[LSJ] Questions: Corrupt Construction, equipe, withdraw

A few questions came up during our latest local tournament. I thought I'd ask LSJ to validate our answers, all in one batch. Thanks in advance. 1. A vampire recruits a Corrupt Construction. The card text states that: "When the Construction enters play, you may remove from the game any number of ally, retainer, or vampire cards from your ash heap or hand. The Construction gains one life for each card removed in that way." When the player removes an ally or retainer from his or hand, does he or she replace the card immediately, or only at the end of the "When the Construction enters play" effect? If the former is correct, can he or she then use any allies/retainers drawn in this way to pump up the Construction further? 2. Can a player's minion take an equip action to equip with (an) equipment(s) possessed by one of the player's vampire in torpor? (Rulebook doesn't prevent it but I just wanted to confirm.) 3. Brinksmanship is in play. During his untap phase, player A declares an attempt to withdraw. During his minion phase, player A bleeds with a vampire and is blocked. Does the withdraw attempt fail immediately when the vampire enters combat (and thus, player A is ousted at that time)?

On May 6, 9:18 pm, clechasseur-usenet-t...@catnip-software.com wrote: > A few questions came up during our latest local tournament. I thought > I'd ask LSJ to validate our answers, all in one batch. Thanks in > advance. > > 1. A vampire recruits a Corrupt Construction. The card text states > that: > > "When the Construction enters play, you may remove from the game any > number of ally, retainer, or vampire cards from your ash heap or hand. > The Construction gains one life for each card removed in that way." > > When the player removes an ally or retainer from his or hand, does he > or she replace the card immediately, or only at the end of the "When > the Construction enters play" effect? If the former is correct, can he > or she then use any allies/retainers drawn in this way to pump up the > Construction further? No, if it wasn't in hand when the card was played then it isn't a legal target. See Concealed Weapon. > 2. Can a player's minion take an equip action to equip with (an) > equipment(s) possessed by one of the player's vampire in torpor? > (Rulebook doesn't prevent it but I just wanted to confirm.) Yes, at +1 stealth. > 3. Brinksmanship is in play. During his untap phase, player A declares > an attempt to withdraw. During his minion phase, player A bleeds with > a vampire and is blocked. > > Does the withdraw attempt fail immediately when the vampire enters > combat (and thus, player A is ousted at that time)? No, withdrawl attempt are only made during the untap phase following a player both meeting the requirements to withdraw and announcing the withdrawl attempt. Comments Welcome, Norman S. Brown, Jr XZealot Archon of the Swamp

In message <1178507881.1...@l77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>, clechasseur...@catnip-software.com writes: <snip - Corrupt Construction> >When the player removes an ally or retainer from his or hand, does he >or she replace the card immediately, or only at the end of the "When >the Construction enters play" effect? Following the example of Angelica, The Canonicus, they all get replaced afterwards: <http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad/msg/f4470c 5506ed4c52> **** > Also, in the first instance does the controller replace the burnt > master card at once or only after the intercept has been determined. > (i.e. Can you go fishing in your deck for another master card after > you play the first) Only after. (i.e., you do not go fishing for more Master cards to burn). **** >If the former is correct, can he >or she then use any allies/retainers drawn in this way to pump up the >Construction further? In any event, no: <http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad/msg/207653 807aa4b0fc> **** You can use the ones drawn to replace the Construction and any pre-action-resolution cards played (stealth, &c.) But not ones drawn to replace other ones removed from your hand. **** >2. Can a player's minion take an equip action to equip with (an) >equipment(s) possessed by one of the player's vampire in torpor? >(Rulebook doesn't prevent it but I just wanted to confirm.) Yes. <http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad/msg/b5f18d 97d2057af9> >3. Brinksmanship is in play. During his untap phase, player A declares >an attempt to withdraw. During his minion phase, player A bleeds with >a vampire and is blocked. > >Does the withdraw attempt fail immediately when the vampire enters >combat (and thus, player A is ousted at that time)? No. Card text of Brinksmanship: "On that Methuselah's next untap phase, if the withdrawal fails, that Methuselah is ousted." <http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad/msg/def409 ad52c1bb8e> **** > > 1° Question: Is B ousted suddenly when he/she loses/spends his first > > pool/blood or starts a combat involving his minions? > No. > The check if a withdrawal attempt was successful or not happens during > the next untap phase after the announcement of the attempt. Card text > on Brinkmanship does nothing to change that - in fact, it explicitly > states that the check is done then. Correct. **** -- James Coupe PGP Key: 0x5D623D5D YOU ARE IN ERROR. EBD690ECD7A1FB457CA2 NO-ONE IS SCREAMING. 13D7E668C3695D623D5D THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

In message <1178508758....@o5g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>, XZealot <xze...@cox.net> writes: >On May 6, 9:18 pm, clechasseur-usenet-t...@catnip-software.com wrote: >> When the player removes an ally or retainer from his or hand, does he >> or she replace the card immediately, or only at the end of the "When >> the Construction enters play" effect? If the former is correct, can he >> or she then use any allies/retainers drawn in this way to pump up the >> Construction further? > >No, if it wasn't in hand when the card was played then it isn't a >legal target. See Concealed Weapon. Incorrect. <http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad/msg/207653 807aa4b0fc> **** You can use the ones drawn to replace the Construction and any pre-action-resolution cards played (stealth, &c.) But not ones drawn to replace other ones removed from your hand. **** See also Zhenga, who only has to set X when the action is announced, but can use any allies or retainers who are in hand at the appropriate time. <http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad/msg/c31a0d ec966e86f4> [ quoted text not captured ]

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