La era olvidada

[Galahan 2]

[Network57 561]

The Forgotten Age? Have a link?

[Turtlefan2082 112]

What would be the focus?

[Soakman 987]

With no info, I'm going with emphasis on Yig, includes Father Mateo and Leo Anderson, maybe Monterey Jack.

 

Possibly Daniella Reyes because she is going to have to show up somewhere other than Eldritch Horror soon. Why not here?

Edited January 29, 2018 by Soakman

[CSerpent 520]

20 minutes ago, Network57 said:

The Forgotten Age? Have a link?

http://d10juegos.com/2461-arkham-horror-el-juego-de-cartas.html

[Galahan 2]

“Una vez más, me interné en las lúgubres ruinas que abultaban bajo las arenas...”
–H.P. Lovecraft, “La ciudad sin nombre”

Creemos conocer la historia de la Tierra, pero hay secretos que yacen ocultos más allá de nuestra percepción, y verdades que amenazan con desbaratar nuestra concepción del universo. Cuando el reputado historiador Alejandro Vela descubre uno de estos secretos –las ruinas de una antigua ciudad azteca olvidada–, se pone en marcha un plan que podría deshacer el tejido del tiempo.

En La era olvidada, de 1 a 4 investigadores se unen a una expedición para explorar estas ruinas, aventurándose en peligrosas selvas y cavernas prohibidas. ¿Sobrevivirán a este peligroso viaje o será su final? Esta expansión contiene los dos primeros escenarios de la campaña La era olvidada, así como nuevos investigadores y cartas de Jugador que aumentan las opciones de personalización del juego.

Contenido: 5 cartas de Investigador, 5 cartas pequeñas, 87 cartas de Escenario, 64 cartas de Jugador y 1 guía de campaña.

[Network57 561]

41 minutes ago, Galahan said:

“Una vez más, me interné en las lúgubres ruinas que abultaban bajo las arenas...”
–H.P. Lovecraft, “La ciudad sin nombre”

Creemos conocer la historia de la Tierra, pero hay secretos que yacen ocultos más allá de nuestra percepción, y verdades que amenazan con desbaratar nuestra concepción del universo. Cuando el reputado historiador Alejandro Vela descubre uno de estos secretos –las ruinas de una antigua ciudad azteca olvidada–, se pone en marcha un plan que podría deshacer el tejido del tiempo.

En La era olvidada, de 1 a 4 investigadores se unen a una expedición para explorar estas ruinas, aventurándose en peligrosas selvas y cavernas prohibidas. ¿Sobrevivirán a este peligroso viaje o será su final? Esta expansión contiene los dos primeros escenarios de la campaña La era olvidada, así como nuevos investigadores y cartas de Jugador que aumentan las opciones de personalización del juego.

Contenido: 5 cartas de Investigador, 5 cartas pequeñas, 87 cartas de Escenario, 64 cartas de Jugador y 1 guía de campaña.

Ah so uncovering ruins of a lost Aztec civilization. Slick.

[CSerpent 520]

No neutral investigator, it seems.

[Radix2309 355]

51 minutes ago, CSerpent said:

No neutral investigator, it seems.

That was unlikely. There isn't that much space for neutral investigators, and that was unique to Lola.

[Jobu 720]

Kind of invokes "The Mound", doesn't it?  I need to reread that one, its been over a decade.

FYI, men of K'n-yan, Yig and Cthulhu (aka Tulu).

[CSerpent 520]

1 hour ago, Radix2309 said:

That was unlikely. There isn't that much space for neutral investigators, and that was unique to Lola.

I wasn't expecting one every cycle certainly.  But she is described has been described as the "first" neutral investigator in FFG materials, so I do think there will be more.

[Samea 141]

4 hours ago, Soakman said:

With no info, I'm going with emphasis on Yig, includes Father Mateo and Leo Anderson, maybe Monterey Jack.

 

Possibly Daniella Reyes because she is going to have to show up somewhere other than Eldritch Horror soon. Why not here?

