0-1A: GHOSTS OF THE DEEP (Inactive)

Game Master Hawkmoon269

Turn 15
Blessing: Blessing of Gorum
15/15
Vika

Only updating the changed location...

Sea Caves
At This Location: At the start of your turn, succeed at a Constitution or Fortitude 6 check or bury a card.
When Closing: Summon and defeat a random monster that has the Aquatic trait.
When Permanently Closed: No effect.
M:0 Ba:0 W:1 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:0 Al:0 Bl:1 ?:0
Located here: Koren, Ezren, Jirelle

I remain at my location and explore.

Buried in the sand I find a Tot Flask:

Entering all of this is soooo much easier on a computer vs the iPad

I don't really need this, but I could use it for a deck upgrade, so I'll roll at least:

Flask Findin': 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

I dust the Flask off and add it to my gear.

Can I use the Flask even though I know I don't have a Liquid Trait item?

If I can use the flask:

Search, find nothing, and attempt a recharge:
Tot'al Recall(Craft 9): 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

And end my turn with a drawn card.

OR if I can't:
I simply discard the Tot flask and end my turn with a drawn card.

Usage of the Flask is moot, though I'd like to know the answer either way.

Hand: Greatclub, Chain Mail, Chain Mail, Signal Whistle

Deck: 8 Discard: 5 Buried: 0
Note: Riptide Cove.

Usage of the Flask is moot, though I'd like to know the answer either way.

This seems to indicate you can't.

Vika, Bellicose Blacksmith wrote:

Usage of the Flask is moot, though I'd like to know the answer either way.

This seems to indicate you can't.

Thanks Hawk. Your ability to find relevant posts is a-maz-ing. I think Troymk1 is waiting on the next turn update, because he/she is otherwise active.

Thanks Hawk. Your ability to find relevant posts is a-maz-ing. I think Troymk1 is waiting on the next turn update, because he/she is otherwise active.

It's actually Ezren's turn at the Sea Caves with a weapon and a blessing left in some order.

It's actually Ezren's turn at the Sea Caves with a weapon and a blessing left in some order.

I have seen a vision in my dreams! and it was false!

So yeah, I have no idea what I'm talking about.

Okay, Ill explore.
Oh, Con check first.
Bury?: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Burying LT.
Exploring:
Falcata +1. no chance to succeed. Anybody want me to use my robes to try to get it?

It would be a nice deck upgrade for Koren or I, but since this effectively a one-shot scenario, its probably not worth it.
Cast it aside, Wizard!

You've got Blessing of Gozreh for your turn right now.

It would be a nice deck upgrade for Koren or I, but since this effectively a one-shot scenario, its probably not worth it.

Cast it aside, Wizard!

I don't really mind if you go for it or not, but are we sure that this is truly a one-shot thing? I'm enjoying this and would love to keep doing play-by-posts of the OP scenarios.

Let Hawk decide once we finish.

I'm willing to continue to running more. Maybe not immediately after this one ends, but eventually.

But, also remember, I think you can take these characters to a physical organized play and continue them.

I let it go and end my turn.

Hand: FMx2, MW, Codex, Arcane Robes, Sling
Discard: 1 Bury: 1

Next turn, coming up....

Jirelle, if you want to take off, I can handle the Blessing and then the Aquatic Monster to close the location.

Turn 17
Blessing: Blessing of the Gods
17/13
Jirelle

Fog Bank
At This Location: After you play a card or use a power that examines cards in this location deck, shuffle it.
When Closing: Recharge your hand, which must contain at least 1 card.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, draw the same number of cards you recharged when closing.
M:0 Ba:0 W:0 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:0 Al:0 Bl:0 ?:0
Closed

Raker Shoals
At This Location: At the start of your turn, your ship is dealt 1 Structural damage.
When Closing: Your ship is dealt 4 Structural damage. If your ship is wrecked, the location is not closed.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, discard a card.
M:0 Ba:3 W:1 Sp:1 Ar:1 I:1 Al:0 Bl:2 ?:1

Scar Bay
At This Location: All non-villain monsters gain the Undead trait and are immune to the Mental and Poison traits.
When Closing: Succeed at a Wisdom or Divine 8 check.
When Permanently Closed: Before closing, you are dealt Combat damage equal to the number of monsters remaining in the location deck.
M:5 Ba:2 W:0 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:2 Al:1 Bl:0 ?:1

