[ACG][OutPost I]Hawkmoon269's Season of Plundered Tombs Table 3 (Inactive)

Game Master Hawkmoon269

During This Adventure: The scourge die is 1d6+1.
When you are dealt Electricity damage, if that damage is not reduced by at least 1, suffer the scourge Curse of Fevered Dreams.

During This Scenario: The difficulty to defeat banes that have the Gnoll trait is increased by 1d10.
When you defeat and corner the villain Bonecrusher Master, banish it, then summon and build the location Windswept Chasm and shuffle the villain Rath Sandstalker and a number of monsters from the box equal to the number of characters into it. You win the scenario only when you defeat and corner Rath Sandstalker.

Turn: 21 Skizza/Agent Eclipse

Top of Blessing Discard Pile: Blessing of Thoth

Howling Sands
At This Location:
When Closing:
When Permanently Closed:
M:1 Ba:0 W:0 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:0 Al:0 Bl:0 ?:0
Closed

Thornscrub
At This Location:
When Closing:
When Permanently Closed:
M:0 Ba:0 W:0 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:0 Al:0 Bl:0 ?:0
Closed

Scorched Ruins
At This Location: For the rest of the scenario, a character at any location may bury a card to add 1 die to her check to acquire a weapon.
When Closing:
When Permanently Closed:
M:0 Ba:0 W:0 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:0 Al:0 Bl:0 ?:0
Closed

Hot Springs
At This Location: At the end of your turn, you may recharge a random card from your discard pile.
When Closing:
When Permanently Closed:
M:0 Ba:0 W:0 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:0 Al:0 Bl:0 ?:0
Closed

Earthworks
At This Location:
When Closing:
When Permanently Closed:
M:0 Ba:0 W:0 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:0 Al:0 Bl:0 ?:0
Closed
Notes: Alchemical Gas

Windswept Chasm
At This Location: All damage dealt is Electricity damage.
When Closing: Discard your hand.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, draw 1d4-1 random cards from your discard pile.
M:2 Ba:0 W:0 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:0 Al:0 Bl:0 ?:1
Located here: Skizza, Qualzar, Cogsnap, Estra

Reminder's from Estra:

Qualzar must attempt to recharge Heat Metal.
Qualzar and Skizza must both encounter the Voices of the Spire (though I'm sure Qualzar will just evade). Estra's Binder's Tome is free to use for support.
Qualzar is healed for 4 cards.

(During Estra's turn)
Using Estra's Binder's Tome
Arcane 11: 1d10 + 4 + 1d4 ⇒ (3) + 4 + (2) = 9
Heat Metal is discarded
Inspired- or because of- his burning fever, Qualzar decided to improve the gnoll's poison spiked pit trap into an *inflammable* poison spiked pit trap.

Evading Voices of the Spire as a Mental spell
Despite his injuries, Qualzar wasn't going to abandon scientific rigor. The sorcerer cast an illusory noise to bring one of the inquisitors over for testing.

(During Skizza's turn)
Swipe, Frost Ray, Neferekhu, and Blessing of Pharasma are cured
Before he could witness the full effect of his handiwork, Estra was fussing over him. While not curing the fever, the gnome did have to admit that her healing magic was very soothing.

Hand: Lightning Touch, Blessing of Abadar, Blessing of the Gods, Good Omen,

Displayed: Curse of Fevered Dreams,
Deck: 7 Discard: 5 Buried: 0
Notes: Qualzar will evade any summoned monster he encounters. He's also available to take one of the Rukh's checks and get revenge on that bird!
Ask before using: Blessing of the Gods; Blessing of Abadar (+1 die/+2 dice vs barrier)
Can use without asking: Blessing if would recharge; blessing for villain

Before my turn: Voices of The Spire.

Discard Hand Cannon. Reveal Binder's Tome.
Combat 14: 1d10 + 2 + 2 + 2d6 + 1d4 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 2 + (2, 1) + (4) = 18 Defeated. Curse of Vulnerability displayed. Bury Game of Afterlife to Discard.
Jam!: 1d12 ⇒ 2 HC discarded.
Craft 8: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9 GoA Recharged!

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Start of my turn hand off Scarab Buckler to Cogsnap.
Explore Card 1: Rukh

Reveal Double-Barreled Musket. Reveal Binder's Tome.
Combat 13: 1d10 + 2 + 2 + 2d4 + 1d4 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 2 + (4, 3) + (3) = 22
Jam!: 1d12 ⇒ 6
Combat 13: 1d10 + 2 + 2 + 2d4 + 1d4 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 2 + (1, 3) + (2) = 17
Jam!: 1d12 ⇒ 9

End Turn. Reset Hand.