Could be, but it does not sound like Marie Lambeau is a good fit, thematically… 

[Jobu 720]

10 minutes ago, Samea said:

Could be, but it does not sound like Marie Lambeau is a good fit, thematically… 

Yeah, but Jenny wasn't a good fit for Dunwich.  Nor was Jim.  Zoey just hears voices and slices and dices tcho-Tchos.  Rex kinda works since he is a reporter and investigates stuff in Arkham, so sort of.  Pete works almost anywhere but only because he is a drifter.

Even Carcosa only has Minh and Lola as a solid fit.  The investigators that are vaguely associated with France are softer fits (Mark, Sefinna).  That leaves us with Bill-Y and Akachi who fits in no way I can see. 

All I am saying is that just because someone is not thematic, does not mean it won't appear in a set.   We are as likely to see Marie as we are to see say Father Mateo, Trish Scarboro or Ursula Downs.

[Donel 42]

1 hour ago, Jobu said:

Yeah, but Jenny wasn't a good fit for Dunwich.  Nor was Jim.  Zoey just hears voices and slices and dices tcho-Tchos.  Rex kinda works since he is a reporter and investigates stuff in Arkham, so sort of.  Pete works almost anywhere but only because he is a drifter.

Even Carcosa only has Minh and Lola as a solid fit.  The investigators that are vaguely associated with France are softer fits (Mark, Sefinna).  That leaves us with Bill-Y and Akachi who fits in no way I can see. 

All I am saying is that just because someone is not thematic, does not mean it won't appear in a set.   We are as likely to see Marie as we are to see say Father Mateo, Trish Scarboro or Ursula Downs.

While I do agree with your point, if I may nitpick Sefinna having made and gotten sucked into a picture of carcosa strikes me as more than a soft fit.

[Jobu 720]

52 minutes ago, Donel said:

While I do agree with your point, if I may nitpick Sefinna having made and gotten sucked into a picture of carcosa strikes me as more than a soft fit.

For some reason I either forgot or missed that.  It's particularly sad since her entire back story is seven sentences.

[Turtlefan2082 112]

William does work with Carcosa, but in a more subtle way.  The Path to Carcosa is about The King in Yellow, a play that is known to drive the audience, and those involved in the production, insane.  Let's come back to this in a moment.

William Yorick is, in my opinion, based off of Shakespeare.  He seems to be named not only the bard himself, but also one of the more memorable names from Hamlet (Alas poor Yorick).  Also take a look at when Yorick is brought up in Hamlet, in the graveyard. . William Yorick is a gravedigger. His name screams theater, but if you don't believe me, look at his bio.

He has had a background in theater.  Sure a miserable one that led to him digging graves.  According to the card game, he still practices soliloquies for the dead.  Surely a play with a lot of buzz around it would catch his attention.  A play like The King in Yellow perhaps?

Edited January 30, 2018 by Turtlefan2082
Wrong word

[Soakman 987]

7 hours ago, Jobu said:

For some reason I either forgot or missed that.  It's particularly sad since her entire back story is seven sentences.

I don't expect it anytime soon, but man do I want a Sefina novella.

[phorcys12 60]

OK . not really what I thought it would be ... I was expecting the series of "agents" to be shub and cthulhu shub ... shub is still possible but it seems better left for Yig . Not a bad thing, but some things appeal to me: why so early OLD ONE minor, and especially the color of the box is really close to that of the current cycle which is unheard of in the LCG so far. that plus the strange symbol found above the name of the box ... it would not be a derivative ?? a bit like the saga extension of Lord of the Rings LCG some of which shared the colors of a cycle. maybe the symbol is the hallmark of a new type of product, like a four-scenario campaign that starts outside Arkham, with a more eldritch orientation ??

[Network57 561]

1 hour ago, phorcys12 said:

OK . not really what I thought it would be ... I was expecting the series of "agents" to be shub and cthulhu shub ... shub is still possible but it seems better left for Yig . Not a bad thing, but some things appeal to me: why so early OLD ONE minor, and especially the color of the box is really close to that of the current cycle which is unheard of in the LCG so far. that plus the strange symbol found above the name of the box ... it would not be a derivative ?? a bit like the saga extension of Lord of the Rings LCG some of which shared the colors of a cycle. maybe the symbol is the hallmark of a new type of product, like a four-scenario campaign that starts outside Arkham, with a more eldritch orientation ??

