Betrayal at House on the Hill: Game over!

[Farren]

Checking in as co-mod.

This is the 3rd edition of Betrayal at House on the Hill, released this year. For anyone who's familiar with older versions of the game, please be sure to read the rules - some of them have changed.
Brief summary of the rule changes:
- At the start of the game, players will choose a Scenario card - this gives a thematic reason for entering the haunted house. It's also how we'll decide which Haunt we'll play once the time comes; no more Haunt matrix.
- When rolling to trigger the haunt, the player will roll one die for each Omen card in play; any roll of 5+ will trigger the Haunt.
- There are some new terms that will show up on the cards (General Damage, Heal, Bury, Critical, Special Actions, Line of Sight).
- No more stealing. Explorers can no longer steal on a successful attack roll (unless the Haunt says otherwise).
- When discovering a new room, the player's turn ends (after resolving any effects on the room and the card, if any).
- We will share the basic info of the Haunt with all players - for both Heroes and Traitor - before sequestering the Heroes for their strategy discussion.
- Hidden Haunt info becomes public once used. If the Traitor gets to make Knowledge rolls to unseal the Book of Unspeakable Evil, they'll have to say that's what they're doing the first time they roll to do it.
- If you die, you leave a corpse behind with all your possessions. Other explorers can loot your corpse freely.

[Farren]

Characters have been updated with stat blocks. I'll put in the pictures later tonight!

[Farren]

Do we think we could make the statblocks have the actual current stat like red or green or something than just bold? Apparently my eyes are refusing to tell the difference in the small table. Maybe if they were just also italicized it might work.

I've switched them from bold to bold red. Does that look any better?

[Farren]

I can answer those.
1) None of the characters have any special abilities to start with. During the game, players can draw cards that will grant them special abilities.
2) Stats do a few different things:
- Various events in-game will require you to roll against a stat - the higher that stat is, the more likely you are to succeed in the roll. The exact stat varies from event to event.
- Sometimes you'll take damage. Physical damage forces you to lose either Might or Speed; Mental damage forces you to lose either Knowledge or Sanity; General damage forces you to lose any stat of your choice. You might take damage to a particular stat. Once the Haunt starts, if you are forced to take damage that puts any stat into the X territory, you die and are eliminated from the game.
- Speed controls how many tiles you can move on your turn.
- Might controls combat, both attacking and defending.
- Knowledge and Sanity don't do anything specific (other than the general stuff above), unless something in-game says otherwise.

[Farren]

The only rule to picking is that the characters are grouped in pairs -
Josef & Oliver
Stephanie & Persephone
Jaden & Sammy
Isa & Anita
Warren & Dan
Michelle & Brittani

When someone picks a character, no one may pick the other character of the pair. So if someone picks Michelle, nobody can pick Brittani - and vice versa.

With six players, there'll be one member of each pair in play.

Other than that, it's a case of personal preference.

[Farren]

Activity rules:

If it's your turn, you've got 48 hours to take your turn. You can talk with everyone as much as you like to get advice, but nobody is obligated to give advice, or to do so in a timely manner. Especially if you're the Traitor.
If you run out of time, we'll prod you. Please don't make us do this too often.
If you still don't take your turn within another 48 hours, we'll start looking for someone to replace you.
Timer pauses on US holidays.

[Farren]

Once Xalxe picks his character, it will be time for everyone to pick a scenario - the reason all of you are going into the House on the Hill in the first place.

Players must decide which of these five scenarios they'd like to play. This will have an impact on which Haunt comes into play, as well as how the Traitor will be selected - or if there will be a Traitor at all.

Players may vote for their choice; if one scenario gets hammered, that's the one we'll do. If discussion stagnates, we'll set a timer and go with plurality rules if it runs out without a hammer.

Here are your choices:

1. Paranormal Investigators.
   
   
   You're a ragtag team of paranormal investigators. You're all here because there's something wrong with this house, but what?
   
   
   Traitor odds: 8/9 chance of 1 Traitor; 1/9 chance of no Traitor.
   
   
2. A Strange Disappearance.
   
   
   One of your friends has disappeared. Some amateur sleuthing puts their last known location here, at this old house.
   
   
   Traitor odds: 8/9 chance of 1 Traitor; 1/9 chance of Free-for-All.
   
   
3. For Sale.
   
   
   This old house is a real fixer-upper, but the price is right. Some of you are prospective buyers, while others are here because the open house has free food. The realtor looks glad to have any visitors at all.
   
   
   Traitor odds: 7/9 chance of 1 Traitor; 1/9 chance of no Traitor; 1/9 chance of Free-for-All.
   
   
4. Cursed!
   
   
   You've all been cursed! You've got to find a way to fix things, and fast. There must be something in this house that can break the curse.
   
   
   Traitor odds: 8/9 chance of 1 Traitor; 1/9 chance of Hidden Traitor.
   
   
5. A Mysterious Invitation.
   
   
   Each of you each received a mysterious letter, inviting you to this house. You're beginning to regret the choice you made in accepting that invitation.
   
   
   Traitor odds: 6/9 chance of 1 Traitor; 1/9 chance of no traitor; 1/9 chance of Hidden Traitor; 1/9 chance of Free-for-All.

[Farren]

It is now

Xalxe

's turn, playing as

Persephone

.

Persephone is currently at the

Entrance Hall

, on the Ground Floor.
Exits to the North (?), West (Hallway), South (?).
Speed as of start of turn: 4
Move left: 4

Spoiler: Persephone's stats

Persephone Puleri (Blue)
Xalxe
Speed	X	3	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	7
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	8

Spoiler: Game Board - Upper Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Ground Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Basement

Edit> wrong character fixed.

[Farren]

Persephone

moves from the Entrance Hall to the Upper Landing, then moves north. You have discovered the

Charred Room

; draw an

Omen

.

Omen - Dog

• Add 1 to the result of your Speed rolls.
  
• SPECIAL ACTION: Once during your turn, you may use the Dog to trade any number of Items or Omens with another player up to 4 tiles away, using the normal trading rules.
  
• When this card is drawn, make a haunt roll.

Haunt roll:

Original Roll String: 1d3-1

1 3-Sided Dice: (2)-1 = 1

As Persephone discovered a new room, this ends Xalxe's turn.

Pictures coming soon!

[Farren]

Spoiler: Persephone's stats

Persephone Puleri (Blue)
Xalxe
Speed	X	3	3	4	4*	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	7
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	8
Omens	Spot (Dog): +1 to speed rolls; SA: trade with another player up to 4 tiles away.

Spoiler: Game Board - Upper Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Ground Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Basement

[Farren]

It is now

Nancy Drew 39

's turn, playing as

Oliver

.

Oliver is currently at the

Entrance Hall

, on the Ground floor.

Exits to the North (?), West (Hallway), South (?).
Speed as of start of turn: 5
Move left: 5
Omens in play (everyone): 1

See previous post for an up-to-date map.

Spoiler: Oliver's stats

Oliver Swift (Red)
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	2	3	3	4	5	5	6	7

EDIT> adding a timer.

(expired on 2022-11-11 21:40:00)

[Farren]

In this game, "exploring" specifically refers to leaving the boundaries of the map to discover a new room, adding it to the map. You may leave the boundaries of the map as long as you do so through a door. (No walking through walls allowed.)

The

Ground Floor Staircase

connects directly to the

Upper Landing

, allowing passage between the Ground Floor and the Upper Floor. There is currently no way of accessing the Basement.

