Ruling Digest 585

From: pallando
Subject: Fallen Wizard Questions

I have a lot of questions regarding playing a Fallen Wizard

May I use Secrets Books (Minion Minor Item) to untap a Hero free- or borderhold ?

May I play as a Minor Item Secrets Books at a Hero free- or borderhold and a Fallen Wizard Haven ?

May I play Cup of Farewell at a site which is now a Fallen Wizard Haven (because of playing Hidden Haven, Mischief in a Mean Way, Chambers of the Royal Court ...) ?

May I use Fireworks to untap a Hero free- or borderhold and also for Minnion free- or borderhold ?

I played Arwen and Gandalfs friend. This means I need only 1 point of influence to control Arwen. Then I play Luthiens Choice and Arwen now has a +2 mind. How many points of influence do I need to control Arwen now ?

May I use Focus Palantir to use a Hero Palantir and align Palantir to use a Minion Palantir ?

May I use A Chance Meeting to bring a Minnion or Agent Character into play ?

May I use Old Prejudice to triple all standard modifications for influence checks against hero factions ?

I played Hidden Haven and Guarded Haven to change a site to a Protected Fallen Wizard Haven. Now I have to discard a Stage card, because of playing Echoes of the Songs. When I removed Hidden Haven, is the site still a Protected Fallen Wizard Haven ?

From: Khamul696@aol.com
Subject: Re: Fallen Wizard Questions

I also have a question on the technicalities. Here they are 1) Can you play "Gandalf's Friend" on ANY character (regardless of mind) or do they still have to have a mind of 5?

2) If I play a guarded haven on a hidden haven, does that mean the site is never discarded or returned to the location deck?

3) Can minions play hero allies and vice versa?

4)Am I correct when I believe a minion can't play a hero faction, and vice versa?

5) Can an overt orc fallen-wizard company have more than one leader?

6) Can I play "Fellowship" on a FW covert company? Can I play "Host of Bats" on a FW overt company?

From:
Subject: Questions, Questions, Questions

today I have a lot of questions.

1.) Great Secrets Buried There

May I choise a minor item to to place of to the side under this card ? Can I use Marvels Told/Voices of Malice/Ancient Secrets to destroy GSBT? What will then happen to the item ?

2.) A Chance Meeting

May I use this card to bring my wizard in play ? And what will be the amount of his mind ? May I use ACM at any time during my turn (during movement hazard phase to assign the new character a strike; will this increase the number of hazards) ? May I play a second character with ACM during organisation phase ?

3.) We have come to kill

May I use this card to bring my ringwraith in play ? And what will be the amount of his mind ? May I use ACM at any time during my turn (during movement hazard phase to assign the new character a strike; will this increase the number of hazards) ? May I play a character (during organisaton phase) at any shadow-, borderhold and ruin & lairs also if the site is not in play ?

May I discard an item during my turn (to decrease the coruption points) ?

From: "Gary Devouges"
Subject: Question about Awaken Defenders

If awaken defenders is in play and I play a "whole villages roused", is the attack normal or detainment: one card says it becomes normal, the othersays it is detainment.

Does it matter if one is played before the other ?

From: "Jean-Paul Keulen"
Subject: [Van] A question or two (The Hunt + Pilfer)

Two questions:

If Alatar has a Noble Hound, does this affect The Hunt in any way? Is the Hound part of Alatar's one character company because he's not a character but an ally? Does it has to face a strike from the hazard creature Alatar is hunting down?

Can an agent use Pilfer Anything Unwatched the turn he/she came into play?

From: pallando@bigfoot.de
Subject: Ringwraith Follower

Today I have the following questions:

1.) I have The Witch King at a Darkhaven. When may I now play another Ringwraith as a Ringwraith Follower ? Only during the organization phase ?

2.) During my site phase I give The Witch King a Black Horse. May I now play another Ringwraith follower during the site phase (because the card text says Each Black Horse in your Ringwraith's Company allows you to play one Ringwraith Follower) and give these Follower also a Black Horse ?

3.) May I duplicate a Black Horse to a Ringwraith Follower or a Ringwraith ?

4.) May I play Black Horse at an already tapped site ?

5.) Does every Ringwraith Follower and Ringwraith need a Black Horse to move in Black Rider mode (because the card says every Ringwraith and not Ringwraith Follower )?

6.) May a Ringwraith Follower use his or her direct influence to influence a character, a faction or an item ?

7.) Do the rules for Ringwraiths at MELE page 59 apply also for Ringwraith Follower ?<\p>

8.) Does a Ringwraith Follower lose his or her skills ?

9.) May a Ringwraith Follower use his or her unleashed cards ?

From: "Andy Fredricksen \(ECA\)"
Subject: [Van] Q: LDR

Long Dark Reach, a favorite of mine since I first saw it (when Randy Kintner used it to beat the living shit out of me a year or so ago), says:"...One revealed Nazgul, Dragon, or a non-unique creature of your choice immediately attacks the company (regardless of its playability requirements). The creature must be playable in some region besides Coastal Sea."

Since Earcaraxe can be keyed to Andrast--with DoN in play, a requirement the first quoted sentence above leads me to believe I can ignore for these purposes--can she be played using LDR?

From: Robert Warren
Subject: Q about Unhappy Blows

Does the player pull back all the applicable Characters with a mind 'equals or exceeds' the (roll -5(7)) in the company, or does the player only have to pull back one of the Characters?