Hand: Blessing of Alkenstar, Double-Barreled Musket, Blessing of Calistria, Blessing of Sivanah,

Displayed:
Deck: 5 Discard: 8 Buried: 3
Notes: Discard Blessing of Sivanah to add 1 die/2 die to a non-Combat INT or CHA check.
Sideboard cards:

Note: I will have one more card in my hand when I fix my deck handler.

Exploring Windswept Chasm 2: Rath Sandstalker

Discarding Blessing Abadar to explore Windswept Chasm 2: Rath Sandstalker
Someone else need to encounter a summoned Gnoll Ambusher.
Rath looked for any help, but only one gnoll remained.

Gnoll difficulty increase: 1d10 ⇒ 2
Discarding Lightning Touch, recharging Blessing of the Gods copying Blessing of Elements
Combat 14+2=16: 2d10 + 4 + 2d4 ⇒ (6, 6) + 4 + (1, 4) = 21
Recharging Lightning Touch
Arcane 6: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Lightning Touch is recharged
Qualzar mocked the gnoll. "If you really want to run away that badly- well, I can help you *bolt*." Rath was not as used to the staticky climate as the rukh was, and was wounded by the sorcerer's lightning spell. But the villainous gnoll nevertheless fought on...

Pausing for someone else to finish the villain off!

Hand:

Displayed: Curse of Fevered Dreams,
Deck: 9 Discard: 7 Buried: 0
Notes:
Ask before using:
Can use without asking:

Estra summons and encounters the Bonecrusher Ambusher.

Hand update.

Hand: Binder's Tome, Blessing of Bastet, Inflict Pain, Hand of the Honest Man,

Displayed: Curse of Vulnerability,
Deck: 8 Discard: 9 Buried: 2
Notes: Binder's Tome (+1d4 to combat or Charisma checks), Blessing of Bastet (reroll 1, or all, dice rolled on a check), Hand of the Honest Man (de-curse) and Inflict Pain (+1d10+4 to a combat check) are all free to be used. And, indeed, their use is highly encouraged since we've only got 3 cards left to deal with.

Estra will use Inflict Pain and Binder's Tome on this last combat check of the game, whether you want it or not!
Sideboard cards:

Thanks to Emp pointing me to the hidden columns I fixed my sheet and drew my last card.

Earlier: Discard Potion of Healing to shuffle 1d4 ⇒ 4 cards from discard into my deck.

RDiscard Double-Barreled Musket. Discard Blessing of Alkenstar. Estra: Binder's Tome, Inflict Pain.

Combat 18: 1d10 + 2 + 2 + 4d4 + 1d12 + 1d4 + 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 2 + (1, 4, 4, 4) + (10) + (2) + (1) + 4 = 41 Success!

After his last foe fell Skizza watched on as the battle with the gnoll leader began. He began loading his musket with a frenzy as his tinnitus began to rise in pitch. Just as he couldn't take it anymore it gave way and Estra was ready to assist him . The resulting boom echoed throughout the Chasm as a plume of sand and smoke covered Skizza and his target.

*Cough* "He dead yet? DO I need to shoot him again?" *cough*

  The Sandstalkers lose their will to fight, scampering away in all directions. As you untie the captives, they thank you profusely and share that a band of treasure-hunters had asked about the observatory and later returned with countless treasures they hoped to sell in the capital. These three had hoped to find some overlooked jewels when the gnolls attacked.
  Amenopheus arrives as you finish searching the observatory, having found it stripped bare. “This matches the description,” he observes, “yet the looters took the evidence we needed. I shall take you to the capital in the morning, and perhaps we can intercept their expedition before they sell off their ill-gotten gains. We will find them in Katapesh!”

Scenario Reward
Traders: Shardizhad and Agymah

Upgrade Pool
Flaming Heavy Pick +1 (Weapon B)
Caustic Fog (Spell 3)
Bone Lamellar (Armor 1)
Bloodroot Poison (Item 3)
Ghost Battling Ring (Item B)
Mumia (Item 2)
Potion of Healing (Item B)
Seer’s Tea (Item B)
Smoke Stick (Item 1)
Soul Stimulant (Item 2)
Fire Gecko (Ally B)
Blessing of Abadar (Blessing B)
Blessing of Bastet (Blessing B)

Gameday Boon roll: 1d20 ⇒ 7

For Estra's Power Feat (Tier Progression), she will check off the following power:
"At the end of your move step, you may examine the top card of your location deck. You may bury ([X] or discard) a card to encounter the card; during this encounter, add 1d6 ([ ]+1) to your Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution checks."
Self-explanatory power feat. With my healing tricks, this is just an excuse to even more happily turn any card I want into a start-of-turn 'exploration'. Estra's still accepting any junk card you want to hand off; I can also choose to bury them if I want to get them out of my deck.

