[Multiplayer] [Guide] Preston Perfected

SUMMARY

This deck takes full advantage of Double, Double. Casting two copies of Sneak Attack, "Look what I found!", Intel Report, or Small Favor create some MASSIVE plays. But to do this, Preston needs money!

Luckily he has access to Family Inheritance which gives him 4 resources each turn! additionally we're running Emergency Cache, Easy Mark, and Hot Streak. Which again become even better with Double, Double!

Outside of the big plays offered by Double, Double Preston will be using Hope, Zeal, and Augur from Miss Doyle as well as Trial by Fire and Well Connected to boost his stats to a competent level, though only temporarily.

Preston can also spend his money on Dig Deep and Fire Axe to hit monsters and pass treachery encounter cards.

PROS

• 1 - Lots of automatic successes.
• 2 - Lots or resources
• 3 - Lots of Big Plays

CONS

• 1 - Managing your resources can get tricky.
• 2 - All your stats are low.
• 3 - Not doing much outside of big plays.
• 4 - Requires team, not great solo.

MANAGING YOUR MONEY

This is the trickiest part to the deck and takes some practice.

Since it takes an action to collect resources from Family Inheritance, you'll want to maximize when you collect money from it. Ideally, you'll want to hold onto Easy Mark, Emergency Cache, and Hot Streak until you can play two of more of them, then collect all the money from it in one turn.

Most of the time, Preston will be running "low", meaning he will have no personal resources, to power Dark Horse and spend his Family Inheritance on cards like Trial by Fire, Fire Axe, and Dig Deep.

Preston will occasionally spend a turn to play a bunch of resource cards and collect his Family Inheritance to run "High", meaning he will have stacks of personal resources, to setup for some big plays with Double, Double, power a Well Connected, or paying off Lodge "Debts". We use Easy Mark and Emergency Cache for the card draw to find Double, Double or a big-play card like Intel Report or Small Favor.

BIG PLAYS

Double, Double is the key to massive plays. you can Pull 4 clues without a test with Intel Report, Deal 4 damage to a distant foe with Small Favor, Collecting 20+ resources is easy with Hot Streak, even bumping a stat above 10 with Dig Deep or Money Talks are all things Preston does on the daily.

An Intel Report is the equivalent to 4 actions. Two to move & two to collect clues, not to mention you don't need to pull tokens from the chaos game (something Preston likes to avoid) nor the actions it takes to return to your current location. It's powerful action economy in exchange for resources. This is what Preston is perfect for.

ADAPTABLE

Adaptable is one of the best cards offered to rogues hands down. Swapping out two of your zero-level cards for 2 other zero-cards is incredible powerful especially as you hone your deck for the scenario your about play. Below are some of the best zero-level cards to swap out for.

NEVER SWAP OUT:

• Trial by Fire
• Resourceful
• Dig Deep
• Leo De Luca

Best Damage and Horror Soak

• Leather Coat
• Cherished Keepsake
• Fine Clothes

Best Damage Dealing Choices

• Small Favor
• Fire Axe
• Lantern

Best Combat Avoidance

• Cunning Distraction
• Decoy
• "You handle this one!"
• Elusive (TABOO)

Best Clue Finding Options

• Intel Report
• "Look what I found!"
• Flashlight
• Gravedigger's Shovel

Item Search

• Backpack

Best Move Choices

• Track Shoes
• Elusive (TABOO)
• "I'm outta here!"
• Swift Reflexes

Best Resource Collection Choices

• Emergency Cache
• Take Heart
• Drawing Thin(TABOO)

Best Skill Choices

• Money Talks
• Well Connected
• Dark Horse

UPGRADE PRIORITY

• 1xp - Adaptable
• 1xp - Fine Clothes -> Miss Doyle
• 8xp - Money Talks -> Double, Double
• 3xp - Charisma
• 1xp - Take Heart -> Easy Mark
• 0xp - Take Heart -> Easy Mark
• 0xp - Money Talks -> Easy Mark
• 2xp - Flashlight -> Hot Streak
• 2xp - Flashlight -> Hot Streak
• 2xp - Emergency Cache -> Emergency Cache
• 2xp - Emergency Cache -> Emergency Cache
• 2xp - "You handle this one!" -> Sneak Attack
• 2xp - "You handle this one!" -> Sneak Attack

BONUS UPGRADES

• 2xp - Elusive (TABOO) (Avoid enemies & move long distances)
• 2xp - Lantern (2 damage without test)
• 1xp - Flare (Help find Leo De Luca or Miss Doyle)
• 1xp - Leo De Luca (just cheaper)
• 2xp - Dig Deep (just cheaper)