Update as per July 23, 2008

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Re: Gathering in cost to play cards
« Reply #9 Today at 4:11pm »

You must meet all criteria for a card with criteria to be "put" in to play. This means you cannot use a Gathering Object to put a Hilt into play if you are disarmed, or to throw the third part of a Plot into play without the others there.

So as a rule of thumb: Requirements must be met when placing cards into play.

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Add this into the mix as of July 25th.

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Re: Guard Question?
« Reply #13 Yesterday at 7:49pm »

Yes you can, as per the rule book:

Guards and other Standing Defenses

Think of Standing Defenses as a fighting stance. They come in many different types, but by far the most common Standing Defenses are Guards. A Guard allows you to block several areas at once, and unlike a normal block or dodge, you do not discard a Guard after you use it. You can leave it in play and block with it again next turn!

Some special rules apply to Guards. First, you can play a single Guard on your turn even if your opponent did not attack. Second, Guards are considered blocks, so attacks that cannot be blocked cannot be stopped with a Guard, either. You can also play multiple Guards in your turn if there are several attacks coming at you. Finally, you can drop a Guard at will in order to play a better defense or to move in to attack. Remember, though, that if you used the Guard as the last defense, you cannot attack to any of the areas blocked by the Guard, even if you drop the Guard. Any Block with Guard in the title (i.e. Double Guard, Master’s Guard, etc.) is also considered a Guard by cards that effect Guards.


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Re: Guard Question?
« Reply #11 on Jul 22, 2008, 4:03pm »

Improper Defenses - A Defense which will not avoid or block an Attack is an Improper Defense. You are not allowed to play a Defense that does not defend against an Attack played by your opponent. You may play an Improper Defense against a Hidden Attack, even if you are able to look at the Hidden Attack. Any restrictions or other effects from the Defense's Text still occur if the Improper Defense was the last Defense played. See also Proper Defense.

Example: Xavier St. Cloud plays a Middle Left Attack, Hook, and Thrust as a Hidden Attack while in the Mountain Cave. His opponent, Connor MacLeod, plays Duck against the Middle Left Attack and looks at the Hidden Thrust, as per his Persona Power. Even though he knows the Attack is unblockable due to Hook, Connor plays his Master's Block against the Thrust. The Thrust is successful, but Connor's next Attack is unblockable due to the Master's Block.

If you play a Standing Defense against a hidden attack and it is not successful, you can keep the Guard up. In no way, can you just throw a Guard out in play at any time, unless there is an attack you block or there is a hidden attack.

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Sorry, forgot to add the instructions with the last post. The first post is what is now "official". The second post is in there for comparison reasons.