Does Lunatic Eruption create a mandatory action for the minion with Lunatic Eruption? If it does, should it be resolved before any non mandatory actions? (Should it be resolved in the same step when you would resolve mandatory hunt?)
Lunatic Eruption
Put this card on any ready minion. During his or her minion phase, the minion with this card must enter combat with a ready minion controlled by his or her prey as a action (unless the minion must hunt). Any minion may burn this card as an action.
As above, and the minion taking the action to burn this card takes 1 unpreventable damage when this card is burned.
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Lunatic Eruption:
The mandatory attack action must be taken before any non-mandatory actions. [LSJ 20001127]
Rulebook:
Some actions are mandatory. For example, a ready vampire with no blood must hunt. During your minion phase, none of your minions can take any non-mandatory actions if any of your ready untapped minions have mandatory actions yet to perform. If you have two or more minions with mandatory actions, they may be done in the order you choose. A minion with a mandatory action to perform cannot perform any other action. If a single minion has two or more different mandatory actions, then he is "stuck" and cannot take any action (this doesn't prevent your other minions from taking non-mandatory actions, however).
And a minion with two Lunatic Eruptions cannot act at all.
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Ressurection! If the vampire with two lunatic erruptions were in mandatory hunt action, he would still be able (and forced to) hunt right? Cause the card says "unless the minion must hunt"
> Kude wrote:
> Ressurection! If the vampire with two lunatic erruptions were in mandatory hunt action, he would still be able (and forced to) hunt right? Cause the card says "unless the minion must hunt"
>
Correct.
> Klaital wrote:
>
> > Kude wrote:
> > Ressurection! If the vampire with two lunatic erruptions were in mandatory hunt action, he would still be able (and forced to) hunt right? Cause the card says "unless the minion must hunt"
> >
> Correct.
>
Indeed.
Just to be certain,
What happens when a minion has a Lunatic Eruption but his/her prey has no ready minions?
Is it free to act as normal?
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> Roberto wrote:
> What happens when a minion has a Lunatic Eruption but his/her prey has no ready minions?
>
The minion is stuck and cannot act (unless the minion must hunt).
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If a minion cannot take a mandatory action (for whatever reason), the he is stuck and can take no action. [LSJ 20010810]
Which links to this:
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> LSJ wrote:
> > If a minion with Lunatic Eruption played on it has no legal targets,
> > is it forced to do nothing that turn, or is it free to act as it
> > wishes?
>
> Must do X and cannot do X => do nothing.
>
If im at 1 pool and Lorrie Dunsirn has LE on her, and i am aware of my pool total, i am forced to voluntarily self oust, correct?
Lorrie Dunsirn
Abomination
Independent: Lorrie cannot play reaction cards, have equipment or retainers, maneuver to long, or press to end. She gets an additional strike each round and a press each combat. Non-hunt actions cost her an additional pool. +1 strength. Scarce. Sterile.
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> ReverendRevolver wrote:
> If im at 1 pool and Lorrie Dunsirn has LE on her, and i am aware of my pool total, i am forced to voluntarily self oust, correct?
>
You're forced to enter combat. It may lead to your ousting (depending on whether the action is blocked or not), but saying you're "forced to voluntarily self oust" is a shortcut logically wrong.
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