Testing Sprint · ArkhamDB

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.

5/15/24

AlderSign · 477

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. — Pseudo Nymh · 74 5/15/24

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. — TheNameWasTaken · 3 5/15/24

This can turn Amanda into pre-taboo Rex. — MrGoldbee · 1596 5/15/24

@TheNameWasTaken: I'd say Vantage Point is a strong synergy with Luke / Gate Box anyway, but I added it to the list nonetheless ;) — AlderSign · 477 5/17/24

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. — suika · 9634 5/17/24

Surely Hemispheric Map is finally a consideration in this setup — subzerojosurvivor · 1 5/18/24

Also, a weird interaction comes to mind when playing Testing Sprint in pre-taboo Rex Murphy. — AlderSign · 477 6/13/24

@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. — Rafael_Rupert · 1 6/29/24

@Rafael_Rupert, #Written in Stars in Norman's hands plus this event can be quite powerful. — bugiel_marek · 26 7/9/24

If you have Close the circle you can do all of those investigates with willpower. And save one action. — Drostt · 168 7/12/24

@Rafael_Rupert: Or Defiance (2). Or Enraptured to power that Box ;) — AlderSign · 477 8/22/24

@Drostt: Playing Testing Sprint is not a basic action, plus Close the Circle with only 2 charges? Dunno... — AlderSign · 477 8/22/24

What if you draw Detached from Reality during one of the investigation tests? Does the Testing Sprint just stop? Can you test the "new" Dream Gate again if you didn't test a 7 shroud location yet? — WarriorR · 32 1/10/25

Disregard my last comment, of course is the play action a basic action. @WarriorR: As I read it you would test the new Dream Gate as your last eligable location, then it stops. I think you might be right about the shroud, though. — AlderSign · 477 2/24/25

I suppose we can only investigate revealed connecting locations ? — Ayoross · 3 8/3/25

Yes. — AlderSign · 477 10/13/26

I want to add one thing to this review and it is a "build a deck around it combo" so I give fair warning BUT.

Luke is more broken with this then we thought...Grotesque statue (2), Written in the stars, Alyssa Graham, and Enraptured, encyclopedia, add in double magnifying glasses (1) and Backpack (2)...

10exp, and a full auto clear of the map, as Luke would be testing 5 with enraptured + Alyssa and any hand slot makes him hit 7 assuming 4 shroud is the highest (almost always the case) if grotesque is out he literally cannot fail.

oh Luke...

added deck build map the area, eureka for tutor, practice makes perfect for tutor, astounding revelations to thin your deck, whitton greene for tutor, call in a favour for tutor, quantum flux for a second go at enraptured on top of deck if you end of with them in hand, and finally analysis for another option instead of enraptured and grotesque.

10/13/26

Cazoodle · 590

Seems like a big effort for an effect you can get by buying deciphered reality for 5 xp? — Tharzax · 2 10/13/26

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