[ACG] Season of the Runelords by Maelwys (Inactive)

Game Master Maelwys0

City of Secrets

Magnimar! The City of Secrets beckons you to its gates.

Your route to Hollow Mountain continues thirty miles south of Sandpoint, where you had quite the series of adventures. You were ambushed outside its confines by some horribly mutated goblins. Bringing that news to the Sandpoint town council, you were quickly diverted to the new menace: strange cattle mutilations done by some sort of flying beast. You discovered the beast was a black dragon named Black Fang, whom you thrashed but could not pursue when he flew away.

This did not sit well with the council, though you gained one forgiving ally in councilman Thelsikar. At least until he set you up to be trapped by goblins, who spirited you to their leader, Mistress Etainia. She tried to poison you with her dark waters so that your screams would help her birth the spawn of the evil goddess Lamashtu. You survived that ordeal and then chased Thelsikar to his secret cave, where you fought and slew a magically enlarged Black Fang.

And after all of that, you decided you needed a change of scenery. So you mounted up for Magnimar, the metropolis that is the second largest city in Varisia. With 16,000 residents, you will find it difficult not to get lost in its magnitude. In the light of day, Magnimar is a city of wondrous monuments; in the dark of night, it is a festival of crime.

Magnimar was once was anchored by a massive stone bridge called the Irespan. Now shattered far beyond repair, the Magnimar end of the Irespan serves as a roof for the neighborhood called Underbridge, home to rogues and cutpurses aplenty. On the topside of the Irespan one can see much better appointed neighborhoods such as the glittering Alabaster District.

And at the other end of the ruined Irespan? That leads to storied Hollow Mountain itself. But that can wait. For now, you will settle into Magnimar, find yourself a tavern to frequent, and prepare for adventure.

2-2A: Night on the Town

You have arrived in the City of Secrets in the late evening, and unsurprisingly the inns are crowded. The Old Fang Tavern in Dockway has rooms for you, but they will not be ready until later tonight—something about a “remodeling” after a disagreement between customers. Unwilling to sleep in the streets, you head out to see the sights.

One of the centerpieces of Magnimar is the Alabaster District. Home to many of Magnimar’s finest and richest aristocrats, the Alabaster District’s skyline is dominated by the towers of Fort Indros and the sprawl of the Serpent’s Run, the city’s largest arena for public events. Tonight its central garden is home to the wedding of the heir to Vandervale Villa and his consort. Many fabulously garbed citizens have gathered to see the gentlemen married in the most lavish style.

This is not your preferred cup of mead, but as a distraction, it’ll do in a pinch. You smile as the happy couple begins a walk through the famous maze in the center of the gardens. That seems like something that should be left to family, so you prepare to take your leave after a quick third visit to the buffet table.

“Nee hee hee hee hee!” comes a cry from inside the maze. “All who celebrate on Xanderghul’s Night are lost!”

Xanderghul—there’s a name that evokes some fear. The Runelord of Pride’s servants must be on the loose. And if it weren’t for those giant cockroaches running around scaring the wedding guests, you might be willing to let this slide. But whatever, your bed isn’t ready yet anyway.

During This Scenario
When you encounter the henchman Scarecrow Golem, a character at each other location summons and encounters a Scarecrow Golem. Any character may bury a card to ignore the Scarecrow Golem’s immunities until the end of the encounter.
When you defeat the henchman Giant Cockroach Swarm, you may examine the top card of your deck or of your location deck.
Before you attempt to close a location, bury the top card of your deck.

Villain: Erylium
Henchmen: Scarecrow Golem, Giant Cockroach Swarm

During This Adventure:

During This Scenario: When you encounter the henchman Scarecrow Golem, a character at each other location summons and encounters a Scarecrow Golem. Any character may bury a card to ignore the Scarecrow Golem’s immunities until the end of the encounter.
When you defeat the henchman Giant Cockroach Swarm, you may examine the top card of your deck or of your location deck.
Before you attempt to close a location, bury the top card of your deck.
Additional Rules: Turn order: Nok-Nok, Aric or The Red Raven, Grazzle

