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The night no one comes home. Let's Play Mansions of Madness: Classroom Curses
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10-12-2012, 02:10 PM
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The night no one comes home. Let's Play Mansions of Madness: Blood Ties
 Mansions of Madness is a board game from Fantasy Flight Games that pits 1-4 investigators against the nefarious KEEPER. The investigators attempt to solve the mystery as the Keeper throws monsters, madness, and pain into their paths. Investigators comb through the mansion searching for Clue Exploration cards, with the final Clue card revealing to them how to stop the Keeper. I'll post a brief summary of the rules but if you want the real deal... Mansions of Madness rulebook FAQ Errata Headless Hollow's game sheet CHOOSE YOUR VICTI INVESTIGATORS Each investigator comes with four Trait cards. There are two physical Trait cards and two mental Trait cards. The player chooses one from each group and then receives the items listed on the card. Trait Breakdown
Skill points - Each investigator starts off with a certain amount of skill points. Before making an attribute test, the player may spend a skill point to add their Luck to which skill they're testing. Skill points can also be spent to add Luck to the investigator's Intellect when attempting a puzzle. THE VICT INVESTIGATORS Ashcan Pete Carolyn Fern Darrell Simmons Dexter Drake Gloria Goldberg Harvey Walters Jenny Barnes Joe Diamond Kate Winthrop Michael McGlen Sister Mary Vincent Lee TURN SUMMARY Investigators’ Turn During a game round, the investigators can go in any order they wish. Discuss strategy as you plan your moves. If someone takes too long to take their turn, feel free to take your turn first. An investigator’s turn consists of two movements and an action. These can be done in any order. Movement – Investigators can move into an adjacent space. Spaces are delineated by a white line or a brown line with a door. Brown lines without a door are not considered adjacent.
Investigator Actions
Keeper’s Turn The Keeper’s turn consists of five steps that are done in order.
Keeper Interactions During Investigator Turns Although the majority of the keeper’s activities are resolved during his turn, he also has a number of abilities and responsibilities during investigator turns. The keeper is responsible for revealing cards when an investigator explores a room or attempts to move through a locked door. In addition, he is required to draw and resolve all Combat cards.The keeper’s largest interactions, however, involve Trauma and Mythos cards. Playing Trauma and Mythos Cards In each story, the keeper starts with a number of Trauma and/or Mythos cards. He can draw more of these cards by using his Action cards. Trauma cards can only be played immediately after an investigator has taken damage or horror (see “Trauma Cards” on page 25).Mythos cards can be played at the start of an investigator’s turn, or immediately after he resolves a Movement or Action Step. These cards each have a threat cost on them (which may be zero), and some require the investigator to be in a particular room. Mythos Cards Mythos cards provide a great way for the keeper to slow investigators in their hunt for clues or to deal unexpected damage or horror to investigators. Such damage and horror could even present opportunities to play Trauma cards on the investigators. There are four points during an investigator’s turn at which the keeper may play a Mythos card. The keeper may play a maximum of one Mythos card per investigator turn and may never play Mythos cards during the keeper’s own turn. The points when the keeper may play a Mythos card are:
In order to play a Mythos card, the keeper must first pay the threat cost. Some cards also have a requirement which lists a room name, partial room name, or other requirement. The keeper may only play Mythos cards on investigators who are in one of the listed rooms or are fulfilling the requirement. For example, if a Mythos card says “Requirement: Bedroom,” the card can only be played on an investigator who is in a room that includes the word “Bedroom” in its name (such as the “Guest Bedroom” or “Master Bedroom”). After playing a Mythos card, the keeper discards it to a faceup pile adjacent to the Mythos deck. If the Mythos deck runs out of cards, this discard pile is shuffled to create a new Mythos deck. Trauma Cards Trauma cards are used by the keeper to represent the physical and emotional damage that investigators have suffered. These cards can only be played by the keeper immediately after an investigator takes damage or horror . The only exception to this restriction is if an investigator has zero sanity, in which case the keeper may play one insanity Trauma card on the investigator