PACG Season of the Shackles: Adventure 2 - A Pirate's Life (Inactive)

Game Master jduteau

Right, how exactly did I stumble on a bunch of giant Jellyfish at the alehouse??!?! And right when I haven't got my weapons with me!

I've got no way of getting close to Combat 16, never mind 20. And Dexterity 10/14 isn't any better. So I'll just bury my Eagle Knight Dress Uniform for the damage. I'll then recharge my Paladin's Helm to try and get some weapons.

Hand: Sagacity, Full Plate, Holy Water Grenade, Sage's Journal, BoSarenrae

Deck: 10 Discard: 0 Buried: 1
Note: @ Alehouse, stinging from Jelly

Turn 06
Blessing: Blessing of Besmara
06/24
Jirelle

Locations:

Alehouse
At This Location: When you acquire an ally, you may recharge it and draw a card.
When Closing: Summon and defeat the henchman Ruffian.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, you may recharge an ally from your discard pile.
M:2 Ba:2 W:1 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:1 Al:3 Bl:0 Henchman:1(Total: 10)
Vika, Koren

Docks
SHIP IS DOCKED HERE
At This Location: After you explore, you may recharge an ally to immediately explore again.
When Closing: Bury an ally.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, you may examine the top card of any location deck; if it is a boon, add it to your hand.
M:1 Ba:1 W:1 Sp:0 Ar:1 I:2 Al:0 Bl:0 Henchman:1(Total: 7)
Jirelle

House of Stolen Kisses
At This Location: When you acquire an ally, discard a card.
When Closing: Succeed at a Dexterity or Acrobatics 7 check.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, add a random card from your discard pile to your hand.
M:1 Ba:2 W:0 Sp:2 Ar:0 I:0 Al:4 Bl:0 Henchman:1(Total: 10)

Merchant Marina
At This Location: Add 2 to your checks to acquire boons and checks to defeat banes.
When Closing: Succeed at a Charisma or Diplomacy 6 check.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, each character at this location must discard a card.
M:1 Ba:0 W:2 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:3 Al:1 Bl:0 Villain:1(Total: 8)
Ezren

Seaside Warehouse
At This Location: When you acquire a card, put it under this card.
When Closing: Succeed at a Dexterity or Disable 7 check; if you fail the check, discard a card.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, add any cards under this card to your hand.
M:2 Ba:0 W:2 Sp:0 Ar:1 I:4 Al:0 Bl:0 Henchman:1(Total: 10)

Tidewater Rock
At This Location: You may reveal an ally that has the Aristocrat or Captain trait to add 1d4 to your check.
Henchmen: 4 Lady Agasta Smythee: 1 (Total: 5)
NOTE: Not available until villain has been cornered and defeated.

Vindictively harpooning a Buccaneer: 1d10 + 1d6 + 3 - 0 ⇒ (7) + (1) + 3 - 0 = 11

we will reroll the d6, anything but a 1 ! reroll: 1d6 + 0 - 0 ⇒ (5) + 0 - 0 = 5

Bury Burglar. Location closed.

I will reveal top of seaside warehouse. Boon?

Top card of Seaside Warehouse: Skeleton (Monster)

Just a note about your check, I think it's actually 1d10 + 1d6 + 1. The harpoon is Dex/Ranged + 1d6 + 1. You don't get your Melee +2 bonus. Doesn't matter with the reroll as you get 13 and defeat the Buccaneer anyways.

