Frosthaven – Call of the Harbinger (56)

David Skelector Boardgame, Frosthaven, Play reports

This scenario is linked with Carrion Ridge (21) in the algox sub-campaign which was pretty easy and straightforward (no play report). This one is neither of those things.

This is a Defeat the Boss scenario but with said Boss being physicaly split in two and defeating it forced to be made in three parts, each time having to destroy an altar so one of us (only one) can hurt the Harbinger for a third of its hit points. Phew.

Characters

  • Schlurkt the Deepwraith (David) lvl 7, a crab that goes stab stab stab
  • 4H2 the Hive (Math) lvl 5, refurbished robotic assembly, ADHD
  • Teabag the Infuser (Guillaume) lvl 5, no, no, not this kind of teabag or is it?

We start with an invincible and shadowy beast breathing down our necks and monsters ahead.
Black imps are protecting an evil altar.
The Infuser gets munched a little by the Harbinger.
The Deepwraith destroys the altar and get pulled into the Harbinger’s realm, the duel is on!
Meanwhile his companions go further into this hellish place and find more enemies and a second altar…
The Hive has his full panoply deployed.
The Deepwraith has reappeared, none the worse for his duel and will have to help quickly, the situation is perilous.
The poor Infuser is yet again the target of the Harbinger.
Let’s destroy this altar.
Now is the turn of the Hive to fight one on one Hive-Assembly vs Harbinger + summons.
This will drag on a bit…
Yet another altar and more monsters to boot.
The Hive is back, now to the altar.
And who gets bitten again?
Let’s finish this… (Deepwraith stabs the Harbinger a gazillion times)
Victory! Loot!

Closing Comments:

  • Hard one, and quite a bit cumbersome as a scenario I feel, jumping in every hoops at the right moment-style.
  • The Deepwraith was especially well-suited to kill the Harbinger really fast, that helped a lot I think.
  • The Hive took on himself to do it once but in retrospect it wasn’t the greatest idea as it took (understandably) several turns to do the job.
  • And with that the Deepwraith has achieved his Personal Quest and will retire. Very strong character, with a very high ceiling. Really enjoyable too, he’ll be missed.

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