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Anarch Troublemaker

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Aug 21, 2002, 3:09:35 PM8/21/02
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hi has anyone the spoiler for this card (gregory winter Rare)
can find it in the archive

thanks

stefan


Halcyan 2

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Aug 21, 2002, 4:05:05 PM8/21/02
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>hi has anyone the spoiler for this card (gregory winter Rare)
>can find it in the archive


Have you tried checking the White Wolf forums?

Short answer:

He's a Unique Ghoul ally who costs 2 pool has 4 life, 1 strength, 1 bleed.
During your untap, he burns/loses a life. As a +1 stealth (D) action, he can
steal a blood from a vampire controlled by another Methusaleh. He can also burn
a vampire in torpor as a (D) action to gain 2 life.


Halcyan 2

Joshua Duffin

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Aug 21, 2002, 4:06:58 PM8/21/02
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"Anarch Troublemaker" <a9505...@spamunet.univie.ac.at> wrote in message
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> hi has anyone the spoiler for this card (gregory winter Rare)
> can find it in the archive

I don't have the card with me. But from memory, and I'm pretty sure
this is at least mostly accurate:

Gregory Winter
cost: 2 pool (I think?)
Unique ally. 4 life, 1 strength, 1 bleed.

Gregory Winter burns one life during your untap phase. He can
take a (D) action at +1 stealth to steal a blood from a
vampire. He can take a (D) action (at 1 stealth? 0 stealth? I
forget) to burn a vampire in torpor and gain 2 life.


Josh

if memory serves...

Colin Riggs

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Aug 22, 2002, 10:58:41 AM8/22/02
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> if memory serves...

Nope. I actually played the card twice in the Pre-release. He doesn't burn
one blood during the untap phase. His action to steal a blood costs a blood.
Otherwise correct. I don't remember if his action to burn a vamp in torpor
is at stealth or not, but I doubt it.

Colin Riggs


Halcyan 2

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Aug 22, 2002, 11:28:13 AM8/22/02
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>> Gregory Winter
>> cost: 2 pool (I think?)
>> Unique ally. 4 life, 1 strength, 1 bleed.
>>
>> Gregory Winter burns one life during your untap phase. He can
>> take a (D) action at +1 stealth to steal a blood from a
>> vampire. He can take a (D) action (at 1 stealth? 0 stealth? I
>> forget) to burn a vampire in torpor and gain 2 life.
>>
>> if memory serves...
>
>Nope. I actually played the card twice in the Pre-release. He doesn't burn
>one blood during the untap phase. His action to steal a blood costs a blood.
>Otherwise correct. I don't remember if his action to burn a vamp in torpor
>is at stealth or not, but I doubt it.

I agree with Josh. I'm pretty sure that Gregory Winter is on "borrowed time" so
to speak and burns a blood each turn. Also, I'm pretty sure the steal action is
at +1 stealth but the burn vampire part isn't.

Halcyan 2

Colin Riggs

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Aug 22, 2002, 11:37:35 AM8/22/02
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Well if that is true, then I cheated during the pre-release. Josh was my
prey, he should have noticed. Luckily the Cheating Phase Never Ends!

Colin Riggs
what do you mean I'm infernal?


Jon Stahler

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Aug 22, 2002, 11:40:22 AM8/22/02
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"Colin Riggs" <colin...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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It is true. I was lucky enough to get this guy (who will be a major boon
for those Cryptic Mission decks out there, I imagine). You must burn a
blood during the untap phase and the action to steal a blood is at stealth,
but not to burn the vampire.


Joshua Duffin

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Aug 22, 2002, 12:38:04 PM8/22/02
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"Colin Riggs" <colin...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Halcyan 2 wrote:

> > I agree with Josh. I'm pretty sure that Gregory Winter is on
> > "borrowed time" so to speak and burns a blood each turn. Also, I'm
> > pretty sure the steal action is at +1 stealth but the burn vampire
> > part isn't.
>
> Well if that is true, then I cheated during the pre-release. Josh was my
> prey, he should have noticed. Luckily the Cheating Phase Never Ends!

I did notice! That's why he burned when I blocked his steal action
and Flamethrowered him! Sheesh. ;-)

Cause he started at 4 life, you blocked one of your predator's (Jim's)
actions, going to 3, then you burned one during untap, going to 2,
then took 2 agg damage and he died.

I believe Halcyan's right about the burn action being at 0 stealth,
too.

> Colin Riggs
> what do you mean I'm infernal?

You're so infernal it's amazing how infernal you are.


Josh

infernalest

Colin Riggs

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Aug 22, 2002, 3:16:22 PM8/22/02
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Joshua Duffin wrote:
> "Colin Riggs" <colin...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:ak30e1$1f8fcq$1...@ID-146737.news.dfncis.de...
>> Halcyan 2 wrote:
>
>>> I agree with Josh. I'm pretty sure that Gregory Winter is on
>>> "borrowed time" so to speak and burns a blood each turn. Also, I'm
>>> pretty sure the steal action is at +1 stealth but the burn vampire
>>> part isn't.
>>
>> Well if that is true, then I cheated during the pre-release. Josh
>> was my prey, he should have noticed. Luckily the Cheating Phase
>> Never Ends!
>
> I did notice! That's why he burned when I blocked his steal action
> and Flamethrowered him! Sheesh. ;-)
>
> Cause he started at 4 life, you blocked one of your predator's (Jim's)
> actions, going to 3, then you burned one during untap, going to 2,
> then took 2 agg damage and he died.

