On the Trail

On the Trail

This card is a bit underwhelming. 1 card + 1 resource + 1 action for 2 Moves is not break even. And you pay 1XP for this...

Compared to Scout Ahead it is just not good. It is more situational, costs XP and moves you less far.

The 3XP version is even less interesting as you will always feel like wasting it if you don't get 2 clues out of it...

Valentin1331 · 83453
1$ clue in guardian or a 2x move? Good flexibility1 — MrGoldbee · 1502
+1, I'm trying to build a solo Nath Cho deck and this card seems mandatory right off the bat, even considering I'll be required to take "In the thick of it" to start with 2 of them. — tom1017 · 20

Brand of Cthugha

Brand of Cthugha

When I look at this my first thought is a backup 'weapon' for Nathaniel Cho with Boxing Gloves. Sometimes he needs to swing twice in a round for bonus damage, or he's run out of fight events later in a scenario. Brand of Cthugha gives a good backup in an uncontested slot and it can make use of the bonus fight from Boxing Gloves. All-in-all there's a lot to like here for 1xp and Brand of Cthugha(4) is just even more of it later on.

Therebrae · 43
Damn, that's actually a really good call. — SGPrometheus · 856
Also a good backup for .35 winchester — jmmeye3 · 633
What happens when you use this to attack an enemy engaged with another investigator and you miss? It seems like there would be no damage done to that investigator since the amount of damage is determined by charges spent “if you succeed”. — nckjnsn · 1

Rite of Seeking

Rite of Seeking

A note that the Rite of Seeking in the revised core set is Rite of Seeking(2) not Rite of Seeking. Other than that, kudos for giving mystics an investigation option right out of the revised core set.

Therebrae · 43
Man, I just barely remember playing mystic back when they were basically "bad guardian." They've come a long, weird way. — SGPrometheus · 856
Agnes was probably still a "much better guardian than Skids" out of the original core box. — Susumu · 383

Meditative Trance

Meditative Trance

Goes well with Sign Magick [b]or[/b] the alternate Agnes Baker who needs the healing and can recycle it at a discount but it's probably a pretty marginal card for anyone else since you are usually better off pushing forward than trying to heal and 'soak' is generally the way to go given the cost of healing in this game.

Consider tossing it in if you're already running Sign Magick and heavy Arcane Assets (maybe you're an Alchemist )but bear in mind that Agnes Baker would generally rather play spell Events than Assets.

Fearless has you covered for Sanity of course -you don't want to be spending money or actions for it generally.

Timlagor · 6
If it were spell traited, Agnes would love it, but i don't think she can recycle this. I'm too lazy to look her wording up though. — SGPrometheus · 856
Parallel Agnes' ability only works with Spells. — MiskatonicFrosh · 354
Agnes // would play Hallowed Mirror (3) instead so that Mystifying Song will cycle itself and heal more reliably (without having to play any Spell Assets) :) — captainfire · 266

Close Call

Close Call

It is still situational, but this can be interesting in Daniela Reyes. You trigger a attack with your Mechanic's Wrench, evade with your and then shuffle the enemy back to the Encounter Deck. What's best is that you don't even have to wait for your turn to do it.

It costs you an attack and 2 resources to send an enemy back into the Encounter Deck without spending a single action. Good to free your at the beginning of their turn to let them investigate at will, speed up a late scenario temple run, get rid of a Cultist full of doom, or an annoying Conglomeration of Spheres that steals your weapons without giving you a single Victory Point for this.

Valentin1331 · 83453