guntherbl wrote:
>
> I find Temptation of Greater Power a bit confusing. How does it work?
> In particular: "Highest bidder burns pool and takes control of the
> vampire.Highest bidder pays 1 pool toward his or her debt at the end of
> each of his or her turns until debt is repaid." Shall the highest bidder
> burn the pool she has to pay in a single payment when she takes control
> of the vampire or shall she pay 1 pool each turn (until the total is
> paid) or may she choose between the two "methods of payment"?
You omitted the "Methuselahs may [be creditted up to five pool on the bid]:"
bit prepended to the statement about repayment.
The high bidder must pay the bid she made. She can be credited up to
5 pool of that for later payment. So if her winning bid was 5 or less,
she can be creditted it all and need burn no pool at the conclusion
of the auction, but would then burn 1 pool at the end of each of
her turns until the bid amount was paid. She could elect to pay any
or all of the amount at the conclusion of the auction, however.
If the winning bid is greater than 5, then she can be creditted only
up to 5 pool, and must immdiately pay (burn pool in the amount of) the
difference, paying the rest 1 per turn as before.
Upon winning with a bid of X, the winner burns between X-5 and X pool
(not less than zero) immediately - she can choose any number in that
range. Say she chooses to pay Y (X-5 <= Y < X). Then she must burn
one pool at the end of each of her next X-Y turns (incluing this one,
if it is her turn currently).
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