本文仅针对远古印记标记的加值进行统计，不对具体技能效果进行分析，除非技能效果就是影响远古印记价值。
表格
| Investigator | elder sign addition | elder sign effect |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor (8) | ||
| “Ashcan” Pete: The Drifter | 2 | Ready Duke. |
| Calvin Wright: The Haunted | 0 | You may either heal 1 damage or horror, or take 1 direct damage or direct horror. |
| Patrice Hathaway: The Violinist | 1 | After this test ends, you may shuffle all but 1 card from your discard pile into your deck. |
| Rita Young: The Athlete | 2 | Until the end of the round, ignore the limit on the above Reaction triggered ability. |
| Silas Marsh: The Sailor | 0 | You may commit a skill from your discard pile to this test. After this test ends, return that skill to your hand instead of discarding it. |
| Stella Clark: The Letter Carrier | 1 | You may instead choose to automatically fail this skill test to heal 1 damage and 1 horror. |
| Wendy Adams: The Urchin | 0 | If Wendy’s Amulet is in play, you automatically succeed instead. |
| William Yorick: The Gravedigger | 2 | If this test is successful, return 1 card from your discard pile to your hand. |
| avg | 1 | |
| Seeker (9) | ||
| Amanda Sharpe: The Student | 0 | For this test, you may double the number of skill icons on the card beneath Amanda Sharpe. |
| Daisy Walker: The Librarian | 0 | If you succeed, draw 1 card for each Tome you control. |
| Harvey Walters: The Professor | 1 | Draw 1 card. |
| Joe Diamond: The Private Investigator | 1 | You may move an Insight event from your discard pile to the bottom of your hunch deck. |
| Mandy Thompson: The Researcher | 0 | Search the top 3 cards of your deck for a card and either draw it or commit it to this test, if able. Shuffle your deck. |
| Minh Thi Phan: The Secretary | 1 | You may choose a skill card committed to this skill test to return to its owner’s hand after this test ends. |
| Norman Withers: The Astronomer | * | You may swap the top card of your deck with a card in your hand. X is the resource cost of the top card of your deck. |
| Rex Murphy: The Reporter | 2 | You may instead choose to automatically fail this skill test to draw 3 cards. |
| Ursula Downs: The Explorer | 1 | After this test ends, you may move to a connecting location. |
| avg | 0.75 | |
| Rogue (8) | ||
| Finn Edwards: The Bootlegger | 1 | for each exhausted enemy in play. If you succeed by 2 or more, you may discover 1 clue at your location. |
| Jenny Barnes: The Dilettante | * | +1 for each resource you have. |
| Preston Fairmount: The Millionaire | 0 | You may spend 2 resources to automatically succeed, instead. |
| Sefina Rousseau: The Painter | 3 | You may choose an event beneath this card and draw it. |
| “Skids” O’Toole: The Ex-Con | 2 | If you succeed, gain 2 resources. |
| Tony Morgan: The Bounty Hunter | 2 | Place 1 bounty on Bounty Contracts. |
| Trish Scarborough: The Spy | 2 | If this is an investigation, you may choose any revealed location; you are now investigating as if you were at that location instead. |
| Winnifred Habbamock: The Aviatrix | 1 | After this test ends, for every 2 points you succeeded by, return a card you committed to this test to your hand. |
| avg | 1.57 | |
| Guardian (8) | ||
| Carolyn Fern: The Psychologist | 1 | You may heal 1 horror from an investigator or Ally asset at your location. |
