Xiahou Dun posted:

Yeah I'm voting for this just because it's a hilarious combo.

Votes so far posted:

• New Characters: We are definitely going to hire a Soothsinger for our party to fill our Spellweaver slot. There is a tie for the other position though: 3 votes each for the Red Guard and the Nightshroud! These are the starting cards available to our Soothsayer - I'll also set up the spreadsheet asap. Since she starts at Level4, we'll have to vote on Cards and Perks for her (and since she's the 2nd character to retire from this slot, she gets +2 Perks):
  
  
• Boris's new PERK: without a doubt, it's going to be +2 MUDDLE.
  
• The MVP for Scenario 62, fittingly enough, is Master Splitner, for destroying the boss
  

City Event 24 posted:

This will affect our new party members, whoever they may be.

habeasdorkus posted:

Level 3: Change Tempo (i don't love the level 3 cards)

Omobono posted:

Also both the Soothsinger and the other new guy/gal should buy both versions of stamina potions. They're too strong not to.

dwarf74 posted:

Other comment - If we use Red Guard, there's a simple tweak to perks which I'd strongly recommend. My buddy cgo came up with it.

Presently, they have 2 perks for removing a -1 and adding a +1.

Instead, change it so one perk is "Remove 2 -1's" and the second is "Ignore item effects and add 2 +1's". These are all perks that exist in base GH so there's no balance concern on that count.

Also, the only reason that RG doesn't have the item effects already is because item effects don't exist in JotL. Isaac has posted that they should probably have that perk in order to operate properly in GH.

dwarf74 posted:

Even with Red Guard? Echoing Aria is like the most synergistic card possible. If only the top and bottom were on different cards

That Italian Guy posted:

City Management XXIV, Update 1

Our heroes are back in Gloomhaven. While they're in the City, something happens...


YOU CAN NOW VOTE FOR THE FOLLOWING THINGS (and please remember to bold your choices):

1. Three's a party: vote to pick A, the Redguard or B, the Nightshroud for our last party member!
   
2. Soothsinger's name: choose between A, Leticia "Letty" Van Halen or B, Strummond D’Banjo!
   
3. Soothsinger's CARDS (a level 2, 3- and 4-) and PERKS (3 for the level ups and 2 for the retirement bonus): the list for both is here:
   
   
4. Soothsinger's equipment/enhancements: you can check what's available in the Market Pool; you can find the Enhancement rules HERE. Also remember that we have a Curious Gear and Flea-Bitten Shawl sitting in the Torch Thieves's base, currently unequipped.aw
   

JUST MAKING CHILI posted:

edit: I cannot emphasize how good and flexible enhancing Throw Voice with FOUR hexes of disarm instead of three is. Almost good enough to spend all your starting gold on and wait until finishing a quest to buy any items.

Vote Results posted:

• Soothsinger's name: running with the devil Valrath, say hello to Leticia "Letty" Van Halen, the Quatryl Soothsinger!
  
• Soothsinger's CARDS: we're going to add Soothing Lullaby, Echoing Aria and Disorienting Dirge.
  
  
• Soothsinger's PERKS: Remove two -1 (twice), Remove one -2, Replace a -1 with one +0 STUN, Replace one +0 with one +2CURSE.
  
  
• Soothsinger's equipment/enhancements: we're buying a Minor Stamina Potion, a Major Stamina Potion and a pair of Comfortable Shoes (5 gold left).
  
  
• Also, I forgot to show Boris's new deck after we've added a +2 MUDDLE:
  
  
• Three's a party: last but not leastour last companion is going to be a Valrath Red Guard! These are the cards available to him at level 1:
  
  

City Event 24, resolution posted:

Effect: +10XP each.

Available Scenario Locations posted:

- If we want to free the Voice we can now access the Savvas Armory (33) to reclaim its vessel!

If instead we don't trust the Voice, we can try to get to the bottom of what exactly it is, instead of just meddling with powers we do not understand. Maybe we can find some more answers in the Shrine of the Depths (30)

- While exploring the Echo Chamber, we have found a map leading to an Underwater Lagoon (64) in the middle of the Misty Sea, sout-east of Gloomhaven; maybe it'll contain some treasure? This is a side Scenario.

- We bargained with a Valrath merchant and bought a scroll with the "location to untold riches" from him. These alleged riches are in the Sunken Vessel (93). This is a side Scenario.

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

- We can't go here...yet. But if we complete the Voice's request and find its vessel, we can try to free it facing the Ancient Defense Network!

- 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 7 posted:

dwarf74 posted:

I think y'all are underestimating the shenanigans you can get up to with Burn Away the Dark.

Omobono posted:

I'm changing my level 4 vote to shenanigans then.
I've edited my previous voting post.

dwarf74 posted:

I'd only skip Burn Away the Dark if my companions were throwing around Wounds freely already.

bagrada posted:

I proposed a red guard name in the first round, Kir Kanos because I'm a big nerd and remembered that from decades ago but I'm open to Frank or other ideas.

JUST MAKING CHILI posted:

I prefer the retaliate with range song, or the healing song if there’s lots of poison. The wound on attack song is kind of an disappointment in action.

dwarf74 posted:

Yup my experience too.

The Healing song was one I didn't expect to like, but hot drat does it make a difference. It's easy to see how good it is in digital.

My faves are the shield and retaliate songs. Shield 1 to everyone is just so much prevented damage over a scenario, and we have a red guard.

