[ACG] [PluTo] Adventure 3-3: In Search of a Sage by Yewstance

Game Master Yewstance

Combat Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2
Recharge Helm of Telepathy to recharge two cards, recharging Remove Curse and Binder's Tome.

Electricity Damage: 1 = 1
Discard Blessing of Pharamsa.

Grazzle starts his turn by discarding 4 cards to heal others. (Discard - Cure 2, Inflict, Sphere of Fire, Blessing of Pharasma 2
Darago: Heal 2
Valeros: Heal 3
Lini: Heal 4

Crypt Card 1: Explore
It's an Explorer's Staff.
Strength 2: 1d6 ⇒ 2 - Success

He ends his turn.
Scenario Condition Shuffling: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Out of Turn
He casts Cure on himself.
Cure (Grazzle): 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 - Scarab Shield, Inflict, Blessing of Pharasma 2, Sphere of Fire

Hand: Holy Light, Explorer's Staff, Fireblade, Fire Snake, Blessing of Abadar,

Displayed:
Deck: 12 Discard: 4 Buried: 0
Notes: Blessing of Abadar: +2 dice on any check to defeat a barrier;
Sideboard cards: Sideboard:,

Damage from the Pit: 1d4 ⇒ 2 Recharge Armor of the Sands to reduce damage to 0

Discard Fire Lance to the Electricity Damage.

As the party runs through the Crypt, Darago spots a large heavy-looking stick nearby: a Card 2: Greatclub +1. Unfortunately, Darago has noodle arms and can't pick it up.

Scenario Power Moves 1d4 cards: 1d4 ⇒ 4

End Turn

Hand: Spell Dagger, Sphere of Fire, Fire Snake, Life Drain, Mask of the Forgotten Pharaoh, Shield Cloak, Fox,

Displayed:
Deck: 13 Discard: 0 Buried: 0
Notes:
Sideboard cards:

On Lini's turn, Valeros takes 1 Electric dmg - discard Hat of Glamour

On Grazzle's turn, Valeros is healed 3 cards. Thx.

It is the hour of Pharasma.

Explore Crypt 3 Valeros continues his drunken stumbling about, though this time at least it's not another pit!

Discard Grazzle's Blessing of Abadar
Dex 9: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 1) = 11 Finally, Valeros manages to dodge out of the way of a trap! (With greatly appreciated help from his friend Grazzle!).

Valeros attempts to shut down the Crypt with help from his friend Lini.

Recharge? Lini's Blessing of Spellbound
Divine 4+2=6: 1d4 + 1d4 ⇒ (4) + (2) = 6 Whew, maybe our luck is finally turning!

The Crypt is closed

Location Power: Valeros draws a random blessing from the box.

Everyone is moved to Sepulcher which (until Stuart posts an update) has Crypt 17-23 on top of all the Sepulcher cards.

Valeros continues exploring in this new location.

Discard Blessing of Wadjet to examine, then explore Crypt 17 (which is the top card on the Sepulcher location)

Recharge Akhentepi's Armor to ignore non-villain bane's BYA
Reveal Spiked Chain +1
Combat 13: 1d10 + 5 + 2d4 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 5 + (3, 3) + 1 = 19 Henchman is defeated

Valeros attempts to close the Sepulcher. Bury Spiked Chain +1

Sepulcher closed No close effect.

Everyone is moved to The Catacombs. Since all the (previously moved) cards from the Crypt were moved to the Sepulcher, they are also banished. Wooh, we are back on track!

