TheLasombra#
A question came up on another forum.
http://www.vekn.net/index.php/forum/6-rules-questions/3988
> Question
> spying mission and marked path
> i bleed successfully can i
> marked path then spying mission?
>
> spying mission and inf freak drive
> same as above, which order?
Two different answers were proposed.
> Answer1
> The correct process for you to follow when you want to play Spying Mission is as follows:
>
> 1) Determine that the action is successful, pay for the action card, if any.
> 2) Determine the bleed amount, ask for reduction.
> 3) If bleed amount is still 1 or more after reduction is applied or declined, play Spying Mission.
>
> Marked Path & Spying Mission share the same timing, you may order their play, i.e. MP then SM and SM then MP are both valid.
>
> Inferior Freak Drive & Spying Mission share the same timing, you may order their play, i.e. FD then SM and SM then FD are both valid.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad... (http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad/msg/205789be42726e4a)
> Answer2
> Spying Mission is played when action begins to resolve (but before it has resolved), which is, as you described, after all other bleed modifiers / Archon Investigations get to be played.
> Marked Path and Freak Drive are played after action is resolved.
>
> But all three are played "after the action resolves/begins resolving".
>
> So, it's
>
> 1/ Announce bleed.
> 2/ Bleed modifications (Conditionings, Telepathic Counters, Archon Investigations, ...). Resolve block attempts, if any, here.
> 3/ Declare action would be successful ( == no eligible blockers, pay the cost of the action).
> 4/ Play Spying Mission (if bleed amount is still > 0) -- or 4/ Resolve bleed
> 5/ After resolution stuff : Freak Drive, Marked Path, ...
Any advice on resolving this?