Rooms you can reach and explore, given your Speed:

• Entrance Hall (North, South)
  
• Hallway (North, South)
  
• Upper Landing (West, East, South)
  
• Charred Room (East)

If you want to explore, choose one of these rooms and a listed direction.

If you explore, we will draw a new tile and place it in your new location. Charles may contact you regarding how it's placed, if it can be rotated.

This tile may have one or more effects on you, either positive or negative. There's no way to know which until you choose.

[Farren]

East from the Charred Room is a valid move; there's no door to its west.

I'll be resolving this move in ~10 minutes or so - I sent her a PM to orient the new tile, but if it gets past deadline I'm just going to roll a die to orient it.

[Farren]

This roll is to determine the orientation of the placed room. We normally try to reach out to the player for this, but if the original deadline passes we'll roll it randomly to keep the game moving. This shouldn't have too much of an impact, especially before the Haunt.

Three-way junctions (1d3-1):

• 0: Wall to the player's right
  
• 1: Wall to the player's left
  
• 2: Wall to the player's front

Original Roll String: 1d3-1

1 3-Sided Dice: (2)-1 = 1

[Farren]

Oliver

moves from the Entrance Hall to the Charred Room, then heads East.
You discover the

Observatory

, with exits heading West, North, and South. Draw an

Omen

.

Omen - Ring

• This is a Weapon.
  When you use the Ring to attack, you and the defender each roll Sanity instead of Might. The loser takes Mental damage.
  
• Add 1 to the result of your Sanity rolls.
  
• When this card is drawn, make a haunt roll.

It twists on itself.

There are now two Omens in play; the haunt roll is now made at 2d3-2. This cannot produce a result of 5+, so will not trigger the Haunt -

but the next Omen drawn might.

Original Roll String: 2d3-2

2 3-Sided Dice: (2, 3)-2 = 3

[Farren]

Spoiler: Oliver's stats

Oliver Swift (Red)
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	2	3	3*	4	5	5	6	7
Omens	+1 to Sanity rolls. Weapon - use for a Sanity contest instead of Might contest. Loser takes mental damage.

Spoiler: Game Board - Upper Floor (text)

			^ || V
	Charred Room Persephone	<=>	Observatory Oliver
	^ || V		^ || V
<=>	Upper Landing Connects to Ground Floor Staircase	<=>
	^ || V

Spoiler: Game Board - Ground Floor (Oliver's not actually here)

Spoiler: Game Board - Basement

Will update the two changed areas (Upper / Ground) with pictures once Charles is available.

[Farren]

It is now

xofelf

's turn, playing as

Michelle

.

Michelle is currently at the

Entrance Hall

, on the Ground floor.

Exits to the North (?), West (Hallway), South (?).
Speed as of start of turn: 4
Move left: 4
Omens in play (everyone): 2

See previous post for a mostly-up-to-date map.

Will hold on the timer until the maps are properly updated (i.e. with pictures).

Spoiler: Michelle's stats

Michelle Monroe (Purple)
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	8
Might	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	6

[Farren]

Question, what are the secret stairs that are listed on the Hallway piece? Is that to the basement or something else entirely?

There is a

Secret Stairs

tile somewhere in the stack of rooms. If and when that tile is discovered, players will be able to travel directly between it and the

Hallway

(or vice versa). Until then, the passageway from the Hallway is blocked.

Will resolve your move (North from the

Entrance Hall

) in a separate post.

[Farren]

Michelle

heads north from the

Entrance Hall

. You discover the

Dining Hall

, with exits in all four directions. Draw an

Event

.

Event - Impossible Architecture

This room is much larger than it should be. A dresser appears before you. Inside, something begins to shake.

Make a Sanity roll.

• 4+: Draw an Item card.
  Helpful!
  
  
• 0-3: Take one die of Mental damage.
  Disembodied hands and feet crawl out from the dresser.

Michelle has a Sanity of 3.

Roll 1: The Sanity roll.
Roll 2: The Mental damage roll,

if

the first roll is less than 4. It will not apply if the first roll is 4+.

Original Roll String: 3d3-3

3 3-Sided Dice: (2, 1, 1)-3 = 1

Original Roll String: 1d3-1

1 3-Sided Dice: (3)-1 = 2

[Farren]

The Sanity roll fails;

Michelle

takes one point of Mental damage.

xofelf, please choose which mental stat (Knowledge, Sanity) you will decrease by one.
Knowledge: 4 -> 3, three away from death.
Sanity: 3 -> 3, two away from death.

[Farren]

I'll use

underlines

to indicate what the base level of a stat is supposed to be, if a stat changes.

Spoiler: Michelle's stats

Michelle Monroe (Purple)
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	8
Might	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	6

Spoiler: Game Board - Upper Floor (text)

			^ || V
	Charred Room Persephone	<=>	Observatory Oliver
	^ || V		^ || V
<=>	Upper Landing Down : to Ground Floor Staircase	<=>
	^ || V

Spoiler: Game board - Ground floor (text)

				^ || V
			<=>	Dining Hall Michelle	<=>
		^ || V		^ || V
Ground Floor Staircase Up: to Upper Landing	<=>	Hallway ???: to Secret Stairs	<=>	Entrance Hall Sammy Anita Dan
		^ || V		^ || V

Spoiler: Game Board - Basement

Will update the two changed areas (Upper / Ground) with pictures once Charles is available.

[Farren]

It is now

Throne

's turn, playing as

Sammy

.

Sammy is currently at the

Entrance Hall

, on the Ground floor.

Exits to the North (Dining Hall), West (Hallway), South (?).
Speed as of start of turn: 5
Move left: 5
Omens in play (everyone): 2

See previous post for a mostly-up-to-date map.

Will hold on the timer until the maps are properly updated (i.e. with pictures).

Spoiler: Sammy's Stats

Sammy Angler (Green)
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	6	7

[Farren]

Sammy

moves to the

Hallway

, then heads south. You discover the

Primary Bedroom

, with exits north, west, and east. Draw an

Omen

.

Omen - Armor

• Whenever you take any Physical damage, reduce that damage by 1. This does not prevent General damage or direct loss of Might / Speed.
  
• When this card is drawn,
  make a haunt roll.

Rusty, but sturdy.

This is the third Omen in play, which means we will be rolling 3d3-3. If this roll comes up with a 5 or higher,

this will trigger the Haunt.

Original Roll String: 3d3-3

3 3-Sided Dice: (2, 1, 1)-3 = 1

[Farren]

No Haunt ... for now.

Spoiler: Sammy's Stats

Sammy Angler (Green)
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Omens	Armor: -1 to all Physical damage. Does not prevent direct loss or General damage.

Spoiler: Game Board - Upper Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Ground Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Basement

[Farren]

It is now

Cat Scratch Fever

's turn, playing as

Anita

(YELLOW)

.

Spoiler: For MafSilver users

(YELLOW)

Anita is currently at the

Entrance Hall

, on the Ground floor.

Exits to the North (Dining Hall), West (Hallway), South (?).
Speed as of start of turn: 4
Move left: 4
Omens in play (everyone): 3

See previous post for a now fully-up-to-date map.

Spoiler: Anita's stats

Anita Hernandez (Yellow)
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	2	2	3	4	4	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	8
Sanity	X	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	6

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[Farren]

Anita

(YELLOW)

moves to the

Upper Landing

, then heads south. You discover the

Bloody Landing

, with exits north and west. Draw an

Item

.

Item - Rabbit's Foot

• SPECIAL ACTION: Once during your turn, you may use the Rabbit's Foot to reroll one die that you just rolled.