Reset hand, end turn

end of turn: I think there's no place for the cards to move to, but just in case: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Hand: Quick Change Mask, Natron Fang, Sharper, Sorrowsoul, Lockpick Shield,

Displayed:
Deck: 9 Discard: 5 Buried: 1
"Notes: Unless noted otherwise, use my cards as needed:
Sharper: Reveal my ally to add +1d6+1 to your combat checks at my location;
Sorrowsoul: On a check against a bane by a character at your location, after the roll, recharge this card to add 1 for each die that is a 1 or 2. If the check invokes the Cold or Undead trait, add an additional 1.
Location: The Catacombs"
Sideboard cards:

Turn Summary:
* Discarded Grazzle's BoAbadar
* Recharged (I'm pretty sure it recharges but could be discarded if the check didn't invoke the Divine trait) Lini's BoSpellbound
* Closed the Crypt and everyone moved to Sepulcher
* Closed Sepulcher and everyone moved to Catacombs

On Lini's turn Electricity dmg reduced by Elemental Treaty: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (4) - 1 = 3 Discard Sharper, Lockpick Shield, Quick change Mask

Rolling for Curse of the Ravenous from Lini's last turn.

Curse of the Ravenous: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Bury Blessing of Milani. Then heal 4 from Grazzle. Then recharge Blessing of the Spellbound 1 on Valeros's turn. Unsure if the bottom 4 cards of Catacombs get put on top or not but no one has examined so it shouldn't matter.

All this running has made Lini hungry and sensing escape (and food) are near she moves on.

Lini taps into her connection to the animal world and becomes faster in hopes of dodging the trap.

Dexterity 5 discarding Scroll of Thoth to have d10 for dexterity: 1d10 ⇒ 3

Lini quickly casts Elemental Treaty to mitigate some of the damage.

Everyone takes 1d4 Electricity damage. reduced by 1 from Elemental Treaty.

electricity damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

Discard Binders Tome.

Curse of the Ravenous: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Lini gets a taste for raw meat but luckily none is available.

Hand: Wolverine, Frigid Blast, Pyrotechnic Blast, Crow, Mastiff,

Displayed: Elemental Treaty,
Deck: 7 Discard: 3 Buried: 1
Notes: Location: Catacombs
Sideboard cards:

Everyone takes 1d4 Electricity damage. But Elemental Treaty is displayed reducing all damage other then Combat by 1.

That was a heck of a turnaround! From 48 cards to dig through with 16 turns left, to 11 cards to dig through with 12 turns left!

And yep, we no longer need to worry about moving cards anymore; impossible instruction as there's no "Next Location". (It doesn't 'wraparound', primarily because the other locations have technically been banished; I just can't really demonstrate that in this database. That said, I will try to just clear them from these updates).

No rush on the next turn. The party may bot Grazzle if desired, as he's given permission, but there's no harm in waiting a couple of days.

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During This Adventure:

Botting Grazzle per Andrew's request. He missed Lini healing him so have adjusted for that. Also Darago hasn't rolled the 1d4 -1 electricity damage yet but can be healed next turn.

Blessing of Nethys in effect.

electricity damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (4) - 1 = 3

Discard Fireblade, Holy Light, Explorer's Staff.

Discard 2 cards from deck to heal Valeros for 3, Lini for 2 Remove Curse, Clockwork Butterfly.

divine 6: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

cast and auto recharge Cure targeting self: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Hand: Cure 2, Blessing of Pharasma 1, Fireblade, Fire Snake, Find Traps, Helm of Telepathy,

Displayed:
Deck: 14 Discard: 1 Buried: 0
"Notes: Pharasma +1 die to any or +2 dice to spells.

Find Traps: +2 dice vs barriers.; Blessing of Pharasma 1: +2 dice if spell was played on check; Find Traps: +2 dice to any check to defeat a barrier; "
Sideboard cards: Sideboard:,

Valeros healing noted

Malfunctioning Deathtrap Damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2

As the party follows Valeros's shortcut through the catacombs, they're cut off by a Card 2: Fire Hydra! Its innumerable heads spit gouts of fire at the group. Everyone needs to make a DEX or Acrobatics 8 check or take 1d4-2 Fire Damage, accounting for Lini's elemental treaty.Darago auto-fails.

