Seeking Answers...

[ramst...@my-deja.com]

Several questions were raised by players within my group that I have
never come across before. Answers welcome. :)

1. When going a minion is going to torpor from combat, can he/she/it
play Cat's Guidance to untap?

My take on this is "No". With Freak Drive I can see as it is an Action
Modifier for the acting minion's action, but I am unclear to in how to
relate this to a reacting vampire going to torpor.

2. In the middle of an Action (say, bleed), can the player use the
Barrens or Fragment of the Book of Nod to cycle cards to search for
more stealth?

If the answer is yes, can this only be done on their turn? or can it
be accomplished during another Methuselah's turn?

What about using the Book of Nod prior to having someone attempt taking
it?

3. Can a player play Misdirection and play 0 blood cost to tap no
one? Example would be if all of the prey's minions are already tapped,
can the player play the card to cycle the card at no cost?

4. Does Misdirection allow the player to tap any minions not belonging
to him/her? i.e. Play to tap all the prey's and grandprey's minions?

Thanks

Michael Eichler
Prince of Ramstein

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[LSJ]

ramst...@my-deja.com wrote:
> Several questions were raised by players within my group that I have
> never come across before. Answers welcome. :)
>
> 1. When going a minion is going to torpor from combat, can he/she/it
> play Cat's Guidance to untap?
>
> My take on this is "No". With Freak Drive I can see as it is an
Action
> Modifier for the acting minion's action, but I am unclear to in how to
> relate this to a reacting vampire going to torpor.

Correct. Vampires in torpor cannot play reaction cards in general.
Acting vampires, even in torpor, are allowed to play action modifiers,
however. [RTR 06-MAR-1997]

> 2. In the middle of an Action (say, bleed), can the player use the
> Barrens or Fragment of the Book of Nod to cycle cards to search for
> more stealth?

Sure.

> If the answer is yes, can this only be done on their turn? or can it
> be accomplished during another Methuselah's turn?

Any time, since neither the Barrens nor the Fragment place any
restriction on the timing.

> What about using the Book of Nod prior to having someone attempt
taking
> it?

Sure.

> 3. Can a player play Misdirection and play 0 blood cost to tap no
> one? Example would be if all of the prey's minions are already
tapped,
> can the player play the card to cycle the card at no cost?

Yes. X can be 0, in general.

> 4. Does Misdirection allow the player to tap any minions not
belonging
> to him/her? i.e. Play to tap all the prey's and grandprey's minions?

Yes. She can even tap minions belonging to her, as well.

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[Chris Shorb & Tammy Martin]

LSJ wrote:
>
> ramst...@my-deja.com wrote:
> > Several questions were raised by players within my group that I have
> > never come across before. Answers welcome. :)
> >
> > 1. When going a minion is going to torpor from combat, can he/she/it
> > play Cat's Guidance to untap?
> >
> > My take on this is "No". With Freak Drive I can see as it is an
> Action
> > Modifier for the acting minion's action, but I am unclear to in how to
> > relate this to a reacting vampire going to torpor.
>
> Correct. Vampires in torpor cannot play reaction cards in general.
> Acting vampires, even in torpor, are allowed to play action modifiers,
> however. [RTR 06-MAR-1997]
>

I was under the impression that somewhere a clarification supported
the following:
Once an action has been blocked, but before combat begins, you play
Freak Drives and Cat's Guidance, and any other action
modifiers/reaction cards that say "play when blocked" or "play when
this vampire successfully blocks".
However, in your answer here, you imply that Cat's Guidance would not
be able to be played until after the combat that resulted from teh
successful block - if you could cite the appropriate ruling that would
be agreat help also!

Thankyousir!

Chris

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[LSJ]

shr...@alumni.williams.edu wrote:

> LSJ wrote:
> > > 1. When going a minion is going to torpor from combat, can
> > > he/she/it play Cat's Guidance to untap?
> >

> > [No]. Vampires in torpor cannot play reaction cards in general.

> > Acting vampires, even in torpor, are allowed to play action
> > modifiers, however. [RTR 06-MAR-1997]
> >
>
> I was under the impression that somewhere a clarification supported
> the following:
> Once an action has been blocked, but before combat begins, you play
> Freak Drives and Cat's Guidance, and any other action
> modifiers/reaction cards that say "play when blocked" or "play when
> this vampire successfully blocks".
> However, in your answer here, you imply that Cat's Guidance would not
> be able to be played until after the combat that resulted from teh
> successful block - if you could cite the appropriate ruling that would
> be agreat help also!

Subject: Rules Team Rulings - 23 June 1998
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 11:01:50 -0700
Message-ID: <358FED...@wizards.com>

Blocking. The last step of a successful block vs. a Ready acting minion
is combat. Combat is not delayed until after the block. Thus, Cat's
Guidance would be played after the combat, not before.