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Good call Brother Tyler, I'm actually still following this thread.

After playing the App of RotR I wanted to play different characters than those I'd already played like Kyra, Seelah, and Harsk, though I realize given the types of Banes faced in WotR and some comments on the forums, some of these characters may be getting more votes in the "more likely to succeed" category than others.

Cap'n Bulldozer -- I'd never thought about the Class decks and hadn't really dug into those. In fact, I can't even say that I have a good idea what's in those boxes. It didn't make sense to me considering that the B+C boxes already came with 11 characters and probably 300(?) cards worth of items, weapons, armors, etc. It never occurred to me to even consider a Class deck. Can you tell me more about this?

I enjoyed RotR enough as an App to play through to the end but it's not a game I'm likely to play again. I played the full campaign and then stopped though I know there are more difficulty levels and challenges, etc. I intended to do the same with WotR, play the full campaign then put it away.

I might come back to WotR at some point either with a group or if I decide to go back solo, I'll probably step down to 2 or 3 (at most) strong characters with complimentary skills for multihanding solo. I'll probably also house rule permanent removal 1 demonic horde and 1 arboreal blight. I'll probably also sub the AP-B or AP-1 Servitor Demon for the Blood Demon or just ignore card rules/reduce the Combat difficulty.

Does anybody have suggestions for better options regarding the campaign of PACG in regards to moving on after failing to complete a scenario? I don't mind a retry--maybe 2 but after 3 failures, there has to be a better alternative than shuffling the same locations over and over expecting a different result.

I appreciate the responses to my rant. The problems I kept running into were part of Sword of Valor (AD2), not Set B. Long after Arboreal Blight and Demonic Horde come back into play if they're taken out per the FAQ to make B easier.

I had, in fact, considered splitting my party once I got to the Armies in 2-2, but I couldn't even clear 2-1 this time around.

2-1 requires 15 barriers for 4 players and I seemed to deal myself at least one Demonic Horde each time I attempted it. The Servitor for AD2 is Blood Demon which is nearly impossible to defeat when the same character faces him 3 or 4 times in a row...lucky rolls I guess.

I'm not saying it's impossible to defeat, Blood Demon is a fine challenge as a one-time requirement to close a location, but in a Horde when your equipment is mostly comprised of Deck B and Deck 1 equipment, it's highly unlikely you'll defeat the Barrier and walk away with any cards left.

https://fistfulofmeeples.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/demon.jpg

In the image above you can Compare Servitors for AD2 and AD3. Tell me which you'd rather face down in the Horde.

Lastly, here's a slightly out of context quote (writer is talking about playing AD 2 with 6 players)--though soloing multihanded presents its own difficulties.

"...It fluctuates between feeling like an insane logic puzzle that you can’t possibly crack and just an exercise in masochism"
https://fistfulofmeeples.wordpress.com/2015/08/06/the-good-the-bad-and-the- valiant/

I'm done now. I'm like a challenge but I give up on this game.
I'll go play something else.

OK, I finally decided a few months ago to play WotR and the Adventure Decks. Last attempt I made I played through B and about half of AD1. Decks got mixed up during a move and I figured I should restart with new heroes. I got through B again. I got through 1 fully this time. Made it into Adv. Deck 2, got really lucky on the first scenario and played/failed at the second scenario about 8 times in a row. I got wiped out by Armies again and again while the Barriers from B kept coming back for more.

I was solo 4-handing Crowe/Adowyn/Seoni/Balazar and this was the first time I really couldn't proceed without Constitution or Divine skills. Not sure why I missed that on my initial attempt. So, I took Crowe/Adowyn/Seoni back to B; dumped Balazar for Shadra (yes; the entire cast of the C deck). I restarted with my existing 3 characters at their current skills and decks and used this opportunity to gain some better gear to bulk up for Adv. Deck 2.

Now I'm into Adventure deck 2 again. This time I can't even make it through the first scenario--5 attempts so far and all losers. I've got good gear, good spells, good armor. Mix of Elite B and Level 1 cards. Well, I had good gear. I just pushed everything back into one big pile, dumped it in the box and put the entire game away where I plan to never see it again. Obviously Shadra was the only one who leveled up with Card/Skill/Power Feats.

I don't know but it feels impossible. I've had games where every Arboreal Blight the box multiple times in each round. Demonic Horde wasn't too bad until you get it in Adventure deck 2 where the Blood Demon is a nightmare--even better is when you have one character fight it 4 times in a row (happened). Nothing like shuffling that Barrier back into the deck it came from for another fun time. Combat check of 17 and you have to bury your weapon or pass an Arcane/Divine 9 check to use a spell? How did this combination pass the play testers?

Back during my Shadra run-through, during at Deck 1, I ran into 3 Arboreal Blights, 2 Demonic Hordes and 1 Crazed Cultists in the same game. I give up completely. It's not fun.

I played through the entire RotR App. I want to love this game. I love how the locations Dark Forest and Collapsing Bridge work. I want it to be fun but getting wiped out over and over and over is just not my idea of a good time.

So, I picked up PACG WotR very recently and have not ever played any Pathfinder games or anything similar. I'm trying to figure out a few things and hoping I could get some tips as to whether I’m doing this right. I’ve watched a number of play videos, read the manual a few times and I believe I have a good, general idea of how to play but still not sure of a number of things, particularly regarding spells.

Let me highlight them through an example game I started this morning:

Playthrough : Kyra - Solo - The Godless Ones

Kyra plays a few turns and eventually runs into a Skeleton (undead trait – Check to Defeat 8).

Kyra’s skill card reads: “For your check to defeat a bane that has the Undead trait, you may recharge a spell to use your Divine skill + 1d8 and add the Attack, Divine, and Magic traits.” Kyra’s Divine is d12 +2.

So, presuming I simply recharge a spell (Cure, whatever) Kyra can roll a d12 +2 (Divine skill) + 1d8 (recharge). Correct?

But let’s say I run into something not undead. A Mercenary (check to defeat 10).

Presuming I’m holding a Fireblade spell (Attack, Divine, Magic, etc.) I can discard it for 2d4 on check to defeat. Is my “Attack” based on her Combat/Strength (1d6 + 2d4) or does Discarding the spell mean that I am using the Divine skill (1d12 +2) and 2d4 (discard). I suppose the question is, does the Trait on the card mean that I am using that same Trait to attack.

For some reason, I understand how I would use the Ranged trait/skill using Harsk and a hand crossbow, do Attack Spells operate similarly? Basically do I use the die corresponding to the trait on the card. (Divine, Arcane, etc.)

Also, returning to the Skeleton/Kyra example again, would I be able to recharge a spell for 1d8 (skill) while discarding/playing the Fireblade? I realize you can’t play 2 cards of the same type, but one action is a special skill and the other is a “normal” card play. However, they’re both operating on spells so I’m not quite sure.

Thanks for all the help

Great, that's what I'd figured but was just wanting to be sure. I'm really new to the PACG series and am still trying to figure out some of the mechanics and still have a lot of doubt about whether I'm doing things correctly. Thanks for the tips!

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, I was just starting a new solo campaign and figured I'd ask about this: If I START here, does that count as a MOVE here? Would my first thing to do this game be burying a card?

Thanks!