rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad

Chain of command and contesting

16 messages from 10 participants · 21 July 2004 – 23 July 2004
original thread on Google Groups

Nikolaj Wendt

From an earlier post on the newsgroup: >well, you could include 2 of each vampire that you find desirable, >bring out both copies so one burns, and then possess those that burn now here i was trying to get the suckers to burn with daring the dawn and spending their blood, when all i needed to do was self contest! w00t! I couldnt find this specified anywhere. When i bring in two (or more copies) of the same vamp is it considered to be simultaneous (so they both/all contest and then burn) or is one supposed to enter first, THEN the other contests and burns. Effectively leaving me with one chained vamp that now has to bleed?

John P.

"Nikolaj Wendt" <niko...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:22f564b8.04072...@posting.google.com... [ quoted text not captured ] It is illegal to self contest. From the rulebook: Section 4.1. "All vampires cards represent unique vampires" "You cannot contest cards with yourself (if some effect would force you to contest a card with yourself, then you simply burn the incoming copy of the unique card)." So if you have Lupo in torpor and you influence out another copy of Lupo, the copy of Lupo with all the blood counters that you just influenced burns automatically when you bring it into play. (Leaving you the one in torpor). Only Jimmy Dunn (card text) allows you to bring another copy of itself into play, and that is because Jimmy Dunn never contests, but burns the first copy instead. Now Chain of Command has specific instructions on it that also say you cannot contest unique vampires already controlled. So you are forbidden to use chain of command to bring out a vampire that would contest. -JTP

LSJ

"Nikolaj Wendt" <niko...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:22f564b8.04072...@posting.google.com... > I couldnt find this specified anywhere. > > When i bring in two (or more copies) of the same vamp is it considered > to be simultaneous (so they both/all contest and then burn) or is one > supposed to enter first, THEN the other contests and burns. > Effectively leaving me with one chained vamp that now has to bleed? The latter. Google: "chain contest author:LSJ" -- LSJ (vte...@white-wolf.com) V:TES Net.Rep for White Wolf, Inc. Links to V:TES news, rules, cards, utilities, and tournament calendar: http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/

John P.

"John P." <jtpa...@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:YCsLc.71612$Mr4.69725@pd7tw1no... > > "Nikolaj Wendt" <niko...@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:22f564b8.04072...@posting.google.com... Snipage .... Apologies, did not realize or consider that you were bringing both copies out through chain of command. One burns, one ready to bleed. (See LSJ's ever timely reply for how to find exact ruling). -JTP

salem

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 07:52:21 -0400, "LSJ" <vte...@white-wolf.com> scrawled: >"Nikolaj Wendt" <niko...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:22f564b8.04072...@posting.google.com... >> I couldnt find this specified anywhere. >> >> When i bring in two (or more copies) of the same vamp is it considered >> to be simultaneous (so they both/all contest and then burn) or is one >> supposed to enter first, THEN the other contests and burns. >> Effectively leaving me with one chained vamp that now has to bleed? > >The latter. >Google: "chain contest author:LSJ" but the rulebook says you may not try and contest with yourself. wouldn't choosing two uncontrolled vampires that were the same be pretty much against the no self contest rule? it's not like transferring where you do your transfers, and then at the end of the influence phase the 'come into play' triggers and 'accidentally' you contest with yourself. salem domain:canberra http://www.geocities.com/salem_christ.geo/vtes.htm (replace "hotmail" with "yahoo" to email)

LSJ

salem wrote: > On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 07:52:21 -0400, "LSJ" <vte...@white-wolf.com> > scrawled: > > >>"Nikolaj Wendt" <niko...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:22f564b8.04072...@posting.google.com... >> >>>I couldnt find this specified anywhere. >>> >>>When i bring in two (or more copies) of the same vamp is it considered >>>to be simultaneous (so they both/all contest and then burn) or is one >>>supposed to enter first, THEN the other contests and burns. >>>Effectively leaving me with one chained vamp that now has to bleed? >> >>The latter. >>Google: "chain contest author:LSJ" > > > but the rulebook says you may not try and contest with yourself. > wouldn't choosing two uncontrolled vampires that were the same be > pretty much against the no self contest rule? > > it's not like transferring where you do your transfers, and then at > the end of the influence phase the 'come into play' triggers and > 'accidentally' you contest with yourself. Sure. [ quoted text not captured ]

Timlagor

LSJ expounded: > salem wrote: > > > On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 07:52:21 -0400, "LSJ" <vte...@white-wolf.com> > > scrawled: > > > > > >>"Nikolaj Wendt" <niko...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:22f564b8.04072...@posting.google.com... > >> > >>>I couldnt find this specified anywhere. > >>> > >>>When i bring in two (or more copies) of the same vamp is it considered > >>>to be simultaneous (so they both/all contest and then burn) or is one > >>>supposed to enter first, THEN the other contests and burns. > >>>Effectively leaving me with one chained vamp that now has to bleed? > >> > >>The latter. > >>Google: "chain contest author:LSJ" > > > > > > but the rulebook says you may not try and contest with yourself. > > wouldn't choosing two uncontrolled vampires that were the same be > > pretty much against the no self contest rule? > > > > it's not like transferring where you do your transfers, and then at > > the end of the influence phase the 'come into play' triggers and > > 'accidentally' you contest with yourself. > > Sure. You are overturning "the latter"?

