Episode 20: Let's try that again...

The Dreamer (Advanced)

VS

The Argent Adept (Envisioner)

Expatriette (phantaskippy)

The Wraith (Greywind)

FREEDOM Tempest (grysqrl)

Ra (PlatinumWarlock)

IN

The Tomb of Anubis

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Round One

The Dreamer - The Dreamer Dreams

The Dreamer - 6

In Play: Granite Oni - 6

The Toy Master - 5

Illusory Demon - 5

Illusory Demon - 5

Granite Oni - 6

Trash:

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Start of Turn: The Toy Master deals Ra 1 psychic damage [29].

Play a Card: Night Terrors; the Dreamer deals each non-villain target 6 psychic damage.

End of Turn: Granite Oni deals 2 melee damage to AA [16].

Illusory Demon deals 5 infernal damage to Ra [18].

Illusory Demon deals 5 infernal damage to Expat [18].

Granite Oni deals 2 melee damage to AA [14].

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The Dreamer - 6

In Play: Granite Oni - 6

The Toy Master - 5

Illusory Demon - 5

Illusory Demon - 5

Granite Oni - 6

Trash: Night Terrors

Effects: ST: No Projections in play? Destroy 5 hero ongoings and flip Vanessa.

ST: The Toy Master deals the non-villain target with the highest HP psychic damage equal to the number of equipment cards in play +1.

Granite Oni deals the non-villain target with the lowest HP 2 melee damage. [x2]

ET: Illusory Demon deals the non-villain target with the highest HP 5 infernal damage. [x2]

Reduce damage dealt to projections by .

Reduce damage dealt to Granite Oni by 1.

When an Illusory Demon is destroyed, destroy 1 hero ongoing card.

Hero HP: AA - 14, Expat - 18, Wraith - 20, Tempest - 19, Ra - 18

I still want to shoot the dreamer.

Huzzah! No excessive discarding right off the bat!

Starting hand: Flash Flood, Cleansing Downpour, Electrical Storm, Shielding Winds

Ra's new opening hand:  Inferno, Living Conflagration, Fire Blast, Summon Staff

Crap, this is almost worse.  No discarding at least, but AA dying on turn 3 again seems likely.  Maybe I can at least get incap turns....

"Ouch..supposed to wake up before you hit the ground.....  I hope this isn't one of those 'dream that you woke up from a dream' things.  ....  Damn."

The Argent Adept.

HP: 14

Hand:  Drake's Pipes, Polyphoric Flare, Cedistic Dissonant, Vernal Sonata

In Play:

Trash:

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Drake's Pipes

Use a Power:  Whistle tunelessly to myself.

Draw a Card:  Inspiring Supertonic

End of Turn:

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HP: 14

Hand:   Polyphoric Flare, Cedistic Dissonant, Vernal Sonata, Inspiring Supertonic

In Play:  Drake's Pipes

Trash:

Effects:

If I live to next turn, I can nuke one thing.

EXPATRIETTE

HP:  18

In Play:

Hand:  Arsenal Access, Hollow Points, RPG Launcher, Speed Loading

Trash:

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Arsenal Access - put Assault Rifle into play, Submachinegun & others back in deck.

Use a Power:  Assault Rifle - deal 2 projectile damage to both Illusory Demons [3] and Toy Master [3]

Draw a Card:  Hollow Points

End of Turn:

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HP:  18

In Play:  Assault Rifle

Hand:  Hollow Points(2), RPG Launcher, Speed Loading

Trash:  Arsenal Access

The Wraith

HP: 20

Hand:  Stun Bolt, Smoke Bombs, Grappling Hook, Grappling Hook

In Play:

Trash:

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Stun Bolt

Use a Power:  Stun Bolt Illusory Demon (2)

Draw a Card:  Impromptu Invention

End of Turn:

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HP: 20

Hand:   Smoke Bombs, Grappling Hook, Grappling Hook, Impromptu Invention

In Play: Stun Bolt

Trash: 

Effects: Reduce damage dealt by Illusory Demon by 1 until the start of my next turn

Freedom Tempest

HP: 19

Hand:  Flash Flood, Cleansing Downpour, Electrical Storm, Shielding Winds

In Play:

Trash:

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Electrical Storm

Use a Power:  Sacrifice - destroy Electrical Storm to draw Grievous Hail Storm, Otherworldly Resielence, Localized Hurricane

Draw a Card:  Chain Lightning

End of Turn:

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HP: 19

Hand:   Flash Flood, Cleaning Downpour, Shielding Winds, Grievous Hail Storm, Otherworldly Resielence, Localized Hurricane

In Play:

Trash: Electrical Storm

Effects:

Ra: God of the Sun

HP: 18

Hand:  Inferno, Fire Blast, Summon Staff; Living Conflagration

In Play:

Trash:

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Summon Staff:  I pull a Staff of Ra, draw Flesh of the Sun God and play Staff of Ra.  I regain 3 hp [21]

Use a Power:  Pyre:  I deal net 2 fire damage to the Illusory Demon that Wraith hit. [dead]

Draw a Card:  Inferno

End of Turn:

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HP: 21

Hand:   Inferno (x2); Fire Blast; Living Conflagration; Flesh of the Sun God

In Play:  Staff of Ra

Trash: Summon Staff

Effects:  All fire damage dealt by Ra is +1.

