Rules Team Rulings - 23 June 1998
LSJ
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Rules Team Rulings for 23 June 1998
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Comments to rulings and errata (for further clarification ot to explain
the reasoning behind a rule) are identified by hash marks. Archivists
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necessary.
ERRATA TO THE RULES (OR CHANGES TO ERRATA TO THE RULES):
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Actions. An action is successful if it is unblocked and uncancelled, even
if it has no other effect. An unblocked bleed of zero or less is an
unsuccessful bleed, but is a successful action. An unblocked political
action is successful even if the referendum fails. The cost, if any,
of an action is paid if the action is successful, regardless of these
other factors.
#
# That is, you still pay for a Govern the Unaligned even if the bleed is
# reduced to zero or less (so long as it isn't blocked).
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.
#
# This helps straighten out a minor convolution caused by Form of Mist.
Locations: Changing the controller of a location has no other effect,
unless specified by card text. Exception: A location "on" another
controlled card is moved onto an appropriate card controlled by the
new controller of the location.
Contesting Titles: A vampire who cannot pay a blood to contest his title
must yield - he does not have the option of going to torpor (and then
yielding).
Damage Prevention cards: are not restricted to strike resolution.
#
# Combat cards can be played whenever appropriate during combat - and
# any time preventable damage is inflicted is an appropriate time for
# damage prevention.
Diablerie: can only be committed by Ready vampires. Vampires in Torpor
cannot commit Diablerie.
#
# To fix corner-cases presented by Kiss of Ra, Blood Brothers, etc.
GENERAL RULINGS:
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Bleed: A minion's "current bleed" is the amount the minion would be
bleeding for when he announces a bleed action against his Prey.
#
# This affects only Justicar Retribution, but is a general ruling.
Combat cards:
By default, only apply to the round in which they are played. Explicit
card text is needed to overcome this default.
#
# See Blood of Acid, and note the errata returning Immortal Grapple to
# its Jyhad wording.
Weapon Damage: a weapon's "current damage" is the amount of damage that
the weapon would inflict if used as a strike by bearer against a
generic opponent.
#
# This affects Concealed Weapon, Illegal Search and Seizure, and Machine
# Blitz.
Moving cards: The rule against moving a card onto something it cannot
normally be played on is no longer in effect.
#
# It really only served to fix Beast, Leatherface of Detroit. See
# Beast's new card-specific errata. This ruling was reversed because
# it caused problems for other cards (and headaches for rulemongers).
Contesting: All card text on a contested card is ignored - including any
title. Contested vampires do not contest titles.
#
# The vampire will begin contesting his title when he returns to the
# controlled region, if the title is still held by another vampire
# at that time.
Titles can only be held by vampires of the appropriate clan or sect. A
clan Justicar title can only be held by a member of that clan,
Camarilla vampires cannot hold Sabbat titles and vice-versa, etc. If
a titled vampire changes clan or sect inappropriate to his title, he
loses the benefit of the title unless and until he changes his clan or
sect appropriately. If his title is contested while he is a member of
an inappropriate sect, he immediately yields the title.
(Losing capacity is not sufficient to lose the benefit of a title.)
ERRATA TO CARDS:
Antediluvian Awaking:
A player can burn a vampire (to burn the Antediluvian Awaking) only
during her untap phase.
Beast, Leatherface of Detroit:
New card text:
"Beast cannot perform action-card actions or recruit allies. He cannot
have or use equipment or retainers. As a (D) action, Beast can enter
combat with any Ready minion controlled by another Methuselah. +1 hand
damage."
Closed Session:
New card text:
"Only usable during a political action, before any votes are cast.
Non-Camarilla vampires cannot vote during the current political action."
#
# Does not have anything to do with blocking, since it isn't played until
# the referendum.
Deflection:
New card text:
"Only usable when a you are the target of a bleed. Choose another Methuselah.
You cannot choose the acting minion's controller. The acting minion is now
attempting to bleed the chosen Methuselah. The chosen Methuselah may attempt
to block. Tap this reacting vampire.
Superior: As above, but do not tap this vampire."
#
# That is, you cannot deflect to yourself.
Form of Mist:
New card text:
"Superior: Strike: Combat Ends. If this vampire is the acting vampire, this
vampire gets +1 stealth (and this card counts as an action modifier) and the
action continues as if unblocked."
Golconda:
Removes the selected vampire from the game instead of burning him.
#
# A vampire finding Golconda isn't destroyed - he simply has chosen
# not to participate in the Jyhad any further.
Immortal Grapple:
New card text:
"Only usable at close range before strikes are chosen. (This round,) neither
minion can strike except with hand strikes.
Superior: As above, with an optional press, and if combat continues, the
range of the next round of combat is set to close range - skip the
Establish Range step for that round."
#
# The "This round" is redundant with the new general ruling on the default
# duration of combat cards, but is included here for emphasis.
Kalinda:
New card text:
"As a (D) action, Kalinda may bleed with +1 bleed and +1 stealth. This action
costs 2 blood."
#
# Obvious intent.
Living Manse:
New card text:
"The vampire with this location gets +1 bleed. When the vampire with this
location is in combat, he or she can burn this card before range is
determined to end combat. A vampire may have only one Living Manse."
#
# Ending combat at any arbitrary time during the combat sequence is not
# a good thing.
March Halcyon:
New card text:
"If March is diablerized, no one can call a Blood Hunt against the
diablerizing vampire."
#
# Obvious intent.
Redirection:
New card text:
"Only usable when a you are the target of a bleed by a younger vampire.
Choose another Methuselah. You cannot choose the acting vampire's controller.
The acting vampire is now attempting to bleed the chosen Methuselah. The
chosen Methuselah may attempt to block. Tap this reacting vampire."
Superior: As above, but the acting vampire can be the same age or older."
#
# That is, you cannot redirect to yourself.
Reform Body:
New card text:
"This card can be played as a combat card or a reaction card. Only usable by
a vampire being burned. Not usable by an acting vampire. This vampire goes
to torpor instead of being burned.
Superior: As above, and this vampire gains 2 blood from the blood bank."
Return to Innocence:
Removes the acting vampire from the game instead of burning him.
