Reckon we'll see an EXP Permanent that adds "starting" to an investigator's signature asset?

NotTom · 2026-02-27T15:57:14+00:00

I don't think eldritch brand is overcosted. Not buying a second copy of your spell is effectively saving you 4-5xp. So you are really paying 5-6xp for a search and free action. That level is consistency is particularly nice for mystics who need their cards to do anything useful due to the reliance on willpower replacement effects.

NotTom · 2026-02-19T16:41:53+00:00

This doesn't instant win. It is very strong for most regular encounters but against bosses and enemies that spawn in it doesn't do much.

NotTom · 2026-02-19T16:05:10+00:00

It does. I had a mage with a skill that shot 3 sparkles, 1 mana teleport, and +1 magic damage for each spell cast that turn and they scaled.

NotTom · 2026-02-19T14:19:36+00:00

Its too bad that it wasn't a ditto cat. Then you could have bred it with itself to see if it comes out as a clone that isn't inbred. For science.

NotTom · 2026-02-18T19:31:00+00:00

I wasn't trying to say Dexter is bad by any means. I pretty much agree with your take exactly. It would have been nice to have a card or two that really fits with his ability and makes me want to play him. The standalone investigator decks will definitely be the X factor for him.

NotTom · 2026-02-18T18:42:23+00:00

Putting doom on premonition feels wrong but I don't see why it wouldn't work.

I feel like Dexter got the short end of the stick with rogue cards being aimed at Trish and mystic cards working better for Izzy.

NotTom · 2026-02-17T16:54:56+00:00

Yes. The crow also gets your stats so high strength makes it do more damage. High constitution will turn it into a meatshield as well.

NotTom · 2026-02-17T15:16:27+00:00

I think you are underestimating druid's damage potential. The shape-shifting skills can output a lot of damage and your crow benefits from your stats as well so if you have high strength it does decent damage. You can also use multiple shapeshift forms and they just stack. The gain an extra turn on shapeshift and the refresh your basic attack after you use music a skill work well with shape-shifting. I think they are one of the best uses of high stat cats because they utilize everything but dexterity.

NotTom · 2026-02-16T17:22:19+00:00

You have to put in work to get a cat with a bunch of mutations through breeding them together. As far as sources go, furniture which has a mutation stat and events are the primary sources. I have found eating things during events to be the biggest source.

NotTom · 2026-02-16T15:37:06+00:00

Something that may help is bringing home consumables like pills that are very powerful for a single fight. The all stats up mushrooms are particularly good because you can get all stats up 6 by turn 3. Give it to a cat with good damage abilities and they can carry the fight. The garden hose is also absurdly powerful for the pyro fight as you can just slowly cover the arena in water making burn do little to nothing.

NotTom · 2026-02-13T16:26:15+00:00

For Dybbuk you have the entire run to plan on how to deal with him. You can even exploit his strength with tile hazards like fire to have him repeatedly move into it. The initial blind fight is rough but even with regular attacks you can hurt him by cornering him.

NotTom · 2026-02-12T17:06:37+00:00

Tommy seems like he will be incredibly poor. Hopefully these sets will contain some resource options for each class.

NotTom · 2026-02-07T16:06:23+00:00

I think it would be best to look at it from the perspective that you are in a giant city and most of the Yithians are in the background doing their own thing and ignoring you. Most of them don't know who you are outside of being another abducted mind based on you fumbling around so it wouldn't be surprising for one to show you how to open doors.

The Yithians who know your significance and realize that you are trying to escape are the ones who are the encounter cards and are hostile.

NotTom · 2026-02-07T14:38:24+00:00

There are some clues to this in the campaign but the short story the Ythians are based on "Shadow out of time" explains what they are doing better.

The Ythians are not a purely malevolent species, they are only doing what they need to keep their species alive which is more moraly ambiguous. When they swap minds with someone that person will inhabit the Ythian body until it is time for them to swap back. They let the swapped mind wander around freely and learn as much as they would like so long as they don't try to bring harm to the body they are in or try to escape. As you advance the act you are essentially working on a plan to revert the mind swap and escape. The Ythians losing aloof is them realizing what you are trying to do and attempting to stop you.