Nope, Because I took one off for his action even though it got blocked. For
some reason I thought he had to pay anyway, Like Kalinda, who probably also
doesn't have to pay if the action is blocked. Is it only for card actions
that you don't have to pay if they are blocked?

>
> I believe Halcyan's right about the burn action being at 0 stealth,
> too.

Yeah it would be a little too powerful if it was at stealth.

>
>> Colin Riggs
>> what do you mean I'm infernal?
>
> You're so infernal it's amazing how infernal you are.
>

Oh the pain.

Colin Riggs


Joshua Duffin

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Aug 22, 2002, 4:15:39 PM8/22/02
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"Colin Riggs" <colin...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Joshua Duffin wrote:

> > I did notice! That's why he burned when I blocked his steal action
> > and Flamethrowered him! Sheesh. ;-)
> >
> > Cause he started at 4 life, you blocked one of your predator's (Jim's)
> > actions, going to 3, then you burned one during untap, going to 2,
> > then took 2 agg damage and he died.
>
> Nope, Because I took one off for his action even though it got blocked.
For
> some reason I thought he had to pay anyway, Like Kalinda, who probably
also
> doesn't have to pay if the action is blocked. Is it only for card actions
> that you don't have to pay if they are blocked?

No, any action that has a cost, you don't pay if you're blocked.
Goes for Kalinda, Tereza Rostas, any action with a cost, whether
or not it has a library card associated with it. And it would for
Gregory Winter except that his action doesn't cost anything, he
just burns a life during your untap. :-)

I have one at my apartment, I'll show you tonight. Or you can
actually read your copy when you get home. ;-)


Josh

thousands of years... of pain

salem

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Aug 22, 2002, 11:25:41 PM8/22/02
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"Joshua Duffin" <jtdu...@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<ak341d$1f889q$1...@ID-121616.news.dfncis.de>...

> "Colin Riggs" <colin...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:ak30e1$1f8fcq$1...@ID-146737.news.dfncis.de...
> > Halcyan 2 wrote:
>
> > > I agree with Josh. I'm pretty sure that Gregory Winter is on
> > > "borrowed time" so to speak and burns a blood each turn. Also, I'm
> > > pretty sure the steal action is at +1 stealth but the burn vampire
> > > part isn't.

how does an ally steal a blood? does it 'magically' turn into life?
because we know that doesn't happen.
is it really just an action to burn a blood on a vampire to gain one
life?

pleeeeease. i need true mechanics. my anus needs retaining.

salem.

LSJ

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Aug 23, 2002, 7:49:13 AM8/23/02
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Card text explains.

--
LSJ (vte...@white-wolf.com) V:TES Net.Rep for White Wolf, Inc.
Links to V:TES news, rules, cards, utilities, and tournament calendar:
http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/

Jon Stahler

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Aug 23, 2002, 12:48:23 PM8/23/02
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> > > > > I agree with Josh. I'm pretty sure that Gregory Winter is on
> > > > > "borrowed time" so to speak and burns a blood each turn. Also, I'm
> > > > > pretty sure the steal action is at +1 stealth but the burn vampire
> > > > > part isn't.
> >
> > how does an ally steal a blood? does it 'magically' turn into life?
> > because we know that doesn't happen.
> > is it really just an action to burn a blood on a vampire to gain one
> > life?
>
> Card text explains.

LOL! This is quite possibly the best answer anyone could give to an anal
retentive person. I can just see the steam coming out his ears...

Halcyan 2

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Aug 23, 2002, 11:13:29 PM8/23/02
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>No, any action that has a cost, you don't pay if you're blocked.
>Goes for Kalinda, Tereza Rostas, any action with a cost, whether
>or not it has a library card associated with it. And it would for
>Gregory Winter except that his action doesn't cost anything, he
>just burns a life during your untap. :-)


Could be wrong, but I thought that the old version of Kalinda required her to
burn blood to *attempt* to use her bleed action...

Halcyan 2

unsure

salem

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Aug 25, 2002, 1:42:33 AM8/25/02
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LSJ <vte...@white-wolf.com> wrote in message news:<3D662139...@white-wolf.com>...

> salem wrote:
> > how does an ally steal a blood? does it 'magically' turn into life?
> > because we know that doesn't happen.
> > is it really just an action to burn a blood on a vampire to gain one
> > life?
>
> Card text explains.

but i don't _have_ the card. aw man. you're so mean.

i'm awfully tempted to mention that if maybe stinking customs hadn't
held up the pre-release product i might have actually gotten a Gregory
at the pre-release that i travelled 4 hrs interstate for...but that
would just be me being all bitter. O:)

salem....still waiting for CE.

LSJ

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Aug 25, 2002, 4:48:29 PM8/25/02
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Halcyan 2 wrote:
> Could be wrong, but I thought that the old version of Kalinda required her to
> burn blood to *attempt* to use her bleed action...

True. Kalinda's original pay-for-attempt card text was errata'ed to its
current form in RTR 23-JUN-1998. That errata was used in the FN reprint.

reyda

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Aug 26, 2002, 7:58:35 AM8/26/02
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LSJ wrote:
> Halcyan 2 wrote:
>> Could be wrong, but I thought that the old version of Kalinda
>> required her to burn blood to *attempt* to use her bleed action...
>
> True. Kalinda's original pay-for-attempt card text was errata'ed to
> its current form in RTR 23-JUN-1998. That errata was used in the FN
> reprint.

following the basic "you don't pay for an action that's not succesful"
template i guess =)


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