Fire Damage: 1d4 - 2 ⇒ (2) - 2 = 0

Darago takes the full brunt of one of the flames, but its completely pathetic! You couldn't even roast marshmallows with it! Darago shows the Fire Hydra how its really done. Display Sphere of Fire to use Arcane+1d6. Reveal Mask for +1. Reveal Valeros's Sorrowsoul for +1d6+1

Combat 7: 1d10 + 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + (4, 1) + 6 = 14

With the Fire Hydra swiftly dispatched, Shivers the Fox rushes ahead, Darago following close behind. They are cut off by a Card 3: Dark Stalker Darago bowls over him with the Sphere of Fire leftover from the hydra. Discard Fox to Explore again. Discard Sphere of Fire to use Arcane+2d6. Discard Spell Dagger for +1d4 Reveal Mask for +1. Reveal Valeros's Sorrowsoul for +1d6+1.

Combat 14: 1d10 + 3d6 + 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (7) + (1, 5, 1) + (3) + 6 = 23
Recharge Sphere of Fire Arcane 8: 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Strike!

End Turn

Hand: Armor of the Sands, Sapphire of Intelligence, Fire Snake, Life Drain, Mask of the Forgotten Pharaoh, Augury, Blessing of Sivanah,

Displayed:
Deck: 11 Discard: 2 Buried: 0
Notes: Sivanah: +2 dice to non-combat INT/CHA
Sideboard cards:

fire damage to Lini: 1d4 - 2 ⇒ (4) - 2 = 2

Discard Crow and Frigid Blast.

Hand: Wolverine, Pyrotechnic Blast, Mastiff,

Displayed: Elemental Treaty,
Deck: 7 Discard: 5 Buried: 1
Notes: Location: Catacombs
Sideboard cards:

fire damage to Grazzle: 1d4 - 2 ⇒ (3) - 2 = 1

Recharge Helm of Telepathy to recharge Cure 2 for damage.

Hand: Blessing of Pharasma 1, Fireblade, Fire Snake, Find Traps,

Displayed:
Deck: 16 Discard: 1 Buried: 0
"Notes: Pharasma +1 die to any or +2 dice to spells.

Find Traps: +2 dice vs barriers.; Blessing of Pharasma 1: +2 dice if spell was played on check; Find Traps: +2 dice to any check to defeat a barrier; "
Sideboard cards: Sideboard:,

Valeros needs to take 1d4-1 Electricity Damage, then recharge a card, then make a Dexterity/Acrobatics 8 check or take 1d4-2 Fire damage.

Darago, Grazzle and Lini appeared to skip the 'recharge a card' clause of Malfunctioning Deathtrap. Additionally, Lini seemed to miss the Dexterity 8 check and just skipped to damage (Grazzle auto-failed, however).

Grazzle may not recharge cards to Fire Damage with Helm of Telepathy (I'd also recommend discarding the Helm to damage and then casting Cure at some point anyway, which seems more optimal, since it's shuffling the helm and other cards back in and auto-recharging Cure, rather than recharging both to no other benefit), and will need to be retconned.

No script was used this update.

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During This Adventure:

Electric dmg posted earlier.

Valeros recharges Natron Fang.

Valeros auto fails Dex check. fire dmg: 1d4 - 2 ⇒ (3) - 2 = 1 discard Sorrowsoul. Hand now empty. On next turn, Valeros will not explore but just draw cards. Will be out at game day today, might not have a chance to post.

During Lini's turn, Valeros took 3 electrical dmg, already previously noted. In addition, Valeros also needed to recharge one card (from the same Malfunctioning Deathtrap). Valeros recharges Natron Fang. On Grazzle's turn, Grazzle heals Valeros (already noted), which also has the effect of shuffling Natron Fang into his deck; at that point, Valeros' only remaining card in hand is Sorrowsoul. On Darago's turn, Valeros autofails the Dex check from the Fire Hydra and takes 3 fire dmg (reduced to 2 by Elemental Treaty). He does not suffer the Curse of Withering because the fire damage was reduced, but he does have to discard Sorrowsoul. This means that Sorrowsoul is not available to give Darago 1d6+1 for either his check against the Fire Hydra or the Dark Stalker; however he beat both of those checks by at least 7, so the absence of Sorrowsoul would not have affected the results.

