I hate Arcane Insight so much. It seemed to be wonderful at first- but soon we noticed it makes the game *so* easy! Now we rule it to just allow you to draw the 1st next Mythos card, read it and decide whether putting it back on either the top or the bottom of the deck. Tell you what: works nice now

Well, I guess it's an interaction that developers must have overlooked (like *too* many others). Well, first if you want that to happen, you have to mix two different expansions- which is something I never recommend to do, since it dilutes the atmosphere a lot. Aaaanyway: Just think of it thematically: a "storm of spirits" is supposed to summon -well- a storm of spirits. So the reason you use Lore instead of fight is that probably you just try to control the spirits as better as you can in order to wipe your opponent off. So, if "revelation of scripts" is supposed to temporarily improve your understanding of forgotten knowledge, so that be.

Yeha, I like Jenny too. I always loved drawing her, though her Speed of 3 is quite a pain in the a**. That's why I never fancied healing her Mt favourite strategy is immediatly getting a bank loan (which she can't fail to pay), and then storming the shops until she gets an Elder Sign or any movement-boosting item (or a Shotgun). Ah, dear dear dear Jenny

If you read the rules carefully on the very last page, they say that Evade, Combat, Horror and Spell checks are a special type of skill checks, which can be boosted by using certain items (dark cloak, rifle, cross and such). Since Clue tokens can be used for skill checks, they work with Spacial Skil checks too. I don't have Dark Pharaoh at grasp's reach, but if its description reads "ANY PHASE", then you can cast it in combat. Since it doesn't require hands, I guess it might sound a bit broken- probably an unwanted (untested?) side effect. But since the Dark Pharaoh is the only possible monster to require Lore instead of Fight, and since he's an easy kill anyway, I guess using such spell wouldn't unbalance a game, after all.

last vote: Citron HURT: Akachi- Shamans in Arkham. What's next? Magnetic Nazi-Ninja Cocker dogs? HURT: Zoey- I don't like her being able to take down certain monsters so easily. Also, I hate her portrait and her God mumbo-jumbo. HEAL: Monterey Jack- he's my favourite Agnes Baker, the Waitress 10 Akachi Onyele, the Shaman 3 Ashcan Pete, the Drifter 7 Bob Jenkins, the Salesman 2 Carolyn Fern, the Psychologist 4 Darrell Simmons, the Photographer 8 Dexter Drake, the Magician 6 Diana Stanley, the Redeemed Cultist 6 Finn Edwards, the Bootlegger 7 Hank Samson, the Farmhand 5 Harvey Walters, the Professor 8 Jacqueline Fine, the Psychic 7 Jenny Barnes, the Dilettante 7 Joe Diamond, the Private Eye 8 Leo Anderson, the Expedition Leader 8 Luke Robinson, the Dreamer 4 Marie Lambeau, the Entertainer 5 Mark Harrigan, the Soldier 7 Michael McGlen, the Gangster 4 Monterey Jack, the Archeologist 8 Norman Withers, the Astronomer 5 Rex Murphy, the Reporter 5 Rita Young, the Athlete 1 Roland Banks, the Fed 9 Silas Marsh, the Sailor 8 Sister Mary, the Nun 8 Skids O'Toole, the Ex-Convict 7 Tommy Muldoon, the Rookie Cop 7 Tony Morgan, the Bounty Hunter 5 Trish Scarborough, the Spy 7 Ursula Downs, the Explorer 8 Wendy Adams, the Urchin 6 William Yorick, the Gravedigger 9 Wilson Richards, the Handyman 8 Zoey Samaras, the Chef 4 THE DEVOURED 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