Lucky for some, but not for others. It certainly wasn't lucky for the rabbit.

Note - with this item, you'll have to do most of your own rolls going forward, since we'd have to wait for you to say if you're using the Foot or not either way.

[Farren]

Spoiler: Anita's stats

Anita Hernandez (Yellow)
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	2	2	3	4	4	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	8
Sanity	X	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	6
Items	Rabbit's Foot - SA: Reroll a single die you just rolled during your turn.

Spoiler: Game Board - Upper Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Ground Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Basement

[Farren]

It is now

Silverclaw

's turn, playing as

Dan

(WHITE).

Dan is currently at the

Entrance Hall

, on the Ground floor.

Exits to the North (Dining Hall), West (Hallway), South (?).
Speed as of start of turn: 3
Move left: 3
Omens in play (everyone): 3

See previous post for a now fully-up-to-date map.

Spoiler: Dan's stats

Dan Nguyen (White)
Speed	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	7
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8

(expired on 2022-11-15 22:20:00)

[Farren]

Dan (WHITE) heads south. You discover the

Ballroom

, with exits in all four directions. Draw an

Omen

.

Omen - Dagger

• This is a Weapon.
  When you use the Dagger to attack, lose 1 Speed. Roll two extra dice on the attack.
  
• When this card is drawn,
  make a haunt roll
  .

It smells sharply of blood. Your blood.

This is the fourth Omen in play, which means a Haunt roll with 4d3-4. If this roll comes up 5+,

it will trigger the Haunt.

Original Roll String: 4d3-4

4 3-Sided Dice: (1, 3, 2, 2)-4 = 4

[Farren]

As you pick up the Dagger, you feel a sudden chill in the air. The lights flicker. You hear someone scream ... was it you? Or one of the other guests? You're not sure ...

The Haunt has begun.

Haunt Revealer

: Dan

Spoiler: The traitor is ...

a mystery!

Hidden Traitor.

[Farren]

As this is a Hidden Traitor haunt, there will be no entry from the Traitor's Tome and no sequestering of the Heroes to plan strategy. I'll be posting all relevant information publicly; private info handed to individual players will be sent out via PM. Please stand by.

[Farren]

Inheritance

Scenario:

A Mysterious Invitation

Haunt trigger:

Dagger

Traitor:

Hidden

As you open the gilded box, you see a dagger within. The following note is attached:

"To my surviving relatives: I am your great-uncle, and you have been invited here because I have died. The estate this house sits upon was part of my inheritance, which I now leave to you on one condition: you must find my murderer and enact my revenge. I have invited the killer here as well, and I have instructed the doors to be locked until morning. Good luck."

[Farren]

Objective

The heroes win when the traitor is dead.
The traitor wins when all the heroes are dead.

Tokens needed

Number Tokens
8 Trait Tokens - Evidence (2 Might, 2 Speed, 2 Knowledge, 2 Sanity).

Setup

1. The haunt revealer (Silverclaw) places each Trait token face-up on a different tile, in a different region from its matching Trait token. (Example: If the Might token is on the Upper Floor, the other Might token must be placed on the Ground Floor or Basement.) These tokens represent Evidence.
   
2. The moderators will send each player a Number token via PM. Each player will receive a different token with a number between 1 and 6. These will be distributed randomly.
   
3. The player who receives the "1" token is the traitor.
   
4. The player to the left of the haunt revealer (Xalxe) will take the first turn after setup.

[Farren]

Special Rules for this haunt

• You may not reveal your number token to other players. (Do not quote your mod PM.)
  
• You may claim to hold any number(s).
  
• All explorers may attack other explorers.
  
• It costs two move to leave a tile occupied by another explorer. After the traitor is revealed, heroes no longer act as obstacles to each other. (They will still act as obstacles to the traitor.)
  
  
• Each of the Trait tokens is a piece of Evidence that must be paired with its matching token.
  
• An Evidence token may be picked up if it is on your tile. Moderators will note it on your stats sheet.
  
• Evidence tokens may be traded from one explorer to another (with permission).
  
  
• All explorers may use this ability:
  
  SPECIAL ACTION
  :
  Uncover the Truth
  
  While holding an Evidence token, if your explorer is on a tile with the matching Evidence token or another explorer holding that token, roll the trait named on those tokens.
  5+: The moderators will reveal the number token of the player with the highest-numbered, unrevealed token.
  0-4: Nothing happens.

If you die

• The moderators will reveal your number token.
  
• If you had any Evidence tokens, you will drop them on the tile you died on.

At the end of your turn

• If you did not attack, take two dice of Mental damage.
  Your great-uncle's ghost demands vengeance. It doesn't care who's on the receiving end.

If you are the Traitor

• You may reveal yourself at any time on your turn.
  
• When you reveal yourself (or if you are revealed with
  Uncover the Truth
  ), heal all your traits and gain 1 Might.
  
• If you die from taking Mental damage at the end of your turn, you do not die. Instead, reveal yourself as the traitor. Heal all of your traits and gain 1 Might.
  
• Once you are revealed as the traitor, you no longer take Mental damage at the end of your turn.

EDIT> missing parenthesis, now fixed.

[Farren]

Spoiler: Dan's stats

Dan Nguyen (White)
Speed	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	7
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Omens	Dagger (Weapon) - if you attack with it, lose 1 Speed; roll two extra dice on the attack.

Spoiler: Game Board - Upper Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Ground Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Basement

[Farren]

Silverclaw - please PM Charles and I with where you would like to place the eight tokens.

- Two Might tokens
- Two Speed tokens
- Two Knowledge tokens
- Two Sanity tokens

Matching tokens must go on different floors. No tile may have more than one token.

Once that's done, we'll update the map with the tokens and send everyone a number token.

[Farren]

We have received Silverclaw's submission; we'll be sending out the number tokens shortly.

Since there's no hidden information here other than who's getting what, here are the PMs that will be going out.

Spoiler: Role PMs

Number 1 - the Traitor

You are the

hidden Traitor.

Your number token is

1

.

You may claim any number token(s), including your own. You

may

prove your number token by using your

Reveal myself

ability on your turn; moderators will then confirm your identity as Traitor.

Special Abilities:

• SPECIAL ACTION:
  Uncover the Truth
  (All players)
  
  On your turn, if you have a trait token AND its matching equivalent is in your tile (either on the ground or in another explorer's possession), you may make a roll of the same type as the token.
  5+: The moderators will reveal the number of the highest-numbered, unrevealed player.
  0-4: Nothing happens.
  
• Attack - you may attack any other player.
  (All players)
  
  
• If you end your turn without attacking anyone, take 2 dice of Mental damage.
  (All players)
  
  
• If the effect above would kill you, you do not die. Instead, you will automatically trigger
  Reveal myself
  .
  (Traitor only)
  
  
• SPECIAL ACTION:
  Reveal myself
  (Traitor only)
  
  On your turn, you may publicly reveal yourself to be the Traitor. Moderators will confirm your reveal.

When you are revealed to be the Traitor, the following happens:

• Heal all your stats.
  
• Gain 1 Might.
  
• Going forward, you no longer take Mental damage for failing to attack someone during your turn.
  
• Going forward, Heroes no longer obstruct each other.
  
• Going forward, gain the normal Traitor powers.
  • Take no damage from damaging tiles.
    (Tile movement effects still affect you.)
    
    
  • If instructed to draw an Event, you may choose not to do so.
    (If you choose to do so, it affects you normally.)

You win if you are alive and all the Heroes are dead.

