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당신은 ‘차원문 상자’를 플레이 영역에 두고 게임을 시작합니다.

당신은 차례마다 한 번, 당신이 이어진 장소 한 곳에 있으며 그곳에 있는 모든 적과 교전 중인 것처럼 간주하여 이벤트 하나를 플레이해도 됩니다.

효과: +1. ‘차원문 상자’에 충전을 1회 놓습니다.

“몽환의 땅으로 가는 열쇠는 우리 모두의 안에 있습니다.”
Cristi Balanescu
꿈을 먹는 자 #4.

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덱 크기: 30장.

덱 구성 선택지: 레벨 0-5 신비주의자 카드(), 레벨 0-2 탐구자 카드(), 레벨 0-5 중립 카드

덱 구성 요구조건(덱 크기에 포함되지 않습니다): 차원문 상자, 현실로부터의 격리, 무작위 기본 약점 카드 1장.

수년 전, 루크는 몽환의 땅으로 진입할 수 있는 입구를 발견했다. 삼촌이 유품으로 남긴 특이한 상자를 사용하여, 잠의 관문을 지나 여행하는 방법을 익혔던 것이다. 그렇게 꿈을 자유롭게 드나들 수 있게 된 후로, 루크는 꿈속의 대지를 돌아다니며 모험을 찾아 나서는 데에 대부분의 나날을 보내왔다. 셀레파이스의 거리에서 마법 걸린 숲에 이르기까지, 루크는 끝없는 불가사의로 가득한 곳을 누비며 몽환의 땅이 지닌 비밀을, 그리고 이곳에 거주하는 무수한 꿈꾸는 자들의 비밀을 밝혀왔다. 고대의 혼돈이 꿈 바깥 세계뿐만 아니라 꿈속 세계까지 소멸시키기 위해 마수를 뻗어오고 있는 지금, 루크는 절대 그런 일이 일어나도록 좌시하지 않을 것이다.
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FAQs

(from the official FAQ or responses to the official rules question form)
  • "As If": This was added to the FAQ (v.1.7, March 2020) and then amended (v.1.8, October 2020). You can read the October ruling on the ArkhamDB rules page here. (I'm adding a hyperlink rather than retyping the rules in case in future the ruling is changed or amended - at that point, the rules page will be updated and all ArkhamDB FAQ entries will link to the correct ruling.)

  • Q: Can I play an Ethereal Slip in the Dream-Gate? What would happen if it could be played? A: If you played Ethereal Slip while in Dream-Gate, nothing would happen, because Dream-Gate prevents enemies from entering it. Swapping places would not be possible.

  • Q: After playing Read the Signs in Dream-Gate, can I still play Practice Makes Perfect during the Skill Test? Or, can I continue to play a Crack the Case after discovering the last remaining clues? A: To answer your other questions literally, there is nothing on Dream-Gate that would prevent you from playing Read the Signs and then Practice Makes Perfect to investigate there, at Dream-Gate. (It wouldn’t make sense to play Crack the Case”after this interaction, though.) Now, if you were asking about using Luke Robinson’s ability to investigate any revealed location while in Dream-Gate, that’s a little different. In summary, you would be able to play each of the cards you mentioned, so long as their conditions are met. Let’s say you are playing Luke Robinson and are currently in Dream-Gate. Per its ability text, Dream-Gate is connected to each other revealed location. Luke Robinson’s ability allows you to play one event each turn as if you were at a connecting location and engaged with each enemy at that location. “As if” is a phrasing that alters the game state in the manner described for the duration described—in other words, you can play an event card during your turn and essentially act as if you are in that location until the event card is fully resolved. You decide your event for the turn is Read the Signs, and thanks to being in Dream-Gate, you are able to investigate at any revealed location, and act as if you are in that location. There is a window of opportunity before the card fully resolves where you can play a “Fast” event card and create what’s known as a “nested sequence.” All of that to say, Practice Makes Perfect would be valid in the location you are investigating; you can resolve it while the “as if” condition is altering the game state. You could also play Crack the Case if the last remaining clue was discovered at that location during the investigation action of Read the Signs.