#
# See explanation for Golconda
Ritual of the Bitter Rose:
New card text:
"This card can be played as a combat card or an action modifier. Each of
your ready vampires gains an amount of blood from the blood bank equal to
the amount of blood on a vampire being burned either by diablerie or while
in combat with this vampire."
#
# The VTES text munged the action-modifier aspect of this card when attempting
# to clarify the Jyhad text. Hopefully the above text is clear and correct.
Rutor's Hand:
A vampire can only have one Rutor's Hand.
New card text:
"Superior: As above, but this vampire can pay 3 blood to prevent the
damage."
#
# Idea: The vampire gets to take agg damage and pre-pay what it would have
# cost him to get out of torpor all in a single step - without the need for
# a second action and without actually going to torpor - 1 blood for the
# damage, two to leave torpor - getting rid of that cumbersome "how to
# prevent non-combat damage" errata.
Second Tradition: Domain, The:
New card text:
"Requires ready Prince or Justicar. +2 intercept. Also usable by a tapped
Prince or Justicar, even if intercept is not yet needed, to untap and attempt
to block with +2 intercept."
#
# Usable by an untapped P/J if he needs intercept, and usable by a
# tapped P/J even if he doesn't (yet) need intercept.
#
# Idea: being untapped and adding intercept are both "stuff for blocking",
# while stealth is "stuff for avoiding a block". The rule against unneeded
# stealth/intercept has been applied here as if it were "cannot do stuff
# for blocking unless you need stuff for blocking." Use that idea if it
# helps you understand this errata, ignore it if not.
#
# This idea doesn't extend to superior Bonding, since +bleed is not
# "stuff for avoiding a block", nor to plus-intercept-with-a-combat-bonus
# cards (like Spirit's Touch) since the combat bonus is not "stuff
# for blocking". Those cards can still be played only if the stealth/
# intercept is needed.
#
# (The idea for use by an untapped P/J comes from the original card text)
Taste of Vitae:
Is not cumulative. A Taste of Vitae will not count any blood loss counted
by a previous Taste of Vitae.
Tereza Rotas:
"If another Methuselah controls the Edge, Tereza may take the Edge as an
action directed at that Methuselah. This action costs 2 blood."
#
# Obvious intent. Also, the action cannot be thwarted by burning the Edge
# after the action is announced.
Telepathic Misdirection:
New card text:
"Superior: Only usable when a you are the target of a bleed. Choose another
Methuselah. You cannot choose the acting minion's controller. The acting
minion is now attempting to bleed the chosen Methuselah. The chosen
Methuselah may attempt to block. Tap this reacting vampire."
#
# That is, you cannot misdirect to yourself.
CARD RULINGS:
Anathema:
Burns the target vampire when the target is reduced to zero blood in combat,
regardless of the source of the loss of blood (card text). Still won't
burn a vampire just for entering a combat with zero blood, however - there
must be an actual "reduction" in blood.
Blood Brother Ambush:
Is only an action modifier when it is not in play, and is only an Ally
when it is in play.
Blood of Acid:
Only lasts for the current round.
Brujah Frenzy:
Can only be played if the acting Brujah is Ready (not in Torpor).
Burning Wrath:
All of the damage from the strike is aggravated (card text).
Charming Lobby:
The vote to be called is played/named when the action is declared, and is
called (by the acting minion) by the resolution of this action. This action
is a political action.
Code of Milan Suspended:
The "Methuselah with the Edge" is identified at the start of the referendum.
Burning the Edge during the referendum will not change the effects of the
vote, if successful.
Justicar Retribution:
Counts the bleed each minion would have when bleeding his prey.
Mask of a Thousand Faces:
Cannot be used to mask an action if the Masking vampire is not capable of
taking that action, nor if any action modifiers have been played on this
action that could not have been played if the Masking vampire were the
acting minion.
#
# Removes a lot of strangeness from the rulings.
Propaganda:
The Methuselah being bleed with superior Propaganda must choose an untapped
ready minion to tap if she has any.
#
# Obvious intent.
Rotschreck:
Play as written.
#
# That is, play on a vampire who is to receive aggravated damage from
# his opponent in combat.
--
L. Scott Johnson (vte...@wizards.com) VTES Net.Rep for Wizards of the Coast.
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Eric Pettersen
All I can say is: FINALLY! Thank you LSJ!
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James Hamblin
LSJ wrote:
>
> ===================================
> Rules Team Rulings for 23 June 1998
> ===================================
[snip]
> Combat cards:
> By default, only apply to the round in which they are played. Explicit
> card text is needed to overcome this default.
> #
> # See Blood of Acid, and note the errata returning Immortal Grapple to
> # its Jyhad wording.
Argh!
I guess I'm just wondering why you made this decision. Since the Sabbat
text of IG does explicit say that the effect lasts for the entire
combat, why return it to the Jyhad wording?
By the way, I guess this answers my previous question to you in the
affirmative... :(
James
--
James Hamblin
ham...@math.wisc.edu
Eric Pettersen
One minor question...the rulings/errata on Kalinda and Tereza Rotas mean
that (like all other actions) the cost is paid only if the action is
successful. It also prevents the action from being undertaken if the
minion has less than 2 blood. Is that the correct interpretation?
(and thanks again!!!!)
Mike Bohlmann
LSJ wrote:
> Immortal Grapple:
> New card text:
> "Only usable at close range before strikes are chosen. (This round,)
> neither minion can strike except with hand strikes.
> Superior: As above, with an optional press, and if combat continues,
> the range of the next round of combat is set to close range - skip
> the Establish Range step for that round."
>
> # The "This round" is redundant with the new general ruling on the
> # default duration of combat cards, but is included here for
> # emphasis.
Can we possibly get some reasoning behind this ruling? It has several
effects that I want to make sure were considered.
First, when newer versions of cards came out, it was ruled that the
official reading of the card should be what is stated on the newest
one. The new ruling on IG goes against that. Is it really a good
idea (for simplicity's sake) to make exceptions to general rulings?
Why was IG singled out to go against that general ruling on card text?
Second, by making this ruling, a non-Celerity Potence deck must
effectively nearly double the IG's it needs. What I mean is that
a Nosferatu deck relied on the IG to last the whole combat because
Nosferatu don't generally have multiple strikes. The Nosferatu need
to get to the second round of combat to finish off the opposing
minion. However, a deck that uses Celerity with Potence, doesn't have
to worry about doing as much in a second round because of the
addtional
strikes. Sure, the Nos still have Hidden Lurker, but that requires
two
vampires to successfully do.
