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NOOOOOOOOO MONTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY I 've had the funniest games with him. Oh well, I'll just hack trhough Sis' mary's sanity from now on Last post: Spirit Hurt Silas: I LOVE pirates. I HATE expansion-linked investigators. Hurt Sister Mary- sorry lass, I'm voting for Cthulhu next elections Heal Jenny - another Investigator I love playing Agnes Baker, the Waitress 6 Ashcan Pete, the Drifter 3 Dexter Drake, the Magician 4 Diana Stanley, the Redeemed Cultist 6 Finn Edwards, the Bootlegger 6 Hank Samson, the Farmhand 5 Harvey Walters, the Professor 6 Jacqueline Fine, the Psychic 2 Jenny Barnes, the Dilettante 2 Joe Diamond, the Private Eye 7 Leo Anderson, the Expedition Leader 7 Luke Robinson, the Dreamer 6 Mark Harrigan, the Soldier 7 Norman Withers, the Astronomer 4 Roland Banks, the Fed 6 Silas Marsh, the Sailor 6 Sister Mary, the Nun 7 Skids O'Toole, the Ex-Convict 5 Tommy Muldoon, the Rookie Cop 6 Trish Scarborough, the Spy 3 Ursula Downs, the Explorer 4 William Yorick, the Gravedigger 6 Wilson Richards, the Handyman 6 THE DEVOURED 24th Monterey Jack, the Bithday Present for Gott 25th Darrell Simmons, the Photographer 26th Michael McGlen, the Gangster 27th Wendy Adams, the Urchin 28th Marie Lambeau, the Entertainer 29th Tony Morgan, the Bounty Hunter 30th Carolyn Fern, the Psychologist 31st Akachi Onyele, the Shaman 32nd Rex Murphy, the Reporter 33rd Zoey Samaras, the Chef 34th Bob Jenkins, the Salesman 35th Rita Young, the Athlete 36th Mandy Thompson, the Researcher 37th Minh Thi Phan, the Secretary 38th Lola Hayes, the Actress 39th Charlie Kane, the Politician 40th Lily Chen, the Martial Artist 41st Jim Culver, the Musician 42nd Patrice Hathaway, the Violinist 43rd George Barnaby, the Lawyer 44th Kate Winthrop, the Scientist 45th Gloria Goldberg, the Author 46th Amanda Sharpe, the Student 47th Daisy Walker, the Librarian 48th Vincent Lee, the Doctor
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McCaber said: Hurt: Ghatanothoa I'm against all these unfamiliar old ones coming in and outshining the big guys of the Mythos. Ghatanothoa unfamiliar??? I reckon it is among the msot important and well-themed GOOs ever. It isn't of course as "famous" as Cthulhu, Nyarla and all those base-game GOOs, but it is still as famous as Quachil uttaus, Glaaki and such. Yibb-thing, Bokrug and Rhan-Tegoth are quite meaningless to me, instead. I'm a big Lovecraftian reader but I never really read much (if anything) of them (well, more info can be obtained from the Call of Cthulhu RPG handbook, but I'm talking about Mythos litterature). so... Last Post: McCaber Hurt: Rhan-thing - bye bye you *****-like dummy Hurt: Yog-Sothoth - No fun at all. Heal: Ithaqua- my favourite GOO from the base game: the best challenge to introduce new players. Abhoth 8 Azathoth 4 Bokrug 6 Chaugnar Faugn 8 Cthugha 7 Cthulhu 7 Eihort 7 Ghatanothoa 9 Glaaki 10 Hastur 4 Ithaqua 3 Nyarlathotep 8 Nyogtha 7 Quachil Uttaus 10 Rhan-Tegoth 1 Shub-Niggurath 9 Shudde M'ell 8 Tsathoggua 9 Y'Golonac 7 Yibb-Tstll 8 Yog-Sothoth 8 Zhar 9 BANISHED BEYOND TIME AND SPACE 23rd Atlach-Nacha 24th Yig
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Result of Investigator Voting from the Old Forums
Alabama_Man replied to Dam the Man's topic in Arkham Horror Second Edition
Mariana the Ex-Nun Cultist said: I thought this when I saw the post last week (?) about German's being better at mythos than Italians due to what they did in their spare time. - Mariana the ex-nun cultist mamma mia that's keen of you. I usually wouldn't notice a Shoggoth entering my room, unless it asked for directions- I mean, have you ever seen a Shoggie saying anything else than Tekeli-li? Uh sorry if I didn't reply sooner but you know, I was having some spare time. (couldn't resist saying that XD ) -
