[Q] Infection versus Bomb

Infection Combat Thanatosis/Fortitude 2 blood [for]: Prevent all damage from the opponent's strikes this round. [than]: Prevent all damage to a ghoul (ally or retainer) in combat. Usable by a vampire not involved in the combat. [THAN]: Only usable at the end of a round in which this vampire successfully inflicted damage on the opposing vampire. Put this card on the opposing vampire. The vampire with this card cannot block the vampire playing this card. Bomb Equipment 1 pool Weapon. Minion with this weapon may burn a location as a (D) action. Alternatively, use as a strike in combat to do 5R damage, but minion takes 5 damage as well. Burn if action is succesful or if minion strikes with this weapon. So.... Ali Kar recruits a Terrorist and plays Ghoul, making it a Ghouled Ally. Later in that game, the Terrorist, armed with a Bomb, is in combat and uses the bomb as his strike. Can Lithrac play Infection at basic thanatosis to prevent the bomb damage (as well as the opposing minion's stike damage) or does this card only refer to damage prevention of combat strike effects? Thanks, Matt

go with card text: > Infection > Combat > Thanatosis/Fortitude > 2 blood > [for]: Prevent all damage from the opponent's strikes this round. > [than]: Prevent all damage to a ghoul (ally or retainer) in combat. > Usable by a vampire not involved in the combat. > [THAN]: Only usable at the end of a round in which this vampire successfully inflicted damage on the opposing vampire. Put this card on the opposing vampire. The vampire with this card cannot block the vampire playing this card. the [tha] says nothing about strikes, just prevent all damage in combat.

Ped Xing wrote: > Infection > [than]: Prevent all damage to a ghoul (ally or retainer) in combat. > Usable by a vampire not involved in the combat. [...] > Ali Kar recruits a Terrorist and plays Ghoul, making it a Ghouled > Ally. Later in that game, the Terrorist, armed with a Bomb, is in > combat and uses the bomb as his strike. > > Can Lithrac play Infection at basic thanatosis to prevent the bomb > damage (as well as the opposing minion's stike damage) or does this > card only refer to damage prevention of combat strike effects? The former. -- LSJ (vte...@white-wolf.com) V:TES Net.Rep for White Wolf, Inc. Links to V:TES news, rules, cards, utilities, and tournament calendar: http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/