I can just see the number of decks using Presence and Fortitude
growing. With the pre-ruling IG, the S:CE had to still worry about
damage prevention or other means to end/survive combat. Against,
Cel/Pot they still have to worry about it, but against pure Pot, a
Pre/For deck now has a much higher chance of survival.
Just some thoughts.
Mike
--
Mike Bohlmann, MAIP mboh...@pdnt.com
Internet Strategy and Development Consultant
cbo...@apdi.net
> Damage Prevention cards: are not restricted to strike resolution.
So you can no longer play Damage Prevention (like Skin of Rock)
outside of combat?
> Golconda:
> Removes the selected vampire from the game instead of burning him.
> # A vampire finding Golconda isn't destroyed - he simply has chosen
> # not to participate in the Jyhad any further.
So you can no longer use Possession to bring this vampire back into play?
> Immortal Grapple:
> New card text:
> "Only usable at close range before strikes are chosen. (This round,) neither
> minion can strike except with hand strikes.
> Superior: As above, with an optional press, and if combat continues, the
> range of the next round of combat is set to close range - skip the
> Establish Range step for that round."
> # The "This round" is redundant with the new general ruling on the default
> # duration of combat cards, but is included here for emphasis.
So on the second round of combat, the opposing minion is free to use any
kind of strike and is no longer restricted to hand strikes?
> Rutor's Hand:
> A vampire can only have one Rutor's Hand.
> New card text:
> "Superior: As above, but this vampire can pay 3 blood to prevent the
> damage."
> # Idea: The vampire gets to take agg damage and pre-pay what it would have
> # cost him to get out of torpor all in a single step - without the need for
> # a second action and without actually going to torpor - 1 blood for the
> # damage, two to leave torpor - getting rid of that cumbersome "how to
> # prevent non-combat damage" errata.
Except that this is taking away the ability of the other Meths chances
of blocking the rescue from Torpor.
That doesn't seem very fair.
How about making it so that if you take Aggro damage in combat, if the
vamp has the blood, it can pay 2 to stay out of torpor? That's
effectively doing the same thing...
> Second Tradition: Domain, The:
> New card text:
> "Requires ready Prince or Justicar. +2 intercept. Also usable by a tapped
> Prince or Justicar, even if intercept is not yet needed, to untap and
> attempt to block with +2 intercept."
> # Usable by an untapped P/J if he needs intercept, and usable by a
> # tapped P/J even if he doesn't (yet) need intercept.
Looks like James (et. al) don't have anything more to argue about. :p
Sorrow
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Joshua Duffin
LSJ (vte...@wizards.com) wrote:
:Form of Mist:
: New card text:
: "Superior: Strike: Combat Ends. If this vampire is the acting vampire, this
: vampire gets +1 stealth (and this card counts as an action modifier) and the
: action continues as if unblocked."
I guess I don't see what this (and the new rule on combat being part of
the block) changes; could you give an example?
: Reform Body:
: New card text:
: "This card can be played as a combat card or a reaction card. Only usable by
: a vampire being burned. Not usable by an acting vampire. This vampire goes
: to torpor instead of being burned.
: Superior: As above, and this vampire gains 2 blood from the blood bank."
This still can't be played from torpor, correct? (But thanks for the
playable-by-tapped-vamps change!)
: Mask of a Thousand Faces:
: Cannot be used to mask an action if the Masking vampire is not capable of
: taking that action, nor if any action modifiers have been played on this
: action that could not have been played if the Masking vampire were the
: acting minion.
: #
: # Removes a lot of strangeness from the rulings.
I'm sure it will, but first I have to ask: What exactly do you mean by
'not capable' of taking the action? Does that include actions that vamp
couldn't take due to lack of a particular skill, etc; ie any action that
the vamp wishing to Mask couldn't personally initiate? Or is it just
specifically-prohibited actions (as in Beast wanting to Mask an
equip action)? (Same with the action mods.)
Thanks. ;-)
(I also would prefer to see Immortal Grapple left under the Sabbat wording,
and am dubious about the reworking of Rutor's Hand to make it better, but
others have brought those up already.)
Josh
PDB6
LSJ wrote:
"Immortal Grapple:
New card text:
"Only usable at close range before strikes are chosen. (This round,) neither
minion can strike except with hand strikes.
Superior: As above, with an optional press, and if combat continues, the range
of the next round of combat is set to close range - skip the Establish Range
step for that round."
#
# The "This round" is redundant with the new general ruling on the default
# duration of combat cards, but is included here for emphasis."
Umm...What? The VTES and Sabbat text of this card clearly says that IG lasts
the entire combat. Tha Jyhad version is somewhat more ambiguous, but still
supports the "Entire combat" end. The above errata makes the card _far_ less
useful than it needs to be. The VTES/Sabbat version of this card gave a clear
exception to the default "only lasts this round of combat" rule that governs
combat cards. I fail to see why it was needed to remove this specific
exception. Why is this necessary?
Peter D Bakija
PD...@aol.com
"I am the world's forgotten boy
the one who searches and destroys."
-Iggy Pop
jones
So it's "Blood Tears of Kephran" can't prevent the damage anymore?
Chris Berger
Thank you. Even without the 2nd Tradition ruling, this reaffirmed my
belief in Jyhad. So many of those rulings needed to be done.
One of them however, strikes me as harmful...
> Rotschreck:
> Play as written.
> #
> # That is, play on a vampire who is to receive aggravated damage from
> # his opponent in combat.
>
Why do this? Rotschreck was the only hoser against agg damage, and agg
damage is pretty damned powerful. People have gotten so used to
Rotschreck being played in that sensible way, why return it to the
strange wording and uselessness of this version?
-Chris
Chris Berger
still an amazingly useful card. The Jyhad version makes more sense,
IMO, anyway. When VTES "cleaned stuff up" it made a huge number of
mistakes. I think that it is LSJ's assertion that one of the mistakes
it made was in making IG last an entire combat. If that's his
assertion, I agree with him. In any case, I think that the "most recent
card wins" rule is not really a good one, and there are already plenty
of other exceptions where the VTES card was in error.
