I don't know if this has been addressed but I've looked around and I
don't think it has recently. Rev. Blackwood, the Sabbat Tremere
antitribu, card states that he adds +1 to all thaumaturgy strikes. It has
been decided that this +1 does not apply to bllod theft cards because it
is not damage. The question I have is, does this mean that blood theft
cards; theft of vitae, drain essence, are not considered damage and thus not
preventable by Fortitude cards? It would seem to me that it could be
argued either way but I am led to believe that blood theft is not
preventable due to the precedent set by the Rev. Blackwood ruling. Thanks
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Correct ruling, but certainly not by precedent set by Rev. B.
This is explicit in the rules, under Steal blood:
[VtES]: "Steal Blood: ... This is not considered damage ..."
[Jyhad]: "Steal Blood: This does not count as damage ..."
Damage prevention (Flak Jacket, fortitude cards, etc.) can prevent
only damage.
Only damage is damage. Stealing blood (Theft of V.), stealing
equipment (Fast Hands), burning blood (Blood To Water), burning
equipment (Canine Horde), burning skill cards (inferior Weakness),
etc. is not damage. Never has been.
Also, preventing the damage from a strike won't prevent the other
effects of the strike, if any. Preventing damage from a Bomb won't
keep the bomb from being burned; preventing damage from Bonecraft
won't prevent the card from being placed on you (and giving you -1
hand damage); etc.
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