City Gate
At This Location: If you fail a combat check, shuffle a random monster from the box into the location deck.
When Closing: Summon and defeat a Bandit henchman.
When Permanently Closed: No effect.
M: 2 Ba: 1 W: 2 Sp: 0 Ar: 0 I: 2 Al: 2 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

Nettlemaze
At This Location: You may attempt a Wisdom or Perception 9 check to evade a monster.
When Closing: Summon and defeat a random monster.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, you may shuffle an item from your discard pile into your deck.
M: 6 Ba: 1 W: 1 Sp: 0 Ar: 0 I: 1 Al: 0 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

Town Square
At This Location: You may discard a card from your hand to explore during your turn. This card may not be recharged.
When Closing: Banish a card from your hand.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, each character at this locatoin recharges a card and may then draw a card.
M: 2 Ba: 1 W: 1 Sp: 2 Ar: 0 I: 1 Al: 2 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

Apothecary
At This Location: If you did not explore this turn, after you reset your hand, you may shuffle the top 1d6 cards from your discard pile into your deck.
When Closing: Succeed at an Intelligence or Craft 6 check.
When Permanently Closed: No effect.
M: 1 Ba: 0 W: 1 Sp: 3 Ar: 0 I: 1 Al: 1 Bl: 2 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

Academy
At This Location: On your first exploration on a turn, if you encounter anything other than a spell, after the exploration you may explore again.
When Closing: Succeed at an Intelligence or Arcane 6 check.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, you may shuffle a spell from your discard pile into your deck.
M: 1 Ba: 1 W: 0 Sp: 5 Ar: 0 I: 1 Al: 1 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

Grazzle does not feel strongly about any of these locations, although the Town Square is best suited for Grazzle's abilities. But Grazzle wonders if Nok-Nok, Aric, and Grazzle should stick together? Grazzle cannot See through the eyes of Gods which strategy is best.

Hand: Cure 2, Blessing of the Spellbound, Locate Object, Cure 1, Blessing of Pharasma, Armor of the Sands,

Displayed:
Deck: 10 Discard: 0 Buried: 0
Notes: Spellbound free on arcane/divine; Pharasma double dice on a spell. Use if needed.
Sideboard cards:

Nok-Nok opts to stick with lizard friend while in new town until Nok-Nok makes new friends. Plus lots of people at Town Square to make friends with!

Hand: Blessing of Kofusachi, Quartermaster, Emerald of Dexterity, Compass, Kusarigama,

Displayed:
Deck: 11 Discard: 0 Buried: 0
Notes: Blessing available if needed.
Sideboard cards:

Skills and Powers:

Skills:
Strength: d8 ■ +1 □ +2 □ +3
Dexterity: d8 □ +1 □ +2 □ +3
Stealth: Dexterity +3
Constitution: d10 □ +1 □ +2 □ +3 □ +4
Disable: Constitution +0
Fortitude: Constitution +2
Intelligence: d4 □ +1
Wisdom: d4 □ +1
Charisma: d8 □ +1 □ +2 □ +3

Favored Card: Weapon
Hand Size: 5 □6
Proficient with: Light Armors Weapons

Powers:
On your check against a monster ( ■ or a barrier), add 1 plus the number of barriers in your location's deck list; if the check has the Finesse or Knife trait, add an additional 1d4 (□ 1d6).
On your check against a weapon or an item, add (□ 1d4 plus) the number of monsters in your location's deck list.
You may recharge up to 2 cards you would discard as damage.

Town Square sounds like a splendid place to start making new friends with his green companions. Aric is in!

Hand: Red Leathers, Rapier , Blessing of Abadar, Mask of the Red Raven, Blessing of the Spy 1, Dredge,

Displayed:
Deck: 10 Discard: 0 Buried: 0
Notes: 2 dice on a barrier, or check in.
Cards in Kit: Compass, Blessing of Bastet, Blessing of the Spy 2,

During This Adventure:

During This Scenario: When you encounter the henchman Scarecrow Golem, a character at each other location summons and encounters a Scarecrow Golem. Any character may bury a card to ignore the Scarecrow Golem’s immunities until the end of the encounter.
When you defeat the henchman Giant Cockroach Swarm, you may examine the top card of your deck or of your location deck.
Before you attempt to close a location, bury the top card of your deck.
Additional Rules: Turn order: Nok-Nok, Aric or The Red Raven, Mother Myrtle, Grazzle
Turn: 1, Nok-Nok/rhynndavrie