The Tomb of Anubis

In Play:

Trash:

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Shamise and the Rod of Anubis enter play.

End of Turn:  Shamise deals 2 infernal damage to the Illusory Demon/Toy Master [1].

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In Play: Shamise [7], Rod of Anubis

Trash:  

Round Two

The Dreamer - The Dreamer Dreams

The Dreamer - 6

In Play: Granite Oni - 6

The Toy Master - 1/3

Illusory Demon - 3/1

Granite Oni - 6

Trash:

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Start of Turn: The Toy Master deals Wraith 5 psychic damage [15].

Play a Card: Violent Nightmares; Tooth Fairy, Treacherous Ape and Dark Hero enter play.

End of Turn: Granite Oni deals 3 melee damage to Shamise [4].

Illusory Demon deals 6 infernal damage to Tempest [13].

Granite Oni deals 3 melee damage to Shamise [1].

Each hero must discard a card.

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The Dreamer - 6

In Play: Granite Oni - 6

The Toy Master - 1/3

Illusory Demon - 3/1

Granite Oni - 6

Tooth Fairy - 3

Treacherous Ape - 2

Dark Hero - 5

Trash: Night Terrors, Illusory Demon, Violent Nightmares

Effects: ST: No Projections in play? Destroy 5 hero ongoings and flip Vanessa.

ST: The Toy Master deals the non-villain target with the highest HP psychic damage equal to the number of equipment cards in play +1.

ET: Granite Oni deals the non-villain target with the lowest HP 2 melee damage. [x2]

ET: Illusory Demon deals the non-villain target with the highest HP 5 infernal damage.

ET: Each player discards a card. Tooth Fairy deals each hero with no cards in hand 4 toxic damage.

Reduce damage dealt to projections by 2.

Reduce damage dealt to Granite Oni by 1.

Increase damage dealt by villain targets by 1.

When an Illusory Demon is destroyed, destroy 1 hero ongoing card.

Each player must discard a card. At the start of each hero's turn, Treacherous Ape deals that hero 2+1 energy damage.

Hero HP: AA - 14, Expat - 18, Wraith - 15, Tempest - 13, Ra - 18

Tempest discards Grievous Hailstorm. I vote that Shamise hits the Illusory Demon so we can kill it before we have any Ongoing cards in play.

Looking awful familiar here....  (Nitpick:  Staff of Ra increases all damage by Ra, not just fire damage.)

"Your sacrifice is appreciated, Old Kid.  Now to remind Young Kid what a real hero looks like."

The Argent Adept.

HP: 14

Hand:  Cedistic Dissonant, Vernal Sonata, Inspiring Supertonic

In Play:   Drake's Pipes

Trash:  Polyphoric Flare

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Start of Turn: 3 damage from Treacherous Ape.

Play a Card:  Cedistic Dissonant

Use a Power:  Vocalize Cedistic - destroy Drake's Pipes to nuke the Dark Hero.

Draw a Card:  Instrumental Conjuration

End of Turn:

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HP: 11

Hand:   Vernal Sonata, Inspiring Supertonic, Instrumental Conjuration

In Play:  Cedistic Dissonant

Trash: Polyphoric Flare, Drake's Pipes

Effects:

I vote that the Toy Master got hit, since I was always going to play an Ongoing this turn anyway.  Also when Shamise dies, Tempest should get the Rod since he doesn't have an innate damage power...it'll be redundant if he plays Grevious Hail Storm, but he's still the best candidate to hold the rod other than possibly Argent, who currently has little use for his Power phase, but aspires to eventually change that (if he doesn't die first).

Expat discards RPG Launcher

Over the line of unreal monsters a single white dove takes to the air. . .

"Eat lead !#$%#@!!"

EXPATRIETTE

HP:  18

In Play:  Assault Rifle

Hand:  Hollow Points(2), RPG Launcher, Speed Loading

Trash:  Arsenal Access

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Start of Turn:  Stupid Ape deals Expat 2 energy damage.

Play a Card:  Hollow Points

Use a Power:  Assault Rifle - deal 4 projectile damage to both Granite Oni [3] and the Tooth Fairy [x]

Draw a Card:  Arsenal Access

End of Turn:

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HP:  16

In Play:  Assault Rifle

Hand:  Arsenal Access, Hollow Points, Speed Loading

Trash:  Arsenal Access, Hollow Points, RPG Launcher

Next turn those Oni will be gone Adept.  (unless Dreamer cheats and gets more reduction or a whipacorn on me)

Don't forget that the Ape hits you (and everyone) on your (their) turn, Expat.

Granite Oni has DR 1 in and of itself, and all projections have DR 1, so only 2 damage gets through to him, leaving him at 4HP.  Good job on the Tooth Fairy tho.  Also, I think your EOT trash should not contain an Arsenal Access.

Uh, if you are talking about the advanced text for Dreamer then we have an issue, because the first round I would have done 1 instead of 2 damage and stun bolt wouldn't have gotten through reduction at all.

