Reaper of Reapers

Sara, the Bright Witch and Doctor Edwards continued the Touch of Evil two-player campaign.

The Grim Reaper was our villain.

I had remembered the Reaper to be a rough villain, and probably it would have been if it wasn't for the astonishing luck of heroes.

Did Sara and Edwards actually draw even one negative corner location? I can't remember, but it was few indeed. Not a single murder was played throughout the game, and only one town elder died - and even that was in the hands of heroes via Traitor's Blood mystery card. Heck, also a lightning bolt struck Doctor Edwards straight in the head, and he took zero wounds without Sara's interference.

Grim Spectres were most problematic asset at Reaper's disposal, but in the end they served just to fuel the disgusting amount of investigation points heroes eventually had. Throughout the entire game we maybe drew three or four extra mystery cards despite constant presence of Spectres. Seemed like Reaper would absolutely not stand a chance in the actual showdown.

In the actual showdown, that is.

To even things out the Reaper called out for a Surprise Showdown. Sara was rolling six dice, and after the first showdown round Doctor Edwards was able to muster five Fight Dice. Reaper only had three Fight Dice, but sixteen wounds. And each hit it does is two wounds.

Well, the villain had its chance but it didn't amount to much. The heroes waltzed through the shadow of the valley of death, had a picnic and came back to wait for a proper challenge.

This is one of the first, if not the first time heroes have been able to win the villain during surprise showdown. Well, the campaign needed this. Now heroes at least outnumber the villains, if even only by one.


Campaign statistics

Villains defeated: Spectral Horseman, Vampire, Siren, Bog Fiend, Volgovian Nutcracker, Delion Dryad, Scarecrow, Krampus, Sunken Seven, Gargoyle, Banshee, Reaper
Villains still to be defeated: 7, +1 investigation vs Werewolf and Shadow Witch

Heroes dead: Katarina the Outlaw, Frederic Leon Brother Marcus, Anne-Marie, Lucy Hanbrook, Harlow Morgan, Scarlet Shadow, Maria de la Rosa, Thomas the Courier, Adrianna, Valeria, Jack Fellows, Argot Blackwell, Inspector Cooke, Isabella von Took & Liliana, Lost Soul
Heroes remaining: 8

Stashed investigation: 7