-Chris
MikeM...@my-dejanews.com
In article <358FED...@wizards.com>,
LSJ <vte...@wizards.com> wrote:
>
> Titles can only be held by vampires of the appropriate clan or sect. A
> clan Justicar title can only be held by a member of that clan,
> Camarilla vampires cannot hold Sabbat titles and vice-versa, etc. If
> a titled vampire changes clan or sect inappropriate to his title, he
> loses the benefit of the title unless and until he changes his clan or
> sect appropriately. If his title is contested while he is a member of
> an inappropriate sect, he immediately yields the title.
> (Losing capacity is not sufficient to lose the benefit of a title.)
>
Some months ago it was possible to give a non-Camarilla vamp a Writ of
Acceptance, let him seize Princedom, pass on the Paper and let the now
Non-Camarilla Prince keep his title and votes. Why now the change? It makes
sense in the logic of the roleplaying game, but this is a card game.
> ERRATA TO CARDS:
>
> Beast, Leatherface of Detroit:
> New card text:
> "Beast cannot perform action-card actions or recruit allies. He cannot
> have or use equipment or retainers. As a (D) action, Beast can enter
> combat with any Ready minion controlled by another Methuselah. +1 hand
> damage."
>
Beast used to be able to get a Zip Gun. With this new errata he is no longer
allowed to have it. Why? And what shall we do?
> Form of Mist:
> New card text:
> "Superior: Strike: Combat Ends. If this vampire is the acting vampire, this
> vampire gets +1 stealth (and this card counts as an action modifier) and the
> action continues as if unblocked."
>
Formerly FoM didn't count as an Action Mod, because it was a combat card...
Strange, this ruling excess. Why do the rules team (or YOU, LSJ) change all
that was once true?
> Golconda:
> Removes the selected vampire from the game instead of burning him.
> #
> # A vampire finding Golconda isn't destroyed - he simply has chosen
> # not to participate in the Jyhad any further.
>
Again logical in the sense of the game universe, but effectively you steal a
good pool gaining possibility from an already weak clan: the Giovanni.
> Immortal Grapple:
> New card text:
> "Only usable at close range before strikes are chosen. (This round,) neither
> minion can strike except with hand strikes.
> Superior: As above, with an optional press, and if combat continues, the
> range of the next round of combat is set to close range - skip the
> Establish Range step for that round."
> #
> # The "This round" is redundant with the new general ruling on the default
> # duration of combat cards, but is included here for emphasis.
>
So does IG last for the entire combat or not? If it does, PLEASE INCLUDE IT IN
THE CARD TEXT INSTEAD OF "THIS ROUND".
> Return to Innocence:
> Removes the acting vampire from the game instead of burning him.
> #
> # See explanation for Golconda
>
See for Golconda for the same rant.
> Ritual of the Bitter Rose:
> New card text:
> "This card can be played as a combat card or an action modifier. Each of
> your ready vampires gains an amount of blood from the blood bank equal to
> the amount of blood on a vampire being burned either by diablerie or while
> in combat with this vampire."
> #
> # The VTES text munged the action-modifier aspect of this card when
attempting
> # to clarify the Jyhad text. Hopefully the above text is clear and correct.
>
So now it is possible to use RotBR on a vamp destroyed by Decapitate?
(another new one)
> Rutor's Hand:
> A vampire can only have one Rutor's Hand.
>
!!! I mean, this is a good restriction, but why so late?
> New card text:
> "Superior: As above, but this vampire can pay 3 blood to prevent the
> damage."
> #
> # Idea: The vampire gets to take agg damage and pre-pay what it would have
> # cost him to get out of torpor all in a single step - without the need for
> # a second action and without actually going to torpor - 1 blood for the
> # damage, two to leave torpor - getting rid of that cumbersome "how to
> # prevent non-combat damage" errata.
>
Grrr. Please not so many good new ideas. Hint: Normally NO vamp using superior
Ruthor's Hand actually went to torpor when I played it. They always had some
Flack Jacket or else to prevent the damage.
This errata makes the game a little bit more unplayable correctly by players
without internet access.
It is a nice ruling, but think a little bit of new players which stick to the
card text!
> Second Tradition: Domain, The:
> New card text:
> "Requires ready Prince or Justicar. +2 intercept. Also usable by a tapped
> Prince or Justicar, even if intercept is not yet needed, to untap and
attempt
> to block with +2 intercept."
> #
> # Usable by an untapped P/J if he needs intercept, and usable by a
> # tapped P/J even if he doesn't (yet) need intercept.
> #
> # Idea: being untapped and adding intercept are both "stuff for blocking",
> # while stealth is "stuff for avoiding a block". The rule against unneeded
> # stealth/intercept has been applied here as if it were "cannot do stuff
> # for blocking unless you need stuff for blocking." Use that idea if it
> # helps you understand this errata, ignore it if not.
> #
> # This idea doesn't extend to superior Bonding, since +bleed is not
> # "stuff for avoiding a block", nor to plus-intercept-with-a-combat-bonus
> # cards (like Spirit's Touch) since the combat bonus is not "stuff
> # for blocking". Those cards can still be played only if the stealth/
> # intercept is needed.
> #
> # (The idea for use by an untapped P/J comes from the original card text)
>
And now it seems possible to use this card whether or not needing the
intercept, effectively braking the rule that you can only add intercept when
needed (overridden by new card text)
> Tereza Rotas:
> "If another Methuselah controls the Edge, Tereza may take the Edge as an
> action directed at that Methuselah. This action costs 2 blood."
> #
> # Obvious intent. Also, the action cannot be thwarted by burning the Edge
> # after the action is announced.
>
Aha. This makes sense, but is also new.
> CARD RULINGS:
>
> Anathema:
> Burns the target vampire when the target is reduced to zero blood in combat,
> regardless of the source of the loss of blood (card text). Still won't
> burn a vampire just for entering a combat with zero blood, however - there
> must be an actual "reduction" in blood.
>
Aha. Now Anathema triggers even for BURNING blood, which effectively causes
blood loss too?
> Blood of Acid:
> Only lasts for the current round.
>
and new.
> Burning Wrath:
> All of the damage from the strike is aggravated (card text).