  • Q: If Luke Robinson's mini-card is located at Dream-Gate (Wondrous Journey) and he plays Drawn to the Flame as if he were at a connected location and draws a non-aloof enemy without spawn instructions off the top of the encounter deck, where does the enemy end up when Drawn to the Flame finishes resolving? A: If Luke Robinson were in Dream-Gate and utilized his ability to play Drawn to the Flame “as if” in a location, then he drew an enemy, that enemy would spawn engaged with Luke for the duration of Drawn to the Flame, since “as if” rules are treating Luke is being in the target location during that time. Once Luke discovers 2 clues at the location and Drawn to the Flame ends, the enemy cannot stay engaged with Luke while he’s in Dream-Gate, so the enemy would remain behind at the location Luke discovered clues at.

  • Q: Luke plays Read the Signs to investigate a connecting location with a ready, unengaged Young Deep One. Does he take 1 horror? (I think no, because he is considered to be engaged with enemy, but there is no timing point of engagement.) A: Luke playing Read the Signs on a connecting location would not cause him to engage Young Deep One or take 1 horror.

  • Q: Under The Silver Rule, "the encounter card takes precedence over the player card", does this include weakness with an encounter cardtype? For example, what happens if Luke is Entombed (or the location has No Turning Back attached) and he draws Detached from Reality? Does this mean, because of The Silver Rule, Luke cannot move into Dream-Gate? A: Because Entombed states that the person it’s attached to cannot disengage or move, this effect is absolute and must be followed. If Luke were Entombed and drew Detached from Reality, Luke would not disengage from enemies or move, he would only either flip Dream-Gate or put Dream-Gate into play.

  • Q: There's a ruling that states: "I would say that while Dream-Gate is in play, it is an encounter card, since it is a location and location cards are generally encounter cards. However, while it is set aside and out of play it functions more like a player card, for deckbuilding purposes and the like. So if Gate Box moves you, that is a player card effect moving you, but when Dream-Gate moves you, that would be an encounter card effect moving you." MJ says: "While Dream-Gate is in play, it is an encounter card", does this mean that when the effect of an encounter card conflicts with the Constant Abilities of Dream-Gate, The Silver Rule will itwork? For example, during Luke's turn, Luke is in Dream-Gate (Wondrous Journey) and draws a Dance of the Yellow King. The skill test fails, the nearest Lunatic will move towards Luke. If both cards are encounter cards, may I decide which takes precedence? If so, does the enemy stay in the same place? A: If Luke is in Dream-Gate, enemies cannot enter it, nor can enemies move closer to him, so Dance of the Yellow King would not move the enemy anywhere if Luke failed the test. The Silver Rule comes into play if two cards directly contradict one another in a way that is “impossible to reconcile”, but this is not an instance where the interaction is impossible to reconcile.

  • Q: Luke draws Detached from Reality in the Upkeep phase and moves to Dream-Gate (Pointless Reality). Then in the next Mythos phase, if Luke draws an enemy that has no spawn instruction, how should enemies spawn in this case? Spawns engaged with Luke? Just discard this enemy? or something else? A: If the enemy cannot spawn anywhere, discard it.

  • Q: If Luke Robinson is already in the Dream-Gate and cannot move for some reason at the same time (for example, already in the Dream-Gate, the Mythos phase draws Entombed), at the end of the investigation phase, how is the forced ability of the Dream-Gate resolved? A: Unless explicitly specified, investigators cannot be at “no location.” If Luke is Entombed while in Dream-Gate when the investigation phase ends, Dream-Gate must be set aside, so you may ignore Entombed’s effect long enough to place Luke in a revealed location that’s in play.

