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As written an 18 in your example would exceed the difficulty (15) by at least 3, so you would not get an item.

If you flub a check with a 6 and have not exceeded the difficulty by at least three, then you get an item. (If success were a requirement then it would read something like "If the result of each check to defeat a bane you encounter succeeds and does not exceed the difficulty by at least 3, after the encounter, draw a random item that has the Alchemical or Liquid trait from the box."

Hope that helps!

That means any time you are told to encounter the Danger (as by some barriers), you roll on the Critter story bane roster and encounter whatever you rolled. The story bane "Collapse" is not the danger in this scenario; it is a non-closing henchman as defined in the "During This Scenario" box.

If that is the scenario setup rule, then A) is the correct choice. If the designers meant you to have no idea in which location Dusk-Taker was, they would have had an instruction to make it random and secret (like using blessings as you suggest).

The goal is to close all locations, which is usually harder than cornering and defeating the villain. This way you have a little extra help, which is nice because some party members might have trouble with blessing acquisition checks with the Sekrepheres.

What you're looking for is the "The Dragon's Demand Story Bane Roster", which can be easy to miss because it's on the reverse side of "The Onslaughts" Wildcard. That holds the table for determining random story banes.

Since the setup says to use Devil monsters from the vault and not "Devil monsters and Story Banes", I have been using the 3 Devil monsters and, after summoning them, returning them to the devil stack. The "Summon and Encounter" rules tell you to return summoned banes to the vault, but these three devils weren't summoned from the vault and I return them to the stack.

I know while I could be doing it wrong, this makes sense to me.

It's here! It's here!

Has the "Staf" trait. I didn't add it to the PSA since I figure it's probably just a typo.

Look for the Commune spell. It buries itself and you draw a non-basic blessing from the box.

It's a long paragraph, but notice that you're told to trade with other characters first, then to trade with traders (you quoted it yourself). You may not trade for a trader's card, then give it to someone else to trade with their traders.

Also, trades between characters do not have to be one-for-one or "equal" in any sense.

Absolutely, as long as you're using different powers and abiding by the one of each type of boon for each character rule.

Looking more closely at the rulebook under After a Scenario, a specific sequence is given, including (in order): visit traders (if you won), then deal with displayed boons that could be banished or removed, then rebuild your deck. The second step I named I get (you shouldn't be able to trade away boons that you might not be able to keep anyway). My question is about that last step.

It isn't until Rebuilding your deck that you're told to combine cards in your hand with your discard pile, deck, and displayed and buried cards. Strictly sticking to the order in which you're told to do things, Rebuilding your deck after trading means that you cannot use boons that you have displayed (like Osirion Ancestor) or buried (like armors or Commune), as well as any cards in your deck or discard pile to trade; only the cards in your hand(s).

It seems plain to me now; it is clear as written. I assumed that I could use any of my boons for trading. Since trading only with what's left in your hand(s) severely restricts how much trading the party can do, I feel the need to ask: what is the intent? You can trade with any of your cards that aren't subject to possible banishment or removal, or you can trade with only the cards left in your hand(s)?

It depends on how her undead power is worded (quoting powers when asking questions makes it easier for people to answer).

I've found it helpful to choose not to recharge an attack spell and then put Honaire back on her deck to pick it back up. That way I've always got at attack spell handy.

... Is Triggers are wonderful things...

If the spell she's casting has both the Arcane and Divine traits, then yes. Not all spells have both traits. You will want Seoni to cast spells with the Arcane trait, and probably not spells that have Divine but not Arcane, since her Divine skill would be 1d4. In either case, as long as the check has either the Arcane or Divine trait (or both), Abraxas will add two dice.

The Archmage mythic power is only usable with Intelligence or Charisma checks. Traits like Arcane or Divine have no influence on that mythic power. Since her Arcane skill uses her Charisma, any Charisma check, including Arcane attack spells, is eligible for the mythic path powers. Playing a blessing of Abraxas has no influence on when you can use the Archmage power.

Rulebook page 29 wrote:
"When you discard a Galvanic Chakram +1 to add 1d6 to your combat check, playing a Blessing of Horus doesn't add 2 dice because you did not add the Electricity trait."

In order to discard the Galvanic Chakram +1 to add 1d6, you must first have revealed it to use your Dexterity or Ranged skill and add the Electricity trait et al. Playing a Blessing of Horus does give two dice because the check has the electricity trait.

I'm not usually among the first to get orders (and I use the cheapest shipping method!) so I'm excited to be able have this role for a change.

Any other specific questions?

It's on the Adventure Path card.

I'll explore the Rusty Dragon. Hopefully I'll find the Goblin raid while half of us are at closed locations.

