Skids O'Toole - Fist of Fury

Let's face it, Skids isn't great for combat, or investigation - but he can do a bit of both. What he's good at, though, are actions.

Rather than my usual "slap Leo De Luca in", I thought I'd try something different; Haste and Borrowed Time. Activate twice in row, and you can bank a click.

Of course, you need tools for clue finding and combat. I'm not a fan of Lockpicks with Skids - they are very effective, but too slow! Especially if we're banking actions, I want to be able to Sleight of Hand a Flashlight and then investigate multiple times.

Weapons-wise - firearms for Skids feel expensive, somehow. I'd rather stick to more normal weapons. Switchblade is excellent - even Tabooed - and I'm determined to find a home for Knuckleduster. I could be tempted by Colt Vest Pocket if I had the XP. And I don't like Machete as sometimes you want Skids to be a bit of a magnet.

Skids isn't much of a fighter, though, so I've got a few things for combat bonuses. Grete Wagner, Ace of Swords and Geas all add combat. With Geas, I'll promise not to draw; there is little draw in this deck.

I've gone for his parallel signatures - On the Lam with a bit of Elusive is just too nice, and for a single scenario, who cares about Hospital Debts?

And Intrepid? That's just there because getting it to fire for a 7 action turn would be awesome.