| Leo Anderson: The Expedition Leader | 2 | Search the top 3 cards of your deck for an Ally asset and draw it. Shuffle your deck. |
| Mark Harrigan: The Soldier | * | +1 for each damage on Mark Harrigan. |
| Nathanial Cho: The Boxer | 1 | If this skill test is successful during an attack, return an event from your discard pile to your hand. |
| Sister Mary: The Nun | 1 | If you succeed, add 1 bless token to the chaos bag. |
| Tommy Muldoon: The Rookie Cop | 2 | You may move up to 2 damage and/or horror from Tommy Muldoon to an asset you control, or vice versa. |
| Roland Banks: The Fed | * | .+1 for each clue on your location. |
| Zoey Samaras: The Chef | 1 | If this skill test is successful during an attack, that attack deals +1 damage. |
| avg | 1.33 | |
| Mystic (9) | ||
| Agnes Baker: The Waitress | * | +1 for each horror on Agnes Baker. |
| Akachi Onyele: The Shaman | 1 | Add 1 charge to an asset with “uses (charges)” you control. |
| Dexter Drake: The Magician | 2 | You may return an asset from your play area to your hand. Then, draw 1 card. |
| Diana Stanley: The Redeemed Cultist | 2 | You may choose a card beneath Diana Stanley and add it to your hand. |
| Father Mateo: The Priest | * | You automatically succeed. After this test ends, either (choose one): - Draw 1 card and gain 1 resource. - If it is your turn, you may take an additional action this turn. |
| Jaqueline Fine: The Psychic | 1 | If this effect is canceled or ignored, draw 1 card. |
| Jim Culver: The Musician | 1 | |
| Luke Robinson: The Dreamer | 1 | Place 1 charge on Gate Box. |
| Marie Lambeau: The Entertainer | 1 | You may add 1 doom to or remove 1 doom from a card you control. |
| avg | 1.29 | |
| Neutral | ||
| Lola Hayes: The Actress | 2 | You may switch roles. |
分析
首先是不同数值的分布：
| 0 | 1 | 2 | * | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 数量 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 6 |
剧本中检定token的设置里，标准难度有+1，困难难度最高仅是0。所以即便在最低情况下，也就是0，远古印记的基础加值也是对玩家有利的。
对于大于等于1的加值，在标准难度下，玩家可以基于此进行一定赌博。毕竟算上抽到+1token的概率，通常也能超过1/10，偶尔还是可以一赌。
但对于大于等于2的加值，则直接用处较弱。毕竟玩家做检定时，基本不太会指望能抽到远古印记，而且即使简单难度下最高token加值也是1。在这种情况下，有两种可能性。第一种是极度危险的情况下，赌这+2的值。第二种则是对于特定卡牌来说，若成功值高出检定难度值较多会有额外收获。在这种情况下，+2或更多才有意义。
在统计中，一多半是+1或+0，但+2的也不算少数，还有一位角色+3（Sefina Rousseau: The Painter）。由于这名+3的角色是绿色派系，而这个派系有很多超出成功值较多时有额外奖励的卡牌，因此也能理解。实际上，抛去*类型，基于平均值来比较，最高的远古印记检定调整值就是绿色阵营，为1.57.
下表为不同阵营远古印记调整值平均值表格（去除*类型）：
| 绿 | 蓝 | 紫 | 红 | 黄 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.57 | 1.33 | 1.29 | 1 | 0.75 |
对于*类型，4名角色的效果比较简单粗暴：
- Agnes Baker: The Waitress，紫色阵营，每1点精神伤害+1。该角色和该阵营SAN值较高，且该角色技能也有联动，可以在受到精神伤害后反伤
- Mark Harrigan: The Soldier，蓝色阵营，每1点肉体伤害+1。该角色和该阵营HP值较高，且该角色技能也有联动，可以在受到肉体伤害后摸牌
- Roland Banks: The Fed，蓝色阵营，该角色所在地点每有一个线索+1。这个效果是最不稳定且不可控，且该角色能力是干掉敌人获得线索。好处是该角色会经常去有线索的地方来发挥用处，但抽到远古印记时未必有悬索。
- Jenny Barnes: The Dilettante，绿色阵营，每1点资源+1，该角色阵营很容易获得资源，且该角色技能让该角色额外获得资源
还有2名角色比较另外
- Father Mateo: The Priest，紫色阵营，直接成功。并且检定结束后还有额外奖励。鉴于该角色比较白板，一局一次可以把一个检定token视为远古印记。主要build方向就是尽可能多抽远古印记标记，所以效果格外强大。
- Norman Withers: The Astronomer，黄色阵营，可以把牌库顶的牌和手牌的一张互换，加值为原牌顶牌费用。由于通常不会基于抽到远古印记而考虑，因此该效果更多是附带的，并且让玩家有个选择。尤其该角色可以每回合-1费打出牌库顶牌时，可以把确定要在下回合打出的牌换上来，而不是用原来的牌。
整体来说，*类型的角色不会特意为了远古印记加成而build情况，只是在执行技能和正常游戏时自然地提高远古印记的加成。但另一方面，正如之前的分析，玩家除非在极其特殊的情况下，平时不会考虑依靠远古印记的加值来使得检定成功。所以这使得该类角色的远古印记效果较弱，哪怕理论上这些角色可以获得极高的远古印记检定加值。但另一方面，如果玩家可以确保某次检定会出现远古印记时，该类角色就有极大的价值。