>
and new (formerly only the additional damage was aggro)
> Charming Lobby:
> The vote to be called is played/named when the action is declared, and is
> called (by the acting minion) by the resolution of this action. This action
> is a political action.
>
So you need only 2 minions to use CL? This would be new and would remove CL
from the complete nuts list. I like this one.
> Code of Milan Suspended:
> The "Methuselah with the Edge" is identified at the start of the referendum.
> Burning the Edge during the referendum will not change the effects of the
> vote, if successful.
>
So even when the edge is spend during the vote, the acting Meth will get the
edge if the vote passes?
> Mask of a Thousand Faces:
> Cannot be used to mask an action if the Masking vampire is not capable of
> taking that action, nor if any action modifiers have been played on this
> action that could not have been played if the Masking vampire were the
> acting minion.
> #
> # Removes a lot of strangeness from the rulings.
>
Aha. It is now impossible to Mask actions with disciplines, the Masquerader
does not have? For example it is now illegal to give Wynn Ruthor's Hand
masking some Tremere?
> Propaganda:
> The Methuselah being bleed with superior Propaganda must choose an untapped
> ready minion to tap if she has any.
> #
> # Obvious intent.
>
New, but YES! This is the spirit of the original card text. Hossa!
> Rotschreck:
> Play as written.
> #
> # That is, play on a vampire who is to receive aggravated damage from
> # his opponent in combat.
>
Aha. Oppositely to the former ruling. Now it is to rescue a vamp, not to
intimidate the attacker.
All in all: Why this ruling frenzy? My play group will kill me when I present
all these changes to them ("Wizard's rulings last only from week to week! ..."
Please explain yourself, LSJ.
Michael Beer
V:EKN Prince of Dortmund
LSJ
(Eric Pettersen) wrote:
> One minor question...the rulings/errata on Kalinda and Tereza Rotas mean
> that (like all other actions) the cost is paid only if the action is
> successful. It also prevents the action from being undertaken if the
> minion has less than 2 blood. Is that the correct interpretation?
Correct.
> (and thanks again!!!!)
The pleasure is all mine :-)
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jones <jo...@acronet.net> wrote:
>
> So it's "Blood Tears of Kephran" can't prevent the damage anymore?
Correct. The damage is unpreventable (card text, inferior).
Plus, the notion of preventing the damage ad-hoc isn't sensible from
the WoD POV - you are deliberating attempting to do damage to yourself
(to gain the extra untap). If you prevent that damage, well...
>
> LSJ wrote:
> Rutor's Hand:
> A vampire can only have one Rutor's Hand.
>
> New card text:
> "Superior: As above, but this vampire can pay 3 blood to prevent the
> damage."
> #
> # Idea: The vampire gets to take agg damage and pre-pay what it would
> have
> # cost him to get out of torpor all in a single step - without the
> need for
> # a second action and without actually going to torpor - 1 blood for
> the
> # damage, two to leave torpor - getting rid of that cumbersome "how to
> # prevent non-combat damage" errata.
>
LSJ
pd...@aol.com (PDB6) wrote:
>
> LSJ wrote:
> "Immortal Grapple:
> New card text:
> "Only usable at close range before strikes are chosen. (This round,) neither
> minion can strike except with hand strikes.
> Superior: As above, with an optional press, and if combat continues, the range
> of the next round of combat is set to close range - skip the Establish Range
> step for that round."
> #
> # The "This round" is redundant with the new general ruling on the default
> # duration of combat cards, but is included here for emphasis."
>
> the entire combat.
Which is why this is errata, and not just a ruling.
> Tha Jyhad version is somewhat more ambiguous, but still
> supports the "Entire combat" end.
And supports the "this round" end just as much (more, if you consider
the implication of absence of the "do not determine range on the second
round" instruction for the inferior).
> The above errata makes the card _far_ less
> useful than it needs to be.
That's one opinion.
> The VTES/Sabbat version of this card gave a clear
> exception to the default "only lasts this round of combat" rule that governs
> combat cards.
They were re-written to cover the previous ruling from the rules team
that combat cards effects last the whole combat - the rewrite put onto
the card rather than into the rulebook for simplicity's sake.
> I fail to see why it was needed to remove this specific
> exception. Why is this necessary?
To make the card function as it originally should have (IMHO), and
to make it make sense (how can I continue to grapple you if you move
to long range?)
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> outside of combat?
You cannot play combat cards outside of combat. Never could.
The old (overturned) errata on Rutor's Hand created a short
piece of combat (the strike resolution phase) from nowhere so
that combat cards and effects could be played. That oddity has
been removed.
> > Golconda:
> > Removes the selected vampire from the game instead of burning him.
> > # A vampire finding Golconda isn't destroyed - he simply has chosen
> > # not to participate in the Jyhad any further.
>
> So you can no longer use Possession to bring this vampire back into play?
? Right.
> > Immortal Grapple:
> > New card text:
> > "Only usable at close range before strikes are chosen. (This round,)
neither
> > minion can strike except with hand strikes.
> > Superior: As above, with an optional press, and if combat continues, the
> > range of the next round of combat is set to close range - skip the
> > Establish Range step for that round."
> > # The "This round" is redundant with the new general ruling on the default
> > # duration of combat cards, but is included here for emphasis.
>
> So on the second round of combat, the opposing minion is free to use any
> kind of strike and is no longer restricted to hand strikes?
? Right. (unless you play another IG in the second round).
> > Rutor's Hand:
> > A vampire can only have one Rutor's Hand.
> > New card text:
> > "Superior: As above, but this vampire can pay 3 blood to prevent the
> > damage."
> > # Idea: The vampire gets to take agg damage and pre-pay what it would have
> > # cost him to get out of torpor all in a single step - without the need
for
> > # a second action and without actually going to torpor - 1 blood for the
> > # damage, two to leave torpor - getting rid of that cumbersome "how to
> > # prevent non-combat damage" errata.
>
> Except that this is taking away the ability of the other Meths chances
> of blocking the rescue from Torpor.
> That doesn't seem very fair.
? The previous version took away the same ability.
> How about making it so that if you take Aggro damage in combat, if the
> vamp has the blood, it can pay 2 to stay out of torpor? That's
> effectively doing the same thing...
If there was some underlying reason that the vamp should be given a boost
in preventing/circumventing the normal routine, sure.