Estra's card upgrade preferences are as follows...

Gain Power Feat: For your combat check, you may discard a card to use your Arcane skill + 1d6 +2 and add the Attack, Magic, and Mental traits. This counts as playing a spell.
Upgrading Spell B Mirror Image into Spell 3 Dimension Leap.
Qualzar was disappointed by how easily his mirror images had been seen through. As he recovered, he practiced teleporting himself away in conjunction with creating an illusion. Besides, teleportation would make any number of the gnome's tricks that much deadlier.

I don't get anything this time around. No card upgrades I need, and since I am off-kilter leveling wise from you, this is the third game at tier 2, so no tier bonus for me.

Power Upgrade: Hand Size 6.
No Card Upgrade.

3-3C: TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER!
  Katapesh is the name of not only the desert region, but also of the immense coastal trade city nearby. The metropolis is famous—arguably infamous—for selling anything a person could ever desire. The Sapphire Sage Amenopheus, who sent you on a mission to find the coveted spinel sage jewel, has returned to Sothis, leaving you alone. After spending a whole day exploring and asking after the looters, you’ve barely scratched the surface of the sprawling bazaars.
  The endeavor seems hopeless until you meet a Keleshite man who introduces himself as Kafar, once a rival of the Society who has since become an uneasy ally. As you describe the looters you’re after, Kafar nods with sad understanding. “I know of the treasurehunters, as they arrived the day before last with the relics but struggled to sell their finds. A buyer emerged only a few hours ago, purchasing the whole lot. I can introduce you. Be warned that the man may honor his deals but is treacherous in all else.”
  You travel with Kafar and his partner Nefti to an opulent barge docked along the River Scorpius, and attendants lead you to an audience with a middle-aged man covered in barely healed burn scars. You’ve heard of him: Grandmaster Torch, one of the most devious information-brokers of the Inner Sea. He smiles crookedly as if having expected you. “I’ve heard the Pathfinder Society wants some trinkets I acquired by chance,” he purrs, making it clear his
purchase was no accident. “Rivals are poised to outbid me in a critical auction tomorrow evening. Several of my clients owe me the gold I need, and I need someone to convince them to pay up. If that someone were also to convince several of my competitors not to show up to the auction, even better. In return, I shall gift you the entire lot I purchased earlier.
  “Do we have a deal?”

DURING THIS SCENARIO

During This Adventure: The scourge die is 1d6+1.
When you are dealt Electricity damage, if that damage is not reduced by at least 1, suffer the scourge Curse of Fevered Dreams.

During This Scenario:

Going to Hadden Hoppert
There were many techniques for convincing someone, but for Qualzar, the more complicated the magic involved, the better the method.

I will start at the dye market. Hopefully I will fight some monsters and get s few items that I can throw away for boons at the Canny Jackle later.

"More spells? My guns usually are pretty convincing but spells are exciting!" Skizza says walking along with Qualzar.

Hadden Hoppert.

As mentioned by the GM, acquiring Kafar and Nefti impact the rewards for this scenario, so I intend to make a beeline towards them first.
Also, could we have the card text for Silver Chain Smugglers posted in the header, GM?

Otherwise; this is a scenario all about acquiring a ton of boons. For those of us poorly suited to that, we can fight instead. Elemental Treaty loot may be valuable to ignore the Smuggler's BYA Poison Damage power, which the more combat-oriented will have to deal with a lot.

Estra visits the Sunburst Market Trader.
TRADE: Onmyoji -> Blessing of the Ancients

LOOT: Walking Stick -> Spear of the Watchful Guardian
LOOT: Padded Armor -> Akhentepi's Armor
LOOT: Byzantine Lexicon -> Hand of the Honest Man

CONDITIONAL CHANGES: I have a preference that Qualzar take the Elemental Treaty, but if Qualzar does not, then:
LOOT: Cure -> Elemental Treaty
(Sunburst Market) CHANGED TRADE: Onmyoji -> Cure 2

Note that Estra is not taking Mask of the Forgotten Pharaoh this scenario.