  • Q: Suppose Luke, physically in location A, plays an event involving a skill test as if he were in location B. Can other investigators at location A commit cards to the skill test? Can other investigators at location B commit cards to the skill test? A: Because of the rules for “as if”, Luke should be treated as in Location B while playing the event in question, and so investigators ­in Location B could commit cards to a resulting skill test.

  • Q: Now say there's a Massive enemy in location A, and Luke (in location A) again plays an event as if he were in location B. Does Luke trigger an AoO from the Massive enemy? A: No, Luke would not provoke an Attack of Opportunity from a Massive enemy in Location A; he is considered to be in Location B while paying the costs of and initiating the event he’s playing.

  • Q: In The Essex County Express, it's possible for Luke to go to his Dream-Gate (say, during the enemy phase), and then during the Mythos Phase for the agenda to advance and remove the leftmost location from the game. If that location is the only revealed location, Luke is now stuck in his Dream-Gate for the duration of the investigation phase, since Dream-Gate is only connected to revealed locations. Then, at the end of the investigation phase, the Forced ability on Dream-Gate triggers, attempting to force Luke to move to any revealed locations - but there are none! FAQ entry 1.21 provides some guidance for this situation, instructing us "If an effect (such as a “cannot move” effect) would cause an investigator or enemy to not be at a location, ignore that effect." For example, this allows a Luke with Entombed in his threat area to temporarily ignore Entombed for the purposes of leaving Dream-Gate due to the Forced trigger. However, how should this be applied to Essex County Express? Do we ignore the part of Dream-Gate that says we can only move to revealed locations? If so, since all locations are equally unrevealed, does that mean we can move to any of them, including the Engine Car at the rightmost end? Even though that seems allowed by the rules, I'm concerned it's an abuse of a loophole and against the scenario's spirit. A: In the Essex County Express scenario, if somehow Luke is stuck in Dream-Gate when the only revealed location is removed from the game, then Luke should be defeated. We believe this keeps in the spirit of the scenario, and also makes it so the restrictions on the locations are properly followed.

  • Q: If Luke Robinson has Entombed in his threat area when the Forced effect on Dream-Gate triggers, what happens? A: While Entombed would prevent Luke Robinson from moving, an investigator cannot be at “no location” unless explicitly stated. When Dream-Gate’s forced effect would move Luke Robinson at the investigation phase, you may ignore the effect on Entombed long enough to place Luke in a revealed location. - FAQ, v.2.1, August 2023

  • Q: Let's say that location A is connected to location B which is connected to location C (location C is not directly connected to location A). If Luke Robinson is at location A and plays Shortcut as if he was at location B (using his investigator ability), could he end his turn at location C? If so and location B was unrevealed, would it be revealed? A: Yes; if Luke plays Shortcut while in location A, “as if” in location B, he can move from location A to location C. He does not reveal location B in doing so. (March 2024)

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They FINALLY told us how to actually play him!

From ahc_faq_v17:

"(2.10) “As if…”

Some card effects allow an investigator to resolve an ability or perform an action as if a certain aspect of the game state were altered, using the text “as if…” to indicate the difference. The indicated ability or action is resolved with the altered game state in mind, but the actual game state remains unchanged.

=This includes all steps of the indicated ability/action, including the paying of its costs, attacks of opportunity (where applicable), and resolving each aspect of its effect. =Other card abilities or game effects do not resolve with the altered game state in mind; only the indicated ability/action.

Example 1: Luke Robinson’s ( 4) ability allows him to “play one event each turn as if you were at a connecting location and engaged with each enemy at that location.” If Luke plays Barricade ( 38) as if he were at a connecting location, he would attach it to the location he is considered to be at, instead of the location he is actually at. Doing so would also provoke attacks of opportunities from any enemies at that location, since he is considered to be engaged with them throughout the playing of Barricade. That location has the following ability: “:Reaction: After an event card is attached to this location, deal 1 damage to each investigator at this location.” This ability would still trigger, but it would not deal any damage to Luke, because he is not actually at that location. He is only considered to be at that location for the purposes of the playing of Barricade.

