A Man, A Boat, A Plan | Secret War Society

Submitted by Benedict Sharro... on September 23, 2022 - 11:14am

Architects of the Flesh

Classic

3-player

4-player

81 cards.

Foundation (15 cards)

5x Combat Engineer

Combat Engineer
Military Scientist
Cannot turn to attack characters. Turn to increase or decrease the non-combat damage inflicted by target card by 1 until the end of turn. Turn in response to a Event to increase or decrease the damage inflicted by it by 1.

Fighting	Fighting: 1
Cost	Cost: 1
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Francisco Torres
Set	Empire of Evil
Rarity	Common
Designators	combat, engineer, military, scientist
Keywords	Keywords: Foundation

5x DNA Mage

DNA Mage
Occult Scientist
Cannot turn to attack.
Flavor: He mixes biotech and sorcery, with sinister results.
Fighting	Fighting: 1
Cost	Cost: 1
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Susan Van Camp
Set	Standard/Limited
Rarity	Common
Designators	dna, mage, occult, scientist
Keywords	Keywords: Foundation

5x Test Subjects

Test Subjects
Abominations
Flavor: The CDCA's plan was to turn demons from the ancient past into super soldiers. It didn't work too well at first.
Fighting	Fighting: 1
Cost	Cost: 1
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Quinton Hoover
Set	Year of the Dragon
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	test, subject, abomination
Keywords	Keywords: Foundation

Character (21 cards)

1x Arcanotechnician

Arcanotechnician
Buro Scientist
Turn Arcanotechnician and toast a character in your smoked pile to return any card in your smoked pile to your hand.

Fighting	Fighting: 1
Cost	Requires: Cost: 2
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Anson Maddocks
Set	Standard/Limited
Rarity	Uncommon
Designators	arcano, technician, buro, scientist

5x Assault Drone

Assault Drone
Arcanowave Robot
Toughness: 1. Cannot intercept. Assault Drone enters play with four counters on it. Add one counter at the start of your turn. Remove a counter to inflict one damage on any target at this location.

Fighting	Fighting: 7
Cost	Requires: Cost: 5
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Mark Evans
Set	Dark Future
Rarity	Uncommon
Designators	assault, drone, arcano, wave, robot
Keywords	Keywords: Toughness

3x Destroyer Drone

Destroyer Drone
Arcanowave Robot
Toughness: 1. Cannot attack Characters. +4 damage against Sites.
Flavor: While the Buro was distracted, Omega's drones quickly seized the launch platforms.
Fighting	Fighting: 7
Cost	Requires: Cost: 5
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Stephen Snyder
Set	Dark Future
Rarity	Uncommon
Designators	destroyer, drone, arcano, wave, robot
Keywords	Keywords: Toughness

4x Dr. Curtis Boatman

Dr. Curtis Boatman
Corporate Scientist Mastermind
Unique. Opponents must pay you 1 Power to declare attackers against your cards. All Arcano and Abomination Characters you control gain +1 Fighting.
Flavor: It's not the world, but it will do.
Fighting	Fighting: 4
Cost	Requires: Cost: 3
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Oliver Specht
Set	Shurikens and Six-Guns
Rarity	Rare
Designators	dr, curtis, boatman, corporate, scientist, mastermind
Keywords	Keywords: Unique

4x Johann Bonengel

Johann Bonengel
BuroPresident
Unique. Opponents cannot play States on cards you control while this card is unturned. Turn to gain 2 Power.
Flavor: He thought he ruled 2062 with absolute authority.
Fighting	Fighting: 5
Cost	Requires: Cost: 3
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Dennis Detwiller
Set	Dark Future
Rarity	Rare
Designators	johann, bonengel, buro, president
Keywords	Keywords: Unique

4x Vivisector

Vivisector
Abomination Scientist
Turn Vivisector and choose a Character other than itself :: Sacrifice that Character. If the sacrifice is successful, you gain Power equal to that Character's cost.

