Zulily Zoetrope posted:

Well done team!

My vote is for 1) Go back to Gloomhaven, then move to Scenario 2 - Barrow Lair.

Even if you don't have anything to do in town and your calculus says skipping a road event is worth missing a city event, you're denying yourself the flavor text and whatever permanent rewards you might get from either.

Reik posted:

Iron Helmet or Minor Healing Potion? Iron Helmet will help prevent damage spikes, but I think a Minor Healing Potion will provide more benefit on average.

Reik posted:

Might be worth it to grab an Iron Helmet for the Mindthief, too. Makes it easier to take 1 focus here and there to help spread the damage around without risking a big 2x forcing a lost card. I imagine the Cragheart will save for Piercing Bow or Eagle Eye Goggles?

Elephant Ambush posted:

I disagree. The Mindthief should never take a hit, especially in this party with 2 other meaty characters.

The best hat for the Mindthief isn't unlocked yet (Empowering Talisman) so I think we should wait for that.

Reik posted:

I think with Empathetic Assault in the deck you're leaving resources on the table by not taking a hit every now and then.

In either case, is it worth it to rent the helmet for 5g until then?

Elephant Ambush posted:

Well, as the person who will be playing the Mindthief next, and as a veteran Mindthief player, if the Mindthief is taking a hit something has gone horribly wrong.

Also the Invisibility Cloak covers this situation pretty well. Its primary use is blocking doorways but it's a perfectly fine "Oh poo poo" button if things go south.

And you never intentionally take a hit just so you "don't waste healing". That's silly.

Zurai posted:

Yeah, it's true that road events are generally negative and city events are generally positive, but skipping them by powering through linked scenarios is depriving yourself of content. I support going back to Gloomhaven then going to scenario 2.

EDIT: Also, increase the scenario difficulty to +0

Reik posted:

I mean, you wouldn't take the hit if it could be entirely avoided, that would be silly, but if you could shift the hit from the Cragheart to yourself and heal up with Empathetic Assault next turn you would be getting the most out of your cards.

Some Numbers posted:

Also also, everyone in the party should get bonus XP for finishing the mission, which is 4 XP at level 0.

Some Numbers posted:

Also, Rocky should be at -1 XP. Nature's Lift doesn't give XP on the first trigger.

Zulily Zoetrope posted:

I'd suggest getting the Eagle Eye Goggs for our Mindthief at some point, because she can be built to have a really slim modifier deck, and they'll let you guarantee a hit and give a decent shot at a crit if she starts making a habit of donating.

Some Numbers posted:

Enhancements are not available this early.

Zack Ater posted:

Always go back to Gloomhaven.
I don't know what the scenario entails, but just to be contrary, go do clockwork cove.
Move the difficulty back up to +0.

Zack Ater posted:

Always go back to Gloomhaven.
I don't know what the scenario entails, but just to be contrary, go do clockwork cove.
Move the difficulty back up to +0.

Zack Ater posted:

Always go back to Gloomhaven.
I don't know what the scenario entails, but just to be contrary, go do clockwork cove.
Move the difficulty back up to +0.

Zack Ater posted:

I don't know what the scenario entails, but just to be contrary, go do clockwork cove.
Move the difficulty back up to +0.

Previous update corrections posted:

- For successfully completing the Black Barrow at Party Level -1, every hero gains 4 additional XP!
- Rocky has had 1 XP too many because of a clerical mistake. Since it's an easy fix and we're out of the dungeon crawling part, I'll correct the tally even if I would normally keep a mistake that favors the players.

BRIEFING: Scenario 2 - Barrow Lair - Features posted:

These are the details we know about Scenario 2 before starting it:
Links to: Scenario 1 - Black Barrow
Requirements: First Steps (Party Achievement) COMPLETED
Goal: Kill the Bandit Commander and all revealed enemies.
Tiles in the Scenario:

Map Layout:

BRIEFING: Scenario 2 - Barrow Lair - Creatures posted:

These are the stats for this Scenario's creatures:

As you can see, moving from Party Level -1 to +0 has made a serious difference in not only the stats, but also the abilities these monsters have - abilities on a monster's stat card are always active. We are also seeing our first boss's card:
- the icons in the top left are its immunities (in this case, the Bandit Commander is immune to IMMOBILIZE, STUN and CURSE);
- the boss's HP are determined by the difficulty and the Party Level; at Level 1, he has 10HP for each character in the party.
- Every boss shares the same ability deck, but every one of them has 2 main different abilities, marked with SPECIAL 1 or SPECIAL 2. In this case, 1 is "Move to the next door and reveal room" and 2 is "Summon Living Bones", so we know what to expect from the boss, at least in part.
Since we have already met some of these adversaries, we can now have a better look at their ability decks (these are the "in the box" cards. We normally use the app ones, that automatically make the necessary calculations for us; the various "+1", "-1", etc are to be applied to the base value for that stat on the monster card. So if the base value is "Attack 4", an "Attack -1" ability card would mean that, for that round, the monster has an Attack value of 3.[/i]
Bandit Archer:

Living Bones:

City Event 27 posted:

Riches and Market posted:

Current riches are:
- Rocky: 16 Gold
- Master Splinter: 12 Gold
- Bullwinkle: 10 Gold
Current Market pool:

In case the screenshots are not easily readable for you, Reddit has an unofficial Gloomhaven Wiki that is spoiler free (unless you go snooping around or mouse over spoiler tags). All the Prosperity Level 1 items can be found here.