Timing for using Toad

[TheChinman]

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.

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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.

[csouth154]

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

[TheChinman]

csouth154 wrote:

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!