Crocodile temple Q.
BeAst
Master
Requires Follower of Set
Master: unique location.
You may tap this card at the end of a successful (D) action against
you to inflict 1 damage on the acting minion (after resolving the
action).
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I'm playing FoS. I have a croc's temple in play. I've taken control of
another meth's vampire temporarily (temptation / mind rape etc). One
of my minions is in torpor. If I have their vampire diablerise mine
sucessfully, could I tap the Croc's temple to inflict its damage on
that minion after resolving that diablerie? Its a (d) action "at" me
(under the new (d) action definition, I think) but is it "against" me?
JH
You cannot take a (D) action against yourself. Any action directed at
yourself is by definition an undirected action.
BeAst
Ta!
James Coupe
>Crocodile Temple, The
>Master
>Requires Follower of Set
>Master: unique location.
>You may tap this card at the end of a successful (D) action against
>you to inflict 1 damage on the acting minion (after resolving the
>action).
>
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>
>I'm playing FoS. I have a croc's temple in play. I've taken control of
>another meth's vampire temporarily (temptation / mind rape etc). One
>of my minions is in torpor. If I have their vampire diablerise mine
>sucessfully, could I tap the Croc's temple to inflict its damage on
>that minion after resolving that diablerie?
No. A vampire you control taking a diablerie action against another
vampire you control is undirected. The fact that there is temporary
control isn't relevant (except that it motivates you to want to smack
people).
Your prey and predator could block this action.
>Its a (d) action "at" me
>(under the new (d) action definition, I think) but is it "against" me?
It's not a (D) action under the new definition or the old definition.
You can't have a (D) action against yourself.
The action is by you against something you control (or pool, hand etc.).
Therefore, it is an undirected action.
If you take an action that affects someone else (e.g. diablerie, their
pool, hand etc.), that's a directed action against that Methuselah.
If you take an action that affects someone else (minions, pool, hand
etc.) and it also affects you, that's a directed action against the
target. e.g. "(D) Bleed, and untap a minion you control if successful"
is a directed action against the bleed target - although you get a
benefit too. It's not directed against you.
If you take an action that affects multiple Methuselahs, all of the
targets can block and it's a (D) action against those Methuselahs.
(Under the old rules, this would be an undirected action.) Example:
superior Shepherd's Innocence, Border Skirmish.
If it affects multiple Methuselahs _and_ me, it's still a (D) action
against those other Methuselahs.
In all circumstances, calling a referendum is an undirected action,
irrespective of who the referendum will affect (or might affect).
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Jozxyqk
> You can't have a (D) action against yourself.
Technical nitpick:
The new definition of Directed Action is an action that targets at least
one other Methuselah, but may also target yourself. So if you played
Wave of Insanity at superior, for example, and you controlled an ally
as well as other Methuselahs, it would still be a (D) action.
But you are correct, in the sense that I still think you are prohibited
from playing effects that respond to D actions targeting you even in the
above case.
LSJ, confirm?
LSJ
> James Coupe <ja...@zephyr.org.uk> wrote:
> > You can't have a (D) action against yourself.
>
> Technical nitpick:
> The new definition of Directed Action is an action that targets at least
> one other Methuselah, but may also target yourself.
James covered this in his original post.