Number 2 - A Hero

You are a Hero. You are

not

the Traitor. Your number token is

2

.

You may claim any number token(s), including your own. You may

not

prove your token. Please do not quote mod PMs, mention mod timestamps, or attempt to use the Traitor's

Reveal myself

ability.

Special Abilities:

• SPECIAL ACTION:
  Uncover the Truth
  (All players)
  
  On your turn, if you have a trait token AND its matching equivalent is in your tile (either on the ground or in another explorer's possession), you may make a roll of the same type as the token.
  5+: The moderators will reveal the number of the highest-numbered, unrevealed player.
  0-4: Nothing happens.
  
• Attack - you may attack any other player.
  
• If you end your turn without attacking anyone, take 2 dice of Mental damage.

You win if at least one Hero is still alive and the Traitor is dead.

Number 3 - A Hero

You are a Hero. You are

not

the Traitor. Your number token is

3

.

You may claim any number token(s), including your own. You may

not

prove your token. Please do not quote mod PMs, mention mod timestamps, or attempt to use the Traitor's

Reveal myself

ability.

Special Abilities:

• SPECIAL ACTION:
  Uncover the Truth
  (All players)
  
  On your turn, if you have a trait token AND its matching equivalent is in your tile (either on the ground or in another explorer's possession), you may make a roll of the same type as the token.
  5+: The moderators will reveal the number of the highest-numbered, unrevealed player.
  0-4: Nothing happens.
  
• Attack - you may attack any other player.
  
• If you end your turn without attacking anyone, take 2 dice of Mental damage.

You win if at least one Hero is still alive and the Traitor is dead.

Number 4 - A Hero

You are a Hero. You are

not

the Traitor. Your number token is

4

.

You may claim any number token(s), including your own. You may

not

prove your token. Please do not quote mod PMs, mention mod timestamps, or attempt to use the Traitor's

Reveal myself

ability.

Special Abilities:

• SPECIAL ACTION:
  Uncover the Truth
  (All players)
  
  On your turn, if you have a trait token AND its matching equivalent is in your tile (either on the ground or in another explorer's possession), you may make a roll of the same type as the token.
  5+: The moderators will reveal the number of the highest-numbered, unrevealed player.
  0-4: Nothing happens.
  
• Attack - you may attack any other player.
  
• If you end your turn without attacking anyone, take 2 dice of Mental damage.

You win if at least one Hero is still alive and the Traitor is dead.

Number 5 - A Hero

You are a Hero. You are

not

the Traitor. Your number token is

5

.

You may claim any number token(s), including your own. You may

not

prove your token. Please do not quote mod PMs, mention mod timestamps, or attempt to use the Traitor's

Reveal myself

ability.

Special Abilities:

• SPECIAL ACTION:
  Uncover the Truth
  (All players)
  
  On your turn, if you have a trait token AND its matching equivalent is in your tile (either on the ground or in another explorer's possession), you may make a roll of the same type as the token.
  5+: The moderators will reveal the number of the highest-numbered, unrevealed player.
  0-4: Nothing happens.
  
• Attack - you may attack any other player.
  
• If you end your turn without attacking anyone, take 2 dice of Mental damage.

You win if at least one Hero is still alive and the Traitor is dead.

Number 6 - A Hero

You are a Hero. You are

not

the Traitor. Your number token is

6

.

You may claim any number token(s), including your own. You may

not

prove your token. Please do not quote mod PMs, mention mod timestamps, or attempt to use the Traitor's

Reveal myself

ability.

Special Abilities:

• SPECIAL ACTION:
  Uncover the Truth
  (All players)
  
  On your turn, if you have a trait token AND its matching equivalent is in your tile (either on the ground or in another explorer's possession), you may make a roll of the same type as the token.
  5+: The moderators will reveal the number of the highest-numbered, unrevealed player.
  0-4: Nothing happens.
  
• Attack - you may attack any other player.
  
• If you end your turn without attacking anyone, take 2 dice of Mental damage.

You win if at least one Hero is still alive and the Traitor is dead.

Each one also has this note at the end: "Please reply and confirm that you are (a HERO) / (the TRAITOR). Thanks!"

[Farren]

Might - Upper Landing, Dining Room
Speed - Observatory, Primary Room
Knowledge - Bloody Room, Ballroom
Sanity - Charred Room, Entrance Hall

These will be the starting locations for the tokens. Once we're able to, we'll post updated maps showing the tokens.

Number tokens have been sent out via PM. Please reply and confirm that you've received them and know what they are. Once everyone's done that - and we've got the new maps posted - we'll unlock the thread and resume play!

6/6 currently confirmed.

[Farren]

Everyone has confirmed.

There are some technical issues on our end that are going to prevent the pictures of the game board for the time being, so I'm doing up some text maps for the time being.

Mostly, I'm making this post for the upcoming pagetop. Will be opening the thread and starting up play again shortly!

[Farren]

Special Rules for this Haunt

Spoiler: Game Board - Upper Floor (text)

			^ || V
	Charred Room Sanity Token Persephone (BLUE)	<=>	Observatory Speed Token Oliver (RED)
	^ || V		^ || V
<=>	Upper Landing Might Token Down : to Ground Floor Staircase	<=>
	^ || V
<=>	Bloody Room Knowledge Token Anita (YELLOW)	<=>
	^ || V

Spoiler: Game Board - Ground Floor (text)

				^ || V
			<=>	Dining Hall Might Token Michelle (PURPLE)	<=>
		^ || V		^ || V
Ground Floor Staircase Up: to Upper Landing	<=>	Hallway ???: to Secret Stairs	<=>	Entrance Hall Sanity Token
		^ || V		^ || V
	<=>	Primary Bedroom Speed Token Sammy (GREEN)	<=>	Ballroom Knowledge Token Dan (WHITE)	<=>
				^ || V

Spoiler: Game Board - Basement

Spoiler: Everyone's stats

Persephone Puleri (Blue)
Xalxe
Speed	X	3	3	4	4*	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	7
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	8
Omens	Spot (Dog): +1 to speed rolls; SA: trade with another player up to 4 tiles away.

Oliver Swift (Red)
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	2	3	3*	4	5	5	6	7
Omens	Ring: +1 to Sanity rolls, and ... Weapon - use for a Sanity contest instead of Might contest. Loser takes mental damage.

Michelle Monroe (Purple)
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	8
Might	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	6

Sammy Angler (Green)
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Omens	Armor: -1 to all Physical damage. Does not prevent direct loss or General damage.

Anita Hernandez (Yellow)
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	2	2	3	4	4	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	8
Sanity	X	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	6
Items	Rabbit's Foot - SA: Reroll a single die you just rolled during your turn.

Dan Nguyen (White)
Speed	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	7
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Omens	Dagger (Weapon) - if you attack with it, lose 1 Speed; roll two extra dice on the attack.

General rules for the Haunt:

• It is now possible to die. If any of your stats reach an X, you are dead.
  
• It costs two move to
  leave
  a tile with another explorer.
  
• If attacking:
  • Please state who you're attacking, and if you're using a weapon.
    
  • Please roll your own attack dice. Attacks are with Might, unless your weapon says otherwise.
• If defending:
  • You cannot use a weapon.
    
  • Please roll your own defense dice. Defense is also with Might, unless the attacker's weapon says otherwise. If you take too long, we'll roll for you.
• Loser of an attack takes Physical damage equal to the difference in rolls, unless the attacker's weapon says otherwise.
  
