Jim Culver - Beginner's Guide - True Solo Dunwich Campaign

TLDR SUMMARY Basic level Jim Culver deck using only Core+Dunwich cards. Jim's base statistics allow for reasonable early campaign progression. For more difficult "Investigate" and "Fight" challenges the deck relies on spells. For any "Evade" needs Level 0 cards are relied upon, until campaign experience allows for suitable additional spells.

DECK COMPLEXITY I am a beginner level player, having picked up on the game via the Team Covenant YouTube Channel. Deck progression is also limited to the Core (Revised) and Dunwich (Campaign+Investigator) set cards only; these being the only ones owned/played. There's no reason this deck would not work Multiplayer.

DECK OBJECTIVES The deck aims to use Jim's balanced starting statistics, and use spells wherever possible to augment these (Rite of Seeking, Shrivelling]. Holy Rosary was an essential asset, augmentmenting "Willpower" for spell casting and encounters. The initial deck relies on Arcane Initiate to get to these spells quickly given their importance, and therefore Moonlight Ritual is also included to mitigate the doom cost of this. Moonlight Ritual is also a go to event card later down the line as Jim's character turns to Blood Pact to become a more powerful spell caster as he gains experience. The deck also augments Jim's innate statistical advantage, where , courtesy of his trait ability, Skulls are revealed as a "0". Ritual Candles, even in its Taboo definition, compliments this very well. Where Jim falls down, sometimes literally, is his low "Evade" stat. This is where the use of his five Level 0 cards of other classes was concentrated, Elusive in particular saving his ass more than once.

CAMPAIGN RUNNING ORDER AND UPGRADES SPOILERS

1) Scenario I–B: The House Always Wins

O'Bannon gang has a bone to pick
Rescued Dr Francis Morgan

Available experience: 3, Spent experience: 3 Changes: +1 Dr. Francis Morgan, +1 Shrivelling•••, −1 Shrivelling

2) Scenario I–A: Extracurricular Activity + Interlude I: Armitage’s Fate

Professor Rice Kidnapped
Rescued Students
Rescued Dr Henry Armitage (+)

Available experience: 4, Spent experience: 3 Changes: +1 Dr. Henry Armitage, +1 Shrivelling•••, −1 Shrivelling

3) Scenario II: The Miskatonic Museum

Took Custody of Necronomicon (+)

Available experience: 5, Spent experience: 5 Changes: +1 The Necronomicon, +1 Blood Pact•••, +1 Shrivelling•••••, −1 Shrivelling•••

4) Scenario III: The Essex County Express

Stole Passenger's Luggage

Available experience: 1, Spent experience: 0 Changes: No Changes

5) Scenario IV: Blood on the Altar + Interlude II: The Survivors

Put Silas out of his misery
Survived: Dr Armitage, Dr Francis Morgan,
Added Powder of Ghazi (+)
Saved Earl Sawyer (+)

Available experience: 5, Spent experience: 5 Changes: +1 Charisma•••, +1 Earl Sawyer, +1 Powder of Ibn Ghazi, +1 Shrivelling•••••, −1 Shrivelling•••

6) Scenario V: Undimensioned and Unseen

Warned the townsfolk
Added "Internal Injury" weakness
No brood escaped
Removed Powder of Ghazi (-)

Available experience: 2, Spent experience: 2 Changes: +1 Blinding Light••, +1 Chronophobia, −1 Shortcut, −1 Powder of Ibn Ghazi

7) Scenario VI: Where Doom Awaits

The investigator enters the gate

Available experience: 5, Spent experience: 5 Changes: +1 +1 Blinding Light••, +1 Moment of Respite•••, −1 Guts, −1 Shortcut

8) Scenario VII: Lost in Time and Space

The investigator closed the tear in reality.
Investigator suffers 2 physical trauma and 2 mental trauma ...

Available experience: 7, Spent experience: 0 ... by now you will have enough experience to decide upon retirement or further adventure for Jim Culver, and if the latter, what skills he may need going on to face further terrors ...