Akachi Sees Cultists Everywhere (Solo, Achievements)

I'm frankly doubtful of my chances here - I'm not thrilled with this Akachi Onyele deck - but hey, let's see how it goes!

SESSION REPORT SCENARIO II: RETURN TO THE MIDNIGHT MASKS

• Opening Hand: Holy Rosary, Drawn to the Flame, Perception, Lita Chantler, Drawn to the Flame
• Kept: Lita Chantler
• Replacements: Spirit-Speaker, Arcane Initiate, Shards of the Void, Rite of Seeking
• Starting Location: Rivertown - Abandoned Warehouse

R1 (1D, 3H, 5$, 0C): 0/6 doom

• Encounter: None
• Play Shards of the Void [-3$]
• Play Arcane Initiate with +1 doom [-1$]
• Use Arcane Initiate: no draw
• Move to Graveyard, 5 vs. 3 (-1): pass
• Draw Spirit Athame [+1$]
• Use Arcane Initiate: no draw

I'll try my luck at the shroud 1 Graveyard while building up resources for Rite of Seeking.

R2 (1D, 3H, 2$, 0C): 1/6 doom [+1 on Arcane Initiate]

• Encounter: Disciple of the Devourer spawns at Northside with +1 doom
• Investigate, 2 vs. 1 (-1): pass [+1C]
• Invesitgate, 2 vs. 1 (-1): pass [+1C, +1 Victory]
• Use Act 1a [-2C]: Billy Cooper spawns at Easttown
• Draw Drawn to the Flame [+1$]
• Use Arcane Initiate: draw Storm of Spirits

That went pretty well. The extra doom acceleration is never good though.

R3 (1D, 3H, 3$, 0C): 2/6 doom [+2 on Arcane Initiate and Disciple of the Devourer]

• Encounter: Mask of Umôrdhoth attaches to Disciple of the Devourer with +1 doom
• Move to Rivertown - Abandoned Warehouse
• Use Rivertown - Abandoned Warehouse [discard Spirit-Speaker]: -2 doom from Disciple of the Devourer
• Move to Miskatonic University - Miskatonic Museum
• Draw Emergency Cache [+1$]
• Use Arcane Initiate: draw Shrivelling

With the extra doom acceleration gone, and some cards in hand, let's see if I can make progress in the higher-shroud areas.

R4 (1D, 3H, 3$, 0C): 3/6 doom [+1 on Arcane Initiate]

• Encounter: Hunting Nightgaunt spawns and engages
• Use Shards of the Void [unseal 0]: Fight Hunting Nightgaunt, 5 vs. 3 (-1): pass [+2D]
• Move to Rivertown - Abandoned Warehouse [Hunting Nightgaunt attacks, 1D, 1H on Arcane Initiate]
• Evade Hunting Nightgaunt, 2 vs. 1 (-4 x 2 = -8): fail
• Hunting Nightgaunt attacks [1D/1H discards Arcane Initiate]
• Draw Mists of R'lyeh [+1$]

Seeing that Hunting Nightgaunt, I decided to backtrack and try killing it in front of Billy Cooper. I needed to get rid of the Arcane Initiate anyway.

R5 (2D, 3H, 4$, 0C): 4/6 doom

• Encounter: Masked Horrors [+1 doom]
• Move to Easttown - Arkham Police Station [Hunting Nightgaunt attacks, 1D/1H] [Billy Cooper engages]
• Use Shards of the Void [-1*]: Fight Hunting Nightgaunt, 5 vs. 3 ( is -2) [+1 doom on Billy Cooper]: pass [+2D, defeated] [Billy Cooper placed in display, +1 Victory]
• Play Mists of R'lyeh [-2$]
• Draw Arcane Initiate [+1$]

I decided to make a run at the "defeat no Unique cultists" achievement, which means I can't defeat the Agenda 1b hunter. With Mists of R'lyeh, I should be able to keep away from it.

