I'll play unless Vin Diesel or The Rock come over and kidnap me....

This Saturday.

Just played a game with Oni's clan ( the wife and offspring).   My wife and I made chili for the nights horrific festivities.    It was fun, but we called it a night when my character was devoured by a mi go.  Ithaqua was only a few gates  from being awaken, so maybe it was for the best.

Oni and I just finished playing.   We closed all the gates, but we then drew another mythos card, and a new gate appeared.  It all went to hell after that.

Monsters, monsters, monsters.  We couldn't keep up.

We ended up throwing in the towel.

BUT,  I just re read the rules.  We won the game when the last gate was closed.  So there is that.  Lets pretend that  everything after that was a hallucination, cause when we closed the gate, we both ended up insane.

Ok  Things I re read.

Everytime the Terror Level increases, all the monsters in the Outskirts return to the "monster cup."

If a gate suddenly opens under and investigator, they fall through it ( before being attacked by what ever monster may apear) and are delayed in the other world.

I just finished playing a solo game.  I picked a good invesitgator, drew a rifle and was kicking monster ass.  I became the deputy and was going about closing gates and collecting monster trophies when the game got mad at me.
   I drew a card that pretty much made two gates open per turn instead of one, and it went down hill fast after that.  I was finally devoured by Nyarlothotep.

There is a house rule on the Arkham Forum that I like.   Everyone, including the creators of the game, agree that spells are too weak.  So they suggest that you only pay the sanity penalty if you fail to cast the spell.

I think that works well.

What's the start time Yog-Sothoth???

The earlier the better. Got home late last time.

I'm not sure what your schedule is. Is 6pm too early???

That's fine. No work to do and I can eat lots of it as can The Onettes

A Good Time was had by All!!

....and when my 11 tear old Daughter uttered the words "Don't worry Daddy, I can still douse the Horror with my Molotov Cocktail." a small tear welled up in my eye.

That's Oni's little Girl.

You would like her, she wanted to fight everything.

I saw another group's house rule, and I think it has merit.  Jimmy, since you are the only one who has played this game other than me, tell me what you think.

If you find a spell book ( something we all seem to not use, and just give them up when the game calls for us to loose something) instead of giving you a one shot or sometimes two shot spell,  you can always use that spell, as long as you have that book?  It makes sense.

You still lose sanity for reading the book, that fits in with Lovecraft, but the pay off is that you can cast the spells it gives you when ever you need them.  And tied in with the other house rule that spells only affect your sanity if you fail to cast them,  this makes the tomes something you would want, rather than something you discard at the first chance.

On a side note. My wife keeps asking my Dogs why they are Judging her.

and yes I know. No one will understand what the Hell I am talking about.

We just came up with a new V&V Character Concept for the Little Devil.

Judgement Cat!!!!!

Played a game with Oni and Stormdance.  Fun and madness was had by all.

We had a good plan, and all was working out well, untill it didn't.   The Great Old One rose really quick and devoured us all.

Anyone up for a game August 3rd?