When the hour of Ra arrives, Valeros wakes up with splitting headache. Apparently all his recent exertions have left him with a bad hangover. He decides to take a nap until he feels better.

With no cards in hand, not going to risk an explore. Reset hand and end turn.

Drew Candle of Comity as part of hand reset. At the start of Lini's turn, bury Candle of Comity to shuffle the top card of the Blessings discard pile into the Blessings deck (effectively giving us one more turn to complete the scenario).

Hand: Akhentepi's Armor, Hat of Glamour, Shock Glaive +1, Captain's Cutlass,

Displayed:
Deck: 8 Discard: 6 Buried: 2
"Notes: Unless noted otherwise, use my cards as needed:
NONE: Reveal my ally to add +1d6+1 to your combat checks at my location;
Location: The Catacombs"
Sideboard cards:

Retconning dmg due to multiple errors.

Lini Dexterity 8 discards Crow to get d10 Dex and reveals Mastiff: 1d10 + 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (5) + (2) + 2 = 9

Keep Frigid Blast.

Hand: Wolverine, Frigid Blast, Pyrotechnic Blast, Mastiff,

Displayed: Elemental Treaty,
Deck: 7 Discard: 4 Buried: 1
Notes: Location: Catacombs
Sideboard cards:

Grazzle will just discard Helm of Telepathy as damage.

Hand: Cure 2, Blessing of Pharasma 1, Fireblade, Fire Snake, Find Traps,

Displayed:
Deck: 14 Discard: 2 Buried: 0
"Notes: Pharasma +1 die to any or +2 dice to spells.

Find Traps: +2 dice vs barriers.; Blessing of Pharasma 1: +2 dice if spell was played on check; Find Traps: +2 dice to any check to defeat a barrier; "
Sideboard cards: Sideboard:,

active blessing is?: 1d11 ⇒ 6

Blessings Deck Card 5 / Blessing of the Ancients in effect.

Lini sees the end is near.

dexterity 7 revealing Wolverine: 1d6 + 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + (4) + 2 = 10

She snags a dagger on the way.

Discard/recharge Wolverine to explore.

dexterity 5 revealing Mastiff: 1d6 + 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + (2) + 2 = 8

Expecting a fight she picks up another weapon.

Hand: Kopis aq, Frigid Blast, Pyrotechnic Blast, Corrosive Dagger +1 aq, Mastiff,

Displayed: Elemental Treaty,
Deck: 8 Discard: 4 Buried: 1
Notes: Location: Catacombs
Sideboard cards:

The top card of the blessings discard pile on Lini's turn was Blessing of Ra, then Valeros shuffled it into the blessings deck, leaving the card underneath it (also a Blessing of Ra) now on top. For Grazzle's turn, it's now a blessing from the shuffled blessings deck.

[spoilers=Slightly longer explanation]To clarify, you cannot ever play a card between resetting your hand and flipping the blessings deck for the next turn. Once you reset your hand, your turn is over, and another player's does not start until the blessings deck is moved. Playing cards in-between turns is not allowed (though it's pretty poorly defined in the rulebook, in my opinion), and could lead to some extremely odd outcomes if it was allowed.

In short, the first opening Valeros had to play his drawn Candle of Comity was between Lini's start-of-turn effects and her Give a Card step, as that's the first in-between steps point where cards can be played. A little complicated, but rarely too important.[/spoiler]

No script was used for this update.

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During This Adventure:

Grazzlebot activated. Blessing of Nethys in effect.

Grazzle worries so and does some serious healing.

Discards 5 cards to heal Valeros for 6, Lini for 4, Darago for 1. Sphere of Fire, Holy Light, Remove Curse, Cure 1, Cure 3.

Before healing himself.

cast and recharge Cure 2 targeting self: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

He leads the charge to the exit.

Facing an Ice elemental he uses a Fire Snake to warm it up.

Fortitude 7 casting and recharging Fire Snake: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

It says 1 card on the check not the encounter so Grazzle should still be able to play an attack spell.

