Rex Gets Even

Play Jeremiah Kirby, name even, miss only on weaknesses and Rex's unique card.

Ideally all the card draw and money-making will power you up to the point where you can take on any shroud and still succeed by 2 at least once per round. Dream Diary makes up for the lack of skills. Occult Invocation and Occult Lexicon are the only tech for enemies; make sure you pair this deck with a strong fighter.

Miskatonic Archaeology Funding is important to get ASAP. The first scenario may be somewhat tricky, given the lack of Funding and the unupgraded Dream Diary. Besides Funding, the upgrade plan is pretty much Dream Diary, Higher Education (3), and then generically good things like Cryptic Research or No Stone Unturned (5).

This deck is untested, so it may be slightly ambitions with the costs of its assets, particularly the allies. If you're worried about it, you can put in +1 Faustian Bargain and -1 Leo de Luca. If you're averse to curses, you can sub Preposterous Sketches for Deep Knowledge, but personally I like having the option to help out my homies.