as a keeper action (once per turn per insane investigator). Trauma cards are kept in the keeper’s hand until played and are drawn using specific Keeper Action cards. Trauma cards with a red border are known as injuries and can only be played when an investigator takes damage. Trauma cards with a blue border are known as insanities and can only be played when an investigator takes horror. Some Trauma cards also have a large number on them, meaning that they can only be played on an investigator whose current health or sanity is equal to or lower than the number. As investigators take more damage and horror, they become susceptible to stronger Trauma cards. Each investigator may have a maximum of one injury and one insanity at any given time. If he receives a second card of the same type, the original card is discarded first. Thematically, the investigator has found a way to cope with the trauma or is focusing all his energy on this new trauma. Once received, it is very difficult for an investigator player to get rid of a Trauma card. A lucky investigator may find a piece of equipment or a Spell that can cure his trauma. Skill checks! There will be times when you are asked to make a skill check. You’ll roll a d10 and compare the number to the appropriate skill. If you roll lower than or equal to the number, you pass! You can also spend a skill point to add your Luck value to the skill, increasing your odds in passing. A roll of a 1 is an auto pass and a 10 is an auto fail. Example: Joe Diamond is attacked by a zombie. The Combat card lists “Test Dexterity +1.” Joe Diamond adds 1 to his current Dexterity of 4. The player rolls the die, hoping to roll a 5 or less. He rolls a 1, which automatically passes. He then resolves the “Pass:” effect of the Combat card, which reads “no effect.” Encounters with the Creepy Crawlies! Horror Checks To see a monster is to have it assault your very psyche. Every time you enter a room with a monster, you must make a Horror check. You roll against your Willpower, after taking any modifiers from the monster in to account. If you fail, you take one Horror. Evade Checks If an investigator is in a room with a monster, but does not want to combat it, the investigator must make an Evade check. Again, after adding in any modifiers, the player rolls against their Dexterity. If they pass, the investigator suffers no ill effects and may continue with their action. If they fail, the Keeper has the option of causing damage equal to the monster’s attack rating. Combat The investigator declares which monster they’re fighting and with what. The Keeper will draw a card from the monster’s corresponding Combat deck until he draws a card matching the investigator’s weapon. The investigator makes a skill check to determine if successful. After the attack is resolved, combat is over.
Hiding and Barricading Rooms Some rooms have a trunk or a bookcase token in them. Investigators can hide in the trunk or barricade the room by pushing the bookcase in front of the door. The Keeper draws cards from the combat deck to determine whether or not the investigator has been found by a monster or if they are able to enter the barricaded room. Things You Will See on the Board  Hiding Space - You can hide in these Barrier - Use this to block a door Camp Fire - Roast marshmallows or corpses Corpses - Used for bad things. Roast them. Ladders - Get from one room to another. Only investigators and humanoid monsters can use them Vents - A beast monster may move from any space with a vent to any other space with a vent. It is, essentially, the xenomorph in Alien. IT'S IN THE VENTS Altars - Probably evil. Sealed doors - You shall not pass. Like, ever. Exploration Cards - These are the cards that will provide the investigators with the tools and knowledge to prevail against the Keeper.The Exploration card subtypes are:
 Lock Cards - Lock cards are revealed when an investigator attempts to move into a room. They require the investigator to discard a specific Exploration card or solve a puzzle before the investigator can enter the room. If the investigator cannot discard or solve the puzzle, he cannot enter the room and his movement is wasted. Obstacle Cards - These represent obstacle that prevent investigators from fully exploring a room. They require the investigator to discard a specific Exploration card or solve a puzzle before the investigator can reveal the remaining cards.[/QUOTE]
Last edited by sraymonds; 10-16-2012 at 07:29 PM. |
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10-12-2012, 02:11 PM
