Out After Dark

Out After Dark is a Keyword that can be found throughout the game. When a party stays out after dark, they do not return to Camp at the end of the day. During the camp phase, their party is automatically formed and set to go first.

Prohibited Camp Activities
Because the characters who are staying out after dark are not considered to be at camp during the camp phase, they cannot do any of the following:


 * Turn in Scrap or Components
 * Discard Salvage
 * Trade with other characters
 * Use abilities that require the character to be at camp (e.g. Scout Ahead, Overwatch)
 * Use consumables that require the character to be at camp (e.g. Bits)
 * Craft
 * Unexhaust cards

Parties that are out after dark cannot be the target of party effects such as Up To Eleven or Opening Act. Nor can the characters in an out after dark party be targeted with abilities. The makeup of an out after dark party cannot be modified - no new members can join it, and none can leave it.

Because staying out after dark is not considered returning to camp, it does not remove Panic.

Strategy
Cards that apply out after dark often involve a tradeoff. For example, Flitstorm allows the player to avoid a negative side effect (adding Flits to the deck) by staying out after dark. Similarly Popup Tent allows the player to choose to stay out after dark in exchange for additional draws the following day.

When deciding to stay out after dark, players should consider whether they need to return to camp to receive healing, and whether they are holding resources that are urgently needed for crafting.

Andrea can effectively use out after dark to keep resource cards like Scrap and Components in her hand. These can be used to power Animate Scrap and Resourceful, especially if the team is not in need of additional scrap. She has access to out after dark with the ability Save Your Strength.

Cards
The following cards have the Out After Dark keyword:
 * Save Your Strength
 * Popup Tent
 * Flitstorm
 * Field of Dead Sand Skimmers
 * Lost
 * Hidden Camp
 * Echo Spider Nest