Episode #37 - Waiting For Capt Cosmos <Best Forum Activity 2014 Award Winner>

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With Wrath delayed, anyone up for a forum game?

Heroes:

Setback (phantaskippy)
Redeemer Fanatic (cmschex)
Naturalist (Platinum Warlock)
Argent Adept (grysqrl)
Nightmist (powerhound_2000)

Prepping for start…

Villain:

Ennead (advanced)

Environment:
Wagner Mars Base

I'll play.

Sure.  It's been a while since we've had a forum game going.   I'll pick up whichever hero is left at the end. 

I'll play, I love all of those charcters so I have no preference

EDIT:

Actually, I'll take Redeemer Fanatic if no one objects

Anyone object if I use Kvothe instead of vanilla Argent?

I don't. 

Any chance getting the New Adept?

I'm in either way.

I don't.  But I don't have a copy of the card either to know what the new default power is.

If there's a slot left, can I take it?!

(Preferably The Naturalist, if available?)

The new default power is

Sympathy: Reveal the top card of any 2 decks. Put 1 into play and the other into the trash. 

Incap side - One player may draw 1 card now. One player may play one card now. Destroy a target with 2 or fewer 

I'll take Nightmist then.  Haven't played her in a while. 

And I'm Setback.

If you want Nightmist instead Phantaskippy I'll switch.  

No, I don't like normal Nightmist.  I'm completely cool with Setback.

Alright characters are settled.   I'll list my opening hand here once I get a hold of the deck.  

Edit: Opening hand

Hand: Astral Premoniton (2), Heedless Lash (3), Call Forth (2), Master of Magic (2)

Episode #37 - Waiting for Capt Cosmos - ROUND 1

Introduction
The Ennead arrive on Mars, entering Wagner Mars Base to search for clues regarding the code keys necessary to enter the mysterious Sand Caves.  Unknown to them, the mothballed base's museum exhibit of the Mars Rover actually contains a refurbished vehicle!  It's camera records their break-in and relays a signal to Earth.  Soon afterwards, a team of heroes arrives to investigate.

Enter Tefnut [29], Set [26], Nuit [28], Isis [26], and Osiris [27].

Villain Turn
Start of turn- Nephtwys [28] enters play from under The Shrine (Advanced Ennead)

Play - Mass Overheating (one-shot, RED)
 - Destroy 4 Equipment cards
 - Tefnut deals each hero target 3 fire damage; Setback [28], Fanatic [28], Naturalist [26], Argent Adept [20], Nightmist [24]
 (RED CARD)
 - Set triggers play of top card of villain deck
  Play - Shn's Fury (one-shot, RED)
   - Tefnut deals each hero target 3 fire damage; Setback [25], Fanatic [25], Naturalist [23], Argent Adept [17], Nightmist [21]
 - Nuit tries to regains 2 HP, but is at Max HP

End of turn - None

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Effects:
- At the start of the villain turn move the top card from beneath the Shrine of the Ennead into the villain play area.  (Ennead - Advanced)
- Reduce damage dealt to villain targets other than Nuit by 1 (Nuit)

- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Tefnut deals the hero target with the lowest HP 2 melee damage (Tefnut)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Set deals each hero target 1 lightning damage (Set)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Nephtwys deals each hero target 1 fire damage (Nephtwys)

- The first time a (red) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, play the top card of the villain deck (Set)
- The first time a (red) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Nuit regains 2 HP (Nuit)

- The first time a (green) or (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Isis deals the hero with the most cards in play 2 infernal damage. (Isis)
- The first time a (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, each player discards 1 card and each hero deals themself 1 psychic damage. (Osiris)
- the first time a (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, each villain target regains 1 HP. (Nephtwys)


Status
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Tefnut [29] (-1)
Set [26] (-1)
Nuit [28]
Isis [26] (-1)
Osiris [27] (-1)
Nephtwys [28] (-1)

Villain Trash: Mass Overheating (RED), SHN's Fury (RED)

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Setback                       [25]
Fanatic (Redeemer)     [25]
Naturalist                    [23]
Argent Adept (Kvorthe) [17]
Nightmist                    [21]
 

Summary: 6 of the 9 Ennead are active.  Two red cards inflict six damage on each hero.  No equipment destroyed.  Setback is up.

Take Nuit out first  I assume then?

Sorry for the delay, my laptop ran out of gas half-way through this post.

Setback

HP:  25

Hand:  High Risk Behavior, Looking Up, Reckless Rushx2.

In Play:

Trash:

Unlucky:  0

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Reckless Rush, 2 damage to Nuit [26] and Setback [23] +2 unlucky.

Use a Power:  Risk:  +1 Unlucky, Wrong Time and Place into play.

Draw a Card:  Turn of Events

End of Turn:

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HP:  23

Hand:  High Risk Behavior, Looking Up, Reckless Rush, Turn of Events

In Play:  Wrong Time and Place

Trash:  Reckless Rush

Unlucky:  3

Effects:  First damage to a hero each turn is redirected to Setback, or I can remove tokens equal to the amount of damage to redirect it.

Redeemer Fanatic

HP:  25

Hand:  Brutal Censure, "Absolution", Holy Nova, Prayer of Desperation

In Play:

Trash:

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Brutal Censure deals 2 damage to Nuit (24) and draws Divine Focus

Use a Power:  Redemption.  Regain 1 HP (26) and draw Final Dive

Draw a Card:  Sanctifying Strike

End of Turn:

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HP:  26

Hand:  "Absolution", Holy Nova, Prayer of Desperation, Divine Focus, Final Dive, Sanctifying Strike

In Play:  

Trash:  Brutal Censure

I'm looking forward to this, but any other old Whovians who immediately thought about "Pyramids of Mars"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramids_of_Mars

Consider this my obligatory placeholder post while I'm at work--I'll post my opening hand and first turn as soon as I'm home!

I was aiming a bit towards that vibe, but didn't want to directly reference a pyramid or "the Face on Mars".  Not sure how I can/could get robotic mummys running around either. 

(Edit: And for me "Dr Who" is pretty much 7th Doctor and before.  I think I've only seen 3-4 episodes of any Dr Who since the 7th.)

I watch the new stuff, but mostly it just reminds me of a time when Dr. Who developed characters and had plot resolutions better than "And then my Sonic Screwdriver solved everything!"

The Sonic Screwdriver did its share of solving things in a lot of old Who episodes as well.  Maybe not the final resolution of the who episode arc, but as a way out of numerous traps or seemingly unpassable obstacles.

The Naturalist

HP:  23

Hand:  Crafty Assault, Indomitable Force, Feral Fury, Threatening Stomp

In Play:

Trash:

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Indomitable Force:  Reduce damage dealt to The Naturalist by 1.  At the start of my next turn, this card gets destroyed.  

Use a Power:  Transform:  The Formidable Rhinoceros  (damage dealt to Hero Targets is now redirect to me, as per Indomitable Force)

Draw a Card:  Environmental Allies

End of Turn:

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HP:  23

Hand:  Crafty Assault, Feral Fury, Threatening Stomp, Environmental Allies

In Play:  Indomitable Force, The Formidable Rhinoceros

Trash:  n/a

Effects:  Damage dealt to The Naturalist is reduced by net 2.  All damage dealt to Hero Targets is redirected to The Naturalist.

Argent Adept

HP: 17
Hand: Instrumental Conjuration (2), Polyphoric Flare, Silver Shadow
Play:
Trash:
Effects:

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Start:
Play:
Power: Sympathy - reveal the top cards of Argent's deck (Scherzo of Frost and Flame) and Nightmist's deck (Oblivion {3}); put Oblivion {3} into play (it does some damage) and put Scherzo of Frost and Flame into the trash
Draw: Rhapsody of Vigor
End:

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HP: 17
Hand: Instrumental Conjuration (2), Polyphoric Flare, Silver Shadow, Rhapsody of Vigor
Play:
Trash: Scherzo of Frost and Flame
Effects:

Top card is Oblivion(3).  Which with the damage being redirected to Setback or Naturalist isn't too bad.  

Oblivion reveals Enlightment (3) and Planar Banishment (2). The two infernal damage will be dealt to all targets which for heroes gets redirected to The Naturalist for nothing. Each of the villains are dealt 2 Infernal damage:
Tefnut [28] (-1)
Set [25] (-1)
Nuit [22]
Isis [25] (-1)
Osiris [26] (-1)
Nephtwys [27] (-1)

Then each villain is dealt 3 Infernal damage:
Tefnut [26] (-1)
Set [23] (-1)
Nuit [19]
Isis [23] (-1)
Osiris [24] (-1)
Nephtwys [25] (-1)

Nightmist

HP: 21
Hand: Astral Premoniton (2), Heedless Lash (3), Call Forth (2), Master of Magic (2)

Start
Play: Heedless Lash(3) revealing Heedless Lash(2). Dealing Nightmist 2 damage which is redirected to the Naturalist for nothing and dealing Nuit 2 damage [17]. Revealed Card is played revealing Scouring Mists(2). Dealing Nightmist 2 damage which is redirected to the Naturalist for nothing and dealing Nuit 2 damage [15]. I’ll put Scouring Mists(2) into my hand
Power: Investigation - dealing 2 damage which is redirected the Naturalist for nothing. Drawing Scouring Mists(4) and Mist Form(3)
Draw: Planar Banishment(3)
End

HP: 21
Hand: Astral Premoniton (2), Call Forth (2), Master of Magic (2), Scouring Mists(2),Scouring Mists(4), Mist Form(3), Planar Banishment(3)
In Play:
Trash: Oblivion (3),Enlightment(3) , Planar Banishment(2) , Heedless Lash(3), Heedless Lash(2)
On Top: ?
On Bottom: ?
Effects: None

Setback will wait for a shot of three damage to use his tokens, probably on the villain turn, or if desired I can build up as many as possible on my turn, keep the three and go for one more round since Naturalist is eating this round.

I can have 8 tokens after my next turn.

Unless we can down one of them or there's a *big* hit incoming, you might as well save up the tokens.  

I'll probably be spending as much time in possible in Rhino form and tanking for you guys....maybe Crocodile form if I run out of Rhino cards.

Environment - Wagner Mars Base

In Play: None

Start: Nothing

Play: Fire In the Biosphere

   Each target takes 2 fire damage; all villains but Nuit take 1, Nuit takes 2.  Naturalists redirects all hero damage and resists it all.

   Each hero must either destroy 1 of their ongoing cards or take 2 more fire damage.  (Naturalist does his thing again - no damage.)

End: Nothing

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In Play: Fire In the Bio-Sphere

Effect:

- At the Start of the Environment Turn, 1 player may discard 2 cards to destroy this card (Fire In the Biosphere)

Thank you Naturalist.

With love,

Setback.

Episode #37 - Waiting for Capt Cosmos - ROUND 2

Start of turn- Shu [24] enters play from under The Shrine (Advanced Ennead)

Play - The Grave Beckons (one-shot, PURPLE)
 - Destroy each non-villain target with 3 or fewer HP (No Effect)
 
 (PURPLE CARD put into villain trash)
 - Isis deals 2 infernal damage - redirected to Naturalist for no effect

- Osiris makes each player discard one card - psychic damage is redirected to Naturalist for no effect

- Nephtyws causes each villain target to regain 1 HP

End of turn - None

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Effects:
- At the start of the villain turn move the top card from beneath the Shrine of the Ennead into the villain play area.  (Ennead - Advanced)
- Reduce damage dealt to villain targets other than Nuit by 1 (Nuit)

- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Tefnut deals the hero target with the lowest HP 2 melee damage (Tefnut)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Set deals each hero target 1 lightning damage (Set)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Nephtwys deals each hero target 1 fire damage (Nephtwys)

- The first time a (red) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, play the top card of the villain deck (Set)
- The first time a (red) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Nuit regains 2 HP (Nuit)

- The first time a (green) or (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Isis deals the hero with the most cards in play 2 infernal damage. (Isis)

- The first time a (red) or (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, each non-hero target regains 1 HP. (Shu)
- The first time a (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, each player discards 1 card and each hero deals themself 1 psychic damage. (Osiris)
- the first time a (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, each villain target regains 1 HP. (Nephtwys)

Status
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Tefnut [26] (-1) (High HP villain)
Set [23] (-1)
Nuit [14]
Isis [23] (-1)
Osiris [24] (-1)
Nephtwys [25] (-1)

Shu [24] (-1; Immune to Melee and Projectile damage)

Villain Trash: Mass Overheating (RED), SHN's Fury (RED), The Grave Beckons (PURPLE)

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Setback                       [23]
Fanatic (Redeemer)     [25] (high HP hero)
Naturalist                    [23] (-2; redirecting damage to heroes to himself)
Argent Adept (Kvorthe) [17] (low HP hero)
Nightmist                    [21]

Summary: 7 of 9 Ennead in play.  Naturalist tanks all villain attacks.
 

Setback discards reckless rush.

The Naturalist discards Environmental Allies, as there are no targets in the Environment deck that actually deal damage...

Fanatic discards Prayer of Desperation

Kvothe discards Polyphoric Flare

I'll discard Scouring Mists(2)

Can we kill Nuit this round?  I can do 3

I can only do 2. Though I'm also last in turn order. 

Don't count on Argent for much this round, aside from a Sympathy. I'm going to keep targetting Argent with sympathy - does anyone in particular want the other half? I figure, if all else is equal, Nightmist is a good pick since having a lot in her trash later on will be helpful for healing.

I can do 4 with threatening stomp.

I don't actually know how much I can do.

Its cool, we can just take her our the following turn

Everyone has discarded.  Setback is up.

Setback

HP:  23

Hand:  High Risk Behavior, Looking Up, Turn of Events

In Play:  Wrong Time, Wrong Place

Trash:  Reckless Rush(2)

Unlucky:  3

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Start of Turn:  Shuffle Wrong Time Wrong Place back into my deck.

Play a Card:  Looking Up

Use a Power:  Looking Up: 3 Melee to Nuit [11] +3 Unlucky

Draw a Card:  Friendly Fire

End of Turn:

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HP:  23

Hand:  Friendly Fire, High Risk Behavior, Turn of Events

In Play:  Looking Up

Trash:  Reckless Rush(2)

Unlucky:  6

Effects:

Next turn I am Aiming for Turn of Events to give everyone else a power use on my turn.

