曠世巨作
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永久。每副牌組限制1張。只能當構築牌組時購買。

你在本劇本每場冒險後獲得額外1點經驗。如果你被擊敗，你被荷姆克魯斯篡位(將你牌堆中的每張專屬卡替換成隨機基礎弱點，將本卡牌翻面，並在劇本剩餘時間內將你的調查員替換成它)。

Aleksander Karcz
The Drowned City Investigator Expansion #68.

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被遺忘之子

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生命值: 6. 神智值: 6.

不能被選為起始調查員。

你不能從你的牌組加入、移除或升級卡牌。

結算法術卡牌上的能力的時候你+2技能值。

強制 - 在你被擊敗時：你陣亡。

效果：+0。抽取1張卡牌。

你總是想成為人類。
Aleksander Karcz
The Drowned City Investigator Expansion #68.
曠世巨作
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FAQs

(from the official FAQ or responses to the official rules question form)
  • Q: If my investigator is usurped by the Homunculus, what happens to the trauma suffered by my original investigator? A: Any physical and mental trauma suffered by an investigator who is usurped by the Homunculus is transferred to the Homunculus. The Homunculus begins each scenario with all trauma suffered by the investigator it has usurped. (The Drowned City Investigator Expansion FAQ, March 2025)
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Pros:

  • Provides 1 additional XP after each scenario (duh).
  • Doesn't kill you outright after being defeated unlike Charon's Obol.
  • Is a Science asset, so can be taken on Kate Winthrop alongside the usual Mystics and investigators with level 0 Mystic access.

Cons:

  • If you're defeated once, you get Homunculus'd - meaning you can't change your deck, you get a load more basic weaknesses, and your statline will make you want to cry.
  • Two strikes and you're out, if you're defeated again you're killed.
  • May encourage cheating: "If I hadn't drawn the I wouldn't have been defeated, so let's ignore it!"

Deckbuilding Tips:

  • Pairs well with Arcane Research and Down the Rabbit Hole - synergising by offering more XP.
  • In the Thick of It is less worth it, as in 3 scenarios you'll have earnt that XP back from the Great Work, and the trauma puts you at risk of Homunculus-ing (I know Arcane Research provides trauma as well, but Arcane Research has a much greater pay-off).
  • For Dexter, Sefina, Charlie and Lola, it pairs well with Charon's Obol - as realistically the Homunculus is annoying enough that death may be preferable!
  • Transfiguration can un-Homunculus you for a scenario. Obviously you need to buy this before you Homunculus as you can't change your deck at that stage. Charlie and Lola are good Transfiguration abusers in particular given their wide card pool. EDIT: As mentioned below, The Red-Gloved Man, Summoned Hound and similar can help with the Homunculus statline - but I'd still advocate for not becoming the Homunculus in the first place!
  • You'll want to consider how many upgrade points there are in your campaign, and so how much bonus XP you'll be earning. I usually use 8 scenarios with 7 upgrade points as my rule of thumb for XP-boosting cards (with some luxury XP upgrades in your back pocket if the campaign goes on longer).

Other points to note:

  • From the discussion in the comments below, the jury's out on how the Homunculus will work with Exile effects. I'd imagine this has been asked of FFG so hopefully there will be an FAQ on this at some point.

I just posted a Dexter deck today using both this and Charon's Obol (on the 1st April no less...). Generally as mentioned above you should think out your upgrade path for a Great Work deck before starting a campaign, as analysis-paralysis is common if you're awash with XP. It's also good to think about your backup plan should your investigator die (Ascetic decks are a good tool for this, I posted an Ascetic Kymani deck in the past month with the goal of replacing killed investigators). That's all there is to say really - watch out for the Homunculus!

HungryColquhoun · 9758
I don't think that's all there is to say; if you get some base skill value override like The Red Gloved Man, Trial by Fire or Eye of the Djinn the skill boost for spells is actually very nice. — AlderSign · 415
Also, being a homu also protects you from gaining scenario weaknesses. — AlderSign · 415
What I am uncertain about is if it lets you abuse exile. (Sorry for spamming, my fingers were faster than my homunculus brain.) — AlderSign · 415
That's a good catch about Exile cards. I think, some, like Fire Extinguisher (1, because Exile is a cost, 3, because you may exile to do the ability) or "Stroke of Luck" should not work, but "Test of Will", Flare, "Unscrupulous Loan", "Guiding Spirit", Guiding Teddy and so on should work. — Susumu · 381
Interesting points AlderSign, I'll add some of these. Still, I think the idea should be avoiding becoming the homunculus - as Red Gloved Man will only save you for a turn or two. — HungryColquhoun · 9758
I feel like this card, just like Obol, would encourage people to _only_ run it in the most broken builds. I.e. not run in fun-jank builds. — 1337duck · 1