If I put MN into play, and my ready untap Malk, performs a bleed
action against my prey, during her's minion phase. Does she can play
reaction cards, assuming that it's during her turn?
Other question: My vamp started the minion phase without blood, so he
attempt a hunt action and he is blocked. May I play Change of Target?
(If I do so, he'll not hunt again this turn, but it's mandatory in
this case right?)
>===== Original Message From ita...@hotmail.com (Itamar G. Jr.) =====>If I put MN into play, and my ready untap Malk, performs a bleed
>action against my prey, during her's minion phase. Does she can play
>reaction cards, assuming that it's during her turn?
Yes. [1.6.3.5]
>Other question: My vamp started the minion phase without blood, so he
>attempt a hunt action and he is blocked. May I play Change of Target?
Yes.
>(If I do so, he'll not hunt again this turn, but it's mandatory in
>this case right?)
He'll still be unable to take any action except "hunt", yes.
Since Change of Target prohibits the hunt, he'll be stuck and
can take no action.
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"LSJ" <vte...@MailAndNews.com> wrote
> >(If I do so, he'll not hunt again this turn, but it's mandatory in
> >this case right?)
>
> He'll still be unable to take any action except "hunt", yes.
> Since Change of Target prohibits the hunt, he'll be stuck and
> can take no action.
This seems odd to me.
So by this rule, if my minion is equipped with Talbot's Chainsaw,
he can take no action if he has no blood?
How about if my minion with 0 blood successfully hunts, then
plays Freak Drive?
I had always assumed that if the mandatory hunt was prohibited
(by NRA or otherwise), the hungry vampire went about his
business.
- Jason Bell
>===== Original Message From "Jason Bell" <Jason...@mail.com> =====>"LSJ" <vte...@MailAndNews.com> wrote
>>> >(If I do so, he'll not hunt again this turn, but it's mandatory in
>> >this case right?)
>>
>> He'll still be unable to take any action except "hunt", yes.
>> Since Change of Target prohibits the hunt, he'll be stuck and
>> can take no action.>
>This seems odd to me.
>
>So by this rule, if my minion is equipped with Talbot's Chainsaw,
>he can take no action if he has no blood?
Right.
>How about if my minion with 0 blood successfully hunts, then
>plays Freak Drive?
Stuck.
>I had always assumed that if the mandatory hunt was prohibited
>(by NRA or otherwise), the hungry vampire went about his
>business.
Section 6 is pretty clear on the subject.
"A ready vampire with no blood cannot take any action except hunt."
[p.22]
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How about if you hunt, change target to untap.
then gain blood from another source? a raving vampire for example.
Now are you free from having to hunt again?
Aaron
"Aaron" <roans...@yahoo.com>
> How about if you hunt, change target to untap.
> then gain blood from another source? a raving vampire for example.
> Now are you free from having to hunt again?
You gained blood from another source. Fine. So you are not compelled to hunt
again, since your vampire is not at zero blood. You can do whatever you
want.
reyda
"LSJ" <vte...@MailAndNews.com> wrote
> Section 6 is pretty clear on the subject.
> "A ready vampire with no blood cannot take any action except hunt."
> [p.22]
I suppose, but this was not clear when I learned the rules.
From historical records:
Jyhad rule book, p. 23:
"A ready vampire that begins the minion phase with no blood
/must/ hunt as its action..." (no reference to the minion
being unable to take other actions if unable to hunt)
Vampire rule book, p. 23:
"Note: An untapped vampire in the active region with no
blood must hunt as his next action." (no reference to the
minion being unable to take other actions if unable to
hunt)
Sabbat War rule book, p. 22
"A ready vampire with no blood cannot take any action except
hunt." (same as FN rule book)
I assume this was a clarification, not a rules change from
V:TES to Sabbat War, but it is not intuitive with the
NRA floor rule, or with Talbot's Chainsaw.
When did NRA first arrive, and was the "cannot take any
action" always the de facto rule, or did it change with
the Sabbat War rulebook?
In any event, it looks like I'll have to break some bad
news to my friend with the Nos Chainsaw deck.
- Jason Bell
"Jason Bell" <Jason...@mail.com> wrote in message
news:Hiq37.126615$Md.31...@typhoon.southeast.rr.com...
> I assume this was a clarification, not a rules change from
Perhaps...I think it was always implied, at minimum.
> V:TES to Sabbat War, but it is not intuitive with the
Definitely not. It's been around for ages.
> NRA floor rule, or with Talbot's Chainsaw.
I'm beginning to think that you don't know the meaning of the word
intuitive. It *is* intuitive, actually. Any minion without blood
*must* hunt, and can take no other action. I don't see how this is
not intuitive, even with NRA in place. If the minion has already
attempted to hunt, and he is untapped with 0 blood, he *still* must
hunt. But, per NRA, he cannot attempt that action again. I don't see
what's so difficult. With Talbot's Chainsaw, I don't see either how
it's hard to figure out. The bearer cannot hunt, but hey he *has* to
hunt. I can see how the card text might make it a little confusing,
but in no place does the card say the he can take an action even if he
has no blood.
> When did NRA first arrive, and was the "cannot take any
NRA was originally part of the Sensible Players Tournament Rules
and/or the Golden Tenets, I can't remember which. However, they were
both suggested by The Corrupter circa late '94, early '95, IIRC. Very
early on, in other words.
> action" always the de facto rule, or did it change with
> the Sabbat War rulebook?
That has always been the rule as long as I can recall.
> In any event, it looks like I'll have to break some bad
> news to my friend with the Nos Chainsaw deck.
