file Timing of Shemti's special and Ecstasy

05 Feb 2018 04:46 #85211 by mjvtes521
I couldn't find any discussion on this, so I am wondering:

After his controller is bled for 1 and not blocked, which comes first, the damage from Shemti's special or the blood burned by superior Ecstasy? For example, Vamp A (with 1 blood on them) bleeds Shemti's controller for 1. Shemti's controller says no block and Shemti plays Ecstasy at superior. Does Vamp A take 1 damage and then have no blood left to burn, or does Vamp A burn 1 blood and then take 1 damage (sending them to torpor)? Here are the card texts. Thanks.

Shemti vic OBF POT PRE SER
Follower of Set

Capacity: 9
Group: 5

Independent: Shemti has 1 vote (titled). While he is ready and untapped, any minion successfully performing a (D) action against you takes 1 damage (after resolving the action).


Ecstasy
Reaction
Serpentis

[ser] Reduce a bleed against you by 1.
[SER] As above, and if the bleed resolves for 0 (or less), the acting minion burns 1 blood or life (after resolving the action).

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05 Feb 2018 05:04 #85212 by kschaefer
The controller of the acting vampire chooses the order of the affects. Both are outstanding when the action ends, so the acting player has the choice on what effect to handle first.

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06 Feb 2018 00:37 - 06 Feb 2018 00:38 #85219 by mjvtes521

The controller of the acting vampire chooses the order of the affects. Both are outstanding when the action ends, so the acting player has the choice on what effect to handle first.


I knew already that they were handled in the same timing window (after resolving the action), meaning there is a choice of which to handle first, but since both effects are played by the blocking minion's controller, why doesn't the blocking minion's controller choose the order the effects are handled? Where in the rulebook does it address this? I'm having trouble finding it.
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06 Feb 2018 01:50 #85220 by kschaefer

Sequencing. If two or more players want to play a card or effect, the acting Methuselah plays first. At every stage, the acting player always has the opportunity to play the next card or effect. So after playing one effect, she may play another and another. Once she is finished, the opportunity passes to the defending Methuselah (in the cases of directed actions and combat), then to the rest of the Methuselahs in clockwise order from the acting Methuselah. Note that if any Methuselah uses a card or effect, the acting Methuselah again gets the opportunity to play the next effect.


The sequencing rules work here. The acting Methuselah has first option to handle the queued effects. If the acting Methuselah passes, then any other Methuselah can choose one to handle. This is an odd case, in that, because the effects are queued and must be handled the action cannot end if all Methuselahs pass, which in reality never happens, so the rules need not address the issue. In all likelihood the acting Methuselah will choose how to handle the effects, but should they fail to do so, then player who queued the effects would certainly choose one to handle.

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06 Feb 2018 10:16 - 06 Feb 2018 10:18 #85223 by Ankha
There are two effects to handle after resolving the action: burning 1 blood from Ectasy, and taking 1 damage from Shemti. The acting player cannot pass as long as she must handle these effects. Besides, the sequencing rule allows her to sequence them as she wants. So she's probably take the damage first, then burn 1 blood. This allows vampires with 1 blood not to go to torpor.

As an analogy, consider an Anarch Revolt and an Antediluvian Awakening both played by another player. The acting Methuselah orders their effects, and cannot pass until both have been handled.

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06 Feb 2018 19:08 #85231 by kschaefer
So, I had it mostly right.

This seems different than Weather Control? Both Methuselahs can play many effects and before the queued damage is resolved, including passing, right?

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