The superior RHand was *supposed* to give you a way to prevent the damage.
(card text).
The original version of RHand failed at that because you cannot
prevent damage outside of combat except with Blood Tears. The (old) RT
errata was non-intuitive and caused a long stream of questions.
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Mike Bohlmann <mboh...@pdnt.com> wrote:
> LSJ wrote:
>
> > Immortal Grapple:
> > New card text:
> > "Only usable at close range before strikes are chosen. (This round,)
> > neither minion can strike except with hand strikes.
> > Superior: As above, with an optional press, and if combat continues,
> > the range of the next round of combat is set to close range - skip
> > the Establish Range step for that round."
> >
> > # The "This round" is redundant with the new general ruling on the
> > # emphasis.
>
> Can we possibly get some reasoning behind this ruling? It has several
> effects that I want to make sure were considered.
Original intent, and common sense (can't hold a grapple at long range,
you know).
> First, when newer versions of cards came out, it was ruled that the
> official reading of the card should be what is stated on the newest
> one. The new ruling on IG goes against that. Is it really a good
> idea (for simplicity's sake) to make exceptions to general rulings?
> Why was IG singled out to go against that general ruling on card text?
Card text was rewritten to quell the questions about the card. It went
with the ruling of the time (that combat cards' effects last the whole
combat by default). That is now no longer the ruling, so the "reminder"
text on IG has been errata'ed out.
> Second, by making this ruling, a non-Celerity Potence deck must
> effectively nearly double the IG's it needs. What I mean is that
> a Nosferatu deck relied on the IG to last the whole combat because
> Nosferatu don't generally have multiple strikes. The Nosferatu need
> to get to the second round of combat to finish off the opposing
> minion. However, a deck that uses Celerity with Potence, doesn't have
> to worry about doing as much in a second round because of the
> addtional
> strikes. Sure, the Nos still have Hidden Lurker, but that requires
> two
> vampires to successfully do.
OK.
> I can just see the number of decks using Presence and Fortitude
> growing. With the pre-ruling IG, the S:CE had to still worry about
> damage prevention or other means to end/survive combat. Against,
> Cel/Pot they still have to worry about it, but against pure Pot, a
> Pre/For deck now has a much higher chance of survival.
OK.
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James Hamblin <ham...@math.wisc.edu> wrote:
> LSJ wrote:
> > Combat cards:
> > By default, only apply to the round in which they are played. Explicit
> > card text is needed to overcome this default.
> > #
> > # See Blood of Acid, and note the errata returning Immortal Grapple to
> > # its Jyhad wording.
>
>
> I guess I'm just wondering why you made this decision. Since the Sabbat
> text of IG does explicit say that the effect lasts for the entire
To correct the wording, returning it to the original, sensical, meaning.
(Can't hold a grapple at long range).
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MikeM...@my-dejanews.com wrote:
>LSJ <vte...@wizards.com> wrote:
> >
> > Titles can only be held by vampires of the appropriate clan or sect. A
> > clan Justicar title can only be held by a member of that clan,
> > Camarilla vampires cannot hold Sabbat titles and vice-versa, etc. If
> > a titled vampire changes clan or sect inappropriate to his title, he
> > loses the benefit of the title unless and until he changes his clan or
> > sect appropriately. If his title is contested while he is a member of
> > an inappropriate sect, he immediately yields the title.
> > (Losing capacity is not sufficient to lose the benefit of a title.)
>
> Some months ago it was possible to give a non-Camarilla vamp a Writ of
> Acceptance, let him seize Princedom, pass on the Paper and let the now
> Non-Camarilla Prince keep his title and votes. Why now the change? It makes
> sense in the logic of the roleplaying game, but this is a card game.
Because the old way introduced it's own set of problems, which eventually
would begin to create contradictory or at least ad-hoc "rulings".
It's usually better to go with the stuff that makes sense.
> > ERRATA TO CARDS:
> >
> > Beast, Leatherface of Detroit:
> > New card text:
> > "Beast cannot perform action-card actions or recruit allies. He cannot
> > have or use equipment or retainers. As a (D) action, Beast can enter
> > combat with any Ready minion controlled by another Methuselah. +1 hand
> > damage."
> >
>
> Beast used to be able to get a Zip Gun. With this new errata he is no longer
> allowed to have it. Why? And what shall we do?
To clear up the questions that the old wording presented.
Do?
> > Form of Mist:
> > New card text:
> > "Superior: Strike: Combat Ends. If this vampire is the acting vampire,
this
> > vampire gets +1 stealth (and this card counts as an action modifier) and
the
> > action continues as if unblocked."
> >
>
> Formerly FoM didn't count as an Action Mod, because it was a combat card...
> Strange, this ruling excess. Why do the rules team (or YOU, LSJ) change all
> that was once true?
To make the game work properly, hopefully ensuring it's continued existence.
> > Golconda:
> > Removes the selected vampire from the game instead of burning him.
> > #
> > # A vampire finding Golconda isn't destroyed - he simply has chosen
> > # not to participate in the Jyhad any further.
>
> Again logical in the sense of the game universe, but effectively you steal a
> good pool gaining possibility from an already weak clan: the Giovanni.
OK.
> > Immortal Grapple:
> > New card text:
> > "Only usable at close range before strikes are chosen. (This round,)
neither
> > minion can strike except with hand strikes.
> > Superior: As above, with an optional press, and if combat continues, the
> > range of the next round of combat is set to close range - skip the
> > Establish Range step for that round."
> > #
> > # The "This round" is redundant with the new general ruling on the default
> > # duration of combat cards, but is included here for emphasis.
>
> So does IG last for the entire combat or not? If it does, PLEASE INCLUDE IT IN
> THE CARD TEXT INSTEAD OF "THIS ROUND".
Not.
> > Return to Innocence:
> > Removes the acting vampire from the game instead of burning him.
> > #
> > # See explanation for Golconda
>
> See for Golconda for the same rant.
OK.
> > Ritual of the Bitter Rose:
> > New card text:
> > "This card can be played as a combat card or an action modifier. Each of
> > your ready vampires gains an amount of blood from the blood bank equal to
> > the amount of blood on a vampire being burned either by diablerie or while
> > in combat with this vampire."
>
> So now it is possible to use RotBR on a vamp destroyed by Decapitate?