Turn 06
Blessing: Blessing of the Gods
07/23
Ezren

Locations:

Alehouse
At This Location: When you acquire an ally, you may recharge it and draw a card.
When Closing: Summon and defeat the henchman Ruffian.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, you may recharge an ally from your discard pile.
M:2 Ba:2 W:1 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:1 Al:3 Bl:0 Henchman:1(Total: 10)
Vika, Koren

Docks
SHIP IS DOCKED HERE
CLOSED
Jirelle

House of Stolen Kisses
At This Location: When you acquire an ally, discard a card.
When Closing: Succeed at a Dexterity or Acrobatics 7 check.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, add a random card from your discard pile to your hand.
M:1 Ba:2 W:0 Sp:2 Ar:0 I:0 Al:4 Bl:0 Henchman:1(Total: 10)

Merchant Marina
At This Location: Add 2 to your checks to acquire boons and checks to defeat banes.
When Closing: Succeed at a Charisma or Diplomacy 6 check.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, each character at this location must discard a card.
M:1 Ba:0 W:2 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:3 Al:1 Bl:0 Villain:1(Total: 8)
Master Scourge is on top
Ezren

Seaside Warehouse
At This Location: When you acquire a card, put it under this card.
When Closing: Succeed at a Dexterity or Disable 7 check; if you fail the check, discard a card.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, add any cards under this card to your hand.
M:2 Ba:0 W:2 Sp:0 Ar:1 I:4 Al:0 Bl:0 Henchman:1(Total: 10)
Skeleton is on top

Tidewater Rock
At This Location: You may reveal an ally that has the Aristocrat or Captain trait to add 1d4 to your check.
Henchmen: 4 Lady Agasta Smythee: 1 (Total: 5)
NOTE: Not available until villain has been cornered and defeated.

I knew that! (sorry)

Still no attack spells, but I can probably take that skeleton.
Move to warehouse.
Sling+Magic Weapon+Eyepatch: 2d6 + 2d4 ⇒ (4, 4) + (3, 1) = 12
MW: 1d12 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Top of deck is Augury. I will draw and cast it for Monsters.
Augury+Fox: 1d12 + 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (6) + (1) + 3 = 10
I'm done.
Hand: Augury, Force Missile, Guard, Sling, Robes, MLeather
May use Guard.

Augury reveals Dagger, Jolly Roger, and Buccaneer. First two are shuffled into deck and Buccaneer is placed on top.

Just a note that Heartbreak Hinsin gives us a +2 against Henchmen. Didn't make a difference for Jirelle except that her 1d10+3+1d6 was right the first time. :)

Turn 08
Blessing: Blessing of the Gods
08/22
Vika

Locations:

Alehouse
At This Location: When you acquire an ally, you may recharge it and draw a card.
When Closing: Summon and defeat the henchman Ruffian.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, you may recharge an ally from your discard pile.
M:2 Ba:2 W:1 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:1 Al:2 Bl:0 Henchman:1(Total: 9)
Vika, Koren

Docks
SHIP IS DOCKED HERE
CLOSED
Jirelle

House of Stolen Kisses
At This Location: When you acquire an ally, discard a card.
When Closing: Succeed at a Dexterity or Acrobatics 7 check.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, add a random card from your discard pile to your hand.
M:1 Ba:2 W:0 Sp:2 Ar:0 I:0 Al:4 Bl:0 Henchman:1(Total: 10)

Merchant Marina
At This Location: Add 2 to your checks to acquire boons and checks to defeat banes.
When Closing: Succeed at a Charisma or Diplomacy 6 check.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, each character at this location must discard a card.
M:1 Ba:0 W:2 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:3 Al:1 Bl:0 Villain:1(Total: 8)
Master Scourge is on top

Seaside Warehouse
At This Location: When you acquire a card, put it under this card.
When Closing: Succeed at a Dexterity or Disable 7 check; if you fail the check, discard a card.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, add any cards under this card to your hand.
M:2 Ba:0 W:2 Sp:0 Ar:1 I:4 Al:0 Bl:0 Henchman:1(Total: 9)
Buccaneer is on top
Ezren

Tidewater Rock
At This Location: You may reveal an ally that has the Aristocrat or Captain trait to add 1d4 to your check.
Henchmen: 4 Lady Agasta Smythee: 1 (Total: 5)
NOTE: Not available until villain has been cornered and defeated.

I moved to the warehouse.

