Laws of the Night: Banishment versus Anima Gathering

QUESTION: Vampire A plays Banishment on vampire B, who has Anima Gathering. Does Anima Gathering disappear when vampire B is brought out of the uncontrolled area again?

ANSWER: No. Vampire B enters the uncontrolled area untapped, but it´s controller has never chosen not to untap it (as per the card text), so the Gathering sticks. (LSJ 20060213. Note that LSJ has confessed to making an incorrect ruling about this 20060811.)

Laws of the Night: Framing and titles

Scenario:
1. Player A play Framing an Ancient Grudge on Anson. He is no longer prince.
2. Player B (Ansons controller) plays Golconda Inner Peace on Anson. Anson is removed from game.
3. Player B influences out a new Anson.

QUESTION: Is the new Anson prince?

ANSWER: Yes. Framing an Ancient Grudge applies a one-off effect to that particular card. See discussion here.

Laws of the Night: Direct Intervention

 

QUESTION: Player A´s minion is acting. Player B´s minion blocks. Player A´s minion plays Carrion Crows. Player B plays Direct Intervention on Carrion Crows. Are player A allowed to play another Carrion Crows?

ANSWER: No. The cancelled Carrion Crows are still considered played, and thus it´s card text " A vampire can play only one Carrion Crows each combat" do still apply. The VTES rulebook 1.6.1 say: >>Some effects can cancel a card "as it is played." These effects (and effects that grant the ability to play them, like Forced Awakening) are the only effects allowed during the "as played" time period of another card. Even drawing to replace cards comes after this time period.<<

QUESTION: Player A plays a card. Can player B use The Barrens to try to fetch a Direct Intervention to cancel

ANSWER: No. "A card can be canceled "as it is played" (with Sudden Reversal, Direct Intervention, etc.) only as it is played. The only cards that can be played "as" another one is played are the ones the players have in their hands at the time. You cannot use the Barrens after a master card is played, for example, to attempt to draw into a Sudden Reversal to cancel it. [RTR 20040501]

QUESTION: Player A plays Govern the Unaligned. Player B cancels it with Direct Intervention. Can player A play a new Govern the Unaligned with the same vampire?

ANSWER: Yes. This is actually covered in the VTES rulebook! Chapter 11 say: >>“Cancel a card”: A "canceled" card has no effect, but it is still considered played. Unless explicitly written, cost for the card is paid. If the card was a strike card, the minion who played it must choose a strike, which might come from another strike card. If the card was an action card, the minion doesn’t tap (he doesn’t pay for the action card), and can play the same action card again.<<

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Laws of the Night: Torvus timing

QUESTION: When during the resolution of a bleed action, is the LAST possible window to burn the Edge to untap Torvus Bloodbeard?

ANSWER: In the same window as Spying Mission is played. (LSJ 2005-02-09)

QUESTION: What happens if I rush a tapped Torvus Bloodbeard with Ambush, and his controller untaps him in response by burning the Edge?

ANSWER: Ambush fizzles during resolution, as it does no longer have a legal target. (LSJ 2003-10-25)

Laws of the Night: Zip Gun damage after Combat ends?

QUESTION: Do a vampire using a Zip Gun take damage from the Zip Gun if the opposing minion play a Strike: Combat Ends-strike?

ANSWER: No. The combat ends before strike resolution (see rulebook section 6.4.3 and the Complete Rules Reference section VI) (Discussed here)

Laws of the Night: Cancel ballots?

QUESTION: Can Arishat (and other similar effects) cancel a Prisci vampires ballots, just as she could a vampire votes?

ANSWER: Yes. Note that her card text just say "force a vampire to abstain", not anything about votes or ballots. Also note that older cards such as Telepathic Vote Counting now has updated card texts mentioning "votes and ballots". (Discussed here)

Laws of the Night: Repeated Diablerie?

QUESTION: Can a vampire repeat a Diablerie action targeting the same vampire?

ANSWER: Yes. Hunt, diablerize, rescue from torpor and leave torpor aren't restricted by the no repeat action-rule (found in the rulebooks section 6.1.6). (Discussed here)