Eheheh thanks Jgt for finishing Minh off. I bet I'll sleep well tonight

last vote: Anvilek HURT: Minh (DIE YOU BIT** ) HURT: Akachi HEAL: Tony Agnes Baker, the Waitress 9 Akachi Onyele, the Shaman 4 Ashcan Pete, the Drifter 7 Bob Jenkins, the Salesman 4 Carolyn Fern, the Psychologist 5 Darrell Simmons, the Photographer 9 Dexter Drake, the Magician 6 Diana Stanley, the Redeemed Cultist 8 Finn Edwards, the Bootlegger 8 Hank Samson, the Farmhand 5 Harvey Walters, the Professor 8 Jacqueline Fine, the Psychic 9 Jenny Barnes, the Dilettante 7 Joe Diamond, the Private Eye 9 Leo Anderson, the Expedition Leader 8 Lola Hayes, the Actress 2 Luke Robinson, the Dreamer 5 Mandy Thompson, the Researcher 4 Marie Lambeau, the Entertainer 7 Mark Harrigan, the Soldier 8 Michael McGlen, the Gangster 5 Minh Thi Phan, the Secretary 3 Monterey Jack, the Archeologist 8 Norman Withers, the Astronomer 5 Rex Murphy, the Reporter 4 Rita Young, the Athlete 3 Roland Banks, the Fed 8 Silas Marsh, the Sailor 9 Sister Mary, the Nun 9 Skids O'Toole, the Ex-Convict 7 Tommy Muldoon, the Rookie Cop 8 Tony Morgan, the Bounty Hunter 5 Trish Scarborough, the Spy 7 Ursula Downs, the Explorer 9 Wendy Adams, the Urchin 5 William Yorick, the Gravedigger 9 Wilson Richards, the Handyman 9 Zoey Samaras, the Chef 5 THE DEVOURED 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

Last post : Gatha Hurt: Minh, I just HATE her. Hurt Akachi. I'm starting to think that her ability is a bit too strong. Heal Tony Morgan- my 2nd favourite character. His Personal Story is just great, and he's got amazing WIll and Luck- which help a lot. Agnes Baker, the Waitress 8 Akachi Onyele, the Shaman 5 Ashcan Pete, the Drifter 9 Bob Jenkins, the Salesman 6 Carolyn Fern, the Psychologist 7 Darrell Simmons, the Photographer 8 Dexter Drake, the Magician 8 Diana Stanley, the Redeemed Cultist 9 Finn Edwards, the Bootlegger 8 Hank Samson, the Farmhand 6 Harvey Walters, the Professor 10 Jacqueline Fine, the Psychic 9 Jenny Barnes, the Dilettante 7 Joe Diamond, the Private Eye 9 Leo Anderson, the Expedition Leader 8 Lola Hayes, the Actress 3 Luke Robinson, the Dreamer 6 Mandy Thompson, the Researcher 4 Marie Lambeau, the Entertainer 8 Mark Harrigan, the Soldier 8 Michael McGlen, the Gangster 5 Minh Thi Phan, the Secretary 4 Monterey Jack, the Archeologist 8 Norman Withers, the Astronomer 6 Rex Murphy, the Reporter 5 Rita Young, the Athlete 5 Roland Banks, the Fed 8 Silas Marsh, the Sailor 9 Sister Mary, the Nun 9 Skids O'Toole, the Ex-Convict 7 Tommy Muldoon, the Rookie Cop 8 Tony Morgan, the Bounty Hunter 4 Trish Scarborough, the Spy 6 Ursula Downs, the Explorer 8 Wendy Adams, the Urchin 6 William Yorick, the Gravedigger 9 Wilson Richards, the Handyman 9 Zoey Samaras, the Chef 7 THE DEVOURED 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

Last post: MARIANA HURT: Minh Thi Pan, because her portrait suck and her special ability is lame. HURT: Akachi, because I still can't find HEAL: Monterey Jack, because he's my favourite character among all. Agnes Baker, the Waitress 10 Akachi Onyele, the Shaman 6 Ashcan Pete, the Drifter 9 Bob Jenkins, the Salesman 7 Carolyn Fern, the Psychologist 8 Darrell Simmons, the Photographer 8 Dexter Drake, the Magician 8 Diana Stanley, the Redeemed Cultist 9 Finn Edwards, the Bootlegger 8 Hank Samson, the Farmhand 6 Harvey Walters, the Professor 9 Jacqueline Fine, the Psychic 9 Jenny Barnes, the Dilettante 6 Joe Diamond, the Private Eye 8 Leo Anderson, the Expedition Leader 9 Lola Hayes, the Actress 5 Luke Robinson, the Dreamer 7 Mandy Thompson, the Researcher 5 Marie Lambeau, the Entertainer 9 Mark Harrigan, the Soldier 9 Michael McGlen, the Gangster 6 Minh Thi Phan, the Secretary 4 Monterey Jack, the Archeologist 9 Norman Withers, the Astronomer 7 Rex Murphy, the Reporter 6 Rita Young, the Athlete 8 Roland Banks, the Fed 9 Silas Marsh, the Sailor 9 Sister Mary, the Nun 10 Skids O'Toole, the Ex-Convict 8 Tommy Muldoon, the Rookie Cop 8 Tony Morgan, the Bounty Hunter 7 Trish Scarborough, the Spy 7 Ursula Downs, the Explorer 8 Wendy Adams, the Urchin 9 William Yorick, the Gravedigger 8 Wilson Richards, the Handyman 9 Zoey Samaras, the Chef 9 THE DEVOURED 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

