John Flournoy wrote:
> Cut wrote:
>>darkness within says that during strike resolution the opposing vampire
>>moves 1 blood from himself to this card.
>>in the case of an opposing vampire (without damage prevention tricks)
>>with only 1 blood, close range, does that vampire goes to torpor after
>>the hand damage of the vampire playing darkness within?
>>i think yes
>
> Yes. Healing/Preventing destruction follows strike resolution, so the
> blood is moved before the opposing vampire gets to the step where blood
> can be spent to heal damage (and thus they'd go to torpor.)
Correct.
>>same situation, but the opposing vampire plays a superior staredown.
>>is his blood moved anyway to the card?
>>i'd say yes as well.
>
> No. Any sort of Strike: Combat Ends immediately ends combat, before
> Darkness Within (or any other sort of effect happening on normal strike
> resolution) can resolve.
>
> Think of it as how S:CE also gets around extra damage from Murder of
> Crows or Wolf Retainers; the move-blood effect of Darkness Within also
> applies during normal strike resolution, which a S:CE pre-empts by the
> rules.
Correct.
>>if i am wrong in any case, which is the timing ruling the strike
>>resolution fase?
>>and who is the methuselah deciding wich effect happens first?
>
> In both cases, the question of 'which happens first' is clearly defined
> and neither Methuselah has a choice about it.
Correct.
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