“ugh, THIS Guy.” Learn this phrase well! You will be using it any time Sean Connery here shows up to throw your priorities out the window.

Forgotten Age is known as The Campaign Where Evading Matters; its only slightly less well known as The Campaign Where 3 Dmg Is The New 2 Dmg, and THIS Guy is a big reason. For such an avuncular looking 2-3-2, he can snowball into a game ender -fast-.

He’s straightforward- Kill him early, and in as few hits as possible. Don’t underestimate him. Think of it like this: got a straightforward machete guardian with 3 actions handy, figuring “Easy least, 2 chops and he’s gone, and I can afford a miss”. Yeah, well, bear in mind if you do miss either the 1st or 2nd swing, your final hit will be vs. a 5 Fight target, and not the slam dunk I’d anticipated. Miss that 3rd and now you’ve got 3 doom walking around the table.

For my 50th review, I’d like to review a card it’s still super valuable at its new taboo cost (three experience points).

Pathfinder is Ursula’s best friend, turning one free action into two. It works extremely well with safeguard, so if guardians are doing their job, you can both move for free. This card may become less useful as we see additional movement as part of the and Smith conspiracy, but a free action to turn without a slot, that ignores frozen in fear, is an extremely useful tool.

Now that Mr. Rook isn’t an automatic pick, it’ll be harder to get this out. But paired with a copy or two of fieldwork, The seeker has a chance to pass tests they normally wouldn’t have a chance at.

So if you’re ever dealing with the mythos, keep moving. Deal with cosmic horror at a sprint.

This came out in the same pack as Trish, but it’s a Dexter card. Or more broadly, it’s a “someone who is on a team with Trish“ card. You should pack a brace of these if you’re doing a multiple rogue run.

For agent Scarborough, this isn’t going to do any favors. Anytime that you’re plugging away at an enemy is time that you’re not getting clues. This deck spot could be used on an occult lexicon, or knowledge is power to use blood rite again. Or throw in a sneak attack, to damage without having to use your fist stat.

There are a few scenarios in TCU where you go to a nice party. Persuasion would be very nice, especially if you can’t meet the parameters to deal with the guests.

There are some edge cases where there is more use to this thing vs mind over matter; since it’s a parlay that evades an elite enemy, it won’t trigger alert. And it can do it with an enemy at your location, even if you’re not engaged. As the seeker, you’re probably not bailing people out of trouble all the time, but they’ll be super glad when you do.

An intriguing typo is that this works on humanoids, not humans. Weird fish creatures? Perfectly fine. Mobsters? Maybe not.

Aw. Trish got Ethereal Form!! Only at 0 cost and better icons, but really. It's Ethereal Form. Anyway, I know you like Trish, so let's not be too particular, but it's Ethereal Form. Trish gets to disengage. move around, and not interact with anyone. That, as you may have noticed, is Ethereal Form.