Eheh Cthulhu bless the rain- I already got back from the swimming pool...and am ready for some obliteration Last post: Gatha HURT: Lily Chen. Martial artists exists since centuries and that's ok, but she has nothing to do with the Mythos. It's like seeing Robocop and the A-Team in Arkham. HURT: Minh Thi Pan: get lost, you boring, broken bi**. HEAL: Monterey Jack: an useful, easy-to-use cheese-flavoured ability, and my overall favourite character. Boy, I love playing him Agnes Baker, the Waitress 9 Akachi Onyele, the Shaman 8 Ashcan Pete, the Drifter 10 Bob Jenkins, the Salesman 6 Carolyn Fern, the Psychologist 8 Charlie Kane, the Politician 5 Darrell Simmons, the Photographer 8 Dexter Drake, the Magician 10 Diana Stanley, the Redeemed Cultist 10 Finn Edwards, the Bootlegger 8 Hank Samson, the Farmhand 7 Harvey Walters, the Professor 10 Jacqueline Fine, the Psychic 9 Jenny Barnes, the Dilettante 7 Joe Diamond, the Private Eye 10 Leo Anderson, the Expedition Leader 9 Lily Chen, the Martial Artist 1 Lola Hayes, the Actress 9 Luke Robinson, the Dreamer 9 Mandy Thompson, the Researcher 4 Marie Lambeau, the Entertainer 9 Mark Harrigan, the Soldier 9 Michael McGlen, the Gangster 8 Minh Thi Phan, the Secretary 5 Monterey Jack, the Archeologist 9 Norman Withers, the Astronomer 9 Rex Murphy, the Reporter 7 Rita Young, the Athlete 10 Roland Banks, the Fed 9 Silas Marsh, the Sailor 9 Sister Mary, the Nun 10 Skids O'Toole, the Ex-Convict 9 Tommy Muldoon, the Rookie Cop 9 Tony Morgan, the Bounty Hunter 10 Trish Scarborough, the Spy 9 Ursula Downs, the Explorer 9 Wendy Adams, the Urchin 7 William Yorick, the Gravedigger 8 Wilson Richards, the Handyman 10 Zoey Samaras, the Chef 9 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

As other people said, playing solo is a bit "sad", but can be fun sometimes. I remember doing it twice: the first time I was just curious to see whether it would work or not, and how funny. It worked fine- it's just an alternative to spending 3 hours playing with your PC or videogame consolles. The second time I just WANTED to find any alternative to studying for a huge and boring examination I had to take a University: so I set up a 4 hours solo game, and still don't regret doing so (yeh, I managed to graduate 6 monthslater ). In any case, you can't get a "full" gaming experience by playing solo: you'll be missing all the laughing, cursing and chilling out that only good friends can yield! Just one thing: playing 1 or 2 investigators is pointless: it's frustrating and just leads to the final battle. Pick 3 or 4 and you'll have all the fun

A-ma-zing-! I'm printing them right now!

