Question on Thanks for the Donation

Quick question on Thanks for the Donation. I know you can't use it if you're only contesting with yourself (since you have to contest with "another Methusaleh"). But just to doublecheck, if the card has already been played and then the situation comes up where you're only contesting with yourself, then your prey still pays the cost, right? (Since the condition is necessary for the placement of Thanks, not the effect). Take the following for example: Your predator controls a The Coven. During your master phase, you play two of The Covens so there's self-contestation but you're also contesting with your predator. You then have a bunch of dominate weenies play Thanks on your two Covens. During his turn, your predator yields so now you're just contesting with yourself. All of those Thanks for the Donations are still in effect, right? Thanks! (no pun intended) Halcyan 2

"Halcyan 2" <halc...@aol.com> ha scritto nel messaggio news:20010116160122...@ng-cs1.aol.com... [ quoted text not captured ] No, since you no longer contest that card with "another metuselah". Just my thought Best Aemilianus, Prince of Rome [ quoted text not captured ]

In article <20010116160122...@ng-cs1.aol.com>, halc...@aol.com (Halcyan 2) wrote: > Quick question on Thanks for the Donation. I know you can't use it > if you're only contesting with yourself (since you have to contest > with "another Methusaleh"). But just to doublecheck, if the card > has already been played and then the situation comes up where you're > only contesting with yourself, then your prey still pays the cost, > right? (Since the condition is necessary for the > placement of Thanks, not the effect). Correct. The card does not constantly check to see if you are contesting with another Methuselah once it is in play, it only checks if that copy of the target card is being contested. > Take the following for example: > > Your predator controls a The Coven. During your master phase, you > play two of The Covens so there's self-contestation but you're also > contesting with your predator. You then have a bunch of dominate > weenies play Thanks on your two Covens. During his turn, your > predator yields so now you're just contesting with yourself. All of > those Thanks for the Donations are still in effect, right? Right. But if all you have are dom weenies, your prey will have to be an idiot to have let them stay in play as they have a built in burn clause. Thanks for the Donation [Sabbat, SW] Cardtype: Action Discipline: Dominate +1 stealth action. Put this card into play and choose a card you are contesting with another Methuselah. Your cost to avoid yielding the contested card is now paid by your prey. (You still decide whether you will yield.) Any minion may burn this card as a (D) action. Carpe Noctem. Lasombra http://lasombra.tripod.com http://legbiter.tripod.com http://vekn_clans.tripod.com Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/

The Lasombra <TheLa...@hotmail.com> wrote: > halc...@aol.com (Halcyan 2) wrote: > > Quick question on Thanks for the Donation. I know you can't use it > > if you're only contesting with yourself (since you have to contest > > with "another Methusaleh"). But just to doublecheck, if the card > > has already been played and then the situation comes up where you're > > only contesting with yourself, then your prey still pays the cost, > > right? (Since the condition is necessary for the > > placement of Thanks, not the effect). > > Correct. > The card does not constantly check to see if you are contesting with > another Methuselah once it is in play, it only checks if that copy of > the target card is being contested. Correct. -- LSJ (vte...@white-wolf.com) VTES Net.Rep for White Wolf, Inc. ERC Links to revised rulebook, rulings, errata, and tournament rules: http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/ [ quoted text not captured ]