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Pocket Portal

Hello. I have 2 questions about this asset:

Is the move of the mini-card an investigator's move? (For instance, can Ursula do a free investigate?) The second part (move to any revealed location) is explicitly a move.

What happen to ennemies engaged? They follow and stay engaged? They stay in previous location and obviously desengage?

Thanks!

1/29/23

Novark · 2

the first step isn't move, its just "place" ursula needs the word move for it to count. in absence of portal stating otherwise think enemies just stay engaged. — Zerogrim · 299 1/29/23

Crumbling Precipice

This review will probably never be seen by anyone, but in case it does, I want to point out how much this card is an example of why I love this game:

Test to not be afraid.
If you are afraid, test to not trip.
If you tripped, test to hold on and climb back up.
If you fail all 3 tests, you fall into the infinite depths... of Yoth.

It's just such a great way to blend gameplay and storytelling while also creating great tension (the is always around the corner).

1/29/23

Valentin1331 · 87625

I see the Willpower test more as the will not to look down — Nenananas · 273 1/29/23

I gotta say, this location is a serious auto-fail magnet — Zinjanthropus · 233 12/7/23

Just had my first playthroughs of TFA. — PvOt · 20 8/3/24

First turn. Winifred, play the red clock. Explore. Fail the brain test, no problem. Feet test add 2 skill cards to boost it to 7. Damn, the only -5 in the bag. No worries. I just use my Anything you can do, better and add an Opportunist. Chaosbag; tablet, tablet, autofail... Wow speechless... I even leave my fighter with clues from the tablet on a 4 shroud location. Shortest Arkham game ever. — PvOt · 20 8/3/24

Three autofails in a row. So aggreavating, I took a picture. — DrZaius3141 · 1 5/26/25

Ceremonial Sickle

A good starter weapon for off-mystic guardian investigators. It doesn't take a slot for Lilly Chen and its the ability to get a +2 on tap for a +1 dmg is great for Sister Mary, who struggles to push her fist to reasonable amount. Note that it doesn't have a supply or amno cost attached for a relatively cheap weapon (3r for one handed). The doom can be mitigated if you have another weapon (enchanted blade) or spell besides it in case of autofail on the first attempt to kill a 3hp enemy.

It can be a great pick for Diana as well, since it starts at a reasonable amount for skill tests (3+2) and can be further boosted with daring. In mid game, you will probably be capped in willpower and have some other boosts to complement it. Since it's an item and a weapon, it can also be tutored with back-pack and prepared for the worst, which can be another argument to go for it as those tutors also fetch for her mandatory signature.

1/29/23

mugu · 261

I think I like all these Doom cards best in Dexter since he can just discard them before they become a problem. — StyxTBeuford · 13074 6/3/23

I playtested this on Lily and I think it's really strong on her, too. I mostly came here to point out that it can handle 3 hp enemies very well (big attack + small attack). The Combo with Cat Mask is pretty sick since you get +2 on the first hit and +3 on the second every time. If you have vicious blow or strongarm stance you can also kill a 4 hp enemy and reset the doom. — Leilasaida · 10 5/21/24

Jacqueline Fine

For those interested in detailed probabilities, here is what I have computed, and the comparison with a default investigator. The bag I use is the following: [+1 (elder sign), +1, 0, 0, -1, -1, -1, -2, -2, -3, -3, -4, -4, AUTO_FAIL];

Result	Base prob%	Cum. Base prob%	Jacqueline prob%	Cum. Jacqueline prob%	Jacqueline diff%
2	0.00	0.00	0.27	0.27	+0.27
1	14.29	14.29	34.34	34.62	+20.33
0	14.29	28.57	24.18	58.79	+30.22
-1	21.43	50.00	20.33	79.12	+29.12
-2	14.29	64.29	7.42	86.54	+22.25
-3	14.29	78.57	4.95	91.48	+12.91
-4	14.29	92.86	3.02	94.51	+1.65
-5	0.00	92.86	2.75	97.25	+4.40
-6	0.00	92.86	1.37	98.63	+5.77
-7	0.00	92.86	1.10	99.73	+6.87
-8	0.00	92.86	0.27	100.00	+7.14
AUTO_FAIL	7.14	100.00	0.00	100.00	+0.00

The "cum. prob" is the probability to have a result higher or equal to the given value.

So Jacquelines offers a nice bonus probability on everything.

1/28/23

Climooo · 15

Awesome! Thanks for math-ing that out. — Lahsbee · 28 8/10/25

Research Notes

Conventional wisdom tells us that when we're in hole, first stop digging. But if you commit #Analysis to the Intellect test on #Research Notes, it's hard not to double down on a bad first (or second...) token pull by repeatedly using the reaction ability.

1/26/23

PJFrigate · 441