(****, I'll probably be away from home tomorrow, so that I won't be able to vote- and kill those suckers I'm trying to blast away! ) Last post: dj2.0 DIE!!: Minh Thi Pan- Every time I see her ugly face I have to roll a Will (-2) check in order not to regret buying Innsmouth. KILL!!: Patrice- just an easy way to win games for n00b players. HEAL (and buy a beer too): Monterey Jack- a nice special ability and a hard way to survive- that's the way I like it! Agnes Baker, the Waitress 10 Akachi Onyele, the Shaman 8 Ashcan Pete, the Drifter 10 Bob Jenkins, the Salesman 8 Carolyn Fern, the Psychologist 8 Charlie Kane, the Politician 6 Darrell Simmons, the Photographer 7 Dexter Drake, the Magician 9 Diana Stanley, the Redeemed Cultist 10 Finn Edwards, the Bootlegger 8 Hank Samson, the Farmhand 8 Harvey Walters, the Professor 10 Jacqueline Fine, the Psychic 9 Jenny Barnes, the Dilettante 8 Jim Culver, the Musician 2 Joe Diamond, the Private Eye 10 Leo Anderson, the Expedition Leader 9 Lily Chen, the Martial Artist 2 Lola Hayes, the Actress 9 Luke Robinson, the Dreamer 9 Mandy Thompson, the Researcher 7 Marie Lambeau, the Entertainer 10 Mark Harrigan, the Soldier 9 Michael McGlen, the Gangster 10 Minh Thi Phan, the Secretary 5 Monterey Jack, the Archeologist 9 Norman Withers, the Astronomer 10 Patrice Hathaway, the Violinist 3 Rex Murphy, the Reporter 8 Rita Young, the Athlete 8 Roland Banks, the Fed 9 Silas Marsh, the Sailor 9 Sister Mary, the Nun 9 Skids O'Toole, the Ex-Convict 9 Tommy Muldoon, the Rookie Cop 9 Tony Morgan, the Bounty Hunter 9 Trish Scarborough, the Spy 9 Ursula Downs, the Explorer 9 Wendy Adams, the Urchin 9 William Yorick, the Gravedigger 9 Wilson Richards, the Handyman 10 Zoey Samaras, the Chef 9 THE DEVOURED 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

Last Vote: Graksnor Hurt: Minh Thi Pan (and her "hey I got 'loser' written on my forehead' look), Patrice Hathaway (die, you Clue bank!) Heal: Monterey Jack Agnes Baker, the Waitress 10 Akachi Onyele, the Shaman 8 Ashcan Pete, the Drifter 9 Bob Jenkins, the Salesman 9 Carolyn Fern, the Psychologist 9 Charlie Kane, the Politician 6 Darrell Simmons, the Photographer 10 Dexter Drake, the Magician 8 Diana Stanley, the Redeemed Cultist 10 Finn Edwards, the Bootlegger 8 Hank Samson, the Farmhand 8 Harvey Walters, the Professor 10 Jacqueline Fine, the Psychic 9 Jenny Barnes, the Dilettante 8 Jim Culver, the Musician 5 Joe Diamond, the Private Eye 10 Leo Anderson, the Expedition Leader 9 Lily Chen, the Martial Artist 2 Lola Hayes, the Actress 9 Luke Robinson, the Dreamer 9 Mandy Thompson, the Researcher 8 Marie Lambeau, the Entertainer 10 Mark Harrigan, the Soldier 9 Michael McGlen, the Gangster 10 Minh Thi Phan, the Secretary 7 Monterey Jack, the Archeologist 9 Norman Withers, the Astronomer 10 Patrice Hathaway, the Violinist 3 Rex Murphy, the Reporter 8 Rita Young, the Athlete 9 Roland Banks, the Fed 9 Silas Marsh, the Sailor 8 Sister Mary, the Nun 9 Skids O'Toole, the Ex-Convict 9 Tommy Muldoon, the Rookie Cop 9 Tony Morgan, the Bounty Hunter 9 Trish Scarborough, the Spy 10 Ursula Downs, the Explorer 9 Wendy Adams, the Urchin 9 William Yorick, the Gravedigger 10 Wilson Richards, the Handyman 10 Zoey Samaras, the Chef 9 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

Tell you what: I never minded Gloria much: I always found her a nice and enjoyable character, and among the best gate-closers ever. Her Special Ability always helps her, and she often returns to Arkham more powerful (item-wise or health-wise) than before entering. And talking about Minh: well, since gaining Allies is somehow easy (a bit of luck in some locations, or just spend trophies at Ma's), She's basically more powerful than anybody else: +1 to any check is A LOT: allows her to fight just about everything more efficiently than she actually deserves to, no mention that she can roll high Luck in encounters while still having a good Lore. I can say in my opinion that Minh, Daisy and Patrice are the three WORST characters I ever saw: just too broken to play. I'd just give them to players at theirvery first Arkham Horror experience, so that they don't get too traumatized. While I could easily rule Minh's Ally-related ability to grant her just a +1 Focus, I wouldn't like playing her anyway: her portrait is probably the most plain-looking I ever saw (oh well, actually I think it struggles with Daisy "Rabbitface" Walker). Really, how am I supposed to play an Investigator which I try avoiding to look at just because its (yeah: "its") portrait sucks SO much? I'd rather playing a black monopoly pawn. (by the way, sorry if I screwed up the sentence above: I'm not a native English speaker you know )