Redeemer Fanatic

HP:  26

Hand:  "Absolution", Holy Nova, Divine Focus, Final Dive, Sanctifying Strike

In Play:  

Trash:  Brutal Censure, Prayer of Desperation

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  "Absolution"

Use a Power:  "Absolution" Deal 3 Radiant damage to Nuit (8)

Draw a Card:  Brutal Censure

End of Turn:

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HP:  27

Hand:  Holy Nova, Divine Focus, Final Dive, Sanctifying Strike, Brutal Censure

In Play:  "Absolution"

Trash:  Brutal Censure, Prayer of Desperation

fanatic regains 1hp when playing absolution.

This battle is strange, my friends.  We fight on a red world, rather than a green one.  These creatures wear the shapes of men...or is it the other way around?  Let us make this a short skirmish!

The Naturalist

HP:  23

Hand:  Crafty Assault, Feral Fury, Threatening Stomp

In Play:  Indomitable Force, The Formidable Rhinoceros

Trash:  Environmental Allies

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Start of Turn:  Indomitable Force expires... *sadness*

Play a Card:  Threatening Stomp:  I deal 4 melee damage to Nuit [4].  All damage dealt by Nuit is redirected to me until the start of my next turn. 

Use a Power:  Rhino Power:  I draw Blend Into the Pack and Feral Fury

Draw a Card:  Primal Charge

End of Turn:

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HP:  23

Hand:  Crafty Assault, Feral Fury (x2), Blend Into the Pack, Primal Charge

In Play:  The Formidable Rhinoceros

Trash:  Indomitable Force; Environmental Allies; Threatening Stomp

Effects:  Damage dealt to The Naturalist is reduced by 1.  All damage dealt by Nuit is redirected to The Naturalist.

First one to add a narrative. 2 points!

Argent Adept

HP: 17
Hand: Instrumental Conjuration (2), Polyphoric Flare, Silver Shadow, Rhapsody of Vigor
Play:
Trash: Scherzo of Frost and Flame
Effects:

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Start:
Play: Rhapsody of Vigor
Power: Sympathy - reveal the top cards of Argent's deck (Alacritous Subdominant) and Nightmist's deck (Starshield Necklace {3}); put Alacritous Subdominant into play and put Starshield Necklace {3} into the trash
Draw: Counterpoint Bulwark
End:

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HP: 17
Hand: Instrumental Conjuration (2), Polyphoric Flare, Silver Shadow, Counterpoint Bulwark
Play: Alacritous Subdominant, Rhapsody of Vigor
Trash: Scherzo of Frost and Flame
Effects:

Top card is Starshield Necklace (3)

Unless you really want the necklace, I'm going to go with Alacritous Subdominant so I can heal us and use Sympathy again next turn.

I plan on putting out Master of Magic so keep your card.   I'll trash the necklace

Nightmist

HP: 21
Hand: Astral Premoniton (2), Call Forth (2), Master of Magic (2), Scouring Mists(4), Mist Form(3), Planar Banishment(3)

Start
Play: Master of Magic (2)
Power: Investigation - dealing 2 damage to Nightmist[19]. Drawing Mist-Fueled Recovery (3) and Master of Magic(3)
Draw: Mist Form(2)
End

HP: 19
Hand: Astral Premoniton (2), Call Forth (2), Master of Magic (2), Scouring Mists(2),Scouring Mists(4), Mist Form(3), Planar Banishment(3), Mist-Fueled Recovery (3),Master of Magic(3), Mist Form(2)
In Play: Master of Magic
Trash: Oblivion (3),Enlightment(3) , Planar Banishment(2) , Heedless Lash(3), Heedless Lash(2), Scouring Mists(2), Starshield Necklace(3)
On Top: ?
On Bottom: ?
Effects: Whenever Nightmist plays a spell, Nightmist regains that card’s (*) HP

Does anyone want to discard two cards to destroy Fire In the Biosphere?  (consider this start of the Environment Turn)

If no one has better options I'll discard Master of Magic(3) and Mist Form(2)

Setback can discard High-Risk Behavior and Friendly Fire, I'll still have Turn of Events.

These are redundant cards in my hand so I have no issue discarding from my larger hand.  We still might have to discard on the villain turn as it is. 

Okay, I can hold my cards for now.

Environment Turn - Wagner Mars Base

In Play:  Fire In the Biosphere

Start: Nightmist discards two cards to snuff out Fire In the Biosphere

Play: Meteor Storm - All targets are immune to damage

End: None

Effects:

- All targets are immune to damage.  At the start of their turn. A player may skip the rest of their turn to destroy Meteor Storm (Meteor Storm)

Episode #37 - Waiting for Capt Cosmos - ROUND 3

Villain Turn
Start - Geb [32] enters play from under The Shrine (Advanced Ennead)

Play - Elemental Storm (one-shot, GREEN)
 - The villain target with the lowest HP (Nuit) deals each hero target 1 lightning damage, 1 fire damage, and 1 cold damage.  (Negated by Meteor Storm; otherwise would have been redirected to Naturalist for no damage either.  Poor Nuit.)

 (GREEN CARD)
 - Tefnut fails to hit Argent Adept for 2 melee due to METEOR STORM
 - Set fails to hit each hero for 1 lightning due to METEOR STORM
 - Nephtwys fails to hit each hero for 1 fire due to METEOR STORM
 - Geb fails to hit Fanatic and another hero for 2 melee due to METEOR STORM
 - Shu heals each villain target 1 HP
 - Isis fails to deal a hero 2 infernal due to METEOR STORM
 
End - None

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Effects:
- At the start of the villain turn move the top card from beneath the Shrine of the Ennead into the villain play area.  (Ennead - Advanced)
- Reduce damage dealt to villain targets other than Nuit by 1 (Nuit)

- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Tefnut deals the hero target with the lowest HP 2 melee damage (Tefnut)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Set deals each hero target 1 lightning damage (Set)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Nephtwys deals each hero target 1 fire damage (Nephtwys)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Geb deals the 2 non-villain targets with the highest HP 2 melee damage each.

- The first time a (red) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, play the top card of the villain deck (Set)
- The first time a (red) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Nuit regains 2 HP (Nuit)
- The first time a (red) or (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, each villain target regains 1 HP (Shu)
- The first time a (green) or (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Isis deals the hero with the most cards in play 2 infernal damage. (Isis)
- The first time a (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, each player discards 1 card and each hero deals themself 1 psychic damage. (Osiris)
- the first time a (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, each villain target regains 1 HP. (Nephtwys)


Status
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Tefnut [27] (-1)
Set [24] (-1)
Nuit [5]
Isis [24] (-1)
Osiris [26] (-1)
Nephtwys [26] (-1)
Shu [24] (-1)
Geb [32] (-1) (high HP)

Villain Trash: Mass Overheating (RED), SHN's Fury (RED), The Grave Beckons (PURPLE), Elemental Storm (GREEN)

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Setback                [23]
Fanatic (Redeemer)     [27] (high HP)
Naturalist             [23] (-1; damage dealt to heroes by Nuit redirected to Naturalist)
Argent Adept (Kvorthe) [17] (low HP)
Nightmist              [19]
 

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Meteor Storm - all targets immune to damage until a hero skips the rest of their turn to destroy the card.

Summary: 8 of 9 Ennead in play.  Meteor Storm complicates the situation a bit. 

{Crashes, explosions, laser fire}

"Hey Guys, um, it looks like the storm isn't going to be a problem. . . but I wouldn't go to the observation deck if I were you."

Setback will skip to destroy

As soon as the sudden storm abated, Helena stepped forward towards the being provding shelter to her compatriots. "Villain, fall before the holy might of my sword."

Redeemer Fanatic

HP:  27

Hand:  Holy Nova, Divine Focus, Final Dive, Sanctifying Strike, Brutal Censure

In Play:  "Absolution"

Trash:  Brutal Censure, Prayer of Desperation

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Brutal Censure.  Deal 2 damage to Nuit (3) and draw Chastise

Use a Power:  "Absolution" Deal 3 Radiant damage to Nuit (x)

Draw a Card:  Aegis of Resurrection

End of Turn:

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HP:  27

Hand:  Holy Nova, Divine Focus, Final Dive, Sanctifying Strike, Chastise, Aegis of Resurrection

In Play:  "Absolution"

Trash:  Brutal Censurex2, Prayer of Desperation

With Nuit gone, I plan to drop Divine Focus next turn as I have some dead cards I can start dropping

Narrative!

Woohoo! More narratives!

The Naturalist

HP:  23

Hand:  Crafty Assault, Feral Fury (x2), Blend Into the Pack; Primal Charge

In Play:  The Formidable Rhinoceros

Trash:  Environmental Allies; Indomitable Force; Threatening Stomp

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Start of Turn: 

Play a Card:  Crafty Assault.  naturalist deals net 2 melee to Set (21), Isis (21) and Osiris (22)

Use a Power:  Transform into Crocodile form

Draw a Card:  Bestial Shift

End of Turn:

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HP:  23

Hand:  Bestial Shift, Feral Fury (x2), Blend Into the Pack, Primal Charge

In Play:  Crocodile form

Trash:  Indomitable Force; Environmental Allies; Threatening Stomp, Rhino form, Crafty Assault

Effects:  Damage dealt by the Naturalist is +1.

Argent Adept

HP: 17
Hand: Instrumental Conjuration (2), Polyphoric Flare, Silver Shadow, Counterpoint Bulwark
Play: Alacritous Subdominant, Rhapsody of Vigor
Trash: Scherzo of Frost and Flame
Effects:

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Start:
Play: Instrumental Conjuration - get Eydisar's Horn from my deck and put it into play; draw Telamon's Lyra
Power: Eydisar's Horn - perform Rhapsody of Vigor - all hero targets regain 1 HP; accompany Alacritous Subdominant; Sympathy - reveal the top cards of Argent's deck (Polyphoric Flare) and Naturalist's deck (Beastial Shift); put Beastial Shift into play (Naturalist does stuff described in post below) and Polyphoric Flare into the trash; destroy Alacritous Subdominant
Draw: Instrumental Conjuration
End:

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HP: 18
Hand: Telamon's Lyra, Instrumental Conjuration (2), Polyphoric Flare, Silver Shadow, Counterpoint Bulwark
Play: Rhapsody of Vigor, Eydisar's Horn
Trash: Scherzo of Frost and Flame, Alacritous Subdominant, Instrumental Conjuration, Polyphoric Flare
Effects:

I reveal a Bestial Shift!

Provided that this goes into play, I deal Osiris net 4 toxic damage [18] and use the base power on Crocodiile to deal Osiris another net 3 damage [15].

Sounds good. Turn updated.

Nightmist

HP: 20
Hand: Astral Premoniton (2), Call Forth (2), Master of Magic (2), Scouring Mists(2),Scouring Mists(4), Mist Form(3), Planar Banishment(3), Mist-Fueled Recovery (3)

Start
Play: Scouring Mists(4). Nightmist regains 4 HP from Master of Magic [24]. Revealing Elder Ring(1). Nightmist is dealt 1 damage [23] and deals 2 infernal damage to Osiris[15].
Power: Investigation - dealing 2 damage to Nightmist[21]. Drawing Starshield Necklace (1) and Call Forth(1)
Draw: Mistbound(1)
End

HP: 21
Hand: Astral Premoniton (2), Call Forth (2), Master of Magic (2), Scouring Mists(2),Scouring Mists(4), Mist Form(3), Planar Banishment(3), Mist-Fueled Recovery (3),Starshield Necklace (1),Call Forth(1),Mistbound(1)
In Play: Master of Magic
Trash: Oblivion (3),Enlightment(3) , Planar Banishment(2) , Heedless Lash(3), Heedless Lash(2), Scouring Mists(2), Starshield Necklace(3),Master of Magic(3), Mist Form(2), Elder Ring(1), Scouring Mists(4)
On Top: ?
On Bottom: ?
Effects: Whenever Nightmist plays a spell, Nightmist regains that card’s (*) HP

I have Set and Isis with 22 HP and Osiris with 15 HP.  The villains all healed a HP last turn.

Just a quick question on Master of Magic.   Do I gain the health immediately or after the spell is resolved?

Environment Turn - Wagner Mars Base

In Play:  None

Start: None

Play: Persuasive Red Dust - "Give me some of your stuff, Now." 

End: Destroy 5 Hero Equipment Cards (I think the Horn and Absolution are the only equipment in play)

Effects:

• At the end of the Environment Turn destroy 5 equipment cards (Pervasive Red Dust)

• At ths start of the Environment Turn if each player discards 1 card, destroy Pervasive Red Dust.  When this card is destroyed each player may put 1 equipment card from their trash into play. (Pervasive Red Dust)

I would say immediately.

You would heal before the card's text takes effect.

Just wanted to confirm before I updated Osiris's health from my turn

Episode #37 - Waiting for Capt Cosmos - ROUND 4

Villain Turn
Start - Atum [30] enters play from under The Shrine (Advanced Ennead)

Nuit Incap - Environment trash shuffled back into the Environment Deck

Play - Elemental Storm (one-shot, GREEN)
 - The villain target with the lowest HP (Osiris) deals each hero target 1 lightning damage, 1 fire damage, and 1 cold damage.
   Setback [21], Fanatic [25], Naturalist [21], Argent Adept [15], Nightmist [18]

 (GREEN CARD)
 - Tefnut hits Argent Adept [13] for 2 melee.
 - Set hits each hero for 1 lightning
   Setback [20], Fanatic [24], Naturalist [20], Argent Adept [12], Nightmist [17]
 - Nephtwys hits each hero for 1 fire
   Setback [19], Fanatic [23], Naturalist [19], Argent Adept [11], Nightmist [16]
 - Geb hits Fanatic [22] and Setback [17] for 2 melee
 - Shu heals each villain target 1 HP
 - Isis hits Setback [15] for 2 infernal (hero with most cards in play)

(Option1 - Setback or Naturalist take 2 melee damage from Geb) - Resolved by Setback taking damage

(Option 2 - Setback or Naturalist or Argent Adept or Nightmist take 2 infernal damage from Isis) - Resolved by Setback taking damage

End - None

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Effects:
- At the start of the villain turn move the top card from beneath the Shrine of the Ennead into the villain play area.  (Ennead - Advanced)
- At the start of the villain turn shuffle the Environment Trash into the Environment Deck (incap Nuit)

- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Tefnut deals the hero target with the lowest HP 2 melee damage (Tefnut)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Set deals each hero target 1 lightning damage (Set)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Nephtwys deals each hero target 1 fire damage (Nephtwys)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Geb deals the 2 non-villain targets with the highest HP 2 melee damage each.

