Couple of Questions, One Master and One Combat

Greetings All, I can't seem to work out the correct search for the following situations, so I'd appreciate either an answer or the search strings. Q1. Toreador Grand Ball If the TGB is in play and the "tapped" vampire is removed from the game somehow, is TGB still in play? The same goes for the "unblockable" vampire. Is it required to have both vampires in play or just when the card is first played? Q2. Rotschreck + Psyche! + Cardinal Sin - Is this sequence correct? Jacko performs action, Lambach Blocks. During combat Lambach players Breath of the Dragon + Rotschreck. Rotschreck is put onto Jacko. Combat Ends. Jacko plays Psyche so new combat is about to begin, Lambach plays Cardinal Sin: Insubordination. Or should Lambach have played Cardinal Sin before the Psyche, right after the Rotschreck? And if so, is there a window for him to do so? Since Jacko restarted? At the end of all of that, if Jacko does or does not go to torpor, he keeps the Rotschreck on him correct? Thanks in Advance, David

In message <1115682733.2...@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, quetzalcoatl <da...@vega.id.au> writes: >Q1. Toreador Grand Ball >If the TGB is in play and the "tapped" vampire is removed from the game >somehow, is TGB still in play? Yes. It doesn't go "on" either vampire. It just goes into play, and does things to either vampire - tapping them, or granting them unblockability, as appropriate. >The same goes for the "unblockable" vampire. Is it required to have >both vampires in play or just when the card is first played? Just when the card is played. http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad/msg/8c 1e10e041e2ee02?hl=en *** > Hmm, what if the second vamp is removed from the game? Same thing. You can even have the second Toreador stolen. It doesn't matter, since card text doesn't put any conditions on the handling, status, or presence of the second vamp. He doesn't untap as normal, that is all. *** >Q2. Rotschreck + Psyche! + Cardinal Sin - Is this sequence correct? >Jacko performs action, Lambach Blocks. During combat Lambach players >Breath of the Dragon + Rotschreck. Minor point: Lambach doesn't play Rotschreck, his controller does. >Rotschreck is put onto Jacko. Combat Ends. Jacko plays Psyche so new >combat is about to begin, Lambach plays Cardinal Sin: Insubordination. That's fine: http://groups.google.co.uk/group/rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad/msg/54ea5 aa69c7e8a3f?hl=en *** The Psyche! is played first. Then, after the base combat but before the Psyche! combat starts, CS:I can be played (since it isn't trying to start a new combat, just like Obedience could be played). Same thing if you swap HL or FR for Psyche! in the example, although then you go to 1.6.1.6 to see which can be played first. *** That the Psyche! was preceded by a Rotschreck isn't relevant. >Or should Lambach have played Cardinal Sin before the Psyche, Psyche!'s timing window is before that of CS:I. That is, if you played CS:I first, you would give up the opportunity to play Psyche! > right >after the Rotschreck? And if so, is there a window for him to do so? >Since Jacko restarted? > >At the end of all of that, if Jacko does or does not go to torpor, he >keeps the Rotschreck on him correct? Rotschreck is always put on the relevant vampire, regardless of Psyche! etc. -- James Coupe "Why do so many talented people turn out to be sexual PGP Key: 0x5D623D5D deviants? Why can't they just be normal like me and EBD690ECD7A1FB457CA2 look at internet pictures of men's cocks all day?" 13D7E668C3695D623D5D -- www.livejournal.com/users/scarletdemon/

quetzalcoatl wrote: > I can't seem to work out the correct search for the following > situations, so I'd appreciate either an answer or the search strings. > > Q1. Toreador Grand Ball > If the TGB is in play and the "tapped" vampire is removed from the game > somehow, is TGB still in play? Yes. Google: "grand ball host leaves play author:LSJ" (and "show quoted text" for the applicable context). > The same goes for the "unblockable" vampire. Is it required to have > both vampires in play or just when the card is first played? The latter. (same hit). > Q2. Rotschreck + Psyche! + Cardinal Sin - Is this sequence correct? > Jacko performs action, Lambach Blocks. During combat Lambach players > Breath of the Dragon + Rotschreck. > > Rotschreck is put onto Jacko. Combat Ends. Jacko plays Psyche so new > combat is about to begin, Lambach plays Cardinal Sin: Insubordination. Yes. The same sort of window in which Obedience could be played. AFAIK, this is a new question -- no googling would help. > Or should Lambach have played Cardinal Sin before the Psyche, right > after the Rotschreck? And if so, is there a window for him to do so? > Since Jacko restarted? Psyche! goes first, since it is a combat card. > At the end of all of that, if Jacko does or does not go to torpor, he > keeps the Rotschreck on him correct? Yes. -- LSJ (vtesr...@TRAPwhite-wolf.com) V:TES Net.Rep (remove spam trap to reply) Links to V:TES news, rules, cards, utilities, and tournament calendar: http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/

