Mr. Pawterson and Big Brother Bill #4: ¡Viva Mexico!

Extra , 1 Physical Trauma, 2 fewer cards, 2 extra resources, Coyoacán

Supplies: Gasoline, Provisions x2, Medicine, Map, Compass, Binoculars, Chalk, Pocketknife

Opening Hand: Cherished Keepsake, Ever Vigilant, Take the Initiative

Welcome! Forgive the whispering. I'm afraid that the bow lady might overhear me. She's attentive. That's how she got her hands on me. I'm guessing the bow lady spotted me when I was playing chauffeur. It was pitch black and I didn't even turn the steering wheel, but she must've seen me then. Afterwards, she asked Big Brother Bill about me. The bow lady is usually quite reserved, so Big Brother was surprised by the question, but then smiled and said that my name is Mr. Pawterson and that the bow lady is free to have me whenever she wished. Sharing is good, but I'd much rather sit in the front of the car with Big Brother Bill and Mr. Vela rather than in the back with the bow lady. Her fingers are bony and firm. Still warm though. And I prefer cuddling. Then again, petting isn't bad either. Now, shush...

#1

• DRAW On the Hunt
• DRAW Take the Initiative
• DRAW Cherished Keepsake
• draw Lucky!, 8 resources total.

#2

• 1/8 doom, Eztli Guardian (at Chapultepec Park)
• MOVE to Zócalo
• MOVE to Metropolitan Cathedral
• DRAW Beat Cop
• draw Relic of Ages, discard Cherished Keepsake, 9 resources total.

#3

• 2/8 doom, Creeping Poison surges into Snakescourge
• EXPLORE to Temples of Tenochtitlán (1 doom on Eztli Guardian, advance Crossing the Threshold to Past and Present, commit Take the Initiative & Relic of Ages, )
• Temples of Tenochtitlán (1 doom on Eztli Guardian, 2 clues)
• MOVE to Temple Ruins
• draw Expedition Journal, 10 resources total, discard Snakescourge.

We're in the past! Mr. Vela just explained that to Big Brother Bill. We were in Mexico City, but according to him we're now standing in the middle of Tenochtitlan. The name is different, but the place is the same, just earlier in time! Big Brother, please ask Mr. Vela how to spell Tenochtitlan. It sounds difficult and I wouldn't want to get it wrong. It starts with T , then probably E. T-E-N-O-, ummm... C? I don't know. I'll need to remember to check it in the dictionary when we get home. In the meantime, onwards brave explorers!

#4

• 5/8 doom, Hand of the Brotherhood (at Xochimilco)
• PLAY Ever Vigilant (Beat Cop, Expedition Journal & Cherished Keepsake)
• EXPLORE into A Tear in Time (0)
• DRAW Machete
• draw On the Hunt, 7 resources total.

#5

• 6/8 doom, Serpent's Call, Eztli Guardian (at Temples of Tenochtitlán), Lost in Time (shuffle Cherished Keepsake)
• PLAY Machete
• EXPLORE into Lost in Time (shuffle Machete)
• DRAW Take Heart
• Eztli Guardian shoots (1 damage)
• draw A Test of Will, 5 resources total.

Oh! It's the Earnstone's study! Little Miss isn't here, but I bet I could climb the bookshelf and help myself to the dictionary! Ooff! Hmmhh! One! Two! One! Two! And up! Or do I need some sort of a historical reference book instead? That would be... over there! One moment. OK, I've got it. It's T-E-N-O-C-H-T-I-T-L-A-N and the A has that funny mark over it. It's called an accent. Sometimes foreign words are written with tiny changes to the alphabet we use, did you know that? Thanks for the assist! I don't want to leave Big Brother Bill for too long, so can we get back now? Oh, and we shouldn't forget the machete, Big Brother might need it.

#6

• 7/8 doom, A Tear in Time (commit Take Heart, -2, 1 horror, 1 horror to Beat Cop, draw Gravedigger's Shovel & Knife, gain 2 resources)
• PLAY Ever Vigilant (Gravedigger's Shovel & Knife)
• EXPLORE to Templo Mayor (Fang of Yig)
• FIGHT with Knife (discard Knife, , Fang of Yig retaliates, 1 damage to Beat Cop, 1 horror)
• Beat Cop ( 1 damage to Beat Cop, 1 damage to Fang of Yig)
• Fang of Yig attacks (1 damage & 1 horror), Eztli Guardian shoots (1 damage)
• draw Evidence!, 7 resources total.