Rocky Cliff
At This Location: At the start of your turn, you may examine the top card of this location deck; if it is a boon, put it on the bottom of the deck.
When Closing: Banish a boon.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, you may examine the top card of any location deck; if it's a non-henchman, non-villain monster, banish it.
M:0 Ba:1 W:1 Sp:1 Ar:1 I:0 Al:0 Bl:0 ?:1
Arron Ivy

Riptide Cove
At This Location: If you would succeed at a check to acquire a boon, reroll the dice; the boon is acquired based solely on the results of the second die roll.
When Closing: Summon and defeat the henchman Riptide Grindylow.
When Permanently Closed: Before closing, set aside any boons from this location deck. On closing, shuffle them back into this location deck.
M:1 Ba:0 W:0 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:0 Al:1 Bl:0 ?:1
Located here: Vika

Sea Caves
At This Location: At the start of your turn, succeed at a Constitution or Fortitude 6 check or bury a card.
When Closing: Summon and defeat a random monster that has the Aquatic trait.
When Permanently Closed: No effect.
M:0 Ba:0 W:0 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:0 Al:0 Bl:1 ?:0
Located here: Koren, Ezren, Jirelle

I see it thus Shipmates

The Fog Bank is closed to the enemy, and the Sea Caves and Riptide Cove soon will be.

If we wish to drive him to Raker Shoals, I will need to head to Scar Bay and begin whittling down the banes there.

However I will need Koren's help to eradicate this place of evil, as your wisdom of these Undead things is beyond my ken. When I set sail there Koren, will you join me?

Do we need to drive him to the Raker Shoals? 4 Damage to the ship is only 3 due to your amazing ship-commanding power and that can be done by all of us taking some damage instead of the ship. If I stand guard at Scar Bay, armed with Blessings, I should be able to keep him out of that place of evil.

However, I will go where I am needed. With those haunts surrounding you, are you thinking of taking on whatever Aquatic foe we find here? Or do you want me to follow you to Scar Bay after I've defeated the foe?

I agree. How about this then m'laddies

I move all three of us to Raker SHoals so you don't suffer the start of turn effects at the Sea Caves.

Koren moves to Scar Bay then after we close a location, one of the free characters can attack the Villain directly?

To save time I will say I am taking all three, but if you wish to veto your move just speak up

Sailing off to the Raker Shoals

First I encounter Pirate Hunting! What ship is on the horizon?

I agree. How about this then m'laddies

I move all three of us to Raker SHoals so you don't suffer the start of turn effects at the Sea Caves.

Koren moves to Scar Bay then after we close a location, one of the free characters can attack the Villain directly?

To save time I will say I am taking all three, but if you wish to veto your move just speak up

That makes even more sense! But you have to do the Sea Caves start of turn effect before moving right?

Sea Caves Start of Turn: 1d6 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 - 2 = 6

Did you doubt me?

Did you doubt me?

Never, mon capitaine!

Sounds good to me.

Here is your random ship:

Wormwood
Ship B

Traits
Class 5

Check
Dexterity
Acrobatics
9
OR
Wisdom
Survival
7

When Encountered
The difficulty of your check to defeat the Wormwood is increased by twice the adventure deck number, if any.
When Commanding
You may discard a card from the blessings deck to add 1d12 to your check to defeat a bane or a ship.

Difficult, but skill wise, right up Jirelle's alley.

All hands on Deck!

Let's board this barnacled beauty and take her as our own (or sink her depending on mood)

I will throw in My BotG

Survival check versus the Wormwood: 2d8 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (8, 7) + 3 - 2 = 16

She is ours and there is plunder to be had!

I will stop there and again, If anyone is desperate for help against a barrier My Abadar is available

Hawk, I'm going to need to know the random Aquatic monster that I'll face at the Sea Caves to close it.