The illusory demons would have been at 4 after I shot them, stun bolt wouldn't have done anything and Ra would have reduced it to 2hp instead of killing it.  Shamise would drop it to 1hp and it would be alive for the villain turn.

We didn't apply the reduction the entire first round.

Maybe we should just call this a non-advanced game for a change?  After all, we lost once already....

Eh, I'm good with that. Gives you a fighting chance, at least :P

In that case please be sure to remove the damage reduction from the next Dreamer post.

Discard Grappling Hook

Can the available targets/HPs be updated please?

FWIW, Stun Bolts do have the damage reduction effect even if they don't do damage. (I was confused by this in a previous game myself.)

The Dreamer - 6

In Play: Granite Oni - 3

The Toy Master - 1/3

Illusory Demon - 3/1

Granite Oni - 3

Treacherous Ape - 2

We've got 1 vote for The Toy Master taking that hit, so put him at 1 and the Illusory Demon at 3. That's what I was hoping was cleared up.

The Wraith

HP: 12

Hand:  Smoke Bombs, Grappling Hook, Impromptu Invention

In Play: Stun Bolt

Trash:  Grappling Hook

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Impromptu Invention; draw Impromptu Invention, fish and put into play Utility Belt. Play Impromptu Invention; draw Razor Ordinance, fish and put into play Micro Targeting Computer. Play Razor Ordinance.

Use a Power:  Stun Bolt Treacherous Ape for 3 (X), destroy Stun Bolt to Treacherous Ape, Razor Ordinance Illusory Demon for 5 (X)

Draw a Card:  Suture Self

End of Turn:

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HP: 12

Hand:   Smoke Bombs, Grappling Hook, Suture Self

In Play: Utility Belt, Micro Targeting Computer, Razor Ordinance

Trash:  Grappling Hook, Impromptu Invention (x2), Stun Bolt

Effects: Someone needs to destroy an Ongoing

Cedistic Dissonant is the only Ongoing in play, so that would get destroyed.

I have written this turn under the assumption that it's cool for me to take the Rod of Anubis. If we decide that's not the case, I will make a few adjustments.

Freedom Tempest

HP: 13

Hand:   Flash Flood, Cleaning Downpour, Shielding Winds, Otherworldly Resielence, Localized Hurricane

In Play:

Trash: Electrical Storm, Grievous Hail Storm

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Chain Lightning

• Deal 3 (4-1DR) lightning damage to Granite Oni #1 [0]
• Deal 2 (3-1DR) lightning damage to Granite Oni #2 [1] (now known as Granite Oni)
• Deal 2 lightning damage to Shamise [0]. Place Rod of Anubis in front of Tempest

Use a Power:  Rod of Anubis - deal 2 infernal damage to Granite Oni [0]

Draw a Card:  Gene-Bound Shackles

End of Turn:

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HP: 13

Hand:   Flash Flood, Cleaning Downpour, Shielding Winds, Otherworldly Resielence, Localized Hurricane, Gene-Bound Shackles

In Play: Rod of Anubis

Trash: Electrical Storm, Grievous Hail Storm, Chain Lightning

Effects:

Ra should be able to finish off the Toy Master [1] and Dreamer will flip.

I don't suppose we could consider not making her flip just yet?  It might be nice if we could take several more turns to set up before we make her get hyper-violent.  IIRC, her flipside deals 3 damage to every hero and plays three villain cards each turn....that could turn into a slaughter fast.  Flipping her now means not losing 5 ongoings, but wouldn't it be better to get like ten ongoings into play while not taking damage, giving us time to heal and hoard cards and such?

There is merit there, as of right now we have cards to get 4 hp per round, with adept and Tempest making 2 downpours, let Adept get built up and spam some ongoings to protect the ones we really want.  I'm cool either way, but Envisioner's plan would work.

I'm in favor of flipping her now. Most of Tempest's setup is Ongoing, so there's not much point in playing a bunch of things just to get them destroyed. Wraith has a decent setup to move forward with. Expat and Ra have some damage potential and more cards to play. She's still going to be dealing us damage on this side. What exactly are you looking to get into play before we flip her? Will one turn suffice?

I can play and use Cleansing Downpour once the risk of massive ongoing destruction has passed, so that should negate a chunk of her damage.

I'm the Argent Adept, so "everything" is a valid answer…

Will one turn suffice?

I was thinking more like, I dunno, twelve, fifteen, something in there…  Remember, fighters are linear, wizards are quadratic.  With the team fully set up, we're more likely to win in about three turns (the minimum time for Wakey-Dreamy to get out ten Projections, unless she hits Violent Nightmares) than we would be in a longer time of not being set up, taking tons of damage from Dreamy every time and possibly being overwhelmed by another wave like what hit us in Ep. 19.

Ultimately it is up to Ra, whether to finish it or hold on.

I have two ongoing in my deck, if we stall I will throw speed loading and before we flip I would pull my hollow points from the trash.  Hairtrigger would be also fodder if I drew it.  Healing would be at 2hp first round, 4hp each second round on.