#7

• 8/8 doom, The Boundary, Broken advances to The Barrier Is Thin (Harbinger of Valusia engages), Snakescourge, A Test of Will
• FIGHT with Gravedigger's Shovel (0, 1 damage to Fang of Yig)
• Beat Cop (defeat Beat Cop, defeat Fang of Yig, 1 clue, 1 doom on Hand of the Brotherhood, PLAY Beat Cop)
• FIGHT with Gravedigger's Shovel (, Lucky!, 1 damage to Harbinger of Valusia)
• FIGHT with Gravedigger's Shovel (commit Take the Initiative & On the Hunt, -2, 1 damage to Harbinger of Valusia, it vanishes)
• Eztli Guardian shoots (1 damage to Beat Cop)
• draw Guard Dog, 3 resources total.

#8

• 2/5 doom, Arrows from the Trees (1 damage, 1 damage to Beat Cop)
• PLAY Guard Dog
• MOVE to Chapultepec Park
• DRAW Knife
• DRAW Beat Cop
• draw Evidence!, 1 resource total.

#9

• 3/5 doom, Serpent's Call, A Tear in Time (1 horror to Beat Cop, 2 actions lost), Creeping Poison surges into Lost in Time (shuffle Gravedigger's Shovel)
• ENGAGE Eztli Guardian
• Eztli Guardian attacks ( 1 damage to Guard Dog, 1 damage to Eztli Guardian)
• draw Take Heart, 2 resources total.

#10

• 4/5 doom, Arrows from the Trees (2 damage, 1 damage to Guard Dog)
• RESOURCE (Eztli Guardian attacks, defeat Guard Dog, defeat Eztli Guardian, PLAY Cherished Keepsake)
• RESOURCE
• PLAY Beat Cop
• draw Gravedigger's Shovel, 1 resource total.

W-What? What happened? Big Brother? Big Brother, don't worry, things will turn out all right. They will. I'll help. Your friends will help out too. Don't rush it. I've got this feeling in my tummy that if we stay put for a bit we'll get our chance to get home.

Mr. Pawterson says nothing more and looks pleadingly in viewers' direction.

#11

• 5/5 doom, The Barrier Is Thin advances to The Return Trip & Time Collapsing, (place [ Temples of Tenochtitlán, Chapultepec Hill, Canals of Tenochtitlán, Lake Xochimilco, Sacred Woods & Templo Mayor, Graveyard Ghouls, spawn Padma Amrita at Templo Mayor), Hand of the Brotherhood (at Canals of Tenochtitlán)
• MOVE to Templo Mayor (Graveyard Ghouls attacks, 1 damage to Beat Cop, 1 horror to Cherished Keepsake)
• FIGHT (commit Knife, Gravedigger's Shovel & Take Heart, 0, 1 damage to Padma Amrita, 2 locations))
• Beat Cop (1 damage to Beat Cop, 1 damage to Padma Amrita)
• Beat Cop (defeat Beat Cop, defeat Padma Amrita)
• R1.

Yes! I couldn't have asked for a better team! Have you seen Big Brother Bill? He went back for the young man who fell and dragged him to safety! Why dragged, instead of carried. Big Brother Bill is strong, so he could've carried him, but Big Brother knows that dragging an injured person is safer than carrying him or her. This is because moving someone can worsen their injury. If you ever find yourself in a situation similar to ours, move the person if and only if they're in a life-threatening situation. Then, always pull slowly and steadily, moving the injured in as straight a line as possible. You want to keep his or her person spine aligned so that it does not twist or bend unnaturally. Big Brother Bill knew how to react. If you want to be a hero like Big Brother I'm sure there's a place in your area when one can learn first aid. Ask around!

Campaign Log:

The Untamed Wilds: Yorick cleared a path to the Eztli ruins! Ichtaca is wary of Yorick! Alejandro followed the investigators into the ruins! 6 XP (Ichtaca, Ruins of Eztli, Serpent's Haven, 2 extra XP), Yig’s Fury: 2. 1 Psychical Trauma.

The Doom of Eztli: Yorick recovered the Relic of Ages! The Harbinger is still alive (2)! Yorick gave custody of the relic to Alejandro! 4 XP (Chamber of Time, Grand Chamber, Burial Pit), Yig’s Fury: 6.

Threads of Fate: Yorick found the missing relic! Yorick rescued Alejandro! Ichtaca is in the dark! 7 XP (Northside, Eztli Exhibit, Arkham Police Station, Town Hall, Bury Them Deep, 2 bonus XP, 3 XP spent to heal poison), Yig’s Fury: 6.

The Boundary Beyond: 2 paths are known to Yorick! The Harbinger is still alive (4)! Yorick mapped the way forward! 4 XP (Padma Amrita, 2 locations), Yig’s Fury: 8.

Stay tuned for the next chapter of Mr. Pawterson and Big Brother Bill! As always after an episode, Mr. Pawterson is ready to answer questions.