Well, I've always been comparing Vincent to Carolyn. His Special ability is, *of course*, less useful than Carolyn's: healing Stamina is good anyway, but everybody knows how much more important Sanity is. Both of them have a dull Speed of 3, which ofter makes them boring or frustrating to play. But still, I'm always happy to draw Carolyn, since her Ability is SO MUCH useful. If Vincent had just a Speed of 4, he'd be a pleasant draw to me, though I'd still thick of him as a poor man's spellcaster or monster fighter.

LAST POST: Gatha Hurt: Minh Thi Pan, because her special ability is OUTRAGEOUSLY powerful (permanent +1 bonus as soon as she gains an Ally) Hurt Patrice Hathaway: I wante to kill Lily soon, but Patrice doesn't even derserve te right to exist, with that game-breaking Special Ability. Heal: Monterey Jack. I like playing thehard way, and his special ability is just fun to use. Agnes Baker, the Waitress 10 Akachi Onyele, the Shaman 8 Ashcan Pete, the Drifter 9 Bob Jenkins, the Salesman 10 Carolyn Fern, the Psychologist 9 Charlie Kane, the Politician 8 Darrell Simmons, the Photographer 10 Dexter Drake, the Magician 8 Diana Stanley, the Redeemed Cultist 10 Finn Edwards, the Bootlegger 10 George Barnaby, the Lawyer 5 Gloria Goldberg, the Author 1 Hank Samson, the Farmhand 9 Harvey Walters, the Professor 10 Jacqueline Fine, the Psychic 10 Jenny Barnes, the Dilettante 8 Jim Culver, the Musician 5 Joe Diamond, the Private Eye 10 Kate Winthrop, the Scientist 2 Leo Anderson, the Expedition Leader 10 Lily Chen, the Martial Artist 3 Lola Hayes, the Actress 9 Luke Robinson, the Dreamer 8 Mandy Thompson, the Researcher 10 Marie Lambeau, the Entertainer 10 Mark Harrigan, the Soldier 9 Michael McGlen, the Gangster 10 Minh Thi Phan, the Secretary 7 Monterey Jack, the Archeologist 10 Norman Withers, the Astronomer 10 Patrice Hathaway, the Violinist 4 Rex Murphy, the Reporter 9 Rita Young, the Athlete 8 Roland Banks, the Fed 9 Silas Marsh, the Sailor 9 Sister Mary, the Nun 10 Skids O'Toole, the Ex-Convict 10 Tommy Muldoon, the Rookie Cop 9 Tony Morgan, the Bounty Hunter 10 Trish Scarborough, the Spy 10 Ursula Downs, the Explorer 9 Wendy Adams, the Urchin 10 William Yorick, the Gravedigger 10 Wilson Richards, the Handyman 10 Zoey Samaras, the Chef 10 THE DEVOURED 46th Amanda Sharpe, the Student 47th Daisy Walker, the Librarian 48th Vincent Lee, the Doctor

Kill Minh! C'mon, she's as much fun as watching the paint dry!

Nice rule. I'll definitely have to try it out

Graksnor said: So, girlfriend and I didn't have anything to do today In Italy we got a different way to deal with boredom. I'll let you guess, kids might be reading this post Graksnor said: Question Two: This was way too easy a victory, for two people vs. Atlach Nacha, which is impossible. Yes, we had extreme luck with constant monster surges pumping out easily evaded monsters, but I just know I did something wrong. Was this really a victory? Can you win with that book? It just felt... weird. This happened to us too. Well, nothing forbids that. Also, using it on places where gates open frequently (like the Witch house, Wizard's Hill or the Woods) would often result in a quick re-opening, which would quickly increase the AO's Doom Track. That book is very useful only in the situation you described, or if there are so many gates open that you can't afford having one more... In those cases, you just close those less-frequent locations (like Hibb's or the Science building) and pray

