Okay, the Parley bit is interesting ... but - just how many Parley actions are there in the game so far? Not many, so let's ignore that...

1 cost for 1 health and 1 horror. And it's an Item, so Scavenging might work well with it. Also, it's the first body slot card to offer some level of horror protection, which is interesting too.

On balance, it's probably not as good as Leather Coat, but it's not disappointing for the cost, and I find horror is often more of a problem than health. It's also much cheaper than Bulletproof Vest in terms of XP.

I could imagine using this with a Rex Murphy Scavenging build, or perhaps Jim Culver Scavenging with the right ally cards.

One down-side - this has the creepiest card art in the game. Is that a mannequin? Scary.

This Survival Instinct is absolutely awesome. Evade a whole bunch of enemies - and because it's Evade and not Disengage you might stand a chance of getting away from them - and move too!

In particular (Spoiler ahead) in The Devourer Below, it's a fantastic way of getting past the cultists from the Midnight Masks. Walk up, evade one of them - and you're home free, as they're not hunters. You still won't win, but by heck it helps.

Also, 2 icons - excellent.

I'm almost certain this will be an automatic choice for Agility based survivors. It's like Cunning Distraction, only affordable.

Man this guy is a huge jerk. As leader and teacher to all of the little Acolytes he has the same effect they do, but worse.

First of all, he spawns somewhere empty which usually means 'at least one action away from you' and he immediately gains a doom at the end of the mythos phase he spawns in. So far he's just as bad as his little minions. But as extra rank gravy he also has the following:

• at 4 str and with the retaliate keyword he knows how to fight and will punish you if you don't (though with 1 damage, not by much)

• with two health he is not flimsy, requiring either multiple actions or a weapon to down

• one doom is not enough for this bad guy, oh no he adds an extra doom at the beginning of every round. (thankfully, without a threshold check) meaning you can easily lose 2, 3 rounds to him if he spawns in a particularly bad spot and time.

The first two additions make him a difficult kill for non-fighting investigators who aren't packing plans or solutions, but the last effect almost certainly mandates that he is a priority target regardless of whether anyone around is good at fighting.

10/10 on theme and drama though. While I hate seeing him show up, he is a flashy and intimidating villain who presents a threat that is a bit more than just a sturdy body and damage. It makes for great stories (and losses)

Final note: it is especially important that you not misunderstand the grim rule with this guy. While you may have multiple options of where to put him, he doesn't have to go as far away from you as possible. The rules explicitly state that when spawning an enemy if there are multiple valid locations it is player choice on where he goes.

EDIT: Disregard.

After re-reading the timing chart I've noticed there is a player window between Hunter enemies moving and enemies making an attack, which means it is possible to make the enemies move and elude them afterwards. This is useful in some scenarios with out-of-the-way locations.

Writing one serious review:

Solid card, should be a 2 of in any investigator's deck unless you're a dedicated these-hands-are-for-shotguns-only fighter, or Agnes who can't investigate her way out of a paper bag (and who's spells don't work with this action). Even when not being used to cheese the rules it can bring even terribly shrouded locations into acceptable investigation reach which is pretty nifty.

the FAQ bump says everything you need to know about playing this in higher difficulties. For 2r + 1action you get 3 clues off of 1 or 2 shroud locations, with the single token being the only exception. The value of this would be good if it was almost twice as costly on expert, where -4 is the average you're going to pull from the bag. This saves you actions and cards that you will need bumping tests elsewhere.

So stock up on batteries guys.