What symbol above the name?

It would be hard to derive a saga extension from this game, as the regular style of play already is a saga. Plus they just announced the "Revisited" series, which are like the LOTR Nightmare quests, so I really can't see them spinning off yet another product line so early in the life of the game. I think this is probably just a regular Deluxe starting a new cycle, and one that I'm thrilled about. I can't wait to get done with Carcosa.

[CSerpent 520]

There's a swooshy thing at the bottom of the picture.  I don't think it's anything significant.  There's nothing in the description to suggest this is anything more than a normal deluxe.  5 investigators, encounter cards, player cards, and a campaign guide.  As for the color, Carcosa was straight up purple.  This is maroon.

[phorcys12 60]

possible but a doubt for me ... and what is this thing who follow investigators on the cover ?? It looks like to me ... a dino ?? 

definitively not a horse or a lama , this last whould be thematic enough but this seems like something else ...

[Network57 561]

10 minutes ago, phorcys12 said:

possible but a doubt for me ... and what is this thing who follow investigators on the cover ?? It looks like to me ... a dino ?? 

definitively not a horse or a lama , this last whould be thematic enough but this seems like something else ...

A donkey.

[Adira 22]

On 1/29/2018 at 5:53 PM, Galahan said:

“Una vez más, me interné en las lúgubres ruinas que abultaban bajo las arenas...”
–H.P. Lovecraft, “La ciudad sin nombre”

Creemos conocer la historia de la Tierra, pero hay secretos que yacen ocultos más allá de nuestra percepción, y verdades que amenazan con desbaratar nuestra concepción del universo. Cuando el reputado historiador Alejandro Vela descubre uno de estos secretos –las ruinas de una antigua ciudad azteca olvidada–, se pone en marcha un plan que podría deshacer el tejido del tiempo.

En La era olvidada, de 1 a 4 investigadores se unen a una expedición para explorar estas ruinas, aventurándose en peligrosas selvas y cavernas prohibidas. ¿Sobrevivirán a este peligroso viaje o será su final? Esta expansión contiene los dos primeros escenarios de la campaña La era olvidada, así como nuevos investigadores y cartas de Jugador que aumentan las opciones de personalización del juego.

Contenido: 5 cartas de Investigador, 5 cartas pequeñas, 87 cartas de Escenario, 64 cartas de Jugador y 1 guía de campaña.

Translation, courtesy FB group:

"Once again, I entered the gloomy ruins that bulged under the sands ..."
-H.P. Lovecraft, "The city without a name"

We believe we know the history of the Earth, but there are secrets that lie hidden beyond our perception, and truths that threaten to disrupt our conception of the universe. When the renowned historian Alejandro Vela discovers one of these secrets -the ruins of an ancient forgotten Aztec city-, a plan is put into motion that could undo the fabric of time.

In The Forgotten Era, 1 to 4 researchers join an expedition to explore these ruins, venturing into dangerous jungles and forbidden caverns. Will they survive this dangerous journey or will it be their end? This expansion contains the first two scenarios of the campaign The forgotten era.

Content: 5 Investigator cards, 5 small cards, 87 Scenario cards, 64 Player cards and 1 campaign guide.

[Samea 141]

Hmm, "a plan is put into motion that could undo the fabric of time" — there are not a lot of Mythos entities that fit this. Probably not Yog-Sothoth since we just saw it in Dunwich. Azathoth? Nyarlathotep? Yithians? This Syzygy "Ancient One" from Eldritch Horror?

[Khudzlin 734]

"Syzygy" describes the situation were 3 (or, rarely, more) celestial bodies (stars, planets, satellites) are aligned. Full moons and new moons are syzygies (Earth in the middle for a full moon, the moon in the middle for a new moon). Solar eclipses always occur during the latter; tides are strongest during syzygies (the difference between high tide and low tide is bigger). So, I very much doubt an Ancient One would be called "Syzygy", though a cult would be likely to conduct rites at such times.