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TheHobbit13

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« on: April 02, 2011, 08:00:05 PM »
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Is a weapon class enhancemnet considered played when it is played in territory and enters battle on a character?

Does pots wife capture a hero if she plays failed objective?

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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2011, 08:38:07 PM »
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It has been played, but not in battle.
Yes.
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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2011, 08:45:13 PM »
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1. Well, that's an excellent question. Maybe it's time for the monthly "define play" begging session and subsequent forgetting-about by the PTB :)
2. Yes.
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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2011, 11:06:33 PM »
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1. Well, that's an excellent question. Maybe it's time for the monthly "define play" begging session and subsequent forgetting-about by the PTB :)
2. Yes.
1. I Think it makes most sense to have it be considered played in territory. It seems most intuitive to me.

2. I have heard it go both ways. Along time ago an elder ruled adamantly the other way. I really think this is another situation that hasn't been ironed out well. Can we get a second opinion on this?

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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2011, 11:40:46 PM »
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Intuitively, I would say:

1. A weapon already on a character in territory that enters battle and then activates should not be considered played in battle.

2. The hero is fine. Pot's Wife did nothing to harm him. He didn't get a soul, but it's not because he was defeated by any definition I know. I see no reason why he should be captured due to Pot's Wife's ability.

That's just a product of my common sense.
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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2011, 11:45:19 PM »
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I'm fairly certain Pot's Wife does not capture if she's not in battle when battle resolution happens regardless of the outcome of the battle. In the case of Failed Objective and its ilk, the hero actually wins the battle, so I definitely don't see any reason why Pot's Wife's ability would capture anything.

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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2011, 11:50:03 PM »
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I'm fairly certain Pot's Wife does not capture if she's not in battle when battle resolution happens regardless of the outcome of the battle. In the case of Failed Objective and its ilk, the hero actually wins the battle, so I definitely don't see any reason why Pot's Wife's ability would capture anything.
No soul was rescued.  Was Pot's Wife negated?
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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2011, 11:57:17 PM »
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It seems reasonable to me that if the Hero didn't rescue a lost soul then Pot's Wife defeated them. If I was asked to rule on it in a tournament I'd probably give you the benefit - But I think we might have a slighty different definition in the works.
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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2011, 12:00:35 AM »
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I remember Jordan saying that Job (with experience credit) would be sent to Dust and Ashes if blocked by Wandering Spirit banded to Trembling Demon and no enhancements were used. Which supports RDT's claim.

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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2011, 12:01:27 AM »
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From the previous time this came up...

Potiphar's Wife will not capture a male Hero if she is discarded to Failed Objective.

PW must defeat the Hero to capture them.  Although the block is successful because FO protects the Souls from rescue, Potipher's Wife is the one who is defeated.  The Hero wins the battle, it just happens to be a battle challenge instead of  rescue attempt.

Potiphar’s Wife
Type: Evil Char. • Brigade: Gold • Ability: 2 / 2 • Class: None • Special Ability: When character defeats a male Hero in the Field of Battle, the Hero is taken prisoner and placed in your opponent's Land of Bondage and treated as a Lost Soul. • Play As: All male characters defeated (by a win or stalemate) by Potiphar’s Wife in battle are taken prisoner and placed in your opponent's Land of Bondage and treated as a Lost Soul.

Failed Objective
Type: Evil Enh. • Brigade: Gold • Ability: None • Class: None • Special Ability: Discard all Evil Characters in battle. All Lost Souls are protected from being rescued by Heroes this turn.

Doing a search on "Failed Objective" shows that this same dispute has been resolved a half dozen times on the board.

Does RDT vs. Gabe count as an elders dispute that will lead to a definitive statement?

I would think that Dust and Ashes would be different, however, because it triggers if Job is harmed or defeated by an opponent. A character being defeated by an opponent is different from a character defeating an opponent. Whomever loses an RA to Failed objective has lost to an opponent, but the EC playing Failed objective did not do the defeating--Failed Objective did.  Of course my interpretation disagrees with both RDT and Gabe's interpretations--so the odds are good that I am wrong.
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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2011, 12:12:14 AM »
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No. Gabe is correct.

I was merely stating how I would rule it if asked, I hadn't done any research on it yet.
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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2011, 12:12:53 AM »
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From the previous time this came up...
I would think that Dust and Ashes would be different, however, because it triggers if Job is harmed or defeated by an opponent. A character being defeated by an opponent is different from a character defeating an opponent. Whomever loses an RA to Failed objective has lost to an opponent, but the EC playing Failed objective did not do the defeating--Failed Objective did.  At least that is how I see it?
Nevermind me. I agree. I didn't think that through.

