rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad

Charming Lobby q?

13 messages from 7 participants · 13 December 2001 – 14 December 2001
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Talo...@hotmail.com

The second vote called after the first passes automatically. What if that vote is blocked? As it never 'went to vote' would the NEXT vote successfully called pass automatically? Or does it satisfy the lobby requirment the minute it is attempted regardless of whether it is blocked or not? T

Gomi no Sensei

[ quoted text not captured ] CL says 'next referendum called'. Referenda are called after a successful political action. If the action is blocked, there is no referendum, so CL takes no notice. gomi -- Blood, guts, guns, cuts Knives, lives, wives, nuns, sluts

Lee Fent

[snip] > > CL says 'next referendum called'. Referenda are called after a successful > political action. If the action is blocked, there is no referendum, > so CL takes no notice. > > gomi Is the voting after blood hunt is called a 'referenda' also? Would charming lobby kick in at that point, and if so, would it automatically burn the vampire, or does the CL controller determine the outcome of the vote? L

LSJ

Lee Fent wrote: > Is the voting after blood hunt is called a 'referenda' also? Would charming > lobby kick in at that point, and if so, would it automatically burn the > vampire, or does the CL controller determine the outcome of the vote? "Referendum", yes. No, since it isn't called by a vampire. Moot. -- LSJ (vte...@white-wolf.com) V:TES Net.Rep for White Wolf, Inc. Links to revised rulebook, rulings, errata, and tournament rules: http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/

Reyda

"LSJ" <vte...@white-wolf.com> wrote in message news:3C18AEC4...@white-wolf.com... > Lee Fent wrote: > > Is the voting after blood hunt is called a 'referenda' also? Would charming > > lobby kick in at that point, and if so, would it automatically burn the > > vampire, or does the CL controller determine the outcome of the vote? > > "Referendum", yes. > No, since it isn't called by a vampire. > Moot. andrew style answer : "but a methuselah is technically a vampire !! " ;) reyda

LSJ

Reyda wrote: > "LSJ" <vte...@white-wolf.com> wrote in message > > Lee Fent wrote: > > > Is the voting after blood hunt is called a 'referenda' also? Would > charming > > > lobby kick in at that point, and if so, would it automatically burn the > > > vampire, or does the CL controller determine the outcome of the vote? > > > > "Referendum", yes. > > No, since it isn't called by a vampire. > > Moot. > > andrew style answer : "but a methuselah is technically a vampire !! " ;) Now, now. Play nice out there. :-) Andrew, I believe, plays Buffy (the board game), so he's familiar with the distinction between master and minion. [ quoted text not captured ]

Andrew S. Davidson

On Thu, 13 Dec 2001 21:13:56 +0100, Reyda wrote: >andrew style answer : "but a methuselah is technically a vampire !! " ;) Nice one. It's certainly in the rulebook, "ancient vampires, known as Methuselahs." "Methuselah: A powerful vampire ..." On Thu, 13 Dec 2001 15:20:40 -0500, LSJ wrote: >Andrew, I believe, plays Buffy (the board game), so he's familiar with the >distinction between master and minion. The terms used in that game are "villain" and "servant". Either of these may or may not be vampires and this affects whether they are damaged if outside at sunrise. The four villains happen to be: Master - vampire Judge - demon Mayor - politician Adam - cyborg No Glory, unfortunately. She's a God. Andrew

Halcyan 2

>The terms used in that game are "villain" and "servant". Either of >these may or may not be vampires and this affects whether they are >damaged if outside at sunrise. The four villains happen to be: > >Master - vampire >Judge - demon >Mayor - politician >Adam - cyborg > >No Glory, unfortunately. She's a God. Wasn't the Mayor a demon too? You know, that whole Ascension thingy. A shame they didn't decide to make Armin Shimerman a villain as well - "principal." Halcyan 2

