Preston "I like big Assets and I cannot lie" Fairmont

Preston "I like big Assets" Fairmont just wants all the assets and like the other 1 percent-ers out there, he gets what he wants. I have had great success with this deck in a multiplayer (4 player) group. He probably wouldn't fair too well in solo mode because it requires so much setup. Who knows though, maybe it won't be that bad with a bit of luck.

I've listed below my favorite Cards since they are the heart of the deck. They help Preston do what he needs to do. Preston is actually an outstanding flexible character. Excels at not one thing in particular, but that's okay. This deck makes him a surprisingly good investigator for getting clues or turning on a dime to pass that one odd test the team needs to advance the act. Exactly what a flexible character is needed for.

Favorite Cards:

Well Connected is outstanding! It's vital in a big money build as it offers a great boost to skill checks in the mythos phase or anywhere you need extra whatever. Who knew being terrible at everything could be so easily overcome?

The Red Clock is pretty much the one card I'd mulligan hard for since it both gave Preston a well needed boost to a skill check and regular passive economy every time you remove charges. Free movement and extra actions are useful too of course.

Lucky Cigarette Case (3) was added for some additional card search. This works well when Preston can over succeed by over committing (think all in on bonuses) on a skill test to maximize his deck search.

Money Talks and Intel Report are a lot of fun to use to just hire someone to do you work. Fear not! Preston has the best men on the case! Test free is definitely the way to go with Preston too.

"You handle this one!" and Counterespionage offer more protection during the mythos phase too if you don't have Well Connected for a test or it doesn't apply. perhaps you want to save the Well Connected for the Investigator phase.

Streetwise is crucial for Preston to boost tests and he has the money for it. Permanent is even better. Always available and takes up no deck space? Yes please!

Scavenging Another important card to work in conjunction with Old Keyring and Streetwise. Preston is actually really good at clearing clues and specifically those at difficult locations. If all else fails, he can pay his way through with Intel Report.

Notable Cards:

Backpacks are included to get through the deck for his items, notably Old Keyring and The Red Clock.

Track Shoes is cool in that it's a safe way to make use of Take Heart and Drawing Thin. Oftentimes though, I wouldn't play it because I have more important cards to get in play or more important actions to take.

Trial by Fire is a fantastic card for Preston since it can boost any one skill for the entire turn. Combine this with extra actions from The Red Clock and Leo De Luca, you have 4 or 5 chances to fight or evade enemies, or get clues. I'd often sit in a room and clear out most, if not all, clues with this one card. Don't forget, this card has the 'fast' keyword.

Leo De Luca. How can I forget Leo!? Preston can afford him and the extra action is useful for transferring resources to your pool.

Haste is nice, but not as useful as other cards. Still, I purchased it way too late in the campaign and probably should have got it before Versatile. Preston should not even bother with Fire Axe or any other weapons. Hindsight is 20/20 and all.

Mulligan:

Fire Axe. Preston and fighting are just not a good thing. He doesn't have many weapons to choose from and Fire Axe really shines in a Dark Horse build anyways. Next time, I wouldn't bother including any weapons.

Ornate Bow. I thought I'd include this in the event fighting a common enemy was going to be an all hands on deck thing. It wasn't though.

Take Heart is a card I didn't use a lot, but included it since I figured I'd fail a lot of tests. Who wants to fail a test though? I pretty much only used it when I knew I was going to fail a test so I could make the most of a bad situation.

Versatile (speaking of it) is a goofy card, but offers a fun way to include a card that has no business in your deck. I chose Mr. "Rook" thinking that I need yet another way to get highly sought after cards out. He was fun, but I should have gotten Lucky Cigarette Case first, especially since it synergizes with Preston over succeeding in investigating.