Estra will start at the Tooth and Hookah. I've got the second-best Charisma of the party, and the best Wisdom (for animal allies), and I may draw Binder's Tome or Spiritual Ally to further bolster checks to acquire allies. Most importantly, I want the special allies acquired ASAP to ease my completion nature of reward acquisitions.

I'll wait to post my starting hand for when traders are finished.

Hadden Hopper
Qualzar, Skizza

Finalize traders and starting locations and I'll set this one up.

Reposting my amended Loot/Trades, since Qualzar will not be taking Elemental Treaty. (These are all in line with my last post, but just placing it here so it's easier to refer to.)

Estra visits the Sunburst Market Trader.
TRADE: Onmyoji -> Cure 2

LOOT: Walking Stick -> Spear of the Watchful Guardian
LOOT: Padded Armor -> Akhentepi's Armor
LOOT: Byzantine Lexicon -> Hand of the Honest Man
LOOT: Cure -> Elemental Treaty

Also, whilst we can refer to previous pages in the forum, the text for Silver Chain Smugglers has not yet been posted. If the plan was to just add it to the scenario update posts then don't mind me. :)

Scratch that, amended again following the last Discussion post:

Estra visits the Sunburst Market Trader.
TRADE: Onmyoji -> Blessing of the Ancients

LOOT: Walking Stick -> Spear of the Watchful Guardian
LOOT: Padded Armor -> Akhentepi's Armor
LOOT: Byzantine Lexicon -> Hand of the Honest Man

Trading Ally 2 Apprentice + burying Blessing 2 of Abadar for Spell 3 Chain Lightning
Replacing Item B Codex with Loot Item 1 Tablet of Languages Lost.
Replacing Ally B Crow with Loot Ally 2 Neferekhu.
Replacing Spell B Lightning Touch with Spell B Remove Curse.
Replacing Spell B Frost Ray with Spell B Elemental Treaty.
"As we all know, the Second Law of Comedomancy is the fundamental reason why such concepts as perpetual magic machines and infinite arcane energy are deemed impossible." Qualzar was lecturing his apprentice Nemsky. "While I am on this next tour, your assignment is to research counterexamples to this principle. I have acquired a small stipend for this research from the Church of Abadar. Hadden Hoppert will provide you with lab space, material components, and library access. I expect you to send me regular updates on your progress, for field testing." Nemsky nodded and departed.

Starting at Smoking Den
Qualzar went to the Smoking Den to dream about the imminent fruits of his apprentice's labor. "They said it couldn't be done. But I'll show them. Oh, I'll show them all." The gnome laughed maniacally. "A joke that will never get old!"

Hand: Sage, Crown of Charisma, Dimension Leap, Elven Chain Shirt, Blessing of the Gods, Remove Curse, Elemental Treaty,

Displayed:
Deck: 9 Discard: 0 Buried: 1
Notes: I can cast Dimension Leap when someone encounters a boon or henchman, evade the Smuggler who'd Qualzar would summon, and then cast Elemental Treaty to prevent the Poison damage
Ask before using: Blessing of the Gods; Dimension Leap (move Qualzar to or from encounter location); Elemental Treaty
Can use without asking: Blessing if would recharge; Dimension Leap + Elemental Treaty if as per note; Remove Curse

Opening hand. We're just waiting for Skizza's opening hand and location. If you're uncertain of where to go; the Canny Jackal is never a bad plan where you can auto-acquire cards which is more or less the goal of the scenario.

I also love the idea of Qualzar popping in out of nowhere to create an elemental ward, then disappearing just as quickly.

Hand: Akhentepi's Armor, Cure, Lithomancy Stones, Honaire, Sign of the Pack, Hand of the Honest Man,

Displayed:
Deck: 11 Discard: 0 Buried: 0
Notes: No combat potential in hand, but that's not very important in this scenario; I've got plenty of other nifty cards.

De-Curse, Cure and Blessing are all available. That said, please don't de-curse a low-importance Curse (Vulnerability or Daybane, most notably) since the Hand is also valuable to add to my checks to acquire allies.
Sideboard cards:

Starting Location: Canny Jackal.

Same Loot as before. When I was fixing my spreadsheet I got rid of my notes on what I traded thinking it may have been the issue but I found it in the hidden columns and fixed it. Apparently arose from when I added rows after getting card list upgrades.

Hand: Masterwork Tools, Blessing of Sivanah, Blessing of Erastil, Ushabti of the Willing Servant, Matchlock Hackbut, Tetisurah,

Displayed:
Deck: 11 Discard: 0 Buried: 0
Notes:
Sideboard cards:

During This Adventure: •The scourge die is 1d6+1.
•When you are dealt Electricity damage, if that damage is not reduced by at least 1, suffer the scourge Curse of Fevered Dreams.