Last post Mariana (Sleep?? I usually post in the afternoon- maybe the forum's time is screwed up) Hurt: Atlantic-Nachos - call me a noob, but I find it too difficult. Hurt: Cthugha -meh. Heal: Ghatanothoa- I love the chill of drawing his visage tokens that's real HORROR! Abhoth 8 Atlach-Nacha 1 Azathoth 6 Bokrug 9 Chaugnar Faugn 8 Cthugha 7 Cthulhu 8 Eihort 8 Ghatanothoa 10 Glaaki 10 Hastur 5 Ithaqua 5 Nyarlathotep 10 Nyogtha 9 Quachil Uttaus 10 Rhan-Tegoth 2 Shub-Niggurath 10 Shudde M'ell 8 Tsathoggua 8 Y'Golonac 8 Yibb-Tstll 10 Yog-Sothoth 8 Zhar 9 BANISHED BEYOND TIME AND SPACE 24th Yig
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Last vote: Mariana Hurt: Silas Hurt: Ursula Heal: Monterey Jack Agnes Baker, the Waitress 7 Ashcan Pete, the Drifter 5 Darrell Simmons, the Photographer 3 Dexter Drake, the Magician 5 Diana Stanley, the Redeemed Cultist 7 Finn Edwards, the Bootlegger 7 Hank Samson, the Farmhand 5 Harvey Walters, the Professor 7 Jacqueline Fine, the Psychic 5 Jenny Barnes, the Dilettante 3 Joe Diamond, the Private Eye 5 Leo Anderson, the Expedition Leader 7 Luke Robinson, the Dreamer 5 Mark Harrigan, the Soldier 8 Michael McGlen, the Gangster 2 Monterey Jack, the Archeologist 7 Norman Withers, the Astronomer 3 Roland Banks, the Fed 8 Silas Marsh, the Sailor 6 Sister Mary, the Nun 7 Skids O'Toole, the Ex-Convict 6 Tommy Muldoon, the Rookie Cop 7 Trish Scarborough, the Spy 3 Ursula Downs, the Explorer 5 William Yorick, the Gravedigger 7 Wilson Richards, the Handyman 5 THE DEVOURED 27th Wendy Adams, the Urchin 28th Marie Lambeau, the Entertainer 29th Tony Morgan, the Bounty Hunter 30th Carolyn Fern, the Psychologist 31st Akachi Onyele, the Shaman 32nd Rex Murphy, the Reporter 33rd Zoey Samaras, the Chef 34th Bob Jenkins, the Salesman 35th Rita Young, the Athlete 36th Mandy Thompson, the Researcher 37th Minh Thi Phan, the Secretary 38th Lola Hayes, the Actress 39th Charlie Kane, the Politician 40th Lily Chen, the Martial Artist 41st Jim Culver, the Musician 42nd Patrice Hathaway, the Violinist 43rd George Barnaby, the Lawyer 44th Kate Winthrop, the Scientist 45th Gloria Goldberg, the Author 46th Amanda Sharpe, the Student 47th Daisy Walker, the Librarian 48th Vincent Lee, the Doctor
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Result of Investigator Voting from the Old Forums
Alabama_Man replied to Dam the Man's topic in Arkham Horror Second Edition
357magnum was my old name. I'm still proud for devouring Amanda. Oh, Darrell! He deserved winning *so* much! -
Last vote: Dam Hurt: Y'Golonac. Hurt: Yog - just frustrating. I won't let him win this voting contest like he did last year Heal: Eihort: I just love the idea of Daisy, Patrice and Sister mary being tentacle-raped by his brood tokens. Well, that's the way we rule it when we play Abhoth 9 Atlach-Nacha 6 Azathoth 8 Bokrug 9 Chaugnar Faugn 7 Cthugha 10 Cthulhu 9 Eihort 10 Ghatanothoa 10 Glaaki 10 Hastur 10 Ithaqua 8 Nyarlathotep 9 Nyogtha 9 Quachil Uttaus 10 Rhan-Tegoth 6 Shub-Niggurath 9 Shudde M'ell 9 Tsathoggua 9 Y'Golonac 7 Yibb-Tstll 10 Yog-Sothoth 7 Zhar 9 BANISHED BEYOND TIME AND SPACE 24th Yig
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Oh boy how could Carolyn be discarded so quickly??? I think she's still among the best investigators- Except for her Speed. O__O''' Last post: Anvilek HURT: Silas Marsh- Arrrr matey! I love pirates but he's just unplayable if you're not using IH. Even with just KH he's still pointless. HURT: Sister Mary- I never ever liked playing her. No **** way. Also, I don't think Father Michael would appreciate seeing her casting Shrivellins, Dread Curses and other blasphemous stuff. Nay. HEAL: Monterey Jack. I want to become like him when I grow up Agnes Baker, the Waitress 9 Ashcan Pete, the Drifter 3 Darrell Simmons, the Photographer 7 Dexter Drake, the Magician 5 Diana Stanley, the Redeemed Cultist 8 Finn Edwards, the Bootlegger 7 Hank Samson, the Farmhand 4 Harvey Walters, the Professor 8 Jacqueline Fine, the Psychic 7 Jenny Barnes, the Dilettante 6 Joe Diamond, the Private Eye 6 Leo Anderson, the Expedition Leader 7 Luke Robinson, the Dreamer 3 Marie Lambeau, the Entertainer 3 Mark Harrigan, the Soldier 8 Michael McGlen, the Gangster 2 Monterey