That Italian Guy posted:

City Management XXIV, Update 2


This will be applied to our new party members.

Let's discuss where our party should head to next! Since we've unlocked a bunch of stuff, I'm going to use a new app to show the Scenario Tree, since it provides some extra info on Campaing progression (IE: which Scenarios are part of which storyline) and it's more estetically pleasing


NOTE: we only know the basic creature and tiles composition for a Scenario at first; if we choose to pick one, I'll provide additional details (such as the map layout, creatures stat cards - and ability deck if we've met them before - and always active Scenario Effects).

Wherever we're going, we'll have to get on the Road to get there!


YOU CAN NOW VOTE FOR THE FOLLOWING THINGS (and please remember to bold your choices):

1. Our next Destination.
   
2. Road Event outcome, A or B!
   
3. Red Guard Name: so far we have only 1 proposal for Frank "Red Hot" Sauce; you can support this or propose your own!
   
4. Red Guard's CARDS (a level 2, 3- and 4-) and PERKS (3 for the level ups and 1 for the retirement bonus):
   
   
5. Red Guard's equipment/enhancements: As you may have noticed, I went ahead and saved time by purchasing the 2 tiers of Stamina Potion for the Red Guard, since it's going to be a given. This leaves us with 35g. You can check what's available in the Market Pool; you can find the Enhancement rules HERE. Also remember that we have a Curious Gear and Flea-Bitten Shawl sitting in the Torch Thieves's base, currently unequipped.
   
   
6. Red Guard's Personal Quest: pick one between these two!
   
   
7. Soothsinger's Personal Quest: pick one between these two!
   
   

I'm also reaching out to Eeepies and Kafila as the active players, with AtomikKrab and Omobono as the subs if needed be. The Goonmind is going to pilot Boris in the upcoming Scenario!

Vote Results posted:

• Our next Destination is going to be the Shrine of the Depths (30)
  
• Red Guard Name: we have a three way tie, so the dice will decide...our Red Guard name is Kir Kanos!
  
• Red Guard's CARDS (a level 2, 3- and 4-) and PERKS (3 for the level ups and 1 for the retirement bonus) - this is what we got:
  
  
• Red Guard's equipment - This is what we ended up with:
  
  
• Red Guard's PQ: pick one between these two!
  
  
• Soothsinger's PQ: pick one between these two!
  
  We will have to use the revised version for this, since we won't probably be able to get 3 more Crypts in this game. I'll download it and have a look. Marcel has mercy on our souls
  

Road Event 7, resolution posted:

Effect: +5XP each, each lose 1 ✓

Scenario 30 - Shrine of the Depths - Location posted:

The Torch Thieves don't play by anyone's rules: we have helped the Voice during our previous Scenario, but now it's time to see if it's worth betraying It...

Scenario 30 - Shrine of the Depths - Features posted:

These are the details we know about Scenario 30 before starting it:
Links to:None.
Requirements: The Voice’s Command (Party)
Goal: Loot the treasure tile
Tiles in the Scenario:

That's right, in this underwater scenario there are 24 water difficult terrain tiles. Hope you like to jump!

Map Layout:

In keeping in line with Frosthaven revealed features, I'll let you know where the doors are when showing the general map layout.

Scenario 30 - Shrine of the Depths - 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.
"Oozes:

Deep Terrors
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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 30 - Shrine of the Depths - Introduction posted:

“So, there’s a disembodied voice somewhere deep in the Copperneck Mountains, and it wants you to collect vessels that will help it escape its confinement?” A bookish Quatryl at the University adjusts his glasses to look up at you. “And you want to know exactly what this voice is?”
He laughs nervously. “Heh, okay, well, I’ll do what I can. I’ll start with rituals that could separate a voice from its host...” The Quatryl sort of drifts off in the middle of his sentence and wanders over to some bookshelves, where he leafs through various texts.

You decide to head to the market for a few hours. When you return, the Quatryl rushes up with excitement. “I’ve found it!” He waves a book in your face. “I hit a number of dead ends until I realized the voice wasn’t separated, it was just the only thing that can get through the barrier created to imprison it, which implies that the barrier itself was extra-planar, most likely created by the Aesthers ages ago.
“So I did some digging through all the texts we have on Aesther rituals—which isn’t much, they’re very reticent about such things—but luckily I found this book. It is a specific recounting of the binding of a demon in the Copperneck region you referred to. Apparently the creature was so strong, the Aesthers enlisted the help of the Savvas and the Harrowers, too. They claim it was powerful enough to lay waste to the entire continent.
“If it’s asking you to help free it, I’d strongly recommend against it. The accuracy of the text is admittedly a little questionable, but whatever this voice is, it was bound for a reason.”

The Quatryl finally stops waving the book around and begins to flip through the pages. “In fact, if you can hear the voice from outside the cave, and it has such a strong influence over you, it sounds as if the barrier is weakening, as the author warns. “Apparently there is a scepter that could be used to strengthen the binding ritual, but the author says it has been placed on an island along the south shore for safekeeping. There’s a simple incantation detailed in the text to open the door to the shrine.”

Two days later, you stand before the ruined structure, which now sits half-sunk in the water-logged earth. You speak a few foreign words and the door creaks open. You get the strong sense that the door is not the only thing between you and this scepter.

Scenario Special Rules

That Italian Guy posted:

Thanks for the headsup, I'll replace the Xorn module and have a look at the improved Jotl resources - since the ones in the main module look like crap for some reason.