R6 (3D, 4H, 3$, 0C): 6/6 doom

• Agenda advances to 1b: The Masked Hunter spawns and engages, advances to 2a
• Encounter: Corpse-Taker spawns at St. Mary's Hospital with +1 doom
• Use Mists of R'lyeh [-1*]: Evade The Masked Hunter, 5 vs. 2 ( is -2) [+1 doom on The Masked Hunter]: pass [evaded, move to Rivertown - Abandoned Warehouse, discard Arcane Initiate]
• Play Lita Chantler
• Play Spirit Athame [-3$]
• The Masked Hunter readies
• Corpse-Taker moves to Miskatonic University - Miskatonic Museum
• Draw Flashlight [+1$]

The idea is to loop back around through the potential Victory locations while intercepting the Corpse-Taker en route.

R7 (3D, 4H, 1$, 0C): 1/8 doom [+2 on The Masked Hunter and Corpse-Taker]

• Encounter: Crypt Chill, commit Storm of Spirits, 6 vs. 4 (-2): pass
• Corpse-Taker gets +1 doom
• Move to Miskatonic University - Miskatonic Museum [Corpse-Taker engages]
• Use Shards of the Void [-1*]: Fight Corpse-Taker, use Spirit Athame, 7 vs. 4 (+1): pass [+3D, defeated]
• Play Emergency Cache [+3$, draw Torrent of Power]
• The Masked Hunter moves to Rivertown - Abandoned Warehouse
• Draw Mists of R'lyeh [+1$]

R8 (3D, 4H, 5$, 0C): 2/8 doom [+1 on The Masked Hunter]

• Encounter: On Wings of Darkness, commit Torrent of Power [-3* from Mists of R'lyeh], 7 vs. 4 (-2): pass
• Move to Northside - Train Station
• Play Rite of Seeking [-4$, discard Mists of R'lyeh]
• Use Rite of Seeking [-1*]: Investigate, 7 vs. 2 ( is -2) [+1 doom on Disciple of the Devourer]: pass [+1C, turn ends]
• The Masked Hunter moves to Miskatonic University - Miskatonic Museum
• Draw Perception [+1$]

Gah, that pull is annoying. I'll need to engage that aloof Disciple of the Devourer (aloof because of its Mask of Umôrdhoth), drag it away, then defeat it. Or, well, that was the plan, but...

R9 (3D, 4H, 2$, 1C): 3/8 doom [+2 on The Masked Hunter, Disciple of the Devourer]

• Encounter: On Wings of Darkness, 3 vs. 4 ( is -1): fail [1D/1H on Lita Chantler, move to Rivertown - Abandoned Warehouse (hmmm)
• Move to Easttown - Arkham Police Station
• Use Rite of Seeking [-1*]: Investigate, use Spirit Athame, 9 vs. 4 (0): pass [+2C, +1 Victory]
• Use Act 1a [-2C]: Herman Collins spawns at Graveyard
• The Masked Hunter moves to Rivertown - Abandoned Warehouse
• Draw Shards of the Void [+1$]

Well, now I need to circle back around the other way. At least I got the Victory point in Easttown.

R10 (3D, 4H, 3$, 1C): 4/8 doom [+2 on The Masked Hunter, Disciple of the Devourer]

• Encounter: False Lead, commit Flashlight, Perception, and Drawn to the Flame, 6 vs. 4 ( is -2) [+1 doom on The Masked Hunter]: pass [draw Drawn to the Flame
• Move to Downtown - First Bank of Arkham
• Use Agenda 2a: Resign

And suddenly, just like that, I have to resign! That second token pull means the doom clock is about to run out! Not enough another Victory point in Downtown for my troubles. Arrrgh, I'll be going into the final scenario with an extra 3 doom... well, it's going to be an interesting challenge.

No resolution = Resolution 1

• Cultists We Interrogated: Billy Cooper
• Cultists Who Got Away: The Masked Hunter, Herman Collins, Peter Warren, Alma Hill, Jeremiah Pierce
• 3 experience (3 Victory)