The elemental's heart remains ice cold as Grazzle uses a Flameblade to fight it off.

combat 12 casting and recharging Flameblade: 1d8 + 2d4 + 7 ⇒ (1) + (3, 1) + 7 = 12

Hand: Explorer's Staff, Blessing of Pharasma 1, Blessing of Isis, Cure aq, Find Traps, Blessing of Abadar,

Displayed:
Deck: 10 Discard: 5 Buried: 0
"Notes: Pharasma +1 die to any or +2 dice to spells.

Find Traps: +2 dice vs barriers.

Abadar: +2 dice vs barriers.

Isis: Discard this card to add 2 dice to any Intelligence check or any check that invokes the Acid trait.; Blessing of Pharasma 1: +2 dice if spell was played on check; Blessing of Isis: +2 dice on any Int check or check that invokes the Acid trait; Find Traps: +2 dice to any check to defeat a barrier; Blessing of Abadar: +2 dice on any check to defeat a barrier; "
Sideboard cards: Sideboard:,

Darago can sense the end getting closer! As he turns around the corner, he sees a Card 2: Aspis Agent cowering in fear! He channels the power of his Sapphire to shake them out of it. Recharge Sapphire of Intelligence to use my INT die.

CHA 6: 1d10 ⇒ 4 That didn't work like I wanted it to...

The Aspis Agent lashes out in a panic, striking Darago upside the head before running off! The interaction cost them precious time; the catacombs seem markedly more dangerous. I still take damage I think, Recharge Armor of the Sands to reduce it by 2 to 0. Another barrier is shuffled in.

Darago projects his consciousness around the compound, hoping to find the best way out. Play Augury, looking for barriers. Card 7 is the new barrier

Shuffled Card: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 Aspis Agent
Shuffled Card: 1d5 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 Malfunctioning Deathtrap: Trigger
Shuffled Card, can't be 6: 1d5 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 Collapsing Hallway!

Place Hallway on top. If I don't defeat and banish the Malfunctioning Deathtrap, place it under the Hallway. Reveal Mask on Recharge Check.

Recharge Augury Arcane 8: 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Looking at an entire compound simultaneously is tiring and Darago stumbles into a Malfunctioning Deathtrap

Trigger Effect: Perception 4: 1d4 ⇒ 4 I actually wanted to fail this... I'd have a 90% chance of beating it...

But, he's able to notice it at the last moment and sidestep out of the way. Darago's divination has paid off; he found the exit! Darago thanks the gods and leads his team to safety! Just as they see the light of day, they're knocked off their feet when the catacombs quake violently. They're in a Collapsing Hallway! Darago conjures a Fire Snake to hold up the ceiling and give them time to escape. Discard Blessing of Sivanah to explore again. Play Fire Snake to use my Arcane on the DEX 9 Check. Reveal Mask to add +1. Use Grazzle's Blessing of Pharasma to add 2 dice and his Find Traps to add 2 more dice.

DEX (Now Arcane) 9: 5d10 + 5 ⇒ (9, 8, 9, 8, 6) + 5 = 45 Henchman soundly defeated. But I forgot I still had to close...
Recharge Fire Snake Arcane 8: 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Reveal Mask for +1. Use Grazzle's Blessing of Isis to add 1 die

Check to Close: WIS 6: 2d8 + 1 ⇒ (7, 3) + 1 = 11

The Fire Snake is absolutely massive! It stabilizes the hallway so well that Darago and company are able to leisurely stroll out of the catacombs, along with a Stone Weasel who seems to have taken a liking to the group.

VICTORY!!

For the record; yes you take damage. Any check to defeat a monster will deal damage to you equal to the difference of your check result and the check's difficulty, if you fail, regardless as to what skill you were using.