For going right now I have assault rifle-hollow points for first round, I'm nowhere towards an unload, but that's still a pretty good bit of power.

It doesn't matter to me whether she flips now or later. It would be better if she flips and there are no ongoings to destroy, but Envisioner is right. He needs his. Plus, all of us being healed near to full would be better for dealing with the Projections when they start coming like flying monkeys again.

Ok. I'm cool with leaving her on this side as long as we get a good supply of Ongoings to sacrifice so we can protect what we really need to keep. Also bear in mind, the environment might make the decision for us at this point.

I'm also good for one Environment denial. ;)

I'm really not in favor of keeping The Dreamer on this side any longer.  Wraith, Expatriette and Ra are already locked and loaded to go, and we're only one Violent Nightmares away from being back to square one, negating all of that potential healing undone and taking us MUCH longer to win the game.  My only ongoing in hand is Living Conflagration, Wraith has none, and Expatriette has only one.  That means that, best case scenario, it would take us 2 turns just to get down enough ongoings to reach 5 total...which would be destroyed.  Not worth the opportunity cost, in my eyes.

Plus, it's not like AA and Tempest can't start healing us once we're on the other side.  Much as I hate to say it, I think I'm going to flip her.

I discarded Flesh of the Sun God, by the way.

Ra: God of the Sun

HP: 18

Hand:  Inferno (x2), Fire Blast, Living Conflagration

In Play:  Staff of Ra

Trash:  Summon Staff; Flesh of the Sun God

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  No thanks.

Use a Power:  Pyre--I kill the Toy Master with net 3 fire damage.

Draw a Card:  Flame Spike

End of Turn:

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HP: 18

Hand:   Inferno (x2); Fire Blast; Living Conflagration; Flame Spike; 

In Play:  Staff of Ra; 

Trash: Summon Staff; Flesh of the Sun God

Effects:  All damage dealt by Ra is +1.

It's go time!  Bring the pain!

If you insist

The Tomb of Anubis

In Play: Rod of Anubis (Tempest)

Trash: Shamise

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Mdjai enters play.

End of Turn:  Mdjai deals each non-environment target 1 damage; Argent may take the damage being dealt to the Dreamer.

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In Play: Rod of Anubis (Tempest), Mdjai

Trash:  Shamise

Reduce damage dealt to environment targets by 1.

Round Three

The Dreamer - Roused From Slumber

The Dreamer - 5

In Play: 

Trash: Night Terrors, Illusory Demon x2, Violent Nightmares, Granite Oni x2, The Toy Master, Tooth Fairy, Treacherous Ape, Dark Hero

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Start of Turn: The Dreamer flips and destroys all your ongoings.

Play a Card: Treacherous Ape enters play.

End of Turn: The Dreamer deals each non-villain target 3 psychic damage. (Mdjai - 8)

Grotesque Arachnoid enters play.

Projected Paralysis; Wraith cannot play cards.

Projected Paralysis; Wraith cannot play cards.

Grotesque Arachnoid deals all heroes but Argent 2 toxic damage.

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The Dreamer - 5

In Play: Treacherous Ape - 2

Grotesque Arachnoid - 8

Trash: Night Terrors, Illusory Demon x2, Violent Nightmares, Granite Oni x2, The Toy Master, Tooth Fairy, Treacherous Ape, Dark Hero

Effects: ST: 10 projections under Vanessa? VICTORY!

ET: The Dreamer deals each non-villain target 3 psychic damage and plays the top three cards of the villain deck.

ET: Grotesque Arachnoid deals the four non-villain targers with the highest HP 2 toxic damage.

Wraith cannot play cards. (Twice, apparently...) At the start of each hero's turn, Treacherous Ape deals that hero 2+1 energy damage.

Hero HP: AA - 7, Expat - 10, Wraith - 7, Tempest - 7, Ra - 12

"It's only fair, child.  Your dreams are troubling everyone in the waking world; the nice old lady is simply returning the favor."  (Dreamer at 5 HP.)  With a firm stare fixed on the petulant youth, whose eyes are now open but seem to be seeing into another world, Argent muses grimly about their chances.  The hothead has forced our hand...we could still have taken the time to pacify the child, but now her rage has completely taken hold.  At this point, the only way out is through...hopefully, not through anyone's chest.  Oh well; we are on his home turf, so I suppose it was his call.  Just as long as he's first in line to blunt the next wave of the assault.

"The white dove is a symbol of peace, and there is no greater peace than that of the grave.  Godspeed, Amanda Cohen; put paid to these aggressive delusions, or prepare yourself to do so momentarily."

The Argent Adept.

HP: 7

Hand:  Vernal Sonata, Inspiring Supertonic, Instrumental Conjuration

In Play:   Drake's Pipes

Trash:  Polyphoric Flare

Start of Turn: 2 damage from Treacherous Ape.

Play a Card:  Inspiring Supertonic

Use a Power:  Vocalize Supertonic - Expatriette may use a power now.  I'm presuming she shoots the Ape [X], the Arachnoid [6], and Mdjai [7], although she could choose to Load a card (and take 2 damage from the Ape at the start of her turn) if she thinks it's worth it.