Andrew S. Davidson

On Thu, 13 Dec 2001 08:36:04 -0500, LSJ wrote: >Lee Fent wrote: >> Is the voting after blood hunt is called a 'referenda' also? Would charming >> lobby kick in at that point, and if so, would it automatically burn the >> vampire, or does the CL controller determine the outcome of the vote? > >"Referendum", yes. >No, since it isn't called by a vampire. >Moot. Having checked the actual card, that's a ridiculous answer. It reads, "..then the next vote thereafter passes automatically...". It seems that, in cleaning up the online text to make it use the word "referendum" instead of "vote", you've introduced the word "vampire" for no good reason. To rule that this means that a vote called by a Methusaleh doesn't count is absurd, especially as a Methusaleh _is_ a vampire. Someone who commits diablerie when a Charming Lobby is pending is just asking to be burnt. What's wrong with that? A newcomer at our club was asking me last night whether we played VTES. I told that there were several of us that could and might but that we generally played other CCG instead (currently W40K, LotR and Shadowfist). I wouldn't mind playing playing some more games with Bloodlines but can see a revival rapidly foundering on the rock of errata, like it did before. There wasn't much wrong with the card text to start with - why do you want to ruin the game with such pettifogging restrictions? Andrew

Andrew S. Davidson

On 14 Dec 2001 03:31:27 GMT, Halcyan 2 wrote: >Wasn't the Mayor a demon too? You know, that whole Ascension thingy. He certainly became a demon but that he was his big mistake - he was much more powerful when he was a invulnerable politician. He seemed to enjoy himself more too - I just loved that folksy Ronald Reagan act. Andrew

LSJ

"Andrew S. Davidson" wrote: > > On Thu, 13 Dec 2001 08:36:04 -0500, LSJ wrote: > > >Lee Fent wrote: > >> Is the voting after blood hunt is called a 'referenda' also? Would charming > >> lobby kick in at that point, and if so, would it automatically burn the > >> vampire, or does the CL controller determine the outcome of the vote? > > > >"Referendum", yes. > >No, since it isn't called by a vampire. > >Moot. > > Having checked the actual card, that's a ridiculous answer. It reads, > "..then the next vote thereafter passes automatically...". It seems > that, in cleaning up the online text to make it use the word Not "cleaning up" - "changing". Note the use of the errata indicators (curly braces) instead of the clarification indicators (angle brackets). > text to start with - why do you want to ruin the game with such > pettifogging restrictions? In December 1994, it required 3 actions. The current state represents a relaxing of the restrictions. Keep up the hyperbole, though. I can always use the smiles. :-) [ quoted text not captured ]

Talo...@hotmail.com

On Fri, 14 Dec 2001 08:27:31 -0500, LSJ <vte...@white-wolf.com> wrote: >"Andrew S. Davidson" wrote: >> >> On Thu, 13 Dec 2001 08:36:04 -0500, LSJ wrote: >> >> >Lee Fent wrote: >> >> Is the voting after blood hunt is called a 'referenda' also? Would charming >> >> lobby kick in at that point, and if so, would it automatically burn the >> >> vampire, or does the CL controller determine the outcome of the vote? >> > >> >"Referendum", yes. >> >No, since it isn't called by a vampire. >> >Moot. >> >> Having checked the actual card, that's a ridiculous answer. It reads, >> "..then the next vote thereafter passes automatically...". It seems >> that, in cleaning up the online text to make it use the word > He does have a point though, in regards to the endless erratta. It is frustrating to keep finding cards that are changed but not reprinted. Even the reprinted ones are frustrating enough. I would just like to see such card changes kept to an absolute minimum, as it can and wil ruin a game. T

Andrew S. Davidson

On Fri, 14 Dec 2001 08:27:31 -0500, LSJ wrote: >Not "cleaning up" - "changing". Note the use of the errata indicators >(curly braces) instead of the clarification indicators (angle brackets). > >> text to start with - why do you want to ruin the game with such >> pettifogging restrictions? > >In December 1994, it required 3 actions. The current state represents >a relaxing of the restrictions. I have the most recent printing of Charming Lobby and here's what it says: "+1 stealth action. If this action is successful, and the next vote you call this turn passes, then the next vote thereafter passes automatically. <superior> As above, and gain 2 votes for the first vote." Having read the history of the card, this wording clarifies the previously confusing Jyhad version and corresponds to the 3-action ruling you allude to above. There's nothing broken or unclear about this wording that I can see. It seems you've just rolled the card back with errata because you don't happen to like the MRP. The only justification for this seems to be that the card was "wallpaper". But I thought it was not your policy to give cards errata for this reason. Anyway, these flip-flops don't matter so far as the blood hunt issue is concerned. There's nothing on the card about it being related only to votes called by vampires or minions and there doesn't need to be. Andrew