The spell Divine Fortune has the powers:
Display this card. While displayed, add 1d6 to all checks attempted by characters at your location. At the start of your turn, if you do not have the Divine skill, banish this card; otherwise, attempt a Divine 13 check. If you succeed, recharge this card; if you fail, discard this card.
Last night the player who played it asked if the d6 applied to his check to recharge the card.
We ruled it did not.
But the rulebook says a displayed card's powers are active as long as it is displayed. Divine Fortune is still displayed when you attempt to recharge it, so it seems the bonus would apply.
Malcolm Reynolds said yes in this thread. Is that correct?
We've always played that it does apply.
Same. Damn, I forgot how good this card is!
Totally agree with Theryon. "The card does what it says".
If you have the divine skill, it reads: "At the start of your turn, attempt a Divine 13 check."
At that time the bonus is active since the card is displayed.
Then AFTER the check, the card will go somewhere else.
OK, enough!
I agree with the overwhelming consensus.
I don't know why that wasn't obvious to us... we got confused by the limbo state of other spells when you play them.
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Official confirmation of that. And happy Thanksgiving to you too.
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