Top of Blessing Discard Pile:

Blessings Deck

City Gate
At This Location: If you fail a combat check, shuffle a random monster from the box into the location deck.
When Closing: Summon and defeat a Bandit henchman.
When Permanently Closed: No effect.
M: 2 Ba: 1 W: 2 Sp: 0 Ar: 0 I: 2 Al: 2 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

Town Square
At This Location: You may discard a card from your hand to explore during your turn. This card may not be recharged.
When Closing: Banish a card from your hand.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, each character at this locatoin recharges a card and may then draw a card.
M: 2 Ba: 1 W: 1 Sp: 2 Ar: 0 I: 1 Al: 2 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: Aric/sirrogue, Grazzle/MidnightLich, Nok-Nok/rhynndavrie, Mother Myrtle/Maelwys, None

Apothecary
At This Location: If you did not explore this turn, after you reset your hand, you may shuffle the top 1d6 cards from your discard pile into your deck.
When Closing: Succeed at an Intelligence or Craft 6 check.
When Permanently Closed: No effect.
M: 1 Ba: 0 W: 1 Sp: 3 Ar: 0 I: 1 Al: 1 Bl: 2 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

General Store
At This Location: During your exploration, if you encounter anything other than an armor, an item, or a weapon, after the exploration, you may reveal a card to explore again.
When Closing: Banish a card from your hand.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, add 1d6 random items to this location without looking at them, then automatically acquire the top card.
M: 2 Ba: 0 W: 2 Sp: 0 Ar: 1 I: 3 Al: 1 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

Nok-Nok is unsure if peoples of Magnimar will accept friendly gob, so he is a little hesitant to introduce himself at the party...but after delicious buffet and some drink, he strikes up conversation with a local guide, but first he quickly produces letter of introduction from old Quartermaster friend.

Recharging Quartermaster for 1d4 on CtA an Ally.

Guide - CtA: Cha 7: 1d8 + 1d4 ⇒ (5) + (3) = 8

The Guide is skeptical at first, but given the good word from the Quartermaster Nok-Nok is able to provide, he starts tentatively offering advice on the best places in town. Nok-Nok listens intently trying to get a lay of the land. After a while he realizes that he has lost his longshank friends who came to party with him and so pulls out his trusty compass to try and figure out where they might have gone.

Discarding Compass to explore

Still unable to figure out how stupid spinny needle is supposed to help him find anything he starts heading to the left and steps on a crumpled piece of parchment. Nok-Nok is pretty convinced it's not worth investigating as it's probably just something written, but remembering his friends like such things, he takes a peak at it.

Carefully Nok-Nok tries to smooth out the paper to preserve it if possible...Nok-Nok was right, evil writing. He'll pass it over to someone who might be interested in such things.

Recharging Emerald of Dex to use Dex die

Mirror Image - CtA: Arcane 6: 1d8 ⇒ 2

In the process of trying to unmangle it, Nok-Nok is pretty sure he made the situation worse. He decides writing truly is evil and he shouldn't subject his friends to it and throws it away.

Discarding Guide to explore.

As he's throwing the scroll away he catches the glint of a bottle over in a hedge. He immediately goes to check it out as the Guide told him the Alchemist guide likes to leave samples around town for people to try their wares.

+2 on CtA weapons/items at this location.

Potion of Energy Resistance - CtA: Craft 4: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Nok-Nok is just grabbing it as a longshank grabs his arm and rips the bottle out of his hand. He is quickly accused of stealing and spends the next several minutes explaining the situation before they reluctantly let him go.

Stupid Magnimar!

