Spying Mission/Telepathic counter - LSJ?

i have a feeling i cheated on Wednesday, but i just want to check. i bled using Sheldon. Mark Telepathically countered. i played Spying Mission at superior, for +2 bleed next time i bled. At the time i reasoned that if you can play a Taste of Vitae to gain no blood then you should be able to play a spying mission even when you are removing no pool. But on reflection, i now think that the OPPORTUNITY to play the card didn't exist, because the card text says "instead of removing pool ...." ergo if i don't remove pool i can't play it. Still a bit confused about this, and welcome clarification. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

legb...@my-deja.com wrote: > i have a feeling i cheated on Wednesday, but i just want to check. Bad leggy. > > i bled using Sheldon. Mark Telepathically countered. i played Spying > Mission at superior, for +2 bleed next time i bled. > > At the time i reasoned that if you can play a Taste of Vitae to gain > no blood then you should be able to play a spying mission even when > you are removing no pool. But on reflection, i now think that the > OPPORTUNITY to play the card didn't exist, because the card text > says "instead of removing pool ...." ergo if i don't remove pool i > can't play it. Correct - you can't play it. > Still a bit confused about this, and welcome clarification. Check the "official" card text (see .sig) :-) -- LSJ (vte...@white-wolf.com) VTES Net.Rep for White Wolf, Inc. Links to revised rulebook, rulings, errata, and DCI (tournament) rules: http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/ [ quoted text not captured ]