Jack, the Archeologist 8 Norman Withers, the Astronomer 4 Roland Banks, the Fed 8 Silas Marsh, the Sailor 6 Sister Mary, the Nun 8 Skids O'Toole, the Ex-Convict 7 Tommy Muldoon, the Rookie Cop 8 Tony Morgan, the Bounty Hunter 2 Trish Scarborough, the Spy 6 Ursula Downs, the Explorer 7 Wendy Adams, the Urchin 4 William Yorick, the Gravedigger 8 Wilson Richards, the Handyman 7 THE DEVOURED 30th Carolyn Fern, the Psychologist 31st Akachi Onyele, the Shaman 32nd Rex Murphy, the Reporter 33rd Zoey Samaras, the Chef 34th Bob Jenkins, the Salesman 35th Rita Young, the Athlete 36th Mandy Thompson, the Researcher 37th Minh Thi Phan, the Secretary 38th Lola Hayes, the Actress 39th Charlie Kane, the Politician 40th Lily Chen, the Martial Artist 41st Jim Culver, the Musician 42nd Patrice Hathaway, the Violinist 43rd George Barnaby, the Lawyer 44th Kate Winthrop, the Scientist 45th Gloria Goldberg, the Author 46th Amanda Sharpe, the Student 47th Daisy Walker, the Librarian 48th Vincent Lee, the Doctor
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Yeah, I LOVE Qachil (and Ghatanothoa too): he's SO nasty! Being devoured is not a big problem usually (you just draw another investigator -which might be even better than the previous one- and continue playing). But it's te fear itself. It's amazing. It's TRUE horror. I just don't like the final cathcphrase "Please, won't somebody help me?"- I dunno, it just doesn't feel much the original short novel's theme.
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a +5 Bonus from an M9 Beretta????? Oboy, have you ever fired one of those pieces of junk??? I'm Italian (this gun too, I guess you know that), so you might have expected me to defend it but -heck- I think it's among the less accurate and safe automatics out there. Try a Glock, a S&W MP, any Colt 1911 clone or a CZ- those are good automatics. The M9 is just reliable and sturdy as hell, but both single action and double action triggers are awfully crafted, sights are fixed and its accuracy is closer to a spraycan if compared to any of the above-mentioned guns In any case, since it's a 9mm gun, its power-wise bonus would be a +3 (the same of a .38 bullet), which you may upgrade to +4 if you consider his high ammo capacity (a .45 is a better stopper, but only holds hals as many rounds). Cheers
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Last vote: Gildor Hurt: Yog-Sothoth probably the hardest base-game GOO.well, I like difficult ines, but Yog is just frustrating. Hurt: Y'Golonac- He could have been a very nice GOO, but I really don't like the way he has been developed. Heal: hastur- he's easy as hell, but I hust HAD TO heal him at least once. he's the King in Yellow after all Abhoth 10 Atlach-Nacha 8 Azathoth 8 Bokrug 10 Chaugnar Faugn 10 Cthugha 10 Cthulhu 9 Eihort 10 Ghatanothoa 10 Glaaki 10 Hastur 9 Ithaqua 9 Nyarlathotep 10 Nyogtha 9 Quachil Uttaus 9 Rhan-Tegoth 8 Shub-Niggurath 10 Shudde M'ell 10 Tsathoggua 10 Y'Golonac 9 Yibb-Tstll 10 Yig 7 Yog-Sothoth 8 Zhar 10
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last vote: Kabegami Hurt: Ursula Hurt: Akachi Heal: Monterey Jack Agnes Baker, the Waitress 8 Akachi Onyele, the Shaman 1 Ashcan Pete, the Drifter 6 Carolyn Fern, the Psychologist 3 Darrell Simmons, the Photographer 7 Dexter Drake, the Magician 6 Diana Stanley, the Redeemed Cultist 8 Finn Edwards, the Bootlegger 7 Hank Samson, the Farmhand 4 Harvey Walters, the Professor 9 Jacqueline Fine, the Psychic 7 Jenny Barnes, the Dilettante 7 Joe Diamond, the Private Eye 5 Leo Anderson, the Expedition Leader 8 Luke Robinson, the Dreamer 4 Marie Lambeau, the Entertainer 4 Mark Harrigan, the Soldier 8 Michael McGlen, the Gangster 3 Monterey Jack, the Archeologist 8 Norman Withers, the Astronomer 4 Rex Murphy, the Reporter 1 Roland Banks, the Fed 9 Silas Marsh, the Sailor 8 Sister Mary, the Nun 9 Skids O'Toole, the Ex-Convict 7 Tommy Muldoon, the Rookie Cop 8 Tony Morgan, the Bounty Hunter 2 Trish Scarborough, the Spy 7 Ursula Downs, the Explorer 7 Wendy Adams, the Urchin 5 William Yorick, the Gravedigger 8 Wilson Richards, the Handyman 7 THE DEVOURED 33rd Zoey Samaras, the Chef 34th Bob Jenkins, the Salesman 35th Rita Young, the Athlete 36th Mandy Thompson, the Researcher 37th Minh Thi Phan, the Secretary 38th Lola Hayes, the Actress 39th Charlie Kane, the Politician 40th Lily Chen, the Martial Artist 41st Jim Culver, the Musician 42nd Patrice Hathaway, the Violinist 43rd George Barnaby, the Lawyer 44th Kate Winthrop, the Scientist 45th Gloria Goldberg, the Author 46th Amanda Sharpe, the Student 47th Daisy Walker, the Librarian 48th Vincent Lee, the Doctor
