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This is off the top of my head, so forgive me if I've missed an obvious issue with this suggestion... 

Rule Proposal:  "Enhancements that have set-aside abilities can only be played during battle, unless they are territory-class.  Set-aside abilities can target any character, based on their individual wording."  (To be reworded by someone awesomer than me, like Redoubter)

In other words, set-asides would be treated like all other enhancements (except Healing).  They are played in battle, unless they are TC class.  And you do what is written on them.  A card that says "Set aside a hero..." could target any hero.  Provisions, which says "Set aside hero...", would have to target the Green hero that played it.  And so on and so forth.

It's simple, and I think it would solve the issue of when you can play set-asides and who you can set aside ("Can I use HiR in Prep phase?"  "Can I set aside my opponent's Watchful Servant with my Provisions, then use Darius Decree?"  "Can I set aside my opponent's hero with the old Prayer and Fasting and leave it set aside all game?"  etc.).  I'm not even sure what the rules are, exactly, for set-asides (something about you can only target your own characters if played in Prep/Discard?).  But if we only allow TC enhancements (except Healing cards) to be played in Prep/Discard phases, I think we can also drop the additional rules about who can be set aside by what. 

This would clean up the mess that was created when set-aside cards were developed in the Limited/Unlimited expansion without a mechanism (other than game rule) that let you play them outside of battle.  Now that those cards are obsolete, and new set-aside cards are being printed as TC, I think this change would be a benefit that makes things much simpler.

Also, this somewhat nerfs common staples like Provisions, Pentecost, etc., as they would have to be played in battle.  That's not a bad thing either, in my opinion.

Also, this somewhat nerfs common staples like Provisions, Pentecost, etc., as they would have to be played in battle.  That's not a bad thing either, in my opinion.

It wouldn't just nerf them, it would frankly make them pretty much unplayable, which I do not support.

i agree that it should stay the same because
1) it makes them not worthwhile in a deck
2) it takes away a lot of speed from the game such as not being able to play first fruits or pentecost during Prep/discard
3) there are a lot of set aside enhancements for teal
but will not complain with whatever the elders and judges decide (or whoever changes the rules) 

i know and that is why i am okay with what the elders say about it. But i personally think it adds a neat perspective to the game and is not to powerful in which case should remain how it is. I think those cards are very well balanced, but changing the rules would make them become unbalanced and almost have no power at all because i would rather play a battle winner that i have over a set aside enhancement