LSJ

"Timlagor" <TimSl...@yaMhoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:MPG.1b69cd18f...@news.eclipse.co.uk... [ quoted text not captured ] Sure. It doesn't matter - either way means that no one will bother doing it. [ quoted text not captured ]

Francois Gombault

LSJ wrote: > It doesn't matter - either way means that no one will bother doing it. Except that in one case you get a burned vamp you can use with Posession or Shambling Hordes, for example. -- Francois Gombault GPG key: http://hopeless.homelinux.org:2080/~francois/gpg/08A1B422.asc I WILL NOT SHOW OFF -- Bart Simpson on chalkboard

Colin McGuigan

LSJ wrote: > Sure. It doesn't matter - either way means that no one will bother doing it. I can think of some Giovanni decks that would bother doing it if they could get some big cap vampires into their ash heap to be brought back. --Colin McGuigan

Darby Keeney

Colin McGuigan <magu...@BGONEspeakeasy.net> wrote in message news:<08OdnW4ys4Y...@speakeasy.net>... > I can think of some Giovanni decks that would bother doing it if they > could get some big cap vampires into their ash heap to be brought back. I already have a deck partially assembled for just this purpose, using NEC dom/DOM with Chains, Possession, Golconda and Redeem the Lost Soul. Knowing if Chain will burn the second copy (or even if it allowable to Chain-contest) is pretty important if I'm going to spend any extra time building this beast. So, I would appreciate a hint if the previous ruling has just been overturned. Crypt: 4 of each fattie, 3 of the smaller ones. Silvia Giovanni 10 ANI DOM NEC POT for vic Giovanni:2 Ambrogino Giovanni 9 DOM NEC POT THA aus 1 vote Giovanni:2 Baron, The 9 FOR NEC OBF THN dom 2 votes Samedi:2 Ignazio Giovanni 9 DOM FOR NEC POT obf Giovanni:3 Unre, Keeper of Go 9 AUS FOR NEC dom ser thn bishop Harbinger:2 Bartholomew 8 AUS MYT NEC dom obt Kiasyd:2 Pochtli 8 NEC OBF POT cel dom Giovanni:2 Andrea Giovanni 7 DOM NEC pot vic Giovanni:2 Carlotta Giovanni 7 NEC POT dom obf Giovanni:2 Gillespi Giovanni 7 DOM NEC POT aus Giovanni:2 Kanimana Belghazi 7 AUS DOM NEC pro Nagaraja:2 Isabel Giovanni 5 DOM NEC pot Giovanni:2 Le Dinh Tho 5 NEC aus dom Nagaraja:2 Note that Chains/Possession also would get around the 3 pool penalty for bringing a 2nd Naga into play - that is only triggered when a scarce vampire moves from the uncontrolled to controlled region, not from the ashheap to controlled.

LSJ

Darby Keeney wrote: > Colin McGuigan <magu...@BGONEspeakeasy.net> wrote in message news:<08OdnW4ys4Y...@speakeasy.net>... > So, I would appreciate a hint if the previous ruling has just been > overturned. Hint? Again, I say: it has been overturned. [ quoted text not captured ]

Reyda

"LSJ" <vte...@white-wolf.com> a écrit dans le message de news:uGYLc.305862$Gx4....@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... > Darby Keeney wrote: > > Colin McGuigan <magu...@BGONEspeakeasy.net> wrote in message news:<08OdnW4ys4Y...@speakeasy.net>... > > So, I would appreciate a hint if the previous ruling has just been > > overturned. > > Hint? > Again, I say: it has been overturned. it's becoming cryptic... can you please describe us in a single sentence, in plain english, what happens when one plays chain of command and brings out two copies of the same vampire ?

The Lasombra

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 04:50:58 +0200, "Reyda" <true_...@hotmail.com> wrote: >it's becoming cryptic... >can you please describe us in a single sentence, in plain english, what >happens when one plays chain of command and brings out two copies of the >same vampire ? You cannot choose two of the same vampire to bring into play with Chain of Command. You cannot choose to contest with yourself. http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/rulebook/ 4.1. Contested Cards You can't control more than one of the same unique card at a time, and you cannot contest cards with yourself. LSJ Thu, 22 Jul 2004 10:52:18 GMT ---------------------- > but the rulebook says you may not try and contest with yourself. > wouldn't choosing two uncontrolled vampires that were the same be > pretty much against the no self contest rule? > > it's not like transferring where you do your transfers, and then at > the end of the influence phase the 'come into play' triggers and > 'accidentally' you contest with yourself. Sure. ---------------------- Carpe noctem. Lasombra http://www.TheLasombra.com

Reyda

"The Lasombra" <TheLa...@hotmail.com> a écrit dans le message de news:i4v0g0dn4lk41kmsj...@4ax.com... > On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 04:50:58 +0200, "Reyda" <true_...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > >it's becoming cryptic... > > >can you please describe us in a single sentence, in plain english, what > >happens when one plays chain of command and brings out two copies of the > >same vampire ? > > You cannot choose two of the same vampire to bring into play with > Chain of Command. You cannot choose to contest with yourself. well,thank you !! =)

Nikolaj Wendt

> You cannot choose two of the same vampire to bring into play with > Chain of Command. You cannot choose to contest with yourself. > > http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/rulebook/ > > 4.1. Contested Cards > > You can't control more than one of the same unique card at a time, and > you cannot contest cards with yourself. > > LSJ Thu, 22 Jul 2004 10:52:18 GMT > > ---------------------- Damn....