• Remember: per the special rules, if you do not attack, you take two dice of Mental damage.

[Farren]

It is now

Xalxe

's turn, playing as

Persephone

.

Stats and maps are in the post above.

Thread unlocked.

[Farren]

Activity rules:

If it's your turn, you've got 48 hours to take your turn. You can talk with everyone as much as you like to get advice, but nobody is obligated to give advice, or to do so in a timely manner. Especially if you're the Traitor.
If you run out of time, we'll prod you. Please don't make us do this too often.
If you still don't take your turn within another 48 hours, we'll start looking for someone to replace you.
Timer pauses on US holidays.

Now prodding Xalxe.

[Farren]

Rules question, can we combine the token and attack in the same turn?

If by "combine the token" you mean "use

Uncover the Truth

", yes - a player can both

Uncover the Truth

and attack on the same turn.

[Farren]

And nothing's stopping me from picking up multiple tokens in a turn, right? It doesn't cost anything to do so?

Correct. Picking up tokens is not a special action, and doing so incurs no cost.

[Farren]

Pick up the Sanity token in my room
Go down to the Primary Bedroom
Attack Sammy

Here's my

Might

roll

Original Roll String: 4d3-4 (STATIC)

4 3-Sided Dice: (3, 3, 3, 3)-4 = 8

Persephone

(BLUE)

picks up the

Sanity Token

in the

Charred Room

.

Persephone

moves:

1. Charred Room
   >
   Upper Landing
   (1 move)
   
2. Upper Landing
   >
   Ground Floor Staircase
   (1 move)
   
3. Ground Floor Staircase
   >
   Hallway
   (1 move)
   
4. Hallway
   >
   Primary Bedroom
   (1 move)

Persephone

attacks

Sammy

(GREEN)

, swinging for

eight

points of damage.

Throne

: please roll for

Sammy

's defense. (4d3-4, due to having 4 Might.)
You have

Armor

, which will reduce any Physical damage you take by 1. (7-X damage, where X is the number you roll.)
If you take any damage, please let us know which stats you'd like to apply it to.
If you roll a zero, you are dead.

It will still be Xalxe's turn after this attack is resolved.

[Farren]

(expired on 2022-11-21 10:50:00) for Throne to resolve defense.

[Farren]

That's three points of damage, minus one for the Armor: grand total of two.

Throne

: please allocate your two points of Physical damage. They can be allocated to Might, Speed, or a mix of the two.

[Farren]

Physical damage can't be allocated to Sanity. It can only be allocated to Might and Speed.

[Farren]

That resolves the attack.

Xalxe

's turn resumes. Timer was paused during resolution; he has (expired on 2022-11-20 01:00:00) left to finish his turn. As he's taken some actions, if the timer runs out it will simply end his turn.

[Farren]

Spoiler: Persephone's stats, updated

Persephone Puleri (Blue)
Xalxe
Speed	X	3	3	4	4*	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	7
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	8
Omens	Spot (Dog): +1 to speed rolls; SA: trade with another player up to 4 tiles away.
Tokens	Sanity: 1

Spoiler: Sammy's stats, updated

Sammy Angler (Green)
Throne
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Omens	Armor: -1 to all Physical damage. Does not prevent direct loss or General damage.

[Farren]

It is now

Nancy Drew 39

's turn.
Move remaining: 5

Spoiler: Game Board - Upper Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Ground Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Basement

Spoiler: Everyone's stats

Persephone Puleri (Blue)
Xalxe
Speed	X	3	3	4	4*	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	7
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	8
Omens	Spot (Dog): +1 to speed rolls; SA: trade with another player up to 4 tiles away.
Tokens	Sanity: 1

Oliver Swift (Red)
Nancy Drew 39
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	2	3	3*	4	5	5	6	7
Omens	Ring: +1 to Sanity rolls, and ... Weapon - use for a Sanity contest instead of Might contest. Loser takes mental damage.

Michelle Monroe (Purple)
xofelf
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	8
Might	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	6

Sammy Angler (Green)
Throne
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Omens	Armor: -1 to all Physical damage. Does not prevent direct loss or General damage.

Anita Hernandez (Yellow)
Cat Scratch Fever
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	2	2	3	4	4	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	8
Sanity	X	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	6
Items	Rabbit's Foot - SA: Reroll a single die you just rolled during your turn.

Dan Nguyen (White)
Silverclaw
Speed	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	7
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Omens	Dagger (Weapon) - if you attack with it, lose 1 Speed; roll two extra dice on the attack.

Reminder: if you do not attack someone during your turn, you will take two dice of Mental damage.

[Farren]

(expired on 2022-11-21 17:30:00)

[Farren]

Taking the

Speed Token

: done!
Moving to the

Observatory

: that's where you (Oliver, RED) are right now.
Attacking Dan: not possible. Dan (WHITE) is in the

Ballroom

, which is 6 move away (Observatory > Charred Room > Upper Floor Landing > Ground Floor Staircase > Hallway > Entrance Hall > Ballroom). You only have 5 move.

[Farren]

You didn't specify that you were using your

Ring

, so I'm assuming you're not using it.

Oliver, having already taken the Speed Token, moves to the

Bloody Room

and attacks Anita.

Oliver's attack roll (MIGHT):

Original Roll String: 4d3-4

4 3-Sided Dice: (1, 3, 2, 3)-4 = 5

Cat Scratch Fever

: please roll a Might check to defend Anita. As it is not your turn, you cannot use your

Rabbit's Foot

.

Once that's done, it will go back to Nancy, who will have the option to confirm or change moves made after the attack.

[Farren]

And that concludes the defense;

Oliver

takes two points of Physical damage.

Nancy Drew 39

: please allocate your damage. You must lose either 2 Might, 2 Speed, or 1 Might + 1 Speed.

Once you've done that, you can either confirm that you still want to move to the Upper Landing, or change your mind and do something else.

[Farren]

Oliver loses 2 Speed, then moves to the Upper Landing. Time runs out. (+20 minutes due to the defense roll.)

It is now

xofelf

's turn, playing as Michelle (PURPLE).
Move remaining: 4

Spoiler: Game Board - Upper Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Ground Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Basement

Spoiler: Everyone's stats

Persephone Puleri (Blue)
Xalxe
Speed	X	3	3	4	4*	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	7
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	8
Omens	Spot (Dog): +1 to speed rolls; SA: trade with another player up to 4 tiles away.
Tokens	Sanity: 1

Oliver Swift (Red)
Nancy Drew 39
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	2	3	3*	4	5	5	6	7
Omens	Ring: +1 to Sanity rolls, and ... Weapon - use for a Sanity contest instead of Might contest. Loser takes mental damage.
Tokens	Speed: 1

Michelle Monroe (Purple)
xofelf
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	8
Might	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	6

Sammy Angler (Green)
Throne
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Omens	Armor: -1 to all Physical damage. Does not prevent direct loss or General damage.

Anita Hernandez (Yellow)
Cat Scratch Fever
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	2	2	3	4	4	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	8
Sanity	X	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	6
Items	Rabbit's Foot - SA: Reroll a single die you just rolled during your turn.

Dan Nguyen (White)
Silverclaw
Speed	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	7
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Omens	Dagger (Weapon) - if you attack with it, lose 1 Speed; roll two extra dice on the attack.

Reminder: if you do not attack someone during your turn, you will take two dice of Mental damage.

