Undead Persistence

undead persistence
[for] Only usable when this vampire should go into torpor. This vampire gets an optional press and will not go to torpor until combat ends (although he or she is still considered wounded and can be burned as normal). If three rounds of combat pass with no cards played, combat ends. This vampire is sent into torpor after combat.
[FOR] Prevent 2 damage.

Ankha wrote:

self wrote:

i've always thought of this card as a slightly different version of TRAP! that requires fortitude.

But it doesn't have the same cardtext if you read it without making any assumption.

I see your point, Ankha, but it is such a ubiquitous mistake, that there has to be a problem here. In my experience, the common assumption when reading the card for the first time is that combat will be automatically extended for 3 rounds, regardless of presses, unless a card is played, whereupon it will be extended further. The card text needs to clarify that there is only 1 press provided, and that card does not extend combat beyond that press.

"Only usable when this vampire should go into torpor. This vampire gets an optional press and will not go to torpor (although he or she is still considered wounded and can be burned as normal). This card does not extend combat beyond the one press provided; if three rounds of combat were to pass with no cards played during those rounds, combat ends. This vampire is sent into torpor after combat."