"Rhythm Stick" v5.1 (MWL Gabe Faust)

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Had to change around a good number of things post-MWL.

Since crim is so tight on influence anyway, I decided to see if I could make a console other than Desperado work. I'm a huge fan of Abram Jopp's Gabe (https://runthenet.wordpress.com/2015/11/14/on-drugs-and-devils-a-new-breed-of-aggressive-criminal/), so there's some strong lineage there. Anyway, here's the thought process:

  • Faust + Drug Dealer is boss. Gabe loves Drug Dealer; his ability off-sets the cost each turn.
  • Box-E increases hand size, which is good for having more flexibility with the Faust+DD combo.
  • What to do with those +2MU from Box-E? I played with Crescentus for a while, but it didn't have the impact I wanted (and is redundant with Emergency Shutdown anyway), so I moved to Lamprey.
  • Lamprey is way better than I ever thought it would be.
  • Obviously, we're running HQ a lot. So let's make those as quality as possible. HQI for multiaccess, Scrubber for when there's no agenda (and because we probably don't have much money), Lamprey for econ denial.
  • Feint allows for some strong plays with Emergency Shutdown, and is fun to play against Crisium.
  • Bank Job because remotes are still a thing.
  • Easy Mark because you're going to have 0 credits fairly often.
  • Lots of econ to make up for lack of Desperado.

Anyway, it's been working out better than I expected.

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