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Must you pay for and use a specialist on the turn you take it, even if its effect does nothing?
The rulebook says a specialist you choose must be paid and used that turn.
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Yes. Taking a specialist means paying for and using it that turn, even if the effect gives nothing. The builder and nomads have passive effects, so you need not take their benefit, but you still pay and use the card.