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Q: Blessing of chaos

2 messages from 2 participants · 10 June 1997
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Kristofer Wårell

My playgroup have some trouble understanding this card: Blessing of Chaos 1 blood Dementation Action This is a +1 stealth action. Put this card on the acting vampire. If the vampire with this card attempts to block another vampire, that vampire cannot play action modifiers requiring Dementation, Dominate, Presence, or Chimerstry. Vampires opposing this vampire in combat cannot play cards that require those Disciplines. *As above, and actions requiring those Disciplines cannot be directed at this vampire. Artist: Artist: Hannibal King Rarity: Rare Assuming the Blessed vampire blocks a vampire with obfuscate and dominate, can the acting vampire stealth past the Blessed vampire and then play a bleed enhancer like Threats? Or is he prohibited from doing so since the Blessed vampire tried to block him? Same question for the other affected disciplines of course. I assume the basic question is: When is an attempt to block considered to end? When the blocking vampire can't match the stealth of the acting vampire? Or when the action resolves? -- Home address: Kristofer Wårell E-mail: d95...@sm.luth.se Vänortsvägen 22:44 kriw...@student.luth.se 977 54 LULEÅ to...@ludd.luth.se Phone: 0920/23 27 14 Cellphone: 0705/23 69 97

L. Scott Johnson

Kristofer Wårell wrote: > Blessing of Chaos > 1 blood > Dementation > This is a +1 stealth action. > Put this card on the acting vampire. If the vampire with this card > attempts to block another vampire, that vampire cannot play action > modifiers requiring Dementation, Dominate, Presence, or Chimerstry. > Vampires opposing this vampire in combat cannot play cards that require > those Disciplines. > *As above, and actions requiring those Disciplines cannot be directed at > this vampire. > > Assuming the Blessed vampire blocks a vampire with obfuscate and > dominate, can the acting vampire stealth past the Blessed vampire > and then play a bleed enhancer like Threats? Or is he prohibited from > doing so since the Blessed vampire tried to block him? He can play the stealth card, but cannot play threats since the Blessed vampire met the requirements on Blessing. The acting minion could have played Threats when the action was announced (before asking if anyone wanted to block). > Same question for the other affected disciplines of course. I assume > the basic question is: > > When is an attempt to block considered to end? When the blocking > vampire can't match the stealth of the acting vampire? Or when > the action resolves? Blessing doesn't care when the attempt ends - only that the attempt was made. Once attempted, the acting vampire cannot play those types of cards for the remainder of the action. -- L. Scott Johnson (vte...@regency.wizards.com) Official VtES Net.Rep for Wizards of the Coast. (*) - Subject to review by Rules Team