I definitely agree with the high complexity vs very high-I can't even get my teeth into DuE, Days, or Paths and this one was pretty simple to understand at least when playing against no adversary on my introductory game with it.
Someone. I think it's more similar to Finder. It wants to create a pocket, it wants to have a land where it can dump it's invaders onto. It generates a lot of fear while Finder has much better control.
Just played with this spirit! My friends and I didn’t realize the growth options said “pieces” and not “invaders”. So it was very useful to get each others presence into the dark with reach form the endless dark. Then being able to in a way teleport it back onto the board to help where it might be needed!
This is the first of the new Incarna spurits that I struggled the most with using effectively. I did focus on empowering the incarna with each of the epirits just to learn how good the Incarna is for each of them.
@@RedReVenge007 I am looking forward to your overviews on the new aspects, I tried Sparking Lightning on the weekend and loved it and will play it whenever I go and play Lightning again. It fixes many of the issues I have with Lightning.
I tried this spirit after playing Delirium. They did feel a little similar in that both have their Incarnas running around on the board, harrassing Invaders. They are both fast control spirits with decent fear generation. If you look at their innates, those are also similar: the left innate moves your incarna, the right innate destroys things (fear + downgrade in Darkness' case). In comparison, I found Darkness a little weaker than Delirium; however, I did play it wrong by not realizing that a single damage Abducts if it's to the only Invader - that's a lot stonger than what I did. There is a lot of depth to this Spirit. For example, one thing I found myself thinking about was using Reach from... to dump Presence into the Endless Dark so I don't have to move as many Invaders back. Adding a Beast does the same... you basically want to add some misc tokens there so the Invaders can stay longer. On the same note, I understood that Reach from... gives +1 range to any Spirit with Presence in the ED, i.e., it cannot give +2 range if you Abduct 2 Presence from a single Spirit. It'd be nice to get clarification on that.
I’m having trouble figuring out how to grow the character, specifically at higher difficulties, like Prussia 4. Turns 1-3 are pretty confusing, usually I end up just taking only bottom track
Can you definitely divide pieces between your lands when they escape? The wording on the current Breath player mat is the same as in this video and makes it sound like they all have to go onto a single land. I'm in my first PBP game so watching these videos to get a sense of the other spirits in the game that I have never played. These videos have been really helpful for that!
Awesome review! Thank you so much!! BTW, my friends and I were curious, which modpack is this on Tabletop? Do you have a link? It looks really good, and it even auto-tracks things for you which is really dope! One of said friends lives in another state, so it makes playing this game with him on boardgame night literally impossible, and we want to include him in the action. Thank you again, and thank you in advance!
1 point have been forget. the endless dark have a special rule : when you try to remove a invader in it, instead gain 1 fear. Some with the second of you inate power 2, you generate 1 fear by explorer.
Wait, so could you use reach from the infinite darkness to bring your arcana into the endless dark? Thus, allowing you to do damage with Leave a trail of deadly silence or other damaging cards used by BODDYS in the infinite dark? Also, I'm guessing you can push your arcana in and out of the endless dark right?
You can move your incarna to the Endless Dark using your left innate or by abducting it using the support card. You can do damage in the ED with a power regardless of whether you have presence there, if you have your incarna in the ED, then you can use your left innate there. You cannot push your incarna in and out of the ED at will.
As this is a spirit that you have never played, it makes me curious if there is a difficulty or even specific adversary you like to play when you are trying out a new spirit for the first time?
late to the party, but i got a question with ocean's hungry grasp - can that reclaim move of the incarna target the ocean as a land, then dump all the invaders into the sea? or is the growth option not considered a spirit power?
Heres a random question about the game in general that im hoping you can help me with. With JE bringing in element tokens, if you earn tokens from playing cards but dont use them, do you keep them now as the element markers until they are used? So if my card gives me a fire element but i cant use it this turn, do i still have it for next turn then?
This is the new Spirit i'm most excited to try. The gimmick just seems really interesting and i also just love the general design.
I also think it’s the most balanced NI spirit.
I definitely agree with the high complexity vs very high-I can't even get my teeth into DuE, Days, or Paths and this one was pretty simple to understand at least when playing against no adversary on my introductory game with it.
Seems a lot like Finder or Fractured, in the sense that it forces everyone at the table to play around Darkness/Spine...
Someone. I think it's more similar to Finder. It wants to create a pocket, it wants to have a land where it can dump it's invaders onto.
It generates a lot of fear while Finder has much better control.
Definitely my favourite design amongst the new spirits, looks very strong with potential for huge fear generation off the right innate.
I’m looking forward to trying it!
