Rules Team Rulings, 6/22/95

GENERAL RULINGS 1) Cards which say they are not usable by a vampire going into torpor, such as Pulled Fangs, cannot be played by a vampire being burned in combat, either. For example, a vampire being burned by aggravated damage cannot use Taste of Vitae. 2) During each Resolve Strike steps, deliver first strikes, then clean up from them, then deliver normal strikes, then clean up from those. "Cleaning up" includes preventing or suffering any damage done. So if a vampire steals a Flak Jacket at the same time it is being struck with a point of damage, it can use that jacket to prevent that point of damage. 3) A vampire can only be burned by aggravated damage if it takes X + 2 damage from a single source, where X is the amount of blood it had before suffering the aggravated damage. For example, aggravated damage dealt by a Ghoul Retainer cannot combine with its host's aggravated damage to burn a vampire. REVERSALS 1) Scorn of Adonis may be played at any point during a political action up until when the votes are tallied. It may thus be played after the referendum is set. ERRATA TO CARDS AND RULES None! CARD RULINGS 1) "I control both the edge and Curse of Nitocris, and then spend the edge for a vote. If I am the next person to get the edge, do I get to give control of the curse to someone else?" Yes. 2) If the current recipient of the Rack changes controllers, the player who controls the Rack decides how much blood that vampire gets during each of its untaps, and can choose to give it 0 blood each time. 3) If superior Faceless Night is used, the ability applies to the minion current attempting to block the acting minion, and any further minions who try to block that action. It does not apply to minions who tried to block the action earlier, unless they somehow get the chance to try to block it again. Vampires affected by this card won't become tapped until it has been determined whether they've successfully blocked the action or not. 4) Brujah Frenzy cannot force a vampire in torpor to go into combat. You can use it on a Brujah taking an action in torpor, but while the action will be blocked, the Brujah won't be forced into combat, regardless of whether there are any ready vampires. You cannot use it on a ready Brujah if you can't choose a minion for it to fight. 5) The abilities of Wolf Companion, Murder of Crows, and Ghoul Retainer are not considered strikes. They may not be dodged, effects that prevent damage from strikes cannot be used against them, etc. 6) Allies can block a vampire with Camarilla Exemplary without paying any kind of penalty. 7) Cards such as Deflection and Telepathic Misdirection cannot override "who can bleed who" restrictions such as Minor Boon. You can still play such cards if there are three players in the game and you are being bled by a vampire who can't bleed the third player; such cards would simply have no effect.