Draw a Card:  Instrumental Conjuration (yes, again).

End of Turn:

HP: 5 ("Still more No less than you, kid…")

Hand:   Vernal Sonata, Instrumental Conjuration x2

In Play:  Inspiring Supertonic

Trash: Polyphoric Flare, Drake's Pipes, Cedistic Dissonant

Effects: Expat gets a power use before her turn.  I would really appreciate being healed by Tempest.

Bullets fly to the sweet tones of Argent's yodel.  (damage like the man said)

"Anyone order seconds?"

No one placed an order, but Expatriette was never one to let the hesitance of her customers affect her service.

EXPATRIETTE

HP:  10

In Play:  Assault Rifle

Hand:  Arsenal Access, Hollow Points, Speed Loading

Trash:  Arsenal Access, Hollow Points, RPG Launcher

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Start of Turn:  

Play a Card:  Arsenal Access - Pride enters play

Use a Power:  Assault Rifle - deal 2 projectile damage to Grotesque Arachnid [4] and Mdjai [6] (it is honestly hard to not shoot the brat)

Draw a Card:  Tactical Shotgun

End of Turn:  Fist pump!

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HP:  10

In Play:  Assault Rifle, Pride

Hand:  Hollow Points, Speed Loading, Tactical Shotgun

Trash:  Arsenal Access(2), Hollow Points, RPG Launcher

What about the power use during AA's turn?

The Wraith

HP: 7

Hand:  Smoke Bombs, Grappling Hook, Suture Self

In Play: Utility Belt, Razor Ordinance

Trash:  Grappling Hook, Impromptu Invention (x2), Stun Bolt, Micro Targeting Computer

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card: 

Use a Power:  Razor Ordinance Grotesque Arachnoid for 3 (1), Stealth

Draw a Card:  Stun Bolt

End of Turn:

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HP: 7

Hand:   Smoke Bombs, Grappling Hook, Suture Self, Stun Bolt

In Play: Utility Belt, Micro Targeting Computer, Razor Ordinance

Trash:  Grappling Hook, Impromptu Invention (x2), Stun Bolt, Micto Targeting Computer

Effects:  Next damage dealt to Wraith is -2

What got destroyed when the Ape died?

Freedom Tempest

HP: 7

Hand:   Flash Flood, Cleansing Downpour, Shielding Winds, Otherworldly Resielence, Localized Hurricane, Gene-Bound Shackles

In Play: Rod of Anubis

Trash: Electrical Storm, Grievous Hail Storm, Chain Lightning

Effects:

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Cleansing Downpour

Use a Power:  Cleansing Downpour - all hero targets heal 2 HP

Draw a Card:  Into the Stratosphere

End of Turn:

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HP: 9

Hand:   Flash Flood, Shielding Winds, Otherworldly Resielence, Localized Hurricane, Gene-Bound Shackles, Into the Stratosphere

In Play: Rod of Anubis, Cleansing Downpour

Trash: Electrical Storm, Grievous Hail Storm, Chain Lightning

Effects:

I'd prefer nothing of mine. Anyone else got Equipment to burn?

And if the Ape is dead, I'm at 7 before the Rains come.

I can sacrifice Pride.

Actually I can't, it wasn't out.

Forgot all about the Ape destroying equipment, even though it's already happened once.  Unfortunately about the most "spareable" Equipment on the table is probably Wraith's Utility Belt.  It means she can Razor something for 5, but not also go Stealth.  Poor girl can't play a card, and only gets one power.  She could instead give up the MCT, letting her Wraitharang something for 3 and then go Stealth; that might be what I'd do in her place, since I tend toward overly cautious play, but it's likely that getting the Arachnoid killed faster is more important, since it'll likely just hit her anyway.

In theory, Expat could lose the Assault Rifle after firing it, but I feel that'd be kinda dirty pool because she wouldn't have known Pride was coming up.  If she played it from her hand, that'd be fine (1 damage to Mdjai is hardly a big deal), but Arsenal Access produces unpredictable results (she needs to learn to lock the damn thing when she goes out of town for the weekend, the neighbors keep "borrowing" all her guns and just leaving her two boxes of ammo).

I'd think the MCT is a better choice than the Utility belt right now, as we have a fair amount of damage on the back end with Ra.

Ra: God of the Sun

HP: 14

Hand:  Inferno (x2), Fire Blast, Living Conflagration; Flame Spike

In Play:  Staff of Ra

Trash:  Summon Staff; Flesh of the Sun God

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Living Conflagration:  I deal Mdjai net 3 fire damage [3]

Use a Power:  Living Conflagrate--I kill the Grotesque Arachnoid with net 2 fire damage [dead].  I draw Flame Spike

Draw a Card:  Flame Barrier

End of Turn:

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HP: 14

Hand:   Inferno (x2); Fire Blast;  Flame Spike (x2); Flame Barrier

In Play:  Staff of Ra; Living Conflagration

Trash: Summon Staff; Flesh of the Sun God

Effects:  All damage dealt by Ra is +1.

I don't. I gave the up the Stun Bolt earlier when I was the one that took the Ape out.

