James Coupe#
In article <3879a989....@news.ftech.net>, Mike Nudd
<mi...@darkness.org.uk> writes
>1) Suppose I build a whizzy-combat deck based around Celerity, using
>Brujah, Toreador and/or Assamites. In a single round of combat, how
>many cards can I play to gain additional strikes? Does a card such as
>Acrobatics (Strike: dodge with an additional strike) count towards any
>limits in this regard?
>
1, from any source - unless it is Quickness or Jacko, which specifically
state to the contrary. Any card which provides additional strikes at
the level you play it at counts towards this, even if it provides
something else as well.
>2) I can see from the rulings on the Wizards site that any strike that
>does not strike for damage is considered 'envrionmental'. Does this
>include cards such as Coma (Dementation)?
Which ruling is this, and where? This was not the ruling as LSJ issued
it, as I recall.
>In regards to Coma, is the
>strike considered, short-range, long-range or either?
It's short range, since it does not state it can be used at long.
>Is it possible
>to dodge a strike like Coma, or is the effect inevitable?
You can dodge it, preventing the effects to yourself.
>If Coma is
>used, doe the minion still get their full complement of strikes for
>damage in return before the effect resolves?
They get their strike in that pair of strikes. After that, the strikes
resolve. Then you would go on to declare additional strikes or
whatever, but you're already in torpor.
>
>3) To confirm, the errata for Fame (replacing the original card text)
>means that the controller of the vampire with Fame takes the 3 blood
>penalty when the vampire goes to topor, correct? Can someone explain
>exactly why this card got changed?
>
It got into very messy situations with "I put this card on my vampire, I
shoot myself with Zip Gun, you can't do anything about it."
Now it goes - "I put this card on *your* vampire. I rush you, have
combat and if I can get you into torpor (and you can maneuver, dodge,
combat ends, whatever), you lose pool."
>4) The Wizards site has a list of about 6 banned cards for DCI VtES
>tournements. On top of these are there any restricted cards?
>
No. The banned cards are:
The 3 cards referencing Ante
Return to Innocence
Monocle of Clarity
Madness of the Bard.
Rowan Ring.
"Stake" which says paralyse on it is read exactly the same as the
current text (check the errata) for Wooden Stake.
>5) One of my friends has a large collection of original Jyhad, but he
>rarely plays, and simply keeps them for their aesthetic and monetary
>value. Anyone have any ideas how much a complete set would go for in
>the UK?
GenCon '97 had one up for about 50 quid reserve, which didn't go
anywhere, or get any bids. You might like to try one of the auction
places, like QXL or E-bay.
>(I told him it wouldn't be much) Does anyone know what the
>going rate for singles would be if he broke his collection up? (I said
>maybe 5p a common, 50p a rare, £1 to £3 a rare ???)
>
Depending on the cards (quality, condition, number of each if he is
selling more than just the full collection), that's probably somewhere
in the right sort of region.
Since Jyhad is not as easy to get in the UK as it is in the US, it could
probably stand being sold at a *little* more than that, but not much.
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James Coupe (Prince of Mercia, England)
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