[ACG] [Retrocon] Cosmic Captive - Elinnea (Inactive)

Game Master Elinnea

Deck upgrades:
Item 2: 1d1000 ⇒ 333
Spell 2: 1d1000 ⇒ 653

For my bonus upgrade identified last scenario, switching out Burning Snot for Ghost Whip. For RP reasons as much as anything else.

Weapon 2: 1d1000 ⇒ 979
Blessing B: 1d1000 ⇒ 589

Agna will take may examine bottom card power.

This is the 5th scenario for Lesath at Tier 1, so no fun feats or die bumps. I'm staying at Tier 1. I get the Stormrune Knife and am replacing the Rapier with it. I would like to have Zhaleh as the scenario reward, and I'll roll off for her.

I'll take the other Weapon 2 as my deck upgrade and replace my Cutlass with the Main Gauche +1. No need to roll for that.

Cool. Looks like we get our first choices.

I'll take out BoG and replace with B of Nethys (last scenario's reward).

I'll take out Life Drain and replace with Body of Flame.

That was scenario 3.3 for me, so no feats.

Agna/grimsnik (99317-1003): Weapon 2, Ally 2, Power feat (or bottom)
Lesath/dinketry (30475-1008): Weapon 2, Weapon 2, no feat
Enora/Chthonicthul (99317-1003): Item 2, Spell 2, no feat
Grazzle/wkover (337921-1004): Spell 2, Blessing 2, no feat

That's some impressive loot.

Are you going to roll to see who gets Zhaleh?

I rolled!

No rolls for me. Makes sense that one of the lower-tier characters gets it.

Switching out Longsword for Shock Glaive +1
Switching out Crow for Saber-toothed Tiger

and, switching out Staff of the Scholar for Gem of Mental Acuity

Congrats to Lesath on ally reward. I think rewards/upgrades are complete!

Great! This was the end of the icy branch of the story, so since the special as a whole is not yet ready to move on we're going to go back and start the fiery side of the asteroid. You'll get upgrades and rewards but it doesn't count toward tier advancement.

I'll get that set up for you soon.

Will we positively affect the advancement of the special by doing the fire side as well?

Yes, I think so. I'll double check on that before we get to the end of the scenario.

Wow - I get Zhaleh? That's awesome.

At the beginning of the next scenario, I will temporarily replace the Silver Balladeer with Zhaleh and then I will promptly remove her from the game in order to take a Constitution Skill Feat.

Do I need to wait for her to turn up in my hand before I can banish her from the game, or can I do that at the start of the next scenario?

I'm guessing that it's from your hand, but our BR can clarify.

I just answered in the Hangout as well, but yes, she has to be played from your hand.

Check check!

Acquired cards:

Guide (Ally B)
Night Watch (Ally B)
Guard (Ally B)
Magic Leather Armor (Armor B)
Shield of Fire Resistance (Armor 1)
Half-Plate (Armor B)
Magic Leather Armor (Armor B)
Blessing of the Gods (Blessing B)
Blessing of the Gods (Blessing B)
Mattock (Item B)
Thieves' Tools (Item B)
Ring of Protection (Item 2)
Spyglass (Item B)
Bracers of Protection (Item B)
Guidance (Spell B)
Frost Ray (Spell 1)
Shortbow (Weapon B)

So everyone can take a deck upgrade from this list (if you wish) and should choose a card type to stash for the next scenario.

Loot for next scenario- Blessing of Cayden Cailean.

This was 3rd scenario in tier 2 so no character upgrades.

Blessing B: 1d1000 ⇒ 885

So, this last scenario doesn't count towards tier advancement, correct?

I'm banking Shy Ratani (Ally 2) as my future upgrade.

I'd like that Item 2. Otherwise, I'll pass on a deck upgrade.

Item 2: 1d1000 ⇒ 680

And it looks like I drew Zhaleh and banished her just in time for my bonus Skill Feat. Woot!

It's not actually very clear in the adventure how to handle going back for these second-path scenarios, but that's how we're going to do it: you won't advance in tiers until we all move on to the next section of the special.

However! I did forget that another two scenarios have passed so we can all roll again for the convention reward.

Win on a 1 or 20?: 1d20 ⇒ 10

As far away from victory as one could get, heh.

Boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 8

Card upgrade from loot pool: None

Card upgrade from reward (set aside): Hide Armor of Fire Resistance (Armor 2)

Boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 16

Future upgrade: Ally 2 (Cleric of Nethys)

Deck upgrade, Spell 1: 1d1000 ⇒ 65

Boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 6

Agna/grimsnik (99317-1003): Blessing B, stashed a Blessing
Lesath/dinketry (30475-1008): Item 2, stashed an Ally
Enora/Chthonicthul (99317-1003): Spell 1, stashed an Ally
Grazzle/wkover (337921-1004): no deck upgrade, stashed an Armor

Those are the results from 8-00C1. I'll get the next scenario set up.

Replacing a Blessing of the Gods for Blessing of Gorum.

Boon Town?: 1d20 ⇒ 20 Tick, tick, tick, BOOOOOOOOON!

What did I get again? Wait, wait. I think I found it. Is it the following (?):

Amateur Swashbuckler: [ ][ ][ ][ ] You may check an unchecked box that precedes this reward to add or remove the Swashbuckling trait from your check. If your character has the Swashbuckler trait, you may add an additional 1d4.

