Teching for this is simple enough, if you can't pass the check — you want cheap disposable allies. Preferably those that can take an Arrow or two. Failing that, bring medicine.

But thematically, what does the choice here represents? You failed an check so you got bitten by a snake and get poisoned, fine. But what does it mean to be able to deal 5 damage to an ally asset instead? Are you something retroactively deciding that an ally got bit instead of you? Is the ally sucking out the poison from you and dying?

This could've had 3 Wild icons and still be amazing. Just compare it to Prophesy; it's pretty absurd. Hell, we could probably stretch it to 2 Wild icons since it's Practiced and interacts with Mystic spells but then it'd go from amazing to ok since Unexpected Courage is a thing. BUT THIS THING HAS FREAKING 4!

Am I the only one who pissed off because Silas cannot use this card?

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I must admit: I always ignored the "attach facedown" clause of cards like Diana Stanley, Crystallizer of Dreams or Backpack. I always considered this is fiddly and doesn't matter. Likewise, I thought, the facedown wording was just there to emphasize, that these cards are out of play, and therefore not eligible for effects from e.g. Well Prepared or Crypt Chill. But you could for instance choose without memorizing the order any card below Diana, if you use her Elder Sign ability or Twilight Blade. I always considered the cards below cards open information, even if they were "facedown". That's why I let them faceup on the table anyway. But on the other hand, Sefina Rousseau and Stick to the Plan do not have the "facedown" wording, and I'm not sure why.

With this card finally the issue gets very important. Because drawing cards at random and placing them facedown reads like, that you are not supposed to know what you initially got below and what you will get, when you trigger the ability. Is that's really how this card is supposed to be played? An action-free draw for 5 turns is still great even at random, but far less powerful than Stick to the Plan, which lets pick and choose and adds deck thinning for the same XP cost. I will still probably take this card in my next campaign as first upgrade playing Minh Thi Phan, but I would appreciate knowing if this card can be played even stronger, and you are just obligated to get random cards out of your deck during setup.

Update 2021-06-28: It had been confirmed in FAQ 1.9, (see the FAQs paragraph above) that I played half a "Return to Carcosa" campaign wrong. (Which was fine, I applied Grim Rule in the absence of official clarification.) I was happy to have the card, even in my weaker interpretation. However, it did have its disadvantages with Practice Makes Perfect. Because I never knew, how many Practiced skills were attached to this card, it was sort of a gamble to play PMP before the fifth round of the game. And by that time, it might happen, that I drew additional Practiced cards from my main deck. Looking forward to playing the card like intended for the second half of the campaign. Or will I? I will probably attach the cards faceup from now on.

Update after finishing the campaign: It turned out, that this card is really dinging PMP. I had 11 (not bonded) Practiced skills in the end, only kept Eureka! and Resourceful as Innate, yet the event still sometimes whiffed. That's not to say, AN is a bad card, but I would reconsider, if I might swap out PMP for something else with it. Also, a card I was never considering, Surprising Find, would be completely anti-synergetic with it. So while it sure is a great addition to any skill-heavy seeker build, you have to take this into account.

This card is brilliant for Carnevale scenario.

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Encounter cards always teleport you somewhere you don't wanna be. Some dudes enter play in the middle of nowhere and interrupt your game. Now you can jump back & forth and do your job. Nice.