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COMPLETED SCENARIO 3-2E: MAYBE YOU SAW THIS COMING

SCENARIO REWARD:

COMPLETED ADVENTURE 3-2: SECRETS BELOW THE SANDS

ADVENTURE REWARD:

ADVENTURE 3-3: IN SEARCH OF A SAGE

During your training in the Grand Lodge of Absalom, you learned that the Aspis Consortium and betrayal go hand in hand. Yet for some as yet unremembered reason, you agreed to do the dirty work of Aspis leader Ridaiya Merai, who offered you promises of camaraderie and great discoveries. Now she and her crew have sealed themselves inside a flying pyramid, locking the entrance behind them. After a despondent week of travel back to Sothis, you’re back in the Sandswept Hall with Venture-Captain Norden Balentiir, considering your next move.

Unannounced, a visitor arrives—a wizened Osirian man wearing magnificent blue robes and a patient smile. The venture-captains rises to greet and introduce his guest: Amenopheus, the Sapphire Sage, a staunch ally of the Pathfinder Society.

Amenopheus takes a humble bow before sitting down. “Norden has kindly informed me not only of the Consortium’s treachery, but also of the warded door. Based on the drawings you made, I believe it insurmountable by any modern means.” His smile deepens as he adds, “What the Aspis do not know is that you have allies from the past.”

Norden Balentiir coughs politely, and Amenopheus nods apologetically and elaborates. “Osirion has a troubled history interspersed with depraved leaders, power-mad pharaohs, and foreign dictators. When the great kingdom’s first golden age was coming to an end, the foremost scholars formed the Jeweled Sages, an order dedicated to preserving knowledge of Osirion’s history and discoveries for use in the modern day. Each sage preserved his or her wisdom in a powerful gemstone, much like the one I possess.” To punctuate the statement, Amenopheus removes a delicate golden chain from his neck, from which hangs a magnificent sapphire set in a gold amulet.

“The group was almost wiped out millennia ago, but my colleague Tahoniskepsu and I have begun rebuilding it by recovering the lost sage jewels and training a new generation to assume the sages’ mantle and power. I have inquired with my colleagues, and we can sense only trace memories of this locked doorway. It may not be within our power to open it, but we believe one of our order preserved precisely that secret.”

Norden Balentiir rubs his chin thoughtfully before asking, “Didn’t these sages scatter to the four winds when the Empire of Kelesh invaded?”

“It is true the sage jewel may be anywhere within ancient Osirion’s extensive domain,” notes the Sapphire Sage as his face blossoms into a wrinkled grin. “But if the Pathfinders are willing to make history in the course of discovering it, I know just where to begin.”

DURING THIS ADVENTURE:

SCENARIO 3-3A: HIDDEN IN THE STACKS

The Sapphire Sage Amenopheus’s story of ancient scholars wielding the secrets of long-dead dynasties seems like a tall tale. Yet having explored an extradimensional ruin and documented a building that momentarily moved by its own power, you’ve concluded that Osirion has many extraordinary secrets yet to be uncovered. Now you have an invitation to seek out a powerful artifact that could divulge the kingdom’s forgotten lore and unlock a flying pyramid. It’s practically a Pathfinder’s dream come true, and you’ve been an agent for only a few months!

You pack your bags and set out the next day with Amenopheus, who travels with you to the sages’ long-abandoned stronghold in the Pillars of the Sun, a chain of imposing mountains in Osirion’s interior. “Not everyone appreciated the Jeweled Sages, sometimes accusing them of gathering intelligence to overthrow regimes,” he explains as he leads you down into an extensive underground complex. “The sages retreated here in times of trouble, and it is here we kept our more mundane records. One of my colleagues studied the Shory extensively—they were an ancient civilization that mastered flight and found the means to make their cities fly. I believe that same sage knew how to unlock your pyramid, and if we can find some record of what she was studying last, we might finally track her down.”

You arrive at a heavy door, and he motions for you to help him heave it open. Tablet-laden shelves line the dusty halls beyond, yet you can hear faint scurrying and scraping echoing from the dark recesses. “Perhaps now’s the best time to remind you that the Jeweled Sages liked to keep their secrets very safe indeed. Stay alert, and watch for traps… or worse!”