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So par = average. Thanks for the info. I forgot mentioning Tony's Personal History: It's amazing. I love failing it: you just have to hoard a total of 5 Clues and puff! you lose all your monster trophies (if any!) and from then on you gain 1 clue for every trophy you gain. This failure can be easily achieved during the very first game turn- and will help him a lot in future fights. I reckon Michael's PS pass condition Could be even better, though it requires more time and is not as effective as it seems to be (he still can't afford failing horror checks again many monsters).
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(Par? what's that?) Well, I got to play Tony some 10+ times (sometimes I even decided I wanted to play him without randomly draw an investigator). I only happened to end up at the asylum once, but it could have happened to anybody else: I just drew an encounter where I was forced to lose 1 SAN, and that was my current amount. His high will is a great thing. I prefer his 5 Will / 4 Fight combo than Michael's 4 Will / 6 Fight. If he's so unlucky not to get any weapon with his equipment, he can beg it to other investigators, or shop a little. Eventually, he'll turn to be more effective than Michael and Mark- believe me! He can get Allies and blessings SO quickly that you'll be surprised! Try him out a bit more. I think he's the best KH character (I'm not counting Daisy since I just removed her from the game). Well, there's the Wendy issue, but she's been drawn only once in 1 year, so she hasn't got extensive testing yet.
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My favourite combo: Shotgun+ "+1 Fight Skill" + Tom 'Mountain' Murphy Turns just anybody into a meat-splatter! And it's easy enough to achieve
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I'm surprised to see so many people disliking Tony and Bob: I think they are among the most all-round characters (well, except for spellcasting ). Their high Will helps a lot with their low Sanityi- and they still have a decent Fight and Luck- the latter being *so* useful! And I find both their special abilities to be among the most useful ever. Tony's, especially. It is amazing. You can get easy blessings clues and allies by just killing a few maniacs and cultists. If you're playing vs. Shub-Niggurath each monster yelds +2 toughness points to him- think about it!
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Timing question + final battle
Alabama_Man replied to Veross's topic in Arkham Horror Second Edition
I don't mean to be rude, but you should read the FAQs. It's options 2 of course. If there was a Mythos phase after EVERY player's turn, the Ancient one would wake up in a few table rounds, and you would'n be able to close enough gates! The "Spellcasting vs. Ancient one" question has been asked by soooo many people... In brief: yes, you have to cast again every turn. So You can't rely on strong spells (like the Dread Curse of Azatoth) very much: unless you're playing with some expansion item/character, even Harvey Walters won't be able to cast the Dread Curse for more than 3 rounds. Anyway, I agree with you being so confused by saying that the rules are a REAL MESS. It took my group 1 year of playing (and some 30+ games) just to find that fighting a monster ends your movement and your turn (that is, you can't walk-fight a monster-walk again-fight another monster).