Hand: Blessing of Kofusachi, Boots of Friendly Terrain, Galvanic Chakram +1, Blessing of the Quartermaster 2, Kusarigama,

Displayed:
Deck: 10 Discard: 2 Buried: 0
Notes: Blessings available if needed.
Sideboard cards:

Skills and Powers:

Skills:
Strength: d8 ■ +1 □ +2 □ +3
Dexterity: d8 □ +1 □ +2 □ +3
Stealth: Dexterity +3
Constitution: d10 □ +1 □ +2 □ +3 □ +4
Disable: Constitution +0
Fortitude: Constitution +2
Intelligence: d4 □ +1
Wisdom: d4 □ +1
Charisma: d8 □ +1 □ +2 □ +3

Favored Card: Weapon
Hand Size: 5 □6
Proficient with: Light Armors Weapons

Powers:
On your check against a monster ( ■ or a barrier), add 1 plus the number of barriers in your location's deck list; if the check has the Finesse or Knife trait, add an additional 1d4 (□ 1d6).
On your check against a weapon or an item, add (□ 1d4 plus) the number of monsters in your location's deck list.
You may recharge up to 2 cards you would discard as damage.

Update: Acquired Card 1, encountered/banished Cards 2 & 3 at Town Square.

Under the Blessing of the Gods...

Aric jauntily moves to mingle amongst the town folk, shouldering his way into a secluded group at the corner of the square. Instead of making friends, though, he appears to have interrupted some kind of dark Skinsaw Ritual.

The crowd clears for him as a trio quartet of robed cultists turn towards Aric and his party.

Skinsaw Cultist
ROTR-2 henchman (monster)
Human
Cultist
Check to defeat
Combat 11
If undefeated, shuffle the top card of the blessings deck into this location deck.
If defeated, you may immediately attempt to close this location.

Aric feigns the frightened noble, melding back into the confused crowd...

recharging Mask of the Red Raven...

and seconds later, The Red Raven descends on the hooligans from a nearby roof!

Skinsaw Cultist CtD Combat 11: 1d10 + 4 + 2d4 ⇒ (6) + 4 + (1, 4) = 15

The Raven is able to skewer his assailant, but in the nearby tussle, Nok-Nok is forced back, jostling The Raven's pack and sending his Sword Cane flying out of his back scabbard and across the square discarding for his defeat, per barrier text.

The Raven discards Blesing of the Spy to explore further and seek out a tool against this evil.

On a nearby weapons rack he finds a Light Crossbow, but instructions his [Dredge] to search for anything better... random weapon: 1d5 ⇒ 1, but the best he can some up with is a Throwing Axe.

Throwing Axe CtA Dex 6: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

It will have to do. The Raven tucks the axe in his belt and centers himself for the coming wave of chaos...

Hand: Red Leathers, Rapier, Throwing Axe, Harrow Deck,

Displayed:
Deck: 11 Discard: 2 Buried: 0
Notes:
Cards in Kit: Compass, Blessing of Bastet, Blessing of the Spy 2,

Ritualus Interruptus

Seeing the cultists moving towards her, Mother Myrtle pulls a spell scroll out of her pocket and reads it, pointing at one of the dark robbed figures.

Viper Strike for combat.
Check to Defeat - Combat 11: 1d12 + 1 + 2d4 ⇒ (4) + 1 + (4, 2) = 11
Check to Reshuffle - Knowledge 7: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

The figure falls back as an illusory snake rises in front of him, hissing, and then strikes out with very non-illusory venom that knocks him cold and still to the ground.

Edit: Nok-Nok failed, so discard top card of deck - Clockwork Spy

Grazzle is uncomfortable in the large pinkskin city they stare, they do not understand. Though Grazzle is looking around the Town Square, Grazzle is also Looking and not liking what Grazzle Sees. Danger! Without warning, a Skinsaw Cultist grabs Grazzle from behind and begins choking Grazzle.

Grazzle tries to summon magic Fire! Power of the Lizard Gods! but it is impossible with the pinkskin's arm pressing into Grazzle's throat. Instead, Grazzle prays for the Lizard Gods' blessing; at the same time, Aric throws a dagger at the cultist on Grazzle, distracting him. Check to Defeat - Combat 11: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 3) = 10 (Strength die + Blessing of Pharasma + Blessing from Aric). Failed; use my die bump to succeed. With the help of Aric, Grazzle escapes from the chokehold and lands a mighty blow to the side of the cultist's head; the cultist stumbles away, disappearing into the crowd, but is quickly apprehended by the city guard.

