| juxstapo |
So it finally arrived. Let my hectic house calm down, everyone get to bed (which is super challenging with the normal kids, with an autistic one it takes on a whole new degree of prestige feat). And sat down and played the intro thing with Jirelle and a wee bit of alcohol.
It took me nearly a third of the blessings deck to iron out my grasp of the rules, which I'm sure will be a continual process.
Despite my missteps and gaffes Jirelle did her level best with the barriers and challenges we encountered; even sharp-shot her way through the first few monsters with style and panache...
Then we hit the ghost, who did a sizable amount of damage before our frantic bully stick waving and gun discharging made him dissipate into the mist, cackling as he went. She and I realized he would remain undefeated until we smacked him with something magical and we were fresh out... actually we were never fresh in. For all she is a hero and champion in my eyes, my dear Jirelle had failed every check to acquire a spell we had encountered, although she claims that my s*&$e die rolling is to blame.
So we moved, there were but three cards left in our location and one of them was that damn ghost, we hightailed it to the next spot... and immediately smacked noses with the villain. The resulting panic attack flurry of pistol fire prompted his equally startled chondrichanthropic ass to vanish into the drink, heading back the way we had come; leaving a bloody froth in his wake and Jirelle swaying on her feet from blood loss and overexertion. Our only recourse being to drag on and hope for a cure spell or suchlike... instead we succumbed to the icy caress of another ghost. I lost Jirelle.
Had fun though! Been spending brainsweat at work trying to decide who I would add to the party. Thinking Valeros and Lem... actually was planning Valeros and Lem from the get-go. Figured Jirelle just had this one job she had to do before she took the Merchantman out to pick the boys up. Didn't realize it would kill her. I guess I'll have those two (or whoever trades places with them) head on out the intro quest themselves and see what befell her... avenge her, and resurrect her if needs be.
EDIT: Oh, and UltraPro's marketing technique here was both effective and diabolical.. much like a crack dealer. Including a mere 10 sleeves in the box just so you could appreciate how high-quality they are and how nice it would look and feel if All your cards were wearing them and Oh! Now you've got to decide which cards will be protected (I opted for my preferred character cards).