Keywords

Keywords

Here are some of the more common keywords that should be remembered.

Aloof

An aloof enemy does not engage investigators of its own accord. (An investigator may use an action or a card ability to engage it.) An investigator cannot attack an aloof enemy unless he or she is engaged with it.

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Exceptional

An exceptional card costs twice its printed experience cost to purchase and an investigator deck can only include 1 copy.

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Fast

A player may play a fast card without spending an action.

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Hunter

Each hunter enemy moves one location toward the nearest investigator at the beginning of the enemy phase.

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Massive

A massive enemy is engaged with each investigator at its location.

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Peril

When an investigator draws a card with the peril keyword, that investigator cannot confer with or receive assistance from other players while resolving the card’s revelation ability and/or spawning it.

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Retaliate

If an investigator fails a skill test while attacking an enemy that has the retaliate keyword, the enemy (if it is ready) performs its attack (damage and horror) against the investigator.

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Surge

After an investigator draws and resolves an encounter card that has the surge keyword, that investigator must draw and resolve an additional card.

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