Yup.
Xian
"Xian" <xi...@NOSPAMwaste.org> wrote
> "Jason Bell" <Jason...@mail.com> wrote> > V:TES to Sabbat War, but it is not intuitive with the
>
> Definitely not. It's been around for ages.
>
> > NRA floor rule, or with Talbot's Chainsaw.
>
> I'm beginning to think that you don't know the meaning of the word
> intuitive. It *is* intuitive, actually.
Nope, I definitely know what intuitive means.
I had read Talbot's Chainsaw as telling the minion
it could not hunt (under any circumstances, even
where the minion had no blood). And in the Jyhad
Talbot's, the card gave pretty clear instructions
about what the minion bearing it was to do during
the turn. I assumed those instructions held regardless
of where the minion stood on blood, or else the
card would have mentioned it. Of course I was wrong,
but so was most of my play group, who read it the
same way, and made the same assumption about
hunting generally.
> Any minion without blood
> *must* hunt, and can take no other action. I don't see how this is
> not intuitive, even with NRA in place.
Why can't you? Without the explicit Sabbat War "no other"
text, what would make you believe that a vampire who can't
hunt can do nothing? If that were "intuitive" as you describe,
one might also believe that a vampire without blood cannot
block. The confusion arose when I assumed that the "must
hunt" triggers whenever a vampire has no blood and is
untapped during the minion phase, but that trigger in
some sense resolves when it could not be satisfied,
not that it stays on, preventing any other action
until it is satisfied.
All this is neither here nor there. I understand the rule
now, I was just surprised by it.
- Jason Bell
P.S. I'm actually feeling a bit grumpy, as I had this
amazing rules puzzle involving a vampire with one
blood, Force of Will, Vampiric Disease,
the must hunt rule, and the fizzled action rule.
I was dismayed to learn that Force of Will no
longer untaps the vampire to bleed, ruining my
question. Grrr.
>>This seems odd to me.
>>
>>So by this rule, if my minion is equipped with Talbot's Chainsaw,
>>he can take no action if he has no blood?>
>Right.
>>>How about if my minion with 0 blood successfully hunts, then
>>plays Freak Drive?>
>Stuck.
>
Since we're talking about being stuck (in "limbo" so to speak), I might as well
point out some other cases of being stuck. Besides an empty vamp with Talbot's:
1. An empty vampire with Reality on him
2. (Cornercase) A vampire with Reality and Lunatic Eruption on him
3. (Cornercase) A vampire with Triole's Revenge and either Talbot's or Reality.
Did I miss any?
Also, for future reference, if a vampire "must" do two different things which
are mutually exclusive, is the vampire stuck in limbo or can he choose which
one to do? For example, if card A says the minion "must enter combat as a D
action every turn" and card B says the minion "must bleed grandprey with +10
bleed as a D action." What happens?
Halcyan 2
LSJ <vte...@MailAndNews.com> wrote in message news:<3B8E...@MailAndNews.com>...
> >Other question: My vamp started the minion phase without blood, so he
> >attempt a hunt action and he is blocked. May I play Change of Target?
>
> Yes.
>
> >(If I do so, he'll not hunt again this turn, but it's mandatory in
> >this case right?)
>
> He'll still be unable to take any action except "hunt", yes.
> Since Change of Target prohibits the hunt, he'll be stuck and
> can take no action.
Just to make sure, I assume this is also the case if your hunting
vampire gets blocked and you use Earth Meld or Majesty or Freak Drive
to untap right?
halc...@aol.com (Halcyan 2) wrote:
>Also, for future reference, if a vampire "must" do two different things which
>are mutually exclusive, is the vampire stuck in limbo or can he choose which
>one to do? For example, if card A says the minion "must enter combat as a D
>action every turn" and card B says the minion "must bleed grandprey with +10
>bleed as a D action." What happens?
Depends on how the cards are worded. Usually such conflicts are avoided by
card text.
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>===== Original Message From "Jason Bell" <Jason...@mail.com> =====>"LSJ" <vte...@MailAndNews.com> wrote
>>> Section 6 is pretty clear on the subject.
>> "A ready vampire with no blood cannot take any action except hunt."
>> [p.22]>
>I suppose, but this was not clear when I learned the rules.>When did NRA first arrive, and was the "cannot take any>action" always the de facto rule, or did it change with
>the Sabbat War rulebook?
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16) Suppose a vampire starts the minion phase empty and untapped, so hunts;
this action is blocked and undone with Obedience. Is the vampire free
to take another action that turn, or will it have to wait until the next
turn to try hunting again?
It will have to wait until its next turn. The only action that
a vampire with no blood can take is to hunt.
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"Amphibius" <to...@elobserv.org> a écrit dans le message news:
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No and yes =)
You were blocked while hunting. If you are still at zero blood after combat
(majesty and freak drive costs a bood anyway, let's say you have a masochism
on your vamp), you are compelled to hunt again. But you already tried to
hunt so, due to the NRA Rule, you must stay untapped and can take no action.
Until someone puts blood back on you, that is =)
reyda
In message <OQu37.74577$ih.16...@typhoon.southeast.rr.com>, Jason
Bell <Jason...@mail.com> writes
>> Any minion without blood
>> *must* hunt, and can take no other action. I don't see how this is
>> not intuitive, even with NRA in place.>
>Why can't you? Without the explicit Sabbat War "no other"
>text, what would make you believe that a vampire who can't
>hunt can do nothing?
That the standard template for such is:
Must do something
+ Can't do something
--------------------------
Do nothing
Compare Thrown Gate + Immortal Grapple.
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