Elder Sign
How many of Cthulhu's attacks does it take to devour an investigator?
The rulebook's devouring rule and Cthulhu's attack text give the count, and the arithmetic follows from them.
- Elder Sign rulebook · Rulebook · Being Devoured
- Elder Sign rulebook · Rulebook · Awakening the Ancient One
Fewer attacks than the total of both maximums would suggest. Each attack lowers one maximum, and an investigator is devoured as soon as either maximum reaches zero. If the investigator spreads the reductions evenly, it takes the sum of both maximums minus one attacks, so maximums of 4 and 4 mean seven attacks.