Mr. Pawterson and Big Brother Bill #6: Delve Deep!

Extra , 1 Physical Trauma

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

Opening Hand: Lucky!, Take Heart, A Test of Will, "Look what I found!", Ever Vigilant

Hello! We've just entered the caves. I'm keeping myself buried amongst the various supplies in the knapsack just in case Big Brother Bill wishes to glance over his shoulder to see sunlight one last time. To be honest, I'm a tiny bit worried. As you can see there are some torches next to me, but if our caving expedition lasts more than one day we might be out of light sources in the dark. Normally, if your light fails you ought to sit down and wait on the spot for someone to come. But, we're so far from civilization!

#1

• Mouth of K'n-yan (discard No Turning Back)
• INVESTIGATE (, 1 clue)
• EXPLORE into Deep Dark
• draw Cherished Keepsake, 6 resources, discard Deep Dark.

#2

• 1/7 doom, Snakescourge
• EXPLORE to Perilous Gulch
• INVESTIGATE (commit Take Heart, -2, 1 doom, draw Machete & Guard Dog, gain 2 resources)
• PLAY Ever Vigilant (Machete, Guard Dog & Cherished Keepsake)
• draw Resourceful, 5 resources total, discard Snakescourge.

#3

• 3/7 doom, Ill Omen (1 horror to Cherished Keepsake, 1 doom)
• INVESTIGATE (commit Resourceful & "Look what I found!", , Lucky!, return Take Heart,1 clue)
• EXPLORE to Vast Passages
• INVESTIGATE ()
• draw Ever Vigilant, 5 resources total.

So far so good. Big Brother Bill is leading everyone map in-hand. He's so capable. Then again, Big Brother hasn't actually looked at the map for quite some time. Big Brother, remember that when the map has white spots you can update it on your own. Oh! Have you seen that?! Big Brother went ahead and marked something on his map. Can you hear me Big Brother? It's me, Mr. Pawterson. I'm doing my part!

#4

• 5/7 doom, Final Mistake (0)
• INVESTIGATE ()
• INVESTIGATE (0, 1 clue)
• advance Cavern of the Forgotten Age to Descent into Dark
• EXPLORE into Final Mistake (-2, 1 damage to Guard Dog, 1 damage)
• draw Gravedigger's Shovel, 6 resources total.

#5

• 6/7 doom, Ancestral Fear (1 doom) surges into Brood of Yig
• FIGHT with Machete (commit Gravedigger's Shovel, -2, 2 damage to Brood of Yig)
• EXPLORE to Crystal Pillars (Brood of Yig attacks, defeat Cherished Keepsake, 1 damage to Guard Dog, defeat Brood of Yig, PLAY Gravedigger's Shovel, 0)
• Gravedigger's Shovel (1 clue)
• draw Knife, 5 resources total.

#6

• 8/7 doom, The Lonely Caverns advance to Eyes in the Dark, Entombed
• FIGHT with Machete (commit Knife, , 2 damage to Harbinger of Valusia)
• FIGHT with Machete (+1 , , 2 damage to Harbinger of Valusia, it vanishes)
• INVESTIGATE (commit Ever Vigilant, , return Lucky!, 1 clue)
• draw Lucky!, 5 resources total.

Shoo! Stop bothering Big Brother Bill or else! They deserve some very severe scolding, don't they, Big Brother?

#7

• 4/13 doom, Entombed
• Entombed (+2 , 0, discard Entombed)
• Entombed (+2 , , Lucky!, discard Entombed)
• EXPLORE into Pitfall (commit Take Heart, , draw Graveyard Ghouls & Cherished Keepsake, gain 2 resources, 2 damage)
• Graveyard Ghouls attack (defeat Guard Dog, 1 damage to Graveyard Ghouls)
• draw Take Heart, 3 resources total.

#8

• 5/13 doom, Poisonous Spores
• EXPLORE to Descent to Yoth (Graveyard Ghouls attack, 1 damage & 1 horror, Creeping Poison surges into Final Mistake, +1 , , Lucky!, Ancestral Fear (1 vengeance) surges into Ill Omen (1 horror, 1 doom)
• FIGHT with Machete (-1, defeat Graveyard Ghouls, PLAY Cherished Keepsake)
• INVESTIGATE (commit Take Heart, -2, draw Dark Pact & "Look what I found!", gain 2 resources)
• draw Resourceful, 3 resources total, discard Poisonous Spores.

#9

• 7/13 doom, Poisonous Spores
• PLAY Dark Pact (2 damage)
• INVESTIGATE (commit Resourceful & "Look what I found!", -2, flip doom to clue)
• R1.

Wh- You aren't really Mr. Vela. Not anymore.

INDEED. NOT.

You can speak! That's... That's wonderful. That means we can cut a deal. How about I surrender myself to you instead and you let Big Brother go free?

YOU. ARE. OF. NO. INTEREST. TO. US.

I could be! I know stuff, lots of stuff!

IS. THAT. SO. WE. SHALL. TAKE. YOU. BOTH.

D-Don't you dare! I've got friends. Powerful friends. And that's that not all. There are others with vested interest in Big Brother Bill. S-See... The D-Dark One marked him as one of his!

BLUFF.

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.

Heart of the Elders: The Harbinger is still alive (8)! 4 XP (Circuitous Trail, Stone Altar, Perilous Gulch, Crystal Pillars), Yig’s Fury: 9.

Stay tuned for the next chapter of Mr. Pawterson and Big Brother Bill!