Hand: Rapier, Leather Armor, Amulet of Life, Burglar, Abadar

(Displayed: )
Deck: 7 Discard: 3 Buried: 0
Note: Location = Raker Shoals , Pirate Shade Haunt x2 Abadar available

Turn 18
Blessing: Blessing of Gozreh
18/12
Koren

Fog Bank
At This Location: After you play a card or use a power that examines cards in this location deck, shuffle it.
When Closing: Recharge your hand, which must contain at least 1 card.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, draw the same number of cards you recharged when closing.
M:0 Ba:0 W:0 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:0 Al:0 Bl:0 ?:0
Closed

Raker Shoals
At This Location: At the start of your turn, your ship is dealt 1 Structural damage.
When Closing: Your ship is dealt 4 Structural damage. If your ship is wrecked, the location is not closed.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, discard a card.
M:0 Ba:2 W:1 Sp:1 Ar:1 I:1 Al:0 Bl:2 ?:1
Located here: Jirelle, Koren, Ezren

Scar Bay
At This Location: All non-villain monsters gain the Undead trait and are immune to the Mental and Poison traits.
When Closing: Succeed at a Wisdom or Divine 8 check.
When Permanently Closed: Before closing, you are dealt Combat damage equal to the number of monsters remaining in the location deck.
M:5 Ba:2 W:0 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:2 Al:1 Bl:0 ?:1

Rocky Cliff
At This Location: At the start of your turn, you may examine the top card of this location deck; if it is a boon, put it on the bottom of the deck.
When Closing: Banish a boon.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, you may examine the top card of any location deck; if it's a non-henchman, non-villain monster, banish it.
M:0 Ba:1 W:1 Sp:1 Ar:1 I:0 Al:0 Bl:0 ?:1
Arron Ivy

Riptide Cove
At This Location: If you would succeed at a check to acquire a boon, reroll the dice; the boon is acquired based solely on the results of the second die roll.
When Closing: Summon and defeat the henchman Riptide Grindylow.
When Permanently Closed: Before closing, set aside any boons from this location deck. On closing, shuffle them back into this location deck.
M:1 Ba:0 W:0 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:0 Al:1 Bl:0 ?:1
Located here: Vika

Sea Caves
At This Location: At the start of your turn, succeed at a Constitution or Fortitude 6 check or bury a card.
When Closing: Summon and defeat a random monster that has the Aquatic trait.
When Permanently Closed: No effect.
M:0 Ba:0 W:0 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:0 Al:0 Bl:1 ?:0

Hawk, I'm going to need to know the random Aquatic monster that I'll face at the Sea Caves to close it.

Now included.

I move back to the Sea Caves and reveal a Blessing of the Gods.

Then a Draugr attacks me. Combat 9 but I have to succeed at a Con/Fort 7 check or bury a random card from my hand. These Con/Fort checks!!

Con/Fort: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Heavy Pick, Chain Mail, Scale Mail, Sage's Journal, Frostbite, BotG
Random: 1d6 ⇒ 3

And the Scale Mail bites the dust...

I'll use the Heavy Pick and discard it for an extra d6...

Dice Check: 1d8 + 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + (6, 6) + 2 = 20

And that is actually a 22 since the Heavy Pick treats all 6s on a d6 as 7s!

That Draugr is sent back to the place it came from! And the Sea Caves are closed!

Hand: Longsword, Chain Mail, Sage's Journal, Frostbite, BotG

Deck: 4 Discard: 7 Buried: 3
Note: Saving BotG for closing check at Scar Bay

Sea Caves

Located Here: Koren, Ezren

Actually we all moved with Jirelle to Raker Shoals on the ship. So there was no one there to start the turn. Koren moved back there, but Ezren is still at Raker Shoals with Jirelle.

Thanks. Forgot to adjust that.

If I get an opportunity to close this turn, anyone mind if I use the Wormwood's discard ability in my check against Grindy?

No concerns from me, we're close to the end so we might as well make sure that we close it.

I don't think you are able to seize the Wormwood. Pirate Hunting doesn't tell you that you can.

Seizing Ships

Some cards allow you to seize a ship you defeat.