DURING THIS SCENARIO:

Congratulations all; we're in a whole new adventure now! That means that AD3 cards have been added to the box, and all basic cards have been removed from the box (except basic blessings). This will make banes a bit harder, on average, but it'll also mean you'll find better boons, and of higher Adventure Deck Numbers, than before. Don't forget that cards with the Veteran trait have gotten stronger (they'll have text such as "Add twice the scenario's adventure deck number to the difficulty to defeat this card").

This is an interesting scenario, so I strongly recommend you carefully read the scenario text and work together where possible. You need to examine the two Elusive Knowledges, which are somewhere in these 6 decks - there's not really any other way to display them, which is required to win the game. However, it's safe to close locations as soon as you're able, since that will move Elusive Knowledge to other locations due to another scenario power.

Don't have any powers or cards that let you examine? That's also fine - you examine at the start of every turn (whether you want to or not), and you will move cards around in the process.

Take your time picking your locations, Traders and (from the last scenario) Deck Upgrade choices; I need an admin's help to modify the box for this new adventure.

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During This Adventure:

No deck upgrade from previous scenario

Tier UP

Grazzle uses the Sunburst Market to trade his Quarterstaff for Remove Curse.

He uses the scenario reward to trade his Crocodile Skin Armor for Scarab Shield.

(Will await our strategy for the rest, but Sepulcher of the Servant seems good for Grazzle)

Tiering up. Assuming no one has an issue with Lini taking Ally B she will use it to replace Crow with Frilled Lizard. Visiting Sunburst Market to replace amulet of might fists with blessing of the ancients. Starting at Vault of Hidden Wisdom. Will post my hand once upgrades are finalized.

Deck Upgrade: Spell 1 (Assuming Valeros isn't interested)

Tier Up

Trader: Darago visits Sunburst Market to trade in Spell Dagger for a Basic Item.

Loot: Darago trades in his Staff of Minor Healing for Game of Afterlife and his Basic Item from Sunburst Market for Mask of the Forgotten Pharaoh.

He will start at Chisisek's Tomb. All Monsters are undead? Don't mind if I do...

No deck upgrade

Tier up!

Loot: trade Greatclub for Natron Fang; trade Mindblade for Neferekhu; trade Stanching Buckler for Akhentepi's Armor

No trader

Starting location: Sepulcher

Favored Card: Weapon

Hand: Menacing Backsword +1, Quick Change Mask, Blessing of Maat, Blessing of Abadar, Dredge,

Displayed:
Deck: 13 Discard: 0 Buried: 0
"Notes: Unless noted otherwise, use my cards as needed:
Dredge: Reveal my ally to add +1d6+1 to your combat checks at my location;
Blessing of Maat: After a character rolls the dice on any check, discard this card to add or subtract up to 3 from the result; on any non-combat check, when a character assembles the dice, discard this card to replace each die with a d8.
Blessing of Abadar: +2 dice vs barriers
Location: Sepulcher"
Sideboard cards:

Valeros is ready to go...

During This Adventure:

Starting hand...

Hand: Blessing of Pharasma 1, Holy Light, Sphere of Fire, Remove Curse, Blessing of Isis, Blessing of Pharasma 2,

Displayed:
Deck: 11 Discard: 0 Buried: 0
Notes: Blessing of Pharasma 1: +2 dice if spell was played on check; Remove Curse: Recharge for a character at any location to remove a card with the Curse trait; Blessing of Isis: +2 dice on any Int check or check that invokes the Acid trait; Blessing of Pharasma 2: +2 dice if spell was played on check;
Sideboard cards: Sideboard:,

Hand: Mind's Eye Blade, Armor of the Sands, Shield Cloak, Mlessing of Master of Masters, Binder's Tome, Life Drain, Sphere of Fire 2,

Displayed:
Deck: 12 Discard: 0 Buried: 0
Notes: Master of Masters: +2 dice to INT. Binder's Tome: On combat and CHA, +1d4 and Mental Trait
Sideboard cards: