Dawn Star

Dawn Star
  • Q: Trying to figure out how Dawn Star is used in the game. 1. Does the card’s play instructions “Play after revealing chaos tokens during a skill test at your location.” mean “play after you reveal all chaos tokens for this skill test”? In other words, until I can't reveal the new chaos token? Or, "Play after revealing any chaos token during a skill test at your location."? 2. Does "Ignore the modifiers of each curse token revealed during this test" mean "Ignore the modifiers of each curse token that was revealed during this test"? Is "Ignore the modifiers of each curse token revealed during this test" a lasting effect? If it is "Play after revealing any chaos token during a skill test at your location.", then after Dawn Star is played, can I still ignore the modifiers when I reveal a new curse token? 3. Does "For each curse token ignored, deal 1 damage to an enemy at your location." mean "For each of those curse token modifiers ignored, deal 1 damage to an enemy at your location."? According to the “For each”or“for every”rule (2.23), it should be immediately resolved as a single cumulative effect? If it is "Play after revealing any chaos token during a skill test at your location.", then after Dawn Star is played, can I still deal damage if I reveal a new curse token? 4. If it is "play after you reveal all chaos tokens for this skill test", then assuming there is no reveal curse token during a skill test, can I still play Dawn Star? Could it be that it cannot be played because its effect does not have the potential to change the game state? 5. If I trigger Rod of Carnamagos during a skill test, assuming that after resolving the effect of "Reveal 5 random chaos tokens from the chaos bag", I reveal the curse token, can I play Dawn Star? If so, based on your ruling: "If you trigger Rod of Carnamagos during a skill test, you do not resolve the effects of the tokens it reveals" In other words, any tokens revealed by Rod of Carnamagos have no modifiers, Does this mean I can't deal damage to the enemy? A: To answer your question(s):
    1. You are intended to play Dawn Star at the very end of Step 3 of a skill test, immediately after you’ve revealed all of the tokens for that test.
    2. Dawn Star does not create a lasting effect.
    3. Yes, each curse token modifier ignored by Dawn Star’s effect translates to 1 damage that you deal to an enemy, and you deal that damage immediately. If you somehow reveal more curse tokens during that test after you play Dawn Star, you don’t deal any damage at that time.
    4. No; if you don’t reveal any tokens during a test, you don’t play Dawn Star.
    5. No, you can’t play Dawn Star after revealing tokens with Rod of Carnamagos. The tokens that Rod reveals aren’t resolved, so you can’t ignore their modifiers, and there is no way you can change the game state by playing Dawn Star at that time. (Rules Forum Answer, June 2024)
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Your Worst Nightmare

Your Worst Nightmare
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All In

All In
  • Q: When I commit All In to an another player's skill test and that test succeed by 5, who will draw 5 cards? A: Neither player draws in that situation. All In is worded in such a way where only its owner draws cards if they succeed at the test. If you commit All In to another investigator’s test, “you” do not succeed by any amount, so you do not draw any cards. (Rules Forum Answer, June 2024)
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Eye of Chaos

Eye of Chaos
  • Q: I use Eye of Chaos to reveal Concealed Mini-Cards. During this investigation I reveal 3 curses. If this investigation succeeds, can I get clue at a connecting location? And if this investigation fails, can I get clue at a connecting location? A: You can expose 1 concealed mini-card per card effect. In the case of Eye of Chaos, using it to expose a concealed card replaces all clues you would have gotten during that investigation, including any you would have received upon revealing curse tokens. If you reveal any curse tokens during the investigation, regardless of if you pass or fail, you can resolve the last sentence on Eye of Chaos. But again, if you’re exposing a concealed mini-card at your location or a connecting location, you can’t gain any clues from the investigation. (Rules Forum Answer, June 2024)
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The Great Work

The Great Work
  • Q: If my investigator is usurped by the Homunculus, what happens to the trauma suffered by my original investigator? A: Any physical and mental trauma suffered by an investigator who is usurped by the Homunculus is transferred to the Homunculus. The Homunculus begins each scenario with all trauma suffered by the investigator it has usurped. (The Drowned City Investigator Expansion FAQ, March 2025)
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