Fighting	Fighting: 1
Cost	Requires: Cost: 2
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Anthony Waters
Set	Year of the Dragon
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	vivisector, abomination, scientist

Edge (7 cards)

4x Evil Brain in a Jar

Evil Brain in a Jar
Edge
When this card enters play, toast a Character in your smoked pile and copy its rules text onto this card. You cannot have multiple copies of this card in play with the rules text of the same Unique or Limited Character. Damage cannot be redirected onto this card.

Cost	Requires: Cost: 2
Artist	Ron Chironna
Set	Empire of Evil
Rarity	Promo
Designators	evil, brain, jar

3x Probability Manipulator

Probability Manipulator
Edge
Unique. Turn and choose any number not written as a word on another card :: Raise or lower by one until the end of the turn that number. This cannot change a number to zero.

Cost	Requires: Cost: 2
Artist	Mike Raabe
Set	Two Fisted Tales of the Secret War
Rarity	Rare
Designators	probability, manipulator
Keywords	Keywords: Unique
Errata	January 2004

Event (13 cards)

1x Arcanovirus

Arcanovirus
Event
Target a Character with a printed numerical Fighting of 5 or less :: Smoke target. Alternately, pay 2 additional Power :: Smoke all Characters with a printed numerical Fighting of 5 or less.
Flavor: Boatman simply took over Dao Biotech.
Cost	Requires: Cost: 1
Artist	Oliver Castaneda
Set	Shurikens and Six-Guns
Rarity	Uncommon
Designators	arcano, virus

2x Expendable Unit

Expendable Unit
Event
Redirect all damage from one source to any character you control.
Flavor: No one is indispensable when reinforcement troops can be grown in a vat.
Cost	Requires: Cost: 0
Artist	Susan Van Camp
Set	Standard/Limited
Rarity	Common
Designators	expendable, unit

4x Imprisoned

Imprisoned
Event
Target character is returned to its owner's hand.
Flavor: Thank goodness Buro prisons are so poorly built 'cause it's sure easy to get thrown into them.
Cost	Requires: Cost: 1
Artist	Quinton Hoover
Set	Standard/Limited
Rarity	Common
Designators	imprisoned

2x Nerve Gas

Nerve Gas
Event
Smoke target Character. Does not affect Characters with or resource conditions.
Flavor: When you journey to the year 2056, always remember to pack a gas mask.
Cost	Requires: Cost: 1
Artist	Dan Frazier
Set	Year of the Dragon
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	nerve, gas

2x On the Wire

On the Wire
Event
Play at the start of your turn. Generate 2 Power if an opponent has more Power than you. Other Events you play during this Establishing Shot generate no Power.
Flavor: End of line.
Cost	Requires: Cost: 0
Artist	Wes Jones
Set	Year of the Goat
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	wire
Errata	July 2020

2x Scrounging

Scrounging
Event
Play at the start of your turn, target an opponent and choose State, Edge, Character, Feng Shui Site or non-Feng Shui Site :: Generate X Power. X = the number of cards of the chosen type that the target controls, minus the number of cards in your burned-for-victory pile. No other card you control or play generates Power during this Establishing Shot.

Cost	Requires: Cost: 0
Artist	Matthew Laznicka
Set	Combat in Kowloon
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	scrounging
Errata	August 2023
Comments	Comments: Some CiK and BFS versions use "Gain" rather than the correct "Generate."

State (6 cards)

2x Arcanotank

Arcanotank
State
Vehicle. Subject Character gains +3 Fighting and Toughness: 1. Turn Arcanotank to inflict 1 damage on all Characters at Arcanotank's location.
Flavor: A living engine of destruction.
Cost	Requires: Cost: 3
Artist	Anson Maddocks
Set	10,000 Bullets
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	arcano, tank
Keywords	Keywords: Vehicle

2x Frenzy Engine

Frenzy Engine
Arcanowave State
Play on a Site. When you declare attackers, any that were at this location gain +1 damage until the end of the attack.
Flavor: When you have fewer troops to throw at a problem, you need to throw them harder.
Cost	Requires: Cost: 1
Artist	Cristian Saksida
Set	Critical Shift
Rarity	Uncommon
Designators	frenzy, engine, arcano, wave

2x Lunar Sword

Lunar Sword
State
Unique. Weapon. Subject Character gains +X Fighting. X= the number of resources required and provided by that Character.