I think it only makes sense to add this to Lesath. I’ll do it now!

Lesath will trade his Compass for a Cloak of Daggers.

Correct, that's the one.

Let's talk strategy!

I think we should avoid the Torture Chamber and the Molten Pool until we cannot ignore them any further. We should close the non-harmful sites (i.e. The Old Light, Throne Room, etc) first.

What other strategies do y'all suggest? I don't have any protection against Fire damage.

Let's talk strategy!

Not saying this is the best option, but we could also rush the Torture Chamber (have everyone move + explore there) to close it in one fell swoop so that we can completely avoid the SOT. But that assumes we have enough collective explores to close it in one round. Depends where the henchman/villain is in the location, I guess.

Maybe we could consider this as a possibility later.

As long as we're not all taking regular damage from our explores/locations each round, I think we're ok to consider that bold strategy later, Grazzle.

Says the guy at the Scorched Obelisk. Hmmmm....

Hmm, well, non-harmful now all closed... is bleeding a strategy?

A possible option: Enora, Lesath, and Agna explore the Molten Pool while Grazzle moves back to the Vents and keeps everyone healed?

After closing the Molten Pool, Agna (our most efficient explorer) might head to the Torture Chamber while I focus all my healing efforts on her.

I don't think we should move to the guaranteed damage each round locations just yet. The Volcanic Vents and the Scorched Obelisk don't guarantee damage each turn, so I think we should concentrate on those for now. We can worry about taking damage later. That's my idea.

Agna just closed the Obelisk. Nice.

I'm down for anything, really. I mostly want to avoid an extended pile-up at the Torture Chamber. With 3 characters at the TC, for example, the SOT fire damage + location effect will cause the party to collectively take 11+ damage each turn, on average. That would be tough for Grazzle to handle.

Seems like we either want 1 person at the Torture Chamber (to temp close if needed) or send everyone there to knock it out. Sending one person is the safer/saner strategy, to be sure - probably whoever has an armor available. Regardless, if the villain is at the bottom of the Torture Chamber, we're in trouble.

Anyway, I'll find a safe haven for Grazzle (e.g., a closed location) towards the end if there are only high-damage locations left. Though if I ever redraw my Chain Shirt I can explore the Torture Chamber at least once. (Armor of the Sands can't block fire damage, which is unfortunate.)

Lesath is going to take on the Molten Pools. I think we should have someone at the Torture Chamber to foment a temporary close if need be (otherwise the Villain will escape there). Lesath is not the right person for that, I think, as he only has one armor (and not one that blocks much).

For what it's worth, if we find ourselves taking more damage than we can handle, it might be worth regrouping at the Vents until I can do a respectable heal.

And if it gets *really* dangerous and someone is in danger of dying, I'm not averse to tanking the scenario (i.e., no more exploring, move to a closed location). Especially with the regular SOT fire damage, and the villain may have a nasty fire effect as well.

Not trying to be negative, though. Just want to keep our options in mind. If my Cure appears soon, we should be in decent shape.

Acquired cards:

Magic Shield (Armor B)
Chain Mail (Armor B)
Blessing of Desna (Blessing B)
Blessing of the Gods (Blessing B)
Codex (Item B)
Wand of Shield (Item 1)
Sanctuary (Spell B)
Toxic Cloud (Spell 2)
War Razor +1 (Weapon 2)

We're still in non-tiering mode, so no tier stuff. After the next scenario I think I get a card feat.

No deck upgrades from boon pile.

Reward from previous scenario: Taking out Elven Chain Mail, putting in Hide Armor of Fire Resistance (Armor 2).

I’ll happily take a Blessing B upgrade. I’ll take the Item 1 if no one else wants it.

Blessing B: 1d1000 ⇒ 879
Item 1: 1d1 ⇒ 1

Card upgrade rolls
Spell 2: 1d1000 ⇒ 634
Item 1: 1d1000 ⇒ 937

Rewards from previous scenario: Remove Chronicler, add Cleric of Nethys

Swapping Blessing of the Gods 4 for Blessing of Cayden Cailean.

I'll take the other Blessing B to swap Blessing of the Gods 3 for Blessing of the Samurai.

Agna/grimsnik (99317-1003): Blessing B, Blessing 2
Lesath/dinketry (30475-1008): Blessing B, Ally 2
Enora/Chthonicthul (99317-1003): Spell 2, Ally 2
Grazzle/wkover (337921-1004): Armor 2

And now we'll begin a break before we move on to the next scenario. Sit back, relax, get some tea or cocoa. Stay warm, if you find yourself anywhere in the frozen wastes of mid-North America this week.

Where I live, the high today was -9 degrees F. Windchill down to -45 tonight. Brr. If that's not where you are, well, enjoy it. :P

Can I take the Item 1 instead of the Blessing B? I’ll swap my Alchemical Cartridges for a Liquid Blade.

Ooh! I forgot that I get my Shy Ratani upgrade! Taking out Riding Horse.

My next tier advancement scenario will be my last at Tier 1 and will earn me a die bump. *airhorns*

Sure.

Spell upgrade: swap Clinging Venom for Marionette

Ha! That's awesome. Very cool to have you, Izdrix. These shenanigans are why you do the specials.

Mother Myrtle's spreadsheet, in case botting is required!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bRuTfTnCR6B9GylqGOKmzSWzD6FD_6ldWyT heDEj79U/edit?usp=sharing

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