[Farren]

1) Pick up the Might token.
2) Move to the

Entrance Hallway

. (-1 move)
3) Pick up the Sanity token.
4) Move to the

Ballroom

. (-1 move)
5) Attack Dan.
6) Pick up the Knowledge token.
7) Move south, exploring. (-2 move)

Yes, that would be a legal move-set. You'd need to re-confirm everything after the "Attack Dan" step once the attack is fully resolved, in case the results of the attack change your mind.
If you want to do that, please confirm and make your attack roll.

[Farren]

Spoiler: Game Board - Upper Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Ground Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Basement

Spoiler: Everyone's stats

Persephone Puleri (Blue)
Xalxe
Speed	X	3	3	4	4*	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	7
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	8
Omens	Spot (Dog): +1 to speed rolls; SA: trade with another player up to 4 tiles away.
Tokens	Sanity: 1

Oliver Swift (Red)
Nancy Drew 39
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	2	3	3*	4	5	5	6	7
Omens	Ring: +1 to Sanity rolls, and ... Weapon - use for a Sanity contest instead of Might contest. Loser takes mental damage.
Tokens	Speed: 1

Michelle Monroe (Purple)
xofelf
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	8
Might	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	6

Sammy Angler (Green)
Throne
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Omens	Armor: -1 to all Physical damage. Does not prevent direct loss or General damage.

Anita Hernandez (Yellow)
Cat Scratch Fever
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	2	2	3	4	4	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	8
Sanity	X	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	6
Items	Rabbit's Foot - SA: Reroll a single die you just rolled during your turn.

Dan Nguyen (White)
Silverclaw
Speed	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	7
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Omens	Dagger (Weapon) - if you attack with it, lose 1 Speed; roll two extra dice on the attack.

That roll didn't include the "-5" part, so that's a Might roll of 3.

Silverclaw

: please make a Might check for your defense.

[Farren]

Silverclaw defends successfully, inflicting two points of Physical damage to xofelf.

xofelf

: please allocate your two points of physical damage. Your turn then resumes; you are free to confirm your actions on your earlier list or to change your mind on anything after the "Attack Dan" step.

[Farren]

I'll take that as confirmation. Done!

Michelle

loses 2 Might, then heads south from the Ballroom. You have discovered the

Laboratory

, with exits north and east. Draw an

Event

.

Event - Brain Food

A quivering gelatin mold on a silver platter. It smells inviting.

Make a might roll

.

• 5+: Gain 1 Might OR gain 1 Speed.
  Delicious.
  
  
• 1-4: Gain 1 Speed AND lose 1 Sanity.
  You gag, but manage to choke it down.
  
  
• 0: Take 2 General damage.
  Now you know what brains taste like.

The "lose 2 might" dropped Michelle from 5 > 4 > 4, so this is a might roll with four dice:

Original Roll String: 4d3-4

4 3-Sided Dice: (2, 2, 2, 1)-4 = 3

[Farren]

Here's updated stats. We'll have an updated map later this evening; hopefully with pictures, but if not I'll whip up another text map.

Spoiler: Everyone's stats

Persephone Puleri (Blue)
Xalxe
Speed	X	3	3	4	4*	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	7
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	8
Omens	Spot (Dog): +1 to speed rolls; SA: trade with another player up to 4 tiles away.
Tokens	Sanity: 1

Oliver Swift (Red)
Nancy Drew 39
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	2	3	3*	4	5	5	6	7
Omens	Ring: +1 to Sanity rolls, and ... Weapon - use for a Sanity contest instead of Might contest. Loser takes mental damage.
Tokens	Speed: 1

Michelle Monroe (Purple)
xofelf
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	8
Might	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	6
Tokens	Might: 1; Sanity: 1; Knowledge: 1

Sammy Angler (Green)
Throne
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Omens	Armor: -1 to all Physical damage. Does not prevent direct loss or General damage.

Anita Hernandez (Yellow)
Cat Scratch Fever
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	2	2	3	4	4	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	8
Sanity	X	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	6
Items	Rabbit's Foot - SA: Reroll a single die you just rolled during your turn.

Dan Nguyen (White)
Silverclaw
Speed	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	7
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Omens	Dagger (Weapon) - if you attack with it, lose 1 Speed; roll two extra dice on the attack.

[Farren]

Spoiler: Game Board - Upper Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Ground Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Basement

[Farren]

It is now

Throne

's turn, playing as

Sammy

(GREEN).
Move remaining: 4.

(expired on 2022-11-25 16:40:00)

Adding 24 hours due to Thanksgiving.

[Farren]

Prodding Throne.

[Farren]

No response from Throne.

Now searching for a replacement

. If Throne posts their move before we post their replacement, they may stay.

I'll have some errands to run, so won't be able to respond immediately.

EDIT> If anyone not playing this game wants to replace into Throne's slot, please PM both Charles510 and myself. Thanks !

[Farren]

Xalxe wins the defense roll. That would normally inflict 1 point of Physical damage to Sammy, but Sammy has armor, which absorbs the blow.

Throne

: it's back to you. What else did you want to do on your turn?

(Note: your timer is already expired. We can give you some time to decide post-attack actions, but not much.)

[Farren]

Sammy moves to the west (-2 move). You discover the

Guest Quarters

, with exits facing east and south. Draw an

Event

.

Clown Room

All of the fixtures and furniture seem to have little faces on them. All are smiling. All are staring.

Make a Sanity roll

.

4+: Nothing happens.

It's creepy, but it's just furniture.

0-3: Take 2 Mental damage.

The lamp and chair being to laugh at you. Ha! Haha! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Sanity roll for Sammy:

Original Roll String: 4d3-4

4 3-Sided Dice: (1, 2, 1, 1)-4 = 1

[Farren]

Throne

: you take 2 Mental damage. You must lose either 2 Sanity, 2 Knowledge, or 1 of each. Once you choose that, your turn will end.

[Farren]

Spoiler: Everyone's stats

Persephone Puleri (Blue)
Xalxe
Speed	X	3	3	4	4*	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	7
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	8
Omens	Spot (Dog): +1 to speed rolls; SA: trade with another player up to 4 tiles away.
Tokens	Sanity: 1

Oliver Swift (Red)
Nancy Drew 39
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	2	3	3*	4	5	5	6	7
Omens	Ring: +1 to Sanity rolls, and ... Weapon - use for a Sanity contest instead of Might contest. Loser takes mental damage.
Tokens	Speed: 1

Michelle Monroe (Purple)
xofelf
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	8
Might	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	6
Tokens	Might: 1; Sanity: 1; Knowledge: 1

Sammy Angler (Green)
Throne
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Omens	Armor: -1 to all Physical damage. Does not prevent direct loss or General damage.
Tokens	Speed: 1

Anita Hernandez (Yellow)
Cat Scratch Fever
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	2	2	3	4	4	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	8
Sanity	X	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	6
Items	Rabbit's Foot - SA: Reroll a single die you just rolled during your turn.

Dan Nguyen (White)
Silverclaw
Speed	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	7
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Omens	Dagger (Weapon) - if you attack with it, lose 1 Speed; roll two extra dice on the attack.

[Farren]

Spoiler: Game Board - Upper Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Ground Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Basement

[Farren]

It is now

Cat Scratch Fever

's turn, playing as

Anita

(YELLOW).
Move remaining: 4.

