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Madness and mayhem abound in this bestselling game of Lovecraftian horror
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Am I Dreaming? (New FAQ available)
Published on 10 December 2012 - 22:03:40
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Reply #1 | Published on 10 December 2012 - 19:19:04

Thomas Cartwright said:



I have to admit, it felt pretty damn good finally seeing this thing come out :'D

Reply #2 | Published on 10 December 2012 - 20:12:42

My first instinct was to look through it for hotly debated topics so as to find out who told whom so, but then I realized that this thing is 43 pages long, so I'm just going to assume I was right about everything until forced to confront evidence to the contrary sonreir

Reply #3 | Published on 10 December 2012 - 21:49:21

This was a surprise to me and Brian. Well, good! The thing's finally done eh?

"Ashcan" Pete will take that off your hands when you're done with it.
Charlie Kane would befriend a strangled cat if given the chance.
Finn Edwards has very deep pockets.
Hank Samson does not care that you've mastered time travel.
Lily Chen can punch a hue.
Lola Hayes is the world's best Egyptologist.
Mark Harrigan is very good at hedge mazes.
Michael McGlen has never experienced an earthquake.
Minh Thi Phan makes group hugs empowering.
Patrice Hathaway plays songs you can't get out of your head.
Tommy Muldoon is most qualified to be deputy, yet for some reason nobody want him to be.
Tony Morgan sells meat out of the back of his van.
Ursula Downs can shop at an empty store.
Wendy Adams always wins at hide and seek.
William Yorick has a Bachelor's in Cryptozoology—no wonder he can't find work.
Wilson Richards will paint over anything for a dollar.
Zoey Samaras can torch a fire vampire.

Reply #4 | Published on 10 December 2012 - 22:00:22

Welcome back, Avi!

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Reply #5 | Published on 10 December 2012 - 22:00:36

I believe I had a dream where a new Arkham Horror FAQ was released.  Then my wife woke me up and I went on line to discover that a new Arkham Horror FAQ was released.  Then my wife woke me…

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Reply #6 | Published on 11 December 2012 - 00:00:49

 

The Implant Suggestion [KH] Spell can be used in any location, street area, or Other World area, unless otherwise noted.
Well, monsters can't be in Other World spaces, so there's that? It then goes on to clarify that Summon Monster can't be used in an OW space.
 
Once the final battle begins, investigators can no longer receive clue tokens.
AWWW YEA IT'S CODIFIED NOW!
 

Also good!
 
Kind of a shaky logic disallowing the Patrol wagon for the "forbidden five" locations, but makes it very clear (without explanation) that the wagon cannot be used to leave those locations either.
 
If an investigator must pay a Sanity cost to cast a spell but cannot even by spending all of his Sanity, he cannot cast the spell.
Also happy about this one.
 
WHAT?
 
Guess it's a good thing there's a new Shroud of Shadows…
 
Q: If an investigator successfully casts the Wrack spell
during the Movement Phase can he continue moving afterwards?
A: Yes.
This looks like trouble. The only time this spell can be cast is during combat, but combat ends your movement, so this should not be the case.
 
Whenever Charlie would normally draw a card from the Ally deck, he may instead choose any of the 11 starting Allies that have been returned to the box.
HUH?
 
I still think that Cultists should have remained in the cup for Abhoth/Tulzscha. They are Tulzscha's cultists, not Abhoth's.
 
Call Ancient One maxes out at 7 trophies! Ahaha, I was waiting to spring that on you guys!
 
Q: If Tsathoggua [DH] is the Ancient One, are you able to use the Falcon Point movement ability?
A: No, you cannot.
Hehehehe
 
Q: Can an investigator who is returning to Arkham after being Lost in Time and Space move to Devil Reef?
A: No, but as he is returning during the Upkeep Phase, he may return to Falcon Point and potentially move to Devil Reef during the Movement Phase of the same turn by using Falcon Point’s Boat Charter ability
Interesting, since it seems that Ursula Downs is not restricted from starting there.
 
Looks like the replacement for an accidentally devoured player that has been stalked by Quachil now takes over being stalked, right from that point. Sick!