> (another new one)
Clearly: yes.
> > Rutor's Hand:
> > A vampire can only have one Rutor's Hand.
>
> !!! I mean, this is a good restriction, but why so late?
I do what I can when I can.
> > New card text:
> > "Superior: As above, but this vampire can pay 3 blood to prevent the
> > damage."
>
> Grrr. Please not so many good new ideas. Hint: Normally NO vamp using superior
It's been a few days shy of a year since the last RTR. Ideas have come up
since then, and this is the result. I wish I could have done this on
a case-by-case basis as they came up, but that was not possible. My apologies.
> Ruthor's Hand actually went to torpor when I played it. They always had some
> Flack Jacket or else to prevent the damage.
>
> This errata makes the game a little bit more unplayable correctly by players
> without internet access.
Without internet access, you couldn't play it "correctly" before - because of
that somewhat-unintuitive errata about spawning a piece of combat in which
to prevent the damage.
> It is a nice ruling, but think a little bit of new players which stick to the
> card text!
OK, then the superior would not be preventable at all (except with Blood
Tears). If you don't use Blood Tears, you'll be playing the official way
after all.
> > Second Tradition: Domain, The:
> > New card text:
> > "Requires ready Prince or Justicar. +2 intercept. Also usable by a tapped
> > Prince or Justicar, even if intercept is not yet needed, to untap and
> attempt
> > to block with +2 intercept."
>
> And now it seems possible to use this card whether or not needing the
> intercept, effectively braking the rule that you can only add intercept when
> needed (overridden by new card text)
Correct.
> > Tereza Rotas:
> > "If another Methuselah controls the Edge, Tereza may take the Edge as an
> > action directed at that Methuselah. This action costs 2 blood."
> > #
> > # Obvious intent. Also, the action cannot be thwarted by burning the Edge
> > # after the action is announced.
> >
>
> Aha. This makes sense, but is also new.
OK.
> > CARD RULINGS:
> >
> > Anathema:
> > Burns the target vampire when the target is reduced to zero blood in
combat,
> > regardless of the source of the loss of blood (card text). Still won't
> > burn a vampire just for entering a combat with zero blood, however - there
> > must be an actual "reduction" in blood.
>
> Aha. Now Anathema triggers even for BURNING blood, which effectively causes
> blood loss too?
Correct.
> > Blood of Acid:
> > Only lasts for the current round.
>
> and new.
New ruling, same card text.
> > Burning Wrath:
> > All of the damage from the strike is aggravated (card text).
>
> and new (formerly only the additional damage was aggro)
Same card text - and this ruling actually matches the punctuation used
on the card.
> > Charming Lobby:
> > The vote to be called is played/named when the action is declared, and is
> > called (by the acting minion) by the resolution of this action. This
action
> > is a political action.
>
> So you need only 2 minions to use CL? This would be new and would remove CL
> from the complete nuts list. I like this one.
Even better.
> > Code of Milan Suspended:
> > The "Methuselah with the Edge" is identified at the start of the
referendum.
> > Burning the Edge during the referendum will not change the effects of the
> > vote, if successful.
>
> So even when the edge is spend during the vote, the acting Meth will get the
> edge if the vote passes?
? No. I'm not following you at all here, sorry.
> > Mask of a Thousand Faces:
> > Cannot be used to mask an action if the Masking vampire is not capable of
> > taking that action, nor if any action modifiers have been played on this
> > action that could not have been played if the Masking vampire were the
> > acting minion.
> > #
> > # Removes a lot of strangeness from the rulings.
> >
>
> Aha. It is now impossible to Mask actions with disciplines, the Masquerader
> does not have? For example it is now illegal to give Wynn Ruthor's Hand
> masking some Tremere?
Unless he has been given thaumaturgy, right.
> > Propaganda
> > The Methuselah being bleed with superior Propaganda must choose an
untapped
> > ready minion to tap if she has any.
> > #
> > # Obvious intent.
>
> New, but YES! This is the spirit of the original card text. Hossa!
I do what I can.
> > Rotschreck:
> > Play as written.
> > #
> > # That is, play on a vampire who is to receive aggravated damage from
> > # his opponent in combat.
>
> Aha. Oppositely to the former ruling. Now it is to rescue a vamp, not to
> intimidate the attacker.
>
> All in all: Why this ruling frenzy? My play group will kill me when I present
> all these changes to them ("Wizard's rulings last only from week to week! ..."
The last set of new errata/changes came on 30 June 1997.
I don't understand the "week to week" statement.
In the intervening year, new questions came up.
Also, some questions had not (IMHO) been answered adequately/properly up
to that point, so here's the result.
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Chris Berger <ber...@cco.caltech.edu> wrote:
>
> Thank you. Even without the 2nd Tradition ruling, this reaffirmed my
> belief in Jyhad. So many of those rulings needed to be done.
Thank *you*.
> One of them however, strikes me as harmful...
>
> > Rotschreck:
> > Play as written.
> > #
> > # That is, play on a vampire who is to receive aggravated damage from
> > # his opponent in combat.
> >
> Why do this? Rotschreck was the only hoser against agg damage, and agg
> damage is pretty damned powerful. People have gotten so used to
> Rotschreck being played in that sensible way, why return it to the
> strange wording and uselessness of this version?
Now it's a hoser against S:CE.
Agg damage has another (common) answer: damage prevention, which is now
even usable against Pulled Fangs and other non-strike-resolution effects.
The "strange" wording is card text. The errata was the "strange wording"
in my view.
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Joshua Duffin wrote:
>
> LSJ (vte...@wizards.com) wrote:
>
> :Form of Mist:
> : New card text:
> : "Superior: Strike: Combat Ends. If this vampire is the acting vampire, this
> : vampire gets +1 stealth (and this card counts as an action modifier) and the
> : action continues as if unblocked."
>
> the block) changes; could you give an example?
As an action modifier, you cannot play more than one per action.
Example:
vampire A bleeds his prey.
vampire B blocks.
vampire A plays sup. FoM to continue the action at +1 stealth
vampire C blocks.
During the combat between vampire A and C, vampire A cannot use
superior FoM, since he has already used that action modifier once
this combat.