Example 2: Luke Robinson ( 4) instead plays Shortcut ( 22) as if he were at a connecting location. This would allow him to move to a location connected to the chosen location. If there are 1 or more enemies at that location, they do not move with him, because even though the event is resolved as if Luke is engaged with him, those enemies are not actually in his threat area, and therefore do not move when he moves."

nimonus · 31
Notably the "reaction" trigger here is a mistake. This should be "Forced" as all reaction abilities are optional. — StyxTBeuford · 12971
Clarification to the Shortcut example: Luke's ability allows him to play an event as if he were at a connecting location, but doesn't actually move him. In the above example, you could use Shortcut as if you were at a connecting location to move an investigator at that location, but Luke wouldn't himself be there so couldn't be moved. — menionleah · 78
I don't think Luke would actually take attacks of opportunity from enemies at connecting locations by playing an event because, as stated in the faq, "other card abilities or game effects do not resolve with the altered state in mind", it only applies to the played event. — subjectcero · 1
He does take the attack of opportunity because his card text explicitly states he is treated as engaged with those enemies. — sycondaman · 1
Shortcut does move Luke to a connecting location. He is treated at being at the target location for the purpose of resolving the effects of that card. That means he is "an investigator at your location" and thus moves to a connecting location. — sycondaman · 1
Does this then nerf his interaction with hemispheric map? If he cast's, say, "Read the Signs" from his box location to a connected location, he is no longer connected to 4+ locations (unless the target location is also connected), correct? — Phelpsb83 · 208
I think shortcut will not move Luke. As if rules mentions "you do not move your mini-card to that location" and the move section of the rule says "Any time an entity (an investigator or enemy) moves, transfer that enemy card or investigator's mini card from its current location to a different location." Since the mini-card is not physically at the As-If location, it can not be moved. — phiba · 1
The rules also seem to have changed to "Other card abilities or game effects resolved during this duration are also resolved with the altered game state in mind.". So in example 1 Luke would take 1 damage — phiba · 1
Luke would not take 1 damage from the Example 1 situation because of the trigger word “after”. He would be at the location for the playing of barricade, the play window would close, then he would not be at the location for the application of the damage. — zman7791 · 3

I think that Luke Robinson is an interesting investigator. I'm not sure about his power level, but starting in play with such a powerful asset greatly increases his potential during the game. Gate Box essentially gives him 3 uses of Elusive which is super powerful given that Elusive costs 2 XP with the Taboo List, so he basically gets 3 uses of a 2 XP card for free. To be fair, the effect he gets is a little worse than Elusive, as it actually costs an action to move to another location, while Elusive is actionless, but if he waits until the end of his turn, he automatically moves away for free. But that's already great power level anyway, so the action cost can't even count as a disadvantage. And what's more than that, he can add even more uses to his Gate Box with Enraptured and Recharge making that asset even more powerful!

His deckbuilding options are a bit weird, but interesting. Seeker class for a 3-Intellect investigator isn't great but offers him interesting options. I think he might fall in the same category as Roland Banks when it comes to investigating, arming himself with Flashlights and Working a Hunchs and clearing low-shroud locations with regular investigations and using auto-clues for the harder stuff. He can always use Rite of Seeking and Sixth Sense of course, but if he wants to use more physical means for investigating, I think his options are kind of limited.

His ability is also interesting. I think the engagement part is mostly useful for multiplayer, but he can generally equip himself with the right events to make it count. Banish, Storm of Spirits, Drawn to the Flame and Working a Hunch make some examples of some options he can include to make use of his ability, and I think he should also lean on events heavier in order to make it more worthwhile. What's interesting here is that he can combine his ability with Gate Box. Dream-Gate is connected to every other location in play, so he can use the Gate Box to move to Dream-Gate and deal with some enemies or get some clues from any location he wants and then move to any other location he likes! I think that's super neat!

