FAQ
almost 9 years ago
– Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 09:00:45 PM
Here is the FAQ! If you have any questions that aren't answered herein, please don't hesitate to ask me them.
How does trading work?
As an action, you can offer to trade with another player on the same tile as you. If they accept, you can swap back and forth as many items, artefacts, and elder sign pieces as you want. If they reject your offer, you have wasted your action.
Explain Scenario Actions
Scenario Actions are printed on the scenario card, and labeled S1 through S4. Each one can be done successfully once per game. To succeed at them you need 3 Good results. Two Weirds will advance the Star Chart 1, and two Bads will inflict 1 Horror on you.
Explain "first goal effects"
When a player completes A2 or B2 the first goal effect happens. The player who completed the goal makes any necessary decisions.
What happens to your items when you die?
They drop in a pile on the tile you were on, and later any other character can pick up as many of them as they want as an action, if they are on that tile.
Do the Academics know when the Cultist can reveal themself?
The Cultist can reveal themself once the stars align. This happens when the star chart reaches 15, or 20, or 25. Only the Cultist knows which of those three options is in play in any given game.
When do monsters and tentacles spawn?
Tentacles spawn when a card effect says they do. Other monsters only appear when the Cultist reveals themself.
Is there a limit to how many Elder Sign pieces can be found?
There are two complete Elder Signs, consisting of five outer and one central piece each. Players can find up to all 12 pieces. In the Esoteric Order of Dagon scenario, the Academics must find all 12 pieces and complete two Elder Signs!
When the Cultist and any monsters are dead, do the players still draw from the Stars deck?
Yes. Note that at this point, the Cultist can, if they wish, choose to concede, and the Academics will win the game.
What all is public knowledge?
Everything is public knowledge apart from your role card and which Stars card you choose not to play during the University turn.
Do weird effects affect both combatants?
Yes, unless they cannot affect one (such as causing a monster to drop a weapon).
Does the Star Spawn resurrect if it's been killed and a new tentacle would spawn?
Yes.
How do the various wound tokens work?
All wounds count towards your total number that you can take before dying. On their backside, they each either say "1 wound", in which case that is all they do, or they say something else, in which case they also do that. They might reduce your speed, or your defense, or add a red die to your ability score, or inflict Horror, or in one case, count as 2 wounds towards determining when you die. If you heal a wound, you may choose which wound token to remove. If it has a secondary effect other than inflicting Horror, that effect no longer applies to you - but if it inflicted Horror, you do not lose that Horror.
Let's write a FAQ!
almost 9 years ago
– Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 12:18:06 AM
Do you have any questions you want answered? Please let me know by commenting on this status! In a bit, after collecting the questions, I will write up a FAQ and post it as an update, and on BGG, and on SixpenceGames.com.
Questions so far:
How does trading work?
Explain Scenario Actions again
Explain "first goal effects"
What happens to your items when you die?
What other questions do you have?
The Add-Ons are progressing, and my new game, Murder Most Foul is on kickstarter now!
about 9 years ago
– Thu, Mar 02, 2017 at 10:39:54 PM
Now that you guys have Cultists of Cthulhu, I feel good about launching my next game, Murder Most Foul.
Murder Most Foul is a murder mystery dinner party game for four or more players. One player is the host, destined to be killed, one player is the detective, determined to solve the mystery, and everyone else is a guest, trying to commit the murder and get away with it.
Since the players commit the murder during the game, and it doesn't run off of a script, it's infinitely replayable!
And one of the ways you can commit the murder is by "poisoning" someone's food by spiking it with a hot sauce - so I teamed up with Dane Wilcox of FYM Hot Sauce to make a custom hot sauce, called Poison, for the game!
In other news more directly relevant to you guys, the first round of art for the add ons is done! That means that now I need to confirm that it's all formatted correctly, that there aren't any errors, and get a proof printed. Once that's done, it'll be time to send it out to you guys!
Guess what arrived in America!
about 9 years ago
– Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 07:45:23 PM
That's right! The games are right now, as you read this, being accepted into Amazon's warehouse. I am currently formatting the spreadsheet with all your addresses on it, will be submitting it later today, and then your game should arrive very soon! I waited as long as I could on the spreadsheet to get as many of you as possible (holy cow a lot of you have moved since the campaign ended) and now the day has finally arrived!
If you filled out the form back when I sent it to you, then you are good to go and you will receive your copy of Cultists of Cthulhu in the next few days. If you didn't, send me a direct message, and I'll get yours in the mail too.
Do you live in Colorado? Come pick up your game at GenghisCon 40!
about 9 years ago
– Mon, Feb 06, 2017 at 10:22:21 PM
GenghisCon 40 is happening from February 16th to 19th. I'm going to have a booth there, my very first time having my own booth at a convention!
Your games should be winging their way to you by then, but if you would prefer to meet me and pick them up in person, come on by! I will be in booth 20 in the exhibition hall. I'll also have copies of Professor Pugnacious for sale, a sneak preview of Murder Most Foul, and free samples of the "Poison" hot sauce!
If you aren't in Colorado, or don't want to come to the con, then don't worry, you should be (fingers crossed, knock on wood, draw the Elder Sign, et cetera) getting your game in the mail at just about the same time.
If you do want to come by, then please comment on this update saying so, so that I don't end up sending you an extra copy by mistake! And please be sure to bring an ID or a phone logged into your kickstarter account so that I know it's you and not somebody trying to scam you out of your game.
Cheers,
Thomas Eliot
Sixpence Games
