1: If you're fighting a monster whose check to defeat doesn't contain 'combat' (so a wisdom, disable, dexterity, strength, etc check) then it's NOT a combat check and you can't play weapons or any cards that specifically must be played during a combat check, right?
For example, Siren's check to defeat is Wisdom 8, so against a Siren you can't use weapons or offensive spells, correct?
2: If a bane requires 2 checks to defeat (ie: Strength 10 then Strength 10) if you fail the first check do you have to attempt the second check, or should you roll the second check as well and hope it doesn't deal even more damage to you?
1. Correct. But you can play cards that affect a non-combat check, because this is not a combat check. So Blessing of Shelyn or the ally Sage are good to have handy when you encounter a Siren.
2. You attempt both because you might take damage from the second one as well.
If multiple checks are listed on the card with “or” between them, choose one of them. If there’s a “then” between them, you’ll need to succeed at both checks sequentially to defeat the bane; you must attempt both checks, even if you fail the first, because failure often has consequences.
Thank you!
Remember that the damage you take from failing ANY kind of check to defeat a monster is combat damage unless the card says otherwise.
Okay cool thanks, that was definitely a gray area for us :P
One more question here, so I don't spam the forums with too many threads asking questions:
If a card tells you to discard a card, would it be safe to imagine the card you choose to discard becomes blank (ie: everything written on the card you're discarding means nothing while it's being discarded/in the discard pile)?
If you want to hint at some powers like Valeros recharge of weapons instead of discarding it.
Than the answer is yes, if you discard a card by any means that is not playing that card by its intended card text, then you count it as a blank card until it´s in your discard. When it´s in your discard it regains its text because some cards interact with specific card types in the discard (Lems power or Mending as examples).