 

"Ashcan" Pete will take that off your hands when you're done with it.
Charlie Kane would befriend a strangled cat if given the chance.
Finn Edwards has very deep pockets.
Hank Samson does not care that you've mastered time travel.
Lily Chen can punch a hue.
Lola Hayes is the world's best Egyptologist.
Mark Harrigan is very good at hedge mazes.
Michael McGlen has never experienced an earthquake.
Minh Thi Phan makes group hugs empowering.
Patrice Hathaway plays songs you can't get out of your head.
Tommy Muldoon is most qualified to be deputy, yet for some reason nobody want him to be.
Tony Morgan sells meat out of the back of his van.
Ursula Downs can shop at an empty store.
Wendy Adams always wins at hide and seek.
William Yorick has a Bachelor's in Cryptozoology—no wonder he can't find work.
Wilson Richards will paint over anything for a dollar.
Zoey Samaras can torch a fire vampire.

Reply #7 | Published on 11 December 2012 - 04:54:29

That is great.

Some errata are still missing though:
http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_foros_discusion.asp?efid=5&efcid=1&efidt=442245

and more generally some of the ones listed here:
http://www.arkhamhorrorwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&ns0=1&redirs=1&search=errata&limit=500&offset=0

 

But great effort!

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Reply #8 | Published on 11 December 2012 - 09:52:02

The Professor said:

Welcome back, Avi!



Like an innumerably tentacled rat in the walls, I never entirely leave ;')

Reply #9 | Published on 11 December 2012 - 10:10:06

Tibs said:

Whenever Charlie would normally draw a card from the Ally deck, he may instead choose any of the 11 starting Allies that have been returned to the box.
HUH?



::Facepalm:: I could have sworn we wrote a *lot* of text trying to get a reasonable clarification about this.  Is this saying that instead of drawing a specific ally from an encounter, he can draw a boxed ally?  Which is ridiculous, and I doubt, or at least would like to doubt, that that's what FFG meant.

Reply #10 | Published on 11 December 2012 - 10:38:32

What I believe they ean is as follows…you start the game with 11 Allies (out of however many you currently possess through all of the expansions).  If Charlie gains an Ally, and the Terror Level is set at 3, he may (barring any other allies in play), take one from the remaining deck of Allies which now equals 8 (11 starting - 3 for the Terror Level) or from the 3 Allies which fled the town.

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Reply #11 | Published on 11 December 2012 - 10:45:59
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Hehehehe… so we're now even more confused about how that Kane ability than we were before!

Reply #12 | Published on 11 December 2012 - 13:50:18

The Professor said:

What I believe they ean is as follows…you start the game with 11 Allies (out of however many you currently possess through all of the expansions).  If Charlie gains an Ally, and the Terror Level is set at 3, he may (barring any other allies in play), take one from the remaining deck of Allies which now equals 8 (11 starting - 3 for the Terror Level) or from the 3 Allies which fled the town.



O_o…  Are you trolling me?

Reply #13 | Published on 11 December 2012 - 15:00:04

I don't understand the confusion regarding Charlie Kane's ability. The phrasing in the Arkham Horror Wiki states the same as the FAQ, but is perhaps a little clearer:

"Charlie only has access to the 11 allies chosen for the game. Any of these allies that have been returned to the box may be obtained through the normal method of gaining allies (encounters, Ma's Boarding House, etc.)."

So you set aside 11 allies for the game. Any leftover allies will not be part of the game for any reason, so Charlie Kane can never gain any of these allies. (E.g. if Duke is not one of the 11 allies in a game, Charlie Kane may not gain Duke as an ally in that game.) However if any of the 11 allies in the game are returned to the box (for instance as a victim of The Southside Strangler), Charlie Kane may gain these as allies even after they have been returned to the box. All other investigators may only gain allies which have not been returned to the box.

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

Reply #14 | Published on 11 December 2012 - 15:40:19

Yay: If the Messenger can prevent being devoured by Nyarlathotep, Yog or Shub when you reach 0 Clues or Trophies, then the simple act of not having any more trophies does not qualify as a devourable offense.  It ONLY happens when you have to pay and you can't.

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Reply #15 | Published on 11 December 2012 - 15:59:54

The Professor said:

What I believe they ean is as follows…you start the game with 11 Allies (out of however many you currently possess through all of the expansions).  If Charlie gains an Ally, and the Terror Level is set at 3, he may (barring any other allies in play), take one from the remaining deck of Allies which now equals 8 (11 starting - 3 for the Terror Level) or from the 3 Allies which fled the town.

You mean… for free? Clearly Charlie is allowed to gain those, from the original eleven, who were returned to the box (the others never entered play, problem solved, as it was often said), but he still has to pay the price / meet the requirements during encounters.

I'm afraid I'm not with you on this house-rule, Joe, I'm sorry!

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