Cactus Game Design Message Boards

1. It's the Lost Soul's ability not an identifier.

2. The "place" part of a place enhancement is CBN in any phase after it was initially played.

3. Is a site in battle "in play"? Yes.

Thanks, that's what I guessed. Never hurts to be sure, though.

Another: Can you target your own land of redemption with Falling Away?

Yes.  In fact I lost a state tournament several years ago because my opponent fell away their own soul.

How? Was it the speed bump?

I never thought of that?

Anti-burial.  He already had Guardian out, with one LS redeemed and a half-rescued 2-Liner.  Meanwhile, I had Burial in my deck (possibly in my hand at this point, can't remember) but the Anti-burial LS in my Land of Redemption.  The Falling Away in my hand obviously does nothing useful against his Guardian, if he gets the 2-Liner he's at 3 with SoG/NJ still to play.  I can't block his rescue, so I play FA targeting the Anti-burial, let him redeem that one, draw into Burial to take care of the 2-Liner, and proceed to win the game.

This is still the most memorable play I've ever made, and comes up at least once each tourney Drrek and I are both at.

Falling Away (Errata/Play As):  Select any Redeemed Soul and return card to your Land of Bondage. Treat it as a Lost Soul. Subtract the rescue from appropriate player's current score.

Any means any, no restrictions are present on which player you can target.  Be aware that you could also accidentally hit yourself with Falling Away if you play it when only your Land of Redemption is unprotected by Guardian or Lampstand.  In that case, your redeemed souls are the only valid targets, and you have to select one of them to fall away.

Anti-burial.  He already had Guardian out, with one LS redeemed and a half-rescued 2-Liner.  Meanwhile, I had Burial in my deck (possibly in my hand at this point, can't remember) but the Anti-burial LS in my Land of Redemption.  The Falling Away in my hand obviously does nothing useful against his Guardian, if he gets the 2-Liner he's at 3 with SoG/NJ still to play.  I can't block his rescue, so I play FA targeting the Anti-burial, let him redeem that one, draw into Burial to take care of the 2-Liner, and proceed to win the game.

This is still the most memorable play I've ever made, and comes up at least once each tourney Drrek and I are both at.

It also stopped me from playing my burial later in the game, so that falling away was effectively a 3 soul swing in a game that ended 5-4.