Mansion of Madness

[zombie67]

For anybody who has or will be getting Mansions of Madness, the first FAQ and Errata is up on FFG:

http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_n...?eidn=2037

[Old Dwarf]

(03-10-2011 11:17 PM)zombie67 Wrote:  For anybody who has or will be getting Mansions of Madness, the first FAQ and Errata is up on FFG:

http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_n...?eidn=2037

Got mine printed up & ready for the weekend

OD

[Old Dwarf]

Weekend Warrior

I've been reading the MoM rules eversince it came Tuesday.Friday night I punched everything out, sorted al the
cards and set up the Mansion Tiles for Game 1.This morning Mater finished the Keeper set up and I got all the bits
the Game didn't use in baggies,this took a couple of hours.

I decided to run 2 Inv.Joe Diamond & Jenny Barnes as I thought it would make a nice combo to build
some story fluff on.I pulled out my pre painted ones(thanks Secret Santa) and we've done 2 turns
for the Inv.and are taking a break before the 2nd Keeper turn( we usually play in half hour blocks).

So far I've got the 1st Clue ,solved a wireing puzzle(Joe almost got it & Jenny finished up).
Good game so far but I'll be glad when we can stop checking the Rules.

Here's the Fluff for Game 1 ,I modfied the FFG backstory somewhat to personalize
it for Joe & Jenny.Think Mike Hammer Novel.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was about 3PM & the dull pain in my head had
finally decided to settle between my eyes,when
she walked in my office.Class dame,little sun dress
& an Easter Bonnet with legs that went on forever
.......(HEY!!! how she get pass Linda the
receptionist?? Then I remembered I had to let Linda
go last month,the same time I gave up my apt. and
moved into the office).

Her first words were"you look like hell & her second were"
want to share that bottle?"I knew this dame was trouble,
but the office rent is due,so I told her to park it, shoved
the bottle over to her and asked her what did she want with
a private dick?

She didn't even ask for a glass,just took a swig,propped her
legs up on my desk(like I hadn't noticed them before) and in
a hoity-toity voice gave me her story.

Her name was Jenny Barnes and dollar signs began to replace
the pain between my eyes,the Barnes Family Trust Fund baby.
Hey in my line of work you read the society pages and
they were usually full of dirt on her.Money is a great
hangover remedy so I turned my attention from her legs
to her pocketbook.

She said her God Father Walter Lynch had disappeared
along with his wife Edith.Seems things started to go
downhill for them about a year ago when their son
got some strange illness and died.Walter took it hard
but in the last few weeks seemed to be recovering,
when she got a phone call from him blubbering about
his wife.The guy was nearly incoherent and hung up
before she could make sense of what he was saying.

Since then she has heard nothing,which is most unusual
as they usually were in touch weekly.No one answers
the phone,responds to her letters or telegrams.She
come up to Arkham to check on them but no one answers
the door.

I interrupt her at this point to point out that Walter & Edith
just might want to get away,travel to help get over
the death of their son.Their house must hold bad memories
and they might just want to go somewheres else.

She said that's what the authorities are telling her
but she doesn't think they would just go off without
telling her and thinks something terrible has happened.

She feels if the Lynch Mansion can be gotten into that
it can reveal what happened or at least some clues
as to where her Godparents have gone.

I anticipate her request & ask her if she wants me to
break into the place & nose around?Then as some
of my brain cells break themselves away from her legs
and her money I ask why me and not some big
name detective agency?

She laughed,took another swig, again causing her
dress to hike up more ,and told me they wouldn't
agree to her conditions.She also said she had heard
I wasn't to particular on what I had to do to get a job
done.

OK now she is beginning to bother me with her high and
mighty tone so I figure I'll put her in her place
and go for the fat fee little miss money bags can
well afford.

"Look Miss Barnes,if that skirt goes any higher it
will be a blouse and yeah I can do your job but
your asking me to do a break in and that kind
of thing cost more than a glimpse of your knees.
My fee is $1000,$500 up front,$500 after
I check out the Mansion,regardless of what I
find,plus any expenses."

She laughed,a real belly laugh and told me her
conditions were $250 after the job was done
and that she would accompany me and handle
any expenses she thought necessary.Then
she noted that I had past glancing at her knees
and was well into intense focus.

(Dammit I'm leg man...sue me)I didn't give her
the satisfaction of looking elsewhere but told her
that I don't work with amateur's that would
just get in the way.

She smiled,perfect white teeth,got up leaned
over my desk and put the bottle back in front of me
(giving me a view right down that sun dress)
and said "Good bye Mr.Diamond.

My brain cells now fully sober scream "idiot"your broke,
your old landlord is holding your stuff for back rent
and this is the first case you had in a month.

I tell her to wait..damn I sound desperate..she pauses
giving me that sweet closed lips smile broads give
you when they know they are going to get their way.

