Arkham Horror
Which items can you take when an encounter says gain a common item or a curio item?
The rulebook describes how a trait-based gain works, and forum posters confirm it with card examples.
- Arkham Horror rulebook · Rulebook · Items, Allies, and Spells
- Clipper · Community · 2022-06-11
- zedman · Community · 2022-06-11
- zedman · Community · 2022-04-04
Any item whose traits include the named word. A card with both Common and Curio traits can be taken for either instruction, but an item with Weapon and no Common trait cannot be taken as a common item. You reveal cards from the item deck until one has the trait, then shuffle the others back.