rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad

Question regarding the use of Leather Jacket and Zip gun

1 message from 1 participant · 01 August 1997
original thread on Google Groups

LSJ (VtES Rep)

On Vtes-l, Eric Liu <el...@CSUN.EDU> wrote: > If a minion possesses a Leather Jacket and uses a Zip Gun against another > minion in combat, can that Leather Jacket be used to prevent the > self-inflicted damage caused by the use of the Zip Gun? No. > The Leather Jacket states that it may be burned to prevent all damage from > a strike. Is the damage to the Zip Gun's wielder (due to the use of the > Zip gun) considered "damage from a strike?" No. > It seems to me that the > damage caused by wielding the Zip Gun is just a by-product of its use and > that this is different from what would usually be thought of as "damage > from a strike." Correct. > Also, can the Leather Jacket be used in combat to prevent the damage of > a strike that the wearer inflicts on another minion? No. -- L. Scott Johnson (vte...@regency.wizards.com) Official VtES Net.Rep for Wizards of the Coast. (*) - Subject to review by Rules Team