(expired on 2022-11-30 17:10:00)

Spoiler: Everyone's stats

Persephone Puleri (Blue)
Xalxe
Speed	X	3	3	4	4*	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	7
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	8
Omens	Spot (Dog): +1 to speed rolls; SA: trade with another player up to 4 tiles away.
Tokens	Sanity: 1

Oliver Swift (Red)
Nancy Drew 39
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	2	3	3*	4	5	5	6	7
Omens	Ring: +1 to Sanity rolls, and ... Weapon - use for a Sanity contest instead of Might contest. Loser takes mental damage.
Tokens	Speed: 1

Michelle Monroe (Purple)
xofelf
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	8
Might	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	6
Tokens	Might: 1; Sanity: 1; Knowledge: 1

Sammy Angler (Green)
Throne
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Omens	Armor: -1 to all Physical damage. Does not prevent direct loss or General damage.
Tokens	Speed: 1

Anita Hernandez (Yellow)
Cat Scratch Fever
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	2	2	3	4	4	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	8
Sanity	X	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	6
Items	Rabbit's Foot - SA: Reroll a single die you just rolled during your turn.

Dan Nguyen (White)
Silverclaw
Speed	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	7
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Omens	Dagger (Weapon) - if you attack with it, lose 1 Speed; roll two extra dice on the attack.

Spoiler: Game Board - Upper Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Ground Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Basement

[Farren]

Oliver did not pick up the Might token; it's still at the

Upper Landing

.

1. Anita picks up the Knowledge Token.
2. Anita moves to the

Upper Landing

(-1 move).
3. Anita picks up the Might Token.
4. Anita moves to the

Ground Floor Staircase

(-2 move).
5. Anita moves to the

Hallway

(-1 move).
6. Anita ends turn.
7. Anita takes 2 dice of Mental damage, rolling a 3 (2,1).
8. Anita uses the

Rabbit's Foot

to reroll the 2, rolling another 2. She takes 3 Mental damage.
9. Anita loses 2 Knowledge and 1 Sanity.

[Farren]

btw, does purple still have the other knowledge token? I'm trying to put those together

Purple does still have the other knowledge token, yes.

[Farren]

Spoiler: Everyone's stats

Persephone Puleri (Blue)
Xalxe
Speed	X	3	3	4	4*	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	7
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	8
Omens	Spot (Dog): +1 to speed rolls; SA: trade with another player up to 4 tiles away.
Tokens	Sanity: 1

Oliver Swift (Red)
Nancy Drew 39
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	2	3	3*	4	5	5	6	7
Omens	Ring: +1 to Sanity rolls, and ... Weapon - use for a Sanity contest instead of Might contest. Loser takes mental damage.
Tokens	Speed: 1

Michelle Monroe (Purple)
xofelf
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	8
Might	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	6
Tokens	Might: 1; Sanity: 1; Knowledge: 1

Sammy Angler (Green)
Throne
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Omens	Armor: -1 to all Physical damage. Does not prevent direct loss or General damage.
Tokens	Speed: 1

Anita Hernandez (Yellow)
Cat Scratch Fever
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	2	2	3	4	4	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	8
Sanity	X	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	6
Items	Rabbit's Foot - SA: Reroll a single die you just rolled during your turn.
Tokens	Knowledge: 1; Might: 1

Dan Nguyen (White)
Silverclaw
Speed	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	7
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Omens	Dagger (Weapon) - if you attack with it, lose 1 Speed; roll two extra dice on the attack.

[Farren]

Spoiler: Game Board - Upper Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Ground Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Basement

[Farren]

It is now

Silverclaw

's turn, playing as

Dan

(WHITE).
Move remaining: 3.

(expired on 2022-12-01 18:30:00)

[Farren]

1) Dan moves to the

Entrance Hall

(-1 move).
2) Dan moves to the

Dining Room

(-1 move).
3) Dan heads west, exploring (-1 move).

You have discovered the

Graveyard

, with exits east and south. Draw an

Omen

.

Omen - Holy Symbol

• Add 1 to the result of your Sanity rolls.
  
• Whenever you discover a tile you may choose to bury it and discover the next tile.
  If you do this, do not resolve any effects for the first tile.
  
• When this card is drawn, make a haunt roll.

A silver symbol that glows in the dark.

Dan did not attack anyone this round and takes two dice of Mental damage.

Original Roll String: 2d3-2

2 3-Sided Dice: (1, 1)-2 = 0

[Farren]

Silverclaw

: please allocate two points of Mental damage to Dan.

[Farren]

Spoiler: Everyone's stats

Persephone Puleri (Blue)
Xalxe
Speed	X	3	3	4	4*	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	7
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	8
Omens	Spot (Dog): +1 to speed rolls; SA: trade with another player up to 4 tiles away.
Tokens	Sanity: 1

Oliver Swift (Red)
Nancy Drew 39
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	2	3	3*	4	5	5	6	7
Omens	Ring: +1 to Sanity rolls, and ... Weapon - use for a Sanity contest instead of Might contest. Loser takes mental damage.
Tokens	Speed: 1

Michelle Monroe (Purple)
xofelf
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	8
Might	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	6
Tokens	Might: 1; Sanity: 1; Knowledge: 1

Sammy Angler (Green)
Throne
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Omens	Armor: -1 to all Physical damage. Does not prevent direct loss or General damage.
Tokens	Speed: 1

Anita Hernandez (Yellow)
Cat Scratch Fever
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	2	2	3	4	4	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	8
Sanity	X	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	6
Items	Rabbit's Foot - SA: Reroll a single die you just rolled during your turn.
Tokens	Knowledge: 1; Might: 1

Dan Nguyen (White)
Silverclaw
Speed	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	7
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4*	4	5	6	7	8
Omens	Dagger (Weapon) - if you attack with it, lose 1 Speed; roll two extra dice on the attack. Holy Symbol - +1 to Sanity rolls; can bury and ignore first tile drawn when exploring, redrawing.

[Farren]

Spoiler: Game Board - Upper Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Ground Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Basement

[Farren]

It is now

Xalxe

's turn, playing as

Persephone

(BLUE).
Move remaining: 4

(expired on 2022-12-03 19:00:00)

[Farren]

Uncover the Truth

check fails. Nothing happens.

xofelf

: you're up. One might check to defend vs. Persephone.

[Farren]

1) Persephone moves to the

Ballroom

(-1 move).
2) Persephone moves to the

Laboratory

(-1 move).
3) Persephone attempts to

Uncover the Truth

via Sanity; fails.
4) Persephone attacks Michelle.
5) Michelle defends successfully, inflicting 3 points of Physical damage to Persephone.
6) Persephone loses 2 Might and 1 Speed.
7) Persephone moves to the

Ballroom

(-2 move).
8) Persephone ends turn.

[Farren]

Spoiler: Everyone's stats

Persephone Puleri (Blue)
Xalxe
Speed	X	3	3	4*	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	7
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	8
Omens	Spot (Dog): +1 to speed rolls; SA: trade with another player up to 4 tiles away.
Tokens	Sanity: 1

Oliver Swift (Red)
Nancy Drew 39
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	2	3	3*	4	5	5	6	7
Omens	Ring: +1 to Sanity rolls, and ... Weapon - use for a Sanity contest instead of Might contest. Loser takes mental damage.
Tokens	Speed: 1

Michelle Monroe (Purple)
xofelf
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	8
Might	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	6
Tokens	Might: 1; Sanity: 1; Knowledge: 1

Sammy Angler (Green)
Throne
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Omens	Armor: -1 to all Physical damage. Does not prevent direct loss or General damage.
Tokens	Speed: 1

Anita Hernandez (Yellow)
Cat Scratch Fever
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	2	2	3	4	4	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	8
Sanity	X	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	6
Items	Rabbit's Foot - SA: Reroll a single die you just rolled during your turn.
Tokens	Knowledge: 1; Might: 1

Dan Nguyen (White)
Silverclaw
Speed	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	7
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4*	4	5	6	7	8
Omens	Dagger (Weapon) - if you attack with it, lose 1 Speed; roll two extra dice on the attack. Holy Symbol - +1 to Sanity rolls; can bury and ignore first tile drawn when exploring, redrawing.