> : Reform Body:
> : New card text:
> : "This card can be played as a combat card or a reaction card. Only usable by
> : a vampire being burned. Not usable by an acting vampire. This vampire goes
> : to torpor instead of being burned.
> : Superior: As above, and this vampire gains 2 blood from the blood bank."
>
> This still can't be played from torpor, correct? (But thanks for the
> playable-by-tapped-vamps change!)
Correct.
> : Mask of a Thousand Faces:
> : Cannot be used to mask an action if the Masking vampire is not capable of
> : taking that action, nor if any action modifiers have been played on this
> : action that could not have been played if the Masking vampire were the
> : acting minion.
> : #
> : # Removes a lot of strangeness from the rulings.
>
> I'm sure it will, but first I have to ask: What exactly do you mean by
> 'not capable' of taking the action? Does that include actions that vamp
> couldn't take due to lack of a particular skill, etc; ie any action that
> the vamp wishing to Mask couldn't personally initiate? Or is it just
> specifically-prohibited actions (as in Beast wanting to Mask an
> equip action)? (Same with the action mods.)
If the would-be Masker could not have personally initiated the action,
then he cannot mask it.
> (I also would prefer to see Immortal Grapple left under the Sabbat wording,
> and am dubious about the reworking of Rutor's Hand to make it better, but
> others have brought those up already.)
? What about the Sabbat wording appeals to you?
cbo...@apdi.net
>>> Immortal Grapple:
>> So on the second round of combat, the opposing minion is free to use any
>> kind of strike and is no longer restricted to hand strikes?
> ? Right. (unless you play another IG in the second round).
This is so messed up.
You asked in a previous mention what the person you were responding to
liked about the Sabbat Text of IG.
Umm, I might be going out on a limb here, but the fact that it says that
it lasts the entire combat?
I've it said it once, I'll say it again: pure Potence Decks have now
become so much weaker against S:CE. So much for playing Nos, Lasombra,
Giovanni (w/o TB)....
>>> Rutor's Hand:
>>> # Idea: The vampire gets to take agg damage and pre-pay what it would have
>>> # cost him to get out of torpor all in a single step - without the need
>>> # a second action and without actually going to torpor - 1 blood for the
>>> # damage, two to leave torpor - getting rid of that cumbersome "how to
>>> # prevent non-combat damage" errata.
>> Except that this is taking away the ability of the other Meths chances
>> of blocking the rescue from Torpor.
>> That doesn't seem very fair.
> ? The previous version took away the same ability.
Almost true. You had to have certain cards in your deck to take care of
this contingency. This ruling circumvents that. Instead of having at least
2 cards (including the Rutor's Hand) to keep yourself out of Torpor, you
don't need any.
> > How about making it so that if you take Aggro damage in combat, if the
> > vamp has the blood, it can pay 2 to stay out of torpor? That's
> > effectively doing the same thing...
> If there was some underlying reason that the vamp should be given a boost
> in preventing/circumventing the normal routine, sure.
If you think about it, most combat strike cards *imply* that that strike
can be prevented, else you couldn't prevent it during Strike Resolution.
The only exception being cards that specifically say 'not preventable by
<whatever>'. So why not take this one step further and say you can 'prevent'
the aggro damage (and as such, remain out of torpor) by paying an extra 2
blood?
I'm being overly facecious/sarcastic, but it just seems to me the ruling
for Rutor's Hand is saying just that...
> The superior RHand was *supposed* to give you a way to prevent the damage.
> (card text).
Yes, but that prevention needed to come from some external source (such as
another card that prevented damage).
Not that they didn't need it, but this gives an incredible boost to the
Tremere.
Sorrow
-Prince of New Orleans
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In article <6mqq1j$4j1$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>,
vte...@wizards.com (LSJ) wrote:
>
> James Hamblin <ham...@math.wisc.edu> wrote:
> > Argh!
> >
> > I guess I'm just wondering why you made this decision. Since the Sabbat
> > text of IG does explicit say that the effect lasts for the entire
> > combat, why return it to the Jyhad wording?
>
> To correct the wording, returning it to the original, sensical, meaning.
> (Can't hold a grapple at long range).
Perhaps at superior level the hand strike limit could last into the
second round, as it will be automatically at close range.
>
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I understand the need to tone down IG. My playgroup recently
switched from 4CL to NL. I played the Nosferatu POT/ANI/for
deck that was posted here recently. One of the observations
made was that barring Thoughts Betrayed or Fortitude prevention,
there is no effective way to deal with this style of combat.
Safe Haven protects one vampire, and Elysium was easily
torchable by the Justicar/Princes of the Nosferatu.
I've read comments in this newsgroup before that things that
force other decks into particular playing styles out of necessity
are BAD THINGS. (RtI necessitating Archon Investigation or
bounce comes to mind)
All of this IMHO, of course.
Scott Harris
kub...@imsa.edu
Sorrow
>> I guess I'm just wondering why you made this decision. Since the
>>Sabbat text of IG does explicit say that the effect lasts for the entire
>> combat, why return it to the Jyhad wording?
>To correct the wording, returning it to the original, sensical, meaning.
>(Can't hold a grapple at long range).
Except that there is no "Long Range" when used at superior.
I know, I know - "Then just use another IG in the second round".
This effectivley means that you have to pack twice the number of
IG in your deck.
Man, Potence decks have just went down the crapper. I know
I'll never play one again because Presence decks have just
become exponentially stronger against them.
Sorrow
-Prince of New Orleans
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cbo...@apdi.net
> > > Rotschreck:
> > > Play as written.
> > Why do this? Rotschreck was the only hoser against agg damage, and agg
> > damage is pretty damned powerful.
> Now it's a hoser against S:CE.
Perhaps I'm not drawing the coorelation.
How is this a hoser against S:CE? S:CE doesn't do agg damage.
The way I read the original ruling
> Agg damage has another (common) answer: damage prevention, which is now
> even usable against Pulled Fangs and other non-strike-resolution effects.
So you can now use SoS, SoR, etc to prevent damage from Pulled Fangs,
Weather Control, etc?
Sorrow
-Prince of New Orleans
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LSJ
cbo...@apdi.net wrote:
> >>> Immortal Grapple:
> >> So on the second round of combat, the opposing minion is free to use any
> >> kind of strike and is no longer restricted to hand strikes?
> > ? Right. (unless you play another IG in the second