Stealing blood

If a vamp has 3 blood and takes 4 points of damage and stops none, but does a steal 2 blood, does it: a)go to torpor with 2 blood on it, or b) have 1 blood left and stay in the controlled region?

[ quoted text not captured ] b. I believe that there was a ruling a while back that you can use thefted blood to heal. You even get the chance to heal with it before it slides off. Ie, sarah cobbler has 4 blood, thieves 2 and takes 1 point of damage. she uses one of the thefted blood to heal and the other one slides off her because she is a 4 cap vamp. > > > esli...@rudolf.nscl.msu.edu )____( ( oo ) /-----(..) * | | moo +||-|| ~~ ~~

Eric Eslinger <esli...@rudolf.nscl.msu.edu> writes: >On 10 Feb 1995, Charles Richard Robb wrote: >> If a vamp has 3 blood and takes 4 points of damage and stops none, but does >> a steal 2 blood, does it: >> a)go to torpor with 2 blood on it, >> or >> b) have 1 blood left and stay in the controlled region? >b. I believe that there was a ruling a while back that you can use >thefted blood to heal. You even get the chance to heal with it before it >slides off. Ie, sarah cobbler has 4 blood, thieves 2 and takes 1 point >of damage. she uses one of the thefted blood to heal and the other one >slides off her because she is a 4 cap vamp. The card must say the stolen blood may be kept in excess of capacity to steal blood in excess of capacity. Theft of Vitae does not say this. But, for using stolen blood (which is not in excess) to heal wounds, b) is correct, as you say, provided the vampire has a capacity of 5 or more: 1. Both vampires announce strikes (neither or both of which at First Strike). 2. A does 4 points damage and B steals two blood. at this point, A has two fewer blood, and B (starting with 3) has 5 blood and has taken four points of damage. 3. B heals the damage by spending four blood, leaving him with one blood. Strikes resolve *before* damage prevention and/or healing. Keep this in mind and everything makes more sense. (almost everything :-). L. Scott

: The card must say the stolen blood may be kept in excess of capacity to : steal blood in excess of capacity. Theft of Vitae does not say this. I've seen this written a couple of times. Question: what card actually says that stolen blood in excess of capacity can be kept? - Andrew "I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the Flame of Anor. You cannot pass."

aar...@acs.ryerson.ca (Andrew Arcand - ACPS/W94) writes: >: The card must say the stolen blood may be kept in excess of capacity to >: steal blood in excess of capacity. Theft of Vitae does not say this. > I've seen this written a couple of times. Question: what card >actually says that stolen blood in excess of capacity can be kept? I believe Drain Essence says this. I don't have any card which says this, which is why Tom's over-raching statement had me so confused.