Turn 19
Blessing: Blessing of Cayden Cailean
19/11
Vika

Fog Bank
At This Location: After you play a card or use a power that examines cards in this location deck, shuffle it.
When Closing: Recharge your hand, which must contain at least 1 card.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, draw the same number of cards you recharged when closing.
M:0 Ba:0 W:0 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:0 Al:0 Bl:0 ?:0
Closed

Raker Shoals
At This Location: At the start of your turn, your ship is dealt 1 Structural damage.
When Closing: Your ship is dealt 4 Structural damage. If your ship is wrecked, the location is not closed.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, discard a card.
M:0 Ba:2 W:1 Sp:1 Ar:1 I:1 Al:0 Bl:2 ?:1
Located here: Jirelle

Scar Bay
At This Location: All non-villain monsters gain the Undead trait and are immune to the Mental and Poison traits.
When Closing: Succeed at a Wisdom or Divine 8 check.
When Permanently Closed: Before closing, you are dealt Combat damage equal to the number of monsters remaining in the location deck.
M:5 Ba:2 W:0 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:2 Al:1 Bl:0 ?:1

Rocky Cliff
At This Location: At the start of your turn, you may examine the top card of this location deck; if it is a boon, put it on the bottom of the deck.
When Closing: Banish a boon.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, you may examine the top card of any location deck; if it's a non-henchman, non-villain monster, banish it.
M:0 Ba:1 W:1 Sp:1 Ar:1 I:0 Al:0 Bl:0 ?:1
Arron Ivy

Riptide Cove
At This Location: If you would succeed at a check to acquire a boon, reroll the dice; the boon is acquired based solely on the results of the second die roll.
When Closing: Summon and defeat the henchman Riptide Grindylow.
When Permanently Closed: Before closing, set aside any boons from this location deck. On closing, shuffle them back into this location deck.
M:1 Ba:0 W:0 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:0 Al:1 Bl:0 ?:1
Located here: Vika

Sea Caves
At This Location: At the start of your turn, succeed at a Constitution or Fortitude 6 check or bury a card.
When Closing: Summon and defeat a random monster that has the Aquatic trait.
When Permanently Closed: No effect.
M:0 Ba:0 W:0 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:0 Al:0 Bl:0 ?:0
Closed
Located here: Koren, Ezren

I don't think you are able to seize the Wormwood. Pirate Hunting doesn't tell you that you can.

S&S Rulebook p17 wrote:

Seizing Ships

Some cards allow you to seize a ship you defeat.

And Pirate Hunting explicitly says that the defeated card is banished. So no Wormwood for us.

Hawkmoon269 wrote:

I don't think you are able to seize the Wormwood. Pirate Hunting doesn't tell you that you can.

S&S Rulebook p17 wrote:

Seizing Ships

Some cards allow you to seize a ship you defeat.

And Pirate Hunting explicitly says that the defeated card is banished. So no Wormwood for us.

OK, cool. I'm not too sure of the S&S rules quite yet.

I continue my lonely exploration of Riptide Cove while everyone else is taking a boat ride...

I find myself facing a Pirate Shade Haunt which I display.

I'll take my opportunity to Immediately Close my Location by encountering:

I'll be hitting it with my Greatclub, using its discard power:
Grindy Grinding: 1d10 + 2 + 1d10 + 1 + 1d10 ⇒ (4) + 2 + (6) + 1 + (1) = 14

Success! Lot of good that extra umph did... Also, forgot my Pirate Shade Haunt penalty, but it worked out in the end.

Riptide Cove is closed!
I did a thing!

I'm discarding one of my Chain Mails and my Signal Whistle:

Hand: Warhammer, Longspear, Chain Mail, Conch Shell

(Displayed: Pirate Shade Haunt )
Deck: 6 Discard: 7 Buried: 0
Note: Riptide Cove(CLOSED).

So who's going after Arron Ivy?
I assume Koren is heading to Scar Bay.
Jirelle's power doesn't require her to be at Raker Shoals, just anyone there to get access to the temp. close, so she could be relieved.
I can head to Rocky Cliff for one of the checks which I might(40%) be able to keep lower. I only have one Bludgeoning card, which I'd probably use for its discard power instead of a buff for another character. But I guess that depends on blessings and who the other check is.

Vika, remember the Haunt would have applied a -1 but you still made it

Also, forgot my Pirate Shade Haunt penalty, but it worked out in the end.

If Koren goes to Scar Bay, it makes sense for Ezren to take a shot.