<p>All events are one shot and the &quot;Monster&quot; in the card is mainly flavor text to make it fit into the game more without just being a random mechanic.</p>
<p>Think of it this way, if the card removed the text would it take away from the game for you?</p>
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<p>You may discard this card and an item. If you do not the player to the right rolls a might attack of 4 against you defend with might as normal. If you take damage from this attack take the top 3 cards from the event deck and shuffle this back in.</p>
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<p>In general event cards will inform you when they impact the game board in a long term fashion by instructing you to place tokens on the board.</p>

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<p>I finally bought Betrayal in Baldur's Gate and gathered with some friends to play it. Before the haunt, we stumbled with a couple of event cards that seemed to suggest that a Monster should be placed on the board. But we weren't sure.</p>

<p>For example some cards, such as the <em>Shambling Form</em>, clearly have a resolution for the "monster" (it explodes).</p>

<p>But some other aren't as clear. The <em>Zhentarim Opportunist</em> is one such case. The event clearly mentions an opponent/monster but we don't know what happens with that monster.</p>

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<p><strong>Are all events one-shot actions (unless specified otherwise)?</strong></p>

<p>I'm inclined to believe that the text in vent cards is mostly fluff/flavor. And the fact that a "monster" is indicated is just for ambience. That way, the Zhentarim is understood to have left/fled right after the event is revolved (regardless of the result from the attack).</p>

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Are all events one-shot?
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# Are all events one-shot?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-15)

I finally bought Betrayal in Baldur's Gate and gathered with some friends to play it. Before the haunt, we stumbled with a couple of event cards that seemed to suggest that a Monster should be placed on the board. But we weren't sure.

For example some cards, such as the *Shambling Form*, clearly have a resolution for the "monster" (it explodes).

But some other aren't as clear. The *Zhentarim Opportunist* is one such case. The event clearly mentions an opponent/monster but we don't know what happens with that monster.

[![A couple of Event cards from Betrayal in Baldur's Gate](https://i.sstatic.net/BQIUa.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/BQIUa.jpg)

**Are all events one-shot actions (unless specified otherwise)?**

I'm inclined to believe that the text in vent cards is mostly fluff/flavor. And the fact that a "monster" is indicated is just for ambience. That way, the Zhentarim is understood to have left/fled right after the event is revolved (regardless of the result from the attack).

**Tags:** betrayal-at-baldurs-gate

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You think the Haunt is the only danger in this world? Hahahahaha! Oh, you have so much to learn. ;)  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-02-15. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

All events are one shot and the "Monster" in the card is mainly flavor text to make it fit into the game more without just being a random mechanic.

Think of it this way, if the card removed the text would it take away from the game for you?

> You may discard this card and an item. If you do not the player to the right rolls a might attack of 4 against you defend with might as normal. If you take damage from this attack take the top 3 cards from the event deck and shuffle this back in.

In general event cards will inform you when they impact the game board in a long term fashion by instructing you to place tokens on the board.


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