Wisdom: 1d12 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Monster me.

No worries. You want to cure yourself while you have the chance? I think you're the worst off.

Mastiff is displayed (probably onl matters in that you can't cure him his turn)

This affects all campaigns, of course:
I'm going to be traveling over the next couple weeks. I do expect to have internet access but wanted to mention it in case I don't check in as frequently. I do anticipate being able to check at least daily for now. I'll keep you updated. I will be taking my Wizard and Alchemist class decks with me, as well as Kyra's cards and my S&S set. I may need to proxy some cards on occasion but it should be fine.

Woo! Again, no preference. I just want a power feat.

Need a random monster's difficulty.

Aren't our ships chosen from the Class 3 and lower ships in the box? None of the special scenario-only ships have a when commanding power nor a check to repair.

I want both spell and item, but can only get one at a time, so item is fine.

Sorry to lose you, but I understand wanting to avoid spoilers.

I played RotR PACG before the RPG. I found the card game enhanced my appreciation of the RPG and made it easier to remember the NPCs and story. I had fun showing my group the cards of the things that came up as we encountered them in the game.

Sorry to lose you; glad it's for a good reason.

You can't banish Henchmen anyway with that power.

I should be okay to encounter the Ulkreth.

wisdom+aid: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6
Discard to explore, find henchman
I'm mobile so it's hard to go back and look at scenario rules. Will finishh later.

Creating a character is the same in the standard game and in OP. A new character at the start of the game may only start with boons with the Basic trait. A character listed as the owner of a boon may treat it as if it has the Basic trait, so you may replace another Basic weapon with the Temple Sword.

My hand was empty since I discarded my last card.
And the poison damage is just to the one who closed it.

Shouldn't the difficulty be 2 and i have a +2 to acquie, making it automatic?

Happy April first!

You're right about the Book - I wrote it but forgot to move it.

The Healing gets even better when I can use it on my checks, too. But I plan to take the power to let me use blessings vs demons/undead first.

Hand: DDemon
Discards: 1

That Hide Armor will help with the chill from all these Wights: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Nice! BoA to explore.

Nor I. I greatly appreciate the chance to play like this with you gents. One of my regular gamers burnt out on pacg after RotR and SnS so I'm mostly solo for PACG.

Brimorak+Fireblade, but it's not really fire!+Dawnflower: 2d12 + 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3, 8) + (5) + 2 = 18
Healing: 1d3 ⇒ 2=BoA
Wight-bury researcher for cold damage
Turn toward the Wight+BoA: 2d12 + 2 ⇒ (8, 2) + 2 = 12
And done.
Hand: Cure, Sagacity, Fiery Glare, Scale Mail, Abraxas
Discards: 3 Buried: 1
@ Family Tomb

need to reveal then shuffle the cards left?

From the Rulebook, page 10:
If you are instructed to play, reveal, display, discard, recharge, bury, banish, or otherwise manipulate a card, that card must come from your hand unless otherwise specified.

The Ring of Forcefangs doesn't specify a source, so each recharged card must come from your hand.

Just got Vinst in the other campaign and now I'm going out to see Zoolander. I expect to work out the combat either later or tomorrow.

And yes, I'll use Augury to put the villain on top.
augury: 1d12 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

I'm going to go for Vinst.

First I'll cast Sagacity.
Then discard a BoA for BYA.
Then cast Fire Blade to fight.
Burnin' down the tree: 1d12 + 5 + 2d4 + 1d8 ⇒ (5) + 5 + (3, 2) + (6) = 21
recharge: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Then discard a BoA for AYA.
Then Cure myself
cure: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
recharge: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
recharge Sagacity: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Hand:Vinst, BoA, Fireblade, Qstaff, Book o' Lore
May use Vinst and BoA.
Discards: 2, buried: 1

Cast Detect Demon
DD: 1d12 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Exploring....
Cure: 1d6 ⇒ 3
Oh well. Done.
Lightning T, Force Miss. x2, Eye Pathc, sling, sapphire

Well now that I know how to be sure to check I should be fine.

Yes, augur for monsters and put them on bottom.

I'll go with Kyra.

I don't think this startup will cause conflicts:
Quarterstaff
Cure
Sagacity
Frigid Blast
Detect Demon
Fireblade
Scale Mail
Book of the Loremaster
Researcher
Athlete
Blessing of the Dawnflower
Blessing of Ascension
Blessing of Ascension
Blessing of Ascension
Blessing of Ascension

I don't need one.

Sweet! Thanks for running this for us!

Thank you, and thank you again for running!

I would remain at the Rocky Cliffs and not move with the ship.