Adaptable

The previous reviewers have stated the benefit(s) of this card: providing versatility and the ability to make changes in your deck later in a campaign. A good example someone gave is with Sleight of Hand. Until you spend the xp to get Lupara, you don't need Sleight of Hand yet.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Adaptable also lets you swap out the out-of-faction cards in your deck too!

For example, the Dunwich Legacy cycle investigators (Jenny the Rogue) are allowed up to 5 level 0 cards outside their faction. With Adaptable, you can choose those 5 colors to serve a particular purpose (maybe, make Jenny into a decent clue gatherer with Seeker cards). Then, once you have the xp for the amazing Rogue clue-gathering cards (Lola Santiago, Lockpicks), then you can substitute those Seeker cards for different cards (maybe something to make her more able to handle enemies so she can investigate locations alone).

TLDR: Adaptable lets you swap around level 0 cards, across ALL factions that investigator is permitted to include in their deck. Versatility, from being "Adaptable", can improve efficiency and survivability.

VanyelAshke · 188
Stick to the Plan

If Mandy Thompson is teamed up with a Guardian investigator, would that investigator get to draw 4 cards to put under Stick to the Plan? Edit: I have found out. At the time when you draw your opening hands, you haven’t yet read or set up the scenario so aren’t yet at a location. I think.

Phoenixbadger · 199
I read that question somewhere else and i think the answer was "no cause mandy is not at your location during setup". — Django · 5163
Additionally since FAQ 2.0 abilities that react to searching the deck (and Mandy Thompson's ability is mentioned as an example) do not work during setup. — Killbray · 12468
Hypnotic Gaze

If you take arcane research with Sefina, you’re going to run out of cards to level up quick. (Wards of protection and suggestion are other useful ones.) This one also stays good for an entire campaign: the more damage enemies do, the more damage hypnotic gaze does. It pairs best with cards that let you see more tokens, and has anti-synergy with bless and curse tokens.

MrGoldbee · 1493
Rite of Seeking (2) is also a good option for her research. Would you rather upgrade Hypnotic Gaze early, to make the deck cheaper? Or late in the campaign, to get the "more urgent" spells earlier? — Susumu · 382
Later. First is Wards, then Suggestion. — MrGoldbee · 1493
Sure, Suggestion can never be the first upgrade, as the lower version is level 1. But I think, the only thing you might end up doing with Hypnotic Gaze (0) would be to commit it on an evade, or a fight of another player. In solo, I would not take Arcane Research at all on her, as the Ward upgrade gets pointless and you are better off with Sixth Sense than RoS. (But that one can't be upgraded yet, due to her level 2 restriction.) — Susumu · 382
Other options to not carry around the level 0 version for her would be Adaptable or Versatile. But you should have other reasons to get these cards. Or of course, pay 1 XP later to save 2 the following scenario.. — Susumu · 382
Good eye, Susu! — MrGoldbee · 1493
Righteous Hunt

There’s one character out now who is a faith-based hunter, canonically. Her name is Zoey Samaras, and she gains a resource when she engages an enemy.

When her signature item is out, this card becomes “spend an action, and kill an aloof one health enemy, up to two locations away regardless of its fight score or the contents of the chaos bag, then make the chaos bag better.” If you have a guard dog, even more automatic damage as possible.

For Tony Morgan, this is the difference between killing your weakness enemy and losing a turn for your team. Because that enemy comes into play with a bounty, you automatically get a chance to fight it, even if this would normally be your last action of the turn.

A more esoteric combo is to use this when you draw stargazing, and go mano y mano. Diana can pull this trick by herself, as can Sister Mary.

An additional edge case is in the forgotten age, where lead investigator defaults to Ursula if Monterey Jack or Leo Anderson aren’t in play. Ursula loves to move, which can be frustrating if you’re the guardian tasked to keep her alive. No more! Rush to her side, knowing that the enemy that spawns in most scenarios has two horror.

And because the card describes Lita Chantler, consider this: you could use it in any scenario where she’s in play to give your allies a to hit and damage bonus by moving to their square. Righteous!

MrGoldbee · 1493
So I haven't seen this mentioned yet, so I just wanted to add it for posterity. — DanPyre · 62
Ignore, I was tryina write my own post. oops. — DanPyre · 62
Love seeing my favourite NPC the Zealot Lita Chantler on cards. So hope she is released one day as a natural playable, official released investigator, perhaps also approve her, we could get the NPCs from the prologue in Circle Undone, the PI etc. — Quantallar · 8
Hypnotic Gaze

I didn't have high regards initially for this spell. Thought it would be something for musicians, hanging around with witches, or for soothsayers. As a respectable business woman, worthy for the renowned Silver Twilight Lodge, I always ignore, what these people say . I rather wanted to recharge my Azure Flame or Rite of Seeking. But the more I got involved with the lodge, the more I met. I even got a bit into Jazz mood , when I found a book in the old witch house. Suddenly, I was not so sure, if I want to educate myself in recharging. Unlike most other , seeking for arcane spells, I'm well prepared to find use in them, even after they are depleted from power. I was not willing to sacrifice that.

I always loved to dodge the goons. Even when I had better things to do than dedicating myself to them. It hardens my and makes me strong. So the prospect of doing that twice as often as normal, even at a slightly higher cost, started to appeal to me. I'm now glad, whenever I meet another at that occasion. (Or even a .) But I ignore it, if I don't. That's what I was always good at.

Susumu · 382
This is underrated — Nenananas · 271