Petri....@hut.fi (Petri Wessman) writes:
>First the question that just occured to me: the "Right Hand of
>Augustus" Giovanni has a special ability that says that retainers (and
>allies? not sure, don't have the card with me right now...) on her
>cost one less *pool*. What about retainers that are paid by the
>vampire, the Zombie for instance? Going strictly by the card they
>would cost normal, but I think the intention was for them to be
>reduced cost also. Options?
This is the ruling for Black Cat (with respect to equipment), so I imagine
That the same ruling would apply here as well.
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From: aa...@cats.ucsc.edu (Thomas R Wylie)
Newsgroups: rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad
Subject: Re: DS: Q: Equipping with Locations (Dartmoor and Palatial Estate)
Date: 12 Dec 1995 02:52:06 GMT
Message-ID: <4aiqom$5...@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>
>If Black cat equips with one of these locations, she reduces the cost
>by 1 pool. Does this mean she reduces the cost by one blood?
The VTES versions of Magic and Wealth just say to pay the cost as normal,
meaning you would pay the blood cost as normal; the jyhad versions whould be
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>Second, a question regarding 1st tradition: when exactly does it stop?
>The card text isn't exactly clear -- is it when one meth has either
>skipped three turns or paid 6 pool, or does it accumulate for the
>whole table? Help!
It stops when the *calling* Methuselah has paid 6 pool in penalties, or has
skipped three turns. The actions of other Methuselahs do not affect the
duration of the effect.
>...and then another thing: some cards in the set seem totally useless
>to me, and I'm sure that some of them have uses that I just haven't
>figured out.
>+ Rampage: seems to me that Arson is better in all regards. When would
> you ever want to burn your own location?
You wouldn't. Arson is not replaced until after combat, so is not
strictly better (tho' this is an minor penalty for an action card).
>+ Goodnight Sweet Prince: what?!? Pay 2 blood for the chance that I
> might just get it back? What good does it do to empty someone's
> crypt?
Nearly none.
>+ Werewolf Pack: this has been discussed here before, this card should
> have "WALLPAPER" as the description text.
True.
Welcome to the wonderful world of V:tES - not enough money for extensive
playtesting, so many cards are simply crippled to ensure that they won't
be too powerful.
Like being too lazy to keep you eyes on the road, so you simply scrape
the cement median all the way home. Better to spend the effort to drive
in the middle.
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