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Arkham Horror
Madness and mayhem abound in this bestselling game of Lovecraftian horror
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Most Ridiculous Encounter
by Walk
Published on 02 March 2012 - 19:15:47
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Reply #16 | Published on 08 March 2012 - 12:38:12

subochre said:

I still don't understand...but I have an idea.  Hold still for a second

;'D

Reply #17 | Published on 09 March 2012 - 18:45:50

Tibs said:

satanito said:

 

You come upon a cavern filled with human brains. If you were to eat them, maybe you could also consume the knowledge they contain

 

 

What kind of slapdash logic is this??

It's not bad logic. Certain civilizations still believe it.  It IS bad science.

 

"Dad, I don't think you understand this game. We're not really supposed to win." said Emily."

Reply #18 | Published on 10 March 2012 - 10:04:34

Well, I don't think our New England 1920s investigators are part of that civilization!

"Ashcan" Pete will take that off your hands when you're done with it.
Charlie Kane would befriend a strangled cat if given the chance.
Finn Edwards has very deep pockets.
Hank Samson does not care that you've mastered time travel.
Lily Chen can punch a hue.
Lola Hayes is the world's best Egyptologist.
Mark Harrigan is very good at hedge mazes.
Michael McGlen has never experienced an earthquake.
Minh Thi Phan makes group hugs empowering.
Patrice Hathaway plays songs you can't get out of your head.
Tommy Muldoon is most qualified to be deputy, yet for some reason nobody want him to be.
Tony Morgan sells meat out of the back of his van.
Ursula Downs can shop at an empty store.
Wendy Adams always wins at hide and seek.
William Yorick has a Bachelor's in Cryptozoology—no wonder he can't find work.
Wilson Richards will paint over anything for a dollar.
Zoey Samaras can torch a fire vampire.

Reply #19 | Published on 10 March 2012 - 11:17:58

Akachi Oneyle. 

With Signature

Reply #20 | Published on 10 March 2012 - 23:06:47

Of course eating brains makes you smart.  (Link to a disturbingly appetizing cow brain sandwich, with pickles.) 

 

This is honestly one of my favorite encounters ever

The Dreamlands:  It's lovely here, and perfect... so perfect you might stay forever.  Make a Will (+3) check.  If you pass, gain 2 Sanity.  If you fail, you are devoured. 

 

My holy water is in my other pants.

Reply #21 | Published on 10 March 2012 - 23:53:05

avec said:

This is honestly one of my favorite encounters ever

The Dreamlands:  It's lovely here, and perfect... so perfect you might stay forever.  Make a Will (+3) check.  If you pass, gain 2 Sanity.  If you fail, you are devoured. 

It is a good encounter, and I recognize the Lovecraft reference too.

"Ashcan" Pete will take that off your hands when you're done with it.
Charlie Kane would befriend a strangled cat if given the chance.
Finn Edwards has very deep pockets.
Hank Samson does not care that you've mastered time travel.
Lily Chen can punch a hue.
Lola Hayes is the world's best Egyptologist.
Mark Harrigan is very good at hedge mazes.
Michael McGlen has never experienced an earthquake.
Minh Thi Phan makes group hugs empowering.
Patrice Hathaway plays songs you can't get out of your head.
Tommy Muldoon is most qualified to be deputy, yet for some reason nobody want him to be.
Tony Morgan sells meat out of the back of his van.
Ursula Downs can shop at an empty store.
Wendy Adams always wins at hide and seek.
William Yorick has a Bachelor's in Cryptozoology—no wonder he can't find work.
Wilson Richards will paint over anything for a dollar.
Zoey Samaras can torch a fire vampire.

Reply #22 | Published on 11 March 2012 - 19:06:45

Which might that be, Tibs?  I've read quite a few of his dream stories, and the notion sounds vaguely familiar, but I can't place the particular story.

What remains, it would seem, has no artistic significance.

Reply #23 | Published on 11 March 2012 - 19:31:08

I don't know about Lovecraft, but the idea is a variation of the Isle of the Lotus Eaters.

My holy water is in my other pants.

Reply #24 | Published on 11 March 2012 - 19:35:38

Walk said:

Which might that be, Tibs?  I've read quite a few of his dream stories, and the notion sounds vaguely familiar, but I can't place the particular story.

I believe the idea crops up in The White Ship (and later in The Return of the White Ship).

"Ashcan" Pete will take that off your hands when you're done with it.
Charlie Kane would befriend a strangled cat if given the chance.
Finn Edwards has very deep pockets.
Hank Samson does not care that you've mastered time travel.
Lily Chen can punch a hue.
Lola Hayes is the world's best Egyptologist.
Mark Harrigan is very good at hedge mazes.
Michael McGlen has never experienced an earthquake.
Minh Thi Phan makes group hugs empowering.
Patrice Hathaway plays songs you can't get out of your head.
Tommy Muldoon is most qualified to be deputy, yet for some reason nobody want him to be.
Tony Morgan sells meat out of the back of his van.
Ursula Downs can shop at an empty store.
Wendy Adams always wins at hide and seek.
William Yorick has a Bachelor's in Cryptozoology—no wonder he can't find work.
Wilson Richards will paint over anything for a dollar.
Zoey Samaras can torch a fire vampire.

Reply #25 | Published on 12 March 2012 - 22:52:52

Ah, Sona-Nyl?  Or Cathuria?  Or perhaps I am miconstruing your point, and it's just building off of the idea.  That's probably it.  I'll be quiet now.

What remains, it would seem, has no artistic significance.

Reply #26 | Published on 13 March 2012 - 16:15:45

"And as he went out on the balcony of his room and gazed down at the sea of red tiled roofs and cobbled ways and the pleasant fields beyond, all mellow and magical in the slanted light, he swore that Ulthar would be a very likely place to dwell in always, were not the memory of a greater sunset city ever goading one onward toward unknown perils. "

Dreamquest of Uknown Kadath

"Dad, I don't think you understand this game. We're not really supposed to win." said Emily."

Reply #27 | Published on 30 March 2012 - 14:15:13

My favorite silly encounter is this one:

 

"Hey, buddy, you forgot your bag!" You didn't, but before you can object, the man is gone. You open the bag and find a Common Item inside.

 

... and then you can get a Sedanette or a Motorcycle from the Common Items deck.

 

Just the idea of imagining the guy dragging a bag the size of car while calling "Your forgot your bag" makes me laugh. :D

 

Daniel

 

 

 
Reply #28 | Published on 30 March 2012 - 16:14:09

Daniel said:

My favorite silly encounter is this one:

"Hey, buddy, you forgot your bag!" You didn't, but before you can object, the man is gone. You open the bag and find a Common Item inside.

... and then you can get a Sedanette or a Motorcycle from the Common Items deck.

Just the idea of imagining the guy dragging a bag the size of car while calling "Your forgot your bag" makes me laugh. :D

Daniel

::laughter::

yeah... but you can explain this! Inside the bag you find the key of a vehicle parked just outside the train station

We have dragged Reason from her throne and set in her place the Empress of Dreams [Liber Endvra]

Custom Arkham Horror material / Arkham Horror Fan Creation League Scenarios

Reply #29 | Published on 31 March 2012 - 14:23:31

My fav's the one where the man jumps in front of the train...

 

The one that annoys me more than "BATS!" is the OW where you have to "...avoid the gaze of a gigantic eye." I seem to encounter that one twice per game...

 

 

Without Signature

Reply #30 | Published on 31 March 2012 - 17:46:23

Makes sense; if the thing watching the altar has two eyes, you have to avoid each of them once.  Be happy it's not Eihort or Yibb-Tstll, or you'll be there all game. 

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