Upkeep: Cultist is defeated; Aric discards a blessing.

+2 against monsters/barriers due to Nok-Nok's first power. Revealing Chakrim for die and adding 1d4 for finesse.

Skinsaw Cultist - CtD: Combat 11: 1d8 + 2 + 1d8 + 1 + 1d4 ⇒ (2) + 2 + (1) + 1 + (1) = 7

Ok, using reroll early on the d8 that rolled a 1 so we don't all have to discard, please roll well.

Skinsaw Cultist - CtD: Combat 11: 2 + 2 + 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ 2 + 2 + (3) + 1 + 1 = 9

Magnimar has put Nok-Nok out of sorts, stupid cultist show up and appear to be better than him. He tries to take it out, but can't seem to line up the strike. Cultist dodges in and takes a chunk out of him before leaving.

Recharging Kusarigama and Boots of Favored Terrain. Discarding top card for fail, Blessing of Quartermaster.

Hand: Blessing of Kofusachi, Galvanic Chakram +1, Blessing of the Quartermaster 2,

Displayed:
Deck: 11 Discard: 3 Buried: 0
Notes: Blessings available if needed.
Sideboard cards:

Skills and Powers:

Skills:
Strength: d8 ■ +1 □ +2 □ +3
Dexterity: d8 □ +1 □ +2 □ +3
Stealth: Dexterity +3
Constitution: d10 □ +1 □ +2 □ +3 □ +4
Disable: Constitution +0
Fortitude: Constitution +2
Intelligence: d4 □ +1
Wisdom: d4 □ +1
Charisma: d8 □ +1 □ +2 □ +3

Favored Card: Weapon
Hand Size: 5 □6
Proficient with: Light Armors Weapons

Powers:
On your check against a monster ( ■ or a barrier), add 1 plus the number of barriers in your location's deck list; if the check has the Finesse or Knife trait, add an additional 1d4 (□ 1d6).
On your check against a weapon or an item, add (□ 1d4 plus) the number of monsters in your location's deck list.
You may recharge up to 2 cards you would discard as damage.

Turn 3, under the Blessing of the Gods

With the cultists mostly chased off, only having gotten a small attack in against the group, Mother Myrtle continues to explore the town square. She finds one merchant willing to sell some new scrolls, and takes a look at his wares.

Free Exploration - Card #6: Mirror Image
Check to Acquire - Arcane 6: 1d12 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

She finds a useful defensive scroll, and talks a good deal to get the merchant to trade it to her for some rare herbs that he can use to enhance his ink for magical scribing. Then, as she turns to go she spots something unusual... she has two shadows.

Discard the Blessing of Nethys to examine the top two cards - Card #7: Soldier; Card #8: Shadow. I'll place the Shadow on top, and then explore, encountering it. Discard Lightning Touch, and ask Grazzle to recharge Blessing of the Spellbound.
Check to Defeat - Combat 13: 2d12 + 1 + 2d4 ⇒ (9, 12) + 1 + (2, 2) = 26
Check to Reshuffle - Knowledge 7: 1d12 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

"Hey! Who turned out the lights?"

Oh wait, no it's still bright daytime. There just happen to be two shadows there. Immediately suspecting what it might be, she pulls out an offensive spell scroll from her pouch and hurls a shock of lightning at the second shadow, destroying it.

Draw 2 (+1 extra for a plant) to end my turn.

Hand: Stone Skin, Laboratory Coat, Stained Glass Elemental, Mirror Image, Cloud Puff, Viper Strike, Anesthetizing Slime,

Displayed:
Deck: 8 Discard: 2 Buried: 0
Notes: I can cast Stone Skin if you're about to take a load of damage.
I can also negate any bane's BYA and AYA text. So if you hit an Enchanter/Wizard-type, feel free to use Cloud Puff
Sideboard cards:

During This Adventure:

During This Scenario: When you encounter the henchman Scarecrow Golem, a character at each other location summons and encounters a Scarecrow Golem. Any character may bury a card to ignore the Scarecrow Golem’s immunities until the end of the encounter.
When you defeat the henchman Giant Cockroach Swarm, you may examine the top card of your deck or of your location deck.
Before you attempt to close a location, bury the top card of your deck.
Additional Rules: Turn order: Nok-Nok, Aric or The Red Raven, Mother Myrtle, Grazzle
Turn: 4, Grazzle/MidnightLich