- The first time a (red) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, play the top card of the villain deck (Set)
- The first time a (red) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Nuit regains 2 HP (Nuit)

- The first time a (red) or (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, each villain target regains 1 HP (Shu)
- The first time a (green) or (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Isis deals the hero with the most cards in play 2 infernal damage. (Isis)

- The first time a (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, each player discards 1 card and each hero deals themself 1 psychic damage. (Osiris)
- The first time a (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, each villain target regains 1 HP. (Nephtwys)
- The first time a (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, reveal cards from the top of the villain deck until a (red) Ennead card is revealed.  Play that card.  Shuffle the other revealed cards back into the villain deck. (Atum)


Status
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Tefnut [28]
Set [23]
Nuit [X]
Isis [23]
Osiris [16] (Low HP)
Nephtwys [27]
Shu [24] (immune to melee and projectile)
Geb [32] (high HP)
Atum [30]

Villain Trash: Mass Overheating (RED), SHN's Fury (RED), The Grave Beckons (PURPLE), Elemental Storm (GREEN) x2

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Setback                       [15]
Fanatic (Redeemer)     [22] (high HP)
Naturalist                     [19]
Argent Adept (Kvorthe) [11] (low HP)
Nightmist                     [16]

Summary: All 9 Ennead have left the Temple.  Ennead card will flip at start of next turn, granting the Ennead a +1 damage bonus.  Nuit is incap.
 

Setback will take it all.

Let Naturalist stay higher for future tanking.

Hey Guys, Guys!!  I found them!  They are right underneath me!  I think we can {crack} ouch! {clang} HELP!!!

Setback

HP:  15

Hand:  Friendly Fire, High Risk Behavior, Turn of Events

In Play:  Looking Up

Trash:  Reckless Rush(2)

Unlucky:  6

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Start of Turn:  

Play a Card:  Turn of Events, ditch 5 unlucky tokens, everyone else gets to use a power now.  Fanatic redeems herself [23], Naturalist helps take a bite out of Osiris [13], Argent Adept uses Sympathy, putting Crafty Assault into play, Osiris [10], Set [20], Isis [20], Nightmist thinks about cards and infernal's herself [14].

Use a Power:  Looking Up: 3 Melee to Osiris [7] +3 Unlucky

Draw a Card:  Turn of Events

End of Turn:

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HP:  15

Hand:  Friendly Fire, High Risk Behavior, Turn of Events

In Play:  Looking Up

Trash:  Reckless Rush(2), Turn of Events.

Unlucky:  4

You guys made it!  Lucky!  It seems that something broke my fall. . .

Clumsy one, I find you in the exact right position...  The Naturalist's crocodilian jaws latch onto Osiris' leg for net 3 damage [13].

Argent will use Synergy on himself and the first person to claim it.

Fanatic doesn't want Synergy.  I use Redemption to regain 1 HP (23) and draw Zealous Offense

You mean Sympathy Grysqrl?    I think it The Naturalist of Nightmist is best.    I'll wait till that is decided before I draw with investigation. 

Yeah. Sympathy. It's yours if you want it. If not, I'll give it to Naturalist.

To get more damage out I'd say The Naturalist is better thinking about it.  I'll draw my two cards in the morning putting Nightmist at 14

Edit: Drew Enlightment(1) and Planar Banishment(1)

Fair enough. Sympathy on Argent (Sarabande of Destruction) and Naturalist (pending).

Man, I'm busy on everyone's turns!

The Naturalist reveals a Crafty Assault.  If this is okay to go into play, I deal net 3 melee damage to Osiris [10]; Set [20]; and Isis [20].

Crafty Assault into play. Sarabande isn't all that relevant in a game with no villain ongoings.

It's Fanatic's turn now, right?  

That would be correct

Redeemer Fanatic

HP:  23

Hand:  Holy Nova, Divine Focus, Final Dive, Sanctifying Strike, Chastise, Aegis of Resurrection, Zealous Offense

In Play:  

Trash:  Brutal Censurex2, Prayer of Desperation, "Absolution"

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Holy Nova - Deal 1 Radiant damage to all Ennead (Osiris 6, Isis 19, Set 19, Nephtwys 26, Tefnut 27, Atum 29, Geb 21, Shu 23) heal all heroes for 1 (Fanatic 24, AA 12, Setback 16, Nightmist 15, Naturalist 20)

Use a Power:  Redemption - Heal 1 HP (25) and draw Sacrosanct Martyr

Draw a Card:  Undaunted

End of Turn:

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HP:  25

Hand:  , Divine Focus, Final Dive, Sanctifying Strike, Chastise, Aegis of Resurrection, Zealous Offense, Sacrosanct Martyr, Undaunted

In Play:  

Trash:  Brutal Censurex2, Prayer of Desperation ,Holy Nova, "Absolution"

If I get Absolution back I can start doing some serious damage next turn

Sweet now I'll break even on health this round with that Holy Nova.  

With a low, wet rumble, The Naturalist--in his crocodilian form--lunges at Osiris from one of the Mars Base's numerous hydroponic tanks.  The would-be god manages a yelp of surprise and pain, then vanishes beneath the water's surface, now blossoming crimson... 

The Naturalist

HP:  20

Hand:  Feral Fury (x2), Blend Into the Pack; Primal Charge, Bestial Shift

In Play:  The Deadly Crocodile

Trash:  Environmental Allies; Indomitable Force; Threatening Stomp, Rhino form, Crafty Assault (x2)

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Start of Turn: 

Play a Card:  Feral Fury--The Naturalist deals Osiris net 3 melee damage [3], then deals Shu net 3 toxic damage [20].

Use a Power:  Crocodile attack!--The Naturalis deals Osirix net 3 melee damage [x].

Draw a Card:  Feral Fury!

End of Turn:

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HP:  20

Hand:  Bestial Shift, Feral Fury (x2), Blend Into the Pack, Primal Charge

In Play:  Crocodile form

Trash:  Indomitable Force; Environmental Allies; Threatening Stomp, Rhino form, Crafty Assault (x2); Feral Fury

Effects:  Damage dealt by the Naturalist is +1.

Argent Adept

HP: 12
Hand: Telamon's Lyra, Instrumental Conjuration (2), Polyphoric Flare, Silver Shadow, Counterpoint Bulwark
Play: Rhapsody of Vigor
Trash: Eydisar's Horn, Instrumental Conjuration, Polyphoric Flare, Alacritous Subdominant, Sarabande of Destruction, Scherzo of Frost and Flame
Effects:

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Start:
Play: Counterpoint Bulwark
Power: Sympathy - reveal the top cards of Argent's deck (Alacritous Subdominant) and Naturalist's deck (Shifter's Strength); play Shifter's Strength (see next post) and trash Alacritous Subdominant
Draw: Inventive Preparation
End:

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HP: 12
Hand: Telamon's Lyra, Instrumental Conjuration (2), Polyphoric Flare, Silver Shadow, Inventive Preparation
Play: Rhapsody of Vigor, Counterpoint Bulwark
Trash: Eydisar's Horn, Instrumental Conjuration, Polyphoric Flare, Alacritous Subdominant (2), Sarabande of Destruction, Scherzo of Frost and Flame
Effects:

I'm going to be on the road for a week or so. I'll do my best to post, but there will likely be some delays. Apologies in advance.

I just revealed a Shifter's Strength.

If you'd like this to go into play, I would then discard Blend Into the Pack, draw Threatening Stomp, and play Feral Fury.  In this scenario, Feral Fury would allow me to deal net 3 melee damage to Isis [17] and net 3 toxic damage to Shu [17].

Let me know if you don't want this to happen!

Go for it. I'm having a hard time getting my own cards rolling, but at least I can help you do some damage. I'll update my turn accordingly.

A slow chant starts as a heavy mist surrounds the Ennead

Nightmist

HP: 15
Hand: Astral Premoniton (2), Call Forth (2), Master of Magic (2), Scouring Mists(2),Scouring Mists(4), Mist Form(3), Planar Banishment(3), Mist-Fueled Recovery (3),Starshield Necklace (1),Call Forth(1),Mistbound(1),Enlightenment(1),Planar Banishment(1)

Start
Play: Play Mistbound(1) . Nightmist regains 1 HP [16]. Discarding Call Forth(1) and Astral Premonition(2). I select The Ennead deck which can’t play cards from its deck until my next turn.
Power: Investigation - dealing 2 damage to Nightmist[14]. Drawing Scouring Mists(3) and Tome of Elder Magic(3)
Draw: Amulet of the Elder Gods(2).
End

HP: 14
Hand: Call Forth (2), Master of Magic (2), Scouring Mists(2),Scouring Mists(4), Mist Form(3), Planar Banishment(3), Mist-Fueled Recovery (3),Starshield Necklace (1),Scouring Mists(3),Tome of Elder Magic(3), Amulet of the Elder Gods(2)
In Play: Master of Magic
Trash: Oblivion (3),Enlightment(3) , Planar Banishment(2) , Heedless Lash(3), Heedless Lash(2), Scouring Mists(2), Starshield Necklace(3),Master of Magic(3), Mist Form(2), Elder Ring(1), Scouring Mists(4), Call Forth(1), Astral Premonition(2), Mistbound(1)
On Top: ?
On Bottom: ?
Effects: Whenever Nightmist plays a spell, Nightmist regains that card’s (*) HP

The Ennead deck can’t play cards from their deck until my next turn

For the environment turn I'll discard Amulet of the Elder Gods(2) and put it into play for the dust

Argent will discard Polyphoric Flare for the dust and put the Horn into play.

Fanatic will dump Chastise

Naturalist discards Primal Charge so that everyone else can have toys.

I presume Fanatic will also recover Absolution from the trash and put it back into play?

Indeed, that goes without saying

Setback will ditch High Risk Behavior, and then annoy me that his deck has no Equipment.

A small maintenance hatch fails - the chamber the heroes are fighting in starts to evacuate.  The annoying red dust is sucked from the room. A pressure warning alarm starts to blare.  All the heroes pause and look at Setback.

Environment Turn - Wagner Mars Base

In Play: Pervasive Red Dust

Start: Each hero player discards a card.  Pervasive Red Dust is destroyed.  Each hero may recover a piece of equipment from their trash and put it into play; (Argent Adept - Horn; Fanatic - Absolution; Nightmist - Amulet)

Play:  Oxygen Leak

End: (OPTION: A player may discard 1 card to destroy Oxygen Leak)

Effects:

- Reduce all Fire damage by 3 (Oxygen Leak)

- At the end of the environment turn 1 player may discard 1 card to destroy Oxygen Leak.

- At the start of the environment turn deal each target X damage, where X = the number of cards in the environment trash. (Oxygen Leak)

Unless we are dealing Fire damage we might leave it out.   I suggest it because Nuit will cause the environment deck to be shuffled on the villain turn

Edit:  turn moved to proper location.

Episode #37 - Waiting for Capt Cosmos - ROUND 5

Villain Turn
Start - Ennead flips to The Ennead In Force (Ennead)

Nuit Incap - Environment trash shuffled back into the Environment Deck
Osiris Incap - Destroy the target with the lowest HP, other than a character card (no effect)

Play - BLOCKED BY MIST

End - Each villain target regains 3 HP (Ennead In Force)
    Tefnut [29], Set [22], Isis [19], Nephtwys [28], Shu [20], Geb [32], Atum [30]
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Effects:
- Increase damage done by villain targets by 1  (Ennead In Force - Advanced)
- At the start of the villain turn shuffle the Environment Trash into the Environment Deck (incap Nuit)
- At the start of the villain turn destroy the target with the lowest HP that is not a character card (incap Osiris)
- At the end of the villain turn, each villain target regains 3 HP (Ennead In Force)

- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Tefnut deals the hero target with the lowest HP 2 melee damage (Tefnut)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Set deals each hero target 1 lightning damage (Set)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Nephtwys deals each hero target 1 fire damage (Nephtwys)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Geb deals the 2 non-villain targets with the highest HP 2 melee damage each.

- The first time a (red) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, play the top card of the villain deck (Set)

- The first time a (red) or (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, each villain target regains 1 HP (Shu)
- The first time a (green) or (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Isis deals the hero with the most cards in play 2 infernal damage. (Isis)

- The first time a (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, each villain target regains 1 HP. (Nephtwys)
- The first time a (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, reveal cards from the top of the villain deck until a (red) Ennead card is revealed.  Play that card.  Shuffle the other revealed cards back into the villain deck. (Atum)


Status
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Tefnut [29]
Set [22]  
Nuit [X]
Isis [19]  (Low HP)
Osiris [X]
Nephtwys [28]
Shu [20] (immune to melee and projectile)
Geb [32] (high HP)
Atum [30]

Villain Trash: Mass Overheating (RED), SHN's Fury (RED), The Grave Beckons (PURPLE), Elemental Storm (GREEN) x2

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Setback                [16]
Fanatic (Redeemer)     [25] (high HP)
Naturalist             [20]
Argent Adept (Kvorthe) [12] (low HP)
Nightmist              [14]
 

Phantaskippy can you update your turn?   You posted before Oaktree finished the villain turn.  

. . . (looks to the left)

. . . (looks to the right)

It's not my fault, I didn't do anything!

