Leo's Doomed Adventure #6: The Pallid Mask

The Pallid Mask

Stick to the Plan: Emergency Cache, Ever Vigilant, Elusive

Opening Hand: Mitch Brown, Fine Clothes, Leo De Luca, Vicious Blow, Survival Knife

Leo begins the scenario at The Gate to Hell with Candlelit Tunnels revealed below and 1 mental trauma.

#1:

• PLAY Leo De Luca
• INVESTIGATE (+1, discover 1 clue at The Gate to Hell)
• INVESTIGATE (-3)
• INVESTIGATE (-1, discover 1 clue at The Gate to Hell)
• MOVE down to Candlelit Tunnels
• Upkeep: draw Bought in Blood (discard Mitch Brown), gain 1 resource.
  • It's safe to say Mitch still needs to recover from the previous scenario. He'll guard the entrance while both Leos venture inside.

#2:

• Mythos: 1 doom, Corpse Dweller surges into Ghoul Minion
  • Leo heard screams from behind. It could have been Mitch fighting the Corpse Dweller.
• FIGHT (-2, 1 damage to Ghoul Minion)
• FIGHT (, defeat Ghoul Minion)
• MOVE left to Catacombs (reveal Bone-Filled Caverns, put Catacombs below)
• RESOURCE
• Upkeep: draw Perception, gain 1 resource.

#3:

• Mythos: 2 doom, Eyes in the Walls (, 1 horror)
• Keen Eye (+1 )
• INVESTIGATE (commit Perception, , draw Beat Cop, discover 1 clue at Bone-Filled Caverns)
• INVESTIGATE (-4)
• INVESTIGATE ()
• INVESTIGATE (-1, discover 1 clue at Bone-Filled Caverns)
• Upkeep: draw Evidence!, gain 1 resource.

#4:

• Mythos: 3 doom, Ghoul Minion
• PLAY Beat Cop
• FIGHT (-3, 1 damage to Ghoul Minion)
• FIGHT (, 0 damage to Ghoul Minion)
• FIGHT (-1, defeat Ghoul Minion)
  • Without the right tools both fighting and investigation take time. It's good there's Leo to make up for that.
• MOVE down to Catacombs (reveal Labyrinth of Bones, put Catacombs below and right)
• Upkeep: draw Flashlight, gain 1 resource.

#5:

• Mythos: 4 doom, Catacombs Docent (spawns at Catacombs below)
• MOVE right to Catacombs (reveal Stone Archways, put Catacombs right)
• MOVE right to Catacombs (reveal Labyrinth of Bones, put Catacombs below and right)
• MOVE down to Tomb of Shadows (advance Through the Catacombs to The Path is Barred)
  • Leo prefers to shake down the Pallid Guy for answers, which conveniently means he'll be able to end the scenario with an Elusive. Roaming the catacombs is out the question because of Accursed Fate, but it might be possible to score some extra XP regardless.
• PLAY Emergency Cache (gain 4 resources)
• Upkeep: draw Unexpected Courage, gain 1 resource.

Leo's boardstate: 8 health, 4 sanity, 6 resources, 0 clues

In play: Leo De Luca, Beat Cop

In hand: Fine Clothes, Vicious Blow, Survival Knife, Evidence!, Flashlight, Unexpected Courage

#6:

• Mythos: 5 doom, Spirit's Torment
• PLAY Ever Vigilant (Survival Knife, Flashlight, Fine Clothes)
• ENGAGE The Man in the Pallid Mask
• Keen Eye (+1 )
• Survival Knife (commit Vicious Blow, , 2 damage to The Man in the Pallid Mask)
• Survival Knife ()
• Enemy: The Man in the Pallid Mask attacks (1 horror on Beat Cop)
• Upkeep: draw Lost Soul (, 1 damage on Leo De Luca, 1 damage), gain 1 resource.

#7:

• Mythos: Empire of the Dead advances to Empire of the Undead, Spirit's Torment
  • Perfect time for some spooky music theme: CLICK
• Survival Knife (, 1 damage to The Man in the Pallid Mask)
• Beat Cop (defeat The Pallid Mask, advance The Path is Barred to The Way Out, PLAY Evidence!, discover 1 clue at Tomb of Shadows)
• Flashlight (2 supplies left, commit Unexpected Courage, -2, discover 1 clue at Tomb of Shadows)
• MOVE up to Labyrinth of Bones (lose 1 action, 1 horror on Leo De Luca)
• Enemy: Specter of Death hunts to Candlelit Tunnels
• Upkeep: draw Unexpected Courage, gain 1 resource, discard Catacombs and Catacombs Docent.

#8:

• Mythos: 1 doom, Obscuring Fog
• MOVE left to Stone Archways
• MOVE up to Candlelit Tunnels
• Keen Eye (+1 )
• Survival Knife (0, 1 damage to Specter of Death)
• Survival Knife (-2, 1 damage to Specter of Death)
• Enemy: Specter of Death attacks (1 damage, 1 horror, discard Fine Clothes)
• Survival Knife, commit Unexpected Courage, , 2 damage to Specter of Death)
  • As long as you can afford to soak some damage and horror Survival Knife is incredibly fun to use.
• Upkeep: draw The Tattered Cloak, gain 1 resource, discard Catacombs.

#9:

• Mythos: 2 doom, Corpse Dweller surges into Eyes in the Walls (commit The Tattered Cloak, )
• Beat Cop (defeat Specter of Death)
• MOVE up to The Gate to Hell
• R1
  • Only two scenarios left. This time Leo sidestepped the Accursed Fate. If he manages that again next scenario he'll be in the clear for the finale. Then again, this series is called Leo's Doomed Adventure.

Campaign Log:

Curtain Call: The Stranger is onto Leo! Leo chose not to go to the police! Doom approaches! 5 XP (Royal Emissary, Balcony, Green Room, Lighting Box), Stranger Tally: 2, Conviction Tally: 0, Doubt Tally: 1.

The Last King: Leo interviewed Constance Dumaine, Jordan Perry, Ishimaru Haruko, Sebastien Moreau and Ashleight Clarke! Leo slayed the monsters at the dinner party! 7 XP (Charon's Obol, 10 clues), Stranger Tally: 2, Conviction Tally: 2, Doubt Tally: 1.

Echoes of the Past: Leo destroyed the oathspeaker! 4 XP (Charon's Obol, Possessed Oathspeaker), Stranger Tally: 2, Conviction Tally: 2, Doubt Tally: 1.

The Unspeakable Oath: Leo escaped the Asylum! Leo heeded Daniel’s warning! 7 XP (Charon's Obol, Daniel Chesterfield, Mess Hall, Infirmary, Basement Hall, 1 bonus XP), Stranger Tally: 2, Conviction Tally: 4, Doubt Tally: 1.

A Phantom of Truth: Leo found Nigel’s home! The hour is nigh! 7 XP (Charon's Obol, Screeching Byakhee, Canal Saint-Martin, Gardens of Luxembourg, Grand Guignol, Père Lachaise Cemetery), Stranger Tally: 2, Conviction Tally: 4, Doubt Tally: 1, 1 Mental Trauma.

The Pallid Mask: Leo entered the catacombs on his own! Leo knows the site of the gate! 6 XP (Charon's Obol, Specter of Death, Bone-Filled Caverns, Tomb of Shadows), Stranger Tally: 3, Conviction Tally: 6, Doubt Tally: 1.