Follow-up question inspired by this + Discord chat.
Wretched must be invented by a Mad Scientist.
Valeria, despite being able to invent as if she had Mad Scientist, is not a mad scientist.
Can Valeria invent Wretched? If she can, what’s the difference between this situation and the one linked above?
As referenced in this thread:
Yes she can invent it and acts as a Mad Scientist for all purposes of the card.
The cost of inventing a Gadget is as follows:
Valeria must treat herself as a Mad Scientist or she can’t ever perform step 1), ergo she must be treated as a Mad Scientist for The Wretched’s.
That first line of The Wretched is now redundant because rules to invent Gadget Dudes didn’t exist at the time the card was printed.
As specified in the thread linked above:
Matthew Rising Sun is not a Shaman.
His text specifies that he does not gain Shaman while casting a Totem.
Therefore he cannot use Weaving or any Totems that refer to the casting Shaman.
Additionally since Kung-Fu isn’t a skill, an attached Tlalocs Fury has no effect on his ability to cast Totems.
The difference in this situation is the specific requirements for inventing are met with Valeria as noted above and Matthew Rising Sun has specific restrictions:
Matthew can cast Totems as if he had Shaman skill equal to his Kung Fu rating (he does not gain the Shaman keyword while casting a Totem).
To follow up, the wording on Quaterman Prime is the updated wording that can apply to all Gadget dudes.
“must be invented, and enters play at the Mad Scientist’s location.”
This is a reminder that since the Dude is a Gadget, it must be invented.