Cactus Game Design Message Boards

1.)  My opponent makes a RA w/ Philip banded to Bartholomew.  I defend with Astrologers.  He gives me initiative, I play Invoking Terror on Philip, is it still my initiative or does his Philip have initiative to play a card such as Reach of Desperation?   (also if I were to invoking terror bart would I be able to capture philip?)

*Philip - You may search deck for Bartholomew. May band to Bartholomew. Immune to Greek Evil Characters. Cannot be negated.

*Bartholomew - Negate special abilities on cards with the word “false”, “lying”, “deception”, or “deceit” in the title. Protect disciples from conversion and capture.

*Astrologers - Reveal the top or bottom card of deck. If it is evil, add it to hand and opponent must discard one of his cards from territory, except a Lost Soul. Cannot be interrupted.

*Invoking Terror - Place a human Hero beneath owner’s deck. If used by a multi-color magician, you may place this card beneath deck. Cannot be prevented.

*Reach of Desperation - You may interrupt the battle, draw three cards, and play the next enhancement.

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2.)  If my opponent activates Captured Ark can he shuffle in my Magic Charms which is on a Magician?

*Captured Ark - Upon activation, each opponent must select one active Artifact in own territory and shuffle it back into their draw pile. Each shuffled Artifact is negated. May be used twice.

*Magic Charms - Protect your Magicians from capture and conversion. You may discard this card from your Magician during battle to capture up to two human Heroes.

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3.)  It's my turn I plan Divination,  I get Burial with it, whose initiative is it to play a dominate after Divination is done?  (I want to burial my Lost Soul's card, He wants to Son of God it cause he has 1/2 rescued.)

*Divination - If used by a Magician, look at the top six cards of deck. Select one evil card and add it to hand or battle. Return the rest to the top and/or bottom of deck in any order. Cannot be interrupted.

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4.)How does Covenant with Death effect Balaam?  (Or a character whose special ability can't be prevented.)

*Covenant with Death - Negate characters. Restrict players from playing Enhancements unless a character is opposed in battle. Cannot be negated.

*Balaam - May use gray Enhancements. Search discard pile for a gray or pale green O.T. Curse. Prevent special abilities on Enhancements. Cannot be prevented.

If you played CwD in battle on Balaam it woul then negate him bc you would be interrupting Balaam's CBP status and then preventing it before it could take place.

Just as an aside, I think we need to avoid saying it this way, since this is what causes confusion, especially for new players. Balaam cannot be stopped by anything played before him since he is CBP. If a negate is played after him, then he is negated. There is no need to bring "prevent" back into it. Just my 

First off, thank you for all the responses.

So, how can you prevent something prior to a CPI effect?  Is the only real way if I made a rescue attempt with a BTN character?  So a CBI can't be complete negated after it's played? 


So if I use Invoking Terror an opponent CAN play Reach of Desperation than AoC promo before invoking terror takes effect?

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Also, 2 additional questions:

1.) If I create a side battle with Sword against Sword and in that side battle my opponent plays scattered does it work on the rescuing hero who isn't in the side battle since scattered doesn't distinguish which battle.

2.) If I make a RA w/ Daniel (promo) and my opponent has 3 heros in Goshen, are they removed?