[LSJ] Cards costing 'X blood'
Mark Allen
A very knowledgeable player and myself were discussing in particular about
both Hidden Strength and Awe. Both cards allow you to choose X and burn
blood equal to X to play the card. The answer on Google was not clear so I
ask again:
Can X = 0 for cards that cost X blood? I say it can so it's playable by
vampires with zero blood. He says X can never be zero.
Mark Allen
Prince of Ottawa
LSJ
> Can X = 0 for cards that cost X blood?
X can be zero, yes.
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Patrick van der Reest
> Mark Allen wrote:
> > Can X = 0 for cards that cost X blood?
>
> X can be zero, yes.
I thought there had to be damage to be prevented first? If not, can
you really play Hidden Strength after receiving 0 hand damage (due to
Song of Serenity, for instance), just to gain an optional press (or
just cycle).
At a tournament late last year it was ruled I could not, but of course
the judge may have been wrong.
Also, can you play such cards for X<0? Not necessarily to gain blood,
but to play the card (preventing negative hand damage and gain a
press, for instance).
In the same tournament, it was ruled that one cannot pay a negative
amount of blood or pool. I'm sure this was done to defuse blood gain
via Hidden Strength, but I suddenly see an alternative reason to do
so.
Regards and blessings,
Patrick
Columbus, OH
John Keech
paying any blood but for the press
>If not, can
> you really play Hidden Strength after receiving 0 hand damage
> Also, can you play such cards for X<0? Not necessarily to gain blood,
> but to play the card (preventing negative hand damage and gain a
> press, for instance).
> In the same tournament, it was ruled that one cannot pay a negative
> amount of blood or pool.
Sounds about right to me - never tried though....
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LSJ
> As hidden strength says X+1, you can play it to prevent 1 damege without
> paying any blood but for the press
>>If not, can
>>you really play Hidden Strength after receiving 0 hand damage
No. X=0 means Hidden Strength prevents one (X+1 = 1) damage.
It cannot be used when there's no damage to prevent.
>>Also, can you play such cards for X<0? Not necessarily to gain blood,
>>but to play the card (preventing negative hand damage and gain a
>>press, for instance).
>>In the same tournament, it was ruled that one cannot pay a negative
>>amount of blood or pool.
>
> Sounds about right to me - never tried though....
Correct. You cannot set the X cost of a card to negative.
reyda
|| Also, can you play such cards for X<0? Not necessarily to gain
|| blood, but to play the card (preventing negative hand damage and
|| gain a press, for instance).
No, you cant play Hidden Strength for Zero, since you can't play a
prevention card when there's nothing to prevent.