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Damage The two main threats to investigators are death and insanity, which can be caused by accumulating too much damage or horror, respectively. However, throughout the game, investigators can hardly avoid taking damage and horror. Damage is usually taken during combat, while horror is most often taken as a result of failed horror tests and from Mythos cards. Each damage an investigator suffers reduces his health value by 1. When an investigator takes damage, he places damage tokens on his Character card equal to the amount of damage he suffers. (The number printed on a damage token indicates the amount of damage it represents.) If an investigator ever has 0 (or less) health, he is killed (see “Killed Investigators”). Horror and Insanity Each horror an investigator suffers reduces his sanity value by 1. When an investigator takes horror, he places horror tokens on his Character card equal to the amount of horror he suffers. If an investigator ever has zero sanity, then he is not killed, but is instead driven insane. The keeper may play insanity Trauma cards on an insane investigator as a keeper action. An investigator who has been driven insane can often be a bigger setback for the investigators than if the investigator were simply killed. Once an investigator’s sanity is reduced to 0, he cannot gain any more horror tokens. Zero sanity is the lowest sanity an investigator can have. However, the keeper may play Trauma cards on an insane investigator when the investigator would ordinarily have gained horror (as if the investigator had gained horror as normal). An investigator only remains insane as long as he has 0 sanity. If his sanity increases above 0, he becomes sane again. Investigators may occasionally be able to heal damage or horror. When damage or horror is healed, the player removes the amount of tokens specified from his Character card and returns them to the stockpile. Investigators may exchange damage tokens for ones of equal value (but of different denominations) at any time. Killed Investigators When an investigator's health is reduced to 0, the investigator is killed. The figure is then removed from the board and any Exploration cards and Starting Item cards are dropped in the room where the investigator was killed. Spells are discarded. If the objective has not been revealed, the player may choose a new investigator. Status Effects  Stun- Stun tokens are detrimental tokens placed on both investigators and monsters.
An investigator or monster may have multiple stun tokens on him, and may only discard one per turn (either during the Investigator Trading Step or the Monster Attack Step).  - Fire tokens are placed in rooms that are on FIRE and effect every investigator and monster in the room.
 Darkness - Lights out! Darkness affects every investigator in the darkened room.
There are some Exploration cards that negate the effects of Darkness. Puzzles are the hardest part to figure out The investigators WILL encounter a card that requires them to solve a puzzle. The puzzle interrupts the current movement/action and the investigator gets to try to solve the puzzle. If successful, the movement/action continues. If unsuccessful, the movement/action ends. There are three types of puzzles: wiring, lock, and rune Puzzle Setup Yeah, I'm going the easy way out and just copy the image from the book.  Solving a Puzzle An investigator has x amount of actions to solve the puzzle, with x equaling the investigator's Intellect score. The player can also spend a Skill Point to add the investigator's Luck to their Intellect score.
Another example stolen from the manual  The board game says that only the current investigator can attempt the puzzle with no help from the others. In the interest of keep the game moving, I will allow the other to suggest moves. Playing via forum is already going to slow things down enough. |
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10-12-2012, 02:14 PM
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Code:
|| Investigator || Dexter || Joe || Sister Mary || Kate ||
|| Health || 10/10 || 12/12 || 8/8 || 9/9 ||
|| Sanity || 10/10 || 8/8 || 12/12 || 11/11 ||
|| Skill Points || 2 || 3 || 3 || 4 ||
|| Strength || 4 || 6 || 3 || 4 ||
|| Marksmanship || 4 || 6 || 2 || 5 ||
|| Dexterity || 6 || 6 || 5 || 5 ||
|| Intellect || 5 || 6 || 3 || 6 ||
|| Willpower || 5 || 6 || 7 || 6 ||
|| Lore || 7 || 5 || 5 || 6 ||
|| Luck || 3 || 3 || 4 || 2 ||
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|| Threat: 2 || Event I: 0/2 ||
|| Mythos Cards: 2 || Trauma Cards: 1 ||
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10-12-2012, 05:03 PM
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I'll be Dexter Drake with Slight of Hand and Master of Illusion
(Am I seeing correctly that there are no hiding spaces on this map?) |
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10-12-2012, 05:17 PM
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I've never seen this scenario before, hopefully it [strike]will be[/strike won't be too traumatizing!