Luke Robinson's weakness is relatively mild in my opinion. With his 9 sanity, I think that the 2 horror it deals to him is a minor punishment. It can even benefit him in some situations, by letting him move to any other location he wants. I believe the worst part of it is that it can lock you down and detach you from the rest of your team for a turn and that can be very punishing in certain situations. That's, of course, assuming that he can't take a successful 6-difficulty investigate test, which I believe will be the case most of the time, but if he somehow can, he can mitigate this problem. If he runs Mr. "Rook", though, he can use this weakness to his advantage, as Mr. "Rook" will give him more control of when he draws it and possibly turn this downside into a benefit, by letting him draw it at an unimportant time and allow him to move to any other location he wants for free.

As a final note, I think De Vermis Mysteriis becomes a lot better with Luke Robinson. All those mystic spells that fight or evade can now be used against enemies at a connecting location and let you avoid the attack of opportunity that De Vermis Mysteriis would cause. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that the cost is paid BEFORE the ability is initiated, which makes De Vermis Mysteriis usuable while you are at a connecting location and when you initiate the ability you can choose to use Luke Robinson's ability and play the event as if you were at a connecting location, therefore making it usuable with events that fight or evade enemies while you are not engaged with anything. And, as a bonus, his combined access to Mystic and Seeker cards gives him good options to fuel the book, making it possibly a viable choice for him.

matt88 · 3093
interesting write up.. I think Barricade could be a weird janky option that could be fun. i was wondering if anyone know what would happen if you use the gate box to move to the Dream gate and then played vantage point to move a clue there. More importantly, What would happen if you failed to gain that clue. — Invisiblecam · 1
Nice review. Im still waiting for the ruling regarding AAOs and didnt play him but I think that starting the game with 3 slightly worse elusives is amazing. I assume that if the ruling is that Luke doesnt take AAOs he might be the best investigator in the game, even better than tabooed Rex. — Pgpgpg · 77
Also very very fun. — Pgpgpg · 77
I can confirm that Barricade is an amazing card for Luke to run. You can easily lock down a hunter's path in most scenarios, and you don't even need to evade them. Just yeet into your Dream Gate, play Barricade, and call it a day. — StyxTBeuford · 12971
In what interpretation of the rules would Luke not take Attacks of Opportunity? (unless I’m misinterpreting what you mean by AAOs) He plays the event ‘as if he is engaged with each enemy at the location.’ If he does something that would provoke an attack from an engaged enemy, he takes the attack from an engaged enemy. Re:vantage point, when a card leaves play, all tokens and effects on it are removed, so the clue would return to the token bank. That’s bad if you needed the clue but great if you were just clearing off a VP location. — Death by Chocolate · 1410
@Pgpgpg Thanks! Regarding Gate Box, it's a free trigger ability and it specifically states that you disengage from enemies, so I have to assume it doesn't provoke attacks of opportunity. @Death by Chocolate If you are asking me, I am assuming you re referring to the De Vermis Mysteriis part and my answer is that in order to use the Tome to play sth like Banish without getting AoOs, I am assuming that Luke isn't engaged with any enemies, but he can still play it because there is an enemy at a connecting location (using his ability). — matt88 · 3093
@matt88 I was responding to Pgpgpg’s comment (interpreting it as about Luke using an event remotely to a space with enemies). I agree with your DVM interpretation. — Death by Chocolate · 1410
Having played Luke a few times now I find him to be like a reverse Norman in that he may appear to be a mystic on the surface but he’s a Seeker on the inside. I’m sure it’s possible to build him as a battle mage and make full use of his ability but I’ve been riding he makes such good use of some of the less used Seeker cards he that he tends to end up a cluer. Otherworldly Compass is a must in my opinion as it helps him with his weakness and if he’s gate boxed to a high shroud location that’s an extra -1 shroud. Also just wanted to point out that if you end your turn in the dream gate you will move to a revealed location of your choice and the end of the investigation phase, therefore you can move to the dream gate, play an event such as blinding light to evade an enemy engaged with another ‘gator and end up back where you started (if so desired) or at your friends location ready to help out next turn. This method is also great for attaching short cut 2 to the location with the most traffic. — Snakesfighting · 94
"Just yeet into your Dream Gate, play Barricade, and call it a day." I'm not quite clear on how this would work. The barricade goes away when an investigator leaves the location. Does the end of Luke's playing of the event count as him leaving? Or does that mean the barricade stays there until an investigator enters and leaves again? — khoshekh · 5
He plays as if he’s at the location, but he never actually leaves that location. So Barricade does just sit there. — StyxTBeuford · 12971
For reference this is because entering/leaving a location are directly tied to movement. Luke’s ability never implies movement. — StyxTBeuford · 12971
Interesting. Hmm, thanks! — khoshekh · 5
I agree that barricade stay until you move and leave there again. He would become best investigator for trollling the elder god! — AquaDrehz · 200
@Snakesfighting you made a mistake with Otherwordly compass. His locations weakness side is not connected to any location, so you can only use Otherwordly compass when its on its gate-box side, but with his weakness it doesn't work. @AquaDrehz Elder Gods are elites, but good try. — vidinufi · 65
@Snakesfighting: I don’t think Otherworldly Compass helps with Detached from Reality at all. When you’re in the flipped shroud 6 side, it’s not connected to any location. So, Otherworldy Compass does nothing. — carlsonjd11 · 506