quetzalcoatl wrote: > Greetings All, > > I can't seem to work out the correct search for the following > situations, so I'd appreciate either an answer or the search strings. > > Q1. Toreador Grand Ball > If the TGB is in play and the "tapped" vampire is removed from the game > somehow, is TGB still in play? > > The same goes for the "unblockable" vampire. Is it required to have > both vampires in play or just when the card is first played? Yes. No. Decent strategy for a rush deck vs a TGB deck is to remove the unblockable vampire, and then not bother to remove the TGB. > Q2. Rotschreck + Psyche! + Cardinal Sin - Is this sequence correct? > Jacko performs action, Lambach Blocks. During combat Lambach players > Breath of the Dragon + Rotschreck. > > Rotschreck is put onto Jacko. Combat Ends. Jacko plays Psyche so new > combat is about to begin, Lambach plays Cardinal Sin: Insubordination. > > Or should Lambach have played Cardinal Sin before the Psyche, right > after the Rotschreck? And if so, is there a window for him to do so? > Since Jacko restarted? > > At the end of all of that, if Jacko does or does not go to torpor, he > keeps the Rotschreck on him correct? CS:I's window to be played is after Psyche!, since it is a reaction card and Psyche! is a combat card. However, you can play CS:I even after Psyche! has been played; note that it in this case, no new combat is ever entered, so Jacko can't play another Psyche! to stay out of torpor. http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad/msg/54ea5aa69c7e8a3f?hl=en And yes, Jacko keeps the Rotschrek on him. --Colin McGuigan

LSJ wrote: > quetzalcoatl wrote: > > I can't seem to work out the correct search for the following > > situations, so I'd appreciate either an answer or the search strings. > > > > Q1. Toreador Grand Ball > > If the TGB is in play and the "tapped" vampire is removed from the game > > somehow, is TGB still in play? > > Yes. Google: "grand ball host leaves play author:LSJ" (and "show quoted > text" for the applicable context). > > > The same goes for the "unblockable" vampire. Is it required to have > > both vampires in play or just when the card is first played? > > The latter. (same hit). Tangentially related: Mata Hari is chosen as the second Toreador from the ball. She untaps normally, right, since the ongoing "does not untap" affect refers to "the second Toreador" and not "the second vampire"? Likewise if she were chosen as the first, her actions would not be unblockable. Could make for an interesting deck. John

The confusion occurred because Psyche starts a new combat, while the CS:I is played after combat ends. The CS:I would not have been played if Jacko hadn't Psyche-d (obviously). So what you (LSJ) are saying is that no matter the Psyche being played, there is a window to play cards useable "after combat ends" before the Psyche activates the new combat? Clarification here would be most appreciated. David

quetzalcoatl wrote: [ quoted text not captured ] Psyche! is played after combat ends and before the Psyche!-combat begins. You can play effects there just like you can play Obedience between the time a block is successful and combat begins. (But you can't queue up any more combats, since there's already a combat pending.) [ quoted text not captured ]

jnew...@difsol.com wrote: > Tangentially related: Mata Hari is chosen as the second Toreador from > the ball. She untaps normally, right, since the ongoing "does not > untap" affect refers to "the second Toreador" and not "the second > vampire"? Likewise if she were chosen as the first, her actions would > not be unblockable. You cannot choose Mata Hari as second Toreador because she is Ravnos. See the extensive discussions on her in previous threads (e.g cannot gain blood via Tabriz Assembly). She fullfills the Toreador requirement of the Grand Ball card to be played but then you have to choose two other Toreador ;-) > Could make for an interesting deck. Of course.