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10-12-2012, 10:04 PM
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10-14-2012, 09:09 AM
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It's the weekend. People are probably off doing weekend stuff anyway (we are at least).
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10-16-2012, 10:08 PM
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10-17-2012, 12:05 AM
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Hmmm, you know what, swap out "Licence to Kill" for "Private Eye". Joe's got a feeling that he'll need a sharp eye more than an itchy trigger finger.
I rolled a 6. |
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10-17-2012, 05:02 AM
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I'll stick with my decisions, I think. I also rolled a 2.
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10-17-2012, 10:51 PM
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10-18-2012, 08:25 PM
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Queen Possum and Gloria Goldberg have left for the Paternoverse. In her place we have Nich with Kate Winthrop with Inventor and Test Theories.
Nich also rolled a 4 which means he gets the special prize. Which will be revealed when we get ready to go. |
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10-19-2012, 06:30 AM
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All of the investigators go first, then the keeper. Investigators determine their own turn order, so whoever calls dibs or whatever. Y'all can discuss this.
I still need to build the table that shows everyone's stats and items and then post the prologue, so that you know why you're in this house. As soon as that's up I'll msg everyone and we can get started. |
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10-19-2012, 10:13 AM
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Ok, I've got the players' stats up. Check to make sure everything's correct. I was going to build the Keeper's stuff too but I just realized I left those at home.
So enjoy staring at your abilities and items! |
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10-22-2012, 12:24 PM
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Blood Ties The Story So Far You stand there in the pouring rain, watching your uncle Artimus's grave fill with water. You remember him vividly from your youth, mostly as the intelligent center of attention during the holidays. One particular Christmas stands out: the only time in your life you had a personal conversation with him. Until this moment, you had complete forgotten about this encounter.Special Rules - Each investigator player rolls a die and whoever rolls the lowest is considered the blood relative. The blood relative is the player that the story is directed towards, and this player may be required to make certain decisions on Event cards. If the blood relative is killed, the keeper gains 4 Threat, and the player chooses a new character. The new character is also considered a blood relative. Everyone rolled, and Nich rolled the lowest. Nich is the blood relative.  Code:
|| Investigator || Dexter || Joe || Sister Mary || Kate ||
|| Health || 10/10 || 12/12 || 8/8 || 9/9 ||
|| Sanity || 10/10 || 8/8 || 12/12 || 11/11 ||
|| Skill Points || 2 || 3 || 3 || 4 ||
|| Strength || 4 || 6 || 3 || 4 ||
|| Marksmanship || 4 || 6 || 2 || 5 ||
|| Dexterity || 6 || 6 || 5 || 5 ||
|| Intellect || 5 || 6 || 3 || 6 ||
|| Willpower || 5 || 6 || 7 || 6 ||
|| Lore || 7 || 5 || 5 || 6 ||
|| Luck || 3 || 3 || 4 || 2 ||
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|| Threat: 2 || Event I: 0/2 ||
|| Mythos Cards: 2 || Trauma Cards: 1 ||
As you gaze forward at the entryway, the hairs on the back of your neck raise., one by one. You slowly turn around and look upon the one place that you have not yet searched. The tiny decrepit building makes you shiver, but dreams of treasure invigorate you.And with that, the game begins. Investigators, decide your turn order for this round and go exploring. Last edited by sraymonds; 10-22-2012 at 01:27 PM. |
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10-22-2012, 02:15 PM
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Kate's family is special because they were all scientists, but her parents would have none of it.
I predict that there are no monsters here, but we're all about to learn an awful lot. |
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10-22-2012, 02:18 PM
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Science is just lies from the pit of R'lyeh.
I should also mention that if the players can't decide who goes first then the Keeper decides for them. Last edited by sraymonds; 10-22-2012 at 02:49 PM. |