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SparkyTheHappyGiraffe136 days ago

This is such a well thought out concept.  I like how it forces the table to approach the faction in a new way: no amount of attacking or controlling clearings is going to stop the disease!

The board is really well laid out, but I did have some questions.  I think I know all the answers already, but just wanted to be sure:

1.  Is there a mechanical way to track who Consulted and who didn't?  Or is it just something that happens "above the table" (i.e. the players remember who did what)?

2.  When the board says that antidotes are "used", does that mean the tokens are returned to the Cabal?  Or, after consulting once, can a player cure one warrior on every subsequent turn?

3.  When using a "Purify" marker, does the player remove the infection for their warriors or everyone in the clearing?

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Danimal85136 days ago

Thanks so much for the feedback and questions. I'm really intrigued by factions that don't battle, although it is a pain to make them work well while missing a core component of Root.

To answer your questions:

1. There is not a mechanical way - players just remember. It did cross my mind it could be an issue but in the few playtests I managed, it was usually clear as the Consulted Healer was in a clearing dominated by one faction. Plus I figured even if the Cabal player forgets who consulted who, the individual players wouldn't.

2. Once an Antidote is gained, it is a permanent buff for that player who can use it to cure any infected piece in a matching clearing. So the more Antidotes they gain, the more pieces they can cure at the start of each and every turn. In the Law of Root, I have added a suggestion to place your Antidotes along the Birdsong banner as a visual reminder.

3. When a Purify marker is used, the player who gained it places it in any clearing. All infection is removed from that clearing immediately and infection cannot spread there for the rest of the game. So potentially 4 of the 12 clearings will be unavailable to the Cabal player towards the end of the game.

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SparkyTheHappyGiraffe133 days ago

Thanks for the clarifications!  Sorry, I missed your Law of Root at the end of the document that would've explained everything already ;-)  I was trying to think if there's a way you could just give a player the antidote right when they Consult, but I suppose you don't want them using it on that turn.  Maybe if they got the token face down, and flipped it over at the start of their turn?  In any case, I think you're right when you said the players will remember (who doesn't want an antidote?).

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Danimal85133 days ago

Yeah, it's definitely not 100% smooth, doing it at the start of the next turn. But I figured by doing it as part of Gratuity, you deal with all the VP in one go. As in you gain the VP from the Consulted Healers then, if giving out a Purify marker, you lose a VP.

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