Luke Robinson is a pure mess of an investigator as it currently stand, everyone has their own interpretation of how his effect of playing events as if being at a connection location actually works.

So until some FAQ on him is released I would say he is close to unplayable, you will be making up rules and spending insane amount of time trying to read the current rules to determine how his ability interact with them or reading conflicting intetperetations of how his ability works in given situations on both reddit, BBG and other places . Being consistent with what ever rulings you might come up I personally found to be extremely hard.

Some questions can be answered, but others like what happens to enemies already or becoming engaged with Luke during the event work when played at a connecting location work? - there are no clear answers in the rule book, under Engagement it only talk about enemies in the Threat area when moving, so what happens when you are not really moving but are just there as if. Do they follow you or disengage? - What if they already are engaged with you when you play the event - you are considered to be as if your are at the connecting location when playing the event so did the already engaged enemy "follow" you? or do they disengage and reengage? Do they do Attack of Opportunity?

tdctaz · 48
I am playing true solo Luke in the dream eaters. For the time being I had zero issues in deciphering what should happen. there can be problematic cases but in actual practice I have been enjoying the experience. — Lord Phrank · 75
You're not actually engaged with them, so none of that movement stuff applies and neither does it trigger any AoO. This is really not that difficult to understand. I'm pretty sure the 'as if you were engaged' thing is just intended to allow certain events which require you to be engaged to function. There aren't many of these atm, but we don't know what might be coming down the track. — Sassenach · 179
I played him true solo as well and ran into no issues. Most of these FAQ matter more in multiplayer situations. — StyxTBeuford · 12971
I played him in 3 player and also think he needs some clarification, like: Where do other players need to be to commit cards to his ability? What investigators take damage from his storm of spirits (and symbol is drawn)? While playing a clue event, can he play fast events at the other location like crack the case? — Django · 5038
You are effectively engaged though, so I think it absolutely should trigger AoOs from the enemies at the event location. You 'play [the] event... as if you were... engaged with each enemy.' Part of playing events (or assets) while engaged is triggering AoOs. I'm just not sure about enemies at his original location - I've never used his ability in such a spot yet, but I reasonably could at some point. — Death by Chocolate · 1410
For the most part, looking at the wording, I believe the condition of "You may play one event each turn as if you were at a connecting location and engaged with each enemy at that location" applies directly to the activation of the event itself. Or at least that's how I would interpret it. If they wanted it to be something where you could play an event and invoke AoO, then I distinctly feel they would of clarified such in the text of Luke's card. So, for all intents and purposes, he is at his location except in regards to where the game considers he activated the event. I dunno, it's pretty much up to player interpretation. — WolfGeneral349 · 11
You have "no problems" with Luke Robinson only if you take a habit of "shortcutting" the potential problems. For me he was pretty much problematic as soon as I started using him. What happens if I play Shortcut? Does this mean I can jump from an unrevealed location to an even further unrevealed location? What happens with Barricade? Does it whiff immediately or does it stay permanently until an investigator enters again and leaves? Is he getting AoOs or not (the community is firmly split down a middle on this one)? He is pretty much "still in beta", and a real headache to play if you care about playing by the officially sanctioned rules. — ratnip · 65
A lot of those I'm fairly sure we know how they resolve. Shortcut basically works as a double move. Barricade stays where it's played and does not whiff because you never entered or left the location, you merely played it as if you were there. The AoO one is the toughest one but in solo it was not problematic, and for now you can grim rule it. — StyxTBeuford · 12971
There shouldn't be an AoO, since playing an event doesn't trigger an AoO, spending the action that allows you to play an event does. Since you spend the action first and then the playing the event happens, there is no AoO. The situation perhaps gets a bit messier if you're somehow taking actions during the resolution of the event, but I can't think of a situation where that would happen. — Chitinid · 14
Edit: Never mind, FAQ says otherwise on the AoO — Chitinid · 14

