rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad

Terra Incognita

16 messages from 4 participants · 26 April 2008 – 29 April 2008
original thread on Google Groups

mat...@gmail.com

XZealot wrote: > If I only have Mata Hari in play, am I able to play Terra Incognita? Mata Hari can play Terra Incognita as a Laibon, yes. If she does, then she is not a "non-Laibon", so doesn't run afoul of that restriction. assume vampire A labon untapped and vampire B anarch Does this mean vampire A can play TI, but not use its effects? Or TI see's that when Mata Hari plays it she will be laibon? Wedge

LSJ

mat...@gmail.com wrote: > XZealot wrote: >> If I only have Mata Hari in play, am I able to play Terra Incognita? > > > Mata Hari can play Terra Incognita as a Laibon, yes. If she does, then > she is > not a "non-Laibon", so doesn't run afoul of that restriction. > > > > assume vampire A labon untapped and vampire B anarch > > Does this mean vampire A can play TI, but not use its effects? Assuming B is ready: No. Card text: "Not usable if you control any ready non-Laibon vampires." The anarch is Independent, so non-Laibon. > Or TI see's that when Mata Hari plays it she will be laibon? ? Is Mata vamp A? OK, then she plays TI as a Laibon. So, even though she is not Laibon and never becomes Laibon, TI sees her as Laibon.

mat...@gmail.com

On Apr 25, 7:40 pm, LSJ <vtes...@white-wolf.com> wrote: [ quoted text not captured ] Thank you

mat...@gmail.com

On Apr 25, 7:40 pm, LSJ <vtes...@white-wolf.com> wrote: [ quoted text not captured ] I have some more question about this. Mata Hari has 2 votes (titled). You and she may play cards that require a sect and/or clan as if she were of that required sect or clan. I assume "you" only aplies too masters and events. I now know TI sees Mata as laibon. If I have two ready vampires Mata(tapped) and Sanjo(untapped, 2 blood)magaji. A deflection has been declaired w/ me as the target. May sanjo play TI to cancel deflection? My understanding is; TI will "see" two laibon in the ready region. Once played Mata no longer registers as laibon, since TI has already been played it no longer matters. just trying to get my head around this "sees". Matt

LSJ

mat...@gmail.com wrote: > If I have two ready vampires Mata(tapped) and Sanjo(untapped, 2 > blood)magaji. > A deflection has been declaired w/ me as the target. > May sanjo play TI to cancel deflection? > My understanding is; TI will "see" two laibon in the ready region. > Once played Mata no longer registers as laibon, since TI has already > been played it no longer matters. The TI Sanjo plays does not see Mata as a Laibon, since she isn't playing it (and isn't being used as the ready-x for playing it, for master card cases). So Sanjo cannot play TI, since "you" control a ready non-Laibon: Mata.

Thrall of Arika

[ quoted text not captured ] > Matt- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - No, Mata Hari is an Independent Ravnos, not Laibon. Reaction cards are played by the minion, not you, so Mata Hari's card text does not come into things if Sanjo plays the cards. Nothing in her card text allows other minions you control to play cards and consider her of a diffect sect/clan. An !Gangrel could not Follow the Alpha after a combat involved Mata Hari, she would gain no blood from an archbishop of yours playing Blood Feast, Kemintiri could not choose her to become a Hierophant, etc. Chris, Thrall of Arika

witness1

On Apr 28, 1:20 pm, LSJ <vtes...@white-wolf.com> wrote: [ quoted text not captured ] If Sanjo plays a card, is that not also a card I am playing? If so, doesn't this: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad/msg/098199156e068b3d "You can play Ventrue Investment as if Mata were a Ventrue anti, even if she is in torpor (as long as you have some other enabling ready Ventrue anti, of course). " mean that I can also play (through Sanjo) Terra Incognita as if Mata Hari were a Laibon even if she is not the one playing it?

mat...@gmail.com

On Apr 28, 10:20 am, LSJ <vtes...@white-wolf.com> wrote: [ quoted text not captured ] This has answered all my questions regarding cards in hand recognizing game state. Thank you for your clarity and understanding. Matt

