The Path to Carcosa
Wendy and Roland
2024-09-26 -- 2024-12-11
Difficulty: STANDARD
Status: SOLVED
Campaign Log
Doubt: 2
Conviction: 6
Chasing the Stranger: 4
VIPs Slain: Sebastien Moreau, Ishimaru Haruko
VIPs Interviewed: Jordan Perry, Ishimaru Haruko, Constance Dumaine
you chose not to go to the police
the Stranger is on to you
you intruded on a secret meeting
you took the onyx clasp
you heeded Daniel's warning (if HASTUR is spoken aloud, that investigator takes 1 horror)
you found Nigel Engram
you entered the catacombs on your own
you know the site of the gate
you opened the path below
Wendy Adams
| Mental trauma | 1 |
| Physical trauma | 3 |
| XP | 26 |
| Deck | 36 |
| Player | Kyoo |
Roland Banks
| Mental trauma | 1 |
| Physical trauma | 3 |
| XP | 26 |
| Deck | 36 |
| Player | Thomas |
Chaos bag

Scenario VIII: Dim Carcosa
Date: 2024-12-11
Resolution: R3
Campaign log:
- the investigators prevented Hastur from escaping his prison
Each investigator suffers 2 physical trauma.
Scenario VII: Black Stars Rise
Date: 2024-12-06
Resolution: R1
Campaign log:
- you opened the path below
- + 1 Conviction
Chaos bag: added two Tablets
Roland Banks (Lead): gained 3 XP
Wendy Adams: gained 3 XP
Victory display: Abbey Church, Outer Wall, North Tower
Wendy obtained the guide. We did not encounter The Man in the Pallid Mask.
Scenario VI: The Pallid Mask
Date: 2024-11-13
Resolution: R1
Campaign log:
- you entered the catacombs on your own
- you know the site of the gate
- + 1 Chasing the Stranger
- + 2 Conviction
Chaos bag: added -5
Roland Banks (Lead): gained 3 XP ; added Stubborn Detective
Wendy Adams: gained 3 XP ; added Paranoia
Victory display: Specter of Death, Bone-Filled Caverns
We opened a secret passageway. As part of the Setup for "Scenario VII: Black Stars Rise", a -5 token was added, and each investigator added a random basic madness, pact, cultist or detective weakness.
Scenario V: A Phantom of Truth
Date: 2024-11-04
Resolution: R2
Campaign log:
- you found Nigel Engram
- + 1 Chasing the Stranger
Chaos bag: added two Cultists, removed two Tablets
Roland Banks (Lead): gained 7 XP ; suffered 1 mental trauma
Wendy Adams: gained 7 XP ; suffered 1 mental trauma
Victory display: Père Lachaise Cemetery, Canal Saint-Martin, Gardens of Luxembourg, Screeching Byakhee, Screeching Byakhee
Paris was horrible, had to retry multiple times. For the winning playtrough we both changed our decks, so all card changes apply to those decks henceforth. We had more Conviction than Doubt. The resolution caused us to suffer 1 mental trauma, and gain 2 additional experience points
Interlude II: Lost Soul
Campaign log:
- you heeded Daniel's warning (if HASTUR is spoken aloud, that investigator takes 1 horror)
- + 2 Conviction
Roland Banks (Lead): gained 3 XP ; added Physical Training••••, Grete Wagner••• ; removed Guard Dog, .45 Automatic ; removed Guard Dog, .45 Automatic
Wendy Adams: gained 3 XP
2 XP, 3 resources, start at Montparnasse, Lost Soul weakness card. We earned 2 XP because Daniel survived (+1 XP), and we heeded his warning (+1 XP). We earned 3 resources and get to start at Montparnasse because we interviewed Jordan Perry. Dream sequence at the start of next scenario: Intro 2, Dream: 1 (+ Lost Soul weakness card), 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 13, Awakening, Jordan's information (+ 3 resources and start at Montparnasse).
Scenario IV: The Unspeakable Oath
Date: 2024-10-14
Resolution: R2
Chaos bag: added two Tablets ; removed two Cultists
Roland Banks (Lead): gained 2 XP ; added Lost Soul ; suffered 1 physical trauma
Wendy Adams: gained 2 XP ; added Lost Soul ; suffered 1 physical trauma
Victory display: Mess Hall, Basement Hall
We took the key by force which led to an assault by the guards as we were leaving, and 1 physical trauma each. Roland set fire to the kitchen and incited a fight amongst the patients. Wendy recalled the way out and learned the guards patrols. Wendy escorted Daniel out.
Scenario III: Echoes of the Past
Date: 2024-10-14
Resolution: R1
Campaign log:
- you took the onyx clasp
- + 1 Conviction
Chaos bag: added two Cultists, removed two Elder Things
Roland Banks (Lead): gained 0 XP
Wendy Adams: gained 0 XP ; added Clasp of Black Onyx
Victory display:
The -3 token was added during setup of Scenario IV: The Unspeakable Oath.
Interlude I: Reality's Shadow
Campaign log:
- you intruded on a secret meeting
- + 1 Doubt
We chose Reality's Shadow 1. "Why would you go back inside?"
Scenario II: The Last King
Date: 2024-10-01
Resolution: R1
Campaign log:
- VIPs Interviewed: Jordan Perry, Ishimaru Haruko, Constance Dumaine
- VIPs Slain: Sebastien Moreau, Ishimaru Haruko
Roland Banks (Lead): gained 2 XP
Wendy Adams: gained 2 XP
Victory display: Sebastien Moreau, Ishimaru Haruko
Nine clues found so 2 XP each.
Scenario I: Curtain Call
Date: 2024-09-26
Resolution: R2
Campaign log:
- you chose not to go to the police
- the Stranger is on to you
- + 2 Chasing the Stranger
- + 1 Doubt
Chaos bag: added two Elder Things
Roland Banks (Lead): gained 6 XP ; added The Man in the Pallid Mask, Bruiser•••, Elder Sign Amulet••• ; removed Overpower, Guts
Wendy Adams: gained 6 XP ; added Plucky•••, Charisma••• ; removed Rabbit's Foot, .41 Derringer
Victory display: Royal Emissary, Agent of the King, Lighting Box, Green Room, Balcony
The two elder thing tokens were added during play.