Setback

HP:  15

Hand:  Friendly Fire, Turn of Events

In Play:  Looking Up

Trash:  Reckless Rush(2), Turn of Events, High Risk Behavior

Unlucky:  4

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Start of Turn:  

Play a Card:  Friendly Fire (most likely destruction fodder)

Use a Power:  Looking Up: 3 Melee to Isis [16] +3 Unlucky

Draw a Card:  Cash out

End of Turn:

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HP:  15

Hand:  Turn of Events, Cash Out

In Play:  Looking Up, Friendly Fire

Trash:  Reckless Rush(2), Turn of Events, High Risk Behavior

Unlucky:  7

(I agree on leaving leaky room out, the Ennead deals a decent bit of Fire damage, might as well let it ride.)

Also expect another Turn of Events next round.

Redeemer Fanatic

HP:  25

Hand:  , Divine Focus, Final Dive, Sanctifying Strike,  Aegis of Resurrection, Zealous Offense, Sacrosanct Martyr, Undaunted

In Play:  "Absolution"

Trash:  Brutal Censurex2, Prayer of Desperation ,Holy Nova, Chastise,

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Sacrosanct Martyr

Use a Power:  Absolution - deal 3 melee damage to Isis (13)

Draw a Card:  Wrathful Retribution

End of Turn:

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HP:  25

Hand:  , Divine Focus, Final Dive, Sanctifying Strike,  Aegis of Resurrection, Zealous Offense, , Undaunted, Wrathful Retribution

In Play:  "Absolution", Sacrosanct Martyr

Trash:  Brutal Censurex2, Prayer of Desperation ,Holy Nova, Chastise,

Setback got carried away by the narrative!  ;)

I think everything is straightened out now.

Time for the Naturalist to OM NOM NOM another godling.

Isis creeps between the rows of hydroponic tanks, shrouded by thick mist.  "Osiris?  Where are you?!  The humans strike from the shadows...ulllp!"  A snapping of jaws cuts off her query!

The Naturalist

HP:  20

Hand:  Feral Fury, Bestial Shift, Threatening Stomp

In Play:  The Deadly Crocodile

Trash:  Environmental Allies; Indomitable Force; Threatening Stomp, Rhino form, Crafty Assault (x2); Feral Fury (x2); Primal Charge; Bestial Shift; Blend Into the Pack, Shifter's Strength

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Start of Turn: 

Play a Card:  Feral Fury--The Naturalist deals Isis net 3 melee damage [10], then deals Shu net 3 toxic damage [17].

Use a Power:  Crocodile attack!--The Naturalis deals Isis net 3 melee damage [7].

Draw a Card:  Natural Born Vigor

End of Turn:

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HP:  20

Hand:  Bestial Shift, Threatening Stomp; Natural Born Vigor

In Play:  Crocodile form

Trash:  Indomitable Force; Environmental Allies; Threatening Stomp, Rhino form, Crafty Assault (x2); Feral Fury (x3); Primal Charge; Bestial Shift; Blend Into the Pack; Shifter's Strength

Effects:  Damage dealt by the Naturalist is +1.

Waiting on an Argent Adept turn 

Argent Adept

HP: 12
Hand: Telamon's Lyra, Instrumental Conjuration (2), Silver Shadow, Counterpoint Bulwark, Inventive Preparation
Play: Eydisar's Horn, Rhapsody of Vigor
Trash: Instrumental Conjuration, Polyphoric Flare (2), Alacritous Subdominant (2), Sarabande of Destruction, Scherzo of Frost and Flame
Effects:

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Start:
Play: Counterpoint Bulwark
Power: Sympathy - reveal top cards from Nightmist and Naturalist; put one into play and the other into the trash (I'll let you two decide which to play so I don't hold up the game)
Draw: Arcane Cadence
End:

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copy/paste not working, so same as my start of turn with AC in my hand and CB in play

Nightmist reveals an Elder Ring(2) which I have no major preference for keeping.  

I revealed Cornered Beast, which will up my damage output for pretty much the rest of the game.  I'd like to put that into play if that's OK.

I'm fine with that.  Elder Ring would be more hurtful then helpful for the most part

Nightmist

HP: 14
Hand: Call Forth (2), Master of Magic (2), Scouring Mists(2), Mist Form(3), Planar Banishment(3), Mist-Fueled Recovery (3),Starshield Necklace (1),Scouring Mists(3),Tome of Elder Magic(3)

Start
Play: Scouring Mists(3). Nightmist regains 3 HP [17]. Revealing Mists of Time (4). Nightmist is dealt 4 infernal damage which is redirected to Isis [3] after discarding Starshield Necklace(1) and Tome of Elder Magic(3). Nightmist deals 2 Infernal damage to Isis[1],Set[20],Shu[18],and Atum[28]
Power: Investigation - dealing 2 damage to Nightmist[15]. Drawing Oblivion(1) and Mists of Time(3)
Draw: Oblivion(2)
End

HP: 15
Hand: Call Forth (2), Scouring Mists(2),Mist Form(3), Planar Banishment(3), Mist-Fueled Recovery (3), Planar Banishment(1), Enlightment(1), Oblivion(1),Mists of Time(3),Oblivion(2)
In Play: Master of Magic, Amulet of the Elder Gods
Trash: Oblivion (3),Enlightment(3) , Planar Banishment(2) , Heedless Lash(3), Heedless Lash(2), Scouring Mists(2), Starshield Necklace(3),Master of Magic(3), Mist Form(2), Elder Ring(1), Scouring Mists(4), Call Forth(1), Astral Premonition(2), Mistbound(1), Mists of Time(4),Starshield Necklace(1),Tome of Elder Magic(3), Scouring Mists(3), Elder Ring(2)
On Top: ?
On Bottom: ?
Effects: Whenever Nightmist plays a spell, Nightmist regains that card’s (*) HP

The first time each turn Nightmist is dealt damage she may discard two cards and redirect the damage.

Unless we get a Meteor Storm again or equipment destruction please have the first damage dealt to Nightmist on the villain turn redirect it to Isis.   Nightmist will discard Mists of Time(3) and Enlightenment(1)

OK.  I thought you were running Isis down to 1 to set her up as a Final Dive target for Fanatic next turn.

Unfortunately, you can't Final Dive a character card (which makes it completely useless in this matchup).

Environment Turn - Wagner Mars Base

In Play: Oxygen Leak

Start: Oxygen Leak inflicts zero toxic damage to each target.  (Must be a small hole!)

Play:  Maintenance Level

End: (OPTION: A player may discard 1 card to destroy Oxygen Leak)

        Maintenance Level (A) plays Maintenance Level (B)

        Maintenance Level (B) plays Pervasive Red Dust

        Destroy 5 equipment cards (Horn, Absolution, Amulet, go boom)

Lots of panels suddenly pop open displaying delicate machinery and lots of blinking lights, primarily red.  Piles of annoying dust pour out as well.

In Play: Oxygen Leak, Maintenance Level (A), Maintenance Level (B), Pervasive Red Dust

Effects:

- Reduce all Fire damage by 3 (Oxygen Leak)

- At the end of the environment turn 1 player may discard 1 card to destroy Oxygen Leak.

- At the start of the environment turn deal each target X damage, where X = the number of cards in the environment trash. (Oxygen Leak)

- At the end of the environment turn, play the next environment card (Maintenance Level)

Note: I would hold that heroes shuffling their trash into their decks would destroy *both* Maintenance Level cards.

- At the start of the environment turn if each player shuffles their trash into their hero deck, destroy Maintenance Level (Maintenance Level)

- When this card is destroyed, if "Self-Destruct Sequence" is in play put this card on top of the countdown pile. (Maintenance Level)

- At the end of the environment turn destroy 5 equipment cards (Pervasive Red Dust)

- At the start of the environment turn if each player discards 1 card destroy Pervasive Red Dust.  When this card is destroyed each player may put 1 equipment card from their trash into play. (Pervasive Red Dust)

Also, Shu should now be at 15 hp. I hit her with the toxic damage from Feral Fury on my last turn, before the Scouring Mists.

Also, Shu should now be at 15 hp. I hit her with the toxic damage from Feral Fury on my last turn, before the Scouring Mists.

I actually had Shu at 14.  Let me double-check numbers before doing next villain turn.

(15 is correct.)

Episode #37 - Waiting for Capt Cosmos - ROUND 6

Villain Turn
Start
Nuit Incap - Environment trash shuffled back into the Environment Deck (no trash, no action)
Osiris Incap - Destroy the target with the lowest HP, other than a character card (no target)

Play - SHN's Fury (One-shot, RED)
  Geb hits each hero for 1 [3+1-3] fire damage; Setback [15], Fanatic [24], Naturalist [19], Argent Adept [11], Nightmist [14]

RED CARD
- Set plays Taste of Immortality (One-shot, No Color)
      Each villain target regains 4 HP
    Tefnut [29], Set [24], Isis [5], Nephtwys [28], Shu [19], Geb [32], Atum [28]
- Shu heals each villain target 1 HP
    Tefnut [29], Set [25], Isis [6], Nephtwys [28], Shu [20], Geb [32], Atum [30]

End - Each villain target regains 3 HP (Ennead In Force)
    Tefnut [29], Set [26], Isis [9], Nephtwys [28], Shu [23], Geb [32], Atum [30]
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Effects:
- Increase damage done by villain targets by 1  (Ennead In Force - Advanced)
- At the start of the villain turn shuffle the Environment Trash into the Environment Deck (incap Nuit)
- At the start of the villain turn destroy the target with the lowest HP that is not a character card (incap Osiris)
- At the end of the villain turn, each villain target regains 3 HP (Ennead In Force)

- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Tefnut deals the hero target with the lowest HP 2 melee damage (Tefnut)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Set deals each hero target 1 lightning damage (Set)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Nephtwys deals each hero target 1 fire damage (Nephtwys)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Geb deals the 2 non-villain targets with the highest HP 2 melee damage each.

- The first time a (red) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, play the top card of the villain deck (Set)

- The first time a (red) or (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, each villain target regains 1 HP (Shu)
- The first time a (green) or (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Isis deals the hero with the most cards in play 2 infernal damage. (Isis)

- The first time a (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, each villain target regains 1 HP. (Nephtwys)
- The first time a (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, reveal cards from the top of the villain deck until a (red) Ennead card is revealed.  Play that card.  Shuffle the other revealed cards back into the villain deck. (Atum)


Status (underlined villains are at max HP)
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Tefnut [29]
Set [26]  
Nuit [X]
Isis [9]  (Low HP)
Osiris [X]
Nephtwys [28]
Shu [23] (immune to melee and projectile)
Geb [32] (high HP)
Atum [30]

Villain Trash: Mass Overheating (RED), SHN's Fury (RED) x2, The Grave Beckons (PURPLE), Elemental Storm (GREEN) x2

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Setback                [15]
Fanatic (Redeemer)     [24] (high HP)
Naturalist             [19]
Argent Adept (Kvorthe) [11] (low HP)
Nightmist              [14]

Summary: Not a lot of damage, but the Ennead heal a bunch.  A tough break as Environment dust prevented Isis from being taken out.

Shucks.  With those maintenance levels in place I guess I'll be doing a mist fueled recovery this round on myself.  

Hmm, I can take Isis down to 3 on my turn

That'd be great, as I could use Cornered Beast to take her out and start in on damaging a new target.

Why not just take them out now?

Setback

HP:  15

Hand:  Cash Out, Turn of Events

In Play:  Looking Up, Friendly Fire

Trash:  Reckless Rush(2), Turn of Events, High Risk Behavior

Unlucky:  7

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Start of Turn:  

Play a Card:  Turn of Events, remove 5 unlucky tokens, each other hero may use a power now.

I'll draw the cards in the morning.   But Nightmist will be at 12 HP after it's done. 

Fanatic will deal herself 5 radiant damage to deal 5 damage to Isis (4)

I am also traveling a bit in the next few days, so Environment and Villain turns might be delayed.

I chomp ISIS for net 4 melee (x)

do we wait for Argent or pick his turn for him?

I'd say brobably look at nightmist and naturalist again.

I'll sympathy naturalist and nightmist again. You guys choose which goes into play. 

The Naturalist flops Natural Form's Power, which would be awesome to keep as I'm sitting on a copy of Natural Born Vigor in my hand.

Nightmist reveals Enlightenment(2).   I'm fine with discarding it.  

Nightmist draws Astral Premonition(4) and Tome of Elder Magic(4)

Setback is surrounded by the Ennead.

"Hey now, can we talk about. . ." (Overly dramatic surprise and pointing) "What in the World could that be?"

{Pow} {Biff} {Chomp}

"What?  It was there a second ago, I swear."

Setback

HP:  15

Hand:  Cash Out, Turn of Events

In Play:  Looking Up, Friendly Fire

Trash:  Reckless Rush(2), Turn of Events, High Risk Behavior

Unlucky:  7

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Start of Turn:  

Play a Card:  Turn of Events, remove 5 unlucky tokens, each other hero may use a power now.  Fanatic uses Sacrosanct Martyr, dealing 5 radiant to herself [19], and then 5 radiant to Isis [4], Naturalist deals 4 melee to Isis [X], Argent Adept uses Sympathy, puts Nature Form's Power into play, discards Enlightenment.  Nightmist uses Enlightenment [12]

Use a Power:  Looking Up: 3 Melee to Atum [27] +3 Unlucky

Draw a Card:  Exceeded Expectations

End of Turn:

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HP:  15

Hand:  Cash Out, Exceeded Expectations

In Play:  Looking Up, Friendly Fire

Trash:  Reckless Rush(2), Turn of Events(2), High Risk Behavior

Unlucky:  5

I got lucky with both Turn of Events, I guess now I actually have to play this character.