[ quoted text not captured ] If you play the TGB using her special, it treats her like a Toreador. The line is AFAIK drawn between any immediate and lingering effects; so she is a Toreador when you put the card in play and apply any immediate effects (like choosing two Toreador), but she reverts to being a Ravnos for any continuous effects (either of the subsequent TGB effects are like that). -- Bye, Daneel

Daneel wrote: >>> Tangentially related: Mata Hari is chosen as the second Toreador from >>> the ball. She untaps normally, right, since the ongoing "does not >>> untap" affect refers to "the second Toreador" and not "the second >>> vampire"? Likewise if she were chosen as the first, her actions would >>> not be unblockable. >> >> >> You cannot choose Mata Hari as second Toreador because she is Ravnos. >> See the extensive discussions on her in previous threads (e.g cannot >> gain blood via Tabriz Assembly). She fullfills the Toreador >> requirement of the Grand Ball card to be played but then you have to >> choose two other Toreador ;-) > > > If you play the TGB using her special, it treats her like a Toreador. > The line is AFAIK drawn between any immediate and lingering effects; > so she is a Toreador when you put the card in play and apply any > immediate effects (like choosing two Toreador), but she reverts to > being a Ravnos for any continuous effects (either of the subsequent > TGB effects are like that). Sounds reasonable. But anyway it would be good to have it confirmed by LSJ. -- johannes walch

[ quoted text not captured ] Johannes is correct. [ quoted text not captured ]

On Tue, 10 May 2005 10:22:45 GMT, LSJ <vtesr...@TRAPwhite-wolf.com> wrote: > Johannes Walch wrote: >> Daneel wrote: >>>>> Tangentially related: Mata Hari is chosen as the second Toreador from >>>>> the ball. She untaps normally, right, since the ongoing "does not >>>>> untap" affect refers to "the second Toreador" and not "the second >>>>> vampire"? Likewise if she were chosen as the first, her actions would >>>>> not be unblockable. >>>> >>>> You cannot choose Mata Hari as second Toreador because she is Ravnos. >>>> See the extensive discussions on her in previous threads (e.g cannot >>>> gain blood via Tabriz Assembly). She fullfills the Toreador >>>> requirement of the Grand Ball card to be played but then you have to >>>> choose two other Toreador ;-) >>> >>> If you play the TGB using her special, it treats her like a Toreador. >>> The line is AFAIK drawn between any immediate and lingering effects; >>> so she is a Toreador when you put the card in play and apply any >>> immediate effects (like choosing two Toreador), but she reverts to >>> being a Ravnos for any continuous effects (either of the subsequent >>> TGB effects are like that). >> >> Sounds reasonable. But anyway it would be good to have it confirmed by >> LSJ. > > Johannes is correct. Is there a reason (aside of game balance issues)? Just curious what I got wrong. -- Bye, Daneel

Daneel wrote: > On Tue, 10 May 2005 10:22:45 GMT, LSJ <vtesr...@TRAPwhite-wolf.com> [ quoted text not captured ] Johannes's explanation is correct. Cards a minion plays as something treat him as that something (for purposes of playing the card). But once in play, the minion is no longer playing the card, so is no longer playing the card as something else, so is no longer treated as anything other than what the minion actually is.

On 10 May 2005 06:15:24 -0700, LSJ <vte...@white-wolf.com> wrote: >> Is there a reason (aside of game balance issues)? Just curious what I > got >> wrong. > > Johannes's explanation is correct. > > Cards a minion plays as something treat him as that something (for > purposes of playing the card). But once in play, the minion is no > longer playing the card, so is no longer playing the card as something > else, so is no longer treated as anything other than what the minion > actually is. I assumed that when you play a card you must specify all of its parameters; like in the case of Minion Tap announcing the vampire and the amount of blood is part of playing the card (other Methuselahs may decide whether to Sudden Reversal, for example, based on that piece of information). This assumption made me further assume that if any choices, targets and options must be declared when the card is played, declaring those choices, targets and options happen during the playing of the card. Meaning, that for example in the case of Toreador Grand Ball* the effects would be separated into immediate and continuous effects: (choose two ready Toreador - happens right when you play the card) would consider her to be a Toreador, but any continuous effects (that are a result of this card *being in play* as opposed to this card being *played*) would not. *Toreador Grand Ball: "Put this card in play. Choose 2 ready Toreador you control. The first Toreador's non-bleed actions cannot be blocked. The second Toreador does not untap as normal during the untap phase; tap the second Toreador. Any minion may burn this card as a (D) action; Nosferatu get -1 stealth when attempting that action." -- Bye, Daneel

Daneel wrote: > I assumed that when you play a card you must specify all of its > parameters; like in the case of Minion Tap announcing the vampire > and the amount of blood is part of playing the card (other > Methuselahs may decide whether to Sudden Reversal, for example, > based on that piece of information). <snip> It's my reading that you are correct, and LSJ said Johannes was correct when he agreed with you. --Colin McGuigan

[ quoted text not captured ] Hmmm. Yes. Thanks. I seemed to have tripped over the attribution lines. Daneel is correct (and with the correct explanation).

[ quoted text not captured ] Thanks! I was beginning to doubt myself... ;) -- Bye, Daneel