Tromdial said:

I've looked at those on the AH wiki (my friend owns only the basic AH game) and they look really interesting. However, I am a bit afraid if the game wouldn't become too cluttered the same as I am afraid about the AH being too cumbersome with all those expansions. Granted, AH is a heavier game, but ES is a quickie and quite simple, so I am not sure if I would like those changes. Maybe if they were only in forms of extra passive bonuses/penalties, it would be fine.

Tromdial said:

Yes sir, you hit the spot. Same desired, wishes, dreams, here.

klaymen_sk said:

The point is that all the Heralds, Guardians and other things are modular (it's the same in Arkham) and are a good way to adjust difficulty to your playstyle. If you don't want to use a Herald, you can simply leave it in the box and use the other cards of the expansion. I think the point is adding some variety so that you can suit the game to your needs

Oh, I see. I'm fine with it, then.

I can't wait to try the blessed dice, well and the cursed for that matter. The new cards for the mythos deck look like they will be fun. My biggest hope is that this  will make the game harder. My game group has had a lot of easy encounters with elder sign.

Can't wait for the expansion!  I was worried that the game would have no expansion.  Not only do expansions give more variety, it renews interest in the base game and I'm hoping the expansion will add renewed interest in my group.

I'm probably not adding anything to this thread but….

I NEED this expansion in my blood. Now.

And I haven't even been waiting as long as some of you. I bought Elder Sign: Omens on a whim (knowing only that FFG stood for quality) and then went all in by picking up the board game last month.

Wow….

I haven't been this addicted to anything in a long while (and I play a lot of video games). When I heard about 'Unseen Forces' coming out so soon, I was thrilled. This game needs to be harder. I DID have one epic game with this couple I know and it mimicked a digital session perfectly (Doom Track close to full, 6 Elder Signs short of winning, low on resources, low on morale) but we won in the end (with pumping, swelling music playing in the background before the last die was thrown).

Why did I tell you that story? It's because I'm hoping Unseen Forces makes future sessions of Elder Sign THAT epic.

I'm really really hoping this expansion comes out this year (May, in time for my birthday? Pretty please FFG?)

Thanks for listening to me ramble. I'm new to the forums!

I must say, I am more and more eager to put my hands on this expansion. I am really digging the new ancient one, Abhoth with his crazy children mechanic. If the other ancient ones will have similarly unique rules, I think we are in for a treat.

Well, Tsathoggua's is obviously just going to be closing Entrance locations. And having used zoom/enhance computertron powers, I've been able to make out Glaaki's ability: When an Investigator is devoured, add 3 Doom tokens instead of 1. Interestingly, it makes no mention of Servants of Glaaki monsters. Odd, since they made Abhoth's spawn you'd think they'd give Glaaki his as well. And Shudde M'ell is something long that involves discarding cards from the Adventure deck and placing them beneath the Adventure cards in play. I'm particularly eager to see that one; the additional time pressure added from the Rubble mechanic could really add tension to the game.

Sinthioth said:

I think your zoom is broken or something  . You can only see the first line of Tsathoggua's text, but it reads: "All trophy costs at the entrance…"

Unless the end is "cannot be paid", seems more likely costs are upped instead.

I actually didn't bother looking at Tsathoggua's since I didn't see why they'd change it from the ipad Omens version. And I still wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't something like "cannot be paid" honestly. I guess I'll say it's obviously going to be something relatively boring that futzes with lobby effects (you know, those things that are super useful and get used all the time >_>)

Don't know about Omens Tsat, but even AH Tsat didn't prevent healing or shopping, just ancillary stuff like Deputy and Blessings (via location text).

Omens Tsathoggua doubles all the entrance costs, Dam.