The Tomb of Anubis

In Play: Rod of Anubis (Tempest), Mdjai - 3

Trash: Shamise

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Anubis enters play.

End of Turn:  Mdjai deals each non-environment target 1 damage; Argent may take the damage being dealt to the Dreamer.

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In Play: Rod of Anubis (Tempest), Mdjai - 3, Anubis - 20

Trash:  Shamise

Reduce damage dealt to environment targets by 1.

The first time a non-environment card is destroyed each turn, Anubis deals the non-environment target with the second highest HP 2 infernal damage.

Round Four

The Dreamer - Roused From Slumber

The Dreamer - 4

In Play: 

Under The Dreamer: Treacherous Ape, Grotesque Arachnoid [2]

Trash: Night Terrors, Illusory Demon x2, Violent Nightmares, Granite Oni x2, The Toy Master, Tooth Fairy, Treacherous Ape, Dark Hero, Projected Paralysis x2

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Start of Turn: 

Play a Card: The Toy Master enters play.

End of Turn: The Dreamer deals each non-villain target 3 psychic damage. (Mdjai - 1, Anubis - 18)

Tooth Fairy enters play.

Whipacorn enters play.

Dark Hero enters play.

Each player must discard a card.

Whipacorn deals 4 damage to Anubis [14]. Anubis cannot deal damage.

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The Dreamer - 4

In Play: The Toy Master - 5

Tooth Fairy - 3

Whipacorn - 7

Dark Hero - 5

Under The Dreamer: Treacherous Ape, Grotesque Arachnoid [2]

Trash: Night Terrors, Illusory Demon x2, Violent Nightmares, Granite Oni x2, The Toy Master, Tooth Fairy, Treacherous Ape, Dark Hero, Projected Paralysis x2

Effects: ST: 10 projections under Vanessa? VICTORY!

ST: Non-villain with highest HP gets Toy Mastered.

ET: The Dreamer deals each non-villain target 3 psychic damage and plays the top three cards of the villain deck.

ET: Each player discards a card, then is Fairied if they have an empty hand.

ET: Non-villain with highest HP gets Whipacorned.

Increase damage dealt by villain targets by 1.

Reduce damage dealt to projections by 1.

Each player must discard a card. Anubis cannot deal damage.

Hero HP: AA - 3, Expat - 8, Wraith - 6, Tempest - 5, Ra - 10

I told you we should have waited.  By the way, Treacherous Ape and Grotesque Arachnoid are not in the trash, they are under the Dreamer.  8 more and we win.  Well, you win; I probably won't live to see it.  Also Argent went from 7 HP after his turn to 9 with Cleansing Downpour, then 8 from Mdjai, then 5 from the Dreamer, unless I badly miscounted.  (No he is not taking damage for the Dreamer just yet.)

"Rain drops keep falling on my head, but that doesn't mean my friends might'nt soon be turning dead; dying's not for me, because, I'm never gonna fix your brain by complaining, you sick lassieeee, you're not murdering meeiiiieeeiiieeeeiiiieeeeeee...."

The Argent Adept.

HP: 3

Hand:  Vernal Sonata, Instrumental Conjuration

In Play:   Inspiring Supertonic

Trash:  Polyphoric Flare, Drake's Pipes, Cedistic Dissonant, Instrumental Conjuration (discarded to Tooth Fairy).

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Instrumental Conjuration.  I fetch Musaragni's Harp and draw a second Supertonic.

Use a Power:  Musaragni's Harp performs and accompanies Supertonic - Tempest may use a power now, then Argent gains 2 HP.

Draw a Card:  Sarabande of Destruction

End of Turn:

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HP: 7 if Tempest uses Downpour, 5 if he decides to be a dick and Sacrifices instead.

Hand:   Vernal Sonata, Inspiring Supertonic, Sarabande of Destruction

In Play:  Inspiring Supertonic, Musaragni's Harp

Trash: Polyphoric Flare, Drake's Pipes, Cedistic Dissonant, Instrumental Conjuration x2

Effects:

We really need that Dark Hero to die more than anything, since he's boosting Dreamy's damage along with everything else's.  Tooth Fairy really needs to go too.  The Whipacorn will be a nuisance but I think we can handle it.  It'd be nice if Anubis wasn't around 2 turns from now when I use Cedistic Dissonant (first I need to Vernal Sonata to get it back, and of course if I don't want to wait another turn, I'll be breaking my Harp which I sort of need to function well).  The Tooth Fairy shut down any plan to have me do the Vernal Sonata part of the plan this turn.

I can one-shot Dark Hero with Fire Blast, thanks to Staff of Ra.  It obviously won't be until the end of the turn, but it'll take him out and we can focus on the other targets.

Besides, we're doing fine.  We'll have 5 of 10 Projections under the Dreamer by the end of this turn, if we... play our cards right. ;)

You mean round, not turn.  And the problem with one-shotting Dark Hero is that it means he blunts all the attacks earlier in the round.  I'm not up to figuring out the math, but if Expat and Wraith can kill him, it means you can blast something else for the whole 6.

