Preston Fairmont - Solo Return to The Pallid Mask

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:
Both Lucky! upgraded to Lucky! (2)
Added Momentum and Swift Reflexes in place of Take Heart

Return to The Pallid Mask:

Summary:
Meandering through the catacombs was annoying, and I ran out of table space as I played...
Was lucky to start with Monstrous Transformation early, otherwise would have had trouble with the ghouls.

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: you opened a secret passageway

• Turn 1:
  Hot Streak (-3r): (+10r on FamI)
  Get FamI (+14r)
  Play Leo De Luca
  Play Drawing Thin (DT)

• Turn 2:
  Encounter: Corpse Dweller surge Ghoul Minion
  Monstrous Transformation
  Monstrous Transformation on Ghoul Minion (5 vs 2 (-2: success - kill Ghoul Minion)
  Play Rabbit's Foot
  Investigate DT (+1c) (2 vs 3s) (0: fail) RF (+1c)
  Play Peter Sylvestre

• Turn 3:
  Encounter: The Shadow Behind You
  Investigate (2 vs 1s) (0: success)
  Investigate (2 vs 1s) (0: success)
  Spend 1 clue: to Stone Archways
  Spend 1 clue: to Candlelit Tunnels
  Swift Reflexes Investigate Streetwise (-6r) (11 vs 3s) (-2: success)
  The Shadow Behind You: discard; discard all resources

• Turn 4:
  Encounter: Obscuring Fog on Candlelit Tunnels
  Investigate DT (+1c) (2 vs 7s) (0: fail) RF (+1c) draw Curse of the Rougarou
  Spend 1 clue: to Narrow Shaft
  Investigate (2 vs 2s) ( Lucky!: success; +1c)
  Spend 1 clue: to Labyrinth of Bones
  Curse of the Rougarou: 1h
  Peter Sylvestre: heal 1h
  Refresh: draw Lost Soul DT (+2r on FamI) (3 vs 4) (-2: fail - 2d) RF (+1c)

• Turn 5:
  Encounter: Ravenous Ghoul
  Monstrous Transformation on Ravenous Ghoul (5 vs 3) (-1: success - 2 damage)
  Fight Ravenous Ghoul (5 vs 3) (0: success - kill Ravenous Ghoul)
  Play Drawing Thin (DT)
  Get FamI (+6r)

• Turn 6:
  Encounter: Spirit's Torment
  Investigate DT (+2r on FamI) DT (+2r on FamI) (2 vs 6s) (-2: fail) RF (+1c)
  Live and Learn commit Resourceful,Quick Thinking (6 vs 2s) (-2: success; return Lucky! to hand; +1a)
  Get FamI (+8r)
  Play Cornered (C)
  Investigate Streetwise (-2r) (5 vs 2s) (-2: success)
  Spend 1 clue: to Research Site (Spirit's Torment: 1h)
  Curse of the Rougarou: 1h
  Peter Sylvestre: heal 1h

• Turn 7: Advance Agenda (spawn Specter of Death)
  Encounter: Poltergeist
  Parley with Poltergeist DT (+1c) DT (+1c) (2 vs 7) (+1: fail) RF (+1c)
  Parley with Poltergeist Streetwise (-2r) (5 vs 3) (-2: success - 1 damage)
  Parley with Poltergeist Streetwise (-2r) (5 vs 3) (-2: success - kill Poltergeist)
  Spend 1 clue: to Labyrinth of Bones
  Peter Sylvestre: heal 1h
  Enemy: Specter of Death to Stone Archways

• Turn 8:
  Encounter: The Pit Below
  Play Well Connected (WC)
  Investigate DT (+2r on FamI) DT (+2r on FamI) (2 vs 7s) (-2: fail) RF (+1c)
  Live and Learn C commit Resourceful (7 vs 3s) (-1: success; return Live and Learn to hand)
  Get FamI (+8r)
  Spend 1 clue: to Candlelit Tunnels
  Curse of the Rougarou: 1h
  Peter Sylvestre: heal 1h
  Enemy: Specter of Death to Candlelit Tunnels
  Refresh: draw Haunted
  The Pit Below: discarded

• Turn 9:
  Encounter: Corpse Dweller surge Grasping Hands (6 vs 3) (-1: success)
  Discard Haunted
  Investigate WC (+4) (6 vs 3s) (: success)
  Play Ornate Bow
  Curse of the Rougarou: 1h
  Peter Sylvestre: heal 1h
  Enemy: Specter of Death to Narrow Shaft

• Turn 10:
  Encounter: Catacombs Docent
  Spend 1 clue: to Well of Souls
  Parley with Catacombs Docent Money Talks (8r vs 4) (0: success) look at Blocked Passage
  Monstrous Transformation on Catacombs Docent WC (+3) (8 vs 3) (0: success - kill Catacombs Docent)
  Get FamI (+4r)
  Enemy: Specter of Death to Labyrinth of Bones

• Turn 11:
  Encounter: Catacombs Docent
  Investigate WC (+4) Streetwise (-2r) (8 vs 4s) (: success)
  to Candlelit Tunnels
  to Labyrinth of Bones
  Investigate (2 vs 2s) (: fail) RF (+1c)
  Curse of the Rougarou: 1h
  Peter Sylvestre: heal 1h
  Enemy: Specter of Death to Research Site

• Turn 12:
  Encounter: Eyes in the Walls (3 vs 3) (: fail - 3h) RF (+1c)
  to Research Site
  Ornate Bow on Specter of Death (8 vs 3) (-1: success - 3 damage)
  Monstrous Transformation on Specter of Death C (7 vs 3) (-4: success - kill Specter of Death and add to Victory Display)
  Notch Ornate Bow
  Peter Sylvestre: heal 1h

• Turn 13:
  Encounter: The Pit Below
  to Labyrinth of Bones
  Spend 1 clue: to Tomb of Shadows
  Advance Act (spawn Ishimaru Haruko at The Gate to Hell)
  Investigate WC (+4) C (8 vs 4s) (-4: success)
  Investigate Money Talks (11r vs 4s) (: success)
  Advance Act
  Curse of the Rougarou: 1h
  Peter Sylvestre: heal 1h
  Enemy: Ishimaru Haruko to Stone Archways

• Turn 14:
  Encounter: Grasping Hands (6 vs 3) (-2: success)
  to Labyrinth of Bones
  Investigate DT (+2r on FamI) DT (+2r on FamI) (2 vs 6s) (-3: fail) RF (+1c)
  Hot Streak (-3r): (+10r on FamI)
  Get FamI (+18r)
  Curse of the Rougarou: 1h
  Peter Sylvestre: heal 1h
  Enemy: Ishimaru Haruko to Candlelit Tunnels

• Turn 15:
  Encounter: Spirit's Torment
  Investigate WC (+7) commit Momentum (10 vs 2s) (-4: success; -3 difficulty to next test)
  Spend 1 clue: to Blocked Passage 1h

Scenario Ends ( R2 : 5VP )
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: 2 Chasing the Stranger: 10
the sun banished Cnidathqua into the depths
the rougarou escaped, and you embraced the curse