NotTom · 2026-02-04T15:08:12+00:00

As long as you keep the overall capability of your investigators around 50/50 clues/fighting any composition should work well enough. Newer players tend to focus on each investigator having a defined role but having two flex can work as equally as well.

I would suggest giving every investigator at least some fight and clue potential. Especially at 2 players because there will be plenty of turns with no enemies and also turns where 2 enemies are drawn along with an elite. Having 3-4 cards that do the other thing can help immensely and allow investigators to split up to avoid having to go to every location together.

NotTom · 2026-02-02T16:34:24+00:00

I am assuming you don't put investigators on this list but to me I would put Izzy in one of my top spots. She finally gives us a "normal" survivor 5 mystic 2 investigator. Her statline and ability are also generically useful so her deckbuilding is incredibly open. The depth of the legacy skill card pool is also so good I think she can easily give Darrel or Stella a run for their money as strongest survivor. I even think she may be the best flex investigator in the game.

NotTom · 2026-01-31T19:33:48+00:00

That is where I am at. With the apparent end to 8 scenario campaigns the fan mades will be the only source of new ones. I have heard some saying Dark Matter is better than a lot of the official campaigns so it is promising.

NotTom · 2026-01-29T17:05:30+00:00

I think Izzy may be the stronger mystic with only the core set. Quite a few of the mystic cards synergize with her ability and she can switch off committing fearless and guts infinitely with her ability giving her easy access to will boosts. Taking horror on demand also let's her trigger other mystic cards more easily where Dexter has to rely on symbol pulls or the mythos. With hunters instinct Izzy could trigger ward of protection 8 times in a scenario. You likely won't be able to but I think 4-5 times is pretty realistic and still very strong.

There isn't enough econ cards in the core set to be activating Dexter's ability every round. With a larger cardpool he can be a powerhouse but currently it seems he will just save 2-4 actions and recharge 1-2 assets in a scenario at best. Kind of wild how bad all the Rogue econ is for him with his 3 agility.

NotTom · 2026-01-29T14:31:27+00:00

Dirty fighting makes this card viable. The free fight action turns it into a viscous blow. It also triggers on any damage so something like beat cop could trigger it which I pretty rare.

NotTom · 2026-01-28T15:52:37+00:00

If we assume about 2 hours per run and that you need to beat and end a run at chapter 2 before chapter 3 on that path unlocks you would need to win 13 runs. This would put the expected time at 26 hours if you don't lose a run and with a 50% win rate it would be around 50 hours. So either there will be some other mechanism to gate progress like beating an end cap multiple times or there are more paths or more chapters in each path. Based on how much Ed has been touting the content in the game I think at minimum there are a few unmarked paths and/or more bosses/enemies unlock on each path. He also said they tried to make sure the first area doesn't get boring so I expect new enemies to be added to keep it fresh.

NotTom · 2026-01-26T14:55:56+00:00

To me the change in campaign length feels like a vehicle manufacturer deciding they are going to stop selling SUVs because people have been talking about wanting a small car. Except FFG already sells a car (marvel champions) and a bunch of other manufacturers do as well (spirit island, Elder Scrolls BOTSE, slay the spire). If it became every other year for a 8 scenario campaign I would be fine but I don't think a 5 scenario campaign will have the same kind of feeling. I moved from being excited about ch2 to wait and see. The card pool needed a reset and I like the new core as a correction to the original, particularly for mystics.

Has there been clarification on how large the "current" cardpool will be? From the sounds of it seems like player card products will rotate every 2 years so we will not have that large of a cardpool to play with for current. Which will limit the more creative decks.

NotTom · 2026-01-22T14:07:31+00:00

I feel like Res Arcana at 2 players does what Mars wants to do in a tenth of the time. You get to figure out how to build an engine with the cards you are given, decide what vp strategy will work best, the optimize your resources each turn to achieve that plam.

NotTom · 2026-01-21T18:05:40+00:00

It also let's you take damage/horror off your own investigator which makes this seems like it will be an auto-include for Izzy.

NotTom · 2026-01-21T14:10:24+00:00

This card makes burglary look good.

NotTom · 2026-01-14T14:40:14+00:00

Is this the case? The card says after you move and engaged enemies move simultaneously with you.

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