Author Topic: Bothering the Black Goat Down In Dunwich: Let's Play Arkham Horror 2: Reckoning (Read 6459 times)

AndrewRogue · « **on:** August 19, 2009, 08:42:29 PM »

Have you heard the news? You ain't? Well pick up a paper, boy!

Things are going straight to hell in this country, I tell you. Straight to hell. We got all these "wizards" and "witches" round Arkham now... not to mention all the disapperances and the crazies they have to keep dragging off to Arkham Asylum. No sir, now they've got some crazy pagen cult down in Dunwich. Crazies, the lot of them. Running around in the woods naked, fornicating, orgies... I even hear there's been some sacrifices, and not just the kind with chickens, no sir. The police ain't doing nothing about it either. If this mess don't clean up soon, we God fearing Americans are going to have to go down and fix them up but good. I don't want no crazies coming up here to Arkham. Bad enough already.

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Welcome back ladies and gentlemen, to round 2 of Let's Play Arkham Horror! With the DL fresh off a victory over the Unspeakable One, I think it is time to up the stakes a bit.

We're going to be adding in some expansions this time! So, this time around, we shall be playing with...

Arkham Horror
Dunwich Horror (Board Expansion)
The Black Goat of the Woods (Card Expansion)
Epic Battles (Chunk from the Kingsport Horror Board Expansion)
Personal Stories (Chunk from the Innsmouth Horror Board Expansion)

...so please feel free to brush up on the rules to these expansions over at http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite_sec.asp?eidm=6&esem=4

Things are going to be largely the same as last time. Turns will be broken into Upkeep/Movement and Encounters and deadlines to finish your actions will be 48 hours (and STRICTLY enforced this time around, no fooling). I'm going to limit the game to 6 players this time to try and help things flow a little smoother (8 really is a lot, especially on the boards) and, as an added bonus, this time each player will get to choose their investigator from a pool of two. Yay options!

In the interest of getting more random exposure, the investigators will be fully random from any expansion (unless they REALLY depend on having their core expansion in, such as having a power that is utterly useless in the game as it stands. If an item is needed or something, I'll dig it out), as will the GoOs. I'll be redrawing Azathoth or Hastur if they show up. Beyond that, I might swing the difficulty up or down one step depending on how evil the investigators/GoO you get are. GoO and Herald (should I choose to use one) will be posted AFTER investigators are chosen, so chooooose wisely. <3

Priority will be given to those who weren't in the last game at all, then those who came in late and then those who got to play fully. Game start time will be determined once I have a full roster of players, but I can't imagine it is that far away. Please only sign-up if you really think you can manage the game, keep your attention around and think you can make the deadline at least 95% of the time. If you have any questions or comments, you know where to reach me. With any luck, Ashley wil Co-Mod for me again so you can possibly direct questions at her as well.

Our Intrepid Investigators
1. Smashy
2. RC
3. Snow
4. Yoshi
5. Bardiche
6. Tal

The Thousand Young
Sopko, Shale, Yakumo, Strago

Smashy · « **Reply #1 on:** August 19, 2009, 08:48:52 PM »

Clearly the solution is to throw a nade at the gates.

(/in)

Hunter Sopko · « **Reply #2 on:** August 19, 2009, 09:07:43 PM »

In diddly in.

Shale · « **Reply #3 on:** August 19, 2009, 09:09:02 PM »

I'll jump onto the list of Dark Young.

Also, I don't think whoever drew Shub-Niggurath had ever actually seen a goat before.

Random Consonant · « **Reply #4 on:** August 19, 2009, 09:09:21 PM »

I have no objection to dying horribly to creatures that are beyond my meager understanding.

Shale · « **Reply #5 on:** August 19, 2009, 09:14:40 PM »

Oh, by the by. Are individual plots for the investigators in?

AndrewRogue · « **Reply #6 on:** August 19, 2009, 10:44:44 PM »

You know what? Sure thing. Personal Stories are awesome too, so might as well include them.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #7 on:** August 19, 2009, 10:52:30 PM »

I'm in this junk. Never played Arkham before, don't care if I learn by exploding.

