Block/Tap Question

Couldn't find an answer to this, so lemme know please. Can you tap yourself for an effect during a block? For example, could Carmine block an ally, then tap himself to "give an acting ally +1 stealth"? Thanks! NW

[ quoted text not captured ] Hmm... My first thought is, yes. I don't see any reason why you can't. Then, I thought, "Unless his ability is played as an action modifier, in which case you can't because you're not acting." But that's probably bull, because I can tap Anarch Railroad when I'm not acting to give somebody else's anarch +1 stealth. So I would imagine, again, that you can. All this brings up the question, "If I can tap Anarch Railroad to give someone else's vampire +1 stealth, how come I can't play Cloak the Gathering to do it?" And I bet that the answer is in the rulebook, something like "action modifiers have to be played by the acting minion's methuselah" or something...LSJ? -- Brian

Name Withheld <na...@name.com> wrote in message news:7uYzf.17690$dW3....@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com... [ quoted text not captured ] Further questions: 1. If Carmine had a sports bike could he still block the ally even though he just tapped himself? 2. Would he have to wake in order to play any reaction cards? Thanks. NW

Name Withheld <na...@name.com> wrote in message news:HC_zf.770$2O6...@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com... > > Couldn't find an answer to this, so lemme know please. > > > > Can you tap yourself for an effect during a block? For example, could > > Carmine block an ally, then tap himself to "give an acting ally +1 > stealth"? > > > 1. If Carmine had a sports bike could he still block the ally even though he > just tapped himself? I just inadvertently found the answer to #1 from this ruling on Alexandra's untap or tap any Toreador ability: "If Alexandra taps a Toreador who was attempting to block, then that block will fail, since tapped minions cannot block. [RTR 19940624 LSJ 19991025] " So, once Carmine tapped himself to give the ally +1 stealth his block fails, even if he has a sport bike. He would have to wake. NW

<firstco...@aol.com> a écrit dans le message de news:1137728346.0...@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... [ quoted text not captured ] I'm not sure of your answer. I think that a vampire cannot be a blocking vampire and play action modifiers. If he tries to block, he is a reacting vampire: he can only play reaction cards. Carmine special sould be only usable during his controler turn.

[ quoted text not captured ] Carmine could attempt to block and, during the attempt, tap to give the ally +1 stealth. He'd be tapped, then, so he would no longer be eligible to block (unless he plays a Wake or some such). -- That is my story, be it bitter or be it sweet. Keep a little and let a little come back to me. LSJ (vtesr...@TRAPwhite-wolf.com) V:TES Net.Rep (remove spam trap to reply) http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/