Hmm, I'm starting to like Akachi. I still find her kind of silly, but she's balanced at least. Hurt: Min Thi Pan: DIE YOU PLAINLOOKING +1 GAINING ****!!!!!! How dared the developers grant you a +1 permanent bonus to skill checks whenever you had an Ally with you???? I regret not voting you down since the very beginning of this. Uh, and your portrait sucks, too. Hurt: Lily Chen: again, she fits AH as much as a dancing woodcock would. Heal: Monterey Jack. My favourite investigator ever. Period. A very nice special ability, and a very difficult character to play: that's the way I like struggling! Agnes Baker, the Waitress 10 Akachi Onyele, the Shaman 8 Ashcan Pete, the Drifter 10 Bob Jenkins, the Salesman 10 Carolyn Fern, the Psychologist 9 Charlie Kane, the Politician 7 Darrell Simmons, the Photographer 10 Dexter Drake, the Magician 9 Diana Stanley, the Redeemed Cultist 10 Finn Edwards, the Bootlegger 10 George Barnaby, the Lawyer 6 Gloria Goldberg, the Author 3 Hank Samson, the Farmhand 10 Harvey Walters, the Professor 10 Jacqueline Fine, the Psychic 10 Jenny Barnes, the Dilettante 9 Jim Culver, the Musician 7 Joe Diamond, the Private Eye 10 Kate Winthrop, the Scientist 6 Leo Anderson, the Expedition Leader 10 Lily Chen, the Martial Artist 5 Lola Hayes, the Actress 9 Luke Robinson, the Dreamer 7 Mandy Thompson, the Researcher 10 Marie Lambeau, the Entertainer 10 Mark Harrigan, the Soldier 8 Michael McGlen, the Gangster 10 Minh Thi Phan, the Secretary 9 Monterey Jack, the Archeologist 9 Norman Withers, the Astronomer 10 Patrice Hathaway, the Violinist 4 Rex Murphy, the Reporter 9 Rita Young, the Athlete 9 Roland Banks, the Fed 9 Silas Marsh, the Sailor 10 Sister Mary, the Nun 10 Skids O'Toole, the Ex-Convict 10 Tommy Muldoon, the Rookie Cop 10 Tony Morgan, the Bounty Hunter 9 Trish Scarborough, the Spy 10 Ursula Downs, the Explorer 9 Wendy Adams, the Urchin 10 William Yorick, the Gravedigger 10 Wilson Richards, the Handyman 9 Zoey Samaras, the Chef 10 Last Voter: Cim DEVOURED 46 Amanda Sharpe, the Student 47 Daisy Walker, the Librarian 48 Vincent Lee, the Doctor

(Like Mariana, I'm not able to vote every 24 hours, but I'll play honestly and vote once per day anyway). Hmmm this vote is a hard choice, since I'd kill Patrice right now. HURT: Lily Chen HURT: Akachi (yet another unthematic as-lovecraftian-as-my-pants investigator) HEAL: Bob Jenkins (How can you hate somebody with a Will of 6??? ) Agnes Baker, the Waitress 10 Akachi Onyele, the Shaman 7 Amanda Sharpe, the Student 4 Ashcan Pete, the Drifter 10 Bob Jenkins, the Salesman 10 Carolyn Fern, the Psychologist 10 Charlie Kane, the Politician 9 Darrell Simmons, the Photographer 10 Dexter Drake, the Magician 9 Diana Stanley, the Redeemed Cultist 9 Finn Edwards, the Bootlegger 10 George Barnaby, the Lawyer 8 Gloria Goldberg, the Author 7 Hank Samson, the Farmhand 10 Harvey Walters, the Professor 9 Jacqueline Fine, the Psychic 9 Jenny Barnes, the Dilettante 10 Jim Culver, the Musician 9 Joe Diamond, the Private Eye 10 Kate Winthrop, the Scientist 7 Leo Anderson, the Expedition Leader 10 Lily Chen, the Martial Artist 7 Lola Hayes, the Actress 9 Luke Robinson, the Dreamer 9 Mandy Thompson, the Researcher 10 Marie Lambeau, the Entertainer 10 Mark Harrigan, the Soldier 8 Michael McGlen, the Gangster 10 Minh Thi Phan, the Secretary 10 Monterey Jack, the Archeologist 9 Norman Withers, the Astronomer 10 Patrice Hathaway, the Violinist 4 Rex Murphy, the Reporter 10 Rita Young, the Athlete 10 Roland Banks, the Fed 10 Silas Marsh, the Sailor 10 Sister Mary, the Nun 10 Skids O'Toole, the Ex-Convict 10 Tommy Muldoon, the Rookie Cop 10 Tony Morgan, the Bounty Hunter 10 Trish Scarborough, the Spy 10 Ursula Downs, the Explorer 9 Wendy Adams, the Urchin 10 William Yorick, the Gravedigger 10 Wilson Richards, the Handyman 10 Zoey Samaras, the Chef 10 DEVOURED 47. Daisy Walker, the Librarian 48. Vincent Lee, the Doctor Last vote: ENAS

