Preston Fairmont - Solo Return to Black Stars Rise

Spoiler Warning

Return to the Path of Carcosa solo (Standard difficulty):
Disclaimer: semi-blind run - several decisions within the game as well as in deck-building is done with prior knowledge of the Campaign in mind.
Though this is my first run on Return and with Preston Fairmont.

Upgrades:
Added All In in place of Fight or Flight
+1 Momentum, sacrificing Rabbit's Foot
Also sacrificing Swift Reflexes for Track Shoes

Return to Black Stars Rise:

Summary:
Time to try the All In, Double or Nothing, Momentum combo.
Family Inheritance for 28 resources on turn 13! Managed the combo just once in the game, probably need more copies of Double or Nothing and All In.
It had limited impact though, need cards like Ace in the Hole in the deck for it to make sense.

Key
a Action(s)
c Card(s)
d Damage
h Horror
r Resource(s)
s Shroud
C Cornered
DT Drawing Thin
FamI Family Inheritance
RF Rabbit's Foot
WC Well Connected

Game Begins:

• Turn 1:
  Play Drawing Thin (DT)
  Play Well Connected (WC)
  Play Rabbit's Foot (RF)

• Turn 2:
  Encounter: Wizard of the Order (spawn Grand Rue)
  Investigate DT (+2r on FamI) (1v5s) (-3: fail) RF (+1c)
  Hot Streak (-3r): (+10r on FamI)
  Get FamI (+16r)
  Monstrous Transformation

• Turn 3:
  Encounter: Marked by the Sign WC (+3) (5v2) (-1: success)
  to Grand Rue
  Monstrous Transformation on Wizard of the Order (5v4) ( Lucky!: success - kill Wizard of the Order; +1c)
  Play Drawing Thin
  Refresh: draw Lost Soul: DT (+1c) DT (+1c) (2v6) (-2: fail - 2d) RF (+1c)

• Turn 4:
  Encounter: The Pale Mask Beckons spawn The Man in the Pallid Mask on Abbey Church
  Investigate WC (+3) (5v1s) (0: success)
  Play Leo De Luca
  Play Track Shoes
  to Outer Wall

• Turn 5:
  Encounter: Swift Byakhee
  Monstrous Transformation on Swift Byakhee (5v2) (-3: success - 2d)
  Fight Swift Byakhee (5v2) ( & -2: success - kill Swift Byakhee)
  Investigate DT (+2r on FamI) DT (+2r on FamI) (2v6s) (-2: fail) RF (+1c)
  Get FamI (+8r)

• Turn 6: Advance Agenda 1c (+1 doubt)
  Encounter: Worlds Merge WC (+3) commit Quick Thinking, Momentum (7v3) (-1: success; +1a; -3 difficulty)
  Investigate commit Double or Nothing, All In, Resourceful (6v0s) (-1: success; return Lucky! to hand; All In: +5c (1 weakness shuffled in); All In: +5c (2 weakness shuffled in))
  Play Cornered (C)
  Play Ornate Bow
  to North Tower
  Track Shoes DT (+2r on FamI) DT (+2r on FamI) (6v7) (-1: fail) RF (+1c)
  Get FamI (+8r)
  Refresh: draw Haunted

• Turn 7:
  Encounter: Acolyte (spawn Broken Steps)
  Investigate WC (+4) C commit Momentum (8v2s) (+1: success; -3 difficulty)
  Investigate (1v0s) (0: success)
  to Broken Steps discard Cornered
  Track Shoes DT (+1c) DT (+1c) (6v7) (-1:fail) RF (+1c)
  Fight Acolyte Money Talks commit Quick Thinking (10rv3) ( & : success - kill Acolyte; +1a)
  Play Peter Sylvestre

• Turn 8: Advance Agenda 1a
  Encounter: Mysterious Chanting (spawn Acolyte on Grand Rue
  Spend 3 clues: to Abbey Church
  Track Shoes (6v3) (-1: success): move to Cloister
  Investigate (1v1s) (-3 Lucky!: success; +1c)
  Play Cornered (C)
  Cloister: Parley WC (+3) C (7v4) (: success) found the tower key

• Turn 9:
  Encounter: Crashing Floods (6v3) ( & -2: success)
  to Abbey Church
  Track Shoes: DT (+2r on FamI) DT (+2r on FamI) (6v7) (: fail) RF (+1c)
  Hot Streak (-3r): (+10r on FamI)
  Get FamI (+18r)
  The Man in the Pallid Mask: WC (+6) Streetwise (-2r) (10v5) ( & -2: success - defeat The Man in the Pallid Mask) discard Unspeakable Oath (Curiosity)
  Agenda 2c: Spend 1 clue: place 1 doom & +1c draw Curse of the Rougarou
  Curse of the Rougarou: 1h
  Peter Sylvestre: heal 1h

