Mr. Pawterson and Big Brother Bill #2: Tour the Temple!

Extra , 1 Physical Trauma

Supplies: Medicine, Map, Compass, Binoculars

Opening Hand: "Look what I found!", Knife, Gravedigger's Shovel, "Look what I found!", Take the Initiative

Hello! Big Brother Bill gives a good example and always puts his things away after he’s done using them. His binoculars are safely stored in a pouch and I can’t get to them and I really really want to see what Big Brother Bill saw in the jungle. It must’ve been interesting, because he was looking at it very intently. It could’ve been an animal! It definitely wasn’t a snake, because Big Brother didn’t look nervous. It could’ve been a parrot with colorful feathers! I bet it’s so colorful I could see it even at this late hour. But, even though I really want to see it, let’s not bother Big Brother Bill about the binoculars, OK? He needs his sleep and I hope he gets to bed soon. Colorful dreams!

#1

• EXPLORE to Ancient Hall
• INVESTIGATE (-1, "Look what I found!", 2 clues)
• PLAY Knife
• draw Evidence!, 3 resources total.

#2

• 1/7 doom, Fang of Yig
• FIGHT with Knife (0, 1 damage to Fang of Yig)
• FIGHT With Knife (discard Knife, , defeat Fang of Yig, PLAY Knife)
• EXPLORE into Entombed
• draw A Test of Will, 3 resources total.

#3

• 2/7 doom, Serpent from Yoth
• EVADE (commit Take the Initiative, , exhaust Serpent from Yoth)
• Entombed (commit Gravedigger's Shovel, , return Take the Initiative, discard Entombed)
• EXPLORE to Grand Chamber
• draw Cherished Keepsake, 4 resources total.

So much rubble! Big Brother Bill barely managed to squeeze through the opening near the ceiling! We can still hear the hissing from the other side, but we’re safe now. And look at the chamber we’re in now. It’s huge! This place must’ve been important. Big Brother, is there thing we’re looking for here? Hey, we both could really use your help too! What we’re looking for is round and is made of metal and looks similar sports award. However, it’s not a medal. You would wear a medal on your chest and what we’re looking for is meant to be held in your hands. Like a cup, but it’s not a cup either. I’m sure we’ll know it when we see it. Onwards!

#4

• 3/7 doom, Deep Dark
• INVESTIGATE (commit Take the Initiative & Evidence!, , 0, 1 clue)
• EXPLORE into Deep Dark
• PLAY Cherished Keepsake
• draw Beat Cop, 5 resources total, discard Deep Dark.

#5

• 4/7 doom, Deep Dark
• EXPLORE into Crypt Chill (, discard Cherished Keepsake)
• EXPLORE into Ill Omen ( A Test of Will)
• PLAY Beat Cop
• draw Ever Vigilant, 1 resource total, discard Deep Dark.

#6

• 5/7 doom, Crypt Chill (0, discard Knife)
• EXPLORE into Final Mistake (-3, 1 damage, 1 damage to Beat Cop)
• EXPLORE into Burial Pit (Ancestral Fear (1 vengeance) surges into Creeping Poison surges into Serpent's Call (Poisoned), Brood of Yig)
• FIGHT (-1, 1 damage to Brood of Yig)
• Brood of Yig attacks (1 damage, 1 horror to Beat Cop)
• draw Vicious Blow, 2 resource totals, discard Deep Dark.

Big Brother took me out of his knapsack! We rubbed hands together because it suddenly got very cold. Then, almost as soon as Big Brother Bill, was done I went back to the knapsack. It’s very roomy for me, but it wasn’t big enough for Big Brother to pack more clothes or spare blankets. It’s important to plan your outdoor trips and sometimes even then unexpected things can happen. Little Miss Earnstone’s dad always said so, but when he told stories it was about an abrupt downpour. We got a sudden chill instead. In any case, don’t worry, if you can’t see me this is because I’m now snuggling to the bottle at the bottom of the knapsack. It’s rocky, the knapsack goes up and down and left to right and back and forth, Big Brother Bill must be doing something intense. My fur gets ruffled, even more so than from the rubbing. And… And that was Big Brothers screaming as he lunges forward. And now it’s quiet again. I want to see what happened!