Thrall of Arika

On Apr 28, 12:27 pm, witness1 <jwnewqu...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > On Apr 28, 1:20 pm, LSJ <vtes...@white-wolf.com> wrote: > > > matt...@gmail.com wrote: > > > If I have two ready vampires Mata(tapped) and Sanjo(untapped, 2 > > > blood)magaji. > > > A deflection has been declaired w/ me as the target. > > > May sanjo play TI to cancel deflection? > > > My understanding is; TI will "see" two laibon in the ready region. > > > Once played Mata no longer registers as laibon, since TI has already > > > been played it no longer matters. > > > The TI Sanjo plays does not see Mata as a Laibon, since she isn't playing it > > (and isn't being used as the ready-x for playing it, for master card cases). > > > So Sanjo cannot play TI, since "you" control a ready non-Laibon: Mata. > > If Sanjo plays a card, is that not also a card I am playing? It is a card that you the player is playing in the game, but for the game itself, it's the minion playing the card, not you as the controlling Methuselah. The only cards 'you' play are Master Cards. Event Cards are simply put into play. Everything else are Minion Cards, played by your minions. > If so, doesn't this: > http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad/msg/0981... > "You can play Ventrue Investment as if Mata were a Ventrue anti, even > if she is in torpor (as long as you have some other enabling ready > Ventrue anti, of course). " > > mean that I can also play (through Sanjo) Terra Incognita as if Mata > Hari were a Laibon even if she is not the one playing it? The argument of that thread, and the eventual ruling, was in regards to how a Metheselah plays master cards. Mata Hari's text doesn't specify that she must be the enabling vampire for her sect/clan to be seen as something else in regards to cards such as Ventrue Investment. In the scenario, Mata Hari was in torpor, and thus not ready to be the enabling vampire. But the player has a !Ventrue who is ready, so they are allowed to play the card. For this card, her card text essentially reads: "You may play cards that require !Ventrue as if she were ! Ventrue". Her text doesn't actually specify that she has to be the one enabling you to play the card, and the card can treat her as !Ventrue for when it is played. In any case, a Metheselah cannot play Minion Cards. If they could, then the "and she" in her card text would be redundent. Her card text thus doesn't apply when your other minions play minion cards (such as Terra Incognita), since it's neither you (as the Metheselah) or her playing the card. Chris, Thrall of Arika

mat...@gmail.com

> > > The TI Sanjo plays does not see Mata as a Laibon, since she isn't playing it > > > (and isn't being used as the ready-x for playing it, for master card cases). > > > > So Sanjo cannot play TI, since "you" control a ready non-Laibon: Mata. > > > If Sanjo plays a card, is that not also a card I am playing? > > It is a card that you the player is playing in the game, but for the > game itself, it's the minion playing the card, not you as the > controlling Methuselah. The only cards 'you' play are Master Cards. > Event Cards are simply put into play. Everything else are Minion > Cards, played by your minions. so this means you may not use Agaitas on event cards? It is my belief that the question of weither a card can be played arises when the card is in your hand not on the table. Terra Incognita recognizes that Mata Hari is laibon only if she plays it (which seems a little chicken vs. egg, but the logic does follow so embrace it) If that is not the case and the question arises on the table then you could show your cards to other Meth by simply putting a card down that is then recognized as unplayable Matt

Thrall of Arika

[ quoted text not captured ] A fair point. I was simply trying to draw from the explanations in the rulebook, and differentiating between you the player and you the Methuselah. It seems some context must be assumed depending on the text on each card. Due to the 'or she' in Mata Hari's text, it seems to indicate that the "You" preceeding it pertains to cards that only Methuselah's could play, otherwise there would be no point in putting in the 'or she'. Mainly this is to allow the playing of sect/clan master cards. Without the 'You' in the text, her ability would function much like Advanced Kemintiri, who is restricted to minion cards that she plays. Without the 'or she' in the text, it could then be argued that you could then have Sanjo play Terra Incognita, which would then open the door for a whole slew of cards to be played in conjuction with the ability (Follow the Alpha, Ensemble, Blood Feast, etc.). Hmm, thinking on it some more, it could be perhaps more easily viewed if we consider the 'or she' as a restriction. Because of that text, it requires her to be the one playing the minion card (since those are the only cards that she could play), despite you the player being the one to play the card. This would leave Master and Event cards as cards 'you' play, in regards to her text. Without a similar "or he" to Agaitas' text, this leaves it open to all cards you the player play. Maybe I need to think more on my ramblings before writing them down. :) Chris, Thrall of Arika

mat...@gmail.com

On Apr 28, 4:11 pm, Thrall of Arika <christopher.ack...@amec.com> wrote: [ quoted text not captured ] > Chris, Thrall of Arika- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Mata Hari can play Follow the Alpha once played she cannot tap to enter combat Ensemble and if you have untapped DoC you may tap them for plus bleed cannot play Blood Feast archbishop or better. I agree with your point on "you". I wish that I had thought before putting Agaitis in my post. The sequince of playing a card w/ "mimic" effects is what I was trying to understand. Matt