Just played with this spirit! My friends and I didn’t realize the growth options said “pieces” and not “invaders”. So it was very useful to get each others presence into the dark with reach form the endless dark. Then being able to in a way teleport it back onto the board to help where it might be needed!
I've played a few games with this spirit and I was playing quite a few things wrong apparently lol. Thanks!
This one looks the coolest from the new set.
100% thematically this one takes the cake for me. Though I enjoy all of the new spirits.
This is the first of the new Incarna spurits that I struggled the most with using effectively. I did focus on empowering the incarna with each of the epirits just to learn how good the Incarna is for each of them.
Did you enjoy playing it?
@@RedReVenge007 I enjoyed it the least of the new spirits but I enjoyed it more than BoDaN
@@benign_oracle8875 love to hear that!
@@RedReVenge007 I am looking forward to your overviews on the new aspects, I tried Sparking Lightning on the weekend and loved it and will play it whenever I go and play Lightning again. It fixes many of the issues I have with Lightning.
@@benign_oracle8875 sparking is one of my favorites. Very fun spirit to pilot and combo with. We will touch the spirits and aspects in 1-2 weeks
I tried this spirit after playing Delirium. They did feel a little similar in that both have their Incarnas running around on the board, harrassing Invaders. They are both fast control spirits with decent fear generation. If you look at their innates, those are also similar: the left innate moves your incarna, the right innate destroys things (fear + downgrade in Darkness' case).
In comparison, I found Darkness a little weaker than Delirium; however, I did play it wrong by not realizing that a single damage Abducts if it's to the only Invader - that's a lot stonger than what I did.
There is a lot of depth to this Spirit. For example, one thing I found myself thinking about was using Reach from... to dump Presence into the Endless Dark so I don't have to move as many Invaders back. Adding a Beast does the same... you basically want to add some misc tokens there so the Invaders can stay longer.
On the same note, I understood that Reach from... gives +1 range to any Spirit with Presence in the ED, i.e., it cannot give +2 range if you Abduct 2 Presence from a single Spirit. It'd be nice to get clarification on that.
I’m having trouble figuring out how to grow the character, specifically at higher difficulties, like Prussia 4. Turns 1-3 are pretty confusing, usually I end up just taking only bottom track
Can you definitely divide pieces between your lands when they escape? The wording on the current Breath player mat is the same as in this video and makes it sound like they all have to go onto a single land.
I'm in my first PBP game so watching these videos to get a sense of the other spirits in the game that I have never played. These videos have been really helpful for that!
Yes you can divide them!
Thanks for the great video! Since the incarna counts as a beast, does that means it gets destroyed by effects that destroys beasts? Like events?
Yes it can be, but you can always not count it as a piece.
Awesome review! Thank you so much!! BTW, my friends and I were curious, which modpack is this on Tabletop? Do you have a link? It looks really good, and it even auto-tracks things for you which is really dope! One of said friends lives in another state, so it makes playing this game with him on boardgame night literally impossible, and we want to include him in the action. Thank you again, and thank you in advance!
1 point have been forget.
the endless dark have a special rule : when you try to remove a invader in it, instead gain 1 fear.
Some with the second of you inate power 2, you generate 1 fear by explorer.
Abort abort.
It's only for fear and events cards
Wait, so could you use reach from the infinite darkness to bring your arcana into the endless dark? Thus, allowing you to do damage with Leave a trail of deadly silence or other damaging cards used by BODDYS in the infinite dark?
Also, I'm guessing you can push your arcana in and out of the endless dark right?
You can move your incarna to the Endless Dark using your left innate or by abducting it using the support card. You can do damage in the ED with a power regardless of whether you have presence there, if you have your incarna in the ED, then you can use your left innate there.
You cannot push your incarna in and out of the ED at will.
Kwp nailed it!
As this is a spirit that you have never played, it makes me curious if there is a difficulty or even specific adversary you like to play when you are trying out a new spirit for the first time?
Scotland 5 is my go-to!
late to the party, but i got a question with ocean's hungry grasp - can that reclaim move of the incarna target the ocean as a land, then dump all the invaders into the sea? or is the growth option not considered a spirit power?
You cannot dump any invaders into the ocean. During playtesting the rules were designed to make sure this wasn’t possible
Heres a random question about the game in general that im hoping you can help me with. With JE bringing in element tokens, if you earn tokens from playing cards but dont use them, do you keep them now as the element markers until they are used? So if my card gives me a fire element but i cant use it this turn, do i still have it for next turn then?
Nope! All elements gets reset at the end of the turn!
@@RedReVenge007 dang lol, would have made life easier
Do you consider this a tempo spirit?
Yes, definitely!