I explore my location (Alehouse)

Alehouse - Vika

Captain
Ally B
Human/Captain/Pirate/Basic

Check
Constitution/Fortitude 4
THEN
Charisma/Diplomacy 6

Powers
Reveal this card and recharge another card to add 1d6 to your non-Combat Constitution or Intelligence check.
Discard this card to explore your location. Add the Swashbuckling trait to your non-combat checks during this exploration.

FORT 4: 1d10 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 + 1 = 7
Recharge Topaz
DIP 6: 1d10 ⇒ 2
Bye Captain.

Discard Blessing to Explore.

So close - you drank him/her under the table but then you belched too loudly.

Alehouse - VIka

Buccaneer
Henchman
Human/Pirate/Veteran

Check
Combat 10 (8 + adventure deck number)

Powers
If the check to defeat has the Swashbuckling trait, the difficulty is increased by 2.
If defeated, you may immediately attempt to close the location this henchman came from. (by summoning and defeating the henchman Ruffian).

Ruffian
Henchman
Human/Pirate/Veteran

Check
Combat 9 (7 + adventure deck number)

Powers
AYA, if your check to defeat did not have the Swashbuckling trait, bury 1 item or weapon of your choice from your discard pile.

NOTE: You get a +2 to defeat both henchman due to the scenario rules.

Greatclub
Bucc Hunter(10-2=8): 1d10 + 2 + 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + (1) + 1 = 7
Wow.
I discard my Crowbar for Damage.

Hand: Greatclub, Lucerne Hammer, Mace, Quartermaster, Blessing of Gorum

Deck: 9 Discard: 2 Buried: 0
Note: At Alehouse.

Shouldn't have drank so much, buttering up the Captain!

Turn 09
Blessing: Blessing of the Gods
09/21
Koren

Locations:

Alehouse
At This Location: When you acquire an ally, you may recharge it and draw a card.
When Closing: Summon and defeat the henchman Ruffian.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, you may recharge an ally from your discard pile.
M:2 Ba:2 W:1 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:1 Al:1 Bl:0 Henchman:1(Total: 8)
Vika, Koren

Alehouse - Koren

Man Overboard!
Barrier B
Obstacle/Aquatic/Basic

Check
Dexterity 7

Powers
If undefeated, display this card next to a random character. At the start of each character's turn, the character next to this card must succeed at a Constitution/Fortitude 7 check to banish this card; otherwise, that character must bury the top card of his deck.

Dexterity is not my strong suit so I'd need my blessing and two others to get a reasonable chance of succeeding. Meanwhile Constitution is better for most of us and even Ezren's d6 is better than my Dex d4. So I'm going to fail this intentionally to not waste the blessings.

Who went overboard? K/J/E/V: 1d4 ⇒ 2 Jirelle (sorry, but at least it's a d6+3! and I can use my Sarenrae to give you 2 dice)

I'll stop now.

Shouldn't have drank so much, buttering up the Captain!

But she was totally Vika's type!

Turn 09
Blessing: Blessing of the Gozreh
10/20
Jirelle

Locations:

Alehouse
At This Location: When you acquire an ally, you may recharge it and draw a card.
When Closing: Summon and defeat the henchman Ruffian.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, you may recharge an ally from your discard pile.
M:2 Ba:1 W:1 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:1 Al:1 Bl:0 Henchman:1(Total: 7)
Vika, Koren

I remember I didn't reset my hand waiting to see if a boon appeared. So add elven chain shirt to my hand.

Moving to House of Stolen Kisses

I remember I didn't reset my hand waiting to see if a boon appeared. So add elven chain shirt to my hand.

Moving to House of Stolen Kisses

BUT WAIT! There's More!

Powers

If undefeated, display this card next to a random character (YOU!). At the start of each character's turn, the character next to this card must succeed at a Constitution/Fortitude 7 check to banish this card; otherwise, that character must bury the top card of his deck.