Thrall of Arika

On Apr 29, 9:14 am, matt...@gmail.com wrote: > On Apr 28, 4:11 pm, Thrall of Arika <christopher.ack...@amec.com> > > A fair point. I was simply trying to draw from the explanations in the > > rulebook, and differentiating between you the player and you the > > Methuselah. It seems some context must be assumed depending on the > > text on each card. Due to the 'or she' in Mata Hari's text, it seems > > to indicate that the "You" preceeding it pertains to cards that only > > Methuselah's could play, otherwise there would be no point in putting > > in the 'or she'. Mainly this is to allow the playing of sect/clan > > master cards. Without the 'You' in the text, her ability would > > function much like Advanced Kemintiri, who is restricted to minion > > cards that she plays. Without the 'or she' in the text, it could then > > be argued that you could then have Sanjo play Terra Incognita, which > > would then open the door for a whole slew of cards to be played in > > conjuction with the ability (Follow the Alpha, Ensemble, Blood Feast, > > etc.). > Mata Hari can play Follow the Alpha once played she cannot tap to > enter combat > Ensemble and if you have untapped DoC you > may tap them for plus bleed > cannot play Blood Feast archbishop or better. > I agree with your point on "you". I wish that I had thought before > putting Agaitis in my post. > The sequince of playing a card w/ "mimic" effects is what I was trying > to understand. Sorry, I wasn't clear. I'm not saying that the effects couldn't work when Mata Hari plays those cards (depending on the card, of course). I was following the similar context of another minion playing those cards, and not being able to use Mata Hari as a diffent clan or sect. If Mata Hari just finishes a combat, Enkidu couldn't Follow the Alpha to enter combat with the opposing minion. She's a Ravnos, not an ! Gangrel. If Sayshila bleeds with Ensemble, Mata Hari couldn't be tapped to add to the bleed. She's a Ravnos, not a Daughter If Sha Enu calls a Blood Feast, Mata Hari couldn't partake and gain a blood. She's Independent, not Sabbat. Though I do believe she would be able to play Follow the Alpha herself. The card effects all occur at the time of play. The wording is more explicit because it's not a normal rush kind of card, there's no way to block Follow the Alpha. It just automatically puts the minion into combat with the opposing minion of the previous combat. Chris, Thrall of Arika

mat...@gmail.com

On Apr 29, 10:18 am, Thrall of Arika <christopher.ack...@amec.com> wrote: [ quoted text not captured ] > Chris, Thrall of Arika- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Mata can play it, but FtA (etc.) will no longer recognize her as ! gangrel when the "as played window opens" ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "LSJ" <vtes...@white-wolf.com> Date: Jul 20 2006, 4:05 am Subject: Terra Incognita To: rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad Salem wrote: > Acting meth A plays parity shift. > As it is played, B plays Forced Awakening (Before A replaces Parity Shift). > As Forced Awakening is played, A plays Approximation of Loyalty to > cancel it. > Are either Meths supposed to replace cards yet? No. > I think we have moved on > from the "as Parity Shift is played" step, since cards can't be played > simultaneously. No, we're still there. That's what "as played" accomplishes. The cards are sequenced in that "as played" window, but it's still that window. > So Parity Shift and Forced Awakening should be replaced > by now. Or not? Not. > B then plays WakeWEF, urm, still as Parity shift is played? So that they > can play the Rewind Time they have in their hand on, um, the Parity > Shift, like they were trying to do all along. Or is it too late? OK. > At what point did things become not allowed to be played here? Never? > Who should be replacing what when? When everyone has finished playing effects in the "as played" window.

witness1

On Apr 29, 3:07 pm, matt...@gmail.com wrote: > On Apr 29, 10:18 am, Thrall of Arika <christopher.ack...@amec.com> > > Though I do believe she would be able to play Follow the Alpha > > herself. The card effects all occur at the time of play. The wording > > is more explicit because it's not a normal rush kind of card, there's > > no way to block Follow the Alpha. It just automatically puts the > > minion into combat with the opposing minion of the previous combat. > > > Chris, Thrall of Arika > > Mata can play it, but FtA (etc.) will no longer recognize her as ! > gangrel when the "as played window opens" FtA will treat Mata Hari as !Gangrel for the purposes of 1) playing the card and 2) resolving the card. The current timing window is irrelevent. No other card will suddenly begin treating Mata Hari as a ! Gangrel as a result of her playing this card. 1) means that she can play the card as if she meets the requirements. 2) means that if the card resolves (i.e., isn't canceled), she'll enter combat with the opposing minion (in the case of Follow the Alpha). If a card, as part of its resolution, is put in play, its while-in- play effects are not considered part of the card's resolution, and thus do not treat Mata Hari as a sect or clan other than her actual sect or clan (Independent Ravnos by default). -witness1

mat...@gmail.com

[ quoted text not captured ] Oops, I forgot the ally change.