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Take 3 actions per turn
Perform actions in any order, with 1 action reserved for an encounter
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Example turn combinations
Move, Ward, Encounter OR Encounter, Move, Attack
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Handle delayed status
Take 1 less action on your turn: lose 1 normal action and 1 encounter action
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Engaged with monster limitation
Limited to 2 actions per turn and cannot have encounters
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After defeating/evading monsters
If you successfully evade or kill a monster, use remaining actions for an encounter
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Bonus action cards
If a card gives an additional action (like Pocket Watch), you have 4 actions total (3 if delayed)
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Use Determination
Forfeit your encounter action to take another action, including repeating previous actions (not allowed if engaged or in a neighborhood with an anomaly)
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Apply Teamwork bonus
When sharing a space with another investigator (including via astral projection), add +1 die to each test
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Move
Move up to X spaces (X equals character speed), spend $1 to move 1 extra space with no maximum
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Split movement
If not engaged with a monster, split movement to take actions mid-move, then continue to encounter location
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Gather Resources
Test Influence or Will; if successful gain $2, if failed gain $1
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Focus
Add 1 skill token to your character sheet; you may have multiple tokens of the same skill up to character focus limit
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Ward
Test Lore to remove 1 doom from your space per success; if 2+ successes, gain a remnant
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Attack (Direct)
Test Strength minus monster attack modifiers; deal damage equal to number of successes
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Attack (Ambush)
When attacking an exhausted monster, add 2 dice to your roll; monster engages you unless you pass an Observation check
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Evade
Test Observation minus monster observation modifiers; disengage and exhaust monsters equal to test results
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Bonus for full evasion
If all monsters in your space are evaded, take +1 action (may be an encounter action)
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Research
Test Observation; if successful, transfer clues equal to number of successes onto the scenario sheet
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Reveal Arcana
If not engaged with a monster, spend 1 remnant to test Lore; if successful, draw 2 spells, spend 1 sanity to acquire one, place the other at bottom of deck; may cast immediately
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Rest (Restore Health)
Test Strength to restore 1 Health per success (up to max) to any investigator or ally in your space
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Rest (Restore Sanity)
Test Will to restore 1 Sanity per success (up to max) to any investigator or ally in your space
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Cast Spells
Card effects that say "action" count as an action on your turn
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Prevent spell sanity damage
Before taking sanity damage from spells, test Will to prevent 1 sanity loss per success
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Ask for a Ride
Test Influence as alternate move action when another player with a vehicle shares your space; if successful, travel up to vehicle's movement limit toward active player's chosen location
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Spend money for vehicle rides
Spend $1 from your supply to move 1 extra space during a vehicle ride (no max)
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Offer a Ride
Test Influence to persuade investigators in your space to board your vehicle (motorcycles carry 2 max)
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Pause vehicle movement
Stop movement to gain or lose passengers; test Influence again when gaining new passengers
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Portal Together
If the active player rolls +1 more success than required for portal ability, hold gate open for 2+ investigators sharing their space to travel through
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Alternative portal use
Open a portal that only other players in your space travel through while you stay in current location
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Trade
Exchange any number of possessions or items (except character-specific cards) with investigators in your space
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Trading during movement
"In your space" includes locations you pass through during a move action
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Drop or Pick Up Items
Leave items for another investigator or pick up items left by others
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Discard 1 Remnant
Negate up to 2 horror when casting spells
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Discard 2 Remnants
Reveal an available clue card from top 3 of neighborhood deck during encounter action; may activate after drawing standard encounter (place it back on top); reshuffle top 3 if additional clue exists
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Discard 1 Focus
Re-roll up to 3 dice used during a test this turn (no limit on focus spent)
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Discard 1 Clue
Add up to 2 successes to your die result
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Activate ready monsters
Move monsters their labeled speed (hunting, patrolling, or lurking)
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Monster engagement
Activated monsters stop movement when landing on a space with an investigator and engage them
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Monster attacks
Engaged monsters attack, dealing labeled damage and horror
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Exhausted monsters ready
Exhausted monsters become ready, engage any investigator in their space, but do not move or attack this round
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Draw tokens
Draw 1 token per player from the Mythos cup
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Resolve Doom tokens
Place 2 doom in each space as indicated on the card drawn
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Handle Doom Burst
Each doom token drawn causes you to draw 1 more token; resolve in order drawn; only ever draw 1 more token even if second is another doom
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Resolve Headlines
If you draw a headline, all players are affected
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Easier game option
Spread 2 doom only for Mythos cup doom tokens; spread only 1 doom for other "spread doom" card effects including double doom symbols
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Harder game option
Spread 2 doom whenever spreading doom for any card effects; spread 4 doom for cards with double doom symbols
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Gate Burst
Places only 1 doom in each neighborhood space per normal rules