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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #12 on: April 03, 2011, 12:15:46 AM »
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By that logic if I play Rizpahs sackcloth pot didn't defeat the hero, rizpah did. Essentially her ability would never work.

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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #13 on: April 03, 2011, 12:17:59 AM »
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No. Gabe is correct.
OK--thanks. That would count as the definitive statement I was looking for.

Can I ask for you to weigh in on Dust and Ashes vs. Failed Objective?  Am I off-base in ruling that D&A would not trigger if FO was played--or would it fall under the same umbrella as Potphar's Wife?
Nevermind--I agree that The Hobbit's point is definitive.

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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #14 on: April 03, 2011, 12:48:26 AM »
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By that logic if I play Rizpahs sackcloth pot didn't defeat the hero, rizpah did. Essentially her ability would never work.
If Pot's Wife is in battle, and not negated, when battle resolution declares the good side to lose then she captures.

The thing about FO is that the good side WINS, not whether it's FO or Pot's Wife that makes the battle resolve.

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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #15 on: April 03, 2011, 02:27:14 PM »
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I am not going to argue semantics, I agree with you on the ruling though. I was simply saying that DA and job vs tremblers is the same concept.

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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #16 on: April 03, 2011, 02:53:29 PM »
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I am not going to argue semantics, I agree with you on the ruling though. I was simply saying that DA and job vs tremblers is the same concept.
I would agree.  Job should *not* end up in D&A after facing a Trembling Demon.  (Unless the demon did something beside dying--that is.)

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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #17 on: April 03, 2011, 03:10:24 PM »
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On a related note would he end up in Dust and Ashes if he got hit by destructive sin? Would that be considered harm?

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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #18 on: April 03, 2011, 03:40:17 PM »
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Harm, I believe, is being affected by anything not of the same alignment. I.e.: Writ would even send Job to D&A, I think.

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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #19 on: April 03, 2011, 03:55:54 PM »
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Sounds right, thanks.

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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #20 on: April 03, 2011, 04:39:01 PM »
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From the REG:

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Defeat is caused when a character’s toughness is less than or equal to an opposing character’s strength. A defeat also occurs when a character is stopped from achieving his goal in battle. A Hero(es) is defeated when the Hero(es) in battle are discarded, repelled or otherwise fails to make a successful rescue such as in a stalemate. The Evil Character(s) is defeated when the Evil Character(s) in battle are discarded, ignored or otherwise fails to stop the Hero from making a successful rescue such as in a mutual destruction by numbers.

This was the definition I had heard/seen used when FO first came out and the question was asked, and it is the definition I used when ruling on Job vs. TD. I don't think that was ever changed in any official capacity. According to this, a Hero making a rescue attempt is defeated when the RA becomes a BC, unless it becomes an RA again later. So if Pot's Wife played the enhancement to cause it, then she was the one who defeated the Hero. If the Hero starts a BC, then the only way to be defeated is if it is blocked and does not discard/ignore/otherwise remove all blocking EC(s) from battle.
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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #21 on: April 03, 2011, 07:33:47 PM »
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So if Pot's Wife played the enhancement to cause it, then she was the one who defeated the Hero. If the Hero starts a BC, then the only way to be defeated is if it is blocked and does not discard/ignore/otherwise remove all blocking EC(s) from battle.

Potiphar's Wife will not capture a male Hero if she is discarded to Failed Objective.

PW must defeat the Hero to capture them.  Although the block is successful because FO protects the Souls from rescue, Potipher's Wife is the one who is defeated.  The Hero wins the battle, it just happens to be a battle challenge instead of  rescue attempt.

OK, so are we back to a disagreement between elders? If so, could we get a definitive answer from the Elder Council sitting en banc?  It would be nice if the ruling were applied to D&A.

Harm, I believe, is being affected by anything not of the same alignment. I.e.: Writ would even send Job to D&A, I think.
Amusingly enough, Elijah's Mantle "harms" Job.  It's a good thing the special ability on D&A is optional.

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Re: Couple ? that came up in today's district
« Reply #22 on: April 03, 2011, 07:36:52 PM »
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It's a good thing the special ability on D&A is optional.

True...otherwise Altar of Incense would have become the best Job-counter available... ::)
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