That's true, but all we have out right now are the Tooth Fairy, a Whipacorn, the Dark Hero, Mdjai, and Anubis.  Anubis is neutered this round by the Whipacorn and Mdjai will die on The Dreamer's turn; I'm not too concerned about them, really.  Potentially, Expatriette could take out the Tooth Fairy in one go with the Tac Shotgun, and if Wraith takes the Whipacorn down a touch, I can finish both it and the Dark Hero on Ra's turn. 

Yes. Tempest grants everyone rejuvination precipitation.

Also, my discard is Localized Hurricane.

Except you weren't on 7HP on your turn, you were on 5. Good catch on the Ape and the Arachnoid though, I don't know how I missed that…

Well I guess the destruction is Assault rifle, give Mdjai 1 more hp.

I'll discard speed loading.

I destroyed the MTC.

Of course, it was completely an accident, and not in any way a sneaky attempt at killing us all again. 

Bump. Expat (phantaskippy) is up.

Discard Speed loading

EXPATRIETTE

HP:  12

In Play:  Assault Rifle, Pride

Hand:  Arsenal Access, Hollow Points

Trash:  Arsenal Access(2), Hollow Points, RPG Launcher, Speed loading

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Start of Turn:  

Play a Card:  Hollow Points on Assault Rifle

Use a Power:  Assault Rifle - deal 4-1 projectile damage to Dark Hero [2], The Toy Master [2], and Whipacorn [4]

Draw a Card:  Submachine Gun

End of Turn:  

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HP:  12

In Play:  Assault Rifle, Pride

Hand:  Submachine Gun, Tactical Shotgun 

Trash:  Arsenal Access(2), Hollow Points(2), RPG Launcher, Speed Loading

Discard Smoke Bombs

The Wraith

HP: 8

Hand:  Smoke Bombs, Grappling Hook, Suture Self, Stun Bolt, Smoke Bombs

In Play: Utility Belt, Razor Ordinance

Trash:  Grappling Hook, Impromptu Invention (x2), Stun Bolt, Micro Targeting Computer

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Grappling Hook Anubis, draw Trust Fund

Use a Power:  Razor Ordinance Whipacorn for 2 (2), Stealth

Draw a Card:  Infrared Eyepiece

End of Turn:

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HP: 8

Hand:   Suture Self, Stun Bolt, Trust Fund, Infrared Eyepiece

In Play: Utility Belt, Razor Ordinance

Trash:  Grappling Hook (x2), Impromptu Invention (x2), Stun Bolt (x2), Micro Targeting Computer, Smoke Bombs

Effects:  Next damage dealt to Wraith is -2

Freedom Tempest

HP: 7

Hand:   Flash Flood, Shielding Winds, Otherworldly Resielence, Gene-Bound Shackles, Into the Stratosphere

In Play: Rod of Anubis, Cleansing Downpour

Trash: Electrical Storm, Grievous Hail Storm, Chain Lightning, Localized Hurricane

Effects:

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Otherworldly Resielence

Use a Power:  Cleansing Downpour - all hero targets heal 2 HP

Draw a Card:  Reclaim From the Deep

End of Turn:

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HP: 9

Hand:   Flash Flood, Shielding Winds, Gene-Bound Shackles, Into the Stratosphere, Reclaim From the Deep

In Play: Rod of Anubis, Cleansing Downpour, Otherworldly Resielence

Trash: Electrical Storm, Grievous Hail Storm, Chain Lightning, Localized Hurricane

Effects: Decrease damage dealt to Tempest by 1

I discarded Flame Barrier--definitely not something I could use in this match!

Ra: God of the Sun

HP: 14

Hand:  Inferno (x2), Fire Blast, Flame Spike (x2);

In Play:  Staff of Ra; Living Conflagration

Trash:  Summon Staff; Flesh of the Sun God; Flame Barrier

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Inferno:  I deal Dark Hero net 3 fire damage [dead]; net 2 fire damage to Whipacorn [dead] and Tooth Fairy [dead].  (This makes 5 Projections put under the Dreamer)

Use a Power:  Living Conflagration:  I deal Mdjai net 1 fire damage [dead] and I draw Staff of Ra.

Draw a Card:  Blazing Tornado

End of Turn:

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HP: 14

Hand:   Inferno; Fire Blast;  Flame Spike (x2); Staff of Ra; Blazing Tornado

In Play:  Staff of Ra; Living Conflagration

Trash: Summon Staff; Flesh of the Sun God; Flame Barrier; Inferno

Effects:  All damage dealt by Ra is +1.

The Tomb of Anubis

In Play: Rod of Anubis (Tempest)

Trash: Shamise, Mdjai, Anubis

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Urshe enters play, dragging a Swarm of Scarabs and Swinging Blades with her.

End of Turn:  Each target takes 3 melee damage (AA or Tempest may take the Dreamer's)

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In Play: Rod of Anubis (Tempest), Urshe - 6, Swarm of Scarabs - 5, Swinging Blades

Trash:  Shamise, Mdjai, Anubis, Judgement of Anubis, Cast into the Underworld, Nomti

Reduce damage dealt to Swarm of Scarabs by 1.