Top of Blessing Discard Pile:

Blessings Deck

City Gate
At This Location: If you fail a combat check, shuffle a random monster from the box into the location deck.
When Closing: Summon and defeat a Bandit henchman.
When Permanently Closed: No effect.
M: 2 Ba: 1 W: 2 Sp: 0 Ar: 0 I: 2 Al: 2 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

Town Square
At This Location: You may discard a card from your hand to explore during your turn. This card may not be recharged.
When Closing: Banish a card from your hand.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, each character at this locatoin recharges a card and may then draw a card.
M: 1 Ba: 0 W: 0 Sp: 0 Ar: 0 I: 0 Al: 1 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: Aric/sirrogue, Grazzle/MidnightLich, Nok-Nok/rhynndavrie, Mother Myrtle/Maelwys, None

Apothecary
At This Location: If you did not explore this turn, after you reset your hand, you may shuffle the top 1d6 cards from your discard pile into your deck.
When Closing: Succeed at an Intelligence or Craft 6 check.
When Permanently Closed: No effect.
M: 1 Ba: 0 W: 1 Sp: 3 Ar: 0 I: 1 Al: 1 Bl: 2 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

General Store
At This Location: During your exploration, if you encounter anything other than an armor, an item, or a weapon, after the exploration, you may reveal a card to explore again.
When Closing: Banish a card from your hand.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, add 1d6 random items to this location without looking at them, then automatically acquire the top card.
M: 2 Ba: 0 W: 2 Sp: 0 Ar: 1 I: 3 Al: 1 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

After encountering the Skinsaw Ritual, Grazzle discards Blessing of Abraxas from the top of Grazzle's deck. Grazzle then recharges Blessing of the Spellbound on Myrtle's turn.

Under the Blessing of Calistria

Grazzle Sees the cost the interruption of the cultist silly pinkskins ritual has taken on Grazzle's allies, and calls upon the Lizard Gods to heal. The Lizard Gods provide as Grazzle discards three (3) cards from the top of Grazzle's deck to allow allies to heal up to six (6) collective cards. After healing Grazzle's friends, Grazzle calls upon the Lizard Gods Blessed! to Cure his own hurts. Curing 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 cards; the Cure automatically recharges and shuffles into Grazzle's deck.

Grazzle sees the Soldier who helped him by apprehending the cultist, and Grazzle waves at him. Pinkskins are soft. Check to Acquire - Charisma 6: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2. Failed. Alas, the guardsman is busy and does not wish to converse with Grazzle. Pinkskins will never know the true glory of the Lizard Gods.

Frustrated, Grazzle calls down power to See if there are any valuable items left in the Town Square. Using Grazzle's power to Locate Object, but Grazzle Sees only enemies: a Spectre haunting a young woman, and a Giant Cockroach Swarm mustering in an abandonded merchant's stall. I'll equipped to fight, Grazzle warns his allies of the dangers and digs through Grazzle's pouches for supplies. Locate Object recharges and shuffles in; the Town Square needs to be shuffled as well.

Hand: Cure 2, Find Traps, Druid of the Flame, Pyrotechnic Blast, Blessing of Pharasma, Cure 1,

Displayed:
Deck: 7 Discard: 3 Buried: 0
Notes: Pharasma double dice on a spell. Find Traps +2 dice on barriers. Use either if needed.
Sideboard cards:

Upkeep: Party may heal six (6) collective cards. Soldier is banished from Town Square; remaining cards are known (Spectre and Giant Cockroach Swarm) but need to be shuffled.

