In article <8s8tk2$1jk$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,
Trey <tmo...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> Can a goth band you control attempt to take a counter off of your own
> dreams of the sphinx?
No per errata from RTR 7/7/98.
Goth Band:
"As a +1 stealth (D) action, the Goth Band may move one counter from
a master card controlled by another Methuselah to a master card you
control that uses counters."
#
# Net effect: no change. Textual change needed to uphold the (D)
# symbol conventions that were in effect when the card was printed.
> Or does the general "can't do (d) actions at
> yourself" rule apply (like the sabbat powerbases)?
There is no such rule.
Again, per the Rules Team Ruling of 7/7/98:
Directed actions are actions that directly affect another Methuselah,
one of her minions, or a card a Methuselah controls. Cards that
involve directed actions have a "(D)" in the card text. Nondirected
actions are actions that are not directed against a Methuselah or one
of her minions. Hunting, equipping a minion, recruiting an ally, and
employing a retainer are examples of nondirected actions.
#
# Yeah, I know - this is a direct quote from the VTES rulebook. But
# it does change the way the (D) symbol currently works [back to the
# correct way] by removing the long-standing errata. Specifically, the
# "(D)" symbol merely identifies (redundantly) a directed action. The
# symbol does *not* address who the action can be directed at - the
# rest of the text on the card should make that clear. Some errata
# is introduced for expansion cards that are dependent on the
# errata - but these cards have caused confusion anyway. The
# card-specific errata for (D) actions is limited to the expansion
# cards, and then only when necessary. See: Darius Styx, Goth Band,
# and PB: Mexico City
Carpe Noctem.
Lasombra
http://members.tripod.com/~Lasombra/RTR7-7.htm
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