Arkham Horror: Penny Arcade Characters
2009
BGG Average Rating
6.7
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Players
1-8
Weight
3.00/5.00
Playtime
180 min
Age
12+
⚙️ Game Mechanics
How this game works - core systems and player actions
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📖 About This Game
From Penny Arcade comes the fabled Investigator Johnathan "Gabe" Gabriel, Investigator Tycho Erasmus Brahe, and Guardian Anne-Claire. These are official expansions from Fantasy Flight Games to be used with games of "Arkham Horror".
Investigator Johnathan "Gabe" Gabriel
Rules Summary :
Home -- River Docks
4 Sanity
6 Stamina
2 Focus
Fixed Possessions : $6
Random Possessions : 2 Common Items, 1 Unique Item, 1 Skill
Fists of Fury : Any Phase -- Gabe gains a +2 bonus to Combat Checks.
Fists of Rage : If the Doom Track is within 3 spaces of awakening the Ancient One, Gabe automatically passes all Will checks.
Never Again : Tycho no longer allows Gabe to use any Weapons.
Speed -- 1 2 3 4
Sneak -- 4 3 2 1
Fight -- 4 5 6 7
Will -- 4 3 2 1
Lore -- 0 1 2 3
Luck -- 3 2 1 0
Investigator Tycho Erasmus Brahe
Rules Summary :
Home -- The Library
6 Sanity
4 Stamina
2 Focus
Fixed Possessions : $5, 1 Common Item (Tommy Gun), 1 Unique Item (The King in Yellow)
Random Possessions : 2 Unique Items, 1 Skill
Multi-Tasker : Any Phase -- Tycho reduces all movement costs on Tomes to 0.
Rational Man : Any Phase -- Tycho may spend 1 Clue token instead of losing 1 Sanity or 1 Stamina. He may do this as often as he likes but may not use this ability during the Final Battle.
Speed -- 1 2 3 4
Sneak -- 4 3 2 1
Fight -- 0 1 2 3
Will -- 5 4 3 2
Lore -- 2 3 4 5
Luck -- 3 2 1 0
Guardian Anne-Claire
Mechanical Genius : Investigators may always use the location ability of the Administration Building, regardless of other effects.
Cruel Taskmistress : Investigators receive a $1 discount when using the Administration Building's location ability for each Weapon or monster trophy they discard.
To the Rescue : Once per game, after an investigator has made a Combat check, the players may choose to have Anne-Claire show up to help out with her flamethrower. She adds 3 successes to the result of the Combat check.