• Turn 10:
  Encounter: Rift Seeker
  Ornate Bow on Rift Seeker (8v3) ( & -1: success - kill Rift Seeker)
  Investigate WC (+6) (7v3s) (0: success)
  to Abbey Tower
  Track Shoes DT (+1c) DT (+1c) (6v7) (: fail) RF (+1c)
  Noch Ornate Bow Agenda 2c: Spend 1 clue: place 1 doom & +1c shuffle 1h
  Peter Sylvestre: heal 1h

• Turn 10:
  Encounter: Hunted by Byakhee (6v6) (-4: fail - spawn Rift Seeker) RF (+1c) *draw Lost Soul WC (+6) (8v1) (: success)
  Ornate Bow on Rift Seeker (8v3) (-4: success)
  discard Haunted
  Remove Lodge "Debts" (-10r)

• Turn 11:
  Encounter: Wizard of the Order (spawn Abbey Church)
  Investigate WC (+4) commit Momentum (7v2s) (-1: success; -3 difficulty)
  Investigate commit Double or Nothing (3v0s) (-5: success)
  to Abbey Church
  Track Shoes DT (+1c) DT (+1c) (7v7) (-5: fail) RF (+1c) draw The Man in the Pallid Mask (spawn Porte de l'Avancée)
  Monstrous Transformation on Wizard of the Order (5v4) (-1: success - kill Wizard of the Order)

• Turn 12:
  Encounter: The Pale Mask Beckons: 1h
  to Broken Steps
  Track Shoes (7v3) (-5 Lucky!: success; +1c): to Grand Rue
  Fight Acolyte (5v3) (: fail)
  Live and Learn commit Resourceful (8v3) (: success - kill Acolyte; return Lucky! to hand)
  to Porte de l'Avancée
  The Man in the Pallid Mask: WC (+4) Streetwise (-2r) (9v5) (-5 Lucky!: success - defeat The Man in the Pallid Mask; +1c)
  Peter Sylvestre: heal 1h

• Turn 13:
  Encounter: Crashing Floods commit Resourceful (8v3) (+1: success; return Lucky! to hand)
  to Grand Rue
  Track Shoes DT (+2r on FamI) DT (+2r on FamI) (7v7) (: fail) RF (+1c)
  Hot Streak (-3r): (+10r on FamI)
  Hot Streak (-3r): (+10r on FamI)
  Get FamI (+28r)
  Curse of the Rougarou: 1h
  Peter Sylvestre: heal 1h

• Turn 14:
  Encounter: Marked by the Sign (3v2) ( & -5 : Lucky!: success; +1c)
  to Broken Steps (spawn Acolyte on Abbey Church)
  Track Shoes (7v3) (+1: success): to Abbey Church
  Fight Acolyte C (7v3) (: success - kill Acolyte)
  to Knight's Hall
  Investigate WC (+8) (10v3s) ( Lucky!: success; +1c)

• Turn 15:
  Encounter: Worlds Merge WC (+8) commit Quick Thinking, Momentum (12v3) (-4: success; -3 difficulty; +1a)
  Knight's Hall: (7v0) (-3: success) found a guide
  to Abbey Church
  Track Shoes (7v3 (-1: success): to Chapel of St. Aubert
  Agenda 2a: Spend 1 clue: place 1 doom & +2r
  Advance Agenda (Change to Act 3a)
  Investigate Money Talks commit Quick Thinking, All In (23v2s) (-1: success; +1a; All In: +5c shuffle 1h (1 weakness shuffled in))
  Investigate Money Talks commit Quick Thinking, Double or Nothing (22v4s) (0: success; +2a)
  Investigate C Streetwise (-4r) (10v2s) (-5: success) discard Unspeakable Oath (Curiosity)

Scenario Ends ( R1 : 7VP )
1 physical trauma
you tried to warn the police
the Stranger is on to you
you fled the dinner party
you destroyed the oathspeaker
the investigators were attacked as they escaped the Asylum
you heeded Daniel’s warning
you found Nigel’s home.
you entered the catacombs on your own.
you know the site of the gate.
VIPs Interviewed: Jordan Perry, Ishimaru Haruko, Sebastien Moreau
Conviction: 4
Doubt: 3 Chasing the Stranger: 12
the sun banished Cnidathqua into the depths
the rougarou escaped, and you embraced the curse