Sometimes though, those rules will affect other parts of the game, like Belles House, Maurice's Workshop, for example, which gives a one-cost discount to all your item cards for as long as you have a character there
Once you flip Venat and again this will be easier in GW, with it costing (7) you get to exile something and get an even better card draw machine that can save something from board wipes until your next turn
Amber Amber Ink cards play together pretty well, some of their abilities will get better as the game progresses and though each individual card is not going to win you the game, together they will combine forces to make a surprising twist to the game
Since he can't quest for lore, this does seem mostly like a slightly worse Beast, Relentless, but there may be some clever tricks you can pull by giving Hook Resist
Penny sleeves just wont fit, unless you use oversize sleeves