During This Adventure:

During This Scenario: When you encounter the henchman Scarecrow Golem, a character at each other location summons and encounters a Scarecrow Golem. Any character may bury a card to ignore the Scarecrow Golem’s immunities until the end of the encounter.
When you defeat the henchman Giant Cockroach Swarm, you may examine the top card of your deck or of your location deck.
Before you attempt to close a location, bury the top card of your deck.
Additional Rules: Turn order: Nok-Nok, Aric or The Red Raven, Mother Myrtle, Grazzle
Turn: 5, Nok-Nok/rhynndavrie

Top of Blessing Discard Pile:

Blessings Deck

City Gate
At This Location: If you fail a combat check, shuffle a random monster from the box into the location deck.
When Closing: Summon and defeat a Bandit henchman.
When Permanently Closed: No effect.
M: 2 Ba: 1 W: 2 Sp: 0 Ar: 0 I: 2 Al: 2 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

Apothecary
At This Location: If you did not explore this turn, after you reset your hand, you may shuffle the top 1d6 cards from your discard pile into your deck.
When Closing: Succeed at an Intelligence or Craft 6 check.
When Permanently Closed: No effect.
M: 1 Ba: 0 W: 1 Sp: 3 Ar: 0 I: 1 Al: 1 Bl: 2 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

Academy
At This Location: On your first exploration on a turn, if you encounter anything other than a spell, after the exploration you may explore again.
When Closing: Succeed at an Intelligence or Arcane 6 check.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, you may shuffle a spell from your discard pile into your deck.
M: 1 Ba: 1 W: 0 Sp: 5 Ar: 0 I: 1 Al: 1 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

General Store
At This Location: During your exploration, if you encounter anything other than an armor, an item, or a weapon, after the exploration, you may reveal a card to explore again.
When Closing: Banish a card from your hand.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, add 1d6 random items to this location without looking at them, then automatically acquire the top card.
M: 2 Ba: 0 W: 2 Sp: 0 Ar: 1 I: 3 Al: 1 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

Off turn, Nok-Nok feels the restorative energies of Lizard Gods flowing through him, heals Guide and Blessing of the Quartermaster back.

Looks like Cockroach Swarm is going to summon a copy for someone to fight, so think I'll leave for now. Here's hoping I don't find a Scarecrow Golem.

Having gotten a bit of the lay of the land, Nok-Nok quickly heads off to the General Store to see what loot he can find. Nok-Nok's hopes are dashed for a smooth shopping trip when Ghost charges out of the store moaning. Probably sick of Magnimar too.

General store has 0 barriers, so only +1 against monsters/barriers. Discarding Chakrim for extra die, adding 1d4 for finesse trait.

Ghost - CtD: Combat 12: 1d8 + 1 + 1d8 + 1 + 1d6 + 1d4 ⇒ (1) + 1 + (1) + 1 + (4) + (1) = 9

Wow, ok, so apparently today isn't the day for me to roll dice. Recharging 2 cards that I would discard as damage, after that no cards left in hand, but site gives free explore since I didn't encounter armor, item, or weapon. Going to treat the ghost as 1.

Nok-Nok is sure he cuts into the ghost, but despite feeling the drag of the chakrim through the ghost, nothing happens and it lashes out at Nok-Nok and hurls him to the ground.

Nok-Nok swears at Magnimar in general then takes a moment to pick up his gear.

Hand: Dogslicer +1, Blessing of the Quartermaster 3, Kusarigama, Blessing of the Quartermaster 1, Burglar's Buckler,

Displayed:
Deck: 10 Discard: 2 Buried: 0
Notes: Blessings available if needed, best if used for non-combat.
Sideboard cards:

Skills and Powers:

Skills:
Strength: d8 ■ +1 □ +2 □ +3
Dexterity: d8 □ +1 □ +2 □ +3
Stealth: Dexterity +3
Constitution: d10 □ +1 □ +2 □ +3 □ +4
Disable: Constitution +0
Fortitude: Constitution +2
Intelligence: d4 □ +1
Wisdom: d4 □ +1
Charisma: d8 □ +1 □ +2 □ +3

Favored Card: Weapon
Hand Size: 5 □6
Proficient with: Light Armors Weapons

Powers:
On your check against a monster ( ■ or a barrier), add 1 plus the number of barriers in your location's deck list; if the check has the Finesse or Knife trait, add an additional 1d4 (□ 1d6).
On your check against a weapon or an item, add (□ 1d4 plus) the number of monsters in your location's deck list.
You may recharge up to 2 cards you would discard as damage.

Update: Moved to General Store, failed to beat first card which wiped hand. Location needs shuffled.