Absolutely sick with Luke Robinson and his Dream-Gate, if you set it up properly.
Top Synergies:
- Encyclopedia
- Ace of Rods
- The Red-Gloved Man
- non-Taboo Dr. Milan Christopher, of course
- Trial by Fire (with Versatile)
- Vantage Point
- Hemispheric Map
Extra safety:
"Sadly" we cannot access Will to Survive for this combo :(
Let me know if I missed anything - always happy to make Luke even more broken.
I want to be happy that someone maybe found a use case for Ace Of Rods, but mostly I'm outraged at the thought of someone Time Warp-ing a Testing Sprint. BTW you have to take basic Investigate tests since Testing Sprint has the bold Investigate keyword on it.
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Pseudo Nymh
· 54
I'd include Vantage Point as a synergy here - Dream-Gate normally doesn't have clues on it so that first Testing Sprint investigation would be wasted. Vantage Point fixes that.
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TheNameWasTaken
· 3
This can turn Amanda into pre-taboo Rex.
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MrGoldbee
· 1453
@TheNameWasTaken: I'd say Vantage Point is a strong synergy with Luke / Gate Box anyway, but I added it to the list nonetheless ;)
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AlderSign
· 290
You can totally Black Market a Will to Survive in this combo. The net effect is kinda meh, it's a janky Deciphered Reality, suffering all the same problems Deciphered Reality has.
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suika
· 9437
Surely Hemispheric Map is finally a consideration in this setup
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subzerojosurvivor
· 1
Also, a weird interaction comes to mind when playing Testing Sprint in pre-taboo Rex Murphy.
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AlderSign
· 290
@AlderSign you could also use written in the stars to add deduction, perception, etc to all the tests. Scroll of secets makes it less random.
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Rafael_Rupert
· 1
@Rafael_Rupert, #Written in Stars in Norman's hands plus this event can be quite powerful.
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bugiel_marek
· 21
If you have Close the circle you can do all of those investigates with willpower. And save one action.
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Drostt
· 115
@Rafael_Rupert: Or Defiance (2). Or Enraptured to power that Box ;)
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AlderSign
· 290
@Drostt: Playing Testing Sprint is not a basic action, plus Close the Circle with only 2 charges? Dunno...
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AlderSign
· 290