XP (1 bonus XP).

Blood on the Altar: The ritual was completed. Dr. Henry Armitage, Zebulon Whateley, Professor Warren Rice, Dr. Francis Morgan & Earl Sawyer were sacrificed to Yog-Sothoth. 4 XP (The Hidden Chamber, 2 bonus XP).

Undimensioned and Unseen: Rita tried to warn the townsfolk and convince them to evacuate. No broods escaped into the wild. 2 XP (Charging Beast, Swelling Devourver).

Where Doom Awaits: Rita entered the gate. 3 XP (Seth Bishop, Sentinel Peak).