[Farren]

We have to switch back to text maps again. No ETA on if/when we can resume the pictures. I'll switch the maps over as they update.

Spoiler: Game Board - Upper Floor

Spoiler: Game Board - Ground Floor

				^ || V
		Graveyard ??? : to Underground Cavern Dan (WHITE)	<=>	Dining Room	<=>
		^ || V		^ || V
Ground Floor Staircase Up: to Upper Landing	<=>	Hallway ???: to Secret Stairs Anita (YELLOW)	<=>	Entrance Hall
		^ || V		^ || V
Guest Quarters Sammy (GREEN)	<=>	Primary Bedroom	<=>	Ballroom Persephone (BLUE)	<=>
^ || V				^ || V
				Laboratory Michelle (PURPLE)	<=>

Spoiler: Game Board - Basement

[Farren]

It is now

Nancy Drew 39

's turn, playing as

Oliver

(RED).
Move remaining: 3.

(expired on 2022-12-04 11:00:00)

[Farren]

You discover the Observatory, with exits heading West, North, and South. Draw an Omen.

Looking at the pic: yeah, that curtain isn't actually a door. Should be rotated 180 degrees in the picture map.

[Farren]

To Nancy: moving to the Observatory would look like this:

1. Oliver moves to the

Charred Room

(-1 move).
2. Oliver moves to the

Observatory

(-1 move).

You would have 1 move left and could explore from there.

As Charles said, if you ended your turn there (whether you explored or not), it would mean you did so without attacking anyone this round. You would then be required to roll 2d3-2 and take that much Mental damage.

[Farren]

What dice are you rolling?

If you're rolling to take the Mental damage for not attacking, please roll 2d3-2. This will end your turn.

EDIT> You'll then choose how to allocate it, unless you roll a 0.

[Farren]

1. Oliver moves to the

Charred Room

(-1 move).
2. Oliver moves to the

Observatory

(-1 move).
3. Oliver ends turn, taking 2 dice of Mental damage.
4. Oliver loses 2 Knowledge and 1 Sanity.

[Farren]

Spoiler: Everyone's stats

Persephone Puleri (Blue)
Xalxe
Speed	X	3	3	4*	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	7
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	8
Omens	Spot (Dog): +1 to speed rolls; SA: trade with another player up to 4 tiles away.
Tokens	Sanity: 1

Oliver Swift (Red)
Nancy Drew 39
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	3	4	5	6	6	7
Sanity	X	2	3*	3	4	5	5	6	7
Omens	Ring: +1 to Sanity rolls, and ... Weapon - use for a Sanity contest instead of Might contest. Loser takes mental damage.
Tokens	Speed: 1

Michelle Monroe (Purple)
xofelf
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	8
Might	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	6
Tokens	Might: 1; Sanity: 1; Knowledge: 1

Sammy Angler (Green)
Throne
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	6	7
Omens	Armor: -1 to all Physical damage. Does not prevent direct loss or General damage.
Tokens	Speed: 1

Anita Hernandez (Yellow)
Cat Scratch Fever
Speed	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Might	X	2	2	3	4	4	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	8
Sanity	X	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	6
Items	Rabbit's Foot - SA: Reroll a single die you just rolled during your turn.
Tokens	Knowledge: 1; Might: 1

Dan Nguyen (White)
Silverclaw
Speed	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	7
Might	X	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7
Knowledge	X	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	4*	4	5	6	7	8
Omens	Dagger (Weapon) - if you attack with it, lose 1 Speed; roll two extra dice on the attack. Holy Symbol - +1 to Sanity rolls; can bury and ignore first tile drawn when exploring, redrawing.

[Farren]

Spoiler: Game Board - Upper Floor

			^ || V
	Charred Room	<=>	Observatory Oliver (RED)
	^ || V		^ || V
<=>	Upper Landing Down : to Ground Floor Staircase	<=>
	^ || V
<=>	Bloody Room	<=>
	^ || V

Spoiler: Game Board - Ground Floor

				^ || V
		Graveyard ??? : to Underground Cavern Dan (WHITE)	<=>	Dining Room	<=>
		^ || V		^ || V
Ground Floor Staircase Up: to Upper Landing	<=>	Hallway ???: to Secret Stairs Anita (YELLOW)	<=>	Entrance Hall
		^ || V		^ || V
Guest Quarters Sammy (GREEN)	<=>	Primary Bedroom	<=>	Ballroom Persephone (BLUE)	<=>
^ || V				^ || V
				Laboratory Michelle (PURPLE)	<=>

Spoiler: Game Board - Basement

[Farren]

It is now

xofelf

's turn, playing as

Michelle

(PURPLE).
Move remaining: 5.

(expired on 2022-12-05 23:00:00)

[Farren]

1. Michelle moves to the

Ballroom

. (-1 move)
2. Michelle drops a Might Token, a Sanity Token, and a Knowledge Token in the

Ballroom

.
3. Michelle moves back to the

Laboratory

. (-2 move)
4. Michelle explores, heading east. (-1 move)

You have discovered the

Kitchen

, with exits east and west. Draw an

Event

.

Spiders!

There must be thousands of them. They're everywhere -- falling, crawling, skittering. They crawl up your legs, trying to bite you!

Make a Sanity roll

.

4+: Gain 1 Sanity OR gain 1 Speed. Place your explorer on an adjacent tile.

You keep your wits about you.

2-3: Gain 1 Speed AND

lose 1 Sanity

.

You leave. Quickly.

0-1: Lose 1 Speed.

You are frozen to the spot. Eventually the spiders crawl away.

xofelf

: please make a Sanity roll. Note: a 2 or 3 will kill you.
If you survive this, please then roll 2d3-2 for Mental damage, on account of not attacking anyone this round.

[Farren]

Michelle gains 1 Speed and loses 1 Sanity; Sanity has reached zero.

Michelle has died. Flip incoming.

Michelle Monroe (Purple)
xofelf
Speed	X	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	8
Might	X	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8
Knowledge	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sanity	X	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	6

[Farren]

xofelf's number token was

1

.
Michelle was

the Traitor.

The Heroes have achieved their win condition!

GAME OVER.

[Farren]

Your great-uncle's murder has been avenged. With a hefty sum split among the surviving relatives, you are able to retire in relative comfort. Although, family gatherings will never be the same.

[Farren]

I was hoping xofelf would live long enough to reveal. They would have had 6 Might, which would have let them rip through some of the physically weaker characters with ease. If they could have grave-robbed Silverclaw's Dagger and/or Throne's Armor, they'd be nigh-on unstoppable.

Well, not quite. The Heroes did have the Ring. Get that plus the Holy Symbol into Persephone's hands, and barely-hanging-on-to-Sanity Michelle goes down fast.

Fun fact, though: if Nancy had opted to explore, she would have gotten the spiders. xofelf would have instead got an item capable of healing Knowledge and Sanity.

[Farren]

Normally there are no direct consequences for failing to attack in this game; this particular Haunt was an exception.

This time around, I tried to stick pretty closely to the in-game text, except where doing so would make no sense in a forum-based environment. I'm always up for feedback on how I can better communicate information about the game to the players.