During This Scenario: •Before building the location decks, set aside the allies Kafar and Nefti the Bard. After building the location decks, shuffle them both into the location Tooth & Hookah.
•The difficulty to acquire boons is increased by 1d4. When you acquire a boon, you may display it next to the scenario.
•When you would attempt a check to acquire a boon or to close a location, you may summon and encounter the henchman Silver Chain Smuggler instead. If you defeat the Silver Chain Smuggler, you succeed at the initial check; otherwise, you fail.
•To win the scenario, close all locations while a number of boons equal to the number of characters multiplied by 2 are displayed next to the scenario.

Turn: 1, Skizza/agent_eclipse

Top of Blessing Discard Pile:

Blessings Deck

Canny Jackal
At This Location: If you fail a check to acquire a boon, you may bury a card to acquire it.
When Closing: You may close this location automatically.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, summon and encounter an ally; if you acquire it, draw it.
M: 0 Ba: 1 W: 1 Sp: 1 Ar: 1 I: 3 Al: 2 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: Qualzar/EmpTyger, Skizza/agent_eclipse, None

Pleasure Barge
At This Location: If you fail to acquire an ally, you are dealt 1d4 Poison damage.
When Closing: Succeed at Charisma or Diplomacy 9 check.
When Permanently Closed: At the end of your turn, you may recharge a card from your discard pile.
M: 0 Ba: 0 W: 0 Sp: 1 Ar: 0 I: 1 Al: 5 Bl: 2 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

Tooth and Hookah
At This Location: If you fail to acquire an ally, shuffle that card back into this location.
When Closing: Summon and acquire a random ally from the box.
When Permanently Closed: No effect.
M: 1 Ba: 2 W: 1 Sp: 1 Ar: 1 I: 0 Al: 3 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: Estra/Yewstance, None

Dye Market
At This Location: When you discard cards as damage, suffer the scourge Curse of the Ravenous.
When Closing: Choose three types of boons, then recharge 1 boon of each type.
When Permanently Closed: No effect.
M: 2 Ba: 1 W: 1 Sp: 0 Ar: 3 I: 1 Al: 1 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: Cogsnap/VampByDay, None

Vizier's Hill
At This Location: If you fail a check to defeat a barrier, shuffle a random barrier from the box into this location.
When Closing: You are dealt 1 Poison damage, then succeed at an Intelligence or Perception 6 check.
When Permanently Closed: No effect.
M: 2 Ba: 3 W: 2 Sp: 1 Ar: 0 I: 0 Al: 0 Bl: 1 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

Sorry to harp on about this, but the Silver Chain Smugglers text hasn't been included.

It should now start appearing in the update post. It is also below.

Thanks.

Explore Canny Jackal Card 1: Canteen

Scenario: 1d4 ⇒ 4
Discard Blessing of Sivanah.
Craft 10: 1d10 + 1 + 1 + 2d10 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 1 + (10, 9) = 22 Displaying.

Discard Tetisurah to Explore Card 2: Sands of Time

Scenario: 1d4 ⇒ 1
Intelligence 9: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 Banished.

End Turn. Reset Hand.

Hand: Masterwork Tools, Scarab Buckler, Blessing of Erastil, Ushabti of the Willing Servant, Matchlock Hackbut, Blessing of Calistria,

Displayed:
Deck: 9 Discard: 2 Buried: 0
Notes:
Sideboard cards:

For future reference, you can either bury any card (at the Canny Jackal) or choose to fight a Silver Chain Smugglers (from the scenario power) in order to auto-acquire a boon.

During This Adventure: •The scourge die is 1d6+1.
•When you are dealt Electricity damage, if that damage is not reduced by at least 1, suffer the scourge Curse of Fevered Dreams.

During This Scenario: •Before building the location decks, set aside the allies Kafar and Nefti the Bard. After building the location decks, shuffle them both into the location Tooth & Hookah.
•The difficulty to acquire boons is increased by 1d4. When you acquire a boon, you may display it next to the scenario.
•When you would attempt a check to acquire a boon or to close a location, you may summon and encounter the henchman Silver Chain Smuggler instead. If you defeat the Silver Chain Smuggler, you succeed at the initial check; otherwise, you fail.
•To win the scenario, close all locations while a number of boons equal to the number of characters multiplied by 2 are displayed next to the scenario.
Additional Rules:

Top of Blessing Discard Pile:

Blessings Deck