#7

• 6/7 doom, Obscuring Fog
• FIGHT (commit Vicious Blow, 0, defeat Brood of Yig, PLAY Gravedigger's Shovel)
• EXPLORE to Underground Ruins
• EXPLORE to Secret Passage (1 doom)
• draw Beat Cop, 1 resource total.

#8

• 8/7 doom, Something Stirs… advances to The Temple Warden, Curse of Yig
• FIGHT with Gravedigger's Shovel (, 1 damage to Harbinger of Valusia)
• FIGHT with Gravedigger's Shovel (0, 1 damage to Harbinger of Valusia, it vanishes)
• DRAW Machete
• draw Dark Pact, 2 resources total.

#9

• 2/13 doom, Lost in Time (shuffle Gravedigger's Shovel)
• advance Into the Ruins to Magic and Science
• EXPLORE into Chamber of Time (1 doom)
• INVESTIGATE (commit Ever Vigilant, -1, "Look what I found!", 2 clues)
• advance Magic and Science to Escape the Ruins (get Relic of Ages, rearrange locations: Entryway > Underground Ruins > Burial Pit > Ancient Hall > Grand Chamber > Secret Passage > Chamber of Time)
• RESOURCE
• Serpent from Yoth hunts to Grand Chamber
• draw Machete, 2 resources total.

It’s here! Big Brother Bill got the trophy and it’s now sitting right next to me in the knapsack. But watch out, Big Brother, if it clanks against the bottle someone might hear us. Be very, very quiet. See! See! We would've missed that if we weren't quiet. I think entire room-worths of stone moved around in the distance. Move carefully, on tip-toes. Pretend you're playing hide-and-seek with those scaly... scallywags, OK? OK. I'll sit tight right here, between the bottle and our prize. Is it supposed to glow though? Or am I supposed to wrap that around with something? Someone tell me, please, want to help!

#10

• 4/13 doom, Brood of Yig
• EVADE ()
• EVADE (-1, exhaust Brood of Yig)
• MOVE to Secret Passage (1 doom)
• Brood of Yig readies, Serpent from Yoth hunts and attacks (1 damage & 2 horror)
• draw Lucky!, 3 resources total.

#11

• 6/13 doom, Lost in Time (shuffle Beat Cop, 1 damage & 1 horror)
• EVADE (0, exhaust Serpent from Yoth)
• MOVE to Grand Chamber
• MOVE to Ancient Hall
• Brood of Yig hunts to Secret Passage, Serpent from Yoth readies
• draw Ever Vigilant, 3 resources total.

#12

• 7/13 doom, Final Mistake (-1)
• MOVE to Burial Pit
• PLAY Beat Cop
• RESOURCE
• Brood of Yig & Serpent from Yoth hunt to Grand Chamber
• draw Alejandro Vela, 2 resources total.

Can you hear Big Brother Bill talking with Mr. Vela and other men? Mr. Vela says we could still glean more from the temple, but Big Brother rightly points out that there is no time. I know that when someone raises his or her voice it is usually considered rude, but Big Brother is doing his best to save the entire expedition. Mr. Vela, please listen to reason, I beg of you! We're all friends here, it's good to listen to your friends, isn't? Run to the exit! I promise I'll convince Big Brother Bill to entrust the trophy to you later, just run!

#13

• 8/13 doom, Final Mistake (+1)
• INVESTIGATE (commit Alejandro Vela & Ever Vigilant, 0, discard Obscuring Fog, 1 clue)
• MOVE to Underground Ruins
• MOVE to Entryway
• Brood of Yig & Serpent from Yoth hunt to Ancient Hall
• draw Take Heart, 3 resources total.

#14

• 9/13 doom, Ancestral Fear (1 doom) surges into Creeping Poison (1 damage to Beat Cop) surges into Snakescourge surges into Entombed
• PLAY Dark Pact (defeat Beat Cop, 1 damage)
• RESIGN, R1

No! No, I don't want more red on me! It's the second time that happened while you were watching. I don't want to sound like I'm suspicious, but you must come clean with me. Is that your doing or not?

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)! The investigators gave custody of the relic to Alejandro! 4 XP (Chamber of Time, Grand Chamber, Burial Pit), Yig’s Fury: 6.

Stay tuned for the next chapter of Mr. Pawterson and Big Brother Bill! In the meantime, Mr. Pawterson waits for you in comment section.