Kobal2 posted:

See, my plan was to let you jump on the chest ASAP, then I swap you for Hail which lets you grab another coin (she's sitting on one). I mean, since we're going greedy, might as well go maximum greed. Cultists only have attack 2s so even with a pair of crits (which is impossible) they won't kill her ; and zombies either hit hard or move far, but never both - at absolute worst the elite one will clobber her one, which won't kill her even on crit (and if we're lucky he'll even get jammed up by the cultists). And Spirits can't attack faster than I can teleport her.

Plan is 100% foolproof*

(*foolproofness of the plan non-contractual, void if opened, plan only available within select retailers, no returns, you bought it you done hosed up)

That Italian Guy posted:

Remember, whatever happens: it's all the MT's fault

Kobal2 posted:

See, my plan was to let you jump on the chest ASAP, then I swap you for Hail which lets you grab another coin (she's sitting on one).

dwarf74 posted:

While it's 100% for chest-grabbing it becomes much less than 100% for Hail-surviving than the cockamamie nonsense we've got cooking She could take two zombie hits with your plan and maybe also a cultist smack, but I haven't checked.

I also can't grab a coin if you teleport me onto it if I've already taken my turn, but thank you for thinking of my money.

Narsham posted:

You only loot coins under two circumstances:
1. You take the Loot action.
2. Your turn ends and you occupy a hex with one or more coins.

Swapping someone else's position so they end YOUR turn on a coin does not allow them to loot that coin.

Pending actions from last Round posted:

- Hail has 12 - 4+(2xL) - hit points. She is an ally to you and an enemy to all monster types. She acts on initiative 99 each round, performing MOVE2 towards the altar (b), opening doors and springing traps if necessary. The scenario is complete when she ends her turn in a hex adjacent to the altar. If Hail is killed, the scenario is lost.

ROUND REVEAL posted:

7. Lina Megumin Inverse the Orchid Spellweaver (The GoonMind) posted:

code:

"MANA BOLT (07) [Lvl1]
TOP: ATK2, Range3 - Consume ANY, +1ATK, XP1
BOT: HEAL3, Range1"

"ENGULFED IN FLAMES (44) [Lvl5]
TOP: ATK4, Range3 - Generate FIRE.
BOT: Persistent Bonus: On the next five melee ATKs targeting you, gain RETALIATE3, XP1 on 1st, 3rd and 5th trigger, then LOSS"

17. Pikachu the Vermling Beast Tyrant (Kobal2) posted:

code:

"DISORIENTATING ROAR (17) [Lvl1]
TOP: COMMAND - MUDDLE and IMMOBILIZE - Target all enemies within Range2. - XP1
BOT: Swap the position of any two figures - LOSS"

"SOARING ALLY (77) [LvlX]
TOP: Summon Red Falcon (Flying, HP2, MOVE4, ATK2) - Generate AIR - XP2 - LOSS
BOT: COMMAND - LOOT1"

79. Master Splinter the Vermling Mindthief (dwarf74) posted:

code:

"FEEDBACK LOOP (79) [Lvl1]
TOP: Augment - Persistent Bonus On your melee attacks gain SHIELD1 (till end of round) - ATK1 - XP1 (discard when another augment is played)
BOT: MOVE4 - Jump - If you end the movement in the same hex you started in, perform MUDDLE (Target all enemies moved through)."

"CRANIUM OVERLOAD (05) [Lvl4]
TOP: Kill one normal enemy within Range 4 - ATK2, Target all enemies adjacent to the killed target - Gain XP1 for each enemy targeted with this Attack - LOSS
BOT: MOVE5"

Pending actions from last Round posted:

- None!

7. Lina Megumin Inverse the Orchid Spellweaver (The GoonMind) posted:

- Lina Megumin Inverse uses Mana Bolt (top)! Consumes ICE. Attacks Living Spirit 1 for 1 (3base, +1mod, SHIELD3) damage! Gains 1XP.
Living Spirit 1 is killed!
- Lina Megumin Inverse uses Engulfed in Flames (bot)! Persistent Bonus: On the next five melee ATKs targeting you, gain RETALIATE3, XP1 on 1st, 3rd and 5th trigger, then LOSS.