Heroes cannot draw cards.

 Round Five

The Dreamer - Roused From Slumber

The Dreamer - 4/1

In Play: 

Under The Dreamer: Treacherous Ape, Grotesque Arachnoid, Tooth Fairy, Whipacorn, Dark Hero, The Toy Master [6]

Trash: Night Terrors, Illusory Demon x2, Violent Nightmares, Granite Oni x2, The Toy Master, Tooth Fairy, Treacherous Ape, Dark Hero, Projected Paralysis x2

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Start of Turn: 

Play a Card: Macabre Spectre enters play.

End of Turn: The Dreamer deals each non-villain target 3 psychic damage. (Urshe - 3, Swarm - 3)

Whipacorn enters play.

Night Terrors; The Dreamer deals each non-villain target 3 psychic damage. (Urshe - DEAD, Swarm - 1)

Violent Nightmares; Grotesque Arachnoid and Macabre Spectre enter play.

Macabre Spectre deals each non-villain target 2 psychic damage. (Swarm - DEAD)

Whipacorn deals Ra 3 melee damage [2]. Ra cannot deal damage.

Arachnoid hits all non-villains left alive for 2 toxic damage.

Macabre Spectre deals each non-villain target 2 psychic damage.

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The Dreamer - 4/1

In Play: Macabre Spectre - 3

Whipacorn - 7

Grotesque Arachnoid - 8

Macabre Spectre - 3

Under The Dreamer: Treacherous Ape, Grotesque Arachnoid, Tooth Fairy, Whipacorn, Dark Hero, The Toy Master [6]

Trash: Night Terrors x2, Illusory Demon x2, Violent Nightmares x2, Granite Oni x2, The Toy Master, Tooth Fairy, Treacherous Ape, Dark Hero, Projected Paralysis x2

Effects: ST: 10 projections under Vanessa? VICTORY!

ST: Non-villain with highest HP gets Toy Mastered.

ET: The Dreamer deals each non-villain target 3 psychic damage and plays the top three cards of the villain deck.

ET: Each player discards a card, then is Fairied if they have an empty hand.

ET: Non-villain with highest HP gets Whipacorned.

Increase damage dealt by villain targets by 1.

Reduce damage dealt to projections by 1.

Each player must discard a card. Anubis cannot deal damage.

Hero HP: AA - DEAD, Expat - DEAD, Wraith - DEAD, Tempest - DEAD, Ra - DEAD

Oooof.  The Dreamer tallies up another victory.  Ouch.

"Perhaps next time, you will listen to me when I say we need more time."

Well, at least it was more or less a fair fight this round.

Well, Young Visionary has very definitively beaten us...shall we have a new Episode?

Seriously, I didn't even get to shotgun her this time.

Well, this time there was never a moment when we were clearly losing - we'd just started to stabilize, and then bam, both decks decided to be evil to us.  11 damage to everyone without any warning at all - no shame in being defeated by that level of bad luck.  We gave it a good damn try this time, and were well on our way to winning if not for those unfortunate turns of cards.

Do we want to do Episode 21?  Perhaps if Meerkat is tired of doing the work, I could host one, though I don't have access to most of the promos.

Go ahead! :D

Figure it'll be up in roughly 12 hours.

We apparently never reported this game on the statistics thread, so I went ahead and did that now.

Should we have Episode 22?

We should! Do you want to run it again, or should I/somebody else?

I assumed that you had stopped running them because you were busy, and I did ep 21, and I don't really mind the work, but if I'm running I can't really play, so I would not mind a bit if you'd do the next.  Maybe we can take turns so as to give each other the chance?  If so, we may want to wrangle the involved players a bit so that they're not getting twice as many games as us...I think we have enough regulars to fill out two sets of games at once, esp. if we're not married to H equalling 5 all the time.

I did, but I am substantially less busy for the next month or so... We could run two at once (well, three if you count phantaskippy's); I'll set up episode 22 now, and you can do episode 23 if you like :D

Are these games open to anyone on the forum?

I'm interested, but there are two things that I think my restrict my participation.

1. Not always available to get turns in other than mid- to late- evenings (east coast)

2. Currently only have the Shattered Timelines expansion and core game.  So I wouldn't be able to handle, or necessarily provide proper support, to the heroes from the other expansions.  Plus a lack of knowledge about the villains and environments from the first two expansions as well.

Yes, yes they are.

Don't worry about when you can play, unless you are going to go 24 hours without playing frequently there won't be a problem.

Sometimes we think about the player order if there are multiple people with time restrictions, but it's not a big deal. There have been other players without all the expansions, maybe they can speak to how hard it is to follow.

I am such a someone, dpt.  I can assure Oaktree that, while the first couple games can be bewildering if you don't know the characters involved, you eventually reach a point where you're sufficiently familiar with everything.  At first I had to set up the whole game and go through the motions, which restricted me to using heroes I owned, but by now I'm comfortable just going with my recollection of what things do, and occasionally double-checking.

Actually I'm thinking that I should do a slightly tweaked game series…not as major as the Shattered Storyline, but some kind of theme battles with continuity or minor hourserules or something.