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Say I start my turn at a closed location. Am I right in assuming that if I play Letter of Marque (which will have me explore the resulting location deck), I would lose my "given" exploration for the turn (due to the clause in the rule book that says your "given" exploration must be the first of your turn)?

Duo with Lirianne and Seltyiel. Gained Kraken for Class 3 Ship Feat.

Character Name: Lirianne
Role Card: Deadeye
Skill Feats: Dexterity+2, Wisdom+2
Power Feats: +1 hand size, add 1d4+2 to combat check at another location, when encountering a ship, draw 2 and pick 1
Card Feats: Items+2, Blessings+1
Weapons: Dagger Pistol +1, Musket +2, Shock Musket +1, Vindictive Harpoon
Spells:
Armors: Fortified Leather Armor, Magic Chain Shirt
Items: Farglass, Jalhazar's Wheel, Letter of Marque, Pearl of Wisdom
Allies: Boatswain, Lady Agasta Smythee, Surgeon
Blessings: Blessing of Kelizandri (x2), Blessing of Milani (x2), Pirate's Favor
Current Party Ship: Devil's Palor

Character Name: Seltyiel
Role Card: Spellblade
Skill Feats: Intelligence+4
Power Feats: +2 hand size, add 2d6 to combat check when using weapon/spell and recharging other, add Intelligence skill to combat with Sword
Card Feats: Spells+2, Items+1
Weapons: Brine's Sting, Keen Falcata +1 (x2), Tidewater Cutlass +1
Spells: Animate Water, Aqueous Orb, Dehydrating To8uch, Detect Magic, Freezing Sphere, Wall of Fire
Armors: Magic Chain Shirt
Items: Besmara's Tricorne, Svingli's Eye
Allies: Captain
Blessings: Blessing of Cayden Cailean (x2), Blessing of Hshurha, Blessing of Sivanah
Current Party Ship: Devil's Palor

I have done the same things many times now with Lirianne, recharging both Lady Agatha Smythee and the weapon she used to determine the skill.

It's definitely quite useful! I picked her up intending to use her power to recharge multiple Firearms sitting in my hand, but I underestimated the sheer power that she can bring to combat checks.

Also, this is kind of embarrassing, but I realized today that her name is indeed "Agasta", not "Agatha"...oops, again...

You got it. Both cards on in your hand and Agatha doesn't have any specified restrictions on which cards can be recharged.

Thanks!

I want to check whether these plays are valid...

1) Oops...I derped and forgot for a second that only one card of each type can be played per check... Seltyiel wants to perform a Wisdom check, and he has Besmara's Tricorne in his hand. Assuming he's on his ship, is it valid to reveal the Tricorne for a d8 and recharge it to add another d8 to roll 1d4+2d8 on the check? I want to say "yes" since (a) they are two separate powers and Seltyiel on a ship is a valid recipient of both and (b) "Cards Don't Have Memories".

2) Lirianne is doing combat with a weapon and Lady Agatha Smythee in her hand. Is it valid to use the weapon's power to determine your combat check dice, then reveal Lady Agatha and recharge both her and the weapon (since they're both cards in your hand) to add 4 to the combat check?

TheChinman wrote:

2a. I don't have the card text in front of me right now, but I believe the Roc has the power to be shuffled into a random open location if you fail to defeat it. If you fail to defeat a summoned Roc, is it shuffled into a random location deck?

No. Summoned cards always go back to the box when the encounter ends. See page 12 of RotR rulebook or page 14 of S& Rulebook, which say: "After evading or resolving all checks against a summoned card, banish it unless you’re instructed otherwise."

Instructed otherwise trips some people up, but it never happens in RotR. And when it does happen in S&S, it will be clear that you are being instructed otherwise. For example, if a card said "Summon and encounter a Roc. If you fail to defeat it, add it to an open location deck." That would be clear because the card telling you to summon it is the card instructing you otherwise.

Ahhhh I see. The "instructing otherwise" did indeed trip me up! Helpful as ever, Hawkmoon, thanks

1. If I understand correctly, the Karzoug Statue being immune to the Attack trait means that when someone in my party encounters him, I cannot play something like Incendiary Cloud or Toxic Cloud. However, if I managed to use that card earlier on in the turn, could the person encountering the Statue add the dice from the spells to their combat check, since the dice themselves don't have the Attack trait?

2a. I don't have the card text in front of me right now, but I believe the Roc has the power to be shuffled into a random open location if you fail to defeat it. If you fail to defeat a summoned Roc, is it shuffled into a random location deck?

2b. After an encounter with Iesha Foxglove, I've always returned her to the box after the encounter, because that seems like the natural thing to do. Assuming that is the correct thing to do, why isn't she treated like a regular villain and shuffled back into the location decks? I don't have the card right now, but I don't recall seeing any power instructing to banish her after the encounter, even though the Sandpoint Devil has text like that. In this sense, doesn't the rulebook have conflicting instructions regarding villains and summoned encounters?

You played it correctly. During an encounter, you only play cards or powers that directly affect the step or check you are on.

Good to know, thanks!

Last night, Ezren encountered a Barrier, and Lini had a Toad in hand and Find Traps in her discard. Now I believe "Encountering a card" is broken down into the following steps. I don't have any reference material in front of me, so forgive me for any mistakes.

Encountering a card (paraphrased)

Evade the encounter (optional)
Before the encounter effects
Determine dice used to defeat/acquire
...

and I believe Toad has the power "Bury this card to add one spell from your discard pile into your hand," or something along those lines.

Anyway, when Ezren encounters the barrier, he skips the Evade step because he has nothing to evade with. In the "Before the encounter" step, can Lini use the Toad's power to return Find Traps to her hand so that it is available for the "Determine dice" step?

I ruled last night that since the Toad's ability is not directly affecting the encounter with the barrier, it's power could not be used, but now I'm second guessing myself.

Oh thanks, I forgot about those. Woops.

Would anyone mind posting the scenario names for Adventures 4, 5, and 6?

I'm in the exact opposite position as you: 1st Ed. Base Set (from China) and 2nd Ed. Skinsaw Murders. I've played with the cards a few times, but they're still almost new -- no wear, no severe creases or anything.

I'd be up for a trade. Perhaps we should continue this via PM or something? Hit me up if you're still interested.