Revealing a card for the location effect

[Olav Müller]

Hiho,

does revealing an (for example) ally, adding 1d4 to your check as per the location, count as your one card of that type for the entire check?

(Sorry, I can't remember the specific location where this question came up... I think it was in the first scenario in adventure #2.)

Thanks,
Olav

[Frencois]

Yes since revealing counts as playing the card, just like discarding, diplaying, recharching, burying...

[Olav Müller]

So, if the location said "discard a card for a 1d4 bonus" the type of the discarded card would matter, as I wouldn't be allowed to play another card of that type in this check?

Thanks,
Olav

[elcoderdude]

Frencois wrote:

Yes since revealing counts as playing the card, just like discarding, diplaying, recharching, burying...

I disagree. Revealing a card to use a power on the card is playing the card. Revealing a card to use a power on the location is not playing the card. Just like when Seoni discards a card to throw a fireball, she hasn't played that card; or when RotR Lini reveals an animal ally to use her self-buff, she hasn't played the ally.

[Hawkmoon269]

S&S Rulebook p9 wrote:

Doing something with a card that does not use a power on that card does not count as playing that card.

So if a location says "Reveal an ally to add 1d4 to your check" you aren't playing the ally when you do that.

[Andrew L Klein]

Frencois wrote:

Yes since revealing counts as playing the card, just like discarding, diplaying, recharching, burying...

Elcoder is correct. Revealing a card for a location power is not playing the card. If you are not using a card's power, you are not playing it.

[Frencois]

Ooops you are right. I didn't undestand the question correctly.