Dowsing Rod

Dowsing Rod

4xp to get +2 once per turn and an option to remove all doom and not just 1 seems way too pricey. If it gave an additional clue then it could be good in doom decks, but this way it is too much xp for almost no payoff.

Blood&gore · 431
I agree. Pretty much all 4xp clue alternatives give you at least 2, sometimes 3 clues. The fact this card doesn't have a any more action compression compared to the level 0 one is a travesty! This looks more like the 2xp version of this card. — Nenananas · 258
Moreover, movement is not optional. I have no idea to use this Dowsing Rod.... — elkeinkrad · 497
Can I use the second option even if it's not the last clue? — Tharzax · 1
Yes, you can — Jota · 7
So let's compare it with the obvious alternative sixth sense (4): a slightly less contester slot compared to the arcane. You can choose the ability, which is only a possible option for Norman. You get a smaller bonus for usual tests and a bigger one for the prize of doom. Sixth sense gives you the chance for a second clue and some fancy scrying mechanic, while the rod give only some move action. I think the effect of sixt sense is in the worst case redundant and the rest of the time better. So I will take sixth sense every time except i don't know what to do with excess xp and I can pass it to someone who plays Monterey Jack or Ursula. — Tharzax · 1

Soothing Melody

Soothing Melody

Fun Fact, Soothing Melody has the Spell Keyword, meaning that somebody taking Hallowed Mirror (lvl 3 especially) and combining with an Arcane Initiate or some other way to search, can put out a lot of healing, especially towards the end of the scenario when the deck gets thin, without being too prevalent in the normal Card Draw. Also, because Soothing Melody can heal Allys, a few like Beat Cop, Grete Wagner or Agency Backup might get more uses than Expected if you mix them in with Charisma.

LatexWaifu · 1

Sharpshooter

Sharpshooter

Listen, don't get me wrong, it's a very bad card, there is no deck that will be improved by going in this direction, but I will evolve some sort of Finn deck into a Sharpshooter deck, and I'll have fun.

LordHamshire · 822
It should cost 1 exp or be a permanent. — LordHamshire · 822
I don't agree it's a bad card. I had a lot of fun with Wini deck where this card combos v well with Momentum. https://arkhamdb.com/decklist/view/28347/winifred-makes-a-mock-of-the-snakes-1.0 — acotgreave · 865
Agreed with Acotgreave. With Sharpshooter, Delilah gives +2, add Dirty Fighting and you have a great enemy manager. — Valentin1331 · 73319
How does Delilah gives +2? Sharpshooter replaces the test skill, does not add up fight+evade. Like mentioned on other reviews: Sharpshooter is bad, because it requires you to draw and play itself and a gun to do anything. — Susumu · 371
Delilah is +2 because Sharpshooter says "All modifiers to Fight modify Agility too" - so they both apply, even though agility is being tested? That's my interpretation. — acotgreave · 865
Also: "a card is bad because it requires you to draw it and play it"?? Huh? Doesn't that describe a huge amount of cards? Think of all the other weapon modifiers: they too require a gun, and the modifier to be drawn and played. Are those bad cards, too? — acotgreave · 865
I think the main critic is coming from the fact that it exhausts and therefore if you rely on it completely, you cannot shoot twice, in case of a beefier enemy or if you pull the autofail. Nevertheless, it can be alright in certain cases, including Expert, OP's favourite play style. — Valentin1331 · 73319
Thanks for the heads up on Delilah. Was not thinking about that, but it makes sense indeed. @ acotgreave: The issue is not, that you have to draw it and play it. It is, that it does nothing until you draw and played another card (namely a firearm). That makes it kind of expensive in actions, resources and card draw, similar to a Bandolier. Now Rogues get better around this than guardians, with extra actions, extra resources and LCC, but it is still questionable, if you want to take the extra efford for that effect. Taking it in a Rogue with low fight is kind of meh, because then you are relying of drawing your Sharpshooter, before your guns are of any use. And in a high fight Rogue there are other ways to push them. — Susumu · 371
I think Dirty Fighting is the perfect comparison. Tons of decks have already been made using that card, while Sharpshooter is left in the dust (or should I say binder). — Nenananas · 258
That's a bad comparison in my eyes since dirty fighting resolve around evading, while sharpshooter pushes fights. All in all if you need to fight and you play a Charakter with a high agility and low fight, it's a way you can spare hands lots compared to the bow. — Tharzax · 1
"Dirty Fighting" refunds you the evade action, if fighting is, what you want to do. AND makes you better in fighting on top of that. It is still a card for decks, that want to fight, not evade and leave the enemies behind. Hence, it's not called "Dirty Evading". — Susumu · 371
I’m using Wini in the Dream Eaters campaign with 3 other players. All characters need to draw and play cards to be “good” so everything here on a possibility scale and in truth it’s a main driver in why we the game to begin with. Having also been gifted a story asset that gives me a static boost to Strength and Speed I have looked very hard at Sharpshooter as a part of being the main fighter in the group. I’m using Hidden Pocket to hold a spare Mauser -yeah, more setup- so I can almost guarantee to get in two shots if I need. The large ammo capacity of the Mauser means I am not just holding onto the spare until the first gun is empty. Oh, and I have pulled Doomed as my weakness so why not try to have fun with it? Reckless and Arrogant are my normal style and I like not even worrying about something that I can’t mitigate. So the role that I am playing is really driven by some things that I have no control over. If Swarms weren’t susceptible to damage overflow I would have to rethink every choice I have regarding my Fight setup. — Staticalchemist · 1