Yakumo · « **Reply #8 on:** August 20, 2009, 04:44:51 AM »

I'm in if there's room.

Bardiche · « **Reply #9 on:** August 20, 2009, 01:39:24 PM »

I'd play~

Talaysen · « **Reply #10 on:** August 21, 2009, 08:15:22 AM »

Guess I'm going to try this even though I don't know how to play. Because why not.

Yoshiken · « **Reply #11 on:** August 21, 2009, 08:40:07 AM »

Quote from: Talaysen on August 21, 2009, 08:15:22 AM

Guess I'm going to try this even though I don't know how to play. Because why not.

Strago · « **Reply #12 on:** August 21, 2009, 02:55:24 PM »

Oh man me please.

AndrewRogue · « **Reply #13 on:** August 21, 2009, 08:15:14 PM »

And that gives us exactly 6 brand new players, with four players sitting in the wings. Fun times. Fun times.

Thousand Young, since there are four of you, would you guys mind helping me out with guiding new players along and filling in if anyone drops/misses their turn repeatedly?

Other than that, I'll dish out investigators tonight or so, barring any major disruptions, and we'll get started in a day or three.

Shale · « **Reply #14 on:** August 21, 2009, 08:21:04 PM »

Gladly.

Sierra · « **Reply #15 on:** August 22, 2009, 05:17:05 AM »

Hm. Already full? Farfegnugen.

AndrewRogue · « **Reply #16 on:** August 22, 2009, 08:03:59 AM »

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #17 on:** August 22, 2009, 01:04:20 PM »

I wish I wasn't at work so I could munch on people for debatery on who to choose. ;_;

(Granted, off a glance, looks like I know who I'll pick, but my kneejerk could be entirely mistaken)

Random Consonant · « **Reply #18 on:** August 22, 2009, 04:40:26 PM »

Interesting choices... on the one hand, going with Jim and the power of jazz will likely allow me to be able to make a horror check once in a while, but I run the risk of raising the terror level every time I die or go bonkers, and I don't think undead are common enough to make instagibbing them worth it. On the other hand, Kate and the power of SCIENCE gives me a fairly good shot at closing gates, plus fairly good sneaking ability to avoid the monsters that would likely leave the poor girl a gibbering wreck... hmmm... leaning Kate on this one, but I could be swayed.

Smashy · « **Reply #19 on:** August 22, 2009, 04:52:39 PM »

Let's see... From what it looks like, this is a choice between less costly spellcasting and tome reading, and easier Other World exploring, since they're about even in all other aspects. Victory via gates should be more possible this time since we're guaranteed to not get Hastur, so I'm leaning towards Gloria, but I'm still open to sugestions.

Shale · « **Reply #20 on:** August 22, 2009, 06:34:22 PM »

Don't discount how awesome -1 sanity costs can be; you may want to review a list of the spells and see just how many have a cost of 1.

Yoshiken · « **Reply #21 on:** August 22, 2009, 07:00:33 PM »

Hm... I'm thinking I'll want to go with Ashcan Pete, but if anyone can help me out with this choice, it'd be appreciated~

AndrewRogue · « **Reply #22 on:** August 22, 2009, 07:48:20 PM »

For those who aren't familiar, Personal Stories are essentially character quests. If you meet the Pass requirements first, you get the green card (Success!) and if you meet the fail requirements first, you get the red card (Failure!).

Smashy · « **Reply #23 on:** August 22, 2009, 08:32:12 PM »

Quote from: Shale on August 22, 2009, 06:34:22 PM

Don't discount how awesome -1 sanity costs can be; you may want to review a list of the spells and see just how many have a cost of 1.

... Didn't realize there were tuns of 1-cost spells out there. Leaning towards Daisy for now, but I still wouldn't mind playing Gloria.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #24 on:** August 22, 2009, 08:40:55 PM »

Hmmm. Which of the investigators should I pick? Anderson has a more attractive loot list than Lily, but Lily's skill could be really useful and she does have superior stats and her starting loot is acceptable. I keep having the notion that Lily would be better in a campaign where we go to kick ancient sealed evil in the face and may be lacking otherwise, but Leo... doesn't impress me much.

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