Howdy,
Laika gets lucky and blocks Hesha, the former on two blood. Nothing
pre range, no maneuver, Hesha's strike is Tongue of the Serpent (sup)
to steal two blood.
At this point Laika plays Body Arsenal (inf), which costs two blood
and makes her hands aggravated. She then announces a hand strike.
Result: Hesha steals 0 blood and takes 1 agg from Laika's hands,
going to torpor. Laika takes no damage, and is empty.
I'm pretty sure that that is correct, but the timing on Body Arsenal
felt weird. I had to explain to the newbie player I was teaching that
Hesha's strike just plain didn't do anything, 'cause I'd already spent
the blood, and that, no, he didn't get the default strike, since he
was busy stealing 0 blood. (Yes, we were playing with precon
starters, which explains the use of Tongue and Arsenal.)
Body Arsenal has the same timing as Claws of the Dead, and can thus be
played at any point prior to strike resolution. (I suppose it can be
played after strike resolution too - to affect additionals. It just
won't help the initial strike at that point.) And strike resolution
is when the steal effect would take Laika's remaining blood. Right?
Thanks,
Alex
wumpus wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> Laika gets lucky and blocks Hesha, the former on two blood. Nothing
> pre range, no maneuver, Hesha's strike is Tongue of the Serpent (sup)
> to steal two blood.
>
> At this point Laika plays Body Arsenal (inf), which costs two blood
> and makes her hands aggravated. She then announces a hand strike.
>
> Result: Hesha steals 0 blood and takes 1 agg from Laika's hands,
> going to torpor. Laika takes no damage, and is empty.
>
> I'm pretty sure that that is correct, but the timing on Body Arsenal
> felt weird. I had to explain to the newbie player I was teaching that
> Hesha's strike just plain didn't do anything, 'cause I'd already spent
> the blood, and that, no, he didn't get the default strike, since he
> was busy stealing 0 blood. (Yes, we were playing with precon
> starters, which explains the use of Tongue and Arsenal.)
Correct.
> Body Arsenal has the same timing as Claws of the Dead, and can thus be
> played at any point prior to strike resolution. (I suppose it can be
> played after strike resolution too - to affect additionals. It just
> won't help the initial strike at that point.) And strike resolution
> is when the steal effect would take Laika's remaining blood. Right?
Correct.