Jirelle still has to deal with the Man Overboard! barrier, but...

oooh I'm drowning!

I will recharge the Masterwork tools to defeat this barrier

I will recharge the Troubadour to help entice this carving wench.

Carver: 1d8 + 1d6 + 0 - 0 ⇒ (1) + (4) + 0 - 0 = 5

I guess she doesn't butter her bread on that side.

Meanwhile, let's discard the Abadar to explore once more

Can you use the Masterwork Tools to defeat the barrier? It seems to me that it is not defeating a barrier any more. I searched and couldn't find anything that says you couldn't do what you did, though. :)

House of Stolen Kisses - Jirelle

Bilge Spider Swarm
Monster B
Animal/Swarm/Basic

Check
Combat 6

Powers
All damage dealt is Poison damage.
If you are on a ship, the difficulty of the check to defeat is increased by 4. You aren't
If you do not defeat the Bilge Spider Swarm by at least 4, shuffle it into the deck it came from; the Bilge Spider Swarm still counts as defeated.

I will simply roll

Spider swarm: 1d10 + 1d6 + 1 - 0 ⇒ (3) + (4) + 1 - 0 = 8

Re-rolling the d10

reroll: 1d10 + 0 - 0 ⇒ (2) + 0 - 0 = 2

bah, it shuffles back in.

Recharging Elven Chain Shirt

Hand: Vindictive Harpoon, Rapier, Tricorne, Amulet of Life, Erastil, Erastil

(Displayed: )
Deck: 8 Discard: 2 Buried: 1
Note: Stolen Kisses

Can you use the Masterwork Tools to defeat the barrier? It seems to me that it is not defeating a barrier any more. I searched and couldn't find anything that says you couldn't do what you did, though. :)

By All means ask. But to my mind that was a check to defeat.

Turn 11
Blessing: Blessing of Erastil
11/19
Ezren

Locations:

Alehouse
At This Location: When you acquire an ally, you may recharge it and draw a card.
When Closing: Summon and defeat the henchman Ruffian.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, you may recharge an ally from your discard pile.
M:2 Ba:1 W:1 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:1 Al:1 Bl:0 Henchman:1(Total: 7)
Vika, Koren

Docks
SHIP IS DOCKED HERE
CLOSED
Jirelle

House of Stolen Kisses
At This Location: When you acquire an ally, discard a card.
When Closing: Succeed at a Dexterity or Acrobatics 7 check.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, add a random card from your discard pile to your hand.
M:1 Ba:2 W:0 Sp:2 Ar:0 I:0 Al:4 Bl:0 Henchman:1(Total: 10)

Merchant Marina
At This Location: Add 2 to your checks to acquire boons and checks to defeat banes.
When Closing: Succeed at a Charisma or Diplomacy 6 check.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, each character at this location must discard a card.
M:1 Ba:0 W:2 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:3 Al:1 Bl:0 Villain:1(Total: 8)
Villain Master Scourge is on top

Seaside Warehouse
At This Location: When you acquire a card, put it under this card.
When Closing: Succeed at a Dexterity or Disable 7 check; if you fail the check, discard a card.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, add any cards under this card to your hand.
M:2 Ba:0 W:2 Sp:0 Ar:1 I:4 Al:0 Bl:0 Henchman:1(Total: 9)
Buccaneer is on top
Ezren

Tidewater Rock
At This Location: You may reveal an ally that has the Aristocrat or Captain trait to add 1d4 to your check.
Henchmen: 4 Lady Agasta Smythee: 1 (Total: 5)
NOTE: Not available until villain has been cornered and defeated.

jduteau wrote:

Can you use the Masterwork Tools to defeat the barrier? It seems to me that it is not defeating a barrier any more. I searched and couldn't find anything that says you couldn't do what you did, though. :)

By All means ask. But to my mind that was a check to defeat.

I asked over on the forums, but I see your point that you were trying to defeat the barrier.

