I like this card. Well, maybe not like; I kind of hate it, but I like that I hate it so much. It's a well designed enemy. With 4 Combat, 3 Health, and 2 Damage, this is a beefy fellow that makes even combat-focused investigators wonder if he's worth the ammo, charges, actions, and/or cards to put him down. He's easy to evade, but the Hunter keyword means he's just going to keep dogging you around the map, making your life miserable. Then the card text offers a way out and forces you to do some calculations about whether dropping the clue and picking it up will speed you up overall, leaving aside the times when you actually want a clue on the ground for Inquiring Mind, Roland's weakness, or other shenanigans. And it's got a great flavor -- you're casing a gloomy, decaying town and some local tough keeps following you around, keeping an eye on you, and making you nervous. Can you afford to make a ruckus? Can you afford to not?

Having finished a 2-player run of RttFA with a Chainsaw Yorick deck in the combat specialist role, I have some opinions about this card. I had visions of getting to regain chainsaw supplies while still doing damage and reveling in Survivor BS. The level-0 version was a disappointment for all the reasons listed in that card's page -- it's a bit pricey for most survivor decks and you have to have a copy in hand, 2+ opponents at your location, and 2 resources available, and have failed by 2 or less for the thing to land. Now, RttFA hands out enemies like candy in most scenarios, so this was a likely setting, but it never really seemed like the right time. The card does have icons, and it mostly got used for them.

The upgraded version, which only requires one enemy, has a 3 or less failure threshold, and, importantly, protects fellow investigators from your clumsiness, looks like a better bet, but, at the end of the day, I only used it twice in the campaign (although the use in the final scenario was very clutch), so it wasn't really worth the 4XP to replace both. Maybe a one-of?

So, having played TCU with Wini; this card is good... but I found myself holding it in tow a whole damn deal for WP tests, which is unfortunate. Of course, you can recur it in varying ways like Opportunist, but it's not reliable, especially on harder difficulties.

Wini being WP1 really hurts her starter deck. There is of course Tennessee Sour Mash or (3); and tons of other cards other investigators can tote, but this feels like the Band-Aid of the deck for that particular problem.

In low WP-treachery campaigns this could probably let you pull off some big plays!

So this isn't in the same vein as Seeker or Guardian cards that let you cheat 2+ clues at a location. But!

How often have you been playing as the Rogue and you need clues AND evade the enemy both? Well, I play exclusively two-handed, and in two-investigator games, this seems absolutely amazing.

Encounter deck got you bogged down? -- No worries, play this; many rogues aim to succeed by 2 or more anyway -- the upside is fantastic, saving actions!

INT and AGI icons are just gravy, the 2 cost is reasonable; I think I'll be trying this very soon.

Skepticism is only relevant when there’s something to deny. So a plus one to a skill test isn’t that useful. But when you and your teammates have made Faustian bargains, tampered with the tides of fate, and filled the chaos bag with curses, this card is super good to help you clean up the mess. With the help of Jacqueline, Olive McBride, and the greatest statue, you can cast your doubts on a huge amount of the bag. At that point, succeeding massively at a skill test is secondary to making every subsequent one easier.