Leo's Doomed Adventure #8: Dim Carcosa

Stick to the Plan: Emergency Cache, Ever Vigilant, Elusive

Opening Hand: Lone Wolf, "I've had worse…", The Red-Gloved Man, Perception, Leo De Luca

Leo begins the scenario at Shores of Hali with 2 doom and 4 horror.

#1:

• PLAY Leo De Luca
  • As always, Leo has Leo's back. How different would the campaign be if our intrepid leader couldn't count on 4-turn rounds?
• PLAY Lone Wolf
• MOVE to Bleak Plains
• MOVE to Ruins of Carcosa
• MOVE to Palace of the King
• Upkeep: draw Unexpected Courage, gain 1 resource.

#2:

• Mythos: 3 doom, Possession (Murderous)
  • Fitting, as Leo is itching to get it over with.
• Lone Wolf (gain 1 resource)
• INVESTIGATE (commit Perception, -3, draw Vicious Blow, discover 1 clue at Palace of the King)
• DRAW Mitch Brown
• DRAW Evidence!
• INVESTIGATE (commit Evidence!, , discover 1 clue at Palace of the King), advance In Lost Carcosa to Search For the Stranger (v.III))
• Upkeep: draw Machete, gain 1 resource.

#3:

• Mythos: 4 doom, Rotting Remains (commit Unexpected Courage, , "I've had worse…", gain 3 resources)
  • Apparently, the scenario insists on showing dead bodies to Leo. Wink, Wink, Nudge, Nudge?
• Lone Wolf (gain 1 resource)
• PLAY Mitch Brown
• Possession (Murderous) (1 damage to Leo De Luca, 1 damage to Mitch Brown
• PLAY Machete
  • Eh, the boys get to play with a Machete for the first time in a long while and end up cutting themselves. Focus on the task ahead, gentlemen!
• PLAY Emergency Cache (4 resources)
• DRAW Accursed Fate (1 horror to Leo De Luca, 1 horror to Mitch Brown)
  • The scenario senses that Leo is preparing for the final confrontation.
• Upkeep: draw Unexpected Courage, gain 1 resource.

#4:

• Mythos: 5 doom, Screeching Byakhee
• Lone Wolf (gain 1 resource)
• Keen Eye (+1 )
• Machete ()
• Machete (0, 2 damage to Screeching Byakhee)
• Machete (+1, defeat Screeching Byakhee)
• DRAW Flashlight
• Upkeep: draw "I've had worse…", gain 1 resource.

#5:

• Mythos: 6 doom, Possession (Torturous)
  • I think it can wait. At the moment I'm focusing my efforts on keeping Leo above the sanity threshold.
• Lone Wolf (gain 1 resource)
• ENGAGE The Man in the Pallid Mask
• Keen Eye (+2 )
• Machete (commit Vicious Blow, )
  • Drat!
• Machete (, -1, 2 damage to The Man in the Pallid Mask)
• Machete (-1, defeat The Pallid Mask, advance Search For the Stranger (v.III) to The King in Tatters)
• Enemy: Voldemort attacks ( "I've had worse…", gain 2 resources)
• Upkeep: draw Bought in Blood (discard Mitch Brown), gain 1 resource.

Leo's boardstate: 8 health, 2 sanity, 7 resources, 0 clues.

In play: Leo De Luca (1 damage, 1 horror), Machete, Lone Wolf

In hand: The Red-Gloved Man, Unexpected Courage, Flashlight

#6:

• Madness Coils advances to Madness Drowns (1 doom). The Yellow Sign (commit Unexpected Courage, -3, defeat Leo De Luca, 1 horror, Lost Soul, -1)
  • I've chosen not to test anything because of and tokens and because that single doom with hopefully soon be irrelevant. All in all, the plan didn't survive contact with the enemy. Leo had to be sacrificed to maintains Leo's sanity. Hopefully, we'll draw him again so he can witness Leo's triumph. But, we don't dig for him since Bell Tolls is now shuffled.
• Lone Wolf (gain 1 resource)
• PLAY The Red-Gloved Man ( & )
• Machete (, 2 damage to Voldemort)
• Machete (-1, 2 damage to Voldemort)
• Machete (+1, 2 damage to Voldemort, Madness Drowns advances to Madness Dies)
• Enemy: Voldemort & Beast of Aldebaran attack (2 damage & 3 horror on The Red-Gloved Man)
• Upkeep: draw Perception, gain 1 resource.

#7:

• 1 doom, Dissonant Voices
  • Nooo! This means serious damage and Leo is currently out of meatshields. On the plus side, if Leo can deal 3 damage to Voldemort this turn he won't need to flip locations other than the Palace of the King to finish him off.
• Lone Wolf (gain 1 resource)
• Keen Eye (+3 )
• Machete (, -1, 1 damage to Voldemort)
• Machete (, 1 damage to Voldemort)
• Machete (-4)
• Enemy: Voldemort & Beast of Aldebaran attack (3 damage, 3 horror)
• Upkeep: draw Leo De Luca, gain 1 resource.
  • Hello!

#8:

• 2 doom, Whispers in Your Head (Dread)
• Lone Wolf (gain 1 resource)
• Elusive to Bleak Plains
• PLAY Ever Vigilant (Flashlight)
• Flashlight (2 supplies left, commit Perception, , , 1 horror)
• RESOURCE
• Enemy: Voldemort hunts to Ruins of Carcosa
• Upkeep: draw The Bell Tolls

Campaign Log:

Curtain Call: The Stranger is onto Leo! Leo chose not to go to the police! Doom approaches! 5 XP (Royal Emissary, Balcony, Green Room, Lighting Box), Stranger Tally: 2, Conviction Tally: 0, Doubt Tally: 1.

The Last King: Leo interviewed Constance Dumaine, Jordan Perry, Ishimaru Haruko, Sebastien Moreau and Ashleight Clarke! Leo slayed the monsters at the dinner party! 7 XP (Charon's Obol, 10 clues), Stranger Tally: 2, Conviction Tally: 2, Doubt Tally: 1.

Echoes of the Past: Leo destroyed the oathspeaker! 4 XP (Charon's Obol, Possessed Oathspeaker), Stranger Tally: 2, Conviction Tally: 2, Doubt Tally: 1.

The Unspeakable Oath: Leo escaped the Asylum! Leo heeded Daniel’s warning! 7 XP (Charon's Obol, Daniel Chesterfield, Mess Hall, Infirmary, Basement Hall, 1 bonus XP), Stranger Tally: 2, Conviction Tally: 4, Doubt Tally: 1.

A Phantom of Truth: Leo found Nigel’s home! The hour is nigh! 7 XP (Charon's Obol, Screeching Byakhee, Canal Saint-Martin, Gardens of Luxembourg, Grand Guignol, Père Lachaise Cemetery), Stranger Tally: 2, Conviction Tally: 4, Doubt Tally: 1, 1 Mental Trauma.

The Pallid Mask: Leo entered the catacombs on his own! Leo knows the site of the gate! 6 XP (Charon's Obol, Specter of Death, Bone-Filled Caverns, Tomb of Shadows), Stranger Tally: 3, Conviction Tally: 6, Doubt Tally: 1.

Black Stars Rise: Leo opened the path below! 5 XP (Charon's Obol, Outer Wall, North Tower, Abbey Church), Stranger Tally: 3, Conviction Tally: 6, Doubt Tally: 2.

Dim Carcosa: The realm of Carcosa merged with our own, and Hastur rules over them both! KILLED

It was always meant to be.