From:  Chad Martin <chad@t...> 
Date:  Mon Apr 22, 2002  4:55 am
Subject:  [NetRep] Rulings Digest #26

1) Corruption checks:
When are them needed? I know you have to check when you want to store or give a
card to
another player, or when forced by a hazard card. But, Do you need to make a
check when you 
get the card from the site?

*** The times you mention above require corruption checks (assuming you mean
character 
and not player), and you need to make corruption checks during the Free
Council. Other 
that that, corruption checks are not necessary. You do not make a corruption
check when 
you play an item, unless the item specifically says to do so.
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2) Hand limit:
Maybe because I prepared the decks (my first two decks) and the card proportion
wasn't 
right (What's a nice proportion? We have one out of three resource cards with
MPs), maybe 
because of that we expend most of the time discarding cards. Question: if at
the end of 
the turn you have, say, ten cards in your hand, You must discard down to eight
(8), right?

*** At the beginning of your end of turn phase:
1. Return any on-guard cards that are in play back to your hand.
2. If you had no on-guard cards in play, you may discard one card from your
hand.
3. Draw up or discard down to your hand size, usually 8.
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3) Unique character and facctions
Can you have more than one wizard card in your deck? (Rules suggests you cant
have two 
copies of an unique card in your deck) If one player gets to play an unique
faction, can 
the other player play this faction as well?

*** Wizards/Ringwraiths are an exception to the uniqueness rule. You may have
three of 
one Wizard/Ringwraith in your deck, or two of one and one of another. The only
way to 
play a unique character/item/faction/ally that your opponent has in play is to
influence 
it away from him.
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A More Evil Hour states: "Tap this card when an opponent plays a card normally
giving him 
three or more marshalling points."

Let's say Fallen-Pallando plays, uh, Emerald of the Mariner. I assume this
does not 
trigger AMEH, because hero resources don't normally give FW's 3+ MPs.
Would it ALSO not trigger if he has Legacy of Smiths in play when he does
this? 
Again, I assume not, because LoS doesn't change whether he "normally" gets full
points, he 
just gets full points while it's in play.

*** Non-stage cards do not normally give more than 1 MP to Fallen-wizards,
regardless of 
other cards in play.
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As a special ability gandalf "May untap at the end of your organization
phase." then Can I tap Fallen Gandalf twice in a single organization phase ?

*** No. Performing an action at the end of a phase means that any further
actions done 
in that phase must also be end of phase actions. Retapping Fallen Gandalf is
not one of 
these actions.
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You should have the same amount of hazards and resources, right? But does
heroes count as 
resources to that means?

*** You are required to have the same amount of hazards and resources in your
deck. The 
deck size minimum for constructed deck tournament play is 30 hazards and 30
resources. 
Characters are not resources for any purpose, including deck construction.
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Can a Ringwraith discard Poison for it's effect?

*** No, discarding an item for an effect is considered using it.

Chad Martin
chad@t...
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