This and Dreamer's Curse probably contend for some of the most brutal cards from any encounter set. Especially in TDE where there's -4 in the bag on Standard and you really don't want to draw it or the autofail on this one.
Do you chance taking 3 horror or damage, or do you dump out cards in your hand that might actually have proved useful next turn? Horrid, horrid quandary. Hate making the choice every time I draw these.
These seem overall less bad than their Core equivalents to me, actually? Like, the difficulty of the test is increased by two but any icons work and the willpower / wild icons you included (like Guts) specifically to deal with defensive tests count double...
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Thatwasademo
· 58
Also, Dreamer's Curse is also a willpower test rather than being agility like Grasping Hands, and it's a lot easier when all the defensive tests are of the same stat
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Thatwasademo
· 58
Oh yeah, and if you have tri-icon skill cards with upside like Eureka or Watch This you draw this and laugh all the way to the bank
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Thatwasademo
· 58
I've recently discovered that skills cards like Survey the Area work doubly well against this as well as Dreamer's Curse.
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BillyB
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