Stella looses at first, succeed in the end

Deck principle : fail on one (free) action, get the maximum of advantages from it.

Variations

If you use taboo list, substitute Drawing Thin for two survivor event with pips of your choice

Choose your granny : either Granny Orne as presented, or you can opt for the classical survivor combo :

• Dark Horse instead of Grit Your Teeth
• Fire Axe instead of Meat Cleaver
• Madame Labranche instead of Granny Orne

Possible upgrades :

Deck central principle :

• Relic Hunter and Grisly Totem
• Granny Orne
• Predestined
• True Survivor
• Quick Learner

For clues :

• "Look what I found!"

For fight :

• Oops!

To be tested

• Déja vu and to ban cards, especially 1XP cards
• Much more interesting : combo Versatile, Crystallizer of Dreams and Grisly Totem. You need to add 4 more cards, choose cards with pip:
  • Keep Faith
  • Perseverance
  • Will to Survive or the upgraded version 3
  • Oops! 2
  • Alter Fate, Alter Fate
  • Tempt Fate

Then play like this :

• play an event, for instance Will to Survive, store it under Crystallizer of Dreams
• on another action, use the pips of the crystallized card, and /choose/ to loose, cause admit it : you like it. Take back the event in your hand with Grisly Totem !
• do it again ad nauseuam

The path to glory

• Drawing Thin * 2, if you're a taboo person : 6XP
• Relic Hunter and Grisly Totem : 6XP

The deck is already formidable at this level.

• Versatile for 2XP, with
  • Crystallizer of Dreams
  • Will to Survive *2
  • Tempt Fate *2