Q: A couple of questions regarding defeat, trauma, and being killed/driven insane: 1) If an investigator is killed or driven insane mid-scenario (and therefore unavailable to use for the remainder of the campaign), are they also instantly defeated? For example, Calvin Wright takes a 6th mental trauma due to his weakness during a scenario? 2) A bit more premptive: if an investigator's 'printed' health or sanity changes during a scenario (e.g. due to Hank Samson switching to a resolute version) are they killed or driven insane against their 'current', changed values? If so, with Hank, at what point does he revert to his 'pre-resolute' investigator card? Or are 'printed' values always represented on the 'original' card? A: 1) Yes. If an investigator receives trauma mid-scenario that surpasses their limit, that investigator is defeated immediately. 2) No, at least not for Hank. Hank’s “printed” health and sanity should always be treated as 5 and 5, the same as his standard investigator card, even while using a Resolute version. He will revert to his standard investigator card at the end of each scenario. (Rules Form, August 2023)

Q: As Hank Samson, can I trigger my ability when an effect directly defeats me, for example, if a game effect specifies "each investigator is defeated," or I play "I'll see you in hell!"? A: No. Hank Samson's ability only triggers when you would be defeated specifically by damage or horror. (Feast of Hemlock Vale FAQ, February 2024)

Q: When I swap from Hank Samson to his bonded Resolute investigator card, does his Resolute card come into play with physical or mental trauma? A: No. Physical and Mental trauma are assigned as damage and horror only during the second step of setup. (Feast of Hemlock Vale FAQ, February 2024)

Q: Can Ad Hoc trigger the effect of the three action cost ability on Sledgehammer (4) for free? A: Yes; when discarding Sledgehammer (4) with Ad Hoc, you can resolve the second ability on Sledgehammer without spending actions. (Rules Form, January 2024)

Q: What is the intended interaction is between Ad Hoc and both Pitchfork and Hatchet? Are you supposed to discard the Pitchfork for Ad Hoc, and then attach it to the location from the discard pile? If the Ad Hoc attack doesn't defeat the enemy, should Hatchet attach to the enemy? A: Yes; if you use Ad Hoc to discard Pitchfork or Hatchet, it’s possible for Pitchfork or Hatchet to end up attached to a card in play. Ad Hoc is intended to have you resolve an action triggered ability on the discarded card after it’s already in the discard pile, and it being in the discard pile does not prevent its ability from being resolved as written, attaching it to a card in play. (April 2024)