HP:  19

Hand:  Divine Focus, Final Dive, Sanctifying Strike,  Aegis of Resurrection, Zealous Offense, , Undaunted, Wrathful Retribution

In Play:  Sacrosanct Martyr

Trash:  Brutal Censurex2, Prayer of Desperation ,Holy Nova, Chastise, "Absolution", 

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Sanctifying Strike - deal 1 Melee damage to Atum (26), draw Brutal Censure and regain 1 HP (20)

Use a Power:  Sacrosanct Martyr - take 5 radiant damage (15) to deal 5 radiant damage to Atum (21)

Draw a Card:  Smite the Transgressor

End of Turn:

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HP:  15

Hand:  , Divine Focus, Final Dive, Sanctifying Strike,  Aegis of Resurrection, Zealous Offense, , Undaunted, Wrathful Retribution. Brutal Censure, Smite the Transgressor

In Play:   Sacrosanct Martyr

Trash:  Brutal Censurex2, Prayer of Desperation ,Holy Nova, Chastise, "Absolution", Sanctifying Strike

The Naturalist

HP:  19

Hand:   Bestial Shift, Threatening Stomp, Natural Born Vigor

In Play:  The Deadly Crocodile, Cornered Beast, Natural Form's Power

Trash:  Environmental Allies; Indomitable Force; Threatening Stomp, Rhino form, Crafty Assault (x2); Feral Fury (x3); Primal Charge; Bestial Shift; Blend Into the Pack, Shifter's Strength

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Start of Turn: 

Play a Card:  Natural Born Vigor

Use a Power (#1):  Crocodile attack!--The Naturalist deals Atum net 4 melee damage [17].

Use a Power (#2):  Natural Form's Power--The Naturalist deals Atum net 3 toxic damage [14] and Shu net 3 toxic damage [20]

Draw a Card:  Crafty Assault

End of Turn:

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HP:  19

Hand:  Bestial Shift, Threatening Stomp; Crafty Assault

In Play:  Crocodile form, Cornered Beast, Natural Born Vigor, Natural Form's Power

Trash:  Indomitable Force; Environmental Allies; Threatening Stomp, Rhino form, Crafty Assault (x2); Feral Fury (x3); Primal Charge; Bestial Shift; Blend Into the Pack; Shifter's Strength

Effects:  Damage dealt by the Naturalist is +1 (Crocodile Form); Damage dealt by the Naturalist is +1 as long as there are more Villain targets than Hero targets (Cornered Beast); The Naturalist may use 2 powers on his turn (Natural Born Vigor); At the start of the Naturalist's turn, he may destroy Natural Born Vigor to regain 4 hp (Natural Born Vigor)

Sorry. Missed that it was my turn. I'll try to update in the morning when i have access to a computer (and my deck).

Argent Adept

HP: 11
Hand: Telamon's Lyra, Arcane Cadence, Instrumental Conjuration (2), Silver Shadow, Inventive Preparation
Play: Eydisar's Horn, Rhapsody of Vigor, Counterpoint Bulwark
Trash: Instrumental Conjuration, Polyphoric Flare (2), Alacritous Subdominant (2), Sarabande of Destruction, Scherzo of Frost and Flame
Effects:

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Start:
Play: Arcane Cadence - reveals Silver Shadow (hand), Arcane Cadence (top), Counterpoint Bulwark (bottom), Cedistic Dissonant (trash), Arcane Cadence (play)

Arcane Cadence - reveals Syncopated Onslaught (hand), Inspiring Supertonic (top), Arcane Cadence (bottom), Syncopated Onslaught (trash), Arcane Cadence (play)

Arcane Cadence - reveals Musaragni's Harp (hand), Vernal Sonata (top), Sarabande of Destruction (bottom), Drake's Pipes (trash), Inspiring Supertonic (play)

Power: Sympathy - reveal top cards from Argent (Vernal Sonata) and Naturalist (Cornered Beast); put one Vernal Sonata into play and Cornered Beast into the trash; all hero targets regain 1 HP and may put a card from their trash on top of their deck (Arcane Cadence for AA)
Draw: Arcane Cadence
End:

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HP: 12
Hand: Musaragni's Harp, Telamon's Lyra, Arcane Cadence, Instrumental Conjuration (2), Silver Shadow (2), Inventive Preparation, Syncopated Onslaught
Play: Eydisar's Horn, Inspiring Supertonic, Rhapsody of Vigor, Counterpoint Bulwark
Trash: Drake's Pipes, Arcane Cadence, Instrumental Conjuration, Polyphoric Flare (2), Vernal Sonata, Alacritous Subdominant (2), Cedistic Dissonant, Sarabande of Destruction, Scherzo of Frost and Flame, Syncopated Onslaught
Effects:

Nice turn.

Thanks. I thought about doing a quad chain, but I wanted that Inspiring Supertonic in play. I'll let Naturalist decide which goes into play since I probably won't be near a computer for a while again.

I revealed another Cornered Beast, so feel free to go ahead with the Vernal Sonata.

Ok. Vernal Sonata - everyone gets one HP and can put a card from their trash on top of their deck. I'll update my turn later.

Nightmist will not put a card on top

Nightmist

HP: 13
Hand: Call Forth (2), Scouring Mists(2),Mist Form(3), Planar Banishment(3), Mist-Fueled Recovery (3), Planar Banishment(1), Enlightment(1), Oblivion(1),Mists of Time(3),Oblivion(2), Astral Premonition(4), Tome of Elder Magic(4)

Start
Play: Mist-fueled Recovery targeting Nightmist. Nightmist has 20 cards in trash and regains 10 HP [23]. Trash is shuffled into deck. Turn ends
Power: n/a
Draw: n/a
End

HP: 23
Hand: Call Forth (2), Scouring Mists(2),Mist Form(3), Planar Banishment(3), Planar Banishment(1), Enlightment(1), Oblivion(1),Mists of Time(3),Oblivion(2), Astral Premonition(4), Tome of Elder Magic(4)
In Play: Master of Magic
Trash: Mist-fueled recovery(3)
On Top: ?
On Bottom: ?
Effects: Whenever Nightmist plays a spell, Nightmist regains that card’s (*) HP

For the environment I'll discard Tome of Elder Magic and then put it into play.  

I'll put Crafty Assault on top of my deck.

I'll discard the Threatening Stomp on the Environment turn so that everyone else can have toys.

Aren't we losing the top card anyway now, from Isis?

Either way Turn of events to the top, that way I don't have to deal with pulling out my deck later.

Yeah we will lose the top 5 cards of our deck.  

I think the approximate actions upcoming are:'

1. Shuffle trash into deck twice to get rid of maintenance level cards

2. Discard card to get rid of Pervasive Red Dust - if card is equipment it can then be put into play

3. Isis will cause additional discards early in the next villain turn.

So, putting cards on top of deck right now won't do much.

Will have environment turn up shortly since I just got back from a movie and dinner.

Environment Turn - Wagner Mars Base

In Play: Oxygen Leak, Maintenance Level, Maintenance Level, Pervasive Red Dust

Start:

- Oxygen Leak inflicts zero toxic damage to each target.

- Heroes shuffle their trash into their decks to destroy Maintenance Level A

- Heroes shuffle their trash into their decks to destroy Maintenance Level B

- All heroes discard a card in order to destroy Pervasive Red Dust - this will put Tome of Elder Magic in play for Nightmist, Aegis of Resurrection for Fanatic, and Musaragni's Harp for Argent Adept

Play:  Villainous Weaponry [5]  

End: (OPTION: A player may discard 1 card to destroy Oxygen Leak)

In Play: Oxygen Leak, Villainous Weaponry [5]

Effects:

- Reduce all Fire damage by 3 (Oxygen Leak)

- At the end of the environment turn 1 player may discard 1 card to destroy Oxygen Leak.

- At the start of the environment turn deal each target X damage, where X = the number of cards in the environment trash. (Oxygen Leak)

- Increase Damage done by villain targets by 1 (Villainous Weaponry)

Episode #37 - Waiting for Capt Cosmos - ROUND 7

Villain Turn
Start
Nuit Incap - Environment trash shuffled back into the Environment Deck (shuffle action)
Isis Incap - Discard the top 5 cards of each hero deck (...)
Osiris Incap - Destroy the target with the lowest HP, other than a character card (Villainous Weaponry destroyed)

Play - Blast of Flame (One-shot, RED)
  Geb hits Nightmist [22] for 1 [3+1-3] fire damage

RED CARD
- Set plays Rise To Power (One-shot, No Color)
      Rise To Power plays Rise To Power (B) (One-shot, No Color)
      Rise To Power (B) plays Elemental Storm (One-shot, GREEN)

      GREEN
      - Atum deals each hero for 2 lightning, 0 fire and 2 cold damage
        Setback [12], Fanatic [12], Naturalist [16], Argent Adept [8], Nightmist [18]
      - Tefnut hits Argent Adept [5] for 3 melee damage
      - Set deals each hero target 2 lightning damage
       Setback [10], Fanatic [10], Naturalist [14], Argent Adept [3], Nightmist [16]
      - Nephtwys deals each hero target 0 fire damage
      - Geb deals the 2 non-villain targets with the highest HP 3 melee damage each
       Naturalist [11], Nightmist [13]

- Shu heals each villain target 1 HP
    Tefnut [29], Set [26], Nephtwys [28], Shu [21], Geb [32], Atum [15]

End - Each villain target regains 3 HP (Ennead In Force)
    Tefnut [29], Set [26], Nephtwys [28], Shu [24], Geb [32], Atum [18]
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Effects:
- Increase damage done by villain targets by 1  (Ennead In Force - Advanced)
- At the start of the villain turn shuffle the Environment Trash into the Environment Deck (incap Nuit)
- At the start of the villain turn discard the top 5 cards of each hero deck (incap Isis)
- At the start of the villain turn destroy the target with the lowest HP that is not a character card (incap Osiris)
- At the end of the villain turn, each villain target regains 3 HP (Ennead In Force)

- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Tefnut deals the hero target with the lowest HP 2 melee damage (Tefnut)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Set deals each hero target 1 lightning damage (Set)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Nephtwys deals each hero target 1 fire damage (Nephtwys)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Geb deals the 2 non-villain targets with the highest HP 2 melee damage each. (Geb)

- The first time a (red) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, play the top card of the villain deck (Set)

- The first time a (red) or (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, each villain target regains 1 HP (Shu)

- The first time a (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, each villain target regains 1 HP. (Nephtwys)
- The first time a (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, reveal cards from the top of the villain deck until a (red) Ennead card is revealed.  Play that card.  Shuffle the other revealed cards back into the villain deck. (Atum)


Status
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Tefnut [29]
Set [26]  
Nuit [X]
Isis [X]  
Osiris [X]
Nephtwys [28]
Shu [21] (immune to melee and projectile)
Geb [32] (high HP)
Atum [15] (low HP)

Villain Trash: Mass Overheating (RED), SHN's Fury (RED) x2, The Grave Beckons (PURPLE), Elemental Storm (GREEN) x3, Taste of Immortality (No color), Blast of Flame (RED), Rise To Power (No color) x2

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Setback                [10]
Fanatic (Redeemer)     [10]
Naturalist             [11]
Argent Adept (Kvorthe) [3] (low HP)
Nightmist              [13] (high HP)

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Villainous Weaponry [X]

Summary: I guess it's a good thing Osiris nuked the villainous weaponry.  Maybe they're confident in their ability to take the heroes down?

Before Setbacks turn please make sure to list what card you discarded and what equipment (if any) you put into play for Pervasive Dust.  PlatinumWarlock and I have listed ours.   Also remember to discard five cards from top of deck.  

Lastly, ouch I gained all that health just to get back to what I started at my last turn.  

I discarded Aegis of Reserruction and immediately get it back

AA will discard Musaragni's Harp and then put it into play for the dust.

Players discard five off their deck, take their lumps from the active Ennead, and then I think we're ready for Setback to start the Hero turns for the round.

Nightmist discarded Call Forth(1), Astral Premonition(2), Mist-fueled Recovery(4), Tome of Elder Magic(3), Mistbound(1) from top of deck.  

Paging Setback?  Open your presents later--there are villains to fight!

Discard Exceeded expectations for dust, discard top 5 cards of my deck.

Setback

HP:  10

Hand:  Cash Out

In Play:  Looking Up, Friendly Fire

Trash:  Reckless Rush(2), Turn of Events(2), High Risk Behavior, Cause and Effect, Silver Shadow, Karmic Retribution, Exceeded Expectations

Unlucky:  5

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Start of Turn:  

Play a Card:  Cash Out:  Remove 4 tokens, draw 4 cards.  Setback discards Cash Out, Fanatic, Argent Adept, and Nightmist all discard a card, all hero targets regain 2hp.

Use a Power:  Risk:  +1 Unlucky token, put Surprising Fortune into play.

Draw a Card:  Cause and Effect

End of Turn:

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HP:  12

Hand:  Cause and Effect, Plucky Break, Silver Lining, Surprising Fortune

In Play:  Looking Up, Friendly Fire, Surprising Fortune

Trash:  Reckless Rush(2), Turn of Events(2), High Risk Behavior, Cause and Effect, Silver Shadow, Karmic Retribution, Exceeded Expectations, Cash Out

Unlucky:  2

AA discards Telamon's Lyra for Cash Out

I’m down to 2 cards in my hand, both of which deal damage. I’d really prefer not to discard if that’s feasible.

I'll discard Astral Premonition(4)

I'll discard Zealous Offense

Fanatic is up, btw...

Fanatic

HP:  12

Hand:  , Divine Focus, Final Dive, Undaunted, Wrathful Retribution. Brutal Censure, Smite the Transgressor

In Play:   Sacrosanct Martyr,  Aegis of Resurrection

Trash:  Zealous Offense, Brutal Censure, Divine Sacrifice, Holy Nova x2, Final Dive

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Smite the Transgressor - deal 2 Melee Damage to Atum (13) 

Use a Power:  Sacrosanct Martyr - take 5 radiant damage (7) and deal 5 radiant damage to Atum (8). Redemption- regain 1 HP (8) and draw "Absolution"

Draw a Card:  Embolden

End of Turn:

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HP:  8

Hand:  , Divine Focus, Final Dive , Undaunted, Wrathful Retribution. Brutal Censure, "Absolution", Embolden

In Play:   Sacrosanct Martyr,  Aegis of Resurrection

Trash:  Zealous Offense, Brutal Censure, Divine Sacrifice, Holy Nova x2, Final Dive, Smite the Transgressor

The five cards rolled off my deck were Crafty Assault; Predator's Eye; Resilient Hide (x2) and Natural Form's Power.  If anyone has any sort of card draw, it'd be helpful now, but not at the expense of pouring on the damage.

