[LSJ] Q: Faceless Family

[wumpus]

Howdy,

This came up in one of last night's games. I grepped about a bit and
found nothing relevant:

Amavi untaps with Guard Dogs and attempts to block a bleed from my
predator's Evan Klein. Evan plays Faceless Night at superior. Amavi
plays Familial Bond. Evan adds more stealth, so that the block is
failing. If my predator doesn't choose to make the action fail, will
Amavi tap (due to Faceless Night) before she can tap to enter combat
(due to Familial Bond)?

The card text would appear to say 'no', but I don't really understand
either Faceless Night's 'when the action is resolved (before resolving
the action)' timing or Familial Bond's combat 'after resolution' of
the action timing.

I really want Familial Bond to work, but I'm afraid that this is
another case in which it just doesn't measure up. (The main one being
the limitations on the intercept.)

Thanks,
Alex

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Faceless Night
[OBF] +1 stealth, and any minion who attempts to block this action and
fails becomes tapped when the action is resolved (before resolving the
action).

Familial Bond
Only usable on an action directed at another Laibon you control or on
a bleed against you. +1 intercept. If this block fails, the acting
minion may choose to make the action fail. If the action succeeds,
this Laibon may tap (after resolution) to enter combat with the acting
minion.

[LSJ]

wumpus wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> This came up in one of last night's games. I grepped about a bit and
> found nothing relevant:
>
> Amavi untaps with Guard Dogs and attempts to block a bleed from my
> predator's Evan Klein. Evan plays Faceless Night at superior. Amavi
> plays Familial Bond. Evan adds more stealth, so that the block is
> failing. If my predator doesn't choose to make the action fail, will
> Amavi tap (due to Faceless Night) before she can tap to enter combat
> (due to Familial Bond)?
>
> The card text would appear to say 'no', but I don't really understand
> either Faceless Night's 'when the action is resolved (before resolving
> the action)' timing or Familial Bond's combat 'after resolution' of
> the action timing.

Correct: no.

all blocks declined -> action reaches resolution step

Before resolving: tap Amavi (Faceless Night).

Resolve the effects of the successful action (target Methuselah burns pool for
the bleed).

After resolving: Amavi may tap to enter combat (Familial Bond), but she can't
since she's tapped already.