Luke is an interesting mystic in that he's best when played to full hi-jinx and shenanigans. His stat line for both Mystic and Seeker is mediocre, so you're going to be most successful looking for ways to grab clues from the Dream-Gate that require little or no testing, and using his dippy do dah to avoid monsters and traps, or cause them to fizzle.

Some fun suggestions:

Gate Box + Vantage Point + Seeking Answers combo to pull two clues from a high shroud location with only auto-fail to stop you. With Seeking Answers (2) this can be done in one action. If you can boost the Camera while doing so, awesome! Play Enlightened on this Investigate to turn a card into a charge on anything but auto-fail.

Gate Box + Pathfinder to instantly teleport to any revealed location as a free action. You can set up some serious crazy with Shortcut, 2xPathfinder, and your Gate Box where you can Pathfinder into an unrevealed location, Shortcut into a second (use Shortcut second in case a monster spawns), then Gate Box shenanigans and use the second Pathfinder to pop out wherever with a full turn's worth of actions remaining and two additional revealed locations.

Alyssa Graham + Gate Box + Drawn to the Flame to pull two testless clues from a high shroud location when you find an encounter that can't spawn at your Dream-Gate. If you are the lead investigator, Alyssa can do a lot of work for the team by identifying location attachments, treacheries where X is based on shroud, and irritating no-VP monsters for you to negate. (Just remember to use the Gate Box during upkeep player window!).

Hemispheric Map + Gate Box + Read the Signs for an 11 skill test as long as four locations have been revealed (See Pathfinder/Shortcut above) - another two clues on basically anything but auto-fail. If you're rocking the Camera from earlier as well this could mean even -8 is no biggie.

Working a Hunch basically any time you're at the Dream-Gate and won't be using your once per turn ability on something else.

I have found that when I play Luke my partner is often annoyed that it's STILL MY TURN because I'm doing so many free trigger actions. That's typically the best sign of a successful shenanigan - your game group can't believe you still have actions left.