The Naturalist

HP:  13

Hand:  Crafty Assault, Bestial Shift

In Play:  The Deadly Crocodile, Cornered Beast, Natural Form's Power; Natural Born Vigor 

Trash:  Environmental Allies; Indomitable Force; Threatening Stomp (x2), Rhino form, Crafty Assault (x2); Feral Fury (x3); Primal Charge; Bestial Shift; Blend Into the Pack, Shifter's Strength; Resilient Hide (x2); Predator's Eye; Natural Form's Power

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Start of Turn: 

Play a Card:  Crafty Assault:  I deal net 4 melee damage to Atum [4], Set [21], and Nephthys [24]

Use a Power (#1):  Natural Form's Power--The Naturalist deals Set net 3 toxic damage [18] and Shu net 3 toxic damage [18]

Use a Power (#2):  Crocodile attack!--The Naturalist deals Atum net 4 melee damage [x].

Draw a Card:  Shifter's Strength

End of Turn:

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HP:  13

Hand:  Shifter's Strength, Bestial Shift

In Play:  Crocodile form, Cornered Beast, Natural Born Vigor, Natural Form's Power

Trash:  Indomitable Force; Environmental Allies; Threatening Stomp (x2), Rhino form, Crafty Assault (x3); Feral Fury (x3); Primal Charge; Bestial Shift; Blend Into the Pack; Shifter's Strength; Resilient HIde (x2); Natural Form's Power; Predator's Eye

Effects:  Damage dealt by the Naturalist is +1 (Crocodile Form); Damage dealt by the Naturalist is +1 as long as there are more Villain targets than Hero targets (Cornered Beast); The Naturalist may use 2 powers on his turn (Natural Born Vigor); At the start of the Naturalist's turn, he may destroy Natural Born Vigor to regain 4 hp (Natural Born Vigor)

Assuming I'm around next turn, I plan on Wrathfulling the highest Ennead left

Argent Adept

HP: 3
Hand: Arcane Cadence, Instrumental Conjuration (2), Silver Shadow (2), Inventive Preparation, Syncopated Onslaught
Play: Eydisar's Horn, Musaragni's Harp, Inspiring Supertonic, Rhapsody of Vigor, Counterpoint Bulwark
Trash: Drake's Pipes, Telamon's Lyra, Xu's Bell, Arcane Cadence (2), Instrumental Conjuration (2), Polyphoric Flare (2), Vernal Sonata (2), Alacritous Subdominant (2), Cedistic Dissonant, Rhapsody of Vigor, Sarabande of Destruction, Scherzo of Frost and Flame, Syncopated Onslaught
Effects:

Start:
Play: Silver Shadow - accompany Inspiring Supertonic - heal 2 HP;

Play Silver Shadow - accompany Inspiring Supertonic - heal 2 HP;

Play Instrumental Conjuration - take Telamon's Lyra out of the trash and put it into play; draw Vernal Sonata

Power: Telamon's Lyra

[quote="Telamon's Lyra"] perform Inspiring Supertonic - Musaragni's Harp

[quote="Musaragni's Harp"] perform Inspiring Supertonic - Eydisar's Horn

accompany Inspiring Supertonic - heal 2 HP[/quote]

accompany Counterpoint Bulwark - Naturalist may draw a card[/quote]

Draw: Inspiring Supertonic
End:

HP: 12
Hand: Arcane Cadence, Instrumental Conjuration, Silver Shadow, Vernal Sonata, Inspiring Supertonic, Inventive Preparation, Syncopated Onslaught
Play: Eydisar's Horn, Musaragni's Harp, Telamon's Lyra, Inspiring Supertonic, Rhapsody of Vigor, Counterpoint Bulwark
Trash: Drake's Pipes, Xu's Bell, Arcane Cadence (2), Instrumental Conjuration (3), Polyphoric Flare (2), Vernal Sonata (3), Alacritous Subdominant (2), Cedistic Dissonant, Rhapsody of Vigor, Sarabande of Destruction, Scherzo of Frost and Flame, Syncopated Onslaught
Effects:

And that's why we love the Argent Adept... :D

The Naturalist draws Indomitable Force from the Counterpoint Bulwark--as long as I'm alive next round, I'll be tanking for everyone.

Hi folks and I hope everyone is having a good holiday period!  (Been off-line for close to 48 hours.)  

Summing up:
Tefnut [29]
Set [19]  
Nuit [X]
Isis [X]  
Osiris [X]
Nephtwys [24]
Shu [18] (immune to melee and projectile)(low HP)
Geb [32] (high HP)
Atum [X]

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Setback                [13]
Fanatic (Redeemer)     [9] (low HP)
Naturalist             [14]
Argent Adept (Kvorthe) [12]
Nightmist              [16]  (high HP)
 

Environment turn is pending card draw (4 cards) for The Naturalist then.  

Nightmist

HP: 16
Hand: Call Forth (2), Scouring Mists(2),Mist Form(3), Planar Banishment(3), Planar Banishment(1), Enlightment(1), Oblivion(1),Mists of Time(3),Oblivion(2)

Start
Play: Enlightenment(1). Nightmist gains 1HP [17]. The top card is Scouring Mists(4). Nightmist is dealt 4 damage [13]. The Naturalist can draw 4 cards
Power: Tome of Elder Magic: next spell revealed is Heedless Lash(3). No other cards were revealed so the deck is not shuffled
Draw: Heedless Lash(1)
End

HP: 13
Hand: Call Forth (2), Scouring Mists(2),Mist Form(3), Planar Banishment(3), Planar Banishment(1), Oblivion(1),Mists of Time(3),Oblivion(2), Heedless Lash(3), Heedless Lash(1)
In Play: Master of Magic, Tome of Elder Magic
Trash: Mist-fueled recovery(3), Call Forth(1), Astral Premonition(2), Mist-fueled Recovery(4), Tome of Elder Magic(3), Mistbound(1), Astral Premonition(4), Enlightenment(1), Scouring Mists(4)
On Top: ?
On Bottom: ?
Effects: Whenever Nightmist plays a spell, Nightmist regains that card’s (*) HP

Wow…okay! I drew Shifters Strength, Primal Charge, Environmental Allies, and natural born vigor.

Environment Turn - Wagner Mars Base

In Play: Oxygen Leak

Start: Oxygen Leak deals each target 1 toxic damage;

Tefnut [28], Set [18],  Nephtwys [23], Shu [17], Geb [31]

Setback [12], Fanatic [8], Argent Adept [11], Naturalist [13], Nightmist [12]

Play:  Villainous Weaponry [5]

End: (OPTION: A player may discard 1 card to destroy Oxygen Leak)

Effects:

- Reduce all Fire damage by 3 (Oxygen Leak)

- At the end of the environment turn 1 player may discard 1 card to destroy Oxygen Leak.

- At the start of the environment turn deal each target X damage, where X = the number of cards in the environment trash. (Oxygen Leak)

Episode #37 - Waiting for Capt Cosmos - ROUND 8

Villain Turn
Start
Nuit Incap - Environment trash shuffled back into the Environment Deck (shuffle action)
Isis Incap - Discard the top 5 cards of each hero deck (...)
Osiris Incap - Destroy the target with the lowest HP, other than a character card (Villainous Weaponry destroyed)
Atum Incap - Shuffle the villain trash into the Villain Deck (shuffle action)

Play - The Grave Beckons (One-shot, PURPLE)
  Zero non-villain targets are destroyed

PURPLE CARD
- Nephtwys heals each villain target 1 HP
    Tefnut [29], Set [19], Nephtwys [24], Shu [18], Geb [32]

End - Each villain target regains 3 HP (Ennead In Force)
    Tefnut [29], Set [22], Nephtwys [27], Shu [21], Geb [32]
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Effects:
- Increase damage done by villain targets by 1  (Ennead In Force - Advanced)
- At the start of the villain turn shuffle the Environment Trash into the Environment Deck (incap Nuit)
- At the start of the villain turn discard the top 5 cards of each hero deck (incap Isis)
- At the start of the villain turn destroy the target with the lowest HP that is not a character card (incap Osiris)
- At the start of the villain turn shuffle the villain trash into the Villain Deck (incap Atum)
- At the end of the villain turn, each villain target regains 3 HP (Ennead In Force)

- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Tefnut deals the hero target with the lowest HP 2 melee damage (Tefnut)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Set deals each hero target 1 lightning damage (Set)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Nephtwys deals each hero target 1 fire damage (Nephtwys)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Geb deals the 2 non-villain targets with the highest HP 2 melee damage each. (Geb)

- The first time a (red) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, play the top card of the villain deck (Set)

- The first time a (red) or (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, each villain target regains 1 HP (Shu)

- The first time a (purple) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, each villain target regains 1 HP. (Nephtwys)


Status
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Tefnut [29]
Set [22]  
Nuit [X]
Isis [X]  
Osiris [X]
Nephtwys [27]
Shu [21] (immune to melee and projectile)(low HP)
Geb [32] (high HP)
Atum [X]

Villain Trash: 1 card

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Setback                [13]
Fanatic (Redeemer)     [9] (low HP)
Naturalist             [14] (high HP)
Argent Adept (Kvorthe) [12]
Nightmist              [13]

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Villainous Weaponry [X]

Summary: Ennead skip dealing damage for a turn.  They might regret it.

Don't forget to discard the top 5 cards of your deck!

Wow., I fully expected us to all be under 10 Health. Nightmist discards these cards:

Scouring Mists(3), Mists of Time(4), Amulet of the Elder Gods(2), Master of Magic(3), Starshield Necklace(1)

Who's our top target?  I can one-shot Shu or bring any of the other's into killing range.  I figure Shu would be good to get rid of due to immunities

I would go with Shu that way we don't have his damage imunity to worry about later. 

If you need information regarding incap abilities of any of the live Ennead just ask.

Kvothe discards Akpunku's Drum, Vernal Sonata, Cedistic Dissonant, Scherzo of Frost and Flame, Inventive Preparation. Down to three cards left in my deck.

Need a Setback turn then.  

Setback

HP:  13

Hand:  Cause and Effect, Plucky Break, Silver Lining, Surprising Fortune

In Play:  Looking Up, Friendly Fire, Surprising Fortune.

Trash:  Reckless Rush(2), Turn of Events(2), High Risk Behavior(2), Cause and Effect, Silver Shadow, Karmic Retribution, Exceeded Expectations(2), Whoops Sorry, Plucky Break, Fumbling Fool

Unlucky:  2

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Start of Turn:  

Play a Card:  Plucky Break, -2  Unlucky, draw Whoops! Sorry!, deal Set 2 melee [20].  Zero tokens: regain 3 hp [16].

Use a Power:  Looking Up:  +3 Unlucky, Deal 3 melee damage to Set [17].

Draw a Card:  Plucky Break

End of Turn:

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HP:  16

Hand:  Cause and Effect, Plucky Break, Silver Lining, Surprising Fortune, Whoops! Sorry!

In Play:  Looking Up, Friendly Fire, Surprising Fortune

Trash:  Reckless Rush(2), Turn of Events(2), High Risk Behavior(2), Cause and Effect, Silver Shadow, Karmic Retribution, Exceeded Expectations(2), Whoops Sorry, Plucky Break, Fumbling Fool

Unlucky:  3

Fanatic

HP:  9

Hand:  , Divine Focus, Final Dive , Undaunted, Wrathful Retribution. Brutal Censure, "Absolution", Embolden

In Play:   Sacrosanct Martyr,  Aegis of Resurrection

Trash:  Zealous Offensex2, Brutal Censure, Divine Sacrifice, Holy Nova x2, Final Divex2, Smite the Transgressor, Divine Focus, Chastise, Aegis of Resurrection

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Wrathful Retribution - discard Final Dive, Undaunted and Embolden - deal 22 Radiant damage to Shu (x)

Use a Power:  Sacrosanct Martyr - deal 5 Radiant damage to myself (4) to deal 5 radiant damage to Set (12)

Draw a Card:  Undaunted

End of Turn:

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HP:  4

Hand:  , Divine Focus ,Brutal Censure, "Absolution", Undaunted

In Play:   Sacrosanct Martyr,  Aegis of Resurrection

Trash:  Zealous Offensex2, Brutal Censure, Divine Sacrifice, Holy Nova x2, Final Divex3, Smite the Transgressor, Divine Focus, Chastise, Aegis of Resurrection, Undaunted, Embolden, Wrathful Retribution

I rolled Predator's Eye, Blend Into the Pack, Indomitable Force, The Nimble Gazelle, and Primal Charge into my trash on the Villain turn.  This leaves me with 4 (shuffled) cards in my deck at the start of my turn:  Bestial Shift, Hyperactive Senses (x2), and Predator's Eye.

I'm going to keep pouring on the damage this round, now that I have the cards to sustain it and we're a little better hp-wise...

The Naturalist

HP:  14

Hand:  Primal Charge, Bestial Shift, Shifter's Strength (x2); Indomitable Force, Environmental Allies, Natural Born Vigor

In Play:  The Deadly Crocodile, Cornered Beast, Natural Form's Power; Natural Born Vigor 

Trash:  rest of deck, with exceptions listed above.

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Start of Turn: 

Play a Card:  Primal Charge:  The Naturalist deals Set net 4 melee damage [8].

Use a Power (#1):  Natural Form's Power--The Naturalist deals Set net 2 toxic damage [6] and Nephthys net 2 toxic damage [25].

Use a Power (#2):  Crocodile attack!--The Naturalist deals Set net 3 melee damage [3].

Draw a Card:  Predator's Eye

End of Turn:

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HP:  14

Hand:  Shifter's Strength (x2), Bestial Shift; Predator's Eye; Indomitable Force; Environmental Allies, Natural Born Vigor

In Play:  Crocodile form, Cornered Beast, Natural Born Vigor, Natural Form's Power

Trash:  All other cards except for those as listed above and Hyperactive Seneses (x2) and Bestial Shift (3 cards in deck).

