[TftE Spoiler] - Cavalry Escort

http://kolatinformant.com/2017/04/tales-from-the-epitaph-exclusive-preview-cavalry-escort/

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Apparently this is a Name a Card prize from one of the Outlaw winners.
Interesting flavour text! F1 Burch?

Seems really handy being able to boot in before casualties and then assign one to this horse.

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Win to Win!

As a few people have pointed out on Facebook, the “Reacts cannot increase casualties this round.” part only affects Takin’ Ya With Me and Hot Lead Flyin’ as of the current set.
I hope this means TftE will include a few more murderous reacts with it. Perhaps a certain someone who loves murdering people and literally works for Death. Only time will tell.

Thanks for the link.

Useful for opening up new deck possibilities as it is a K value horse with “Sidekick” - the first for both keywords on this value I think. In decks where I’m playing K but not playing skilled dudes this will offer an interesting choice compared to Fancy New Hat - this is a little more expensive but provides janky movement, sidekick protection and a horse while Fancy New Hat is good for keeping you in the game.

In some matches it can even be handy to bring a booted dude in to a shootout at a deed so he can control it while your unbooted dude moves to cover other control points/income sources.

I think you can move in with this even if you’ve suffered zero casualties, increasing the scenarios it can be used in.

Or some weird jank involving Diable en Boite. :wink:

It can definitely be used for this purpose. “Before you assign casualties” is a timing window that you can react to even if you’re taking 0 casualties that round, since you’d be at the stage just before you’d have to assign casualties based on that #.

The react can also be used in response to your opponent making you take an additional casualty via TYWM.

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Sidekick horse seems really handy. Could be great for getting a low influence harrowed dude into a fight to soak up a bunch of casualties. Love this exploration of the design space.

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So far Arnold McCadish + Harrowed Rider seems like the best idea for this.
“Oh no, I need to take 2 casualties. Better send in Avie to tank them and come back home booted.”

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