Do Bioroids Have Souls to Sell? (Faust Adam)

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I have yet to test this, but in theory (or, at least, the theories of my addled brain), there are some nifty little combos to try out here. Adam seems like a lot of fun, and this may be the first deck I proxy to test out. I mean, a Bioroid selling his (its?) questionably-existent soul to the data-devil? Awesomeness.

First, Faust. Not only did it strike me as a strong AI that wasn't Overmind, but I love the flavor of a character named Adam running a "deal with the devil" kind of card. I also appreciated the ability to run by spending meat, rather than credits, on breakers (also rather amusing, since a bioroid wouldn't really have meat to spend...unless he gets it elsewhere...that bloody hammer on Independent Thinking is making a little more sense).

There are a number of things to keep the flesh flowing (Independent Thinking, Quality Time, Levy, Wyldside/Pancakes). However, I also threw in a couple oddities, like Drug Dealer and Public Sympathy. I wasn't a big fan of Safety First, but with Public Sympathy, it not only mitigates the Scorch-range hand size, but it makes it more likely you'll draw from Safety First. Now, Drug Dealer. That continual credit drain is no fun, but with one Data Folding out, it neutralizes that, giving you a free draw on the Corp's turn. Since Faust doesn't care about money, that also softens the blow.

I tried to emphasize the hand size boost from Brain Chip, rather than the MU increase. It just so happened that, along the way, I stumbled upon a lot of feel good synergy (or should it be Lovegood synergy? Eh? Eh? No? Sorry about that...)

Thoughts? Opinions? Torch-wielding mobs? I'd love to hear it, unless you're from Human First...

NOTE: Reduce the quantity of the Directives (Always Be Running, Neutralize All Threats, and Safety First) by 1, since one of each will start in play.

2 comments
11 Aug 2015 Voron

Why is the credit drain no fun? Faust doesn't need any credits. Having 2-3 drug dealers & wyldside really is all you need <3 You can't get into negative credits anyway :)

12 Aug 2015 slobad31

A fair point hahaha. I'm loving Drug Dealer (this is all pre-testing, of course).