Eixodolon

Eixodolon

Why is there victory points? It seems that no XP are get after the scenario... Nothing related to victory display in the resolutions... It's not for sending the card in victory display: this can be achieve with "Victory 0".

Novark2 · 1
It's the same with other cards in this scenario, and with the Barkham one as well. Victory Points are just meant as a scale of archievement, not for upgrading your deck. Even though Labyrinth can be played in a wonky "Campaign Mode", you are not supposed to upgrade your decks even there, but rather play different parts with different investigators. — Susumu · 371
See https://arkhamdb.com/rules#Campaign_Play : "Each investigator earns experience equal to the total victory value of all cards in the victory display plus or minus any bonuses or penalties indicated by the campaign guide for that resolution. This total is added to any unspent experience an investigator has recorded from previous scenarios in this campaign." No need to specify it in the resolutions, it's already in the rules. — Phtayn · 1
That might be. But there are still special cases, when people might not get the XP from the victory display, e.g. Agnes Baker in her special scenario "Bad Blood", if she chooses to take the XP from the memories instead. And LoL clariefies, that you are not supposed to use the scenario as a siude story in a campaign, and even its "special campaign rules" do not include upgrading decks, so the XP is void. It's just VP as a measurement of success in this scenario. — Susumu · 371
"The Golden Rule" is a bit messy. It does not clarify, what happens, if a scenario or campaign guide contradicts the rules reference. E.g. in Roland Banks "By the Book" scenario resolution, Roland gets only the VP from enemies, other gators only the VP from location (and nobody from cards like "Delve Too Deep", should you have played them). I would argue, the scenario guide takes precedence over the RR in cases like that. Would not make any sense otherwise. — Susumu · 371
Sure: the guide takes precedence. And it says "Experience is not earned or spent in between scenarios during this campaign.". Not "Experience is not earned or spent during this campaign." So the XP are earned at the end of the campaign, after the last scenario. — Novark2 · 1

Cover Up

Cover Up

Just in case it may be useful for someone. I've reached out FFG to clarify the following rules question: "My location has exactly one clue. I'm Roland Banks and Cover Up weaknes is in my threat area with three clues on it.

  1. If I use basic investigate action with Deduction commited to it, can I remove two clues from Cover Up in case of success?
  2. Can Daisy Walker with Research Notes asset in play, 4 uses (evidence) on it, remove all three clues from Cover Up and the clue from the location if she succeeds Research Notes' action test by 4 (she is in the same location with Roland and exactly one clue on it)?"

Answers:

  1. No. Deduction doesn’t allow you to discover clues that aren’t at that location. If your location has 1 clue at it, you can only discover 1 clue at most when you investigate it.
  2. No. Like above, Research Notes won’t allow Daisy to discover clues that aren’t already on the location. But, Daisy could discover 1 clue with Research Notes to help with Cover Up.
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