17. Pikachu the Vermling Beast Tyrant (Kobal2) posted:

- Ash the Bear focuses Cultist 5! Attacks Cultist 5 for 4 (2base, +2'mod) damage!
Cultist 5 is at 6 HP.
- Swamp Alligator focuses Cultist 6! Attacks Cultist 6 for 4 (3base, +1mod) damage!
Cultist 6 is at 6 HP and is IMMOBILIZED!
- Pikachu uses Disorientating Roar (bot)! Swaps Hail and Cultist 2 positions!
- Pikachu uses Soaring Ally (top)! Summons Red Falcon (Flying, HP2, MOVE4, ATK2) in hex C1! Gains 2XP. LOSS card!

25. Living Bones posted:

- Living Bones 1 focuses Lina Megumin Inverse! Moves3 to G1. Attacks Lina Megumin Inverse for 3 (2base, +1mod) damage. Lina Megumin Inverse RETALIATES for 3 damage Engulfed in Flames 1st trigger! Gains 1XP.
Lina Megumin Inverse is at 3 HP.
Living Bones 1 is at 4 HP.
The Rest of the Bone rabble tries to reach Hail, but fails to.

27. Cultists posted:

- Cultist 1 focuses Master Splinter! Attacks Master Splinter for 4 (2base, x2mod) damage.
Master Splinter is at 3 HP.
- Cultist 2 focuses Swamp Alligator! Attacks Swamp Alligator for 4 (2base, +2'mod) damage.
Swamp Alligator is at 1 HP.
- Cultist 5 focuses Ash! Attacks Ash for 1 (2base, -1mod) damage.
Ash is at 10 HP.
- Cultist 6 focuses Swamp Alligator! Attacks Swamp Alligator for 1 (2base, -1mod) damage.
Swamp Alligator is killed!

66. Living Corpses posted:

- Living Corpse 2(E) focuses Master Splinter! Attacks Master Splinter for 5 (5base, +0mod) damage.
Master Splinter has to LOSE one card to prevent lethal damage (6 left in hand) is at 3 HP and is POISONED!
- Living Corpse 4(E) focuses Master Splinter! Attacks Master Splinter for 6 (5base, +0mod, POISON) damage.
Master Splinter has to LOSE one card to prevent lethal damage (5 left in hand) is at 3 HP and is POISONED!
- Living Corpse 1 focuses Master Splinter! Attacks Master Splinter for 6 (4base, +1mod, POISON) damage.
Master Splinter has to LOSE one card to prevent lethal damage (4 left in hand) is at 3 HP and is POISONED!
- Living Corpse 5 focuses Master Splinter! Attacks Master Splinter for 5 (4base, +0mod, POISON) damage.
Master Splinter has to LOSE one card to prevent lethal damage (3 left in hand) is at 3 HP and is POISONED!
- Living Corpse 6 focuses Hail! No action taken!

67. Living Spirits posted:

- Living Spirit 5(E) focuses Lina Megumin Inverse! Attacks Lina Megumin Inverse for 6 (5base, +1mod) damage.
Lina Megumin Inverse has to LOSE one card to prevent lethal damage (5 left in hand) and is at 6 HP.
- Living Spirit 3 focuses Lina Megumin Inverse! Flies1 to I2. Attacks Lina Megumin Inverse for 2 (4base, -2mod) damage.
Lina Megumin Inverse is at 4 HP.
- Living Spirit 4 focuses Lina Megumin Inverse! Flies1 to I2. Attacks Lina Megumin Inverse for 3 (4base, -1mod) damage.
Lina Megumin Inverse is at 1 HP.

79. Master Splinter the Vermling Mindthief (dwarf74) posted:

- Master Splinter uses Cranium Overload (top)! KILLs Living Bones 2 and ATK2 Living Bones 4, 7 and 8! Gains 3XP.
- Some of these Skeletons receive damage from this probably, but it's not really relevant!
- Master Splinter uses Feedback Loop (bot)! Jumps4 to G1.
Master Splinter executes end of turn looting! Loots Treasure Chest 17!

99. Hail posted:

- Hail focuses The Goal! Moves1 to G2

Conclusion posted:

Hail moves forward and grabs hold of the censer. She lifts it aloft and speaks a few words in an unknown language. Fire bursts forth and immolates the remaining undead, reducing them to ash. Hail breaks the smallest of smiles. “Well, now that that annoyance has been dealt with, let’s get on with the real fun. Show me to this rift of yours.” (27)

Rewards posted:

New Locations:
- Ruinous Rift (27)
Scenario Rewards
- Party Achievement: Stonebreaker’s Censer.
Victory Rewards
+12XP each!