I stammer out that beings it's her God parents and that
I can see they mean a lot to her I'll make an exception
and agree to her conditions.I also say she can call
me Joe..(god Diamond shut up,your being pathetic)

She walks over to me looks up and pats my cheek
and said 'we have a deal Joe,meet me at the Mansion
at 7pm tonight...and you may call me Miss Barnes..
At 7 PM don't be late and for gods sake get a shave.

The faint smell of her perfume lingered after she left
and I killed the bottle with a final swig.$250 clams
for an enter and search!I usually get around $15-$20
for that kind of work.This little caper was gonna
get me out of hock.A quick nights work with a classy
dame how hard could it be,plus maybe some more
exposure to the old Diamond charm might cause her
to dismount that high horse she riding.


I arrive freshly shaved at 7 PM at the Lynch Estate,
my employer is no where to be seen so I case
things a little.Nothing going on the house is silent
and has an unkept look.

I wait,15 minutes go by and I'm beginning to think
the shave was for nothing,a light rain starts
adding to my mood of wasted time.I decide
to do something and knock on the door.
No response but then it creaks open!

Just then Miss Barnes shows,sees the open door
and asks how I got it opened.I smiled and told her
professional secret.She almost looked impressed,
then she asks if I'm packing heat?

I laugh and tell her she didn't hire me to shoot anyone,
she says never mind she is prepared and pulls out
a pair of 45 automatics.I silently curse and tell her
to stow the heaters,the last thing I need is for her
to jump at some shadow and shoot herself or me.

She seemed to bite back a remark and pushed past
me into the House.The Foyer was huge and we
both stopped upon entering as the dead silence
of the place was unnatural.Suddenly a bloodcurdling
scream shattered the silence.Miss Barnes said
that it sounds like it's coming from the laboratory
& headed off up the stairs.

[Talos]

Hey OD, that's a great start to a session report. Looking forward to hearing how the rest of the adventure goes!

On a side note; my copy of MoM is somewhere over the water between the US and Oz. Looking forward to it's arrival very much.

[gavindowning]

My copy is apparently "misplaced" in a UPS facility about 90 minutes from my house. I've had to contact the seller and have them request an investigation from UPS. I'm annoyed, to say the least. :/

[Old Dwarf]

Gavin-that totally sucks (of all Games to misplace)I hope you have it by now.

Talos-congradulations ,I read your BGG post that it arrived"Down Under" Enjoy.
I'm still playing the first Game(usually get a full turn a night-yesterday was US Income Tax prep
time so reality prevented me from gaming-I hate when that happens).

OD

[gavindowning]

It arrived yesterday! I got to play a 2-player game with a friend. She was trying to solve the lock puzzle at the front door and escape when a maniac showed up and sunk his axe into her head. It was quite fun!

[samuraitrev]

(03-13-2011 12:04 AM)Old Dwarf Wrote:  Weekend Warrior

I've been reading the MoM rules eversince it came Tuesday.Friday night I punched everything out, sorted al the
cards and set up the Mansion Tiles for Game 1.This morning Mater finished the Keeper set up and I got all the bits
the Game didn't use in baggies,this took a couple of hours.

I decided to run 2 Inv.Joe Diamond & Jenny Barnes as I thought it would make a nice combo to build
some story fluff on.I pulled out my pre painted ones(thanks Secret Santa) and we've done 2 turns
for the Inv.and are taking a break before the 2nd Keeper turn( we usually play in half hour blocks).

So far I've got the 1st Clue ,solved a wireing puzzle(Joe almost got it & Jenny finished up).
Good game so far but I'll be glad when we can stop checking the Rules.

Here's the Fluff for Game 1 ,I modfied the FFG backstory somewhat to personalize
it for Joe & Jenny.Think Mike Hammer Novel.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was about 3PM & the dull pain in my head had
finally decided to settle between my eyes,when
she walked in my office.Class dame,little sun dress
& an Easter Bonnet with legs that went on forever
.......(HEY!!! how she get pass Linda the
receptionist?? Then I remembered I had to let Linda
go last month,the same time I gave up my apt. and
moved into the office).

Her first words were"you look like hell & her second were"
want to share that bottle?"I knew this dame was trouble,
but the office rent is due,so I told her to park it, shoved
the bottle over to her and asked her what did she want with
a private dick?

She didn't even ask for a glass,just took a swig,propped her
legs up on my desk(like I hadn't noticed them before) and in
a hoity-toity voice gave me her story.

Her name was Jenny Barnes and dollar signs began to replace
the pain between my eyes,the Barnes Family Trust Fund baby.
Hey in my line of work you read the society pages and
they were usually full of dirt on her.Money is a great
hangover remedy so I turned my attention from her legs
to her pocketbook.

She said her God Father Walter Lynch had disappeared
along with his wife Edith.Seems things started to go
downhill for them about a year ago when their son
got some strange illness and died.Walter took it hard
but in the last few weeks seemed to be recovering,
when she got a phone call from him blubbering about
his wife.The guy was nearly incoherent and hung up
before she could make sense of what he was saying.