Effects:  Damage dealt by the Naturalist is +1 (Crocodile Form); Damage dealt by the Naturalist is +1 as long as there are more Villain targets than Hero targets (Cornered Beast--No longer valid); The Naturalist may use 2 powers on his turn (Natural Born Vigor); At the start of the Naturalist's turn, he may destroy Natural Born Vigor to regain 4 hp (Natural Born Vigor)

Argent Adept

HP: 12
Hand: Arcane Cadence, Instrumental Conjuration, Vernal Sonata, Inspiring Supertonic, Inventive Preparation, Syncopated Onslaught
Play: Eydisar's Horn, Musaragni's Harp, Telamon's Lyra, Inspiring Supertonic, Rhapsody of Vigor, Counterpoint Bulwark
Trash: <almost everything>
Effects:

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Start:
Play: Vernal Sonata - each hero regains 1 HP and may take a card from their trash and put it on top of their deck (I strongly recommend that Fanatic put Wrathful Retribution up top); I will not put a card on top of my deck

Power: Telamon's Lyra

Draw: Arcane Cadence
End:

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HP: 15
Hand: Arcane Cadence (2), Instrumental Conjuration, Inspiring Supertonic, Inventive Preparation, Syncopated Onslaught
Play: Eydisar's Horn, Musaragni's Harp, Telamon's Lyra, Inspiring Supertonic, Rhapsody of Vigor, Counterpoint Bulwark
Trash: everything else, except for Sarabande of Destruction
Effects: lots of wrath; lots of retribution

Nightmist will put Mistbound(1) to top of deck.  I'll post my turn shortly.   

Nightmist

HP: 13
Hand: Call Forth (2), Scouring Mists(2),Mist Form(3), Planar Banishment(3), Planar Banishment(1), Oblivion(1),Mists of Time(3),Oblivion(2), Heedless Lash(3), Heedless Lash(1)

Start
Play: Heedless Lash(3). Nightmist gains 3HP [16]. Revealing Mistbound(1). Nightmist deals 1 infernal damage to herself [15] and to Set[2]. Nightmist plays Mistbound(1). Nightmist gains 1 HP [16]. Nightmist discards Call Forth(2) and Mist Form(3).
Power: Tome of Elder Magic: First Spell revealed is Mistbound(4). Starshield Necklace (3) is shuffled back in
Draw: Heedless Lash (2)
End

HP: 16
Hand: Scouring Mists(2), Planar Banishment(3), Planar Banishment(1), Oblivion(1),Mists of Time(3),Oblivion(2), Heedless Lash(1), Mistbound(4), Heedless Lash(2)
In Play: Master of Magic, Tome of Elder Magic
Trash: Mist-fueled recovery(3), Call Forth(1), Astral Premonition(2), Mist-fueled Recovery(4), Tome of Elder Magic(3), Mistbound(1), Astral Premonition(4), Enlightenment(1), Scouring Mists(4), Scouring Mists(3), Mists of Time(4), Amulet of the Elder Gods(2), Master of Magic(3), Starshield Necklace(1), Heedless Lash(3), Call Forth(2), Mist Form(3), Mistbound(1)
On Top: ?
On Bottom: ?
Effects: Whenever Nightmist plays a spell, Nightmist regains that card’s (*) HP

The Ennead can’t play villain cards until my next turn.

This round and next the Ennead won't be able to play cards so hopefully we can make them pay.  

I will delay next Environment and Villain turn posting until Fanatic play is finished up and we know what other Ennead got pounded on.

I was expecting Scouring Mists from Nightmist to guarantee Set going down this turn.  But Mistbound is going to shut down their damage capability for the most part even though they will get some healing by default.

Yeah I was thinking of taking out Set but the ability to shut down card play was too good to pass up.  

That Mistbound may well seal the game for us; good job Nightmist!

The Naturalist elects not to put a card on top of the deck, but enjoys the 1 hp regardless.

A higher number on that Heedless Lash draw might have done it.  That it led to a Mistbound play was pure gravy.

I knew what was on top due to Verbal Sonata.   I played Heedless Lash not for the damage but to immediately play Mistbound. 

I will, surprisingly, take Warthful Retribution, put on top of my deck, and discard 3 non-Absolution cards to do 27 radiant damage to Nepthys(x)

We can certainly take out Set early on next round, and then we just grind down the last two

If I'm not mistaken, Fanatic should have 2 cards in hand. On the off chance that you can end up with 3 cards on my next turn, I'll see if I can Arcane Cadence into another Vernal Sonata for a third Wrathful Retribution ;P

Argent Adept as he was meant to be played... :D

I can, actually, since I can draw off the Redeemer base power

Excellent. There's only about a 10% chance of getting a Vernal Sonata, but it's totally worth going for.

Environment Turn - Wagner Mars Base

In Play: Oxygen Leak

Start: Oxygen Leak deals each target 1 toxic damage;

Tefnut [28], Set [1],  Geb [31]

Setback [16], Fanatic [4], Argent Adept [14], Naturalist [14], Nightmist [15]

Play:  Meteor Storm

End: (OPTION: A player may discard 1 card to destroy Oxygen Leak)

Effects:

- Reduce all Fire damage by 3 (Oxygen Leak)

- At the end of the environment turn 1 player may discard 1 card to destroy Oxygen Leak.

- At the start of the environment turn deal each target X damage, where X = the number of cards in the environment trash. (Oxygen Leak)

- All targets are immune to damage (Meteor Storm)

- At the start of their turn a player may skip their turn to destroy Meteor Storm (Meteor Storm)

Episode #37 - Waiting for Capt Cosmos - ROUND 9

Villain Turn
Start
Nuit Incap - Environment trash shuffled back into the Environment Deck (shuffle action)
Isis Incap - Discard the top 5 cards of each hero deck (...)
Osiris Incap - Destroy the target with the lowest HP, other than a character card (no eligible target)
Nephtwys Incap - Each villain target regains 1 HP; Tefnut [29], Set [2], Geb [32]
Shu Incap - Play the top card of the Environment Deck
    Maintenance Level (no immediate effect)
Atum Incap - Shuffle the villain trash into the Villain Deck (shuffle action)

Play - Blocked by Mistbound

End - Each villain target regains 3 HP (Ennead In Force)
    Tefnut [29], Set [5], Geb [32]
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Effects:
- Increase damage done by villain targets by 1  (Ennead In Force - Advanced)
- At the start of the villain turn shuffle the Environment Trash into the Environment Deck (incap Nuit)
- At the start of the villain turn discard the top 5 cards of each hero deck (incap Isis)
- At the start of the villain turn destroy the target with the lowest HP that is not a character card (incap Osiris)
- At the start of the villain turn each villain target regains 1 HP (incap Nephtwys)
- At the start of the villain turn play the top card of the Environment Deck (incap Shu)
- At the start of the villain turn shuffle the villain trash into the Villain Deck (incap Atum)
- At the end of the villain turn, each villain target regains 3 HP (Ennead In Force)

- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Tefnut deals the hero target with the lowest HP 2 melee damage (Tefnut)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Set deals each hero target 1 lightning damage (Set)
- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Geb deals the 2 non-villain targets with the highest HP 2 melee damage each. (Geb)

- The first time a (red) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, play the top card of the villain deck (Set)



Status
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Tefnut [29]
Set [5]  (low HP)
Nuit [X]
Isis [X]  
Osiris [X]
Nephtwys [X]
Shu [X]
Geb [32] (high HP)*
Atum [X]

Villain Trash: empty

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Setback                [16] (high HP)
Fanatic (Redeemer)      [4] (low HP)
Naturalist             [14]
Argent Adept (Kvorthe) [14]
Nightmist              [15]

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Oxygen Leak (1 player discard card at end of environment turn to destroy)
Meteor Storm (1 player skip turn to destroy)
Maintenance Level (all players shuffle trash into deck to destroy at start of environment turn)

Summary: A lull settles over the battlefield at the patter of micro-meteorites pounding on the roof is heard.

Pete sits down at the station defense controls. . .

"Guys, Don't worry about the Meteors, I got this!  Now let's see. . ."  {Clang} "No, that's not it. . " {Warning Claxon begins} "Oops, don't worry I can fix that."  (computerized voice) "Defense Systems now on Manual Control"

"Whoo!  Don't worry guys I was great at Asteroids!"  {Sounds of laser fire and exploding Meteors}  "Alright!"  "Warning, Laser turrets must be aimed away from Station for safety purposes" "Wait, what did that say?"  {loud Explosion, part of the roof falls in}  "Station Integrity at 23%"  "Sorry guys, at least that beam didn't fall on anyone, right?"  {Groan heard from station floor}  "Well at least not any of us. . ."  {Piece of Debris falls directly on Setback's head}  "Ouch!"

Setback

HP:  16

Hand:  Cause and Effect, Plucky Break, Silver Lining, Surprising Fortune, Whoops! Sorry!

In Play:  Looking Up, Friendly Fire, Surprising Fortune.

Trash:  Reckless Rush(3), Turn of Events(2), High Risk Behavior(2), Cause and Effect, Silver Lining, Karmic Retribution(3), Exceeded Expectations(2), Whoops Sorry, Plucky Break(2), Fumbling Fool(2), Cash Out(2)

Unlucky:  3

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Start of Turn:  

Play a Card:  Cause and Effect, Destroy Meteor Storm, Deal 3 Psychic Damage to Set [2] and Setback [13]

Use a Power:  Looking Up:  +3 Unlucky, Deal 3 melee damage to Set [X].

Draw a Card:  Uncharmed Life

End of Turn:

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HP:  13

Hand:  Plucky Break, Silver Lining, Surprising Fortune, Uncharmed Life, Whoops! Sorry!

In Play:  Looking Up, Friendly Fire, Surprising Fortune

Trash:  Reckless Rush(2), Turn of Events(2), High Risk Behavior(2), Cause and Effect(2), Silver Shadow, Karmic Retribution, Exceeded Expectations(2), Whoops Sorry, Plucky Break, Fumbling Fool

Unlucky:  6

Fanatic

HP:  4

Hand:   "Absolution", Embolden

In Play:   Sacrosanct Martyr,  Aegis of Resurrection

Trash:  Zealous Offensex2, Brutal Censure, Divine Sacrifice, Holy Nova x2, Final Divex3, Smite the Transgressor, Divine Focus, Chastise, Aegis of Resurrection, Undaunted, Embolden, Wrathful Retribution

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  "Absolution" regain 1 HP (5)

Use a Power:  Redemption - gain 1 HP (6) and draw Prayer of Desperation

Draw a Card:  Chastise

End of Turn:

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HP:  6

Hand:  Embolden, Prayer of Desperation, Chastise

In Play:   Sacrosanct Martyr,  Aegis of Resurrection,  "Absolution"

Trash:  Zealous Offensex2, Brutal Censure, Divine Sacrifice, Holy Nova x2, Final Divex3, Smite the Transgressor, Divine Focus, Chastise, Aegis of Resurrection, Undaunted, Embolden, Wrathful Retribution

Also, with Set's incap a vernal won't require a sympathy, because whatever card goes on top will get put into play before the top 5 are discarded.

So finding a Vernal would be epic, maybe even game ending.

Lol!  Awesome story for that card play!

*sigh*  Well, Peter, at least the Maintainence Level is nearby...

The Naturalist

HP:  14

Hand:  Bestial Shift, Shifter's Strength (x2); Indomitable Force, Environmental Allies, Natural Born Vigor, Predator's Eye

In Play:  The Deadly Crocodile, Cornered Beast, Natural Form's Power; Natural Born Vigor 

Trash:  none

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Start of Turn: 

Play a Card:  Shifter's Strength:  I discard Environmental Allies, Natural Born Vigor, and the second Shifter's Strength to draw Feral Fury (x2) and Bestial Shift.  

I then play Feral Fury:  I deal Tefnut net 3 melee [26], then deal Tefnut net 3 toxic [23].

Use a Power (#1):  Natural Form's Power--The Naturalist deals Tefnut net 2 toxic damage [21] and Geb net 2 toxic damage [30].

Use a Power (#2):  Crocodile attack!--The Naturalist deals Tefnut net 3 melee damage [18].

Draw a Card:  Cornered Beast

End of Turn:

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HP:  14

Hand:  Predator's Eye, Bestial Shift (x2); Indomitable Force, Feral Fury, Cornered Beast

In Play:  Crocodile form, Cornered Beast, Natural Born Vigor, Natural Form's Power

Trash:  Shifter's Strength (x2), Natural Born Vigor, Environmental Allies, Feral Fury

Effects:  Damage dealt by the Naturalist is +1 (Crocodile Form); Damage dealt by the Naturalist is +1 as long as there are more Villain targets than Hero targets (Cornered Beast--No longer valid); The Naturalist may use 2 powers on his turn (Natural Born Vigor); At the start of the Naturalist's turn, he may destroy Natural Born Vigor to regain 4 hp (Natural Born Vigor)

Argent Adept

HP: 14
Hand: Arcane Cadence (2), Instrumental Conjuration, Inspiring Supertonic, Inventive Preparation, Syncopated Onslaught
Play: Eydisar's Horn, Musaragni's Harp, Telamon's Lyra, Inspiring Supertonic, Rhapsody of Vigor, Counterpoint Bulwark
Trash: Akpunku's Drum, Vernal Sonata, Sarabande of Destruction, Syncopated Onslaught
Effects:

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Start:
Play: Arcane Cadence - reveal Instrumental Conjuration (hand), Alacritous Subdominant (top), Scherzo of Frost and Flame (bottom), Inventive Preparation (trash), Silver Shadow (play)

Silver Shadow - accompany Counterpoint Bulwark to draw Alacritous Subdominant; play Arcane Cadence

Arcane Cadence - reveal Vernal Sonata (hand), Silver Shadow (top), Polyphoric Flare (bottom), Xu's Bell (trash), Vernal Sonata (play)

Vernal Sonata - all hero targets regain 1 HP and may move a card from their trash to the top of their deck; I'll put Xu's Bell on top

Power: Telamon's Lyra

Telamon's Lyra wrote:

perform Inspiring Supertonic - Musaragni's Harp
Musaragni's Harp wrote:

perform Inspiring Supertonic -Sympathy

Sympathy wrote:

Reveal the top card of Argent Adept's deck (Xu's Bell) and Fanatic's deck (ponder); put Xu's Bell into the trash and Fanatic's mystery card into play

accompany Inspiring Supertonic - heal 2 HP

accompany Counterpoint Bulwark - Fanatic may draw a card

Draw: -don't draw a card- (leaving Silver Shadow on top)
End:

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HP: 17
Hand: Instrumental Conjuration (2), Vernal Sonata, Alacritous Subdominant, Inspiring Supertonic, Inventive Preparation, Syncopated Onslaught
Play: Eydisar's Horn, Musaragni's Harp, Telamon's Lyra, Inspiring Supertonic, Rhapsody of Vigor, Counterpoint Bulwark
Trash: Akpunku's Drum, Xu's Bell, Arcane Cadence (2), Silver Shadow, Vernal Sonata (2), Sarabande of Destruction, Inventive Preparation, Syncopated Onslaught
Effects: lots of wrath; lots of retribution

On the off chance that Fanatic has two more cards to discard on the villain turn, we should be able to get in a fourth Wrathful Retribution during Set's incap. Any chance Nightmist has an Enlightenment?

