Le Grand Œuvre
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Soutien

Pacte. Science.

Coût: –.

Mystique

Permanent. Limite de 1 par deck. À acheter lors de la création du deck.

Vous recevez 1 point d'expérience supplémentaire après chaque scénario de cette campagne. Si vous êtes vaincu, vous êtes remplacé par l'homoncule (remplacez chaque carte de votre deck qui est spécifique à l'investigateur par une faiblesse de base prise au hasard, retournez cette carte et remplacez votre investigateur par cette carte pour le reste de la campagne).

Aleksander Karcz
La Cité Engloutie – Extension Investigateurs #68.

Homoncule Perdu
L'Enfant Oublié

Investigator

Construction. Progéniture.

Mystique
  • 2
  • 2
  • 2
  • 2
Vie: 6. Santé Mentale: 6.

Ne peut pas être choisi en tant qu'investigateur de départ.

Vous ne pouvez pas ajouter, retirer ou améliorer des cartes de votre deck.

Vous gagnez +2 à votre valeur de compétence tant que vous résolvez des capacités de cartes Sort.

Forcé – Quand vous êtes vaincu : vous êtes tué.

: +0. Piochez 1 carte.

Vous avez toujours voulu être humain.
Aleksander Karcz
La Cité Engloutie – Extension Investigateurs #68.
Le Grand Œuvre
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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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Reviews

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 · 9179
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 · 373
Also, being a homu also protects you from gaining scenario weaknesses. — AlderSign · 373
What I am uncertain about is if it lets you abuse exile. (Sorry for spamming, my fingers were faster than my homunculus brain.) — AlderSign · 373
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 · 374
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 · 9179
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