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How many actions do you get if you switch to or from the Generalist during your turn?

The designer answered this directly on BoardGameGeek.

  • Tom Lehmann · Designer · 2011-03-04
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  • pandyandy · Community · 2020-04-08

Five for that turn. The Generalist power is up to five actions in a turn, not an extra action tacked on at the end, so actions already taken in another role count and the fifth remains if New Assignment later removes the role. Getting the Generalist after four actions grants the fifth action.

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