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Can someone email me as to the answer of this question- How does Fast reaction and Mask of 1000 faces work. Make it slow, make it way too simple.I'm stoopid about this game. Ken

[ quoted text not captured ] The long and drawn out version: -------------------------------- 1) Fast Reaction: If you *blocked* an action with one of you minions, a combat ensues [1] After combat, if the *acting* minion is still ready [2], then one of your untapped vampires who possesses the auspex skill may play a Fast Reaction card. The results of playing fast reaction are: *. The vampire playing fast reaction is tapped [3]. *. A new combat occurs, this one between the vampire who played Fast Reaction and the acting minion. *. The first round of this combat, the acting minion (the one who took the action that got blocked in the first place - not your reacting vampire) cannot use any strikes [4]. *. If your reacting vampire played superior Fast Reaction, he has an optional press to use during the combat. ---- [1]. Unless the action was taken by a vampire in torpor, or the acting minion played a card that avoided the block (like Change of Target), or your would-be blocker played a card that avoided the combat (like Obedience). In all of these cases, Fast Reaction cannot be used because no combat occured. [2]. If the acting minion is a vampire, and was sent to torpor during the initial combat (the one from the block), then Fast Reaction could still be played, but would have no effect other than tapping the reacting vampire. [3]. A tapped vampire could play Wake with Evening's Freshness in order to play Fast Reaction, and would remain tapped, of course. [4]. No strikes of any nature - no hand strikes, no inherent strikes (Lazarus, Muddled Vampire Hunter, etc.), no dodges (which are all strikes), and no Strike: Combat Ends. ============================================================================= 2) Mask of 1,000 Faces Sometime during an action, you may have one of your vampires with Obfuscate "become" the acting minion. This may be done at any time, including: 1. As the action is announced (allowing the vampire playing Mask to take an action he normally couldn't due to lack of the appropriate skill or belonging to an inappropriate clan. This could allow a Nosferatu to take of the recruiting of a Toreador's Resplendant Protector, for example). 2. As a block attempt is announced (to let a combat-capable vampire take over the soon-to-be blocked action instead of letting a weaker minion be beaten in the resulting combat). 3. After all block opportunities have been declined (allowing a strong acting vampire be relieved by a weaker vampire with Obfuscate so that the strong vampire can attempt another action, or simply remain untapped to attempt to block future actions). No matter when the acting minion is changed to the Masking vampire, the last acting minion (the vampire who played Mask of 1,000 Faces) will pay any costs for the action - since he will be the acting minion when the action resolves and costs are paid only when an action resolves. When one of your untapped vampires wishes to become the acting minion for the current action (undertaken by one of your own vampires - and only on your turn[1]), then tap the vampire playing Mask of 1,000 Faces and untap the minion who was the acting minion. The action continues as normal. --- [1]. Mask of 1,000 Faces is an action modifier and can therefore only be played on your own turn. If, for example, you had a Malkavian taking an action during another Methuselah's turn by virtue of the Madness Network, you would be prohibited from playing Mask of 1,000 faces to let one of your other vampire take over the action. -- L. Scott Johnson (sjoh...@math.sc.edu) | These opinions are mine and http://www.math.sc.edu/~sjohnson | are subject to card text. Graphics Specialist and V:tES Rulemonger. |

Scott, your response is really an excellent, detailed explanation. Clear and Succinct. Chick...@msn.com