End of a chapter

I was visiting family and friends back in Kuhmo, and there we had an "epic" conclusion to our Touch of Evil campaign.

 It's been seven and a half years since the campaign began. 

Our mission was to fight and win every villain there is - from all the expansion as well as the web exclusives. If heroes died in showdowns, they were out for the rest of the campaign.

So, Shadow Witch it was with our last remaining heroes, Abigail the occultist and Captain Hawkins.

And then, after two turns Shadow Track was already almost half gone. Way to end a seven year campaign. Or?

Once more elders were dying left and right, spawning Spectres as they went. Situation would have been hopeless if it wasn't for the loyal militia of Captain Hawkins. Many a lives were lost... but at least Spectres disappeared as fast as they emerged.

Heroes also seemed to figure out themselves how to "game" Shadow Witch. Subsequent two draws from mystery deck were Traitor's Blood, which has a hero kill off an elder. I guess it went something like "You can't believe how sorry I am, but this is for the best for the community."

Soon enough there were only two elders left that had highest honor, so that was a lot of pressure off from the shoulder of heroes.

Once Captain got the militia engine running, and Abigail got Sacred Chalice, Shadow Track stopped in its... well, tracks. It was as if heroes had some hope. Captain even managed to buy musket and silver bullets. 

It wasn't all fun and games, though, because constant struggling against the odds kept heroes away from securing clues against the final showdown.

Which soon had to happen. When Sacred Chalice emptied, Shadow Track was at it again.

Heroes barely got to start the showdown. Shadow track was at one.

Strangely enough, Captain Hawkins blows half of Shadow Witch's wounds away with first attack - and survived the 13 or so fight dice attack. Abigail scored no wounds, but was saved by Hawkins with Honorable Gesture.

Then Captain shoots the villain down to one wound remaining, but was KO'd after his feat. Just one wound, Abigal, please! She was able to do five dices worth of attacks, none of which was a 5+.

Next something miraculous happened. Shadow Witch failed to KO Abigail, so she still had the chance to make this a victory. But that needed a 5+ on two dice.

...

Throughout the showdown, Abigail had made 10 dice worth of attacks. None of which was a 5+.

Maybe Abigail was the Shadow Witch all along...

Thus ended the Touch of Evil campaign.