Battle Goals posted:

These are the Battle Goals that have been picked by our players for Scenario 19.
- Master Splinter: Contagious: While afflicted by a negative condition, apply any negative condition to a monster. dwarf74 has NOT managed to accomplish the Battle Goal!
- Lina Megumin Inverse: Distracted: Kill a monster you are not adjacent to while adjacent to another monster. The GoonMind has managed to accomplish the Battle Goal! BG Completed, +1 Checkmark.
- Pikachu : Diehard*: Never allow your current hit point value to drop below half your maximum hit point value (rounded up) during the scenario. Kobal2 has managed to accomplish the Battle Goal! BG Completed, +1 Checkmark.

Final Stats posted:

Final stats after Scenario 19are as follows:

Each coin token at Scenario level=3 is worth 3 gold. Updated $$$ and XP for our party are as follows:
- Master Splinter: +16XP. (New Total 324XP) and +20 gold (New Total 63 gold).
- Lina Megumin Inverse: +18XP. (New Total 229XP) and +0 gold (New Total 47 gold).
- Pikachu : +19XP. (New Total 294XP) and +4 gold (New Total 42 gold).

Personal Quest progression posted:

- Master Splinter: Completed one Scenario in the Lingering Swap! (1/2, then complete Scenario 61)
- Lina Megumin Inverse: None!
- Pikachu : None!

City Event 71 posted:

Available Scenario Locations posted:

Hail wants us to bring her to the Rift in reality we found while exploring the Ruinous Crypt. We can lead her to the portal at the [/b]Ruinous Rift (27)[/b]. Helping Hail the Enhancer may progress Pikachu's Personal Quest.

- Or maybe we just want to jump through the portal and see what the Plane of Elemental Power (10) is about?

- The Librarian, Dominic, has asked us to help him keeping up a bargain he tried to strike (for the wellbeing of Gloomhaven, of course). He wants us to get into a place called the Oozing Groove (72). Doesn't it sound lovely? Completing this Scenario will allow us continue reading the Town Records.

- We may want to go back down the Mountain and investigate this...voice in the Echo Chamber (24) before leaving.

- We can longer follow the Drake's Request (since we have killed it); so we can't access the Savvas Armory (33) at the moment...but if we were to follow the voice in the Echo Chamber, perhaps?

- We can now access the Ancient Cistern (26) and discover what was poisoning the City well, since we have access to Water-Breathing magic!

- If we want to do the same but take the long way to get there, we could venture down into the Deep Ruins (23).

- As suggested, we could also try any Scenario we've unlocked (including ones we've already faced) in Casual Mode. Players can still gain experience and money, loot treasure tiles, complete battle goals, and make progress toward completing their personal quests, but any story text or rewards listed at the end of the scenario are disregarded. Contrary to normal game play, we'll encounter City/Road events in Casual mode as well - to make things easier to manage and display more content. If we pick Casual Mode I'll add something to spice it up.

Road Event 9 posted:

Kobal2 posted:

EDIT : oh, and re:cultists and their crits, how is that even possible ? Doesn't the enemy deck only get re-shuffled at the end of turn ?

Kobal2 posted:

1) MVP is obviously Master Splinter's coke supplier.

dwarf74 posted:

That was a blast, everyone

My mvp is Pikachu because without him there is no cheese. I was but the vessel.

I need to step back though - can someone else play Splinter this next scenario?

That Italian Guy posted:

I think Fairgame is the next in line, but I'm on mobile now and I would have to double check

City Event 71, resolution posted:

Effect: -5 gold each, +1 Reputation (current Reputation 3, store prices lowered by 1).

Road Event 9, resolution posted:

Effect: -1 Reputation (current Reputation 2).

Scenario 27 - Ruinous Rift - Location posted:

Ah, back to the Copperneck Mountains.

Actually, just underneath the Ruinous Crypt. They're all in the Ruinous District.

Scenario 27 - Ruinous Rift - Features posted:

These are the details we know about Scenario 27 before starting it:
Links to: nothing!
Requirements: Artifact: Lost INCOMPLETE (Global) and Stonebreaker’s Censer (Party) COMPLETE.
Goal: Protect Hail for ten rounds.
Tiles in the Scenario:

Map Layout:

Scenario 27 - Ruinous Rift - Creatures posted:

These are the stats for this Scenario's creatures:

These are the ability decks for the creatures we've already faced in battle before.
NOTE: 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.
Night Demons:

Wind Demons:

Frost Demons:

Sun Demons:

Earth Demons:

Flame Demons:

NOTE: certain monster archetypes share a common deck. The combination of unique stat cards and shared ability decks allows the game to feel even larger than it already is!