Since then she has heard nothing,which is most unusual
as they usually were in touch weekly.No one answers
the phone,responds to her letters or telegrams.She
come up to Arkham to check on them but no one answers
the door.

I interrupt her at this point to point out that Walter & Edith
just might want to get away,travel to help get over
the death of their son.Their house must hold bad memories
and they might just want to go somewheres else.

She said that's what the authorities are telling her
but she doesn't think they would just go off without
telling her and thinks something terrible has happened.

She feels if the Lynch Mansion can be gotten into that
it can reveal what happened or at least some clues
as to where her Godparents have gone.

I anticipate her request & ask her if she wants me to
break into the place & nose around?Then as some
of my brain cells break themselves away from her legs
and her money I ask why me and not some big
name detective agency?

She laughed,took another swig, again causing her
dress to hike up more ,and told me they wouldn't
agree to her conditions.She also said she had heard
I wasn't to particular on what I had to do to get a job
done.

OK now she is beginning to bother me with her high and
mighty tone so I figure I'll put her in her place
and go for the fat fee little miss money bags can
well afford.

"Look Miss Barnes,if that skirt goes any higher it
will be a blouse and yeah I can do your job but
your asking me to do a break in and that kind
of thing cost more than a glimpse of your knees.
My fee is $1000,$500 up front,$500 after
I check out the Mansion,regardless of what I
find,plus any expenses."

She laughed,a real belly laugh and told me her
conditions were $250 after the job was done
and that she would accompany me and handle
any expenses she thought necessary.Then
she noted that I had past glancing at her knees
and was well into intense focus.

(Dammit I'm leg man...sue me)I didn't give her
the satisfaction of looking elsewhere but told her
that I don't work with amateur's that would
just get in the way.

She smiled,perfect white teeth,got up leaned
over my desk and put the bottle back in front of me
(giving me a view right down that sun dress)
and said "Good bye Mr.Diamond.

My brain cells now fully sober scream "idiot"your broke,
your old landlord is holding your stuff for back rent
and this is the first case you had in a month.

I tell her to wait..damn I sound desperate..she pauses
giving me that sweet closed lips smile broads give
you when they know they are going to get their way.

I stammer out that beings it's her God parents and that
I can see they mean a lot to her I'll make an exception
and agree to her conditions.I also say she can call
me Joe..(god Diamond shut up,your being pathetic)

She walks over to me looks up and pats my cheek
and said 'we have a deal Joe,meet me at the Mansion
at 7pm tonight...and you may call me Miss Barnes..
At 7 PM don't be late and for gods sake get a shave.

The faint smell of her perfume lingered after she left
and I killed the bottle with a final swig.$250 clams
for an enter and search!I usually get around $15-$20
for that kind of work.This little caper was gonna
get me out of hock.A quick nights work with a classy
dame how hard could it be,plus maybe some more
exposure to the old Diamond charm might cause her
to dismount that high horse she riding.


I arrive freshly shaved at 7 PM at the Lynch Estate,
my employer is no where to be seen so I case
things a little.Nothing going on the house is silent
and has an unkept look.

I wait,15 minutes go by and I'm beginning to think
the shave was for nothing,a light rain starts
adding to my mood of wasted time.I decide
to do something and knock on the door.
No response but then it creaks open!

Just then Miss Barnes shows,sees the open door
and asks how I got it opened.I smiled and told her
professional secret.She almost looked impressed,
then she asks if I'm packing heat?

I laugh and tell her she didn't hire me to shoot anyone,
she says never mind she is prepared and pulls out
a pair of 45 automatics.I silently curse and tell her
to stow the heaters,the last thing I need is for her
to jump at some shadow and shoot herself or me.

She seemed to bite back a remark and pushed past
me into the House.The Foyer was huge and we
both stopped upon entering as the dead silence
of the place was unnatural.Suddenly a bloodcurdling
scream shattered the silence.Miss Barnes said
that it sounds like it's coming from the laboratory
& headed off up the stairs.

Wow I really love the sound of this. I own and have read all of Lovecraft's stories and have thought about getting the Arkham Horror game. I was perhaps wrongly put off because my group wouldn't put up with complicated rule sets and four hour gaming sessions. Is this an add on to Base Arkham Horror game? Or a stand alone game? I really like the atmosphere and setting of this game. Is it easy to get into? I'm close to making a purchase...

[gavindowning]

It's totally stand-alone, and it ran MUCH more quickly than AH. I found it very easy to get into, and knowing your enjoyment of LNOE, I feel safe in saying that I believe you will love this game, Trev.

This could be something of a gateway game to Arkham Horror, but it is separate (and the rules are much less complex), and it's quite enjoyable.

[vikinglad]

Samurai, the minis are awesome for painting too. I got to watch a demo in the store for a bit, and was really impressed with the cool minis. I have put of getting into Arkham also, because of the long games. This looked totally fun when I watching in the store. I am going to campaign for it for my birthday in a few months.