My group and I like Tasks & Mission. we just removed the most difficult (well, I'd say impossible) ones- they're so frustrating or pointless that we consider them like a "blank card drawing". I'm talking about missions like "joining the winning team", "the light of reason" and a few more...

Hurt: Minh Thi Pan- I can't stand her name, her special ability and her looks. And her job, too. Hurt: Lily Chen: she's as Lovecraftian as a sausages & onions pizza. Heal: Michael Mc Glen- The most badass character ever. Heal Harvey. It's not right to pick on old men Agnes Baker, the Waitress 10 Akachi Onyele, the Shaman 9 Amanda Sharpe, the Student 7 Ashcan Pete, the Drifter 9 Bob Jenkins, the Salesman 10 Carolyn Fern, the Psychologist 10 Charlie Kane, the Politician 8 Daisy Walker, the Librarian 2 Darrell Simmons, the Photographer 10 Dexter Drake, the Magician 9 Diana Stanley, the Redeemed Cultist 9 Finn Edwards, the Bootlegger 10 George Barnaby, the Lawyer 7 Gloria Goldberg, the Author 8 Hank Samson, the Farmhand 10 Harvey Walters, the Professor 10 Jacqueline Fine, the Psychic 10 Jenny Barnes, the Dilettante 10 Jim Culver, the Musician 9 Joe Diamond, the Private Eye 10 Kate Winthrop, the Scientist 8 Leo Anderson, the Expedition Leader 10 Lily Chen, the Martial Artist 8 Lola Hayes, the Actress 10 Luke Robinson, the Dreamer 9 Mandy Thompson, the Researcher 10 Marie Lambeau, the Entertainer 10 Mark Harrigan, the Soldier 10 Michael McGlen, the Gangster 10 Minh Thi Phan, the Secretary 9 Monterey Jack, the Archeologist 10 Norman Withers, the Astronomer 10 Patrice Hathaway, the Violinist 5 Rex Murphy, the Reporter 10 Rita Young, the Athlete 9 Roland Banks, the Fed 10 Silas Marsh, the Sailor 10 Sister Mary, the Nun 10 Skids O'Toole, the Ex-Convict 10 Tommy Muldoon, the Rookie Cop 10 Tony Morgan, the Bounty Hunter 10 Trish Scarborough, the Spy 10 Ursula Downs, the Explorer 9 Wendy Adams, the Urchin 10 William Yorick, the Gravedigger 10 Wilson Richards, the Handyman 10 Zoey Samaras, the Chef 10 Devoured Investigators: Vincent Lee, the Doctor Last Post: Gatha

You can use such items *during* the movement phase. This means that, AFTER the Upkeep phase you can, say read a tome. This can happen before moving (so for example you can spend 2 of your 5 movement points, and then move with the remaining 3), during movement (for example if you have 5 movement point you can move by 2, receive a Tome from an investigator in a street area, spend 2 movement points to immediatly read it, and then use the last remaining to move again). This can also happen after moving but BEFORE the "encounter phase" (example: if you have 5 mov. points you can use 2 to enter, say, the Unnamable location, then spend 2 more to read a tome. The least point would be wasted, unless you have some other way to use it). Something you CAN'T do is: enter a location, have an encounter there where you get a Tome, and then immediatly read it. As I said, you can't because since you received it during the Encounter phase, you have to wait for the next movement phase (next turn. Also, you can't read tomes and use items allowed for the movement phase" when you are in an Other World, since you skip your entire movement phase. Some people wondered whether Mark Harrigan could do that anyway (since he can't be delayed). We ruled him so he can- just a bit more balancement for his rarely-used special ability