Scenario 27 - Ruinous Rift - Introduction posted:

On the way back to the Ruinous Crypt, Hail seems almost happy as she trudges through the mud with you, eager to help fight back demons and undead.
“It’s been so long since I’ve been outside of Gloomhaven,” she says, swaying the elemental censer back and forth as she walks. “The city is necessary for my studies, but it feels good to take a small break and travel this plane again. And with so much less danger this time, as well.”
You look at the Aesther questioningly. “Sure, cultists and demons aren’t exactly friendly encounters, but last time I traveled these lands...well, that is something I swore I would never speak of.”

Hail grows silent until you arrive at the crypt. Opening the ancient doors, you half expect the place to be teeming with cultists and demons once again, but the stone halls are as silent and barren as death. You move towards the main chamber where you find the giant rift, hovering above a demonic altar.
“Well, you certainly weren’t kidding,” Hail says. “This thing is a beauty! The girth and stability—quite impressive!” Hail walks around the perimeter of the altar, throwing sand in the air and watching it fall.

"I'm pretty sure I can close it, thanks to old Stonebreaker’s censer here. I can’t imagine the forces on the other side of this rift are going to be all too happy about it, though.” Hail raises the censer above her head with one arm and plunges the other elbow-deep into the rift. “Gather round, ladies and gentlemen! This is going to be one killer party.”
Scenario Special Rules

Kobal2 posted:

However, a lingering doubt in my mind : since Hail doesn't seem to move in this one, would it be worth it for me to keep Disorienting Roar and park her in one of the corners instead of smack in the middle ?

That Italian Guy posted:

And to conclude our Gloomhaven any% speedrun, we are glitching Hail out of boundaries to prevent her from being attacked during the Scenario. The cutscene at the end is kinda wonky cause she's supposed to have her arm stuck into the portal the whole time.

That Italian Guy posted:

And to conclude our Gloomhaven any% speedrun, we are glitching Hail out of boundaries to prevent her from being attacked during the Scenario. The cutscene at the end is kinda wonky cause she's supposed to have her arm stuck into the portal the whole time.

dwarf74 posted:

wait, we can't do that?

dwarf74 posted:

wait, we can't do that?

also lol, this will be a real rough go of it for this specific party. Good luck, all!

FairGame posted:

Wait, I thought I was the spellweaver. And the goonmind is someone else.

Also I didn't keep aid from the ether. I don't really think the mystic ally is going to be all that useful.

FairGame posted:

Wait, I thought I was the spellweaver. And the goonmind is someone else.

Omobono posted:

I think Acrobatic is the BG to go, the rat can't really be bogged down staying next to people.

I think we should get Empathetic Assault and Brain Leech IN
with Gnawing Horde and Feedback Loop OUT. Some healing and a lot of damage. Thoughts?

I'm trying to fit Fearsome Blade in the hand but I don't think anything else can be cut.

That Italian Guy posted:

Ops my bad! I've sent you the PM saying that you were playing the SW, so I guess the thread is back on the MT for this. Apologies people.

Current Votes for Master Splinter posted:

BG Acrobatic
IN Empathetic Assault, Brain Leech, Hostile Takeover
OUT Feedback Loop, Into The Night

Gnawing Horde was originally the third card to be removed, but there are 2 votes to keep it in. We need to vote another card to remove from Master Splinter's hand, either Gnawing Horde or another one! Also if you think some of the cards IN/OUT should not be there, let us hear your voice

Also we need to know which hex Master Splinter will start in!

bagrada posted:

If you still need feedback on hand selection, Mass Hysteria out maybe if we want Gnawing Horde in? Or maybe Scurry out since this takes place in one room? I always end up cutting loot cards to fit in more fun stuff though back when I played, then wondered why I was always poor.

That Italian Guy posted:

Loot cards are hard cause unless they have a very viable other half they are dead weight until you use them - and they are often lost on use if they aren't Loot1.

Old Dun Cow posted:

"I use my Stamina Potion to take back Burning Oil" *table groans*