I asked and Dave Riley answered that it isn't a Check to Defeat, which is the check on the card itself. So keep your Masterwork Tools and assume you used my Blessing of Sarenrae which would have made your check be 3d6 + 3.

I asked and Dave Riley answered that it isn't a Check to Defeat, which is the check on the card itself. So keep your Masterwork Tools and assume you used my Blessing of Sarenrae which would have made your check be 3d6 + 3.

Ok !

Hand: Vindictive Harpoon, Rapier, Amulet of Life, Masterwork Tools, Erastil, Erastil

(Displayed: )
Deck: 8 Discard: 2 Buried: 1
Note:

I will move to the Alehouse and Augur for monsters.
Augury: 1d12 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Top deck is Acid Arrow, goes into my hand.
Henchman on top, otherwise all at bottom, then I will explore.

Three cards revealed are Kuru (Monster) on bottom, Keen Falcata +1 (Weapon) shuffled in, and Buccaneer (Henchman) on top.

Alehouse - Ezren

Buccaneer

Check
Combat 10 (8 + 2 for current scenario) NOTE: You get +2 to your check due to scenario

To close, defeat Ruffian:

Ruffian

Check
Combat 9 (7 + 2 for current scenario) NOTE: You get +2 to your check due to scenario

Powers
AYA, if your check to defeat did not have the Swashbuckling trait, bury 1 item or weapon of your choice from your discard pile.

acid arrow vs buccaneer: 1d12 + 2d4 + 5 ⇒ (9) + (1, 2) + 5 = 17
recharge: 1d12 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

force missile vs ruffian: 1d12 + 2d4 + 5 ⇒ (4) + (1, 1) + 5 = 11
reharge: 1d12 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
I don't have anything in my discards for the ruffian or alehiuse.
I'm mobile so can't reset my hand but i am done.

Also, augury places all cards of the chosen type on top or bottom together. Scry lets you split them, but i don't have scry yet.

Also, augury places all cards of the chosen type on top or bottom together. Scry lets you split them, but i don't have scry yet.

Ah, should have looked at Augury closer, not that it mattered. :)

Turn 12
Blessing: Blessing of the Gods
12/18
Vika

Locations:

Alehouse
CLOSED
Ezren, Vika, Koren

Docks
SHIP IS DOCKED HERE
CLOSED

House of Stolen Kisses
At This Location: When you acquire an ally, discard a card.
When Closing: Succeed at a Dexterity or Acrobatics 7 check.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, add a random card from your discard pile to your hand.
M:1 Ba:2 W:0 Sp:2 Ar:0 I:0 Al:3 Bl:0 Henchman:1(Total: 9)
Jirelle

Merchant Marina
At This Location: Add 2 to your checks to acquire boons and checks to defeat banes.
When Closing: Succeed at a Charisma or Diplomacy 6 check.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, each character at this location must discard a card.
M:1 Ba:0 W:2 Sp:0 Ar:0 I:3 Al:1 Bl:0 Villain:1(Total: 8)
Villain Master Scourge is on top

Seaside Warehouse
At This Location: When you acquire a card, put it under this card.
When Closing: Succeed at a Dexterity or Disable 7 check; if you fail the check, discard a card.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, add any cards under this card to your hand.
M:2 Ba:0 W:2 Sp:0 Ar:1 I:4 Al:0 Bl:0 Henchman:1(Total: 9)
Buccaneer is on top

Tidewater Rock
At This Location: You may reveal an ally that has the Aristocrat or Captain trait to add 1d4 to your check.
Henchmen: 4 Lady Agasta Smythee: 1 (Total: 5)
NOTE: Not available until villain has been cornered and defeated.

Yeah, it hasn't made a difference so far :)

I'll do Seaside warehouse if my d10 Dex is best?

Sound good to me. I'll have a tough time closin anything else.

Hand: Guard, Sling, Sphere of fire, force missile, arcane robes, magic leather

may use Guard.