I do have an Enlightenment in my discard but the only way I'd be able to play it would be through Heedless Lash.   I'd rather play another Mistbound this turn. 

The Naturalist puts Feral Fury on top of his deck and gets ready to chomp!

My plan with the Vernal Sonata is to put Mistbound on top again and play Heedless Lash on my turn to play Mistbound.  Next turn I likely will have shuffled so I'll play the Mistbound that is in my hand.   Granting that we need it still.  

Setback will put the one that gives everyone else a power, so everyone else get ready to power!

I'm going to Silver Shadow to Vernal Sonata for Set's incap, so you can put Enlightement on top then and let Set play it for you. I forgot that Set plays cards from hero decks in turn order, so Fanatic's play will be before my Vernal Sonata does its thing anyway, but I'll be able to get it into her hand at least to be played next round.

My question before I decide what to put on top.  Which occurs first Set's incap or Isis's incap?    

Set's.  I'm running incaps in the order the Ennead came out.  Just like if there were hero incaps.

Discards from Ennead turn: Elder Ring(3), Call Forth(4), Mist Form(2), Oblivion(3), Elder Ring(2)

Enlightment(1) goes to top of deck

Nightmist

HP: 16
Hand: Call Forth (2), Scouring Mists(2),Mist Form(3), Planar Banishment(3), Planar Banishment(1), Oblivion(1),Mists of Time(3),Oblivion(2), Heedless Lash(3), Heedless Lash(1)

Start
Play: Mistbound(4). Nightmist gains 4HP [20]. Discarding Mists of Time(3) and Oblivion(1)
Power: Skipped
Draw: Skipped
End

HP: 20
Hand: Scouring Mists(2), Planar Banishment(3), Planar Banishment(1),Oblivion(2), Heedless Lash(1), Heedless Lash(2)
In Play: Master of Magic, Tome of Elder Magic
Trash: Mist-fueled recovery(3), Call Forth(1), Astral Premonition(2), Mist-fueled Recovery(4), Tome of Elder Magic(3), Mistbound(1), Astral Premonition(4), Scouring Mists(4), Scouring Mists(3), Mists of Time(4), Amulet of the Elder Gods(2), Master of Magic(3), Starshield Necklace(1), Heedless Lash(3), Call Forth(2), Mist Form(3), Mistbound(1), Elder Ring(3), Call Forth(4), Mist Form(2), Oblivion(3), Elder Ring(2), Mists of Time(3), Oblivion(1), Mistbound(4)
On Top: Enlightenment(1)
On Bottom: ?
Effects: Whenever Nightmist plays a spell, Nightmist regains that card’s (*) HP

The Ennead can’t play villain cards until my next turn.

Note that we will have to let two environment cards be played otherwise we will have to shuffle our decks.  

Will await Fanatic's punking of another Ennead before proceeding with the Environment turn.  Is Maintenance Level going to be left intact?

I believe so otherwise I need to change my turn.  

I'll put Wrathful back on top, then deal 25 damage to Geb (5).  So on our turn that should leave Geb at 8 and Tefnut at 21

I think Sonata healed Fanatic 1 HP before Wrathful was played - therefore 24 damage?

Right, forgot about the extra healing

Environment Turn - Wagner Mars Base

In Play: Oxygen Leak, Maintenance Level

Start: Oxygen Leak deals each target 1 toxic damage;

Tefnut [17], Geb [5]

Setback [13], Fanatic [6], Naturalist [14], Argent Adept [16],  Nightmist [19]

Play:  Villainous Weaponry [5]

End: (OPTION: A player may discard 1 card to destroy Oxygen Leak)

        Maintenance Level plays Oxygen Leak (B)

Effects:

- Reduce all Fire damage by 3 (Oxygen Leak)

- At the end of the environment turn 1 player may discard 1 card to destroy Oxygen Leak.

- At the start of the environment turn deal each target X damage, where X = the number of cards in the environment trash. (Oxygen Leak)

- At the end of the environment turn, play the next environment card (Maintenance Level)

- At the start of the environment turn each player may shuffle their trash into their deck to destroy Maintenance Level (Maintenance Level)

Episode #37 - Waiting for Capt Cosmos - ROUND 10
Villain Turn
Start
Set Incap - Play the top card of each deck in turn order starting with the villain deck
  - Villain Deck gets misty-eyed and fails to play a card (edit)
  - Setback plays Turn of Events - each other hero gets to use a power

     Fanatic power use: Absolution on Geb [3] for 3 radiant

     Naturalist power use: Cornered Beast on Geb [x] for 3 melee

     Argent Adept power use: Telamon's Lyra (Argent Adept heal 2 [18]; Setback power Looking Up on Tefnut [15]; AA heal two more [20])

     Nightmist power use: skips
  - Fanatic plays Prayer of Desperation - draws to 6 cards
  - Naturalist plays Feral Fury and hits Tefnut [9] for 3 toxic and 3 melee
  - Argent Adept plays Silver Shadow (chain leads to Vernal Sonata healing heroes 1 HP, etc. etc. - see further down in thread)
  - Nightmist plays Enlightenment; gains 1 HP; loses 4 HP; Fanatic draws 4 cards
  - Wagner Mars Base (Envr) plays Pervasive Red Dust (no immediate effect)

Nuit Incap - Environment trash shuffled back into the Environment Deck (shuffle action)
Isis Incap - Discard the top 5 cards of each hero deck (...)
Osiris Incap - Destroy the target with the lowest HP, other than a character card (destroys Villainous Weaponry)
Nephtwys Incap - Each villain target regains 1 HP; Tefnut [10]
Shu Incap - Play the top card of the Environment Deck - more Pervasive Red Dust
    [lots and lots of dust starts to flow into the room from the holes made by meteors and poorly aimed laser fire]
Geb Incap - Each player puts the top card of their hero deck on the bottom of their hero deck

Atum Incap - Shuffle the villain trash into the Villain Deck (shuffle action)

Play - Blocked by Mistbound

End - Each villain target regains 3 HP (Ennead In Force)
    Tefnut [13]
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Effects:
- Increase damage done by villain targets by 1  (Ennead In Force - Advanced)
- At the start of the villain turn play the top card of each deck in turn order, starting with the villain deck (incap Set)
- At the start of the villain turn shuffle the Environment Trash into the Environment Deck (incap Nuit)
- At the start of the villain turn discard the top 5 cards of each hero deck (incap Isis)
- At the start of the villain turn destroy the target with the lowest HP that is not a character card (incap Osiris)
- At the start of the villain turn each villain target regains 1 HP (incap Nephtwys)
- At the start of the villain turn play the top card of the Environment Deck (incap Shu)

- At the start of the villain turn each player puts the top card of their hero deck on the bottom of their hero deck (incap Geb)
- At the start of the villain turn shuffle the villain trash into the Villain Deck (incap Atum)
- At the end of the villain turn, each villain target regains 3 HP (Ennead In Force)

- The first time a (green) Ennead card is put into the villain trash each turn, Tefnut deals the hero target with the lowest HP 2 melee damage (Tefnut)


Status
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Tefnut [13]
Set [X]  
Nuit [X]
Isis [X]  
Osiris [X]
Nephtwys [X]
Shu [X]
Geb [X]
Atum [X]

Villain Trash: empty

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Setback                [14]  
Fanatic (Redeemer)      [7] (low HP)
Naturalist             [15]
Argent Adept (Kvorthe) [21] (high HP)
Nightmist              [17]

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Oxygen Leak (A)
Maintenance Level
Oxygen Leak (B)

Pervasive Red Dust (A)

Pervasive Red Dust (B)
 

The Ennead like whiffing with The Grave Beckons.  Between that and Mistbound they've essentially lost all initiative in pushing the heroes HP down.

Can the villain deck play even that card with Mistbound in effect?

Set's power "puts a card into play" rather than playing it.  So, yeah...they get that one off, not that it does much.

For the record, The Naturalist has the following items set up for when my flip rolls around:

Feral Fury does net 3 melee and net 3 toxic to whomever is our priority target (currently Geb, as he's low hp.  If he's not alive, then Tefnut).

If I'm granted a power usage (most likely through Setback's Turn of Events), I deal 3 melee to priority target.

If I'm granted a card play, I play Feral Fury (as listed above).

Sorry!  Gotta get the game room cleaned up for our New Year's Eve party!

I would think not.

Did Set get errata'd or something? My card says "At the start of the villain turn, play the top card of each deck in turn order, starting with the villain deck." Mistbound should prevent Set from playing a villain card.

It says "play" and you're right.  Mistbound should stop it.  I will make the correction.  Mea culpa.

It's not going to matter/effect Setback's play so my card is Prayer of Desperation, draw 6 cards

Setback plays Turn of Events, discarding 5 unlucky Tokens.

Each other hero may use a power now.

I will Absolution Geb for 3 radiant (3)

Argent's Power: Telamon's Lyra

Telamon's Lyra wrote:

perform Inspiring Supertonic - Musaragni's Harp
Musaragni's Harp wrote:

perform Inspiring Supertonic - Setback can use a power
accompany Inspiring Supertonic - heal 2 HP

accompany Counterpoint Bulwark - Fanatic may draw a card

Argent's top card: Silver Shadow - accompany Counterpoint Bulwark - Argent draws Arcane Cadence

Play Vernal Sonata - all hero targets regain 1 HP and may put a card from their trash on top of their deck; Argent puts Arcane Cadence on top of his deck

Setback will use Looking Up to deal 3 melee damage to Tefnut [15] and gain 3 unlucky tokens.

Way to make Setback's play effect Fanatic's play by making Prayer of Desperation the card drawn instead.

Well, Fanatic's gonna need some more cards for the next three Wrathful Retributions.

So there's less confusiion regarding my plays/powers out of turn:

Power (from turn of events):  Cornered Beast on Feb (x).

Play Feral Fury:  net 3 melee and 3 toxic to Tefnut.

Sorry, I skip a power use otherwise I won't get to play Enlightenment from top of deck. 

When Nightmist's card play comes up it will be this:

Fanatic should have plenty of cards at this point.

So it looks like:

Nightmist does not use her power, then gives Fanatic 4 cards.

Adept heals us all 1 and we can put a soon to be discarded card on top.

Need Wagner Mars base play, but at this point we have Tefnut at 9 HP as the last of the Ennead.

What needs to be worked out is:

a.  If Fanatic got a card draw from Argent Adept - she drew Prayer of Desperation. 

b.  Therefore, her card play was the next card in her deck - what was that?

I'll proceed with the environment deck plays and put them in, but above needs to be worked out before everyone starts discarding and moving cards around due to the other Ennead incap powers.  Which will be:

1. Discard 5 cards

2. Top card of deck to bottom of deck

Tefnut will have 13 HP (barring modification from Fanatic's play) going into the hero turns.

Environment Deck has 5 cards in play and one card in trash.

(And that was one of the more complex villain turns I've seen in a while.)

I unfortunately dont have my cards on me so wont be able to look, but for simplicity sake I can just forego the card draw from AA and use Prayer of Desperation for my card play from Set's incap

So this is pretty much it.

Setback will play "Whoops, Sorry," destroying Absolution and Pervasive Red Dust.  Each Hero may put an equip from their trash into play. (sucks to be a vengeance hero) +3 unlucky.

Power:  Surprising Fortune:  -2 unlucky, Setback regains 2hp [16] and Fanatic draws 2 cards, because we want her to have all the cards.

Draw:  Card that won't get played.

I could simplify by just healing 2 instead of giving Fanatic that card draw.

I'll go with that since that's a simple course.

A defiant Tefnut faces Fanatic with half her deck drawn and on hand...  ;)

Odds are pretty good that I have a Smite in hand, but I cant say for sure for another couple of hours

If you used the last Vernal Sonata to grab Wrathful Retribution, you would draw it from Nightmist's Enlightenment. This won't be much of a match.

Ah yes, there is that

So I will play Wrathful Retribution for the 4th time , discard 3 cards and deal 23 Radiant damage to Tefnut (x)

Over

New record for Wrathful-ness in a single game? 

Certainly is for me

I find it appropriate that this was a Wrathful game considering we are awating Wrath

I also liked this game as a bit of a showcase for Argent Adept usage.  Sympathy got used a lot in the early rounds, but then converted into full-bore standard muse mode once a few instruments were out.

Also kudos to Naturalist for going croc!

These are the games I like to point to when some people who I play SotM with complain about Sacrosanct Martyr being a useless card that no one would ever use

You used it very well, and that was the best I've seen Redeemer Fanatic played.  Mostly people I have seen play her get obsessed with finding certain cards and end up being of little use to the team.

I also enjoyed Setback much more than I have before.  Maybe the time of between turns, or maybe getting turn of events so much, but I actually enjoyed him even as I look back at things I could have done better.

It was a really good game.   Though I don't think I could play Argent Adept in a forum game a lot to keep track of on those turns.  

Thanks, Fanatic is one of my top 3 heroes to play and I love her promo.  I find that the promo power is great utility but you shouldn't be wedded to it until you find Absolution.  SM is a great damage dealer in its own right

Same here, I'm just really vocal about loving her original card.  I will have to try out Redeemer some more now, but I can't promise I'll like it.

Great Game, It has been a Great Learning Exp.

I just posted a new episode - if you're interested in playing in a forum game hop on in!

Great game everyone. That was a lot of fun.