Time4Tiddy · 245
He loves Gloria and 1st Watch as well. — MrGoldbee · 1439
I don't quite understand how Alyssa Graham + Gate Box + Drawn to the Flame or Hemispheric Map + Gate Box + Read the Signs is a combo. The Dream Gate doesn't normally have any clues, so investigating there or trying to pick up clues wouldn't do anything? — szwanger · 2
Never mind, I forgot Luke's ability. :-P — szwanger · 2
So apparently they forgot this investigator exists when printing Testing Sprint. Want to investigate the whole map? Why not take a peak into your Encyclopedia before playing it? Lab Coat offers an additional safety, as do a lot of token control mystic cards. And if you're in really bad luck, just Time Warp back to the start of the combo and try again. — AlderSign · 235
If you also like playing cards, roll up your sleeves and pull out an Ace of Rods to get this combo rolling. — AlderSign · 235

There are a lot of good combos with him (some were already mentioned before):

  • Crack the Case when a fellow investigator finishes the last clue at a connecting location, and as his ability is per turn, you can also use an other event in your own turn.
  • Unfotunatelly Vantage Points doesn't work for his weakness, but you can also use it with the Box. It makes his location 0 shroud so it is auto-success other than auto-fail, and you can get a clue from any location to it. It pairs very well with Hawk-Eye Folding Camera. When you investigate the dream-gate you trigger the camera. You can do this multiple times in a game (ofc you need to put a clue on it to work) as per rules Limits and Maximums every time the Gate enters play it is a new instance. Alternatively you can use Dr. William T. Maleson or Quick Study to put a clue on your location. The later can greatly help if you want to investigate the weakness side of the Gate, and makes the investigation meaningful.
  • Barricade non-elites.
  • Shortcut(0) by wording causes a double move.
  • Time-warp an other investigators action from a connecting location (doesn't take up your turns event). You can even pull the other investigator back to your self if he/she moves away. Good if revealing location wasn't such a good idea, or if you only want to troll a little.
  • My favorite for a multi investigator game is Open Gate. You want to get your teammates from an other location? Or send them away? Put down a Gate on your location, enter the Box, then put down an other gate anywhere on the map by using his ability. You can even end up on a third location (and put a Gate there too).
  • Open Gate has an other good use. If there is already a Gate in play, when you draw your weakness, put down a Gate in the pointless reality, so you can move away without investigating. Its fast so you only have to move. Ofc you lose one of your Gate cards, but if you weren't ready for investigating the location it can be a good alternative. Edit:
  • Knowledge is Power is awesome to use shrivelling on neighborhood enemies.
vidinufi · 65

Ruling from Alex Werner, FFG Game Rules Specialist via the official rules question form:

Question: Let's say that location A is connected to location B which is connected to location C (location C is not directly connected to location A). If Luke Robinson is at location A and plays Shortcut(0) as if he was at location B (using his investigator ability), could he end his turn at location C? If so and location B was unrevealed, would it be revealed?

Answer: Yes; if Luke plays Shortcut while in location A, “as if” in location B, he can move from location A to location C. He does not reveal location B in doing so.

GeneralXy · 37
Hello! Can you share and forward the official ruling email (including questions and answers) you received to arkhamdbfaqs@gmail.com? This is the mailbox of the ArkhamDB FAQ maintainer, and they will update the ruling you received into ArkhamDB! — Jacksonsu · 1

From the above official answers:

Q: Luke plays Read the Signs to investigate a connecting location with a ready, unengaged Young Deep One. Does he take 1 horror? (I think no, because he is considered to be engaged with enemy, but there is no timing point of engagement.) A: Luke playing Read the Signs on a connecting location would not cause him to engage Young Deep One or take 1 horror.

Ouch. Although technically correct, this answer fails to address the fact that you would still incur 1 damage and 1 horror in the form of an opportunity attack from young deep one. Failing to include this information in an official answer just leads to confusion and could cause players to incorrectly assume they can play this card and other events without possible attacks of opportunity. They wouldn’t get the 1 horror since there is no engagement timing point to take it, but they are still considered engaged with young deep one and therefore will incur the opportunity attack.

No, you would not. You are not engaged, nor considered engaged with enemies at that location — Adny · 1
nvm, it says so on the card :D. still, you only asked about engagement, not about, so they answered your question — Adny · 1
Wasn’t my question and you missed my whole point about the answer. They are usually more thorough. — rainman1646 · 2
Case in point, you were confused. — rainman1646 · 2