Cost	Requires: Cost: 2
Artist	Susan Stejskal
Set	Seven Masters vs The Underworld
Rarity	Uncommon
Designators	lunar, sword
Keywords	Keywords: Unique, Weapon

Feng Shui Site (16 cards)

2x Ancient Stone Arch

Ancient Stone Arch
Feng Shui Site
Once per turn, when the rules text of an opponent's Feng Shui Site causes him or her to steal or gain Power, you may gain 1 Power. (This does not apply to generating Power.)
Flavor: The earth strives for balance.
Body	Body: 8
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Diego Candia
Set	Reinforcements
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	ancient, stone, arch

3x Dockyard

Dockyard
Feng Shui Site
When this card is revealed :: You may search your deck for a non-Unique Foundation Character, show it to your opponents and add it to your hand.
Flavor: Where even enemies can trade goods and services.
Body	Body: 6
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Ikaan Studios
Set	Combat in Kowloon
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	dockyard

3x Quanqiu Wishing Well

Quanqiu Wishing Well
Feng Shui Site
Unique. When an opponent declares an attack against a card you control, gain 1 Power.
Flavor: Wish not for wealth, but for peace.
Body	Body: 5
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Annika Maar
Set	Year of the Goat
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	quanqiu, wishing, well
Keywords	Keywords: Unique

4x Smiling Heaven Lake

Smiling Heaven Lake
Feng Shui Site
Turn and choose a resource you have in your pool :: Play a Character ignoring one of the chosen resource conditions.
Flavor: The lake acts like a feng shui amplifier, reflecting the chi from the surrounding hills.
Body	Body: 8
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Jeff Menges
Set	Throne War
Rarity	Common
Designators	smiling, heaven, lake

2x Stone Spirals

Stone Spirals
Netherworld Feng Shui Site
Gain 1 Power when an opponent plays a card at a reduced cost due to a card he or she controls.

Body	Body: 8
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Glen Osterberger
Set	Red Wedding
Rarity	Common
Designators	stone, spiral, netherworld

2x The Blackboard

The Blackboard
Netherworld Feng Shui Site
Unique. Once per turn, choose another card at this location :: Raise or lower by one any number not written as words on the chosen card until the end of turn. This cannot change a number to zero.

Body	Body: 5
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Rodolpho Langhi
Set	Year of the Goat
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	blackboard, netherworld
Keywords	Keywords: Unique
Errata	April 2021

Site (3 cards)

1x Arcanotower 2056

Arcanotower 2056
Site
Unique. Cannot be seized. Reduces the number of feng shui sites you need for victory by one. Toughness: 2 against damage that is not inflicted by Unique characters. If Arcanotower 2056 is smoked, you do not generate Power during your next establishing shot.

Body	Body: 8
Power	Power: 2
Cost	Requires: Cost: 4
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Mark Tedin
Set	Flashpoint
Rarity	Rare
Designators	arcano, tower, 2056
Keywords	Keywords: Unique, Toughness

2x Dao Biotech Headquarters

Dao Biotech Headquarters
Corporate Site
Unique. Cannot be seized. Turn to play an Arcano card at -1 cost. All Scientist Characters gain +1 Fighting.

Body	Body: 9
Power	Power: 1
Cost	Requires: Cost: 2
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Wes Jones
Set	Empire of Evil
Rarity	Rare
Designators	dao, biotech, headquarters, corporate
Keywords	Keywords: Unique

Original creator:

Benedict Sharrock-Harris

Punish enemies for attacking your (Dr. Curtis Boatman, Quanqiu Wishing Well) and build up your army of drones! If your heroes die - stick their brains in evil jars!